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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
A Silver Tea.

Thursday afternoon from 4 to C
o'clock. silver tea under the auspic-
es OF the Ladies' Aid society of the
First Baptist church, was given at the
residence of Mrs. T. E. White on
South Harvin street. Four rooms.
tastefully decorated, were thrown
open 20 the ladies; invitations having
been extended to the ladies Of the
three Baptist chur ches OF the city, a
large number were present. Delight
tul refreshments we're served. Tho
TACT that Mrs. White was hostess
amply states that the occasion was
most happy one. Several of the la
dies offered toasts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

The Chamber OF Commerce office
force was kept busy all day last SAT-
surdsy distrlbutiss free tobacco seed
- farmers OF sumter. Lee and clar-
vn0cn counties until the seed supply
ran out about 4 o'clock. The tobacco
book showed Ave thousand. four hun
dred and eishty-two acres (5.4s2) up
to o'clock. Mr.. T. r. Pepper. the
lessee Of the Sumter tobacco ware
house was telegraphed to for more
seed which tho secretary hopes will
- forthcoming as the demand for
I'D still continues. or course there
r(<e hundreds OF tobacco farmers who
e their own seed every year. This
fans that the total tobacco acreage
o{butary to the Sumter tobacco ware
- use will be much greater than the
/ Feage indicated by the free seed
Gbtributed.
"a Double the amount of seed asked
was given In each instance by or
'10ors OF the warehouse lessees who
are furnishing the seed. Therefore
nearly enough seed for 1000 acres
have been so far given away by
Messrs. Pepper and Marion.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

Sumter county has been exempted
from the provisions of the tobacco
warehouse bill designed to put the to-
bacco business i'm South Carolina on
an equal footing With North Carolina
and other tobacco growing States. in
all OF which tobacco is required to
be graded and tied when placed on q
warehouse floor for sale. A system
that has proven satisfactory in all 9TH
er states should work we'll in South
Carolina. North Carolina formerly
sold toblccO in bulk ungraded, but
abandoned the practice about ei;h.
years ago. Prior to this time prices
were the same i'm North Carolina and
South Carolina but since North Caro-
has been grading tobacco the average
price on the North Carolina markets
mas been more than five cents q
pound more than in South Carol ma
One year the average price i'm NCrtii
Carolina was nearly nine cents Il
pound higher than in South Carolina.
There must be something i'm grading.
and 1t is not reasonable to suppose
that IL costs five cents pounG Ia
grade leaf tobacco.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
INJURED MAN OUT OF DANGili
Oniccr j. A. w. SmOak OH Road
Recovery, Ills Brother Reports.

Mr.. s. r. Smoak returned Thurs da y
afternoon from Augusta. Ca, where
he has been since Sunday night ~
tending his brother. who was very SO,
riously wounded there on last Satur-
day night, when he was shot by 81 NO
gro whom he had gone to arrest. o.
ficer j. A. w. Smoak was shot twica
balls going through each shouldcr
He was taken to the city hospital ina
mediately after the shooting and b. .
been given excellent treatment sine
yesterday he was reported by the
doctors. who We're attending him, -
being oGt Of danger and his brother
returned to Sumter. The friends OF
Mr. s. Il. Smoak will be glad to know
tnat his brother Is on the road to ra.
covery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
MUST WORK AT ONCE.

MIR. B. s. Mccks. travelling freight
agent Of the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
road company. teiepuuned Secretary
Reardon this morning rron Florence
that those farmers who contemplate
planting Irish potatoes for marketing
should have same planted not later
than February 10th or sooner, if pos
sible in order to get ahead Of markets
in other States.
1t is suggested that farmers plow
their ground this week and come to
the Saturday meeting January 30th
fully prepared to secure their seed so
that the seed concerns can rush the
seed to the farmers right away.
A letter received from President J..
Frank Williams, of the Sumter County
Farmers Union this morning by the
Sumter secretary says that Mr.. Will
liams heartily approves of the pro-
posed truck association and the plant
ing of Irish potatoes and peanuts par
tlcularly.
Gov Richard I. Manning is also an
ardent exponent of the planting Of
peanuts. particularly, but favors Irish
potato planting too.
Next Saturdays meeting at the Sum-
ter court house should be attended by
as many farmers and Sumter busi-
ness men as possible in order that all
may work rapidly together to bring
about the largest possible acreage of
food products for home consumption
and for marketing for ready money
this spring and summer.
The Sumter Chamber Of Commerce
and Retail Dealers Association are
doing all that these two organizations
can to organize the city and country
districts and request the cooperation
Of business men and farmers in hav-
ing big meeting next Sunday.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

