Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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C|g i?fouljinari nnb ?butljuin, Entered at the PostofPco at 8umter, H. C, as Second-class Matt t. PERSONAL. Mise Hertha Jones returned home Monday night after upending a week with friends in (Jreenwlle. Mr. and Mr*. L. .V. Allen have gone fo fllehmond. Vs.. to visit Mr a Clyde Wpsnn. and from there will go to Washington. I) C, Mm. it. tt. Allison, of Lancaster, is visiting her brother, Rev, J. P, Ma rton. Misses Marion McCord and Lilla Babba of Kingstrw were the week? end visitors of Mr*. J. E. Hroeks. Mrs. O H. Hurst and Miss Emma Hurst returned to Sunder last night after a visit of several months in Flrn - Hh? and a few days visit In Savannah, ua. Mr. und Mrs. A. F. Barber, of Hen dersonville. are visiting Mr. rnd Mrs. Lewis McCullough on W. Lal honn St. Misses Marguerite McLeod and Pauline Hayneswr>rth returned to Burnt, r this morning after a visit in Columbia at which time they took part in a young artist's contest which was held tn that city. Mrs. W. A. Walling returned to the city this morning after visiting he? husband In Columbia. Mr. Styles Marshall returned to Co? lumbia this morning after a shoi vistt In Sumter. Mrs. Jeffries Ashe of New York City Is Melting her sister Mrs. W. V L Marshall on Broad Street. Mrs. James O. 81mmonH and daugh ter passed through the city this morn? ing, returning to her home in State burg rrom a visit to Manning. Mr. 4- H. Johnson of Qrsenvltl* ws s visitor in the cPv today. Miss Alice Bynum Is at home from Columbia College for n short stay. Mr. Chase of the Champion Flbe Co.. of Canton. N. C. has been . vlsftor In Sumter. Mrs. Joe Trott of Charleston pa ? ? ??? through the crty this marpinj while ort her ws.y to Stateburg where ? fe to visit her parents Dr. and Mrs T) Wight Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hurst, returned to -tl?mter this morning from Rich* mond. Vs., whero Mr. Hurst has been on account of his health. The friends of Mr. Hurst rejoice with him at his great improvement. Mr. Beitrand Colcough of Woodrov. Is spending the day In the city. Mesers Troy Williamson and M. A. C. Johnson arrived In the city yester? day by the air route from Augusta. On. Mrs. O. H MeKagen and O. H. Jr.. are visiting relatives In Kershaw. Horse Shot After Injury by Automo? bile. A horse belonging, to Liner R. Da? vis, a negro living about 9 V? miles from Sumter In the DuHose neighbor? hood, had to be shot after its hip was broken as a result of an automobil? running into the horse. The horse was being driven to a two-horse wagon and was hitched on the left. The driver of tho team was Liner Davis, a negro boy of about tO years. It seems that both the wagon snd the Ford automobile, whh h was being driven by Mrs. Matthews, wero coming down Liber? ty street in the direction of town, the wagon being u ltttl In ihe lead of the automobile. Mrs. Matthews -fated that she signalled for the turn at the corner of Edwards street, but that the negro boy did not stop. The car turned the corner sharply striking and knocking down the horse and there? by breaking- its leg. Officer Chandler was called to the scene where he was given the particulars of the accident snd shot the home affer an exami? nation had shown the leg was badl\ broken in the hip Joint. The wagon was on the right side of the road and when th* hoy s?w that the oar was going to strike his team he tried to stop snd also to turn the corner. The wagon tongue was forced through the glass of the (dosed car, damaging the car somewhat. new YORK COTTON. Last Month Open High Low Close Close Mch. . . l'.r,o n.60 ) i II May ...12.00 IS.OI 11.ho 11.81 11.11 Ju;y ...12f?0 12.5H ll.SI ll.ll 12.3: Oct. ...11.8? 13.00 11.71 11.71 12.7S Dee. ...13.14 13 21 ll.tl 11.11 13.02 Spots 10 down, middling 11.ho. raw ORLEANS cotton. Month Meh. Msy ? July . Oct . Pec. Last Open High Low Close Close ,11.11 ll.SI 11.12 U.ll 11 17 1 1 is 11.65 ll.tl 11.44 11.71 U.ll 11.11 114!? 