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(si ttittbmri rob Scidknm. Mmn. William Reynolds and Aah loy Merrlmon spent the week-end at home from the law department of the thfeftftrejty of South Carolina. Ulfa Ulla Sneed. Who hae been apeadtnt some time with Mise Theo ?takes, left yesterday afternoon to That relatives In Isunar. XOss Florence Baker spent the Week-end In Columbia. 1 fttr. Alston James, of Summert?>n, a visitor to Sumter today, 'lira, ft. P. fcott Is visiting her r, Mrs. Meaner at Orangeburg. Louise lang Is visiting Miss De Vans In Wilmington. Mr* T. B. Jtnklns has returned to city after a visit to Lexington. Ky. test Sunday near Workman. ?crania and Mr. lrby Rev. Workman; performed ceremony. Maas Kasily Hatch Married. tntereat here will bo the an It of the marriage of Miss sfcmty Neltson Hatch and Mis Ed Remington Jerger. editor of the rtfle, Qa., Times-Enterprise, e/ascfc took place at the home of the tWteVs brvither In Thomasvills. J. I1 afesld* Hatch, on January ttth. Mrs ihrfjbr Heed In Sumter for several and has s number of friends The ally Item. Feb. 10. Mrs. J, J. Team died thle morning her residence. No. SI W. Calhoun street, at 1.10 o'clock, after a long tttasas She Is survived by her hus bMM, $. j. Team, two sons, A. A. and )1 ^'t Robert Team; three daughters. M'#na Sobert Sanders and Misses Nan aSt Mat Team. The funeral services -.asm mtermeut will take place at the eeaaetery tomorrow (Friday) morning. Tim body will leave the house at 10:30 etsHU ijvtai ti.^jl'sttllii: ? is New berry Observer. Mr. Andrew W. Cargle died aud auiatsr Saturday nUthj, nnd w*ft brought to N?rwl>?vry on }:#? Coast Line train Monday for la Bscsmorit cemetery. Rar. H. conducting the sarvtee. the acting as pallbearers: O. W. . John Rlnard. Cllf Inabinet. Jeff vs. J. J. Eargle and & T. Mat Mr. Bargle was 40 years old and leaves a wife and five children. He Was Urn son of I. P. Bargle of Del who survives htm, and who was * at the burial, deceased earns to New berry from Saluda county several years ago aad ram a stare on * set Main street, held at ens tlms the position at ths ifswberry cotton ssjcsOCding Mr. J. M. Foster. His a daughter of Mr. Foster. Is survived also by three and three brothera Among his lives Is his cousin, J. J. Eargle, this city. At the tlms of his death Mr. Bargle engineer of the Sumter Ice Lighting Power Company. His dead body was found at h'- post of duty Saturday night by his fireman, and It Is tb < opinion of his relatives and ftlen that his death was caused by electro ?ton, supposedly by his corn sag In contact with a live wire, al though ths verdict of the coroner's jury Is that hs came to his death by reuses unknown to the Jury. Thu body was examined by seven physl clsna In Sumter. sll of whom pro? nounced It physically sound, except one spot on a finger which showed, in the judgment of his friends, where aa bad been burned by the wire. of Wlsacky. Wtaarky, Feb. 7.?The farmers made good use of ths fins weather In January and have moat of their lands prepared. The oat crop Is looking although small for the season. Ws were glad to see an account of great meeting st lake City con? ducted by Rsv. B. F. McLendon He has many warm friend here, whose lateraet and prayers follow him wherever hs goes Mr. M. L. Winters and J. C. Led Inghsm left tonlgl . for Conwny to at tend the funeral .if their aunt, Mrs. Oattln of thst place. The flour mill now being assured, the thing Sumter county needs Is n regular markot for surplus grain, hay, hogs and cattle produced In tho coun? ty. Laok of a certain market Is the chief obstacle In tho way of crop di? versification if a farmsr cannot con? vert his crops Into cash, there Is no Inducement to cut loos* from the cot? ton program. MISSIONARY SOCIETY MBETYNG. hitereedng Sesalon Hold With Dis? trict Secretary Present. The Ladles' Missionary Society of Trinity Methodist church met in the Sunday school room Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. After a short business session the meeting was turned over to the Dis? trict Secretary, Miss Jessie Curtis, who outlined plans of work and gave helpful suggestions on how to make the meetings more Interesting. She