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w p;DiS ?;SD?Y, M?Y 1, 1901 Entered at the fost Ojfics at Sumter. S G., as Second Class Miiter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. E M Doar-Carlee Plants. ^ Scbwariz Bros- You'li Remember. Cro*3*eil k Co-day. Corn a d Oats L W Gordoo-Cotton . Seed tor Planting S PJSKSONAL. \ KV. B. B. Skinner, of Rural, spent Friday in tbe cit* ?r. Fred Rtcker is at borne from yeorge town for a few days stay. Jr, Perry Moses, Jr , of Thompkinsville, QJnn., is io tbe city for a few days stay jMiss Margaret Branson has returned home -f-jom Robbins, where she baa been teaching / Miss Bessie Norris, of Anderson, spent jonday in the city, the guest of Miss Moneta /.Mrs. C. L Witherspoon bas gone to Kings? ton, N. C, to spend some time with fcer daugbter, Mrs. Dan Dove. Mr. J Y Wi?sou who bis been workine in tbe insurance business in this city for several months left a few dais since for Columbia. Mr. Harbick, of St. Charles, was in the city Saturday on bis way home from Hon? duras, Central America where be bas t>een oojbuiiness. Miss Fa'isb StoadetLeyer, after a few days visit to ber sister, Mrs David B. Sbirer. left Monday morning for ber home in Orange burg county. Mr. Ercest O'Cain, formerly of Orsnge burg county, but more recently of Cuba, after spending a few days in the city wita friends left yesterday morning for Orange burg. Mr3. Wm. T. Hoidson, of Philadelphia, is visiting ber daughter, Mrs. Geo. E. Beau? mont. Mr. Landrum, from Kentucky, of the firm of contractors that built the new j iii that wa3 burned in the Epperson fire, was in the -city and examined the wreck. He says that three of the walls are unfit to use, and while the back "wall is strong enocgb to use, a good .building cannot be made by joining newly built walls, tba: will settle, to an old ooethat will not settle to correspond with the new -ones. He says also that lae upper tier ot -cages are ruined by having the temper takeln out Spring bas taken a fresh start. Lum Mathis was before the Mayor again Monday. Main Street will be m\caiamized ali the way to tbe depot io time. Light frost is reported to have been observ? ed in this city Monday morning. Tbe fruit crop in Sumter County is report? ed to have parsed through the recent cold uninjured The ?east tn quantity and most io quality describes DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous pills for constipation, and liver com? plaints -J S Hoghson k Co Tbe weather is favoring the users of ice and tbe ic? men are having a dull ticoe compared with other years. Tbe Second Regiment Bind will give an open air concert on the Graded School square this afternoon at 6 o'clock. The telegraph poles will be removed from the middle of Main Street as soon as the W. JJ. T. Co., is notified to do so. You ?re much more liable co disease when your liver and bowels do not act properly. DeWitt's Little Early Riser* remove the cause of disease.-J S Hughsotj k Co. The electric light and telegraph poles will be removed from the middle ot Main Street Council determined this las: Wednesday oigbt. Tbe ladies should not forget ?hat the stores close at 6 p. m. oo and after today, May 1st They should not pot off shopping until so late as to interfere with tbe early closing Colton seed is selling at 50 cents a bushel in some eections of the county and even at that price the supply is not equal to the demand. DeWitt's Little Early Risers search the re? motest part of the bowels ?nd remove the impurities speedily with co discomfort. They are famous for their efficacy. Easy to take, never gripe.