Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cijt ??Ultbmuu arib ^cutbron. PKRSONAL NKW8. Miss May Porter, of Georgetown. In *o..ndlng wm(' time In the city. Mr. Duane Wannamaker. of the Item, apent the week-end In Green? wood. 8. C Mm. W A. gTsa Ml" is In Orange burg, having been called tlw^rc by the d? ath of her niece. Mr. J. L. Mcl^eod will noon move hi* family to 8umter.?Manning Time*. Mr. G. Irving Schneebcrgcr. of this city, is now connected with ttM H. B. Lesen Advertising Agency, of New York city and is also attending New York University at night specin) lalng In advertising. Mrs. B. O. Brlstow. of Darlington, ta visiting her daughter. Mrs. J. Z. Hearon. * Mrs M. J. Hill has gone to Flor? ida to apend the rest of the winter with relatives there. Miss Paulino Haynaworth has re? turned to the city after a visit to rel? atives at St. Charlea. Mrs. C. A. Murphy left thla morning to visit friends in Klrigs Mountain. N. C. and relatives in Greenville and New berry. S. C. Mrs. Julius L. McCallum. of Co? lumbia. Is visiting Mrs. Edward W. McCallum on Broad street. Miss Annie Ruth Mlddleton. of Ooidsboro. N. C, la In the city visiting her brother. Mr. W. P. Mlddleton on West Liberty Htreet RANK'S STOCK HOLDERS MEET. Commercial and Savings Bank In Good Condition?Directors Added. The Commercial and Savings Dank of Sumter held Its first annual stocn heldere meeting Wednesday afternoon at the banking quarters, when the former board of directors was re elected with the addition of Dr. J. A. Mood and J. P. Commander. The re? port of the oashler ahowed the bank to be In a very satisfactory condition Rtrut that an excellent business was ?dene during the year. Routine mat tern were dlscusswd and proapecta ap? pear bright for a good bualneaa dur w ?h? coming vea i board bf o'! "cetera at th* meet i looted as ofllcera: president. d>e< tX Shore, vice-president, T. K. well: cashier. R. a. sfradham: .teepir. P. M. Uiown. attorney, H Dosier Lee. The directora of the hank are: R. Dozier I<eo. R. A. Brad [?ha?a,'p. M. Parrott. J. K. Croaawell. J Z. Hear<n. J M. Chandler. J. H. My era. T. H. Jenkins. J. Clifton Broa? den. P. M. Brown. H. L. Ttsdale. R. A. Burgess. H. P. Moses. 8. W. Oil lesple. Geo. 1). Shore, J. P. Command? er. J. A: Mood. MILITIA INSTRUCTOR HERE. Aide Light Infantry In Drills aud Given Military Instructions. Hergesnt Henry L. Thompson of the Sixth Infantry. United Statea army, haa been In the city for the paat two daya examining Into th ? condltlona of the Sumter Light Infantry equipment end giving the company instructions in rnllltsry drills and maneuver*'. Ser? geant Thompson Is detailed to this work In this State by the war depart? ment and spends his time with the various companies. Tho Sumter Light Infantiy la in ?<? <\ ahape now and with some more Instructions and drill will be a strong organisation. It has a full quota of men and is preparing for the regular inspection on February 12th. when It j experts to make a good showing. The commander of the company requests thst if th*?re sre sny persons who have any of the militia equipment 9f any articles belonging to the company that they would return them to the armory bv the 10th. Sergeant Robert T. Brown, who stood the examination for first lieu? tenant eomr time ago. haa not yet re? ceived his eommlsslon but hopes to do So before the annual Inspection. In the Police Court Ijoke end Horton Conyera were be-] fore the recorder Thursday morntnx On the chars* gfl cnrrylng conceded weapone. Luko being charged with carrying a raior ami Horton with having brass knur ks and a pistol Luke was dismissed, after the raxor had been Isken sway from him and Horton got thirty dollar* or thirty gggsj , Curtis Ford was charged with petty larceny, an offense <?i which he has been charged before. He waa sen tenVd to give the city $50 or serve thirty daya. Death Mgd; near Paxvdle Monday nlaht. Mr Theodore Pul.ne Ktdgtll, | ?.. I ghoul ?S years. Mi I'idslll for years \ .i- .e??n ass ft < riot f<a Clan ndon He leaws i? willow and sev? eral ahlldrea Manning Times. IMPROVING A. C. L. YARD. (?ra\c4 Being Placed on Walks and Curbing Being Laid?Will Raise the Yaixl. Th? Atlnulle Coast Line Railroad company has a gang ?! mon at ^Otk improving the yard in the rear of the station and BprtftdHng gravel on the walks to the sta ion, an improvement which has been needed for some time find which will he appreciated by the public wlo have to go to the station often. A curbing is also be? ing la.d