tetared 9U the Poatofic* at Samter, &
CL, M Seooad Otai Matter.
PERSONAL.
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Lieut. E. W. Dabbs, Jr., came in
from Camp Pike, Ark., on the South
ern train Tuesday evening. He has
a fifteen day furlough before going
to Camp Gordon for final discharge.
Mrs. Dabbs and little Eugene came
the day before to meet her hus
band here. Lieut. Dabbs was for
eight months in the army of occu
pation^ and had some very interest
. ing experiences. Among the trophies
\ he brought back is a propeller blade
'of a German bombing plane. The
: contrast between our roads and the
Voads of France and Germany is so
great that he says every dollar now
being spent* is wasted. He thinks
our people will have to go back to
horsedrawn vehicles until we really
,bu.ild some roads.
Miss-Elizabeth Dabbs left for Red!
Springs today. She is a member of
the faculty of the Flora McDonald
College.
, After a delightful visit to his aunts,
Mrs. Geo. Hurst and Mrs. Donald
Auld, Mr. Douglas Baker left for his
home in Palm Beach, Fla., this af
ternoon. While in Sumter Mr. Ba
ker made many friends who regret j
very much to see him leave.
Miss Gladys Chandler leaves this i
afternoon for an extended visit to
her aunts in Palm Beach and Ft.
Pierce, Fla,
-Miss Clyde .Omera Lee, of Colum
bia, is the guest of Miss Ainslie Feld
er on N. Washington St.
Mr. F. M. Garner of Greensboro, X.
C, spent Thursday in Sumter.
. Mr. F. C. Norris has returned to
his home in Florence after a day spent
in the city.
Mr. W. S. Manning of Spartanburg
is visiting friends here for a short \
while.
, Mr. E. W. Martin of Florence was
a recent visitor in the city.
Misses Marion Bynum and Pearle
Seals attended the dance in Harts
vvHle on Thursday evening.
Messrs. Bowman and Brower at
tended the dance at Hartsville on
last evening.
Miss Lillie Davis of Spartanburg
was a recent guest of friends in this
city.
Mr. "Doc" Boney is visiting friends
in*Orangeburg and other points in the
State.
Mr. Ladson Owens is in Tennessee
visiting relatives for some time.
? Mr. H. R, Goings stopped over in
Stmiter en route to his home in Co
lumbia.
Mr. F. H. Reeves has returned to
his home in Washington, D. C; after
a visit to Sumter.
Prof. M. R, Sams of Jonesville was
in the city on {Thursday with friends.
Miss Iva Cartel has returned to her
home /in Baltimore after visiting on
Sumter street for a few days.
Mr. Gifford W. Shaw spent Thurs
day in Mayesville on business.
Mrs. 'C. H. Nelson has returned to
her home in Hartsville after a short
stay in Sumter.
Mr. James Rogers of Charleston
was a recent visitor here.
Mr. S. B. McGee of Columbia spent
Thursday here on business.
Mr. W. E. Sheridan of Florence
was in the city Thursday on busi
ness. ^
Miss Pearl Martin has returned to
her home in Gray Court after a short
stay in Sumter with friends.
Mr. W. F. Xaughon of Darlington
was in Sumter Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Miss Maud Harson of Spartan
burg stopped in Sumter for a short
time en route to her home.
Mr. W. H. Washington sent a
short while in Sumter on Thurs
day.
Several students of Winthrop Col
lege passed through Sumter this
morning, going; back, to resume their
studies. I
Mr. 'Fritz \Hanson-, the famous
wrestler, arrived in the city on Thurs
day night and is ready for the bout I
tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Arrowsmith of!
Kingstree are visiting on Harvin St.,
for a few days.
Mr. T. A. Ranger of Asheviile, N. j
C, sp?nt Thursday in Sumter with
relatives on Calhoun St.
Miss Louise Moore of Savannah, |
has returned to her home after visit- j
?ing here for some tme.
? Mr. "Buck" Hyde of Augusta spent i
Thursday in the city.
Mrs. J. N. Carroll of Madison, Ga>, |
is visiting in Sumter for a short while, j
' Mr. Henry McGowan passed through 1
Sumter today en route to his home in1
Whitmire.
Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Gaines have re
turned to their home in Manning.
Prof. Earle has returned to Clem
son College after a short stay in this
city.
Mr. John DeLoach, of Camden, is
visiting in Sumter today. i
Miss Caroline Richardson has re
turned to her home on N. Main street
after a very delightful trip to Winns
boro and either points in the Pied
mont.
