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_ _ _ . m . ?- um am in ??in liiiniri. BUICK SERVICE We are now prepared to give prompt and efficient Buick service. We want all Buick cars in our territory to call on us once a month for inspection. This inspection is free. We will do this for the benefit of Buick owners, so that we can keep their cars in good condition. By keeping your car adjusted and looked after promptly, you will save a good deal of trouble and expense. SUMTER SALES COMPANY, G. W. SHAW, Sec. & Mgr. M. D. REARDON. Sales Mgr. 1 R. L. WELLS, Mgr. Service Dept. & Head Mechanic. Phone 886 Present Headquarters, Council St. Mrs. J. V. Magalls, of Roanok-> Va , ta visiting her daughter, Mrs YV II Gast on <Weat Hampton Ava. Mr. Harold Mols* haa received or ?ers to report at the Aviation School. Auaitn. Texaa. Februu\ . id. and will leave for that pla.'e tonight. Mra. Julia Wingate and Mra. John Wingate are apandlng a few day* wltia Mr. W. M Barfleld, 607 Waat Oakland Ava. Mr. and Mra. F. s Underhlll. ot lattoriown. Pa., have returned home. Mr rnd?ihffl ia treaaur?r of the Penn-Humter Lumber Co. of thia city Dr. Mary Paary, of Greenwood spent Sunday and Monday in the city with fr lernte. Lieut. Perry Brown, of Camp Se? tter, Is in the city for a few days stay. Lieuta. Karle Rowland and Jame* Hood, or Gamp Jackson are in the rtty Private Zuch K. Darr ia home on a furlt ugh to see his parents, Mr. and Mra. Louis Derr. Mrs. T. W. Prldgeon of New Berlin, N. C . la in the city on a visit to her nephew, Jack K. Derr, who is home Cttmp Hevier, Greenville. Married. The relatives and friends of Lieut. Frank B. Samlet a, Medical Reserve Corps, will he interested to hear of his marriage on January -''Mh to Miss Willie Douglas of Chestertleld, S. C. The marriage waa a quiet home affair, only a few relatives and friends be? ing present. Lieut. Sanders ia a nu tree of Magood. thia county, being OliiSt son of Hon A K Sonders. He ia a graduate of the Charleston Medi? cal College, close of 1910, and waa practicing his profession In Chester? field when war waa declared. He re? ceived a eommission in the Medical Reserve Corps, and after training at Fort Opcletborpe laat summer, he was sent to Camp I^ee. Petersburg. Va semg a member of the 310th Infan? try The bride la s ehtrmtng young 'lady of Chesterfield und a gradnat of Winthrop College The oung couple will visit relative st Wages* and Colombia, and will Spend Sometime here with the groom', sister. Mrs. A. L Jackson, on Chinch Flection l>rclared. The Commissioners of Kleetion for Sumtes eouniN T. K. Hodge, A. S. Msrby and H. L Rodde>?met today Slid declared the result of the apectul election held on the tSrd inatant, aa ?el Iowa H. B Belser. Iff; I I ? Quinn, a B. Stuckey. 77; A. S Merimon. ?7. liaise Pure Breil Cat lie. In the fact that II i d time la about to enact a law who b will pro aib t the slaughtering ot any hen* . Self under eighteen months of age it would be to the advantage of tie**' Nfvi ia; In towns, who own family i 0 haUng thear cow* pur?- l?ied. as th Mgh cost of fseds and krber makes t in? itial n; of am but pure breeds pro Mbtllve In the Interest of raising pure breed* rh?> countv Guernsey Breeders' Association will rtsWHry Ri> ' ltto.ee for every Grsjeressyj heifer properly raised to the age Of six meat ha. In the mtSfSSfl of promoting ? ?ding ot pure bred i LSI* County Guernsey |tree<lera have -?reiight re Booth Carolina a herd ol torty pure bred Guorneay helfet* wtltch are now at the farm of Robert y M. Goeper, Jr. Wismky. and will Ds offered st auction Wsdnesduy, Jan ?~t ???