Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ol, m Second Class Matter PERSONAL. Mr. Jsi<slo Holland, of Ch ton mau era. Park. Ga.. stopped over in the city to? day with his brother. Dr. H. Ashlelgh Mood leaves to nlfcht for New York and Hosten when he will take a postgraduate course In inedin, I diagnosis and the diseases of rhlldr? n. Mr. S. C. Itaker. who recently re? ceived a commission an captain in the geedleal department, r S. A., rccei orders Tiesday to report at Macon. Oa.. for duty. Mr. Hebert II Reeig spent a few ?i * this week In the city with his mother. Mr. Hubert s McKagen. wifo ami little dsiH hter. of Greenville, are visit? ing relatives In the city. Mr. and Mrs. M. R Bait man, of ?eetover. spent yootsidey in the ett] tr. E. H. Moses has gone to New York on business. Air. L F. Kennedy has gone t?. CssUlesto i to visit relatives. ?Ilse Octle McKagen has returnc. |g the cuv after spending sometime With friends in Columbia Mra 0 8. Wham, of tautens. Is visaing h-r mother. Mrs. 1 p, Mellett. on W Calhoun Street. Mrs. W. F. Thornhlll, of Welumpka. Abu. la visiting her son, Mr. T. E. Chatham on Streot. IM>\|> M\sTKft THANSU Hill I) K...d Ms tcr T. F. White to He Sent to < n-nngebui [. The information that Sumter, with seven roads of the Atlantic Coast .ine Railroad company centerlag h*re. will be without a resident road manter fcy the removal of Road Mas? ter Thomas K. White to Orangeburg, and placing the division heretofore under his superintendence undo. Road Master Kunk. with headquarter^ st Florence. Is not pleasantly receiv? ed by fljmter people, who have stood by the great Coast Line lailroad coin ? par. y for many years. Vr Thos E White has had. since hts assuming charge of the impor? tant position of road master, many Important duties in connection with the big freight and passenger yards and depots of the Coast Lino In Sum? ter. Before he assumed charge her" the e were a great many complaints about unsanitary conditions In an t sro ind tne psssenger station, un kepi, yards, rough road crossings, etc. He so materially tmprov, | every de? partment that no complaints have ??.i made m veggej Now that the Atlantic Coast Lin* has spent about twenty thousand do'. lue improving their passenger sta? tion In Sumter. and during the last three years spent about one hundred tho geggnl dollars addm ( to the t ?r fretaht yards by additional tracks, ex tOOjeton of the yard, etc . 'he determi? nation of this transportation company M leave Sumter. such an important Marlon of the OSflOl Line without ?? reeftdcet road master Is a mystery to many Sumter people. Why should Sumter be msde a subsidiary station, when Its Importance has In many fold since Captain White took charge here about twelve years ago? Ho has made the passenger station yard one of the prettiest In the South, nm' he will be greatly missed unless the Coast Line can be possibly in dtir*d to leave Captain White as res lde??i road master and superintend? ent of th? freight ami passenger de? partment Sumter i < of sufficient Im? portance to warrant this needful bus; m?*i superintendence and recognition at ihe hard. g| the Atl&ntlc Coast Ian* railroad company. Heath. Miss Agatha Wilson died Wednes dsj aftei ii.i at the Tourney Hospital where ehe was taken for treatment a few days after she was seriously burn? ed it HNhopvilU* about two week age It wui realised from the first ths her Injuries wen* extremely se? rious, hut hope was ?iiiP i tained that fh* might revive She did not rall>. however, and for several days her desth had I IfjgOted Miss Wil ?M>n was the dan . a I he late I J II. Wilson, who died ahout u year ago after a life time spent In the ministry as a member of th*? South Carolina Conference. she has b< on a stientber of the facidiv of the City Hlith S< lud for five oi .u s Tie funeral ?ervlc*? were held at the hoi |g of hot mother on Church stn el a 1 o'clock this afternoon ami ilo |g termsnt was at the Scoter eeoo I r\ Thv cltv H< hool . t; i . . half holida\ as a murk of respect to Miss Wilson \1 .. . i. .1 Hiss Cleo Louder and Mr. Julian L <;.? tlv Wfip msiried it the i.ars.oia-c of the F\r+t Hsptist church