Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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_ A Cfct 2BRatt|pimi anb jSoulIjron, POISON, ID newt. Misses Ralll? and Annie Patton. of flat Rock. N. C.. are visiting Mr and Mm. Prank Patton on Liberty Street. Mr. and Mrs A. A. Cohen are * ?pendln? some t me with their daugh? ter. Mrs. Harry Green. Mlas Marian 8atterwhlte of Win? throp College Is spending the Christ an holidays in the city. Mr. Pred Nlglet Is at home for the holidays from Peorgla School of Technology at Atlanta. Davidson. Clemson and other col? lege students at the various Institu? tions In this and other States have re? turned home for the Christmas holi? days and are now enjoying them? selves as only students can at Christ? mas tlms. Miss Msry Nash of Charlotte is spending the Chrlntmas In the city. Mlas Julia E. Orubsr arrived In the elty Saturday night from Savannah. 0? . and will spend tho Christmas holidays with her lister. Mrs. Walter II. Pobjom. A. N. Wannumaktr Is at home to spend .Imas, after having spent the tell months In St. Matthews with Mr. Wanna maker, who in engaged In In - ' leas st that place. Mr H. O. 8. Jac.tson. of Florence, spent Christmas In the c ty with Mr. and Mrs, C W. McGrew. Mrs. Joel I. Allen, of Dillon, is visiting relatives la ths elty. Master Charley McOrew Is spending a few days with relatives In Calhoun county. Miss Lois Ballough. who Is teach? ing In 8t. Matthews, Is spondlng some time in the city her with her aunt, Mrs Tom C. Williams Mr. ard Mrs. Ell Jackson have re? turned to their hums near Elloree. Mrs. W. D. Costln and children, of Florence spent Christ man in town with Mrs. Tom C. Williams. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Surleu. of Colum? bia, spent ths week-end with Mr. and Mrs A. P. Surlea on Wright Street. Mr. W D. Carson, of Summerton. visitor to ths city today. off I* Arthur O'Neill. * Is on a visit to has a sice, Mrs Chsrlsj R. v nsck. J4r ASd Mrs. A. V rll see, Wright, of 'he ajassas of Mr. and Mr M. ? 'han.iisr. Wolfe* Branson ? Cfeg Dally Item. D? Pearl Wolfe, a po[ ll. i ? young lady of t 1 imett Brunson a I I n ?rlnter formerly i ?< Jt Marlon, where is I tn plant of the Ma ?rs married this in the f the bride's br ? . . . C. st No. 1 Warl y HI . T. bert of the Ce dlst officiating. The i a traveling suit i nd was particularly sweet 1 r aaee. The young coupl* 'o keep their Intentions fro c .pretty well so the annour. their wedding this mornlt a surprise to their host here who hast med to exte 1? their happy congratulatk left on the Southbound tri extended trip after which return and make their horn rlon.?Florence Times. Mr. Brunson has many frlei Humter. who will hear with I of his marriage and who exten beet wlshea to the young couple Gregg-Wllllmon. Florence. Dec. 2*.?Announce were received by the large Sjfi friends of Miss Lee Gregg and V Eugene Wllllmon of their mat on Wednesday evening at 7 o'clo the home of the bride's parents and Mrs W. E D. Gregg, at home on Kuker avenue. Rev. 1 Oilleepla officiating. Mr. end Wllhmon left to spend their ho moon In Florida, after which will make their home In Flor? Mrs. Wllllmon was gowned In a *omlng ira\cling suit with acecssi o match. She Is a (harming yo vornan while the groorn Is Un ttates postofflce Inspect jr. form rom Oreenvtlle. Miss Oregg wss employed In Su er for seversl years and hns mi riends In the city. Reese-McFHcen. Alcolu I?oc 2' barles McEIvs f the Turbevllle section and M mmle Iteeae of this place we tarried yesterday afternoon at the aldence of the bride's Hinter. Mrs. E. Ifodge. The reremonv took pine ; 6 o'clock and was performed by the ev. If. K. William*. The bible has SJgf| friends here. j. l mm BEAD. CASHIER OF FIRST NATIONAL DANK FOUND DEAD IN HIS HOME ON BROAD ST. Hud Slept In House by Himself and It to Thought He Suffered an At? tack of Apoplexy When he Went to Bath Room Thin Morning?Had Been Deed Several Hours. From The Daily Item. Dec. 28. J. L. McCallum. cashier of the First National Bank and a well known citi? zen of Sumter, was found dead in his home on Broad Street today about 2 o'clock. Efforts were made to revive him, but were unsuccessful, as he had evidently