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?d ttt the PocteAoe as Suinscr, OL, ** Second 17)??* toatt?* * PJBRSONAL. Dr. T. R. Littlejohn, who has been in the army service for several months, has returned home. .Seaman Maurice Randal of the United States Navy has obtained his discharge and is now at home. Mr. Charles Bradham, who has been a member of the naval unit at Clemson* College, has received his dis charge and is at home for the holi days. '" Sr. R. S. Truesdale, for four years pastor of Trinity Methodist church, left Thursday night for Columbia, ?v^hcre he will assume the pastorate ? . at.* Htdin Street Methodist church. T^eutenant Wistar Styx Harman of iS^ormack, who has seen service abroad on two different occasions since our. entrance into the war, spent ijome.'time in the city today. .Among the Winthrop girls who are a^ftome for the Christmas holidays ?re^ Misses Dorothy Burns, Annie Ch?rcnill, Caroline Richardson, Caro line. " Bick, Marian Raffield, Vermelle Pitt's, Jeanette White. Elizabeth Chi .-na^Fxances DeLorme, Minnie pe lerine; * Elizabeth" Osteen, Emma ^pclfney/ Dorlta Moise, Sara Ed mnnds. Sue Blackwell, Alice Wells and Pearl' Brunson. jPdstmaster Geo. W. Dick, who has been quite sick for the past week, is sttu "confined to his room. Miss Moneta Osteen is at home from New York to spend sometime. 'Misses Sidney Kingman and Ruth Atkinson are at home from Brennan (College for the holidays. M^Sss Marian Satterwhite, of Win throp, is spending the holidays in the city as the guest of Mrs. O. H. Folley. Mr, and Mrs. J. F. Duffy left Fri day for Chicago to spend the holi days. Mrs. C. W. McGrew is spending some time with her parents at EIlo reeT". Miss Catherine Cane, who has been attending the city schools for the paijt session, has returned to her home in "Laurens to spend the holi "^r. Carrol Simpson, United States Aviation Corps, who has seen service abroad, is spending a few days in the city." "?iss Mary Knight, who has been attending Chicora College, is among the college students who are at -home for. Chriatmas. Mr. Bertie Grover of Augusta is spending some time in the city. 3 llesrs/ Walter Rowland and Sam Sanders,: who have been students at the tC^tadel, -are now at home for the C&ristmas ho lid ays. Mr/EL C. 'lmRant has gone to Co lurobia. Miss Mary McCauley, one of the teachers in the city schools, has gone to her home at Salem, Va., to spend f. '-je?r days. Mrs. Epps of McClellanyille, who has been spending some time in the oityj^th.-her'son, Mr. R. D. Epps, has returned home. Albert Phelps is at home from the Citadel, where he has been a mem ber of the S. A. T. C. unit. j Lieut J. D. Graham of the Engi neering Corps, who has spent the last six months in Washington, D. C., has received his discharge and is now at home. At the time of the signing of the armistice, Lieut. Graham's out fit was scheduled for overseas ser vice: Mr. Geo. D? Shore, Jr., recently sta tioned with the United States Naval Forces in Charleston, has obtained his discharge and has returned to the city. Mr. Rube Skinner, of Elliotts, has renrned home after spending several days in Sumter. Mr. Hughes Bradley, who has been a member of the S. A. T. C. unit at the Citadel, is now at home. Mi*r? Maida McKain, a student at "Winthrop College, is spending several days in the city. Mr. E. Lonnie Vogel arrived in the city this morning. Misses Thelma and Constance Bult ir.an, who have been attending Hood College, Frederick. Maryland, are in the" city for the holidays. "Lieut. Harry Harvin, of Pinewood, who has been stationed at Amherst College, is in the city today. MT. Harry Hood is at home for the holidays from Clemson College. " Henry Thomas and James Quattle baum, of Columbia, spent Saturday in town. ; Mr. Burgess Bultman and Joseph Einehan are in the city forthe holi days. .Mr. J. id. Smith, of Jacksonville. Fla., and Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Powell, of 1'facon, Ga,, are in the city for the hoUilays. visiting Mrs. D. E. Dennis, 117, Harvin St. Mrs. Samuel R Carter of Ashland, Va., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. D. Lee. 'Miss Elizabeth Liesesne is at home ?rom Raridolph-Macon College, Va., for. the Christmas holidays. , "Mr. W. E. Brunson, Jr.. has return edfrom Auburn, Ala., for the Christ mas holidays. Mr. Brunson has been instructing soldiers sent to the A, P. ? for technical training. * Dr.' Wilfred M. Shaw of the United States Medical Corps, is at home from Philadelphia, where he has been sta tioned for some time. 