Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cfci (RJat^maa aab Scu^ron cut* NAD MKNTlOJf, Mlsa Adele Pitts Is at home from Laurtnburg, where she hss been teaching school, to spend the Christ? mas holidays. Ensign Hammond Bowman Is spending the holidays with his par enta. Mr. Geo. D. Shore, Jr.. is at home from the Univereity of Virginia to spend the holidays. Gov. Manning and Dr. W. YV. Long, director of the farm extension dem? onstration work in South Carolina, passed through the city this morning on their way to Darlington on official business. Mr. J. M. Harby went to Darling? ton this morning to turn over to the school board the high school building which he has Just completed at that piece. Mrs. Claude Hurst returned to the city Saturday, after a visit to her nieces, the Misses Fairen, at Charlotte. Messrs W. J. Morand and son, Dick, of Hamilton. Ohio, are visiting Mr. C. J. Dwyer of thla city. Messrs Herlot Ilembert. Wilton Wallace, and Roland Boyle are at home from WofTord college to spend the holidays. Missee Thelma Bultman and Har? riet Owens are at home for the Christ? mas holidays. Mr. J. J. Wescost, a former citi? zen of Sumtsr, who la now living at Hurnmervllle, wss in the city today shaking hands with his many friends. Mr. Cyril Isaacs, of Charleston, is a visitor to the city. Messrs. Phil Booth and Barnsey Boyle are at home for the Christmas holidays. Misses Ruth Brown and Florence Shaw are at home from the Green vllls Women's College for the holi? days. Miss Carrie Burnett, of Spartanburg, Is spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Qeo. D. Shore. Miss Agnes Bryan has come home from Lancaster, where she hss been teaching, to spend the holidays. Mr. John Green, Jr.. Is at home from WofTord College to spend the Christmas holidays. Miss Moneta Osteen Is at home for the holidays from the Presbyterian Hospital Training- School. New York. Sim ? Thofl. Fi Tmtum and B. PPWnk KMKv. .r -h<? l ;i??noi>% i LU? Ua. . were in the city today. M s. C. K. King, and daughter. Mies of Mayeevtlle. were visitors to HasvsBes* 'today. Mra Ida B. Robinson and Mrs. Wil? lie D. Tates have gone to Charlotte, N. C. to spend Christmas with rela? tives. Misses Julia Rogers snd Julia Oben chain left last night for New York city, where they will apend the next ten days. Miss Dolly Wannamaker has re? turned to the city after a pleasant five weeka In Cheraw. Mr. Clarence Hayns worth Is at home from Furman University. Mrs. E. T. White has returned to the city aft':r a visit to her family in Norfolk. Mr. and Mrs. Kit Jackson of Elloree are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McCffrew. Mass Msry Barrlnger and Miss Alice Msrgaret Wall, of Concord, N. C, are spending the holidays with Dr. and Mrs. G. R. Bsrrlnger. Miss Dorothy Phelps hss returned home from college in North Carolina to apend the Christmas holidays. Married. Interest here Is the announce of the marriage on Monday keg At the residence of the bride's Mr* Mi- nie tUsgert, at George Of Miss May l 1'orter and Mr Harry D. Walsh. The ceremony took place at 7 o'clock in the morning and after a wedding breakfast Mr. and Mra Walsh left on their bridal trip for Florida. Mrs. Walsh was formerly a resi? dent <>f Surnter and has many friends here, where she attended the girls' high school a few years ago. Mr. Walsh la the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bar tow Walsh and la a Sumter boy now employed by the A. C, L railroad. Coming Marriage Announced. Rev. and Mra. M W. Gordon have Invitations to the marriage of daughter. Waunetta P.liznhrth. to Tlmmons CampUII Howie on Tt.' day evening at six o'clock at the *t church. Summerton. S. C. (Ttrtstmaa Tree. The Dally Item. Dec. 21. yesterday afternoon the chll eri of St. Anne'a Catholie ?.hureh Sn ^d the pleasures of a Christmas "Santa Claus" K'uierously dls ed toys, fruit and candica to lellght of the children, lOSSi "I ^F"- arents t<><> wen- present ind I the nirrnorr* of the Suudav I In thanking Father Murphy for form In making it such a Joyous occasion. STUDENTS HOME FOR HOLIDAYS. Winthrop, demson, Carolina, David? son and Other Colleges Turn Boys and Girls Ixjohc. The station was lively and crowded this morning with the arrival of the early morning train from Columbia and later on when other trains came iu and departed for other places. The reason of the crowd and the liveliness was that many of the boys and girls who have been off to college during the fall came home or passed through on their way to their homes at other points. Winthrop College students predomi? nated. Clemson students were plentiful and the Carolina, Davidson and other up-state colleges and colleges from ether States had turned loose the body of young men and women whicn they have been caring for and train? ing and all were happy at