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Ij^teAman and Southron Published Srau Weekly ?AT? S?MTRR, S. C. ?BY? ? -OSTEEN..PUBLISHING .00. ictered at the Postoffice at Sum terT^S. C, as second? class mat m $3.00 a Year Advertising Rates: isient?$1.00 per inch, first m; 50 cents per inch each jnent Insertion. Liberal rates or monthly contracts, of individual or busi ktage charged fcr as ad ttraf cations of public in Bjfeporly signed, will ai rspace in the columns of Item. The name of tiie ; Ernst accompany every com mon not for .publication. i?an evidence of good faith, ^remittances should b e ivabie to JERT G. OSTEBN. ^nd General Manager. this are *gq>ville News Letter, ill" June 29.?I was to learn of your sad but glad you have ngements to let The .tinne to go to its regular We all enjoy reading its columns, and trust it will installed in a new home, ve.had fine rains, and the *e improved lots, especial n crops, which were suf :lv. The farmers had re their soda and laid corn in good order, so the its are* very encourag is looking well but are poor. I hear great of the cut worms, which >asing the bad stands. I ,r complaint of worms in but hope the rains, and i tion of soda will put an ! trouble. Notwithstand scarcity of peas, and the us price asked for them, gjsf the stubble land will be in peas., potatoes, or corn, feer the heat, nor the hard ")ms to check the dispo onr yonns: people to* get Numbers of couples ntiy been married, and e soon to be. -I hone I all realize the hanpine'ss itrcipate. and will be full and prosoeritv. death of Mr. W. W. Des brought sorrow to many We had few such men. will be difficult to fill his ?a? a business man. a citizen, ?id or neighbor. Kis popu was evidenced bv the large rarse of friends that attended : funeral, and the rich displav ! towers that decked.his grave, otrag Stuckey still lingers, and iinaes to suffer. He has our "oest sympathv. iz. Morrison pastor of Hepzibah rch preached his final sermon t neople last Snndav. He cepted a call to the Presbv church in Fountain Inn. We 5ee him go with deep regrets. $e -?S-doyed by all who knew Kev. Mr. Fountain, pastor rj~&st.churchy has aiso Tesign >*afe ?place* September 1st. A minister from Atlanta ifor the Presbyterians last His n?no vtz Johnston, and, Mrs,.Marion Scott.(wnc ~up.v the) home. :of,.yirA W. nten^nv' <rurfci? 'thefr'ab their mountain home at, . N. C entectaiped; a of their lady friends froim _ Juause.. paxty? last. They report having a most "ev'-tisieij v- - ? ? ???i ;-x- <? ? -> <-??$? j i iday. at Mr. a. Death. .Wright rhitimir^, Hospftl L "right has been ill in the hospital several weeks. The bodv was int Jp, Whitmire.. S. C., Tuesdavj interment. \ ?"' ? *' \ ; teeCTv-Hle/Jpne 21>.?Dr. Thora* Earle, aged 7S, all his life a lent of Greenville, died late ty after a period of declining 1th. Dr. Earle retired from ac -e practice of the medical profes sonae years ago. He was one tfce city's most prominent citi-1 jus, and a.brother of former Unit- I ^States Senator Joseph H. Earle. i 'ho. died in ? 1905. Dr. Earle; red during the War -Between .Sections.1 as a Citadel cadet:, ree children snrvive, Miss Es Earle. Dr. Curran B. Earle. i >n, and Wilton H. Earle. i rer. Funeral services are to leid Friday morning. Hr. Earle will be remembered : the older residents of Sumter he practiced his profession and a drug store here for sereral in the senventies before re to Greenville. His moth was a sister of the late Dr. C. and Miss Hortensia Hayns of Sumter, and if he was a native of Sumter his boy days were spent here up to breaking out of tae civil "war. ipt mng >rth only le iter iss Lucia lioach died at her mer home in Saluda, N. C, day afternoon it 2 o'clock af a few hours' illness. ?Miss] became suddenly ill Sun af'ternoon and soon lapsed | an unconscious state from j h she never rallied. The end j peacefully Monday after- t The~body was brought to j Tuesday afternoon and j to rest in the Sumter ceme beside those of her parents. ' taken directly from the s.a-: n to the cemetery upon the ar- j of the afternon train from : umbia. Miss Roach was a native of Sum- \ x, the eldest daughter of the; J. B. r.oach. and spent all of j life