s* M is* k'wmv at Huiutsr, 6,
OU as sVcimuI Claas Matter.
I'F.ltSON \l
Mr. Fred \igle?. who enlisted ">
the nav) several month* ago und la
niHtion?*(i at the Charleston Navj
Vard, 1? in tho city on furlough.
Num. tleppner, of Chicago is visit
Uta her suiter, Mrs. I. A. Rytten
Lerg.
Mr. A. S. Mcl\er. of Darlington, I
sp? M ytstenlav in Sumter.
.Mr. Alexun.hr Noful, a Persian
r i?.-chant. (?f I >ai hnnton. has conic
-tu inter and opened business.
Herat. S. L. Smith oi Camp Jackson
tu m lit the week-end with Ins parent^
In the city.
Iii?? Katherine Murchison and In 1
ii.4'ther of Camden are spending i
few days with Mr and Mrs. S. ft. J
AnSth.
Mr. T. P. Impose, of Pl P.oso. wa <
in the cfty today.
Mr. c w. Banders, of llagood
ipeet tfie day in town.
Lieut. R. M Cantev. who is witl
the engliieers, C 8. expeditionary
ffMc? s. has urri\ed safely in France.
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PCMtll.
From The Pally Item. Feb. 8.
Mr. John .V Whittemoi ! at
his home on llarbv avenue at 2
o'eh morning ..Cor a long ill?
ness. The funeral services will he
held at his late residence at l\ o'clock
tomorrow. Saturday.* morning.
Mr. Whittemove was a native of
New F.ngland and came to Sumter
?Aon after the \\ i r )??> ? w . .n t h
Stu e? ami had lived In re ever since
He h:ih saalaaasasff fat i gasgaag mi
yeais prior to Clc\ da nd's lirst term.
Mo hi ggrvidcd hy two dauKhters,
MlS'iee |x>u.?e and Pmily Whitferuore.
Farmers' Inion Meeting.
There will h? a meeting of the
Settel Local Farmers' t'nion. Wed?
nesday afternoon, the 13til. Farmers
desiring to Join this locul are invited
to n'tfinl this meeting.
M C Jackson,
Sen. 1.1' v a ml Ti c s
Tlie Primary Christian f'ndeavor
? Sassety gave a valentine social Satur
da> , afternoon. About fifty boys am.
K?rj? ei ths occasion. After
a?yii'g games on the Presbyterian
ftaur> h lawn kodac pictures of the
vonnug Sndeavorers were taken. Re?
freshments were served and before
jfjelag home each little guest called by
the "Postofflce" and was handed a
/a lentis?.
Trvsevau*-Moore.
St Matthews, POD, I. Miss Ncna
trans rant und Ueot Pssjawssure
MoorO, or Sumtcr, stationed ;ii Comp
i.i* rooh, wore saairtsfl ??t Ihe homo
of the bride, ? row mllei front st.
Matthews, yesterday afternoon by the
?JtV, Mr. London Of OrUngObUrf . I
'?In bride came in 00 the arm Of her
feiner end ins trooni with MeKensis
MoorO, The bride wore a brown trav?
eling suit with accessories to match.
The bride la Ihe daughter or Mr. and
Mrs. .\. s. Tieaovant, The wadding
unites two srell known South Carolina
?
famllteO. Mr. Rnd Mrs. Moore will,
bf at hOtne in Columbia after a hon-!
eymoon In Florida.
Hngiffld News Notes.
Mis S VA\ AUOfl ami children have
ill boon quite siek with some <?rt of
measles.
Mrs. Sam Shirer while visiting rel?
atives In Fairlleld waa prostrated
With measles.
Mr. Sam Shirer will shortly move
en the F.llerbc pl.ice. where Mr. I.e
nolr lived.
The Bpeneer children have had
u Hooping oougb,
M esda mos Alice Jackson and Mary
Dothen tan down to St. Charles to set
Mrs .lames who is invalided at ho
I rotber's.
Thompson Allen, of Lata* paid a
Hying vlalt to his uncle, H. C, Be?
thea.
Folks are painting oats. The win at
(late planted) will give a fait stand
The Woman's Missionary Society of1
Hethesda church meets at Mrs. I>. < ?.
afoLood'i of Rembort today. Feh
ru:uy 9th.
'1 lagood."
ItOOinoVt, Feb. l t] |,
Between live hundred anil a thou?
sand persons accepted the invitation
of tho Smith Greater Shows to visit
their wild animal show Sunday after
do Ns. The animal show will T?? Open
to the public Sunday and Monday af?
ternoons during the remainder of the
Uay of the Smith shows in winter
quarters at the tobacco warehouse
The collection of animals is quite large
ami IntOffanting for a carnival show
and well worth a visit.