been dead for several hours when his body was discovered. The discovery was made when Mr. McCallum did not come down to work during the day and sorn-j one went to his house to see if he were there. The body was found in the kitchen and it is thought that he suffered a stroke of apoplexy this morning when ha went to heat water for a bath. He had slept in the house by himself last night, his wife being away on a visit to her father in Co? lumbia, and It was on this account t'hat he was not found sooner. Immediately after the body was dis? covered, several doctors were sum? moned and all possible efforts were made to revive him, If there was any spark of life left, but it was soon de? cided that these efforts were useless. The death of Mr. McCallum created quite a sensation on" the streets, vi hen It became known this afternoon and was a great shock to members of his family and to his friends. He had been cashier of the F'rst National Bank for a number of years and was well known and popular in Sumter and throughout the covnty. He was also engaged in real es:ate business and was considered an enterprising business man. He Is survived by his wife, who was before her marriage, Miss Lucy Quattlebaum of Colurrbia, and one small child, three brothers, Messrs Den. E. W.. D. R. McCallum and two sisters. Mrs. V. ft. Oat ton, Norfolk, la., and Mrs. A. C. Carson. Columbia. Mrs. C. A, Baskln Dead. Mrs. C. A. Baskln of Anderson died at the home of her mother, Mrs. P. O. Bowman in this city. The funeral was held Friday afternoon from the residence, with the Rev. R. S. Trues dale of Trinity Methodist church read? ing the services. Mrs. Baskln, who was Miss Ellen Harrell of Sumter, was married Just two years ago and has been living In Anderson since. She had been in ill health for several months and had been with her mother here. She was 31 years of age. A woman of sweet and gentle disposition she will be mourned by many friends beside her kindred. Beside her mother an husband, Mrs. Baskin is survived a young son and several sisters i< I brothers. Death of a Little Child. Inea, the four-year-old da Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Owens, C residence of its parents 'as evening between 7 and 8 o' Let an Illness from pneumonli days. The funeral servic? i i at the residence and cem< to - urday morning, when tr d was laid away. Mr. am is iave the doepest symp ? of that! "lends In their bereave Death. tanning. Dec. ? aider mle Heriot died li ? acute Ippe at the home . ? , John ferlot. near this o 75th s of age. He on the ;amaw near tic ad lived ? until 20 y? ' vhen he d to Chariest lived there about eight i when he to Manning his sons, lerlot made o ds among sople of th' il Ho is sur by his wif t < and three tern. Mrs ms of ' Co* t, Mrs. of Colum id Mrs of Summer The ie taken to tow J interred in is ry tomoirow. onsc Record. ? arry have been issued ig white couples: J. I). Miss Lettle DuBoso, J. C. Laborde. Columbia. Jean J. Dargan. Htateburg. i I Remus Bradley and Alico t, Sumter; Louis Frlerson and Martin. Sumter; Thomas Me? nd Caroline Johnson. Mayes mmons Porcher. Dalzcll and lorn. Horatio; Million Evans -gle Argro. Sumter; Sidney ...... and Busts Mark, Humter; William White. Jr.. Sum; r and Bcu lah Hilton. Oswogn, |,?\i Prsacott, Dalrell. and Alma Spain. Sumter: Willie Kennedy and Orphrliu ICImorr, Sumter; AI?'X Robertson and Halt If MellUlaa, Sumter. NEGRO KILLED BY TRAIN. William LAW Run Over Near Wftsacky on Saturday Night. William Law, colored, was struck by a train near Wisncky on Saturday nigh and he died at the Tourney Hos? pital, where he was brought follow? ing the accident, early Sunday morn? ing from the wounds received. Law said that he was sixteen years of age, but apparently he was about twenty one. He is said to have been drunk at the time of the accident and had not recovered when he reached the hospital. The inquest was held Sun? day and a verdict returned that Law came to his death by being struck by an Atlantic Coast Line train. The body was shipped to Wisacky for in? terment. HOUSE ROBBED Lf ABSENCE. Mr. R. L. Wallace of Atlanta Suf? fers from Depredations of Thieves. From The Daily Item, Dec. 24. Mr. R. L. Wallace, of Atlanta, Ga., who la in the city to spend Christmas with relatives, yesterday received a telegram that his home in Atlanta had been entered during his absence and free use of hi.