The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 25, 1881, Image 2

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J. A. MOOD. M. I>. D. B. ANDERSON, EDITORS. THE LYNCH LAW. -o At each occurrence of a case of lynching, the papers over the State both religious and secular take occasion to express themselves on the subject. Generally it is done in a spirit of disapprobation. We have an idea that to approve or to disapprove of the Lynch-law would be wrong. To approve it would be to approve of a frequent injustice; to disapprove of it altogether would be to rob the peop'e of a means of redress which is sometimes neces? sary. So that, in our opinion, the question is resolved into this-each case should be judged on its own merits, and condemned or condoned-the only difficulty being that a condemnation of the deed after its execution will not remedy the evil. However, we do believe there are cases in which lynch-law is necessary. For instance, a man by means of money, tact or undue inflnence, may lead the public to believe that fae is about to escape the punishment meet for bis crime. Public sentiment will then assert itself, and raise its voice against the injustice of allowing a crim? inal to cheat the gallows by means of money or-tecbnical quibbles ; and when the voice of a whole commnnity cries out for the criminal's life, it is then, if ever, that tbe adage is true, voxpopuliy vox dei. . ID our opinion the recent lynching of the negro in Orangebarg who brutally ravaged a little girl, was altogether defensible. He was about to get off with his life. The jury, in their ignorance, commended him to the mercy of the judge, and this took out of his hand the power to inflict the extreme penalty of the law. The negro was, accordingly, sentenced to the penitentiary for life. The vo?ce of the people was against this, ?nd they believed that his death was necessary to aid in securing I the future safety of the women of Orangeburg. ! Accordingly they took the prisoner from jail ! at night, and morning found him suspended j by bis neck from a tree. Some of our contemporaries hare expressed j themselves in condemnation of the citizens of j Orangeburg; bat we cannot enter into that; feeling. The verdict of a community should j certainly have as much, if not more, weight ! than the verdict of a dozen men selected from j its midst, and when, through the voice of a ! few, or through any other means, the culprit ! is about to escape, then it is right to inflict a j summary death. But first of all the law should have its due i coarse. No matter what- or how great the j crime, the culprit should be allowed to pass j through all the forms and processes. If jus- i tice is not administered, then recourse may ! be bad to other measures. But to drag up, ; upon the spur of the moment and while under j the influence of passion, any one whose de- \ scription, or the circumstances, lead to sus- ! p?cion, would often cause the death of the tn- ! nocent. It were better for a thousand guilty j men to go free than for one innocent man to ] die at the end of a rope. So it seems to us j that true wisdom would lead to the course we have marked out. Do not abolish the i lynch-law. Lei it remain as one of the un- I written statutes of our land. Let its right j hand of death be held out over the people, i But let it never be used except in cases where I justice is defeated by the use of money or j technicalities, and when the voice of a whole j community cries out for death, thea let Judge ] Lynch hold his awful tribunal and pass sen-j teace without fear and without mercv. FASHION. -o As fall comes the "Fashion mania" infests j the fashionable world, which is all astir as [ it advances, the spell increasing to melancholy j aguisbness, unless the subjects of the epidemic j can have their desires gratified to the market's | extent. Dry goods establishments, millinery, ? aad dress-makers' shops are visited in quest ! of something new, and entirely different from ! that of the preceding fall. Wives .^.nd daugh- j ters are absorbed devising methous whereby j ao ootflt, meagre or complete, can be had. \ There is a general cessation of minor every j day occupations, as the winter apparels must i be done up. That too, as quickly as neigh bor So-and-So's, who by reason of not having j a new dress has not been seen in her accus- j tomed pew at church for these last two Sun- j days. For to appear ia last year's things, ! might effect the reputation of Mrs. or Miss j So-and-So, in the estimation of the public, j as fashionable. And reputation is property, I and its valuation should always be kept up \ at market price. Social standing and its j favors are governed by its reputed rate, j Those who are below par in this respect I know too well its disadvantages, and hence j every effort is made to counterfeit the true I standard. To do this, however, extra expense : must be incurred. The merchant, milliner, ; and dress-maker cannot afford to advance ! their goods without additional profit, which is after the manner of a hen, except in this ; instance personal honesty is the only thing ; given as security ; whereas tn a bona fAt lien, . from an ox down to a muscovy duck are ' held under mortgage. This account must be j settled before another can be contracted. which must be, as often as fashion requires; . and fashion, like the ebb and flow of the tides, j has ber regular seasons. Come they will, as j long as time is. Although the above may be exaggerated, it j is too true