Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MUM NaUll? Norman, oj lutndr, has been spending some time In the tits, ?naajng to attend Ina wadding of MMa Beatrice : lelsn Psnsnllalgua. on tha sight of he I Oth ? Charleston lira, r?aa? Hammond Cains, of Inuiruun, la voting Mr% J?me* D. Ort aaaa oa Wast Caluoun it rest Iii. T. H. OlMaa* of Lynchburg, I? ate city today. 9 H* * **> J mklna. of St. Charles, spiat a while in town during ths day. A?rililaVPMIJfU MAIUUAtJs or IX itnuattt Mr as taatta Wa to Wad Mr. & lavltaelnns reading M follows wsrs hassen today r* Catawba unu win be read with Interest by a host of rrtSais threugjout tha county: Mc SUd hUS AaMandsr Kohath vtlaaeock * rsniisat tha haf or of your presence at ths march* ge oi thair daughter f*Bjgg to Mr. Kagsge VYbltneld Oahbs, Jr. an tha eweniitg of Wednesday Na vesnhoy tweuty-ssoosd St ?Wg s'elhth aWety i Croat Church lev** innth caroling. Tha ati4e-h>ba U tha eldest sAnsjhtsn ef Mc and sirs. QUmbqcIM |g*net hi s) mass attractive young wo? man srtth * hsjst af friend- threufb snt ths Sanas* let*) will he tutsrnsted m tha hsjnny sjmnt ihn is a gredu htf sg tajr^lhshn s Cotiegs st Due Waes an< sahne graduaUag, ans taught sameewsgejils fnt % number of 4earn sff. taahhe Is a soa of Mr. and Mrs. C V. ***** <* MnyssvUls, snd is n pwsailjbjr sad progressive young fhrnsgf sg MasusvUie. He la a grud \ntta mi Cajndwl at Charleston, the of lilt.?Rack ?IU Hscord. Miss CMssoocU taught at Baker enfcenu tat tern years and has many fHssjdj sm tha oematy who wiu hsar *ttk> Interest af hsr sj>nrnachlng ia*i> WtJLVt fMAl MOW. ' + ... . It la haw tissa to saw wheat and atssw ******* hi neuntes eouaty should ass as hjni enough whaat la slanted fir anslbrlnsj hla farm. Whaat U jsst anSgh at present in proportion mil eattoMand tltere is a hattsr outlook fir tha *bt hse oi wheat another year tl en that* is for cotton* home farm Sta wile* Strain their credit to pur eiiaaa e> largo quantity of fertiliser ft* gaawtng cettoa another year de? pend* ag a pea tiaanrtag present prices fir asm years crap. Ws all know tlai ander areuant eondttioas a large mop waned greatly reduce prices, and whan yew spas Use tha price of fsed si ugh sasp material to produce a crop atoshsr year, if ws do not nsoure ??er high nstcn there will ha no profit H growing cotton. 1 hsiiav* that Ml Uie fsrtllisar tuUog Mutes this year Uta ytehs has been out considerably wa account of tha lack of potash. Best year there will be practically no potash) available and it will ha a big gamble tar a farmer to attempt to grow salt as ma using large amounts of sn nnbalarw ed fertiliser and have to ssuwhaaa f?>ur at 113 per barrel nud eara at ll.ftO p# r btumel and oats ?t a uedatr to a dollar and s quarter. Thtal. twice snd pisnt some whaat In some good laad whars you are turning uider s ton of peavlues aad cqrnatalka oa an aore. Ha aar a to treat wheat far smut be? fore sjawlag. 1 area ar lour ounce* of blues*aha par buahal dissolved la enough; water to aoak whaat over sight trill htll all th? sparss of smut sad saia yow llrat class wheat which our gga) olass roller mills will manu f. turs lata nrat cbuai Hour How wheat/ J. Krank William* County Agent. i 1 tales IM ha hthsmurl Ht laPUah Nov |.?Ths averwhalm Ing "Sjhy" vote to ht. LouU apparent lj' defastad the Htsta-wlcs prohibi? tion propositlou In Missouri more t mn I la 1; with ths total vats of hi. l out* and Kansas CMy reportad and f>*w rutal vasaa la tha eouat was tS. 111 ras/ saw 113.71s sgamat prohlbl ttoa. Th?? en; voted 13.373 for pro hlbittwh aad MS.SUA agalast. The potion eaehaage ofhea haa bean Stove? fraaa IU farmer ataad to the ofTtca Is tha Harhy my Company bulkl hg foeaaevty ooouplsd bq taw magla trata's afflce. Harby 4 Company will use tha oihes vacated by the Cotton gg % part si their etAosa. ? FIRST HKSKlON OF STATE CON VKNTION TO HE HELH AT THE PR USB It! HI AN CHURCH TOMORROW NHiHT. t.atherlug Is Kxpevtcd lo Be Largest Ever Held hi This State by State Union?Manx Prominent Visitor* Will Attend and Politer Addresses During Ttnae Convention IS In Ses hIobj?Onfeeve. The State Christian .Endeavor So? cieties of South Carolin? will con vene In the Presbyterian church of Sumter tomorrow night for what ia continently expected to be the largest and best convention which the or? ganisation