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^_k . ., ... tfcH?tfr mb Sauren. Mr. an? Mrs. J C. Huslmnds ami I Um daughter, Koealyn, have return td to Mi sir h< me in Columbia, after i pendtag a fe?v days with Mr. und lire. A. W. Baker on Blinding 8t. Me. Prank P. Burgee*, of Manning, vet e ?vlafeer to Use city today. Mass Louise Careon laa returned f rote PtaoaolH whore eile was one of tao%rtdeeen?Ma tor Miss Ha Hie Causey ? t Met -eoueey-Uavie marriage tVed ^?eedaf/. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. McOutchen, of lit. ftloo, Were in the < ity on Fri? ts* Mrs. O. H. Foiley and eiilldren hare ? one to Birmingham, Ala., to spend Mies Corkill, of CheeOnr kt Matting Mrs, W. A VWor. Meadre. C. W. Handera and P. K. Myeseve* Hegood,, were visitors to the t Ity today. Mr*. C. B. May so, of MayesvUIe, s.nd nor aestor. Mise Ruth Wlloon, of St. Uslrka were vtattors to the city lodee/. Mr. WUIlam boo Merrlei>n. who wilt to saaiikii -to Mkss Jtvai Kinsman Wednesday afternoon in tfte Hpmcopel ehorofi on Ort) wciocic. hie mother. Mro K. W Morrison, and Mr. Hey? ward Oosaler, of Savannah, arrived In the clip Sunday, coming by way of August* and Coiosnbaa in irr. Mor? tar A sees Derby, of Florence. Is In to oOfeiiO<th? HtDgman-Mor 0? WednWhvy evening. en bo sekrrtod. Hot and Mr*. Tlllmnn announce too engagement of then daughter. t* John Bhutsr of Datew wdOinat to tale place No? vember ft at that enure* of Our Ba? tter. Tronoon. Miss Tin man ta the youngeat dangbter of Senator and and aftooiMfd Winthrop specie nslhg la vote*at BOOet college la Atlanta and In Waahlncton. Mr. fOjoler la the only son of Mra. gtBdOi of Bnteabuig. He Is a the Citadel, of too* tew 9 Uniroroltr of Booth Car Bo Olwtstinos to! O.'lUs.pWfeeH ?The State. anssll as i ii , mot SOI Of tot ^tsytA7aZ?irj ?34 lm'W9 I Donih of ej From The Dally Item. Ott. 20. AMee. twe ron-wtontha-oid child of I Mr. and sirs. B. B. M-N'oal. died ihm WMf-nthg. after a snort Illness. Two funeral services will no hold tomanow, Saturday, mfontng at tile 1 reeeeWuce Of tts parent*. 691 W. Ub. erty street, at It o'clock, the services | baked? dph ducted by the Rev. John A. of Grace Baptist church. eft From The Daily Hem. Oct. SO. Two fT+enOO of Mr* M. V. Whllden ord Mto. M. A. Flowers and family s. ?nvtted to attend the funeral ser vie OS of Mr. Frank Porter, a brother of Mra. Whllden ahd son-in-law of Mm PSjwwju, at the residence of Mra. Whllden. No. ?IX Church street, et 11 o'clock Saturday morning. Mr. Forter died lh a hospital at Montgomery, Alabama, from the ef? fects of on Injury sustained several weeks ago. The remains will reach ftumter ?h th*? train from Augusta, Saturday at * a. m. SS??fc *- A?AtSfch ipocket* Aiustcd. ToroVmen wtie were alltgod to be in kpocHeT* were arrested Friday Of ternodo off rho Northwestern train as | It entered the city snd lodged in the tuard houae until Saturday after? noon whew they were returned to Cam den to appear on the charge of theft from the person. The arrest*< were made at the request of the Cam Hen affletals aed Upon a description of the amti gtvun the Bumter chief over the tefeJptiorf*. It as ems Host while the Buffalo Bill shows ware In Com den Friday the mew a per* ted there, re I lev Ins a num? ber ef otttsefia of their rolla. one man being; nit for two hundred dollars, arcordma to reports here. The men gave their name* as Fred Foster. Wil? liam Jirksnn end John' Andrews Mil? ler. Poefer had practically nothing of vwfnw oh His person. Jnckuon had o watch dnd ttt.?5, while Miller had a watch and ttff.&t. These sumo wera removed from their persons by the poilde. All of the parties weru colored. Winthrop (?Irl* to Attend Pair. Owe thousand girls In blue made -he welkin ring iaat night, when durlnK an Intermlaalon in the entertuinment. Dr. Jwhnson announced that he woi.ld take the girls te the State Fair on F ii day "of next week. A special ten In of fowrtetn coaChea will he chartered, which will take the party down in the early iwdrrMrtg ahd bring them baek that night.?Book Mill Herald. IN FA NTH/ft PARALYSIS IN SVM fiifnm cmw of w. L, tioyl?, N South Helena Avenge, Ita* Contracted dim Mie. From The Dully Item, Oct. 20. It waft officially stated today by the Hoard of Health of 8uinter that a cKSe of infantile paralysis had been located In Sumter, the nine-months old child of Mr. and Mrs. W. Ladson Doyle, 14 South Salem Avenue, balng the sufferer from the -disease. The fact that the owae was one of ini'an tlle paralysis