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tty odliJtr^mau aab Sod^im. Entered at the FcstofDce at Sumter, 8. C, as Second class Matter. t...- ? 1-_JL '_?_ PEll&ONAI* Thomas I. Kirvln, who has ben n quite ill for the pimt ten days or t\Vo weck? la now considered Out of danger, but is still contlner* to bis bed. Mr K. K. Aust ?? has gone to Mi ?? oil. Kls . to span* a few days with his family. / Mr. and Mrs. II. J Harby have ar? rived In Sumter from Palm Beach, r'la.. where they spent several weeka MISS ?Nr?? Truhick Im in Itock Hill where >????? rs attending a speciol meet? ing at Winthrop college. Mr. T. K. lw.ur has returned fron, a green's elsH to his rather at McClel taavtUe. Mr, George WV. Hrunsor, formerly editor of the Creenvllle News, but now und for the last few years In the Saterthdng business in Chicago, has ??een vhdUng his brother, Mr. J. W. BrtOtson, ?dtv clerk and treasurer. Air. t. M. ? oeper, of Knoxvllle, Teno., ?s visiting Mi. and Mrs. W. T. Harmon. Mrs. .Ja*. H. lHiwes, of Philadel? phia, is visiting Mrs. Harry Cuttlnc on CiiUH-h St. . Hlsa KJlth Beans, a< eompanled by th<* daughters of Mm. H. G. Hayns wonh/ I rt Saturday for flreenvHIe where the Misses llaynswoith will visit their grandmother, Mrs. Beattle. Mix R. 8. Churchill is visiting relatives In oast on la for a few days. Mrs. Alfred Dray ton and children ort? ?sjfadtng two weeks in George? town, Miss Alice Bynum returned to Co hsrabia college this morning after speeding several days at home. Mrs Solomon itlatt of Uarnwell, hi \i ting her mother, Mrs. Moses <Ireen. Mi i ' Thompson has returned to Lander College after having spent Hi* I! i -a? r holiday H at home. Misses Cm Hamby, of Washington; DOroth) Watson, of Columbia, and Ida Boykin, of Atlanta. are the bouse guests of Mrs. W. I). Hoy'.ein for the Hoykin-Aughtf y wedding which will takt place on Wednesday ivenh.g, V partv composed oi Messrs. it. W. Harper, s. Uowland, pooh Boney and Walter Rowland motored tO Co? lumbia this morning to attend the I 'a l ; its c?d? bratlons. Mr. Irving M. ltlchardson spent yesterday with his parents i.i shunter. judge James n. Psterlfoy of Wat lOrbore arrived In the city yejstwr day. M T M l ion ild and 1 Winz? ig*) McKay of thf CoinmbU bar arc attending court In the city. Marriage likrnsc Hcoinl. The following licences have been issued to coin red people Cee Harrison, Itemhert and Si.san I ?.nki' s, llembert. VVt h . . K(Sbin~n.n. Stat- bui g and la t bei J?ek K>n, Rumter. Aar? n Job noon, Sumter ami Bstolls i' i mpbell, Sumter. ti< tirv Patterson. Oowego and Hin? Jenklo . ?'Hwogo. Willie .Johnson, Sumter and Ma i. ! Qayes, Sumter. Washington. Mar. ii 28.? President Harding has appointed Hubert Work, SSSpUbltoan national t. omnutteeman, for Colorado, as tlrst postmaster gen t rali Chautauqua 7 Big Days *VJ Attractions *i J including Amvrimm Comedy Drama |t* "The Man from Home" Now York Cast Ben Greet Players "Aa^Ukelt'' Ridgeway Recital Ralph Bingham Bum Mitktr Extraordif ary Mercer Concert Company NatkmalMale artet tic Concert impany Singers rctures .Themes Negroes Use Knives Early Morning Cutting Scrape Lands Negro in Hospital 8herlff Hurst received an eaily cntl Saturday wh. n a milk wag? on belonging to Mr. Peter Pitts drove up in front of ins home at about 7 o'clock with a negro covered with blood hing on the floor of the wagon. It was stated that the negro whoso name is Rohen .Jones, bad received bis carving at the bands of another negro after having entered into a knife-using contest of sonn- deacrip tion or other. Sheriff Huts: serf; tie negro on to the hospital, where after III examination It proved that the nearo was worse drunk than cut. His wounds, which were pretty well scat? tered over his face, were only of a superficial nature. He is still in the hospital, however, sobering up. Nor long after Sheriff Hurst had *cnt negro number one on his way to che hospital the second party to the affair, whose name is Sentry Mitchell, also made his call on the Sheriff. He was fairi.v well covered With knife outs on his hands and arms. He stated ihat ltobert Jones had attacked him with a knife and that he had defend? ed himself by also drawing his knife and going to work. His defense proved of a good variety Judging by the gory condition of the float negro. Both of the negro men are laborer) on the farm of sir. K. \j. Deas. jusi over Second Mill, und it was some where in that neighborhood that the affair took place at about ?'