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I t ItsoV Mi MENTION. Miss Heuluh Hall, of Praia, Fl?., I? vmlttnK friend* In the ? Ity Mr?, H. A. M"vt. accompanied by her little daughter. Florla. In spending sometime In Beaufort with her sister. Mrs. C. P. Brown. Mr. Herold Marvin, of Jackaonvllc, Fie., la the guest of Mr. Alfred Scar? borough. Ml?e Ura Porter, of Georgetown, and Mise Teagtie of Virginia, are visit? ing Mrs. M. V. Whilden on Church ?treat. Mlsa Frances Smith has returned home for the summer from AnhevtlUv where ahe has been attending college during the winter. Messrs. O. I>. Levy, P. S. Finn and C. P. Kxum were among the Klks to go from here to attend the annual Convention of the State Association of Itorrdhy lie Inachreiber, of York city, la Malting Mlaa Ethel Green at 14 Phu ? h atreet. Mra J. H Archer haa gone to ?noivllle. Tenn.. to vlait friends and relativee. Cadet Papers Jamea. son of Capt. and Mra. J. A. Jamea. of Summerton, haa been choeen captain of Citadel ha ea ha 11 team for next year. Mlsa Adole Lartlgue Moore, of Dal eel I. was awrded a diploma at the Confederate Home College, Charles? ton, on Wednesday. Mr. and Mra. Mark Reynolda leave this afternoon for Hew?nee, Tenn., to attend the commencement exercleea of the Uaivarsity of the South, from which their aon. William Beynolds. will graduate. Mr. W. T. I>?nner of Beaufort, and hla aon. Howard Eilte Danner, a re? cent graduate from the University of eVmth Carolina. atopped o\er In the City laat night, on their return to their homo, with Mr. Hartow Walsh. AJfM AD DUNN Kit Fl?K VKTF.lt AN s falte?! laughter* of Confederacy I n terrain Wartor?? of Former Days. There were *orty-four veterans who *d to the Invitations of the of Dick Ar deraon chapter lughteia o. the Confederacv. eda> and ssawsicd ut Valg pseaa tree on court ?amfcge square to yarU.*u of the hos? pitality offered by the ladles. The dinner was served at 1 o'clock and the veterans and a few specially Invited gueata gathered around the table to enjoy the good tings spread out before them. For several hours many of them had been waiting and whetting their appetites for what they knew was coming. The occasion was the annual dinner for the Con? federate veterans given by the Unite ! Daughters of the Cofederacy and the number in attendance was even larger than on some former occasions, although many places were vacant In the ranks where former comrades had nsualrv walked with them on auch occasions. There was a large number of the Daughter* of the Confederacy present Who were kept busy preparing the dinner and seeing it, answering all of the wants of their honored guests. Supt s. II Kdmunds acted for tbo ladles as boat of the occasion, wel Ing the gueata In warm and clo worda. Dill \ l N^l i i?l III \l?s I I AM. y r White I* Manager of Suui'cr llaietmll Mo At a recent meeting of tlmne pluy Ing on the Sumter baseball team. II ? Drw \enntedt w a* elect ptaln i T Wl - . hSjflen manag? er. Pre ertntedt made hla debut on the local diamond last season, taking part In only one game Yhi* year h? has been playing steadily and as pitch* or. fielder und ahortatop haa ahoWg up well Heelden le.|ag| :\ haaehall pl,?\ er. Drevenatedt was one of tl ? best men on the Y. M. P. A. basketball team laut winter White, tin man? ager. Ii phyalcal director of the Young < Man'a Phrlntlan Association and is an All-round too is ? pitch ?r and fielder for the Sumter team. The locals expect three hard games thla week with the strong Mechanic team from Columbia. IMncwood New* Votes Plrewood, June *.? The question of annexation Is hot down to the tip end of UN tap root. The episcopal rector will not hold eervices here next Hunduy. Ilev J W. Guv. past of the Salem BaptiHt church. Sumter. will begin I grrlea of revlxiil services here neat Hondo. 1 '*? ?? ?M ?"rrnoon ** 1 o ? |o? k It I? a fine tribute to the people ot Sumter that onlv three ebb-en* voted ?gainst cducutlouul progress. m^m>. mmn crop prospect cood. Editor of Agricultural Magazine Sees What Sumter County Farmers arc Doing In Way of Diversification und mmm\ RAkf, Editor lm A. Nivens. editor of "Southern Farming.'