The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-12
.MANEsV1IhE MEMS. 4H1rER.
Camp Re.elects Officers
school Busy Again-Earmers Will
Leave of TObacoO-Lumber Mills
Doing Good Business-Ch Church Ser.
vices-Personal Items.

No. 277, w. o. W., recently elected
and installed the following officers for
the ensuing year: H. v. Boyce, p. P.
G., Il. M. Webster, c. c.. j. M. Keels,
a. l.. II. L. Thomas. banker; J. l..
Cooper. Clerk; L. e. Keels. E., F. j.
Ba S' W., w. T. Cooper. s., w. M.
WilAss, w. H. Hudson, ]. w. Spencer,
Trustees. This camp is stronger to-
day than ever beore both numerically
and financially and the new year
promises to be a banner one for the
craft here.
The Mayesville school resumed it's
exercises on Monday with an unusual.
~ good after holiday attendance and
the teachers and scholars have set
tied down for still more efficient work
during the coming months.
Chief of Police Thomas is still at
ter the tigers and other violators of
the laws and makes arrests almost
daily. or. rather. nightly. A neat sum
in fines and forfeited bonds has been
received by the town since the present
chief entered Office. The town authori-
Ties are making good improvements on.
the streets and giving other evidences
that all Of the members are ION the
job"
The farmers are getting ready for;
another years crop and all are busy
again In the fields. From all reports,
about the same acreage will be plant
ed again In cotton and another large
grain crop will be sowed. 1t IL not
probable that q large acreage will be
put In tobacco in this section as last
seasons yields were poor ami the.
prices low and most of those. who.
planted the weed are not over enthus-
iastic on the cultivation of this crop.
The regular services of the Meth
odiat church will he held on next Sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock by the pas
tor, the Rev. J. p. Inabinet, who was,
returned by conference for another
years work much to the delight OF
hfs Congregation and the. town peo-
pie generally. .. 49,.
The lumber industry appears to be
fionrishing again in this. section and
quite q large quantity OF timber is be-
Ing. shipped from here daily from the
various mills in the community. The
getting out OF poplar logs has been go
ing on for sometime end large ship
menta Of this valuable timber are
sent sway nearly every. day, q 1, ,.t
There IL quite an epidemic of grip
and. colds In town at present al ap-
pears to be the case nearly efery-
where else but most Of the afftcted
ones are reported to be convalesding.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Bland left on
Wednesday night for an extended trip
to Florida and other points. 81
Mrs. ]. Rembert Mayes has gone on
|a visit to many points in Florida ac-
Fcompanied by friends from Sumter.
Mrs. W. =. Nesbitt and son, Willie.
of Piedmont are visiting the formers
mother. Mrs. s. J. Grant.
Mrs. p. g. Spencer and little son
have returned from Charleston where
they spent the holidays with the
formers parents.
Mrs. James Heape. of Florence. is
spending sometime with relatives
here. N' =,
w. L. Currie and family, who have
been residents of this town for the
past two years. have moved to their
new home in the country on the
Msyesville-Sumter road.
All Of the college students have re-
turned to their work at the various
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