The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 08, 1918, Image 5
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?Mf?l ?4 It* Pootoesce m munter, K.
a. M IteoosMt Ctee* Matte*.
PI KSONAL.
Mm. Inland Moot,, and Mrs II. 1!
Parker, of Charlotte, are the guests
of Mr. and Mrs H J. Harby.
Mrs. A. J. Udo has returned liono
sftsr spending a month in Honea Path
ss the guest of Mrs. M. C. Bear.
Mj-s. Albert Miller and daughter,
of New York State, who have been
wintering In Florida, have stopped
over to spend a week with Dr. and
Mrs. Archie China.
Miss Sally Wannamaker has return?
ed from Chernw. She was accompan?
ied by her sister, Mrs. H. L. Spancer.
Mi and Mr*. R. P. QUlespite and
Mr. ?nd Mrs. W. B. Glllesple, of Ef
flngham, are visiting Mrs. Rose Jen
kins.
Mr. Tom M. Jones received a card
yesterday from his son, R F. Jones,
who is in the regular army, saying, "1
have arrived safely overseas."
Mrs. H. M. Emerson, oi' Wilming?
ton. N. C, is visiting her son, Mr.
Horace Emerson at 322 Church St.
Julius R. Chandler left Monday
morning for Charleston, for service
in the United States navy. Julius
volunteered for service and on last
Saturday, four days after enlistment,
received orders to report lor duty in
Charleston. At present he Is assigned
to shore duty.
Miss Ha Wright, of Bennettsvllle,
In the guest of Miss olive Sturgeon on
Church st
Mr and Mrsfi W. E. Stafford and
children, of Bishopville, spent Sunday
In th* city with Mn. Stafford's moth?
er. Mrs. R. L. Bethea.
Lieut. Frank M. Cain, of Camp
Gordon, spent Sunday with his father,
Mr W. O. Cain.
Win Commission*.
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Peter S Dwlght of Wedgefteld. and
Norwood DuRant. of Alcolu, who at?
tended the Camp Jackson Officers'
Training Camp, have been commis?
sioned Second Lieutenants.
Married.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Retr*nd Col
clough announce the marlage of their
daughter. Mary Evelyn, to Thos. 8.
Waring on Wednesday, May 1st, at
t ireenvllle, S. C. Mr. Waring is a
member of tho 2nd s. c Infantry,
machinery gun company, Camp So
vier. Oreenvill*.
Very few men in the United States
have really matched President Wilson
In the purchase of Liberty Bonds. He
subscribed at the opening of the cam?
paign for all the bonds he was uble to
pay for. and has now taken one more
bond on the deferred payment plan.
How many rich or well-to-do men
have bought all the bonds they are
able to pay for?
m mviiing hu: pki;sii>i;nt.
Sumter People "Go Over the Top"
Again to the Goodly Sum of $-1?,
200.
Thf last rail lor subscriptions to
the Third Liberty Loan by President
^\ i!s?<n when he asked out' million loy?
al American citizens to match him in
buying one more bond, was respond
?'I tu ;it the Chautauqua Kt iday af?
ternoon and that night by ihc people
of Sumter with an enthusiastic good
will that was inspiring am) surpris?
ing, even in Sumter, the town that al?
ways does its full duty whenever call
ed upon for public service. This city
and county oversubscribed its quota
within a few days after the opening
of the campaign and was the lbs
county in the State to be awarded ai
honor Hag for subscribing its quota
And our poople were not satisfies
with having done what they were
asked to do but kept up the good
work and day by day the oversub?
scription grew and grew until it pass?
et! the half million mark, which had
been set as the maximum reasonably
to be expected. More people?men.
women and children?bought bonds
than anyone thought possible and
many of the subscriptions were for
larger amounts than anticipated; and
still the subscriptions continued to
come in. it seemed that nearly ev?
eryone who could had subscribed?
of course there are some riackers in
Sumter, as everywhere, and some men
who can afford to buy bonds had
bought none and others who could
buy largely had bought as little as
they possibl.N could and still save their
faces and maintain the camouflage
that they arc loyal Americans?but all
things taken into consideration Sum?
ter has done better than expected and
most people thought that the Liberty
loan drive h id been practically com?
pleted. Hut when President Wilson
called for one more effort to put the
Third Liberty Loan over Tho Top,
the bond buyers and somo who had
been holding back because they felt
that their little would not be needed
or missed, rallied and added nearly
thirty thousr-nd dollars to the total
subscrlpion cf the county.
