Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cbi* ?tthnuui ;uiu Scutljron. kJMUm Postoflce At Humu-r, 8. C mm sivimil Class Matter. PERSON Ali MENTION'. Mite m*p i>vtu>hN. <>r ?water, was ths gueat of friends in the city Inst week, returning home accompanied by her friend. Mis* Christine Wilhams.? Charleston Post. Mlaa Iva Hello tlughson has return ed to the city after spending a delight ful vlalt of ?lx weeks in Washington. D. C. Marriages. Married by Judge of Probate J M Windham, last Thursday. Mr. M K. Richbourg and Mira Mar> l*e Gra? ham. Both of the Davis Station sec? tion. e e e Married last Saturday by Judge of Probate Windham. Mr. Theodore Brown, and Mlaa Ullie Brooks. Poth of the Alcolu section. The couple will apend their honeymoon In and about the Fork.?Manning Times. Cldctien Thieve* At Work. Prom The Daily Item, March 18. Some t.me last night or early this morning a thief or thlevea visited the fowl yard of Mr. C. O. Rowland and carried off two hens, which were cov? ering broods of small chickens, and a number of aettlng hens Exactly how many chickens were stolen Is not known. Several of the little chicks died from cob! sfter the hens had been removed and the egg* were acattered all around the neats. where the hens were atolen. The person or persons took fewla away from the yard where there were no locka. but did not break Into the fowl house which waa lock? ed. Ihr. Currvll to speak. Dr. Wm. Spencer Currell. President Of the Smith Carolina Cnlverslty, will address a mass meeting in Trinity church Sunday at 3.30 p. m. He speaks under the auspices of the Toung Men's Christian Aasoclatlon. The public la Invited. In The PoMce Court. From The Dally Item. March 18. Severs' caaea were tried In the po? lice rnnrt r.?-rUv- ||#fcsjft Brown ?fsjoto? Rfowr were char tred with be? ing dr .nK. utsorderl) and cursing, while John stegmore Was charged with ur- . Th* tvo Browns wert given sentences of $15.00 or 30 days each on each chsrge upon a finding of guilty by the recorder. Stegmore was dismissed. Anderson Howe. Indecent exposure of person, was sentenced to pay a Rni of 110 or serve 10 days. Jos Green and Evans Green were charged with disorderly conduct anil s sentence of $10 or 20 days was Im? posed on each. Dave Washington and Ollle White were found guilty of riding bicycles on the sidewalk and $2 bond was forfeit? ed in each caae. Retains Ills .lot, Waiihlngton. March 17.?Wilson A. Hughes has been reappolnted post? master st Claremont, Sumter county. The Idea that the number of vacant houses Indicates a decrease In popu? lation since last year thla time when there was not a vacant house for rent In the city Is not correct. More houass have been built within the year than there are now vsjgsjM houses. The population has Increased during the year, but the number of houses has Increased more rapidly thsn the population. The bulk of the cotton seed meal pro,lue? d I-) ? hf local tfl mill MM been aMpped to I'enmark this year. Horns propl.. who claim to know say that this meal has been forwarded to Oermany to make war bread for the Oerman armv Poultry raisers who are using thu Clemson chicken mash formula say it is the mo t economical and surest egg producer tr ?y have e\er tried. This formula win printed in this paper several month* ?*o The tabi-rnucle fSjf the Hob Jone evangelistic meeting will hi >ntIt on the Crorawell lot. corner of Church snd West Cnlhoun sheets. The lo? cation of ih?* Chaiilauqua tent has not bees announced. SIM I I K I on o\ MMtltl.T. Corrscted dally by Ernest Field. Cotton Buyer Good Middling I Strict Middling H 1-4. Middling 8 l-H Strict ><ow Middling 7 I I IgSSJ Mid.Hing 7 |.g. Staple Cotton. Nominal < hlcSga Produce Market. Chicago. March I v Muv when: 11 84 1-3; corn 74. oats. ?P> 1-1 Vvak. IT'ii. lard. lue:, libs, 10.10. st MTI R RolTl. RET/TER. 1 dvUn G, svibols Muhe* Suggestion to Traveler* Between XtluntM mid (??? InmblM. The State. "Tim traveling public who have suf? fered from evlstinc; schedules between Columbia and Atlanta may he Inter? ested to knov.." said Edwin G. Seibels yesterday, "that the trip may be made with i flair degree <?f comfort by tak? ing Iba Georgia railroad sleeper from Atlanta t<? Sumter. arriving there at 7.1."