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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-11

secretary RcardOn Of Chamber of
commerce Makes Reply to Hos
pitable Invitation from General
sumter Memorial Society.

Managing Secretary Reardon begs
TO express I'm behalf Of the Sumter
Chamber of Commerce, a high appre-
cation or the courteous and hospita BILE
invitation from the General Sumter
Agricultural Association, of Stateburg
township, Sumter county, extended to
the citizens of Sumter to attend the
exercises and picnic in connection
with the celebration Of the birthday of
Gen. Thomas Sumter at the old Gen.
sumter Memorial Academy grounds.
next Saturday, August 14th.
The Sumter Chamber of Commerce
and its auxiliary Organization, the Re
tail Dealers Association, feel highly
complimented and also grateful to our
good friends of the rural districts for
this exhibition of good will and friend
ship towards this city. 1t argues we'll
for the future prosperity of Sumter.
county when the hospitable people of
the agricultural sections take occasion
to manifest their desire to get into
closed touch with their fellow citizens
of Sumter The citizens of Sumter arc
very proud of the very friendly rela-
tions existing between Sumter and the
agricultural districts Of Sumter coun-
ty, and other Pee Dee and Eastern
Carolina counties.
The citizens of the GamecOck City.
having the great honor and pleasure
OF being the county seat of the Game
cock county of Sumter are as proud
OF the fame and glory of the Revolu-
tionary Gamecock General Thomas
Sumter, for which this city and coun-
" are named, as are the people of
the rest of Sumter county.
o. The city of Sumter belongs to the
people of the entire county of Sumter.
and is as much a part and parcel of
Sumter county as any other section of
the famous county.
The city of Sumter has been built
up and developed largely by the intel
ligent, progressive, and successful bus
mess men who came from the agricul-
tural sections of Sumter county, and
from the farms of other counties.
The men from the farms are notably
among the leaders in finance, COM
merce. professions, manufacturing,
educational and political advancement
throughout the United States.
"A very large per centage, il indeed
not a majority of Sumter citys men
and women are proud 60 boast that
they arc country bred and trained,
and no small per centage OF Sunter's
native born citizenship are proud OF
their country blood and Sumter coun-
ty blood. too, we are proud to be able
to proclaim.
That is one of the main reasons
why the Sumter Chamber of Com
merce is conscientious!.' able to pro-
claim the slogan that Sumter is Good
place to visit; a better place to live;
the best place for YOU"
1t is to be hoped that every citi-
zen Of Sumter who possibly can will
take advantage of the opportunity on
next Saturday to participate with
their hospitable friends of ST. burg
in commemorating the glorious
achievements Of the hero who did so
much for his country, and whose name
and fame are blaZoned upon the
pages of history which time can never
efface.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-11
Gov. Manning Takes Rest,

Gov. Manning has gone for the
Weekend to Saluda. where Mrs. Man
ming has been for several weeks at
their summer cottage. Several of their
sons are there for the summer. and
the governor anticipates much pleas
ure and benefit from this brief rest
the first real vacation he has taken
since going into ohice.-The State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-11

Tobacco is bringing good prices on
the Sumter market, but some sellers
who have green cured sand lugs have
been bowling and kicking because
they did not receive the top of the
market. Poor tobacco means low
prices and good tobacco high prices.
1t is we'll to remember this.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-11
Automobile Damaged by Fire.
w. d. Woods.
Darlington.

saturday night about 10 o'clock an
gle, a negro hackman, caught fire on
Main street in front of the Wreck
Store. There was a big blaze for a
while, but the fire was speedily extin-
guished and comparatively little dam
age was done to the automobile.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-11

There will probably he small
grain planting campaign this fall. with
iug the state 90 urge the farmers to
plant oats and sufficient wheat for
home use This is well and good but
now is the time for farmers To plan
their small grain crops. The secret OF
success is to prepare the land thor
Oughly and plant early.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-11
THE PROHIBITION RALLY.
Committee Appointed to Arouse Scnti-
mcnt I'm Favor OF Prohibition.

