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LAMQE AtTSMDAjnrjft AM EX. CKLUQIT EXHIBITS PLEASE EVERYBODY. SOU Rao* today ht Deciding ?hfoeh Better Thon 1 Ex? it fseaeteJ VrHaci. ?he Dally Item. Nov. IS. ? It la much bailor than I expected ' or Ml neuer n?lel to see ?? many tho general verdict In raspect to the County fair. The attendance and everybody, eo far ae known, wae immense!* Heeseg with the fair. Whato the attendance today waa aot ft waa eenssa by taoaa la All day visitors came la and oug hi a steady stream and the tl that tsas naenstalty phwstaa; to the ftetala was ths fact that there wee* oa all sides It bats aad aha eahAbl Tba variety sad ths aossher od tho exhibits proved a greet as assay, while tho eseei ?c *v marvel to shoos who dad ist duets war* raised In dusstar ewuats\ ?a ant waa the fahr and as many tawsaaisfta that the indnns wore an aaate their stork taster* aad tadan they were *rteaeaa were hat ail of tho prates had, to win hp mads later am todays, will I > mm* in ? wi AM morning hen deeds of visit Ore soared as sad oat at the has buaki tarn? aa aast U booty street which i* fasasar osuaty's drat aal fair., aa no i sssailis of the in throng at aap. tame durtan tho moraine, tho crowd being on hand the building was opened at t a ahaut It o'eiocs aa it waa packed with people. aa war nl hasping aa it at the vftdiara it is, So nay how many sneaftv ranted the fair today, bat the snoot enenervatlve aatlntsins put ths num haaat nrlsa aa ta noeuse^ntv About eaaafcng club demonstration exhibits Misses Laanaaa aad Pitas, tha scents ntub and hon worn In tha county, had made aha ?njnuanu at ta eater their exhibits and Unfortunately there were still a large vat sonants la aha net sate*, their aaT tha vtstars dram ?is wars ihn pajsann from the aha won mush si sat nnd mane tan- booth and exhibit look aoed aad Ih showtag off the booth to visitors from other cammuoitlan Many of these booths were artls ticajsy oasts?>tt asm ?hawed a large variety of exhibits. Damns of va. rtaas hiads of preserved and canned awing, manual I work and ferae pro displayed In profusion had none to much tha exhibit show nit to advantage. Many of ths who hsd been at ?t ajty fauna stetst that this exhibit was ss Mat aa any other esnnty In the State, a fact which mads those in chartw real doabty proaa, as the work has bean rushes op to tho last miaute, snd even this morning some of tha exhibits have not been com? pleted. The individual exhibits wsrs also excellent. A number of tho home dsmonsirstlon olub women had pre? pared booths showing what they had mode In tho club work snd a vsrlety and boauty of eatables, fsncy work and Other articles, the product of seen brain and fingers of the busy worker, Were to bo ssen. A number of farmers had prepared exhibits of the products of their farms. Theos exhibits were surpris? ing to many, ss socially ths un initiated Into the ways of a mod rn up-to-date farmer, In the number of grslns, v age tables, fruits, oats snd other thing* which wsrs raised on Sumter ounty farms. <>ns sxhiblt had sround one hundred snd fifty dlffsr. sat articles from his farm, raised by his owe and his family's ears. The farm booths wsrs Inspected with kssnsst Intersst by all visitors Inter tstsd la agriculture A feature which lent additional to mad fffe^fcfttfe* wee ".the extensive decorations which, had bee* mdd*. The. eoeftty fair . exldbtts were , ar- j ranged u> the center of the .bulMlng* while.en the eldes were the exhibits and demonstrations of manufacturers, merchants and dealers In a wide va? riety of articles, sir Arranged in ex? cellent manner td attract attention and advertise the goods displayed. Connected with the school exhibit, but not a competitor In the school exhibits were the booths of the Sum ter cl '.y schools. The art and domes? tic serenes departments, under direc? tion of Missus White and Obenechatn. respectively, were represented In the exhibits and the girls' high school was a ell represented by the charming young ladles who served lunch all morning to hundreds of visitors. The art work, fancy work