alongside the walk to the station so as to keep it raised and prevent its being muddy or holding water, an heretofore. Besides this it Is contemplated rais? ing the yard where hacks stand in the rear of the station. Several trees have been cut down as they prevented the water from Irving up and were not regarded as of benefit to the yard. Mr. \. L l^esesne died at his home on West Calshoun street at 3.1? o'clock Tuesday n.ght, after a long ill? ness. The funeral services were held at the First Baptist Church at 11 o'clock Thursday morning. The interment was in the cemetery, the burial services being conducted by Clarcm.mt Lodge No. 64, A. F. M. as? sisted ry a delegation from St. Peter's l>4)dge of Manning, of which Mr. Lesesru was formerly a member. Mr. I^esesne was a native of the Jor<on section of Clarendon county, a son of the late Maj. Theodore sesne. He made his home in Clar? endon oounly until six years ai*o when he removed to Sumter, but re? tained its large farming Interests at hin former home. He was a progres? sive and success'id farmer and an ex? tensive land owner, besides being identified with other business enter? prises. He was Influential in organ? izing the Commercial & Savings Bank of this city and was its first president, which position he held until ho re? signed a few months ago on account of ill health. He Is survived by his wife, who was Miss Lhale Cuttlno. of this city, one daughter, Miss E Ixabeth Lesesnc; one brother, Mr. W. T. Lesesne and one sister. Mrs. A. H. Briggs. Mrs. A. C. Butler, wife of Y. N. Butler, tiled at 2 o'clock Tuesday, af? ter an Illness of some time. The fu? neral sc-vlces wert; held from the residence, No. 310 Council street, ar uo n Wednesday. Mr*. Mahry, of deflney. died ut the home of her non, Mr. George Mabry, of Stateburg, on Wednesday, January 20th. She had arrived only a few days before to spend sometime with her son and was In apparent good health up to the time of the fa? tal seizure which terminated in her death within a few hours. The body was taken to Gnffn'?y for Interment. FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED. Passenger Train from Charleston De? layed and Transfer is Made. A freight train was wrecked this morning at Britton's Siding, several miles southeast of Sumter, causing a delay of t wo hours for passengers on A. C. L. train No. 52 from Charles? ton to Greenvillo and No. 46 from Sumter to Florence. The wreck oc curred*afcout 7.30 o'clock this morn? ing when something about the axle of a freight car broke and the truck of tho car le.'t the truck and went on the siding, breaking one of the rails on the siding and unloosing a rail on the main line When No. 52 from Charleston ar? rived it could not pass and had to wait. Train No. 46 from Sumter to Florence was sent to the scene and a transfer made of baggage and pas? sengers from one tr-tin to the other, No. 52 going on back on No. 4 6's reg? ular run and No. 46 on to Greenville. This train arrived in Sumter after the transfer had been made, two hours late. The track was only slightly dam? aged and no one was hurt in the w reck. i?n Thursday afternoon, nt the Hampton school assembly hall, the Civic league held an exhibition of Willi im Silva s p j lutings. These were loaned by the ;irtlst to the Fed? eration of Women*.' Clubs of the State and were for sah?. Such a large ex himbit of excellent vater-colors Is of immense value in an educational way to a community like ours, whose op? portunity for aseiag the world'; ?rest paintings: is mo limited, Wm. Silva Is an artist of international l.'irue. a Georgiatl bj birth. II? ?tudied abroad and has exhibited ii all the art eenterH of the world. His most beautlfi i pictures ai ensues on the (*aro|lns roast, fa mil lar to all of un. f\ a ? served at IWO daintily ap |M?lnted lables and man) ladles cull ?.i between ihe not rs of ?'