The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 18, 1915, Image 2
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CL, aa aecond Class Mattes.
PE1WOJJ\Ti MElfTION.
Mr?. J. A. Ruym>r and little daugh?
ter. Eula May. of Wilmington, N. C,
are Malting Mrs. R. P Tallman, on
Oakland Avenue
Miss Theo Stukes left this l0fnta|
to spend Fleet Week with friends in
Charleston.
Mr. A. A. Broarley, Jr., of St.
Charles was in the city today.
Mr. J. B. Ryan. Jr., of Wedgerteld.
?pent the day in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. U J. Markey have
gone to Florida and other points on
an extended trip.
Mr. Frank Mlkell. of Atlanta, spent
yesterday In the city.
Mrs. R. M. Htlderbrand. of Hagood.
was in the city today.
DOTS 1 ROM HARP TIMES.
I o<J?.i -?-meut l..r Education Plan
Now on Foot and Eradication of
Whiskey Traffic.
Dark Corner. Dec. 15.?Nothing of
an exciting nature in this corner.
Farmers are through harvesting their
i>a. Cotton and corn were short
crops, .nit peas, potatoes and cane
were fine. Mr. Joe E. Johnston bank?
ed 176 or 200 bushels of potatoes and
thrashed out nearly 70 buhels of
peaa off of a one-horse farm, after
having fed hla mule and four head of
hegs on peas for two months or
more. His corn and cotton were like
everybody elae'a, abort.
Mr. W. B. Johnston who Uvea Just,
scross the line over In Clarendon
county haa cooked eleven or twelve
1 ndred gallona of ayrup thla aeason
and did not get all the cane made
hereabouts to grind, either.
Mre. W J Ardla and Mr. W. R.
Lackey are Buffering with rheumatism
and a great many of the children
around here have the whooping
cough. The atork visited Bob and
Blandtng Ardla recently and left them
a little boy each to take care of. He
alao left George Griffin a little girl;
plenty of bablee, If corn la short.
We have been having some right
cold weather since aummer turned old
winter loo*e on ua.
Mr. Fdltor. where are all of your
old pencil pushers, dead? I hope not.
Gone *r? PtifAn* to ???#? ^--vr* I gu*??*
not! G.<ue wtth Kord on his peac?>
mission? 1? so, I hope God will bless
them. Pm it gnat lock like hi? end
old Pro. j. k D. are about oil or the
old tfimiU Guftl evvi SJfUSS ana Ws
write but aetdom. But it worrlea me
to write now ua my sight la getting so
fend
I have not seen "a drunk" this fall,
snd I would be pleased if I were nev?
er to see one again. And I think it is
time for Mr. Booze Drinker to stop
and conalder how he has* been feeding
a parasite?one like the mistletoe that
takes everything and glvea nothing, un?
til he (the boose seller) draws all the
life out of him (the booze buyer.) So
1 say:
Keep away from the booze seller:
He has mined many a clever fellow;
Robbed the rich man. made him poor;
And made him beg from door to
door"
If<s I proud I feel to think my
houae now stands on the dry ridge,
(prohibition).
I was Invited by friends to go to
Charleston this week, but could not
make the trip. I am sure pleased
with the effort being put forth to ed?
ucate the uneducated adults. 1 have
naves had any chances myself, but
would be proud to v rybody so
they could read and write. Money
coo hi not t.n\ wti.u mils i nave nfeltod
up. Ma> the Altwkse Mess the under- '
taking Is the wish of
"Hard Times."
Peulh of Horace L. Darr.
From The Daily Item. Doc. H.
News was received here last night
of the death at his home In Florence
of Horace L. Darr, for the past thir?
teen veara auditor of Florence Coun?
ty. Mr. Darr was fifty-five years of
age and had fesjtg In bad health for
aotna time.
The foi es and Interment
were held in Florence at 3.30 o'clock
thin afternoon.
Mr. Dnrr was a native of Sumtar.
!!?? is survived by his wife, one daugh?
ter, Mlsa Ruth Darr, and two brothers
Mesare. L P.. II. and J H. Darr, and
two alst^rs. Mrs. L W Jenkins and
Mrs. F. D. Knight, all of this city.
S*-r*bin lit linker School.
Kev .f. H. Wilson will preach at
the Pakrr school hous? next Sunday
afternoon st 3:30 (?'c|ock. Si nday
school will be at 12 30. The public is
cordially Invited to attend.
? ggskQ < 'ofifni riHKirt.
