WATCHMAN, Established April, IS50 >Hdated Aug. 2, 1881.] "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's thy God's, and Truth's." THE TRUE SO CT Fl RON, Established June, 1866. SUMTER. S. G., TUESDAY. JANUARY 1, 1884. _ Nev/ Series-Yoi. III. No. 22. M?ia3*jad marr Tuesday, -BI TBB and Soatkto? Publishing Companyt SUMTER, S. C. TEEMS : Dellars per annum-in ad van >?. ADTKEIIS?MSSTg. 'Square, first insertion-.$1 00 ot insertion.............. 50 ntcts for three months, or longer will < at reduced rates, [r l^mrinicatioa3 which subserre private rai^echaxged for as advertisements, and tributes of respect will be i notices and notices of deaths pub work or contracts for advertising Watchmen and Southron, or apply at ;to, N. a. OSTEEN, Easiness Manager. ^^^^^^ F POWDER K^teotetely Pure. ^^^^^Kpow^?er^-Beve?*. varies. A marvel of PORt ilj . 111 > W? 11 > and wholesomeness. More ^^BCbaotttkal than the ordinary kinds, aud can K||le5t be sold in competition with the multitude S^?tlbw test, short weight, alum or phosphate gggjewdtra. Seid only in ams. ROYAL BAK gpilf&gOWDERCO., 106 Wall-sU N. Y. Ip^TDrV ViitTL'E of sundry Executions, to Mg iF me directed, will be eold at Sumter 0^:?Voott Bosse, du" thc First Mouday ia Janoa ^^^y^'oext, and as many - Jays thereafter as jjp^asay be necessary, within legal hours of sa!e sSp^the highest bidder for cash ibe following BE& 1 Bale Cotton, 85 bushels Corn, 163 bushels ^^Cotton Seed, 1,000 pounda Fodder and 800. l^^boiru^s^oBS, alt more or less, seized and to ^?-??*oM "as tile property of Stephen Johnson, ^**fcdef Warrant of Attachment of W. D. Scar? fe hcrongh ag*i^8Sfae said Stephen Johnson. ^ o-v^ 'MK^!0??d? seed cotton, more or less, seized. ?5 ead j^be sold as the. property of Frauk Dia ^J^ns^bder Warrant of Attachment of Myles liorS^gainst the said Frank Din ki os. & .-.?Oe busbels cotton seed, 5 bushels corn, 300 fe. .''pounds fodder and 100 poa o da shucks, all fll ?oro or less, levied upon and to be sold as the |;* . properly of Ja?. Jenkins, under warrant of attachments of Altamont Meses and F. H. % ?eEaebern 4? Co., against the'said James M. s? JenkkiS;^ . ' .. " ^?.---?3-jbales of Cotton, 220 bushels corn, 32 i^^bosbels peas io the hem, 425 bushels cotton Vseed, 300 poends shock?. i500 pound- fodder, reprend 300 pounds in rice straw, ail ruore or less, Epjea&edand to be sold as the property of Thos. BK^U Draytco, nuder warrant of attachment of f jft&?no9t Vosea? S. E. Shaw, and Barnett & p Sba, assignees against tho said Thomas S. ^ Drayton. HS R. W. DURANT, S. S. C. jg 8b*rhTs Office, D^c. 20. 1883 IB???TIOINI OF TEACHERS. IM i SsM CnlBsr, SUMTER COUNTY. 8uMtBE,.S. C., Dec. 17, 1883. T^TOTICE is hereby given that the first JL\ regular examination for 1884, of appli? cants for certificates to teach in the Public -Schools of this County, will be held in this office beginning FRIDAY, J AN CA RY 4TH. - 1884, and ending January 8th. FRIDAY and SATURDAY, January 4th and 5th will be devoted exclusively to color? ?a ed applicants. : MONDA Y and TUESDAY, 7th and 8th to white applicants. Sy order-of County Board of Examiners, J. DIGGS WILDER, Dee 18 School Commissioner. mm, BARSAIS >We have decided to close out our Intire Winter Stock, -CONSISTING OF CLOTHING. PIECE 6O0BS, Hats, Umbrellas -AND GENTS' UNDERWEAR. ?" i l gR?AT REDUCTIONS IN PRICES ! Many goods will be sold regard? less of cost. ?WINO We have a fine lot on hand that we offer VERY LOW FOR CASH. Norw is your time to Seoure Bargains -AT D. J. WINN & CO'S. Dec ll THOS. F. BAGLEY, COMMISSION MERCHANT. COMOS, If AT AI* STORES, TUN TIMBER, Ac. WILMINGTON, N. C. ?orresrx>ndence solicited. Reference BANK OP NEW HANOVER. 