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rmteOiSAB MKKTION. Mr. J. 8, Richardson left today fur Georgetown, where he will spend Christmas visiting his daughter, Mrs. J. A. La Bruce. Miss Mary Reu a son. who has been la the. city fos t be past few days, has returned to her home at Florence. Miss Frances Smith has returned home from Converse College for the Chrtssjsnee holidays. Mr. Wvason S pana, who haa been Ifce tilling, at Bailey Military Academy Hiring the fall, la eg home from Greeaweod for the Christmas holi? days. M#. Spann waa one of several Citadel .graduates who recently re? ceived appointments to the United mates araay. Mise Tnelma BuUroan la at home from 4es*a*asee where she haa been attending college, to aeend the holi? days. ttre. W. W. Tiillaaan of Maysvllle. N. C. si editing her eon. Mr. R. P. TaJhna* ea Gas land Avenue. Mise- Cadeen MeKaeen, who has attending MeFnat-Bowen Busi? er lease In Colnmms, Is at home for the Christmas heiktays. Mm P. C. Bruce, e< Louisville. Ky. end Mies Rosa Liissni. of Lakeland, Fla.. nae> visiting their father, Mr. J. I. Lennane. Mr. AJwyn Burne is at home from Davtdnea oollego for the holidays. Meesra. Whit und ??fford Shaw and Cattlnn hUKnlgTt have arrived at hesae for th,? hoMdaye from Wake WjNr Alva Salomons, has re a Tanned hame from Davidson College for taw pptldyui Msss leak I e Ctittsno ha at homo from firs tin iee> Women's College to spend the holidaye ta I Mlav Oomella Brewer has come Winthrop College to spend Mlsn An*** Bryesi Is home from Lannssnnf to spend the Chrlatmaa The mneiy friends of Mr. W. P. Smith um regret to hear thai he km not one Hug on as well ae had been onpooted andAhat he la still suffering n grand tend from the InJury sustained Wann he wan thronen from a buggy es?*! )s.lan lb i hoUdajn. i Mass dtoneelto Mcbnuean hae return? ed fretn No#ah Carolina, ? where she fens anen AseoJMnaT dnning the falb and sb dpenjdtag the holidays at her home sn she. city. Mass giaois Rynn, of Wedgefleld, spent tan) day in town. CoL A. U. Cooper, of Wtsacky, was n visitor id Ruinier yesterday. \| Mr. 8. J. Black well, of Salem. Black River, waa ia U.wn today. i Mr. 4 at Chsndier Sertoasly ?L , InferenaUen received here today by mem been of dan fhsssfty as te the affect that stf. J. At. Chandler, who as ill In a Bnittabore Monpttal. haw bad a turn fee Use worse and that be la in a critical eenditoo. Mr. Ctiiwndrern many sWendn *rti regret exceedingly to hear of wai anstosjn illness ar d hopo for hl? epMdr lecovery ^ Brenk year Cold or LaOrlpne with a few at/nee ef ?es Ad<n. ? Honor Roll of Baker School Plrot Orada: Halph Ardis, Feltcla Ervin. Chandler Evans. Advanced first: l.-eona Ardis. Clifton Hudson i Third Grade: David Mclntosh. Frank MrLeoa. Cecil McLeod, Irene White, Alice Junes. ''Fourth r,rad.?: Carrie Ardis. Fl'th Uradc Agnpo White. Viola Ardi*. Iicona Jonen. May Kvnns. Heventh Grade: Thos. Odom. Eliihth Orada: Leah Evans. Jcsae Be^ll. Hryan Odom. Itub-Mj-Tlsin?Antiseptic, relieves rheumatism, sprains, neuralgia, -etc. ?bot Utile ttrotrwr. Hubert? the three-and-one-half >fti*r?oid ton ?>f Rev. and Mr*. C. C, Vaughan, waa painfully Injured l?y n ?hot accidentally Ared from a 38 cali '1 er revolver in the handn of hie nix year-old brother, Morehead. at II o'clock Tuesday morning, at hin par? ent* home, Ia1 West Rroad street. It nppeara that Mr. Vuoghin kept the revolver In a chiffonier drawer, In a bedroom, and that the children, while playing, ^discovered it. Little Morehead, In some nivnterlouii man? ner, discharged the weapon, the bail entering his y-rongeat brother's mouth passing through the head, am) emerg? ing Just below and back of the right ear. f>r. F. H. McT.eod was Immediately called, and operuted upon the rbild st once The ttttle futtow was reported at noon today are tretIna; easy. His re? covery la hwpt*1 for. provided no com? plications arise.?Pnrllngton Mews and Preaa, PASSKNOKK TRAIN RAN INTO OPEN SWITCH AND KNOINE AND CAR* WIHIK DE? RAILED* No One Injured In Wreck at Rocky