Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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tty INalrimun anb ?ontbroii at the PostoOoe at Somit?. S CL, m Second Cases Matte?. ?S* ??*gflg*r*-*> PERSONAL MENTIO^L um iw> ?in. 01 ' 'i ii11v>( I>li? g. is ting Mrs. W. A. Klnard on Went j ?rty street. \ tee. J. If. WtUnn, pastor of ttW ihermn church Is spending sntncVJ . Miss Lois Bryant, or Ornugchuks;, In visiting Mrs. W. Liberty mt Lull time In Atlanta, On. Mr. (iuv U Warren Is in Athens. On., for two weeks. Mr. end Mm. R M Aman were la lawn last Saturday. Mr. Aman 1* ana of our oldest and m??at successful farmers and he aaya in bis many yearn farming he never saw com burn and go to attest faster. Tluas weeka aao he said there never was n ?ner prospect for corn, but now only the very earliest planted will make good.?leader and Vindicator. Mr. and Mm. c. W. Hicks nr. spending a weeks on Sulli? van's Island. Mrs. L. B. Lssenne and four chil? dren of Atlanta. Qa.. are visiting the family of Mr. J. T. Lesesne on Mar? vin street. Mr. J. W. McKievcr Is in Charleston at tomtit)*; the meeting of the Asso? ciation of Door, flash and Blind Man? ufacturers. Mm. J. It IhdUday of Summerton and Mm. Ollle Yates and children of Sumterar- visiting Mrs .1. I). McLeod at Kembert. Mian Hattle Boartflohl has return? ed to her home in Chadbourne, N. C. after a visit of three weeks to her stater Mrs. D. F. Owens. Mr. and Mm. Ok H. Folley have re? turned from San Francisco. Mr. Dan F Turbeville. of Turbe vllle, was a visitor to the city toda) Mr. and Mrs. W H. Bradford and Master James have returned from a delightful visit to their daughter. Miss Mary Bradford at Charleston. Cel. W. F. Robertson, for many years a well known citlsen of Wil? mington, now a resident of Oreenvllh . 8. C, where he is the secretary ?* the commercial body, accompanied by Mm. Robertson, is spending son at the be?ch.?Wilmington Star. Miaa Helen Coker. of Society Is visiting friends in the city. Mm. C. W. Klngman and Misses Kva and Wdri.?\- Kingnv" *r? spending um? ? f ... Headei rtvllle, U Mm. Thomas and Mas LotaVSC Held kef tfi.yeaviil* and Mi.* Wijaon of St ChnrWa, Were In If e cityrtnd , Mr. EU W. Oabbs, Jr.. of Salem, passed through the city led ay <>n his way to Clemson College, where he will attend the course of lectures giv? en during the summer school. Misse? Ruth and Gertrude Wilson, of Mt. Charles, are visiting their slstor. Mm. K. W. McCollurii on Broad street. Mr J M Kala, at rnvateer. ac aampanled by Messrs. W. K. Kolb ai l B R flarhlay, passed through the city this morning on their was to I'lem College to attend the Farmern' Insti? tute. VineoiiM e I .... in. in Cnion, Aug. 7.?Mr. and Mrs. Paul E. Wllhurn announce la>S engagement of their sister. Rath, le William Hryan Olllesple of Klhnwham. the marriage to be celebrated In October. Miss Wllhurn In a daughter of the late David N. Wllhurn and is a charm? ing and attractive young woman. She la a graduate of Greenville Woman's eotlege and has been a successful teacher for several years. This an? nouncement Is received with genuine Interest In Union and throughout the Slate. I>entli of Mk J, T. Hays. Mm. Margaret Q HajSJ widow of the late J. T. Hays, died at the home of her son. Joel Davis, near Brogdon. on Saturday night. agend seventy-tggf years. Toduy would have seen her birthday anniversary, had she lived two days longer. The funeral services were held at the Davis Burying Ground at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon and were conducted by the |;. \ . W I >. Spinx. of Graham church, ot whit h the de? ceased was for many years a member, Mm. Maya was married three times. As Miss Margaret White she was mar? ried first to Mr. Kdwin Plow den. on her ??econd marriage ?he became the wife of Mr. Turner I? ..vis and altor wnrds she brenne Mr- Hays She is survived t.y the following children Fain in D Plowden, Florida; M. II. Plowden, Kjngstrcc, Joel Davis. Brogdon. Mrs. I. E While. Sumter. and Mf N. W. Brittos?, CktfOhdog county. There were n?> children bv her l ist muri tage She is al o Mir vlved by thirty grandchildren and seven great grandcbibiren The grandsons of . h< deceased gated as pnll-l>earcr* and kof grand-daughter* placed How ? is ori he grave A mid Wan m.nb Bg the Ragles' club rooms Saturday morning by Chief Sumter and police ottlr? r*. but the raid was fruitless, for not hint; wn> discovered on which a charge a gi%l0 M the vlub "dicers could b? lodged. 