Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FAVOR RCRSL VM GiBGUIT. \ I -in i - . \|| ?*fl Ml I I |\(, m:. i 11?i I in vi M m i KB siiof LI) join. At < Ii.iii.Im i- of t oiiimi r. r MwUl| H. I Mill-. ?I HTwulll, TelU Of An. hum I Sliom ? Itciichts whirl* will Re null to < it) ru m I lav in?, Q 10. It wns unnr hmoii-Iv drei?!? 1 at th? v.eeting held at the Chamber or Com men* laut night that 0ainter will Join the proposed South Carolin.) Home Show cireult. cam posed of the cities of Greenville. Qfeenwood, Co? lumbia. Sumter. Canuh n, uml l> u hngt< n. Messrs (J.M?rge D. Sh"i<?. A. I >. Harby, C P Kxnm und I?. C. Shaw were appointed a special eommlttee to attend the meeting in Columbia to? day und were authorized to pledge Sumter an a rnem; ? r ?.r the rireuit. President I?. 1?. Molar presided over the meeting Mr. ft T Hille, secre? tary and tr?usurer of the Greenville Horse Show Association Made a very Interesting talk, showing what ? splcn did ndvertlsemcnt for Greenville their annual horse show* are. an i how they bring hundreds of the best and rieh est of people from all over the I'nlted States to the cities holding these shows, where attractive prizes urr of? fered. The Greenville horse shows have attracted one veiy wealthy northern tourist and horne owner to Greenville, who has since Invested many thous? and of dollars In Gre ri\ ilb- and one million dollars in South Carolina. He considered I first class horse show, with attractive prlz-? lists, as good an advertising medium as the Greenwlh Chamber of Commercv and claimed that the horse show originally at- 1 tracted the attention of this capital? ist to hi* city. although the r eOOV merclnl organization had done its full part too. These he rse shows nttr .e' lO'ny oi the better nnd wealthier flOJi of northern n a n a. ul women le tola Biet? anft they filf. ou ? bete!? and otherwise speTot JMn.v llso.-*.n.?| of dollars. We are after the' ^capitalists to help de? velop our grettl natura! und Ottltf re? source* aarfl ti? "o north? t i.. ri dearly love riagnitlceni hOTI ?? ??. v. a mal ? if them* They will go almost anv place wlt"b tiec?-nt hfl o?? ommodi tlons In or'I**r t? compete with oth i and to exhfbit their own splendid horses. They' #?nJoy the c< mpetition an 1 hn\e to spend a lot of mom-v in horse show phi'-ces on their ho: trainers. h? 1|? Mftri th?? r.s?dve?. i The horse sh< ws udvortls< th loldlr.g ih m very extensively. I - . d that he had extern ve and ierl n i 'ion of the ndvertlslm benefits to Oreenvlllei and he hn<! i.n Informed that through the dii fereni horse shows and other stoc lournalsi and through tits magaslncs end regular pivpers not less than ? quarter of n million people through . r this country had read abou< Greenville's last horse show. The horse shows stimulate Inoreaseo Interest In li^e stoch raising and bet? ter hi suing. Greenville oounty alon eeads one million dollars Annually oi or h a - ? i i d mules The presence in that county of hundreds of mag nlfl< ? ?t animals at the annual horsi ?hows there had started their peopl? to studying up on the Question and t< , hrrefling their own lino stork. Mr. Mills s'iul many other thing I wale! proved the \<iiue of the loco horso show nnd the Importance t< .-'? nth Carolin.? of the proposed hors? show citeuit. whh h the meeting in Co? lumhla today was to formulate plan for the organisation of. The mooting thanked Mr. Mills for oomlng to sum to? from his hustling and hospttabl? Fledmoafl home to help out ti?< "GiiniriiK'k City" in its horse show or? ganization. He attended the meeting at Co am Ma today. He referred to Bumter as Mtlu "gamest city in South Carolin iu an?) ?>. id '?' Staratt r oould not make a success of a horse show association I nnd bring hundreds of very d< sirabh popple to this city, no other place in thlg State m ed try to do so." in concluding he suggested that th< horse show association be conducted with ii view of advertising tins cits and getting It in closer touch with tin capitalists of the countryi and tin bringing : Ga ther of the rity and th country along cooperative lines foi improved live stock and scientific ag? ricultural endeavor, and bringing th Pee Doe and th?- Piedmont closer to gather. He sin seed also the social feature of the association. Major W. I\ Rol srtgoni City Man ager, formerly of Greenville, endorse* Mr. sfdht statements as to the Im portaaesj of the Qroenvllle horse shov as?oi u?on and Its value to Giver Tills, Mr. Georgs D. shore was heart My h favor of BumtOr joining the cite ait He had attended thOSS shows Greenville ?ad other South Carolin eitles? else shows in other states, He will eo-operate in every way within hin power, and he finds the hOISC shOWi to be clian, exciting, harmless an? elevating amusement with a. busin? I - Ids to the legitimate amusement fss? r? >i thereof. it stimulates Interest in better stock >reedlng among men and women, n found that horse shows leave lots ?