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?latttynan anb ^cuttiroii ' - 1 J J""JI? PERSONAL NBWS. Dr. j. Frcil TS'ash. of Charlotte, who nm* Junt completed hin courac in iMfilii iih< from the Charlotte Medical College from whtrh he graduated with wrond honor*, spent Sunday In the city visiting h?a brother. Mr Shepherd Nash. He left Monday 'or Columbia to tako the medical ex? amination given by the South Car? olins State Hoard. Mr. L. L. Baker, of PUhopvllle. district demonstration ?gern, was In the city Monday afternoon and Tues? day morning. I Hon. K. I. Manning left Tuesday ffgWnlng for Clinton, where ho will ajake ths chief address to the gradu? ating class. He will visit a number ed towns and cities In the up-country before returning to Sumter, making addresses at several of them. Mr. and Mra Willie Anderson, of aXimmerton, were In the city on Tues? day. Mra 11. H. Covlngton and children of Norfolk. Vs.. a.o visiting Mrs. PCovlngton's parents. Col. and Mrs. K. B Dee. Mra. J. M. Rolllnson, of Congaroe. visiting relatives In ths city. Dr. Oso. W. Dick, who has been k for some time, waa out today d will leave tomorrow for Chick lags. Rev H. H. Covlngton, of Norfolk. ., arrived In the city yesterday af noon and will be the guest of Col. d Mra K. D. Lee for several days. Mr. H. C. Orady has returned from U. C. V. reunion at Anderson and rts a fine gathering. Mr. John L. Walker, who has been ting his brother. Mr. L. W. Walk . hss returned to his home at Will? en. Ohio. Mi Carl T. Mason and family have moved to Newark, N.' I.t where Mr. Mason has accepted a position with the Mplltdorf Electric Company. Mlas Marv Alice Mlchaux stopped *>ver In the city for several hours esterday on her way from Spartan t urg. where she has been touching K?hool, to Dillon, where nhe will visit her brother. Dr. D. M. Mlchaux. CapL H. A. 1 irnes, formerly a ' ullmsn conductor on the A. C. L., has accepted a position with a shoe "isnufacturlng company snd is inak Ing hin headquarters at tho (Mart: inont Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. SurlcH of Dil? lon uro visiting their Htm, Mr. A. 1'. tariff In the city. Misses Muttie Williamson ami Car? rie Hogers, of Rooky Mount, N. C, are visiting Miss Muhel Swinson on Hazel street. Miss lOuuicc Davis und Mr. 10. Sehiatlaressie have returned from Cheraw, where they visited relatives Sunday and Monday. He v. and Mrs. W. I. He bert and family left yesterday for Spi.nanburg. which place will he their future home. Mr. ami Mrs. Herbert have been in Sumter three years and will ho much missed by their fh?ny friends in Sumter. Mrs. M. C. Pennal, who has spent the winter In the city has gone to 'Homelield." near Dalzcll, to spend the summer months with Mrs. James M. Carson. Mrs. H. L. Hlrchard and two boys leave tonight for northwestern Penn? sylvania to spend the summer with her parents and other relatives. Hcv. H. C. Hethea, of Rafting Creek, was in the city Thursday. Misses Mamie Chandler, Harriett Herbert, 10mma McLeod, Olive Stur? geon, Annie Herbert, 15 va Chandler and Mr. Hallet Burns, left Thursduy for Charleston, where they will at? tend the State iOpworth League con? ference, June 10 to It. Mr. R. C. Burrcss, of Wedgefleld, reports a cotton bloom In Ids field, tho second which has been heard of this season. Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Stokes of Lynchburg spent Thursday in town. Mr. J. L* Nunnamakcr was called to Irmo Thursday by telegram to the bedside of his aged mother. Mrs. Nunnamakcr is no sears old and up to the past few weeks has been in ex? cellent health. Col. and Mrs. John K. Aull, of Columbia, wcro in the city today, having been called here last night by the serious illness of Mrs. A. S Mer rlmon, Mrs. Anil's sister. Col. Aull is private secretary to Gov. Blease. Mr. and Mr.. R. S. Hood. Miss Bes? sie Hood and Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Williams havo returned from Clem son College, whero they uttended commencement and saw Mr. H. S. Hood, Jr., graduated from the col? lege, j Mr. Hugh Merrltt, who has just returned from Htahopvllle, reports that the cotton crop looks line in that section. CIVIC LDAt.ri: oitk i;ks. Annual Ucetion Hold Monday After noon?