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rMftOMAJf H KM IT UM. Mm A chU China and Miss Sidney Kinsman have returned (rem Co? lumbia wiese they were the guests of Mrs W. U Williamson tor the mir rMge of Idles Hyatt Nichols. Misses Itoeecca Hall and Jennie Lee Chat*. *f Columbia, spent the week? end with the former's sister. Mrs. U R. WUMmnshh. Mats Roberta Williamson left Bun day afternoon for a pleasure trip to New Turk city Mr. Chsrtnt Wilson Is st home from |Davtdsoa ollege for a short stay. " Mhsj Ainie McCown. of Florence was one < r the Christian Endeavor conventloi. Visitors to the elty. Miss Felly Parker, of Rook Hill, spent sevireP days In the city In at? tendance Upon the Christian Endeav? or convent ion. Messrs. lohn IV Olllespte and Cecil D. BfearlieVeV the Columbia Theolo? gical Bern!airy and of the University, respectively, wste representatives of tho First Psenbyterlsn Church Chris Uaa fendenvof Society at Columbia at the convention. , Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Oltlespfe and Mr. R. T. > Jftftavpte of Effingham were tho guests of Mrs. Rose Jenkins dur-1 log the Christian Endeavor conven? tion. Dr. H. M. Btuchey left this morning for Atlanta, where ha will attend the Convent* , of the Bout hern Medical Association. Mrs. H. At Mood returned last night front Jacksonville, Fla., where she wan ce Bed on last Monday to at? tend the f moral of her broth et Mor? ris Cobb, itho died quire suddenly on ?unday night, November 6th, st Ocals, fie. Mr. R H. Hood. Jr.. left MM night for Bt. LouaX after a visit to his par? ents here* j Mr. Rotiert McKsy, who bar been playing ta hie on the Virginia foot hall team. Is out of the game for the mm - time being On account of a wrenched sustained In the game with Har? vard. HONOR . I DEPARTING MEMBER. Mb; Ugssm Kauertalard for Miss Rons at Y. M. C. A. SH ? one of their 4M yonng nsaftisis, whom they expect to teas la the very near future via the bridal altar. Miss Rose will tomor? row evening at the First Baptist church at 7: It o'clock become the bride of Mr*. Willem David Cuttlno, a t popular young man of Bumter. The shower mas given In the ladles' parlor of the Y. M. C. A., where the Jolly Oymas have their meetings and 'where Miss Rose snd her associates have spent many pleasant hours to? gether. The parlor was beautifully decorated with autumn leaves und the table placed In the center of the rom waa tastefully arranged. Csndles were lit by those present to see who next would follow Miss Rose to the altar, a feature which afforded much fun. / Marahmallows were toasted over the flsmes of the candles and refresh? ments of l< e cream and cake were served. Jvst as the refreshments were through a knock came st the door and a Western Unon Messenger boy arrived with a package fer tho bride-elect, who upon opening It found that it contained dainty hand keeehlefs for herself, gifts from hor fellow J ?lly Cymn members. Tele? grams <?f congratulations were writ? ten and given the bride ere she de? parted, the affair being pronounced a | unique and pleasing entertainment. CIVIL COt RT CONVENES. of fcewtfi asjaias* O'Neal Cona? ns Ouunon PlniH Court. Civil Court for Bumter county con vsned IB the court houne this morn? ing with Judge Oeo. K. Prince pre? siding snd Btenogrspher L. E. Wood back at his desk and aide to work, after hts recent ?pell of illness. There wss a fairly IsrKt* crowd of spectators In attendance on the oponlug. The ft**t rase taken up wss that of Charles T. Lewis, et al. against Julian O. O'Neal, et si, u contest of a a ill. CABINET HCILRINO STARTED sYa?hmglr?a Know-all* Regln Pit king Men for Cabinet roeltlons. Washington, Nov. It.?I*ad*r* among the progressive Democrats are authority for the Mtatement that President Harry OarMeld, of William* College. Is being considered by Pres? ident WMsoti for u caldne* portfolio Mr. Oartietd is a son or the martyred president and a brother of the man v ho waa secretary of the interior un? der Prantdeit Roosqvelt. AHL! NGTON DEFEATS SUMTER. Local Lad? Ixmc 0 to 20, After Out? playing Rivals tu First Half. From The Dully Item, Nov. 10. The 8umter high school team lost its tlrst K?me of the season yester? day afternoon In Darlington, when the latter grabbed three forward puss? es out of the air and the fleet l.awton raced across their goal for touch? downs. The score wa? 20 to I in Darlington's favor. The game was a hard fought one and the locals had tough luck. In the first half the Gamecocks fought the l ynche?' River lads off their feet and twice were the home men forced to kick from behind their own goal line. Du Kant went through the line for good gains and Tommy Boyle made some beautiful broken field gains. In the third quarter the Sumter team was steadily carrying the ball down tho field toward their opponent's