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tbt 9Hslt!nn&n an) jScutbroii a* the Po-aoflloe et Sumter, & OL, ee teoood Cleee Matter. PERSONAL MENTION. Leen M. Green, of Sumter. wan In Darlington lest week In the Interest of e new publication t?? be devoted to Houtb Carolina agriculture.?Darling? ton Newa and I*rcaa Mre. R. 1> ( lurk, who underwent aa operation at the Tourney hospital at Sumter on Saturday, la getting along nicely and her many friend* hope for her apeedy recovery.?Man? ning Herald Mlaa Lola Puke*, of Ornngeburg. la the aueet of Miaaeii Genevieve and Ceelta Handle. Mlaa F.llaabeth MrCrackln. of New Pjery. who haa been vlatttng Mrs. C. A. Murphy, on W. Liberty atreet, haa returned home. Mre f. A. Murphy haa gone to visit her parent* in Newberry. Mr. Alfred C. DeLorme haa return? ed home from Cornell University front which he ha* completed the course of atudy and tired a degree OS Mechanical FMSjgaeer. Fathers CarmodM ?nd Forde went from here to <'h?rtesten to attend the Golden Jubilee of ttsahop Northrop, which waa celebrated on Friday. Mlaa Marlon (JuattMbaum, of Bateaburt. Is \ tailing Mrs. Jas. Cut tlno, on Church atreet. s/Mk Mre. J. Walter DuRant and .laugh? ter, of Charleston, are fwrltng Mrs. B. P. DuRant. Mlaa Alice Remhert. daughter of r. A. O. Hembert. of Hpartanburg. visiting Mlaa Seilte Rembert. Mre. Harry Green and little daugh? ter have returned home, after a visit to Mrs. Green's parent* In Florence. Mlaa Minnie Wllliamaon. who was Reuth Carolina's repreeentatlve on the "beauty a pedal" which carried a pret ry girl from every State in the Union SM a trip to the San Francisco exposi? tion aa the guaet of a film company In cooperation with a number of news paper*, la expected home tomorrow or Tuesday the will leave almost Im? mediately for Lancaster to act as brtda*mald for Mum Joyce Clark at her wedding Wednesday ' afternoon to Julien Willlama of Charleeton.?The ?Mette. I ll.ri.lPW / i \ n i: i UNMi m * llmlimton llwbaaihei Tram to ? ?>? SJSah Holiday Amu**n?cnt for Man ly. July Sth. For the paat few yeara Sumter peo? ple have been obliged to leave town la order to And amusement* to cele? brate July 4th Tbl* year thing* have changed and everyone who r - main* In town will have the oppor? tunity of seeing two fine baseball gamea. The Wilmington team la be? ing brought here for the expreaa pur fooe off ahowlng the local fan* that the management want* to give them flrnt clsaan attraction*. Tho cost of theo? game* will be In the neighbor? hood of one hundred dollar* and Irla rneana a large crowd. For the first ttm* thla aeuson ami advance nate of ticket* haa been started and a* theae can be pr< . ured at many of the drug store*. It l* hoped that the grand stand will he aold out before game time. There will be no gfaV I gamea In town until the doubleheader with Wil? mington. Tbl* in due to the crip? pled condition of the team, and rather than put a weakened team In the field, no gam> h w re *cheduled. The Snbstitutea uaed In the St. Matthew* gamea all put up a good game, hut tha much needed pinch hit was lack? ing. v Next Monday will aee the team nt Ita very beat. Frank Chandler will make hla tlrat appearance In two weeka In the afternoon game and this alone make* Sumter aure of one vlc The Infield will probably line-up with it tust. Haynsworth on aecond. Flower* on third nnd Jonsg playing ah 1. In the outfield Spann Will be in left I>revenatedt In cent i and Fov% Irr in rlv hi 1 < b in.Her ami Hurna will do the catching. There may b* aeveral change* In the above line up to bolster up the hutting. Make your plana now and apend a aafe and aane holiday In Sumter, The game* will I.. < ill. .1 it |u :n \ \\ nU>\ II- M \.?mlaa|on 2*>c; ladles. l'U gggSj i || M . Mlvn. SumtiT, Route No I. of thr Ijiwrence club, Mi** Mut dir Pearson. Tlndala. of the Prov? idence flub, and Ml** Teresa Sim*, of th<* statoburg club, are the member* of thr Sumter county tomato dub* awHr.lr.l Hcho|nr<*hi|.M