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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-05
CLARK GETS RHODE ISLAND.
Speaker is Ahead i'm Primaries i
Smallest State.

Providence, r. l., May 3O.-The
Democratic voters of Rhode Island at
the presidential preference primary
today, favored Champ Clark by a
large majority over Woodrow Wilson
and Judson Harmon, the other two
names on the ballot. With the town
of Exeter and four wards in the city
Of Providence missing the returns
give Clark 5,O16, Wilson, LAP. Har-
mon 4j3.
Although the contest was very
close, the returns indicated that Geo.
w. Green had been reelected nation
al committeeman. defeating Con-
gresham George +. 'Shaughnessy.
Speaker Clark's supporters made
the only active campaign in the State,
the work done in the interest Of Gov.
Wilson being confined to placing ad-
vertisements in the papers yesterday.
The vote was light.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-05
C0L0REO SCH0OL CLOSED.
THIRTY -SENE\-L\ CLASS
IN HISTORY OF SCHOOL. PRE-
SCENTED DIPLOMAS.
Contest for Defamation Held on
"Wednesday Night and Closing ENcr-
cisc> and Presentation OF Diplomas
took Place Friday \iSht-I.arec
Audience Prcscnt-SchOOi Iios Had
Prosperous Year.

The closing exercises of the Lincoln
Graded school We're held at the school
auditorium Friday night in the prees-
ence of large and Interested aud
ieEce who saw thirty-seven gr ,uates
presented diplomas for having COM
pleted the course Of study offered by
the school This IS the largest class
which has ever graduated from the
school and shows we'll the fact that
the school is doing good work among
the colored people Of Sumter.
The exercises marked the close Of
a prosperous year in which the work
had been covered a broader field than
heretofore and more work had been
done by the school. The class hon
ors went to Elizabeth Watts who won
the prize offered by knight Bros for
the first honor graduate of the
school. Charles Douglas was the
winner Of the prize offered by the
faculty to the student Of the grad
uating class making the highest av-
erage in mathematics for the year.
These prizes were presented at the
exercises which were held wednesday
night
The event Of interest on this occas-
ion was the defamation contest for
prizes offered by the school. Eunice
Roberts was the winner of the first
prize in defamation and the second
prez went to Willie T. Andrews, Jr..
both of the junior class.
Friday night the program was given
over to the closing exercises. These
were carried through most success
fully and without a single halt. There
were more than twenty white persons
in the audience which attended.
Diplomas were presented by Prof.
Edmunds to the graduates. He then
made a very interesting talk on edu-
cation. The graduates were:
Anna c. Boyd.
Francis Roland Baker,
Anna Vermel Capers,
Valentine Pitts Conyers,
Amelia Louise Davis,
Nettie G. Davis.
Ruth Lucille DeLorme,
Hattie Louise Dingle,
James Daniel Diggs,
Chas. Sumner Douglas,
Matte Mae Fitzgerald,
Elizabeth Grantham,
Emma Gertrude Hanna,
Sadie Elrena Hilton,
Julia Elvinia johnson,
Amos p. Jenkins,
Elouise Barton Levan,
Eulale Lowell Moye,
Aristotle Paris Middleton.
Isabelle Hanna McKoy,
Carrie Vermel McLain,
Lannie Nelson,
Nettie Edna Parson,
lola Elizabeth Peterson,
Mamie Victoria Pinkney,
Mark Anthony Richardson,
Naomi Frances Singleton.
Edith Mae Louise Stewart,
Pinkney Benz Franklin Thompson,
Elizabeth Lillian Watts,
Mamie Bertha White,
Eliza Ellen White.
Sadie Belle Whitfield.
Edith Melissa Wilson,
Evalyn Clemme Wilson.
Marion Thos. Withers.
Glass Honor - Elizabeth Lillian
Watts.
Class motto-''Vivimus Vicinos
Nostros Iuvare."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-05

