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Bfel&atbtoii ^WgS^ge^B^^ ^^flflBSSjdSjd^ gCSd gattS^day ^wfkTtmfJ?mmfm rx?fPAjnr. |)lt, April T.?Mra M, stvaat dltd at tba home of ^. B. Bvaas, la tba Wtraman Oaraadon county. Thurs Marth It. she. was > yaarsj of aga and had / W'taa? .health for tat of har Wfi) March 11, whan aha foil aar* rlsjht arm. She was V? tapMty recovering from ^^^^^^i?' M^re. mrnrn ihm ******* ?Us^Spna Brans, who ^NLw^Ll ^g* ?0V^Q^tT all tds\6 C?Oa%^^A^a*" Tal larataaar?, Va., la 1M4. MMi? jfr ?? **+ J- a Mv'o'^*'^'^^ wl^ssjt aha T * klPil V. D. gtaJtfe, of ;gsjfW a. x mwm* a Maytmiut, of Manning; of Church, la tba ^Ooa4aa?^at Tat dhfrducte^ by har ,W. Workman, at Batui ill 1 morning. M. tv ?pni iw, after an illussa it ten days. 'as aurvrtaa of his wtfs and aW cnltdren, a|so four brother* and fear fitters* W. H; Hodgs Of Sumter, * sWlM T.'sVlfcta* dt.thOal; J. K. Ms die, of Mrs. P. B BJtgi*jy, Mipj Mrs. JeesU aaa%*t* MaMri ?4. TladaL and a Who ara very his aaaspactad. was 4T roars of a** aad far mar. a good aad Was liked by all who The taaaral services were hold at Baptist ohurch, of which was a pratalaent member, oa Frl? at 11 o'clock a. a., aad werol by |Uv. M. J. Ktaer. After' services ho was burled by Hol? lywood Camp No. It, W. O. W., la list eharch cemetery. The aateeadhila races hare will be held oa Friday. April tl. instead of April Sfndi as originally the change of date having tc matt the requests of and clerks, who stated that taty woald Wht to attend the rated, bat would at unable to do so, * taty wart held on Saturday. Mr. flaaw tatreftrt decided on the change aad hat made arrangements to have tat taaage of data advertised. Already at nat received notice from several wel> katwn facers from oth? er adiata statins) their Intention to totat dad eontttt far tht arise mon ty. Tatrs are several local men who espte\ to enter the race and plenty of aktittmeht seams asaurd to racing fand. Girl ta Play. Rock Hill Herald. Three of the students of Winthrop College. Misses Mary Haynsworth, Oenevieve Boy4, and Grace Buster preatatsd a delightful play called. "Star Spangled Banner." Miss Boyd at Bisse was charming. Miss Hayns? worth aa Tony irresistible, and Miss Batter made a handsome and capti? ve ting Colonel. One of the children voiced tht sentiments of all when ehe said the only fault of the play was that It was too short. MweaOrer Electrocuted. Bellfont f.. Pa.. April 10.?Mike Louisa was electrocuted today at the penitentiary for a murder In Scliuyl klftl county. COMPANY HAS BIG PROJECTS. Brooker Interest* Wooid Incorporate HoiiiufiiBt Concern With Capi? talisation) of $100,000. Columbia, April 11.?Subscription books ars to bo opsnod Tuesday by the Grand Central Land and Truck company of Columbia, wMch is to be capitalised at 0100,000. The incor porators are Norton W. Bookker, Norton W. Brooker, Jr., and A. Ful? ler Brooker. Looking to consolidation of Lexing? ton and Rich land counties. N. W. Brooker, Sr., says the Interests of the corporation are to be distributed generally over the entire area. The development of the publio highway system, which Is a part of the general scheme. Is to extend beyond the bor? ders of this territory. One object Is the opening of the old State road between Columbia and Charleston, which portion It amid to be Impassable three or four months of the year. Other roads to be developed are that leading from Camden toward Char? leston and the old Revolutionary highway between Sumter and Colum? bia. The company contemplates bridg? ing the Congaree Into Cayce. Span? ning the Wateree la also part of the proponed programme, which contem plateXlsB*y years of effort to achieve. Tlnvgenn;which the promoters re exrd'?W oC^trlef import Is the de? velopment of a marketing system in Columbia for truck grown In the sur? rounding territory.' The establish? ment of a markst exchange in Co? lumbia, as a distributing point for Lexington and Riehland county vege? tables la to be undertaken immedi? ately. 