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_ NAD mew*. Mr and Mrs. Armlnlus Wright and litt Is Sophia Wright have returned to their home in Atlanta, after spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Joseph at Chandler. Messrs. W. D. T <nam and S. H. Remse) of Privateer have removed to Lauren* county where they will make their home In future. Miss Rllen Duvall, of Cheraw, Is visiting Mrs. H. O. Osteen. Mr. Irvine Belser. of Columbia, was a visitor to the city on Thursday. Mr. R. N. Cantey. formerly of this city, but recently of Birmingham Ala. is in tho city on a short visit. Mr. W. 8. Manning, of 8partanburg. mage a short visit to his brother. Mr. R. I. Manning, this week. Miss Georgia Fulmer, of Leesvllle, 8. C Is spending some time with Miss Marie Phillips, on Harby Ave. HONOR ROLI> OF PUPILS. FW Ootsrocti Graded asxl High School Month. The students whose names appear on this roll below havo made an av? erage of 90 and more on examina? tions: Ninth Grade. Pearl Bruneon. Maggie Seymour, Ora Holladay. Meta Newman. Hugh Seymour. Grade. Marie Brogdon, Job a Newman. Grade. Lever Bruneon, Kenneth Dennis. Cllntor Brown. Fifth Grade. Mary White, William Douglass, Blanche Dennis. iXmrth Grade. Lissle Brogdoa. J. J. Brunsen. Third tirade, try Brown, lie Branson. :k Newman. Hi Grade. Illle B'igdon. ?nj. Fort, v? Dennis. ?I Smith. First Grade, lee Brun won. [?Han Brunson, Lilian White We hope that such boy and gtrl railed may have a desire to learn, si 1a. they may hav? a thirst for wledge . which the school Is de to give. cation properly viewed is a pro f feeding the mental faculties oral Impulse? so that growth, pmeat and strength may result, school room Is a workshop where Of Industry, politeness, honesty, meet and resi>ect for authority. B he cultivated. us attend school every day poo See that your name Is on the roll each month. Be sure to understand each lesnon. so there will be no failures on examination. Let us have no failures in any line of work. Failure requires no effort. Anybody can fall. But the greatest pleasure of life are the dowers that bloom In the garden of well used time. Every year should find us ready to make' some Improvement In the work of the prevlnus yesr Therefore each one of us should this getf do the best work we have ever done before. In addition to the honor roll and remaraa; we should like to comment on some of the things already done during this present school term. Ev? erything Is progressing nicely. Up to the present date we have enrolled seventy-five <7ft) pupils. The average attendance Is excellent, snd each pupil seems deeply Interested In hin work. We were fortunate In securing the trophy cup for the best record In the Tomato Club. nlao In getting two scholarship* to Winthrop Normal In? dustrial College for the summer term. The hot supper which was Riven on the fth of December was a success, considering the present conditions The proceeds amounted to about $100. This will go to the purchasing of a piano for the school. licenses to marry have been grant? ed to the following colored couples Calvin Pearson. Privateer, and Hen? rietta Jeme*. Sumter; Charlie J. Fox worth, Sumter. and Rattle Mortis. St. Matthews. John Wntklns and Mng gle Wall. tftedgeflebl. The MrCormacs new county elec? tion baa been protested by citizens of Greenwood county living In territory to be Included In the new county who claim that the\ were not permitted to vote In the new county election. TO OP.SN SATURDAY EVENINGS. Commoictal A Savings Rank Intro? duces New Ranking Feature to Sum? ter. The Commercial & Savings bank of this clt) will, beginning Saturday. January 9th, open its doors on Satur? day evenings from 5 to 8 o'clock for the purpose of receiving deposits. This is a new feature in banking in Sumter. although it has been tried successfully In a number of other places. The banks In the city have been In the habit of receiving de? posits in the day after banking hours, but noni of them ever before have made a special solicitation for busi? ness In the evenings or on