Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1.1.1 u i m I? Wilson, IoterrStste Secretary of Caro li**?,?oWoffk Among Belgian ' aadfteoch Soldiers. urn i,i ?i , in n v JHHti,. . taotMt ZWa Section of Lee Co^ty ana Has Been in MMktiMtM W?rifrfor Nanbw ?? Ym?m? to? Gmd?ate of \W?mml ?WJ??Xfy Y. M, C. A. Secretjux ? Cbwlev JBMjJll i ?Tl?l-tNe* FleW * CfeUfc* Y. M. C. A. B, O. Wilson who, for nearly year*, Mb been one of the Inter of the Executive Of the Caroline Young ^Objlaitpu Associations, geee to |ftrb> next month to establish ' Y. If. C. A. work among of war. R. Ifott, en hla return In Burope this a*He* together a company iead?rs?af thai oour B^leea being one of the endehaUsnetd their services ail tno more than five miw neat In prtetm cameo, pr? II aa ana af the gvaateet op 1? lar Christian service he ha hla twenty-Ave years Investigation Hla res rate: 4r)ee prisoners have little to UP*? attention, are open i telkftssni Impresslena, aa a mk'% M/Ct A. hne been of ncceas to them, net and l*raaoe, but also Austria, and the hvvotved In the war. There are few exchanges .-.and these mm will sor >war. return to their homes. r Mwgw tenters in shaping the tfcskr respective countries. If Interested In t he Young Association and Its Ltftoaal spirit, they will He extension and carry iti alt of the reitgous Bfe of i opportunity will soon pass, the necessity of Imme after personal conf twenty men, call to gtve a year to ?his tu though H meant uueh >" to them end the work In Mtter to Mr. I of the In* itttea, appealed tor the of Hr. Wilson, that the fruits of his ser weufd more than which might be in time bet eg. to the Cer the circumstances the gjnre consent, end Mr. k> onpocUng to sail October Hie work will be among the and) Belgian prisoners In Oer Wilsen has a well rounded and it experience an this country Dr. htott especially de ass service*. After gradu Preen the Unlvendty of South he served as Assistant See* of ithe associations at Mont and Charleston. He then two yearn as the Traveling of the Student Association* Oareilnom going, after this, to (tea* Oi OL? from whence he celled to. the Oeneral Secretary Snip of the DaMaa, Texas, Aaeoelation. While there a handsome now building wee erected and a welt organised and attorn?? worn established. Fear yeans ago Mr. Wilson was call? ed to the Caroline work end entered apen thle esrvlss In January. 1?13. Dating these years h? has manifest? ed seiend Ml qualities of leadership, and ander his wise aid vigorous su? ite Associations have been tn number, relieved ft nan ?Jelly, aad> made Increasingly effec? tive. While Mr. Wilson Is representing the association* of the Carolinas In this great service In" Europe, the work et home will be directed by Mr. 0. 0 Huntington, who for twelve years Was the Interstate Secretary, only this summer, upon his own recom? mendation, taking the poeitlon of As? sistant Secretary. Tho committee In endeavoring to secure another man for Its staff during Mr. Wilson's ab? sence, but has not been successful so far. In releasing Mr. Wilson for a time the Interstate Committee ha:: the ap? proval of the local association leaders, end many of the Oeneral Secretaries have expressed their readiness to give ell possible help to the Stato work In hie absence. Mr. Wilson Is a nnrlve of the Mt. Zlon section of county, formerly Burnter county, and has a number of relative? and friends In that section. Be Is well known by the local asso? ciation officials, who feel that Mr. Mott baa selected u tfood man to send to .hi. ?.w ._ HUCKABEF HOLDS JOB. Camden, ?Sert. 'MJ^The official count of the returns of the second primary show that W. W. Huckabee retains his office as sheriff; I, J. Mc Kensie has defeated C. W. Birchmore aa superintendent of education; J. N. McLeod was reelected commissioner from DeKalb township; Faulkenberry was reelected commissioner from Flat Rock township; T. F. Horton reelect? ed commissioner from Buffalo town? ship; S. W. Nicholson elected magis? trate for peKatb township; J. E. Drx on elected magistrate for Flat Rock township; Copeland relected mag-J 1st rate at Bethens; Roberts elected us magistrate for B?ffhlo at large. The tabulated vote showed that H.,( T. Johnson was elected to the house of representatives, with Newton Kelly, Norman Richards and 1. M. Martin next, in order named, showing that there would have -to be a third race between Kelly and Richards, but at n meeting of the county executive committee held Thursday a motion was made and carried that threo vot? ing precincts?DeKalb, Salt Pond and Enterprise, he thrown out, charging that the poll lists were not returned with, the boxes as required by the par? ty rules and this caused a third race to he ordered between Kelly and Mar? tin. Mr. Richarde has filed a protest and will request an entire count of all boxes, and it promises to be a bitterly contested affair. CHILDREN SUBJECT TO RULE. 