of sixty-four years here. I e is survived by one sister. Mrs. j t*ne of Saluda. N. C. *er Sumter Trust Co., Loses Case. Columbia. June 30.?The case i"f the Sumter Trust com pan v ; |iagainst P. Moses, et al.. and Liliie , fV. Padsrett has been decided j gagainst the bank, the lower court : pbeihg affrmed. I The printing of the acts of 1921 as been completed by R. L. Brv \aji Co.. and the* bound volumes peJiyefed to the state librarian. ? ? ? I--At a meeting of the Bo3rd of ; pMrectors of the First National : IBank held on Tuesday afternoon : |fce usual semi-annral dividem j |prf 6 per cent wa/ declared payable [on July 1st. ? ?'? i There is entirely too much Ii- t ?quor sold and consumed in Sum- ! ter for prohibition to be resnected j Tf it is impossible to arrest end j frnish the makers and peddlers j J?f moonshine or the bootleggers j yh? run the blockade with regu- I whiskey, it might help the ?ose of temperance if every unk and disorderly was given a il or chaingang sentence, with t the alterntaive of a fin*>. ICOL. RICHARD | SINGLETON Well Known Citizen of Richland County Dies in Asheville Columbia, July i.?Cot Richard Singleton, prominent-mired Rich lind county planter and merchant, died suddenly at a private sana tarium-in Asheville. ? N. C.. about 9:30 o'clock last night. Colonel Singleton had been in ill health for the past, four weeks and yes terday went to Asheville for treat ment. He stood the iong trip to Asheville apparently as well as could be exnected and early last night his wife and daughter. Miss :Virginia. who bad accompanied him to-the hospital, retired, only, to be awakened later to be inform ed that TJolonel Singleton had suc cumbed to heart failure*. Colonel Singleton was 70 years old. The body will be brought to Co lumbia on the Carolina Special to day, arriving here late th;s after noon. A. E. Fing, a son-in-law. and Richard Singleton, a grand son^ will zo to Asheville ea: ly this morning to accompany Mrs. Singleton and Miss Singleton to Columbia with the body Funeral arrangements will be made after the arrival here, but very probably the funeral will be at Zion church i Ea stover some time Saturday The news of Colonel Singleton'sf death will come as a distinct shock to a !?Vge circle of friends, many of *.hera not knowing that he was in such a critical condition. Surviving him are his wife. Mrs. Virginia Eliza Singleton; four daughters, Mrs. A. E. King. Mrs. I Charles H. Barron and Miss Vir fginia Taylor Singleton, all of Co ! lumbia &r.d Mrs. T. H. Coker of I Harts vi lie. ? . * * * ? PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Miss Helen Garland and Mr. and Mrs. William Cappleman of Winter Garden. FMla.. were recent visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Waddell. Mrs. Randolph Shannon and lit tle daughter are visiting Mrs. Flora G. Miller on Washington St. I Miss Ida ?oykin. of Atlanta. Ga.. and friend, Miss Georgia Cole will arrive Sunday morning, to spend the Fourth with Mrs. W. D. Boykin on West Calhoun street. Miss A. S. Napier of the. milli nery department of the Sumter Dry Goods Co.. has been called to her home in Eimira. N. Y., on ac count of the illness of her father. Mrs: L. A. Prince and son left yesterday for a month's visit to her- brother. Mr. Isaac Harby, in New York. Mrs. A. F. Shaw and daughter. Miss Beth, of Wisacky, are spend ing the day in the city. Misses Margaret Yeadon and Daisy Pitts are visiting their cou sin, Mrs. WHliam Harrison, in Co lumbia;. .': Mrs. H. D. Moise has. as her guest on Church street, her sister Mr-s...White, of MulJtns , C. >3*r.|Ri O^Djcksonjhas returned j to the cHy 'fltrm ? "oiumbia where ; he had been called on account of the death of his mother. 1, ;3fis8' Aljpft Mo??st left jesterday for Camp HiawaCaa*. Cornish, Maine, where she will take charge [of ^|:h>e?|Office work^for the sum mer. This is a girl s camp and :s in charge of Miss LucMe Rytten -berg.?. Miss Rosa Brogdon bus gone to ^ro *t a*ke' '$ *f V.v ? ihrt-ths course in the Presbvtenan llospi' I tal. l I Mrs. |Dtrat?rS-iM?ifee iar.d Miss Ce ' &^M5|^?p|ltef tfTrul for M ?4anric ?frV? -Vperfd 'the summer with Mr. W. L. Moise. Mrs. Joe: D. Charles has return ed. stQjGreeiniHe after visiting her I sister, Mrs: J. B. Folsbm on Haynsf L-W Arth, .street. Mrs. McCurry is ivsituig her j sister Mrs. J. B. Fols.