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J poor For Unit. >r'v plant-, i.ino mi\ - [n Anp'v t?. 11. (1. Cun ifum ? ? -O? hi go Meeting Brnngo N ?. Id, w |C'ly l>i ill ell Irf" -I 1 Ust 'ill'ti inn of i. Hj kmuld bttvU, Sco'i v. ?V ? -?h? - "and below Coet. iter I'OOiIh, ut t Wix (Jilt Kd.-? going, f.'oi?;(r ijoint.' ; a? <! lould tike to gei tho l>. your money, cull ami tm SS* f Church Conforenco. !\|je will IjO ft conference at. tl < ej5 Hoptist ohureh n? \t Hunduv ?liDX-fit. 1 1 u'cloik. Mvcry mem of the oburch is unro'l to be i iv ps wii ? . * JUSttShteriJ c'* ' ?"> Ciu.f'.dciftey. Mrpfc W. D. liovkin will entertain the Daughters vi t h?? Cnnfederacv Monday evening, I an. Otiu ut In r Pome In Kirkwuoil. Kaeh memUi of the Chapter is invited to atUml. Midn ight Sorvict-B. Midnight eer vices were held ut Graco Kptscopal church on Tues day night lust. This la h beauii fill custom of this chuieh to watch the goillg out of the old ami the coming in of the Now Year. (S Haw Bridge Keeper. M v. "Walton II udson is the new keeper at the YVateree iroo bridge, lie took charge on the I at inni. Mr. Hudson id a brother of Mr. B. M. Hudson. Mr. Auimons, the former keeper will faiua on hia plantation at Hetty Neik. Dr. Pate 111. A communication from Florence In the' Columbia State say a : i'Dr. J 'J bos'. ' rate*.. I. he P?Pl,5or Mehodist vn in later here, is in a critical condi tion. A consultation of jihysiciona was held at the parsonage yesterday nltfinwn. ' Dr. Pate's many friends in Florence and in South Carolina hope 'bat he may Boon recover." ? ? ^ Silver Wedding. Last Friday, the 27th of Decern ber, was the aiher anniversary of the marring? of Rev. and Mrs. J. L B'okee, of oar citv, and they were remembered on this occasion by the memoes of the ruetuouisi church in the presentation of a beautiful set of silver knives and forks. May they both live to spend many more years of linppiiief}8 together. The Evetft of the Season. ~-34iai musical event of the theatri cal season In Columbia, S. C, at the New Columbia Theatre will he given by Ijincs aittf his liand. 'I lie man igement of the New Columbia Tliea tre expects a very large attendance upon this occasion and it ia adrisa* bio for persons tfho expeot to hear Jnneti and his Hand to send iu their orders for seats early. The cale^ of Beats will >begin Tuesday, .Jan'y 7th, ?t 1 o'clock. Apple Huht. The children of the Presbyterian church were made happy on 1' mlay evening last by an entertainment in " the shape. ofan ."applo hunt;" given ttbera in tho pretty o'd church yard. * by the taaoheraof the Sunday School. The tmriroyrWho found most of ?he apples ireWMasters JVillio McDow i all and -Geo. Clarke, oacli having 1 found alx?-they were awarded a box of oandy^i^'. ? , , A largefable in the lecture room filled with frui?, cakes and candy, was soo* emptied -by the children who e merry *oicee and bright faces gave evidence of tbo pleasant occa sion. " ?