-J S Hoghson k Co. The Second Regiment Band has consented, at the request of th? Daughters of the Con? federacy, to take part in the exercises or Memorial Day and wili, as tt.eir contrioutior. to the occasion, furnish the music An observant aod well posted business mao makes the statement that mora bu3be!s ot western corn will be bought tbi3 vear by Sumter County farmers tbasi they will sell of home raised corn in any three average year?. Skin affections will readily disappear by using DeWitt's Witch Haz9l Salve. Look oat for counterfeits. If you get DeWitt's you will get good resuits It is the quick and positive cure for piles-J S Hugbsoo & Co. The erowth of Sumter within the past twelve roooth3 bas been the greatest in the history of tbe place if anyone hap a doubt of this let bim count the new houses ouiit and the houses vacant a year ago that are now occupied. J. Rettenberg k Sens have just installed an entirely sew outfit of machinery at their brick yards. The new machinery is of the newest and mest improved design and the output of the plant will be from 35,000 to 40,000 brick a day Mr W J Baxter, of North Brook, N C. says be suffered with piles for fifteen years. He tried maoy remedies with co results until bf used DeWitt's Witch Hazsl S?lve and that quickly cured bim-J S Hugbson k Co. Thc K of P fish fry and Oarrfecue will be held at Cain's Mill instead of Scarborough's Mill, the comruittee having d'eided on ibe cbaDge. All Knights who expect to attend should notify either Bartow Walsh, W. S. Jone3 or H L. Scarborough. D. J Chandler, the Clothier, adverti?rs stylishly shaped good fittiog clotbts Tee prices are as attractive and satisfactory as the cobby suits offered and those who ceed a spring and summer outfit will make no mis take if they go to Chandler for it. "Our little girl was unconscious from strangulation during a sudden and terrible attack of croup. I quickly secured a bottle of One Minute Cough Care, giv.og ber tnree doses The croup wa3 mastered and our little darling speedily recovered " So writes A L Spafford, Chrster, Mic:.-J S Hugbson & Co Dr. G. W. B Smith, of Clarendon, who is one of ?he graduates of lb* Atlanta Deotai College, at tbe commencement to ta^e pince on next Monday, May 6:"n, has our thanks for an invitation to atteod the exercises. MARR? POD. At tn?- nome of Mr sud Mrs. J E J^rvey I ?? * o'clock last Wf-doesdrv afternoon the::' i daughter, Miss Bssfie. and Mr John H. j F?cher were married, R?v V VV Edmonds, performing xh? cer."tao^y Th? parlor which vr~.?S ^^q'?is'tp]v dec"ra'ec for th? pcc*s-on wv? fj ?ed with the friends of the bri^e ?Dd groom, vii.-s M*cd B-ock. the maid rf h.->"o- nr.d Mr W. P. Ge?z?r, the best man, were the only .attendants After the ceremony ft reception w>>= he'd and refreshmears served tn ?h? many wedding 1 -. 'jests Mr. end Mrs Fletcher !ef; on the ! evening tra'n for Washington The bride is on? of Sumter's fairert and roos: lovable daughters and ber roany friends uni*? in I webing for her ard ber life-partner all the happiness that falls to the lot of the most fortunate and a loog life io wh;ch to enjoy their happiness. . Married in Grace Eoiscopa) Church, Ander? son, S C , Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Mr Fran* Slaves, of Newberry, S C , ard ?liss Sammie E*rle, Rev B M Anderson, of Clemson, performing th^ ceremony The '.ride is a diughter of the late Samuel Earle, of Sumter. Di??TH Rev. J Charlton Scott died on Saturday at the borne of his father, Mr H W Sco't, of Wisacky, after S'vera? months illness. His work was in Texis in com-ection with the Presbytery of Brownvood, where he had been laboring for several years Last year bis bealtb began to f*'!, and be was compelled to give up bis life work and return to tbe home of bis parents, where bis life slowly ebbed away The funeral services were celd at Mt Zion cburch Sunday nfrernooo H. D Long Dies in Florence. Horatio D. L~ng, for whom an appeal wns made in the Time3 yesterday, is cow beyond the neid cf charity, be passed away at 6 o'clack this mr-rnice fie wn3 born and raised in Sumter, but came bere about five years *go to t-:ke a place io the Daily Times office, it heine then under tb? roan?gemect of John P Coffin Mr Long was brought cp in a printing ( ffice, baviog serv?d as a boy with ni? uncle, the late H L Darr of the Sumter Advance He married Miss Whitton of ibis err, and she, with three children, tbe vocngest quite an infant, survives bim Mr. Long was about 38 years of age The funeral services will be held at the family residence on Houston s;r?et tomorrow moroing at 10.30 o'clock The interment will be at Mt. Hope cemetery -Florence Times. April 26 j Little Girl Burned. Mattie the twelve year old daughter of Mr B C. Lee, o? Catchall, was 3G seriously horned on Monday that it i3 feared that she will not recover.