The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 06, 1914, Image 4
Cbtii'tattbmanaiti Soutbron.
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Bow has the combined circulation and
Influence cf loth of the old papers,
aad is manifestly ths best advertising
?tedium In Sumter.
I'n^loVul Du?!??.' lirvf \ Mt to Colle
ton C ounty.
Tb?? Farmers' Innm rally and pic?
nic at Aon,ib i him h ahoul II miles
west ?if Wulterboro was a hu< < cms
from ever. standpoirt. ltetween
and eight hundred people were as?
sembled in a pine grove where a
stand had been erected for the speak?
er*. Owing to a rain the meeting ad?
journed to the church where I spoke
for moce than an hour. ??n what the
union has done and is doing for bet?
ter sten? nit ire In tin producing and
i-redo! p.ir'? .f the business, as well
as in the marketing, and after a
bountiful dinner, the me* ting was
called to or lot und was addressed l.y
County Demonstration Agent Price,
and Kditor Jeffries ?.r t*e Walterboro
l*rssa and Standard on the necessity
Of better farming.
Hefore breaking up a number of
ladles and men met In tho church,
snd pledged themselvts to renewed
efforts toward a stronger union In Col
lef,,n < oun v Quito a number of
members i. ho ba\e ( t opped out for
one ressnn or another gave in their
names to Join the Islandton local
union at its next regular meeting
Two other unions will be revb ed as
a result of this meeting. Is'.andton
union has a. good reeo'd as ore of the
strong; unions of the St ite It has
a mercantile business with a capital
of l \ , Iat has done r. good busi?
ness* for three and a-hn.lt ftggj% and
? tu the people
of ? large gf th?- county In
.1 . rrles a full
i I eg ItttTal merchandise.
rids between
Rig and Little Salkehatcht rivers,
drainage being the greatest need;
Home years ago the United States
government spent thousands of dol?
lars cleaning logs out of the Salke
hatf hie rlv >r that has not amounted
to anything, but would have been the
making of a vast section if spent In
a drainage canal In the back country.
The agricultural crop that struck me
most favorably was the acres and
acres of fine peanuts between the
corn and cotton rows. Both corn and
Cotton are good. Hut the greatest
crop Is the baby ?Top that was much
In evidence at the plcnie. It would
be hard for ur.y community in the
State to show more pretty girls f i om
ten to twe if \e.irs old than were
here today In their simple white
dresses, und neat straw h <t?<
I have bfen right roy.illv entertain?
ed in tin hoypitable home of Mr. A
SI Van. lb ? a- id pi irters for Meth?
odist prenche.s in this section.
E. W. D.
le .
TllVWs lAU VKHS Jt BILANT.
Rejoice at Jerome's Unsuccessful
Mise Ion.
Sherbrooke. Que., Aug. 28.?Rl rry
K I'h.iw's l.iw\ers. suceessful so far
in keeping their client In Jail, safe
from tie immigration authorities, r.
Joked tonight when they n< e|\ed
v?or.| from Quebec that the trip of
William Travers Jerome to set Sir
Ijorlmer Qouln, provincial premier
and u'tornoy Keneral. has been in
tain.
It doubtless would be necessary for
the protecutlon to prove Thaw insane
before they can establish that ho is
sn undeslrible alien and thus sus?
tain the charge ugainst Thompson
If this is the case, the Thompson trial
may go over until ullenlsts can ex?
amine St.ii ford White's slayer.
There was renewal talk today of
the poselbilltv of Thaw's being ad?
mitted to bail i" gdtng the long wait
for trial before the kind's begeh In
October, he length of time it now
appears he will be held.
i Mie of Thaw's < ounsel >anl tb.r
Thaw's admission to bail be would
r? uard as .in extremely unwise move,
In my opinion." be added. 1 tie
Immigration authorities could then
take him in I hgffgSJ and although tin >
rould not deport him, In Mew ot
hm being bound by a bond to appear
In conn, they might be aid* to em
hari.iss SI 1'i-r the present Mr Thaw
win remain hi lattj perhaps later we
Will bit on a Wa) to get him out in
safety; "
M \Yi:s\ uxi: mays LKTTEIL
* otton Market Open*, with HeftT) Itc
SjsjgSjSj?Toluicco Dring* 11 lull
Prices and Farmers Heap PfOJgjf?
