Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cfct JMatttjiuan anb ?utliron at Um O.OS rnsoMAfi news. Mr and Mrs. H. F. Carlisle have re? turned from the:r wedding trip and will be at home on East Liberty St. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Karle, of Green - tills are In the city for a short stay. Mr and Mrs. Leach have returned from their bridal trip to Uoeton. Mrs. T. H. Aw id, of Eastover. Is vhstlng her daughter. Mrs. Eugene fltansill on West Liberty Street. Mise Susie Dick Is at home from Winthrop College to attend the Ma son-Crowson wedding tomorrow night, at which she will be the maid of hon or. Mrs. Frank Itarvln. of Flnewood, spent Monday In the city. Funeral of W. D. Scarborough. The funeral services over the re? mains of Col. W. D. Scarborough were held at his late residence at Darzell Sunday SSorntng In the presence of a Urge nufjgfcer of relatives and friends, the Rev. Me.* Wilder of the Horeb Baptist Church, of which the de? ceased was a member, conducting the services. From hers the funeral pro? cession left for Sumter. The Interment took place at the Samte* cemetery, where the Anal services were conducted by the Rev. J. P. Marion of the Sumter Presby? terian church. The gruve was cover? ed with lovely floral tributes, which had been prepared by friends of the deceased. A large number of friends were present at the interment, to pay the'last sad rites to him who had been a friend to so many of them. Death of Mrs. VanDe \ enter. Mrs. Fannie Adeline Van Deventer, widow of the late Z. A. Van Deventer af New York city, died at the home of Mrs* Andrena Moses on West Lib? erty Street Sunday morning ubout 4 o'clock, after a long Illness, and the burial services took place Mon? day morning at the Catholic ceme? tery. The services were conducted by the Rev. D. M McLcod of the Trinity Methodist church, the deceased hav? ing been a member of the Methodist church. Mrs. Van Deventer was a native of ? Charleston, but lived in New York for many years. She came to Sum tor nine years ago und has lived here continuously since that time. She has been In bad health during the time ana lived here and has been able to go out very little. The only child who survives her Is Mr. H. R. Van Deventer of this city. Cotton ricking Machine. Mr. Fredhelm McCarter of York vllte. R. F. D. 6, picked 617 pounds of cotton one day lost week. The young man begun early in the morn? ing and worked until late in the even? ing. The result of the day's work, however was weighed In tho pres? ence ef a number of purtles whose veracity Is unqjestlonuble.?Yorkvllle Enquirer. Hudson Company Buys a Rule. The Hudson Motor Car Company, of Detroit. Michigan, has instructed their popular local agent. Mr. Harry V. Reld to purchase a bale of cotton for their company at 10 cents per pound and he has Instruct! I the Chamber of Commerce to buy the bale. Mr. Harry Reld hus Interested him? self to a considerable extent in writ? ing to distant cities endeuvorlng to get persons to >i y a bale at ten cents per pound. Tlv Hudson Motor Car Company does g big business in and around Sumter. Franc?*. Buy* Horses In St. Louis. St. Louis. Oct. 1.?Orders for 4,500 cavalry horse* have been placed by agents of Franco with commission firms of the home and mule market here. ThlM Is tin Li r M-st army horse order given here since the liocr War. The agents, It. |m Mild, are author texd to order lOO.OOo horses. The or? der slrcudy plated amounts to $<50, 000. American* Stay Fntll lltli. WuMhlnnton. Oft -??American force* at Vera Cruz, will not be wlth dranw before Met..1.er I 1th, it rggg an? nounced t<.. 1:?