Committee Appointed to Arouse Senti-
ment I'm Favor OF Prohibition.
A well attended prohibition mass
meeting was held at the Trinity
Methodist church on Sunday after
noon to arrange plans for furthering
thC cause of prohibition I'm Sumter
county. A committee consisting OF
Mossrs. ID. r. winn, chairman; u.
Walsh, IL. Ia Scarborough. II. Y. Wild
er, r. u. Epps II. O. Purdy, r.. f..
Hitler. G.. h. Epps was appointed with
power TO add any other persons they
might desire on the committee. They
were authorized to appoint commit
teeman from each precinct in the
county to work for prohibition and
aid I'm arousing sentiment in it's favor
and also to see that everything was I'm
readiness for the election on the 18th
OF September.
DR.. Harms, who was requested to
make an address at the meeting. de-
clined TO do so. as he had two address
IS already on hand and felt unable to
make any more. Messrs. c. NJ. Hurst,
ID. j. Winn. w. p. Smith and others
had few words to say in encourage
ment of the cause. The meeting was
presided over by Mr.. Barlow Walsh.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-11

The attempt to block the prohibi-
ton election by an appeal to the
courts will stir the prohibitionists to
renewed efforts and make them moro
determined than ever to make South
Carolina dry.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-11

raid was made ON the Eagles
club rooms Saturday morning 10y
Chief Sumter ana police officers. but
the raid was fruitlcss for nothing was
discovered on which a charge against
the club officers could be lodged.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-08-11

say or 10 feet, and puts out limbs
they are in the way and have to be re-
moved, leaving the body practically
bare and just in the condition it was
when planted.
w. ID. Woods.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
ALLOWED TO REVIVE SUIT,
Executors of A. c. Spring May Push Case
Against Rutland Officials.

Rutland. March l5-The executors Of
the estate of Andrew c. Spring were al
lowed 80 days by the federal court Sat
urday in which 20 continue a suit be
gun by Mr. Spring against Perciyal W
Clement. w. Seward Webb and other
officials of the Rutland railroad.
In his original declaration Mr.. Spring
alleged that Clement, Webb and other
officials Of the road had defrauded mi.
nority stockholders by stock manipula.
tion. Judge James J.. Martin Of Brat.
tleboro, who heard the evidence, died
without giving a decision, and Mr.
Springs death occurred last December.
Counsel for the defendants moved q
have the case dismissed for want Of a
plaintiff, but the court ruled that the
executors might revise the PLAINTIFF
declaration and file a bond Of 5000. II
this is not done. the court announced
the case will be dismissed and costs viii
be- levied against the estate
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
THREE BILLS FOUND.
One In Rutland County Charges Murder
at Fair Haven,

Rutland, March l5.--The Rutland
county grand jury, which had been at
work since March ., reported yesterday
three true bills found and two not found.
One of the indictments is against Clio.
yanni Marine, who is at the county jail
on the charge OF numbering Angelo Gloio
of Fair Haven by stabbing at their
boarding house early in February. This
Indictment charges murder in the first
degree.
One of the bills found Is not made
public because the accused has not been
arrested. The third is against George
S. HER of Waltham, age Is years, and
it charges HIM with making a criminal
assault at Hubbardton on Miss Gladys
Benham OF New Haven, 20, having init.
Undated her with revolver. The young
woman entered complaint against HER
but she afterwards married him, which
makes an interesting complication in the
case.
The grand jury failed TO find bill
against Robert Moore of Clarendon,
charged with arson, and Walter Sever
ance of Pittsfeld. breach OF the peace.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
SAMUEL B0WLES,
SPRINGFIELD, DEAD
Editor and Publisher Of the Springfield
Republican Was a Noted
Figure.