^ She went into tbe yard where a negro woman was washing, and while passing around the fire coder the wssb pot, the back of ber orees caught and before it could be extinguished eba waa terribly boro ed. A Deep 2-Xystery. It is a mystery why women endure Back? ache, Headache, Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Melancholy, Fainting and Dizzy Spells when thousands have proved that Electric Bitters will quickly cure such troubles. "I suffered for years with kidney trouble," writes Mrs Phebe Chorley, of Peterson, Ia., "and a Urne back pained me so I could not dress myself, but Klec:ric Bitters wholly cured me, and, although 73 years old, I now am able to do all my housework." It overcomes constipation, improves app?tits, gives perfect health. Only 50c at J J W De Lorine's drug store. 3 COTTON S?ED. The Atlantic Cotton Oil Co offers to farm- j ers cotton seed for planting at cost We i have 4 to 6 tons on band, first come first 9?r7ed Ht 30c per bushel. The Atlantic Cotton Oil Co. May 1-lt Tbe Opera House lease ia still hanging fire, but tbe t.xpayers need not lose any sleep for the net receipts under tbe management of the city during the past year have exceeded the htgbest rental offered and the citv bas had the privilege of osiog the Opera House for schcol commencements, and other public meetings free of rent The typesetting machine ordered several weeks ?go 'or tbis office has arrived and as ?oon as it can be set up thi3 office will diaord I ba-.d composition All matter in tbs paper s-ivc >n- displav advertisements will then be j if-r o' the machine With thi3 addition to the . q ?ipment of the office more matter can b- id than has beer, possible by hand aod a better piper will be issued ? I have b?en suffering from dyspepsia for ?he past twenty years and have been unable after trying ali preparations and physicians to get any relief After taking one bottia of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure i found-re?ef and am now in better health than I have been for twenty veers I can not praise Kodol Dys peps'a Cure too highly," thus writes Mrs C .v Robena, North Creek, Ark.-J S Hugh son & Co Tbe receipts of colton this season have al? ready pas?rd lt? 26,000 mark and there is still some cotton tn the cour, ty to be brought m for sale Trie receipts are large consider? ing the crop aod shows that Sumter is grow? ing a9 a cotton market. It is confidently claimed tba' the totai receipts tor tbe cotton year will exceed tbe receipts of last year with large margalo to tte (-oed Last Saturday w?s tbe ? 1st anniversary cf the establishment of the Watchman Mr. Joel Brunson dropped io during ?be morning and be Hf.d Mr. N G Ostler; heid a reunion of the survivors of t^e old anti bellum eo,pio\e? ot tne Watchman. (J? trie Urge number Ano learned their trade or worked at the casein tbe Watchman office before; tbs wnr they ?re the only survivors, with, perhaps, one excep? tion. All of i he others are dead. If peopie only knew what we know about Kodol Dyspepsia Cure ir would be used io nearly every bob^ehold, RS iherv are few peo? ple who do net softer from a feeling of full? ness after eating, belching, fi-ituleuce, sour e.omach or water-brasb, caused by iodiges tion or dyspepsia A preparatioo such ea I Kudol Dyspepsia Cure, which, wi'h no aid j from tba stomach, will di^rs- your food, cer? tainly can't help but do you fcood -J S Hugbioo & Co. ? ?^Tbere is another reason for the retnovii! of the poles fro.a the middle ot" Main iy.'eet te fort- th? macidam work is undertalco-i Oas j of the coo tractors h-?s m.