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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
PREPARE FOR BRIDGE CON.
STRUCTION.
w. d. Lee Secured to Supervise Steel.
Concrete WOrk-TO Build Road
Ask for New Rod.

1t was decided al the meeting of
the County Board of Commissioners
on Tuesday to secure the services of
Maj. w. l.. Lee to supervise the steel
and concrete work on the bridges ov-
er streams which will be built i'm the
county in the near future out of the
$4,000 road Improvement fund which
was secured by the sale Of bonds last
month. Maj. Lee VIII act in an ad-
visory capacity to Supervisor Pitts,
who asked for the advice Of an ex-
pert in this part of the bridge build
ing.
Mr.. III. j. Hardy requested that u
road between Second Mill and the
Stateburg Road at Whites Siding be
Strengthened out and put in condition.
The board decided to postpone action
on this matter.
Supervisor Pitts reported that hu
had surveyed the new road in the
Concord section and that he would be
ready to begin work on it in the near
future.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
FORM TENNIS ASSOCIATION.
Young Men Of Sumter Build Two
Tennis Courts ON the Wilson Lot.

Twenty-Five OF the young men Of
sumter organized a tennis association
several weeks ago and have just COM
pleted two very good courts on the
Wilson lot on Hampton Avenue, Mr..
Thomas Wilson having kindly grant
ed the use Of the lot for this purpose.
The courts are now ready to play on,
the rain on Sunday night having been
sufficient to wet the surface, so that
the clay could be given a thorough
rolling.
The members Of the club will be
given numbers according to their
playing ability and after a short pc
riod Of practice a tournament will be
inaugurated among the members of
the club and it is expected that match
es will be arranged shortly with teams
from other towns.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
PERSONAL

Mrs. A. s. Barnes has returned &c
her home at Columbus. Ca, after an
extended visit to her daughter. Mrs
r. t. Phillips. Mrs. Barnes mnde
many friends during her stay In Sum
ter. who will learn with regret of her
departure.
Mrs. C.. Il. Waters. OF Chester. Is
visiting her mother. Mrs. S. II. Smith
at Mrs. j. o. Barwick's on Kendrick
street.
Miss Birdie Surles. OF Dillon. Is
visiting her brother. Mr.. A. p. surles.
on Broad street.
Mrs. NJ. c. Pennal. who has been
spending the winter I'm summerton. is
visiting Mrs. W. III. Bryan on North
Main street.
Mr.. Allen. director OF the singing at
Rev. II. n. McLcndon's meetings, was
I'm the city on Tuesday on his way to
81. Matthews. where Mr.. McLendon
VIII commence a meeting next week.
Mrs. a. $. Joye has been called to
Charleston on ccoun OF the illness
Of her brother. Mr.. j. M. Sturgeon. at
the Baker sanitarium.
Miss Edna Epperson left this morn
Ing for savannah to visit her sister.
Mrs. c. J. stimson.
Mr.. "A. A. Breariey. OF St Charles,
n In the city on Thursday.
Miss Halle Garrison. OF Camden.
Was an town today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
A PROTEST AGAINST SONG.
w. ID. Woods says Battle Hymn of
Republic" Should Never be Sung by
Southern Audience.

Editor Daily Item.
h writer has been reading your
accounts of the meeting that is now
being held in Sumter, with the earn
est wish that = great lea of good
may result from it and all the church
es may be very much strengthened
thereby. The writer would like to
say just here, that he has never
known of any city or community that
has within it's borders, more good
people in proportion to it's size, thai,
can be found in Sumter.
There is one thing. however, in
connection with this meeting against
which the writer wishes to enter q
most emphatic, though kind, protest.
This protest is against singing THE
Battle Hymn Of the Republic" for it
should never be, under any circum .
stances, used in the South, especially
during a religious meeting. The
writer does not know the tune to
which it Is sung, and desires to say
nothing as to it's merits or dement's as
a poem, but if both words and music
were beyond criticism it should never
be used by a Southern audience. The
hymn has its inspiration in the fana-
ticism Of the writer, Mrs. Julia Ward
Howe, and was written to the hearts
of the Northern soldier for the inva-
sion Of the South. Irreparable and
far reaching damage has been done
by the use of Northern histories in
our schools and we have supinely
submitted to all Of this, but by the
sacred and glorious recollections of
the past, the memory of our heroic
dead, who are not here to speak for
themselves, and the inspiration left us
by the women Of the Confederacy
who, by their sacrifices and con-
stancy during the glorious struggle for
Southern independence, more than
rivaled the courage of the women of
Saragossa, or that Of the Hebrew ma
irons and maidens, who helped to
defend the Holy City, against the
legions Of Vespasian. Let us forever
draw the line against such songs as
the Battle Hymn of the Republic"
w. d. Woods.
I. Darlington, May 4th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
A HOUSE BURNED.
A. w. Ledingham Loses Everything
lie Has by Fire Wednesday Night.

