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Ck* (fiHatrbman aiib Soutbron I I Km?N \L MENTION. Mm K P. Kvans. of Charleston. Is visit In? Mrs. W. H. Bryan on North Main Street. A II Smith. of C;ii.i,lni passed through the city on Thursday on hie way home, after closing his school In Dillon county, where he has been teaching. Mrs. Mary Augustln, who has been visiting her daughter. Mrs. K. W. Vogel, has returned to Van Wert. Ohio. Dr. and Mrs. A. O. Phlfer. of Hlr mlnsham. Ala. are visiting Dr. Phjfer s brother. Mr. C. M. Phlfer on Oakland Ave. Mr and Mrs. W. H. Anderson, of gummerton. were In the city today. Mr. and Mrs, Uwr?nce Bents and little daughter, of Greenville, are visiting friends In the city. Mr. J. Boone Alken, of Greenville, general agent of the Southeastern Life Insure no* Company, with head? quarters at Florence, was a visitor to the city on Saturday. Mis* Martha Alderman of Alcolu was a visitor to the city on Monduy. Mr. Frank p. Burses* of Manning waa In town to-day. Dr. W. A. Alston of Hagood spent the day In town. Messrs. J. G. Dtnklna and Raymond Schwerts of tho Euphradian Lltemry Society are two of the contestants In an oratorical contest at the University of South Carolina. The Rev. J. p. Marlon of the Sum ter Presbyterian Church, preached the laureate sermon at Chlcora to the graduates on Sunday Death. The Daily Item. May 17. was received here this after the death In Columbia short I o'clock today, of the in daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ber Manning. .The little girl was 'HAn sick three days ago, and was earned to Columbia Saturday for tre* latent Mr. Manning was away <? i trip North, but was summoned e. and reached Columbia Satur night. ?n time to he at the bid of OH l'.'H. ? f.r i.? f'., ?? .leMti rred. The baby will be brought umter tomorrow nooning, at 9.15. itkm fuaeial eviv.wus will take place fr-oi the Church of the Holy Com ' >. ?r. with the 111'i iti>?!\t tin cemetery. Death of MIm Sewtirook. fro.n The Daily Item. May 17. X.im Marie G. Seebrook died at ? this morning, after a very brief em Miss Seebrook, whose home gt Summervllle. 8. C, was here a visit to her brother. Marlon Seebrook, Esq. She was strick after retiring Saturday night, an attack of acuto Indigestion Which resulted In her death this morning The funeral ?er\k? ? will be held at the Church of n iy Comforter at s.ao a. m .. to snd the body will be sent home for burial. Dealti of J. S. Coulter. From The Dally Item. May 17. J. 8. Coulter, who lived a few miles north of town, died this morning at his home on the White's Mill r ? .? i. aged ft y*?ars. The deceased Is sur \lved ?'v I I IS SJjd feui .sm ill ehll Srasj The funeral services will be held at Salem Kmpt 1st rhureh tomorrow. Tue i day. morning at 13 o'clock and the body will Im? Interned at the ceme? tery. Sunn i It.sntlfnl spirit One of the most appreciated things In connection with the entire disas? ter was the beautiful and magnani? mous spirit with whb h the ritUons of Sumter cam** to Manning's rc'ieuc. In the pandemonium which reigned oT course, the repjrts which went out were somewhat exaggerated, as many wires w?ie down. Put when the Sumter people heard of our plight the fire iMdl aas rung and continued to ring until hundreds of people wore assembled, ind when they wen? told of the trouble at Manning about seventy-five cars with probably one hundred and llfiy people, doctors, trained nurse*, and cltl/ens. with tKtndsgrs. surglc il instruments and other means *lth which to alleviate suffering came to Manning to rend, i all the assistance they could. The tit Isens of Manning will m s er forget this beautiful spirit on the part of the people of lo-r mmUt ?its Sumter. ? Mann'ns Tin es. The fishermen report that thev ate having belter luck with hook und line than for VdSfl The remosal of fish trap* from the ?treain* is responsible for the condition and II Is hop.-d tbnf the fish wsrdi us wiM keep the streams opsn. ^_.__. . j FIRST PRELIMINARY DRILL. Bieten Mwi Chosen to Drill ut Dull Park to Select Comniencoinout At the preliminary drill at the Cal houn school on Frida v eleven hoys wer? picked to drill in the comnotl? tive drill at the ball park later from w hich number six men will be select? ed to drill at commencement. The men picked at the preliminary com? petitive drill were Alva Solomons, English DcsChamps. Wiley Drazeal, Alwyn Burns, Carlyle Stuckey, Aubrey Bradham. John Gallagher, Felder Smith, Charles Curtis, Walter Minis, and Archie Richardson. UTTLI damage in lkk. Cotton Wurchousc and Slngletary Res? idence Damaged, but Ruin was Needed by Cotton Crop. The storm that did such damage last Friday at Manning. Marlboro and In Humter county, struck the upper portion of Lee