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^hrouirtf "^BLISHKD K VICKY FRIDAY ?X ]JY? W *Xj. M. <' n O W Vi) 1 J X . ? ? V SrtCftJI'TlON RaTK# :?/??< >u*? ycnr , $ 1 .60, ill months, 7 A c^rif?j^|hr< ? inoutln, 40 I fttTKH r oh Amvkhtinino : ? Ordinary transient advert .ittmentH, firp.t muertion 01?OO per gquar* ; cach auoHOqueut in ?ortion 60 cent* per Hqnaro. Bu -in) i b.i locals, 6 cotitu p?r lino each In Horfion. OMioaricn charged for at Hume raten i\b ordinary u<l vortinintf. Candidate!*' Carda lor County ofhcen $?>.00. ( -ongroasiona] $10.00. A'l communicationa tiddroHHeil/ to i ) i i m paper iiimhI l?o accompanied,^. i tin true! name and addrcaH ui HW W riter, in or. <,tyr to iiiMiirc attention. Rejected man liacriptK will not l?n returned. Ounununicat ionH will he pu hi i fined when of intoroat to the funer al pnhlic and not of a ijpfanmtory nature. No i c Aponathility will ho aHfcUinod for tho viovsrt of Correnpondenta. Ilf.uoi for contract advertising will be an notinced upon application nt the o/iico. Rcinittnncoa by cheel?H? draft)) and postal money ordent ahonhl ho made paynldo to W. li. McDOWKLi;, ('anidoii, K. (y. 0/^MDKN. m. i- kpt. h. n>o/jj m- ? 11 1 -A Annexation of Kirk wood. JSr. Kditor: ? The question f.f annexation of Kltkwi.O'l being ut this 1 1 mo mueh dltciitH)1')) a statement of the prob able adyuntages to be derived from such a move, i? opportune and wor thy of consideration. To brt nm cise, they are uu follows: 1 h t , K*w erngu ; *nd, I' ire I'i election ; i hied' Public Sited j;li ti n?. 1 1 i? use less to Any that all three advantages named Hie nut very di nil able. /*il 1 1 > 1 1 h t, ft ( 1 in it. I hut t hey are. Tin* city has the 1 a ? t. two ? fire protect Ion mid electric Unlit., but no sewerage ? which in more important than both t.lio others combined. To illhl.ull SCUd'age foi KllUvVOOll and ( 'nnnh n combined, nnd?u <?!)?? system, would coh(, very much lesv than t.o install th?m oi'| H'-ni.< l y and independently, ??? tli" Kit U wood c ml j would siinpl v l>" on extension of tlio Camden system . I'o provide sewerage for (' amden wilhou' Kirk wood included Mould tender 1 1 ? <? Itiltcr ii menucr to the hcilth of Camdi n. lrl II 1*1 ly til" will-.!'' ol.jvel.ioo, it * expressed, i?i the quer lion of iti Creased lax itioii. I i?" addition of K irk wood properly would 1 n r 1 i ncrease tliu taxable values ? prob nblv enough to Intel the additions! outlay fur public i niprovement* in j annexed property, unit the enlianc meul of values of Iv i i k wood prop erty by these improvements and nd van I a ties would lM'Oe than eompen ? H'ite for ndditiounl Uixch required | of the property annexed. Properly in Ktrkwood as all know Iihh rapidly ud v a need in val ue in the punt four yema and it in but reasonable to wupposo that with the irnproveiuetit contemplat ed the rise in value* will be tuuidi more rapid and thetvby provide a BOurce of income revenue from the property ell'ected. The health of the public is of