Bluff??pur Track Torn mi and Coaobo* and Engine are Da ma got! -?Rood tJfiened aud Train* Operat? ed Later In Night?Support Tamper? ing with Switch. La at night passenger train No. 61. between Sum tar and Maxton, N. C, was wracked at Rooky Bluff, when the train ran into aa open spur track and the engine and three ears were dera; led. Two coaches were left on the track. Fortunately no one wasi Injured, although it seems quite re? mark able that everybody should es-1 cane injury. The spur t.aok was torn up for a distance of about four hundred feet and. the engine and coaches were damaged considerably. Train No. 61 left here something over an hour late lost night, about 8;30 o'clock, and the engineer had in? structions to make up what time he coald on his ran. Rooky Bluff is about three miles northeast of town and ut this point the train waa mak iagt good time, when the engineer found that he had run into the witch. Ho at once put on brakes, but (he open switch was discovered too late to avoid the wreck. The track wan torn up and three of the Ovo coaches on the train, two of them with ?oaaengera, were derailed. An embankment at this point prevented their turning over. Damage to the track waa estimated at about $250, while that to the engine and car* wus eat (mated at about $1,300. The lost two oare On the train were net de? railed, one of them remaining partial* ly on the main line which was not damaged. it is net known how the switch came to be open, but the fact that the lock could not be found anywh.no about indicated that the switch had been tampered with, and it is thought that jome miscreant must have brok? en the lock and thrown the switch open The last train passing thrs point was a freight which secured a oar from the spur track at about & r 10 yesterday after soon. The conductor and brakeman of this train both state positively that they left the switch locked* . A itelephone messes* from a farm Jmune efeeot a ?41* jfeam. the scene eX -the wreck conveyed the firm Informa? tion of the aooideat to headquarters at Samter. Another engine was sent eut and two of the coaches brouglvt back to Humter, clearing the main, line at about 11 o'clock. At about 11:30 a train made up in Sumter was sent out from here and made the regular run to Maxton. The wrecking trai l came through Sumter at about 3 o'clock thla morning and went to tho eeene of the wreck, where U has been all day. The track was cleared and repaired ao that it was ready for uac again by night % - Adelaide Esther Kennedy. With the pasaing of Mrs. Adelaide, Esther Kennedy, who entered into rent on December 1 Ith. at the advanc? ed age of eighty-nine years, one of the last links connecting the present regime with that of the old dispensa? tion before the war was severed. She was the last pf a large family, having been the eldest of the twelve ohil uren of Dr. T. Murrett Dick, a lead? ing physician and a prominent cithtsn ef Sumter county in his day. She was born January 28th, 1828, and was united in marriage with Frank H. Kennedy, of Mechahicsville Kovember 2*. 1MB. Her huebond died in 1875.! and her two daughter, Mrs. E. H. Holraan and Mrs. D. James Winn also predeceased her by many years, the former dying in 1876 and the Intter in 1884. Visited often by the hard of affliction, sorrow was often her portion, but she made of duty an avocation, and it became the pleasure and Joy of her life to cherish and rear her mothertees grandchildren and in their live? and interests her Inter eat in life whs renewed and thus re tuined the spirit of youth to the end. Always a great reader she was inter? ested In and was well informer con? cerning the events, progress and changes in the social, political and lit? te rury sphores of the modern world, lieeently failing eye sight deprived her of the pleasure and solace of read lug. )>ut this added infirmity she bore ! with the same patient resignation to His will that she hud borne the *hut-in life that the feebleness Inci? dent to old age had enforced upon her. Even in