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PFRSOWL MENTION.
Mrs Archie China arrived home on
Thursday evening after a delightful
tri!? to St. Augustine and Jacksonville,
lia.. where ?he vlatod her sister. Mrs.
M. B. Del*orme. Mrs. China was ac?
companied on her trip by her sister.
Mrs. Williamson of Columbia.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mason are visit?
ing in the city, having come from New
Jersey, where Mr. Mason Is employ?
ed in the Splltdorf factory.
Messrs. W. D. Carson and J. J
Csntey of Summerton spent Thurs?
day in the city.
Mies Jane Nelson, of Btatchurg and
her sister. Mrs. Pope, of Edlsto Island,
who Is visiting at Htateburg. were In
ihe cttv on Thursday
Messrs. A. A. Hrearley. Sr . and A.
I Hrearley. Jr.. were In the city
Thursday.
Ml? lna Anderson and Miss Bessie
Ryan, of Wedgefleld. spent Friday
night In the cits.
Messrs B. C. Wallace. N. 0. Oeteen
and William Yeadon have gone tc
Newberry to attend the annual great
council of the Improved Order of Red
Men.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. McBrlde were
called to New Market. Md., last Fri?
day on account of the death of Mrs.
Me Bride's father at that place.
Secretary Herbert A. Moses, of Co?
lumbia spent the week-end In the city
with his mother.
Ths many friends of Mr. Marlon W.
Seebrook will be pleased to learn that
his brother. Mr Cnwrles B. Seabrook.
of Augusta. 0*j.. Is spending a few
days with him at No. 331 Broad Street.
Mr Seebrook Is connected with the
railway mall service.
Miss LMIIan Blltch. of Charleston,
le visiting In the city.
COURT TO HEAR EQl'ITY CASES.
Case of Mclvcr Lumber Company
Against I re Oer Company Bevtdcd
Is. l?wr of Plaintiff.
Ths rase of the Mclver Lumber
esgfipany against the Treiler Lumber
company ended Saturday evening
when the Jury returned a verdict of
rg.tt In favor nf fh* plstntlf? This
the amount sued for by the plain
The defendant dented owl..* this
ley a* *he Ihmher bad not eoi ie
up to specification* and put In rt coun
tdr elstm against the plaintitt. ihe
Jury decided In favor of the plaintiff.
At the close of this case the Jury
was dismissed and all Jury cases for
thla term of court were ended. Court,
however. Is nominally open this week,
although no cases are being heard.
Next week Judge Bowman will return
to hear equity cases.
ON Till: HONOR ROLL.
Honthern Railway Honor* Veteran
Engineers.
Thf following engineers of the
Charleston division of the Southern
Hallway have had their names placet
on the number panels of their locom >
Uvea on account of having made the
retfutred mi ?I N\ luinlap. en
gin* No : - i W K ? 'handler, engine
No. 3.4(0 and J. M. Jones, englno No.
? If. D. O. Mc Allst er of the Columi 41
division, also will have his name sten?
ciled on his engine. I*ast summer the
Southern railway announced that >n
ginesrs who had made a certain mile
age or who had been In the service
3ft years would )>e placed on th?
Southern honor roil uml would have
their names placed on the number
panels of th*?.r loc ?rnSttVSgt
Mr W I! Chandler is a nut is e ,,t
Sumter and a resident of thl* eits
Although he Is a \etersn knight of
the throttle he Is still a com pa rat ivelv
young man He Is the Inventor of sev?
eral Ingenious and useful appliances
for railroad work.
AHcir"! Blind Tiger* \nxted.
Th* police were hot uffer the blind
tigers on Saturday, for thiee alleged
to belong to thut breed were arrested
and are to be tried by the Recorder
on the charge of transporting whls
hey for unlawful purpose**. Cassle
Cabbageatalrf. Oeo. Shaw und H. A.
Blandina; were the three arrested, two
of them having two gallons each and
the third three gallons si whiskey at
the time of the arrest.
