Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mi?. SdwIii Wilson and daughters. Miss Rull WlMou. of 0t. Charles and Mr* C & Mayee, of klayesville, ware In the v Ay today. Urs, Harry Qreen has returned ?from r,atones, where aha has been IrfteUtn* for some tlmv. Ml ?\tvn Green le spending a few witH pis parents, having stepped ?r oaUsj way from Seltvtlle, Va., Atlanim, Ot, where he has accept s v . dtten. I>r r B. tenders and Mr. A. H. tftrs et Msajuod were visitors to the today. : MoXeown and Mise Nan " HlUer; of OerarOstown. W. Va., are ting Mrs. D. James Wine. Mr R. M. Aman end daughter, bf kse P*mt\ of Harlot, were visitors to 4he h?y today. Mbs veil M. WUkee of Chester, who W ter.rh.og at tame Star, had the rals fertunr s? nave her area broken met 8 neater to the bone been the rrenune as nave ner area er pf****. -?"d she came ewer to I tnavs it. Archie Chine set tfoT bei Stnoe then ehe has [gat** or Mrs. J. D. fjMrer. Mr J U Irby and Mise Bessie Trip fit. of aeyktn /ere hi the cKy teddy. Mrs. J. J. Dargmn and Mr. end Mrs. T. T wer, er Stateburg. were In town t-dssjr. Mr Hiss Simons, of Stateburg in t^e otty Saturday. Mr. \rrs> Oreen left Met night for its. Where he has accepted a po wMk the International Agrteul I. Strauss Is upending ka the otty with his par VWllr*? Chord u The lew. John A, Davlson, pastor >ef the Hirst Baptist Church at earn? ed**). p< enehed two interesting and . sermons at the First Bet tist h ft Burnt er yesterday, presch r ilng and evening. Mr. Devl? in srtd Mr. Thayer, the pastor of tha w'kmt Baptist chureh, exchanged dptu n#i Sunday. Mr. Thayer having re asKssj te deliver two of his sor? ts on ejtlttv at the Cam den Bap ch?"en. At it mon tog ssrvtee the nudle nee e First church Co capacity W- -Tfevlsnn held his ludience upey.-r> md, irhlle he was speaking, fact o much was hut rooming ser ai restated that at the evening MK -fie 'Igfinday school room of chi sjrtoi* te) be opened for the Win |sj MiM the audience, whisk i stinsUd with hie evening dis M II had been with that of the lorniug. The t'hllathea csasa of the utiai (Auren will meet with Mum ' IHtps, 111 Kendrich Street raxed* evening at ? p. m. All <? are risssstsil tu attend. Jtssrtu fur Suenni Week. The >I lowing are the Jurors for ?? - f>d .W?Sk Of court of General s/gfcm convenes here on ay. UBsWuary 7th. with ,'udg?> J. wu presiding I' n %. Richardson, Beykln. Mai. <ag Hodge, Ormv y Blending, I' H Oreen, J < I Lynch. Ah** ? ft ten berg. T. 1 Hlnson, B Brogdon. Jr. J. .T terrett, >eaa. White. O. v Setgler. u w Jenkins, H. Sholar. J F titans, tukee, H r Aldis, L r. veymour, A >V Viwmtn, Srown. s L \rdla, I < uen. W ' tee. Jr. t i HeeKIL J* M Bagnal. V I Rivera, B. V <bott, s i foore. *A P *hompson, C H On Rent, ' I taker. J. i: "user. B. Catc? v Bradford, uld. T ' tcManus. I f In The PoHce Court, strtdw Bryan and Joe Peterson, dla onduct. 110 or 10 days for Vtsrson dismissed. Lee. Charlotte Lewis and ?win, disorderly conduct, dls fire* Bd An. ?LsuiHf ?lts**d ? i haw. riding blcyole at nl| ' Wlthu i right. $3 bond forfeited i* tuddln. selling whiskey, bond M I >rfelted. ? SCOUTS ENJOY TRIP . Return from Manning Saturday Night After Successful Hike. The Boy Scouts returned from Manning Saturday night, after a very successful an 1 enjoyable trip to that place and stay of one day and night. There were twenty-five boys w\ mads the trip by bicycle from Sumter to Manning and back, and one addi? tional scout .went by train. The boys took about three hours to make the trip each way, and save for the breaking of one scout's bicycle and several punctures and blow? outs, which were speedily repaired by Scout Maater Hurst, there were no de lays or accidents to mar the trip. The boys on their return Saturday night told of the good time they had had in Manning, and seemed immensely pleased with the treatment they had received at the hands of the neigh? boring scout troop. NEW ORGAN ORDERED. _ I 84. Anne's Cathotle Church WIR Have Pipe Organ for Easter Services. I ' 1 At a meeting of the board of vestry of St. Anne's Catholic church held recently at the rectory, a contract was signed for a new pips organ, to be built by Eetey Organ Co. and to be ready for use by Easter. This news will be a source of, great joy to all the members of the congregation and their friends. GOES TO TENNESSEE. Jesses Rhen to Be Chemist for Ce? ment Plant. James Rhsa, for several years a Columbia, left yesterday for Bridge? port, Tenn., where he has a position with a large cement, company as chemist Mr. Rhea first came to Co? lumbia from Bristol, Va.