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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12
NEGRO M|NSTRELS BURNED.
TWO PERISH IN BAGGAGE CAR
FIRE AT HARTSVILLE.
Six Other Members of Eph Williams
Company Badly Burned, Some
Probably Fatally.

Hartsville, April S.-Two members
Of the "Eph Williams Famous Trou-
badours Company were burned to
death and six others very badly burn
ed and injured in a baggage car fire
which took place on the siding at
Hartsville at about o'clock this
morning and the six others so bad
ly burned. 1t is probable that two or
three may not recover. This negro
minstrel company gave two per-
formances here, the last Of which
was Friday night. Their tent and
several trained animals and other
fixtures were gotten into a baggage
car after midnight. and in this car
the fireoccurred.
1t seems that some ten or twelve
men are accustomed to sleep in this
car. with the animals, scenery, etc.
The animals were hitched and all
doors shut tight and the fire, which
was small in itself and did little
damage to the car or baggage, was
so intense and rapid in the close car
that the inmates were burned by the
superheating Of the air within and
suffocated by smoke and fumes.
One negro was found dead, ap-
parently not having aroused from
sleep, sitting in the seat Of one of
the show buggies; the others made
frantic efforts to get out Of the car
and succeeded in getting out of the
doors open finally and in getting some
Of the animals out alive. But two
men in the car escaped entirely, the
others being horribly burned about
the face and upper extremities. OF
the eight or more splendidly trained
animals. two were burned to death
and the others so badly burned as to
make their recovery doubtful.
The alarm was given by the oil
mill whistle and a small crowd at
once collected at the spot. The doc
tors were called and arrived on the
scene at once. The sight that met
the eye was most pitiful and dis
tressing one. Naked negroes were
running wildly around, burned in a
frightful manner, and begging for
some relief from their misery, alter
nately rolling over in agony and
running wildly through the water and
mud around.
Opiates were quickly administered
md temporary dressings done for
the poor fellows. ana they were hur-
lied o. the barracks at the town iaiI.
where they were made comfortapl.
until this afternoons train took them
to the Sumter Hospital They were
carried over in a special baggage car.
The occurrence has been q most
horrible one for Hartsville to have
witnessed. 1t was a case Of being
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Alec Burroughs. OF Congaree.
and Mrs. +. +. Burroughs. Of Provi-
dence. were in the city Friday.
Mr.. Theodore Law. of Bishopville
was In the city Friday.
Mr.. A. f. Smith. Of Dalzell. was
In town Friday.
Misses Georgia Dargan. Sadie FLUID
and Virginia Sanders, of Stateburg,
were In town Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. j. t. Drew, OF Columbia, Is
the guest Of Mrs. Il. w. vogel on
West Hampton Avenue. s
MIR. Joseph p. Galley. of Phlladel-
phia. Is here for few days visit to
his sister. Mrs. III. NJ. Crowson. on
Hardy avenue.
The Rev. Hope III. Lumpkin, Of
Darlington. spent Thursday in the
city. returning home Friday morn
Ing.
Miss Madeline Fraser. Of Columbia.
spent the weekend with her
sister. Mrs. j. NJ. Dick.
Miss Mary and Miss Elizabeth
White and Miss Mary Haynsworth
have gone to Charleston for a visit
20 Magnolia Gardens.
Mr.. John B. Miller. of Washington.
ID. c.. arrived In the city Saturday
on a visit to his brother. Mr.. e. F.
Miller.
Mr.. J. F. Glenn went 10 Yorkville
Saturday for a visit to his brother OF
that place.
Miss Ret RUIZ. who has been visit
ing Miss Halle Jones for some time.
left Saturday afternoon for Florence,
where she will spend some time be-
fore returning to her home at Ridge
way.
Mr.. Philip Ard has gone to Char
lesion and Florence for a few days.
Mrs. Frederick Barrett. Of Rich
mond. Va. is In the city on visit
TO friends.
Mr.. N. @. Osteen. Sr.. and Mr.. b.
c. Wallace left Monday morning for
Greenville to attend the State con-
vcntion of Red Men at that place.
Miss Nellie and Bertha Chandler
spent Sunday In Manning.
Mr.. Charlie Emanuel. OF Borden,
was In the city Monday.
Mr.. Porcher Gaillard, of Dalzell.
returned 20 that place Monday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12
STILL RAIDED AT MANCHESTER.
Much Beer Poured out on the Ground
Still Destroyed-One Arrest.

