Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PsOtSONAL NEWS. A. B. Taylor, who has been visiting his people through the holidays, re? turned to Concord. N. C, Tuesday morning, where he Is connected with the Western Union Telegraph Com? pany. Mr. and Mrs. O. C. Adams have re? turned home, after spending tho Christm*xa holidays with Mrs. Adams' mother, Mrs. R. R. Bagnnl at Colum? bia Miss Vivian McCullough. of Dar? lington. Is visiting Mrs. C. P. Osteen. Mrs. Eugene Stanslll and Miss Sai? ds Patton are visiting friends In Bastover for a few days. Prof. L. W. Courtney, of Furman Fitting school. Greenville, is visit'ng his brother, Dr. C. H. Courtney. Mrs. J. C. Courtney, of Alken, is visiting her son. Dr. C. H. Courtney. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Strohecker, of Charleston, aro visiting Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Spann. Mr. E W. Parker, of Providence, was a visitor to the city on Saturday. Mr. J. C. Dunbar wan In town on Saturday Mtsa Mabry McCoy, of Blshopvtlle, le spending the week-end with Miss Cecils McKagen on her way back to Winthrop College. Mr. and Mrs. Hubert 8. McKagen have returned to Greenville whore Mr. McKasrea la In charge of the Postal Telegraph office, after a visit to rela? tives In the city. Mrs. Elliott, Miss Claire Elliott and Master Elliott luve returned to -Co? lumbia after a visit to relatives here. Ml ? Marlon 8atterwhlte. who spent the holidays vlth friends In the city returned to Winthrop College to? day. Mr. Herbert Antley, of Cameron, spent Sunday In town with friends. Miss Adelle Bowmen left this morn lag for Irmo, where she will teach the remainder of the school tsrm. Mr. Carlisle Herbert left this morn. 0 teach at Irmo. ?flga May Antley. of Cameron, after spending Christmas at home, passed through the city Sunday afternoon en her way to Lynchburg, where she Is teaching. Mrs. Nash and daughters, Misses -y and Blossom left foi their home Charlotte this nv rrlng. after ndtng two wuekft tn the city. 'tssea If one Hr> in and ltcbec< 1 left for Florence lust nlgJiU af? spending the holidays In the city. Miss Abble Bryan left yesterday for (Itdge4etd. where she will teach the off the school session. Mrs. Murray and Miss Louise Mur v returned to Columbia yesterday, af'er spending some time In the city. Miss Julia Rogers has returned to ttv city after spending Christmas at her hom? at Abbeville. Miss Louise Carson has returned from a pleasant visit with friends at Union and gone on to St. Charles, where she Is engaged in teaching. ^ Nl'MTKR COUNTY PARDONS. mm W. Murray Secures Clemency Prosa Governor Btoaae. I Among the recent pardons by Go v. Cole L. Blease was one extended to Of W. Murray, formerly of this county who was convicted in May. ltOI. of forgery. Judge R. O. Purdy presiding. Murray was sentenced to pay a fine of $300 and serve three years on the county sang or in the State penitentiary. Murray was re? leased on a 13,000 bond while his appeal was pending In the State su? preme court and left the State Just before the decision of the supreme court was handed down. He has been away sinne that time und is repor'*?d to bs e been living In Illinois. Another pardon was granted to Robert M. Harwick, who was convict? ed of manslaughter in the fall term of court in tf>00 before Judge Thomas ?4. Seme He vni sentenced to serve i wo years, but was pardoned en Oct. 10. 1911. A full pardon was granted. Marriage. Mise Cells Johnson end Mr. Alex NofTts were married on Sunday at tho bride s home at Wedgefleld. Mr. Nor r. n on. of Sumter counts * ornctent tural policemen and Mrs. NorrlS Is u popular young lady of Wedgefleld. t*he has for some time been making hi r borne at Lynehburg sad has many friend:* In both communities. Both have the best wishes of their many friends. Only One Stinitcr ('outlet. Onlj one convict from Sumter coun? ty was released In the hatch recently s-ranfe.i , l< no Bj by lbs governor He aas par. b-d Ihinlel 1 Gil'.i im'ei, .lime, tiois. S"'t|t and MMtosTJ v. Ilh Intent lo kill i< at sfjffjrtag Nnesseted nssaoanx l?tt I.) I \ ? V * III'** BANKS ISSUE USUAL DIVIDENDS $28,500 SENT OUT TO STOCKHOLD? ERS OF HANKING INSTL TIONS* Hard Time* Have not Prevented Hank Ein in Making Money During Past Year and Report Outlook for a Good Business During 1015. The alleged hard times have not seemingly greatly affected the hunks in Sumter, for all of them have been able to issue their usual 4 per cent, dividends. Altogether hank stock? holders reeclved $28..?00 in dividends which was sent out by the banks on the n?lst of Dcmomber. At tho various institutions it was stated that pros? pects were bright and the officials i were hopefui of a good business during j the Incoming year. The Commercial and Savings bank is Just fourteen months old and did not issue any dividends this year, but its business has been steadily increasing and the bank eypects the coming year to be a highly successful