Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ad at the. IN*it4>fllcs at Bunter, ft. Ol, as Second Class Matter. PUIINONAL MENTION. I - Mm. J. W. Shaw and .1 W, Shaw. Jr. left on Tumday fgf 11? 11derson vt?e. N. C. to upend the balance of the summer. Mrs.. M. J. Pierson. Mrs. T. p. Lvnam and Mm. Leila p., Muyes left on Tuesday for llendersonvllle, N. C, for the balance of the summer. Mum Bertha Bulter left on Tues? day for Uluefleld. W. V . und Kocky Oap. Va.. for a few wm*km* \ isit with friends and relatives. ^flfife Little Minn Both ana Master Chns Henry Nunnery hie r.-ne to usii their grandfather, near Cutjdrn. Mr. J. B. White, a former resident of this county now 11% In? at I *qujark la visiting relatives here. Mr. J, at Du Pre of Plsgah wga in town on Tuesday, being here to omjr* ease the result of last Tuesday's elec? tion. Manager Murphy, of the Western Ueion office attended a luncheon and conference held at the Jefferson Ho? tel. Columbia, Tuesday, at which General Manager Worthen was the guest of honor. Matters were 41s pertalning to the betterment of rvlce aud the general welfare of the Western Union family. rat' < tire on the first of August a new dis? trict will be formed, composed of South Carolina and North Carolina, under Superintendent Veal, with tere at Charlotte. The busi 1 ness has grown so In the Carolinas within the last few years that this step was necessary. Miss Mary Mattle McCoy, who has been visiting friends in Bockingham, N. C . has returned to her home near St. Charles. She and three of her friends. Mise Kathleen Woodley. Messrs John Himer and Willie Mc Dessald. made the trip by automobile Sunday. The party. Including Misses Jennie and Sadie McCoy, made a frying trip to Mumter Sunday after Hev. and Mrs. J. V. Davis, and lit? tle Miss 8a I lie Ellen Davis, of Fort Lawn. 8. C . are visiting Mrs. T. E. Hlnson. Jr.. on Kendrick Street. Mr. S. A. Harvln returned Wednes? day afternoon from Glenn Springs. He mads the trip to and from tho ?prtrim by automobile in quick tin and wltSout OCCideiit or delay. Mr. W. M. Sco?. principal of the fhehapvUls school, in vldtlng his par? ents tit the city. Mr. A. Bernbert Barrett, assistant postmaster st'Hock Mill, is the guest of Mr. and Mr* 11 G. McKagen. Mr. Louis / Prince has returned from a stay in the west. .Mrs. Leroy Halsey of Charleston, Mrs. H. B. Thomas of Flo ?nce and Mrs. W. D. Simps. .. of Columbia ha\e returned home after enjoying a week? end house party at the . idence of Mrs. Hobsrt Brohun at Wedgetleld. Mra Henry McKagen and sister, Mrs. Selms A. Daniel, were called to Blshopvllle yesterday on account of the Illness of their aunt. Mra M. M. Davis. . A Correction. Newspapers and ftmgaxlnes are con? tinually publishing . erroneous state? ments with regard to the number of dry Stairs. A leading weekly period, eal publishes a prohibition map show? ing seventeen. Iowa is omitted. A writer In one of the June magazine* givrs the number as sixteen, Iowa and Idaho both being counted among the wst* i i i s. at]sjsjtsi r 11, i ?j14. there were nine prohibition Stuten. Sinei that time i Ine more have l.rcn add? ed The eighteen prohlldtion stit. la the order of their ?olng dry. are: Maine.1851 Ksnsus.1**0 North DsJMsM.18*0 .1V07 Oklahoma.P?"7 North Carolina.100? MlNMlSSlppI.100* Tennessee. 1 Ml West Virginia.1911 Virginia.1011 ?oiorsdo.1011 Oregon.1011 Washington.1014 Arlsonu.1014 Arkansas.IS1I Alabama.101'? Idaho.lOir. lasjsj.loir. <. \bimso\ fO sKAst War M*i rctary Acivpts ln\l'ttlmi to |it tl\? r \ddreeg at Southern < om rm 'trial 1 outre*. Washington. July 11? Secretary Garrison of the war department to? day accepted an ln\Itatloi^ to addfOal the Southern OSggggOfgenl eongrr s* it Its annual meetln? In December ai Charleston. Senator Fletcher of Florida, president of the congress presented the Invitation. Merretnry Daniels also has nc fgejJlJl an Invi? itlon Ifl address the congress, _. - WEAPONS FOR BRITISH. ?CUUITUril AT work on DKfl" Rill SV ST im. Oho Now RcOce Suld i I m \ i?rj \ il uu bio as Rendering But I l>?nhlpt illi? nium' i nun Tor|>odo Attack. - London. July 11*. ? Appointment of on invention board of scientists, with Lord Fisher, recently first sen lord ?.t the admiralty, to assist the British navy largely was the result of sug? gestion by Loffd BryOO, former am? bassador to the United States, to the house of lords and followed a dis? cussion in which similar proposals were made by Sir William Ramsay tud the other scientists. Lord Bryce pointed out that the country not only needed lighting men but should mobilize its inventive ingenuity. While the American navy 'was a few* days ahead of the British in launching this plan, according to the cables, its inception in both cases %as due to the lessons of the war. j The admiralty received 16,000 new scientific devices during the first live months of the war. Many were from Americans. Another 10,000 doubtless came un? der the stimulus of the last five months, of the lirst 16,000 a board