The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 07, 1914, Image 5
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I'Htsovvi, NEWS.
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Rev BoSOfl T, Phillips is attending
the Convoeatlon In BennettgvMg,
Mr?*, iiuohiann. of Henderson, k>.,
la visiting hi i OS lght< i. Mrs. R M
Stuckcy
Misses Dol and Ruderte! Bethen of
l.itta spent inndny In tho city with
their cousin. Miss Inez Reth< i
afra. furl T Mason und children
an* \ Isii oil; at II IgOOd,
mIsm Mamie Bdutonda lofl %Vsd nee
tins on a \ isist t.. h? r bfOt DOf .tt
Conga res, Riehls ad county,
Messrs Ar? hie ami Harry Hrcnrlcy,
of St Charh*s. spent Wednesday in the
city.
Missea F.lolse an I Susie Jenkins, of
St. Charles, spent TuesdSJ glghjt and
Wednesda\ in imvn vith fiends.
Mr iv a. i.Mi.un. formaj Postal
manager, has accented the assistant
managership of the Western I'nion of?
fice at this polnti ooRunenetni todsy.
Mitt* Annie F.ngllah, of Colurnhia, is
the guest of Mrs. R .Dozier Dee on
North Main street.
Miss Netta Cooper ,of Wisacky,*is
spending the seek In the city.
\l *a Kllzabcth Trinpett. of Boykln,
was in town on Thursday.
mks. It 1). LF.F.'S HKi F.ITIOX.
I.Ren In Honor of Her Two Daugh?
ters, Mrs. t arter and Mrs. Dicks.
One of the verv interesting social
e\entii of the week was the reception
given on Wednesday evening from
five and six thirty o'clock by Mrs.
hard Dozier Lee at her handsome
home on the corner of North Main
end Warren streets in honor of her
two daughters. Mrs Samuel T. Car?
ter of 1'Jchmoml. V?.. and Mrs. Rob?
ert IV Dttki of New York city, who
sre now visiting her.
Tho guests upon their arrival were
met at the SSSf bv Mrs. Nina Solom?
ons and Miss Antonio Gibson. In ,
the receiving line were Mrs. Lee, Mrs.
? r Mrn. Dicks and Miss Annie
English of Columbia, who is the guest
of Mrs. R. Doz er Lee
Mrs. Marlon \V. Seabrook and Miss
Klngrnan s rvt I punch and Mrs.
R. c lti< hards .n. Mrs. Charles W.
Ktngmsn and Mrs. S. C Maker were
In charge and rinded the serving of
refreshments to the guests in the din?
ing room. AsdSttng In receiving and
entertaining th? guests were Mrs. W.
D?ring I^?e. Mrs. R. Dozier Lee, Miss,
F.mma Mood, Mrs. Archie China and
Miss Theo Gregg.
rhe reception hall, parlor and din?
ing room were tastefully but simply
Red. white and green being the
color scheme Th ? table in the dining
room wan tastefully decorated with
nani-muses.
About one hundred ladles called
during the . vi nlng to meet the guests
of honor, both of Whom, bsfofl their
marriage, were SOpUlat numbers of
Sumter sot iety. The occasion was
much eniov.i g? all. the rssspUos
proving sssi si Iis delightful social
i in t lot s of t he season.
MATTIIIS t mm mi SUICIDE.
Kills Himself with shot (.tin on Tues
du> Morning.
Mes Matthls. .1 white man employ
ed by a lumber mill at Stuteburg.
? ommin. ide Tuesday morning
SJ ghooitni StssSSlf with a shot mm.
Aa there was no doubt of suicidal in
the comma did not deem It
necessary to hold an Impiest.
Mat hh was said to be of a roving
disposition. He Is survived by two
children and several brothers and
sisters. He came originally from the
Smithvllle section of Dee county.
Making Drainage IM|h\
Again the city ha* gone into the
manufacturing business, but only for
a short time This time the city
forces, under the direction of City
Manager Robertson, are < instructing
eighteen inch egs* seta drainage pins
to be used In the construction of .<
dralnsge line on Count i' street. The
r lent* of this street ha\e been ask?
ing for better drainage fa illtlca for
this street and Council at a recent
session decided to have the dmlnagt
installed. Hef .r'? the pipe line sail
be laid tin- pipe has to be secured
ind the city is m?kln* the pipe, as it
( m i. . ut i much lower cost than
It can be pun based for.
I Ire MsgeSnj Afternoon.
The hose wagons were called out be.
tween two and thf.'Steeg gft ud.iy
aftsmSSJS bv I Iii ??t I netrro house
on Washington StrSSl Tin lire was
?fasedity sgtlngulshsd through the ef?
forts of t to ib part in? nt.
|>U->o|otion Of Partnership.
