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M the Poeto?c* fct Buortcr, t C, m Second tfaas M?tKx. PERSONAL. . Mrs. S. R. J. Smith has received ; message announcing the sate arriva overseas of her son, Sergeant L Smith. Miss Kathryn Baker, a graduate o the Sumter High>6chool, has acceptec a position as stenographer for r>. TV Alderman & Sons at Alcolu. Mrs. J. C. Husbands and littl< daughter, Rosalyn, have returned t< their home in Columbia, after visKim relatives and friends of this city They were accompaneid by Misse: fjLie and Ruth Baker, ptlrs. L. N. Hall, of Fitzgerald a., is the guest of Mrs. T. R. Bur ton on Sumter St. Relatives of Private C. H. Welk have received notice of his safe ar rival overseas. Mrs. L. G. Corbett of Greenville is visiting Mrs. C- G. Rowland. Lieut. Earle Rowland has arrivec sayely overseas, his father, Mr. C. G Rowland, having received a message to that effect today. Mrs. John L Brunsen and little grandson, Elton Boyle, and Misses Carrie and Emma Brunson. have re turned from a visit at Lillington, X. Mra F. M. Gregg and children, and Miss Fannie Gregg,, of Florence, are visiting Mrs. A. E. Gregg. Capt. Wendell M. Levi has arrived safely in France. Miss Ellen Cahill, of Charleston, is visiting her niece, Mrs. J. J. Bren nan, on East Liberty St &Pt- Harrison Saunders, TJ. S. A., is^psiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. JF. L. Saunders at their home in the Stateburg neighborhood. Captain Saunders was graduated x year ago and left very shortly for service in France. He has won service bar* and promotion, in this time^ Mrs; W. L. Rose received informa .tron today thai her brother, Lieut. A. D. Russell had been wounded in France. . Mrs. jr. H. Tiller has returned home after spending ten days with her mother, Mrs. E. C. Keels. /?r. H. T. Edens has been, notified of the arrival of his son, Corporal H. C. Edens, overseas. ; Mr. R. L. Scaffe received a card an nouncing, the safe arrival of h:.s brother, John S. Scaffe, overseas. Mrs. W. la. Gregg, Jr., and children, Norfolk, Va., are visiting her sis ter, Mrs. Julian Chandler. ' Dr. J. H. Morse leaves tonight for Philadelphia where he will attend the Amserican iVeterinary Association which meets next week. f Mr. Geo. Hamill, of ?ugusa, Ga., is yfsiting Mr. Henry G. McKagen. Mr. Hamill ^yas manager of the Westera nion office in this city a number of years ago and is now manager of the Augusta, office. Mrs-' Clarence: Haynsworfh is visit ing. Miss Hattie Hanks at Andrews. Mrs. E. W. Dabbs, Jr., who is visit ing 3sfr. and Mrs. E. W. Dabbs at Sa lem, has received notice that Lieut. E. W. Dabbs, Jr., has arrived in France. ...Miss Marie Roessler, of Charleston, is visiting Mrs. S. F. Weeks on West ?merty St. Lieut. W. H ^owman, U. S. N., af ter several months service with the American .fleet in European waters is at home on a furlough. Mr. William Rhame and family wno have been visiting his brother, Mr. Coleman Rhame in Washington. D". C, have returned home. Lieut. J. Pringle Brunson has ar rayed in France, according to a mes sage received a few days ago by his family. Miss Vernie Langston, of Timmons yilfe^ and Miss Vignero Green of Spartanburg, are visiting Miss Alene (Gentry on Baker St. Kr. V. H. Phelps received a card today; from his son, Julius I. Phelps. written "on board ship in an Atlantic port" announcing his safe arrival" overseas Mrs. Isaac Schwartz has received t? cablegram advising her of the safe arAfa.I overseas of her son, Cyril Sclrwartz. Death. } Mr. R. Graham Hodge died at the Tuomey Hospital at 6 o'clock this morning, after a brief illness. The funeral services will 'be held at Prov idence church, near Tuidal's at 5 o-'clbck tomorrow afternoon. Mr. ge has been in-the employ of the iter Machinery Company for sev at years and has made his home m this city. He is survived by his wife and two children. First Bafe of Cotton. The first bale of cotton for this sea son was sold Friday by Mr. W. J. Staf ford to Levi Bros for thirty-two cents. The bale weighed 400 pounds and graded strict middling. This is a few days earlier than last year. Another bale of new cotton was also sold PYiday by William Keith to O'Donnell & Co. It weighed 401 pounds. i Reports from all sections of the county indicate that the intense heat of the past ten days has caused rap id and serious loss of condition in the cotton crop. In some sections th<? damage has been serious and th? prospect of a record crop has vanish ed, the growth of cotton having beer checked and the shedding of all blooms and immature forms bein? general. The books of registration are stil; open, but comparatively few arc exer cising the right to qualify as voters Unless more interest is displayed h this important matter there will b< hundreds of citizens disfranchised i>.