10 6m WANDO! WANDO] WANDO! WANDO! WANDO! WANDO ! AMMOJSIATED FERTILIZES! ESPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR FIELD CROPS OF ALL KINDS, -ALSO Acid Phosphate and Dissolved Bone, (6F HIGH GRADE.) GENUINE GERMAN KAINIT. ASH ELEMENT. PHOSPHATE FLOATS. COTTON SEED MEAL. AND ALL FERTILIZER SUPPLIES. Address : FRANCIS B. HACKER, President and General Agent, 7 Exchange Street rear of Post Office, Charleston, S. C._Jan 1 JUST RECEIVED THIS DEC. 28th, ONE CAR LOAD HORSES of various descriptions sad suitable for all kinds of work. J ON HAND A LOT OF CHOICE MULES. -ALSO A fall line of WAGONS AND BUGGIES. The Old Reliable! The Emerson & Fisher Buggj I THE BEST FOR THE PRICE. , CORN, . SEED OATS, . HAY, CEMENT, FIRE BRICK, FEED OATS, RICE FLOUR, WHEAT BRAN, LIME, PLASTER, COW HAIR. " 1 Jan 1 . FEED AND SALE STABLES. REGARDLESS -OF COST! FOR THE NEXT DOLMANS AND WALKING JACKETS, Blankets -AND DRE -AT Dec 19 WHAT IS THIS! 'RV IP m te Mr Catarrh, Asthma? Coughs. Sore Throat, Hoarseness, Tightness in the Che8t> Indigestion? dyspepsia, Influenza, Laryngitis* ft? .SK tel Clergymans' Sore Throat "Whooping Cough, Shortness of Breath, ANO IC A OOO? Tonic Mia FSloodFnzi?ex HIM BREWER'S LUNG RESTORER is entirely vegetable, and we ;hallenge the world to produce any? thing equal to it for all Throat and Lung Diseases. *=? $1.00 Per Bottle, ?fe U ? ? ? ? ? . LAMAR. RANKIN & LAMAR. MACON. ATLANTA & ALBANY. GA. HEAL. ESTATE -FOR SALE OR RENT. A PLANTATION in Sumter County con j\_ taining 819 acres of land, with a fine residence and all necessary out buildings in good repair, including screw, gin house, stables, barn, &c, and som* negro qcarters. The place is situated on the W. C. & A. R. R., on the South, and Black River on the West. Is about three rr.??ss from the grow? ing town of Mayesville which affords Church and School privileges and is an excelleut mar? ket for all commondities. The land is clay soil and is admirably adapted to the growth of cotton as well as grain. About 400 acres are ia a high state of cultivation, the balance ROUND TIMBER. The piace is noted for its healthfulness, and good water, and con? tains an orchard of fine apple and peach trees. A grain crop has already been plant? ed. Possession given January 1st, 18S4. Fer terms address, A. J. SALINAS & SON, Dec IS_Charleston, SLC1_ "TREASURY DEPARTMENT. -OFFICE OF Comptroller of the Currency, WASHINGTON, NOVEMBER 26, 1883. No. 3,082.] "?T7HEREAS, by satisfactory evidence pre Y y sen ted to the unuersiirped. it has been made to appear that "THE NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER/' in tue town of Sum? ter, in the County of Sumter, and State of South Carolina, has complied with all the provisions cf the Revised Statutes of the United States, required to be complied with before an association shall be authorized to commence the business of Backing: NOW THEREFORE I, John S. Lang worthy, Deputy Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that "The National Bank of Sumter," in the Town of Sumter, in the County of Sumter, nnd St.--'.e of Suuth Caro? lina, is authorized to commence the business pf Banking as provided in Section Fifty-one hundred and sixty-nine of the Revised Stat? utes of the United States. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF witness my hand and Seal of office this 26th day of No? vember, 1883. J. S. LA NOW ORT HY, < L.S. > Dep. Comptroller of the Currency, ^v-' ?* In absence of Comptroller. Dec 11 8t The necessity for prompt and efficient household remedies is daily growing more imperative, aud of these Koetetter'a Stom? ach Bitters is tho chief in merit and the most popular. Irregularity of the stomach and bowels, malarial fever, liver com? plaints, debility, rhfur/iaiism, and minor ailments, are thoroughly conquered by thi9 incomparable family "restorative aud medic? inal safeguard, tnu it is justly regardedas the purest and most comprehensive remedy of ita class. For dale by all Druggists ana Dealers generally. I CLIMBING TH* SPIHAL STAIES. ! Invisible Architecture in a New England Parsonage. { 'Yes,' the said, 'our children arc married j and gone, and tny husband aud I sit by our winter fire much as wc did before the little I otiCS came le widen the circle. Life is some I thing like a spiral staircase; wc are al! the i time coi.?lng around o~er the ?;>{;t we started i from, oui, one degree further up thc stairs.' 