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IfcAfcmii nib Soutbron. FER80NAX NEWS. Mass Fannie Livingston, of omaha. Neb.. Hi visiting Mri. Abo Ryttenber?. Mm CS. Lang of Omahn. la visiting her sister. Mrs. Abe Ryttenberg. Mr J. E. OnPre, of Plsgah, was in the city Saturday. Mr. and Mre. E. E. Rembert. of Rimbert, spent Friday In the city. Hr. J. U Irby. of Boykin. wes In the eity Saturday. Mr C VV. Chandler, of Itsmbert. spent Saturday In the city. Judge I. W. Bowman will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. T. E White during his stay in the city. Mr. Wsnl. a lumber man of Lcmar. was in the city Monday. FAMO IS FISHING GROUNDS. T?lle to Martin'a Lake Involved In I larvndon County Suit. Manning. Feb. 6.?A case exciting a great deal of local Interest was de <? In common pleas court here this week. Tbl? was the suit of Mitchell Epps against Messrs. Van Metre of Columbia and Joseph LMckson of Al colu. Involving the ownership of Mar? tin lake, on Black river. For over one hundred years noted for Its fishing. Martin lske has been annually visited by fishermen from Columbia and other parts of ?M State. A few years ago Mr. Van Metre and his son-in-law purchased the property with a view to making It a fishing resort. The public, never before denied access \o this body of water, wan excluded under the new ownership. Many people, accus? tomed all their lives to fish in this lake, are'therefore interested to know tbet the Jury swarded Mr. Epps a verdict. If this decision stands. Messrs. Van Metre and Dickson can control the fishing only from their side of the river. PRODI C EH oi.l. GRANT. I'?per In Clarendon Court Beers Date of itaa. Manning. Feb. t.?Court of common pleas convened h??re Monduv and ad? journed Thursday sine die. with a number of cases of more or less im? portance tried. Judge I. W. Bowman presided In the case of Dlckaon and Van Metre vs. Eppe and Epps. which was a land case, the pu.intlffs produced a paper chain of tub' back to King George 11?the original grant dat gfj in December, 1731. being pro? duced la court. Besides being in it? self quite an interesting old document, th* re> waa to the document one of the large wax seals used In tboae old days, which waa about a quarter of an m< h thick and aa large as the top of an ordinary cup. The verdict of the Jury waa for the defendants, and an appeal haa been taken to the supreme < ?"irt. In dismissing the Jury. Judge Bow? man thanked the mernbprs for their serOces and told them that their ser? vices had been entirely satisfactory. The Judge will open court In Humter next Monday. \ M l MILE LAND IN LEE. I oropran Wer Fall- to Ih'paw Heal Estate. Blshop\llte. Feb. 6.?The Euro? pean war ban had its effects on gen era I business here ae It has In other places, but as has often been said foundation on which Illshopvllle is budded is I* ?? ? ounty and Lee ggf la a big held of valuable Carts innds. T<> pn>\e this and show bow SVC! with the depreHftion incident to the war null on that th<* lands hold ISejS to aaeae th?? following real es? tate transactions which have been re los*?1 will show belter than anything else. All the html is situat eU out in the country. Is strictly farming land, with only ordinary Im? provements; thre?? tracts at $1;*>0 per acre. 990 per acre and $75 per acre, r. rtp?>eft\rly Th?-s.- tiv th?> prices that ha\e obtained on t h"se lands for several years past. In the same localities 'here nrr quantities of farm lands which are taken up Immediately at the (share price and In some cns*s bring as much as f'i'.O per acre. Their owner usually thinks too much of them to dell ?? rn ,i? these prices. Free rohwe? o Seed. The chamber of Commerce has re? vived the last consignment of toba< co seed for |Mjt distrlb stion. Ra more eeed will be ordered and farmers who eish to obtain tobacco Sjafjg should apply st Ills chamber of Com? merce at gfaea. ?:? 11 i i , , , i. i W E Branson to i\f Sumter Trust Company. 73 acres im counts $.fi and ?ih?r consideration* v .i*t??r to I. I? Jennings. "?