Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cfet ?taltbmim anb $cutbroii HMW Puetonece ?4 Sumter, 8. Ol, m gecee*! cum? Matter. PERSONAL N KWH. MIm Janet Henry, who formerly lived in Hunger la in the eity for a ?hurt stay. Mlaeea Itessie Walsh and Ceelle McKagen uro at Imme spending the week-end from Winthrop College. These young ladies were among sev? eral called to Columbia from Win? throp College to testify in the case of Bayneworth agslnst the Atlantic Coast Lina Railroad, they having been on board the train when an alleged dif? ficulty waa said to have occurred be? tween the conductor und Haynsworth. Mrs. Dora K. Dennis who moved from here two yeara ago und lived at Maeon. On., haa returned to the eity and will make Sumter her home la the future, at V Ha I cm avenue. Mr. and Mrs. W. J Crowson, Jf? have returned from their bridal trip to New York. Policeman H. O. McKagen has re? turned from Columbia and Rock Hill. Mr. McKagen acted aa a apectal officer for the Atlantic Coust Line, subpoenaed and escorted .several yonng ladlee from Winthrop College I to Columbia, where they were culled aa w Itn eases. The many frlenda of Dr. II. A. Mood are glad to know that he la rapidly recovering fron aa operut.lon la Richmond eeverul weeks ago. Dr. Mood haa been back for several days now and hla frlenda are glad to see him on the street ugaln. Mr. II. LeOette Spencer, of Che raw, la In the city to spend the week-end with Mr. Duane Wannamaker. Rev. J. H. Wilson left today to attend tho seaaions of the Lutherun Synod of South Curollna, at Green? ville. Dr. Wilson will return Satur? day and meet h a appointments next 8unday. Mr. D. Allen Brown, of Hobbina. is In the city to spend a few days. Cant. E. H. Holman. a formet oum ter' realdent. la vlaltlng In the city. Mr. Sidney Smith, of Camden, a well known baseball player was a visitor to the city today. Mlaa Lids Wlleon, of St. Charles, is vtatttng in the city. Marriage. Mr. Geo. Kneece of Sunary, Lex? ington County, and Miss lira Prltcbard were married in the office of the coun? ty clerk of court by the clerk Thurs? day afternoon. Death of Mrs. Ratne?bergh. Fron The Dally Item. Oct. 17. Mrs, Annie Stllea Kalnshcrah, wife of Mr. James Henry ltalnsbergh, of thia city died at the Tourney Hospital yesterday afternoon, after an Illness of about two weeks. Mrs. ltalnsbergh waa taken to tho hoapital the first gg the week and operated on, but the phyalciau'a skill was unable to save her life. Th? funeral services will be held at the residence. No. 401 South Main atreet. at 4 o'clock this afternoon and the Interment will follow immediatel> after varda at the cemetery. The eervkee will be conducted by Hat. Mr. 1 lackburn of Calutnbla and Kov. Mr. Marlon or this city. Mrs. ltalnsbergh wan Pom at East over. Aa Mlaa Annie Stiles, she was married to the late A. W. Cogswell tu 1890. who died In 1911. She was niarrled on Sept, mher lo to Mr. James Henry UntnsheiKh of this city, who survives her. She also leaves two sisters. Mrs. kobert Seay of Eustovcr and Mrs N 1? Worn hie of Muyca\ illc. Mr* liainsh? r^h was well known in Sumter and had many friends hire to Whom her deulh ? aine as a great shock. X. .1. J \< Kso\ WINS CAR From The Daily Hern. Oct. 17. The Wreek Store's automohile eon test came to a e|.>nc yesterday, and after tin list rott had ?>? en rast ami all votes counted it was round th .i TL. J. Jucksnn was the forlunn'c win? ner of the car. he haV lag received the most votra cast. The contest was put on with the opening of the New Uro k Store, and has excited considerable Interest md a lot of fricndU ri\ dr> gmpgjg QOaV teatants. The ear which Mr Jaekaoa received is the Mg red "i: M. I whh'h has* been on display for at v eral weeks In the main aisle of the wreek store. Will Crosby was tried In Magistrat?' \A.