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Ente/ed at the Postoffice at Sumter. S. C, as Second-class Matter. PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Staley and Mr. and Mrs. F. P. King left Wednesday night for Charleston to attend the Shriners' convention. Miss Bessie Ingram, vho has been in Charleston for some time has re lurned honie Mr. J. W. Powers left last night for Charleston attend the Shriners' con vention. Mr. Warren A. Smith, manager of the Southern Life & Trust Company, has just returned vfrom a business trip to the honie office, Greensboro, X. C, after several days absence. His en tire agency force is still in Greensboro attending a training school, which is j being carried on by the Southern Life | <& Trust Company. Mrs. H. M. Stuckey is attending the | Music Festival in Columbia Mr. J. Knox^ Corbett and Mr. and i Mrs. Hi Corbett and child, of Los An-| gcles. CaL, who have been visiting re latives here for several weeks left yes- j terday for their home, going via Wash- j ington and Chicago. " They were ac- j companied by Mis^ Bessie Hood, who j will spend the summer. * 8 Rev. Harry Bull, of Charleston, spent yesterday in the city. Mr. J. B. Folsora returned from Xew York yesterday. Mrs. George G. Houston and little CJeorge G., Jr., are visiting her grand- j mother, Mrs. Charles K. Moise, on \ Xorih Main street. ' Miss Helen TerreJ. of Lynchbnrg. I Va., is visiting her cousin. Miss- Lizzie j .^Pringle. Rev. OKver Hart, assistant rector) |;of'St. Michaels church, Charleston,] spent Saturday afternoon in the city.: Mr. and Mrs. J. J. "Williams left on j Saturday for Chicago and other points ; in the north. ?V Mrs. S. J. White and daughter, Miss Cornelia have returned from Wash-1 ington, D. C. Rev. J. P. Morion delivered the j commencement serVnon to the grad uating 'ciass of Benr.ettsville High School in the Presbyterian church, of Bennettsville, Sunday morning. ; Mr. M. B. Randle has returned to > the city after visiting Wlnston-Salem, j Charlotte, .Greensboro and Gastonia, X: C. Mriv Louis Harvey Leslie, of Win- i st.cn-Salem, X". C, and Miss Genevieve j Randle.1 of Charlotte, X. C, are visit-I ing their father, Mr. M. B. Randle, at I 4l*i W. Hampton avenue. j Musicale By Ladies Aid Society. The following * program will be! given by the Ladies Aid Society of the j Presbyterian church on Tuesday af- j ternoon from G to 6 o'clock, at the | residence of Mrs. H. M. Stuckey: Piano, solo?Mrs: Cashion. Reading?'The Easter Bonnet"? j Ellen Virginia Stuckey. Vocal solo?Mrs. Boring. j, Violin duet?Ethel Stuckey and An-1 j no Osteen. j, j, Reading ? Selected ? Mrs. A. D. j ] Ha rby. "Vocal s&to?Mrs. Robinson. j, Duet?Mrs. MeK night and- Mrs. ; Deschamps. ? \ j Violin solo:?Mrs. Alexander. . PianW-Mrs. Stuckey. j, ? Florence Faces Water Famine. Florence, May 1'3?A break in oneL of the air compressors of the city | waterworks- plant which occurred j several- days' ago, followed by other i (mishaps at the plant Tuesday after-; noon has caused a wat^r famine in j Florence. --Except for a sLo/ri time; Tuesday night the mains have been empty since 5 o'colcl: Tuesday after noon and consumers have sufD-red true greatest inconvenience. Industrial plants, including the Atlantic Coast L?ne, have been without city water. Mayor Gilbert ordering the supply cut off early Wednesday morning, and it Is understood that they will not be permitted to cut in on the mains until all danger has passed. Citv officials <fto not hesitate to say that, the situa tion has serious elements and they } earnestly request that consume:s use as little water as possible for the next several davg. Strengthens Faculty Greenville. May \~>?Furman Uni-j v?rsity will- have two strong profes- ? s>rs in English during the coming! session. Professor R. X. Daniel, and) Professor W. H. Coleman. Professor! I>amel is already well known in South j Carolina. Professor Coleman- is a native of Canada, a B. A. graduate of t 'Acadia University/ Xova Scotia.) where he w-or; ?