and other trends of sewing were displayed In an etebotatefy set booth, while In an ad Jetnlnif booth the young ladles of the dome*tic science class, directed by at tea tJbenschaln, prepared und serv? ed tho hutches. Poultry and Live Stock, i But there were other departments of the fair which deserved the large amount of attention which they, at? tract*!. The school booths, farmers' booths and dealers were not the only persons to be represented. The live stock sad poultry raisers, industries which will come in for a great deal more attention in the nest few years than ever before because of the com Ueg of the boll weevil, were abund? antly represented. Unfortunately there was no place sufficiently large to care for horses aad cattle and many of the exhibits had to bs sent back horns yesterday, when the rain sept felling* There Were pens fer begs, however, and about two hun Jred hoge were entered In the vari? ous con testa for prises. All kinds and degrees of hogs were te be seen end many of them were beauties, as hose capable of knowing stated. The poultry exhibit wgs a magein ?etu one. It was an large aa thai of the, Butnter Poultry Association of last year, and the average ef birds seemed mvob better. A* there was, only a sssa.ll amount of room reserv? ed for thia departmeat, only pens ware ailoeed. which ssaatai more hards and a larger variety, a seas dacha, guineas, nlgeoaa, aad all me* J^Afcf ^Pm^. ? is^S^n^ ^(^?*ettg#l ^Rfewe^? ^g^lg^sa^gflasws ^n^e^?sw* exhibit la fami ef the tsar easVJs etlm Aeeoclatioa show which la to bo held two wweks frags aeev- . J udges at Week, two Judges Were at .work today and hhe enaeeaeomonts: of winnerh atM1 oeobebly be mads late this eftbl neon aad tomorrow. The Judges have no easy fah to decide she waunsre in ta? rtan* contests aad H w?i take them Seena time te oomph* to their work. Masses Kiefta Perron, State hasse donsosatiation agent with heudqsssei tare at Whithrop Oerlege, awe ef her ?ssxetsnt agents, Miss Smith, and MI? Catherine Atehareoon, demcxistraUoa Agent for Oattreuwea County, are the lodges of the school booths and home dsjesotsmroMon exhibits. > The farm exhtblte, live stock and item crane wilt be fudged by .Messrs. g. B. Hall, demonstration agent tor Richtend county, darb, deiwaaetra Hea .agent far Yhareassusi county, and S. N. Watch, deraenetsntloa agent for Lee county. Mr. stare, poultry expert Of Clcm soh Collage aad the department of tgrlcmrore, well judge the fowls id the woultsy whew. > shows test on Qradte. An exmbit which . haa been the source of much inquiry by the farm ? era attending the fair la that of Standard cettoa grades shewn by the department of agriculture under the direction of Mr. C. B. KU I Inge worth, t%e expert cotton grader sent to Bum ter by the department of agriculture. Mr. Kllllngaworth has explained the grades to numerous farmers end an? swered a thousand and one aueatlons which have been ashed about grading cotton and has work in aTemter. Everybody Ptcascw. Thto morning when the crowd started pouring lato the warehouse to view the County Fair exhibits, the (?facials in charge got a smile on their facee aod aa the crowd get bigger and bigger, ths smile expanded and would not come off. Mr. Williams was Immediately pleased. He stated that tiie Sumter County Fair waa better than any of the county fairs he had attended. A number of ether person*, who have attended county fairs in othar counties stated that the Humter County fair would compare favorably with any of them. How. ever, a fair la something like a great numy other thlnga The people must grow up to it and another year should see all sections ef the county abawa autly repreaeated, which la not tho case thia yoats as generally it la meal the city, and the communities near tho countr seat which have the exhibit*. r,h? fair la better ?han miajt anyone expected and every ? ><?,! seemed in a good humor over it Snd many have already started to piaa for next year. BW_ - " ' - EVERYROtffc PLKA*IA> WITH EVENT AND TERMS IT RIG STJCCCESS. Prise list III Ladies' Department?Car Won by Mrs. T. 9k fiinhlnt