Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cb* f?littbmau anb .^cutbrou. ?4 the Poetofrloe at NumUr, 8. C he I?j Clans Matter. PKitsovxD mkntion. Mrs. R. J. Orler. little MIm Kit? Chmphett. >f Humter. and Mm. Jud Brndham. i?l Pax*, ill* hi ? Hin? Mr. an I Mrs. I M Hi i11 ha in.? Munnln* Herald HftBMi Alme ind tlrncc Reynolds, of ftumter. and Mlaa Jennie Iteynolds, of Auburn, who hn\e been visiting in Florence. Darlington, H irtsville and Auburn, are now attending a h party In Society Hill, given hy Mrs. J. K Sumner. Manv ftjMM? and other social functions have been given in their honor Mr. and Mra. Seanum Rndmi I of Snmter. haw arrH-l m l are board!ng at Mrs. C R. Ilarvin ?. Mr. ?mehnrdson 1? one of our best tjotftan hnyore and we are glad to have him ??ek.--Manning Timsn. Mr. William Wlnn left Tuesday night for llirmimch.im. Ala., where he haa accepted a position as assist mi phyetcul director of the Young Men's Chrhtflan Aaeo. M? Mr. John ('. Meaner. ofVHm^<-l>urg. la visiting hi** dnuahter. <^|HRI P. Hcott on Man In Mre. t. Mr. U P. Hcott. of ColumnHflkthe sjneat of his brethei \i n f?4cett Mlsa Rebecca Hall, afte? vtsKI? he* slater. Min. I.. R VVllhainsonJIell y enter day afternoon tor C?dui Where she v.l\\ t? -a< h in the t'olui elty echoola this winter. Mlsa Irene liryun left today Florence, where she will teaeh this' winter In tin- KorenCS elty schools. Mis Ines King has n-tnrned home after a pleanant visit to friends in Charleston and Florence. Mr. Motte Lnwroiirp, who has bang vlstlng hin ts for several days haa returned to Jacksonville, Fla., where he la a salesman for Swift & Co. Msaara James - indem and Sam Dlnkfrm left yesterday for Charleston, where the former will enter the Citadel and the latter resume his studied. Mr Wimen; spann mfl fee me Same plaei s.v.ial day* 140. in onl i to be on hand for early football pr tlee Mlaa Halite Cnttino. who has spsnmng the summer in Summer-ton, haa returned to the elty to retain >? hi I ?mjnmaw Hnmpton *cl.i Mm. W. A. llrown ha* Jost roturn t ed from iVcw ? '1 ? visit her i ..I. - \] M f'tsa Mm c. w. memyee hna itlmnmn from a vlalt to her mother, near Kl Heuth 1 Mtsa Maltis Pate, died <er\ suddenly some time this morning ,f me name, No. 201 Fast Liberty street, her death earning an a great Shoe! le Ihn mem hers of the family, as she appeared m her usual state of health up to the time of retiring laut nl?ht This morning she was found dead when j her stater went to her roogfl to 1 til to t to breakfast The funeral service* will be held at the cemetery at 6.30 o clock this af 1. the funeral procession leasing at ? o'clock. Pate was the daughter of 'he wmw U (1. Pate, a prominent citizen >t tr In his day. (Hit of a large of children she has only two to survive per. Miss Lou Pnt< Mm. Hlarche Cox. New Clerk f??r <onnt> Hoard. Mr c Mi Hurst this morning cn upon his duties as clerk to the ity. to whleh position he was elected eereml days ago at i meeting Of the hoard. Mr Hurst spent Sat? urday In t to- oMi, f. ttn?K ae'iuainted with the routine of oth, e work. Mr. It. L. Mcl^eod. tin former clerk to the county Itonrd. today Itcgun work In Mr. U l>. Jennings' law olllce. Wh?r- h- aceeptod i position some dfcv* Ii ?. \l - W. J Cro\\non, Jr . as int cashier of the National Rank of RumUr Is at the teller's window in the bank, Inking the position vacated hy Mr. Hurst TIm? l?|M'lllltg of the < i|> ScIhniK. The public schools reopened this siornltar under m??st fi\or ib|e aus? pices. The enrollment Is very large. Homo of the rooms ire crowded :it preeent. but arrangements are l-ein ? mnde to relieve Ihn eonKcstlmV Ad? ditional ibeiks have b? ? n ordered and they will reach Ion in a day or two All of last v\. k had l-een spent in nrrnnglm: f??r th<- admission of new puplle and the work ran smoothly to? day. The teaelo-rs* and pupils Wer,, a'l In fine spirits md health and every? thing gives promise of a most success? ful >ear's work All wero ileiighted \Oth the condl tlon of all of the t.uddlims The> are all new and fr?-??h an I spotlessly clean Ur? iis?'m ia gentry hart seen issued tu l.ol'/ 1 \\ ill ' ie.| I II ..l.elh Mil -.\ niiiot* r. and h"i mk P? t?-rson and \? I ? Davis. Mu>ojv die. HI V .f \ TO|.