-Tenn., as a student at the University of South Caroltaa* from which institution he v se ^graduated with the bachelor cf. science degree. While in college he was captain of the basketball team and was otherwise prominent in the life of the campus, lipon graduation he accepted a position with the State department of commerce, agriculture and industries as chemist, which po? sition he resigned t.e return to his na? tive State? -He was a star member of" the Columbia T. M. C. A. basket? ball quintette.?The State. Mr. P. he a, as a member of the Co lurniba Y. M, C A. basketball team, has been in Sumter on sever.nl occr ?tons and hss a number of acquaint an cos here. Rock Hill Cattle Market. The Chamber of Commerce has re? ceived Information as to when the first cattle sales will be held in the new stock yards at the fair grounds. March II is the date and according to Dr. W. W. Dong, of Clemson College, who Is supervising the sales in the six points In the Bute, there win be sold In Rock Hill at least TOO head of cattle. There are being fed, In the State 4,000 so that Rock Hill will protstbly get more than one-sixth of the oatlre number sold, freight rates on cattle from anywhere In the five or six counties surrounding the Rock Hill market may be secured from the secretary of the Rock Hill Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Long has secured the meet Important packing houses of the North and West as buy ere and on the above date represents tatlves of all of them will be In Rock Hill.?Rook Hill Herald. Real Estate Tranecfcrs. P. O. Leak to Christopher Atkinson, lot on Harvin street, $3,260. McCallum Realty Co., to Hlnda M. Butt, lot on South Salem Avenue, |t> 800. J. P. Anderson to Clelia Andereon, 75 acres on Scape O'er Swamp, $5 and other considerations. Geo. W. Stafford and Henry Stafford to W. E. Stafford, tract in Providence township. $600. William J. Stafford, Mary Jane Smith, Ned Stafford and Rosine Cor bett to Oeo. W. Stafford, their right to tract In Providence township, $220. Held for Circuit Court. Charley Davis, colored, who was ar? rested some time ago on the charge of burglary, was given a hearing before Magistrate Moore today, who at its close bound him to the circuit court for trial. Davis was charged with en? tering the home of Mrs. Mellett on South Harvin street about 1 o'clock at night, but was run out by Mr. It. A. Burgess, and afterwards by officers, when he came back to the house. Cotton Ginned to January 10th. Director 8am L Rogers announces In his preliminary report of cotton ginned in South Carolina prior fo January 16th, 1916, a total of |,? 1 49,772 bales against 1,424.700 for 1914. Spartnnhurg county leads In production and Sumter comes twelfth with 31,283 against &1.70G for 1914. TALKS ON MISSIONS. Dr. Gco. B. Cromer of New berry Speaks at Presbyterian Church. Dr. Qeo. B. Cromer of Newberry made an adtlress on Sunday afternoon at the Presbyterian church on the subject of missions before an audience . several hundred persona, who seemed mi ch pleased with the re? marks of the speaker. Dr. Cromer has visited in Sumter before and has made addresses here previously, and yesterday his address was as interest? ing and instructive as other address? es by him have always been. Dr. Cromer spoke on the subject of general missions, showing the need of the work and the unselfish? ness which characterized the mission? ary workers. He pointed out that these workers needed more than mere praise for their work, substantial aid was needed for them to carry it on and he appealed for this kind of aid, as well as the other. Individual, as well as collective aid, he said was needed. Dr. Cromer was induced to come here under the auspices