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festered At ihm po^toflloa at Sumte*, 8. CU oe Second Claas Matter. I I llSON Mi MENTION. - Mr* j. i.. Otllhud. el Reuben is spending wmr time wiih Mrs I: I Orier. Mr, A. A Breertey, ol hi. Charles, Wna in the clt> today. Mi*? Rath Wilson, of St. ChiH' eras ? visitor |e the eltj on Wednes? day, having com*? ?.\.r to attend tbe performance at the A< idem> of Mu? lle MM J L Oillls ami L, 8. Vfn son. of ttemhert. wore In town today. Mt'wrn Albert Krogdon ami Ib itry Shaw left this morning for Clemson College Mr K. W. Onbbs. Jr.. of Salem, was In the city today. Weekly Weather mid Crop summary. For the week ending at 12 Noon. Wednesday September :'Y I 'I.'.. Third we?-k of Insufficient rainfall. The weather continues too dry for gardens, ilehi truck, pastures, germi? nation of fall and winter seed already planted and for further preparation of soil. Cotton continues to open rapid? ly, and ptckim-. is general throughout the section. Including the crop on tho highest elevations A large h??y tfOp Is belli* b?i > -if. .| K?nige pe.is are generally good, but there Is some com? plaint of local shedding, due \.> dry weather The corn crop is being gath ered. Sweet p. tit-.. u..i i.i'e grapis continue promising Men IHxpuillhcd ? A rule of the I'nlted States war do partment requiring nine months' ser? vice has disduulillt d Sergt. i'eter O. Marshall and eU rgt William ib lk as members of tho South Carolina ride team. Sergt W S. Kme and Private Altred W. Thames, who made the next highest scores, have been desig? nated as membi rs of the team. < i \m mm?.\ an m i.Nhs. Two Jury Trial- < onelude Work ol \ omiiiou I'lt-ti-.. Manning, Sept. 29?The court of coiiun-Mi pleas ended here yesterday wlih two lurv trials The ease of Mrs ltubei ci U .I'.ej md Mil .1 ' Hod at T, Heyw.uit eicFnddin and JftKfte resulted in a verdb * t**r\ efendants. Th*-? waa for danv eauaed oy tu? nuluenebUei of tbe ggfendants frightening th< hefM driven by the plalntltTs and backing the buggy inf.. a diteh. Tb" n< was that of F. C. Thomaa against the liartavlllc oil mill, resulting in a ver diet for the plaintiff lor $271. Several (mvs b.i\e been settled since court started Monday morning, and other liroortant ones continued on ac? count of the sickness of witnesses and in some cases sickness in the families of the uttorn- ys. nut in ia \< if in i:<. ftnm. Stables and shed- off .1 K. lomlln^ai I? -tio>ed Lynchhurg. Sept. 29.?<>n PtWdol morning tae bun slods and si ' b > belonging to .1 i: Tomlinson of this place were destroyed by tire, sup poeed to have originated from spon? taneous combustion. caused by a large amount of freshly geared peg vine buy. A lirue lot of the hay and a <p" ?? tlty of ??nts and a number of buggies and furm Implements were destroyed In thw Are. Mr Tomlinson s regt* dence was In danger at "ii" stage of the tire toil by fast work on his part and others who a . re h? Ipno*.. it w as saved, w ttti \er\ little d image, \mi um \n Nim? in iiNF.n line ill Kcported l'rslnm (I h\ l.losd of lasagnes London. He.?t. :tt>.?A Lloyds mcs ange announces the burning of tie American ship Vmeeni The cree was saved No d* i ills of the dleeotei hove been |. n i'.ol Tb< Vincent w.is a ship of two thousand tons. Wn?hington.. Sept It ?Ambassador Mur\e at rVtrogl id cabled tndaj that the sailing ship Vlnocnt was destroyed by a Kassian mine oil (2a pS ? ?rb?v If the sam plan of Imam ing the street imi in i ??? eM adupti d In several up-coi,nlrv toWIM I followed in Sumier tbe 1411,001 bond Issue \.:ll Ih> found adequate for paving all tb' stieetH for which piop? it- owners in iikeiv i ? petition at nefseal The Snmter Clothing Co., has on display In their window a bicycle that they are going to give away Christmas Kve das in some boy w he weara kfiei pants. They have an Interest ing proposition for the knee pants boys, and It will b?. to then Interest to eall at the store of this gras, a ad i i Ihom explain htm tb? llrseh- coji be ob? tained Adst. WORKING <>\ ri>c\i.i.\ m>\i>. Hn|iev% lour Pitt? Putting fills lloud III (.und < oixiiiion?Woi-u on ttiidgc*. miiiervisoi Pitts reports thai the *t >rh tin the Pocnllu concrete .>n?I steel reinforced bridge Ui getting along1 slowly but surely nnd it Is probable that with no unforseen dolayq it will be eomplet? In tin- next few days. \t the same time that the work on I hi bridge Ml ?"in? on a uiiiiK Is i'l work clay Ins the roud between Pocal llo and Manning Aevnue. This road is I pro bo hi] more used loan an) other road In the county nnd Supervisor Pitts is doing sonn- work here which win prove of great value to those who have to pass over it in the future Much of the elay has to be hauled and at tin- name time the earth removed In tin grading of tin* road has t?