Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Look to Your Interest. Here we are, still in the lead, and why suffer with your eyes when you -an be suited With a pair of Spectacles with so little trouble' W e carry the Celebrated HAWKES Spectacles and 6lasses, Which we are offering very cheap, from 25c to Q2.50 and Gold Frames at -$3 o $6. Call and be suited. W. M. BROCKINTON. L. B. DuRANT, Hardware, - Cutlery - and - Crockery, BSTJT MLETM1=? S. 0. In order to accommodate my growing- business. I have moved my gnarters into the spacious store lately occupied by the Ducker-Bultmaii Company ,and I am prepared to till all orders. Call or write for what you want. My stock is com plete, in fact larger than ever before, having added to my im mense stock of Hardware, Stoves, Housefurnishing Goods, Harness, Saddles, Leather, etc., A Large Line of Crockery. I also handle in large quanties Paiits. Oils and Window G lass. My store is headquarters for Gulls, Pistols. Powder, Shot. Shell and all kinds of Sporting Goods. Engine and Mill Sipplies. All of our Stoves warranted. L.8.DURANT., SUMTERe S. C. 2 CARLOADS CONING 2 +00++COO++00 Sumter. S. C.. Dec. 5. 189l. I leave for the West on the (th. where I will buy two arloads Choice Stock for this market, both Horses and Mules. H. HARBY. A small second-hand Safe; Cabbage Plants grown ill the open aIr. SEND NO MONEYad o""t'nD sn ou~n * at;* ourE neBs freightd esothsn iffo MER Special Offer Price $15.50 yoCat1o home,. a d we wi fll eYu l. n Fa yo ae ino the greatest value ever os'ered by any house. .p BEWARE OF IMIT ATIONS by" "*kon; c'n THE BURDI CK N&5eeryodRNonPRENT. bt mra in Aerica=.te e enn bay. *. SOLID QUATER SAWED OAK DRP sKC3 ~ a nco ed clon d ofa c dropA : f ro s'ii G rtoe use s entheery acie. Doh"T DELAY.t(sears.rRoebuci:h fuo. lre thoraughlynrehiable.-Fldctor.) 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C., Dec. 14 -The state Methodist conference has adjourned af ter a most harmonious meeting. The following resolutions were offered just before the close of the conference: "Whereas, There is widespread dis satisfaction among the preachers and members of our churchi in this confer ence on account of the methods em ployed by the book agents of the Meth odist Episcopal church, south, in the collection of the war claim against the United States government; and "Whereas, The United States senate, after thorough investigation, has d-. clared that the senate was deceived by our book agents in collecting said claim; and "Whereas, The last general confer. ence. in re-electing Barbee & Smith book agents, was not in possession o_ the facts afterwards developed in con nection with the methods used in col lecting this claim; therefore, "Resolved 1, That the South Carolina conference, now in session, desires to express disapproval of the deceptive methods used by the book agents of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, in aiding E. B. Stahlman in prosecuting the claim before the senate of the United States. "Resolved 2, That this conference asks the resignation of Barbeo & Smith-in the interest of peace and harmony in the churci-from the office which they now hold." CARTER GIVEN TWO YEARS, Former Populist State Ch;airiatn I Guilty cf Embtzz t int. SAVANNAH, Dec. 14.-W. F. Carter, ex-postmaster at Meldrim, Ga., pleaded guilty in tha United States district court yesterday to the charge of embezzling funds of the government to the extent of $50, and was sentenced to two years in the federal penitentiary at Colum bus, 0. In entering his plea of guilty Carter's attorney made a stateneat to the court in which he said that w iile the accused was postmaster at Meldrim he was alsc chairman of the Georgia state Populist executive committee. The committee needed funds for campaign expenses. Members of the committee assured Car ter that all that was needed to carry the state was a little money. Said the at torney: "They painted a beautiful picture tc Carter. He was promised a good office one that would pay well. He listened to the tempters and gave them the money, and, of course, he is guilty of the misappropriation of funds." The Populists failed to carry the state, Carter's friends failed to come to his assistance and he goes to prison. ALABAMA MINERAL OUTPUT. State Geologist Issu-s His Report For the Third Quarter. MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 1 . - Dr. Eugene A. Smith, state geologist, ha. issued his report for the third quarte of 1899, and it shows an immense in crease in the mineral rroduction of the state. It indicates that the mineral outppt of Alabama lor the present year will be considerably the largest in its history. There is believed to be nc doubt that the total production of coal for the year will exceed. 