The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 08, 1918, Image 5
?*Wtn f4 ?g* t^*jw*ta* ft* SsMieSr, &
O.. M Mil mart Ch*?* Ma tier
ft" I
N'.fts(?.\.\l,
Mrs. T M ? ?w ?? iw. who has hemi
visiting her mother, Mrs. II. I. Hen
boy on ?hurch street, has retained
to h* t home in Nftftln 111 * ? Tt-nn.
Mis-; 1 .on .i ,|. H\?i i.?s. or ? ialt n \
irued Inno. Monday morning after
Spending a week with Mrs. .). l>. Hrit
ton
Mr Mm . \ Smith, of Ly nchburg.
Va.. spent last week-end with Mrs J.
11 llritton.
?ergt. I I,. Smith. of Ci.mp Hevn-i.
hi spending a few days with his par?
ents of this city,
M?s?-s F.dith and Kthe| Mao Uen
fiow. of llartsville, uro spending a
few days with Dr. ami Mrs. F. R.
ftsnfrow of this eitv.
Bergt. K. Turner Whi o of Camp
?Svlet. Is spending several days with
hi* paicuts
Mr W h rawSjhBiln of Flor
euc*. spent several days with his son
J I' lommunder.
Mr. James H. Shelley, of Wihnlng
t'"' ' ? e-nt Sun.lay ? ith his par?
ents. Mr. an.I Mrs. VV II Shelley.
Un. 11 Howon. of Augusta, spent
ITUiid.iy in the eitv with II. O. Mc
Ksgen.
Hon John L. MeUiunn passed
thiough Sumter this mm ning on his
way to Columhla where he attended
a meeting of the State Council of De?
ltas*.
Hcg of his safe arrival overseas
has been receiwd hy th ? family ot
poi si Jan ?; la own
Miss Gladys Chandler l as received,
a card advising her of the safe arri?
val overseas of her brother, Flunk
Eugene Chandler.
Captain Handle of Cump Jackson
is visiting his mother while on a leave
after completing the war course at
the Artillery School of Fire. Fort Sill,
Ogia
'Mr. and Mrs. T. K. White, of Or
sngeburg. are spending the day with
Mr. liable Scott
Mr. Wiley M. Hruzeal. Jr., is home
from college.
Rev J. W. Cluy, of Lv ichburg, is j
spending the day in the <tty. I
Mrs. W. (1. Feterkin, of Fort
Motte. Is visiting Mrs. C L Stuhhs |
on U est Hampton Ave. j
Col. 11. M Cooper, >> Wisacky.
passed through Sumter on Tuesday (
on his wsy to Columbia. J
Miss Laic lie Itrunson returned to
hsr home yesterday from Winthrop ;
college, having completed the com- t
nierclal course. I
Misses Sai..I. ami Frances Glenn of ,
Clinton. Kose NN . inherg of Wedgetleld. 1
Khzaheth ami Utlki l.*?e Lucius of Kl- ,
liotts are tin itti active guests ol ,
Miss Kdith Williamson
Mrs H I?. (iilb-Hpie. of Kttlnghum
Is visiting Mr Kose Jenkins.
Mrs. Archie China went by auto to 1
Columbia Monday and returned Tues?
day, sc..pun. .I by her niece, Miss ;
Ermine lanhleottft.
Mayor h In . * lumnllon.
To ^he Citizens of Sumter County:
Whereua. President Wilson has ap?
pealed to the nation to t-nhst during
June In the urm> of saveis at home
who will support the army of sol?
diers abroad;
Whereas, the governor of South
Curohna has officially designated that
period of time commencing Friday.
Juno 14. an.I culmin itlrg June ft,
War Havings Week in this St lie
und ha > ? ilb-.I u 1 >o 1 the men and wo?
of South Cfcrottna Mi i..pond to
the NN 11 Smnr . impihrn which itf
to he conducted SSJ that by the < l<> ?
01 Pi nlas Jam- N, there Hhall bi M
man or woman in tills Stat.- who has
,, ,,. ,1 t pp a to economist tins
year >?ml tn Invest as much as possible
or the ensuing sa\ings in War Savings
Stamps.
Therefore, now. I, L 1>- Jennings
Mayor of Sumter. d?? h&tfh} I ill MpOfl
?ISSJ p .ti lotlc men mil H . n Ol "Hi
town to respond fulthfullv to the ap
peals inude by our president and I
governor und to sign the NN a 1 Savings'
Pledge cheerfully ami wllll igly. with
a feeling of gratitude t'.ai in Hill
way ws at home can do our share to?
ward hsatening tlie victorious con
elusion of the war for human .'teedoni
In w hlch 0111 1 .am? 1 I hi StltSI cd.