1 IHK \T MOHltlS COLLEGE. Administration Hulldiiig ?ml GirK IH>ruut"i \ lliirncd Sunday > Urn? ing. Morris College, the institution on North Main street just beyond the city limits for teaching OOlorSd stu? dents, suffered n serious loss on Sun du\ morning at a bout I o'clock, when the large two-story building used as the administration building and girls'I iormtt"i.N Hih burned to the (round And eVer\ bit of furniture was lost. *?> glrJs, Anna Goldsmith and Dor othV Hnddon, students (S" the college, barer* escaped with their li\cs, all of tl' ii' clothing being burned, even to their shoes. Dr. J. J. Stark, president of the college, was away at the time 1 of the tire, at Seneca. He lived in this building and all of his furniture and gjQUSOhold appurtenances were burned What caused the lire is unknown. It was stated that there had been no tire In the building since early on Sat? urday morning and as the lire seem? ed to originate in the second story of the building, it seems that there Is no reason to believe that the fire was In? cendiary. The building was a large frame structure two stories high. Dr. Stark returned last tdght, having made the trip from Seneca in his au? tomobile. He stated this morning that the insurance of |S*##i would probably cover about three-fourths of the loss In building and furniture. He stated that a meeting of the trustees would be held next week probably, when plans for rebuilding would be discussed. Morris college in addition to teach? ing ehe usual literary branches, has a very practical course. Corn, potatoes and other crops are raised, the stu? dents furnishing the work required. A print shop is operated in connection and chickens and pigs are raised on a considerable scale, the teaching of practical subjects receiving a good share of attention and time of the students. Till. PROHIBITION RALLY. Committee Appointed to Arouse Senti? ment in Favor of Prohibition. A well attended prohibition mass meeting was held at the Trinity Methodist church on Sunday after? noon to arrange plans for furthering ihe ? m*a of prohibition in Burster] county. A committee consisting of! M? : c i' * Vinn, chairman; D? | Walsh, 11. L Scarborough. It. F W Id er. I; P. BppJ K <> Purdy. K. W I Hiller. C. H. Kpps was appointed with power to add any other persons they might desire on the committee. They were authorized to appoint a commit toeman from each precinct in the county to work for prohibition and aid in arousing sentiment In Its favor and also to see that everything was in iiness for the election on the 14th of September. Dr. Harms, who was requested to ?take an address at the meeting, de? clined to do so, as he had two address? es already on hand and felt unable to make any more. Messrs. O. M. Hurst. D. J. Wlnn, W. P. Smith and others had a few words to say in encourage? ment of the cause. The meeting was seasides' ever by Mr. Barton waiah. DR. HARMS SPI'.AKS TWICE. Preaches Two Fine Sermons at Grnec ItaptiM Church. Dr. J. Henry Harms, president of Newberry College, delivered two ex? cellent sermons at Grace Baptist Church on Sunday, at the morning and STSniasj services. Dr. Harms has smashed and spoken here before and has made many friends In Sumter. who were glad of an opportunity to hear him again. Both morning and caning the church was Idled to Capacity and I here w ere many expressions of pleas? ure and gratification by those who heard MSA. Dr. Harms has already BeOS secured to fill the pulpit of the Grace Church next year on one Sun Iday during the vacation of the pee* Ha-? b,,ll Here Tbl* WiH'k. Two good gating of baseball are, scheduled for this week. Bt, Mat thews Is the team which Is to visit this rlty and they will he given a merry time by the locale This team here earlier ?n the season nnd won both games In a t Wo - ga me series How sver, ii i ii.it time i m ? \. nstedt, Krank Chandler, John Haynaworth and White wen- all out of the game ind the weakened Sumter club was in no condition to contest mccisssf ully j With this strong aggregation of hit - t?is and base runners. This time the locals will be prepared with ? loaded [US tad hOBS to take both game:.. There will probably bg a small grain planting campaign this fall, with a corps ot agricultural advisers lour? ing the State to urge tin- farmers to plant (,ats aid suthelent wheat fOI boon use This well and good, but mow Is the time for farmers to plan I hell small Hi on crops. The .secret of is i >? bt to preps re the |g mi t bor - oughly und plant early. INVITATION APPRECIATED. secretory Hcurdmi of Chamber of Commerce Makes Reply to Hos? pitable Imitation from General