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PLANT STB AW BEBBISS. Tfaere's Money in It, It Gives Em ployment to Many Hands and Puts Money Into Cir culation. A car load of strawberries oa ooe morning is & big shipmen!, bot oo Monday morning a solid car was shipped from Graham's farro to ooe paint besides a r umber of smaller ship ments to o ber places. The shipments have been Sarge every day, but Monday was the high water mark up to thia date. That} morning 149 bushels of prime quality berries j w re gathered and shipped besides tbe ber- ( rieft that were sold in the city. j Mr. Graham bas every reason to be satis fied with the success of his experiment in grow ing berries for shipment, for the yield ha9 been largely in excess of all estimates, and tbs bernes much finer than the average ; "grown anywhere in this section of the South Tbe land in Turkey Creek bottom'which be has planted in berries was carefully examioed by several experienced truck farmers before Mr. Graham undertook his strawberry ex periment, each of whom pronounced theland to be unusual!y well adapted to the growth of berries and predicted ^success from the start. Mr. Graham took their advice and set oui: a small farm as an experiment, and last1 season gathered his first crop. Notwithstand i iog that the Northern markets were glutted with berries early in the season and the sop ply exceeded the demand throughout the ! spring, Ur. Graham obtained profitable re turns from his shipments, and this wa3 due entirely to the fine sise and good shipping qualities of hts berries, wbicb made them command the bes*t prices. This eeason tbe cold weather cut off the berry crop in some sections, and the supply has not been so es eessi ve, which has naturally tended to ke<-p the market firm ad maintain higher prices for select berries J It is too early yet to form a jeliabJe opinion, but it is well within the bounds of probabilities that a handsome profit will be tbe return from, tbe berry crop .now being shipped. Mr. Graham will increase the acreage of his farm, and next season will be in a posi tion tc double bis shipments, a rfd if the ber ries are as mncb finer than ;.this season's crop as those of this year are than those of last year's, he will be able to realize fancy prices for all that be can ship. There is a great deal of rieb, ulla vial land in the Turkey C eek bottoms that are as weil adapted to berries as that now planted, and there is no reason wby a sufficient quantity of berries should not he grown here to make Sumter one of tbe leading shipping potts for strawberries in tbe State. There is enough land available to produce berries to fill a sofid train of refrigerator cars daily during tbe season, and ali that is needed is the enter prise to ntittze the opportunity. The land ie hejftaod it can be bought or rented on favo^Re terms, aod if h*!f .doten or more men would go into the business and plaotaay where from one to ten acres each they would make money for themselves and at tte same - tiraje furnish employment to a great number of women and children. It m ty be deemed a small and insignificant in dustry, but wheo one sees the number of bands at work every morning on Mr* Gra ham's small farm, the idea of how much ben efit it is <o thelaboring peopl e ia and around, tbe city is most forcibly impressed upon the m ad. Any industry that furnishes employ ment to a large number of peeble is of im portance to a community, for it aids tn bringing money into the place and putting it into circulation. Sumter needs industries of any and all kinds, and we nope to see all of tbe and in Turkey Creek adapted to the purpose planted in berries within a few years. COUNTY BOARD MEETING. The Contract for Repairing Court House Confirmed. The County Board of Commissioners mel oa Friday, May ?tb, at the request of toe s building committee on repairs to the Court Boose. After reading tb mis tes of tbe last meet ic g and adopting tbe order of business to be followed at future meetings, the committee ou repairs reported aa follows ibroogb Secre tary R. J. Brownfield : "A t the meeting of the County Board of Commissioners on April 23c, further time was granted the committe on repairs on County Court House, in order to enable your committe to consult tbe attorney of the board, who bad recen tl j been chosen, on the legs! s'at us of the county-to what extent bound-oe a contemplated contract based on the acceptation by your honorable board of a bid made by L. L Nunn & Co., on the plans and specfiications of Architect Moise, present ed to and accepted by the noa rd tn the pre liminar v steps taken to enlarge and repair the Court House as authorized by Act of the Legislature. After hearing from Mr. Stuckey, county attorney, a majority of your committee adopted the following resolutions, viz : Resolved, That tbe building committee recommend that, the contract submitted with the plans and specifications of Architect, M oise, for.repairs and additions to the Court H Dose, be executed and carried out with L. L Nunn & Co , to the extent of bids made