12 12 11.11 1 I.II 11.11 11.11 12.22 11.11 ll.SI 12.40 Spots urn hanged; middling 11.00. LTV En POOL COTTON. Close Mereh. 7.? 7 Msy. 7.71 July. Oetober. B.tl December. 8.12 setorv crnment i The following Cotton Oraflcr's Office reports give the paid on the stated markets on March i?i itei Ida O U tin 11* im 11 v* 0 M 11 11 11 11 M In I n lo 10 B L M h n I I I M IN ?, >,. I . ?i 'a H Q O A. Wilder Wednesday as lee as Magistrate of Ink is work on the system Started tin- bettei and bridge UOW aie! Chamber of Commerce 1_Notes_ Resident TohaCOU Warehousemen for Sumlcr Proposed. Witlnn Ike past two weeks the Sumter Chamber of Commerce has either been written to or had visits from four gentlerm n who are dSStr 1 ous of renting the tObgCCO warehouse.'?, m Sumter. Mot hbm than eight written Inquir? ies iiavr boon received About renting our tohaeeo warehouses since last No-' veinber. Pee hope the two which appealed more to the Chamber of Commerce than any others are propositions from two cxpcucnced warehousemen who say that they wish to move to Sum? ter. buy homes, to live and operate the two warehouses. It seems that two warehousemen living here as citizens of Sumter and Sumter county would have a greater personal interest in the BUCCeSS of the local tobacco market than a ware? housemen who spends only a few "j weeks here every summer during the tohdeeo selling season. These two would be permanent otttaeg warehousemen sas thai if they can secure a three or four year loass on the two warehouses, OUCh house to bo operated separately with no business connection whatever, it just happening that both want to locate in South Carolina and operate warehouses, that they will organize a tobacco board of trade, require every tobacco buyer to take out a li? cense to buy tobacco under board of trade regulations, and that tin* li? cense money so received will be used to advertise the two Sumter ware? houses by paying for the gasoline used by numbers of business men's automobiles to go on advertising trips to induce farmers to sell their tobac? co in Sumter, and to further build up Sumter's tobacco market. That barbecues will b* furnished the to? bacco farmers at sumter in advertis? ing the Sumter markets, etc. There two gentlemen feel that by living in Sumter the year around they can be of great benelit to hundreds of to? bacco growers in the selection of the right kind of seed, bed preparation, transplanting, cultivation, and curing and marketing of tobacco for better grades and higher prices. The Cham? ber of Cc-imcrce is Investigating these two gentlemen and It is pos? sible that Sumter will have resident warehousemen with keen competition on the tobacco market this summer md for several years to come. Ostnig miii Wanted for Banner, For many years the question has been asked "Why is it that Sumter has no cotton mills'.' Now the Cham? ber of Commerce is prepared to en? tertain a starter In the shape of a big **ock subscription from one or more local persona that can be used to in? duce outside capital to Join in with local Capital fOf say one million dol? lars or perhaps for live hundred thousand dollars for a cotton mill. Somebody has to be the tlrst to put up some money, once we get the first money subscribed, and paid In, not just promised mind you. but paid m "slmon pure paid hi cash." then that Js how all enterprises are started, not only here in Sumter, but that is the way they do this Kind of business all aver the world. All local capital would be prefer able of course, but as money appears to be a nttie scares around Sumter here Lately, perhaps It would be Just as well to sell a few hundred thou? sands of dollars of tho capitalization out of town. Now the Chamber of Commerce !? going to ask a question. "Why. if why is it that Sumter has n<> cotton mills?" enn't some one or a number who be? lieve in cotton mills get busy doing a little subscribing -some sf ?itini'. of capitalisation f<>r such an enterprise? Just let :ome one start this thing off and then turn the proposition over to,"K. I, K " and there will be some moneys pried lOOM from numerous citizens, local and otherwise, ? Milk Ml School. We have been serving the milk lunch at the Washington school for ?'ight weeks, and for my own satis faetloa i have made some comparl sona The children were weighed before beginning the milk and again at the end of sight weeks, Ten children s/ho took milk at school made an average gain of 2.