baa ever held In this State. A large number of Christian Endeav? or Societies have been organised in tht State during the past year and more interets and activity shown than svsr bufore. The result of this ac? uity Is expected to be seen In the at? tendance and interest in the conven? tion. The convention meets Friday night and continues in session through Sunday night. The commltteea in charge have made all possible arrangements for meeting ths visitors upon their arri? val and their entertainment In the homes of ths people of Sumter. At least four hundred convention dele? gates are expected from all parts of the State and these will be the guests of ths people of Sumter during their stay, which will be while ths con ventlon hi In session from Friday af? ternoon until Monday^ when the con? vention adjourns. \ Ths program provided for this con? vention Is an excellent one. Ths com? mutes In charge has secured several prominent and able speakers and those attending will have the pleasure of hearing a number of magnificent addresses. Among the speakers well known In ths Christian Endeavor work who are to speak during the convention are Mr. Karl Lehmann? secretary for ths Southern States, and He v. Melton Clarko, p. V., of Char? leston. Mr. Bert O. Jones of Wilmington. N. C, ons of ths best known choir lead? ers in ths Southen States, who has successfully led the singing at other Christian Endeavor conventions, will be on hand to direct and lead the choir. The music will bs a feature of ths meetings, fifteen minutes be foVe each inaettu* *ei?* 4#vobed to slngtni. A choir has been trained for this part of the program and ev? erybody should he on hsnd in tlms to enjoy tbe singing. Ths officer*, of the South Carolina Christian En dsnvor Union are: Pres? ident. Wyatt A. Taylor. Columbia. Vloe President. B. H. Wllkes, Lau renn; Recording Secretary, Bert T. Corcoran. Charleston; Corresponding Secretary. Miss M&j Lnwson. Charles? ton; Acting Treasurer, Miss Clella Oray. Columbia; Vice President World's Christian Endeavor Union, Allan Nicholson. Union; Field Secre? tary, Karl Lehmann, Birmingham. Ala., Wyatt A. Taylor. Columbia; District Vice Presidents. Miss Agnes Rnvenel, Spart an. burg; J. T. Fain. Rock Hill; W. P. Jacobs. Sr., Clin? ton; W. Anderson Ciarkson. Columbia; Miss Claudia Fr?ser. Sumter; Rev. John McSween, Dillon; Miss , Anna Belle Mclnnes, Charleston. The Sumter convention committees are: J. A. Raffleld, chairman and Registration and Publicity; W. Y. feadott. vice president and finance; Miss Claudia Fr?ser, secretary and Information; R. M. Sanders, enter? tainment; William Wlnn, transporta? tion and baggage; Miss Mamie Ed? munds, music; J. I. Glenn, ushers and badges; Miss Daisy Jennings, social and decoration; Loland Edmunds "whatnoover;" Mrs. B, M. Miller, evangelistic street meetings and pul? pit supplies; pastors convention churches, Presbyterian, Rev. J. P. Marlon; Christian, Rev. W. B. Miller; oonjff leader, Bert Q. Jones. Refuse to Concetto Indiana. Indianapolis, Nov. 8.?Although Hughes waa leading by more than 8, Q00 with only 3,118 precincts in tbe State unaccounted, the Democratic State headquarters tonight refused u> concede a victory to the Republican candidates in the State. Tbe Republi? can candidates for governor and Unit? ed States senator, with a smaller number of precincts reported, showed larger pluralities than did the presi? dential candidates. Congreasional returns tonight indi? cated that the Republicans would probably bnve eight representatives in (he lower house and the Democrats three, with the contest undecided in ths First and Eleventh districts. The rrohlbltionlst* am; Socialists vote was not no large as was expected, It was uud tonight. Roth tho Prohibition tnd Hoclallnt cundldateM for governor poJ|e<l larger vote* than did Hanly sjsgj Henauu, Tic? Progresslvo vote was light. There has not been a case of yel? low Isvsr In the United Status since 1101. HA^WR-SCAllslOROVOH WEU DIN?. Union In Wodjk*'? of Young People I*S*t Night, of Im* r<>t to SuuHer lN?oph\ The marriage of Miss Rura Delphine Haiper, daughter of Mrs. K. P. Ha? rrier, to Mr. Alfred Scarborough, Vilich was consummated at 7:: 10 o'clock on Wednesday, November 8th, at the Hamer Presbyterian chureh, Hamer, S. C., was an event In which many of