\i: RESIGNS. Ir;nc, (.uiii' Baptist < linri li to Ac? cept i'all to HnllWW i Irnich. Rev. J, n. Tohur, who fur tin- past live >?'il|S MM tilled the position of pan of of the Qraoi Baptloi Church, rantordnj M the clone of the morning sei \ n ?? iuunleil in his i ? si g ua t i on as pastor) the samt to take eifert on the i,i it of November. At .1 ?ubecquent meeting ??f the inenil>em of the church UM resignation was 0000ptod as hand? ed In. Ml Tolar in leaving < 5 rn ce Church will k<> to Brunsen, Hampton County, South Carolina, w here he has accepted a call. Mr. Tolar stated this morning that in this neu pastorale he thought hi? would have a larger Held in which to WOTS and neue opportunity tor ac eompliohment in his chosen work, it ? M Mated this momlns by a member of the church board of doaooni that Mr. Toiur s restg nation had !.n ac? tt pied, but that as yet no steps hail been taken to secure a successor. However, he supposed that steps to thai en,et would bt taken at the reg? ular meeting on next Sunday. Mi Tolar came to llrace Luptlst Church from Summerton live years i.;o, tanking threi months, and much has been accomplished during his* p.istoi.ite A new building was erect? ed In LHI-ll at a cost of more than I St,.I and the membership of the i hurcli b is probably doubled, there being now more than IM members. With the completion Of the new build* Ehe attendance on services has in ed to about three times what it ISfOft and the Sunday School has nsed In the same proportion, the ?Verege attendance at the latter being from 1X5 to Iff, Mr Tolar haves mnny friends In the etly outside of Grace Church who regret that he Is going to have the city, but whose wishes for his success LaOOOmpani him tO his new pastorate. GINNED TO SEPTEMBER 1. Government Cotton Eigurcs on South Curollnu Crops. Sam L Rogers, director of the cen sus, department of commerce, an nounces the preliminary report of cot ton ginned l.y counties m South Caro Una for t he crops of 11) 1 f> and 191 1 The report was made puhlic for the SI ite at 10 A, M . on Wednesday, S?p ? sf a. ?i i Crop. ? v aw iy, lila, inn Lac ..tM I P .?er."? LI 1 1 IU*|?ort.H of War I tables Exaggerated), Since the beginning of the Euro? pean war. accounts, mostly of a s? n itional nature, have appeared regard? ing the excess of illegitimacy In the ?ammunJUoa in England in or mar which kargt bodies of cnllatod men arc encamped for war instruction pur? ge Mi The British Medical Journal says that many iiles were told in meat ilrsumMsntlal detail which In? ga lto4 that there would bt Ihottgnndg of illegitimate children born on ac? count of lax conditions accompanying the mobilization of large bodies of men In military camps. For instance, it was reported that in one town of is.ami tahabttaati t,tet girhi were expecting war bablOli another story was to the effect that In a certain ma? ternity hospital fifteen anew wards grgfl t.o be provided, New stories ap? ed almost dally and the public was wrought up into a state of ex tltoment and distress on account of tliis supposed condition of affairs. Tin I ?.illusion and ? Helm ut grew .so that the Archbishop oi Canterbury with ? few representative persons formed a I commlasittee to Investigate the slteg td i M ts. Tin- committee after Inqulrj lep.uled that the sensational aceoutils as to the large number of "war ha bftoa" were without foundation. "The committee did not deny that then- had been Kruve cause for anxiety on ac? count ot the pro valance of ? low mor? al Mnndnrd as well as on account of intemperance, which was often the re? sult of thoughtless treating, nor did It d. I v t hal I here had been mUCtl Eld dlneHs and foolish excitability among young gnis which often led to unde? sirable conduct. The Committee stat? ed that everything it had learned pointed to the need of providing Op* pa'unities for Wholesome recreation for the gtrhl and also faff the soldiers and sailors, but expressed the opin? ion that there was no reason to pass any hush judgments on them or |u distrust them in the future." Mannar** Haltens Mond? Plnewuod, Sept ig, -The outio.ik for a good bnatnem during the ap? proaching fall and winter is very promhdng at this time Cotton brought Og todays market for the heat grades In l-Jc. cotton seed |26 per |?>n. IbJM I gm out of lift] Gel? Linken Kai m and Luc.