7,500,000 tons. The geologist's report gives the fol lowing figures of production for the quarter ending Oct. 1: Coal, 1,908,065 tons; coke, 475,668 tons; pig iron, 262, 861 tons; stone for flux, 162,169 tons; iron ore, 673,845 tons; bauxite, 4,371 tons; stone for buildin~g, 17.250 cubic feet. The production of the second and third quarters was as follows: Coal, 3,796,060 tons; coke, 941,230 tons; pig iron, 5t1,404 tons; iron ore, 1,294,463 tons; bauxite, 9,220 tons; stone for building, 36,935 cubic feet. FULLER PLACED ON TRIAL, He Is Charged With the Murder of 31rs. Eugenia Pottle. MAcOs, Dec. 14.-Allen Fuller, the negro charged with the murder of Mrs. Eugenia Pottle, was placed on trial in the superior court today. The general impression seems to be that he will be convicted. The princi p1 witness for the state will be Alfred dd, the negro who Fuller said com mitted the crime. His testimony is looked on as being very important, as he was the last person to see Mrs. Pot. tle with Fuller on the night of Nov. 20. The officers do not believe that Redd was connected with the crime in any way. What is now puzzling the attorneye on both sides is how the body was car ried to the river. It is presumned that a wagon was used, and as Fuller has no wagon, that adds to the mystery. Crazy Womnaun In the Woods. GREENVILLE, S. C., Dec. 14.-Mrs. Julia F. Bryant, a white woman about '2 years old, has been carried to the state hospital for the insane. She wah found in the Lima section in a demented state and was brought here by Con stable Burrell Cox. She wvas a most itiable object, having been roaming iround for several days without ado. quate clothing or food. Her husband did not appear during the proceedings. She has three small children. * R.sult of a 31irwa~rs' Feud. HENRY ELL~EN, Ala., Dec. 14.-George and James Herring, negroes, formerly employed in the mines at this place, were shot and instantly killed by twc unknown white men, who were secreted in a second story room of a hotel on the principal street of the town. The kill ing appears to be the result of a feud between the white and negro miners. Hosiery 31akers Oraanz-. CH ATTANOOGA, Dec. 14.-The South. erm Association of Hosiery Manntfac turers was organized in this city at a convention of hosiery mill men repre seting the largest interests in that line in the south held in the chamber o. commerce today. V. Ballard of Dur. ham, N. C., was elected president. Two Hlanaed at Vn.hi,. VALDOSTA, Ga., Dec. 14.-Jim God. ding and Wash Howell, negroes. were hanged here for the murder of Henry Vickers, a well known and successfu' citizen of this county. Crows. There is some reason for calling an owl the bird of wisdom, and yet there is cause for wondering if the crow is not mentally his superior. Crows are not disheartened by the gloom of lato autumn. If the fog is too dense to fly through it, they rise above it or trot about the ground, discussing the situa tion with their fellows. Is this speak ing too positively? I have long been familiar with an observing nman who has livetd all his days within sight andl hearing of crows. Hie claims to under stand their language and can repeat the "words'' that make up their vocabulary. Certainly crews seem to talk, but do they? Does a certain sound made by thei have always the one significance? Year after year I have listened and watchetd, watched and listened, and wondered if my friend wats right. He believes it. I believe it-almost. Are there limitations to ornithological in terpration? And is this an in;tance where truth is unattainable?-Lippin cott's. It rains on an average of 20S days in the year in Ireland, about 150 in Eng land, at Kezan about 90lt days and in Siberia only 60 datys. COMPULSORY VACCINATION. State Board of Health Determined to Stamp Out Smallpox. COLUMBIA, S. C., Dec. 15.