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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-22
CLEAN SWEEP FOR HARVARD.
Crimson Takes All Three Boat Races
From Yale,

From Yale.
Regatta Course, New London, June
22-Haryard defeated Yale by six
lengths in the annual varsity eight
Dared race on the Thames river.
This made a clean sweep for the
crimson. the Harvard freshman eight
and varsity four-oared crews having
defeated their Yale rivals earlier in
the day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-22
Spring Coats, Suits and Dresses at Re-
duced Prices.

A. I. Moody's June clearing sale OF
spring coats, suits and dresses will
Monday morning, suit section, second
floor.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-22
won Entire aerien.

Jamestown, N. D., June 22-James-
town won four games and tied the fifth
with Minot on the local diamond, the
to o. The Minot team is confessedly
weak and will need considerable
strengthening before it is able to win
many games. The company here was
a trife too fast for it.
Alexandria. Mimi, sends It's profess
sionals here for a series of three
games. This team has leaned up the
Valley City aggregation, the same way
Jamestown did Minot, only worse, and
some fast work here is anticipated.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-22
In THE WORLD OF SPORT

Score: r. II. FL.
st. Louis ., - -. J. s.-sw.~s... 6 10 8
Chicago z II o
Batteries-Wf1lis, Geyer and Wingo;
Lavender, Cheney and Archer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1912-06-22
Shut out for Trucker,

P-hiladeIphians at his mercy. They
made three hits in the first two in
nings and after that they did not get a
mar to flrst. Score: r. H. e.
Brooklyn - z IL 1
Philadelphia s D
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Miller; Sea-
ton, Rixey and Killifer, Doom.
Cubs landed Another.
st. Louis, June 22.-Chicago won
from st. Louis z to 6.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
TARIFF BATTLE BEGINS.

Washington, Feb. 5.-The tariff
fight will open in the senate tomor-
row when the finance committee be-
gins its hearings on the house bill for
the revision of the metal schedule of
the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. Scores
OF protests against the cut in duties
made against the house measure are
before the committee. Nd assign.
ment has been made for tomorrow's
hearing, but number Of Interested
persons will be heard during this and
next week.
The mail is still bringing in appli-
cations for hearings Among those
coming in today was a protest from
Robert Hoe, president of a New York
printing concern, saying the BIZ
would seriously affect the prints
press business. He intimated that un-
less American wages are cut SO per
cent it would be better for his cor
pany to transfer headquarters from
New York to England in order 10
maintain it's export business and meet
competition in the American trade
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
NORRIS-BLACKWEIL.


Wedgefeld. Feb. S.-On yesterday
evening at the residence of Mr. and
! Mrs w. j. Norris very pretty mar
riaee took place. 1t being the giving
In marriage OF their daughter, Miss
Minnie. to Mt Charley Blackwell. of
Hartsville.
As Mendelssohn's wedding march
was being rendered by Miss Anna
Mcintosh. the groom with his best
man. Mr.. Lawrence Mcintosh, en-
tered the parlor. followed by the
bride with her maid Of honor. Miss
Sallie Norris. where they were faced
by the brides pastor. Rev. j. n.
Wright. of the Methodist E. church.
who. with the solemn. but impressive,
ceremony of his church made them
as one.
After the ceremony the bridal par
~ and guests were invited back to
the dining room. where refreshments
were served.
On account Of death in the i'm
mediate family of the bride only a
few guests We're invited outside Of
the families Of the contracting par
ties.
The following out OF town guests
were present: Mrs. A. A. Mcintosh,
Miss Meta Mcintosh. Mr.. and Mrs.
r. l.. Coker. Mr.. and Mrs f. f. Nc
Intosh. Miss Anna Mcintosh. Misses
LAURA Moore. Laurena Mcintosh.
are Of Hartsville. s. C.
The bride wore very pretty tan
coat suit and picture hat. carrying a
bouquet OF white carnations. The
maid Of honor was becomingly gown
ed i'm a white satin dress with lace
trimmings and carried pink carna-
tions.
The parlor and dining room were
artistically decorated for the occa-
sion, plainly showing the handiwork
of skilled hands.
The bride and groom left on the
evening train on an extended bridal
trip To points of interest at the North.
The bride was one of Wedgefield's
most attractive young ladies.
The groom is a prosperous plant
er Of Hartsville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
Death OF Mr.. II. VI. Watson.