? o'clock this morning. ?\? near as could l learned as to the details In ijie case, both negroes had nut at the hous? of a negro widow woman whose h>US band had recently died. This woman was going off and these men, hot friends of the family, wer?' present at the early hour to assist her in the beginning of her Journey.-. Jone* Same to the house under the iiifln ?nee of whiskey and had ROOU Start? od the trouble with Mitchell wi. < h gave him his ticket to the hospital. MOONSHINE SIDE LIGHTS Chi^f PrOhlhiUon Constable Cole inan, who directed the raids against moonshine stills in this county last A eck. said that in all his many yeats npertence os a revenue otllcer he had lOVer captured a larger outht than the ICO gallon copper still that he took in Big Bay Ul the early part of the week, nor had he ever found so many Stills In the same area?having lo? cated and destroyed seven stills in Pig Hay, within two miles of each other Me Jilso said that the Uig Pay was thOlN the most dlllieiilt country In uid ever worked in, it Icing a boggy jungle of cypress, gum and swamp un iargrowth, and the whole plac e a per fOCt net work of vim s.. The still < Aire hidden deep In the recesses of his morass, and without definite In formation respecting the location A the stills It WOUld have been im? possible to And them. There are. cur? rent reports that more than seven dills w? re bidden in the buy, and that while the moonshine business receiv? ed a severe blow last1 week, it was not exterminated. Due of the men captured In the moonshine raids last week Is reported | t>y the prohibition constables to has Uated that tin Still had been in oper? ation for fourteen months, and that ihe average output n night was fif? teen gallons and that tho still was op rated three at more nights a week, is a rule. The moonshiner also said hat he sold tl>c whiskey for six dol? lar- a quart. Figure out the profit, mid it is not difficult to understand why some peop.V WOUld be templed to violate the law and take the risks that the business entailed, Constable Cole man said that the F,Tg Fay pro? duct was no common molasses home avow, but genuine white com whis? key of good grade and high proof, made of corn meal and malt, aftof the recelpe USed by the mountain moonshiners, it is report? d thai the officers of the law have obtained evidence that will lead to the arrest of the operators of the si\ other stills that were destroy? ed in the Pig Pay. Sumter Won in Bible Class Campaign The membership campaign contest betasten the vYeslsy-McLeod Men's Bible class of Trinity M ithodlst Church Of this city and the Men's Fi? lde ChUM of Central Methodist Church of Florence, was concluded yesterday, and Buhlt er warn a decisive victory by having I2fl men present :it the morn? ing' meeting of the class, while Flor? ence mustered unlj 104ft. The attendance was so great that Ihe church auditorium was filled to overffowlng and the meeting was ad? journed to the Graded School Square and Hon. Mendel I*. Smith. Ihe ora? tor of the day, delivered his address from the steps of the Qfrl'i n igh School Building, The Anal meeting of the class in the campaign period was made a great event, and there wore men from all sections <?f the eOUnty SS well as men of all religious s<rts preeefg Ifi the great crowd that assemblsd on the sous re to bear Judge Smiths add