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PgdJWrld st ths Postofflce *t Sumtrr. * a#?C., *# ??rot?t*eli.s# Mattor PERSON AK Mit? ?luatwMh Jennlngr. ha? return ?4 home after spending the week ? tut with Ulm Tbeima Davis at Blshopvllle. Cottage prayer meeting Wednesday Afternoon at & o'clock, at the home of Mao. J. it. kolb, 11? R 8umter Htreet. gfr. A. H Oroen it visiting hie btother In New York City. i' a Wolomon BlAtt has returner} * ige hwhi after a few days visit to ftg* rents in dumter. W J Bara Wannamaker has re turned from New Yorlc having had a gucoeesful operaliou fur her throat. 410. and Mrs I >t et'humps and daughter". Minnie and Hoealls, louve Ihggoerew for a month'it stay ut At Urn $j? Cits' Ml* W. Y Spann and Hiss Reha ^Iraf Tt feevv roluiusd from Henderson vflie, h. t\ Mr. and Mra V 11. Phelps and fam fjy have gone to Ltlaml. Florida, where fAoy will make their home In the fu Hwro. ' Mia. W ft B own und daughters. Mteanor and Bare, who have been vls ?tpeoddmeo Cuve m id < Ydsman on tsggton street, left this *fternjH>n lor Dillon to visit relative? before returning t<> their home in S^iartan burg. Mrs. R C. rouk left Sumter Wed gwedag sight to spend a week with her Ineipsi in Orange berg sits. Martha Smith has returned trog? a visit to Oreenvt re Mr. 4. M Myers is spending 4 while g* Bsskimore Md Mrs. W. Peroy Smith and Miss Fran? ces Smith left Wednesday for Ashe r'lle where they will spend the re? mainder of the summer John B. DufAe. Moq . left Wednesday sjsgost for Klint. Miel. fj> will et awespany a party from Darlington who fcgvo gone to bring one*, ear a Mr. John H Idoyd. preside ut of the sWewd Lumber Company of Philadel? phia, was In town Wednesday visit? ing t No local plant of the concern. Miss Sarah Edmunds entertained Wednesday at bridge In honor of Mrs. W. M. Reynolds, a recent bride, and Mats Reese of Charleston, who ia trlaiting Mrs lohn R. Sumter. Dr. C. P .Ooteen is spending; a few day* at Myrtle Beach as the guest of Mr. O. H Pol ley Mr. Bbiitow Walsh has returned front Beaufort where h? spent a week ' on a fishing trfp with friends. Mr snd t Jlrr H C. Dsachamps gnd daughters. Minnie and Ro?<%lte. left today for gmonths stay st Atlan? tic City. N J. Mr. and Mr*. Beck will be at home After July 11x10? N. Washington st. Chicago. July H?Carl Wanderer, Who slow bis Wife and t. ragged stran? ger, was glaoed in murderers' row in the county jail today. Two murder tad torments are' expected to be re? turned today . ?Ii+ :-.'"" r".-? . |T-~ Suniter Defeaty Wilmington Taken Second Game of Series From Tar Heels Owing the ram that came Tuesday afternoon, there was not .such a large crowd out at the Fair Grounds to set j the secoid game with Wilmington. Those who were there saw a pretty exhibition. The grounds were wet the first of the game and in the n,wt Inning. Perrttl walked two men and Wilmington made fi runs before the local lads could get used to the slip? pery ball. The first inning ended the scoring for the Tar Heels though and Suniter came back with n rush in the fourth inning when she ran In 2 runo. making ft more in the seventh Ferrctt worked Well for Sunder, In fact tthe entire tenmplayed good ball after the first Inning. Batteries: \Vil~ mtngton. Gordon and Burnett. Sorn ter: Perrltt and Burns. Sumter (tiny* Wilmington the third and last game this afternoon. Sumter Defeats Wilmington Takes Last Game of Series By Large Score filmier made it three in s row by defeating the Wilmington team 10-1 In the lust game of the series. Sumter started off .n ine first Inning by run? ning In a score, made a in the sec? ond Inning, 6 