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?bct'ohtti)m;in;uO ?yontbron. ^ Q u ratqi?r?ed Wednesday and Saturday. ?BY? OUTKRN PllULSlllNU COMPANY. ?UMTEK. a a tl.se par annum?la advance. Adver tlseraeut*: l>n? Square :?iat Insertion.$1.00 B??ry subsequent Insertion.50 Contracts for throe months, or r>ogvr will ?e nuide at reduced rate?. AW cctnmunh atlotis whlcn sub e?r\* piUato liu*ree?i will t>e charged for as <dvertlaems; oj. Ob'.tu*rt*s not trH>ui?? of ruepect ^111 r?a charged for. The Suruor Watchman vu touTid ad la lil^ aod the True Southron In IM?. Tha Watchman aud Southron Bow has ch# oou blued circulation an 1 tadvinnca of hath of the oh! pap,ri i-nd 1? aunt feet !y the b*?t sdvsrtislng ?n?*iuin la Sumter. picurr on nxmai\t v. Thcro In really no e\i use for any man or woman of average in llgcnce remaining W? Illiterate as to unable to read and write. A little application for only a few hours a week over period of a few months will enable any person to acquire the ability to read t nd write. This small measure of education equips the il? literate person to remove himself or verself from the ranks of the ignorant and places his teet firmly upon the highway of knowledge. Having once acquired the ability to read one has the key to all knowledge, and it hi then but a question of desire. Industry and persist-r; ??? is to bow far one v. .11 travel this road to higher and better tlnngs. There are far too many adults in Sumter county who can neither read n-T write, but taking tht generally accepted view of their con? dition, they are not to blamj for the handicap under which they labor, atnea practically all of them were de? nied the privilege of attending school during chlldhoot. Still many of them, if not all, could have made an op? portunity to learn to read and write after arriving at years of discretion, if they had had an impelling desiro to Improve their condition. The average man, however, exists In a state of Inertia and it la seldom that one ex? erts himself to bring about a revolu? tionary change )n his mode of living and thinking. There usually has to some form of Impi ise fr? tn with? out to en * >urag him 1? eieti him-: snlf und ??> reise bis dorm nt fnc uPtss and*powevi? In a new nn<< unac? customed manner. 1t ha? btfjgj due, in a great measure, to the total ab aenoe of this encouragement that the Illiterate of Sumter county have re? mained Illiterate in the midst of a citizenship that r ppre..dates the value of an education. The average man does not go far ? nough In his appre? ciation of education?ho usually stops short with his own family, gives no thought to the o hers who live in ig norance and never extends a helping hand to lift them up. Neither 1 :ive the school authorities made any pro? vision for the ad ills who stand In need of Instruction. Once a child passed the school , go without obtain? ing the rudiments of an education through attendance upon the schools provided by the State and county, he haa been abandoned to a life of Ig? norance. Recently, however, there has been a quickening of the public conscience, and tlv people who enjoy the blessings and advantages of on {'lalltelld H-h ? ! ; enueatlon are beco ming possessed ?1 a realizing sens* t ?' their responsible Ity. It is in ob. dl Mt to this feeling of responsibility thM the County Hoard of Education has undertaken to in? augurate a camta rn against illiter? acy and to give \ io encouragement that will induce ihc illiterate adults to seek to improve the condition and a'.cq provide the opportunity for them to obtsln an education. The wont will be started In this city at the Y. HL C. A. early In January, and the a> operatlon and active assistance of '.he school trustees throughout the counts are sought to establish schools for adulta In convenient localities in ev? ery section of Sumter county. If the plan can be carried out the percent*;.; ? of Illiteracy In this coun'y should he materially reduced within the n*xt few months. It nin be made n sue ness. however, only by the cooper i tlon of all the people wb ? b? lieve that Ignorance in a drag on the progress and prosp? f?g of our State. If t *e educated people who aro willing I make sacribcM to semi their own chil? dren to school will get in behind the movement, und do th-dr part it cm Ik- made a success. < impalgn on ('utile Tick. The campel.n a..iin<f tie* cjJtle tb k In orangehurg county will be waged n igoroiisly during tbo coming yeur. Agt nM %4 the I >epai tmc nt of Agrlculiure have been nt work in < o/ungehurg county for some time and expect If ftnai t?us territory from the quurantlne during ll?l?i. The tl(d? work no * being carried on In the South Is vory Important, and fur-reaehlng re l milt-i have alreidv been ucomplish krd