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Cjjt SMstttnnaii aift jScuibroii PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Ethel Watson, of Columbia, la visiting Mrs. W H. Cuttlnu on Broad Street. Mrs. T A Hussey ta visiting; Mrs. Psntsll st Oendora. S. C. Mrs. Annie U flicker has returned from Richmond. Va . after a month's stay with Mrs. Hattle DuRant. who has been critically III in a hospital there. Mr*. Dultant la Improving, but ?* still seriously ill. Mrs. Ida McDonald, of Savannah, and Miss Irene Skinner, of Lynchburg, are visiting Mrs. Edgar Skinner. Miss Gladys Chandler has gone to Oawego to Malt rrlends. Miss Arabella Moaea and Miss Per? ry, of Washington. D. C. are visiting Mra Wm. Moran. Rev. and Mrs. W. W Williams and Miss Ellen Dultant. of La mar. are hare for a visit to the family of Mr. Kdgar Skinner. Mrs. Emma Baxter, of Rldgeway. at visiting relatrve* In the city. Mra James H. Dawes. of Philadel? phia, who has been spending the win? ter In Florida Is visiting Mra C. E. MeCorma? k Mra Gus Willis and mother, of Cot tegevllle. Ga., are visiting Mrs. Edgar Skinner. Mrs R M Pingham and little son are la Columbia visiting relative*. Mrs. W. C. K.radley. of Henderson villa. Is visiting relativen In the city. Misses Boucher DeLorme and Theo do ? Bennett are at home from the WIneton-Salem Pemale College, at Wlnston-Salem. N. C. to spend Easter In the city with their families. Capt. C P Whltted. formerly pro? prietor of the Claremont Hotel, was a visitor to the city the latter part of last week. Miss Xthel Brand, of Augusta, la visiting relatives In the city. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Scott, of Blshopville. spent the week-end In the elty with Mr. Scott's parents on their return from attending the Stste Teachers' convention at Florence. Miss Elisabeth Brown spent the spring holidays In visiting friends in orange? urg Mta* Elisabeth Herd I nee. of 9JRaeb*th City. Md . Is the charming guas* of Mum Ev a Kinjrman. T Burros* Oreer Esq.. former prss Mfesu eX the State B?a Association ana ene of the leading attorneys of the Greenville Bar. was In the city to-day on business. Mra C. M. Werber of Washington. D. C. Is the guest of Mrs. Altamont Neat a asxl View* of Plageh. Pisgah. March 17.?Today Is a winter one sure. The coldest March the writer ever saw. Some corn was planted this week. A great deal of plowing Is done and being done, so If a good crop is not made It will not be the fault In pre? paration. Oats and wheat are be? ginning to look green. We hope the fruit crop will pass through the cold. Often peaches grow large then drop off because the kernel was killed when In blossom or soon after. \ little guano is coming in sight and it looka like old frlenda returning home. Orlppe Is still here. There Is more Colds this winter than usual. Some people say the people are to poor to cloth themselves warm Is the cause. May be so. Misses Sadie and Madge Rogers, and Mr J. E. DuPre spent yesterday at Mr. T. H. stuckey'a at Stateburg and had a most enjoyable time. Mr. Mtuckey and family will make you feel at home. sure. The people at Stateburg take a great Interest In agriculture and edu? cation. After a visit to relatives and friends at Stateburg Miss SadlI Holers has returned hone to the delight of her many friends. Real Estate Transfers. Wm. Johnson and Carrie Grace to H J Harby. 140 acrea in county. $75. Master tu Hugh ('. Haynsworth, two lots on Hampton a\cnuo. and strips of land known an Mit' hell court and Chu bester Bow. |1M Mosen Hp pa to IC C MeElveen. lo| on Wsrley atreet. $300. There are many boys who would be benefltted phys4 tlly an I morally by regular attendance upon the V M. C A. claaee* f"i bigg) but are unable to pay the annual dues. Lsfll year sev? eral frlenda of the boys paid the an? nual ?tuen for I minted number of hoys and placed the memberships in Secretary Plreh.ird's bunds for distri? bution among deaervlrig boys Many more memberships #uld be used to advantage and those who wish to help the Y. M C. A. and the boys of Sum Ur villi hud nu belter waj than this. ?- I I I ? ? ?? LOOKIN?; TOR COMRADES. William Shetley Wants to Hear From Otlier Members or Ch|H. Blandina'* t oiii|?an>. .Mr. William Shetley Ol Rush Spring* Oklahoma, a Confederate vet? eran who nerved with the First South Carollnu Heu\y Artillery at Fort Sumter In Capt. ^landing's Com? pany hau written Postmaster Dick thu following letter asking for infor? mation about those Confederate vet? erans from Sumter who served at Fort Sumter. Mr. Shetley writes as follows: ' I write this letter to you to get you to do me a favor. Will you please find out If there are any Con? federate soldiers that belonged to the First South Carolina Heavy Artillery that were stationed at Fort Sumter. If there are any of them 1 would like to know and get their addresses. What I want is for them to witness that I was In the army. Oklahoma Is going to pay the old soldiers a pen? sion. I have to have proof that 1 was In Company C. Captain Wandln?; Col. Rhett commanding;. Capt. Blandlng lived near Sumter