\ their own neglect, ff there should !?? a bolt and an independent ticket plac ed in the field this fall many men win claim to be good citizens would vahil: r^jfet their inability to cast ballot? for loyal candidates who stand foi real Americanism and the support Ol the administration. Married. On Thursday afternoon, August 15th at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. Edwin Rembert, Rembert, a very pretty wedding was solemnized when their daughter, Xena, became the bride of Mr. Yerner Rembert of Bish jpville. Only the immediate families were present. Promptly at the ap 1 pointed hour to the beautiful strains: ? of Menhelssohn wedding march ren '? dered by Mrs. R. E. Rembert of Co lumbia, the bride entered with her \ -ister. Miss Emma Rembert of Harts ' ville, who was maid of honor and was ? met at the improvised alter by the groom and his best man, Mr. Rot D Rembert of Camp Jackson. The cere 3 mony was performed by Presiding ? Elder. Rev. D. M. McBeod of Sum ? ter. The bride was very charming in 3 her wedding gown of white georgette crepe beaded and large picture hat ? md carried a bouquet of bride's roses, " showered with lilies of the valley Her only ornament was a diamond 5 necklace, gift of the groom. The " maid of honor was attired in a cream satin with over drapery of lace 5 touched with lavender. The room where the ceremony was performed 1 was beautifully decorated in green ? and white. i : Mrs. Rembert is a graduate of Co lumbia College and has numerous friends throughout the State, while 5 the groom is a prosperous farmer of ' Bishopville. Immediately after the ceremony a sweet course was served and shortly l afterwards the young couple left by 1 automobile for Columbia enroute for the mountains of North Carolina. ' The bride wore a suit of midnight blue with accessories to match. The 5 many handsome presents attested the popularity of these young people. The home of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Cuttino on Calhoun street was the scene of a pretty home wedding Mon day morning. August the 19th, when their daughter, Gladys, became the bride of William W. Benbow. The ceremony was performed by Dr. R. S. Truesdale in the absence of their pastor, Dr. Thayer. The room where the ceremony was performed was beautifully decorated with ferns and cut flowers. The bride wore a travel ing suit of midnight blue with white moire vest and accessories to match and carried a large bouquet of asters. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Benbow left for the Caro lina Terrace, Hendersonville, N. C. Mr. Jame Ddwin Rembert, of Rem bert, announces the marriage 'of his daughter, Mary Cornelia, to Mr. Hen ry Walter Verner Rembert, on Thurs day, August 15th, 1918. More Draftsmen Summoned. List of colored men to report for military service on Friday, August 23rd. They , are to assemble at the Court House at 8. A, M.: James Williams, Sumter. Haskell Williams, Sumter, R. 5. Dan James, Sumter, R. 5. < Walker E. Diggs, Dalzell. William Haynsworthi Rembert. Hennigan Petterson. Mayesville. Sanders Johnson, Mayesville. Thomas Robinson, Sumter. Julius i James, Sumter. Junius Prince, Sumter, R. 5. Joe D. Mack, Sumter, R. 1. Clarence Johnson, Oswego. Jake Lawson, Richmond, Va. J. M. Love, Rembert. William Franklin, Lucknow. William Green, Ohio State Re formatory. Jesse Burgess, Lugoff. Sam Singleton, Dalzell R. 1. Willie Wells, Rembert. Will Colclough, Sumter, R. 4. Edward Seale, Sumter. Archie Gordon. Sumter R. 1. Wesley Montgomery, Mayesville. j Walker Wilson, Hagood. ; James Love, Tindal. Jimmie Alston, Horatio. Robert Patterson, Sumter, R. 3. Frank Cantey, Dalzell. James Williams, Sumter, R. 4. Edward W. Holleman, Rembert. Tycer G. Nelscr, Sumter. W. N. Cabbagestalk, R. 1, Oswego. Richard