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ir* ? Tonui61ftnce Jnr& aft %tT'' ' *r ? -* > ?-jr. of* OhvfutiHH Uoion. W'owan'b .Christian Tcinpe t f*. ion will raool with Mia* M'sKHtlner, M.mdav utU'i ?m>oi\ 9, at 6.80 o'clock. All the (ufuil)cf u uto requested to h?* pr?aif>ut, h ii ( I any wishing t*? j'dn Wi II be ooril tai 1 v welcomed. Kiu ma L. Moore, Sei'iy. To Fix The lloatf. At the meeting of tho t'ounlv Hoard of Cornini^aionerii on Mouda\ Juki it was rieoktad tn appropriate $1,000 for fixing tho river r unl so that travel will not bo stopped dur ing a freshet. This amount is to l>e f.Ui '1 t ??1 uiitli Qfitill )>v> thil buii inosa raon of ttaWden. It is propos ed to build tho road 12 inchcs bif;h <r than tho highest frcshot has gone, f.iin-r preventing interfrience lo trav. <d by tho froshctw. This is <> good work and,, -we hope to see it speedily fcxccnte$l. i ? ' Marriage. Air. Robt. N. JWcL-'od ami 31 ist< Msiniio Vurdeilo Warren woro mar ried lust Wednesday afternoon at 5 1 o'clock at the home. of iho bride's miynts, Mr. an* I "Min. Albeit (?. Warren, in this city, Kev. N. \\\ lvl w.'.rds, D. I),, oflleiuli?.^., Mr. and 1 ?^r8. MeLcod lelL 'I Ijiii sdiiy morning fnf "Camden, their future homo, . \vhwo Mi*. MeLeod in employed wdh tiro Soutbtm Express Company. ? ?hunter Watchman, 4th iust. 4 Air. McLeod above it?f?;rrt*^l to runa as express ine68cn<jor between . Motion amdKingavilio and resides on J^aFajletto avemu', boarding at Mr. Andrew Stokes Indies Inj menl The m rlitfcuea \ change K ii k wool tlftecn p kiiklnu ctHcided improve wilOrte .0^' ?I ? nf A to Form on Impvovo jBociety for Kirl: wood. Aiegset for Sept. 2nd !'> i pros ind con a1* C,< > f a rtbo pftpet-nl Hiatus oi fitae atjfcmltxl by shout ?rly ojp^eio, at tl?o Hob lit. It w;ik lent to form mi in ICiikwood, ed - - jog to ed to (n Htdieafle I " ' taluuieu will go to t.Ufi improve "i idfc ?V It 1 k' :t. T'wtJI bo. ask 80"0l^thin;{ aceord ,m<,anw aud wisites, u:i ) ofKirkwood will ho a:*k ir?St themselves in tin arranging various enter ill e proceeds of which uBure., ...T. ? the/ road .improvement i?uii7 ' W.Vy-. - The outcome of the general dis enssioo was a vote put hy the eh >ur Zemp, to the f"l : lowing resolution, which wao eur riad: TUo residents of Kirkwood Aad eapcclally the ladles arc in\it L ' <d lo attend a meeting ut fTohkiik J^P'Wn Wednosday, Sept. J I in, ut "?]io P- ?u-? to form an improvement "sweiy for Klfkwood, and elect, iis 1^4'iL voifil'Cra and committees. i. 8nro to c&^ at the ? Gilt Edge and see how cliea siSSis hnv fa? tip you ,>c>'0g and tics. ? Would you I'ke to buy y caries at rock botrom pricoe? \i#:~ <?.? nit? ITU trn KlYM'/i ii can our gro ?JJBK. I Tll0? , ?0 tbo Gilt- Edge SU)io and let mal^ yoo happy. Ties at tbc vou would ^jEdgoBtote; aVl if U? gtt M?0H?0#t goods for the MiiSli thorn. Tbuy are ,'2i-b. K. ? Drg 8bQ< B und Clothing tbe ftill, trade coming in every ihiuflllt Edge Store, mm i ^ ^ ^ ? - a ' Lyoetun Course a Certainty. ffe ?r? glad to rmnonncc that " idee will kfcve ft courso of star ictiocra here this full and winter. jjmgeaieoV*?*rore completed with [ manager* of t^e Alkabest Lyceum itctn* of AtWto, lar.t Saturday to jre tbi* MTiev of high grade en rtainnient Ut coVe hero. Col \V. Tratttham wm made president of i^riwsocfc of tbis Rystom es shed with Mr. E. C. von icotf *?'