'Mr. J. J. Chandler, of Baltimore, is spending some time in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Bennie B. Broadway, of Summerton, spent Saturday in the city. Mr. Jim Bradford, who has been stationed in -Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Michigan, has received his dis charge and is now at home. Mr. James Sanders, a student at the Military College of South Caro lina, is spending the holidays in the city. -Mr. Julius Chandler i# at home on a furlough from Charleston, where he is stationed with the U. 3. Naval forces. Miss Lillie Folsom has gone to Co lumbia, where she will spend some time. Mr. Aaron Green is among the col $ege.7?tudents at home from the Cita del for Christmas. Mr. Hugh Dick, of the L'nited States Marine Corps, is a? home from Paris Island, where he has been stationed for several months^: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McKnight left this morning for Ridgeway, where they will spend the holidays. Misses Hattie Clekpor and Annie Mouzon have gone to Charleston to spend the holidays. Miss Marion Bynam has returned from Winthrop to spend the holidays at home. Miss B.essie Xash is among the col lege students at home to spend Christ mas. She has been attending Flora j McDonald College, N. C. Miss Inez King has returned to the j city for the Christmas holidays. ! Howard Jones, who has been a stu dent at the S. C. Universiy, has re turned home. Mr. Richard Baker, a student at the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va., has returned to Sumter for the holidays. Ensign Joe Wiggins, of Savannah, is in the city as the guest of Mrs. An sley Harby. Miss Minnie Moore, one of the ma trons at Winthrop College, has return ed home for the holidays. B. R. China, who has been a stu dent at Bailey Military Academy, in Greenwood, has returned to the city The Xmas Vacation City Schools Close To-Day and Will Reopen Monday, De cember 30th. In order that the pupils of the city schools who now have influenza may have ample time for complete recov ery, the City Board of Educati n yes terday decided that it would be wisest to give five days of Christmas week in stead of three days, as had been pre viously determined. Investigations had been made dur ing the past two weeks and it seemed best to the board to take this action in order that those pupils who are now out with influenza may have time ful ly to recuperate before coming back into the school room. In making this announcement I can not refrain from commending in the highest terms that spirit of cooperation on the part of the teachers and pupils that had re suited in a determination * to make next Thursday and Friday in attend ance and in class-room work really worth while. I know of personal self sacriflces that were cheerfully made for the sake of the good of the cause and it gives me real pleasure to ex press my very grateful appreciation. Permit me to mention just two. The sister of one of our teachers had set some time ago a date for her coming marriage. Upon the insistent im portunity of her sister who teaches with us, the date was changed in or ler to permit the teacher to be pres ent at her post next Thursday and Fri iay. In the Fourth Year of our High School, one of the girls who does not ive in Sumter submitted to the nembers of her class for their deter nination this question: Should she eave home at 2 o'clock on Christmas lay in order not to break the hun ired per cent, record of the class or vait until the morning after Christ nas and be fifteen minutes late in ?eaching her class room? The mem >ers of the class decided to allow her :o be fifteen minutes late, but stipu ated at the same time that there should be no other exception to their letermination. I mention the two incidents above because I feel sure that the public will be interested in the attitude of the teachers and pu pils towards their work. The City Board of Education would have made the announcement of the 3hange at an earlier date but it was >nly Thursday evening that the result 3f the investigation induced the Board to make the change. In view of the circumstances, it seemed wise to grant a longer period for complete recovery of those pupils who have recently had, and who now have, influenza. It is hoped that this pre i utionary measure may prevent the recurrence of anything like an epi demic of influenza in our city. Respectfully submitted, S. H. Edmunds. I County Health Survey. Dr. Richard B. Furman, of Priva teer township, has sent his check to the Chamber of Commerce for $25, and Mrs. Furman has sent her check for $3, also for the county health sur very and visiting rural nurse funds. That is the kind of spirit that will show that the rural disricts want a health survey and a rural visiting nurse. As a successful practicing physician of th?