The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 08, 1916, Image 5
PfttnAOftAL MENTION.
Mr*. Dora Dennis lea this after
nan for Macon. Ua.. to visit her
daughter. Mr?. F. J. Powell. She will
go from there to Jacksonville. Pin.,
to visit her son. J. M. Smith.
Mr. Streven Moore, of Charleston,
was In the city today on business.
Mr. A. A. Brearley, of St. Charles,
was a visitor to the city today.
Mr. Lowell Mayers, of Savannah,
Is visiting hla mother and sister, Mrs.
Rosa Mayers and Mrs. Eugene Wild?
er, on West Liberty Street.
Mrs. John R. Sumter la spending
a week at State burg.
We are pleaaed to State that P. H.
Stoll, Esq., who waa unable to per?
form hit dutlea at the recent term of
court on account of Indisposition, Is
feeling quite well again.?Klngstree
Record.
Rev. J. P. Merlon returned to the
city last Thursday from his annual
vaoatlsn which he spent In Saluda,
N. C. and Laurena. He was accom?
panied by Mrs. Marion who spent the
entire summer In ths mountains.
Mr. Alva Green, who has been con?
nected with ths chemical laboratory
of one of the big fertiliser companies
of Savannah. Ga., Is spending a fsw
Soys with his parents, 'Mr. and Mrs.
M. Oreen.
Miss Kathleen Wllkes, of Laurens,
M vtstttng Mrs. R. J. Bland.
Mosers*. Chfford end Whit Shaw,
the former a regular and the latter
a substitute on ths Wake Forest foot?
ball team, which played In Columbia
eg*..i*l the University of South Caro?
lina t4<eih on Saturday, spent the
week-?nd st home with their par?
ent*, Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Shaw. Cut
ttno MoJCabrht, who 1* also a playor
On the Wake Forest team, also visit?
ed reis Uvea here for the week-end.
Ralph Ffowera end Alwin Burns
played for 1*gvld*on In the Davidson
Pur man football game on Saturday.
^ Mia* Mary Pitts has returned home
after spending several months In the
saoaatslna <<f Western North Ca roll
Rath Wilson of St. Charhs
Waa a visitor to ths city Mondsy.
WhwfrOd Doyle of Grange
rl? Hie city today.
$m I i iVi I. i i '
la a move on foot to hav?
the haiitUag ? easen for partridges In
Sumter count? shortened from thi
Sr*t of Decetfiber to February 15th.
petitions to Iti* effect being circulat?
ed la ths elty and county in order
that tfc? members of the lsgislaturn
from* tBIs county msy have aomsthlng
to work on. This seems to be work
on the right, track and the addition
of dove* to the request should bo
made, sa st present when a man with
dog an* gun >? seen in the field, It In
not always that he confines hi* spor:
to the shooting of dovea If the sea
s>ns sre made ths same, ths garao
warden can Lauch more easily control
the hunting and bring violators of
the game law* to Justice. It 1* to be
hoped that the law is made effect Ivo
at the x>mlt t session of the legiala
tore, far this county at least, if not
for the whols State.
The ? ipreirve court has reversed ver
diets ??? fast the Southern railway by
South C*rollna courts for $700 to
Mrs. H. D. Driggs and her son of Den
mark The station agent there er?
roneously told them they could uso
mileage books for local traffic. The
railroad cont ended It waa not liable
for sue a misrepresentation*. Its tar?
iff* being unalterable.
It will be of Interest to his many
frlends here that Mr. Vivian M Man
nlnf, who hi it been a buyer of eotton
mill supplies for the past seven year*
being now one of tbrse largest buyer*
In the I'nlteil Htaten, has resigned hl<t
poettlon with the cotton mills to deal
exclusively in ootton mill bonds, which
have been v<<ry active of late and ur<
Steadily advancing. Mr. Manning Ii
a son of 03V. R. I. Manning. H*
will server bis connection with t h ?
mill* as soon as they will let him off.
probably by December 1st.
A commission has been Wmucd t">
Moran A Co . of this elty. a new en?
terprise organised by Mcssrn. Win.
Moran, I*. Mosen and others, which
will enter Into a hardware bunlm??,M
In the Alstoii building on Houth Main
street. The business will be run by
Mr. Moran.
Tales sre coming In steadily, but
slowly In tin rountv treasurer's of?
fice. Up to November 1st $1.748.71
was received this your against $1,
t7l.lt last jear to ths same date.
