Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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? i ? 11 ? .AM.... I'F.ILSONAL MENTION. Mr. J. Atwood Tetee and wife, of Jacksonville, Fla., are visiting his father. Mr. W H. Yatee. at No. 9 W. Calhoun Street Mr. U I. Htreuan la now In AH? dale, whir* hs baa entered into buei Mrs. Tlllle Oarber and little son, of Beteaburg, are visiting Mrs. Oarber's mother. Ml*. Hoea ?traust. Mr. Windham M. Manning spent the week-end in the city, returning to PI no do Its on Sunday afternoon. Mian Loretta McKaln, of Marlon, apent the week-end In the city. Mr. K. M. Aman, of Harlot, waa In the elty on Saturday. Blahop Collins Denny, of Richmond Vs.. la the guest of Mr. and Mr*. H. W. fftubbo, having atopped over here on hi* way from the dlatrlot conference at Bethune. Blahop Denny waa the chief apeaker at Blshopvllle thla morning, when the corner atone of the aew Methodlat Church waa laid at that place He leavea this evening on hie return to Bichmond. Mise Laura Gillespis Is visiting at fort Lawn. AH TO EXHORTING GRAIN. Jt seems that Charleaton. a C, ia else behind tha tlmaa regarding lta op? portunity to become a great grain exporting port. A leading grain ele? vator president of Nashville has writ? er* States grain surplus will have to be exported to avoid coming Into con? test and competition with northern grain. This Nashville grain dealer says that export grain can not be handled In sacks. It must be shipped in buln and that Charleston can not be used ss a grain exporting port be? cause that city has no facilities for shipping or loading grain in bulk. Mr. Charles D. Jones, of Charles D. Jones and Son*, operating the Hermi? tage Elevator, at Nashville. Tennessee, has sent Secretary Reardon a copy of a letter written to Commissioner Wet sen ss follows: My dear Mr. Watson: Mr B. I. Reardon. secretary of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce has Wen corresponding with us a month about handling the aurplus grain from his section of the State, that Is to say. the surplus they expect to raise this summer We are not adverse to opening a branch office somewhere in South Carolina if conditions seem to Justify. We sre today in receipt of a letter from Mr. Reardon enclosing us a car? bon copy of his letter to you of April 13th. What we sre trying to And out Is. ten to Secretary Reardon what we would likely be able to do with the train after we buy It. If South Carolina raises more grain than she can consume. It meant that the grain has to be shipped outtlde of the State. This year It seems Georgia and Florida; In fact, alt the Sotuhern States are going to raise a surplut amount of grain. For Instance, we have one man in Alabama who it try? ing to get us to contract with him for half a million bushels to be delivered his station In July. So far, w*? haven't been able to find any market for the oats It le my opinion that the only thing that can be done with this Southern surplus grain will be to export it. Someone has to get busy, and see that export rates are provided, otherwiae. whan these oats are harvested in June, there will be no ratet in effect on which to move them, for at you are well aware, the local rates are very high from points In South Caro? lina to Newport News, the only port we know of available for your terri? tory for handling bulk grain. Of course, this grsln if exported, hat to go In bid < The ships cannot handle it sacked .otherwise, it could probably be handled through ('harletton. Now unless someone In South Caro? lina gets busy with the railroads with the Idem of getting reatonable export rates put in, and ?>e effective by the time the oats sre hsrvetted. It lookt to me like the grain will be a drag on your State .and the farmers will not b< able to sell It for enough to justify their retting grain cropt again. This Is a very serious matter, ami some? one thould get busy, otherwlte. your farmers are going to find that they have raised crops for which there is no markst. We are. of course, familiar with handling grain, and Will b* gltd to help market your aorplus. provided an available mat wet Is found to take it off of aw hands after we buy it. I will appreciate hearing from Sgsj sa to what you think of tho siton tlon. licensee to marry have BOSS] grunt? ed to tluanl? Laws and Annie Hui roughs. Hunter. Hrun*?