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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
Important Social
For the Young People at the
"Y"

There will be a social at the
Y NJ C. A. tomorrow evening at
7 o'clock by the Girls Hi-Y Club
and the Boys Hi-Y Club.
All Of the girls and boys of the
second, thir8 Ind fourth year High
School are G-sed to come oui
Each girl and boy is asked to bring
ten cents to cover expense Of re-
freshments.
All Of the girls and boys Of last
years graduating class are especial
ly asked to come without the dime
Games will be played in the large
gymnasium in which the girls and
boys can participate.
All games and general supervis-
icn will beEhandled by competent
leaders. All Of the girls Will just
come to the Y. NJ. C. A. without
dates and cars will be on hand to
take the girls home aftec :hc social
The hour is put at seven 80 that
the girls can come in groups be-
fore dark. 1t is hoped that this
is the beginning Of a new social
life in Sumter
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
Hagood News and Views.

Rembert, Sept. 5.-Some Of the
best things Of life are not on our
program.
Counting noses is not counting
forces. Some people can make
faces as easy as falling off log;
in fact it is most they do.
How are you spending hfe's lit
tie day? Gouging others? Maxi
ing folks miserable? How are
you spending it?
If you want to be felt in this
world get busy. So small thing
as a flea can raise a great dis
turbance when he gets busy.
Mr.. w. S. Thompson is much i'm
proved
Mrs. T. r. Moody is away in the
mountains of North Carolina.
Mrs J. L. Jackson is away visit
ing relatives, so the Col" and the
professor are keeping great house.
Misses Emma Jackson and Mel
lie Freeman spent the weekend
with Misses Lalla and Glenn Spen-
GER
Nr. J. P. Mcclellan is among us
again. He is boating around
Charleston.
Cotton is opening fast and is be-
ing gathered in good condition. All
sorts of estimates as to the crop are
in the air. but no one is sure Of
half crop. Some will hardly
make the fourth of a crop.
Folks are talking and planning
for peaches. It is to be hoped it
will succeed.
Why not some one try raising
fax on a small scale?
In many communities stock are
permitted to run at large partic-
ulary hogs and by 80 doing infec-
tious diseases are carried around.
This should not be allowed.
A nice lot Of syrup is being
made this year. There is some fine
cane around. the largest lot of fine
cane we have seen is that Of Mr..
Phil Emanuel
s.IIoucn6 ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
John Holloway, Palmer Moore and
Charlie FOrdhan

John Holloway, Palmer Moore and
Charlie Fordham.
Application for assistance for
Miller Bradham which was forra-
erly declined, was reconsidered and
referred to Commissioner Britton
for further consideration.
On recommendation Of CommiS-
sioner Lenoir Jack Barnes, of Ha-
good section was granted an ap-
preparation Of five dollars per
m< nth.
The board directed that FIVE dol
lars per month be paid the fiscal
agent for the signing Of county
checks and other negotiable instru-
ments.
Chairman Rowland reported the
result Of his investigation as to
means for prohibiting trespass on
court house grounds. Engineer
Jeffords was directed to put up
signs on the court house grounds
prohibiting trespassing and the
chairman was requested to pursue
the matter further with city coun-
ell with & view to getting its CO.
operation.
The rent paid for Master
office was again discussed and ac-
tion was deferred until next meet
ing.
After approving claims the board
adjourned.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10

FURNISHED by Mcdowell & Coz.
New Orleans, Sept. 8.-Weaker c20ies
than due and overnight selling orders oc-
casioned a further sharp decline in values
at opening this morning but as Equldanon
was not extensive as anticipated market re-
covered quickly.
Ginnings TO September lst were lager
than locked for the census bureau re-
porting 4S2,600 bales ginned to first vs.
352 900 last year, 1885, Geo year before last,
I,03S, 900 in 1918 and the ten year aver
age Of $4,000 bales
The ginning report had a temporary de-
pressing influence on values but as II was
realized that the larger ginnings than ex-
pected were attributed 90 the drouth eSpe,,
c:aIly in Texas having forced maturity OF
the crop, market braced up again there
after.
The large ginnings SO early in season are
no criterion as TO size Of crop as noted
in ginningS to September iSt In Texas III
1918 when Texas ginned to September Ist
900 bales in which year the acreage
in Texas was 1l,950,0o9, yet crop was only
100000 bales.
The acreage in Texas this year Is only
9,199 ,00G and drouth in Texas was more
forcing than in 1918, YET ginnings to hfst
in Texas this year are smaller than In
1918 by $4,000 bales.
The tone Of reports 10 the Galveston News
September 9th on cotton crop throughout
south Texas continues pessimlstic, some lo-
caIities declare the cotton harvest to be
practically completed.
So far southern spots hase not followed
the decline except in small way with
farmers offering Sparingly refusing TO sell
at the decline buyers and sellers being
virtually apart which may restrict busi-
ness for the time being.
Reports from nearly all sections OF Texas
report rains today, lowering the grade
which will also curtail picking More rain
is indicated for nearly all sections of belt
which is bullish feature since wet wealth
er would tend to lower the grade Of this
short crop.
Press advices from nearly all districts
of New England in last day OrEtwo tell
of much activity by mills as result Of or
ders increasing, numerous mills resuming
operations, some on full time while not
few are running night and day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
SENIORS TO COLLEGE.
Many Church Colleges For Sumter