In the sixth and then the game became a farce. Dew, pitching for Wilmington, had nothing on the ball and his opponents hit at will. Rvery one for Sumter hit well, lacing the pill out 'or two or three bases. I several times. Xunnamaker pitched his usual good game for Sumter. Bat? teries, Wilmington, Dew and HUrnclt. Sumter. Nunnamaker and Burns. Sum? ter plays Hartsvllle In Hartsvillc this week. Health afasa Meeting A mass meeting in the interest of public health will be held at Em? manuel M. E. Church Sunday after? noon, 18th inst. Mr. Phillip B. War? ner. Executive Secretary of the South Carolina Anti-Tuberculosis Association will deliver u practical talk tetling how the Individual and the community may have good health. The public is in? vited to attend. An attractive musical program will be rendered. Boll Weevils Arrive Camden Mesenger Mr. T. M. McCaskill was exhibiting here today boll weevils found on his cotton. Mr. Sanders, the demonstration sgent, says they are genuine boll weevils. Mr. McCaskill's farm Is about 18 miles from Camden near the Rich land county line. About a half-acre of his crop is infested, he says. We are stll taking orders for lace or Maiine hats in all colors and black at MlaseS Chandler.?Adv. Police Catch , Whiskey Dealer Negro Bootlegger Caught Wilh the Goods on Him Saturday night, officers ''handler and Owens arrested Bat? Robinson, i colored who lives la the Btateburg sec tion on the charge of telling whiskey. Tho officers found three gallons ol the flrery liquid in Sam's possession und ho was lodged Jp jail. Sam la accused of heilig a wholesale dealer in Whiskey and is said i? have regular customer! in town. He was forced by the- chief of police to put up a bond of $460. Sam forfeited this bond to the city. Alex Morris, rural policeman, found Robinson running a still Sunday and I he bad to turn over another $ltH> to the county. The whiskey business in rather high around Sumter. I tynii? Badger Mro. boretto McKuin Ryan of Sum-1 ter, who has been making her home in Columbia faf the last few months, and b. M. Badgt r. Jr.. of North were married last evening at I WO Wash? ington street, where the bride has had un apartment with a number of* young business women. The murriuge came as a surprise to the /amilies and friends <?i the couple, and the cere? mony, which was performed, i?y the Rev, Andrew VY. Illaekwood of the First Presbyterian church, was wit? nessed by only members of the house? hold. The bride wore a smart suit of blue trlcolette with n iimall blue hat. Immediately nicer the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Badger left by automobile i"i a trip to the mountains and after about a fortnight will go to live in North, .where the former holds the position of cashier In one of tho banko. The bride fa the daughter of Wiley MeKain of Sumter and has numbers of friends in Columbia. Mr. Badger is the son of Dr. B. M. Badger of! Marion.?Columbia State, July 11. We are taking orders for lace or Mulme h;ita in all colors and black at Misses Chandler.?Adv. Sumter County dinners Tho cotton ginners of Sumter county arc called to meet in the f'hamber of Commerce. Sumter, Tuesday. July 20, at If o'clock, noon for the purpose of forming Ihe Sumter County Cotton tiinneia Association. The object of the association, which will be a subsid? iary of the State Asociation, is the co? operation of all the ginners of the county tor mutual benefit. One of the things imluded in the plans is the co-operutive purchase of coal, bagging und ties and other supplies, whereby the ginners may obtain lower prices and an assured supply. AH