Grace


The exercises at GRANGE Church
were q little out OF the ordinary Sun
day evening. The young people had
the right Of way and went through
their exercises very creditably indeed.
Supt. II. c. Haynsworth and Hon. X.
ID. Epps made interesting addresses
In the interest of the young people.
The pastor spoke Of tho purpose Of
Ii. Y. p. U. work. Near the close Of
the exercises the retiring president
presented to the audience the new
officers as follows:
Presidont-Marion B. Tolar.
Vice President-Miss Ainsly Fielder.
secretary-Niiss Virginia Thomas.
Treasurer-Percy Rhame.
Chorister-Miss Iva B. Hughson.
Cor. Secretary-Miss Marion Gaf-
field.
Group Captains - Miss Lillian
Tisdale. Chas. Boon. B. c. Campbell.
Miss Iva u. Hughson.
The attendance was unusually good
for so inciement an evening. the
main auditorium being practically
fiied.
The union now numbers IS men,-
bers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
Notes of City schools.

Below is given the total enrolment
In the white schools of the city up to
date for the session 1914-1915. 1t will
be noticed that in the enrolment of
s45 there are A6s boys and ATT girls;
that In the primary and grammar
schools there are $40 boys and 362
girls: that In the high schol there are
1873 boys and 115 girls. This Is the
largest enrolment in the history Of
the schools. 1t will be a matter Of
interest to know that In the first
monthly report. which the present
made. there was a to-
tai white enrolment OF 2s2 pupils.
There are now more than twice as
many pupils as that In one building.
Primary and Grammar schools
Boys $40; girls 362; total 7o2.
High School:
First Year. boys 35; girls 80; total
66.
Second year. boys %: girls s5: total
So.
Third year. boys 18: girls 21: total
80.
Fourth year. boys SO; girls 10; total
SO.
Fifth year. boys IA: girls 10; total
"a.
Total. boys 1873; girls 115; total
243.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
w. @. Il. u. Meeting.

The monthly meeting Of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
was held in the Y. M. C. A. parlor on
Thursday afternoon with q most graft
fying attendance Of twenty-four la
dies. There was an interesting pro-
gram of songs. scripture reading and
prayers. also an entertaining and in
structive lecture by DR.. Peery on the
subject OF medical temperance, which
we wish every young mother and all
women could have heard. She told
of the dangerous effects OF alcohol
and other harmful drugs in patent
medicines. laying especial stress on
the harm done to infants and children
by the use OF such medicines. thus
sowing seeds in their bodies which
Will be productive Of evil in afttr
years. a report OF the State conven-
ton which was held In Florence was
given by Mrs. T.. w. Vogel. and
eight or ten new members enrolled.
We are planning to- celebrate Miss
Frances Wizards birthday on the
18th oe next month with fitting ex-
crcises. Come out good women and
help I'm this great work toward State
wide and national, constitutional pro-
hibition. which is bound to come.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
A WORD OF EXPLANATION.
secretary IteariOn Points out That
Chamber Of Commerce Has no Con.
cctiOn with Farmers Tobacco
Warehouse Company.

