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Hon. T. Q. McLeod of Bishop vlllc ffii a visitor to the city Friday. Messrs. Jim Reemee and Jesse Gll 1? of Roan bort were In town Friday. IIIsa Lou Richardson of Georgetown at visiting her sister, Mrs. M. H. Mra Lee of Denver. Colo., la visiting her daughter, lira. H. P. Moses. Mrs. J. I* Wldeman, of Greenwood, as visiting Mrs, W. B. Thayer. Mise Irma Causley, of Chester. Is vmpl?g her parents In the city. Mrs. O. W. Moseley. of Camden. Is visiting her eon, Mr. O. O. Moseley on Chttrch street sir. aad Mrs. Sparrow, of Camden, Ig vmtting Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Mose? ley oa Church Streit Kerr has gone to Beaufort to ipt a position as stenographer. Mrs. B. H. Moses has returned from Maeon, Ga>, after a pleasant visit to h lends She was accompanied home by Mise Oodld who will be her guest rar. sometime. judge and Mrs. Joseph A. McCul? lough of Greenville spent the week esie> In the city as the guests of Mr. J. C Cromwell, who acted ae beet man far Mr. McCullough at bis wedding, whleh took place a few' weeks ago In Baltimore. Mr. McCullough is a i her of the legislature from Hie county and he and his wife ever to Burnt er Saturday night, the adjournment of-the general returning this morning to ihm? where the former resumes Mrs. T. W. Watson, of Loutsburg, ft. C ss spending some time in the esty, staying with Mra R. J. Bland. Mr. aad Mrs. Watson were residente of Snag tor for several months about three years ago and the many friends which MVA Watson made at that time will he glad to eee her again. Mia Wat sen Is a sister of Mr. Wilson Green of tip* city. itta Abe Rytionborg left yesterday few Savannah to visit relatives and P. W. F. Buyck. a prominent law? yer. of St Matthews, spent the day in Annoaacod ? Of mach local interest is the an it wh|ch waii 'made on df thll engage Jessie Moiie and Mr A. crtr- the an aj the horned V?n|lne, whe.e a number of guests were It vHed for the eismm The weddin,? will take peace on April II. Both Mlm Molec and Mr. Msrimon are well known in Sumter aad their marriage will be an event of unusual social Interest. -? Louise Sanders and Dr. Matthew Singleton Moor? of Charles toa were married Wednesday at high by the Rev, Father Kennedy of church at the home of the *s sister and brother. Mr. and Mra, B. A. Jenkins. The living room h the ceremony was perform decorated in ferns and white carnation* and the dining room, where a delightful dinner was served after the ceremony was In red carna? tlor.o. the color scheme carried out la salad* and Ices. The bride's only attendant was her sister, Mi^s Flor? ence Sanders, dressed In green crepe and carrying an armful of pink car? nations. The bride was n blue crepe de chine aad carried *r*)e roses. Dr. Moore was attended by his brother. Dr. Henry Moore of Orangeburg, and hie steter, Miss Sara Moore, played the wedding march. Only the im? mediate famltlee were present. Screvea Moore and Mise Sarah Moore of Charleston, father and sister of the brldgeroom; Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Sanders, the brlde'e parents: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Sanders, brother and sis? ter of the bride; Mrs. E. A. Edwards. Mra R. M. Jsmes and Mra Arthur Scarborough of Burnt er, he aunt and cousin of the bride, anc M. Deveux Moore of Sumter, a cousin of the biidgesjroom. made up the party. Mrs. Moore will be welcomed by many frier.us in Charleston, w iere she has lived nearly all of her lit e and where ehe has recently completed a course of training at the Baker sanitorlum. Dr. Moore Is a successful young physician of Charleston. They left after the wedding over the Atlantic Coast Line railrot a for a trip to Jacksonville via Savannah.?The Sun? day State. Mole KUh-d by Wagon Slteft Friday afternoon a mule belonging to a negro Pringle, who llvee on Mr. S. A. Harvln's place wait killed when the big gray horse of TDonnsll A Company delivery wsgon ran away and ths shaft of ths wagon ran into the side of the mule, penetrating the entire body- The accident took place in the lot back of O'Donnell A Com? pany's old store and th?? mule was hilled almost Instantly. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES. Oragnliallon Working for Marketing Faculties for Grain, Pork, and Reef. Secretary II card on said today tbat now that a roller flour mill la assured for Sumter, that the Chamber of Com? merce Is dolnt' its best to Induce some one to establish a cold storage plant for keeping fresh meats and a live? stock market to purchase hogs and cattle "on the foot" for shipment in order to encourage the farmers to go more extensively Into the livestock business. Unfortunately for Sumter county there have not been sufficient hogs and cattle raised so far to warrant the establishment of a cold storage plant or a regular cattle market In Sum? ter. while there Is at the same time more dressed pork and beef offered than the local consumers are pre? pared to buy. Regarding the markets for grain lo? cal grain dealers contend in some in? stances, that they have taken all of the tats offered at market prices, but that in some instances the oats are not offered in merchantable shape, and deliveries, after contracts are made, are delayed by the local pro? ducers. Othets say they have to have oats and corn shipped to* them from distant markets because they can't get enough Sumter county or South Caro? lina grown grain. When a Sumter dealer contraots to take so many hundred bushels of oats or other grain from a farmer it is necessary thai, the grain be delivered In the time specified, and that it be sacked according to custom weights and regulations, and thai the, grain be clean according to custom re? quirements. Local dealers can not pay local pro? ducers more lor grain than , they can nave grain delivered at their places of business simply because local grain dealers have to compete with , other cities and towns oft standard market quotations. The fact ths.t corn, oats, wheat, ot other produce is "home raised" cnts very little ice In the sale of the goods by the local dualer. When a saw mift man or other customer wants a hun? dred bushels of oats he gets prices oh grades and prompt delivery. Notwith? standing 4he face that there is much to be said on both sides of the local I market, situation, nevertheless it is irus that the farmers are not going into** the grain, hog and cattle busi? ness'extensivst y as they ought until t hey are assured of local storing and marketing facilities that will buy ar of the surplus gram, hogs, and cattle sat profitable litlses to the producers. Th? Idea of encouraging farmers to prepare for U,o cotton boll weevil by raising thousands of hogs and beef cattle advances the practical rather than the theoretical side of the ques? tion, and the practical view of the problem Is thai there will have to be produced by Sumter county farmers hundreds of times more grain, hogs, and cattle than the local consumption will take, before this country can be? gin to get ready for the cotton boll weevlL Admitting, for sake of argument, that the local consumption of pork and beef, and of oats, corn, and wheat Is sufficient to buy all that may be of? fered, at present of these home raised or grown commercial commodities, it has to be admitted that the present home product; on of these commercial commodities is a mere bagatele.com pared with what Is necessary in the shape of livestock and grains to put these agricultural sections in shape to meet the baleful influences of the boll weevil. The local business men are afraid, on one hand to put money in local marketing facilities to any greater ex? tent on the uncertainty ot permanent diversification, while on the other hand the farmers contend that it doesn't pay them to raise hogs and cattle beyond their domoatlc needs because ot the uncertainty of markets and of the low prices offered in Sum But the farmers are rather slow on some things themselves. For instance Sumter county could have had a sys? tem of teachlni - g culture in the rural schools , ?y Clemson Col? lege, had ther^ oeen b Hie lent interest manifested by a sufficient number of rural schools in this county. The fact that the Clemson agents sent here to see if flvs rural schools In this coun? ty would furnish a few acres of land for demonstration purposes, were not met with that interest and ready-*re sponse necessary caused the govern? ment agents to recommend Darling? ton county for the first experimental j teaching of agriculture In the rural schools. The Sumter County Board of Edu? cation, Local Farm Demonstrator J. F. Williams, and the secretary of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce wen', with the government agents to the five rural schools to Interview the trusteed. But procrastination, the thief ?