Wednes day. October lath, st 7 o'clock I' M Jtev. W tl. Thsyer ottlcluting. pcblic to&rt?s gkadkii. Senator Smith and Congressman lx?v er Interested lit Sumter Assocla tlon. Hon. A. F. I^ver, chairman of the ? ?omniittee on agriculture of the nat? ional house of representatives, ami Cnlted States Senator E. D. Smith haWl replied to Secretary Keardon that they are doing their best to have the Bureau of Markets .send an as ?mt cotton grader to Sumter to http government cotton grader G. T. I nolM who is overrun with cotton tor sampling and grading. On last Saturday Kast LtbtTty I between Main and llarvin WM i? ? ? ? I with wagons with from :'our fht bales of cotton waiting t>> hi sampled and graded. The Chamber of Ccnnmeree had photographer J. H. Winburn to take idiotos of the wagons and these pic? tures will be sent to Mr. Charles J. gad, chief of the Bureau of Mar? kets jti Washington, I>. C. Congressman Lever writes also as follows: "1 am very glad to know that the demonstration of proper grading at Sumter is meeting with so great suc? cess and general approval. Your let? ter on this point reminds me to sa> to you what I have had In mind foi some time, namely, that it would s<???n a very wise step for the State lee,..la lure of South Carolina to provide foi I of icial grading in the primary mar? ket* of the Stute. To provide cottoi graders in sufficiently large number* to cover tho cotton producing States even fairly well is of courso a talk that it will not he possible for the nat? ional government to undertake, avail if it would be wdse. As to youi re tuest for that an assistant be sen. by the department to help Mr. Brook: in his work, i ?hall be glad to take the matter up at once with Mr. Brand and will let you hear further from me." COTTON (.BAD I K BUSY. So Much Cotton Is Being Tnkcn to I .overnmcnt Grader That an Assist? ant N Needed, The success of the Trl-Count> Farmers' Cotton Marketing ASSOtlS tion, of Sumter, composed of coUon grc?wers of Sumter, l^ee. and Claren? don counties, is so great, and the ai pert government cotton grader, G T. Rrooks, is giving such universal satisfaction that he* has been unatdi to grade all of the cotton brought t< the association's rooms in the las; tev clays. Secretary Keardon of tlv <'himber of Commerce has written the Bureau of Markets in Washirgt a Charles J. Brand, chief, ask in- the an assistant grader be sent hero to hfJ P Mr. Brooks for thirty clays at Past. The secretary also referred tin request to Field Agent of the Bureau Of Markets. J. II. Higginbotham. oi Columbia, and to Congressman A. F. Lever, and Senator E. D. Smith with r ' nests for their support In getting another grader for the Sumter mar? ke. The Sumter cotton market is now recognised as a great cotton selling at nt. i. owing to the government grad? er being here, und to the coopera:ive activities of the cotton marketing as? set i 11 ion. Most of, if not all of the local ant' export toll on buyers are working barmonl uisly with tho government grader and nre accepting his grades as sati dactory. Where any little Alt t'crcnccs of opinion occur between the buyers and the government grader the nattaff Ml adjusted by the cooper? ation of the eotton seller settling tin matter by arbitration. So far as is known there has not baaII a single expression of dissatisfaction on the part of any cotton seller with the methods of grading and sampling cot? ton by the government grader. B?I to tho contrary hv appears to be giv? ing general satisfaction to seller an I i buver. because he is absolutely disin? terested, and ho has the latest gov? ernment cotton standards to go 1?'