fits. tiond Ring; Went to B. U. Dnttatht? f tooths Are Dismantled ?m* tnlr hi Now mug of PaWtBhJntcr Corset tamp and Motor Sates company are Winners. h*ta 1 si t-uroter county's ftest fair was a grrhat success. !B very body who at? tended it was pleased with the ex? hibits and with the spirit or the event a itci all seem of one mind - that it should become an annual lair. ?? The fair is noV all over. Sil turd Ay afternoon all of the bhauttfelly dec? orated booths, upon Which their own? ers had lavished so much care and attention, wore lllswi. itled and the exhibits removed to other places. The merchants sent ?cheir warst back to thai r atoms, the dohlers sent their ex hablts back to the business houses, the articles shoWh in the school boo .hs were taken back to the school houses end the homes of the patrons and Students, and the poultry and livestock Was all removed by Saturn day ntght and Sumter County's fcrbt fair waa a successful event of the hasi.. Tb* Ford automebile offered as a prise- by the fair management cem blhed with the Krause Or eat er Shows wal whtt by Mrs. T. B. Jenkins, who at once seid ft. The diamond ring wm ttir ay B. R. DbRant, whe turned In the most money In the tica et selling ebbtest. Mrs vote was 31, 000; Mrs. Perry Ktasnoff came next with 3S,*0s votes and J. D. WHder cud* third *lth 11.400 votes. Mrs. Krhehefr did aothe excellent work, but Jnht -mfsahd the reward. Mr. 6. *>. Cain, principal of Bethel school, trim this prlss for selling more tickets than any other reacher in the ctmnty, a pelts of $10 being offered in this con* tost ?In the merchants' contest the Sum? ter Corset ?h?h, with a behtitlfu?y I hnrt:nged WoOth displaying Go third Verbots and accessories, won tha rlfat prits for host rnerehahts tWroth uhd ractiVed h prtte ot 1*0*. The Motor ?hfea Cerdparry got second prlau /of ,d0 for tha second hast booths - dvl autd h hooth hhowlnt Paige and ?ra*t anna.- T%o booth wax nyhpad ?Hfe^ saw 'omsorv ? aocuraiMis mauo m? display a Very attractive onnv v Ahtehsr I4ie prizes1 awarded at lite1 Game cock -County *afr bf ^rrtter carjhty, the Nitrogerm Company of Savannah, Oa., offered a premium of $6 for tire hast bale or peavmu hay raised on hitrogbrmed sott. Cr. A. Lammen Vroh tno twhte and has re-J reived the check for same. That Sumter Is to have a county (bit next year seems already assured, tn fact TTonrry aM Who attended this hue whre Of the opinion that ft wotrTd become an annual necessity. Mr. NeHt O'DonneH was so much delight? ed with the exhibits, especially the variety and excellence of the fand products, that ha toM Mr. J. Prank Williams that he would give fifty dol? lars in gold to the farmer maklrrg the best display of farm products from his own farm at next year's fair. This optrit oeenred to be prevalent and It ts thought that many of the mer? chants afrd other business men bf fhimter will folio w Mt. O'DormellH generous tend by offering prises for various features of the hext fair. A irent lern an from the department of State, who was in the city Saturday, was atnared st the variety and excel? lence of the exhibits, saying that he had no idea that Sumter county had any each farm products as those he saw. Hb was also much pleased with the city and was surprised and pleas? ed at the strides which It had made since ha vtsitod ft two years ago. Only from the ladles' department, or which Mrs. John R. Sumter was in charge, have the 11st Of prize Winners been received. The prize winners In the other -departments will be pub? lished reter, as they can be secured. The list of prizes and winners for the Ladles' Department was as follows: Open to all women and girls In Sumter county. Mrs. John Sumter, chairman; Miss Julia Obenschaln, as? sistant: Fancy Work. Mrs. Boney, best baby dress: Miss Matths Team, bee: yoke; Mrs. George Richer, best crochet table runner; Mrs. Ren*?on, best center piece, cro? chet; Mrs. Oeo.'go Poxworth, best craxhet baby sr.cque; Mrs. T. S. Doar, best baby cap; Miss Marie Kroicden, bast collar and cuff set; Mrs J. H. Johnson, best center piece, embroidered; Mrn. R. M. Jenkins, special