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T at the PoefouVe at SumtSr, a q . aa ftftKoad-cU?a Matter. ' sssggsgoai^Bjssgeasaa^ i. jiug. t Mr. and ^r*. Harry Or??n and children ara spending some time at Wrtgbtavllle Baach ?. > Mre. Aguaa Hoain ha* reli.d fron a trip* to Near York.. Mr. and Mr*, dot. Blatt have return *d to their home In BU-ksville after g vralt to Mr and Mrs Mooea Green. Messrs. Bert Jones and Walter Brit torn are amending an me iim?> in i'ucwhj and Murrell'a Inlet. Mr. Warren A. Hm ?b. furnier branch office manager for (he Southern Life * Trust Co. at Sumter. S C. left yen tarlay to aaaume 1m new duties as tuperlptendcnt o( uxeuUes for sa ne tampan) <n Oreensbmo. N. C. Ills t ?mtty dill follow hlni In about a Wog*. Mr cu?ud K. Hoist, who has charge (.4 the bufltneaa of the Southern Life i\t Trust Co In this territory, has re lamed to the rlty after spending four loeega in thalr offices at Greensboro, | J'l. C. M*. Ilurat aloo attended the annual convention or the company at J'llagara lalle, and reporta a profitable tinet pleasant trip. atro. A. B. Holland has returneo !!reeh\ a three weeks* vhdt to relatives Im CeJu rabie figes* A'ma Lide of Vnoxvllle^Tenft , W'tsslttug her grandmother. Mra. A. Leilah and Lllah Bin 1th leave to vhrtt relativ, s and frlenda ?round Charleafon. Mary and Miriam Calboun Inf Hi Atlanta and Charleston, rldtchlnaon i nd Cook of the bdVkr Clothlhh Co. have gone ateVk.* '* t ? r. N.' O. Ooteen la apondtng sorne at Murroire Inlet. * " ' re. It C WtMiaene entertained I thfde tabtee of bridgw Tuesday morn Idrtd honor of Mrs*W. K. Sims of ?ewMf rffll A ea\ad course waa* aert -<k? 'the) nrot prise, a hot of laven? der eonoavoodence carda, waa won Mr s(r4 ffeto Otey. i tie1 cohsolatlen Jjslee, g set of cards, by Mrs Mack iWykux. and the hostest presented the h?Wree with a Do* of pin"* corres? pondence, 'card t. The g?eata were : Mhsdames JMnia, LoulV Williamson, wilaori Green. John Hlley. Phelps. :Vrry MOae? Solomon, Platt, Brad ham. Otey. .! J Williams, Mack Boy l ip. Budtman and McOillurn. If*, and Mgs. rt Beaty and OaiWhler. Kuth. are visiting relatives fcnMrThrlott?. I* C / Mr. M. G. SPott of Plorence. repre? senting the Dornarf-'Harlee Bealty Co.. tad Mr. R K, Williams, representing lie Burton Auction Co of Wilson. N <.'.*, which realty companies have < barge of the aale o' the Pocalla flnsl Arrangements for the sale. They I r# stopping 4s the Claremont isseaj Mag Willis and Susie ?stren sagt Sight (or Florence to v sit i Mary Louise Netties, lags MlfOTed Hurst Is visiting her nr. Mrs. Ed Kram er in Florence. UN sTrlaabeth Meegen la vlettlug slater Mra Harold Bo wen in ASgrddta. Mrg. John K. Haynsworth Is spend? ing some time In A?le /llle. sir. gt It. 8moak of Bock Hill la In thd City for a f#w diys. Mr BicbSrd Baker, who has h?en ?ttytvdlog the aumme- school at ibe I ft Iva rait y of Virginia, (a at home oi P k%ori vacation. ^^JJlga Nelf Ard Is .lsltlng in \l< ck iflsdos Coline and Kate Csmpbell have returned home after a few weeks stajr In Columbia and Ridge way. Mrs. Annie Pearre and Miss Kliza hath Howard and Miss Annie May Da vie are \leMtOg Mine Suiile Gregg. Lamar Defeats Sumter OUa Perrltt and Company R?mp y On Locak ?umter ffell from graee yesterday! nt the Kadr Grounds when Lamar romped op he to the Itihe of 10 to 1 Kunngmaker stsrted off for the locals 'huf was relieved In the third Inning oy Lndfatro; The team con tlnueei to make errors and though Ladest ro pitched his usual good sjamS Lansar had run 10 men In be? fore the game was called. Something was radically wrong With the team during th egame. Perhaps they had too easy a victory on Tuesday or per? haps they were nervoui. something nas nva<tc for more errors we re made during the game than the team has made In all the games for some wegfm Beveral bad bones were pull gd get Which added Lamar material? ly In their scoring. Perltt pitched a wonderful game for Lamar and had 3um!er gveaetng) all the time. He did well with the stick also getting a atngle, double and triple during the gamma, .fjumter plava the all-atar team from Charleston here the re? mainder of the s/eek. It la hoped that the team will tighten up for we must have theae games. ,-? ??C / Sumter Regiatration Falls Far Below Usual Figures Too total regiatratlon for Sumter county waa announced tod.iv and the figured were oomeavhat dlaappointlng to some. Though the uaual figures have sun around 2600^ the preaent registration for tbe couaty la shown to b* only 1S60. Of this, tl? are In four ward? of the city of Sumter. One stub m the county was not even orgaahied. the Borden club. Little Internet ta betna; taken in the coming election* by tha cltlsena. th* county caodldatea are now touring the coun? try g||t froni%all reporta. the crowds are small and lack their uaual iuter A dollur will help el?