The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 04, 1916, Image 3
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gave facts and fig-ire* from various
towns of the State tu prove his state
moot. He read a liter from Record?
er ,tT. P. KtchUon, of Columbia, In
white the Columbia official stated that
a eVsat change hud been brought
about In that city by he enact meat
end enforcement o* the prohibition
l?4 there, and offering to make a
practical talk on prohibition any
vhfre in the State it his own expense.
Hon. Thorn* m Q, McLeod stat?
ed In beginning his address that he
was allowed much latitude in the
choice of Sis subject, when he asked
t ie chairman on what subject he muaC
?peak, anc he would take advantage
of .this privilege, tin would have .tor
Ilia subject "The Philosophy of Life,
or the Manner of living." Using this
subject Mr. McLeod made a ringing
address for the building up of a bet?
ter clttoenihlp in the State and na?
tion. He stated that few diseases
could be cured, bu. that many of
then* could be prevented by the adop?
tion of the right measures. Ho urged
then social ertte be prevented by the
tenoning of the right doctrine to chil?
dren, and then so ini.ny efforts would
not be necessary Ir trying to cure
them. This applied to other things, as
Srel| is to the whiskey habit. Mr.
McLeod made a forceful talk and was
given the moat profound attention by
the large audience.
Tnu following is a complete list of
the officers eleeted, and those ap?
pointed by the executive committee for
the South Carolina State Women's
Temperance Union for fill-Hit:
Mm Joseph Sprott of Manning,
president; Mrs. J. U Miras of Edge
lie', d, vtse nrentdenf: Mise Cleo Attn
way of Saluda, corresponding secre?
tary; afro, T. K. Denny of Johnston,
recording secretary; Mrs. Chas. P.
Root neon of Che pin. treasurer.
The following superintendents were
appointed la the executive session:
Vnfermented wine. lira. J. R. Mont
gomet ft Marlon, scientific temperance
tastnteutoa. Mm W 8. Mid diet on.
Meet wether, ?'today school work.
Mint Send Payne. Johnston; fairs and
open air meetings, Mrs. Mamie H.
TU I man, Cdgefletd; temperance lit?
erature. Mrs. W. B. Cogburn. Edge-1
Held; medal contests, Mrs. Lena O.
Smith, Usenvttle; social meetings and
red letter days. Mrs. A. H. Rose.
Marlon; soldlers and sailors, Mrs.
H. L. Blrchard, Sumter; flower mis?
sion, Mise Jessie Curtlas. Pax v tile,
moth ere* meeting and white ribbon
recruits, Mrs. E. > E. Williamson.
>eweerry; pariiamer tary Usage and
frtfnnsjgs end jjQAlttim,* Mm, Alfred
M. If alte. Con way antt-narcotlcs.
Mise Pearl Collier, Alken; Christinn
citlsenehip. Mm, 8. C. Morris, Horry;
cooperation with missionary socie?
ties. Mm R. B. Cannon, Scranton;
clreuUtion of official organs. Miss
Cleo"" Atta way; musical director, Mm
J. I* Wysonr, Florerce.
Meiegates to the national conven
ttes are: Mm A. P. : ewls, Johnston;
Mm a* C. Rice. Deririarg; alternates.
Mlsn Hena Pay de, Johnston; Miss Jos?
efs Curtis, FaJrvflle; Mm God bold.'
Wagner.
The Saturday aftei noon session of
the convention Wai> opened with
prayer by Mm W. B. Cogburn Of
Edgenehi. The crednntlal committee
reported ?C delegates tnd Officers pres?
ent, a larger number ban the average
attendance. V
The resolutions wem read by Mrs".
J. L Mime, which are the declara?
tion of principles >rt tba woman'*
Christian Temperance union. This
was followed by the report of jdrs.
Alfred Walte of Con way on the de?
partments of parliamentary usage arid
legislative and petition. As a result
of the model memoirs' contest de?
monstration in the convention in the
morning. Miss Cleo Attaway was
declared to be the moat model mem?
ber of the convention.
