The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 05, 1914, Image 2
t-??-r IMOm Poexofflce at ?amter, H.
X. es Second Clean Matter.
PERSONtl NKWS.
ea Armida und Minnie Moses
one to Yorkvtlle to attend the
onventlon of tho United 1 ?ugh
ths Confederacy,
f of Police J. R. SumUr hau
? Charleston to attend court at
ace.
t D. J. Willis, of New berry, who
n vtailing Mrs. T. It. Reynolds,
turned home.
ra. T. Q. MeLeod and R. K.
of the Klshopvlllo Bnr, were
attendance on cour* Wodnes
Vergll Du Kant and Mrs. ft
dels, of Blshopville. who have
Isttlng the farrlly of Mr. and
O. McKngen during the
list Conference, have returned
h see
Ruth Du Hose, of I ?amar. wan
I ?r to the city Tuesday night to
the play at the Academy of
C. H. Courtenay has returned
'olumbla. where she has been
relatives.
N RECK ON A. C. L. ROAD.
!>t ' and Three Sleeper* of Past
Train Bitched.
nee. Nov. I.?Train No. 3?, the
fn?t I'Jsnetto Limited, nnth-bouno,
lly wrecked at Wade, N. C, on
lort Cut" dlvialon of the At
Coast IJne, between Florence
I icky Mount, N. C. Monday
The dining cir and thre*
< were turned almost broadside
ditch and ploughed their way
<e embankment The accident
hi > <ed at the switch at Wade, and
used by a broken equaliser um
let ? diner. A moat wonderful fea?
I ' the accident t/as that no one
? lured In the ?lightest. Engineer
Lane *enraall. with the big 414. and
? ?tor J. R. Nelson wero In
of the train, which was mov?
ing at a 55-ml'e gait, so it Is
Considerable crockeryware
naahed In the diner, but the,
< ere damaged very little.
v JTT GIVE VP FESTIVAL.
mm I result of Music Will be Con
tinned la Spart tin burg.
tan burg. Dec. I.?"Not until
I blows his horn will Spartan
> onnent to abandon the music
Igfl U" This la the way one of the
rs of the Spartnnburg music
I expressed sentiment of the
n g of the directors of the oaso
held thin afternoon. as he
( >ut of the room In which tho
of givlrg or not giving the
I I next spring had been under
Ion for two hours. In the final
\ i the question of abandoning
mal musical event only one db
voted in favor of doing so.
D ig the sense of the meeting that
tlval should he hebt as In tho
int additional effort he made to
a advance sales of tickets local
that contraria he kept within
a?unt of money subscribed for
Contracts havo been signed
e Damrosch orchestra and with
I Potter, who was one of the
opular artists appearing in the
last year.
?FNIKN ANY PROTEST.
I r BHHnlmn Receiving British
Objection.
Ington. Dec. 2.?The minister
cundor. Dr. Ooniules Cordova,
d Secretary Bryan today he
i I elved a cable from his gov
t denying that Orcat Britain
otested to Ecuador or had
that Germany had occupied
? d the Galapagos islands off the
I * coasts as a naval base.
>u lH?ix Support* Family.
Jones, of F.tna, gave Press
? two und one-half tons of
r for a tin* hunting dog. which
*ee months nao sold for a
ones can ke, his family in
IS winter ami sell enough to
?a for his ralldron ami et hoi
y things about the place, ami
e finer sport than any man
out of poker or Kolf. <>/.ui
?emoerut- Enterprise,
rag.ng reports are reaching
CoiP'wre from the couu*y
ration agents. fn most see
? the State more wh? C \ >
wn than e\er before In the
?f those sections, hh "i's
eve been conductli. r \
id llve-at-home on m p? h: n
r Sim I I he outhi Mil. of the
i war and edfJOli are bc
o be note ed ? a I ? ?CS ?'? ?
irb market plan will reduce
Of living and Increase tho
th?? farmers hy tnttlng out
eman and substitution home
I edutle for imported.
NEW MINISTER ARRIVES.
he v. w. k. i iiam u unuc to
ASSl Ml pastor ati: or
first BAPTIST
t lll'UC u.
