Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cbt d'dlattbutati anb &ut|jron I the Pootoflloo at Sumter, B. G* te ?wkxhuI Claw Matte*. n;HM)N\l, MENTION. Mrs. A. M. McCauley, of Chester. Is visiting Mrs. W. E. Thayer on East fjbertr street. Rev. W. E. Thayer has gone to Ridge Spring. 8. C, where ho is con? ducting a series of meetings. Mrs. 11. P. Scott is spending some? time In Spartanhurg. From there she go to Woodruff to visit relatives. Airs. Bishop, who has been visiting Mm. C. F. Whltted returned to her home in Kaletgh this morning. She was accompanied as far us ColumMu by Mrs. Whltted. Rev. Walter Herbert, of Spartan burg, and formerly presiding elder of the ftumter district of the Methodist church, was a visitor In the city to* 11 il Jr . Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Cooper, Jr., of Wtaacky. are here for the horse show Mr. Earl C. Page, of Columbia, waa In the city today. Mr. Robert Wilson, of St. Charles, was among the visitors at the horse show. Mr. and Mrs. William Klrvcn, of Darlington, were In attendance at the horse show yesterday. (V Sl.SS|()\S coi'RT. Alleged IUI ml Tlgvr Declared 'Not Gulltc ? Grand Jury Nearly Through Work. From The Dally Item, Oct. 12. In General Sessions Court today R. Lv Peebles was being trlod on the charge of obtaining goods by false pretenses, two cases against him being tried at one time. It Is alleged that by mortgaging some stock to O'Don nell A Company, he secured advances of goods by means of the mortgage, when the animals were already mortgaged to other concerns, of which fact he did not inform Mr. O'Donnell. Mr. Peebles claims that ho Informed Mr. O'Donnell of the previous mort? gage when he gave the second mort? gage. W%\m case against Solomon Drewer, selling alcoholic liquors, was taken up and completed yesterday afternoon, the Jury returning a verdict of "not guilty." Willie Johnson was arraigned on the charge of murder and plead not guilty 5- %ka grand Jury at noon wa* work Inf owfne lust hatch of bills and will probably complete Um work at this term of court this afternoon and be dismissed. The Grand Jury Tuesday after? noon returned tho remainder of the bills of Indictment given It by the So? licitor, true bill* being returned in 1 each Instance. Before ourt adjourm.i the Solicitor announced that there Would be no court next week and the sheriff was notified to advise Jurors drawn for next week of this fact. The ease against R. E. Peebles, charged with obtaining goods by false pretenses, was completed and a ver? dict of not guilty returned. The next case taken up was that against Thom? as N. Miller, obtaining goods by false pretenses). Rills returned Tuesday afternoon Jno. Wilson, burglary and larceny, true bill Bradford Farmer, obtaining goods by false pretense*, true bill. Bradford Farmer, disposing of property under lien, true bill. boring Hugging, abduction, true bill Tom Singleton and Whllden Sprott. transporting alcoholic liquors, true blU. Francis Taylor, assault and battery with Intent to kill, true bill. Disposition sN as made ol tin? follow? ing aaass: Silas Purge**, seduction, continued. McK lever Cuttlnn, violation of dis? pensary law, put on contingent dock? et. H. L H. Well*, falling as magistrate to pay hver fines, continued. Itucbuet Potts, murder, continued. John K. l>ow. violation of dlspen sary law, continued. J C Clarke, having alcoholic 11 quors In possession, runtime l From The Pally Item. Oat 13. Tho case of the State vs. Kahn, charged with transporting liquor, was the first case disposed of today. The defendant was conxlcted not long ago in the Recorder's Court und sentenced to pay a fine of $100. In view of this the court Imposed a sentence of $100 or three month* upon his plea of guilty, but suspended sentence on condition tl it K hn pay |ll to the Clerk of Com:, which he did. In tho case of th< State vs Itohert Grant an l IM at K-< ? charged with murder, with the consent of the soli? citor, Grant pb ad guilty of man? slaughter ami K> e*e was found not gully. The rase of the State vs. Hug gin*, upon an Indict meg*1 fOf abdue tlon. i?as < ?ntlnueu until the next term of court upon the mounds raised by tin- defendant's counsel that the in? dictment was bad in form and improp? erly drawn. Considerable time wus taken up in the argument for a con? tinuance. 