*:!-* two bids on >ne | work, one f. r S'JCO ir*.* b in the other, on ! i condition th*t the poles r?e removed (rom ihr j j street He 3a\8 tb-r. be cm oo he work io: j j that much less if the t oles are oui of ibe way | This &Goul : appeal to tboee who meat ure ? everything in dollars and cents e.nd have ? heretofore bees unable to see any reason for removing the pole?. MOISE WINS THE CONTEST. Ths Test ci* Oratory at the S C. Coli ape. The oratorical contest 1BSv night w*s in the judgment of the Iar~e t-tid:e:?ce that lis? tened So attentively through sevec of toe best speech?? that have been rer-dered in the old chape! in a long time, onp cf the best and oce cf the closest ever held there. It is useless to i:o into data;!. .Mr L. C Moise, of Sumter, won cut in the j-;d??m?nt of tne committee, though, ss Col L F Yoom-.os, who announced the result, the closest e^er he'd there. Mr Sag? Dasenbary presided. V.r. G R. Reo-bert'sDcke on the "Spirit of Oratorv." Mr. G 3. Timsermen spoke nest on "The Principles of Chivalry Immortal." Mr. Washington Clark followed with "The Anglo-Saxon and His Duty " Next to come was Mr. A. C. Tedd on 'The Penalty of Progress." ?lr. B W. Wait followed wirb "The Ead aod Aim of Work;" Mr R E. Carwile with '.Tbe Reign of the Prince of Peace," and Mr. L C Moise, last but not least, gave D:s ora? tion on "War," which was the winner. Mr Moise is a member of the Eu:>bradian Sccietv and will .epresent the college at the Southern Interstate Oratorical Associa? tion meet on the 15th inst-The State, April 28. Tot Causes Night Alarm. ''One night my brother's baby was taken with Croup," writes Mrs J C Snider, of Crit? tenden, Ky, "it seemed it would strangle be icre we could get a doctor, so we eave it Dr KiDg's New Discovery, which give quick re? lief ar.d permnntntly cured it. We always keep it in the house to protect our children from Croup ind Whooping Cough. It cured me of a chronic bronchial trouble that no other remedy would relieve" Infailicie for Coughs, Cold.*, Throat t>nd Lung troubles, 50c and $1. Trial bottles free at J F W DeLt-rme's 3 --?a?-.??"<c? FIRE AT P*XVILLE. Dr. Peter Hedge Burned Out. On Saturday night Dr. P?ter Hodge, who lives near Paxville, lost by Sre bis barn ar.d Sinble, ?bree horses, corn forage and i year's supply of meat His daughter was bsdly burned while trying to sare the dwelling house The 6re is believed to have been of incendiary origin, although there is no posi? tive proof of this. There had been no 6re r>ear the barn and stablee and uoiess it wa3 fired by an incendiary there is no way to account fer the Sre. Only a few jears ago Dr Hodge lost heav? ily by a cyclone which destroyed a cumber of bou*es on bis place "It is with a good deal of pleasure and sati faction tba: I recc.mm*nd Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy," sajs Druggist A W Sawtelle, of Hartford, Conn. "A lady customer, eeeing tbe remedy expoetd for sale on my show case, said toms: 'I re-,Hy believe .bat medicine saved my life the past summer while at the shore.' sud sh'.! be? came so enthusiastic over its merits that I at OQce made np my mind.to recommend it m the future Recently a gentleman came into my store so overcome with colic pains that be sank at once to the Soor. I gave bim a dose of this remedy which helped bim. I re? peated tbe dose and in fifteen minutes be left my store smiling informing me that be felt as well as ever " Sold by A J China. Camp Dick Anderson, U. C. V. Sumter S C., April 29, 1901. A meeting of Dick Anderson Camp, No. 331, U C V , will be held at the Coort House at 12 M , on Monday, May 6tb. Dele? gates will be elected to attend tb* reunion *?t Memphis. Tenn , and also to attend the State reunion to be held in Columb ia, S C., ?ay 8tb, 9th and 10Jh. Members are requested to come prepared to pay their dues, a* our camp will not be en? titled to representation af either reunion un? less all durs are paid. A futl attendance is nquested as business of importance will be brought op. By order J. Harvey Wilson, H C. Moses, Commander. Adjutant. Old Soldier's Experience. M M Austin, a civil war veteran, of Win? chester, Ind , writes : ''Mv wife was sick a long time in spite of good doctor'? treatment, but was wholly cured by Dr King'? New Life Pills, which worked wonders for her health " They always do. Try thtm. Only 25c at J F W DeLorme's drug store. 