(Signed) I- l> J- rinm.'s.
\l i vor.
Two humln-d I ml f? I f ? \ ? n Stdect
nien were giisd to Ihe Humtet MMM
ly list of elegihles rot military service
by the second draft regl tiation \e
tsrdsy. Thin number of voung men
hav# altulned the ggS of twentv one
Msg 1 the first draft registration on
June r.th, 1917. Of IIm rsgtsemnt*'
vesterduv nlxtv SSVOS Wi ' ? gfhltSS and
ftSJM hiinb.d und elghtv maV'io.s
!*?lv NorthdifTe. wife of the Km:
llsh publisher and statesman. he
been d. . ..iit?>,| with the lii nnl i'ios
of the Hrtttsh empire for lie, untiring
efforts in allsvlutlng the suff*timc< ot
weuadsd soldiers.
TUB COUNTY MAHKF.T.
Open liefert to County Chairman and
All MMM In County Market
r.clmngc.
For sonic reason the County Mar?
ket has not been a success thus tar,
and while we are anxious to curry it
on for Ihe mutual benefit Ol the town
and county if we can work it up to a
??iti -factory standard, we will not at?
tempt to carry it on otherwise.
W.? want to test it a little longer,
however, and have set Saturday. June
Mb. as Kalb Day for the market,
and are asking that you use your in
ttuence in your neighborhod to inter?
est others in this enterprise.
At this season country people need
ready cash, and town people need
laiiu products.
Bring or send what you have to
d.spose of yourself, and suggest to
your neighbors that they form a club
to end their goods together in one
conveyance, thereby saving the time
ami expense of 8ending individual?
ly.
I - ml anything salable from the
farm?canned goods. home cured
meats, fruits, chickens, eggs, butter,
vegetables, etc.. and make your Ued
j lygea and Thrill Stamp money that
way. /
A reliable committee will be on
hand to take charge of your goods.
Come ami let's help to muke this
undertaking a success. Hours of the
market 9-U\ Place No. 114 Main St.
Vary truly yours.
Mrs Edward Pitts. Chairman.
Death.
Mr (i. K Murtln is dead. He
passed uway Suturday afternoon
May 18th, Just before six o'clock. His
death was not unexpected for be has
been ill for the last several months, a
part of which time be was contined
to his bed.
The passing away of this good man
will carry sorrow to many hearts In
1'homaNvdle and its surrounding
?ommunity for he was universally
lieloved by all classes of people who
kpanj him.
Fifty-three^ years ago he was born
I Marion County, S. C, July Kth
n which county a great part of his
ife was spent.
He moved to Thomas County. <ia.,
n January I It 1 I. where he bought
ind improved what is known as the
V. J. Vann plant in the Heulah
leighborhood four miles east of
Chomasville on the Boston road
February lit*, lssy be married
diss Sarah Frost of Sumter, S. C, and
heir union, which way an unusually
iappy one was blessed with eight
hildren. flvs of whom survive the
"other, three preceding him to the
{rave some years since. Those llv
ng are Mrs. A. H. Hancock of Aucil
a. (iu.. Mrs. H. D. Burton. near
Boston. Ca.. Mr. A. F. Martin. Mrs
I et Ig h Dekle ami Miss Susie Martin of
rhomasville. Besides these his wife,
I wo brothers ami a host of relatives
i:ul friends?Thomasville, da.. News
Ited Cross shipment.
The Sumter Chapted sent to Allan
ta today a box of the following gar?
ments: 35 pairs of pajamas, 15
hospital bed shirts, 14 sweaters, 8
mufflers, :tu pairs of socks and 1 pall
of wristlets.
( Annie Purdy,
Secretary, Sumter Chapter
The annual dinner for the Confeder?
ate Veterans was served at i he Court
House Tuesday by Dick Anderson
chapter, P. D. 1Attendance was. a .
usual large In proportion to Ihe mem?
bership of Camp Dick Ander ion, IJ. C
V.. but a number of familiar lac.
were absent and the veterans missed
the elbow tomb of their comrades
who have responded to the last roll
rail lines the last annual meeting
TIM dinner was served in the portico
of the Conrl House, two tables being
prond with an abundance of good
things and the Daughters of the Con
fSdOracy saw to it that the old Hol?
lo is were well eared for. Dr. H. J
Mci.turin, Commander of the Camp
Ihanhed the ladles for the entertain*
men! and expressed In behalf of the
lamp their appreciation of the an
ntial dinners that the Daughters of
the Confederacy had so thoughtfulh
and kindly provided for so many
years.
