The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 19, 1917, Image 5
Jpfc POrry BmuI? and Mr*. William
tMU* of Oreeovdle. who have been
vjsjpa* Mr. and Mrs, H. C. Hayns
mm?X Iffl Ula morn log (or Rich
H? Va.
a}** U H. Covington, of Norfolk,
%%, enme ta the cKy to attend
** eejagssraoon of the Church of the
mtHm #M**ortor on Sunday and re
SOSOa*** rwlirday an the guest of Col.
0** Ilm, H. D. Leo. haa returned to
mJCu
VoMM Bandle, who haa been
la f t Albertville. Ala., re
OM)ttt* boat* lant Saturday to epend
i| WMHr vacation.
R. A Traesdule and Mini
Stubbs have tone to Spar
10 attend the Music Festival,
^rnost Harris and two little
Iff OJOi bar aunt Mrs. Saunders. are
Ottftlug the former's aunt, Mrs. B. C.
on Hnokaii street.
and Mrs. f>. H. Bulla, who wer*
jppjjbji at Blloros last Thursday, ar
otoql hare Tuesday from Payettevtlle,
.l|v|C whore they have been ?pendln*
O fsw days. Mrs. Bulls, before her
IWHsli. was Miss Morton Bair and
*QtOj OOOJber of friends her? who are
bo welcome her ss a resident of
A. K. Sanders, superintendent
?* #0 ?oos ponnvsntlavy. wos la the
Jtfjfc Udo osor ii in? on hst way to the
BiMUasf Mill picnic.
? ^to. If. a. Murphy, rector of St.
Anno** church, has returned to the
*P*r an absence of several days,
pr. j. M. Urady, a former resident
of this sity. but recently of Kansas
Ctefc Is hero on a visit.
Una T. E. Whits la spending some
With her sister, Mrs. W. N.
In Bast man. Oa.
Bdmonla Qarrott went to
fare; this morning to attend
Muoso PostIvtt.
William Wlnn has returned
the Officers* Training Camp at
j Oftstborpe. having been reteaa
m im account of the illness of hM
*t*er. Mr. D. James Wlnn. ?
.Jfr. Wolter Chsyns. Jr., want to
6s|UJObie Monday and enlisted In the
Spouses oorpa that la being organ
flog at the SbUth Carolina University
Mr service hi Prance. This organlaa
mm leave for Prance within the
nog| thirty days and will go Into ac
trro service after a short period of
(raking.
Mlts Sal Iis Suis is spending a few
dOTS In the city with Mrs. Jassls My
Death.
Mr. 1. P. Evans of Camsron died
ly night at i o'clock, atfsr
n rtagerlng Illness. Ths funeral will
od bald thlo afternoon at 4.SO o'clock
of ISO family burying ground. Mr.
?sons waa the father of Mum Edith
*HiAs and Brvln Evans of thw city.
Death.
Mrs. P. A. Brown, ths mother of
Mrs. J. C. Cooper, of this city, died
at hsr home In Bennettsvllle Saturday
night.
TOO Are department was called out
l|o) sight by an alarm from ths cor?
ner ?* Rest Ltborty and Harvm
M^QSlt the blase being In Stouden
ssire's blacksmith mop nest door to
tbO Booth-Boyle sUbles. By quick
s/qrk the lire was extinguished he
loco It got beyond control and the
total damage wss not serious,
i
The gurnter Light Infantry fVo. M .
N. (f.. S. C.) needs one hundred men
to fin Its rsnks to war strength, and
Coot. Brown is now authorised to en
Mot to the full strength of ISO men.
Us* desiring to enlist can do to at
o*y time by epplylag to Capt. Brown
Of to nny officer or member of the
dosnnsoy. Capt. Brown now has five
MtfCBits on the list ready for exami?
nation, hut la trying to get fifteen be
iWe having a r hyidcuin detailed to
osajnlne them. Only fifteen men have
OnlhdiJ In ths compsny since Ita re
?Ofn from ths border, and more than
that number have been discharged for
?So reason or another.
Tim stock Inw should be applicable
?p ?htehtna, as well ss cattle and hogs.
ClMffw that ars permitted to run
*t ?Vge art destroying the gardens
*f hundreds of people who are trying
14 **Orew Food" to keep from having
go hungry, and It Is not right that
t*ejr should suffer this damage and
flgJappcintraeM. if there is no law to
*Vvt*6| gardens from the rsvagea of
chtefcens. those who sre being thus
**t*m*4 could not be blamed If they
take the law Into their own hands
??4 treat ehtcksns as birds of prey.
