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tnanud at the rostofllco at Sumter, 8. C. ae Second CUm Man ter. , PERSONAL news. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ruddock ami little son, James, left for Charleston Tuesday morning after spending sometime with Mrs. M. S. Nelson on Church stre. t. Dr. Walter Cheyne returned home Wednesday morning after a stay of three weeks in New York, where he 8881 a course In the hospital of New York. Messrs. W. N. Wells. Dwight Shaw and Marion Wilson, of St. Charles, were in town for awhile Wednesday. Misses Haker. of MayesvUle, spent Tuesday in the city. Mr. C. II. Wilson has returned from Kichmond. where he has been on business. Mr. Harry Feinstein, of Philadel? phia, Is in the city. Mr. Allen Richardson is back in the City after spending several months in Florida with a surveying party. Mrs. J. L. Oe hlings of Summerton Is visiting her daughter. Mrs. Beulah Shorter, in St. Georg , where she will spend a month. Mr. and Mrs. J. U Irby, of Boykin, are spending the day In the city. Dr. E. S. Booth left this morning for a stay at Asheville. Mrs. Percy W. Peck and little son. Ellis, are spending a few days with Mrs. Louis Darr, en route to Green? ville, where she will spend some time with her sister, Mrs. Boone Alken. Mrs. Louis Darr and lit le son. Ho" n have returned from a pleasant visit to friends In Florence. Misses Willie Delgar und Deck Har kcr are spending the day in Augusta. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION. Position of ( lerk-Carrier u> Be Filled hy I.oral Hoard A competitive examination under the rules of the United States civil ser? vice commission, for the position of clerk-currier in the postoff.ee at Sum ter. 8. C, will be held on March 14, 1914, commencing at 9 o'clock a. m. Applications for this examination must be made on the prescribed form, which, with necessary instructions, may be obtained from the commis? sion's local representative, secretary local civil ser\ lee board at the Sum ter, 8. C, postohice or from the undersigned All persons wishing to take this ex? amination should secure blanks and IUI them out ut once In order to allow time for any necessary corrections. Secretary Civil Ser\ice Hoard, Atlanta. Ga. Place of employment, Surnter, S. C. Place of examination. Sumter, S. C. Dale of examination, March 14, 1914. Clerks in offices of the first and second classes, and carriers in the city delivery service, aro divided into five grades, the salaries of which are $800, $900, $1,000 and $1,200 per annum, respectively. Clerks and carriers ut first class offices will be promoted successively, a grude at a time, to 11,18*4 an<l *'lerks and carriers at sec? ond-class offices will be promoted In the seme manner to $1,000. Competitors will be examined In the following subjects: Subjects. Spelling, arithmetic, letter writing, penmanship, copying from plain copy, rending addresses. Applicant^ must have reached their eighteenth but not their forty-fifth birthday SJJ IBS} date of the examina? tion The age limits are waived, how? ever, in the case of persor.s honor ?biy dis. hai gad flau Um Ualted States HIHari or naval ser\ lee 8$ reason of disability resulting from wounds er si-km ss incurred in the hne of duty. BBSjlBtea resulting from thin examination who were under 21 years of age on the date of the exam? ination will not be certified for Idling vacancies In the position of assistant postmaster. Male applicant* for the postofhVe 8 r IS* in . ' >?e .it least .'? fret I in< hes In heigh in bale feet, and III pounds in height in bare feet, and III pounds otherwise their applications will be . an. eled Female upplu ant* are not reuulred M 88 of any speeillc height or weight Murrltgr. Mr. O. It Lynch und Miss Virginia Yeargln were married at the Sum? ter Hotel at x p. m. February II, b| the Rev. J. N. Tolar, pastor of the Washington Street Itaptisl Church. Mr. and Mrs. Lyn? h are t.onpara tlve strangers in the elty. Many warm wishes pa with them through 18 Marriage Lh ciew Itceonl. Licenses to marry have been grant? ed |g the following colored coupbs Ed HlllUpS and Alice Dradb y. Wcdue field. Kd Johnson and Liuinda Msg pt\ ggantei i Willie i \ irolina and Miirv A. Henlainin, Ma>es\ille. DEATH OF I). 