'That is a pretty illustration.' remarked b< r i friend, musing]}:, gazing into the glowing ! coals which radiated .i pleasant bea! liena the \ niany-windowed?tuve. 'Von know we can 1 not stop toiling up tue huh though.' I 'Surely we cannot, and for myself I don't find fault with that necessity provided the ad ? vance in life is not attended with calamity or suffering, for I have had roy share of that. Nut long since my health utterly broke down. My system was full of malaria. My digestion became thoroughly disordered and nr. nerves were in a wretch' 1 slate. ! was la -gu?I, ate little and that without enjoying :', and had no Strength or ambition to -pcrforni ? veri my light household duties. Medical treatment failed to '.v'tcu the seat of the trouble. The disease-which seemed to l.-e weakness of the vital organs-progressed until I hud several attacks which my physicians pro? nounced to be acute congestion of the stomach. The last of these was a desperate strudle and ? was given up to die. As thc er^is had partially passed, my husbai ( beard of the merits of Parker's Tonic as an mvigoraut in just stich casos as mine. [ took i? and felt its good effects at once. It appeared \u pervade my body, a? ?tough thetleasing of new life had co:re :o me. Taking no other medicine 1 continui'dJdUiOi/iove, and am now in bet? ter heall!*;..... i nave been fora long time.' ("Extract from interview with the wi^ of Kev. P. Perry Pastor uf Baptist Church, Ct?Id Lrook. Mass. TUESDAY, JANUARY T, The Sumter Watchman was founded iu 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has thc combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. CUR ISSUE TO-DAY. We promised our readers to gire them a rest and take oue ourselves this week, but we have broken our promise and send them a half sheet with our New Year's greeting. "God bless us all, every one," and help us to start the New Year with greater zeal in coi cg our duty to Him, to each other and to ourselves, is our earnest desire. And when the year 1884 shall be numbered with the dead, may our retrospect be saddened by no regrets for misspent days or sinful deeds. A happy New Year to one and all. CHRISTMAS. Christmas in Sumter, passed very quietly. While many places in the State suffered from the disgraceful riots of drunken rowdies, our streets were disturbed by nothing of greater moment than the unanimous boy and his uni? versal fire cracker. Wc suppose some poor unfortunates got drunk, but no doubt they are heartily ashamed cf it, and hope they will do so do more. We aro glad to see that Christmas, a day that should be rilled with pleasant memories, is becoming more like it ought to be, a time of pleasant, social ,reunion. The rough and boisterous character of an old-time Christinas cele? bration, is becoming a thing of the past with a great majority of people; and as fathers and mothers, brothers and sis? ters, sons and daughters gather around the ample board crowned with Christ I mas cheer, they feel that they celebrate j the day sacred to the advent of the ! Prince of Peace, in a more rational man? ner thar, ever w;is done by the boisterous rowdyism of the past. A HIGH SCHOOL-SHALL WE HAVE ONE? We mentioned in our last issue the fact, that fifteen boys from Sumter were attending one High Schcol, outside our County. Several other schools number our boys among their list of pupils, a?.??] we feel sure that Sumter, each year, j sends off enough, pupils to constitute a flourishing school in our midst. This is the largest town in the State without the advantages cf a Boys' High School. It stands alone in that re- j spect, and the friends of education should confer together and remove this stigma from the name of cur thriving towu. We need a schcol. We need it more than a factory cr bank, more than a fire department, (and we al: j know how much that is needed) and j nothing i.