-12 pounds, w hile ten who mlther take milk at school nor bring milk from home, made an av sragc gain of only ft pound each, which is less than 1 -as much as the children who took mi k, l feel sure if the mothers COUld see the eager rush for milk at the tap of the hell n<> child would be denied. We hive encouraged the children to l>rtng milk from home il they could not take it at School but now that the days are getttns warm d will be Impossible to keep their milk cool from elghl to eleven o'clock. The <\ i ii v milk is taken ofl t be ire anil delivered at the achoo Just about ten minutes before it is consumed. F. Obenshaln. Fleet ion Fund Disbursed. B, l, Iteerdon, secretary of the Sumter chamber of Commerce on yesterday wrote checks amounting to elghl hundred and slfftj tWO dolLus ami fifty cents t<? flf -nine business and professional men Of Bumter, re? imbursing these gentlemen for mon . .? put up i>\ them to pay oxpensos of sleet Ion and surveys In the rim-wood mneaatlbn matter. The oounty supply i ill for 1121 car? ried nn appropriation for this amount ami the elghl hundred and slaty-two and fifty one hundred Oil dollars Wal ? turned ovei to the Chamber ol Com? merce for distribution as thai o gan ization. through Mr. <t. A.. Brad ha m, i who collected the money originally ? from the Hubseribers o this fund. i j go\eruoi JaseaV.<>op? r will be in ATTEMPTED CRIMINAL ASSAULT White Man Arrested and Held in Jail on Serious Charge Sunday night about li o'clock re? port was made at police headquarters by two excited n er; rocs, Ullis Jack? son and Diehard Sumter. that a white man had attacked them on W? Bl Hampton ftVtnue while they wen In the company of two negro women and at the point of an automatic pis? tol driven them away; and that he had then attempted to assault one of the women. Officers Carrigan and Chan? dler immediately .jumped into the p?> ii<??? department Ford and made all speed to the scene of the eritm . which was just beyond the city limits. When they arrived they found W. II. Thom? as? white, engaged in a struggle with a young negro woman, rrom whom he had to: a part of Inf Clothing, and there was every reason to believe that his purpose was to commit a criminal assault. The woman was rescued from his clutches and Thomas was taken Into custody and placed in jail. Yesterday a warrant was sworn out Charging Thomas with attempted, criminal assault and in- i.; being held in jail to await trial at the next term ol court. 'I he fact that there are two negTO men. one negro woman and two policemen v. ho will be ma? terial witnesses against Thomas, makes the case look black for him. It is stated that Thomas had been drinking during the day and was probably under the influence of liquor when he attacked the woman. This may he true beyond the shadow of a doubt, but it does md excuse his criminal conduct and should not be given any consideration as a defense. The crime, as alleged by the witness? es, is one of the most disgusting and outrageous that his disgraced this community in yiars. Thomas should he given a speedy trial and if he is crnilty ,as alleged, he should receive the limit of the law in-the way of punishment. The fact that his in? tended victim was a negro has noth? ing to do with the gravity of the rritue. nor is the fact that he was a drunk white man. any excuse. He mould receive the same treatment, if proven guilty, that a negro would receive for a .similar attack on a white woman. MnitiagC License Hccortl. A marriage license has been issued .o Tony Scrivin and Elizabeth Smith, colored of Bumter, Boys' Club Prise Winners for 1920. Clemson College. March 15.?Five ?hases of club work were conducted n South Carolina In 1920, with a to ai enrollment of 1,740 members. The vork was conducted in 36 out of It mnutles. Prises were offered in all ivc phases ot tin work amounting to 11,966.00 it) cash and articles, do latlons tor prizes having been made ?y organisations and individuals in his and other states. The following lie tile winneis ol' the State prlSCS >fT< ret* Ct . li Cltth Prise Winners. 