>' time, caused Sumter county to lose out. When the word came to Sumter that the school district "hanging fire" had decided to shoot, the bargain had MASONS HAVE BIG MEETING GRAND LODGE OFFICERS EXEM? PLIFY MASTER'S DEGREE. Large Attendance of Local Masons and Pleasant Session Is Held? Boufle Supper Served and Social Session During Recess From Rusi A number of members of tho Grand Lodge of Masons were in attendance upon the meeting of Claremont Lodge Thursday night and the occasion proved one of the most interesting and pleasant in Masonic circles which has occurred here in many years. Be? ginning with a business session which was recessed for a social hour, the meeting ended up with the exemplifi? cation of the master's degree and de? lightful talks by the prominent Ma? sonic visitors. Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M., was called to meet at 6.30 o'clock, at which time the regular routine of bus? iness was taken up and executed. At 8 a recess was taken in order that the hundred or more local Masons might have an opportunity of meeting the visiting members of the Grand Lodge and becoming acquainted with them. At this time also a bouffe lunch was charmingly served by Mrs. J. G. R. Wilder, Mrs. U W. McLemore and Mrs Alice Lowry, who were highly complimented by all on the excellence of the service and the grace with which, they executed their voluntary task. After a pleasant social meeting at the close of the lunch, the session was again resumed and the members of the Grand Lodge exemplified the Master's Degree. Several appropriate talks were made by the visiting OiUcers, who spoke on subjects of general interest in Masonic circles and whose remarks were found instructive and entertain? ing. Among the visiting Masons who hold prominent ofnees were: Most Worshipful Master R. A. Cooper, Lau rens*, Most Worshipful Past Grand Master J, U Michle, Darlington; Right Worshipful Deputy ' Grand Master Wannamaker, , of Orange burg; Right Worshipful Grand - Senior Warden Giles, Granlte ville; Right Worshipful District Depu? ty Grand Master Wallace, Camden. Hj CRIMINAL COURT ADJOURNS. Criminal Court adjourned. sine die' Friday afternoon at the close of. the trial of Rachel Potts, all of the cases j on the docket having been disposed of. In fact there wore fewer delays, es? pecially In regard to securing witness? es for the grand Jury and to testify* in court, than at any time in several years and this fact tended to hasten the progress of the court's work. Friday afternoon the jury in the case of Kachel Potts, charged with the murder of Marlon Nelson, returned a4 verdict of guilty of manslaughter with, recommendation to mercy and Judge DeVore sentenced the prisoner to* two years service in jail. Rachel Potts, it was alleged, shot Nelson,, while he was asleep in bed. She claim? ed that he was shot while she was at? tempting to take the pistol from him, after he had threatened her. MINSTREL. Wedding In H?gh Life! Oswogo, Feb. 15?The Ethiopians will hold high festival on Friday even? ing, February 18th, at 8 o'clock, when "Miss" Walter McCoy, the beautiful, popular and accomplished belle . of Oswego, will be given in marriage to Mr. T. C. Cauthen, one of the most en? terprising, progressive, attractive and talkative young business men of the community. It is rumored that this will be the event of the season. At great expense and with great difficulty, the friends of the bride have succeeded In securing tho ser? vices of, the Consolidated Band for the evening. All white friends are invited. You will be sorry if you miss it. Refresh? ments will be served after the cere? mony. Admission, 26 and 10c. Every one come and see the knot well tied. ?? .. i, mi , j.iJL .... .- ?"???.'??)-?'-lll..Jf^ been hinded over to Darlington coun? ty's rural schools. Notwithstanding every effort pos? sible put forth by Clemson College, Demonstrator Williams, and the local commercial organization to induce Sumter county farmers to organize a cream route, nevertheless there is not \ yet enough cream offered for ship? ment to warr nt the employment of one man two hours a day, twice a week to collect and ship the cream. But there are gratifying Indications on all sides of tho extension of the hog and cattle industries, increasing of grain acreage, and increasing the poultry business. It will call for con? stant work and education and organ? ization .coupled up with ample and convenient local marketing nnd dis? tributing facilities to get this county prepared for the cotton boll weevil. The business men mi t look after tho business end of these unsolved prob? lems. URGES 110 