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PERSONAL MENTION.
Mr. Louis Lyons has returned to
the etty. after a iUy In New York
in tha InttMit of the Economy Store.
Mlaeaa Lucia Pofle and L?Ua Per
rln of Btahopvtlle. spent Saturday in
tha city, the guests of Mra. Taylor
Xeala
Mlaa Mary Brunaon of Florence,
who haa bean the attractive fueat of
Mra, M. 8. Chaaa tor tha past three
weaka. left Friday aftarnoon for
Hartevllls. whare aha will vlait har
atatar. Mlaa Elisabeth Brunaon. be
fora returning homa.
Mlaa Rosa i heyna spent tha week
and at home fron? Winthrop college,
returning to Rock Hill Monday morn
tntf
Mlaa Caro Levy, of Philadelphia. Is
visiting har grandmother. Mrs. C. H.
Mola* on North Main street. Mies
Levy haa vtaited In Sumtar before and
her many frlenda will be glad to see
her again. Mlaa Levy was one of the
Americana strandad in Germany at
the outbreak of the praaant European
Louise Ca ran n spent tha waek
at homa from St. Charles.
Mr. and Mra W. O. Peterkln. of
Motte, apaot tha waek-and with
Dr. J. A. Mood.
Mra. K JC. Wilder left thlt morn?
ing for Savannah to vlalt her mother,
who haa barn qutta sick recently.
Tha Rav A. Mclvar Fraaar. D. D..
of 8taunt.?n. Va. la expected In the
elty tonight for a vlait to relatives
her?.
Mr. Joeaph B. Holland, of South?
ampton County. Virginia, haa recent?
ly made Sumter his home and la now
living at 109 Hampton Avanue. Mr.
Holland Is from the peanut belt of
Virginia and says that tha soil around
har a eeems to be well aultad for
growing peanuts.
To Hold Protracted Meeting.
A protracted meeting will com
manee at Tirsah Presbyterian Church
at Pahttll tonight to last through next
Sunday. The pastor, the Rev. J. R.
Hay. will be assisted during tha meat
Jj* by tha Rav. U U Legstara of tha
?Pthopvii e Presbyterian Church
tTaajtlah ig cetesm SltuaUiw ihmm
wLWgf r>ailv Ram:
P"*Tfme naws columns sa> inul forca
will ba used to open a certain oort in J
Mexico which Carransa wishea to
ble.aade This Is the attitude of the
Catted Statae to a Mexican procla?
mation
Again I read that neutrals are to
he danled accaaa for trade, to Ger?
many and only by special favor will
wa ba allowed to deliver goods to Eu
ropaan neutrata. As thla Is an old
gag of England's having treated us In
tha sama mannar during the Napol?
eonic wars 1 thought I would quot?>
fee our pr?sent digestion a few say?
ings of Thoa Jefferson
In reference to the congresa of
that time he said "Tha fear In con
tress la that England would be Irrltat
ad If wa enow any feelings of Irrita?
tion." And again he says "were we
to withhold from Franca supplies of
provisions, we should in like manner
be bound to withhold them from her
enamlaa (England) also; and thus
shu* to ourselves all th? ports of Eu?
ropa where grain Is In demand or
make ourselves parties to the war.
Thla la a delimma which Great Brit?
ain has no right to force um Ii.'o and
for which no pretext can ba found in
any part of oui -onduct. She may
ladaed fa*| the desire of starving
an enemy aatlon till she ean have
no right of doing It at our Ions, nor of
making us the Instruments ot it."
And again ha says "The govern?
ments that nation < England) has Is?
sued an order Interdicting all trade by
noutrals between nations not In
amity with them, she being now at
war with nearly evary nation on the
Atlantic and M?dlternnsan ?aas. and
under this new law our trade on the
Mediterranean sea has been tW<
away by seizures ami isMttV?mnations
and our trade In other i*ns are
Threatened with the name tmi
And again he says "If we can but
establish the armed neutrallt> for
ourselves, we must httotSe 'to- car?
riers for alt parties a? far im \\ e can
raiae vessels
So \% can plainly see that England
la duplicating the offenses which caus?
ed the vsr of H12.
We h.\' ??een t.ov. in- to and imitat?
ing Engine' for years and natur?
ally she leets that we should subordi?
nate our Interests to hers gad she Is
acting accordingly. E. P. N.
