Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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C bt (f?laltbmait aito jfcutbron. I I lts<>\ \|, MENTION. Mr?. H. K. Wilder returned from Savannah laut night, accompanied by her another, who will spend some time areas her. Miss Abble Bryan, who Is teaching school at Kdgefleld. Is spending the week-end at home. Senator Louis Appelt. of Manning, spent Thursday in the city. Mrs. H. A Weil, of Savannah is vUttlng her daughter. Mrs. Abe Rf t ten berg. Mr. John Butler, of Augusts. Qs.. a former resident of Sumter, was In the city today on business. Mr. R, A. Dennis, of Blshopvllle. wsa a visitor to the city today. Mr. A. L Jackson, formerly owaer of the imperial Hotel here, but now of the Central Hotel. Charlotte, snd his wife, are visiting In the city. Mise Louise Carson, or 8t. Charles. U spending the week-end with her Anna and Rosa Brown, of Winthrop Collegr. spent the week-end with their parents. Mr. snd Mrs. W. A. Brown. Mrs. C. W. McQrsw returned on Saturday from Elloree. where she spent a week with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. Jsckson. who havo been quite sick. Mies Margaret Bryan snd Miss Irene Beckmsn. of Columbia, spent the week-end In the city, returning to the capital city this morning. Mrs. R. T. OUleeple. of EfTilngham. at the guest of Mrs. Rose Jenkins on Warren street. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hall, of Or? angeburg, spent Sunday in the city. Miss Ines Betbea. of Conway, is visiting her parents In the city. Mtewee Pauline Blandina and Nancy McKay spent Easter at home from the College for Women at Columbia. Messes. Alfred Scarborough and William Wlnn are spending a short time with their parents. Both sre students at Davidson College. Mies Susie Dick spent Esster at home from Winthrop College. Most Kthel Oreen left today to re > Converse College. Kita Seh er arts has returned to ?coU College, ?fter a visit to] In the city. W. E. snd A. J. Bynum left today for Aberdeen. N. C. to at? tend the marriage of their brother. Mr P. W. Hynum, and Miss Florence Fags, s daughter of a prominent rail? road man of that place snd niece of Ambassador Fsge. IXUM.I t Ml HERE. Sassier Motor Co.. st Last Receive ??Car of Mystery." The Dodge Bros motor cor. known ss the "car of mystery*' on account of the fact that Its specifications snd price was kept secret for so long s time, has at last made Its appearance here st the show rooms of the local dealers. The Sumter Motor Co. It is In appeorsnce. neat, trim ami at the some time possesses every evi? dence of being a car for service. The reputation of Dodge Bros, however. Is sufficient guarantee that the car Is worth the valuation given It by the producers, and Mr. J. H. McCollum. of the local distributing house, predicts a large sale for the cars In this terri? tory. HUtD* .V? A IN NT WILSON. Inierra?ng Case From Legal Stand? point Now I p In Court. From The Dally Item. April "?. A case which In an Interesting one from a legal standpoint is now up In civil court, the cos? being one brought 0)' Harby A Company against Thom? as Wilson to recover damages of II.Tit. slleied to have been suffered because of the defendant's failure to deliver Cot?on which it is alleged he oacjtracted to sell the plaintiff. The plaintiff la being represented bv Jen mnga and Kpp* and I. H ? lifton Is attorney for the defendant. It Is aliased that a contract was made by llsrbv A Company with Thomas Wilson for th? latter to sell them 100 bales of cottor at eleven emits Mr Wils??n lat. | b t lined to sign the contract mid refused to de? liver the cotton when It wss called tor It has been reported that s number of robins have been killed about tin <l?v rerentlv bv vounu hunters, who either do not know or do n<?t regard the lew. It la against the law to kill non-game birds st sny season of the year and n> under this head snd violators of the Isw gfl subn < I to arrest at any time und pronecuI ion and fine or ImprlsonfSgaat A state? ment of the** Tact* Is ?iwni In oribu that lhv.?