>n Cooper ,uid I-aura Jacob*. Mayeavilte. Marion Bmalle and Ihnelln* iMney. Maven vllls. women iirirr in runaway. * ? Pearl Walters mill Ruth William* Tryoun Cruiu Buggy SuikIm.v AHcr noon. Pearl Walters and Ruth Williams, two colored women, were both badly injured on Sunday afternoon when the horse they were driving became frightened and ran away, throwing them from the buggy and dragging the Williams woman for some distance be? fore ahe could be extricated from her precarious position. Pearl Walters was thrown on her shoulder, which was badly sprained and bruised. Ruth Williams tried to jump and her foot caught in the brace to the shafts. She waa dragged over the railroad tracks at the crossing and her face, head and hands were painfully injured. Both of the women were taken to the hospital after the accident, where they were treated and afterwards taken back home. Today they were said to be In a very critical condition, but getting along as well as could be expected, considering the seriousness and extent of their Injuries. JONES fN CRAWEORDSVIELE. Evangelist crowd* Big Tabernacle Un? til StandingRoom is at a Premium und Hundreds Turned Away. Evangelist Bob Jones, who will open a four weeks evangelistic meeting in, Sumter Sunday night has held a tre mendously Muccessful meeting in Crawfordsville. Ind., during the past month. The Crawfordsville daily newspapers are featuring the reports of the revival as the big local news story each day. The big tabernacles: has been crowded until standing room] could not be obtained and overflow meetings have frequently been held in the churches to take care of the j throngs that could not get into tab? ernacle. The Crawfordsville Jorunul, Friday last in the Introduction to the three column report uf the previous day's meeting aaya: "The largest audience that has yet gathered to hear Evangelist Bob Jones packed the tabernacle Thurs? day night to listen to a sermon from the text, "Iis that belleveth not ?hall bs damned." The audiences grow larger as the campaign draws nearer the end. It would have required two good sized tabernacles to have held Thursday night's crowd, hundreds of people go? ing home when they found the ca? pacity of the building taxed. Stand? ing room wae at a premium before ?even-thirty, the hour for the musi? cal program to begin. People were there from every part of the county and from adjoining counties and mo tor cars were parked from Main ?treet to Wsbash avenue, while there were long lines of cars on Pike street. There was a delegation of more than one hundred from Darlington." K\ JOY ABLE BRIDGE PARTY. One of the moat enjoyable events of the week waa a bridge party given Thursday afternoon by the Misses Epperson in honor of their attractive guest. Mrs. C. It. I. Brown, of Char? leston. The prlzis were won by Mra. H. A. M'to,!, Mrs. J. Jennings and Miss Eva Keller. A handsome hand painted bon bon dish being presented to the guest of honor. Tempting courses were served. The beautiful color scheme of wisteria ami white were carried out in every par? ticular. After the game the guests were ush? ered into the drawing room, whero vocal solos rendered by Miss Eva Keller, which was a rare treat, add? ed greatly to the pleasure of the af? ternoon. I I KI AT DALZELL. What proved a very serious loss to Mr. 8. J. T. Young of Dal/ell occur? red last night when fire dostroyed hit Sin house with all its contents, caus? ing, a loss of ahout $2,000 with no in? surance to cover It. The fire destroy? ed beside the building which was be? ing used as a storehouse ut the time, IS bales of cotton, 200 bushels of cot? ton seed, twelve tons of fertiliser ami a large number of farm Implements. The Are caught at about 10.H0 o'clock in the night and It is not known what wbh the cause, although It Is thought that it was probably set by some unknown person. The build? ing was situated at the old Scarbor? ough place. Jitney Service Pro noted. The eutomoblle hackmen are con? sidering putting on a regular Jitney service from various points ot t?u? city to Chautauqua ground* during the Chautauqua seweon. The suggestion for a Jitney service for Chautauqua conies front the president of Civic League through the Chamber of Commerce. Seereturv Heardon has interviewed W number of hackmen und they have tin* proposition under consider itlon. A regular uuto service to tho Oluutau ? iiia grounds at live cents each way would be a great convenience to the public and probably profitable to the i hackmen. Kl'MTFR -V" SECURES GAME. Defeats Hugood In First Contest of Season in Game Full or Error* The game on Friday afternoon be? tween the llugood and Sumter Y. If, C. A. baseball teams was an excellent firal of season game. The locals won by the score of 7 to 4, after an excit? ing period during the first few Innings, in which Hagood led by one score. In the pitching end of the contest, Drevenstedt got somewhat the better end of the deal, allowing eight hits and striking out 9 men. Parker for Haguod allowed II hits and struck out 9 men. Joe Chtandler was the individual star, getting three hits out of five times at bat, while Walter Le noir also hit well and played an ex? cellent game for the visitors. The game, as is usual at the drat of the season, was full of errors, both sides making several of these, especially during the first of the game. The baseball diamond is in pretty bad shape, being uneven and sandy, and thin of course handicapped the players to no little extent. There was a fairly good attendance of fans pres? ent, who seemed to enjoy the contest, although there was little rooting. Ml KM LEVY ENTERTAINED. Vlctrola Party Given by Mrs. C. II. Mol sc? Miss Plielpe Wins Prize. A very enjoyable evening was spent by the guests of Mrs. C. H. Moise, on Thursday night, at a Vlctrola party, given in honor of Miss Caro Levy, of Philadelphia, who is visiting her grandmother, at 422 N. Main Street. Several selections were played on the Vlctrola, and prize for the young lady guessing the names of the great? est number, was a talk slipper bag, won by Miss Dorothy Phelpe. The gentleman's prize fell to Mr. Alva Solomons, u beautiful silwr pencil. Refreshments were then aerved, and dancing followed for the remainder of the evening, punch being served be? tween dances. To Dring Back Convict. From The Daily Item, April 16. Rural Policeman Boykin waa tent to Lancaster today to bring back from that place 8am Logan, colored, who Is wanted In this county on the charge of grand larceny. Logan Is charged with having stolen a buggy and har? ness from Mr. Mc.Le.urin at Wedge rteld. Logan served a short term on the Sumter gang and was taken from here to Lancaster, where he has just completed sentence of eighteen months and he now comes back to be tried on another charge. Real Estate Transfers. Juanita DeeChamps to the City of Sumter, lot tor proposed street from Rroad to Hayniworth Street, $19.00. U. W. Folsom to the City of Sum? ter, lot on Broad Street for right of way for Street, $10.00. J. M. Harby to Horace Harby, et at, his Interest in all property left in estate of H. Harby, $6 and other considerations Horace Harby, et al., to J. U, Harby, home place of H. Harby, de? ceased. $5.00 and other considerations. H. Hai >y, et al., to the City of Sumter, lot on Haynsworth Street for proposed Street, $10.00 and other considerations. Death of Mr. W. C. Bull. From The Daily Item. April 16. Mr. W. C. Bull died this afternoon at I o'clock at the residence of hla (laughter, Mrs. C. B. Yeadon, after an illness of several months. He was fifty-five years of age and leaves a widow and three children, Mrs. Yea? don. Mr. Claire Bull. Norfolk, and Harold Bull of this city. The funeral services will be held at the residence of Mr. C. B, Yeadon, 208 West Calhoun street, at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. Mr. Bull was for many years a traveling salesman. He lived in Aug? usta until the first of this year, when he was forced to give up work on ac? count of ill health. He moved to Sumter at that time and has been liv? ing here since. The announcement that the city board of education has decided to purchase the old Byttenberg residence property on Liberty .street, adjacent to the graded school square as a site for a new girls' high school building is the boat and most gratifying Item of news that has been published re? cently. Tho other improvements Planned by the school board are also in the line of progress and made im? mediately necessary by the rapid growth of the school system. Five thousand acres of wheat now ?rowing la Sumter County should produce, at a low estimate, 50 to 75 thousand bushels. Several farmers made twenty to thirty bushels per acte last year. This wheat was planted for Ihs purpose or making flour for tho home consumption, not for sale, but unless a flour mill Is erected in Sumter how is it to be converted into flour? With an assured patronage a flour mill