||m ( nnri thii morning on the charges of earrylng roaeealed weap* o??h and "hoholnu i train. (*rosh> was taken ggf an A C I., train mar New Sumter the aieenlng by Kuril Policeman Norrls and hroiiKht late court. He was given u sentence of twentv-five gays on each charge, so h?? will work for Ige t rmaty f- r I he next fifty day??. I* AY I'Olt COKOXEK'S J1TULS. Judge Mot Interprets Law Tliut Cor oncr or Magistrate' Must Issue Ccr tllkntCS. A question, which has been vexing some of the county officers during this year is the question us to who should pay coroner's Juries. The act passed in the regular session of lull stated that eertilleates should he issued for the payment of coroner's juries, the ?MM a? for jurors in the circuit court. Clerk of Court Scarborough did not think that he should issue the certificates, nor was the supervisor willing to issue them. At the request of the grand Jury and on a rule to show cause brought by Coroner Owens against Clerk of Court Scarborough and Supervisor Pitts, Judge Blee ruled that the certificates should be issued by the coroner or magistrate holding the inquest and that these certificates sho.ild bo paid by the county treasurer. The coroner or magistrate will then have to report the issue of these certificates to the county board, the mime as the clerk of court reports the expenses of the circuit court. SECCKES CAPTAIN'S COMMISSION. Governor Please Signs Commission to P. M. U row ii of ComiMiny L. Capt. P. M. Brown of the Sumter Light Infantry, Company L., Second infantry regiment of the South Caro? lina National Guard, today received his commission frcm Gov. Cole L. I dense and Adjutant and Inspector General W. W. Moore. The commis? sion Is dated July 2nd, 1914, and Is signed by Gov. B lease and Adjutcat Moore. Gov. lileasc has, since his quarrel with the United States war depart? ment, refused to sign any official pa? pers relating to tho militia, until re? cently, when he sent out necessary official orders, the one to Capt Brown being among the number. Ever since Capt. Brown stood his exami? nation as captain of the company there has been no first lieutenant, as a first lieutenant could not be elected until the captain received his com? mission. Now that he has received his commission, It is probable that a first lieutenant will be chosen and the company organized with its full quota of officers. C. X. It. H. NEARLY COMPLETED. But Seven Miles Uncompleted? Bridge Work Progressing. Charleston Post. W. It. Bonsai, of the Charleston Northern railway, stated this morning that work on the nearly completed line from Andrews Into Charleston was progressing very satisfactorily, and that only about seven miles be? tween this city and the Cooper river remains over which rails are to be laid. On the stretch between the San tee and Cooper rivers tho rails arc all down, and in less than Uvo weeks It Is expected that Charleston will be connected with Andrewu via the new road with the exception of tho two gaps caused by the uncompleted San tee and Cooper river bridges. Work on these two structures is be? ing pushed forwn.'u with great cncrg> in an effort to have the road ready tor freight traffic in November. The American Bridge Company is at pres? ent placing the big steed girders on the bridge at the Santec, and the erection of the steel-concrete piers in the Cooper river is ncaring completion and will probably be in readiness for the laying of girders as soon as the bridge company has completed the work at Santee river. Mr. Bonsai said the work had suf? fered considerable backsets duo to the unfavorable weather which has pre? vailed here for some time, to heavy rains having Hooded the newly made cuts with WfAef and prevented the rapid laying of rails between the points between here and the Cooper. He still SUPS Ota, hOWCVari that freight traffic will be inaugurated on the new road in the month of November, and passenger traffic will probably begin Don alter. I Id <'TlON C<)MMISSH)NI'.ltS MILT. The commissioners of election foi Sumter county met today and made arrangements for the general elec? tion which Will be hebt on Tuesday. November