These scores We're made out OF a
possible $50. 9S being necessary to
qualify as a marksman. To qualify
for the sharpshooters range 120 was
necessary, Capt. Warren being the
only man in the company and only
one OF two in the regiment to begin
on the sharpshooters range. and the
only man To qualify. On this test he
made A. on the 500 yard range. 7s
on the skirmish and SO on rapid fire.
To continue as an expert marksman
235 points were necessary and as he
had made more than this number. ne
went on to the experts range and
qualified as an expert making 81
out of a possible $50. $40 being nee
essary to qualify as an expert. On
this last range the scores were: t3
at 500 yards and ~ at 900 yards.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-05

McsSrs. w. II. Carson and w. H..
Anderson Of Summerton spent Friday
In Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-05

Miss Nancy Mckay has returned
nome from the College for Women at
Columbia.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-05

The following was the program
which was rendered:
March-ClaSs 1912.
Opening Chorus-Lincoln Choir.
scripture Observation-Disclosures Mid
dleton.
Invocation--Rev. j. A, Pinson. ID.
-.
Chorus.
Salutatory "Obedience"-Chas s.
Douglas.
Recitation, The Quadroon Girl
Ruth DcLormc.
solo, one Swectly Solemn Thoueht
Matte Mae Fitzgerald.
Grafton, stick to the South"-Jas.
-. Diggs.
Recitation, Sclectcd-Sadie Hilton.
Piano Duet, Selected-Evalyn Will
son and isabelle McKoy.
Hccit' tion, The organ Buildcr'-
Amelia Davis
class History Roland Baker.
solo, Nelcctcd--E,luuise Icvan.
t"cit& ton Edith Wilson.
Chorus.
pration, There is Dignity in La
h"r-M Mark y. richardson
solo, S"lcctcd-Edith Stewart
class Critic-Anna Boyd
SOTO Sel"cted-JamcS Hro2don.
Class 1913.
if"phecy, \ Decade II"nco-EVaIyn
Wilson.
Chorus.
NaIedictory, THE Nobility of Ser
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-06-05
TEAM MAKES GOOD RECORD.
Members Of Team Returned to City
Thursday Night After Pleasant
Trip.

The members Of the rife team
which went from this place to Char
lesion to the annual State Rifle Prac-
tice returned home Thursday night
after having spent a pleasant and
profitable ten days at the range. The
Sumter team made a good record for
themselves. coming out second Of the
compnies in the State and having one
member to get in with the experts
and three others as qualified marks
men.
Capt. Warren in speaking Of the
work of the men this morning stated
that he was we'll pleased with the
record made and the interest shown
by the men in their work. He re-
ceived a certificate from the range
officer, Major T. T. Hyde, as an en-
pert marksman. and a gold medal as
the best shot at the 800 yard target.
This latter was donated by the State
and was accompanied by a check for
$40. He will later receive his bars Of
an expert marksman.
The scores made by the men were:
Name 500 200 800 Per
yds. yds. yds. Cent.
Capt. Warren As 80 A 125
Pvt. Folsom, 40 80 81 116
Sgt. Bradford. Al 80 81 III
Corp. owen. 1 40 81 112
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
Fall Conferences at Northheld