Comes Hero From Chester, Alter
Sctontooii \ oars' Sort Ice in Minis?
try?Welcome Sorx ice Sunday
Night l)y Ministerial .Wociutloii.
The Rev. William K. Tliayer, rc
contly fulled to the pastorate of the
Find llaptist church of this city, with
has family arrived in the city Tuesday
evening. Mr. Thayer is a graduate of
the Kichim nd College. of Richmond,
Va., and of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, of Louisville.
His initial pastorate was at Hidge
Springs, where he remained four and
a-half years. His next call was to
the First Baptist Church at Hock
Hill. He was there live and a-half
\ears. From there he wer. to Win?
chester, Ky., to the First Haptist
church. Alter being there two years,
he accepted a call to the First Hap?
tist church it I .aureus, and tilled that
pastorate for live years and four
months.
From there he was called to tho
pastorate of the First Baptist church
at Chester, S. C, where he served as
pastor for a >out eighteen months, and
from Chester he comes to Sumter.
Mr. Thayer was by the unanimous
vote of the members of the First
Baptist church, tendered a call to the
pastorate of this church on the fourth
day of October of this year. On Sun?
day evening at 8 o'clock tho Sumter
Ministerial Association will hold 'a
welcome service at the First Baptist
church for Mr. Thayer, to which all
are cordially Invited.
PASTOR KAYS OOODBYF.
Tli? Itov. William K. Thayer Leaves
Chester.
Chester, Dec. 1.?The farewell ser?
vices of the Hev. William E. Thayer,
pastor of tho First Baptist church, but
who leaves :o>norow for his new pas?
torate at the First Baptist church at
Sumter, wer ? held Sunday night at the
former edid-e. All of the congrega?
tions in the city united with the Bap?
tists and a congregation was present
that taxed the seating capacity of tho
church.
Prior to tho sermon, which was
delivered by Mr. Thayer, a number
of musical selections were rendered.
The sermon was an appeal for the
manifestation of more spiritual power
In church work. It was an eloquent
valedictory message and made a pro?
found and lasting impression.
At tho close of the sermon tho
Rev. D. Q. Phillips, D. D., of the As?
sociate Reformed Presbyterian church,
tho Rev. A. D. P. Gilmour, D. P., of
Purity Presbyterian church, and in
the absence of the Rev. J. C. Roper
of Bothel M. E. church, James U.
Dye, all told of the constructive work
that had been accomplished in Ches?
ter by Mr, Thayer and of the entire
city s sorrow at his departure.
Dr. Potcat to Preach Sunday.
The Rev. E. E. Poteat, D. D., presi?
dent of Furman University, will
preach at tro First Baptist Church on
Sunday .^".nlng. The Bervice will
bo preparatory to the welcome ser?
vice on Sunday evening in which tho
pastors of the other churches In tho
city will Join In giving a welcome to
Mr. Thayer, tho new pastor.
FX AMIN FD FOR HAU.
Applicants for Admission Appear He
fore Hoard.
More than a score of applicants for
admission t > the practh o of law np
peared yesterday before the State
board of law examiners at the State
house. The examination will continue
through Th irsd* y and the result will
be announced Friday morning by tin
bo^ri.l of examiners.?The State.
TOBACCO MF.X SC FFF.lt.
Hwaiwui to Ask Aid for Prmluccr*.
Washington, Dec. 2.?Senator
Swanson of Virginia will urge Secre?
tary McAdoc next week to undertake
^omc relief work for the tobacco
growers of Virginia and other tobacco*
growing Sta s similar to the measures
to aid not ten growers. The exporta?
tion of tobaCCO is sail! to have been
greatly hna Itcapped by the war.
hi Vis LIFE for Dot..
Negro Killed Trying to Save Hound
Spart.mburg. Dec. |, Andrew Fow
b r. ;, negro, tost his Ufa on Madison
I nan's farm, four miles west of th
city, yesieniay afternoon in an effort
to nave hi* dog. His hound was Is
lug beaten by Iwn other dogs when
he went le ids reocue, using the bntt
eml of a ahotgufi to- carried to bent
off the attackers. As he Strut k on
of the dogs a blow Hie gnu ill
I charged and its contents entered
Pearler*! abdomen, killing Mm almost
I Instantly.
TUB Cl RH MARKET.
