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want beef ins have the h. This warm if jfj ^ f/i'fut satisfaction VrlW'i) yhu buy bguf to know that you Hroi?etiing Bomelhing "'<-'0 and * What is It. Whilo at, Hothuno hint Wednesday ' **? B. L. Norwood showed ?s a pe . (Miliar formation having very roucli the appearance of coral ami glass, it was found 30 foot under the ground in a well that was being dug 011 C'apfc. Moody Hough's pla<*o. 1' a peculiar substance and dlYerent to nnything ever Been by an} ono in that community. ... . ? h... fii-niil AVe fcpent Inst Sunday at C?|>t. <Jan IT. MftLcod Tho crops in that community ftrc fine. Judgiu** from their uppearflnco no ono would sup* pose that any unfavorably weather had been there. The crops at. liu tlmne and all (Hong tho lino of rail road between hero and there sue al bo fine. The crop prospects in thin oonuty are a thousand tiuics hotter than they were a month ago, nod helieve that a very good crop ia going to bo made after all. ? .Copt. Zemp'a Successor. At Ifremeetlpp of tho Kershaw Qbards, called for the purpose of fllliug tho vacancy cauatd by the resignation of Oapt. Sydney Zemp, a unanimous vote was cast for Capt Mendel L. Smith, who was, the reo.r&dnpked CJuardB' first cap tain. A committee sojiHisting of Mesa?. W. L. I)eli eg, John Sin gleton and E. C. vou Tresckow was ? appointed -to acquaint Gapt. Smith of his (deotion. A committee was nlNO appointed to wait upon I)r, Zemp' and thank^ttlm for hi? past untiring and faithful services in Iwhalf of the Kershaw Guards, and, iuniier, i<? request l.iin to remain an honorar3' member of the compa ny, for which ha had done bo much. Glanders Spreading in "^ork. -feitiUAtio^ iu f ork county ?8ijtmu??L--^xgrow more alarmingB /?The S^ate of Saturday save : j Ml / t n* iMprlt^cs of Yoik county have ?gwfa w^tten tlie governor stating Jhat 10o glanders is stead ily epreiHiDgfn that county, and aflking itf Vic of the announcement1 that Dr. |NeSom cannot leave G'lem son on account of sickness in his family, that certain Atlanta ex perts, wHo are named, be sent there to aiding checking the spread of; the-diseaae. Tho governor baa no ftinda with which to pay for euch service, and has written the York county authorities that all they feifi do is to^rite President Ilart zog of Clexnson, and if he can do nothing, then employ the expert* themselves. He regrets, be says, that be <? poworlees to lender the desired aid, Bethuno jt was our pleasure one day this| week to visit the.-Ycry pleasant lit tle town of Bethune. Though we - were not there only a very short] while we noted steady and suh - slsntiai improvements there. Sev eral new stores, numerous resi A fences and a new Presbyterian ? churoh are some of the recent im provements. Intendnnt Es tridge,~oifr good fnoiids Messrs. W. Stokes, M. C. West, the King Brothers, Ex Co. Sapt. of Ed. L. L Copeland and brother, Mr. West of the dispensary, Dr. B. L. Norwood r* ftnd Mr. J. E. Gardner, of thcBctbune Enterprise, are some whom we bad the pleasure of meeting while there. Alptrthose excellent young men jjnessfs. Hat&eld and Stine, of lial ymore,who are doing a lumber busi ness there. "rtiOir mill u located abont one mile from the town and tbey are doing a flourishing busi ness. More lumber it is said, is shipped from Betlrune possibly rr than any otber-^miaWof like size on the Hea*board. Tbia flrno is quite L ina??jWti?n to the town of Bo S bai ng thoroughly reliable ? " and pVi***iit in every way to deal jwitU. church ia near work of plastering JT8??*?.' ABOlher reality far ??? Mar fa tore will " > ? ;ach?ol. The right P'0!*** 40 pnsk terprise which means erection fcotaU Ur. SH:'iu '?pot ?(?> ?????odloM ko **'> "t ku 1 <ws? -ZZBL C3L Wd ?!> immtr School. i?r achool for teacher,* county opened on Moii kg last with mi onroliincni following i? a list' o! In attendance : IP 8 Lula Miiiin, KtVy (i inison. Tgldon, A mi a Holland, Came Miunie ^Trueadah1, Annie Mo I, Eilio Zomp. .