Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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n. Ines King ? at home from Bartsv ill*, whore shs has been at esstttf Osler College Aman, of Columbia. ? ttigssss^ the week with her parents. W. mm* Urs. W J. Crowson. on West dsnU lllI mreet .?Ins Vw%m Brltt. oP Little Rock, jt fc.# attaawa? the marriage of Mies Hl Brnwh end Mr Henry McCIary HkesW. ; nr Ihessde Btoudemlrk, of Orange MML m Vsaftrag her sister, Mrs. A. R. E ft. ORver and daughter. Mim et Athens, da., are visiting Mrs est Church street Wfltaa We 11 see Is at home from Cotters for the summer va C5* sVssm i eSa! m. Ittft U. m Bullm. 1 and MI? R?r at siitMtA left Sunday evehlng for HsV York city to vblt relative?. Has) ftfefena Buftman has returned leeim from Rock Mill whers ehe hak m%% attending Winthrop college, ssrs. Jullns stub be, John Green. ?Und Boyle have returned www coissge. HW BtWrnoits snd Miss Ar stole* are spending the week in attending the Confederate WIMcr Bradford, who has been for the past two years at factory, leaves th> after Wisconsin where he hah ae a pbaftlon with the Kan-banks C*. Aefetpmis Jones, a student of Cartage. Is spending a few s* tin ett* before returning to ?me Hi Wsjfarboto. wtolie stctlwklns Is at homo Carolina to spend the summer v4c*?tbn. d sHatf Ftahces fteasley snd Tins spent a few hours In the city bet niton trains. These young bint boon attending Converse ttlsslv for the past term. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall West coat, of Wlh|4agton. who formsrly lived In ilsntor. ate rtsftota In the city for a Mr. 1. H. Wooten, of Nashville. Team.. Is visiting In the city for a few spa* Carrts Joses left this morn Is* foe ei esrtesUed visit to hsr sis? ter. Mrs. Magi Raid Thompson, of Albany. AML ?km Eva 81 res who has boon visiting hea sitter, Mrs. W. C. Chandler, re taraed to Charleston Tuesday, accom? panied by her niece. Miss Eva Chan Mrs. E. F. Parrott. formerly of etty. but oow of Darlington. Is in apapdlag ths day with her grand Mrs. Edwin Boyle. Miss Esther Clarke, who has been attending Winthrop for the last term Is kt horns for ths holiday a THm Misses Irwin, Pf Manning, are to the etty as the guests of Mine Mrs. Thomas P. Rutledge, of Char i. M ?tatting hsr niece. Mrs. Ed ?las Frances Smith Is st home from I Ma ?am College to spend the vaca? tion MY*. Abs Ryttsnberg left today for lovannah, where ehe will spend two wasche. The Rev R g. Truesdale left this iS?rrdnf for Gstfney where he will ip%nd a couple of days While In that cMy he will uddrees the Hpworth tjeugue Conference which rs meeting I here Mr. A. B. Stuckiy left this morning rar Newberry on business. Mr. Jno H. Cll'ton went to Man ding as attorney In the Rev. W. T. Heivln case which Is being heard In that city before Judge Wilson. MUses Gertrude and Ruth Wilson, of at. Chat lee. are In town visiting tbelr efster. Mrs Edward McCaltum on Broad* street 4 Mr. Duane L. Wannamaker, who Is welt remembered In Burnt er ss ad "rtIsing manager of The Item, has et d med to ths clly for a short vaca? tion of two week*. Since lesvlng th niter. Mr. Wannamaker has worked on the staff of several large northern papers, and st present M employed In Chicago. Among those who returned from Winthrop College yesterday were Miss Ann* Bryan and Mian Rosalie Brown. Miss Eucehia Shuler who has been attending Winthrop College has re? turned home for the vscstlon. Mrs. S. T. Blley. of Florence, spent yesterday In ths city with Miss So pbla Bruneon. Mr. Joe Joye spent lust night In town Mr. Russell Dick, who has been at? tending the Cnlversity of Virginia for ths psst session has returned to the city. Mr. MrKlavsr M ddleton has return id to Atlanta whore he will resume his work, nfter sounding sometime In ;4urater. - Jtt Mrs. L. W. McLeniore left yester? day for Flore net. Mir? Bess to Hood la at home from Winthrop COMoge to upend the holi? days. Dr. I. M. Itnraelson, the eye spec? ialist, left thh? evening for Baltimore