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'^sttsatocd Wctln?misy und Saturday ?BY? nOWfcKN Pt/BLISIIINU COMPANY 81MTKK, 8. C. Terms: ?I.SO per annum?In ad ranee. Advertisements. ' One Square first insertion .. ..$1.00 sTvery subsequent insertion.60 Contracts for three months, or leaver will be made at reduced rates. All communications which sub 'serve private interes ts will be charged far se advertlsemer ta. Obituaries and tributes of respect ? Will be charged for. . Tht Sumiw Watchman was found ,"ad la 1*50 and the True Southron In WL The Waterman and Southron has the combined circulation and ice of both of the old papers, la manifestly the best advertislni irn In Sumter Ivateer. May l ; Crops in this llate eeetma ure not tis good as nenal. Homo fsf in< im | ave good Stands of cotton and arc chopping oat, others have poor s 'amis and some f** replanting. Wheat Is very It but thero Is scarcely any oats i?t ell. If there I? any increaso In aoeeage of corn Its not noticeable, j Mrs. Eugene Nesbltt who has been eich for some time is Improving, also .Ufa. E. W. Rivers. Messrs. J. It. ?stren and lt. L Oeddlngs left Tueslny morning In .If If. Osteen's car for Tampa and oth? er point* in Florida. \ Mr. Frank Nesbltt, of Columbia, is ?letting his Mother. Mrs. Eugene Mtt. Mrs. Lottie Wlmberley, of Juck rllle, Fla., is visiting Mrs. E. W. Hirers. m Msesrs. A Iva Ostten and Frank Gain are the only ones to en lint from Privateer to date. Mr. Osteen in the navy and Mr. Cain In the army. MISSIONARY CONFERENCE. i'k Missionary Conference of District. May 25-27. Bothel Clinch. Oswego. L to frkliy Cvenlng, May 2.Mh, H.:iO. Devotional Service?Kev. S. W. Henry. Oreetinga from the Adult Society. Oreettngs from the Young Peoples' Veoiety. Response?Mrs. W L. Wait. Mesleel Selections by the Choir. Missionary Address?Miss Leila Cpps. Aatnnlay Morning, May 20th, 0.30 Hymn No. 949. Bilde Lisson, Personal Rcsponst hlllty. Organisation. Report of the District Secretary. Report from Council Meeting?Min R. L Klrkwood. Preeentatton of Literature. MupIc?Choir. i Paper?Problems of a Country So elety and their Solution Mrs. S. W Henry. Talk? on Pledge?Mrs. W. Walt Report from Adult Societies. Hymn Psper?A Call and Warning Young People Miss [da OiitMn. The Quiet Hour?Mra C. E Exum. Hatnnlay Afternoon. May 2?th. Dsvotlonul Service?Mrs. W. O. King. Paper?Social Service. Talk?Miss Susie Mitchell. Deacon? ess from !>nrlington. Report from Young Peoples' ami Juvenile Societies. Paper?Mum Ida Younge Talk?Miss Leila Bppe, returned missionary from Brazil Music?Choir Paper?Mrs Wlnn. Information Hour?Mrs. Walt. Selection of Piece and1 Date for itII Conference. Minutes of Session. BuiMltty Morning. May JTib. It o'clock Annual Sermon?Bev. S. W. Henry. Sundn v Afternoon, ? OYIoek. Bally Meeting of Young People and Juniors. k-imIh.v Evening. S.30 O'clock. Devotional Service?Rev. S. W. Hsnrv. Report of Committee on Courtesies Mswlonory Address?Rev. lt. S Truesdnle. Snb-4-ommltlce on Agriculture. Washington, Msy 17.?Senators Smith of South Carolina; Smith, of Georgia: Gore. Ken yon end Page have been appointed u sub-committee to act with th?> agriculture commit? tee in hurrying food legislation. CHAMBER PF COMMERCE Open Letter From President Phelps and List Of Members. To the Business Men, Professional Men, Bankers, Firms, Corporations and Planters of Sumter and Sumter County: Gentlemen: Here is a list of the present membership of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce: Mr. L. Alpert.