The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 08, 1916, Image 2
Wilfril Uli 1f uHjmiii
tad Mra Armtnue Wright and
?epate. hat? raturnaa
In Atlanta after spend
with Mr. and Mrs.
H. Cauuadier. 1
*>? A. r?. Careen, of Columbia,
la the city.
T.. Charles T., and
?aval of Columbia spent the
with their sister. Mrs. T.
a? Jr., oa Xendrtck street
Jean It awtdter 4a rtsttlng
I at Summervitta and Charles
Sehroeder. of Abbeville.
iNKt alra-A R. Wilder on West
returned from
aha visited Mrs.
here yesterday
serious Illness
r. J. Karl
teaching at
tt father
night for
Mr.
start fteott tuft
to aas his son.
feeu F. Myers, of Hugood
ett? t*ay.
i.a., ?i i, m ?
was
at iocai/th omen.
r-tar,
off nealtli to
a1 Ufa gen waa chosen health
a/t a meeting of the
at Heeltn to succeed 1.
sJuw-1 to accept the
i Ujr aUfstj sheriff. Mr. Mc
waa aaatia oat of a dosen an?
te tao soatttsn aa the man
surft? duties.
members at. City
Mr. MesTagan from
aa a pottos omosr and aura
a aeont fur him to
aa health
off Interast to many of
off shunter which took
astt Btfflrt at the home of the
at the corner of Leri
saary stroetu was that of Miss
mad Mr. J?
ad 1 .1* eHsseksjs^abeov arty.
feautYc* present)** wlt
thf lUv. R, 8. Iruca&hUe oQl-!
was prettily decorated
grauti and roses, t'he wedding
if^wua^ttaadud by Mtas
1 as maid of heuor and Mr.
ted as the groom's beat man.
try after tao esramony
party and their friends
to Mr. Jennings' home, where
nere aarrsd. Many
aussuata wars received from
tgdtr auaierous friends, wdo wish Mr.
strut Jag nlagB a long and happily
TRAINING
Workers at Win?
ter Mouth's Work.
Pkrd.
t the month of January
p college will be held the
fur the home demonstration
of South Carolina. Last year
waa for only, a ittle more
a week, this year It extends
a. Anrath, Lust, gear there
twenty-Jour damoastrutors from,
eountlea This jeer thirty
are rtpresented, ai Increase
atlas Sdhh U Parrott state agent
iMss Hualegton, assistant agent and
siasr capable workers are Instructing
tee agents so they can bo of the great?
est sh fiM to the people of the respec?
tive eountlea As usual great stress
be laid on the canning depart
bat the home economics will
conn la for a large/ share of atten?
tion usual. All departments of
I ms economic* will be fully treated
sad demonstrations along alt lines
wttl as sjtven
A regular course has beer mapped
out ?nd the agents will be kept busy
Ihr? igfcout the entire court*.
flaw stsaerfnieo for Hsnnter.
TMS aumter Package company of
Munter aas bona commissioned, with
a < v pita I of ffJ.OSS. The petitioners
UN M M. Qery. J. R. Weatherly and
A r Wsatnerly.
Death.
It Boney has received the sad
lateftlseuce of the death last night, of
als father at hie home In Teachya N.
0.
Dr. Joan A. itrunson. the new pas?
ter of Oreee Baptist Church, preach?
ed als first ssrrr on aa pastor of the
chorea on Sunday morning. Dr.
Branson made many friends h*?re dur?
ing his stay some months ago when
aa was conducting a meeting at Salem
Baptist church, who will be glad to
welcome aim to the city as one of its
on in^to> QUESTION.
.
Georgia Prisoner Carries to Highest
Court Pies* of Discrimination
Again** Race.
Washington, Jan. 4.?The supreme
court is to be asked to pass on the
question whether the failure In
Southern States to select negroes for
Jury duty Is denial to negroes ac?
cused of crime of the equal protection
of the law.