suggeeted a membership cam? paign to increase the membership, but it was Anally decided that each woman present would try to bring to the March meeting, one woman who was not present at the last meeting. She organised a mission study class, with Dr. Mary Peery as leader. "The King's Highway" is the name of the book to be studied. Several musical numbers were rend? ered, after which an Informal recep? tion was held, and light' refreshments served. About fifty ladlea were present. FLOUR MILL ASSURED. Company Organised to Erect and Operate Modem Roller MIA. Secretary Reardon released for pub llcatlon today the following very grati? fying Information. "Through the efforts of Mr. Henry J. Harby, of Harby 6 Company, Incor? porated, of Sumter, S. C, the neces? sary capital stock to establish an up-to-date roller mill for grinding wheat has been secured, and the city of Sumter will7 furnish a suitable site for this enterprise oh the land on the old C. S. and N. railway headquarters now In possession of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company and this city. It la understood that Mr. Perry Moses, Sr., will be the general mana*; rr of this enterprise. I have been Instructed to call meeting of the stockholders of th'li enterprise at Chamber of Commerce rooms tomorrow, Thursday afternoon, February 10th, at t o'clock to elect officers and to transact auch othnr business as may be necessary. Mr. H. J. Harby, realising that It le absolutely necessary for the busi neaa med of Sumter to do something to furnish the necessary and conven? ient grinding facilities for wheat in a. central Ideation like Sumter, decided to cooperate with the Sumter Cham? ber of Commerce In this matter. Bo he w*vnt around* hirwielt and handed some straight talk to a number ol Sumter business men. Result?a flout mill for Sumter. The details of the plan of organisa? tion have not been worked out fully aa yet, and will not be until the stockholders meet and elect a direc? torate, but the necessary money has been guaranteed and the City Council guarantees the site, so that the flour mill Is an assured enterprise which will be In operation in ample time to grind the It If harvest of wheat. Mr. Harby haa demonstrated on numeroua occasions hi* value to Sum? ter aa a public spirited, and progres? sive cltlsen and successful business man. but this latest achievement of Ms In interesting himself to the ex? tent of canvassing this city for sub* scrlptlona to the flour mill, and get? ting the necessary money but adds to his past activities and usefulness. Those of the Sumter business men who have Invested their money In this flour mill deserve credit for their enterprise and public spirit. Those who know Mr. Perry Moses, Br., and of his success as a business man and a manager of business enter? prises, feel satisfied that if he can be Induced to assume the management thereof, the Sumter flour mill will prove a success financially, and other wise." The Sumter Chamber of Commerce Is gratified that this flour mill in Sumter is now assured." Real Estate Transfers. J. A. McKnlght to L. B. Phillips, lot and buildings on East Oakland Avenue, $5 and other considerations, Including mortgage of $1,700. Fannie E. Andrews to Joseph E. Andrews, $5 and other considerations. W. T. Andrews to Warren Davis, lot on Broad street, $60. W. T. Rowland to Jesse S. Turner, Irma Smith and H. Stanslll Smith, lot on Live Oak street, $5 and other con? siderations. Including mortgage of $645.31. E. Conycrs Brown to Mamlo A. Brown, 177 acres on Mill Branch, $10 and other considerations. W. T. Rowland to Mrs. Lyda Chiles Foster, lot on Main Street, $5 and other valuable considerations. W. T. Rowland to 8. K. Rowland, his Interest In lot In county, $5 and j other valuable considerations. John J. Hrltton to W. T. Rowland, lot on Live Oak street, $5 and other vuluable considerations. Rev. J. Henry Harms, president Of Newberry college, will preach In the Lutheran ^church Sunday morning. DAVIS FOUND GUILTY. Negro Charged with Burglary Given Seven Years?Trial of Negro and White Accused of Taking Money From Another Negro. From The Daily Item, Feb. 8. The sessions court made fairly good progress yesterday and