Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1833 MH in ? ana t gWrw sprXies to I &e4t quest writes the follow cresting history of the first railroads to the Augusta of a recent date: ai October morning In 1*29 al f ^fphinf oentrivunce rolled Jnto MM of Mamburg, South Carolina, ?P # cw^tad of an pat iron Boiler end smoke-stack l and chained behind it were a le of wagen coaches filled with stejsrs. A crowd of aliased spec looked on with mingled feel credulity and humour, are many points about this ut ') sWnlfiejince <o a atu-' of lusiory. Here was the begin of a new epoch In the industrial of ?k* nation. The pioneer V*sr t|ke f>rst long raildroad 4 In world had besn successfully Ab sarly as the year 1992, a patent tafrtvay was brought to Charleston. M ft*** the lack of a suitable mo? ths Sow >r, It wae never used. The fpss of the South for s solution transportation problem Is a ell aed by sir. ?ward C. Durand, Director of Census: r?ie extstlnj; equipment of dirt sad th* narrow, rapid, shallow, Insetted, rivers made both the IfAa* of crops and the securing heavHy expensive and I jig kurdenepme la the cOm wtth the more fortunate rest. Accordingly the people auuthesai wer*? ou the alert for iventlon which would solve ition problem and bring lie salvation." lit7, shortly ffter George Step in England had aucecsefully fed steam power to railroads P^dey ?la)?k of Charleston and petitioned the South iture for a charter to a railroad company. Th*| WM not obtained until the % year, and was formally or--) at tie Charlewton city hall ttth of May. 1999. le work was prompt I v started Salt year, ten months and twen dejta later the road was opee puhUe travel as far - as to a distance of slaty-two October. 1823. the trains on the Savannah about 191 miles front C ha ries? let, i coat of the etterprlae to $96^,141.39. locomotive constructed In td Slates tor regular service iQroa*) *as built In New York jfSauth Carolina Railroad and in Charleston In October, t vas christened Best Friend, four tons, and moved on four wliasm with spokes. Moat of my rsa? gest *fjl recall' the incident related Jg ihgir school barter** ahout the tragic fate of the "Bast Frond"?how 9J9J e\**7e breruau became annoyed air i5e>e npise <** the jaoaening at* um, and sat upon the safety-yaive. ?,iicn asatosj caused thf 'Beat Friend" to Sigde. and the unlucky flre^van was le^ heavenward. Following thiel id>ru tne patrons of the road be easr e aiaj-njed at Uvj .prospects of "dop; and to allay their the dfrector? caused a* Ided wlfh bales of cotton interposed between the engine I'the paj?S}nger coaches, "With the I odsyttton of this Carrier-car" the felytt/ Of railroad trt vel soon rc ?nd locomotive received for was the "West /Point," reached Charleston In June, and was the last locomotivs qqf Urnrted or. the principles of Qeo. 9/<??Hec*oe, "Rocket. ? The railroad between Charleston gild Hamburg enjoyed the distinction of nobg the first continuous one hun dNd Ullles Of railroad In the world; oaf first rosd in the world to be con gjjpeateg from the very beg liming for the use of locomotive power; and the "* also to transport the mail. W. Brows hi his "History of the First live In America" pays a wall tribute to the founders of following psragrapha selected st rail lorn from tho ?erly newspa? pers* may here be of Interest: "On the tad Instant 141 passengers( wei|f up by the steam rar William AJken, ylektlng 1407.39. ''A free boy of <*oior was killed on thi mflrod near Hamburg on the tatn lust." "Sunday trips are discontinued on the gjuth Carolina railroad. One editor to Illustrate the 'sue cons of the railroad experiment in fto ith Carolina," ches^ the following fsa *ln the month of January 1934, the road company amounted to 14.229; receipts of the s. nth Carolina Rail thrt past January niKu the receipts 1 totaled 113,2JQ On March 20th, 1830, one of thej <W? VSg actually rlued with sails in the presence of a large gathering n?fr Cnarleaion. With fifteen men on neard the car was shoved off,Tu?d pyttntained a ?p?