undertook to eliminate the "crank" proposals, und reduced to 25 the number which, in the board's judg? ment, were worthy of attention. Another board had scrutinized these 25 and reduced them to two. These two are being worked out with every precaution of secrecy and every prospect, It is declared, of giving a surprise in mechanical warfure ex? ceeding unythlng produced by Oer man Ingenuity. IH iborate trials have been made of one device und it is in actual ser? vice at the Dardanelles. Uigid se? crecy hus been observed as to the de? tails, but It can be said that trials give promise of rendering a battle? ship immune from the torpedo. "I have talked with many sclentillc men and they are ready to give their beat efforts in devising all the muni fold requirements which this extraor? dinary war?a war of science?has developed in the air, the water be? neath, the earth, and every other conceivable way, as well as on the Hghting line," said Lord Bryce. I .illtor C. W. Wolfe Bead. Klngstree, July Is.?A telegram was * < u ed here from Hendersonvllle, N. C this evening announcing the de ilh of <*. W, Wolfe, t iltor of The County ; Ret ord. who nan been in a sanitarium j there urrdT tre-uuun? for pulmonary troubles. Mr. Wolfe was regarded as one of the brainiest men in Willlams burg and onco represented the county in the legislature. He was 45 years of age. He leaves his wife and one child. WLATHEK AND CHOP SVMMAHV For the Weck Foiling at 12 Noon, Wednesday, .lulj Si, IfMft, The weather during the past \.\ ? ??.. has been very dry, except in a few Isolated sections, where showers have been copious. However, conditions have been generally favorable for cleaning grass from the fields. Corn, gardens and pastures show deteriora? tion under the influence of excessive heat during the last of the week. Tobacco in some sections is ripening pretnatur? ly. Cotton, as a whole, is in good condition. ? But the crop is spotted in some localities, with com? plaint of shedding; warmer nights ha\e been more beneficial Wheat and oat thrashing shows fair to good yields. Fruits and truck continue Plentiful, notwithstanding the gener? ally dry w either. CANVASS OF HFCFNT ELECTION. "* ~~ 115 Voten < iiHt-^ll. II. Holser Rep? resentative from sumter County. The supervisors of State election fof Bumter county met on Tu today ami oanvaaaed I he returns from the various polling places In the county In the recent election for a represen : ? t rent Bumter county, R. D. Bel tf tree the only candidate for the ofnet and received ii4 ol the nfi \otes, one sote having been polled for J. K MeKIveen? The returns as an? nounced by the board of supervisors were as foRows: Sumter. Ward 1, 12. Ward I, 16; Ward 2. ?; Ward 4, |j Rafting Creek. I; siuioh I, ii for MeKIveen), Oewe? go 19; Concord, 7; Privateer. 10; Htateburg, 1; Mlddleton, (Wedgefield) .. Providence, Bloom HUI, I; Total 115. Ah inert wai no opposition, little interest was shown in the election. bmti i of Si bmarim.S Italian Submarine Destroy* Austrian < raft In \drhitic. Milan, July It, ? It is announced here that the Austrian tlthmarlnt ? Iii? h sank I be Italian erulaer Amain tms been destroyed by en Italian nub* mal Int In the Adriatic* TOBACCO MARKET OPENED. FORTY THOISAXD POUNDS OF Wi l l- sold UN MAHKKT roi>.\v. I urge Wnibfjr of l armerH Bring First Pickings of Crop to Town?FIcvcn mat u Quarter Cents Highest Price Paid?M\ Buyers on Market and Six More Coining by Fnd of Week? Market to Ik' Open Every Day from Now on?Furniers Well Satis fled with initial Prices. About 40,000 pounds of tobacco were sold on the local markef* at the initial sale of the season today. The tobacco was practically all sand lugs or first pickings and the price paid was good considering the quality of the tobacco. An average of between 5 and six cents was paid for the tobac? co, the highest price paid being 11 1-4 cents for a small pile. There were a large number of farm? ers to sell on the market today, the number probably amounting to around two hundred In all. With the sellers and buyers there was the usual large number of business men and specta? tors from the city and country, many of the tobacco growers who did not bring in any tobacco today being present to get a line on what kind of tobacco sold best and how to proper? ly cure and care for their crop. To some the scene was a new ono and much interest was manifested. Messrs. Marion and Pepper, the proprietors of the warehouse, were on hand and doing all in their power to aid the growers and to boost the Sumter market. They were kept busy giving information and doing the nu? merous things necessary to keep ev? erything in smooth running order. This year they have Mr. J. It. Dunne with them as auctioneer and he show? ed when the time for selling the to? bacco came, that he was well up on his job. Some four hundred or more piles were sold in a little less than an hour and a half. There were six buy? ers on hand this morning at the opening sale, representing several