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Entered at th** PostonVc at Sumte?, 8. C, a 4 Second-class Mutter. Meaara. L K. ami I? F. Kirvin ro tu mad thin morning to fllnton when Hiey are in attendance nt IV C. to | take up their studies again after their j t*hljsjlmsn ? i< utlon nt home, officer Car rtawn left thla momlai for Coiwrni.it where he Im paying a short visit. Mr. J. r. Duvkl and Dr C. It. Ogles sy are spent: lau the day in the city on official f< vHi r. in-nt business. Mr. A fr??d Scarborough returned to his honn this morning after a short visit to hin f it lo r in the olty, Miss Ha In ? Cuttifio has returned to Humter from '???lumi.ua where she has be*?n spending several weeks. Mise Marj.artt Hlneo of Florence, la visiting it the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Chi re 1 ill on Hampton e. Messrs. J J. Whilden nnd Clarence Onsfud hove returned from a trip to the up ?er nart of the state, where they pur?:haned a herd of Guernsey cows for he Game Cock Dairy. Mr. Onorud a as ma never df the Player Dairy at ShntD Side tsv? years ago. Mr. Sheldon Reynolds who spent the holidays at home returned to Georgia Tech. Atlanta. (da. Among the out of town visitors In the city vho attended the dance in Pumter on lust evening were Misses Harriett Marshall of Columbia. Vir? ginia Most ly of ttarnwell. Maud War? ren of Granueburg and Messrs. Jake Levy ^t L-ilsbopvllle and Lynn Folk of Rocklnjham, N. C. Mr. Hi1 Hard Folsom is spending the day In Columbia. Mre. C. C. Heck. Jr.. left this morn Ingj for a visit of several days in Rock Hill. Iff. J. M. Iturgess returned to the city this moiling from Jacksonville. Mr. De'gar Dorn Is spending the day in V. . Ig* leid. Miss Willie Jones of Charlotte Is a visitor In the city. Misa la a sires of Charleston is visiting Misa Mamie Chandler on llarby Ave. Mr. and M s. Dudly Pemlleton of flummerton are spending the day In Sumter. Miss 10v i R Sires, who has been visiting relatives In Charleston, has returned to the city. Mrs. R, C. Williams, of Columbia, has returned to her home aft?;r visit? ing her sister, Mrs E. H. Rhame, Jr.. and her paretns. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Shelley. Mr. E 8 McManr.s. of Kcrshaw, hns accepted a. position with the ginger Hewing Mn chine Co. of this city, and expects to mal e his home here. Misses Edna and Esther Honey are spending; (he week end In Florence with their aunt. Mrs. G. E. Lawson. Miss Iva Be 11 Folsom has gone to Columbia to spend the week end. Ms J. E. McCoy who has been vlsttlng relatives in the city for the past month has returned to her home in New u k, N. J , stopping to visit her sister. Mrs. 8. D. Friday. Jr.. in Washington. Mrs. V. M. AToses of New York is visiting lira. Altemont Moses. Misa Jennie Clarke of Carnden spent the week end with Miss Tholma Tur? ner on Hi oad street. Mr. 8. 1. Til ..'turned to the city this morning after a short absence. Mr. H. Q. Oalloway and wife re? turned to Dar ington this :iiorning af? ter visiting Mrs. King on Hampton Avenue. Mr W? C W?df left this morning for iHirllngtor on a business trip. Mr. Ed. Wilson of St. Charles spent Hunday night in the city. Mayor L. I'. Jennings eft for Co? lumbia this r lornlng. Mlao Mnrv Knight left this after n for Wnthrop College after spending a most enjoyable vacation at her home n the city. Mr. G. It Baddy of Columbia is spending the cay in Humter Misa Moilie Bowman left fnr Csaaf leston tod i\ * ? make a short visit to her sister. Mrs Dean, of that city Miss Con? Duffle la visiting in Fa yMtevllh . N. C. Mr. W A ROWa<as is spending the day In Columbia. Mr. C H I lurst. after a stay of a few days In tic city with her. parents Mr. and Mrs C M. Hurst, Paves tor Florida this evening. Death. Man Dm Ion Dink as Mod at hoi home on W. Lt>?? rty street at about || ?.* lock Huturr'ny night after having been In declining health r<>r sosnt time. Misa Dink Ina was In her Toth year. The funera" services were held from the residence at 4 30 yesterday afternoon iral were conducted by Dr. c. c. Brown, assisted by Dr Thayer, The eight nephews of Mlaa Dlnkina actssj as pall heulet -'. Ml*? Disklm was one of ths oldoat natu? ? dents of Sunder, having been born and lived all her lift, in the house on Ih.ner <>f West Liberty and Sun ' r sirs' la, In which aha passed nw iv. >h< taught a private school for little ? hl Wren for a num? ber of years und man) of her pupils ren ? r whh affectionate recollec tion her kind v and sympathetic in? struct on Kant In.U Out on Horn! gam I.