* household articles had been made by the robbers. His brother-in-law, w'.tio examined the place, stated :hat he could not And that anything except a revolver was missing, but that the thieves had been all over the place, broken into practically all drawers and closets and scattered things around in a promiscuous manner. Mr. and Mrs. Wallace wero much worried at first, but after a conversa? tion over the telephone with rela? tives in Atlanta, who had been to the house after the raid was made, they decided that it was not necessary to go back homo immediately, as they could do no good. Thieves have been making merry in Atlanta for several weeks and recently their acts have been worse than ever before. Those who went into Mr. Wallace's home used the stove, cooking food from his pantry, found his razors serviceable In shaving and used or "tore up" ev? erything in the house. SENSIBLE TALK FROM THE COL ORFTD FARM DEMONSTRATOR. Wbel Klisl Uio Farmers Do Now? | ' lid be I * ?f S j of farm!: . PdUth. ' I sifted f iS th i ? succeed ?1 M the Southern farmers had 1 -third of their crop in c two-thirds in corn, oats, p .jar cane, wheat, German feiltet, , cow peas and alfalfa, H anlc could never had the ef ' ie farmers and the coun t lori as it has now. To my otton farmers are the . a iong farmers. There are 48 the Union and among them on States. And the ten cot t i . ates are poorer than any other ot the 48 States. The question . *s asked why ? There are several jasons why: f?rst, because the cost f making cotton is greater than the iverage price received; second, the price every year Is so varied that tho farmer cannot regulate his expenses so as to have a net profit at the close of the year; third, the farmer can never expect full value for his cotton when he forces It upon the buyer, be? fore the factory is ready for it; fourth, no mar. will pay the valued price of an article, except he believes the owner can hold It longer than the time he needs it in his business; fifth, it takes longer to make cotton with more expense, than any oth^r plant on the farm. Our State can be richer by produc? ing enough varieties to supply the people. Whenever money is sent out of the State for supplies, the Stue becomes poorer, and on the other hand when money Is sent in the State for any articlo the State becomes rich? er. If the farmers raised all the food stuff they need, there could never be a panic to do us harm. Some farmers have said: if the farmers plant too much grain the mar':et will be as bad as the cotton market is today; it will never he 'JO, because if you raise more grain than yoti can use or sell; you can raise more hogs, horses, cows and poultry. In other words, the farmers can manufacture grata and hay into horse power, beef, butter and milk, bacon, poultry and eggs. If you cannot sell the grain itself, when you change it to some of tho above named, you can always find a purchaser. Yours truly, R. W. West berry. 102 COUCll St. Sunder, S. C, Dec. 28th, 1!U4. The county chalngang has re easily been moved from the Bhlloh section, where ii has been for several months, and located on the Rumtor Mayesvillo road beyond Rocky Bluff swamp- The gang will be engaged In [putting this road In good condition ; for some t Ime. MEN I LAVE CLOSE CALL. Brought Out of Building Stifled by Smoke and Unconscious?Heavy Loss. Mullins, Dec. 2G.?The residence of L. W. Smith was destroyed by Are at a late hour Christmas night. The amount of insurance carried was only $700. The house was occupied by French Smith and his brother and John Scarboro, who were asleep in the building when the fire was dis? covered. The front rooms were filled with smoke and the top was falling In when two of the young men were brought out stifled with smoke and in a semiconscious condition. There was absolutely nothing saved, not even the clothing worn by the three young boys who had such a miracu? lous escape. The fire was first dis? covered at midnight, and the suppo? sition is the origin was incendiary. L. W. Smith and his wife left the day before for Florence to spend Christ? mas and were away when the home was lost. The residence was built during the summer. This is the sec? ond fire here within three days. Tues? day night the home of W. H. Smith was destroyed, and it was only by the hard work of the firefighters that two nearby residences were saved. Just two hundred feet away was a cotton storage warehouse in which was stored two thousand bales, and much fear was felt that the flames would spread to the storage ware? house, but fortunately lor the town the Are was controlled. 