*? ?i of fifteen miles an hour until suddenly the mast sad) rlatflnjK collapsed and fell overboard together with several of the crew. Atif*r this unfortunate mishap was passed, at car was aoon under way again and "Charleaton Courier'' aa surea ua that the experiment "afford? ed high eport." In a letter written two years after the completion of the rudroad tt prominent Charleston lady describes) her first n o to A usus tu: "We roso at drum beat to ?b-oart, on the railroad car gor Auguata. Those who travel with the desire of seeing social Ufr. will of course be djeeppolr.ted here. Our plantation residences ere rarely stationed on trt? pubUc road, out tr time could be ?pared to croee that field and pene? trate beyond thoee woods, many al eheste buiKUng blushing sarden and .'?mily. Would be no longer like a strapper. B"' the car darts on like a rocket, a?d we leave Woodstock. We hurry our breakfast; and we have lust Ume te gather a pretty ifJSSwUrrp from the ggrjon watt.- and *wuy.v Wa pass a f? w cotton fields an* rlea plantations. Alken, at the Inclined plane, if a romantic spot. Several Charleaton children In the car were quite wild at the prospect of a real hill. We not only had no accident but no tendency to one, in our !3f>"*rnile flight between sunrise and sunset; and it was like magic to be sea.od with a dear circle of friends at Augusta, sipping a quiet cup of tea at twilight. There w?s out one thing to make us sad on the way, and that was the numerous temptation to intemperance, the sick? ening display of gin and brandy de? canters In the heart of a wilderness Must it be so?" Tho earliest roads of rails are, tracked'bark to the latter part of the eighteenth century, wftcn they were use to hauling coal in the mining districts of England. The first In America appears to have bean con? structed in the Lehlgh coal districts of Pennsylvania not later than 1826. Of course horsepower was used to draw the cars. In 1826 another horse-car railroad was opened at Quiucy. Mass., and hauled granite from the quarries to the seashore. This road was prob? ably used to oarry tho granite for the construction of the Bunker Hill mon uineoi in Iff f. an Kngjiah locpmo tjve was run over the Carbondale ?nd Honesd&le route in Pennsylvania y Mr. laudatio Allen. When the Baltimore and Ohio rail? road began construction op the 4th of jnly 1328. stone cross-ties were emp.pyed. and woodep rails topped with heavy straps,of iron. Thirtee n p?les was opened for traffic In 1830 pnd lljE miles in 1*336. The Balti? more and Qhio railroad continued to be worked by horse-power untii 1832, although experimental trips ha,d pre vlousjjr been made wltti* locomotives on that road. The advance pf mechanical science have been constructed in the I-ehigh d|atgjr^ of Papftgylvapioi not la? ter than 1825. Of course horse pow? er may be likened to magic. Today the United States is embraced by a network of shining steel; and huge locomotives rush across the conti? nent at a speed of sixty miles an hour. The value of American rail? road properties may be reckoned in billions. Touched by the wind of modern progress, towns, cities, and Industries have sprung up wherever the railroads have pushed the way. The "Rocket" and "Beat Friend" have *>een replaced by the Twentieth Centtiry Limited, but let us not for? get that debt of gratitude we owe to those far-seeing men of the thirties, j pioneers In the march of civilization | by whose *aith and perseverance trams were first placed upon the rails. In spite of that opposition with which society always meets 'a new idea, those men toiled on; and with their ofrtune. brain, and labor la.d and a vision realized. NOT CLAIMING TOO MTCH ? you the captain of your soul?" "Sort of second lieutenant." ventur? ed Mr. Hen peck dubiously .?Manches? ter Kvening Gagatte. ?eVwt Flow." In Scotch Hie word aeupa wean* "head" and tow in***:* "sea." Sea pa low Is the portion of the sea In tba| southern