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Cbt f?lattbman anl) ?Scutbrou. ?t the Po ^office at Humter, CU M H?wm1 (Um Matter. PERSON \li MENTION. Mrs. A. S. Harnes hau returned to ?er home at Columbus. Oa.. after an extended visit to her daughter, Mrs. R T. Phillips. Mrs. Barnes made many friends durlug her stay In Sum tor, who will learn with regret of her departure. Mrs. <\ B. Waters, of Chester. Is Mtttlng her mother Mrs S i: Smith at Mrs. J. O. Berwick's on Kcndrlck ?Iraet. Miss Birdie Surles, of Dillon. Is visiting her brother. Mr. A. P. Surhs. on Broad street. Mrs. M. C. Penna). who has been ?panding the winter In Summerton. Is visiting Mrs V% II Itrvan on North Main street Mr. Allen, director of the singing at Rev. B. F. McLendon's meetings, was In the city on Tuesday on his way to ??L Mktthews. where Mr. McLem.on will commence a meeting next week. Mrs. T. 8. Joye has been called to Charleston on account of the illness of her brother. Mr. J. M. Sturgeon, at the Baker Sanitarium. Mlsjj Bdna Epperson left this morn? ing for Savannah to visit her sister. Mrs. C. J. Stlmson. Mr. A. A. Brearley. of St Charles, was In the city on Thursday. Miss Hallle Carrlson. of Camden. was In town today. PICNK KiK t MM Dill- \ Teacher of Intermediate Grade* En? tertain- Her scholar*?Rook C lub Mot ting?Personal News of \luw> xkt%r Ft4ka> Mayesvllle. May ??A delightful ?scale was given the schol children of (gas Intermediate grades by their pop ?Jar teacher. Miss Mamlo Bush, on last Saturday. The children, about ti. were carried to the beautlfm woods on th? place of Mr Lern Smith, about three miles from town. A bountiful dinner consisting of sll the gSJod things usually served at picnics was spread under the handsome oaks This dinner was an especially good one and Was thoroughly enjoyed by itar gam? were played and la? ta the afternoon Iced lemonade oaks war a, served The picnic is up about sunset and the chtl were taken to their numerous as. all tired but happy and with deeper feelings of love for their teach? er. Tha Rook club met this week with D. 8. Crawford and as usual a int afternoon was spent. Mis W S. Chandler won the honor of scoring the highest after cutting with several others. Refreshments In ac? cord with the season were served. On last Friday afternoon, little Mlas Anlne Louisa Mayes entertained a large number of her friends at a lawn party in honor of her tenth MfUMgfl) It Is needless to say that the little ones enjoved the occasion to the fullest ex. tent i llclnus refreshments of creaas and cake were passed. Mm. C. O. Strong or Walhalla Is visiting her aister, Mrs. J. W. Cooper Mrs. Pauline McCown of Florence la visiting her sister. Mrs. Tance Net ties, who ha.< been quite sick. Mian Lucy Push and Principal II H. Brun 'on <?f the Mayesvllle school spent the week-end In the Bethel sec? tion, where they formerly taught. SI IT OVER DI.OODIIOl \l>s Plnewood Man Claim* TluU Robblm Lave Him Two l?o Laat Thursday there was a very In? teresting case tried before Magistrate J. W. llerlot and a Jurv. Two line bloodhound* owned l?y the late J. C. RoMdn? v\er In question. The auit waa L. H. Harwick BJjeiMSl J. E. Oamble. It will be recalled that some weeks ago near Pine.vood. while attempting to capture Joel Oreen he had with him at the time three blood hounds, and Mr. Harwick contended that Mr. Bobbins had given two of theo? tloga to him. mit they were car? ried back to Columbia, und Mr. Qainhl? bargained to purchase them from a brother of J. C. Bobbins. The dogs ware then shipped to Oamble, and upon their arri.al In Manning. Harwick demanded them, claiming t< be. the owner, t'pon Gamble's refus? al to turn them over to Harwick, he entered ault. The Jury found a ver? dict again u Harwick. Is under? stood that the magistrate h is grant? ed a new trial. Messrs. Da * la and an. and S. OstlOf <?'Bryan. .. Is attorney for Mr. Gamble.? Manning Times. Oov. Manning has received notice of the formation In Oreenwool coun? ty of a law enf"i< ??uieni ggMSggUoi The sheriff, rural po||essjHs\ mag? latrates and deputies mike up the membership. The report says that the law 1? helm* enforced in that rounty In accordance with tin* va?\ ernor's programme. -The state. Hl KT IN HlNAWAY At CIDF.NT. Mrs. W. >l. D( loriiH- Suffers Cut on ? li.i.i When I'll row u from Buggy? Mis. (.rciolllo iHlaninc Also In? jured. I t.