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fjfjt MftBNi m*+mnm will Mr. tar llrtUnbare. assistant man the eenrieedesertmeet of the re kte; ?Oer Company, la ta. eh* netting relatives, afrA United fltetsa Mer? Refrath OaralAna, eneat a lew to ffce ettjr thla morning and a pleasant call. Mr. * the proprietor of tha Orange fliaaa. and Democrat and has er many years one ef ths best and meet lefluoacial newspa isj the ?tat?. yfr*. Beakln, of Lee County. * Wateins end daughter, ef Hsndsrsou, N. C, Ifre. ?BAoa K. Rowland, gteudsmlre. of Orange Mre. I. D. nearer on eftereeom Mr. A. C. be and Maw Estelle rate snarrled ? by the Vjfrrtoe of the Prssbyjerlan Wm MeCeliough was vent i ?Thea Mr. Brown es^eee her end they eeoAdsd to Mr. Brown is a well end merchant at Laaej and Mm Brewa * te the ef a premleent Georgetown H?l ? ??' afrCeimai JUetfcr Pomeeny te T Jeanen, lee e? Perdy Street. MM. aim Mala * Wraeht te Barke Wat? te* ea aawtsatte street. Ml. J. Jeaee 6* W. U aseadsrs, fit traet known as "WoodvUie." W ? ? ? ft, MeCeUum te Urey O. Hill, let Avenue. H.ltO. Chstetmaa. Claude Christmas. a> H. Drene TlaAaL their la aa tract of 41 acres on Peso* gwemq, M and other consider pefceee* at el., 40 Thompson, t>l acres abfn* l?.00?\ te Arrabella Chap man, 66.4 acres on Poplar Lane toa,d. id other consideration. %i on ?alei .v nUe. f 1.600. U *i. C. WvUosd, 100 r. OI.000 and. ether oon C G ftee* te U m\ Vlaeoa, let la .e^ Re as her t. Ii.600? * ate .Ulla?. Wright te Ado?ph let aw Wright street $100. Jm\ geskh te Adolph Loya?, ,ea WM? etreet. ON*, afafy Jeaaee to A. N. McElveon. If t^ sense on Douglas mmj>, $400. 11 ft f oncUW to Portune Mitchell. e> tawete-eg land la county, $teo. tens to Daniel Eugene j tracts of 116, 74 acres tat ke town of Lynchburg, $100 ether consideration. Five y?ong mam left here this morn hag far Detroit, where they werc^pronv tesd petition* with the Chalmers Mo? tes Car company by Mr. Baa Rytten aersj, a former Sum tar boy, who. is slew eesaetent manager of the service deaartment ef the1 company. The yeda* seen whe left far Detroit are CerreJi maapeea. Jullvs Phelpe. Har-1 ry VMta. Melletts Pitts end Arnold 0*,eeo to Treasury. It wOl have to be admitted that dev. Manning turned back Into the treasury that $1,000 whloh the general aaeembly gavs him laet year far -legal advice." he made ths wieset possible disposition of It. It would have been some better, of eon fee. II the governor had vetoed tho Hem When U came to him in the ap? propriation bill, for then the-e would nave been no room for ths charge that he was a party to the appropria? tion ae originally mads.?Yorkvllle Ltrenee Rerord. to marry have been grant? ed to Ooo. Burke, tlndsl, and Miss Matth? Ueddings. Mannlnr J. p. Uees end Mrs. Florence Adelaide Scarbor? ough, gumter. Negroes securing II esnees are: Nathaniel Parker, Dal? sen, sad Ammle fNnglston, Wedgs Isld; David Charte? and Ross House, gumter; Leo ?ayle and Nancy Sink Isr, Wedjrefleld, Pea til of Mre. fttuke*. Died lest Friday at her home in Da? vis Station. Mrs. Avanda O. fttu' a*. The gjeeeeaed wss a young lady and had only been married ahout one year. Manning Times DlVriUCT STEWARDS MEET. a? [Annual Session to Arrange Assess nsent of Ctaurchc? In Snrater DI?, trim, Th? annual mooting of the hoard of stewards of ths churches In tho BuraUr District was hold yesterday at the district parsonage, Presiding Elder H. W. Bays, being In tho chair. The meeting was for the purpose of levy? ing an assessment on the churches in the district for the salary of ths pre? siding elder, conference claims and 'for repairs on the district parsonage. Those present for the meeting were Messrs. J. N. Griffin, Pine wood; 0. N. Humphries, St John's and Rembert; E. T. Mima, Shlloh; D. M. Kirkley, Kershaw; J. W. McCoy, Broad Street; A. W. Newman. Sumter Circuit; C. M. Hurst, Trinity; Revs. R. S. Trues dale, Trinity; S. D. Bailey and J. S. Beastey, Blenheim. At the close of the business session those present at the meeting were In? vited* Into the dining room and were (he guests of Dr. Bays for a most de? lightful dinner. [MTJ8T MAKE STATION SANITARY. Beard of Health Threatens to Close Toitofci it Change* Are Not Made. Upon the report of the city health Officer tie board of health of the city [Of Sum tor in a body recently visited 'the Atlantic Coast line passenger sta Ition and made a thorough Inspection of ths premises. As a result of their 'visit and Inspection the secretary of We hoard of heeUh wee directed to write Jke agent at Sumter poin?ng 'out the facts that toe four toilers In ^e station ware.hept in an unsanitary condition. In their, estimation, .and Were a detriment to the public hxelfh. The toilet |h ths men's dspartmeiit of the white waiting, room wee found "in? adequate In equipment, ( too small In 'else and In a deplorably filth, ot?ndi tmn." the beard in Its