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PubUahed Wedneaday and Saturday Wjn% VII ?BT? OffULKX P CRUSHING COUP ANT. > IUMTKK, 8. C, UP tall ll.lt per annum?In advance. f. . Oas aquas* trat lnsertloa.Il.oe *>ery subsequent Insertion. Contracts for tares months, or fester will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub terra privat? Interest* will be charged for st advertisements. Obrtuarlea and tributes of respect trill be charged for. Tbs tnmtsr Walch man wss fouud Si In lilt sad ths True Southron In lilt. TBS Watchman sad Southron aow ass the combined circulation and taJueao* of both of the old papers, t nd Is manifestly the beet advertising la gumter. A large auditorium for public meet? ings is one of the greatest unfilled needs of Sumter and the need will Rrow greater with the increase of population. The city board of educa? tion has the opportunity to supply this need, if the financial end of it can be managed, by adding a third etory to the proposed new girls' high school building and making It into a large auditorium with a seating ca? pacity of at least one thousand. i The cotton market continues strong afd futures have been advancing Steadily On the basis of future quo? tations October cotton should be worth mors than ten cents, but It will be a gsmble of the most hasardous sort to plant a big crop with ths ex? pectation of realising high prices. It will pay to play safe on cotton this year. A small acreage?one-third or one-half of last year's and as good yield as possible per acre is ths safe proposition. Mr. W. W. ix)ng, State Farm Demonstration Agent, who is now devoting a great deal of his attention to the devleopment of the cattle raising Industry, states that he in? tends dividing the Stste into four market dlsti ta for the sale of cattle, the market to be aeessible and con? veniently located in each district. ?Hin? ter should be selected as one of the four markets. This is a matter for the Chamber of Commerce to keep track of and see that 8umter's interests and claims are properly presented to Mr. Long. Sumter has the location and railroad facilities, in the latter re? spect especially, offering superior ad? vantages over any other town east of Coumbls. with direct connection with the thrke great railroad systems of the State?The Atlantic Coast Line. The Southern and The Seaboard. NEWS NOTES or st MMEHTON. Clean Town is Work of Fastern Sur? Crops Coming up?War ou Blind Tiger?. Mummerton. April 19.?The past week has been clean-up week for Summerton and the town has been put in probably the be condition It ??\er has been in. The Eastern Star, headed by Mrs W II. Anderson, has taken up the matter and, ably second? ed by Mayor Walker, has given no? tice thst things are not only to be cleaned up once a year, but to be kept clean all the year. The appear? ance of the town now Is an object les? son to any one who Is content to see old tin cans, waste paper, and rub? bish of all kinds decorating the scen? ery. _ Lft? Friday wna Field Day at Man? ning and quite a number from hero want over. The banket ball game be? tween Manning und Summerton re? sulted In a Uctory for Manning. The Hummerton team wishes to try It again In the near future The farmers have gejgg very busy Hunting cotton the lust two weeks, and have about fl n i *h ed. Some cot? ton Is up and will tOOg gg re ntv to work. <'<?m m reported i gooil stund and about r?