All of ths whiskey eases have been
disposed of and the city mads a
flnsncial pre fit out of the cases, a*
weil as putting the fear of the law
lato the salads of the blind Ufers.
THK ClftAMJaEK OF COMMJIRE*
Ollsen* of stun tor Must Kup|H>rt Or
ganlsatlon. If Tin y Wish It to Con?
tinue Work for Good of Commun?
ity.
Do the people of Sumter want a
Chamber of Commerce)
We Und It necessary to put this
proposition up to the people of tho
city of 8umter in a very practical
form. The Chamber of Commerce has
struggled through the past your with
inadequate support, and if it is to
continue its work the people of Sum?
ter, a great many more of them than
are now contributing to Its support,
are going to have to come to its aid.
We believe that tho Chamber of
Commerce has done and Is doing a
valuable work for the city and coun?
ty. We have not deemed it a suitable
time to undertake to tlnunce new in?
dustries and in view of the non-suc?
cess of several heretofore undertak?
en, we are very doubtful about this
being the chief end of a Chamber of
Commerce.
The Chamber of Commerce has,
uowever, secured the establishment in
the city of the Tobacco Warehouse,
the Sumter Roller Mills, has made
at least partial arrangements for the
purchase of surplus live stock, and
has looked after many other things
that go to make Sumter a better
market for farm produce. In an ag?
riculturally supported community such
an ours no more permanently been
flclal work can be' done for a city.
We have also aided materially In
the edcatlonal work necessary to pre?
pare our section for the coming of
the boll weevil. The value of this
work will be more appreciated later.
The Chamber of Commerce took the
Inltatlve In securing for Sumter coun?
ty a portion of the flood relief fund
and has secured for the county $1,200
from this source, which has been used
to give employment K flood sufferers
on ths public roads In the county. It
has constantly loked to Increase the
good will of the people of the county
and tributary trade territory.
These are only a few of the more
conspicuous phases of the work which
the body is doing for the city, to say
nothing of the minor matters, such
as answering inquiries from prospec?
tive corners and Industries seeking
new locations, and much routine work
of that character.
It is generally conceded that no
jsaWneeWwr-^ssnsooaitj' nan .afford to
W without ' m commercial body or
Chamber of Commerce. But gentle?
men, we cannot have a Chamber of
Commerce without funds with which
to run it, quarters, the salary of a
secretary, and If any considerable
work Is done, some clerical assistance
must be provided for. Enough to
provide even these essentials has nev?
er been subscribed tor 1916, and of
the amounts subscribed a material
part has not been paid in. If the
Chamber of Commerce is to continue
Its work at least $800 has got to be
raised In the next 60 days. A Cham?
ber of Commerce for a town the size
of Sumter cannot be run on less than
$2,600 a year and so far v.?ry little
more than half of that amount has
been paid In. Neither the secretary
nor the directors can do good work
when a large part of this tlmo must be
taken up In securing subscriptions
and collecting the amounts subscrib
led.
It Is up to the people of Sumter to
say In a practical way whether or not
we shall have a Chamber of Com
merce. Will you do your part? Th
time to act Is now. Send in your
subscription to the treasurer.
IN THE RECORDER'S COURT.
Negrrsn Charged With Violation of
Health Ordinance Is Convicted.
Delia Mazyck, colored, wan today
tried by Recorder Hurby on the
charge of violation of tho city health
ordinance. Her offense wan that Hhe
had refused to allow tho city carts
to come on her premises to carry off
the cans from the privy In her yard.
It soems that the carts are very 111
smelllng and the woman ordered the
drivers out of her yard, telling them
that they might carry the chum from
the privy to the carts. It was shown
at the trial that the ordinance given
the cartH the authority to enter upon
the premises of citizens to get the
cans, or to mako such dlspoHltlon of
them and their contents, al the city
deems proper. 8he wuh given a .sen?
tence of $2.50 or & days. Hhe paid the
line.
Essex Nelson, colored youth who
is said by the officers to be the slick?
est on record, wuh tried on the charge,
of stealing three bushels of potatoes
from his employer, Mr. Duckworth.
He was found guilty und given a sen?
tence of $25 or II days. lie will
take the days on the gang anil on
his return has the charge of burglary
to answer for.
Willie Jenkins, public cursing, was
Klven %?> or 10 days.
Ed l>lfcon, petty larceny, was con?
victed of hteuling an overcoat and
given a sentence of $25 or .10 dnys.