> at the war department. Brlgadler.General FlMMflOTg wax gives Inatrm tiooM t,, that cffVi t t? nlkiy fear* of glosteaji etvlltauf employed t?y the Amerban administration Who desire for their owe. protect log to leave before the e\ t< u.itmn. A steamer will sail from Vera Cr us tomorrow for the Fulled States, und as there will not be mother for a w??ek Gen. Fun*ton Mated that he he in a position to asoues Ihe populace tnat In the meantime Amerban lore... would not lenve. Ofhrlals snbl todnv that no esaet time had been set for withdrawing tin troop*. YIELDS RESPLT OF USED. Heavy Bearing Com of Good Quality Not Matter of Chance, but of Care? ful Work. Clernson College, * Oct. I??Pure? bred calves are not produced by scrub cows, nor are large yields of good corn tbe fruits of luck. This lesson Is one that years of exper? ience should have taught South Caro. Una farmers by this time and there Is no farmer In this State, according to Clernson College, who will not prollt] largely by selecting his seed corn now for next year's crop. The indi? cations are that more acreage than ever beforo will be planted In corn next year and the aim should be to make the yield as well as the acreage break records. It Is plain to any man that there Is more prollt in making four hun? dred bushels of corn on ten acres than In making the same amount on twenty acres. There are few men in this State who could not make forty bushels of corn to the acre, if they followed the principles of the good farming thut have been preached and demonstrated to them for years. One of the most important steps in in? creasing the yield of corn is to se? cure good seed and one of the sur? est und safest ways to secure good seed is to make u field selection of seed ears at this season. W. L. Hutchinson, professor of agronomy of Clernson College, ad? vises that Held selection of seed corn bo carried on Just before the corn is gathered. Select about fifty curs for ouch acre to be planted, as tho corn must go through a germination test later on and there should be plenty of margin in the amount selected. Three important things to look for In field selection of seed corn are type of stalk, height of ear on the stalk and growing conditions of stalk. Select vigorous stalks that stand up straight They should be stout at the bottom and tupering towurd the top. Short stalks are usually more desirable, other things being equal. Ears that ure unusually high on the stalk are undesirable. They are like? ly to produce stalks with high ears, which tend to make stalks top heavy. A long shank is likely to bo inherited and is a point to be avoided. Do not select from a stalk that produces a fine heavy ear, but has grown up in the center of a cleared space. This stalk bus hud very fav? orable conditions, probably, and there Is no reason to believe that seed taken from it will do as well under average conditions. Select rather from stalks grown under averugc conditions, or even under favorable conditions, which have shown by yields better than those of their neighbors that they have been able to do better work with cquul oppor tunlty. Ol'PH Kits DESTROY DISTILLERY. Sheriff and Deputies Empty Out About 500 Gallons of Deer and Urcak up Plant. OaPney, Oct. 4.?Sheriff Thomas and h.s deputies destroyed a large dis? tillery yesterday near King's Creek, in Cherokee county. Three men were working at the plant when the oft? ccrs appeared, but mude good their escape. It is probable that the men will be arrested later. The officers destroyed about live hundred gallons of beor and a large quantity of mash, malt, etc. The plant had the appear? ance of having been operated for some time, und doubtless large quantities of the "O be Joyful" had been manufac? tured there. ANOTHER WAREHOUSE. Lynehhurg Company Authorized to Store Cotton?$2,000 Capital. The secretary of State has Issued u commission to tho Lynchburg Cot? ton Warehouse company with a capi tul of $2,000. The petitioners are T. M. drittln. W. J. McLeod, C. E. Tlm. mons und I* Lane. The company will do a general cotton warehouse bjsi ness. WOl LI) ELIMIN ATE COTTON. Hlshopvllle, (?ct. 1.?At ? meeting in the l>'0 County court house this morn in I by the Lee County Branch of the Cotton Congress it was decided by a largo majority to memorialize the leg? islature of the Statt' to puss a law eliminating the planting of cotton dur? ing the >ear of l'.?l."i. There was mncb discussion, but tbe general Opinion was that a strong bvf* absolutely elim. inatlng a cotton crop in 1911 was out oidy salvation. ffnartanburg, ivt. i- Repn "nta live W\che tmlny announced he would Introduce si ?? special session <if tin legislature nest week bills prohibit II \.\ the prtMt net o.n of more I bun ti\< liales or cotton to ;i horse next yeni and postponing until ItOXl Ma\ tin payment of loses ii m due, foi ih< benefit nnly of iiersons who nuj i? ? tim t.'