to be questioned that Fashion's j mandates are knuckled to. To censure our people for being fashionable, ' and to-deprecate fashion would only prove \ one to be an antiquated fool. To be fashion- ! able is to be happy, to a more or less extent. ! We are social beings, and seek society from; natural inclinations. But the unfashionable j cannot herd with the fashionable, and socie- | ty, to that degree, is repelling. It is folly, j then, all things being equal, to condemn '. what adds to happiness. And to deprecate! fashion, viewed as a business, would be as ? unwise as to oppose any other Hue of business ; upon which thousands are dependent for j daily bread. To be beautiful ia dress should be the aim j of our ladies ; the fashion-books should be j followed, respect being paid to anatomy and : physiology-as it would til-become any one '. to have her individuality turned into a scare- ; crow by a blind adherence to fasbion-plates. ; Also it would be as indecoras for one to dress j in direct opposition to the prevailing styles, i as that would create sensation ; which j modesty and common sense should avoid. ? Thus, says history, the dress of the ancient : Greeks was exceedingly beautiful, but dur-; ing the French Revolution, when Madame j Tallien appeared in public dressed in this j classic style, with her bare limbs, many ? Frenchmen were surprised, and made to ; crimson. The occasional sermonizing by old fogies j upon "new fangled notions" which they j denominate fashion is only bias prejudice in i favor of what was, against what is, aud a i failure to tack to the times It is right, morally and aesthetically to be abreast of the times in fashion. It gives a healthy pulse to progress, and civilization ; but when, to be neck to neck with the fash- ; ionable world, it necessitates one to live tiffy ora hundred per cent, above their means, ikea it evinces the soundest philosophy (not to say hoEe&ty) in she or be to play "second j fiddle" to this Goddess of the seasons, and j wear a last rear's dress or coat. YORKTOWN CENTENNIi -o Close of the Celebration. 1 ---o '! The great national celebration, after days of turmoil and confusion, culmina a grand success. Ten thousand peoph nessed the most brilliant military pa that has occurred since the close of th war. Temple Farm, the historic grout which Cornwallis surrendered, was the j of this crowning event of the Dation' j joicing. lt was a fitting place for a di ! of the volunteer and regular soldiery < j great Republic. Ail tbe French and Ge j guests, who were on the reviewing s I were favorably impressed with the mari j and esprit du corps of the troops, and j frequently testified their appreciation b: thusiastic applause. The grand stand i immediately in front of the pavilion It i thronged with all the distinguished civil j military visitors and was embellished j with the French, German and Ame i flags. The pavilion was also crowded j spectators, who had a fine view fron ' upper galleries of the evolutions of the tn j President Arthur occupied the centre o I stand, with Secretary Blaine and the Fr I and Germans surrounding bim. Vast ere I of citizens lined the parade ground j without these the place was filled ? vehicles of every possible description, j weather was all that could be wished. SI i clouds flitted across the sky, but the sun i j a happily subdued light during the g j review. True to Yorktown the sandy I filled the atmosphere, covering every i ' vidual, irrespective of rank or station, c ! or nationality, with its white gritty mai j It isa fine thin dust, which insidiously wi ! itself into every limb and feature and j through clothes of the thickest or the thin j or even the finest texture. This terrible c j was the only drawback to the thorough j joyment of the grand review, j The notable feat of the review on Tburs j morning was performed by the Connecti I troops. The steamer Charleston, which them on board, was delayed in arrriv by foggy weather. She arrived after a v slow and tedious voyage in the Chesape Bay late Wednesday evening. It was wish of the command to push through to Yorktown landing and go at once into camp which had been pitched for them on Temple farm for several days. Unfortunate or fortunately as it now turns out, the pi was not sufficiently acquainted with the ri and the anchorage to come in at night. 1 Charleston consequently laid off the Ye River last night aud this morning steamed arriviug at the wharves at ten o'clock A. At that hour the preparations for the milita review were complete and the columns troops were in position. Unaware of this t Connecticut regiment disembarked, forme and, with their splendid band, marched the encampment. They reached the groo about eleven A. M., when the marching ci umns were already filing past the grai stand. Taking in the situation at a giant the Colonel of the Connecticut troops d bouched to the left of the parade ground, an making a circuit in rear of the President stand, reached the parade ground in time fall in and march past in regular ordc Few people knew they had arrived, an owing to the prevailing anxiety on account their unexplained delay, their appearaa was a genuine surprise. When they marchi in splendid order and with the finest militai precision in front of the stand they wei loudly applauded and received the heartie cheers of any command on the ground. A the close of the review the command coi eluded not to go into camp, and, withov even visiting the quarters intended for then they wisely returned