$10.00 Mr. A. J. Ard. 10.00 Avery Lumber Co... .... . 10.00 Mr. E. E. Aycock. 5.00 Mr. H. D. Barnett. 20.00 Mi. C. C. Beck. 10.00 Mr. R. B. Bolser. 24.00 Mr. E. Honey. (Agt. A. C. L.) 10.00 VV B. Boyle Co. . 20.00 Tooth-Boyle Co. 20.00 Mr. R. A. Bradham. 5.00 Mr. E. 8. Cole, Mgr. Sumter Coca-Cola. 20.00 Mr. V. Baula. 10.00 Mr. A. M. Broughton. 10.00 Rultman Shoe Co. 10.00 Mr. J. M. Chandler. 10.00 Chero-Cola Bottling Works . 25.00 Cliy National Bank. 50.00 Mr. J. P. Commander. 10.00 Or. C. 11. Courtney. 10.00 Consolidated Ins. Agency .. 10.00 Mr. J. C. Cooper. 10.00 Croaswell & Co. 4 0.00 D. J. Candler Clo. Co. 20.00 DeTx>rme*s Pharmacy. 25 nO Darker ft Rultman. 12.00 Du Rant Hardware Co. 50.00 Mr. E. W. Dabbs. 5.00 Mr. S. H. Edmunds. 10.00 Mt. B. F. Estrldge . 10.00 Mr. C. E. Emanuel. 5.00 Enterprise Company. 15.00 Fiist National Rank. 25.00 Forester Lumber Co. 10.01 Judge T. B. Fraser. 10.00 Mr. M. Green. 10.00 Go ?ward Corset Co. 10.00 Mr. J. U GHUs . 5.00 Mr. W. L. Harris. 10.00 Harby & Co. Inc.100.00 Mr Horace Harby 1. 10.00 Haynsworth & Haynsworth .. 15.00 Heuron's Pharmacy. 10.00 Mr Ralph Hill. 10.00 Mr. P. B. Harvln. 5.00 Mr. J. M. Harby. 10.00 Mr. U D. Jennings . 10.00 Mr. C. J. Jackson .. . . .'. .. 10.00 Mr. D. V. Keels. 5.00 Knight Bros..'.. . 8.00 Mr. S. L. Krnsnoff . 10.00 Dr. T. R. Llttlejohn. 10.00 Mr. Pernard Manning .. .. 10.00 Mr. E P Martin. 10.00 Mitchell s Drug Store .. .. 20.00 Mr. L. C. Molse. 10.00 Mr. H. A. Moses. 10.00 Mr. Jas Montbano. 5.00 Mr. F. Hi Molse. 5.00 Mr. D. D. Moise. 50.no McCnllum Realty Co. 25.00 Mr. H. id McCoy. 10.00 Mr. Hugh M. McLnurln .... 5.00 O'Donnell ft Co. 75.00 Penn-Sumter Lumber Co. . .. 25.00 People's Mercantile Co.. .. 20.00 Mr. L. B. Phillips. 10.00 Mr. R. W. Plowden. 10.00 Mr. Harry Paulos. 10.00 Purdy ft Rland. 20.oo ! Mr. L. A. Prince . 10.00 Mr. S. Mi Pierson. 10.00 Palmetto Fire Ins. Co. 25.00 Mr K. K Reinbert. 5.00 Mr. V. J. Rhame. 10.00 Mr. W. W. Rowland. 10.00 Rowland liu^py Co. 40.00 Mr. I. A. Ryttenberg .... 10.00 Ryttonht ri & Co. 10.00 Mr. C G. Rowland. 50.00 Mr. W H. Ramsey. 5.00 Mr. E. Schiadaressi. 10.00 Sumter Clothing Co. 25.00 Sumter Dry Goods Co. 50.00 Sumter Gas & Power Co . . . . 25.00 Bttnitar Insurance Agency . . 10.00 Sumter Machinery Co. 25.00 Sumter Motor Co. 10.00 Sumter Railway & Mill Sup. Company., ? 20.00 Sumter Steam Laundry. . . 20.00 Mr. 11. It, Scarborough.10.00 Mr. R. (I. Scarborough .. .. 10.00 Mr. A. L. Stiaw . . 10.00 Shaw & McCoilum , . . . . 10.00 Mr. W. H, Shelly . 10.00 Sibert l>T\lg Co. 20.00 Schwartz Drcs. 20.00 Mr. W. Percy Smith. 10.00 Dr. H. M. Stuckey. 10.0G Mr. Isaac Strauss.^. 10.00 Mr. I. C. Strauss. 50.00 Stubbs Pros. 20.00 Mr. Alfred Scarborough .. . 10.00 Sumter Loan Co. 10.00 Sautter Roller Mills. 10.00? Sumter Real Estate & Ins. Agency. 10.00 S. A. L, R. R. Co. Mr. J. T. China, ARent. 10.00 Sumter Telephone Co. 25.00 Southern Railway Co., Mr. J. A. Clack, Agent. 10.00 Southern Express Co.. Mr. J. A. Walton, Agent .. .. 10.00 Sumter Trust Co. 25.00 Mr W, A. Thompson. 20.00 Mr. W. P. Hpshur. 10.00 Mr. H. R. VanDeventer .. .; 15.00 Mr. E. W. Vogel. 10.00 Wallace & Moses. 20.00 Mr. J. A. Warren. 10.00 Watson Drug Co. 10.0'? Mr: L. E. White. W;00 Mr.' E. U Witherspoon . . . . 20.00 Dr. A. Weinberg. 