part of the Orkney Islands which ?xteud>i from Pomona to the Pentlnod firth. It is fifteen wiles long snfi About ideht ujijes wide, and opens by Hoy sujiud In the norths e*t join j?? j'eptlahd Arth Jp tup *outp pear the island of Swop*. The term ay* pa may perhaps be traced to ths Gaelig agapsdn. to scatter, spread. Nuts Grown In United States. About the only nuls tust have hee't ip far raised Jn ih)s country on h large tfsji |re the KujflUm WfJailJ ami the ?uppn?, tiyf form* nJMluly in aouthei u >iifo/nlg, tU,c isttej in eeptral A 'si 11 fofpla, also the pecan lu the southern atatea Tue culture of the pecan hag of late become an important and ex? ceedingly profitable Industry In tits South. Rather ?Jim Excuse. IVIla gnd Bobt?> disagreed, where? upon Olla slapped her brother. A wail brought their mother Only a it er a loug snd etwere reprove I did the small ?l'rVs spirit melt and then she suhl: Oh luanmui, 'in sorry I slapped him. I didn't mean to. My hand slipped." Taw Erls Can si. I the Win of October, 162?, tha eaaal, eonnectlng Lake Brie and Hudson river, was opened. The was announced b> the tiring of at short Intervals alon*. the Wjra lgmrtb, Tha <apaJ, beginn at ?ome. If. Y? in 1$17, was completed fMg#Sr thJEpuich the lnAaance ot Do Fin Clinton. The ggft Of conptrua Rag Piper Ancient. Paper was made from rags In Arabia more than ten centuries ago and the method was Introduced Into Europa in the thirteenth century. Watir Affects Teeth. Sc!.-ntlhe Investigation disclogef the jCact that pbere "hard" wnt*r is usjsd U>t drinking, good teeth sre the w>m era I ixauit. "kiard" water isnlglns s isrge amount of lime which eaters largely luto the composition of teeth. ?nslls Color Ocean's Ssar.het. A cwlou* change of color with tha tide Is ao'ed iu the beaches of Snails' Island U. tfee Gulf of Me eleu. The nat? ural golden color of th? sands ?? re? tained ss the Ilde rise*; put with the ebb of the tide the beaches become g?lte purple s change that Is due to lh,e appearjm e of groat numbers ot Ma/ pprpl* snails. Foolhardy Driver Kills Young Girl Judge Hammond Describes Dis? tressing Accident Caused by Speed Demon A leter written by Judge Henry C. Hammond to the Augusta Chronicle concerning the recent death of a young lady may serve as a timely warning to young men who arg speed demons, and may cause them, at least, to put on the brakes and throltlf' when they hays precious lives in their keeping. | The letter of Judge Hammond fol? lows: Editor Chronicle: Joshua Cartledge, a farmer, made) the following statement lu the pres? ence, of u group of which 1 chanced to be a member: - "1 was tUtnding on the piazza of the store in trie forks of ihe Savannah road about 4 00 feet from the long narrow bridge over Spirit creel*. Two j mjoutes before it got to me I could hear the roar of an automobile com? ing. 1 walked to thoend of the piazza and i-ayv tjt.e bin ear comingku an aw? ful rate?en or TO miles an nottr. No checking, no slowing down for the bridge at r..\ l knew it couldn't take the curve and make the bridge at that speed. It was just naturally impos? sible. The driver swerve t the car to the left then sharp to 'he right to enXer the bridge, ?.ut lue never reach? ed.! tu.? bridge. The hlmi end of the Car ^kidded to the left?the cor turned over?rolled over three times and stopped upside down in the run of the creek, smashed with the wheel in the air and the engine torn out of creek, stagger a few steps up the the car. J ran to the place and I saw a young gtrl drag herself out of the bunk. 1 was looking right at her and she at m.*- She wavered and said: 'Oh Lord.' ami sank down on the ground. One of the men laid her on ?the piazza floor and I got water and bathed her fa.ee. There was an awful wound lu her temple. I saw that shd Was dying. She did die right there pn the piazza in Aist a tew mJnttes. 1 heurd one of tin? men in the car say. 