to meir steamer. Th delay in arriving proved opportum They participated in the great military fuo< tion of the occasion and remained quartere on their steamer until they left for Charles leston, S. C.. where they are visiting as th guests of the military corps of that city. At two o'clock P. M. the crowds in ant around Yorktown had been augmented ti over th"' ty thousand persons by the steamer Tem Xor.Vk, Richmond; Washington an< Baiiinjo e. The review over, lhecrowdscoul< do no.a'ag more than wander about, paj tribute to the sand and view pine boards anc can?as Yorktown. This was their main avo cation until four oclock, when the nava review which wound up the ceremonies tool place. When the naval review began at foui o'clock the bluffs overlooking the river wen thronged with people, from the wharves tc the Temple Farra, a distance of nearly twe miles. The salute to the President, whe reviewed the fleet, was participated in by on? of the French war steamers, which also manned its yards and performed the samt functions as the other vessels. These ceremo? nies lasted until nearly sundown and then the crowds began to leave for home. During the review the river was fairly dotted over with probably the finest and most beautiful steam and sailing craft in the country. A graceful and handsome compliment was the salute by the entire Meet to the English flag, which was hoisted at the foremast of eneh vessel. Each vessel fired twenty-one gi?ns. The batteries of the United States troops on land also honored the British standard, and the French emphasized their friendly sentiments towards the English by their t.ig guns joining the American salute. This was seconded by a hearty cheer from the crowds on the bluffs, who felt touched by the tribute on the anniversary of Cornwallis' surrender, to the mother country, for whose Queen the American people will always en? tertain feelings of the profoundest admiration and respect. NEW JE lt? EV TAKES THE TRIZK, AST) SOUTH CAR? OLINA SECOND IN ni'NOa It will be remembered with a feeling akin to nothing that the English language is capa? ble of expressing, that in that grand review, last Thursday, the South Carolina Battalion was considered by Get?. Hancock HS the sec? ond best for soldierly bearing, good march? ing and militan' equipment. The New Jer? sey Battalion being judged the best drilled and thc most perfect in other respects, was awarded the thousand dellar bowl. With a little more practice the South Carolina "boys" would have had the houor of drinking out of it the sparkling fluid which was so copiously dispensed to them at Portsmouth on last Fri? day by the "Old Dominion Guard." As the Battalion passed the grand stand, marching with the steadiness, poise and bearing of vete? ran troops, it was applauded by the specta? tors with thc cheers "good for the South Car? olina boys," "well done," etc. Well did they deserve these expressions of congratula? tions, for the alignment of the company fronts was in alinostevery instance as eve a and true as a piece of machinery. The finn touch of the shoulder and the steady and regular step showed bow weil drilled they were. DISTINGCtSUKO VISITORS. Immediately after the review aud scarcely had the South Cajoliua "boys" removed their trappings before Senators Bayard, Hampton, Butler, .Martin, Gen. John Kennedy and near? ly all of the South Condina Judges with icp r?sentative Harvey Wilson, came to the camp and made known their feeling; of pride in ad? miration of our fine drilling by making short complementary speeches which were received with loud and anny cheers. It might truly be said that the South Car? olina Camp above all thc others was honored by visits from the ladies, among whom were Mrs. Gen, Stonewall Jackson and her daugh? ter, Miss Julia Jackson, who were accompa? nied by Gen. Guignard Richardson ind Col. John J. Dargan, of this place. Also the pres? ence of Mrs. Judge Fraser, who came to the camp of the S. L. I. and spoke to the differ? ent members, gave the "local habitation" of the Sumter boys a home-like appearance. TOI caiaci?T rnocEssio>r. On Thursday night a torchlight procession in which soldiers from every camp, took part and which must have been a mile in length, marched through the avenues of thc encamp? ment on Temple Farm. A cloth, man stuffed and fashioned like children's doll babies, wbicli was intended to represent Guiteau, was taken down from the pole on which it had been suspended that morning, and placed in the centre of the procession on a bier and i held up to derision, caused loud and continn ' ous cries of exultation as it was borne past the different camps. After completing the round of the entire encampment, the proces j sion returned to the Maryland crimp, where it had s arted from, and after tying the image of the assassin to a stake it was burnt in ef? figy, amidst vociferous cheers. The "Old Dominion." Language is bankrupt for the Sumter Light Infantry to express their heart-felt gratitude to the "Old Dominion Guards" of Portsmouth, Va., fur the hospitality shown them while in Portsmouth Inst Friday, on their way home from Yorktown. Every S. L. I., in saying good-bye, faltered for expression, and felt if he did not say : '-'Good-bye, Old dominion, my heart is full; long may each member of the Guards live and prosper-for we, the Sumter Light Infantry, have never, in all our recol? lection, been so hospitably entertained." . Vanity vs. Reality. It was conceded by the best judges that at Yorktown last week one might become