Many ChurcE Colleges For sumter
Boys Selected.
Below is list of the boys who
graduated from the Sumter High
school who are going to the col
leges this year, together with the
names Of the colleges which they
are to attend:
Z. Purdy Bland, Furrnan Uni
versity.
Charles L. Cuttino, Furman Uni
versity.
7 ner Davis, Furman Univer-
mes Fogle, Furman University.
Stanley Weinberg, The Citadel.
Jack Chanduler, Clemson Agri-
cultural College.
Charles Haynswortl, Clemson
Agricultural College.
Frank Clarke, South Carolina
Presbyterian College.
DeSaussure Edmunds, South Car
olina Presbyterian College.
Vivian Weldon, South Carolina
Presbyterian College.
Harral Whilden, South Carolina
Presbyterian College.
Ernest Friar, North Carolina
State A. and E. College.
Henry Shelor North Carolina
State A. and E. College.
George Wray, North Carolina
State A. and E. College.
Harry Price, Davidson.
banding Upshur, Augusta Mil.
itary Academy, Virginia.
Jack Wright, Washington and
Lee. Virginia.
William Moran, Villanova Col
lege, Pennsylvania.
There are several boys who are
goi.2g to college, but who have no.
decided where they are going as
yet. There only eight out of the
80 boys who graduated last yeal
who are not going to college a
all this year.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
Trip to Blythewood.

Pisgah, Sept. 5.-In company
with 3. c. DuPre and Carlton
Kenney we niotored to Blythewood
Saturday morning to see relatives
and friends and to see what the
boil weevils are doing in those
sections. The road from Camden
to Columbia is fine. Sspd clay and
hard, just the kind we need4,SnGs
Sam was moving + art Of his boys,
from Camp Jackson to North Car
olina. We met about 200 TRUCKS
full of them and I understand
about 5000 passed over the river
bridge Saturday. The boys were
packed like sardines and looked
hot in the sun. Other trucks full
of camp things and rations were
along.
The crops on the route We're
poor; spotted and very little will.
be made in some sections. It is.
going to be hard living for some.
people who have nothing and are
making nothing.
We arrived at our destination,
Mr.. Dukes about u NJ. and spent
a most delightful day with his
family, being relatives Of the.
writer. Blythewood Female Coll
lege was esta blished here long be-.
fore the civil war and continued
during the war and some years af-.
ter. when it was discontinued
owing to the conditions then exist
ing. 1t was a fine school, presided
over by that distinguished educa-
tor, DR.. S. ". Bookhart, who
with his teachers drilled the young
ladies in the classics and other
high studies. 1t was here that the
late Mrs. j. E. DuPre was educat-
ed. The college was in a beautiful
place surrounded by large oaks.
The main building is torn down
and nothing but the site remains.
Sandy Level, a pretty Baptist
church, is near the old college site.
1t is here that the remains of Dr..
Bookhart lie. He is the father of
Mrs. DR.. Darieux, State Baptist Sec.
retary.
From Blythewood we went to
Ridgeway some miles off to see.
some old friends. This is a very
fine community, noted for its edu-
cation and hospitality. Cotton,
wheat and oats grow and make well
here, but about twenty-five per
cent of cotton will be made. The
weevils are abundant, and if they
were not here fire crops of cotton
would be made. They surely are
rapid moving bugs to so over the
country SO fast.
Towns have sprung up along the
Seaboard Railroad, which has add
ed wealth to the country, as much
business is done in them. a fine
school house is being built at
Blythewood, and education is on
the increase everywhere.
From Ridgeway we went to
Camden, but being in the night
could not see the country along the
route, but understand a continued
Improvement is going on all the
time. So after pleasant trip, we
landed back in the sand hills all
o. K. J. E. D.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
Troop One Meets
After Summer Vacation Sum
ter Scouts Resume Work

