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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
Compiled Fully With the Law.

Fred Newell, owner Of the Canto.
Pa, Sentinel, has filed with the post
Office department a statement in COM
pllance with the newspaper publicity
law, in which he pokes fun at the re-
quirement. After giving the informa-
ton that he is the owner, managing
editor, business manager, and publish,
er of the Sentinel, Mr.. Newell says:
1T is not required by the act Of
congress but We do not mind telling
the postmaster general that we also
own lawn mover, and have a limited
amount Of stock in two different tele-
phone companies. A dog locally
known as "Nigger" tags us around
sometimes, but we disclaim all owner
ship of or responsibility for him. Said
dog sleeps on the mat by our front
door when he don't sleep somewhere
else. He comes to our house when we
nave chicken for dinner, and he
climbs up and licks our hands and
face when he wants a favor. At 9TH
er times he don't know us. Said dog
is pretty good politician. We don't
know what he is running for, but the
last we saw of him he was running
from a chunk Of wood we threw at
him because he played tag with our
undershirt hanging on the clothesline.
I'VE are Taft man and we wear
false teeth. We used to go to Sun
day school.
IF there is any further information
that the postmaster general wants in
regard to us or Canton Sentinel. he
Is respectfully referred to the police"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
1bt Wlatt5nrm ano Ssu!broa.


Miss Jane Hardee o. Lowryvilie. a
former resident OF this city. stopped
In town for a snort while Monday af-
terhoon between trains. on her way
To Hartsville. where she has accepted
n position.
Mrs. X. J. Carson and Mrs. Mary
Dickson stopped In the city Monday
night on their way from Dalzeli to
Columbia. where they will spend a
few days.
Mr.. X. NJ. Cooper and daughter Of
wisacky were In the city Tuesday.
DIR. Walter Cheyne of st. Charles
spent Tuesday In the city.
Mr. and Mrs. r.. 1. Manning left
Tuesday morning for Greenviile,
where Mrs. Manning will visit her son.
Mr.. Vivian NJ. Manning.
Miss Anna Paul left Tuesday morn
Ing for Greenwo I'd. after a stay OF a
few days In the city.
Miss Louisa Buitman Is spending
the week In orangeburg with Miss
Emma Bruner.
Mrs Herbert Monroe. of Marion,
Is visiting her mother. Mrs. Jessie
Bradford. on East Liberty Street.
Mr.. Raeford Pate. of North Caro-
lima. In visiting his brother, Mr.. w. II.
Pate. on Washington street
Mr., II. c. Trippett. Of Boykin. was
In the city Wednesday.
Mr.. l.. 4. Baker of Bishopvilie was
In town Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. ]. l.. lrby of Boykin spent
Wednesday In the city.
Mr.. s. ID. Cain. of Prlvateer. was a
visitor to the city In Irsday.
Rev. A. r.. wocdson. Of Manning
was In the city Wednesday evening
on his return from the Missionary In
.stitute at wedgefield and conducted
the prayer meeting services at the
Presbyterian church.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
RESULTS IN STATE ELECTION
State Commissioners of Election Tab
ulate Votes.

The State Commissioners of Elec-
tion for Sumter County met Tuesday
and made a tabulation Of the votes
cast In the fourteen precincts in the
General Election of last Tuesday. The
tabulation showed the vote to be very
light throughout the county as was
expected.
The tabulation showed the various
county and State officers to have re-
ceived votes as follows:
For state officers: Governor, Cole
l.. Blease, 769; Lieutenant Governor,
c. A. Smith, $50; Secretary of State,
X. M. McCown. 729; Attorney General,
Thos II. Peoples, 724; Treasurer. Car
ter. 727; Comptroller General, A. w.
Jones. 1873: Superintendent Of Edu-
cation. j. L. Swearingen. 7S9; Ad-
jutant and Inspector General. w. W.
Moore, 1928: Railroad Commissioner
j. @. Richards. 745: Commissioner OF
Agriculture. L. ]. Watson, 745: So
licitor. p. III. Stoll, 807.
For County officers: House Of Rep-
resentatives. Epps. Dick and Belser
755 each: Supervisor. Pitts. TAO; SUI
perintendent OF Education, Hayns-
worth. 752; Sheriff. Bradford, 923;
Clerk Of Court, Scarborough, 923; Cor
oner. Flowers. $40.
For the issue of bonds for a new
State Hospital for the Insane, sos
against 254.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
TO LEAVE FOR CHARLESTON.
Battleships of Atlantic Squadron Will
Depart for Port to Feature Fleet
Week."

