The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 12, 1916, Image 2
storm 0amag.es atop.
MNn ?Vom wind, flail and
Death of Mr. Watts? Illness
Rs%
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Wleacky, July 10.?We are having
leather after the storm of s ind,
and hall last Sunday night, nach
Which were very Injurious to our
The itorm visited the same
?hs Of the last storm of the same
five weeks ago. Our crops had
recoveied from the offset:* of
first storm snd some of the crops
almost totally ruined, 'but we
not In dei pal?? Where the corn
?at been boater, up with hall, it b>
the best ?es have ever hid. Cot
crops are In excellent condition
doing well. Forage and potato
are good. Gardens have in -
wonderfully *ln>:o the ralm
attended tie 'Wesley Bible class
Itrsntlon in your town this week,
\h t trust will be productive of
ispfl. The ad tresses were certainly
awe .especially those of Prof Rem
h^Tt, Dra 8ny<ler. R. O. Watson and
but they were all very good and
much thought snd prepare
on. Had ths commit* selected a
epportunn time fot the meeting,
attesdance whuld have been
Urger #L.
( was delighted WP?c the growth
improvement of your already
il town, snd If your moral and
it growth can keep pace with
material growth, you will cej
have an Ideal city, and why not?
lid Mr. Watts, after sifeng and
Illness, died last we& Death
a relief.
"Mr. and Mrs. Edgar DesChamps,
new Jive Id Florida, are on a
to their parents at Wisacky and
tpvtUe.
Ir. Lsighton stills, who now lives
his daughter, Mrs. Oeo. Mc
tchen, Is en s visit to his son, Rev.
Mills, in North Carolina.
. Miss Blanche DesChamps, after an
{Mended *islt to her sister. Lydia, In
iparnvilVe. is at home again.
Borne of the crops destroyed by the
nail are being planted in peas. That
too badly damaged is coming out
, Visa Harriet Lucius is quite sick,
%wt we hope with the skilfull treat
asent an** kind nursing she gets, she
Will soon be well again.
Mrs. W. W. M;Cutchen Is enter?
taining a number of her little nieces
and nephews fiom Florence and
Charleston for two weeks. They, with
WwVt family, malte up a Jolly
ytc are having line *ea:her todaj,
I nope It w|i| continue so, until
Piers hay? iuu:Jiu**d lUe gr
PaxvlUe Personal .News.
Paxflii?, July 10.?Mrs. T. R.
Owen and little daughter, Elisabeth,
left Friday tor a two weeks stay at
the homo of Rev. T. B. Owen, at
Mars Bluff.
Mrs. Beulah Brilges snd children
from aandersvtlle, Chi., have return?
ed home, after a visit to relatives
I
Jtecrults Friendly Geddings. Jr.,
Brown snd Richard broad
left Thursday morning for Camp
to Join ths Sumter Light In?
fantry.
Mies Emily Broadway is spending
the* week in Sumter visiting Miss Sa?
die Mima
Mrs. Delay Anderson and children
trwae Manaaas. Ga.. are here visit
hag at the home ol her uncle. Mr. F.
s. Geddings. Mrs. Anderson was be?
fore her marriage. Miss Daity Weeks
ef this place, and It has been ten years
since she has visited her old home,
and her many friends are giving her a
cordial welcome.
Mr. Edgar Scott snd family, accom?
panied by Mrs. Duilant. from Elliott,
motored down from Bishopvllle last
Thursday to spend the day at the
home of Mr. W It. Keels.
Mr. Joe Hodge, from Lamar, is
here on a visit to relativen.
Miss Msry Lee Cutter and Mr.
Barle Cotter sre v. siting relatives in
Darlington.
Missen Ethel and Letla Corbett wilt
leave Friday for Mayesvllle, S. C,
where they will spend awhile
Rev. T. B. Owen has returned to his
home at Msrs Bluff, after a visit to
1 Is son. Mr. Reynolds Owen.
Miss Ruth Jones Is back from a
?. sit to her sletor. Mrs. Carl Heidt, of
Charleston
Rev. H D. Bailey, pastor of the
Methodist ehurch has announced a
revival service to begin next Sunday
morning.
Mr. Alan B. Curtis left Friday morn
Intf to spend awhile at Wrlghtsville
Ibach.
Mr. Harold Curtis spent last Friday
In Florence on a business trip.
The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union will hold its regular monthly
trtettng Tuesday afternoon at Ihe
home of Mrs Or* hum Broadway. The
subject of th?? no"-ting is "Christi., n
dUgoaslifp."