Holmes, Rembert. Mathew Andrews, Sumter, R. 2. George McDowell, Shiloh. Augustus Kennedy, Sumter. Elijah Jenkins, Sumter. Paul Jenkins. James J. Tindall. Sumter. R. 4. John H. Wins, Sumter, R. 1. Ransom Pea, Hagood. Marion Clarkson. Sumter, R. 1. David Jackson, Dalzell. Mathew Stinncy, Sumter, R. 2. Dick L. Jefferson. Oswego. Hampton Colclough. Dalzell. R. !. j Kelly Brunson, Oswego. R. 1. Samuel Johnson. Mayesville. John Polk. Wedgefield, R. 1. Derry Reese. Sumer. R. 4. Eddie Simmons, Dalzell, R. 1. John Moses. Mayesville. R. 1. Willie Johnson. Columbia. Elwood Jackson. Sumter. Mack Galloway, Sumer. R. 5. Lennie Vaughn. Oswego, R. 1. Ollie Diners. Rembert. R. 3. John A. DuRant. Lynchburg. Isaac Gaillard, Sumter. R. 1. Arnette Coker. Shiloh. Edward A. Sumter. Wedgeheld. Aaron Nelson, Shiloh. Eugene Cabbagestalk Sumter. R. 5. George Rowan. Oswego. Cotton is opening rapidly and with in two weeks there will be urgent ! need for many more cotton pickers ' than are available. In the West this summer the town people, men and wojnen. or all occupations have laid aside their own business for a part of each day or for certain days in the week to assist in the harvest of the wheat crop, but it is not probable that the town people will as a whole go to this length to help the farmers ' save their cotton crop. Many who j have never done so before but who I are willing to do outdoor work will I doubtless pick COtton this fall, but i there is no probability of a general i exodus to the cotton fields. Hongkong, Saturday, Aug. 17.? 1 Five thousand are homeless and two hundred and fifty thousand without I proper food as the result of a flood in I Tung-Kiang it has been reported. The j American Red Cross is providing tern porary re lie". BASE HOSPITAL 117. Established in France for Treatment of Shell. Shock. A Chateau in Lorraine, July 11 {.Correspondence oi7 The Associated Press)?American soldiers suffering :'rom shell shock now are hurried in .he shortest possible time to a base hospital established here for the spe cial treatment of such cases. The .dement of time is regarded by the specialists attached to this hospital is a prime importance. Efforts ore made to deliver such cases to the hospitals within forty-eight hours af er the first symptoms develop. A special ambulance service has been organized for that purpose. Once here, the shocked soldier remains here until the treatment of his case is finished. If the nervous trouble of a patient results from concussion or from the strain of service, it is curable here. If it is not curable, it is because the ?ase -was not brought here soon enough or because it had a chronic foundation before the patient went into the army. Nervous symptoms resembling what has been called shell shock have developed under the sim ple strain of service in soldiers who have never heard a shell explode. Base Hospital 117 treats both these aspects of war neurosis, and only ac cording to the highest standards of : aeurological science. Hypnosis is ; seldom used. No dangerous experi I ments are allowed and isolation is not followed excepting as simple ward routine. The patients are kept together and the nurses are kept with them, giving their company as well as their experienced care and both are a part of the cure. ? The patients, themselves, when they have recovered sufficiently be come ex-officio members of the staff: they cooperate with the doctors and nurses in helping the other boys out )f their muddled condition of mind and their unsteady state of nerves. The most obvious part of the treat ment is the use of tools or the instru ments of sport. A shaking hand tha*. is unable to retain 'anything in it grr.dually steadies with patient grip-' ping exercise and this method has] | the advantage of occupying the mind'i while it re-educates the hand. One boy whose head and hands! were shaking constantly was seen weaving things out of dyed ends of string on a loom made for him out of odds and. ends of lumber by other pa tients. Through his attention to the work and by the growing firmness o' grip he is obtaining through practice he is gaining control of his nerves and will be cured in a few days. / machine shop with turning lathes, a tailoring shop and the ambulance garage furnish occupation for many. All cases of palsy and