< -old medal for era- j tary. Later ha- took i is Master of ! Arts degree from vYale University in; the English Language and Literature.; He has bad extended and successful I oxperi'-r.ee in teaching, having been the^_ vi^jF-prineip.d <?;' Mount Allison. Aqadmcy. Sackville. X. I"... principal) of'uhe Broadway high and grammar! school. Mystic. Conn.: head of the de-j partment of English in Drury high .-school. Xorth Adams. 'lass.; instruc-l tor in English in Bates College. Maine. ! and the University of Wisconsin, and ! during the current year Professor ?>'" English in Mississippi, College, Clin ton. Miss. Mr. Coleman has also travelled widely and is an author ol some not*-. He ami Professor l>an"?el will make a stroug de-partmcnt of English. PRES. WILSON HAS HIS WAY House Eliminates Objectionable Section of Executive Bill 'Washington. May tT? Thai section fii' the legislative, executive and .indi cia' bill giving the Joihl congressional j-ri::ting committee supervision over all government publications, which President Wilson vetoed, has been eliminated by the committee and ;ii< t . Ised hill reported. i BRIDGE AT GARNERS FESm . IPlan to Establish Direct High way to Columbia Again Revived A special meeting of the Board of County Commissioners was held Fri day with, all members present. The object of the meeting was to consid er a proposition to build a bridge across the Waleree river at Gam; r ? Ferry and thus establish direct con nection with Columbia by a Stale highway. Senator Clifton and Repre sentatives Holser and Moise met with the Beard and Engineer Murray of ili.- State Highway Commission .v.-s also present The first matter before the meeting was -Ahe report of Superintendent of Roads Thompson relative to his visit to Allendale io inspect a caterpillar tractor in use on the roads. His re port was favorai.de to the use of this type of tractor in road construction and maintenance. \ Mr. Moise reported to the "Board that $75,o00 of the Federal road fund is- now available for building' bridges; in this Stat?> and the opportunity >s now offered to Sumter and Rich land counties to obtain this fund for 111? construction of a bridge at Garner's' Ferry, and- thereby make possible the i ..?sn-ihlislnnent ?>)' .-; s;::t<- highway from j Sumter to Gdlunibia. To obtain this i Federal fund i; will be necessary for ?umtcr and 'Ridhland county each to put up $37.500; Engineer Murray stated that it is, estimated that the bridge will cost $150,000, without the approaches, and that the approaches will cost approx imately $i\5<'0 for a road that whl be serviceable at least DO p^r cent of the time, only execptional floods on the river submerging the road through the swamp. Several interested citizens were pre-; sent a'e.d they expressed themselves in j favor of the proposition. The members of Permanent Hard ': Surface Road Commission, who were called into conference,* after hearing| the proposition and considering it.'j went on record, as opposed to the pro-. position on the ground that the conn- j ,ty did not have now and would not: have within the year funds available , for this project, as the funds of the; county have been pledged to the con struction' of the proposed highway j1 system already tentatively laid out The Board of Commissioners took; a vote on the Cjuestion and went on rec?rd in fa1 or of the earner's Ferry bridge project. The first ballot was a. tie-?Commissioners Britton ar.d Len <>v% voting for the* bridge project and 'ommisaioiers Mimrns and Oliver against ir. Chahjman^McI^urih vot ed for the project, breaking the tie in fayor of the construction of the ?n idge vas proposed. n Engineer Murray slated the Feder- : il funds available for road construc tion in Sumter county could now be obtained on the ba^is of th^ survey >.nd estimate made last year for the d'ayesville road", provided changesare nade in the plan so that this roadwill >e a hard-surface proposition instead. >f- a sand-rclay construction. It was lecided to make the sugg< sted chan in the plar.sNir.d to use the Federal :oad funds for thai purpose. Superintendent of Road Thompson reported that Berkeley county has five convicts that are not being used on road work and which he was informed Sumter county could hire. He was directed to lake up the matter with Supervisor' Dennis, of Berkeley coun ty, and ascertain what arrangement ould !.