Miss Mnrsnret Harris, of Winston
Mnbm. N C. I? the guest Of Mrs
B. C. Wallace on ftlaskell street.
RECORDS BROKEN AT WINTHROP
' ? ?->_ \
Summer School NoW In Session Is
Largest In History?Every County
Represented.
Rock Hill, July 8.?The summer
school now In progress at Winthrop Is
the largest In Its history. The en?
rollment Is far In excess of last year.
To date there are at least 200 more
students enrolled than In any former
year. Students ure still enrolling.
Every county In the State Is represent?
ed In the student body.
The short courses, lectures from
prominent educators, and musical at?
tractions are special features. Nearly
one hundred prize winning girla of the
tomato clubs attended the short course
especially arranged for them. The
new course for the club women of tho
State has just ended with profit and
recreation. Miss Frayser's course for
community workers will begin July"'
11. A large number Is expected. The
jew swimming pool and bowling al?
ley have attracted great crowds.
The ideal weather- and nurierous
recreative sporbi have caused tho
Urge body of students to be energetic
and enthusiastic. This, connected
with the great number of courses of?
fered and the large and splendidly
equipped faculty and able lecturers, is
preparing 800 earnest workers c f this
State to be more able to handle the
problems in their respective commu?
nities and to lift to a higher plane the
social and educational condition of
the State.
Dr. A. B Cooke, a former proces?
sor of Wofford college, now consul to
Greece, has just finished a series of
lectures on the old and the modern
Greece. Dr. Warren D. Foster of
The Youth's Companion is now giving
a series of lectures on "Recreation.'
Miss Edith Harrington, who has re?
cently returned from Belgium, gaVe
an illustrated lecture on Belgium on
Saturn, y night. Such men as Dr. O.
T. Corsoq, editor of The Ohio School
Journal, at Columbus, and Dr. A. E.
Wlnshlp, editor of The Journal of
Education, Boston, will be on the pro?
gramme during tho coming week.
MANNING VISITS CAMP.
Governor Misses Saluda Campaign
Meeting.
Columbia, July 7.?Official business
at Camp Moore with the National
Guard of South Carolina prevented
Gov. Manning from attending the
campaign, meeting yesterday at Sa?
luda.
The governor si-it the following
telegram, "Regret Cat offhiul has!
lioss keeys mo 4?t o.i-' today. .My j
rec??rd \? befoi the people and on I
Ihat l'WWfl 1 *Wud taking ondoise
ment of my admlnlstatlon by reelec?
tion to a second term as goverror.
Hope to visit Saluda later."
Gov. Manning spent several hours
at Camp Moore during the day.
Sumter Girls Attend Wedding.
Florence Commonwealth.
On Thursday afternoon Miss Louise
McCown, of this city, became the
bride of Dr. Mortimer T. Clement, of
Charleston. The ceremony was very
impressively conducted by her pastor,
Kov. R. T. Gillcspie, In the home of
the bride's father, Hon. R. M. Mc?
Cown. Secretary of State. The bride
looked unusually pretty In her attrac?
tive traveling suit of Castor taffeta
with accessories to harmonize.
The out-of-town guests were Misses
Bessie Walsh, Bessie Hood. Mary
Haynsworth, Gordon Field of Sumter,
Miss Pat Hill of Hartsvllle, the throo
brothers of the groom, and Mr. Lau?
rence Flshburn of Charleston.
Destructive Hail Storm.
IJtshopville Leader and Vindicator.
A destructive hail storm visited
Wlsacky Sunday night, stripping cot?
ton stalks of all leaves, and cutting
up corn us with a shredder. Among
those whose crops were worst beaten
up are: Messrs. H. W. and J. E. Scott,
W. W. McCutchen. J. H. Hopkins.
m id the farms on Arthur Green's es?
tate. The hall fell with terrific force;
one party reports seeing holes oh
large as hickorynuts knocked Into wa?
termelons. A sample of cotton stalky
from the field of Mr. J. E. Scott was
brought to this office, and gave evi?
dence of the severity of the storm.
Sumtcr-Dlshopville Houd Good,
Itlshopvllle Leader and Vindicator.
Messrs. Frank and Claude Dee?
ChiimpH, accompanlo? by Mrs. Willie
A. Dtmi'haiupN. Misse?; Lina and Anna
Bradlhy went to Sumter Tuesday af?
ternoon in their car. They went by
DaBatfl and found the road very much
washed l?y the rain, so came back by
the old Sumter road which Is splendid.