1st. Hugh Campbell. Vork coun y, 100.4 bushels at 34 tents per busll d. 2nd. Hasel Kennington, Lancaster ? unty. 102 bushels at t'J cents per oushel, Srd. Then w. Hayes, Dillon coun? ty, '.?1.2 bushels at .'!7 cents per bush d. Virgil Davis, Darlington county. argest yield in state, lOIJ.l bushels at >f> cents per bushel. ['otton Club Prise Winners?Statewide ist. Douglas Brlgman, Dillon Bounty. 2.H00 pounds, Moore's L< >ng rtaple. 2ml. Mitchell Rabon, Kershaw county, 1,710 pounds. Alabama Big Holl. 3rd. Durham Harrison. Kershaw wunty, 1,272 pounds. Cleveland Big Holl. Cotton Club Prise Winner.'.?Boll Weevil Territory. 1st. Bennle Hewitt. Bamberg COUnty. 1,640 pounds. Webber 82, Figs Club Prise Winners. 1st. Oscar William Lover, Rieh? land county. 2nd, Calhoun Hayes, Dillon coun? ty 3rd. M?*bert Stevenson, Ifulrlleld county. Member Whose 1*1? Made Greatest Gain. Theodore Thompson, Lancaster county, average daily gain, 1.76 lbs. Calf Club Prise Winners. 1st. Converse Woolsey', Alken county. 2nd. LSmanUe] Wise, Dillon conn ?y. 3rd. William Bugene Smith, Lee county. IV,tnut Club PHso Winners?state wkle. 1st. It, Halluin Smith. Colleton count). 2nd. Curtis Baskln, Lancaster county. 3rd. Boyd Blnteny, Lancaster count y. Peanut Club Prise Winners?Holl Weevil Territory. ist. R, Hallum Smith, Colb ten county. 2ml. Harry Steed ly, Bamberg county. Rest Hc?ord in Two or More Phases of (Tub Work. B .Halltlin Sin it U. Colleton county, in Corn t'lnb und Peanul Club work. Work on |ho darner's Ferry bridge I will begin soon, as the mono) to pay for It heim; furnished by the federal government and lltchland and Sum? ter counties. The construction <?t tic approaches to the bridge and tie causeway through the swamp is an? other proposition. A mass meeting of ritlscns endorsed the action ot the Icounty commissioners in deciding to build the bridge with federal aid and ilt was enthusiast leal 1> agreed to raise by public subscription tin- funds needed ot build the causewa\. This nuiss meeting was held in (lush times e/hSn money was plentiful, but as proffered contributions wore not collected, there is no money on hand ior m sight, to connect the hrldg< with ||ly. u',iii'];i",U_ Ii- 'Ii-- Demonstration Clubs. The Dalsell Girls' Home Demon - st rat ion club held its March meeting at ih<> school house on Tuesday. The meeting was called to order and the roll called. Requirement and Bcor< cards were presented to the girls. Miss Truluck demonstrated biscuit making and taught us some club songs. We are to make llghtbread at the nexi meeting. Cornells Parker, President Jennie Mayer. Secretary. A meeting of the Gen. Bumter Home in uonstration club h< Id at the school on Monday, February 28th at 4 o'clock. .Miss Truluck. the demonstrator, passed around leaflets on garden les? sons. It was decided that we give fifteen minutes of e.o h meeting to these st ml ii-s on gnrdonlng. She als?? distributed seed among the members and urged us to get busy w it It our ga i dens. She is doing all in her power to help solve the problem of the country produce being Mdd to the town people in a way that it will be profitable to both parties, it was decided that a oommlttee of Mrs. John Frlerson and Mrs. .lame:; Pagan meet with Miss Truluck at the demonstration utile?! in Bumter on Baturda . March rjtii. at 11 o'clock to discuss and plan out the work for the year. fvVe had as .'i