>m The Dally Item, May 5. Mrs. W. M. I>' L.u iiir suffered u painful gash on her head tills morn. Ina; wnen she was thrown under her buggy, which was overt im ned try a i u?away mule bflonglni to the L. B, PbllUpi Company. Mrs. Grenville I>e l.orme .jumped fron?: the buggy, but sustained a : pt .nned ankle and bruis? es on her arm when she jumped. The mule of I,. It. Phillips Ac Com? pany became frightened on Dugan sti.?t near Main street and ran off down the street. The driver, John Itees, tried to stop the muh,*, but one of the lines broke and to prevent running into the buggy in which the two lathes were driving he pulled the mule and WagOS into a post on the Mi of the street, but could not pre? vent his wagon from hitting the bug? gy, which was overturned. Mrs. W. M . >cJA>rme was thrown under the buggy In the collision, Both ladies Waff very badly frightened. Mrs. \V. ML I>eI.orme being taken on to the Tourney Hospltul, where several stitches were taken in a cut on her head, while Mrs. Orenvllle DcLormc was taken Into Mrs. Teicher's resi? dence and given attention there. It was stuted this ufternoon that neither of the ladles was seriously hurt, but both badly frightened and painfully bruised. NFAVS ITFMS FROM PISGAII. Mothers' Da> at St. John's With Ad? dresses by Messrs. McI>eod and Ta tuni?Liquor Still Brought In by Blind Tigers. risgah, May 3.?A light rain fell here last night, also considerable hail. The rain Is not heavy enough to bring up all tho cotton, but It will help the oats very much. Mothers' Day was observed at St. John's Church, Smithvllle, yesterday. Interesting addresses were made by Hon. Thos. O. McLeod and Mr. T. H. Tatum of Blshopvllle. Mr. McLeod spoke In defence of step-mothers, a \ury much abused class of ladies caused by prejudice against them. Ho is right. There are many good step-mothers, whose lot Is hard be? cause evtsfders Intcrefere In their do? mestic mat*' ri, putting btep-rhlldren *gnlnst th*MTi. Both addresses ware full of practical though'?. I guess your Egypt scribe wtll tell you all about the days' exercises, so I will leave the rest to him. The liquor business is still hero. "Much is brought by negroes in Various ways. The gallon-per-month is gone all around. After the 14th of next September the rotten stuff will go to the dogs and be swept from the State. K\ery good citizen should aid the gov? ernor in his efforts to have a better state of affairs. The writer of this has tried In various ways to buy a little red eye from the tigers but has signally failed, badly defeated. Well they are wise in their generation. Sev oral here can get all they want with? out sending off for it, because the source of supply will bo safe with them. So tho allies have not whipped Cer many yet and not likely to. A clean moral power throughly organized is hard to whip and that's what Ger? many Is. France Is rotten with im? morality. Lngland and Russia not much better. May the right prevail for the good of all. HAIL STOHM AT WEDGEFIELD. stones Said to Have Been as l*nrgc as Hen's Kg* From The Pally Item. May I, It was stated by a visitor from fFedgefteM thai morning that a bti hull storm oecum d there an Tuesday afternoon, eauotng some damage lo c r-M'S. and more to I tu- fruit crop. ?C atntod thai some of the stones were as large :is in n's eggs a id that after tho hall was over someone w? nt out and picked up a mfgf stone Which ? alghc I >i \ ounces. lb Stated th.it at heard that slsewhere in the nslgh? each.I the hall stones were even mi ?r than those :it Wedgefleld, and up abors there towards Btateburg end Dixie the hail storm was more se vera. The people Of Sunder seem to have the "mmtni fsvsr" worst now than M asjj time in reeent years. Nearly every day there is a party to go down to Blech River or the Water* ot eomewherf eise to apend the day flehlng. get to mention I he crowds Who go out to the nearby mill ponds p| a t|< ills,- f1 . ry morning, The link or the fishermen seems to an vi been Indifferent mostly. Columbia, May 4.?It was announc ff ft the HUitt Ifff Mirer s office that Ihf fertiliser lai receipts lo date this Vfaf net II per cent, of the sales for lh ' same ported last year. To M i\ :t tne sabs amount t?? $ I::.'