-, i king but a little co-opera- j don among our people, to give us one. A good school in Sumter would save money to those who now send their boya off; the boys would be kept at heme under the watchful care of iheir parcats eye ; it would prevent money j being sent away for tuition and board, ! and bring more herc, for the surround? ing country would be sure to patronize a prosperous home school, aud many a boy, unable to meet the expense neces? sary in attending a boardiug school, would have the opportunity of fitting himself for the battle of life, here at home. We have been waiting, waiting, waiting, for some one to come and do this work for us, but all in vaiu. Teachers have come and gone, schools have been started without numbers, have struggled along, lived out their few days and died only to be followed by others equally short-lived, equally useless. In the mean time, our boys muct be se ct out of the county, or, il kept ut homo, sent, to one teacher one vcar, . another the next, thc effort iu each case i being an experiment, which reruns in failure as ofteu as not. This matier is sufficiently important for thought as well as words. It demands thc at u n- j tion of every parent in Sumter, and we com Li it the Watchman and Southron, j in this good y?:ar 13S4 to tho euro est I aud continuous advocacy of building up a High Schuol in the town of Sumter. CHRISTMAS C?ilMUS. Thc criminal recurd for Christraas has been unusually bloody this year in our State. Shooting, stabbing and cutting affravs beb: !?i^h canmai on thc 25th ; , I December, and we suppose that, wita j scarcely au exception, all engaged inj these murderous pastimes were druni . ' Tbe Ni ns omi Courier iu writing on ! this subject, says : j The worst encounter was at Allendale, | ? where there were two fights, li ve men j I being wounded aod two Icing killed. ! j It needs no scrutiny of thc U ?'? mopy at ? ; the coroners inquest to make it eviJeut j I that whiskey was at the holt;-.JJ of the . j trouble, and th:t?. the habit of carrying ; I and using knives and pistols was tho ; j immediate cause of the bloodshed. ? ! There was a grudge between oue family ! |aud another, a soit of vendetta; one ! j maa boasted that he could or would j beat another man, and then came tte knife and ibo pistol. The chances are that if there had been no whiskey drinking at Allendale on Christmas day, (and it is, we be? lieve, one cf thc towns in which the saie of liquor is prohibited,) there would have been no bloodshed, no loss of life. And were it not for the practice of carrying pistols and knives for offen? sive purposes there would have been no fatal collision. And yet people will drink until fren? zied with whiskey ; they travel over the country armed and equipped, net ac? cording to law, but in violation of law, and then come murder and a felon's cell. And when these men, with hands reddened with a brother's blood, are brought to trial, the fact of their bein^ drunk will be offered as a palliation of their awful crime. We again quote from the Neics and Courier. Surely, in their calmer moments, the people of every county ia which blood was spilt on Christmas day, cr shall be spilt on any day, will realize that they owe it to themselves to establish in South Carolina, in fact as in word, the reign of a law which shall be no re? specter of perseus. Without this, with? out the feeling that this is necessary, the path of the State must be downward, and the course of the