[fpoar* ling m Ricbj^ tlon ftfr "nxJrtgil ??? HP ? A*. tod* SiorlfH ? Negro CoxffiniU Suloide by Hang ing ?v^e li/elcsa body of Rich Perry, - colored, Vm r found on T ucsday mornfog of la?t week suspended to the hel} rope et Mt. Moriab, a ooj ored Methodist church about four mtfcg SuutH' of toivp.;. It GeemB , that be flfit attempted to cut his tbroat Hat falled fn ? reaching the j J^guler vein end then concluded to beng^lifaieelf. Rich had been caught Op'' with in a stealing scrape on Friday . before , and had spent ? ,4hat ii l|Xt1l III 111 I, giving bond on t Saturd^ ?fueJ)ie appearence to an ?wor tli# dfetAfte in Magistrate Cas key's cebtt ron Tuesday. While 'the Mstftetjafcewa)* awaiting his Coroner wasconduc , over hie dead body. ibUcipatiog prosccu given I wo or more l coV which fact ? the evening before Wben one of the ;tor. the c o? end Kf been taken that rtjr w'Ijlo held * All tbeee troubles fmiod end , be ra bend JU> the ?o6iar"foinot orloea. Tbe bf* Intention to 1m Is ? **? w!?w ibe '?ct* tbet ebe fcltieeerel thought he 1 opt tbet JoiuUI^I i*ersona>, Mr. mill .Mrs. Itieii^rd Richard* and bal>y Ppeii t t ho dhrist ? a-; 1 ?>; UWys with .Mr. and Mrs. 1\ T. \ Mr S. S .lontt>, ???' K- Fshaw, * .?* in Camden lira v., ok aud i a.d u* i pleasant c ti . 1 ('apt. .1 (\ Ko); j i i us tin - v *? . 1 i< liix I'lantuMua in V. , >t W . r. * WiiWt; 1U> will l ft|. ! .?. | Mr and M??. ( h'lr'c? Jncjliss !.a\ ? 1 | ? t ? i ; t tlic L,lMav< wi!.h ilieir r> !;. I'tvt-s Mr. a a < i Mus I it ?r* i ??? . tin- !uli? I .; i\ !r.g r?n'or.ll\ eufiu> t?? varudon. Jdrn. \V. 1) Tram bam, ?ho i . KM-ti bp ending Christmas vn,?|. l,v? J I AH h|i>thlTS lit Km?.\ 'lit, tit N\ olaee ig u to I or sun, Mr. 1 { :? t x v t r uitluwn, i.-> cxpocwd t j r? t <n ? i ? iu?> tovlny. Mi^8(*H l.'/zii- l'? i\kin a"! <1 Henri ? tta Uf.ailsfoid and* Mr. A H U >\ kin, lit Camden, uttvij if 1 i n* jtriils. t.rd- K :rli'?r \si ?ti nnuria^o at Sua: illusion last wot k At tin* mooting of 'ho educations! ?i 'sjciai i. n n( county bo:wd.s in ('?? himbia l is' wot-k Snot of Kiinuti ii 1? B. Clarko, of uiir county, was eloe (nl prchi K ill. Mr SjijitlMlo.il* of the Si) itih-.d Music ? o , of Co!u?i bia wus in Cam d*n this woi k in tlm interest u? ki. ? ntertainmeid to bo giv^n in ('oiiuu bia on the Oth ir.st, bv tho famoii* Innos biin?l. Mis5! Lula Shannon. cf t!ic olllee 'of tin- at!<>:oov general is upen t in ^ ilio liol'utu \ & at l.or .i ! Siome in Kir simw cou 1 1 1 \ . ? -Kt,.U\ l?t Mr. Sol lvohn, of Orangeburg* bmt Ik r of Mrs. (< 13 Hbsob, was id Cfinitlon this wot k. Mr. .J. h\ Ati-Vfihili-r and family have moved info Miss Sue (libber 't-nidcneeon Lvttkton Mr. n'. W. Huy^ios al Y " r ' f'liswoll, M C , thi s wi t k where lit. wont to bid on a bir**" j umbiuu i-ib. Mr. Wallace Uiia>oli. fion of Judge W. F. l*u?sell, of Wcstviiie lias ao copied a position with I he Ktjle Art Co., ot Haltimoro, Ml Mr Kmaeirs territory will ><?"