to '*..ker Col leg*' to attend thr ten day curse glv *n there for the tomato club mem her* Thr?4? voting ladle* were areompented on their departure from her* Monday morning by Miss Mary Ummnn. the Sumter County Home l*?monntratlnn Agent, who will be utU' of the ipNtMietora at the Institute Mlaa l^rmmon will probably at M*ii?wll* SSI about laWsl duya. MI ST HOL? POTATOES. PrW-cs in Northern Markets Drop, ami IpHl Market Will Hate to I'sc < rop. Secretary C. U t'uttino of the Po? tato Growers" Association has receiv? ed a letter Mom the Carolina Produce Association station that it will he impossible to dlspoMe of any potatoes oti the northern markets at this time,' as the market has been demoralized by the size of the Virginia and Mary? land crops, which have now been gathered, and advising him that it is best for Sumter County farmers who raised potatoes, to gather and hold them for uae on local market, where 1 they will be able to secure a better price than further north. The crop rune In too late to be disposed of to advantage In the north, where the farmers expected to ship their pota? toes. * "DIXIE llltICK" ADVERTISES Sl'MTER. Interesting "Write-up" of Local Com pao> in Manufacturers' Record. The highest tribute paid "Dixie Texture Hrick," a Sumter product, manufactured by the ijumter Hrlck Works, is a "write-up" of the brick and the plant in this week's issue of the Manufacturers' Record of Haiti - more, the well known trade paper covering almost every sort of Indus? try In the South. The write-up not only tells an interesting little story of the start and rapid growth of the plant under the direction of Irving A. rtyttenberg, hut it is attractively il? lustrated, as well. CRIMINAL COURT CONVENES. Case of Rachel Potts for Alleged Murder of Marlon Nelson First one to Come I'p. From The Daily Item. June 28. The Oeneral Sessions court for Sumter County conveneyd here this morning with Judge T. J. Mauldln presiding. This Is Juri/e Mauldln's first visit to Sumter since his eleva? tion to the circuit court bench of the State. Judge Mauldln made a short charge to the Jury on the bills hand? ed them, telling them that their duty as grand Jurors had been more fully charged them at the beginning of the ysar. A number of bills were ?lven the ? ? rund Jnr\ mii" It retired The first vH** ?alle.I was that r.f Kachel Potts ShSUTSjSd with th" murder of Marion Nelson. It was alleged that the Potts woman and Nelson had been living an man and wife and that she shot him while he was asleep, following a quarrel between them. This case was heard at the last term of court and resulted In a mistrial at that time. The court then appointed Messrs. A. S. Harby and R. o. Purdy, Jr., as counsel for the woman and Solicitor Stoll and Mr. Oeo. I), l.ovy are pros? ecuting. The following bills were returned by the grand Jury this afternoon: Taylor Dunham, violation of dispen? sary law, true bill: Lucius Hossard, llossie Mallard'and Arthur Phillips, hous- breaking and larceny, true bill; John Davis, housebreaklng and lar? ceny, true bill; Mose Wlnn. Jr.. house breaking and larceny, true bill; James Oreen, burglary and larceny, true bill; Robert Grant and Edgar Rees, murder, true bill; Rogan C. Trlppott. murder, true bill. It Is understood that efforts will be made by Trlppett's attorneys to lave his case called as soon as possible. ELECTION COMMISSIONERS MEET \ppoint Managers for Election for Representative on July 13th. From The Daily Item. June 25. The board of commissioners for State elections met this morning and appointed managers for the election to hi held on July 13th. when a rep? resentative in the general assembly will be# chosen from this county to succeed Dr. <3eo. W. Dick, resigned. Tin' board consists of Messrs. J. B. I Mi Pre, W. W. Oreen. und M. H. White. So far Mr. It. It. Heiser is the only a\ ow ed candidate for the office. Sev? eral others have born mentioned as SOSSjbte candidates, but it Is not known whether they