Bishop, il' Mar? h
Madrid M ireh 22.?Three hundred
llvas hn ? ?? . n |gg| in .. terrific storm
on the sti*itr?rn coast of Spun during
the last thr-m If! Four Spanish
emigrant *hlps have be*li ? reeked and
over one hundred other vessels hav*e
g#gfi getvetl ashore at Algeclias Ua>.
?OCISTY ins good MEETUVO.
Much Interest Displayed at ggggfgfl of
?"?nt nil Sumter Agricultural Socie?
ty
Editor Watchman and Southron:
Thursday's meeting of the General
Sumter Agricultural Society near the
tomb of General Sumter was certainly
a marked success not in point of
numbers, for only fifteen were actual?
ly participants in the meeting, but
in the zeal and enthusiasm which
prevailed all the doings of the body
for its future development and work.
The deep seated purpose to see that
this section of Sumter County keeps
step with the most advanced in edu?
cational work, for old and young
alike, was clearly manifested.
The next meeting will be held on
Saturday morning at 11 o'clock in the
General Sumter school house, April
the 10th, and will be addressed by one
or more speakers of eminence and it
is expected that arrangements will
then be made to hold meetings in
Hagood, Wedgefleld, Dal/ell and
Stateburg, with picnic dinners at eat h
for each year and a grand annual
rally at O N eral Sumter's Tomb on the
anniversary of his birthday, the 14th
of August. At these picnic dinner*
Only home products will be served,
sugar and suit excepted.
Hon. A. K. Sanders presided and
made an Impression of his wholeheart?
ed purpose to carry forward the work
that was most encouraging.
Don't forget date?April 10th?for
next meeting.
Observer.
Dalsell. March 22.
DR. CTRRJEM, MAKES ADDRESS.
iHiwmi Inspiring Sermon at Trinity
Church Sunday Afternoon.
Dr. William Spencer Currell, pres?
ident of the University of Smith Car?
olina, delivered an excellent address
Sunday afternoon at Trinity Methodist
church in the Interest of the Young
Men's Christian Association, under
whose auspices he was brought here
Dr. Currell's remarks were Inspiring
to the members of the association,
who this week have launched upon
a membership campaign for nve hun?
dred members.
The main theme of Dr. Currell's re?
marks was Christian service, his talk
being in the nature of a sermon with
the empnasts on the word "Chris?
tian" of the aasve aUm's n?me. Thcr
was a large agfll -ncf on tut who :
linn red with profftind attention to'
the speakr.-. f I is is Dr CvrfOlTti
second visa to Mimtfjg nine* he became
president of the University of South
Carolina, having addressed the teach?
ers' meeting a few weeks ago, and
those who heard him were much Im?
pressed with him as a speaker. Dr.
Currell was happily introduced by
Prof. S. H. Edmunds, who presided
at the meeting. Superintendent Ed?
munds stated that Dr. Currell was
born in Charleston, lived In Beaufort
county for some time from which
place he had gone to Yorkvllle and
Davidson for some time. Virginia
had then called him. but South Caro?
lina always had some place for her
sons and she had sent out for him to
come back to the State as the head
of the State university. Dr. Currell
in commencing his talk stated that a
tree was known by its fruits and that
he was at one time the instructor of
Supt. Edmunds.
The meeting was opened with a
prayer by the Rev. J. B. Wilson, af
t*r which there was reading from the
scripture by the Rev. W. E. Thayer.
and singing In which all Joined. Dr.
Currell spoke for more than forty
minutes, emphasizing the Importance
of Christian life. At the conclusion
of his remarks the meeting was dis?
missed by the Rev. J. N. Tolar.
Dr. Currell spoke again last night
at the Presbyterian church, when he
delivered another excellent address to
a large congregation.
sllM.OK WIN'S (.11.111 KT CUP.
Excellent Shoot Held at Gun Club
Grounds on Broad Street.
The I n d Gilbert gun club shoot on
Thursday on the Hroad Street grounds
of the Sumter Gun Club resulted In
the making oT some excellent scores
by members of the club who partici?
pated in the affair. Mr. Rolwrt Shel
or was the fortunate winner of the
Fred Gilbert trophy cup, his score be?
ing the unusually high score of 96
out of 100.
The scores made were as follows:
Name Shot Added Total
targets
Roten gheter. IM i t*o
W G. Moses. . luo 2?