Joint Meotlu?] ol' ( oiniiiitUT II? 1.1
Tuesduy?IMan 11mm Hacking of
League and Co-operation ol' Farm?
ers Prosnlscd,
a committee from the civic League
met with the dub Market Committee
of the Retail Merchants1 Association
anil Mr. J. Frank Williams, President
of the Sumter County Fanners' Union!
in the Chamber of Commerce rooms
! i
today for the purpose of discussing
the curb market plan end to endeavor
to formulate a practical, working ba?
sis for the establishment of a regular
, market for the sale of all descriptions
Of country produce.
The joint meeting was productive of
[good results by the interchange of
j ideas. It was made clear to the Civic
I League committee that the success of
I the curb market rests wholly in the
hands of the housekeepers of Sumter.
If they really want a regular market
place for Country produce, fresh
vegetables, potatoes, poultry, o^gs,
butter, fresh pork, beef, etc.?they can
have it by going to the market regu?
larly and pa.ionizing the farmers who
place their produce on sale at the
market. If there is not regular pat?
ronage of sufficient magnitude to
make It worth while the farmers will
become discouraged and will not
persist long in the effort to maintain
a market that lacks patrons.
Tho Civic League committee assured
Mr. Williams and the merchants' com
I mlttee that great interest had been
manifested in the curb market plan
and that tho Civic League would
heartily cooperate in the effort to es?
tablish and maintain a regular mar?
ket.
Mr. Williams will bring the curb
market plan before ?? meeting of farm?
ers to bo held Friday and will also
work in every way possible to inter?
est tho ?'armers who sell produce in
the pirn and to enlist their coopera?
tion. He fools reasonably certain
that a sufficient number of . farmers
aro already interested to make a be?
ginning and that with the proper pat?
ronage the market will soon become
a permanent institution.
A commit.ee representing the Re?
tail Mcrchaits' Association, the Civic
League and the farmeis will go be?
fore tho County Hoard of Commis?
sioners and tho City Council at an
I early dato to request that Harvin
street in the rear of the court houso
square and Canal street on the side
be set apart by the County and City
authorities for use as a' curb market
place. Market days and hours will be
fixed by agreement with the farmers
through the agency of Mr. Williams,
and City Council will be requested to
promulgate and enforce rules to reg?
ulate market days and hours, so that
the curb market will not be interfer?
ed with by hucksters. It is suggest?
ed that the market hours be from
any timo the farmers seo fit to come
in tho morning until 10.30 or 11
o'clock; and that timing these hours
of the market days, two or three each
week?no one shall be permitted to
go from hoose to house selling pro
duce. < >ther days and after market
??ours there will be no restriction on
house to house selling, of course the
dctads of the organisation and man?
agement of the curb market have not
been worked out, but the plans are
working toward that end, There is
good Krounds for belief that the curb
market Will be given a trial at least.
RONSAL RAILROAD TRAIN.
Sand Hauled to Points Near Freight
Terminals?First for a Merry Sea?
son.
News and Courier.
Tho first train of any kind to pass
over the tracks of the Carolina, At?
lantic and Western Railroad below
the Union Station since the tracks
were laid some time ago' passed
through Hay street yesterday morning
and quietly made its way down Cay
street through Washington and on
down. The train battled sand, and
with it was a work crew.
For weeks the "fillhm-in crew" as
this work train has come to be known,
has been easing Its way lido tho city
by Idling in and leveling. Day by day
tho work progressed, until yesterday
morning shortly after lu o'clock the
work of filling in above the Union sta?
tion was completed. As the tracks
then passed through paved streets of
the city, the crew did not have to do
any more work until it almost reached
the terminal. Two more train loads
of sami were brought during the day,
one shortly after 1 o'clock and anoth
I er about 1.30 o'clock.
The ringing of an engine bell ami
the nolae of the slowly moving train
as it was steaming along Hay street
and other streets attracted attention.
People along the route went to their
window.; and watched the locomotive
and sand cars of the new railroad.
Kin ploy ocs of the I'llloii station
Slllffed the smoke of the Carolina, At?
lantic and Westen, Road's llrsl train
to pass.
Marriage License Record,
A license to marry has been granted
to Junlus Pringle, Ruiuh r, ami I loss
t Jackson, Paavllle.
c Ol XTY HOARD MF.F.TINU.