will make the i tee The fottdwtsjg notice prepared by ihe stars: la the board will be of IlltSI SSt to candidates; I - rsons who contemplate offering for the positio,, ot Representative In the election to he held on July |3ttl, will have to furnish their own tick? ets, ublch should be 2 l--*x.r? Inches. TheSS ballots must be turned over to i. i' Miller, clerk in the board or SOinmhsnOnSfl Of State election. not Inlet than Friday, July Ith for send? ing out with the* boxes. Innres? Jons It, ? Martial law was declared here today by Coi Villa, a brothel of the Mexican leader. All funds in tbe Vitts treasury were t 11< en to Ml Paso In anticipation of an ? Muck on I his place by (Jen Ma la SSI nsting on erden from u?n. iiusita. Si'MT14C TEAM DEFEATED. Si. Mutlhcus U llis I'li st Game of Series by Score of 8 to :t. St. Matthews won the first game of a two-game series from the Sumter team on Thursday afternoon hy the score of H t<? I, the score showing just about the relative merits of the two teams on the Held. The Sumter men were badly hampered by the absence of Drevenstedt, White and Krank Chandler, and Spann was crip? pled and unable to cover left Held in his usual lightning style. Antley was a mystery to the locals, who finally got on to him for five 'hits, while Haynsworth was rapped liberally in the innings he pitched and I^evl did not show up in the fine form he has shown on former occa? sions, he having been out of prac? tice for some weeks. The only fea? ture of the game was the hard base running of both teams, both sides showing up well in this department. To dishearten the local pitchers, the teum made numerous errors behind themj and this took away from the snap which Is usually shown. Hatterles: Antley and Banks; Haynsworth and Chandler, and Levi and Burns. Umpire?Duffle. ST. MATTHEWS TARES SECOND. Defeats Sumter in an Interesting Game by Score of 7 to 5. From the Daily Item, June 26. In an interesting and exciting game of ball, St. Matthews again defeated the crippled Sumter team 7 to 5 yes? terday afternoon. The outcome of the game was In doubt until the last man was out. The locals had many opportunities to win, but the pinch hit was always lacking. It was a pitcher's battle after the fourth in? ning. Sumter started off determined to retrieve the defeat of Thursday, scor? ing two runs in the opening inning. St. Matthews came back strong in the second inning, three men crossing the plate by reaeoa of J. Zeigler's home run. In the third inning Chandler's three-base hit coupled with a two time swat by Haynsworth netted the home club two more runs. Four time? ly hits In the third by the visitors brought their total up to six runs. Burress pitched a good game for the Gamecocks and nfter the fourth inning only one hit au.? g?lten off his! ?blhury. The locals hud mui.\ ehanr?*s to ne. ro but failed to hit In , ilu i inches. In the seventh ii.ulTig ? Sumte] had the La.scs lull wich only one out but did not score. Again In the eighth with second and third oc? cupied and two out, a pinch hitter was run In only to be fajined by the visi? tor's twlrler. The first man up in the ninth singled and was advanced to second on a sacrlllce. The next two batters were easy outs. The game was featured by several stellar plays. Flowers made a great catch of a foul after a hard run. Boyle also made a good play of a j difficult foul. Gressette, the St. Mat? thews left fielder, made several long running catches. Haynsworth with three hits out of live times up led with the stick. Chandler, J., also made a timely three base hit which brought In two runs. Score by innings: R. H. E. St. Matthews. .033 100 000?7 7 2 Sumter.002 000 100?5 9 F> Batteries: Zeigler and Hurlong; Burress and Burns. HAD LARGE CLASS. A union meeting of the Men's Bible classes of the various churches wee held r t Trinity Church on Sunday morning with an attendance of about three hundred and fifty present. The occasion was a very pleasant and In-* ?trnetlve one for all. Mr. C. M. Hurst, a teacher of the Trinity class, made a short address Of welcome to the visitors and others present, after which Judge T. B. Fraser, one of the teachers of the Men's class at the Presbyterian church, made an address on the les? son net for the day, a review of les? sons during the past Quarter. Judge Fraser, as usual, made a very in? teresting talk. Annette Kellcrman. Is coming to Sumter. She will be shown in Neptune's Daughter" at the Ue\ Tuesday, July ?i, afternoon and evening. These performances will be a benefit for Dick Anderson Chapter IT, !