The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 18, 1916, Image 6
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Mr?. R. a Strohecker of Charleston
Ii visiting Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Spann.
Reo. fV Be Orter of MnyesvlUe was
a visitor In the city Tuesday.
Mr. J. J. Shaw ef St Charles was
ha the city Tuesday.
Mr. Willie Wllles of Columbia was
la tho.cftty on business Tuesday.
Msw>eejd Mrs. Joel Davis, of Con?
sort, infra visitors to Burster Tuesday.
Dai 4W. M. Derby, of Florence, tn
Spector under the Harrison drug act,
was la the city today.
Miss Marie Mercules. of St. Louis,
Mow at the attractive guest of Mrs.
J. B. Chihhrle oat Bartletto Street.
M%fUU %% PmTrOi ot Plagah. was In
the etty on Wednesday.
The many fatea ?? of Mrs. D, H.
will be eorry to learn she
confined to her room for a
eatened with pneumonia.
Ma, XL V. Koala, of Rombert, was
n ddUt to Bumter Tuesday.
Mr. and Mm. J. P. Blond and Mrs.
Kin*, ot Mayeevllle. were In the city
Mr.' and* Mrs. 8. 8. Richardson and
Mine Ft a sees Moore, of Mannin?, au
tomohtiod up tfom Manning to Sum
tor Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. sod Mrs. Julius Schwerin, Jr..
Si 9dw\h MagnoMa f*met, are enter
raining Mm Mm II Snueett. Mm
HcAMt* 'Bamham Bertoday. Miss
Ohioyi^bvLanei'. their cousins from
MwV'Hrk eta*, who am on an extend
mStrfp* through the Jouth. The guests
ot Mr. and Mm. Schwerte wttj leave
la a irr days with Mm* CTMagaa of
Chsstmdona wl em they wtU remain
hW'^sm* Men. Tmhavtllo. Miss
S^Ums.a oms'fr^s?**' ^
MooVfJuVfngfterneon for a short stay
taHnirW'
Isiar hna mturnad to|
alter,a visit to Ilm W.
und Bmily Bultmsn,
love been visiting ml
H? JawMfa*! wo r
Tea. m *. suansa of Mannvule,
woo iaHMfUr on business today.
K. Sondern o|
sty la town.
of Dalaai* who woo!
the htti
tef a nne oaMo belonging to Mr.
?parka, been use1 the animal woe
to hove been effected with
mote* The animal had been acting
?fosaaolj' far several days and Mr.
Mam wait warned to hoop the dog
aput up and dm have It snclsesa la a
hat It broke through the win
#w aad got out. Mr. - aparks was
ally persuaded that the animal was
id aad dOBfjssnua and gore his eon*
it to ham ft haHod. Bsvemi days
tfrfom thh> however. It had bitten
BJm ?f}4*fesv a ttttm gwl and Mr. Hare,
ass Irsing on the same place with
II aaasduv Tap hood was tent to
lumbte and the report from them
the animal was Infected
Ith mates. All ef those bitten am
Sing Use rant far treatment.
?SOW HORUCB COMING.
Mr. William Collins, of the firm of
I T. Collins f* Boii. North Middle*
wn, ?>.. breedeni and trainers of
liie heroes, will arrive In Bum tor next
Jvok with a ffMatat d of saddle and
rases honsao, whir* he wiM offer for
sjtlo to those wanting flue horses for
1 urn or show purposes. Mr.
11 ins attended Urn Kumt er Horse
Jhow. last fall with a string ef horses
ad was the winner of a number of
rises. He la well knows throughout
tfie middle west among horsemen and
Is highly esteemed as a home show
Judge** Ho recently served as one of
a committee of three to umpire the
students? home Judging contest at
the University of Missouri, his asso?
ciate* ostfur the professors of animal
husbandry of two ef the leading col?
leges of the middle west. A home
purchased from Mr. Collins has back
of It hlo persons I g>4?rai.t*<>.
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Fare on Bang la Street.
Fire Wednesday sftemooa destroy?
ed a small frame bulldiaii oa Dingle
street used by J. R Weatharly as a
storehouse for cottonseed hulls, cot?
ton seed meal and hay. a consider?
able quantity of which was In the
building at the time. Adjacent prop
arty of the Atlantic Coast Uns was
endangered for a time by the blase,
but the Are was extinguished before
the other buildings were more than
badly scorched.