of the biggest tobacco concerns in the country, and some of them represent? ing a number of concerns. It was stated this morning by the managers of the warehouse that six additional buyers would be here by the lirst of next month, thus insuring tho growers a good market and full prices for their crop. The price paid today was not high, but I was excellent for tho quality of I tobucci' plucvd on the Hour, and the ?armer? who have grown obaco be? fore seemed " pleased with the prig i obtained, Tiua sstisfud Ittp. which expressed by many, is what will make Sumter a bigger and better to? bacco market. From now on the tobacco market will be open every day except Satur? day and sales will be conducted daily at about 11 o'clock. ROBBERY AT ABBEVILLE. Two Boy* Charged With Taking $200 From Store. Abbeville. July 20.?Two negro boys, Louis Childs, aged 12, and Heck DeVore, aged 11, it is charged, broke into the store of L. A. Richie, a negro, on the public square, Sunday afternoon and secured $200 in cash. The entrance was made by breaking a glass about twelve inches square over the back door. The robbery was discovered about 6 o'clock in the af? ternoon. Richie, who is an undertak? er, had visited the store about 2 o'clock, and thought the hoys had probably slipped into the store and hid themoelvee, but it was later learn? ed, it is said, that one of them had entered, while the Other stood outside and watched. The police were noti? fied, and it was learned that these boys, one of whom hud been seen loafing around the store, had gone to Greenwood. The chief of police at Greenwood was notified ami the boys wire arrested yesterday. One hun? dred and eighty-live dollars was found in their possession. They were re? turned to Abbeville for trial. RIOT AT IIAYONNE. strikers ami Policeman I lave Bloody Battle. Special to The Dally Item. ! Bnyonne, N. J.. July 21.?One was killed, x others shot and many badly Injured by heavy cobblestones in a battle between fifteen hundred Stand? ard <>il Strikers and one hundred and forty policemen und special deputies in the streets this morning. The nf? Heers were being overcome when sight lire engines dispersed the crowd with heavy streams. Six policemen were beaten into unconsciousness. The rrowds became enraged w hen the of? Heers ordered them in move off the street*. Scores of other special depu I tics at e being sworn in. DAKLINGTON AGAINST SCMTI.R. Fast BatehfU on Thursduy and Fri? day. On Thursday and Friday afternoons, at 5..'10 o'clock, Sumter and Darling- j ton will meet for the second time to decide the series between the two cities. On April Ivth Darlington de- I feated the locals by 3 to 2 in one of the most desperately fought games ever witnessed in Sumter. James, (who Will be seen in action this week j jheld Sumter to lour scattered tingles jand according to reports ho is going better than ever. In the Darlingtoni team are several well known stars who j have much experience playing with l old Hartsville team. Behind the bat j is Brown, a high school boy, who ranks as one of the cleverest catch? ers ever seen in this part of the coun? try. No expense has been spared to send the best team in Daiiingtoa county down here just to beat Sum? ter. The local team has been out prac? ticing and is at least a* hundred per cent, stronger than they were when they played the visitors in April. Frank Chandler will twirl the opening game on Thursday and as he has com? pletely recovered from his sore arm, Fhould have little trouble in holding the Darlington bunch well in hand. On Friday Woods or Drevenstedt will pitch. Friday will probably see the return of White to the game and tin team will welcome his speedy baserun ning and fast outlielding. The locals will line up on Thursday as follows: Boyle, first base; Hayns? worth, second base; Drevenstedt, third j base; Flowers or Jones, shortstop, i Spann, left held; Fowler, center field; Brown or J. Chandler, right field; j Burns, catcher; F. Chandler, pitcher. j Next week on Thursday and Friday Kingstree's aggregation of fence breakers blow into town, and, as they've cleaned up every series this year, Sumter will have to play In true Fourth of July form. I The season will continue until Au? gust 25th, when the famous Nebras? ka Indians play here one day only. This team is composed of players from the Haskell and Carlisle In? dian schools and have won over five hundred games in the last four years. The team needs a big gate for these games, so come out and help a good thing along. DEFEND ON UNITED STATES FOR EXISTENCE. if Pood Were Stopped Even for a Short Time it Would Mean BtgrVs> tlon. I Present conditions in xielgium ure [described in a letter recently received at the ollices of the Commission for Relief in Belgium, 71 Broadway, New York, from a representative of the commission, who has been all over the country in the work of distribut? ing food. The letter is from Hainaut. The writer says in part: "Conditions in Belgium today are perhaps no better