Mr. Francis Eugene Zemp of Cam
den is the guest of friends here today.
Miss Ethel Rouchelle, who spent a
few days with Miss Annie May Lide
on her return from New York, has re
turned to her home in Deland, Fla.
Mr. Joe Bell has returned to the
city. after attending the dance in
Hartsville rrhursda.y evening.
Miss "St" 1'Foster of Cardova. Ga..
is visi?ng in Sumter for a short
while.
Mr. Albert'ocichols of Greenville
stopped over in Sumter for a short
while> en route to his home.
Mr. William Miller of this city was
one of the many guests at the Harts
ville dance on last evening.1
Mr. Otis Welburn passed through
Sumter en route to his home in
Charleston.
Mrs. P. W. Peck and sons, Masters
Ellis, P. W. and Edwin, are the
guests of Mrs. L B. H. Darr on S.
Sumter St.
Miss Teresa- Chandler has returned
home from the mountains after a
stay of six weeks.
Mrs. Geo. L. Ricker has returned
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from Hendersbnville, where she spent
the summer.
Messrs. L. D. Jennings and T J.
Kirven returned yesterday from New
Orleans, where they attended the i
Cotton Association meeting.
Mrs. Walter Folsom has just re
j turned from Asheville where she has
I been spending the summer.
Mr. V. E. Towles of Columbia
spent Friday in Sumter on a busi
ness trip.
Mr. H. H. Pratt, of Newark, N. J.,
j was in the city for a short while on
! Friday.
I Miss Margaret Beaumont of this
I city left on Friday in order to enter
? Winthrop College for the coming jes
sion.
i Mr. S. C. Price of Charleston was
j in the city on Friday visiting friends.
Mr. Wilson McColl of Florence spent
I a few days this week in the city as
I the guest of friends.
1 Mr. D. H. Hall of Salisbury, N. C.
j was a recent visitor to friends in
J Sumter. ;
Miss May Blanding left on Friday
morning to pursue studies at Win
throp College in Rock Hill.
Mr. J. A. Palmer of Savannah was
j in the city on Thursday and Friday.
Mr. "Doc" Boney has returned to j
j his duties here after a trip to
I Orangeburg and other points in the
I State.
Mr. B. E. Blackwell of Charlotte
j has returned to his home after a trip
; to Sumter.
Mrs. James Drake of Bennettsville
jwas a shopper in th ecity on Friday.
Mr. F. E. Zemp has returned to
Camden after spending Friday in the
city with friends. j
Mr. A. C. Fisher of Columbia was'}
was. in the city on Friday on busi- j
ness.
Miss Minnie DeLorme left Sumter I
today to spend a while in the upper j
part of the State.
Mr. O. W. Andrews has returned J
to his home in Eutawville after a
short visit to Sumter.
Mr. H. D. Stroup of Blacksburg was j
; in the city on Friday with friends'
i and relatives.
t
Miss Marie Brogdon lctft Friday to I
I resume her studies at Winthrop Col- 1
j lege.
j Mr., Monroe Whitlock of Jonesvilio '
I is visiting in Sumter today on busi
! ness.
i Misses Howell and Bowden of Char
: leston stopped over in Sumter for
'< awhile on Friday en route to Ander
i son to visit relatives and friends.
Mr. J. C. DeLoach left on Friday
for his home in Camden after a short
' while soent in Sumter with friends.
I Miss Mary Hughey of Greenwood
?was in the city on Friday,
j Miss Adria Du Rant has resumed her
i studies at Winthrop Normal College
fin Rock Hill. /
Miss Ina McNally, of Union, one of
j the efficient school teachers in Sumter,
? arrived in the city on Friday. s
j Mrs. J. A- McLure of Columbia is
j the guest cf friends in Sumter.
Misses Annie Laurie Booth and
; Eleanor Wallace departed Friday for
j Winthrop College.
Mrs. M. D. Spect of Drake, S. C,
' is the guest of friends, on Sumter
Street for a she. while. -? ?
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Upham of
Florence "wers recent visitors in Sum
ter.
Mr. J. M. Bamberg of Bamberg
spent a few d?.ys this week in the city
as the guest pf friends.
Miss Mary Knight has returned to
her home here after a visit to Bock
HilL
Mr. L. E. Marvin of Union county
was in Sumter recently visiting!
friends.
Mr. J. H. Winburn leaves tomor
row for Washington for a week or ten
days stay.
Mr. Ed Sanders of Darlington coun- j
ty is a visitor in Sumter today.