* a progressive agricultural journal published In At? lanta, with between 75.000 and 100, 000 circulation, was given an automo? bile trip through the greater portion of Sumter county yesterday by Mr. J. Frank Williams, Farm Demonstration agent for this county, accompanied by President It. lt. Belser and Secretary Iteardon of tho Chamber of Com? merce. Different sections of the county were visited, north, east, south, west, m.I centrul sections. A number of stops were made at poultry, live stock, truck, grain and general farms. Among the principle places where stops of thirty minutes each were made for inspection purposes may be mentioned the following: John K. Jennings. J. F. Williams, T. H. Rogers. S. F. Moore. Andrew Vinson, W. It. Wells, S. J. White H. B. Belser, I* D. Jennings. Bernshousc truck farm, and u number of short stops were made from time to time along the route. I Muing the course of the day Mr. Nlvens was given a splendid idea of what Sumter county farmers are do? ing towards increasing tho number of cattle, hogs, turkeys, and chickens. Many hundreds of these farm pro? ducts were seen either grazing in old* or newly made pastures and in farm lots. The trip demonstrated the fact that live stock, such as hogs and cat? tle arc being raised by the thousands in this county, us well as chickens und turkeys. Thousands of acres of oats and wheat were being harvested and the fields along tho route of the party were spottod by hundreds of piles of the golden colored wheat and oats, Just cut and being hauled in. The fields contained hundreds of men, wo? men, boys and girls. Many hundreds of acres of beautiful vetch, clover, al? falfa, rye. and pasture grusses were to be seen on all sides. Thousands of acres of tobacco were seen in a splendid state of cultiva? tion, with good stands and excellent prospects for the biggest tobacco crop over grown in the county. Notwithstanding tho recent unfavor? able rainy weather the thousands of acres of corn and cotton are in good shape, and the la ads have dried off exceptionally yuick. While grass has mad? big headway, novertheess the j unusually qoioB drying of the land has enabled the farmer* to catch up large? ly with cultivation of crops. A great many new tobacco. barns dot the landscape by the side of the roads and further out in the fields nearer the farm houses. Many va? rieties of tobacco barns are being or have been already erected, while mang? old barns have either been or are be? ing prepared for 191G curing. Generally speaking, the agricultural sections of Sumter county have never In the opinion of Secretary Keardon, presented such a splendid and pros? perous outlook owing greatly to wide? spread diversillcation. It appears that less than fifty per cent, of the arable land of Sumter county has been planted in cotton, and that the reduction in cotton will be fully fifty per cent, for 1915, due to reduction of acrcuge and reduced use of fertilizers. Fully five thousand acres of wheat, forty-tlve thousand acres of oats and eighty thousand acres of corn, with not less than live thousand acres of to? bacco, together with probably an In? crease of one hundred to two hundred per cent. In the production of \etch. alfalfa, clover, and other cov? er crops or legumes for forage. The amount of vegetables being grown Is amazing. Great attention Is being given to fruit trees, orchards, peanuts, and berries too. Perhaps the most Interesting and promising outlook for the agricultural districts was the greater interest in r.dsing cat le. hogs, and poultry. And plenty of corn, vetch, alfalfa, clover, and pen Vine h<v, and oats to feed |hl ?took one poultry besides Bermuda grass pastures. Everywhere stops were made, the farmers miked of live stock, dlvsrslA? ? ktlon, <iik-kens. truck, and the bent tits of the "live at home" methods on the farm. Farmers generally were optimistic snd see mod lo think that diversifies" tion of held crofSs and live stock rais? ing, together vvith less ootton, loot com mere in 1 fertiliser and less ereilt in the future are the sei rets t<? perma? nent prosperity, The v ell known delightful hospital? ity of the formen <d Sumter county und tb.ii charming housewives was extended lo IhO party touring the county. At Mr, B, I . Moore's hos? pitable home the pnrty made a stop [of one hour for dinner, It is useless [to say that the dinner was tine and much enjoyed am) appreciated. At the other hospitable homes Of i.Messrs. John K Jennings, A, P, Vln? son, ami J. Prank Wllllnms Ihe party was saved with delightful lunches. Pevei ,| nth*T invitations to lunch and I stop foi breakfast and dinner bad to CITY COUNCIL MEETING. MoKiiovFit hi.