- strictly rural districts Dr. Furman is surely well qualified to judge of the value of a health sur vey and -a rural visiting nurse. Mrs. R. B. Furman is a leader in the wo man's division of the county council of defense, and in other social welfare activities. All that is required is for rural committees to get busy going after the money and the people of the ru ral sections will put up the cash wil lingly. The city of Sumter will do its full part in subscribing. Numbers of leading business'men and progressive women in this city are behind the survey and rural visiting nurse propo sitions. They are anxious however to see what the rural districts are going to do. Died in France. Mr. Marion K. McLeod has received the following telegram from the War Department: "Deeply regret to inform you that j ?'t is officially reported that Wagoner Mai ion I* McDeod, Infantry, died of heart disease, December 8th. "Harris, Adjt. Gen." Washington. Dec. IS. Death. Mr. Willie Moore died today about 2 o'clock at the Tuomey Hospital, where he has been for some time un- j der treatment. Funeral at the Ceme ery tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock Washintgon. Dec. 2?..?In V first interpretation of the LaFollet sta mens' act the Supreme Court declar ed constitutional the section regulat ing the payment of wages to seamen. I but limiting its application to foreign | vessels only while they are in Ameri- j can waters. i I Trinity's New Pastor Dr. John A. Rice Returns to South Carolina Alter Many Years Absence. Dr. John Andrew Rice, one of the ?foremost preachers of the Southern Methodist church, arrived Friday in the city, where he will fill the pulpit of Trinity Church, recently va cated by Dr. R. S. Truesdale, who has been transferred to a charge in Co lumbia. Dr. Rice, who was born in Colle ton county, is well known throughout the South, having held charges in many of the principal cities. For a number of years he held the presi dency of Columbia College, but he re signed this position in order to take a special course at Chicago University, where he spent three and a half years. The first pastorate which he held was in Darlington, but since that time he held charges in a number of South Carolina towns before becom ing president of the Columbia Fe male College. Since leaving this State he has hefd charges in Montgomery, Alabama, New Orleans, Fort Worth, and St. Louis, from which place he comes to Sumter. In each of the above places Dr. Rice spent four years, which is the maximum length of time a Methodist minister is al lowed to hold a charge. A unique distinction enjoyed by Dr. Ric?s that he has, upon eight dif ferent occasions, addressed Jewish congregations, always at their special request and six times the address was delivered in a. .Jewish temple. For fourteen months, Rabbi Leucht and his congregation worshiped at the Methodist church in New Orleans of which Dr. Rice was pastor. Three sons of Dr. Rice are in the service of the United States army, two of them now being in France. In honor of the coming of Dr. Rice to -Sumter, a special welcome service was arranged, in. which all the ministers of the city participated. The program of this service, which was held in Trinity Methodist church Sunday night. December 22, is as fol lows: Voluntary. Doxology: Praise God From Whom j All Blessings Flow. Invocation: Rev. Jno. A. Brunsen, j Scripture Reading: Rev. J: G. Fer guson. Anthem: Lord of All, Peace. Address of Welcome: Rev. J. P. j Marion. Hymn No. 702: "My Country 'Tis i Df Thee." Address of Welcome: Rev. E. W. j Reynolds. Response: Dr. John A. Rice. Xmas Cantaia: "The Bright and ! Morning Star," by Wilson?Mrs. AI - i ;ton Stubbs. organist; Miss Louise i 5iddall. directress. Benediction: Rev. J. H. Wilson. j Organ: Postlude. Lodge Elections ?Yaternal Orders Select Officers j for Next Year. r... ... ?; .... I The various fraternal organizations j >f the city have recently elected ? heir officers for the coming year. j The installation ^ emonies of j riaremont Lodge wert 1* tld last night vhen the following officers were in- i stalled: R. N. Jones, Worshipful Master, Arthur S. Harby. Senior Warden, \ R. Schwartz, Junior Warden, Abe Ryttenberg. Treasurer. J. G. R. Wilder, Secretary, E. P. DuRant, Senior Deacon, H. W. Sholar, Junior Deacon, S. L. Roddey and W. Yates Yea Ion, Stewards, John S. Kennedy, Tyler. Immediately after the new officers took charge, all those present were ireated to a most enjoyable lunch. Hollywood Camp