. WSitturer and Messrs. 4k GjtfidalQ as lneil mana l corps of officers insuren ^ol the undertaking. 'Infill be opened the mid A with the do Hamta l, Musical Qo. Eliza till, tho star of th? It number of yaari iamsker's prinoipal ireh in Philadelphia W will be followed paal Quaker Mall plantation soogi 1W*, The otbef * ? ? ? /,t luiyuir Manned Kftbon has open*'d now sioie at Lugoi!'. t*d meetin;* n in *m> at KugofT conducted by lu v, ?nr. l'unny. C-oiton. tllid yt'iu'g Cl'Op is no* led. Tho liiitt fur i li i?* brought i n this we? \ the market vtas only v<> Now Dopot. The Noiih WVsu-in Kailroud is tiuviu# itu freight depot built neui the 8 C's depot, on the north side t?i" DeKali* street n rid not far front tlm ollico building of iho Cotton S? (*(? Oil Mill, The building \\y.i bo loot wide and 1 feet long. Don't Hue These Men. All persons ate hereby warned not 10 hire or any w?y harbor ?Vil Uftiu Samuels and Alex Juuji'h, col oied. They aro under coutraot to mo and have left my promises with out uiy permission. A. C, W \TTfl. Can ley, S. --3^ * -<*??- ? ? Smitliviilo Circuit. The Htewards of tho Smithville circuit M. E. Church, South, are ro quested to moot at Heulah on tlie 1 4 Lit of September, which will be Saturday bufore Jh?i 'lr/ 1 .wl. 10.30 a. ui Let evory member of tho board bo present. \V. C. Smith, I 'as tor. DII^I) MYSTERIOUSLY. Joe Hammond, a negro man who! lived in that pan of Camden known ah "Niguej town" died very sudden ly <?o Sunday afternoon hint. In H j secluded spot near lialcinun'a ditch just west of t Lit* S. A. T,. freight, de pot a crowd of negroes bad -js sen; bled Mr tlir> pui pose of gamb ling. gll was at this place and 'among this crowd that the life ot Joe Hammond went out. Ah ta the exact cause and manner of hi* death, they are a myutory and pos sibly will ever remain iv?, a<} nil ef forts, bo far, to throw satisfactory light upon Uiu case . havo proved unavailing. We an; informed by Magistrate Moore, aeling Cot oner, that the following cvjdvnce was gi v en at the it/qnt^t * Dr. Dunn said : 1 am a practic iug physician and was called to e.\ MtniiH; the body of the dece?isod. 1 ! could find no ranks upon the body. Die deceased may have come to a j violent death w ithout iuhi !<? being visible, the fckin la in;* Mack ami | j (1 o a i 1 1 being so sudden, l oiirti3sjr.nl of the hrain, ror.nlting from a lick on the head mijrht have caused' death. No way t,r obtaining this! information without cut-ting intoj thebkuil. Kuifo was opened in] ?&~iZZ3u\ !: a::dT -i-j :.Z M? Jn ?<?% i to palm of h ? nd. Hlado of urussj between knife and hand, r.tj if (he knife bad beer, put into his hands? by an unknown person. It was eot grasped 'lightly in hid hand, but hold loosely. Cornelius Cantey, colored, said : Ho was acquainted with deceased, and saw him alive about o o'clock, on the weft eido ^of Camden. Joe Hammond and nine others were there. They were pitying Wive up." Mingo Dow wan Hammond's partner. Thf-y were playing for money. Didn't know who the win ning favored, neither did he know who started the fii33. Oaten and Hammond were diepuMng. Each had 25c in the pot. Oaten refused to play further and gave 2;>c back to Joe, who was dissatisfied at this, and both cursed one auother, and rose up, when Joe reached over in his left haud vest pocket and took out a knife. Oaten ran. Joe fol lowed but could