11. M'LAIHIN. Well Known ClUlOII of County Pusses Away at Homo In Wcdgoiicltl. l>aulcl 13. McLaurin ^passed away at Ins homo at Wedgeileld about 'J o'clock Tuesday morning, after an i 11 - nrsa ?>f ahout one week, aged 55 year-. Mr. McLatirin was ? well known and highly respected citizen ot* Sumter OOUnly and his death is a great loss to his community. The deceased was married to Miss ?at Wilson el this city, a daughter of the late M. P. Wilson, who, with two children, a son, Colin, United States Agricultural agent for Marion County, and a daughter of 12 years, survive him. He also leaves two brothers, Dr. J. H. McLaurin of Sumter and Cor? nelius McLaurin of Wcdgefield and one sister, Miss Mary McLaurin of Wt dgelleld. Mr. McLaurin was formerly a cot? ton buyer at ilishopville and Dar? lington, but for the past year has been a traveling salesman. DANCE BEST OF SEASON. Small Attendantv at Holiday Eve Club Affair, but Event Is Much Enjoyed. The dance of the Holiday Eve Club given on Wednesday evening in the Armory Hall was the most enjoyable which the club has given so far this year, although the attendance was smaller than at any of tho other dances. However, there was a suffi? ciently large attendance to conven? iently fill the hall without its being too crowded for dancing. The tloor was in excellent condition and Schu? macher's Orchestra furnished the best music of tho season for the dancers. Light refreshments of sandwiches and punch were served about mid? night, fol owing the completion of the program Of card dances. After sup? per the German was danced, being h ?l by Mr. Perry M. Brown and Miss Shreeve of St. Louis, assisted by Mr. Julian Hi Levy. General dancing was enjoyed for some time before the ball came to an end. Many of those pres? ent expressed the opinion that this was by far the most enjoyable dance in the city this winter. Among the visitors to the dance were Mrs. Geo. Saunders and her daughter, Miss Harriet Saunders of Stateburg; Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Phelps; Miss Shreeve of St. Louis, who is he guest of Mrs. Bartow Walsh, Jr, Miss Helen Walker of Philadedlphla, the guest of Miss Lu cile Hyttenberg; Miss Lucile Iseman of Manning; Miss Pauline Davis of Charlotte; Mr. Douglas Saunders of Columbia. An Interesting E\cnlng. There are wry few busier or? ganizations in the city than tho La? ch s" Aid Society of Washington Street Baptist Church. Since tho new church ent -rprise was launched they have been working heart and soul with the purpose of furnishing the church. So far they have accomplish? ed much, but they have much yet be? fore them. With this in view they have planned an u nisually interesting even.ng, Friday, lYbruary 20, at the home of Mrs. J. \V. Jackson on Oak? land avenue. It is hoped that there will be a large attendance o! the friends of the new church. Heribert News Note?. Pemhert. Feb. 17.?One mor,e man out f<>r justice of Um peace, two more, If reports be true, Hastings Freeman being the hist. Mrs. J. L Jackson, who has been sick for some days, is Improving. Mr. W. R, Burgess, who was Quit* lOWi is able to sit up. He was always an active m m, so his confinement to his room was hard to bear. The members of New Hope Baptist church are rying to organize a Sun? day school. Some of o >r people are ahout reads to begin putting down fertilizer. Hog Killing time is nearly over. Have just returned from Anderson, where I WSO in attendance upo't the Sunday Mchcol association. As your follow townsman, Mr. Hurst and Kev. w. i Herbert will Inform you, it wai a great occasion from which much ROOd will COmO. "Hagood." Transfers or Hanl Keine 0, O. Marvin to P. 15. llarvin 96 norsf in county, $1,000? Master to Bessie O, Baker. W. H. Keels, Luelui Keels and J, m. Keele, 101 acres in rountv. $1,600, B, W Mi ('..Hum to Krank Parker, lot on Purdy street, $111. Roouaa T. Bark to C, w. BIrnlei her interest u\ ;;j acres in Sumter township. $ : n?. J. H. C) If ton and A. S. IferrlmOfl t<? C. W, B rnle, their right t<? 12 at ret m Bumtsr township, MOO T. s. Kahn to Mrs. Maltis r. Thom? as, lot in town ot Mayesvllle, $660. Blind Tiger ConvlotoA Glenn w. st, a bo has been ti led n number of times for selling whiskey, was tried by the recorder Monday un the eherge of atorlni whiskey for un? lawful puri psea n?