\Jes>rs. \\. n _ nolds, J. A. Marshal), .1 Y. ^>nng, Ij. E Kirkiov, I. .1. Melven H C. Bruce, W. I) Turner. 1), A. Hrown. I he branches being taught arc Knv I ah (Ira'uiuar, (J'o^raphy, Prin ciples and Practice of teaching. A (ivolv interest is being taken :wtt . 1 m>. tier t ho supervision ol Prof. L. I H iker, everything points to a pros perous session ? ~ - -"*m+ ? ? The IIoso Ruol Kucoa x There is much interest bring manifested in the proposed contest t<? be held here early next month on tin* race track between the hose wagons and juniper reel teams of i ho local lire coltTpaniea. Invita tions, it is staled, will he bent to the R^JWtHMry, Camden and Sumter teai/s to en\er these contests. The hoaiVi of IheXpaaterH, it ia uncle atood/ifc^wUling to sanction the contest. *i'be idea ia to pay the prizes out of the mile receipts. The race* will be held on the race track at the fair ground?, where there i.n a grand stand, having the finish of| each contest in front of the aland. A temporary plug will he run into the grounds for the purpose. ? The Slate. The Sumter firemen will no doubt, accept an invitation lo attend the firemen's hose wagon races in Co lumbia if the prizes aie sufficiently large, if there la a guarantee that the prizes offered will he forthcom ing whether the gate receipts be largo or small and if the visiting teams have a voice in selecting the judges and time keepers. No official action has been taken by t ho Camden company as to whether it will attend these races or not, but the possibilities are that. | our company will not go. Lounges and lied Lounges, nt ( Jrisenheimer's. Carpet samples to select from at Geisenheimer'a. York Cotton Mills Shown to bo in Fine . Financial Condition. The York cotton mills held its an nual meeting Tuesday imd elected tltaeatno old officers. The mill wrin shown to he in a prosperous condi tion, with good sized orders ahead. The report of Captain Lindsay, the special accountant employed to go: over the records, ?>f the mill anil pre pare a financial statement of the mill's affairs was an agreeable snr piisy to ninst of the stockholders. It showALthat the assets of the mill wer^wt impaired in the slightest particular, hut. on the contrary the hooks showed that the mill had a lit tlo over 8'JOO more than it was en titled to, One stockholder had in V?mo way overpaid his subscription to tho extent of fifty-odd dollars, while another large holder had been underpaid dividends to the extent of $180. The stock at the time of Col. Asho's death was shown to havo| been worth abont 1??0, outside of an enormous quantity of yarn then in storage in Philadelphia. We are not| able to state positively the quantity of this yarn, but understand that it was valued at about $8, '100. ? York ville Ycouian. If you want the most delicious meats call on Nettles ?fc \\ atkins. Moats at Nettles & Watkins al ways kept in glass refrigerator free from flics and dust. Kor icc cold butter go to Nettles & Watkins. M&rri&go of Mr. Anoruffl Boykin. Special co The State. Planteraville, July 20. ? Tho end of pretty weddings is not yet in thi?. ??dear old plncc," and your scribo is again called Upon to chronicle one of the happiest union of hands and heart* seen in m?nv a day. At half past 11 o'clock Inst Wed nesday, 17th inst., tho Rev. L. I . Goerry united in holy matrimony Mis^ Florence Ilarlleo Coachman and Mr. William Ancrum Boy km. Jr. The bride, a daughter of Mr. b. G. Coachman and granddaughter of the late Gen. W. W. Harlleo of Hor ence, was one of Plantcravillo ? fft|r eat young women, and the groom a very popular young knight ot Cain den, who while in business in this neighborhood a year or so ago won tho flower which he now transplant? on the banks of the N\ aterce. The bride was attired in a lovely o$Wn of organdio and satin, trim med with laco, en train, the cojtaj belnff fastened by a magnificent piu of amethysts surrounded by pearls, an heirloom of the brulc s family for over a hundred years and a present acted wWt man. Prince Frederick 8 chapel wm beautifully and artistically ^ecorjJ' Thfe beautifal Episcopal cet atony v<i rop??t?d under a band ?ome bell of white SebeUa. The nr? Mita ware handsome end nomer KTSUui & ??? ^nU"'y of ? ?mwi luob w?? -rted ?t ?