The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 20, 1914, Image 9
S. F. FLOWERS SHOT.
ATTEMPT* TO END HIS I JFK IN
OmiK AT COURT IfOt'SE.
Himself Twice with Pistol and
Was la Dying Condition When
Discovered Wae Confederate Vet.
emn and Coroner of Sumtcr Coun.
tf.
From The Dully Item, June 16.
Samuel F. Flowers, coroner of Sum.j
ter county, this morning tried to end
to his own life by shooting himself
In the head with a pistol, which he
had taken to his office in tho base,
anent of the court house. Two shots
were fired, the alarm being given im.
mediately after the second shot and
the poor old man was found In a dying
condition seated in his chair.
The doctor was summoned at once
and Mr. A. R. Flowers, a son, was
notified of the shooting. It was only
a few minutes before the news of the
attempted suicide spread over town
end many of his friends gathered
around the body of the dying man
whom none could help. The body
waa allowed to remain seated in the
chair, with the pistol In his hand
which was lying In rils lap, until the
doctor arrived, when preparations
were made and the body waa stretch,
ed out on a canvas on the floor. There
waa nothing that the doctor could do]
to aid, as the bullet had penetrated
the brain and there was no hope.
Those in the court house heard the
first shot and some of '.hem remarked
on it. bat no further notice was tak.
en until the second was fired, two or
three minutes later. The negro Jani?
tor, who was working in the base,
metit, then gave the alarm and in?
vestigation repealed the sad event
which had occurred.
Mr Flowers had been In bad health
Mr a Una; time end had been on a
noticeable decline tor the paat few
months. It la thought that his state
of health brought about a mental
condition which was the cause of his
act. The .hooting took place at 11.25
o'clock and it was thought death
would follow In a few minutes, but
at 4 o'clock Mr. Flowers was still In
the same dying condition.
Mr. Flowers was seventy.three
yearn of age and was one of the old.
eat of Sumter's native residents. He
wee a Confederate veteran, having en.
listed and entered service in the
?uraler Ouarda. the nrat company to
go from here to the scene of battle.
Later In 1111 he enliated in Oarden'a
Battery. In which he served during
tr. t minder of tho war. At homo
on a furlough, he waa one of those
to participate in the battle of Dingle's
mill. He waa employed In a clerical
position In Sumtor for many years.
For the past ten years ho has been
coroner of Sumter county, having
been elected for his third term two
years ago.
He Is survived by two eons, Messrs.
' Allen R. and JuMan Flowers and one
daughter. Mrs. H. W. Sholar. His
wife also survives him.
of Mr. s. F. Flowers.
From the Dally Item, Juno 17.
The funeral services over the re?
mains of Coroner h\ F. Flowers were
held this afternoon at 4 o'clock from
the reeftdenee on Haakell street and
the Interment took place at the ceme?
tery immediately following, a large
number of former friends and rela?
tives being present to puy their trib?
ute of respect to the dead.
Mr. Flowers died last night at
about 10 o'clock, having never re?
gained conaclousncsa after receiving
hie fatal wound. He was taken from
Mr. Hurst's undertaking establishment
to hi** late residence early this morn?
ing.
Master Donald Auld Entertains.
Master Donald Auld celebrated his
ninth birthday on lust Saturday after,
noon by entertaining a number of his
little friends from & to 7 o'clock.
After a number of games were play,
ed, the little folks wended their way
to the dining room, whero delightful
refreshments were served.
The table was beautifully decor,
ated. pink being the color scheme.
Among those to enjoy his hospital.
Itlea were:
Keba Spann, Alva Spann, Ward
Morgan, Allle Andrews, Or rice An.
drews. Gladys Ilarrmger, Angle Sto id.
enmlre. Duelle I.ynam. Helen Insjfnm.
Ollle Brown. OuiKnard Wilder. Jai MS
Felder, Florenee Hurst, Kiniim Hurst,
Don Blending. Jack Wright. Ith hard
Wrlsht. Willie McKugon, Marlon
Foxworth. Daisy White. Randolph
Outhrle, Henry I.Ik-mi fleh SI Kuck.
Kdward Buck. Carlton Whllden. Lu.
die Pate Cox, Clarke Wise, Toss
Starnberger. Catherine Hternbcrgcr.
Miss Maurlno Ugon bas gone to At?
lantic City and New Y >rk for a stay
at thoae places.
Malaria or Chilis & Fever
f fossHgOhni No*iM it prepared eepecislly
*? MALARIA Of CHILLS A FEVER,
free Of eta noses wUI break eery case, ead
H ashen then ss n Ionic the Fever will not
It aefn on Ihn liver better theo
AGRICULTURE IN THE SGHOOLS
PRACTICAL COLR8 ' GIVEN IX
FARM METHODS.
\V. W. Long, State Agent, Discusses
l>cmonstratlon Work In South Cur.
ollna.
Columl)ia, Juno 16.?A practicul
course In agriculture Is being given
tho public school children in South
Carolina. It is possible for a boy or
girl who can not afford to attend on
agricultural school to get three years
of soil building and crop lotation, two
years of animal husbandry, and a
year of study of plant diseases and
insect pests.