'Cod knows why he didn't kill us all he for* wye left town.' " Here is a .simple statement o* fact mgdo by a direct eye witness to the woeful, heart-crushing tragedy. There is no intelligent mind in this com? munity not held by thought of this ter? rible occurrence?no sympathetic soul not ill led with sorrow. And there lie those who are drinking deep at the fountain of grill ud tasting the bit? ter waters that he at its source. The splendidly constructed 70 horse P.OsVcr Templar car suddenly lost its e.enter uf gravity; turned turtle and with deafening; clan\or ty.U'Jed Into thn silent watery of Spirit creek?then the sofjB> on the porch of the country] storo. Are our hearts ho filled with pity, our minds ao stunned by horror as to gee in this occurrence only the ploy of the blind forces erf nature? Do we see hack of it no huraan responsi? bility. Stop, think! W;is this an ac? cident, 4>ure apd simple, unavoidable; with blame coining t-> np one? It waa not! Was there au?l I the matter with car .ojr roadway. IVo!! Vrhe car,, was perfect and pyer Mut roa,d thou? sand pass daily in safety. But whai^ of the liu^ai will that directed the ( course ajtd speed of tha; car? What of the man who sat at the wheel and in whose keeping ITA* l* We ?' t,mt young girl? l>t generous soul? ppur out upon him nil the pity and for sjvenera they can?let just one* con- ( tmgrn him as he flngjyysa. Judge him : ?s he took bis seat at the \vheel ot his j y Templar M?s summer morning with full knowledge of the deadly agepey nndor his contr.oj and with reckless disregard of the precious life alone in hls.cpr.e. Judge him as he wilfully, wantonly, wickedly hurled that ma? chine through the street* of this city ot menace to all who P|gocfl, Judge h4m at each mile post on the Savan-| nah road as he llcndishly rushed that j ?hild to her death. Hear the roajr |( of the tortured car, see tJte demon man at the wheel. And then?the ?tili water of Spirit creek?the fair form and the lovely^face pH torn and ^ marred on the floor of the couhtry ( Heijry C. Hammond Keeping Cider Sweet. To keen c'der sweet place In each , mriM iiuni.'diatH.v on making, mus- ( nrU. four opnee*; ?alt. one ounce, sad , uound ci.nlk. one ounce. Shako well, < )r cider may be preserved sweet by i ?inning In nlrtlpht cans after the man- t her of preserving frnlt. The liquid ' ihotild he first settled and racked off * torn the dregs, but fermentation must 1 tot be allowed to commence before 1 sr-unim; or It will not keep. Old Pennsylvania C*ty. l York, I'a., Is a city of ancient origin. . Here was located the first settlement \ west of the .Siisqueluunu liver. From i September 3*>. 1777. to Junt; 27, 1778, I she wag the ugrion'a capital, for dur- ? lug that time, the British then occupy-1( lag Philadelphia, the continental com gross met hi her courthouse, lite tlrst ' 1 money sent by the kin*: of France tg' aid tlie cause of American indepeud? | ence was received by congress, lu this i city. And here the first national ji Thanksgiving proclamation wag issued. , Spontaneous Gomsbuatlcn. Because the hollow fibers of cotton ere loaded wUU oxygen they hum with a quick Us ph. When you add to cot? ton, which Is si ready lon.de* r*h oxy? gen, pit. t/bb-'b Is a>4o loaded with ovy uen, the excess of oxygen i? likely loouer or Inter to make the cotton burst into name. The': )* how spon tuueous combustion occurs among oUy rags?Youth's Conipuuiou. Cauaea for Divorce. Desertion ranks first as a cnuse for di> yrwa. cruglty sstioad, adultgry third. The State Campaign People Evince Little Interest and Few Attend Meetings Columbia, June 28.?Candidates for the tSate officers and for the. United States Senate started out aguln Monday mornng on their coun? ty-to-county jaunt around the state to tell "the dear people of their qauli ficationB for the positions to which they seek election. The audiences at the previous meetings in both the Senatorial and state campaign meet? ings have been very small, the aver? age possibly being loss than a hun? dred. The State office candidates seriously considered