The Recorder was out of town so
their ras?"? were nor held today, nor
was that mi H. W Wmlrs
Homier county comes liflh in
amount of rot* ?n ginned up t<> March
ISth of the 1*14 crop. Cotton Rin?
ning report shows Oraniehiim Hi..
? ft?- ttpiirtnnhurg. 7' . ja I . Marlboro.
? 3.^7*.; Burn* HI. Sunder
?4.2??: Clarendon. f.o. I7SJ Lee. ??.
hale*, respect i\H\ \ total of I.
r.)U ? >'i!en has been ginned of the
1?H crop a-jjlnst 1.4 I m. 7 I bales o
the I rr??p Sunders i; un o\<
)?| : SfCjf is i-.l :i bales.
CELEBRATE GOLDEN WEDDING.
Mil. and Mils. perry moses
?AYS fiftieth anniver
saiiy or marriage
III Ml MIU HIU).
s.ns .in.l Daughter* Gather fur Inter?
esting: Even!?Couple arc Heel | Hen is
of muny HtiiiiUome rYMMN-He
I'nlon Held I'rhlu.v Afternoon ut
Home of A. C. Phelps?Beautiful
Color Scheme of (.old Ein Innately
Carried out at Table. Where First
Home Im Sliown In Minaturc.
From The Daily Item. April 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Ferry Moses. Ill
North Washington Street, were the
principals, and their children and
grandchildren, brothers and sisters,
participated in a celebration which
was as Interesting as it in unusual, for
Friday they observed the fiftieth an?
niversary of their marriage, which
took place on April 9th. lHti">, the day
on which Gen. Kotiert K. l^ee surrend?
ered.
The Kohlen wedding of these two
highly esteemed citizens was remem?
bered Friday afternoon by a big re?
union dinner given at the residenee of
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Phelps on Liberty
Street, where all of their Immediate
family assembled to make merry in
honor of tho occasion. The decora?
tions in the dining room were p 11 of
gold, denoting che golden wedding of
the guests of honor, a color scheme
which was executed In a highly orig?
inal and beautiful manner.
On the table was a miniature de?
sign of Mr. and Mrs. Moses' first homo
after their marriage, a small one-story
board cabin, on the Bayou Teche, at
LaFayette. Louisiana, a home where
their seven children were born and
which served them for. eighteen years.
In front of the little house was a
giant magnolia tree. The yard
sloped down to the bayou, where the
shipments of cotton and sugar cane
were loaded on the river boats. In
the rear of the house was an orchard
of fig trees and the fields of sugar
cane, Mr. Moses being at that time en?
gaged In the raising of sugar cane?
chickens, ducks and other domestic
fowls and animals roved in the yard.
The golden candelabra and place
cards carried out the golden color
scheme and everything was so ar?
ranged that it was calculated to re?
mind the guests of the occasion which
they were celebrating, while at tho
same time it carried the minds of Mr.
nnd Mis. Hoses back to their early
ms>rlcd life.
Among the thirtv flve gathered Si
Hit renalon start nor with Iff and Mrs.
Moses were six of their children with
their families, Mr. and Mrs. A. C.
Phelps. Mr. and Airs. Perry Moses, Jr.,
1. II. Moses, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene H.
Moses, of this city, Mr. and Mrs. R. II.
Jennings of Orangeburg, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Weinberg of Manning. Mr. J. J.
Harby of California was the only one
of the children not present. The
grandchildren present were: Misses
Lucile and Dorothy Phelps, R. II. Jen?
nings. Jr.. Douglas and Eugene
Moses, Albert and Perry Moses
Fhelps. Doris and Perry Moses, III.
and Rosalie nnd Albert Weinberg.
Mr. and Mrs. Ii. J. Harby, Mi and
Mrs. J. H. Levy. Mrs. C. F. Schwer?
in. Mrs. R. H. Moise and Mrs. A. J.
