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tXAMM PROPERTY INCREASE. Report Value at Ostssnbai, Dee. II.?The total val t ef an taxable property In South In IIIf w??s 111*. 107,101, ae? on repot si to the comptroller by the county auditors of the sU* The table showing the values i anon osmnty Is contained In the 1st; tsssjMsnl report of the tax eom HbssbV whfteh hau been mailed to ? SSJSj hssin of the laflslature. This > an thsissss over lass year. from the table are a****** . .. ll.IU.tl7 ii . ^_I 71.014,141 ahse -af **tt real estate and ?ssjo. ? ?? ?... . ?( . . ?? Mae ef ***oe?l prop 44,711,111 ll,tll,lll ?1,074,411 10l,SII,3l? Mary B. Mathls, wife of Mr. B. of Lao County, died at the Mr sea In Samt er laat Tuen a Ions; Illness, aged tl laid to rest at Beth* Loa eonntx. Wednesday by v Bar. Marlon of the ?ba baa ? been a CJhrlstlan aU of her eV ssse sans bHari hay ~n*s|rriafn felOnry Tsjbsrt- sjbe la enreived jflar snssbaad and eight ohlldren. NSW YEAR'S DINNER. Chamber of Commerce Dollar Dinner at Ctarotnont Hotel. Preparation* are being completed for the Business Men s New Year dinner which is to be eaten the even? ing of the sixth at the Claremont Ho? tel. Near one hundred tickets have al? ready been taken, and the rest are with Secretary Heard on for sale to the mta of BUnater. The price of the ticket is ,|t each, which covers ex? actly the cost of the dinner, i Mr. H. A. Moses, who to acting chairman of the committee in the ab? sence of Chairman Crosswell, said when asked about the occasion: "This is simply a get-together meeting of the business men of Sumter, to eat a good meal together, and over the cigars to exchange views, jokes or whatever they may wish. There has not been any general meeting of the business men of late, and the direc? tors of the Chamber of Commerce conceived that it would be a good idea to have this Now Year's dinner. All men of Sumter are welcome; the at? tendance la not confined to the Cham? ber of Commerce members. This is net a money making scheme, the dol? lar cost of the ticket is actually what the dinner costs, and the Claremont Is going to furnish a mighty nice din? ner for the money. Another thing I can promise ta that thla is going to be an enjorabie affair; those who at? tend neon not fear that they are go? ing to be bored to death by some long wiaded, sleep-producing speak? ers; there Is not to be an invited guest (except the Ren orchestra); there is not te bo a speech made; there is not to be a l-eport submitted, there is not to be a collection or a subscription taken, tthis is a dinner pure and simple. The Claremont dining room will seat 160 diners; wo hope to have that many prtaent As we have to notify the hotel by Wednesday morning ex? actly hon many plates to prepare, we hope the men will call on Secretary Reardon Tuesday for their ticket; or phono ff? and he will send it to the purohaennv Sfce directors and the oamsasn^jnlisanV hnao to see the men of Bua^mVmit 'im force Thursday night. - Weumsngtnn Omomla Worried. WashinirSon, Jan. 3.?The State de? partment officials today did not con? ceal their apprehension over the in? ternational situation. Persia sinking with; the drowning of American Corf, en* Me^*, caused the situation to rook ominous. DEPARTMENT OP CITY SUPERIN? TENDENTS. Annual Meeting of School Men to Be Held in Columbia. Mr. S. H. Edmunds, Superintendent of the city schools, is in Columbia this afternoon attending the meetings of the Department of City Superintend? ents of the State Teachers' Association. Two meetings will be held today, one at 4 o'clock and another at 8. This department has been holding its separate sessions for about eighteen years and at these meetings many of the most important measures looking to the educational progress of the State have had their origin. For this reason these meetings are always con? sidered very important and as many of the superintendents as lind It prac? ticable always attend the different sessions. The State Superintendent of Education and the Heads of the De? partment of Pedagogy of the different educational institutions are honorary members. McFADDEN-PDOWDEN. Marriage of Young People of Claren? don an Interesting Social Event. Harvin, Dec. 31.?Mr. and Mrs. Ben H. Harvin annou. 