Mile. 8. C. I will be very thankful If any one can help me. Yours with respect, William Shetley, Rush Springs, Okla. Postmaster Dick turned the letter over to Secretary Reardon, of the Chamber of Commerce to make in? quiries for this Confederate soldier. Any one knowing anything about Mr. Shetley's services in the First South Carolina Heavy Artillery will confer a favor on him by writing him or making an affidavit that they knew he served in that command or that a soldier of that name dkl so. The secretary has written Mr. Shetley that efforts will be cheerfully made to help him locate one or more of the "Gallant Old Guard" who can testify in his behalf. HIGQI SCHOOL TEAM WON. Secured Easy Victory irom Muillns School Boys Friday Afternoon. From The Dally Item, March 27. The Sumter high' school baseball team returned to the city this morn? ing after having divided equally be? tween victories and defeats two games of ball played with Marion and Mui? llns. respectively, the first being on the wrong slue by a score of 3 to 6 and the second being 17 to 3 in favor of the locals. The Sumtet team batted the oppos? ing; pltehsr ail about tns held, secur? ing II hits, while the opposing bat? ters were unable to do anything with Nunnamaker's delivery, having ob? tained only two hits from him. Flow? ers, Burns, and Nunnamaker secured three hits each, while all the other men of the team each got two. Flow? ers led in scoring, making four runs, while Spann und Nunnamaker each made three tallies. Brasiel, Brown, Bradham, Burns, made two each. Nunnamaker struck out six men, while Love struck out four of the Sumter boys. The team 'a satisfied with the trip and hopes to take an easy victory from Hartsvllle on next Friday. CASES IN CIVIL COVRT. 91,000 Verdict in Batten Case?An? other Railroad case. From The Dally Item. March 26. The case of Mrs. Batten against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad com? pany en.;ed on Thursday when the Jury returned a verdict of $1,000 In favor of the plaintiff. The amount sued for was $2.99i*.00. It was alleged that Mrs. Hatten of Wedgefleld was badly Injured by the sudden moving of the train while she was getting on at Wedgetteld. The case of the Pinnix Realty and Development company against H. T. , F.dens resulted in a verdict of $89.PO in favor of the plaintiff. The Homo Fertilizer company against Alfred Owen, the verdict was for $122 in favor of the plaintiff. The case now in course of hearing is that of Anthony Hallard, Admin? istrator, against the Atlantic Coast Une Railroad Company. The plain? tiff is suing for damages because of the alleged killing or "Stonewall" Hallard, the father of the plaintiff, by the railroad company. I an?.fls Heat (.hint". It *us a most unusual thing to do, nevertheless it is true that on Friday afternoon, after a hot and hard en? counter, the PafTOtIfl put the Giants to flight, figuratively speaking, instead of the Giants putting the ParrottS to flight, as one might expect. T. B, Nvvann and Albert Ahlermun were the chief performers for the Pariotts, ?as Of them being a bird us anyone can readily BSC, and Marl HlanUlnship aaa Henry Johnson, both strong men, being the bad" actors for the Slants The contest was staged on the school grren a nd t he tl rut I f ,i 11 \ \. as S to . In fgVOjf uf the Pairotts. STREET PAVING NOTES. liiajulter of Commerce Coo|>cratIng With Council lu Effort to Wi<lcn mmI Pa*e i itv Streets, The Chain bar of Commerce expects to make an effort to widen a number of Suniter's nainnv streets, and hopes the property owners and City Council will cooperate with the commercial organization. Already the Chamber of Commerce has worked up a plan to widen North Main street from Warren to the city limits. A number of property owners have agreed to Rive land for the pur? pose of widening this portion of Main street. A new street is projected running from North Main through the prop? erty of Miss Lucia Uoach, eastward to connect with the proposed extension of North Magnolia street This new street, if put through, will start op? posite the corner of Live Oak street and will possibly be an extension of Live Dak street. Efforts have been made for years to connect North Magnolia with North Main by this proposed new street. It is understood that free rights of way have been of? fered in both instances. Secretary Iteardon, of the Chamber of Commerce has requested Mayor Jennings to fix up the petition in le? gal form for freeholders to sign re? questing that a special election be or? dered to vote upon the Issue of bonds for paving the streets and sidewalks under the abutting property taxation Plan. Just as soon as the petitions are written up the secretary will get busy having them signed. In order to has? ten the calling of the election, and fa cilitiate the rapid signing of the pe? titions, so that the paving work may be started at the earliest possible date. President I. Z. Hearon, of the Retail Dealers' Association will ap? point a committee of business men to cooperate with the secretary In hav? ing the petitions signed. A meeting of the Retail Dealers' Association for this purpose will be held next week. This committee will talk up the abutting property taxation plan, ex? plain In detail, and a mass meeting of the citizens will be called by the Chamber of Commerce at which Mayor Jennings and others familiar with the proposition will be asked to make talks. What is uow needed is concerted action betwen the citizens and the City Council. The business organiza? tions should take a very active part | ip getting the election petitions signed to hurry up the election, and then e.