-The state board of health is to take the smallpox situation in this state in hand at once and deal with it in the only manner that will accomplish the stamping out of the disease. There are to bEt no half way measures, but men will go to work in a few days who will have the whole power of the state behind them, and compulsory vaccination will be enforced without respect of persons. A few days ago Governor McSweo ney, in view of the general alarm in( cated in letters received by him from all quarters of the state affected, suggested that the state board of health hold a meeting and adopt some plan that would completely stamp out the disease. Yesterday all tha members of the board, save Dr. Nardin, arrived in the city. They met in the forenoon and all were agreed that the only way to fight the disease successfully was to enforce ccmpulsory vaccination in the infected localities by means of officers appointed for the purpose, with power to act, to isolate alL cases and guard the patients. After a full discussion Governor Mc Sweeney undertook to see that the nec essary money was borrowed to meet all emergencies, relying on the legislature to pay the bills, and he is at once to ap point a number of experts, who will have specific power given them to en force compulsory vaccination and act as their judgment dictates. HUNTER NOW IN MOROCCO. Sultan Asked to Surrender the Al leged Georgia Defaulter. WASHINGTON, Dec. 15. - Secretary Hay has directed Consul Gummere, at Tangiers, t, officially request the Moor ish government to surrender Thomas J. Hunter, the alleged defaulting auditor of the Atlanta and West Point railroad of Georgia. Because of the fact that this govern ment has no extradition treaty with Morocco, it has been compelled to ask the extradition of Hunter, not as a mat ter of right, but as a matter of favor, with the explicit understanding that it will be unablo to act favorably upon a similar request made by the Moorish sultan. Hunter has not been apprehended by the Moorish authorities-he has simply been located in Morroco-and the gov ernor of Georgia has asked the state de partment to obtain his extradition, if it is possible to do so. POU CREATES A SENSATION. Revenu Officers Accused of Protect ing 3Moonshiners. RALEIGH, Dec. 15.-Attorney James H. Pou, ex-state Democratic chairman, created an unprecedented sensation in the United States district court here yesterday. He appeared as counsel for a negro charged with moonshining in Johnston county and declared there was a ring of revenue officers in that county which protec:od another ring of a dozen moonshiners. District Attorney Bernard immedi ately demanded names. Pou gave them with postoffice ad dresses and said the facts he stated were well known and undeniable. He declared that government officers pro tected this certain clique of moonshiners and raided those not in it. Pou declared that the administration of the revenue laws in Johnston county is farcical. It is learned that Judge Purnell will make a strict investigation into the charges. ________ TO PUT OUT STATE TICKET. Populists Will 31e-et n 3Iontgomery ont 31ay 10 N xt. BIRMINGHIAM,, Ala., Dec. 15. - The state executive committee of the Pop ulist party met in this city yesterday and decided to call a state convention of that party to assemble in Montgomery on May 10, 1900, for the purpose of nominating a full state ticket and mak ing an aggressive fight on the Dem ocrats. It is understood that the committee urged former Congressman M. W. How ard of Fort Wayne to become a candi date for the United States senate to succeed John T. Morgan. It was decided to preserve the party organization, despite the efforts of sev eral of the leaders to disband. Thirteen of the 23 members of the committee were present. Gaxfford Case to lBe Argued. MONTGOMERY, Ala., Dec. 15.-John Gafford, who is in the Montgomery jail charged with the murder of F. B. Lloyd in Butler county in 18.97, is to have his case argued and submitted in the su preme court next Thursday, this divi sion being up next week. It is re membered that there have been two convictions in this case. The first re sulted in the death sentence, which was reversed by the supreme court. The second resulted in imprisonment for life, aup that appeal is nowv pending. Ctiton 31ill For 3Moultrie. MOULTRIIE, Ga., Dec. 15.