Sumter Memorial Society. Managing Secretary Ueanlon begs to express in be-half Of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, a high appre? ciation oi tiie courteous and hospitable Invitation from the General Bumter Agricultural Association, of Htateburg township, Sumter county, extended to tiie citizens of Sumter to attend the SaerotSSS and picnic in connection with the celebration of the birthday of den. Thomas Bumter at the old Gen. Sumter Menmiial Academy grounds, next Saturday, August 14th. The sumter Chamber <d Commerce, and its auxiliary Organisation, the He tall Dealers' Association, feel highly complimented and also grateful to our good friends of the rural districts for this exhibition of good will and friend? ship towards this city. It .argues well for the future prosperity of Sumter county when the hospitable people of the agricultural sections take occasion to manifest their desire to get into Oloeed touch with their fellow citizens of Sumter. The citizens of Sumterare very proud Of the very friendly rela? tions existing between Bumter and the agricultural districts of Sumter coun? ty, and other Pee Dee and Eastern Carolina counties. The citizens of the Gamecock City, having the great honor and pleasure of being the county seat of the Game? cock county of Sumter are as proud of the fame and glory of the Revolu? tionary Gamecock Gener-al Thomas Sumter, for which this city and coun? ty are named, as are the people ot the rest of Sumter county. The city of Sumter belongs to the people of the entire county of Sumter, and is as much a part and parcel of Sumter county as any other section of the famous county. The city of Sumter has been built up and developed largely by the intel? ligent, progressive, and successful bus? iness men who came from the agricul? tural sections of Sumter county, and from the farms of other counties. The men from the farms are notably among the leaders in tinance, com? merce, professions, manufacturing, educational and political advincement throughout the United States. A very large per centage, if indeed not u. majority "f Sumter city's men and women are proud t ? bousi that ! tbvy are country hrrd and. trained. J and no small pel oentBgi of Bumterli native born cltlsenship are proud of their country blood and Sumter coun? ty blood, too, we are proud to be able to proclaim. That is one of the main reasons why the Sumter Chamber of Com? merce is conscientious!/ a"ble to pro? claim the slogan that Sumter is "Good Place to visit; a better place to live; the best place for you." It Is to be hoped that every citi? zen of Sumter who possibly can will lake advantage of the opportunity on next Saturday to participate with their hospitable friends of Btl -burg In commemorating the glorious achievements of the hero who did so much for his country, and whose name and fame are blazoned upon the pages of history which time can never efface. Gov. Manning Takes Rest. Gov. Manning has gone for the week-end to Saluda. where Mrs. Man? ning has been for several weeks at their summer cottage, Several of their sons are there for the summer, and the governor anticipates much pleas? ure and benefit from this brief rest? I the first real vacation he has taken I since going into office.?The State. Sumter as Vacation Resort. Dr. H. R. Thompson has returned from his vacation which was spent this year in Sumter. Doctor says that Florence has every reason to be proud because the business done here is con? siderably better as compared with oth? er sections. He says Florence must get those piny grounds for the chil? dren. He was much pleased with the Children's park in Sumter and nays that he will not be satisfied until Florence has one just as good.?Flor? ence Times. 1 Messrs. Richard Wells, of Rocky i BlUfI and Wesley McCoy, of OsWegO, I left this morning for Clemson College. * where they will take a summer course as representatives of th?j sumter coun? ty corn (dub. They will meet Mr. U L Baker, state agent lor the boy's corn clubs, in Columbia, and will g<> on fr??m there under his (barge. The 'summer course to Clemson was awarded to the two boys in the coun? ty who made the highest average in their com club last year. Expenses .it Clemson are paid by the college and traveling expenses were paid by local business houst s. The attempt t" block the prohlbl ; t i.lect Ion by a n B ppea I to the oitrts will stir the prohibitionists to renewed efforts ami . ike them more determined than ever to make South ''uroiluu dry. SIMTLR GRAUS FIRST (JAMB. ' Frank Chandler