Commonwealth, instead of being towards a higher and j better civilization, will be, by rapid steps, towards the barbarism of the savage and the morals of the heathen. .rtm^y -CS? Railroad Bill. We take the following synopsis o? the Railroad Bill from the Aiken Recorder. All those sections of thc late law giving the communion povrer to fis rates are repealed. The railroads arc to submit their rates to the commission for approval or modification before putting them into effect, if the commission approve, they go into effect almost im? mediately. If the commission disap? prove and modify after hearing argu? ment from the roads, and the roads will not accept thc commission's modifica? tion, they have the right to appeal to the Circuit Judge of i?ichiaird County, or in his absence to some other Circuit Judge selected by the Chief Jusiie-;. The evidence taken before the commis? sion is submitted to him and he must decide the case within ten days, his de? cision to be Seal. During the penden? cy of the appeal, the rates in force at the time the change v;as proposed by the roads shall remain in force and be enforced until the question at issue shall be adjudicated. The rates to cc submited to the commission by rho roads inelcde through and joist rates. Thc commission have thc right, if they consider the raten in force unreasonable or discriminative, to change them to just and reasonable rutes. If the roads refuse to consent to such modifications they c;'.n appeal lo thc Court in the manser provided above. The atloraev-stneral conduces al! eascsk l for the commissioners.' Tiisections against discrimination remain in the ia*.v. Provision is made for speedy adjudication up^n suits fer dh?c? imiuatiou brought hy parties against the roads, the commissioners acting ac agents for the parties suing. The penalties fer discrimination or un? just charges are quite heavy. In regard to passenger rates, sundry j provisions arc made, the most important of which are that the railroads must establish second -class fares. The Barn? well Hallway is to be considered an in? dependent road. Il -o o - -Ota A Very Significant Fact, The Columbia correspondent of the Ibexes and Courier, immediately after j giving the vote by which the Senate re- ? fused to strike out the enacting clause ! of the Railroad Bill, says: 'Mr. W. P. Clyde was present, and at thc cud was congratulated on his ! voctory.' I Over whom d"u Mr. Clyde gain his victory ? The people of South Caroli? na ! If so, the representatives cf that people should have hesitated before con? gratulating this great moneyed kind of the North who came South to lobby this Bailrcad Bili through our General i Assembly. We mus;; confess ?.hat we do nut like thc idea of having a man congrat?lale ] on his victor)' over the people in their own State House. It is a very significant fact indeed. Orangeourg Times Danher's bar-room, which, together with six other stores, were comptai cly des? troyed. The origin of thc fire is un? known , but. it is supposed to be the work or en incendiary, P.S about \uo weeks ago au attempt was made to set j tire t<> a lilt!?. outbui?rftMg ie nnar- ! tor of rho town, and adjacent lu Kisiicr s ; place of business. Messrs P IC Smoak, | Prank liish *r. V. W. !!. I^ggman and \ C. i>. Kartjohn had their er.?ire .