^m. j Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wiliams have motored to Charlotte on a visit. Misses Helen and Nell Comman der are visiting friends in John I ston and Aiken. S. C. Mr. B. B. Phelps of Maxtor?. N. C. has accepted a position at the ? Service Barber Shop, X. Main street, for a few .weeks. \ \ $lr. ar.d Mrs. eGorg^ ?-Beetham ' who v -have b^en-: visiting..? friends aii'd rfelartives in' Columbia and Wagener have returned hom-. Mr. W. J. Beetham. who has been spending a few days at home has returned to Bamberg. Mr. T. J. Davenport of New berry spent Wednesday with his daughter. Mrs. S. J. Turner. lie returned Thursday taking his thre^, grandchildren back with him for the summer. Mr. Lucian Strauss of Clio, spent Thursday in th city. Dr. Elizabeth Hoyt-S^enhens of Concord. New Hampshire, is vis iting relatives in the city. j Mr. and Mrs. D. R. McCallum left Thursday night for Saluda j where they will spend the rest of ' summer. Mr. CHiIord Crawford returned I to the city Thursday morning af- j ter playing three games of base ball with Manning ugainst Cheraw. j Dr. and Mrs. F. K. Hirsch and family have gone to Toledo, ).. to visit friends. Mrs. c. H. Wilson left fr Men treat Thursday *.o spend the re mainder of the summer. Mr. Whit Shaw spent Thursday j in Columbia. Miss Margaret Dick of Salis bury, Md., is visiting her grun.i mother. Mrs. Margaret Dick at her home on W. Hampton avenue. Miss Evelyn Montgomery I Mrs. Wilson Shaw of Bishopville passed through the iity Thursday ; morning on their wav t-> Mon treat, N.C. Mr. H. H. Brunson. priir.cipil ; of the Mayesville High School. I who has been visiting in Orange burg for several weeks, was in I town yesterday on his way t > , Mayesville. Street Damaged l>y Lightning. i During the heavy storm Wednes day afternoon Lightning struck the paving between Salem Avenue and | the l)aseball park on Liberty ; street. The street was struck just j at the edge of the curbing and a 1 large hole was torn in the asphalt. No one was injured by this holt although a great many people ai the baseball game were frightened by the brilliant flash of lightning and the tremendous thunder clap which came almost at the same time with the lightning. With city li^bt^ available :<* reasonable rates there should lie considerable suburban develop ment in the near future. H >w ever. the city water suoply is not adequate for subruban exten sions and this may doter some neople from building in the su burbs. [SERVICE TO j SUBURBANITES ? City Manager O'Qwnn States Policy in Fixing Rates For Service Beyond City Limits ? Editor Daily Item : In your issue of June JSf.h, the : .following request for information appeared: ? '"Several times recently inqui ries have been made of The Daily ; item in respect to the iates charg ' ed tor electric light and water j service to customers living beyond j the city limits. Those making the ' inquiry raise the point thai it : would not be just and lair to j charge suburbanites, who pay no : city taxes, the same rates as those ! who live within the city and pay taxes to suppor* -the city lighting ; and water systems. Will City i Manager O'Quinn kindly furnish 1 this information?" j In answering the above wish to : say that it is the policy of the city i to furnish wate;- and lights to par ; ties living just beyond the city limits on condition that they pay ;all costs incurred by city in extend ing the water and lights to their residences. They have to pay for poles, wire, labor, etc., where lights are furnished, and for pipe and all labor when the water is '.furnished; then they are charged the same rate as city residents for current and water consumed. Therefore if costs the taxpayers nothing to extend water and lights to parties beyond the limits, and as the water and light plants are loperated at a profit, the city tax {payer is benefited to the extent of line profit made on the business outside the city limits. As you know the city has a sur plus of electric power since the I'iiew plant has been in operation, [and it is the