Counsel for Robert Kitchen, a ne?
gro sentenced to be hanged in Wash?
ington county, Georgia, for the mur?
der of Henry Brantley, a white man,
today filed a brief in court urging that
the federal district court In Georgia
erred In mfustng to release Kitchen
on a writ of habeas corpus. He urged
that the full a re to have negroes on
the gri nd Jury and petit juries which
passed on Kitchen's ease deprived the
trial court of Jurisdiction. Counsel
for the sheriff of Washington county
11 led a brief In support of the convic?
tion. He urged that the Georgia law
In requiring the selection fer Juries
of the malt "upright and Intelligent
men'* was absolutely Impartial.
CHARUHsTON VERY DRY.
^^^^^^^^^^^^ A- -
CKy an Cl a tones of Gallon a Month
finer.
"
Charleston, Jan. 4.?For ail of three
days and nights and a fourth day
Charleston has been "dryer*' than
aver before In the city's history, if
the result o).' raids by State constables'
t* any tndftcstor of conditions. While
the usual number of raids have been
made since the new year ushered in
the water wagon, the constables have
failed to locate even so mueh as half
a pint on premises that were former?
ly wont to bs fairly well stocked with
moisture of various Intoxicating vari?
eties.
A number of proprietors of blind
tigers have handed in their revenue
licenses ernco tits first of the year,
and the constables are of the opinion
that .others are awaiting develop?
ments) and with a force practically as
largo as was originally sent hero by
Got. Manntnir to enforce the liquor
laws; the constables, nowy operating
under a gallon a month law Instead
of tho dtsperisary law, are playing a
waiting., game * too. Near beer saloons
ars ? i*aor}ee to have suddenly ap
nsansd^.ovf v night in many portions
of the etty and the constables are
keeping an oe on these placoe to see
that netting containing more than
the legal modicum of alcohol is sold
there.
OHIO STEAMBOAT DISASTER.
fowrteen Pet sobs Missing at Parkers
burg, W. Vs.
Park er? burg W. Va., Jan. ?.?Four?
teen passengers and members of the
crew of the steamer Kanawha, which
sunk last night, after colliding with
the pier, were missing at daybreak
this morning. Forty-six persons wore ?
rescued. Harold Wright, the watch?
man, Is hailed as the'hero of the ac?
cident, he alone saving over a score
of lives. A heavy wind blowing out
the signal Sight is blamed for the dis?
aster. Copt. Berry stayed al the wheel
until the boat sunk but was saved.
Only Eight Lost.
Gallipolla Ohio, Jan. 6.?It Is re?
ported here today that eight lives
were lest on tho Kanawha. Govern?
ment Inspectors here are considering
an Investigation.
4' ' ' ' '
FLORENCE TO HAVE CHAMBER.
Unstness Men Decide to Continue Or
garsatton and Revive its Activities.
Florence, Jan. 4.?A number of bus?
iness men of the city met at the Cham?
ber of Commerce yesterday afternoon
and determined that they would con?
tinue the organisation and revive It.
Repeated calls for gatherings to take
up the work and carry It on had met
with very little response, though the
business community Insisted that the
chamber ought to be continued. J. B.
Alken was elected president and P. J.
Maxwell and Harry Pascal vice pres?
idents, and they agreed to take
charge of the organisation until the
community could be canvassed and
each man given his opportunity of
saying and doing what he would for
the continuation cf the work. A com?
mittee was appolrted which met this
afternoon to outline plans for the
continuation of the work. It deter?
mined to give a olg business men's
supper at one of the largest halls In
the city within the next two weeks
and there lay before the business men
the necessity for the support of tho
orgsnlxntlon and general cooperation
In work In the community. The per?
manent Chamber of Commerce will be
organised after that meeting.
fire In .Hospital.
New York, Jan. 6.?One child was
burned to death, and the lives of
thirty others were endangered last
night when an alcohol lamp over?
turned In the children's hospital,
Blackwell's Island. Mary Abbott, a
nurse, was badly burned in rescuing
'the children.
COUNTY TRUSTEES MEETING.
Miss Gray Makes Interesting Talk
Concerning; Night Schools in Lau
rens County.
Miss Willou Gray, supervisor of ru?
ral schools in Laurens County, made
the address to-day at the meeting of
the Sumter County Trustees Associa?
tion and for more than an hour held
the interest of the few trustees who
were in attendance, by her story of
what the night schools in Laurens
County had done for the illiterate men
and women there. Miss Gray spoke
in an Interesting manner and all of
her remarks were based on her per?
sonal experience in the establishment
and operation of the night schools,
making her story, if anything, more
interesting because of this fact.
