Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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FROM TYRON To The Editor: Permit a reader, and contributor to the Watchman and Southron and The Daily Item for nearly two score vears to express regrets at the disastrous fire that destroyed your plant Saturday night. It is like a personal loss?our relations have been so Ions: ana so pleasant. I know that I voice the wishes of the readers of the Item and Watchman and Southron that a better plant will, st on take the * It was a refreshing change Sat ?urday to come from the 95 to 100 temperatures of Sumter to the 70 place of the one that was burned, to SO of Warrior mountain. Sun day afternoon we had an unusual thunder storm with torrents of ' rain and that night and Monday night we slept under extra cover. Monday it was cloudy and drizzly and we ?ept up ? small fire all day to drive off tne cnili. Tuesday and today the weather is*""ciear, mountains and valley at their best.' The first peach crop is over, and the succeeding ones ? not yet ripe. But wine berries are so abundant that we can not keep ..up with them. We are market ing dozens of baskets each day. They grow like raspberries, a bright scarlet color, and fine fia . vor. Several dozen baskets adorn the bannister rail just outside my window as I write, that we will take to Saluda in a few minutes.; The valley road up the Pacolet- j gorge is one of the beauties of this I section that we never tire of see-i ing. j ? I nad a long conversation this morning with a mountain-raised man of 68 years. Born and rear ed near Toxaway where he owns thousands of acres of mountain land. He has for 33 years lived just above us on the other sfde of Warrior mountain. He showed me . a\ proclamation of WTade Hampton, governor of South Caro lina in 1877, offering $300 Feward each for several men who had committed a murder at Landrum. Mr. Fisher captured two or three of them -and is now trying to col lect the reward. I asked him why he did not present his claim soon er. Said there was $3,500 in all and he waited lioping he could capture aH of the men a/id get it all in a lump ?um. His stories of Hampton whom he knew when Hampton had a summer home in Cashier's valley near Toxaway, of Zeb Vance, Kitchen and other North Carolina" celebrities, Hayes, Cleveland and McKinley would make interesting reading if prop erly written -up. He was-pardoned by Hayes for shooting "revenues" and was com missioned by Cleveland and Mc Kinley as special detective. He 'takes great j)ride in his Hayes pardon than in the others* com missions. He was also one of Till man's sources ?f^supply for corn liquor in- the early days of the ?t?te dis pensary. /Says he sold Tillman 2.009 gallons a month from his distillery at the bk>c& house, the old place between Tryon and Lan drum that is said to be in two states and three counties. Polk county. North Carolina, Spartan burg and Greenville , counties, South Carolina. In about two months a new road from Tryon to Landrum al together west of the railroad, will leave this old' historic spot on a by-road. It will he of better grade than the old road and avoid a dan gerous grade crossing on the rail road. Also shorten the distance by a mile it is said. We can now go to Spartanburg in 75 minutes and it will then be but an hour's trin. I trust our hard surface road commission will make a careful examination of the top <$ou road system up here in comparison with concrete roads. I believe they will find that Sumter county can "build and maintain 500 miles of such roads for less than the cost of 121 miles of hard surrace roads. It is worth a careful examination and the wait until after the next ses sion of the legislature for the en abling act to change the author ity of the commission. It may be said that Sumter county has not the proper :op soil. This is a mistake. ' There are abundant supplies of the right top soil on Black sTiver and several places in the StateburgnrtelgfrttbTl^^^ " and, gravel with the right admix ture of clay to build ideal roads, if the roadbed is properly drained and the gravel put on thick enough. ^ Oru road authorities are cutting down the trees along our roads to let the sun dry them out until for miles we have to travel in the broiling sun. I wonder if thev know that New York state's re