The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 17, 1915, Image 2
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CX, M Seroad Class Matte?.
FJBWONAL MENTION.
Mia. A. W. Bradford mul son are
visltmg Mm. Bradford * father at
Brogdon.
Mum Anrdp Stubbs ha? returned to
her home at Uooi Kei..vvn, after a visit
to her brother in the city.
Mise Minnie Hall is visiting her
mother in Concord. N. C.
Mr. and Mm. Julian O. Bradford
and children are upending awhile In
Columbia.
Mlaa Inla Uwhon, who has been
vlsltlns In the city has returned to
hei home at Tlmmonnvllle.
Mlaa Rather PIcK of Hartevllle Is
?pending a few daya with Mrs. H. O.
Osteer.
Mr. Preston L Bethea. of Dillon
county was In the city today. Mr.
Hethea was elected to represent Dil?
lon In the legislature when that
county wus established and served
In that capacity for several terms.
Miss Marian Llttlejohn. of Junes
vllle. Is visiting Dr. and Mrs. T. It.
Uttlejohn.
Mr. I A. Ityttsnherg Is at Asheville
recupersting from his recent illness.
Mr. W. D. Canon and daughter.
Miss Hstlle Parson ?>f Summerton,
spent Tuesday in the city.
Miss Eleanor Carson Is visiting
friends In the city.
Miss Roberta Aldrlch. of Columbia.
Is visiting Miss Agnen Haynsworth.
Miss Mitt Du Kant has gone to
Hpartanburg to spend some time with
relative*
Miss Woodeon of Fountain Inn is ,
the gusst of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Huff. ,
Mra H. P. Moses snd son. H. P. Jr..
have gons to Sullivan's Island for a
stay.
Mt. H. C. Hsynsworth leaven to?
night for a business trip to New ]
Yortt. 3
Missis Susie Dick. Gordon Field \
snd Adelle Pitts have returned to the ]
city after spending several days at <
a house party given by Miss Louise
McCown at Florence. The trip home i
was made by automobile yesterday.
Miss Pauline Haynsworth Is visit?
ing In Florence.
Mr. and Mra R. U Wallace and
Mrs, Wallace's sistsr. Mra. Fowler,
srrlved In the city last night from
Atlanta, having come by automobile
from that place. While hero they
will visit Mr. Wallace's mother. Mra
A. U Wallace, and Mr. and Mrs. C.
W. Hlcka
Mrs. Peter Gallagher has gone to
Appabds. Md.. to visit her son. Mr.
Connie Gallagher.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Commander and
children ere spending the week In
Florence.
Man. and Mrs. R. M. McCown* and
daughter. Miss Louise, and sou, Mr.
Moultrle. of Florence, Miss Elisabeth
Mosetey of I<noren* and Miss Anne
Carroll .if Bennettnvllle are visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Field, as the
guests of Miss Gordon Field. The
young ladle* in the party have been
enjoying a house party given by Miss
Louise McCown at the home of her
parents In Florence and all came
?ver to Sumter Wednesday by auto?
mobile. Mr. McTown Is Secretary of
State.
Mm. F. A. Hultman has gone to
llendemonvllle to spend the rest of
the summer.
WINIU HN-WERNER.
<>n Wednesdny evening at H.30
"dock at the residence of the
bride's father. Mr. J. H. Wlnburn. on
M rth Washington street. Miss Mary
J. Wlnburn and Mr. Max I >. Werner
were united In marriage, the Rev. W.
E. Thaver. pastor of the First Hip
tint church of which the bride Is a
member, officiating
The room* and hallway of the res?
idence was beautifully decorated for
the wedding, which was a \ery Mulct
one. only a few Intimate friends of
the family were present to witness
th. eeremony. After the marriage re?
freshments were served, when Mr. and
Mrs W-rner twit on the night train
foi Columbia. Before going to then
future home at Beaufort, where the
groom In a popular broker, they will
\ Islt relatives of the groom at Char?
leston, of which city Mr Werner is a
native.