tho people of Sumter and tue am rounding country are interest? ed, aa the groom is the son of Mr. H. I-ee Scarborough, county clerk of court for Sumter county, and a yourg man popular in the com? munity, where he will bring hia young bride t? live. There were quite a numbs:' of Sumter people participat? ing in the wedding, as several of the young ladles of Sumter were college mates Ht the Columbia Female College with Miss Hamer, The church was elaborately decor? ated fear the occasion and a host of relatives and friends gathered to wit? ness the ceremony, which was beau? tiful in all of its details. While the audlenos was aasebling Miss Marguer? ite McNalr of Hartsville rendered several pleasing selections on the vio-. lin. The wedding march was played by Mm. Draughtoa on the piano, ac? companied by Misa McNalr on the violin, as the bridal party entered and formed in a semi-circle about the al? tar, where, under a daintily arranged bell, the Rev. Mr. J. A. McQueen, pastor of the church to which the bride belongs, united the two in wed? lock, the short and simple ceremony oi tho Presbyterian church being uaed. The bride waa given away by her brother, Mr. R. C. Hamer, and the groom waa attended by his best man, Mr. Pierre DuBoae, a college mats, of 8qo Chow, China, a student at the Columbia Theologiacl Seminary at Columbia. The bride's dress was of tulle over dutcheus satin . trimmed with real lace, and made with court train. She carried a shower bouquet of bride's roses and Hilles of the valley. Miss Flora Hamer. a sister of the bride, was the maid of honor. She wore u gown of delicate pink satin trimm? d with lace .and curried White chrysanthemums. 1 The bride's maids were college1 mates >f the bride. They were Misses Paulino Branding, Nancy McKay. Sue Unfits, Margarst^ffcQueeiiT^rUey wuTa~ torquols blue tuUe over sliver cloth end "curried yellow chrysanthemums. Llttli Miss' Beverly Hamer, a niece of the Dride, wga the flower girl. The gromsmen were Messrs. Fran eia Moise, Irvine Richardson. Rob* ort McLeod, Shepherd Nash; the ush? ers ware: Messrs. Alex Haynsworth. Brown Hamer. Charlie Mayes and Barle Rowland. Folowlng the marriage, a reception was gUen to the bridal party and the members of the families of the con-1 tractlng parties at the home of Mrs. R. P. lamer. This was a very pleas? ant feature of the occasion and of the entertainment of the bridal party by Mr 4. Hamor. Mr. and Mrs. Scarborough left on an evening train for points north on their bridal trip for a stay of ten days' or two weeks. Upon their return they will make their home on North Main utreet with Mr. and Mrs. H. L Scarborough. Mrs. Scarborough, as Miss Lamer, has visited in Sumter on scvera occasions, and the many friend:, she made at those visits will be gUvl to welcome her to the city as a permanent resident. SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Daily by HARRY & CO., Cotton Buyers. Goo 1 Middling LS 7-8 to 18. Strict Middling 18 8-4 to 7-8. Middling 18 6-8 to 3-4. Strict Low Middling 18 3-8 to 1-2. Low Middling 18. Corrected Daily by EP.NEST FIELD, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 18 7-8 to 19. Strict Middling 18 3-4 to 7-8. Middling 18 B-l to 1-4. Strict Low Middling 18 3-8 to 1-2. Low Middling 18. Staple cotton 22 to 2Cc. NEW YORK CUTTON MARKET. Ycs'dys Open High l ow Close Clo.se Jen . . 19.38 .72 .34 .58 .44 Mch . . 10.48 .85 .48 *73 .(5 May .10.ua 20.01 19.08 .88 .73 July . .19.OH 20.00 19.08 .93 .73 PfS . .19.43 .08 .38 .50 .45 Men Don't Change Much. "oh, grandma," exclaimed little Poris, who had been rummaging through an old bureau drawer in the attic, "what a curious looking key this in!" "Ytn dear," replied her grand mot nor. "That was your grandfath? er's Utchkey." "And you keep it in memory of the old d.tys?" "No, my doar. In memory of the old nights."