The Match the President propo?
sition was put before the afternoon
session of the Chautauqua by Mayor
Jennings and Mr. P. G. Bowman with
tho result that $5,200 in subscriptions
were pledged. At the night session
the proposition was again placed
squarely before the crowd and the
subscriptions totalled $2 1.000?the
greater part of the pledges being for
"one more bond," the only sizable
subscription aelng for $3,000 by the
Bank of Mayesville.
It is on occasions like this that the
people agree with great unanimity
that Sumter ll a mighty good place in
which to live and that Sumter people
are mighty ftae folks to live with. This
feeling may be somewhat partial
but It Is, perhaps, pardonable and it
is the thing that makes the Sumter
Spirit a force that accomplishes re
suits When tlu* ?'all conies lor doing
things.
Magneto People Buy Bonds.
The employees of the Magneto fac
: lory responded in ;i most general and
patriotic manner to the appeal mad-'
I on the last round for the Third Lib?
erty loan. Tin- manager granted 30
mlnutei time for this work, and all
I Of the employees Were assembled in
the square In the rear of the buildings
land the meeting addressed by Mrs.
Solomens and Mr. Bowman,
Within the thirty minutes allotted,
approximately $r?.000 was raised,
mostly in $."?0.00 pledges. Although
there was one of $300.00 and a few of
$100.00. As usual the colored peo?
ple responded liberally, and eleven
bonds were taken from the few em?
ployed there.
There is an active W. S. S. in oper?
ation in the factory, and an appeal
was made to those really unable to
subscribe to a Liberty bond, to keep
up and add to the good work being
done through that channel.
LORD DUNMORE COMING.
Has Been Assigned to Speak in Sum
tcr by Council of Defense.
Chairman A. C. Phelps of the Sum
ter County Council of Defense has re?
ceived the following from the State
Council of Defense, which will be re
! oelved with great pleasure by the
people of this county as Lord Dun
more is one of the most^ eloquent
speakers and a man of world-wide
fame as a soldier and statesman.
lie will speak to the Sumter Coun?
ty Council of Defense, and all others
who are interested, some time bc
tweeen May 2Sth and June 6th.
Mr. A. C. Phelps, Chairman, Sumter.
Dear Mr. Phelps: Your wire re
eived. 1 shall take pleasure in
seeing that Lord Dunmoro is sched?
uled for an address in Sumter and
ongratulate your wide-awake Coun
dl and city upon the pleasure in store
for them.
Yours cordially,
HEED SMITH.
Executive Secretary.
Columbia. April 27th.
Death.
Mrs. Kate li. Crier died at the Pviv-I
?rside Hospital, Charleston yesterday, i
ifter a brief illness. Mrs. Crier was
In Charleston visiting her daughter,
Mrs. B. T. Brallaford. when she was
telsed with the fatal illness and her
leath was a great shock* to her friend
!P this city. The body was brought
tore and the burial services were held
his morning at the cemetery Imme*
llately after the arrival of the Char
leaton train. Mrs, Qrler is survived
i>y her husband, Mr. B. G. Crier ami
wo daughters, Mrs. D. m. Campbell
of this city and Mrs. E. T. Brail*! 'd
?i Charleston.
Miss Celena Bethea( of Roc.fi Hill
;pent Sunday in the oity with her
mother, Mrs. u. l. Bethea.
Ii, K. Wood for Solicitor.
Mr. L. ES. Wood, court stenograph
( r, w.is heu- last weck with Judge
Sense for only a day, as the judge dis?
posed ot aii equity cases brought be?
fore him in one day. We interviewed
Mr. Wood in regard to the report
(hat he was n candidate for solicitor.
He said he was a candidate and would
make the race in the primary this
?Ummer. Mr. Wood by his long ser?
vice as stenographer, over 12 years,
bears the distinction of being next to
oldest In service in the State, which
qualifies him as an efficient candidate
lor the office of solicitor. The follow?
ing in regard to his acting as solici?
tor is an extract from presentment of
the Grand Jury of spring term, 1914,
Sumter county.