-i noney in cities having them as ex? hibitors spend s great deal of money t hoti Is, "ii the cars of their horses, ml expenaei of the people who care or the stock. Mr. \v. Graham thought the horse show would be ;? great tiling for umter as It brings it lot or very de Klrable ami wealthy pr<?si?octi\f in? vestors to <hir city anil if we could riot get something <?'ii of th< m, it will be because we haven't sense cough t<? do t. but that ho fully believed we did have the common sense to do this [e knew of some people In Sumter who knew how t" get tim money from visitors or home people. lie is personally In close touch with Noveral wealthy owners of strings of exhibition and other line breeds ol horses who are anxious to exhibit in Sumter and other Pee Poo sections.' :i" will assist financially and other-, wise. He thought tin- Pee Dee section needed a little stimulation along live took raising and bettering of breed? ing although he and .several other! 'Pee Dee boys" had on a number of occasions, at Columbia, mad*' some of' the "Piedmont youngsters" take back stats in the exhibition arena. The attendance :ii these horse show: of a great many beautiful women Wai a great attraction, Mr. Graham thought, in- felt satisfied that Bumtei in partlcular( ami ail Pee Dee townt und counties, could furnish the bes looking girls and women that coub be produced anywhere. The horse show would, in his opin? ion, certainly lead up to a county fail issoclation, something very much t DC desired and decidedly pleasant and profitable to any community. Remarks W< re made by other gen? tlemen adv ?cating the city of Sumte: i ining the circuit and promising as? sistance, among them being Messrs. Perry Moses, Jr., .!. If. Chandler. V. H. I Phelps, a. p. Harby, i>. c. Shaw, Dr. .i. li. Morse, a. p. Jackson, President i>. p. Molse and Secretary Reardon, ? ?; the chamber of Commerce. The local commercial secretary sug FCSted to Mr. Mills thai in connection with the iior.se shows, in ea< h city ?> be circuit) there be held also an ex? hibit of everything manufatured i> hat city in order to show to the north era and other Visitors the splemli? opportunities of this State for diversl led manufacturing. Mr. Mills tu? , rcved of this suggestion and he wil propose it as a feature of the pro? posed horse show circuit, it was agreed that this local hors< STOCKHOLDERS OF BANKS RE ELECT OLD HOARDS OF DI? RECTORS WITH FEW AD? DITIONS. Statements of Institutions Show Thai They Have Had Successful Yea*? Meetings Held al the City National First National, Peoples' Bank and Suiuter Trusl Company? Tuesday was stockholders meeting day with several of the banks of the city. The attendance of stockholders at the various banks was good and in every ease the old directors and officers were re-elected, with the ad-1 dition of ??ne or two members to the board In two cases. The showing math- to the stockholders at the meet? ing in the annual statements was such that they could not help but be pleas? ed. This showing indicates prosperity throughout the county at present and a bright outlook for continued pros? perity throughout the coming year. At the City National Bank the old board of directors, consisting of Messrs. E. L. Witherspoon, Q. A. Lem mon, Perry Moses, Jr., Seo. L. nic? ker. W. B. Wilson, Ceo. D. Levy, R. C, Williams, 11. M. Stuckey, C. L. Stubbs, I. C. Strauss, w. \V. Bibert, H. J. Harby and C. E. Hurst were re elected and added T. H. Clarke and II. Harby to the board. \t a subsequent meeting of the board the former officers: Messrs. Q, A. Lemmon, President; i. C. Strauss, Vice-i "reside]*! ; Oeo, L. Kie? ker. Cashier and J. Q. it. Wilder, as ilstant coshh r, were re-elected. The stockholders expr< ssed their approval of the new currency law and _ I _ _? show association be instituted under Chamber of Commerce supervision at.i with the working co-operation of tl ;i body, the Chamber, however, not guaranteeing anything, as an organ? ization, towards the financial support, or the assuming of any debts of tin horse show. It was agreed that n committee composed Of .Messrs. Q. D. Shore, A. l>. Harby, J. P. Tooth, 1 >. C. Shaw and C. P. ESxum Will canvass the business Interests to raise a gnat ant.-; if sufficient funds and the commute* to attend the Columbia meeting were authorised to place Sumter in the cir? cuit. it is proposed to have the Sumtei horse show early in April, immediate? ly after the Camden horse show, which closes the winter tourist season there, and the week before the great Washington, 1> C, annual horse show. directed the board to apply for ad? mission to the new banking .system. . The papers were drawn and signed by the board and forwarded to the! treasury department at Washington for membership in the new banking system. The annual statment showed the business of the bank to be entirely satisfactory to the stockholders. it showed a healthier condition than at the opening of the preceding year, as the deposits were $50,000 heavier and the loans were $7."