The report of ffumter county cotton
census enumerator shows up to Dr
tosaaef 'st. i*ir?. ?j7.!?or? balsa gtnaad,
gggsMaa ff,14l ig to ttie snrOe time In
a tu
I
>.i \U TIME FOR WILSON-GALT
MARRIAGE AND NO INFORMA
TION GIVEN OLT.
Reported Tliat President and His
Bride May IpgOMfl Some Time a*
Jokyl Island Rflf Savannah, but
NMe Not Given Facts.
Washington, Dec. 16.?With the
Wilson-Gait wedding only forty-eight
hours off, Washington society is still
completely in the dark concerning ar?
rangements. President Wilson re
fards marriage as a personal affair and
none of the facts will be made pub?
lic. It is reported that the ceremony
is to take place at 9 o'clock .Saturday
night at the Gait home. Whether the
couple will leave Washington is not
known. The crew of the Mayflower is
said to have been told that they will
not be needed. On the other hand
Savannah reports that arrangements
are being made for the couple to
spend some time at Jekyl Island. So?
ciety is miffed by the lack of Infor?
mation concerning the bride's trous?
seau.
A SERMON ON "PREPAREDNESS.
W. A. James Criticises Policy Adopted
hy Administration, Favoring In
Place Moves for I*eace.
EdPor Dally Item:
Apropos of the present war and
the peace and preparedness talk,
and while the Christian laymen and
leaders are silent I will timidly sug?
gest that he who lives by the sword
shall die by the sword.
History is abundantly full of testi?
mony which proves the truth of the
above saying. The chosen of God to
perpetuate a knowledge of himself, so
lived and so perished. Our nation
warred and warred until we came
near consuming ourselves.
No country now at war has ever
partially discarded militarism since its
beginning, and they are now reap?
ing, and so, the reaping will continue
periodically until all are consumed
and other fools will rise to take their
places.
We moan In sincere grief over a
natural tragedy like the Boykin
mill pond drowning and M one year
after gleefully send our best beloved
to the front in the Civil war to be
food for shot and shell. How can we
reconcile the two devilish moods;
over the natural we are torn with
grief and dtolcully endure and support
artificial or r.;an mo le laWl ai'd con?
ditions.
in theei things are are fx..is be
catioe we ha\e deserted our gioat hero
and guide, Jesus Christ, who told us
plainly that he who lives by the sword,
by the sword shall die. And yet we
read and heed those of the day and
who are altogether earthly, that If one
carries a pistol there will be no pistol
practice; If wo train our bull d?g to
fight there will be no dog fight; if we
raise armies friction will become im?
possible; If we build huge navies the
sea will be a paradise, and the latest
of which It Is said the aeroplanes "will
do more than any other human
agency to hasten the day of universal
peace and the brotherhood of man."
Oh my, And yet wo read and depend
on such putrid vaporings of dead men,
for are we not told plainly by our
Master that such shall die by the
sword, and blessed are the peace mak?
ers?
So therefore all disciples of Jesus
should heartily applaud and pray for
every attempt at peace without consid?
ering the source. The monk who sac?
rificed his life not only saved the life
of the lighting gladiators which he
separated, but he put an end for all
time to the 600 year old practice of
having men butcher each other for en
lertainmcn*.
We are also told to go and do, so
up with Jesus and down with Mars.
Tho lethargic Christian is a one
talent man, and shall we not flee his
fate.
W. A. James.
(Mr. James and Other! who
preach against preparedness, and
quote scripture to justify their views
seem to lose sight of the fact that
there is as much scripture, or more,
on I he other side, if Christ did not
mean that a man. or nation, should
be prepared to protect and defend
hlflUM If Of the country against nggrcs
slon. what is meant when he said:
Luke XI, gl, Uli -When a strong
man armed keepeth his place, his
goods are In peace; hut when a
stronger than he shall come upon
Mm, and overcome him. he taketh
from him all bis armor wherein he
trusted, and dlvideth his spoils.)
An article in today's paper from
J. C. Dun'oar. foreman of the grand
buy during lilt, calls the attention
of the county legislators to the need
ot legislation go that Sumter County
Dan erect O net! jail. Mr. Johnston
Mat night In his address called at
tentlotl to the same fact. Every grand
jury for the past few years has call?
ed attention to the fact. It seems
that it 1j? time that something should
be done.
COUNCIL CONSIDERS MATTERS
NOTHING OF SPKCIAL IMPORT?