From The Daily Item, May 6.
Last night between twelve and one
O'Clock the Bland house on North
Main street was burned, the fire catch
ing from some unknown cause. The
residence was occupied by Mr.. A. w.
Ledingham and family, who barely
escaped with their lives, losing every
bit of their household furniture and
clothing except that which they could
grab up as they left the building. The
loss TO Il. j. Bland, who owned the
house was probably about 5000 with
insurance of $500. Mr.. Ledingham
had a small amount of insurance on
his furniture.
When the fire was discovered the
flames had spread over the whole roof
and We're heard cracking overhead
The members Of the family were
aroused and securing what clothes
they had, ran out. A bicycle, a mat
tress and a chair were the only things
they carried out with them, one of
the little girls in her fright failing
even to carry any clothing except
what she had on with her. Some one
telephoned the fire department, but
the nearest hydrant was at the cor.
ner of Main and Live Oak streets and
90 far away to be of any service, es-
p~ecially as there was no hope at that
time of saving the house. The chick
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
SUIT OVER B-LOODHOUNDS.


Last Thursday there was a very in
teresting case tried before Magistrate
y. w. Heriot and n jury. Two fine
bioodhounds owned by tho late J.. G..
Robbins wer' In question. The suit
was l. $. Barwick against J.. T..
Gamble. II will be recalled that
some weeks ago near Pinewood. while
attempting TO capture Joel Green he
had with him at the time three blood
hounds. and Mr.. Barwlck contcnded
that Mr.. Robbins had given two OF
these dogs To- him. but they were car
ried back to- Columbia. n Mr..
Gamble bargained to purchase them
from n brother OF j.. G.. Robbins. The
dogs were then shipped Il Gamble.
and upon their arrival In Manning.
Barwick demanded them. claiming t.
be the owner. Upon Candles refus-
nj To- turn them over To Barwick. nc
entered suit. The jury found a YER
dict against Barwick. 2: Is under
stood that the magistrate has grant
ed a new trial. Messrs. Davis and
wideman. and :. Oliver O'Bryan,
ESQ. Is attorney for Mr.. GAMBLE
Manning Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
HURT IN RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Mrs. w. M. DcLOrmc Suffers Cut on
Head When Thrown from buggy
Mrs. Grcnyille DcLormc Also In
jurcd.
From The Daily Item, May s..

from The Daily Item. May s.
Mrs. w. NJ. DcLormc suffered a
painful cash on her head this morn .
ing wnen she was thrown under her
buggy, which was overturned by a
runaway mule belonging to the l.. b.
Phillips Company. Mrs. Grenville De-
Lorme jumped from the buggy, but
sustained a sprained ankle and bruis-
es on her arm when she jumped.
The mule Of l.. b. Phillips d Com
pany became frightened on Dugan
street near Main street and ran off
down the street. The driver, John
Rees. tried to stop the mule, but one
or the lines broke and to prevent
running into the buggy in which the
two ladies were driving he pulled the
mule and wagon into a post on the
side OF the street, but could not pre-
vent his wagon from hitting the bug
gy, which was overturned. Mrs. w.
Nj. DeLorme was thrown under the
buggy In the collision. Both ladies
were very badly frightened, Mrs. w.
M. DeLorme being taken on to the
Tourney Hospital, where several
stitches were taken I'm q cut on her
head. while Mrs. Grenville DeLorme
was taken into Mrs. Teicher's resi-
denCe and given attention there II
was stated this afternoon that neither
of the ladies was seriously hurt. but
both badly frightened and painfully
bruised.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
NEWS ITEMS FROM PIsGAH.