?Pittsburgh Leader. WJ FESTIVAL BOOSTER. Ii) ; ? ? i ? y ? Big Edition of Advort Ising Newspaper Sent Out. The "Festival Rooster," an eight page special paper is now being dis? tributed throughout Sumter and the surrounding country. Its mission is to advertise the Shriner's Fall Festival which takes place next week. Tha paper is gotten up by Miss Al? berta Claire, the advance agent for the Great American Shows, the trav? eling amusement organization which will furnish the attractions for the Shriners. It is a very creditable special news? paper and demonstrates an ability to get advertising matter and turn In copy, all of which Is bright and breesy and makes good reading. The Booster gives an account of the various attractions and also some very clever Shrine "dope," which was writ? ten especially for this paper by local Omar Patrol members. Not only is It of Interest to Shriners and those intending to become Shrin? ers, but it should furnish pleasant reading for all people. According to all reports the Sum? ter Baseball park will be the scene of a high class entertainment all next week, a festival to be long remem? bered as one of the best things the Shriners have accomplished and they are noted for making a success cf whatever they undertake. Ths sjxteen-plece concert band will give special concerts daily, and will also play constantly on the grounds. The free acts are thrilling and sen? sational enough to satisfy even the most blase visitor, and they will take place twice each day. The Omar Shrine Patrol will reecive part of all the proceeds, so the more mon? ey taken in at the Festival, the more the Shriners will make, therefore they look forward to a big attend? ance, t COUNTY BOARD MEETING. Bond Uaiebtedness From Loo County WUI Not be Paid Now. Ths County Board held one of its regular monthly meetings yesterday, Instead of Tuesday, which was elec? tion day. The only matter of general interest, was the decision on the ad? vice of County Attorney L. D. Jennings not to pay to Lee county the claim made by Supervisor Evans of Lee county against the county for the ^mutrnT^WS tut UUUUnia hrttebteSWoan which Was Incurred by this' county when a portion of Lee county was an? nexed. Mr. Jennings advised that no action be taken by the Sumter county board until they were given legislative authority tor their action. The amount claimed Is something over S1.200, with Interest, while counter claims of taxes on railroad property Is made against Lee county by Sumter county. The Lee county supervisor has requested the Sumter county board some weeks ago to pay off the bonded indebtedness on the slip of territory annexed from Lee to Sumter county into the Lee county treasury. J. W. Hudson was placed on the ex-Confederate pension list roll. Coynty Treasurer B. C. Wallace stated that he had been using his own typewriter in his olilce for eight years and now had an opportunity to ex? change it for seventy dollars. Ho asked that this amount be provided by the, county to pay as rent for tho time It had been used and for the next four years and that the new type? writer become his property upon the exchange. This request was agreed to. The Jolly Gyms. Wednesday afternoon at G:30 the Jolly Gyms had an unusually inter? esting game of basket ball. Every? one who played seemed anxious to do her best and played welL The basketball team from St. Jo? seph's Academy, accompanied by Father Murphy went up to see tho game. The Jolly Gyms were delight? ed to have them and are hoping to play them in the near future. They are also planning some other public games a little later in the season. A tempting little lunch was served the tired team after they had finished the game by other members of tho Jolly Gms. They expect to play every Wednes j day afternoon and would like to have a few more girls to join them and have a strong and unequuled team. It. E. Bull?se Comes to Sumter. Mr. R. R. Du Boso, who has made Florence his home for some yens, is leaving for Sumter where ho will llvo hereafter. Ho will bo connected with the Peoples' bank. Banking whb 1 Mr. BuBoac's business before he Went into the Vaughn Furniture Co. and bocame manager of this business In ' Florence. Mr. 1 bili?se was a goo 1 business man and a good clttssn, one I of the hind that Florence bates to I lose. He and his wife have mttdf many friends her?' who hate to see them go away, and who wish them all success and happiness In their ' new home.?Florence Times. ?I CURSE OF TUE LIQUOR TRAFFIC. - (?rout Industrial Editor Frenches sound DpitliIf. (In a recent bulletin of the First Baptist church of Baltimore, Mr. Richard H. Edmonds, the distinguish? ed editor of The Manufacturers Rec? ord, gave tho following Statement con? cerning the liquor traffic:) "When a moral issue is involved it should