these la?ter years *he re? tained her Interest in the affairs of the world and the resources of a well stored mind and a spirit that POM above physical infirmity sustained her to the end. Hut the weight of years and the long, long journey of life hud made her "so tired." and now rest >s her s and the rewards for services rendered In His nsrue. Savannah, On., Dee. 20.?Judge W? W. Ijimtalin died of henrt Tallure ni noon today. FTJUB threatened compress. live Dak* of Cotton Caught, but Dis? covered nnd Extinguished Hcforc Fire Spread. What threatened to bo a most dis? astrous tire occurred Sunday morn? ing ut about 1:30 o'clock, when an alarm was sent in from the cotton platform, where several bales of cot? ton caught on Are and were some? what damaged before the arrival of tlie auto truck and fire department and the fire spedily extinguished. Had it not been for the promptitude of the department, <t is quite probable that Sumter would have been visited by a fire nearly as destructive as that which visited Columbia several weeks ago. Night Watchman Tribble smelt smoke and at once turned in the alarm. Five bales of cetton on the platform near the compress were dis? covered on fire. There bales were surrounded by -hundreds of other hales of cotton and had it not been that the flames were extinguished quickly other cotton might have caught and no telling how much dam? age done. As it was those bales which were on fire were not badly damaged and the other cotton was all saved. VERTH CT OF "NOT guilty" Directed by Recorder Harby When Witnesses Cannot Testify. The first ef tho blind tiger cases called in the recorder^ court as a re? sult of the recent raids on the tigers came up yesterday morning and a most unusual situation developed. Re? corder Harby, Cl ?ef Sumter and At? torney J. H. Clifton, who is prosecut tag the oases for the oily were stump ad when L. W. MeLemore, Esq., the attorney for the defense showed that Saul Pringle and Dock Jackson, the two negroes who had worked up the cases for the city and who were the city's witnesses, had been found guilty of laroeny and were therefor? inca? pacitated fron testifying in the case. Recorder Harby, after overruling sev? eral motions of the defendant's at* Forney, directed the jury to return a verdict of "not guilty against William Leonard, who was being tried on two counts for selling whiskey. The disposition of the other eases has sot been decided yet, but it is pos dhie that a pardon may Ve secured for the detectives so that they can testify in the other oases, ? - d. O. Berwick is Chosen Chancellor Commander--*Caadkiau,s Initiated. At the regular meeting of Came Cock 1-iodge No. 17, Knights of Py thias, last night the election of officer? for the ensuing year was held. The following were declared elected: Chancellor Commander, J. O. Bar wick. Vice Chancellor, J. A. Mlddlcton. Prelate, W. E. Mills. Master at Arms, G. J. Myers. Inner Guard, A. Averbuck. Outer .Guard, A. C. Wentherly. Master of Work, S. 'L.. Krasnoff. Master of Exchecquer, J. G. R. Wilder. Keeper of Records and Seals and Master of Finance, James C. Bryan. Trustee, S. W\ Stubhs. These officers will be installed into their new offices at the first regular meting of the lodge in January. Two candidates were initiated into the rank of esquire. M LEXDON AT OLANTA. Two Thousand Person*. Hea* Mvimnc list on Sunday. Olanta, Dec. 10.?In spite of the bitter cold weather of the first week of the McLendon evangelistic cam? paign the attendance was large and continues to increase. Never before in the history of Olanta has there been no large an attendance nor so much -interest manifested at a religi? ous meeting. It is estimated that at leust 2.000 peopls het?rd MeLicndon preach Sun? day, and that there were 40 or 50 conversions. There will be preaching every day this week at "0 o'clock in the afternoon and at 7::!0 o'clock in Hie evening. The meeting next Sun dny afternoon will conclue the cam? paign. Negro Huriied to Death. Alon'/o Corley, 0 negro of about M