'Columbia, Sept. U?'September is an infantile paralysis mouth," said J. Adams Heyne, State health officer, yesterday. No new cases of Infantile paralysis were reported yesterday. But the disease remains more than normally prevalent and the rule re? quiring health certificates for cbH : ^jrni^wj?^4ralna will be r, M. D., cHy health officer, terday, "some people are under the impression tha^ a health certificate for children under If years of age is no longer necessary In order to secure transportation over the railroads, and this is causing the traveling public much inconvenience and delay." "Railway ticket agents," continued Dr. Fishburne. "still require these certificates before issuing transporta? tion to children under 16 years of age. These certificates may be had at the office of the city health officer, Hampton and Marlon streets, any day between the hours of 9 a. m. and 5 p. m. It would be greatly appreciated by the health department if persons wishing to secure these certificates would call during those hours as In some Instances calls for certificates have been .nade long afteij bedtime, which involves much Inconvenience to the health officer." DIES FROM PARALYSIS. Wlnnsboro, Sept. 1R.*?A case of in? fantile paralysis has reported by an attending physician, the first foe the county, near the outskirts of ths town. On first inspection the child waa re? ported to be suffering from another disease, but on consultation of several local doctors with an expert from the State board of health, the disease was found to be infantile paralysis. A concerted effort will be made to lo? calise the malady. The child is but five weeks old. Death of Mrs. AHce J. Josey. From The Dairy Item, Sept. 18. Mrs. Allee J. Josey, widow of the late Q. L. Josoy, died at her home in Concord township this afternoon about 2:30 o'clock, after an Illness of about six months, aged 74 years. Mrs. Josey is survived by four daughters, Mrs. T. E. Newman, Con? cord; Mrs. W. J; Jones, Mayesvllle; Miss Carrie Josey, Concord; Mrs. Walton Smith, 1*0 county, and two sons, Messrs. Q. P. and M. L. Josey, fcumter. The funeral services will be held at Bethuny Church, Lee county, at 2 o'clock tomorrow, Tuesday, afternoon. Don't forget, Till sells them for less, Pianos.?Advt. A license to marry has been grant? ed to A. O. Altman and Miss Julia K. Haggett of Humter. A negro couple to secure a license was Hannibal Wes ton and Halite Archer, Oswcgo. Music houses sell them for $300; SUFFERS PAINFUL ACCIDENT. Mr. W. M. Graham Hurt in Fall From His Bicfctfe. Mr. W. M. Graham sustulned a very painful and possibly serious accident Friday night, when In turning front the street into the Baptist church yard, where he was going to attend prayer meeting services, his bicycle slipped and he fell to the pavement, striking his hip on the edge of the sidewalk. He was unable to got up and Mr. Bartow Walsh placed him in an automobile and took him home. Friday he suffered intensely from the injury sustained in the fall and he ?tili suffers a great deal of pain whenever he moves in any way. Dr. China examined Mr. Graham, but stated that it would be impossible to say whether there \yas a fracture of the hip until an x-ray picture was taken. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SER? VICES. Ministers Who Will Fill Pulpit Purine Vacation of Pastor. From The Dairy Item, Sept. 18. The following ministers will occu? py the pulpit of the Presbyterian church during the month of October v/hen the pastor will be absent on his vacation: October 1?Rev. D. M. Douglas, D. D., president of the Presbyterian Col? lege of South Carolina. October 8?Rev. S. C. Byrd, D. D.v President of Chlcora College for Wo? men. October 15?Rev. J. O. Reavls, D. D., Professor of English Bible and Homlletics in Columbia Seminary. October 22.?Rev. Thornton Whal ing, D. D., President of Columbia Theological Seminary. October 2??Rev. R. C. Reed, D. D., Professor of Church History in Co? lumbia Seminary. SHOOTING AT SECOND MILL. Henry Watt? Fires Shot Gun. at Cy Branson. As the result of an attempt this morning to shoot Cy Brunsen, Henry Watts was arrested and is now in the county Jail awaiting trial. The in Jury inflicted on Brunson was not a serious one, but, it was very painful. The explosion tore off a piece from Branson's trouscr leg and blistered his skin, but none of the shot entered the flesh. Brunson was at work at Mr Singleton Bradford's mill a^t the time and. a message to the sheriff, brought coining intjo town. It seems that Watts, who lives on M r. A. C. Du Rant's place, got too. much liquor In him last night and was creating a disorder about Second Mill by firing off his gun and other? wise disturbing people. This morning he started In for a rucus and his ar? rest followed, as stated. Death of P. G. Bowman. From The Daily Item, Sept. 18. Peyton O, Bowman, a native of' Adams Run, Charleston county, and at one time a well known attorney of Sumter, died on Friday night at 2:30 o'clock at Ashevllle, N. C, where he went the first of the summer. He had been ill for about one year and was 63 years of age. Mr. Bowman for a number of years as a young man made Sumter his home and practiced law