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Cfct ff?lalc^man aiti ^outjjron. f^soiubod Wednesday end Saturday. _ ??T? OflTEKN PUBLISHING COMPANY. IUMTKK, B. a Ihm ? l.It pee ana urn?in advance. ? Square first Insertion.$1.01 subsequent Insertion.10 Contract* (or tare* months, or ngsr will be soade et reduced rates. Ail eosnm unload on* ?hieb sub ft* private Interests win be charged ?r as sdvertisameats. Obttuartea and tributes of respect situ be oharged for. The timur Watchman was found si in lilt and ths True 8oothron In ills. Ths Watchman and Southron tow *iaa the eomblned circulation end tsfanes of both of the old papers, and Is manifestly ths best advertising la Sumter. Position* for Stenograph cm and Type? writers. There are at present twenty vacan? cies In stenographer and typewriter positions In the Fifth Civil Service Dis? trict, paying from $S40 to $1,000 per annum. The Civil Service Commis? sion has announced an examination for stenographer and typewriter to be held here December 7, 1915, as the result of which the above vacancies sill be filled. No applications have been received by the District Secre? tary at Atlanta. (Ja., from this city or Immediate territory. Application blanks and Information may bo se? cured from the local secretary at ths poet office building, or from the secre? tary. Fifth Civil 8ervlce District, At? lanta, Oa Boy kin-FX urn. The marrlape of Miss Lula Cooke Boykln to Clifford Polnaette Exum of Sumter wan solemnised Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. W. D. Boykln, 1625 Bull street. No cards had been Issued and only the near relatives and a few Intimate friends were present. The ceremony was per? formed by the Rev. W. B. Gordon of Cam den. the venerable rector emeritus of Grace Episcopal church, who has been *> lifelong friend of the bride's family. The drawing room was beautifully decorated with white roses and ?nffai h v~-'- &t * rni l whits tapers in silver csndeinbra forming a background for th? wedding group during; tb* ceremony. Wliiia m*)ln< snd srotlax adorned thh ehandVu- r and vases of bride roses were ar? ranged on the mantel and elsewhere about the room. The bride entered with the bridegroom and was Joined by her mother who gave her in mar rtage. She was lovely In a coat suit of dark grem broadcloth banded With fur and a ehrrmlng little French hat of green velvet trimmed with fur and roses and she carried an armful of bride roses. The bridegroom's best man was Hampton Forrester of Sum? ter. After the ceremony wedding cake and wine were served in tho dining room by the bride's two pretty young sisters. Misses Henrietta and Ida Boy ln. The bride's table, exquisite in ppotntment and decorations, had In be centre on a lace spread a long bsndled basket tied with a great bow f white mallne and filled with bride i osoa, The table candles were pale > reen and were held In three branch is; silver candelabra and the chan eller overhead was decorated In nllax and white mallne, delicate streamer* of which wore brought rawn down and aught to the table /1th airy bows. Cut glass dishes held 'hlte and green mints. The wedding presents proved, both by the quantity and the variety of places from which they came, the widespread popularity of the young couple. The bride, who has for several years mado her home In Sumter. has al? ready many friends there to give a cordial welcome back as a perma? nent resident. Mr. Kxum Is In the cotton business In Sumter, to which city they will go Immediately after th?-lr honeymoon which they are spenimg In Augusta. The out-of town guests at the wedding were: Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Kxum of Bennettsvllle, Mrs. Laurence Klrkland of Camden. Miss Edith Evans of Sumter, Hampton Forester and Lynch R Deas of Sumter.?-Tho State. Mr. and Mrs. Kxum arrived In the city on Friday and have started house? keeping at their home, 111 Wtjsj Hampton Aven Itiut Over by Automobile. On Sunday afternoon William Brunson. a son of Mr W. T. I'.runson, 'was run over by - Bethen in ? strip? ped K M K ?? ir .1? l.b-nt or <urred when Bethea turned around at the corner of Main street and Hamp? ton Avenue and Brunson was rid im; on a bicycle In the opposite Mroetton, The wheel of the car passed over Brunson's foot, bruising It painfully. i but not seriously Injuring him. HtS kbi> ycle was badly damaged and his mm\y tbmg whm torn In soverol IMtta. MAYKSVIUiE MAYS NOTES. School Hoopens After Thanksgiving Holidays?Cotton Crop About Gath ?-rod?Town Hall Renovated?Per? sonals. Mayesvllle, Nov. 29.?The Maycs vilte school resumed exercises this morning after enjoying the Thanks? giving holidays, Friday being observed as holiday also. This school has an unusually large attendance this ses? sion and excellent work is being ac? complished under the direction of Principal H. H Brunson and his effi? cient assistants. From the present outlook, all of the cotton crop in this section will be gathered within the next few weeks or by Christmas. The gins are run? ning only two days in the week now and very little cotton Is being ginned except on Saturdays. The clear, dry weather has enabled the farmers to gather this crop with very little trou? ble this fall and with the exceedingly short crop, there Is little of the staple to be harvested. The good weather has also given the planters a fine op? portunity to gather the large hay crop *hlch has been produced hereabouts. Good acreages In oats have been put In and there are good stands wherever this grain has come up. The ladies of the missionary society of the Presbyterian church held their annual reception on Friday afternoon at the manse. Quite a pleasant after? noon was spent and a neat sum was collected