-n.I fgf pjsjffyggg Wbe.it Is looking well and there will prob, ably be plenty of home-ralSew flour In Clarendon soon. Mr. C. A. Harvln is putting up un up to dale flout- mill at his large ?Inn? ry plant gtmejt four miles below the low n. Judge Ulenburg Is waging war on the blind tigers, and any getting m i than a gallon per month are being sent up. The gg-ltogj fJ ggQtlHl law fjSfjms to be having | good efTect on ne? groes. They work better und there are not so many loafers hanging around town All respeetaMe people ehould hack up (Jov. Manning in his determinate rtforot tief IsYWft re? gardless) of faction il difY. i . iu < s Then are a good main law* not pertaining to the liquor qucvtlon that are abused and should be reported to the KOVmT* nor. An Interested citixen was Inquiring today aa to what 'ind become of the movement to have an SlfxHiOfj, on the question of annexing the Pinewood section of Clan unity to Surnttf county. Fifth County School Day Held Mayesville School Wins Honors of Occasion by Taking Nearly Half of Prizes. Mary W. Cooper Carries Off Laurels of Primary Department and Manning Edens Wins Those in Athletics?Event Was Successful in Every Respect and All Present Found Oc? casion Enjoyable. Sumter county's fifth annual Coun? ty School Day was held Saturday In this city with about five hundred (school children and a large crowd of their friends and relatives present with them to participate in and share with them the pleasure of the event. The honors of the occasion were car? ried off by Maycsvllle school, which captured thirty-eight contests, and second honors went to Concord, which won seven prizes. Several other schools tied for third place. Flags will be given to the three teacher, two-teacher and one-teacher schools winning the greatest number of prizes. The names of the one- and two-teacher schools to be awarded flag* will be announced later. Mayes vllle won the flag for the three teacher school. I Of the prixe winners Mary W, Coop? er with four prizes won the honors of the primary department in the schol? astic contests. Etta Mathis, Mary II. Cooper and Marcelle Weinberg of the Mayeevllle school also won honors of UM high and grammur school depart? ments. Manning Edens of the Lee school won the athletic honors, se? curing four of the prizes in the con? tests. The day was a success. The weath sr was fine and all present seemed to enjoy the many events. There was no confusion in the holding of the contests and little during the day. There was a slight delay In the award lag of the prizes as many of the chil? dren were not present when called | and this hindered those In charge. Several of these prizes have not yet been delivered and are being held by the County Superintendent of Educa? tion until they are called for by the proper persons, when they will be de? livered. The prizes were awarded as follows: liest banner?Oswego. liest decorated booth?Concord. Declamation?High school?Etta M it his. Mayesville, and Wiley Jen? kins, Rafting Creek; grammar school ?Italy Taylor, Mayesville and Mllner Wilson, Mayesville; primary. Mary Hugh Eraser. DuBose; and Durtow Poplin. Holllday. Heading?First grade?Mary Belle Crawford, Mayesville; second grade? Catherine Mayes, Mayesville; third grade?Margaret Cooper, Mayesville; and Edith Cummings, Oswego; gram? mar school?-Annie McLeod, Rafting Creek; high school?Clelia Terry, Os? wego. Spelling?First grade? Annie Mc? Leod. Rafting Creek, and Alice Jones, Oswsgo; second grade, Grade Osteen, Ingram; third grade. Annie Mnyes, Mayes\ille; fourth grade, Annie Black well. Salem; Mttt grade?Mary White, Concord sixth grade Irene Young, Rafting Creek; seventh grade. Levrr Brunson. Concord; eighth grade. Thomas Maycs. Mayesville; ninth grade. Chandler Beall, Mayes? ville. and Leo McLeod, Baker; tenth ?trade. Mary H. Cooper, Mayesville. English grammar ? Primary ? Mgjy W. Cooper. Mayesville; gram? mar school?Mary Witherspoon. Mayesville; high school?Natalie Thomas, Mayesvillo. History. United States?Thomas Mayes, Mayesvllle; South Carolina Italy Richardson. Mayesvllle. Arithmetic?I'rimury ? It?H Wt IGOOper, Mayesvllle; graiutnar .school? Annh' Hlackw..