ANCE ACTED ON DI KING
SESSION,
Rejgaaati (ot Rebates on Tilrrascs
Ask ror Modification of lines?Bis
OOsa Matter of Converting City
Farm into Park?Light for Opera
House?Snpini I Inn White Advises
Placing Wires Underground?Otli
er Mattel's*
City Council held a lengthy meet?
ing last night with Councilman Row?
land absent. Many matters were dis?
cussed, but nothing of a great deal of
importance was acted upon. The
Ohltf matter of public interest to come
up was the question of converting the
city farm at the water works station
into a public park.
Mr. C. A. Murphy, of the Western
Union Telegraph Company,' appeared
before Council to request a reduction
in the 191? license of the Western
Union Company to correspond with
the rebate granted the Postal Tele?
graph Company lor 1915. Before act?
ing Council asked for information as
to the gross earnings of the company
on inter and intra-State business and
the matter was postponed until this in?
formation could be secured at a later
meeting. The city clerk was directed
to write to other places which have
about the same business as Bumtsr, in
the meantime, to ascertain what li?
censes are required of telegraph com?
panies In those places.
Geo. D. Levy, Esq., representing
Messrs. Seale and Moore in the case
of the city against these parties asked
that the fines Imposed by the Record?
er on the two men be reduced, as they
were considered excessive. These
cases have been appealed from the
Recorder's court to the circuit court
and council questioned their right to
consider the matter under the prem?
ises, but allowed Mr. Levy to read
the evidence in the ease and promised
to take it up at a later time on its
merits, if they found that they had
bhe right to do so.
The city clerk was directed to secure
a suitable loose leaf book in which all
ordinances could be hied for future
reference. He was also instructed 1o
have the code of 1910 reprinted with
the addition of all of the ordinances
passed by Council since that time.
Supervisor White suggested that all
wires he placed under ground. This
matter was discussed, but no action
taken.
supervisor white and Chief Bumt< r'
reported on light in front bf the opera J
house and CourieVl authorised them toj
have the Gas Company Install one of,
their five hundred candle power lights
Installed at their own expense, the
light to be discontinued at will of the
Council.
The clerk requested a construction
of the lease of the opera house, as it
applied to the placing of bill boards
at the entrance. This matter was de?
ferred until the next meeting of Coun?
cil.
In discussing the matter of lease of
the opera house the City Clerk was in?
structed to advertise for bids early in
the year, the lease to begin with the
operatic season in the fall.
The police report for November
showed 79 arrests, 551 days, fines in
cash 1088.98; days in cash $110.20,
making a total of $799.18 for the
month.
The petition of the police force for
increase of salary was discussed, but
action was postponed on account of
the absence of Councilman Rowland.
The City Clerk was instructed to
pay off city employes for the last half
of December a few days before
Christmas, departing from the es?
tablished custom for the time.
A letter from the secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce relative to the
converting of the city farm into a
public park was read and after some
discussion action was postponed until
a later meeting.
Messrs. McCollum Bros, requested
the replacing of a pole by the Postal
Telegraph Company in front of their
store, as it prevented their awning
from coming down. The supervisor of
streets was instructed to take up the
matter and have the pole removed, as
requested.
The Southern Railway was granted
their request that their license be re?
duced to $100. according to custom.
A letter from the Kumte?- Trust
Company and the City National Bank 1
requested that their protests against
paying the city taxes this year be
placed upon the Council minutes and
made a part of the city records was
granted. Council directed that it be
placed In the records that all of the
banks, Including the Kumter Trust
Company, had paid their taxes under
Protist.
A letter from Mrs. C. C. Bennett re?
quested that sho be credited on her
City taxes with one-half of the cost of
the side-walk in front of her house,
she having paid for the sidewalk, un?
derstanding that the city would rcpsv
for half. The clerk was directed t
notify Mrs. Bennett that when th
street m as paved in front of her house
she would h<> credited With one-half Ol
the cosi of paving, us the city woub
GOVERNMENT TO AID FARMERS
COMMISSIONERS OE AGRICUL?
TURE TAKE ACTION IN
CHARLESTON.
United States Congress Urged, to Es?
tablish Chambers Of Agriculture
Throughout Country.
Charleston, Dec. 15.?The Associa?
tion of Southern Commissioners of
Agriculture after an executive ses?
sion here today announced the adop?
tion of resolutions calling upon the
United States congress to establish
a "semi-offic <\ national, State, county
and township system" of chambers
Of agriculture. The "sole purpose"
of the organizations, the resolutions
urged, Would be to facilitate and to
develop the marketing and distribu?
tion of farm products "in a local and
upon a nation-wide basis." Resolu?
tions also were passed, it was added,
urging upon congress the creation of
a rural credit system, "enacted upon
the basis of organization of borrow?
ers and not of lenders."