News was received In this city wea-
nesday Of the death. at Georgetown,
Wednesday morning. OF T. Nj. Wat
son. young man who was former
resident OF Sumter and who had a
number Of friends here.
Mr.. Watson lived In Sumter for al
most year. but left soon after TAX
Ing sick and has been away from
here for a number Of months. lie
neve.' recovered from his sickness;
and has been an invalid for the pas,
ave months.
The funeral services were held In
Marion Wednesday morning. Mr.. X
=. Hood went from this place to at.
tend the funeral services. as a repre-
sentative Of the local lodge of w. O
w. Of which the deceased was q
member.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10

Tuesday night Mr.. Thomas S. Joye
and Mrs. Jacqueline welch were uni
tee in matrimony. at the residence OF
the latter on S. Sumter street.
The newly married couple left for
Columbia on the $50 train. and con
template a visit to certain places in
Florida before they return to Sumter.
a week or ten days hence.
Only few friends and neighbors
were present at the ceremony. which
was performed by the pastor Of the
First Baptist church.
The bride and groom are well
known In Sumter and highly esteem
ed. They carry with them the good
wishes Of multitude Of friends in
sumter and elsewhere.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
HOG KILLING AT WISACKY.
very Little Work Done for New
fear-Oats Looking Well.

Wisacky, Feb. 6.-We are having
some bright sun shine these days.
but the weather is extremely COLI.
Farmers are still gathering the cot
ton left in the fields. The oat crop
has survived the freeze and is look
ing fairly we'll.
Very little farm work for the pres
ent wear has begun yet. There is
some work being done in the gar
dens.
Many farmers have butchered a
number Of very large hogs which will
be of great help to them during the
hard times.
The health of The community is
moderately good.
Mrs. Myron Smith entertained a
few Of Ter friends on Friday even
ing with games ana music, after
which delightful refreshments were
served.
Miss Katie Smith, of Bishopville, is
visiting in our midst today.
Miss Marguerite Scott is expected
home soon having made a long visit
to relatives and friends at Greeley
vile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
WORK ON ROUTE PROGRESSING
Large Force OF Hands and a Number
Of Teams Employed.

The force OF hands at work on the
new road between here and Bishop
Vile was Thursday morning increas-
ed by the addition Of large mum
ber of workmen and the employment
of teams and carts 10 help on with
the grading.
The contractors moved their carts
and teams from the place near the
new Atlantic Coast Line freight de-
pot where they have been kept for
a number OF weeks to where they are
clearing and grading the right Of way
and set them to work Thurs
day morning. There are about fifteen
teams and large force OF hands
now employed and 1t looks as IL the
work will progress rapidly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
HOUSE PASSES LEVERS BILL.
Would Change Time for Issuing Cot
ton Crop Reports.

Washington. Feb. 5.-The House
today passed Representative Levers
Dill directing the Secretary OF Agri-
culture to change the system OF crop
reporting relating to cotton, so that
the acreage report will be issued on
the LIST of July instead OF the 1st Of
June, as heretofore. and SO that the
cohdition reports will begin on the
LIST OF August instead Of on the 1st
OF June. as heretofore.
Ihe committee on agriculture re-
ported mat I'm IFS opinion the passage
OF the bill would materially strength
EN- the system and make II of mare
value 20 both producer and Coueum
CT Of cotton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
WOOD SCARCE IN MAYESVILLE,
Much Cotton Being SOld-Social and
Personal News.

Mayesville, Feb. 6.-Owing prob
AMY 10 the advance in price in the
staple, quite a lot Of cotton has been
sold here during the last few davs.
and it began to look like fall had come
instead of Fel~lary. Most of this
cotton was of a rather low grade. as
might be expected from the cotton
Just being picked after being in the
tle.ds through all of the bad wealth
er
There has been a great scarcity of
wood this winter in this section and
What Is being offered for sale is rath-
er high when the shortness of the
measure is taken into consideration.
The persons who sold wood regularly
and gave reasonable measure have
gone out Of the business it seems and
the buying of the small loads from
occasional sellers from the country,
has proven pretty high for the town
people who have to buy, and this in
Guides nearly everybody AS a con-
sequence, many are burning coal
now and it may not be long before
coal will come to be the main fuel
here. The rapid clearing away of the
TIMBER of late years is probably re-
sponsible for the famine in the wood
market.
The Hebrew ceremony Of announc-
ing the engagement of Miss Rose
Silber Of Sumter and Mr.. Joseph
Goldman, one of the prosperous busi-
ness men Of Mayesville, took place in
Sumter on Sunday, Rabbi Silber faith
er Of the young lady, officiating. A
number Of the Hebrew residents of
this place attended the occasion.
The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club
met this afternoon with Miss Annie
Anderson, and as usual a pleasant af-
ternoon was spent by the members.
Mrs. Furman Knight and Mrs.
Elizabeth Buckner, of Sumter, spent
Tuesday with Miss Fannie Mayes.
Mrs. H. F. Walker and children of
Sumter, spent Sunday with her
daughter, Mrs. E. c. Spencer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10

