The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 05, 1916, Image 4
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hnmkWMBSQ COMPANY
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Peels on Pnbbc Borna,
The Horn? !3snk and Trust Co. has
Jest placed mile potts all over the
?tasty, at least, every road leading to
The to signs are very ex pen?
tad should bo preserved at a
of Information to the traveling
There le e Bute law against
signs on public roads, and
one easght tampering with these
will bo punished by law. All
are aberjlutely correct, being
with a Stewart speedometer,
sali te he rate of toe test made.?
Great Interest, is being manifested In
the meeting of the Wesley Bible Claas
ledeseUen at Sumter, beginning Mon?
day night, July Ird and ending Wed
morning. Jury Ith. A strong
has been prepared and a
targe attendance to expected, The
Clarendon Method tot churches will
probably be li rge'.y represented as
there ere a number of live Bible 1
tjaeess In the county. The parade
gdth hnndede cf Bible eiset mem
hart In Uns wi i be a big thing and
4 near thing for thto section.?Man
Oege hi Lee
end Vindicator.
Trie com crop in f ?e county bids
fair to hn the hex . we have ha.l in
veers. Id fact With thj a*ood season
tie are now having the old corn is
?Ante and laid b> in the cleanest and
Attest condition we havs ever seen,
*>htf* the cotton crop to tagged look?
ing on account of dtffsrsnt ages. Tst
there ere tome large notes of fine cot?
ton between here and Dalsen. On
Mosers. T. M. Muldrow, H. M. and
? a Woodward, Oeo. M. and W. A.
Stuckey and U. W. Rembert's places,
tags can get e good view of early and
late wests. Thn sarly Is mors than
high and the late from S to ?
hath and Mr. A. B. Baskln
lO seres of early that Is very
bot the largest and best look
cotton to near Herrtott'e Cross
on the farms of Messrs. Wll
and Sun Burrows and Mr.
Woald Make Excellent Sanely.
Baptist Court et*.
* Superintendent J. K. Breedin. of the
Anti-Saloon Leal rue Columbia, could
he hem for supply work in our chIren?
es; end a mere aeceptable substitute
for the paster our ehuroehee would
have dlfnculty in finding. The morn?
ing service would be devoted to the
general themes and work of ths king?
dom; but he would give the evening
hour to tempere nee work in South
Carolina. And our churches want to
hear of this work. Mr. Breedin, we
believe, doss not take collections at
thsss services. If a pastor or church
should want to use this occasion for
so good s purpos* thsre Is no rule of
the league forbidding it. But we sty
what wt do that It mey be under?
stood that the collection is not what
he to after. Superintendent Breedin
would give your people a good day
whether you are present or absent.
Corps Ready for Action.
Washington, June 30.?Although
ins United States Marine Corps has
no reserve, hundreds of former mem?
bers have volunteered for service In
the old corps In cese of emergency.
It was announced at Marine Corps
headquarters today.
The Marine corpe forms the first
Uns of the notional mobile defense,
gad the volunteer* are likely to get
quick action In case of war, as the
marines are usually "first In" when
acte a I hostilities commence.
About 4,000 of the less than 10,000
"soldiers of the sea" are now actively
auppresslng revolution and restoring
order In Haytl and Hanto Domingo.
The new asphal: streets are an al
most Irreulstlble Inducement to r?ck
lese driving by autoists?but the po
See are on the lookout and a few ar
may tend to alleviate the speed
seven recruits ks listed.
Recruiting Officers Hope to Have
More Next Week.
From The Dally Item, July 1.
8even more men have enlisted and
are being JesteV here awaiting orders
from Capt. Brown for them to be sent
to Columbia. The men are: Richard
R. Broadway, Paxvllle; Friendly R.
Geddings, Paxvllle; EoJ'e T. Byrd,
Plnewood; Louis T. DesChamps,
Pine wood; James W. Weeks, Pine
wood; Henry W. Lee, Manning; James
E. Herlot, Oewego. A number , of
other names have been secured and
Sergenats Morris and Carr expect to
cure several more additional names
today. The men are remaining at
home on orders from Capt. Brown.
A meeting waa held at Manning last
night to discuss the feasibility of rais?
ing a military company at that place,
but the attendance was small and
nothing towards raising the company
waa done. Another meeting will be
held Monday night, when the matter
will be further discussed. If a com?
pany ie not formed there, the local
I recruiting con pany expect to secure
a number of men from that place.
storm BOSS MUCH DAMAGE.