?. S 7 H. 2 4 as compared With |14t.tTl.t4 last >ear. The total Pales fOf 1914 amounted to |jf?r,,o?)o.o?. MI MM Kl AI. DAY ON MONDAY. occasion win be observed in 1 vmlcr According to Custom of Long Stand iug. Monday. May 10th, will ho observ? ed In shunter this year as Memorial Day, according to a custom of long standing in this city. Tho Rev. R. S Truosdale of Trinity Methodist church will make the uddress of the occasion. The United Daughters of the Con? federacy are now preparing I he pro? gram for the occasion and it will be announced in a few days. PREPARE for BRIDGE con? striction. W. L. Lee Secured to Sii|>orvlsc Steel Concveto Work?To Rulid Road? Ask for New Hcn.J. It was decided at the meeting of the County Hoard of Commissioners on Tuesday to secure the services of MaJ. W. L. Lee to supervise the steel and concrete work on the bridges ov? er streams which will be built in the county in the near future out of the lio.ooo rond Improvement fund which was secured by tip sale oi bonds last month. Maj. Lee Will act in an ad? visory capacity to Supervisor Pitts, who asked for the advice of an ex? pert in this part of the bridge build? ing. Mr. H. J. Harby requested that a road between Second Mill and the Stateburg Road at White's Siding be straightened out and put in condition. The board decided to postpone action on this matter. Supervisor Pitts reported that ho had surveyed the new road in the Concord section and that he would be ready to begin work on it in the near future. ? RESOLUTIONS OP THANKS. To Dr. E. S. Booth from Retail Deal? ers' Association Directors for Erect? ing the Curb Market Shed. Whereas, Dr. E. S. Booth, actuat? ed by public spirited motives, and a desire to cooperate with the producers and consumers of Sumter County and City, in maintaining, through a curb market, tho necessary marketing fa? cilities whereby tho producer and conusmcr will bo brought into direct trading relations, has at his owi; ex? pense, decide! to elect a curb mar? ket shed in this City, and Whereas, The Retail Dealers' Arno? eiatlcn, of Biimter, werf among the advocates of tho Sumter Curb Market, and bellevo that this market should be encouraged in every legitimate manner, Therefore, Be It Resolved, That we, tho undersigned directors of tho Re? tail Dealers' Association do hereby express our appreciation of the ef? forts of Dr. Booth to encourage diver? sification of agricultural products, and to reduce the cost of living among the consumers of Sumter, And Bo It Further Resolved, That we desire to go on record as retail dealers of Sumter as favoring any leg? itimate enterprise or endeavor where? by "The greatest good to the great? est number" will be brought about. (Signed) J. Z. Hearon, President! C. E. Hurst. T. H. Clarke, J. J. Wcstco.it. Ii. L. Tlsdale, W. H. Shelly, R. K. Wilder, F. D. Knight. D. W. Cuttino. Attest: Secretary Retail Dealers' Associa? tion. Sunder, S. C, May G, 191 f.. TO BUILT) MANY SILOS. This Prom Isis to \'< South Carolina's Banner Silo Year. Clemeon College, May 4.?Indica? tions are that 191.r> will be South Car ollna's banner year for silo-bulldlng. The daiiy agents of Clemeon College and tho United States Department of Agriculture have been receiving numerous applications for help from 1 farmers who desire to construct silos this summer and the number of silos already in sight exceeds the total number built In this State last year. The rapid growth of interest in silo-bulldlng may be taken as a cer? tain indication of the State's progress In live stock branches, say dairymen. fSllage is the most economical winter' succulent feed for cattle, either dairy or beef, and no section will have live stock farming at its best until it has numerous silds. A recent Q0I1SUS showed that there were 16,000 silos in Wisconsin. There are between 100 and S00 in South Carolina. I Every farmer who has ten or more head ol cattle should be Inter ? sted in silos and .dl such are ad \ lead to w rile tu tin- i >alry i M\ islon of Clemeon College for silo Informn lon, which will be ".lolly furnished. Iciemson will not only furnish blue? print! and bills of material free, but I w ill slso, wherevei possible, give help in tin? actual conatrudion of a I silo. A PROTEST AGAINST BONG. W. I). Woods says "Battle Hymn of Republic" should Never lie Bong by Southern Audience. Editor Daily Item. Tho writer has been reading your accounts of the meeting that is now being held in Sutnter. with the earn? est wish that ? great deal of good may result from it and all the church? es may be very much strengthened thereby. The writer would like to say just here, that he has never known of any city or community that lias within its borders, more good people in proportion to its size, than can be found in Suniter. There is one thing, however, in connection with this meeting against which the writer wishes to enter a most emphatic, though kind, protest. This protest is against singing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," for It should never be, under any circum ? stances, used in the South, especially during a religious meeting. The writer does not know tti? tune to which it is sung, and desires to say nothing as to its merits or demerits as a poem, but if both words and music were beyond criticism it should never be used by a Southern audience. The hymn has its Inspiration In the fana? ticism of the writer, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, and was written to the hearts of the Northern soldier for the inva? sion of the South. Irreparable and far reaching damage has been done by the use of Northern histories in our schools and we have supinely submitted to all of this, but by the sacred and glorious recollections of the past, the memory of our heroic dead, who are not here to speak for themselves, and the inspiration left us by the women of the Confederacy who, by their sacrifices and con? stancy during the glorious struggle for Southern independence, more than rivaled the courage of the women of Saragossa, or that of the Hebrew ma? trons and maidens, who helped to defend the "Holy City" against the legions of Vespasian. Let us forever draw the line against such songs as the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." W. D. Woods. Darlington, May 4th. FORM TENNI8 ASSOCIANTION. Young Men of Stumer Build Two Tennis Courts on the Wilson Lot. Twenty-tWo of the young men of Smntfrr organised a tennis association severn I weeks ago and have just corr. plcted two very good courts on the Wilson lot on Hampton Avenue, Mr. Thomas Wilson having kindly grant? ed the use of the lot for this purpose. Tho courts are now ready to play on, the rain on Sunday night having been sufficient to wet the surface, so that the clay could be given a thorough rolling. The members of the club will be given numbers according to their playing ability and after a short pe? riod of practice a tournament will be inaugurated among the members of the club and it is expected that match? es will be arranged shortly with teams from other towns. Little Girl Hurt. From The Daily Item, May 4. Monday afternoon while swinging in one of the swings at the Play? ground little May Myerson. the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Myer? son, fell out of the swing and severe? ly gashed her chin in the fall. The little girl was at once given atten? tion, as soon as a physician could be secured, and is said to be getting on very well today. Appointed to Honorary Office. Mr. J. D. Epperson of this city has received a letter from Mr. C, II Young, of Los Angeles, Cab, inform? ing him of his appointment as vice president of the Anchona Club of America, for South Carolina. Mr. Epperson is a lover of fancy fowls and makes a specialty of Anchonas. Mrs. lt. L. Kennedy Dead. From The Dally Item, May 5. Mrs. Temperance Kennedy, wife of It. L. Kennedy, died this morning at 7 o'clock at the Tourney Hospital, af? ter an illness extending over a period of several years. Mrs. Kennedy was forty-two years of ago and is survived by her husband and several children. Before her marriage she was a Miss Coulter. The body will be taken from Sutn? ter to Spring Hill tomorrow morning, where the funeral services and inter? ment will be held at noon. Death of An Infant. From The Daily Item. May 5. The year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Mathis. who lives in the St. James neighborhood, died Tuesday, after an illness of three weeks. The body was taken to Spring Hill this morning, where the funeral was held at noon today. Mr. T. M. chandler bus commenced the huihllnr, of a handsome residence on his b>t ne\t to the Trinity church parsonage. BLAND HOUSE BURNED. A. W. IiOdiiigham Lose? Everything He Has by Tire Wednesday Night. Prom The Daily Item, May 6. Last night between twelve and one 1 o'clock the Wand house <m North Main street was burned, the lire catch? ing from some unknown cause. The residence Was occupied by Mr. A. W. Ledingham and family, who barely escaped with their lives, losing every bit of their household furniture and clothing except that which they could grab up as they left the building. The loss to H. J. Bland, who owned the house was probably about $3,000 with insurance of $1,800. Mr. Ledingham had a small amount of insurance on [ his furniture. When the lire was discovered the llames had spread over the whole roof and were heard crackling overhead. The members of the family were aroused and securing what clothes they had, ran out. A bicycle, a mat? tress and a chair were the only things they carried out with them, one of tho little girls in her fright failing even to carry any clothing except what she had on with her. Some one telephoned