to visit hie parents. HO will return to Sumter nett week. Mrs. T. C. Reed, of Columbia, is on a vint to her sister, Mrs. W. E. Brunsen. Mr. W. M. Del or me and Mise Mar caret DeLorme have renamed to the elty after attending the closing exer? cises of Winthrop Colrege. Mise Louise Cur roll, of Bennetts - vllle, is the guest of Miss Adele Pitts for a few days. , Misses Minnie and Corlnne De? Lorme have returned to the city for the vacation months. Miss Corlnne was graduated from Winthrop this year, ft Miss Cornelia Brower Is among the Winthrop girls who are at home from college. Mr. Eldon McKageh, who has been Yard Clerk at tin A. C. U yard here for the past two years, has been trans? ferred to Orangebur , '-here he will fill the position of yard switchman. Miss Marlon Satterehlte of the Winthrop College faculty Is spending i* few days in the city with frtends. Mr. Ewing Gibson, a former Sumter boy, who Is now in the cotton busi? ness In Greenville, It In the city for a few days. Marriage* Miss Mary Ruth Brown, the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Brown, and Mr. Henry McLeary, of Greeleyvllle, were united In marriage at the home of the bride's parents, on Salem Avenue, Sunday afternoon at 6 o'clock. Rev. R. a Truesdale, pastor of Trinity Methodist Church offlelat lng, the beautifu' ring ceremony bf the Methodist church being used. Preceding the ceremony Miss Virgin Brltt sang "The End of a Perfect Day," the accompaniment being play? ed by Miss Oliver. The bride and groom entered the parlor to the strains of Lohengrin's Wedding march, played by Miss Brltt. The room was beautifully decorated with ferns and a wealth of roses, the predominant color note being pink. The bride's dress was white net over lace and Miss Brltt wore ^ dress of pink Georgette. The ceremony was witnessed only by the family and a few Intimate friends of the bride and groom. Among the out-of-town guests were: Mr. T. W. Boyle, Mr. C. E. Register, Miss Bet tie Register. Miss Oliver, Afr. Oliver and Mr. Footman, of Greeleyvllle, and Miss Vlrgie Brltt, of Little Rock, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. McLeary left on the evening train for Charleston and will visit several points of Interest be? fore returning to their home at Greeleyvllle. Mrs. Marie Blandford McCall. of Atlanta, Ga., and Mr. S. Y. Dclgar. of this city were married at noon Sat? urday in Ponee DeLeon Baptist church, Atlanta, the ceremony being witnessed by a few special friends of the bride and groom. Mr. and Mrs. Delgar left for Sumter soon after the marriage, arlvlng here Sunday morn? ing. Mrs. Delgar la the daughter of Mrs. Willie Blandford of Atlanta, where she has made her home for the past five years, but Is a native of Co? lumbus, Ga., where her family ha? long been prominent socially, her grandfather, Judge Mark Hardln Blandford, having been a leading cltlsen of Columbus, and well known throughout the State of Georgia. fcouUi Carolina Conference Kim ort h Leafcae. I wish to call the attention of the Methodist people of Sumter to the fact that the young people of the Ep worth League will meet at Trinity Church, Juno 11-14 for their annual conference. There will be 150 or 200 present. A committee will call on y >u at once to help entertain these splendid, young people. Let's give them a place to stay, and a good time in Sumter. R. 8. Truesdale. June 7. 1917. ni mtkh otrrroft mauUkt. Corrected Dally By P. O. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 21 7-8. Strict Middling 21 3-4. Middling 21 6-1. Strict Low Middling 21 3-8. Low Middling 31. CorrcteH Dally By ERNEST FIELD. Cotton Buyer. Good Middling 21 3-4. Strict Middling 21 5-8. Middling 21 1-2. Htrlct l-ow Middling 21 1-4. I,ow Middling 21. KEW YORK COTTON M ATI RET. YeeMjrs Open tllgh Dow dose Clow July . . 22.95 .99 .89 .88 Of. Oct . . 22.30 .40 .1* .98 .31 Deo . . 