Personal.
Maysevlllei Bept I.?-Cotton Is com
mi; in rapidly now, over one hundred
??alt s having been shipped from this
point already. The following ?njvers
SJPi OS Ins market: J. W. Thames for
Alex. Sprunt A Sons. Wilmington; J.
W. COOPSS1, representing Hogers. Me
Cat* i CO., Norfolk; J. F. Bland
and Wslnbsn gj <\>., independent. B.
C Chandler is at his old post as
public weigher. A number of seed
bvyn are in the market and no
doubt this market will he quite lively
this season. All of the gins are run?
ning full time. K. J. Mayes, Jr., hus
moved his ginnery up nearer the biiM
I sag1 part of town and has improved
bis plant considerably.
Quite a lot of tobacco is still com
in? in and the prices are remarkably
high. Mos. of the planters are sell?
ing their last curings now, though,
i and the cr >p will soon be marketed
for this season. A good many of the
smaller fanners have been enabled to
pay off their indebtedness with their
tObeoOO money and their COttOfl crops
will be clear. A large acreage will
und ubtedly be planted in this sec?
tion next year.
The pall I dormitory for the boys
of the Mayt sville Institute, the well
known colored school of Fmma Wil?
son, was completely destroyed by fire
on last Wednesday night. The cause
of the lire is unknown. The building
was the oldest on the campus and will
probably be replaced by a more mod?
ern one.
Tha young men of the town will
give a dance on Tuesday evening in
the old skating rink. A large crowd
Is expected from Sumter and the
surrounding country. A good or?
chestra has been secured and every?
thing will be done to add to the enjoy?
ment of the evening.
Mrs. Adrian Miller and da tghters,
of Augusta, ar? visiting Dr. and Mrs.
W. W. Gardner.
Miss Fleda Steele of Hock Hill is
the ?liest of Mrs. Hobt. A. Chandler.
The Misses Co 'bett of Hishopvllle
are visiting Mise Netta Corbett.
Mr. Barr <?ardner and sister, Miss
Clara, of Hethune spent the week?
end with their uncle, Dr. W. W. Gard?
ner.
Mrs. Paull.c McCown and grand?
daughters of Florence are visiting
Mrs. Tance Nettle*
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Mayes. Mrs. S.
It, Mayas, and Misses Nettie and
Sadie Mayes went to Florence for La?
bor Day,
Mrs. I. Monoson and children of
New York are visiting the former's
sister, Mrs. J. Denmark.
Miss Cohen of Charleston is visit?
ing her sister, Mrs. J. H. Goldman.
Mr. and Mrs. V. S. Wyld and da ugh
ter, Ladle, of Charleston are visiting
friends in town.
Miss Luht Mayer of Newberry has
accepted a position in the dressmak?
ing department of the H. A. Chand?
ler department store.
Dr. J. A. Mayes of Savannah spent
lust week visiting rlatives In the Sa?
lem section.
Miss Mary Mayes of Greenville is
rtStUnfJ Miss Jennie Muldrow.
Mr. M. G Mayes, who luis been
anils sick for the past few weeks, is
Improving, much to the satisfaction
Of his many friends.
Mrs W. T. Cooper ami children,
have returned from a visit to relalvss
.it Letts ami Florence, They were ec
ompanied home by Miss Kstelle
Hcthea of Florence.
CHOP GOOD at DAL1ELL.
New Ginnery to lie F.rectod by llor
kctt 4V 1 <?.?Personal News.