Norfolk, Va, Nov. 13.-The battle
ships Of the Atlantic fleet under Rear
Admiral Osterhaus. now in Hampton
Roads began preparations today for
their departure Friday morning for
Charleston, where they go for par
ticipation in fleet week" there. From
Charleston the ships are expected to
return TO Hampton Roads, where they
VIII probably remain until they dis
perse TO their home stations for
Christmas
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
Organization of u sunday school

The undersigned having been an
pointed by the First BAPTIST Church.
10 consider the adv.sability OF estab-
hshins sunday school i'm the soutb-
western part Of the city. finds that the
school Is not only needed, but earnest =
ly desired by the community. and will
therefore upon the authority vested
In them by the said First uoptist
'hurch, proceed To organize a sum
day school on South Salem Avenue.
between Bartlcttc Street and Oakland
avenue, In the building rcccntlv oc.
cupied by Sumter Rubber Works. at
$50 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Novcm-
hcrr nth. 1912.
We desire the presence ana sun
port Of all who are interested.
Ben. Il. Cuttino.
&. X. R.Elam.
VIM. l.. Mcllichamp,
Committee.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
Proud Kansas.

Kansas has reason to be proud of
her remarkable temperance record. In
thirty years prohibition has reduced
drinking to n minimum and prac-
tically emptied her jais. The per
capita consumption of liquors in
Kansas is now $1.4S a year as COM
pared with s24 in Missouri. Hitter
acy has been reduced from ninety
four per cent to less than two per
cent, and this small amount is almost
entirely among the foreign element
Pauperism has been made negligible
quantity, there being only one paupcr
to every 5000 of the population. One
half of the county jails were absolutely
empty in July, 1911. OF 105 institu-
tionS for the feeble minded ninety
six have no inebriatcs and thirty eight
county poor farms have no inmates. 1t
is idle to ask Kansas if prohibition
prohibits. An experience of thirty
years proves that ii not only prohibits
largely the sale and consumption Of
liquors, but has reduced to q mini
mum poverty, insanity and crime
Leslio's Weekly
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16

1t is stated that Mr.. Joe White
succeeded this year in growing over
500 bushels Of potatoes on one acre
Oh land. he made so many that he
did not know what to do with them. SO
he dug only every other row and
turned his hogs on the balance. From
the rows that he dug he obtained
something more than 400 bushels. so
1t is certain that the total yield Of the
acre must have been in excess of 500
bushels, as stated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
ATTRACTS MUCH ATTENTION.
Many People See Steam Ditcher at
Work Tuesday.

The steam ditcher was at work on
Kendrick Street Tuesday afternoon
and Wednesday morning and there 1t
attracted a great deal Of attention to
itself as 1t shoveled away the top
dressing Of rock on the streets and
then was turned around and started
back digging a three foot ditch be-
tween Magnolia and Harvin Streets.
The ditcher seemed to do some very
effective work and handled the earth
much more rapidly than two score
hands could have done in the same
time. or course It's progress was very
slow, but its slowness did not affect in
any way It's effectiveness. The ditch
on kendrick street was dug out be-
tween Magnolia and Harvin streets
Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday
morning by IL o'clock, and 1t was q
good clean ditch at that. The earth
was piled on side of the ditch as
neatly as could have been wished for
as the ditcher went along.
Wednesday morning the ditcher
was moved up Main Street to Calhoun
street where 1t began operations be-
tween that and Warren streets. Out
side OF making considerable noise and
frightening "a few horses. the ditcher
has shown itself to be very SER
viceable implement.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16

Governor Declares Taft's Speech to
U. ID. c. u Very Generous Utter
ance.