visitor, .Mrs. Camp? bell, of Winthrop college and the mo? tion was made that we suspend all other business so as t-> have more time to hear her. She gave us a most interesting talk on the household budget. There being no further business tUn meet inj; adjou rm d. The first meeting of the Gen. Bum? ter Home Demonstration club for the year 1921 was held at tin- school on Monday, February ?lst ;it 4:30. Owing to car trouble our agent, Miss Truluck. was unable to be with us. The secretary called the roll and welcomed six new members to our club. The treasurer's report show* d om hundred and fifty dollars on hand received as prize? for the booth it the county fair. It was decided that this money be put In the bank, with the hopes that at some early date We would add to it for the purpose of installing a telephone in our neighborhood. Mrs. S. A. Plowden, former demon? strator of Clarendon county, was ask? ed to give us a talk on demonstration work in general, in order that our new members might understand what we were doing along this line. She responded with a most instruc? tive and Inspiring talk. We feel that with our efficient agent, Miss Truluck. and two form? r demonstrators, Mrs. plowden and Mrs. lt. B, Leavoll, we must go over the top with our dub work this year. There being m. further business the motion for adjournment was made and seconded. The Oswego Girls' Home Demon? stration club held Its regular monthly met ting at the school on Monday, March 7. 1921. Miss Truluck r - pared our yeast to rise, and while doing it. she explained Ihe different kinds of bread; then while the bread was rising the meeting was brought to order by the president. Roll call? ed, minutes read and some business attended to. Some ot the smaller children wish? ed to Join but we decided not to en? roll them yet. We worked the bread again, let rise. Several of the girls joined the bls CUit contest. Miss Truluck explained the score cards. We played games while the bread was baking. After it was baked, we sampled it, and scored :t. We have planned to make cake for m \t time. We learned some pretty club songs. The meeting was adjourned. Katherlne Andrews, President. Agnes White, Secretary. The Oswego Girls' Home Demon st ration club held Its regular month? ly meeting at the school house on Wednesday, March 2. Meeting was called to order by Miss Truluck. Members were enrolled, officers elect ed and some business .nie,ebd. Miss Truluck gave ;i very Inten I ing demonstration on biscuit making, after they were fiuished. Airs. Camp? bell scored them. We planned' to make yeast bread next tune. Mrs. Campbell, household special? ist, gave a very Interesting talk on the importance of domestic science. We hope to make our club a suc? cess. We enrolled fourteen mem? bers. Katherlne Andrews. President. Agnes W hite. Becretary. Lue ()ak I temonstratlon club met Monday afternoon, February 28th at the home of Mrs. I. M. Truluck. After much discussion and estimation of the value of the gown of Mrs. S. C. Truluck which was lost in the club booth at Bumter COUnt3 fttlr last No? vember the (dub decided !j> I 2 would replace same and ordered secretary to send Mrs. Truluck clack for that amount, Club also ordered secretary to re? imburse Mrs. M. K. Truluck f?4c for damaged sheeting bought from club t rom county fair. Club decided to have garden les Hons, After some discussion of ways and means of getting better poultry breeds In Ihe community it was d< elded to us-- club money and i>u\ pedigreed baby chicks for ea?