22/?0 .r.l .09 .08 ,41 New York spots 23.20. GRADED SCHOOL COMMENCE? MENT. High School Boys Drill and Declaim for Honors. I Last evening a full house was pres? ent to witness the closing exercises of the city schools which were held In the auditorium of the girl's high school. As usual, the exercises of the first night of commencement were turned over to the boys of the graduat? ing class. The exercises were begun prompt? ly on time with the competitive drill. This year there were only three in the contest, these being Graham Bow? man, Lcland Edmunds and Aubreth Bradham. Commandant Long, of the boys' high school was present to give the commands while Capt. Robert Brown, Lieut Allen Richardson, two former graduates of tho city schools, were on hand to catch any mistakes made by the young men who were contesting for the medal. After the drill had been carried on for half an hour, two contestants fell out and Aubreth Bradham was declared the best drilled man of the battalion. He was presented with the medal for the manual of arms by Captain Robert Brown, of the Sumter Light Infantry, who congratulated him on the high honor he had won, and expressed the wish that, in this trying period of thb nation's history, he might be able to render signal aid to his country. This year the spelling prize, offered by Mr. I. C. Strauss, was won by Miss Marjorie Kennedy. In presenting Miss Kennedy with this prize. Judge R. O Purdy stated how much difficulty there had beert In selecting the win? ner. It seemed almost Impossible to eliminate one of two young ladies who were very proficient In the art of spelling. When the English vocab ulary had been exhausted, resort was had to the French and It was only af? ter some time that the winner was se? lected. Miss Emma Pinckney was the principal other contestant for this honor. Marion Du Rant was presented with Tho Garland (the gold medal) offer od each year by Mr. Cecil Hi Wilson for the best athlete. Mr. C. M. Hurst presented this mednl and wished thr winner much success in after life, not only on the athletic field, but also in any endeavor that he may undertake. The declamations by the members of the boy's graduating class were exceptionally good. The seven young men who contested were Kenned} Bowman. Minis Pitts, Thomas Boyle. James Dick, Eugene Purdy, How ird Jones and Graham Bowman. Henry Thomas also spoke but did not contest for the medal, as he was Sumter's representative in the High School State Oratorical Contest in which he won a medal. The judc;c will decide today who was the suc? cessful contestant and his name will be announced at tonight's exercises. Throughout the evening several musical numbers were given. Master William Truesdale and Miss Gladys Turner rendered two pleasing violin solos, while several vocal selections were given by Mrs. Lynam, Miss Hurst, Miss Rotholz and Mr. Gilling Though Mrs. Schwerin was unable to be present to render a solo, g|r Dougherty kindly consented to take her place on the program. Tonight the exercises will be turn? ed over to the young ladies of the graduating class and it is expected that a large audience will be present at 8 o'clock at the Girl's High School to hear them. i i Program. Invocation. Competitive Drill. Awarding medal for Manual of Arms. Violin Solo?Mazurka?Musln ? William Truesdale. Awarding the I. C. Strauss prize for i spelling. The Garland. Ol That we two were Maying?Ne vin?Mrs. Lynam, MIhb Hurst. Declamations. Scene at Natural Bridge?Kennedy Bowman. , The United States of Europe?Mlms Pitts. Scotch Lullaby?von Kunlts?Miss Turner. Gentlemen, The King!?Thomas Boyle. Wilson's Inaugural Addrens?Jas Dick. For All Eternity?Mr. Gilling. America, the World Power?Eugene Purdy. Democracy's Opportunity?Howard Jones. Vocal Selection-?Miss Rotholz. Wilson's latest Address to Con? gress Graham Bowman. America's Mission?Henry Thomas (Henry Thomas Is not In this con? test, having already won a mednl at the State Oratorical Contest In Co? lumbia.) Petrograd. June 7. -The Kronstadt committee of soldiers and workmen's delegates which declared Independ? ence of the provisional