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Ctw W?thnn nft ^Gutbron. emeered at the rostoflioc at Suinter, S. ?K as Beeond Clase Matter. FKBSONAL YIIWS. Mr?. Ii. M. Jenkins ami Miss BlotBB Jenkins, of St i hurlcs, Miss N'ortna (lUnllllat uf Seneca and M | OthsOs BfeCotOheon, of BlshopvlllOi were visitors to ths ally Friday. Messrs. Henn v. lOOtt, F.nin I>. 8huw. L C Mrjan and Wilsen QfOeil Went to Florence Thursday night to attend the Ootllltoa Club dnnee at that place. They report the affair to have been a most enjoyable event. Miss at k. ?Matthtsaonti of Winne* boro. and Mrs Jos. Killian and JO0i Jr.. of Charb>tt?\ N. i\. are the guests of Mrs. j. l. MeCalronv Oat J \. nnaaie. of Idrnofctrnrgi was a \ Isltnr to the city on Monday. An Approaching Marriage. An Meneojswosneai ef Interest to many people in ?ttSAtef ?ber.? the young lady has visited frequently, 1? that of the marriage on Thursday eVoniBSJi April Itth, at I o'clock, at the nomo of Mr. and Mrs. William 0mntills tjc iot\ Bdgsuuiiil Aaatetllle, X. C, ol M: S i .ill Kmnue Me Crear\ to .sir Robert Bvelyn Henry. HKDt t HI) It ATMS I'OK riltllMl'.N. s?< ?in,l by It. S. II, od in Ucee;*.! \ left! In Kiehmoiul. Mr. u. s. Hood, eeeretary of the State Firemen's AaSOelatlofl and Tournament. which will ?>?? held In Florence this > ear Juno 2:'.rd 2 Ith and lita\ anaouneed yeetofdaj that he had i? Bfod Bpeela] reduced rates on all railroads for visitors to the eoaventftoA. He has foe ths past four years eeciir-d these speeial reduced rate*. wh<h are a BTeal aid In sec ur? ing attendance al the annual tourna? ment and firemen's convention. A mutter of tnt< rest is the fact cities which have been st earing the one-per cent ta\ BOM by insurance 1 ' .panics for the tiro companies in the eitles where th> . afi ?hang busi? ness to improw? the lire d< parWnent uill not alter this y? ar rOOOtVi that fund unless tin s i in t he Half fire? men's Association Bill pay up I duee. An amendment to tho pres? ent act wus passed at the last session of tho legislature making this scheme practicable. I Man to Train City Muiuigers. Kansas having proved the success of the commission form of govern? ment for eitles Is seriously consider? ing a commission government tor the State The next move in the direc? tion of better government u hi h Kan sea proposes to undertake is the train? ing of city managers, professional men skilled in handling] everything In elty affairs, ? jeeept politics. Tin State hoard of jidminist ration In charge of nil the State BOhOOtS ma\ ot't'ei |fj the next Bjtsael sear a course of Study for city managers and the legislatuie will be asked to pass an cnaoling BOt so that the cities of tho Mate maj gen? erally a.lopt th?- new plan of city gov? ernment. Prof. F. W. lilackmar, head of the department of soeudogy of the I'nlversity of Kansas, has been directed by the hoard to prepare an outline of the proposed professional course of study for city managers. Visus TWO LODGES. Oraiul ( hnnocllor Dick Gotl to Alk? raj and Granltci in**. Dr. Qeo. W, Dl<-u. Grand Chancellor of the Knights Of Pythlai of the Do? main of south Carolina! visited Alken and Granltevlllo last weck? He i* en thualaatlc over tin- work done and he? lm done by the lodge at Qranitevllle. Their degree learn work li mar I velous, he reports. The doctor Bays his only regret was that all of the Pythlana of Booth Carolina wore not Able to ser for themsilws what the hoys In that mill village van do. Tin r I lodge, their costumes, tholr worh makes many of our strongest lodr.es 'look like mere imitation. Alken, Dr. Dich says, has pusuad forward wonderfully In the past fc^v years and many permanent improve II entl are there to show that it is i prosperous town. Mayor Oyler is Q live wire, he >ays. Dr, Dick expects to go to Columbia m Thursday next hy invitation of the board to make Anal arrangements for the earo of the deaf and blind chi1 dren of the State who have no sup? port. This was made poaalble through his efforts during the last session Of the general assembly. The board consists of Gov. lih ase. Dr. Walker of the Deaf and Blind Institute at Cedar springs, and Bupt? nf Bducation J. B. Swcaringen. Dr. Dick mentioned the fact that at the ast meeting of the Blnklni rund Commission, of Which he is B member, on last .Monday, when the u. lurance of the state was placed I through the commission, the State was saved helve n $ l.ooo and $r.,0*0 an? nually by this action, this amount be? ing laved 01 the two and a half inil Of Btatt insurant e. ihe sinking fund, he says has al? ready accumulated and invested foi the Stale about $111,001) and In the paat yea? has retired one-half million ? ; outatandltig bonds saving to the Mate annual y in IntOfaBt ahout $25, Hi. William A. Cooper of St. Charles, ?l ed in Columbia, after ? long illness, on Wednesdi y. April loth, and hii ho ly WS| taken to St. Charles, where If btirlsd on Thursday at Mt. Bion I 'hareh. Mr. Cooper was the son of the I Harrington Cooper and was about 40 years of agOi und was un? married. He is survived by OttC hrother. Dwight II. Cooper, Of Meri? dian. Miss., and three sisters. Mrs. Wil? liam Wells. Atlanta. Ca., Mrs. A. A. Brearley, Bt Charlea, and Miss Bs teile Cooper, Greenville, BUMTklH COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally By Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer. Good Mi.idling 1 Ii 7-S. Strut Middling 11 2-4. Middling 12 5-S. Stra t Low Middling 11 1-4. LOW Middling 11 5-8. strict Qood Ordinary 11 l-s. Btapla c dton nomin ?.1. New York Cotton Market New York, April Death. Opening Close. May July t let Dee 11,40 l |.Si 11.5a 11.17 1L\4G ts.a i 11.68 11.54 STATE SECRETARIES TO MEET WILL GATHER IN THIS * !TY ON MAY Di ll I OK i)i \KTLKLY SESSION, The quarterly meeting of the South Carolina Commercial Becretariea' As? sociation win be held In thia city on .May 6th, r.'ii, and a viry Interesting program, whit h Includes talka by well known speakers, has been ar? ranged by Secretary L. 1. Reardon pf the Bumter Chamber of CommercCi win* Ii aiting as secretary of the as soclatlon on account of the illneaa ol the secretary* secretary Reardon was very busy 'riday sending oui the' nocessary no? tices to the various speakers and sec? retaries of the State and making all of the other arrangements for the meeting. He reports that a number of secretaries have already written concerning the meeting which is ex? pected tt> be well attended by the commercial secretaries of the State and a very enthusiastic one. Bumter, ho says, will do her best to make th< occaalon a pleaaant as well as profi? table and instructive one. The full plans for the evening ses? sion, which la also the annual meet? ing of the Bumter C hamber of Com? merce when the annual banquet Will be served, have not yet been mnde, but otherwise the program is: Morning Session, 11.00 a. M.?Welcome and Re t house. 11.16 a. M.?Objects and Purposes of the state Freight Kate Association ?By Mr. Charles Kimmich, Trattic Manager Charleaton Chamber of Com . pee, 11.45 a. m.? Report on a plan for organising a State Chamber t Com? merce?By a. V. Bnell, .'oanaging Secretary Charleaton Chamber of Commerce, 18.30 A. M.?Our Need for Trust Companies In order to Develop South Carolina?By Richard ' I. Manning, i 'resident Bank of Bumter, DINNER, Afternoon Session. ?.00 r. m.?The Ethics of our Pro? fession i y Porter a. Whaley, Secre? tary Anderson Chamber of Commerce. :'..:?.<? p, Mr?How Bpartanburg .is Getting and Maintaining Good Loads ? Uy Paul V. Moore, secretary Bpar? tanburg Chamber of Commerce. 4.00 P, M.? Round Table Discussion led By a. y. Bnell, Secretary Charles? ton Chamber of Commerce. "ViOksburg Convention." Three-day Institue at st?me tiuiei mountain or seaaide point for July meeting. ?South Carolina and Ban IPrancisco ?mo," Evening Session. The visitors will be the guest of the Bumter chamber ot Commerce at, its Annual Meeting and Smoker, l're.adent a. s. Johnstons, of the South Carolina Secretaries' Associa? tion, and Secretary Greenville Cham? ber of Commerce will speak on "The Functions id' a Chamber of Com? merce." Make a apecial effort yourself to be present. E. I. REARDON, At ting Secretary South Carolina Com? mercial Becretariea1 Association. Mrs. ii. D. Burnett ami daughter and MiSS Jennie Larrelt arc spending a Whilt in New York City. SYSTEMATIC WORK WILL BEGIN IN SUMTER COUNTY AT ONCE. Tlio Work Will be Carried on Coder the Direction oi" Dr. W. K. Louis With a I iohi Force Consisting of seven Veterinarians and Forty-live Agents. Clemson College, April 19.?Eradi cati ?!i of the cattle tick will be be gun In Sumter county at once. Dr. w. K. Lewis, Inpector In chgarge of tick eradication In South Carolina, operating under the joint auspices of Clemson College and the United States Bureau of Animal Industry, has out? lined the following plan Of territorial distribution which has been approved by the college and the bureau. The official clean-up work will be done In the counties of Abbeville, Greenwood, Chester, Darlington and Marlboro, where there are still local premises under quarantine. The sys? tematized work of eradication will be continued in the counties of Xewber ry, Fairfieid, Kershaw, Chesterfield. Lee and Florence, in which counties the work was begun last season. Work will be begun at once in the counties of