? a. m.. and having lime to get breakfast comfortably and get to Co? lumbia at 11.10 a. nt. This is not ev.Hth an ideal schedule, but it cer tainh is far superior to anything of? fered by the socalled "direct sched? ules. "The Atlanta Chamber of Com? merce. 1 understand, is recommend? ing this rouie and I believe it is being uaed?I came over with three passen? gers last werk. I was advised in At? lanta by a representative of the Geor? gia railroad that they had signified their willingness to the Southern rail? way to put on a direct sleeper, but the Southern railway was unwilling to put it on." SEHIOtS CHARGE MARE. Young Man Supposed to He From Co- j lurabla Alleged to Have Cocaine in , Connexion. From The Daily Item, March 16. A young white man giving his name as Sadler Glllesple and his residence as Columbia was arrested by the po? lice yesterday about noon on a war? rant charging vagrancy, but later he was released after an examination be? fore Magistrate Moore, as there was no evidence which the magistrate conaldered sufficient to hold him. When arrested Glllesple had on him a small box containing small white tab? lets, which the police thought to be cocaine and, as It Is against the law for any person to have cocaine in his possession, there was an effort to show that the powder was cocaine. How? ever, there was no way to prove what the tablets contained. The box was taken away and some of the contents sent to Columbia to be analyzed. In the meantime the young man was releaaed. Gilleapie claimed that the tablets contained morphine which a doctor had given him for a disease from whlrn he suffered. There was n^ 'abel or prescription on the bog to ?how where it cam<? from. rO Imn!'F\S\K\ FOR TOOfOJI YILLE. Florciuv County Board Decides to Abolish (?. M. I. on March 31. Fight ttoe* On. Timmonsvllle, March 15.?After a hard fought battle by the leading pro? hibitionists of the Iowa, the county board today unanimously decided to abolish the Timmonsvllle dispensary March 31. The first petition was cir? culated some time ago but fearing the ruling of technicalities the prohibi? tionists decided best to get another signed. Euch petition grew stronger as their strenuous efforts were put forth. The prohibitionists claim that their efforts don't stop with merely fi moving the dispensary but they in? tend to make Tlmmonsville a no liquor town and blind tigers will have a hot time in the old town." NOHTHV . STERN COACH BERNER l nosed Passenger Car Partly Rewtroy ed by Eire. I mm The Daily Item. March 16. Today about l-\30 an old unused passenger coach ol the Northwestern railroad company was practically de? stroyed by tire. The coach was on a siding In the Northwestern yard and I had been OWl of use for a number of years. It is supposed to have caught from a spark from the Penn-Sumter Lumber company, although this is not known. When the hose WagOM reach? ed the scene, the tire had already horned one side of the car and was burning brightly on the roof, when the water was turned on and the < I i/.e wag soon extinguished. The car S/ai laoured, the loss being partly covered. TO ATTEND HEAR ( AMP. Effort Will Im? Mask to Msg] Next saaSSOa Ol W. O. \V. Herr. Preen Tin? Daily Item, March 1?;. Guito a number of Woodmen ol the World left from here yesterday to at? tend the igib bi?ennlal aeacton of the head Camp ol Woodmen of the World of South Carolina The delegates ol Mo local camp will endeavor to secure the next convention of camp for Bum tor, they having been Instructed to us. a' means In their power to do so by the loeai samp, Among the othceis oi the Head Camp from this place were Messrs L i Parrott, Poverelgn Visitor; R, s. Hood. Hand Clerk; and c. <\ Beck, Head Manager, Delegates from Holly Wood Camp No. 11?. 