ginners, large snd small are urged to attend the meeting. |o.76 v. ill buy you a snappy hat ul Misoes Chandler.?Adv. JMS JENNINGS IS ACQUITTED Negro Charged with Murder Was Freed Tuesday ACCUSED CLAIMED SELF DEFENSE Cases Are Proceeding Slowly in Court of General Sessions Sitting in Sumter The court of general sessions recon- j vened at 9.no a, m. Tuesday and the1 trial of Julius .lames for privily steal? ing from the person was resumed. Atter hearing all the evidence, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. Herbert Carter, accused ot grand larceny, plead guilty and will he sen teficgd, The gf&ne jury returned the follow? ing true lulls: State vs. Nathaniel Jones, house breaking and larceny. Phiiip Ward and Elbert Turner, as? sault and battery with intent to kill. Willis Jones, murder. Dora Haynsworth. assault and bat? tery with intent to kill. The grand jury also presented the results of their inspec tion of the coun? ty property. Rowland James, accused of grand larceny, wns arraigned and placed guilty. H?? WM sentenced to one vear. The mo't important gahe, during th* day Wal tile trig! of James Jvnnings for the murder of Willis Qoodmaft. 1 The ertaic had three Witnesses, ?am ' Goodman, Richard Loney and H. B\ rJBoyktft,, The defense offered only! ; otis wlln'.ae the defendant. According to the evidence rendered, th?' diiticul ty started In u Hold near DaUell when Ooodman and Jennings got into a fuss ovc ra watermelon. Jennings accused, Goodman of stealing the melop and Goodmail denied it with an oath and slapped Jennings several limes. Good? man was said to he a great deal larger than Jennings. Richard Loney was plowing in the field with Jennings and told him to go on to his house before there was any more trouble. Jennings went to his house but was fo lowed by Goodman. Sam Goodman, a brother of the dead man, and Loney followed Willis Goodman up to the house and were ..trying to head him off from go I ing^ ifitu Jennings house. They got ! there jusl as Goodman was entering the house of the acused and both test? ified that tb odman was shot inside the hous? Goodman ran Jennings out into the ?-urd alter the shooting and dropped dead a few paces from the house. At the conclusion of the evi? dence, on the motion Of the defend? ant's counsel.. Sheppard Nash, tho so? licitor consenting, the court directed the jury to return a verdict Of not 1 guilty, which th??y did. ' The pa xt case was that of Dora Haynsworth, charged with assault and battery with intent to kill. The hLjU had four witnesses, Lila Griftin, the proaecutilx, Edwin Bennett, Bertha Eiolmei. Mid tt. &. Vinson Tl i defense pflered as witnesses, the ou cursed and her father, Terry Herring ton. Attei tin- hearing of these wit? nesses, court adjourned until Wednes? day morning. Court reconvened at 9.30 tin:, morn? ing und continued the trial of Dora Haynsworth. The defense offered two additional- witnesses, Annie Gamble and ftiisa Richardson. It sCoins as if the trouble started in Remberl over the question of Dora's husband, she aeeusing Lila. Griffin of taking liim away from her. in the flghl thai followed. Dora hit Lila with a brick which cut her in the head. Lila accused Dora of cutting her with a knife, but as none of the witnesses saw a knife, this has hi on djsproven. After the hearing of the pleas by Mr. Epps for the State and Mr. Nash for the defense, and the charge of the court, the jury retired and if now considering the case. Marriages. There were two marriages on Wednesday of gi?;ii interest t<? tin friends Q the contracting parties. Mr. and Mrs Charles If. Hurst announce the marriage