-.locks j ol' goods humed up, while Messrs. I> i ISpsti.n ?c Co , J. <-: v .s-% and J. S. j Curant! igs saved their stocks In a badly | damaged condition The total joss i, j somewhere in the neighborhood of ?40,- ! OOO. which is partially covered by iu- i sirran cc. The debris wi!! be iimr.edi- j at edy cleared away and nev; stores built, j Columbia Register. Our Neighbors. Kershaw Gazette'. Mr. T. S. Myers brought to our office on yesterday a slice of a watermelon which he bad kept, from last season's crop. It was perfect? ly natur ni. Camden Journal: Mr. George Koon, of West Wr.teree is, wo believe, tho oldest person in Kershaw county. And is now in thc 105th year of his Florence Times : On Christmas night a son of Cant. .T. S. J$eck was seriously wounded in the lungs, by a splinter from a piece of gas pipe, which some of the boys were using io firing salutes. The wound is quite severe. Darlington News: Mr,-J. H. Ma? son, watch maker and jeweler, has opened an office at the Diug Store of | Dr. Jco. A. Boyd. Mr. Mason comes ; to our town with the highest recommen- ! dations. Re is thoroughly proficient in ail departments of his business, and I guarantees to do all work promptly and i in the best ar.'.nuer. Clarendon Enterprise : Thc matri- i monial epidemic has boen running high j the past four weeks. Bad crop years ? and marriages generally go together. 1 -A party of foxhunters on Christmas ? day started a fox which ran into Man uiopr. and after an hour's chase was run dov. u near the depot. Later in the day, a rabbit was started, and the hundred ? persons who chased the poor little thing ! scared it to death. Last of the Carp. j Commissioner Iluske will distribute the last of the present supply of carp to j about 130 applicants to-day and to-mor-1 row. This will conclude tho shipment I of carp for this season, 850, applicants out of a thousand having been supplied. The others will remain on file uutil the government hatchery furnishes more next fall. In six months from date no doubt reports of immense success in carp culture wilt come pouriug in from ail parts of thc State. At least it is hoped so. - Columbia Register, Tiih - -mom j '? *??. Political Complexion of the House, j Kx-Clerk of thc House MePhersoo j has prepared an exact tabular statement cf the membership of thc ??ouse, snow- j ing that it is composed of 196 Demo- ? crat.3. IIS Kepubiicnns, 5 Keadju-ters. j 3 independents. (Lyman, of Massachu- j setts, York, of Ncrth Carolioa, and j Ochiltree, of Texas.) and 1 Oreeuback Labor. There are two vacancies, in j the Second Mississippi and Seventh ! Virginia Districts. j Large Purchase cf Florida Land. The Courier-Journal states that Mr j Hamilton Disscon, of Philadelphia, '.?ho i arrived in Louisville a few days agc j iron; "Florida, recently concluded the purchase of 4.000,000 acres of land ia j the 'flowery State.' The price paid was i $1,000,000. cr only 25 cents por acre. ! The entire ourchase lies in the fouth- j western part of Florida, and under j present conditions is almost worthless, j ic is supposed to contain tracts or very j rori ile ground, which are ready for cul- j tivation. and it was these and the possi- j biiity of improving tho other which in- j dazed the nu rehuse. Christmas at P;:-:..:ic Institutions, j The inmates of thc Lunatic Asylum enjoyed a rich and bouutiful dinner on j Cl) ris tm fis. In addition to an extra dinner, the penitentiary convicts were given thc | freedom of the yard on Tuesday arter- j noou and they amused themselves with play ground games. The inmates of the County Jail were j not forgotten by the Sheriff. They were given a regular Christmas treat, with a little 'trimming.'-Columbia Realster. ! Newberry bas raised license for re? tailing liquor from g'i?i'i to ?-100. Several dealers say they will retire. 'Captain A. W. Bell, cunductor of j the material train cu the Orangeburg j section of the South Carolioa Railroad, j was run over and instantly killed about j two miles below that place, about 3 j ./cl -ck this afternoon. Ile was stand- j i:tg on a car. wheo, by a sudden lurch, ; he was thrown undor the train, which j passed over him, mangling his body in j a frightful manner. He w::s a highly j respected resident of that Iowa, and his : sudden and tragic death has cast a ! gloom over ?he eruire community, lie ! leaves a wife and one child, who have i thc sympathies cf our people in their j sq? bereavement.'