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?|g f?akjpnan uu j&mtjroa Mr. S. J. fllackwell. of Salem, was In Um city on Friday. ?fr Wltllam Reynolds haa returned home from the VnfveretU/ of the Booth, at Sewasea for the summer va? cation. Miss Anna Bryan has returned home, aftsr a visit to friends in 0u miner ton. Mas* Editk McFadden, of Harvln. a on i visit to her sister, Mrs. It. A Mrs. R. A. McOalhim and daugh? ter aad Mrs. Anderson are spending tbo summsr at Mt. Pleasant. Mass Ola dys Turner and Mrs. Frank Pattern and daughter went to the mountains of Western North Carolina this morning to visit rela? tives, Mfcsj Willis Delgar spent Tuesday In Floren?? at tit}. Firemen's Tourna? ment, going over to the Oats City by auto. Mra L*. E Wood has gone to Ashe vlll?, to sp?nd a ceupl? of weeks. Miss Bert ho Chandler, of Ben nettsville. is visiting friends In the city. Miss Ednm kW>ea. of Maycavtlle, is visiting re ?Uvea in Sumter. Mlsn Holen Doyst, of Georgetown, Is vtsMftsjg h?r sunt. Mra. B??tham on West Hampton Ave, Misses Pearl and Kats Wlngate and Liffhrn kfclntosh, of Klngstree, spent tho week-end with Miss O sorgte Bett ham. Mra Robert T. Phillips has gone to Col urn bu?. On., to spend several week a with Nor mother. Nell Phillips Is visiting her r. Mra J. L. Baker, in Atlanta. Mra Julius Wanaamaker and daughter. Miss Fannie, who spent the weak-end with Mrs. T. E. White on B. Marvin street, returned to Orange burg Use night. Florence and Elolse Bteal. s Polly Parker of Hock Hill end aitaao* Ituth und Gertrude, WUson ?f ?t. iharlee are vtaiUng Mm. D, K. M ? 'mII uii. Mrs, H D. Wilson, of Washing-on. Is visiting retatUe* in tk? city. Mr. and Mra Henry P. Moses and mfant son have gone to Denver. Colorado, where Mr. Mos?? will stay severs) weeka and Mrs. Menne will spend the summsr with her relativen Mr. Marshall W ?sc oat. of Wil? mington. N. C, Is In th? elty ?pendln? a few days. Magistrate J. L. Qlllls. of Hsmbert. was la Um city today. Hon. A. K Handera, of llagood. a candidate for the togiahvnre, was in the etty on Saturday. Mra lt. K. Wilder has returned from Savannah, where ska has been visiting for several weeka Thoee who knew her In this city arlll be Interested In the announce? ment of the mar*-tage in Darlingtor of Miss Salome Hllb to Mr. Ben Htavls. a young huelneas man of Charleston Mtkn Hllb made her home in Humter for eomtdme and made many friends during her stay her?. I Married at the Methodist parson? age at dimmer ton. by Kev. C. C. Darrte. June 14th. Mr. Olli? J. Abraame. of Bummerton. and Miss Mary E. Corbatt of Paxvlll?.?Man? ning Tinos?. Bt'ii y Synod. Msnnlng. June 15.?Berry Mprott. ag?d IB. died at bl* home at Foreston, at ? 10 tkts afternoon from acuta up pendfcttls. Re won the debaters' medal at the recent commencement of Ike Manning high school. STORM DOES BIG DAMAGE Marti Corn hi Concord and Brogdon BsrtlosM BJtown hown by Wind. The storm of Thursday night seemn to have done a great deal of damage to the corn In the Zoar. Concord and Hrogdon sections of thin county. The young corn was blown down and much of It was broken off at the roots. This will b? killed, while other com *htrh whs merely bent over will come out again At Mr. J. K. Newman's plaro In one held he made an actual count of the damage done and In ono field alxty stalks wer? broken off to the row, whtl? 21J were left ?tandlng. In an? other field 197 stalk* were left atand Ing to the row, while 7ft were blown down snd broken off. In Mt ill another field th? count showed I?4 atalkn left ?landing, whtl? 34 were blown down to the row. This ahowa nesrly thirty par cent ?I th? corn daatroyed by th? wind TO AID CITY Nl'RHK. Civic league to Carry on Canvas to Continue Ward During Hummer. The committee of the Civic League In charge of the nurse work met last week to look Into the condition of the funds. The league finds It hau not sufficient In this fund to run the work for the summer and so has to start a ennvass for this purpose. Perhaps thera is no time in the year when it is more necessary to have a visiting nurse than July. To have to drop the work even for a time would mean to lose much that has been gainsd In the putting down of disease and improvement in sanitary condi? tions. The people of Sumter are far too Interested in this work to let 'It lapse, but they tire of giving regular? ly and the constant dropping off of subscribers makes it difficult to pay the nurse's salary from month to month. In response to a recent appeal in The Item the nurse, Miss Qibson, has received some fine mosquito nets which she Is glad to have to protect