A very Intelligent report of the
medical temperance department whs I
made by Dt. Mary Peery. Of Sumter, j
shoirtgg the Importance of making
sentiment among the physicians of
South Carolina, and bringing home
to the people the fact that alcohol has
been eliminated from the U. S. Phar?
macopoeia. Dr. Sept la Brunson at
Sumter was elected the new - su?
perintendent of medl-al temperance.
Mm. W. B. Cogburn df Kdgefleld
read the report of the literal uro de?
partment, making a most wonderful
report of activities In this department, j
The following resolutions were
unanimously passed by the W. C. T. I
t convention:
"Whereaa, The voters of South
Careiina on September 14. 1915. by a
majority of two to one declared
themselves opposed to the manufao
ture end sale of alcoholic liquors for
beverage purposes, and
"Whereas, We understand thai
there la a scheme afoot engineered by \
men of prominence to nmend the
I prohibition law so as to allow high
iienss In Charleston and possibly
other places,
"Resolved. Thst we condemn this
and all such schemes and earnestly
protest against an)- amendment by
the legislature to the prohibition lau
whereby special privilege* for the sale
of alcoholic liquor shall be permitted
In any county, town or city, or grant?
ed to any Individual or Individual',
either singly, or collectively, wlthn thu
borders of South Caroma."
At the evening session the chlo.
feature wum the contest for gold and
silver medals offered for oratory and
singing, respectively. These med
als were competed for by those boy*
and girls who had been decided win?
ners In their local unions. There
were quite a number of contestants
for each medal and they all did ex
cellenty.
' The gold medal for oratory was won'
by Cla ade Corbett of Pexvllle and the
silver nodal was awarded by the
Judges to Mise Nina Jertkinson of
Sumter, as the best singer.
A violin solo by Miss Gladys Turn
er was a pleasing feature of the ex
ei rises. The devotional exercises
were lod by Dr. J. H. Wilson of St
Ji nxes Lutheran church. The demon?
stration of "The Mission* of Flowers"
i was a pleasing number.
SHIPPING ST HING LESS BEANS.
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Uk-n II. Harvin Haa Garden Delicacy
fc% Market from 111? Farm at liar
vlo.
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Harvin, Sept 30.?As a slight fex
tonsion in diversification, and to cn
oouragj, if successful, a greater di?
version from the all cotton effort on
the farm, Mr. Ben H. Harvin, pro?
prietor of the Gromo Farm at Harvin,
la now shipping .ie improved early
variety of stringlesa snap beans undei
the brand of Gromo. Only two acres
were planted to this crop and ship?
ments are now going on in a limited
way. The success of such a venture
depends on the retail grocer and the
general public to buy this most de
licluus, wholesome, Juicy Gromo bean,
freshly gathered from the vine the
day of the shipment, packed in clean
new crates, especially designed for
the purpose. This is a great country
for legumes and legumes aro the
healthiest and moat strengthening of
the whole vegetable family. Mr. J.
D. Shuler, of Elloree, lives 7 nvles
from the railroad, yet this modern
up-to-date farmer, .grows annually
garden peas and anap beans ancest?
rally and profitably and then makes
some standard or regular crop ot cot?
ton or corn to the same area.
Snap beans are not an absolute ne?
cessity, but in these times of unusual
high prices for all food producta they
are the cheapest the house wlf? can
buy, food efficiency considered, and
the moat profitable the grocer can
handle from the stanpoint of earnings
on Investment.
Wist sieaseasjoi **? flrnm? trimm mm*
tu to endeavor will be announced later
when the crop reaches perfect frui?
tion. Ben. H. Harvin.
Old Soldier Passed Over the River.
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After being In declining health for
several years and confined to his bed
fox* more than a month, Thomas David
Du Rant peacefully as In deep sleep
breathed his last September 25, 1916,
at his home near Elliott surrounded
by loved ones.
Mr. DuRant was born Nov. 5, 1837.
So was 78 years, 10 months and 20
days oi l.
He was a gallant soldier of the Con?
federacy and was wounded five times,
and at the battle of Fort Harrison he
was shot in the breast with a minnie
ball, .which barely missed his heart
and came out below his shoulder
blade. He never fully recovered from
the effocte of these wounds, hut bore
all his sufferings for these long years
with meekness of Christian fortitude
and with it all was cheerful and would
say, "It could have been worst."
Profanity never escaped his lips.