The recent rainy weather has pro
dueed conditions conducive to the
Increase of mosquitoes nnd whorevei
there Is standing trater there will b?'
mosquitoes. A few tin cans full <*t
rain water will product- enough mos
|ti|toee to make life tnsleruble for n
Whole neighborhood. VToujte nutter
that hold water Sn also prolific mos
quito Incubators,
REGISTERS!) FOR ELECTION.
More Citizens Qualified to Vote in
Municipal Election This Year Than
Formerly.
Morn citizens are qualified to vote
in the city election this year than at
any time formerly. Saturday night at
12 o'clock there were 666 certificates
issued to citizens, and this number of
citizens will be allowed to vote and no
more. Two years ago at the muni
ciptal election there were 589 register?
ed and the vote was 530.
Registrar Knight had retired for the
night when he was called up by
phone by citizens who wanted to reg?
ister, and as it was not midnight he
told them to come along and he is?
sued the permits.
A Double Wedding.
Congaree, July 8.?Among the most
brilliant of the season's events were
the outdoor weddings of Miss Mary
Leland Edmunds to John Edmunds
Wilds and Miss Annie Lawrence Ed?
munds to Kaymon Guinn DuBose,
which wero solemnized Wednesday
evening, June 28, at the old family
home of Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Edmunds
at Congaree.
When the first strains of the wed?
ding march from Lohengrin were
heard, the bridesmaids passed under
a beautiful green arch, down the front
steps, between vine-wrapped banisters
upon which were placed candles that
lighted the way to the posts which
held handsome fern.
At the foot of the steps the brides?
maids were met by the groomsmen
and proceeded down the walk be?
tween ropes of asparagus fern to a
screen of vines and pink roses where
the ceremony was performaned.
Many Japanese lanterns added to
the charm of'the scene.
Miss Vera Murray of Union entered
first with Kirk Allen of Greenville,
followed by Miss Cornelia Wilds ant?
Richard Bowles. Next came Miss
Julia DuBose with Marlon Wilds and
Miss Nora L. Edmundston of Savan?
nah, Ga., with Howard Beard. Then
followed the maid of honor, Miss
Mamie Y. Edmunds, of Suniter, after
whom came the little flower girl, Mar?
garet Wilds, scattering pink rose
petals. The bride, Miss Mary Ed?
munds, was met at the altar by the
groom, John Wilds, and his best man,
Evans Eliott, where the Rev. Lewis
Wilds, brother of the groom, perform?
ed the ring ceremony.
The wedding march was then played
again and Miss Lila Edmunds; maid
of honor for Ml** Annie Edmunds,
entered, Little Miss Margaret Ed?
munds Immediately preceded the bride
and ? - i petals in her path.
The bride, Miss Annie Edmunds,
was met at the altar by the groom,
Raymond DuBose, and his brother,
McRoy DuBose, his best man.
Dr. Byrd of Chlcora college per?
formed the ring ceremony. The Men?
delssohn wedding march was used for
the recessional.
The brides were lovely In their ivory
satin dresses with lace overbodlce and
skirt and long court trains of satin.
Their long tulle veils were caught
with orange blossoms und they carried
shower bouquets of bride's roses and
daisies.
Before the ceremonies a delightful
musical programme was rendered by
Miss Claudia Eraser of Sumter, violin
and Miss Mamie C. Edmunds of Sum?
ter, piano, who also played the
marches.
After the ceremonies a reception
was held. The brides' table was
lighted with candles in crystal can?
dlesticks and was decorated with tulle
und asparagus fern.
The brides are two popular young
women of Congaree. Mr. Wilds is a
young business man of Columbia and
Mr. DuBose a successful planter of
Hopkins.
Coopcr-McCutcheon.
Mayesvllle, July ?Cards arc out
announcing tbe marriage of Miss
Ethel PUnn Cooper to Goo. Henley
McCutchcon, which was solemnized at
the home of the bride's mother, Mrs.
Carrie English Cooper, on Thursday
evening, July 6, at 8 o'clock. The
S/eddlng Was very quiet, there being
Only the members of the immediate
families present.
The bride wore a very handsome
tailored dress of blue taffeta, with ac?
cessories to mutch. The ring service
was used by the flew R. L. Grier, who
performed the ceremony. Immediate?
ly thereafter they motored to Sumter
to take the train for the mountains
of North Carolina, where they will
spend |W0 weeks.
The bride Is very popular. The
bridegroom Is a prominent citizen of
Leo county, where he conducts an cx
tensive farm business.
Geo rl. rlurst,
Ufltfartiker u4 EBbalmr.