Moses, were the brothers and sisters
of Mr. and Mrs. Mo>'es present.
The reunion was a happy one and
many toasts were drunk to the bride
and groom of fifty years ago and
many beautiful wishes expressed for
their future health and happiness, or
as one of the toasts uptly expressed
tho feelings of all:
"Can it ho that fifty years have passed
so soon away!
Cag it be so long ago since that sad
wedding day!
When guns of battle thundered
loved ones and cause were lost.
Toil two were separated?and the
# pun Heat partial cost!
Mat that day's gone?that April was
fifty years away.
And yet the years that followed are
but an April Day.
An I showers caused you sorrow, the
sunshine made you gay,
So let the tickle month beg Ott!?God
grant the rest he May."
Mr. and Mrs. Moses are both In ex
' IHent health now and bid fair to live
f., oelearate their diamond wedding
lay. a wish that was expressed by all.
I '.tit romance is attached to the
marriage and early married life of Mr.
and Mr-*. Moses. Mrs. Moses Is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ltvy
of New Orleans. Mr. Moses Is the
son of the l?te Andrew J, Moses of
, this city nnd || a native of Suinter. Ii
was during the war that these two
met, Mr. Maggf left the Citadel In the
Palmetto. Guards of Charleston and
v ent to the front in Virginia in Ker
shaw s Second South Carolina it ;.
ntant. He served one year in tin
i raiment and took prut in I he lust
hght at Manaaaaa Palls Church ami
Manchester, lie was then transferred
Itn cuipt-ppet'h battery and stationed
it James Island Aftet remaining
I here through Isgl, Hie battery was
1 ordered aast and attached to McNaii
Arkansas, brigade, in which he nerved
; In the campaign to relieve Vioksburg.
jThe Confederates were forced to re?
treat to Jackson. .Miss. His battery
[was then ordered to Mobile to take
part in the defense of that city, and
from Mobile to Chiekamauga and
then bach to Mobile. Parts of the
j battery were sent to Forts Morgan,
! Fort Oaincs and Fort Powell, Lieut.
Moses having command of the latter
place at the tor.. ihlil Fnrrngutt ran
past the forts and captured the city.
Lieut Moses and his command evac?
uated the fort and escaped by swim?
ming to the mainland. He was wound?
ed at Fort Pdakely on April 8th and
taken to a Mobile hospital. At this
same place a brother was killed and
another brother was wounded,
j It was on his first visit to Mobile
that the romance commenced which
culminated in the marriage of Mr. and
Mrs. Moses. Mr. Moses and his broth?
er. Andrew J. Moses, were invited to
dinner at the house of Mr. Jack
Levy, who, a resident of New Or?
leans, had refugeed in Mobile during
war. While the two brothers were at
the house Misses Rosalie and Adelle
Levy peeped through the blinds at
them and In girlish fun decided on
which of the brothers each of them
would marry. They little knew how
successfully they were planning, but
cupid took a hand in the affairs of the
young folks and a few months later,
when the young lieutenant was
wounded and taken to the Mobile hos?
pital, his prospective father-in-law
came to see him to take hirn to his
home, In order that '.ie might re?
ceive better treatment. This the
young officer refused to do save on one
condition, that Miss Rosalie Levy be?
come his wife, a condition which was
heard and granted by the person
most Interested. Miss Adelle Levy
also afterward became the wife of Mr.
A: J. Moses. On the nc^xt day, April
*th, Lieut. Moses was moved to Mr.
Levy's home and married to Miss
Levy. His happiness was shortlived,
however, for on the same day that he
was married word came to the bride?
groom to flee for the *?ankees were
coming and if he remained he would
be captured. This forced him to leave
only a few short rours after hii mar?
riage, and, Lee having surrendered
at Appomattox on the same day, a fact
which Lieut. Moses did not know at
the time, he made his way back to
his old home in South Carolina, the
trip being made by stage coach.