yea rs, who was ono of the employes ef the Kolley Lumber mill on the Central Uailroad about three miles from the city, was burnod to death Saturday night, when the shunty in which *he was living was destroyed by I fire. How the building OMIgHt or whether there was any foul play are merely matters of conjecture. It is stated that Corley. who euiiko fron? Lexington county, was a haul work? ing band at the mill. Saturday he got a gallon package of whlslcev from Ithe express ofliee and. it was reported I that be had been drinking during the IDfternooit! The coroner ami a phy? sician visited the senne. but the body was too much burned to see wbother Ihet? bad been any Injuries inflicted prior to the fire. SENT TO FORT LEAVEN WORTH. W. M. Spann Receives His Appoint - mcnt as Second Lieutenant in Army. Mr. Wilson McKay Spann, a son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Spann of this city, has received his appointment as a second lieutenant in the United States army and will leave the first of the New Year for Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to which post he has been as? signed by *he war department. Mr. Spa > is a graduate of the Bum tar high school and last June received his degree from the Citadel at Char? leston. . During the summer he stood the examination for appointment to the United States army and his ap? pointment has been received recently, along with tho announcement of a number of other appointments in this State of men who stood the examina? tion at the same time. During the fall Mr. Spann has been instructor at Bailey Military Acad? emy, which position ho has resigned to go to Fort Leavenworth. Mr. Spann has been in Annapolis to secure his uniforms, but will spend the Christmas holidays with his parents here prior to leaving tor his post in the army, where his friends wish him much success. t 1 ? ? . . CATCH NEGRO MURDERER, Jim Law son, Alleged to Re Slayer of Shuford Ward, Captured on Train, Jim Lawson, the negro alleged to be the slayer of Shuford Ward, n white, man, near Davis Station on Monday night, was captured Wednes? day on a train between Kingstree and Lane hy Sheriff Gamble of Clarendon county, according to reports circulat? ed here* Lawson was taken through Sumter last night on train No. 55 to Jolumbia by Sheriff Gamble for safe :eepiner at the peniteatiary. At the time that Lawson was taken, )e had OR his person a large sum of money, which is supposed to bo the noney he took from the dead man, md what is supposed to be the occa ion for the murder. ? , .. , S?MTER COTTON MARK KT. - U nsattled. No -sales, ? ffl * NHW XORK OOTTON MARK KT. Yes'dys Open High Low Close Close Jan .?i .17.26 .S7 15.98 .98 16.99 Moh % .17.60 .66 15.22 .22 17.21 May .1.17.86 .8? 16.45 .15 17.44 ^rm\ U H.M it.M 11.? Nsw* ?or* spots, M.70. ? ? SALVAGED COTTON SOLI). Staple Danmgod b> Tiro 4it Columbia Compress Hid Ul ill $70,101. Cotton salvaged from the platform Are at the Columbia Compress com? pany's plant was sold yesterday for $75,101.40 to D. J. Griffin, owner of the Atlanta Waste company. The :],500 bales stored at the com? press nt the time of the (ire two weeks ago were valued, it was esti? mated yesterday, at $350,000. Prac? tically every bale was damaged. The cotton was covered by insurance. About 05 bidders attended the sale yesterday, which was conducted by the underwriters. Several of the bidders came from New York.. Mathis-Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Alden Brown, Jr., this morning returned from Sa? vannah, Ca., where they have been for several days on their wedding trip. Their marriage, which occur? red on Friday evening, December 15th? at 5 o'clock, at the parsonage of Grace Baptist church, the Rev. J. A. Rrunson officiating, came as a surprise to many of their friends, who had not been notified of the intention of the young couple. Mrs. Brown be? fore her marriage was Miss Lucilc Matbis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Mathis of Mayesvilh, of which place she was a popular