FOB BUSINESS. WILSON SPEAKS BEFORE , TJ. S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. President Points to Need for Action by Americans if Commerce is Not to Suffer. Washington, Feb. 10.?President Wilson told the Chamber of Com? merce of the United States tonight that America needed a real scientific tariff board and he thought it was go? ing to get it; that it needed a real merchant marine and that it was ab? solutely necessary some beginning should be made at once; and that had it not been for the effectiveness of the federal reserve law as a business preparedness measure there was no telling what commercial . disaster would have overwhelmed the United States with the present war. Of the prospect for keeping the country at peace, he said that while no immediate international crisis faced the nation, "we are merely holding trouble at arm's length." The president's references to tariff board and the merchant marine were greeted with tumultuous applause by members of the chamber and their friends at a dinner closing the organi? zation's annual convention. His ref? erence to his Western tour also evok? ed a demonstration. "I am not afraid," he said, "of the slow verdict of history with regard to the neutrality of the United States and I believe we are justified in exer? cising every degree of patience in making clear what our position is and how sincerely we are determined not to allow this quarrel to become ours in part, but we are merely holding the trouble at arm's length and trying to keep our judgment cool. All the rest of the /world is hot and it may be that the flames will extend to us." The president assailed the tardiness of American business men in the past to broaden their commercial vision beyond the boundaries of this coup try. The war, he said, had "thrust America into the economic leadership of the world" despite this. THE SILENT KNIGHT. The Overland Sales Company, of which Mr. Will J. Shaw Is manager, now have on a hand a complete stock of Overland cars, Including Model $'fT., the Willys-Knight, the mod? erate priced car with the famous,Si? lent Knight motor?the finest, most Powerful and most economically op? erated type of auto motor yet design? ed. The Willys-Knight that Mr. Shaw la now demonstrating is tiie flrat Knight-motored car ever shown in Sumier and it is attracting considera? ble attention from motorists. The engine is not only practically noise? less at all speeds, but. it has the flex? ibility, power and ease of control that has been the goal of all motor de? signers. The car Is equipped with Dixie Magneto, the invention of Mr. C. T. Mason, and is said to be proof against ignition troubles. Until the Willys-Knight was produced by the Overland Company only the highest priced cars had Knight motors and a moderate priced car with this engine is still the sensation and wonder of tho automobile world. The Overland Sales Co. will occupy the new garage on West Liberty street next week, and Mr. Shaw will be glad to make engagements for a demonstration of the Willys-Knight or any other of the Overland cars he has in stock. Death of C. O. McCaskill. Camden, Feb. 11.?After an illness of only a few weeks C. O. McCaskill, a well known citizen of the Mt. Zlon section died at his home at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning. He was a com? paratively young man, being only 34 years of age, and is survived by his wife and six small children. The fu? neral and interment was at Marshall's church Thursday. Mr. McCaskill was a son of the late F. T. McCaskill and is survived by his mother, Mrs. M. E. H. Outlaw, and the following brothers, W. F. McCaskill, William McCaskill and James McCaskill, Luck now; Vance McCaskill of Florida; Daniel McCas? kill, Easuover; and one sister, Mrs. Nancy Smith, Lueknow. He also leaves a large number of other rela? tives throughout the country. Chicken Thieves at Work. Saturday night Mr. Henry Spann had the misfortune to be visited by a chicken thief or thieves, who took away nine of his chickens, leaving only three for the owner. Again on Sunday night the chicken thieves made a raid on Mr. A. W. Bradford's fowl house and secured a number of fowls. So far no clues have been discovered leading up to tho arrest of the person or persons committing tho depredations. The Public Health Department of the South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs have issued a very in? teresting pamphlet concerning Health Day, which is to be observed in tiie