.???? a year lane*. Wy. he hi <b.v. Mease's lloor lend sr. WILL not M CAVE at ONCE, Mr. Hurst to Give up Position of Pity Clerk and Treasurer After Seven? teen Yours. From the Dally Item, Oct. 2. Mr. O. M. Hurst, who for the past seventeen years has been the efficient clerk and treasurer of the Pity of Sumter, today stated that It was with a feeling Of sadness that he leaves the position which he has held for so many years and severs connection which at all times have been pleasant to him. He stated that he would not leave the city's employ at once, but would remain until council had found a satisfactory man to till the position. He hud an understanding with the Hank of Sumtcr and with the council before hi* had announced his decis? ion to accept the position with the Uank of Sumter. Mr. Hurst has been with the city just seventeen years this month and has alwuys been a competent, obliging and popular ofllcial. He has always had the friendship of every man who has served on council during that time and his associations with the other employees of the city have always been of the pleasantest. He stated to? day that during the whole time that he had been in ofilce he had never had one cross word with any of the city officials or employees with whom he was connected, which is a record which few could claim. While no dctinlto date has been fixed fur the election of a city clerk and treasurer to succeed Mr. Hurst, it is probable that It will take place at the next meeting of City Council, which Is usually held on the second Tuesday night in the month. Several persons have made application for the position, but It Is understood that no choice has yet been made. PEACE SUNDAY OBSERVED. Various Churches Have Spcclul Pray? ers and Services for Day. The various churches in the city on yesterday observed Peace Sunday, the attendance being large at prac tleully all of the churches. At some of tho churches special prayers were directed toward this subject at the morning services, while at others both prayers and sermon dealt particularly with this subject. At other churches the peace services were taken up at the night services, when special prayers and sermons were delivered in accordance with the wishes Of the president, At the night services at several of the churches a collection was taken up to aid the work of the lied Cross Association in its work in relieving the suffering of the wounded soldiers und the non-combatants in the Eu? ropean countries. hain DEFEATS i UTE. Su ious Uluzc Is Averted at MaycsviUc. Mnyesville, Oct. 4.?What came near being a serious tire early yes? terday morning was prevented on ac? count of the rain which was falling at the time. The tire started In the he use of W. H. Swinton, a negro bar? ber, und within a short time this biildlng was completely destroyed with all its contents. The kitchen of W. M. Holey, president of the Howry institute, which was close to the Swinton house, was also destroyed. The residence was the property of BUSB Swinton and was valued at || 200 with only $400" insurance. W. if. Swinton lost his household goods and personal effects. It Is not known Whether he had insurance or not. Had it been dry and a strong wind blow? ing the stables of Q, T. DesChamps, the cotton warehouse of Ii. F. Des Champs and the residence of X. D. Womble and J. V. Bland would have bet n in serious danger. One evidence of the financial crisis which is on the country is noticeable In the falling off of the freight re? ceipts at the Atlantic Coast lane de? pot, the receipts for September being considerably decreased from those of September a year ago. A lot of freight was handled here in August, goods which were bought in the spring he fore the war troubles when the mer? chants anticipated n good fall trade, The merchants are buying little now outside of groceries and the necessi? ties Of life. Cotton is being stored in vacant lots and old buildings and very little is being sold by anybody. In the boil weevil districts of Louisiana ami Mississippi peanuts hive taken the place of cotton Oil many farme, as the money crop, there being a ready market for peanut vine bay as well as for the peanuts. The ha) Is said t<> be equally ns good as |M?nvlne buy, Peanuts e;m be pro? duced In South Carolins as well as in Virginia, North Carolina, Louisiana ami Mississippi and some of I he land Hint Is not planted In cotton next year might be planted m peanuts und good results obtained. There is more rot ton stored In Ihc i local w;i rehouse lhan cvei bofori und ? i' Is still < fining in. TO KT K.Mi SCHOOLS. MlKs HU?' Semis Ollt StUtA'IlH'llt C*Oll? corning Prize* for School Improve ?