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feiisoitaA snomoN.
Mwri Eugene ami George Mc
Cutchsn of Iii. Zlon section were in
the city today.
Mr. H. C. Hammond of St. Charles
was a vialtor to the city today.
? I Mr. R. F. Epperson of Plnewood
?sent the day in town.
? Mr. R. M. Coper of Wisacky was
I? Sumler today.
i : Mr. Walter Sander*. Jr., of Hagood,
waa in the city today.
Mr. J. D. Peebles and family of
l^saporia. Vs., who have been spend?
ing sometime at Palm Beach and oth
?r resorts in Florida, are spending a
few days with his brother, F. L.
i*eebles on South Main Street.
1 Miss Nell Smith, a student of the
convent in Sumter, spent the week
end hefe with her father, J. H. Smith.
Miss Nell's Instructors report most
favorably as to her progress, espe?
cially in music, for which, it seems,
she has a wonderful talent?Tim
monavllle Enterprise.
Dr. Sophia Brun son has returned
to the city, after spending a week at
Bt. Matthews, Where she was called
on professional business.
/ Rev. Watson B. Duncan of Manning
was in the city for awhile today On
his way from Florence, where he
s#ent yesterday.
BODY TOCND ON TRACK.
Tfsrc* Men In Marolboro Jail Chars;
eel Wren Death off Ed Norton.
jOHo, Pen. II.?Andrew Wright and
^Albert Wright, brothers, snd Bill Nor?
ton, ars In jail at Bennettsvllle fol
lowing the discovery of the body of
Sil Norton on the tracks of the Sea
hoard Air Line railway near here
tfaOs morning. The Wright brothers
aro 41 and M years of age while Nor?
ton Is Ik The last named is* an uncle
of the dead man. The Wright boys
Md Norton are said to have been with
Ed Norton at McColl yesterday after?
noon
The body* of Kd Norton was found
In a terribly mangled condition by the
Vrew of a train arriving at Clio at
ft:J0 o'clock this morning. The dis?
covery eras reported to Section Mas?
ter Hslmg who In turn communicated
with the polioo. The body was found
With both legs severed from ths body
%Sjd an arm torn away. Other parts
Of the body were bruised.
Examination revealed his identity
as a cotton mill operative at McColl,
a charge ticket from a store there be?
ing made out in his name. He had
the sum of $7.05 In his pocket.
''The coroner has arrived to conduct
es> Investigation and will hold an In
O^nest tomorrow.
Messrs. H. C. Haynsworth and A.
B. Stucke) had a narrow escape from
serious Injury Wednesday afternoon
when on their way to Bishopvllle in
the letter's car, the earn turned over
st the bend In the road nesr Mere?
dith. But for the top both men
would probably have been crushed by
the machine. However, as it was Mr.
fituckey. who was driving, escaped
Injury and Mr. Haynsworth sustain?
ed only a number bf bruises. The
rar was pretty badly damaged, but
after working on-it a couple of hours
Mr. Rtuekey was able, to proceed in it
to> his home near Dahxell, while Mr.
Hfcvynsworth came back to Sumter In
a passing car.
Break your Cold or LaOrlppe with
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MANY GERMANS LOST.
London, Feb. 18.?Casualties In the
German army exclusive of colonial
troops, reported in the German cas?
ualty lists In the month of January,
1117. totalled 77,634 officers and men
killed, wounded, prisoners or inisslnK.
The total compiled from the list fol?
lows:
Killed and died 15,901; prisoner 1.
?41; missing 11.174; woun^d 48.109.
These casualties bring the total of
Herman* killed and those who died of
WOunds or sickness to 98$,32.* and
the total casualties since the war be
to 4,097.692.
Washington. Feb. 19.?Ths inter
3te commerce commission has post
nod from Feb. list to March IIth
the recent order requiring roallrorwh
tOg return empty coal cars to connect?
ing lepes under u penalty of $5,o??o
fine.
Iwi
Washington. Feb. 19.?The navy
?VII contrscts given Hatnelds, Limit
est sn English concern, has been dl
trWed among Mldvale, Washington
said Crucible Steel companies.
Washington, Feb. 19.?William ft
Colver, a St. Paul newspaper pub?
lisher, and John Franklin Fort, for?
mer governor of New Jersey, were
aomlnated by President Wilson as
members of the federal trade com?
mission. Colver succeeds Edward N.
Hurley, resigned, and Fort will (111
the uoexpired term of George S.
Ruble*
TO ORGANIZE COUNTRY CLUB.