-Mrs. Solomons President. The annual election of ofHcera fori the ClVlu League WUa ItOld Monday af? ternoon at tbc V. M C. A., resulting in Uta following ofllcora being chosen for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Nina M. Solomons. Pirat Vice President, Mrs. It, S. Hood. Second Vlca President, Miss Kath? arina Moses. Raoordlng Secretary, Miss Janic Mikell. Corresponding Secretary, Miss Francesca Teitdier. Treasurer, Mrs. W. H. Punson. Dentil of Capt. J. k. Atkins. Maycsille, Juno ?.?Capt. James 12. Atklna died 'at his home licrc early this morning, after an illness of Sev? eral months. He was 7'J years of ige and was an ex-Confederate veteran, having enlisted from Durham, N. C, where ho was born" and raised, lie located in Mayesvillc after the war and has made this his home ever since. He was well known in this com? munity and highly respected by all. His death is a sad blow to the town and he v 111 be much missed. The ar? rangements for the funeral services have not yet been made, but it is thought that tfi'ey will be held to? morrow morning. Capt. Atkins is survived by three sons, James, of Florida; Preston, of Pocky Mount, N. C, Henry of Mew York city, and two daughters, Mrs. Minnie S tnmons of New York city, and Miss Fannie Atkins of Mayesvillc. Real Estate Transfers. John Wilson to Davis D. Moisc, lot and buildings on southwest corner of Hampton Avenue and Bumtor Street, $4,000. Fourth of July Holiday. For many years it has been cus? tomary for the merchants of Sumtcr to close their stores on July 4th, ex? cept when tho 4th fell on Saturday or Sunday, and then Monday has usually been observed as the holiday. This year tho Ith occurs on Saturday and the presumption is that the stores will close on Monday, tho 6th, in order to give the clerks their usual midsum? mer holiday. It is of course out of the question to close on Saturday, but none of the merchants will object to closing on Monday. I Kl \lv or LIGHTNING. Struck House, Hurt Our Mcml>er of Family, Uth?rn Unhurt, A strange freak of * lightning oc? curred during i ic uleclric storm t f Tuesday utterno ?n at tlie Maxwell, place near Poealla in a tenant house of Perry Noal. The lightning struck (ho house, in which there were live or six members Of the family. Tho mother had the shoes torn off her loot and one of her daughters was set <>n fire. The others were slightly stun? ned and very badly frlghtoncd und ran out of the house as quickly as possible. The old woman also started to leave, hut stopped to put out tho lire In the girl's clothing, whom all thought was dead. They went to Perry Xcal, their landlord, who re? turned to the place with them to And the girl still breathing. By rubbing and giving her restoratives the girl was brought to consciousness. She was fearfully burned about the back and her lip had been cut and a tooth knocked out. This was alleged by the members of the family to have been the work of the lightning, as the girl fell on a pallet and there was no plaeo for her to have cut her lip in fulling. The roof of the building was nearly torn off and the whole building was badly damaged. The girl, ex'opt for the burns, is in nor? mal condition. U. D. C. Winthrop Scholarship. The Pco Dee District United Daughters of the Confederacy offers, a scholarship of free tuition and board, good for a one year's business course at Winthrop College, Hock Hill, S. C Applicants for this must be de? scended from Confederate veterans of honorable record, must be 17 years of ago and unable to pay for a college education and must bo a resident of Chesteriicld, Darlington, Florence, Georgetown, Lee, Marion, Marlboro, Sunitcr or Williamsburg county. Ap? plicants aro further required to be able to enter freshman clasrf at Win? throp College and to be endorsed by the president of the nearest chapter U. D. C. and a recent teacher or em? ployer. Applications must be in the hands of Miss Armida Moses, Chairman of Education, Sumtcr, S. C, before Juno 20, 1911. Mr. J. M. Kolb, of Privateer, brought in the first cotton bloom j)f season Wednesday, it came from r field of lifty acres that was planted the last week of March. MAJ. J. J. LI ( AS I>KA1>. i Passes Away at Homo at Society Hill, ut Ago of Hit. Society Hill. June 10.?Major J. J.! I an as died at hin home In Society Hill at 1 o'clock this morning as a re-j suit of a third paralytic stroke. Ma I Jor Lucas hud heim in his usual health until this present hot spell, when he failed rapidly and passed quietly to