policy of the manage ment to inciease the load as much as possible, regardless of wheth er the consumer lives in the city or beyond the limits for sometime past. Yours verv truly, S. O'QUINN, City Manager. Mart in-Hoffmann. A wedding charming in its sim pilicity was solemnized on Tues day. June 2Sth, at 4 o'clock a; "Eureka." the country home of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Leavell. when . their sister. Miss Nan Martin, be came the bride of Mr. Geo. P. Hoffman of Clemson College. A color scheme of yellow and white was used throughout the : home, yellow and shasta daisies : being used in profusion. The : ceremony was performed in the ; living room before an improvised alter which was draped in white and covered with smilax and yel : low daisies, and from which hung a yellow wedding bell tied wi.h 'yellow tulle under which the bri dal couple stooj to take the vows. Preceding the entrance of the j bridal party Miss Mary Thomas i sweetly sang ('adman's "At Dawn i ifcg'' to the piano accompaniment : of Miss Caro Truluck and the vio lin of Mr. Marion*-Myens. At the sfcraiiis of Mendelssohn's Wedding March, played ' by Miss ' Mary ' Thomas ahd: Mr. Myers, the: bridal Pparty' emtbred'. : First- canfe the t pagesvIS?ark and Edgar Sullivan; "who drew.the .ribbons forming the 'aisle for l?ftientrance of the brir !d.al party." Next came the little' i flbwer girl, Nellie Sullivan! duint ; ilv clad in green organdy and car I rnng a basket of shasta daisies tied with-yellow tulle. The bride's charming: and winsome little niece. Jean Martin FIvrin. clad in yellow organdy, preceded the bride car rying the ri!i?(in the heart of a ? large yellow "daisy. \ The bride en : tered with hoc nuid of honor. Miss Carrie Meares. who was dressed . in a costume of yellow organdy with hat to match and carried I pink gladioli. The bride was attired in a hand some suit of navy blue with hat : and accessories to match and car ried a bouquet of bride's roses and \ fern. She was met at the altar by '< the groom who entered with his best man, Mr. Joe Berly of Clem son College. I The impressive ring ceremony : was performed by the Rev. J\-P. : Marion of the " Fi-rst Presbyeriait church of SumteV. During the' i ceremony. "To a Wild Rose" was ! softly played on piano and violin. ' Following the ceremony an in ! formal reception was held, at ; which the quests extended best wishes to Mr. and Mrs. Hoffmann. I Delicious block cream and cake in '. yellow and white with yellow a^d I white mints was served. Punch i was served throughout the after i noon in the library by Miss?,; An nie Mae and Margaret Martin, nieces of the bride. In the dining room the many useful and handsome gifts were 'displayed attesting to the popular ity of the happy young couple Much merriment was caused by the cutting of Cue wedding cake by the bride and the guests. ' Mrs. Hoffman was graduated at Winthrop College in the class of 1919 and has taught successtu 11 y in both. Sumter and Crangeburg since her graduation. Mr. Hoffman is a graduate of Clemson College and is now en saged it? the extension service as State Horticulturist with head quarters at Clemson. After the ceremony the happy young couple left for a trip to the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. After July 15th. thev will be at home to their manv friends in their lovely new home on Clemson Campus. Among the out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs. .!. T. Flynn and children of Easley, Mrs. F. M. Burden and children and Misses Annie Mae and Margaret Martin of Pelzer. Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Thomas of Cope. Mr. A. Schilleter, and Mr. Joe Berly of Clemson. Miss Carrie Meares of Fountain Inn. Miss Laura Bailev of Rock Hill. Miss Marv Thomas of Cope. Mr. A. H". Ward of Darlington s?nd Mr. J. D. Quinnely of ?ishopv?le. Death. Mrs. Catherine 0. Gaillard. widow of the late James E. Gail lard. of Sumter. died ;.t the home of h'u- daughter. Mrs. Edward E. Remberi. Rembert. S. C. on June 21st. and was buried at the old family lot :i; th^ Church of the Holv Cross, Stateburg. She was seventy-six years old. and is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Rembert. and two sisters, Mrs. Thomasina D. Jackson of Tarboro. S. C. and Mrs. Alice De Veaux of Lyncbburg, S. c.. and also a large familv connection. t W. I). Roberts, the new super tendent of the Epworth Orphan age, Columbia, took charge July 1st. PISGAH NEWS NOTES Mr. J L. Shiver Suffers Heavy Loss by Fire ? Attack on Automo bile Party Pisgah, June i'n. -Our section has had very seasonable rains some places very light, o hers heavy, but all go: some. it cer tainly was a help To 1 he crops, and they show an improvement. Corn is about laid by in its usual good order here Peaches are beginning to ripen, but many of them are rotting on the trees. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Stuckey. Ueroy and Cecil Rogers motored to north Orangeburg county to day to see their sister. .Mrs. Liv ingston. Coming from Bishopville yester day evening .\fr> ;ilU! Mrs. T. M. Rogers, Leon Stuckey and wife were in a car and two white men standing by the read about dark below Smithville. struck at them with a pole and broke the top of the car. This saved them frcoi getting hit. What the attack meant they don't know as they did not stop to find on:. Mr. J. L. Shiver suffered a large loss last week by getting his new Buick automobile. large quantity of home raised meat. lard, v.:Li able tools of all kinds, buiidin;: materials and numerous other things of value burned up in a new house. His loss is S3.000. with no insurance. The fire started this way: About dark he went to pour some gasoline from a leaking can into Iiis automobile, sitting his lantern a few feet away to see by. All at once an explo sion occurred, and the. fire went through the building. He picked up his little child that had follow ed him in and made for the door-, getting slightly burned on the face. When he got out ail the gasoline exploded and the buiid i ing and contents soon burned up. By hard work, his grist mill plam and dwelling house were saved. Sir. Shiver has escaped death many times but getting badly hurt and now this loss is heavy or; him. He i has the heartfelt sympathy of Iiis neighbors and many friends. I PICNIC AT PANOLA I The FourthWUl Be Cele brated by Hospitable Community I The call call for dinner through jThe Sumter Daily Item as this pa per will not be published .next 'Monday. .July 4th. thai being a I holiday?but the dear ladies of 'Panola. Summerton and Pinewood ! sections will issue one more din j ner call about 1 p. m. at tue resi I deuce of Mr. .1. M. Richardson on j July 4th. This is going to be some picnic dinner. Everybody is iny(i:ed jThere-will also be lancing ai d oth er amusements. Plenty of:shade. and cold drinks, good drinking water, ice cream and cake to fal low a bang up. old.eu um? country cooked picnic dinner. , Xo doubt the Pitn.'Wpod. people ,will be there in. big iiumberp t j join .with SuiHVter, in celebrating lithe victory .in'.the. supreme- court ig'iving Sumier county, .niue'ty-j?ve j square miles of new ? teiTitqry ij), land around Pinew?od'-'ai d :a?Tja|< ! bent .to panoTaV :' ' J i y If you want to have a [good trine ion 4th..just go ro the'Panoila pi - ' nie und'dance/ ?' ) J University of South Carolina ; I Scholarship and Entrance Exami nations . ; The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in the Uni versity of South Carolina and for 'admission of new students will be held at the County Courthouse. July S. 1921. at 9 a. m. Appli cants must nor be less than 16 I years of age. When scholarships ; are vacant after July s. they will i be awarded to those making the i highest average at examination, j provided they meet the conditions i governing the award. ! Applicants for; scholarships i should ''.write to President Currelt [for scholarship applicaiton blanks. These blanks properly filled oui bv tiie applicant should be filed with Dr. Currell by July 5. Scholarships are worth ?100. free 'tuition and fees, total .".->. Xexl 'session will open Sept. 14. 