- utointfd and J. r. GUSKN BLBOTBD on BOARD or liKAl/ril. $10,000 i harrowed from Charleston lliink?Police itc|M>ii for May Shows Receipts of $MH?Citi/cns Object to Tire Heilig CM?Other Matters. City Council hekl a meeting on Tuesday evening, that being their regular time for meeting, with Coun? cilman C. G. Rowland absent. Several matters of general interest to the community came up and were acted on at the meeting. The resignation of Mr. J. W. Mc Kltver from the board ot health for his term which expired in June, 1914, was accepted, and he was reappointed to serve another term. Mr. J. F. Glenn was elected on the board of health, vice, S. H. Mitchell, whose term expired in Juno, 1913. Another vacancy occurs on the 27th of this month. Resolutions, were passed borowlng $10,000 from the Germunia Savings Hunk of Charleston for the current expenses of the city. A petition from citizens objecting to the oak tree in front of the postofficc being crt was received and tiled. As Mr. Rowland was absent the matter was postponed, Supervisor White be-, ing Instructed to examine into the condition of the tree in the mean? time. The report of the chief of police for the mon*.h of May was received and showed penalties amounting to $318, $234 in lines and 420 days. Supervisor White was instructed to make the necessary changes so that Mrs. Rrown's awning could be prop- ! crly adjusted. A request of the Shaw Mot* r Com? pany to rcshlnglo a building in the rear of their premises was granted. ALVA GUBEN AT HOME. j Completes Special Course in Chemis? try at Cornell. Mr. Alva Green, after completing a year and a half's special course in ad? vanced chemistry at Cornell is at home on a visu to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Green. Mr. Green was grad? uated from the University of South Carolina in the class of 1913. After graduate work in chemistry at Caro? lina br worked In a laboratory in At? lanta md In Wilmington. Later he | tOOh the summer curs, ot Cornell , xuii another year's: study in chemistry, \ in which he Raa specialised'. 1 Summcrton Concern Chartered. The secretary of the State has char? tered the Farmers' Supply company, of Summcrton, With a capital stock of $10,000, the olncers being R. J. Cros krey, president; C. T. c.skrey, secre? tary and treasurer. The concern will do a general supply and merchandise business. be regretfully declined, else the "tourists" would not have finished the inspection in several days. Mr. Nlvcns was delighted with his visit to Sumter county and what he saw. He was very appreciative of Sumter county hospitality, and the cordial welcome extended by tho la? dles and gentlemen of the agricultur? al districts of the ' Gamecock county" Sumter. .The rolling, fertile, and beautiful high hills of the Santce and the his? toric traditions of that section, old and beautiful churches, colonial res? idences, valleys, and the old home and burial place of Gen. Thomas Sumter interested Mr. Nlvem very much. A number ol* pictures for cuts In his paper were secured from the Sumter Chamber of Commerce. The roads were in good shape, de? spite tho protracted wet weather, there was no dust, very little mud or water In the highways. Generally speaking. Bumtor county showed up to the very best advantage. With green fields, and the trees and ?hrubbery In their most brilliant and varigated colors, with various kinds of crops growing, and the smiling faces of the tanners, and their wives and sons and daughters, this county Impressed Mr. Nlvem and the entire Party very favorably and gratefully. The productiveness of the soils of this county surprised Mr. Nlvsni very much indeed, particularly the record breaking yields of sweet potatoes, vetch, oats, cotton, and corn. He took notes at each place visited and asked many questions. He ex? pressed the Opinion that the possibili? ties of the agricultural district! of Ibis county had never been begun as yet. He la an expert agriculturist and practical farmer himself. Ho said thai Sumter county's soils were capa (hie of being brought up to ?