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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20
BUILDING Permits.


Building inspector Butler yesterday
issued permits to the following:
J. G., Love, to build frame dwelling
or, f1adr-Miie Road. 20 cost sf,S7s.
r. @. English. to repair No. 221
South Pine Street. TO cost $3.50.
c. r. wiimouth, TO repair No. 22a
Cowardin Avenue, to cost $40.
J. NJ. Jackson. to repair No. 1910
Beverley Street, to cost ss75.
John L. Lyle, TO build garage at No
402 East Canal Street. TO cost 800.
H. W. Jackson and W. r. Jerman.
trustee, 10 r. d. Marren, lots rs and
IS. square az. and lots 90 and 81.
square II, Highland Park; s2.12O.
Chewing q Boxiey, trustees, to s.
g Meredith and wife, No 2s0s West
Main Street; S2.s0e.
r. T. Csrneal, trustee, 70 Anthony
Kramer. No. 1927 West Broad Street
$500.
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RICHMOND PRODUCE MARKET.
Reported ny WseaAm d seoss, Cema-
xaiasi0n Merchants.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.
Richmond. Va. Nav 10, 1913.
STATE SECURITIES

Va Celd,. C and n 30.
1as4 SO 80.
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SESSION TO AID FARMERS.
Fletcher Summons National Market.
; ing Committee to Meet in Charles
ton.

Washington, Nov. 3O.-In an effort
to devise means to aid the farmer, a.
meeting of the national mark citing
committee has been called by the
chairman of that organization, Sena-
tor Duncan U. Fletcher Of Florida, for
the week of the Southern Commercial
congress convention in Charleston
early next month.
Plans to improve Southern farm
ing and increase the profits from agri-
culture by improving the machinery
for the distribution and marketing
of farm crops will be discussed by the
national marketing committee.
The committee seeks to devise
means to enable the farmer to know
the best manner, place and time to
market his crop and also to enable
the consumer to distinguish between
the high cost Of food and the high
cost of service.
The National League of Commission
Merchants will send delegation to
Charleston for the convention week.
The Association of Southern Commits
sicners Of Agriculture and the South
ern Wholesale Grocers' association
have been called to meet at the same
time and place.
Senator Fletcher will preside at the
different sessions Of the congress:
1.-The special train to Charleston car
rying many prominent men will leave
here Sunday" he said. "And a sue
cessful meeting is in sight"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-04
TlLLMAN TO CHARLESTON.
Will Visit City While Fleet is in Port

Washington, Dec. 1-Senator Till
man has returned to his post at the
capitol being one of those present at
the first days session Of the Demo-
cratic caucus of the senate last Mon
day.
The senator is occupying the same
suite of offices as chairman Of the ma
Val committee that he has occupied
since the control of the senate passed
from the hands Of the Republicans.
These offices are on the gallery floor
of the senate wing Of the capitol, the
committee room being within a few
feet of the senate chamber and the
senator's PIRATE office, back Of the
committee room, commanding an ad-
mirable view of the east front of the
capitol building and Of the plaza and
grounds which it overlooks.
Senator Tillman will visit Charles
ton during the navy days of the
Southern Commercial Congress, and
Rear Admiral Samuel MCGOWAN, pay
master general of tho navy, will be
his companion on the trip
Mr.. b. r. Tillman, Jr., is the pres
ent clerk of the senate naval COM
mttee, having succeeded Mr.. j.
PrOadus Knight in that position when
Mr.. knight became clerk of the Wes-
tern Federal Judicial District Of
South Carolina. AS clerk of the COM
mittcc Mr. Tillman is preparing data
FOR now edition of the Navy Year
Hook. Mr., c. Granville Wyche, of
Prosperity, S. c., is again with Sena-
tor Tillman in secretarial capacity.
Mrs. Tillman and Miss Tillman ac-
companicd the senator to Washing
ton, and will probably spend the win
ter with him at the Dewey Hotel.
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of future ragged victory, she made he,
way by narrow trail that led to the
crest Of the ridge.
Juanita was steering her course fol
patriarchal poplar that sent Q
straight shaft heavenward at the rim
OF the crest, opening it's verdure like 8
great flag. unfurled on q mighty para
pet. She knew that up there she
could look two ways across the divide
and that her battle-ground would be
spread before her.
She looked to the east, and line afte,
line Of hills melted into the sky. She
looked to the west, and there, too, they
rose, phalanx on phalanx, to dissolve
In smoky haze that effaced the hori.
zon. 1t seemed as If In a majesty of
relentlessness they reached from sun.
rise to sunset, and so, as far as the
iocked-in life of their people went,
they might.
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
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The EXERCISING CLERKS,
GENERAL FILLS DE.
PARTMENT POSITIONS.
Three Men and Thirteen Women to
Transcribe Bills for General Assem-.
bly, During Session.