letter then states that unless changes are made to put the toilets Into more sanitary end adequate condition, they will be Closed by the board of health. The hoard recommends that a change of natures and equipment be made;, that tiled or ooucrete doors be installed and that a proper amount of disinfectants, be used dally.' *&n' earlyreport of. the -the conditions pointed out Is requested Coast Line slates In a letter to.the board of With that* he has referred tne,n^tt^ vt^(r. If B. nWi^iai ant superintendent, at Florence, S. c!, to be handed. , \ ' ? * > " CttUP At CHAINGANG. has Been Converted Into Hos? pital for Fifteen Patients. drip has seised . a strong hold on ths convicts on the chain gang and at present one of the cages has been con? verted Into a hospital tent for the fifteen men sick with the disease. The epidemic has mid up fifteen of twenty nine men on the gang. As fast as one catches the disease, he 1s placed In she hospital cage and the well ones are changoli to the other cage. A guard stays by the hospital to give the doses of medicine prescribed and the proper ?* jorishment to the sick convicts. Ik Tad PoUee Court. . Only one ease was tried In the po Hoe court today by the recorder: Lo rey Williams and Essex Nelson were ohargttd with petty larceny and both found guilty, the former being given u sentence of $20 or 30 days and the latter 910 or 90 days. It seems that someone tslsphoned to Ducker A Bult man's store asking that eggs be sent up right away. Investigation revealed the fact that this message Was not telephoned from the house where the eggs were ordered to be sent Wil? liams said hs sent up ths eggs by Nelson, who stated that he had given them to a colored girl, but later said he had broken them. On ths second call from the same place dn lnvestlga tlon was started which caused Ducker A Bultman to believe that Williams and Nelson had mads away with the Will Manufacture Automobiles, The* Rock Hill Buggy company has announced .Its Intention to begin the manufacture of automobiles, their oar to be known as the "Andereon Six," in honor of John Q. Anderson, prssldsnt of the company. Almost if not quite all the parts of the machine Will be made In Rock Hill. The auto? mobile wtl leell for $1,260, f. o. b. Rock HM1. Tho machine will be put on the market February 1.?Yorkville Enquirer. To Change Game Laws. Ths citizens mst with the delegation last Saturday in the court house. Af? ter discussing the game laws for sometime the body was instructed to have the fish It w changed so as nsh legally caught can be sold any time of the year and the deer season to rqn from September to January.? I Manning Times. Governor Richard I. Manning Delivers An? nual Message to General Assembly. A Business Like and Conservative Review of Public Affairs, Yftth Recommendations for Necessary Legislation?The Governor Endorses State Warehouse System and Suggests Changes in Law to Perfect System?Recommends Passage of Tortens Land Registration Law and Law to Develop System of Rural Credits. Gentlemen of the General Assembly: The constitution Imposes upon the Governor the duty "to give to the gen? eral assembly information of the con? dition of the State, and to recommend, for their consideration, such measures as he shall judge necessary or expe? dient" I avail myself of this consti? tutional privilege, and submit for your consideration the following message: I desire, at the outset, to unite with you In giving thanks to Almighty God for the blessings that have been vouchsafed to us during the past year. It is a matter of profound gratitude to note among our people a spirit of greater unity of purpose, better un? derstanding among them, an increased respect for law and order, and a de? termination on their part to Improve our eductional facilities and to develop our resources. Permit me to assure you of ray earnest desire to cooperate heartily with you in these endeavors, and to . press forward I progressive work that will make all of our people better and more efficient citizens. During the past year we have been blessed with health; and no serious outbreak of disease has Interfered with our labors and the pursuit of happiness. Abundant harvests of grain and provision crops have re? warded the labors of the husbandmen, and we have,been blessed In securing reasonably, profitable . prices for our chief money, crop?cotton?notwith? standing the unfavorable conditions, the high ocean freights and the lack of demand in foreign trade, brought about by the war in Europe. Our. ieople haye,exhibited a spirit of ihrift, self-reliance %apd. e.ffqrt,, which has brought Its reward in greater prosper? ity than, COttla have hcen sntlclnated a year ago. In earnestness* and rev? erence we jlft'our hearts in grateful acknowledgment to r.od for all these wlesehtrs'vouchsafed Id Us. i?.< ? \ ... . , ??.,.