government and threatened demonstrations In Petrograd, has recormlred the pro? visional government. Home Demonstration Work MARY LEMMON, Dtltnftattr MINNIE JONES, Assistant Wedgeflcld Home Demonstration Club. The home demonstration club met the second Wednesday In May with eleven members present. In the ab? sence of the president and secretary, Miss Jones acted as chairman and Miss Bettle Aycock as secretary. The subject for the month "Home Nursing and Personal Hygiene/* was fully explained by Miss Jones. Mak? ing and changing the bed with help? less patient was demonstrated, Miss Mary Cele8tla Parier taking part of patient. "Diet for the Sick" by Miss Jones was very Instructive. Mrs. Russell Ramsey made the albumen by request. The ladles all seemed very much Interested and regretted that they did not have more time for this important subject. Bulletins on the subject were dis? tributed, we would advise each mem? ber to preserve this and keep it in or near the medicine chest for in caSe of accidents it will prove Invaluable. A few recipes for drying vegetables were given. The ladles are enthus 'satic on the subject of conservation )f foods, and have adopted the lountry slogan "Grow Food or Go Hungry.*' Bettle Aycock, Secretary Pro Tern. On March 7, 1917 the Bethel Home Demonstration and Rural School Im provement Club met at Bethel Ichool. At this meeting we had with us Miss Edith Parrott, State Demon? stration agent, Mr. A. C. Phelps, president Sumter Chamber of Com? merce, Mr. E. L Renrdon, managing *ecretary of Sumter Chamber of Commerce, and Mr. Frank Williams, 'arm demonstration agent for Sumtci county. Miss Parrott spoke to us on the work that the clubs are doing in the State. Miss Parrott is a charming speaker and her talk was both ln dructlvo and interesting. Miss Lemmon presented a lesson or Jrults and vegetables. She demon -rtrated the making of surprise salad .vith cream dressing. After the les? ion this salad was served to the mem? bers of the club. At the April meeting of the club ?ve had Dr. Riser to speak to us. He itmke on Personal Hygiene and Home Sanitation. The Bethel Home Demonstration ?lub met at Mrs. William Hayns .vorth's on the first Wednesday in Way. Miss Antonio Gibson gave the lemonstration on Home Nursing. She showed us how to change an Invalid's '>ed, made an albumen and gave a lecture on the care of the sick and sick-room. Miss Gibson is the very efficient nurse of Sumter. We are very much indebted to her for the help that she rendered us. The June meeting was on Canning and Drying. Misses Lemmon and Jones demonstrated canning string string beans in glass and tin. Miss Lemmon gave the theory of canning \nd drying. We had a large attend? ance at this meeting and all of the Ip.dies showed great interest in the conservation of food. Carrie Jones, Secretary. TELEGRAPHERS BUY BONDS. Western Union Managers Hold Liberty Bond Conference in Columbia. Manager Murphy of the Western Union Telegraph Co. attended a con? ference Wednesday night in Columbia, composed of the local force, quite a number of nearby managers, Superin? tendent Carroll, of Charlotte, and Mr. Sutherland of the division office. The exclusive, subject was Liberty Bonds. The Columbia MTce had previously subscribed $1,200 nnd in addition to the amounts subscribed the amount was raised to $1,700 within a few minutes. Several of the ladies in the Colum? bia office subscribed a hundred and over; every woman in tbq office did her bit. The company has arranged to ad? vance one-fourth of each employe's annual salary to invest in Liberty j Bonds, paying same in 18 monthly In? stallments. The Western Union is going to some expense in handling these bonds, but is not getting one cent profit therefrom, aside from the help In rendering the country aid, and encouraging frugality among the employes. All subscriptions are wholly voluntary. The Sumter force this morning sub scribed $40<> within a few minutes. LIBERTY BOND AVIATORS. New York, June 7.?Twenty avia? tors