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REMOVAL NOTICE OF THE Sumter Railway & Mill Supply Co 1 ? f t*V ' ? ? . . ? We have Decided to Remove Our Business to me Store at the Southwest Believing that the new location will be more advantageous both to our patrons and ourselves. We take this opportunity to thank the public for past favors and to solicit a continuation of its present and future patronage* assuring it of a Full Stock of MACHINERY and MILL SUPPLIES from which to meet all demands. . /.. ? * U ? > * ? , ? -. > ' ......... ._.t? ? SUMTER RAILWAY & MILL SUPPLY CO. <*rr Brt'HKmvs' worn. of ties Clrlo CJtf Notsj? li boo boon oor ovotom for a num? ber of years to jajbtiift an annual re port of tbo Ctvtd fcoanua Nurao work to the poe^o^BuMflr. hod ao I take pleasure, throng* the kindness of The Item, la dottta*1 fort> ths followln? that fon who hare so generously up* bejd the Work, backing It both nnan ofta?y and morally, may see how It has boon ?OnducUd It Is certainly to tho orodtt of tho people of BumUr that durine tho trying times follow lag tho doelaratlon of war In Europe, thoro was not only no susponston of this work but an Increase In tho sal? ary paid tho nurssw Tho atte Lenne beUsvss that tho City Nurse la a great moral force as well as a teacher of sanitation aad hotter living. The best charity Is found in preventive measures. While she ts eartas; for tho sick she Is teach? ing tho well how to keep well. She is elevating tho mind by giving it a sound body to dwell In. she is increas? ing tn? earning capacity of a class by Increasing Its physical condition on which depends so mueh mental and moral efficiency. Below you will see a report of the nurse's visits and at? tention in case* Of sickness, but this does not inoluds the welfare visits a da> Tkdts of encouragement, advice, cheer aad help. Ia this way she keeps up with former patients, follows up the instruction given In meetings of the Mother's Club, hslps keep the children Well, notices weak conditions aad prevents Illness setting in. An? other year wo shall print the exact number of such visits. There are about fifty families on her regular visiting list. She also exercises supervision over school attendance on the part of her young charges and when ehe hears a pupil has been absent without cause tho parent has to "explain why" im? mediately to her. Through her office, many have been supplied with school cloths* and overt hoes. She reports among' "her families" now no chil? dren out of school wad should bo In except three boya One of those is twelve, ho has never attended school long enough to learn even to read and write. He works, but the family, though of the poorest, claims it does not receive hie earnings. School, nurse aad friends have tried but can? not prevail on him to attend. The two others are thirteen and fourteen; they have had very little schooling, bat their fa ml His art dependent on |hca aad so M 14 remedy hag otter cd t.teee youngsters havo to face life with this terrible handicap. In ail charity work one idea must be k?ipt to the front: don't pauperise; tench independence; improve condi? tions that individuals might Improve themselves. This the Civio League ClalRUi emphatically It has ever striven to do* that Ite nurse has had it for a chief care and has been wonderful ly successful. Ons family a few years ago was in a desperate condi? tion* the father drank, the children were ragged and ill fsd. The nurse kept an sys on them, but gave only when It was necessary to keep the children from starvation. The condi? tion ?f the family was not spread abroad, and the man was mads to realise that the ' household was de? pendent on him. He gradually pull? ed together. Today he works regul?r? ly and supports hie family and yearly Improvement is seen in the condition of his children. The report of the Civic League Nurse for the year, Miss Antonia Gibson, ehowo the following totals: Total number of patients.11Z Tuberculosis patients (included In above). 12 Total number of visits.2,711 Visits to tuberculosis patients (Included in above.. ..... ?*> ?.388 Sent to hospitals. 15 Died. U Births. . 30 Remaining under treatment...? 