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Sharp County record., 1910-04-01

tendance after the close Of the
Tree term and that all the present
teachers can continue employed
in the school until its close,
Judge Chas, Coffin Of Bates
VILE, who has q number Of warm
friends in Sharp county, was de-
Ieated for recollection as circuit
judge in Wednesdays primaries,
VIII Thompson, who once lived
in Evening shade with his par.
ents, was defeated for state sem
0tor in the district composed Of
independence and Stone coun.
ties, Emmett Jetlory Of Newport
defeated Coffin and John G,
stroud defeated Thompson.
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We miss the announcements.

We miss the announcements.
The little son Of Tom QuaIls,
who lives near town, has been
quite sick lately, but ie improy.
ing,
There has been considerable
sickness in the family OF Mr. and
Mrs George Goans, near town,
lately,
We hope all our correspondents
will be punetual with their news
letters now that the political eX.
element is all over, Their page
is the best one Of the paper,
There was u great deal Of dis.
satisfaction in different parts Of
the county over the fact that the
recent primary was not strictly a
party primary, and We predict
that the next one held will not be
80 liberal TO the opposition,
DOyo King was in town Tues.
day ON his return to Hardy from
Melbourne, Dave is doing some
running and it will no doubt re.
Qure tho official count to de-.
. termino whothor no or Judge
Mooks shall occupy the circuit
Judges chair the next four
years,
Goo, w. Parsley and family,
who have beon residents of Eve.
ming Shade for years, left Wed.
nesday for Smithylllo, AZ which
place they will reside in future
and whoro Mr., Parsley viii en-.
gage In the blacksmith business,
They are good people and have
many friends who regret their
leaving here,
The public term Of the Evon.
Ing Shade High School elosea
today, after a very successful
session. The board Of directories
II - A.. ~. pt
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~ 49,
Cleo c.. Price won the race for
surveyor by good sized major
iCy, with Arnold as the second
man.
W. Z. Smith won another term
in the assessors office. The vote
stands: Smith G43, Graddy 221,
Overton 423, Howell Sc, Buchan-
an 42).
Dave King has a good majori-
ty in Sharp county in the race
for circuit judge. His vote in
this county according to figures
in this Office is 964, while Meeks
received J23 and Baker 21&-
News comes over the telephone
from Melbourne that the vote in
lizard was as follows: Baker
044, King 423, Meeks 38l and
message from Fulton says thaF
county voted as follows: Meeks
G33, King 455, Baker 226. This
is y close race between King and
Meeks. Mocks carried Baxter
county by something over 100
votes it is claimed, but we have
40 far failed to get an accurate
account Of the vote in Randolph.
1t is declared the race is close
there, A telephone message
from Hardy just before this pa
per is put to press stated that
King is a winner by something
less than 100 votes,
In state politics no report can
! be had on a number of the Of
fees. Donaghey was reelected
governor by a good majority and
/ it is believed that Hodges won
for secretary Of state, Sharp
county returned majorities for
both these candidates. 1t is be-
lieved that Major G, W, BelIamy
Of Fulton county has won the
race for railroad commissioner
over W, K, Surrdge Of Law
renee county. The vote in sew
eral Sharp county townships on
| the race is not known, but it is
safe to say Bellamy has carried
this county.
The county convention will
meet here next Monday at which
time tho correct vote Of the
county in all the race9 will be
available. We hope to give our
readers this vote in tabulated
form in our next issue,
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RepTesentativc-# q ter Il.
Holt Of Davidson township.
County Judge-AIIen Gay of
Strawberry township,
Sherilf-W. W. Bristow Of
Richwoods township,
CIerk-James NJ. Simpson Of
Cave township,
Treasurer--John ". Thomp.
son Of Morgan township,
Assessor-W. Z. Smith Of Sui
Iiyan township.
Surveyor-C. c. Prico Of Piney
Fork township.
With every township in the
county heard from except Lower
North the above is the ticket
nominated in the democratic pri-
maries held Wednesday, There
is no doubt 10 any Of these races
but Treasurer, whore the race is
very close between John W.
Thompson and C. j, Wilson,
With the one precinct to hear
from Thompson is in the lead
sixteen votes according to unol-
fetal count, and it is probable he
will win by a few votes,
The representatives. race was
a one-sided affair, W. II. Holt
defeating j, NJ Street by a large
majority. Holt carried every
township in the county except
Lebanon and Highland. HIS
majority will be between 450 and
500 votes.
The contest for Judge was set
tied in favor Of Allen Gay, Ac.
cording to figures at hand the
vote is as follows: Paden 2l5
Smith 462, Moser l04, Gay 480
Richie 354.
A great deal Of interest was
centerod in the race for sheriff
W, W, Bristow, the successful
candidate, found strongest op,
position in Kirtley Of Sullivan
and Halliburton Of Jackson, Fol.
lowing is the vote as we have ii
Bristow 30l, KirtIey 252, Halli'
burton 24S, Dawson "A, Arnolo
80, Matheny 2lS, Horn 1866
Shaver ITO, McGinnis ia, Clear
1855, SauIs 81,
James M, Simpson Of Cave
City was the winner 10 the clerk,
race, His vote was 1928 Dick
erson received 573 votes anC
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Daniel F, Smith passed away
at his home in Sidney Thursday
@buut noon. Mr.. Smith was &C
years of age and had lived at
Sidney since 1859, For the past
two years he had been in bac
health, but his death was caused
by pneumonia, lie was one ot
the best men in the county and
will be greatly missed in his
community by large number Of
friends He leaves three sons
and two daughters. Mr.. Smith
was the father of Assessor W, F.
Smith and a brother of Judge
J. W, Smith Of this place.
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Mrs. B. F. Jones, wife of one Of
Evening Shades oldest citizens,
died Sunday. She had been in
poor health for several months
and was attacked by la grippe
about a week prior to her death.
Mrs. Jones was Is years Of age,
She leaves a husband and nu-
merous relatives in this section
all of whom have the sympathy
of their friends.
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THREE OLD PEOPLE DIE.
Two Deaths Near Evening Shade And One
AT Sidney.