MISSIONARY SOCIETY MEETUfCJ. Women of Trinity Church Ha\e Dono EJYcctivo Work During Year?Ufll> CStS Wrrlfd foe Coining Your. Tin- Women*! Missionary Society of Trinity Method 1st church met in th! peetor*! study Monday afternoon with si\teen member! and two viel? tors present. The subject for the afternoon was !doleecenee in tlie religious life. Mrs. Sidney Stubbe read an article On the ndeJOCOCnt girl and Mrs. E. w. Yo?H 1 on the adolescent buy. This being the last meeting of the : ear. a.i election of oflicers was held, v? suiting as follows: Pre ddent, Mrs. I* I. Parrott. nret Vice President. Mrs. W. A, Drown. Supt Special St n ice, Mr! Lamb. Bnpt of Supplies, Mrs. John Green. ?Opt, of Publicity. Mrs. E. W. Vogel. Treasurer, Miss Hattie Phillips. Recording Secret!!jr. Mrs. J. a. Parrish. Corresponding Secretary, Miss Kate Du Kant. Agent for "Voice," Miss Sally l brown* The president summed up the rear*! work, saying she believed this had been the most successful year in tho history of the society. She asked for the Cooperation of each member fee greater erorh for the coming year. Much has been accomplished both i"??r Home and Foreign Missions. More hng been done for Home Missions than !Ver before. Four families receive help regularly, besides these, we have furnished wood, clothing, milk, eggs, etc. to others who havo been sick and in need. A number of sentence prayers were offered, after which the meeting ad? journed. THE RADICAL ROAD. Another Protest Against the Actlot? of County Hoard. Kditor Sumter Item: For the information of the citizens of Sumter and those wh > signed the petition for the Radical Road to con? tinue open we wish to state: First, that qntti a length of the road in question is within the city limits and has been kept up at the city's ex? pense, and cannot be sold or closed without the city fathers* approval and j signature. Secondly, that if the' 1 ft ml Hold is closed thai the city and ?ounty will hot onl. il lo the , oiponee of bonding a road bed, but will hart to expend at least five aim dred UuUei's additional to build a] concrete bridge over the Turkey creek j canal crossing tho Graham Poulc ? 1. I think this canal bridge will f..11 within tho city limits. Now are the taxpayers of the city and county willing to stand (for the convenience of two people) this additional expense when we consider the fact that our la nee iMWt been for the present year and have yet to be increased for city ng. I-rf't our ? ity fathers go and Mantlne their interest in the proposed c hanges and see if they are willing to stand for it and have closed one of the prettiest roads leading into Sumter. Respectfully, Mrs. a. J. Reardon. A Meritorious Promotion. At the Annual Conference of the Methodist church, which convened In Trinity church, Charleston, last week, r.cv. (i. w Mwtrii was promoUu to the Presiding Eldership of the Char? leston District, which carries with it the highest honors of the conference. It carries .Iso a very weighty respon sibillty and plenty of hard work as the dlstrlel estendi from Charleston to Savannah, but W! feel contldent tiiat Mr. Bdwnrdg will be eyual to the log gad list to the full measure of responsibility. He preaches Ii'm ! ist sermon hero BOSt Sunday and n he and his mo.-t estimable fam sill pack tip the following wee* .and move to their new Held. UOV, 0, P, Watson, one of the best men In the conference and a fine pn ichor, has boon eonl here. Confer* SnOS couhi not have sent a better man. \\r win move here r.<^t week with hi! family. ?Leader and Vindicator. Wlaecky Newa Notes. Wlaacky? Dee, I,?The farmers have shout Bnlohed gathering the crops, tin- OOttOS crop being very short. From appearance! there swii be shout as much small grain pit ntod as last year* We are basin'-; line weath ? i" for putting them in. The usual amount of moving for January has begun already. White I and colored both stem anxious to get in Ha ir new quarter! before Xmas, Mr. C, M. Smith of Summerton has b i'ii up for i few days, Mrs, Ii. i?. Btackhouse, after i very pleasant vfcrtt to relative! here and et Bummerton, has returned to her home in Marlon, Marriage License Record, Licenses to marry wa re leaned to negroes as follows, Noah Sumter land Martha Phillips of Wedgeflctd. DR. BIIVNSON COMING HERE. HI, Matthews Pastor Accepts Cull to Urnen Baptist t liurcli. Dr. John A. Brunson, for six years pastor of the Baptist church at St. Matthews, has reconsidered his form? er announcement and decided to ac? cept the call to Qrace Baptist church ?l this city, a call which he at first refused. The members of Grace church and others, who heard Dr. Bmnson when he was conducting o meeting here some weeks ago, as Well as those who knew him pre? vious to that time, are extremely gratified to have this distinguished Baptist divine come here as one of the pastors of Sumter. Dr. Brunsen is an eloquent and powerful speaker and has the reputation of being one of the ^ longest Baptist preachers In the State. He will come here on Jan? uary 1 to take up Iiis work as pas- | tor of Grace church. . In a dispatch to the News and Courier, the st. Matthews correspond? ent of that paper says: "Dr. John A. Brunson, pastor of the. Baptist church here, who some weeks ago, declined a call to the First Bap? tist church of Sumter, lias reconsi?