> I I acres iu county | I,VV0. CAR CT potato SEED ORDERED. Another Meeting of Sumter < ouiity Potato Growers' Association Called for HtM Saturday. At the meeting of tho Sumter Coun? ty Potato Orowfrs' Association Sat? urday it was decided to order a ear load of the Northwestern Hose po? tatoes for seed. The seed will be or? dered through W. H. Mlxon Seed Co.. although it was an understanding that this did not pledge the Sumter County Association to sell through the Mixon Company. It was further decided to hold another meeting of the association on next Sai tday when the by-laws would he adopted. At present there are between seventy five and one hundred acres of po? tatoes pledged for Sumter county and those interested in the matter are con? fident that the association will get at least a hundred acres or more. 1>H. CURRELL TO SPEAK HERE. ??resident of 1'niversity of South Caro? lina to Address Sumter County Teachers. Dr. William Spencer Currell. presi? dent of the University of South Caro? lina, will he heard here for the first time on Saturday, when he makes an address before the Sumter County Teachers' Association. The regular monthly meeting will be held at the Hampton School building at noon on Saturday. Dr. Currell was elected last ,ear as the head of the South Carolina State Institution and recently was Inaugurat? ed on Founders' Day. He has made quite a reputation for himself as a speaker during his short stay in the State and the Sumter county teach? ers are fortunate to secure him to make the address, which it is assured will be an interesting and instructive one. Besides Dr. Currell's address there will be other numbers on the program for the occasion which will please those present. A full attend? ance of teachers is urged. I*EE ?XU'NTY FAIR ASSOCIATION. <>rganl*aiiou Formed With Capital Stoek of $15,000. The secretary' of State has issued a commission to the Lee County Agri? cultural and Mechanical Fair associa? tion of Bishopvllle. with a capital stock of $1&,090. The petitioners are H W. Woodward. W. A. Stuckey. W. W. McCutchen. W. P. Baskin. W. A. Gardner, G. M. Houck, W. J. DuBose. Edwin Wilson. R. M. Cooper, Jr., and J. A. Rhame. The association pro? poses to hold an annual agricultural and mechanical fair. LARGE WAREHOUSE HI HNS. Milling * Williams' Tobacco' Building In Darlington Destroyed by Flames. Darlington, Feb. 6.?The old Caro? lina warehouse, belonging to the Milling & Williams tobacco firm, was completely destroyed by fire last night at 11 o'clock. The fire had gained such headway before it was discovered that the alarm was not turned in until the building wns pract cally destroyed, and there was little or nothing that the fire department could do but pro? tect adjacent buildings. This was one of the largest vare houses In this section, and the firm of Milling & Williams for a number of years has been doing a very large and profitable business. The origin of the flro Is not known, though there have been several theories advanced. The loss was covered partially by insurance and the managers propose to rebuild at an early data, ???????????? Honor Holl for Providern? School. Flr*t Grade. Alvia Hodge, Gaynell Davis. Seeond Grads. < elest.e Ard, Plnokaey t toteen, WyHt Da\ is. I bird Grado. Susie Mho Hodge, Stutli t.rndo. tirade HoflSJS buetle Hodge, Roths Modffo, Alton OatCOg) Ninth Orsde Lucille Pleroon. Tenth Grade. Baals Radge. M m? Celle IM' i son. Heut Hstate Transfer*.. Charles i. Lsntsaon to Barnard Manning, lot on Church street, 11,600, Master in Lou T?te, b>t on HarYlu Street |ia, i?. ?Moses, et nl 11? K H l(h:?me, 'Jr.. lot In fitv. $r.mm. (A C, Moses, et al., to !?: ii Rhanv Jr . lot on Purdy street. |ftOQ Lucius Tyler to Barton Walsh end Alfred Sen r borough, lot hi city on Hatem iveaue, firm i M Mf Bh son to l. C. Tlsdals half interest In tmct of SSI seres in county, ti sud aaooiaptloti oi hall ?f ,^u"ii.ifc? on laud. CRIMINAL COURT CONVENES. JudgO How man Makes Impressive Charge to Grand Jury on Law En. forcotnent ami Schools. Prom The Daily Item. Feb. S. The Court of General sessions f/or Sumter county convened this morning with Judge I. W. Bowman of Or angtburg presiding. The feature of the day was the impreswive charge made by Judge Bowman to the grand jury emphasising Upon them the im? portance of their duties and the im? portance of the public school work in Sumter county. There was consid? erable delay In getting court started, o insj to -.in absence of witnesses and the late arrival ember" of thej grand jury, Jude? Bowman declining to commence court without all of the mebers of the grand jury present. Judge Bowman in making his charge ??tated that he was especially glad to hold court in this county, which had the reputation all over the State of being a progressive and prosperous county, whose citizens had respect for the law. He stressed upon the mem? bers of the grand jury the importance of their office, as upon them depend? ed in a large measure the enforce? ment of the law, as they must not only pass upon all bills, but must ex? amine all of the county offices and see that they were being conducted properly. He told them that it was as Important for them to bring in a "no bill," if evidence did not show a pri? ma facie case, as it was to bring in a "true bill," if the evidence showed a prima facie case against the person charged. He stated that it was prop? er for the members of the grand jury to visit the public schools and make presentments of anything that they | saw which was not as it should be, such as the lack of the proper work? ing apparatus for the school, ineffi? cient teaching, or anything else which prevented the school from giv? ing the patrons and pupils good ser? vice, for the type of future citizens de? pended upon the manner in which the schools were conducted, and the state depended upon its men and women, who secured their training in the schools. Several cases were called and set for different times and bills were giv? en the grand jury to return. The grand Jury organized with J. C. lumbar, who was foreman during the past year, as foreman again. T. 1?. Sanders, Jr.. and T. V. Walsh were excused from jury duty. The following cases were disposed of: Jim Dixon and W. I. Johns, rule to show cause; Willie Hopkins and W. I. Johns, rule to show cause; Cather? ine Hopkins and W. I. Johns, rule to show cause; these parties failed to appear for trial in a magistrate's court and the rule to show cause was issued same to be dismissed when the parti l appeared in the magistrate's court. Susan Barno and Ellen Barno plead guilty to resisting an officer and were given sentences of $40 or 30 days each. Charley Wells, murder, continued. E. W. Dabbs, assault and battery with intent to kill, continued. Laike Wactor, larceny of live stock, continued with rule to show cause. Alma Washington, murder, case set for Tuesday. John White, larceny of live stock, continued. i W. S. Jones, assault and battery with intent to km nol prossed. Mose Deas was charged with mur? der of Crummie Allston and plead guilty to the charge of manslaughter and was given a sentence of two years. He also plead guilty of the murder of his wife, Nephelia Deas, and was sentenced to serve three years, the beginning of the sentence to start with the expiration of the former sentence. Deas. it will be re membered, shot and killed his wife and the other negro when he found them In a room together. Fanny Singleton plead guilty to vio? lation of the dispensary law and was sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or nerve three moots in jail, the rest of the sentence being suspended during l good behavior upon the payment of $40. The ease of John Tucker, charged with larceny of live stock, was In IProgress when court took recess for ; ?linner. Judge Bowman told the members of the grand and petty juries that if they were not worth two dollars a day to the countv or words to that effect that he won hi excuse them from jury duty, as the county needed business men on the juries and if a man was [not worth two dollars a day to the county he was not wanted. He made this statement in telling the jurors ?that he was ?lad that so few of them had tried to cxciisc themselves from lury duty, saving thai the Sumter count) grand mis compared favora? bly with any grand Jury which he bad seen in the State, ? 'olumMa, Feb. r, t;..