<? mad'- for Fne hire, of the COri ric'S. ? ; A note for $15.000 for a loan from :he Sinking Fund Commission was ex ecuted. The board then adjourned. Rafting Creek De sires to Join KershaW It is reported thai some o," th.-> pea pic of Rafting Creek township aie ag- , hating a forement to vote therAseivc5 out of Sumter county and unite with ? Kershaw. in consequence of their an- ( tagonism to the good roads bond is-j sue. They will just about get sttled | in Kershaw^ if the movement ulti mately materializes; when Kershaw; ?.vill * catch the good roads, fever and,) will vote on a bond issue bigger, per- j haps, khan Sumter county has just au j thorized. The good roads movement is tile lh*est issue of the day and all of South Carolina is becoming arous- : ed to a realization of the importance] of having a complete system of hard i surfaced highwSrys. Some counties' may be a !i*>!<* slow in taking action.; but all v.iii be in lino within a few years': If Rafting Creek township ex-; pects to escape front good roads by j moving over into Kershay county there is a mistake in the calculations some-] when for Kershaw county will cer-j tamly !??? in the good road's column be- I fore kVng. For several years there has been a. sentiment in the Pine wood section of Clarendon coanty for annexation toH Sumter county. The result of the ] good roads campaign and tin deci-i sion to issue $2.500.000 /in bonds to: provide funds for the construction ol a. system of highways, has ery-stalized; this ? ntinient and it is now stated thntj the citizens of thai section porposcd !?. ;>riicx? d tt Sumter county are practically nnanimous for immediate annexa.li**n. They wanl to be >': the county that is taking the leadership in middle South Carolina in the budd ing of permanent highways Married. Miss Lela Corbctt and Mr. Wilton Yj. Adams. i.>>t',: of Sumter. wer? mar ried in Washington. I >. C Sundn\ rernoon. They will make i,,. ?* >\H ore home in Akron. O. Mr. Adams i; a native of Sumte?*, while his bride came to Sunder several months ago from Pa.vville to accept the position o? :? :?? ? ?els postNclerk at the postofnCi ?vi?ich position slm tilled acceptably. THE GARNER'S FERRY BE! Du I is Sumter Cvuidy Now J?s?iied In Undertaking Tnis Cost ly Project ' The- Columbia .Stale and Columbia"; Record appear to be laboring under a misapprehension in respect to lb" attitude of the Sumter/County Per manent Highway Commission to wards the proposed bridge at Garn er's Ferry. These papers state that the Commission endorsed the proposal. As a matter of fact the Permanent High way Cormhission declined to approve the project. The County Board of Comraissioners did approve <he pro jeei by .-; vote of ihr? e i-> tuM. There is no enthusiasm generally over the im m< diate constru. Son oC a bridge at Garner's Ferry, for it is felt that it is more important to build the county highway system, us outlined, before undertaking any other expensive and ambitious proposition. The county is committed to the construction of approximately 1-1 miles of hard surfaced* highways with in the county before any other State highways are undertaken, and it is be lieved that the diversion of funds to Garner's Ferry bridge would crip ple and interfere, with the original plans. Every dollar thai is available will be need, d :., complete the mile pr.-..!??;?! a?Vd the .riversion of county funds for any other road con struction .would delay the completion! the county system. ' i llhdertakihgs, such as the earners Ferjy bi?Jye and the four-mile caus<--: way through the swamp. should i?