goal line, when Lawton intercepted a forward pass and ran 75 yards for a touch? down. In the latter part of the same quarter Lawton for the second time caught a Sumter pass and a touchdown was the result. In tho fourth quarter Darlington made a successful forward pass, which result? ed In a third touchdown. Twice goal was kicked and once missed. The Sumter line played a beautiful game, and Darlington was unable to gain through It or around ends. Kirven at center played a magnificent defensive game. The other boys all played hard. The nt-xt game will be with Orangeburg at the Orangeburg County Fair next week. TO DEDICATE NEW GYMNASIUM. Winthrop College to Have Formal Opening of Place on November 17 th. Winthrop Normal and Industrial College has sent to the Item an Invi? tation to attend the opening of the new gymnasium, the formal dedica? tory exercises to take place on the af? ternoon and evening of November Uth, It 16, at Rock Hill, S. C. The exercise* will consist of the formal dedication of the campus In the af? ternoon, beginning at S o'clock, and dramatic pantomimes in the audi? torium, followed by a reception In the gymnasium, in the evening. -1-? lb Attend D. A. R. Meeting. From The Dally Item, N?v. 1?. Mis* Minnie Moow left this morn* tng fo 1 ,mmm tot Otsttfetturtf, where she m fllsH on to Johnson, B. C, to attend tho annual State D. A. R. convention. She goes as regent's alternate from Sumter's Home Chapter, D. A. R. Others going from here to attend the State convention will leave Monday. They are: Miss Edith DeLornve, as secretary of the State organisation; Miss Alice Moses, as the State re? gent's page; Mrs. 8. C. Baker, as a delegate from Sumter Homo Chapter, and Mrs. W. U Ha anders of Stateburg as chairman of the State committee on Old Trails. PRESIDENT NEEDS REST. The Strata of the Election Has Had Bad Effect on His Physical Condi? tion. Washington. Nov. 13.?The strain of the election is delaying the prepa? ration of the president's message to congress. President Wilson's physi? cal condition la a source of worry to Dr. Grayson. The president will probably go to Hot " >r*-??b, Va., for ten days' rest. ???-I mi tnii. DR. CLARKE'S LECTURE. Sunday Afternoon Andiene? Largest Yet Attending Y. M. C. A. Meeting. Dr. Melton Clark of Charleston Sec? ond Presbyterian church was the speaker Humluy afternoon at the Sun? day afternoon lecture at the Kex The? atre, which wa:< attended by the larg? est audience which has yet heard one of the Speakern secured by the Y. M. C. A. for this series. There were prob? ably over two hundred persons pres i mi Dr. Clarke discussed the lives of Khuii and Jucol>, drawing a compari? son between them to show the frailties of human anture and how It was nec? essary to curb tho human passion* and strive for things which were higher and resulted in mure perma? nent good. AMERICANS IN TROUBLE. Three Held In Meslco Under Death Sentence. Kl Paso, Nov. 13.?Tho tb..< Amerleans who were sentenced by the Carranslstas to be shot nt dawn are still alive this morning, while tsTwll continue from this side to save them They ure Albert Herrold. char I with cattle thtfts at Chihuahua, Jo? seph WllliniH, held st Juarez on the same charge, and Benjamin Rrohnnx. a Pershlng scent, who Is accused of being a villa spy. CHAM HER OF COMMERCE BUSY. Exhibition of Cotton Grading by Ex? pert Grader, C. E. Kllingswortli, Hutiiig County Fntr. The Suiuter Chuniber of Commerce has been a protty busy place for the past two weeks getting ready for the big Gamecock County Fair and Gala Week commencing November 20th. Thousands of letters und circulars have been sent out advertising and in? teresting rural schools, farmers, man? ufacturers, livestock lalscrs, poultry finders, merchants and others in the fair and gala week. The commercial organisation's rooms are filled with advertising mat? ter of a flaring and spectacular char? acter, and with hundreds of cotton samples too. It is a peculiar combi? nation. Secretary Reardon has requested the bureau of marketing and rural organisation to have Mr. C. E. Kil 11 ngsworth put* on a cotton grading exhibition during the county fair. The department has responded that if the cotton growers will keep the govern? ment cotton grader busy grading cot ten long enough to keop him in Bum tt r until the county fair, he can do as requested. But unless he rs kept busy ho will be removed from Sumter as scon as business slacks off. AUTO RAGES ON THANKSGIVING. S|M7Cd Fans yWlU See Some Fast Cars on Local Track in Afternoon. The speed fans of Sumter and sur? rounding country will be given the opportunity of seeing some fast cars on the local race track on Thanksgiv? ing afternoon. Mr. E. D. Shaw of Sumter is promoting tho race meet and expects to put on the best races which have yet been held here. Entered