The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 12, 1916, Image 2
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at U HfhsOto has moved from Bum
and will farm oa the Emanuel
pTaoe near Marlboro sta
Owtie? by BL M. Piereon of
r&4hm We Advocate,
?eoa M. Green, who has been
"Tora eity for the pant few
doing free lance newspaper
work, arrived In the
and win be here for
before going to Col urn
he will make hie head
the coming seaaion of
J. BlackWell. of Balem, was
today.
It IX M<?L*?^Hi Rich
aft*) Francis MoE *went to
on Thursday nlgWfc attend 1
ot Miss Vlvtaf Takes of
etty to Mr. David
starry Or sen and net >
: 'art vaatlng Mra Qreen'*
. e^kwenoe.
Mate state Benroerter. ot Abbevl
nag seen vanting Mrs R.
for the past several days. Ml
Mae* for Columbia to attend
tenaons of the general msembry,"
' %?til?>ed m the eYlgrteslriir de
aw Tnsnsnr i^em ui mango
**? torsre IMy
year.
Its annual meeting Thui
of Conlro?ast>rtera de-1
thai an attra levy of one mill1
he ninsssary for helft VeVsl
ordinary county expwaanl
for Turkey Cfeelc Was dts
no action was taken,
peard met with sTl membere]
ooaflrlneU the mfhutes ofi
en January 4 th.
Jenntegs, C. o. Rowland. *]
anfc a O. Purdy appealed* tfi
iHstt mm ot e*Urgtng on thai
drainage ftfc^trt^tj
at lelfcK with-;
then dismissed wlthj
Molse of the Sumterj
re delegation the ievy-^
for the ensuing year,
expenses during'
year, it was decided to In
the levy fer county ordinary'
one mill during tJte coming'
Hurst was re-elected
sootlne matters received at
FELL Of TAR PIT.
to Gas Plant Was
With Tar.
_ horse used by the Bum
and Power1 plant Tot doing Its
about town a few days ago
most peculiar and prolwbly very
bath. The animal was
at the plapt when t became
it and began backing, pulling
teight to which it was hitch
as It becked. The wagon
mi' tacked over a coal tar pit In the
enatnagy yard, but the boards were not
strong enough to hold up the horse
and they gave way. pr eel pi a ting the
antaaal downward Into the vat of coal
nsjr* The pit was not deep and the
animal was soon cut loose from the!
Wfgoa. and prised out of the hole with
a JUS lieg of tar a naif inch thick over
meet of Its body.
. Mr. Austin at once ordered the
hands to wash off the tar nth warm
water and soap, which were IIb? rally
nee* until th? tar was removed, not.
a very easy Job, however. The horse
WaS fnea' given a thorough rubbing
with llnaeed oil, and Buffered no ill
esteeta from ita unnatural bath. The
oft was washed off next day ard the
horse has been at work since the same
ftAetfcRTnAIX FRIDAY NIGHT.
la Mnanei? "V Flvo Against'
nwnasar Quintet.
Basketball Is the word for next Fri?
day night when the fast team from
the Columbia Y. M. C. A. will tty for
ken?r# With the local squad.
*Fhat the Corurrfbia team la a worthy
opfertest there ta on doubt for their
record Is enviable and they are In the
oYYorm.
Our meal ~ftve" win eonelst of the
material available and will give
a wholesome account of them serves
and. If fire Columbia team is able to
get the victory. It arffl be "in one of the
sent esmleirtons of the game ever
s*?* he**.
[s ihm locale by a large
of rooters.
AT GRACE BAPTIST
CHURCH EXTENDED
COURTESY. ;
People of City Join in Exercises to
Make Welcome Recent Addition to
Minister**! Fo** of Sumter?Ati
drce by Pastor? and Others. -
?i ? ? ? ..
The people of Sumter filled Grace
Baptist church to capacity Sunday af?
ternoon at 4 o'clock to join in tho
exercises of welcome to Dr. John A.
Brunaon. who has recently come from
St. Matthews to Bumter to be pastor of
that church. The exercises of wel?
come were most heartily renderod and
wero Joined In by people from all sec?
tions of the ctly and or all denomi?
nations.