abandoning their part of tl - tour of South Carolina, but at a meeting held at the close of the first week decided to go on with the program, despite the fact that the voter* are not Urning out to hear their flow of oratory. Even , in the Senatorial race where they is a contest little interest has been shown on the part of the voters. Senator E. D. Smith, the incumbent has not Joined the party, having gone to San Krancisco to attend the gathering of the Democrats of the United Stator, who will seek a man to beAt Senator Harding for the pres? idency of the United States. Per? haps when Senator Smith returns that part of the campaign will "warm up" a bit. In the state contest there is little opposition and even where there is op position for the offices concerned the voters don't appear to care to hear the speakers. The would-be Senators will speak this week in t'amden, Leinenster, York, Chester and Winnsboro coming to Columbia or! Saturday to end the week. The aspirants for the State offices will be heard in Barnwell, Allendale, Hampton, Beaufort, Ridgeland and Walterboro. Better Marketing?Better Prices, "The pinto bean growers of this State have earned $82,00? in addi? tional profits from their 191s crop through their Co-operative Market? ing Association initated by special? ists of the Bureau of Markets, United States Department of Agriculture," was the recent statement made by a New Mexico pinto bean grower. Before the association was formed the beans were purchased by local buyers who practically controlled the market and therefore paid almost any price they chose. These buyers were rapidly destroying the possibil? ities/hat offered in the marketing of pinto beans through lack of care in grading and packing. Choice reciean e?t pinto beans was a technical trade name that came to mean nothing, for tho beans often contained splits and dirt, a a a result of which the trade could not depend upon the quality of the product. Now thje farmers do their own mar? keting through the association. Six-1 tpen warehouses, properly equipped With grading and packing machinery, have been erected. The beans are carefully graded and then packed in new, even-weight 100-pound bags, which are neatly sewed and branded. The association demands clean cars from the railroad, and in loading the sewed ends of the sacks face one way. The association believes in the Bureau of Markets' proved theory that when a buyer throws open the door of a car he is instantly impress? ed in the contents present a clean, orderly appearance. The New Mexi? co association has 1,500 members and marketed 250 carloads of beans last year. It is constantly calling on the Bureau of Markets for assistance, which is cheerfully given. Dye Intermediate Goes Abroad Discoveries made by the color lab? oratory of the United States Depart? ment of Agriculture have enabled \meriean manufacturers to produce phthalic anhydride which is an im? portant dye intermediate, at so low t, cost that it is now being made in this country at a price that has made it possible to sell it in Switzerland in Hrect oompUitipn wjlh Germany. Be? t?re the war this product was made r>nly in Germany and Austria. Phatha llc anhydride is used in the manufact? ure of more than 300 chemicals, it I is an important intermediate in the I manufacture of several brilliant dyes, me of which is indigo. The process liscovered by the specialists of the , lepartment makes it possible to use atmospheric air in making phthalic \nhydt ide from napthalene. The pro- jj "iess is much cheaper than the one employed by the Germans, which re? quires the use of sulphuric acid and mercury instead of air. During the ] war phthalic anhydride sold as high as $7 a pound. The cost of manu? facture has been reduced by the new process to such an extent that it is low being sold f?r 45 cents a pound, h'or this reason the Germans are not tble to compete successfully with the ?merican manufacturers who are sell ng it in Switzerland. The