. hi grading all grades of cotton. The loeal wan houses recognized the gov? ernment grader in a significant man? ner by cutting off the former oharftr? of five cents per bale for grading co: ton at the warehouse, and reducin; storage charges on all cotton sample I and graded ami certuied on otfie.i l grader's oarda All cotton earned to the govern? ment eotton grader is sampled and graded without imv aaat t*? the seller whatsoe\er. If left with the laSQi Is tion to SOM Iwaaty cents par bale Is sfcarged by the aaeeeiatlen for sail!tin cotton, but If not sold by and Ihm Igll the association no charges are m id at nil. To loin ihs aaaaatatlon one del la t is charged, par annum, but yati dc ma [gave to |aln tin- association In or? der to ha.e your cotton Sampled, i t t ied at Soldi This one dollar ff< |fl used to defrav agpSnSSI of f ii nishlng a grader and association (prar tem. clerical help, etc . as th?' gove- n inent peojatrss Ihs eeseatattan to ie fray these expenses, while the ,T"\ , eminent pays the grader's salary. A MEATLESS, A WHEATLESS DAT. What is Meant hf the Rxpf?Ktlon So Much Hoard, ami Why the saving |s Necessary. A meatless day and ;i Wheatleei day ?you are hearing that now, and you will hear it considerably for tome time to come. What do they mean? In the very Brit place, they do not mean what they say. The expression is a llogftn; not an intention. You eat three meals a day. Cut out meat and wheat bread front break rail one day, dinner the next and sapper the third. Then you have it. and you have not starved either, Easy. For the wheat bread you substitute lorn bread or rye bread (if you like it). For the meat you substitute pOUltry( eggs, cheese, fish, or fame, ?Meat" in this connection means beef, hog meat, or mutton. There's another saving to be had, too. It's SUgar. DO you know how much sugar you must save? Well, it's two teaspoonfuIs a week. Some peo? ple won't save any, so you had better make it hree. A mere pinch each time you help yourself will do thi3. What's this all for? To feed tie fighters. The supply of wheat, 01 meat and sugar is not quite larg< enough for all that is demanded of it. therefore each person is asked to cut ! down by a tlfth his or her usual con? sumption. You don't deprive your? self of a thing. Merely you chang< from one article to another. Are > or. not going to do it Think about this?you will savt money by it. Service for All. South Carolina must purchase $16,-1 000.Out) worth of Liberty Loan Bonds Two hundred and fifty thousand South Carolina families must be reg? istered in the food saving movement The call of President Wilson fo< America to organize for war must b< answered. Thousands of young South Caro? linians have gone to fight and tin people at home must save food urn buy the bonds-. The registration of all of the home: In the food saving movement will tak? place during the week of October 21 to 2S. Several thousand volunteer work ers will be neded if South Carolin:, is to succeed. Appeal is horeby made for patriotic South Carolinians to get In touch With the chairmen ol the count1 council of defense, the chairman of the Liberty Loan committee and help make these movements g success In South Carolina. The ministers of the State arc grg ed to discuss these vital movement: from the pulpit. The school teachers are urged v talk about the movements in th< school rooms. The fanners of the State have man millions of surplus money. Tiny ar urged to invest in Liberty Honda [I is a safe investment and good Insur ance against the hard times- which may follow the war. This appeal is made in the name Ol 1 the liberty of our country. The call Is urgent. It is a war measure. Th< ' people of Sotlth Carolina must up? hold the hands of our president. The movement for the conservation 1 of food as proposed by Herber. Hoover must be a success. The poo pie are simply asked to conserve th : food supply. There is nothing bind Ins about the card. It is purely n patriotic appeal. , DAVID R. COKESR Food Administrator for South Caro Una, Chairman of the State Council of Defense SUMTER cotton MARKET. P. C. BOWMAN, Cotton Huyet (Corrected dally ?J 12 o'clock Noon Good Middling 16 l-O Strict Middling 2G 1-8. Middling 26. Strict I*>w Middling gtj :j-4. Low Middling 25 1-4. NSW vi>iu\ roTTo\ MAHKICT. open High I aim i he* Close Yee'dyt Oo$, . .L'O.r.l 27.r,o ih;.;,o 27.50 ?<;.i Doc . .2.?.KG 2<;.?;7 26.95 'J?;.07 25.82 Jan . . 2."