prise, cot it re piece. C'oeattnjr Ooateat. Best chocolate cake, Mrs. J. Prank WM)thms; beet loaf of light breed. Miss Kathertne Warren; best biscuits, Mrs. C. W. Voxel. ahonseettc Sc lern t. Best Haw Jelly, Miss Jawie Mlkoll; best pound of butter, Mrs. Workman; best beans, Mrs. Bunane Moses; bast swan ptokit, Mrs. Butane Motet j beat RJ?GULAIV AHM Y MEN TO l ftfcftfe UP FIRST REGIMENT. S HlrUte's Contingent Will Arrive a4 MotnlUaiioii Ground Early Wed sSWEn?1' ifJUppttoS Bought, Columbia, Nov. 27.?Camp Moore at.Styx in Lexington county has been Placed In condition for the return of the First regiment, National Guard tffi SOuth Carolina. The regiment left El Paso Saturday morning and wfll arrive at Styx early Wednesday morning. The regiment under com? mand of Col. E. M. Blythe is traveling in three sections. MaJ. Frank W. Glen, quartermaster t or the camp, has purchased all neces? sary kuppHes for the period that will be required td muster out the men. Stoves will be brought by the regiment from El Paso. Several buildings are befhg constructed at the camp to heuge the wagons. " The following army officers have been ordered to Columbia by the war department to assist in mustering oat taw troops: Lieut. Col. Henry Page, medical corps, ranking officer; Capt. C. F. Cox, Ussxfsdgned list; Capt. J. Malcolm ?re?ttm, inspector-instructor of the !*SwO?al Guard of South Carolina; Capt Lucia* R. Gibson, infantry lh **eelor*mirtrucror, U. s. A., and FHrst Heat. Ward E. Duvall, coast artillery. ftfreYaf * officers arrived yesterday. Ibis expected that from seven to H^' .thya will be required to muster .eat rhe companies. 11 ft itee Buys Cigar Store. Mr. R. F. Ives has bought out the cigar stand of Mr. Ronald Waters at t&bafcral Hotel. Hie father. Mr. ' ax?*VOs of Sumter, will conduct the for him, while he remains .4he Southern Motor Car Co. .had always been a popular ih the young men of the city Well as the traveling public, and l-'dTvee proposes to still further la its popularity.?Florence ? r>V -, 'Tastes important Railroad Center. L'v!<s^ila\'- Nov. 27.?Von Mackensen ired an Important railroad at Alexandria, Roumania, LTTSM IS TORTURF, Only Too Well. Many pains that pass as rheumatism am really tab So weak kmneys?-to amlare of the kidneys to drive off aotd thoroughly. Whoa yea Sut? ten?, bad joints, backache, too, and some unrlaary dlsturb snces, gat Doan's Kidney Pili*, the ssedtclae that Is publicly recommend> edshe over 150,000 people la many dif? ferent lands. Doan's kidney Pill? fh?p weak kidneys to drive out uric aotd. which Is often the cause of the backache, rheumatism and lumbago. SUrnter people have learned their Worth. Read this Sumter resident's experience. ? -vJ; iL ?Vhittemore, 14 Harby Ave., Sumter, says: "My kidneys were bad? ly disordered and my back ached. 1 also suffered from rheumatic pains la my limbs. The kidney accretions gassed freely, too. Friends recoro mbnded Doan's Kidney Pills and I got at Hoaron's Pharmacy. They dnl me a world of good. ?Pries 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Dean's Kidney Pills?the same that Mb. Whlttemore had. Foster-Mllburn Buffalo, N. T. 28 MOTION PICTURE OPERATOR GIVEX HAPPY SURPRISE. *phn Gillasn of 2205 4th Avenue, Says. New Happiest Man in Birmingham. 'I'm more than happy," says Mr. GHliam. "I've been so near dead with acute indigestion that the end would I have been a relief. 'A friend told me of Sulferro-Sol and I got a bottle at once and saeh a change you never saw. After I had] taken two bottles I was happily sur- - aHeed to And myself entirely well and I am the happiest man in town today,; due to this wonderful Sulferro-Sol. . "My wife also took It for rheuma i tiem and it worked the earns wonder- \ ful results for her, curing her reeti-j ma tiem and making her better and stronger than she has ever been be? fore. We consider it the greatest medicine in the world." Sulferro-Sol Is sold end recommend |ed by svery Druggist In Sumter and vicinity. Murray Drug Go., State Dis? tributors. _ |anpte jelly, Mrs. Boglh facet eah Of peaches, Mrs. A. C. Photos; beet