* iggiiinsisisaa I-TltK AT BKOGDON. tan J. C. Ilrnsduii Lottes Twenty-thrcv Hale* of Cotton. Saturday night uhout 9 o'clock a ?varehouee owned by Mr. W. T. Drop ilon, Brogdon Station, wa? discovered to be on tire, and In a abort time, de? spite the efforts that were made th oiiildlng and contents were totally de ?tioyt'd. The warehouse contained twenty-three bules of cotton belonging I to Mr. J. C. Hrogdon, on which then j Wae no insurance. On the same prein | Ises and only short distance away wax another warehouse contaknm two hundred bales, but the tire was kept from spreading and no other build into; were burned. The fire was probably of incendiary origin, as the. were no other means by which th .vareh >use could have been lired. Cliurity League Contributions. Editor Daily Item. I had fully determined not to trou? ble you ami your readers with any? thing further for Mr. J. Dargat Osteen. The friends of our Chanty League, both in and out of the city who support it. are sntislled with tin < work we are doing; Mr. Osteen ha* j refused to avull himself of the oppor- \ tunity to Inform himself, and what hi may think or what he may write trill not d impen in the least our desire to help ihe unfortunate?but every tlnV I Mr. Osteen writeg a piece we get ad Iditlonal contributions to the support of the work, henoe it in better for ut? If he will keep it up. I hand you u letter from a Suinter boy "Somewhere on the Pacific Coast," which you ma> publish, leaving off his name M) you will note his request. i Yours truly Bartow Walsh, Chairman Mi r.artow Walsh, Sumler. 8. C. Dear Sir: I have been reading in The Watchman and Southron >our controversy with Mr. Osteen. 1 will not comment on same, but am en? closing check for $2.00. Please buy fuel for some needy family with same. Wishing you a hnppy .Vow Year, 1 am. Yours truly. XXX Somewhere on the Pa el tic Coast. Red Cross Note*. The Sumter chapter orknowlei get with thanks a donation of nine dol lure from Mrs. Lawrence Diukins of <>swego. Why not others? The hoys need all you can give them. Mnyesville has taken a fresh start. Mrs1. U. A. Chandler railed at head quarter* \estcrday and took away with her H shirts, 3 dozen pajamas, and yarn for fi sweaters, all of which will be made up by the women of the Mayesvllle chapter. Other auxiliaries might do like wise. We huve plenty of garments <nd yai n ready for you. letters have been sent to all of th< auxiliary chairmen and secretaries asking them to meet wiih the execn tree committee of the guntter ehnpa ter on Thursday. January 111. at l o'clock We are looking forward to i large meeting. CeorKo Abiaham. who lives at 714 North Main street, reports that D hog thief |m operating In the edge Ol town. Abiaham knows for the I Hie I stole a good b!m SiMMt from him lOtnreVl] night. The hog was killed in the pen and the carcass SOTrlod ? s i Ahrs heat has ins snaplolon but no wairant been taken out. Washington, .lau 2K The attorn? ey general tod a asked the Supreme Court for an early doelelon In the c*ase ig pealed frees North Carolina in which the child labor law wus declare ed unconstitutional* g* |% j? kit council or dkfkxsk. Minutes of 'Hie Hcgnlur Monthly Meeting Jniiuury -6th. The meeting of the Sumter County Council ol' Defense was well attended i i last Saturday, and considerable mat? ters of importance were discussed. Letters from Senators Tillman and Smith, and Congressman Lever re? garding the request of the Council that the government purchase the en? tire agricultural requirements of ni tr?te of soda, ami dealing with the idea that fertilizer dealers- be allow? ed to secure government nitrates to resell to poor formen at 10 per cent, prolit wero reed by Mr. E. \V. Dabba, chairman of the committee appointed to take this SjattSr up. The Kist. of the replies in the lott?v. from the representatives shows n< possible chance for the fertiliser deal* ?IS to get any of the nitrate of soda. Ii was said by Senator Smith that tin government intends to utilize the ion million dollar appropriation for ni? trates under the revolving plan, that is that as fast as this money is col? lected from farmers it will be used SfjSin and again to