-Local capi talists have subscribed $54,000 toward the erection of a $150,000 cotton mill at this place. Outside money to the amoun t of $75.000 has been pledged con tingent on the raising of a similar amount here. The balance required is practically in sight and the preliminary work on the miil will begin very soon. ALANY, Ga., Dec. i5.-W. J. Glaser was hanged hers today for the murder of his wife. Glaser's crime was an ex ceedingly brutal one, and his guilt wat clearly established at his trial. He went home one night while in a state of in toxication and beat his wife to death with a bill~at of wood. He steadfastly denied that h.e committed the crime. To' 31ak.- Cok .- Frem Pine. \XAYcaOss, Ga., Dec. 15.-Mr. J. D. Cordon of North Carolina, representing capitalists fromi that state and Virginia, is in the city making arrangements for the establishment of coke ovens here. Mr. Cordon's company proposes to make coke from pine by a new process known to it and the plant will be something new. Women~1 G-uIden In Berlin. A Berlin paper thus speaks of the wo men guides emid~oyed in that city: "They are paritly elderly, partly mid de aged itdies, with a certain amount of knowledge of the world, some ac qunaintnce wi th lanuages and an assur ed and amiable denmeanor, to whose care lone female travelers or the lady traveling parties recently imported from Scandinavia and America intrust them selves Most of these resolute persons are Russians or Austrians."' A Sure Cure. Anxious Parent-Doctor, my daugh ter appears to be going blind, and she is about to be married. Doctor-Let her go right on with the wedding. If anything can open her eyes, marriage will. -New Orleans Times-Democrat. Swinmmers With Hats. An Englishman home from the west coast of Africa says he saw a whole vil lage swimming out to the steamer wear ing as they swam renovated secondhand "stovepipe" hats in all tho glory of the white tissue paper in which they are PLAYED A WAR GAME. HOW THE BIG MAN FLEECED THE SUBSTITUTE BROKERS. The Tricky Six Footer Worked His Physical Defect to the Limit and Reaped a Rich Harvest While the Opportunity Ln.4ted. During the civil war in what was then a pretty village of Michigan and has since become a city without losing any of its beauty lived a strapping six footer who looked as hard as nails, dressed well, talked smoothly and was Eet up like a soldier. He had no means of support visible to the naked eye in the village which he called home, but he would make occasional trips from which he returned with plenty of money and a fund of interesting talk about some section of the north. The people thought him a mystery, but he was a pleasant one, and curiosity never went further than to ask ingenious ques tions that were just as ingeniously par ried. After his harvest was at an end the mystery explained himself without reserve, and no one expressed serious disapproval of the way in which his wits had won him his money. "It was a simple case of diamond cut diamond," he laughed. "I've been tak ing fleeces from the fellow that went out to shear. I'm not an Apollo Belve dere, Diomedes or Samson in appear ance, but I pass in a crowd as a fine specimen of physical development. The truth is that I'm a whited sepulcher. I was born with a defective heart and would not take three minutes of real violent exercise for all the money you could load on a freight train. I take things easy all along the line, and the engine keeps pumping up to require inents. " When I could see the end of what property was left me, and it was not far away, I cast about for some light work to do and concluded to deal with the substitute brokers. There was no chance of meeting the required medical exam inations, so I took another tack. When ever I visited a place in my business, I'd manage incidentally to fall in with the broker. I'm better than a raw hand as a jollier, and I'd soon have some mutual friends as innocent parties in the play. " When it came in naturally, I'd chaff the broker about his business and ask what kind of a soldier I'd make. He would either jump open mouthed at the proposition or chaff back under an