>< t < 'ox ami Koxaaevelt Ark you a Democrat and er* you Wiilin? t*. help a dollars fror*? COMMISSION HERE TODAY State Officials Find Members * of Board Away LITTLE BUsTnESS TO BE TRANSACTED; Road to Bishopville Included in System and Funds to be Expended The Mail highway commission visit? ed WrnmU* tdelsy to consult wiih the t.ounty hot id oX commissioners und the permanent road commission in fegard id the taking over of the va< rlous county roads by the commission for maintenance. The state commis? sion wan .scheduled to meet hei^e today but the b);ird had written then ask nig that 'he visit be postponed until the 17th, as some of che members of the ?wo lo-al bodies could no*, be in town today The commission found it impossible to do this though and came on any way. As u consequence there was no locil body to meet with them and to discus the various mutters of Importance. Messrs. iteardon. secre? tary of tre Sumte. Chamber of Com? merce. Blanding. Clerk of the Board, and Murray of the engineering firm that is to build the permanen' roads Were present at the meeting and talk? ed the rutter over with the state commission . There was not'much to be done as none of the roads "in the county are In shape to be tuken over. In addition to the tour roads already In the inte system, the Manning Wedgeflec, Camdeu and Mayesville roads. th* commission, decided to in? clude system. The hoard petitioned that this te done some time ago. An? other matters considered was the expenditure of the #2*1.000 Mat is available for this county ami under the control of the state commission. llo.OOO of this was secured from the automobile licenses and the 119.000 from the special two mill tax. After some discussion the commission asked that the county board of commission? ers and the permanent road com? mission of Sumter county nfeet and discuss the matter among themselves and then write the'State commission making recommendations. As there wan no more business to be disposed of, the member* of the con mission taught the 11 o'clock train back to ConfmbU People of Sumter Thanked Sumter, 8. C. Aug. 1?. Mr. Rditar: Please allow me space In your valu? able paper to return my thanks and appreciation to the members of my district j'or the cooperation on their part, taken in the rally for the pipe fj organ fund for Mt. Plsgah A. *M. K. church. Also to my many white and colored friends of the city for their liberal and willing responses to my requests to whom I am more than thankful. T would like to make spec? ial ment. on of Dr. J. A. Rice, pastor of Trinity M. K. church, who on the fourth Sunday In July delivered that noble sermon for me In behalf of my district, also the addresses delivered by-Mayor Jennings and Sheriff Hurst and the collection being taken by the two gentlemen and a host of friend* Whose names are too numerous to mention. You will please accept my hjSsrty hanks for your assistance in my behalf. A. O. Spears. Nr. Bishop, District No. 8, A. M. E. church. / STATE KXKOLLAIFNT FIGURES PUBMSHKD Sumter County Committee Has Not Keoesvetl AU the Book* The total Sumter county enroll ment has not been sent in yet as there ig one more roll book to l?e heard from. This book is out In the oounty and as soon an It Is received the figures will be published. With the total figures from 31 oounties on hand the enrollment for South Carolina yesterday reached 109.09*,, according to figures com? piled by H. N. Edmunds, secretary of the state Democratic executive committee. Fifteen counties are yet to send In their figures and the pri? mary Is rapidly aproaching. Mr. Edmunds Is hoping to have all the figures by the end of the week I so the ballots can be mailed out to the respective cluba In the counties. Present Indications are that the 1920 enrollment will reach the total of 1 SIH when the figures went past 148.000. KFTIIIKMHXT OF POHTOFFICM Mr. B. It. Sanders, the Veteran or I he Local PostofHoe Retires on AngiV.i 20. I'nder an act of congress, pasted MS} It, 1^-0. postal clerks reaching the age of 6f? years, or more, will be retired from the service of the gov? ernment bh an annuity of something | like half pay during lite Mr. B. K. Banders, whs comes un? der the provision of this law, will l?e retired on the fSth Of th*S month. Mr. Handera has been a clerk in the postofllce here for IB years, com m-cnemg with Mr. Qeo. W. Woardon In IKSO.' and by faithlul service has kept his position vitb all the post? masters up to the present time. Th*? (leorgla watermelon crop Is sold to huve brought farmera of tImt Htate more than a million and a half dollars this year. Sumter county leiSOS as fine melons as uny sectiou and our form-era n?'t IhtS the game for part of fhi hig money that is to be made. ? -?'