MM Werner has many friends in
Homier who regret mm h to see her
leave and whose k.I wishes follow
her lo her new home. She was prob
ni.|v f.. st known as Mis* Jack"' Win
burn by which name she was known
In her father s photoKraph studio,
where she assisted for a number of
>eara and csme in contact with the
iiiy who visited that popular place
Washington. July I k Presbb nt
Wilson will return In Washington In
time for (he cabinet meet Inn Tiles
day B la understood the meeting
will Is devoted \o the discussion ol
tbe U/rthtomiug uols to Germany.
CIVIX corRT cow i:m:s.
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Case of A. C. L. Against Mury A.
Dawes Taken up and Now In Prog?
ress.
Civil court convened Monday morn?
ing for a two weeks' session and at
once got down to business. It was
decided that the murder ease still on
th*? docket should k?? over and not he
?n.d :it this term of court.
The first ease rHlled was that of
the Peoples' Hank of Hishopville
against W. It. liiw, et al., suit for re
SOVary on a note for lift, There was
no opposition and the judge directed
a verdict for the plaintiff.
The next case wss that of the At?
lantic Coast Line Railroad eompuny
against .Mrs. Mary A Dawes for the
recovery of land alleged to be a part
of the plaintiff's right of way. Hut in
the possession of the defendant. The
land in question is Just opposite the
a. C. L. passenger station. On a form?
er suit the railroad lost Its suit and
the case has now come up again. On
land adjoining the Coast Line won in
a suit against the Kpperson heirs.
Messrs. Clifton, Jennings and Fpps
are representing the defendant and
Messrs. McLemore, Reynolds, Purdy &
Hland. and Willcox, the plaintiff.
From The Pally Item, July 15.
The case of the Atlantic Coast Line
?a?road Company against Mrs. Mary
A. Dawes for the possession of land
across from the A. C. L. passenger
station is now nearing a close. The
arguments were completed today be?
fore court adjourned for dinner and
rtfter the Judge's charge to the jury
this afternoon the case was lett to
the Jury. The case has consumed all
of three days and with today makes \
the fourth day. On its first trail it
took five days. The case has been
hard fought by the attorneys on both
tides and has developed several in?
teresting points. On a former trial
Vfrs. Dawes won.
News ami Views of Plsgah.
Plsgah, July 13.?A fine rain fell
lere and in the surrounding sections
yesterday. This Is in time for corn,
vhich Is very proml ng at this time,
ft certainly is a blessing that our
county wi*,l have bread another year.
Cotton la beginning to respond to
the fine weather of the last few
weeks.
There was little Interest shown in
the election today. Very few voted
here. I kuors the vote in the county
will be light.
The small grain crop at large Is
more than we have had for many
years.
Kev. Mr. Cole is carrying on a
meeting this week at Mizpah church.
R< v. Mr. Tolar is helping him.
Pellagra Is getting thick in the
county, but as yet I have heard of no
deaths It Is remarkably strange
that the medical profession don't
know what It Is. or cannot find a
remedy for It. It was first believed
to be caused from eating corn bread,
but that was soon abandoned. So
they are at sea about It.
A few years ago nearly everybody
got scared to eat lean meat, which
was especially harmful on account of
a germ in it that would get in your
blood and kill you. That theory WCJ
soon abandoned. Our country every
now and then is subjected to some
scare of the food order.
I wonder if President Wilson will
have the backbone this year to aid
the cotton farmers In their fight to
get a living price for their cotton by
calling a halt on England's meannesr..
Cleveland or Jackson would have told
her something a long time ago. A
government is not for the people if it
osn't help them in sore distress and
ihat is Just what the national govern?
ment is doing for the South today.
Not helping it a bit. We have just
as much right as a neutral to trade
with Germany as we have with the
other warring nations. Wo are taxed
on account of this war and our people
are suffering in trade for the want of
things we can't get except In Ger?
many.