first imporlance lo any community nnd if it is necessary to pav in creased taxes to secure i'> the mon ey in well invested ? much better than in payment of luedical bills and funeral expenses. \V. ( Jcisenheiiftor. Love Blossoming Too l.nlo. There is a groat hoet of weary men and wonun toiling on tluouuh life toward tlio giave, who mi m sorely need Juft now, the eheeiitq; words and helpful mm: ln<s which we can give. The inn rue ii j/aih enng toacaltt-r uooiit, J h? ir roilim- . bui why should it not. l>< ^ 1 1 ?? r? ? t in the liaid paths on wlu< h llieii feet today are treading? The kind words are lying in men's lieai Is un expressed, trembling on ihtdr tongues unvoiced, which will b? spoken by and by, win n these we;u \ i>iies are sleeping; but why should they not be spoken now when they are needed sj<? imiicIi and when llieii accents would give such cheer and hopi? The (lowers aie growing to strew on their graves; but whv not cut '..in now to lii^hun dreaiy 1 i Vjt'>? Mid dark (Kith*? M any a good man goi s liirough life, plain, plodding, living nbsenie ly yel living a true Christian lift', doing quiet kindnjjss lo his neigh- I bora and friends, yet. soldoui hear- J ing a word of commendation or praise. The vpses, filled with the) incense of direction, are kept scaled. | w The flowers aro not cut from the stems. Oue day you stand by his cofllu and there nre enough kind things naid to have brightened ? very hour of his life, if only they hud been said at the right time.! There ere enough flowers piled on - ble oeeket lo have kept hie chain U, IU.J Willi the fre greooe ell through li in yuuiH, if only they had been *eot day hy day. How hiu heavy hoar I would havn thanked God, if t it tlio rahUtof hi* toil#, burdens argl aUtf^W-w, h?* could have l> o tt |- () \ tuv/ of tlic v\ .>rd? of all'efttion and HpjiV^vft! tli at ai?: now wuHlcd on c:ti'n th-it ln'ftf them out! How much happier h?.' w\uld hav*? been in Iiih weary (iii)M 1/ ii?d kiiiiWti < ? <v muny ((em ails f # i ?* t # <1 rt ho hud. lint poor mon! Ij 0 hnd to die hufnrft the Appreciation c??uJd uxpreait iuclf. "I* li?* 11 tti(! fjen lift Aniiln Mj)'ik>'it ov?T I) IB cold f niil h? couhJ not he 'i r. The love hloMom ml out too Into. ? So!. KmhitU'ii'd liy wliwt they declare 1.0 hi* d ih lion on, I j 1 ? ? jicHf-c tin; i' x 1 reujc patiiota fit St |'i;tu 1 whu 1 {.; do not HlwiiyB 1 i frriin from ci inciting I'ich ident JiooHi? vi:lt inn) tli? American [)*'(> j > It; who limy iltik tare olFendod KuHbinn lientinun t hy underrating the KuhbIui) preparation*, Htren^fh utid nhhillity to cope with the Jap aitOfte. The people almost without ox ceplion welcome peace aridexprcau the hope that the ehackleu which Icpt American enterprise out of liuHHia will I )(! removed. Prcferencn iiii' Aiiiuiiuun fu terprinea in kuhhih mi against (iennun in cx|)reH80(^./ The ,Jr. I'jn.i wo po act? envoys matin j I l.ci i' (, :it in I m t a k ?? v\ hen they fulled !?< < i r? ?? h f ?- f t hf job of pCMCslo i i. !:o editors who know nil about hoto ?