It was three months later before
Mr. Moses again saw his bride when,
lag war having ended, he again min?
ed hts fa? e ?est ward, taking the i'ago.
and claimed his bride from her fath?
er's home .?t New Orleans. Ks brought
his young wife to Sumter. where they
remained for several months, but
there was nothing here that Mr. Moses
could do to support his wife, so he
left for Louisiana, where at La Fayette
on the Hayou Teche, he and his bride
settle i down in their little board
cabin <*nd spent the next eighteen
years. . Here seven children were born
to them and Mr. Moses made suffi?
cient money on his sugar cane planta?
tion to move back to Sumter, where
he entered the lumber and later
the cotton oil mill business which he
made what property he now has. Mr.
Moses is now engaged in farming and
other Industries.
Thursday night Mr. nnd Mrs. Per?
ry Moses, Jr.. entertained the sons
ind daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Perry
Ifeggg, Sr., at their home on Wash?
ington street, the occasion being a
very pleasant one for all. Friday Mr.
and Mrs. Moses were kept busy re?
ceiving the congratulations of their
descendants, their relatives and
friends Many beautiful and hand?
some presents were received and
lovely flowers were showered upon
the bride and groom, who in many
ways attested their gratification and
pleasure, and whose fifty years of
married life were in no way discern
able, but seemed to have set lightly
upon their shoulders and left little
trace In passing.
IIF.ALTII DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Carts Will Continue In Operation Tills
Week?A Warning for Prevention
of Mosquitoes?Vital Statistics.
A full force of carts will continue
during the week to haul off the trash
from the "Clean up Day' campaign
for a sanitary Sumter und those who
have failed to have their premises
cleaned can continue all this week to
I put out trash.
Don't throw your tin cans over the
fence, on the vacant lot. and then ex?
pect to be free from mosquitoes. The
owners of all vacant lots In the city
aft Urged to have them cleaned up
And not to let them grow tip in weeds
this summer.
Repotl of the Registrar of Vital Sta?
tistics.
For the Pity of Sumter. mouth of
March:
Total deaths. 20; white, f; colored
I 1.
Total births, Ii; white B; colored, 7.
Contagious diseases:
Tuberculosis, ft; whl s, I; colored.
Smallpox, 2, colored.
Pellagra, I. coloi ed,
PROMINENT MEN TO SPEAK.
Congressman Lover and Ren R. Vardn
man to Make Addresses nt Acad?
emy of Music on April Hi.
Congressman A. F. Lever, chair?
man of the house committee on agri?
culture, and Mr. Hen R. Vardarnan,
of Des Moines, Iowa, associate editor
of The Merchants' Trade Journal, will
he at the "Get Together and Com?
munity' meetings in Sumter April
ltith and 17th.
On the evening of Friday, Aprh
17, at 8.30, these two distinguished
men of public affairs will talk ta the
citizens of Sumter and Sumter coun?
ty under the auspices of the Retail
Dealers' Association, and the Cham?
ber of Commerce of Sumter.
The Retail Dealers' Association
members are looking forward to the
lecture of Ben R. Vardarnan, "The
Great Business Evaneglist" with much
interest and pleasure.
Mr. Vardarnan is a platform lectur?
er of national reputation, and has con?
sented to visit Sumter for the purpose
of assisting in the united efforts of
the business men of Sumter and the
farmers of Sumter county. * Mr.
Vardarnan will point out in his own
professional and eloquent man ner, in?
terspersed with humorous "anecdotes
tho value of the community interest
between country and city.
As a platform lecturer Mr. Varda?
rnan has few equals, and he is coming
to Sumter to cooperate with Sumter
county in the establishment of the
"stick together" principles which
should exist between city and coun?
try. He lectures, also, at 12 o'clock,
noon, on County School Day, at the
Court House to the school patrons,
trustee*, teachers, and all others in?
terested in community building.