Columbia, Dec. 2.-Thomas H.
Peoples, attorney general, made the
following appointments yesterday Of
engrossing department clerks for the
legislative session opening January
II next:
j. c. Townsend, chief clerk, Colum-
bia; Miss Dolly Arthur, Columbia; ;
Miss Ruby DuRant, Bishopville; Miss
Jessie Hughes, Union; B. r. Legge,
Charleston; Miss Efie McTaggart,
Florence; Miss Annette Parrott, Bish-
opville; Miss Rosa Rich, Blackville;
Miss Reba Sanders, Marion; Miss
Kate A. Schroeder, Abbeville; Miss
Harriet Stroman, Bethune; Miss Vir-
ginia SimlIins, Edgefield; Miss Flora
Tobin, Allendale; w. L. Gleaton,
Springfield; Mrs. Otelia Schumpert,
Columbia; Miss Laura r. Smith, An
derson.
Chief Clerk Townsend said last
night:
This department, which is under
the control of the attorney generals
office, wishes to state that there have
been a great number Of applicants for
these positions and it has been impos-
sible Of course to favor all Of the ap-
plicants; that the appointments here
made were considered from the point
of qualification and distribution Of ap-
pointments throughout the State, as
nearly as the same could be followed,
taking into consideration the appoint
ments heretofore made for previous
sessions. The policy Of this depart
ment, during it's present administra-
tion, has been to keep within the
limits of the appropriations made for
this purpose for previous years, not
withstanding the increase of the vol
ume Of work from year to year."
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-04

In the college. He is a very bright
man and an accomplished scholar. He
has travelled extensively. He accom-
panied Bishop Lambuth on a recent
missionary tour into the heart of Af-
rica. He has the Southern white
mans viewpoint on the race question
and is highly esteemed by the lead
ers of the Methodist church. The late
Mrs. Wightman, widow of Bishop
.Wightman, thought so highly. Of DR..
Gilbert that she gave to him the larg-
er part of the Bishops library. DR..
Gilbert spoke Interestingly for a
half hour in the interest of Lane col
lege and took a collection. Bishop
Denny suggested that as the collec-
tion was for negro college it should
be taken negro fashion, and the con-
tributors went up and placed their Of
ferings on the table.
In the afternoon at o'clock the
Rev. j. S. Beasley preached.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-04
THIEVES AT EIiLOREE.
Dispcnsary Robbed and Then Set or
Fire.

Orangeburg, Nov. 30.-A robbery
took place at Elloree Sunday
night when the dispensary there was
broken into by thieves and the build
ing set on fire. Dispenser III. w. Book
hardt resided above the dispensary
and the fire was discovered and ex-
before much damage was
done. III. s. Holman Of the Orange
burg county dispensary board and
clerks from the county dispensary
here went to Elloree today to check
up the stock Of goods at that dispcn-
sary to ascertain just how much had
been stolen. AS yet the robbers have
not been apprehended
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-04
Big Reserve for Oconee County,

Greenville, S. c., Dec. 1.-The fed
eral government today began pro-
ceedings here to condemn 10000 acres
of mountain land in Oconee county to
be reserved as a national forest. More
than $500 notices will be served on
persons in all parts OF the United
States and Canada.
Some Of the deeds, dating back to
1880. involved portions of the original
estate of John G. Calhoun, Attorneys
from New York and Philadelphia are
looking after eastern interests.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-04
CHANGES IN RAILWAY.
President Wolfe Announces Promo
tions in Orangeburg System.