here, becoming one of the promi? nent attorneys of the city. He'left Summer about 1890 for Birmingham, Ala., which was his home until last December, when he returned to Sum? ter and spent the winter and spring here, leaving in the summer for Ashe? vllle. The body was brought through Sumter Sunday morning on its way to Savannah Churchy near Bishopvllle, Leo county, where It was Interred Sunday. Mr. Bowman Is survived by hip wife, one brother, W. A. Bowman, three sisters, Mrs. P. 0. Bowman, Sumter; Mrs. E. R. Moore, Dalzell; Mrs. Nor? wood Calhoun, Calhoun Falls, Dearth. From The Dally Item, Sept. 18. Mrs. Anna M. Block, widow of the lato Henry W. Block, died at the homo of her daughter, Mrs. John H. Steffens, No. 126 Cannon street, Char? leston, Sunday morning In her 86th year, Mrs. Block Is survived by one son, Fred J. Block, und four daughters, Mrs. John H. Steffens, Mrs. H. D. Bul wlnkle and Mrs. A. J. Alexander, of Charleston, and Mrs. E. I. Keardon of Sumter, and fifteen grand children. Deceased has lived in Charleston for about 55 years, coming from Ger? many direct to Charleston. She was well known and generally beloved as H woman of lovable and charitable disposition, a consistent Christian, and a devout member of the Wentworth Street Lutheran church. The funeral was held at 4 o'clock this afternoon, interment in the Ger? man cometery, Charleston. All of her ehildren were with her when she died. Music houses knock Till because Till sells them for less.?Advt. >:-'? | P. A. puts new joy into the sport of smoking I YOU may live to be 110 and never feel old enough to vote, but it's cer? tain-sure you'll not know the joy and contentment of a friendly old iimroy pipe or a hand rolled cigarette unless you get on talking-terms with Prince Albert tobacco! Primmm Albert U ?Id everywhere to toppy red baa; Set tid* red P.A. comes to you with a real reason for all the goodness and satisfaction it offers. It is made by a patented process that removes bite and parch! You c&n smoke it long and hard without a come? back 1 > Prince Albert has always been sold without coupons or premiums. We prefer to give qualityl Prince'Albert affords the keenest pipe and cigarette enjoyment! And that flavor and fragrance and coolness is as good as that sounds. P.A. just answers the universal demand for tobacco without bite, parch or kick-back! Introduction to Prince Albert isn't any harder than to walk into the nearest place that sells You pay the cheer tobacco and ask for "a supply of P. A." !&r^r? out a little change, to be sure, but ?t t?p w. th. low. >,.uck feilest irtyestment you ever made I oplendid condition th* national 'Joy % I IlllimiV woke ? , > R.X bnoldl ToUcco C, Win.to?.S?lmn. N.C Copyri?ht 191$ by R. J. lUgnwU* TAmw C* Ilcrt'a, Good Newa for Stunter Re*d dents. ? Hnyn> you a pain in the small of tfce Headotopes, dizziness, nervotue < AM ^^fO)? languid, Irritable Bind by urinary disorders? fif?^ruBt"by StTmter ej Sumter people know Doan's Kidney Pillar-have used them?recommend them. Here's a Sumter resident's state ent: Mrs. J. A. Epperson, 14 Lev! St., Sumfer. says: "My back ached and I suffered from pains through my loins. Mornings I was sore and lame and ired easily. My head ached and I was very dizzy. My ankle:? became swollen and I had other signs of kid? ney trouble. Reading about Doan's Kidney Fills I got some at Sibert's Drug Store. They relieved all signs of the trouble." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mrf. Epperson had. Foster-MUburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.?Advt (28) Tl?e Week's Weather Forecast. South-Atlantic and East Gulf States. The week will be ono of generally fair weather, with temperatures some? what below the seasonal average. There are no indications at this time of a disturbance.in tho West Indies. Till seHs them at wholesale prices ?n terms. Pianos.?Advt. An Approaching Mariage. Mrs. M. E. Bradley, of Rembert, ha? issued invitations to the mar? riage of her daughter. Miss Elolse to Mr. Walter C. Harllee, Jr. The happy event will take place at St. John's Methodist church, Rembert, S. C, at oighjt o'clock, Wednesday evening, September the 27UU ?-!-' ? Don't trade Till you see Till; ne. sells pianos for less, on terms. Washington, Sept 16.?The treas? ury has issued a call for the condi? tion report of National banks at the close of business on September 12. It's a fact, Till sells them for lees. ?Advt. A Formal Display of the Correct Styles will be given next Wednesday and Thursday SEPT. 20th and 21st We feel satisfied in offering you thia but range of Colors. Shapes and Designs from which to make your selection, knowing that we have what will please you. All of the Latest Models just from New York; at reasonable prices for Misses and Matrons, DON'T MISS OUR OPENING SUITER MILLINERY South Main Street ? Opposite the Post Ottice Fall KH6 Winter 1917 '." ?pi .1. i Millinery Opening ? Wednesday and Thursday, September 20th and 21st Miss LOU BENNETT SECOND FLOOR AT McCOLLUM BROS. 14 South Main Street * 5umter, S. C.