>. C, and as the chapter will re eolve a percentage of all tickets it sells, it hopes its friends will pur? chase their tickets through its mem hvl*-_UM Two alleged blind tigers were ar? rested, one on Friday and one on Sat? urday, by Rural Policeman Morris. Both arrests were made in the Wa terce Liver Swamp. Itev. J, ('. Clark on Friday with Hve gallons of wbis key and one tpiart of beer and Ed? ward Keith on Saturday afternoon with three gallons and one ami a hall pints of wsblsi.y. lioth men w ei e bound over for trial in General tieisloiiM Court. ENTE UT AIN M E N T AT HALZELL. - Executed in Plcu>lng Manner and is Highly Successful?MJnMrel May Kollow?Mr. Duiiltar'.s Views on I ii-Iisli lmi>crlulisni. Delsell. June 28.?The concert got? ten UP by the young folks of the com? munity came off Friday night In the I Auditorium of the school building and I was quite successfully executed. The night was cloudy and threatening and kept a number away, who otherwise , would have been present, still there | was a pretiy good audience, which seemed to enjoy the performance. Those who were on the program re? flected much chredit on themselves end certainly handed out a treat to thO? who came to see and hear. The | program was composed of instrumen- . tal and vocal music with some recita tlonj interspersed. The proceeds of1 the occasion go to the benefit of the j school. There is some talk among the young men of the neighborhood getting up a minstrel for the same purpose. Should this plan be car? ried into execution, it will undoubted? ly prove a bid aid to the school, as [such performnaces always draw well. There was a fine rain on last Fri? day and crops are showing the effects. There is some very good cotton in \ the community but the greater per cent of it is not as far advanced as last year at this time. Corn is spot? ted, small grain is harvested and the crop was rather short. Mr. H. T. ! Edens had the best acre of wheat in this community. He threshed thirty two bushels from it. There was too little rain in April for oats. The crop was about two-thirds of what it was last year. About all of our farmers who used fertilizer this year reduced the amount as compared with heretofore and there are some who are not using any. Unless the price of cotton gets better, which there is little prob? ability of its doing with the European war on and England trying, which Bhe will do, if it bankrupts the whole United States, to make it a contra? band of war, we poor cottontots will wish we had not planted any cotton as well as not used any commercial fertilizers. As long as we dance to Great Britain's music, we are a very amiable nation, but when we want our interest cared for among the other nations, in a commercial way, the old lady step.s in with her broom stick and points out a back seat. We need not havtj much sonfldanes In her ex? pression of love and friendship. Hho i has acquired ?j] of the territory she j could aoquire by force or otherwise and still wanted more. If possible, she would organize and form an oli? garchy, which could dominate and control the world, commercially and politically. If Germany, with her skill in warfare, had the resources that the Allies have, this war would have been settled on some terms be now. In fact old Lady England would have had her stocking whipped off her by now and would have been suing for peace, but as long