1 Miring the horse show the court will meet at nine o'clock and continue through until two, thereby doing away with the afternoon sessions. (HUM) JURY DISMISSED. I lnal Presentment Handed in to Judge Sidi>|>?County Olllces In Good Con? dition ami Well Kept. The Grand lury made its llnal pre? sentment to Judge S. W. O. Shipp on Tuesday afternoon and after the six hold-over Jurors were drawn was dis? missed from further attendance upon the court this year and next year as grand Jurors, except for the six hold-overs. The presentment to Judge Shlpp Was: To The Honorable, S. W. G. 8hlpp, Presiding Judge: We your Grand Jury beg leavo to make our final presentment for tho Fall Term of the Court of General Sessions, 1916, ns follows: We have passed upon all bills of in? dictment given Into our hands and re? turned the same to the Solicitor with our findings endorsed thereon. We submit herewith tho full report i of the expert accountants employed to examine the books of the various county officers. (On account of its length we recommend that only the reports and not the details of these examinations be read to the court.) Wo regard this report as full and complete and In the highest degree satisfactory, in that it shows that the books of the county officers are In lino condition and kept in perfect order. In the matter of tax executions placed In the hands of the sheriff by tho county treasurer, we recommend that the statutes relating to same be hereafter lollowed In the handling and returning same. The finance committee reports that the books of the county treasurer and county auditor have been checked up by them as required by law and the same found correct in every particular. Wo also submit the following report from the committee on public build? ings relating to the county Jail, which we desire to emphaslzo as of the high? est importance. "We, the committee from the Grand Jury to lnr\ 1 report upon tho lttion of puMlc buildings box to submit thi an additional report touch? ing th< county jail. The recent escape from this build-! ing of several prisoners accentuates the fact that the Jail has become in? adequate for tho purpose for which It was constructed, and until another building is constructed we think the Interests of the county may be Jeop? ardized. Respectfully submitted, C. E. stubbs, Chairman. The Grand Jury desires to express to tho county officers its thanks for the help and courtesy rendered dur? ing the examination of the books of their various offices. Also we desire to thank your Honor and the officers of the court for the courtesies extended us in our work. Respectfully submitted, J. C. Dunbar, Foreman. PREPARING FOR POULTRY SHOW Promotors RaIsing Funds for Prhcs and Other BsfjssjfSSsj Connected With Exhibition of Poultry and Pigeons. The promoters of the Sumter Coun? ty Pigeon and Poultry show are quiet? ly at work those days making thcli preliminary preparations for the b poultry and pigeon show which will hold here in November. Reside, having s< cur? <l J. H. Drevestedt, on of the best known poultry f?nde and experts In the country as judge they have started out to raise mone for prizes, sufficient to induce man poultry raisers to bring their bird here. In each class the prizes will $15.00, $2.00 for first and $1.00 fo serond prize In each event, with rib bOBS for third, fourth ar 1 lifth plaee. lift is counted on fr mi entires an admissions and remainder of $21 has been pledged by 22 metnbe of the association who pledged them selves personally responsible for $1 ? o b. Committees bave hi en appoint cd and are solicitlisg subscription Thcso committees report excelle success so far, and It seems that desired amount will be secured wit out any trouble. Mohm iMMroyod by Fire. From The I'ally Item. Oct. 1::. The home of Mr. Thomas I. Klrve who Uvea about four miles from Su |Sf on the M a vesvillc road, was tola Iv destroyed by tire last night. T OOCtipanUl of the house had a narrt i ipt and practically nil the nous hold gOOdfl Wert burned. Tin- (au of the lire is unknow n. The I? .1 Chandler Clothing C has an attractive and neatly nrranp show window displaying fall and wl lei undei wear, CITY fill'NCI Ii MEETS. Number of Important Matters Dis? cussed?Deports of Yarious Depart - j merits Hoooivod? City Council held its regular meet? ing Tuesday night with all members present. Mr. McKaken, manager of tho local Postal Telegraph olllce. ap? peared and asked that the licenso of $75 be reduced to $50 as heretoloro. Din