Was not definitely Known until test night, when the State Health Ofleer. Dr. J. A. Hayns of Columbia, eune to Sumter and, after an exami? nation at the request of the attending physician, pronounced the disease to be infantile paralysis. The Board of Health at once took steps of precau? tion end is notifying the public at the first opportunity offered. It was stated by Dr. Ha: .10 last night and confirmed by the attond irig physician, Dr. H. M. Stuckey, to? day, that there was no occasion for alarm among the parents of Sumter, a* there was little danger of the spread of the disease, since the pre? cautions taken would render this im? possible from the case reported. A strict quarantine has been placed up? on Mr. Boyle's residence and the oth? er children in the family have been moved elsewhere and will bs kept in quarantine elsewhere, so that other children cannot come in contact with any of those who have been exposed to the child which le affected. The Board of Health further states that they do not believe that there Is sny reason for the prohibiting of the moving picture shows to children, their being stopped from school or from attending to any of thslr other duties or pleasures on account of the disease being In the city. 1 - ? OROANI?F FARM LOAN BODY. Citterns of Privateer Form Associa? tion to "Borrow $91,000. Two fine meetings were held In Prl teer township Friday to organise a National 'Farm Learn Association, one meeting at Providence school and one at Bethel school. Chairman B. W. Dablis, Sr., Messrs. W. O. Cain. Sr.. H. Drsne Tlnttal, B, D. Richardson and Secretary H>. L Reardon of the Sumter County Nn ?tftOaAJ vTaem Lden ttrgaittewflOn com~ mittee, were present and talked to tld> Yerrodra. As a result of these tWo meetings ?Che Privateer Farm Loan Association was formally launched With twenty one farm ere who made application to borrow mn?ty-one thousand and one hundred dollars ($s 1,100.00.) Messrs. T. R. Hodge, W. O. Cain, Sr., H. D. Tlndal, 8. D. Richardson wad J. M. Kotb were elected as the l>mrd of directors, and Mr. JL D. Tln Gil acting secretary-treasurer of the asBOelatten. This board will elect a president, vite president, permanent sec rotary treasurer, together with a committee on appraisement of lands offered as collateral. Mr. H. D. Tlndal of Tlndal offered a very feasible and valuable plan of draining lands into the public high Ways under the federal Tarm loan wseoclatlon plan of borrowing money, urtltmg the various farms into a kind of township drainage system. Tn BeeskMis Court. From The Dairy Hum, Oct. 20. The case against James Brown and Sarah Brown for the murder of 3am Crlm went to the Jury this morning and no verdict had been returned Up to the time that court adjourned for dinner. Lula Crlm, who was also charged In the indictment, was re? leased at the close of the taking of 'testimony, when Judge Prince di? rected a verdict in her favor. The case against George Richard? son, grand larceny, theft of two ba'es of cotton, was taken up nett Sml Is \j\ progress of hearing. Oeorge RMi art'.son. D. Ragln and I? "*c Colclounh w*re charged with steu.. iAto bales ef cotton from the cotton platform test April. Rngin and Colclough were tried and found guilty at the sum? mer firm of oodrt and are not' serving thetr terms on the gang. Rich? ardson did not appear for trial at that time, but was arrested shortly :?f terwards and held for trial at the piesent term of court. Hallowe'en Party. AH the yoi;ng people over fourleen. of Trinity Methodist church, are In? vited to a Hallowe'en party at the pUi-HonaKo to be given by the Senior Kpwortb l?es'gue tonight, October 20th, at N p. m. If possible como in costume and mask. M< I .am in to Speak nt Dnl/cll. John k Mcfjiurln. State ware? house commissioner of South Cunt linn, has been Invited to make an ad? dress at the Dal/ell school house or. '. M irsday, November 2, wh.?n %X\ oyster supper and barbecue will be held for the benefit of the church at Dalsell. IN SESSIONS COURT. Cotton Cum* Kxcltes Much Interest? Judge I'rfnee Refuses Motion for n New Trial. The cahe against George Richard? son, colored, for the alleged theft of two bales of cotton was concluded on Friday, the jury returning a verdict of guilty. This case elicited much interest among the cotton buyers, as they were anxious to stop any stealing of cotton from the cotton platform. Judge Prince refused a motion for a new trial and sentenced the defendant to eighteen months on the gong. The Jury