Thoss) who have chickens should keep
Item confined In poultry yards?If
t*ew do not care enough for their pets
m ***P them st home they should
mm complain if the gardeners kill
*** ? iiiii
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8. U I. ASSOCIATION.
Plans for Permanent Organisation of
Fohmt Meartera of Military Or
gaaiBaUou Takln? Shape. <
The Sumter Light Infantry Asso?
ciation held Its second meeting yes?
terday at the Chamber of Commerce.
At the preliminary meeting those
present were A. C. Phelps. R. 8. Hood,
I. A. Ryttenberg, W. H. Cut?no, W
L. Boyle,' W. L. Lee, W. Y. Yeadon.
P. J. Gallagher, L. C. McCullough, Q.
A. Lemmon, C. H. Wilson, B. O. Can
tey, T. 8. Doar, P. P. Finn, B. R. San?
ders, L. B. Darr, D. M. Dick, E. I
Reardon, A. O. Flshburne and H. A.
Moses. At the mcatlng yesterday in
addition to these the following were
present or had sent in their names
as members: i
P. & Finn, C. E. Hum, V. Bj
Phelps. H. D. Barnett, E. P. DuRant.
John 8. Kennedy, F. J. Mclnvai), A
E. Gregg, E. 8. Wactor, W. H. Yates,
Jr.. T. M. Bradley, J. H. Morse, Louis
Lyon, Perry Moses, W. T. Rivers, W
W. McKagen, D. W. Cuttlno, G. W
Hutcheson, B. D. Mitchell, E. W. Mc
Callum. D. R. McCallum, J. D. Chan?
dler, Eugene Stansill, 8. Y. Delgar, B.
a Miller, C. M. Chandler and J. F.
Tiadale.
Details of the organization were
discussed and it was determined to
'make the organisation one for "so
'ctal and protective purposes and for
the public good." It wag determined,
too, to have within larger organiza?
tion a military organization which
would he a home guard. The com?
mittee on constitution was continued
and will consist of Chairman A. C
Phelps, ex-omclo chairman, W. L.
Lee, chairman, and B. R. Sanders,
G. A. Lemmon, T. 8. Doar, W. Y
Yeadon. D. M. Dick, and I. A. Ryt
tenners;.
The committee on membership was
continued: This consists of P. P.
Finn. H. A. Moses, P. J. Gallagher.
L. B. H. Darr, B. O. Cantey. A. G.
Flshburne and W. H. Yatea, Jr.
W. L Lee, W. U Boyle and P. I.
Gallagher were appointed a commit?
tee to urge the County Commission?
ers to continue the accustomed appro?
priation to the 8nmter Light Infantry,
the continuation of this appropria?
tion being considered by the meeting
as necessary
R. K. Wilder, Perry Moses and E.
P. DuRant were appointed a com?
mittee to urge City Council to fry a
suitable flag from City Hall
Until the adoption of its constitu?
tion the association la proceeding un?
der the preliminary resolution which
reads "that the purpose of this or?
gan nation Ik tot bring together all ex
members of the Sumter Light Infan?
try, active, honorary or contributing,
or ex-members of other military or
jmnizatlons now residing in Sumter
CSounty for social, protective purpos?
es and for the public good."
The Citadel and other credited mili?
tary schools were construed as being
military organisations, so former stu?
dents of such are qualified to join the
association. The membership com
mtittee announce that It will be im?
possible to visit In person all the ex
members or those qualified, so they
ask that all such interested will come
to the meeting Monday afternoon at
6 in the Chamber of Commerce with?
out waiting to be especially approach?
ed.
BIG COTTON SALE.
Sunnier Barer Purchases Seven Hun?
dred and Fifteen Bales From Man?
ning Firm.
Mr. P. G. Bowman, the local cot?
ton buyer, who has this spring made
a record as the purchaser of big lots
of cotton, on Monday closed another
big deal when he bought 715 bales or
cotton from the Lev! Mercantile Co.
of Manning. The price paid was 10
6-8, basis middling. The sale wan
made to Mr. Bowman in competition
with cotton buyers on several other
markets, as he was in a position to
pay the top of the market and offer?
ed a better price than any of his
competitors. Sumter is generally the
the best cotton market in the State.