1921. Por further information write President W. S. Currell. j University of South Carolina. Columbia, S. C. ; HAPPY HUNTING GROUND GF DIVORCE I London. June 30.?America was described as "the happy hunting ground of divorce '* and "'he home of divorces" by the Rev. A. Y. Ma gee, vicar of St. Mark's church. London, during a discussion of the divorce question by the London Diocesan Conference jnst ended. A resolution was adopted pledging the conference "to adhere to the principle of the indissolubility of Christian marriage.*" The Rev. Mr. Mag?e. denounced Lord Buck-master's bill in Parlia ment for divorce reform, saying it could adequately be described in two titles. "Divorce While You Wait" and "?.Marriage on Trial Por Six Months." An amendment to the resolution tha' the conference should pledge itself to adhere "to the te: ehing of Jesus ('briset concerning mar riage" was lost. Mary's Skirt Must Cc Awfully Short. Xew York. June 2S. :,vin: summer styles, as exhibited hi these parts, have inspired !t'?'" John Roach Stratou. pas'.or of Calvary Baptist church, to n<m a "poem." which was. going through its second edition in the public prints today. Wrote Dr. St raton : '?Marv had a little skirt. "The lates: style, no doubt. ?'Put every time she got P- ide. "She \y.-!?; more rh:i:i half way out ." In a prose foreword, delivered from his pulnii Sunday night. !>r. Stranton declared he did po'i ;id vocate a return to the old-sir- d sweeping si vies. 'There is a stvie for women's dresses which is in barmon> wit}; ?the laws of sanitation, as well as the principles of modesty.*" -? ?+ Rick Melver of Darlington has been elected chief of police of Florence, He command* d a com pany overseas. LYNCHBURG BEATS SUMTER \Game Colled On i.cczunt of Rftin j _ i VvVd; esday ? r'i f .-.no u \\ hat [promised to be v? - ? close od >-x I eitiiis game ?vas stopped in the tJtb tuning by the heavy rain and [thunder Storni All bough u<. one I can prophecy concerning & base bi?! 1 linn . nnril the end of the ninth Inning; at r in- end of the 6th il looked as if Lynch burg had a Iii tie the edge on Sumter. in the , ; lirst inning Lynch burg was shut! j out. no player reaching firs;. Two I men reached base for Suinter in \ [the first but no one could score. Lynch!,urg shut Out in second. Sumter also shut cut in her turn. One man reached first for Lynch bursr in the third but was caught iat second. It seemed, for a ;iine. in the third that Sumter would [score when Nunnamaker reached third, but Lynchburg steadied, and j Nunnamaker was left on uase. Lynch burg shut oui in fourth. I Again, it looked as if Sumter ; would score. when three men reached base, but again Sumter j fans were disappointed "and Sum ter failed to score, [n the fifth : Lynchburg *s chance came and she [registered four runs. McLeod. ? pitching for Sumter.. up to this! time pitched good ball, but in the: i fifth he weakened and Lynchburg' rmade six hits. Lynchburg was.1 prevented from scoring more by , ! wonderful pegs home by Mr. Skin"-j hier and Punh". Sumter shut out In fifth. Purdy made bad error in sixth, when he muffed long fly to j j center allowing two base hit. One man scored for Lynchburg in this inning on account of Purdy's error and another man was caught at home. Sumter came back in her Shall of the sixth and scored twice j when the game was stopped by j the rain. McLeod pitched a good [game for Sumter except in the iii;'-:: and at all times had perfect [control. Varborough for Lynch I brug pitched a fine game and though he was hit a number of rimes kept the hits so well scat er r?d that they were never very dan gerous. Davis catching for Sum ter and Swann for Lynchburg both caught an errorless game. I The line-up: Lynvhburg Sumter v; Swann.C ;.Davis Yarborough ....McLeod Dodgin .. .lb .. .. Xunnamaker Pott . . . . .tb . . . - J. Skinner [O'Connor . .-.3b. .. R. Skinner Cauther . . . .ss .... M. Skinner ! Truluck . . ... If.Spann ; O'Connor . . f.Miirph Mcllveen . . . .cf . . . ? Purdv Score: Sumter 2. Lynchburg 5. ; Barreries: Sumter. McLeod und Davis: Lynchburg. Yarborough and Swann. {NEWS ITEMS FROM WEDGE FI ELD Wedgefield. June 2ft. ? The fanners around here are Kept busv p these days fighting the boil weevil ;ahVl they seem to bo ? lehtiful. Our ball Seam drrer being suc cessful in the majority of games played suffered defea't at the hands of Eastover Mondav Sand Tues dayi j ?.':?:.:? The i2"re:4<i~t A'^mage to cotton' j so far Is th cut worms: on the (light land'-: they have practically Utives. her brother Mr. .1. F. Wil sfliams. has returned home.,>?f ? \?