Chili oatfSb, Mrs, J. T. Burkett; best jar of pears, Mrs. 3. T. Burkau. ?All prize winners in this clans are asked to be at the Chamber of Com? mence at 11:30 on Taeeday morning to receive their prise* If you can not come, please send a written order. > Mrs. J. R, Sumter, Chairman. ft ^Tbe Oalldl?zeir*' *" Tho live chapters of tne Guild of ' the Episcopal church will hold a ba i zaar on the 5th and 6th of December for the benefit of the onran fund. Christmas presents and good things to bat will be provided, and every one who has need of such things will set real value for their money. The place end the hours and- other par? ticulars will be announced later. CHICAGO 'ftffafl&f' ARRESTED. Police Make a City-Wide Roundup of fc Bad Men. Chicago, Nov. 27.?Two hundred and fifty suspected gunmen are in Ja.ll today as the result of a city-wide roundup, following the thirty-fifty blackhand murder of the year. Jo? seph Dtovardi, a grocer, was the latest victim. Police officers are still ar? resting gunmen. REPORT OP CONDITION OF ?i The Peoples Banfe, Member Federal Reserve System, at Sumter, ha the State of South Carolina, at The Close of Business On Nov. 17, 1910. RESOURCES: 1. a LocnS and discounts (except those shown on h and c) .. ..$282,768.49 Total loans. 2$2,768.49 Deduct: * d Notes and bills rediscounted (see item 53) 35,566.4 8 247,202.01 2. Overdrafts, Secured, $13,391.00 (cotton; unse? cured, $1,952.28.?. 15,343.28 4. Bonds, securities, etc: I S Securities other than U. S. bonds (not including stocks) owned unpledged. 1,000.00 Total t'ond?-, securities, etc. 1,000.00 ?. Stock of Federal Reserve Bank (50 per cent, of subscription. 3,550.00 7. a V4lue of banking house. 16,049.73 3. Furniture and flxthres. 6,668.21 10. a Net amount due. from approved reserve agents ) In New York, Chicago, and St. Louis. 3,269.45 b Net amount due from approved reserve agents in other reserve cities. 10,350.83 13,620.2$ 11. Net amount due from banks and bankers (oth? er than included in 10 or 18). 6,603.3? 13. Other checks on banks in the same city or v towh as reporting bsnk. 1,115.03 14. a Outside checks and other cash items. 52.92 b Fractional currency, nickels, and cents. 91.29 144 21 15. Notes of other national banks. 1,440 00 i8. Lawful reserve In vault abd with Federal Re? serve Bank. 12,418.4 3 Silver in transit..v. 3,000.00 Revenue stamps. 48.59 Total. $326,093.19 ? > LIABILITIES: 23. Capital stock paid In. .. .. $100,000.00 24. Surplus fund. 19,000.00 Nt a Undivided profits.'. $10,673.37 b Loss .current expenses, interest, and taxes paid 4,340.71 6,332.66 Demand deposits: 83. Individual deposits subject to check ?. 80,779.31 86. Cashier's checks outstanding.,. 36f.?0 Total demand deposits, Items 33, 34, 35, 3?, 37, tsv 4s* uhd a*..?1,146.11 Time deposits (payable after 30 days or subject Co 3s days or more notice) Ii. Cerrl?antes of deposit . . .. 16,761.21 43. other time deposits .. .?. 66,853.21 i Total of tune deposits, Items 41, 43 and 43 .. 8M14.1t If, BlUs nayaJMh, other than with Federal Reserve f tufiaffiBcfi^^ ' ' - ? money tHjrrewe^ other tbkn rediscounts. .. .. v 8?,rod.e0 mm ' ',' ? ' iT - , t I 1 I '; ? . tV>htl.. .. f32e.4188.l9 63. Inabilities for rediscounts, including those with Federal Reserve Bank.fas m* s? .* ? * 35,666.48 ST ATfi 6P S?UT H CAROLINA. County of Sumter. I, A. M. Broughton, Cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. A. M. BROUGHTON, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 24th day of Nov. 1916. O. L. Yates, Notary Public. Correct?Attest: U D. JENNINGS, B. C. WALLACE, R. K. WILDER. Directors. In Observance of Thanksgiving Day This Institution Will Not Open Thursday, Nov. 30. .a *. > . As a Nation we have unusual cause for thanksgiving this year. While death and devastation are stalking abroad, peace and prosperity are within our gates, let us count our blessings and give due thanks. As individuals, 1st us plan for con? tinued financial progress. A stronger banking connection is at all times a helpful balance. The National Bank of Sumter, ON THE BUSIEST CORNER IN TOWN