Sets Record, Fitches No Hit Gumc. - From The De'ly Item, Aug. 6. Frank Chandltr pitched a no-hit game against the Columbia Collegians yesterday. He set a record Cor these parts when he allowed only twenty-! eight men to face him?the extra man was hit by a pitched hall. Not a man w as given a base on balls and only one man reached second base. Duncan' i started for Columbia but had trouble locating the plate and was hit pretty freely. Frank started "strong" by fanning out two in the first and in the eighth he willed all three. Columbia did not get anything that looked like at hit. hTo Sumter boys started their scor? ing In the first inning, after White had Hyed out to center, Drevenstodt was hit by a pitched ball, Joe Chandler given a walk and "Hosa Mabry" bang? ed a sweet hit to left scoring Drevey. Three more men were scored in the second on three passes and hits by Drevenstedt and Mabry in succession. In the third Flowers led off with a hit, breaking his long hard luck streak, Spann walked and with two out, White singled to left scoring two runs. The locals did not score again until the ninth, White walked, "Ty Cobbed" second and third and then scored in a passed ball. Drevenstedt put a sweet one down in front of the plate, but White failed to come in on it. Frank Chandler and Mabry boosted their hatting averages by getting two out of three. i The game was fast and quite snap py after Columbia changed pitchers, but the attendance was small on ac? count of the weather conditions. The same teams will play again this af? ternoon and either Xunnamaker or White will work for the locals. The fast St. Matthews club will he hero for two games next week and the following week the Athletics will come for another visit. St. Matthews won two games from Sumter last month I when the locals were crippled and they are out to get revenue. The Co? lumbia Atheletics played three games here in the early part of the season, the Sumter team making two out of the three. George Turner always has a good team with him and battles galore will be on the bill of fare. The score: R. TT. W, Collegians 000 000 000?o 0 '? Suteter 142 DM ft 10?7 8 0 ? Batteries?Collegians: Duncan, IV ? s^io and Buitman; Sumter: F. rh;?n-! dler and Mabry. The official hatting average of the local teams will be published this week. SECOND GOES W AY OF FIRST. Columbia Collegians Fall Before Fast I ah a I Baseball Team. The Columbia Collegians on Fri? day afternoon for the second time were the victims of the fast Sumter baseball team, the score at the end of the nine innings being 2 to 1 In the local's favor. The game was a pitcher's battle from the start to llnish, with the edge slightly in White's favor. The game was a fast one and was interesting, as pitchers* battles always are. However, there was only a small attendance on hand to see the contest. Columbia made its sole tally in the tifth, when Toney singled, stole sec? ond and scored on an error. Only twice was White rapped, each time for a single. Sumter's scoring ma? chine started turning in the fourth, Drevenstedt made lirst on England's error, and came in on Joe Chan? dlers drive over the fence for three bases. Chandler scored a minute la? ter on Boozer's wild throw to third. Three hits were secured from Horns by. Chandler's for three bases, and Frank Chandler and Mabry for two bases euch. Twice the Columbia play? ers reached third, only to die when White tightened down. White and Hornsby each walked two men and Homsby hit one batter. Hornsby had thirteen strike-outs to his credit and White eleven. In the seventh Clark was taken out. being unable to throw effectively as he had been hit on the hand by a ball, and Brow n took his place. Summary: R. H. B. Columbia .. ..000 010 000?1 2 2 Sumter.000 201 OOx?2 :\ 2 Batteries: Hornsby and Boozer; White and Mabry. Umpire, Burrows. Entertain for Miss Dennett. Misses Wellie and Lillian Delgar gave a very line porch party Saturday in honor of their lovely gue8t, Miss Eva Bennett, of Latta. Five tables were placed for the game of rook. After two score <>f games were played, Miss Sallle Item bert Was honored with the beautiful prize, a fan. Miss Marlon Gentry gol the consolation and Miss Bvn Dennett the gueSl prise. A salad course was served and ice tea that hit the spot. Miss Bennett wore a beautiful white dross. Miss Willie Delgar and .Miss LI Iff An Delgar had on beautiful even? ing ftresnse. SOME MORE ABOUT TREES. Mr. \Voods Gives Information on Planting Shade Trees. i - Editor Dally item. While it is the duty of :tll who