C, II. Annls. . .100 II 93
?, It. Young. . I'h> u
C. S. I^ind. . .luo 1% II
II D. Plowden .100 18 II
J. II Staple?. .100 7 9<>
1. V. IMowden .100 '.? ss
K I >. Kpps. . .100 KS
E. m Moose. IM 'it s.\
Hi it. Vandovon?
I ter. ...... loo I \
\ M Klddh . 100 || ?I
M. It. Rivers. . . 7f. I? II
U R spiott. . ,11 || Oi
PROVIDENCE P. o. RODDER.
bNflWa Mario Through Window and
Safe Opened without tracking.
From The Daily Item, March Is.
The sheriff was notified today that
the postoffice at Providence had been
robbed sometime between Sunday
night end Tuesday night by some un?
known party or parties, the robber
securing some *2.r>0 by his work.
I The information as given to Deputy
Sheriff Epperson by Rural Police?
man II. B. Hoy kin. who was in town
I this morning is about as follows. Mr.
|E. W. Parker, Jr.. is postmaster, but
does not stay ut the office and store
much of the time. On last Monday
! morning the man who has had charge
I of the store went to Blshopvtlle to at
I
tend court and another man took
charge while he was away. He was
unable to opei. the safe and Mr. Tom
Parker, who had formerly worked in
the store, was called in Tuesday night
to open the safe. It was not until
then that the robbery was discovered.
It was stated that usually the short
combination was worked on the safe, j
but nothing was suspected when
this was changed, as it was thought
that some one had accidentally turned
the knob. After the robbery was
discovered it was found where en?
trance to the store had been made
through a window.
This morning Rural Policeman Doy
kln took a postoffice inspector from
Atlanta to Providence to make an in?
vestigation of the robbery, the offi?
cer having been telegraphed for yes?
terday. The fact that the office was
robbed was not generally known un?
til today and the details have not yet
been secured. Mr. Parker formerly
ran a store in the same building
where the postofnee waB kept, but
this was closed some time ago, al?
though the postoffice was still kept
there.
This is the second robbery in this
county in one month where a safe has
been opened by someone, by working
the combination of the safe success?
fully. The other occasion was at
Wedgefield, when between two and
three hundred dollars was secured
from the Wedgefield Mercantile Co.
It was learned this afternoon by
telephone communication with E. W.
Parker's store at Providence that the
robber entered the store on Monday
night and carried off between $220
and 1230 In cash and about $46 in
palrt poetnffle* money .Tders. Noth?
ing else was mlsslni from the store.
The combination of the safe wna a
dirtied; one and the safe had been ?
left >.i looked on Monday night* ap'
usual. Tuesday morning it was lock?
ed and it was not until Thursday
morning that the safe was unlocked,
when the robbery was discovered.
Postoffice Inspector Miller of Atlanta
is making an investigation at Provi?
dence today.
From The Daily Item, March 20.
Mr. E. W. Parker, Jr., postmaster at
Providence, stated yesterday after?
noon that his total loss in the rob?
bery was $269.33, which the postoffice
authorities required him to repay, as
it was postoffice money which was
stolen. The safe was a cheap one,
Mr. Parker stated, and for this rea?
son it was difficult tO work. He had
been In the habit of merely closing
the safe door without locking the
safe. The thief was someone who
evidently knew of this for he broke
Into the store and robbed the safe,
leaving the door locked. Mr. Parker
tried Tuesday morning to open the
safe, but was unable to do so before
leaving fcr court at Blshopvllle. Up?
on his return Wednesday night he
again tried to open the safe, but was
unsuccessful and the safe was not
finally opened until Thursday morning
when the loss was discovered. The
thief secured $222.00 in cash and sev?
eral paid money orders.
The postofllce authorities were noti?
fied at once and the Inspector from
Atlanta yesterday investigated the
matter and made out a statement of
the loss. Mr. Parker will have to
make the loss good, but In the mean?
time is watching out to try to secure
some clue to the person who did the
robbery.
%
Death.
Edward Mood Smith, Jr., the seven
year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. E.
Mood Smith, died on Thursday even?
ing at 10.30 o'clock at the resldenco
of its parents, after an illness of
about one week. The funeral ser?
vices were held from the residence.
Ill West CaltlOUn street. at 4.11
o'clock on Friday afternoon and in?
terment followed at the cemetery.
The little boy had been seriously ill
for only a day or two and the death
Was an unusually sad one.
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected daily by Ernest Field.
Cotton Buyer.