one under the administration of its new presi? dent, Mr. Qeo. D. Shore, who in the near future will begin to devote his entire time to the bank. At the First National, which sent out Its usual 4 per cent, semi-annual dividends, amounting to $4,000, it was stated that business had been satisfactory for the past year, consid? ering general financial conditions. The bank was prepared to continue its con? servative policy and expected a good business during the coming year, as present prospects were excellent. The City National bank Issued two per cent, dividends at the first of the year, instead of its usual four per cent dividends, making six per cent divi? dends for the year. The other divi? dends were put with the undivided profits and Increased the value of the bank's stock and strengthened the institution. It was stated that bank felt encouraged as prospects were brighter for business und the institu? tion was hopeful of and looking for? ward to a big increase In business. The National Bank of South Caro? lina reported that its business dur? ing the past year lad been the largest which the bank had ever had and the year had been the most pros? perous for the institution. The bank realised that it must be conservative, especially at the present time, but it expected a larger and better business during the coming yeai than ever be? fore. The bank issued its usual four per cen^. semi-annual dividends of' $9,u00 and placed money in its fmi - plu.*, so that ita reserve was the larg? est whlfh the bank had ever had. The Sumter Trust Company Issued Its usual three per cent, semi-annual dividends at the first of the year. Business has been good during the past year and the institution looks for a prosper "us year. The People's Bank hiis had a good business during the pa*t year and is looking forward to a steadily Increas? ing business during the coming year. The bank opened for busines in 1910 und has issued four per cent, semi? annual dividends regularly since June 30th, 1912, the dividends of four per cent, having been sent out on the lint, totaling $1.000. At the same time the bank has steadily added to its sur? plus and is in excellent condition the new year's business. Mr. J. P. Booth, a well known and successful business men of Sumter, has succeeded Mr. R. I. Manning as president of the National Bank of Sumter, which has just received the charter In record breaking timo, showing that in tho estimate of toe treasury department it Is In excellent condition. It begins the New Year with these changes, expecting to con? tinue its past liberal policy and at the same time to reach out for new bus? iness, while taking care of former cus? tomers. The bank is twenty-f ve and a half years old and on January 1st is? sued Its fifty-first four per cent, an? nual dividend. Death of a Little Boy. On last Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock the death angel visited the home of Mr. and Mrs. It. S. Tlsdale and took their little son. Cecil Doug? las. He was live years old August 24th and was a bright little fellow. We find It so hard to give u;'> our kfted onen, but bow to the One that doeth all things well and say "Thy will be done." The family have the deepest sympa? thy of the community and may they look to Jesus in their sorrows. An Aunt. Belgian Ha/aar financial Success. ! About $400 was taken in on the Bei? glan-Hazaar bnll from the various sourer* ami thl* sum lens the expenses which were not many will be used in furnishing needed aid for the Bei? gift us/ Hhl'iill-Miow u Man Inge. Pa SI ille, Jan 1 I At the hotltf <?' ,the bride's sister, Mrs (J. II. I.nekey. on < in im ma* afternoon at i o'clock. x t '<o o< IIa Illdglll and f 'harlie i rows arere married. The Rev, If, K'/.i i.f ihe I la pt 1st church officiated TOBACCO CROP NOTES, Farmers Advised to Rulid Burns Dur? ing Winter?Distribution of Seed Indicate* Large Acreage. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce Is urging tobacco planters to take advantage of tho leisure time during the winter time to build their tobacco bnriia, Later <>u the farmers will be so busy with their preparations for and cultivation ? f t vu ?< that they will tind barn building somewhat of a strain on their time und labor. Another argument in favor of build ng tobacco barns during January i:? that idle labor can be utilized to ad? vantage. There is much other work on the farm that could be done to the ad? vantage of the farmer and which will also provide work for many laborers who have little or nothing to do, such as ditching and draining, clearing new ground, digging stumps, etc. The demand for tobacco seed being distributed free at the office of the Secretary of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce is gratifying during the first two days showing that in all parts of Sumter County tobacco will be planted and that the 1915 tobac? co acreage will be very large. Most of the farmers will plant only about