? and 1 o'clock and contributed n sllvei of ferine, le Ihe causes in which tb ClVk league is luterestud. Death. Art F.thihlt. CITY COUNCIL MEETING. M MM 1H or UNIMPORTANT MAT* TBR8 ACTED ON IN SHORT NKSSlON. Gasoline Tanks Must lie Installed at Hear of l*remises Hereafter?Resi? dents Must Pay for Extension of Water Pipes?Work on Wright Street. City Council met Tuesday night in a short session with all members of that j body prottnt? A number of matters of interest, but none of great Impor? tance were brought up and acted on at the meeting. Mr. Duckworth, who has oeen shipping apples here and selling them at low prices, was called on some time ago to pay a peddler's license, but declined to pay it, saying that he | would pay the regular merchant';? Ii- i cense, as he had come to conduct a regular mercantilo business. Mr. Weatherly has gone into the business with him and upon this showing that his would be a permanent business, i council allowed them to pay the regu- I lar license required of merchants, ?vhich they promised to do at once. Mr. I* E. White reported that he had investigated the request for an extension of the water line on Man? ning Avenue. This work was ordered done and council went on record as declining to make any more exten? sions on petitions in this manner tin ess the residents who wanted the .me paid for the pipe, and the money expended by them would be repaid them in water rents. Mr. White reported that he was working to Improve both the curb? ing and drainage on Wright Street. He stated that the gaeoltnc tank in front of Hoaron's Pharmacy had been Installed in a satisfactory manner. Mr. Booth reported that he had estimated that it would need about 18.000 feet of lumber for curbinqs in the city and that this lumber could be purchased at $110 per thousand feet. Mr. Rowland requested on behalf of the meat dealers In the city that an examination he made of all persons who cut and handle meats to see that they were in good physical condition. This matter was referred to the board of health for recommendation. Mr. Rowland also asked on behalf of others that an investigation be made of the custom of using sawdust In p!ace?: where moat was sold and handled, as there was a question of , whether this Wfcl snnitary or not. Fhjji \ matter was also rare red fco Um t aird I of health for investigation and rec- 1 ommendatlon. A letter was received from the sec? retary of the Chamber of Commsrco as to whether or not Council would give the organization an appropriation of $500. Upon motion of Mr. Booth this matter was deferred until the next meeting of council, when the full board of directors of the Cham? ber of Commerce were invited to como before Council to explain their atti? tude on this matter. The City Clerk was instructed to ad? vertise for rent the quarters recently occupied by the National Bank of South Carolina until the next meet? ing of Council. There was some dte cuasion a3 to whether or not these quarters should be occupied by the City Clerk as an office or not, the mnyor favoring thts. An application for a position on the j poiice force was received from W. H, | Thomas and hied for future reference. A request for a rebate of license by the llnrby-Epperson Live Stock Co., as they intended going out on business In March, was refused. A letter from Mr. Geo. D.( Shore, postmaster, transmitting letters from M. W. SeabrooK and others, was re? ceived. He ashed council to renum? ber houses in the city. Council in? structed to consider this work which was commenced by the late city man? ager. An application from the People's Pharmacy lor permission to erect n gasoline tank in front of its storo was granted, subject to the approval of council or its agents. Council, how? ever, decided not to allow the Instal? lation of any more of these gasolin^ tanks under the sidewalk, as it con? sidered them dangerous. In future i they must i>e Installed in the rear of] I the premise;! teil n plp? run to the I lilli'ig station. MRS. A. T. CtTRRRtAj DEAD. ' Mother of President Currell of I'nl i vorslty. Columbia. Jan. 28.??Mrs. A. T. Cur , roll, mother of President William Spencer Currell of the University of South Carolina, dud yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. I. Vanee, in Nashville. The funeral ser? vices: will be lull tomorrow in York ville, where Mis. Currell lived for many years, The sad news was re? eelved in Columhln yesterday after? noon, Or. currell is he Inaugurated I as president ol the university today. 