as conditions re? main as they are and the Old Lady thinks there is a possibility of an? other grab, she will keep up the fight. J. C. Dunbar. POULTRY CLUR MEETING. Make Plans for Rig Poultry Show Here Next Fall. At a meeting of the Sumter Coun? ty Poultry and Pigeon Association on Thursday evening plans were made for the holding of a big poultry show here next fall. Committees were ap? pointed to settle on a date for the show and to determine whether to build coops or to hire them for the show. One of the best judges in the whole country will be secured for the contest, so as to insure the highest possible efficiency in determining the awarding of prizes. Another meeting will be held at Noon Saturday, in order to give farm? ers an opportunity to attend at that time. The committee of membership has been getting on nicely in secur? ing members and many new members have been secured. Heath. News was received here this week of the death on Monday, June 14th, of Walton Anderson at Carlsbad, New Mexico, Where he went bust Decem? ber In search of better health. Mr. Anderson's mother, Mrs. Fanny M. Anderson, accompanied him to New Mexico and was with him at his death. The funeral services and in? terment were held on the day after his death at Carlsbad. Mr. Anderson was raised in the Kose Hill section of Lee county and has many friends and relatives in Sumter and Lee counties. He Is sur? vived by his mother and two sisters. Mrs. Rowland A. McCollum, Sumter, and Mrs. J. P, Workman, Mt. Pleas? ant. Sister Stanislaus the directress of st. Joseph's Academy, and Sister M. Isidore, the music teacher, left Fri? day evening for Washington.- D. C, where they will attend the summer Nchool at the Catholic University. COLLEGE AND UN IV Eli SIT Y GRADUATES. Twenty-six Alumni of the Sumter High School Return to Sumter af? ter Graduation. Tim following in a list of graduates of universities and colleges for the year 1915. All of these students are graduates of the Sumter High schol. 1 About a decade ago the return of a college graduate to Sumter was a rather rare occurrence. To have twenty-six return in one year is cer? tainly gratifying and speaks well for the future of Sumter. One of the best things?and there are many good things?that may be said about the mothers and fathers in Sumter is that they are willing to make any sacrifice to see that their children are well equipped for life. It will be noticed that in this list there are eleven girls and fifteen boys. Wendell Levi, law, the University of Chicago. Alfred Delx>rme, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Cornell. Alva Green, Chemistry, Cornell. Hammond Bowman, The United States Naval Academy. Miss Carita Handle, Winthrop Col? lege. William Reynolds, The University of the South, Sewanee. Miss Maggie May Seale, Winthrop College. William Winn, Davidson College. Miss Pauline Blanding, College for Women of Columbia. Miss Anna Brown, Winthrop Col? lege. Miss Agnes Bryan, Winthrop Col? lege. Miss Margaret Cheyne, Winthrop College. Virgil Corbett, Clemson College. Miss Susie Dick, Winthrop College. Leon LeGrand, Clemson College. Miss Nancy McKay, College for Women of Columbia. Miss Fannie Melle" ? Winthrop College. Miss Mary Mellette, Winthrop Col? lege. Miss Adele Pits, Winthrop College. Earle Rowland, Davidson College. Alfred Scarborough, Davidson Col? lege. John Duffle, Law, University of South Carolina. Raymon Schwartz, Law, University of South Carolina. Wilfred Shaw, Davidson College. William Brooks Stuck ay, Wnfford College. Robert Dougherty, University of South Carolina. Entertains For Visitors. On Thursday evening Mrs. J. D. White was hostess at a beautiful re? ception given in honor of her guests, Misses Eva and Marie McGee, of Ro? berta, Ga. ? The guests began to arrive at half past eight o'cldek, and were received on the spacious porch, which was beautifully decorated w;ith smllax and potted plants, where they were served punch. The punch bowl was presid? ed