Heavy Rate la AeeompaiUed by Fierce
Wind, and Some Hall in Places.
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From The Daily Item, July 1.
A wind and rein storm swept the
northern part of the county Friday af?
ternoon between ? and 5 o'clock, do?
ing a treat deal of damage to corn
and other crops, In some places the
roofs were blown from barns and
houses and trees were uprooted. There
was some hall In places and lightning
was terrific. The downpour waa the
heaviest which haa been experienced
In the county this year. .
The storm came from the northeast,
leemingly, and corn was blown down
lat ex hnpken. off in its path. Cotton
ves axach damaged and tobacco waa
Htrbjmed or torn to shreds. Other
isrops euffered In like proportion. On
Mr. Hy L. Scarborough's place at
laocky Bluff, part of one ot the barns
'vae unroofed and the grain crop in
It was soaked. Mr. J. H Hlnson had
part of his barn torn off and hie to?
bacco crop was ruined. On the edge
of the city Dr. N. G. Oeteen, Jr., had
one of the chimneys of hla residence
blown down on the roof, which gave
way under ... A number of oak
treea were blown down and in his ap
tile orchard trc*s were blown down-or |
broken off.
There were a great meny who euf?
fered from the storm, the greatest
damage of course being to the crops
and fruit treea
Death.
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On Thursday, June 2 2d, Mre.
Margaret Shaw, widow of the late
A. L, Shaw, died at the home of her
son, Mr. McCoy Shaw, at Mayeavllle,
after a long illness, aged 78 years.
The funeral services and Interment
were held at Mayeavllle Presbyterian
ehureh.
The deceased la survived by the
following sons and daughters, Dr. H.
U fmxm. Fountain Inn; Robert Shaw,
Texas; Mrs. Jennie Simpson, Texas;
Mrs. Charles Plowden, St. Charles;
Mrs. Lana Stuckey, Mayeavllle; Mr.
McCoy Shaw, Mayeavllle.
No. CM will cure Chills and Fever.
It la the moat speedy remedy we
know.?Advt
*A bad taste In the mouth comes
from a disordered stomach, and back
of that usually a torpid liver. A con?
dition which Invitee disease. Heroine
is the remedy needed. It corrects the
stomach and makea the liver active
and regular. Price 60c. Sold by
Slbert'a Drug Store.?Advt.
SUMTER cot3pon MARKET.
Corrected Daily hy Ernest Field, Cot?
ton Bayer.
Good Middling 12: 1-8.
Strict Middling 12 7-3.
Middling 12 5-8.
Strict Low Middling 12 1-8.
Low Middling 11 6-8.
mcW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Yeet'djt
Open High Low Ctoee Cloet
Jan.. . 13.48 .49 .09 .15 .43
Mch . . 13.83 .83 .29 .33 .81
May . . 13.7? .77 .48 .47 .76
July . . 13.0? .07 12.73 .76 13.02
Oct. . . 13.22 .27 12.87 .91 13.20
Dec . . 13.40 .46 .05 .09 .38
Aureas- 35.994,000 Condition 81.1.
TTfcen you feel lasy, out of sorts
und.dfawn a good deal In the daytime,
>< ti nan charge It to a torpid liver
which hae allowed the system to get
full of impurities. Hcrblne cures all
disorders produced by an Inactive
liver. It strengthens that organ,
cieanses the bowels and puts the sys?
tem In good healthy condition. Price
60c. Sold by Slbert's Drug Store.?
Advt.
BIGHT CONVICTS ESCAPE.
Got Away From State Farm Friday
Night and Being Hunted Today.
From The Dally Item, July 1.
Sight convicts made their escape
from the State farm Friday night and
today officials from that place came
through here hunting for them. All
.of the escaped convicts were negroes,
It was stated, but their names w??re
not learned by the officers here. The
officers of the sheriff's office and ru?
ral policemen were notified of their
escape and were assisting in the hunt
today. The bloodhounds were secured
from Shiloh and used in the search.
It was stated that it was thought that
the men were in hiding above Dal?
sen somewhere, but this was merely
a report.