Both lectures are absolutely free.
Every one Is cordially invited to at?
tend the Friday night lecture.
Congressman A. F. Lever, who is
very popular in Sumter county has
not appeared before a Sumter county
audience in some time. He says that
he is particularly anxious to see a
big crowd of his constituents out-on
the night of April 16th. Mr. Lever
claims that he has some very interest?
ing matters to tell them. He wants
to meet his constituents.
Everybody who knows Congressman
Lever Is familiar with his attractive
manner of speaking. He says he is
going to make up for lost time, and
do "some talking" that night.
The Retr?ll Dealer?* Association per-<
ticularly requests fh" enterprising la-j
4hV of Sumte ex unty to attend tin .
I'.c'vms iir.d to assist the ::.??.??? ? iall ;:.
In getilng tile men folks to attei A.
The lectures will appeal greatly to
the ladv folks as well as to the gen?
tlemen. '
Messrs. Vardarnan and Lever are
known tq be at their best when talk?
ing to an audience composed largely
of lady folks.
ABOUT. THE TOBACCO CROP.
Outlok Bright for Tobacco Cramers
Tills Year.
The recent order of the British
American Tobacco Company reduc?
ing the working time to five days has
been rescinded because that company
received an order for forty million
cigarettes to bo shipped to China, and
other Oriental countries.
This bears out the contentions of
the advocates of tobacco raising in the
Pee Dec sections, where "fancy
bright" tobacco is grown. The de?
mand for fancy bright tobacco has
been increasing by bounds and the
supply has been diminished greatly.
The Petersburg, Virginia, tobacco
factories export practically all of
their products, and reports from that
city stato that tho manufacturers are
very optimistic as to tobacco export^
saying that conditions are improving
with brighter outlook. The European
war has evidently increased the de?
mand for tobacco.
The Sumter, Clarendon, Lee county
tobagco farmer's have a line oppor?
tunity this summer, if they are par?
ticular as to quality, Care in harvesting
and curing. ?
The country wide prohibition or Im?
perial band o'n opium using in Ori?
ental countries, China in particular,
has created an immense demand for
tobacco, cigarettes in particular being
In demand.
"Fancy bright" eastern Carolina to
baceo Is used largely in blending und
coloring with other tobacc i? It
looks like tobacco growing will be as
prolitable, if not moro profitable, than
any other crop for Sumter county
farmers this year.
Sl'MTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Dally by Ernest Pichl,
Cotton Buyer.
Good Middling 1? 1-4.
Strict Middling 9 1-S.
Middling !?.
Strict Low Middling 8 1-2.
Low Middling 7.
Staple cotton, nominal,
To Prohibit Prize Fighting.
Havana, April 8,?The senate com?
mittee tonight reported favorably a
bill to prohibit prize lighting in Culm.
MAYESA'ILLE NEWS NOTES.
Rook Clul) Meets with Mrs. Mayes?
Celebrate Wedding Anniversary-?
Chautauqua Well Attended?Per?
sonal.
Mayesville, April !>.?The Rook
club hold a most pleasant meeting on
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. M. C.
Mayes at her pretty home on the east
end of town. Quite a number of guests
were present and all enjoyed the
game of rook.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Thames enter?
tained at a dinner party on Thurs?
day in celebration of their first wed?
ding anniversary. Many of those who
attended this popular couple on that
occasion weie present and the event
was a very pleasant one.
The citizens of the town and ad?
joining country are enjoying the
Chautauqua attractions this week. The
entertainers are all of the highest
class and the two programs each day
aro well attended.
Rev. R. L. Grier and J. M. Cooper
attended the meeting of Harmony
Presbytery this week in Bishopville.
Mrs. Robert A. Chandler. Misses
Annie Anderson, Janie Bradley and
Edna Mayes are delegates to the Prcs
byterial of Harmony Presbytery which
is in session in Sumter this week.