We are friendly with them all, and
1 e should have a free passage to
sell and trade with Germany like we
de with others. No, we must not
trade with Germany an?l the old lady
that is causing it all must be obeyed,
and Wilson says yes.
Mr. and Mrs. 11. IMontague and
Mi and Mrs. Qeo, W. Ilutcheson of
-under sttejob d church services at
Plagall Sunday morniHK mill spent the
t of the day with Mrs. Montunuc's
father.
Ii has been suggested by som?? ol
the enthusiastic baseball fans of the
?itv that Hie sumtei haeelatll dub
have the two UNMM which wind up
no- seaeee in the smith Atlantic
l*?ugue In Columbia on next TUeext*)
come over lo re and play a coupb ol
exhibition Kames. It Is thought that
thin Schaans Would prove a hl? at?
traction for baseball tans of the sur
rnundm . round > , pr;o i i< a lly all of
Whom would (dine out to sec the two
ggmee, The tau um rotild he given
such prot.la of the names above the
eoMi oi adverttolng as agreed upon
and this would prohuMy be a sutll
cUnl lnc?ntl\s to thsm lu coma.
i a
11 AH YIN NEWS NOTES.
People or Alcolu Elated over Fact
That Warehouse Commissioner Will
Speak There?Personal Items.
Harvin. July It,?Everybody here?
abouts is elated over the fact that the
Hon. Jno. L. MeUturln, State cotton
warehouse oommleeloneri will speak at
Alcolu on Friday next, July ltith. This
i
information is authority over the sig- |
? nature of Mr. McUiurin and every |
one in this MCtlon of South Carolina
that wishes to hear this distinguished
son of Carolina, whose oratorical
J powers are second to none in Dixie !
and whose information on the burning!
[subject of the hour?the storing, the
'holding and the financing of the com?
ing cotton crop, will do well to come
to Alcolu on this occasion and hear
this master of the situation, to hear
his timely advice to the care-worn cot
i
ton grower and dependent country
merchant, who is facing financial ruin
for lack of timely need of assistance
in the preservation of those who are
producing cotton, and whose existence
is dependent upon some favorable ac?
tion nationalizing and valorizing the
staple of the oppressed millions of
farmers in the South. A most cor?
dial invitation is extended to all.
That ever progressive and alert
firm, D. W. Aldermen and Sons Co.,
of Alcolu has nearly completed a mod?
ern, up-to-date ginnery which will
be operated by the steam produced at
their great nest of boilers which pro?
duces the great power that operates
their immense saw and planing mills.
This firm also has nearly completed
two modern silos which are being
constructed on the plans furnished by
an expert from the American govern?
ment at Washington, D. C.
Capt. John Bagnal Brogdon, Har
vin's progressive mill man, is now
grinding corn and grits from the
grain that is produced in this section
and furnishing same in even weight,
commercial size sacks to the stores at
Alcolu, Brogdon, and some of It Is
even going to the Sumter market. If
Mr. Brogdon can secure hereabouts a
sufficiency of corn and wheat he will
install this coming season a separat?
ing and grading outfit for his already
new mill and then he will be in po?
sition to furnish pearl grits and meal
in the varjdng commerical grades, in
even weight sacks for the local and
distant markets.
Mrs. Emma Faunce Rose of Phila?
delphia, Pn., who has been visiting
Miss Kitty McFaddln has left for Sum?
ter, where she will spend the week?
end with Mrs. Jake Harvin in Bart
lette Street. This very charming lady
has many friends In Sumter, Claren?
don and Wrilliamsburg counties who
are always glad to welcome her and
regret to see her leave.
Mrs. Nathaniel Olst Gee, of Souch
ow, China, accompanied by her hus?
band, Prof. Nathaniel Gist Gee and
three children are on a visit to their
parents in America, Honorable and
Mrs. C. M. Davis of Summerton. Mrs.
Gee was formerly Miss Claribel Davis
of Davis Station, 8. C, and was mar?
ried to Prof. Gee who was then and is
now a professor in the Souchow Uni?
versity, Souchow, China.