dropped literature about Liberty Bonds In the subscription campaign here. Tbc circulars read, "This wan dropped by a United States aviator, it might have been a German bomb. TV avoid bombs buy bonds." PISGAH NEWS ANT) VIEWS. Fine Wheat Crop Being Harvested and Many Farmers Are Independ? ent of High Priced Flour. Pisgah, Juhe 6.?Thl8 section has had heavy rains for the laBt few days, accompanied with hall and heavy winds, but no great damage was done. The land will be dry by tomorrow to commence plowing. Wheat cutting is going on and the crop is good. In addition to those already reported, Messrs. M. O. Hawkins, W. T. Haw? kins, James Reams, Wilson Hawkins, W. S. Shuler, Walter Young and T. W. Hawkins have good wheat and can snap their fingers at high prices. Many wish J^hey had planted, for this is a wheat year. Early peaches and red cherries are beginning to ripen if we can keep the red heads off. Hope they will stay at their proper place for they are not desired here. Mr. W. P. Baker and family near Sumter spent the week-end with his mother here. Rev. 8. B. Hatfield, of Cassatt, paid a short visit here yesterday. His many friends were glad to see him. Registration day passed off quietly at Remberts. Col. Jackson said he thought a full registration would be had. Mrs. C. S. Baker is visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. B. Hatleld at Cas? satt. We have many fine young ladies here who are an honor to their race. It takes more in a man than a big head and squash brains to merit their notloe. Miss Lena Ross of the Bradford Springs section was here the first of the week. She is a fine young lady and her many friends were glad to see her. Hope she will come again soon. Thos. G. McLeod, of Bishopville, will speak at McLeod's church at Rem bert, 8. C, next Sunday, 10th inst. The public is invited to attend. BOY FARMER CONTEST. Rules Governing Competition for Prizes Offered by Mr. E. D. Cole. The rules governing the E. D. Cblc boys' contest for the most corn, vel? vet beans or peas grown on one acre, cash prizes of $25 each have been ap? proved by the officers of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce whom Mr. Cole designated to have charge of this contest. All boys competing are requested to write Mr. J. Frank Williams, a di? rector of the Chamber of Commerce, and local county agent of the Farm Demonstration Department, R. F. D. NTo. 3, Sumter. Rales and Regulations. All white boys of Sumter county. Boys between 10 and 21 years are eligible for this contest. For velvet beans, cow peas (any va? riety) and corn. Greatest yield on one acre, $25 each. Two disinterested witnesses must weigh yields of each acre. Boys may contest for one or all three acres. Records of the growing and gather? ing of each crop must be kept and submitted on first day of the Sumter County Fair. A. C. PHELPS, President. E. 8. BOOTH, First Vice President. W. PERCY 8MITH, Second Vice President. J. FRANK WILLIAMS, Director. R. K. WILDER, Treasurer. E. I. REARDON, Managing Secretary. Committee in Charge. SUMTER NEGRO VOLUNTEERS. Seven Have Volunteered and Have Passed the Examination for the Officers* Training Camp. The following young negro men, of Sumter have volunteered for service In the United States Army and have successfully passed the examination for admittance to the Officers' Train? ing Camp at Des Molncs, Iowa: W. W. Felder, M. D., T. B. Davis, D. D. S., E. C. Jones, D. D. S., W. A. Young. Jr., A. P. Spears, W. D. Prince, I. D. Davit, Jr. There are possibly others in the coutny who have volunteered for this service, but no reports other than above have been received. SUMTER REGISTRATION COM PLETED. Reports of Precinct Registrars Were Tabulated Tiast Night and llc|M>rt Forwarded to Columbia. It was after midnight when the Sumter county Board of Ilegistation consisting of Messrs. H. L. Scarbor? ough, Jno. H. Clifton and T. E. Rich? ardson, finished Its tabulation of the number of persons who registered in Sumter county Board of Registration as completed shows !