for missionary work. The town council has completed the renovations and Improvements on the town building and now Mayesvllle has as neat and up-to-date a town hall as to be found In any of the smaller U .vns. The front will be used for a court room and for public meetings, the Jail is in the rear of the court room, and the fire appantus is housed in a fire-proof shed adjoining the main building. A large fire bell has been received and will be put In position within a few days. Miss Elma Mayes, who is teaching in the Btateburg neighborhood, spent the holidays at home here. Misses Lilian Cook and Jennie Forde, of the Mayesvllle school, went to Hart8vllle for the holidays. Miss Drusllla Gee, of the school fac? ulty, spent the holidays at Manning with her sister. Principal H. H. Brunson went to his home at Orangeburg for the holidays, Di. J. A. Hayes of Savannah is in town on a business trip. Mi. and Mrs >>. M. tt:egK, of Flor enee count'.. < >< at Thankngtvmg with i Mr. ana Mrs. M. Gi Mayes. J. R. Mayes, Jr., of Baltimore, who is connected with the Southern Ex? press company, spent Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mayes. Dr. Hawkins W. Corbett, who has been practicing in a Baltimore hospi? tal slnco his graduation, has reutrned home and will engage In his profes? sion here, being associated with Dr. W. M. Bradley. Miss Juanita Wilson, who is at? tending Chicora College for Women, was at home for the Thanksgiving holidays, returning to college this morning. Mrs. W. W. Gardner has returned from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Adrian Miller, in Augusta. Mrs. J. H. Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. Harvln, and William Burgess of Man? ning visited Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Dos Champs during the holidays. F. A. Sineath Hurt. Tills morning while arranging the stock of goods of J. M. Chandler in the store where they have located temporarily Mr. F. A. Sineath, one of Mr. Chandler's clerks, was painfully hurt by a blow from a piece of Iron which fell from tho elcvtator, which was being used. Mr. Sineath was knocked unconscious, but was found upon fuller examination at the Tourn? ey Hospital, where ho was imme? diately rushed, that he was not se? riously injured. Tho Iron struck him a glancing blow In the front of the head, Inflicting an ugly gash which re? quired several stitches. However, it was stated that he was not In a serious condition and would be out in a short while. In Tho Police Court. The following cases wero heard In ?M Iterorder'H court today: T. U I-uulct, cursing. $15 or 3') day?. Win. Cabbagestalk, petit larceny, of cow hide from W. P. Iioyle Co., $30 or .'i(> days. H, M. Brown, reekle.s driving of auto $50 or 30 days. Clifton L#ee and Charlie Young, dis? orderly conduct, $10 or 20 days. Charlie Mack, carrying concealed WSOPOOS. $^-i or 30 days. I^'on Frierson and Jerry Moore, disorderly conduct, bond of $10 each forfeited. Kern Re-ole<icd Tien der. Washington, Nov. 29.?After ro? eh-et Ing Kern as majority leader, the Democratic senators caucus adjourned until Wednesday. Cloture nils WM rmt taken up. WILT RESISTANT COTTO United State? Advises Planting Wilt Resistant Cotton Seed. Washington, Nov. 26.?The I States department of agrlci points out that highly selected of wilt resistant varieties of < can now be had in quantity from lo? cal growers who have been cooper? ating with the department, and that by purchase, from these reliable sources farmers may avoid risk of loss from mixed seed or that untrue to name. The wilt disease of cotton, which has been very prevalent this season, has caused heavy losses to many Southern farmers. It has proved a serious problem In some sections where not only has the disease ma? terially reduced the yields but has spread to fields not known to be pre? viously infected. Already this dis? ease is present in thousands of acres of the best cotton lands of the South and may prove destructive for an in? definite number of years. These facts should servo to direct attention to the valuable work that Is being carried on for the improvement of certain va? rieties of resistant cotton for the con? trol of this disease. Much of the wilt resistant cotton grown in the South is of doubtful quality and resistance, which Is prob? ably due to the common practice among farmers of securing seed from their neighbors who have successful? ly grown cotton on diseased fields. The farmer who thus purchases seed, supplies others, in turn, the following season. In this method of distribu? tion there are so many chances for deterioration and mixing at the gins and elsewhere that the originally highly resistant cotton soo- loses its good qualities. The reputation of tho best resistant cotton may, in this way, be at stake because the deterior? ated strain often retains the name of the original variety. In order to maintain resistance in cotton careful breeding is necessary. Every farmer who has cotton wilt on his farm does not have the time or is not properly qualified to carry on systematic breed? ing work, but he may take advantage of the work that is being done by the use of well bred seed. Several years ago department spec? ialists realized that to supply the de? mand good wilt resistant seed must be produced on a larger scale. A co? operative tgreomem was entered Into to treed and '/row these seed. This cor pern*) vj hrredir.'; vvj-k h.?:, been | i irrted m South Carolina. Georgia, j ana rti.tiMiM.i, with nhuiut wjfcioh dem? onstrate the valuo of high grade seed. The work In South Carolina has been In cooperation with the South Carolina Experiment Station and under the personal supervision of a representative of the Department