The firm Of ChandlOf ? Jor.lan. Ol
W* dgeflchl. S ? h is dlCSOlVCd part?
nership bv mutuii consent j Hnrold
4 httidbr Will remain In btl itosa at
the aamc stand.?Ad\i.
RKID RESIDENCE BURNED.
Hullding on West Cullioim Street D??
MroyiHl h> lire Wednesday Morn?
ing.
Wednesday morning ? leaf mlnutea
after I o'cloeji tin- residence on West
Calhoun street occupied b) H. V? Reld
i is found t?? i.i fire, the fire hav?
ing spread ((> all parts of the resident "
before it was discovered. An alarm
of Bra was speedily turned In and the
!. wagons responded promptly and
bj hard work saved adjacent build
inns but the house was practically
burned to the ground.
Mr H v. Reld ana Mr. Willis Mai?
ler wart the only onti In the hou ?
at the time the Bra was found, Mra.
Reld being away at the time. Mr.
Reld was awakened by the whining ol
a ?log whiuh slept in the house, the
lire having spread 00 much at this
timed that ho was unable to go out
through the door and he and Mr.
Mullet made their escape through the
window.
Mr. Keid stated Wednesday that the
building was probably worth $4,f>00
and there was more than $2,0oo
worth of furniture In it. only a small
part of WhtOh was saved. This made
the loss probably more than $5,000
with Insurance on furniture and house
partly covering the loss. The piano
Wag one of the few valuable pieces of
ft rnlturc saved, it having hecn
brought out through a hole cut in the
wall hy some of those who turned
out when the tire was discovered.
MAY INQUIRIES OF SECRETARIES
Cluimber of Commerce Receives Re?
quests for Information Concerning
Ken I Estate.
? Managing Secretary Reardon of the
Chamber of Commerce is in receipt
of Inquiries from various parties who
desire to purchase lands and some
who desire to rent lands for general
farming purposes, raising of poultry,
live stock, dairying, etc. One gentle?
man is looking for a shooting preserve
or privilege for a club of about twenty
members.
This information will be furnished
to any parties desiring to communi?
cate with any of the prospective home
seekers and others by the Chamber of
Commerce. Purties having lands for
sale or rent should call at the SOCro
tary's ofllce and get names and ad?
dresses of those making inquiries. The
Chamber Of Commerce, through its
se( rotary will be glad to co-operate
with parties having lands fOf sals by
furnishing Information about parties
desiring to purchase. This is is far
as the Chamber of Commerce can go
as the secretary can not guarantee to
run a real estate agency and sell lands
for any one. He advertises Bumter
and Bumter county generally! but can
not act as real estate agent for any
particular individual.
Till! LITTLE COLONEL CLUB.
Its Member* Most Enjoynhly Enter?
tained at Ml** Cram-es l>cLormc's.
On the list th?- Little Colonel Club
met at the residence of Miss Frances
DeLorrns and from 4 to ?; o'clock in
the afternoon the members were en?
tertained in a Variety Of ways.
Fust, the sawing ein Is of the club
held the attention ol the members,
who meanwhile discussed the uniform
of the club, now adopted and to be
worn at all future meetings.
Next the election of officers for the
earning year result ><i in all the old
officers being retired under ths rules
.m<l a new boat (I taking their places.
A paper on "The Origin of the Little
Cob>nei club" was very entertainingly
read by its author, Miss DorltU Moise.
Miss Caroline Id?k set all u-laugh
ing with a great collection of Jokei
Selected and read by her In her own
Inimitable manner.
Conundrums followed whleh were
the result of i very happy effort in
their eollectlon and reading by Miss
Badls Herbert.
Miss Margnrel Hlanding on the
piano rendered some Stirring music
to ths great delight of the attentive
audience, and Miss Kitty Btubbg con?
vulsed every one with her character
I IStlC musical comedy net, imitations ol
'leltl and Other instruments.
A sslo by Miss Grace Reynold! ami
i peers by Miss Elisabeth China fron?
i ?Mansie author were followed by a
w- \ forming; contest In which the
prise wan a delicious bottle of toilet
water, won by Miss Badle Herbert.
i:< freshments followed tins interesting
? vent and last ?.f ait the vers charm
lag numbers came the mock marriage,
long le be remembered, as indeed waa
every part of that pleasant session, by
nil who were sa fortunate as to have
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been of I he number.
At Mis* Caroline Dick'a on East
Qaldwell street sfter i\v<> more weeka
glide swiftly by, the next meeting will
gattu r.
Mind Tiger ftound Unlit).
pater Curry, coloredi waa tri??
Tusaatsj sfternoon and found guilty ?>
?torlng whiskey for unlawful pur
,?,s.v Ths sentence of the reo??r?le
was o|* daya Curry'a attorn
ey at once gave notice of an appeal.
?oys go o\ HIKE.
Soven teen Scouts Mukc Trip to Cain's
Mill and llavo Enjoyable Outing.
There were seventei n icouti In the
party of boys who went out t<? Cain's
Mill on a hike Friday afternoon un?
der the charge <>f Scout Maater H. L.
111rchardi The trip was made so that
the boyi reached their camping ground
about sundown. An excellent fish
stew and fry had been prepared for
them by Mr. Cain and this was heart!
i\ enjoyed by the Bcouts, whose appe
tltei had been given Best by their
hike.
After supper various athletic amuse?
ments were Indulged in until the time
came for them to roil up in their
blanketa and go off to the ?*. ^and of
Dreama" At break of day they were
again up and scouting about through
the woods, coming upon an o'possum,
as he was leisurely making his way
back to his hollow tree, after a raid
on somebody's hen roost, or after hav?
ing been visiting some of his friends.
They gave chase and the victory was
theirs, for it was not long before they
had the 'possum, which they brought
home with them and still have In the
fattening cage.
Those who went on the hike were:
Wade Allen, Clinton MoQreW, Zach
DaiTi Clifton Beck, Bub Shaw, Ar?
thur Beaumonti Robert Wright, Har?
old Bennett, Ralph Flowers, Julius
Pitts, Austin Beck, Whit Shaw, Aubrej
Bradham, Graham Bowman, E. I.
Reardon, Jr., Hugh Brown, Carlyle
Stuckey.
CARS IX RUNAWAY.
Team Runs Into Automobile on Main
Street.
Today about one o'clock the auto?
mobiles of Messrs. Perry Moses and
E. W. Parker, Jr., were slightly in?
jured by a runaway team of mules be?
longing to. Mr. l^ang Mellette and
driven by a negro, Nathaniel Myers.
The team became frightened, the ne?
gro said, by a boy on a bicycle running
into one of the mules. This occurred
on Fast Hampton Avenue, the mules
turning down Main street. The negro
driver was standing on the tongue of
the wagon and did not have any pur
Chase to stop them. The wagon ran
into Mr. Moses* car, bending the mud
guard out of shape. This car was
knocked against the car of Mr. E. W.
Parker, the rear lamp being smashed.
One of the mules fell down when
tho wagon struck the car and was
badly skinned up, but otherwise was
not injured.
Marriage License Record.
License to marry have been issued
to Mr. J. P. McClellan of Sumter and
Miss Geneva Bpencer of Rembert!
Mr. W. M, Hudson and Miss Mae B.
Butler of Sumter.
Licenses have also been issued to
the following colored couples: John
Colclough ami Lucy Green, Claremont;
James Jennings, Oswego, and Alice
Anna Dove, Sumler; Linaus Murray,
Dahtell, and Isabella McDanlels, Sum?
ler J Irvine Jackson and Katie How?
ard, Sumter; Harrison Williams,
Blackvllle, and Corlnne Davis, Ben
net tsvlllo; B. m. Peterson, St Charles,
and Annie Reese Mayesville.
Second Week Jurors.
The following jurors were drawn for
the second week of Sessions Court
Which convenes here Monday.
1?. r. Plowden.
J. E. Geddings.
A. E. Aycock, Jr.
A. EC. Aycock,
j. l. Haynsworth. ?
j. m. Werts.
W. f. Proctor.
H. C. I lesChamps.
w. J.Jackson.
b. r. DuRant.
s f. Btoudenmlre,
W. H. Dean.
J. H. Tobias.
J, P, Bland.
B. W. Glbbea
m. Bultman.
B. P. McNeal,
P, L. Jones.
S. ('. Newman.
b. M. Jones.
J, Dargan Jones.
R. b. Cain.
a b. Flowers.
W. L. Dovv.
t. c. Cauthen,
i: Ichard (txcndlno.
c. c. Beek,
J, J, Wcscoat.
( 'has. ( "handelr.
lb nry Barkley.
H, B. Griffith.
U K, Spann.
A. II. Wilder.
J, B Dew.
J, U, Corbett,
Marriage,
Mr. William D. Johnson of South
Lvmbbiirc and M 1st Annie M, Plum?
mer of Lynehburg were married in
his office Wednesday hj the Clerk of
Court, after be bad Issued them it li?
cense,
Mr D m. Davis Iwh traded his farm
in Concord township for n place neai
SI. Stephens, Berkeley county, and tins
i i enio\ cd to ihat pluce to live.
