The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 17, 1920, Image 5
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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
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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.
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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
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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: /
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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
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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
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6 SOUTH MAIN STREET