3 Gen DeWet Most Remarkable Gen? eral of Modern Times. No broader distinction can be made hp? tw?en men thar, that wh:ch divines tbem imo two classe?;. To the 2rst clas-i belong tno?e who alw-.ys have a good ex-uc-* why '.'ie thing .eq ured cannot oe done The secor.d c'^ss is como: ped cf those who manage to do Foremost in this !?t:er class stands out the figure of Gen. DeWet. Alien S'.ng-ee, who has just returned fro.n the Trausvn?l, draws a vivid picture of the character of this mo3t remarkable general of modern tinier lor tf'e Muy Cosmopolitan, an-i lbs article is illus? trated with the most complete collection ot photographs and drawings jet published. She Didn't Wear a Mask. But her beauty was com; leteiy hidden hy sores, blotches and pimples till she used Iiuc!t lc:/8 A.cici, Salva. Then they vanished as will all Eruptions, Fiver Sins, Boil.*, Ulcer?, Carbuncles aDd Felons irom ir.? u.-<> Infalli ble for Cut.?-, Corns, Burns, Scalds and File?. Cure guaranteed. 25c at J F W DeLorme'd 3 The Suuver ?eltpoooe Company hat3 tinder consideraron a plan for making connection wun tho Scutb Carolin* Teleobooe Cum? pony's long distance lines The proponed connection wiii be m-de at ? amden it \a bought Tr.e Sou:h Carolina Telephone C;'jipiny has made a proposition to the Sum? ter Telephone Com pan v und the only tiling standing in .be way of tbe connection is tbe temi- of the agreement It ?d practically cer? tain that an e.greement wi?l r e made and that Sumter will he on the lon?r distance circuit. Reports from all sections of the county ate are that COP coren crop h -s been seriously i tja red by ter heavv rai?? and bold wpither ot t^e past week Th* bulk of tbe cotton crop had been planted ana nearly ail of it w?l hive lo be plowed u:> and lepiantfd The ground was packed s* hard by th* rat ?J s the.t the cotton ca o not come up and tbe lit* ia trial W;.s out ot the ground before the r-im | wa-3 kil'ed or wt?s i-o eericust? injured by the coid t'fat it is dying The m st Serio.? feature of the situation is the fenrrity of cot? ton seed a w-jority of the farmers bavin;; none to replant Few have more seed than they will retd tuea>selt?9 and these who I have none are fi"dln^ the greatest difficulty ? in procuring sufficient ;o replant their crop. J FIRE AT PROVIDENCE. The fire at Providence last Wednesday originated io the atore of LOU?B Williamson ?nd spread acrosj the ro?J to the store of Herbert Bennett and from tba: to tba re?i d?nce of .Mrs. Lannep.u Mr. Williamson was nb?eot fit the time aid hie entire s'cck of tcods was burned. He bad t o insurance and bis lots is stJited to have been $r00 or more. The store building w&3 the property of Mrs O E Schwerin cf this city und it wus insured. The house occupied b y Mrs. Li' nesu was also owned by Mrs. Schwerin ?nd was insured. Mrs Lanneau bad no icsuranc3. Mr. Bencett saved a part cf bi3 stock of goods, but lost about $350. He had no in? surance. The building was the property of Mrs. John Kingman. She bed no icsuraccs on tbe bundine. Mr. Jennings' bouse was not burned, but his furniture and household effects were re? moved from the bouse and he suffered consid? erable loss from breakage, etc. There had been no fire in the Williamson store for two ?&ys and as the fire originated in tbe loft between the ceilipg and roof it is supposed that rats roust have gotte-a bold of a match and started it in that way. Bswaro of a Cough. A cengb ?3 not a disease bot a symptom Corsumption and bronchitis, which are the most dangerous and letal difeases, have fer their first indication a persistent cough, and if properly treated es soon as ibis cough ap? pears are easily cured. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy bas proven wonderfully successful; and gained its wide reputation and extensive aale By i'3 success ID curing the diseases wbich cause coughing. If it is not beneficial it will not C03t you a cant. For sale by Dr A J China. The Open Air Concerts. Tbe season for tbe open air concerts by the hand bas arrived and the Graded School ?quare will become a popular resort as soon A3 tbe dates cf the concerts have been an? nounced. The b-ind afforded pleasure to thousands last sumccer, aod it ?3 to be boped that it will be possible to have at least one concert a week from May 1st to Sept ist. The members cf the band have in the past :.bown themselves willtng lo meet the pejoie mere than half way, and the writer is ratified ihat if the pfop'e of Sumter show that they iviab the concerts, will give the ba?d some evidence of their appreciation of their efforts aod display a disposition to support aod maintain the band there wiil be no diffi? culty io arranging for weekly coacerrs during the summer. Mis3 Florence Newman, who bas been a great sufferer from muscular rheumatism, says Chamberlain's Pain Balm is tbe only remedy that affords ber relief. Miss Newman is a much respected resident of the village of Gray, N. Y , and makes this statement for tbe benefit of others similarly afflicted. This liniment is for sale by A J China. Items From the Mayesville Times It is a carious fact that caces are blooming this spring, aod a gentleman said the other day that his hickory nat trees are bloomiog. These are oertaio ly strange facts, and oar eldest inhabi? tants said they never koew of it before. What's nest ? Miss Rosa Steele, of Yorkville, who bas been visiting Mrs R A. Chandler, returned home on Tuesday, much to the regret of her many f riends here COTTON SEED FOR PLANTING If HAVE BETWEEN 500 and 1 OOO bushels of Early King Cotton Seed for sale. Apply at my mill in Concord township. L W GORDON, May 1-lt P O Address, Sumter. COTTON SEED FOB SALE. IHAVE ONE HUNDRED BUSHELS choice Cotton Seed for sale at ?1 per bushel, f. o. ti. cara at Claremont, S. C. MRS W.L SAUNDEPwS, April 30 Claremont, S. C. CABBAGE PLANTS. QAA AAA c*bbaS8 Plan'? for sale, ?\J\jAJ\J\) per hund ed 15c, per thou? sand $1*25, o,0u0 or ever 51 per thousand. Add:ess, E M. DOAR, May 1 Georgetown, S. C. All who have Hay :: Corn and Oats To buy it will pay you to see us. We are prepared to fill your orders from one bale to a car load. Acid when ycu buy groceries wifhout seeing us or getting our prices yoo don't know what voa are missiog We are here to nave you morey and if you will give* UR a chance we will do it. We invite you to come and see cur large and assrr ed stock We are located between the A C. Line aoa\Soatbern depose Our phone nam ber is 53 S.~ut:d oar polee over it and wo wili go back at you with such prices thar, wi:! convince you at ooo3 that it will be wonb your Mme thac you take up talking to us Yours very truly, 0I10SSWELL ft GO., PHONE 53. 5 Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat-J ?cut iiu .inessconductsu for MODERATE FEES. * OUF: OrncE JG OPPOSITE U. S. PATEN r 0*riCE?j and wc < ansa sre paten: ia less time th?\a ?hube J rc:::'-'.^ from Washington. ? Send i", ?dei, drawing or photo., with descrip? tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free ofj charge. Our iee not c'^c tiil patent h secured. A PAMPHLET, '* Kow to Obtain Patents." withi cost of taino in'thc U. ?. and foreign countries* sent free. Address, OPP. PATENT OFFICE, WASHINGTON. D. Made : from s substantial Cloths. Hen's Suits $3.50 to $20.00. Large number of nobby patterns to ?select from. Boy's Suits 50 cents to $10.00. MEN'S AND BOY'S EXTRA TROUSERS. Extra well made? Men's sizes - - - - 30 to 50 waist, From 5?c to $6.5?. Boy's Knee Pants, - - - ages 3 to 16 From 25c to $1. D. J. CHANDLER, THE CLOTHIER.