so ab? sorbed, suirounded in the myriad of sights, as to forget ones self for the time-being, and consequenely all acquaintances ; but, notwith? standing this was experienced bjr many who went to the Centennial, the reporter for the freies and Courier, was so infatuated with the Washington Light Infantry as to imbibe some of their spirit and prove himself on this grand occasion rather of an amphibious nature, lie was color-blind, deaf and speechless to every? thing else save the Washington Light Infan? try. On last Thur day, in that grand review, if Gen, Hancock was cheered it was attribu? ted to some fine movement of the W. L. I. j So it cannot be considered a culpable mistake j when he wrote to the Kctcs and Courier that i as the W. L. I. passed bearing the Eutaw Flag j they were heartily cheered. When the fact of j the matter is it was the Regimentnl Flag with the Palmetto Tree on it that was cheered and I not the Eutaw Flag. Which fact is as evi- j dent as the tail on a monkey, even to those not j present. The Eutaw Flag is scarcely larger than an old mauma's head-handkerchief, to j which there is some resemblance, and on an occasion like-that of last Thursday it would! hardly be seen ; while the Regimental Flag! handsomely worked with a large Palmetto : Tree on it, the very emblem of the State j which the Battalion represented, was caleula- ; ted in every respect to attract attention and j elicit cheers. The Palmetto Yeoman has thc following to j say about the Yorktown Centennial : We had the pleasure of conversing with a i number of those who participated in the Cen- j iennial exercises at Yorktown, and all, with- ! out exception, were glad that they had gone, j They found things a little rough here and i there, but, on the whole,, enjoyed the trip, j It was a big thing, and will not soon be for-1 gotten by those present. For Colonel Thompson and his staff the boys have only words of commendation and praise. For the Commissioner who had charge of the arrangements for the trip the thing is quite the reverse. Insufficient trans- j port?t ion was provided, and a very un- ! comfortable time was had on the road, both j going and coming, and the camp arrange- j ments at Yorktown were not as complete as ! they might have been, and did not compare j favorably with the camps of other organiza- j tions on the ground as regarded conveni enees. Col. Thompson, with his field and j staff officers, took it in the "'rough" with the j men, and all fared alike. Gov. Ilagood, we j are told, did net visit the South Carolina j camp at all, while the Governors of Kew j York and some other Stats had quarters on ! the tented field. Such things were noticed ? aud commented upon, and the general opinion ! is that the fare and accommodations for those ( quartered on the boat at Yorktown and ! those on land were very disproportionate. i Railroads Under Water-A Very j Disastrous Outlook in Illinois, j QUINCY, III., October 22.-About 35.000 ; acres of land have leen ov?-flowed by the | break in the Warsaw and Inila a Grove : levees. Tiare is imnvnent dancer of a j crevasse at East Hannibal, which would cut ! ' i out several railroad bridges. Thc only i means of communication now remaining be- j tween Quincy and the West is the Louisville i branch of the Chicago, Burlington and | Quincy Road. This link is also in danger of I being broken just below the city, the track 1 being covered with from twelve to fourteen j inches of water for two miles. Yesterday a j passenger train of fourteen cars with two ! engines was sent from Hannibal to Quincy j over this track. Thesccne as the train passed j slowly over the treacherous track was most j thrilling. The fire in the front engine was ! put out but the engine in the rear of the long j train pushed it safely through. Trains on ' the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific division of j the Wabash have all been discontinued. All j the roads on the Missouri River will suffer i severely, the water being so high that the ? road beds will be wushed out and the bridges carried away. A bad washout is reported ou the Quincy, Missouri and Pacific Road be- i ; tween Humphreys and Trenton. The daradge ! to the railroads, toge:her with the loss of live j stock and destruction of farming property, j will make this flood the most disastrous that j has ever occurred in this section ot thc coun trv, ST. LOUIS, October 22.-A dispatch from Hannibal says ;hat the Mississippi bas risen Six inches during the last twenty-four hours. ? The le%ee in matiy ??laces is only a few inches J above water, but still stands firm. The j break near Rockport is constantly growing j wider, und the water has already covered a j great part of the land subject to overflow j by a bivak in that vicinity. Refugees from J Illinois continue to work at weak places in | the levee and the Wabash Railroad pluckily ' keeps up the effort to prevent au overflow, j The water is now ls inches below high j watermark and 20 feet G inches above low ( water mark. ?anmmi mm ?iii?iiiiiiTi??r? Man is like a musical instrument-he is j worthless unless in tuue. At times ihe sys-' tem needs the strengthening effects of a tonic; j thc blood needs reinforcement, and thc vital i energies a stimulant. Iron ia various forms j has been in use for many years, and no better j combination of it with other vitaliztrs than j Dr.ilarter's Iron Tonic, is known in thiscouu trv. It is ft safe and reliable remedy in Dys- j pepsia, General Debility, Want o!' Vitality, i anti the usual disorders attendant upon a j prostrated system. -Burlington (loica) CazcUe. : . - Ml ll fl I - Persons who stand upon their Feet,; whether men or women, arc of'.en troubled j with serious pains and weaknesses in the I back, lions and other parts of thc body, ft ' has been proven beyond a doubt, however, , that Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure is j a certain preventive of these troubles. J A Ravisher Lynched-A Union County Execution. Special to the Charlotte Observer. PIXEVILLBJ N. C., October 1?.