Dal/ell, Sept. I,?<>n Saturday af?
ternoon we had a fine rain aOCOm
Denied with ? conalderahls wind.
Tb? blow did no material damage.
however, and crops are taking on 11
new lease of life. Cotton had reach -
td ib it i age, where it was suffering
hfOM the la. k of moisture. The crop
in ihn I 0 nmunity will not be | b? a\>
one. The season Has been rather pe
l l ||ai throughout the y? ar. Tilt
weather being toe cold la ihs spring
for the plant to germinate and come
to ? stand In lime, and alter coin?
ing up. the stand was very much
broken* Mam of our farmers bad to
plant mote Of loss of their cotton the
second time, After it got up. in con
Sequence of the COOl weather, it did
not grow off as usual, but seemed to
stand pretty much at one thing fof
;i lime, When it did begin lake on
gfOWthf i< grew |O0 fast and the re?
sult is, we have too much weed at
the expense of the fruit.
Burhetl & Co. of this place ar<
now putting in a system gin
gen WfcSOh will be Muite an BCCommo
datlon to the surrounding community,
We wish for them a lUCCeSSfUl busi
nees t his season.
The cotton seed buyers art begin
nlng to be in more or less evident**
ameng us ami of course we are look
Ing fei a lively markel
Kodder season is practically ove
ami cotton picking is now In the lui*
l utlve tnd will i IV oil 111 good
earnest within the next few days.
The ahlieki of the steam whistles are
reminding us of the fact that
Mmi cotton Is now being prepared
for the market In fact, your cor?
respondent has already seen some of
it W< tiding its way in that direction.
We hope the farmers thii season will
not los, tiu ir heads ami rush every?
thing <>n the market as fast as they
can, thereby opening up any oppor?
tunity for the boar element to grow
fat tit their expense, but will mark el
their (tops judiciously, realising that
every bale held off of the market,
strengthens it in proportion and that
the opposite; method weakens it In
the same proportion.
While our people have been engag?
ed in their private affairs, they have
not been so completely absorbed, but
what they could, at intervals, give
one eye to the contest, before the
election commissioners last week,
These people are not talking very
much about the partisanship that
was manifested, but the facts are
lixed In their minds for future refer
e
ence.
Mr. S. p, Gaillard and family,
who have been on q summer trip for
recuperatl* n and pleasure, returned ^
to their home a few days ago V ?ry .
much invigorated.
Mr. S. F. Moore and family also,
who have been to the mountaini oi'
North Carolina, have gotten back,
feeling that those mountain chickens
and eggs ami that palatable butter
should win the premium.
AMATEUR PLAY AT DALZELL.
Will be Given Friday * ;ht at School
llonsc tor Methodist Church.
Dalesll, Sept. 2.?An event of in
tereet In local social circles here is
a play to be given by the young men
ami ladies of the community on Fri
day night at the sc hool house for the
benefit <>f the Methodist Church.
Those In the play have been training"
for tome time and the spectators are
assured of a treat in this line, when
they see "Dot, the Miner's Daugh?
ter."
The public is cordially invited to at?
tend.
Shows Webster Wasn't Infallible.
"1 looked up the word 'brat' in the
dictionary," says Mr. Pozozzle, "and
find it is marked Obs., meaning 'obso?
lete.' Noah Webster was right about
a great many things, but he never
lived alongside the urchins next door
to me."
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and be prepared to take advantage of business
opportunities.
1905?$125,000. 1913?$750,000.00
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We Sell Lime. Cement and Plaster.
TOBACCO - THE MONEY CROP.
Tobacco
For Sumter in 1914
We offer Cash Prizes for Best
Crops of Tobacco, the money
crop, for the coming season.
THE BANK OF SUMTER.
TOBACCO-THE MONEY CROP.
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Buy Trouble
Counterfoil Hank Account-where one's surplus money is de?
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