Saturdays, when a large number of employees of various businesses aro paid off for the week. NEWS FROM WEDOEFIELD. Marriage* In Community?Hunters Kill Five Deer?Young Man Drowns Wounded Ruck?Personal Items. Wedgefleld, Jan. 6.?The holldaays passed of very quietly here. It seems as If the occasion has lost the festive spirit that prevailed even a few years ago. Then on Christmas morning nu? merous riders on varying kinds of ani? mals gayly decked out and riders with masks on made the rounds of the country houses which greatly delight? ed the children. And w< don't have the social gath? erings, and the tournaments are out of date. The writer was present on Sunday afternoon In the opera house when the first i uns were opened up against the llquo ? traffic and for State-wide prohibition. If those In attendance sympathise and are with the prohibi? tion caust' It had an excellent begin? ning. Messrs. Matt and F. D. Brohun. who spent the holidays with their mother. Mrs. Carrie Brohun. have returned to their Places of business In Flori? da and Atlanta. Oa. Mis* Rose Weinberg has returned to Manning where she is attending school. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Ramsey left on yesterday for Lamar, which will be their future home. Their many friends regret to see them move away from the community. An account has already appeared in your colurms of the marriage of Miss Klla Johnston and Mr. Alex Norrls on last Su iday afternoon at the home of Mr. ar.d Mrs. J. M Rogers, with whom MUr Johnston had been mak? ing h? r home for the past two years, here and it Lynchburg. We are glad to welcome her with Mr. and N rs. Rodgere as residents of our town once more. Another marriage took place here recently. Visa Lizzie Kolb, daughter of Mr. J. R. Kolb and Mr. John Wind ham were married. On Wednesday after Christmas a deer drive was engaged in by a party of hunters from here and others from above 8ta eburg. They had very good luck, five deer were killed On this drive. One young man wounded his but not being able to stop him with shot, he pulled off and swam in. caught up with the old buck and drowned him. After a pleasant visit to their moth? er. Mrs. V. E. Thomas. Messrs. F. Elliott and W. B. Thomas, have re? turned to their places of business, the former to Charleston, and latter to Atlanta, Oa. Miss Janette Thomas has returned to the College for Women at Colum? bia. Mr. E. W. Nettles went over to Sum t<*r on Sunday afternoon to attend the prohibition rally. Mrs. S. R. Preston, who has been making her home with Mrs. Carrie Brohun for the past two months, has moved to Columbia, acompanled by her children. Mr. R. t, Whilden spent the holi? days In Sumter with his son, Mr. J. J. Whilden Mr?. S. Y. Dclgar Dead. From The Dally Item, Jan. 5. Mrs. Louise B. Delgar. wife of S. ' Yeadon Delgar, died a* her home In this city this morning at t;. 1 r? o'clock, after an Illness of several months. The funeral services will be held at St. Anne's Catholic church at 1,11 o'clock. Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. Deliar was a native of Virgin? ia, but had lived In thn Stato for a number of yearn. She was married about ten years ago aril U survived by her hustand and a large number of friends. Miss Sallle English Doby died at the home of Mr. E. P. Scarborough at Dslsell at 3 o'clock Sunday morning, after an Illness which has bisted since April. She was fifty-eight years of ago and is survived by two slaters, Mrs. II A. Haflleld and Mrs .1. A. Hoy kin of Paleoll, ami other relatives, The Innerei services were held al Tlraah Pfenbyterlan church on Mon? day at noon and the interment took place in |h< cemetery there The sei - (flees were conducted hy I he pastor. ItSV, j R, Hay CITY IN GOOD HEALTH* Health Bill One of Which Winter IIa? Right to He Proud. The health conditions in the city just now, as reported by the health department, is one of which Sumter may Justly feel proud. There are no contagious diseases in the city save a few cases of tuberculosis, which are carried over from year to year