ought to Ue prolliabl?, GAN'T &ET COTTON TO GERMANY ? ENGLAND'S ACTION HAS SAME KFFECT AS IF STAI'LE WERE CONTRABAND. Attorney General Simon Tells Confer? ence of Chemists and Engineers of Steps Taken to Keep Cotton from Enemies. London, April 18.?That cotton is kept from Germany and Austria just as effectively as if it were declared absolute contraband is the tenor of a reply addressed by Attorney General Simon to a conference of chemists and engineers who asked whether the government's action was sufficient to make it certain that no cotton reach? ed those countries. The attorney gen? eral says: "The attorney general ventures to suggest that those for whom you write may be under some misappre? hension either as to the law of con? traband or as to the steps which in fact are being taken under the order in council of March 11. The steps being taken under authority of thai order in council have been extremely effective In stopping cotton from reaching Germany and the declara? tion of cotton as contraband would not alter the result In the very least so far as preventing cotton reaching Germany is concerned. "If an article is declared absolute contraband it can be stopped from going to a German port and can be stopped even from going to an ad? joining neutral port, if it is in course of transit through that neutral port to an enemy country. These are exactly the circumstances in which, under the order In council, any ar? ticle can be stopped, whether it is contraband or not ,and of course this order in council is being put into force in all proper cases. "To Imagine that since March 11 anything can be gained so fur as stopping the entrance of cotton into Germany is concerned by calling it contraband is, in effect, to suppose that a blockade la rendered more ef? fective if you add that specified con? traband articles will not be allowed to break that blockade. A blockade stops all articles whether they are contraband or not, and therefore any additional ruling would not have any practical consequences. What Is true of Germany of course Is equally true of Austria. "Your memorialists no doubt will readily believe that there may be good reasons of quite a different kind for not making cotton contraband in view of the precedent which would thereby be created, but as a practical matter in the present war any stoppage of cotton secured by calling it contra? band is equally secured by the order in council." RAILWAY OFFICER DEAD. Col. A. R. Andrews Passes Away at Ago of 74. Raleigh. N. C, April 17.?Col. A. B. Andrews, first vice president of the Southern railway, died here tonight after a brief illness. He waa 74 yean old. Col. Andrews was stricken last week with an acute attack of pneumonia and today his condition waa regarded as 8erlou8. The funeral will be held In Raleigh probably Monday after? noon. Col. Andrews was born In Franklin county, North Carolina, July 23, 1841. He entered tho Confederate army as second lieutenant in the First North Carolina cavalry, was wounded twice and was a captain at the close of the war. After the war he engaged in I railroad work. He held official posi? tions with a number of roads in this State and Georgia, In 1892 going to the Richmond & Danville railroad as third vice president. Later he be? came second vice president, being finally made general agent of the re? ceivers. He was elected first vlco president of the Southern railroad in 1895. He also was president of a number of smaller roads owned by the Southern, among them the Blue Ridge railway. His greatest constructive work in North Carolina was the build? ing of the Western North Carolina railroad about 1878. FRANK'S LAST CHANCE GONE. Supreme Court Upholds Verdict of Guilty Against Atlanta Man. Washington. April 19.?The Su? preme Court has held that tho ab? sence of Leo B'rank from the court room when the jury brought In a ver? dict and also the alleged mob violence could not be construed as nullifying the judgment of guilty. Justice Holmes dissented. CHINA DEFIES JAPAN. Pekln. April 19. ?China has re jtcted three of the chief demands of Japan, amounting to a defiance of the Japanese government. The situation is critical. Japan is prepared to make war to enforce her demands, but China expects the United states and Rngland to protect her national ex? istence. FIELD DAY FOB CLARENDON. BRILLIANT SUCCESS SCORED AT MANNING. Crowd Fills Auditorium of Graded' School to Standing