1 he residence burned Tuesday night was insured for $1,400, which only partly covered the loss. BAD FIRE SUNDAY NIGHT. Fire Horse Balks and Two Negro Res? idences Burned?Other Fires. Two negro residences were burned to the ground Sunday night near the city limks on Hampton avenue, when Are started about 11 o'clock in the residence of Joe Green and spread to the house next to it occupied by Ukie Smith. The Are department was pow? erless to save the second house, as there was not sufficient hose on one wagon to reach the Are from the near? est hydrant and the gray horse balked in tne other wagon and a change had to be made of tho black horses from the steamer to the other wagon before it could proceed to the Are. The hous< ? to C. F. Mc Padfea and E i\ McCallum and wer; insured, ilihou . not to their < Ids. The fin d in the house occupied by woe Climen, who barely had time to get his family out before the roof gave in. Smith saved practi? cality all of his furniture. The members of the Are depart? ment are much wrought up over the fact that the gray horse secured from Asheville balked Sunday night in go? ing to the Are. This is not the Arst time that the horse has balked, for it has balked repeatedly before. They claim that it is a menace to the city, besides being a great handicap to the department in its work. The sec? ond house could easily have been saved last night, they say, if both wagons had gone directly to the Are. The Are department was called out Sunday afternoon shortly before 5 o'clock by an alarm from the resi? dence of Dr. Archie China, but the alarm proved a false one, as a small explosion, which had done no dam? age, had occasioned it. A small blaze from the Aue of the Chero-Cola Bottling works was the occasion for an alarm of Are on Sat? urday morning about 9 o'clock. Little damage was done. On Friday morning the Are depart? ment was called out by a fire on Man? ning Avenue, the blaze being a house owned by Heck Pierson outside of the city limits. The building was de? stroyed, but the department by use of the chemical engine and the or ganlzation of an extempore bucket brigade prevented the Are from srreading to adjacent buildings. SHOT THROUGH CAT HOLE. Blind Merchant Victim of Assassin in Wllllamsburg County. Kingstree, Dec. 26.?A mysterious assault was made upon old Henry Mc? Dowell, a blind merchant, in tho Sut tons section Wednesday night by tin unknown assassin. McDowell, known in tho community as "Blind Henry," conducted a little mercantile business and the day's business was over. Ho was preparing to retire in his usual way in the store about 10 o'clock when a shot was fired at him through the opening in his store door allowed for the entrance and exit of his cat. The assassin had to lie on the ground In order to shoot through the aper? ture. The gun charge entered the Old man*! left forearm and abdomen. n<? wo1; rendered helpless and lay il later in the night when me one passing the store e alarm. The victim was \ingstreo where I >r. Kel >d the h'ft arm, The shot i ien tli?1 not penetrate and t not serious. that McDowell is not k e an enemy anywhere. MAY BE THE SOLUTION. Wade Btacfchonae Explains Plans of the Cooperative Cotton Company? States Must Join. Te the Editor of The State: Have we found a solution of the cetton problem? 