*nsont. Miss Bva May llite, president of the South Carolina Kural School Im? provement Association, has sent out the following to the schools of the State. The South Carolina School Improve? ment Association Is the only volun? tary organization In operation in the State today which has for its aim the betterment of educational condi? tion! affecting each white child whose name appears on the school registers. By means of local organizations in the various school communities, senti? ment, and even demand, for Im? proved school facilities is being cre? ated. As a means of stimulating even greater activity In the improvement of schools the State department of edu? cation has provided forty prizes?ten flrat prizes of $50 each, and thirty sec? ond prizes of $25 each?to be award? ed by the School Improvement Asso? ciation. This organization has adopted a regular prize score card as a basis in awarding these prizes for school im? provement in country schools. The items given consideration on this card may be grouped under three heads: First, the school building; second, the equipment; third, community activi? ties. The School Improvement Associa? tion insists that all buildings |bc erected upon plans approved by the State board of education. Any varia? tion from these plans lessens the chance of such school of winning a prize. Good equipment in a school room is just as important as the building itself. The Items of equipment named on the score card are considered nec? essary if the school is to be an effi? cient one. These embrace a suffi? cient number of single desks, a globe, a case of maps, a sufficient amount of blackboard, and a library. There is one phase of the work of the School Improvement Associa? tion which cannot be measured in dollars and cents, and that is the phase which arouses public opinion in .favor of better schools. This in? terest is manifested in some commu? nity activities which may be shown in the presence of a local school im? provement association, pupils in the Hoys' Corn Club or Girls' Tomato Club, a Home-makers' Club, and pub? lic meetings held at the school build? ing in an effort to make the school the community centre. This phase of the work is given particular atten? tion by the committee awarding the ?ohool Improvement prizes. The president of the State Associa? tion will gladly furnish prize applica? tion blanks upon request. These may also be secured from any county su? perintendent of education or county organizer of school improvement asso? ciations. All application blanks should be accurately liled out ,and sent to the county superintendent or organizer on December 1. The prizes will be award? ed as soon after that date as the pa plications can be sent to the State president. Second Week Jurors. The following is a list of Jurors drawn for the second week of court which convenes here on October 13th. R, T. Drown, Marion Myers. H. T. McFlveen, J. T. Hodge, G. A. Nettles, 13. R. Sanders, S. 1 ?. Hudson,. ^ j. D. Joyo, William Burrows, c. H, llattleld, w. x. Bradford, W. B. Doyle, W. F. Carr, W. B. MeElveen, J, O. Hawkins, J. Singleton Moore, W. M. DeLorme, J. P. Tlsdale, A. M. Pate, Oeo. T. Geddings, T. K. Mima, g. W. Loring, J. W. Jones, A, A. Bradham, s. I?. Itlchardson, W. H. Hudson, .1. Edwin Rembert, .1. i >. McLeod, K. T. M< Collum, j w. L. Brunsen, a. If. Truluck, j, ii, Allsbrook, J. A, Reams, p. A. McCarthy, I i,. W. Myers, 1 W. S. K? ames. Our New Merchant Marine. Waslhgnton, < >ct. l'. Fifty-four ships, aggregating nearly 250,000 tons, worth. approximately $15,000,000, luive been added to the American merchant marine since the new ship registry law went iuto effect. Al? though Ihe vesse.lls previously sailed under British, Herman or Belgian lings, thej were reall) American own - 'cd. RlSHOPVlLLF NEWS ULMS. Protract til Meeting at Baptist Church ?Miss