Springfield, March TO-, Samuel Bowles
editor and publisher OF the Springfield
Republican, died AZ 1885 a. m. yester'
day,
Samuel Bowles was born in Spring
field, Oct. Is, 1851, and got his early
education at home, in public and private
schools. He Travelled abroad for two
years, and then took special course ~
Yale for two years. Leaving college he
entered the office of The Republican as
an assistant in the editorial department
contributing 10 the editorial page that
has made that paper famous through
out the country In 1873 he went into
the counting room as business manager,
and after serving two years IN That posi-
ton became publisher. Since 1878 he
was editor in.chief as well as publish
err.
Mr.. Bowles was prominent figure
among the newspaper men OF the couil-
try. and was honored in April, 1913, by
being elected director OF the Associated
Press for two years, to FIJI the unexpired
term OF Frederick Roy Martin OF Proyl-
dence.
Mr.. Bowles married Miss Elizabeth
Hoar daughter of Ebenezer lockwood
Hoar Of Concord, June II, 1884.
Mr.. Bowles' mother was Mary ;.
Dwight Schermerhorn daughter of the
late Henry Van Rensselaer, Schermer-
horn of Geneva, n. Y, and a descendant
also of James Scutt Dwight, early in
the last century merchant of Spring
field. Mr.. Bowles was the fourth OF hss
name. His grandfather, Hartford
printer, founded the Weekly Springfield
Republican in 1874, and he established
the Sunday Republican in 1878.
When the elder Bowles died, the son,
then young man, stepped into larger
shoes, but continued successfully the
publication OF The Republican, preserv-
ing its policy and independence Of po-
litical parties.
Mr.. Bowles was particularly interested
in Springfield matters, and was a sturdy
champion of reforms; Of movements 20
improve the city in physical and civic
ways. He was an active advocate OF
the safe and sane" Fourth OF July cele.
bration, which Springfield was one OF
the first cities to adopt.
Two sons, Samuel and Sherman, are
in the newspaper work in Boston and
Philadelphia, respectively. Former Rear
Admiral Francis 7. Bowles of Boston is
a cousin
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
EDUCATORS ADJOURN.
After Conference Held at University of
Vermont

Burlington, March 10. The closing
session of the educational conference at
Williams Science hall was held Saturday
with the general subject OF Agricultural
Education and Home Economic" under
discussion, Boys and Girls clubs and
home project work WAS treated spe-
cifcally.
Il. L. ingalls, of the university pre-
sided and told of plans for the year.
An interesting and practical talk was
given by Mrs. John p. Chase of Lyndon
up "Home Garden Work in TIE Ele-
mcntarv Schools" Her paper was OF es-
pecal interest owing to the fact that
the Adams school Parent Teachers as
ISOLATION have started a Home Garden
class in that school. Mrs. Chase told of
extraordinary success of the home garden
and domestic science class at Lyndon
and gave helpful suggestions of how the
project might be worked out in Burling-
ton
A. G. Fletcher of Orleans and Miss Bes-
sic Thayer of Morrisyille took up the
topic in its relations to the high school.
The session closed with round table
conference for teachers of home econom-
les Miss Terrill leading.
The principals Of the high schools
of the state met and perfected an organi-
"a tion to be known as the Secondary
Principals association. Edward S. ABB
bott of Montpelier was elected presi-
dent and G. r. Stacllpole of Winooski
was elected secretary.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
Disobeying Party Promises,

The existing primary law in this
state is admittedly unsatisfactory, and
the Republican party was courageous
enough to say 80 in It's platform of
l0l4 That platform pledged it's rep
resentatives in the present legislature
70 bring about some harmonious com.
bnation Of the direct primary idea and
the delegate convention plan. II was
not nm easy thing TO accomplishi but
in bill introduced by Mr. Chase OF
Concord an honest attempt was made to
fulfil the platform obligations. This
bin has just been defeated in the House
by combination OF intriguing Demo-
Gratis, plausible Progressves and heed
less Republicans.
The Chase bill sought to preserve the
primary in all its essentials, TO legalize
political committees, TO make them cleo
tive by the people and TO produce some
sense OF responsibility for party candi-
dates. It took away no rights which
the existing primary law confers and it
afforded a direct primary for most OF
the evils for which the present law has
been criticised
The reasons which actuated the Re-
puhlcans Of the House in their prefer
ence to follow Messrs. Brennan, Duncan
and Tobey in this matter rather than
the explicit instructions Of their own
party platform are not easy to formu-
late. The only clear deduction is that
they would not mend the primary law.
Are we now to assume that they wish
to end itG
If this ia the case we can foresee many
troublous days ahead,-Concord, n. H.,
Monitor.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
bankers More man Half. Century.

Cashier Charles +. Pinney OF the Ma.
tionaI Bank Of Nfiddlebury has Just com
pleted so years Of active business life.
Mr.. Pinney began as clerk in the store
Of Beekwith & Wainwright, and after
three years service resigned. On Jan. l,
1869, he entered the National bank,
where he has been in continuous service
since Mr.. Pinney is, with one exeep-
ton, the oldest banker in point OF serv.
ice in Vermont, the exception being
Henry F. Field, president OF the Rutland
County National bank of Rutland Mr..
Field entered the employ of the Bran
don hank in 1860, when he was II years
old. He went to Rutland in 1862.
Mr.. Pinney's appearance does not in
dicate the veteran that he is.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
Half.hearted Attempt at Suicide.

Joseph Wilson. an elderly man. who
has been boarder at the Burlington
Aims house this winter is recovering
rrom the effects of a minor injury self
inflicted. Wilson thought he had had
enough Of this world and after an alter
cation with q fellow boarder, the other
morning, caught up razor that another
man had just used. and slashed his
throat with u. II didn't cut him much,
a cash an inch bong being opened. from
which blood flowed freely. The razor
was secured and the wound dressed.
since then the man hasn't said much
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15

Ter. who made her first visit to the st.
Johnsbury club,
The guests were given cordial wei.
come by Mrs Hovey, In the afternoon
the following musical program was Civ
en-, Piano duet, Miss Alice b, Warden
and Mrs. H. A, Stanley; vocal solo, Mrs,
Ida r. Brooks; violin duet, Miss Eliza.
beth S. Peck and Miss Marjorie w,
Champion, with Miss Warden at the
piano; vocal solo, Miss Edwina Blod.
gett,
Miss Caroline s Woodruff, president
OF the State Teachers association, made
some remarks on the subject OF educa
tioni Supt, Walter ii, Young of this
town spoke on the same subject, and
Mrs Smiley gave some suggestions con.
corning the work of the club in connec.
ton with rural schools.
Tea was served by the women of the
Church OF the Messiah.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
THE WHY'S AND wHEREFoREs OF
PRUNING
@pruns when the Knife Is sharp

As soon az artificial conditions are in
troduced into plant life, it is necessary
to adopt artificial means in order TO nc.
eomplish natures work, hence the Deees.
sity Of pruning trees and shrubs. Under
natural conditions, plants grow thickly,
one crowds upon the other and thus SUI
pernuous plants, as well as branches, are
crowded out. Under artificial conditions
there is no such force at work, and trees
and plants are set out at distances which
prevent natural pruning, and thus the
available plant food is increased This
in turn excites growth, so that the dis.
tanees between the different whorls OF
branches, which naturally develop near
the end OF the growth of each season, be,
come great, and give the plant an open
form and appearance of having been
built in sections.
BY pruning the gardener shortens this
annual growth, with the result that the
tree is given more compact and sym
metrical form and is, therefore, better
suited to serve a special purpose, wheth-
or il be as an ornament or as bearer
Of fruit. In the important process of
heading-in, care should be used in order
that the plant may not assume an artl-
fetal shape. "The heading-in," says an
expert, "should be a corrective, rather
than a directive, process; that is, the
heading-in should only be sufficient to
counterbalance the augmented growth"
Correcting Nature.
Another reason why pruning is neces-
sary is that many of our ornamental
trees and shrubs have an unfortunat
natural habit of growth, resulting in a
form of branching, which makes the
trees very susceptible to damage from
high winds or heavy SHOWS, II is the
business of the gardener to prevent such
branching and to direct the growth Of
the tree so as TO force 1t to distribute
its branches in such way as TO over
come this tendency. As an example OF
this undesirable system of branching,
there is the silver maple and Carolina
poplar. These trees branch so as to
throw two strong shoots from the point
of branching, each of which grows at
about the same rate, with very narrow
angle between them; the result is that as
the branches increase in size, the union
between them being imperfect, severe
pressure has a tendency to split them
apart.
The pruning Of fruit trees is, of course,
extremely necessary, not only for the
purpose Of checking the growth, but for
the purpose of thinning the fruit as we'll.
1t is generally known that checking the
growth Of fruit tree has tendency to
increase fruitfulness. To a limited eN-
tent, pruning will accomplish this, and,
strange as it may appear, pruning is fire.
ouently resorted to in order to stimulate
growth in plants. Thus, when very
young tree is received from the nursery,
if it looks weak, the watchful gardener
cuts it back during the resting period,
that all the strength Of the root may
be given to the formation of sturdier
stalk.
Copyright. 1914. by f, r. Parkinson--AH
rights reserved.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
Vermont Sugar Makers Should Meet De-
mands of the Market.

While an increasingly large part Of
Vermont maple products is marked as
syrup and caked sugar, more than ont
half the crop is probably still marketed
as tub sugar. When such sugar IS
cooked at lower temperature than 240
degrees F. syrup will separate from the
sugar and fermentation will take place
in warm weather. While there may be
limited market for small quantity
of soft sugar early in the season for
Immediate consumption, yet the great
bulk Of Vermont maple sugar should
be cooked hard enough to stand trans
portation to long distances and to keep
without strinkage for a long time.
Dealers in Vermont sugar agree that
because our sugar makers are not cook
ing their sugar hard enough we are los
ing the trade Of many eastern and west
ern consumers who are coming to prefer
Canadian sugar even at a higher price,
because Il is always made uniformly
hard and there is consequently no loss
from skrinkage.
Vermont sugar should always com
mand the highest price, because it is
second TO none in quality Our farmers
should be careful to make the new crop
of sugar particularly hard and thereby
help to get back the business that has
been lost.
This is particularly vital at this time,
because after May /, 1916, the duty viii
be removed from Canadian sugar and
Vermont sugar makers must compete
with Canadian sugar on duty free
basis.
Makers OF tub sugar this spring should
boil the sugar until the Thermometer reg.
isters 240 degrees.
r. S. Brigham.
Commissioner OF Agriculture.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
Cheaper for Two People to Travel than
One

One.
In the April Woman's Home Compan-
ion appears the first Of series Of ar
ticles entitled, "Made.in- America Naca
tions.' The plan is to describe minute
Is several trips which can be taken this
summer. The descriptions are TO include
facts about expenses, and so on. The idea
Is that, with conditions in Europe as
they are, travel in America will be great
~ stimulated The author says that.
generally speaking, two persons can
travel proportionately cheaper than one.
Explaining this point he goes on:
"For instance. in European plan no
tells, room occupied by two costs as
rule little. IL any, more than when
only occupied by one person; in Ameri-
can plan hotels two will in most cases
be charged 81 a day, where the rate for
one person occupying a room alone would
be Sd On the sleeping cars lower
berth win hold two people fairly com
fortably, and this cuts the cost Of that
important item IN half Quarters (which
have TO be distributed so frequently as
tips will reward the porter for two
people as satisfactorily as for one. On
dining cars, mostly a ls carte nowadays,
tho portions are ample for two; the same
NAV be said In general Of restaurants.
except where meals are served AZ a fixed
price per person. 4 carriage ride in a
city costs lust NJ much for ono a. for
two. There are iuuumerable other items
where travellers may double up 10 ad-
vantage. so ] think IL Is not an under
estimate 10 figure that two persons trav-
cling together on such tour as this.
can probably cut individual costs from
SIS 70 $40 below what the total would
amount to for one person proceeding
alone"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
FAVOR FouR-rEAM LEAGUE
Twin State Directors Meet, May Decide
TO Drop Newport and Northampton.

bellows Faus March IS The direct.
Or II the Twin state league met here
to-day and there d much interest IN TIE
result.
1t j thought IN Bellows Falls. keene
end Brattleboro that i viii b. decided
10 have the league the coming season
consist Of four clubs instead q six
Brattleboro fans met Thursday evening
and instructed the league representative
10 vote for four clubs. Brattieboro
Reene. Bellows Pals and Greenfield. viii
weekly salary limit Of $3.50. or 70 with
draw from the league.
THIS would eliminate Newport, y. j
and Northampton Mass. keene e in
favor 81 such . league and - are the
fans ID this t0wn u i not known bow
fsfeenEeld stands on ths question.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-15
THAT EMERSON PIANO STYLE >
At go

y WHII
that We are selling for this month only
has got en- al guessing Even the
Emerson factory wrote and told ne We
could not live and ell an Emerson piano
Tor sZ75. but just the same Won can
buv it for the month If March 40 the
advertised price u viii b. several
moons before you get another chance
a the Emerson ~ any such price. and On
terms If $40 down and q per month. II
YOU arr interested. send Tor an Emer.
sen catalogue
Geo. ID JARVIS q Son, Darlington Vt
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