The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 19, 1916, Image 2
I IUI I B Ml aORTBOy,
jf*
Mrs. Marion. Mum Mary Marion and
Midi Hailing are visiting the Rev. and
Mr* #. F? Marlon.
Mr.. A IC ?andere of Hatood, a
rtpisssntatlve of the gsneral asaem
his sen. Dr. F. B. Bender?, of
ware) la the etty today.
R. D. Saps, R. B. Reiser
and D. D, Mntae are ?pending week?
end a* hen tram Columbia.
M*\ J# F. Bssoth and Mr. T. S. Buroh
af Mareaee have returned, after a trip
to ?*? lartifcs and other place? to par
eaas* atock, Mr. Booth In the interest
St the Booth-Boyle Live Stock Co.
irae. la the Interest of the
Usdsaoefe Cov of Florence.
F. F, flna left this morning
Ohio, to inspect the
before tt Is shipped
department. The
iplete and has only to
ha artSd oat before It Is ready for
? John A. Boykln and daughter,
Msta Boykln, and Mr. Tom
Jr? left Friday afternoon for
to visit relatives. f
>p Collins Denny, of Richmond,
?a*, will arrive la town tonight and
Ml ha (die gaset -X Mr. and Mrs. a W.
far a tow dap*
wife at the Ras
to Philadelphia to
tor the Res
They will return 1? a lew
. Mr. Walter B. Mima, Jr., of the
Nhadm ???Bill Manufacturing Co.,
at NAsaartv 9L JL. la at home on a
Ylsft to his parents.
AT sHMsTTRCX.
18?Wednesday af
at I. so of slosh at the horns
sei Mrs. W. M. Vauss. In
to Mr. Francis Swing Olbaon,
rassnaa of members
families and a few
The ceremony w
bride's pastor, the
F. SasCaasaay. af the Prcsby.
Seide was becoming
la a -traveling suit *of
_baoadsloth with hat and other
assssnoriee to match, She never ap*
i, "saV. Otbsor wall known and popular
' % tads ooasmunlty. having been locat
several years as
rrader, and only
about two weeks ago to.
a posit ton with the McNeil Cot
Cosnpaay. at Qreesrvllla, where Mr.
Mrs. Qiheoa sxpast to make their
The out-of-town guests were Misses
Antonia Mastis aad Hattls Olbaon.
, sister* oLt*e gsaosa. and Daisy Yea
dan; Messrs. Bent I y Olbson. R. U
Moaesss) ,*s?d Fl asses Molse. all of
fonnter. fmssialstslg after tha cere
ntoaa* tha wadding partly left on train
See? it dar .thair ? new home at Qreen
SLOff t. IXSTTALL OFFICERS.
Bon. Herbert E. Olles. Grand Chan
sailer Knights of Pythias of South
Parsal??, will arrive on train St from
Alka? thia afternoon to pay an official
visit to Cfems Cock Lodge No. 17.
The Oraad Chancellor Is most
pleasantly remembered by Knights of
Sumter. having made an address here
whoa ha wsa Orind Prelate, following
a MssTsgan chicken stew on the Court
Housa grouads la July of ISIS. This
adjrsss proved to ha a gem of Py
thiaaisn*.
Oraad Vice Chancellor Alva Lump
kia aad Orand Prelate Derrick have
?an invited, but have not been
from.
Tha snVers for the coming year
wlU be Installed and supper served st
Disia Cafe.
Tha preliminary report of cotton
la South Carolina up to Jan
1, lilt, for the crops of ltU
and ISIS, shows a total of l,134.149
sales ?galnat 1.SSS.S1? for last year.
Spartan bur s county leads with St.
SS7 hales and other counties next in
order are: Orangeburg ?0,436; An?
derson. S8.S40; Marlboro. 48.2S0.
Oreetivtlle* 4S.S6S; Laurena 38,888;
Tora. SS.S17; Alken, 86.SS4; New
berry. 11,746. Barnwell, 16.417; Dar
llngton, 11.141. Lee, 11,114; Sumter.