of the Young Men's Christian Association and was asked to speak on the sub? ject of the Laymen's Missionary Move meat because of the nearness of the convention which will be held in Co lumbia from February 6th to Febru? ar)' 9th. The Laymen's Missionary Convention is Interdenominational. Quite a number of people from here have already pledged themselves to go as delegates and a large represen? tation is expected. The meeting Sunday afternoon was presided over by H. L. Blrchard, gen? era.! secretary of the Y. M. C. A. The scripture reading and invocation by Reu. J. P. Marlon opened the meet? ing A prayer was made by Rev. J. B. Wilson and Dr. R. S Trueadale pronounced the benediction. Music wan rendered by an augmented choir, assisted by the congregation. ' SALARY OF ASYLUM HEAD. Wfiys ami Means Committee Suggests $5,000?Two-thirds Increase. Columbia, Jan. 31.?The salary of the superintendent of the State Hos? pital tor the Insane has * been in? creased from $3,000 to $5,000 per year. The item, in the appropriation bill for the salary has been approv? ed by the ways and means commit? tee and will be considered by the house. The regents sent In their estimates for th?3 year. Tho board suggested thai the salary ol the superintendent be fixed at $*i,000. The matter was SeneralO dbv-ussed In the nays and means committee and it was finally decided to make the amount $5,000. Gov. Manning in his, special ad? dress to the general assembly stated that he had personally guaranteed C. Fted Williams, M. D., his salary dur? ing the first year. This amount was not refunded by the general assembly. The governor told the members of the legislature that he was glad to con? tribute the sum, nearly $3,000, to? ward improving conditions at the in? stitution, but that he could not pro? vide for the future. This, he said, was a matter for the legislature. The salaries of the presidents of the University of South Carolina, Clemson college, Winthrop college and other State Institutions are fixed by the trustees of the respective in? stitutions. There is no law fixing the salary of the superintendent of the asylum. The amount to be received has merely been carried as an Item in the appro? priation* bill. Dr. Williams was appointed for only one term by Gov. Manning and his term will expire in February. F. H. Hudson Dead. Florence, Jan. 27.?F. H. Hudson, one of the veteran merchants of Flor? ence, died last night after a. long period of ill health, following very clone upon the death of his good wife. Mr. Hudson was 86 years of age. He was a native of Rochester, N. Y. He came to Florence from Sumter and opened a hardware store here more than 30 years ago. He was for a time a member of the town council of Flor? ence and was always prominently Identified with all movements for tho build'og up of the town. He was everywhere regarded with the great? est esteem, in business and In tho church. Mr. Hudson Is remembered by the older residents of of Sumter as a citi? zen of this place many years ago. He opened and ran tho first exclusive hardware store ever operated In Sumter. In Tlio Police Court. Albert Turnage, transporting and storing whiskey, $75 or 30 days on each charge. Arthur Jackson, disorderly conduct and chnrglng excessive hack faro, ease dismissed on payment of twonty fivr cents. Joseph Fr?ser, disorderly conduct, $35 or 30 days, REFORMATORY FOR COLORED BOYS IN SOUTH CAROLINA. Legislature Asked to Place Lexington Reformatory Under Management of Florence Reformatory Board. On the 18th day of last February Dr. J. H. Goodwin of Columbia went with me to Dr. G. W. Dick, who was then chairman of the ways and means committee and got a note to Col. Grif? fith, superintendent of the'penitentiary (and the boys' reformatory in Lexing? ton county. Col. Griffith gave a short history of the Institution and gave us a note to the man in charge. He said the institution was not as he would like to have it, but it was the best he could do under the circumstances. Af? ter getting to*the institutloh we were shown through all the buildings and was told in detail how the institution was run. I had never seen a re? formatory