bj them aeeregatiog $4.934.75. Resolved further, That after exhausting the cash oa hand, about $4,000, specially ap propriated for this pasp se, the halance-cf $934 75 due L L Nunn t Ci., on comple tion of tbe work be settled in county script, payable not later than J.m. 1st, 1895, with interest at 8 per cent, after maturity." Tbe thanks of ibe board were tendered the building committee, on motion of commis sioner Di o kins, and the report was adopted. The old and new specifications were reid for the information of tbe board Explana re^ were made by Gapt. Browofield and Architect, Moise. Taos. L. Dickerson was admitted to the Poor House. An accoont for $25 ot T. J. DuBose. ex overseer of chain gang, for articles .stolen from bim was presented On motion, action was postponed uotil next meeting. Commissioner Browfi;ld offered the follow ing resolution. "Resolved, That overseers regularly ap pointfd be allowed no more than $10 annu ally from date hereof, or from the time when tbe several township boards shall have car ried out the law with the approval of the board." There WAS no second and the resolution was withdrawn. County Attorney Stuckey gave bis opinion as to overseers appointed tc work toad dis tricts : that the law is mandatory as to ap pointing said road overseers, bot the board can say what amount should be paid. Bids ere received for furoisbing provi sions for chain gang for next three months from O'Donnell k Co., Barby k Co , J. Ryt tenberg & Sors, Crosswell & Co. After ex amination of bids by a committee, the bid of Barby k Co., wasacceped. The Supervisor was instructed to advertise for bids for repairs on Poor Bouse A number of accounts were audited aod ordered paid. , The board adjourned at 5 o'clock. Cinco Cigars are made by a firm with 47 years' experience and a reputation for first class goods only. Sold io Sumter exclusive ly by H. G. Osteeo k Co. VICTORY FOR GREEKS. The Turks Repulsed in Two Battles London, May 5 -The Athens cor respondent of the Daily Mail says : Ten thousand Turks attacked the ( reek position .at VaJesiino The fire ceased at 4 o'clock this afternoon, and it is evident that the Greeks have met with a great success. There has been great slaughter at Ph a rs al as, where the battle is pro ceeding Crown Prince Constantine telegraphs as to the engagement at Valestino : "With God's help, our side has conquered " The Athens correspondent of the Times says : Simultaneously with the attack at Valestino, the Turks at tacked the Greek outposts at Tatar, near f'harsalas. It is said that both attacks have been repulsed by the Greeks. General Smolenski 6ays : 'The brigade at Valestino is deluged with blood." THS FIGHT AT PHARSALAS. London, May 6 -The Athens cor respondent of the Daily Telegraph under-date of Wednesday says : Fol lowing is the official dispatch from Major Palli, chief1 of staff of the Greek forces in Thessaly, describing the fight at Pharsalas : "The Turks attacked our advance posts at 2 o'clock: Since yesterday the er.eray's movement had indicated an intention K> cut off our left wing, and to-day they attacked our front Our advance poBts retreated, fighting against very much superior numbers, and took up a position in front of our right wing An artillery duel en sued along the extensive line The enemy's infantry advanced in per fect order at three points and in large numbers, but they were speedi ly checked by our infautry The re spective losses are as yet unknown The Crown Prince took a very active part in the combat, and advanced withiu range of the. Turkish fire, greatly inspiring the men. Nicholas waa equally active at the right wing, and directed the fire of bis battery against the Turkish batteries His coolness greatly encouraged the troops '} We maintain all our positions in tact, and the engagement will cer tainly be continued to morrow (Thursday) We calculate that about 15,000 Turks attacked our right wing. They rushed down the hill slopes in vast numbers. The en emy was our superior in both arti 1 - ery and cava ry ; the calibre of their guns was larger, while their number was almost double ours. We had no cavalry, because our only squadron had been used for scouting aud had gone to Trikkala." War About Over That is the Feeling in Europe. London, May 5.-The war is vir tually over, bat peace is by LO meaos io sight. Such is the paradoxical situ ation at the present moment. The latest it formation from all sources shows tba t the battle of Pb ar sal a was not a Greek victory as represented. This is made olear by tbe general re treat of the Greek army last night to Dornoko. Notwithstanding Domoko is considered impregnable, Greek suc cess seems impossible The question hangs for tbe moment on the interven tion of the powers which Greece hopes for but still refuses to ask. There is- a coofliot of evidence on this pmt. Jfiverytbiog indicates, on thc whole, that a cessation of ho.stilities is close at hand, if it has not been already ar ranged. Russia's remarkable attitude 6uggrsts thatsbe wishes for her owo pur poses to secure the expulsion of