William Todd, an old citizen
who lived two and q half miles
south of town, died last Friday
night, after a lingering illness of
consumption and was buried Sat-
urday. Mr.. Todd was a Union
soldier during the war Of the six
ties and received discharge in
1855 because he was then i'll Of
consumption. He was good
man and had many friends.
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"A Country Kid.

A new play. To be given by
the pupils of the Evening Shade
High School at the court house
Saturday night, April ,. Come
and have a laugh on the "Coun-
try Kid" Admission 10 and Is
cents.
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LOCAL. NEWS.
~~N~N%~~~@ ~Ns@NNS

election ought to have been hell
today.
A good rain is getting to be
badly needed in this section o.
the county.
G. II. Matheny ia up from
MaxvilIe today and is looking
none the worse for defeat.
Byrd Baker, one of the bes'
citizens Of Wood, was an Even
ing Shade visitor Tuesday.
An excellent Easter program
was rendered at the Methodist
church last Sunday morning.
W. r, Norris, one Of oar gooc
friends at Poughkeepse, was a
visitor to the city one day lately,
In the sherifi's race in Inde-
pendence county John A, HinkIe
was defeated by John M. Mag
ness.
]. Y. Lawrason, formerly Of
Sidney, is now living at Nowata,
Okla, and orders US to send him
the Record,
Prof. d. l., Ford is on the sick
list and was unable to look after
his duties in the schoolroom sew
eral days this week.
Henry Bacon and Dow Davis,
two of our home readers, each
contributed dollar to our treas
ury few days ago.
II. A. Dowdy and wife Of
Ratesvile are spending a few
days in Evening shade visiting
relatives and friends.
l.. j, Worel, one Of the best
citizens Of Rchwoods township
was greeting his many friends
here one day last week,
G. p. Stokes and family re-
turned Sunday from Cave City
where they had spent a day OF
two with friends and relatives,
Presiding Elder A, Y, Gallo
way cf Batesville will hold quar-
terly conference at the Methods
church here on the 10th and lltt
inst,
DR., Henry w. Brown spent &
few days in this section thl,
week, He is making some i'm
provements on his farm neaj
town.
MONEY LOANED on gooC
real estate security, For partic
ulars address, "Q, care SharI
County Record, Evening Shade
Ark"
Il A, Dowdy Of BatesviIle vii
lecture at the church at Bea
Crock, throo miles west of town
next Sunday morning. A largv
crowd should hear him,
Go to Barnett Bros, Mer. Co,
Batesville, Ark, for Fertilizer
They handle several diiieron
brands, 1t is something tha
pays well for the farmers to use.
Sheriff W, 0, Smith went Il
Little Rock one day this weeI
taking with him Mrs, D, c, BjI
Kingsley Of WilIiford, who wa
placed in the asylum for the in
sane,
James Carter, James G., Hol
and EOph Rogers, three Of on
readers at Ash Flat, came dow
Tuesday to take u lNet look a
the candidates before the pri
mNrloa,
j, H. Iowa, The BOto5yilI
photographer, IA in EveninI
Shade for stay of perhapa
month, Mr., Lewis is no gJrango
here and is known Hs u gooD
photographers
The county candidates woun,
ninth, pno,rotpn korp Tupsdpt
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In piney Fork township We'd
needay James Harrison was ro.
elected constable without opposi.
tion. T. j, Davidson and Caleb
Evans, tho only candidates for
the places, were elected Justice
Of the peace, Dow Davis dofeat.
cd John Dial and George Goans
for road oyerseer,
George W, Mullen, former
sheriff Of the county and one of
the county's best citizens, was
married Sunday to Miss Mollie
MllligNn 0 I Strawberry, a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Dave
Milligan, The Record joins their
t0any friends in Wishing Mr., and
a
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DEATH.