Orangeburg, Dec. 1.-Changes in
the officials of the Orangeburg rail-
way have been announced by Will
liam c.. Wolfe, president Of this sys-
tenn. c. ]. Field has been appointed
assistant to the president and entered
upon the discharge Of his duties this
morning. Mr.. Field has been emf
pently successful as manager Of this
railroad for the past three years and
deserves the promotion that he re-
ceived. w. A. Gore has been appoint
ed vice president and general man.
ager of the Orangeburg railway ana
took charge of his office today. The
new general manager is an expert
.enced railroad man, having served as
chief dispatcher, trainmaster and
finally superintendent Of the second
division of the Seaboard Air Line rail-
way. When the Bonsal lines were
commenced Mr.. Gore was transferred
to that work and was made superin-
tendent of the Charleston, Atlantic &.
Western railroad. Mr. Gore and his
family will be welcomed to Orange
burg
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CONTRACT LET FOR SCHOOL.
Florence to Have New Building Soon

Florence. Nov. 29.-The contra ct
Tor the erection of Florence's addi-
'tonal new school building was award
ed today to the Taylor Waters Con-
struotson Company. OF Columbia. The
contract was for s25,395. There were
ntLe bidders and the bids ranged from
the above amount to s3O,928.3S. by an
Atlana firm. The heating and venti-
Iating was awarded to the Eichber-
ger Heating Company. OF Atlanta. for
S2,7S7. Work Is TO begin at once and
the building completed by August !. .
1916. The building will be erected on
what Is known IA the Jarrott Park
site, in East Florence.
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FREEZ DIES FROM WOUNDS.

Greenville, Dec. david Freez,
the striker who was stabbed early
Saturday morning in a melee at Jud-
son mills, died Wednesday morning
at a hospital as a result Of the severe
wounds received.
The coroner's inquest will be held
Thursday morning. Eleven men are
accused Of having taken part in the
fight Saturday, although to date there
has been no coherent story of the riot
which occurred before daylight. Four
OF the men are in jail while seven
have been released on bond.
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NEAR FIRE AT DURANT STORE
Hardware Company Has Hole Burn
ed i'm Floor Near Stove During Night

Hardware Company Has Hole Burn
ed in Floor Near Stove During Night
What might have resulted in an
other disastrous fire for Sumter was
discovered this morning when the
DuRant Hardware Company store was
opened. During the night fire had
caught in the floor near the stove
and a hole about a foot square was
burned. However, the fire seemed
never to have caught into a blaze, but
only charred and was still shoulder
ing when discovered. Had there been
a draught it is probable that the fire
might have been a repetition of the
O'Donnell & Company fire OF last
week. Fortunately there was no
draught and the fire did not spring
into blaze and was discovered be-
fore it did much damage. The fire
caught from a small box of sawdust
placed by the stove and used as a spit
toon. 1t is supposed that some one
threw cigarette or cigar stump into
this box and it caught the box and
subsequently the flooring.
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PROFIT FROM STABLE MANURE.
Keep Manure in Dry Stall Until Spring.
Then Apply it Lightly to Cotton
Lands.

Clemson College, Dec. I'm view
OF the present high prices Of COM
mercial sources of potash, farmers
should take special pains to keep and
apply their stable manure in such a
way as to get the greatest benefit
from this valuable product. The lii
quid manure, which is often permit
ted to go to waste, is even more val
liable for plant food than the solid
and farmers should be careful to use
good bedding to save this part Of the
manure.
In a forthcoming bulletin on pot
ash and it's sources, T. z. Keitt,
chemist of the South Carolina Ex-
pertinent Station at Clemson COL
lege, says of methods Of keeping
and applying manure:
Under ordinary farm conditions
it is not prs scticable to haul out
manure every day and apply it to a
field that is soon to be planted.
When manure is hauled out it is
desirable to have it incorporated
with the soil Immediately. Under
present conditions it is best to con-
serve manure until spring and apply
it to cotton land in very light ap-
plications.
THE best way for the average
farmer to handle his manure is to
permit it to accumulate in the stall
being careful to keep the stall dry
and we'll Uttered. The animal will
pack the manure by tramping it
and it keeps best when packed.
The litter will absorb the LIQUID
manure.
I'VE should advise its application
to cotton land in the drill when the
land is laid Off" Applications may
be as light as one ton per acre.
One ton of manure running O6 per-
cent potash contains as much pot
ash as 100 pounds of ka:nit or the
potash content of 800 pounds of an
S-4-4 fertilizer"
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=" Lowed I'd Ask Ye Ef Ye'd Fetch
the Body Home"