? mi the sonthom part of Nor'.h C.iro lie will leave next Mcnduv f.r 1 new work. U'uiiace* '5 an is vi : voung man and tbo E:^' ' Art <.0. liavo done well to secure t s?rv ces. At The Gilt Edge Store They have ju*t reeeivod ft nice lino or Smyrna Hugs, and are selling them at prico3 t<> suit the times. lit' tare to eee them. Of Course They Will. ff "Those mistakes will occur as long nH uewspnpers are published." Wateree Messenger, Dec. 31. Of course they will and that is why so Welti a ij i pi iMf ?! ttl tuc Messen ger's "criticism." M0? t in The Sworn." Tocget rid of our large stock A>( hells mikI lanterns we ar6 feeing' lo equip each forty dollar bicjcle free arid sum-' lueky f *? i 1 o out of eaoh twelve will get bis wheel thrown in. C?.tnc bco us (juick ii' you want to "get* in i he swim." REAL ESTATE TRANSFER 3. Tho following transfers of real es tato were recorded in tho Auditor's ofllee during the pa*t week : Levi Jones to iiobt L I'eeblos, i _ ? V'^ 1 i^OAi) W> ?" o 1*1 _v o , _ ?(! <LiVI t / - ... - . v i I vii'wv. I) G Lenier to John I) Bradley, 27 acres in No 0, J?4 5. W A Aucruai. Trustee, to J P Lewis and W T Smith. aero in No i, $60. II Baum and M Baum to Lydia Thorne, 85 aores in No 18, !?230. Hannah Jenkins to David Perkins, Jr., i Interest in lot, $3. Eitft I Williams, et al, to John Burdoll, two tracts in No 1G, 382 ? 1U acres, $3,102. r Jas T Isboll lo Mattie T Gettys, her interest in 407 acres in No 10, *350. Amelia C Adarason to K G Whist l?r, 4 acres in No 1,32,000. David Wellington Brown to Flem ing E Ross, l?.') acres in No 12, Si 75. Jas J Itosa to Fleming E Ross, 175 acres m No 12, 8175. Samuel R Adamo and Addie (5 Ad. ams to E P Shedd, 65 acres in No 3, .-4100. The Telophono. The modern telephone is a great Invention m a good many more ways than one. A man "who will keep a cftlier standing 'til hit) feet freeze to the floor, or who will turn you awajT from his desk with the manners of a sore headed bear, will drop anything he is doing to an swer your call at the telephone. A man, woman or child who would not givo you a comfortable chair at the fireplace to save -^your ^,lif?, will go two squares to a neighbor's house to c^l.1 him to the 'phone to answer a cVilI from somebody who wants to know whether you think it la cold enough for you. A mer chant Will leave a customer who haa hia pocket bulging with the re cult* of hi?i*ftt tobacco sale to talk ten minutes to an idle friend ( over the 'phone, and call a clerk from the same business t? do the - lime tli log. The busy bookkeeper^Wltl atop la the middle of ? col^fbn of, Of ore# & tell an tMkKHreoqainr that somebody haa not patted the door ie half a* boor. Tbey Any, andmoet of thca do, com ? little, aometiaoe, bot they nil answer the next coll. Indeed, the telephone la e-?troogo invention end matye peo ple do thing* that nothing eleo In thaffotld won Id. It m| if be the myVterf of the iht**, the tee -In PS 9T onr ? mMmmi Mr wimMnt a:.nua:. vitKism^s ball w iii" ' ' t . ? ' ? : i v v J I t '? : v ) ? i (1! i It ,V|;; r, 4\ 1 1\ r\i?\ ?'? t ?>i :.r ' u'."?h Th?