*h mem i?er who wanted them with tin un? derstanding t hat for eat h 8 habj chicks received, ?nie gr.twn chlekcn <u its value be returned t<? the > lull I next t-ill to be used as the club de? ckled. All present asked for Mm i lin ks. The Ilgen! was retpiested t?i e,ct names of all wanting same and order at once. Officers wer? relectcd and elect??d as follows: Mrs. W. J. M \. ill, presldi nt. Mrs. I. M. Truluck, sec i etat y. The crowd then went out to chick en yard a'here Miss Truluck gave poultry culling demonstration. Mrs. W. J. McNeill, President. Mrs T. m. Truluck, secretary. > Admission Ticketa Entitle Hold-: I er to One Ballot SHOW MUCH INTEREST W inners in ( >un1 . to Bt ! n at Steel Building and Choice of Queen Left to Spet tators Since tin- Cain::!!'" ;i I ICH lit rOTt- ' testa in lie various rounth have I been concluded, interest < tititi the election of .?? Queen ot I'a I ma feste ami 5 < iterday the method of elect ioi wa announced. When tickets of admission to tlv \ steel I uilding arc purchased, the buyer "t" the ticket will be given am lallet together with a list o;* tin- counties in the state; the name i)!' tin- winner:; in tho various coun? ties and the number ot tho young ' ladies. Tv h e daily the winners In the county contests will be on tnted to the audiences at the steel building and i hi ti< k< ts, nil >d in as tin hold- i er desli i :?. w ill Iks ? ast In a ballot j box U'hlch will I"- provided In one' corner of the building*. Votes will not be sold except when admission tickets are purchased, it was an? nounced yesterday. The rei dts of the balloting will be announced daily, until tin1 ttnal day of balloting when the name or the unten will l>e i-,i\? n o the public, Tho election of the queen Is already >xctting much interest over tho state md sonic inquiries have come in as o whether or not any expense will >c attached to the casting of bal ots. The committee has announced hat tin re will he no expense other ban that o.; purchasing admission Ickets to the fair grounds where the ?one* i ts and the fashion show will je held. The automobile show will ilso be staged in the steel building which has already been transformed nto a place of beauty. (Following is a list of wi iners a? riven out yestorday afternoon: Miss Calllo Mims Purvis, Tlmmonsville; Miss Ballyc Harper, Chcraw; Miss Irene Colbert, Georgetown: Miss An? nie Celle Ithodea, Greenville; Miss Mayme itast, Orangeburg; Miss Noll Bostlck, Spartan burg; Mis Flora Mae Holiday, Qalivants Ferry; Miss Bethel Mann. Plcki ns; Miss Carrie Darby Harrison, Walh.Mla; Miss Beu ah Ke l . Union; Miss Adallce Irimes, Lees; Mrs. Sarah Nash, Gray Court; Miss Man ie Xeii Brunson, j Barn well; Miss Annie Bell Johnston, ReevcsvHIe; Miss Orinnr acy Jack ion ? DIUon; Miss Bessie Hood, Sum? ter; Mrs Hugh A. Milling, Rock Hill; Mies Uuby inn Devlin, Greenwood; Miss l,a ira Smith, McCormlck; Miss Hilda Koth, Hampton; Ml is Maggie McCants, Herkelev; Misa (ante Hood. Tail In Id; Miss Mary Hello Walsh, r*hestre field; Miss Let ha Gradlck, Bt. Matthews; Miss Snowbird DuBose, Blshopville; Miss Gcnevieve Hogers, Mai ion: Miss Rlisnhelh Jones, Wal terboro; Miss Bculah Kelly, Union; Mira Itubj McCuIly Klrod. Anderson; Miss Mr.rgarid Brown, Marlboro. News received in Columbia yes? terday wa I t?? tie effect t li 11 the Beaufort Gazette was sending the foung ladles who came In for second ind third place in the beauty con? test. The Beaufort Gasette offered no s?cond nor third prises but ii has de? cided to award tho winners of second ind third places with a trip to Co lumbia. Two young ladies are Miss Charlotte Brown of Hah- and Miss i'ema Polk ol Grays Hill. The young adics come as representatives of the E?i aufoi t i la :ette. T,\u Itlch n il Suniter's: Richard Sumter, who lives at 402 Council utrcet, wants the public to know tiiat there are two men of the lame nat te living here and that it was he other Iticliard w ho is a witness In the Thot ias criminal, assault case. NEGRO BOY SHOT TO DEATH Two Small Negro Boys Placed in .fail For Crime at Stateburg As the result of a shootir.? yester : ? d< I of SI Rich are unknown. Charlie Whitaker. n IS-year ?44 ngero boy lies dead and two small negro bo I Willie Thomas age 9. and Thora ingletan ?igt 16, are now in tho 0 inty Jail. One of these two boys bold in tin- jail Is responsihls for the n i rd?