Id. Managers were np? pointed und all other prcparator> work was looked after. The commissioners of election of Pumter county are: Federal: H< C Cuttlno, chairman; C, K Jones and .1 w. Harper; state, J, i:. DuPre, chair? man; W. W. Qreen and M. II. White Miss Mary Lemmon, tomato rlul organlaei for Humter county, toda> was receiving Ihe first of ihe exhibit: which will be taken from this count? to the Stale lair in the HUtntcr CoUII ty Hills' Tomato exhibit, Mix Lemmon had one of the best exhibit ? .f preserved products at ihe fall lax ???it and hopes lo he even more su? i rat ful this year In her exhibit, M I D OF (.ISAIN MILL. Hunters Of County Will Diversify Crops Next Year and Market lor Grain is Wanted. It looks as though diversification ol Held products and reduction of cot? ton production will be general in Sumter county for the next few years. Secretary Heardon, of the Chamber of Commerce, has had excellent Oppor? tunities to lind out the sentiments of hundreds of farmers of all kinds from the one-horse farmer to tin largest planter in the county. Hundreds of these farmers have been to the secretary's olllce to see about selling their cotton at ten cents per pound and a great may have ap? proached him on the streets. On Saturdays the secretary has made It his business to get out and talk to as many farmers as he could. He kept account of the remarks made by at least one thousand farmers about cotton reduction and dvcrsill cation. Only about six were undecided as to whether they will diversify and re? duce their cotton production during 1915, and four of those gave as their reasons for being undecided that they were afraid to go heavily into the planting of oats, and corn, beyond their actual needs, because they were apprehensive that there will be no regular market in Sumter to dis? pose of a surplus crop of grain. They were therefore of the opinion that it was the same amount of cot? ton or nothing. The rest were overwhelmingly in favor of cotton reduction and sato they were going to cut down their crop one-half to one-fourth. They were also getting ready to plant more corn, oat* wh< it, lu1 iceo, bar? ley, rye, Irish ami sweet potatoes and many varieties of vegetables, to raise more hogs, chickens, and cat? tle. Many freely admitted that they will be forced to diversify or suffer actual want of food stuffs. Others believe that the time has arrived to adopt the "live at home" methods on the farm. Among the farmers Interview? ed were white and colored. There were landlords who said they will re? quire their renters to plant tobacco and to reduce cotton production, as well as to plant sufficient corn and other grain to supply their family wants and to feed their live stock and hogs, and to plant vegetables suW cient to supply themselves the ent. year through, winter and summer. Hut after all the most vital cons eration regarding the divcrsiflcati- I problem Is the establishment of a grain warehouse, flour, meal, feed? stuff, and brand mill in Sumter, and if possible a grain elevator to en? courage the farmers to diversify by heavy planting of grain crops. Secretary Heardon is trying very hard to interest outside capital in building a grain elevator and Hour mill In connection with the Pnrrott Milling company's meal and feedstuff plant. He has hopes and is still cor? responding with northern und west? ern business men who have shown great interest in the "Buy a Hale" movement and who wrote that they arc anxious to do anything in their power to help the South Carolina farmers and business men. The Sum? ter secretary is also trying to have outside capital put up canning fac? tories in Sumter. Hut the local farm? ers und business men should show tlrst that they believe that a grain elevator, Hour, meal, and feed stuff mill will pay by subscribing to a limited amount of the capital stock, it is not at all Improbable, but not ycl certain that a committee of in? fluential business men will Visit this section from