-. carried ort by He- State Highway' Commission and no* by the counties, and Sumter county should he very? cautious in enter;?;:; upon such an . ?? terprise at This time wh?h the re :oui'ces ox the county have been pledged for years to come to the eon:-, pletion of a system of county high ways. If the bridge across the river, it an estimated cost of only $150.00 >. ivas the only expense, involved, thjer ? Evould be iess hesitation in endorsing the pepjeci", but the construction and mamtains.nce, especially thc main-' Lcnan.ce of four in four and one-half miles of swamp causeway and a'hal f Tozen or more bridges in addition to Ii?* river bridge, is a serious and heavy responsibility t" assume. Richlaiiil iounty will have no swamp causeway lo build and maintain, and after th. !.ridge i* built tlie expense Sviil be iihii. hu* Sumter rCbuPty .. ? : diJl?>?v?Pl Sl?uatiO>l- ?? he read through the swamp win be i constant and Continuing; problem *.nd <'Xpor.se. ThV only relief from this condition would be found in the as sumption of the perpetual mainten nae o." the bridge and causeway through the swamp by the State tJitrhway Commie-ion. If this corddbe juarantced the principal objection to he Garner's Ferry project would be removed; but there would still re nnin the ouestion cf whether or not he conr.iy is justified in embarkir.g ?p' -?? . largo undertaking in addition o 12; miles hard surface system of ? iv roads; is the County Board ? f Commissioners warranted in p'edg . .;: the cauivcy t-o the project by flivlded vote three to two in th 'ace of the disapproval of the Perm anent Highway Commission? Shorn." not the taxpayers be eoivsu-ted bofor' I'll- stop is taken? They were con suited as to the $2,500.000 bond issue tnd the 1-1 mile highway project, why not do the same thing as to che Earner's Ferry bridge? SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION Columbia. May 14?Efforts will he aiade at the Stat.- Democratic conven tion, which meets in Columbia next Wednesday, to have the party in South Carolina endorse the candi ?lacy of some of the men now before the Democrats of the country as pos i- ? it is known that *...:' :-<? :.i-..de t?? endorse trie candidacb . ofVMjcAdoo and Palm? r. Thc j'ah -??:? organization has open ed a bureau in Columbia and is work : ?g *?<> have the Convention nex* Wednesday endorse Palmer's candi dacy. Representatives of the Palm ' r organization have been in Colum bia within recent days, looking to the qon^eiiiio? endorsement, a-cd while here 'h'-:>- men arranged the bureau, ii is ao! known who will offer the re solution fvr Palmer, but it is stated that a prominent citizen of the east ern part ol the State will introduce a resciution endorsing McAdoo's race, .??ram. indications point to thc fact, however, that die State's delegation to "an Francisco will ire iiitinstructed 'i 1: coiiveiilion promises to he one .;f the mo?n interesting of many years, and a; ail likelihood will last far into .: xt Wydmsday night; in addition to adopting delegates to the San Fran ??jseb convention, which sneels June :-'h. the convention Will ::.d??pt a. V'-'- ; ?'?jia and will promulgate rale.-: go\V truing the party for the next two years. South Carolina will send four l eon delegates from the seven Con gressional districts and four from the State a; large. The names of Gover nor Cooper, former Governor Man mi.y. and Senators Smith and Diai have been m? ntiiined for these ptlices. Senator Dial howeve?*. has announ ,;i..;t j,,. v.-yi !???? i>'- :i candidntc '?ur vvill otTcr ;'; National Committee ] a a. a-gainsj .j.