-A negro named Davis, living in Union Coanty, near Heath's store, ravished a young lady of that neighborhood on Suoday morning about 1 o'clock. A party of men in the neighbor? hood followed thc negro into Lancaster Coun? ty, S. C., and arrested him. He was given a preliminary hearing last night before Justice Mcilwaine. To-day a party of men of both colors, numbered three hundred and twenty sis, took the negro and hung him to a tree near Heath's store. Excitement in Ireland. A Dublin dispatch, describing the state of affairs there in connection with the arrest of Parnell, says that the guards all over the city were trebled and the police patrols doubled. Dragoons rode through the streets in all directions, detectives narrowly watched the movements 0/ the League, and a posse of police occupied the premises close to the League office. The Dublin Evening Mail says the League had resolved to attack Kil mainham jail. Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, was guarded by dragoons in going from the castle to his residence. A wise Deacon. "Deacon Wilder, I want you to tell me bow you kept yourself and family well the past season, win n all the rest of us have been sick so much, and have had the doctors visi ting us so often." "Bro. Taylor, the answer is very easy. I used Hop Bitters in time; kept my family well and saved the doctors bills. Three dol? lars worth of it kep't us well and able to work all the time. I'll warrant it has cost you and the neighbors one to two hundred dollars apiece to keep sick the same time." "Deacon, I'll use your medicine hereafter." Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. Attention Mer Light Maitry ! MEMBERS ARE HEREBY ORDERED to attend in uniform, the Ball to be given to Professor Agostini, at "Music Hall," on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25th, at 7:30 p. m. By order Captain Commanding. CHAS. E. BARTLETT, 1st Sergeant. Oct 25_ ^CpB?T?flTi ct: ~ THE TRUSTEES OF THE VARIOUS School Districts will open their schools on the 1st Monday in November, or as soon thereafter as may be practicable. They will also require teachers to include a calendar month in each report, before cheeks are issued. Those persons who have not had an oppor? tunity of being examined can meet the Board of Examiners on Friday the 28th of October. By order of the Board of Examiner?. W.;F. RH A ME, _Oct_25_ _ School Com'r. - N0TICIjr THE FIRM OF AVANT ? BROTHER, of Magnolia, S. C., was dissolved on the 24th of October, instant, by mutual con? sent-H. T. Avant withdrawing from the business, which will be continued by the undersigned, in bis own name. Oct. 25, 1881._G. F. AVANT. GRAHAM'S STABLES, REPUBLICAN-STREET, j JUST ARRIVED One Car Load of CELEBRATED Old Hickory Wagons, j Manufactured by the Kentucky Wagon Manu- j facturing Company, of Louisville, Ky. i They are made of the best material, by j skilled workmen. Everj- Wagon sold guar- j anteed for 12 months. They run lighter, and j are in every respect as good as any Wagon j made, while at the same time their price is as ! low as Wagons of inferior grade. Also, on hand, a fine assortment of BUGGIES, OF ALL STYLES AND GRADES, At pt ices to suit the times. JUST ARRIVED ONE CAR LOAD OF Fine Kentucky Horses, some of them extra good drivers-selected willi care for this market. Oct 25_W. M. GR A II AM. PAVILION" HOTEL, CHARLESTON, S. C. THIS POPULAR AND CENTRALLY located HOTEL having beet, entirely renovated during the past Summer is now ready for the reception of the traveling public. Popular prices $2 and 2.50 per day. Special rates for Commercial Travelers. E. T. GAILLARD, Oct 25 Proprietor. Gr. B. T. AKHHLIP?IC SPECIFIC. This Remedy offers a Safe Cure for Epilepsy, Fits, Convulsions. Incipient Coma, Paralyssi, Nervous Debility, Brain Ex? citement, Insanity in many forms, and in all cases where the Brain or Nervous System has been Disturbed. It tranquilizes the Brain, and remores dis? orders of obstinate standing. It restores the mind, removes Nervousness, feeds new pow? er, tones up the Brain, invigorates Digestion j and the General Health, and imparts strength ! to the exhausted Mental and Physical Or-j gans. Manufactured only by WM. A. GIBSON. DRUGGIST, f Corner of King and Queen Streets, CHARLESTON, S. C. PRICE PER BOTTLE, $2.00 W. A. Gibson, Esq., Druggist, Charleston, j S.C.-Dear Sir: Since my daughter took; the first dose of your medicine you sent her | she has not had one fit. Before that she used j to have them every day, at least one, and as j many as two, three, six and nine a day, for j the past eight years. Words cannot express! our joy and nviigbt over the wonderful action ; of your medicine on her whole sysiem. We j clieerfuHv recommend those afilictcd to irv it. '?? Mus. C. ll AS EL DEN, Adams Run. S. C. j Mr. Wai. A. Gibson, Druggist. Charleston, I S.C.