<> lurn Hi-:1 trick. The heavy editor i h i m til some of our exchanges covey tliii i ? t <; m that NVilte would rt < > t have >><??.* ii a handful for Uioae peace. treaty arebiteclH and indemnity comp elling wtaUflmrn. ? Sumter Daily j 1 1 1> to Tlu; Uiiiki 5i(i- union. Owillf'J. to llio I 'it! L that \v<* IV U II l to preiH ii ?iuy emlier ii?st week than II mikI il win impossible to give nioro ? linn a short notieo of the rii- ii uii mi of llio Haile family himI while k small pari nf tlm account given below may I)m ii i cpi tition of what 1 1 iii h already a|i|>r;iit i|, wo fc<d ihnt llio occasion dfwiTvcrt a inoro complete account iIimii w tin given last week. i ho d(.Hoondaids of Col ,] mien H. ! l.ulc. uii'l Iiih will*, M r?, Kliz ibolh | 1 i n".- d.dn llaiiis huig Muce di-coim < ? i , hud a family lu-iiU'oii id tin: old j In > in f now the reoidcncu of; C:t; f iMnvirt ij. C/lyloirn and his hos- ! !>? i.:d >)<' family on August ytu.h. The * hi m i < d i i 1 1" object of Mio mooting was I I.. dir. monument Viiiic.li Hut vuri-| n'ltj l.r.uii'hcn id the i'auiil y liad j caused to lai erect rd over (In* last! resiing place of lather and mother > land hmoIi of tlioir descendants a* were hurled thi'io. Tlio venerahh , cmp!c wen* blessed with five sous, i of whom t*? o Miu vivo in (icorgia, and hcmmi daughters, ail of whotu arc' sli I living? live in South Carolina, one in North Carolina and ouo in: V| ihH^i?Hipj>i. In the parly Ihore i nfl?<Muh!( d were the children, grand children, gi<uil ^rand children | j mill even great great grand children, j io I he number of over a hundred < ; itmiiih, t n^other witii friend ?? of the long ago ii i ii 1 many of their descend1 1 mils The houi.Ii hound train over the Southern rail \ay brought a grout i many from Kershaw, IJeath SppngH, I Kork Hill and Kort Mill find stop- j per', opposite the old house at U A, ?M., and again on the return lute in the evening. The mooting of kindred nnd oM friends nfler I ho lapse of mo many ycara w sin both beautiful nnd touch in^. Kvorybodv was happy; nnd everybody talked a? they hud never talked before. Tim uvrntH of muny yearn wore I ? ?] 1 1 11 11 ? I retold. Many wero g'owinn Krt"V Bi ???'*? Inst they met, hut nil wero h'.iII young ft nil hopoful. 1 ho f^riwoB of the dead i acre vinited. and assembled around f the tmnr.ri, ;>t. the done.ondinta itito ! t i * ?' > * ? # r : ? j ? . . !>\ ah in til'' (purl;,, tl '.i * v.. i iu i n a benutful me J ii)i' n 1 0 i'! h d.?y (lift! will !o|j^ dwell ' :i |lu> h< u ' m ( ( those present l lie ' ; j-ti. it.ii" n' i I'niihi.'u nn 1 i\ oumls ; ? ?m e nl 1 oumI v I liimvn o|>? n b\ j t T ? j ? i :ii ti :wid .M l i t'lyhurn, w?d cv i'I'v :t j>? >' vm;? i e d o ! i I . ( with r??iu;ti'H ? j | ? ? Iter M 11 I illeldent Hlt> Y'MWU'. p?"? j pie viiuvi d Ih-.' |i'ii f?r in which their mother or ?^ranl mother ?im umr ' J r i ? ?? 1 ; ine st? ii) ? ? I the ancient ro.-e . hiiHi!, ( iiu jn??.n no ye red ppnn;? at the. to it .