paralysis re suiting from concussion are cured here when taken in time. A boy who was brought in with a paralyzed log is now walking around the grounds after a week's treatment. Defects of si?eech are the most difficult cases; the treatment is longer and requires greater pains, but they yield to it finally. rXDEK BOCHE FIRE. Lieut. W. L. McCutchen Writes or - Experience in Great Offensive. The following letter from Lieut. W. L. McCutchen was reVeived a few days ago by Mrs. Geo. W. Dick: Friday, July 19, 191S. The '?offensive" came when our battalion was on the river, and won derful to say, I'm still here. No ad vance has been made in our sector The Bosche got across the river, but those who were not killed were near ly all captured. The artillery barrage lasting for S or 10 hours was as ter rific as any in the history of warfare. All of our possessions were blown to atoms. I now know what warfare is. I understand our entire battalion is to be. cited for gallantry. I had a long letter about finished to Susie and it was blown to pieces that night. We are now back a few miles fo rest, and will have to be recuperated reequipped. etc. Things are quiet and peaceful here today an<I the world seems very sweet. Will write you more later. Fondly, Will. W. L. McCutchen. First Lieut. 30th j Infantry. Red Cross Notes. A call has come to Red Cross head quarters for about thirty comfort bags. These bags arc quite simple V make and require just a little time. All those ladies who wish to help have these ready by next Monday will please phone Red Cross head quarters, or 122, not later than to morrow (Tuesday). The bags, with : model, will be delivered and called for. so that there will be no trouble given to those who wish to help ex cept phoning. fLny stores who are out of Red Cross stickers may get more by phon ing to Red Cress headquarters. Th< "Carry your own Pare 1" move ment should never be stoi ped, as i: still furnishes financial aid to the Red Cross. The Sumter chapter sent to Alant s Saturday, August 17th a box of the following garments: 53 hospital bed shirts, ">2 pairs of paiama. 1*1 sweat ers and 12 pairs of socks. Annie Purdy. Secretary. Sumter Chapter Beef Restrictions Removed. i Effective immediately, restriction? ion the serving of beef by public eat ! ing places are hereby removed. It i j highly desirable, however, for you to [buy medium and lower grades of bee! j in order that the heavier grades may j be conserved for : ..ipment abroad to , the army. The lifting of the restrie I tion on the serving Of beef does not mean that the Food Administration j intends to abandon Its policy or cm serration of meat as a measure to I safeguard our future supply of tbn i commodil v. Yours very truly, William Elliott. Food Administrator for South Caro Una. Columbia. Aug. 1.",. DESERTER ;.NOW A CAPTAIN. Albert Claesscus, a Belgian. Hater of Huns, Has Remarkable Record. Albert Claessens, who was court martialed by the officials of the South eastern department for desertion from j (he United States army shortly after j the invasion of Belgium in order to j join the Belgian forces, is now in France with the United States army, holding the commission of a captain. The story will be remembered by i many that read it in the local papers. After the United States declared war against Germany, Claessens deserted from the Belgian army and came back to the United States as a stowaway, having heard that deserters such as he would not be prosecuted. He de livered himself to the federal author ities, and was courtmartialed. He was pardoned and later given a com mission. The story of his experiences in the two armies is told in the following from the Savannah Morning News: Capt. Claessens, who is a native of Belgium, was m the United States army when the war broke out. Most of his family were living in France at the time of tl e German invasion, and when the Germans drew near Ant werp they prepared to flee. The day that they had set for this was the day that the Huns set foot in Antwerp. Capt Claessens' father, mother, sis ter and little brother then went aboard a train, but the brother, a lad of four-teen, jumped off to get his pet. dog. The mother beckoned to him to come, but the boy ran on and after he had the dog safely in his arms. Parted back to the