-din Evnns. Lead poMtk*bi:.'S. "hov/ever. predict; even jtraong tie- i'iM<'U?is <>;' Senator Dial, it bat he will have ;i hard time vyinning !?:<? position of Niational Committee man, m-- announcement has caused ? onsiderable comim-ni in Columbia .Hi.] throughout tin- State. METODIST BISH OP ELECTE; Des Moines. May 15- Dr. L. .1. l".yr ney. of Boston Cnlversity. was today elected a bishop < f .the Methodise Episocpal Church by ih< Gcr.eral Con fere nee. GOVERNMENT REPRESEXTATTV E HERE TOMORROW Iii Ex-Sfroci Men and Women Who Have Any Claims Against The Government Should Attend Tomorrow afternoon aV ''. o'clock i j there will be. a meeting in the Court j House of ail ex-Service men. and wo- ; men in this district for the purpose of ' meeting Mr. .1. H./Wiedrnan, govern-j ment representative of the Treasury Department. Mr. Widjeman desires toj get into personal communication with ; all who have seen service with the Government in order to acquaint them wit hihejr rights under the Wark Risk Act. and to help them adjust any ( "'aim against the Government. It is urged that all interested^, either in' Government insurance. or those hav-j ing any claim against the Government! i?) attend. It will be benencial to all' j ex-Service men and women to hear ' ? M r. Wideman. Gfllis-Ucames Wedding One of the most beautiful weddings j that Rember?. S. C, has seen forsomej ; time occurred at McI?eod Chapel, oh \ [;Wednesday afternoon at s o'clock. 14] ? of Aprill The? contracting parties were -Miss Xel! .Emutre.l Gillis and Adam Team Reames. As the soft ."trains of the wedding: march were being played by Miss Sa- ? rah Rrogdon accompanied by Miss !.,'}/.. ho;h l::;<?; d'on bridal parly enter-i ?d tin < ha pel in the following order:; The iv o ushers. Messrs. Edward ; ?rwon and Dalton Lee.- N'exL came; the bridesmaids and groomsman. The ' bridesmaids were all daintily dressed j in pink, and carried 'pink and white; carnation: they wore white kid eve-: ning gloves and white kid slippers., ??ind entered in the following order:. Mr. Cooley Gillis\and Miss Helen O - j Sh?ughnessy: Mr. a. ,ert Brogdon and I ' Miss Gertrude Gillis; Mr. Jerry Mc-j' and Miss Kate Reames. Then'' came tit.' flower girls. little Miss Min nie Shuler, in a dainty pleated dress of white with Miss Louise James in i pink. Then came the dame of hon- i or. Mrs. - lamian lh?e (sister of tin-! groom), who wore her wedding dress *f White satin, and carried white car-! nation*?. The ring bearer, little Jan."-si fnephew of the groom), for one So i'uu.IL, acted perfect. Then came thci maid of honor. Mis*s Addic O'Rile.r. j daintily dressed in pink. carrying pink -nd white carnations, tied with pink tnlle. '\ he bride was beautiful in her wed- ? :;? f ares*?- of white sanfi and crepe ?v:? ---or. her dry] m poar!% with a. i; ??? ?! h.aad einl?i*oalfc*e<t beaded d- pearls! Sin ivo^je white kid : ev< a'.r.g giOy.es and white kid slij> ..no carried bride's roses show ed with Jillics of the Galley. Her was silk-net with wreaths of 6 c ?-me blosjsom**. which was extremely. ? < - :: ing. She entered on the arm of h.-r father, Hr. J. L. Gillis, who. gave her away in ^marriage to the.; grccm at the altar, with.the best man.: Mr. Edw?sd Brogdon. A large nnjn*ber of friends witne^s : ch< ceremony performed at,the al 'a/. which was/bea.utifully decorated j in smilax and pink rorres. At-the to,p; - the arch where the cum'e were-' ?;? red Ln matrimony, was an immc *?e .-adding ?>ci? covered :n white oaraa-.; : icn:'. : The Rev. Mr. MeLeod. reclfcr of ?.Ic f.-eod Chapel, pcrfbrnvad the impres \\-r\ cero:v,ony. After the ser ices the bridal party rvcc.ompanied- by the immediate fam- ' rly of both bride and groom and a few intimate friends returned to the resi '?'??)?<:? of the bride where a;* elaborate ?ec ? ptlion was he'd. The bridr's home was beautifully;1 decanted wirti palms, ferns, smilax ?tnd pink rose?;. ?n the dining room., over* the wooding cake was hung the; ;ve.dding bell. | The Rev. Mr. McLeod. rector of Mc-; Lecd Chapel, performed the impres-l -ivc ceremony. j After the services the bridal party, iccompanled by the immediate fam i'b ??? of boib bride and groom, and aj few intimate friends, returned to the! residence of the bride where an el ab- j orate reception was held. The bride's home was beautifully "vcorated with palms ferns, smilax1 and ulii); roses. In the dining room:! over the wedding cake was hung tin wedding bell. The bride and groom left about: U:S0 in their car (the gift of the i Bride's; father), for a tour of the up-j per part of the State. The /ride'?; | ?.i*aveiii)g suit was <>*' blue serge em broidered in black and red. She wore.) a elde hat of black and red. and look-! ?d particularly handsome. On their; return they will welcome their manyj friends at their.new home in Sumter. S. r. The bride is the charming daughter j ?:* Mr J. L. Gillis and th?