No. 19, W. O. W.. sleeted the following officers, who will t>e installed at the next regular meet ing: Consul Commander. C. C. Beck. Adv. Lieut. J. M. Brogdon, Banker, Geo. C. Warren. Cierk. R. S. Hood. Escort, W. F. Carr. Watchman, W. C. Mellette. Senry, E. W. Lewis. Auditors. H. L. Scarborough, C. M. Hurst and C. C. Beck. The new officers of the Game Cock Lodge K. of P. will be installed at the January meeting. They are as fol-1 lows: Chancellor Commander, C. L. Cut tino. Vice Chancellor. J. A. Raffield. Prelate, J. O. Barwick. Master at Arms. S. L. Krasnoff. Master of Wo::ksj Alex Averbuck. Keeper of Records and Seals, R. PI Wilder. Inner Guard. L. B. H. Darr. Outer Guard, D. L. Williams. j Master of Exchequer, J. G. R Wilder. War Work Collections. If the collection of the pledges for the United War Work Campaign in Sumter is a barometer of the collec tions throughout the counry. the work of the seven organizations affect ed in France and at home will soon come to a stop. The Christmas spirit can be very i nicely displayed, by the payment at; once of your pledge for this work. This should be a very merry Christ mas for all of us. Peace is declared.! our sons and brothers are for the most i part safe, and the successful tormina-1 tion of hostilities is due, in a large: measure, to the fact that the moral*-! of our boys was kept up by the or- j ganizations, which now ask you to: keep your promise. Take or rend your check to the . Sumter Trust Company. "The work done by the American ! Red Cross, not only in succoring the wounded, but in sheltering and saw j ing women and children in all lie-, countries stricken by the war is foe-j vend all computation." \>. Lloyd i George, Prime Minister of England, i "Through the Red Cross all the pride of race, all the love of kindred, and country, which gives our National soul its greatntess. finds expression." Charles A. Eaton. Pastor Fifth Ave Baptist Church, N. Y. WEATHER DAMAGED COTTON". Timely Warning and Advice From Public Cotton Weigher. Editor Daily Item. - I have read with a great deal of interest the warning of O'Donnell & Co., to th^ farmers as to the care they should take of their cotton by i housing same to avoid damage. We are now handling daily quite a lot of cotton that is damaged, and want to say to the farmers by all means when their cotton is damaged to condition same before bringing to the platform for weighing, as labor is scarce and we have not the extra help at the platform to pick same for them, which will cause delay in weighing. A. C. THOMPSON, Cotton Weig^r. Evans-Brown. Bishopville, Dec. IS.?Simple but lovely in detail was the wedding on Wednesday afternoon of .Miss Eleanor Evans and Dr. Julian L. Brown at the suburban home of Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Barnett, sister of the bride. The ceremony was performed by Rev. R. S. Fountain, pastor of the Baptist church. The home was decorated with cut flowers, Christmas bells, and potted plants, red and green being the pre dominating colors. The guests were received and ushered into the parlor by Mrs. T. D. Fox worth. Preceding the ceremony a beautiful musical program was rendered. Miss Mildred Gunter sang "Your Love'' and 'A Perfect Day," piano accom paniment by Mrs. I. F. Barnett, sis ter of the bride. At the strains of Mendelssohn's wedding march the bride entered on the arm of the bride groom. The bride was handsomely a.t tired in a tailored suit of midnight blue velvet with gray accessories to match. As her flowers she wore a cor sage bouquet of white orchids. Alter the /~eremony the guests were invited in the dining room where a de lightful sweet course was served by Misses Ada Belle McLauchlin and Louise Graham, both of Bishopville. A handsome collection of wedding gifts was displayed, expressive of the thoughts and good wishes of many friends. The bride is the accomplishe-l daughter of Supervisor and Mrs. C. T. Evans, and numbers her friends throughout the State by the score. Af ter graduating at St. Joseph's College she has residjd in Bishopville with her parents. The bridegroom, the only son of Mr. and' Mrs. J. W. Brown of Clinton, is a young man of sterling character and well known over the State. Dr. and M^s. Brown left immedi ately after the ceremony for a wed ding trip to points in Florida, after which they will spend a few days i. Clinton before making their home in Columbia. Attention Veterans and Widows of Veterans! T will be at the auditor's office ev ery Saturday in January to receive your applications for pensions. E. SCOTT CARSON. Chairman Pension Board ?i.DLinm iiMUimiiwmmmmm.? iimiin Deaths In State State Health Officer Hayriej Gives Summary of Vital Statistics. i Columbia. Dec. 22.?A brief study j of the vital statistics compiled by Dr. j j James A. Hayne. State health officer, I for the ten months ending October j j 31, 1918, brings to light some startl | ing figures as to the number of deaths: ?in South Carolina among people rang-j ; ing in age from 20 to 30 years, j In these ten months. 