Miss Jule Sandel of Columbia is the!
guest of relatives int Sumter.
Mr. D. E. Davenport of Augusta
is a business visitor here today.
Mrs. Fred Ashley has returned to
her home in Charleston after a short
visit to friends in the city.
Mr. Walter Minis has returned to
his home here after a trip to New \
York, and Philadelphia
Mr. David B. Hyer of Charleston
was in town today.
Miss Irene Dixon has returned
home after spending the summer in
Columbia and Spartanburg.
Mrs. L. C. Dixon of Columbia is
visiting her son,^r. R. A. Dixon on
Salem Avenu$. i
Mr. I. Attenberg of the Sum
ter Brick ..Orks Has gone to attend
a meeting of the American Face
Brick Association.
Miss Constance Buliman has re
turned to Hood College, at Frederick,
Md.
Miss Jen and Lola Smith of Co
lumbia spent the week-end with Miss
Eaiie Dennis.
Mr. Hugh Green, who has been
spending the summer with his uncle, j
Mr. Jno. T. Green, has gone to El
liott to spend a week before he re
turns to Porter Military Academy in I
Charleston.
Mr. P. A. McDonald of Columbia
passed through Sumter today en
route to Darlington.
I Mr. LeRoy Brown of Charleston
[was a business visitor in the city on
j Saturday. ]
Mr. Hughsion Green left this morn
! ing for Sparenburg where he will be
a student at
coming session
Mr. J. M.
Wofford College for the
pones of Conway stopped
i in Sumter :fibr a short time on Sun
| day.
1 Mr. Mortimer Dantzler of Orange
j burg is the guest of Mr. Walter Row-'
i land at his home on Washington St.,
jfor a few days.
Rev P B. Price. D. D.. his wife'
and youngest son, Harry, arriv< d ft- m
China a few days ago. Dr. and Mrs.
Price have been missionaries to Chi
: na from the Southern Presbyierian
i church for twenty-nine years, and
i this is their third visit home. Dr.
j Price is a Virginian and Mrs. Price
jwho was. Miss Essie Wilson is from
: Sumter county. They ore making
their home iwhite in this''country, with
Dr. and Mrjs. H. L Shaw, 240 Church
St.
Mr. S. W. Benson, of Clarksburg,
W. Va., is in the city for some time.
Mrs. Silad Mellette and little daugh
ter, Katnrjn, have^fcirned from a
ten wec^ks^fc??S^l?Rtives in I<?wa
a^d Oklahoma. i .
Mrs. Nina Solomons has returned
from Atlanta, where she has been
taking a course on social service work
at Emory College.
Mr. W. L. Ford of Georgetown
spent Saturday in the city as the guest
of Mr. Sam Sanders, Jr., at his home
on Broad St.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Bullock of Con
way were visitors in Sumter on Sat
urday and Sunday.
Mr. J. J. "Weeks has returned to his
home in Darlington after a short stay
in Sumter.
Mr. W. M. Wilson of Turbeville was
a business visitor in the city on Sat
urday.
Miss Reid who has been the guest
of Mrs. Manning Brown at her home
on Church St., has returned to Char
leston.
Mr. J. G. Davis of Columbia was a
recent visitor in Sumter.
Miss Harriett) Dunbar spent Friday
and Saturday in Sumter en route to
her home in Georgia, after attending
a dance in Hartsville.
Mr. C. H. Jackson and family of
Clio spent Sunday in the city.
Mr. Gus Black of Columbia Is
visiting at the home of Mr. Edward
Booth on West Hampton Ave.
Mr. O. W. Palmer of Bishopville is
a business visitor here.
Mr. Evander Brown of Darlington
spent the week-end with Mr. J. R.
Lawson at his home on Church St.,
before returning to the Citadel for
football practice.
Messrs. E. L. Taylor and J. W.
King of Lake City spent the week
end in Sumter.
Mr. and Mrs. S. Rubin have return
ed to their home in Summerton after
visiting relatives here for a short j
while.
Miss Mattie Hamer stopped in the
city for a short while en route to her
home in Clio.
Miss Helen DeLorme has returned
to visit at the home of Dr. C. S.
Kingsmore on Calhoun St., after a
week's stay in Columbia with friends.
Mr. L. T. Faulkenbe~*! has return- !
ed to Columbia after a short business I
trip to Sumter.
Mr. Harold E. Platt left today fori
his home in Aiken after a short visit
in the city.