Mr. Weatherly stated that he had
Insurance on the stuff In the build
lar The building was the property
of the Molse estate and was also In
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aaas?mmm - ?? i
A license to marry has been grant
jaJtrto M. J. Morris. Bumter. and Miss
Ksllle '>?teen, Tlndal.
PRELntXNARY WAIVED.
Oege Agnen* GUbem Will go to Cir?
cuit Court.
The preliminary In the case of the
tfttftte agalnat Mrs. Sussana Gilbert,
Miss Estelle Gilbert. Miss Ruby Oil
bort. Ellis Gilbert, Lawton Gilbert and
Rawton Gilbert of the Liberty Hill
section of Lee county who are charg?
ed with assault and battery of a high
and aggravated nature In making an
assault on Miss Emily Broadway of
Pi.xviiie, teacher In the Liberty Hill
I
school, was waived Monday morning
in the magistrate's court at Blshop
vMe and will be taken Into the cir?
cuit court for trial at the next term.
Monday morning several automo?
biles from ? Paxvllle and vicinity and
a ?arge number of others from that
section pesssd through 8umter on the
way to Blshopvllle to attend the pre?
liminary, later returning when the
preliminary was waived. Hiss Broad?
way was principal of the. school and
was set upon and beaten for expelling
one of the Gilbert girls. The people
of Paxvllle were much lneensed at
the treatment accorded Miss Broad?
way.
11 AVK NARROW ESCAPE FROM
FIRE.
4. W. Mints of PaxTlllc loses Resi?
dence and Stahles by tiro.
Mr. J. W Mima of Paxvllle and
several of hie children and grand?
children, according to reports receiv?
ed here, had a narrow escape from
death early Tuesday moral ag when
Mr. Mi mV residence was burned with
his itables and other buildings adja?
cent to hie home. The family were
asleep at the time and were awaken?
ed only a short time before the roof
gave way and felt in. Nothing was
saved from the residence, the mem?
bers of the family having no time
even to snatch up their clothing and
take it out with them when they were
awakened.
It la reported that Mr. Mima had
ao insurance on his house and other
buildings and the lees Is a heavy one
to him, probably amounting to sever?
al thousand doUara
Death of Lew R. Hbyt.
From The Daily Item, March 15.
Law R. Hoyt, a son of Mr. Harry A
Hoyt of this city, died this morning
at about 10 o'clock at the home of
her male, Mr. W. M. Graham, after
an ilhrese of? eevoral months, aged
about 11 yeara.
Re Is survived by his wife and two
children, besides his father.
Mr. Hoyt was a, graduate of Clotty
son College end for a number of years
has been In the employ of the Sea?
board Air Line Railroad company at
Jacksonville. Fla., where he was as?
sistant engineer of the Southern Di?
vision ef the road.
The funeral services will be held
et If o'clock Thursday from Ute resi?
dence of Mr, W. M. Graham, 223
Church street
GOING TO TRAINING CAMP.
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Twenty-seven Young Men of Slate
Enroll.
Columbia. March 12.?Twenty-seven
young men from South Carolina have
enrolled for the civilian training
camp at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., for the
month of April. This camp, known
as the Southern Military Training
Camp, will be conducted by officers
of the United States army and is for
the purpose of training civilians for
army service. It is Bimiliar to the
camp which was conducted last year
at Plattsburg, X. Y.
The South Carolina committee,
which Is working up enrolment of
young men from this State, is compos?
ed of ona member from each county.
Edwin W. Robertson, of Columbia, Is
general chairman, and Charlton
Wright, of Columbia, secretary.
Young men from this State who de?
sire to attend the training camp are
notified to see the executive commit
teemen from their county or write
to the chairman or secretary at Co?
lumbia and all information will be
promptly furnished them.
The first period at the training
camp will be from April 3 to 30, the
second period In May, the third In
June and the camp for college stu?
dents will be conducted during July.
Rcwaitl of $100 for Tippers.
Spartanburg, March 14.?A reward
of $100 for each conviction under the
untl-tlpplng law Is one feature of a
program for the vigorous enforce?
ment of this statute now being pre?
pared by the traveling men's organ?
isations of South Carolina.