11. L. S; arbor ough, J, I* .loros, w, f Carr, f. a. BuHcaaa, f. p. RuRant, R, W. lie wie, 1 w. Chaadler, NIM. I{<> CONIESSKS IlCHGLARY. Jnwca Uiten sent to Higher Conti Pnr Robbing House of C. W, Mux Weil Front The Daily item. March 1?;. Jamal Ortoni colored, who was ar? rested Monday montlng on the Charta of breaking into the residence of Dr. C. W, Maxwell on Council street and Stealing some money and checks yes? terday confessed to Ihe police that he was the man who had broken into : the house and this morning he made a statement before tho magistrate ad 1 mittinf his guilt and was sent to jail jto await trial in the circuit court on the charge of burglary. Green ad mitted to the police that he broke into the house through a window, using ait axe in making the entrance, between 8 and 10 o'clock. The man was arrested on sus? picion Monday morning-, and later confessed, first to Policeman Chan? dler and later to Chief Sumter. He was arrested by Policemen Barwick and Lawrence. He stated that he had burned the five dollar bill he had stolen and had torn up the three checks, telling them where he had thrown the pieces, which were found where he stated he had thrown them. _ CLUBS ARE ALL DRY. Sheriff Reports That He Could Find No Liquor in Lockers. From The Daily Item, March 16. Sheriff J. K. Bradford stated this morning that on Monday he had made a thorough examination of the clubs in the city and county and that he had been unable to find any liquor anywhere in the clubs. The officers of the clubs willingly showed him through the rooms and opened the lockers for him, but there was no li? quor. The managers assured him that the clubs would comply with the new law and assured him that there would be no liquor kept there by members. Sheriff Bradford stated that there seemed to be a disposition on the part of the club officers to enforce the law, but at the same time he would visit all of the clubs sufficiently often to as? sure himself that the law was not be? ing violated. KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS M?S ETI NG. District Lodge Will Meet With Game' Cock I.odtr** \pi1l tOth. At a very enthusiastic meeting ? Game Cock Lodge No. 17, Knights of Pythias, an invitation was unanl-l mously extended to Mr. liar tow Walsh, District Deputy Grand Chancellor, for the District Lodge to meet with us on the third Monday night of April, April 19, 1915. This invitation was accepted and the local lodge looks forward with pleasure to the entertainment of their visitors. The District Lodge has not met in Sumter since July of 1910. These meetings, bringing the rep? resentatives of the different lodges together, are always a most pleasant social occasion for trie delegates and of untold benefit to the order. Real Estate Transfers. Lizzie 1. Walker to Mrs. Carrie E. Cooper, lot in town of Mayesville, $25 and other considerations. Lou Rembert to L\ W. McCallum, lot on Purdy street, $50 and assump? tion of indebtedness. S. A. Quill to W. J. Stafford, lot on Liberty street, $900. W, B. Mills. Mrs. Susan L. Mills, and Mary L. Kinghorn to James F. Bland. 144 acres on Scape O'er Swamp $500. Sam Mllllgan to Richard Reese, Br., lot of 11.3 acres, $400. Isabella J. Gordon to O'Donnell & Company, incorporated, two lots on Standing street, and two lots on Sa? lem avenue, $5 and other considera? tions. Annie Johnson to Edna Wilson, lot on Main street, $1 and other con? siderations. Mrs. S. A. MoBrldi to John H. Wil? son, et al.. trustees, lot on Black River. $1 and other eonsideatlons. FIRE NEAR OLANTA. Beautiful Country Home of Charlie Steele Destroyed by Flume*. Olanta, March 17.?Monday night about 11 O'clock the beautiful country home of Charlie Steele, a prominent farmer, was totally destroyed by Uro. A very small portion of the house? hold goods was saved. There was *2,0U0 insurance which only partially i rvers the loss. The origin of the lire is not certainly known, but is sup? posed to have been a defective flue. , Mr. Steele expects soon to rebuild. Mr. Steele and family are at present staying with his sister. Mrs, Edward i lubose, Everybody tli.it visits the farm of Mr. A, c. Davis near Davis station, and Inspects his modern tobacco cur? ing barn comes away enthusiastic over it. The wider was questioned about the barn in Sumter 1 I Thursday and in Columblu on I liday. Manning TUn<*?. HIRLF. CLASS I IF A Its SPKAKF.RS. Men ol' Trinity Have "Get to-getltcr" Meeting end Enjoy Good Speeches and Fl no Sapper. From The Daily Item. March 16. About 20U men of the city and county who attended the McLeod Wesleyan Bible class of the Trinity Methodist church 'got comfortable," to use the expression of the speakers of the evening, last night at a get-together, old fashioned "spread" In the Yates store on West Liberty street, and after enjoying thoroughly the