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Mewrr. A. H. and R. C. Forester
and J. H. Myers returned Thursday
from Charlotte, wh hey went by
automobile to attend the meeting of
Oaahi Ter?pie* having a moat enjoy
-able trip.
Mrs. Bradley Wilson and daughter.
Mrs. R. M. Jenkins. Jr.. of St Charles
were In the city shopping Thursday.
Mr. Eugene MoCutchen of Mt. Zlon
section was In the city today.
Miss Evelyn Montgomery of Bishop ?
viile spent the day a town.
Mr. James Reave*, of Sardinia, wan
In the city today.
Mrs. X. D. WombU and Miss Louise
King, of MayeavUle, were visitors to
Burnt er Saturday.
Mrs. W. E. Tbayer has returned
from Savannah, Ga.. where she has
teen on a \lslt.
Mrs WllUam Welle and little son,
of Greenville, are visiting Mrs. W. E
Thayer.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Mots* have
. returned from their bridal trip and
ere at their home on Hassel I street.
Miss Mary Lemquea returned on
Saturday Crosa Washington, D. C.
wher -ehe has been attending a con?
vention of the home demonstration
agents.
Mrs. T E. Cooper and Miss Ruth
Wilson < f St. Charles were in the
city today.
Mr. r: d. Wrtson of Warnest ore.
Ga>. Is vhittlng his bxother. Mr. Henry
Wilson of Pbteerond. Mr. Wilson used
to lire hi 8wmter about twenty-five
years ago and this is his first visit
back to the old home since that time.
I He seye that the city'has so changed
, in many weya that he would never
, have known it, about the only tamil
] i*r Und mark being the old Hulbert
, bouse en ehe oomer of Main and
Bartlett streets.
Break geur Cold or LaGrlppe with
a few done* of lei ?Advt.
a if ? It ?i ? Ml ,mt il
w! p. nan bvjured.
From Hie Dgfry Item. Deo. 15.
Mr!* W. F: Smith was knocked down
and hurt this mornhtg wheb thrown
from a boggy or while WIK* tt? gat
Into tHg tsangy. ?e ems tendered onv
j ******* *M Std set rMMislhrluir
naotdent up to Ml
fSew^%l>a)up'ift*Jan ^sfle onVsbts
1.*' d* fentt?tuttfr >ny* a
ef the AMP
phyetetKn failed tb shtrW toy tenons
Injurie*, a bruise brf his forehead be?
ing tbb Only noticeable trljury.
It seems than Mt. Srirtfh is accus?
tomed to leaving his home at* "about
? o'clock to go down lo his'place of|
ousinesa: his s?n; C. W. Smith, gen
* rally corning by for him and taking
him down in Ma buggy. Tbls morn?
ing.the horse was ttett in front of Mr.
Smith's residence on Lire Oik street
and It Is thought that he must have
tintted ttle h?ret and started to get in
the butty, when' the horse started off
and threw hint to the ground, knock?
ing htm nnobhacloue. The first thing
known of tlYe accident Was when one
of bis daughters fiaw him tying on the
ground-10 front of the house. He was
at once brought IM end k doctor
summe****. - The horte went On dbwn
to Mr. Smith's Stahles and was caught
there.
On account of his age it la consider?
ed very fortadate that Mr. Smith was
not more seriously injured arid his
friends hope for his speedy recovery.
?ail
Rub-My-Tlsm?Antiseptic, relieves
rheumatV?m. sprains, neuralgia, etc.
Tin?; fadMSNl PHARMACY rTND.
The P Epic's Pharmacy Cnrfstma*
Savings t'ilhd was rJIMbursed during
the paM Week and Approximately 1,
ine shafeHolders were made gliad by
the receipt of tnelr Christmas checks
money which came in handily to pay
accounts.' Utes end to spend for
ChrlsmAe shopping. The total Amount
of the fbnu kept by the pharmacy was
? 10.450. which Is ft rentbrkfttl^ fine
shoeing, considering that 1M6 was
the first yeaV trie rand *as operates
A by thorn." It also shows that'among
the colored people of flumttr the
habit of saving It being Inculcated to
a connidershle extent.