-Dear Sir: Your med inn? has acted j like a charm on my son. who has been afllict- j ed with Epileptic Kits for over six rears. The , medicinal efleci has been a FOU ree of joy and j happiness, a? he has not had one in eight ! months. ' H. M. M A G WO OD. j No. 4 Franklin st., Charleston, S. C. I i Mr. Wm. A. Gibson, I'mg^isi, Cor. King ? and Queen Sis : This is to certify that roy j wife li.ia been suffering for years willi Epilep- ? tic fits ?O y :jh an extent that I could never ! leave her alone without a great deal of anxie- ! ty. Many times 1 had to ?caveher in charge ! of my store, but not 11 mi] I would administer j lo her a dose of your medicine, that 1 would , feel safe to leave her. And now she ii-perfect? ly well, having had no return of I'S since. ' And while 1 use the remedy I consider it a balm to h-r, and advise any one who suffers from Nervousness or Epileptic Fits to used it '. at ouce and be restored to health. GUSTAV JACOBY, Oct 25 Kiug St-, Charleston, S. C. . MRS. WHITE & MISS MILLER WOULD INVITE The attention of the Ladies gene? rally, their WELL SELECTED STOCK OF FALL AND WINTER MILLINERY, -CONSISTING OF BONNETS, HATS, FEATHERS, POMPONS, RIBBONS AND TRIMMINGS, IS V?KtKTT. j New Goods Arriving Every Week! Orders from the country promptly filled. Oct 25 ! F. il. FOLSOM, L. W. FOLSOM. I F. H. FOLSOM & BRO. i iSntivc-bcm Sunttonians. 00 00 Practical Watchmakers and Jewelers, Main-Street, opposite John Reid's, DEALERS IN Watches, Clocks, GOLD AND PLATED JEWELRY, Spectacles, Silver and Plated Ware, FISHING TACKLE, Sewing Machin* Needles, 0>'ls, Etc General Repairing done at Conscientious Prices. Give us a call and be cont inced. Oct 25 3m ??f?C?~TH?S NOTICE. " CLERK AND TREASURER'S OFFICE, SUMTER, S. C., Oct 17, 1881. ALL PERSONS indebted to the Town of Sumter for Licenses, are hereby remind- i ed of the same, and payment requested, Merchants are also reminded that their j "Retnrn Sales" for 3d quarter, ending Sep i tember 30th, ult, is r^ue and parable at this ! office. C. M. HURST, I Oct 25 Clerk and Treas. j State of South Carolina, j COUNTY OF SUMTER. . By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. I VrrilEitEAS, DAVID G. WILLIAMS, of | *Y sn ul County and State, bas made suit to j me to grant bim Letters of Administration, C. T. j A. of tho Estate ana effects of CATHERINE V. j REYNOLDS, deceased, these are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular, the kindred and creditors of thc said Catherine V. Reynolds, j late of said County in said State. deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of j Probate, to be held at Sumter, on ll th Novetn- { bi.r. ISSI, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock j I ia tho forenoon, to ?hew cause;if any they have, j ! why thc said Administration should not be j j granted. Given under my hand, this 25th dav of Octo- ! ber, A. D., ISSI. T. V. WALSH, October 25-2f.* Judge of Probate. Estate Edmund Scarborough, ! DECEASED. ; ALL PERSONS having claims against said j Estate will present the same duly attest- j ed, and all Persons in any way indebted to j said Estate will make immediate payment to j either WILLIAM S. SCARBOROUGH, or ! WILSON D. SCARBOROUGH, Oct.25-3t Qualified Executors. Estate of A. F, Wilson, ! DECEASED. .j ALL PERSONS holding claims against j said Estate will present the same duly i attested, and all persons indebted to said Es- j tate will make immediate payment, to ROBT. IL WILSON, Oct 25-3t* Qualified Executor. Estate of Benjamin G. Hodge, j DECEASED. T WILL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OF PRO- j J_ bate for Sumter Couuty, on the 25th day j of November, 1881, for a Final Discharge as j Executrix of aforesaid Estate. CYNTHIA M. HODGE, Oct. 25-4t Executrix. Master's Sale. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. IN THE COURT OF COMMON* PLEAS. The Atlantic und Virginia Fertilizing j Company, Plaintiff, against, Charles 31. Hurst, Defendant-Foreclosure. BY VIRTUE of a Decretal order made in ! said cause, and dated June 9, 18S1. I j will sell ai public auction before the Court i House of said County, on Salesd?r in Novem- j ber, next, (being Monday, November 7, 1881,) i between the hours of 11 o'clock in the fore- j noon and 3 o'clock in the afternoon AU that piece, parcel or tract of land situ- j ate tu the town and county of Sumter, in the j State aforesaid, measuring and containing twenty acres more or less, butting and bound- : ing to the North on lands now or formerly of ? J. IL Ferriter and of T. J. Coghlan, on thc j East by lands now or formerly of Estate of j Freeman Hoyt and Jabez Norton, on the j South by lands of J. II. Ferriter, and on the j West by lands now or formerly of A. Hauser, j and of Estate of Freeman Hoyt. Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchasers to pay for all necessary papers. : GUIGNA RD RICHARDSON, Oct 11 Master. I Master's Sale. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. William F. B. Hainsworth, Executor of William ?l?ynstcorth, deceased, Plaintiff, against Edward A. Ed? wards and others, Defendants-Fore? closure of Mortgage. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above cause, I will sell at public auction, before the Court House in the town of Sumter, in said County and State, on Sale-day in November nex't, (Monday, the 7th,) between thc hours of ll o'clock in thc forenoon and 3 o'clock in the afternoon, the following described premises, to wit: Thai Tract of Land containing one hundred acres, more or less, situated in the Couuty of Sumter, and State aforesaid, lying West of i J the Town of Sumter, partly within and partly j without the corporate limits of tho said Town, j ( and bounded on the North by the Public j Road leading Westward from thc said town, I which runs across Bradford's Mill Pond; on j the East by the tract of land now or formerly ] I belonging to said Edward A. Edwards, on : which he resides, (which was conveyed to : < him by Theodore A. Dargan, Trustee.) and ! < partly ott the South and partly on the East j by hinds of-Phillips ; on tho South by j : lands of Albert Howell, and on the West by j ] a Inn?: or road loading from thc Public Road : abuvc mentioned to the Cemetery, and hy thc i said Cemetery Lot, and by hind now owned : < or occupied or in the possession of Samuel K. i Flowers, (being land South of ihc said j 1 Cemetery Lot :) except a parcel thereof cou- , ' tai ni ng two acres, sold and conveyed by John ? < H. Furmnu. as Trustee, to Charles II. Moise, : i Chairman. Trustee, and also except a parcel ! thereof containing nine and one-tenth acres, j 1 being the North-western corner thereof, con- ; \ vcyed hy Edward A. Edwards to Samuel F. 1 f Flowers. Terms of Sale-One-third of the purchr.se j money cash, and tho balance payable in two equal installment?, in one and two years from : the day of salo, with interest from said day of sale, tu he secured by bond of the purchaser1 with a mortgage of the premises sold, with thc privilege to thc purchaser or purchasers to pay all cash. Thc purchaser to pay for all . ( papers. j G UI GN A RD RICHARDSON, j < Oct 10, ISSI Muster. I SHERIFF'S SALES. BY VIRTUE OF SUNDRY EXECUTIONS, to me directed, will be sold at Sumter Court House, on the FIRST MONDAY and day following in NOVEMBER, 1881, within legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following property-purchasers to pay for titles : One bale of cotton, seized as the property of Samuel Lowry and Elizabeth Lowry under warrant of attachment to seize crop nuder agricultural Lien of L. G. Pate against the said Samuel Lowry and Elizabeth Lowry. 2i?0 acres ot land, moro or less, tn Sumter County, with the buildings theron, bounded on the north by lands now or formerly of J F. llhamc ana" J J Bossard ; south by Little Baf? ton Creek: cast by lands of estate of W. S" Burgess, and west by hinds now or formerly of J F Rhatne, levied upon a* th? property of C. J Ives, under an execution of Edward Barnes against thc said C J Ives. 250 acres of land, roora or less, in Sumter County, with the buildings thereon, bounded on the north by lands now or formerly of J. F. Rhame and J. J. Bossard : soufh ly Little Kaf? tan Creek: east by lands of estate of W S Burgess, and westby lands now or formerly of J F Rhsme. levied upon as the property of C J Ives, under an execution of Edwin Barnes Administrator, against the said C J Ives. 200 acres of land, more or less, in Sumter County, bounded on the north by lands of the County Poor House: south and east by lands of L P Loring and west by public road leading from Sumter to Bishopville, levied upon as the property of F L Brimson, under execution of James T. .Munds against the said F L Branson; 1.000 lbs Seed Cotton, more or less, in the j field and ungathered, ?^ized aa the propeity of j Albert Dargan, under Warrant of attachment to i sei/.e crop under Agricultural Lien of John Reid j against Albert Dargan. Eight Hundred pounds of seed Cotton more or K-ss, on band, and ten bushels of corn, more or less, 300 lb?, fodder, more or less, and also 400 lbs. seed cotton in the field and ungathered, I seized as the property of Flandcr Swinton under warrant of attachment to seize crop under Agri? cultural Lien of J M Pitts against the said Flandcr Swinton JULIUS T. EDWARDS, Coroner and Acting Sheriff Sumter Co. Oct ll 1881 SALE OF BLACK SMITH'S TOOLS. UNDER TERMS OF A MORTGAGE OF F. Rothenberger to D. Roseodorf, Ag't, assigned to D. D. Barber, and as agent for D. D. Barber. I will offer for sale for cash, at Sumter Court House, on Salesday, November 7th, ISSI, at 12 M., all the stock of Black? smith's Tools and other implements and mate? rial used by the said F. Rothenberger, in his business on Libertv-Street, in the Town of Sumter. T. C. SCAFFE, Agent. Oct ll 3t PROVISIONS OF ALL KINDS ARE HIGH; but the cheapest place to buy is at ALTAMONT MOSES'. NO SECOND-CLASS C00DS SOLD. EVERYTHING WARRANTED AS REP resented. Full weights and honest measure, at ALTAMONT MOSES'. CAN-GOODS, (GROCERIES OF ALL KINDS. HAMS, j X Strips, Bacon. Mackerel aod OREGON j SALMON. All cheap, at ALTAMONT MOSES.' j GLASSWARE, OF HANDSOME PATTERNS, and many designs, very cheap, at ALTA3IONT MOSES.' ! CROCKERY, IN GREAT ABUNDANCE. Tea Sets of 56 pieces, for So 00. at ALTMONT MOSES.' FANCY FLOWER POTS, AND HANGING BASKETS, at ALTAMONT MOSES.' LARGE ASSORTMENT ^F FINE KNIVES, GUNS and PISTOLS, ALTAMONT MOSES.' HARNESS, TTTIIIPS, SADDLES and BRIDLES, very \ \ V cheap, a t ALTAMONT MOSES', j SHOES, I AT ASTONISHINGLY LOW FIGURES. ? at ALTAMONT 3IOSES'. I DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS, i\.LMOST GIVEN AWAY, at ALTAMONT MOSES'. MEN'S, YOUTHS', BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING, in best styles, and lowest figures, at ALTAMONT MOSES'. PALMETTO SHIRT ?1 AA BEST EVER 0FF?RED AT ALTAMONT MOSES'. 