* bn!J i r -?U.I vt, | ? i ?.- ? u't.< ,.j at- I Jiuiiv .?? ! i 'i: J t ! \ , f b'llitill;* . !'i> 1 I ?? I '?.!?> 'i,. III J J;>| \ *, .1 ti.il n.'J ' ! ? '1 ; t i ? i p 1 1*1 ? of ll-.- c ; i >'i, nm? . I !>U'lt . Ilj? fit1 !\cii .-?< I ? I l:t ' }? ! ? . ,4- , ^ , ' " u' ' !' ? i ? ! ? i ? ? "?i ii'.j.' i.*-; vf, ? hi iii\ : I 'liH'. t r < ' ! I ; \S i.icti rviinlrj iln* Im \ I i 'Kit ? ' of a < ? ! ? * *; J t ' r ff incttndcs ' I- lit 1 ;7l.U. !nt>t? ll. d to 1 llO t llMll ll 1 1?M . I !.r ii.vlit ? 1 1 u v ? i , 1 t w >is ci ii; ' ' t ' ft 1 ? 1 1 ! ( 1 1 it \ , I ' 1 1 ?'t S I ' ( I i 1 1 t > f s 1 1| , ' *> X , 1 1 Hiil w i ? 1 ?? li j | , t> w ? 1 ! k 1 1 1 > rt I ' o u !i !-i'V <lfr!;i an 1 ? ? I- i;s !i-ad? * : i ' ! ? f . .Vu.; ! ih v ' I 11, 1 n I : ? i - ' i <1 t!u- um-ie J'?r tin* occasion, i 1 1??. ' c r y * *;s transform od int" .*!'?? p, r l"? i i/.*- i?r? t? t ? ! * ;i i ?J ?.'?** ~ l ? ?< i ; 1 oji l:iO t ?r? I >'i'p, r lot* I 1 ( , uM :r< ;li Via l.y SCTi i-;i-; ? 1 1 il't. \ I '1 red bunting Wire two imp'oviM >1 If cm v. >ii h t if ri''M':.!?itan! ? ?V t I'u JjiT V ;'t I I h C i'r In >?!i Ilil'O t \'.\rc put*. ltd t?v?*r by ot fi * I . hrtpefolH * find uilil; )' t lit* direct 1 1 ? I ? ? * ? I v supers if>S>?n (.f Mr. il. 11 St?hroi? ler. At It* o'clock tin' ba.l room b.^ar. tn ti ! vv>'!? iLxr.OC rS Atlit mitiV it?t>ii ft 3 i n. I lie strains of thf orchosir* iii-A. ua : f' l.y ma^'io, u crovvil rf ?i'liU'-r^ to ti.t; Hot>r \\ 1k> K'n-mpvl cm i i : ?*? I away l?y the s|-ii (otl tmisio. Suppur wus hi'-rvi-.l I'roin twt -vo to ? ?Mi , nfUT wiiicli tin* merman, prAco i ful;y Jt 1 l?v Mr. W'thuni) O. Saimou?i i Misrt S'i:ifi?rtl, (if Mtchlit'.' 1 . ( !"r n , uitil wan k< }?L up 'hit A o'clock, Tlio oliriporciiini prc-tent wort> Mo Davi.l U WiJWatns, .Ir , Mrs. \N illi.m: A Anorum, Mrs. Willimn I>. i ?? ? v - ii, Mrs, .Julin (Vititc.v, Mrs. P. NV. r.Kl,-t.ls;o Mia. t' C WliiLrtlieri Mrn t!. II Vales, Mrs. Thus. W. Lan^. Amon^ visitois to I'ani'lon wt-rt Mrs, ami Miss S.jnfortl, of Lili !ui? Kl. Conn.; Miss Golt ami Miss D.irvvin of Mont rt a), Canada; tlio Mi?c.^ J<?hnstoiu>, of No-vberry, Miss iIoAfti4>, of 8la(o{<bur(;i Mitts Kuin ,iuci\ of Clailsilon; Mrs. A. 11 lliy ward, Jr., of Columbia; Mr. and Mrs. liiliartl Richardson, Jr., of Panola; Mr. and Mrs I*. T. Baker, of L*xn. castcr; and Messrs. Cornt-li'is \\'a?l dill, Lu'o GdlAnd, Alox ("larkson, I'arriogloi} Godfrey, Hurt Yoadon. C. Ilarwood, Hamtiel Dcl'ass, Harry Hftvis, Thomas Lipscomb, Jr. Assignment. Capt. H. K Ha'eall has made nn aBsi<;ntQont t*"r the benefit of his creditors. We regret to nolo this for Capt. 11 ?il sell it? one of our ^ citia?us aiul tr.s assignment is but a natural result of the extremely bad crop year. Fire m Bishcpville. A lire occurred in Duh^pville last Sunday morning about - o'eio -k in which the grocery t-lom of O O. Ro the dispenv.irv and ilie store * ?f J. 13 Kelly were totally de*rr?yod with all their contents. The lire was discovered in tho dispensary