Tennessee and Ohio to look into conditions as they are with a view of helping out in this emer? gency. Hut in the meantime the | farmer! and local business men must first show that they are willing to do something to help themselves, and that they have- confidence in the fu? ture of Sumter. and in the profitable management <>f elevators, warehouses ami grain mills before they can rea? sonably expect to secure the desired cooperation from the outside. News from Wlsacky. Wlsack.v, ( ?et. 16,?Farmers art sure having it hard, owing to the low price of cotton. The bad weather conditions ren? ders it almost Impossible to gather the cotton, which Is causing want among the laborers. We regret to report the death of Mr. w. a. Green ai tho Florence Hospital after a llug \ ring illness. I Miss Minnie Moses has been chos? en by Dick Anderson Chapter, r. I >. ?'., to represent the local organisation at the General IT, D, convention in Savannah during November. Mrs Nina Solomons and Miss Annie (Jra ham were elected as delegates to ihr 'division convention at Yorkvllle in lliccembrr and Miss Minnie Moses w a J chOSen as alternate. _ 01 theuIt now 111 find ii ran who lee not been for Ihr It raves nil the time Not folk I icdger-1 >l*pnteh, METHODIST MEET HERE. South Carolina Annual Conference Will Hold its Convention In This C Itjf in November. For many years the legislative body of the Methodist Churc h Smith Carolina have met in Sumter at reg? ular stated intervals until the last time which they should have met here. At that time the church j building of that denomination here I was considered entirely too inade? quate to hold that body, and the itime of meeting in Sumter was post ! poned until the new church which j they were contemplating building jshduld be completed. This work has j at last been done, and at its last ses jslon the conference decided to accept the invitation of the Sumter people and hold the coming conference here. Rev. D. M. McLeod, the pastor of this church, has been busy for some time mapping out the work and getting committees organized for this purpose. These committees are now hard at work making all preparations possible for the visitors which will come here the last week in November. The committee on securing homes for the preachers and delegates have been busy of late In this stupendous task, for there Will be from 150 to BOO people here to be taken care of. Their efforts have met with considerable success, but it will be some time yet before their work will be accomplished. The occasion will be one of much pleasure and profit to the people of Sumter, and they will be proud of the fact that there is at least one church building of that de? nomination to accommodate this au? gust body with comfort. TAKES UP NEW DUTIES. Mr. C. M. Hurst Assumes Position as Teller of Uaiik of Sumter. From The Daily Item, Oct. 17. Mr. C. M. Hurst, for seventeen years clerk and treasurer of the City of Sumter, was in the Hank of Sumter today greeting his old friends, who were doing business there. Mr. Hurst assumed his new duties as vice-presi? dent and teller yesterday afternoon and was as busy as could be todu>, Saturday always being an especially busy day lor the bank. Mr. D. M. Blanding has assumed charge ns cltv clerk tin 1 4 ? > ? cr. 1 \ VINtk II I >l E SHOPS .'I HN. i I i_ r*rom The Dail? s m, Oet 17. Six buildings, dwelling houses d shops, were burned this afternoon in iL tire which started in the restaurant of Allen Muldrow on Manning Ave? nue and which quickly spread to ad? jacent buildings, destroying a two story restaurant and boarding house, a dwelling house, partly destroying an? other dwelling house and burning four shops before it was gotten under control by the lire department, which found It one of the meanest and hot? test lires to handle which has been In the city in several years. The buildings belonged to Z. B. Walker, James Robertson. Robert Clark and Sallie Wright. They were occupied by Allen