The first scout meeting OF the
new year for Troop No. One Will
take place tonight at the Y. NJ. {.
a. This meeting will be given in
honor of the scouts who have re-
Gently graduated from H g n
school and who will soon leave
for college. The boys who are leav-
ing for college are: Senior Patrol
Leader Edward Buck, Patrol Lead
ers Harold Whilden, Harry Rytten-
berg. Randolph Guthrie and Scouts
Charles Cuttino and Blanding Up
shur. The loss Of these scouts
means a loss to the troop of about
fifty merit badges which these
scouts have won. All OF these
scouts will remain as associate
members of Troop One. The troop
has now had a vacation of about
a month without work and all the
members are ready to return to
hard work. Scout Master Levi says
the troop is a whole lot in advance
this September, even with the loss
of these men than it was last Sep
tember with the same men, There
are number of scouts who have won
merit badgest and there are a few
who have won very large num-
ber. The scouts who have the
largest number of merit badges
are: Sammy Hardy with nineteen
merit badges, Carlton Whilden with
sixteen merit badges and Louis
Lyor with fifteen.
Scouts Sammy and Horace Har-
by have just recently returned from
Albany, Ca, where they attended
the meetings Of several troops.
The Albany, Ca, paper among 9TH
er scout news printed the follow
ing paragraph which directly con-
Germs Troop One Of Sumter:
The troop was honored at the
last meeting by Horace Hardy,
who is scout from South Caro-
lima and who gave many interest
ing points on how they conduct
their weekly meetings. Horace told
the troop of a certain point system
that is now conducted in his troop
and also the manner in which they
conduct their meetings, and it was
finally decided by this troop to
adopt both systems. The troop as
a whole would like to thank iior-
ace once more for the information
he has given it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
Sunday School Booth.

Sumter County Sunday School
Association expects to have a bet
ter booth at the County Fair this
fail than it has ever had before.
Pictures of our firss booth were
sent in the International Search
Light" all over Canada, the United
States and other parts Of the
world.
The Sunday schools of our coun-
ty now understand the nature OF
our exhibit and it is hoped that
every Sunday school will have
something representing it in the
booth.
Some of the things for display
are: Hand work, maps, graded lit
era1ure, booklets, cradle rolls,
psalms, hymns and commandments
copied from memory, illustrated
songs, Bible stories written by ju-
niors, diplomas, certificates. attend
ance charts, posters. attendance
buttons and pins, banners and
flags, scrap books, missionary OBJ
jects, clay modelling. black board
illustrations, sand table scenes,
denominational literature, kodak
pictures and photographs Of class
activities, birthday banks. cakes,
chair, postcards and many other
things.
This Sunday school booth is got
ten up with the hope that by God S
blessing it will be a help and in
spira ion to Sunday school workers
ano that it will create interest and
enthusiasm in the Sunday school,
which is potentially the greatest
educational institution because 1t
uses the greatest text book. the
Bible, it includes in its broad scope
all people, from infancy 70 old
age, and it has for its high pur-
pose the developing of intelligent
active, consecrated, Christian lives.
Exhibits from, the primary. be-
ginners and cradle roll departments
will be sent to Miss Abbie D. Bry-
an.
Junior exhibits will be sent to
Mrs. Alec Broughton.
Young peoples exhibits will be
sent 70 Mr.. Cuttino Mcknight.
We wish to have exhibits Of ev-
cry phase Of Sunday school work
arc from all departments OF the
Sunday school shown in the booth.
Tie arranging Of the exhibit and
decorating of the booth will be
under the supervision OF Mrs. Rob
ert Plowden with Mrs. James Shaw
and others.
The date of the Sumter county
| fair is November.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
Another Bad Fire

About 2 a. m. Wednesday the
house and barn of Mr. L. r. Gross
or West Hampton Ave. were COM
pletely burned, very little Of any
thing being saved. 1t is not known
exactly how the fire started but
when it was discovered it had gain
ed considerable headway. There
was no Ere alarm box near and
when the telephone was used 1t
took some time to get an answer.
Several pistols were fred num-
Der Of times in an effort to attract
attention but this also failed and
the fire department reached the
scene of the fire only after it was
too late to save anything. The loss
is very heavy as neither Of the
buildings destroyed was fully COW
cred with insurance
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
Negro Auto Thief
Captured
Arrest of Mayesville Negro
Made After Exciting Chase
Through Street