?.s:, 21;. is 2;,.c?; 26.4B 26.00 The hanks are organising for an ac tive selling campaign in dispose ol Sumter county's quota 01* Libert; Bands, There is more money In thh county than ever before and there 1 no reason wir the people should nol huy a large number of bonds. Tht moneyed people this yeai are th ; farmers and it |i to them thai tin government is loo |ng 10 buy tl; bonds, The salaried men, the profen slonal nun ami Othoi'S have nun or loss fixed Incomes ?hat have not In crooned on account of "*nr condition have lesH Honey fo InVCSt than cvc before, since living expenses have in creased enormously, and the*) 111 having a hard time malting 1 nd meol 10 IE PEOPLE OF Ml COUNTY ' ' ' 091 ?1. -?- n - - i i I, iB i i ii 11 111ii i n ?nr- l - ?- - ?-? ?... ^. ? - ?-?i . ~- Mm *?- mi \mmmi m ?? i ii ? ? ? i ib -* Stand by your Government. The nation is at war and needs money to carry on the war. It is your duty to lend this money and this you can do by buying Liberty Bonds. Call at any of the un? dersigned banks and learn the particulars. These bonds pay 4 per cent interest and are non-taxable. They are issued in denominations of Fifty Dollars and upwards. Don't wait for someone to come to see you. Call at the bank with which you do busi? ness and arrange to buy a bond. You can purchase some of them on the installment plan. The banks get no profit or commission of any kind. We are contributing all services. The First National Bank The National Bank of So. Car. National Bank of Semter The City National Bank The Peoples Bank The Commercial Bank & Trust Co. The Sumter Trust Company News From Pisguli. Piggah, Oct. S.?Winter is fast .in proaching. The trees arc be.fi All in ? to turn yellow and tin* early ml* gratory birds arc returning to their homes. Cotton is kept picked ele No trouble to get it poked) The gov? ernment report of GO per cent, is right?that is what the crop is here. The housing of corn is nearing com? pletion. Several have made line crops and among them sonn? worthy col? ored farmers. From indications wheat and oats will be sown again, how large an acreage l can't say. Several bave their dour on hand to do them next year. Altogether the futun looUs brighter than it has lor some? time. A number of parents arc worrying about their children going in the war. It is no worse now than in other wars. A number of our hoys will never come back. It was so in all wars, am! mothers then had tender and loving hearts and loved their sons just like mothers do today. Washington's moth? er told him when be bid her farewell to go into the war: "do George ami do your duty tearles. Iy lor your coun? try." So it was with women of the Involution, grand and patriotic in their work lor their country. Pity the people of today could not eat< h the grand spirit of the fathers and mothei'8 of the Revolution. Peopb like generals Green, Mouitrie, Lin? coln, Stuebens, Stark, Mai ion. Sunder. Lafayette and many Others and ladie; like Rebecca Motte. Misses Lula and Carrie Baker are visiting relatives near Rumter. Mrs. fail Black man of Cassett b visiting relatives here. The public schools are open, most of them with new teachers. Our roads are full of automobiles Most of the owners look as happy as a little boy pulling bis Chrlstmat wagon. A number of people want to go t the Stale lair, but from accounts the-, can't get board there so tiny will ha., to slay at home. The Kershaw Association will meet on 17th Inst. at Mt. Pisgah church, ten miles from Kershaw. A good man\ will attend, That is a thriving section. PiSgah church has called its pastor. Rev. I\ A. Liles for another year. II is a line preacher. I The e.iil that told her sweetht irl it he shirked going into the war h would deserl her in trouble if sh I mjarriod him. is of the Rebecca Motb order, true blue, Mr. I?. .1. liattleld Is tempornrtl' Barry lug Die mail on Route 1 fron , jperubert. Walsh-Forrester. On the evening of October 10th, at the home of Mr. ami Mrn. Barton Walsh, took place the marriage ?