Large Number of Men of CM) Inter
otrted in Flan to Have Pleasure lie
wort.
Many of the cltifens of Sumter are
taking much interest in tho propos?
ed plan to have a country club In
the vicinty of Sumter, the present
plan being to purchase the part of the
Shady Side plantation owned bv Ber?
nard Manning and convert it t?ito a
pleasure resort second to none in this
section of the South.
The grounds are well suited for a
golf course, tennis courts are to be
built, a lease has been secured on the
pond in the vicinity which will be
well adapted for boating and bathing
and it is proposed to stock the pond
with fish for the benefit of future
fishermen; and the residence erect?
ed by Mr. Manning will make an
ideal club house.
The property consists of 97 acres
of land, and the residence and
,outbuildings, and can be purchased
for what is considered a very reason?
able sum. It is proposed to make an
Initial payment upon the property
when the club is formed and to grad?
ually decrease the debt, as funds are
received by the club from new mem?
berships and other sources. It 1&
planned to have at least one hundred
members, more than fifty of whom
have already been secured, and more,
if possible, before the club is organ?
ized. They will pay a membership
fee of $26 and dues of $2 a month
thereafter.
Letters stating the proposition have
been Sent to all of the business men
of Sumter and surrounding country
and the answers indicate that there
Is much interest In the proposition.
Real Estate Transfers.
The following transfers of real es
ttato have been left at the auditor'!
office for record:
E. L Allen to Sumter S. Capers, 41
1-2 acres in county, $30.
Kathryn It. Jenkins to Thorns.s B
Jenkins, lot and building on Cald
well street, with Interest to alleywa>
leading off Harvln street, $5.
Charles P. Osteen and J. Phili]
Booth to James P. Bland, 765 acre?
in county, $10,000.
L B. Stub be, individually and a?
trustee, to R. W. Westberry, lot ir
county, $337.40.
'Harriet R. Eberhardt, individually
and as executrix, to Mary Ellerbe
Kirk, lots of land in Rafting Creel
township containing 83 3-4 acres, $3,
037.50.
Mrs. Eva McP. Wltherspoon to T.
Jefferson Keels, 60 acres in Shiloh
township, $1,260.
Sarah Ann Saunders to Simon
and Esther Evans, lot in Sumtei
township containing 16 acres, $30u.
Sarah Ann Saunders to Albert and
Dorcas Singleton, 16 acres in Sumter
township, $300.
Death of Miss Scarborough.
Miss M. J. Scarborough died last
night at the home of her nephew.
W. H. Strange, after a lingering ill?
ness. She was about 75 years of
age and was highly esteemed by all
who knew her.
The funeral services will be held
this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the res?
idence of Mr.' W. H. Strange, corner
of Wright and Bartlette streets, and
interment will be at the Sumter ceme?
tery*. The services will be conducted
by the Rev. J. Guy, pastor of Sa?
lem Baptist church of which the de?
ceased was a member.
Miss Scarborough Is survived by
one brother, Mr. William Scarborough
of near Lake City.
Woman Was From Sumter.
The colored woman found nearly
dead from exposure at Britton's on
Tuesday morning and who died short?
ly after she was found was ascertain?
ed Wednesday to bo Elsie Nelson of
Sumter. When she died it was not
known where she was from and she
was too far gone to tell who she was.
It Is supposed that the woman was
demented.
Marriage.
Mr. S. B. CJeddings, of WoAgOflOld,
S. C, and Miss Lula Harris, of Cam
den, S. Oh were married on Wednes
day, February 14th, in Caniden by
Rev. John H. Graves.?Camden
Chronicle.
Mr. N. L Amnions of Conway and
Miss Floree Jenklnson of Sumter
were married Wednesday morning In
the office of tho clerk of court by Mr.
C. M. Hurst, clerk of tho county
board of commissioners.
Miss I. Viola Ardis of Mayesviib
and Mr. W. U Evans of Sumter were
married Thursday afternoon In the
clerk of court's ofTlce by Mr. C? M.
Hurst, depot? clerk of court.
?
Mr. J. U. Clark has been succeed?
ed as farm demonstration agon! >?i
Clarendon county by Mr. V. H. Bonn
of Newberry. Mr. Clark has accept?
ed the position as ngent for Rtchland
county.
TENNIS CLUB REORGANIZES.
Sumter Association Making Prepara?
tions for Coming of Warmer Weath?
er.
The Sumter Tennis Association met
Thursday afternoon at the Y. M? C.
A., and organized for the ensuing
season by tjie election of S. L Roddey
as president, L. C\ Bryan as secretary
and treasurer, W. M. Levi, C. A. Isaacs
and W. Green as executive committee
men. Mr. A. S. Harhy declined to
servo again as president.
Dues of former members were fixed
at $2.50 and of new members at $5.
Several names were proposed for
membership and accepted. A com?
mittee was appointed to have th?
courts put into proper conditon lor
playing and the executive committee
was authorized to make purchase of
necessary appuitenances for the
court. It was decided to have one
afternoon each week as Ladies* Day,
according to the plan adopted last
year.
The association is in good condition
and is expecting a most successful
season.
COUNTY TEACHERS* MEET?
ING.
Interesting Address Made by Presi?
dent Langtry?Decide to Have Field
Day.
The Sumter County Teachers' As?
sociation today at its regular month?
ly meeting decided to hold Field
Day at some time during April of
this year. A committee was appoint?
ed to arrange plans for Field Day and
submit them at 'tie next meeting of
the association. County Superintend?
ent of Education J. H. Haynsworth
was authorized to appoint an official
representative from Sumter county K
attend the State Teachers' Association
meeting in March.
The address by Mr. Harold Lengthy
of Bembert, president of the associa?
tion, on Ireland, was an interesting
treatise concerning that ever esteem?
ed country. Mr. J. Frank Williams,
county farm demonstration agent,
asked the aid and cooperation of the
teachers in the organizing of* clubs
among the boys and girls of the
schools.
The meeting was well attended and
proved most interesting.
TO ELECT MAGISTRATE.
County Executive Committee Called
to Meet on 24th.
The Sumter County Executive Com?
mittee has been called to meet on
Saturday, February 24th, to make
arrangements for holding an 'election
in the Seventh magisterial district of
Sumter county to elect a magistrate
to fill the office to which T. P. San?
ders, Jr., wan elected last summer in
tho Democratic primary, but which
office he had never assumed.
Magistrate J. L. Gillis is the incum?
bent. He was not in the race for re?
election last summer, having entered
the race for the office of representa?
tive from Sumter county, to which
he failed of elctlon.
FAIR ASSOCIATION OFFICERS.
A permanent organization of the
Sumter County Fair Association was
effected at the Sumter Chamber o;
Commerce rooms at noon today, at a
well attended meeting of the stock?
holders. J. Frank Williams presided
and E. I. Beard on was secretary of
the meeting.
The following were elected as a
board of directors: G. A. Lcmmon,
J. F. Williams. J. Z. Hcardon, H. L.
Tisdale, T. S. DuBose, Jr., W. L
Boyle, W. Percy Smith, J. M. Kolb, M.
L. Parier, J. F. Bland.
At a meeting of the directors later
the following otHcers were elected
for the coming twelve months:
President, G. A. Lemmon,
First Vice President, J. F. Wil?
liams,
Second Vice President, H. L. Tis?
dale.
Mr. J. F. Williams will serve as
secretary until a regular secretary la
elected.
It was decided to call for 25 per
cent of the capital stock of $10,000
to be paid In at once to the acting
secretary, or President G. A. Lem?
mon at the Cl'y National bank. Sec?
retary E. [. Hcardon, of the Sumter
Chamber of Commerce was requested
to write every subscriber to capital
?tack "cquestlng prompt responses
to the call ho that a charter might
be applied for. A committee on se?
lection of a site for fair grounds was
appointed.
The next meeting of the directors
will be on Friday. February 23, at 4
p. m.i at Chamber of Commerce
rooms at which time a secretary will
be chosen It is hoped.
Marriage License Record.
Licenses to marry have been Issued
to the following colored couples: Wll
lie Griffin and Fannie Glenn, Bumter;
Adam Biehbow and Mannie Howard,
Horatio; Charles Martin and Carola
Cooper, Dalsell.
Rub-My-Tism?Antiseptic, relieves
thiumatlsin, ?piaius, neuralgia, etc,
JUNIORS or Y. M. C. A. HAVE BN
JOY ABLE SOCIAL EVENT
AT ENI) OF LEAGUE,
Harry Ryttonbeig Muk?s Largest In?
dividual Score und Julius Pitts* and
Edward Buck's Teams Win?Inter?
esting Address by Prof. J. C. Black
born, Dr. S. II. Edmunds and Mas?
ter Hubert Ost cell.
A turkey banquet last night brought
to a most enjoyable climax and close
the Turkey League, in which the ju?
niors of the Y. M. C. A. have been
contesting during the winter. The
supper was most enjoyable and serv?
ed by the Jolly Gyms in a delightful
manner. The addresses were unusual?
ly interesting and instructive to the
boys, and the reward of their labors
came when the silver trophy cup was
presented to Master Harry Rytten
berg for the largest individual score
and to Master Julius Pitts, captain of
the junior team, and Edward Buck,
captain of the freshman team, whose
teams had scored highest in the
league contest.
SESSIONS COURT ADJOURNS.
Bruce McLcod Acquitted by Jury?
Cockerill Tiled and Found Not
Guilty.
Sessions court for Sumter county
adjourned sine die Friday evening, all
of the criminal cases on the docket
having been disposed of.
The jury Friday returned a verdict
of not guilty in the case against P.
Bruce McLeod, who was tried ^n the
charge of having carnal knowledge of
a woman child under 14 years of age.
The case consumed more than a day
and was heaid by a large number of
interested spectators. Among those
who listened to the evidence the
opinion seems to have been that
there was practically no evidence ad?
duced upon which the defendant
could be convicted, which seems to
have been the way the Jury looked al
the case.
Newton B. Cockcrell was tried on
the charge of assault and battery with
Intent to kill and was acquitted by
the Jury.
The case against Alex. Wilson,
privily stealing from the person, was
continued.
Judge Meraminger sentenced Thos.
Bennet, colored, of Mayesville, for
violfyaVm of the dispensary law to six
months in jail, five months of which
was to be suspended upon payment
of a fine of $100, thirty days to be
served on the chaingang at least and
the remaining time in case the fine
was not paid.
TO RUN COMMERCIAL BODY.
A. C. Phclps Chosen President and E.
L Reardon Re-elected Secretary of
Chamber of Commerce.
At the annual meeting of the di?
rectors of the Sumter Chamber of
Commerce held yesterday the follow?
ing officers were elected for the en?
suing twelve months:
President, Mr. A. C. Phelps,
1st Vice President, Mr. E. S. Booth,
2nd Vice President, Mr. W. Percy
Smith.
Treasurer, R. K. Wilder.
Managing Secretary, E. I. Reardon.
The direotorate erf the Snmter com?
mercial organization for the year 1917
will consist of five new directors re?
cently elected, viz: Messrs. A. C.
Phelps, H. A. Moses, J. Frank Wil?
liams, H. R. VanDcventer, E. D.
Cole, and four hold-over directors.
Messrs. E. S. Booth, H. N. Forrester,
W. Percy Smith and R. K. Wilder.
President J. Z. Hearon of the Retail
Dealers' Association, ex-ottleio mem?
ber ^)f the board of directors.
The retiring president, R. B. Reiser
and Messrs. G. A. Lemmon, J. W. Mc
Kievcr and H. J. McLaur'n, Jr., the
directors who retired have served the
commercial organization faithfully
and evidently for a number of years,
and they voluntarily withdrew from
further service on the board of di?
rectors, but will continue as active
and loyal members of the organiza?
tion.
The new president, Aaron C. Phclps,
is a member of the well known Arm
of Harby & Co. Inc., of Sumter, and Is
a leader and successful organizer of
State-wide reputation, and one of the
best known and successful men of
South Carolina. With him as the
leader much is expected of Sumter's
commercial organization during the
next year, particularly with such ;i
number of successful business men as
compose bin cabinet on the board of
directors.
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TO DISCUSS SINGLE TAX.
John Z. White to Lecture at Court
Couso on Night of February 22, at
8:30 o'clock?Public Cordially in?
vited to Attend*
Editor Daily Item:
Mr. John Z. White will speak In
the Court House on Thursday night,
February 2 2, at 8: :!0 o'clock on
single tax. Mr. White is sent out by
the Henry George Lecture Associa?
tion of Chicago and is reputed to be
a charming and instructive speaker.
Through the courtesy and interest
of Mrs. Henry Martin of Columbia I
have been able to get Mr. White to
cau.e to Sumter. He comes here
under the auspices of the Equal Suf?
frage League and there will be no ad?
mission fee.
Mr. White is not going to speak on
equal suffrage. The Equal Suffrage
League hopes occasionally to be able
to bring speakers here to discuss the
pertinent topics of the day, and single
tax is certainly an interesting s.ubjec.t.
Considerable thought has been given
this question in the past twenty-five
years and it is gaining many ad?
herents.
Undoubtedly Mr. White can give us
much helpful information on the
subject of taxation and the Equal
Suqrage League hopes that the tax?
payers will hear him. An especial
invitation is extended to the members
of City Council and the County Com?
missioners to be present.
% Martha W. Graham.
MAKES STKOXG TALK TO MEX.
Rev. Waller L Herbert speaker at the
Ilex Theatre Sunday Afternoon.
The ftev. Wither [. Herbert was the
speaker Sunday afternoon at the Rex
Theatre In the Y. M. C. A. lecture se?
ries, his BUbjecl being "Daniel a Pat?
tern of Godliness." Mr. Herbert spoke
to a large audience, Who listened at?
tentively while he unfolded to them
the merits of religion as practiced by
Daniel? Who, he said, was so consist?
ent that even his enemies knew that
they could depend upon him to do
what he thought was right.
At the close of his talk expressions
were called for from members of the
audience, who had been helped spir?
itually by the service.
Supervisor's Notice.
All persons are hereby notified not
to do any work whatsoever, upon
the public highways, roads or bridges
of Sumter county, without authority
from the undersigned, or some other
member of the Board of County Com
missiners.
i
Claims for work hereafter done,
without such authority, will not be
paid. L. E. WHITE,
County Supervisor.
Sumter, S. ft, Feb. 20th, 1917.
CHICKEN SFPPER?At Mr. T. lfc
Crosswell's residence, Dalzell, Fri?
day night, February 23rd. Bene?
fit of Dalzell Graded school. The
public is invited, to attend.
.BOUT NEW YORK CORSETS.
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V
"My front name is Sell, the 'Steenth Avenue Corset Man.
My New York House doesn't do a thing but build new factories
to make newr corsets in. You would be astonished to ?ee how
many long, slender, sinuous?how many thick, stout, stumpy,
bulging?how many round, near-round, oblong corsets we do
make. It is a caution, a plumb caution!"
"We don't do a thing only just make corsets and more
corsets. If they don't fit the wearer, that's not our fault?we
make em, we don't wear 'em; the women who order them
wear them?if they can. But they are some corsets, believe me."
"Of course, they are no better, they are no cheaper, they
are no anything different from corsets that one might buy right
in the stores in our town. But, you see, we measure the women
up and down and around-about so's to lead them to believe
we will give them a better fit than they can get at home. Also,
ve first take the order, just like we were taking an order for
i plumbing job or a stairway railing."
"Then, when the order has been taken for one, two or
:hree corsets, we see to it that our woman, our corsetierre,
follows us and takes the measurement for the corset. Then
;ve send for it?no, we send for them, for we have orders for
i lot of them?right here in this town."
The Price Is Not Lower
"The price?" ?
"Oh, the price is about $5 to $8 on the average, some of
hem are as much as $25, some even more than that. But,
you see, we make them to order; that is, we claim they are
'ailor-made right in our factory.
FITS?"
Well, most of them fit. Certainly, there will be a lot of
.hem that will NOT LOOK as good as the TALK DID about
hern when I got the order, and maybe, (notice, I say 'maybe!')
iiany of them will not be quite just what the sample was in
5very way; and, well?sometimes they will not be an exact fit.'
Why your leading stores right here have corsetierres who have
iviade a study of fitting, their measurements are so accurate
;hat every graceful contour of the flexible body will be fastidi?
ously attired. You know, my fitter could not give better service
but she does fairly well, she fits quite some of them all right.*'
"I Don't Help Your Town."
No, I don't keep a store here, upon which I pay taxes, in
which I employ people, a store that I have painted and plumbed
and glazed and roofed and shuttered and awninged by your
town's wage earners. No, I don't do much of anything only.
ake orders for corset , and my corsetierre just fits em, and wej
jend the money to New York?that's all.
"Yes, the women who order corsets ride in automobiles'
:hat run on paved streets?paved by taxes paid by your town
people; they send their children to schools paid for by the
iame j>eople."
"No, we don't pay any of the costs" of keeping up your
sltyj but the women who order the corsets and shoes and hats
and other things do, they help pay?so do the merchants who
have die things to sell that the women order away from home.
But the money I get them to send to New York doesn't help
keep up the city."
"My name's Sell, the Steenth Avenue Corset Man."?
Reproduced by M. O'Riley front Copyright of Spotlight; Mont*
gomery, Alabama*_
THIS BANK
Gives a dollar's worth of real service for
tve;y dollar depositei here.
: THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK |
; OF SUMTER.
;; The Oldest Banking Institution in tho County :