Some little eXctement<was caus-
ed Tuesday by a hot chase af-
ter Bessie Benjamin, a negro from
Mayesville, who had clumsily gone
into the auto stealing profession.
The capture of Bessie was finally
effected by Officer Hilliard DuRant
but not until the negro had led
his quite large crowd of pursuers a
merry chase. The beginning Of
the hot footing began at the Nc
Collum Auto Company's place on
Harvin street and had its termina-
ton at the baseball park at which
point the negro was captured.
The negro appeared at the Nc
Collum Auto Co., yesterday morn
ing driving a Maxwell automobile
which had been sold to Mr.. E. D.
Boykin at Mayesville The negro
stated that Mr.. Boykin had sent
the car down for new spring. The
negro took the car off and it was
found out afterward that Mr.. Boy
kin had sent the automobile back
to the McCollum Auto Co., de-
Gliding not to keep it. When this
was found out Mr.. A. 3. McGilvray
and his brother left the shop in
pursuit of the Maxwell. They trac-
ed the negro as far as Mayesville
and Elliotts but finally had to re-
turn to Sumter. 1t was stated by
Mr. McGilvray that as he and his
brother were returning late last
night their ride back to Sumter
was filed with numerous thrills
and adventures. They suddenly
discovered that they had a pas
senger presumably a negro man,
riding on the tire carrier on the
rear Of the car in which they were
riding. This was in the Rocky
Bluff swamp. Mr.. McGilvray stat
ed that he drew his revolver out
and fired back at the figure through
the back curtain of the car. Three
shtos were fired and after the last
shot the figure disappeared. AS
Mr.. McGilvray and his brother
neared Sumter the steering appara-
tus to the car gave way and the
car ducked into a telephone post
damaging it somewhat and shak-
ing up its passengers.
The queer part of the story Of
the capture of Bessie Benjamin is
that he was again on hand this
morning at the McCollum Auto Co.,
and also had along the stolen Max
we'll This time he said that Mr..
Boykin wanted them to hold the
car. Mr.. r.ow1and McCollum,
who was in the Office, opened his
desk drawer for his revolver and
it was then that the negro began
running, Mr. McCollum and sew
era1 other men in hot pursuit. The
negro ducked down alleys and side
streets whenever possible, but had
to cross Main street. and had to
include some of the principal
streets in his chosen route toward
the ball park The further and
faster he journeyed the larger be-
came the number of his followers
until the crowd that gathered was
estimated at abous fifty people
Officer Durant states that this wes
one OF the hottest runs that he has
had to make in quite lbng while.
The negro has been placed here in
the Sumter cooler for siege. 1t
is said that he is wanted by the
Mayesville police on several addi-
tional charges.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
Summer School For
Colored Teachers
Sumter County Summer
School Closed Successful
Session, Sept End

The Sumter county summer
school for colored teachers closed
most interesting session on Sep
tember 2. This summer school for
the county teachers has been con-
Quoted every summer for several
years, but not until the present
summer was it under the auspices
Of the state. The teachers seem
ed very grateful and spent the six
weeks in hard work. They express
ed themselves as having been
pleased and greatly benefited, re-
turning to their many fields Of la
Dor encouraged and better pre-
pared.
The death of Rev. w. J. Gregg,
one of the county's oldest teachers,
who died at his post Of duty
Thursday. September 1st, the day
before the closing, caused the clos
ing programme to be somewhat
changed and shortened. We had
the teachers work on exhibition, a
short programme and served ice
cream and cake.
A visit from members Of the
state board Of examiners was very
gratifying to US. The new laws
were discussed and madA plain,
giving. each one a pamphlet con-
tanning the new laws relative to the
examination and also every teach
er was supplied with teachers
manual.
The instructors in the summer
school were Prof. C. A. Lawson.
principal of Lincoln High schoe.-
Mr.. J. E. Jones, Of the city schools
and DR.. L. Bragg Anthony, county
supervisor.
We beg leave to submit short
summary: School opened July 25,
closed September second. En-
rollment SO. Average attendance
about 60-17 attended 80 days; 3
20 days; more than half attended
20 Gays; 70 completed grades Of
industrial work. Eleven made 100,
excellent in their industrial work.
Mrs. Hattie Beasley Bonner. Mrs.
Annie Saunders, Miss Charlotte
Mitchell, Miss Annette Gregg, Miss
Peggy Murray, Miss Julia DeLarge,
Mrs. E. L. Pierson, Mrs. Nellie
Green Taylor, Miss Genevive
Gregg, Miss Amanda Jackson, Lit
tie Maggie Wells, a pupil, compil-
ed the roll Of honor for industrial
work.
In primary methods Mrs. Willie
B. Reese and Miss Tenie Frierson
made the highest mark, 100.
In intermediate methods Miss
Peggy, Murray "a and Miss Annette
Gregg 81 made the highest mark.
Ten cooking demonstrations were
given, canning of tomatoes and
pears ended that part. There We're
about $500 models, pieces of
fancy work and manual training
made and ex. ibited.
We thank all who in any way
made this splendid opportunity
possible and we hope that as the
years roll on we may be able to
see the necessity for such train
ing, and lend our hearty co-opera-
ton towards the same. We are
.only remembered by what we
have done"
Most truly yours.
L. Bragg Anthony, NJ. D.,
County Supervisor of Colored
Schools.
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a diversified system Of farming
can protitably use more labor all
the year than crop like tobacco
Or cotton. 1t will be wise for the
land owners and farmers to make
their plans, even at some sacrifice.
TO hold on to all their Industrious
and efficient tena.,ys and laborers
Land cannot be cultivated without
labor and idle land is liability in
stead of an asset. The boil weevil
sections that have suffered most
have been those that made no ef-
fort to hold the laborins popula-
tton On the land.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
. Matriage License Record.