- I ered his former decision and has de? cided to accept the call. The recon? sideration of his tirst decision came after a second and more urgent appeal on the part of the Sumter people, and it was only after having fully gone over the entire call with his conscience that Dr. Brunson decided to accept. At prayer meeting at his chiirch last night Dr. Brunson tendered in a for? mal way his resignation to take ef? fect on the last day of this month. After being assured that further ef? fort to retain him would not avail hi j resignation was regretfully accepted. Dr. Brunson has been the pastor of the church here for s x years and is j a popular favorite with all denomlna- j tions. How to Use Bed Cross Seals. Bed Cross Seals should, in accord? ance with Order No. 5,020 of the postofRce department, "be affixed to the reverse side of domestic mail mat? ter" and not on the address side of any letters or packages that are go? ing through the mail. They may be placed anywhere on matter going by express. As many seals may be used on the l ack of a letter or package as may be desired, Care should be c~ erotsed In sending merchandise through the malls not to place seals over the strings with which the pack? age is tied, since this closes the pack? age against inspection and subjects it to first (lass postage rates. Users of Bed Cross Seals are cautioned against indiscriminate use on foreign mail. K"d Cross Seals in normal times may be used on the reverse side of mail matter sent to Austria, Germany, Great Britain and most of the British ionlft in iniii;! Hi A? Guatemala, U.UffUay and Portugal re? fuse to admit mall bearing nonpostage i stamps, Certain European countries will return to the sender any mail beating Bed Cross Seals on the ad-j dress side. Mall addressed to any of i the belligerent countrlc In Europe j should not bear Bed Cr Seals on 1 the address side. Bed Cross Seals j my be Used On the face of checks,! bills, on legal documents and on any lommercial paper. The Christmas Seals are not good for postage. They Will not carry any mail matter, but any kind of mail matter will carry them. Canning Club Exhibit, The exhibit of the girls' and boj clubs last Thursday and Friday at? tract* <l great Interest throughout the county. The exhibits were hue and only shows what we may expect from them next fall when tin- first county fair will be held. All honor to .Miss Oracle Dell Jane s and Mr. S. N. Welsh for getting the girls and boys so In lensely Interested in ibis work. We are looking for greater tilings next fall and we assure them upon the word of the presldenl of the Fair Associa? tion, that the fair building will be ready for them. Leader and Vindica? tor. Winthrop Not Represented. Winthrop college i.; nol represented ? ?Ii llenrj Ford's peace ship, Oscar II, which sailed for Kuropc Baturday for Ithe purpose of Irylnp lo bring the con S tib i in Europe to a close. Miss Louise IMcCown, who was named by the rUcU] ty to represent the college for som< reason did not go,?Yorkvlllo Knqulr er. THE RADICAL ROAD. Mr. Ii. L. Tisdalc Protests Ygulnst Ac? tio? of County Commissioners in Closing Radical Road. Editor Daily Item: Kindly give me space in your col? umns for a few remarks concerning the action of the County Board of Commissioners in regard to their action in closing a part of the Radical Road. The hoard In the first instance or? dered it closed on the petition of two interested citizens, neither of whom or any member of the board taking the trouble to obtain my wishes or approach mo in any way on the mat? ter, yet they knew I and my brother were constant users of the road. I at once, with a numerously sign? ed petition, had them to rescind their action until they could get the law from their attorney, who, they say, told them that they could not close a road unless the road had become useless. If this is law the board has to abide by it. ft is possible (but 1 hope not) that the board saw fit to take the word of two men against my? self and the numerous sig' jrs of tho petition, as to whether the road had become useless or not. As I under? stand it the Board of County Com? missioners have to take the evidence, read the law and without any discrim? ination as to the parties concerned, act accordingly. That they have overstepped the right the law gives them in this case I am certain; and by this carelessness, weakness, or whatever you may term it, they are making me pay out mon? ey It protect my rights; rights which they, when they take the oath of of? fice, are sworn to protect. Whether they have, according to law and evi? dence, protected myself and the signers of that petition (all user.3 o?