price may m reduced still further as the de? mand for this dye intermediate in- Y u-eas.es. [f with pleasure you grsj viewing. < Any work a man is doing, It* you love him or you like him < tell him now. j loA't withhold your approbation | 'Till the parson ma keg oration * And he lies with snowy lilies on J bin brow. ' * fjTor no matter how yon shout it < He won't really care about it j He won't know bow many tear J drops you have *hed. ? If you think some praise Is due him \ Sow's the' time to xlip it to him * FOi' he ennnot read his tombstone < when lie's dead. ; ?Selected. ' fisch Is IMe.?"What's the row?" I] "The members of the committee h are scrapping violently over the se-J lection of a loving-cup."?Worcester H Uaxette. 1 Rex Theatre Taken Over American Theaters Corporation Now Owner of Local Picture ' House Atlanta, Qa., -lune 28.?The American Theatres Corporation this we.ek announced all plans have been completed, officers eleeted and that the organization is capital? ized at five miUion dollars with plan* laid for the operation of motion pic? ture theatres in tile principal cities of the South. Arthur .Lucas of Atlanta is presi fleht, the prime mover in fhe corpo? ration, is one of the pioneer motion picture men of the South. -^L'nder his able direction the theatres which ate now owned by the American Tnea'res Corporation have paid :tnd are now paying handsome proilts. Mr. Lucas has been engaged in various brancehes pi the motion picture industry since 1907. He is a Southerner, Was hnn in Florence, S. C, and rear d i i Savan- | nan, Ga. Air. Luca> Is identified with a num? ber of important theatres and theatri? cal circuits in the Southeast. He is al? so a director in the Exchange Bank of Savannah, president of the Amei icus Times-Recorder, a prominent Georgia daily, and served for some time as Southern manager of the Goldwyn Pictures Corporation- ?? Identified with Mr. Lucas is Mr. Shephard Bryan, one of the most snc pepful attorneys in Atlanta. Mr. Bryan is secretary and treasurer and is a man ofMhorcughly sane and well-bal- | a need idens. Directors of the company are James Hamilton Lewis, former I'ni'ec States | Senator, of Chicago, Who is known for his successful business abilities, W. B. j Kay, of JackonvlUe, Fla., general so- ^ licitor Of the Atlantic Goat Line Rail? way, VV. <?. Xenl of Richmond, Va., a well-known capitalist who has for many years been identified* with J?kS Wells, F. L. Woodruff of Atlanta. J manager of the Southern Bell Tele? phone Company. Marion Lueas, post? master of Savannah. Qa., Arthur Lu? cas and shepherd Bryan Of Atlanta. Ga.. John Lvins of Savannah, Go., and A. Q. Blalock. internal revenue col? lector, Atlanta, Ga. The American Theatre-3 f\.o'pora tion announces that they have out - lined an aggressive plan an I that they will purchase leases and build theatres throughout the South. 'I hey have taken over the odeon and Folly Thea? tres in Savannah, Qa.., the Rex Theatre in Suniter. S. C, and are now build? ing one of the most modern and most beautiful theatres ever ereeted in Sa? vannah. They are just completing the Rylander Theatre in Americus. Ga., and theatres in the larger cities In th^ South are being taken over as rapidly as possril.le, or new theatres wili Jm' built. The motion picture industry is no longer a game: it is a business. Hu:<h 1. Oordoza, one of the best informed and most thoroughly equip? ped men in the theatrical business, has been in Suniter for the past eight week.*-, remodeling tlie Rex Theatre, and the result of his work is being daily evidenced. Mr. Cordoza, waA Genetal Southern Representative, for the .lake Wells Enterprises, during a period of twelve years, with head? quarters in Atlanta, and supervising theatres all over the South. With the sale of the Wells Theatres to the Southern Enterprises, the Lynch In? terests, hue last year, Mr. Curdoxa was engaged by Mr. Lucas, for an executive position with the American Theatres Corporation. When the Rex Theatre has been comlpeted to make it the "pride of Sumter" Mr. Cardoza will take up oth? er dirties in refashioning several of the theatres now controlled by the live million dollar corporation. . HOW IT WORKS "The door to success must be a re? volving door." "Huh?" "If you don't dive in quickly some? body will have you out on the side walk."