purchase nltrute: if the plans oi' the Unltsd States de partmont of agriculture prevail. Tin secretary of the Council was Instruct ed to write the senators and con gressmen that the Sumter Count;. Council hopes this will be done. The Council went on record as fav oring an appropriation of $50,0110 foi UlS 1918 support of the State Council of Defense, and the secretary was in? structed to write and request the Sum j tor County legislative delegation t ?Upporl ajnl vets for this appropria lion, and to support the State Council of Defense in every reasonable man uer. nn motion of Mr. c. J. Jackson, and j Mr. J. H. Myers, the Council unanl- ; moUSly resolved that the Sumter ( County Council of Defense should be! supported by direct taxation in ordsi i to morS equitably distributq the bur- j len oi expense in see pins up thisj Council, and the legislative delegation ?ras requested to make an appropria? tion of one thousand dollars if so much be necessary for this purpose Mr. C. J. Jackson, chairman, with Mr S. A. Hanin and Dr. Hush Mc-j L:>ughbn were appointed a commit to Interview and place this re? quest before the legislative delegation Immediately, A small number of th<" business men of Sumter have paid ninety per c ent of the expenses Of tne Sumter County Council of Defense, and the Sumter Chamber of Com? merce has rendered considerable as slstance. it wai the concensus of opinion of those present, fanners par? ticularly, that the people of the rural districts, farmers and country mer ChantS, and other Sumter county peo? ple, as well as many in this city, Should contribute to the support ol this body which is composed of one bundled ami twenty-five represents U\e farmers and other business men. from every township in Buniter coun? ty. a number of farmers from the ru nil districts openly expressed their opinions thai hundreds of the farmet and rural merchants, and others o. the country districts, and many ii' this city and Other towns and village it. tin.; county, have failed to do theli part in Supporting the Coline I ol I ><? tense, and expressed their Bppreclfl lion of the liberal manner in Which the few business and professional men of the City of Sumter haVS financed the Council and many other ntov< inents for tin- benefit of the rural dls i. f * i He vorn 1 said thai the time hfa now approached for the business nnti and farmers of sonn? other sections in fact from every town, Village, trading center, and the strictly agii cultural ?fistriets. to show their r|a trlotlsm and their public spirit esh rslisvs the few Sumter busiatjt^fl professional men of the great burden of paying for everything needed for the county. Messrs. J. M. Brogdon, S. A. Harvin. C. J. Jackson, Dr. Bush McLaughlin W. D. McLeod, I. If. Truluck and oth? er rural members emphasized the facts that the tight wads in city and coun? try and smaller towns of this count/ who will not give of their time 01 money, nor fight for their country, should be made to contribute through taxation, and that the County Council is composed of men who are working without pay, many who have beer, else contributing their money to help government to win the war, to support our soldiers, etc., and that tin legislative delegation should enact leg? lalatlon to support the County Council of Defense as a public and patriotic body working for the general welfart ol ad. Support of the government in reaching disloyal "slackers" who will not Cooperate by either contributing o their money or their time, men ol every occupation, registering and re porting their names to the govern mcnt, and assisting in bringing ahOQt .i systematic registration of all mOti between IS and 62 years of age U be used by the government in loirn patriotic ami useful manner, were dis cussed ami tin- Sumler County Conn cil will inform our representatives i congress of its loyal cooperation am systematic assistance in