Good Middling I 1-4.
Strict Middling I 1-4.
Middling s 1-s.
Sf ict Low Middling 7 B-8.
Low Middling 7 l-s.
Staple Cotton, Nominal.
EVANS makf.s talk.
Hi. htnond County Educator Speaks
t<- Sni im* Touchers on Making
i I ling a Success.
: Daily item, Marth 20.
U i the South can become what
cl te educationally, the people
th must learn to put their!
he heads of their children," !
the ? y that Superintendent Lav.
uis of Richmond county,
ad incidentally of the Aug
schools, told the Sumter
'"hers that more mnoey
spent in the South on the
Of southern children,
nerintendent Evans spoke for
hour on the problems
? b n ? the teacher and what steps
eher must pass through before
hi she could be a successful edu
hildren. Interest in the
wo und appreciation of the children
'Wo main points which must
eloped by the teacher, before
the child nd teacher, working togeth
i. ? a successful school. Mr.
is urged upon the teachers the
Of sticking to one place,
soyhig that if the school was not big
gh for them they must by their
? it big enough, both in point
alary and work. The talk was a
tp i eart talk and one that was
probably the most practical which
has ? n delivered to the association
this year Supt. Evans kept his audi?
tors intensely interested throughout
ks, which were highly ap?
preciated. Those who missed the talk,
?? nething which wfould prove
1 I I to every teacher.
.1 eting of the Sumter coun
v teacherg was not so well attended
today as usual, although the program
won ;i mi : t interesting one. The fea?
ture was the address of Supt. Evans
of Augusta, but betide this an excel?
lent musical aelection was rendered
hy Pref U C. Moise on the piano;
Mr. tilei Marshall delivered a dec
. .nd Master William Trues
dale played most delightfully on the
v\ lin. Mr. J. Frank Williams urged
here to cooperate with him in
securing members for the boys' corn
club.
SVMTKIt SCHOOL TEAM WINS.
Return* from Florence Highly Elated
at ccess of First Game.
Fx or.- The Dally Item, March 20.
T..? Sumte i high school batebali1
tean. returned from Florence Last
nl?*a nighiy elated at the ttJCCett
wh-cb crowned their efforts in their j
tirn gaine )'or the 1911 Itttnn. The i
score was 16 to 5 in Sumter's ftivor
and Florence would not have made
this number of scores had not the
Sumter team made a change so as to
allow a new man to try out at the
position of catcher.
For Sumter Flowers was the par?
ticular star with five hits out of six
times at the bat, and one of those a
three-bagger and one other a 2-base
hit. Spann and Brazeale did magnifi?
cent fielding, while the other mem?
bers of the team showed up in ex?
cellent style. Twenty hits were se?
cured off their opponents' pitchers,
two three-base hits, and four for two
sacks being included in this list.
The Sumter players were: Brown,
as; Spann, cf; Flowers, 3b; Bradham,
2b; Burns, c; Nunnamaker, p; Allen,
rf; Boyle, lb; Brazeale, If.
LOSS WAS CONSIDERABLE.
Many Books and Much Furniture Lost
la Fire Cannot be Replaced.
From The Daily Item, March 20.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Haynsworth's
loss in the fire on Friday was consid?
erable. In addition to the total de?
struction of their handsome home on
Calhoun street, they lost the large
library and much of their family
furniture which cannot be replaced.
The house cost about $7,000 but could
not be replaced now for $10,000,
while the insurance was only $5,000.
There was $2,200 insurance on the
furniture which will not nearly cover
the loss on this score. All of the fur?
niture up stairs was burned and much
of that down stairs. The burning of
the library containing many valuable
old books and more than a thousand
volumes is in itself a great intrinsic
loss, as well as one which cannot he
replaced.
The Are it is thought caught the
mantleplece in the library and burn?
ed up this to the celling, which had
caught when the fire was first dis?
covered. A delay in the arrival of
the hose wagons and the absence of
the chief were two handicaps, which
proved serious handicaps to tho de?
partment.
The second alarm of fire from box
S3 proved tobeasmall ESi)0 $Aa ,6tr
33 proved to be a smnll blaze on the
root' of a negro house on Bartlette
street, which was extinguished before
the waerons arrived by the negro
climbing on the roof and tearing off
\ tew shingles.
Marriage License Record.
A license to marry hat been grante<
' t.? Mr. Rowland Coleman of Lynch
burg, rind Miss Shuler Owens of Den?