Eflorts are being put forth to organ?
ise night schools in this county and
Miss Gray's remarks furnished some
very valuable advice which will help
to make their operation here a suc?
cess.
TO ERECT NEW CELLS.
Steel Cages for Guard House to Be
Installed Shortly.
The steel cages for the guard house
have arrived and will be installed In
the next few days, or as soon as the
plumbing and partitions now in the
guard house can be removed and
room made for the new fixtures.
The new cages are of steel, and
when put together each cell will be
atx feet by six feet by seven feet tall.
Each cell will have four bunks and
live cells will be put in to take the
place, of the four cells now In the
guard house. The partitions between
the cells are of solid steel, while the
front, and top will be steel riveted to?
gether in a lattice work effect.
. .
QUIET CHRISTMAS IN DARK COR?
NER.
"Hard Times" Sends Good Wishes for
The New Year?Death of Child
From Whooping Cough.
Dark Corner, Jan. 4.?Christmas
passed off very pleasantly here. Few
fire crackers were popped and I heard
Only one or two guns fired off to let It
be known that Christmas was here. I
remained at home by myself Christ?
mas day; as my wife spent the day
With her nephew and niece, Mr. and
Mrs Gus Weeks.
Hoove was noticed becauso of his
absence. 1 saw no drunks and even
some of the topers left it off. 1 think
everybody had plenty to eat of thai
which waa good.
On Sunday after Christmas W. J.
Ardls and J. E. Johnston went up to
Wedgefleld and dined with Mr. and
Mrs. John P. Windham. There was
something strange about those at Mr.
Windham's on that occasion. There
were six men present with only two
names, three Johns and three Joea.
The dinner yas one that was like a
boy kissing his sweetheart, it was
hard to leave off.
There has been some moving around
hereabouts, as usual thla winter
among the whites, as well aa the col?
ored.
A Mr. Thomson from Florida has
bought the Jackson place here from
the heirs of the late J. M. Kolb and
his widow, Mrs. S. C. Kolb, and will
move hia family here in three or four
weeks. ? ?
Some building and repairing o
buildings la being done.
Mr. and-Mrs. Joe C. McLeod gave a
Christmas tree to their son, Don, and
a few friends on Christmas morning
which was carried out in German sytle
by Mra McLeod, who is of German
descent.
Whooping cough is still raging
around. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Osteen
lost their baby from it last Th?rs
day. the 30th.
Well, Mr. Editor, it seems as if my
last letter, awoke some of the "P. P
8/' as we have heard from Wedgefleld
and Shiloh again.
I shall not wish them merry Christ
mas or happy New Year, but shall
wish them, you and your staff, also
everybody a year of peace, plenty and
prosperity, which, I think, is better
with which I close this letter.
"Hard Times."
Marriage at Summerton.
Married last evening at Summerton
Mr. Timmle C. Howie, formerly of
Manning, but now a business man of
St. Paul, and Miss Jaunlta Gordon,
daughter of the Baptist minister of
Summerton.?Manning Times.
Mr. N. W. Booker, of Columbia
who is the most active promoter of
the plan to consolidate Rlchland and
Lexington counties and to develop all
the territory within fifty miles of Co?
lumbia, was in the city today for the
purpose of conferring with the offi?
cers of tho Chamber of Commerce
with a view of enlisting their inter?
est and cooperation In his schome of
development.
License to marry has been issued
to Willie Choice nnd Ida Conyers,
Claremqnt.
INJURED BY AUTOMOBILE.
Robert Jones of Dalzell Struck by Car
Driven by Goo. Honey.
Robert Jones, a young man of Dal
zeil, had a number of teeth knocked
out and was otherwise badly Injured
yesterday when he was struck by a
Ford automobile run by Geo. Boney,
a young son of Mr. E. Boney of this
city. The accident occurred at about
18 o'clock Monday morning at the
corner of Calhoun and Church streets.