request was granted, hut tho company was made to pay tho ponajty for not paying the license on time. A report of the working of the Po? lice department was received and or? dered filed. This report showed that there had been 77 arrests since the las: report, totaling 381 days. Fines amounting to $CG5 had been collected and counting tho number of days of? fenders had served the total fines would amount to $711.20. Chief Sum tor and Superintendent of Streets White reported that the work of in? stalling steol cages in the city jail was progressing. Tho report from the Civic League library was received. It showed that there are 386 members and that bo tween June 1st and September 13, 2,150 books had been lent P members. From September 13 to dato an addi? tional 362 books had been lent, mak? ing a total of 2,612 books. A petition from the property hold? ers of Kendrick street was presented requesting *hat the entire block, from Harvin to Magnolia streets, be paved In accordance with the terms of the recent street paving election. The date for the sale of the bonds in the recent jlection was fixed for November 23rd. The license ordinance for 1916 was read and discussed. Several changes svere made, the most consplcioua being that the licenso on cotton buyers was Dlimlnated and the license on pool ables was raised from $100 to $200. NEARLY TIME TO FAY TAXES. County Treasurer Has Books Heady to Receive Payments, but Does not Ex? pect a Hush. County Treasurer B. C. Wallace is ready for the opening of his oitlce for the receipt of taxes on Friday, Octob? er 15th, which is tho time specified by law when the county treasurers shall jpen their otllcos to receive taxes. He has his books in readiness and many )t tho receipts already prepared. Mr. W. C. Broughton who has as ;? iff; Wattace for a number of years during the time taxes worej Mining iu Will again PC in tho ollicc j this ye;>i to assist In tho receipt ot a tea Ifr Wallace states that he does not expect a rus> at first, as the tax? payers have never before appeared in x hurry about paying on the first day the windows arc opened and it is not probable that they will bo this year. Death of aj Little Child. Kate Dean Yates, daughter of Mr. ind Mrs. Herbort M. Yates, died at lumter, October 10, 1915, aged 20 nonths. The funeral was conducted ^y Hev. R. S. Truesdale at the home >f the parents, 112 South Harvin dreet, assisted by Revs. J. N. Tolar ind J. M. Rogers, after which tho 1P le body was laid to rest in the city ?emetery at 4.30 P. M.f October 11. The flmal trlbuto by many friends vas very beautiful. This little child Mgg a community pet, having a most ?emarkably bright and cherry dispo lition. She was ill only six days, and ill that medical skill could do was lone with the' help of competent Tursses. Tho bereaved parents have the rympnthy of the community in their tad loss. "Who plucked that flower?" cried the gardener as he walked through the garden. His fellow-servant an nivcred, "The Master!" And the gar lener hold his peace. SOUTHERN RAILWAY MEETING. | _ I Stockholders in Annual Session ut Richmond?Directors Elected. Richmond, Va., Oct. 12.?At the an? nual meeting of the stockholders of Southern Railway Co., today, a large number of the Individual stockholders attending in person and a great ma? jority of the local capitalization of the company being represented either in person or by proxy, Fairfax Harri? son, president of the company; Root. M. Galloway, banker of New York, and John W. Grant, capitalist, of At? lanta, Ga., whose terms as directors expired were re-elected, and Henry 1\ Spencer, vice president who was elected by the board to till the unex pired term of the late Col. A. 13. An? drews, was also elected director for the full term of three years. Follow? ing the policy inaugurated last year, the meeting was open to the public and there was full and frank discus? sion of the reports covering tho opera? tions of the company for the ilscal year ending June 30th, 1915, which was submitted to the stockholders at this meeting, and of the plans and prospects for the coming year. President Harrison presided and a number of the vice presidents and oth? er principal officers were in attend? ance and all questions asked by the stockholders in regard to the manage? ment of the property were fully an- . ?Wared and full information given con- ! cernlng the affairs of the company, and conditions