ComiuNsloncrs DISCUSS with Delega?
tion Coilllty finances.
The County Board of Commissioners
met Tuesday in their regular monthly
session. The greater part of the
meeting was taken up in a <ii.scus.sion
by the board With the county legisla?
tive delegation the county finances.
The board showed how the county
money was being spent and how
much it took to run the county each
year. It was shown that under the
present tax levy, the county can be
run next year, unleM money is ap?
propriated for some other purposes,
when an added levy will be necessary.
I Messrs. J. D. Pace, H. c. Qrady and
J. c. Compton were granted Ex-Con
fedcrate soldiers' pensions.
A number of hills were audited and
ordered paid.
K. S. Tltt KSDALi; COMES HERE.
Her. D. M. McLeod Sent to Trinity
Church, Charleston.
From The Daily Item Doc. 1.
While the members of the Trinity
Methodist Church arc very sorry to
lose the Rev, D. M. Itcleod, who was
necesarily moved because of the four
year limitation rule of the Methodist
Church, they are congratulating them?
selves upon the fact that they will
have for next year the Rev. R. S.
Trucsdale, one of th? ablest pastors
and preachers in the South Carolina
Conference. Mr. McDeod has been
appointed to the Trinity Methodist
Church at Charleston, one of the best
pastorates in the State, at which
place the South Carolina Conference
will meet next year, and for which
place he will leave in the next few
weeks, much to the regret of the
many friends of himself and his fam?
ily here.
The ROV. J, M. Rogers of the Droad
Street Methodist Church was returned
to that church, which he has served
very acceptably as pastor during the
past year.
*?F!> CROSS STAMPS.
Supply < heist rims Stamps on Sole
st g Stores.
The annual sale of Red Cross
Christmas Stamps is now on, a sup?
ply having been received by Mrs.
Nina Solomons who has charge of
the stamp sale in Sumter. Stamps
can be purchased at the drug stores
or from Mrs. Solomons.
Klks' Memorial Services.
The Rills' Memorial services will
he held Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock
in the lodge rooms. The services will
be of a simple nature, but will retain
the solemn Impresslveness which al?
ways marks the Blks' memorial. i
Belgian Relief Fund.
Hon. R. I. Manning who has
charge of the Belgian Relief Fund
hero acknowledges the following
contributions:
Mrs. S. W. Wilson, Mxyesville.. .$2.00
Julius Wescoat. 1.00
Hugh Wltherspoon, Mayesvllle l.oo
Mrs. H. C Haynsworth. 2.00
Mrs. A. C. Warren. 10.00
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Wood.. .. 2.50
Collection Episcopal church.. l?.TS
$34.28
Resides this there is the clothing
given by Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Reardon
and already acknowledged. Gifts of
clothing will be welcomed for this
purpose, and may he left at the Sum?
ter Clothing Co., which has kindly
Consented to look after the receiving
end. Reports from Belgium Buy that
the people there are suffering and
that money and supplies are needed
soon.
A puppy belonging to .1. D. Chandler
ami a dog belonging to B, \V. A. Hull
man were killed Wednesday, as it
was supposed that tl ey were affected
with rabies.
Within the past few weeks hog
cholera has been reported in several
sections of the county. There Is no
excuse for a cholera epidemic that will
destroy thousands of dollars worth
of hog*- The disease can be controll?
ed by tl?e use of cholera serum which
(?an be obtained from Clemson Col?
lege. When one ho? In n herd de?
velops cholera it should be removed
from the herd und Isolated. The other
hogs, pigs as well as mature animals
should limn he humediutcl) inoeul.it
, d with the serum, Tho hog will?
cholera will prohnhl) dir, but tin hul
nnce of the herd can be saved.
A visit to <omt:ri:\c i:
lion. J. Preston Gibson of Bennetts
Villo Tolls of TH|I lloro and People
He Saw.
Editor L>aily Item:
Saturday afternoon as tho guest and
companion of Evangelist B. P. Mc?