Marriage licenses have been is
sued to the following persons:
Mr.. Fleming Scott Nance and
Miss Augusta Cnttino, both Of Sum
ter.
Mr. James E. Dunlop of Sumter
and Miss EuIa May Reynolds Of
Lamar.
Mfr. Tom McManus of Sumter
and Miss Maggie Windhan Of La
mar.
Mr.. William c. Hough and Miss
Marie NJ. Garner. both Of Sumter.
Mr.. Charlie Coker and Miss
Rechie Dennis, both Of Turbeville.
Coiored-
Olives Hamilton of Sumter and
While E. Pearson Of Summerton.
Jenkins Dickey and Miona Rose
of Shiloh.
Lucius McFadden and Bertha
Davis of Sumter.
Willie Phillips and Rosa Wright
Of Sumter.
e Wiuie Burkett and Euchna
Palmer of Horatto.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
The Health of Sumter
Report of Health Officer That
This City Has Been Free
From Typhoid Fever For
Entire Year

The following report to the
Board of Health by Officer D. O.
Browning is one that any town OF
the size of Sumter should be proud
to have. For twelve months not
a single case of typhoid fever has
originated in the city. the only
cases recorded having been those
brought here for treatment in the
hospital.
Board of Health, City OF Sumter.
Gentlemen: I wish TO submit
herewith a summary of activities
of the Health Officer covering the
period from August IS, 1921 to
August 81, 1921, inclusive:
Meat market inspections, Is.
Grocery store inspections, none
Restaurant inspections, Is.
Soda fount inspections, 9.
Premises inspections, p.
Dairy inspections, 16.
Specimens sent to state labora-
tory, 2.
Sanitary cans sold, 3.
Disinfectant, 2 gallons.
Fuel oil and kerosene. 35 gal
Ions. (Mosquitoes).
Fumigated, rooms.
Infectious diseases reported:
Diptheria, 2.
Typhoid fever, i. This case de-
veloped outside of the city and was
brought here for treatment.
Vital Statistics:
Births reported (white), 4.
Births reported (colored), I.
Deaths reported (white), l.
Deaths reported (coloreU, 2.
Condemnations:
Fresh beef, 43 pounds.
Clipped beef, % cans.
Tripe, cans.
Lectures, none.
The last case of typhoid fever
originating inside Of the city limits
was reported September 80, 1920
For the entire year (AuSuSI o1
1920 to August 81, 1920 only two
cases have been reported. This is
a record any community should be
proud to have, and shows some
one has been working. 1t also
shows this disease can be con-
trolled by using the proper meas
ures. The scavenger service, nc
doubt, has in a great measure ere
ated this typhoidless condition, and
all cans and surface closets should
be kept in good repair. am ask
ing all tenants, property owners
and others concerned to please see
that this is done, and help keep
our record.
Respectfully submitted.
D. o. BROWNING,
Health Officer
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-09-10
League Of Women Voters.

The regular meeting of the
League of Women Voters will be
held on Monday afternoon. Sep
tember 18th, at 5 O'Clock in the
basement Of the Carnegie library.
Mr.. r. 3. Belser will speak to the
league on a subject of interest to
all citizens. Remember your agree
nent to bring with you to the
meeting at least one other woman.
Mrs. r. B. Furman,
Publicity Chairman League of Wo-
men Voters Of Sumter.