four or five acres, although a number are going Into the tobacco business on somewhat larger scale? fifteen, twenty, twenty-five and forty acre plats being planted by some, while one lt.rge farmer secured seed for fifty acres. Farmers from Dee and Clarendon counties have also secured tobacco seed pretty generally. MARRIED AT STATEBURG. Miss Jeanne Juliet Dargan Weds Jas. C. La Borde. Stateburg, Jan. 2.?A marriage of unsual interest took place at "Mars ton," the beautiful home of the Dar gans. In old historical Stateburg, on Wednesday at high noon, when Miss Jeanne Juliet Dargan, daughter of Col. and Mrs. John J. Dargan, and Mr. James Carroll La Borde, of Co? lumbia were married. Music was furnished before and during the cere? mony by the bride's sisters, Miss Elisabeth Dargan and Mesdames S. Oliver Plowden and John S. Frlerson. The maid of honor, Miss Wilhelmina Dargan, wearing a beautiful morning dress and carrying a huge bouquet of red carnations, preceded the bride, who entered on the arm of her father. Her youthful beatitv wan enhanced by a handsome traveling suit of purple, with hat, shoes and gloves, tp match, j and l ho carried bride'., roet Her obly J ornament was m exquisite neokla- . a family heirloom, the gift of the groom. She was met at the improvises altar by the groom and his best man Mr. Pierre Favian La Borde. After the ceremony, performed by the Rev. Wm. H. Barnwell, a course luncheon was served in the dining room,( which was a bower of holly and mistletoe. The couple left im? mediately aftei this for an extended trip through Florida and Cuba. Not often has II union of two of South Carolina's old and well-known families brought to mind matters of such special interest as did this. The fact that a grnndnlece of Chancellor George W. Dargan married a cousin of Chancellor James Parsons Carroll, and that Chancellor Carroll was chos? en to fill the vacancy In this office oc? casioned by the death of Chancellor Dargan, and the further fact that the daughter of a historian married the grandson of a historian, both of these historians having particularized in marked manner on matters of interest to South Carolina in their historical writings. Besides, the bride Is found jto bo a lineal descendant of Col Sam? uel Benton (her great-great-grand? father), who ranked next to Francis Marlon In the "band that was few, but true and tried," In the Hevolution i ary war, and that after the war Col. I Benton became the first member of j congress from the Pe^-Dee district. The bride is also closely related to the Toombs family, of Georgia, em? bracing that celebrated "Southern 1 fire-eater,'' Gen. Robert Tooms, and I to the Inglis family, of this State, having the distinction of furnishing t te member of the Secession Conven? tion who introduced the ordinance which took the State of South Carolina out of tho Union. So this Is truly a Southern couple with love of South Carolina highly I specialized and "a love far brought from out the storied past." t READY FOR APPLICAATION?, To the Cotton Loan Fund, Says Com? mittee. New York. Jan. I,?The cotton loan committee announced today thai sub? scriptions to the $135.000,000 loan fUlld had been completed and that it was ready to receive applications for niiis. The last of the Class "A" Stlb ?rrlpllons bringing the b ??f that ? lass i < i 1100,000,000, Were received I < >? day. Notices of completion of the fund were telegraphed In the chairmen In r harge in I he various Southern Statos. DANCERS WELCOME NEW YEAR. | Old Year Passes and 11)15 Comes in to Tune of Tipperary. From The Dally Item, Jan. 1. Tho mem ben of the Holiday Bvel Club last night ushered out the old j year and in the New- Year to the tune Of Tipperary, figuratively speaking, for this was the favorite music at the ball Thursday night and as the town clock sounded twelve ringing strokes, the dancers slopped their glrationi long enough to pour out a libation to the old departing spirit of 1914 with a toast which was drunk down by all of the dancers and their guests. The dance was a most enjoyable af? fair from every view point. The hall was in good condition and not too crowded for dancing, the music was enlivening and seemed to enthuse the dancers and a general spirit of mer? riment and good fellowship seemed to pervade and prevail throughout the whole evening from the time that the orchestra struck up at 10 o'clock until the "Home, Sweet Home'' was played just before 2 o'clock in the morning of the first day on 1915. Tipperary was the popular tune at the dance last night, and not only did the dancers find it a good one-tep, but there were many who joined in the singing of this' popular marching air of the English soldier*;, while they were dancing. Punch and other re? freshments were served during the evening and were much enjoyed. Among the visitors at the ball were Misses Vivian McCullough, Darlington, Pet Brunson, Orangeburg; Harriet Saunders, Stateburg; Eliza McFarlane, Hartsville; Minnie Craig Taylor, Cam den; Carlise Elias, Columbia; Mixon, Charleston and Messrs A. Wright, L. Aronstam, M. Visanska, M. Elias, Quay Williford, Eugene Ware, T. E. LeGrone, Staeley; A. Mixon, S. K. Saunders, Brunson, Brock, Jennings. INTERESTING SOCIAL EVENT Sumter Club Reception Largely Attended and Much Enjoyed. From The Daily Item, Jan. 2. The Sumter Club reception at the club rooms last night was one of the most largely attended and enjoyable social affairs given during the Christ? mas-New Year season. There wore several hundred present during the evening to participate in the dancing and to make the occasion a memry one by their presence.. The club rooms were tastefully ?;?.??