cent appropriation of twent}--one million dollars f<?r roads carried three million dollars to plant shade trees along beside them? Should not we profit by the New York experience? E. W. Dabbs. Try on, N. C, June 22. Rub-My-Tism cures sores. Hagood" News and Views Rembert, June 22?Never in all my life did I see such poor corn Never did I hear so much com plaint about bill bugs, worms, etc., destroying corn. The outlook are acres and acres of corn even where it has followed cotton that is ruined. If such is the case with yon, my good friend, you had better try to make plenty of potatoes, turnips, etc.. to feed stock with. This year is bad enough but a far worse seems just ahead. Con siderable wheat has been planted heer, and this, which is being threshed in good condition, will help much. Plant broadcast and gather all the rough feed possible to feed cattle so as to have milk and butter. A good cow in a family makes things much easier. Feed her well, it will pay you. We took in one polbr as a snake, giv ing about a pint of milk and final ly worked her up to two gallons yellow, rich creamy milk. ?We ocnntry people, if we have energy and strength and sense, can -always live when others do. Just now* how. patiently we are waiting for the mutton corh\ to matoes, cantaloupes. In the meantime we have enjoyed the cabbage, peas, beans, spuds, beets, etc. Blackberries m have been scarce and inferior. "Few, if any, have been preserved. Farm work is well advanced. Much corn has been laid by. The other crops are clean, though small. "Hagood" Bethea. Rembert, S. C. June 21, 1921. 666 cures Biliousness. -? .? ? Pisgah Notes and Comments Pisgah, June 24. A very fine rain fell here Sun day which helped the crops very much. So far the boll weevil has done no damage. In fact. I have neevr seen him. I think the dry hot weather ran him off for a while. The cotton looks very well though corn is almost a total fail ure owing to bill bugs and other pests. The crop won't make more than a third of last year's crop Rust lice and worms are severely injuring tSe cotton, breaking the stands. Peaches bid fair and some places to do well. On the whole there is as much encourag ment as discouragement for the future. The confined fall of cotton will still further hamper the farmers in paying their debts. Some don't I care whether they are paid or not, others do and many will be paid for there is nothing to pay with certainly not cotton. The Masons hold their annual day at Smithville yesterday in which all had a fine time. The Sunday school at McLeod's church will have a picnic at liieir church today. The writer ac knowledges with thanks an invita tion to be present. Rev. J. P. Denby and. son, called on friends here Tuesday. He has bought a fine car which will aid him In his work more quickly. This section heard with sorrow of the loss by fire, of the plant of The Daily Item and Watchman and Southron, and the valuable records and newspaper files for half a century. The proprietors may rest assured that their many friends deeply sympathize ' with htme in their severe loss. Rub-My-Tism kills pain. ? 0 ? State Aid for PiSgah School. County Superintendent of Edu cation Haynsworth. has received official notice from State" Superin tendent Swearingen that appli cation of the Pisgah school for building aid has been granted. Suptrintendent Swearingen has written: "This is to acknowledge the re ceipt-of the building applkatior for Pisgah school in Rafting Cree:* district No. 25. "The action of the Sumtor County Board of Education en ables me to secure $600.00 build ing aid for this district. The money shall be -forwarded at once. 666 cures Bilious Fever. -? m ?? And now the visiting comet has shifted its orbit. One glance at the earth was enough! Rub-My-Tism tor Rheumatism. A CHARMING HOME WEDDING (From Pittsburg. Pa., Dispatch, June 21.) A pretty wedding ceremony of last night was that of .Miss Bertha Cecil London, daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. A. L. London of Bart lett Street, and Wendell Mitchell Levi, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Levi of Sumter, S. C, which took place at 8 o'clock in the home of the bride's parents. Dr. Samuel Goldenson read the ceremony. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, wore a gown of white Canton crepe, embroidered ! in pearls, with u ruil court train of satin and crepe, trimmed with Venice lace. Her veil of tulle fell from a Russian cap of Venice lace, and was caught with orange blossoms. She carried a shower of of orchids and lillies of the valley. Miss Adele London, as maid of honor, wore a gown of coral chif fon, and carried an arm Douquei i of Dresden flowers. The brides } maid. Miss Netta Levi. wore a ?own of robin's egg blue, em roidered in peach beads, and car Tied Ophelia roses. Edward D'An cona acted as bes? man, and the*\ ushers were Ernest Rosenberg and Harold D'Ancona. The ceremony took place before an embankment of vibodium ferns, palms and cro tons, beneath a canopy of Dorothy Perkins roses. A reception and dinner follow ed the ceremony. With covers for 1 twenty-five at the bridal tabie. which was centered with Ophelia roses, delphinum. phlox, and Doro thy Perkins roses. The house was decorated with aspargus ferns and cut flowers. The bride's mother, who was gowned in green geor gette, embroidered in silver, over orchid, with corsage of orchids, and the bridegron?-s mother, who wore a gown of black oiiantilly lace with corsage of orchids, re ceived with the bridal party. The aids at the reception were Miss Leona Diamond. Claire Hertz. Myra Kann, Laura Adolph. Mar iane Klein and Selma Hollander. They carried old-fashioned bou quets. After a southern trip, Mr. and Mrs. Levi will be at home in Sum ter, S. C. 666 cures Dengue Fever. HEALTH By Uncle Sani. M. D. Is there any cure for "enlarge ment of 'the heart and leakage?" The enlargement cf the heart is probably an effort on the part of ntaure to compensate for the leak age. In leakage of the heart, the valves:do not close tight. An in-?' creased amount of work is thus thrown on the heart. In conse quence of this work the heart usu ally becomes larger and often as a further result, the circulation is carried on fairly well, the condi tion is said to be "compensated." If your condition is such that I there is fairly good compensation, do not worry further abou-i any j cure. Be thankful that the heart is able to do so well. Be sure, however, not to over-exert your self, for the extra work thus throwm on the heart may be more than it can stand., and. compensa tion will be broken. It hi impos sible to give youlinore specific ad vice. 666 cures Chills' and Fever. VISITORS FROM FLORENCE Girl Scouts of Florence are camping in their tents at POcalla Springs and as they express it, i having the time of their lives, j They have their United States flag 1 and banners floating over their ! three tents, and enjoying ?che wa-: ter an dreal camp life. Mrs. Pearle Moody Howard is I their captain. Good many girls of Sumter have visited them and wished they had some lady1 who-, would organize and lead.uhem.v ]: * ?' ? j- ? 666 cures Malarial Ke>^r; . ?? ? ???TOT \ * Now' is the time tp f r^te^ebbiu black berries 'being green when they're red.' The man who continuously blows his own horn usually stays at the little end% The difference between taxes and taxis is that with taxis you get a run for your money. If wishes were autos. there would be no pedestrians to run over. CLEMSON COLLEGE South Carolina's College of Engineering and Agriculture W. Mi RIGGS,President. 1571 ACRES OF LAND. VALUE PLANT OVER $2,300,000.00. ENROLLMENT 1919-'?0, 1014. OPERATED UNDER STRICT MILITARY DISCIPLINE. DEGREE COURSES Agriculture (Seven Majors). Architecture. Chemistry. Chemical Engineering. Civil Engineering. Electrical Engineering. Mechanical Engineering. Textile Industry. Industrial Education. , General Science. SHORT COURSES Agricultural. Textile Industry. Pre-Medical. SUMMER SCHOOL. July 13-July 23. Agricultural Teachers. Cotton Graders. College Make-up. Removal of Entrance Condi tions. Agricultural Club Boys, VALUE OF A TECHNICAL EDUCATION A technical education is the best insurance against hard times. In earning capacity, it may equal an estate of $50,000. For the untrained are the posi tions of poverty and obscurity. Times are hard in South Caro lina, but the cost of an education at Ciemson College is compara tively low,?sufficiently low to be within the reach of any am bitious young man in South Carolina. Scholarships, free tuition and the payment by the United States Government to R. 0. T. C. students, still further reduce the cast. Do