public schools on March 3rd. ENDORSES CHAMBER OF COM MERGE. Mr. Sam E. Miller Make? Cash Do? nation of Organization and Praises its Work. Mr. S. E. Miller, manager of the I Rex and Lyric Theatres, one of the most enthusiastic and active mem? bers of the Sumter Chamber of Com? merce has decided to show his faith in the commercial organization by his actions. He has approached the Chamber of Commerce with the fol? lowing very kind words, and better still with a very substantial cash do? nation to show he means business. Mr. Miller writes this letter to the Sumter Daily Item: "I am donating right now the sum of $25.00 as a special contribution to the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, because I consider this organization the most important enterprise in this city or county. I make this contri? bution in hope that there will be others to follow and do the same thing. I am practically a stranger In Sumter, but I know that the success of my business depends upon the prosperity of the people of the agri? cultural districts just as all other bus? iness establishments in Sumter get their support from the farmer. I have traveled around this world a great deal, and I have never yet seen a progressive city or town, that Is, one with any degree of permanent prosperity, that was not backed up by a prosperous, Intelligent, and physi? cally strong agricultural back ground, and an active Chamber of Commerce. The Sumter Chamber of Com? merce, has, in my opinion accom? plished more for this city and its people and for Sumter county than any other factor of commercial or* so? cial endeavor. I feel a delicacy, as a newcomer to Sumter, in taking the lead to give this commercial organization a special boost, but as the booster organization of the county, I feel that some busi? ness man in Sumter should have suf? ficient interest and local pride in his city and its commercial organization to come to the front to keep it from decaying for want of financial support and cooperation. "The business men of Sumter should get together and do something right away to finance this valuable and important organization. "I have noticed since I have been in Sumter, that every public move? ment of a commercial, agricultural, educational, nature such as the or? ganisation of ehterpises, agricultural associations, diversification of crops, enouraglng the grain and livestock industries, the girls' canning and the boys' corn, and the women's domestic science clubs, establishment ot tho to? bacco growing and tobacco marketing, and the running of trade drawing, buy at home, and other trade getting excursions, and in fact so far as I can remember, every movement, even in some instances the movements for re? ligious and moral uplift, civic and sanitary improvements, etc., have either originated in or have had the Chamber of Commerce as the central advertising and get together bureau of activity behind them. "Even the people of the rural dis? tricts have looked to the Chamber of Commerce as their leader in many movements. "I am now hunting for the very best picture that money can secure to be featured in my theatre as a special benefit to the Chamber of Commerce at an early date. "I take the liberty of saying that I believe every organization In Sumter county, and even Sumter's churches and Y. M. C. A. should band them? selves together with every business and professional man and woman, and every wage earner to help swell the receipts from this benefit. Per? sonally I will ask only the actual ex? penses of the production. The Cham? ber of Commerce has been used by every organization in Sumter city and county, even religious organizations, the officers and the office equipment and publicity department of tho j commercial organization have been placed at the disposal of every or? ganization and utilized in most in? stances by them. I consider the Chamber of Com? merce of this city the central organ? ization of tho entire county of Sumter, in which we can all meet on common ground regardless of religious or po? litical opinions, it is the public forum from which any man, woman, or or? ganization may start and have started many public movements for our gen? eral welfare. "To allow the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, the friend of every other organization In this city and county, to die for lack of financial support and cooperation will be In my opinion a reflection on the ^intelligence and bus? iness acumen of Sumter county's