Room Only Ca- j parity. Manning, April 18.?The annual! field day of the Clarendon county! schools was held here Friday and proved a brilliant success in every sense of the word. The weather was ideal, being clear but not uncom? fortably warm nor very dusty, and the vast number of peopie that had as? sembled represented Calrendon coun? ty at its very best. The large audi? torium of the graded school was crowded beyond the reasonable limit of standing room while the morning exercises were in progress and yet there were many more in the corri? dors and on the grounds that could not get in the building, while still other throngs were coming and going on the streets. The evidence was abundant that the people of the coun? ty are deeply interested in the prog? ress of the schools. The large num? ber of school children from all sec? tions of the cdunty appeared to be happy and hopeful while their elders were well dressed and apparently at peace with the world. The only mat? ter of regret was that all could not witness and hear the several merito? rious academic contests. The number of contestants was so large that up to a late hour the judges had not declared all the winners. In the declamation contest the winners were as follows: Class A, below 12 years, Mattie Felder of Pinewood; Class B, 12 to 16 years, Ruth Felder, Pinewood; Class C, over 16 years, Claude Corbett. In the spelling con? test, in which an unusually large number participated. Miss Turbeville of Turbeville proved the winner. Two basketball games were played, one between Alcolu ind the Manning second team and the other between Manning and Summerton, Manning winning both games. A baseball game between Manning and Pinewood was won by Manning by a score of 10 to 8. CONWAY SCHOOL WINS. Third Annual Inte**choia.-?clo Decla? mation Contest Held at Presbyter? ian College. Clinton, April 18.?Stokes' King, representing the Conway high school, was awarded first honor over nine other contestants in the tihrd annual interscholastic declamation contest held here on Friday evening under the auspices of the Presbyterian Col? lege of South Carolina for the bene? fit of the high schools of the State. The contest was held in the college auditorium which was filled with a crowd of interested spectators, and the young people were enthusiastic in their cheers and applause. With the coveted first place, which was won by Stokes King, goes the first medal. This speaker chose for his subject, "The Dream of Aldarin." Greer was the winner of second place, William Blackburn being the speaker and "Napoleon the Little," be? ing his subject. Third place was awarded to the Spartanburg high school, Jacob Jacobs being the representative of this school, and "Signing the Declaration of In? dependence," was his subject. At the premilinary contest held on Thursday and Friday morning, 2? young men delivered declamations and from this list the ten best speakers were selected by a committee of judges and entered the deciding meet. AH of the speakers showed decided talent and excellent training. The contest was a big success and was en Joyed by a large audience. The schools which participated In the finals were as follows: Greer high school, Wrilllam Blackburn;! Clinton, I,ee Add Blakley; Yorkville, Robert Bratton; Pageland. Burruss Edge worth; Spartanburg, Jacob Jacobs; Conway, Stokes King; Sumter, Felder Smith; Columbia, John S. Watkins; Lancaster, Malcolm Williamson; Man? ning, William Wolfe. The following towns were repre? sented In the preliminary contest: I^aurens, Spartanburg. Wilkineville; Columbia, Pageland, Oaffney, Green? ville, Fountain Inn, Conway. Greer, Newberry. Sardls, Lanford, Little Kock, Liberty. Lancaster, Woodruff, Ninety-Six, Greenwood, Cross Keys, Mountvllle, Bennettsville, Clinton, Manning. Sumter, Yorkville, Spartan? burg (Maatoc), Cross Hill and Gray Court. The judges were: A. C. Todd, I?u? tens; H. L. Scalfe. Dudley Jones. C. M. Ballsy and B. M. Light foot. It is a pity that every school in the county does not share in the activities of County School Day. Elaborate preparations are made for the crowd Of school children and their friends to come and participate In the occas? ion, and it seems a pity that so many schools refuse to accept the invitation to meet and compete with other Mi howl* of the county. Notes of uNrvmsrrtr. Ben Greet Players on Campus, Base? ball, Oratory ami Athletics. Columbia, April 19.?The