the pros? pect of a holiday being home and at renewing their friendships with the folks of their home town. There were quite a number of the students, in fact too many to mention them all, but they were all in for a good time and will keep things lively in town for the next week or two. MASON'S CEHEMONIAL AND SUP PER. Will Install New Officers on Monday i Night und Dine Afterwards. I Claremont Ix>dge, No. 64, A. P. M. will install their newly elected officers on Monday night, December 26th, in the Masonic hall of the Alston build? ing, the exercises to take place at 7 I o'clock. After the ceremonies ac? companying the installation, the Ma? sons will march in a body to one of the local restaurants, where they will 1 be served with one of their annual I suppers. 1 Much interest is being manifested | by the Masons in the event and indl- 1 cations are that a large number will I be present on the occasion. Of the 1 notices sent out over ninety per cent. 1 have been returned with favorable i replies. The ceremonies will be in- . tereating and the supper will be a i most delightful affair, if the plans i which have been made are success- i fully executed, and there are no rea- : sons why they should not be. STOKE BURNED THIS MORNING. Building and Goods Owned by B. 1a Beck Destroyed by Mro. Thin mornlns about 3 o'clock Are destroyed a nmall store on Bant Lib? erty street opposite the tobacco ware- < ho us* The BjslMtBSl and contents < w?*re ownt'd by B. L?. Heck. > news- 1 dealer on the S. A. L. truin, and the , store was operated by Mr. Jackson for 1 Mr. Beck. The cause of the fire at that hour In the morning is un? known. Marriage. i Manning Times. Married yesterday afternoon at the < bride's home in Plnewood, Mr. Lee < Roy Grose and Miss Abbie Theo Ragln, a daughter of Mr. J. P. Ragln. Overland Sales Company. Announcement is made in the ad? vertising columns of the opening on i January 1st of the Overland Sales < Co., a new automobile sales agency, under the management of Mr. Will J. Shaw. This agency will sell the popular Overland car, next to the Ford tho greatest sellers on the mar? ket. The Overland factory has an output of 1,000 cars a day, and even with this tremendous production, the demand cannot be supplied, and the plant is being constantly enlarged to Increase the output. Real Estate Transfers. Frank B. Robinson to Lizzie Robin? son, lot on liauser street, $1,500. Master to R. D. I^ee, et al., execu? tors estate of Marlon Molse, lot on CMS] street, $50. John II. Clifton to Mary J. Hey? ward, lot on Walker Avenue, known as "Thomas" house, assumption of mortgage and $100. J. L. Irby to Edgar O. Keels, 50 acres on Pudding Swamp, 4,560. J. L. Keels to A. P. Mime, 31 acres In county. $?50. Lucv <J. Hill to D. R. McCallum, lots on Salem Avenue. $4,400. B, A. Terry to M. M. Brown. 3 1-2 actcs, $350. Mrs. E. O. Wilson to E. G. Keels. 32 acres in county. $1,000. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally by Ernes* Field. Cot? ton Buyer. Good Middling 11 3-8. Strict Middling 11 1-4. Middling 11 1-8. Strict Low Middling 10 5-8. Low Middling 10 1-8. Staple cotton 13 to 16c. NEW TOM ?OTTOJ4 MARKET. Yesft'dys Open Hirt? Ijow does dose Jan. . .11.88 1 1.88 1 1.78 11.85 11.87 M< h. .12.17 12.17 12.07 12.12 12.16 May . ..12.40 IM! lt.ll 12.38 12.40 NEGRO DI us OF WOUND*. Wnllucc Bird, Colored. Shot ut Uimar Died This Morning at Local IIo?i pital. From The Daily Item, Dee. 21. Wallace Bird, a negro who was shot at Lamar on Saturday and later brought to the Tourney Hospital for treatment died this morning at the hospital as the result of his injuries. An autopsy was held by Dr. H. M. Stuckey who pronounced a pistol wound as the primary cause, with in? ternal hemorrhage as the actual cause of death. The inquest was held by Coroner Scale and as the jury had no evidence to go on except that of Dr. Stuckey's testimony, a verdict was returned that the negro came to his death from gunshot wounds inflicted at the hands of a party or parties unknown to the jury. Two reports were circulated here this morning as to the injury received by the negro, neither one of which could be vouched for. One was the i negro was shot by the chief of police at Lamar and the other was that he was shot by a white man while he i was in the custody of the chief of po? lice, who was taking him to the mag? istrate's court for trial. Neither one I may be correct. This morning when the Lamar authorities were telephon? ed by Chief Sumter, they stated that they did not consider it necessary for I them to be present at the inquest. BIT BY SUPPOSED MAD DOG. Miss Annie Mae Boykin Suffers In Jury From Strange Canine. On Monday morning Miss Annie i Mae Boykin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Boykin of Dalzell, was bit- 1 ten by a supposedly rabid dog. Miss