? Mr. Kirven Sends Large Watermelon To Office of The Item, Greatly ? Enjoyed Mr. T. j* KirVeti a prominent plant er of Sumter county, .sent a waermelon arottnd to tin- \Um OtAce last week to be tteed In any way the editor saw tit. At'tr using it as an ornament tor a day or two, it being such a. ipiendid spec? imen, the editor sept rorth the edict from hla sanctum sanetoriuin. that on thei morrow it should die at sun- j set. after the day was done. So around the tafelYe make-up table, tho force gathered with knives, spoons, and hands, to do away with the, unt'ortu ftfete melon. After mueli debate, it was decided that the one that ate the most would write ir up in Che paper, hence this obituary by the present writer, ft would be sad. Indeed, to write of the last minutes of this mel? on, how some one ended its promising life by sticking a knife into its very heart, and afterward- dismembered its component parts, it would be sad indeed fo fell of this, so I am telling you. Suflh lent tu say, the melon was. big enough *to supply the wants of eight men Uid ,your humble servant, which is going some. We attacked the enmey In glee, we ate the red, we ate the white, and sme onoe caught one of the pressmen going into the green. Th remains of the poor melon were buried with sorrow and with duo ceremony. The *ed were saved, and the>' will also be buried. "We hope ?hat the- will rise again from the ] d#?ad and will make as good melon? as the ope Mr, Kirven sent. ] Next? Dollar Democracy Fund Sumter Democrats \Vlio Voluntarily Contribute to the Presidential Cam? paign Fund. Dr. W M. Shaw. 1.00 S. H. Edmunds.: . . . $ l.OO W. H. Bryan. J..00 Oeo. W\Dick.;?. 1.00 C. P? Oeteen. 1.00 R. D. Lee. 50.00 Total .155.00 Every Democrat in Sumter county is naked to contribute at leant $1 to this fund ?those who are able to give more should make their contributions larger. Make checks payable to H. ti. Os teen, Treasurer. All contributions will be acknowledged through the Daily Item. D< bar Democracy Fund. The sub-joined letter from Hon. lohn H. (Milton, senator from Sumter county and chairman of the Sumter rounty Democratic executive commit? ted, fcets forth in a few words the. plan to raise a fund to defray tho. expenses of the Democratic president? ial campaign. Every loyal Democrat is asked to contribute a least $1 to ihe (und. and those who are able and feel so inclined are expected to give ts much more as their interest- in the success of 'the party dictates. In compliance with the request of Mr. Clifton <tUa Dally Item , will receive contribdthms and acknowledge saure from time Ao time through the pa? per. Contributions may be made to either J. H. t'lifton, chairman, or II. Q. Ostoen, treasurer. H. G. Ostoen, Editor of the Item, Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: I have been requested by Mr. Joseph Sparks ol Columbia. S. C.,? to enlist the aid of the citizens of Sum? ter county in behalf of the national Democratic ticket and to try to in? terest the people of this county to contribute to the Dollar Democracy Campaign . Fund. Of course, this does not mean that the contribution of. more than $1 woul 1 not be ac? ceptable, but that it is desired to se? cure at least a dollar contribution front every Democrat. With your ijermirfsion if is thought wise to let the contributions be sent to you and be acknowdedged from time to time in your paper. Mr. .Imeph Sparks of Columbia ia the financial director ot the fund, his address being No. 120 3 Main street. Liberty Bank Building, Columbia, S. C, and fiebern! Wylie Jones of Co? lumbia, S. Cm is the State treasurer. The first Democrat ho far to con trbute Is Dr. S. H. Edmunds. Yours, fog Peace, Prosperity and Cox, John H. Clifton. - Dollar Democracy Fund S. H. Edmunds. .