train. A German officer called out some unintelligible command. The lad kept on, and was shot from behind and killed by one of the Huns In the meantime, his -ister became separated from the rest of the family and has never been heard from since. When the news of this atrocity :ame to Capt Claessens (then a pri vate in the American army in Texas) he swore vengeance and immediate ly boarded a vessel as a stowaway tnd landed in Belgium.. Here he joined the army of that country, his native land, and went out to do bat i :le. He already had one brother in 'he field and he was resojved to carry out his oath. When he had been righting some months he went "over the top" and it was there that he received a wound | :hat almost proved fatal. A German i ran a bayonet through his side, which ??ut into his kidney, but he killed his assailant and took the bayonet out of i his own side. One day he lay on the battlefield and early the next day h? was picked up. At the hospital, and .vhile recovering, he took another oath.' "If the Lord spares my life, I will get a Hun for every hair in my ?ittle dead brother's head." After that he said that he could not remember "iow many Germans he had account ed for, but he knew that the total must be very large. Capt. Claessens was soon wounded ngain, and-j^hile he was in the hos pital the United States declared war. It was then that he deserted the army of his native .land to come and fight "or his adopted country. When he arrived in this country coming back as he went, a stowaway, he gave himself up to the military iuthoritie-3 and was arraigned before a courtmartial. Instead of court martialing him. he was recommended or a commission. He is now staff raptain and an interpreter in the irmy of this country, and has arriv ed in France with the supply depart ment of the Sixty-first regiment. 1MERICANS AT VLADIVOSTOK. Uneventful Voyage Made From Ma .. nila. Vladivostok, Thursday. Aug. 15 (By the Associated Press).?The trans port carrying the first contingent of American troops arrived here thi ifternoon after an uneventful voyage >f seven and a-half days from Manila The men were in excellent spirits and crowded the rails and rigging. cheer Tig and being cheered by the men c' the allied warships in the harbor. The crowds on the water front ap peared amazed at the noisy entry of he Americans as contrasted with diet of their less demonstrative al lies. Groups of Czechs about the docks ?vere vociferous in their welcome of the Americans, who will be kept aboard ship until the arrival of other transports due tomorrow, This transport bearing this first con tingent of Americans lay fog bound outside the harbor for five hours. Murphy's First Knockout. Paris. Aug. 16.?Forced in close bayonet fighting to use the butt of his gun across the head of a boche to lay him low, Terry Murphy, the Pitts burgh lightweight, unable to recover his gun rapidly enough next swung with his right fist upon a German lieu tenant who was ready to draw upon him and knocked the Hun into un consciousness. It was Terry's firs' knockout in France. Terry's unit was brigaded with the French in the sector abouf Chateau Thierry. He was one of hundreds of volunteers from his regiment to see!< duty in the front line. It was the intention at first to hav the volunteers proceed brigaded with a French b; .talion. They were giv en their Prc 'r formation and told to advance with the French poilus only to a certain point, the idea being tc familiarize them with actual lire. Further advance was to be made !>?? the poilus leaving the American vol unteers behind. At the point the: were to stop, they were overcome with eagerness, went right alone with Die poilus and made a creditable showing Never i" the history of Sumter wa< there greater demand for housi ? and three to seven room apartments Scarcely =' day passes without one <>. more inquiries coming to tins offic< as to the possibility of renting house or apartment If there was : modern npartmehl house, with th? usual appointments, in Sumter. ther would b? r?o diiTieulty in finding fiftj tenants within thirty days. LAFAY ETTE'S B11 ITU DAY. 1 America Should Honor the Xamc of LaFayctte on September C. New York, Aug. IS.?For the proper celebration throughout the United States on September 6, of the 161st anniversary of the birth of LaFayctte, the great French hero and j friend of the American ??? 