* .v s a negro of BgflJItOI County win <vi letl aboui three weeks ago and p iced in Jail sn the eharw. nf Illicit whiskey distilling, ras lei out o i 1? I Ki id i \ on u bond Msirlage l.lc'ii rs SjtSil.iirc license has i.n Issued Hfl ? Hood ind Mies Virginia |hal y. Turks, of Daisell, S. C Um following colored con l| vVI'herspoon ami .lose ?an.a of Buintei. IJrrlngton and Emma ?ssrego. \f snd Josephine Uenja WANTS TEN WARD COUNCIL Mr. James I). Winn Suggests Radical Change in Municipal Government Editor Doily Item: i notice in Th.- [torn tonight. "Why th.- lights." Yes. why the street, lights all over the ei'.y On beautiful moonllfjhl nights ore allowed to burn Whlfc) eoal is to high and the old, rattle trap at the light station can give sueh poor torvtcc In our homes I wrote council ealling their attention to this waste or' public money ami they did not notice my letter. Hut can >ou expect any better from a council who Ore so liberal to close a ?'rediculus old road" and give th.' publh land away. 1 did not expect them to return "?> land at end of j W ? alhoun street, they allowed to law out It; years. But just thought I would show how fair they were. What this city needs is a new deal. Divide it into 1? wards and elect a warden Brohl each ward, then the city busi? ness will be attendee; to and the cit? izens get justice. . D. James Winn. FOURESCAPE FROM FLORENCEJAIL Florence, Jan. 9.?After sawing | his way through two sets of bars Fred j Lawson. recently arrested in Charles? ton and brought here for trial, made 1 his ercape from the county jail to- I night about 9 o'clock. Three negro prisoners, one cbarged with murder tnd the others with burglary, made their getaway at the same time. Lawson was arrested in Charleston ?ecenily on a charge of breaking int ? jeveral stores at Boston, this county, lie was in the act of marketing stolen property at the time of his arrest. The manner employed by the fugi ive in securing the saw which gained lim liberty is a mystery to the au horities. He sawed his way through he bars of the cell and gained en rancs to the hallway from which he ?tads his way to the open by cutting iway the window bars. Local authorities ire scouring the ;ity tonight in an effort to find the ?scaped men rHE STATE'S INCOME! Columbia, Jan. 10.?Receipts total-, ng more than ten million dollars: ex xnditures totaling more than nine nillion, and a cash balance In the ?ate treasury on the last day of 920 of $l,3S:t.7TO. are shown in a tatement of the state's receipts and IlK.bursements for last year, issued I oday by; Comptroller General Su- I herland. The total receipts cf the state gov- i rnment last year were $10.092.939. 'ho state began 1920 with a balanc 4 $ 1 ,u7f?.r>2? In the treasury. The y ptal disbursements during the yeni j! ere $1),7*4.770. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN] The Nazareth Methodist Church,' lunday school of Olanta, 8. C, here- [I >y desires to commend to Christinn j onsideraiion live of their highly os ecmed members who have lately bc on.e residents of the city of Sumter, tamely: Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Mud nail tnd thvlr duughter Beth, and Mr. and tfrs. Allen Thigpen. TbOOS churclv workers and regular ktbuidants Well deserve the cordial e'lowship of our >wn and people of dher ...mmunions. Dom- by order of the aforesaid Sunday school in regular session as? sembled, on January Ith, 1921. Attest; w. A. Detts, for Committee, Lcis.nitc Made i?i Miles Hour. PsrlS, Jan, 9.-~Sadi Leconitc, in Ml record breaking performance over t four-kilometer course recently at ViMaeoublay when he aveniged 191 1-2 miles per hour, negotiated one of he kde.ne?ers ir deven seconds Hat. If a little better than ICQ mlh s an hour, LoOOnita drove the s.c.ie Ni.