Woodward Entertains_per? sonal. Bev. and Mrs. I). Arthur Philips were on a visit to Mrs. lt. M. Me. Leod last week. Miss Elise Du Hose, who left two weeks ago to resume her studies at Winthrop, was taken suddenly ill and was brought home Monday on a cot Her friends wish for her a speedy recovery, Misses Jaunita Hogers and Floy Woodham have gone to Columbia Col? lege. Mr. Jake Parrott left this week for Charleston to continue his studies at the medical college. Miss Annie Williams has accepted a position as stenographer with D. W. Alderman dk Son's, Alcolu. She left Monday to begin her work. Rev, J. Dean Crain of Greenville arrived Tuesday to assist Mr. M. M. Benson in a protracted meeting at the Baptist church. Mr. Crain is a forceful and interesting speaker, preaching to large crowds every af? ternoon and evening. Miss Alberta Woodward delightful? ly entertained the members of the McDowell Music Club Monday after? noon. An interstlng program was rendered, after which refreshments were served by the hostess. The W. M. U. of the Santee Associa? tion will meet in the Bishopville Baptist church on October 15-10. Mrs. Chapman, the State president, will meet with the union both days. All societies are urged to send dele? gates. In order to avoid confusion the societies should send name of delegates as soon as possible to Miss Carrie Mae Parrott, Bishopville, S. C. The Sun Bros. Shows were in town Tuesday. Gov. Blease has appointed B. Frank Kelley, Esq., Messrs. J. A. Rhame and J. J. Watson commissioners for the federal election, and Messrs lt. L. DuRant, Henry Gutling and J. Manly Smith for State election to be held November 3rd. Cotton is selling today for 7 l-2c. and very few buyers, even at that price. A farmers' meeting was held here October 1st to discuss the cotton question. KNTERTAIXS FOB MISS MASOX. ? 1 Mrs. C. G. Rowland Hostess at Flab orate Social Affair. The most elaborate affair of the week was the reception given by Mrs. C. G. Rowland on Thursday afternoon to honor Miss Eleanor Mason, one of the season's most popular brides-to be. The reception hall and parlors were artistically decorated, smilax with goldenrod in lavish profusion furnish? ing a rich autumnal color scheme Mrs. Rowland, becomingly gowned In white lace, was assisted in receiving by her charming mother, Mrs. Gulie Corbett, iu black silk, Miss Julia Rowland, In yellow crepe, and Miss Mary Wilson, in green crepe. Punch was graciously served by Mrs. R. S. Hood In white silk and Miss Lucilc DeLorme in black taffeta. Several games of hearts were play? ed, after which it was found that Miss Helen Bates had scored highest and she was presented with the prize, a pair of silk hose. After dainty refreshments had been dispensed, the guests were asked into the dining room, where the principal feature of the decorations was the levely centerprlece, u shower effect of goldenrod from the chandelier, from which was also pendant a dainty white inverted sunshade which was filled with beautiful gifts from the assembled friends of the bride-elect. Among those present were: Mesdamos Bates, from Baltimore; K. S. Hood, W. J. Crowson, C. T. Mason, Jno. Clack, Lila D. Knight W. J. Hall, Ernest Friar, Stewart Ma? son, F. L. Scott, H. M. Crowson. J. J. Williams, B. T. Brown, Rey? nolds, B. K. DeLorme, Gulie Cor? bett, G. A. Lemmon. W. F. Alexan? der, Coo. W. Dick, M. H. Flaum, C. S. Klngsmore, Jno. Green, Simon Rowland, J. H. Guthrie; Misses Eleanor Mason, Luclle DeLorme, Ju? lia Rowland, Estelle Crowson. Mary Wilson and Helen Bates, of Batl more. FA RMF.RS PLANTING MUCH GRAIN. District Agent Raker of Farm De? monstration Service Talks of Grain Campaign. The State-wide campaign for grain I |m gaining around, according to L. L. ' Baker of Bishopville, district agent for the United states farm demonstra? tion work, who arrived In Columbia yesterda) for a conference with E. E. Hall, agricultural agent for Bichlana county. ' The farmers In nil sections of the State are planting more grain than ever.' said Mr. Baker. The demonstration work was re centl> Inaugurated in Marlboro conn A CIRCUS COMING. The Sparks World's Famous Slum* Headed This Way?Reports Cred? it This Cirrus Willi Being Greatly Enlarged and Now one of the Lead? ers iu Their Line. On