Saturday night Deputy Sykes with
Detective John r. Bracey. Constable
III. ID. G.. Muldrow, having on Satur-
day gained a clue that led them to
the determination to make a raid upon
a still which has been operating off and
on for several years In the Dark
Corner" in Manchester township, set
out for Wedgefield at which place
they were joined by two revenue off,
GERS who came on from Columbia for
the purpose. Their reward came after
they had waited most Of the night for
they reached the still along toward
one in the morning. Here they set
to work and overturned eight barrels
Of fresh brewed beer and nine more
barrels Of mash. The parts Of the
still were all destroyed except the
copper pan which was kept and
brought back to Sumter as a trophy
of their successful raid.
The only arrest made was that Of
a negro named Singleton who sold
the officers some whiskey before they
attempted to make any arrests. The
two white men who were supposed
to own and operate the still, Lee and
Baker by name. escaped although
Deputy Sykes stayed behind to make
any more arrests Of persons whom he
could la any way connect with tho
running Of the still.
The raiders on their return separat-
ed at Wedgefield. the two revenue
officers going from there to Columbia
and Deputy Muldrow and Detective
Bracey coming on back to Sumter.
Deputy Sykes remained at Manchester.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

caught in a trap with no chance at
all. The wonder Is that it did not
happen sooner. as it was inevitable,
under the conditions of packed men
ana horses and baggage in one car.
where 1T was a puzzle to see where
they were all put. How it happened
IS not known or even conjectured by
the owners of the show. One of their
men passed the car a few minutes be-
fore the fire and saw no light within
at all. The general opinion is that
a cigarette-smoker dropped his light
ed cigarette near some old clothes or
rags found to have been burnd. It
needed small fuel or time in this air
tight hole to do the rest.
The proprietor Of the show was
very solicitous for the care of the men
and spared no expense to have them
properly looked after. Their names
II was hard to get or their homes 1t
seems they are picked up from month
to month and at various places and
become scarcely known by name One
OF them, however, was a young ne
gro we'll known here, who had gone
to work for them that night He
died after some hours suffering. Many
people were attracted to the scene Of
the burning and to the Jail. Citi-
zens who were early on the scene
were quick in their response to the
demands Of the occasion and con-
tributed anything needed for the re-
lief of the suffering.
Eph Williams, the shows proprietor,
very intelligent negro, expressed
great appreciation for everything that
was done for his men. Superin-
tendent Waring, with Mr.. Meeks and
Mr.. Stamand. came upon the morn
ing train and spent the day here
rendering what assistance they could
in the matter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12
NEGRO DIES OF BURNS.
Hughey Page Dies mt Sumter Hospital
Sunday Morning.-Others Expected
Co Live.

hughcy rage Dies at sumter Hospital
sunday Morning.-Others Expected
to Live.
From the Daily Item. April 10.
Coroner Flowers was called upon
Sunday morning TO hold an inquest
over the body of Hughey Page, a
negro with the Williams Famous
Troubadour shows who was badly
burned Saturday night when the car
In which the show people slept caught
on fire at Hartsville.
The verdict OF the coroner's Jury
was that the man came to his death
from burns received In the fire which
was caused by the storing OF inflam-
mable stun in the car. The jury
stated that while they believed the
burning 90 have been accidental, AID
not determine whether or not the fle
was caused by the negligence of those
Tea authority In storing the inham-
mahic stuf In a car in which people
were sleeping.
IL was stated at the hopsital this
morning that the other five OF the six
negroes brought here Saturday night
would probably live. The manager
OF the show was one Of the negroes
brought here and he was one of those
who testified at the inquest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

The Department Of Agriculture Is
losing no time in it's preparation to
apply the Appalachian National For
est Reserve bill, recently enacted and
signed. The sooner, the better
Manchester On. H. Union.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

MONEY TO LEND-On .improyed
FARMING lands. Long time, easy
payments. Borrower paws actual
cost OF perfecting loans. No ccm-
mission charged. John b. Palmer
& Son. Sylvan Bldg, P. o. Box 2S2.
Columbia, S. c. 3-21-st
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

Dancing school from now on will
be held only on Wednesday nights.
The attendance up to this time has
been excellent much interest being
taken in the meetings of the school by
the young people of the city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12
DEATH.