county with consider able force, but uside from blowing down one tenant hou*e and the beat? ing up by ball of the oat crop and young cott >n and corn In the Rose Hill section, it was not serious. The wind blew hard here for awhile and one section of the cotton warehouse was blown down. Mr. It. II. Slngle? tary had the top of one of his chim? neys blown off. The rain was very acceptable last Friday even if It was accompanied by high winds and considerable hail. Moro than half the cotton crop was not out of the ground and the oat crop was getting to he a serious prob lern so far as making anything. Farmers were complaining of not having anything to do as they were through planting and nothing up for them to work.?Leader and Vindica? tor. LINCOLN school COMMENCE? MENT. Will Begin Sunday, May 23rd. ami Close Friday May 28th?Twenty - live Graduate*. The annual commencement exercis? es of the Lincoln Graded School will begin on next Sunday morning and will continue through the week, end? ing on Friday evening, May 28th, when twentv-iive graduates will be given diplomas for completing (he Ifen The iaokram of oxercisea will be h?M In the Lincoln School auditor? ium, and Is as follows: PROGRAM. Sunday morning, May 23. 11.00 A. M.. .tnnual Sermon?Dr. J. 11. Murph. Mt. Plsgah A. M. E. Church. Wednesday Evening, May 26th, Prize Declamation Contest, Class of 1916. General Admission 10c. Friday Evening. May 28th, 1915, Commencement?General Admission 86c. All exercises to be held In the School Auditorium. CLASS ROLL. Class Honors?Knoldi m* Charles Hlckson. < hism Motton?"Onward Is our Aim." gfrainHai Latter Eugenia Arthur. Eliza Bertha Boykln. Sudie Klberta Davis, .Wille Flhelyn Dicks, Fannie Inez Drew, Agnen F. Edwards, (Veella Vermel Haynes, Hattle Gertrude Shaw. Kosalle Vermel Thomas. NAomi Victoria Weston. Samuel McCotrle Durant, ll?nr\ Manning F. til son, Enoldrus Chns. Hlckson. Ancrum Jenkins, i:? ulah Marie Heyward, Uattli B. Jenkins, Mary Magdalene Johnson. Ih'ssh- Vermel Moore, Maggie Louise Parker, John Dory Martin. William Gatnewell Valentino, lartrat wiiiiam white, Claudius wiiiiams, Richard Bernard Woods. William o'Deyrle Wright - ITALY HAS SOLDIERS. Nearly Two Million Men Now I ndcr Arms. i }. im . i M;tv 1 A telegram fr.nn Lapian. I lain city, near the Italian l.order. says that Italy now has !,? i too.ouo auldlari mobilized and equip-1 pad, It Is said Austria has contlscated the property of the KothschlhK ss well as that of various English, French and Russians families DRANK ALCOHOL BY MISTAKE. Ute Dead nl Party In Atlanta Sub? urbs. Atlanta. Mav II.?John Hlnunt. Rmmei Rlount, John Lynch. Kannle Caldwell and Mary North are dead as the reauh or drinking wood Alcohol i.\ mistake si i pnrtj In the suburbs of Atlanta? WILL TEACH SWIMMING. Opportunity Offered for Hoys of Sum tor oxer Nim? Yours to Learn to S?lm. An opportunity offered nt the Young Men's Christian Association at this timu for boys to learn to swim. Mr. E. T. White, physical director at tho Y. M. C. A., is giving a series of five lessons to all boys in town over nino years of ago, whether members of the association or not. Any boy who desires to learn to swim can present himself at the Y. M. C. A. and secure a card granting him live lessons 'n Swimming, He is sup? posed to learn in five lessons, but if he fails to pass the examination he can secure another card for lessons. All persons taking lessons are required to pass the swimming examination on Tuesday afternoon. Tho lessons are given on every Tues? day and Thursday afternoons at 3.30 o'clock. Everybody should learn to swim and those boys over nine years of age who have not learned should avail themselves of this opportunity. EPIDEMIC OF APPENDICITIS. Several Ilishopville Citizens Find Op? erations Necessary. Mr. J. E. McCutchen, Jr., was taken suddenly ill last Friday night and carried at once to the Florence hospi? tal to be treated for appendicitis. He was in a very critical condition, but was successfully operated on. Since then some complications have arisen and he is not doing as well as hoped. Miss Marian Manning was taken to the Florence hospital yesterday morning to be operated on for appen? dicitis. Only last week her sister Louise was taken there for the same purpose and is getting on very nicely. It seems as If apendlcitis is almost an epidemic.?Bishopvillc Leader and Vindicator. PRISONERS WANT FOOD. German Standard Not Sufficient for British. London, May 17.?A representative of Tho Dally Mall, describing a trip he made around Germany, in the course of which he visited several prison camps, says the principal com plaint of the Britishers was the Insuf fletrnev of the food, "which is fur. sjgfetd according t?' the Gc**man stan ? dards nf