not allow the financial dif ficulties to keep you from en tering college this fall to pre pare yourself for the opportuni ties that lie ahead. SCHOLARSHIPS AND EXAM INATIONS The college maintains one hundred and seventy four-year scholarships in the Agricultural and Textile Courses. Each schol arship means $400 to help pay expenses and $160 for tuition apportioned equally over the four years. Also fifty-two scholarships in the One Year Agricultural Course, these scholarships are worth $100 and tuition of $40. The scholarships must be won my competitive examinations which are held by each county Superintendent of Education on July 8. It is worth your while to try for one of these scholar ships. Credit for examinations pass ed at the county seat will be given to those who are not ap plying for scholarships but for entrance. R. O. T. C.?Ciemson is a member of the senior division of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps. All R. O. T. C. students receive financial assistance from the Federal Government, this reaching about $200 per year during the junior and senior classes. FOR FULL INFORMATION WRITE OR WIRE: THE REGISTRAR, CLEMSON COLLEGE, S. C. APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE ORDER RECEIVED DeLorme-Plowden In a ceremony marked by beau tiful simplicity the marriage of Miss Minnie DeLorme and Mr. Robert Plowden was solemnized Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'cloc: at the bride's home on Hampton Avenue. Only near relatives and closest friends of the young couple were present. The lower floor of the home was beautifully decorat ed with ferns and Shasta daisies. After the guests assembled Mrs. Carl Epps sang two beautiful solos. "Because" and "I Loire You Truly." * At the opening strains of the wedding march played by Mrs. James Shaw. Misse Margaret and Corinne DeLorme as bridesmaids came down the stairs and stood on either side of a beautiful fern covered arch. Miss Hannah Plow den came next, followed by Miss Frances DeLorme as maid of hon or. Little Miss Roberta Howie, a niece of the groom, as flower girl was followed by the little ring bearer. Mary Epps. The bride entered with her mother, the darre of honor, the! bridegroom with Bennie Folsom, his best man. Tne Rev. J. P. Ma- j rion. the bride's paster, performed tne ceremony while Mrs. Shaw, j softly played "The Venetian Love ! Son&r." | The bride wore a beautiful! white georgette dress wirb a veil of tulle held in place with orange} ! blossoms. She carried a bride's I ! bouquet of roses and lillies of the | i valley. The dame of honor was j j becomingly gowned in black satin i and carried Russell roses. The j maid of honor in orchid taffeta carried Ophesia roses. The maids : wore organdie dresses of different ; shades and carried Rusell roses, i The flower girl and ring bearer wore dainty dresses of pink and blue organdie. Immediately after tne ceremony there was an informal reception. Asisting Mr. and Mrs. DeLorme in receiving were: Mrs. W. M. DeLorme. Jr.. Mrs Markev and Mrs. F M Beckham. Mrs. Ed. Strother presided in the dining room where Misses Elizabeth. Mil dred and Blanche DeLorme. ' Blanche Yenning. Mary Howie ana Caroline Plowden served ice cream, cake and mint?. Yellow, ahd white formed the color scheme. At the punch bowl were Misses Hannah Edwards r.ad Bessie Hood. Misses Mary Ada Booth and Maida McKain presided over the bride's book. Mrs. Plowden is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Moultrie DeLorme. Since her graduation at Winthrop in 1919 shell as been teaching in Greer. She has a wide circle of friends who are glad she is coin ing back to make her home here. Mr. Plowden is a prominent young business man of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Plowden left by automobile for a trip to the moun tains of North Carolina, to be at home in Sumter after July 1. G(>(> cures a Cold quickly. Some motorists thing the ' Stop. Look and Listen"' signs are in tended for the trains. Bub-My-Tism kills Infection. j THE CITADEL j The Military College of South Carolina j Charleston, S. C. j Ranked as "Distinguished Military College" by the War De partment. j Vacant Scholarships. ? Offers a four year course in liberal arts, with electives in civil j j engineering, sciences, and modern languages. j One vacant scholarship