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Ckf (f?Utrijman ant) Sontbron PKRMOMAL MENTION. Miss Ron? Brown has returned to Blaokvltle, accompanied by MIm Rthel Green. Mise "Katharine McKagen who has been spending sometime In Heath Springs and Camden returned home today. Miss Corrlne I* wie, of Camden, Is vtaltlng; MIm Katherlne McKagen. Miss Hannah Wilson, of Atlanta, Ok . Is visiting her father. Dr. J. H. Wilson. No. I Oakland Avs. Mr. Louis Loyns has gone to George? town. sir. Brooks Huff has gone to Foun? tain Inn to spend s part of his vaca? tion. Misses Mary and Caster Beet ham havs returned from Georgetown, 8. C., where they have been visiting Mrs. Julia Doyle. Miss Maud Barron. of Reck Hill, who ha* been visiting Mrs. Ashley Hood, has returned home. Mrs. K W. MeCallum has gone to at Char lea Mrs. F. C. Poo and son. Bymim, havs rsturned to Rock Hill aftsr visit lag Mr. A. J. Bynum. of this city. Col. N. F. Thompson, of the Pro? gresses Farmer, who has been in Sumter for several days, has left the elty. Mrs R. 8. Tmsedsle has dons to La rear to visit friends and relatives. . Mies Rose Kse '? visiting at ths home of Mrs Rose Jenkins The many friends of Mrs. T. A. Hus eey. who has been ill for two weeks at the Tcumey Hospital, are glad to hear that she has been permitted to return home, much improved. Mr. W. B. Saenstt and family left this morning for Maeon. Ga.. to which point Mr. Saenstt has been transferred^ eg ths Texas Co. Hs and his family will be missed by the many friends made during* their stay in ths city. Among those from Sumter who are In Orsenvills attending ths B. Y. P U convention being held st Furman University, are Misses May Hayns? werth. Ellis Culp, Cora Grssr and Messrs W. M. Brasiel. Jr.. and C. B. Cub bags. Misses Willie and Elisabeth Owens and Mr. Wilmot Owsns havs gone to Marion to visit friends and relatives. Mrs. Harry E. Drsvsnstsdt, of 8a leas. Ohio, who has been in the city attsndlng the marriage of her broth? er. Alst Haynsworth, has .eturned horns. Mr. R. Dostsr Lee has gone to Ashevllie, N. C. to spend some time. Messrs Arthur Bergeron and H. Ray Rettenberg, of Detroit, who spent some time In 8umter, are now en routs to Palm Beach. Mr. Rytten berg Is an old Sumter boy. Mrs. J. M. Heath, of Camden, Is visiting Mrs. W. D. Boykln, 112 Church street, and Mr. A. H. Boykin. of New York Is visiting his mother at ths same address. Mrs McClary. formerly Miss Ruth Brown. Is visiting her parents In thb sity. Miss Molly Bowman has gone to Charleston to visit her sister. Mrs. Adele Dees. Miss Jssn Hagood. of Charleston, who has been visiting Mrs. R. Dozier Lee. has gone to Ashevllie. N. C, where she expects to spsnd soms time. Dr. B. H. Edmunds has returned to the city* from Columbia. Miss Kate Moses, sccompanied by Msster Henry P. Moses. Jr., has gone to Charleston. Mrs. R. Dotier Lee and children e>re spending seme time In Ashevllie. Mss. Msy J. Normend, of Atlanta. Ga.. who has spent a pleasant week tn the city with friends and relatives, left last night fof her home. Miss Muriel HatHeld left Saturday for Pisgah to visit her uncle. Mr. W. J. Shiver. Oov. Rlchsrd I. Manning was In the city today. Miss Mary Haynsworth has gone to Salem. Ohio, where she expects to spend some time with her slater. Mrs Harry Drevenatedt. Miss Frances Deforme, who has been apendtng aometlme In Manning, has returned to the elty. Mr. Barnes Boyle has returned to Oreeleyvllle. where he la now employ? ed Miss Mabel Watson, of Kfflngham. Is In the city visiting her sister, Mrs Jsck Yatee. Miss Helen Beaumont, a recent gr iduate at the Roper Hospital In Charleston, arrived In the city Sunday for a visit of two weeks. Miss lAielle Phelps went to Orange burg Sundsy. making the trip through the country In a car. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. I* Rleker have returned to the city after an extensiv? trip to Canada and Nova Scotia. Dr. A. J. Pennoek left for Phila? delphia Sunday morning to attend the funeral of her grandfather, Mr Ab ram L. Pennosk. rnu: at pocai.la. Re*l<1cnce of Mr. M. II. Beck liest roy ?Hl Sunday Afternoon. On Sunday afternoon, between 1 and 2 o'clock, the reHidenoe of Mr. M H. Beck at Pocalla Spring? wua total? ly destroyed by fire. Mr. ?eck was ut the store when he learned that the house was burning, but by this time the tire had made a great headway and the building was in flames. Though an attempt was made to save tho contents of the dwelling, practical? ly everything was burned. It is un? derstood that there was little or no Insurance on the house. Boll Weevil und Booster Trips. Mr. Q. A. Lemmon, Chairman, Mr. J. Frank Williams, and Mr. E. I. Kcardon compose the committee of arrangements which will early next week circulate a pledge for the sig? nature of firms, corporations and in? dividuals, agreeing that they will pos? itively furnish an automobile and one or more representatives for the pro? posed Sumter Tobacco Market and Trade Extension Booster Trip of Sum ter's business and professional men on July 10th, 1817. Several have al? ready voluntarily signed this agree? ment. This