Major James, disorderly conduct,
forfeltsd bond of $10.
up it. sNYUJbJi draws ui<; croud.
Ijurgo ami Attentive Audience of Men
Hears Wofford Presldeiit'M Lecture.
Dr. Henry N. Hnyder, president of
WoiYord college made a strong talk
yesterday to an audience of more
than two hundred men at the Hex
theatre in the Sunday afternoon sc?
ries of lectures being given under the
auspices of the Y. M. C. A. Tho
speaker was given attentive hearing
and seemed to make a most favorable
impression upon his auditors.
Dr. Snyder took for his subject
"The (Jrcatnc8s of Human Nature,"
explaining that a man was greatest
when he subjected his natural in?
stincts to those of moral and relig?
ious training.
Dcuth of ii. a. Dollard.
News W9" received hero this morn?
ing of the death at Albany, Ga? at 9
o'clock Sunday night of Mr. Harry A.
Dollard, formerly of Sumter. The
body is now on the way home and
will arrive tonight at 9 o'clock on the
train from Florence.
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow, Tuesday, morning at 11
o'clock from the residence of Mr.
Joseph Newman, 208 Council street,
the father-in-law of the deceased,
and the Interment wil be at the fam?
ily burying ground in the country.
The funeral will be conducted by
Hollywood Camp, No. 19, W. O. W.,
of which the deceased was a member.
The deceased was thirty-seven years of
age and had been ill for about three
.veeks.
Mr. Dollard was formerly a resi?
dent of Sumter, but has lived in
Georgia for several years. He is a
son of Mr. H. 8. Dollard of this city,
and Is survived by his wife and one
?laughter, his parents, two brothers,
Messrs. J. R. and R. M. Dollard and
one sister, Mrs. S. W. Renson.
Mrs. A. J. McCoy Dead.
Blshopvllle, Nov. 4.?Mrs. A. J. Mc?
Coy, one of Bishopvile's most excel?
lent women and one of beautiful
Christian character, died in a hospital
in Columbia Thursday morning. She
was burled in the Bethlehem ceme?
tery here yesterday.
Mrs. McCoy leaves a husband and
two daughters, one of whom, ' Miss
Slabrey McCoy, is a member of the
? min ililSB^?*???W*^sw-^rs.
McCoy was a native of Chester.
Car Turns Turtle.
While Hamer Rogers, son of Mr. K.
U Rogers, with Mr. Henry Perrln
Mas speeding around tho race track
yesterday afternoon in an open Ford
liieer, the car skid de l and turned over
twice. Young Rogers was knocke 1 in?
sensible for a short while, but soon
regained consciousness and was hur?
ried to the Blshopvllle hospital. Side
of his face and head was badly bru's
el; otherwise his hurt is not serlour.
Kr. Perrin was not hurt it all.?
Blshopvllle Leader and Vindicator.
Jurors for Second Week.
The following is the list of jurors
for the second week of civil court,
a hich convenes here on November
13th:
S. W. Benson,
W. B. Levy,
W. A. Bowman,
H. W. Prichard.
It. V. Jackson,
Robert Shelor,
O. H. Strickland,
J. C. Dawkins,
C. II. Deal,
Joe II. White,
W. L. Williams,
William Moran,
H. H. lioykln,
a. m. Hrogdon, '
(1. J. Myers,
J. F. Hodge,
J. a. Epperson,
K. i. Keardon,
Samuel C?. (Ireen,
ii. M. Crownon,
11. S. TiHdale.
0, E. Owens,
H. M. McLaurln,
F, O. Jennings,
W. a. WeatherH,
J. F. Tlsdale,
w. J. Lawrence, Jr.,
a. a. Uradhum,
ii. W. Corbott.
a. H. Mnyes,
O. M. Wadford,
E. C. Lee,
S. Cherry,
J. S. Folk,
J. B. Brltton,
E. W. Hurst,
McOml-Whitc.
Mr. Robtrt D. White and Miss
McCord were quietly married in
QfMHWOOd Thursday morning of last
Weok? Mr. White is a prominent citi?
zen of Clarendon and a popular man.
s icinlly. Mrs. White is a sister of
Rev. U B. IfeCord of Manning, and
Rev. J. N. MeCord of Sardinia, and
at one time a teaerer in the Oakdale
s.-hool In which community she was
held in Ilia highest esteem.
We Have Purchased the
Stock of T. C. Scaffe,
CONSISTING OF
Stoves, Crockery, Glassware, Etc.