the fire department, but the nearest hydrant was at the cor ner of Main and Live Oak streets and 'oo far away to be of any service, es? pecially as there was no hope at that time of saving the house. The chick ens were removed from the fowl house and the cow was taken out of danger, hut this did not keep the loss from being an extremely heavy one to Mr. Ledingham and his family. Tho barn was saved by persons climbing up on the roof and preventing the sparks which fell on it from catch? ing. I SUMTER COTTON MARKET. i Corrected Daily by Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 9 1-4. / Strict Middling 9 1-8. Middling 9. Strict Low Middling 8 1-2. Low Middling 8. Staple Cotton, Nominal. __ j New York Cotton Market. Opened. Close. May.9.72 9.54 July.9.85 9.74 Oct.10.18 10.12 Dec.10.37 10.32 In the Pollec Court. James Counts was tried in the Re? corder's Court Wednesday on the charge of non-payment of license and given a sentence of $15 or 30 days. Nossie Richardson, vagrancy, was sentenced to pay $30 or serve for 30 days. REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF No. 3809. - The First National Hank of Sumter, at Sumter, in the State of South. Curoliuu, at the Close of Business, May 1st, 1915. RESOURCES. 1. a Loans anri discounts (notes held in bank).$ 496,034.58 2. Overdrafts, secured, none; unsecured.'. 261.66 3. a U. S. bonds deposit lo secure circulation (par value).$50,000.00 ? b U. S. Bonds pledged to secure U.S. deposits (par value). .i. 7,100.00 f Premium on U. S. bonds.;. 200.00 67,300.00 4. a Securities other than U. S. bonds or commer mercial paper deposited to secure circulation. . . 5,000.00 b Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure U. S. deposits. 3.895.U0 i i c Bonds other than U. S. bonds pledged to secure postal savings deposits./. 4,000.00 f Securities other than U. S. bonds (not includ? ing stocks) owned unpledged. .. .. 715.00 Total bonds, securities.< . 13,610.00 5. Subscription to stock of Federal Reserve bank .$12,000.00 a Less amount unpaid.6,000.00 6,000.00 b All other stocks, including premium on same. . 6,000.00 11,000.00 6. Banking house-: f irnitnre and ffJ ture*. 60,000.00 7. Other real estate owned. 250.00 8. Due from federal Reserve bank. io,76* it 9. d Duo from approved reserve agents In New York, Chicago, and St Louis. 2 '$#.01 b Due from approved reserve agents in other re? serve cities. 5,509.94 34,589.95 10. Due from banks and bankers (other than in? cluded in 8 or 9). 685.39 11. Checks on banks in the same city or town as re? porting bank. 3,489.60 13 b Fractional currency, nickels, and cents .. .. 1,057.96 14. Notes of other national banks. 3,376.00 15. Federal reserve notes. 120.00 Lawful money reserve in bank: 16. Total coin and certificates. .. 12,306.00 17. Legal-tender notes. 500.00 18. Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (not more than 5 per cent, on circulation). 2,500.00 Total.$697,849.53 LIABILITIES. L Capital stock paid In.$100.000.00 2. Surplus fund. 100,000.00 3. Undivided profits.$37,129.75 37,129.76 Less current expenses, interest, and taxes paid . 9,967.48 27,162.27 4. Circulating notes. 60,000.00 50,000.00 9. Demand deposits: Individual deposits subject to check.170,827.85 d Cashier's checks outstanding.. 151.27 e United States deposits. 9,877.18 f Postal savings deposits. 558.36 181,414.66 10. Time deposits: c Deposits subject to 30 or more rays* notice .. 135,772.60 14. Rediscounts with Federal Reserve bank. 28,500.00 a Notes and bills rediscounted. 40,000.00 68,500.00 15. Bills payable, including obligations represent? ing money borrowed. .. .. 35,000.00 Total.$697,849.53 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, County of Sumter, ss. I, O. L. Yates, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is truo to the best of my knowledge and belief. O. U YATES, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 5th day of May, 1916. A. M. Broughton, Notary Public. Correct?Attest: NBILL O'DONNELL, H. N. FORESTER. GEO. F. EPPERSON, Director* ???????++? ??????? ???+?? ft MMMMMMM MM MM* We Desire to Serve You The service which we render to Individuals, Firms and Cor? porations is characterized not only by promptness ami thorough efficiency in every detail, large and small, but also by enreful personal attention to all business entrusted to our care. Wo solicit your Banking Business, whether It be largo or ^ small, and assure unexcelled BANKING s ERY ICE. THE GROWING BANK The Commercial & Savings Bank, i GEO. 0. SHORE, J. K. CROSSWELL, P. A. BRADHAM, President. Vice-Pres. Cashier.