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MV? Mr. Eminett Bruneon, who la con? nected with the Marion Star of Ma? rlon, 8. C, epent Thanksgtvtng In the city with l ie perente, Mr. and Mrs. W. L?. Bruneon. Mm J. Walte ? Doar, of Georgetown and Mra. lilack, of Columbia, are the gueate of Ifra M, 8. Booth. Mra. L. at. V'achlet and son. who hav? been visiting Mra Abe Ryttcn hai> retimed to Savannah. Abo Ifytteiberg left for Savan? nah thle roaming. Dr. F. B. Bander?, of Hagood, and Mr. T. O. Menders, of Allendale, were ilsitora to the city today. Mr. David McOrew of Latta 1a apendlng a few days In the city. Mr. WIM? Slaw, president of the Overland Motor Sales Company, left today for Toledo, Ohio, on the Over? land Special fot a visit to the Over? land factory. Mise Bonnie Nunnamaker, who for two years has seen the efficient of? fice girl at tho Tuomey Hospital, left \ for Charleston Saturday where ahe haa entered Roper Hospital Training School for Nunea I Mr. A. C. Phelpa of this city has soon appointed a delegate from this State to attend the Southern Com ^ ill nvwclal Congress convention at Nor? folk on December 13th, 14 and 16 by Qov. Manning. Miss Mary Ada Booth Is spending lie ?eak-end a? home from Win? throp collage, iUftM Asaes Bryan la at home from ^Teeaater for the week-end. Mr. W. F. 8haw. Jr., Is spending the week-end ' home from Davidson Collage. Mr. J. K Mcl?veen. of Shlloh, was a Tlettor to the slty today. Mies Margaret Bryan, of Columbia, Is ?tatting her pi rents In the city. Mr. H. W, Segara, of Lee County. In town for tt)* day. Mr. aad Mrs. K. W, Dabbs. Mr. Debbe* mother, and Mrs. E. W. Dablm, Jr.. who until recently wns Mlas | Stella Oiaaacock of York County, were vayttora to Sum tor on yestorday. Mies Irene Bryan came home from foe the veek-end. K, E. Wells, of St. la the city today & P. GaJUard. of W?t\ visitors to. the ctty J. U QUHs and U 8. Vin? nen, eX Ram' art, apent the day In tqwn. Misses Kittle ind Sarah Furman, of Clemeon. are v-siting Mr. aid Mra. W. W. Ree* Mr. aad Mra. F. P. ~?esn, <f Manning, fr?re "laitors to ?u inter to? day. Mr. Hugh Belaer, of PanoW, apent the day In town. Mlas Eytyabetl Whits apent the wekend with raaltivea in l^oreneo county, return ng to the ctty last night. Meaava. IL C. Haynsworth. Benja? min Hodge* A. 8. Hi by, Oeo. W. Disk went to Cciumbla last night. Mr. Joe Auid, of Columbia, spent Sunday in the city. Mr. Herbert C. Parvott apent the week-end is 8uinter. I S ? i Dinner for Company 1# Editor Dairy Item. Christ maw la coming and we at home should think of the Sumter boys down on the border. I feel sure that an eStra dinner contributed by thar Surritcr people wouM make them feel cheerful, sind I believe that there must be two kindred Sumter men d women wh<> would like to give y cesrta each toward this dinner, woald lake te remind such con? tributors that the check for this fund ahould leave he x not later than tho Uth I hope contribution* will come Into you rapidly. Enclosed please And mine. Youra, Herbert A. Moses. Sumter. Dee. ?, 1*1 a. Who will l?e next .' Thnro Is little time end nil persons interosted should make thetr donations at once. The members of the Greater Amer? ican Shows, the carnival company which came to Sumter under the aus? pices of the Sumter Patrol contingent of Omar Patrol, arrived In the cl*.y yesterday and today and arc prepar? ing to rnak - this their home for tho next four morths. wintering- their paraphernalia n the tobacco wan house and staying themnelve* wher? ever they can ft >d good places to stay. V. Du C. to Meet cm Wdnetday. ? Dick Ander ion Chapter. United Daughters of the Confederacy, will meet with Mrs. W. I* Itrunson. corner Of Caldwell und Ifarvln atreets, on Wednesday evening, December Ith, bg 4 o'clock, officers will ho elocted and nil mem >ern are urged to be pr?*?tent. Mrs. J. L Tisdalo, flecty. MOORK-llflKJKSM. Former Sumter County I?ady Married In Charleston to Manning Hun. Manning, Dec. 2.?Miss France* Mooro of Charleston and F. P. Bur? gess of this city were married at the homo of the former on Wednes? day afternoon In Charleston. They left Immediately after the cermony for a thrlp through the North, after which they will be at homo to their friends here. This marriage is of especial Inter? est to the people of Mar.nlng because they are both very popular and are well known. Mm Burgess for sev? eral years served as a teacher in the graded schools here and numbered her friends by the score. Mr. Burgess is a prominent and popular young business men, of sterling worth and ability. The people of Manning will wel? come Mrs. Burgess to her new home, where she will be a valuable social asset In every circle. Mrs. Burgess is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Screven Moore, former lw of Wedgefleld, Sumter county. She attended the Sumter high school and has many friends in the city, as docs Mr. Burgess. LADIES TO GIVE BAZAAR. ?