kessrs. X. Il. Belser and Geo. w
Dick returned to Columbia Tuesda,
morning after spending several day,
In the city.
Messrs u. Frank Kelly. OF Bishop
vile. and LeGrand Walker OF George
town. pasrsd through the city Tues.
day morning. on their way to Column,
bia.
Mr.. Hugh Beiser. Of Silver was In
the city Thursday.
Mr.. L. r. stubbs. OF Hagood. was In
the city Wednesday.
Messrs. r.. ID. Epps and Davis d.
Noise went to Columbia Wednesday
MT. Ellie ID. DuBose, Of Sardinia,
sepnt Wednesday In the city.
Miss Hettie White has gone to
Camden.
M.se Annie Cunningham, OF Bish-
epville passed through the city
Thursday morning OH her way home
after attending tie Thompson Dolby
marriage at Dalzeil Wednesday.
Miss Lucille Iseman. of Manning.
was In the city Thursday.
Mrs. r. II. Fraser. Miss. Claudia
Fraser and Mrs. Geo. w. Dick went
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
DEATH.

A telegram was received by rela-
tives IN this city Thursday announcing
the death. In Jacksonville. Florida,
wednesday night. of Mrs III. f. Stop
plebein. the mother of Mrs. C.. NJ.
Hurst and Mrs. r. w. Hurst OF this
city.
The funeral services and interment
were held at Magnolia Cemetery In
Charleston. Friday.
Mrs. s;toppiebein was a native OF
Charleston. but once lived In Sumter
a number OF years and had many
friends here.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
Cat Never In Dancer.

Her love for robins nearly got Mrs
Antoinette Perkins OF Hackensack, N.
- into grave trouble the other day,
for the three bullets she fred from
revolver at cat that was killing
. robin on her lawn came near kill.
ing three persons. One bullet went
through the wall of neighboring
mousse and passed close to the head of
person sitting at the dining room
table. The two other bullets whis.
tied past the heads of two boys who
were passing the Perkins home. The
OFFENDING cat escaped unhurt
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
MUTUAL ICE PLANT SOLD.
Purchased by Conway People and
Will BE Re-erected I'm That Town.

Mr.. j. A. Schwerin on Tuesday sold
the Mutual Ice plant to Conway, S.
G., people and it will be removed to
that town and reerected at once so
as TO have it in operation in time to
furnish ice during the approaching
season. The plant has been kept in
good condition since it was shut
down last Year, and the Conway peo-
pie have doubtless secured a bargain.
Mr.. Schwerin will have charge Of the
removal of the machinery and will
operate it for thirty days following
It's erection at Conway.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
MIGRANTS BEFORE RECORDER.


Police Make Raid ON Pool Rooms and
Arrest Alleged Migrants.
Thursday morning Policemen Nc
kagen and Ward made a raid on one
OF the negro pool rooms In the city
and arrested four negro youths, who
were later arraigned before the re-
corder on the charge Of vagrancy.
One Of the negroes. Frank Moore,
plead guilty, while the Others. Martin
Middleton. Richard James and Robert
Choice. alias Smoky, plead not guilty
and stated that they were good hard
working negro citizens. The evil
dence of the policemen was against
them. however. and all were found
guilty. Moore was given sentence
OF y2O or 20 days. while the others
on the list got $50 or 80 days.
Other cases which were tried were
Lndy Mcbride and George Butler,
fighting. plead not guilty. Lindy was
also charged with larceny. Butler
was dismissed after the hearing and
the Mcbride woman was found guilty
OF lighting and sentenced to pay a
fine Of SIS or serve 80 days. She was
dismissed on the second count.
Cephas Ford and Eddie Washing
ton were found guilty of petit larceny
and sentenced to pay fine of $40 or
term Of 80 days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
Economy In CookInu.