He leaves a devoted wife and three
children. W. K., Mrs. J. E. Scott,
Mrs. Keels, of Pine wo od and many
near relatives.
The funeral service was at Old St.
Luke's church, conducted by his pas?
tor, Rev. Glennan, assisted by anoth?
er of his former pastors, Rev. T. M.
Dent arid the Rev. G, P. Watson.?
Rishopvtllo Leader and Vindicator.
The Fan.
This Is tho fall and the fragrant
hay In the fields makes us town peo?
ple want to move to the country
where nature In mellow mood greets
each day with a rich variety of color,
all In soft hues and restful to the eye
and tho spirit. So It Is with life. As
the years come and go one gathers
experience through success and fail?
ure, as the oak Kains strength from
tho buffeting winds and washing
rains, und then wisdom smooths over
tho sharp placet* in lite and becomes
the inn iimn fruit of all the years.?
Manning Herald.
A llcenMc to murry has been grant?
ed to I, B. Farah, (loldshoro, N. C,
.in.l Miss Naomi Joseph, Summerton.
Licenses to COWired couples are: Hen?
ry Lie hardson und Anna Jenkins.
Wedxeteld; Joe Olm und Carrie Ma
con, Horatio; Parker Osbourne. Ha
uood, a ad Mary Jasper, Humbert.
New York. Sept. 29.?Facing the
charge of attempting to murder his
?ride of two weeks, Isadore Miliarer
! i^t nljiht hanged himself In a cell
Mlllard. the police alleged, pushed
his bride out of a sixth story apart?
ment w ndow, She la recovering.
(iHANi) JVHY'S PRESENTMENT
Clarendon Body MuUes Many Recom?
mendations.
Manning Herald.
To Honorable George E. Prince,
Judge Presiding. We, the Grand Jury
?eg to report: Tha; we have passet?
upon all bills handud us by solicitor
The committees appointed at th<
ipiing term of court respectfully re
port.
First Committee o Finance:
That the> have examined all county
olllces and find that all officers are
keepings correct staiement of all re?
ceipts by them and have properly ac?
counted for same.
We llnd that the sheriff has in hand
the sum of $193.50, which was turned
over to him by his predecessor, and
with exception of ibout forty dol?
lars there Is no rocord showing to
whom this money lelongs. We think
some disposition should he made o
this money.
We find that Supervisor spent
during the last fiscal year for road?
and bridges $7,008.5 2, for chain gang
$10,423.55, for public buildings $1,
786.33, for poor luuse and poor
$650.92 and for contingent mlscellan*
eous $2,989.27, and since July 1, 1916
he has spent for roads and bridges
$1,830.72 and for ?haln gang $2,
021.90.
Wc further find that the supervisor
has contracted no debts during the
current year except twenty thousand
dollars out of which he has paid prac?
tica1^ all current expenses and has
in hands of county treasurer the sum
of four thousand dollars.
We find that the superintendent of
education has on hand for credit of
various nchools in the county the
sum of $10,642.38 and that all schools
In county are on a cash basis.
Wo find that so ne magistrates In
tho county are allowing^about seventy
five per cent, of cases to be with?
drawn. We don't ihlnk this good
practice.
Tho Committee cn Education re?
ports that they have visited a majority
of the schools In the county and find
that considerable progress has been
made and is being made. Twenty
eight of the thirty-two .districts are
now ogrrylf'i extra levies. , In the past
eight years the amount raised by spe?
cial levy has been more than doubled,
the amount now exceeding $16,000'
annually. We also desire to com?
mend the trustees vho are trying to
keep abreast of the times by etpurlhgj
tninBf mumm mi'ui uint ?mtn>
ment is very gratify lng to the grand
Jury and we heartily commend the ef?
ficient county superintendent for his
faithful work.
The Committee oi Chain Gang re?
ports that they lu ve visited chain
gang camp and Und same well kept;
that convicts are no : abused, and that
they are well fed; that the stock is
well kept and the conditions are as
good as coutd be expected.
The Building Committee reports
that they have visited the public build?
ing and found them well kept.
We respectfully report that we have
examined all county offices and found
ahem well kept.