committee intends to find out, well in advance, whether a sufficient number of automobiles and Sumter citisens will go on this trip to make the trip creditable to Sumter and worth the while. The committee proposes to have it distinctly understood that the signing of this agreement will constitute a gentleman's agreement, and that there will be no backing down Qfl various excuses at the last minu.cn has been often the case heretofore. If Sum ter'a business and professional men want a trade extension and tobacco market booster trip, the committee wants to know it. If Sumter doesn't want such a trip the committee wants to know it because the committee doesn't care to waste Its time, energy, and enthusiasm, advertising and ar? ranging for such a trip, banking on the assurances of a number of busi? ness establishments that they will participate only to have them fall to take part when the day arrives. As customary heretofore, farmers and country merchants will be cordially welcomed to go on this trip with Sum? ter's business men. The trip of July 10th is being ar? ranged for because a number of Sum tor's business men have advised it. and asked that it be arranged for. But tho committee doean't care to bo made monkeys of, working for a boo8ter trip for the benefit of Sumter's busi? ness men, and then have the booster trip made a Joke by only a few of Sumter's business concerns furnishing automobiles, and the committee on the morning of the booster trip having to run around and beg for cars and par? ticipants. As before stated, this com? mittee is working for thla trip at the suggestion of a number of business men. It Is no fun for the committee to work up such a trip. And if there are sufficient signed guarantees of au? tomobiles and a representative crowd there will tie a boster trip, if not it will be called off so far as this com? mittee is concerned. Hl MTKK COTTON MAKKOT Corrected Dally By P. O. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. Oood Middling 25 3-8. Strict Middling 25 1-4. Middling 25 1-8. Strict Low Middling 24 7-8. Low Middling 24 1-2. NEW YORK COTTON MARKET. Yesrdys Open nigh liow Close Close l?Ty . . 27.20 25.80 25.80 26.77 Oct . . 25.55 26.87 25.40 25.40 26.36 Dec . . 26.64 26.09 25.51 25.51 26.46 New York spots. 26.40. In The Recorder's Court. Three negroes were up this morning In the recorder's court charged with various petty offenses. Bessie Chandler was charged with breach of trust with fraudulent in? tent. It seems that she had borrowed a suit caao from Mr. J. V. Wilder, her employer, but unfortunately ha<l neglected to return it. She was also [guilty of wearing some clothes which did not belong to her. Though ahe plead not guilty, she was fined $10 or compelled to serve 20 days. I.um Muthis was charged with dis orderly conduct, huving, while drunk, given way to his rising spirits. Through his representative in court he plead guilty und was tlned $5. Itosa Halliard was charged with cursing and otherwise disturbing Lu clnda Burroughs, one of her neigh? bors. Her pleu of not guilty was not enough t?> prevent the recorder from fining her ft, Weekly Weather FistSJfUal For South Atlantic and Baal Qulf Stuten. Oc-asional thundershowors and moderately warm weather will prevail during tho next w*ek. lightning kills max in open field. Young Farmer'* Oirc to Avoid Proxi? mity to Trees and Buildings Wlill8 flowing "Wan run vailing. While plowing in the open field, away from any trees and houses, yes? terday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, ft. L. Skelton, a young man of Green? ville county was struck and instantly killed by a bolt of lightning. The sad occurrence happened about one mile from the Saluda dam, and about six miles from Greenville, on the farm of L, B. Williams. Mr. Skelton was just across the line in Bickens county when the storm came up and the lightning struck. There was a heavy cloud in the west when he started out to plow the field and slight rumbling of distant thunder could be heard. The young man, therefore, was careful to avoid being near any trees or houses while he worked. The lightning struck at 4.30, in? stantly killing him. There were sev? eral who were eye-witnesses to the tragic incident, among these being L. B. Williams, owner of the Wil? liams place on which he was killed. Mr. Williams saw the young man was hurt as soon as the bolt of light? ning struck and he rushed to him, to find that he had already expired. The body was brought to the Ram seur-McAfee Undertaking parlors in Greenville for embalming. The deceased is survived by a wife and two small children; a father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. John Skelton, of Greenville; and three brothers and three sisters. The family is well known here and the deceased had a wide circle of friends. The funeral was held this after? noon from the Antioch Methodic: church, interment following in the church cemetery. STEAMER TORPDOED, NOi GIV? EN WARNING. Elder-Dempster Liner Addati Sunk? Submarine Then Fires on Master's Boat. London, June 28.?The Elder Dempster steamer Addah was torpe? doed