10 You will note a decrease in the number of patients from former years, which we may take aa showing an In? crease In the good health of the population. The number of visits, 2, 711. Is greater than ever. Each year the nurse systematizes her own meth? ods to a greater extent and accom? plishes more. Eleven deaths Is less than 6 1-2 per cent of the number of patients. Let us examine in .o these deaths In thla one year only two were bibles: one had whooping cough and colitis; the other was brought to town 111 and the nurse knew nothing of Its presence urtll the Illness was In ths last stages When Anally called In, she found the milk for the baby was net bslng kept on ice. There were four deaths among those past middle age: one from cancer, one from heart trouble, two from kidney trouble; one death was an obstetrical case; tie remaining four were negroes, one from typhoid and three from tu? berculosis. Ths report of the birth of thirty babies, all of whom are living and thriving Is gratifying. Only 13 tuberculosis cases were re? ported luring the rear? but the num ber Of visits paid them eho?vs tney received constant attention. The anti-, tuberculosis association has furnish? ed nourishment and tuberculin for these cases. Tuberculosis in Sumter has no doubt decreased sinoe the be* ginning of this work, eight years ago, but there are more cases in town than reported. They are hard to locate. Negroes will not let it be known until the presence of the disease can not he any longer concealed. So many, both black and white feeling medical at? tention can not help will not go to doctor* at all. When cases are taken In hand in time, the results have been good. One child after receiving prop? er attention and nourishment for two years seems to have recovered entire? ly. One case, to which the public gave freely," has been well for nearly a year and at work supporting his wlfs and child. A family In which a case was recently contracted has mov? ed Into the country, has been persuad? ed to keep a cow, and has been fur? nished with eputum cups and liber? al instructions as to precautions to keep the disease from spreading. There was an unfortunate amount of typhoid last summer, 8 cases re? ported in all. The cause for all of these was not known; three in one family came from lack of precaution on the part of neighbors and two cases were negroes. On the whole there hae been less sickness than usual. There has been a decided decrease in pneumonia cases, due no doubt to the extreme care given the small children in the city schools during bad weather. Colitis is on the decrease. Compared with its prevalence in better homes, there has been little grippe among the patients of the city nurse. The close supervision of the nurse and in? struction given in Mothers' Club meet? ings from thie seem to be taking ef? fect and lessons in ventilation and sanitation to do some good. There is Improvement noted in the diet for the child, but unfortunately none what? ever in the diet for the adult who continues to eat food Improperly pre? pared. Some children who need nourishment are being furnished milk at school at our expense. During the year the death of the adopted mother, one of our cares, left two children without a home. The Bible class of the Trinity Methodist church keeps the girl at the Epworth orphanage, paying $5.00 per month for her and at Christmas sent her clothing and toys. The boy has been provided for by certain members of the Presbyterian church who keep him in a mountain school nnd clothe him, The nurse continues to have her of? fice in the basement <?f the Court House and to keep hours from five to six in the afternoon. Supplies of all kinds?baby carriages, bedding, cloth ing, etc., are received there when con? tributed and are dispensed where needed. The committee has decided to al? low the nurse as much as needed of $5.00 a month for hack fare as it was not alwaye possible to use her bicycle. In August it became necessary to raise the nurse'8 salary from $75 to $100 a month. The city fathers recogniz? ing the invaluable service Miss Gib? son was doing as city nurse, appro? priated $25 per month towards her salary, making it possible for the League to meet the raise. I regret that it is not possible to publish the splendid list of contribu? tors to the support of the nurse work, but as very nearly 200 individuals, or? ganizations and church societies have given in the year from twenty-five cents up it would be an imposition on i the Item to ask it. Our income from February 1, 1915, I to February 1, 1916, has been derived I as follows: Paid services of Nurse.$ 95.70 From Sumter County.. 120.00 From Sumter City August through January. 150.00 Interest. f.15 Foremen of Juries ($1 each) 8.00 Remainder from Bob Jones Fund. 20.44 Friedman Co. of New York, proceeds from bale of cot? tons .i. 4.82 [Contributed by individuals and societies. 982.00 Total receipts.$1387.11 Expenditures. [Salary Nurse, Feb.-July. $75 a month.. ?+?? ?#??$ 450.60 [Salary Nurse, Aug.-Jan., $100 a month.i. 600.00 Hack fare. 8.00 Commission to Collector. 30.03 Medical supplies... 16.14 Milk for school children.. .. 14.10 Sundries. 