$1.00 Archie Ptiefpa Appointed. Senator K. D. Smith baa nominted Ajchle Phelps of thin city for a schol? arship in the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis. Archie PhelpB, who Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. V. H Phelps, graduated from the High School in the class of 1919 and at landed Washington-Lee University I lasa session. The growth of residence sections beyond the city limits and th** problem of Supplying these homes with water. light and sewerage connections will have to be carefully considered by the chy council. Those who build bonos beyond the city limits escape all city tSXea and therefore pay nothing to? ward the cost of installing- these nec? essary public Utilities and. even though they should pay the same rates for water and lights as residents of the city they would not be con trtbuting for maintenance as largely us the taxpayers of the city who are | carrying the burden of the bond -d In debtcdnesn. There would be no equitv io permitting those who ??? - move beyond the city limits to escape taxation to share in the advantages And no d? rn comforts that ?h< taxpay* (re <?f the city are paylni for, unless] they pay well for what they receive. 1 Sumter Ti^s Darling jt^n in Great Game Ladest ro* a id Batchelor Fea j lure Tor Local Team i The prettiest game 61 the seanson was pulled Oft out at the Fair Grounds Monday when Sit niter plav-d Darling |ton a tie gshie, die ganvs being called I in the ninth Inning on account of . daikness with the score, 1 to 1. j Ladestro was in great form for the | I locals, lie let one run in during the I find inning but after this he tighten - led Up ^ ">d shdl them across the plan ltd fast that the Darlington boys could1] npt see (hem, much has hl^t them. Batctiefor played a wonderful game at second, making some pretty i>ia%: in ? tlve Held and doing well with the stick. One time he sent the ball over the fence ftnd for away to the tune of three bases, lie scored, a few minutes later when Dhtilhgton tried a trick play and the catcher threw the ball over the third baseman's head. This was in the third inning, and concluded iho scoring for both sides. It looked as though Bumter would score in the sixth whon Lawrence Mied otit, daw ford singled and was followed by Uoth. who drew another pretty single Th-e men died on bases though, much to the disappointment of the tans. Benson pitched a pretty game for Darlington and Moyer did some good work at the bat. Batteries in Monday's game: Sum? ter. Dadestvo and Both. Darlington, Benson and Brown. Score by in li igs: v Darlington. 100 000 000 Sumter.001 000 000 Beware of Swindlers Many Fake Agents Are Solicit ing Funds For Charities By the pre vision of Act No. 15r?, Acts of 1920, every charitable asso? ciation) or institution operating in this state hat to bo licensed annually by State Board of Public Welfare, un? less auch asociation or institution con? fines Its operation! and its soliciting of funds to the county in which it has its main office. Persons wl o solicit* funds for any institution or association not licensed are liable to fine or imprisonment or both. This a jplies to persons coming from other s'.stcs as well as to resi? dents of South Carolina. The main offenders are those from adjoining states. 1 The public will greatly assist the State Board of Public Welfare and also protect the community if they wil keep an eye out for these solicitors that aiv going about among our peo? ple ?against the clear provisions of the law. Tin Stale wishes to protect its citizens and aM worthy institutions and associations and all honest Solicitors for them wil endeavor to cooperate with those assisting the state to carry out this good .?.'solution. Sumter Defeats Lynchburg (Jame Called in Sixth Inning On Accoun t of Rain , Bometimei ofte turns from the ?"' diculoue to the sublime, ohl the mdt-j ter was reversed Tuesday out at the' Pair Grounds when Bumter turned) from the ?ublime game Of .Monday to the ridiculous one of Tueadas'. it was a name that would have pleased Shalfespeare for ii was a true (Comedy of Errors. There was nothing rotten in Bumter hut, oh you Lynchburg! The game started off v. <-U as Lynch bUry drew two ri ns in the first in? ning and Sumter drew nothing. lint McGlveen weakened lot- the visitors and Sumter played many tunes with their trusty st eks It was a regular hatting practise for a white. Sumter didnot make so many hits but one she got were timely. In tart, McEt veen pitched a good game and if he had the support the score would have been a litle different. Sumter mm.de two runs in the second on errors and two more in the tourth and this rat ? tlfeV McElveen am. he blew up in the sbuth ajhen Sumter made mx runs. The Mat ended ;it this poii t as it was raining, spann nearly epeated his . .a of a home run during the game. If the ball had be^n two inehes higher it would have been over the fence, but such is luck. Barker tried his1 hand pitching Tuesday changing Xhird base, and fc-pann took care, of the hot corner. Batteries. Lynch^urg: AL< Elveen and Mc ESlveen. Sumter: Barker and Roth. Score l y Innings: ? Levnchhurg. 