from Sumter County will be filled by j j competitive examination on July 8th, 1921. > j For information and application blanks, applv to ' i ? County Superintendent of Education or Col. 0. J. Bond, j I Superintendent j D ?niture Clearance FOR 10 DAYS STARTIN JUNE REDUCTIONS ON CERTAIN OVERSTOCKED ITEMS FOR QUICK SALE-STOP, LOOK AND-NOTE THE PRICES We make no exaggerated claims or statements, k nowing full well the shrewd buying public of Sumter will be quick to appreciate and grasp val ues suck as tbese. OUR ONLY EXCUSE For making suck sacrifices at this tim e, is simply that, we would rather have this small part in cash than carry the goods over. OUR ADVICE TO YOU Is to hurry. Be on hand the opening day hefore what you want is gone. Fair warning. It you need any of the articles listed below don t let this opportunity pass. 1 Phonographs and Records t^J^ Our entire stock of High Grade Pathe Phonographs going in this sale at less than factory cost , S75 Phonograph, sale t, .$47.50 All phonograph records at Half Price During this Sale CEDAR CHESTS value for .$20.00 value for .$15.00 .$14.50 $45.00 value for.$32.50 $38.50 S28.50 $24.50 value for If you have been waiting for good refrigerators cheap now is your chance. We have decided to close out cur entire stock of Automatics at less than factory cost. There is none better than the Automatic. ? Large size with water cooler, value S77.50, sale $51.50 Medium size with water cooler, vale $70, sale . .$17.50 Large size without cooler, value $66.50, sale.. $44.50 Medium size without cooler, value $60.00 :sale. .$39.50 Medium size, without cooler, value $50.0ft,^le $34.5{) Medium size, without cooler, value $46.00, salp $32,50 We have one four piece American Walnut Bed Room Suit consisting of Bed, Dresser, Dressing Table and Chiffonier that we are going to sell at half price. Price $262.50, sale price .$131.25 $65.00 Oak and Mahoganv Chifforobes, sale price $40 $65.00 Brass Bed, sale price.$43M $52.50 Brass Bed. sale price.$33.50 $50.00 Brass Beds, sale price.$31.00 $47.50 Brass Beds, sale price .$29.50 $37.50 Brass Beds, sale price .$24.50 $27.50 Simon's Steel Beds, sale price.$18.00 $22.50 Simon's Steel Beds, sale price.$15.00 $19.50 Simon's Steel Beds, sale price.$12.50 $16.50 Simon's Steel Beds, sale price.$9.50 $32.50 Felt Mattres, sale price.$16.50 $25.00 Felt Mattress, sale price.$12.50 SI 6.00 Felt Mattress, sale price.$8.00 Cotton Mattreses, sale price.$6.00 STEAMER TRUNKS f $18.00 Fiber Covered Trunks for.....k . $9.00 $22.50 Fiber Covered Trunk for.:. ..... .$11.25 Large Fiber Trunk with automatic lift tray, value $35.00 for.$17.50 Large Fiber Trunk, wort? $22.50 for.$11.00 Canvas Covered Trunks $ 0 to.$15.00 Metal Covered Trunks $4 /to.$12.50 Leather Hand Bags $5.00 >.$5.50 Fiber Suit Cases $1.25, $1.50 and... $2.0? ?\ ,)?? ._._? _._f_I_._i?_-:-?:-:?:-??: Ail Porch Swings, Porch Rockers, Porch Sets and Hammocks at Greatly Reduced Prices. Porch Swings, value $8.75, sale.$6.50 Porch Swings, value $6.50, sale.$4.50 Porch Swings, value $5.75, sale.,.$4.06 Porch Swings, value $4.75 sale.$3.00 Porch Swings, value $4.25, sale.$2.75 Porch Sets, value $30.00, sale.$19.50 Porch Sets, value $27.50, s;?!e.$17.50 Porch Sets, value $22.50, sale.$14.50 Hammocks, half price, value $13.50, sale.$6J75 Hammocks Half Price, value $12.50, sale.$6.25 Hammocks Half Price, value $8.50, sale ....... .$4.25 Hammocks Half Price, value $10.50, sale.$525 Large Porch Rockers, value $7.50, sale.$1.00 Large Porch Rockers, value $6.50, sale.$3.75 Old Hickorv Rockers, value $7.75, sale.$5.25 Blue Couch Hamock, value $27.50, sale.$15.25 All Dining Room Suits Go in this sale at Half Price. 10-Piece American Walnut Oak Suit, value $650.00, Sale .$325.00 10-piece Jacobian Oak Suit, value $340.00, Sale . S170.00 Odd Mahoganv Dining Tables, value $60.00, Sale. $30.00 Oak Dining Tables in Oak at $17.50, $22.50 and $32.50 Golden Oak Buffets, value $80.00, sale.$45.00 Golden Oak Buffets, value $90.00, sale.$52.50 Golden Oak Buffets, value $45.00, sale.$22.50 Verv handsome Queen Anne Library Suit, value $350.00, sale.$175.06 Large Darenport Library Table, Queen Anne Design (Mahogany) value $75.00, sale price.$37.50 Very heavy Fumed and Gclden Oak Library Tables, value $45.00, sale.$25.00 Large Upholstered Fiber Rockers, value $27.50, . Sale . S13.75