TO BUILD M W HIGHWAY
County Board to Have Direct RontC
Constructed from McDrldcg Perr)
to Sumter,
The County Board of Commission?
ers decided today to build the new
road from McHrlde's Black River
crossing direct to Shiloh as projected
several years ago.
This action was taken In compli?
ance with tiie request of the board
of directors of the Sumter Chamber
of Commerce, nnd citizens living In
the Shiloh, McBride, Good Will, an
other sections of the county who were
represented today before tho commis?
sioners by a committee composed of
Messrs. B. W, Dabbs, w. W. Green,
anil a. J. Goodman.
The sumter Chamber of Commer e
committee representing the organize i
business interests of Sumter that ap?
peared before tho commissioners co?
operating with the i ?mmittee from
Shiloh was composed >i Messrs. Q. a.
Lemmon, D. R. McCallum, L. B. Jen?
nings, W. G. Mosea C. B. Hurst, w.
R. Burgess, R. a. Bradham, T. 11
Clarke and B. I. Rear d on.
The building of this new road with
new latteral or intersecting highways
leading into the Sumter-Shlloh high?
way means much for the convenience
of the farmers In that section of
Sumter county who have been asking
for more direct and convenient high?
way facilities to Suinter, the county
seat, for years.
The business men of Sumter and
the farmeri of Shiloh and other sec?
tions 'of Sumter county are pulling
well together. The opening of the
Sumter tobacco market next summer
will necessitate quicker and more di?
rect communication between the to?
bacco growing sections of Shiloh and
Sumter, and It is claimed that this
new link In the proposed Bystem of
new highways Will prove to be large?
ly what the farmers of that section
want.
COUNTY HOARD MEETING.
To Build Road Crom Shiloh to Mc
Brldc'fl Crossing.
At a meeting of the County Board
Tuesday it was decided to build a
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road from Shiloh direct to McBride'fl
Crossing, shortening the distance to
Sumter by several miles. It was also
decide.I to extend the road from Shi
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loh to Trinity, thus Insuring direct '
communication between these points
and Sumtt r.
This road has long been wanted and
when completed Will fill a much need?
ed want. The work was ordered doni
as soon as the work which the super-,
visor now has In hand is completed, j
It was decided not to widen the'
causeway over Pocallo at the present
time, as the board deemed other
places mote in need of work.
Mr. J. Knox White was granted an
ex-Con federate pension.
An ex-Confederate pension was re?
fused Mr. J. T. Brown.
A number of bills were audited and
ordered paid.
A Surprise Marriage.
A marriage which came as a sur?
prise to their many friends in the city
was the marriage on Tuesday even-,
ing of Misa Annh Gallagher and Mr.
P. W. McLeod, Jr., both of thin cltj ,
The ceremony was performed n! the
parsonage of the Washington Street
Baptist church by the Rev. J, X. Tolar.
While their friends knew that tho
young people intended taking such a
step, they had not confided In anyone
as to the date, and the announcemenl
of their marriage came as a surprise,
when the ceremony had already been I
performed,
Marriage.
Miss Geneva L. Spencer nnd Mr.
John P. McClellan were married Mon?
day afternoon at the reside nee of the
bride's pan ills, Mr. and Mrs. W. G.
Spencer, at Borden, s. C, the Rev.
J. B. Wilson officiating. There were
only a few relatives'and friends pres?
ent to witness the ceremony, which
was a very quiet affair. Vfter their
marriage the bride and groom left Oil
the southbound train for Charleston
and McClellanvllle, the* form? r hone'
of the groom, where they will visit
relatives for some time. Upon their
return they will make their home In
Sumter, w hen- the groom is In the em
, ploy of the Jenkins Specialty Com?
pany.
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Real Estate Transfers.
Washington Street Baptist Church,
* ,.r Sumter, S. c. to Mrs. Sadie 13.
Vtoctor, lot on Uartlette Street,
$3,760.
poll SALE?Dixie Wilt resistant cot?
ton seed from COtton Which mad.
;i f.oo weight bale per acre. Price
11,00 per bushel. 13. B. < !olclough,
Oswego, S. C.
YOUNG KTUAIX-?S ni l< Comb White
leghorns. Prom several hundred
raised past season selected -?'? for
breeders. Cock birds same strain
unrelated. I'll e HI tiff C, CggS $ I ' 0
per 1'.; $8 per I 00. I'? caillu I 'oul
trj Purin, Duvls station, s. c.
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