?,000 to $100, 000 less than at the Ii ist of .January 1913. An indication of th< prosperity among the patrons of the bank is the fact that last year the bank carried over in loans over $05.000, while this year all of the loans had been paid up. The First National Bank also held :ts annual stockholders meeting. The! past year's business has been entirely satisfactory to the stockholders, the! earnings of the bank being more than ever before. The old board of direc? tors were re-elected with the addition of Mr. J. L. McCallum, the cashier of the bank, to the board, which consists of Messrs. Xelll O'Donnell, R. D. Lee. E. P. Ricker, H. i>. Barnett, Qeo. D. Shore. Archie China, Qeo. P. Epper? son and \v. B. Upshur. The former officers were re-elected. They are. President, Nelll O'Donnell; vice presi? dent, R. 1>. Lee; cashier. J. L. McCal? lum. The board of directors have made application for admission under the new federal banking system. At the P< oples' Bank the annual Statement showed the hank to he In prosperous condition and having a bright outlook for the coming year. The old board of diretcors consist? ing of Messrs. B. <'. Wallace, ::. W. Stubbs, L. D. Jennings, 'V. \. I'rown, C. P. Osteen, J. W. Bhaw, M. Qreen. R. K. Wilder, P\ D. Knight, W. T. Brogdon, J. M. Brogdon, P. B. Har vin, Joel 1 ?a\is, W. S. Reynolds, J. i>. White, C. C. Beck and P. K. Holman was re-elected. The former officers of the ban!; were also re-elect? ed. They are President L. D. Jen niiigs; vice presidents, B. C. Wallace and S. W. Stubbs; cashier, S. M. Mc Leod; assistant cashier, A. M. Brough-' ton. The stockholders of the Sumter Trusl Company also had the annual meeting on Tuesday and re-elected the former officers and board of di? rectors. The officers of the com? pany are: President, I. C Strauss; vice president R. O. Purdy; secretary and treasurer, R, L. Edmunds. The statement showed the company to bo in good financial condition with! a prosperous year behind them. The usual dividend! have been paid to stockholders* How to Break Up a liad Cold. Ceo. 1\ Pfluntr, Of Hamburg, X. Y.. says: "Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will break up a cold the quickest of anything; 1 have ever used." This remedy contains no opium or other narcotic. It is most effectual and is pleasant and safe to take. Try it. For sale by ail dealers.?Advt. Mrs. Henry Kb in and the Misses Qussie and Miriam Klein are the guests at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. Henry I). Barnett on Warren street. When You Arc Bilious. Pood ferments in your stomach when you are hilious. Quit eating and take ? fu'1 dose of Chamberlain's Tablets. They will clean out and strengthen your stomach and tomor? row y?ni will n li^h your food again. The best ev< r for biliousness. For sale by all dealer.'.?Advt. Chronic Indigestion Permanently Cured. "Six years ago,' writes S. E. Car? penter, East Aurora, X. Y., "I was in very bad shape suffering from indi? gestion, could not eat solid food, when a friend advised me to try Chamberlain's Tablets, i found such relief from one box that I contin? ued u^ing them until cured, and . though six years have elapsed I have i not felt the slightest return of my former trouble." For sUe by all dealers.?Advt. A license to marry has been issue 1 \ to David D. Felder and Miss Mary A. Cuttlno. Proper Espi<essiosi of Appreciation. A compliment should be as quickly given for good goods and good ser? vice as a kick for defective goods and poor service. Most people realize this. That is why so many have written to the manufacturers of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy telling of remarkable cures of coughs and colds it has effected, and expressing theh* appreciation of the good quali? ties of this well known remedy. For sale by all dealers.?Advt. Anyone sondlnK n ikr-trh nnd dene -P>tion may nnlcUly usccrt-aiu o:ir opinion frco vhcther an InveRUOa probnbly pntentablo. Co.-nn;untca tionBstrictlycor.Udoiaial. HANDbOO< on iVstenta font free. Oldest agency for scour i ig patents. Patents takon ibrouirh Munn 6; Co. rece;?c tptcial iiottie* wlthoat cbnrge. In tbe Scientific Emericait A handsomely tltcstmted. weekly. T.nreest cir cnlatton c f any t etsnUfle Journal. Terms, S3 a year; four months, 5L bold by ail newftdoalor*. HUNK ? Co.??3?-*?r. New York Branch i.fEc?. OS F BU Washington. D. C Entire stock of Suits, Overcoats, Trousers Underwear, Shirts, Gloves and Neckwear An opportunity to buy Fine Clothing and Furnishing Goods at prices that should appeal to every buyer. Nothing Charged?Everything Strictly Cash The IX 1 Sale Ends January 20 S UMTER, S. C. Sale Ends January 20