and ono case of typhoid fever at the local hospital, brought in from outside of the city, otherwise* the city is free from contagious diseases and has a clean bill of health. During the past year there has been comparatively little sickness in the city and there has been no spread of contagious diseases. Only two cases of small pox were reported in the year and these were among ne? groes and were prevented from spreading by removing the cases to the pest house. RECOVER STOLEN JEWELRY. Negro Who Entered Residence of J. N. Tolar on Darlington Gang. The city police department has just located Charley Cole, alias Charley Jamison, alias Charley Hayes, and other aliases, on the Darlington chain gang and he will be returned to Sum t*?r, upon the completion of his sen? tence of ninety days for theft and vagrancy. Hayes is charged with having entered the residence of Rev. J. N. Tolar in this city last summer, and stealing two gold watches and two rings. One of the watches was recovered the day after the theft at a local pawn shop. Recently the department located one of the rings in Darling? ton In the possession of a negro wo? man. This ring was recovered and the negro located, and a request made for him when he has served his sen? tence there. COUNTY APPROPRIATION UN? CHANGED. Annual Estimate Sent to Comptroller General Calls for Five and Half Mills. The annual estimate tor the coun? ty ordinary expensed prepared by the clerk of the county board and sent to the comptroller general calls for a levy of five and one-half mills, the same tax levy as that of last year and other years, a tax of one-half mill for bonds is also r< i iested. one quarter mill t<? care tor court houre bonds arid one-quarter foi road bonda The annual meeting of the county board of commissioners will be held tomorrow, when business of import? ance will come up. At the regular monthly meeting Tuesday the only matter of interest to receive attention was the authorization of the supervis? or by the board to ascertr'n the cost of construction of small steel cages to be used as temperary guard houses in various parts of the county. J. S. Brown was granted an ex Confederate pension. A large number of bills were aud? ited and ordered paid. Returns Verdict of Suicide. The coroner 8 Jury in the case of Wells Rlchbo at Horatio Tuesday af? ternoon returned a verdict that Rlchbo came to his death by self-inflicted wounds. The shot had been fired into Richbo's chest, the shot taking a course almost down the body just un? der the skin. On this account there seemed some doubt in the minds of some that the negro had killed him? self. His wife was the only witness. She stated that after he came home ho went to bed. She went to sleep after a short time and was aroused by the shot. She says that he had the gun resting on the top of the bed and that he discharged it by pushing the trigger with a stick, which was lying by him when she aowko to find him dying from the wound. Rlchbo, it was stated, had gotten in trouble some time before by selling several bales of cotton on which there was a lien and he had been dodging for some time. He had tried to get his wife to skip with him, but this die refused to do. Death. Prom The Dally Item, Jan. f>. Miss (Jenevleve Peaty of George? town died Wednesday morning about :? o'clock at the Tourney Hospital where she was taken last week for treatment. The body will be taken from Sumtcr to Georgetown tonight md the funeral services and Inter? ment will take plaee there tomorrow. Miss Reaty was a sister of Mrs. John S. Buck and M;ss Ruby Reaty of this city who will accompany the remains to Georgetown, There was :: meeting of the Huenter County Trustees' r iatlon Wednes? day in grand Jnij room of the courl house. An excellent address was made by Prof, l^ueco Gunter, state supervisor of rural schools, After this address there was an informal discussion of various matters of In Iteresi to the county schools. CANTATA ON SUNDAY NIGHT Choir of Grace Baptist Church Will Entertain Music Lovers. The cantata which was prepared