Announcement of some of the dc
falls of the plan was mado at the reg?
ular weekly meeting of Spartan
Council. United Commercial Travel
era. The traveling men throughout
the State, it was declared at the meet?
ing, are determined that this law
a hail be enforced, and money la now
being raised by the traveling mon's
organisations to employ special offi?
cers under a plan to pay a reward of
1100 for oach conviction'.
JU06E CLUBS MM.
COURT DIRECTS VERDICT OF
ACQUITTAL FOR WARDEN.
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Former Prison Official's Course Before
Dicdling Described as Stauding: by
Pledges to Prisoners.
White Plains, X. S., March 15.?
Thomas Mott Osborne, prison reform?
er, Harvard graduate, twice mayor of
Auburn, N. Y., and former warden of
Sing Sing, was acquitted on the charge
of perjury by direction of Justice
Tompkins to a Jury in the supreme
court here today.
Justice Tompkins, in a long opinion,
held that Dr. Rudolh Dledllng, a
State prison commissioner, was with?
out authority under the State prison
law when he Investigated, singlehand
ed, Osborne's administration of Sing
Sing. It was before Dr. Diedllng that
Osborne last October committed the
alleged perjury by swearing, as charg?
ed, that he wa.s without knowledge of
certain cases of immorality.
Justice Tompkins held there was no
perjury committed by Osborne inas?
much as the warden had the right
to keep inviolate the pledges given
convicts who had confessed their Im?
morality to him.
To make out the crime of perjury,
the court held, It must appear that
false testimony was knowingly and^
wilfully given by Osborne under oath.
"The Jury would not be justified in
finding a wilful Intent or purpose on
the part of the defendant," he said.
"His refusal to answer and his evasive
replies were to keep good the promise
he had made to the men when they
confessed to him their offenses and
received their punishment under prU
on management, namely, that they
would not be subject to further pun?
ishment therefor and that he would
go to jail rather then betray their
confidence."
Justice Tompkins held further flat
"there can be no perjury unless the
proceeding In which the testimony is
given is authorized by law. There in
no proof here that Dr. Diedllng was
authorised by law to conduct , this in?
vestigation or administer an oath."
When Justice Tompkins had ren?
dered his opinion and discharged the
Jury, George Cordon Battle, Os?
borne's chief counsel, moved that the
jury be kept in its seats and that the
trial be begun immediately, on an?
other indictment pending against
Osborne charging neglect of duty and
Immorality. District Attorney Weeks
said he was not prepared to proceed j
with tht trial, and the court held tills?
dlsputo >vas not a question for him to
decide and dihmissed the Juiy.
heawcod May be Future Fertilizer.
Because of the shortage df potash,
due to the European conflict, chemists
of the United States are turning their
attention to the production of other
fertilisers for use in the South. One
of the sources of supply is kelp or
seaweed, as It Is commonly called.
Practically an .inexhaustible supply
of kelp Is to be found In the Pacific
Ocean off the coasts of California,
Oregon and Washington. This kelp Is
high in potash and makes an ideal
fertilizer. Millions of tons of kelp
grow annualy In the Pacific Ocean.
It can be transported to the South
for between $5 and $8 a ton.
Death.
Henry Morris died at the homo of
his son-in-law, G. W. Hatfield, near
Borden on Tuesday, aged 83 years.
The funeral was held at Xew Hope
church at 12 o'clock Wednesday. Mr.
Morris was a Confederate veteran,
having served in Capt. P. P. Galllard's
company. Hagood's Brigade.
MANNING TO FLORIDA.
Columbia, March 16.?Gov. Man?
ning leaves Columbia this morning
for some point in Florida for a short
vacation. He will return to Colum?
bia early next week. This will be the
governor's first vacation since entering
office.
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POPLAR LOGS
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Will pay market prices
for good logs delivered
our Mill. Call or write us.
Phone No. 679
Penn-Sumter Lumber Co.
Sumter, S. C.
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Geo He Hurst,
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Pranst Attention te Oar ??
NI|M.C*llt.
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Phones Rjift,
VISIT RURAL/ SCHOOLS.
Purpose of Visitors is Organization
of Community?Home Demonstra?
tion, Pig and Corn Clubs.
The patrons of the rural schools of
Sumter county, as well as the teach- j
ers, pupils, and trustees, being visited j
by representatives of Ciemson and
"Winthrop colleges, the County Board |
of Education, and the Chamber of
Commerce of Sumter, are giving the|
officials a cordial and enthusiastic
Welcome.