1 tiRAgrro FATE WITH MANNING. Negro Who Killed Johnston Merchant WBl Die Friday Unless Governor Interferes. i Colombia. April 11.?The fate of Joe jsrunt, the Edgefleld county ne? gro, ^*dbe wb#. convicted recently on thoafsjgtpe of murder and sentenced to sx^eaesArecuteci to with Gov. Man nhtsV ewBii iijsja representing Grant appeared" before the State N>erd of pardons last week and asked that the death sentence be commuted to a life term. The pardon board has f led Its report with Gov. Manning, but no announcement has been made as to Whether clemency was recommended. It the govsrnor does not Interfere. Great will bs electrocuted April 14? Hts Attorneys will net appeal to the supreme court " f^r a new trial. H Is mid. Grant "killed a wall known mer? chant at Johnston in 1006. He escap? ed to Pennsylvania and made a ion* fight against extradition. He Is now In the death house at the Bute prls son. Read what the Sumter Dry Goods Co. has to say about a new consign As? pretty Master dresses.?Advt ???T't,-, ? Licensee to marry have been grant? ed the following colored couples: Tim Baltard and Hattie Pierson, Sumter; Lucius Sparks, Tin dal. and Lou 1311a Haails, Sumter; William Moors and Eva Thomas, Sumter; Ervin RidgUl and Anna Sumter, Sumter; Joe Rear don and Janle Edwards, Alcolu. Read what the Sumter Dry Goods Co. has to say about a new consign? ment of pretty Easter dresses.?Advt. GOVERNOR TO GO INTO CAMP. Columbia. April \.?Gov. Manning rill attend the reunion of the Con? federate Veterans in Rock Hill on the Uta and 20th of this month and will camp with the old soldiers. The governor today signed the bill prissen1 at the recent session of the general assembly providing for the State board of health to make the Wasser man test free. Dm Mammoth Yellow Soja Bean promisee to bo one of the most profitable crope for southern farm? ers everywhere. Makes a large) yield of beans, which are readily salable for oil-producing and food Bases, In addition to its use for :e, soil-Improving and stock ng. Splendidly adapted to our southern soils nod climate. The New 100-Day Velvet Bean the quickest growing of Velvet Beans, promise to supercede Cow Peas very largely as a soil-Improv? ing, forage and grazing crop throughout the South. Cheaper to seed per acre than cow peas. Write for prices and "VVood'i Crop Special" giving full it formation in regard to Sola an Wkjm Bonne, Cow Pane, Millet, fWI Cernt, Sorghums, Sudan ?to. Malledfree. T.W.WOOD 6 SONS, SEEDSMEN, - Richmond, Vt. ROYAL BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pur? No Alum?No Phosphate WILSON FULLY DECIDED. Will Break Diplomatic Relations With Germany if Absolu te Pledge is Not Given. Washington, April 8..?President Wilson has fully decided that Ger? many must give an absolute pledge that attacks on unarmed neutral and belligerent vessels will immediately cease and show that pledge will be observed, or diplomatic negotiations will be broken off. This action may be taken at the cabinet meeting next Tuesday. War is not contemplated, but the United States simply will take the position that it cannot maintain relations with a country which has violated its pledges. SPAIN MAY JOIN ALLIES. Madiid, April 8.?Spanish Minister of Finance Costa has gone to Paris to attend a conference of the Allies on economic affairs. This is the first intimation that Spain will join the Al? lies. GERMANS RENEW ATTACKS. Parin, April 8.?The Germans are again attacking the French on both sides o f the Meuse. The official state? ment admits that the Germans made, progreits south of Havcourt but their attacks against the slopes of Vaux, wer? repulsed. I NIGHT AIR BATTLE. Reme, April 8.?A night battle