Princeton. n. j.. Nov. 13.-President
elect Wilson today read the address
delivered by President Taft yesterday
to the Daughters Of the Confederacy
In which Mr.. Taft predicted that un-
der Democratic administration the
South would have greater share In
the national government and that sec
tional lines would disappear.
1T was very generous speech"
remarked Mr.. Wilson.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
McCOMBS VISITS STATE
ON for Months Vacation I'm South Car
olina-Headquarters Kept Open.

New York. Nov. 13.-Chairman
William +. McCombs has left for a
months vacation In South Carolina,
TO which he has been looking forward
eagerly since election night. Demo-
cratic headquarters here will be kept
open at least until January 1. by
which time it will have been decided
whether the committee will have It's
permanent offices in this city or In
Washington or in both places.
Mr.. McCombs' exact destination has
not been given out
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
SCfioOLS OF SUMTER COUNTY
Extract from Annual Report os Coun
ty superintendent 20 Education
H2ynswOrth.

10 the Honorable j. f. Swearingen.
state Superintendent Of Education:
Id addition to my annual report al
ready sent in, please let me add the
following:
Lnf need OF education and how to
advance 1T are live topics in Sumter
county. The old idea that an educa-
'ioh was only for the well-off or for
'nose that wanted to take some parti-
GUAR profession is fast giving wav to
the realization that an education :.
needed by every man and woman. no
natter what the walk in life NAV be
The walk may be humble. but tn,
people are beginning to feel that il i,
not SO much What a man does. bu
now he does it. and what he is himself
that counts. An educated artisan is q,
ihuch needed as an educated artist
and so with all kinds Of labor. LIE
the man or the woman add dignity
the work 50 that the time will 500
come when all honest labor will r.
quire trained minds as we'll as trair
ed hands
1t mas been my pleasure TO have II
school trustees organize, forming III
Sumter County Trustees Associatior
Ihis association meets four times
year and many questions Of intere
concerning the schools are discussed
An effort is being made to have. from
actual survey. a map of the County
showing schools and school districts.
With other things Of interest to the
county at large.
| We have in this county a live Rural
Improvement Association. besides the
regular Teachers Association. These
two Associations have great plans for
the coming year. The work last year
was somewhat failure on account of
bad weather
little too much leniency in the
system in previous years has made il
a little hard for the present superin-
tendent to be quite as exacting as he
might like to be, but he feels that
Improvement is being made.
| Consolidation Of the schools is hay-
ing its place in the minds of the peo-
pie, and already it is working to a
marked degree Of success in Privateer
township with the Bethel School. Two
wagons were used last year. and car
ried about fifty children; the enroll
ment Of the school being a little over
one hundred. Others will consolidate
at other places this year. The school
Field Day. in April was a wonderful
success-a great many schools won
prizes, but the Bethel Consolidated
School won the fiag--which showed
the advantage Of being able to grade
the children properly, with many
other advantages.
Constant work among the people to
keep them aroused is what is needed,
so that they will demand better con-
, dluons. Seven districts have added
additional levies of late, making
fifteen districts out Of twenty-five,
with extra levies. Seven elections and
not single failure, is indeed ercour-
aging. Look to Sumter County to do
something for the great cause Of edu-
cation, and she will not disappoint
you.
Respectfully yours. D..
j. Herbert Haynsworth,
county superintendent OF Education.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16

The Florence Times says I'VE
could not have selected a better man
Tor president Of the state Chamber
of Commerce than Richard |. Man
ming. This is correct Richard /.
Manning can fill any Office in the
state with credit To himself and hon
or To the position. Orangeburg Times
and Democrat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
Cloth Made From SeaWeed.

by process recently developed in
England very desirable cloth is made
from the fiber OF pOsidonia australis. a
species OF seaweed found In the south
ern seas Experiments made at Man.
chester university show that the fiber,
after treatment, Is soft. pliable, strong,
much like wool in It's disposition TO
curl and twist. and easy to spin In it's
raw state. 1t takes dye we'll, except
green.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16

Marriage licenses were issued to
the following colored couples Wed
nesday and Thursday morning:
Thomas Bradley. Jr.. Brogdon. and
Lula Spann. Sumter; Munson Nc
Leod and Josephine Davis. oswego: !:
William Dixon and sylla Boykin. Sum-
ter; Sam McFadGen AID Nellie Hol-
lin. wedgefield.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
THREW CHILD IN RIVER.