it SB, Before the exercises were formally opened a photograph of tin* crowd was mad" . Photographer Bargeanl of Colum? bia, The BUCCOSSful raid on ttte moon shiners In Ihe lower part of the ooua t\ h. gtate Pr< hthitbm (?Ubers and Chief Constable Blchelbergar was" a '.mod beginning in the catnpalgn auainst this lorm ol law'.eHsness. It Is 10 be hoped that Mose olliciuls will keep i;r? the good w^rk In Sumter county, for the si ilia that were de? stroyed were not the otly o.iva that have been In operation. It is a pity W the operators were not captured. Washington. March 28.?The proilts nltsed from the sale of tho assets o. trust fund arc taxable under the in fft* 1?W, .he :Ulpl eine com I he ' fcits Indirectly thou WEEKLY MARKETGRAM. V. S. Hurcau of Markets For Week Kndetl March 24. < Huy. Kansas City market extremely Weak except on top grade* Hulk of re? ceipts low grade; shipping dema .d very light. Warehouses well tilled; market not in position to absorb heavy offerings. Southeastern mar? kets dull. Receipts light in Chicago; prices steady; top grades timothy eommundmg a premium. Fair demand for extra quality alfalfa; no demand for low grade prairie. Minneapolis market linn because of light receipts and better demand. Other markets steady; receipts generally ample to meet requirements which are most? ly for local consumption. OJuot.'d, No. 1 timothy $25 Chicago, 119.50 Kansas Cit>, $uo Minneapolis, *24.r>:> Cincinnati, $2r? Philadelphia; No. 2 timothy. $2o Chicago, $22.50 Cincin? nati, $17 Kansas City, $J8|5Q Cin? cinnati, $24 Philadelphia, $1N.50 Mi'? m a,tolls; Xo, 1 clover mixed $jT Min? neapolis, $22 Cincinnati. $22 Phila? delphia. No. 1 alfalfa, $20 Kansas City, $24 Chicago, $24 Cincinnati, $21 Minneapolis; No. 1 prairie $14 Kan? sas City, $10 Chicago, $10 Minn apolia F?KMi. Considerable distress feed offered by jobbers in Chicago and other mar? kets the past few days. Increased activity by mills to dispose of iced - Stlifts for future shipment. White and yo)tow hominy quoted about $1 pel ton less than a week ago, licet pulp down another $1 per ton and offered by importers $2;t f. o. h. New York. For gluten feed in bulk $11.71 deliv? ered northeastern markets is asked; linseed oil meal finds few buyers ac $12 for April-May shipment delivered in that section. Demand generally light, stocks and receipts good. Quot? ed, reground oatfeed $12.76 north i astern markets 20 per cent cotton sad emeal $Uf. Memphis; linseed meal $40 Minneapolis and Toledo; $11 Buf? falo; while hominy feed *$22; gluten feed $;i7 Chicago; No. l alfalfa meal $1K.50 Kansas City; bran $21 Min? neapolis; $:>o Philadelphia; middlings $10.10 Minneapolis; $28.50 Philadel? phia. Fruits and Vegetables. Potatoes down 1 o to 20c per loo pounds northern shipping stations, (dosin.; v>5 to 90c sacked. Chicago carba market off 15 to 20c at $1 to $1.15, or about lot .above the season's low point. 1 New York round whites down 10 to tic New York at $1.40 to $1,50 bulk. New York cold storage Baldwin ap? ples fairly Steady iu city wholesale markets, mostly $."? to $0 per harol. Some sales reported in Cleveland and pittsbuig as low as $4.50. North? western Fxtru Fancy Wlnesnps most? ly $2 to \ t per box In consuming cen? ters. Yt How onions down about 25c per lOo pounds Wholesale consuming mar? kt in at bOO to $1, Bureau of crop es? timate.! release shows general reduc? tion in acreage of Bermuda onions in California, Louisiana and Texas. Total plantings this season 1 1,928 gores compared wdth 18,556 acres In IttO, Production of 5,001 cars for< cast as against estimated production 8,042 cars last Season. Florida celery down 25 to 71c per crate eity markets at $u to $2. Cal? ifornia celery $."