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^0??tt? (tithe Post Office at Sumter, S. ^^^pt W $eeoud (Has* Matter. ^Saixj?mrB YOUB DATES. te?^ - . ' \. * '? louent eacb.of onr subscribers to ex yfi?^b ib? address on bis paper, sud partica ^^?y teitfeserre tb? date opon it. This date flH^Mfhe time np lo which the paper bas ?^??;jai*ii?r. Many of oar subscribers will ??f?wsee ?hat they have paid in advance; -^igt there are many others who will discover ??^that they have not. -HIW: AI>V^T?SEMSNTS^ ?|?Hat S. A. Bronson-Card of Thanks. ff?|?rs>;'W. H. Branson-Card of Thanks. j^%ig&at*'!?.' Boise-Notice of Insurance Li ^^^??L -&o?ey> Comptroller. General-In |; Ww tsetse tv JT. Mayes. I C:43^|L Soaeyy Comptroller General~In W^B?M?0???t ^ F Rhin?. |V . ^$?sh, Judge of Probate-Citation ^?i?ee^'?tat? Hiss Catherine L. Jones. ^'^^^?^oail Bank of Sumter-Quarterly Personal. ts very 31. to see Dr. Auld on the street Dick ls reported as bei of quite Jr., bas been appointed tit the Sumter Bank. A good ^^y^^^jrttenfeer|r ia back from his trip ~7f&*1bn!j _ ne*5K?r? to eal! in et , i& ttenherg's store, to find ont ? has been doing^n the North. Barnet, formerly a citizen of County, bet who, daring the last * oasHrnve fled over all the Golf .-ar. town, visiting'' friends last Mt hoiae is Orangeburg, and one readers aa occasional ? stores of his rich and of the moon wHf occur on of the 10th, partly visible in _ at 4h. 3m. stan rafe'.'' v.: . ? . tratar obligation to Senators Bat for copies of the speeches by those gentlemen on the election is being held to day. it Ri rfc interest shown. As we go to preta 232 rotes hare been polled, 136 white |^>;*>?Mh? friends in Shiloh that very iTnj^?tflj fref have been raging in the ^wm^^m^^S in the turpentine farms, TA^^fo^?cace correspondent gays that f'xiS^^^?^'^ opened in full blast in amm^W^mmWt^ Temperance Worker that ?ttt*K% Cnttino, State Depo*y G. W. C. ??i&J -Wgan?ied two flourishing ' ' ^?K^f^^,e?^^'^in Orangebarg, g||^1nol?ti near Summerton, in Clarendon. 49||^ bironghta large crowd to town. ^'':-TM^?niytf,J?eg?odswia the store of M. ^ tseman, .yraa? w**IT; patronized end goods -; ^hnafced bands rapidly at amazingly low tgOTtsl 'The auction will continue to-day. Z r??t*Ti^Yj?irx>f the Agricultural Society j ^^SiS^ff^l^ wi?.be-oeid io Charleston ? ?rom Af*& 15th, to 18th, inclusive. Reduced j J=rteV^:4n?h railroads will invite a large at- j ^^m?i?: Thanks to Hr. Roche, Secretary, j fora complimentary ticket. rJ. ^Pn?iips basant a supply of his . Kart/Amber Sogar Cane seed to Messrs. T. l?RiX*?rth* Son^of Mayesv??le, S. C., who a?l?"|awe samples of th? syrup made from j ??*e ; aad \hoaf- who. lire near Mayesvi Ile, ! ''^SSgf.Jfe .^'??^^^oppHed.by those I ^^*^W"? .-; j :4to^^4eMoa has mored into bis new j bmk -which- by the way is so great an j improveewni ac bis former one, that be ought ! -? toi?eltfcnnkfa 1 that be was barned oat. M r. j Hanan n??* soon bare- a fine stock of new j a$dda, ?Laddition to whas he now has, and : wmir gbMi toiurTe his friends give bim a ? I .ih? ? ?? ? .* itl.''- r. ' Br. Altamont Moses is headquarters for almost anything jo^aaav. wish to bay. Dry j gnoj^agoeeriae, hydwart and even cotton j *m&y&^^\ta& pt the cotton being seen : eg^tifcJp?tftie from of the store. And eben j l^^oodjMliwso cheap, his clerk* exceedingly j ?m^^^oS^? store con renient. With all j *emi things in favor cf course he sells j litre/g?Gdseveo tn thew doll times. We are indented to-Smator Bampton for a i rrsi>d|onyfr bound copy of the .memorial ad ?if?t? on the life end character of Hon. 1 Sfcbae? P. ?'Connor, delivered in the House ofBepreeeniatives and in the Senate on Feb / rnerj^ 8th asd 9th, 1882. Besides the ad dressea the book contains an excellent cabi - net sizeo^Bkeness of oar lamented Congress ladies,--pocket books and it/, pretty and cheap, at and make your selection. Xow that is too bad. We have been ac eostemed to the idea of Circassian beauties j tang nott in? job lots, over in Turkey, bot j an? amazed tt> know that Lexington has also ! of the Season. Tbete will be a G rand Carnival at Music i Wt oa ilooday, April Mtb, 1884. AH j skaters most be in cot" tu me. A handsome : ?nfe#mket, -valued at J?15.00, will be pre aeoied to^the most popclar yoong lady in the . natl. The prize Is now on exhibition at Salz bneWs. As the Rink will close on that might, every one who is fond of