Friday Mr. J. C. Tracey, gen? eral advance representative for the Sparks Shows was in town making contracts and paving the way for the coming of the big circus. Immense quantities of provisions of all kinds will be contracted for from our local merchants, and the grounds known as circus grounds, liauser stret was leased for Friday, October IS, which is the date the Mg show will exhibit here. j From now until show day hardly a day will pass but what one or more agents of the circus will be in town looking after details, promoting public interest and thoroughly advertising the surrounding country. This circus em? ploys over 50 people in the depart? ment of publicity alone. Mr. Tracy, who is a very genial gentleman, has in his possessioa many newspaper criticisms of the show and they all speak in glowing terms of the excellent entertainment given and the honorable methods em? ployed by the show management in doing business with the public?no gambling or short change artists be? im, allowed among its employees. Our people will undoubtedly turn out en masse if the weather is at all favorable. - |r: BOOSTING BUY-A-BALE. Northern Advertising Men Interested in Movement and Rushing It. A number of the leading northern and eastern papers have been very kindly advertising the Sumter Cham? ber ot Commerce and Retail Deal, ers' Association "Buy a Bale of Cotton Movement." A number of letters have been received from prominent citi? zens 01' New York city, Atlantic City, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Nashville, and other large centers stating that they had interested different commer? cial organizations and newspapers in the Sumter plan, as the result of the letters and circulars mailed out from the business men of Sumter. Luciin I. Strauss recently sent cir? culars from the Chamber of Com? merce to different advertising men In the country giving the movement an Impeiur from this class of "boosters." Replies have been received from all stating that they are doing all In their 1 ower to promote the success of the plan and are heartily in favor of it. The large advertising agencies are joining committees in their respective cities and with their help Sumter is bound to be mentioned as being among the ilrst to exploit Intelli? gently and nationally ,the "Buy 'a Bale" slogan. The following is a letter received from the New York American which has a special conrnrittee in charge of the work: New York, Sept. 30. 1914. Mr. Luciarr 1. Strauss, Sumter S. C. My Dear Mr. Strauss: Your favor of the 17th was referred to me by Mr. Hecht, but owing to the unusual amount of work attached to handling the "Buy a Bale of Cotton" movement for Mr. Hearst In this city, an acknowledgement was not sent sooner. As you probably know by this time, we have been intluentlal in getting the Merchants' Association and the business men of New York started on an active campaign for subscrip? tions. The American has been run? ning a daily story showing the pro. gress and spreading the propaganda, and numerous cartoons on cotton have been placed before the public. Trusting that we shall soon see ths -ratifying effect of a movement of this magnitude, I remain. Sincerely yours, II. Edwin Keller. Fur the Committee. Virginia Company Uuys a Bale. W. W. Putnam ft Company, man? ufacturers of parlor ami chapel or? gans, of Staunton. Va.. have sent a cheek for .*.?(? to the Sumter Musio House. M. B. B?ndle, proprietor, for the purchase of bale of cotton \u\ der the "Buy a Bale of cotton' plan. The extra session of the legislature that convenes next week will probably cost the taxpayers somewhere between llfty and seventy-live thousand dol? lars and it is extremely doubtful If the benefit derived by the State will equal the cost. There exists such a deversity of opinion as to what the State has authority to do in respect I to curtailing the cotton acreage and j in providing wa>s and means to re? lieve the financial stringency that it I may be Impossible for the legislature to aj;roe on measures that will be con. stltutlonal and practical. The situa? tion of the matter Is largely i" the bands of the farmers themselves and the bankers and merchants who must cooperate to save the State from financial disaster, , - m a ajy.^g