Miss Hattle Tutle of Greeleyville, is
spending some time with Mrs. Alexan?
der Manlgault Keels in Harvin.
DEATH OF ESTIMABLE LADY.
Mrs. Virginia Muldrow Mills Dies at
llor Home at Mayesville.
Mayesvllle, July It,?Mrs. Virginia
Muldrow Mills, wife of Leighton C.
Mills, died at her home here at mid?
night last night after an illness of
some weeks. The deceased was in
her 62nd year and was a woman of
most estimable qualities. She Is sur?
vived by her husband, one son, Rev.
A. J. Mills of Rowland, N. C, her
mother, Mrs. Mary Muldrow, a sister,
Miss Estelle Muldrow, and one broth?
er, Robert M. Muldrow, all of Mayes?
ville. The funeral services were held
this afternoon at 5 o'clock at Salem
(Brick) church, of which the deceas?
ed had been a member nearly all her
life.
VITAL STATISTICS REPORT.
Only Beer? Cases of Typhoid Fever
During Mouth of June.
The report Of the registrar of vital
statistics for the city ol Sumter dur?
ing the month of June, 1915, shows:
Deaths, If; white, 7; colored, 22.
Births, 12; white, t); colored, G.
Contagious diseases reported:
Typhoid fever, (>; white, 4; colored,
2.
Tuberculosis, 2, colored.
Owing to the rumor of an epldem
ie of typhoid fever, will say that for
the mnoth Of June, ISO 4, we had l>
eases, against only ?1 cases for the
same mouth of this year.
J. H. Forbes,
ii.aup Officer end Registrar of VI
tul Statistics.
Chickens have been scarce ami hiuh
priced this summer. There ought to
la- money in chicken raising for many
people in sumter outinty at ruling
prices With a IniKe unsatisfied demand
on this market.
SANTEE SUMMER ASSEMBLY.
At Bethel Church, Suniter County.
July -?-30.
Editor The Daily Item:
With your permission I desire to call
the attention of a great many of your
readers, wh > will be interested, to the
Santee .Summer Assembly to be held
this year at Bethel church, one mile
from Privateer station on A. C. I-.
railroad, and eight miles southwest
from Kumter. The date of meeting
will be July 2?!th-30th.
This assembly has been held an?
nually at Bethel church for several
years, it has afforded a splendid op?
portunity for the people far and wide
to meet for social pleasure and re?
ligious instruction. The program has
always been of a high order. This
year is to be no exception, as an ex?
ceptionally line program is now being
arranged and will appear in a few
days.
The hours of meeting will be as
follows: Morning, 10.30-12.30; after?
noon, 5-0; evening, 8.30-10. Many
people will come prepared to spend
the afternoon on the grounds and thus
enjoy the opportunity of mingling to?
gether in a social way.
Tents will be provided for all from
a distance who desire to occupy them.
This has been one of the attractions
at past sessions. All tenters will be
furnished with meals close by and at
no cost. All who desire the use of
tents should notify Dev. Wm. Hayns?
worth, ?Sumtei*, R. E. D., without de?
lay; all who have tents will please
inform him, He should also havo
names and date of arrival of visitors
who come cn trains. Bethel may be
reached from Sumter, Privateer, or
Tin dal.
For many who desire and need a
few days" outing, and who are not
financially able to go far from home,
the assembly affords a splendid sub?
stitute. Bethel place and community
is beautiful and delightful, no more
hospitable people are to be found
anywhere. It is hoped that the people
of Sumter and Clarendon counties will
attend in large numbers. Those fur?
ther away will receive a cordial wel?
come. Look for program in a few
days.
J. .\. Tolar,
For Committee.
Jenklns-Ci ribbon.
The following notice from the News
and Courier of July 12th will be of
interest to many Sumter people:
Married at the residence of the
brides family, White House Planta?
tion, Toogoodoo, on Wednesday, the
30th of June, 1915, by the Rev. Wm.