*27 whites, 2,13S blacks and IS aliens registered, male Will Keep You Welt Wti.n *a become ooo?ti doee or two of firaapr lim ^oodeh* m\% mm p or el y vegetable preparation, bow elnekehe end acte pleasantly and efleetieelr. ooBoord. a. bTTjm. it, mt I ?tm tick sixmonth ? ImInuMiu*rtiinn Md ma to go to florid*, f got MM flnagrt Urn Rttofctar in florid* ?nd ii did m good, I broojrht four boxe? hoot wMh M tad B?r| ?B> t?U*t * gr?*t dt?l tx>iWr, (Mrn.d) R i fcowtetd gold by all <b uaaiata-He a he* Onagw BtedidM Co., ChoMMOOg*. W tfess^fcasnsshl ing a total of 3,128 male persons In Sumter county between the sges of 21 and 31. The detailed list of the registration for each precinct in the county is as follows: Precinct White Colored Alien Ward 1 . 69 89 2 Ward 2 .220 126 6 Ward 3 .157 266 4 Ward 4.103 190 4 Stateburg.23 186 t Providence .... 40 189 0 Rafting Creek ... 37 176 1 Oswego. 30 59 0 Mayesville. 32 168 2 Shiloh. 76 148 0 Concord. 52 154 0 Privateer.98 161 0 Wedgefleld. 23 128 6 Bloom Hill.11 40 0 DuBose.11 CO 0 972 2138 18 Random Notes From Hagood. Well, the war is not an unmixed evil. Among the good things it gives opportunity if not occasion for a lot of us folks to air our opinions. I think we will feel better after getting rid of some things we had on our stomachs, (intellectual stomach, I mean.) Why, a whole lot of us have ideas, and another lot of us could put ill we know in a nut shell and yet It ame near "bustin" our noggins. Fer? mentation is a powerful thing, and very dangerous when not controlled. Registration day is over. One lit? tle slick faced, round headed "nig? ger" thought to evade the law, but hey corralled and roped him in. He lid not realize what he was doing. We heard of no other kicking, and he did not kick, he just lied. Since Uncle Sam has been putting the screws to disloyal (I will not say American) citizens for indiscreet speech, one is spared a lot of stuff, to which they tried to give currency. It (? so easy to believe a lie In lino with your prejudice and inclinations. It is almost as easy to lie as a bolster to these circulated lies. That's right Uncle Sam, put the lid on tight and put a crimp on the lid. We've been awfully bored, and long enough. Much of the wheat in our com? munity, generally fine, has been cut. The farmer who did not plant any last fall feels like kicking himself now. Never plant spring oats on poor lan. Some folks will si jt\ have millions? water-millions?which are far better than no millions. It is easy to tell other folks what to do and how to do it. A^ lot of these government agents get big pay. for that is their job mostly. They'd run like a turkey before they would take the other end of the stick. We have been fortunate in escaping cyclones, hails, etc., and we have not thanked God. Some of us are so sweet in company sugar would not met In our mouths. Does that bone in that dog's mouth add any to his "personal appearance" and dignity? You say no. That's the way you look, Mr. News Toter. Cotton and corn are doing well, generally clean and in good condition. The Boy Scouts of Camden, under J. K. Trotter, Esq., are camping at Dinkins' Mill and are having the time of their lives. We never saw an ugly one and all of them appeared to be young gentlemen. Some people's children are rea red. others rear. Good manners cost nothing, are worth a lot. I feel better now. so much better, thank you, I feel like I'm in love and charity with all mankind. Hagood. Rombert, May 6. Marriage License ReVxwtl. The following msrrlsge llceime* have been Issued within the last few days by the clerk of court: White?Norman E. Forester and Ul? la Green, both ?f Thomas, S. C Colored?Joe Bar no, Marion, and Wilhemena Thomas, Sumter; Samson Slater, Oswego, and Minnie Weeks. Os? wego; Jake Bowen, Sumter and Lu? Olle Weary. Sumter: George Boston, Sumter .and Mamie McCoy. Sumter; James Gray and Viola Lincoln, both of Shiloh; Alex Benjiman and Maggie Muck of Mayesville.