- ab .says: "Two p*r cen I of all ? ggM sold an broken before they g? t In the consult! er, Two p. i i . ni more dirty Th< total |?i M IikMi ill P1IIMM lit OVtaT one sixth the total egg crop." NKHltOKS ci'T <>X TRAIN'. Irthnr Hull cm i>> Felix Pringle, and Unknown Man Cut b> Jonas Allen. From The Dally item, Sept. 17. r.ast night returning from the ex eumlon between Bumter and Augusta, there were two known cutting ?crape*, lu disturb the peace and dignity of Ihe festival, Arthur Hall was stabbed in the ride by Pellx Pringle, who was nabbed in this city this morning by Policeman w. J, McKagen, and an un? known man v. as cut by Jonas Allen, who was arrested her? last night by DetectlVO Wheeler of the Coast Lino force on the charge of carrying a pis? tol. Doth Cutting serapes occurred in Orangeburg county and both men will Im taken hack to thai place to stand trial?Allen when he completes his term of 80 day.s on the gang here. Haii is from Darlington and the other negro from Orangeburg. hkspkctkd farmkr Dli?:s. a. A. Pnnjnte succumbs to Orients Mangel?LH cd in Concord Section. Prom Th? Daily Item, Sept. 18. G. A. Rowers, an industrious and highly respected farmer or the Con? cord section died yesterday at his home there. After an illness of ubout three weeks from Bright'* disease. Mr. Rowers was ?;?) years of age and is BUrwed bv his wife and fourteen Children, einht of them by a former marriage. Tit" body was taken from Concord to Lancaster, Mr. Rowers' old home, where the funeral will be held today. Mr. Rowers purchased land in the Concord section about live years ago, moving there with Iiis family and that of his BOn-In-law at that time. Since then he has been actively engag? ed in farming in which he bail made an eminent success. He was known in the neighborhood for his activity atul energy, he and his family being constantly at work in building UP their farm, His death will be a loss much felt in the neighborhood in which he lived. i.ost iiomk HY 1TRK. Hcshlencc of Harold V. Rradloy at Providence Hiirncd. From The Daily Item, Sept. IS. , Harold V. Rradloy who lived at the top of DodglA Hill, on the L'rovidence CatehulI road lost Iiis home by in oji Thurso!;: v :'\ about II o'clock, Je lire . itching 11 in .. defe ? l> S llU?. .. total O..S.N, nut some of the furniture Was saved. Inauranos of $$m> on the house will about two-thirds cover the loss, while $:"><?0 insurance was placed on the furniture. WITNESS DEMONSTRATION TKSTS Fire Chiefs See Charleston's New Kn ginc Work Successfully. Charleston, Sept. in.?Three fire chiefs of South Carolina were among the visitors here today to witness the live-test demonstration of tho new trlplt Combination motor engine, about to be put into commission as part of this city's tire fighting equip? ment. The Seagrave company, build? ers of the big engine, also had a rep? resentative here specially to watch the test, which was held at Colonial lake. Chief Jackson of Anderson, Chief Finn of Bumter and Chief Reaudrot of Greenwood were the visiting fire men. quests of Chief Rehrens, and they this morning were taken about the flty and shown the local lire de? partment equipment, being hugely In? terested in all they saw. DISCUSS WAREHOUSE systkm. Manning and Mcl.nurlu Consider Chaimcs in Cotton Storage Law. Columbia, Sept. 18,? .John L. Mo laiurln, state warehouse commission? er, and Ciov. Manning held a bum con? ference last week when the State cot? ton warehouse law was discussed. It was said that the two ollicials reach? ed a full understanding as to the needs of the system and that QoV. Manning will recommend certain changes in the law in his message to the general assembly. VESSEL \Mi CREW LOST. Matt) Sailors and Men Die In Hurri? cane. Qalvcstnn, Kept. Is.? The Gulf llsh erles schooner Mary Silvers with her captain and crew of nine men. was lost in the recent gulf hurricane. Negro Woman Drops Dead, Thursda) a ghl Coroner Senle was railed to the Jordon neighborhood by .i report of tho midden denth of a ne gro woman in that sect oil, The wo? man, Judy Spann, died about sundown, ? the was going home after picking > ?Hon nil de) and it Is though! that .dir Was OVe*'Come l?J the heit and her h ud work Tin woman h oi pre i'loiisly hol severiil ntt Us of heart Irotlldc and had Iren warned by Dr. i urgess ugalust overexerting herself. THE Y. Bf. C. A. ENTERTAINMENT. _ Interesting Demonstration in Uynwns llini Wortt Pleased BpcctatOf*. The open house at the Young Men'*? Christian Association building on Thursday night was a success from every view point. The attendance was larger than the Y. M. C. A. could conveniently scat in the gallery. The audience seemed much impressed and pleased with the exercises which were demonstrated ?