President A. C Phelps. Secretary
Reardon and several other represen?
tatives of the Chamber of Commerce;
Dr. David Klein and Mr. D. D. Molse.
who are to speak, and a number of
other citizens went to Dinklns Mill
this morning to attend the annual
community picnic at that place. The
picnic has been widely advertised
and considerable interest aroused in
it. and the outlook at last reports was
for a large attendance from all sec?
tions of the county. The picnic last
year was largely uttended and was
a most successful and enjoyable oc?
casion.
In the list o!' the young men who
left Sumter last Sunday to enter tho
training camp for officers In the army
at Fort Oglethorpe. Qa., the name of
BenJ. D. Hodges was omitted through
error. Mr. Hodges rendered good
services In securing application blanks
and other Information and assist?
ed in exam In st Ion of applicants for
admission to the camp.
KPWORTH LEAGUE CONFER
EBJCE.
The first Epworth League Confer?
ence for Sumter District was held in
the Manning Methodist Church, May
10-11, beginning Thursday night and
closing Friday night. Twenty-eight
delegates and speakers were in at?
tendance on the Conference.
On Thursday evening addresses of
welcome were made on behalf of the
town of Manning by Mr. B. C. Hor?
ton, Baptist Young People's Union by
Miss Daisy Barrineau, Christian En?
deavor Society by Mrs. Herman Hug
gins, Manning Methodist Church by
Hon. Charlton DuRant, Manning Ep?
worth League by Mr. J. B. Cantey.
These were responded to by Mr. F. H.
Burns of Sumter. An address on
"The Place of trie Epworth League in
the Church" was made by Rev. John
Paul Patton, of College Place, S. C.
Rev. Patton is an experienced worker
among young people and an enthus?
iastic Leaguer. His vision of the ser?
vice which the young people might
render to the church and to human?
ity will be long remembered by those
who were so fortunate as to hear
him.
On Friday morning, after a short
devotional service, led by Rev. John
Paul Patton, a business session was
called. The District Conference was
oVgnnized and Constitution and By?
laws adopted. The following officers
were elected: President, Rev. John
Paul Patton; Secretary and Treasur?
er, Miss Mamie Chandler; Epworth
Era Agent, Miss Eula Wlnn. The va?
rious departments of the Epworth
League were studied by means of the
Institute plan and League problems
were discussed. Mr. H. L. Birchard.
Secretary of the Sumter Toung Men's
Christian Association made an address
on "The Recreational Life of our
Young People," In which he brought
out in a very forcible manser the
position which the church should oc?
cupy in relation to the recreational
life of its young people and the re?
sponsibility of the church for the di?
rection of this natural play spirit.
On Friday afternoon, after a devo?
tional service, led by Dr. R. S. Trues
dale, and a short business session. Dr.
8. J. Summers, president of the
South Carolina Epworth League Con?
ference, discussed "Epworth League
Finance" and "The Epworth League
Council."* These discussions were
very interesting, practical and help?
ful. A very interesting Junior
League Demonstration was given by
members of the Trinity Junior Ep?
worth League of Sumter, S. C, led by
Mrs. W. B. Sassnet, their efficient su?
perintendent. These Juniors not only
demonstrated the careful training
they had reecived, but also the im?
portant place of the Junior Epworth
League in the Church.
A short business session was held
on Friday evening, at which time the
Conference accepted the invitation
given by Miss Theresa McDonald, on
behalf of the Kershaw Epworth
League to hold the next District Con?
ference In Kershaw. The address
of the evening was delivered by Dr.
R. S. Truesdale, his subject being
"Our Motto?'All For Christ' ". This
was a very thoughtful and earnest
address, bringing to the minds and
hearts of the young people the car
to entire consecration and their re?
sponsibility to answer that call. Dr.
Truesdale is known and loved by the
Leaguers all over the State, and it was
quite a privilege to have him present
to take a part on the District Con?
ference program. The Conference
was closed with the Consecration ser?
vice, led by Dr. Tiuesdale.
Following is the report of the
Committee on Resolutions, which was
unanimously adopted by the Confer?
ence:
"We, the representatives of the
Epworth League of the Sumter Dis?
trict, assembled In Manning, May 10
11, do hereby resolve:
First: That we extend to the good
people of Manning our sincere thanks
and appreciation for their kind hos?
pitality and sweet att on during
our stay here, especiall> 10 the Man?
ning Epworth l^eaguers for their ef?
forts in making it possible for us to
have such a pleasant and helpful
meeting.