J. R. Mayes, Jr., of the Southern
Express company visited his parent*.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Mayes, on Tues?
day.
Mrs. A. A. Strauss of Sumter visit?
ed Mrs. E. W. Mayes this week, at?
tending the Chautauqua.
Mrs. H. R. Campbell of Sumter was
the guest this week of Mr. and Mrs.
Geo. C. Warren.
Mrs. Minnie Chandler has gone to
Yorkville to visit relatives.
Miss Estelle Bethea visited rela?
tives In Florence on Wednesday.
BIG BOOSTERS* FESTTVAJL.
Over One Thousand Visitors Hear Ad?
dressee to Farmers on opening
Day.
Timmonsville, April 8.?The first
day of the great booster chautauqua
festival opened up this morning at
10.30 o'clock with a big farmers'
rally. Over 1,000 visitors* mostly
farmers, listened to the able addresses
by well known speakers. E. J. Wat?
son spoke on "Apply Business to Ag?
riculture;" E. H. Mathewson, "To?
bacco Plant Restriction and Culture;'
De Id R, C ktr. "How to Improve"
Planting Seed.' The addresses -*eie.
well t*aaa*jved and handled in u way
to be of great ^Soistance to ihe faim- |
ars In their future ' ?rk.
Tomorrow, citizens' day, will be
featured with addresses by A. *V.
Snell, secretary o fthe Chamber of
Commerce of Charleston, and Con?
gressman J. W. Ragsdale.
Saturday is educational day and 1s
to be featured by an address by D.
W. Daniel of Clemson college and
athletic exercises by the Timmonsville
graded school pupils.
ROBBERY AT PINEWOOD.
Burglars Enter Stores of A. G. Stack
and Mrs. M. C. Bates.
From The Daily Item, April 9.
Mr. R. F. Epperson, of Pinewood,
who was in town today, brought the
news of the robbery of two stores in
that place Thursday night. The bur?
glars operated on a large scale and
made a big haul. They entered the
stores of A. G. Stack and Mrs. M. C.
Bates by breaking open the back
doors and carried off a quantity of
general merchandise in a wagon. Mr.
Epperson left Pinewood at an early
hour and at that time the amount of
the goods stolen and the value there?
of had not been ascertained. An at?
tempt to open the safe in the'Stack
store was unsuccessful, but the com?
bination was broken and the safe
damaged. Mr. Epperson stated that
an effort was being made to track
the wagon and capture the robbers.
The bloodhounds passed through
Sumter this morning shortly after 10
o'clock in charge of Guard Robblns of
the State penitentiary on their way to
Pinewood and an tffoet will be made
to have them trail the thief or thieves
from the stores which were broken
into.
Wlsacky Locals.
Wisacky, April 10.?Most farmers
are ready to plant cotton and some
have already planted, but the dread?
ful weather has stopped all farm
work for the time being.
Friday we had a heavy fall of snow
and sleet. We are afraid the fruit is
all killed. The wheat and oats, al?
though small, are Improving.
Miss Marion Williams, who has been
attending school at Due West, is at
home quite sick. We wish for her a
speedry recovery.
The Y. M. C. A. baseball team will
play its first regular game of the sea?
son on next Friday afternoon, the Ha
good team being its opponent at that
lime. Drevenstedl and Springs will
bo the battery for Bumter. Both
teams are just rounding into shape
'< md both will work hard to win the
I initial game of the season.
WEDGEFII ' i> M VS MARRIED.
Spring* Suprts ? Is by Dring
Home Brid '.ake City
Prohibit Ion Lecture.
Wed go fiel (I, April 9.?As one looks
out and sees so many evidences oC
spring this evening it is hard to re?
alize the wintry scene of one week
LgO.
The wann weather is welcomed by
farmers, and especially those who
planted corn the first of March, the
warm rays of the sun though will
soon cause the seed to germinate and
we will all feel better.
Corn planting is becoming general
now .