*vic Society of Trinity Church to Have Dainty Christmas Gift*. The Civic Society of Trinity Meth? odist church will have a bazaar in one of the stores of the Crosaweil block on South Main street on Friday and Saturday, December 8th and 9th, of this week. This will be a Christmas skxaar and there will be many lovely things for sals which will just suit for Christmas gifts, for both ladies, gentlemen and children. Everybody la Invited to come and look at tho good things. . DR. MOFfTTT IS SPEAKER, Delivers Interesting Address to Men st Rex Theatre. _ Dr. J. 8. Moffltt. president of Ers; klne College at Due West, S. C, made a good practical talk to a large aud? ience of men at the Bex Theatre Sun? day afternoon in the series of lec? tures being; glvun there under T. M. C. A. auspices. j Dr. HoffUCs subject wasCvf?rsortal_ j Accountability" and he showed that while persons in a community might unite and do evil that each person Individually would be ashamed of, nevertheless each person would be helu to a strict individual account for his share In any such transaction. - NATIONAL WINS RACE. Divides Honors With Mercer, Which Wins hi Mile Event. _ Ervin Shaw's National won the 25 mile race at the race track Saturday In twenty-nine and a fraction minutes, with Wiles In his Bulok second. The honors were divided between Shaw and Rawls of Columbia, who in his Mercer won the mllo event and a sil? ver trophy cup. The races had to be postponed from Thanksgiving day en account of the rain, and' were run off Saturday In stoad. The crowd was not as large as It would have been on Thanksgiving day, so Ervin Shaw, the promoter, divided with the drivers, he taking half the gate receipts and the other half being offered as prizes to tho winners. The time in the mile event was: Rawls, Mercer, 1 1 3-5; Shaw, Nat? ional, 1-3; Wilds. Buick, 1 8 2-5; Bethea, Buick, 1 18 2-5. Twenty-five mllo: Shaw, National, 39.53 2-5; Wilds, Buick, 31.55 4-5. Bethea did not finish. Rawls did not enter as his car was not running well. AN ENVIABLE RECORD. Coast Line Transports Millions With? out Injury to Any. The record of achievements of tho A. C. L, from July 1st, 1913 to Juno .'J*>*h, 1916, is nothing short of mar? velous and the company can point to It with pride for It Is hardly pos? sible that any railroad doing as ex tensive business as the Coast Line can show a record thnt would com? pare with It. During that period tho company transported 24,07,349 pas nongers over lines covering 4,ftl miles In the States of North Carolina, Virginia, South Carolina, C corgi.a, Alabama and Florida, and during this period of three years not a passen? ger lost his or her life due to acci? dent, colllnlon, run-off or to Imper? fection of roadway or equipment. A record of 98 per cent, perfeet ser? vice was established by the New Vork and Florida Srecial. Of the 10n trips north and south bonnd 187 wen perfect as schedule performances over the A. C. L. The Florida and West Indian Limited and the Palmet? to Limited both earned creditable rec? ords throughout the tourist season.? Wilmington Dispatch. MUCH COFfON BVRXEP Harby & Company Lost Many Bales in Columbia Fire, but Don't Know How Much. It was stated today by Mr. A. C. Phelps of Harby & Company that his company had not yet learned the ex? tent of their CDtton losses in the lire in Columbia Saturday night when be? tween 2,000 i nd throe thoussand bales of cotton were burned at the Columbia Compress company's plant. Mr. Phelps stated that he was in? formed that tho hulk of the cotton damaged belonged to Harby & Com? pany, but exactly how much cannot be stated positively until what is left is romoved and checked over. The cotton was insured, he stated, and tho loss was covered by insurance TO ORGANIZE FAIR ASSOCIA? TION. Meeting Called for Next Tuesday at Chamber of Commerce Rooms at Noon. Secretary Reardon informed a Daily Item reporter today that a great many of the farmers and the business men of Sumter had expressed a wish that the Sumter Chaniber of Com? merce would immediately start a movement to organize a permanent county fair association by call.ng a meeting of farmers and business men early this week for discussion of this proposition. The meeting will be 'held at the Chamber of Commerce rooms tomorrow, at noon. Dr. J. Z. Hearon, president of the Retail Dealers' Asociation, Mr. G. A. Lemmon, second vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, J. Frank Williams, president of tho Sumter County Farmers' Union, and others are now arranging for this