Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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fjje P^tjjra: mts Bad jusn. mmmm? at Sbe Pc*t??e* ?t Samter, 8. ??, fie Second CUss Matter. PERSONAL. Misses May Blandina and Margaret Beaumont have returned from a visit to Charleston. Mr. 0". C. McElveen, 'of Lynchburg, was in the city Tuesday on business. Mr. S. W. Stubbs and family have returned to the city from Lake Ju aaluska. Mr& Harry Pitts, of Orangeburg, is visiting Mrs. E. P. Pitts, Miss, Belle Harper has returned from Columbia, where she attended the marriage of her brother, John D. Harper, Jr., to Miss Anna McKenna. of Long Island, N. Y. . Miss Katie McKiever, who recent ly volunteered and was accepted for Red Cross work, has been ordered to report in New York Tuesday for over seas duty. She will leave for New York Saturday .evening. Miss Mc Kiever ia the eldest daughter of Mr. J. W. McKiever and is a graduate of the Suinter High School and Ran dolph-Macon College. After complet-1 tag her college course she taught for two years in the schools of LaPorte, HI., and last year was a member of the faculty of the Sumter High School. Mrs. J. H. Mills has gone to Hous ton, Texas, to join her husband, Lieut. J. H. Mills, R. M. C, who is stationed at Post Logan. Mrs.- E. P. McClellan has received a telegram from Mr. E. P. McClel lan at Louisville announcing that he had been commissioned second lieu tenant, Field Artillery and assigned to Leon Springs, Texas. Mrs. C. M.'Hurst and. Miss Mildred Hurst have returned from Savannah, Ga, Sunday morning last, Mr. D. H. Foresman, general manager of the Pine B#ll Lumber Co., and his family, had a very pleasant surprise when their son, F. Clemmens Foresman, walked in unexpectedly, with, the full insignia^ of commisioned officer of the United States army, which com mission he received last week at the close of the Students* Army Training Camp at Ft Sheridan, 111., in. ac knowledgment of his hard and suc cessful studies and work there.?Fort Towson, Okla., News - Mr. Robert P. Bradwell is in re ceipt of a card from his son, Roland, stating that he has. arrived safely overseas. Rev. C. C. Brown has returned to Sumter, after a residence of several years in Beaufort and Columbia and Is at home on Kendrick street. Dr. Brown's friends~wetcome him horn again. Mr. C T. Evans, Supervisor of Lee County, was in the city today. Mrs., Charles H. Moise has returned home after several weeks' visit to her son, Mr. W. L. Moise, Atlantic City, N. J. Rev. L. L. Legters, of Bishopville, was in the city today. Mrs. A. F. Jones of Mt Airy. N. C is visiting her mother, ' Mrs. W. "P King, her husbafid having been, call ed to the colors. Dr. and Mrs. W. J. McKay have re turned from Waynesville, N. C. A Coming Marriage. Mr. and Mrs. William S. Reynold have issued invitations to the mar riage of their daughter, Aline, to Lieut. Eugene Gilbert Sory. Saturday evening, October 12th, at 8 o'clock, at their home in this city. Married. Mr. J. Furman Tisdale announces the marriage of his sister, Effie, to Lieut. Gary Anderson, Tuesday, Sep tember 24th, Rev. R. S. Truesdale, performing the ceremony*. Death. Mr. John H, Heaner, of Orange burg, died on September 29th, aged 79 years. He was a Confederate vet eran, having served from Bull Run to Appomattox. and a highly esteem ed citizen of his community. He was the father of Mrs. T. E. White and Mrs. H. P. Scott of this city. Attention! A meeting of leading colored citi izens met at the Chamber of Com merce on Tuesday, Ocober 1st, to ar range for the Fourth Liberty loar. drive. A thorough canvass of the eounty will be made to urge theii people to invest in bonds. v The drive will close with a mass meeting at the Opera House on Sat urday, 19 th inst, at 2 o'clock^ It is hoped that every lover of liberty wTih attend promptly. Prominent speak ers will be present to address the meeting. We earnestly request our people who own automobiles to show theii patriotism and cooperation by convey ing some of the speakers to the sever al meetings that are arranged for These meetings are arranged for Sun day and evenings, so as not to inter fere with the gathering of the crops Owners of autos who will lend as sistance will please notify A. J. An drews at once, at 207 S. Sumter St Notify by telephone, if you cannot se< him in person. ' A. J. Andrews, Chmn., S. J. McDonald, Secty. R. W. Westberry, J. J. Starks, M. J. Frederick, A. P. Spears, Comnfittee Red Cross Notes. The Sumter chapter has been caller upon to furnish 500 sweaters. Cal at Red Cross headquarters for yarn Sumter county's allotment of the Fourth Liberty Loan is $900,000 Clarendon's $640,000, Lee's $600,000 great sums truly, but if a fair per centage of' the profit on the cotto; crop is invested in* bonds these al lotments will be oversubscribed anf no one will deprive himself of a single necessity. I AMERICAN SHIP DESTROYED. ! ?? [XAV?Jj (TITIOH SUNK IN BRITISH CIL\NNEL WIT I! ALL ON BOARD. _? [ Reports Indicate! That 1 Ship Was ! Struck by Torixxlp? Loss