<r t ' . ? ? hit!, nivl tn" <>hl time li_' hsi-h wiir vi.-Ml r>d ; t Im ? ' : ?? | > ^ wrlc i wimpled; and even t lie hiiii?- thci h'.. ? ed p unkii i n ' tin; | ct I inun t , vs et e it liei *?d o. I he j ! eliihlrttu to I) .* rai ried home its s ri > | vmiirs of the tr [>. The mo-nuij*! Uiinn j i-i s "-i d :i vi n v , nnd then il w u? < dinner 1 1 1 1 . < ? 1 lie hlt'e oin h wli 1 ?rrc jmliid f i ??m their beds eirl? in jtle I : ; 1 1 1 ; i i i more th;in tifty milt ft ?iwnv. 1 wh'Mi dinner iviih uii- ( nitiiiit'rii Ami such n ilu.iier >' was ! It lui l 1 ceil umtniird to have ti ban 1 !<(>: a j> e. in.- dinner, l ot il was more ti aii Hint. I he table wtib spread in t ls?? abundant shade of the' trees of the buck \ard, ami it abounded m the riche*' ami moat tipju t izilij^ bl* \iands. \!1 wrrp mil ply provided for, and tin* traditional baHketfitnl remained alter nil had been tided. In the afternoon, tin1 timo wa* jP'if'^r 1 l:y the older people m con- i vernation, by the joun^ rnnsins nnd j jtlnir tfi.iuh >ih only young peoph I know how to p:i?? the timo pleasant- ? I y, by tho lonipmtc of children, am by fhort and appropriate addros?o ; by MoHsrH. W. D. Trantham, Ju?). W i Aril rev, <'ol. L. 0. Hon^h and oth.j era. Each of them tald It was a* \ -V / tippy thought La biititf the widely "purutcl bfanchr? of tli? family to ? eth^r in !?? wiii"U ftt tho old home* .. ud 'i Ik y kIJ expreftpcd )C'Urftt at iieir inability, in tho r?!i<>rt time at ? oir disposal. t > pit y proper tribute o ilinHo whom the gathering com OfMiOt iltod Kifcolutionrt WHO intro. i^eco mi 1 u'lnuimoufily adopted v*>t !> [ (lift dny one of tho hi?ppleut In ? memory of every uno present, Mid thinking (.'apt. uriJ Mr?. <.ly tin f<>r their kindneuft and open .riM'b'il hospitality In contributing < tho enjoyment of oil present. Six o'clock ?a a now approaching; /ooMUve who HiSiil : and tho purty ? roke lip, Lhof?e f r<-m k tlintanee go ng to the not >)t br mi'l train which iii'V boaided for their homo*. Tho hirticlh of August, n i nut ton iiyo vill not bo forgotten, The farinera of OheuteilieM Co. 'ftvn fti^nt-d nil ?i i? r ?h; hi t- n t not Jo my over forty v.t nts por hundred iouimIh for picking cotton before )wtober 1 6th. ^ j Lorn! Lost! One white with red lick spots, mhIc pointer pup, four months old, trnyed from home Aug. 20th, any >ne now having him or knowing vhcro lit) in will please notiliv ine. C. C. W<Jii taker. .Inst received another (shipment of .ice tresh crackefB at Tho IJp Town 5roo< ry. POLICE ELECTION, v An ttUciioii for two policoinon wid >e held) by City (.'ounoil at i t h nogftj :guiar im'oh'tuf oiiScp!.(!iubor 4, .titl policeman to nerve at. the win i'l p'ca-uiro of ('??n iio il. AM fh'r- 1 mis <1 on j i i ii in Apply for Hftid po??i. ion niiHt bawl in their upplta'ttion o the (J!?*r!f of Council dii or before '5 p. in. on bawl daN*. II H . ('hi ri?ot), Mayor. (I. (}. Alexander. Clerk. Supervisors Notice. All t 1 1 oho holding chumu a^ahiH' die, Coun'y of K(*rnhnw, are hereby ?