-ery effort should be put fouh to see that the election goes in favor of the bond Issue. Street paving can be done cheaper during 1915 than it will likely be se? cured for ever again because labor may be secured at low cost. Thousands of dollars will be put into circulation and this will relieve distress among hundreds of unemployed laborers and furnish trade for merchants of Sum ter as well. Under the abutting property plan those citizens who wish their streets paved may petition council by a ma? jority ot the property owners on any street making the request. The cost will be divided between the city and the property owners, the city paying one-third, the property owners on each side of the street paved paying one-third each. Bonds will ?be sold to meet the ex? penses of the paving and the property owners will have twenty, thirty, or forty years in which to pay their share, the length of time depending upon the time the bonds are issued for. For Instance If thirty year bonds are issued each property holder will be required to pay every year only one-thirtieth of tho amount of his or h?r pro rata share of the cost, with? out Interest. Su niter will make better progress with many miles of decently paved streets and sidewalks. Property val? ues on paved streets will be enhanced. This is the most equitable method of street puvlng Imaginable as under this I plan those citizens who want their [Streets paved will be able to have the improvements without wailing in? definitely as is the case now. Then ukuIu tho property benefited by the paving will pay, as it should for the special benefits received, and tho oth? er thousands of tax payers living on unpaved streets will be subjected to only a small and equitable portion of the burden of expense. My signing the petition no freehold? er binds himself or herself to any ad? ditional taxation. The paving, even after the election Is carried in favor of the bond Issue, assuming that this will bo the result, will be a question entirely in the hands of the property holders desiring the improvements. There Is nothing arbitrary about the abutting property taxation plan, and the City Council wfil serve merely In the capacity Of public servants carry? ing out the expressed will of the prop? erty owners' wishing their streets par? ed and their property values enhanc? ed thereby, Clt) Council will have no say except to see that the paving il properly and economically done and to look after the Qnaucial part of the transactions. smith villi: school burned. Library and Denk* Saved?Furniers; up With Work at Egypt?Social aim Personal News. Bgypti March 25.?Good weather prevails in Egypt and work goes on nicely. Farmers are very nearly up with their work. Most of them are ready to plant corn. The fertilizer lias been hauled, but very little will be used this year. The ones last year that used thirty tons are this year using about ten. The grain crop Is looking well, but we have heard of no one using any soda to it. Mr. and Mrs. L H. White spent several days last week in Charleston attending the State Woodmen con? vention, representing- White Oak Camp, at Smithville. Mr. B. E. Spencer of Antloch represented the Poplar Camp at Anti och. Last Thursday evening Miss Mary Culler entertained at a Rook party in honor of her sister, Miss Mabel Culler of Orangeburg. Miss Mabel Culler iB one of Orangeburg's most charming young ladies. Miss Mary Culler is one of the popular and effi? cient teachers of the Iona school. The Smithville school building was destroyed by fire last Monday i Urn? ing. Tne fire originated by sparks from the flue. The library, desKs and most of the fixtures were saved. There was some insurance, but the amount hus not been learned. Messrs. Lawrence and Olin White spent last Sunday with Mr. Tom Humphries of the Beulah section. Mrs. W. J. Gibson and children spent several days recently with rela? tives In Egypt. Mr. Harry McLeod was a visitor In Egypt Monday. Mr. J. C. McLeod spent last Tues? day in Columbia. Among the Egyptians In Camden Saturday were Mrs. F. G. Peebles, Mrs. L. G. Brewerton, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. White, Messrs. W. T. McLeod and E. O. White. Last Friday evening Miss Mae Wei don entertained a number of her friends at a birthday party. Rook and several other games were played. Mr. J. K. Ulenburg spent last Fri? day in Bishopvillc. Miss Sadie White spent the past week-end with relatives at Woodrow. Master J. W. Weldon, Jr., has been sick for several days. Master