Friday afternoon, after being out for several hours returned a verdict of guilty of manslaughter with recommendation to mercy, as to James Brown and not guilty as to Sarah Brown, in the case against those two for murder. Lula dim was ordered released by the court, as there was no evidence to show that she was concerned in the case. James Brown waa given a senteint of two yearn. Rowland James was tried Friday and Saturday morning on the charge of housebreaking and larceny and was found guilty of petty larceny. He was given a sentence of $100 or CO days. Walter Harrington, Who was con? victed of murder with recommenda? tion to mercy on Thursday, was sen? tenced Saturday to life imprisonment. All motions t?r new trials were re? fused by Judge Prince. This term of court is unique in that every indictment handed to the grand jury was returned as a true bill and Nrvery case tried by a jury has resulted in a Verdict Of guilty being returned. There were four murder cases, twe of them resulting in convictions for murder and two for manslaughter. MARKS STRONG ADDRICSS. Dr. I:. W. Slkes of Cokcr College SpcutcM under V. M. C. A. Auspices nt Rex Theatre. Dr. H. W. Slkes was the first speaker for the series of Sunday af? ternoon talks to be given to men un? der the auspices of the Y. M. C A. at the Rex theatre. Dr. Sikes is presi? dent of Coker College at Hartsville and upon his first appearance in Sum? ter yesterday proved himself an able speaker. There wero one hundred and five men present by actual count at the meeting, which war? presided over by"1 Dr. S. H. Edmunds, president of the Y. M. C. A. board. A choir of men had been secured and the singing was a pleasant feature ef the meeting. Dr. Sikes was presented to the audience by Dr. Edmunds with a few appro? priate remarks. Taking for his subject "The Land of Far-seeing Distances." Dr. Slkes im? pressed upon his autVcnce the neces? sity of thinking and planning for the future, saying that it was the man who had vision beyond the things at hand and near about him who made a success, whether it was In morality, business or statesmanship. He also showed that the man who did not plan for the future did not make the most out of life. Dr. Sikes* address was a practical artd able exposition of his subject and set before his audience in such a man? ner as to catch and hold their atten? tion and to cause each one of his hearers to do some thinking of the future on his own account. ftOCOH HIDFR SUPPORTS/ WIL? SON. Buffalo Bill. Who Was Seen Here Sat? urday, is for President. Cheyenne, Wyo. Oct. 22.?The greatest rOttgh rider of them all, "Buf falo Bill" himself, has come o"t for : President Wilson's reelection. Col. Cody is a greut admirer of that other eminent colonel and rough rider but he can not unite with Theodore Roosevelt In indorsing Mr. Hughes. "Buffalo Bill" bad always been a Republican until x few years ago, when he lined up with the Progres? sive*. How he stands this year Is "shown by a characteristic telegram pent by him from Kingston, N. C, to Frank L. Houx, secretary of state of Wyoming. Col. Cody's announcement rends: "Hughes can't ride Woodrow. He Is pulling leathor already and will be disqualified. "Bill Cody." Col. Cody has never been a Demo? crat before, but he knows a real pres? ident. Marriage License Record. Licenses to mnrry were issued to Willie Flemmlng and Miss lullld Hodge, of Thftdul, and the following negroes: Dennis Grillln and Susan Cantsy, Remini; Willis Washington and Martha Mellett, Sumter; Kldd Kllas Palmer and Florence McKnight. Sumter; Jeffrey Simmons and Mathil? da Orson. Wedgetield; Jeff Brown and Loil Blltn Banders, Wedgetield; StO'ltswell Mallard ami Mary Emma Murray, Wedgetield. C*HPTON ORADERS ARRIVE. -? Two* of Thorn ut Chamber or Com? merce Headquarters to Sample Cot? ton Free of Charge. When Congressman A. F. Lever spoke here on October 9th, the Sum ter Chamber of Commerce requested him to try to have an expert govern? ment cotton grader placed on the Sumter cotton market for a while, as an experiment to show the cotton far? mers how to sell their cotton. This was proposed as an educational prop? osition to give the cotton producers an idea of the value of coperative marketing arid tho benefits to be de? rived by the formation of a cotton selling association. Mr. Lever imme? diately wrote the secretary of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce that he has requested the bureau of the United States department of agricul? ture to send a