'onies, the j American Defense Society today is-| ; sued a call to the people of the Unit ed States emphasizing the national debt America owes Lafayette and urging Americans to repay part of this debt by annually honoring his name and memory. This is also the anniversary of the first battle of the Marne in 1914, and j through the co-operation of the two hundred and seventy-six branches of the Society, and of many civic and pa triotic organizations who have al ready volunteered to help in making Lafayette Day a great success it is ex pected that it will be fittingly observ-I ed in every city in the United States, j The call which is signed by Charles Stewart Davison, Chairman of thej Society's Board of Trustees, says: 'It seems very right and*fitting that Americans should honor the name and memory of Lafayette on Septem ber 6th out of the gratitude that is strong, that will never wither or die in the heart of Americans and I urge all patriotic Americans to do their nart toward seeing that this day is fit tingly observed throughout the coun try. Through Lafayette and his rte votion to our cause, France and the United States fought shoulder to shoulder at Yorktown, and through their co-operation the independence of the struggling colonies was realiz ed and the liberty of a whole conti- j nent assured. "Today as we plan to celebrate the birth of Lafayette, his country is taking part once more in a war of in dependence, a war which will' save, md has already saved civilization and ? free institutions from the menace of autocracy and militarism. The Bat tle of the Marne fpught and won by Lafayette's countryman, Joffre, makes of the 6th day of September a date memorable not only in the history | if our country but in the annals of .-ivilization. In this year we are pre- i paring in some modicum to pay the | immeasurable debt we owe to France i and Frenchmen. "It is the hope of the American De "ense Society that every man, woman tnd child in the United States will be come interested in perpetuating La fayette's memory. Yve urge that statues of Lafayette be decorated hrcughout the nation on September 6. "For nearly a century and a-half our speech in America has evinced >ur gratitude to Lafayette and what he stands for. Now let our acts on >eotcmber 6 attest the sincerity of :>ur words." TO END WAR. America Will Have 3.600,000 Men in France by June. Washington, Aug. 19.?Eighty American divisions of 45,000 men -ach, Gen. March told the house com nittee, should be able to bring the war to a' successful conclusion in ' IS 19. This numk , the war depart ment plans to have in France by June 30th ne: The tobacco market is still boom ing and prices are higher than the nost optimistic anticipated when they .vere planting tobacco seed beds this spring. A second tobacco warehouse for this market is a certainty. A movement is already under way to or ganize a company with fifteen to twenty thousand dollars capital to build another warehouse and all the stock necessary is practically assur I :d. In fact the organization of the j ompany has been guaranteed by several business men who are back of he movement to give the Sumter to bacco market the best facilities in the ?state for handling tobacco. Registration Notice. The County Board of Registration ?rill be in their office at the Court House, continuously from July 1st to \ugust 31st, excepting July 4th, fof ne purpose of registering all qualified voters of the county of Sumter, as the aw requires. T. D. DUBOSE, J. M. N. WILDER, J. A. REAM ES, Supervisors of Registration SUMTER WITNESSES. The Names of Sumter Persons Fa miliar to AH. I Who are the witnesses? j They are Sumter people? j Residents of Sumter, who have had j kidney backache, kidney ills, bladdci j ills; \\Iio have used Doan's Kidne.v i Pills. These witnesses endorse j Doan's. One Sumter resident who speaks is ! W. B. Costin, proprietor of grocery. j 113 E. Calhoun St. He says: "A j good many years ago I was troubled I with my kidneys and I had all tht i symptoms of thai complaint. I cer ; tainly was in bad shape. AH the fam i ily had used Bonn's Kidney Pills and had great faith in them, so I got Boon's and used some. I never spent I my money