'The official programme v ill lie cor tried out im planned, but the social j functions in have been given by Hi laud Mrs, Currell have been culled oil. THE VALVE or SILOS. Mr. V. M. Saxby of 1 Vor port, III.. \ Pleasant Visitor to Sumter. one of the pleaaantesi visitors i<> Buniter In a long time end a most de? lightful gentlemen la Mr. C, M. Sax? by of Freeport, Iii., who Is now the guest of Mr. W. M. Graham, with whom lie has spent several days. Mr. Saxby is from the corn and cattle country and in a talk with a repre? sentative of the Item Tuesday spoke most Interestingly of conditions on the farm there, for Mr. Saxby is a veteran farmer and cattle raiser. In speaking of raising cattle he told the value to the farmer of the central west of the silo, a farm necessity there, which is hardly ever seen here In this connection he stated that the cow barn on Dr. Archie China's place just east, of town was the best which he had ever seen south of Ohio, praise which Dr. China's place no doubt fully deserves. As South Carolina la endeavoring to rid herself of the one-crop system and trying to get her farmers to go In for cattle, hogs and other stock, as well as for a more logical system of diversification of crops, it will no doubt prove of interest to many to know how the farmers in the cattle belt feed their cattle in Winter. Mr. Saxby told of how, in his estimation, a silo was as neeessary to a fully equipped farm as a stove is to a fully equipped kitchen. He did not see how anybody could raise cattie at a profb without one. The silo, he said, came from Germany, being an improvement of their idea, where they fermented green stuff to a certain stage before they gave it to their cattle to eat. He built the first silo which was ever constructed in his part of the State, but his first attempt was not a suc? cess. Later he learned that a silo to be a success must be built with a nar? row diameter and it must be built cir? cular, so that the feed stuff can bo packed down tight without any cracks or any space for air to remain, as tbe air spoils the feed value of the stuff, if it remains in the silo. In his coun? try he had found that it was best to have the silos six or eight feet in dia? meter with additional height to hold the desired amount of feedstuff, al? ways adding to the helghth and not to the diameter, as in this way it was easier to keep the silo. He stated that the silos were built of reinforced COnCreitO, a? at Dr. China's farm, but he thought that thess would nave been better, if thej had been taller find th'dr diamater decreased. Tue georp were put In every tour to six feel and scaled witli claj or some such stuff, as they were placed and clamped, so that they would be air tight. The green food was cut up, packed down tight in the silo and cov? ered over with air tight covering, which did not quite rest on top of the foodstuff. If dry stuff was placed on top, this would lessen the chance or the food spoiling. In the winter the silos were opened and the silage was spread out on a concrete lloor for the cattle, about one-third as much ground food being given with the silage. In this State where cotton seed meal would be giv? en with the silage, the amount should be materially lessened, us a balanced ration for the animals was required. Mr. Saxby was much concerned at the fact that the federal government has replaced a quarantine on the Union Stock Yards at Chicago, as this would prove a great handicap to him in the sale of his cattle, of which he raised quite a number during the past year. He stated that the foot and mouth disease had not yet reach? ed his immediate community, but that since he had been in Sumter he hnd heard that it had come within eight or ten miles of him and he was much concerned at the possible loss of his cattle with this disease. COLD WAVE GOES EAST. Free/in? Weather Will be Foil in Car? olinas. Washington. Jan. -~.?The cold wave Which has covered the central and Northwest states sending the mer? cury down far below aero tonight was sweeping rapidly eastward, promising below aeio weather in New England, ! New York and Pennsylvania. Thurs? day night and freexlng temperatures in the Atlantic States as far south :? the Carolinas. Weather forecasters predicted thai the disturbance would follow divided paths in its course eastward, one lead? ing due east to New Veil; und tb other branching south into the in? terior gulf States, Tennessee and l northern Mississippi, where the tem? peratures would drop from freestna to 1 (J to 20 degrees above. I RETt'ltNH BURNETT BILL. i _ Prcsldcni Send? McMNage to t'oiigrc*? Explaining Veto. Washington, Jan. 28. With u m< ? sage explaining his rcto. tin preside i returned the llurnett Immigration bill I t'j the house today. 