The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 19, 1917, Image 4
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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
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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.