One Hundred Eighteen Men. Washington, Oct. 3.?The Unheil States ship Tampa, formerly a cutter i j in the naval service, was lost off the [ j English coast on September 26th with all on board, while on convoy duty. ! Ten officers, one hundred and two en listed men, one British officer and five civilian employees lost their lives. The navy department statement says ship was sunk at night in Bristol j Channel and reports indicate thai she was struck by a torpedo. SHOE PROFfTEEI /SG STOPPED War Industries Beard Takes a Hand in Fixing Prices. Washington. Oct. 2.?The Ameri can people soon will be able to pur chase shoes at fixed minimum retai prices, lower than those now prevail ing and obtain at the same tinr shoes of better quality. This an nouncement was made todayr by tlu war industries board based on ai agreement it has entered into will the shoe industry. Under the agreement shoes wil be standardized as to quality an< styles at prices ranging from $3 u $12 for men and women groups a follows: "Class A from $0 to $12; Class B $6 to $$.50 and Class C $3 to $5.50 Proportionate prices for youth's am children's shoes have been fixed ir each of the three classes. The war industries board wil check up on - the quality of the she sold at each price by means of a clas. number stamped on each shoe. Po iicing, officials explained, 'will b done by the various State Councils o Defense, and where the public is ii ioubt as to what quality it is gettin according to the price schedule, com plaint may be made and the v cost c manufacture traced. While it is possible to purchase : shoe for $3 now, under the ne. schedule the shoe ai that price wi. be of higher grade. Officials also sab that. it will be possible to buy bet ter quality of shoes throughout th three classes at less money than, n present. Shoes now retailing for high as ?20 they said will i?e i ft the maximum of $12-- and !*i of a least equal qualit3r. Manufacturers, jobbers and retail ers subscribed to the agreement an retailers will be required to sign pledge containing the new price seal and display it in their shops. Failur to do so will mean the cutting o of supplies. The manufacturer' pledge provides for standards quality at the quoted price. The cutting of the shoe price ur dor the new schedule will begin Oc ?.cber 15 and first deliveries will b made within from 30 to 60 days aftc that date. Time is allowed retailer co dispose of present stocks at pre* -nt Prices: I MEETING AT MAYHSVILLE. Kublie Health and Sanitation to Be : i Discussed. e? ? ? iThere will be held in Mayesville next Tuesday night, October Sth, at S.15 o'clock in the Mayesville school auditorium a big public health meet ing under the auspices of the Mayes ville Home Demonstration club, and the "Givic League of that enterprising town. Dr. J. A. Hayne, S?;ite Health Offi cer, has promised that he will pos itively attend and address the meet ing on topics of sanitation, and Dr. Brabham, director of Rural Sanita tion of the State Health Board in formed Secretary Reardon of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce in Columbia yesterday that he will make strenuous efforts to be at this meet ing to put on one of his illustrated health lectures on tiy borne diseases and malaria as spread by the ano phele mosquito. The ladies of Mayesville, assisted by the gentlemen of that community propose to make this the initial meeting in a movement for making Sumter county one of the most pro gressive counties in point of town and rural sanitation in South Carolina. They cordially invite the people of the entire county to join in with Mayesville in starting this movement for increasing the man power and woman power of the county in order j that all may be more efficient civil- I ian soldiers in helping to win the war. The ladies of Mayesville will | be delighted to have a big crowd or Sumter people with them in thtf ! meeting, and all citizens of this city j and county who are interested in car rying out the expressed wishes o\ the Council of Xational Defense, and the State Council of Defense are in vited and urged to attend the Mayes ville public health meeting. and participate in this county-wide move ment for education of the masses 01 the people how to prevent the coi. tracting and spread of unnecessary tnd preventible communicable dis eases. Mrs. H. L. Thomas is chair nan of the committee c *' arrange ments and associated with her are j Miss Alice Cooper. Mrs. Willie Ander- > <on, Mrs. Rembert Mayes. Miss Mary Sue Anderson, and Mrs. R. L. Grier ?