The resolutions urging a system of
chambers of agriculture, as an?
nounced by E. J. Watson, commis?
sioner of agriculture of South Caro?
lina and one of the signers of the
resolutions, would provide that con?
gress empower the president of tho
United States to appoint a commis?
sion of seven members to organize
the chambers of agriculture on the
following basis: Township charters
would be granted upon application
of at least 26 persSns, and later
county and then State charters would
be granted upon the basis of in?
creased membership. Whtti 20 State
chambers of agriculture had been or?
ganized the proposed law would em?
power the chambers to elect repre?
sentatives who would form "the semi?
official national chamber of agricul?
ture." This body then would super?
sede the original seven organizers ap?
pointed by the president. The resolu?
tions proposed that chambers of agri?
culture be "unattached to any purely
official political department or bu?
reau."
Commissioner Watson explained
that the work of the proposed or?
ganization would be similar to that
done by the German government for
German farmers.
The resolutions came after confer?
ences between Southern commission?
ers and David Lubin, United States
delegates to the International Institute
or Agriculture at Rothe? They erlll
presented tomorrow bet?re the!
Posthorn Commercial congress nov I
1
in session tor 'he Approval ol thai i
?
body, and wwrc signed oy agricul?
ture commissioners from Virginia,
Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, North
Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.
The session of Southern commis?
sioners of agriculture selected Rich?
mond, Va., for its next convention
and chose the following officers: Pres?
ident, Commissioner George W.
Kolner; vice president, Commissioner
H. B. Bryson of Tennessee; secre?
tary-treasurer, Commissioner J. A.
Wade of Alabama.
Death of Mrs. John M. Tindal.
Tindal, Dec. 13.?Mrs. John M. Tin?
dal quietly passed away at her home
at Tindal's Sunday afternoon, De?
cember 12th, at 6 o'clock. She had
been in failing health for some time.
For a number of years she lived in
Sumter, where she had many friends.
She was always a consistent member
of the Baptist church and was loved
by all who knew her for her Chris?
tian character and sweet disposition.
She is survived by her husband, Olli
son, H. Drane Tind it, one daughter,
Mrs. Harry Cuttino, and seven grand?
children.
As there were so few of the trustees
present at the meeting which was
Scheduled for yesterday the meeting
was called off until some time early
in January when a full meeting or
school trustees will be held.
then have the funds on hand, and it
had promised to refund them when
it hud funds for this purpose.
I The City Clerk was instructed to
advertise for bids for the office of
city physician, it having been decided
I that this office should he for one year,
as were other city offices.
I The City Clerk stated that he had a
request frrom parties for a license
against allowing pigeons in the city
limits, except when housed. The
mayor thought that such an ordinance
would be unlawful, but stated that he
thought that the parties had a right
to shoot the pigeons when they came
on their premises.
The City Clerk was requested to
have the chief of the lire department
confer with the mayor concerning the
formulation of ordinance to rope off
streets in case of lire.
The City Clerk was instructed to
publish his financial report for the
fiscal year ending July .'list.
,r 1 Lee reported progress in the
of measurements for street
id stated that he hoped to
specifications for the work
ma by tin* middle of January.
Wreck on Alcolu Railroad.
A wreck occurred on the Alcolu
railroad last Friday night near Doug?
las swamp. From what we could
learn the train was being followed
closely by Mr. Alderman's automobile
truck, driven by Mr. Phillips, in which
he was carrying a Mrs. Collins home.
When the train stopped and backed to
get a start to make the grade, it ran
into the car, throwing the occupants
out and demolishing the machine.
Mrs. Collins was severely hurt and
all the ot/her more or less b-uised up.
?Manning Times.
Ma linage License Record.
Licenses were issuca to tv.o couples
of Turks yesterday: Ernest Benen
haley, Dalzell, and Miss Eloise Ray,
Sumter; Oliver Hood and Miss Margie
Oxendine, Dalzell. Licenses to ne?
gro couples were: Perry Singleton,
Tindal, and Louisa Brown, Sumter.
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Xmas and New Year
Excursion Fares
Between all points on the Atlantic Coasl: Line
and points on connecting lines.
Tickets on sale December 17th, 18th, 23rd, 24th
and 25th, limited returning until midnight of Janu?
ary 10th, 1916.
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
The Standard Railroad of the South
For Tickets and Pullman reservation and any de- T
sired information, call on O. V. PLAYER, Ticket J
Agent, Sumter, S. C.
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