Second: That we thank the speak?
ers, Dr. Watson 13. Duncan, Dr. R. S.
Truesdale, Rev. John Paul Patton, Dr.
8. J. Summers and Mr. H. L. Blreh
ard for their excellent addresses and
spiritual advice and instruction.
Third: That we thank Miss Eula
Winn and Mbs Anna Brown for con?
ducting such Instructive and helpful
institutes.
Fourth: That wo thank our Dis?
trict Secretary, Miss Mamie Chandler,
for her untiring efforts, which made
our District Conference possible, and
for her careful prepaation of our ex?
cellent program.
Fifth: That wc extend our thanks
to the editors of the local papers,
who so kindly endeavored to interest
the public, in our behalf; to the choir
for their music, and to till who in
any way have been responsible for
our delightful visit to Manning."
TIDINGS FROM PISGAH.
News and Views on Crops, Politics
and Society.
Pisgah, May 16.?Crops about
here have stood the cold weather bet?
ter than we expected and while they
are small they look hearty and grow?
ing. Wheat looks remarkably well.
Several of my neighbors have good
wheat. Among those are J. K. Mc
Leod, John Montgomery, Mrs. C. S.
Baker, H. H. Evans, Jr., and others.
I have never seen a finer peach
crop. The trees are loaded to the
breaking point. Apples arc not as
plentiful as last year.
Gardens are looking well. Every
effort has been made to have some?
thing to eat in the summer. The high
cost of many things has put them be-,
yond the reach of many pe.ople. It is
currently reported that some people in
Sumter have much flour stored for
better prices. If the present prices
don't satisfy them they are hard to
please. Hope they will realize a big
price from the British government.
Speculation has gone mad and the
United States seems more concerned
about Great Britain's welfare than
her own people who are suffering for
the necessities of life. Congress is do?
ing a lot of talking, but no acting. We
surely are hard pressed to get France
and others to show us how to fight.
Wonder if Hampton and Stonewall
Jackson needed anybody to instruct
them how to fight. The old soldiers
can answer that. Hope our president
will be successful in reforming the
governments of Europe. They certain?
ly need it, judging from Russia's gov?
ernment
Our schools are closed and wc
miss the daily traveling to school by
the little tots and big ones too. Among
those in Miss IIa Evans school that
made high marks on examination were
Misses Carrie Baker, Vanray Ken?
ney, Lois Elmore, Leroy Rogers and
Hawkins Watson.
Rev. F. A. Liles of Camden spent
the week-end with his congregation
here. He preached a fine sermon
Sunday.
One of the gay and most popular
young ladies of this place, and Justly
so, has the art of fooling more men
than a little. Every fellow thinks he
1:3 the one. It is amusing to see her
handle them for her amusement.
HAVE CAPTURED U-BOATS FLEET
Hostile Flotilla Said to Have Been
Bound for \mcrican Shores.
Portsmouth, N. H*, May 15.?In
shipping circles today a report was
current that the British had captured
a flotilla of German submarines
bound on a hostile mission to Amer?
ican shores.
The seizure was said to have taken
place early in April, but the place of
the capture or means by which it wa>
effected were not revealed. The re?
port was said to have come from an
officer of a transatlantic ship, who
was said to have heard it from
sources in touch with the British ad?
miralty.
I "
A Nervous Wm*n Finds
Relief From Suffering.
Women who suffer from extreme
nervousness, often endure much
1 suffering before finding any relief.
Mrs. Joseph Sayder, of Timn, O.,
had such an eetferience, regarding
which she says:
"Btx msnths X
was bedfast with
nervous prostra?
tion. I had ?inkl?
ing spell*, a cold,
clammy feeling,?
could not stand
the slightest
noise. At times
I would almost
fly to pieces;
stomach very
weak. My hus?
band insisted on
my tttkliiB Dr.
Miles' Ksrvlne, and I begun to Improve
before 1 had finished the first bottle
until I was entirely cured."
MRS. JOSEPH SXYDER,
262 Hudson St.. Tiffin. Ohio.
Many remedies arc recommended
for diseases of the nervous system
that fail to produce reLuits because
they do not reach the seat oi the
trouble. Dr. Milts' Nervine has
proven its value in such cases so
many times that it is unnecessary
to make claims for it. You can
prove its merits for yourself by
getting a bottle of your dru^^ist,
who will return the ptiee if you
receive no benefit t
MJLE3 MEDICAL CO., Elkhsrt, Ind.