The fall training conferences of the leaders and secretaries of the volun- teer, student and foreign departments of the Y. NJ. C. A, which have been in session at the Northteld Hotel since Sept. lst, finished their sessions Sept. 18th.
 During this time over one hundred of these secretaries and specialists have been in conference with Dr. John R. Mott, their leader, laying plans for the coming winters campaign. Among the most noted of these leaders were Count Moltke, the John R. Mott of Denmark, Dr. Julius Ritcher, the great specialist on missions from Ger many, Rev. Arthur Rugh, and +. NJ :. Brockman of China, George Gleason Of Korea, Rev. J. Ross Stevenson of Bal timore, pr. Harley Smith of Toronto, John E. Hurrey of South America and r. P. Turner of New York, the general secretary of the student volunteer work
 A new feature this year of the gath ering has been the language class taught by Thomas Cummings, a mis- sionary from India. He has been teaching the first principles of Oriental language study to several recruits who are soon to go 10 the foreign field. The guests of the Northfieid and other visitors and friends from the town have greatly enjoyed the addresses giv- en by these men each morning in the parlors of the Hotel.
 Dr. Mott with several associates sails on October 9th for a world cam paign among the student centers of the world. They will visit the large col leges and schools of learning in the Orient and attend several conferences in connection with the work of the ,continuation committee of the Edin- burgh conference, and will not return to this country until another spring! G
 Dr. w. Erdman. of Germantown, Pa., continues with a course of Bible Studies this week at the Hotel, and is to preachinIthe Cong regational church of Northtield next Sunday morning The Northfield schools with their 1200 students have now gotten well under way for the years work. The North field, Franklin Inn and some of the boarding houses remain open to enter tain the increasing number of Autumn and Winter visitors to Northfield. Northlield herself is once more set ting down to the regular routine for the fall and winter, routine which Is not monotonous but full of interest.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
oUINE E AUG

Everett H. Bates, who was recently injured, is again at work on the Grand Trunk railroad.
 MT. and Mrs. Arthur Holland of Pascoag, R. l., were guests of MT. and Mrs. Charles Aldrich over Sunday.
 Myrtis D. Haven of Webster is spending few weeks with her sister, Mrs. Frank Dodge.
 Mrs. Maria Negus and son Sidney of Worcester, Mr. and Mrs. Leon Rich ardson of Broekton and Mir. and Mrs. H. l.. Richardson and two sons of Whitinsville have been guests of Nell son Richardson and Mrs. Nesta Rich ardson the past week.
 George Hall of Brockton is visiting at John Nint0n 5.
 Ernest Brown held an auction sale at his farm, Monday. All farming utensils, hay, grain and animals were sOlE.
 The general stOre of NJ. T Dartt was broken into Friday night. The thieves obtained only small sum of m0aey and the keys.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
City Court...EuIIer Judge

Augustus Racine of Woodstock was picked up on Elm street Friday night by Officer Cordier Saturday morn- ing he plead guilty to being fouEd drunk and was sentenced to 80 days in jail.
 Monday morning Daniel Ryan of Soathbridge was sentenced 10 pay a fine of S4 for intoxicstion and, the case continued four weeks.
 Tuesday morning Joseph Levesque paid s2 for assault. A warrant was is sued for him July l5 and he left the city. Tuesday morning he gave him. self up. The man assaulted appeared but did not wish to press the charge.
 A woman was before the court We'd anesdsy morning charged with being drunk and breach of the peace, She was minor and plead not guilty. Probation Officer Bowen was appoint ed guardian ad litem and conducted the case for the defendant. She was found not guilty on the first count and guilty on the second count. A sen tence of 60 days in jail and costs of SS-69 was imposed. Execution of sen tenee was suspended for 60 days and she was remanded to the custody of the probation officer.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27

A Distinctive Number.

Always of uuvarying interest, the Saturday, Oct. 5, edition ot the Boston Evening Transcript will be read by thousands of persons with gradica: tion and benefit because of the many specially written articles on variety of interesting subjects which will be printed in il.
 Anyone who has city, suburban, country or seashore real estate, house or farm anywhere in New England to dispose of will find it advantageous to advertise in this issue of the Boston Transcript, AS it will have an exceed ingly wide distributionland bring ex- cellent results.
 Many people who are not regular readers always look in the Transcript when they need house, apartment, board or room, for they know that the largest lists of the better offerings are printed there, as well as "want' ad- vertiseements of specially capable busi- ness assistants and good servants.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
EAST woCDsTock