not catch him, stepped about 10 paces and from there he turned and fell. Stagger ed about three steps before falling. They never did come within strik ing distance of each other. Oaten did not hit him. Ilo said "let'* leave here, better not bother him." The crowd bee ame afraid and all left. Ed Davis was tho only one who went near the^ body. . Ed t>flvia, awoiu'/^aid he Vas ooming from the river and stopped by but did Join in the game. He lay dowu behind them in the shade and soon went to KleejV, when he woke ho found Oaten ami Ham mond quarrelling. They were standing up, Gaten said something to Hammond, who reached over at him with a knife in his hand; Oaten ran. deceasad followed about 12 or 13 steps-; being outrun he turned, fell-about 4 step? from where he turned. C. Cantcy was the nearest to him. Wituess put hat o^?}' Hammond's face, and said "Roys you oughtn't to do this way." De ceased did not speak and he said 1 ,4Boya\ Joe is dead." Oont said ??No lie ia, sick." Willie Gaten earoe back and atked are you go ing to leav$ him here? Witness ?aid he was gain# to leli bis folks, and Cantey said be would report I U No drinking to hi* knowledge Hkd VM positive that no licka were P?MWd. Ray Pattertoo, eaya : Wn? with Jo# lhi? iTeoiog. Some of .them were pTeying cards, apd Gaten tod ifaadboftd had some word*. Tbc lattor jtig>p?d up fc?]d ran after Ga lea. Hamnoikd came hncx towaPd ditch aid fell. DiJd't eee ao> Itcke lew* Crowd diapereed. Wi loai ' * J go mtff body. Did not eee of tb#i?r/, #M that I le Sir deal* *b/ ? - ^ ^ \ .. forsouAi. Mr M. Bauni haa returned from Now \ ui k . . } ? Mi. ??**o, f l.utlo \nn{ j.i Allan tn on Tu. s.h?y. Mr W II /,i'inp spent u few day* ii. Ne* 1 o'k last week. \\<ir?0iiwd >t plrasant <all )?(>? ' tir.iiy Iroiu Mr. .) 1, I'uiUlw'i , ol Korana w. Tim iidUiV I r iv Jhls (if Mr.'- A. t\ , Wans v.'iii !>e surry to iearu that ho i is i rule tick. i M r. W, Gehcnheiu)er and liu'e ; >!ii; Jite*. lie) tin* .1 pc.ii t a low days ;iii Savarnuh liii.s wi-eK. | M ?'?? Shannon Kiikhvnl Ina boon (.jut'n aiek \silii t?- v*?r U>r several d ay* :-.i .) ?u ! ?? ?? \\\ J', iiusiioli's. Mr. L. Coiner who luii hcen at his will home in VurkviUo lor sever ai day-j has returned U> t'anidon. Mr. Knot. Mol'rei<;lit who Ins ' been ult.Scm I Vt >ni llio jiuHt ollK't) r? > r homo tune on" a< touuL ol tiirkno^s, r. M;nnul his duties thoro on Monday I as. I. Mi -a .Mary \ an^lmn who 1 1 a h been ai Mutt lie w.i. N ( ' , returned homo \V edm aday. iSho wus accom panied lee k by lier conain. Misa Lot- ' lie JolniHou v.ho will spend a while | here. Mi.-m 1'aulir.e Lait.i, of Monroe, N j r? i? v i h i l i 1 1 ./ her coil Tin, M'ks Ksjno' .Smith ol our city. Miss LitU visit- I e<' hero a lew yon is a??o and Una a! n iiiula-r <if i'i it-il ls who loo jjlad- to i i > /;// . 'j Misa Mattiu <lprtiM who hay been ? autiy from Canidon a' month on at \ n.it to Die family ? >f l(o v. W. M l>uuean,at Georgetown former pas* j tor r ?i the Methodist chin'oh hero, i has returned homo. .Mr. lVu-ie S. Allen, f\n old lrieudj n! Mr. L. P. IIi.woll, passenger a;fent i hm .; of tho tt.'uho^rd Air Line, was ? ?n ;i visit here last week Ills com I iiv^ was a complete surprise to Mr. J !ltiw"l! anil anient pleasure to him. i Mrs. Siiliie King, of Lynchburg, is J viKi ti i' * * relative.