-,.. Suh-rn; high school ?Willie Johnson, Shlloh. C.eogruphy Primary l>OPOllrjf ln" ahlnet, Oswego; grammar school? i^esta Weldon, Mayesvllle; high school. Mary H. GoOBSr, Mayesvllle. RygteiM an4 Sanitation. Hygiene, 4th grnde. Mary W. Cooper Mayes? vllle. ?th grade. Selu.a Smith. Con? cord. Writing, primary, Mary W. Coper, M.i\'H\di<' i^ninniai sehool (not call? ed for); high school. Etta Mathls. Mayesvllle. Wood Wo UK. ETC. ( Hoys ami <llrls.) Handkerc hlef box iltathiat. Pearl Hrunson. Concord. Butter paddle. Haaell McLeod, parting Croak, small churn dasher. Basil Anderson, Hafting Creek. St tide fly trap, Herald Keels, Mayes? vllle. SF.VVTNO?01ULS ONLY, |?| ?11?7.?-ti button holts. Mareen? WHiiImtk. Mayesvillo. H? mHtltchrd handkerchief, Marl? llnrlle<>, Karting Creek. I French hefWItd hand-mad*- din Mf napkin, with smbroldcrod Initial, M n v CoopWi MayeflvUh*. Hund-mado baby's dress, Mattle Um Thomas. Mnyesville. Plain apron (ages 8-l<?) hand-made only, Marcolle Weinberg, Mayesville. Quilt square (ages 6-8), Catherine Mayes, Mayesville. Doll's dress (ages 7-10), Margaret Bland, Mayesville. Tomato cap and apron (ages 10-12), Dorothy Beach, Baker. Yard of crochet lace, Addie Mae Moore, Woods' Mill. Doll hat (ages 8-12), Viola Hudson, Ingram. Yard of tatting, Lurine Cummings, Oswego. Darned hose, Marcelle Weinberg, Mayesville. Patch (sample), Margaret Bland, Mayesville. COOKING. Loaf of bread, Bertha Johnson, Heid. ? Rolls, Poly Workman, Mayesville. Pound cake, Polly Workman, Mayesville. Plain cake, Elsie Mathis, Mayesville. Layer cake, chocolate lilling, Etta Mathis, Mayesville. Lemon pie, Sophie Dabbs, Salem. Potato pies, Mary Cooper, Mayes? ville. Tea cakes, Virginia Thompson, Green Swamp. Biscuits, Virginia Then pson, Green Swamp. Fried chicken, Elsie Wilkes, Mayes? vllle. Pound of butter, Elsie Simms, Stateburg. Potato Salad, Marie Geddings, Stateburg. Chocolate fudge. Ruth Taylor, .Mayesville. ATHLETICS. 100 yd. dash for boys, 15 years and over, Hugh Seymour, Concord. 100 yd. dash for boys, 12-15, Thomas Mayes, Mayesville. 100 yd. dash for girls. 15 years and over, Bertha Johnson, Re.id. 100 yd. dash for girls, 12-15, Mag? gie Johnson. Reid. Sack race for boys, 6-0, Cecil Fox, Dalaell. Sack race for girls, 6-9, Lottie Player, Shiloh. Three-leg race for boys, 12 yrs and over, John McElveen and Willie Truluck. Shiloh. Three-leg race for girls, 12 yrs. and over, Wille Peck Player and Clara Johnson, Shiloh. Standing broad'jump for boys over 12, Manning Edens, Lee. Running broad jump for boys over 12, Manning Edens, Lee. Standing high jump for boys over 12, Manning Edens, Lee. Running high jump for boys over 12, Manning Edens, Lee. Hammer throw for boys over 15, one hand only, Clinton Brown, Con? cord. SCMTEIt COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally by Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 9 5-8. Strict Middling 9 1-2. Middling 9 3-8. Strict Low Middling 8 7-8. Low Middling 8 3-8. Staple cotton, nominal. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, April 19.?May wheat $1.64; corn 80: oats, 58 1-4; pork. 17.?12 lard. July, 10.42; ribs, 10.50. McFaddln-Altman. I On Tuesday afternoon, April 6th, at 3 o'clock, Miss Lida McFaddin of Sar? dinia and J. Register Altman of Sut ton were married at the residence of the bride's father, Frank McFaddin. Neckwear New and Huiulsome Weaves in SI-RING NECKWEAR SILKS. Tit's for conservative und radi? cal tastes, for the Sombre point of view and the Gay one*;. Seo our Nti kwcor at U CHANDLER THE CLOTHING CO. THE BOB JONES TABER. NACLE MEETING. Lfttt May the Sumter Min? isterial Association engaged the Bob Jones Evangelistic party for a four weeks' meeting to begin on the twenty-fifth of this month. A large, splendidly equip? ped tabernacle, with a seating capacity of 2,700, has been erected by the various Protes? tant churches of the city at the corner of Church and Cal houn streets. There will be a nursery near the tabernacle in charge of a. committee of ladiec from the churches of the city. Here the little folks will be well cared for, while the mothers are attending the services. The singing will be led by a chorus choir of three hundred voices and a large band of per? sonal workers will aid the evan? gelistic party. For eight