Boykin was ascending the steps at the ] time, according to reports reaching here, and the dog reshed from under them and Inflicted a severe bite on the Instep of her foot. Later the dog at? tacked a pack of dogs kept by Mr. J. ] J. Fox, who lives nearby. After It i ran off from there It could not be | traced any further. The serum treat- < ment for rabii*. dog bite was secured I for Miss Boykin to prevent any in- \ iurlous results. i PIONEERS ICE BOUND. Fifteen Hundred Docked up at An* < ctiorage. i V iHhinpion, Uec. II.?Fifteen nan I drod men. pioneers builrtbiK the rov- i urn ment Alaskan railroad, are ico locked in Anchorage, America's new? est ironUer town, waiting to resume work with the first appearance of the northern spring. William C. Edes, chairman of the Alaskan railroad commission, just re? turned from Alaska to report to Sec? retary Lane, brought news from the marooned camp. He said thousands Df tons of freight for Anchorage, in? cluding a supply of California tur? keys meat for holiday feasting, Is being held at Seward, whither road builders have to content themselves with canned goods and dried meats, of which they have a plentiful supply. Navigation in Cook inlet closed earlier than was expected and steam? ers carrying cargoes for the new port were forced to return to Seward. Some of the freight was material wanted for winter work and more was needed for the early spring rush. About o? miles of new roadbed, in eluding numerous minor bridges and culverts, was completed during the past year. Mrs. T. E. Davis Dead. Bishopville, Dec. 22.?Mrs. T. E. Davis, wife of T. Ed Davis, one of the older women and mothers of the town died on yesterday and will be buried this morning at Hebron cemetery in this county. She was a splendid type of Christian womanhood and with hei husband did much good through the ageney of tho Methodist church, o which sh? was for many years a staunch and loyal member. She leaves a large family circle, her husband and several children. Mr. U W. DesChamps brought Into town this morning a freak egg that he showed to a number of people and which has attracted considerable com ment at Mitchell's Drug Store, wher It is being displayed. The egg was laid by one of Mr. DesChamps* white orplngton hens and is more than twice the size of an ordinary egg, bein in fact much larger than a turkey egg. However, besides being a freak egg in size, it is a freak in that insidt the large shell is a perfectly formed egg of usual size. All of the contents of the larger egg, which had a very thin shell, have dried out and the shell v is broken in handling this morning. The Clerk of court is doing a tine business among the colored folks these days in the marriage license and marrying businf :?. Nearly fifty couples have secured licenses in tho past two weeks. ? CHOOSE OFFICERS. v. m Slit Icy Heads Knights for Com To Invite Grand Officers ? "r. ntcresting meeting of Game e, Knights of Pythias on ght. Besides the regular fflcers for the ensuing year s ers choi n. didates were elected by re t and transfer. The usual donation of ten dollars to the Christmas charity fund was made and provision was made for the chil? dren's Christmas tree at the Washing? ton school with fruit for the children, according to a custom of long stand? ing. A committee consisting of Messrs. W. H. Shelley, C. C. Beck and Jas. C. Bryan was appointed to invite Grand Chancellor Herbert E. Gyles and oth? er Grand Lodge officers to meet with Clame Cock Lodge on the third Mon? day night in January, when the new? ly elected officers would be installed, ind address the Sumter knights. This same committee was author? ized to provide a suitable supper and ather entertainment at the same time. The newly elected officers: Chancellor Commander, W. H. Shelley. Vice Chancellor, J. O. Barwlck. Prelate, J. A. Middleton. , Master of Exchequer, J. G. R. Wild? er. Keeper of Records and Seals and Master of Finance, Jas. C. Bryan. Master of Work, W. E. Mills. Master of Arms, Adam Reams. Inner Guard, A. C. Weatherly. Outer Guard, G. J. Myers. Trustee for three years, T. E. Rlch irdson. POINTEK.