Much gas may be saved with little
care. bought number OF pans OF
various sizes. but all with tightly fit
ting covers Whenever | bake bread
or roast or !or any other reason
have hot oven. | plan 20 cook other
things also ae many as the oven will
hold Stev'd irui;s and ell vegetables
Will cook ae rcl. Ia an oven as on top
OF the et1, 80 g rted boiling in plenty
OF water I'd {: 81 put in the oven In
me cOV0r"' '"--"ls p0t~t~~' NNv'.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
Fcu f-ard to Pierce,

dense or th'"h fog will obscure
jbJe cts at n dic'ance Of 900 feet.
The recen, accident to an ocean
steamer OF the Anchor line illustrates
the fact An iceberg was run into as
soon as seen. After the collision the
passengers could hear the echo from
their voices reflected by the walls of
Ice. though the iceberg was invisible
to them. Otherwise. there are no
echoss at sea.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
Engagement Announced.

Sunday evening at 7:se o'clock was
celebrated the engagement of Miss
Vera n. siiber. daughter Of Rabbi
Jacob siiber and J. Ii. Goldman. a
prominent merchant OF Mayesviile.
Rabbi siiber moved here several
weeks ago from Beaufort. s. c.. and
resides at No. . Harvin street.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
AnticostI.

Anticosti. an island In the Gulf Of
ST. Lawrence. Is about 14O miles long.
by 30 miles wide. Its soil Is not con
sidered to be productive, and the few
settlers there subsist upon the fish.
cries. in 1856 NJ. Mcunier. the French
chocolate manufacturer, bought the
island and Is making game preserve
OF II Re is crN, cia ir'orerted
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
Road % somethIno asttsr.

Everything We endure patiently 10
key TO something beautiful we could
never enter otherwise ny the toll.
some 'oad OF study scholar learns
70 get JOY Out OF books and stones and
f~ces rs 80 ~-' ~~-N - ''ec'r'inc
.. 80. every
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10
Notice:

Jurors drawn 10 serve second week.
beginning Monday. February 18th
will not report Court has adjourn
ed
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10

FOR SALE-Good reliable no
sound and gentle, will be sold q
bargain. Address b. Sumter
c., care The Item.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10

FOR SALE-A choice lot of Georgia
grown Appler seed oats, S5c. Phone
III. w. Beall.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-02-10

FOR SALE-Single comb white eg
horn eggs for Matching, SLIPS per
15, $500 per 100. A. c. DIS.
Davis Station, S. G.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
HENDRIX HOLDS
PITCHING RECORD
Leads in National League With
Twenty-Four Games Won
and Nine Lost.

New York, December S.-HenoriN, OF
Pittsburgh, with twenty-four games
won and nine lost. leads the National
League pitchers for the season of 1912.
as shown by the official pitching REQ
ords, made public to-day. His percen-
tage of victories is 1872. and only fve
points behind comes Cheney, of Chi
cago. who won twenty-six and lost
ten games.
Five of the first nine men are MEM
beers of the winning Giants.
Tesreau, Marqaurd and Ames. Now
York trio. stand third. fourth and
NTH. respectively. After Richie and
Leiheld. Chicagoans. next in order
come another Giant pair Mathewson
and Crandall "Matty's" standing is
eighth. with twelve games lost to
twenty three won. and percentage
of .657.
Rucker. Brooklyn's lcft-ha nded star.
pitched the greatest number OF shut
outs-siX-with Suggs. of Cincinnati
and O'Toole, Of Pittsburgh, next, each
having five whitewashes to his credit.
Rucker figures high in the standing In
another table which Secretary Heydier
has prepared showing the standing or
boxmen according to the average OF
run earned off their pitching. The
Brooklyn left-hander is third on this
list, with an average OF 2.20 runs per
game. only Tesreeu, with 1876. and
Mathewson. with 2.i2 runs per game.
topping him.
Alexander. Of Philadelphia. struck
out 1876 men. the record number for
the season.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
NO RAISE IN PAY
FOR IyRUS COBB
Detroit Club Refuses to Grant
Demand of Star
Player.