The services wire presided over by
Dr. W. E. Thayer of the First Baptist
church, who extended a welcome to
the new pastor on behalf, of the Bap?
tists of Sumter, who were glad to have
in the city one of the most highly es?
teemed divines of the ^Baptist church
I of this State.
The welcome on behalf of the other
churches waa extended by Rev. J. P.
Marion of the Presbyterian church,
whote remarks were very timely and
appropriate. Mayor L, D. Jennings *n
bis remarks of welcome for the city
or Sumter, as a whole, stated that the
jprogpsss of civilization made in Amer?
ica was due to the Christian religion
i which had been preached for two j
thousand years.
I Prayers were made by Dr. J. H. |
Wilson, of St. James Lutheran church,
Rev. R. & Truesdale of Trinity and.
Rev. J. M. Rogers of Broad Street!
Methodist churchus. A feature of the |
singing was a bountiful seto rendered^
(by mim mddeJu " - ?*]
j;?* ? ?
?ftummm i*>r burglary. "<
'Ch*f?1*v% Alleged ttf Have Hrolull
en Homo on Harrtn.1
Caajbay -Davis, oolered, was arrested
Met MWhT between twelve and one]
o'clock at the 'home of Mrs. Melle? |
on Herrin strebt, -Into grhtoh it Is ai
Jege?i that he broke -earlier In the
night He was later lodged In Jail on
the charge of burglary.
It Jo stated that khdrtly after mid
night the MJsliea Mellctte were,
a wakened by hearing someone In the'
rcWrad>ol^ni-trteits ^snd. becoming
*-t*htened? they iwoke Mr. R. A/
Buries*; wireWi% m The up-stair?
of th* ho?laj. Oh'comltfg down
itsasgra-vnobjo-hls es?'
le window into i&e'
yard. The police officers were
at once notified and an examination
of the premises showed that the man
'bad made hie escape. However, while
they were In the hones Charley Davisj
came to the front door In His eoctfl
feet and asked Mr. Burgess, Who went
to the'door, If he was in Surtrrer. The*)
officers, Messrs. Owens and Chandler
at onee arrested him, Hie shoes we*V|
found at the back door and his traoksi|
Went from there to the tide window/
where he had made -hie entrance to |
the house. He had removed the back?
door key from the lock and had It
with him, evidently In order to make
his escape that way, if interrupted in
Iiis efforts at robbery. It was while
"he woo In the dihlng room, which:|
was next to the room in which the
Misses Mellette slept, that he was
hoard and scared by their cries from
tho house.
SAjb TO HAVE KILLED NEGRO.
a i . t. m
R. H. King of Florence Arrested in.|
Darlington on Serious Charge.
R. H. King of Florence, who is
well known In 8vmter where he spent1]
a part of last year and the year before
mrklng and selling tobacco flues, It1
was stated last night in a telephonic'
communication from Florence to po?
lice headquarters here, killed a negro'
In Florence some time late Sunday af
t er noon and afterwards left In an
lautomobile. A Uter message stated
that King had been caught and arrest
In Darlington-and returned to Flor?
ence.
Besides the message to the police
here nothing Is known of the alleged
killing.' It was i?tated that King had
been drinking before he shot the ne?
uro.
|Gov. and Mrs. Manning to Receive.
Gov. and Mrs. Richard Irvine Man?
ning will Issue Invitations within the
next week or so to a reception at the
J executive mansion on the evening of
January 26 In honor of the members
of the general assembly which con?
venes next Tuesday and of the State
officials. While the governor and
Mrs. Manning have extended a de?
lightful hospitality Informally during
the last year, having given numbers
of small private affairs and having
[had open house at the mansion for
;South Carolinians one evening dur?
ing the fair and harvest Jubilee last
fall, this will be the first function
of a strictly formal nature to be
given by them. It Is, of course, num?
bered among the notable affairs of
[the midwinter in Columbia.?Sunday
Stats,
TlIREK FIRK? l^ST NIGHT.
[Residence* of Messrs. Ramsey, Mc
Laurin ami Shercr Slightly Damag?
ed.
Three fires visited Sumter last
night, none of them doing a great
deal of damage. The first fire was
about 7 o'clock and was at the resi?
dence of Mr. Francis M. Ramsey on
Corbett Street. This was extinguish?
ed with little damage to the house.