in the territory it serves. DANES POSTOFFICE ROBBED. Robbers Scoured $10 in Cash and Made Their Escape. Lanes, Oct. 13.?The postofilce at Lanes was robbed of $46 last night. No money orders '..'ere taken. The bloodhounds were ordered out, hut did not come. A Lone Bandit. Florence, Oct. 13.?A lone masked bandit walked into the postofilce at Lanes last night and flashing a pistol in the face of Postmaster E. G. Park? er, ordered him to hand over the money. Parker opened the safe and handed the highwayman a sack con? taining ' $.35, tho partial contents of the safe. The bandit backed out and disappeared, probably boarding a train. The robbery occurred at 8.30 within thirty yards of the hotel where thirty men woe registered. There if no clue yet WRIGH1 M I LS INTEREST. Syndicate Buys Shares in Aeroplane Company. New York, Oct. 13.?Orville Wright has sold his entire interest in the Wright Aeroplane company, at Day? ton, Ohio, to a syndicate consisting'of William B. Thompson, August II. Wiggins, president of the Chase Nat? ional Bank, of New York and T. Frank Mamille, of the H. W. Johns Mamille company, according to an announcement made here today. The deal, it is reported, involves $1,500, 000. GARRISON'S ARMY' l'LAN. Army Will be Materially Strengthened and Enlarged. Washington, Oct. 14.?President Wilson has approved of Secretary Gar? rison's plan for army appropriations. It calls for one hundred and eighty four million dollars?seventy-four mil? lion more than last year. Secretary Garrison's plan calls for an artillery service that can resist the long range guns of enemy battleships, besidsi the addition of thirty thousand to the standing army, tho militia will bo increased to four hundred thou? sand. $1.75 Excursion to Kingstree, S. C. ON ACCOUNT OF THE Williamsburg County Fair Tho Atlantic Coast Line will sell excursion tickets from Sumter to Kliigstrcc at $1.75, via Lanes, for all trains on OCTOBER lDtli tolind, INCLl'SIYF. Limited returning up to and Including mid? night of October lird, nur?. Proportionately low farce on same dates and with same return limits will he made from all inter? mediate stations. The fare via Florence will be $2.55. For schedules and further Information call on (). V. FLAY 10H, I* Ticket Agent, Sumter, S. C. Atlantic Coast Line The Ttandard Railroad of the South Fire This Morning. The lire department was called out at about 7 o'clock to light a lire in Weeks' market on South Main Street. The building and contents ware con? siderably damaged, but the lire was kept from spreading. Dixie Highway Tour. Chattanooga, Oct. 14.?The direc ? tors of the Dixie Highway will arrive this afternoon on the first official tour of inspection from Chicago to Miami. Tiny will he given a big welcome. They leave tomorrow for Atlanta. They are encountering rains. tIIiamittill1?8!tl!l!!<t!!!ltl!!!!!!l!?ll?in!!!lllM>tm;n|mmmmntmt| P. KILL THAT THIRST O-LIME-0 Will do the work. Exchange your nickel for a cold bottle of O-Lime-O and drink it slowly. Some drinks produce thirst? O-Lime-0 Quenches Thirst Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. Succe?*or* to Booth-Harby Lire Stock Co. and Centrat'Lumber Co. Ceo. Epperson'* Old Stexnd Opp. Court House Young Business Men Every young man who starts a bank account and maintains it, is doing something that will surely raise his standing in the communi? ty and show that he is "making good." At the same time the ha? bits of system, accuracy and economy developed will prove very valuable factors of success, to say nothing of being well known to a good Bank. This Bank offers you safety, secrecy and courtesy. If you have never enjoyed the convenience of a Bank account, wo invite you to open one with us. THE PEOPLES BANK t I A Business Luxury. I \ Checking Account is indeed a business necessity; 1 and he who tries to get along without one is at a great j I disadvantage. 51 It is not required that a person should have a large 2 J bulk of business in order to open an account. T ; j Professional men, farmers, and even many women, j J - are running checking accounts. If you have never y Jt done business in this way, and are not familiar with ]? ; j the plan, come to us and we will get you started. J J I The Fir^l National Bank I : ......... f 4% ON SAVINGS PER CENT PER CENT -ON Time Deposits Quarter Begins Odt. 1st. The National Bank of Sumter, ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS"