Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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% 33latt|}tna*n arib Southron. CU as Serond (lasst aaattsss. PBMUNaA lfKfTXON. Mtmi. T. C. Dull ose, LelsQd Myers, T. p. Haadrford taul Maxutn Myers from Sumter county spent Sunday In Cam4en with friends.?Camden Chronicle. Wade Williford, of J. L. Cokcr and Cos cotton department, left several days ago for Hot Springs, Ark., to un? dergo treatment for rheumatism. His many friends hope he u ill find speedy and permanent relief. ? Hartsville Messenger Mx J. C. Scott, of Charleston, was a vadtor to the city today. Mr. A C. Pledger, formerly of Chicago, has made Sumter his head? quarters. Mr. Pledger la leader of the singing for the Rev. B. F. Melden? den, the evangelist, who held a meet? ing here last winter. Mrs. L. M. Rembcrt and Mlaa Susie Rembert, of Lynchburg, are spending the week-end with Mrs. T. A. Huasey on Kendrick street. Mr. A. K. Sanders of Hagood was in the city today. Mrs. J. J. Dargan and daughter, Miaa Roberta Dargan. of Stateburg, were visitors to town Saturday. Mr Nat Walker, of Rock Hill, was In the city today on his way to Char lestoa. Mr. and Mrs, H. R. Thompson, of Florence, were visitors to the city to uay. Mc. Thompson is assistant sec? retary of the Florence Y. M C. A. Messrs. H. U Hin hard. Henry P. Moaes. and John S. Ruck 'eave to? night for Charleston to attend the neellng of the Grand Lodge of Ma aona. Maniagi License Record. Licensee to marry have been Issued to the following colored couples: Joe Dlnkins and Ernestine Nelson, Sumter; Waltor White. Dalxell and Kva Flowers. Sumter; Richard Mur? ray, Sumter, Elizabeth HUI, Charles? ton. Douglas Qalluchat and Axlle Rhame. Providence. Hun/on -Plow den. Mra. M. C. Mouxon and Mr. M. H, Plowden were married by Rev. Dr. Alexander Sprunt at the Moseley hooae in Charleston at 8 p. m. Sat? urday. Dec amber 4. Mr. and Mrs. Plowden roturaed to Klnastree hvm night and will make the^r home hero. ?Kinmu ?*? v en y Recuid. Mr. Fl aden %\um fefxnerty u ievi? dent of thla county and has many rel? atives and friends here who will hea* with interest of his marriage. Death of Mm. C. S. HatchcU. Mayeaville, Dec. 11.?Mrs. C. S. Hatchell died at her home at Elliott on Thursday night after an illness of two weeks The deceased was the daughter of J. T. and Susun A. Royce of Lynchburg and was a young woman only 27 years of age. The funeral services and interment were held at Rock church. Wells X Roads, on Fri? day afternoon. Rev. S. J. Bethea of delating. The deceased leaves a large circle of frlenda to mourn her loss as arte was a young woman of most estimable qualities and pleasing dis? position. She leaves her husband and two ?mall rblldrcn besides her par? ents, and a number of brothers and sister*, one of whom. H. Vaughn Boyce, la a resident of this town. The t o car-loads of Aberdeen Angus cows and heifers that Mr. A. D. Hui<y ha* on sale at the King Blandina stables havo attracted a great deal of attention from those who are Interested in beef cattle rais? ing. These cattle wero ralaed at the Savage f*m near Camdtn and are us fine specimens um IhOS) imp Si d from the West. Just us good beef cattle can be raised m aHlsSUl BOOatJI us In ?;*?? West, imi ii.? iv ggparfai ate of the opinion that they can be |gds> ^ed hore cheaper th^n In the middle 'set. >ere Is not much dlscux.don of a ?tlon of t |?e cotton acreage next dbut the scarcity and high price dlger is a guarantee of u short fle\| South Atluntlc Malta Hut ygSjl help the So tt b < 'arollna [la cotton (taveffl If Texas [ma produce a bumper Is not tmprottable as ises little commeretal produce a big crop enson Is favorable, [or farmers of this Inue to diversify. Mf-HupportlrtK. and surplus crop. ? bo killed Ir. W. D. ,?..'. ilb- some ide his cs iter re County drow. inat MASONS ELECT Oa'FlCERS. II. Ii. Birch*-d Chosen Worshipful Master of Chircuaont Innige, A. F. M. At their regular meeting last night Clar?iaont Lodge No. 64, A. F. M., elected officers for the ensuing year as follows: Worshipful Master, H. L lMrchard; Senior Warden, H. P. Mose?; Junior Warden, W. I. White head; Treasurer, Abe Ryttenberg; Secretary, J. O. R Wilder. The ap? pointive officers were filled, as follows: Senior Deacon, R. M. Jones; Junior Deacon. A. S. Harby; Tyler, C. E. Grimes; Stewards, Uco. D. Levy and J. M. Barwick. The newly elected officers will be installed on Monday night, December 27th, at 7 p m. COUNTY DOCTORS MEET. Members of Medical Assoelation Hohl Kegulnr .Monthly Meeting, Ending With Oyster Supper. Tho members of the Sumter Coun? ty Medical Association held their regular mont'ily meeting in the of? fices of Dr. E. R. Wilson Friday eve? ning, at which time a number of clinical cases were reported upon and the manner of treating them were discussed. The physicians took cogn'-'.ance of the number of fires whicn are occurring at this season of the year. In which many little children suffer, many of them fatal? ly, and wished to warm the public of the danger of allowing the little ones too much liberty when fires are near. The annual election of officers was he'd at this meeting, at which Dr. A. C. Dick was re-elected president; Dr. T. R. Littlejohn vice president, nnd Dr. Walter Cheyne secretary an 1 treasurer. After the meeting had adjourned the members reassembled at the Dixie Cafe, where they were served to an oyster supper, which was very much enjoyed. HOWELL GIVEN FIVE YEARS. Found Guilty In Federal Court of Violating Mann White Slave Act. In the United States DisG'ct Court at Charleston yesterday E. S. Howell, alias George W. Smith, was found guilty of violating the Mann White Slave Act and was sentenced to five years' Imprisonment In the Federal prison at Atlanta. Howell enticed his sister-in-law away from Sumter coun? ty, going to Aufcunta. one or fmjQ t ther places bj Georgia. Ho buii no i attorney, big defend-. I htm-tii 1 fioweli is from th?* Osw?go section ?f j now county. I FIRE AT OL ANT A. Olanta, Dec. 10.?The inhabitants of Olanta were wakened Thursday morning about 6 o'clock by several pistol shots which called the volun? teer fire association to the burning residence of G. C. Knight. The amount of insurance is $ 1,000 which will cover the loss. The property was owned by Dr. L. C. Floyd. Marriage License Record. Licenses to marry have been Issued to Mr. W. A. James, Sumter, and Miss Mary Ann Bradham, Manning; Mr. S. M. McLojd and Miss Jennie Chandler, Sumter. Licenses to ne? groes were. Willie Cole and Eliza Sumter, Mayesvllle; Robert Wells and Caroline Truesdale, Lynchburg; China Thomas and Julie Roper, Hagood; Arthur L Ixmg, Rembert, and Rosa Kershaw, Horatio; Henry Smith, Rembert, and Chrlstell Sumter, Wedgefleld; Wash Penbow and Martha Dawson. Dalscll; E. D. Wright and Amanda Johnson, Mayesvllle. Mis. F. M. Zcnip Dead. A telegram was received here to? day .stating that Mr?. F. M. Zcmp had died at lur homo in Camden Ulla morning, after a long lllnesa. Dr. at. W. Began Wns called home yesterday Ofl ncount of the illness of his moth? er. (lirintiuas Muss Meeting. All of the Sunday School Superin? tendents are requested to inform tho Sunday uehools of the annual meeting in the Interest of the poor which will t<e heJd llt Gie Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon December 19th, 4 o'( lock. Sunday school teaehers are request? ed to ask the children to contrlnbute Uly toys that they may have outgrown and send them to the Y. M. C. A. bulldlngi care of Mr. II L Hlrchard. to he there not lub-r than Wednesday. Deeemher 22nd. these for distribution tmng the poor children who will ap? preciate toys of nnj kind. Partow Walsh, Chairman. ? Death. Mr. K. F. . tin key, a well known oltlasa formerly of Blehopvllle, dl ? I on Thursday. December 2nd, at the home of his son Wheeler, at Indian town, in his NOth year. The funeral took ilaof on Frlduy at Mepzihah I roebyterUn chur h, Lee Count) BATESBURG MERCHANT DEAD. Date-iburg, Dec. 9.?T. B. Ed .vards died suddenly this afternoon at 1 o'clock. He was returning to his work from dinner when he was over? come by apoplexy and died on the corner of Oak and Railroad streets. Parties standing within a short dis? tance saw him fall and they said that he was dead when they reached him. Mr. Edwards was 50 years of age. He married Miss Lucy Quattlcbaum about o2 years ago. His widow and eight children