listing an reporting all eligible able bodied me: Of that age under Senator MeCumber' registration bill now pending in ton gross, The Sumter County Council is com posed of ninct> per cent "simon pure' farmer! of the rural districts. A res olution Introduced by Mr. J. m. Brog don and Mr. J. H. Myers was unani mously adopted endorsing the resolu tion of the wholesale and retail gro ccrs adopted at Chamber of Com merce on January 21th to obey th' rules and regulations of the Nations Food Administration, and guarantee Ing to promptly report all who violat these rules and regulations. The spiri of patriotism, and the evident deter initiation of the men of the rural dis trlota to see that every man does hi: duty or be shown up as a disloya slacker, permeated the meeting al the way through. It was unanimously decided to hoi a big patriotic meeting of the Countv Council with other citizens in a couple Of weeks. This meeting to be id dressed by a partlotiO speaker to b< ?elected by Chairman A. C. Phelps. ivho will also set the date for this meeting. Money, cooperation, loyalty, patrio tism, and doing everything the gov prnment wants done, unquestlonlngly ? heerfully, and willingly in this coun ty, or getting into some other county seemed to be the idea of those a' (art Saturday's meeting. London, Jan. 27.?What news has been permitted to pass the German censor indicates that a political Inn net's nes1 has again been stirred up h Germany, a dispatch from Zurich t> the Exchange Telegraph Coiftpanj notes the Berlin correspondent of the Frankfurter Zeitung as saying that [the Pan-Germans are "kicking up ? tremendous row" and declaring that Field sfarhal von ti Indenburg ami General von Ludendorff, dissatisfied with Chancellor Hertllng's speech be? fore the main committee ot the reich {stag, are agnin talking of retiring, Hadn't Thought of That. Distinguished Chicago psychopatli announces that the longer you kis* the same woman the loss thrill y??u get, because the electro chemical ac? tion diminishes. Darn 'em! they'll i ra ining to work us toward a kisslcs. day!?Greenville Piedmont. Nothlnv of the kind. This man Is only advuj Ling one to kiss a different woman SjOAyUle Times-Union, < OLUKi I) JUNIOR AUXILIARY. Pupils pf Lincoln school Organized for Rod CrOM Work. /_ The over-increasing interest in Red Cross work among the colored peo? ple is indeed very gratifying. The children in the upper grades at the Lincoln school have been knit? ting for some time, hut on account of the fact that several have jus; learned, a great deal has not beer done. I >n Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock work was suspended and the grades from fifth to tenth, marched up into the chapel to hear words of instruc? tion and inspiration from Mines. Solomons and Btnbbs of the Kumt? 1 Ited Cross chapter. After sfnging America as true Americans only can do, attention wUi given to .Mrs. C. A. Lawson, vice1 pres? ident of the colored auxiliary, who ji the absence of Dr. Rimie, introduce** the speakers. Mrs. Solomons explained the wori. of the Ited Cross of America to th< children in a simple, yet forceful way All could understand and all respond ed by a rising vote, when asked h 1 Mrs. Solomons if they would like t help in the great cause. Mrs. Btubbe then proceeded to or? ganize the grades and Principal Law* ion was appointed chairman. Mis: Sampson, vice chairman, and Mr. K B. Jones. treasurer. were almost unanimously chosen by the pupils. "The star Bpanglcd Banner" was then sung ami the pupils were al? lowed to pass out. The ladies then held a short conference with tin faculty and gave some very hslpfUl suggestions for helping the pupils to raise their annual fees, etc. RED CROSS NOTES. Colored Community club Meeting. On Friday afternoon the Commun? ity Club of the Colored Auxiliary 01 the Red Cross held a meeting at the residence of Mrs. I^dla U. Williams. The