Cincinnati Nov. 13.-Disappointed
because their l0-day-old boy was a
boy when they wanted a girl, Fred
wrapped the child shawl and
tossed him into the Ohio river. They
were arrested late last night and the
husband confessed, blaming his wife
for wanting to dispose Of the child.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
SUMTER COTTON MARKET
Correcte, Daily

Corrected Daily by
Ernest Field Cotton Buyer.
Sumter. Nov. II.
Good middling 12 is.
Strict middiing IL.
Middling IL Us.
-. low miialing IL SIS.
Low mlddllng IL is.
staple cotton 13 i-2 to Is.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16

~. j. Hardy To Virgil Wilson. tract
OF rs acres known as Pollard Pla. > 4"
5000.
X. Il. Belser to @. NJ. Belser. his In =
terest In lot on Calhoun street. 1926.
J. l.. McCallum To +. Scriven Doar.
lot ana buildings ON Chestnut Street.
$2,S5O.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16

"Wednesday afternoon the Hope
Chest club met with Miss Mabel Bow
man at her home on West Hampton
avenue and spent very enjoyable
hour making pretty things for tho
Hope Chest" A delightful salad
course and ice tea was served during
the evening and was much enjoyed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
New York Cotton Market.

And still the work in town goes
merrily on. The dozen or more
stores which are being completed at
various places In the city are being
occupied as rapidly as the tenants can
get them and work has started or 9TH
or stores To keep things going.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
I'm Civil Court.

The case of G. NJ Dorm against the
western Union Telegraph company
was commenced Thursday morning in
the court Of Common Pleas. The case
is one where Dorm is suing for dam
ages because OF the non-delivery OF
funds wired from here to him in At
lanta
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16
TRUSTEES SALE.

| am Offering the II. h. Seymour
place in Concord Township consisting
or 80 3-4 acres for sale under division
For particulars. apply TO l.. ID. Hodge.
Trustee, Alcolu, :. G.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-16

j. Herbert Haynsworth,
county superintendent OF Education.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
SUIT ON SEWAGE
IN FLETCHER LAKE
Ocean Grove As.
ISOLATION Asks Injunction to
Restrain Township.

An injunction is sought by the
Ocean Grove Campmeeting A~ssocia-
ton TO restrain the township of Nep-
tune from using Fletcher lake as "A
depository for it's sewage. A rule to
show cause was granted today by
Vice-Chancellor Stevens, ordering the
commissioners O. the township to
show aus why the restraining
order should not issue.
Clyde Fox, a sanitary engineer, Of
80 Church street, New York, submit
ted an affidavit asserting that the
use of Fletcher lake as a sewage
depository was "a public nuisance
and a menace to the general health
The ~campmeeting association was
represented by Samuel A. Patterson.
The vice-chancellor refused to grant
a preliminary restraining order. "in-
asmuch as the order was made
against a municipality"
The rule to show cause is return
able at Trenton August 6 before the
chancellor.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
ROMANCE ENDED
BY YOUTHS HOME TIES

York city, Smith pawned his $500 VIC
lin for SIS, and came to Newark.
where he was located by Frank Ho-
gan, his father-in-law, who had been
Oh the trail of the couple ever since
their departure.
Smith returned In custody of a de-
t~ective, who had a warrant charging
him with desertion, but the worst
part of ii was he was accompanied
by his father, Fred Smith, and his
angry fat~her-in-law.
Lucy. a pretty blue-eyed girl,
rather small for her age. with a
mass of golden hair. attired in a
white dress. was a forlorn being
after she was discharged by Judge
Hahn in the First Precinct Court.
She had no money or friends Final
ly, Mr.. Hogan offered to pay her ex-
penses back home if she would agree
to leave his son-in-law alone. To this
she readily agreed, and MIR. Hogan
and Mr.. Smith, sr, accompanied her
to the furnished room occupied by
the couple at 10 Burnet street to pack
their belongings.
In the meantime, the detective from
Pennsylvania had some personal bus
mess to attend to, and requested hat
Smith, jr., be placed in a cell until
time for the train to leave, so he was
again put behind the bars.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30