\. Richard i Manning, iictinu upon (he recom? mendation ot ??. Lake, general su? perintendent, and in accordance with (he law, bas named Ii H, Pace and J. T. Myers, both of Columbia, as special agents for I he St i board Mr Line rall i way. SOCIAL NEWS OF MAYESVILLE. Rook Ciuh Entertained by Mrs. n. c. Bland?Hook ( lud Elect* Officers for Veer, Mayesville, Fob. 4.?The Hook and Embroidery club hold ite meeting this week on Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. H. C. Bland at her beauti? ful home on West La Fayette street. Mrs. Bland as usual made a charming hostess and the afternoon was a most pleasant one. There was a good at? tendance of the members and the ever popular game of progressive rook was indulged in. Mrs. M. C. Mayes scoring the highest. Delicious refreshments of snow pudding and cake were serv? ed. The next session of this newly organized club,will be held with Mrs. W. S. Chandler on next Wednesday afternoon. The Tuesday Afternoon Book club held its annual business meeting this week. The following were elected of? ficers for the ensuing year: Mrs. J. W. Thomas, president; Mrs. E. W. Mayes, vice president: Mrs. Robert A. Chandler, secretary; Miss Mary S. An? derson, treasurer. Ms. C. E. Mayes and Miss Sadie Mayes were received as new members. From the titles and characers of the books selected for this year's reading, the club members will have an exceptionally interesting and profitable amount of reading. The next meeting of the club will be with Mrs. Robert A. Chandler on Tuesday afternoon, the 16th. ONE-CROP SYSTEM ABANDONED. Farmers of Mayesvillc Plant Large Acreage in Grain and Go in for To Ittieeo and Stock. Mayesville. Feb. 4.?From all indi? cations, the farmers hereabouts will not confine their planting to cotton, j Many of them have planted quite large I acreages in grain, some of them hav- j I ing sowed wheat for the first time. If this year is as good as the past i one for all grain crops, the planters in ' this vicinity will be in a better condi j tion next fall than in several years. Of course, there will be a plenty of cotton, but nothing like the large acreage planted in this section in former years. Tobacco will receive much attention too and it is hope'd to reopen the market here if the acreage is sufficiently large in this immediate territory to warant the running of the warehouse here. Quite a num j ber of the larger farmers are going in for stock raising too, both cattle and horses. There is no doubt but that tho planters are alive to the condi? tions of things in general and that di? versified farming shall receive a great impetus on account of the present de? pression on all sides. Dr. W. F. Vat es, who opened a dental office here last fall, will re? turn within a few days to his former home at Chadbourn, N. C. He says that he is compelled to move on ac? count of business reasons and not be j cause he does not like the town and I the people. The citizens are sorry to see him leave. SHRINERS? CLUB ELECTIONS. ; Organize for Year by Choosing Oflieers and Holding Banquet. I j The Sumter Shrine Club, organize? ) for the year at a meeting on Wed | nesday night by the election of officers and holding a banquet in the cafe of the Sumter club. The following offi? cers were chosen to serve for the j year: President, 1. C. Strauss; vice president, L. I. Parrott; secretary and treasurer. G. E. Haynsworth; execu? tive committee, chairman. B. Ii. Wil? son. Abe Ryttenberg, O. H. Folley, G. D. Levy. E. s. Booth. The business meeting was held in the Chamber of Commerce rooms, j matters of interest being discussed after the election. The club then ad? journed to the sixth floor of the Cliy National Bank building where they I were served a most delightful supper. Reception to Miss French. j A reception was given to Miss E. R. I French, a returned missionary from China, on Friday evening at the Presbyterian Sunday school room. The reception lasted from 7 to 9 j o'clock and was attended by about a hundred and fifty persons, who came to meet Miss French or renew the I acquaintance made with her eight 1 years ago when she visited here. Mu ? sie was rendered by Misses Rrunson. j Mamie Edmunds, Claude Fraser. Pau? line Haynsworth and Mrs. H. M. jStUCkey. The guests were received by Rev. J. P. Marlon and Mr. H. L. Scarborough upon their arrival. Light, refreshments were served j during the evening. Marriage License Record. license to marry has been granted to Martin Ameraon, Blshopvllle and .