The following are the men who
escaped from the State farm hat
night:
Geo. Murray, mullato, dooping head
and shoulders; mean looking; G feet,
9 inches; 35 years.
Tim Matthews, black; 5 feet, 6
inches; slight mustache; 30-35 years.
Henry Martin, tall straight; dark
blown; clean shaved; 5 feet, 10 inches.
21*22 years.
Alvin Stevens; stout; coal black, 5
feet 7 or 8 inches.
Edward Fr?set*; coal black; thick
lips; flat footed; rough looking; 5 feet
9~ inches.
Primus Me Adams; 60 years old;
slight grey mustache; white heard few
days old; black negro, 5 feet, 6 or 7
inches.
Robert Knight; coal black; slim
faced; 5 feet 11 Inches.
Henry Simmons, 5 feet 8 inches;
black;, mean looking; gold tooth in
front;:30 to 40 years.
Mule And buggy, plow gears on
mule. '
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Second Week Jurors.
The. following jurors have been
drawn' for the second week of court
whtch?convenes in this city July 10th:
F. Pv Bradford,
R. n). Baker,
R. C. Williams,
N. a Geddings,
Robert Muldrow,
v Blending Ardls,
M. H. Flaum,
Warren Benenhaley,
W. C. Folk,
W. jf. McCoy.
Marion Dorn,
l?. j, Bradham,
c. F. Jenkins,
J. H. Yates,
c. B Hay,
R B Tay.lor,
W. A. Shuler, ,
E. W. Witherspoon,
Ford Levi,
R. E. Atkinson,
J. W. Odom,
Richard Richardson,
W. J. Spencer,
R. J. Mayes, Jr.
H. L. Witherspoon,
A. P. Vinson,
L. C. Bryan,
S. H. Bostlck,
M. W. Shelley,
P. M. Parrott,
R. K. Wilder,
A. G. Brown,
U B. Duliant, Jr.
J. C. Cooper,
C. B. Sanders,
Eugene St.nsill.
Campaign Meetings In Dee County.
Bishop vi lie Leader and Vindicator.
The Democratic Executive Commit?
tee of Lee County met in the Court
House June 26, 1916, with 12 mem?
bers present at the opening, W. I*.
Parrott In the chair. J. A. Rhame
was requested to act as secretary.
First matter considered was the as?
sessment of candidates, and the fol?
lowing schedule was adopted:
Clerk of Court, $50.
Sheriff, (40.
Representatives, $25.
Supervisor, $40.
Supt. of Education, $30.
Coroner, $10.
Probate Judge, $10.
Magistrate, Bishopville, $20.
Magistrate, Cypress, $5.
Magistrate, Stokes Bridge, $5.
Magistrate, Lynchburg, $6.
Magistrate, Lucknow and Turkey
Creek, $5.
Magistrate, Spring Hill, $5.
Magistrate, St. Charles, $5.
The dates fixed for the campaign
are as follows:
Tuesday, July 25th, Lynchburg.
Thursday, July 27th, Elliott.
Tuesday, August 1st, St. Charles.
Tuesday, August 3rd, Hickory Hill.
Tuesday, August 8th, Spring Hill.
Thursday, August 10th, Lucknow.
Thursday, August 17th, Alcot.
Tuesday. August 22, Bishopville.
Rub-My-Tlsm?Antiseptic, Anodyne
?Kills pain, stops putrefaction.?
?When the baby is suffering the
double atnietton of hot weather and
bowel disorders, the remedy needed Is
McGeo's Baby Kltxir. It reduees the
feverish condition, corrects the stom?
ach and checks the looseness of the
bowels. Price 25c and 50c per bot?
tle. Hold by Slbert's Drug Store.
?Vdvt.
SUMTER. S. C.
: Beg to announce tlicy have i
completed the Installation or j
their modern 50.barrel Flour
Mill, and are now prepared
to grind wliewt, and will
guarantee the quality of their
work equal to any mill in the
country.
J We grind up each lot sep?
arately and in turn, and
guarantee to give back the
actual product from each
particular lot of wheat, so
you can eat your own bread.
Mr. J. W. McDonald, our
Superintendent, is an experi?
enced mill man, having near?
ly twenty years experience in
the manufacture of flour in
j; Virginia and North Carolina.
We charge only 1-8 toll
and guarantee to give you A
Fair Square Deal. We have
special mflling-in-transit
rates to all points.
