The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 14, 1914, Image 8
wm convicted.
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MKiMi \. ivutoi.i i> nv m.i \si:.
im i? (.1 U/n OF ROBBERY.
V?tcTim >uiv itohhrr Can't HrmU
t luitii gl < irciim-tantial i:\idcucc
til S|u?rt:inh'ir?"?lo sn\i- \vi\i ami
Month.
Spart uit'u: . Jan. s ? William M0<
Klnlcy. the safe r?dd>er, par>l?d by
Oov. Hhase Tluuiksmvi:^ Ivy. ; lei
ho had served mix ytftfl of a t? n
>cnr term in the stats' pfMOSi WIMI
convlcteil In the SlfOttH court bSfl to?
day of rold her the store of ?t?Fit
Frey, at Fair F?r??: on l>.ceinn?r
nt>out two weeks af'.er Ml ralSftSS.
JuJtce Shlpp scnteneetl him to icrvc
one year and one month.
The. o\ i? t? r\c ? ui;ain.*t McKinley was
( KiimHtnnti.il. but there was not a
Weak link In the chain whi? h lollOltOf
Ml?? rt K H l wound mound hm. OlM
of the bits of o\ idi in?? ?>n which the
iNdicltor laid empha * w is a button
With a tuft of cloth attached found
near the scene of th" robbOTJf? The"
hutton was of Identically the sani"
knul as the buttons of McKinley'*? suit,
and the i l?ih also cortespor.de L 04M
of his buttons tau? missing.
A bottle a ?out hali-niled with wh-t
the officer* alleged to he ni ro-gly
M rine was also introdm .-.1 h 011 kan ?
It was found in the camp, In the wood
where McKmUy was arrested. Nitro?
glycerine was used, it was claimed, in
the attempt to rob the safe In I'ivn'm
store. Testimony that Mi Klnhw .
trade?! a shirt stob n from Frey s glorc
t?> Elmore Wright, a fellow prtfonef In
the county jail, also intluiaaed the
Jury. Wright, a paroled murderer,
will be tried tomorrow for shootiiiK
Knest Mcabee, his w if. h u. Motm
time after Wrighl left the prison,
McKinley acted as his own counsel.
He strongly d?a ied his gudt. lie made
frequent objections |0 the testimony
offered by the State. In addressing the
Jury McKinVy told of ike hardship!
he endured in |hi I r! : ; Sffd bltWSSlI
his release from the pflgOtl gild his ar?
rest here. He said he had only $l.s:?
when he left prison, had no friends to
whom he could appeal and ff|| t<a< i
to live the life of a vagrant. He told
Of his wanderings In South Carolina
and Georgia prior to his ; rrival at
Hpartanburg. He said that when he
was arrested he wn* on his way to
Ylglnia. The nun made a pitiful plat
fpr mercy, asking the jury to dlSMlM
from their minds his past record and
nbt convict him on clrcumx'.'ir.ia! SVl?
AHTUV11 J. KNM4HT.
Una Been Transit reed n> South Cnro
Una for Hpccial Work in the l*ost?
oflfc o Department,
Eastern Carolina Newa
Mr. Am J- Knighti n formet Marl?
bore bojfi end one who la making a
?uccoas in lite poetofllce department*
is ?pending a few days in thli city.
Mr. Knight has been in thi- govern"
mi nt's service for over ten ye an and
by ins ofltolent worki he now holds
? splendid poeltloni ai nn Inapeetor
doing aPOClal work In South Carolina.
He lias numbers of friendi here who
nro alwayi glad t<? see him and wel?
come him back home.
a p.I I IC I kom TEXAS.
curious Ti-oj by Cup of 1880 Exhibited
by Vhltor in the City?