Later on in the evening firemen
were called to the residence of Mr. H.
J. McLaurln, Jr., on Church street,
where fire caught in a closet adjoining
a chimney. Here part of the closet ?
and mantle had to be cut away to get
at the fire, but comparatively little
damage was done, as the fire did not
spread.
There waa no alarm for the third
fire which was at the residence of Mr.
Lee Scherer on the corner of Oakland
and Salem avenues. Mr. Scherer's
family had retired, but heard the
crackling of the flames and smelled
the smoke. Ah investigation revealed
the fact that a sidebroad in the din?
ing room was on fire, the flames be?
im; speedily extinguished by applica?
tion of a bucket of water. The side?
board and its contents were badly
damaged and the room was smoked
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NEGRO ACCIDENTALLY SHOT.
John Henderson Dies From Wounds
Inflicted by James DeLeon.
John Henderson, a negro plumber,
Who waa shot on Christmas at a
Shooting match a short distance out
aide df the city, died at the Tourney
'-Hospital, where he was brought for
ttroetmsnt and the Inquest was held
|ey?ritUs body to determine the cause
:dl ;his death on Monday night. The
bxerdlct was that Henderson came to
mir death as the result of gun shot
wounds received at the hands of
JUhitfs DeLeon, another negro, and
that )he shooting was accidental. No
warrant was Issued for DeLeon, who
? r employed In the city. The Witness?
es bll testified to the fact that the
shboting waa accidental.
FOLK-WHITE.
A marriage of much Interest In this
county and throughout the State was
that of 3Miss Sue V. Folk of Provi?
dence ahd the Rev. T. J. Whlto of the
"South (farollna Conference", the Rev.;
H. W. flays, presiding elder kof. the
l-Su'mter District, assisted by the Rev.'
W. o. Efweli of' Providence Methodist)
church, officiating.
The ceremony was performed at
the residence of the bride's brother,.
Mr. Conrad Folk, which was beautl-?
fully decorated for the occasion.'
There were no attendants and only a
small r. umber of relatives and ihtl-j
mate friends present to witness '.he
event, |
After their marriage Mr. and Mrs.
White left in an automobile for Sum-'
ter, where they took the' train for
Charleston and other points for a
short bridal trip before going to
BranChville, where Mr. White Is pas?
tor of the Methodist church.
Wisacky News oNtes.
(Wisacky, Jan. 10.?Christmas pass-*!
led off very quietly, though pleasantly
land the New Tear came In so beau-1
tlfully. All the young folks Who came
home for the holidays have returned,'|
each to their post of duty.
Miss Lanham, our efficient teacher,'
|after spending the holidays at home,'
i Is back and has taken up her work1)
|again.
There has been an unusual amount7
of moving among the colored folks1
Of this neighborhood, many families*'
leaving the neighborhood, which has1
caused a scarcity of hands. i|
Residence Burned.
Mr. Robert Anderson's house near1
Herriott Cross Roads was destroyed
by fire'la8t week. Mr. E. Alexander
was living In it and we understand
lost heavily. The house wsa partlp'-'
ly Insured.?Leader and Vindicator.
?
British Exodus Stopped.
Washington. Jan. 10.?The depart-^
merit has been notified that the Brit?
ish government will Issue no passports
to British males of military age. This
action was taken to prevent an exodus
due to conscription.
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Dolly by Ernest Field, Cot?
ton Buyer.
Good Middling 12 1-8.
Strict Middling 11 7-8.
Middling 11 5-8.
Strict Low Middling M 1-8.
Low Middling in D-8.
Staple cotton 13 to 16c.
Licenses to marry have been Issued
to Robert Cabbagestalk and Maggie
Jenkins, Providence; ? Hodge and
Mamie Butler, Tlndal; Henry Brad
sham, Oreeleyvlllo, and Annie John
won, Tlndal; Stephen Law, Darlington,
and Emma Harvln, Statoburg; John
Jenkins and Lilly Froneberger, Os
Iwsgo?
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MEETING.
Body favors Budget Recommended
by State Board of Health.
From The Daily Item, Jan. 7.
The Sumter County Medical Asso?
ciation held Its regular meeting last
night in Dr. Wilson's office.