-< }\ Mr. Wade 1!. Rams =yij j;7r.. ja ff 1021 graduate of Clemsoni^sa >for ?tA-abama to attend the fihi:n4r Ipschooi before beginning: ni-:':\\ork 5rin the school a: Abbeville. ; Dr. and Mrs. F. M. Dwiehr Lnve [returned after a nleasant visit to : rein rives a.: Charleston. Tbe ladies of rlie Episcopal ? church will serve ice cream at 'be j v;iy,? ??? vi;"e-\ Yedgen*eId game for benefii of the narsonag". Mrs. T. ('. Chaplin and children "are "visiting her parents at Lake ?CUy. Mrs. M. 0. Aycock toft a few davs ago for Portsmouth. Ya.. to sr.erd the summer with relatives. Mr. Editor, we all exreh'^dur svmpathy as a resulc of;.rqur:|ie^'y loss, but along with onr\.^vu\pa^\\ ; w.ish to congra'.ula-t-e .you ^sfp?r m^u'l fester :r\n -of. tjbkt?true G'tftne-. ? cock ' .".m'rit' it? nrraneinsr to hav<* The Item and Watchman and Watchman printed with practical ly no hiterrubtion. Allen Sinei et on of Sumter was m before Magistrate Ramsey v^s terrlay for carrving a concealed weivnon. his exnlanation for having; a eT:n to protect himself while fibbing amone 'he owls and snooks j in the Wate^ee. helped him to re I reive the minimum sentence. \ FUNERAL OF COL. WILSON The funeral services of Col. . Themas Wilsen, which were held at his late residence on Lroad I Street, at ! o'clock, Monday after noon, were attended by a large number of his friends, including a number of prominent railroad [officers of this and other states The impressive service of i.ne j Episcopal church was read :'?? Fev. William Way. of Chac!c-ston, a close friend of the family. The ; interment was in the Suinter ceme t< ry. The pall bearers were : Act've: Dr. Archie China, I. C. Strauss, J. A. Raffield, J. H. Clif ten, C. M. Brand. R. J. Bland, all of Ssmter; R. Hare, of Flor ence; Dr. Hamilton McKay, of Charlotte, and R. D. Cronh of : Winningen. X. C. Honorary pallbearers: II. Wal ters. NTew York: J. R. Kenly. Wil mington. X. C: Lynvan Delano. \\ iln-ington, X. ('.; A. W. ?nder st i, Augusta, Ca.: .lohn McSween, I Tir.imonsville; R. O. Purdy, Sum '?? ter: !?'. Ba-rron Grior. Greenwood: I C G, Rowlan 1, Sumter; Neil ()' Donneli, Sumter; R. A. Brand, Wil mington; R. C. Watts, I.aureus; G? rec B. Elliott. Wilmington, N. t\V. 11. Nov.- !1. Rocky Mount; .lohn T. Reid, Wilmington, X. C; C. C. Whitaker, Tampa, Fin.; P. A. VYiilcox, Florence; C. J. Shannon, Jr.. Cannlen. x r'gre S(o;<" Kobbor Dies {'rout * ?oe- hot Wound. Tie- ticxro. Joe D'cI'sob, who was shot by Rural Policeman Sam N'rwmau last Sunday. \rh?n he tried to escape, died in the Toum ey HJospital Monday afternoon. Tr.e inquest was held Tuesday morning and the jury found that the negro bad conic to his death i den gnnsho- wound inflicted by li\ Officer Sam Newman in dis charge of his duty. Prince A?bert*s a new note in the joys of roiling fem Talking about rolling your own cigarettes, we'll tell y?u right here that Prince Albert tobacco has 'em all lashed to the mast! You've got a handful-of happiness coming your di rection when you pal it with P. A, and the makin's papers! For Prince Albert is not only delightful to your taste and pleasing in its refreshing aroma, but our. exclusive patented process frees it from bite and parch! And, for a fact, rolling up Prince Albert is mighty easy! P. A. is crimp cut and stays put and you v/hisk it into shape before you can count three! And, the next instant you're puffing away to beat the band! Prince Albert is so good that it has led four men to smoke jimmy pipes where one was smoked before! It's the greatest-old buddy smoke that ever found its way into a pipe or cigarette! Frlprc Albert is si.'J ir. i:ppy Ted barr,, tidy red tins, handsome pound end liu'f pound tin kurrJJors andinthe pound cryciat glass h t> rr. i d o r with spor. ;e Tr:oistetier top. the national joy smoke Copyright 1921 by R. J. Reynold* Tobacco Co. YViaston-Salam, REPORT ON FARM OWNERSHIP ________ Majority of Farms Are Rim by Owners Washington, June 30?More j.than one-half of all the farm's in j; tb,e: United .Staves Arft aerated >y. '??their awne.n_<t_e._en&_w:_-uEti&.u- to*< announced in-'elassifying the 6.488.3-66 farms-in?the Crimed I States as of 1920. The number, of, farms-.