The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 25, 1918, Image 5
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* 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.
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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
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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
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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
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OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. ,