without warning and sunk by a German submarine on June IB. The submarine llred on the captain's boat killing eight men. The submarine tired on the master's boat from a dis? tance of between 300 and 400 yards. The shot took the boat's stern com? pletely off. Then the submarine con? tinued firing while the men were swimming about. It fired also on the chief officer's boat which was pierced by a shell, but nobody was killed, though several were slightly wounded. All the survivors were picked up by a French steamer at 5 o'clock on the afternoon of June 1C. The V Idah was a vessel of 4,397 tons gross, built in 1905, at Newcas? tle. She was 350 feet long, 48 feet beam and 20 feet deep. BRAZIL TAKES STAND WITH UNITED STATES. Rio de Janeiro, June 23.? Brazil has revoked her decree of neutrality In the war between the entente allies and Germany. The Brazilian congress late in May authorized the revocation of Brazil's neutrality. In notifying the Brazilian legations of the action of the revoca? tion, Nilo Pecanha, the foreign min? ister, said Brazil had refrained from taking sides in the Europeun conflict but that the republic could not re? main indifferent from the moment the United States found itself involved In a struggle for the rights of the people and when Oermuny meted out indiscriminately to Brazil the mosi brutal treatment. A dispatch from Rio de Janeiro June 9, said diplomatic exchange with representatives of the entente powers were in progress and that practical results might be expected shortly. It was added that warships of the entente would be permitted to visit Brazilian ports without adhering to time limits imposed by neutrality Mr. rtfiggins Is now busy on West Liberty street having new drains put in. The eighteen-inch pipes, which are being substituted for the twelve Inch, were badly needed to carry off the water on this street. The capac? ity of these drains is Just twice that of the old ones which are being taken up. This work is being done on Liberty street between Wright an! Salem Avenue. New Honey. I am now extracting the new crop of honay and am selling at the old price, IB cents per quart, on draught or In glass jars, 45 cents per quart Have a limited supply of whitt comb honey in sections, about oik pound, that 1 am selling at 20 cent; per section. Send to my residence, 320 West Hampton Avenue or Phone No. 2. I N. G. OSTEEN. BANKERS WIND UP CLKMSOX MEKTING. Jone? New President?Governor Asks for Association's Coo|?cratloii in Re? forming State's Tax Lotus. Clemson College, June 29.?With sympathy and- encouragement for them in the part which he' said they must hear in the great crisis that confronts the American people, Gov. Manning today told the delegates to the annual State bankers' conven? tion of the seriousness of the position into which the United States has been forced. He spoke at the ban? quet given the delegates by the col? lege, which formally marked the convention's close. Election of officers, adoption of a number of resolutions and several addresses occupied the time of the morning session. Officers chosen for the ensuing year were: President, Charles D. Jones of Lancaster; vice president, J. S. Wannamaker of St. Matthews; secretary-treasurer, Julien C. Rogers of Florence, re-elected. Retiring President Ira B. Dunlap of Rock Hill was elected a member at large of the executive committee and at the banquet was presented with a loving cup by the association R. I. Woodside of Greenville was elected vice president for South Car? olina of American Bankers' associa? tion. Vice presidents of the Ameri? can association for South Carolina elected for the following sections were: Trust company Section, S. T. Carter, Columbia; savings bank sec? tion, Henry Schachte, Charleston; national bank section, H. W. Wood ward, Bishopville; State bank sec tion, H. M. Dibble, Aiken. The convention went on record as opposing the stamp tax on check proposed Jay congress; approved the methods and work of Clemson college and unanimously thanked President Riggs and the college for the cour tesies shown the convention. R. H. Moss of Orangeburg, who has long served the association as chair? man of its legislative commission during the banquet was presented with a large silver punch bowl. ''Mr. Jones, the newly chosen pres ident, delivered his inaugural ad dress at the banquet, speaking on "ClemSon's Relations to the War. He described the college aL "a grand institution serving a great cause," and regarding the war, he said, "Wo are in to the end and it behooves every man to take stock of his energy and resources and to be pre? pared to throw his all into the fight." Bright Williamson of Darlington, representative of the association with the State boll weevil investigation commission, reported during the morning session on the findings of the commission. Representing the American Bank? ers' association, Jerome Thralls of New York discussed the need of leg? islation correcting faults in the fed? eral reserve act, and A. E. Padgett of Edegefleld discussed savings ac? count business. Gov. Manning told in his address how the