Way, rector of Grace Church, the Rev.
Robert Emmet Qrlbbin to Emma
Manlgault, only daughter of Hawkms
King and Josephine Manigault Jen?
kins.
In the Police Court.
! Several cases of varying degrees of
I heinoii8ness and for various offenses
were heard in the Recorder's Court.
Harrison Cox, vagrancy, $30 or 30
days.
Julius Staley, failure to pay street
tax, bond- of $5 forfeited, $1.50 to go
to the city for taxes.
William Dingle, failure to pay street
tax, plead guilty and paid a fine of
$5, $1.50 to go to the city for street
tax.
Bertha White, petit larceny, steal?
ing gau'/e undervest from ten cent
store, case dismissed.
Nellie Williams, disorderly conduct,
$30 or 30 days.
Ed Wingate, bond of $10 forfeited.
W. M. Servant, vagrancy, hoboeing
train, $30 or 30 days.
Mack Petersen, gambling, $30 or 30
days.
Frank Wright, vagrancy, $30 or 30
days.
W. M. Caldwell, falluie to pay hack
fare, forfeited bond of $11.70, $6.70
to go to hackman.
Cephas Ford, Curtis Ford, Charles
Heriot, Hardy Shaw, gambling, found
guilty and given $100 or 30 days each.
Calvin DuRant, rough and disor?
derly condi ct, $10 bond forfeited.
I ?'.engagement Announced.
I
Of much local interest is the an?
nouncement made last week at a
meeting of the Embroidery Club with
Miss Roberta Williamson that the
marriage of Miss Estelle Crowaon and
Mr. Paul D. Aman of Columbia will
take place on the 27th of this month.
Much excitement was created in the
club when Miss Williamson stated
that she would make an important an?
nouncement during the evening. The
announcement came when refresh?
ments were served and Miss William?
son asked her guests to drink to the
health of the bride-to-be, Mtaf Es
telle Crowson.
Mr. G. H. I^enolr's roller Hour mill
near llagood will not be In operation
on the 15th Instant as advertised, but
will be ready to make flour within a
short time after that date. The ex?
perts from the manufacturer of the
milling outfit are now installing the
machinery and will have the mill in
operation within a shurt titns.
PlIILATHEA CLASS ENTERTAIN- I
ED.
"Wideawakes" of Pint Baptist !
church.
TltO Philathoa class of tlic First
Baptist church had Mrs. (Jeo. i
Hutcheson as hostess on Tuesday
evening at her residence on Kendrick
street. The spacious halls and parlor
were airy and brilliantly lighted.
About 4 5 members and several visi?
tors were present and spent a most
enjoyable evening.
ytfter the roll call and the regular
monthly business quite a number of
new items were discussed. Plans are
being arranged to have a new and
attractive room for the class. Com?
mittees have been appointed to make
the new members feel that they are
strangers there but once.
After business the hostess serv?
ed delicious cream and cake and mint
drops. This part of the program ap?
peals wonderfully to the girls on a
hot night.
An old-time game, participated in
by all, afforded much amusement
for the guests. Quite a selection of
music and songs made the hours pass
hurriedly.
Ours is a wide-awake Philathea
Class that keeps the class motto "We
! Do Things" before us. Every mem?
ber come next Sunday at 10.15 A. M.
and see if we don't.
AUTOMOBILE BURNED.
From The Daily Item, July 14.
I This morning at 7.35 an alarm of
fire was turned in from Box 23, the
fire being at the residence of R. F.
Haynsworth on Warren street. His
automobile had caught fire and the
building Ui ed as a garage had caught
from the car. The automobile was
very badly damaged by the fire and
some damage was done to the build?
ing by the blaze which was quickly
extinguished on the arrival of the
hose wagons.
About 10 o'clock this morning an
alarm of fire was turned in from the
residence of Mrs. A. L. Ricker on N.