Rev. W. E. Thayer, of Sumter.
made an interesting talk on missions
at the Baptist Church here last Fri?
day morning.
Rev. Mr. Knowles of Columbia, de?
livered a strong prohibition lecture
at the Methodist Church on last Sun?
day afternoon before a large congre?
gation. It is encouraging to see and
hear the interest taken In prohibition,
lectures now and it is to be hoped
that this same interest will be kept
alive until September.
Mr. T. O. Chaplain stole a march
on his friends here this week and
treated Lake City worse by going
down there and bringing away one
of its most popular young ladies. We
welcome them to the Red Hills of the
Santee.
Miss Sudie Wright is visiting rela?
tives in Rocky Mount, N. C.
Messrs. W. H. Ramsey and Dr. M,
L. Parier attended the meeting of
the county trustees on Wednesday in
Sumter.
Held for Higher Court.
Don McLeod, the son of Mr. J. L.
McLeod, the miller at White's pond,
was arrested Thursday afternoon by
Game Warden Richardson on the
charge of setting fish traps in the
stream to the pond. The case came
up for a preliminary in Magistrat?
Moore's court this morning and young
McLeod was placed under $200 bond
for appearance at the higher court
for trial.
Game Warden Richardson and As?
sistant Game Warden T. A. Hurley left
this morning, after their inspection of
streams just around Sumter. An?
other warrant has been issued against
an alleged violator of the game law.
a negro named Murray, but the case
against him has not yet come up In
court.
Meeting of Harmony Proabytery.
Ths spring session of Harmony
PrtSbytJ; ? convened In the Presby?
terian church here last Tuesday even?
ing at 8 o'clock. The opening sermon
was preached by the retiring moder -?
tor, Rev. J. J. Brown. He is quite a
fluent speaker and preached a very
practical and interesting sermon.
After the devontional service Presby?
tery was organized and Rev. W. I.
Sinnot of Central church was chosen
moderator. In the absence of the reg?
ular stated clerk, Rev. R. L. Grier
was elected clerk an'd Mr. E. R.
Plowden assistant clerk.
Wednesday morning Presbytery was
called to order at 9 o'clock and row
tine business was held until 11 o'clock
when a most excellent sermon was
delivered by Rev. McCord of the
Manning church, after which the com?
munion service was conducted by Dr.
Parker of Georgetown.
The afternoon was taken up wPh
committee work and hearing reports
from the various churches.
This morning (Thursday) devo?
tional services at 11 o'clock. Sermon
on "Faith," by Dr. W. J. McKay.
Very likely Presbytery will get
through its work and adjourn Friday
morning.?Bishopville Leader and
Vindicator.
Cases In Civil Court.
From The Daily Item, April 9. ? ?
A mistrial resulted in the case of
Piero against the Southern Espress
Company last night, the jury failing
to agree upon a verdict. The ease was
one where the plaintiff sought to re?
cover for alleged damaged by delay
and injuries to a piano.
The case of the McKiever Lumber
Company against the Trexler Lumber
Company for $978.70 damages in a
case concerning the delivery of some
lumber was in progress today, when
court recessed for dinner.
Death of Mrs. Fred 1 janhsm.
From The Dally Item. April 10.
The body of Mrs. Amanda Scarbor?
ough Lanhsm, wife of J. Fred Lan
ham. who died at her home in Surn
merton at r> o'clock on Thursday af?
ternoon was brought through Sumter
this morning on the way to Bishop?
ville, where the funeral was held at
11 o'clock this morning. The body
was accompanied by a number of rel?
atives and friends.
Mrs. Lanhsm was I native of Bish?
opville. but had been living in Sum
merton since her marriage about five
years ago. She is survived by her
husband, two brothers. Messrs. H. W.
md W. ft. Scarborough of Bishopville
ind two sisters. Mrs. W. B. Mood of
Dummerten and Mrs Toora of Bed
springs. N. C. ^, ^Ak^