over by Misses Eva Chandler and Reba Spann. After the arrival of all the guests cards were given out for progressive conversation. A tree contest was engaged in, and the prize, which was a beautiful hand embroidered handkerchief, was awarded Miss Eva Chandler. Refresh? ments were then served by Mrs. B. C. Wallace and Miss Mamie White. The guests were: Misses Eva and Marie McGee, Mamie Chandler, Hat tie Fort, Martha Fort, Ethel Chandler, Susie Rafneld, Meta Boykin, Eva Chandler and Reba Spann. Messrs. M. B. Cox, Henry Holladay, S. M. Farabow, Harold McCoy, Hazel Boy kin, William Raffleld, Wilton Harris Wallace, and Alwyn Burns. Miss Fleming is Guest of Honor. On Friday afternoon Mrs. Clinton Walsh entertained in honor of her charming guest, Miss Minnie Flem? ing, of Carlisle, S. C, at her home on North Church street. The dining room and living room were thrown into one and rook was the game of the afternoon. The two rooms were daintily decorated with Shasta daisies and sunflowers. Assisting the hostees in receiving and entertaining was Miss Jennie Walsh. Three tables were prepared and several rounds of rook were play? ed, after which a halt was called to the game while a delightful salad course was served. Those present for the occasion were Mrs. W. R. Phillips, Mrs. R. T. Drown, Mrs. H. N. Forrester, Mrs. (Marie McKnight, Mrs. Jeff Williams, Mrs. Stewart Mason, Mrs. Hen Cantey, Misses Leonora Williford, Margaret Williford, Roberta Williamson, Holly Brown, Bessie and Jennie Walsh and Cora Du file. ('apt. B< B. Cantey, Jr., of Colum? bian as been named by Col. H. B. Springs of Georgetown as quarter? master for the Second infantry. Capt. Cantey has been serving as inspector of small arms practice on the staff of a. B, Legare, former colonel of the Second Infantry. He was commis? sioned in March of iuia.?The stau. A YOUNG MAX SCALPED. George McGregor BcrtOOOly Hunt at McCall's Mill Fond. George McGregor, J. P. Gibson, Jr., Morris Howell and Pau Grooms went to McCall's mill pond in Mc? Gregor's automobile last Thurseay night to take a swim. Young Mc? Gregor, who had never been there before, undressed first and jumped, head foremost Into the floodgate hole He came up and said that he had hurt his head. It was found that the scalp had been peeled off from his forehead back across the entire top of his head. He pulled the skin back and held It on with one hand while he drove the car back to town with the other. Dr. Kinney had to pull the skin in place with forceps, and sewed it back on. Next morning Sol Brown carried George to the home of his fa? ther, John A. McGregor, across the line in Scotland county. LASt reports say that his head is considerably swollen, and he is suffering a great deal.?Pee Dee Advocate. Rev. Mr. Rull to Re Ordained. Next Sunday morning at the old church of the Holy Cross, State burg, about fifteen miles from Sum? ter, Rev. H. D. Bull, for some months past minister of the Episcopal church here, will be ordained to the priest? hood by Bishop W. A. Guerry, of the diocese of South Carolina. Rev. Harold Thomas of Florence will preach, this being his first ordination sermon. The rector, Rev. W. H. Barnwell, and Rev. R. T. Phillips of Sumter will also assist In the service. Several members of Mr. Bull's congre? gation here will go to Stateburg to be present at his ordination.?Kings tree County Record. Will Award Contracts. Adjt. Gen. Moore said yester? day that he would in a few days award the contract for the transpor? tation of the National Guard to the encampment sltea. Twelve compa? nies will travel by the Southern rail? way and 12 by the Atlantic Coast Dine railroad. The First regiment goes to Charleston and the Second to Greenville.?The Stat.. J. Sumter Moore, COTTON L0K6 STABLE EXCLUSIVELY,* 1218 Washington St. Phone 585 COLUMBIA, S. C. Send samples from both sides of bale and I will name you beat price for cotton landed in Columbia. 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