<' , ?? ????;, Law Enforcement. The principle of local self-govern? ment is One that is dear to the hearts of all Anglo-Saxons. My aim and ef? fort hae been that the laws should be enforced by the regularly constituted officers charged with that duty. I must call your attention, however, to an act that requires extraordinary measures to enforce its provisions. The sale of liquor, by legislative enact? ment, has been prohibited through? out the State. We often take the view that when wo adopt a law the victory la won. Far from it. This law, par? ticularly, will not be effective unless proper means are provided for its en? forcement. It is the duty of every citizen to obey the law and to create a public sentiment, in favor of the law because it Is law, whether the law is to his liking or not. It is too often the case that if a law is disapproved or disliked, it is tr?mpled under foot. It Is needed st this time that such a" sentifhent in favor of regard and re? spect for law and order shall be los -1 tered and encouraged, that it will come to be a habit with us to obey all laws. Our progress in civilization will be determined by our attitude to? wards law. Security of life and prop? erty must be assured so that our minds can be at rest; the feeling of security established so that our atten? tion can be directed to those construc? tive measures that have been made neoessary by changed and new con? ditions which have to he met and solved if we are to advance in the great race of human achievement. The number of deputies now pro? vided by law will not be sufficient to enable sheriffs, magistrates and other local authorities to prevent the Hielt sale of liquor. You must realize that It will require unceasing effort and vigilance to prevent violations of this law. There Is need of new machin? ery If this law Is to bo effective. I ask that you will make adequate provis? ion for the pay of special deputies whenever and wherever needed to en? force this law. Tho law must be re- I spected and obeyed; the law must bt supreme. I again pledge my best efforts to the administration and enforcement of law. Superintendent of Education. I commend to your special consid? eration the report of the superintend? ent of education. The work of this department Is most gratifying. It shows increased enr< '.iment, increas? ed average attendance, longer terms. l?etter equipment, more and better earnestly fo b? realized. Education is the basts of?our'progress, and the com schoolhouses, and increase in the number of school districts which are making special levy. These facts in? dicate clearly a greater interest in education by our people than ever be? fore. This has been brought about by a splendid cooperation of those charg? ed with the administration of the pub? lic school system?superintendents, teachers, patrons and taxpayers. A continuance of such cooperation will soon put our public school system in a position to remove from us Ignor? ance and Illiteracy, and augurs well for the future of our citizens in edu? cation and efficiency. The policy of building up the weakest units of school administration by increased State aid, should naturally follow from the Increase in local support. I commend to your earnest consid? eration the recommendations by the superintendent of education, for changes in the high school law. Tho statistics In hut report are interesting, and should be instructive. The importance of the work in the common school can be realized when we consider the fact that . the vast majority of our boys and girls receive only such education as can be obtained in the common schools, and only a small minority of them obtain the ad? vantages of college education. So that if we are to train and educate the large bofly of our rural popula? tion, that training and education must be given In > the common schools. Hence, I urge upon/you the necessity for providing for the work and ef? ficiency of the common schools, and this work is of paramount importance. School buildings, efficient teachers, and a minimum^ term of seven months must be Wept> uefere you as objects ttly to be re ?I* ?P In** sis of our pj mon school is the foundation from which sn>-.ex!ucatcd^-citizenship must rise, to marten th*c. affairs of'our Stat and patron. ^ "We must mak** secure this foundation. , ' ? ? * . ' Compulsory Attendance. ?. ,'?