Waterford, Ireland. Jan. 31 (Corre?
spondence)?All Waterf >rd is in
mourning as the result of the blggSOl
llrOphe that has befallen this
Irish east coast city in thirty years
through the loss of seventy or its men
it sea. The victims were in two
Henaucti which lert an English port
ut were never heard from again. '
They left |0| women and children so
destitute here that relief funds have
been started in all parts of the coun?
ty.
(Ol Kl' IN sissloN.
t'olirt Uf (aOnCItll IsOBSlOtUI ()|M llS for
Winter Term.
The court of general sessions con?
vened tins mornlni with Judge T. s.
Bease presiding,
The grand Jury was organised with
i.\ M, Hall as foreman and Judge
Bouse delivered the accustomed
charge, briefly explaining the duties
ami powers oi the grand jury,
Solicitor McLeod had a number of
billa of Indictment ready and the
grand Jury immediately goi down to
work.
The following bills had been report?
ed befofS recess:
The State vs. .Take Butler, assault
And hattet.\ with intent to kill. No
hill.
The Slate vs. Ferdinand Martin,
murder, true hill.
The State vs. Sam Davis, alias Sam
Gathers, grand larceny, True hill.
The State vs. Frank Smith, alias
Frank Davis, alias Frank Jefferson,
housebreaklng and larceny. True hill.
THrSe en sot*.'
The Stale vs. Willie Molliday, lat
eeny from held. True hill.
The State vs. Hattic Holliday, re
Celvlng stolen goods. True hill.
The State vs. .lohn Harris, manu
fatcuritlg alcoholic liquor. True hill.
The State vs. Willie Anderson, alias
Willie House, assault ami battery with
intent to kill. True hill.
The State \ s. Liner Davis, assault
and battery with intent to kill. Enter?
ed plea of guilty, Sentence 2 years
and fl months imprisonment.
The State vs. Manning Hall aim
Sally Hall, larceny of live stock. On
ti ial.
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT.
Woman ami Twit Men Killed in Itarn
welL
Harn well, Feh. 10.? one woma
and two men were killed and anothei
woman was seriously injured here
this afternoon about ?? o'clock wh m
an automobile in which they wen
riding dashed head-on into a west?
bound freight engine j?t the Atlantic
Const Line depot, where the railroad
intersects the public road leading
from Da in well to Allendale. The
dead are: Miss Heady. Fred Lee
white, and a negro named Johnson;
Injured is Miss Moody. Ail of the oo*
oupaata pf the cat were from Klint
and were on their way home whon
the accident occurred.
Farmers who have corn on hau I
do not have to purchase corn meal
or other ?ftren] products to obtain
Hour.
<.i:hm\nk ambvsh Americans.
i Ivo of drafting's Bfon Killed by tii<*
Enemy.
With the American Army In
Prance, l'?*i?. 9 (By the Aeeociated
Press).-?Five American soldiers arel
believed to to have been killed, loin
arc missing ami one was wounded
when an American patrol was am?
bushed In No Man's Land last night
by a superior force of Germans.
The spot where the encounter oc?
curred is an Isolated one and reports
concerning the casualties inflicted bj
both sides are meagre. Only one
American is known to have escaped
the trap of the Hermans, which was
Ibid in front of our wires. The one
survivor, who crawled back 1?? tin
American lines, with a bullet in hi?
ebest, is unable to talk.
I Our artillery immediately laid a
barage around the ambushing Ger?
mans and 'some are believed to have
been accounted for. The Infantry ac
counted for Others BS it is certain tin
attacked patrol fought to a finish ac
cording to Information triokling In
from tiie front lim. Our patrolling
soldiers were walking in front of our
wire entanglements when a big ene?
my patrol that had been divided inl<
pai ties Which took up concealed posi?
tions opened lire at close range. The
night w.as clear and the forms of ti.?
Americans made the best possible tar
.gets for the hidden Germans, Then
is no doubht but that the American!
battled gallantly until completed
overpowered. The artillery duel In
otir sector continued today. Scores ot
airplanes were out observing and
making phOtOgaphO. The men in tin
line were thrilled by a number of an
duels high in the sky over theil
heads.
AMERICAN SOUMKHS CAPTURED.
Berlin Announces Capture Near St
Vlhi? I.
Herlin, Feb. 9.?Some American
prisoners have been captured nortl
of Xlvry, ten miles east of St. Mlhiel
says the official statement.
The announcement fixes deftnitel>
for the first time the location of tin
R<ator held by American troops.
?I
SAFE IN PETROGRAD.
CaMesjeam from Ambassador Francis
Disposes of Rumors,
Washington, Feb. 11.?Ambassadoi
Francis, telegraphing from Petr/kgrad
under date of February Ith, reported
all at the embassy and In Americai
COlony, safe and well. This is re
garded as disposing finally of rumors
that diplomats of co-belligerents wert
[ being sent out of Russia.