today com? pleting the case against Charlie Davis on Monday afternoon and having nearly completed that against Success Burrows, S. J. Wilmer and Jim Ross today before the court recessed for dinner. The grand jury was making quick work of the bills handed it by the solicitor and will probably be through their work today or tomor? row. The case of Charlie Davis, colored, charged with burglary, ended late Monday afternoon when a verdict of guilty with recommendation to mercy was returned. Davis was sentenced to a term of seven years by Judge De Vore. It was alleged that Davis en? tered a house on Harvin street after midnight on New Year's night and trled_ to enter the room where some ladies were sleeping, when he was Beared off by the arrival of a gentle? man, who lived in the second story of the house. This morning S. J. Wilmer and Suc? cess Burrows were on trial on the charge of larceny and receiving stol? en goods. It was alleged that success Burrows snatched a sum of $160 odd dollars out of the hand of Myers, a nc gro, and made off with it. Wilmer was with the other two negroes at the time and had been drinking with them prior to that time. The following indictments were dis? posed of: H. L, B. Wells, failure as magis? trate to pay over fines, removed to ! contingent docket. John Wilson, burglary and larceny, ' nol pros. J. C. Clarke, having In possession alcoholic liquors, nol pros. < John Dow, alias Boot Dow, hav- 1 Ing in possession alcoholic liquors, nol * proa The following bills were presented: Charlie Davis, burglary, true bill. Sam Stevens, disposing of crop un- 1 der lien, no bill. Ed Murray, violation of dispensary law, true bill. Ed Murray, violation of dispensary law, true bill. Ed Murray, violation of dispensary law, true bin. Ed Murray and Grade Murray, re? sisting an officer, true bill. Gra.Cc Murray, violation dispen? sary lav., true bill. Arthur Brown, larceny of bicycle, true bill. Dave Sanders, housebreaking and larceny, true bill. Eloise Gibson, violation dispensary law, true bill. Ivory Peterson, larceny of bicycle, true bill. S. J. Wilmer, Success Burrows and Jim Ross, larceny and receiving stol? en goods, true bill. Frank Thompson,^ disposing of property under Hen, true bill. Marlon Blacjc, housebreaking and larceny, true bill. William Gooden, violation dispen? sary law, no bill. J M. Browder, resisting an officer, true bill. Ivory Peterson, housebreaking and larceny, true bill. 1 Willie Conyers, resisting an officer, true bill. Martha Fullwood and Leo Fullwood, resisting an officer, true bill. ? Sam James, larceny of bicycle, true bill. Robert Barnes, assault and bat? tery with. Intent to kill, and carrying concealed weapons, true bill. Melvln Prescott, disposing of prop? erty under Hen, no bill. Frank Fullwood, resisting an officer, no bill. .Vllliam Goodley, larceny of bicycle, a* bill. The following picas of guilty were entered and sentence passed: Honry Johnson, plead guilty to lar? ceny of live stock and was given a sentence of twelve months. Arthur Brown, larceny of bicycle, plead guilty upon arraignment, and was given sentence of twelve months. Dave Sanders, housebreaking and larceny, plead guilty and was -given a sentence of two years. Ed Murray In three separate case plead guilty to violation of dlspensar law and was given sentence of twelv months or $500 in each case, witb suspension of punishment upon ser? vice of three months or payment < f $35, during good behavior. Grace Murray, plead guilty of vie latlon of dispensary law and wn i given a sentence of twelve months oi fine $500, with suspension during go< , behavior of remainder of sentence gl conclusion of rervlce of thirty da. or upon payment of $25. Grace Murray and Ed Murray, r slstlng an officer, carried to contlnge docket. Charlie Davis, burglary, four guilty with recommendation to mer< and given a sentence of 7 years the gang. S. J. Wilmer and fluecess Burro\ larceny and receiving stolen goo urrulgned and plead not guilty. COURT MAKES PROGRESS. Number of Cases Tried, All Resulting in Verdicts of Guilty. From The Daily Item, Feb. 9. Sessions court has made very good progress in the past two days, a num? ber of cases having been tried, all