-uport machine with which he won the Uor don Detter cup last September. He went the vhoh distance l?? feet, from the ground sweeping: down from a gfSOl noight before crossing tl;c start? ing hue each time. ? I didn't think one COUld fool OS cold as I did *' facointe said When asked as to his impreetdons, "the chill went rig ?t through my bones. The thermometer registered four degrees below freest ng on the ground." Poet Laureate of l.'ngluml Retained. i.inn. Jan. Robert Bridges, l'o.a Laureate of the British Empire, is to remain in .hat Oflles despite a ?SggSStlOn that he be removed. HIS fitness to do s.. was questioned the ..ther day in the housM oi commons MortlO Bottomlsy, who asked the Pn mler if Britain's national bard had written any poetry OH the war. on the declaration of peace or on the unv. iiing of the cenotaph, and if not "would the prime minister consider IppOtntlnf a national poet wtlOS< muse Was mote attuned to the soul oi the l ?! i*i ih nal Ion." Premier LNoyd Qoofge replied that "So far ..s hS WSJ aware. the Poet Laureate hoi written noting about ths sventi mentioned, but Mr. Bridges had written many poems during tin war. and it was md eonsldi red nsoos atry to maks any change. A wag In the house raised loud laughter by solemnly suggesting thai Mr. Rottomle) himself should take OVer the job When sno in r member auggeated that Rudyard Kipling should ha <>r red tin poet, I here was a chorus of No'." Mr Bridges was appointed Laure? ate by former premier Asdulth, hla friend a nd admit er. in i 19, Washington, Jan. 10.?-Thla was decision da) in the supreme conn bul no opinions wer.- banded down. I' Is understood to I..- due to the illness of Chief Justice White. MANY HEAR BOB JONES Trinity Church Filled With An Appreciative and Responsive Audience The splendid lecture delivered by Uoii ,ion?N in Trinit> Methodist church at ::::;') o'clock Friday afternoon .vas heated by one of tin- largest of recently assembled audiences In spito <>r the Inconvenit'ntly chos n hour. The main auditorium of i h.? church was tilled to its rapacity ami the overflow crowd was taken care of In the Sunday School auditorium, nearly filling it. The speaker is one who needs no Introduction lo a Sumter audience, as was stated bs Leon C. Palmer, Field Secretary <.f the South Caro? lina Sunday School Association, in a few well chosen preliminary remarks. IHe stated when the responsibility of this work was brought before him, he could think of no one in the world who could handle it as capably as could the man whom they had SO fortunately obtained and who had so willingly given himself wholly to the work, accepting no financial recom? pense only rscslVlng his absolute ex? penses. Hob Jones met with a warm recep? tion from the appreciative people of Sumter showing that they had not forgotten him since his previous visit her. He stated that he was glad to get back to Sumter and to be with his friends after his absence of six years. Tin- apt aker cariie to sumter on a Hying trip in interest of the inter? denominational Sunday School Asso? ciation. The subject of his address was "Evangelism in the Sunday School," and his talk was strictly in Und with this great work. In inter? esting speech and with his forceful manner he brought home to the audi? ence a great many things which will furnish them food for rellectlon. He stated that the religion of the Lord Jesus Christ was the only important thing in life, as great as is educa? tion, this too Is secondary to Chris? tian religion. "The world," he said, "is now sore and bleeding and tho only real good thing of use to it I now is the religion of Christ." ? His text, "So then, as we have op- 1 portunity, let us work that which 1b good toward all men." was the true < key note of his address. He stressed the Sunday School above all things J as a means of soul savinng and show- 1 cd the great importance of having ! good conscientious, Christian Sunday School teachers. The vast majority < of Christians today are saved instru- ) mentally by the seed Of Christianity 1 sown by the mothers and Sunday school teachers. The great start for } nil good is the Sunday School. The I real th'Ti.^ of life is soul saving and I the greatest Of QUSgtlOOS should be I "How may 1 save a soul for Christ." The vast good of prayer meetings was very Clearly shown and greatly ?:trt ased. ' The address was very fine and Very 1 practical from beginning to end and i those Who heard state that they have 1 i message never to be forgotten. Sum? ter feels very fortunate in again hav? ing had the opportunity of listening I to this splSndld speaker. 