? to $5.50 per crate Chicago; $0 to $6.50 Kam as City. Louisiana Klondike strawberries in 24 quart crafes 25 to 4<?c per quart New York, Prices 17 to 22c per pt. Boston; is to 20c Philadelphia; $2 t? $3.5(1 per 44-pt. tr?te f ,0. b. Carlot shipments week ended March ?2: Potatoes 8,982 cars; boxed ap? ples 380, barreled apples 064; cabbag< 524; celery 825; lettuce 501; onions 800; sweet potatoes 2 is. Shipments week ended March 10; Potatoes 2, 809 cars; boxed apples :;oj; barreled apples 820; cabbage 520; celery 461; lettuce l!?7; unions 412 J sweet po? tatoes 288, Five Stock and Meals. Chicago hog prices advanced 20c to 50c per 100 pounds the past week, light hogs gaining most. Beef .dee! unchanged; liest cows and heifers up 25c to 4 0c. Feeder steers about Steady, Veal calves broke $1.50 to $1.7.'? per 100 pounds. Pat lambs np 36c to 50c; yearlings. 50c to 75c Feeding lambs and fat ewes steady to 15c lower. March ~ I Chicago prices: Hogs, bulk of sales, $l r> r.o I$10.05; medium and good beef steers $8.40 to $10 butcher COWS and heifers ($5 to $9.50; feeder Steers *7.."?0 10 $9.35; light and medium weight VC calves $s to v 10.75; fat lambs $.x to $10.sr.; feeding lambs $7.25 to $9. yearlings $7.25 to $s>.50; fat ew is $4.7:. to $0. Bestem wholesale fresh meat prices showed mixed movements. Good beef declined 50c while medium beef ad? vanced 50c per 100 pounds. Veil ranged from *i higher to $- lower depending upon the market. Lamb generally steady. Mutton $1 higher. i n hi pork loins $i lower at some markets, $1.60 higher at others Mandl _4 prices good made n eats: Beet $16 to $17.$9; veal $11 to $21; lamb $11/to $21!; mutton $12 to $1?; Muhl pork loins $22.50 to $25; heavy loins 18 to $:'o. Grain. Financial and business conditional good weather, ond excellent crop re? ports caused bearish sentiment and train prices trended downward the past Week, Bsporl demand brisk at (he OlOSC with wheat premiums at Quit 28c over May. Half million bushels wheat sold bit the 34th lor export at cult; Hour sales to Burope the past few days reported 50,000 barrels. On fhs 34th corn sold at new low level en tTop. Chicago May 61V4i I in t later rallied. In Chicago cash niarkrt No, 8 red winter wheat ir> to 10e over Chicago Mayt No. 8 hard 18 to 15c over; No. 9 mixed com 5% to 8 i-i ander Hay; N'e. yellow 4 i-i to 6 i-4 Under. For the week Chi? cago May wheal down u j-4 at $4.41 M; May corn 4 1-S at 6^ t-S. Min? neapolis May wheat down 5c at $i.:;vc. Kansas City May \%% at $1.86 1-1; Winnipeg May l% at $1.77. Chicago Marth wheat $1.53. Miane apolia Hour demand slow, wheat Stronger, No. 2 dark 18 to 30c over ?May. Kansas City milling and ex? port demand fair, No. 1! hard I Be over May. ]>airy Products. Butter markets have shown recov? ery during" the week and prices ad? vanced almost daily until the 24th when Chicago market weakened. Clos? ing prices, score: New York 46}?! Philadelphia 47c; Boston 4*>><?; <'h; cagO 44%. Trading quiet; supplies only moderate. Danish butter avail? able in Uberal quantities New York anoiher cargo due. . Cheese markets weaker; business dull; trading lacks confidence, Prices average 2c lower than week ago, sales at Wisconsin primary markets being made at or near: Twins Z2% ; Daisies 3.4%; Double DaJsle 23Vi; Longhorns 25; Voting Americas 24%. Cotton. spot cotton up about io points dur? ing tile week, closing around 11.50 per pound. New York May futures up *> l points at l 2.4 2. JUDGE DENIES PLEA OF STRIKERS Atlanta, March 25.?-Judge Samuel II. SMbley in Federal District Court here tonight denied the petition of Striking union men of the Atlanta, Pirmingham and Atlantic Railway that he rescind h's wage reduction order and refer the matter to the United states Uallway Lahor Boat I for action, Judg ? Siidi y in an oral decision at the conclusion of the hearings accord? ingly announced that the question was a judicial one ami that tomorow the question of the justness of wages would be taken up before him. After Judge Siblcy's order permit? ting B. L. Pugg, to induce wages ap? proximately 25 per cent the court ut the request of the receiver set hear? ing on the wage question March 2?