10.00 Western Union Co. 10.00 Are you in this list? If not, why not? ? ' * Don't you realize that you should be? ' irf' Don't you know that organized sys temntic effort can accomplish moV*c good for you individually, and for your city and county than any other channel of endeavor? The Chamber of Commerce belong; to no individual or set of individuals It belongs to the community. It Is a part of it's life, and will be part of >i' when you and I are dead and gone It is up to you to make it of greater value to our civic life than ever be? fore. It stands for progress, and pre? paredness, for better relations with your business associates, for s plan dealing with All men. It stands foi the uplift of everything for the bet torment of our citizenship and civic life. It is the people's forum. Ji need! you. Are you going to give i' your support? The answer is left with you. Semi in your membership at or.ee t? the managing secretary, or any mem her. Faithfully yours, a. c. pi noi ,ps, President Sumter Chamber of Com meree. Dots From l>ark Corner. Dark Coiner. May 15.?It was win? try hero this morning. Frost was hunted hut none waa found that 1 ! have heard of. Crops have caught it for the last nine or ten days, and cotton especially. Rome few have commenced to eat vegetables, beans, beets and potatoes. And tomatoes are fruiting well. Very few potato sprouts have been set as yrt, but fine : beds of sprouts ait ready for plant- 1 Ing when it rains.. The prospect is we will baVl soon thing to eat after awhile. Hut as I see it. I am fearful many will suffer for the common no I cessltles of life before we ran grow something to eat. It looks this way, to me?we are standing on a wide ; bridge, with but little to live on, on this side, and a wide gap between r.s and the other side where the next crop |a, And how we are to get ST row the gap in the bridge is more than I oan OSS in my short sighted I simplicity. Bui the birds without barns or store houses are fed. From them let us learn to trust for our broad and let us trust in all dangers that the Lord will provide. lie has fed and taken care of BIS for years, next Monday, ihe L'lst. He has led mo through and over many rough places In life?the battlefield not ex? cepted, and y?'t I am eating three times a day. What is the matter with our people; I think we are too wasteful and luxurious. Our blessed Lord ssid, "(lather up the fragments that nothing be lost." How many of us do this? No we waste our God i? ivrn lime in sport*, frollclmj and Idleness, trying to have a good time. Bslshassnr thought ho was having a good time, but, oh, how uuiok it woo gone when the hand appeared On the weil. Fo our American people and the. world at large thought they were having a good time, hut the hand is writing on the wall, and where is the Daniel to read and explain the mean? ing thereof? This much the wise man sayeth: "He that giveth to th' rlch and he that oppresseth the poor (o Increase his riches shall surely | come to want." Now is not our na? tion standing (or has been) looking on at the rich extoi (.loners run up th^ prices on everything that the poor man has to have and allow the blood suckers to draw the very life out of the poor laboring people, and still the prices soar, and. our government lias done nothing to Stop it as yet. 1 think Qod is going to ask again. "Cain where is thy brother, for the voice (?f his blood crleth from the earth." "Clod Is not mocked; veng? eance is mine, I will repay, sayeth the Lord." it was my pleasure to attend the Chamber of Commerce smoker last nlghl In Sumter. and had I been well lit would have been one ol the pleas* antesl times of life, bUl nevertheless I enjoyed it as well as any sick man OOUld have done. My friend B. P. Kolb and my nephew Robert Ardis. .Jr., of the Dark <v>rner, goooRipftnlecl \ me and said they enjoyed themselves finely. ? Ilev. Corbett, of Dalsell, preached a lino b< ritton Here last Sunday morn? ing r>h tlilife and dentil of Belshuz ssur, and Rev, William Haynsworth one In the afternoon on Jonah run? ning away from Cod. Rev. Corhett will preach here again on the fourth Sunday at 11 o'clock in the morning and on the Saturday night before 'it 8.::o. Mr. Robert Ardis, Sr., and family visited at Mr. F. P. Thompson's last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Johnston visit? ed at Mr. Joe H. Geddings' near Pinewood last Saturday and Sunday. It was indeed a pleasure to me to meet Dr. C. C. Brown, of Columbia, at the memorial services in Sumtrr last Thursday, the 10th. Also the few veterans present. ??Hard Times." TRAIN IN Till: SOUTH. Southeastern Department Command? ed by Gen. Wood YVill be Chlcl Center of Army Training Camps. Washington, May 17.?The chief center of the army training camps, by war department decision today, will be located in the new Southeastern de? partment under Moj. Gen. Wood. Whose headquarters are at Charles tor. Twelve of the thirty-two camp: .vill be placed in Gen. Wood's depart? ment, which will be responsible foi as many as any other two depart? ments combined. The Spartan burg Herald says thai among neighbors there is a preva? lent impression that chickens never go home to scratch. Senator Smith or South Carolin:? must have got his votes crossed. He was for the censorship and against the prohibition amendment to the es? pionage bill.?Charleston Post. MONEY TO I/EXD?I have several; funds ranging In amount from fSOO to $2.000 to loan on improved Sinn? ier county re:?l estate. Terms rea? sonable. If interested see me. A B, Merrimon. I*uw Range* FOR SATjF?A few registered Duroe Jersey pigs from best breeds ob? tainable, at reasonable prices. D. R. Pierce, Office 124 S. Main St. NOTICE?For the benefit of our pa? trons, our corn mill will run daily . from now on. Any one wanting a pure, hip.h grade meal w'dl do wol: to bring us their corn to grind. Mill at the foot of Sumtor Street, near Bouffiern Railway. SumLpr Roller Mills. ? Eveiythiny in the Building Line I All Kinds of Feed BOOTH & McLEOD, Inc. EVERYTHING AT ONE PLACE Phones 10 ? 631 j^^::::ra;n^::m::::r::::n:n?tt:m^ ANKING The benefit of the business experi? ence and financial training of the Officers of this Institution is at the command of the business interests of this connnunity. There is no financial transaction too small to receive the maximum of care and attention?none too large for the facilities here at the d 3po sal of commercial patrons. We invite consultation. I he National Bank of Sumter. THE COOL SNAP HAS PASSED And a change in wearing apparel is the order of the day. To assist you to comply with the order, we are offering: Men's 2 and 3 piece Pure Worsted Suits in neat and nobby patterns at $10.00 to $25.00. Also a nice selection of Cool Cloth and Palm Beach Suits in desirable patterns at $5.00.6.50,7.50 and $8.50 Our showing of Straw Hats is very attractive, includ? ing Panamas, Leghorns, Plain and Fancy Straws For Feet Comfort We suggest a pair of our Palm Beach or white Oxfords, price $1.50, $2.50, $3.00. We shall be pleased to have you call and see us for your requirements in Clothing and Furnishings. You are assured of polite attention and courteous treatment. The 0'Donneli Dry Goods Co. Boys'Palm Beach and ^ S?fC H?GC TO Trift Underwear at the old Cool Cloth Suits, at price 50c and $1 00 per $3 50, $4.00 and $4.50 suit.