*r, but upon which boy the guilt '" fall ii a matter yet to Ik* decid !. There were no witnesses and h of tin Uttle negro lx)ys em 1 ally Mai. ^ thai tne other did the 1 oung Thomas says that ! red the gun and Singletary lhat Millie Thomas committed * he act. The shooting occurred yesterday af lerno< ii .,i aboul :. o'.clock at State burg v itinn Blight of the old Episcopal Church at that place. As near as it is possible to Obtain the particulars of the occur ranee it is probable that Charlie Whitaker. the dead boy, had gotten after ihe other two little negro boys with his sliiiK shot and had made it 1*3tin r hol im- them. The two little then ran into the house and Charlie Whitaker followed th^rn. O.te of the negro boys picked up the load* -1 shot gun which was loaning in the corner, and fired both barrels Into t i - face of Charlie Whitaker. who was standing in the door with his hand on the door facing. Tioth loads took effect i.) tin head of the young negro, making a fearful wound and killing him instantly. Sheriff Hurst wis i ailed to the seen* and! brought the little 9 and 10 year old nCgCO boys to SllUlter and placed them In Jail. From the very first both of the boys stuck to the story that it was the other boy who did the shooting. New Power Plant in Operation Rinc* six-thirty Tuesday afternoon all electricity of the city has been supplied by the new steam driven Lurbine generator. The light service of last night was noticably fine and it is stated that this brand of electrical service is to be ours from henceforth. There may be one more shut off for the final tuning up of this super pi--co of machinery for its permanent running, but it is a pretty safe bet now that our light troubles are very near at an end. Tin* new generator has come up to all expectations (ami great things wore expected ol It) and the entire system I operating without a single g found m the whole pro? gram. 1 he I :i' a test work to be done at the plant now now is the moving of the old generator to Its new location in new building. The new genera steni will take care of all pow ? r d mands until the old generator is p'.ae? d. , DEATH Tho friends of sir. H. EL Williams i t the Palmetto Fire Insurance Co., of Ler, regret to learn that he was called i" Atlanta. Qa., on account of ?he death of his wife, who died very Udd< nly on Sun-lay in that city. R the rails 1 - c* tting rather p< at Ive J: 'bit these da^"S and es* peciall now that the 20 per cent ai m past enger rates has gone into* >ffect. Thts increase in Tai.? granted the labroads some time ago and had bseen In operation on all inter Stati tickets. The Attorney General had, howovcr, k?.pt this in ? reas< out of the State of South Caro holding that the Inter-State Com merce Commission did net have the right I establish this rate within the State. In spite of all arguments the Increase went into effect this morning. This weather spells only two things lib :. and swimming. It seems to aln idy gotten into the blood boi lehow and both the inactive sport and the active one have been indulg ? i in by some our season, ruahoen*._ M ILL ODOXMXL Prceidcnt ARCHIE CHINA Vice President O. Ii. YATE8 t^shler > a v .v. , ? iBSfc Zw.*?*,-* ?rmma. m i n w J I I'Mf m ,; tuf,? 1 V ? . ^ 1 What Can We Do For You? Our ambition I to make this a bank. t?t real p< i boiis l service. Our facilities are such that we can i robably b<- of great help to many of nur friends whether they are patrons of Ho., bank <t not, and ere wish them to feel at liberty to call on us at any time, and it will be a pleasure to ren d< r tin m i ach service as we can. S glance at our 'ast statement is l roof that a great many are using our lugs Department for the "Rainy Day". Why not you? First National Bank Sumter, S. C. - ? i ? i i MM ' '5?< ? f ? The National Bank of South Carolina of Sumter. ?. C 4jV%f C apital ISOO.teO Surplus end Profits *-Hu,000 Strong and Progressiva The Most Painstaking MEKVICB with COTJlvThSY Qtisj os the riesarore of Nrrrlng TOO The Bank of the Rank; and File C. G. KOWIiAND, Presldesu KARLE ROWLAND, Cashier