bounteous assortment of "eats" furnished by.the ladies of the church, listened to several interesting talks by men well up on the work of men's Bible class movement. Mr. C. M. Hurst presided at the gathering In the absence of the president of the class, Mr. W. Wr. Rowland, who is confined to his home by sickness. Present at the meeting to make snort addresses were Rev. D. M. Mc Leod. of Charleston, who organized the class and after whom it was named, and Mr. Charlton DuRant, of Manning, who is well known as one of the most enthusiastic lay readers in church work in the State. Mr. McLeod spoke feelingly of the pleasure it gave him to see the big in? crease in the membership of the class, and said that, while duty called him elsewhere, there were many ties which bound him to this city and he would always have a personal inter? est in the city and county of Sumter generally, and the growth of the Wesley Bible Class of Trinity church in particular. He said that more than ever before men were awakening to the fact that on active interest in church work wat a real asset in every day life, and that the enthusiasm evidenced in Bible class work showed this to be a fact. Mr. DuRant spoke principally of what his Bible class in Manning had accomplished, as this ki the prin? cipal object of having 1 here, his class in Manning bei of the largest and most suc<. sful in the State. In Mr. DttRai n the way to interest a man class work is first to offei iction to make him come allow him to "get comfor ?le" when he did come. By means of a teng an or? gan of its own and formality, Mr. DuRa has been the reason !??.(> a church cor.nfc b ich away from a yqgrs. Mr. Du Rail composed of two companies who com? pete for so earing the most members in a given time, and he offered to run a race with the Sumter class for se? curing the laurel for getting the most members to come out by next June. His challenge was promptly accepted by the Sumterites. At the conclusion of Mr. DuRant's interesting talk, Rev. Truesdale, the pastor of Trinity church, made a short talk. Mr. Truesdale said each man in the Bible class was either an asset or a liability and he hoped that every man would do his duty, and see to it, that, to use a popular expression. Sumter "mopped up" with the Man? ning classmen in point of securing the most men out each Sunday from now until June. The meeting was in every' way a big success, the supper being fine, the speeches entertaining and instruc? tive and the occasion and all round expression of the feeling of good fel? lowship and democracy that exists In the McLeod-Wesleyan Bible class. Road Master Thomas B. White, the superintendent of the Coast Line pas? senger station and grounds, is keep? ing everything in first class condition. He is proud of the assertion made by many that the Coast Line passenger station grounds are the prettiest on the entire system, and he believes that When the grass plots are covered with green grass and the numerous trees blossom out with their green foliage, that Sumter will have the prettiest passenger station mounds in South Carolina. The grounds in rear of station will soon be covered With a composition of gravel and crushed granite screenings like the train yard and walks leading up to station have been treated. The material for tho paving of the ap? proaches to the station from Telephone street, and including Telephone street, is on the ground. The Coast Line is preparing to grad? ually put in all of the improvements promised the Chamber of Commerce. The new street and sidewalk from Telephone street corner, at the station to Magnolia street, running east will be opened up very soon. Traffic disarrangements and shortage of reve? nues have delayed the major Improve? ments to the station, but Secretary Ueardon says he has "grape vine" telegraphic information that the im? provements are not as far off as the F.uropenn war by any means.. Newport News, March 16. The dreadnought Pennsylvania, America s greatest battleship, was successful I.