* abo'hsve beim doing the may know that tb?s gfi vbdat Ihk Iis taw an?l are sublet! to m rest at sny line t rim mahkktpetition, Civic League Adopts Resolutions En? dorsing Market und Petitioning Hot Suitable Accommodations. The Civic I^aKUf at the last regu? lar meeting heid on Monday, March 29th. adopted the following resob' tions: Whereas. The Curb Market has now been in operation for several months, nnd has proved beneficial both to producers and consumers and seems ti. be increasing in popularity and success; and Whereas, hot weather is approsch ing when the present method of con? ducting the said market will prove very unsatisfactory and unsanitary, therefore be it Resolved, That we. the mi absrs of the Civic League heartily endorse the institution of the Curb Market, nnd respectfully petition that ap? propriate accommodations be erected at some suitable place for its con? tinuance. HOHHERY AT DALZELL. Hour and Crackers Removed by Thief From Station?Bloodhounds Are to Come. From The Daily Item. April G. Sometime last night a thief entered the station at Dalsell and stole several small sacks of flour and a box of crackers. The robbery was discover? ed this morning just as the train came In. when the agent went to open the station. The sheriff was communicat? ed with and Robblns was also tele? phoned to at Columbia and the blood? hounds ordered to the scene. Rob? blns stated that he would leave Co? lumbia at one o'clock for Dalsell and he will be met there by the sheriff, when efforts will be made to trail the thief. It wss reported that the depot at Rembert was robbed on Saturday night, but no confirmation can be ob? tained of this report. ' The Snmtcr Young People's Vnlon Organized. The young people of this city, be? longing to the various organizations of the evangelical churches, met to? gether on Sunday afternoon at Grace Baptist church, for the purpose of or? ganising a union, namely, the Sum ter Young People's Union. The or? ganisations represented st this meet? ing were: the D. Y. P. U. of Grace ptlSI chuich. B Y 1\ l\ of First ??? -pilot church. B. Y. P. T\ of flslem Baptist church, Christian Endeavor of the Presbyterian church. Epworth league of Broad Street Methodist church, and the Epworth Lesgue of Trinity Methodist church. Mr. e. T. White, the temporary chairman, presided over the meeting, there first being a short devotional service. Rev. R. S. Truesdale gave a very interesting and encouraging talk, bringing out very clearly the necessity of being efficient in the work of the union. The business meeting was called to order. The constitution and bylaws were read and adopted by the union for the government of the organiza? tion. The nominating committee, heretofore appointed, recommended the election of the. following officers: Bresidcnt. Mr. E. T. White. Vice President. Miss Mamie Chan? dler. Secretary. Mr. Marion Tolar. TreaHurer. Miss Effle Rose. Press Reporter. Miss Hassle Par rott. Pianist. Miss Mamie Edmunds. Chorister, Mr. Tom Walsh. This report was unanimously adopt? ed by the union. The following were appointed by the president, to ser\e as chairmen of the committees. Program Committee, Mr. J. I. Feld? er. Kocial Committee, Mr. Harold Mc? Kay. Mush- Committee, Miss Mamie Ed? munds. These chairmen were each author? ised to appoint two other members of the union to assist theo? in their phase of the work. It was decided that the union should meet only once a quart* r, and meet m the church decided on by the executive commltttee. It is the desire of the union that every young peoples' organization of the evangelistic churches of the city will join this union and work together for the bet? terment of each society in this united effort Attention Veterans. <>n account of bad Weather the meeting of our camp has been poet - nop .1 to next Saturday. the lath, .?r II A M. Be on hunl there is ItHjetaeSB al importance to be tian; i ? lad. Hv order IV Moses, commandant i: deoti Careen, Adjutant. Marriage i leeesss Record. IJeenees to atari * have been issue." ! to Richard Isiwaaw. Reailnl, und Margaret Marvin, PexvtHe; Irvln Lawfjr, south Lgnehburg, and Addle Alexander, ilgyeeville? ?CLAREMONT HOTEL CHANGES, J. I*. Wilson Sells out His Interest to c. f. whitted, Former Proprietor, The Claremont ami Imperial Ho Itcls changed management Thursday, I April 1st, J. P. Wilson, who has been i managing the two hotels ever since last spring, selling out his interest to C. F. Whitted, who was the first pro? prietor of the Claremont Hotel, after Its completion. Mr. Whitted at once took charge and will make Sumter his home in future. Mi. Wilson leaves in the near future to go to the moun? tains of North Carolina, where he will manage a hotel during the