We present A. M. Cuhbage and Sa?
rah Jane Hodge for living In adultery
I and give as witnesses to prove same
W. M. Hodge, J. A. Hodge, Eugene
Hrunson. ,
We have called l.o our aid E. B.
?rown in examining the public offices
and recommend tha . he be paid the
sum of $20.00.
We wish to thanlc your Honor for
the able charge and also courtesies
shown us, and also we wish to thank
the officers of the court for courtesies
shown us.
All of which Is respectfully submit?
ted.
B. tm DuBose, Foreman.
FIRE IN WILLIAMSBURG.
Ginnery and Saw Mill of A. M. Gordon
& Son Burned at Gourdln.
Klngstree, Sept. 28.?The ginnery
and saw mill of A. M. Gordon ?? Son
at Gourdln, along vlth 4 4 hales Of
cotton and 30 >ns of cottonseed
WOrt almost totally destroyed by fire
early Sunday morr lng, entailing a
loss of $10,000 with only $1,500 in
i sura nee.
Tho Messrs. Gordon aro among the
largest farmers in the Gourdln sec?
tion and have operated a ginning
i plant there for a number of years,
i'Ut the plant just destroyed was prac
! tieally new, having been In operation
only two years. The 30 tons of seed
and most all of the cotton belonged
to them and their loss Is heavy, us
only a part of the seed can he saved
and these have been under Uro and
water.
It Is believed thai the fire was the
work of an Incendiary. When It was
discovered the interior of the gin
house was atlamo, the bollor room
being the last to burn. No tire had
:>ecn In the plant the day previous
j to the conflagration.
Way Cross, Ga., Sept. .10.?Palmer
P.osworth, aged 14, of Tampa. Fla., is
:? football victim. Tie boy's skull was
iratcured when he tacked in a game.
Ho and his mother were visiting rel?
atives here*
a few Prince Albert
smokes into vour system!
CepyHrbt iJieby
R. J. Keyncid? 1 ut?ew Ce.
>1
You've heard many an earful about the Prince Albert
patented process that cuts out bite and parch and lets you
smoke your fill without a comeback! Stake your bank roll that
it proves out every hour of the day.
Prince Albert has always been sold
without coupons or premiums. We
prefer to give quality!
There's sport smoking a pipe or rolling
your own, but you know that you've got
to have the right tobacco! We tell you
Prince Albert will bang the doors wide
open for you to come in on a good time
firing up every little so often, without a
regret! YouH feel like your smoke past
'has been wasted and will be sorry you cannot
back up for a fresh start.
You swing on this say-so like it was a tip to a
thousand-dollar bill! It's worth that in happi?
ness and contentment to you, to every man
who knows what can be
gotten out of a chummy
jimmy pipe or a makin's
cigarette with
Prince Albert for
ke your bank roll that 1
Fringe
Albert
the national joy smoke
packing"!
<pHE Prince
ft. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO CO.
WMn-Siiw, N.C
This it the revert*
tide of the tidy
red tin
\lbert tidy
red tin, and in
feet, every Prince
Albert package, haft
a real mesa ace to-you
on its reverse side. Youll
read:?"Proccas Patented
July 30th, 1907."- That meum
that the United State? Govern?
ment has granted a patent on the
piocess'by which Prince Albert te
made. And by which tongue bite and
throat parch are cut out I Every?
where tobacco ie sold youll find
Prince Albert awaiting you
in toppy red bags, 5c; tidy
red tins, 10c; handeome
pound and hall-pound
tin humidors and In
that clever cryatal
glaes humidor, with
sponge ? moletener
top, that keeps the
tobacco in euea
fine condition?
alwaysl
RUIiftAHS CAPTURE MOUNTAINS.
Reports from Sofia Tell of Success on
Balkan Front.
Solla, Sept. 29.?The war office re?
ported today the capture of a, line of
mountains on the Balkan front. Rou?
manian warships bombarded Mangalia
Jflttajh wad recently captured__by thv
"S^KJiWlallH. "
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RteOrSTRATIOW BOOKS OPEN.
from the Dally Item, Sept. 30.