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Fan
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You will make very &cre produce- its
most in food crops, cotton and tobt ceo
greatly needed by our country. You 1
best serve your country and yourself
fertilizing each acre liberally with
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BRAND
"ITPAYS TO USE THEM"
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all
ill.
by
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There la a national car and labor shortage. Delay is dangerous*
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FERTILIZERS!
Vir - v <
ITMYSrO USE THEM
Manufactured by
SWIFT & CO, FERTILIZER WO HKS
ATLANTA, OA. CHARLOTTE, N. C.
Factories: Atlanta, Albany, LaGrange, (VSoultrie, Savannah, Ga.
WILMINGTON and GREENSBORO, N. C.
CHESTER and COLUMBIA, S. ?,
ASK YOUR DEALER
OR WRITE US.
Over There.
In the shadow of suffering arc some,
in the trenches of chilli end despair
With shell and shot all around them,
Peeling with horror and fear.
A stone 'neath the head for ;? pillow.
Not a friend, to offer a prayer,
In the shadow Of suffering are some
OUr hoys, who have gone over
t here.
In the shadow of death, are some.
In the valley, so 'lone and so drear.
The rod, and the stall' before them,
Their Lord and their shepherd in
near.
Goodness and mercy are following?
a whisper in death, 'tis a prayer.
In the valley of death are some,
Our boys?who are going "Up
There."
I
In pleasure and in glory are some.
They have answered the call to ap?
pear.
Before their captain, our Savior
And are watching and waiting over
there.
For the bayonet, a palm, they carry.
For the cross, a crown they wear,
our boys who have gone from battle
(>ur boys who are waiting over
there.
?Nancy Thayor.
Rod Cross Seals.
The following letter in reference to
the Sale of lied Cross Seals in Su liter
will he of interest to those who ha\a
assisted in tho work:
I bar Miss Wilson: Your letter re?
ceived this morning. Your sale WSJ
splendid, hearty congratulations. You
I have sold one-third as many as was
sold in the city of Columbia, and J
have no doubt exceeded every other
city in South Carolina,
I do not know the exact return
from the City of Cteenwood. At las'
report Anderson had sold $3e bOO
worth. Greenwood had sold $9:!').Ob
in the entire county. We have not
heard from gpartanburg, Greenville
or Charleston. To date, we have re?
ports of about six hundred thousand
seals sold, ami I believe we will reach
our million.
1 am sending you a. report blank
vbich will be of assistance to you
!I can be of any assistance to youi
association In further organisation, i
assure you I will be glad to asslsl
you In any way possible.
With best Wiehes, 1 am,
Sincerely,
L. A. Riser.
Kx. Sec. S. C. Anti-Tuberculosis As?
sociation.
P, s.?i will appreciate it If you
Will give publicity in your home paper
ind also ask your correspondents for
The State and News and Courier to
write articles, telling what Bumter
has done in the sale of lied Cros
seals. This will stimulate agents to
end in their reports.
Columbia, Jan. 17.
The sale amounted to $43S.14.
Mary Wilson.
Bonns arc Abundant.
The United states Food Adminis?
tration is urging wholesale and re
tail grocers to push the sale of color?
ed beans, both dried and canned. Tin
Food Administration declares that i?
food value the colored bean is equal, ?
not superior to the white bean.
There are about 3,000 carloads oi
these colored beans in the Cnitod
States today. In response to a re?
quest for patriotic production tin
farmers of the West produced the
largest crop of colored beans the
country has ever known. They can b<
put on the market at a fair profit at
i pine which will average JO or 4<?
per cent, lower than those for white
bea us.
Red Cross Shipment.
The Bumter Chapter sent to At?
lanta today a box of the following:
2] hospital bed sheets, 15 pairs Of
pajamas, X hot water bag rovers, 2S
comfort pillows. L' helmets, 4L* pairs
of socks. 1 r. pairs of wristlets, 29 nuif
filers and TO sweaters.
This box was made up largely by
the work done by Mime of our auxil?
iaries. We hope that those auxiliar?
ies have not contributed to this box
Will have a share In the box that we
expect to get off next Saturday.
Annie Purdy,
Secretary Sunitop Chapter.
Farm I demonstrator J. Frank WI1?
j innis, who went to Washington lasl
Monday night to carry the appltca-|
l ions of the Bumter county farmers
for nitrate of sods returned yesterday.
?>niy one thousand, four hundred and
vventy-four tons were applied for by
binder county farmers.