by the choir of the Grace Baptist church for several weeks ago, but which was Postponed at that time, will be given oa Sunday night at Grace Baptist Church, corner of Washington and Calhoun streets. This will be a great tieat for lovers of music and no doubt it will attract a large audience. Several weeks ago the choir of Grace church gave a recital of sa? cred music which was much enjoyed and the cantata promises to be even more pleasing. BIglan Bazaar Donations. List of those who gave donations: Mr. I. C. Strauss, $1.00. Mr. Dozier Lee, $1.00. Mrs. S. C. Baker, fancy work. Mrs. R. D. Graham, fancy work. Mr. Harris, loan of piano. Mr. C. W. Smith, draying. Mr. Francis Teicher, cigarettes. Mr. C. G. Rowland, $2.00. Wreck Store, $1.50. Mr. Pearlman, window decorations. Mr. Khame, sign painting. Fol8om Jewelry store, vase. Josepn M. Chandler, tie. Burns Hardware, fancy plate. Shelly Furniture store, chair. I. A. Ryttenberg, Victrola record. W. A. Thompson, vase. Economy store, will give. Mr. Abe Ryttenberg, groceries. Sibert's Drug Store, candy. Stubbs Bros., hat. Levy and Moses, salad oil. McCollum Bros., doll. C. P. Exum, $1.00. T. B. Jenkins, laprobe. O'Donnell & Co., groceries. Jones' Meat Market, ham. Mrs. Childs, cake. Watson's Drug Store, cigars. Hearon's, candy. Knight Bros., cards. Antler's Pharmacy, cigars. Mr. J. L. McCallum. $1.00. Mr. Rxley Bradham, $1.00. Ringer Sewing Machine, $1.00. Mrs. Atkinson, 1 hat. Dr. Archie China, milk. Urs. J A. McKnight, candy. Miss Teicher, candy. Eumter Gas Co., 6 lighters. Wallace & Moses, $1.00. H. L. Tisdale, bicycle tires. Chero-Cola Bottling Co., 4 doz. bot? tle* imperial Lunch Room, 50 cents. irribr's Fakery, bread ? snap i, p< rftime. jEloeton Candy Kitchen, fruit I. evi Bros., suit case. Schwartz Bros., pocket book. Ralph Hill, bicycle bells. W. B. Wilson, $10. Mm. Dunbar, fancy work. Mm. A. Weinberg, bread. Miss Mary Wilson, $5. Eultm&n Shoe Store, slippers. C. M. Brand, 50c. Franklin Caro Co., Richmond, Va., 2 Jt.rs chewing gum. Wni. Wrlgley, Jr.. Co., Chicago, 111., 3 boxes chewing gum. Lamer and Suter, Baltimore, Md., 30 lbs of candy. Shredded Wheat Co., Niagara Falls, 1 case Shredded Wheat biscuits. Postum Cereal Co., Battle Creek, Mich., 1 case Postum Coffee. George Lapas, fruit. Sumter Motor Co., motor oil. McCallum Realty Co., $1. Miss Jacobs, baby cap. Harper's Grocery, money. H. N. Krasnoff, money. Carolina Grocery Co., 1 ham. V. H. Phelps, 2 pounds butter. D. J. Chandler Clo. Co.. 4 ties. City National Bank, $5. Sumter Club, $15. Forester Lumber Co., $5. Sumter Shrine Club, $10. E. R. Wilson, $10. McNeill & McKnight, $2. Mrs. Thomas Wilson, $5. D". Dunbar, $3.36. Parker'B Cigar Store, cigars. Charlie's Cafe. $3. Dixie Cafe, $1.50. Sumter Dry Goods Co., umbrella stand. Stmter Clothing Co., hat. Shaw and McCollum, doll. Dolormc's, perfume. McCormack Jewelry Co., clock. Woman's Exchange, candy. Booth-Shuler Co., money. Mdscs Green, eggs. B&rnett, lamp. *' "p DuRant Hardware Co., china. Burns and Son, china. Ducker & Bultman, grocerios. C. S. Kingsmore, soap. Gordon Bros., table cloth. C. M. Wilson, $10. Ciosswcll & Co.. sugar, candy, fruit. I Sumter ('oca-Cola Bottling Co.. 8 doz. bottles of Coca-Cola. John Wilson, $5. Kcaffe. pitcher. 1). I). Moise. $1. Clarance Haynsworth, $2.60, Sumter Book Store, calendar. Mr, Eugene Btanstll, draying. Mrs. C. H. Barn um. cake. Mr, Harry Weeks, work. Miss Elisabeth White, posters. Miss Hassle Parrott, posters, Miss Mary White, pecans. NEWS AND VIEV I OF DISO AH. Farmers Still Pluntin; Outs and Wheat ?Weddings in t?; ?cur Future. Pisgah, Jan. 2.?A r a long time of cold and wet weat. r, it now looks as if we will have su shine. Some wheat and oats have not been planted owing to the wet. The usual moving is going on. It looks as if people like it, for some move every year. Labor is more plentiful than usual and I guess will be more so in the fu? ture. From what I can hear there is a great deal of suffering among the poor, especially those depending on their daily work for a living. A number of