but origin ia unknown. Shootinjf nt Smlthvillo. Christmas Cay there was a turkey shooting match ut Gi&t Murray's near Smiihville, at whinb lur.keyfi, chickens, etc.., vere offered ns prizes There was^nita a crowd of negroes present, and Murray and Milior Ses sions became involved in a row. which ended by Murray's shooting Sessions, emptying tbe barrel of Ins gun in the latter's face, just above the left eye. (Julie a serious wound whs iuflictod, and it is cer'ain that Sestiunu will lose his eye The shooting was done with a double barrel shot gun loaded with number seven shot. ? Sumter Herald. ^ SHORT LOCALS. AnWIer big freshet.' has boon in Iho Wateroe river this Week. It rose It) a heighth of Hi feet and 2 10 ? about a foot and a half of being high a? the highest. Tiio fimiiy of Auditor Bruce was Inst week poisonerl by buttermilk. There were do serious results, how ever. pn<\ wo aro g]*ul to. niaia that they arc nil about well ^ag-on. Two foreigners were arrested last Tuesday nnd upon a hearing beforo Mayor JklcCreight were rel? nsod the same day. They were el.arge 1 with conducting a peddlers -aland without license. The major doeitied that as they did not know the law they had not committed ^n oflonso. Firo at Pisgah and Swift Crook. .[Sumter Watchman. J The store of Mr. 1^. Spann Vinson at Piegah was burned on Thursday! night laat. It ia supposed that the ' building was drat robbed and tired to covcr the crime. All of his? etock of merchandise and a large quantity of cotton seed wore,, burned. There wa? no insurance. /'i ho house of Mr. V; 9. Durrtup near/by wis paved with difficulty and Pifgah Church was al so in' ganger for a timo.' 1 be g'n and warehouse of Mr. 11 J II. Boykin waa burned at Swift l Creek Sunday night laat. The fii4? a at incindiary no doubt , as there had been no g no lag forborne lime The probability it that 11 was rob bed, then Bred, bnt of this there is nothing oobolnsive. 'The warehouse was a large building erected some years ago for a ties house. It was Ofd to ttors baggies, machinery, hardware sort grain. All his Cotton sM wcfe burnt an<V several bales of t*e<2 cottoo. Tbe loss is in the wltfr reinsurance. Mr, " ? - ? triad* deeply i ?f ,Ht ptnysft i 1 _ r > h jL Ml Mi * J U t A1 !c llC n i\ J M N 5 V . Jf i. \ 1 J n 1 J l< a iJiNv 1111115 -? \ k ^ 2 $ | ?c" j a 1 -J ' )c<v$ f4 & ' 1 ?U ? tv I .ttsK Niw :j ,? . a >* a .wlJp e? ,&fi&B&3 IA W<? 1 1 i \ ? ' our .store an ! waiclton^o pa* knl \ < i ! 1 i now ! ! >< i' is ( ) u r s' ? k lv t'i 1 ^ r v i i >? 1 . N ? . .* i -s, S h oos a inl 1 1 .t I s i - J I oomploto ami our prices aiv rijjl.t <!owu to I -?>ttoni ou o\i'n j [ < hint;". .1 list root* i \ v < 1 !'\!i IM!I IIP CiMtl A Mi HTIMi STIIlBj , wliuh will In- sold K'\\ ilowu. Tht \ ;wv now ami made m j M;V'<u material ami we u'uuniii'.rv to ! r umler raaik^t prioo on I tlunn. \\ o li ivt' an jUp-Tc-Date Line of Clothing ami can lit you in a nuv saM at am price to suit \ourpookor I ? . > >' , . ? 