cotton grader here as a government grader. This morning Messrs. B. M. Botto and C. B. Killings worth, of the depart? ment of agriculture, office of mark? ets and rural organization reported to the Sumter Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Killingsworth will be located on this market and will have his oflice in the rooms of the Sumter Chamber of commerce, second floor of the City National Bank building for the pres? ent. ' If the farmers wish to know the grades, staple and value of their cot? ton before selling they must bring their samples of cotton to the govern? ment cotton grader, having a sample representing each side of the bales, before asking for bids on the cotton. These services are absolutely free to all cotton sellers. Neither the gov? ernment or the Chamber of Commerce charge anything for their services. It is now up to the farmers to show in tereet and take advantage of ? the export advice offered. The extent of the services^ rendered will depend largely on the Interest displayed by the farmers. This movement is en? dorsed by the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, leading merchants, bank? ers and professional men. NOT FEDERAL MATTER. Wastngton, Oct. 21.?Promoters of fraudulent schemes for organizing joint stock land banks in the new rural credits system can not be prose? cuted under the federal fraud consplracy law, according to a ion gl^an the farm loan bo by Attorney Gene rat Gregory. He mid the frauds apparently fell within the scope of the State laws. The board has received many com? plaints of swindling and has given public notice that no charter would bo Issued, for any bank In whose Or? ganization promotion expenses were paid, k?n order to correct a wide im? pression that farmers can borrow on eecontt mortgages under the new farm loan IttteiUi Herbert Quick, a mem? ber of] the board, Issued a statement today pointing out that the law ex? pressly prohibits acceptance of sec? ond mortgages. Cleveland, Oct. 23.?With the sink? ing of the steamer Meridi practically continued by the discovery of three bodies of members of her crew. Death total of Friday's storm over Lake Erie is estimated at fifty-two. The Meridi carried a crew of twenty-flve. Three other large vessels were lost. flS??S??waManMMHMBBBaaB STATE AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL FAIR Of South Caroline*. ?AT? COLUMBIA Round Trip Fare from Sumt?r $2.15 lotlodlng Adm'ssion The Fair The Atlantic Coast Line will sell tickets as above, and at correspond? ing excursion fares from all other points in South Carolina, for all trains from October 21 to 27, Inclusive, ex? cept for trains scheduled to arrive Columbia after 12.00 noon on October 27, limited returning until midnight of Monday, October 30, 1916. Sqeolal Trains will be operated ad fellows on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 25 and 26. LV. WlcVdlli. 6.25 A. M. Lv. tyullins. 6.40 A. M. Lv. jjfarlon. 6.55 A. M. LV. Florence. 7.55 A. M. Lv. Timmonsvillc. 8.19 A .M. Lv.'Sumter. 9.35 A. M. Ar. ^Columbia.11.00 A. M. Hot urnlng? Lv. Columbia. 6.00 P. If. Ar. Florence (about). . 7.25 P. M. I Ar. Nichols (about)... . 10.20 P. If. These trains will stop at all stations lo take on passengers going and to i u t olT passengers returning. For further Information, tlc' ets, etc., apply to O; V. FLAY Eli. Ticket Agent, Sumter, S. C. tUNTlG COAST Uti e Standard Railr?ad of the South BELIE VKS HECTOR CAN Btt SAVED. Naval Constructor Williams Kallirr Optimistic Concerning Salvage Work. Washington, Oct 20.?Naval Con? structor Henry Williams i3 on his way back to his station at the Charleston, navy yard, after a confer? ence with the bureau of construction and repair at the navy department on the work of salving the collier Hec? tor, which was wrecked sometime ago in a storm off the South Carolina I coast. Constructor Williams was delegated by Capt. Bryan, commandant at Charleston, to represent the govern? ment in connection with the opera? tions of the Meritt and Chapman Wrecking Company, which has under? taken to save the great ship. The conference just held here was to decide whether to go ahead with the efforts at rescue now, in spite of the increasing danger of bad weather, or to put the work over until next spring, in the mean while pro? tecting the Hector against being in? jured further. This protection can be afforded by stopping the leaks and taking other adequate precautions against the ship's sinking into the sand. Though at first