> be hauled bach to nil in the excavation from which the clay is removed. As uo iy of mention. Supervisor i'ui - it "? i ihit from his observe!Ion he Donalden that more farm produce for ho uns hohl um is brought Into Sumter over this road than any other t?o roads Into town. SC HOOL AT WKDGEFIELD. Outlook lot Successful Session Most Fncotiruging. Wedge field, gepi It.?The Wedge* Hold mailed school opened Monday morning under good conditions, Sev? eral of the patrons wer.' present The enroll merit is large nnd the iiitlook lot the school promises a most siu rngsjgg] p/ear The teachers tire Henry Wallein and Misses Muncaster, lihy and Thomas The following have left for oollegc: Mortimer Weinberg, a graduate of Unlvaratty of South Carolina. 'II, to Harvard! Marshall Brine, Jameson Cain nnd Jerome Woinborg to Clem BOn; Misses Ida Hw ight and Kose Walnbtrg to Winthrop. THORJfWKLB ORPHANAGE TO i i:i p.mtATi:. first of October ?gOg telelnation of fortieth Anniversary?AuoN to He? lixor Addre?^. Clinton. Sept. II,?The Thornwell orphanage was opened for the recep? tion of children on Ootoher 1, 1x7;". Qg Qotober 1, llll, it will therforo have tiih d out II roars of work for Ho orphans All this time it has 0001? under the direction of Dr. W. P. .?<?!, ,f.^ orlgiaal promoter, it ha ? ; tuv. n fiom eight children to fan; lly of :..'?. occupying 1-? acres Xr ,1,? city ol Clinton. At lag annual mc u<. | of the >; nod* lOOl SOOrd of trustees in June, last, if w.is decided in >t some notice ought tc bo taken of the Itth anniversary ol UM Institution. It therefore sleeted ex*Gov, Martin V Ansel of Greenville address the people of Clinton on i his occasion. The whole county is asked to send a representation for lite occasion will he one of interest. The cxerctoei will be held Friday evening in the Carolina Memorial chapel I nd > i n i attendance ?s expected, vor IOK GOVERNMENT. No Ke->t fictions on IdMUM to It. Waahlngton, ?opt, If.?John suoi ton Williams, comptroller of the cur? rent has ruled t bat -i governmenl is not considered to he a person, enmpany. linn or corporation within the meaning ??f the national bank act, ami therefore the limitation on the amount Ol a hank s loan to 10 per cent, of its capital and surplus does not apply in connection With loans to a gm eminent. The ruling was given in answer to Inquiries from national h.mks 'vhich. it is understood. Wore inter? ested in the |?gt,Otttttl loan to the allies. It w.is pointed out tonight that the com pi roller WOS without author? ity to control national hanks in such matters nnd that the question of participation In the loan was entire? ly a qtteOtlOH for the OfAcers of hanks ? o pass upon. _ mi; M'l < | \| HE8HIOX, ?.. IM i.i hoM llli,!' InMOCM < all (o Sololls. Atlanta, Hept, -7.?Gov, Nat B. 1 Harris lonlghl Issued ? call for a' ipeoial session o| tin- Qeorgla legis in He to convene November >, next. U, V It. Honored Washington, Sept. It,?< In the or? der ?I l*re*!dcni Wilson oil depart* inents oi the government were closed Inda) in honor ol the iJ A It, en eampment, Nearly aM business houses Were closed duiin | the parade. Th? price of ?.ottoll see,I \%BM gOnO way up uid is still steadily rising, Thirty dollars a ton ?r ene dollar and lifts rents it hundred Is the price paid ton lor roll on .eed lioughl from the wagons, although 'in fnrmers are nol Sellins iheii -<ed mpldl) this yom like t le y did last. l-'ixe i>? f cent inti-re-i on cotton ' ..tie. b) .i local Is*nil sounds llllimal Umj good to la- true, I.<>\\ IIEAIITEXH ENGLAND. ' LuimIoii Holds That American Loan Shows American lleticf ?n Success ol cYUlCM. London, Kept. ?The announce? ment tli.it the Anglo-French mission had succe< ded in securing n hall nil* llon 1?>: ? 11 In the United Stat?*s is oelved with great" satisfaction. hu( the terms are considered high? it Is as aerted that the .siicct-Ks of the loan has shown American lielief th.it the allies will be victorious, While Kussia did -iot participate in the loan she will benefit Mom it through England. M Li:ol?