banks have stood firm at every crisis of agricultural interests and have aided the farmer so much to emancipate himself from old con? ditions. "It is a fortunate attitude between the hankers and farmers of this State, in the approaching crisis of the arrival of the boll weevil, that the spirit of cooperation be? tween these interests is emphasized. Put war has come upon us and you are to play an important part be? cause it comes in your functions and your relations with your patrons to help conserve our resources and in? crease our products," declared the governor. He then digressed to the subject of taxation and said, "You know of the miserable system under which we are working" and asked the associa? tion to aid him in creating sentiment among the people in favor of such changes of the tax laws "as will make the burden of taxation fall equally upon all." A continuance oi the present system can only mean an Increase In the levy, he declared. He expressed the desire that th" delegates leave with a new sense of responsibility as he reverted to a discussion of the war, "for there Is something of solemnity in the occa? sion as we think of the part we are now playing and will play In this great war," and as it continues "will impose greater burdens and entail Kfreater sacrifices." Ho said his in? formation obtained at Washington was that the situation of Prance and England "is not yet desperate, but nearly desperate." Regarding the railways, the gov? ernor said, "1 want to say there had been no exhibition of truer patriotism than lias been shown by the rail ways," and he later Included th ' bankers in this statement as lie (dosed. He said. "I favor active au gressive and vigorous warfare, now that we are in war and the nunc ?active, aggressive and vigorous war berried on i?v us the sooner will be the vicorious close and the world made safe for democracy." CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY MEETS skit. ao. Will Have Control of Russia's Politi? cal Future?Women to Vote in Elections. Washington, June 29.?The Russian republic forecast by members of the Russian mission in one of the clearest expositions received here show the enormous problems of reconstruction in that country. The provisional gov? ernment has called the constituent as? sembly to meet September .10, which will have absolute power in deciding the form of government and will de? cide details- of the entire political structure, will consist, it is under? stood of more than eight hundred members, chosen on universal, direct, secret, equal suffrage, including wo men, as recently outlined by Prince Lvoff. Hughson-Moses. From the Daily Item, June 29. Yesterday afternoon at 6.30 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Jno. M. Mc Knight, on Broad street, there oc? curred a very pretty wedding when Miss Clara Bessie Hughson was joined in holy wedlock to Mr. Andrew Jack? son Moses. The Rev. Jno. A. Brun son, the bride's pastor, performed the ceremony. The marriage was a very quiet af? fair, only the immediate families of the contracting parties being present. The bride, who has been ill for some time, left her sick room for the oc? casion. The housew as beautifully decorat? ed with potted plants and pink and white phlox, and the ceremony was performed before a prettily arranged background of green. Just preceding the ceremony, Miss Iva Belle Hugh son sang "At Dawning." She was ac? companied by Mrs. McKnight. A great many handsome presents were received from the many friends of the bride and groom. At present the happy couple are staying with the bride's sister, Mrs. J. A. McKnight. As soon as Mrs. Moses* health permits, aa extended trip north will be taken and after that time, Mr. and Mrs. Moses will be at home at 121 Church street. Pisgah News and Views. Pisgah, June 28.?Cotton is begin? ning to recover from the flood that foil here two weeks ago, which visits this section once in four or live years. Corn on the light places, like the fine watermelons, went under. For miles north and west of this place crops are poor. Here and ut Rembert they are fairly good. If the farmers don't make a crop this year it is not their fault for they have done all they could do and no more could be ex? pected. Losing their oats and the high cost of living has brought more expense than usual. But it can't be helped. Mr. Luke Baker who has been In Florida for some time has returned home. Says they made a fairly good second crop of tomatoes. Says it ?s no hotter there at Ojus than here an 1 the Sabath is not observed but by a few. People hunt and fish all day. (It is not observed here but by a few). Most of the people seem to not take the war we are In seriously The millions that will die before it is ended will tell the story. The name of the "Red Cross" should be changed. It should be a white cross on a red field. This would be more what the order H. White represents peace, red war. See the difference? Miss Neena Rembert has been elect? ed teacher of the Pisgah school for next term. She taught here a few years ago and gave full satisfaction as a teacher. Mrs. Alice