Mr.. Thomas T. Upshur, of Nassa-
wadox, northampton County, Va,
died at 1 o'clock this morning at the
home of his son, Mr.. w. B. Upshur
on North Main street, aged 65 years.
The funeral service will be held at
the house at o'clock this afternoon
and the body will be taken to Vir-
ginia for interment in the family
burying ground at Brownsville, on
the Eastern Shore, where the Upshur
family has resided since Colonial
days.
Mr.. Upshur has been in falling
health for several months and came
to Sumter only a few weeks ago in
hope that the change would benefit
him. He did not regain his strength.
however. and his death was not unex-
pected.
The deceased had many friends
among the older citizens who knew
him we'll when he made his home in
ouiiilCI III Tie ~ ana GUS. he came
70 this city few years after the
war and was for several years con
nected with the firm of Lyons & Co,
at that time one OF the LARGEST bust
ness houser Of the town. Later Mr.
Upshur was elected Clerk and Treas
urer Of the town, which position he
held for several years. In 1886 he
returned to his old home on the
Eastern Shore Of Virginia where he
subsequently resided.
Although a mere boy when the war
broke out in 1861, Mr.. Upshur saw
considerable service in the Confed-
crate army and won recognition for
his faithful and gallant conduct.
He is survived by his wife, who
was, before marriage, Miss Caroline
Banding of this city, and eight chill
dren, Of whom only Mr.. w. B. Up
shur is resident of Sumter.
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A Warning From an Old Day Book.

Just an old day-book, bound in
sheep. the ink fading. the pages dis
colored. with nothing to show it's for
mer owner. 1t yet carried between it's
pages lesson and a warning
This old book was found by a
neighbor OF mine among some old
books and papers left in an unused
room by his lawyer father at his death
many years ago. There Is no mark
to show the name Of the firm or firms
who used 1t, and the names Of the
people on it's pages read almost like
calling the roll Of the dead But few
Of the customers Of this unknown
firm are alive. but the descendants Of
these people to a great extent live in
the same section where their fathers
died.
The book Is double ruled, and seems
to be daily record Of all sales, both
for cash and on credit, written
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-01-15

for meat, his book. will also close
with the entry Paid to Assignee"
unless he combants his Southern
economic effort
Men Of the South will you heed
the warning brought you by this old
book AZ years old. II not you would
not heed one "even though he were
raised from the dead"
If you have not sowed more oats
than 1T will take to feed your stock
another year, get busy now and do it,
They would have been better sowed
several weeks ago, but there is still
time to make a good crop. Prepare
your land we'll, plant in open fur
rows with a guano distributor, and
old exit" will have cause to smile
next summer. You will feed your
mule much more cheaply,-and 1 ex-
pect much more bountifully,-on
oats you have raised than on corn
which cost you s1.25 per bushel. Try
1t.
Some of the packers are claiming
"a per cent, shortage in the hog
crop. This means high priced meat,
higher than you have known, pos
slbly. You have been selling your
cottonseed at $40 per ton, and over.
THIS means that "shortnin" is going
to be dear. Would it not be we'll to
prepare pasture for your pigs next
spring, and see that the pigs are put
on it? That is the surest way to get
the inside track of the meat trust
make yourself Independent Of it. w.
l.. Stallings in Southern Cultivator.
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ANNUAL BANK ELECTIONS.
Officers and Directors Elected to
Serve During 1910.