8VMTEH COI'NTY APPOINTMENT! Magistrates and Other County OsBoers Named for This and Clarendon County Gov. Manning has appointed the following magistrates for Sumter county: P. U Player, George T. Des ChampS, M. J. Moore, J. a. Hodge, W. J. rtees, R. L. Burkett and j. l. Gillie. B. C. Wallace was appointed county treasurer and II. E. Wilder, a udltor. The following magistrates were ap? pointed for Clarendon county: John W. Heriot, E. C. Dickson, W. B. Fleming. M. D. Caird. a. J. Rich hour?:. a. P. Toomer and L. s. Bar wick. EvangeUsi Baxter i\ McLendon. The Baptist Courier. Dear Courier: it is of this re? markable man that 1 wish to say a few things. Four weeks ago. at the invitation of a few Christian men, j Mr. McLendon came to Sumter to : conduct a series of evangelistic meetings. I attended every meeting that 1 was able. 1 never missed any service unless I was compelled to be I cause of my own serv ices. Brother I McLendon is a Methodist.* He is n member of the Methodist Conference. Se he is no free lance. He does all that he can to help and strengthen the pastors of the towns where he labors. He insists on those who pro? fess conversion in his meetings join? ing the church of their choice. He in? sists that a man who does not line up with the churches will not do. He I is a remarkable man with a remark? able story and experience. He was sunken deep in sin when the Lord saved him. He had been serving the devil with all his powers of body, mind and soul. He is as much out and out for God and the cause of right? eousness as he ever was for the devil and the forces of evil. He exalts j Christ. He deepnds upon the Holv I ? Spirit and the Word of God tor his i power. He denounces sin In the strongest language that can he used. He does not in the least lower the Bible standard. He insists upon the new birth as essetttlal to salvation. I never saw a man who had su^h a passion for souls as he has. He is powerful in his pleadings with the sinner to accept Christ. He is a very cornicing preacher. He uses il? lustrations and uses them well. He does not hesitate to go for the evils in the place where he Is working with gloves off. Tel underneath II nil you j can see bis great lOVO for his 1 ??** r?d fallen fellow men. On las: J undav ! afternoon we hue. a great mass meet? ing in the opera house in the interest of prohibition. 1 never heard the li? quor traffic handled as he did. You had no trouble in knowing where he stood on the question. One minute he would tell something that would make you laugh in spitt of yourself. The very next minute he would say something that would almost make you cry. A remarkable thing about hie meeting was the great number of men who accepted Christ. Among them were some of the hardest cases in all the town of Sumter. He hates sin with a perfect hatred. His coming to Sumter and the work that he has done has been a blessing to the town that it will feel for a long time to come. I write these things about Bro. McLendon and his work be? cause 1 want the preachers of South Carolina to know him. When they know him they will use hirn. The Lord is certainly using him mightly [for his glory. He will do splendid I work either in individual churches or in a union effort. He is cer? tainly s man of Cod. When you hear him hear him through before you pass judgment upon him or Iiis meth? ods. I am glad that he has com?, j to Sumter. 1 feel that he will help us j pastors and make our work easier, j He had the courage of his convictions, i lie does not stand behind his pulpit as a shield and liuht the devil and sin. I have seen him talk to B man face to face and heard him tell him what his sins were and beg him to t arn from them, i want to commend him to my brethren of the Baptist de? nomination. He is worthy of our love and trust, if ever he comes to your town gi\e him your suiqxrl. He will help you and he wiil help your town. j Mr. Editor, l would like to say something about how lovely th<> i?c?o I pie of tho Firs! church in re are to i US, but that Will have to wait Utltil another time, l just wanted to call the attention of my brcaren to this man of God whom God Is so wonderously using and richly bless? ing. i ;<m a Baptist, but i can see s man upon whom God has sei bis ap proval whether he be a Ba ?tist <>r not. I I msl that t he year 191.". w ill bi the bcsl thai tbe Courier has r-vcr had. w. R. Thayer. February I2tfi has been s.m bj Ad ui mi General Moore as the dale roi , the Inspection of the Sumter l?ight ln? I fun try, Company U of tho National Guard ? I South Carolina. The in '? iicetion of the State militia begins at !*dgefleld on Februars vth and will 4 . lud up ai i Mill on March SO. TOBACCO WAREHOUSE BILL. 3. I). King's Letter to Hon. J. W.? BjUjedete of Interest to Tobacco <>n?