Earl EBemis of terbury IS visiting his mother. Mrs. Anna Bemis.
 A daughter was born to MT. and Mrs Benj min ,Farrows, Sept 22.
 Mrs. II. ,C. Leavitt, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. G. L. UPham, received a letter from hef Last week saving & foot of snow had fallen al Caspar, Wyoming, the week before, but was thawing rapidly and oelieVed vegetation would not sufieT- This Is unusually early far so deep snowfall
 C. II. Kil1am, .E. B. Killam wife and daughter have been visiting relatives in Thompsoaville the past week
 Mrs. Solomon Johnson is boarding at Mrs. J. C. Ames.
 Dr. Albert Paine and wife and Mrs. Mary Bixby leave Oct. for Pasedena. Cal, stopping ia Chicago for ten days sn route. They have been spending tbe summer with J. NJ. Paine and wife at the Old Homestead.
 Flossie Alton spent Saturday in Worcester.
 | F.. Child and sons, George and Morris of Putnam spent the weekend with relatives.
 Wendell Witter and wife attended the Vermont State fair at BFattlesoro on Tuesday making the trip by auto'
 FIT. Witter, wife and son Elton are making preparations 10 spend me win' fer in Florida, for the beneht oi MI Witters health.
 Cbas. Lindeman and wife ot Hart
 e.F ~l4f a ford were recent guests oi loeai tela' tiVes.
 Mrs. C. k. Pike returned Wednesday s--.,, o len days visit with relatives in Ionson. Mass. Her aunt, Mrs. Maria Hall who has been her guest for sev' erai months, panied her. Ms. Hal al will spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs. White in Fitchburg.
 Rev T. A. Turner exchanged Pulpits with ,Rev. E. R. Kendall Of Wood stock Hill Sunday.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
THOMPSON

Rev. J. N. Garst returned to the -Ns vton Theological seminary last N ednesday.
 A good many of the Thomson neo. Die attended the Woodstock fair last Tuesday.
 Mrs. Elmer Bates of Webster, Violet GeiSS4er and Charles Knight and wife were in Worcester Monday.
 Mrs. Babbitt, who has been at the town tarm, has been taken to the Nor. Wlch Insane asylHm.
 Sarelia Rhodes is now sexton of the Bapustschurch.
 Mrs. Bessie Yandle and children are visiting in town.
 Last Sunday morning Rev. lJ N Garst preached from Psalms I7:l5. '' Ask for me, l will behold thy face in righteousness: l shall be satisfied when awake, with thy likeness
 Thomas Ryan has been quite i'll.
 The school in MechanicsVille is very fortunate in securing Emery Munyan as teacher. lie has also class of small pupils here at the center.
 Miss Berniee Armstrong is studying in Worcester this next year:
 Mr. and Mrs F. E. Reed are enter taining Mrs. Walter Brown of Los Angeles, Gal
 Mrs. Fannie Marshall has returned to her home in Brooklyn, N. Y. She will come to the old home later, and then take her mother, Mrs. Marvin Elliott, to her home in Brooklyn, for the winter.
 We are very glad to have our pastor, Rev. K. Moore and family, with us again from pleas mt vacation in their cottage al Short Beach New Haven, whereeeach year they have family reunion.
 Our pastor gave Us an excellent ser mon Sunday morning from the book of Job, how from the earliest times, seekers after the Truth had their be- liefs and were sure they were right, that each generation or Epoch, brought out new truths, until now as each in dividual surely has Faith, or has had at some time perhaps lost il and if so, k not at peace because drifting, and hears net God $ voice, but only one of the lessons He brought to us. His les son for the evening service was from Is. 42:4. "He shall not fail nor be dis couraged till He have set judgment in the earth, that justice far transends mercy, that the right is sure to win and that there is always some one, full of courage and hope, 10 keep to the right, and lead onward and upward. We were pleased to have Mrs. Dexter Elliott with Us again with her violin.
 Thomas Ryan is better but not yet able to attend to his business on ae- count of his illness.
 The work on the village sidewalks is not yet completed.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
NORTH WOODSTOCK