newspapers seem to think there is a lot of money in the land the way they are calling on the farmers to pay when there is no mon? ey to do so. We hope the papers will tell us how to get a little money next year to run the farms, their advice will be highly appreciated; but serious? ly, if the farmers would sell now it would relieve the situation. They will not get any more than the local market brings. All help talked of to aid them is baby prattle. I said so at the beginning of the cotton season, I say so now, and I don't see much prospect for it to go higher. If Cleveland was president he would teach England a'lesson about search? ing American vessels on the seas. The war of 1812 was brought on by un? reasonable searches of American ves? sels by England and history may re? peat itself unless she quits. She needs a man to talk to her, not a child. The State law reducing the cotton acreage to one-third of what is culti? vated is entirely unconstitutional. Tf the State has that power, it can tell a man how much to spend on his house? hold and what crops and how much to plant. It is a clear invasion of a per? son's private rights and its police pow? er can't extend that far. The differ? ence what will be planted under the law and what would be planted, if there as no law would not be a drop in the bucket. No other State has it, and what this State does will not affect market at all. After last year's ex? perience with raising cotton if a man keeps on planting it as usual, he is a fool, and I don't believe any will do so. It is going to be hard on the people this year and the most rigid economy will have to be practiced in all lines of business. Christmas and New Years' day pass? ed off very quietly. A few observed the days. B. C. DuPre and M.ss Sadts Rogers spent New Years' day at Btatebttrg, visiting relative*? Miss Bessie Hattield or Cassatt spent the week in this section. Mr. T. M. Rogers went to Blshop? ville today to see his father. Our worthy mail carrier, Mr. J. D. McLeod, has been quite unwell for some time, but is getting all right again. Mr. J tmes Reamcs has been carrying the mail for him. He has had a* time of it, owing to the bad weather, but it did not stop him. A few marriages are reported for the near future. Let the good wont go on, so said an eminent person. 1 ? Suicide Reported at Horatio. From The Daily Item, Jan. 5. It was reported on the street this morning that a negro had committed suicide at Horatio last night by shoot? ing himself with a shotgun, but no confirmation of the report could be secured. The case had not been re? ported to the sheriff's or coroner's of? fice. (Later) A telegram was received by the sheriff shortly before two o'clock notifying him of the killing at Horatio, and his deputy and the cor? oner left for that place shortly after? wards. The negro was named Will Rlchbo and it was stated by his brother, who was in the city this mining to secure a coffin, that it /as not known whether he killed himself, or if his wife or someone else shot him. Tho inquest will be held this afternoon. Entertains for Miss Reynolds. Miss Aline Reynolds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Reynolds of this city, who is visiting in Atlantic City. New Jersey, was the guest of honor at an entertainment recently given by Judge and Mrs. Wilson Senseman at their home in Atlantic City. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected daily by Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 7 3-4. Strict Middling 7 5-8. Middling 7 1-2. i Strict Low Middling 7. j Low Middling G 5-8. Staple Cotton, Nominal. Belgian Relief Fund. Previously acknowlc^i ed 1250.73 Second Year High School Boys 3.50 Wm. J. Crownon, Jr.. :t.oo Total. |267.23 The Rlchland county board ?>f com? missioners at the annual meeting I Tuesday reduced the salaries ?.