SO.SSS; Clarendon. SS.778. Lust year
Oraagetarg stood nret with S 1.386
bale* and Sumter Afth with 10,538
balsa. Anderson, Laurena Newberry
and aaluda are the only counties to
report as ore cotton In 191G tha*n in
1114.
A masting of the committee of the
Sumter County Teachers' Association
to formulate Aeld day plans was held
Saturday and tha events or held day
ware arranged and the program will
bo put safere the association at its
masting en aast Saturday. The pro?
gram Is onsjr slightly changed from
what K wa* last year.
ABOPT CITY MANAGER FLAN.
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Seventy-t?e Towns and Cities Hat*
Municipal Government Devised iu
Sumter.
Seventy-flv>5 municipalities, accord?
ing to the Engineering News of Jan?
uary I, 1916, have adopted the City
Manager Plan of municipal, govern?
ment, the places ranging in slse from
Dayton, Ohio, which has a population
of 116,577 persons to Largo, Florida,
which has a ippuulation of 2*1, these
two places being the extremes in
population and also in the amount of
salary paid their city manager. Day?
ton pays its manager 9IS, 100 a year,
while Largo pays only 1600 per an?
num* The news does on to nay that
this list was compiled several weeks
ago aid it is probable that the list
may even bp larger than that given.
Seventy-three of the cities are in the
United States and two In Canada.
Many of the cities combine the city
manager and commission form of gov?
ernment, the News says, and many of
them have trained engineers as their
city managers.
H. E. ARTHUR GIVEN HEARING.
. . . * -?sjrre?
Young Matt Clerk Sent up to Florence
Court for Trial. .
Henry K. Arthur, the young railway
mall clerk, who was. arrested hero on
last Friday on the charge of abstract?
ing a letter from the United States
mall was this morning given a hearing
before Commissioner Bland* as a.re?
sult of which he wag sent to the spring
term of the federal court at Florence
for trial on the charge. At.the hear?
ing were young Arthur's father of
Alken county, Senator Williams of
Alken and witnesses In the case.
The evidence as submitted by In?
spectors J. W. A damson and H. G.
Morganroth, Assistant Postmastsr Q.
& Easterllng of Bennetuvllle, and
Postmaster Geo. W. Dick, Assistant
Postmaster T. ty. Doar and Clerk J. C,
Bryan, who were witnesses in the case
against Arthur was In effect: On Jan?
uary 13th Foetofhee Inspector Adam
son and Morpinroth' prepared test
packages, which they mailed at Ben?
netuvllle on the morning of January
14th la the preticnce of Assistant Post?
master O, s, Bustsrllng. who with the
inspectors cheeked over the hills in a
special delivers letter addressed to
the ^'Proprietor Hotel Clammont,
Sumter, ft. C// which was placed with1
a postal card addressed to the "F.~M.
Sumter, &. on the letter was a
^ ^ **t?p,JM<Mn IU Ware
placed four ose-dollar bills. It was
tied with the i>ostal card pJtd placed
on the* top of the pouch marked for
"Maxton A Col" train No. 67. The
pouch was looked and given the mes?
senger, to. take to the train. It was
stated that this messenger did not
have a Hey to the pouch. Oa the ar?
rival of the train at Sumter the pouch
was taken to postoflica and upon, ro
quest of the inspector was at once
opened and upm search by Assistant
Postmaster Doar and Postmaster Pick
the letter failed to show up, while
the postal card to the postmaster was
thsrs. The inspector stated that he
lost sight of Arthur, while the latter
wag com log from the station to the
postomce. Upen the non-arrival of the
letter Arthur 'wee nailed Into the post*
master's office and notified of the test
which had been made and the failure
of the letter to arrive. He was search?
ed and the car was searched, but
neither the letter nor the bills were
found, although a search of his grip
and house revsalsd articles whose
presence Arthur could not satisfac?
torily explain.
Senator Williams, as a friend of
Arthur's, mado a touching plea on
his behalf, but Commissioner Bland
stated that on the evidence, he was
compelled to hold him over for the
federal court. Bond was fixed at
61.000 which will be arranged as soon
as Mr. Arthur, the father of the
young man, returns to Alken, and will
be forwarded here for Arthur's re?
lease. Arthur was returned to jail
until such time as the bond arrives.