< r?fj and the Lyric Orchestra furnished dellgatful nur io. Refresh* merc* were served * during the even? ing FIRE FRIDAY NIGHT. Two Houses on Bartlette Street Burn? ed?Belonged to Monughan Estate. Two houses on Bartlette Street at the corner of Washington street, burn? ed Friday at about half after 6 o'clock, the fire department responding promptly and by hard work saving other buildings in the vicinity. The houses were six room tenement build? ings owned by the Monaghan estate. Both were insured. The tenants sav? ed most of their furniture Again last night shortly after mid? night the embers caught up and the department was called out to extin? guish the fire a second time. The gray horse balked when going to both alarms, the fireman pulling the hose out of the wagon in the afternoon, while the wagon did not reach the scene at the midnight alarm. Marriage. Mr. J. T. Owen of Elloree and Miss Mary Heath Johnson, of Ches? ter, were married la? t night at the home of the bride's parents at that place. His brother, Sam B. Owen, and friend Russell Keller, went with him to Witness the event.?Calhoun Advance. Mrs. Owen visited in Sunder on sev? eral occasions and has a number of friends in the city. Death ofJ W. L. Osteen. William U Osteen of Privateer died at his home In that section Fri? day after A short illness from pneu? monia. Mr. Osteen was about fifty i years of age and leaves a widow and ! eight small children. The funeral services were held at j Providence church. Privater. at 1 (?'clock and were conducted by the ' Knights of Pythias. Real Estate Transfers. W. A. Bryan to Catherine E. Bryan, 'one-half interest in tract of 100 acres in county, $1.000 and other consider? ations. Louisa F. Dlnklns to L. l>. Jennings, i i ? acres in county, sr. and other con ? sidera lion. ' Master to Mrs. Lellii C. Siuckoy, fi acres In city, on Liberty street, $:'.!<>. , Man luge Licence Record. A license to marry hau been granted John Clifton Brown and Miss Kb?r ? < nc? Mat v ldu mnr of Sumter. 1 DECEMBER 7, 1914 I 7fc National Bank qf South Carolina RESOURCES $800,000,00 4i compounded quarterly in our Savings Dept. X 5i on Time Certificates of Deposit. Strong, conservative, progressive. We appreciate our old friends, and are contin? ually seeking new ones. We want your ac? count. C. G. Rowland. Pres. G. L. Warren. Cashier ???????????????????????????????????????????????????? THIS BANK Is a Member of the Federal Reserve Banking System of the United States. THE soundness and ability of the bank and the CHARACTER OF THE MEN behind that bank are investigated before the EniteJ States Government will allow a bank to become a member of the Federal Reserve System. Once a member of the Federal Reserve System a hank is one of the VAST ARMY of responsible banks which STAND TOGBTHEil for each other's protection; and the U. S. Gov? ernment at Washington. D. C, through its representatives on each Federal Reserve Uank lioard supervises and assists all member banks Your money is absolutelv sale in our bank and YOU CAN GET IT WHEN YOU WANT IT. The First National Bank OF SUMTER. Capital, Surplus and Profits Nearly - - $230, WO. 00 i.4i??t?<?:n????n??tn??i??i?n>i?im?iH?i?????ninn?<?minn?ntiuut irtrtitittintiimnnnnrnnmtumm^mtniinnnnntnMiininiiinnuiniinniiinttm 3 1889 1914 For 25 Years = 15he ===== Bank of Sumter Has operated successfully as a State bank. On December 24th. 1914, acting under authority of the Comptroller of Currency, this bank was converted into a National Banking Association with the title of' The National Bank of Sumter We solicit the accounts of firms, corpora? tions and individuals, promising the same prompt and courteous treatment we have al ways endeavored to extend to our patrons and friends. The National Bank of Sumter immmmnttmtmRmmmmmtmmxtmmttnnttnnnnm^ $43.65 TO HAVANA AND RETURN - Via Key West to Tampa, f Thence Steamer to Havana I ^ (Rates Cover Meals and Berth on Steamer) \ Tickets on sale January 7th. limited to return Jan- | uary 25th 1915. Children at Half Fare. For any de- X tailed inlormation write to * MR. F. M. JOLLY, Traffic Agent, \ Wilmington, N. C. * VIA THE- ? t ? ? Atlantic Coast Line 'The Standard Railroad of the South" X O. V. PLAYER, Agent, Sumter, S. C. \