We will move this Stock to our Store on
East Liberty Street, where we will dispose
of same at a sacrifice. Before buying it
will pay you to see this stock. We can
save you money.
SEE OUR LINE OF '
Buggies, Wagons, Harness, Lap Robes
Farming Implements.
?pi
W. B. BOYLE COMPANY.
PEE DEE FAIR CLOSES.
Large Attendance nt Kate City From
County and Surrounding Country.
Florence, Nov. 4.?The Pee Dee
fair closed yesterday with a large at?
tendance from all sections of the
county and a number of the schools
of the county. The feature of the
day was the visit of the Booster club
from Andrews, composed of about 100
men, advert'sing- that busy little city.
Quite a number of ladies attended
also. They had Metz's band from
Charleston with them, and they made
?i fine show as they marched down
the street. They came on a special
train over the Seaboard, and their
car carried a banner "America llrst,
Andrews next."
Tho Seaboard's special brought
quite a large crowd from that sec?
tion ?f the State.
The fair has been a great success
in every way, though there were very
many classes in which premiums were
offered in which there were no en?
tries, though there could have been
entries in every one of them had the
fnrrners of tho county taken the in?
terest in the matter of exhibits that
they should have done.
Tho trades display and decorated
automobile parade today was not an
extensive parade, but those who did
take part in it had some very pretty
floats. There were several good
comics in the line, which added very
much to tho interest of the specta?
tors.
There were no displays' of farm
crops, although three gobd prizes had
been offered for this feature.
Civic League Notes.
On Friday afternon, a meeting
of the Mothers' Club, was held at the
Girls' High School. In the absence
of Mrs. Sumter, the chairman, Mrs.
Solomons presided. The meeting was
well attended, and the members
seemed to enjoy the program consist?
ing of a Vlctrola concert, recitations
by Mrs. Ansley Ilarby, and a health
talk by Dr. Sophie Hrunson. Re?
freshments of coffee and sandwiches
[ were served.
Cookc-llcard.
On last Wednesday evening, at Sa
i lern church, was solemnised one of
! tho prettiest weddings in the history
of that church when Miss Maud
Oobko, the young daughter of Mr. and
Mrs.' B. C. Cooke of Lee county, be?
came the bride of Mr. S. Helton
Heard, an old CSmden boy, but now
locuted In Texas.?Camden Chronicle.
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. . Surprise Marriage.
The marriage of Miss Frankie Boy
kin and Freeland Ham at Sumter on
the 26th came as a great surprise to
their many friends, who wish for
them many happy years.?Lamar
Correspondence to Darlington News
and Press.
Marriage License Record.
A license to marry has been issued
to Junius Gregg and Rosa Francis,
Mayesville.
Plans for the Christian Endeavor
Convention to be held here the latter
part of this week have been complet?
ed and the committees are now await?
ing the arrival of the delegates. More
homes are desired for delegates and
those who can accommodate any of
the visitors are urged to notify mem?
bers of the local committee at once.
Auto races will be a part of the
program for Thanksgiving Day, these
being promt cd by Mr. E. D. Shaw of
this city and will be at the local
track. Football between Sumter and
Rock Hill will also feature the day
here.
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GERMANS GAIN GROUND.
Paris, Nov. 6.?The Germans have
gained a little fresh ground in the
battle ruined village of Satlly-Sail
liset on the Somme front, according
to the official Communique issued by
the French war office today. Else?
where on the Somme furious German
attacks were repulsed. Other parts
of that front were calm yesterday.
In the Recorder's Court.
Only one case was triee In the Re
! corder's Court Monday: Gus John?
son was found guilty Of gambling
and given a sentence of $1,0 or 20
days.
As a result of the blind tiger raids
made last week $1,070 was paid into
the city treasury and sentences
amounting to 270 days will be served
out.
Marriage License Record.
! Marriage licenses have been issued
to the following colored couples:
Amos Fullwood, Providence, and
Mary Wilson, Brogdon; John White
and Annie May Jones, Sumter.
You Mast Have
I SECURITY AND SERVICE!
in Your Business.
This Bank Offers Both
! THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
The Oldest Banking Institution in the County
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Lumber, Lime, Cement,
BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY
AND FEED OF ALL KINDS.
BOOTH & McLEOD,
tfereesson to Booth'Shuler Lumber & Supply Co.
(;<io. F.ppfiion'fc Old Stcwtxd Opp? Court Houm
EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE.