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Fe rata* Ma tone to Ma Mf a stay of seventl weeks I. A. Ayttenbert loft yeeter 1o vent ratattves for Itottaaay aas return - at Worasaan, after a aa at the Tuomey Graham has re j +*+ Home at Meaning, sf 1 w fhe city. T. Ctft??. of Washington, UM etty visiting his niece, frsftlldm on Barttette St 4fc. McXagsn and Mrs. Sei Of mmm city worn called to ey because of the of ttielr steter, Mrs Scarborough, who was tak tleJre eems time agv, new many friends regret to hear of her of Tlmmons m she federal revenue a visitor to the city to Lrrott Is at horns '? Beeinsse CoHege at >^shrl tVe week-end. H. U Timmons, mis are visiting Mr. t. *L tMBMgfct on Bread Mr. Ttmmone Wsh a foreier and wee one of tfte movement la rtU betiding of the *. >lh?si thsy made dwr ?%ifJseY rossdonee here have tor. add Mrs. Trm 1^ae? ''9. K yeer, former pastor of church, brought j I here Saturday Ihr f*c*eOie?tKg from an bet?re re and Loo Unl? it Mr. H. et tHe Southern st this place, are wt pis presaotioa to the po? et division sgent of ties South 9, although they he wHl hare to move from Msgosjls. on tho fist of April, sssumss the duties of his Mr. Stephtnson hss rdMmter about one year, having i ho Manser as a promotion from ossoe. Mo succeeds Mr. JU msjU'eison. who has accepted s Jenkins Vulcan who ram atuaesssd a po wlth the Jenkins Vulcan com J. Walton of Florence will ?unter April 1st to eooeeed n. Mr. "Walton has eaeagor between Flor Jtieh MOW York for several years with the company for He la changed from pr u agent air* ? II.?Dr. B. W. of Maantn*. who to famed as hoeomnsn, was successfully rtalasT a very high-spirited horse a ?Taw (kefe'da* whan his attention was ay the rapid approach of >De. Taking advantage of asm ehe horse made a dasn Ike doctor violently to Ko bo nee were broken ion produced, but Dr. a severe concussion cheat and right arm and boon confined to his room He left last night for Co Oo take epeclel electrical treat Wfth the hope of eecurlng an reeevery. aaa ? ? . Man* of Infam. Manning Herald Mfc* Infant son of Mr. and Mra. J. WX ?arruwn died Sunday at the home ?f Mr. O. 8 Hi?by The community gjpgsfwthinea especially with the grief jfMteUMi mother, known to all ae MiaH Bunts Marvin, daughter of the late W nfeoitt Hnrvtn. Mrs. Harrison had beer ajaee wet a short Urns visiting her ngatftnur and sister when the baby hoy contract?d pneuasenia. The body was anlM* to Iheir home up-State. Ma, 9mwm9 ?mm Mr. Business Man. nutoWftd you wish to becorae thor wawJvy ewMahtened on the present cot 4M sstnntlon asd the prospects of ?waiter becoming a greater cotton aasndsat. haar Mew. Jno. I* McLaurtn ?w MMnwanr. April 21st, at the Court ei flttw mit w JK ftKLD Iff fTLMT^R OK AMKli 14 AT COtttrT H<R tfl Big Pamde of All School Children in Che C-oJtnty Will he Fret tare of E?en? OefauheHinip tn City echoois ~Tt'a*?iUia Asked to send Iii Nemee Of Conteetenu m Various Compe? titions. The following is the official sched? ule of Field Day events, which will be held In Sumter, April 14, as announc? ed officially by the committee from the Sumter County Teachers' Association, who have in charge the arrangements. To the Teachers of Sumter County: Greeting: The committee in charge of the conduct of the County Field Day for 1917 take pleasure in making the following announce? ments: The date fixed for the meeting: is April 14th, the hour to begin is 10 o'clock sharp; the place to assemble oh the CMourt House square. The scholarship contests will be held as usual in the different city school buildings, conducted by the teachers of the city schools. The first feature of the day will he the parade of all the school chil? dren of the county, arranged accord? ing to school .each school hearing a pennant with the name of the school A prise will be given for the most artistic pennant. The parade wHl form In front of the Court House on Main street. The schools will be placed alphabetically, according to name, beginning with the last letter of the alphabet. (This arrangement fa made In order to give the rear schools the opportunity to march at the front this year.) The children will march to the city school buildings by way of Main and Liberty streets, where those who are to take part in the scholar? ship contests Will begin work. The declalmers* contests will be held in the auditoriums of the city school building*. (the exact arrangement to be given later.) These contests will be open to boys and girls, with one prise given to each In primary, grammar school and high school, making In all six prises. No pupil Who has won a first prise In the de- , claimer's contest in either primary, grammar school or hfgh school, and who Is still in the same department, will be permitted to declaim this year. It may he Impossible to arrange i schedule In the scholarship contests so that each pupil can enter every contest he or she desires, so that It in suggested that pupils take note of this fact, and be prepared to enter contests of their particular choice. A complete schedule of the time of each contest, and also the place of the contest will be furnished each teacher, so that she may assist her pupils in every way possible to be on hand when the contest begins. The committee would be greatly pleased to have all names of contest? ants In by April 1st. {Scholarship Contests. Elementary Grades, 1st, through 7th._J. 1. Best Declamation?Boys and Qlrls. Selection from any standard author. One prise for one boy and girl In each of the two departments. Four prises for elementary grades. I. Reading?Selections by the committee from adopted readers. One prise each for seven grades. I. Spelling?One prise each for first seven grades. 4. English?ith and 6th grades composing one group. Subject mat? ter extends not farther than page ISt. Wlthers-Klnard Book 1. Ons pupil from each of the grades composing above group may enter. English?6th and 7 th grades composing one group. Subject mat? ter extending not farther than page M. Wlthers-Klnard Book II. One pupil from each grade may enter. One prise for each of above groups. 5. Hygiene?4th grade. One prise. ?. Sanitation?bth grade. One prise. ".Arithmetic?One prize each for 4th through 7th grade. Elementary Grades. ?. History?White's U. S. Bth Krade. One prize. 10. History?S. C. 6th grnde. One prise. 8. History. Thompson's U. S. One prize. Open to 7th grade. High School Department?8th through 10th grades. 1. Declamation?One prize for boys and one for girls. 2. Rending?One prize open to any pupil in high school. 3. English Grammar?One prize open to pupils of 8th or 9th grades. (Buehler's Book II complete.) 4. English?Brook's Composition ?One prize to pupils of tth or 10th grades. In either of the above groups, pupils may enter from both grades. 6. Physical Geography. Open to any pupil In high school. 6. History?One prize. Examina? tion taken from Montgomery's Eng lish Hlatory. Open to any pupil in high school. 7. Geometry?One prize. First three books. Open to llth grade. 8. Algebra. 8th grade. Through division. One prize. 9. Algebra. 9th and 10th grades. One prize. Through Simultaneous Linear Equations. 10. Speltng?8th through 10th grades. One prize for each grade. 11. Arithmetic?8th and 9th grades. To percentage?One prize only. Note?Primary grades include first four grades. Grammar school, grades Include 5th through 7th. High school grades include 8th through 10th. Athletic Contests. Group 1?Any pupil not over 4 feet tall. Group 2?Pupils between 4 and 5 feet. tall. Group 3?All over 5 feet. Boys. Group 1?50 .yard dash. Group 2?75 yard dash. Group 3?Tug of War, Team of 4. Group 3?100 yard dash. Group 3?Running high jump. Group 3?Standing broad Jump. Group 3?Relay race, team of 4. Girls. Group 1?50 yard dash. Group 2?75 yard dash. Only one representative from each school can take part in any athletic contest, except in the relay race and the tug of war. Time and place of athletic contests will be sent out on official entry blank. Every teacher in every school Is ex? pected to at least do her part in en? couraging her pupils to enter the School Day contests, and to enter only In a spirit of honest rivalry. It is desired that these contests show the result of thorough preparation, rather than to be the cause of hasty preparation, from which little good can come. The industrial feature of the School Day will be left for the County Fair, next fall. The Woman's Christian Temper? ance Union offers a medal for the best essay on alcohol and its effect upon the human body. Open only to boys of any school doing work in high school department. Medal will be awarded at the Field Day. Play at Concord School House. The young people of Concord will give a play at Concord school house next Friday evening, March 30th, be? ginning at 8.30 o'clock. Admission 26c. Proceeds will go to school im? provement. The public is cordially Invited. PRESIDENT PREPARING AD? DRESS. He Will Day Before Congress All Facts Relative to German Aggres? sion. Washington, March 23.?President Wilson's address to congress was taken up In tentative form at today's cabinet meeting. Practically all the secretaries were asked to bring ma? terial for points dn which it should touch. It is understood that the ad? dress will outline comprehensively the steps President Wilson believes con? gress should take to meet the warlike operations of German submarines. The president plans to keep in touch with the army and navy preparations He has cancelled practically all en? gagements for today except one with Gov. McCall, of Massachusetts, who wanted to confer on ways in which his state can cooperate with the fed? eral government. Olli FIX>W CONTINUES. Interest in Blenheim at Five Forks Discovery. Blenheim, March 24.?Much inter? est continues regarding the oil well reported to have been discovered at Five Forks near hero last week. The flow of crude oil continues. When a lighted match is applied to it it burns freely. The hole in which the oil Was discovered is being deepened. The oil exudes from the earth in small black globules. It has the odor of kero? sene oil and the earth is saturated with it. It Is reported that representatives of the Standard Oil company are to visit the site of the supposed oil well. Numbers of strangers and visitors crowd the spot each day and whethe! oil is "struck" or not, a great deal of curiosity has certainly been excited. Samples of the oil have been sent off for analysis. ?I Geo. H. Hurst, OndirUker and Enhlmer. Prompt Attention to Day and Night Calls. At 0. J. CRA<e Old Staad. N. Ma n. ; Phones: SJftfft 1 / wmWM * SUMTER COTTON MARKK7T. Corrected Dolly by ERNEST FIELD, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 19. Strict Middling 18 7-8. Middling 18 3-4. Strict Low Middling 18 1-2. Low Middling 17. Staple cotton 2{j to 24c. Corrected Dally by RARBT ds CO.. Cotton Buyern, Good Middling 19 1-8. Strict Middling 19. Middling 18 7-8. Strict Low Middling 18 5-8. Low Middling 18 1-8. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yes'dys Open High Low Close Close May, . .19.02 .10 18.85 .85 .97 July . . 18.89 .96 .72 .72 .80 Oct . .18.50 .51 .22 .22 .42 Dec . .18.58 .58 .32 .32 .49 New York spots, 19.20. A Unique Record. Home testimony for Doan's Kidney Pills, published in every locality, is of itself convincing evidence of merit. Confirmed testimony forms still stronger evidence. Years ago, a citi? zen of Sumter gratefully acknowl? edged the benefit derived from Doan's Kidney Pills. The statement is now confirmed?the proof more convinc? ing. Cases of fhis kind are plentiful in the work of Doan's Kidney Pills? the record is unique. W. Yeadon, 27 Haynsworth St., Sumter, says: "1 suffered . from dull, nagging backaches, and my kidneys acted too freely. I used Doan's Kid? ney Pills for thcae ailments, and they relieved me and toned up my whole system." (Statement given January 9, 1911.) Over four years later Mr. Yeadon said: "The benefit Doan's Kidney Pills gave me has been permanent." Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Yeadon has twice publicly rec ommended. Foster-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo, N. Y.?Advt. Secretary E. I. Reardon has one hundred bulletins on home garden? ing to be given out to the members of the Civic League, for their school, which Is to be established to study gardening. CIVIL COURT CONVENES. Court of Common Pleas convened this morning with Judge R. W. Mem minger of Charleston presiding. Stenographer L. E. Wood and Clerk of Court H. U Scarborough were also on hand. There are quite a large number of cases on the docket for trial, and it is probable that court will he busy during the entire three weeks. This morning the case of Flora and Rosa Smith, colored, against R. C. Burress was commenced. The case is for the ownei^hip of a lot of land at Wedgefield, both parties claiming title to the land. One of the chief cases to be tried is that of Bowman against Harby. This will probably begin in the next day or two and is one of great inter? est. There are also quite a number of other important cases to he tried. The Chautauqua tent will be locat? ed on the Crosswell lot, corner of Church and Calhoun streets, the same location as last year. This location is the l>est and most convenient for the Chautauqua that can be obtained and the thousands of patrons of the entertainment will be glad to know that the Crosswell lot has been secur? ed. The Chautauqua will open on April 19th. H. V. Hultquist of Pittsburg, Pa.f was a visitor to the city during the past week in the interest of the City Hall at Baden, N. C, for which he made a large; order of Dixie Texture brick for the facing of the building. His visit to Sumter was for the pur? pose of inspecting buildings in which the Dixie texture brick was used and he was quite pleased with the show? ing made by the local product. BANKS ARE NECESSARY to a business community, but depositors and friends are more necessary to a bank. We need you and you need us. Let us work to? gether. Commercial accounts solicited. We pay four per cent on savings deposits. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK The Oldest Banking Institution in the County - ^gggg^^ A Problem For The School Boy. ^^^^^y Who Can Solve It ? -^^^^^SrafiHKil A twelve-year-old boy not far from you, ?ys ?^S4PWin^Ml3 tematically saveB $5.00 a month and deposits il m tue living* department of a bank ut 4 per "^^gJBrf^rSl cent interest compounded <),iarterly. How 5cnr ?aaamiiXfi muc h will lie be worth when lie i^ twenty-one? ^mjw1 JB WH' Ninety-live per cent of the successful busi LJ||Jr^S|nenfli^^^2 neag men of today solved this problem. They TT^^'?5|j^*^bm|di?^ learned from boyhood to nuvp Bystematically. X^j^jj^il ? l^wfll We take Bpecial interest in accounna of l>oys fi^Si i ^rSj and gir's, und have a book for you. Briun fm\ 3|I vx>ur dollar and get it, and let us help you op itlllllffi The National Bank Oi Soutb Carolina *^^^~U53^3??3P C. G. ROWLAND. Pres. H. L. McCQY. At&t Csahtcr. F. E. HIKNAKT. Cashier. EARLE ROWLAND, Asst. Ca&b'r Nitrate o! Soda as a Top Dresser Many farmers tell us they cannot aftord to buy Nitrate of Soda at the prevailing prices, still they are willing to admit thit under favorable conditions 100 pounds of Nitrate per acre will produce at least 10 more bushels of corn and 50 lbs. additional lint cotton. Corn is worth now $1.50 per bushel, and advancing almost daily. Admitting for the sake of argument, that 100 lbs, of Nitrate cost $4.00 and it will produce $15.00 wonh more corn, what better investment could a fanner wish than a return of $15 00 for $4.00. The same holds good as to Cotton, but we wish to impress on our farming friends the advisability of Planting All The Corn They Can There is going to be an enormous demand for it and we oOMtdtr it a more profitable crop in the present condition of things than cotton. We own some Nitrate which we are offering delivered in the interior at practically the prices exporters are asking for it ex vessel. There ht,s been a further advance in all Ammoniatcd gooks, the total amounting to an increase of from $2.50 to $8.00 per ton according to the grade. We still hive a portion of our original contract un? disposed of which we are sailing at Old Prices. It wili pay you to see us before buying. We also own large provision contracts which wo are Helling very much under value. If you need Bacon, Flo..r, altnl, Grits ImA or anything in the grocery line, we are in a position to take care of you. O'DONNELL e COMPANY