Belleville: secretary and treasurer,
James NJ. Reilly; Warren Ssmers,
Atlantic City; James X. Waddingion
Salem; Walter Wood, Burlington; w.
Scott Hand, Ocean City: ". NJ. JSco-
bus. Rutherford; Richard Morrill,,
Passaic: Eugene F. Kinkead Jersey
City. Charles A. McCormie'.. New
Brunscwick; Richard e. Jentinsoil,
Newark; William E. futile. West
field; Charles W. Ennis, Mncris.pwn.
members of advisory board.
The following directors were elected
for the ensuing year: Jacob Haussl-
ing, Newark: George F. Reeve, New
ark; Herbert c. Manyil, Elizabeth;
Ernest j. Heppenheimer, Jersey City;
Edward G. Edwards. Jersey City; ].
Spencer Smith, Tenafy; Thomas P.
Birch, Burlington: John w. Bennett,
Long Branch: Thomas F. McCran,
Paterson; Edward S. Carr, Ridge
field Park; James McMaster; Eliza
beth; James N. Stout. New York;
Walter E. Schultz, Hoboken.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
URGES CANAL TO
CURB RAILROADS
Mayor DonnelIy, of Trenton
Sees Possibility of ReguIat-
ing Freight Rates.

Urging those present to immediate
action If they are to get the aid OF
Congress in building a canal to con-
meet the Delaware river with Raritan
bay. Mayor Frederick W. Donnelly,
of Trenton, addressed a meeting of
the Rivers and Harbors Congress OF
New Jersey in the rooms of the Board
of Trade yesterday. The speaker
pointed M the need of such a canal
and also the benefit it would be to
MINER in general. He set forth
what has already been done in the
way OF preliminaries, and outlined
the in which, in his opinion,
the campaign should be conducted.
Pointing out the benefits that will
be derived by the proposed Burling-
tom Perth Amboy canal. Mayor Dom
nelly declared that it VAS absolutely
necessary TO make the national
waterway scheme successful. He re-
ferred to this as the connecting link
One of the strongest arguments ad-
vaneed by the speaker was the saving
that Would be made in freight
charges. He declared. further. that
the railroads had obtained a mo-
hopoly upon canaIS.
Urges Members to Get Busy.
In conclusion he outlined the bene-
fits that would be derived by attend
ing the annual convention of the At
lantic Deeper Waterways Association
at New London September 4, 5 and 8.
The question of the proposed canal
IN this State will be one of the chief
subjects taken up, and for this reason
Mayor Donnelly urged a large repre-
sentation. BY being up and doing, he
declared, the local association would
prepare the way for favorable action
by Congress when the question of an
appropriation comes up.
II present plans are carried out, a
delegation of nee rly a hundred from
this city will at. end the convention,
together with delegations from nearly
every other city in the State.
Curtis r. Burr EFT, president of the
Board of Trade, presided at the meet
ing and spoke briefly. as did Secre-
tary James NJ. Reilly and George F.
Reeve. Mayo Jacob Haussling was
an interested l'staner during the pro-
ceedings.
The following officers wee elected
for the year 1912-1913: President,
Frederick w. Donnelly, Tfen.on.
vice president. John II. Eastwood.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
TANG[E
STRENGTHENED OUT
Claims Adjusted and Receiver
Discharged Company Will
Continue Its Business.

All claims against the Otto Kampfe
Manufacturing Company. manufac-
turers of household ~specialties, in the
Currier building. having been adjusted
by payment and the creditors having
released the firm from all liability,
Vice-Chancellor Stevens today dis
charged the receiver, Horace c. Grice,
and restored the property to the COM
pany.
The Otto Kampfe Company was
declared insolvent some time ago,
with Liabilities amounting to $4,000
and with assets totaling about $40,ooO.
Kalisch & Kalisch appeared for the
petitioning creditors and Assembly
man Ma Shlivek, of New York, rep
resented Mr.. Kampfe.
Mr.. Price. as receiver, paid claims
for rent and sundry other preferred
claims and was directed by the vice
chancellor to give a deed of convey
ance to the Kampfe company.
The company will continue business
in its present location in the Currier
Building. on Market street. Mr.. Price
was allowed $1,000 for his services.