following members wore pres? ent: Mesdames B. B. DeLonno, Mar> Roberts, A. B. Davis, LUCllS Wimjate. Mottle TOWnsend, Leila Moses. L. R Williams : ml Miss M. L. Sampson Mis. C. A. Lawson, supervisor oi clubs, gavs a very Interesting talk en the work of the Red (Voss. Each member present contributed material for the making of comfort ullows. Mrs. D. P. Pendergrass sent in a contribution for pillows. Home testimony for Doan's Kidney rills, published in every locality, is oi itself convincing evidence of merit. Continued testimony forms still stronger evidence. Years ago. a citi? zen of Sumler gratefully acknowl? edged the benefit derived from Doan's Kidney Pills. The statement is now .'onfirmcd?the proof more convinc? ing. Cases of this kind are plentiful In the work of Doan's Kidney Pills ? the record Is unique. W. Yeadon, 1^7 Haynsworth St.. Bumter, says: "1 suffered from dull, nagging backaches, and my kidneys acted too freely. 1 used Doan's1 Kid? ney Pills for these ailments, and they relieved me end toned up my whole system." (Statement given January It'll.) . Over four years later Mr. Yeadon said: 'The benefit Doan's KldUO) Pills gave me has been permanent." Pries IOC,, at all dealers. Don'l Simply ask for S kidney reined; get Doan's kidney Pills?th'3 same that Mr, Yeadon has twice publicly rec lommended. Foster-MiUuirn Co.. A Unique Record. ?PS*, Buffalo, N, Y.?AdvU Tuljerculosis <" imp. At a meeting held hist week the 1 Bumter County Tuber, ulosis Camp j commission was formally organized by j the election of officers: 11. J. Harby, ; President; Dr. E. R. Wi son, Treasur? er. The commission is composed of the following: H. J. Harby, Dr. E. R. Wilson, W* B. Burns, representing the public; Im D. Jennings and C. <;. Rowland, representing the City Coun? cil; H. J. McLaurin, Jr., and J. J. Britten representing the County Com? missioners. Mr. J II. Johnson was se? lected as architect and he is now pre? paring the plans for th 1 camp build? ings, which work he w 11 do without charge. Mr. J. M. Ha-by will eon struct the buildings at cost, making no charge for his time and ;he use of his organization. Mr. Harby has given the site for the camp, ft suitable and desirable loca? tion having been selected on one of his farms between the i^tateburg and Second Mill roads, not far from Mr. L. D. Jennings' Bradford place. Mr. Harby has .also turned over to the commission $10,000 which he offered the county as an endowment for the camp. FOR SALE?A good brood mare, (heap for quick sale. Works any? where and good saddle horse. c>ee W. T. Hall. FOR BALE?Horse, buggy and har? ness. Horse safe and sound. Ap plj Rev. J. w. Blkins, oswego, s. C. i*nR SALE?P, O. B. cars, Camp Jackson, stable manure; very little straw. Car load lots only. Chemi? cal and Fertilizer value rated very high by Clemson c^ lege. A. A. Strauss, Sumter, S. C \ I will attend in person or by deputy .'At the following named places and on the dates given, for the purpose of re? ceiving tax returns for the fiscal year beginning January 1st, 11)18. Re? turns of Real Estate, Personal Prop? erty, Polls, Roads and Log s should be mu*de. The office will ae open to re? ceive returns from January 1st to February 20th: Tiiulals, Tuesday, Jan. I. Privateer, Wednesday, Jan. 0. Lev I Siding, Thursday Jan. 10. Wedigofleld, Friday, Tan. it. Clarsmont, Tuesday, Jan. 1G. IIa good, Wednesday, Jan. 16. Remberts. Thursday, Jan. if. Dalzell, Friday, Jan. 18. Brogdon, Tuesday, Jan. 22. Mayesville. Wednesday, Jan. 23. Oswego, Thursday, Jan. 24. Pleasant Crove, Tuesday, ^Jan. 29. shiioh. Wednesday, fan. 30. Norwood Cross Roads, Th?rs lay, J\an. 31. R. B. WILDER, County Auditor. Mrs. Rose Bennett Skin and Scalp Specialist BEAUTY PARLOR Room No 11 Nat'l Bank Of Sumter Bldg. Sumter. S C. r Geo. FL Hurst, IM|rtaker and Embalmer Prompt Attenti i to Ihn Night Calls At J 0. CRAIG DM Stand, N. Ia n Phones: I