>, which now will be taken up. District Judges Clayton ami Fvans will sit with him on the case. The union men went on Strike after the reduction and have been se eking to have the matter refered to the labor hoard, which had previously refused to grant the reduc? tion landing further conferences, The provision of the Xowlands act requiring twenty days' notice to em? ployes of carriers in receivership be? fore wage reductions are made wan Upheld by Judge Sibh'y. He declared, however, that as be saw it the provi? sions applied only to the four brother? hoods i ('presenting train crews and he modified ilis wage order to that ex- i tent. In effect Judge Bibley declared no hoard or law has a right to Fix wages so high that a railroad cannot pay them and operate; and while assert? ing that in some instances a labor board might be a better judge of wages than a court, he held that in this case the question was one tOjbo decided in court, lie also declined to order striking employes restored to their jobs. The road has contended that it was running at a daily loss of 14,500 nmbr the wage scale fixed by die hoard last August, The court further hold that the labor board had itself ruled that it had no Jurisdiction in tin* A.. F.. .V A. case o< cause it had held that the confer? ences between the employes and the railroad company, in which the com? pany fsjSSK the position that it would have to reduce wages because it was not earning enough to pay the WUgOS Iben in effect, did not furnish any reason why the wages wore unju.-d ami unreasonable. The strike on the A., B. &. A. start? ed March :>, approximately 1,500 imn quitting work on trains and hi shops and stations. For a time trans? portation was paralysed, but recently he road has announced daily opera? tion of passenger and freight trains on all divisions. There has been but little disorder, but recently two attempts were made to wreck trains in south Georgia, ac? cording to olliciuls of the road. The Coffee county grand jury today Called m Governor Dorsey to offer a reward on persons alleged to have attempted to wreck a passenger train near Doug? las, (Ja. The rate of taxation on property in | South Carolina can be reduced only by a complete change in the system of taxation and by finding new sources of revenue?such as taxes on incomes, on business, on Inheritances, on gaso? line license taxes and stamp taxes on legal documets?all of which taxes other stales now levy and from which they derive a large part of the funds needed for the support of the govern? ment . WHAT'S Till: REASON? Many Sumter People in Poor Health Without now lug the Cause. There tire scores of people wdio drag out a miserable existence with? out realising the cause of their suffer? ing'. Day after da) they are racked with backache and headache; Stifter from qervOUSneSS, dizziness, weak? ness, languor and depression. Per? haps the kidneys have fallen behind in their work of filtering the blood and that may be the root of the trou? ble. ].ook to your kidneys, assist them in their work?give them the help they need. You can use no more highly recommended remedy than Doan's Kidney Pills?endorsed by people all over the country and by your neighbors in Sumter: Mrs. H. M. Tisdale, 4 Hascll St., Sunder, says: MJ have used Doan's Kalncy Pills for kidney trouble, which annoyed me a great deal about ten years ago. I was in bad shape. Finally 1 used Doan's Kidney Pills ami they cured mo of all the trouble. Doan's have also been used In my family and have always done the work, it certainly is great pleasure to recommend them.