* the road), I leave for them to say. I say according to their own statement, published in your paper '(Item) or December 8, they have not. Respectfully, H. L. Tisdale. Sumter, Dec. 9. UNION BIBLE CLASS. First Meeting to Be Held on January 2ml-?W. W. Rowland First Presi? dent. At a meeting of the committee from the 1 ii , classes of the city on Sunday tfternoo ? union Bible clues v.r:s formed U known as t!;?*' i de Class Pedei it . W. W. Rov lend, president of Wesley-MoLeod F'ible class of Trinit> Methodist church was elected president and the presi? dents of the Bible classes of the oth t churches were chosen an vice presi? dents. Mr. S. F. Stoudomlro was Chosen secretary of the association. Mr. Rowland will serve as president For three months, when he will be succeeded by the vice presidents in j turn, each succeeding the other. The first meeting will be held at Trinity Church on January 2nd at 3.30 O'clock and Judge T. B. Fraser has been asked to make the address. At this meeting and subsequent meetings the next placo of meeting*will be an? nounced. Tho decision as to the place und time is left with the executive committee. Much interest has been Shown in the organization of this union Bible class, which la not con lined to the members of the Bible classes in the various churches, but is open t? any young or old man In the 0i|as lllbo mill ??! 1 H l i city who will attend, all being cor? dially invited. TO IMPROVE TRAIN SERVICE. Railroad Commission Mot'CS to Re? store Local Service on Southern. Columbia, Dec. lb?The railroad commission today took up the mat? ter of restoring the local service on the Southern railway between Char? leston and Columbia. The members of the commission be? lieve that it Is now time to? restore the Carolina Special as a through train. ?"?' - .'- "' .'H'l1 '*y-?g - J Tax Return Notice I will attend in person or by deputy at the followir g named places, and on the dates mentioned, for the purpose of receiving tax returns, on all per? sonal propel ty, polls, roads, and dogs: Tindal, T uesday, January 4. ' Privateer, Wednesday, January 5. Lev! Siding, Thursday. January 6 Wedge/field j Friday, January 7. Ciaren tont, Monday, January 10. Hagofid, Tuesday, January 11. Kernt>ert, Wednesday, January 12. Dalaell, Thursday. January 13. BroRdon, Friday, January 14. MaC/esville, Monday. January 17. ?SV/Cgo, Tuesday, January 18. Pleasant Qrove, Wednesday, Januv ary lib Shlloh, Thursday, January 20. Norwood's Cross Roads. Friday, January 31. My office will be open for tin* pur po o of receiving Utx returns from January 1st. 1916 to February 20th, I u i o, Inclusive. R, E. WILD ICR, County Auditor BECOME A MAN AMONG MEN? or a woman among women by starting an account at our Sav? ings Department and deposit weekly. ^ When you can truthfuliy say "I am saving a little each week" your success is assured. 1$ 4 per cent interest allowed. ? * The National Bank of Sumter, ESTABLISHED 1889 "SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS" 1905 1915 The National Bank of South Carolina. RESOURCES $825,000.00 Largest B&nfr in Eastern Soy'h Carolina See our last report. Your neighbor s bank. Way not yours. It pays to patronize. C. G. ROWLAND, President G. L WARREN. Caehler ??????????????????MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM] I Success Without a Bank I Account ?i * 0 You never heard of a successful man or woman J j! without a bank account - did you ? If you are a busi- j ?j ness man you need a Commercial Account here?if ? J 1 ? housewife you oeed a Household Account here. Yoo j ? ? need the kind ttf personal banking service we can ; II M * . j j give to you. May we have you with us ? I j THE PEOPLES BANK | 44 ? H H Hg4 ? 0> H ? ? H KM ?????? H H ? ? ? H ???????? M THIS and THAT Where one man gets rich through hazardous specula? tion, k, hundred get POOR, Where one man stay poor j through the slow methods of j savins, a hundred cat RIGH. \ The wise man chooses the betttrr part, and places his 3 money in our bfcik. \ Th e Firs& National Bank tMIIIIIMHtM Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUIIDING MATERIAL SEVERALLY ,VND FEED OF ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, S?cc?'ton lo Booth Sliular Lumber & SupptyCa. <xeo. Fppertfor\'? Oh\ StOvixd Opp. Court Houee