?Houston Posh_ Scholarship Open at Winthrop |Loan Funds May Be Obtained, No Interest Charg?* Tho following letter has b**n re ? n\ed by Mrs. Irving Ryttei'w ? rel? ative to the aid funds at Winthrop: Mrs. Irving Ryttenberg. Summer, S. C. The South Carolina Federation of Women's clubs have a gift si olarshlp of $118 for one year at Winthrop. Ap? plicants for this scholarship should stand the examination at then county court house. July 2. To the chairman of education, each applicant must write a personal letter stating she is at least 16 years of age, in good health and needs the scholarship. :5he uust give at least three references, one of whom must be a club womar- On ac? count of the shortage of time before the examination, every Club A'.oman is urged to pass this informat on> on to girls they think might be interested. Club women are also requested to give publicity to the availability of Loan Funds, (Signed) Mable Montgomery, Martor. 8. C. Oiairman of Education, S. <\ Feder? al ion of Woman's Clubs. New V. M C. A. OtTi.Jal Columbia, .lune 28.?W. V. Martin of Spartanhurg who has re? cently been elected industrial secre? tary of the State Y. M. C. a. has ac? cepted that port* ion and wi I x?ome to Columbia about September 1 to be? gin bis duties. Mr. Marlin t no experienced work? er in the Y. M. C. A. ard Is well known throughout bo^h he Caro? linas. i i u !i mm ...a. i - . .L.ju^j.1 For Clerk of Couit. H. I,. Scarborough hereby an? nounces himself a candidate for re? election to the office or Clerk of Court for the ensuing term, Bubject to the Democratic party. For Treasurer. I announce myself a ca ididate for re-election as Treasurer of Sumter county, subject to the rule; governing the Democratic primary. B. C. WALLACE Coming before the voter* with more than twenty years actual ej perience in acconnting I announce m>self a can? didate for the office of County Treas? urer, and I promise loyalty and sup? port and to abide by the rules gov? erning the Democratic paity, also ef? ficient service if ejected. MOSES J. MOORE. Present incumbent 3rd Magisterial District ft** Sheriff. Having served the County as Depu? ty Sheriff under the late SI er iff Brad? ford, and desiring to have my record inspected with a view to promotion, I hereby announce myself as candi? date tor the office of Sherff of Sum ter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. JACK H. FORBES. I hereby announce myself as a can? didate for the office of Sheriff, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic party. JOHN R. fcCMTER. I hereby announce myMlf a candb date for the office of Sheriff in the *p proach*ng Primary elections of the Democratic party in Sum or County, subject to the rules governing sucii elections. < c. M HURST. Sumter. May 4th. Ifi2jl). 1 announce myself a oaniidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. SAM NEWMAN. PTMkXevt o. l. static. The High Cost of L ving Statemen Press and Public are try? ing to solve this problem, but ap? parently without success, they can't agree as to the cause. It seems to us a case of under production. Ve must produce more and consume leas. By so doing we will bring the profiteers to grief. This - would also mean a surplus, a little "nest egg," which we will gladly take care of for you. and allow you good interest on it. The First National Hank SUMTER, 8. ?. The National Bank of South Carolina of 8umter, 8. C. , Resources ga.eeo.UOe. Strong and Progressiva The afost Painstaking frUK JO* with OOUKTKSY (?lie US the Pleasure of ftierttng TOP ?The Bank of the Rank; and File ?" ?*|^^?????. C. G. HOW i. AM), Pre ?14*? t KAiu r. iiowi,anp, tiasbir