A number Of the subscribers to the
capital stock of the Farmers Tobacco
warehouse con pany have been labor
Ing under a rnisapDrehension about
the connection between the Farmers
Tobacco Waretou company and the
Sumter Chamber OF Commerce In re-
gard to the collections Of the stock
OF the warehouse company.
Managing Secretary Reardon re-
quests the explanation made that the
Sumter Chamber of Commerce has
nothing to do with the Farmers To-
bacco Warehouse company and that
the warehouse company is a separate
and privately chartered corporation
doing business entirely independent of
the Sumter Chamber OF Commerce.
1t Is true that the Sumter Cham
Der of Commerce organized the ware
house company and that the president
and secretary OF the Chamber of Com
merce. and one Of the directors of
the commercial organization for a
time acted as a steering committee to
collect the first twenty per cent. of
the capital stock and to attend to the
organization Of the tobacco ware
house company until the stockholders
met and elected it's officers and board
Of directors.
In order to save money for the
warehouse company and help 1t along
the directors of the tobacco ware
house company requested that the
secretary Of the Chamber OF Com
merce act as ex-officio secretary of
the warehouse company, which has
been done. 4 80.
Recently the directors OF the to-
bacco warehouse company I'm order to
close up the stock accounts as requir-
ed by law placed unpaid stock ac-
counts in the hands Of the warehouse
company's attorneys for collection.
Some Of the, tobacco warehouse de-
linquents are rather sore with the
Sumter Chamber Of Commerce about
this.
The Sumter Chamber Of Commerce
Is no more responsible for the collec-
tions Of the accounts Of the tobacco
warehouse company than 1t is for the
accounts OF the shoe factory. the two
hotels. the Sumter Horse Show Asso-
citation or any other enterprise that
the Chamber of Commerce was instru-
mental ia having organized.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
Aunt James Neice's Club.

Miss Marion Bynum entertained her
club on Friday afternoon at her home
on Hampton avenue. After a warm
welcome the hostess led the way to
tables fixed for a game. "Bunco'
was the game Of the afternoon and
shouts arose as the players either
threw ten or cancelled. Miss Tova
Bagnell was the winner of a lovely
hand embroidered handkerchief. A
delightful sweet course was then
served, after which the guests depart
ed to meet next time with Miss Mary
Knight. where an equally enjoyable
afternoon is promised. Those present
y err Misses Marion Eynum. Tova
Eagnai. Elizabeth Ostcen, Mary
Bland, Mary Knight Vermelle Pitts.
Winifred Alexander and Constance
RIitman. Correspondent.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
Death of Mrs. i. Miller Boykin.

Mrs. j. Miller BOykin died January
13, 1915 and left an infant just six
days old. She was Miss Minnie Har-
cock, daughter of Mr.. T. D. Hancock
and was just 20 years old. She was
married one year and two days, and
her death is very sad one. She was
lady of lovable character and huns
Die christian. She was buried at
Spring Hill. Funeral was conducted
Dy Rev. I. l.. Cole.-Leader and Vim
dicator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
Death at PinewOOd.

Pinewood, Jan. 23.-Mrs. Clyde A.
Plowden died today at 1880 o'clock
at the home Of her father. Mr.. Ben p
broadway. The deceased was i'll only
q few days. The funeral services will
be held tomorrow morning at the
home. after which the body will be
interred at the family burying
ground near PaXville.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
Death Of Lee County Citizen.

Mr.. j. Barney Howell, one Of the
Oldest citizens of Lee county. died last
Saturday at the home Of Mr.. j. w.
Hicks near Una. He was active ard
vigorous for one Of his age up to a
few weeks before he died. He was
eighty years old and had lived life
OF spOtless integrity. He was buried
at Mt. Elon church last Sunday, Of
which he was consistent member
Leader and Vindicator.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
Real Estate Transfers.

c. Dean Witherspoon to Carl A..
Witherspoon, is "a acres on Plowden
Mill Road. $400 and assumption of
mortgage Of $1,000.
Mrs. M. c. to A. ]. Jackson, lot on
Main street, $225.00.
Marion Noise to II. A. Raffield, j.
III. Myers and w. r. DuBose, trustees,
one-half acre in county, 81 and other
considerations.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
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nRsa - - Poseo0cs % sumtsr, Q.
q, . escond Ciass lGossss.
rmssoNAn NEWS.