Krampt Attantlan I? Pit ??
NigM Calls.
ATI. >'), Crxjfl Old Stind, H. Slain
Mhmms W*
Prince Albert gives
smokers such
delight, because
? its flavor is so different and so
delightfully good;
? it can't bite your tongue;
? it can't parch your throat;
? you can smoke it as long and
as hard as you like without any
comeback but real tobacco hap?
piness!
On the reverse side of every Princ*
Albert package you will read: mo 'M
M PROCESS PATENTED* '
JULY 30tm, 1907"
That means to you a lot of tobacco en?
joyment. Prince Albert has always been
sold without coupons or premiums. We
prefer to give quality I . ;
Albert
CotyrUMim
by R. J. Reynolds
Toboooo Co.
the national joy smoke
in goodness and
in pipe satisfaction
i 5 all we or its enthusi?
astic friends ever claimed
for it!
y'OU'LL find a cheery howdy-do on tap no
matter how much of a atranger you are in the
neck of the wood* you drop into. For, Prince
Albert is right there ? at the first place you
pass that sells tobacco I The toppy red
bag sells for a nickel and the tidy red
tin for a dime; then there'a the hand?
some pound and half-pound tin
humidors and the pound
crystal'glaas humidor with
sponge-moistener top
that keeps the to?
bacco in auch
bang-up trim
all-the
timel
It answers every smoke desire you
or any other man ever had! It is so
cool and fragrant and appealing to your
smokeappetite that you will get chummy with
it in a mighty short time 1
Will you invest 5c or 10c to prove out our say
so on the national joy smoke?
R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO., Winston-Salem, N. C.
im
Thb U the rwaii aejefea
Princ? Albort tidy rod tkv Rood
thb " Potootod PaooooB" mem
to-you and roo?so ?hat tt
in making Princ? AltlMt M
to your Ek ag. .. , , ,
'wioo Froren? jji t
?1 j pj? ? er backache, sleepless
n *i: dull, days and distrcss
ii utstoar; disorders, don't experl
m :i . plead this twice-told testimony.
It . njtv:- i vidence?doubly proven.
\. Ii. olsora, proprietor dry
,Ht Main Street, Suj it< i
says: "My back ached nearly alJ of]
the tithe, and if 1 made a ; m<> <?
?hart? nains started through me. A;-1
> sitting down for awhile, I had
to lift myself up by force. The
kidney ?< ? retlons were discolored,
|ind full of sediment. Doan's
Kidney Pills relieved the backache
|ind i ains and I could rest much bct
ter." (Statement given March 17,
;19"N.)
On Jai 11, 1915, Mr. Folsom said:
Tir ben fit Doan's Kidney Fills
iorought tno has lasted. Another of
my family has since used them with
go >d resujbjt"
e 'c, at all dealers. Don't
limply ask for a kidney remedy?gt i
Doan's Ki.'noy Pills?the same that
Mr. Folsom has twice publicly rec
. Fostcr-Milburn Co.,
Pro] ! falo, N. Y.?Advt. 31
ROUND TRIP FARES
From Sumter
?*?
SU N DA V Excursion Fares
Charleston.
Tlckel on sale for forenoon tralrs
?:: . ich iday from June 11 to Se4i- J
m < ;>, inclusive, limited returri
.! in train No. 178 scheduled to leave
hallesion 8:25 p. m., on Sunday the
dar of sal<?.
WEEK KND Excursion Fares
$4 60 i Wilmington.
$3.30 to ;sle of Palms.
to Sullivan's Island.
Myrtle Beach,
n sale for all trains on
day and for forenoon
ich Sunday from May 27 I
r 11, inclusive, limited re
fcu lo teach original starting
i to midnight of Tuesday
ng date of sale.
[SUMMER Excursion Fares
$7.10 to Wrightsvilie Beach.
$4.65 to Isle of Palms.
$4.65 to Sullivan's Island.
$6.75 to Myrtle Beach.
$13.70 to Norfolk.
Tickets on sale from May 15 to Oc?
tober 15, inclusive, limited returning
until October 31. Liberal stop-over
privileges.
Schedules and further particulars
cheerfully furnished upon application
to O. V. PLAYER,
Ticket Agent. Sumter, S. C
ATLANTIC COAST i.l\R
The standard Railroad of the South.
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FOR
YOUR
SAVINGS
IT MEANS
The National Bank of
Sumter,
ON THE BUSIEST CORNER IN SUMTER
' LIBERAL TERMS
are here extendel to patrons.
Correspondence relative to the
opening oi an aceount is invited.
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