-* ON WINTER PLOWING. l>eep Plowing at This Season Increases Productivity and Reduces Labor of Spring. I Clemson College, Dec. 21.?Deep plowing in fall and winter pulverizes ?oil, makes the seed-bed easy to prepare in spring, promotes fertility ieepens the soil reservoir, and es labllshes a mulch. It is therefore a ^ise practice and is recommended :o South Carolina farmers by Clem k>n college. The chief objects of fall and wln :er plowing are to crumble the soil, lestroy weeds, and bury trash and itubble so that the soil may easily r>*? TTToparcd for a new crop. A plow :bar does -not. accomplish these r< - lUlteJSJ faulty. Cr-ver all refuse so a^opl?' thut it ?rill not be brought to the surface n harrowing. To accomplish this, turn the furrows slice on edge. The furrow should be b oad and deep to let the best results. A plow with i straight moldboard turns a nar? row slice and does not pulverize the soil. The bolder or more overhang? ing the moldboard is, the broader will be the slice turned and the more pulverized the soli. Preparing soil for seed is expen? sive. This expense can be reduced by breaking or turning the land in Call or winter so that it will require very little plowing and harrowing the following spring. There are also other advantages in fall and winter plowing. For one thing, it promotes fertility by ex? posing soil to water, heat, air, and cold, thereby unlocking some of the plant food that is locked up in the Boil. Moreover, it provides roots with a larger feeding area. Deep winter plowing Increases the water-holding capacity of soil and enables it to store up enough water during winter to provide for the crop during a dry summer, pro? vided a mulch is kept on it at all times. As to depth of plowing, each man has to decide this for himself. The depth to plow should be governed by the nature of the soil. As a rule it is safe to plow heavy soils eight to ten inches deep. Loose, sandy soils should never be plowed to such a depth. Draft In Plowing. It takes 55 per cent, of the total draft in plowing to cut the furrow slice, 12 per cent, to turn the furrow slice, 12 pe cent, to turn the furrow of the sole and the landside. A good point for farmers to remem? ber is that a dull sharepolnt in? creases the draft by one-third. Christmas Services. Order of Christ nuts services at St. Anne's Catholic church: ? A. M.?High mass and special music by an augmented choir, under n of Miss Anunie Telchcr. -Low mass. ?Last mass, followed by benedb lion* v. X. A. Murphy, Rector. iago License Record, to marry have been granted Flemming and Nellie dayesvllle; Robert Dlnkins. id Alice Alston. Uembert; ?r and tleraldlne Peeples. v. usr AUTO RACES NEW YEAR'S DAY. Number of Cars Will Contest on Treck at Old Fair Grounds Near the Brick Yard. Sumter will have automobile races here on New Year's clay. That is the schedule which has been planned by a number of lovers of this very in? teresting sport. The races will be held at the Old Fair Ground s track on the Moses Road, near the Brick Yard. The track has been put Into good shape by Mr. Ervin Shaw, who is at the head of the movement to hold the races, the work being done by Mr. C. W. Smith, and has been tried out by a number of would-be racers already, who seem much pleased with it. Although not much has been pub? lished about the races, already several local men have announced their de? termination to enter and a number of racers from Columbia, Orangeburg and other places have informed Mr. Shaw that they will be here tor the races. Auto racing is a fine sport and no doubt the racing will attract much interest. Marriage License Record. Licenses have been issued to the following colored couples: Jessamine Chambers and Maggie Hick man, Ha good; John Griffin and Lila McCray, Rembert; Sid Dickey and Rosetta Smith, Lynchburg; Eugene Howard, Stateburg, and Annie Gadsden, Clare mont; Martin Long and Kate Peter? son, Rembert. Death of David E. DuRant. Bishopville, Dec. 22.?On Tuesday in the Sumter hospital David E. Du rant, one of the oldest citizens of Bishopville, passed away after an ill? ness of more than a year. Mr. Du rant was a member of Company E, South Carolina infantry, Capt. J. L. Coker of Hartsville, commander, and served with conspicuous bravery and gallantry in the army of the Confed? eracy. He was wounded before Rich? mond and had to be sent home. The marks of this wound, which was a severe one, he carried to his grave. He was for many years secretary and pension officer of Lee county camp of Confederate veterans, and took a deep interest in everything pertain? ing to the Confederate soldier. He represented his county in the legis? lature one term, and was very active in all the campaigns for the estab? lishment of Lee county. Mr. Durant leaves a Urge circle of friends and relatives. He was in his 75th year, and among those left to mourn his death is his venerable mother, now in her 94th year. His wife and several children also sur? vive. In The Police Court. Louisa Dow, transporting whis?:*y, bond of $50 forfeited. Jack Lenpir, drunk, disorderly and carrying concealed weapon, $10 or 20 days on first charge, $20 or 30 days on .second charge and third charge dismissed. T. A. Keller, cruelty to animals, $18 or 20 days. 31-PC-SET *A35S COLONIAL. 31-PIECE SETOF 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.1 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's'subscription and $2.18. the exact factory cost of this fine 31-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.