better, for, after I had tak ? three boxes. I was entirely cured j of the trouble. I gained in weight and felt better in everv way, so it is great pleasure to recommend such : : fine remedy." Price C0c at all dealers. Don't i 'simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills- the same that Mr. Costin had. Foster-Milburn Co.. j Mfgrs., Buffalo, \*. Y.?Advt (53x Registration Notice. _ On the following dates, the Board of Registration will visit these sever al townships of Sumter county, for the purpose of registering all quali fa?d electors who have not already reg istered: Providence, September 3rd. State burg, September 4th. 1 Middleton, September 5th. Manchester, September 6th. Privateer. September 9th. '\ Concord, September 10th. Shi!oh, September 11th. Mayesville, September 12th. Rafting Creek, September 13th. The books of registration will be opened according to the above sched ule, from nine o'clock in the morning, until six o'clock in the afternoon, at the usual voting places in the town ships herein designated. T. D. DUBOSE, J. M. N. WILDER, J. A. REAMES, Supervisors of Registration. Mr. Geo? G. Tweed has gone to Philadelphia for several weeks' stay at his old home. GEORGE BELL TXMMmMAff, Lexington, S. C. CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS. ?_ 1 POK SALE?Duroc pigs of. best breeding; also a few gilts, some bred for fall farrowing. Registra tion papers with each one. Glad to take prospective buyers to see - stock- H. L. Scarborough. A. G. WARREN?Wants the voters of Sumter county to know'that he is candidate for Judge of Probate lor Sumter County and will appre ciate the votes of all considering him worthy. FOR SA?E?In settlement McBride estate I offer 1,000 acres Jaq?e lands, tracts 47 to 16 acres, well located in famous Pudding Swamp tobacco section. The four 19T7 prise corn clubs boys of Sumter "and Clarendon counties live one to eight miles away and grow' 70 to 90 bushels on same type soft) A nearby tract of similar unimproved land was paid for out of last' year's crop. Prices right and terms rea sonable. E. W. Dabbs, Trustee, Mayesville, S. C._ BEESWAX WANTED?Any quantity large or small. Am paying best cash price. See me if you have any. N. G. Osteen._ FOR SALE?F. O. B. cars* Camp Jackson, stable manure; very little straw. Car load lots only. Chemi cal and Fertilizer value rate'tf very nigh by Clemson college. A. A. Strauss, Sumter, S. C. MILLERS' C3ERT3FICAGPES--Qm be obtained at Item Office at reason able prices in., lots, of 100, or niore. Candidate's Cards. For Congress. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for re-election to Congress from the 7th Congressional District, subject to the rules and regulations of the Democratic party. A. F. LEVER. THOS. G. M'LEOD Bishopville, S. O. '\ Candidate for Member of CONGRESS SEVENTH DISTRICT House of Representatives; Eelieving that knowledge of the State's affairs and legislative expe rience gained in the past eight years of service will be of value to the county, i am offering for re-election to the House of Representatives, sub ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. R. B. BELSER. We the friends of C. J. Jackson hereby place his name in nomination for membership in the House' of Rep resentatives. S. A. HARVIN, STANYARNE BURROUGHS, E. C. BROWN, ' J. FRANK WILLIAMS, T. S. DUBOSE. I hereby announce that I am a can didate for re-election to the House oC Representatives, subject to the action of the Democratic Primary. , DAVIS D. MOISE. For Solicitor. I hereby announce that I am a candidate for the office of Solicitor for the Third Circuit, subject to the ac tion of the Democratic Primary. FRANK A. M'LEOD. For Probate Judge. Thos. E. Richardson is hereby nom inated for re-election to the office of j Judge of Probate for Sumter county. . ?.pject. however, to the wishes of his fellow Democrats. At the solicitation of many of my I friends. I have decided to enter the i race for the office of Probate Judge i for Sumter county, subject to the j rules of the Democratic party. If ; elected I would discharge the duties ! <>r the o. Ice faithfully and to the ! best of my ability. All who enter i the office, if I am elected, will be met ! with a smile and hearty shake of the j hand. JOSEPH R. STNGLETOX. Sumter. S. C, Route No. 2.