-Columbia Register, list._ 0UR PJREMIUM. Every farmer is interested hi the welfare of j ids stock, and should liHve on hand, for ready j reference a bool: describing the ailments Iiis ; stock i.- subject to, amt the remedies therefor. In consideration ? it is an index of 0 ; G??I-g?Hi. ? ? ; Mi-ie $2 .'.-C. lioard from SS 'o '3 ! r?. For further particoPi-.?. apply ?0 Df. T. I. ; Burgers, Ghairmau t' r>r. ot' TrustOfS? or ty i .INO. CL LAN ii AM, Principal. ' Dre. 25 4 j Es?aie ->i .fock Burrows; i>< j I WILL APP! V T' ? THE JUDO tv OF PKG- i 5 h. te fyi' Sumter ' '?..:::: ty, ou January 25th, i t..- a i:?' ..! discharge as Administrator j of aforesaid Estate, J. T. L'RIERSOX, Dec 25-it Administrator, j -.- I &?aie v? 51?SS Mt E. Yeadon. ? DECK AS. KD. J WILL APPLY TU THE JUDGE OF j ? I'ruhntc for Sumter Comity on 11th day j nf Ja:?e?iry, ?884 f" " a fiuitl discharge as j Administrator ol a.. .. said Estate. WM. YEADON. Ibo ll-li Ad:K..iis'a--tox. 1 I foe tract from ii i autos.) Sr;:.:Tr:: STATICS, M. H. CHURCH, SCOTS. SUMTER, S. G.. Dec. 2T. 1883. At a meeting o? tho Board of Stewards of this.:Slat?on, br>id this evening, ii was anani measly Resolved. That e thanks of this i??ard are due. and hereby tendered to our friends of other denominations; for their kine as? sistance in thc entertainment of (mr Annual Conference. J. S. ROACH, fcecrctarv. OBITUARY. Departed tb is life Nov. l-l th, 1333, at ber hone in Sumter, S. G , MRS. ROSA S. BURCH, wife of Dr. E. M. Burch, after a loog and painful illness of several mouths .?v!:ich she beru with Christian patience, in her early youth she united with the Presbyte? rian Church and was a consistent member. She died fully trusting in her ?Saviour. An affectionate wirb and loving mother. Sorrow not ?cved oies, she has gone to "?oin her saint- | ed parents and little tubes in singing the praises of God. L. THERE wi!! be a meeting of the Stock? holders of tiie Sumter Bank on TUES? DAY, JANUARY 8th, for the purpose of electing Directors. ?'! Stockholders who cannot attend will please >;iid proxies. R. M. WALLACE, Jan 1 r resident. DISSOLUTION OP CO PARTNERSHIP. rpES FIRM OF b J. WINN & CO. IS g this dar dissolved hv n?n'.iia? consent by the withdrawal of L. \V. Joye. All ?;c-rsons indebted to 'hi firth i>.rr: re? quested to make immediate svttlcsteni vivi? j D. J. Winn, who is alone authorized to settle ail the business of the late ti; uv. u. J. WINN, Dec. 23. 18S3. L. W. JOVE. NOTICE. T??E UNDERSIGNED will continue the business conducted by the bite finn, und will close out the present stock at greatly re? duced ?rice3. Now is thc time to g*t bar? gains. D. J. WINN. Dec. 23; 1S83. FOR RENT. THE C&AXE JLAND, about two miles ?rom .Sumter. About 100 aer?-s ot land cleared :inJ tenant houses on the place. For terms aj'p: .' to D. J. WINN, Executor. J*n 1_ 3t FOR RENT. "VTEAR; TOWN, A FIVE ElOKSE FAR'.f, ?^ with ::ood dwelling, out-houses, etc. Apply at this oGcc. Dec is mm. B. E?MSRFJ??, ?TT?F.fiEVr ?T LAW, Sumter', S. O. and SUSLDSKC UB8E. AJso G?Se3-?HDSPH?TE??KS?HAT!?L!M? Send xor Circular. Address FSENCH nmus^c^i The State cf So?l? Carolina. COUNTY OF S CM TER, By T. V. M'aUh. Esq., Probale Judge. TOTJIER??S, NOA li fi. OSTION bas \ ? made suit to me to grant bim Letters vf Administration of the Kstatu .>f and e?fre?s < f Mrs ELIZA)..STU J- 03T??S, deceased Thoo are therefore to cite a'.vi .-..Ir?oiiish all and ;.?njruhir. tho kindred an 1 credit?? of the said -Mri. Elizabeth J Cateen, late of Sumter County, in said state, d^cc:%?n >-L che h.--. ?te and cifre ?.-> *?l Miss SUSAN OSTEEN. ?erea?c:. These aro theref-re to cite ?! admonish al! and si lig?la r lb* kindred aud creditors ui'l-c ?:r<\ Susan C. Ostc*:v. b?.te i>f Suiter CvU?ty i* said State, dee'J. lb:;: they bo ami ! appear befare in thc Court : Probate, r? j be Le!d at Sumter on ?!)f If?.? .i:?.;. >f J-rnuary, j bS'-'t, after pubiifat:-.