KING AGAIN SET FREE,
Negroes of Florence Tremble at Ills
Name.
Florence, Jan. 16.?R. H. King,
who shot Buck Simpson, a negro,
here on Sunday evening last, Is again
at liberty. He was released on Mon?
day and terrorised the section of
town In which he had done the shoot?
ing the night before, und his bonds?
man determined to withdraw, so that
King was kept In jail after tho charge
of disorderly conduct was brought In
the city court, until a new bondsman
could bo found when he was released.
One can empty that section of town
at any minute now by spreading the
report that "Kin? Is coming." There
will not be lef. even u watch dog t<>
guord the property of tho terrified
negroes.
Director's Name Omitted.
In making up the list of the direc?
tors elected M the annual meeting of
the Peoples' Bank for publication,
the name of Mr. E. C. Lee, of Dalzcll,
was inadvertently omitted.
BRITISH SUBJECT COMES HERE.
Brother of Rev. W. P. Spinx Admitted
to America Through Intervention of
Lever, Whale? and Tlllman.
Harvin, Jan. 16.?The many friends
of Hev. W. D. Splnx, pastor of Graham
Baptist church, Brogdon, Sumter
county, and hia young wife, whom ho
married in Chicago, Ills., more than a
year ago, are rejoicing with and con?
gratulating them on their good for?
tune in securing the admission of
their brother, Mr. Arthur Britton, of
London, England, into the States. Mr.
Britton is a cripple, and being a Brit?
ish subject, there was considerable
trouble In securing his release from
the British authorities .in St. John, X.
B., Canada, where he had been detain?
ed since the middle of December last,
and the full and complete satisfaction
of the American immigration. authori?
ties in Washington that Mr. Britton
had a legal right to come into the
States. At one time during the period
of his detention the authorities had
Mr. Britton returned to the Allan
Steamship Co., Montreal, Canada, for
deportation back to England, but for
the timely and urgent solicitations of
Dr. Geo. W. Dick, of Sumter, through
Congressman Lever, and Mr. Ben H.
Harvin, of Harvin, to tho British aur
thorities, and Mr. Culver, American
consul, St. John. N. B.. and American
consul, Montreal, Congressman A. F.
Lever, R. 8. Whaley, and Hon. B. R.
Tillman, who was most active and
persistent in effecting Mr. Britton's re?
lease, who Is now traveling through
"the land of liberty" to join his dis?
tressed sister and brother here, who
wsrs formerly British subjects, for
both Rev. and Mrs. W. D. Spins were
born In London. England. Previous
to hia coming to America, Rev. Splnx
aid missionary work through Africa,
India and China and the Islands of
the British possessions in the far Pa?
cific and Indian oceans. Re met his
wife for the first time In Chicago, al?
though they were both born and lived
to manhood and womanhood in Lon?
don, they had never seen each other
to know, until they met in Chicago,
where Rev. Spinx went to do special
study In his chosen profession. Rev.
Spinx and hia wife and their legion of
friends are so grateful to Senator Tlll?
man, Congressmen Lever and Whaley
and others for securing the release
and admission of their brother to the
States, arid take this method of ex?
tending their heartfelt thanks both
to officials and laymen alike for their
favors to them and their loved . one
hers Ina new country. B, H.
Baker Scliool News.
As news is very dull over the State [
I will let the readers hear from this
place.
We have a good graded school and
two excellent teachers. They are
Miss Stella Glascock of Rock Hill and
Miss Carita Handle of Sumter, and
they give satisfaction.
We have prayer meeting every Wed?
nesday night and the Young People's
Society every two weeks, and we have
preaching whenever we can get a
preacher and we hope to have regular
services this year.
The farmers in this section have
killed a great many hogs.
No one Is talking much about fer?
tilisers.
There was a great deal of peavlnc
hay made this year.
I don't hear anyone talking much
about planting tobacco, but, I guess
there will be some planted.
There has been a lot of moving
done in this vicinity recently.
Lagrippe seems to cary the date In
this vicinity these days.