W. W. Long, State agent of the
United States farm demonstration
work, who was in Columbia yester.
day, spoke enthusiastically of the
work.
"At the present time," said Mr.
Long, "farm demonstration work is
being carried on In connection with
143 schools in this State. Each school
is visited by the county farm demon,
stratum a'gent for the purpose of tak?
ing the children on the plots and
teaching them In a practical way the
principles of soil building, the home
mixing of fertilizers, cultural methods,
and in the fall, seed selection.
"In every case where the teacher
has taken an interest the work has
been eminently successful. The fact!
that the children have the lesson
written on the ground rather than
in text books aroused interest that
I is not very difficult to maintain. In
?onto of the schools the agents have
been so successful that 75 per cent
of the children not only can figure out
fertilizer formulas but seem to have
an intelligent Idea of the effect of
the different plant foods.
"It was my good fortune to be able
to visit some of these schools during
the spring months and to have the
children out on the plots covered with
vetch and clover. It was of the
greatest interest to see the little fel.
Iowa pulling up vetch plants und
clover plants looking for tho nodules,
and to hear them talk of bateria and
just what bacteria wero was surpris.
Ing.
"They would bo bunting for these
nodules as the children of my child,
hood hunted for eggs on the farm to
see how many they could find. The
department at Washington ^had an ex.
pert to visit a number of these
schools recently and he was so much
pleased that a bulletin will be publish?
ed describing the method of teaching
practical agriculture In these schools.
"It Is our purpose next year to put
on a course in the simple fundamen?
tals of animal husbandry. The third
year we will have a simple course in
plant diseases and insect pests. The
boy who attends one of these schools
and Is In earnest and works under a
teacher who is Interested, cun get
three years of soil building and crop
rotation, two years of animal hus.
bandry and u year of study of plunt
diseases and insect pests. This would
give him a pretty good foundation
with which to pursue the study of
agriculture In an intelligent way if
he could not attend an agricultural
college.
VITRATE OP SODA PRICES.
W. W. Long Warns Farmers of the
State.
Columbia, June 16.?South Caro.
Una farmers should avoid rushing
into contracts for nitrate of soda to
be delivered In 1915, according to W.
W. Long, State agent, who was in Co.
lumbia yesterday.
"I have received," he said, "a num?
ber of letters from farmers Stating
that deulers were offering them con.
tracts for the purchase of nitrate of
soda for next year's delivery at $3 u
ton less than last spring prices. They
have requested mo to advise them
just what to do in this matter.
"I am not in a position to know
anything more than they do, but it
strikes mo that 1 should bo very
loath to enter Into a contract at this
timo for the purchase of nitrate of
soda to be delivered next spring In
toot of the fact that the Panama ca?
nal will be opened tho latt? r part of
this year or the first of next and tbat
the nitrate of soda mines of Chill
will be about a.ono miles nei.rer to us
tban at the present time. Tbe tre?
mendous saving in ocean fndftht will
necessarily mean a considerable re?
duction In the price of n tr?te Ol
soda.
"The very fact that the dealers an
[as anxious at this time, which is Very
unusual to say the least, to make
contracts naturally makes one DO?
llevu that there Is a negro in tin
I wood pile' somewhere.
"Our distributing points for nitrate
of soda will be Charleston and Sa.
vanmih out of Valparaiso."
Philadelphia. June It, IM ward
McCarick, a police servant, this after?
noon, identified tho body of a boy
found Moating down the Delaware riv?
er today as that of his nephew, War.
ren McCarick. The sear? b for the
McCarick boy has been count y.wide.
PARIS HIT BY CYCLONE.
FIFTEEN' KILLED IN TERRIFIC
STORM MONDAY NIGHT.
Several of the Principal Streets
Wrecked by Bursting Rowers and
Hushing Waters?Damages Will j
Eaceed Two Million Dollars.
Paris, Juno 10.?Fifteen are dead1
today and two ami a half millions
dollars damage was done by the
cyclone which raged last night over
Paris and environs. Many roadways
collapsed and floods poured from the
bursting SSWers. Soldiers and work,
men today are clearing sway the deb.
ris and searching for corpses, Some
bodies which were carried through
the sewers into the Seine will prob,
ably never bo found.
Great chasms liftcen and twenty
feet deep were torn in the streets by
the rushing waters. St. Lazairs,
Place do la Opera, Rue Hoetis, St.
Augustine, St. Philippe and Avenue
D'Antin were the worst damaged.
Miss Kathryn Moore? of Columbia,
is visiting Miss Heese Chandler.
Mrs. Julian Chandler has returned
from Marion. She was accompanied
by her niece, Miss Ruthupo.
M LAURIN NOT IN RAGE.
LIST CLOSED AT NOON TOPAY
WITH ELEVEN GUBERNATOR.
IAL CXADIDATE8.
Cnnslor of Tir/.nh Signs up at East
Minute for Another Race for Hail.
road Commissioner?Marlboro Man
Who Has Boen Talked of for
Mouths as Probable Candidate for
Governor or Senate Fails to specify.