Mothers Day mt st. Johns With Ad.
dresses by Messrs. Mcleod and Ta-
tum-LAquor Still Brought I'm by
Blind Tigers.
Pisgah, May ga light rain fell
here last night, also considerable
hail. The rain Is not heavy enough
to bring up all the cotton. but it will
help the oats very much.
Mothers Day was observed at st.
Johns Church, Smithville, yesterday.
Interesting addresses were made by
Hon. Thos. G. Mcleod and Mr.. II.
III. Tatum Of Bishopville. Mr.. Mcleod
spoke In defence Of step-mothers, a
very much abused class of ladies
caused by prejudice against them.
He is right. There are many good
step-mothers. whose lot is hard be-
cause outsiders Interfere in their do
nestle matters, putting step-children
against them. Both addresses were
full Of practical thoughts. I guess
your Egypt scribe viii tell YOU all
about the days exercises, SO 1 will
leave the rest to him.
The liquor business is still here.
Much Is brought by negroes in various
ways. The gallon-per-month is gone
all around. After the 14th of next
September the rotten stuff will 60 to
the dogs and be swept from the State.
Every good citizen should aid the gov
ernor In his efforts to have q better
state OF affairs. The writer of this
has tried In various ways to buy a
little red eye from the tigers but has
signally failed. badly defeated. Well
they are wise in their generation. Sew
eral here can get all they want with
out sending off for 1t. because the
source OF supply will be safe with
them.
So the allies have not whipped Ger
many yet and not likely to. A clean
moral power thoroughly organized is
hard to whip and that's what Ger
many is. France is rotten with i'm
morality. England and Russia not
much better. May the right prevail
for the good of all.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
TO BUILD MANY SILOS.
This Promises to BE South CarOlina's
Banner SiiO Year.

This Promises to BE South Cardinals
Banner SiiO Year.
Clemson College. May 4.-Indica-
tons are that 1915 will be South Car
lina's banner yea for silo-building.
The dairy agents OF Clemson College
and the United States Department
OF Agriculture have been receiving
numerous applications for help from
farmers who desire to construct silos
this summer and the number Of silos
already in sight exceeds the total
number built in this State last year.
The rapid growth of interest in
silo-building may be taken as a GER
tain indication Of the States progress
in live stock branches. say dairymen.
'Silage Is the most economical winter
succulcnt feed for cattle, either dairy
or beef, and no section will have live
stock farming at it's best Until it has
numerous sil0s. A recent census
showed that there were $4,000 silos
in Wisconsin. There are between
200 and 800 in South Carolina.
Every farmer who has ten on
more head of cattle should be inter
csted i'm silos and all such are adj
vised to write to the Dairy Division
of Clemson College for silo infOrma-
ton, which will be gladly furnished
Clemson will not only furnish blue
prints and bills Of material free, bul
Will also, wherever possible, give
help in the actual construction of q
silo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08

Teacher OF Intermediate Grades En-
tertains Her schoIars-Rook Club
Mceung--Pcrsonal News OF Maycs-
Vile Folks.

M~ayesvilie. May "a delightful
picnic was given the schoi children of
the intermediate grades by their pop.
ular teacher. Miss Mamie Bush, on
last saturday. The children. about
Is. were carried to tho beautifuf
woods IN the place OF Mr.. Lem smith.
about three miles from town. A
bountifui dinner consisting of all thu
good things usually served at plcnics
was spread under the handsome oaks.
This dinner was an especially good
one and was thoroughly enjoyed by
rthoss- prsssaA-a A srea, number Of
pepriar games were played and la
Tor I'm the afternoon iced lemonade
and cake wer0 served The picnic
broke up about sunset and the chill
oren were taken to their numerous
homes. all tired but happy and with
deeper feelings of love for their teach
err.
The Rock club met this week with
Mrs. ID. 5. Crawford and as usual a
pleasant afternoon was spent. Mrs.
w. 8. Chandler won the honor OF
scoring the highest after cutting with
several others. Refreshments I'm ac-
cord with the season were served.
On last Friday afternoon. little Miss
Anime Louise Mayes entertained a
large number of her friends at a lawn
party In honor OF her tenth birthday.
IL In needless to say that the little ones
enjoyed the occasion To the fullest ex-
tent. Delicious refreshments of
cream N cake were passed.
Mrs. G.. G. Strong OF walhaila Is
visiting her sister. Mrs. J. w. Cooper.
Mrs. Pauline McCown of Florence
In visiting her sister. Mrs. lance Net
ties. who has been quite sick.
Miss Lucy Pugh and Principal II.
u. Brunson OF the Mayesville school
spent the weekend In the Bethel Sec
ton. where they formerly taught.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
MEMORIAL DAY ON MONDAY.
Occasion Will be Observed I'm Sumter
According to Custom of Long Stand
ing.