The association put itself on record
as heartily endorsing the budget ask
ediof the legislature, about $67,000, as
a reasonable amount to safeguard the
sjalth, and for the prevention of dis?
ease in the State whose population is
nearly 2,000,000 people.
Drs. Walter Cheyne, E. R. Wilson
,ahd W. J. Bristow were appointed a
committee to wait upon the county
legislative delegation and request
them to favor the State Health Board
needs.
Walter Cheyne, Secretary.
COAST LINE MAN ASSAULTED.
A. T. Carter, Assistant Ticket Agent
at Orongeburg, Beaten by Thug.
I
Prom The Dally Item, Jan. 7.
News was received here this morn?
ing that A. T. Carter, assistant ticket
agent at the A. C. L. office at Orange
burg and third trick operator, was
set upon some time early this morn?
ing and badly injured by thugs who
celled him out of his office and
struck him in the head, as he left the
building.
The statement received here was In
effect that about three o'clock this
morning Mr. Carter was called out by
a negro, who told him that a car out
on the yard had been broken into and
ho (Carter) had better come out andi
see about it: Mr. Carter started to?
ward the point indicated and as he
stepped out of the light in turning the
corner of the building he was hit back
of the ear by some blunt instrument.
He was knocked senseless and while
ho was on the ground the t thug or
thugs robbed the safe of about $15.
Later Mr. Carter was able to crawl
buck to the ?tatlon, where he tele?
phoned for the police. ?
No trace of the robbers could be
found, put the police were notified at
different places and two white men
and a negro were arrested this morn?
ing'about 7 o'clock when a freight
train pulled in here from Orangeburg,
an they were ''hoboing" the train and
regarded as suspicious characters:
They were later sent back to Orange
burg Cm a freight train, but It Is
ttotlnrrul If any of them knew any
thliig,:coneerning the robbery.
*r. Carter.fit was learned this
ltlormng, was still'bleeding'from his
car*'and the doctors regarded his con?
dition as serious, as it was feared that
there Was some internal injury.
Death of Wei bom J. Andrews.
From The Daily Item, Jan. 7.
News was received here this morn?
ing* of the death at his home'at Os
weg? last night of Mr. Welborn J.
Andrews, a prominent and highly es?
teemed citizen of that place. Mr. An?
drews was seventy-two years of age
and had been sick for some time.
Mr. Andrews was engaged in farm?
ing and mercantile business and for
many years has'been one of the lead?
ing citizens of his community. He
was a school trustee for many years.
He was an officer of Bethel Methodist
church, at which place the funeral
services and interment took place at
3 o'clock this afternoon.
Besides his wife, Mr. Andrews is
survived by several children.
Real Estate Transfers.
J. M. Harby to Hattle R. Strauss,
lot In city, $229.
Margaret Dinkins to Beauregard
Alston, 60 acres in county, $1,040.
Master to Mary L. McFadden, 150
aores on Lynches river, $2,700.
William D. Lynam and Cassander
E. Ramsey to S. A. Harvin, 147 acres
In Privateer township. $4,900.
Ella Wmkles Ardis to McCallum
Realty Company, 79.6 acres, also 25
acres on Rocky Bluff swamp, $600.
Jacob Johnson to Martha McQull
kr, 14.4 acres In county, $482.40.
An Engngemetn Announced.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Sanders an?
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Rosa Louis, to Dr. Mat?
thew Singleton Moore of Charleston,
the wedding to take place in Colum?
bia on February 9.?Sunday State.
Wednesday night Mr. W. Y. L. Mar?
shall came near losing his house by
fire, when some fat ltghtwood chips
loft on the hearth caught lire and the
mantle and walls caught from them.
However, the blaze was discovered Iii
time and extinguished before much
damage was done. Mrs. Marshall was
in the room at the time and was
{awakened by the smoke In the room
and gave the alarm.
A license to marry has been Issued
to J. F. Lenolr and Miss Elise San?
ders, Sumter. Licenses to colored
couples were: Isaac Shaw and Mary
Johnson, Sumter; Ransome Richard?
son and Elizabeth Sumter, Stateburg;
Abraham Bradford and Evillna Hick
man, Sumter; Sam Williams, Hora?
tio, and Rosa Murray, Claremont.
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