Charles Dushan, who for the past
flu?.- years has served efficiently as
physleal director of the Central V. m.
c. a of QreenvlllOi will have here
shout June |G lor Sumter where h?
will become general secretary of tin
n fcf. C A The announcement in
The Piedmont several daya ago that
M i I IUI b in had tendered hin ra I]
nation to the boa i d Of directors Of
ihe local v m C a caused a wave
of regret, He had expected to leave
June I. but was prevailed Upon to |*C
main at least until the middle of tin
month John Jarrel, of tins city will
tempore rllj be In charge of phyelenl
activities at the v m c a. during the
f ummer months Creenvllle Pled
muiit.
IIIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
( losing Exercise* of tlu? Session of
11)17-18 Held Wednesday Kveiling.
Tlie Anal exercises of the com?
mencement season of the Sumter High
School were held last evening in the
Girls' High School, with a large ami
interested audience mesen!, every seat,
in the auditorium being Idled.
This was the girls' night and in the
rendition of the interesting programme
I hey each and all acquitted themselves
with credit to themselves and th"
school. The exercises were opened
with a brief but enjoyable concert
by tlie school orchestra, another fea?
ture that was both appropriate and
popular was the patriotic songs inter
nperaed at intervals in the prog/amnie.
After tlie invocation by Rev. J. P.
Mai ion and the flinging of America
the tiist event was the announcement
and presentation of the 1 C. Strauss
medal lor spelling. Mr. A. S. Harby
announced the award of the commit?
tee ami presented the medal in a very
felicitous little speech to the winner,
Miss Elizabeth Lcsesne.
Mr. R. D. Bpps, the permanent
chairman of the committee on the 1?.
A. R. ami 1'. 1>. C. Historical medals
announced the winner of these medals
Miss Elisabeth Lssesne, being the
fortunate recipient of both honors?
John Blandlng received honorable
mention for having an excellent pa?
per in the I). A. It. contest and Miss
Antonia Ritts likewise received hon?
orable mention for her paper in the
U. D. C. contest.
At the end of the programme, after
Or. Edmunds had presented the di'
plomas, Mr. Mark Reynolds announc?
ed that the committee of judges had
decided that Albert Phelps had won
the declaimer's contest held the pre?
ceding night, and to him he present?
ed the Rhauie declaimer's medal.
The programme was as follows:
Invocation.
America.
Awarding the I. C. Strauss pre/.
for spelling.
Medals for D. A. R. and U. D. C
Words of Welcome?Miss Vermeil ?
Pitts.
A lesson from Grandmothers Daw
?Miss Dlisabsth Osteen.
Keep the Home Fires Imming.
Specialisation ?- Mius Jeannett"
White
Our Flag Miss Const.nice Rub
man.
God, Save Our Men.
Class Poem?Miss Marian Rynum.
Vocal Solo?Miss Thelma Turner.
Woman in the War?Miss Alice
Wells.
Words of Farewell?Miss Elizabe' i
china. \
(Ivor There.
Presentation of Diplomas.
Medals for Declamation.
The National Anthem by audiene?
standing.
Class or 11118.
Kathryn L, Raker,
Lillian BlSCKWell,
Sue Annie Rlackwell,
Mary Rland.
John Ingram Blandlng)
Lila Constance Brown,
Pearl Rrunson,
Constance Brnsttne Ruitman,
Mary P.cfb? Rurgess.
Marian S Bynum,
Marie BllsabSth China,
Robert Marion Cothran,
Robert W. DuRant,
Lsland Nicholas Edmunds,
William Palmer Gourdln,
Aaron 11. Green,
Francis Marion Hurst,
Marguerits L, Jones,
BllsabSth l~i Motte Lesesne,
Susan Janle MoKnight,
Blisabeth I latssn,
Kathleen Parhjam,
Albert C Phelps,
Antonia Gibson Pitts,
Vermelle B, Pitts,
Waiter \v Rowland, Jr.,
Maggie Lois Seymour,
Thelma B. Turner,
Alice Mellichamp Wells,
Jsannette Lee wiiite.