Geo. H. Hurst,
Undtrtaktr and Embalmer.
Prompt Attention to Day and
Night Calls.
At 0. 1. CRAItt Old Stand, N. Main.
j Phones:
MISTRIAL FOR A VERBUCK.
Jury Deadlocked in the Trial of
Alleged Blind Tiger.
The case against Nathan Averbuck,
charged with selling liquor, was tried
before Recorder Harby and a jury
yesterday afternoon. The city intro?
duced several witnesses to substan?
tiate the allegation that Averbuck
had unlawfully sold liquor, two of
them being Officers Barwick and
Lawrence who saw the detective go
into Averhuck's place of business,
hand him a coin and receive a pack?
age, which package he immediately
delivered to Officer liarwiek in the
presence of Officer Lawrence, said
package being a half pint of whiskey.
The detective was searched imme?
diately before he entered Averhuck's
store and he then had no liquor in
his possession. Averbuck entered a
plea of not guilty to the charge and
made a general denial, but he was
not placed on the stand as a witness
in his own behalf. The result of the
case was a mistrial, the jury being
discharged after having bean dead?
locked for more than two hours. It
is reported that the jury stood five for
conviction and one for acquittal. The
city was represented by J. H. Clifton
and the defense by D. D. MotOO,
Glass is now made so as to be prac?
tically unbreakable.
The condition of the cotton crop
throughout Sumter county le report?
ed to be exceptionally poor. The cold
weather has retarded the growth of
the plant and caused a great deal of
it to die. The crop is small for the
season and the stands broken. In
some sections the farmers aay it will
be necessary to replant considerable
areas. The corn crop has also suf?
fered from the cold weather and the
ravages of bud worms and bill bugs.
The corn acreage in this county Is not
as great as it should be, in view of the
worW-wide food shortage, and the
damage to the cotton crop affords an
opportunity to plant corn wherever
the cotton stand is so poor as to
make replanting advisable. Sumter
county cannot have too large a corn
acreage and it is impossible to grow
more corn this year than will be
needed to supply the abnormal de?
mand created by war conditions. Ev?
ery acre of cotton that has to be
plowed up on account of poor stands
should be replanted in corn.
Declines in Flour.
Minneapolis, May 16.?Declines of
as much as $1.40 a barrel in flour
prices were registered in the Min
neapolis market today. Fancy patents
dropped 7fi cents to $15.50, while first
clears were quoted at $13.50 a barrel,
$1.40 under Saturday's price.
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4*
I Beg to Notify the Public,
My Customers and Friends
that MISS H. lt. KRIASTIKSOX is no longer employed hy me.
My optical business will continue as before with Improvements
and beat of service. I have all original preseriptions and a com?
petent man in charge of optical department, MR. W. 1). JACKSON,
who comes to me from Johnstown, Pa., a graduate of two of the
liest colleges In this country teaching optics and has his diplomas
from lM>th of the following: Bradley Polytcclinic Institute, Peoria,
111., and Illinois College of Ophthalmology and Otology, Chicago,
111., with ten years of practical'experience.
Thanking you for past business and hoping to have the pleasure
of serving you in the future. It is always a pleasure to adjust your
glasses without charge and if there is a customer that has had
glasses fitted in my optical department that are unsatisfactory we
will gladly eorect the trouble for which there will be no charge.
Yours for Service,
IW. A. THOMPSON,
Jeweler and Optometrist.
No. 6. South Main St.
j; Phone No. 333.
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LADIES' ACCOUNTS.
A pleasing feature of our business is the
large number of ladies banking with us. This
features modern banking, for women are real?
izing moii' and more the wiedon of handling
their funds through banks. It gives system,
and their checks are receipts.
We invite youi account, whether large
or small. Make your initial deposit today.
Don't wait for ? larger amount. It is the sys?
tematic handling of email things that count.
We have a bank book, a check book and a wel?
come for you.
The National Bank Of Soutb Carolina
C. G. ROWLAND. Pres. M. L. McCOY. Asst. Csahler.
F. E. HINNANT, Cashier. EARLE ROWLAND. A set. Cish'r
WAR BONDS I
We will be pleased to purchase them for
you, Free of Charge.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK
The Oldest Banking Institution in the County