- was found guilty and sentenced to pay n line ol $60 or st 111 Ihlrtj da] h. GUARD is NOT KILLED. Report that Harficld Had Killed Man In Untrue. The report reached hero Tuesday morning that the white man, Bar neld, who was convicted at the last term of court in Clarendon county for killing a man at tho carnival in Manning last fall and sentenced to life on the gang, had killed one of the guards at the gang and made his es Oape. Thil report circulated over town, but communication with the po? lice In Manning Tuesday morning failed to corroborate the report. It was stated there by one of the offi? cers that there was nothing to the re? port, that Barflald was ?till on the gang and had not killed or wounded any guard. THE LITTLE COLONEL CLUB. Delightful Meeting with Miss Caro? line Dick. The meeting at Miss Caroline Dick's residence on Caldwell Street of this club last Friday, the loth, was attended by all but two of the mem? bers, whose absence was greatly re? gretted. A valentine postolttce box was one of the items and that held so many comics .that the really sentimen? tal ones were lost in the shullle. The prite, a darling little ring, was won by Miss Emma Pinckney in a word mak? ing contest. Conversation and discussion of club matters preceded a very line tea in the dining room which, needless to say, all present attended, after which, the next meeting having been fixed for the 27 th at Miss Sadie Herbert's home on Church street, the meeting adjourned, the pleasure of which was, like music Whfn soft voices die, to linger in the memory. BIT HY MAD Li OAT . Aha Burkett Attacked hy Brute Suf? fering from Hydrophobia. Tuesday afternoon, when he went to feed his pet goats, Alva Burkett, tho 14-year-old son of Mr. and Mra A. Gilbert Brown, who live several miles west of town in the St. James neighborhood, was attacked and bit? ten by one of the animals. Some time ago the goat wag bitten by a' dog, which was afterwards found to^ bo mad, but nohtltg was thought of' the occurrence at the time. Noth? ing peculiar about the goat was no? ticed until it attacked the boy, when Mr. Brown immediately shot it, as he considered it dangerous and thought probably it had rabies. The head was brought into town Wednesday morning and shipped to Columbia to the State laboratory forj examination. The bite barely broke the skin and was not serevre, but Pasteur treatment will bo taken to make sure that no ill effects follow from the bite. FIRE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. Damage Ut Hoof of Residence of J. D. Bradford. A lire on the roof of tho residence of J. D. Bradford on East Liberty Itreet Tuesday afternoon burned a hole in the roof, but was extinguished by the Are department through the use of the chemical engine before it had spread sufficiently to do any great damage. The cause of the lire was unknown, the only fire in the house being some distance away from where the blaze caught. WALKEH-HILL MARRIAGE. Florence Young Man Takes a Bride1 in BtshopvlUo. Florence, Feb. 18,?Sunday after? noon Mr. George T. Walker, of this City, and Miss Mary Hill, of Bishop villc, ware quietly married at the home of the bride's father, in Blsh opvllle. Mrs. Walker is tho daughter of a well-known and prosperous farmer, and Mr. Walker is salesman for Mi - Cown Dry Goods Co., of this city, where he has u wide circle of friends Who Will extend a hearty welcome to him and bis bride. Tiny will bo at home to their friends at -s s. Galllard HI reet. Marriage License Record, A license to marry has been grant? ed to W. P, Flayer and Miss Eunice Klrby of South Lynchburg. Licenses have also been grunted to the follow? ing colored couples: Mark lOlbrhe. Sunder, and Ida Ladson, Providence: Mil ton Clark, Davis station, and Min? nie Sessions. Sumter; Paul Lewis and lada Tlsdale, Sumter, High I Ik Official Coming. Mr. Li M. Cory, of Greenville, Dis? trict Deputy Grand Kxalter lluler of the Order of Klks In South Carolina, will pay his official vlsll to the locul lodge ol ISlks on the night of Wednes? day, Mai ch IH i>. w hen suitable en? tertainment