bus? iness and professional men ami wo? men, and an act of ingratitude on the part of those other organizations sup? ported largely by contributions from the patriotic and public-spirited mem? bers of this commercial organization. "I believe that the men and wo? men, boys and girls of the rural dis? tricts will help tho Sumter Chamber of Commerce, and the citizens of Sumter ought to be willing to do this without the asking. "Behind every other thing for cial, physical, moral, educational, and spiritual uplift, we must admit is the business end of every propo? sition. We must have business man? agement in every thing and in every movement. "If Sumter is going to allow com? mercial cooperation and business get? ting to stagnate all other interest! must and will suffer. "Let us all bury the hatchet of dis? cord, differences of opinion, petty spites and political prejudice and get together on common ground in tho Sumter Chamber of Commerce for a Greater and Better Sumter and Sum? ter County. Sam E. Miller." i - - $ IN CRIMINAL COURT. Mistrial in Huggins Case?Rachel Potts Being Tried for Third Time for Murder. From The Daily Item, Feb. 11. Thursday afternoon a mistrial was ordered in the case of Loring Hug gins, charged with abduction. The jury had been out nearly all day and had failed to reach a decision upon a verdict. This morning the case of Rachel Potts, charged with the murder of Marion Nelson in December, 191*3, was taken up. This is the third trial Of the case, a new trial having been granted in the first instance, when a verdict of guilty of manslaughter was returned, and a mistrial having re? sulted in the second trial. Messrs.. A. S. Harby and R. O. Purdy, Jr., who were appointed by the court to con? duct the case for the defendant on the first trial, are conducting the case for the defense and Mr. Geo. D. Levy for the State. ' A motion to suspend judgment in the case against Jim Robs for receiv? ing stolen goods was planted and the case remanded to the magistrate's court for trial. Charlie Davis, malicious mischief; continued. Tom Scale, appeal from recorder's court, sustained and recorder's decW ion reversed and case remanded for new trial. - - j-r BLACK RIVER ALARMED. ?-? Salem Black River, Feb. 13.?There is a mad dog scare In the neighbor? hood. One fa mily lost a fine dog. re? cently and another Is sick on a nearby place?a fine collie that is high/ prized. It was reported tftat a pet dog that wan bitten by a mad dog b;. November bit a negtp chtKf yesterday. Another leport is that a mad dog wont down the Black River road last week. The high price of fertilizer is caus? ing farmers to turn .to the woods lot3 for litters It has been 15 or 20 years since there was Buch a general use of pine straw and woods rakinga More land is broken than ever bo fore and the oat crop is fine. The most advanced field of oats that is to be seen anywhere is on the new Shiloh road. It is showing brown spots from the Heissan fly or the green, oat louse that the warm weather in January favored. Tobacco beds in the Pudding Swamp section are fine with plants up to a thick stand. The size of the beds indicates a good acreage of the weed. _ * SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Cor rooted Dally by Ernest Field, loa Buyer. Good Middling 11 7-8. Strict Middling 11 5-8. Middling 11 3-8. Strict Low Middling 10 7-8. Low Middling 10 3-8. Staple cotton IS to 16c, RHEUMATISM IS TORTURE. As Many a Sumter Reader Knows Only Too Well. Many pains that pass as rheumatism are really due to weak kidneys?to the failure of the kidneys to drive off uric acid thoroughly. When you suf? fer achy, bad joints, backache, too, dlzzines and some unrinary disturb? ances, get Doan's Kidney Pills, the medicine that is publicly recommend? ed by over 160,000 people in many dif? ferent lands. Doan's Kidney Pills help weak kidneys to drive out uric acid, which is often the cav.se of the backache, rheumatism and lumbago. Sumter people have lean ed their worth. Read this Sumter resident's experience. J. A. Whlttemore. 14 Harby Ave., Sumter. says: "My kidneys were ba l ly disordered and my back ached. I also suffered from rheumatic pains in my limbs. The kidney secretions passed freely, too. Friends recom? mended Doan's Kidney Pills and I got some at Hearon's Pharmacy. They did me a world of good. Price 50c, ai. all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same thst Mr. Whlttemore had. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. || Got