I murk.
'"RED ROSETTE" MUCH ENJOYED.
Large und Appreciative Audience Sees
Local Talent Performance for V. M
0. A.
P'-nm The Daily Item, March 20.
There was a large and very enthus?
iastic audience present last night to
see the performance of the "Red Ros?
ette" with its "all star" cast of local
talent. The play was well acted and
was much enjoyed by all in attend?
ance. The part of the "Jolly Jyms"
was loudly applauded and the between
act stunts of Messrs. Pierce and Gar
rett were extremely funny and played
an important part in making the oc?
casion so vastly enjoyable. The ora?
torio by Mr. White was pleasing to
the audience.
The "Red Rosette" was well gotten
up as to scenic effects and the actors
had been extremely well trained by
Mr. Charles Hilliard, who was the
director. The play went through
with unusual snap and vim for a lo?
cal talent performance, and was one
of the be'-t ever executed in Sumter.
Comparisons are odious, so none will
be made of the actors, for all did
their parts well and put the comedy
and melodrama across the footlights
in excellent style. However, it will be
well to mention the actors, so that
those who were not there may gain
some idea of the play and the parts
that the Sumter men and women act?
ed.
Miss Hannah Christiansen was a
happy little western maiden, working
in a hotel and much in love with Mr.
Edward T. White, who was the vigil?
ant and "Johnny-on-the-spot" sheriff
of "Coyote" county. Ervin Evans was
the handy bar-man and proprietor of
the "Death Valley" hotel, which was
situated near the top of the Rocky
mountains. Secretary H. L. Blrchard
of the Y. M. C. A. was a died-in-the
wool villian of the wild and wooly
west, whose operations were thwarted
by Sheriff White or the bashful young
lieutenant (Sam A. Woods), who
knew when he wanted to propose, but
couldn't summon the courage to ask
tho lady of his heart's desire, Miss
Mamie Chandler, who has gone on a
"wild goose chase," so to speak, in
accompanying her aunt, Mrs. Lobby,
from New York to the most deso?
late place in the desolate mountains.
This same aunt had unbeknown to
her niece gone out there to meet the
choice of her heart, secured through
the medium of an answered Advertise?
ment, in the person of Marioi W, Sea
brook, E?q.. who made his lieutenant
meet the lady for him to make the]
proposal, a la Mhos Blandish, but!
who got mixed as the "Red Rosettes"
had become exchanged, which added
much to the complexity of the sit?
uation and the feelings of the young
lieutenant, the niece and the aunt and
her intended. Joe Chandler was an
absconding villian and his ma?
chinations with those of the grand
scoundrel of the plot, H. L, Blrchard,
wrought situations both intensely in?
teresting, unusual and filled with
pathos and affection. It won't do to
make comparisons, it may be repeat?
ed, but each executed his or her part
in a clever manner.
The "Jolly Jyms" drill was a most
delightful feature. The songs by Mr.
Pierce were immensely entertaining
and amused the audience no little bit;
the end-man act of Mr. Garrett got
across the lights to make the aud?
ience shake its sides with laughter.
Mr. White's oratorio was a pleasng
number iof the program.
COURT ADJOURNED UNTIL WED?
NESDAY.
From The Daily Item, March 22.
Court convened this morning for a
three-day sessic but owing to the
illness of attorneys concerned in the
cases on the docket and other difficul?
ties in the way of setting thing in mo?
tion, it was decided to adjourn court
until 9.30 o'clock Wednesday morning,
Judge Bowman ordering a recess un?
til that time.
During the morning Judge Bow?
man heard several motions on unim?
portant matters. One small case
which was to come up tomorrow was
postponed until later, as Judge Bow?
man did not deem it advisable to hold
court for this one small case.
HAVE CLEAN-UP DAY.
Lynchburg, March 20.?The Lynch
burg Civic League at its meeting voted
[ to set apart April 10 as clean-up day
lor Lynchburg, In view of the fact
that the time set apart as clean-up
day for the entire State begins on that
date. It also requested the town coun?
cil to cooperate with them.
The town council has received from
the league its sincere thanks for their
hearty cooperation during the past
? fiscal year and expresses the hope
that each of the present officials may
offer for re-election In the approach
j ing contest and ull be continued In of?
fice .
Marriage License Record.