-\l WMAN Af Attttl \<.i:. Popular Voung Couple of Maycevtllo Married in Busntcr Yesterday. i Mayesvtlle, Sept. ?A marriage of much Interest ami some surprise to Itheii many friends was that of Miss Luc il< IfeLfCOd and Tnomas Hampton Newman, which was solemnised in Bumter on yesterday afternoon, Rev, .1. B, Wilson officiating. The bride is ? mo of the most attractive young la? dies of this town. Shi' lias lived nearly all of her life with her brother in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. S. C. I 'nxworth, and has been aresid nter . . 1 Fox worth, and has been a resident of IMayCSVlUe lor the past several years. The groom is one of the leading bus? iness men of this town, having con? ducted a fanoy grocery business here] for about lj yeara Mr. and Mrs. Newman left on tin- six o'clock train for points in Florida. They have the best a Ishcs of ? host id' friends ami acquaintances for a long ami happily weitded life. news of wedgeheeld. School Opens Successfully?Little Cotton to Gin, Wedgefleld, Sept. 29.?The Wedged held school opened on Monday under most favorable circumstances with Prof. X. A. Walling of North Carolina, as principal, with Miss Lil? lian Ifuncaster of Florence, Miss irby of South Boston, Va., as assist? ants, ami Miss Janette Thomas, music teacher. Mr. Mortimer Weinberg ieft for Harvard a few days ago, where he intends taking a course in law. Jerome Weinberg and Marshall Brioe are our representatives at Clem? son this year, and Miss Ida Dwlght ami Co^a Weinberg at Winthrop, lira, i-. M Mejjett has/accepted the| position as matron of the .lust com4 iue.i Bason Home ut Connie Mag-J Well Orphanage. i Tin- gins in these parts are only running on half time, a condition un heard of before here. The crop is open? ing very slowly and w hat is being mar k? N d is being carried t<? Bumter. There was a time when cotton could bo sold here, less the difference in freight between here and Sunder, but now there is :i difference some days of 80 to -f" points, the result is cotton that should be sohl here is going to Sumter and ['lnewood. This to tin detriment of business here. stamps are required. Collector Issues Warning to Hanks. Columbia. Sept. 30. ? It lias come to tin- attention of the collector of inter? nal revenue b?r the district of South Carolina that some of the banks in this State ha\e failed to comply with tin emergency r< venue act in that rev? enue Stamps have not Peeu placed tip on notes and other papers handled by banks, The law requires that a doc? umentary stamp of L' cents for each |100 or fraction thereof be placed up? on all notes, and if banks tail to do this it will be necessgry for the collec? tor to institute proceedings against them. POPULAR YOUNG CONCERT SING? ER HEAD. Miss Mildred Potter, of Spartanhurg, s. c. Buccurobs to Appendicitis. Hpartanburg Sept. 25.?Miss Mil? dred Cotter, one ol the most popular oi tin- younger .singers en the concert died of appendicitis I'riday night in New Voile, according to a telegram from her mother received here today by iMmo , Harris, director o| ihe Spartan burn Music Festival, in which Miss Potter was th?' featured star the past two seasons. Mi. Potter's voice had won for her .i wnb' popularity, especially in the South ami West, and such i ritics as Walter Dnmrosch and Oscar Baengor hoi predicted a great future for her. Miss Potter was born In Bt. Paul. Mum. \ warrant was .sworn out yesterday i.re Magistrate M. .1 Moor, for tb" UrrCHl Of Clank 'Pas lor tie- UCgro who is ulleged in have -hot Itoborl Bkln ner, ;i white boy, Buturdn) nlrht. Tay? lor bad m>t been arrested this morn? ing, but Mr c. C. Kxum i"i wlmm ne Works put up bond lor his appear inee foi trial The warrant was tak? en ouf by s. M Ittel rdsoit, one of the young nu n in i be party alleged lU ha\ e bei || III ed OH. INSTALLING r,h. DKA1N PIPE. Itailroad Taking out Wooden Drain and laying lironxc lion lining? i Ity Claying Telephone Street, The Atlantic Coast Jan?- Railroad has a force of hands hard al work now Installing a big corrugated Iron pipe for drainage purposes. The drain when completed will extend from Har? bin street Crossing to tllf foot of Kell drick street. Already part ol 11i?