Entzminger of Columbia is here visiting relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Evans, Jr., have issued announcements of the marriaee of their sister, Ivliss IIa May. to Mr. Eugene Robert James on Wednesday 20th inst. Thirty cents for cotton next fall will hardly even up things with the farm? ers for losses and expenses. The papers have said a great deal on the food proposition and properly so. We have thousands of depend? ant people here who make nothing and are to be looked after and that is a problem not easy to solve. Rev. Mr. Liles preached a fine ser? mon Sunday last at Plagatl church from the words "The hour is come." The protracted meeting will start at Pisgah church on Friday evening before the 4th Sunday in July and continue a week. Kev. Andrew Hart? ley of Columble will aid. A follow got his "mitten" the oth? er day because he told his Intended bride that girls were too expensive these days to make good wives. Good, she treated him right. The laziness is with the men. Miss Madge Rogers is going off on ion extended visit next week. Any fool woman can catch a hus? band, wisely declares Jerome, and then he adds, reflectively, bul it takes ? mighty clever one to hold him.?Com? ' mercial Appeal. No:Six-SLxty-Six This it a pretcriptioo prepared especially for MALARIA or CHILLS ** FEVI.R. Five or six dotee will break eny caae, end if taken then at a tonic the Fever will not return. It ectt on the liver better thaa Calomel end does not gripe or tickea. 25c SUMTER BANKS ALL i\ HEALTHY CONDITION*. A Total of $:tl,r?oo Will l>e Sent uM Today as Dividends. All the hanks of the city have held their semi-annual meetings and the regular dividends, which are in most cases 4 per cent, have been declared. All the banking institutions of Sumter have just completed a very successful six months and the outlook for the last six months of 1917 is bright. The profits earned this half year have been considerable and, besides the amount* paid out as dividends, substantial sums have been added to the surplus funds. The total amount of dividends to be paid amounts to $31,500. The regular 3 per cent, semi-annual dividend has been declared by the City National Bank. They report that business is good and this ygar they have made the best showing since the City National Bank has been in bus? iness. The board is very much pleas? ed with the situation. The Peoples' Bank is to issue checks which will total $4,000, this amount being the regular 4 per cent, semi-annual dividend always declar? ed by this institution. Business has shown a marked growth and, in every way, has been more satisfactory than the business of any previous six months of the bank's history. Though the Commercial Bank and Trust Company, the youngest bank in the city, has shown a healthy growth and profits have been large, no divi? dends have been declared. Instead, the profits have been added to the surplus fund and the condition of the bank is exceptionally gratifying to the officers. The usual 4 per cent, dividend has been decided upon by the directors of the National Bank of Sumter. The statement published a few days ago by this bank shows large deposits which are good for this time of the year. A 4 per cent, dividend has been de? clared by the Sumter Trust Company on its capital of $50,000, making the paid dividend $2,000. The National Bank of South Car? olina is sending out dividend checks to the amount of $8,00v^ this amount being the regular 4 per cent, semi? annual dividend of this bank. The bank is in a very satisfactory condi? tion. The First National Bank has de? clared a dividend of 5 per cent. The fact that this bank is declaring an extra dividend is proof that the insti? tution is on a solid foundation and getting along well. Business, they re? port, has been good and they are ex? pecting the coming six months to be very prosperous ones. Law-abiding Community. On Wednesday, Thursday and Fri? day of this week Recorder Harby'a court was empty. The city is to be congratulated on this showing, for it means that law and order in Sumter are more than emptly talk. If the city of Sumter holds no court for three consecutive days, under a law prohibiting any one from obtaining more than one quart of whiskey a month, wli would be her record if no intoxicants whatsoever could be shipped in? Work has been begun at the pas? senger station on the new shed which is to be erected at that place. It is to extend from the station out over the tracks so that passengers, going to and from trains in inclement weather, will avoid the unpleaaanine? and inconvenience ol getting out In the rain. Beeswax Wanted. See me before you sell your wax. I will buy it for cash at the best * cur? rent price. N. G. OSTEEN. RUB-MY-TISM Will eure youy Rheuma tiara, Neuralgia, Headaches, Cramps, Colic, Sprains, Bruises, Cuts and Burns, Old Sores, Stings of Insert*, Kct. Antiseptic Anodyne, ^ed internally and externally. Price 25c. i Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker anil Fmbalwr Prompt Attention to u?> and Night Calls. At D. J. CRAIt Old Stand. N. Main. Phones: Si?