her patients from mosquitoes and files. The league has a refrigerator in perfect condition belonging to this department which it wishes to sell. Apply for Information to Mrs. R. S. Hood. Moore-Brogdon. Bennettsvills, June 27.?The Meth? odist church was the scene of a very beautiful wedding last Wednesday evening when Miss Estelle Luclle Moore, the accomplished daughter cf Mr. and Mrs B. D. Moore, becamo the bride of Julius Leon Brogdon, a prominent planter of Sumter county. The ceremony was performed by the bride's pastor, the Rev. Peter Stokes, In the presence of a large assemblage of relatives and friends. Ferns and palms were used in the decoration of the church, making a most pleasing background for the bridal party. Just before the ceremony Miss Grace Mitchell, accompanied by Mrs. H. Y. Falcon on the violin, played "Romance," and Mrs. C. E. Strom sang "Protestation." To the strains of the Lohengrin wedding march, the following ribbon girls entered: Misses Thelma Moore, sister of the bride; Wilma Iluwor Lilhe Moore and Gertrude Hree vler. The bridesmaids and grooms? men entered nest. Mis* F.mma Hol? land of Ninety4Ml with Lee Jones of Columbia; Miss Ora McFall of Pickens with William Lawrencs of Sumter; Miss Eva Huestess with Pringle Brunson of Sumter, Mise Ruth Patterson with William Brogdon, Miss Mai Belle Moore of Latta with Robert Jones of Sumter. Next came ths matron of honor, Mrs. Bossard Brltton of Sumter. The maid of honor. Miss Marie Jones of Sumter, entered next. Little Isadora Hamer, as rlngbearei preceded the bride, who was given in marriage by her father, B. D. Moore. The groom en? tered from a side door with his broth? er, Jake Broi;don of Sumter, and Joined the bride at the altar, where the ring ceremony was used. The bride was lovely In a gown of white crepe meteor trimmed with lace and pearl ornaments and the veil was caught In cap effect around the face, Ulles of the valley peeping out from the folds. Mr. and Mrs. Brogdon left imme? diately after the ceremony for Hen dersonvllle for several weeks, after which they will be at home In Sum? ter. The guests from a distance were: Darby White, Rowland Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jones, Miss Ruth Jones of Sumter, Mrs. Andrew Legette, Marlon Legette of Latta, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Newton of Tatum, Mr. and Mrs. Luther Howerton and Alfred Howerton of Columbia. In anticipation of the approaching marriage. Mrs. E. C. Newton of Ta? tum on last Friday afternoon gave a miscellaneous shower In honor of the bride-elect. Mrs. Newton served a dainty lee course to her guests. Miss Ruth Patterson entertained the bridal party Tuesday evening at a pretty reception. The house was beautifully decorated for the occasion, carrying out the color scheme of green und white. Delightful refreshments were served during tho evening. Another prenuptlal in honor of Miss Moore wus a linen shower given Monday afternoon by Mrs. Ijuwreme Newton, st which the bride received msny dainty pieces of linen. Mrs. Newton sorved cream und cake to her guests A Distressing Accident. The distressing accident which one of the Itlshopvlllc horses suffered In a practice run cuused a good deal of excitement. Tho horse becamo un managable and dusbed through the wire fence, which was tipped with barbs, and ns a result was severely cut about the shoulders ami breast It was feared ho would be incapacitat? ed for further service but his owner* say he will come around alright af ter a while I The horse had Jusi been purchased and this was his first trial. ? Floisncs Tims*. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEET? ING. Itinerary of County Campaign Ar? ranged and Assessment* on Caiui1 datea Fixed. The County Democratic Exerutive Committee met in the court houac at 11 o'clock Saturday. Juno 2fith, with the following members pros nil: Sumter Ward 2?J. H. Clifton. Sumter Ward 4?Qeo. W. Dick. Concord?T. B. Brunson. Burden?C. M. Emanuel. Dalsell?A. C. Thompson. DuBose?T. S. DuBose, Jr. Earle?H. D. Tindal. Farmers?P. M. Pitts. Hagood?A. K. Sanders. Manchester?T. G. Geddin.es. Oswego?B. M. Oliver. Pleasant Grove?M. D. Weaver. Privateer?W. O. Cain. Reids?F. M. Brown. Rafting Creek?J. J. Brown. Stateburg?A. F. Neyle. Shlloh?S. W. Truluck. Taylors?I. M. Truluck. Wedgefield?M. L. Parier. The meeting was called to order by County Chairman J. H. Clifton, who stated that the first business before the committee would be to fix the time of the county campaign and arrange the Itinerary of the campaign meet? ings. After discussion the following schedule was agreed to: Privateer. Tuesday. August 4. Shlloh, Wednesday, August 5. Mayesville, Thursday, August 6. Remberts, Tuesday, August 11. Dalzell, Friday, August 14. Wedgefield, Tuesday, August 18. Sumter, Friday night, August 21. Sumter, Saturday, August 22. The next matter taken up was the assessments to be levied on the can? didates for the purpose of raising funds to pay the expenses of the pri? mary. This was dl8cusse 1 at some length and the following assessment were agreed to by unanimous consent. Supervisor.