Mr.. John Kershaw Frizele died
Sunday afternoon at his home in
Savannah. Ca. after a long painful
illness. He was a brother OF Mrs.
Louis Darr os this city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

not known.
Sumter has been arrested once or
twice before for selling liquor in
violation II the State dispensary law,
50 this is not The frs, time that he
has been ~; IN Jail.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

Dr. Henry Lewis Smith will de-
liver lecture on Thursday evening
on education at the PRESBYTERIAN
church at S.3O. Those who have
heard Dr. Smith will bc delighted 10
n... again: those who have not
Do .'. leasurc, have a treat in
s....
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

The Bank Of Lamar failed to open
Saturday owing u tho Illness ~ tho
president. who was in charge of the
bank without assistance since tho
-er'r0@r." - the cashier few days
nru
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

''... nvcnCd on Monday after
a weeks int"rmisslon caused 10y the
sickness Of Judge j. w Devorc and
proceeded 10 take up some Of the
equity cases now On the docket.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

O'Donnell & Companvs Easter nd-
vertlsemcnt In today's paper is well
worth the attention of the public.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

There i1 nothing that shows ct
izen's hove for his town more than
his efforts To- bcautify II.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

Henry Suu'oc. & negro hackmau
Was arrested Friday night about three
o'clock, a. m. by Policeman Ward
for transporting six gallons Of liquor.
1t was supposed that he brought the
liquor into the town from the coun-
try, but exactly from what place is
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

Boss Cox's hike to Indiana proves
that the wicked who flee when no
man pursueth also scoot when some
body is on their trail.-Louisville
COurier-Journal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12
VIOLATION OF LIQUOR LAW.

Hnery Sumter, Negro Hackman,
Arrested for Transporting Liquor
at Night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12
MONEY MAKER COTTON SEED

MONEY MAKER COTTON SEED
VIII paw ,"'u, if you c-e r sing
cotton. II you arc not post 4. u
Will pay you TO investigate. v can
furnish a limited quantity OF pure
seed, raised on our farm ..nere
there has never been any blight.
S1.OO per bushel. Let us book your
order at once If you intend to plant
Money Maker. c. p. Osteen Co..
ouHter, .. y. 2-1-tf
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-04-12

Did you observe Cleanup day?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
u arm ano
Garden
YyLL THE COOLING MOTH.

fakes Too Much Toll Of Apple Crop
For Careful Growers Comfort.
Data collected by the Maryland de
partment of agriculture indicate thai
from 40 to 60 per cent of the annua
apple yield Of the state is injured By
the ccdling moth. which makes much
of 1t unfit for market and some al
most worthless for home use.
Natural enemies of the codling moth
cannot be counted upon to hold 1t In
check enough to keep 1t from injuring
almost the entire crop of apples In
orchards where some artificial means
of control is not used.
Cultural methods of fighting the
moth include not only cultivation. but
also keeping the dead scales of bark
scraped off the trees. pruning and
burning the rubbish which naturally
accumulates in the orchard keeping
fallen apples picked up and either used
or destroyed and In some cases thin.
ming the fruit Entire control Of the
spraying. thorough. repeated and per-
sistent spraying. spraying at the right
time with the right materials and with
the right kind of apparatus.
In spraying for the codling moth II
is necessary to consider several facts
First. the insect causes injury by eat
ing into the fruit, and rarely does the
spray come into actual contact with
the insect; therefore the so called con-
tact sprays, such as are used for scale
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24

WORK OF CODLlN0 MOTHs B11WlN ING 6Oh.
INGS.
(From bulletin Maryland agricultural ex
pertinent station.l
insects or plant lice, should not be EN-
ployed. but stomach poisons, such az
paris green. arsenate Of lead or other
arsenicaia. must be used. Second, the
insect enters the fruit usually within
forty eight hours after Matching and Is
thereafter beyond our reach. SO the
spray must be applied in time. Third,
the Matching period for the eggs of
one brood extends over a considerable
space of time; therefore to get the best
results two or more sprayings must be
given. Fourth. In Maryland there are
two broods of the cooling moth. and to
prevent injury by the second brood
larvae one or more midsummer spray
ings may be applied In spraying for
first brood larvae 1t must be borne In
mind that they enter the fruit at the
calyx; therefore the spray must be
applied before the lobes of the calyx
close enough to exclude the spray.
Fifth. sprays followed Immediately by
heavy rains should be repeated. Sixth,
spray only with a pump which will
give good pressure. not less than
eighty pounds, and over a hundred
pounds is much better, so as to force
the spray into the calyx. Do not
spray until nearly all the petals have
fallen from the blossoms, on account
of danger of injury to the blossoms
and risk Of killing bees, which are i'm
portant agents Of pollination.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
Dairy Doinus.