of their daughter, Eileen, to Mr. Edward Oliver Comer. Mr. Wil? liam Wciburn Hearon announces the marriage of his daughter. Hazel Green, to Mr. Charles Clifton Beck, Jr.. the mariage to take place in Bish opville. \ ___________ White Milans nt $4 to $10 at Bflseei ('handle)'.? Adv. Paris, July 14?France celebrated Beastila day with a monster parade 1 of forty thousand soldiers. French and American flags be.'eekefl the houses. Paris resumed prewar holi? day pleasures and was a vast play? ground. Misses Chandler have a good selec? tion of dark hatl at half price.?Adv. ? I,,. .1 ? , , Spa. July 14?Lloyd George em? phatically told the German fereign minister Simon today that the Allies are not bluffing and intended seri? ously to take measures to enforce the execution of the Versailles treaty unless the Germans accept the coal terms. White Milans at $4 to $10 nt Misses Chandler.?Adv. Birmingham, July 14?Col. Matt. Tinley, Council Bluffs, Iowa. was elected president of the division. Cleve bend was selected as place of the next convention. Misses Chandler have a good selec? tion of dark hats at half price.?Adv. Buettobs Aires, July 14?Fifteen ' fishing boats were sunk and five are missing as a result ot' a storm in the harbor of Mardelpluta. It Is believed ' that LM 1 eamon were drowned. Sumter Stemmery Company Be Operated r.?his Year BUYERS WILL ARRIVE v NEXT WE Subscribers to Stemmery Aj ? Asked to Pay Their Subset tions in Full Mr. .T. \V Dean? of Pocky Mount, Om who will be the lccal repre&en live in Bumter and tobaceo buyer the China-American Tobacco an Trading company, less:es of the ex tensive plant of the Su nter Stemmer company, arrived in Su\nter Tueadg and has his headquarters in the roomo >f the Sumter O'untr t hamber t-f Commerce. Other buyers of this world tvid< tobacco company will arrive for he opening of the market on July H<>. Several carloads of the machinery )t the stemmery and si earn dryiny ep ?aratut of the < 'hma-Ainerican peo? ple haw arrived and \.ill be installed n a few weeks or just as soon as tbo mHdtog has advanced far enough to ? ct ive the machinery. The local holding company, owning the buildings and the land, has re-' ceived ts 1 i;r? horsepower hotter snd electric elevator and the scales and lydrsutii press of the local company have beeti shipped. The rhina-American Tobacco ? a? ri Trading company wHl operate the* *remm ryi g plant, unaer w i( tsc oi the uaiidings from the Sum? ter Stemmery company. It is hoped that the plarrt will be completed in iime for thv stgmmery operators to handle the le20 tobaero crop, but-It' will be late getting sta ted. Tbo Chi-/ na-American people will steam 'dry und stem in the Strurei r plant atl of Ihe tobacc? purchased in South Can, - lina, Georgia and Kentucky, and whart ready for business will employ abort. Id men and women for upproxlmete i ly 10 or /l months every year, d? I pending entirely upon how much tor Imicco th-is company car purchase each I year. They will also ruin die tobacco f or other tobacco companies buying on this market. 1 4 Secretary Reardon. in speaking of the Importance of this aew enterprise, which the Sumtrr Cour ty Chamber of: Commerce organised f< r Sumter, toodr occasion to say that he Aished ttmt. the ! stockholders of the Sumter Stetnurery company, who ore in arrears cOuld* t>e induced to see the mportance ' of immediately sending viim their cheeks in order that cash Can contgsue to be imid for all building material end dtt> counts secured for the oenertt of the stockholders of this enterprise, ^f1 cash is paid for the entice plant* and no mogoy borrowed, then ths new en? terprise will start off as a dividend [producer, and the. burden of interest paying will be avoided. *~ JOSEPH Announces a Men's and Boys'Clothing. Men's and Boys'Oxford Shoes. Silk Shirts. For One Week, Beginning Wednesday Morning at 8:30 O'clock. Every Spring and Summer Suit, and Our Entire Stock of Oxford Shoes1 Are Radically Reduced. Note Pricey Below: / ? Men's and Young Men's Suits $4(0.00 Suits, 20% Off $48.00 $55.00 Sult?, m% Off.