.Mr. George n. efolntyre, of sterling
city, Teaaa who with hia wife, is on
a visit to retatlVOa in this City is ex?
hibiting a rurosity in tlx- shape I t' a
handsome sohl sdver trophy cup,
Which was evidently given as a prize
at some raee HMO! of nearly a hun?
dred years igo. The OUp was SX*
humed ffont an Indian mound, mar
Hterilat CltXi Texan* by W. I\ Kellla,
editor of the paper at that place. As
stated above, it is band carved, and
; the 1mm rlpth n MFor the Beat'
Carlisle Coitc isso." Dlligeni search
by the i.ml? r has revealed no Inform 1?
tton as to the nature of the event nt
which the cup was evidently given ai
a trophy, but it is supposed that it
was at some race me et 1 tlOrae ihow
Um t it waa presented. Borne w ho have
-??.?11 the 1 up, think tluii the 'Carlisle
COlte" refers to a certain breed Of
horsei. but Investigation by those in?
fuse-d, in Kentucky and elsewhere,
in h< rse raising set t ions has failed
to confirm this supposition. On the
other hand some who have seen the
??up think that "Carlisle" referi t<>
some man who raised hoi u s, but the
real solution of the in st.ry will
probably never be known.
To Study v. m. c. a. Itetliot's.
Mr. Carl a. Wlthorapoon left Mon?
day to go to ChlcagOi where he will
enter the Y. m. C. A. training
?shoo! for preparation as a v. m. c.
a. secretary. .Mr. Wlthorapoon car
ri?s with him the hot wishes of hlfl
many frlenda here, who hope for him
success in his ehe ? n field.
Marriage Lit ense Red rd.
a Hoenee to many was iBOUed on
Thursday |0 Dave Porter and Annie
Bum tor of Remhei t.
LEVER AM? HOUSTON DEVISE
BETTER PLAN,
Idea Is to Concentrate In Four v?c
Five Lurge Offices Woi of All
Bureaus?Fund for Acquiring and
Diffusing I iiformal Ion.
Washington, Jan? 10.?Reoigganlsa
tlon of the department of agtlculturc
by abolishing all of the pretgent 10
bureaui and substituting four or live
large olflceg Is contemplated In pro?
visions carrh t In the agricultural ap?
propriation ''ill which the boose com?
mittee on agriculture almost oas com?
pleted.
While details are left to (Secretary
Houston( he and Representative
Lever, chairman of the committee,
have conforrt 1 over the plan for ro
a- justing iii" work of the department
to eliminate all lost energy that
possibly can be corrected. Tho only
obstacle t?? the concentration plan Is
the possibility of objection on the
ground thai the provision constitutes
now legislation that can not be car
1 Ii (1 In an appropriation bill.
The readjustment is expected to
Include the concentration of divisions
Into tour groups, each under a single
officer as follows:
Regulatory or quarantine work;
dealing with Insecticides, meat Inspec?
tion., etc.
s< u utitic and research work, to
compreh? nd everything that comes
ander those general heads.
Demonstration or extension work
for farmers which Is to be radical!;.
expanded.
Administration, to handle the de?
partment ex- cutlve affairs, Including
the officers of the secretary and assist?
ant secretary, chief clerk and dis
urslng officer and similar officials.
The agricultural bill also will carry
an appropriation that will reach close
to the $194,000 asked by Secretary
Houston for acquiring and diffusing
Information on subjects connected
with the marketing and distribution
of farm products, a project Initiated
by Chairman Lever. For farm dem?
onstration work the secretary asked
1378.000 and for farm management
v: "au for eradication of hog chol?
era (38,000.
An Approaching Marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. R, C. Wactor announce
the marriage of their daughter, Elisa
Fleetwood, to Mr, ECrnest Alpheus
Keels tit their home. 11 Blandlng ave?
nue on Wednesday evening at 8
O'clock, January 81, .1014.
COUNT*" TEACHERS MEET.
'Mi?? G?gging <?t* Now berry Tcllfl Of
Good Tilings in School Room.
The county teachers meeting which
was held In the Hamilton BChOol
building Saturday was attended by a
fairly large number of teachers, al
though the meeting was not BO Well
attended as the lost one.
Miss Qoggins, supervising teacher
of Xewherry county, Wae present by
invitation and talked to the teachers
on the "Good Things 1 Have Seen In
class Rooms l Have Visited." In
making her talk. Miss Qoggins Bpok<
from her own experience and from
that of Prof. T?te and Miss Gray of
Laurena County, whom she bad heard
make talks on the same subject. Her
address was an Inteersting one and
was listsned to with attention. Mr.
c. A. McBride, chairman of the as?
sociation, followed her and made a
talk along tin; same line.