*' Price ?Oc, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the aame that Mis. Tisdale had. Fostor-Milbum Co., Mirs.. Bbffalo, N. Y. (2) Garmatty seems to think that her isdIt for losing the war offsets lor debt for starting it.?Norfolk Pilot. Two Stills Added To List of Captured Officers Take Two Stills in Shiloh Section r.nd Three Arrests Made Prom I ?ai'y lti m, March 20. A party made up of Federal Pro hlbltion Agents P. Q. coieman, W. u. Pegues, \v. c. Whitworth, .!. I >. Kelly, Chief State Detective \V. C. Bichel bergcr, Deputy sheriff H. C, McfCagcn and Rural Officers Bam Newman, Alex Norris and VV. J. Prtoraon spent yes today at work in Uie BKltoh eeetion of Sumter county near Pleaeant Grove, which is about 25 miles from sumter. They were aucceasful in Unding and destroying two small stills ; With their complete outfits, one still ? a 10-gallon and the other of ? $6-gal- j Ion capacity. They arrested two nc- , Kioes, Henry ftufus and FiersTy Ken nedy for the operation of thf:?3 stills. ': The two negroes were brought to Bumtm' and are In the county Jail. The j evidence against them is rather con? clusive as the si ids a*ore found Imme- ; diately at the homes of these two no- . gl ocs. .1. P. Varboroufth, a merchant oper? ating ;? store m ar Shiloh was arrested tor seilin?; certain drinks containing over the lej^al per cent or' alcohol. About in do/en bottles of a 26 per j cent alcohol compound, along with about live gallons of an especially prepared cider ani alcoholic drink was seized by the oflleers and is t>e ing held at tin- sheriff's office for evi? dence. Mr. Varhorough was brought to Bumter where he gave bond. , A good deal of the credit for the 1 capture of these stills yesterday is said to be due to the efforts of Rural Of? ! fleer Prierson of the Shiloh section. I Death. Xcw's has been received of the deal it of Mrs. K. J. ('antey. who died yesterday at Cherry Vale in state but^ after having been in declining health for some time. Mrs. Cantty bad passed her 80th birthday. The funeral services were held at the Kpiseopal Church in Camden at 1 O'clock this afternoon, the funeral procession having left Stateburg shortly after noon today. Marriage License Record. A marriage license has been issued to R. P. Stackes, colored, of Oswego and Mrs. Rebecca Robinson of Sum? ter. The Wofford ('.lee Club consisting of nineteen trained voices will be at the Girl's high school auditorium at *:4u on Wednesday evening, under the auspices of the Sumter High School Athletic association. The hour 's made 0:40, in order not to interl'e.ve with; the mid-week prayer services of the city. Wofford has always sent out an excellent club. Go to hear them sing and. at the same time, to help the high school boys financially. Their athlete- association needs your help. NEW YORK COTTON. Laei Month Open High Low Close Close .Ian. ....12.71 12.66 12.62 13.85 May. ..12.22 12.57 U\30 12.62 July . . . lL'.To 12.01 U'.Trt 12.01 Oct.. . . 12.22 12.60 13.1:2 13.4S Dec. ... 12.55 12.72 12.60 13.7G Spots 10 up; middling 12.4f?. NEW ORLEANS COTTON. Last Month Open High Low Close Close May . . .1 1...0 12.17 11.S7 12.11 July . . . 12.40 12.:>* 12.26 12.62 Oct.. . . 1 2.86 I3.a3 l 2.7S 19,4)1 Dee.12.10 12.21 12.10 13.21 spots unchanged; middling il.r>o. Government Cotton Grader's oflieo. The following reports give the prices paid on the stated markets on March Lb".: 0 6 GS L I G If M If 11 II O Sumt or 12 M 11% 10% 9 ?/* 7^ 6 rjoi'bis 12K 11*4 10yhi 716 t; Ma n'ng 12% 11 % 10% . 8 V* 7 H r, Bp'vlllc 12% 11% 10% 9% 7 V- 0 Bishopvillc, March 23.?Fire lent night burned th" store of Mr. H. Woodard, occupied by O. Lievy. of the goods were burned but imm walls of the store were not materlal-^j ]y damaged. I hear all of the Joe* ' v, ns covered with insurance. The meeting at the Baptist church closed last night. Dr. Skinner, who conducted the meeting is a very mag? netic man. and attracted large crowds to hear him. He is a preacher of the highest order, using the simplest lan guage, but very impressive. It Is dif tlcult to estimate the good to the Mas? ter's cause that lets been do*ie by the meeting. Two old Confederate veterans have la en called to their lost reward, nrst Captain Peebles. 