>>? the hoys and young meit'l classes and the exercises were e xecuted in an excellent manner, con eiderlng the fact that the regular drills and exercises have no' started yet this year and the participants had to act on their last year's practice. The volley hall game was something new to many of the spectators and pro? duced many thrills. After the exhibition and demonstra? tion in the gymnasium, music was furnished In the lobby by Miss King and Miss Smith for some time, where an informal reception was given with the members of the "Jolly Jyms" in charge and looking after the enter? taining. The demonstration last night under the direction of Physical Director White inaugurates the class work season for 1916*16. Regular work has' not been carried on before because of the heat, but classes will meet daily in future. The season opened auspi? ciously and indications are that there will be more class members this year than ever before. Now is the time to see Physical Director White about joining and taking exercises for the winter months. BUMTER GAINS VANTAGE. For 1 irst Time Local Players Win Match Prom St. Charles Teams. The tennis match was won by Sum? ter tennis playem from the St. Charles players on Thursday afternoon. The matches resulted in a three? to two victory in completed matches, while the locals had the advantage on un? completed matches in two cases. Sumter loHt two double matches, and won one double match, one mixed doubles matdb and one singles match, with leads in two other singles matches. The matches were: Brearly and R. Wilson losl to Green and Devi ,r>-7, 0-2, ?1-2. Shaw afc*-M'-?'u'c^Mn a gam {tested CT'TW! ?i ?>?? i Bryan 6-4, 6-1. Pr. .?!?, anc. Mlr,s ?renc Bryan from M. Wilson and Miss Ednn Mc Cutchen, ; t? M>. Leon Orot n defeated 11. Wilson C-4, fi-2. Moses defeated If. Wilson one set 0-1 and Crowson defeated McCutchen 6-0. Green and Moses lost to Prearly and Shaw, l-t?. This match closes the series for the season with three won by St. Charles, one tied, and one won by Sumter. HOl'SE BURNER THIS AFTER? NOON, a UungalOW nf Oakland Avenue Destroy Cd by Eire. From The Daily Item, Sept. 17. A bungalow on Ooakland Avenue was burned about -l o'clock this after? noon, the lire having spread so far when the hose wagons reached the scene that it was impossible to save the building. J. P.. Goldman and family occupied the house which was owned by McCallum Realty Com? pany. in the Recorder*! Court. In the Recorder's Court on Thurs? day afternoon a Jury found H. T. Bdeni guilty on the charge of non? payment of license on pool tables. There were three counts, but only one was taken Up and on the return of the jury's verdict the Recorder passed sentence of |66 or 30 days, $.r?0 of the amount to go for the license, if the fine is paid. Two more counts on the same charge are still open for trial. Mr. Bdeni In 1914 had eight pool tables, afterwards disposing of two of them. He paid license on three of the tables, but the amount was never paid on the other three and the city is now suing for these unpaid licenses. John MeMillian, riding on side? walk, forfeited bond of 11.00. Jonas Allen, carrying concealed weapon, $?it) or 30 days. The organ Fund Concert, Prom The Daily Item, Sept. 17. Quite a large audience gathered at the Academy of Music last night to heai- the conceit given to raise funds for an organ for **'t. Anne's Catholic Church and all seemed delighted with the music. The selections covered a wide range and many of them were very beautiful, the program being of auch a varied character as to pleoso all attendants. The singers and play? ers were liberally applauded and re? sponded to encores with exceptional good nature. The premium I .ist of the Forty? Seventh Annual State Fair t.. i be held October 26th to 2!