summer. Under the hew management the Claremont Hotel will be conducted as formerly on the European plan and Mr. Whitted promises to give all pa? trons the best which the hotel can af? ford in the way of courteous treat men from employees, care of rooms and details in preparing the bill of I fare. The hotel business, as well as other lines of businoss, has had a bad slump here as well as over the rest of the State, Mr. Whitted stated, but he hoped to make he Claremont suffi? ciently attractive to traveling men and others so that it would hold its for? mer patrons and increase its business by securing new patrons. Mr. Whit? ted will have personal charge and will endoavor in every way to see that patrons are satisfied. The Imperial Hotel building will be conducted os a boarding house and will be entirely separate from the Claremont Hotel. It will be probe bly the largest boarding house in the State when opened a little later on this month. Mr. Whitted will be remembered In Sumter as the former proprietor of the Claremont Hotel, immediately af? ter ita opening on February 1st, 1913, to June 1914, when he gave up his work here to devote all his time to his hotel interests in North Carolina. Be? sides overlooking the building of the Claremont Hotel, Mr. Whitted built the Proctor Hotel at Greenville, N. C. the Terminal Hotel, at Weldon, N. C, and the Vance Hotel, at Hender? son, N. C, and was proprietor of all of them for a number oi years. Ho has recently sold out his hotel inter? ests In North Carolina and has become a citizen of South Carolina. He has purchased a half interest in the Clare? mont and Imperial Hotels, which are now owned jointly by himself and Thomas Oresham of Richmond, Vs. When Mr. Wuitted was proprietor vt the Claremon: Hotel twe years a^o, \ it had the reputation of being one of j the best hotels in tho State and the traveling public will be Interested in knowing that he Is again In charge. Mr. Whitted stated that no changes would be made in the present force of employes of the hotel, except that he Would bring his staff of cooks from North Carolina to work in the. kitchen. Meeting of Sumter County Medical Association. From The Daily Item, April 2. The regular monthly meeting of the Sumter County Medical Associa? tion was held yesterday afternoon in the office of Dr. E. R. Wilson, with the members of the Sumter County Grad? uate Nurses' Association present as guests. There were about thirty-five nurses and doctors in attendance, and a very interesting program was car? ried out. Papers were read by Dr. R. B. Furman. Miss Lila M. Davis, Dr. M. L. Parier. Miss Molly Smith, and Dr. H. A. Mood. Besides these, a number of clinical cases were report? ed and discussed. At the close of the business ses? sion, refreshments were served and a delightful social hour was spent be? fore final adjournment. The next meeting will he held the Arst Thurs? day in Ms. . Death of Albert Rogers. Uishopville, April 2.?Albert Rog? ers died here on Wednesday and was burled in Bethlehem cemetery on Thursday. Mr. Rogers was the oldest citizen of this community, being in the 85th year of his ago at the time of his death. He came to South Car? olina many years ago, before the war to be a locomotive enKinner on the old W. C. & A. railroad. Alter the war he married in this section and settled here. For many years he conducted a woodworking plant and did con? tracting work. He was a painstaking workman and many houses in this sec? tion stand yet to show his skill as a mechanic Mr. Rogers had been an active man and was seen at his work of carpentering up to about a year ago. He leaveH many friends and a large family. His funeral was con? ducted by the Rev. i.. L. Legtera, p?h , tor of the L?< 'shyterlan church. ___________ j ~" ITxcs Term or Oflioe. Gov. Manning yesterday fixe?! the length of terms of the new member of the State board of pardons. D. G. Ellison of Columbia will serve for three years. Ueno r- Tillman of Greenwood for iwn s.mis and W. B. Jenainaon ol Klngatree i<?? one year. Gov. Manning snld > aterday that the mm ms of the <>id pardon board bad I expired several weeka ago.