resident. Clarendon County Marriages. Married by Judge Windham on De? cember Ith Mr. Richard ?. Geddings and Miss Ballte Geddings, both of Paxville. Married by Judge Windham at his residence December 11th, Mr. William F. Ridgcway of Silver to Miss Hattie Bell Kennedy of Turbeville.?Manning Herald. Death of an Infant. Mamie, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry G. Ilembert died on Monday at the home of her parents on Church street, after a brief illness, aged sixteen months. The funeral services and interment were held at Hebron church, Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. DRY SENATORS ITLIBVSTER. Washington, Dec. 20.?A determin? ed filibuster oonducted by "wet" Sen? ators blocked the vote on the district of Columbia prohibition bill this af moon. The filibuster threatenec reatened to XAHES SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY. All w nominations Asked to Observe February ll?Attendance and Inter? est Desired. To all Sunday School Workers of All Denominations in South Carolina, Greetings: February 11, 1917, has been desig? nated by our State Sunday School As? sociation as ' South Carolina Come-lo Sunday School Day." All schools of .11 denominations are invited to par? ticipate. The purpose of "South Carolina * ome-to-Sunday School Day" is: (1) To arouse the entire State to the val I ue of the Sunday School. (2) To ral? ly each Sunday school for more ag? gressive work. (3) To bring into the Sunday School on this day thousand* of people who do not ordinarily Ofr? tend, and to make every effort to re-* tain them as permanent members. We, therefore, call upon all Sunday school officers, teachers and members in South Carolina to join in th s con? certed effort to build up the Sunday school cause of the State. In particu? lar we make the following requests: I 1. Study carefully the lea Pet enti? tled "South Carolina Come-to-Sunday School Day," which explains the plan, how to prepare for the day, and how to secure the best results from it. (This leaflet was printed in the No? vember Promoter, and may be secur? ed by writing to the South Carolina Sunday School association. Spartan* burg.) 2. Plan at once to have your school observe this day. 3. Pray for God's guidance and blessing upon the pians made and ttoa efforts put forth. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Ar? kansas will observe this day with South Carolina. We ask your coope? ration in making it a great success in our State. John D. Capplemann. president. W. H. K. Fendleton, chairman. Execu? tive committee, B. H. DeMent, vice president. W. S. Morrison, vice pres? ident. D. D. Jones, recording secre? tary. S. T. Reid, treasurer, and W. I. Herbert, Horace L. Bomar, F. M. Ellerbe, T. If. Lyles, R. E. Boggs and S. T. Ranham, members of ceatp^. committee. Death. Thuddeous J. Cummings, another Confederate veteran, passed away at his home near Oswego, on Friday, December 15th. Ho was one of tho most esteemed citizens of his com? munity and will be greatly missed. \ 1 BIG CLEARANCE SALE COMMENCING DECEMBER 26th Coat Suits 1-2 Price One Lot of Coat Suits, off styles $15.00 to $37.50 for $5.00. COATS ?35.00 ( oats for.9*6.00 18.00 J 5.04| 10.00 0.00 5.00 11.00 0.00 7.50 1.50 3.40 Art Squares and Rtsjjs 930.00 Art Squares for.$21.00 25.00 *' ?? 13.50 " " 0.00 " 2.50 Hugs for 2.00 " 1.50 " ? . 18.00 ?.?5 7.50 2.15 1.05 1.20 Underwear, Men, Women, Children SI.00 Quality for .90c .75 ? ?.65 .50 ** ?.|| .25 *' " Jt& Shoes, for Men. Women, Children. Ladies. $8.50 Boots Tor .$?.05 Woolen Dress Goods anu' Silks $1.50 Quality for .$1.35 1.00 M " .$0 M H .<J"> . ? ?? .00 .50 .IK .15 0.50 ?? " 5.00 * $ I 00 shoe* I or 3.50 m ? $iS5 ? ? 3.00 *' " 3.50 99 " 5.85 1.50 S3.18 :;. 15 2.85 2.75 Shoes for Men $5.00 Duch l or l.r.O H ' t.liO w 3.00 M * 3.50 _$1.45 1.15 2.75 3.35 Skirts, Raincoats, Sweat* rs Special prices on and Kimonas. We take pleasure in inviting our customers to come in and get one of our 1917 Calendars. SHAW 6 McCOLLUM MERC. CO. 11 S. Main St. Telephone 68