Main street, where the wall of the
kitchen had caught from a kerosene
stove. Little damage was done and
the tire was extinguished with a
bucket of water.
The farmers who planted Sudan
grass expecting big things have come
to the conclusion that the biggest
thing about this much advertised new
forage crop is the price of the seed.
Peavines and crab grass are the best
and surest forage crop yet found for
this section.
HOUSE PARTY AT BROGDON.
Mr. and Mi.v* Brogdon Ho*t and Hos?
tess to Number of IViends.
Eiarvin, July 13? Mr. Sam John
Brogdon and Miss Lillian Eudora
Brogdon tntsrtalned the following of
their y<?ung friends at a week-end
house party at the spacious home of
Copt, and Mrs. John Bagnal Brogdon:
Miss Minnie Lou Sauls, Miss Aleen
EUgby, Miss Margaret Wilson, Miss
Julia Wilson, Mr. Cough Thomas, W.
T. I>?sesne, Jr., Charles C. Bradham,
Norwood Hall, of Manning; Miss Con?
stance Rape, of Fort Lawn; Misses
Zola May Britton, Margaret Jones, of
Brogdon; Miss Alma Jones of Fort
I-awn; Miss Mae Hodge and Mr. Wal?
ter McL. Hodge of Alcolu, Mr. Geo
Jiegare Harvin, Miss Katie Frances
Harvin and Miss Janie Keels of Har?
vin ,and Messrs. Henry and Lester
Britton, of Britton.
The chief amusement was a potato
contest. Mr. W. T. Lesesne, Jr., and
Miss Julia Wilson of Manning were
the winners.
The same evening Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Brogdon entertained: Mr. and
Mrs. Julia Leon Brogdon, of Brogdon;
Mr. and Mrs. Jake Brogdon of Brog?
don, Mr. and Mrs. Bossard Britton, of
Britton; Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Arthur
Hodge of Alcolu and Mrs. Mary Emma
, Hodge of Acollu.
Misses Lillian Lucile AlsbrookS of
Spartanburg. who has been visiting
her uncle, Dr. L. W. Nettles, Jordan,
is spending a few days on her return
to Spartanburg with her aunt, Mrs.
Eugenia Spears McFaddin Nettles in
! Harvin.
Mrs. Emma Faunce Ross of Phila?
delphia is spending the week-end with
Mrs. John Bagnal Brogdon, at Har?
vin.
Misses Patti Brogdon and Katie
Frances Harvin who have been visit?
ing Miss Maggie McFaddin, in Colum?
bia, will return to Harvin today.
El Paso, July 15.?A wire to the
j International News Service says that
! Villa has evacuated Aguas Calientes
jand Zacatecas and Is retreating to
'.Torreon for a last stand.
Geo H. Hurst,
UiQrtrttr aj Ertilsw.
Prompl AtteaMea ta ^ey 9M
Night Calls._mm
AT J. 0. era*. OM ttaae, :n. ?ata
Phones mjhiwi
1905 1915
The National Bank of South
Carolina.
RESOURCES $825,000.00
Largest Bank in Eastern South Carolina
See our last report. Your neighbor's bank. Why
not yours. It pays to patronize.
C. 6. ROWLAND, President 6. L. WARREN, Cashier
Lumber, Lime, Cement,
building material generally
and feed of all kinds.
Boowh-Shuler Lumber & Supply Go.
Successors to Booth-Hurby Live Stock Co. and Central Lumber Co.
Goo. Epperson's Old Stcnd Opp. Court Houet
$1.50
Sumter to Charleston rSL
Largest Excursion of Season
Tuesday, July 27th
Don't forget the date. A dip in the surf is only
one of the many attractions at the Isle of Palms or
Sullivan's Island.
A visit to the Historical City of Charleston is
worth many times the price of a ticket.
Train leaves Sumter at 8.45 A. M., and leaves
Charleston 8.00 P. M., returning,
-VIA
: : Atlantic Coa& Line ::
W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE,
Pass. Traffic Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent
Wilmington, N. C.
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