Bran has been found an excellent
feed to combine with corn fodder and
timothy or wild hay as ration for
the milk COW.
Selling milk is selling fertility. It's
all right Ii it is brought back in feeds
and fertilizers, but soil poverty must
follow otherwise.
Raise youl calves In open sheds and
get constitutional vigor, with ability
to turn large quantities Of feed into
profitable amount Of product.
When man begins to keep records
OF his herd he is a good long step to
ward success.
II the cows are stabbed at night
much fertilizer is saved that would
otherwise be dropped In the pasture
and disintegrated by wind. rain and
sun. lose its strength and be lost.
In cold weather run about quart
OF hot water through the cream sepa-
rator to warm up the bowl and other
working parts; otherwise the first In
fow of milk will lose part of the
cream before everything is warm
enough to run smoothly.
Watching friend tie up and let out
his cows converted me to an advocate
OF the swinging stanchion. A lever on
each side of the door enables him to
close or open all stanchions with two
moves Of the arm. The wide exit al
lows them to get out in just forty
eight seconds. Then / thought Of the
possible fire and decided. says close
observer Of dairy matters.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
RAM IN THE ROOTS.
Old Way to Plant Fruit Trees Is Bad
Useful Little Contrivances.


The following article is by an Eng
fish fruit grower who has made q
scientific study of the planting OF
fruit trees:
1t is an article of faith among fruit
growers that fruit trees must be plant
ed in certain special way If success.
Is to be obtained The soil is properly
prepared, a large hole is made wide
but not deep, and the roots are careful
ly spread out in all directions and ar
ranged near the surface. with sligh'
upward bearing at the ends. The sol
is filled in with many precautions
Small quantities Of the finer soil are
first worked in among the roots, hol
low places caused by archings in the
stonter roots are filled up. and then
the rest of the soil is put in. trodder
carefully down and the whole left tC
the compacting influence of the rain
The tree Is supported by stakes unit
it is sufficiently firmly established.
All this, according to the report be-
fore KS, is precisely wrong. 1t is all
exactly the opposite Of what it should
be. The proper way to plant a tree
Is to make small hole, to double the
roots up any way and stick the trees in
throw Ia the soil and ram it down as
hard as If one were fixing gatepost
The experiments seem convincing
enough. They have been made as
Woburn, Harpenden, Bedford, various
places in Cambridgeshire and in Dew
onshire, England Fifty-nine per CEN,
of the sets showed in favor of ram
ming, 81 per cent showed no differ
ence Il. e., all the elaborate detail Of
the ordinary way of planting war
simply a waste of time), and only II
per cent were against ramming. II
makes no difference by what criterion
the trees are judged, planting in this
new way gives better results thar
planting In the orthodox fashion.
When a new fact is established by
scientific experiment that no longer
fits in with the old practical formula
which has hitherto sufficed to cover
all cases there is invariably a cry
raised about the antagonism Of theory
Tor science) and practice. This has
duly happened in the present case
But no practical man has been able tS
give any reason for the faith that Is
In him beyond the fact that it is sane
Eioned by established custom. These
appear to be the first serious expert
ments on the subject, and they do not
seem to be vitiated by any constant
error. Examination of the trees shows
that ramming has led to copious de-
velopment of fibrous roots. Direct ex-
periments show that the fibrous and
small roots produced In the nursery
before lifting play no great part as
roots during the subsequent life OF
the tree The important part is to in
duce fresh root formation, and ram
ming does this more rapidly than the
orthodox method of planting No harm
was done, and sometimes good result
ed, when the old roots were deliber
ately damaged before planting.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
Joltsd the Judoe.