take pride, and this spirit should animate all citizens, in the adornment of thej city with tr<"s, their planting, as suggested in a former article, should always be done under the direct su? pervision Of an expert in the employ-j ment Of the city, letting each individ? ual contribute a part of the expense incident to securing .and putting out1 the trees. A simple Illustration will show the unwisdom of individual planting. Messrs. A. B? C. and P. all live on the same street and each one wishes l to put out some trees to beautify the street. Mr. A. plants sycamores, Mr. B., oaks, Mr. C. elms and Mr. T). hack-j berries; each one with his own ideas as to the right distance to plant them apart and how far from the lot line they ought to he. It needs no argument to show how* fatal this would be to the future beau? ty of the street, to say nothing of the inconvenience that will arise if it be? comes necessary to put down a ce? ment sidewalk. Fifty feet is the proper distance to place trees and where the street is narrow they should not he planted opposite each other, but diagonally as that will give them the same distance each way. Some people who profess to know about the planting, a knowledge, by the way, that exists only in their imagination, advocate planting them, the trees, twenty-live apart and when they grow to some size cut out every other tree. In the first place this just doubles the expense, is a useless sac? rifice of good trees that may be sorely needed elsewhere and, most of all, the ones that are left are sure to be fan shaped on two sides and will never be symmetrically shaped. It is better never to top a tree if it can he avoided, but this is sometimes necessary when the tree is very high, and then it ought to be done at least fifteen feet from the ground, sixteen is better, as a topped tree never grows any higher and only increases In girth. When topped too low, say S or It) feet, and puUi OUt limbs thry are in the way and have to be re? moved, having the body practically bare and just in the condition it was w hen planted. , W. D. Woods. 1 ?arlington. ' i Automobile Damaged by Fire. Saturday night about 10 o'clock an automobile belonging to William Din? gle, a negro hack man, caught fire on Main street in front of the Wreck. Store. There was a big blaze for a while, but the fire was speedily extin? guished and comparatively little dam? age was done to the automobile. Tobacco is bringing good prices on the Sumter market, but some sellers who have green cured .sand lugs have been howling and kicking because they did not receive the top of the market. Poor tobacco means low prices and good tobacco high prices. It is well to remember this. WE ARE permanently located at Baker's Did Infirmary, prepared to examine eyes, fit and furnish glass? es. Lenses duplicated and frames repaired. Highsmith Optical Co. AD-A-LINK For Friendship's Sake Original?Simplified in con? struction. Get a link here, have your initials engraved. The Links can be strung on a ribbon until yon get enough Links to make a bracelet, and we will join them together for you tree. Gold Filled and Silver 25c each Link. W. A. THOMPSON, Jeweler and Optician 75 Cents Sumter to Columbia return Banner Excursion of Season Tuesday, August 17. Greatest opportunity yet presented to visit the Capital of the Palmetto State. Ample time is given to take in all of the points of interest in the city. Train leaves 12:30 P. M.f and leaves Columbia, re? turning, Wednesday, August 18th, 8:00 P. M. Via Atlantic Coast Line Railroad W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Pass. Traffic Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent Wilmington, N. C. AUGUST 11th. Annual Mountain and Seashore Excursion. From Sumter Washington. 1>. C, ami Kot urn. .$10.00 Baltimore, Md., and Hot urn.12.00 Norfolk, Va., and Return.. .. 8-00 Richmond, Va., and Return. 8-?? Iforchcnd city, x. C, ami Return.. . s.oo AahcvUlc, \. C and Retnm. SJ? C hattanooga. Tcnn., and Return.. .. . 12.05 Saliula, X. C, ami Return. Wilmington, x. C, and Retnrn. - s.so Wln.-ston-SaKii? X. C\, and Retnrn. 7.00 GrcenvUlo, s. C, and Return. *.o& Myrtle Beach, s. i\ ami Return. . 5.50 Knurtanbursr? B. C, ami Return. R.00 Corresponding low rate's toinany other points from tills and other A. <\ points. Hnal Until toreucti destination i>rior to midnight of August SUth., For rule* to a numher of other point*, sleeping ear reservations, ete, communicate with \ The Atlantic Coast Line "The Standard Railroad of The South" O. V. PLAYER, T. A. Sumter, S. C.