<pi?!Kteil to pronenf their claims in lull o! nil demands, each month, with ?noli it.' iiiH dated. and llio l)ill item i z ( j > I , nnd properly at, tested. i'"uil ?i fti I .? comply* wit li thifl requoHt, vvili resnit in tlio bill, or lulls being turned ilown until compliance with ? he ftauio Iiau I icon mudo. .) M Sowell. Ch'm'i) I'r.ai.l of ( 'MiiininHtontjrH for K orslmw < 'onnty. WOOD, WOOD! 1 Min prepared to deliver at your bouse or elsewhere, in ;ui y (junnt ity from a cord to a ear load, t li very best grade <>f pine or oak wood surpris ingly cheap. Prices made known on application. Or ders solicited. Respectfully, J. S. Hammond, Lugoff, S. C. Dt A. HURLEY Correppondeut V. F. RANDOLPH AND CO. Deftlors In Slocks, Iiondn, Cotton, Co/Too, Grain and l'eovidsiona. Main Ofllcea ?\'>2 Walnut St., Philadeb phia. A liKX STEPHENS, Mgr. (-niielcn, N. C. Direct, private when to New York, Now Or.leaiiH and Ghioiigo." Boll Phono H8. CorroHpotidcnoo Solicited 1 an ish to inform the public ;li 1 1 1 am prepared to do gin at my ginnery at l,u<r<>if, S. (I. 'J lie vv<?ik \v i 1 he done under niv personal supervision and 1 guarantee 8at ist.ict ion to id 1 Il)\ CU.M (IllHM'S. The hiohest market pi ice will l>e paid ? cotton seed sold at my j<ii. y. 1 'at i ouu^c solicited Respect fullv, .!. S. Hammond. Aui*. Oo. #1,000 I ii (i(d<l Ottered To Young Men And Women. ]>t>cuii*o ItusitK'MH m< n i\re nulling oil il fur itismy liineH more bookkoep. e r , M< noy rapher*, operators, etc., t.luui il em possibly supply, The (bi ? Ala Hti <?. <'o!U>u?\ of Mneon, (In., is now offering $1,000 in g?>ld to par tic h orgnni/.ing clubs new ?tu doiiln. TIhh College is known evory wliore iim "the largest, l>e?t ?nd cheapest in the South." It gnaintiteee positions tinoor iv 35, Ooo bunk deposit, given free, imbvidusl instruction in all K.nglish branches noocssary to gradu uliou tuul ^unrnntcos jtstibfaetlnn or tcfuiidtt money. All /wishing n busi r.enp pitocAtton or drfime to seenre initio ??f Iho magnificent gold prizes '?fTorod, should \vri>o by fiifct mail for i u 11 particular^ It) K. L Martin, Pi est, Macun, Ga. Approximate Apportionment of School Funds. Your Ilt^l itn Icir July and Kittling Juno HO, IDOfi. No. Dintriet. 1 2 3 4 C ? i 8 9 10 11 12 NO 14 16 it; 17 IK 1!) 20 22 n 24 25 26 27 ' C'a#li Bu|. Oil tlKll'l. 7*8 (Mi 642 17 71 Hi*} I 'I 17 UH 2 40 01 61 Q4 * 156 H# HIS* ;<x 141 01' 7o 01 k 1 :ir> i.h \ I* M W.t 0.i x 4 ah r.i 7o h; 51 7'J 70 14ft 7?5 90 93 6ft 75 28 <54 30 3? s:i 2ft :mi 17 7 1? ; Mill Tax." 17 Mi I. Mi vkh l?0 150 100 \ tyn M\ 701? >> 7 ' IC4 714 2 V 1 ]?>?) 77S lft 'J r,2 o NO 4r,r, 132 lf>0 10G 100 HO ?j;r ?. ill / .0 V V . ?'< i' K) r><k) }ID I*, 140 ?;</o 21 iHti i'20 2<r> 60 40 roil Tax MQ I.*,0 iu 70 40 &?? 5 70 3U0 170 160 ISO ft <(0 *0 280 170 40 lf,0 20 100 2ft Aft :)C> 85 20 Hary. 130 01 (V, LM ?0 1L? 00 11 'Jo 7 50 I'J tb I'i H) 57 KO 42 ?0 8/) 0? .">3 l:> 1? HO 14 26 r>H 35 12 45 11 2* :JU 45 10 50 34 20 9 90 11 25 7 95 7 95 0 00 Total, hs."