Mrs. Wiggins of Savannah, is the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Ansley Harby
on Washington St., for a short while.
Miss Pearle Seale spent a short
while this week in Florence.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reynolds have
returned to ther home in Sumter af
ter a visit to relatives in Topsfi^ld,
Mass.
Mr. Tames S^nd^rs h^s gort*1 to
g vVxic-rc he io ic oe prin
cipal of the school for the coming
session.
[ Mrs. F. M. Spann and Miss .lanie
I Mikell have returned from a trip to
J Sewanee and Atlanta.
Misses Eva Chandler and Irma
'Felder left Friday for Winthrop Col
lege.
Miss Evelyn Shirer, who has been
spending some time in Columbia with
her sister: Mrs. Edgar Black, is at
home again.
Mrs. E. M. MacCulley, of New
York, is the guest of Mrs. H. M.
Dr .C. P. Osteen and family hav*
GET READY
FOR "FLIT
Keep Your Liver Active, Your
System Purified and Free From
Colds by Taking Calotabs,
the Nausealess Calomel
Tablets, that are. De
lightful, Safe and .
Sure.
Physicians and. Druggists are advis
ing their friends to keep their systems
purified and their organs in gerfecfc
working order as a protection against
the return of influenza; ' They -know
that a clogged up system and-a-'lazy
liver favor colds, influenza and serious
complications. .
To cut short a cold overnight and to
prevent serious complications take one
Calotab at bedtime with a swallow of
water?that's all. No salts, no nausea,
no griping, no sickening after effects.
Next morning your cold has vanished,
your liver is active, your system is puri
fied and refreshed and you are feeling
fine with a hearty appetite for break
fast. Eat what you please?no danger.
Calotabs are sold only in original
sealed packages, price thirty-five cents.
Every druggist is authorized to refund
your money if you are not perfectly
delighted with Calotabs.?(Adv.)
returned from Saluda, N. C. .
Miss Mary Belle Burgess has return
ed to her home after two weeks' stay
in Kingstree and Lake City.
Mr. E. P. Furman of Allendale, wa?
in the ctiy a few hours today. Ke
will return in near future to mak e
this city his home.
Mr! Harry Mamish, who .played
baseball With the Game Cocks - this
summer, is visiting in the city for a
few days before going North.
Mr. Alvin Burns has returned to
his duties in the city after' an extend
ed trip in North Carolina. '
Miss Carrie Brock passed" through
Sumter today en route to her home in
Anderson. Miss Brock has been visit
ing in Wilmington for some days.
Mr. Arthur S. Raymond is a busi
ness visitor here today.
Mr. W. P. Mood of Summcrton
spent Saturday in Sumter.
Mr. L-Roy Colclough, recently of
Sumter but iov; a resident' of "Bish
opvi'.le, spent Sunday in the city".
Santiago,^ Sept. 13.?The Chilean
ministry here has resigned."
TEACHERS
Fifty to one hundred requests
daily from all classes South. Ca.-.
rolina schools. If you want ra
ral work, graded, high school pr
principalship, salary $~0 to
$150, write us today for special
enrollment.
Southern .lTeaeliv:V. ac,y,
Columbia. S:-'C.
IMHW?T?"?? mb?
Having bought early of the fall markets we wish to announce that iaifge stocks of fall merchandise are now on display ready
for your inspection at most attractive values considering present prices^
We offer a splendid assortment of Dresses, Coats, Suits, Waists and
Shoes this season as well as a complete line of dry goods.
SUITS
Velours, Silvertone, Tricolette, Serges, Broadcloth,
and all the season's new materials made up in the latest
styles.
! ! DRESSES
Satins,1 Paulettes, Tricolettes, Taffetas, Jerseys, Tn
cotines, Serges. Dresses of all kinds.
SHOES
COATS j A complete line of ladies* winter
All sizes and styles in new materials shoes in Field Mouse' Tan' Gray
^ and Black. Prices $5 to $15.
mi.i.. I..i.I rhsSES and CHILDREN'S SHOES
A Big Line of Shirt Waists. \ A large assortment in Tan, Black
Crepe de Chine and Georgette Waists, $3.50 to $18 S and Whit* ?2-50 to ?7
Voiles from .$1.25 to $5
SWEATERS *I
A complete line- C%
MEN'S SHOES
Mr J Dress shoes from .$6 to $12.50
An attractive assortment of Smocks, $12.50 to $25 j * - , - M, en
I work shoes from ...$3 to $9 I
BLOUSES
One of the best assortments