-. hereof, rtt U o*ch>.*! : bi the forosoyn. to .-Lev. causo. .:' say rhey j bav*, why the said Administration ?hou!d not j be granted. _ j fitven under nv har. .?, '"??? 3is day of j December. A. D.. 1SS3. T. V. ".VALSii. S. S, THOMAS, Agi j No. S2? KINiJ rfTUEST, lill Mi, Pap Ha pp,; J.ACiK CU UTA i CORNICES AND UPHOLSTERY GOODS, \V!>'D0\V Att'SlXGS MADE TO 0RL>EB. j OH A RLESTGX. c Dos 1! ^ o ; [Ht 010 HHI?BLE STOVE HOUSE. ! T. CA?SESS?ii, I?2 Kcctiag Street, Cisricstsit, ?. C. .S//// ih.-1'ix the Lean-n't i)mia in First t it:.- Cooking Stoves, iToatiug ?5;ovos, ??:??SJ:C> r.ti.? t;rst^s Leta! :ijd Irot; 1 ip^, "un: v\lc , &c, kV c. A full line'of Repairs kept fur -'M Stoves we sell. ; Thc attention ot the people ?i SuuUerund ; adjoining Counties i.> nsked. Send i'i?r e? ou .?..., th.. g o..r line Dec Ii ? . MW GOODS -AT B8TT0? PRIDES. My stock is now complete in all departments. -o CLOTHE BEFLROT. Choice make of best goods ever brought to this market in -both MEX'? AXD YOUTHS'. F?NE ??EBCOATS a specialty. -o iOI BlPffli1 is DOW complete and full value guaranteed. PHILADELPHIA HAND-MADE WORK. -0 DRESS GOODS AMD DOMESTICS As low as ar j cue can sell. --o HATS AND CAPS ir: the most Fashionable Styles. TRUNKS AND SATCHELS, Large variety of the best make. GUNS, PISTOLS -AND POCKET KNIVES TO SUIT ALL. GENTS3 UNDERWEAR. All the best grades of SHIRTS, COLLARS. CUFFS, HOSIERY AND NECK-WEAR. GLASSWARE, TIMID I002EH?RE, Complete Line. CiSARS AND TOBACCO, A fall supply of the Best Brands. mm AI PS Ea!.! steck cf No. 1 Goods alv.-ays on hand at Lowest Kacket Hates. PON ? HANDLE SECOND CLASS GOODS. Highest Pri?es Paid for Cotton. Lock ut ard pri?e my goods before buying elsewhere. ALTAMONT MOSES. N. E. Comer Main and Liberty Streets. Oct ;> Send -5 cents TO TUIS S ? ?3i 353 OFFICE for a copy of a fe? fill ea r,ew fc'>r8C VVQ^cn fife g ;5 ?ja ff treats of a", diseases afi^BSVfcS! of tht, horse acd ?s Thoroughly illustra led with 6.5 fine fcDfpivings. showing the posi? tions assumed by sick horses better than can be taught io any other - - g-? . j? cj iv:iv. U hss a large .?.^BII^Os number of valuable gl^?ll& recij^ tnost of which thc author, pr r*i rp Q bave sa id they p refer ?3 O UIO. red it to books which costarid $10. A G E> TS W A N T ED. This valuable book wHI i;e presented free ?o all nev. subscribers to ii:.' Watchnanand Souiliron who pay for ot:e year in advance, ..ad :i!so io old subscribers ?vi>o pay .til arrears a:ui ;i von:- i:i advance. .fj ??U'JA CiiU ii?iaj ?i?XiU .?.'?.til i?4 'fno&csnd* of wo*uea c: the ?and t: .-.'i gj f;-to.thfrwondcrfai'- ./.. -? ottaissroatrem M tb"5 inta-isity of pais and suilrr.n.? bo-ond Lrj <.-.?..?<.. -j..:), bet better than ali, i?. ;: "-oby c?f..:*y diminishes t- . danger to lifo cf how gp ?aother and chSd. Tris great boon toeaf *j Erring: %wr sa is IJ\'y/>s*' Liniment, or fy S?o?cr's fritad. lYepsrei and eo'd bv j. Sa? J3KA;"ri?:.:\ Atlanta, .'ia. t>o*.d \y? ail p.. Bmgt?K Price S1J50 bertie. Sent by Expresa on receipt o? price. M'LED WITH BEL?SHI j[? EV CHILD SEXKINO W0SE>". THE I?HEAl> < ? HFS?SS?SSD H0SESSSB9D i DISPELLED, AND THE DAN'Gl?X TO LIFE OF BOTH MOTHES AND CHILD DOUX- vs ISHED BY THE USE OF THE Mote's Fnsni . Kecd and ponder the words ci y raise- unsolicit ?H?, voluntary testimonials-that haveneensei?t to me. selected from hundreds received fnra grate? ful berieft i&rios. A distinguished physician of Mississippi "writes: " I mostcan&csdy entreat every o. c expecting to be confined tc cs'; 'Mother's FriencL ? for during a long obstetric practice T have never known k io fail to pro luce a quio!* and sa?? ..lelivery.** I'siother says: " My wife asea the 'S8o*heV? Fr:??nd ", SO 5>er bcttia. Sent by Express oa receipt cf ti w , . rice. Sold by ail -;rut:?ist3. * r' . * - ? " ' \ rwa*AKEx> OKLY BY TUK SCI.T: rsorarm