> ! launched at 10 o'clock I hi* morning. MA HTIN - H A X C'< KK. Beautiful church Wedding Ceremony Wednesday Afternoon nl the Rev* lali church. Thomaiville Daily Times-Enterprise. A marriage of unusual interest was that of Miss Clara Mary Martin to Mr. Ansel Harry Hancock, which took place at 3 o'clock Wednesday af? ternoon, at the Beulall Methodist Church, a few miles northeast of Thomasville. The e'.urch had been beautifully decorated with festoons of Southern smllax, palms and pot plants, inter? spersed with white cut dowers. Just before the ceremony, Mrs. J. W. Crawford sang very beautifully. 'Because," and to the soft stroins of the Wedding March, fittingly render? ed by Miss Hattie Carter, the attend? ants entered singly down both aisles of the church, and took their places around In the altar in the following order: Miss Edith Rice and Mr. Tharin Davis; Miss Helen McKinnon and Mr. John Hancock; Miss Lillie May Rice and Mr. Alva Martin; Miss Annie Davis and Mr. Bo.* . Hancock. Next came the v.wo little flower girls, Misses Laura and Zadie Davis, who scattered violets as they came down the aisle just ahead of the bride. The* bride entered with her maid of honor, Miss Ruby Hancock, and was joined at the altar by the groom and his best man, Mr. Meda Craw? ford. The ceremony was performed by Rev. L. A. Brown, of Boston, in the presence of a large number of rela? tives and friends, and just at the hour of three, the two were made one, the beautiful ring ceremony be? ing used. The bride wore a beautiful travel? ing dress of blue cloth, with hat to match, and carried a bouquet of white carnations. The bride is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Martin, who recently moved to South Georgia from South Carolina. She has many charms of mind" and person, and has made sc ires of friends since coming here. By education, environment and Bible training, she is well-fitted to become the wife of a minister of the Gospel. The groom, who has been studying for the ministry as his life work, and who has only recently been ordain? ed, is a young man of unusually high character ard Ideal! Immediate!; after tb*? ceremony, Mr. au i Mrs. Hancock left foi Cairo v here a reception was tendered them at the K'-me of *tht groom's mother They will go from there to their new home in Florida. The many beautiful presents re? ceived proved the high esteem in which they are held by their many friends, who wish for them a long, happy and useful life. Oakdale School News. Owning to the improvements, in general, of Oakdale school 1 think it deserves a little merit. The attendance is still very good and especialy in the intermediate room, as the general average attend? ance has been twenty-three every month with only twenty-four pupils enrolled. Those on March honor roll are: Intermediate room, sixth grade: Irene Duke, 95 1-2; Benjamin Duke, 95 1-3; Aline Stewart 95 2-9; David Canty, 92 1-9; Lillian Epps, 90 1-4. Fifth Grade: Eilene Harington, 95; Ethel Epps, 94 7-8; Estelle Evans, 93 1,-2; Willie Evans, 92 5-8; Mar? garet Harrington, 92 1-2. Fourth Grade: J. Hugh Cantey, 97 4-7; Norman Duke, 93 1-2; Bertie Duke, 93 2- , Mae Epps, 93 4-7; Car rlo Evans, 92 4-7; Elma Harrington. 90 6-7; Jane Tomlinson, 90 2-7. Miss Grace Etheredge spent Sunday in Sardinia with a aiek friend. Miss Catherine Murchison attended the teachers' meeting In Manning on Saturday. Our "Little Queen" who has been sick for the past week was out driv? ing Saturday afternoon, much to the delight of her numerous friends. "Dot" called at W. P. MeKnight's home Thursday night, but on finding his home a semi-hospital, made a very short stay. There are still a lew sick folks In our community, but most of them are on the mend. We had quite a refreshing shower Sunday evening. Hay Harrington spent Saturday ni^ht with his mother and brother. Interested. The modern theory of efficient marketing is to bring the producer and consumer together and eliminate unnecessary expenses that are added when an article passes through mam hands before it reaches the consumer This is precisely what the curb mar? ket is accomplishing for Sumter coun? ty producers and city of Sumter con? sumers. Anything that will have d tendency to strengthen and insure tin pertnnnnencc of the curb market should receive the careful attention mid support of the city and county of llclals. NEGRO KILLS AGED WOMAN. MRS. If. E. SCOTT DIES AT HANDS OF CHARLES LOGAN. Citizens of U>\\ ndesvillo Much En? raged at Crime and Negro Is Tu ken to Columbia to Escape Possible