- groom is : prosperous farm or of Snorter conn I ty. Both parties number then" friends; by the score, which was proven by the J numerous presents^ They received, besides substantial) cheeks, two sHver. services, han.dsom? im m; - p.a inted China , ctitglasi". rhan* . pieces of silver, furniture, rugs, pic :>:;?' >??. a l>e?ro?m suite-, a Ltnils?mr-j si'ver pitcher, cup and w h'-r. and j many other prc^enis lob nunieVou*." !? ! mention. 5The brid'-'s father presented then:.' ?with a handsome touring car, whicho arrived two days before the w dd'n.^.. Among the out-of-town gu<.'. the reception were: Afr. aad Mrs W. -:- Reams; Stutter ; S. ' ! :.r? [>ouis atrd Misses Eula and Ida j K earn es. Sumter. S. C. ? Mr. and Mrs. I-**. A. Reames: Sam-; ter. S. C. j Mr. .i. M. ? RrOsrdon. Misses Sarah, and Elizat>e-h Rrogdon. Sfess*;3- ^]'[ her; and Kdward Brogdr-:*, Sumter.; S. C. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Reames arid I James: Albany. Oa. . Mr. and Mrs. W. R". Gar.bmer. Mis-'j ses Maud and Edgar Card? ncn R-yk ins. S ' ' Mr. and Mrs. J. .!. CO.*Ivy. l>nrih:g-; ton. S. C. .\;iss Helen O'Shaughnessy. Charles ion S. C Miss Addie O'Riley. ColiYmlua. S f'. Miss Ha Hie Leasene. Sumter. s. 0. .Miss Mat tie Smith. Sumter S. C. . Shiloh News Notes - I Shiloh. May 13?We are glad to report the health of the community good at present. Our teachers, Mrs. Nona J. and Miss V*iriginia Warreri have sufficiently receoverd from inllu enza and troubles following to begin school a.".:!in this week. School was closed seven weeks. We trust they win be strong and vigorous again soon. Mr. T. i. Green,Who was recently married has returned from North Carolina where he and ins wife spent a Caw days and is making his home here. .Mr. Green was from North Carolina, but has been living heie some time. Air. Bryan P. Johnson and sister, j .Miss Alpine, have been attending the : District Sunday School convention at i ?ianta, s. <'.. this week. Mr. .s. .1. Player drove over to La-! mar on business yesterday. He re- j ports the tobacco as being shors in I acreage and very small and backward, j Mr. Player lias the most forward crop j of tobacco in this section. We are glad to note that the bond ; issue for better roads was carried. I Seme one may be surprised at the j vote from Shiloh. but we beg to ad- j vise thai the opposing vote came al most entirely from Woods' Mill, Nor ? wood and Taylor's section. Th2 ftdksi of that section seem to have little! hope or* gerting any benefit from the! issue, and we want to call the atten-; Lion of the <\..-amissioners to the fact! tie- section of Sumter county! from Shiioh to the Florence county line is peopled by some of thc best citizens of the county, who have as! nice and. prosperous farms as there ! arc anywhere and these folks feel j thai they liaT'e been neglected very! r.ia<u in respect to roads heretofore.: and have often spoke of annexing to Florence county. Sometime the d,o- j sire was almost to l ever heat, and the j prospects seem to be unless the roads j to he built are put on with an eye j ? their convenience*, or if the road as j .aid our for this section lessened in j mileage and diverted elsewhere that; they will take up the o.uestion with j annexation with Florence in earnest. [ But we believe the Commissioners'! will sei- tie- importance of building a}' good road through that section to the] Florence county line, not only because j the do not want to neglect the pco-1 pie oi' this section