Field Day WOa discussed and plans
made lor the occasion in order to
make ii a success.
SCMTElt COTTON MARKET.
Corrected l>a?!y Jt> Brne*t Flekl
Cotton jsuyer.
Sumter, Jan. 1 2.
Qood Middling 12.
Strict Middling 11 7-8.
Middling 11 3-4.
Strict Low Middling 11 3*8.
Low Middling in 3-4.
Strict Good Ordinary 10 1-4.
staple cotton nominal.
New Yoru Cotton Mnrkec
New York, tJan. 12.
Upen Close.
Jan. 12.01
Mar.12.44 12.33
May.12.2S 12 17
July.12.25 12.12
Aug.12.or. 11.1*2
Oct.11.(5 4 11.57
Marriage. License Record.
Licenses to marry have been issued
the following couples: Mr. J. B.
Hodge anil Miss Lauretta Baker of
Paxville; Mr. c. D. Bradley of Sum?
ter and Miss Pella Bradley cd' Oswe
go; Mr. Ellie MeElveen and Miss El?
len Kirby of South Lynchburg; Mr.
W. J. CaiT and Miss R. E. Hopkins of
Sumter; Mr. Qeo. I >. Betts <d" Tindal
and Miss Annie Poplin of Sumter.
Licenses were also issued to the fol?
lowing colored couples: Matthew Hiv?
ers and Rose Weston, Wedgelield;
Jim Rembert and Mat tie Allsbrook,
Borden; Willie Monroe and Ethel
Toney, Maycaville; Louis Watklna and
Beatrice Dwyer, Sumter.
SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE LAW.
Secretary of stair Board of Health
Calla Attention to Vaccinatl in Law.
The following letter has been re?
ceived by Superintends nt of Educa?
tion J. Herbert Haynaworth from Dr.
J, A. Hayne, secretary of the state
Board of Health, and will no doubt
be Of interest to many persons in the
county!
"I am writing this letter to call your
attention to the violation of the law
by the trustees and princlpala ot
some of the schools In your county In
allowing children to attend s< hool who
cannot produce satisfactory evide nce of
having been successfully vaccinated
within the last live years, as requir?
ed by Act of the Legislature, No.
4:54 and approved the 22nd day ol
February, A. D., 1905.' Your att< n
tion la called to Sections 4. 5, 6 of
this law, also to Rule 1 of the State
Hoard of Health passed under tins
Act 1 am sending you ;i bulletin con?
taining these laws Which, of course,
can also be found in the Code for
L91S, both Criminal and Civil, l will
appreciate it vary much if you will
call this matter to the attention of
th<- principals of the schools in your(
county and let them know that this
law will be rigidly enforced. Small
pox is prevalent all over the stat?*,
and this is the only way the children
( an lie protected.
Yours truly,
"James A. Hayne, If. D.
"Secretary State Hoard of Health."
Cottage News Notes.
Miss Annie Strohecker of Charles?
ton, who has visited here frequently
and is well known by the younger
folks here, has been elected battallion
sponsor by the Citadel corps of cadets.
Cadets Mood of Summerton and
Spann of this city have been elected
on the annual staff at tie Citadel.
Among the young ladies taking part
In the Wade Hampton literary society
play at Winthrop college are the fol?
lowing young ladies from Sumter:
Misses Margaret Cheyne, Gordon Field,
Mabel Booth and Mary Haynsworth.
Imitators Take the Dust of
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back if not as represented.
1 have UL:cd Gowoni Preparation in a number cf cares and have been agreeably
surprised by results. It has always come up to expectations of it.
W. H. CROCEFORD, M. D., j
Petersburg, V?.
Have piven Gowatta Preparation a thorough test and can say it is the Lai't
preparationon the market for the relief of Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, Croup,
cold in the head and chest JAS. P. SMITH, M. D., Augusta, Ga.
All Druggists sell Gowans. 3 sizes, 25c. 50c and $1.00.
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Underwear, Shirts, Gloves and Neckwear
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