1 I>ooth. News reached Sumter Saturday of the d ath of Mrs. Jane Purdy. Wifg of the late James Purdy of - Lnwrenc 'Ville, Va., and the mother of Judge R O. Purdy. Mrs. Purdy had itt tlned the ripe <>ui age of 9:1 years. Little Gregory Harwick Hurt. Qregor) Harwick, the son of Mr. J, I?. Barwtck, while playing In the marble yard S iturd t>' morning accidentally tipped over a heavy piece of marble which caught his leg under It, breaking both of the bones of his leg Just above the ankle. The little boy hak been made as comfort abb' as possible but will be confined for some lime yet before he will be free to romp again with bis play? mates. ? I d Pack Out on Hood. A cash sum of $300 has been plac? ed In tln> hands of Magistrate Hodge of Tlndal to arrange for the bond P| Bd Pack 'a ho shot bock MoLsod at his homo early on the morning of January Ith, McLeod it is Stated is getting along very nicely and will :?? cover. Marriage LteeistCS Marriage licenses have been Issued to the following colored couples: Ttufus Clark and Sally Felder of j Sunder. Ad.ira BSUerbSS and Wilhomena | Nelson of Sumter. Burlh Johnaon and Abide Person J of Suinl r . I RED CHOBH HOME SERVICE OF* PICE MOVED The u. d Cross Home Service office has been moved from the City Na? tional Hank Building to the second lloor of the County Court House In lhc offlci that had been occupied by the County Nurse. Moving day was the fli t oi tho month and incidental? ly the 'us? of the year, The eMpense of the operation of this oftlct have been cut down con? siderably In that the present location Of the office does away with rents. and also In the shuffle of the moving the assistant of the secyotarj was lent. I The Secretary. Miss Mamie J. Chan? dler, la now alone in charge of all Of the work in both the city and the county, which will necessitate her ad I here nee to h fixed schedule of office hours to be effective at once. She will lie in the office and ready for all i one rs on Monday, Wednesdays and Fruhiw id the hours of ii it. m. t<> l p. m., and ?'? to p. m, (>" Saturday she will be open in the morning from I || a. in. until 1 P Hb The ottlce will I hp closed on Tuesdays and Thursdays I for on these days the time of the [secretary will be taken up with all out .of t"Wu Walts, county work, etc. HALL ELECTED AS MESSENGER Will Deliver South Carolina's Vote for Presidents, January 21th C dumbla, Jan. to.- w. s. Hall of Gaffney, was today elected by th? Routh Carolina electoral college as messenger to carry to Washington tho vott of this state for president. Mr. Hall will cast the state's ballots in the national electoral college on fanuary 24th. J. S. Lightsey. Kenneth Ba ker, J. c. Bolt, of Columbia. J. V. Richards, of Liberty Hill; A. H. Mc Cauley, of Chester, and R. B. Orler, of Columbia, were sworn in as sub? stitute members. Nine votes were cast for Cox and nine tor Roosevelt. COTTON LETTEK New oilcans, Jan. 10.?The assur? ing statement of Gov. Harding of the Federal Iteserve Board that all dan? ger of a general collapse had passe.I and ?in would undoubtedly loger, pledge with smaller ginnihgS than generally expected, improving trade accounts, encouraging cables and a big advance in sterling exchange, in flueneed a substantial advanc,? in mar? ket today. OlnningS to January 1st totaled 11, 559,000 bales against 10,909,000 last year and 10,774,000 In 1019, for The ' 681,000 against 612,000 la9t year and 4 93,00(? year before last. New York reported the demand for goods broadening, with some de? scriptions being ordered in carload lots, by express denoting merchants' Stocks to be well nigh exhausted and sales of print cloths at Fall River last week loo,000 pieces, largest for a period December 18th to January la'., long time. Domestic and foreign cotton mills are reported to have earned enormous | profits d irlng past year, Fall River mill Sdeclarlng a dividend of $9,989,- I 300 on a capital of $36,060,000, while ? Manchester mills are reported to have Darned a larger profit. Exports of yarn from the British [Sie during December were 7,700,000 | pounds against 14,900,000 last year, of sloth 248,000,000 yards against 393, 000,000. ! , Rumor has it that the National dinners association estimates only 1 262,000 bales lint cotton were con? sumed In the United states during December, compared with 512.000 la9t season. # These developments arc a reflection ot the dull times during the holiday period in industrial