Detroit. Mich. December s.-fresi-
dent Navin said Yesterday that he
would not grant Ty Cobb and Sam
Crawford the advances in salary they
demanded if they both quit baseball.
For three or four years ii has been
said in certain quarters that topp ana
Crawford were all there was to the
Detroit team" he said. THAT IT they
we're taken out of the lineup the
Tigers would ice a chronic second Oil
vision team. Well. they were not
taken out of the lineup last season,
and the Tigers were chronic SECOND
division team. finishing sixth. 80 that
theory is disproved And now they are
both asking for big raises when
ball player gets more than $4,000 ne
has passed the limit OF his worth as
ball PLAYER and is drawing the extra
money for some quality which brings
Il back at the gate.
Cobb undoubtedly has a lot of the
spectacular stuff that draws the money.
But he didn't draw ii at homo last
year on our last home stand 800 was
fair crowd. and 1000 was hummer
So you see it isn't Cobb and Crawford
alone who draw the money. but the fact
that the Tigers win games. When
they don't win. people stay away.
Before a baseball club pays out big
money in salaries. II is necessary TO
take il In at the gate. We won pay
cobb and Crawford what they ask.
simply because we can't. Baso ball IS
a business and we must conduct II IN
4 business manner"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
EXPLODING GOLF BALL PUTS
BOYS EYESIGHT IN DANGER
Acid From Core squir1s Out When
He >tsbs Ia With
Knife

New York December S-A golf ball
nearly caused the loss OF sight OF
Young Walter Mcmahon Thursday.
when IT exploded and sGuirted 4 GUAM
tity - acid into his face
pr. Linn Emerson, an eve specialist
of Orange. y. T.. where tho accident
occurred. SAID yesterday after further
examination OF the bNs eyes that nj.
was by mighty narrow margin that
No had escaped.
The soif usll va. one Of the makes
hicb has = tiny sack % liquid at
its centre There Is supposed to be
only one manufacture Of liquid golf
balls in America. but balls OF this type
are made by several concerns IN Ems
land. TIE case 81 Mcmahon IS one
II the few on record IN which an acid
filled golf ball has exploded and shot
its contents into the owners eyes.
Mcmahon picked Up the ball which
nearly cost him his cyes'ght n a golf
course IN orange Thursday. II was
well worn ana Walter. being Of =
curious turn OF mind. proceeded 20
rip Il open with his knife 70 examine
The sharp poin, Of his knife slipped
,throush the outer coating. There vas
sharp explosion like that made y =
cap pistol. and the mex; Instant tiny
stream Of liquid SPRAYED the boys
face.
Instinctsvsly he shut RE eyes. II
was that act that saved his sight
! Il have heard OF similar cases. seir
fDr Emerson ~but never saw one be
fore There 10 TO question % the dan
81 lurking IN the middle Of . golf
ball Few people seem 70 realize II
exists not even the supposedly well
, informed Who employ the balls IN
their favorfte Sport
TOPPER Mcmahon. % Scotland street
Orange
| a recent case o, fhe Kind occurred
I e. krrii when Arthur e. Johnson. a
teacher IN tho Fnsiew ord Hish School.
fhrue' his Knife into an old sot p.
tsDd = strong acid sduirted into hr
night eve For some time "a vss be
isisv-d xr Johnscn would Dot r~cover
tns siest % rf- ~v- 80 -ss ccn
: ffr~s IN 9 dark room fu TIE v~<fs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
VIII Be Held Just Before Christmas
Holidays Begin.
/ Special ID IL Tlmes-D "a

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
Durham. \. G. December Sat a
recent meeting OF the Debate Council.
Thursday night December 1e. was
definitely settled upon as the date for
holding the annual inter-society de-
bate. This is the last night before
the Christmas holidays begin, and It Is
believed that this fact Will result IN
2 larger attendance at the debate than
has been customary for the past few
years A rer4y from the STarthmore
debating authorities was READ, ~
which II was stated that the time or
the speakers in the intercollegiate de
bate with that Institution had been
settled upon as ten minutes Tor eacn
first speech and seven minutes for re
joinder The council recomme ndeo
that this same arrangement OF time
be made for the intersociety debate
In the face OF such discourage
as the loss Of several men and the en-
forced postponement Of the trip: Nan
aver kirkmen, Of the Glee Clco' a.
Going bravely on with mis- work OF
training and getting his men IN shape
Cor rhe trip that ne is TO make IL VIII
probably be made during the li.st
week Of February Immediately aiteI
me close Of the midyear examinations
The trip that has definitely oeen oe
ct5ea upon will include the following
towns: High Point. Lexington WIN
ston-Salem. two nights In GreersOorc,
and one each in Burlington anu
Durham. the home concert TO De give"
in Craven Memorial Han