Lendon, of this city, I went to Sum?
ter for the purpose of attending the
annual Conference of the Methodist
Church. Twenty-one years ago 1 ran
an excursion from Gibson, X. C, via
BenuettsvlUe to the annual Confer?
ence which convened at that time in
Sumter. Bishop Hargrove presided,
and the appointments were read out
on Sunday night, hut it lias never been
done since. 1 rlso attended the dedi?
cation of the old Methodist church in
Sumter. My good friend and loyal
Methodist, Mr. C. E. Stubbs, now de?
ceased, always kept me informed as
to events in your splendid city. (Mi,
how much did I miss his genial face
on this trip. His son C. Blvln is a
"chip off the old block;" chock full of
hospitality and gentlemanly qualities.
I dined with him Sunday. I also ex-j
perienced great pleasure in meeting
my old friends, Mr. B. C. Wallace, the
County Treasurer, and Mrs. Dr. M.
C. Wallace, a lady of rare culture and
accomplishments. Brother McLen
don and I stopped at tho Claremont
Hotel, one of the few real good hotels
in South Carolina, clean, inviting
rooms, comfortable beds and every
thing in the dining room to tempt the
most delicate appetite.
Tho Methodists in Sumter have one
of the best churches in the State, and
with the 750 members in one of the
strongest charges In the Conference.
I heard that giant mind, Dr. S. A.
St >e! , lecture Saturday night to the
ESpworth League, his subject, "The
Bible," and his delivery was a mas?
terful effort which electrified the
great audience.
Sunday I attended the "love feast"
and experience meeting. In many
places these old-time-honored func?
tions of the church, have become ab
solete?may they with the old time
"class meetings" be speedily revived.
At 11 I heard Bishop Denny, for one
hour and three-quarters preach to an
immense congregation from the text,
"Whatsoever a man soweth that shall
ho also reap." Nothing is truer and
this able divino most impressively
verified the truthfulness of the Bibli?
cal statement. It was a great ser?
mon by a great man, and every
Methodist in South Carolina should
feel proud of him. Sunday afternoon
I heard the memorial exercises and
felt very much inclined to say some?
thing relative to the life and work of
my remarkable deceased brothers and
friends, Itevs. W. B. Baker and Geo.
M. Boyd, both of whom I knew well
and could have testified to their long
and continued Christian fidelity and
faithfulness in their Master's vine?
yard. Sunday night I again heard Dr.
! S. A. Steele preach on the crucifixion
of Christ, and his sermon should be
a revelation and great stimulus to the
ministers of the conference.
I witnessed the impressive ordina?
tion of the class of fourteen young
ministers as deacons, among them be?
ing my young friend Evangelist B. F.
McLendon, who is electrinylng South
Carolina with his fervent zeal and
burning messages to a lost world.
Brother McLendon, this year under
his ministry has taken into the
church 084 members, and something
like ten thousand souls have profess
ed religion. I learned while in Sum?
ter that quite a number of the young1
men of that city were Contemplating
calling him to conduct a series of re?
vival services soon in Sumter. I
know of no man in the United States
who could do more effective work and
produce more good in your city than
my friend McLendon. Dr. Peter
Stokes should he be returned to Ben
nettSVllle, is anxious for Mac to con?
duct a meeting for him at once under
his large new tent 80x120 feet. By
all means secure McLendon for a
meeting and he will Induce the great
crowds of young men to turn godward
and connect themselves with the
churches.
Respectfully,
J. Press Gibson.
Services at Salem Church.
The congregation of Salem Baptist
church ware highly favored by the
\ksit of the two Methodist brethren
Who tilled their pulpit on Sunday.
Rev. i >. M- Ahney of Piedmont
preached at the morning hour, and
itev. J. W. Shell of Gaffney at night.
Both sermons wer of a high spirit?
ual order, full of comfort, giving
strength and courage to their appre?
ciative hearers.
After the night services, some unit?
ed with the church, six by letter and
nnc as it candidate for baptism.
The ordinance of baptism will be
administered this evening after the
; midweek service.
The pastor's subject for this eveninp
is "The joy of Jesus on the way to
i he Cross."
Turnips imported from Canada are
being sold in Sumter one of the ex?
planations of hard times and sea reit >
of money.
(<>ni'i;111;Xc1; mmoikns.
Preachers Leave for Homes in Va?
rious Hails of the Slate.
From The Daily Item, 1 ?eo. I.