The supervisors of registration have
decided to keep their office open in
the Court House all of next week for
the^ purpose of issuing registration
certificates to qualified electors who
may apply for registration and to is?
sue renewals to such registered voters
as may have lost or misplaced then
certificates. The law requires the su?
pervisors to be in their ollice on the
first Monday of each month, but they
are permitted to keep the office open
longer if they see fit or if it is neces?
sary to keep the hooks open longer
to register all who apply. They are
required to close the books f'rty days
prior to any general electh and as
the general election this year occurs
on November 7th the law will be com?
piled with by closing the hooks on
Saturday night, October 7th. The su?
pervisors will open their office Monday
morning, October 2nd and will keep
it open until Saturday evening, Octob
or 7th. Those who are unregistered
or who cannot find their old certifi- i
cates have until Saturday night to
qualify for the general election. It is
well to remember that no one is per?
mitted to vote in a genral election un?
less he can show his registration cer?
tificate and tax receipts. The fact
that a man has registered and has
his name on the hook does not en- ,
title him to vote?the managers of
election cannot legally accept his
ballot unless the voccr exhibits his
registration at the rolls.
BORBKR DUTY EXD8 VOW SOME.
San Antonio, Texas, Sept. L'S.?Gen.
Funston announced tonight that the
following National Guard troops, ap?
proximately 10,000 men, will be re?
leased from border duty and returned
home when the State troops ordered
to the border Tuesday reach their
stations:
Second Maine infantry stationed at
Laredo; one regiment New York field
artillery from Brownsville district;
Rhode Island battery from El Paso;
First battalion First Massachusetts
Held artillery at El Paso; First Penn?
sylvania field artillery at Fl Paso;
Firft Illinois Held artillery, Wisconsin
battery and First Illinois field hospi?
tal, all at San Antonio; Second
Massachusetts field artillery at El
Paso; First Connecticut infantry at
Nogales; First Montana infantry at
Douglas; First squadron New Jersey
cavalry and First battalion New Jer?
sey field arlillery, both at Douglas;
battalion of Infantry from District of
Columbia at Naeo; First squadron
Utah cavalry at Nogales and First
NeW York ambulance company in the
Brownsville district.
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily by
HARBY & CO., ''otton Buyers.
Good Middling 16.
Strict Middling 15 7-8.
Middling 15 3-4.
Strict Low Middling 15 1-2.
Low Middling 15.
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Corrected Daily by
Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer.
Good Middling 15 7-8.
Strict Middling 15 3-4.
Middling 15 5-8.
Strict Low Middling 15 3-8.
Low Middling 14 7-8.
Staple cotton 20 to 25c.
NE W YOU & OtrZTON MARKET.
Yest'dy*
Ofwn Rich Ijow Clo?e> Oos?
Jan . . 16.42 .93 .42 .75 .10
Mch . .16.51 17.07 16.51 .92 .30
May . .16.84 17.20 16.84 17.11 16.51
July . .16.98 17.30 16.93
Oct . ..15.85 16.70 15.85 16.42 15.82
Dec . . .16.15 .90 .15 .66 .08
Marriage license Record.
The marriage business is picking up
these days, due no doubt to the high
price of cotton and the coining cold
weather. Licenses were issued Satur?
day and today to the following color?
ed couples: Cephas Neeley, Laurens,
ir-d rirjj^mjjM_Jl[rjjJ^MMfjli?nhi -*--'-)
Shaw and Hattie Nelson, Sumter;
Robert Dargan and Anna belle Rich?
ards, Mayesville; Joseph Wortherly
and Rebecca Sharp, Tin dal; Richard
Ellerbe and Lillie Ball, Hagood.
The county registration board was
busy this morning giving out regis?
tration certificates to young men and
renewing certificates for others who
had lost their certificates since the
last time they had need for them. The
office will remain open all week and
those who have not yet secured their
registration certificates should do so
during the week, as it will be the last
opportunity offered them before the
general election in November.
fllisii Business tests
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ties; resources adequate to every
business need; the individual ser?
vices of an alert, efficient organi?
zation are at the disposal of our
every patron.
Interested attention on the part of
our Officers is assured at all times.
A cordial invitation is extended to
progressive business men to call
and investigate thir, broad, helpful
commercial service.
The National Bank of
Sumter,
"SAFEST FOR YOUR SAVINGS"