7'? years of age, diefl March 14th. and Mr. John XetSOn Scott, on Mx h 21st, after months of illness pass. d away. Mr. Scott leaves a wife, one daughter, Mrs. Burkett, of Charleston, one son, J. X. Scott, Jr., and one sister. besides a host Of friends to mourn his departure. The municipal election yesterday resulted in the election ot Mr. M. B. MeCutchen as mayor, and P. R." DtS on, Frank pcsChamps, W. O. Des Champs, C \V. Wood ham, J. Hancock. L. P. Denny, a.s counoilmen. The rain came in good time for the farms and gardens. The farmer a., busy planting, bot it corn and cot? ton. Some of them are not usinq: any fertilizers, and none using much. The oat and w heat crops arc %cry promising. Some of our farmers are in a dilemma as they can't get sup? plies to run their farms, nor can they I get: money to pay their laborers. I Most of our farmers hav e made lib? eral reductions in their cotton acre? age, with equal increase of acreage in corn and grain crops. The child of Mr. Vernon Strickling who wtu run over by an automobile about lu days ago, is not doing well. One side was paralyzed. - He Is deaf in one ear, and one leg was broken. It is young and we hope It may recover from the aad accident. Mrs. J. W. Clark, formerly Mrs. iM Leod. of Augusta, Oa, while orM visit to her former home, was tfffl quite ill. She is now much betteiB State Aid to Schools. Columbia, March 26.?The sum of $27 3.000 has just boon distributed by the state department of education to the rural graded scnools of the state entitled to state aid. The money was distributed to 1,008 schools in 48 counties. The department reports the .rural schools In better condition than ever known before. The greatest amor it to any one county was $23,300 to Spartanburg schools. Greenville schools received $18,4 00. Anderson schools came third, receiving $15,600. Horry schools Were next, $l5,30o. Florence schools got $13,900. Charleston schools re? ceived $3.300; Orangeburg $9,100; Sumtor $2,900; York, $6,300.* Approximately 250 rural schools of the state have voted bonds to erect Ii? w school buildings, according to the jstate department of education. It was stated sometime ago that u hen the new power plant was com* pleted that the city would be able to; furnish current for domestic uses-? cooking, etc.?at a rate that would be attractive and economical. Electricity is the Ideal fuel when the rate is low enough to compete with gas. The Saturday livening Post an? nounces editorially that the small town girls do not rouge. Has the editor been In a ?mall town, about the size of Suinter, Columbia or May ssvills recently The ProhiUtion Constables have raided Southwest and Southeast Of Sumter and found moonshine rtllHw Why not try Noj LhWSSt and Northeast and in between? There are plenty more stills to be found, if one looks in the right places. The price demanded for cotton seed halls as stock feed is so high as to be out of proportion to the price of fered for cotton seed. A good farmer can produce No. 1 hay for less then the current market price ot cotton seed hUUSL The National Bank of South Carolin? of Bom tor, S. C Capital $300,000 Surplus nod Profits $280.000 The Strong and Moot with OOUKTBSY Giro no Use Pleoanwe of TOD The Bank of the Rank; and File a G. ROWLAND, lYonWrH EARTiE ROWLAND, ? NEILL O'DONNELL President ARCHIE CHINA Vice President O. 1?. TATKS Caihler What Can We Do For You? Our ambition is to make this a book of real personal service. Our facilities are such that we can probably be of great help to many of our friends whether they are patrons of t hi? bank or not, and we wish thfm to feel at liberty to call on us at any time, and it will be a pleasure to ren? der them such service as wo can. A glance at our last statement is proof that a great many are using our Savings Department for the "ReJliy Day". Why not you? First National Bank Sumler, S. C.