The 1917 club' of the People's Phar?
macy Is to open on the twenty-first
snd already the promise* made by
euhscrihere Indicate that the number
H shareholders shd shares will be
reased ovei lost year.
sumter's Christmas Fund.
The following addttlona to the
ChrUtmas fund for the poor of Sum
l< I* have been reported"
Previously acknowledged.. . .ffilw.M
Crosswell * Co.
C. Cooper. *-'0
l>r. E. R. Wllsdh. Ml
tats* Maty Wilson. n<#4
Mrs. J M Bhrby. lM
P. IV Srooak.SI
A BRILLIANT RECEPTION.
Mrs. IL L. Scarborough KnUTtams for
Mrs. Alfred Scarborough.
A beautiful and most elaborate re
coptlon was that given from 5 to 7
o'clock Friday evening by Mrs. H. JL.
Scarborough at her home on North
Main street in honor of Mrs. Alfred
Scarborough, one of the pretty brides
of the fall season, who has come to
Sumter to live. Before her marriage,
several weeks ago, Mrs. Scarborough
was Mlas Hamer, of Hamer, S. C.
There were about 150 guests who call?
ed during the evening to make the ac?
quaintance of Mrs. Alfred Scarbor?
ough and to welcome her to her Sum?
ter home.
The entire lower floor of the house,
which was thrown open to the guests,
waa elaborately decorated, appropri?
ate Color schemes being effective in
the different rooms;
Upon their arrival the guests were
met In the hall by Mrs. W. J. McKay
and Mrs. C. O. Rowland. The hallway
was artistically arranged in green and
white, smilax and potted plants and
, white carnations being used to secure
the desired effect. From the hall the
guests wer? taken into the drawing
room and Introduced to the ladies in
the receiving line: Mrs. H. L. Scar?
borough, Mrs. Alfred Scarborough,
Mrs. P. M. Parrott, Mrs. H. W, Mc
Collum and Mrs. J. A. Scarborough.
The color scheme in the drawing
room was pink and green, carnations
and rose* with smilax and potted
plants, being extensively used.
From the drawing room Mrs. H.
Oosler Lies and Miss Glaudia Fr?ser
ushered the guests into the library,
which was tastefully decorated in red
and green. Smilax, potted plants and
crepe paper, over the lights, were em?
ployed in carrying out the color
schems. In this room Misses Flora
Hamer, of Hamer. and Edna Pack,
of Greenville, served punch, while
Mise Sue Duffle presided over the
guest-took, In Which the visitors in?
scribed their autographs. Adjoining
the library was the sun parlor, from
which sweet music was furnished dur?
ing the reception. ,
The guests were next invited into
he dining room by Mrs. T. O. Fraser
ind Mrs. D. C; Shaw, where they were
received by Mrs. Walter Mtms, Mrs.
R. 8. Hood and Mrs. R. C. Richardson,
who presided ever the room. Ice
oream and pound cake were served,
with accessories of mints and al
monda. Serving wars Misses Margaret
B&fmdlssx. Tora Bsasisl. Emma Ptnok
nm mm im ?im nuum
r^om Ursa fcsatstiiuUy arranged In a
color1 scheme of white and yellow,
wems. car nations and chrysanthe?
mums were used in the execution of
he color design. Crepe paper was,
olacSd over the lights and from the
;handetler streamers of yellow tulle
vere stretched 'down to the four cor?
ners of the table. In the center of
which was placed the bride's cake,
dainty with its trimmings of white ice
ing. On top of the cake were a minia?
ture bride and groom sourrounded by
angels Vasen of carnations were
placed on either side. The color
?eherne wan carried out in the color of
refreshments served. ??
The occasion proved a most delight?
ful one tor all who attended, and those
who met Mrs. Alfred Scarborough
.vere pleased at having such a charm?
ing addition to Sumter's social life.