Mrs. J, H. Dohrmann. of Sumter,
hss been called to Florence on ac
COUnl Of Hie death of her sister-ill
law. Mrs. W. G. Smith.
Mrs. R. .i Bukett, of Sumter, has
!>? en called to Florence, on account
Of the death of her sister. Mrs. W. G,
Smith.
Berlin, via London, June i.
"There have been artillery duels of
varying Intensity," says ihe Herman
oitii iai communlcalon issued today.
"The enemy showed lively reeon
noiterlng activity and made atroni
idvances at several points of th<
front Southwest of Merrls (mldwaj
between Npies a id HelhllUei he hi
oi I ihlli bed himself in small trench
sectprs."
Atlantic Port, June ?; TTSe arrlvu
today of several ships from Souther
Atlantic waters brought no furthe
news of .submarine operations.
\ttei ail, sinnt of dir? want po\
?fly i* only u stat* of mind.
HIGH SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT.
Hoys' High School Event* Were the
Features of the Exercises Bust
Evening,
From The Doily Item, .June 5.
The fust night's exoreisen of the
annual commencemenl of the
High Schools wer,? held lasl evening
in the auditorium of Ihe Hirls' High
School, with an audience present thai
tilled the building to capacity.
As cuetomary t h?> programme
made up principally of events peculiar
to the Boys' High School-?ihe c om?
petitive Bdrlli for the Mitchell Devi
Medal for th? Manual of Anns ami
the deelaimers' contest for Rhame
medal. The competitive drill was be?
tween Marion Cothran, Marion Hurst
and Henry Edmunds, who had en
selected as the three host drilled hoys
in the battalion after two elimination
drills. The contest was (lose and at
far as the audience could judge there
was no difference in their proficiency
? all three drilled well enough to be
entitled :o medals of merit. The
judges?Ueuts. S. Y. Dlukins and
Mitchell Eldena?being army officers,
were able to see the minor errors
that were made and after a long ami
spirited contest the decision was
awarded to Marion Cothran. The
medal was presented by Mr. Xeill
O'Donnell, who spoke eloquently and
feelingly of the importance of military
education and preparedness
The deelaimers contest was even
I more interesting and entertaining
I than the drill. The six young men
i who spoke had been selected at a
preliminary contest as the best of the
graduating class, and the.V all aCQUll
ted themselves with great credit,
showing that they had worked hard
and had been well trained In the
preparation of their orations. The de?
cision of the judges will be announc?
ed tonight.
The Qnrland?the medal offered
annually by Mr. C. H. Wilson to the
graduate of the Hoys' High School
Who is adjudged to be the best ath?
lete of the class?was presented to
John Blending, by Dr. J A. Mood,
who tok advantage of the opportun?
ity to emphasise the value of physi?
cal culture as a part of the educa?
tion of the youth of the land.
The diplomas for penmanship wer*
presented by Mr ,C. M. Hurst to tin
following: Ethel Bynum, Mary Vo
p3l, Elizabeth Lesesne, Pearl Rollins
Louisa Mellett, Hille Polsom, Knunb
' ?tteen, May Willis Ostoen.
The medal for penmanship Wat
Warded to Louise Burkette and hon
orable mention to Louise TYoublefleld.
One feature of the evening's exer?
cises that should be specially and fa
vorably mentioned because it added
much to Ihe pleasure that the aud?
ience derived from ihe occasion, was
the excellent musical programme ren?
dered by the Boys' Mich 'School or?
chestra.
The programme was as follows.
Invocation -Dr. Ft, S. Trueadale.
Competitive Drill.
Awarding the .Mitchell Levi Medal
for Manual of Arms.
?Orchestra.
I leclamations.
.lohn I 'la nding?Lafayette.
Aaron Green?The Bu^le Call of
Freedom.
(irchesl ra.
Marion Cothran?Famine in Ire?
land.
Albert Phelpg?Wilson's Flag Day
Address,
< irehest ra.
Walter Lowland?Stonewall Jack?
son.
I island Bdmunda?Virginia?Lee?
Wilson.
(The last speaker was not in the
contest tor the Rhame declalmer'a
medal, as he was, awarded a medal by
school as representtaive at Clinton
and Columbia.)
Orchestra*
The Garland.
Diplomas and medals for penman?
ship.
The Star Spangled Banner by aud?
ience .standing.
Washington, June j>.?Maurice F.
I'pan, United States minister to Den?
mark, has tendered his resignation
owing to ill health.