<? ft* J'loiractiul Meeting. ! A protracted nicotian is | im.gro^ Ht, K i i n t hill j chinch conducted 1 1 v Kcv, W nl son, of LnncasWr. - ? <pi - Mai I i41?V. Oitr highly esteemed yotJIlp fiicii f, Mr. \y. (>nkinj?n M;?\, mid Mis* < .01 ncii*' Williams wcro mar. Nf?J Ivst Friftlny 1 vetting, Nov. J. I,. SiuKfd, ??fti'n'it? The <;roorn is a m.mi of Dut-H J. T. IUv nmi the i'tiil.' a daughter of Mr. Ino. ('. V j IN li'i uhs. The Chronicle extends. j the; 1 l:i'S!l) congratulations. ^ ? ?? Le# County A^ain, "NN t?.o undersigned citizens of tlii' proposed boo county do rospoot? fuUy subscribe the amount opposite ".ij namoa below lor I ho purpose ol paying fur h survey and o;her 11000* hhi \ y\|miisoH ilnii uiuy be incurred for imi' proposed county til Loo.'' 1 no above petition whs circulated li?'ie late yesterday Httcrnoon and h J good sum of money whs raised for the purpose of starting tlio bee county Ixxll rolling The country HP'ple who were in town from the ? Itfleront sections of iho proposed now county spoke in the most favor able terms of rho county. A now ?iuivey will ho made, and .-o.no cor ners. which were in old l.oo county will he left otl, while tut additional territory front other parts will ho at hied. I he people from different sections are much enthused oyer the matter and it is tijifc to predict a victory for ''Co. T110 lour \\) years consiYtu tijiial limitation closed toda\-~ so t' e olection can, under the const it 11 lion, he loyally held at any time ? lliM.opvillo c.of respond vi ice in Sum ter Item. --*4* ? ? i'eraon&i. Mr. <1. C. Bruce is better. Mcs.-rs. W. I\. Hough nod ,1 ucob lliisoh spent hiyt Wednesday in Be lliunc. Mrs. C. Iv. Winkler and children left for New York last Wuduosday night. Miss Ada Weldon, of ^mithvillr. if in Camden in attendance upon the Summer school. Mr. B. .7 CIrier, of Sumter, is via* iting Mr. W. W. Hugging family on I iy I tic ton street. ?? Miss Mary Li/./.io Weldon, of Her. riott, Snroler county, who baa been visiting in Camden bus icturned home. Mr. Louis llossignol ban returned to Savannah, Oa, where lie has tie eepted a po3ition. Mr. and Mrs. T. II. Clarkft have ro turned to Sumter, accompanied by 1 he Misses Clarke. And tor Bruce expects to take a trip next week to North Carolina, on a v ioit to bis brother Mr. W. lv. Bruce Mrs. Marie Bray ton nee Walker, accompanied by her husband and lit tie baby, in spending r. few days in (.'am den. Mrs. Burgess A bell, of Orange bur", is ou a yibit lo her father, Mr. A. C. Waits. Mrs. Abel has a largo circle of friends who are gjad to see her again. Miss Sallio Heymnn left last Thursday for Camden, on account of sickness in the family of her sister, Mrs Eva Banna, of that place. ? Chester Lantern. Mr. B. G. Team who went to the hospital in Baltimore to have an op eration performed upon his throat, we are glad to learn, is doing admir ably well Thooporation was per formed several days ago. now in Bnptlftl s. N, North Carolina Chickcng Ride Tramp Fashion. Perched comfortably under a Pall man car that was i<mining at tho rate of GO miles an hoitrbix North Caro lina chickenB rode more than MO miles last week, sleeping as peace fully as any bird over slopt, and that too. without the fear of falling Into the hands of foine dusky hunter of fowl*, but at last the nwakoning came When the excursion given by the Masons and- the Retail Grocor'is, Association left "Wrightsville, N. C, a few days aj?o, in a special train, it was found nccesHary to make fast tiino and In consequence everything was prepared for the run that wan to bring the party back to Atlanta The train lolt the beach just about the time that all