Monday, May 10th, will be observ-
ed In sumter this year as Memorial
Day, according to a custom of long
standing in this city. The Rev. r. 8.
Truesdale of Trinity Methodist church
Will make the address of the occasion.
The United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy are now preparing the pro-
gram for the occasion and it will be
announced i'm a few days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08

The people Of Sumter seem to have
the Fishing fever" worse now thar
at any time in recent years. Nearly
every day there is "a party to so
down to Black River or the Waterec
or somewhere else to spend the day
fishing, not to mention the crowds
who go out to the nearby mill ponds
practically every morning. The luck
OF the fishermen seems to have been
Indifferent mostly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
Little Girl Hurt,

From The Daily Item, May 4.
Monday afternoon while swinging
in one Of the swings at the play
ground little May Myerson, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Myer-
son. fell out of the swing and severe,
ly gashed her chin in the fall. The
little girl was at once given atten-
ton. as soon as a physician could be
secured, and is said to be getting on
very we'll today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
Mrs. IL. L.. Kennedy Dead.

From The Daily Item, May 5.
Mrs. Temperance Kennedy. wife Of
II. l.. Kennedy, died this morning at
z o'clock at the Tourney Hospital, af-
ter an illness extending over a period
of several years. Mrs. Kennedy was
forty-two years of G and is survived
by her husband and several children.
Before her marriage she was q Miss
Coulter.
The body will be taken from Sum
ter to Spring Hill tomorrow morning,
where the funeral services and inter
ment will be held at noon.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
Appointed to Honorary Office.

Mr.. j. ID. Epperson Of this city has
received a letter from Mr.. c. II
Young. Of Los Angeles, Cal, inform
ing him of his appointment as vice.
president of the Anchona Club of
America, for South Carolina. Mr..
Epperson is a lover of fancy fowls and
makes a speciality of AnchOnas.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08

n were removed from the fowl
house and the cow was taken ont of
danger, but this did not keep the loss
from being an extremely heavy one TO
Mr.. L%edingham and his family. The
barn was saved by persons climbing
up on the roof and preventing the
sparks which fell on it from catch
ing.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
New York Cotton Market.
In the Police Court.

James Counts was tried in the Re-
corder's Court Wednesday on the
charge of non-payment of license and
given a sentence of SIS or 80 days.
Nossie Richardson, vagrancy, vas
sentenced to pay $40 or serve for 30
DAYS,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08

Columbia. May At was announc.
ed AZ the state trCasurcr's Office that
the fertilizer tax receipts 10 date this
year are 81 per cent. of the sales for
tn same period last year. To MAY
> n sales amount to S135.S7S.2i as
compared with s2iG.77G.9i last year.
The total sales for 1914 amounted "a
S266, 06O.O 9.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08

Gov. Manning has received notice
OF the formation In Greenwood couu-
~ OF n law enforcement association.
The sheriff. rural policemen. mag
lstrates aud deputies make up the
membership. The report says that
the law L. being enforced I'm that
county In accordance with the gov
errors prOgramme.-The state.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
HAD STORM AT WEDGEFIELD
stones Said to Have Been as Large as
Hens Egs.

sOs'N vi W ihuNC Dctn us lAtFSC uS
Hens Egs.
From Tho Daily Item. May 5.
IL was stated by a visitor from
Wodgeheld this morning hat a big
hail storm occurred there on Tuesday
afternoon. causing some damage to
crops. and more to the fruit crop. He
stated h a some of the stones were
as large as hens eggs and hat after
the hail was over someone went out
and picked up a large stone which
weighed six ounces He stated tina
he heard that elsewhere in the neigh
bOrhood the hail stones we're even
larger than those at Wcdgefield. and
up above there towards Stateburg and
Dixie the hail storm was more Sc
we're.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
Death OF An Infant.
From The Daily Item, Nav 5.

From The Daily Item, May 5.
The year old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. d. Mathis, who lives in the
st. James neighborhOOd, died Tuesday.
after an illness Of three weeks. The
body was taken to Spring Hill this
morning, where the funeral was held
at noon today.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily by Ernest Field.
Cotton Buyer.

Good Middling 8 IA. 4
Strict Middling 8 1-8.
Middling 8.
Strict Low Middling 8 1-2.
Low Middling 8.
Staple Cotton, Nominal.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-05-08
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS.
To DIR. T.. s. Booth from Retail Deal
ers' Association Directors for Erect
Ing tho Curb Market Shed.