of the county, but] because they want to distribute the good roads on an equitable basis for; ill the people cn" the-county and for ! the further fact that the road built i through this section would mean more i to thc City of Sumter from a business standpoint: not only gaining trade I froin Sumter county citizens that they, ought to- have, but reaching into Florence around Olanta and more so I into Clarendon in and around .Turbe- : t villc. diverting the tobacco, we be-' ileve, to a large extent from Olanta, j Timmonsville. Florence and Manning^ to our Gamecock City of Sumter. -? . ? i Meeting cT Harmony Presbyterian! Auxiliary. ' - , j The fourteenth annual meeting of he- harmony Presbyterial Auxiliary \ ill be held in the Presbyterian j hmch at Wedgefield, May 20th and; 21st. Thc theme of the meeting will ! be The Presbyterian Progressive Pro-; rram and^speakers have been -?-?cured who will present the th^me in an in teresting and forceful way. The sessions will open on Thursday. ! May 2<>. at 10:30 a. nr. when the exe-j cutive .committee will have their; meting; At 11:30 will come the Open-i ing exiercises at which time Rev. P.; O. Reed. D.D.. will address the dele- j gates. At 2:30 p. m. will be held an! opfcs meeting when addresses will be i made by representatives from the dif- ! fereut churches in town, after which1 reports will be heard from the vari- j ous committees. Rev. J. W. Vinson,' of China, will make an address in i the evening. Friday will be taken up j with discussions of various matters of! interest to the Presbyterial and the' nit-eting will adjourn with a social! hour at 2:30 p. m. ! ????^??~???~????- I POPS CANONIZES . 'MAID OF ORLEANS' impressive Function at St. Pet- [ er's Sunday i - Rome. May 16.?The canonization! ..f J.-nr. of Arc was celebrated by Pope j ?fJenedict ihis morning in St. Peter's, J Ft was the greatest and most impress- j ive function performed in the his- ? tor.ic basiifca not only by the present; pontiff, but for several centuries past.; The interior of St. Peter's . was j lighted by thousands of bulbs and! wax can dies and the enormo .s pillars, of tiw basilica were decorated with priceiess crimson damask. . The papal throne was erected be-j hind the high altar, having a small! tribune for the -papal family. Another tribune thai attracted much attention '?>:?'-?-ia-d 1!" descendants of the family of .loan of Arc. these bekmguigj ;f. ::\\ ranks lif'<- and coming from t a!! parts of France had for the mos! part never mcl each other before. Three times as many applied for -.. rats as relatives of .loan of Arc's family, but their claims were not ad iiuticd. Furth.er along there was a tribune for the Roman, aristocracy, thej Knights of Malta, headed by Count Ivj-mbertei'gbi. the diplomatic body! accredited to thc Holy Sea. and a] special mission headed by Gabriel j Hanotaur,; sent by th.e French re--] public. The pontiff was received at the en-j trance l<> the basilica by Cardinal Merrydel Vat. arch-priest of St. Pe ter's with the Vatican chapter. The choir sang "T\\ Es Petrus" while the faithful sank to their knees but did' not aPov." any of the magnificent pro cession to pus's unobserved. l)v. '' o. \\". Dick, who has been confined to bed for the past week on account of having sustained a very painful injury to his leir has improved :o such an extent that he expects to bo at his dental office again on Mon day next. ? Unusual Opportunity i for Right Man A large brokerage firm doing a successful busi-^ j ness with weil-rated concerns throughout the i country, wants a capable man at once"to ; velop and handle their kx*al;bmii??g." The opportunity is an unusual ore because of j the possibilities offered for substantial remmg* ? in a highly respectable business which w31 ? steadily increase as it becomes more firmly established lo:x:Uy. The position requires a man possessing i ecutive and sales ability with bm\:\e?