*th, has been Issued. Copies in i v 1 'e obtained from I ? I'. l?llrd, Secretary, Columbia, s. C. BRYAN AND MARSHALL TALK. Former Secretary of stuto stands Against "Preparedness''-?Pralao for President? Boston, Sept. 19.?lessons from the war in Burope were discussed by W. j. Bryan and Vice President Mar shall before different audiences here today. j Mr. Bryan in a lecture nt Braves' Field, opposed "preparedness." I "1 believe if we were as well pre? pared as some would have us be, wo now Would be in thin war. The pre? paredness now isked if affected will probably lead to war, Instead of pre? venting it,' he said. "If you would realize the results of the doctrine of preparedness, just imagine what condition we would be in if we had in the White House a jingo with his hand on the trigger." "We have reason to be grateful," Mr. Bryan told his hearers, "that we have one who loves peace and longs to keep the nation in peaceful ways." The former secretary said that no nation challenged us now, but that "if any of the madmen of Europe should challenge us our nation would be justifletl In saying 'No we will not buttle with you; we have 1(10,000,000 people to guard, we have count? less ideals to preserve, and we will not go down and wallow in the mud of war with you.' " Speaking of the world peace series, conducted by an. organization of Odd Fellows, Mr. Marshall said there was a need for "adequate steps to preserve our republic." He disclaimed being a militarist, but added: "I would like to have a citizen sol? diery, by which I mean a body of citizens, whose first choice would be the flag of the United States and who woidd know which end of a gun to put to their shoulder." The country should be resolved, he said, to maintain peace so long as it could bo had with honor, and to pre? serve neutrality and to uphoid the president. RECOGNITION FOR CARRANZA. Chief of Constitutionalists Will be ? Recognized if He Agrees to Condi? tions. Washington, Sept. 20.?The imme? diate recognition of the Carranza gov? ernment, ft it meets tie dematods agreed al the N fort confer ? ence, i;- certain from the ttnlted States, Argentine Uruguay, Bol via; ??:?! probably Chile. Guatemala and] Brazil are expected to hold back a short time. The light for Carranza's recognition is led by Ambassador Naon of Argentina. Meanwhile It is certain severe lighting will continue in northern Mexico. Villa's advisers here have sent him word that there is no hope for his cause if does not dem? onstrate within a fortnight that the claims of Carranza are not borne out by the facts. RAID AT BROWNSVILLE. Mexicans Dash Through Suburbs Fir? ing Volleys. Brownsville, Sept. 20.?Mexican raiders slipped through the suburbs in an automobile this morning, tiring a volley, killing a Mexican girl. Two others were wounded. A party of Mexicans earlier burned their house, owned by an American situated to? ward San Benito. NOVEL CASE COMES UP. Unusual Charge Involving Eight Hour Law. Savannah, Ca., Sept. 17.?What is believed to be the first case of the kind came up in the federal district court here today when the grand jury Indicted Capt. E. P. Wescott, master of the United States dredge Augusta, for Violation of the federal eight hour lebor law in connection with the operation of the dredge. Government officials throughout the country" are keenly interested in the outcome of the trial, which probably will come up for hearing at the next term of the district court. The law which Capt. Westcott is charged with violating is that affect? ing the civil employee of the United states engineer corps and other branches of the service under the war department which provides that em? ployes shall rot be required to work more that eight consecutive hours in a single day. QUIET ALONG HOKDEH. Only Demonstration in Mexico for Woman's Suffrage. Brownsville, Texas, Sept. lit.?No ilisorder occulted along the Texas Mexican boundary today and other than the presence of the United States military patrol the only unusual incident on either side of the border was a demonstration for woman BUf? frage at lleynosa on the Mexican sldt ? a' the Bio tlrande, Reports that lMexicans, wounde? ii .i light across the Kin ?