re? sulting in verdicts of guilty. A num? ber of pleas of guilty have also been entered. Today the grand jury com? pleted its work and after making its presentment was dismissed from fur? ther attendance on this court. The cases against S. J. Wilmer and Suocess Burrows ended on Tuesday afternoon when the jury returned a verdict of guilty against each of the two men. Jim Ross, who was alleged to be an accomplice of the two men, in as much as he was charged with having been given some of the stol? en money to keep his mouth shut, was also found guilty, and all three were sentenced. This afternoon the trial ot Loring Huggins, white, on the charge of abduction was begun. The following cases have been dis? posed of: Ivory ePterson, larceny of bicycle, plead guilty, sentence of twelve months. Ivory Peterson, larceny of bicycle, larceny, plead guilty, 13 months. Willie Conyers, larceny of bicycle, plead guilty, 12 months. Willie Conyers, resisting an officer, plead guilty, 3 months or $100. J. M. Browder, resisting an officer, plead guilty, sentence of six months or fine of $200, sentence suspended upon payment of $25 within next 30 days. Sam James, larceny of bicycle, ver? dict of guilty and sentence of two years at Lexington reformatory. Jim Ross, receiving stolen goods, tried and found guilty, sentence of one month or fine of $100. S. J. Wilmer, white, was found guilty of larceny and given two years and six months. Success Burrows, colored, tried on the same charge was given three years, upon verdict of guilty. Marion Mack, housebroaklng and larceny, tried and jury was out at time court recessed for dinner. Loring Huggins, abduction, now on trial. * mils returned by grand jury: Richard Preston, assault and bat? tery with intent to kill, no bill. Allein Jane, disposing of property under Hen, no bill. John Barrineau, obtaining goods by raise pretense, true bill. ^rem The ally Item, Feb. 10. The case of Willto Johnson, col? ored, charged with the murder of Elolse Johnson, his wife, was taken up in sessions court this morning and resulted in the direction of a verdict of not guilty by the court upon the completion of Its case by the State, the solicitor offering no objection to the motion of the defendants to direct the verdict for acquittal. Johnson was alleged to have knocked his wife down and beat her, causing internal injuries from which she died, but there was not sufficient evidence to prove this contention. The case of Loring Huggins, charged with the abduction of Kathleen Skin? ner, a young girl about 14 years of age, occupied all of Wednesday after? noon, and went to tho jury this morn? ing shortly after court convened. The jury was still out when court recessed for dinner. Huggins, an overseer on Mrs. Skinner's place, was charged with having persuaded tho girl to go away with him, although he knew that she was too young to marry without her mother's consent. Marion Mack, housebreaking and larceny, tried and found not guilty. Robert Barnes, assault and battery with* intent to kill and carrying con? cealed weapons, plead guilty to charge of aggravated assault and bat? tery, sentenced to serve nine months or to pay fine of $150, sentence sus? pended during good behavior, as he had given warning to jailor of at? tempt of prisoners to break jail. Bradford Farmer, obtaining goods by false pretenses, continued. Bradford Farmer, disposing of property under lien, continued. Bradford Farmer, resisting an of? ficer, < inued. 8ara vluldrow, violation of dispen la v continued. Thompson, disposing of ; ; pcrtj under lien, continued. I*, n ilarrlneau, obtaining goods by i vi e w tenses, continued. El Gibson, violation of dlspen v . continued. n Hampton, obtaining goods b\ pretenses, continued. Nc rro Killed by Lightning, i ______ D r the storm Wednesday after ,,. negro at Tlverton, Mr. Ay .rm, few miles below Wedge h killed by a stroke of lightn h struck the houso in which iis brother were resting out of m. Both were knocked un . s, but one of them was back to life, while tho other . \ i ? killed. The negro was a f about 18 years, tho son of WUUamsi SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING. BUILDING CODE ADOPTED AT SESSION LAST