weeks union prayer meetings have been held at the Y. M. C. A. building. Cottage prayer meet? ings are now being held throughout the city. The evangelistic party is headed by the Rev. Bob Jones of Montgomery, Ala., who is an evangelist of National rep? utation. He is assisted by Mr. Edward McKenzie, director of music, Mrs. Edward McKenzie, pianist, Mrs. Frances Cox Al? lison, Women's worker, Mrs. G. H. Meinardi. personal worker. Mr. G. H. Meinardi, business manager and Mr. Jose Eliot, sec retary. The first service will be held on Sunday afternoon, April 25th at 3.30 o'clock. Sunday night all of the churches will be closed and a union service will be held in the tabernacle at 8 o'clock. There will be two ser? vices a day throughout the four weeks. One in the afternoon and the other at night. On behalf of the churches of the city the Executive Commit? tee extends a cordi- * invitation to all the people of Sumter, of the neighboring towns and sur? rounding country to attend all of these services. J. P. Marion, Chairman of the Executive committee. Gov. Manning has issued a procla? mation for an election to be held on June 8 on the question of annexing a portion of Kershaw county to L#ee county. The teritory contains 7.89 square miles and has a population of 189. The assessed valuation of the territoy is $25,400. The City Clerk and Treasurer is preparing executions against those who have not paid their taxes and these will be handed over to the sher- | iff for collection, as soon as they are prepared. J. Sumter Moore, COTTON L0N6 STAPLE EXCLUSIVELY.; 1218 Washington St. Phone 585 COLUMBIA, S. C. Send samples from both sides of bale and I will name you best price for cotton landed in Columbia. The Only Absolute and Permanent Cure For the Liquor, Drug and Tobacco Habits. More than H years of successful treatment. Nearly 500,000 Cures. Nwarft 100 Institutes. Correspondence Confidential, THE KEELY INSTITUTE, P. O. BOX 75 COLUMBIA, S. C. Vulcanizing Our Tire Repair Service embodies Everything from a simple puncture to perfectly remedying the most serious cut or blowout In casing or tube. A-l equipment plus A-- materials with exacting, expert care in every de? tail lnsuro you Promptness, Service and Satisfaction. Here you will find a Tire Repair Plant equipped with every Modern Steam Vulcanizing apparatus. Columbia Vulcanizing Works 11SS r?dy St. Phone 1714 ? ?41 ?? <? ?? <? ?I? 4? ?f?<? ? ?!? <? <. <? <? <? ? <? <? Builds Up a \Qj Business! Another young man in a nearby town started in with a small Bank account. In a few years it grew to a very substantial sum. He then was able to start in business for himself. Today he has one of the nicest stands in bis town and carries a good bank ac? count. When you see a good business opportunity will you be ready to take it? Why not prepare for the future by opening an account with us now? THE PEOPLES BANK "A ROLL OF HONOR BANK." CAPITAL $100,000.00 EARNED PROFITS $125,000.00 THAT'S WHY uim?:?m?n??H?imm?m;mMinn??ii?mm The National Bank of Sumter This bank was established in 1889, and has for many years enjoyed the reputation of being one of the strongest banks in this section of the State. We would be glad to have your account, whether large or small, Savings or General. The National Bank of Sumter ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS" Or. i/5 "IT IS OUR CLAIM" In every transaction it is the aim of the Officers of this 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 tho Customer's interest. Those Inning financial mat Urs to transact are cordially invited to avail themselves of our assLstance and advice. Business and personal accounts are welcomed. T1TK GROWING BANK :: The Commercial & Savings Bank. J I GEO. D. SHORE, J. K. CRQSSWELL, R. A. BRADHAM, President. Vice-Pres. Cashier. Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Successor* to Booth-Harby Liv? Stock Co. and CratrellLumbar Co. Geo. Epperson'* Old Ste^nd Opp. Court Hoooo 1