RESIDENCE BURNED AT HA
GOOD.
T. P. Sanders, Jr., Loses Homo by
Fire Thursday Morning.
Mr. T. P. Sanders. Jr.. on Thurs
1ay morning at about 5 o'clock, lost
his residence at Hagood, a new build?
ing into which Mr. Sanders and his
*amNv moved only about n week ago,
the Are which destroyed the house bo?
ng discovered' just In time for Mr.
Sanders add his family to escape.
Tne loSs is a heavy one on Mr. San?
ders; as he lost practically all that
he had.
Married.
Mr. J. W. Weldon and Miss Kthel
Ross of Providence were married
Thursday afternoon at the rosidence
of Mrs. J. S. Belk on East Liberty
street in the presence of a number of
friends and relatives. Mis* Cbellie
Belk and Mr. J. R. Yates were the
attendants of the bride and groom at
the ceremony, which was performed
i>y the Rev. W. O. Elwcll of Dalze'.l.
' lioth have '.he best wishes of their
many friends.
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Christmas Holidays for the Public
School*.
The holidays for the Christinns will
begin in the public schools of the city
nt the close of the work on Thursday
of next week and will extend through
the second of January. Regular and
full work will be assigned for the day
after the holidays and the pupils will
be expected to have all of this work
prepared.
An is customary, a week of the hoi
Idays will be made np at tile end of
the year by the prolongation of the
school session; The schools will,
therefore, end this year on the eighth
of June, 1917.
FUND FORWARDED TO SOLDIERS.
Money Sent to Supplement Regular
lure of Sum tor Roys on Border at
Christ mils.
From The Daily Item, Dec. 15.
The fund raised for the "boys on
the border" was forwarded to them
today and they may Ube it as they see
best in providing accessories to their
regular bill of fare on Christmas day.
The tund amounted to $31.50. not so
much as it was hoped would be rais?
ed, but sufficient to let the boys know
that their friends at home are think?
ing of them and wish for them a
very merry Chils'mas.
The letter accompanying the check
vas as follows :
Capt; Robert T. Brown, El Paso, Tex.
Dear Captain: In this the glad sea?
son the people of Sumter are not un?
mindful of those of her sons whom pa?
triotic duty has called far away from
iiome. The sum of $84.50, for which
we enclose exchange, has been sub?
scribed and is forwarded that all the
Sumter boys of the Second may sup?
plement their regular Christmas din?
ner with smokables, fruits, sweets, or
tny bther extras as they see fit. We
therefore, ask you, or such committee
as is convenient, to handle this for
such purpose.
The people of Sumter ask that a
'Merry Christmas'* be said to our
own people on the border, and that,
our best wishes for the New Year are
the wishes of all of us that you may
soon be home.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed):
H. A. MOSES,
R. L. EDMUNDS,
S. K. NASH,
Committee.
The following additional subscrip?
tions are reported:
Previously acknowledged .. ..$66.50
3. Manning. 1.00
R. L Qantt._ lM
Mrs. Marion Moise . 1.??,
U D. Jennings. 1.00
Mrs. Joel Benbow.60
E. Murr Hall.bd
3. D. Hodges. 1.00
Gash.50
Mrs. Rose Jenkins. .50
Mrs. M. D. Bull. 1.00'
S. B. Miller, Rex and Lyric
Theatres.lO.dQ
Total .. .. $84,5Qj
WORKING FOR HEALTH OFTf.
Secretary Reardon WHl Carry Matter
Bet?re County Board and Leglsla
five Delegation.
Secretary Reardon of the Chamber
of Commerce, who pushed the fight
for a rural county health officer dur?
ing the past eight months is again in
the field for that important county
health official.