living and theso nre admit? tedly lower than the British standard All the men l Interviewed raid ti*.e i tood was insufficient. Some of them said they were starving." The correspondent appeals to Britishers at home to send food and clothing to tho war prisoners, declar? ing that ho is fully convinced tho Germans will do nothing to prevent the food reaching them. The cor? respondent is a citizen of a neutral country. NOTE "ON HIGH PLANE." Gov. Manning Admires President Wil? son's Work. Columbia, May 15.?' The note of President Wilson to the German g'->x eminent is a dispassionate out strong statement of the attitude of the Unit? ed States government against re? pented offenses," said Gov. Manning yesterday. 'Tho American note to tho German government meets a grave matter on a high plane. It is a dispassionate but strong statement. couched in language whi?h gives Germany the opportunity to comply without humil? iation; yet asserts a Arm demand for guarantees against repeated offenses. In this the government shows forbear? ance but firmness, and this, in my opinion, is the proper attitude for this government to assume.'* OFF FOR METROPOLIS. Wilson and Party Leave on May How er. Washington, May 14.?President Wilson left Washington late tonight on the yacht Mayflower for New York Where he will review the Atlantic fleet next week. Cruising in leisurely fashion, the yaeht will pass out of the Virginia capes about noon tomor row and reach New York early Won day morning. Returning, she will sail for Washington Tuesday night and arrive here Thursday morning. Accompanying the president are I Secretary Tumulty. l>r. Cary T, Gray son. l\ S. N? Mrs. George Howe, the president's sister; Mrs. Anna Cothe ran, his niece; Anna Cotheran, his small grandnlece. and Miss Helen Wood row Bones, his cousin. Mule Fell In Well. i. A. Jenkins, colored, of Btateburg, was in town today and reported the death of a line mule, which came about in " rather odd manner, Jen? kins was ploughing com near an old time well, which was uncovered, The well raved In, the male slipped Into it and sustaining Injuries from which ' it died. ,lt.a<?aM.Ui^iaUi?.iSia * COMPLAINT i FROM CURB MAR? KET. PutroiiM Say Producer Bought Goods and Resold it tit Increased Price? Dealer Stated That Curb Market Was Done Awuy With. From The Dally Item, May 15. Several complaints were made over the telephone at The Item office this morning concerning the alleged pur? chasing of foodstuffs by one producer from another producer and the re? selling of the stuff at an increased price to consumers. Those who tele? phoned the Item office stated that they considered this a violation of the rules of the curb market, and they ex? pressed their resentment in more or luss vigorous terms. The alleged in? cident was the purchasing by Mr. J. K. Jennings from another producer of some green peas and his reselling them at an increased cost. Mr. Jennings was asked about trv matter and stated that he had consid? ered It a business prcnosition and had acted on it as such. Mr. Geddings, he stated, had asked permission to eell his peas in the shed which Mr. Jen? nings and others had persuaded Dr. Booth to build for them and for which they are paying. Mr. Jennings stated that he had told Mr. Geddings he might use the shed for a nominal rent, or he might sell his peas on the curbing. He had then asked Mr. Geddings what he wanted for his peas and had offered to purchase them from him. Mr. Geddings had accept? ed his proposition and he had bought them and sold them at what he con? sidered a fair market price. He did not consider that what had taken place between him and Mr. Geddings as anything to concern the consumers. In relation to the curb market proposition Mr. Jennings stated that they had been driven off the curb market and had to erect a building, where they were under the same re? strictions as other dealers. He there? fore considered himself on the same basis as other dealers and stated that he had a right to act as ho had done. Commencement City Schools. The commencement exercises this year will take place on the evenings ?f the 26th and 27th of May. The fol? lowing Is the roll of the class; John Barrett, Rowland Boyle, Charlee i:radham, Hughes Bradley, W.ley Fhuzeal, Albert Drogdon, [{?fh Brown? Ruth Brown, Ann Eliza Brunson, Joel Brunson, ' Reba Brunson, Anna Bryan, Alwin Burns, . Charles Curtis, Coline Deal. Lillian Dolgar, Minnie DeLorme, English DesChamps, Milling DesChamps, Mae Dunne, Sara Edmunds, Catherine Flowers, John Gallagher, John Green, Colzy Heiiot, Edward Hinson, Elizabeth Hood, Walter Jennings, Inez King, Edward RJarion, Katie Mellette, Vivian Middleton, Walter Mims, Mary Ellen Richardson, George Rowland, James Sanders, William