"L. B. Wood, Esq., whom your
Honor appointed acting solicitor,
has discharged his duties faithfully
and successfully. He has been not
mly efficient, but a most courteom
ind painstaking officer of the court,
commanding the respect and esteem
of all in the conduct of affairs."?
Blshopville Vindicator.
Memorial at Oswego.
Memorial Day exorcises will be held
At Bethel Church, Oswego. Sunday af-j
ternoon at 5 o'clock. There are.
buried in Bethel church yard twenty
three or more Confederate soldiers,
and the services are to be held in
honor of their memory. Dr. S. II.
'Odmunds has Accepted an invitation
to deliver the address.
W. S. S. Ha 11.v.
The Horatio. Hagood and Kembort
.Var Saving Societies have decided
o combine their efforts, and have a
treat big meeting at the Hagood
ohool house on Friday, May 10th, t;
>'clocU P. M. The public is cordial
y invited to attend and help make
t a big rally.
Su niter's Liberty Loan.
Sumter county was called on to
subscribe for $418,Odo of the Third
liberty Loan.
Sumter county did better than ask
?<i.
Sumter county went "Over the
Top," buying $602,250 Third Liberty
Loan bonds.
Sumter county's percentage of her
luoth is 1.44.
Having been relegated to the rear,
'^ount Czernin, it is said, will go to
he front. Isn't ours a queer lan
,ruage.?Memphis Commercial Ap
>cal.
Almost any city farmer is perfectly
villing to plan if somebody else Will
olant.?Greensboro News.
Some men try to save the country
by taking the Held, others by taking
'he stump.?-Anderson Mail.
CALL FOR SPECIAL SERVICE.
Men of Draft Age Offered Training at
Clctneon Cottage.
The local exemption board has re?
ceived notice that Sumter county is
permitted to name lour men to at?
tend the training school at CJemson
College. To be admitted to this
school applicants must have at least
a grammar school education and have
had experience in one of the following!
trades: Automobile repairing, black?
smith, carpentry, elctrical work, or
other mechanical duty. Applicants
must be white and qualified for gen
oral service. Application must be
made to the local board, John H.
Clifton, chairman, on or before May
Sth, on which date the list will be
closed. This is a line opportunity for
men liable for military service to ob?
tain preferred positions in special
branches of the service and to re?
ceive training in a government school.
Tuberculosis Camp Fond.
The following additional payments,
on Tuberculosis Camp pledges are
acknowledged by Mrs. Xina Solomons,
Chairman Finance Committee:
Misses McLaurin.$20.00
Hagood. C2.25
3. H. Farrabow. 2.50
Privateer.150.00
$234.70
Attention Red Cross Workers.
The May allotment of surgical
dressings has been received as follows:
?50 large paper back pads, 480 split
irrigation pads, 1,600 2x2 wipes.
This is a difficult assignment, and
unless the women rally to the call
it cannot be tilled. We hope to have
a large number of workers every day,
beginning at ten o'clock Monday
morning. Sumter has never failed to
answer every call made upon her, and
we feel sure that we can depend up?
on the women to do this work
promptly. Remember that at ten
o'clock Monday morning the work
room will be open and ready for
workers.
Mrs. W. D. Boykin,
Supervisor Surgical Dressings.
Attention Veterans.
You are requested to attend the
memorial exercises to be held on the
steps of the Washington Street school
house on Friday, the loth day of
May. at 5.46 P. M.
E. Scott Carson.
Adjutant.
Married.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Bryan an?
nounce the mariage of theli sligh?
ter, Agnes, to J. Clarence Ivobinson.
of Lancaster, S. C, on Friday, May
:)rd, at Greenville, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Robinson left Imme?
diately for Americus, Ca., where
they will make their home.
BISHOP ?UERtVK IN SVMTER.
i ? ? ? ? a??
Dedicates Service Flag at Church of
Holy Comforter and Holds Con?
tinuation StTVHV.
Very impressive services were held
at the Episcopal church Sunday
when Bishop (luerry dedicated the
service flag and confirmed a class of
five. At the close of the processional
hymn the bishop came to a stand be?
neath the flag, which he blessed, and
then read the names represented by
the stars. After the dedication ser?
vices he received the United States
fla? and put it in place. On the ser?
vice flag there are twenty stars, one
gold and nineteen blue ones, a large
number for so small a congregation.