impression that I would never think of going to war. In either case it would usually come to some kind of a proposi tion from the broker. Then the other fellows would guy me, intimate that I was a bluffer and wonder how I was to get out of the thing without a clear funk. "Here's where my fine work came in. I'd demand a retainer, and I'd put it high enough just to maka the broker think that I was trying to escape him. If he would pay me a specified sum down, I would agree to appear at the recruiting office the next day and offer my services, but I gave notice that I assumed no chances. If they would not have me, the broker must stand the loss. The idea of my being rejected al ways raised a laugh and only tended to confirm the broker in the belief that I was trying to escape him. When the doctor turned me down, I went into the dumps, became nervously timid, aroused the sympathy of those with whom I had become acquainted and snapped an or der to the disgruntled broker to keep clear away from me. "The bestt haul I made was in Pitts burg. A coal baron there who could not well enlist and who had not been draft ed wanted a representative in the army who would make a name honorable to that of the principal. He was after a bighandomeintelligent fellow of woheculd be proud and put the whole matter into the hands of a shrewd little broker. I managed to meet him at the Monongahela House, and I work ed around to the main subject in the manner I have described, hut I could see that he was sharp and did not like to run any chances. "While he went to dinner, after which we were to resume our talk, I went out and had a short conference with a huge truckman. When I again met the broker, that truckman insisted on bothering us and, after showing a proper amount of patience, I threw him half way across the office, and he went limping out, while all observers grew wide eyed in their wonder. I did not exert enough strength to throw a half grown boy five feet, but the truckman knew his business, and was paid $20 f or attending to it. "That apparently cool courage and gigantic strength removed all doubt from the mind of the broker. I was the man ho wanted, and he wanted me badly. I stuck out till I got $2,000 as a 'retainer,' and then was rejected. I felt like giving the money hack when the millionaire came around to condole with me and tell how disappointed he was in not having me for a substitute, but I didn't. It would have been an ad mission that I was not in a legitimate line of business. "--Detroit Free Press. The Sequel to the Joke. Many years ago a visitor to Edin burgh was being shown over the high court of justiciary. He made some re mark concerning thA dock and its du ties, and in reply the official jokingly said the visitor might one day be sen tenced to be hanged in that very room. The sightseer was the notorious Dr. Pritchard. Two years had barely passed when in tho dock he had so closely in spected he was doomed to death for poisoning his wife and mother-in-law. -London Mail. Judges in England have worn the pe culiar wigs they now wear ever since th eg fCharles II. Story of Lincoln. This Lincoln story is told in Short Stories: A New York firm applied to Abraham Lincoln some years before he became president for information as to thefiancial standling of one of his negbr.Mr. Lincoln replied as fol lows: Yours of the 10th inst. received. I anm well acjuainted with Mr. X. and know his circunm stances. First of all, he has a wife and baby; toether they ought to be worth $50,000O. Sec ondly, lhe has ain oflice, in which thero are a table worth (L.VJ anid three chairs worth, say, $1. Last of all, there is in one corner a large ratoe, which will bear looking into. Re spectfully yours. A. LIacoM. Wlanted It Altered. Minister (to newly wcdded pair) The married state imposes various du tis. The husband must protect the wife, while the wife must follow the Ihusband whithersoever he goes. Bridle-La. sir, couldn't that be al tered in our case? My husband's going to be a countzy postman.