Ernest White is slowly re? pot <*ring from an attack of pneu monia. ml. j. p. Attaway filled his ragukf appointment at St_ John's Sunday af? ternoon. BOY'S CORN CLUB OFFICERS. Richard Wells was chosen president of the Sumter County Boys Corn Club at Its meeting at the Chamber of Commerce rooms. Thomas Brunson was chosen vice-president and J. W. DuRant, secretary. b There were very few boys at the meeting, but Messrs. Frank Williams and L. L. Baker Injected much Inter? est In it by their remarks on the var? ious phases of the boys corn club work. Mr. Baker, who is at the head of ths corn club work in the State, told tho boys that the educational feature of the work was what those who were conducting wished to stress and urged the members to keep their dally records and to make a study of the soil, plants and animals, used in making the crop. Richard Wells, the newly elected president, has been a member of the club four years and is now only fourteen years of age, he having been one of the chief prize winners each year since its beginning. Thomas Brunson has been in the club two years and won prizes last year. J. W. UuRant has been in tho club three years and won prizes last year also. Members of the Club: Wilbur Prescott, Horace Prescott, Richard Wells, Thomas Brunson, Bert Smith, John Newman. Frank White. De Witt Taylor, Jake Holiday, Thomas Boyle, Kenneth Dennis, Marion Edens, Normer Andrews, Wesley McCoy, John Basil Anderson, Walter Brunson, Clarence Player. George Flake, Heyward Wells, James Hatflcld, Walter Brunson, Kendall G?lls. Clarence Player, Batrd Anderson, It, W. DuRant. Chandler Josey, Marion Josey. Tho Chalngang has been working on the Mayeivllle road for soveral weeks and when the Job Is c nplet mill be In better condl U( r before. Particular at t,M ng paid to widening and in, . he causeways through Sc id Rocky Bluff swamps. BECK CASE AG Ad TAKEN UP. Case Comes up for Third Time in Civ? il Court?Ballard Case Ends. Civil court reconvened at 10 o'clock this morning after recessing since Fri? day afternoon and the case of Antho? ny Ballard, administrator for Stone? wall Ballard, against the Atlantic i Coast Line Railroad Company was re? sumed. This case is one where the plaintiff is suing for $2.999 because of the alleged killing of the 'efend ant's father by the Railroad. It is claimed that the elder Ballard was run over by a train near Eastover and killed. The case was commenced on Thurs? day and was completed this morning the jury being still out at 1 o'clock. The next case called was that of Julia V. Beck against the Northwest? ern Railroad Company. The case has already been heard twice and is now up for the third trial. At the first trial a verdict of more than $6,000 was secured by the plaintiff and the railroad company appealed and secur? ed a new trial. On the second trial a small verdict was secured and the plaintiff appealed. Prior to the be? ginning of the case a motion was made by the attorneys for the plain? tiff to allow a change in the complaint, but this was disputed by the attorneys for the railroad and arguments were in progress on the question whsn court recessed. WANTS LAW ENFORCED. Governor Asks liexington Magistrate to Consult Sheriff. Columbia, March 27.?The governor has addressed the following letter to the magistrates in Lexington county: "You are requested to meet with Sheriff Miller in his office in Lexing? ton at 2 P. M., Monday, April 5. "I am asking all the magistrates and their constables to meet with Sheriff Miller to discuss the matter of law enforcement and to reach an un? derstanding for a methodical carry? ing out of your work. "I beg to call your attention that under the dispensary law the magis? trates and their constables are spe? cially charged with the carrying out of that law. 1 am enclosing a copy of the gallon-a-month law for your in? formation. "I hope that you will all earnestly cooperate in order to bring about the highest enforcement of law in your county." Geo Fi. Hurst, Undertaker and jjgjgfc Prompt Attention tt Day sr NIqMCUIi; AT J. D. Crat| Old SUM, f.N. Hain Phones mjilnfot MACFEAT-BOWEN BUSINESS COLLEGE, Columbia, S. C. Gentlemen: Please send me full particulars of courses in bookkeeping, banking, penmanship, shorthand and typewriting. I am interested and expect to take a course in the near future. Yours for business, Name.Address Find a Successful Man Who Has No Bank Account? (J You will not succeed, for an account with a bank is one of the first and most important steps towards success. We want your account ?it will help both of us. ''4 PER CENT INTEREST ON SAVINGS' The National Bank of Sumter ESTABLISHED 1889 Atlantic Coast Line The Standard Railroad of the South Ramifies the 1'Nation's Garden Spot" Through the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida FOUR FAMOUS TRAINS "NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL" (January to April); "FLORIDA AND WEST INDIAN LIMITED," "PALMETTO LIMITED" AND -COAST LINE FLOR? IDA MAIL." Dining Cars?a la carte service. 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