a large Greek population of Coos-anticople A dispatch to The Chronicle this evening asserts that a collective note will be concurrently handed to Greece and Turkey to night or to-morrow, calliog upon both to cease hostilities, the powers undertaking a solution of their differences. The Telegraph's cor respoodent gives as the conditions of the powers the evacuation of Thes 8aly by tbe Turks and of Crete by the Greeks, aod the restoration of the states quo ante bellum, so far as Greece is concerned. Despite the absence of an official statement as to the intervention of tbe powers, there seems to be no reason to doubt that the final decision has been taken and perhaps action also. The question then becomes, bow far will the belligerents accept the powers' terms ? The Fight at Pharsalas. Larissa, May 6.- A dispatch from Pharsalas, dated ll a. m. today, de scribes the battle there which began yesterday as follows : A Turkish oorps first appeared on the summit of Mount Tekke yesterday morning and from a formidably cn \ trenched position the hillsides at tacked the fourth regiment of Evz'mes j about noon. The latter made a strong ; resistance, but was finally compelled to fall slowly back. The Turks theo cannonaded and de stroyed the village of Ordekoni. which is about two hours' march north rf Pharsalas. The Crown Prince having ordered the entire army to draw up io Hoe of battle, the Greeks advanced about 2 p. m. The Turks numbering 30,000, immediately descended the slopes of Mount. Tekke and planted batteries which began to bombard tbe Greek regiments Owing to superior ity of weight, the Turkish cannon in flicted heavy losses upon the Gr-ek?, especially near the station. The Turks continued to advance until they came into close quarters, and the Crown Prii ce decided to retire to more commanding position. All the ammunition and supplies have beeo transported to Dcmodos, on the heights of which the Greek batter ies are prepared for action. Thc Turks have burned the village of Tatala and have massacred a priest ind an entire family in the village of Dioskani. Destructive Fire. The State, Maj 7'h. Yesterday morning, three-quarters of an hour after midnight, a representa tive of The State noiiced a bright glare to the east of the city, but the Ure caus ing it seemed to be far away and no in vestigation was made. About; 9 o'clock the new? reached the city that the big new barn of the Epworth orphanage had been burned, together with its contents, and it ap peared to be work of ao incendiary "Supt. Waddell says the fire bad gained considerable headway before any one io the orphange buildings was awakened. It was not discovered until 1 o'clock. . Two valuable Jersey cows were barned Ooe mule was badly scorched. Supt.. Waddell had great difficulty in saving his floe standard bred saddle horse. Three hundred bushels of corn were bumed. The loss is between $1,300 and $1. 400 The iosurauce was only 000. Gov. Ellerbe bas been askeH to oifer a j reward. Why take Johnson's Chill & Fever Tonic? Because it cures the most stubborn case of Fever in ONE DA Y. What Tillman Will do for Protectionists. Washington, May 6.-' It was a matter of judgment with me," said Senator Tillman tc The State represen tative to-day in explanation of his vote in favor of thc arbitration treaty. "The harmful and objectionable fea-1 tores of the treaty, as originally report ed, had been eliminated, and except fen the moral effect, which was altogether on the British side, tbe rejected treaty was meaningless. It settled nothing.'' Asked if the silver question was a factor in the adverse settlement of the matter: "Why certainly not," he re plied '' "Make any analysis of the vote you please and it will show that it was parely a question of judgment. I do not regret the defeat of the treaty. It was no harm and it may belp us in some way hereafter.'' The Senator will make a speech on the tariff bill when the cotton sched ule is reached. Speakiog of the mat ter he said : "I will see McLaarin. aod go him two or three better. I eh*ll urge a bounty on ootton and wheat exports. I may he turned down, and probably will be. bot I'll make some of the protectionists mighty sick before I get through with them," The Only One To Stand the Test. Rev. William Copp, "whose father was a physician for over fifty years, in New Jersey, and who himself spent many years preparing for the practice of medicine, but subse quently entered the ministry of the M. E. Church, "writes: "I am glad to testify that I have had analyzed all the sarsaparill a prepara tions known in the trade, but AYER'S is the only one of them that I could recommend as a ; - c : ' blood-puri ier. I have given away hundreds of bottles of it, as I consider it the safest as well as the best to be had."-WM. Corr, Pastor M. E. Church, Jackson, Minn. THE ONLY WORLD'S FAIR Sarsaparilla When in doubt, ask for Ayer's Pills SUMTER RESTAURANT. Reduced Prices Regular Meals 25cts. Private Dining Room for Ladies. Dec. 30. D. M. YOUNG, ATTORNEY AT LAW. 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