- The state. GOV. MANNING COMMENDED. E. B. Wallace Gives IleasoHs for Be? treut Executive Action on Dispensary Nominees. To the Editor of Tho State: I want to commend Gov. Manning as one worthy of a Carnegie medal, for the brave way In which he has managed the dispensary machine in Richland county. He has smashed an organization that has largely dominated politics In our midst?be it said to our eternal shame. We have allowed our sacred insti? tutional Ufa to almost perish from the face of the earth because of lack of courage to measure up to tho de? mands of the crisis. We have criminally remained idle and permitted that Tammany-like machine to enter our primaries ami largely say who our rulers shall be, thereby buying protection from the government. M'.story is full of crises similar to the one upon us now, demanding strong spirits to dominate and save the situation for honest and efficient government. Mr. Editor, I think we have a strong man in the executive chair who stands for the highest and best traditions in the State and colonial life of South Carolina. We should dedicate ourselves to the cause so nobly advanced by him in this hour of peril and strike down the source of all our ills by voting out the dispensary in September. E. B. Wallace in The State. BUILD WITH BRICK. Curiosity In Construction Attracts At? tention. Down at the foot of Liberty street, where Wheaton runs into it, and where the Chapman Clark Company is located, is a curosity which has given the policeman on that beat a great deal of trouble for the past several days. He has answered hun? dreds of questions about it, trying to toll to the best of his ability why it is there, and what it is and other things of which he knows nothing, unless he, himself, has been bitten by the curiosity bug and made inquiries. The Sumter Brick Works of Sum ter, S. C, have placed where all who come down Liberty street can see, a house of many and vnri-colorcd startling patterns of brick. It Is advertisement merely but mighty good one and well worth tin troublt of looki.vg it over. Mr. Irving A. Ryttenberg, president of the company, has been busy for some time past placing some of the work on exhibition. The company be? lieve in advertising and have used ?.heir best art in veneering the side of the building with brick. The side of the house is a series of panels, each one showing a different style of mor? tar, brick and joint. Most of the bricks are of different colors so the effect is very much like the crazy patch work quilt of ancient days. The idea of the advertising is good and the result obtained is very interesting to say the least. The brick aro good advertisers of the product of the com? pany and the work is attracting the attention of all who pass that way. The company expects to use some of their brick on work in the city in the next few weeks.?Savannah Press. Death of Mrs. Reich. Mrs. Sillie A. Reich died Thursday afternoon at the home of her son-in law, Mr. E. B. Waggoman, 15 Broad stroet, after an illness of a few days. For several years she had been in feeble health, and Friday night she suffered a stroke of paralysis from which she never rallied. She was In her sixty-sixth year. Mrs. Reich was born in Winston Salem, N. C, and practically all her life has lived in and near that place. I/ast fall she came to Sumter to spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Waggoman. She was tenderly cared for in their home, and death came before the time for her to leave. She was a devoted member of the Mora? vian church, and was a gentle and amiable Christian. She leaves behind six children: Mrs, E. B. Waggoman of this city, Mrs. X. G. Gower. Clayton, N. C, Mrs. H. L. McCloud, Radford. Va.. Mrs. J. Palmer, and Mr. H. A. Reich, Winston-Solem, N. C, and Mr. P. B. Reich. Richmond, Va. Appoints Latest Nominees. After a conference with J. W. H. Duncan, 8, T. Wesberry and James S. Verner, members of tho Richland county dispensary hoard. Gov. Man? ning commissioned six employes, re? cently appointed by the hoard. The employes commissioned by the gov? ernor were: .J. 1 >. Geiger, William P. Bwygert, B. P. Cooper, H. A. Lind fors, Oeo. L. Davis and Samuel J, Dwlght. The snow Wednesday morning probably did little damage to the to? bacco plant beds, but the continued cold weather had retsrded the growth of u>e plants and ihey are ^ril! small for the season. I SNOW FALLS IN AFItlL. Weather Man Give* Unusual Bill at Fare for Easter Shoppers. From The Daily Item, April S. The bill of fare in weather which the weather man has been giving people for the past few days has been unusual to say the least, and with the assistance of Jupiter