?; 1 1 270V 01 4 ^0 81 7'J8 lf> 14i> M *87 6) 4*1 ft? ?!? II \ W! M 1J li bJ 8 7i) 10 Ui83 U 71 00 r>!{3 88 610 18 looo or, 1 109 96 4<;l 04 881 21 261 48 92.1 92 106 44 240 f>8 1H2 20 510 4l> 103 16 No. 40 i? In Couuty. W . 15. TU It TS FC ? t, Mnpt. ol* Kducatjon, 5 o utherw Railway THIS G R t" AT RAILWAY PlJfJS THROUCiH A GREAT COU NTRY CONVENIENTLY UNIT?NS MIX THE UEST SECTIONS OF THE SOUTH. W.A.TURK. S. H. HARDV/ICk! Paasoni.or Tralfic Manager General Passsnter At'-'nt, Washington, D. C. W. H. TAYLOE, Ass'l Gen'l Pass. Ayent, Ati.anta, Ga. v/l kun iih: BEST VESTi j BUlf TRAINS | AM HAVE THE : blst dining CAR SERVICE Air Line Railway. North-South-East-West. Two Daily Pullmun Vestibuled Limited Trains Bet wen u otla and New York. First Class Billing Car Service. ; The Best Rates and Kouto to all Eaaterii Cities Via RICHMOND M WASH INGTOIM, or Via NORFOLK and steamers. To Atlanta, Nashville, Memphis Luisville, St. Louis, Chicago, New Or leans, and all Points South and Southwest ? To Savannah and Jacksonville and all points in Florida and Cuba. Potitively the shortest line between ITOR/TH Sc SOUTH. fpif^For detailed information, rates, sched ules; Pullman Reservations, &c., apply to any ngent of thp eal oard Air Line Railway or to W. L. Burroughs Travelling Passenger Ayjent, Columbia, S. t,. Chaw, I?, Ste wai't -iV.. 0. P. Ag t. a. For .^ale Cheap. | One uuw Piano at prently i<;lue | eel pure. Orgnna ind Sow nj; Ala-; i chines ixIhI.miI notice. l)i ?. n u ? 1 Gt oeoi it s us cheap >i* \ can l?nv ilium. W. J. On<i it-ll. School Notice. | Tito 1 9t>f>- 8 s?'K.?ion of the ( 'ani'l-ii C i r:ui i ??<! tli<? Jackson Orat!r<l K*bo?l, j tin- Malvern Will and factory Obapf] : ?chi.:>!s, will open <>n Weclnesoa v . S?-p- i ! teuiher I ." > 1 1 1 , 1!)0.V All pupils ohoiilil report on <inv of opening. T. Kirklan?l. Chaiinian. | \V. Hirchinore, H O CarrUon. Trustee* Pi't. No. 1. | NOTICE TO BICYCLE RIDERS. The attenfmn of blcyelo ri<ler? is ca)lo<) to llio following provision of tho bicycle ordinance: ; '?All ridera of bicvnloa are ro?ji*ir*??l to pound an alarm within a distance ?.f twenty foot of ea?;h atr?pt corner IWotv {turning the ntmn and to p**a or tun: omiera alowly " 1 have instruction to strictly enforce (ho provision* of till* orJinanoe. which will be done in lit* future. B?nj. IT*ile, Gh?if Of PoltOc. Go to the rmndcn Supply Co. I'or >our Horse Feed. Scroou Door Point mnkoa old doorn look no Smith & Healtie. ? manufacturers or ? Doors, Sash, Blinds,! Moulding, Building Material,! ash Weights and Cord. CHARLESTON, - - - - S. C Purchase our makes, which j we guarantee 8uperior to any' Isold South, and thereby save money. Window and Fancy Glass a flpecialt? Jan. 4-4. Ail Summer Goods are foehig sold -? at actual cost prices. Our M'r. iGus Hirsch is now in the Northern Harket buying up our FalTand Win ter Stockand wej will need our store . - * ' space for the goods. So come. Thf ?' goods must1 go. - ? Respectfully, HIRSCH BROS. & CO. I v ?