or promised for entrance In the races are the National car of E D. Shaw, which cleaned up here In the races on July 4th, the Mercer ce.r which cleaned up the races at the Columbia State fair, defeat? ing the National, which. had engine trouble, Willie Wiles in his Bulck, which has won more prises than any other*car In the State, and probably more than all of the rest put together. These will bo tho three leading en? trants, but there will be several more ?ird the races will be fast and excit? ing. Something between $300 and $350 In prises will be competed for by the contestants, which will be an incen? tive to spur them on to their very he Mr ~esdi envoea There wtH hei three*r ro3es in all probability. A one mile race, a ten mile race and a thirty-five m le contest. Besides these several special features are being considered and may be put on, which will be of groat Interest to all who attend. THE CARNIVAL COMING. Gieat American Shows Win Arrive for Week of Fun Eurly Monday. Early Monday the Grout American Shows will arrive in Sumter on their spoclal train from Batesburg. As quickly as possible the work of unloading the big train will begin and by nontime the lot on the corner of Main street and Hampton Avenue will have an array of tents on it, all ready (or the grand opening of the Omar Shrine Patrol Festival and gala week. Everything will be in full swing Monday evening, with the pop? ular Patrol members in charge, which in itself assures the public a week of go:>d wholesome fun and frolic. "All werk and no play,"?you know the rest. So the Shrlncrs hope everyone wl 1 take advantage of this opportun? ity and attend the Festival which will continue all next week. For tho lovers of good music there will be Di? rector Lcpore's sixteen piece band, Which will give special concerts every day beginning Monday, and also play on the lot at the various attractions. The new $10,000 merry-go-round and the big Ferris wheel are said to be vci*y popular In each city where the sh jws appear. All the attractions are reported ns ahjvc the average and the aim of the Shrine Patrol and the Great American shows management will he to please all visitors to the big Festival. Ml/pah Bible CUM Meets. The Mlzpnh Dibit ehUI of Trinity Methodist ehuroh assembled in tho clsm room last Sunday morning with 1 .arger attendance than usual. ileforc the study* of the lesson, Mrs. Lamb read a letter from the matron of the Kpworth Orphanage stating the things needed for the little nfrl whom Wf aro supporting at that in? stitution. A free will offering was taken and nine dollars raised for that purpose. Tomorrow, November 1 Uth. is World's Tempera nee Sunday and Dr. Sophia Brunson wlH give us a talk Instead of the regular Bunday school lchson. [?'very member of the class i? urged to he present. Visitors aro alway wflcome. Mrs. D, W. VogSl, i supt. Pubtllolty, ROBINSON show PLEASES. Large Crowds Attend Afternoon and Nlgnt Performance.*?, Which Arc Much Enjoyed. Large crowds attended both per? formances of the John Robinson Shows, which exhibited here yester? day, and everybody seemed immense? ly pleased with the circus. The show was all that it was claimed to be and a little more and there waa little room lift for "knocks." T^e feature of tho show which has attracted the . most comment was the work of the numerous trained horses. There were numerous of these ani? mals, all handsome creatures, and they went through various fancy stunts with tho greatest precision, their training being seemingly per? fect. A feature which Beemcd to please the small boys was the per? forming monkeys. These animals were trained to ride bicycles in all manner of fashion and they pleased ind Interested for some time. The acrobats, the Nelson family especially, ilso held the attention of the aud? ience, which marvelled at the many wonderful feats of strength and agil? ity Which were exhibited. Probably the clowns tickled the risibilities of big and little more than those persons "funny nerve centers" have been tickled In many a day. They were here all through the show and their intics were toe comical and numerous to tell. The shew has como and gone and left a good taste in the mouths of all who saw its performances, a fact which 1b not always true of circuses and shows, as it is of this one. T MANNING TIMES IMPROVED. New Meennnlcal Outfit Installed by Appelt and Shone. Manning, Nov. 10.?The Manning Times comes out this week in new form and Under new management. F. M. 8hope has purchased a half inter? est in tho paper from I. I. Appelt and >he firm name is now Appelt 8$ Shope. Mr. Shojpe is an expert practical print? er" and Will have charge of the me 'hafctt&l department. The paper is changed from a four-page eight-col tmn stse'to on eight-page six?column 1?e. "l? new outfit has been