&a$t? I and having commercial banking counetf?c*?,' f although no investment 13 necessary. - .He may ~." j devote only a portion of his time to the j business at first if desired, though we pqsfieE ^.. j man who is able and willing to give thebusjaess, r \ his entire time and best efforts. The local branch should pay from $2500 to $10,000 the first year, according to pc^roiatioa and the ability of the manager, as the.ccm modity which we handle is a staple,. alwa^jjn>~ demand, and which our large buying j^li|^;r permit us to sell at less than average atrial -.. prices. ' ' ', Ov-ing to the demand, we must fin this fo?b>.:-> t:on at once. Send your application to Bernic.? , Coal Co., 885 Como Bldg., Chicago, II?., but ., <'o r.ot write unless you can satisfy us as ty. honesty, reputation and business ahptyi "L' DAILY ITEM NOTICE Sumter County has been divjjeted into the following club, districts' nn-; dor the direction of the County Exe^ i^utive committee: Ward 1?Club. Ward 2?Club / % Ward 3?Club ?.t>. Ward 4?Club. ' - Borden Club. Concord Club. . i .Dalzell Club. ^ ?uBose Chib. V , Parle Club. .' i Farmers Club. I Hagood Club. % ManchesteV Club. : Mayesville Club. \ ????* Oswego Club. Pisgah Club. j % Pleasant Grove Club. ' . Privateer Club. Rafting Creek Club. / Reids Club. .;. Salem Club . '1 , Shiloh Club. Stateburg Club. Taylors Club. ; '0% Trinity Club. ' <r ' fl Js \Yedgefield Club ... .--</ Zoa.r Club. - , ;,?-.1?3 Books of enrollment will be open,*,; for each Club at such places' as th?,: * enrollment committee shall designate,; ;R on Tuesday, June 14, 1920 nd remain- ^ open until the last Tuesv * in. July./.sjg Each applicant for enfollement stiali^ g, in person write upon the Club roji^v; his full name, and immediately there after his age, occupation .*and a^.-f ^> f dress, and if in a City or Town,, sb^a^^ write the name of the Street, and, th^jq^ number of, the house he reside?, "??spi such designations exist in the sa4jpLVo City 01* Town." If the iu.me be. life-: gilvle the Srcretnry of; the Club ,shA%fv"' write the tuimf beneath the sighatnrg^cq of the app?cant. In'the yentjO? "t&^icVi inability of the applicant to write, .09: ...3 may make his mark upon the^roU?..:. which shall be witnessed.by the Sec^./?? retary or other persons then in ci ~ "hereof, and the Secretary shall" in the other requirements. Th? enrollment of each Club shaj?. be conducted by the Clubs', 'EgrOlI^. ment Committee. Books of enroll^, " men: will close on the last Tuesday \a * July, and within three days thereax-^ ler. each Secretary must transmit^tfi^./;^ original roll to the County Cbabra?^.>;$ The applicants for memberij^-' must be twenty-one years of a^', .04^.^ shall become twenty tone ye rs pf.ag&:>:^ before the general election in Novem-^-^ her. and must have resided in tl^e. State two years, and in the County ' ? ;k: months prior to the next general election, and in his Club district ?ix ty days before the first primary, wjjh the exception in favor of pub)ic.^.V school teachers and ministers of th-? % Cnpne! in chai-ge of regular churches, as to length of residence. The Enrollment Book . for. eaeli^ club shall be kept in the custody'of the Secretary,, or in such place JQ&li' shall' be designated by the enrollment committee. J. H. CLIFTON, County Chairman. " GERMAN REPARA TION FTSm * . - J Indemnity of Thirty Billions In Gold Demanded by Allies Baris, May 17?It is understood' here that the Anglo-French conference ? has fixed the total sum that Germany > is t<> pay as reparation at approxi mate!'.' thirty billion dollars4n sol Uion dollars. es ?0? PEPSIN0L Keeps Yoo Your fcf Keeping You Healtiy ' You fed old at :JQ, if your. dj^sii?e ? system is weak andj dcraaged. You feel young at 60, if you let PqSsro?f keep your digestive organs stronjjg^anS healthy. By helping, your stomach da its work. Pepsinol creates rich, abun dant, strength-building blood and by stimulating thorough digestion pre vents the absorption of poisonou? sub stances which undermine your uTnlc system. ? ~ 1 ' ITY DRUG COMPAQ 4 ^