survive him. The children are: Dr. J. B. Edwards, Batcsburg, It. F. D.; Joseph Edwards, James Edwards and Isaac Edwards, who are attending scheel in Rich? mond, Columbia and Sumter, respect? ively; T. 13. Edwards, Jr., and Marion Edwards, Batesburg, and Mrs. Lucy Cuttino, Sumter. He also leaves three brothers and one sistc-r: James Edwards, Washington, D. C; Isaac Edwards, Eatesburg; the Rev. Joseph A. Edwards, Leesville, and Mrs. E. E. Buster, Batesburg. Practically all of Mr. Edwards' business life was spent In Ridge Spring, where he was a leading mer? chant for many yea;j. About two years ago he closed up his business at Ridge Spring and moved to Bates? burg, where he has lived since. He was a member of the Ridge Spring Baptist church. All of his life he has borne an enviable reputation, be? ing esteemed by a host of friend:; All of this section will be shock j and saddened by the news of his death. Funeral arrangements have not been announced, but it is presumed that he will be buried at Ridge Spring tomorrow. Mr. Edwards was at one time en? gaged in the drug business in Sumter and resided hero with his family. He was the father of Mrs. Jamie Cuttino and Isaac Edwards, a high school stu? dent, of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Cut? tino and Mr. Edwards received a tele? gram yesterday afternoon telling them of their father and they left for Batesburg on the afternoon train. STRIKE AT PITTSBURGH. Pittsburgh, Dec. 13.?Seventy foun? dries In this district are tied up as the result of a strike of fourteen hun? dred foundry workers, who want an eight-hour day. Big war contracts are delayed. There is a great deal said and I printed conc^rninp' the wav* of pro^- J perity that is sweeping over the coun- J try. but tins wave is largely a figment j of the imagination in*,>'.'?r aa } some sdCtlOog of tho country is con- J corned. The makers of war munitions may be overwhelmed with prosperity, but the co.tton States have not shared in this liberal wave of wealth. The South is in a better frame of mind than at this time last year, but this feeling is due to thankfulness that the total bankruptcy of the country that seemed inevitable a year ago has not occurred, but money is still scarce and the people are still In debt. The big crop of cotton last year was sold at lees than cost of production by the vast majority of the producers and tho shun crop this year has not brought in enough money to pay ex? penses and liquidate the debts incur? red in producing the crop of 1914. Many have not paid the cost of this; year's crop. It is an excePent thing <o keep a stiff upper lip and talk op? timistically of the future, but to pro? claim from the housetops that the country is basking in th'j sunshine of an unexampled prosperity is to disre? gard facts and to revel In a deceptive dream. The country is not bank? rupt and it is not on the verge of star? vation, but the people are in debt and money is scarce. A country is not prosperous until the farmers and pro? ducers are able to pay and do pay their debts. BURDENS LIFTED. From Sumter Packs?Relief Proved by Lapse of Time. Packaehe Is a heavy burden; Nervousness, dizziness, headache. Rheumatic, pain; urniary ills; All wear one out. Often effects of kidney weakness. No use-to cure the symptoms, Relief la but temporary if the cause remains. if it's the kidneys, cure tho cause. Doan's kidney Pills arc for kidney Ills; Head about your neighbor's case. Here's Sumter testimony. The kind that can be Investigated. VY. Ycadon, U7 Hu> nsworth Street. Sumter, says: "I suffered from dull, nagging backaches, and my kidneys acted too freely. I used Doan's Kid? ney Pills for these ailments, and they relieved me, toning up my en? tire system." (Statement given Jan. 9. Itll.1 Over four years later, Mr. Ycadon said: "The benefit Doan's Kidney Pills gave me has been permanent." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ash for a kidney remedy?j Doan's Kidney Pill - -the same U Mr. Yeadon had. Foster-Milburn C Props., Buffalo, N, v. SELECTS PEE DEE ELEVEN. Throe Smntcr High School Men on Barney Curly s AU-Pee Doc High School Team?Henry Spann Named as Captain and Quarter. Barney Early in the Florence Times of Decetnber (Jth names his choice for an all-Pee Dee high school football eleven. Three Sumter boys are placed on the team, Henry Spann being se? lected as captain and quarterback of the mythical eleven. Mr. Early sa.vs in the Florence Times: In selecting an all-Pee Dee High School football team, there are so many different points to consider, that the task is no easy one. After seeing all of the high school teams of the Pee Dee circuit play during the past season, the writer selects the following eleven as the most powerful on both offense aud defense in Pee Dee High School football: Ralph Flowers, left end, Sumter; Edward Jcfford, left tackle, Florence; Blair llderton, left guard, Florence; Whit Shaw, center, Sumter; Robert James, right guard, Darlington; Ma? rion Wilson, right tackle, Darlington; George McClenaghan, right end, Flor? ence; Henry Spann, quarter back, Sumter; Alston Blount, right half, Florence; George Brown, left haJf, Darlington; Otis Kollock, full bad;, Darlington. As captain of this team I would name Henry Spann, of Sumter, who, besides being a good player, possess? es all of the qualifications of a lead? er. Taking each player and beginning at left end: Ralph Flowers, of Sum? ter, la a hard, sure tackier on defense and master of the art of receiving forward passes. Flowers has starred In every game he has played In. H. Edward Jeffords at left tackle was very aggressive on offense and good on defense. Jeffords was also a good ground gainer for his team on the "tackle over tackle" play Blair llderton at left guard, al? though a late starter In the game, proved to be the best linesman on opening up seen In high school cir? cles. The aggressiveness of llderton entitles him to a place on the all-Pee Dee selection. Whit Shaw, ' of Sumter High, at center, ranks high above other com? petitors on both offense and defense. Shaw was a sure passer and broke up many plays by hla quick charging. Robert James, of Darlington, has been selected at light guard. This 1b James' first ye.?r in football, but he shows that he Is Koing t? be a gi*at player by hi? hard, aggressive work thi*? season, Marlon Wilaon, oi. Darling tont light tackle, Is an experienced play? er and a hard worker. Wilson is a good tackle on offense and defense, and is in the game from start to finish. Geo. McClenaghan, of Florence, at right end, improved with each game this season; was good on receiving forward passes and a sure tackier. Henry Spann at quarter back is about the best all around football player in tho State. Spann is fine on running his teirn, he is a punter of considerable ability, a good forward passer, and one of the best broken field runners. Alston Blount, of Florence, at right half back, although playing his first year in the back field, proved to be one of the best ground gaining backs in high school football. Biount's best work was line plunging. George Brown, of Dailington, at left half was considered by many as the best broken field runner in the Pee Dee. Brown gained two-thirds of the ground gained by his team, and was a good forward passer in addi? tion. Otis Kollock, of Darlington, has been selected as full back. Kollock is a cool steady player and gets off long high punts with ease. Besides this Kollock is good on defense and a hard worker at all times. A team such as I have selected from the threo leading teams would certainly make a powerful combina? tion to play any high school selec? tion of the State. The lino from tackle to tackle is picked for ag? gressiveness. Tho ends are both fast and sure tacklers. The backfield is a combination of runners, lino plung? ers, punters and forward passers. A sure scoring machine. BJG SNOW FALL IN PIEDMONT. First of Season and Perhaps Heaviest up-State in Two Years. Spartanburg, Dec. 11.?The Pied? mont section of South Carolina is covered v Ith snow tonight, the first of the season and the heaviest per? haps for two winters. In the city the first flakes came whirling down short? ly after 4 o'clock. Pedestrains quick? ened their steps, children ran in Klee for their wraps, ami tonight the town is really celebrating in honor of the first snow. Tbo State Cotton Warehouse