skeptical about the chances of saving the giant collier, Constructor Williams is now Inclined to be optimistic. He thinks the ef? fort well worth while, considering the great value of the property in? volved. Mr. S. C. Snellgrove, chief clerk of the supply ollice at the Charleston yard, who Is passed assistant pay? master of the South Carolina naval militia, is at the navy pay ofTlce school here for a month's instruction in connection with the naval appro? priation act of August 29, last. Tho President's Bath. The wife of the president of a New England university one morning upon entering the bathroom found the S year-old hopeful was busily engaged in sailing some tin 0gh in the bathtub, gu'ding them with a magnet. Mother gathered up the toys and advised the child that he must defer his amuse? ment, since dad wanted to take his bath. Reluctantly the youngster submitted He went out into the street, where jWt chanced to meet a lady, to him un ^?e^but to whom he confided: thing? The president of fhe univer? sity won't have any bath this morn? ing. I've got the plug to the bathtub in my pocket and it's going to stay there."?Boston Journal. COT XT Y WACH URS MW^T, Judge J. K. Prince Impresses Upon instructors Iinpe'laUce of Their Work. Judge J. E. Prince was the speaker on Saturday at the meeting of the Sumter County Teachers' Association meeting, which was held in the Hamp? ton school building. There were com? paratively few teachers present, how? ever, to hear the speaker impress up? on his audience the importance of the profession which they had adopted. Judge Prince stated that teachere should be paid better salaries and that everything possible should he done by the schools to secure good teachers and to improve the school system in the county and Stete. *He said that the necessities and comforts of life should be provided by fhw school districts for the teachers in or? der that the schools could get good teachers. HUGHES GETS SEVERE JOEV J. W. DawMin, Millionaire <*o*i Man of West Virginia, Withdraws fits Sup? port. - h *m\ Washington, Oct. 21.?Pohtictfl Cir? cles here are much interested VJdny in the sensational jolt Which has "been thrown Into the Republican campaign in West Virginia by the ar.nouhtre ment of J. W. Dawson, a millionaire coal man of Charleston, ot\d a Re? publican presidential detttor Ft hrrue, that he is so disappointe*. with Hughes' speeches that he can see w> ienson for a change in admtohtrtjfflontj at this critical time. Duwsoh etfl!.? on the State chairman to withdraw hie name as elector. In the course of "hi* public statement Mr. Dawson says: "I am convinced, whether correctly or not, that a vote for Judge Hughes would be assisting to turn over the United States and the destinies of 100,000,000 people to the corrupt old guard, dominated and controlled ab? solutely by such men as Hurtles, P*en rose, Crane and Smoot, and I Win never be a party to such treachery to our country.1' Saturday, while his family was at the show, a thief visited the residence of Dr. J. G. DeLorme, cutting his way through the wire screen door, arid stole a pocketbook containing about three dollars. A Shriner's pin was also taken. The pocketbook was later Cid under the house, where the f had evidently thrown It away. The same thief, it 1? supposed, also broke incw^ti.e residence of Mr. R. B. McNeal, but nothing of value was missing. -. ? - I mttttt^miiiinni!>nniiimmiii.iil.liiiinnhril<iwriiinii??4.^.1i^f^tW^ HOSPITALITY In our business we carry out the Idea of old time hospitality. We welcome to this Bank all who have financial matters they de? sire to discuss with us and place our advice at their command. Our Officers endeavor to render themselves accessible to all, and the most humble person is welcome to call and see trs. Keces*ai*!ty our advice and suggestions are always along conservative lines, consistent with the Ideals of Conservatism established and main? tained by this Bank/ This Bank is open to all who desire financial assistance with proper security. THE PEOPLES BANK. t ?? ? k ? ? ? ? ??< i ??**"M ?i i M ii mm ? I You Must Have SECURITY AND SERVICE In Your Business. This Bank Offers Both ii THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK ;; The Oldest Banking Institution in the County The National Bank South Carolina $950,000.00 LEADERS Our steady growth and new accounts tell the story. Safety and preparedness first and at all times. Your patronage solicited,T C. 6. ROWLAND, Ptet H. LtteCJV, ActfriQ CaffVr.