$44.00 $30,00 Salts, 20 /, Off .?$40.00 $464? Suiien 2tV* Off ,.$30*00 $40.00 Sails, OA.$82.00 $37.50 Suits, 20 /, Off.$30.00 $35.00 Halt*, 20< Off.:.$28.00 Men's Mohair Suits $40.00 Suits. 15% Off .$34.00 $44,00 Sails, 15% Off .$??.75 $30,00 Suits, lf>' Off $25.50 $15.00 Values, 15% Boys' Woolen Knee Pants $6.00 Pants, 20% Reduction.$4.80 $5.00 Pants, 20% Reduction .$4.00 $4.ok Pants, 20% Reduction..$3.20 $3.50 Pants, 20% Reduction.$2.80 $3.00 Pants, 20% Reduction.$2.40 Men's Odd Panto Off.$12.75 $14.00 Values, 15% Of.$11.80 $12.50 Values, 15', Off.$10.02 ? 11.00 Values, 159 Off .$9.35 $10.00 Valves, 15% Off.$8.r>0 $9.50 Valuta, 15Off.$7 22 $7.50 Valuta, 15' Off .$0.37 $0.00 Values, 15% Off $6.10 $5.00 Valuta* 15 Off.$4.25 $4.00 Valu?*, l*V< Off.$$.40 $3.50 Values, 15% Off.$2.99 Men's Palm Beach Pants $7.00 Values, Reduced to $0.00 Boys' Palm Beach, and Khaki Pants $3.00 Palm Beach Pants.$2.45 $1.50 Palm Besch Pants.95c $1.50 Khaki Pants . .$1.15 Boys' Fancy Knee Suits Silk Shirts Panama and Straw Hats $15.00 Values, Reduced to.$11.00 $8.00 and $7*50 Panamas @.$6.00 $14.00 Vauue, Reduced to ..$10.00 $13.00 and $12.50 Values, Reduced to $9.50 $9.00 Values, Reduced to....v.$7.15 We also have a beautiful line of shirts from $2,25 to $5.00. Unionalls $6.50 Lee Unionalls at .$5.50 $6.00 Signal Unionalls at.$5.00 $5.00 Simplex Unionalls at.$4.25 $4.95 We are setting our entire stock of Arrow Collars at 25c. Earl & Wilson Soft Collars at 35c or 3 for $1.00. $20.00 Values, 20 $18.50 Values, 20' , $16.50 Values, 20 $15.00 Values, 20 $13.50 Values, 20% $12.50 Values, 20% $10.00 Values, 20 $8.50 Values, 20 $7.50 Values, 20 v Off.$16.00 Off . $14.80 Off. .$13.50 Off.$12.00 Off.$10.80 Off . $10.00 Off .$8.00 Off.$6.80 Off.$6.00 Boys' Stockings Sizes 7 to 11, at . 25c to 75c Boys' Blouse Waists $1.50 Values, Reduced to.$1.25 $1.25 Values, Reduced to.. . 95c Oxford Shoes $18.00 Clapp Oxfords, 20 Off..$14.10 $15.00 Barry Oxfords, 20', Off.1512.00 $14.00 Barry Oxfords, 20^ Olff.$11.20 $11.00 Barry Oxfords, 20', Off. $8.80 $10.00 Witt Oxfords, 20% Off.$8.00 $8.50 Witt Oxfords, 20$j Off. $6.80 17.5b Boys' Oxfords, 20 Off.!... $6.00 All White Oxfords at 1-2 Price. During this sale we are selling our entire line of Children's hats at cost. Hosiery Mens* 1-2 Hose,.50c to $1.50 Ladles' Hose, $1.50 to $2.50 $6.50 Panamas $6.00 Split Straw @>.$4.65 $5.00 Split Straw @.$3.85 $5.00 Sennett Straw @.$3.85 $3.00 Sennett Straw @ .$2.25 Men's and JJoys' Union Suits $2.50 Union Suits, Redueed to.$2.15 $2.00 Union Suits, Reduced to.$1.50 $1.50 Union Suits, Reduced to.$1.25 $1.25 Union Suits, Reduced to.75c ? ? " ? 1 ? Boys' Blue Serge Suits $20.00 Suits, 10% Reduction.$18.00 $18,50 Suits, 10 $16.50 Suits, 10 $15.00 Suits, 10 $13.50 Suits, 10' $12.50 $uits, 10 > $ 10.00 Suits, 10' Reduction.$16.65 Reduction.$14.85 Reduction.13.50 Reduction $12.15 Reduction.$11.25 Reduction $9.00 Pajamas and Night Shirts $5.00 Pajamas, Sale Price.$8.75 $3.50 Pajamas, Sale Price..,. $2.85 $3.00 Pa jamas, Sal? Price. S2.35 $2.50 Night Shirts . $1.95 $1.50 Night Shirts . $1.20 Trunks, Suit Cases and Hand Bags Are Sold at a Reduction 15 JOSEPH M. CHANDLER i 6 SOUTH MAIN STREET