It has rained so little this fall and
winter that I am thinking we aro go?
ing to have a wet time when it docs
come, and then the farmers can
"pull the old sta k up and plant in the
hole." One extreme follows the oth?
er.
Oats are very small. Some of our
farmers have planted wheat.
"Our Trucker" says he is not go?
ing to truck this season, but I know
he will.
It used to be: "How much cotton
are you going to plant," and tho an?
swer now Is: "I don't know." I don't
think there will be much cotton plant?
ed at this place, because we have
learned to live without It We have
worn our old clothes during the past
two years till they are slick, and our
hats have a plenty of ventilation holes.
That means live it homo and pay your
old debts.
We are raising a good many chick?
ens, and they have learned to lay egps
during the hard times.
Everybody seems to have a plenty
of provisions, but hardly enough
money to buy a cat fish.
Ths Presbyterian church through
one of Its societies has recently placed
Bibles In the rooms of tho Tour*^
Hospital. There have been no Bll I
in the hospital rooms heretofore.
It was Senator E. C. Epps of W
Uamsburg county who opposed n p
of the resolution In the senate I
dorslng President Wi! ;on for re-ei
tion as president, and not Senator I
D, Epps of Sumter county.
> STEEL CAGES INSTALLED.
! Cells Have Been Placed and Are Now
Ready for Occupancy.
The steel cells for the guard house
have been installed and are now ready
to hold the wrong-doers of the city
who come under the observation of
the police department. There are five
steel cages, all bolted together and it
would be impossible for anyone to
break out, If locked in the cell without
a file and plenty of time. Each cell is
provided with four bunks, which can
be folded up against the walls during
the day time to make more room in
the cages. Blankets for the cells were
authorized by Council at its recent
session and will be on hand in the
near future, so that prisoners will be
provided with proper bedding.
Real Estate Transfers.
H. C. Bethea to P. B. Emanuel and
Lizzie H. Emanuel, 54 3-4 acres on
Public Road from Sumter to Camden,
$2,000.
Elizabeth L. Saunders to Richard
M. James, 40 1-2 acres in county $1,
200.
Mrs. L. B. Stubbs to Jas. F. Page,
lot on West Street, $527.
Anderson James to McCallum
Realty Company, 9.7 acres on Sum
ter-Manning public road, $175.
L. D. Jennings to Manson Jenkins,
lot in city, $1.875.
R. A. Chandler to Daisy L. Benja?
min, lot In town of Mayesville, $300.
Master to L. D. Jennings, 10 acre
tract near Long Branch, tract on
Statebug-Sumter public road, 2 acre
tract on Stateburg-Sumter road, $26.
Death.
Mrs. Marlon Motley of Lake City
died at the home of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis D. Jervey, 324 North
Salem avenue, at 8 o'clock. The fu?
neral services will be held at the same
place on Sunday afternoon at 3
o'clock.
Mrs. Motley was a native of this
city. Besides her parents and hus?
band, she is survived by three sisters
and four brothers, Mrs. J. E. Richard?
son, Mrs. D. H. Goldson, Columbia;
Miss Hattle Jervey, Sumter; Leroy
and Julian Jervey, Sumter; Marion
Jervey. Chicago, and Willi* Jervey of
Petersburg, Va.
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?<> Marriage License Record.
-
Licenses to marry have been issued |
u> Ollie Geddings and Miss Ola Ged?
dings, Tlndal. The following negroes
have also secured Heinsen: Ernest
Hugging, Lamar, Mary Moore, Sum?
ter; 8am Crlm and Lula Bertha
Brown, Hagood.
Cotton Ginned in County.
The report of Mr. W. D. McLeod.
cotton census enumerator for Sumter
County, shows that up to January 1,
1916, .30,959 bales of cotton .had been
ginned against 60,538 up to January
I, 1915.
A number of farmers took advan?
tage of the cold wave, as forecasted
by the weather bureau, to kill their
hogs, while others decided to await the
arrival of the cold before they would
kill, considering the prophesy of the
weather bureau as too uncertain for a
risk which might entail a heavy loss
for thira, If the cold did not come*
RUPTURE EXPERT HERE.