$25.00 Treasurer. 26.00 Auditor. 15.00 Superintendent of Education . 20.00 Judge oJ Probate. 10.00 Coroner. 10.00 House of Representatives.. .., 25.00 Senate. 50.00 Magistrate, 1st Dlst. 2.60 Magistrate, -nd I???t. 2.00 Magistrate, urd DIM. 10.00/ Vagistrate, 4th DHU. 4.00 Magistrate, 6th Dtttf. 7.50 Magi?lxaie, Gth Dint. 6.00 Magistrate, 7th Dist. 2.50 In addition to the above fixed as? sessments all candidates are required to pay 25 per cent extra assessment, which additional assessment will be refunded to the defeated candidates at the close of the primary. That is, the candidates who are assessed $10 will be required to pay $12.50 when they file their pledges, but the un? successful candidates will be refund? ed $2.50 each at the close of the primary. The candidates who are as? sessed $25.00 will be required to pay $31.25 when they file their pledges, and the unsuccessful ones will be re? funded $6.25; and so on through the list Candidates are required to pay the assessment and file the usual pledge on or before 12 o'clock Monday, Au? gust 3rd. Farmers club reported that the club had been reorganized and that the following officers had been elect led: President J. C. Dawk ins; Vice President, W. J. Stafford; Secretary O. W. Bradford; Executive Commit teeman, P. M. Pitts.?The polling place of the club is Second Mill. Reid's Club reported that the club had been reorganised, as directed by the County Executive Committee. The club presented a request that the club be permitted to change Its polling place from Greenland Savannah school house, the place previously namod by the County Executive Com? mittee' to Hold's school house, the regular polling place of the club for the past several years. The request was granted and the committee voted that the polling place of Reid's club be at the Reld school house. Manchester Club reported that the club had been organized, as directed by the County Executive Committee, and that the polling place of the club would be at the school house at old Manchester depot. The polling places of the several clubs wore reported by the respec? tive executive commltteemen and were thereupon fixed and declar? ed by formal vote of the committee as follows: Sumter, Ward 1 Club?Ward 1 In Oily of Sumter. Sumter. Ward 2 Club?Ward 2 City of Sumter. Sumter. Ward 3 Cltth?Ward .1 City of Sumter. Sumter. Ward 4 Cltth?Ward 4 City of Sumter. Rorden Cltth?Borden. Concord Cltth?J. W. Brunsens mill. Dal/ell Club? Dal/.ell. DuBose Club?DuBosebi storo, tat Dullosn station. Kurls Club ?T. B, Hodges store. Farmers Club?Second Mill. Hagood Club?Hagood. Manchester Club?School house at old Manchester depot. Mayesville Club?Mayesville. Oswcgo Club?Oswego. Pisgah Club?011118* store. Pleasant Grove Club?Pleasant Grove school house. Privateer Club?Privateer station. Reid's C ub?Reid School house. Rafting Creek Club?Rembert's station. Salem Club?Warren's Store. Stateburg Club?Hair's store. Shiloh Club-^Shiloh. Trlnitv Club?E. T. Mini's store. Tayloi? Club?Lone Oak school house. Zoar Club?Britton's Store. Wedgefleld Club?Wedgetteld. The question of the definatlon of club districts was brought up and Chairman Clifton stated that he had referred the matter to State Chair? man John Gary Evans and requested a ruling. He read the reply of Chair? man Evans, who ruled that voters, not residents of cities, must enroll in the club nearest to their places of residence, irrespective of township lines, the distance being calculated by the shortest practicable route. That is to say, if a voter residing in State burg township is nearer to the Ha good club than to the Stateburg club, then he must enroll In the Hagood club and vote there. This opinion of the State Chairman was in direct con? tradiction of the construction placed on the rule by a majority vote of the Sumter County Executive committee at its last meeting, when it was held that club districts must be restricted to townships and that a voter must enroll in the club in the district in which he resides. Under the ruling of the State Chairman the duty of the County Executive Committee Is per