nor worse than they have been depicted in previous publi? cations in America, but they are dif? ferent from what the people of Amer? ica would imagine. One cannot con? ceive of a whole nation, outward'" so tranquil, living with so many super jflcial indications of their old prosper jity, and yet all the time threatened by ( hunger. "Those who have traveled merely from city to city may imagine that Belgium is not threatened seriously. In Brussels, patesseries are going and superllcially there are many signs of normal life. If for the moment every? one seems to have food, it is because the generosity of the world, acting through the commission, is accom? plishing its great task. Every day it is truer that this population of 7, 000,000 is absolutely dependent upon the commission for its sustenance. "Do not let the wave of enthusiasm that has passed over America spend ' itself. Start another wave. Keep starting them. Belgium cannot shout to you in return, but she knows what you are doing. She is dependent, grimly dependent, upon us in order to sustain life. Other countries are per? haps as badly off as Belgium, and Bel Igium is only too glad to have the world extend its charity to other na? tions, that are In such dire need, but it is we in .the provinces who really 'know how easily, how suddenly Bel iglum would meet starvation if the ISupplies from America ceased com? ing for even a short time." That the commission is aware of the fact that Belgium's supplies can hold out for only a short while is evi? denced by the chartering of new ships and the hastening of cargoes of food to Rotterdam. In Common Pleat Court. The case of B. J. Singleton against 'Adeline Singleton, colored, a ease where the litigants ar< contesting for the possession of laud left by the plaintiffs lather, it seems that Sin? gleton's lirst wife left tevern] children. These children claim that Singleton ? was not legally married to his sec? ond wife or woman passing as his wife, and are trying to get the estate left by him from her? VERDICT FOR Mils. DAWI.s. Third Trial of Boy kin Com Now In Progress. From The Daily item, July 1 ?I. The ease of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company against Mrs. Mary A. Dawes came to a close yesterday af? ternoon in common pleas court, S/hcn 0 verdict was returned in favor of the defendant, the jury remaining out about thirty minutes to consider the case. The next case called was that of H. Boykin, administrator, against the Atlantic Coast Lino Railroad Com? pany and ES. A. Uoono. This is the third trial of this case, a suit for $50,000 for the killing of Peter Boy kin, a son of H. Boykin, by the al? leged- negligence of the railroad and E. A. Boone. The first trial of the case in March, 1011, resulted in a ver (Ik ( uf. $10,00(1 for the plaintiff. On appeal the ea.se was tried again in April. 1016, and a mistrial resulted. This is the third hearing. Messrs. Jennings, Kpps and llarby are for the plaintiff and Clifton, Wlllcox, McLe more and Reynolds for the defendant* Tire in Pnxvllle Store. Paxvllle, July 20.?At an early hour this morning tire was discovered in the brick store building occupied by Priestly Conycrs. The rear was used for a dwelling, but the occupants were away at the time. The entire contents were destroyed, but prac? tically covered with insurance. The building was among the best in town. No other damage was done, as there was very little wind at the time. The Real Summer Drink "Sweet Sixteen" The one drink in a million that is alto? gether different from the general run of bottled drinks?Ask any of your friends, they know. 5c ? Everywhere in Bottles ? 5c tttmWHHtlHIHHIHHelt A Shoe Store Without Shoes. A shoe store without shoes would not do very much business would it? And each shoe store buys its shoes from tliosc makers who manufacture the kind of shoos for which it has a market. It must have shoes adapted to the requirements of its trade. How many men?yes, and women, too?are trying to do business with? out u Ibmk Account.. You can no more do a successful business without a bank account than a shoo store can sell shoes without stock. You need a Bank of Personal Servioe. One Uiut takess a hourly, personal interest in you und your individual need**. Thin Is a Hank of Personal Service. It gives the same individual attention to the small depositor thut it does to the large. THE PEOPLES BANK ai^!::unn^::;ni!i:ninuuumuum:t;in::iti!!tn:!i:niiMnininiuitP "A ROLL OF HONOR BANK." CAPITAL $100,000.00 EARNED PROFITS $125,000.00 THAT'S WHY 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. G. ROWLAND, President G. L. WARREN, Cashier I ???????????????????????????????????????????????????4 I ????????????????????????????????????M I You Would Be Surprised? To know just, how many sav- \ \ ings accounts we carry of folks who have learned what it means to have something for a rainy day. 4 + The Sumter Trust Co., L C STRAUSS, President. J J t ^????????????????????t ??????????????? >?????????? 1