Well Known to Leading Physicians
Who Indorse His Methods.
W. B. Seeley, the noted rupture spe
cialist of Philadelphia, Is sending his
personal representative to Sumter for
one day only to minister to the needs
of the ruptured public, thoroughly
equipped and prepared to deal with
the most difficult cases. Interested
parties can consult him free at the
Hotel Claremont.1 Tuesday, January
25, 1916.
Seeley's Spermatic Shields Truss, as
used and approved by the U. S. gov?
ernment and the Czar of Russia, will
retain any case of rupture perfectly,
affording immediate relief and close
the opening in a short time on the
average case. It produces results
without surgery or harmful injections.
No leg straps to irritate and soil.
No binding of hips. Clean and dur?
able. Examination and advice free.
Personal references on request. Cut
out and keep for reference. Home of?
fice, 1027 Walnut street, Philadelphia.
?Advt.
AUCTION SALE.
Hagood, S. C. Will sell at public
auction on January 20th, at 11 o'clock
the personal estate of Miss Emma A.
Saunders: 7 hundred bushels of corn,
2 hundred bushels of oats, 600 hun?
dred i'ushels of peas, 1,300 bales of
hay, i0 bushels of wheat, 6 tons beat
planting seed, 8 mules, 6 calves.
. ling implements, consisting of
ipei and binder, mowing machine,
wagon* and other equipment.
1AURIET R. E13ERHARDT,
Executor.
TRUST COMPANY OFFICERS.
President Strauss is Presented With a
Beautiful Swiss Watch.
At the annual meeting of the stock?
holders of the Sumter Trust Company
yesterday afternoon the former direc?
tors were re-elected. The condition,
as shown by the annual report, indi?
cated a marked increase in the
amount of trust funds on hand, and
increased savings accounts and earn?
ed profits.
President I. C. Strauss was present?
ed a beautiful repeating Swiss watch
by the company in appreciation of his
valuable services as president of the
organization.
The officers of the Sumter Trust
Company are: President, L C. Strauss;
Vice President, R. O. Purdy; Secretary
and Treasurer, R. L. Edmunds; trust
offleer, Geo. D. Levy. The directors
are: Messrs. I. C. Strauss, R. O.
Purdy, G. A. Lemmon H. J. Harby,
Geo D. Levy, D. D. Moise, Perry Moses,
Jr., T. G. McLeod, Neill O'Donnell,
C. G. Rowland, W. W. Sibert, C. L.
Stubbs, J. A. Weinberg, A. C. Phelps.
Music at Trinity Churcli.
The second of a series of song ser?
vices was most crcditaly rendered at
Trinity church Sunday evening, Jan?
uary 16. The choir has talent among
its members that is seldom found in
a volunteer choir.
Miss Ellen Slddall has done faith?
ful and efficient work In training this
body of singers and real talent is
being developed. The vocal solo by
Miss Kileen Hurst was splendid.
The song services are looked for
jward to by the community with much
pleasure, and will always be welcome.
A large audience was present in
spite of the bad weather,
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I WANTED?The party to whom I
loaned my break cart sometime ago,
to return same. I have forgotten
his address. D. C. Shaw,
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jTax Return Notice
? ?
I will attend in person or by deputy
at the following named places, and on
the dates mentioned, for the purpose
of receiving tax returns, on all per?
sonal property, polls, roads, and dogs:
Tindal, Tuesday, January 4.
Privateer, Wednesday, January 5.
Levi Siding, Thursday, January 6.
Wedgefield, Friday, January 7.
Claremont, Monday, January 10.
Hagood, Tuesday, January 11.
Rembert, Wednesday, January 12.
Dalzell, Thursday, January IS.
Hrogdon, Friday, January 14.
Mayesville, Monday, January 17.
Oswego, Tuesday, January 18.
Pleasant Grove, Wednesday, Janu?
ary 19.
Shi loh, Thursday, January 20.
Norwood's Cross Roads, Friday,
January 21.
My office will be open for the pur?
pose of receiving tax returns from
January 1st, 1916 to February 20th,
1916, inclusive.
R. E. WILDER, '
County Auditor.
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