A prominent New York justice got
jolt the other day, and he is telling the
story OF 1t yet. He said that late one
afternoon he gave a case to a jury
and that it was 4:30 o'clock the follow
ing morning before the jury agreed
upon a verdict.
II waited for the verdict" said the
justice, land after 1t was returned
told the jurors that, as 1t was possible
that most Of them were married men.
If they desired l would give to each
certificate that he had been detained
until 4:30 clock in the morning on
jury service.
"The jurors consulted together for
few minutes" continued the justice.
land then the foreman arose and said.
We thank you for your consideration
and appreciate the kindness Of your
offer and desire to say that If your
honor needs certificate to the effect
that you were detained until 4:30
o'clock in the morning waiting for our
verdict we will gladly SO certify"
The justice hastily declined this
kind offer with thanks and just as
hastily adjourned court
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
Misiudaed.

A young woman rushed up to a
young man on Superior avenue the
other day and shook hands with him
cordially. II have confession to
make to you," she gurgled. You
won't believe it, but | always thought
you drank"
The young man fingered for Glove
and tried not to blush.
"And now" she pursued. II find that
you are actually a temperance worker.
Now 1 see you are trying to be mod
est and deny it, but you can never
fool me again. overhead my brother
saying, in his slangy way, that you
were great booze fighter! oh, he
was in earnest. Why, he said that you
had punished more of the stuff than
any other ten men in Cleveland. I'm
proud to know you. Will you ever
pardon me for misjudging your
She was gone before he got through
choking Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
Useful Little contrivances.

If paint is strained before using 1t
will cover more surface and wear
better.
To drill hole through glass use a
steel drill with a lubricant composed
of turpentine and camphor.
A fine way to beat rugs is to lay
them on an old bed spring, and the dust
beaten out will fall through the
springs.
If you have a timber two-man saw
and only one person to use 1t you can
make it saw we'll by stiffening it with
a bow A hickory sapling with Sits
sawed In each end which go over the
blade and fasten at the ends Is bel
and applied.
Shingled roofs will last several years
longer If the shingles are soaked III
limewater Even sprinkling them with
limewater will help. II you notice the
shingles on an old roof near the CHM
ney and compare them with other
parts Of the roof you will appreciate
the value Of time.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
The Parrot Told.

The late Dr. Macgregor Of st. Cuth.
bert's, Edinburgh, had a favorite par
rot, brilliant linguist and remarka-
bly, quick study" AS he was going
into the country for month DIR. Mac
gregor arranged with a friend who
had a parrot to take charge of his pet.
He ordered his beadle to carry the
cage to the birds new abode
1t was wet and stormy night, and
the beadle grumbled to himself in Ian.
guage unbecoming minister's man,
while the parrot listened So when
he was set down In the parlor Of a
sanity lady and the cover removed
the bird addressed himself directly to
the other parrot:
Eye - ugly beast, IL 1t wasna for
you 1 widna haze been DOT the nicht!'
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-08-24
DIRECTORY
OF THE
LIVE WIRES
IN THE
WaShburn Bust
ness World
Firms Have the Goods and
Solicit Your Patron
age.

bayfield, County Bank
Northern State Bank
Segal Bros. Props. of the Leader
City Drug Store, @. w. Frost, Prop.
A.. Lien Clothier
DIM. Maxcy, Fruit and Farm Lands
bayfield, County Telephone Co.
j. A. Sheridan Contractor and Builder
l.. d. Goodnough. Farm and Fruit Lands
b. Ungrodt, Hardware
Geo. F.. Cross, Painter
G.. A. Herring, Fine Cigars
&C. Stevens, Feed and Commission
f. Tetzner. Meat Market
l.. N. Clausen, Insurance and Real Estate
d. w. Corning Groceries
DR.. Goelzer, Dentist
H. Burns Farm Produce
Fox Bros. Druggists. jewelers. and Opti-
clans
Washburn Bakery. L. T. Larson Prop.
Charles Peterson. Fancy and Staple
Groceries
Isadore Joanis. Ice Cream. Confectionery
and Cigars M 1853
Washburn Brewing Co, High Grade Beer
WEIGH & Fletcher Flour, Feed, Hay, Grain,
Cement, Lime and Brick
Larson BROS, Groceries and Meats
Union Meat Market. S. e. Swanson, Prop.
e. Bergman, Hardware
Estabrook & Olson, Furniture Co.
L. Berman. Clothing and shoes.