Whereas, DR.. e. S. Booth, actuat-
ed by public spirited motives. and a
desire to cooperate with the producers
and consumers Of Sumter County and
City. in maintaining, through a curb
market, the necessary marketing ia
~cilities whereby the producer and
conusmer will be brought into direct
trading relations, has at his OWE ex-
pense. decided to. erect a curb mar
ket shed In this city. and
Whereas, The Retail Dealers Asso .
citation, OF Sumter, were among the
advocates Of the Sumter Curb Market,
and believe that this market should
be encouraged In every legitimate
manner,
Therefore, Be II Resolved, That we,
the undersigned directors of the Re-
tail Dealers Association do hereby
express our appreciation of the eff
forts Of DR.. Booth to encourage diver
%sifcation Of agricultural products, and
10 reduce the cost OF living among the
consumers of Sumter,
And Be 1t Further Resolved, That
we desire to so on record as retail
dealers of Sumter as favoring any leg
itimate enterprise or endeavor where
by THE greatest good to the great
est number" will be brought about.
(Signed) j. u. Hearon,
President,
G. F.. Hurst.
II. H.. Clarke,
j. j. Wcstcoat,
H.. l.. Tisdale,
w. II. Shelly.
r. X. Wilder.
f. ID. Knight,
D.. w. Cuttino.
Attest:
Secretary Retail Dealers Associa-
ton.
Sumter, S. c., May s, 1915.
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Attest:

Attest:
Secretary Retail Dealers Associa-
ton.
Sumter, S. c., May 8, 1915.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-28
"Tipperary" and Respiration.

The theory of natural respiration
accounts for the popularity of Its a
Long, Long Way to Tipperary," the
marching song of the British army, &C
cording to Thomas Henderson, an
English music teacher Recently speak
ing at University college, Nottingham,
Mr. Henderson is reported as follows
in The Hospital:
Judging from their works, Handel
and Beethoven respired more slowly
than Mendelssohn. Most people
breathe about twenty times minute,
and he saw in that a reason why,
quite apart from the melody, the most
popular music was that in which the
rhythm was even and the accent al
ways came on the beat. The song
Its Long, Long Way to Tipperary
was a case in point 1t had been asked
why it should be more popular than
Cigars patriotic song, Land of Hope
and Glory The reason was that
"Tipperary'' was in agreement with
the theory of natural respiration,
while Cigars song was not.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-28
MIXED RACES UNDER KAISER
Numerous Peoples Gathered Beneath
the Banner OF the War Lord
of Germany.

Writers on ethnology during this
war have called wide attention to
what they insist on as historical fact
that the valley of the Elbe, which is
now Prussian territory, was once a
Slavic land peopled by race of Slav-
ic blood called Wends. Remnants of
these people are still existent in the
German empire, and the Lusatians, or
the Serbs of Lusatia. in Prussia and
Saxony, and the Slovines or Pomeran-
ians and Kasuby of the Baltic region
are remainders of the Slavs that once
populated Prussia. The name Prussia
was once Borussia, which was cor
rupted from Po-Russa, a compound
word signifying near the land of the
Russ" ''po" being the Slavic word
meaning near" Other of the place
names in Prussia are said to be of
Slavic origin; as, for example, POM
erania, Strelitz and Kolberg.
While all nationalities are blend
of various races, it is interesting to
note that an authority on such matters
has said that fighting under the Ger
man banner today are representatives
of no less than So nations and tribes.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-05-28

energy. There was always fear and
dread IN my mind, had cold. nervous.
weak spells, hot flashes over nv bodv
L had place in my right side that was
80 sore that 1 could hardly bear the
weight OF my clothes. tried medicines
and doctors, but they did me little good
ana never expected to get out again.
l got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
compound and Blood Purifier, and | GER
tainly would have been in grave or in an
asylum II your medicines had not saved
me: But now can work all day. sleen
well at night, eat anything want. have
no not flashes or weak, nervous spells.
All pains, aches, fears and breads .re
gone, my house, children and husband
are no longer neglected, as am almost
entirely free of the bad symptoms had
before taking your remedies, and all is
pleasure and happiness in nv home. -
Mrs. JOSIE HAM, r. F. D. 1. Box %.
Shamrock, Missouri.
IfyOu wantspecial advice write
Lydia f.. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(confidentiaD Lynn, Mass.