In the vestibule is hung a painted
honor, roll giving the names of the
men in service. The Bishop preach?
ed a strong sermon on "The Joy of
Sacrifice," which was followed by the
confirmation and communion service.
Special music by the vested choir
added to the jmpresiveness and beau?
ty of the service.
McLeod in Race.
A close personal and political friend
of Hon. Thomas (1. McIx;od, who saw
him Friday stated to a representative
of The Item that Mr. McLeod had
positively decided to be a candidate
for congress to succeed Mr. Lever, and
ihat a formal announcement of his
candidacy and Iiis platform might be
expected within the next day or two.
This would seem to dispose finally of
the rumor that Mr. McLeod was hesi?
tating about announcing his candidacy
ind might not enter the race.
IN STOCK?Following feed stuff:
Corn, oats, hay, molasses food, vel?
vet bean meal. Ducker & Bult
man.
WE HAVE?In stock in our ware?
houses in Sumter, tobacco, com
and garden and cotton fertilizer.
Also Acid Phosphate. Call or write
us for prices. Southern Brokerage
Co. Phone 89.
IK)R SALE?F. O. B. cars, Camp
Jackson, stable manure; very little
straw. Car load lots only. Cjneml
cal and Fertilizer value rated very
high by Clemson college. A. A.
Strauss, Sumter, S. C.
I
Geo. H. Hurst,
Undertaker and BOjOjt
F ro ; pt A tent in to Day and
Night Calls
At J. D. CRAIG Old Stand, N.;Main
PhonesminVzo\
WE'VE BEEN PLANNING HOW TO HELP YOU SAVE.
WE ANNOUNCE READY FOR OUR ANNUAL EVENT
THE MAY SALE OF WHITE
urn
Read Every Item?Supply Your Present ?.r\d Future Needs
< m ri; im < him: siiiir.r w aists
Take \<rut cholco from about 200 wal ?ts all shades nod
?tue? at. $l.i?K
ssr^sWEDNESDAY, a9:0m.
LASTS 5 DAYS
JUST IS (OAT Si l ls FOR YOL"!
They must all go. The prices weil $:i2.50, $;:<>.on, $2?.50
and $85.00. dust take your pick and pay . . $19.25
15c.-3000 yards White Goods Mill Ends, Lawns, Nainsooks, Madras, Worth 25c, Sale,-15c.
1500 yards Finest White Nainsook. Limit of 20 yards to Customer, Worth Today 50c, Sale, 27c.
ran mi sun immCRWK&N
(I.cm* than Materials would cost) Nainsook gowns at $1,
St.25. 11.4t, 1.(11?, Sl.ftH.
iM.nvn- I ii it.i (i s and lace trimmed, worth 75 and
$1 no. to Ik* Mold at. N| 75c.
IYtlicot?lM, embroider* mid lace trimmed, on sale at
81.00, $1.115, ft. 11?.
FINEST WHITE WASH SKIRTS
Rotlftht for our January sale. Just arrived. You get thom
at the sale prices The prices will be UNc. SI.I?. 1.7?.
8.19, ;;.u?. ;;.i!?, ;;.?k. 1.20, 4.88. The lineal lot of white
skirls ever brought to StMttOr, I'vcry skirt worth 50
pet cent more.
A TABLE OF WHITE GOODS.
Lawns. voiles, nansook. etc. Fat this Saving Sale the
ntlo$ is. ioc
50 pieces iltt in. Fancy Printed skirtings, worth easily 10c.
Take your choice at .
200 Striped Tub Silk waists, c heap at $2.."??. go in sale $1.!?H
WHITE LACKS PROM I TO 8 in. win ills
H?o pieces worth up to :15c >anl, all go at. 15c
WHITK Ml DDI is
800 in the lot of best LonadaU Middy cloth, worth $1.50, to go In sale at
$1.00
m iv PAJAHiA < Ii i v ks.
One Nolld c??c for >ou. < heap al 2."ic; go on -ale at lib
:'.? in. FIXEST PERCALES
Worth today 80c yard. CJd what you need here at . lOe
loo dot i.adie> Gauae ander veete, erorfli 25c: while they
last at . 15e
The Above Prices Are For The Sale - - Nothing to Go Before Wednesday
SCHWARTZ BROTHER