chickens not given to dissipation go to roost. The cars [that were used ou the trip wrnt from ' Atlanta, and while the excursionists were enjoying themselves during the time that they wero on the outing, stood on a side track undisturbed. Evidently while the cars were idle these friendly chickens of the Tar Heel state took up their residence on the trucks. Whether they found themsvlve^ moving before their chickeji brains had time to realirrf the situation and were afterwards lulled to sleep, or whether they liked the sensation and made the trip volunta rily will never he known, but tbnc they made it >0 a matter of record The train stopped at an inspecting point moro than 300 miles from wbere it started, and it was - iheu that the fowls were found' Fred J. Lodd, who was one of the committee of Masons in charge of the trip, saw the chMcens when the train stopped and called the atten tion of others to them. "I wilf take one of these and give it a good home," he said, as he lifted a chick en from its dangeroas bat apparent ly comfortable roost. Boverat other person* on the train agreedJo do the same thing for tboeeleft and they were qoickly dis posed of. .There bare been mary qaeer passengers on tbs Seaboard ?rales, bat that brood of ofckkene ie sntf to Jmm* bmkm *11 ifao rmrJo, teAihsisissniL -- IRtot 'Dleafher Ootaf >. r?!uo StT<*<? Coat and IVihi- Suits, *> to ^10 'l'an?'\ I' liHiiH'l ('o'lt and Sui !s 1 InJflO. iSluo and Fancy Klaunrl (V' lNjro'n Lu-&? . lioauiiful Line o( l?lun Ser^e .ud ruii.'y l\tnt< t>? ??.00. Belts 10c to nOo. Straw I lals !<),? t,? sj .00. Neglijjm* Shirts .')0c, to >M . White I'itjuc and/Linen Shirts, Striven.* l/ra\\er$, r>0 ami *<>e. I' ndoi shi its and Drawers to mau'li 2^ lo sill> In Fact ANYTHING TO KEEP YOU COOL (Jan be furnished you at lowest prices at r- tRW rv RPOTHERS A-Tttwii- ? ia?Trw? 1 s 3 **-<? * w 1IAUUI \ / J'HlK s.\ ia: J5Y A. D. 'KENNEDY, I>Tow r "Tlio rl?iafiae rB\> S ^ c s > * . Binders, Reapers, Rakes,; Thomas' Wise & Cutaway Harrows. Binder Twine and Grain Cradles. \ A I ICE CREAM FREEZERS, ICE TONCS, U.'K PICKS, jLKMON SQUEE/EKS, CORK SCREWS, HAMMOCKS. Temperature Tamers. .lust think of tlicao and get cool. Fruit Jars, Jelly Tumblers, Preserving Kettles, Fly Fans, Window and Door Screens. Fishing Tackle to delight, the Fisherman's heart. LAWN MOWERS AND RUBBER IIOSB.' ^jGareiul attention to our GROCERY DEPARTMENT. A D KENNEDY. CLEARING OUT SALE * of Spring and Summer Clothing At and Below cost. All Goods Will be Sold Lower^Than the Lowest For Next Sixty Days. * * ' . DAVID WE. Down, \\ i^lii lit; t <> ma ke a eloini s\\r? j> nf all Su 1 1 1 nier ( i (tods the I'miion* (iiii lulju'o Store is literally slan^ltl critii; juices, ;nul il'you wish lo ud tlio "('ream of the Crop" come at unci', as lirst callers will have a l.rl Irr assor Imenl tO SI' 1 IM' I lYolll. 1 * ri ? ! i ts sat riliecd on sum iii 1*1* ^(inds. Keinmuits clos i'il out at h s> li nn cost, mid in every ilepar I nice !. a n'en nine bonanza awaits ti&^buy i r. 15\ all niean.-? ailenil ! !: i s >'. w j ! >?; < > n t sale, a ?> it. will increase till) purclnc-iii'.; pov er of yon money at t roui 2o to ;">() jier cent, thereby enabl inn; yon to buy in ^rent er v .i i.ty mJ?(1 quant it ie.u t lian \oii otherwise would. \ \ Make Has While The Sun Mines' - If you do not need all 1 1 1 at. you can got just now, buy any way, while you can save money on your purchases, and put the goods aside for futuro use. The indications are that they will be higher, and it may be quite 'H Jong while before they can he bought at as low prices as \ they can be at present. /' As to what we have, and at what prices the goods are of fered, we will Fay that a com plete list would be tiresome; so will let it Bi\ftice to say that all seasonable goods will go at prices that will not be duplicat ed. Trusting rthat you will favor us with a call before placing your order, we are yours, Very Truly, I?. T. ViHepimie, Prop, r- -