Muldrow, who ran a restaurant; Tillman Hrown, press? ing club, Cleveland Hrown, pressing club; Baste Jefferson, restaurant: Krank Conyers, boarding house and restaurant; Joe Sumter. restaurant; Bowman, barber shop and Jim ftob ortson and his family lived in one of the dwelling houses which was part? ly burned. Besides these buildings several others were scorched and damaged. The occupants had time to remove and save much of their furniture, except where the iil ? (aught. Marriage License Record. A license to marry was issued on Thursday to John Hudson and Winnie Mack of Mayesvllle. ^ Nik _ ^ KILLS Without Odors ATS and r\ic& IJnt f r?i'ti M" new mid ?den ivui coin, mi,. rilKcoverr. is tlo RTrutrttl nit ilr?! royer Iii Ike world. It mummillc* r.its mid ml. <? iiolrlily und wiilimit inul. d.uiefroiiM or aUuirrts utile POWietjm?<lce?. Accept DO Mll>?.tttllt? H. tftr, Mr :tml 91.mi Cumi. All denier*, or ??>.it l<v imUI. Rotannleal MTg Co.. 4th g Rae? Htm. ridlodrlnhlav OVER 66 YEARS EXPERIENCE Trade Manks Designs Copyrights Ac. Antnno Mending n itketeh nnd doecrlntlnn inn? qnlnkly aererii n our ?>i>nio>ti free whether nn Invoutlon Ii probably nateiiUibie. ronintuntrn. tuMieetrlctlreotitidentfal. HANDGUOK <??? Patent! ht'Ut liro. UldoM iiLMMicy fur securing patent*. Kitonti taken through Mutin ft Co, recelre Fn'ii.ii notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. a handso:np!? Ittttetreted w?M?klr. l.nrwoi'f clr cu let Ion ?'f 'i:.v HclentlSn Journal. Tonne, 11 n roari f<?nr months, It s.rui i.y nil newsdealer* MUNN & Co.36?8"???' New York praucti ouli'o. IZM V >?{., Wuonlutaau. Ii. C. Very Often You \ Pay With Cash And lose the receipt. Don't take chances \ on paying twice when there's a better t way. Checks in settlement of accounts is X the ideal bill paying way. ? OPEN A CHECKING ACCOUNT WITH US ^ t The Peoples1 Bank ^????tttOmrrHHM?tt?MOMM??tOOt?m?tttt> "To Safe-Guard Ch?dren" Home training is more potent tlian anything else in forming Character. No one thing taught in the Imme will do more to sale-guard the future welfare of a child from the evils of the world, than the SAVING HABIT. The parents who take the op. portunlty to instill Into the child's lifo the 11A HIT OF SAVING, helps that CHILI) to become a useful man or woman In the bus luess world. The Commercial & Savings Bank "Te?ch the Desire to Save, the Hahit Will Grow" The Bank of South Carolina SUCCESSOR TO THE FARMERS* BANK <& TRUST CO. CAPITAL - - - $200,000.00 SURPLUS - - - $150,000.00 Interest at 4 per cent compounded quarterly in Sav? ings Dept. 5 per cent on time certificates of deposit. WE SOLICIT YOUR ACCOUNT * i $1.70 -TO Orangeburg County Fair \ Orangeburg, S. C. Tickets on sale Noyember 10th to 13th inclusive, J limited to return to November 14th. Corresponding rates from other points. Make up your party and go. Atlantic Coast Line \ Standard Railroad of the South. I O. V. PLAYER, Ticket Agent. $2.00 Round Trip Rate to Columbia, S. C. VIA The Atlantic Coast Line Railroad THE STANDARD RAILROAD OF THE SOUTH Including Admission Into Fair Grounds October 23rd-29th Inclusive Oil account of The State Agricultural and Mechanical Fair, the ATLANTIC COAST LIM. ItAIMtOAt?, The Standard Kai I road of I lie- South, has placed Into cued lids \cry low round trip rate to Columbia. < ?ui patr-.n- ami friends nrc Invited lo take Oils opportunity, to visit I Im? capital, ami to participate In thi^ nasal Interesting and Instructive event. Ticket* on sale October 2;trd-2IMIi include, and for trains ar rlvlllg Columbia up lo and BOtll, mil. limited returning to reach lumblii I2..MI I* M.. October Including train So. *>l. arriving Co* original starling point uoi later than mididglri of Xovcanbcr 2nd. CM 1. Children liclwccii a.:e- of r> and I- jreara, hall fare, spend ii iluj with old friend* at TIIK PAIR, W. J CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Pass. TratT. Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt. WILMINGTON. N. C. V_J