<*? ????? '"'4 1 ' ? f t) I must cal} to your attention the fact that the compulsory attendance law, wisely adopted by you at the last ses? sion of the legislature, has already proven its wisdom; and though this law is imperfect and deficient in many respects, I cannot advise important amendments, to it . at the present time. While eagerly, and earnestly anxious to see . every white boy and white girl in South Carolina educated and train? ed so as to .make useful and efficient citizens, we must deal with this ques? tion in a practical way, and we must not by law require attendance where the law cannot be obeyed by reason of deficiency in equipment and facilities. The extension of this principle has been as rapid as its advocates antici? pated. In certain. localities where facilities were inadequate, the patrons have proceeded at once to provide money by bond issue for additional school build? ings. There Is every reason to feel that this spirit will be manifested by the citizens of other localities, and that we may look for a steady exten? sion of the principle of compulsory at? tendance. Child Labor. I desire to again urge upon you the necessity for raising the age limit of children working In factories, mines and textile establishments. The adop? tion of a compulsory attendance law by the legislature, last winter, was, in my Judgment, a great step forward in education. Experience has shown that a large number of school districts have placed themselves under the op? eration of this law, and a larger num? ber of school districts will, in all probability, place themselves under Its [operation within the next few months. [Experience has shown, however, that school districts in which reside chil? dren working in the mills, have not placed themselves under the compul [sory attendance law, by reason of the fact that the minimum age limit of the child labor law Is twelve years, while under the compulsory attend? ance law, the maximum is fourteen years, so that tho child labor law age limit of twelve years acts as a deter? rent influence in preventing school dis? tricts in which this part of our popula? tion live, from taking advantage of the opportunities offered under the (compulsory attendance law. I, there? fore, strongly urge the passage of a bill which Is now on the house calen? dar. No. 223, and that this bill shall be made to take effect on (or,before -,?. 'August 1, 1916, so that the children. i<who would be affected by It, will be j enabled to attend school at the open? ing of the school session in the fall 'of 1916. These children have a God given right to an education. Supervisor, Mill Schools. At the last session of the legisla? ture you made provision for supervis? or in mill schools, as a part of the ed? ucational system of the State. The j aim, in the mill schools, is to place j them on a parity with the work in the high schools, rural graded school*, and other Schools. If this is accom | pllshed It will mean an increased self reliance and responsibility on the part of the patrons of these schools. This work is important to many of our citi? zens, who are' bone or our bone and flesh of our flesh, and who are entitled to the same consideration by the State that belongs to every other citizen. I commend the report of the super? visor of mill schools to your atten? tion, and am confident that the effi? ciency in this work will be more and more apparent as time goes on. We can not afford to stop this work. Teachers. It is all-Important that the public schools should be given adequate sup? port and sufficient approprlatibn to meet the urgent demands that con? front us, and which are increasing yearly. i In this connection I wish to empha? size two important matters. Permit me to urge upon you the necessity for greater efficiency of those teachers, who do not,have the opportunity of having special training in teaching. ? The more efficient the teacher, tin more effective the work of the pupi'..?. I would urge, therefore, a special pro? vision for a one-year course for train? ing teachers in a limited number of the high schools of the State. I I call your attention also to the im? portance of certification of teachers by a State Board. The bill now on the calendar, known as the Nicholson bill, should, in my opinion, become a law of the State. Institutions of Higher Learning. The institutions ol higher learning in South Carolina have grown steadi? ly in popular approval and usefulness to the State. The number of students is larger than at any time in our his? tory, and the work of these institu? tions grows better with each succeed? ing year. A careful study of their (reports and recommendations will prove both interesting and instructive. In order that you may better know of their work and needs, I respectfully request that you give these reports your careful and thoughtful considera? tion. Agriculture In Common Schools. From a personal inspection, the experiment of teaching agriculture in the rural schools is Darlington county, has so impressed me with its desira? bility and practicability that I do not hesitate ,to commend this matter to your favorable consideration, and I advise that provision be made so as to make this character of work pos? sible In other counties. This work in Darlington Is now being done by the 3I-PC-3ET ?A?5? COLONIAL. 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