* nod friend., in j ''.?linden and West Watoreo. Also I Mr and M r? VV . l? Albert ami Mr j an I M ? < 1 hillips, of Ka^tover, are! vis;' id. in Camden and We??t. Water-? oo. v ?; ? i I, ?<#- ? -s**? - ? Mont s ut Nettles & Wat kill r\! ? I w:i\ s kept iu refrigerator tree koia liios and dust. F?>r ire cold butter go to Not, lies j ?fc Walking. ,? For the very best insur aucc ? j H.f, fif.i or accident call on (Jantey and Ciotey, on law range, liberal laijrcad rates to the Skit e Fair will be main Fair week. i;u;}> iM9 r.t Work. On Monday night lant. some ono into Auditor llrac^'i* oMice. Tin :r objeet evidently was robber* ua Lii;\y pn-tty thorough!* ransack ed ton oJllcc. Tliev Tailed (o lind anything however, whkli they 1 wnuted exempt HOe. in postage stamps which they tool;. A'ndiior Hnice ?ny? it is possible that the' bnrglais thought they wort\ bieak- j mg in the Treasurer's ollice which is next door to the Auditor's but hnd they entered the Treasurer's ofllce il would have been equally an fruitless a search for Mr. Hough is too careful a Treasurer to ever leave any cash in his ofllce. Also u few nights ngo an attempt j wts? made to enter Mr. A. Witl kowbky'a store. Thirty-six auger ncles were bored in ono of the back wmduwa. They were evidently frustrated in their attempt before they succeeded iu culling cut an opening. Aga in the New County of Lee is Be- J me Fiuhcd. [Columbia State, 4th imt. ] Mr. li. Frank Keily, of Kisliop. ville, Sunder county, was in the city ycitcrday. lie cwntfTor tlio purpose of presenting to the governor the proper papers and petitions in the matter of a desired election on the question of establishing the county of Lee out of portions of tlio exist ing counties of Suppler, Kershaw and Darlington. The maps and petitions have beet) gotten up with g'Feat care and are complete iu all details. When these papers have been care fully examined ?nd it in found that the constitutional requirements have been met the governor will order the election. The boundaries of the ter ritory in each county proposed to be cut off arc given with arcat care and exactness. The exacjt area's to be taken from the thread counties is set forth in square uiii/s in the petition as follows : DarHngton 1 5*; Kershaw 4">J.and Sumtor <i 10. The aroa in *.q miles of each old county after the above territorWis taken wiH bn Dar lington dwOsylvcrsliaw 060^. and Sumter b\\y ? T-bf? petitioners set forth that they ??have compiled with all the statuto ry-ntid constitutional requirements,;" that the names signed constitute "over one third of the qualified vo ters; that t hp proposed new county lines do not go within eight mites of any court house now established; that the new county will CQufain 410$ equate milts; that the; new county wdl contain 23,000 ifi habi tants and will not leavo less than 15,000 inhabitants (o each of the counties of Sumter, Darlington and Kershaw; that each 0/ these old eonntics will have over 500 square mile* left ; that thore Is over two million dollars worlh of property Wri tw t?3ch of the okf rot?nti^#i lliat the new county will contain ov er one and a half millions' worth ol property. All the proper affidavit* 01 the county auditors, surveyors, *!*, ali required bj U* aei and Um ?"*? * ? v --- ?? ? t o t :W e a t e y iihii* Sti'C Coat ;i tnl I 'ail's Suits, *?'? lo *10. ? Kau< y !* jaiiiH'i ( i >. * i and !