\vers of South Carolina. IH ar Sir ? As you no doubt are aware there has been (or Will be at an early date) a bill introduced in the State Legis? lature to force or compel the farmer* of South Carolina to grade and tie up th< ir tobacco before they can soil same. r.'iivg a warehouseman of the Stato for the past twelve years I am fully acquainted with the tobacco situation both from the standpoint of the farm? er and the buyer, and knowing what 1 do along this line. I feel it my duty, in justice to the tobacco growers of South Carolina, to request that thlfl bill be held up until the masses of the tobacco growers can be heard from, las l am positive that the larger pro j portion of the tobacco growers are 'against such a movement, especially when the true facts are put before them. The communication from Mr. N. A. McMUllan, appearing in The Enter? prise of the 14th inst. is in a large measure misleading. No doubt Mr. McMillan is honest in his assertions, but evidently he has based his con? clusions from information obtained from a small number of the tobacco I j growers and a very few warehouse? men. 1 feel that Mr. McMillan should ! not push this UiTl until he has heard from the majority of the tobacco growers. Below I will give you a few of the misleading points in Mr. McMillan's communication I First?"To amend the law regulat? ing warehouse charges so they will be reduced to the North Carolina scale. This word "reduced" used in this connection leaves the impression with the farmer that he would sell his tobacco lor less warehouse charges which is not true. After the tobacco is graded into several piles and sold as on the North Carolina bas'r of charges, the charges will be more per thousand pounds instead of less than they are today in South Carolina. Second?In the comparison of pric? es it is unfair for Mr. McMillan to quote the prices on one particular market He should have quoted the average prices for the entire States of North and South Carolina, and not take out the Wilson market from tho hundred or more markets in North Carolina. Wilson is located in the heart of an exceptional tobacco ter? ritory?a territory tha* grows the tin? es* ir-arvtte and smoking tobacco and ihe finest wrappers in the world, :' I hhl l^i.o been noted for this type < r tobacco. In a general average tho old Palmetto State's average Is right up with any tobacco producing State. The actual loss is weight and cost in grading and tiei?;g i.< over two dollars per hundred pounds, which claim at most every farmer will agree""ls true. All tobacco sections have their own true value and eastern Carolina stands first and has for many years. The Winston-Salem market, the leading market in the State of North Carolina and the biggest manufacturing point in the world for tobacco, is now av? eraging less for its tobacco than tho State of So-ith Carolina averaged for the past season. And about all the re-drying plants in South Carolina are equipped for handling South Carolina tobacco In the leaves and it would cost a hun? dred thousand dollars or more to make the change, and very likely could not be done in time to take care of the coming crop, which would be a great drawback to the situation. Every tobacco grower in the State of South Carolina Is well aware thai when the middle of September comes that most of the buyers leave for the markets. Then the bulk of their to? bacco would be left at the mercy of the few. I am aware that a large per cent of the tobacco growers would not plant tobacco at all it they had to go to this extra trouble and expense anil I I an; sure this proposed legislation would be a great drawback to the \ farmers of your State. I trust you j will look Into this matter and oblige. Yours truly. .T. 1). KING. Marriage License Record. A license to marry has been lsSU< J I to Mr. Kemper P. Home of Page s 1 Mill and Miss Nettle Pace of this city. A license was also secured bj Preston Moody and t-adie James, Horatio. 6 lb. pair Pillownto mitch for Sl.OO All new, (military feathers, rtnatvsi Amosfcrtg Lick ins. '.'i i yards to tick, positively biggest :Mni heul bed on market Helling foe lest tasa $12. sate deliver) sod ustiNfactlon guaranteed of nmiu y hit k. < tafcnr today <>r writs tor catalog and 1 ia (pw)al ofl'er. PI rut i rt!< i ^ "r.ts <>n premium S MUM ?fDDI?G COMPANY, ?apt. 500. Chartott?. N. C. LADIES Combi nation thread enttin^ an 1 necV.Ie threading thimble. Thread cutting and needle threader all in one. The liar thimble going. Sen! loan) address or It) cents. Otto F Williams. j ,J7 hi. MlUB. St., lieouuupoliS, lud.