installed, consisting of a model 5 linotype ma hfrie, a Cottrell drum cylinder press, a Mentgos folder, and a four-horse rasollne engine. They propose to get out a- better paper than ever before and Wsffr to do general job printing of iidctv - ? BATTLES in roumania. Vigorous Fighting Reported on Every Front Today. Petrograd, Nov. 13.?Vigorous fighting in every quarter of Roumania s reported in dispatches from the Cront -Uoday. The Russo-Roumanlans ?aptured two mountain heights from he Teutons in the valley sector. The battle jfor the possession of the Cer mvadar-Constauza railway is still in progress. i Entertains at Cards. Mrs. Hey ward Crowson entertained it cards Saturday afternoon in honor of Mrs. A. W. Barrett, of Con way. Bridge was the game played, and Mrs. Thos. Slddall scored highest and won the prize, a box of correspond? ence car4s, while the guest of honor was given an embroidered roll case. After Jthc games a refreshing ice course was served. Mrs. Crowson's guests were: Mrs. A. W. Barrett of Conway, Mrs. Otto Rethorst, of Fort Riley, Kansas; Mrs. Thos. Siddall, Mrs. Rees, Mrs. C. J. Dwyer, Mrs. Hal Harby, Mrs. Leon Scott, Mrs. A. J. By num. Mrs. Tho.--. Sumter, Mrs. C. L#. Stubba, Miss Louise Carson, Miss Mary Pitts, and Miss Beatrice Sumter. Architects Mellen C. Grceloy and H. H. Hull of Jacksonville, Fla. spent Sunday in Sumter. The former rep? resented the City School Board of Jacksonville, Fla., and the latter, oth? er architects of that city. Mr. Gree? ley was sent to Sumter to inspect bnildlpgs of Dixie Texture brick with a \ie*jv to using them on a $100,000 school building in that city. Jackson? ville js building twenty school build? ings ih> year, costing $1,000,000. Both Ventlemen expressed themselves As being highly pleased not only With SumtOrvand the high school, but resi? dences as well. Their report will be most Jfavorable and Mr. Oreolcy said before leaving that if Dixie Texture If brlckjWcre not used on this particu? lar rmil?Mng it would be because the school board would not penult him to do so for lack of funds. Fifty-Fifty. In Cornwall there was a case In volvlng the ownership of an eight-da\ Clock* After listening to the testi? mony the judge said to the plaintiff: "You get the clock." ?'What do 1 net'.'" complained lh?J defendant. "You get the eight days."?London < minion. VETERANS MEET MAY 28. Laaf Week of That Month CTmKMB for Ilonntonj of Cinifcatenates in Nation? al ( u|>itul. Washington*, Nov. 11.?The week of May L\S lias been delinitely decided I upon as the time for holding the 1917 j reunion of the United Confederate veterans in this city, according to an announcement tonight by H. F. Cary, chairman of the finance committee, which has charge of the arrangements for entertaining the veterans. Mr. Carey, who is general passenger agent of the Southern railway, also an? nounced that all of the railroads of the South have agreed to give a one cent a mile rate for all visitors coming here to attend the reunion. There will be special basketball practice of the Jolly Gynins on Wed? nesday evening, when a representative team will be picked1 from the organ? ization. I This team will be trained to play With other teams which arc be? ing organised in the city. TO MA BUY SOON'. iliss Harriet Saundci> and Charte* liiiiaiuui to W ' il November 18. Mr. and Mrs. (ieorgc Saunders have issued imitations to the marriage of their daughter, Harriet, to Charles 1 <i i ia nucl of i'ordon on November 18 at 6 o'clock. The ceremony will be performed in the Church of the Hoiy Croat, Statcl urg, alter which a recep? tion will be held at the home of the bride's parents. Both of the young couple are well Known throughout the Statt ? nd county. 1'Icasre Shared. Visitor (at a private hospital)?Can I see Lieut. Barker, please? Matron?We do not allow ordinary visitors. May I ask if you're a rela? tive? Visitor (boldly)?Oh, yes, I'm his sister. Matron?Dear me! I'm glad to meet you. I'm his mother.?Cleve? land Plain Dealer. ' " 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 corimand. Our Olllcers endoavor to render themselves accessible to elL and the most humble person 1? welcome to call and see us. Nocossarily 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 proper security. assistance with THE PEOPLES BANK. The National Bank of 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,!! g A ROWLAND, H. L. McC3Y, Atlantic Coast Line The Standard Railroad of the South Ramifies the "Nation's Garden Spot" Through the States of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Florida j FOUR FAMOUS TRAINS "HEW YORK AND FLORIDA SPECIAL" (January ^ to April); "FLORIDA AND WKST INDIAN LIMITED," t "PALMETTO LIMITED" AND "COAST LINE FLOR- I IDA MAIL.1 Dining Cars?a la carte service. 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