\i;tl> I to 1 0. i)!m> and l:%iUu\y riantud ( ki'/. from '? lo ?v7. 1 >oau( iful Line i ? t l?luo Stn;j,r and Fanry 1'ants 1,-jt) to Brits 1 Oo to ode. Straw ' Hals J Or. in f; ! .00. filuil;; .">0f to >1, Wliito Pique and Linen Shiits. Scri v.. 'lis Draw tut", ?>() am! 7'h*. I ndcrshirts and Drawers to march 25 to 50c. 4 In Kact ANY THING. .TO KEKP YOU COOL ?" I (?an ho furnished you at lowest priivs it ZEliP BROTUERS -X 0-33 SkXE v Labor - Saving Machines, FOR SA LK BY - A. D. KENNEDY. ?' Kr?vvr r jpi ao rS.^KSJiBe '"ITo 1 jyy,: Binders, Reapers, Rakes, : Thomas' ilisc & Cutaway Harrows, | Binder Twine and Grain Cradles.' I ICECCREAM FREEZERS, ICE TONGS, ICE PICKS, LKMON SQUEKZEKS, CORK fcGRKWS, HAMMOCKS. Temperature Tamers. ?last think of these and get cool. Fruit Jury, Jeily Tumblers, Preserving Kettles, Fly F^ns, Wii aw M.d Deer Screes. ?? Fishing Tackle to delight the Fisherman's heart. LAWN MOWERS AND RUBBER HOSE. Careful attention to our GROCERY DEPARTMENT.; o A D KENNEDY. GREAT BARGAINS! V at David Wolfe's. Having purchased the laiu(c stock formerly owned by II. W. FinlnvsoiratClicrrtw' SO,, 1 am in position to sell over $25,000 wdrth of*Dry Soocts, Shoes, JVats, jC actios jVats, C to thing and other Soocts > AT AND BELOW COST I won fortunate to get these goods way below their value and it will l?e to the advantage of the people of Caui d$n njid #"rruimifcngj:oniitiy ta_give wo a *ee for themselves. Respectfully, ? ' f ? -- t . . , ..4, . * .. A UAVIO WOLFE. ; ..V ' - V,-' /--J- ;; ^ % ^ 6 ' -r- r? T- ^ i ?;? -*?' ?? s, ' - ? -J - - W V* .v:.- ?'**?>+? <? rhtu-, j'or Stun ntcr ( mils is ltif/>i<Ht/ I'kss c V-.' ?. < .-/?><>> vj, v > > > -v ?> >nu? i'f (iftfuwtii niX X<-S 1 if n t fn'rhif j>s /in re /ml h< < n /.'it/zrund Inj suntc ffS the a ,\hoiilil ha /'{'? lur/i, Iml W GILT ESSE STuu 43d Jui la still offering Smmor (.ionds at prices that will not bo duplicated, n 1 1 < 1 the few weeks that are li-f t In fore (he season closes, hold opport unities t li ut will vusMv benefit 1 hose who ate not blind to their pecuniary interest. He sure to attend the CLEARING BUI SALE K??r w e. do not ir.t in) that a vintage of Summer ' (jo\)^l#?shali be carried over. and if you would like to get more for your money tli.ru ever before heed what We Sf ?. Kememherthat \v*? must make u> Mil for Fall g oda, m 1 ds out S ms hi r> present, for the lime, nothing, v.v shall do al ! we can lo ex change I hem lor money. Money we want and money wejnnst have and money we will have if our friends will heed the notes of admonition so dntfiinitJy 13i\>njj_cs_ strict I v Summer goods, there are other things liiat we can interest you in, from the fact that tjiey are good values even when paying a pn li', and when tlioy come under the r 99 "SWEEPING ' REDUCTION head, they are bargain? indeed. "A dollar sav ed is a dollar made,'Vso if \ ou would like to en gage in a raolTey^TTtaking business, make frequent visits to the (jilt Kdge Store, and wo will plaeo you in a position to make more profitable invest ment than you have for a Ion# time, if ever before. Bargains any day, Every ' Day and all Day, From now to Sept. 1st, good must move, and they will go, it low prices and good values will move them, lie sure to give us a call, and wo guarantee that you will he pleased. '/ Respectfully nnd TrtfTy, T\e * .. ' U_>. . - ' ' * ; ' ttj '??/V #' ? ; . ? ? .