^resident A. C. Phelps of the Sumter "'hamber of Commerce and Secretary Reardon are cooperating with this wideawake and patriotic committee 5f Mayesville ladies in this move ment, and Mr. Phelps hopes that ;uite a number of Sumter city and 'umter county people will join with :he public sp'~ited people of Mayes ville in making the meeting next Tuesday night the big, patriotic suc cess it deserves to be. Have you subscribed for your Cjuot ->i the Fourth Liberty Loan? There s a bond for every man, and ever: man who is not in the army or navj has a duty <to perform. Washington, Oct. ?Liberty bone ales have passed half billion mark, mt the country is still nearly that tmount behind the schedule for the first days of the ca'rpaign. Dark Corner News. Dark Corner, Oct. 3.?Everything is moving along culm and serene. Farmers are getting along fairly well with thejr cotton, but they eannot get it ginned. T was"at a friend's house a few days ago and he had his sit ting and about every room in his house full of cotton.. The third primary passed off very nicely at Reid, resulting in six votes straight for Osborne. nothing for El more, but W. J. Ardis. who was to carry the box into the executive committee got hurt and failed to send it on time for the meeting. W. J. Ardis got seriously hurt on Wednesday, the 26lh of September. The mule he was driving jerked the buggy up against him \and knocking down on his hack jn a hard clay road, killing him for a while, from which he is hardly .-ible to sit up as yet. The buggy passed over him. Mr. T. D. Weeks has the grins again. Its another boy the stork left with him recently. More when I feel better. H. T. SHIPS AND MORE SHIPS. Shipping Board Asks for $480,000,000 Additional Appropriation. Washington, Oct. 2.?The construc tion of four liny-four vessels of one million, eight hundred thousand dt.-.d weight tons, is the additional pro gram of the shipping, board disclosed to the house appropriations commit tee by Chairman Hurley in explaining the request for additional appropria tion of $4$4.000,000 for the presem iiscal year. IX FARTHEST RUSSIA. Americans H.vc Reached the Most Advanced Point far Russia. Archangel; Tuesday. Oct. 1.?The American troops now hold the farth est point south reached by any of the allied forces in the advance south wards from Archangel. This point is a small village 35 miles south o Shenknrsk on the River Vaga. Th. Bolshevik stronghold of Velsk is only forty miles away. Over six million American women in the prime of life, are earning their living today, and a million and a-hab who have passed forty-five are ai work in paying positions, helping i< win the war. Geo. H. Hurst, Undertaker and Eiahalmer Prompt Attentin to Day and Night Calls At J. D. CRAIC Old SiamJ, N. Ka>n j Phones: !'*?'; b?nger ?f i^^vmziU'"" State Health Officer Hayne Tells How to Prevent Spread of Disease. Columbia, Oct. 2.?Dr. Janiea A, Hayne, St?.*e health officer, returned, from Greenville yesterday, where he went to invesigate health conditions. .Dr. Hayne visited several counties in the upper part of the State where epidemics of influenza are prevalent. Dr. Hayne said the general public did not understand the danger of the disease. Cotton mills, theaters and towns are being quarantined, almost daily on account of influenza epi demics. - The disease itself is not so danger ous; in fact, it is nothing more than what is known as '?Grippe," said Dr. Hayne. The danger lies in the care less treatment, allowing pneumonia or other dangerous maladies to de velop. The board of health has received reports of the following new cases in the State: Newberry 300, Clinton 200, Belton 500, Lancaster 100 and various foci in other towns and cities have appeared. Due to the widespread epidemics of this disease the board thought it wise to issue a clear statement of pre cautions and methods of avoiding the disease. Dr. Hayne said the anti tox'.n now in use was effective and should be used whenever there is the slightest chance of a person-being exposed to the disease. The board of health has furnished thousands of thei.3 vaccine tablets to towns where inrluenza is prevalent to a large ex tent, for use as a preventive. Dr. Hayne says he is receiving telegrams hourly for the antitoxin but is un able to furnish an/ at the present Lime as the supply has been exhaust-, ed. ' ..-3.t:i.,aa- - FERTILIZER FOR SALE?We are going to sell all the Meal, Add, Lime and mixed goods in stock here for immediate shipment, at bargain prices. Please call us be fore stock sold out. Southern Br?- - kerage Co._Phone No. 89._ FOR SALE?In settlement McBride estate I offer 1,000 acres Jaque lands, tracts 47 to 16 acres, well located in famous Pudding Swamp tobacco section. The four 1917 prize corn clubs boys of Sumter and Clarendon counties live one to eight miles away and grow 70 to 90 bushels on same type soil. -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 rated "verfr high by Clemson college. A. A. Strauss. Sumter. S. C. Copyright 1918 Hart Schaffner & Marx i ALL At a time when it is hard to get really clependab1^ merchandise, it is pleasing to know that Hart Schaffner & Marx Standard is still the same. % Every Suit or Overcoat made by Hart Schaffner & Marx is strictly all wool and Silk. And every Suit or Overcoat is abso Ute D. J. Chandler Clo D lutely guaranteed to give satisfaction in every respect. <f We are sole agents for Hare Schaffner & Marx line. And we have a large selection of the good clothes to show you. Be wise and buy the best. is umter, S. C.