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Published Wednesday and Saturday. _ ?BT? OSTI IN I'lHLISlUX; COMPANY ?UMTEH, 8. C, Tanna: ll.lt par annum?In advance. I - Adrertlsetueats: One Square first Inaertlon.$1.00 aTrery subsequent Inaertlon.(0 Contraria (or three months, 01 fencer will be made at reduced rate*. Ail oomm un lent Ions ehlch sub serve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of reepec. trill be charged for. The shunter Watchman was fouud-. ed hi 1180 and the True Southron In 3Iff. The Watchman and Southron ?ow has the combined circulation and haflaence of both of the old papers. r.ad la manifestly the best advertising, aaedlum in Sumter. ? County Board of Commissioners >e well within their rights In de? clining to grant the petition to erect a shed for the curt) market, but the ground on which the refusal Is based does not appear to be well taken. No expenditure of county funds could possibly be of greater and more di? rect benefit to all the people of the county than that which the ejection of a Curb Market shed would entail. The chief beneficiaries of the expendi? tures would be farmers who have country produce for sale, but who heretofore, before the establishment of the Curb Market, have had no reg? ular and certain market. U the Curb Market Is supported and malntlned. the outlet for country produce will be steadily enlarged to the direct and immediate profit of the farmers. The residents of the city who are able and eager to purchase directly from the farmers are also benefited by the maintenance of the curb market. In that they obtain fresh and wholesome articles at less cost than they have heretofore had to pay for stuff ship? ped In from other Sttaes. The curb market enables the producers to ob? tain higher prices for what they have to sell than they have hitherto receiv edn and to sell many times as much as they have been able to find a market for. but also It enables the consumer to obtain necessary food supplies at less cost than they have been accus? tomed to in the past. I' this Is not a prep .-.tooi ' ? u ? * > "I ths people of the county It will i?.? hsr-t to find ? ne that ' <s. m^ s ?-? ^vn Vsumu man. J. C. Dunbur of Dal/ell Comments ou l'ttu?ual Weuther of Past Week. Editor The Daily Item The ground, at this writing, is again covered with snow and it is still fall? ing. The people of this community recommend and insist that our legisla? tive delegation get an ami ndflstnt, to be submitted to the people, who 1 am confident will ratify it. making It un? constitutional for It to snow in April. The execute e head of t hs a . r het 1 u reau seems to have a spite at us or seems to have I >st his grip and it Is necessary that some legislative action be taken, that when through malice or tncompetency, he cannot discharge the duties of his office with due regard to the seasons and Interest of the people, he should at once be replaced by one who has the ability and is not domi? nated by a spirit of envy and r.plte. If conditions k?> >>n ?s at present, the seasons will become so disarranged there will be slips and slides to that extent, we will lose our equilibrium and won't know where we are at. I hope our delegation will Rive the sub? ject due consideration ami at the next session will like ample steps to have things of this nature properly regulated. It may be. the Kuropean war has something to do with the weather conditions. bu| we nre a free people ami are not supposed to be In? fluenced by the actions of the people of that country, but standing on the! principles of self-government, with law and order ?n all things, pertain? ing to our best interests our first ob Ject. is the greif.r n-as n why our weather man should act with con? sistency and accuracy In carrying out the duties of his office. I see in the papers that Huerta is comtn? back to Mexico to lead anoth? er revolution. It Is Vfjfy probable, he wants to lick sonub..d\. He had bet? ter be a little ? lutb ns. he might meet with the same luck Jessie Jones ilid to quote the lion. John Crown. Jes? sie Jones and the Saw Mill Man had a falling out and Jessie .vent over to Kivt. the Mill Man )essb\ but in some way that cannot be explain- d the fortunes of war chutes and 'in Saw MM Man gir e Jesso te-su j. c. Dun bar. Dnlxell. April Supervisor IVtS has completed work on the road between Sumter ,,, 1 m . |. tbi ? 