The proposition to have a whole
time county health officer has been in
vestigated and approved by the grand
ury of Sumter county, the Sumter
County Medical Association, the
Sumter Board of Health, the Tuomey
Hospital governing board of physi?
cians, and by the Eoard of Directors
of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce,
and His Honor Judpe George E.
f'rince addressed the grand jury
yomewhat at length recommending
the creation of the office of whole
time county health officer for Sumter
county.
Secretary Reardon will request the
Olty Council of Sumter t6 add its eri
dorsement to the very strong endorse?
ments already received. Also the sup?
port of the ladles of thr Sumter Civic
League will be asked.
^ At the first meeting of the Board
jOf County Commissioners, January'
Uh. 1917. with the Sumter County |
legislative delegation, the secretary
i^opes to have committees from all of
the official bodies and professional as?
sociations above mentioned, to ask
that provision be made in the 1917
supply and legislative bills for a
c ounty health officer. The Tuomey
Hospital governing hoard has sug?
gested that a committee of five of the
Sumter County Medical Association
be made the executive committee of
the county board of health, the
Sumter County Medical .Association
being made the Sumter County Board
! of Health, as the' fctato Medical As?
sociation Is the South Carolina Board
of Health, with an executive com?
mittee of the State association as the
executive and administrative body of
? he State association.
ReaHi.
Mis. James M. Cosby, who came to
Sumter a little more than three year*
a*?o, since which time she has been
making her home with Mrs. Ceo. F.
lies of 28 Blandlng street, died on
Wednesday at the Tourney Hospital,
where she had been ill for some time.
The funeral services were conducted
by the Rev. R. S. Truesdale of trinity
church and the body was Interred iu
the Sumte.r Cemetery.
Mrs. Cosby was a native of Georgia,
having spent most of her life in Klbcrt
county. She Is survived by her daugh?
ter. .Mrs. Clcp, t". Las, and two grnnd
cluldren.
MANY TUBERCULAK PATIENTS
TREATED DURING YEAJR.
I _
Kitchen, Cold Storage Plant, Cow
Barh and Dairy Enumerated by Su?
perintendent as Needs of Institu?
tion.
Columbia, Dec. 17.?The report of
Ernest Cooper, M. D., superintendent
of the State tuberculosis sanatorium,
na? been received in the office of the
Staate board of health. Fifty-one pa?
tients havo been admitted during the
year, 19 of these being women and
32 men. Two of the cases were class?
ed as incipient, 30 moderately advanc?
ed;, and 19 far advanced. The institu?
tion is now treating 31 patients. Dur
ng the year 31 patients have been
Jischarged after receiving treatment.
Of these, "10 were improved- 17 not
improved and four apparently arrest
cd."
A building, with accommodations
for. 16 women was completed in the
summer and "all rooms promptly oc?
cupied. All beds in the men's tyuild
rig have been occupied since July.
Dr. Copper has collected $4,662.0 5.
lie now has on hand a cash balance of
$146.10, exclusive of the $1,4S4.6S
which was paid In the office of the
Itate board of health. Substantial
wire fencing has been placed around
75 or 80 acres of pasture lands dur?
ing the year.
The needs recounted h> Dr. Coopei
Include: Another well, cow barn and
dairy, cold storage plant and sewer
....
age. system and a kitchen and dining
i oom.
PER WOMAN KILLED.
PS. W. A. Wilkinson Murdered in
Mysterious Way.
Chester, Dec. 16.?Mrs. Maggie
Wilkinson, wife of W. A. Wilkinson,
manager the Chester waterworks sta
;l<jrt, was found dead In a pool of
?. l??fj at her home at the station this
/.fternbon at 5:30 o'clock. Investiga
tlojd of the body shows that she was
aurdered by being struck in the back
if;tj)e head with some blunt instru
jgjnt' Mrs. Wilkinson was one of
.he county's most highly esteemed
women. She was about GO years of
?.. JJer husband left the station, -which
is /located on Pinckney street on the
|BS of Sandy river about tMree
Ujjes from Chester, this morning. $e
at 6:30 o'clock and found His
ifrie^urd^r?r^^ ddtvtttvafd)
on the dining room floor. She whs1
cold indicating that the tragedy had
eerv committed sometime prior to
it h
that hour.