-Judy. The Bottle Post. The "bottle post" is an old institu tion on the south coast of Iceland. Let ters are put into corked bottles, which are wafted by the wind to the opposite coast. They also contain a cigar or oth er trifle to induce the finder to deliver ATLANTIC COAST LINE, CHARLESTON, S. C., Nov. 19, 1899. On and after this date the following passenger schedule will be in effect: NORTHEASTERN RAILROAi). South Bonnd. *35 *23. -53 Lv Florein-e, 3.25 A 7.55 P. Lv Kingsr.8.57 Ar L-t s. 4 3. 9.15 Lv Lariies, 4 :18 9. 15 7 40 P. Ar Charleston, 0.03 10.50 9.15 North-Bonnd. *78. *3:!. *52. Lv Charlest., 6.33 A. 5.17 P. 7. 0 A. Ar Lanes. 8.18 6.45 8.32 Lv Lanes, 8 18 6.45 Lv Kings' ree. 8 34 Ar Florence, 9 28 7.55 *Dily. f Vi..y exelet Sunda. No. 52 runs through to Columbia vin Central It. It. of S. C. trains Nos. 78 anid 32 rn via Wilson a&Id Fatsettevi!!e -Short Line-an.1 nmake e'ose:onecion for ill points Noi th. Trains on C & 1) ;: It. leave Fioreice dily except "N1uz1la. 9.55 a in, a-rive Dar. :igton 10.28 a in, theraw, 11.40 a in, Wadesloro 12 35 p im. L ave Fiorence .hiiv xeept Suniniv, 8 00 p in, arrive Dar licigtoe, 8 25 p mt, lbirtsville 9.20 p ni, Barnvtsviiie 9.21 p im, Gibson 9.45 p in. Leave Forence Sunulay only 9.55 a ii, ar rive Darlington 10.27, Hartsville 11.10 Leave Gibson daily except Snnttay 6.35 a i;, M-znettsville 6.59 a m, arrive Darling tor 7.50 a in. Leave Hartsville daily e-(X cept bunday 7.00 a i, arrive Darlinegton 7.45 a :n, I ave Dai lingten 8.55 a ni, arriv. Floreice 9 20 a in. Leave Wad boro dib except Sunday 4 25 p in, Cheraw 5 15 p n, Darlingt, n G.29 p m, arrive Floreiev 7 p w. Leave Hartsville Sunday only 8.15 a in Darligton 9.00 a m, arrive Foio ence 9.2 a m. J. 1.. KENL-Y, JNO. F. DIVINE, Gen'l Managyer. Gen'l Sup't. T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Managr.r. II. M. EMERSON, Gen'i Pass. Age ut. W.C.&A. South-Bound. 55. 35 52 Lv Wilmington,'3.45 P. Lv t:arion, 6 34 Ar Florence, 7.15 Lv Florence, *7.41- *2.34 A. Ar Sumter, 8.57 3.56 Lv Snauter. 8.57 '9 40 A. Ar Columbia, 1020 11 00 No 52 runs through from (.harle.stun vii, Oen:ral R. R., leaving Charleston 7 a Im. Lanes 8.34 a m, lanning 9.09 a in. North-Bound. 54. 53. 32 Lv Colubia, 'G 40 A. *4 15 P. Ar Sumter, 8.05 5.35 Lv Saimter, 805 *60 6 P. Ar Florence, 9 20 7.20 Lv Florence, 9.50 Lv .l.:rion, 10.30 Ar Wi!mington, 1.15 *Daily. No. 53 runs through to Charleston. S. C., via f'entati R. [t., arriving panning 6.04 p i, Lnnes, 643 p n, Charle ton 8.'10 p in. Trtiins on Conway Branch leave Chad bonen 5 35 y in, arrive conway 7 40 p ni, rt turning leave Conway 8 30 a in, arrive LChmibouru 11 20 a in, leave Cha Lcoun 11.5b a rn,ariive at Hub 12.25 pm,returbsing leave Hub 3.00 p W, arrive at Claidiomn 3 35 pi im. Daily except Sunday. J. R. KENLY, Gei'l Manager. T. M. EMERSON, Trailic .Mnatger. H. M. EMERSON, Gen'l Pass. Agent. CENTRAL Lt. 1. OF 80. CAROLINA. No. 52 Lv Charleston, 7.00 A. M. Lv Lanes, 8.34 Lv Greeleyville, 8.46 Lv Foreston, 8.55 Lv Wilson's Mill, 9.01 Lv Manning, 9.09 - Lv Alcolu, 9.10 Lv Brogdon, 9.25 Lv W. &S. Janect., 9.38 - Lv Sumter, 9.40 " Ar Columnbia, 1100 No. 3 Lv C,>himibia, 4 100 1P M. Lv Snoter, 5 13 - Lv W. & S. Jnnet. 5 15 Lv Brogdoni, 5.27 " Lv Alcolu, 5.35 Lv Ma.nning, 5 41 " Lv Weilson's Mill, 5.50 - Lv Foreston, 5 57 " Lv Greele) ville. 0 05 An Lanes, 0.17 Ar Charleston, 8 00 M \N('HESTER & AUGUSTA 11 No. 35. L v Sumter, 4 24 A . ML Ar Crestone, 5.19 " Ar Orangebnirg, 5.41" Ar Denmark, 6.12 " NoI. 32 Lv Denmark, 4 17 P. .. Lv Orangeburg, 4 48" Lv C'restoin, 5.15 " Ar Sumter, 0.03 " Trinsi 32 and 35 carry throuigh Polhuiani palace buffet sleeping cars Ii, tween New York ard 31aein via Augusta. WiSon and Summnerton R. R. Tlom TABLE No. 1, li ~In ffet \lnnday;i, .June 13th, 1898. 13 tweeni Siiter anid Wilson's .\lIls. Southblonud. Northibonnd. N.. 73 1.' ily e xcipt Sn Liay No. 72 P M\ Stiatirns. l' M 20 Lo........Snoter....\r 12 30 2e3 ..E& SJunncio.... 1227 2 :;.........acksville........11 30 2 50...........ilver............1110 335~ ....Miliard .... 101 3 50 ... Summenirton .. 10 10 4 20 ......... Davis......... 