Lynching?Said to Have Confessed, Abbeville, March 17.?Mrs. M. E. 5cott, a widow SO years of age, was at? tacked by a negro In her home near Lowndesville early yesterday morning, suffering injuries from which she died this afternoon. Charles Logan, con? fessing to the crime, was arrested and taken to the jail at Abbeville, from which he was removed to Greenwood to be taken to the penitentiary at Columbia for safekeeping. Logan is a young negro who has recently come to South Carolina from Georgia. Mrs. Scott lived alone with her granddaughter, a girl of 14 or 15 j years of age. She had been accus Itomed to arise during the night to smoke a pipe and the negro is said to have watched the house and known of this practice. Early yesterday morning Logan is said to have entered the house while Mrs. Scott was smoking her nightly pipe and after striking her in the head with a hammer to have attempted to enter the room of the granddaughter. The girl, however, escaped by a win? dow and ran to a nearby house. Logan was arrested today by Mag? istrate Mosely Huckabee, who suc? ceeded in getting his prisoner away from a crowd of angry Lowndesville citizens who seemed disposed to vio? lence. With Jesse Cann and the two Harper brothers the magistrate brought the negro to the Abbeville jail. Sheriff Lyon took no chances on a lynching here and at once removed Logan to the Greenwood jail pending his further removal to the peniten? tiary. A negro, Tom Murray, was convicted of manslaughter recently and sentenced to serve five years and as the feeling against this negro had been high when he was tried on the charge of murder, the sheriff decided that it would be well to take him to Columbia with Logan. The sheriff was sure .that if a mob succeeded in en? tering the jail to lynch Logan it would lynch Murray also. A negro named Matthews was brought here tonight charged with be *r.g Implicated *n tbr? affair eft Lowndesville. He declares, however, that hi can pr re an ahbi, havtnJf. 5'pent the night in Anderson. AI bovin? citbens nave communi? cated with Gov. Manning and urged him to call a special term of court to try Logan. Mrs. Scott was well known in Lowndesville. She was a sister of Singleton S. Boles, who has made the government estimates on crops for this section for a number of years. Lowndesville is in the upper corner of Abbeville county, on the Savannah valley line of the Charleston & West? ern Carolina railway, between McCor mick and Anderson. It is about six miles east of the Savannah river and is 25 miles northwest of Abbeville. special Court to Try Logan. Columbia, Mrch 18.?"I will call a special term of court for early next week," said Gov. Manning last night, after he had conferred by telephone with Solicitor R. A. Cooper, who was at Newberry, regarding the killing of the aged Mrs. M. E. Scott in her home near Lowndesville Tuesday afternoon. Charles Logan, the young negro ac? cused of the murder, was brought to the State penitentiary for safekeeping last flight by P. T. Sprouse, deputy sheriff of Greenwood county. "He con? fessed to me that he did it." Mr. Sprouse said, on arriving in Columbia. SCHOOL HOYS PLAY BALL. The Sumter high school baseball team will go to Florence tomorrow norning for their first game of the season there tomorrow afternoon with the Florence high school boys. The team is being coached by J. C Hurst, assistant secretary of the Y. M. C. A., and is said to be in excellent shape for the game. Most of last year's players are back on the team and Coach Hurst has rounded his ma? terial into what is expected to be the best high school baseball team in the State. Several games have been ar? ranged for away from here against strong teams. Games will be played here during the latter part of the sea? son. - j RHETT CHOSEN HEAD. Washington. March 17.?The now executive committee of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States was elected today. R. G. Uhett of Charles? ton. S. C, is chairman; Robert Had dox of Atlanta. Ga . was elected a member of the committee. It is with sincere sorrow that we lined of the audden illness of Rev. W. E. Gibbons at his home, near Tuvbeviile. last Sunday, and we hot? ' he will soon be himself again, in the full possession of his health and faculties.?MuuniiiK Timws.