The Jacksonville Times-Union
?dates that "Gen. Grant's picture is
t printed on ihe new ten thousand dol?
lar bill," in order that newspaper
men may be able to verify that rumor
ill they have to do is to look over 111
Lhelr ten thousand dollar bills. WH
i mington Star.
TAX RETURNS NOTICE FOR 1918
I will Attend in person or by deputy
it (ho following named places and on
the datee given, for the purpose of re
cetvlng tax returns for the fiscal year
beginning .unuury 1st, i?i8. Re?
turns of Real Estate, Personal Prop?
erty. Polls, i tadl and Dogs should be
made. The office will be open to re
colve returns from Jannary 1st to
February 20ih:
Tind.tls, Tuesdsjr, Jan. S.
Privateer, Wednesday, Jan. 9.
Levi Biding Thursday, Jan. 10.
Wcdgefield, Friday. Jan. 11.
Clarernont, Tuesday, Jan. 15.
llapood, Wednesday a Jan. IS.
Ren berts, Thursday, Jan. It.
Dalzell. Friday, Jon. 18.
Brogdon, Tuesday, Jan. 22.
Mayesville, Wednesday, Jan. 23.
Oswego, Thursday, Jan. 24.
Pleasant drove, Tuesday, Jan. 20.
Rhllob, Wednesday, Jan. 30.
Norwood Cl >ss Roads, Thursday,
Jan. IL,
R. F.. WILDER,
County Auditor.
Colored Rod Cross Auxiliary.
<m January Eftth a meeting1 of the
ladles of Sum! ? and vicinity was sail?
ed at the home of Mrs. Pearl Spears,
OUt of which a Red Cross Cnit was or?
ganized, and the following officers
were elected: President, Mrs. Pearl
Bjaears; Secretary, Mrs. L. H. Murph;
Treasurer, Mrs Mary James.
The presidei t gave some instruc?
tion touching the work to be accom?
plished by our unit and the meeting
adjourned to re issemble Friday after?
noon o teach week at 4 o'clock.
The following named persons were
present and enrolled as mcmben of
the unit: Mr?. Elizabeth Gibson,
Mrs. Monroe, H*e. Westbury, Mrs.
Harris, Mrs. l*i son, Mrs. Levan, Mrs.
Donnelly, Mrs. IVioleau, and Miss
Young.
Mrs. Pearl S. t-ars, President. f
Mrs. . K. Murph, Secty.
Carnegie PnTlMo Library Itcport.
December II to December 31, 1917:
Number mem' ers, .".M.
Number of boohs lent, 104.
January 1 to January 31, 1918:
Number of im. nbers during monj
237; members previously repor^d753;
total memberehl|) to date. 2'ji
Number Of >ooks ISM during
month, 880; previously rep/Dtred, 104;
total number of t?ooks Icj?t, 984.
Financial reprt. *
Received from rural meml>erships,
$1.00; received from lines, $1.37; To?
tal. |l.S7.
M. GRACE HANDLE,
Librarian.
for SALE?On. big Bute* Four
iOUling car, in pood running con?
dition. Price $.7."?.<)<?. Quick sale.
a good bargain 10 s. Main St.
STRAYED OR S'K>Li:\?Ash coloi
ed on with T> rns. Notify Peter
Prloleau, R, P. I . 1, Dalzell, S. C.
BIST OAT?To r plant is Coker'a
Appier. A limited supply of seed
at 11.11 bushel. 9S per cent ger?
mination by State Department of
Agriculture. Planted up to March
10th will beat the so-called early
varieties, B. W. OabbS, Mayesville,
S. C.
CLEVELAND BIG BOLL?Cotton
?sod, crop 1919 s. veil lor seed and
culled. Germina on test 9S by
State D< partment of Agriculture.
No I ett( i- seed .mywhere, $3.00
bushel. Same s*? 1 1917 crop not
culled, price I3.CI bushel. Karts
villa No. 11 saved for seed. One
year from CokST. Sold at 4 2c in
November. Price '2.00 bushel. Or?
der at once. Suppi" limited. E. W,
Dabbs, Mayesville, 9. C.
FOR BALK?P. O. B. cars. Camp
Jackson, stable ma iure; very little
straw. Car load lots only. Chemi?
cal and Fertilizer value rated very
high by Clemson college. A. A.
Strauss. Sumter. S. C.
Geo. FL Hurst,
Undertaker Hi Embilmer
ProTpt AttenlIn o Day and
N Qbt -alts
At J. D. CRAIG 01c Stand. N. Main
Phones:
Mrs. Rose Bennett
Skin and Scalp Specialist
S BEAUTY PARLOR
^^?ia??*ias?UMnBBSBB*iMBiM.sasBMW*aWBasan
Room No. 11
Nat'! Bank Of Sumter Bldg.
Sumter, S 0.