and | Station. It was begun in 1911 and ex? cellent progress has been made by the cooperative breeders. From the fields of Dixie and Dillon cotton which the breeders had planted in 1911. pedigreed strains of these varieties, which are highly resistant and pro? ductive, have been developed and their select seed increased to the ex? tent that in 1914 several thousand bushels were produced and sold for planting this last spring. That these seed have given good results and have been the means of a great saving to many Southern farmers is indi? cated in reports received from the purchasers. The South Carolina breeders have grown several hundred acres of pedigreed Dixie and Dillon cotton the present season and are so well pleased with their results that they plan to devote a large acreage to the work the coming season. Since these breeders will probably have a large supply of seed for disposal as planting seed in 1916, every care has been taken to safeguard those who may secure these seed. Careful in? spections have been made of the fields during the growing season and com? parative tests have been conducted on Infected lands at several points in the South as a check upon the resistance and productiveness of the different varieties and strains. In addition to determining their relative merits as wilt resistant cotton:* it has been es? tablished that all the ieslstant strains appear only slightly susceptible to snthraonoss and this season they are almost entirely free from this disease. The success of this cooperative breeding work, not only in South Car? olina but in Georgia and Alabama as well, will enable many farmers to control the wilt disease on their farms. Thors who may desire to pur? chase seed for planting next season should apply at once to the State ex? periment stations, or to their county agent it must he remembered th.it Where root-knot Is assoeialed With wilt in in.ected fields the problem of control becomes none difficult and that it is not advisable to plant even the most resistant cotton. Th I pres? ence of root-knot Increases the loss from wilt and where both are pre? valent it is practically Impossible t<? produce cotton successfully. II is Im? portant therefore to determine the presence or absence of rout-knot, in -We Are Extremely = GRATEFUL For the many offers of assistance received since the destruction by fire of our stores Thursday morning, and take this method of thanking our friends, as it would be practically impossible to reply to each in? dividual. Q Our loss is very heavy but we regret the incon venince to our friends and patrons in this and ad? joining counties more than the loss in dollars and cents. Our Temporary Quarters 5 We have rented the store formerly occupied by the Burns Haidware Co. opposite the Post Office where we will be found doing business on Mon? day morning. Just a Little Patience ^1 We will have to ask our friends in the city especially to be patient for aafew days at least, until we ha\e had a chance to get in a stock of Gro? ceries, but if necessary they can send us their orders and we will have them filled. Just call the old familiar Phone 46 And some one representing us will answer. O'Donnell ? Co. vuiiiici uuii ?villi Lite control ol ih? wilt disease and where this pest i? present to practice rotations with small grains, corn, iron cowpeas, and other immune crops, as recommenc? ed in Farmers' Bulletin 625. Fatal Football Season. Chicago, Nov. 29.?The football season just ended claimed sixteen lives, one more than last year. Eight were high school players. WANTED?My friends to know that I have installed a modern gasoline filling station at my store and will be pleased to furnish gasoline at | Sumtt-r prices. J. H. Myers. FOR SALE:?Fulcaster Wheat; Ap? pier oats; Appier oats with vetch, mixed; Bancroft oats; Fulghum oats (more prolific and matures three weeks earlier.) All recleaned and faulty grains and grass seed remov? ed. C. P. Osteen. Sumter, S. C. This TRENTON Watch for an Ingersoll and a Nickel a Day VTfE will count the full purchase price of an Ingersoll as the first payment on a high grade jeweled Trenton watch-you to let us have the Inger soil when you secure the Trenton you want Then pay 3 5 cents a week (5 cents a day) untill your deposits plus the purchase price of the Ingersoll equals the price of the Trenton you have selected. * $ Andthen-theTrentonisyoura OFFER OPEN ONLY FOR LIMITED TIME W A. THOMPSON. I Marriage Liociums License to marry has been granted to Joe Sanders and Rebecca Robert ton, Wedgefield. j?rudo, . . 26.-?Sixty persons, |a> eluding several Americans were re? ported killed in a railroad wreck be? tween Tampico and Monterey. 75-Head-75 Our Fourth Shipment Horses & Mules Received Friday Morning Eleven Full Made Young: Mares, two pairs now in Foal, good brood types and all good workers. These animals will take the place of Mules for any farm work. Also several nice single Harness and Riding Horses and some good big Mules. We have on hand 7? head fresh shipped young Mules and Horses, ready for work. Small and large Mules, Saddle and Draft Mares and Riding and Driving Horses. In fad: we have jusl: what you want. We are proud of our complete line and take pleasure in showing them to you. Booth-Boyle Live Stock Company Biniiiiiiinuutwiiu?ittn??mwntu?mm?tmtniii;!i;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuuiiiiiniirf Success Without a Bank Account You never heard of a successful man or woman without a bank account-did you? If you are a busi? ness man you need a Commercial Account here?if a housewife you need a Household Account here. Yeu need the kind of personal banking service we can give to you. May we have you with us ? THE PEOPLES BANK