formed when it shall have fixed and declared the polling places of the several clubs of the county and that the districts of the several clubs and the membership thereof are automat? ically determined by the distance ofj the places of residence of the voters from these club precincts. A voter must enroll in the club nearest his place of residence. A motion was made and seconded that the Chairman be directed to pre? pare and publish a list of the polling places of the several clubs, as fixed and declared by the committee at this meeting, and that the voters of Sum? ter county be notified in the same publication that they are required to enroll In the Club nearest their place of residence and that in enrolling they are required to sign their names in full. Mr. W. O. Cain offered as a rub stitute that the club districts as laid out by this committee at Its last meeting he adhered to. The substi? tute was voted down. The motion as originally made was then put to a vote and adopted. The question of nominating can? didates for Coroner to fill the unex plred term of Mr. S. F. Flowers, de? ceased, was brought up, and after discussion it was decided that since the office could not be filled by ap? pointment save for the period be? tween the time the vacancy occurs and the next general election, tnere fore it was Just and proper to place the office of Coroner in the forthcom? ing primary. The meeting then adjourned subject to the call of the Chairman. DCCK ER - B ELL MARRIAGE. Beautlfnl Home Wedding at the Resi? dence of the Bride on East Calhoun Street. A beautiful home wedding was solemnized on Thursday afternoon last, the twenty-fifth, when Mi's. Wilhelmina Y. Ducker, became the wife of Mr. Harry D. Bell of Char? leston. The marriage took place at 3.30 o'clock, the ceremony being performed by Rev. Dr. Wilson, pas? tor of the Lutheran church of this city. Only the immeliate family being present to witness it. The bride was most becomingly attired in white silk crepe with lace. The parlor was beautifully decorat? ed with ferns and white candles, the color scheme being pink. Immedia? tely after the ceremony the bridal party repaired to the dining room where a sweet course was served. Mrs. Bell is a young wo? man of sterling worth, and has a host of friends; tho groom is a popular young man and Is a travel? ing salesman of New York. They left on the five o'clock train for Charleston, where they will spend several weeks with relatives. They carry with them the best wishes of their many friends. After the mid? dle of July, they will be at their homo No, ft East Calhoun street. Mr. and Mrs. Bell were tho recip? ients of quite a number of hand? some and useful gifts. Tho out-of town guests, were Misses Louise and Mr George Boll, of Charleston. And Mr. B, A. Bult man, of Orangeburg, and Mrs. John W. Fowler of Wll mlnKton, N. C. The number of June weddings Im another mark of graut confidence in the Wilson administration Wtlmlng. ton star, A "Quick Change" Just begin saving a little each week? You'll be astonished at how soon you will have brought about a change in your financial condition. Try it. The Peoples' Bank WISACKY NEWS NOTES. {Burial of Mrs. Alex Skinner?Fail? ure of Tobacco Crop?Negro Found Dead?Rivers' Cooling; Waters En? joyed by Bathers. Wisacky, June 26.?It is hot, ex? tremely hot, and getting quite dry. Our crops are not suffering, but a good rain would be very helpful. The oat crops turned out well and were saved without any damage from rain. The corn crops are all laid by in good condition and planted in peas. Our oat land sowed in peas. Cotton crops are in fine condition and look? ing well, I never saw better prospects at this season of the year. Our young folks, and some of the old ones too, male and female, are enjoying the cooling waters of Lynches river. They say it is fine sport. Mingo Lewis, one of our best color? ed farmers, was found dead in his horse stables a few days ago. There was no injury found on his body, and is presumed that he died from some .natural cause. Mr. W. W. DesChamps has sent his family to Henderson for the summer. He and his wife will soon follow. They will be greatly missed from our town. Rev. Tom Tuck Is assisting Rev. Bethea in a protracted meeting at Lynchburg this week. They are hop? ing for good results. I trust all of their hopes will be realized. I had the sad privilege of being present and taking part in laying to rest our friend and fellow comrade, S. F. Flowers, last Wednesday. He was a gallant soldier throughout the late war, always at his post and ready to do his duty, and we trust has gone to be with the Saviour forever. Tho tobacco crop in this section is a failure. Most of it has been plant? ed in cotton or something else. I saw some fine weed near Lynchburg yes? terday. Mrs. Alex Skinner was buried at St. Lukes' cemetery today. Rev. Bethea was assisted in the servcice by Rev. Q. E. Edwards, pastor of Bishop ville church. She had been sick for a long time. The candidates are having a warm time. FOURTH OP JULY CHEAP EX? CURSION RATES, VIA ____ The Atlantic Coast lane, The Stand? ard Railroad of the South. On account of Fourth of July Ex? cursion round trip tickets will be sold at very low fares at all stations on the Atlantic Coast Line, on July 2, 3 and 4, to all points within a ra? dius of about three hundred and twenty-five (325) miles from the selling point, limited returning to reach original starting point prior to midnight of July 7th, 1914. Rates are not made to points north of Washington. For full particulars regarding fares, schedules, etc., apply to O. V. Player, Ticket Agent, Sumter, S. C. T. C White, Gen. Pss. Agent. W. J. Craig. Pass. Traf. Mgr. Wilmington, N. C. SUMTER BOYS FIGHT EIRE. Quench Merry Flumes in a Twinkle at Dr. Ellerbe** Kitchen In Florence. Florence Times, June 25. The fire hoys from the Game Cock city were called upon to give a prac? tical demonstration of their efficien? cy about one o'clock today when the kitchen annexed to the home of I>r. A. C. Ellerbe was discovered to be on tiro. By a happy coincidence the Sumter boys were staying at Or. Ellorbe's They had Just returned to their rooms from tho raco course, when smoke was seen issuing from the roof of the kitchen. Fanned by s stiff little breeze the Homes wore dancing merrily when the alarm of (Ire was given. True to the instincts of their call? ing tho tiro-lighter* were instantly on the alert, and when they found that the blase was right at hand they do seended upon It like a thousand bricks, in a twinkle the lire was out. The Fourth of July will come on Monday, the Oth, this year, at least that seems t?> bo tho da\ that the merchants will observe at* July 4th this year Death of an Infant. Mary Ethel, the Untie 7-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. X. 8. MeLeod, died last Sunday, June 21, and was buried at Bethel church near Oswego. Real Estate lYansfer. Susan Peters to J. S. Collins, lot on Council street, $4,000. Candidates' Cards. Announcements of candidates will be printed in this column until the close of the campaign for $5. No cards accepted on credit. - The Senate. I hereby announce that I am a can. didate for election to the State Sen. ate from Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Dem- ratic party. H. D. EPPS. House of Representatives, I hereby announce myself a can? didate for the Horse el Representa? tives, subject to the rulr 9 of the Dem? ocratic party. D. D. MOISE. Believing that my four years ex? perience and my study of the State's affairs have put me in a position for effective service, I am % candidate for re-election to the House of Repre? sentatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. R. B. BELSER. I am a candidate for the* House of Representatives from Sumter County, subject to the rules governing the Democratic primary. A. K. SAXDERS. For Supervisor. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for the office of County Super? visor subject to the nttag governing the Democratic prim?r . W. S. TH^MPSOX. I am a candidate for re-election to the office of County Supervisor, sub? ject to the rules ot the Democratic party. P. M. PITTS, Supervisor. ! I hereby announce myself a can? didate for the office of Supervisor for j Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. L. E. WHITE. County superintendent of Education. [ I hereby announce m: self a can? didate for re-election to the office of County Superintendent ot* Education of Sumter County and pl.dge myself to abide by the rules of the Demo? cratic primary. J. H HAYNS WORTH. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for the office of County Super? intendent of Education for Sumter County, subject to the isles of the Democratic party. S. D. CAIX. For Coroner. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for the ofllce <?f Coroner of Sumter County subject to the rules Kovernintf the Democratic i rimary WILLIAM J ^RALE. Wedding Presents Our line of these goods Includes many unusually appro? priate gifts for the bride. It you are called ti|M>n to give a wedding present, come to us \\c can show you something suitable. W. A. Thomp son, JEWELER AND OPTIC %N. "8. ft H." si amps ODnn.