Licenses to marry have been grant?
ed to Sam Salisbury and Ross Brown,
Sumter; and Richard Velson and
Eth< I Ma) Brow it, s jmter,
WIN IN CAHDEN ROSSES SHOW.
Number of Sumter Animals Compote
Successfully ami Owners Return
Much Pleased.
Quite a number of people from
Sumter went over to OamJen on
Wednesday to the horso show at
Camden and all of them returned
much pleased with the show. Several
of the animals from here which were
displayed in the show won prizes.
Among the animals from here
which took prizes were A. D. Harby'a
Half Blaze and Monte Cristo. which
came first and second in the stallion
exhibition; Geo. D. Shore's Lightfoot.
first in the plantation saddle horse,
A. D. Harby's Half Blaze, third, in the
five-gaited saddle horse class; D. 1>.
Moise's Monona second for combina?
tion horse; D. D. Moise's Monona sec?
ond In three-gaited saddle horse class.
Mr. Shore won a cup with his horse.
The prizes for second were $10 in
each case.
MAYESVILLE ELECTION SOON.
Raddlffe < hautuuo.ua Coming. Fer
terllzer Coming in.
Mayesville, March 19.?The annual
election of town officials will be held
oi. Monday, April 5. The nominating
convention or mass meeting which
has always been a custom in this
town since the days when there were
two parties will be held on Monday
night, March 29, in the K. of P. hall.
The polls on election day will be at
the store of iL S. Thomas. Super?
visor of registration, M. C. Mayes, re?
ports that the voters have registered
very generally. There is some talk of
opposition to the present council and
things may become interesting as
the election draws nearer. While no
announcements have been made as
yet, It is thought that Mayor Thames
will offer for another term and also
Clerk and Treasurer Tiller.
The committee having in charge the
arrangements for the cbautauqua or
festival have about completed all their
plans and everything gives promise of
a most successful event. The dates
are Thursday, Friday, and Saturday,
April 8, 9 and 10. The entertainments
will be given In the auditorium of the
graded school building. There will
be two programs each day consisting
of lectures, musical entertainments,
impersonations, and performances of
magic. The entertainments will be
nnd*?r the direction of the Radcllffe
bureau which Insures a etrong and
v? ry entertaining? Ust of attractions.
The committee in charge of vhe feet4?
val coiib.aL'i of the following we'.l
known men: J. W. Thames, R. A.
htandler. R. J. Mayes, Jr., T. H.
Newman, H. H. Brunsen. N. D. Wom
ble, J. F. Bland. W. W. Gardner, J.
W. Cooper, R. F. DesChamps, and
Miss Mary S. Anderson, the president
Of the Civic League
Quite a number of cars of fertilis?
er have been received here during this
week and several of the dealers have
ordered shipments, but the receipts
of fertilizer will be small compared
to the usual amount unloaded here in
previous years. The farmers are ail
engaged now in planting corn and
from all indications, there will bo a
heavy acreage in this grain in this im?
mediate section. Wheat is up and
looking well and the planters hope to
have a good harvest of this compara?
tively new crop for this section.
I C. E. Mayes, cashier of the Bank of
Mayesville, has two mules and a horse
in a serious condition from what ap?
pears lo he poisoning. The animals
were attacked on a farm several miles
from town where they were rented
out. No clue has been discovered as
to the cause of the poisoning if it is
such.
FIRE AT GAS PLANT.
Three Barrels of Tar Burned Tills
Morning?Origin of Fire I nknown.
From The Daily Item, March 22.
Fire of some unknown origin this
morning burned three barrels of, tar
at the gas plant, and came near set?
ting fire to other barrels of tar, which
were rolled away, however, in time to
escape damage. The tar caused a big
smoke and caused some people to
think the plant was on fire, but the
smoke was greater than the fire, ths
latter being smothered out by the em?
ployees of the plant, who threw dirt
on the tar. A field adjacent to the
plant was also burned off by the fire?
Dr. Dick In Columbia
Columbia. March 18.?Dr. Dick,
formerly chairman of the house ways
and means committee and now post?
master at Sumter, was in the city to?
day on business. Dr. Dick was for
several years one of the leaders of
the general assembly. He Is making
just as good a postmaster as he did a
legislator and that means that he is
one Of the best In the Sttae.-News
and Courier.
The siding at Britton's has been
made ? regular flag station on the
Central road. The change is much
appreciated by people living in the
vicinity of the station, who will find
it very convenient to get on and off
trains for Sumtet at this pointi