11 ?d m fine condition and making it about the best In the county. Some tine i ork has been done on the roud and It Is hoped that It can be kept in its present condition. TRAVELS |\ PRIVATE CAR Ill0t NclUcii. Prlmu Donna Soprano, Will Trawl to All Chnutuucun DUM It has Just boon annoUttOOd by the Uedpath ChautuuquA munagcmnt that a111??? N< iis< ti, prima donna soprano of the Metropolitan ami Boston Opera Companies, who Is to appear on our forthcoming Chautanqua program, Is to trawl to all her Chautauqua dates this season in her private ear, accom? panied by assistsant artists. The pri? vate car to be used has been named "Alice Neilsen" by Pullman Co. She will appear in her recital on the last night of each Chautauo.ua program. It is also understood that the Hod path Chautuuquas will run another Chautauqua train this year, starting frOOJi Chicago with Jacksonville, Fla., for its destination. The Uedpath spe? cial train has become an annual event and is always greeted by crowds of enthusiasts en route. The opening date of the Uedpath Chautauqua season for 1915 is at I uksonvllle, Fla., on April 15 and comes to Sumter on April 21 to 28, in? clusive. INO< I LATIOXS VARY. t ominerelal Cultures Differ in Results on Mtalta Field at Clemson. Clemson College. April 5.?A ten acre field 'on the Clemson College farm has been put Into alfalfa this year very successfully. The field was sown last fall and the stand is now excellent and gives promise of gOOd yields. This held was inoculated with commercial cultures obtained from three concerns, which provided the cultures so that the college might put ^hem to the test in the field. One kind of culture was thoroughly successful. Another was almost as successful. The third, however, which waa asserted to be a "pan? acea," or capable of inoculating many sorts of legumes, failed to ? produce results. This part of the field was reinoculated with the kind of culture that had been successful at first. gall inoculation for legumes of all kinds that require Inoculation is recommended by Clemson College, where commercial Inoculation is used, farmers should bo very careful to use ji kind that has been proven successful. For alfn'fp. oqc an 01? ? .if; i" ' ulatloS, B)0t something roc- ; ?mimjided for several different le? j gun ?es. Ml i AlltM) MtSlC FEST. lids Is Sentence Passed on Woflford Roys by Muyor. Spartanburg. April 7.?Thirty-eight Wofford students arraigned In the po? lice court today on the charge of dis? orderly conduct growing out of their parading celebration of a baseball victory over the Presbyterian College, of Clinton, were sentenced by Mayor Floyd to save up their money and purchase a season ticket to the Spar? tanburg Music Festival next week. The sentences carries no obligation to attend > i ry concert during the week. The trial, which attracted the larg-? est crowd that has ever graced a ses? sion of the mayor's court, was con? ducted to the finale with the greatest dignity and severity. From the scorching the mayor gave the hoys it was taken as but the prelude to heavy fines, If not Imprisonment, but when the sentence was pronounced three cheers for the mayor broke up the meeting. TIME FOR SPRING SPRAYING. Farmers AsTftSOOl to Prepare for Work on Their Orvliurds. Clejneoe College, April I.?Farm? ers are urged to make preparations for spring spraying. The lust spray for controlling worms and rots must BO made when about three-fourths of the peach shucks have Slipped I it ?ut II days after full bloom) and IsasaedtaU ly after the apple petals aOVS fallen. Complete Instructions for spring and summer spraying Ol peaotlOOl ap plee, plums, pears and grapes are contained in Circular No. || of the South Carolina experiment Station. "Spraying Program for orchard and Vim v Md in South <teroltna." Tins circular may be had on request by s/rltlng to a. f. Conrad] or H. w Darr.'. I iemSOQ < 'ollOgO, Circular No, 25 not only gives a ?praying program, but also presents lull directions for mixing the spray soiutcns and tor purchasing a spray pump. Farmers are advised to write for this circular at once. The advance in the pip e of cotton is nothing new at cotton planting time. and it does md mean higher prices at Cotton picking tiim?quite the PC? verse. The warm weather has started the Sah to running, 11 is reported, and it bis a,sm set the fishermen t(l haulum out their bist year's tackle to pre? pare foi sport In Ihe near future. SUMTER COUNTY PENSION ROLL MtttA TO BE DISTRIBUTED TO I Hi PERSONS IN COUNTY, Total of ISM, 171.60 to Ik* Olwn in Pensions Hy state?MM <)1(? ?