200 OUO Sumter.020 204 A number of schools of* Sumter county have thus far been unable tp secure tefljcherg Cor the approaching session. Some of the schools that em? ploy two to tpur teachers have only one to two engaged, several have none, and a larger number of the one* teacher school* have no prospec t of a teacher, and the opening of school is only a fr\v weeks distant \ The sula rlesthat these schools pay range from %li> to $lu0 a month and board can be ?eeured at very reasonable rates. The scarcity of teachers is one of the most serious problems of the day. and unless some rem<dy can be found many of the rural schools will have to be discontinued and the children of a number of communities will be de? prived of the chance of obtaining an education. Nothing is heard of the activities of the boil w,eovil in Sumter county, but the army worn is worrying many (aimers?not.on account of the dam SgS to cotton, which is insignificant up to this rime, but by reason of the destruction of the hay crop and the serious damage to vonng corn. Later on there will ho I oil weevil news, for the pest is here and will begin getting in its work on the eottton before frost. Delightf Had By Salem The oul ijr.: given Baptist BaracH class W? at Second Mill can Mr ? i less than a dclign^ \1 i tit L'fi were in attendatp is tit- ??rmsciisus of (.pinion th; inj was laeki'.'g in tin- pro?.raj ? ?ntrriainint >t io make the net rie roph f< ii h genuine and genfl reasure. The main features <p occasion wf'i-<- hai 1 ? > a". barbecue chicken -rev., and the et cetera aj orth that go with these thinga \j. \V. Scott was chei" which gua| ees tin- gastronomical genuin?1 To say just who enjoyed the most would he hard to decide,. f?ryon<e. present* seemed to 'be -jl his lill. However, ii was a deliaj occasion and will l>? long rememl by everyone who participated in After a period of social intercOj and voting the occasion one of* pleai llht the attendants dispel feeling "too lull" tor further" tin ance. ' C OTTON LETTER i.lohn P. Clark & Co.) New York. Aug. 12?The Nation! dinners figure of 7 5.5 against nil rd" 7::.l yesterday caused considei able liquidation and professional sei ing. he buying being scattered. J< pan brokers sold a lot of Decent! .a the early afternoon. The weathe rriap was unfavorable and more rail were forecasted but this was n< sufficient to sustain prices agaitu the National Cinners report, the "HN ropcan situation, and continued pessfl :mistic reports from the^dry tfoodi district. Charlotte wrote that fi ers in that section did not regal the rains as damaging. Spot d^ man 1 was reported as poor. The, genevai situation still seems to wet**! rant sales on bulges. i Monpi Oct Dec .Ian .. Mch . May . NEW YORK COTTON Y'st'dve Low Cose Close 31.34 31 3? 31.SI 30.15 28.90 28.50 28.24 Open 31.55 30.1'5 29.05 28.75 28,25 Tiigh 31.95 30.76 29.50 29.05 28.60 30.22 10.fcff 28.05 29 17 28.50 20.00 28.22 28.4? Month Oct.. . Dec .. Jan Moh . May . NEW ORLEANS COTTON ?* T'st'dy's Open .High Low-Close Close' 30.35 30.74 30.20%30.26 JO 50 29.92 29.42 29.48 29.74 29.17 28.67 28.70 28.9* 28.70 28.28 28.32 28.62 28.35" 27.90 27.95 22* 02 .39.6.'. .28.90 2MB 28.35 LIVERPOOL COTTON. Close: Jan 21.60; Mch 20 ?8;. May 20.42; uly 20.04; Aug 24.96; Sep 22. 99; Oct 23.08; Nqv 22.44; Dec 21.88. Reports of cotton shedding are be coming common. The crop prospect is not anything like a.s roseate as it was two weeks ago. " Going Away For a few weeks rest in the moutains or at the seashore! You will need something in the way of luggage. Our stock in this line has been mov? ing out so fast that it has been hard sometimes to siiow you the complete line we carry, but just now we can supply you with anything in IRi'NKS, VALISES, HANDBAGS, WARD ROUE TRUNKS, ETC., in a variety of styles and grades, at satisfactory prices. We are prepared to supply all of your other needs for a trip. In thin clothes, low shoes, silk shuts, and etc., at greatly reduced prices. It will pay you to stock up with these articles, even it you do not need them immediately. Copyright l?2Q llart bduriner & Marx We have always carried the largest sto k in Kaste1 n Carolina, and this season it will be even larger and better. We satisfy our customers as to quality and price, or money back. The Largest Stock in Eastern Carolina The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Home of Hart Schaffner'and Marx Clothes