will bo provided by ti" !o. ;ti members. Mr, Gary is paM president of the State Association ol Klks and is one of the most popular I members of the order In the state. THE ADMINISTRATION TAKES FIRST STEPS TOWARD POW? ER SETTLEMENT. Views of Secretaries of War and Interior Find Heady Response. Will Draft Bills on Subject in Conjunc? tion With Congressmen, Washington, Feb. 17.?First steps toward the formulation of the admin? istration's policy to govern the de? velopment of power projects on public lands and in navigable streams were today taken by President Wil? son and his cabinet. Virtually the entire time of the cabinet meeting was devoted to a discussion of the principles of conservation involved and Secretaries Garrison and Lane Of the war and interior departments, respectively, were unanimously sup? ported in their plans for meeting the problem. The secretaries will confer with members of congress soon and pre? sent rough drafts of legislation con? forming to their ideals. These bills Will be administration measures. They have been only tentatively worked out. The chief idea thus far evolved contemplates the making of arrange SJ ments between the national govern? ment and private capital by which the latter would construct and develop water power projects under a federal permit given for a fixed period of several years, after which the pro-' the government. The government might turn, the projects over to the States or might lease them to private concerns, turning the funds over to the various States?these are some Of the ideas discussed by the cabinet. Underlying them all is a desire for cooperation between the States and the federal government. The president's reference to this in his lirst annual measure to con? gress last December was today pointed to in this connection as expressing the administration viewpoint. lie said then: "We must use the resources of the country, not lock them up. There need be no eonllict or jealousy between State and federal authority s, for there can be no essential difference of pur? pose between them. The resources in question must be used, not destroyed or wasted; but not monopolized upon any narrow idea of Individual right against abiding interests of communi? ties. That a policy can be worked out by conference and concession which will realise the resources and yet not jeopardise them. 1 for one have no doubt, and it can be done on lines <d regulations winch need not be less ac? ceptable to the people and govern? ments of the States concerned than to the. people and governments of the Stetes at large. We must bend our counsels to this end; a common pur? pose ought to make agreement easy." The process of common counsel will be begun by Secretary Garrison when Chairman Adamson of the house in? terstate commerce committee reurns to Washington from the funeral of Senator Bacon In Georgia, and when Secretary Lane and members of the public land committees In both houses of congress get together, which is ex? pected to be within a few days. A RAILROAD FOR ALASKA. Waahlngton, Feb. 18.?The Alaskan railroad bill which passed the senate is being debated in the house today. A vote is expected late this afternoon, when it is believed the bill will pass, it authorizes the president to build a government owned railroad int5 inter? ior Alaska at a cost of $36,000,000. Robbers Who Reason. In City Hall Park, Charleston, at half past three o'clock last Tuesday afternoon, two white men "held up" another at the point of B pist'd and robbed him of the sum of $-1?. It is only worth noting in this en? tirely commonplace Incident that the two robbers doubtless reasoned that in South Carolina they would have u better chance to escape punishment after conviction than in any other state of the forty-elghl and that in the county of Charleston, of the forty four counties of South Carolina, their chances of escaping conviction would be the best. Robbers, as a ride, are a dull, stupid, low-browed Bet, bal you caa'l tool ull the robbers all the nine.? The Slate. Death. Mrs. Elizabeth A, Hodge, widow ol M r. Majoy Hodge, of Prh ateor, db d Ion Sunday, February 15th, alter a long illness, aged 7;'? years. She leaves tour children: J. Bertram