Pluvius, it has been not a bit according to the liking of merchants or customers. Friday af? ternoon about 5 o'clock the snow Commenced falling and it continued until about 8 o'clock and then along about o o'clock in the morning the snow commenced again and continued to fall until nearly 8 o'clock this morning. In between times Friday and last night when the snow was not falling the rain was and the two made the unusual weather conditions al? ready referred to. The snow Friday afternoon came down In huge flakes which drifted down like feathers, there being no wind to whirl them about in the usual manner. Many remarked on the size of the flakes which were probably the largest ever seen here. The ground was moist when the fall commenced and warm, so the snow melted almost as fast as it fell, but it was estimated by many to have been between two and four inches of snow to have fallen in that time. The fall this morning was lighter, but [ lasted longer, as the weather turned 'off much colder during the night. To? day a fine mist was falling all morn? ing and the day was extremely raw and disagreeable overhead and under? foot. It wes learned this morning the enow storm of Friday afternoon did not go any further south than Sum? ter, or a very little further, for it was reported by passengers on the af? ternoon train that no snow was seen at Alcolu or anywhere south of there, although there was a heavy fall of rain. The reports from the upper and central parts of the State say that they have had snow and much rain. While those people on the street found weather conditions extremely disagreeable the merchants were the ones to suffer most from the unseason? able weather, for the rain, cold and snow prevented many sales of Easter togs which would have been made had the weather been warm and clear. The weather man has predicted clear weather for Easter, but a big change aijl have to take place to-night to jtring about clear weather tomorrow jancl at present indications are that [many of the ladies and men who have secured their Easter gowns, suit* and hats will have to postpone wearing them until a later date, when the wea? ther is better. Other Snows In April. The snow on yesterday and this morning, April 2 and 3. has caused a discussion of April snows. The lat? est date at which a heavy fall of snow occurred in this locality, in the mem? ory of the old inhabitants, was on Sunday, the 15th of April, 1850. The day was cloudy and misty up to 11 or 12 o'clock when the snow began to fall and continued on into the night, covering everything several inches. The season had been forward up to that time and all vegetation was well advanced, the oak trees being in about full leaf, roses in full bloom, and gar? den vegetables growing luxuriantly, corn and Irish potatoes in some gar ens being a foot high. Field crops were also proportionately advanced. Young oaks and pines in the woods were bent over to the ground by the weight of snow on their tops. Many of the stoopine* trees now standing were then small saplings that never straightened up entirely. Since then there has been a number of snows in April, some as late as the 10th, but none as late as the 15th nor near so hea vy as that on the 15th. In 187 2 or '73 there was a heavy frost and ice on April 27th which not only killed corn in the flelds, but young trees were killed to the ground. Every spring there are complaints concerning the large number of fish traps in practicaly all the streams of Sumter county. It is stated that there is not a creek or branch of any size in tho county in which there are not traps that obstruct tho natural run of the fish In violation of the law. These traps are fixed and permanent obstruc? tions completely blocking the water? ways so that only the smallest fish can pass through them up-stream te their natural spawning grounds. The result is the streams and ponds have been so depleted of fish that now even the owners of traps catch I few fish, lor there are few fish left to be caught. A few more years of fish 'trapping and all the fish Will be gone. The question arises, whose duty is it to 'clear the streams of fish traps and ; keep them clear? Saturday. April 10th Will be ('lean up Day" for South Carolina, anil ever) community should do its pan to Im (prove health conditions. Every ' householder should carry out Biblical injunctions to sweep before bis own [door. AUTO