1,141 white ? males and j.o?T negro males between the ages of 20 and 30 passed away, j In the sann- time and within the same i age limits. 480 white females and 1, 209 negro females died, making a to-i tal of 3,933. When it is realized that] it is between the age of 20 and 30 that j the health of Ilm individual is at its! best perhaps, the significance of the i figures is grasped. Dr. Hayne, in speaking of the death rate for October alone, said of the} total deaths, which amounted to about j 1,500, a little more than 2S per cent, of the total number occurred among! people between the ages of 20 and 30 years. The influenza, which in many cases; developed into pneumonia, reaped .aI fearful harvest among people in the j fuil tide of their vigor. Dr. Hayne has not yet available the statistics for! November, 191-S, hut it is feared that! the death rate for that month among j the younger and vigorous will be al-| most as heavy if not heavier than the i rate for October, as many cases of j pneumonia occurred. Following is the number of deaths! occurring in South Carolina during! the ten months ending October 31, 1918: Ages ' Whites. Negroes. Under 1 year .. .. 1.564' .3,259 j 1 to 5 years. 1,043 2,054 j 5 to 10 years. 232 5S4 ; 10 to 20. 548 1.425 20 to 30 . 1.C27 2.300 I 30 to 40. S7S 1,513 I 40 to 50. 6.?7 1.127 j .00 to 60. C24 825 60 to 70. 857 S43; 70 to 80 . 834 635 j Over 80. 400 55S j Unknown age .... 32 79 ? Total . 9,296 15.20S The number of deaths among th^ whites during the year 1917 was mmmmmmmm 256, while the total deaths, tot ?the same period among the n'egrdee was li'. 150, making a total of 19,406 for whites and negroes, not including the deaths among Indians. The total number of births among Urn whites for nine months, ending September 30, 1918, was 14,793, the males slightly outnumbering the fe males. The total number of births among the negroes for the same pe riod was 17,527, the males totaling 9, 126 and the females numbering 8, 402. There were 16 births among the Indians during the same period of time. TAX RETURN NOTICE. I will appear in person or by deputy at the following earned places, and on the dates given below; for the pur pose of receiving tax returns for year H>1D. Return should be made on per sonal property, poll, road and dogs: Privateer Station?Wednesday, Jan* 8. Levi Siding?Thursday, Jan. 9^ Wedgeneld?Friday, Jan. 10. Claremont?Wednesday, Jan. 15. Hagood?Thursday, Jan. 16. Rembert?Friday. Jan. 17.. Dalzell?Wednesday, Jan. 22. r.rogdon?Thursday, Jan. 23. Mayesville?Friday, Jan. 24. Pleasant Grove?Tuesday, Jan. 28. Shiloh?Wednesday, Jan. 29. Norwood Cross Roads?Thursday, Jan. 30. ; R?E. WILDER, Auditor. Market P. G. BOWMAN, Cotton Buyer. (Corrected Daily at 12 o'clock 'Noon). Cood Middling 28 1-4. Strict Middling 28. Middling 27 3-4. Strict Low Middling 26 1-4. NEW YORK COTTON MA IlftETV Yes'dys Op/vi TiJ.'zh Low Close Close Jan . . 2S.80 29. 45 28.80 29.19 28.60 Mch . . 27.7S 28.35 27.78 28.16 27.58 May . .27.10 27."> 27.00 2.7.42 26.75 July . . 26.20 26:88 26.2?"' 26.63 25.98 Farm Land For Sale In Siimtsr, Lee and Clarendon Counties P. OSTEEN, :: Sumter, S. ?. To Be Celebrated With Thankful Hearts The joyous Christmas Bells can ring out unafraid and happy in their gleeful lay of "Peace on Earth and Good Will to Men." j The war is won, our sacrifices have not been in vain, and we can look forward to wishing "A Merry Christmas" with hearts in perfect accord with the sentiment. Christmas 1918 will go down in the annals as the happiest in our history, Gift giving, unrestrained, will mount to levels unattained, and every one is called upon to do your part in contributing to the happiness of your friends and relatives. Below are a few suggestions that will help you in making your selections: La Valliers, Brooches, Pendants, Bar Pins, Collar Pins, Scarf Pins, Cuif Buttons, Rings, Hand Carved Wedding Rings, Patriotic Jewelry, Watches, Waist Sets, Hat Pins, Charms, Belt Buckles, Fobs, Silver Pencils, Waterman and Conklin Fountain Pens, Gold Knives, \ Desk Sets, Silver Picture Frames, Watch Chains. Many other things that are unique and pleasing in design. S elr OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. ,