Misses Sarah and Etta Bishop at tended on "Wednesday the fuaeral oi Mrs. Elisda Lyon of Providence, 8 cousin by marriage.
 Mrs. l.. H. Healey has been enter. taining Miss Ada Dennis of Foxboro
 Misses Alice and Lurs Whitney oi Toledo have been visiting their ,eCus ins, the Bishop family.
 Wallace Armstrong has entered the University of Neranont.
 Mrs. Lizzie Walker of Worcester is visiting Mrs. Luther Rawson.
 John Buck lin and family of Provi- dence have been visiting relatives in town.
 Mrs. Lendall HoHghton has been out of town the past week.
 Mrs Ozias Milligan has been enter taining Arthur Wright and son of Mollaston.
 Leland Crane is at hoEae after two months $ absence.
 Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Robbins have returned hone after spending six xeeks with out of town friends.
 The annual meeting of the Auxiliary to the Woman's Board of the Day Kimbail hospital will be held at the home of Mrs. l.. II. Healeys Oct. 4, from till ,. All invited to attend.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
WOODS STOCK

Saturday, Sept. 2lst, was the 18th anniversary of the wedding day of Mr- and Mrs. Frank H. Miller, and in re- sponse to the invitation of members of the family, more than one hundred people assembled at their home in the evening to extend their congratula- tions. A musical program was carried out, Rev. R. k. Kendall was listened to with interest and cake ice cream and fruit were served. The gifts were both useful and valuable.
 Mrs. Tregear of New York is is visit ing Mrs. Philip Dean at Palmer place.
 Miss Amy Kendall left on Wednes- day for her work in Florida. Mrs. William Mathewson entertain ed an automobile party from Spring field on Saturday. The school exhibits in the children $ department at the fair were most cre- ditable in language, number work and map drawing.
 Anyone who fails 10 attend Clarence W. Bowen's lecture Saturday evening, loses an opportunity to hear good thing.
 Church social at Mrs. Dr. Shepard $ this Friday evening. Full list of awards at Woodstock will be found on page 2.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
Mad at Paint

25c a gallon for paint is about s2.5O on the average job, and lots of men waited last year for that; but they didn't reckon; they got mad; wouldn' t pay it.
 There are times to get mad and re- fuse to pay; but when ones property needs protecting is no time to get mad and not paint.
 Besides, 1t costs more to get mad and wait than to paint.
 Getting mad doesn't do any good 10 your property: paint does 1t good by keepinr out water; no water no rot; no paint, some water and rot; and little rot is more than enough to make q man liberal toward his painter and paint. Paint costs not A cent. All the paint in the world, so long as 1t keeps out
 DEVOE
 H. l.. Burt sells it.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
Rnns as Nitrate.fields.

If peat is mixed with lime and sown with Ritrifying ferments, it's tilaments become ineased with masses of ni- trates. Wherever there are peat bogs 1t is possible to obtain nitrates equivalent in quality to those of the great nitrate deposits in Chile. The bogs. hitherto regarded as good for fuel only, are thus found to be unde- veloped sources of wealth.-Harper's Weekly.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
Monday, Oct. ', 1912
AT g O'CLOCK A. M.