RUNS THROUGH WINDOW. Goes in Wrong Direction When Start? ed and Tears Out Big Plate Glatt Frost Saturday afternoon the people on South Main Street in the neighbor? hood of the postofTice saw a most un? usual sight, when the new Dodge ear .iust received by the Sumter Mo ton Company came through the plate glass front of the bunding and bump? ed down on the sidewalk and Into tke street. The car had just come in the day before and there was a big crowd in the store which is being used as a garage, to see it. Mr. J. H. McCollum, manager of the company, offered to show how the car would run and touched the self-starter. However. He had not. noticed that someone j had moved the lever and placed it out Of the nuetral to the position from which the car stars and when the self starter was touched the car imme? diately moved forward, something en? tirely unexpected. Mr. McCollum at once threw on the clutch and brakes, but it (Was too late. The car struck Mr. Gifford Shaw, who was standing directly in front of it and knocked him through the win? dow and then followed itself, bump? ing down more than a foot to the sidewalk and then into the street, where Mr. McCollum stopped it. Shaw was cut about the hand and bruised where the car struck him, but otherwise was not injured, nor was Mr. McCollum or anyone else. The car was none the worse for the acci? dent except for a few very slight scratches. BIG REAL* ESTATE DEAL. t aid well Street Lots Sold to T. B. Jen? kins for $28.000. A real estate deal of considerable size which was consummated this week at the Commercial and Savings bank was the sale of the three hand? some brick stores on Caldwell street to T. B. Jenkins by rjeo. D. Shore and associates, Messrs. C. G. Rowland, Thomas Wilson and R. I. Manning, $28,000 being the sum agreed upon es consideration for the lot and build* ings. The stores are among ths hand* somest two-story structures in town and the property is very valuable being near the heart of ths city ah A at the same time not too distant frort? jne railroads. 1 he let has a frontage of ebcut seventy-five feet on ipaldwtll street the stores all having wide fronts. MISTRIAL IN BOYKIN CASE. Civil Court Takes Recess Until Mos* day Morning. From The Daily Item. April 3. Civil court recessed last night until 9.30 o'clock Monday morning, after a mistrial had been ordered in the Boy kin case and the case of Carrie Wilson against the Postal Telegraph Com? pany ended in a verdict for the de? fendant. The Jury went out at about 4 o'clock in the Boykin case, but after being out for five hours no verdict was reached. The case against the Postal Company w-as one where the , company was sued for alleged failure j to deliver a telegram. Stolen Jewelry Recovered. The watch and pin which was stolen from Dr. C. H. Courtenay's residencs Borne day8 ago was recovered on Wed? nesday at the place where Theo Brown, a colored girl formerly em? ployed by Dr. Courtenay, had lived. The girl was tried for stealing the jewelry and was found guilty by the recorder, despite her earnest and oft repeated denials of guilt. After be? ing in the jail a while she consented to take Jailer Owens to her former room and get the property for her. Mr. Owens took her to her room and jShe got the watch and pin which were I stolen. She still denies having stolen {the watch and pocketbook from C. J. iDwyer's residence. She is confined in jjail for sixty days. For Mrs. Joseph Chandler. Mrs. Rufus Fant and Mrs. C. S. Minor were hostesses for a Theatre Party on Friday afternoon at The An? derson for Mrs. Joseph Chandler of Sumter. Before marriage Mrs. Chan? dler was Miss Lizzie Keese, and as such was a decided favorite in this, j her native town. The popularity ( achieved then did not cease when she I went to make Sumter her home, and , her friends are delighted to have her at home again. Mrs. Fred B. Maxwell. Mrs. Albert Pope Johnstons, Mrs. Dilllngham, Mrs. Harleston Bar? ton, Mrs. Joseph f. Fretwell, Jr., Mrs, W. R. Won es, Mrs. Spann Dowling. Miss Ruth Fretwell, Mrs. Walter Keese. Mis. A. C. Fretwell, Mrs. G. M. Tolly, Miss Zade Fretwell and Mrs. Patrick were the guests at this party, and alter they enjoyed the pictures and the music of the orches? tra they were asked Into CerringteeTs where delicious cream and cake was i served. Cpon each table was a bts 'of bon-bons, and a vase of daffodils.? 1 Anderson Daily News.