> very much higher degree of productveness, diversification, and profit by Increasing the live stock Industry, ami tho rx? I tended use of cover crops, legumes, ? hum is, and barn yard and stable ma? nures, taking, the place of commercial tert Miters w herever p - sible, lie left hist night for his homo in Atlanta. i SUMTER WON GAME. FIRST GAME WITH COLUMBIA ATHLETICS VICTORY FOR LOCALS. Large Crowd of Tans Witnessed (lose and Exciting (>umc?Crank Chan? dler niched Strong Genie und Won for Sumter?Visitors are Clean Sportsmen. From The Daily Item, June 10. Before the largest and most enthus? iastic crowd of the season, Sumter de- j feated the crack Columbia Athletics j by the score of 2 to 0. The credit of the victory belongs largely to Frank Chandler, for he pitched a splendid fame, getting fifteen strike-outs and i allowing but live scattered singles. It j was a difficult game to pitch, but | j Chandler was very steady in the pinches and pulled out of several tight holes. I The Sumter team was a bit shaky in the held, especially In the infield, but ft just happened to be an off day, and the team should take a big brace to day. Columbia played a fine game, but hardly deserved to win, as their hitting was rather weak. Hill, a former South Atlantic leaguer pitched a good steady game, exhibiting a puzzling change of pace that had the locals guessing. Altogether it was an interesting game, marred only by a contested de? cision in the ninth and here a word of tribute should he give to the sports? manship of the visitors. Tho question? ed decision came when it was almost dark and rather than disappoint the crowd by consulting the rule book, Manager Turner accepted the decision and finished the game. The gentle? manly attitude of the visitors was worth a dozen victories to them and all true sportsmen should take off their^hats to Turner and his team. The only runs of the game came In the fifth inning. Booth opened tho inning by striking out. Drevenstedt was hit by a pitched ball and scored when Frank Chandler dropped one over the left field fence for three bases. Chandler scored on Flowers' long fly. There were many oppor? tunities to score but in every case the necessary hit was lacking. Yesterday's score by innings: R. H. E. Columbia. . . .000 000 000 0 5 3 Sumter.000 020 OOx 2 5 4 Batteries: Hill and Carter; F. Chan diet a id Burns, J, Chandler. BmWtB OF MRS nt J. hill. liifelily Esteemed Lady of S under, Bassos Away Suddenly In Florence. From The Daily Item, June 8. Mrs. Martha Jane Hill, the widow of the late Hev. Samuel J. Hill, d d very suddenly at the home of her daughter, Mrs. T. G. Herbert, In Flor? ence, where she has gone from Bish opvillc only a day or two before to spend the week-end. She was taken suddenly ill and passed away at about one o'clock Tuesday morning, to be heard from. Mrs. Hill has lived in Sumter for many years and had many friends j here and throughout the State to whom her death will cause a feeling of sadness as of a personal bereave? ment. She was a highly esteemed Christian woman and exerted her in? fluence on all with whom sho came In contact. The deceased was the daughter of I late James W. Uembert and was a na tlvo ofN Sumter county, now Lee. She leaves one brother, Mr. D. G. llem bcrt of Oswego, and a sister, Mrs. M. It. McLood, of this city. She is also survived by four sons, Messrs. J. Bembert Hill, Jacksonville, Fla., H. G. Hill, Sumter, J. D. Hill, Bishopvllle, and W. Frank Hill, Fernandina, Fla., and four daughters, Mrs. T- W. Earle. Greenville; Mrs. Lucy McKinnon, Brunswick, Ga.; Mrs. T. G. Herbert, Florence, Mrs. C. Brandon McNair. I Jacksonv ille, Fla. Funeral of Mrs. Hill. From The Daily Item, June I. The body of Mrs. Martha Jane Hill arrived hero this morning at 11.15 from Florence and was taken from the station to the Broad Street Meth? odist church, where brief but impres? sive services were held. I*ater the body was taken to the Carolina, At? lantic and Western station and taken over this road to Uembert church. Where the last services were held and the interment took place Wednesday afternoon. Florence Appointments. Gov. Manning has appointed J. H, Blackwell, B. A. Early and A. McTag gart as members of the dispensary board of control for Florence county. .Messrs. J, G. Dlnklns of Manning and John D?the and Raymond Schwartz of Sumter. who graduated from the law department at the Uni? versity of South Carolina this week, I were sworn In by the Supreme Court yesterday as attorneys at law for the State of South Carolina. There were thirty-nine young men graduated from the law school and admitted to prac Itice law, ESTABLISHING FLOUR MILL. Singleton Bradford Installing Machin? ery to Separate Wheat und Grind Flour. Mr. Singleton