WE WANT YOUR BUSI?
NESS AND YOU NEED US.
Nrite for Full Information.
J. W. M'DONALD, '
Superintendent.
PERRY MOSES, SR.,
I President.
HHiimmmmmmminmwnniiiiiimn
NO TIME WASTED.
Prompt Action Is Pleasing Many
Sumter Citizens.
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Get down to the cause of everything.
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Bad backs are frequently caused by
weak kidneys.
Sielp the kidneys to get rid of kid?
ney backache.
Doan'8 Kidney Pills are for the kid?
neys only.
No time wasted trying to cure
other troubles.
Sumter people endorse their merit
Mrs. Annie C. Carnes, 407 Bartlette
Sti, Sumter, says: "My kidneys were
disordered and my back ached. I had
headaches and dizzy spells, too. I
.tysed Doan's Kidney Pill* as directed,
sjad they cured all signs of the trou?
ble. Another of my family was afflict?
ed with kidney complaint, and used t
Doan's Kidney Pills with the most
pleasing results."
Price 50 c, at all dealers. Don't
simply aak for a kidney remedy?get
Doan's Kidney Pille?the same that
cured Mrs. Carnes. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.?Advt. 30
I" * Doing hard work In a bent or
stooping position puts a stitch in the
bac kthat is painful. If the muscles
have become strained, you can't get
rid of it without help. The great pene?
trating power of Ballard's Snow Lini?
ment will appeal to you most strongly
at such times, because it is the very
thing you need. Price 25c, 50c and
$1.00 per bottle. Sold by Slbert's
Drug Store.?Advt.
No Jury Cases for Civil Court.
From The Dally Item, July I.
At a meeting of the Sumter Bar
Association held in the clerk's office
this morning it was decided by a vote
of sixteen to six not to have any jury
eases at the summer term of civil
court. Objection was made to this
proposition by some of the members
of the bar association several of whom
declined to submit to the action of
th- Bar Association and stated their
Intention of taking the matter to the
presiding judge.
?Stings or bites of insects that are
followed by swellings, pain or itching
should be treated promptly as they
are poisonous. Ballard's Snow Lini?
ment counteracts the poison. It is
both antiseptic and healing. Price 25c
50c and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by
Siberfs Drug Store.?Advt.
No. COG will cure Malaria or Bilious
Fever. It kills the germs.?Advt.
FOR SALB:?A few extra fine male
and female Duroc Jersey pigs. See
H. L. Tlsdale, Phone 4 82.
FOR RENT?My furnished home, for
summer, in the mountains, Lenolr,
N. C. Cool, shady; no diist. S. A.
Grier, Hickory, N. C.
I
Geo H. Hurst,
isjsjas ui Eajawj
Prompt Attention ?? Oaf t
Night Calls:
AT J. D. Crali OM Stand, N. Sals
Phone* SUM,,
Dooge Brothers
MOTOR CAR
One of the sincerest compli?
ments paid the car is the eager
demand for it at second-hand.
You will rarely see it mentioned in
the r>eeond-hand advertisements.
There is a constant waiting market
and the price is always high.
The gasoline consumption is unusually low
The tire mileage is unusually high
The price of the Touring Car or Roadster complete
is $785 (f. o. b. Detroit 1
Canadian price $1100 (add freight from Detroit.)
SUMTER MOTOR COMPANY.
SUMTER, S. C.
Phone 506 116 S. Main Street
BUSINESS AS
DONE TO-DAY
requires extra capital at
times to secure dis?
counts and keep the
credit good.
At such times your
having a Checking Ac?
count with a strong
bank is helpful.
This bank is strong and
accommodating to the
safety limit?let us do
business with you.
The National Bank of
Sumter,
ESTABLISHED 1889
"SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS"
Lumber, Lime, Cement,
BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY
AND FEED OF ALL KINDS.
BOOTH & McLEOD,
SoccMsor. to BoothSShuler Lumber & Supply Co.
Goo. Epporoorx'o Old Ste.nd Opp. Court Houh
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The Bailey-Lebby Company
Machinery, Mill and
Plumbing Supplies.
Automobile Supplies und Accessories
G. & J. Tires and Tubes VEEDOL Oils and Grease
CHABLESTOIT, S. C