700 Bushels Red Rust Proof Oats. r AA BUSHELS CORN. OUU Large stock of BACON, FLOUR, MEAL, GRIST, SUGAR and COFFEE. All offered low, at ALTAMONT MOSES'. COTTON. BEING IN RECEIPT OF LARGE OR ders for Cotton by foreign buyers, I am prepared to pay highest prices for the staple. ALTAMONT MOSES'. FARM FOR RENT. ADESIRABLY SITUATED FARM, about seven miles from Sumter. Will be let to a good tenant at a reasonable rent. For further information applv at this office. Oct. 4 FOR LEASE OR SALE. TUE PLANTATION KNOWN AS AN? DERSON VJ LL E. in Charleston County, ?iglnecn miles above Mount Pleasant, most icsirably and beautifully situated on See Wee Bay. with a good landing for ves? sels of-i to G feet draft. Thc place is quite leal thy. willi fish and game in abundance, ind the soil quite productive, being adapted 10 both Colton and provisions. The finest quality of Long Staple Cotton has been grown upon it. It contains between eight and nine 11 und red acre?, a large pat t of which is well wooded and ti?ubered. The place is in need jf repairs : but it has on it a dwelling house, o good condition, and som;- out-buildings. To a good tenant, who will obligate to put he place in order, a favorable lease will be riven : or if preferred it will bc sold for a air price. Fur further particulars applv to N. G. OSTEEN, Sumter. S. C. FOR SALE OR RENT. MV RESIDENCE AND LOT of land em- ? l.racing ihiriy-ouc acres, iu the suburbs j )f the Town of Sumter For further information applv to orad-' Ircsss, N. G. (?STEEN, Sumter, S. C. I m HS. CALL IN Iir YOU DESIRE TO SEE New and Elegant Goods of Novel Design at remarkably low prices. YOU NEVER never saw a finer lot of Dress Goods, NEVER saw more Fashionable Goods, NEVER heard of Lower Prices, NEVER need look any further, NEVER can be better pleased, NEVER will have a better chance than at JOHN REID'S. YOU will always get a good article, YOU will always find things as represented, YOU will always get full weight and measure, AND LASTLY, BECAUSE YOU can buy the same grade of goods As Cheap if not Cheaper than Elsewhere. JOHN REID. September 13 2 |Sg| FALL AND WINTER ii J. RYTTEN6ERG & SONS ? FALL _ _ FALL FALL 0 FALL SEASON "We are now opening a Stock of Goods for the SEASON SEASON * 0 SEASON S FAXiL SEASON gg? SEASON that will far surpass in quality and variety anything SEASON LEADERS rr j*. .i. , . , ?.Wu . . > LEADERS TOADERS ever ?"ere" 10 tn,s mar^ett ano shall tally maintain BEADERS LEADERS . our reputation as being the LEADERS LEADERS LEADERS POPS LEADERS OF POPULAR PRICES. ggB SSSSiJ^S 0uR Stock' comprising the most staple and ESSSH5 rUr U JJ Ali , . . . ' . 7 , ? , , , JrUJr UiiAlt POPULAR c"01cest g??Qs t0 De round in the Northern markets, pQpTJLAR POPULAR is D0W arrriving daily, and all our departments are POPULAR PRICES being filled with PRICES PRiCFS PRICES PRICES NOVELTIES THAT CANNOT FAIL TO PLEASE PRICES PRICES the most fastidious. PRICES PRICES PRICES NOVELTIES Sometidas New-The CelebratedCerdoroyCorset. NOVELTIES NONELTlES ir warranlea NOVELTIES NOVELTIES e 3 P yarranlea NOVELTIES NOVELTIES OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT NOVELTIES NOVELTIES will also be foo od complete with both Staple and Fancy NOVELTIES CARPETS Goods of every variety. CARPETS CARPETS FOUR CAR-LOADS BAGGING AND TIES, CARPETS CARPETS TWO CAR LOADS GENUINE RED RUST-PROOF OATS, CARPETS * CARPETS which will be sold at prices that defv compet?on. A ?5??? Mt CARPETS * CARPETS ? OIL CLOT FIS. Give us a call and be convinced. OIL CLOTHS.? OILCLOTHS. n ? 7 n a ^ IA, OILCLOTHS.^ O?l CIOTHS Orders by matt promptly attended to OILCLOTHS OIL CLOTHS." . J. RETTENBERG & SONS, OIL CLOTHS.* OIL CLOTHS. N. W. Corner Main and Liberty Streets. OIL CLOTHS. J. THEO. SOLOMONS, of The Ladies' Store, SENDS GREETING To the People of Sumter and the 8ur~ rounding Country, Cordially thanking them for their past favors and patronage, AND INVITING THEIR ATTENTION TO HIS i FALL AND WINTER STOCK NOW OPENING. Great care has been exercised in the selection of Goods, AND THE PURCHASING THEREOF INSURES HIS OFFERING THEM AT PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. EE WO VEE CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION TO EIS NH GOODS ?ND NOTION DEPARTMENT. Ladies' Neck-wear made a Specialty this Season. Hoping to see you he begs to remain, Respectfully yours, J. T. SOLOMONS. ?rO TO THE NEW GROCERY STORE, SPANN & RUSSELL, (Next door to ll. P. Monaghan.) -FOR LOW PEICES -AND FRESH GOODS. Sept 13 ?? I'.?AVE MY CHILD three doses of tho Patent Remedy-2905-and they brought away a ball'plat worms, ?old by druggists. MONEY SAVED MONEY EARNEP, I ASK ALL WHO Want to get the most goods for the least money to GIVE ME A CALL. It will cost you notbing when you cometo town to drop in at my store and take a look around. REMEMBER THE PLACE. SCHWERINS, OX MAIN STREET, OPPOSITE CHINA'S DRUG STORE. j You will find always in stock m Family and Fancy GrooneSjJ Corn, TSTieat, Seed Oats, Rye, &c. -ALSO A Full Line of School Books, ALBUMS, SEASIDES, Blank Books and Stationery, TOYS AND FANCY ARTICLES. . I mean business, and will guarantee my goods as sound, fresh, and cheaper than the cheapest. New goods constantly arriving-Clerks polit?f and attentive-and every honorable indoccment is hereby o?ered. Sept 13 H?LB?RS"HO?S?7 2S4 Kinn Street, next to Masonic Tem rile, Clmrletton, S. C. Rates SI.50 per day, reduced rates by the week or month, According to location of rooms. This house, so well and favorably knowa as being a strictly first-class boarding bouse, is centrally located, accessible to wholesale and retail stores, theatres, and places of in? terest, and cspcriallv desirable for busir.^8 men or families visiting the city, nothing be? ir.g neglected to make its guests comfortable. Ask for carriage at depot.-Respectfully MRS. B. HILBERS PROPRIETRESS Sent 20-1881.