Into their embrace. But he was not
there.
In the quaint conversation OF the
Widow Everson and her sons Juanita
found so much OF the amusing that she
had to school herself against too great
an appreciation or their utterly unin.
tentional humor. Though she was a
"fotched-on woman" to be taken on
probation, II was only matter of
hours before the family capitulated, as
people In general had fashion OF do
ing under the spell OF her graciousness
and charm. Jerry Everson, whom men
accounted surly. for the first time In
years brushed his shapeless hat and
remembered not TO hang II on the
floor" and Sim Everson hied him into
the misty woods at dawn and brought
homo squirrels for her first breakfast
In his house.
In the forenoon OF her first day she
left tho aouso and, crossing the tiny
garden where the weeds were already
growing tall and rank enough II hint
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-04
SOCIAL AFFAIRS AT REMBERT
Miss Atkinson Entertains Teachers
Rembert School Has Good Attend
ance-Much Wheat Planted.

Rembert, Nov. 29.-Miss Courtenay
Atkinson entertained q few friends
Friday night. most Of them being
the teachers in the surrounding COM
munities. Among those present were
Misses Weisinger, Thompson, Lenoir,
Keels, Ferguson, Mr.. and Mrs. Craw-
ford Sanders, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Jack
son, Messrs. Walter Lenoir, Sam
Shirer, DR.. w. A. Aston, r. e. Atkin-
son.
After various games and passtimes,
with the rendering of splendid music
by the ladies, refreshments were serv-
ed, when each went away, thanking
the hostess for pleasurable social
evening.
Quite a company Of young folks
from and near Kingstree ran up in
their cars Saturday ana spent the
weekend with Miss Courtenay Atkin-
son. They were Miss Leila Ferguson,
Mrs. McClary. Mr.. d. B. McCullough
and Mr.. Cook.
The Rembert High School Is doing
good work this year under the su-
pervision of Misses Ferguson and At
kinson. The enrolment is fifty, with
average attendance of forty-five.
The pupils of Stateburg school are
practicing for Tom Thumb wedding.
Miss Lou Ferguson spent Thanks
giving with her sister, near Salters.
A box party was given Friday night
at the home of Mrs. Jenkins of REM
bert for the benefit Of McLeod's
church.
Miss Sallie Ledingham, of Bishop
vile, is visiting at the home Of s. w.
Allen.
Misses Kate Lenoir, Of Camden,
and Rosa Weisinger. Stateburg, spent
the weekend with Miss Courtenay At
kinson.
We regret that Mr.. and Mrs. ]. j..
~SNSNh ahS SOoii W IIlONc lTOTl our
community
A large party from Hagood went
down to Allendale Thanksgiving to
attend the marriage Of Mr.. Stoney
Sanders and Miss Flowers.
Miss Viola Spencer, after a very
agreeable and extended visit to Marl-
boro. where she was "wined and
dined," has returned home.
Mrs. w. j. Spencer goes this week
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Mcclellan,
at McClellanville. Mrs. Spence-'s
health has not been good lately. We
hope the trip may be very beneficial.
Yesterday. Sunday. November 2S,
wound up the conference year at
Bethesda NJ. e. church with all claims
in full, think.
More wheat is planted here than
was last year. The high price Of fer
tilizer is almost prohibitive.
"Hagood."
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COTTON FIRE AT ANDERSON.
Farmer Loses Thirty-scven Bales.
With No InSuran anca

Anderson, Nov. 29.-William G..
Stevenson, well-known farmer of
this county, lost thirty-seven bales OF
cotton by fire this afternoon, repre-
senting half Of his crop. 1t is said
that the blaze was caused by a boy
striking match while standing near
cotton piled in the yard.
High winds blew the blaze until the
cotton was enveloped in flames. The
loss Is about $4,000, with no insur-
anCe.
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CHARLESTON PLANT DESTROY.
ED.
Woodstock Hardwood and Spool Man.
ufacturing Company Suffers Severe
Loss by Flames.