Miss Isoline Moses. Of Richmond.
~. Ia the guest Of Mrs. ]. II. Levy
- Church street.
6Mrs. J. ". Nathans. OF Charleston,
"a Miss Ida Smith, of summerville,
. visiting relatives In the city.
\ Mr.. l.. 9. vinson. Of Pisgah. was a
bitor to the city on Friday.
Mr.. T. ID. DuBoss spent Friday in
D city.
Miss Ruth Wilson. Of st. Charles,
spending some time In the city.
y solicitor p. ssoll of Kingstfec
= ant rrids,- night In the city.
Alr~T J. Baker. Of Mayesville.
snt Friday In the city.
Miss Mary Lennon. county toma-
club organizer. returned to the
" Friday and Is back at work again
tier a holiday at her parents home
II Lynchburs. She has btyen at We *
1t South Lynchburs ana shilo. .or
several days and today was at her
dssk In the court house.
Mrs. Il. T. McCoilum left Sunday
FOR Ridseway with her father. Mr.. =.
4. Ccmpton. who has been visiting her
during the past week. Mr.. Compton
b In very feeble health and Mrs. Nc
coiium has gone to attend him.
Chief OF Police ]. r. Sumter re-
turned to the city Saturday night af-
Ter spending the week In Columbia In
attendance upon the federal court as
witness In the case against B,aln
snalls.
Gov. r. I. Manning and his private
secretary. II. A. Moses. arrived In the
'ity Saturday evening to spend Sun
lay at home They returned to Co.
umbia Monday afternoon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
New York Cotton Market.
Chief of Police Epps, of Kingstree,

Chief of Police Epps, of Kingstree,
was in the city Thursday, having
come here for a negro, William Davis,
who was wanted in that city on the
charge of housebreaking and larceny.
and on Wednesday night a telegram
was received here that he was in
Sumter. A couple Of hours later he
was in the guard house and the chief
at Kingrstree had been notified.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

Supervisor Pitts has had consider
few weeks, the rain coming i'm
mcdiatc!y after some work was COM
pleted and undOing all that had been
done. lie has been working hard the
past few days to put the county roads
into good condition for travel.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

The indications are that the curb
market has came to stay. 1t is grow
ing steadily in magnitude. popularity
and in variety of products offered for
sale. The curb market is helping the
people of Sumter to live better for
otherwise. The housekeepers do
not patronize the curb market are
standing in their own light.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
Peas are selling at a lower pri

Peas are selling at a lower price
than for several years, despite the
fact that there is sure to be a great
er demand for seed peas this spring
than ever before. The largely in
creased acreage planted in grain calls
for more peas for sowing on the stub
bic than in any previous year. Peas
will be scarce and high about June
1St
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

The Chamber of Commerce has list
of tobacco i'm the territory tributary To
the sumter market. The list con-
SistS Of farmers who have obtained %
hacco seed. and who stated the ac-
rcagc they intended to plant i'm tobac-
60 this year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

The Rev. Candy J. Davis, the ne
gro preacher who lost his life at the
Lynches River crossing on Friday.
lived on Manning avenue and was
we'll known and respected by white
and black in this city. He left here
yesterday morning to serve his regu-
lar charges on Sunday and was
drowned while on the way to his
churches. The accident occurred, it
was learned here this morning, when
the horse, Davis and a small colored
boy were driving in the buggy, be-
came frightened at an auto, which was
crossing the bridge at the same time
as the buggy, and plunged against
the rail, turning the buggy over into
the stream beneath. The boy nanag-
ed to extricate himself and swan out.
but Davis was caught underneath the
buggy and could not get out. The
undertaken from Sumter was summon
ed Friday afternoon and brought the
body into town last night. The fu-
neral will be held at the NJ. E. church
on Tuesday
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

DIR. l.. Fl. Jennings and w. L.
ParrOtt are candidates for the Of
flee of mayor of Bishopville. Dr. Jen-
nings is Sumter county boy and is a
brother of Mayor l.. d. Jennings of
this city.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
DROWNED IN STREAM.
Candy j. Davis, Negro Preacher.
Loses His Life i'm LynchCs River.