ULLI) IN CONNECTION WITH
MURDER.
_
Chesdcr Negroes Hushed to Peniten?
tiary?Evidence Sttid to be Circum?
stantial.
Chester, Dec 17.?Cato and John
Wright and Will Nelson, negroes,
were arrested today on circumstan?
tial evidence, in connection with the
murder of Mrs. W, A. Wilkinson yes?
terday. Mrs. Wilkinson will he buried
at Fort Mill tomorrow. The tragedy
ecrris to have been for the purpose or
robbery as a satchel and two purses
were found some distance from the
house minus money. A \onu bolt, sim?
ilar to those ased on railroad bridges,
was likewise discovered in a thicket
near* the scene of the murder. It was
covered with hair and blood. Some
.itrong circumstantial evidence has
ben ;obtalned, it is claimed.
' The negroes were carried to the
:>tate penitentiary this afternoon
There was no disorder here. Great
crowds from over the county congre?
gated here today but fnainly out of cu?
riosity.
$UMTER COTTON MARKET.
* Corrected Daily
WAR BY & CO., Cotton Buyere.
Good Middling 17 1-2.
Strict Middling 17 3-8.
Middling 17 1-4.
Strict Low Middling 17.
Low Middling 10 1-2.
Correoted Dally by
... ?RNEST FIELD; Cotton Buyer.
Gbod Middling 17 2-4.
Strict Middling 17 5-8.
Middling 17 1-2.
Strict Low Middling IT 1-4.
? Low Middling 16 3-4.
Staple cotton 20 to 23c.
Nkw YORK COTTON MARKET.
Ycs'dys
Open High Low Close Close
Jan . .is.or, .IS 17.7?; 17.76 17.!?:.
Mch. . IX.36 -to .03 .03 .1!?
May . .18.46 .r.H .22 .23 .37
July . . 1 R.52 .<? 1 .25 .2T.
Get . .10.65 .76 .f>0 .CO .5.".
Washington, Dec. 18.?The tight to
curtain preparedness expenditures I c
; gun to make Itself fell today, led bi
Majority Leader Kitchen. A powerful
group of Democrats will sponsor the
'Movement. Kitchen declared the gov
'brnment's financial condition will not
'penult of great expenditures.
REVIEW HOARD SCALES COM?
MISSION'S FIG I RES.
Taxnblos or Corporations Distributed
in Five Counties are Considerably
Reduced.
Columbia, Dec. 17.?The board of
review for the South Carolina tax
commission has tiled its report with
Gov. Manning after several hearings
In Columbia. Nearly two score ap?
peals from assessments by the tax
commission were heard by the board.
Assessments of nine corporations as
fixed by the tax commission were re?
duced. The reductions amounted to
$319,485.
The value of the property assessed
by the tax commission was $107,225,
309. This is an increase of $254,324
over the assessments of 1915. The
assessments in 1915 over 1914 amount?
ed to $9,411,638.
The board of review reduced as?
sessments made by the tax commis?
sion as follows
Charleston?South Carolina Loan
uid Trust company, $10,080; Charles?
ton Consolidated Railway and Light?
ing company, $232,4 29; Charleston
Trust and Guaranty company, $34,
6(N>J Charleston Savings institution,
$3,444; a total of $279,953.
Chester?Fort Lawn Telephone
company. $i."o.
Chesterfield?Du vail Trust com?
pany, $ 15,032; Trust Company of
Cheraw, $8,500; a total of $24,132.
Dillon?Bank of Latta, $15,000.
Greenville?Home Telephone com?
pany," $250.
The board of review was created
by an act of 1916. B. F. McLeod of
Charleston is chairman.
WILL MOVE TO ABBEVILLE.
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Manning People Regret Decision of
Louis Levi.