Hodge, Elijah E. Hodge, Bvu Hodg< and Win. M. Hodge. Several contractors from various points were m town Thursday t" look over the proposed Liberty street paving bids and to secure information concerning the proposed paving, the Icontract for which will probably be let within the nexl week or two. I Any Sic i at Your Thea, of course, you want to take care of them and carry out the doctor's orders. If you bring your nrescriptions to this drug store to be filled, and buy the medi? cines you need here, you can rest assured that everything you give the patient is pure and of the highest quality. We sell all the things that you'd expect to find a'?: a good druc store, and it's always a pleasure to serve you. Drop in to see us anytime. You are al? ways welcome at our store. Leave your packages here while you shop. Hebron's Pharmacy, South Moan St. Sumter. S. C. ???????????????????????????????????s??ee???seeeei PELLAGRA BILL PASSES SENATE.! Columbia, Feb. 19.?Without fur? ther debate the senate last night kill? ed the Crouch substitute and passed, by a vote of 11? to 17, the Suliivan pellagra hill. If the hill goes through the hOUSB and becomes an act, the first hospital or hospitals in this country for the study oi' pellagra will he established in South Carolin;:, and the work which the Thompson-McFadden com? mission has been doing in Spartan burg for the past two years will be continued without loss. Then if the cause of the disease is discovered and a cure found, and insanity can thereby be prevented, the Slate will he saved much money that it now,expends in the upkeep of the State Hospital for tho insane. The bill carries with it an appro? priation of $25,000 for the hospital or hospitals and $1<>,<)00 for the use of the commission of three or more phy? sicians, who are to in- appointed by the executive committee of the State board of health, to investigate the prevalence, distribution, cause and lb.- treatment of pellagra, of which little or nothing is now known, ami which disease is now widespread in this Stale. Paris. Feb. ?Miss Gladys Mc? Millan, the heiress of the late mul? timillionaire Senator McMillan, of Michigan, was married today to Count Paul Cornel of Brussels. CHICKEN RAISERS MEET. Interesting Meeting Held on Wednes? day Evening;* The members of the Central Caro? lina Fanciers' Association met on Wednesday evening in the Chamber of1 Commerce Hall to discuss plans for the future. ? he meeting wag an interesting one and will probably re? sult In good to the county. The only definite action taken was the appoint? ment of Messrs. Ij. L Parrott and S. ?\. Mitchell, with one other person to be selected by them, on a committee to draw up constitution and b>-laws for the association. There are about one hundred members of the club, which bids fair to become an influential factor in the industrial work in the county. NEW TRIAD REFUSED. Atlanta, Feb. 17.?The Supreme Co irt today handed down a decision refusing the appeal of Frank 'or a new trial. Attorneys for the condemned man arc now planning an appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States. If they fall there it remains tot them to petition the Qeorgta pardon com? mission and then go to the governor Bs a last resort. Frank was tondemn ? d for the murder of Mary Phagan last August, which was ? most brutal crime. There was intense feeling at the time and the trial attracted wide interest* "Get a Receipt" Is the slogan that sells hundreds of Cash Registers. 1f You don't need one if you pay your bills by check?the modern up-to-the minute way. The Peoples' Bank I ? "Looks Ju^fc Like Her"! OU ran really say that of a picture that comes from this studio, because our years speni in following art of photography make Lhemselves known in our work. ? ?ff t? a The Man Who Knows Portraiture, Sells W 1 Y\ illl Ytl Picture Prasaes and does Kodak finishing ? ? x" A ?? 10 H SOUTH MAIN STREET. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Booth-Harby l ive Stock < o. snd Central LimnIm t Co. Geo. FLppersorv's Old Stc*.i\d Opp. Court House } SHINGLES. LATHS. ? ? x We have theQooda at Right Prices. NoOrd< r Uk> Large er too Small. SUMTER RETAIL LUMBER CO., ,,SS?T^P1 Phono 55 t. A. Howell M?r.