1 think so, if cotton1 farmers will determine to solve it through self-help. They can do this] by subscribing cotton at 10 cents r>er| pound to the Cooperative Cotton com pany. The charter of this company contains all the best features of the Cooperative societies of Europe. The capital of the company can be used' only to finance cotton, cottonseed anJ| their products for stockholders of the association. Its plan is to retire 2,000, 000 bales of the surplus of this crop as the capital stock of the company, and this is to be held for a minimum price of 10 cents per pound. As soon as 20,000 bales of cotton are sub? scribed, representing a capital stock of $1,000,000, the company is to se? cure a charter and begin business. The cotton congress of South Caro? lina has merged into the Southern Cotton association, and we stand pledged to endeavor to secure at least 20,000 bales of cotton in this State. The farmers and merchants of South Carolina are today holding more than 800,000 bales of cotton which has an average value of about 6 1-2 cents per pound. We feel confident that they will subscribe at least 20,000 bales of this or only 2 1-2 per cent, of it to put the company into operation. Theobjects of the company are: To stabilize the value of cotton. To own, lease or operate cotton warehouses and to handle warehouse receipts for its stockholders. It is confidently believed if we had only $1,000,000 of capital In the South Carolina division that we can secure loans on at least four bales of cotton to each one pledged the company. If a farmer having ten bales of cotton pledges two bales to the capital of the company, it is believed we can se? cure a reasonable loan on the eight bales he holds and help him to finance it till the war is over. If this can be done I believe the eight bales kept will be worth more money than the ten bales under existing condi? tions. By cooperating with other farmers, he will make his $100 stock in the company without costing him a cent and will provide help for all times of depression in the future. To buy, sell or handle on commis? sion cottonseed and cottonseed prod? ucts for its stockholders and others and to make loans on same. To buy, sell and handle on commis? sion cotton for its shareholders and others direct to domestic and foreign spinners and to other parties desiring to purchase the same. The plan of the company provides that when the cotton is sold at least 80 per cent, of the money is to be kept on deposit with banks in the county where subscribed, and only 20 per cent, is to go into the general treasury. In this way no county can be drained of its resources. The par value of shares is $10 each, and any person holding a share of stock can vote in the election of officers. No person can have hut one vote, regard? less of stock he may have. The char? ter provides that only a 7 per cent, dividend can be paid out annually, the balance of earnings to go to sur? plus or to building warehouses or other purposes for the general wel? fare of cotton producers. The South? ern Cotton association is acting as agent to secure the capital stock of the company. When $1,000,000 stock has been subscribed a meeting is held in each county where shareholders live, and they elect a delegate to a State meeting where they select a member of the governing board. Which can not exceed 33 members, and no State can have more than three members. This governing board will meet at the city selected as head? quarters of the company and elect the officers who will conduct the business. Some of the best financiers of New York and other money centres have looked into the charter and plans of the company, and say it is feasible, desirable and practical. It offers the only practical plan of self-help that has been proposed. If we only get $1,000,000 each from the cotton States this season it will he well worth the effort. When the full au? thorised capital has been paid in. this company can do all that we have asked the national or State govern? ments to do for us. From the time We start, the financial world will re? spect us because we will show we are determined to help ourselves. Hav? ing $100,000,000 capital, we would jrank among half a dozen of the great :est corporations in this country. This combination of capital, though de? posited In county banks all over the (south, would give us power to do big business such as has been done hj Standard OH, Pennsylvania railroad or United states steel. With n 10, 1000,000-hale crop