circles and ap- j. parent ly pretty Well discounted. The trade is disposed to lOOg for- i trhrd, not backward, In guaging the probable future course Of values and Is mole interested In the develop? ments, denoting Improvement in the inkncinl and trade situation and the more en 'outraging outlook for exporta The formation <>r the numerous prl- | irate ex] >rt corporations and the re? vival oi the government's war finance , corporation has made the export out? look for Hie future decidedly brighter j und haS strengthened foreign e$ chang< materially, demand sterling advancing to $3.72 today, 8 and half cents up on day and higher than since July. 19 !0. new york cotwn Last Month Open High Low Close Close Jan. ...16.80 17.75 16.60 17.05 16.66 Mch. ...15.65 16.25 15.4:1 16.20 15.47 < May ...16.60 16.27 16.42 16.22 1 ? l July ...16.70 16.36 16.5-1 16.33 lr,.?;2 Oct. ...15.98 16.40 16.66 Hi.40 15.79 Dec. . . . 16.40 spots 11 r? up; middling 18.26. M W OltLICANS COTTON Lovt Month (ipen High Low Close ClOSS Jan. ...14.65 16.40 14.55 15.32 Mch.'. . . M.To 15.4 t 14.60 15.32 May ... I t.SS 15.65 14.80 15.63 July . . . lf..0?i la.74 14.94 15.67 Oct.. . . IB.76 15.32 16.76 Dee. ... 1 5.70 Spots 7 5 up; mid tiling 14.75. LIVERPOOL cotton. Close January. 10.61 March. 10.66 May . . . . .. 10.72 July. 10.77 October . 10.66 Decem b< r. 10.62 Government Cotton Grader's Office. The following reports give the prices paid on the stated markets on Januan 8: a s l l a M M M M M O Bumter 15 I4H 13% IOVj 8% 6% Col'bla lu 14 H 13 ft 10 8 6 Man'ng 15 H ft l*ft 10% s' Bp'ville 14% 14 U lu s 6 Mr. James S, Burgcs?i of this city and formerly with the City Drug Co., leaves today for Miami. Fla., where he will act as fit\ salesman for the c.roov-r-Stewah Drug Co., whole? sale druggists of Jacksonville. Be? sides hi- duties as salesman In Mi? ami he will travel the Bahama Is? lands, Nasseatl City and Key West. Mr. Burgeta was very popular young man In Bumter and his many friends wish hint *\\ kinds of success in his new position. J London, Jan, 10- Dr. Robert Jares Bliss Howard, ;< noted authorltj In the medical world is dead. Divergent Views. Oirl i watching aeronaut) Oh I'd bate t.? be coming down with that i parachute. ( Mei. Man- I d hate lo be comln? doa n a Ithout It. Chaparral. Washington. Jan. 1 ?> Cotton ^in nod pri< r to January 1st totaled 11, 559,23a runnlnn bales, the census bu? i rea.u nnounced today. ; ? a singing nation," w< are told, "is j always a contented nation.'' But what I about tin other nations that have to j sit around and listen?- Nashville 1 Banner? RECONCILED ATGRAVE Hat fields Clasp Hands Over Coffin Logan, W. Va., Jan. I.? Capt. Anderson (Devil Ans?-? Hatfield, one time Confederate army officer and Cor man) years thereafter cue of the most famous and plctureaujtie feudtata in the mountains of West Virginia, who died Friday, was today buried beaida ids sons, Troj and Elias In the family plot ?00 foet beneath the mountain rang. whi. li empties Its water into th.- Big Bandy en the one side, and the Guyandotte on tie' other. Tin- obsequies were attend, d by ll survivors, children almost all of thorn, 4u grandchildren, several great grandchildren and about T.r. di rect descendants, The funeral was characterized throughout by a series of dratnatn occurrences Before the march to the cemetery began tin- hands of two of the dead man's sons, long estrang? ed brothers, wer..' clasped over tin coffin. These were "Cap" Hatfield, | the lather's namesake, and feud lieu- 1 tenant, and Dr. E. K. Hathe'd o* Charleston. The reCOnc^lation was' attended by a general demonstration i <>f approval and sympathy* among ' those at the funeral. As th. procession moved, the re? storation of goodwill between th?. brothers formed the t hief subject of discussion and at tin- grave before the body was lowered "Csp" Hatfield Addressed "i nch' Dick" Oarrett, an old preacher and friend of tin- family, md told aim that he had 'made his peace with God and was ready to be baptised" whenever the minister S/OUld say the word. ? i will baptize you boy," responded the old i lorgyman, "in the very hov while I baptized your pappy." To thin "<'ap" Hatfield dramatically raised his hand above his head In the Attitude of solemnly vowing and de? clared h was done with fighting, that In his heart then- no longer rankled