Last week nine rural schools were
visited as follows: Concord, Graham, I
Lawrence, Bethel, Ingram, Provi?
dence, Wells, Oswego, and Baker.
On last Monday the schools of Rem
bert and Hagood were visited, and on
Tuesday of this week the campaigners j
visited Woods Mill, Norwood and Lone !
Oak schools. j
Miss Mary Lernmon, Home Demon- j
stration Agent, Local Farm Demon?
strator J. Frank Williams, County Su?
perintendent of Education, J. H.
Haynsworth, and E. I. Reardon, man?
aging secretary of the Sumter Cham
I ber of Commerce, constitute the party
of visitors. These organization and
government agents are holding meet?
ings of the patrons of rural schools
and the boys and girls for the pur?
pose of organizing boys' pig and corn
clubs, domestic science and canning
i
and poultry clubs among the women
and girls, and trying to interest the
mefi folks in increasing the amount
of grain, cattle, hogs, poultry, truck,
fruit, hay, etc. and in cooperative
md intelligent marketing of farm
products. District Demonstration
Agent C. A. McFadden accompanied
the party two days last week.
A splendid and cordial spirit of
cooperation has been shown by the
people of the rural districts. The
visitors have been royally entertain?
ed by sumptuous dinners and lunch?
es, and other evidences of well
known Sumter county hospitality.
Owing to the State Teachers' Asso?
ciation meeting in Columbia this week
the meetings have been called off un?
til next week. ?
The schedule of meetings for next
week are as follows ?
Tuesday, March 21st.
Sb^loh School?9 or 9:30 to 11 a. m.
Pleasant Grove School?11:30 to 1
Trinity School?1:15 or 1:30 to 2:30
.p: m. t .
Thursday, March 23.
'''Bossard School?9 to 10:30 a. m.
;Fraier School?11 a. m. to 12:30 p,
WijJ sv. . ? ?;<; .... . h
Du Boso School?1 to 2.30 p. m.
Friday, March 24.
Stateburg School?9 to 10.30 a. m.
Argyle School?11 a. m. to 12.30 p.
Wedgefleld School?1 to 2:30 p. m.
Preparation for the coming of the
Mexican cotton boll weevil, living and
buying at home, community fairs,
consolidation of rural schools, better
and more sanitary school houses, hy?
giene, beautifying, and economy in
the homes with a view of making the
country more attractive for the boys
and girls arc also discussed by the
several visitors.
Orangeburg is endeavoring to in?
duce the railroads that enter the
town to build a union station.
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FRENCH LINIER ATTACKED.
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Submarine Tries to Sink rnarmed
Passenger Vessel. |
New York, March 1ft.?-The French
liner Patria, from Mediteranean ports
was fired on without warning by a
submarine off the coast of Tunis. The,
torpedo passed twenty feet astern. Thi
ship carried a thousand passengers,'
including twenty Americans and wag
)U mir med. The attack was reported
to the State department ;
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Official Washington Disturbed. \
Washington, March 16.??Officials
received the news of the attack on
the Patria with gravity. An investl*-'
gation has been ordered. ^
DOES MY BANK
Welcome Small Depositors?
The People's Bank 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 Hank 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, or Savings Accounts
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It w ? . jam* -* g -
timber, Lime, Cement,
BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY
AND FEED OF ALL KINDS.
BOOTH & McLEOD,
Successor* to Booth Shuler Lumber & Supply Co.
Gee. Epperson*e Old Stavftd Opp. Court Hc^ee
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The Bailey=Lebby Company j;
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Machinery, Mill and Plumbing Supplies, \
AUTOMOBILE TIRES ANO ACCESSORIES.
AGENTS FOR
ZSb&SJi? CELEBRATED G. & J. TIRES.
CHARLESTON, S. C. f
JUST ARRIVED
The New Spring School Dresses
and Boys' Wash Suits
At Unmatchable Prices
They were bought before the ad
vance in price of Gingham, Percale,
Ripolett. Madras and other mater?
ial of which they are made, which
enables us to sell them much cheap?
er than if bought now.
A visit from you tomorrow will convince you that they are
at unmatchable prices, which we cannot duplicate.
DRESSES 50c, $1.00 and $1.50
BOYS' SUITS 50c, $1.00 and $1.50
McCollum Bros
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