AT g O'CLOCK A. NJ. in the forenoon to act on the follow ing articles:
 Art. 1. To elect by ballot one as. sessor for three years. three board of | relief, three selectmen, two auditors, six grand jurors, seven constables. 1 two school committees for three year | two registrars of voters, one tax col ! leetor.
 Art. .. To elect any officer re- quired by law
 Art. 3. To hear report of Select men and act thereon. Art. 1. To hear report of Town Treasurer and act thereon. Art, 5. To hear report of School Committee and act thereon.
 Art 6. To see If the town will ap- propriate sS,000 for District schools. Art. :. To see if the town will ap- propriate SI00 for repairs of School Building.
 Art. s. To see if the town will ap- propriate $500 for text books
 Art 9. To see if the town will ap- prepriate S1o0 for School supplies. Art. 10 To see fl the town will an- propriate $6,5oo for High school ex- penses.
 Art. II. To see if the town will appropriate S15 for school library. Art. l2. To see if the town will make an appropriation of S5o0 for music and drawing in our District schools
 Art. B To see what disposal the town will make of the old school house property in District No. &, New Boston.
 Art. 14. To determine manner of repairing highways and make appro- priation for same.
 Art. 15. To see if the town will | vote to appropriate a certain sum of money to improve a certain piece of road as requested by petition. being certain section of road between the fou corners at West Thompson church | to Putnam line. Art. 16 To determine manner to open highways when blocked with snow.
 Art. F. To see if the town will ap- propriate money for the observance of Memorial Day. Art. IS To raise money to pay the current expenses of the town. l Art. l9. To see if the town will authorize the selectmen to borrow such sums of money as may be need ed to pay the current expenses of the town until the next annual meeting. Art. 20 To see if the town will vote to appropriate a sum of money not to exceed Sl50 for the benefit of l Thompson library incorporated l Art 21. To see what amount of i money the town will appropriate for the Day mball hospital of Putnam 1 for the coming year.
 Art 22. To see if the town will vote te buy stone erusher and ap- nronriate money for same.
 Art 23. To see If the town will vote to pay l7 s2c per hour for men and 45c per hour for teams to work on our highways.
 PHILIP WOISARD
 CLAUS. A. HAGSTRoM
 LEON N. WALKER
 Selectmen.
 Dated at Thompson, Sept 25. l9is
 392t
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
NlIlNlIYe
Obituary
JAooB,Ta aToURrELLorrE

s-JAIOfsrt Q. .EAlI RI El4IOlIE
 r..Jacob F. Tourtellotte, resident of Minneapolis for the past 20 years and regarded as one of the richest capi. talists in that city, died at his home. .605 West Fifteenth street, on Wednes- day, Sept. .llth, after a prolonged ill., ness. He was. n years old and for sew eral years had been suffering from chronic stomach trouble.
 MT. Tourtellotte Was born Dec. 26. 1885, in Thompson. His family was one of the French Hugenots, who fled from France after the edict of Nance and went to Connecticut. He was graduated from Columbia college, New York, when young man and entered the naval service as a surgeon at the opening of the Civil war. He was stationed at point off Key West, Florida.
 At the close of the war Mir Tourtel- lotte was sent to foreign waters with headquarters at Valparaiso, South America. While in the navy he con tracted heart disease and was forced to resign in 1870. His physicians advis- ed him to go into a climate with a higher altitude, so he decided to come to Minnesota, locating at Winona.
 MT. Tourtellotte engaged in the real estate and loan business at Winona, which he carried on successfully for 90 years. He then retired from active business and moved to Minneapolis in 1899.
 He invested his money liberally in Minneapolis property and at the time of his death had large real estate hold ings.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
Hats Denoted liberty.

In Rome slaves, when they received their liberty at their masters hands, wore cone-shaped felt hats, which came to be the symbol of liberty. After the death of Nero the citizens of Rome wore pointed hats to show that they were relieved from the op- pression of a tyIant. Later on, when the Netherlands threw off the Span ish yoke, they adopted hat in the coat of arms of that nation.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
Love as Poets inspiration.

Moore lived up to his theory that loves young dream is the sweetest thing in life. He never let one love get old before he supplanted 1t with a new. Carey had his Sally of Sally in Our Alley" fame. Surrey loved Ger aldine from the time she was a child in short dresses. Corneille. the astute lawyer. fell in love and became the brilliant dramatic poet. Thus 1t seems that love, whether successful or other wise. for time inspires its votaries.
Putnam patriot., 1912-09-27
Value of Choice Ideas.

Few things matter more to us than the entry of choice ideas into our out look Let the practical" man con- demn them if he will: those minute and delicate powers give the tinge to our thoughts, the bias to our theories, that determine our whole attitude to- wards life and shape the destiny of nations.-George Bourne.