never be necessary to discuss the economics of the question in order to enlist public interest; for mo-al welfare is infinitely above material. "No man who is not w illing to bo an active agent in making his own sons and daughters drunkards, should be willing to be a co-partner in making ?drunkards of other people's sons and daughters. "Any man who measures the li? censed liquor traffic from the stand? point of what he thinks will be the effect on business, is overlooking the moral responsibility to help save his own family, and the families of other ;, from becoming drunkards or the vic? tims of drunkards. "To the extent that we passively or actively permit the licensed liquor traffic we are partners with the saloon, sharers in all its fearful cur? of drunkenness, debauchery, Immor? ality and political rottenness. "But as some people will consider the question from the viewpoint of its effect on business rather than from its moral standpoint, let us study that side of the question. "In the States and cities where pro? hibition has been enacted and the law vigorously enforced, there has not only been great improvement in moral con? ditions, but likewise in business con? ditions. The facts as to business im? provement are so abundant that any attempt to deny this truth and to claim that prohibition has lessened business prosperity absolutely lacks foundation and Is Indicative of the difficulties which the liquor traffic finds In presenting any argument In favor of Its business, except those based on falsehoods. "The railroads of the country, re cognizing the evil of the use of alcohol as a beverage, have forbidden their train employees to use it either off or on duty. But probably the most signi? ficant movement that has been mads In the country by great business con? cerns to fight the use of alcohol bev? erages is that of the leading iron and steel men w ho are aggressively fighting ths li'iuor traffic. "The story of what many of these great iron and steel concerns are do? ing was strikingly presented in a late issue of the Manufacturers Uecord giving a list of many of the foremost iron and steel enterprises in the cen? tral west who are aggressively lighting the liquor business. The names of these concerns are known to Ml the business men of America; they rank among the greatsst labor employers In the world. They represent over $l,(M)fi,000,000 of invested capital and employ several hundred thousand men. The very fact that these con? cerns are aggressively lighting the use of alcohol is the strongest pos? sible testimony that could bf given to the fact that prohibition deer, not in? jure business but that on the con? trary is beneficial to employers as well as to employees. They are doing all in their power to keep their employees, from drinking not only while at work, but when off duty. Many of them re? port that they will not employ men who take a drink oven when off duty. It is a statement which cannot be dis? proved; it is an unanswerable argu? ment to all that the liquor interests can possibly say against prohibition. "The statements made in advertise? ments in the daily papers, in the in? terests of the liquor trpfflc, that busi? ness has been injured iu southern cities by prohibition are absolutely false. Richard H. Edmonds." Long and Short of It. "There was a chap jst in here looking for you. Smith." "Was he tall or short?" "Both." "What do you mean?" "He was a tall man, and he said he wanted to borrow a dollar."?Boston Transcript. The National Bank of ^South Carolina Our stead: accounts tell the story. Safety and preparedness first and at all times. Your patronage solicited,* I C. G. ROWLAND, * Pres H. L McClY, Cashier. t You Must Have SECURITY AND SERVICE I in Your Business. This Bank Offers Both I THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK The Oldest Banking Institution in the County Southern Medical Association ?AT? Atlanta, Ga. Round Trip Fare From Sumter $11.33 Tickets will be sold to Atlanta as above by the Atlantic Coast Line The Standard Railroad of The South November 12, 13 and 14 Limited returning until midnight of Nov. 19, 1916. Proportionate Fares from all Stations on the A. C. L. I or fuithtr information, schedules, sleeping car ac? commodations, etc., call on (>. V. FLAYER, l Ickft Agent, Sumter, 35. C.