ufacturing Company Suffers Severe
Loss by Flames.
Charleston, Nov. 30.-Fire origina-
ting in the woodworking department of
the main building at noon yesterday
completely destroyed the plant Of the
Woodstock Hardwood and Spool Man.
ufacturing company on Centre street.
The building and machinery were
valued at $4,000 and insured for
$4,000. A motor truck valued at
$1,000, which was standing near the
building, was a total loss and unin-
sured.
The lumber sheds connected with
the plant were a total loss, but two
warehouses and a dry kiln nearby
were saved, one warehouse being
slightly damaged on. the roof.
When the fire started, from defect
i've wiring, it is believed, all the en-
ployes Of the factory had just stopped
work to go to dinner and there were
few people in the building when the
flames began their rapid spread So
rapidly did the fire gain headway that
it was impossible to even save i'm
portant papers in the office, which
was in the end furthest from the
apparent centre of origin.
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SO Little Nash Is a.layin' dead down
thar. an no McBriar durstn't venture
down ter fotch his body home"
He waved hand toward the west,
and the faces OF his escort lowered.
They seemed the faces of men who
durst" go anywhere, but their chief
went on.
Il knowed, Brother Talbot, thet va
sarves Almighty God, an thet thar
haint no word ye carries but what all
men will listen ter We, so I've done
come ter ye In behalf Of Little Nash's
nav. an his wimmenfolks. lowed
Id ask ye Of ye'd ride down thar and
fotch home ther body?"
The missionary nodded, and though
ne was travelstained and very tired,
he said: 'Tll start right now"
Then Milt McBriar continued: can
az ye sees fit, ye kin tell Anse Havey
thet haint suin' fer peace, but thet
hain't a-blamin' him nuther, an thet
OF he wants ther truse ter 20 on I'm
a-willin' ter hev hit thetaway. I hain't
holdtn' no grudge on account of last
night"
Juanita's eyes grew little misty as
she thought OF that desolated cabin
where mother and sisters were griev-
ing for the boy who had been "hot.
hearted" Even the sight OF his older
kinsman, who sat his horse with such
composure while his eyes wandered of
to the purple haze of the far noun.
tstns, stirred In her an emotion of
sympathy.
Of course she knew nothing of the
ten acres OF bottom land" which were
to be Little Nash's when Cal Douglas
should have ceased to breathe, nor
how IL was covetousness and cold
thrift that sent him out with his rife
IN tho night. She only heard the Nc
briar say, I'm much obleeged;" and
saw him turn his cavalcade east.
The tired missionary started his
mule west again. and she herself fol.
lowed the Widow Everson into the
cabin which was for the time to be her
home. When the widow left her she
rummaged In her saddlebags and drew
out q small leather case. She sat for
long while silent in her shuck.bot.
toned rocking chair. gazing wearily
out at the west. where sunset fires
were beginning to kindle. and where
an old-rose haze was browsing over
the valley and glowing more brightly
In the twisting ribbon of a far.away
stream. But her eyes came often back
rom the panorama out there to dwell
Q little wistfully on a photograph In
the leather frame.
IL was the picture Of the man she
mad sent away. Had he himself been
there Just then, with her courage at
ebb-tide. and had he stretched out his
arms. she would have shaken her head
wearily on abstract resolves and come
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-04

The Christmas goods are being
opened up by the merchants all along
Main street and are a most attractive
lot Many Of the stores are al.
ready decorating their windows for
the Christmas season, while others
have not yet commenced beautifyins
their places for the season to attract
customers.
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Olanta Man Injured.

Manning Times.
ON last Wednesday, Ashburn Black
well suffered serious accident, one of
his arms being badly manglcd in Il.
f.. Smiths gin at Olanta and it was
necessary to amputate it, after which
tetanuS, developed. Mr. Blackwell j.
now in q critical condition.
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SUFFERS HEAVY LOSS.

j. NJ. Chandler Estimates Damage nv
Fire at Fifty Per Cent. OF $4,000
Stock.
j. M. Chandler stated today, after a
fuller examination Of his stock of
goods. that he had on hand stock
estimated at a value of at least $685.
600 and that his loss by fire, water
and bricks falling In on the stock and
fixtures of approximately fifty per
cent. OF the stock. Mr.. Chandler is
now waiting for an adjustment of
his losses with the insurance COM
panies before he can reopen his
business.
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Now is the time to be extremely
cautious of fire. Householders should
see that their chimney are clean be-
fore making big winter fires and
merchants should keep trash from
accommodating in or out of their places
of business.
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The receipt of taxes for November.
1915. was not nearly so larse as in
1914, owing to the fact that last wear
the railroads paid their taxes during
that month and this year thev did
not. The total receipts by the coun-
ty treasurer during November 1915
to $6,7S1.25.
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