- old w.len hox drain, which was install? ed about fifteen years ago has been taken out and the iron piping laid from the fool of Kendrtck street to Magnolia street crossing. The work? men are now taking U|l the wooden hox between there ami the passenger station and preparing to lay the cor? rugated iron pipe on to the station. Prom Harvin street through under the umbrella shed at the passenger station east Iron piping will be laid for the drainage, In laying the new pipe the workmen are digging down about two let i deeper than the wooden drain was laid and are Striking some good clay along Telephone street, which was re? cently opened tip by the donation of right of way for the street by the railroad company and the Sumter Electrical Company. Mr. White is taking advantage or this fact and has a supply of city I hands present and he is using the best pail ot the clay to clay Telephone Street, putting it In pood condition without much cost. At the same time the railroad has given private parties permission to remove the dirt em? bankment along above the track on Boat Railroad Avenue and the remov? al of this dirt aids much in the ap? pearance of the street. DEATH or li. I). SMITH. Well Know ii Farmer of Near Maycs viiic Passes Away. Mayesvllle, Sept. 28.- L. D. Smith, a well known planter and Confederate veteran, died at his* home about three mllci from town, on Sunday nipht , from the effects of a stroke of apo I plexy. The deceased was about 70 years of age and was engaged In farming all of his life, paying espe? cial attention to orchard crops. Ho served all through the War Between the Sections pnd made a pood record as a soldier. He was a man of most genial temperament and of a sunny disposition. He {s survived by his Wife and two sons. E. D. Smith of Ipumtcr and Melvln Ri tlth of near this place, who lived with hie father. The funeral end Interment took place al Bethany 1 la,P' Isl church nea i SI Charles on Monday afternoon. Make-, Good Kecord. s?t. J. A. Owen, a member of the sumter Llghl Infantry, of this city Is one of the fifteen members of the State ride team which will go to Jacksonville to participate in the na? tional rille shoot at that place. Sgt. Owen is the only man of the company to make the State team, his record being an exceptionally good one. He tied for second place on the State team, his score being second largest made at the Styx rifle range. Bgt. Owen has for several years been the crack shot of the Sumter Company and he w ill probably help his State In making a good score at Jacksonville. His Son.Seriously 111. From The Daily Item. Sept. 29. Mr. J. M. Harby last ni^ht received Information that his eight-year-old son. Horace, was seriously ill and would have to be operated on at once. In Atlaida, Mr. Harby has gone on there. Friends here are hopeful thai the little fellow will pull through safely. A GOLDEN WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey George Peery, of Taaewell, Va.. have Issued invita? tions to the celebration of their gold? en wedding, at their old homestend, October 9th. Mr. and Mrs. Peery arc the parents of Dr. Mary W. Peery, of this city and have many friends In Sumter, having spent a part of each winter here for several years. Marriage License Record. A license to marry was grunted to Gabriel Urown and Carrie Cain of ! Mayesvllle this morning. There is reported to be some talk on the street of holding a public hamiuel one nlghl during the horse show with e,ov. Manning and Commissioner John \j. McL'iurln as the guests ?f honor ami chief speakers of the occasion. Kxactlf what plan.- have hen made or with what success the efforts uro meet? ing is not known, bill II is probable that i big gathering could he secured for dollar plates, it plcnt.v of eatables were promised and the two gentlemen I mentioned promised t<> be oil hand In make addresses. Have You a Hoy, Then give hlin a chance to own the bicycle nn display in the windows of The Sumter Cloth? ing Co. This wheel will bo given iway Christmas Kve day. Absolute? ly Free. Adv t. ttmumtttmtn??:??n:!:i?t:tt???m??nti?nHMn?t!tinnua "A ROLL OF HONOR BANK/B 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 Cotten Loans at fr?0 The National Bank of Sumter ANNOUNCE A RATE OF PERCENT ff 1 PEE CENT On loans to its customers secured by Cotton satisfac? torily stored. The National Bank of Sumter, ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS" Atlantic Coast Line The Standard Railroad of the South Ramifies the "Nation's Garden Spot" Through the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida FOUR FAMOUS TRAINS ??NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL" (January to Annl); "FLORIDA AND WKST INDIAN LIMITED, ??PALMETTO LIMITED" AND 'COAST LINE FLOR? IDA MAIL." Dining Cars?a la carte service. All year round through car service from New York to both I'ort Tampa and Knight's Key, connecting with steam? ships to and from Havana. For beautifully illustrated ^booklets and copy of the ??Purple Folder," address, T. C. WHITE, W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. Agent, Past. Traff. Mgr. WILMINGTON, N. C.