NIGHT. Fire Limbs are Extended und Present Fire District is Made Closed District in Which Only Non-combustible Materials may he Used in Building? Code Complies with Keeent Act and Sumter May Derive Share of In? surance Fund. At a special meeting of council last night which lasted until a con? siderable while after midnight a building code similar to that recom? mended by State Insurance Commis? sioner McMaster was adopted, and under the provisions of the act Sum? ter may come in tor a share of in? surance money tor the aid of the lire department. The fire limits were also extended and the present fire limits were made a closed district in which only non-combustible materials may be used in building. The code suggested by Commission? er McMaster Is one similar to that which has been in use in North Caro? lina for the past ten years and been found to be effective. The vital points of the new code adopted by council are the necessity for permits for building, quarterly inspections in the fire limits and at least one inspection each year of the whole town. There are also requirements for buildings, such as thickness of walls, founda? tions, joists, flues and chimneys, exits from moving picture shows and other public buildings, storage of ashes, oily rags and explosives. At the council meeting last night Messrs. E. H. Lynam, city electrician, J. W. McKiever, A. J. Ard, J. M. Har? by, Engineer W. L. Lee and Lieut. P. P. Finn of the fire department were present in an advisory capacity. The code suggested by Commissioner Mc? Master was gone over thoroughly and with a number of additions and changes was adopted. By its adoption Sumter is in line to receive a part of the proceeds from the Insurance fund for towns which comply with the law in this respect The present fire limits were extend? ed to cover in a general way the city, north to Calhoun street; east to the Darlington branch of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, south to the Atlantic Coast Line rairoad and treat to Council and Church streets. The present fire limits are made a closed district. They are bounded, north by Canal street, east by Harvin street, south by Bartlette street and west by Sumtes street. In the closed district only non-combustible materials may be used in the erection of buildings and roofs; while frame buildings may be erected in the fire limits outside of the closed district, but must have non combustible roofs. Marriage License Record. A license to marry has been granted to W. R. Jenkinson, Pinewood, and Miss Nora Ardis, Sumter. A colored couple securing a license was Henry Davis and Queen Robinson, Lynch burg. A thunderstorm, accompanied by hail and a terrific rain, such as occur? red Wednesday afternoon, is seldom seen in mid-winter. Geo. H. Hurst, f rMipt AttentlMi to Dai m NlfHCeitt; AT r. 0. Crakj Old Star*, N. ?ela Phones STJm%i n > n m m i n m 11 n n i n m m n u i m rrrrrrrr 11: i m 111 m 111 n i n m n t: i m m m n n m n 11 m i.i m To The Farmers Of Sumter County We have made arrangements to ship mixed carloads of Acid Phosphate, Cotton Seed Meal and Nitrate of Soda out of Charleston, and are in a po? sition to make you very low prices for cash, as long as our stock lasts. Respectfully, HARBY & Co., Inc. COTTON AND FERTILIZERS SUMTER, S. C. gmiuiimtmnuwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiHiiiiMt MMMMM?mm."".'."""".'.mininmm* DOES MY BANK Welcome Small Depositors? The People's Rank Is always glad to see here the small de? positor. Young men?married people?working men and women? indeed all who are seeking to better themselves?everyone who desires to be connected with a safe, strong Bank finds a hearty welcome here. Careful attention to the needs of small depositors is found here. A strong Bank for small depositors as well as for large. THE PEOPLES BANK. 4 Per Cent, on Savings Accounts BttniiinHififtttf"itt>i>l"Mt,"","""""""M"""1."""".mmnmitTTdy The National Bank of South Carolina The Bank with the Big Clock. The Bank with the Big Capital, and Surplus. Correct Time and Correct Methods Resources $905,000.00 We want 1000 new accounts during the year 1916. Let yours be among them. C. 6. ROWLAND, G. L. WARREN, P' es. Cash V.