meeting. Tho secretary said that the first county fair Jurt held was very hur? riedly gotten up,'and was without that necessary organization and strict busi? ness management which would be found in a regular organization. Some mistakes had been made, of course, but it was a case of every member of tho committee doing his and her beat and trying to do all he or she possibly could, and only a few to do all of the work In a very limited period of time. Lack of experience in handling a county fair, together with a lack of necoseary funds handi? capped the committee very much. "1 As It is the' co^mlHee" lFl>roba*lr a couple of hundred dollars behind In funds. It is hoped that the com? mittee will be able to collect by popu? lar subscription enough to pay the expenses as the payment of the de? ficit will fall rather heavily on four or five of the committee. Delegate* to Commercial Congress. Tho following delegates have been appointed by Gov. Manning as dele gat3s from Sumter and Clarendon counties to the Southern Commercial Congress convention at Norfolk: Sumter County?Jno. B. Ryan, Wedgefield; E. G. Spencer, Mayes villc; J. T. Britton! Sumter, R. F. D. No. lj I* D. Jennings, Sumter; W. B. Unshur, Sumter; C. D. Brunk, Sum? ter; L H. Deas, Sumter; A. C. Phelps, Sumter; G. A. Lemmon, Sumter; J. P. Booth, Sumter; W. Perry Smith, Sum? ter; H. D. Tlndal, Tindal; A. F. Neyle, Sumter, R. F. D. No. 3; Bartow Walsh, Sumter; R. S. Hood, Sumter; A. S. Mil 111. Sumter; S. K. Rowland, Sumter; O. II. Folley, Sumter; D. R. McCallum, Sumter; L. B. Phillips, Sumter; S. O'Quinn, Sumter; N. O'Donnell, Sumter. Clarendon County?H. B. Richard? son, Jr., Summerton; J. A. James, Summerton; A*. M. Haynsworth, For Sreston; Martin Turbevllle, Turbcvillo; W. C. Davis, Manning; F. P. Burgesi, Mann.ng; Walter Epperson, Pine wood; J. R. Gritlin, Pine wood; L. M. Jones, Alcolu; J. E. Davis, Davis Sta? tion; O. C Scarborough, Summerton; J. H. Boswell, Forreston; D. E. Tur? bcvillo, Turbevllle; J. K. Brcedin, Manning; J. F. Coffcy. Manning; Char) ton Du Rant, Manning ; B. P. Broadway. ' Pin wood; O. E. Hodge. Paxville; J. M. Montgomery, Alcolu; A. C. Dradham, Manning. Manlagc License Record. Licenses to marry have been Issued to following colored couples: Aaron Williams and Marie Peterson, Sum tor; FloKler Weston and Felicia Rich? ards, Sumter; Louis Frierson. Sumter, and Mollle Sanders, Dalzell. President It. B. Belsor of the Cham? ber of Commerce stated today that the County Fair was something of great educational value to every j farmer in Sumter county, as well as , being a good thing for the merchants and other business men. He hoped that there would be n good attend? ance of both farmers and other bus? iness men at tie meeting set for noon tomorrow at the Chamber of Com? merce when plans a*111 be made foi organizing n permanent fair associa? tion. DISTINGUISHED VISITOR HERE. K. Loos Of Rotterdam, Holland, Mak? ing Trip Through Cotton Belt. Mr. K. Loos of Rotterdam, Holland, is in the city today visiting Harby ft Company in the interest of Rotter? dam, which he is presenting to cotton and other shippers as the most feas? ible doorway to Europe for business from the United States. Mr. Loos is a native of Holland and ho is a boost? er of hia home town, for it is to show the advantages of that city as a ship? ping point that he is making his present trip, which is h's first to the United States. Mr. Loos arrived at New York the 18th of November and at once set out on his trip for the cotton belt. Philadelphia, Baltimore and other points were visited, until yesterday he was in Charleston. Today he is spending in Sumter and tomorrow he will be in Savannah. He represents the firm of Scheuer Brothers, cotton controllers of Rotterdam, Amster? dam, Zaandam, Harlingen and Lon? don. This firm also acts as ship brokers, chartering agents, forward? ing agents and does a general business of looking out for and caring for ship? ping between pother countries with Holland.. His trip now is to get in touch with American shippers, espe? cially in cotton belt, and he will gD through entire cotton belt on his trip; inform them of the big trade open to them In the future and to press the advantages of Rotterdam as the most feasible seaport for trade between this country and Europe. Rotterdam is what Americans would cull an up-to-dato city, accord? ing to Mr. Loos, and has big pros? pects before It. The visitor is well in toi.ch with the cotton situation, and trade conditions In general, having made a special study of them, and before he came here he knew pretty well what he would find in this coun? try, through his reading. He was most impressed with the magnitude of New York, which he stated was far different