Manning, Dec. 16.?It is a matter
?f regret to all the people of Man
ling that Louis Levi has decided to
leave this, his native town, and to lo?
cate at Abbeville for the further con?
duct of a mercantile business. Mr.
T^evi several weeks ago suffered heavy
loss by the burning of his large stock
of goods, but it is not understood
hat the fire was the prime reason
or his decision to move from Man?
ning. Mr. Levi is one of the younger
sons of the late Moses Levi, the pio?
neer merchant, who located here when
the town was laid out sixty years ftgo
'.fid who amassed a fortune and raised
-r-nrut. l LuuHj Jltl'l**lWBte4ell?^ I
_~7\v*engaged In closing out at auctlor
his salvaged goods and in a few weeks
will move to his new home. He will
carry with him the best wishes of his
of friends here, who feel assur?
ed that he will prove a decided addi?
tion to the mercantile life of Abbe?
ville and thr.t the family will be
more than welcome to the old home
>f Mrs. Levi.
It is understood that Mr. Levi has
sold his handsome home in Manning
to E. C. Horton, manager of the F. N.
Wilson insurance agency.
POLICE MAKE THIRD RAID.
A number of the blind tigers and
alleged tigers were arrested Thuisday
night on warrants taken out before
he recorder charging various parties
with selling whiskey. There were
twenty-two arrests made, some of the
?
defendants being indicted on more
than one count.
The arrests were made chiefly on
on information provided by de?
tectives operating in the city under
the orders of the police department.
A number of the defendants are still
in the guard house, while others
have been released on bond, ponding
their trial. The trial of the cases be?
gins ^n Monday before Recorder
Harby. Several of the defendants
have secured attorneys to represent
thorn. All of the defendants are
colored.
Those arrested charged with sell?
ing whiskey are: Jessie Edwards,
Marry Bowman, James Harvin, L\l
Wingale. Anthony Thomas, William
M. Burrows, Tlllman Brown. Peter
Curry, two charges; Luck Bailey, alias
Julius Dailey, Gabriel Richardson.
Mitchell Richardson, Joe (inndman.
alias Joe Good win; Marie Sellers.
Mary .lane Carter, alias Mary Jane
faeks?h, William Leonard, two cases,
tfam Davis. Mack llerrington. two
rases. Dave Johnson. Charley Miller.
Laura Wilder. B?na Wilson. two
cases, LlXXle Moore.
Negro Boy Hurt in Accident.
Last night a negro boy by the name
of Bhephard was hurt in a collision
between :i horse he was riding and
Mr. (5. K. Mack's automobile. The ac?
cident occurred as the car was turning
from lirtlette street into Main and
the negro boy was turning fror* Main
into Hnrtlette. The horse was knock'
od down, but was not badly Injured
The fenders ??< Hie rar were damaged
'and the lump*; bent, but otherwise th
? car was uninjured. The boy had
several teeth knocked down In his fall
and w a Sdtherwtse bruised, but not
seriously injured. Ho was able to ge
I bfiek on his horse and c.?? to a dl'll
istore tor treatment.
kVJTO ACCIDENT PROVES FATAL.
John 1). Frost's Car Kills Elizal>ctli
Nims and Her Brother is Injured.
Columbia, Dec. is.?Elisabeth
Nims', 11 rears of age, was instantly
hilled and her 7-year-old brother,
B?yden Nims. Jr., was cut about the
head though not severely, when they
were struck late yesterday at Bull
and Gervais streets by an automobile,
owned and driven by the assistant ad?
jutant general, John D. Frost. The
children had been walking with their
father, Boyden Nims, a chemist in
general practice. Mr. Nims had oc?
casion to visit his laboratory, 910 Un?
ion National bank building, and sent
the children ahead to their home, 921
Earnwell street.
Maj. Frost, returning with Mrs.
Frost, one of their children, Mrs.