In the air above the Isonso front haa re? sulted in a victory for the Italians. The* fight occurred in the glare of searchlights and star bombs. Two of the seven attacking Austrian aero? plane* were brought down by the Italian airmen. The others fled. __ Ttiree British Ships Sunk. London, April 8.?The British liner Chantala has been submarined. The steamers Braunton and Clyde were sunk by mines. The crews of the latter two were saved. There is no mention of Chantala** cre.w. . _ INVESTIGATE COTTON EX? CHANGE. Washington, April 7.?Representa? tive Heflin of Alabama today intro? duced a resolution in the house ask? ing for complete and thorough inves? tigation of the New York cotton ex? change, where, he said, he was con? vinced that a "conspiracy exists and has existed for some time to hold down the price of cotton." The reso? lution was prepared after Mr. Heflin had consulted Attorney General Greg? ory. Representative Heflin introduced a similar resolution several months ago. That introduced today was presented as a substitute and was agreed on by the committee of the cotton growing States, recently formed here by South? ern representatives to secure investi? gation of what were termed "bear raids" on the exchange. The commit? tee was organized February 26 and petitioned the attorney general to be? gin an inquiry into the alleged efforts to depress Cotton prices. The depart? ment of justice has been conducting such an investigation but has not yet announced what action If any will be taken. . The Heflin resolution would pro? vide for the appointment by the com? mittee, on foreign and domestic com? merce of a committee to sit during congress or during recess at such Places as found necessary. It would give the committee power to summon witnesses, require the production of such documents as desired, and em? ploy counsel to conduct the examina? tions. Testimony will be under oath. .. The preamble of the resolution re? cites that in the monthly report of the department of agriculture for De? cember, 1915, the cotton crop of th country was estimated to be tb smallest for a number of years but that nevertheless a sharp fall in prices followed publication of the report when the contrary would have been expected "in the absence of any arti? ficial interference with the operation of the normal jaws of trade." JONES-HEIDT. Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Jones to Wed Charleston Man. Of Interest here is the announce? ment of the approaching1 marriage of Miss Lucy Marie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Jones, to Mr. Carl Heidt of Charleston on Wednesday after? noon, AprU 19th, at the home of the bride's parents near Tindal. Little Progress in Railroad Case. Very little progress has been made in the railroad case which has been Koin>, on ever since last Wednesday, the suit of Andrews against the Coast Line and Southern Railroads. Today the Southern raliroad was putting up its witnesses, a feature of the case being the evident efforts of the two roads' to switch the responsibility for the wreck on each other. BEAUTIFUL EASTER DRESSES = AT = v 1 The Sumter Dry Goods Co. This morning's Express brought us between Thirty and Forty Pretty Taffeta and Crepe DeChine Dresses which embrace the most popular shades of Blues, Old Rose. Wistaria, Green, Silver, Cham? pagne, Black and White. Sizes from 16 to 42. Your choice of the prettiest at $10.85 and $14.65. Don't delay if one is wanted for Easter. rnilllllll".""".".'.?www.MM. AUTO RACES Will Be Held At The Race Track On FRIDAY, APRIL 21 (Note Change of Date From Saturday, April 22) $250.00 Given Away in Prizes The Public is Assured of Fast and Exciting Contests. Races Begin at 3 P. M. Sharp Admission: Adults, $1.00. Children Under Fourteen, 50c. Race Track is reached by going out East Calhoun Street FOLLOW THE CROWD