Columbia, June 10.?Canslcr, of
Tlnah, the unfailing candidate for
Railroad Commlnlonor was the only
new candidate when the lists cloised
today at noon. )
John L. McLaurin did not enter for
anything.
Ii. M. Casque, of Florence, is un.
oppoaed for solicitor of tho 12th clr
I cult.
Tho official list as given out by
I State Chairman John Gary Evans
showed eleven candidates fur gover.
nor, four for lieutenant governor, two
for adjutant general, two for attor?
ney general, six for railroad commis.
sioner and one each for superintend,
ent of education, State treasurer, sec?
retary of State and commissioner of
I agriculture.
VILLA'S AGENTS SAY NO. i
-.
DENY SERIOUS BREAK BETWEEN
COMMANDER AND CHIEF.
Says That a "Mistake" Has Been
Made. However, Villa's Mm Con?
tinue to Hold Junrcs S?d Their
tender** Objective Attainments ere
MUl'h lit Doubt. I
El Paso, June 17.?There was no
serious break between Villa and Car
ransa, according to Villa's agejtts at,
Juarez. Despite the fact, that Villa
soldiers seized the customs house
and reins of the civil government at
Juarez, representatives of Villa ex?
plained today that a "mistake" had
been made. Juarez, however, remains
in control of Villa's men. An uneon
ilrmed report says Villa Is about to
start from Torreon for Juarez. Thirty
Carranas Officials were arrested when
Juarez was seized and put aboard a
special train sent to Chihuhua City
under heavy guard. Wires arc under
strict censorship. Indications arc
that Villa Is preparing for aggressive
action.
Dorchester, Mass., June 17.?Frost
fell in this vicinity this morning.
Snow fell for four mmites.
Lamentations of Lost Poire; M<>ru
Pitiful tiian Jeremiali.
The picture puzzles come and go,
And till the I ? t\d with heavy woe,
In feverish haste we scan "The State,"
And know what's right, alas! too late.
The Kitten was that lean *old cat,
Meowling on the walk he sat?
While round him Hew the brush and
bat.
The Dame, who looks so very good,
While posing in her solitude,
With burning lamp and belling pot,
I'll warrant many guesscth not;
The public has received a shock,
She's sitting down to mend her sock.
"Comrades in .\rms'' their troubles
share,
"The Firing Lino" does not appear.
And so our brains have gone to waste,
Our pennies, patience, time and paste.
Matrons and Maids of high degree.
Are groaning in their misery.
Their castles high have tumbled down,
They'll spend the summer close in
town.
No drifting over summer seas!
No cooling in the sea.shore breeze.
No solace comc3 where'ere they look!
They've lost tlu r pretty picture book!
?A. C. S.
June 3, 1914.
Miss Mattie Hill, of Wisacky, is
Visiting Miss lb .-sie Hood.
THIS IS THE "ROGER'S WAY"
<1CE
CREAM?
The Rogers Box?empty, showing its
patented construction, which is the great?
est improvement in packing brick cream
in the icecream world today.
The cream compartment in the centre,
surrounded by ice, keeps cream in perfect
condition for hours.
V Showing the Rogers Box packed with
cream and ice. It is impossible for the
salty ice or water to reach the cream. It's
easy to remove the brick, use part and re?
place the remainder in box where it will
keep for hours. When used, throw the
box away. v
When closed the box is easy to carry.
If you're down town and decide you want
to take home some cream, the Rogers Box
is just the thing. Makes a compact, neat
package, easy to carry?no annoying
dripping.
And Explains why Rogers
Factories Serve You the
"Cream" of the Ice Cre$m
Trade.
Cf You can now carry a brick of delicious Ice
Cream for miles on the hottest day. or you can
take it home in the morning, and serve it long after
dinner?all made possible by the patented * Rogers"
Ice Cream box.
{f The Rogers box is absolutely sanitary?used
only one time. You don't have to worry about
whether the old bucket that formerly served as a
cream carrier is thoroughly cleaned or not.
t| The Rogers box insures your cream remaining
firm because it is packed right in the center of an
ice coating and yet no ice or salty water can touon
the cream.
C|j The Rogers box is convenient?it is a neat
package, when closed, that you don't mind carry?
ing. You wouldn't know it was cream, judging
from the package, it's made so handily.
Cf Rogers Ice Cream Bricks, any flavor, packed in
Rogers boxes, are the ideal refreshment to serve af?
ter dinner, after tea, or for a party or when your
friends drop in for a chat, or anytime that a pure,
delicious refreshment is wanted.
{f Suppose you drop in to-day or phone us to
send you some cream packed the "ROGERS WAY'*
?You'll be genuinely surprised that cream can be
made so good or packed so well. Phone us t large
order or a small one. We give the same attention
to both.
If it is more convenient to you?
phone your druggist, he will sup?
ply you with Rogers Ice Cream
Bricks, packed the "Rogers Way"
The Roger's Ice Cream Co.
Phone 772
South Main Street
Sumter, S. C.