>; their daughter, Beeeie, to Mr. Rich? ard Porrestor of this city. This was a joyous occasion. Many frlende wop gathered to witness the nuptials of the popular couple. The lower Boor was tastefully dec? orated, the color scheme being yellow ;ui?i white, The dowers chosen were Golden Rod and chrysanthemums White tulle was used with Southern Bmilax, and with the many white wa> candles which shone from beneatl poft colored Rhades, made n lovelj and artistic decoration. The altar was heautiful in hand some ferns ami Bmilax. Just In front of the altar was suspended a whlfc hell formed of chrysanthemums, tied with white satin ribbon in lover's knot. At the door the guests wore met by Messrs. Henry nil! and Douglas Chi? na, The guests were assembler promptly, as Mis,es Aurel Lobby and Kathleen Walsh, cousins of the bride entertained with delightful solos, ac? companied on the piano by Mrs. J. D. Graham. "Because" and "At Dawn? ing" wa re the selections sung. At the conclusion of the concert, t. the strains of Mendelssohn's Wedd March, came the bridal party. Dr. W. E. Thayer, pastor of tin bride, took his place, just in front of the altar, followed by the bridesmaid* and groomsmen in the following or? der: Miss Mabel Booth with Mr. A. 11. Forrester, Miss Mary llaynsworth with Mr. Prank Chandler, Miss Mar* garet Forrester with Mr. C. I. Lorance. These formed a seml-clrcle. Then came tin* little ring bearer Master Hampton Forre3ter, nephew the groom, bearing the ring in the heart of a white Chrysanthemum? Then following, the maid of honor. Miss Jennie Walsh, sister of the bride. The little nephews of the hrid< Masters- Clinton and Williman C. Walsh scattered rose petals in tin path of the fair bride, who came 01 the arm of her father. Mr. Barton Walsh, and was met at the altar t>3 the groom, Mr. Richard Forrester, accompanied i his brother, Air ii. N Forrester, as best man. As the soft strains of McDowell's "To a wild Hose" were rendered "1 Win," their marriog vows wore reOeiv ed, ami in the solemn service, the) were pronounced husband and wife A shower of congratulations followed ind loviitf* wishes \. i re i\? v tf-ejfln i.1 who was reared ai d loved mi tOjmiei .ml who WUS DIP ol VYinlliropajf lair est and brightest daughters. The guests were directed in the dining room by Mrs. H. x. Porroatsr and Miss Natalie Norman win-re de lightful refreshments of cream and cake W HTfl served. The young ladies serving wore Mieses Elisabeth China, Aurel Lobby, Kathleen Walsh and Marion Gantry. Nuts and almonds were hi nded by Anna l?se Walsh, the attractive little sister of the bride. The bible's book was presided over by Mrs. William Bid Win Thayer and all Of the guests ware invited to register. The presents were presided over by Mrs. L. N. UgOa and C. 15. Walsh. They were numerous and handsome, of cut glass, silver and brie-a-brac and goal coin, all testifying to the popularity of the young couple. The i owns of the bridesmaids were of Whit*) tulle over yellow satin. They were beautiful in their* simple ele? gance. The bouquets ware white chrysanthemums and maiden hair fern The maid of honor, Miss Walsh, wore a beautiful gown of silver lace and Pekln blue satin, her ornaments wen- paarle. The little boy attendants wore white broad cloth suits. Tho r bride was never fairer on more grace? ful than at the altar. Her veil, white as the driven snow, fell over shape? ly Shoulders. It was arranged in court style. Orange blossoms crowned hen stately in paarl-whlte duchee satin, h ind-embroidered with pearl Bettings, bearing a shower bouquet of bride's roses and lilies- of the valley. Mr. and Mrs. Forrester left imme? diately for points north, and Will be at homo to their friends after No? vember 1st at 116 N. Washington, street. The out-of-town guests were MiSS Sal lie Robertson, of Charleston, Miss Susie La)Motte. Darlington, Miss Agnes Conner, Branchville, .Miss Margaret Forrester, Wllksbury, \\ C Mr. and Mrs. C. lb Walsh, Charlotte. N. C Mr. and Mrs-, l'.artow Walsh, Jr., Chs -lotto, n. Cm and Miss Tfealma Porter ? f Florence. Bergt. P, J. Peterson, recruit! ni of - fleer, r. s. a.. Is In the city for 1 ha 1*1 maimL r of the week to receive re? cruits t( r any branch ol the army - regulars, Kattonal Guard, or National Army. All branches of tho army will receive recruits at this time. In addi? tion he will receive recruits far n new* regimen! thai is being organised the stevedore regiment, Negroes are winded for this service. This regi? ment will be used In loading ships und win nol be plated on the dring? lino.