before, but I thought they ought to be taught trades, farming, common school curriculum and the Bible. As a rule a child needs re? forming because ho has not been taught the Bible. To ascertain just how a reformatory should be managed, I sent for Dr. J. R. Levy of Florence to meet me at the railway station. We talked over the matter and he told me how the insti? tution was run there. He spoke of It at the Medical Association in Green? ville and I spoke of it in Darlington, at the Women's State Federation, of which I am an honorary member. Dr. J. R. Levy and W. T. Andrews were also present and spoke. Previous to our meeting in Darlington Dr. Levy asked me through a letter to appoint a committee to meet the federation. I appointed W. T. Andrews, Dr. C. W. Birnie and Dr. C. W. Maxwell. Mrs. Blrale Wilkerson, president of the Federation called upon me to make a statement regarding the reformatory for colored boys in Lexington county On .Tuesday evening, January 25th, 1916, at ft o'clock Dr. J. R. Levy of Florence, chairman; W. T. Andrews, R. W..Weatberry and Dr. C. W. Birnie of Sumter, Rev. Richard Carroll, of Columbia and T A. Williams of New berry appeared before the*, ways and means committee of the house of rep? resentatives and asked that the State reformatory at Lexington be placed under the management of the same board as the reformatory for white hoys at Florence. The committee asked for an appro priation Of $5,000. At present the insti? tution 4s operated exactly like the pen Itentlary. The committee represented the cok d State Medical Association and tin plpred Federation of%A\o mon's v f?i. , ? . Hon. . K. Sanders, who has a hot tcr kno edge of the management ??f the institution than any of the con.-. mittee,tmade a very clear statement to the ways and means committee in favor of improving conditions. Rev. Richard Caroll made an earnest plea for good Christian teachers. All the representatives from Sumter county favored a reformatory in fact. We were very "favorably received by the committee. I thank all of my friends, white and colored, for assisting mo In bring this matter before the luw makers. An intelligent and well trained per? son is worth far more to the State I than the ignorant and shiftless ene We hope hereafter when a boy leaves the reformatory he will be reformed and a useful citizen and will earn an honest living for himself. R. W. Westberry. Sumter, S. C. In The Police Court. The following cases were taken up the police court on Monday: J. O. Moseley, disorderly conduct, contin? ued. # Henry Graham .vagrancy, $30 or 30 days. , / , Joe Sanders, disorderly conduct, forfeited bond of |5. The Ease and Comfort With which an Eye Glass rides the nose dc|>ends on its ad? justment, rather than on the kind of frame. There is a knack in bending and adjust? ing frames to fit a nose that Is only mastered by one of practi? cal experience in their construc? tion, and a thorough knowl? edge of facial contour. Wc make each pair of Glasses fit each Individual nose and our lenses are the very liest quality that can l>c had. WE NEVER SACRIFICE QUALITY TO PRICE. W. A. THOMPSON, JtWlliT II. Optici? Phone No. 333 0 8. Main St. FARMING WITHOUT FERTILIZERS Mr. T. 6. Sumter Points out How Normal Crops May be ProducxMl Without Use of Commercial Ma? nure. All material has advanced, out of which commercial fertilizers have been made, and the most important for cotton potash is unobtainable. Now, if there is any country in the world that is self-sustaining it is South Carolina, and if any country in the State, it is Sumter county. We have all kinds of soil on which and to which I know of at least ten kinds are indigenous and wherever a plant is indigenous, nature has provid? ed there the necessary ingredients to make that plant yield a normal crop. By the use of bought fertilizers (on credit) farmers have assisted nature to make far above normal crops. Now the question is (in the long run) has the importing of this aid to na? ture paid the farmer, has he not neg- j lected his provision crops to compete with Wall street on cotton and fer? tilizers,'because they manipulate both. There