<" the [county attorney, county physicians, 'and captains of the four ctiaillgnngs, NEWS OF HEM BERT. Mr. Samuel Shirer Leaves for Winns boro?Visitors iu Community for Cliristnius?New Year Dining. Kembert, Jan. 4.?Mr. Samuel Shirer has left our community with its feasts of fat things, ami has gone to Winnsboro, S. C. Maybe ho will not stay. Prof. Jesse B. Jackson spent Christ? mas day in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Alex McCabe of Washington, D. C, after a most de? lightful day in our community, have returned home and so has Miss Em? ma Allen of your city and Mr. Clifton Ledingham of Wisacky. Miss Edna Davis of Charleston is spending the holidays with her moth? er. Mr. Burrel Moody, one of our most enterprising and successful farmers, has been postrated by pneu? monia, but is reported to be improv? ing. The cold, damp weather Is not ad? ding anything to our health. Would you want to be Santa Claus. Mr. Editor, if you had to kiss all the pretty girls? A fine young fellow posed as Santa's wife, and had to kiss the boys. None of the young men in the community are trying to supersede him. Some small grain still going in. You had better reduce that cot? ton acreage whether the law says so or not. We missed the cheery presence of the "Colonel" at a dining given by Mrs. H. C. Bethea on December 30. Too much turkey! Mrs. J. R. Atkinson of Hagood, gives a New Years' dining which will be well attended by certain citizens of the peninsula, one of whom, if nothing prevents, will do justice to the occa? sion. Our good neighbors Cas. and Lern McEachern are moving out of our community. We will miss them and their fami? lies. "Hagood." MASTER'S NEW YEAR SALES. Large Amount of Real Estate Chang? ed (Hands on Sales Day. At the regular sales day on Mon? day a large number of sales were made by the Master for Sumter Coun? ty, real estate changes be as fol? lows: In <~a.se of Gene CuUedge againr Liza Benjamin, et al., tw>j tracts in Rafting Creek Taw ship, CvrntftinliiR tiacts of 50 a id 57 ac res, respectively, to L. D. Jcrounga, attorney, ?326.00. Case of T. W. Dinkins against Ab? rain Dicks, to Lee & Moise, attorneys, lot on Lawton street, $25. Case of Grace Handle against Adele McLeod, to L. D. Jennings, 15 1-4 acres in Spring Hill Town? ship, $50.00. Case of John F. McNair, et al, against William Alex, 2 1-2 acres near Mayesville, to A. B. Stuckey, attorney, $85. H. J. Harby against Rebecca San? ders, et al., 58 acres in Stateburg township, to L. D. Jennings, $1,000; also tract of 10 acres adjoining, to E. W A. Bultman, $1,900. J. H. Winburn against Emma But? ler, et al., three tracts of 10, 2 and not given acres of land on Stateburg public road, to L. D. Jennings, $25. Tindal and Cuttino against Angeline Griffln, et al., 20 acre tract, to I. C. Strauss, attorney, $200. . C. A. Ottoleugui against Thomas S. Sumter and E. W. A. Bultman, one third Interest in 24 5 1-2 acres known as "Mcl^eod" tract, to Lee & Moise, attorneys, $550. E. W. A. Bultman against Peter R. Camlin, et al., tract of GO acres in county to L. D. Jennings, $1,160. Lena Clarke against Miles M. Mar? tin and E. W. A. Bultman, 10 acres in county and lot near city, to Lee & Moise. attorneys, $700. Georgia Granite and Marble Com? pany against B. P. Cuttino, et al., lot mi Kendrick street, to Lee & Moise. attorneys, $500. Case of Rosa Strauss against A. A. Cooper and J. A. Schwerin, lot on corner of Pear and Main streots, to l*ee & Moise, attorneys, $200. The Sumter Trust Company against Mary Eliza Sandersi. et al., 57 8-10 acres, to I. C. Strauss, attorney, $1. 300; also lot on Manning avenue, to I. C. Strauss, attorney. $100; also another lot on Manning avenue, to I. C. Strauss, attorney. $200; also an? other lot in city containing 5-100 acres, to Mark Reynolds, $100. Heal Estate Transfers. L. D. Jennings to F. E. Nigles. 14* acres in county, $r?.<?o and assumption of mortagage of $4 ooo. L. i>. Jennings to Bmma E. Ostcen. So acres In County, $5.00 and assum? ption of mortgage of $2.ooo. Mrs. Eva I*. Shaw to \V. Lacy Cur | rie, :*!.*>. 1?; acres on Sumter Mayesvillo I Road. $3,500. The lire department was called out about Ct o'clock on Monday afternoon by an alarm of lire, but the alarm proved a false one. the tire being merely some trash burning.