Shaw, Henry Shaw, Felder Smith, Alva Solomons, Mac Stubbs, Virginia Thomas, Marion Tolar, Kathleen Walsh, Alice Wannamaker, Edith Williamson, Charles Wilson, Robert Wright. ENGLISH PAPER'S COMMENT. Points Gut Paragraph Which it Suys Jars English Feeling. London. May 14.?"President Wil-! son," says the Daily Chronicle, "has at last spotyen out. His note to the German government is studiously courteous, but it is very firm In sub? stance. There Is one paragraph which will jar on British feeling. It is that in which Dr. Wilson alludes to what \c humane and enlighten hitherto assumed by the German government In ? international right," and German influence in the ernational obligation as 'ai? red upon the side of justice .. ,t nun ? itttyt of Germany's flagrant Vlo nt er national right and the rfare by sea and land, these ts sound strangely to the r. With these reservation? . . that the note is worthy [] o occasion and the great Itnce il emanates." LEAVE FOR GREENWOOD. Hose and Ilantl Heel Teams to Par? ticipate in Tournamenu From The Daily Item, May 17. The hose and hand reel teams left this morning for Greenwood to at? tend the firemen's convention and tournament at that place tomorrow and next day. There were ten to leave this morning and several more will go tomorrow and tonight. The racing wagon and horses, Jeff and Jim, were placed in cars and left here Satin day in charge of the driver, Isaac Young, with Messrs. Ryan White, Ormsby Blanding and Eddie Dunne in charge. Those leaving this morning were Messrs. R. E. Wilder, chief of the de? partment, J. H. Forbes, D. W. Cutti no, Joe Morris, John Ilaynsworth, Henry Brinkley, Deuward Bultman, Joe Chandler and Archie LeGrand. Al Keels, who is the fancy jump? er of the racing squad, will leave tomorrow morning, as will Stansill Smith, another fireman. R. S. Hood, clerk of the State Firemens* Conven? tion, will leave tonight to attend the convention meeting tomorrow morn? ing at 11 o'clock. The hand reel and hose teams have been practicing diligently of late and are in excellent shape for the trip. ?The firemen are confident of winning a number of prizes, thereby uphold? ing the past records ot the depart? ment. - . PASSES THROUGH WAR ZONE. Transylvania, Under Charter to Cun ard Lane, Reaches Grcenock, Scot? land, From New York. New York, May 17.?The Anchor line steamer Transylvania passed safely through the war zone about the British Isles and arrived at Gre nock, Scotland, at 3 o'clock this morn? ing, London time, officials of the Cunard line, to which the Transylva? nia was under charter, announced. Fears had been felt for the safety of the Transylvania, as she carried a large cargo of contraband and her usual course to Liverpool would take her near the point where the Lusi tania was sunk by a German torpedo. It was assumed in many quarters, however, that because of the danger of submarine attacks the Transylvania would change her course and proceed probably to a Scotch port. This sur? sis? proved coirect, as this morning's advice.* of her safe arri\.'! at Gie ; 04 It, Scotland, showed FLOODS IN CLAUENDOX. Five Inches or Rain Falls in Thirty Hours. Manning, May 13.?Almost Inces? sant rain all day Tuesday through? out the night and a good part of yes? terday thoroughly soaked the coun? try and rilled the streams and swamps to flood stages In this section. There was an aggregate of over five inches of rainfall in about 30 hours, which came while the country was still wet from the fall of over two inches of rain during the storm of last Friday. There was no strong wind or electric disturbance accompanying the rain of yesterday and today. Up to Fri? day a large portion of the county was suffering from droughty there being scarcely any rainfall during the month of April. In the Panola section It Is said there had been no precipita? tion since the snow. SEVEN MEN KILLED BY CAR. Chain Slips on Derrick Causing Car to Fall on Men Below. Atlanta, May 16.?Seven men, two of them white, were killed and ten were injured, some seriously, when a derailed car overturned on the Southern railway near Toccoa, Ga., to? day while a wreaking crew was clear? ing a freight wreck. All were em? ployes of the road. The white men killed were: S. O. Estes, supervisor, Toccoa, and S. E. Griffin, section foreman, Liberty, S. C. Five of the injured were white They are: Thomas Bentley. Flowery Branch, Ga.; Boss Cash. Mount Airy, Ga.; J. C. Smith, Mount Airy, Ga., and S. E. Thomas, Lula, Ga. Railway officials here said tho acci? dent was caused by the slipping of a chain on one of the derricks lifting the car. The men were under the suspended load. ANXIOUS FOR IRON CROSS. i Damascus, Syria, via London, May .14.?Lieut Von Muecke and a landing 1 party of fifty from the German crubs ; er Emden, who escaped when their ?ship was destroyed In the Indian ! Ocean last Nov ember, have arrived j here after six months of adventureous wandering. "Have I won the iron cross?" was the first question asked by Lieut. Von , Muecke. He and the sailors in his command were delighted when told that they Were regarded In Germany as heroes and all had been awarded the coveted cross. The lieutenant declared all he wanted now was to gel n command iti I the North. Seu. STOCK AND TRCCK ASSOCIATION. To De Organized Next Saturday ot County Court House?Sumter to lie Made Live Stork Market. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce, and President J. Frank Williams of the Sumter County Farmers* Union have called a joint meeting of the commercial organization and all farm? ers and others interested in establish ins the live stock Industry in Sumter County, and furnishing a market for the sale of cattle, hogs, and other stock. The meeting will be held In the county court room beginning at 12 o'clock, noon. At this meeting will be discussed also the advisability of forming a county truck association with regard to systematic marketing facilities. With the eradication of the cattle tick in this county and releasing of Sumter and nearby counties from the quarantine heretofore in vogue against cattle tick infested counties, the op? portunity for making this a splendid live stock or cattle raising county is splendid. Intelligent and systematic efforts however with regard not only to the methods, but particularly with refer? ence to business-like methods of mar? keting can be best secured by intel? ligent organization and cooperation in conjunction with the United States Department of Agriculture, and the South- Carolina Department of Agri? culture, Commerce and Labor. The federal and State governments have well organized marketing bu? reaus and cattle experts, marketing experts, and other trained men who will cooperate with cny well organiz? ed county effort. The Chamber of Commerce and President Williams request that every farmer and business man interested in the future prosperity of the agricul? tural districts of Sumter county will attend this meeting, and interest oth? ers to attend. The most prosperous agricultural sections of the United States are those where live stock raising is car? ried on with the soil cultivation, live stock and agriculture going well to? gether on profit making farms. The benefits of the "live at home" policy on the farm have had very practical and profitable effects already, and how that it has been demonstrat? ed that it. p.ivs to grow truck for home consumptioii ;uid for seie on the Iocs! market, it is proposed to try to grow truck of \aiions kinds for shipment. Education of tlie masses n-ith re* gard to live stock and trucking, and cooperation are the chief object* of the proposed association. PASS MILITARY EXAMINA? TIONS. E. M. Blytlie, Greenville, and H. R. Springs, Georgetown, Qualified to Receive Coloneltcy. e Columbia, May 17.?It was an? nounced this morning that E. M. Blythe of Greenville and H. B. Springs of Georgetown have passed the re? quired examinations for commissions as colonels for the First anu Second regiments. The action of City Council in mak? ing a small monthly appropriation to defray the operating expenses of the Civic League library is a step in the right direction and will result ulti? mately, it is hoped and believed, in the establishment of a public library adequate to*the needs of the com? munity. The Civic League has done a praisworthy work in maintaining the library unassisted, and now with the support of the city council the enlargement and development of the library can be undertaken with confi? dent hope of success. COLDS AFFECT THE KIDNEYS. Many Sumter I?coplc Have Found this to Be True. Aro you wretched in bad weather? Does every cold settle on your kid? neys? Docs your back ache and become weak ? Are urinary passages irregular and distressing? These symptoms aro cause to sus? pect kidney weakness. Weakened kidneys need quick help. Doan's Kidney Pills are especially prepared for weakened kidneys. Sumter people recommend them. U J. Boniface, iron moulder, 101 IKsndrick St.. Humter, says: "Heavy lifting disordered my kidneys, and my back became so stiff and lame that I could hardly stoop. I had dizzy head? aches and the kidney secretions an? noyed me by passing too freely. The least cold I caught settled on my kid? neys and made me worse. When 1 read about Doan's Kidney Pill? 1 tried them and they removed all signs ot the trouble." Price r?0c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Boniface had. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. \, m***?.. II