-r.inde neui I tonua, Texas, lasl Friday, arrived a u hospital toda) could not be verified. It VLKANS MAY JOIN SOON'. Rome Mewsnnnee Declares Austro Ucrmun Moveme nt or 500,000 Men Is Planned. - ?* -ft* m Homo. Ser-t. 19 (via Paris).?Ac? tive operations are likely to be under way soon along the frontiers of the'Balkan States, The Tribuna de? clares it learns from competent sources. It says that an Austro-Ger . man movement has been planned for the last of October, the plan involv? ing diversion of 500,000 men from the Russian campaign to the Balkans, with the simultaneous securing of Bulgaria's adherence in the move to open a route from Budapest to Con? stantinople. The Trihuna and other journals argue the necessity of off-setting this by the concentration in the Darda? nelles of all possible forces of the entente allies, declaring the issue turns on which side reaches Con? stantinople first. TREAT WITH BOTH SIDES. Bulgaria Will He in Dangerous Posi? tion as Hcsult of Negotiations. Paris, Sept. 19.?The Temps and The Journal Des Debets describes the Balkan situation as growing more serious as a result of presentation of the allies' note to Bulgaria. The Temps declares Bulgaria's position to be equivocal, as she is treating with the allies on the basis of joining them in the war, and treating with Turkey on the basis of remaining neutral. It characterizes this as a dangerous attitude, one that will have to be speedily changed or lead to serious results in the Balkans. The Milan correspondent of The Journal Des Debats quotes a report that Turkey intends to cede territory to Germany which Germany after? wards will cede to Bulgaria. DUMA MEMBERS ARRESTED. Socialist Deputy and Seventeen Others Seized. Berlin, Sept. 19 (by Wireless to Tuckerton).?Stockholm dispatches say the Socialist deputy Tcheldse and 17 other members of the Russian duma have been arrested. The duma buildings in Petrograd and all the railway stations have been oc?u^tefl by the military, the fcdvtces added. Considerable dissatisfActi?n wni ? ? tdehced Ii M we? k when the' Rus? sian duma was prorogued ny imperial decree to the middle of November. The cabinet had objected to the pro? gramme of reforms proposed by the majority, comprising the liberal and progressive elements, and had threat? ened to resign. Premier Goremykin visited Em? peror Nicholas at field headquarters and sanctioned the prorogation. When the decision was announced last Thursday a few members left the chamber muttering, "It Is a crime." It was announced later that Pre? mier Goremykin had conferred with the civil and military authorities at Petrograd end Moscow for the pur? pose of forestalling popular demon? strations. POISON PROVES FATAD. Hock Hill Woman Dies From Acciden? tal Dose. Rock IHU, Sept. 18.?Mrs. A. Rem bert Barrett of this city, residing on Oakland avenue, died tonight as a result of taking a dose of poison this morning. Mrs. Barrett's health had been bad for several months, and it Is said that she swallowed a dose of poison by mistake in attempting to lake a dose of medicine. Upon mak? ing the discovery that she had taken the liquid from the wrong bottle, Mrs. Barrett telephoned for a physician and several responded upon learning of the urgency of the case. Every possible effort was made during the day to save Mrs. Barrett's life, but the end came at 8 o'clock tonight. Mrs. Barrett was the wife of a well known citizen, who holds the position of registry clerk in the postoftice, and was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. It. C. Rogers of Aikeii. Mrs. Barrett re? turned home only last night from a visit to Aiken. Hud be-; Broken by Shaft. While working at the Camden Mi* ling Co's place on lower Broad street Wednesday morning, young sterling lennett, 0 lad of sixteen years had us leg caught in the driving shaft of he mill, causing a compound frac? ture of the limb. He was carried in? nedlately to the Camden Hospital In the McCormlck ambulance and it is ?aid that his leg will not have to be imputated. It was a close call for the young man. and only the quick stop ting of the engine prevented a much note serious accident. When taken >Ut of the shaft it had torn nearly all of nis clothes off. Young Bennett came to Camden from Spring Hill in Bumter county, and had been residing with Mr. and Mrs. R. U Moseley.?? Camden Chr-ndelsi