on hand and a 1500,000-bale surplus carried over of American cotton. wi? could well afford to give away to Mr. Morgan or Mr. Duke or some other financial magnate 2,000.000 ? .. * of this crop, provided We .new Ihey would use this money for vir benefit till tne war is over. Tho bigness of the project need not frighten us as one-eighth of this cot jton crop would start it with its full capital. We have a monopoly crop and wo can cooperate and for all time to come get a monopoly price. Will we do it? Our enemies say it is a dream of a few idealists. They do not and can not say it is not prac? tical, but they say it can't be done. We are getting a district manager in each congressional district who, with the county presidents of the cot? ton congress, are asked to secure one or more canvassers in each county to solicit cotton subscriptions. In tho next few days these district managers will advertise meetings in their sev? eral counties and will distribute lit? erature fully describing the company and explain its operation in detiil. Go to these county meetings when called and take your friends. Let us prove to the world that we can and will form the greatest cooperative en? terprise of any set of farmers in the world. We can then demand?not ask?a fair price for our great money crop cotton. I request county papers to publ sh this letter. Wade Stackhouse President South Carolina Cotton Con? gress. STEEL NET CAUGHT SUBMARINE. Proved Fatal to Curie Which Was At? tempting to Attack Austrian ships at Pola. London, De^. 27.?A steel net stretched across the entrance to Pcla harbor, the great Austrian naval po-t. proved the undoing of the French submarine Curie, says a dispatch from Milan to Lloyd's News. In company with other submarines the Curie was attempting to force an entrance into the harbor to torpedo an Austrian squadron. The Curie col? lided with the net. A merchantman gave the alarm and the forts opened fire. Two shots struck the Curie, which slowly sank. The captain and crew, except one officer, swam clear and were captured. MR. MANNING CALLED AWAY. Will Be Absent from City From Now Until First of Year. Mr. R. I. Manning has been a busy man for the past year, that is more especially so during that time than ever before, for besid^? v,'~ w?'* Ii a political way, he h out for the other nun enterprises in which h gaged and these numen in quite occupied his mind and entire time. In fact he has had little oppor? tunity for rest or recreation night or day during the past several months Recently his efforts to convert the Bank of Sumter into a national bank have added to his otherwise heavy duties, lie went to Washington Sun? day for the finishing up this work and will be absent from Sumter in other duties which will occupy his entire time for the next week or two, at least into the New Year, if not until nearly up to his inauguration as governor of the State. Marriage License Record. From The Daily Item, Dec. 24. Several more licenses to marry were issued yesterduy to white and colored couples at the Clerk of Courts office. To White was V\ K. Mcl^eod. Tin dal, and Miss Fannie M. Hodge. Sum? ter. To Colored couples were: W. Hawkins. Boomville, X. C and Lou W. Mitchell, Sumte-; Gussie Caesar and Sadie llarvin, Mayesville; Ne bemiab Franklin and Mabel McKen? zie, Sumter; Edmund Gadsen and Es? sie Howard, Claremont, Elmore Mur? ray and Maria Yates, Privateer; Wil? lie Isaacs and Clara Jackson, Dal Sell; Allen Mack and Carrie Mont? gomery, Mayesville; Willie Wilson anl Lucile Dultant, Oswogo; D. E. Ed? wards and Emma Bradham, OlantH. The split-log drag is being used on the streets today and if its use is con? tinued when the streets are slightly drier, much good will be accomplish ed._ COLDS & LaGRIPPE 5 or 6 doses 666 will break any case of Chills & Fever, Cold* & LaGrippe; it acts op the liver better than Calomel and doet not gripe or sicken. Price 25c. OVER 66 YEARS' w|| EXPERIENCE Patents ? HAUL BlRnna Designs Copyrights Ac. An Tons ?omllnR n nketoh and description nmy quickly Mfertelw our opinion free whether an invention ih probably nnientable. Communion ,i id >triotI?confidentlal. 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