Following the adjournment of the
<>no hundred snd fifty-ninth and last
annual South Carolina Methodist Con?
ference In which the State as a whole
will partlclpotOt the various commit?
tees and board! organized and during
the rest of the day every train carried
out a great many of the preachers and
those of their families, who had been
here for tho week In attendance upon
tho sessions. Practically all of tho
visitors had left this morning for
their homes, many in order to matte
arrangements lor an immediate re?
moval to some other place in order to
be settled In their now charge by
Christmas. Bishop Denny stated that
ho had endeavored to place the min?
isters in the conference which would
prove most acceptable to them and
while of course there will he some
disappointments and some transfers in
the future, on tho whole, tho preach?
ers seemed extremely well pleased
with Bishop Denny both as a presiding
officer and as to the appointments ho
had made. There were on the whole
fewer changes this year than usual, it
is stated.
Winthrop College News.
Winthrop College, Rock Hill, Dec.
i.?Winthrop College has again on
its rolls a full representation from
Sumter county. The following Sum?
ter girls are seniors this year: Anna
Brown, Agnes Bryan, Susie Dick, Fan?
ny Mellette, Mary Meilotto, Adele
Pitts, Maggie May Seale, Margaret
Choyno, Carlta Handle.
Mrs. Haley, a noted educator, from
Chicago, was hero on Saturday. She
gave a most inspiring and interesting
lecture to the student body on Satur?
day afternoon.
Miss Laura Drake Gill, formerly
dean of Barnard College, spent Sat?
urday hero.
The joint celebration of the three
literary societies, Curry, Wrade Hamp?
ton, and Winthrop, was held on Mon?
day evening, November 10th. The
'Hon Richard I. Manning, governor
elect, addressed the societies. This
was Mr. Manning's first trip to Win
trop and it was greatly enjoyed and
appreciated by the student body and
faculty.
The D. A. R. convention v
in Rock Hill during the seco:
of November. The opening
was held in tho college auditc ;
November 17th. This meet
followed by a recepMon, given m Hon?
or of the convention by the faculty of
Winthrop. Mrs. Gelou of New York
city was the guest of honor at this
convention. She entertained the Win?
throp students and faculty most pleas?
antly on Saturday evening in the audi?
torium with some interesting stories.
The first German was given by the
Terpisehorean German club, Wed?
nesday evening, November 25th, in
tho now frolic hall.
On last Monday evening the Win?
throp Choral society, presented
"Ixjvo's Loefcomlth*'.' an operetta.
Tho kindergarten of Winthrop
training school gave a Thanksgiving
dinner to the mill kindergarten. Over
100 children attended.
The famous moving picture "Les
Miserables" WOB greatly enjoyed In
the college auditorium a few weeks
ago.
Tho members of the faculty In the
music department will give their an?
nual concert Monday evening, Novem?
ber 30th.
Tho first term of this scholastic year
is nearly over. Examinations will be?
gin the latter part of next week.
(M C.)
Charleston Constable Quits.
Columbia Record.
Announcement of tho resignation of
B. ii. Btothart, chief State constable
for Chariest m county, was made
Tuesday at the otlieo of Gov. Bleaso.
The resignation became effective im?
mediately, it was said, and C. H. Peo?
ples was appointed to fill this posi?
tion. Constable Stothart was ap?
pointed by Gov. Blease about four
years ago.
Found Negro Under Bed.
A negro was discovered under tho
bod of Mr. U E. Riloy's daughter at
his residence on Fen w ick street
yesterday afternoon. Miss Riley had
gone home to dinner and when she
went in her room and hearing a slight
noise under the bed she ordered the
negro out and herself sprang to the
bureau when she secured a pistol.
The nemo, however got out of the
door in a hurry and ran away.
Two suspects ar?> now under ar?
rest, but no positive evidence has
ns yet been obtained.?Orangeburg
Sun.
Sumter with 41,0?6 bales of cotton
ginned to November 15th, comes fifth
<ui the list in the state. Orangeburg
with 64.329, Spartan burs with &4.IS6,
Ham well with r>o,r.?;s and Anderson
with 4 1.1 ss babs have ginned more
cotton than has been ginned in Sum
ter county. j^i^I^U