\liss Mamie W. Bradley, Bumter; ti cenees have nlso been issued to the following colored couples: Robert Hunter, Clarcmont, and Rbhle Thomp? son, Btateburg; Solomon Wright, Pri? vateer, and Minnie Jackson, Sumter; James Keels and Arzelin Counts, Sum? ter; H. T, Prnncl? and Mar- Frier I uu, Ma} asville. DR. HERRING'S REPORT ENDOR? SED. Stunt**, Lea and clarendon Comity ; Medical Boctetlea Adopt Rgeot attorn 1 Approving Plaits Outlined. Sumter, 8. C, Feb. 5, 1915. To The Daily Item: The regular monthly meeting of the Sumter County Medical Association , was held yesterday afternoon, and, besides a large attendance of the members of the local association, there were present, as invited guests, ! the members of the Clarendon and 'Lee County Medical Societies. A number of interesting clinical cases were reported and discussed by the physicians present. One subject which elicited considerable interest was the report of Dr. Herring upon his investigation of the State Hospital for the Insane at Columbia; and, growing out of this, the following resolutions were unanimously adopt? ed: Resolutions: We, the members of the Sumter County Medical Association, in joint meeting with the members of the Clarendon and Dee County Medical Societies and other visiting physicians, have read with interest and approval the report by Dr. A. P. Herring of Baltimore, upon his recent investiga? tion of the State Hospital for the In? sane at Columbia. We do heartily endorse the plans therein outlined for the remodeling of the buildings, and placing them in an up-to-date and sanitary condition. We also ? oprove of the plan to in? crease tr i ttendant staff, and to have the choice of the superintendent of the hospital vested in the Board of Regents, and of all other steps look? ing to the removal of the affairs of the institution from the realm of partisan politics. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the physicians here assembled: That we petition the General As? sembly, now in session in Columbia, to enact such legislation as will pro? mote the speedy carrying out of Dr. Herring's suggestion; That the secretary of the Associa? tion be instructed to forward a copy of these resolutions to the Governor, to the presiding officers of the two houses of the General Assembly, and to such committees of that body as will have the matter specially in charge. Following this, Dr. C. J. Lemmon read a paper upon "The Importance of Thorough Postmortem Examin? ations, With Dissections, at Coroner's Inquest." Dr. Carl B. Epps read one upon "Tetanus: Its Prevalence; Ex? perience With Antitentanic Serum in ; its Treatment." A paper was read by Dr. S. C. Baker upon "Inflammatory Rheumatism (?). Its Nature, Cause, land Sequelae. The Modern Treat? ment." All these papers elicited live? ly discussion. At the end of the meeting, a buffet lunch was served, and the society ad? journed to meet on the first Thursday in March. S. C. BAKER, Secty. Aunt Jane's Niece's Club. Friday afternoon Miss Elizabeth Osteen entertained her club at her home on Hampton Avenue. After all of the members had arrived the hos? tess led them to tables arranged for i card playing. "Hearts" was the game of the afternoon and much laughter and keen disappointment was caused when luck changed. Miss Mary Bland was the lucky winner and was presented by the charming hostess with a lovely book. Congratulations were extended to the winner, then Miss Osteen served ice cream and cake which was carried out in th% color scheme of pink. When the guests were assembled again the hos? tess presented each with a card with initials of one of the girls present i printed on it. Then the girls yave ' each other compliments. After this rhymes appropriate to St. Valentine's day were composed, after which the guests left to meet next time with Miss Vermelle Pitts. Those present for the enjoyable afternoon wore: Misses Elizabeth Osteen. Tora Bagnell, Marion Bynum, Constance Bult man, Mary Bland, Mary Knight. I Vermelle Pitts and Winifred Alexan? der. Correspondent. _ Marriage License Record. I licenses to marry have Been grant - ed to II. M. Dykes and Rosa Sanders, 'Sumter; and Ed. Cooper and Kmma , Lewis. Mayaavtlle. , Needs ?>r city Nnrsc. The ClViC League wishes tO call to the attention of the public the f;?ct thai the city nurse is badly In need oi sheets just at this tim?> and requests thai any who can tmiko ? donation of these articles bring or send them to the ei'v nurse at her ofllce in tl" >>asemenl ?o* the court house an> da\ between and 8 o'clock in the after? noon. The CltS nuis?' doing a gfeai v ?