University of South Carolina played its annual baseball match against Davideon Col' lege Thursday and Friday of thie week. The third game of the series will be played in Rock Hill week: after next when the South Carolina Intercollegiate Oratorical Association holds its annual forensic contest there. The games with Davidson this week were played on Davis Field, the first time the park has been used for base? ball this spring, the former matches of the present season having been staged at League Park. Appearing under the auspices of the Athletic Association, the Ben Greet Woodland Players gave three Shapespearean plays on the campus this week, presenting "The Taming of the Shrew," "Twelfth Night," and "As You Like It." The University's campus afforded an ideal setting for the plays which were admirably pre? sented and attended by appreciative audiences of discriminate g , .ste. TV say that the Ben Greet players pleas ed is but putting it mildly and deal? ing with the obvious. Oscar Plaxico, Carolina baseball star, will represent the University of South Carolina in the University of Pennsylvania relay carnival to be held on Friday and Saturday of next week in Philadelphia. This will be the first time that Carolina has been represent? ed in this meet Plaxico, who does the 100 yard dash, is fast on the track and it is confidently expected that he will make a good showing in the 100 yard event which he will enter. The University selected two debat? ing teams this week to meet the Un Iversitles of Georgia and Tennessee. The query is for federal control and ownership of all steam and electric railways. LONG ON CATTLE MARKET*. State to Be Divided Into Four DU trtcta, Columbia, April If.?"I don't sgs why South Carolina cattle should be shipped to buyers when it is so much easier and less expensive for buyers - to come to the cattle, provided you have them concentrated at one point." ? said W. W. Long. United States de? monstration agent, this morning, in discussing the results of the sale of cattle at Greenwood yesterday. While discussing this subject Mr. Long made the announcement that ho intended dividing the State into four market districts for the sale of cattle, the market to be accessible and conven? iently located in each district. The railroads, said Mr. Long, will agree to allow cattle men to ship on through bills of lading with the privi? lege of unloading their cattle at the district market for salesday and then reload and reshlp them on the same through bill of lading. The saleadaye will be fixed and the farmers win feed their cattle preparatory for that day. The first sale will be held either the latter part of February or March, and then every two weeks, to give the buy? ers time to dispose of their purchases. The location of the market for each district will be left to the fanners, business men, railroad and live stock experts. *T have talked over with the buyers who were at Greenwood and Rock Hill this proposition and they were much pleased with it and said they I would come themselves and see that other buyers come." said Mr, Long. NATIONAL GUARD OFFICERS. Columbia, April 19.?The result of the National Guard election, held last Saturday, was announced today. The officers of the first infantry are Colo? nel, E. M. BIythe, of Greenville; Ueut. Colonel, P. k. McCully, of Anderson; Majors, 1st Battalion, R. F. Watson, of Qreenville; Second Battalion. W. B. Moore, of Yorkvllle. The race for Ma? jor of the Third Battalion ie necessary between J. B. Tiller, of Chesterfield and Robert McKorrell, of Hartsvllle. Officers of the Second Regiment are Colonel H. B. Springs, of Georgetown; Lieut. Colonel J. H. Claffy, of Orange burg; Majors, First Battalion, A. H. Silcox, of Charleston; Second Bat? talion. Dibert Jackson, of Colombia; Third Battalion, J. W. Bradford, e* Sumter. In the Police Court. From The Daily Item, April 16. The case of Gregg Wright and Ben Martin for fighting, which was post? poned from yesterday, was heard In the recorder's court today and result? ed in Wright being sentenced to pay a fine of $50 or to serve 3S days, and the dismissal of Martin. The coming of the ChautauQ.ua Is attracting much more attention tMfl year than it did last year and it Is probable that the sttendsnoe will be even better than then. The tickete are going rapidly. Those who have not secured the ticketi they have Pledged for. are urgent!* requested te de ee at once* ?