Lancaster, (south of the Waxhaw Creek), Dillon, Marion, Richland, Sumter and Charleston. Educational and survey work will he taken up af? ter July l in ESdgefield, ?aluda, Alk? en, Lexington and Calhoun counties. The work will be carried on under the supervision of* the inspector in char e, Dr. Lewis, by a field force consisting of seven veterinarians and forty-five agents, since there are now nineteen agnts In the work It will be necessary Immediately to ap? point twenty-six additional agents. These men will be selected by Dr. Lewis from the numerous applications which have been received at Clemson College. It is the announced purpose to si lect men on the basis of merit alone, without regard to county affilia? tion or any qualification other than j merit. The plan as announced contem? plates using between now and Januar) 1. 1016, the state appropriation of 130,000 plus the oontrbution from the federal bureau* If larger funds should be available through county assistance or increased federal appro? priation, additional counties will be Ineluded in those worked this year. The bulk of ihe working force will be centered In territory continguous to When Your Watch Stops Bring it to us to H\. Wo have an expert repairman who can find and remedy the trouble Quickly and Accurately. W. A. TSiompson, JEVVELEIt ANI> OPTICIAN. V-'-'; y- Af"v . ..... ?'?/ /^\ & ? I : ' VP- \ Cakes, hot biscuit* hoi breads, and ofher pastry, are flatly necessities iiie Aa^^r5ca:Ti2I .c^:^. Eak ing Powder will make Kiena more digestible, wholesome, mun llilaji > i?? Alum?No Lime PfmpiMrfot tick free area. Charleston county will be worked in order to determine and demonstrate the best methods of conducting the eradication of the cat? tle tick in counties which have no j stock law and large free ranges, it will b<- the purpose, after cleaning , up Charleston county, to extend the work into the other low i oun Les and, working up the State, to meet the : forces working from the up-country. Richland county will be made an Im i portant shipping point for cattle and the necessary dipping vats will bo in? stalled there, with a veterinarian In charge. Commenting upon the plan of terri? torial distribution, President Rigga of Clems* n college said: "Some dlsapi ointment may be caus? ed In counties where the work is not immediately begun, but the people of these counties should remember that the final results of cleaning up the State, which Is the object to be at? tained, will he soonest accomplished by cur Working along the lines indicated. To attempt tu work all the counties anel not you his when you ride a ('res cent bicycle. It is easy tiding that ! it almost runs its. if. 11 you want B 'wheel to take you there and back in , good time gel a Crescent, We have them in both diamond and drop frames in all sizes There is no better bike made though there are plenty that cost more money. H. L. TISDALE, 45 S. Main St. Phone 482 in ino State at once would so dissi i ate ib.j fh Id force us to make the - of cU ming up in every coun? ty i. ver many years. ?'it is the hope of Clemson College and the federal bureau to rid the State entirely of the cattle tick in three or rs by doing the work the most approved sclen tifi< Much longer would be required by any other method. "It la ed that every patriotic will lei d his Md and sympa nrork, in order that it may d with the l< ast amount of fric v greatest possible at a, Ti< k eradication work is where the peo ple are back of the movement, but it la almost an Impoasibte task if pre ju lit e ; nd stubl u r n ess on the part of rs of the cattle interfere Ith . W rk < I disinfecting both cattle . nd premises?** Geo H. Hurst, j lir.^rtaksr and Embatmer. ? s. P:>.rrpt Ai'cr.V.on to Cay or Nlast Calls A rOLDI. D.CRATG STAND N ? MAIN ST. Phones-Day 539 Night201 FOR 1 SERVICE >tud-iTa;f Bhze, Regis ? tcrcd combination Stal lion. Is at stables of I Harby-Epperson Co. A. D. HARBY. BEN GREET PLAYERS COMING CHAUTAUQUA WEEK & ONI of Im dilti attraction* of Cliaiitampia Week hero will bo Iho appearance of the Ben Grccl Players in one of llicir well knnwn plays. Tin pi vers opp area* on i LO u Lli Chaatauqttas last season, an.l everywhere then; wtl tins ginntest enthusiasm. Their appenranco tliis year in another play will therefore undoubtedly be greeted by larger i i - in all <; i< i w) re they played list HtMeV Lust jtta In mum of ilii- towns of Michigan people begun to arrfvc al the t< hi two hours before the program sti rted ii ord r to get a by ning hour even tanding room was at a premium. lYreival Vivian, Qftefl Halsey Mills, Charles Hanna, L> li ? King ?ml othi r well known Hen Greet I lny< rs . pj ur in tl i < >i my.