It was stated by an eye-witness to?
day that the accident occurred when
Jones was riding his motorcycle west
on Calhoun street and Boney was go- |
lng south on Church street. The
former was going at a pretty fast clip,
while Boney was going at moderate
speed. Jones saw the automobile and
endeavored to turn to the left out of
the way, but his machine skidded and
he and the motorcycle fell in front of
the automobile, which struck him
just as he fell, the driver not having
time to stop before the car struck him.
Mr. Jones was picked up and car?
ried to the hospital. Today he was
able to be out on the streets again.
HEALTH OFFICER RESIGNS.
Accepts Position as Deputy Sheriff to
Begin Work Today.
[ Health Officer Jack H. Forbes this
[morning resigned his position as
health officer of the city of Sumter to
'accept the position of deputy sheriff.
He will begin his new duties this af?
ternoon.
Mr. Forbes has made a very vigilant
officer for the past three years and
his many friends wish him success in
his new position.
Mihi.I il i | n
I SALES DAY TRANSFERS.
The following transfers of real es?
tate were made on sales day:
E. W, Moise, Jr., vs. Harper, lot on
Street E, Lee and Molse, $100.
O'Donnell & Co. vs. W. Y. Stuck
ey, et al. 44 acres in Stateburg town
ship, to Lee & Moise, $600.
C. C. Beck vs. Ellen V. Chandler, et
al., lot in town of Rembert, Lee and
Moise. $100. j
Enterprise Building and Loan As- 1
so elation VSu W. M. Graham, et al., 16
lots in eastern part of city of Sumter,
Lee ? Moise, $100.
* A. L. Moise, trustee, vs. Davis G..
Brows, 6 lots in county, containing
7 2-5,'?6, 10, S and T5 acre*, re?
spectably, to Lee A. Molse, $1,000,
Adtillo K. Pitts, et al. vs. Mary J.
Wactor, ct al., 465 acres in county, to
Lee ? >T- ise. attorneys, $.'?oo.
O'Donnell & Co. va Mattie W.
Davis, et al., 46 acres, 72 acres in
county, Lee & Moise, $ 1,000.
Jno. C. Chandler, et al. vs. Ellen V.
Chandler, et al., 100 acres near Rem?
bert, Purdy and Bland, attorneys, $4,
150;
Real Estate Transfers.
The following transfers of real es?
tate were recorded during the past
westt
Master to H. C. Haynsworth, lot on
Hampton avenue, $200.
Bessie P. Hancock to W. E. Mc
Elveen, one-third interest in tract of
60 acres on Long Branch, $286.64.
A. S. Merrlmon to Katie Ballard,
81 1-2 acres known as "Wolf Hill,"
$900.
Rufus F. White to W. T. Hunter,
lot on Bradford street, $250.
J. McCoy Shaw to Robert Muldrow,
tract of 494 acres, $5,860.
Robert Muldrow to Jas. T. Wlther
spoon, one-half Interest In tract of
494 acres, $5 and ether considera?
tions.
Robert Muldrow to R. J. Mayes, Jr.,
180 acres, 121 1-2 acres and 90 1-2
acres, respectively, $3,500 and other
considerations.
E. W. McCallum to Marion R. Wil?
kinson, ^ils interest in lot on Edwards
street, $1 and other considerations.
Legumes to Follow Grain.
An error was made in the report of
Mr. Belser's remarks yesterday at the
business men's and farmers' rally.
Mr. Belser advocated the division of
the farm Into three parts, one of cot?
ton, one of small grain to be followed
by legume crops and one of corn to
be followed by peas or other legume
crops at the time the corn was laid
by. This was advocated for the main
staple crops and small truck patch?
es, he advised, should be planted as
usual.
Y. M. O. A. Supper. ?
The Jolly Jyms are working hard to
do their share to make the supper of
the Business Men's Class of the Y. M.
C. A. a success. This will occur early
in January, and the senior membership
of the Y. M. C. A. is invited, together
with any guests who might become in?
terested In the Y. M. C. A.
Y. M. C. A. Reorganizes.
At a meeting on Monday night the
Y. M. C. A. board effected a reorgan?
ization for the ensuing year with the
following officers: S. H. Edmunds,
re-elected, president; L. D. Jennings,
vice president; 8. F. Stoudenmlre, sec
i rotary, and B. Walsh, treasurer.
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