<*? dlers ami 1,788 Widows to Share in Fund?List of Simitor County Pen? sions. - ? Comptroller General Sawyer has sent to the various clerks of court pensions for 1915. The general assembly ap? propriated $190,000 for pensions, out of which the Confederate infirmary receives $17,454.75, leaving: a bal? ance of $2*2,545.25. To this was added the refunds made by the clerks of court in 1914, on account of deaths and other causes, making the total amount paid pensioners $286,171.50. The roll in 1915 was decreased by 146, and on account of this decrease and the increase in the appropria? tion, each person in the two lower classes, C-2 and C-4, will receive $28.50 in* 1915 as against $24 in 1914. The distribution by classes is as follows: Class A... .18:1 $96.00 $17,568.00 Class B. . ..125 72.00 9,000.00 Class C-l. .565 48.00 27,120.00 Class C-2 .3,045 28.50 86,782.50 Class C-i. .474 48.00 22,752.00 Class C-4 .4,314 28.50 122,949.00 The report shows $4,635 to be dis? tributed among the one hundred and forty-six pensioners of this county, four in Class A; 2 In Class Bj 59 in (Mass C-2; 6 in Class C-3; 77 in Class C-4. Class A. James Dorn, Hampton Lee, Privateer. W. B. Norton, Tindal. Henry Morris. Iiembert. Class B. W. K. Graham, Taylors. James A. Sanders, Rembert. Class C-2. W. J. Atkinson, Stateburg. James Allsbrooks, Privateer. W. J. Ardis, Pinewood. Abraham Ardis, Sumter. Paul W. Burgess, Rembert. J. R. Prunson, Concord. Manley H. Boykln, Sumter. W. J. Brunson, Sumter. Ii. S. Brown, Sumter. J. J. Barfleld, Sumter. D. H. Boykin, Shilohl Sunder Deik, Sunder W. M. Butler, Sunder. J. C. Br ?v\ a, Mayesvllle. Thorn*! Benenhaley, Catehall. S. J. Brown, Sumter. William H. Cook, Darzell. J. C. Compton, Sumter. F. M, Dean, Mayesville. W. H. David, Sumter. M. Dorlty, Sumter. John II Floyd, Motts Bridge. J. M. Geddis, Privateer. J. A. Gillis, Bembert. J. S. Geddings, Rembert. Hi C. Grady, Sumter. J. W. Holllday, Privateer. I. H. Hodge, Sumter. J. W. Hudson, Privateer. H. N. Idol, Sumter. J. J. P. Lawrence, Sumter. j. P. Lawrenoe, sumter. William R. lxickey. Pinewood. M. J. Morris, Sumter. P. A. McGee, Sumter. Thomas M. r. McKlvecn, Shlloh. Timothy Minis, A.hton. J. (.'. Myers, Sumter. W, A. Partin. Sumter. J. W. Partin, Sumter. B, If, Powell, Sumter. J. W. Player, Lynchburg. T. w. Pritchard. Privateer. r. If. Rogers, Tindal. B. B. Rivers, Tindal. I. W, Smith, Sumter. G. W. Scott, Sumter. B. 1 f. Salus. Shlloh. B, R. Sanders. J c. Blngelton, Wedgefleld. H. If. Spann. Sumter. R. R. Thames. Tindal. * John F. Turner, Pinewood. James G. Tisdale. Irby S. Wy ml ham. Oswego. J. P. Windham. Wedgefleld. A. H. Weeks. Sumter. J. B. Wright, Rembert. C. P. Young*, Sumter. Class O-tt. Martha Barfleld, Sumter. Amanda J. Carter. Sumter. Amelia Keels, Shiloh. Elisabeth Oxendine, Dalsell. s. J, Villeneuve, Bsthtr Watts. Class C-l. Melissa Belk. Margaret Harwick. Sumter. Bailie Baker, Sumter. Sallle i>. Burkett, Sumter. B. B, Browder, Sumter, Bllsa Baker, Mayesville. Sallle D. Burkett, Sumter. s. i>. Burkett, Sumter. j Courtney Brown, Rembert, M. L. Bullard, Sumter. Maggie Broach. Winnie A. Betts, Tindal. Susannah h. Conyei'B, Dlirwood. Martha J. Clark, H .i China, Sumter, Bllsabei h < Jompton. Mary c. Clark. Annie Coulter, Sumter. < Mara ( Mark, t ?swego. Mary L. CatOj Brogdon, R. E. Dunlap. Mattio Dean. Mayesville. Elisabeth Dixon, Rembert. Sarah A. David, Sumter. Jane Dennis, Bhlloh, Elisabeth Dennis, Bhlloh. A. G. Devereaux, Bumter. Olivia Grooms, Sumter. M. A. Flowers, Sumter. If. L Goodman. Sallio Gaylord. If. It. Goodman, Sumter. Mary F. Hodges, Sumter. Martha A. Harrington, Atkins. A. If. Howell, Sumter. Eliza Hudson, Tindal. Eliza Hodges. Maggie Hodges, Privateer. Mary Ann Jolly, Providence. Mary E. Jones, Sumter. Martha T. Joye. Sumter. Alice J. Josey, Concord. Mary J. Jenkins. Emma L. Kennedy, Sumter. If. G. Kilgore, Sumter. Annie Liewis, Sumter. Martha L. Liee, Sumter. B. L. London, Sumter. Annie Lide, Sumter. M. E. J. McElveen, Lynchburg. E. M. Mellett, Wedgefield. S. If. McLeod, OsWSgO Emily C. McKagin, Sumter. T. J. Newman, Sumter. Sallie J. Newman, Concord. H. M. Nettles, Mayesville. Florence Neshit, Rural. Emily A. Nesbitt, Shiloh. Sarah Osteen, Sumter. A. F. Robinson, Oswego. Jane H. Pool, Sumter. Ellen Pigford, Sumter. Carrie Outlaw, Sumter. Eliza Smith, Mets. Annie E. Smith, Mayesville. Martha C, Scarborough. Henrietta Thigpen, Sumter. Elizabeth Turner, Tindal. Mary R. Windham, Durant. I. S. Wells. Durant. E. M. Wrells, Durant. Ella