is no land in Sumter county that with thorough work and a liber? al use of such woods earth as we can gather, if we start from stripping fodder time to March 1st, planting time?that would not yield 30 bushels of corn, 3,000 pounds of fodder, 30 bushels of peas, leave tho pea vines out to put 35 pounds of potash, 45 pounds of nitrogen, 11 pounds phos? phate acid for next year's crop, this is what an acre will do for corn. Is not this self-supporting? It has been demonstrated that (by burning grain and stalk of corn it contains more silica, phosphoric acid and lime, by analysis of .the ash, than anything else, therefore, select your part of the farm you think best adapted to corn. Cotton now needs more^potash, be? cause an analysis of that shows it, all but the lint. It would be a good idea for a farm? er to get six inches square from the middle of the field he wants to plant in cotton, put it in a cigar box and send it to Clemson and ask them to tell you how much potash is in that soil, and. if you have been treating that land right and keep on doing so, you will find you wont want any more German potash. You will find out that after you multiply what you get out of 6 inches by the number of inches in an acre, you have more pot? ash than you dreamed of on the acre and it will be better to make a nor? mal crop, get a good price, than to make enormous crops and no mat? ter what mice you get. the c. s>t will be more than the extru price wjll give you. Divide up your farms, stake off your crops, send a sample of each lot to Clemson. Now I don't mean for.you all to do this, one in each commun? ity will do. Respectfully, Thos. S. Sumter. The South Carolina legislature Is considering the matter of establishing a State highway commission. We of? ten wonder why the State legislatures did not do that 100 years ago.?Wil? mington Star. LANSING DENIES REPORTS. No Ultimatum Has Been Sent to Ger? many on Lusitania Matter. Washington, Jen. 29.?Secretary 1 Lansing today denied the current sto? ries that Germany has been given un 1 til February 5 to disavow the Lusita nia sinking. He said: "There is ab? solutely nothing to them." He ad? mitted that the administration's" course had been determined but refuses to say what. NO ANGLO-JAP TREATY, 7 Tokio, Jan. 31.?The Japanese gov? ernment denies that Japan ana Eng? land have signed a treaty recognising Japan's supremacy in the far East. Death of Sooklc Ful' wood. r Sookie Fullwood, a well known col? ored woman, living on the plantation of Mr. Jno. I. Brogdon? died Thurs? day morning, January 27. She was ill, with pneumonia, only seven days, and* her condition was not considered serious until the last two days of her illness. Sookie was fifty-eight years oil, and has been with Mr. Brogdon's fam? ily for forty-one years. She was a faithful servant, and will be greatly missed by the family. She is survived by three sons, one sister, and two brothers. HIGH GRADE Coin My 7 Per Gent Guaranteed Acid Phosphate 16 Per Gent. Write to me for close prices. J. R. WEATHERLY Sumter, S. C. 4?tltH|i|?ld4?d?ddHIII?d? j Guaranteed BLIGHT PROOF amir Improved TOQLE VARIETY Seed saved from first pick? ing. Write for Prices. These Seeds arc Cleaned, Separated and Sacked. Phone 771 or Write to J. R. WEATHERLY $ \ Sumter, S. C. 4*#i 11 itin limn tmn?? Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, Successors to Booth'Shulsr Lumber Ac Supply Co. Goo. Eppereort'e Old Stmvnd Opp. Court ff onoe Atlantic Coast Line | The Standard Railroad of the South Ramifies the "Nation's Garden ?pit" Through the States of < k < Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida FOUR FAMOUS TRAINS "NEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL" (January to April); "FLORIDA AND WEST INDIAN LIMITED," "PALMETTO LIMITED" AND COAST LINE FLOR? IDA MAIL.' Dining Cars?a la carte service. All year round through car service from New York to both Port Tampa and Knight's Key, connecting with steam? ships to and from Havana. For beautifully illustrated booklets and copy of the "Purple Folder," address, T. C. WHITE, . ff. j. CRA1G, Gen. Pass. Agent, Patt. Traft. Mgr. WILMINGTON, N. C.