945 4 45........Jirdan ... .. ...9 35 5 15 Ar..ison's Mills..Le 9 05 B. lwie. Miilard and St. Paul. Sonthbound. Northboundl. No 73. No. 75. No. 72. No. 74. P1 M A M Stations A M P M 3 05 10) 15 Le Meillardl Ar 10 43 3 35 3 15 10 25 Ar .St. Paul Le 10 35 3 25 PM AM A M P.M THOS. WILSON, President. W A LSH'S SHOE STOBE Sumter, S. C., Undler Opera HIn. Stock receiitly closed out. Open now with From the best manufacturers. And every pair of Shoes guaranteed. Six teen years experience in tinis vacini ty. We kne'v the Styles best suited to the wants of the people. Look for the City Clock, Under it you will find the best Shoes in the city. We have nmany good customers in Clar'endon, but we want more. Walsh's Shoe $tore NOTICE. A persons: are hereby forbidden to hunt Ibirds on the linas knowvn as Haurper's in this couinity also all persons arc forbiddin to flili in the lake or its tributaries on the Harper ilace in said conty and all~ persons trespassingi will be idealt wvi t acord ing to the cim ijal laws oft South (oe Ca nia S. M NENX'ON. J. L. EAuxtN, Agt. Nv. 27-h. 1. (31-4t Y ours for a very Merry Xmas and a Bright and Happy New Year, J. RYTTENBERI SONSE Yes, it 's the same old story, we know how you feel-just don't know what to buy for Xmas gifts. Now listen, we don't intend to say much, but what we do say, goes. We have one of the largest varieties of new and seasonable, also useful as well as ornamental, stocks to select from that we have ever displayed. It makes no dilTerence who you may want the present for, we can please you.\ All we ask is a look. Come in, make yourself at home; if you don't buy. you'll find just the same treatment as if you had. Space will not permit us to mention all the different lines, so will try and content ourselves with a few. Of course the children are first. DOL.W! Well, I should say so; all kinds, at any old price. See our centre tables of toys-a great big lot of all kinds-a snap picked up by our New York representative, a line of samples from one of the largest importers in New York. Prices on these are way down. An early call will mean money in your pocket. Lots of other truck for the children. Can't call them all. Just come and looK. BOOKS -:. BOOKS -:. BOOKS. You know what our holiday line of books has been in the past; well, just look at this year's line. All kinds, all prices. Publishers' prices smashed to pieces by us. See the books we offer at 12c. It's a wonder and no mistake. Complete line of Chatterbotes. Wish we could tell you all we really have in our book line, but space will not permit us. Handkerchiefs for All. We have the largest stock of Handkerchiefs ever displayed in these parts. See our line Embroidered Handkerchiefs at 5c. Something like 50 styles to select from. That's pretty sweet, don't you think? Then we have them at 10, 12,, 15, 20, 2.5, 35, 40, 50, 75c and a little higher. Every line the right stuff for the monei. Umbrellas. New and complete holiday line just opened. There is nothing else that wakes as nice and serviceable a present as a nice Umbrella. Just see the line we have for both ladies and gentlemen. You'll not find their equal elsewhere. We have marked them very close, just to make fast selling, that's all. Neckwear and Mufflers always acceptable. We have them, too, All the new kinds and colors. Last, but not least, Groceries for the Holidays. We have a full and complete stock, at low down prices. Before you buy your Groceries for your cakes, give us a call. We may save you a penny or two. I. you can't come early, come late. Our stores will remain open every night from the 18th for your convenience. Yours for business, J. RYTT5ENBERG & SONS, sumter, s. C. ILEVI DROTHERSJE SUMTER, S. C. In soliciting a continuance of the extensive pat Sronagec we are enjoying fromn the people of Clarendon, we wish to inform the trading public that our buyer Iis constantly on the market and was fortunate enough to make his contracts before the recent "boost" in We~rC ae prepared to sup~ply the trade with all manner and kinds of General Merchandise at prices tdeycompetition and at the same time give to the Sbuyer the q1uality. I Foreign and Domestic I Dry Goods, Dress Goods, e I Trimmings, Notions, 13 I Fancy Goods, i Clothing, Shoes, Hats, SGent's Furnishings i and Groceries. In all of these lines we propose to satisfy the 2 p)ublic demand, and we ask that vou come to Sumter S and inspect our stock.I SThat we are in touch with the exporters of cotton and we c'an andl will pay the very highest market pI JLces for the fleecy staple. Our store hlas earned a reputation as headquarters for farmers and we pro pose to keep it up.I JLEI DROTHERS.[