Sys uld not be limited to the Btor cotton. There should bo an otton grader, us well as a pub ter uu every cotton market. DISTRIBUTES CHRISTMAS FUND. National Hank of South Carolina Sends ( hocUs to Members of Ready Money Club. The thirteenth was not an unlucky day for the members of the "Ready Money" club of the National Bank of South Carolina, for to-day the mem? bers of the club will receive their checks for money they have been saving up during the year and they will have their money to do their Christmas shopping early, or at least that Is one of the reasons that the bank is sending out the checks earlier than has been customary. There were a larger number of members of the Ready Money Club this year than ever before and the bank distributed $5,700 to the sub? scribers, there being about one hun? dred and fifty who were the recipients of the checks. This money or at least most of it, no doubt, will be spent in the next few days, as it comes in mighty handy for Christmas sea? son expenses. Already the club has made preparations for a reorganiza? tion for next year. Some of the old members have joined already and oth? ers are coming in. The club mem^ bers pay from twenty-five cents to one dollar a share in the fund, according? ly as they elect to pay. Any white person above the age of eighteen years who desires to% learn to read and write will receive instruc? tions at the night school to be eon ducted at the Y. M. C. A. after Jan? uary 1st. Pass the word along and help to make the campaign against illiteracy a success. Food Supply of Farm Home. Much public interest has been exv ;t ed by the recent announcement of the United States Public Health Service, to the effect that the development of the disease known as p2'lagra in hu? man beings depends on faulty diet. Among the suggestions of the Pul lie Health Service for the modification of diet to prevent the development of ( pellagra are a number of items which emphasize the importance of tho campaign of the department and the j State Agricultural colleges to increase ,the production of food supplies on j the farm, especially to bring about a home supply of meat, eggs, milk, and butter. Among other specific recommen? dations of the Public Health Service are: (a) The ownership of a milk cow; an increase of milk production for home consumption. (b) Poultry and egg raising for home consumption. (c) Stock raising. (d) Diversification and cultivation of food crops. These four specifications give an added argument for the campaign of live-stock raising and farm diversifi? cation, which has been especially urged, particularly for the South. It is quite reasonable to presume, there? fore, that the production of the fam? ily meat supply at the farm home will not only decrease considerably the expense of the family table and add somewhat directly to family reve? nue as well, but will have a pro? found effect on the health and well being of the members of the family. 31-PC-SET *A558 COLONIAL. fe-S '- fr:. "4-ATEi, SET or CHINA FOR ONLY This Set is a fine grade of American China? and is sold in Crockery Stores everywhere for $4.75 to $6.00 the set.! By agreement with the factory, newspaper publishers, who annually use many car loads of these sets as premiums, have been able to obtain a special low cost price, and we have made ar? rangements to secure the same price to give this China Set a try-out as a subscription premium. Subscribers to this paper can obtain one of these sets for its exact cost, $2.18, by paying this amount when they pay their subscription ac? count. Those who are not now subscribers can obtain a set by subscribing for the paper and pay? ing one year'sjsubscription and $2.18. the exact factory cost of this fine 3 J-Piece Set of China. This is an exceptional opportunity to obtain a fine set of china and one year's subscription to this paper for less than the ordinary retail price of the china set. We have a supply of China Sets on hand and make immediate delivery to those who accept this offer at once. Watchman & Southron, 1 year $1.50 Retail Price China Set ? . ? $6.00 BOTH FOR $3.68 Osteen Publishing Company 18 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S C.