>i k among the poor ol the city and those who can do so should aid in ,1111.1 dial liable rt ui k, A VISIT TO LANCASTER. W. S. Tliompson Quite Sick?Folk-* (jio to Columbia to See Play. We will not say it was many years .sine?; vre were up in I^ncaster last some one will say "Hagood is aging." Nature is unconventional enough to blurt it right out, and in more ways than ono. A sassy old rascal he is to just stand on your toes and tell you to your face "You are aging." And Father Time, relentless Time, cruelly so. notes our years with creases, wrinkles and gray hairs. Some of us call him an old liar and try to prove it with massage, hair dye, etc., for which we get paid in creaks, twitches, I rheumatics and failing sight. Al? though we step nimbi?, appear supple, with erect carriage, it is abroad "Ha is aging." It is a half insult for ona to speak of you as old Jackson, and you attribute it to lack of culture, etc., and so on. You are in the humor to lay it on. A capital piece of linguis? tic labasting. No donubt you are in just the right humor to excel in that. Who claps you on the shoulder and says "Young man, you are looking splendid," or "You are looking batter than ten years ago," is agreeable, companionable. But, "Many a year is in its grave Since I crossed this restless wave, And the evening, fair as ever. Shines on ruined rock and river." That is what 1 felt as I passed up into Lancaster the other day, and oh, the changes that had come in one or another form. Very few of the peo? ple that I knew were in their old beats, many having gone "the way of all the earth." Lancaster is a place of downright grit and in wet weather red, sticky mud abounds in abund? ance. Did you ever note how queerly shaped it is, especially the northwes? tern part. I have it from ancient citizens that the surveyor loved tha "tickler" and ran that part of the line from one grocery to another, that finally, for want of a chain which ha had pawned to replenish the tickler, he finished the survey with a grape? vine. While speaking of Van Wyck in the presence of a young lady sha said "Why, that is the jumping off place to nowhere" when I remark? ed that it was nearly the birth place of one of America's great men "Old Hickory," the "Sharp Knife," as tha Indians called him, with which 11* luminating remark the discussion closed. Once, in 1882 I think, there was a riot in Lancaster. -tv-* , The negroes were out in great shape and foice, but Lancaster's grit quelled it in short order. Old man John Bailey was on the jury trying a case in the court house with Mack ey on the bench. When the shooting began he grabbed his hat, rushed for the door, replying to the judge, who told him to come back, "Oh, my boys are out there." In a few minutes ?ha court room was empty, and in a few more the town was clear of negroes. Lancastrians are a clever, great? hearted people, whom one is plaasad to know. The whole country from Camden to ' the North Carolina line has devoleped wonderfully. But I must stop else some one wili call me old. Rainy weather has operated against church and Sabbath school work as well as against other things, but yes? terday Supt. Fastings Freeman was in his place at Bethesda church with a fair attendance of the Sunday school. We learn that our go.od neighbor. Mr. W. S. Thompson, is quite sick. We hope he will come around all right in a few days. Messrs. J. L. and C. J. Jackson, R. M. Hildebrand, B. F. and Percy Myers, J. R. Atkinson and wife, and Dr. M. S. Kirke ran over to Columbia Wednes? day, January 27th, to see the pftsy, "The Shepherd of the Hills." Mr. and Mrs. Russell Atkinson and family dined with Miss Caroline Din kins on Sunday. January 31. Messrs. It. E. Atkinson and Charles Dunlap spent Saturday. January 30. in your city. "Hagood." Rembert. S. C. STRUCK MAN WITH LAMP. Hopkla Seale Tried to Bum up Rival at Dance. Prom The Dally Item. Feb. I. l^ast night at a dance which was bring enjoyed by some of the colored folks of the town. Hopkln Seale struck Ram Jackson with a lighted lamp, the latter having excited his ire. set tin.n Sam on fire ami severely burning him. Today Seale was arrested by Depute sin riff Epperson and Raral Policeman Newman and lodged In jail. The charge was assault ami bat? tery with intent to kill. The kero aene Irom the html? spread over Jackson's body and he was badly burned. Death of Mrs. (.ona Mont?omcr>. I From the Daily Item, Feb. 6. Mrs. (iciiH Montgomery, widow of the late John Montgomery, died at her home near Wlsa< ky today. Funer? al services tomorrow at :'. o'clock. Mt, [Zlon Church. %