3e the marriage of their sister Miss Sara Edith Mc Faddin of Harvin to Marcus Vivian Plowden of Concord, S. C... Wednes? day evening December 29, 1916, Dr. J. W. McKay of Sumter officiating. Owing to a recent bereavement In the family, only a few near relatives of the contracting parties were present. The bride and groom loft over the Atlantic Coast Line 7 o'clock train for Florida where they will spend a week with the groom's brother, Mr. Arthur Plowden. They will be at their home after the' Ith of January. Marriage License Record. Licenses to marry have been issued to the following colored couples: Rob? ert Smith and Katie Ballard, Wedge Held; Arthur Wilson and Fannie Lad son, Providence; Jno. W. Kershaw, Horatio, and Elisa D. Cohen, Rem bert; Robert James and Carrie Mar? shall, Mayesville; Edmund Bradford and Nellie McLary, Dalzell; Nathaniel Myers and Bertha Williams, Sumter; Vivian Moses and Rosetta Ben, Mayes? ville. One license to Turks was Noah Benenhaley, Jr., and Miss Emma Oxendlne, Dalzell. Mr. Francis Brunson, son of Mr. W. E. Brunson, received the bicycle given away by The Sumter Clothing Co., Christmas Eve morning.?Advt. TO IMPROVE CORN CROP. Breeding Specialist (Has Made Plans to Carry on Work in Sixteen Counties Clemson College, Dec. 30.?The corn breeding specialist of the Ex? tension Division of Clemson Col? lege has now completed arrange? ments to begin active corn breeding work In sixteen counties of the State next spring. The counties selected for the work are Oconee, Green? ville, Greenwood, Newberry, Chester, Lexington, Richland, Barnwell, Dor? chester, Jasper, Charleston Berkeley, Sumter, Florence, Dillon, and Horry. The varieties to be used in the breedings plots are not all the same. Where possible a high-yielding local variety will be used. The follow? ing table shows the varieties and the counties in which they will be bred: l Garric corn: Richland Sumter, Berkeley, Jasper, and Charleston. Lee county corn: Oconee (Clem? son station). Belmont (Gid Morris) corn: Barn well and Chester. Pee Dee No. 6 corn: Florence (Pee Dee station), Dorchester, (Coast station), and Horry. Marlboro corn: Newberry. Baldwin corn: Greenville. Low man Yellow coi .*: Lexington. Bethea corn: Dillon. Barrister corn: Greenwood. Emery corn: Oconee. In addition to breeding work with the above named varieties, a test of ten varieties will be conducted on the same farms. Ten of the so called best varieties in the State will be used in these tests, which will be continued for about four years, using the same varieties each year. This will be of great benefit to the farm? ers of the State, as the results will show which varieties yield best in each section. Mr. Walter Abraham Hodge and Miss Susan Rebecca Lee were married on December the 26th, 1913, at the Methodist Parsonage in Manning. S. 0 Dr. Watson B. Duncan performed the ceremony. I Geo. H. Hurst, Uifrrtrtir iH Eitolnr. Pfssist Attention is Day at Nif et bau?. AT I. 0. Prall OM Stand, N. Bain Phones HffSn PENETRATION TREATMENT QUICKEST WAY TO BREAK IIP DEEP COLDS A quick and most effective remedy for colds is a preparation known as Gowans (most powerful and penetrat? ing), which is applied externally. It !s a well known fact that most cases of pneumonia and other serious forms of bronchal and lung troubles are de? veloped from slight colds and Gowans has prevented thousands of cases of these serious illnesses by breaking up the cold in its early stages and even in advanced, serious cases of pneumo? nia itself. The most stubborn cases have been relieved by rubbing Gow? ans on the chest, under the arms and between the shoulder blades at night before going to bed and covering with a warm flannel cloth. The healing medicines penetrate to the affected parts quickly, reducing the inflarca tion and breaking up the congestion. Gowans is also very effective in treat? ing all other forms of cold troubles, such as head and chest colds, coughs, croup, whooping cough, inflammation, congestion, catarrh, bronchitis, asth? ma, etc. Try this remedy tonight. Don't accept a substitute. "Demand Gowans, because Gowans is more pene? trating." At druggists in 25c, 50c and $1.00 bottles. Free sample and testi? monials on request, by writing the Gowan Medical Co., Concord, N. C, RuMfeQru ^,I.MJ.ll.1JJ.UII.l.mJ|M.HIII# FOR CQLQS.CROUP.PNEUMDNIA i OPEN A "Dollar a Week Savings | Account" AT ! The Fir^t National Bank 4 PER CENT INTEREST OUR ' "READY MONEY CLUB" OPEN NOW. Begins Monday, January 3rd. THREE CLASSES: 25 CENTS.PER WEEK 50 CENTS.PER WEEK gl.00 .. .PER WEEK Join and save systematically for your Christmas or other needs SALE OF SUITS, OVERCOATS AND PANTS FOR MEN, BOYS AND CHILDREN ===== SALE STARTS MONDAY, JANUARY 3rd. The Sooner You Call, the Better You'll Fare The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., NO. 14 NORTH MAIN ST. PHONE 166 SUMTER, S. C.