The annual meetings of stock
holders and the elections of officers
and directors of three of the banks
were held this week. All of the
banks prospered during 1909 more
than ever before and they began the
new year with largely increased as
sets and carried a handsome amount
OF the surplus after paying the usual
dividends. The elections resulted as
follows:
Farmers Bank and Trust Co.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Farmers Eank
and Trust Co., held on the 10th
inst, the following officers and di-
rectors of the institution were elect
ed for the ensuing year.
c. G.. Rowland, President: r. F.
Haynsworth and Thos. Wilson, Vice
Presidents; r. l.. Edmunds, CASH
Ter; Guy L. Warren, Teller; A. S.
Merriman and H. L. Mccoy. Book
keepers; E. H. Rhame, Jr., Assistant
Bookkeeper; Messrs Purdy & Bland.
Solicitors.
Directors-W. B. Burns, r. J.
Bland, j. X Crosswell, Geo. F. Ep-
person, F. F. Haynsworth, H. J.
McLaurin, Jr., c. G.. Rowland, Isaac
Schwartz, Geo. d. Shore, j. F..
Bland, c. T. Mason, Thos. Wilson.
j. j. Britton, Jr., r. o. Purdy. Jno.
Wilson, M. Reynolds.
First National Bank.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the First National
Bank, held on Tuesday afternoon the
following officers and directors were
elected for the ensuing year:
"A. j. China, President; Neill
O'Donnell, Vice President; ]. L. Nc
Callum, Cashier; o. L. Yates, AS
sistant Cashier and Teller: S. M.
Mcleod, Individual Bookkeeper;
Harry D. Walsh, Collector and Mr..
r. d. Lee, Solicitor.
Directors-A. J. China. H. D..
Barnett, r. D. Lee, Geo. d. Shore,
Neill O'Donnell, John Reid, E. P.
Kicker.
Sumter Savings Bank.
At the annual meeting of the
stockho lders of the Sumter Savings
Bank held Wednesday afternoon the
following officers and directors were
elected:
@. A. Lennon, President; I. c.
Strauss, Vice President and Solicitor;
Geo. l.. Kicker, Cashier; J. G.. r.
Wilder. Assistant Cashier; r. A.
Bradham, Bookkeeper.
Directors-E. Z witherspoon
Marion Noise, 7. 3 DuRant G.. a.
Lennon. H. NJ. stuckey, II. J.
Hardy e.. L. Stubbs, I. {. Strauss
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NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS,

We the undersigned BARRIERS of
Sumter Go hereby agree that on and
after February 1st our price for shay
ing will be Is cents.
This advance in price has been rem
dered necessary by the advance in
salaries Of workmen, in rent, fuel
and everything else, and it is impos-
sible to pay expenses at 10 cents
the price in effect for the past fifteen
or twenty years.
(Signed)
r. X. BROWN,
J. T. EDWARDS,
LEVAN & ROBINSON,
w. Fl. STRANGE,
A. G. COOPER.
1-13-W. & S. until feb. is
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zEIGLER TO BE TRIED.
hut There May be Some Further
Charges.

Charges.
ID. c.. Zeigler. formerly an archi-
test. now engaged In promoting wa
ter powers. Is to be tried In the GRIM
insl court on the charge Of obtaining
money under false pretenses. Zeigler
II alleged TO have allowed Mrs. Belle
J. Nance TO invest In one of his cor
porations and that she lost her
money.
This happened in 1907 and the
amount involved Is $500.
Notice Of the approaching trial was
published I'm The state OF Dec. 81.
and certain statements were used on
the authority OF the solicitor. Zeigler
has taken exceptions to those charges
that Mrs. Nance. after buying stocks.
was sent to Blackviile to take charge
Of the business there.
This he denies In toto. Solicitor
Cobb yesterday said that ne would
not argue the matter In advance Of
the trial.--The state.
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ESTATE OF
SAMUEL RAGIN, Decd.
Executors Sale of Personal Property.