Washington, June 6.?The organ-)
ization of five new regiments and
nineteen battalions of railway engi?
neers for service in France has been
about completed. They add fifty
thousand to those already engaged in
France, said the war department an?
nouncement today.
London, June 5.?A big battle WUi
fought In the Kars district of Tians
Caucasia on May 24th, resulting in
favor of the Russians, the Exchange
Telegraph correspondent at Moscow
wins. The Turks r.nd Germans are;
retiring along the Ardahan road, the
population being massacred, the dis?
patch says,
ftKORGE BELL TIMMF.ltMAX,
Lexington, s. c.
CANDIDATE FOB CONGRESS.
SfTMTBR COTTON MAKKETf.
(Corrected dally at 12 o'clock Noon 1
P. O. BOWMAN, Cotton Bu??r.
Hood Middling 2X 1-2.
Tri- t Middling 28 1-4. j
Middling 88.
Strict Low Middling 26 1-2.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
Yea'dya
Open High Low Close* Close
July . . 21 16 26.SI 2"..95 26.17 25.87
I kit . . 31.86 23.16 21 St 23 59 23.73
Dec . . 23.39 22.48 23.00 23.10 23.25
The second allotment of govern?
ment nitrate of soda has arrived it*
Bumtsr and is now ready for distribu
t ion.
Red Cross Flags.
The Red Cross service Hags have
come. Call at headquarters for them.
Candidate's Cards.
For Congress.
I hereby announce mysell a candi?
date for Congress from the Seventh
Congressional District, subject to ths
rules of the Democratic party.
WADE HAMPTON COBB.
-?-?-"?'- - ..a - ?? ...mB^S*amS!
FOR SALE?F. O. B. cats, Camp
Jackson, stable manure; ''cry little
Straw. Car load lots only Chemi?
cal and Fertilizer value rited very
high by Clemson college. A. A~
Strauss, Sumter, S. C.
WE *UA\E?In stock in our ware
houses in Sumter, tobacco, corn
and garden arid cotton fertilizer.
Also Acid Phosphate. Call or write
us for prices. Southern Brokerage
Co. Phone 89.
MILLERS' CERTIFICATES?Can be
obtained at Item Office at reason?
able prices in lots of 100 or more.
Geo. H. Hurst,
nones sj issjsi
Prompt Attentin to Dty and \
Night Calls
At i. D. CRAIG Old-Stand. N. Main
Phones: gtffc,
Better Service to You
We dont want you to think of The National Bank of
Sumter j ist as a place to deposit your noney. although
of course we are glad to have you keep as large a balance
with us us possible.
It is our desire to render our patrons every service
and accommodation that can reasonably be expected
of us.
The Burroughs Bookkeeping Machine, which we have
just added to our equipment, makes it possible for us to
give you better service than ever before in the handling
of your account.
By th<- machine method, your account is kept in balance all the
time. If, 08 sometimes happens, you want a statement of your bal?
ance in a hurry, ire can give it to you, including Unlay's checks and
deposits, in less than five minutes.
A neatly printed statement made out on the Burroughs tfocs to
each depositor every month. The statement shows all cheeks and
deposits aud gives jibe balance of your account to date, taking the
plat e o? tin' tedious and unsatisfactory plan of culling in and balanc?
ing pass books,
The machine affords absolute protection against er rota in figure
bandliug. It can't make a mistake. You can always be sure that
your machine figured balance is correct.
The incressed speed, accuracy and protection of this mechanical
bookkeeping system, added to our thorough knowledge of good,
consistent tanking ami business methods, make it possible for us to
offer you an improved service that is equal to that furnished by the
country's most progressive banks.
The National Bank? of Sumter
CONDENSED STATEMENT
RESOURCES
Loans and Disoounts.$876,047 -IM
Overdraft*. 29061
United states Sonde to s?>
cure Circulation . D0,OQ0.00
(>ther Bonds. ;;_,ooo in)
Banking Homie and Fixtures tMI,O000tl
Other Real Estate . L'T.ttlO 00
Cash and hue from Banks.. ?5,483.45
Wai Saving Certificates and
Thrift Stamps . i)37.bO
Redemption funds With
l nited States Treasury_ 2.600.00
$1, I LO S19 -J9
LIABILITIES
(apital Stock..$JOO,000,00
i Surplus . &o,U00 on
Undivided Profits . 30,7i<>1)4
Deposits. G8l,St7.65
Rediscounts & Ihlls Payable ftos,tisr?.00
^insulation .'. itUQU.uU
$1,120,819,29