Bradford, proprietor of Second Mill, informed the Cham? ber of Commerce secretary that he is now installing three up to date pieces of machinery for cleaning, separating, scouring, polishing, and bolting wheat which will be ground into three dif? ferent, grades of Hour of a pure and wholesome kind, capacity 20 barrels per day of 12 hours run. This Hour, [while unbleached, Mr. Bradford says, Will excel bleached flour in purity (and nutritive value because the secret of manufacturing absolutely pure flour is in the preparatory stages of cleaning the wheat prior to grinding. This mill is located two miles west of Sumter, making the fourth flour mill assured for this county. WILL ISSUE SCHOOL BONDS. Vote off 78 for Proposed Improvement und Against Bonds?Extra Levy Also Carried. That the people of Sumter were very much in favor of the issue of $50,000 school bonds for the building of a new school for girls and to make repairs on buildings was evidenced Tuesday by the result of the election, 78 ballots being cast for the bond is* sue and three against it The propos? al to increase the school levy one mill was also voted, 78 to two being the vote on the question. There was comparatively little In? terest shown, as indicated by the small vote cast, but the almost unanimous vote In favor of the changes for the betterment of the school system shows on which side the citizens stood. Plans will be made for selling the bonds to the highest bidder and securing the proceeds in the near fu? ture to make the proposed changes. ? BOY SCOUTS OUTING. Sand Hills near Fastover Chosen as Site for Ten Days' Camp. The Boy Scouts will have their an? nual outing as usual this year and the site has just been selected by J. Craig Hurst, assistant secretary of the Y. M. C. A. The site is about eight miles from Eastover in the Sand Hills and is a lovely place for a crmp, affording much shade, freedom from niowmitoes and a big pond for tho boys to swim and f.sh '.n. The annual camp will be made this j year from June 17th to Jui;o 2flh and the stay of ten days will be suffi? ciently long to give the boys a suffi? ciency of camp life for the year. There are several points of historical interest within "hiking" distance and as the camp will be on the mail route, the boys will secure their mail early every morning. Water is secured from a spring near the camp and as? sures those boys who go plenty of en? joyment, as well as adventure. Arrested for Stealing WTateh. Theo Brown, colored, has been ar? rested and lodged in jail to await trial in the circuit court on the charge of stealing? a gold watch from R. C. McNcal. She is said to have confessed and the watch was recovered from Blshopville, where she had sent it. The Brown girl has just completed serving a sentence for taking jewelry from C. H. Courtenay and C. J. Dwy er. The theft of the watch for which she is now held occurred last Septem? ber. Summertor? Wins In Tennis. From The Dally Item, Juno 9. A party from the Sumter Tennis As? sociation went over to Summerton on Tuesday evening for a series of matches with the tennis sharks of that town, and returned to town last i ; night somewhat the worse for their attempted conquest. Two teams were I taken, one tying their match and the other losing to the Summerton play ; ers. Messrs. Moses and Drevenstedt 1 tied their match with Dingle and I James 2-6, 8-C, and Bryan and Harhy loot their match 15-2, 4-6, 3-6 to Da? vis and Richhurg. The Surnmerton players will come to Sumter in the near future for] matches here, when the locals hope to secure revenge on their opponents, i ???????????? GlVeH Honorary Degree. It will be uf great interest to his many friends here to know that Wofi ford College has conferred the de? gree of Doctor of Divinity upon the j Rev. R. S. Truesdale, pastor of Trin? ity Methodist church of this city. Mr. Truesdale has lived in Sumter only six months, but he has made friends with everybody with whom he has come in contact during that time. Back from Washington. Dr. Geo. W. Dick, postmaster, ha. just returned from a trip to Washing ton, where he went in the interest o the Sumter post office, Dr. Dick while in Washington, had very satis factory interviews with the officials o both the treasury and post office dc j part incuts. PREACHES ON HAIS1NC. THE DEAD. Large Monday Night Audience 11? hh Evuiigclist. From Tho Daily Item, June 8. An unusually large audience