BY order of the Judge of Probate
for Sumter County, S. c., 1 will Of
Ter for sale at public outcry to the
highest bidder, for cash, On Monday
the oath day of January, A. D., 1910,
at the late residence Of the deceased,
In Manchester Township, in said
county at IL o'clock a. m. The per-
sonal property of said estate consist
ing of one 1-horse wagon, one
.2-horse wagon, two mules, two COWS.
calves, IA hogs, one lot of corn. cot
ton seed, fodder, peas, potatoes. SUI
gar cane, hay and a large variety of
agricultural implements, harness,
gear, etc.
ISHAM MITCHELL,
Executor.
Sumter, S. c., Jan. s. 1910.
w S-4t-2t wkly.
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THE NEW CHIEF FORESTER.
Henry S. Graves, Director Os Yale
Forest School is to Succeed Clifford
PinChOt

henry -. GraVeS, Director az Yale
Forest School is to Succeed Clifford
PinchOt.
Washington, Jan. 12.-Presida-t
Taft this afternoon appointed Henry
S. Graves, director of the Yale for
est school, as forester Of the United
States to succeed Clifford Pinchot,
and Albert F. Potter, at present act
ing forester, as assistant forester.
Both men have served under Mr..
Pinchot and both are in sympathy
with his policy Of adm ristration.
1t was largely througi, Mr.. Pin
ch't's efforts that the Ya's for's.
school was established ana MI
Graves went from the post Of assist
ant division chief of forestry under
Mr.. Pinchot to becom. director or
tile school IN 1900. M. Graves will
atke up his duties as forester Feb
ruary /.
Mr.. Potter, The new as5l.:ant for
estor who succeeds Overton w.
Price, is a native Of California and
had spent all Of his life in the West
until he became a member Of the
forestry staff nine years ago.
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PERSONAL.

Mr.. B. B. Seymour and family have
removed from this city to Florence.
Mr.. A. Strauss, travelling out OF
Atlanta, and deservedly one among
the most popular and highly esteem
ed men on the road is in Sumter on
business and is being greeted by his
many friends.
Mr. A. G. Kollock of Darlington.
president Of The News and Press. a
very influential journal of that coun-
ty' was in the city Tuesday.
Col. W. w. Lumpkin, 'the old man
eloquent" Of the Georgia Railroad
co. is in Sumter to the great graft
fication of his hosts of admirers.
Mrs. ]. w. Minais went 20 Column
bia Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sterling F. Stouden-
n.ire have returned to the city
Mr.. Walter NJ. Lenoir, of Horatio.
was in the city Tuesday on business.
~'Ai' W. IScSS, Ol WeOSeuelQ,
spent Tuesday in town.
Mr.. r. NJ. Jenkins, of ST. Charles,
was in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. Emma H. Hardy and Miss
Virginia Hardy left on Tuesday
for Florida for stay of several
weeks
Mr.. c. L. Cuttino went to Manning
on business Tuesday.
Mrs. L. ]. Tucker, Of Mullins
who has been spending a few days
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Hogan, left Wednesday on a
visit to friends in Charleston.
Mrs. n. G. Osteen. Sr., and Mrs.
w. B. Murray are visiting friends
and relatives at Smithville.
Mr.. Eugene Hogan went to Char
lesion on business Wednesday.
DR.. c. w. Blanchard, pastor of the
Clarendon Baptist Church and =
noted divine, was in Sumter Tuesda
en- route Tor Manning.
Mr. Melvin d. Kirk, reporter
Capital City Lodge, K. of p. co.uni
| bia. and one OF the five surviyin
| members OF old Stonewall or Char
lesion, and of the Grand Lodge
South Carolina K. of p, was in Sum-
ter Wednesday.
Miss Laura Gillespie has gone on
visit to Marion, Rowland and Flor
ence.
Mrs. Neill Smith is visiting her
| aunt Mrs. Rose jenkins.
Miss Marie Barwick, who has been
| quite sick for several weeks is con-
| valescent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Belts, of Philadelphia
are spending a few days in this city
and at New Sumter
Mr.. Walter D. Sturgeon, who has
| been in the employ OF the Osteen
Publishing Company, for the past two
years has removed to Columbia
Miss Kloo Glenn, Of Tampa, Fla,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Wilder
Mr.. j. w. Young, of Remberts,
was in the city Thursday.
Mr.. E. w. Dabbs, Of Salem, spent
Thursday in the city on business.
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Will anybody be arrested for ig-
nOring the sewerage ordinance? If
not, why pay out good money to the
plumbers for having the connections
made that were ordered many
months ago by the Board of Health.