malice and that if any man sought his life blood, he would not resist. There was no funeral sermon by ?T'ncle Pick" but tin- Rev. Green Mc Keeley, a companion preacher and who by the elder man was familiarly referred to as "my son In the gospel" spoke briefly not on the life of 'Devil Ans? " but on "the lesson of death." Anderson Hatfield was born on Mute creek, si years ago in Septem? ber. He served in the Confederate irmy a- p member and later as cap* lain of Company a. Forty-fifth Vir? ginia Infantry. Alter the war In' was leader of the Hatfield elan in tbe world famous Hatfield-McCoy t'eud. ivhich ci ntinued over 16 years and in Which men an.1 one woman died. For years after the former feud eader had taken up his residence on he Mai wan crest and settled inj leaceful existence, the Kentucky au- i hortties* sought him. There was aj nice on lbs head, but one governor j >f Weal Virginia after another re 'us- d lo honor requisitions for him md finally the effort was abandon? ed. Joe Hatfield, one of his sons, laid today that Governor Atkinson was the last of the state executives to refuse to surrender him to Ken ucky. Tili: LIGHT THAT FAILS. (With apologies to Walt Mason). I>ust night when I had gone to rest, and was dreaming dreams SS* rene, m: wife sin- shakes and wakes tn.e up ami raps me on tin bean. And Whispers, ".lohn, got up, 1 hear some burglars in the house; turn on the Light and gel the gun and run the bloomers out. l left the hed with Stealthy.tread, my mind on murder bent, I'd show the scoundrels better th.in u? break into my lordly tent. My hand groped tor the light switch i ami turned, but no light came; l swore ii ?ms? beneath my breath. THE LIGHT WAS OFF AGAIN. A mat.!., a match! I felt my coal draped neatly '< '?>ss a choir, searched through every pocket, but there wasn't any there. Then blindly through I he dark of night l fell with both my fins, Stepped <?n a tack ami banged my head*and mar broke both my shins. And then friend wife spoke up and saul. "Oh, John, you're so absurd, come back to l?ed, call off the dogs, it was kt< <-.?ts i beard/' Wh? ll the dally grind is over, and I've had the night foed 1 grab the daily paper and light up the filthy weed, and settle down in comfort in ihe favorite rocking chair i?? rest and reud; there is no need, I'm left in darkness there. 1 drop into a picture show, at last 1 11 rid my spleen, forget dull care and live again ihere on the movie screen. The Villlan he pursues tin girl, the hero trios t?? save her. he lights ion nu n and shoots fifteen, the guy could not be braver. Excilo ment reigns, the rivals meet each other in the park, when?-suddenly the I ig I'd S go OUj ami leave us in the dark. Ami so u ?.?.??es from 'morn till night, it makes me want to fight, of all things there wer?- ever said, old Sher? man, he was light. I've used a thou? sand candles up and matches by the ton. Each day we're cheered with ru? mor; vague lhat the plant is nearly done, hut time rocks on, for light w?* still nly upon the sun. Washington, Jan. 10.?-Charges that the st.;*?' department arc making threats against tin- Cuban govern? ment i'? proven! iasuam <? ol a permit for th? Western Cnlon t<? make caple landings on the Island m ule bet?r? the senate committee tode>3 bj Pres? ident Carlton of th. Western Cnion Telegru idt compun). s _ . Horse I eil Mho in Itlver. I P IV. lb 11 on. u ho Ih es on the Roll? ing t?ovk, iouwA himself in an uncom? fortable position Jusl after a recent heavy i -in. win n he hied to fond the Hush Uranch. \ purl of the harness gave .v \ md I lie horse walked out .i mi |? him sitting in the buggy in I the middle ol the stream With B big rix- from the heavy rains coming down. Frl mis. however, drove in and i?iought him back to safety. Fl IRMA N STUDENT CAN NOT BE FOUND Mayesville Boy Left Greenville for Home, Bui Did Not Arrive Greenville, S. C. .Tan. s?Leaving Greenvtlle on December 22, presum ably for Ins home at Mayesville, ft\ C\, to spend the Christmas holidays with his widowed mother, Kicluud Furman. l'I y*ar old student of Fur man university and member of the. sophomore class, disappeared and since that time ban given neither ins mother nor his flie ads here any clue as to his whevabouts. The young man's mother became apprehensive whoa her son did not retmn home immediately after his college < Insed for the holidays and wrote to tin president, Dr. W. j. Mr Glothlin, who Informed her u reph" to her guerles that he had left the campus on Wednesday l??fore Christ? mas day along With the other stu? dents. Dr. McGlothlin and the authorities at Furman are assisting the distract ed mother st Mayesville in her ef? forts to locate VOuag Furman. who is her only child. Itiehard Furman I'miiul N? ws was definitely received this morning from the mother of Richard Furman, v\ho lives at lower Solera, m ar Brick Church, that her son hud Joined the f. s. Navy at Columbia during the holidays and that he had been sent North to one of the Naval Recruiting stations. Dublin Has in O'clock Curfew. Dublin. Dec. 20?The 10 o'clock curtew, lately put into effect hit Dub? lin a hard blow. The city had accom? modated it:;elf easily to a midnight closing hour previously in force, but the 10 o'clock embargo on all activ? ity meant the complete abandonment of all social functions in the eve? ning. The result has been to kill all the trade serving such events. The great stores are almost idle, and the managers of some of the most popular of them say that they are operating at a loss. There is ho demand for new dresses. The. t teat^es are suffering most. At one house the first' night after curfew, there were qnly eleven people in the auditorium. The movinng pic* ture houses are doing better, but they all have to Mose ?t nine to enable their patrons to get home before the curfew I our. The music hall" which used to open to two houses a night have only one. As they were always full for each performarec this means cutting off half their Income. The tramway company's cars art now ne ii ly empty in the ev-nings They lately raised the fares by par? liamentary authority to enable them to meet increased expenses, but the drop dm to the curfew has more thaa wiped out the additional receipts. The r< gulatloU is declared to be Im? posed in the interest of the public to induce them to avoid the risks o be? ing abroad after dark. In present conditions, even if there were no cur few, many people would be too timid to leave home in the evening*. Still there is much criticism of the imposition of a curfew at 10 o'clock at night, provoked by assassinations which took place at nine o'clock la the morning. Report of Carnegie library for De oosatss? New members, It, Previously rs ported 1,461. Total 1.474. Number Of books lent, III. Pre? viously reported, 31,5 7 s. Total 82. 530. Fines and rental fees. $15.20. M '"race Hand e. Librarian. The following books have been giv? en t?? tin 'da ily hv the Civic league Fairy Tales from the Far North, I*. <? Asbjornsen, The Happy Prince and Other Fair? Tales. Oscar Wilde. r\i .bles; ami Kolk Stisrii??, Horace F. Si-udder, Dittle Mr. Thimblcfinger, Joel Chandler Harris, Boyhood Stories of Famous Men. K. D. Cather, Nat.'^e Myths and Stories, Flora .J <'ooke. An American Book of Uolden Heeds-, .la nies Baldwin. Good Stories for Great Holidays, Prances] J. Olcdtt. Old Kors? Stories, Sarah F. Braditfb. Washington, Jan. 10. ? '/he initial steps In the Investigation of thn charges of profiteering in coal sale* to the war department were taken to? day by the department of justice. The investigators assembled and the pre liminan work was begun. TARK IT IN TIME. ?lust as Scores of Sumter People Have Waiting doesnt' pay. If you neglect kidney backache, Urinary troubles often follow. Doan's Kidney Pills are for tlttney baekaehe, and for other kidney tits. Sumtt r citlsens endorsn them. Mrs. A Ha:uoek. 103 Blandina at . Sumter. ss\s "Lett year \ h*3 a slight attack of kidney trouble aad there WSS a bad tmrn through the small of my hack. My head ached, n \ nerves were all unstrung Sad hi ells bothered me v >e? ka floated before my eyes most of the time and blurred my eight. ! My kidneys acted ll regularly Wad I knew I would have tO do Sbme hing Finally I bought a bo* of Doan's Kldm \ Pills und used them. Doan's acted like magic and after I had nnished the box. the trouble Vlts rtpp.-, aed 1 haven't been bo-thered incc and it gives m?? great pleasure to r? commend Doan'S." I Price SOc, at all dealers Don t simpl> ask for a ktdnc) remedy?get Doan's Keines Pille?the same that (Mrs Hancock had Foster-sttlewraj i Co., Mfgrs . Buffalo. 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