-operated. : 1920 was ::.92.r).0f?0. as compared with 3.94^72^,^^1910. >*hile those workted ?'butejunits number ed 2A&4,f%0. icoimpfcired wi_tis2. : ::sj-L67# asen jefirs fngo:. fc]jh*Bis i operated joy a^anager^, total? W ' 530." an increase' of' 10.00'fP Office the thirteenth census. Tenant farmers continued, to in-; ; crease in; number during thje .past, I decadei with the Southern: farm-' i ers showing the greatest relative gain, the census showed. Share tenants, or those who gave for the use of the land a share of the crops produced, con ducted OS per cent of all tenant farms in the country, aecordinr to the announcement. The states with the largest per centage of tenancy in 1920 were Georgia. 6'L6: Mississippi. 66.1; South Carolina 04.5; Alabama. ">7.9: Louisiana. 57.1: Texas. :.:..3:. Arkansas^ 54-.S, and Okla homa1; JH-.ft...'?<??... t.j/.,._ . States reporting the largest number of share tenants, includ ing croppers, last year wert Tex:s sissinni 135.1.^9: North Carolina. 9S.7S." and Alabama 87.676. States in the South reporting the largest number of cash tenants including standing renters were Alabama .">7.C9t and Mississippi, 3S.972. Thp number of unspecified ten ants in 1920 was 63.163. Louis K. Williamson Dead. Mr. Louis R. Williamson died in Richmond. Va.. this morning at 7 , o'clock, of heart failure. His death was unexpected and when the news readied Sumter this morning his family and friends were as surprised as they were shocked and grieved. He was forty-two years old. He was a (native ot Sumter county, the eldest 'son of the late Charles L. William son, of the Providence section. He is survived by his wife and chil dren. The body will reach Sum ter at ? a. m. Sunday and the fun eral will be held at 10 o'clock that morning. How many cotton blooms have you seen this year? If you have not given the matter any thought, use your eyes the next time you pass a cotton field. The scarcity of blooms is an index of the num ber of boll weevils. At this season the cotton fields should be white with blooms in the morning, but the greater the number of weevils the fewer the blooms, for the weevils puncture the squares as rapidly as they form ami they drop off before the blooms develop. Where there are few blooms there will be few bolls, and it is time for farmers to begin taking a census cd' the bolls in their fields, if they wish to obtain an estimate of the probable yield of cotton. -?? 4? ? Sumter certainly ha?* good paved streets even a thunder bolt scarcely dented West Liberty. The lew citizens of the Calvarv section of the Pinewood annexa tion who do not wish to remain in Sumter county have a remedy, as pointed out by the supreme court decision. They can call an (lec tion and rejoin Clarendon comity - if two-thirds of the Qualified electors vote in favor of leaviug Sumter county. Mr. C. C Fiskburue. of Col um- | The state of South Carolina paid bia. was elected president -of the \ out $124.?>00 July 1st for semi South Carolina Cotton Sepd Crush-! annual interest on sia:c- bonds, ers' Association at the annual; Xewberry will issue >:>:">. 000 ad meeting held in Asheville. X. C.; ditional bonds to complete the this week. ; street paving. THE CITADEL * Ii The Military. ftVj^|,^fi^?t}_.(Jarggji^t_^ Charleston, S. Cl ' ' r_k>, ? Ranked as "Distinguished Military College" bv the War De- 1 7 partment. ^ j ; T TJf Vacant Seffplffrships. j ? Offeirfe a four year- c?urs'e mjJipe,;*! arts, with eleetives in civil; ? ? jevg&ej$-ing-, sciences,"and:[InoSera languages. ! j One vacant scholarship from Sumter County will be filled by [ competitive examination on July 8th, 1921. I JH Q. * ' v I -| For information and application blanks, apply 'fa J ? ? County Superintendent of Education or Col. O. J. Bond, g I Superintendent I FLOUR RICE, Anil unila These constitute the " >taff of life'': and are the goods m wL 4i we spec ialize. We probably carry the largest stock of staple groceries of any house in the city, and when you are m the market for anything in the staple or fancy grocery line, it will pay you to sec us.