67.60 Total expenditures.$1185.87 Balance.$ 201.24 "Sudrles" Includes only ice, fuel, [groceries, infants' and children's cloth? ing, sheets, milk, eggs, hack to con? vey patient to hospital, repairs on a baby carriage. Expenses are kept down in every way possible; even the upkeep of the Nurse's bicycle costs nothing as that is a gift on the part of the shop that repairs it. In September, Mr. Henry ^. Harby presented to City Council the sum of $ 3,000, the interest on which was to be given the Civic League to use in charity. The sum was immediately invested through the Sumter Trust Company, but none of this amount will be available for use by the League until a year's time, September, 1916. The Civic League thanks all who have assisted in any way and earn? estly begs that the public will con? tinue its cooperation as generously as in the past. Respectfully submitted to the peo? ple of Sumter, Armida Moses, Secretary and Treasurer of Nurse Committee of Civic League of Sum? ter. Other members of the Committee: Mrs. R. S. Hood, Chairman, Mrs. H. C. Haynsworth, Mrs. John T. Green, Mrs. R. D. Graham. Feb. 24, 1916. > CHAUTAUQUA PLEASES MA YES VILLE. Gone After Successful Stay?Farmers Preparing for Spring Planting Shortage in Cbtton Receipts?Per? sonal. Mayesvllle, Feb. 24.?The recent chautauqua held here was a great success in every way. The attractions furnished by the Radcliffe bureau of Washington were all high-class and instructive and were attended by good audiences. It is hoped to arrange for another chautauqua here again next season and to make it a permanent amusement feature. Dr. Rader, the director, preached a splendid sermon in the Presbyterian church on Sunday and this service was one of the fea? tures of the course. The farmers are all busy getting ready for the spring planting and most of the farms have been broken up and put in general condition for the crops. Very little fertilizer has been hauled as yet and from all re? ports, the supply will be exceedingly small in this section, only the large planters having bought any so far. The lieners will probably have to do without any at all in most cases. There will probably be about the same acreage planted in cotton as last year and the same large acreage In grains. Wheat will no doubt be giv? en more attention this year than last. The tobacco acreage will be consider? ably less from all reports as most of the, planters lost heavily on this crop [last year, and witii the prospect* ot i low prices H-ralo thla season, the farmers are inclined to pal, the land in something more profitable. Rev. J. P. Marion of the Sumter Presbyterian church preached twa impressive sermons here on Tuesday and Friday nights of last week, filling the pulpit during the preparatory ser? vices before communion at the Pres? byterian church. According to the public cotton weigher, B. C. Chandler, there were only 5,149 bales of cotton weighed during the season just closed. This shows the shortage in the crop adja? cent to this market due to cut in acreage and poor yield. The receipt? were ordinarily over 8,000 bales. Most of the staple has been marketed here? abouts but occasionally a few bales are brought to market. Mrs. E. W. Mayes is visiting friends in Manning this week. Miss Sadie Mayes visited Miss Jean* nette Thomas at Wedgefleld several days this week. Mr. nr. c. Mayes, who has been' confined to a hospital in Richmond for several months on account of injuries received while in the employ of the railway, is at home again and is going about, much to the delight of his many friends. Miss Lula Galllard, of Manning, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. B. S. Crawford, returned home this morning. J. R. Mayes, Jr., of the Southern Express service between Baltimore and Charleston, spent the week-end at home with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mayes. Miss Elma Mayes, who Is teaching at Stateburg, spent the past week at home. Miss Kathryn Miller, of Augusta, Is visiting her aunt, Mrs. .W. W. Gard? ner. * * drijjgi <4i J. Denemark and T. I* Kahn kav# gone north on business'trips. j g\*J BURTON CASTS HAT INTO RING. Former ?hio senator's Name Filed for Primaries. Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 23.?Theo? dore E. Burton, former United States senator from Ohio, today officially be? came a candidate for the Republican nomination for president. Three declarations of candidates for dele? gates at large to the Republican na? tional convention filed with the secre? tary of State were accompanied by formal statements, signed by Mr. Bur? ton, giving permission for use of his name In connection with the preal [denUai nomination, ^