1 - 1 i ; lust ivcciwil a lino lino * ? I" I i : i ? n aLiue Pant.-* in all tlio la I ; tost pat torus ami will ho pail to show \<>u. K? -niouihi r we | fm v and Sv'll all Q R O C ERIES'w LARGE LO T S ! uiul wo are in position to .servo you at the host possihlo aft - j ?vantage. Al.-o carry n nice lino, of BUGGIES Af\!D; WAGGONS hinl uur priors are riirbf. Com*1 It) sec us\ vuriis Tiji:LV, Wa .^eai Cjlm / J I Cut Prices on Furniture??^ ?t> For a limited time we will ?-<il J/fio price on our large ?g stork of turniluie. It is a ^TTVTs 1 )S().M $ 1,'Nlv, anrt 'r this will he \our opportunity. \Yc are ?:oini? to divide profits with you on account ?;>j' the short cotton crop. $ This special rut in prices will laxt tor a liaii!?>i! time % only. Rjinemher that wp carry a hir^c stoc k ot i'mni % ture, ami have just opened up a part icularly^handsomc ? lane. ?-W. Geisenheimer. || | . ji|| m I ft ^ || S / ^ B S?I v5 WIFAy M SSlS I at .Da?ici ^^olfe9s? Absolutely fit cost our entire stock of Clothing Hats, Shoo#, Etc., for next 30 days. No ton per cent added for expenses. (^me and see fur ;\%n r^el f. Big line 'Ladies II at.M i 10 in myC raw stock; Sowing machines haf o. Wanted You TO KKMEM13EH that wlion yon loj most stores for Stoves, Nails, Guns. J Revolvers and everything in the Hardware- Lino, you have to bluff them-, a little,' because this is necessary to got the right price), but not so at our store, C'amden, S. C. Asl< for anything in /this line and the PRICE IS RIGHT. K KM. KM!) Ell ALSO, that We carry a complete line of Frcsli Groceries, also ' Harness, Dry Go*h1s, Shoes, Hats, etc, all at prices to su^Mhe short ?rops. Attractive g ods at attractive prices ? that's the kind you wsint ? >ve have ail these ? lor what " we savo yon, helps us both. ? .. ' Mail orders filled same day as received, and have our poraonal attention, , ? + (J A. ET. KENNEDY. ? ? . ' V * - TO yr. w THE FAMOUS CiLT ' El) lit STORE CROWDS OF o PEOPLE COME, AND r.P THE FAMOUS GIET ED (IE STORE QUANTITIES OF COODS ARE COINC. " J The trading public realize that wo advertise only solid facta, uid do (or them nil wo prom i.-o. Though our sales hj*ve gone be- . k'Qfid our expectations, and 1 1? Midi an extent unit Home ot u>r lines are depleted; wo etill have 1 1 1 ? usauds ot real bar gains for all who will avail themselves o( the rure opportunity )f buying seasonable goods in the height of the season at 80 . >reat n sacrifice. DON'T DELAY but come at once while you have a betteV assortment to select ; from as we have placed at 30111* disposal all strictly winter iroods consisting of all Dry Goods, Clothing, Shoes, Hats, Tai lor-made Suits, Ladies and Childrens Wraps, Blankets and v Comforts, &e., &c., &\, at and below cost; and everything at . * prices to please the closest buyers, - v"'T~, ^ }M ? y.i'. Thanking you for your confidence and very liberal patron age, we are yours respectful ly and truly, >?'* fi . -^ili { u m h v "" <F,*' ' ?? '*lyf l\ T. VILLEPItiUE, Prop'r \y/~ ? _ . 1 T - jL