Wright, Durant. M. C. Welch, Durant. Elizabeth S. White, Sumter. Nellie G. Young, Durant. EGYPT NEWS IN BRIEF. Smithville School Closed on Account of Having no Plnee to Teach after Building Was Burned?Personal News. Egypt, April 7.?After several davs of the roughest weather ever | ?een in this section April has burs fortii in sunshin- and the feelings are ' those of spring. Two mows and Ihre? rain) days last week and ;: cold day Easter, doesn't that beat all previous weather records? Most farmers have planted a good quantity of corn and some arr plant? ing cotton. The oats are beginning to grow. Wrheat is doing well and the prospects at present are for a good j crop. There was $500 insurance on the Smithville school building which was burned several weeks ago. The trus? tees of the school were unable to get a suitable place to finish the term so the school came to a close. Mr. B. F. DeShields, the principal, returned to his home in Laurens county last week. Mr. B. F. JDeShields and Miss IIa Mae Evans of the Smithville school and Miss Nina Rembert of the Pisgah school attended the State Teachers' Association meeting in Florence two weeks ago. Miss Kate McCaskill of Camden spent several days of last week with Miss Eva McCaskill. Misses Anna House and Lena Mc? Leod were in Egypt yesterday. Mr. W. T. McLeod spent yesterday in Camden. Little J. W. Weldon is still very sick. Last Thursday, after having classes until 12 o'clock Mrs. Braxton took all the school children for a tramp and picnic. This little "April fool" was thoroughly enjoyed by all. The in? clement weather last Friday and Sat? urday kept the several schools in this section from having their regular Easter egg hunt. BUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Daily by Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 9 1-8. Strict Middling 9. Middling; 8 7-8. strict Low Middling 8 :;-8. LOW Middling 7 7-8. Staple cotton, nominal. DR. B. F. HIGH8MITII?Eyesight specialist, (s at 106 West Hampton Ave., Dr. Baker's old Infirmary, every Monday. Ey< examinations and glass fitting a specialty. BSJSJSSJ_^L.?J-JSL-J-gsggggga?P ' Geo H. Hurst, Undertaker and Embalmer. Prompt Attention to Day or Night Calls; AT J. 0. Cralg Old Stand,' N. Main Phones SiZtri sot Tobacco Flues Owing to the fact that I am crowded for room to store the great amount of tobacco flues I have on hand, 1 will give a discount of 10 per cent to all parties getting flues in the next 30 days. Call at my shop near the Seaboard Depot where you can get any information as to the Best Kind of Flues, also Raising and Curing Tobacco, from a man who has had 30 years in the Flue and Tobacco Business. 16 Foot Sets, any style . . . $12.50 18 Foot Sets, any style . . . $13.50 20 Foot Sets, any style . . \ $14.00 R. H. KING, Near the Seaboard Depot Sumter, S. C. 4"H'*'I?>'M'.M"fr??*^ I You Are Sure of Style Quality and Comfort if You Purchase Jew Spring Shoes =At This Store zzzz: The combination of style, quality and comfort which is so evident in these shoes of ours, makes them particularly attractive. We bought these shoes from the same makers who have supplied us in previous years, and whose product we have sold with eminent satisfaction to our customers. The assortment is, of course, complete. It em? braces every new last and leather, and every sire. We consider it one of the best shoe stocks we have ever offered; and the ease with which we have satisfied early purchasers certainly justifies us in this belief. Guaranteed quality, guaranteed style, guaran? teed comfort - and decidedly reasonable prices to pay. 0'Donnell 6 Co. 41 ? ? H H MM t M MM H M H H H H ?????? t ?4 ?????????? "IT IS OUR CLAIM" In every transaction it is the aim of tlic Officers of Ulis Bank to serve its Depositors in a distinctive and careful manner; to keep in mind the individual requirements of each and leave nothing undone that will better serve and protect thCustomer's interest. Those having financial matters to transact are cordially incited to avail theinsches of our assistance and ad\ice. Business and iK*rsonal accounts arc welcomed. Till; GROWING BANK The Commercial & Savings Bank, j GEO.D. SHORE, J. K. CROSSWELL, R. A. BRADHAM, Pr?sident. Vice-Pres. Cashier. :? +4^++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++ MMMMMMMMt hJ Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successors to Booth-H irt.v l ive Stock Co. and Contrail.umber Co. Geo. Fppci sou's Old Sta.f\d Opp. Court Houeo