from The Daily Item, Jan. %.
Timmonsville, Jan. 22.-News has
reached here that Davis, the negro
preacher of the Timmonsville circuit,
was drowned this afternoon at Car.
ter's Crossing, Lynches river. The riv-
er is high and water across the
road.
Davis rode into q barbed wire and
he a. the horse were entangled. A
little boy who was with him swan
out. The horse did not drown and was
cut out of the wire by some people
who gathered.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

Ishmici McFadden to John J. Brit
ton. 25 acres In Concord township.
s5 aud other consideration.
w. y. Andrews To- r. -. Cauthen. 3
acres In town Of Oswcgo. $4,000.
LILLIAN Stubbs 70 y. W. Stubbs. iO3
acres In Privateur township. $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

Hamp Mcmillan. colored. was ar
rested and lodged In jail yesterday by
Rural Policeman Sam Newman on
the charge of burning haystack on
the place Of J. r. white In the Con-
cord section. Mcmillan told the ru-
raj policeman after his arrest that he
was cold and that was why he set the
stack on IRE. ne wanted to warm.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

The time Tor paying state AMI
county taxes without penalty, wh-ci
vas extended until February 1st. Las
but "a few more days to run. Those
who have no. yet made scttlcmcnt
with Treasurer Wallac. should bear
this In mind.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
COURT CONVENES FEB. STH.
judge /. w. Bowman OF Oranecbura
10 Preside at Spring Term.

The Court of General Session 70,
Sumter county will convene in this
city on February Sth for the trial Of
cases on the docket. There are sew
eral murder cases which will prove of
interest. Judge l. w. Bowman Of Or
augeburg will preside, this being his
first appearance here in his judicial
Cap1city since he was elevated to the
bench. The new members of the
Grand Jury for the year were drawn
$aturday and are as follows:
IIpii ioyerS-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27

tLcenses to- marry have been issued
To James Bradley and Katie Weston
sumtev: and to Marion White. Maycs-
!. Vile, ,Spa uEpssy, VILLAINS. Oswego.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-01-27
Marriage License Record.

A license to marry has been issr ed
to Miles Dawson and Frances Dick
son, Dalzell.
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SUMTER COTTON MARKET.

Corrected daily by Ernest Field.
Cotton Buyer.
Good Middling 8 Is.
Strict Middling 8.
Middling Z rs.
Strict Low Middling 3-S.
Low Middling 7-8
Staple Cotton. Nominal.
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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-07-01
PEACE NOW A POSSIBILITY.
Some Hope that it May Soon Come in
Mexico.

Washington, July 1.-The activities OF
prominent Mexieans now in the United
states and others in connection with the
Mexican political situation, attracted
much attention in Official and diplomat
ie circles yesterday. There was renewed
discussion OF the possibility Of peace IN
the southern republic.
The activities included efforts Of Gen.
Felipe Angeles. Villas righthana. man, 10
learn the sentiment OF Washington OIL
cials toward the Mexican situation. a
reported peace movement calling for =
conference between Generals Villa and
Ohregon on the border and the pfospec-
tive conference between Carranza and
Charles A. Douglass his Washington
counsel.
Mr.. Douglas has gone 10 Vera Cruz.
presumably TO impress upon CsrTanza
the viewpoint Of the American govern
Tnent a. enunciated IN = resent state
ment bY President Wilson that the heads
of the warning factions in Mexico must
settle their Differences.
Unofficial reports were current that
Jose Isabel Robes. minister Of war In
the cabinet Of Eulalio Guiterrez had
announced that villa and Otaegon had
agreed 70 discuss terms Of peace, per
haps within two weeks
Roblss uas said 10 have binted that
the proposed conference vas the result
~ fears 81 the leaders If the two far
tions that the revolution popularity be-
Hesed about ~ BE- begun hy Geuetal Hu-
erta would - oompiicate the situst isn
IN MeTieo that American intervention
might follow
General Angeles il quoted 30 aeclar-
inr that ~ uss opposed e. Huerta End
All that Ne represented n Meaieau pr.ii-
tiss and that ~ was in thorough err
cord with President Wilson iu demand
ing that tire Mexican fartions couur0-
mice their differences.