and more imposing than London or Berlin. CHAPLAIN R. C. JETER DEAD. Palmetto Guardsmen Saddened by i News From Border. Columbia? Dec. 2.?The First was saddened today by news of the death of its chaplain, Rev. R. C. Jeter, which occurred Thursday afternoon in a s^c^ijment^hospital at Fort Sam, Houston, Tex.,"where he had been a patient for six weeks. The body, accompanied by Mrs. Jeter, was taken to Florence, Ala., where the funorai and burial will be held next week. Mrs. Jeter was a Miss Powers, of Florence, Ala., and the late Chap? lain Jeter was also a native of that State and members of their families j reside in Florence. Capt. Jeter is sur? vived by his wife and four children, one of his sons being in the United -States navy. Chaplain Jeter served several charges in South Carolina. He was for a time rector of the Episcopal church in Anderson and at the time the First regiment was called into service of the United States last June he was rector of the Episcopal rhurch in Aiken. He resigned that charge when he went to camp with the First and it had been his intention when the First regiment returned home to take up preaching in Alabama. Mr. Jeter was chosen chaplain of the Frist regiment several years ago i while living in Anderson and attend? ed every encampment from that time until his death. He was about 50 years of age and had a kindly and gentle disposition which made him scores of friends. He served the First regiment on the border as chaplain and also served the Second in this capacity for about three months until the arrival of their chaplain, Rev. John McSwecn. Mr. Jeter ranked as captain in the army. In addition to hi a other duties he served as postmaster of the First regiment and had charge of the headquarters mess of the First on the border. Col. Blythe expressed great regret this morning when informed of the death of Chaplain Jeter. The officers and men of the First will send a wreath of flowers to Florence, Ala., to be plaecd on the grave of the dead chaplain. Copenhagen, Dec. 4.?The official announcement that the Dardanelles will go to Russia if the allies win the war is hailed as another step in the new Russian policy to bring the peo ! pie Into closer and more cordial re ' lationship. Geo H. Hurst, Uadwtakw Mjj Eikilner. j Night ?>?'*. j) J. fi>, Crsif Uid SUita, S, "?In Phone*' N*jsf%i THE FOOD BOYCOTT. Women in New Yok Planning Big Or gani/atfon. New York, Dec. 4.?Women in ev? ery election district in Greater New York City are planning organltatlOM among themselves in tho^ effort to prevent a further advance on food? stuffs by a boycott. The leaders say the organization will be perfected by January 1st. FIGHT IN SANTO DOMINGO. Several Wounded on Both Sides hi Battle With Natives. Washington, Dec. 4.?In a state? ment to the navy department to? day Captain Knapp, acting militarv governor of Santo Domingo, reported that "several were wounded on both sides In a battle between marine? and natives ut Macoris, on Wednesday. Quiet Is now reported." TRADE AT HOME The Mystery of Mathematics CAN YOU WORK IT OUT? The overhead expenses of doing business through the mail offset the difference in the purchase price of factory output and the price paid by local dealers to jobbers.. Get these facts, then reason with yourself. The stool: of one of the larger mail-or? der concerns is on tiie New York Exchange along with railroad, mining and other of? ferings; its increasing value keeps pace with Standard Oil. Aside from undivided profits a 25$ annual dividend was declar? ed. Further, we find an expense for this particular house $4,500,000, cost of cat? alogue printing and postage on same dur? ing the past twelve months. Viith this ? profit and expense how can a catalogue. , hou&Gi sell you quality goods for less mon? ey than your local dealer? To do so th? price would be lower than actual cost of ' raw materials. With best wishes to all boosters, M. O'Riley. North, S. C. iK. qt'iiMWUlttm Your Boy's Xmas Gift. Last Christmas his father gave him a Bank Book with a de? posit in it of $10. Today he has in his account $178.50?every dollar besides the interest he earned himself. He is 14 years old. Before last Christmas he had never put by a dollar. Let's start your boys with Christmas Accounts this year. $1?$5?$10 does it. May wo make them out for you? THE PEOPLES BANK. We pay 4 per cent, interest in our Savings Department. tgg?*i?m?n?i?i: Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. BOOTH & McLEOD, Successor* to Booth^Shuler Lumber & Supply Co. U?o. Epperson's Old Sta.rvd Opp. Court Houm EVERYTHING AT ONE PDACE. T. C. WHITE, ff. J. CRAI6, Gon. Pass. Agent, Past. Trtff. Ntyr. WILMINGTON. N. C. 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