heard Evangelist Hoger H. Fife at the Christian church last night, in one of Iiis best sermons to date, on "Raising the Dead." He read three passages from the Scriptures, one giving an account of the raising to life the little daughter of Jairus; another of the raising of the son of the widow of Nairn, and the third the raising of Lazarus. He made these represent three cases of spiritual resurrection. He show ed how much easier it is to ' raise young people to life than it is to wait till they get older and farther away in sin. The chief part of the text was the passage, "Loose him, and let him go." He showed how many people who have become wedded to sinful lives, and then try to be religious, need the help of the church to break away from the wicked habits of life that hold on to them even after they have been converted. He said, God never does for people what they can do for themselves. Jesus could have laid hold upon that stone and rolled it away, or he could have spoken a word and the stone would have been sent tumbling down the hill; but those men were standing there idle, and Jesus knew that it would make them feel more interest in the matter if they had some hand In it, and he commanded them to roll it away. Then when I?azarus came forth he was still bound about with grave clothes4 and the Master said to those standing by, 'Here Is something more you can do?Loose him and let him go.' And so Christ is saying that to each one of us tonight. Whilst it has not yet been formally announced to the congregation, it Is understood that arrangements have been perfected for the location of a permanent pastor with the Christian church here, and he will probably ar? rive and be installed before Evangelist Fife leaves. The sermon on "Sanctiflcation" wee' out of the ordinary, and the audience felt greatly edified by the discourse. The text was taken from Hebrews 12:14: ''Follow after peace with all men, and the sanct'flcation, without which, no man shall see the Lord." Evangelist Fife said. "When Task? ed the audience a few days tglO if they believed in "Sancliflcatto^l,', i nd not one would lilt his hand to t>ay that he believed in it. it Was not because they were opposed to what the Bible might say on the subject, but they had heard of so much nonsense preached by those who say so much about "Sancti? flcation," and know so little about it, that they have become disgusted with the ridiculousness of it." He said further, "If people would take more care to investigate the terms they use, they would often avoid much confusion. This word "Sanctifl? cation" is from the Latin sanctiflcare, which is the combination of two words?sanctus-holy, and ficare?to make, and when put together, they mean to make holy, or set apart to a holy or sacred service." He then referred to a chart he had on the wall to show its application in the Bible use. He said, "The man of sin is represented under such meta phors as dead, lost, destroyed, alien? ated, condemned, etc. Any one of these words will express the condition of the sinner as a lost man. Then the Christian is represented under such metaphors as alive, saved, redeemed, citizen, justified, sanctified, adopted, converted, born again, saved, etc. Any one of these words alone will express the true condition of the man as a child of God. Now, then, the process through which the sinner passes from tho lost state to the saved state is ! expressed by such words as regenera? tion, conversion, new birth, justifica? tion, sanctilicatlon. adoption. The word "Sanctiiication," therefore, means no more nor less than the act of becoming a Christian, and has no intelligent application to growth in grace in after life, as is commonly in? terpreted by some of the advocates of the sanctiiication idea." Among the one hundred and seven young men to receive diplomas frxmi ciemson College Tuesday morning were Messrs. J. Dargan Jones, in textile industry; Edwin L. Handle, In mechanical and electrical engineer? ing; Leon LeGrand, in architecture; and B. H. Pate of Bishopville with de? gree of bachelor of science. DEATH toVER RAT CORN Kost rat and mire exterminatormade. Kills quickly :iiid a hsolutel y wittovi t ortto . M mumbles?thus preventing deooropoM? th>n. Bettor than all the traps*In tba world. Insist on ?ienutne KAT CORN. 2&C.0OC, II al dealers or by wall post? paid, BOTANICAL MFC. CO. 1 4th 6 flus? St?., /V^ese JsAie, As.