his eternal reward in the early dawn: of a new day. His was a strong constitution, for he attended he re? cent Episcopal Church Council In] Greenville and the following week met with the Atlantic Coast Line I i rcctors in New York city. He plan? ned to attend the annual meeting of the Citadel board in Charleston <n Sa* rday next. Major Lucas has resided contin? uously in Society Hill for 49 years,, settling here upon the close of the War Between the States, prior to which he made his home In Charles? ton. He leaves a large number of relatives and friends, three daughters, two sons and several grandchildren. He had passed the Biblical four score years, yet was in full possession of all his faculties. Affairs of church, State and society generally enlisted his keenest interest to the very last. To Be Wed Soon. Manning, June 8.?Cards have been issued announcing the coming mar? riage of Miss Susan Brock Harvin of this place to James W. Harrison of Walhalla, which will take place in the Manning Presbyterian church on Wednesday evening, June 17. Miss Harvin is the youngest daughter of the late W. Scott Harvin and is a young woman of rare qualities of heart and mind. The groom-to-be is a graduate of the electric engineering department of Clemson college and was for some time manager of the electric plant in Manning. Mr. W. J. Finch, auctioneer of the Peoples' Tobacco Warehouse, repre? senting Mr. T. H. Pepper, lesee and manager of the warehouse, is here now and will visit the tobacco planters In this territory for the purpose of advising and aiding them in every way possible in the management oT their crops. Any who may wish to have Mr. Pinch visit their farms can communicate with him at the Cham? ber of Commerce. 4 Approximately 750 acres on the I tragen national forest were planted with young trees this spring1. AN APPEAL 'OR AID. < apt. llurmun Be*)** st Help In Res cue V ? rk. The Item has reo ived the follow? ing with request to publish: Kind Friends: The ltescue Work? ers, who recently opened their work in this city, state that gifts of old furniture, old clothing;, or other ar? ticles which could be used by them in their noble work, would be appre? ciated. Drop a card address to P. O. Box 187 Sumtcr, S. C.. and the things wjll be called for. Meetings in our hell Sunday night at 8 o'clock. Capt. and lira. W. Harman. Officers in charge of local work. Pinewood Local News. Pinewood, June fc.?The ginnery formerly run by the old x .newood Mercantile Company is being in? spected for repairs, so the outfit will be ready for ginning on time when the cotton season opens up. Mr. W. H. 13. Richardson has com? pleted and moved i? fJ his new resi? dence on north Hai. ton avenue. Pinewood needs I Jter mall ser? vice. I Magistrate A. P. agin Is having the finishing touches put on his new home on East Tampieo avenue. Several from here went to Manning last Sunday to the opening service of the three weeks revival services con? ducted by Evaneglist B. P. McLen don. Geddings & Lowdsr have recently put in a new gasoline grist and shingle mill. Mrs. L. A. Graham and daughter are recovering from a spell of ill? ness. Mrs. W. W. Weeks is confined to bed with fever. The political rivf?* is now navi? gable in this sectio? and it is rumor? ed authoritatively that one of the town's judges will Boost throw in his "never flop" tagged for county audi? tor. Lilcs-B?own. Mr. and Mrs. J. I*. Nunnamaker, of Sumter, S. C, announce the engage? ment and approaching marriage of their sister, Susie W. 3rown, to Jessie J. Liles of Coleanoi. Ala., the date of the wedding to be announced later. The work on Liberty Street has been completed and the street will be opened for traffic within a week or ten days. Cool, Comfortable Clothes Every Careful Dresser gives Special Attention to His Outfitting During the Hot Weather Season :: :: :: I We've every good thing in Cool Clothes and Toggery for 100 degrees in the shade, and we'll make you comfortable for the balance of the Summer Season. BLUE SERGE SUITS . . . $10, $12.50 to $25.00. PALM BEACH SUITS . . . $6.50, 7.50 and $8.50. Then to complete your comfort we've Straw and Panama Hats, Choice Soft Shirts, Thin Underwear. Wash Neckwear, Hosiery and many other Summer Things in new and exclusive Toggery. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., Phone 166 Sumter, South Carolina