Lewis Wood and her niece, Mrs. Grif?
fith, from his farm, Honeysuckle Hill,
and traveling westward in Gervais
street, had swung northward into
Bull street when his car struck the
children near the west curb, which
was on his left. He stopped the
machine and assisted In remov?
ing" the children to tho resi?
dence of W. J. Powers, 14 21 Gervais
street. Afterward he accompanied E.
L. Kibler, a city detective, to police
hcadqi atrers. Wille Jones, president
of the Palmetto National bank, was
present to offer bail, but the recorder
W. P. Etchison, said he had no au?
thority to P.dtnlt him to bail and the
police paroled him in Gen. Joner;*
custody, leaving the matter of bond
to be arranged at another time.
Marion H. Wyman, M. D., the first
physician to arrive, said last night
that Elizabeth Nims was dead when
he reached her. Such superficial ex?
amination as he made, while she lay
in the street where she had fallen, in?
dicated a fracture of the skull at the
base of the temple. Boyden Nims,
fr., had been taken into the Powers*
residence nearby. The boy had a
scalp wound not apparently danger?
ous. Drs. George H. Bunch, J, H. Mc
Intosh and R. A. Lanoaster came up
shortly after the accident. Dr. Wy?
man said he understood the accident
occurred about five minutes before he
arrived.
Coroner Scott was out of the city,
attending a funeral. He returned
early in the evening and after a pre?
liminary investigation said he would
hold an inquest, probably this after?
noon^ at 1217 Hampton street. Maj.
Frcst was sp moved by the tragedy
that at first he begged to be excused
from discussing it in detail. 'Tve
htfll^ th? ehilrt nt m hest friend," he^
said at police headquarters.
DR. POTEAT'S LECTURE.
Stores All Forms of Retting In Sun?
day Afternoon Talk.
Dr. B. It. Potent, president of Fur
man University, was the speaker
Sunday afternoon at the Rex Theatre
in the Y. If. C. A. lecture series. Dr.
Poteat's talk was an emphatic de?
nunciation of all forms of betting and
gambling. He was heard by a large
ind attentive audience. The next l?*e
ure will he on Sunday afternoon, De?
cember 31st and will be given by
Judge T. B. Fraser.
Dr. Potoat in his talk endeavored
? o show the harm of gambling, all
forms coming In for a severe scoring
at his hands. The person who took a
?hance on some article was betting,
he stated, and the matching for
drinks was a universal form Of bet?
ting which he condemned. He stat?
ed that the public morals had not
i?een cultivated to such a stage that
ft looked on these forms of betiing as
harmful, hut there was harm in tho
custom and he hoped to see all go >d
people put their ban on the hai'it.
JR. O. U. A. M. OFFICERS.
At a meeting on last Tuesday night
officers for the ensuing year were
elected by Sumter Council, No. 7. Jr.
O. I*. A. If. These officers will be to?
talled at the next meeting, which
will be held on the second Tuesday
m January. The oifieers chosen for
the year are:
Councillor. F. T. Melnvai': vice
councilor. Jno. B, Duffle; financial
secretary, B. ^- Wallace: recording
secretary. R. S. Hood: assistant re
.ording secretary. W. It. Wolfe:
treasurer, c. B. Tendon: conductor,
W. Y. Yea don: warden. W. H. Yatcs
Jr.; OUtSlde sentinel. A. L Gibson:
inside sentinel, if. B. Joeey: trustees,
William Tendon, U K. Wood. C. L
Rhame.
At a meeting Thursday evening
Clardmont Lodge No. 0 4. A. F. If.,
. hose iis ?fncers for the ensuing
year. Those elected to serve are:
Worshipful Master, II. P. M?ses; se?
nior warden. W. 1. Whitehead; junior
Warden, George O. Tweed: treasurer.
Abe Ryttenberg; secretary, J. r,. R.
! Wild. r.
Parts, Dec. is.?Since December
:;.th. French troops on the Verdnn.
front have captured 11.300 pysoncrs.
the war office announces. It Is admit?
ted that the Germans regained their
'footing on t tie Chambrctte farm
I northeast of Verdun.