skating or Hooking oo should be present. Doors open *t 7| o'clock, skating begins at 8. r T AWAKE. Tl^* abore named company had a Mj^ tee left Friday. They paraded ?fi 'tlw ?fternooD, with their engine and ?o??ef ?aatiJy decorated ; and balt iug nA4he corner of Maia aod Liberty fcftr?et theyhad ?photograph taken of the eo^ioe nod raey. After which the orator of ?Jhe day, H. J. Maxwell.de livered e* ?idress that aroused much At nfgfatifcere was a bountiful sop pwr, preajtred bf W. J. Andrew's io hit bett ?tifia. The Town Council, Clerk, ?r?f*t ft number of other taeited ^UaU mer? present: After the Wpoftaj^egereinee of the table were .wy ?peect ?rakteg was iodalged in to ^^?i??dribW extent, sod then adjeurn m??; The oownaaj paraded wHh 35 .SiA-''?ith their bright uoiforms OUR GUESSING BOTTLE. A Sewing Machine to be Given Away. I Premium to Cash-Paying Subscribers. We will, oo the first of Joly, present to our subscribers who are paid op six months in advance from that date, JL Ktw K?. * Rev Some Sewing Machine, and in order to decide who will receive it, and also to give to all a fair chance, have prepared a GUESSING BOTTLE. It holds a quart, and is filled mostly with corn sod peas, some watermelon seed and a spoonful of white mustard seed being added. It is sealed up-no one knowing the number in it. At the time named the contents will be counted, and the machine giren to the guess nearest the right number. Come op. or send, and put your goess on file. Goesses can be sent by mail. Two goesses allowed to those paid np to I July, 1885. j The Machine is perfectly new, and furnish? ed with usual attachments. ? cordial invita? tion is extended to call at this office and exam? ine the Machine and Guessing Bottle. Married. On the 28th ult., at Summerton, Clarendon County, S C., at the residence of the bride's brother, Mr. Jefferson Cole, by the Rev. Mr. Kelly, Sir. E. J. Goodman, of Sumter, to Miss Alice H. Cole, of Clarendon. On the morning of March 26, at the resi? dence of the bride's father Jay Rev. W. J. McKay, Mr. Wes Chandler and Miss Rosa Garland. Deaths. On Sunday, April 6th, Gen. Guignard Richardson, in the 41st year of bis age. Mrs. Fannie Brailsford nee Lesesne wife of W. W. Rrailsford, of Clarendon, died Satur- j day March, 29th, of dropsy of the heart. She was not yet thirty years of age, and leaves an infant but two weeks old. Bishop H. H. Kavanangh one of the oldest bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, died last month in Columbus, Miss. He was eighty three years old, and bad been a minister for sixty years and a bishop for thirty years. Be was an able divine. Mr ."Willis Osteen, one of the oldest citizens of Privateer Township, died yesterday, the 7th April, after a long and painful illness. Be was in his eighty-fourth year. Miss Kate Frrerson, the daughter of Bon, J no. X. Grierson, died on Saturday last from typhoid fever. She was buried at Stateburg yesterday, the funeral services being con# ducted by Rev. Mr. Lucas io the presence of a crowded and sorrowing congregation. Kit Davis a colored man, who for a num? ber of years was porter in the store of D. J. Winn ? Co.. died last night after a tedious ; illness. 8, P. and ?. A. The Directors of the Sumter Park and Agricultural Association met yesterday and re-elected the fermer Secretary and Treas? urer; but nothing else of importance was done. A? a meeting of the Stockholders, held some time ago, it was agreed to sell the race track to a Jockey Club, and some pro* gress is being made in the organisation of one, with a paid in capital, sufficient to purchase that portion of the Fair Grounds. ? ? A Step Mother. Mr. T. E. Richardson, while out hunting j near Wedgefield, with some friends, last week j found six yoong foxes under an old tomb- j stone. He carried two home and gave them j to a cat, which straightway adopted them, .; giving them a position among ber own bunch j of Vi ts, so Mr. Richardson has a cat which is j the mother ( foster 1 of two young foxes. ? mw i . - Dime Reading. The Dime Reading held at the residence of I Mr. C. E. Stubbs on Friday evening last was { well attended. The selections read by Misses j A. Stansill and Nina Graham and Messrs. C. ! C.Brown, W. B. Cuttino and W. E. Jen-j nings were most entertaining and expressively j rendered. The music rendered by Misses Mil 1er, Bossard, al^Mr. C. Davis was charming, j The house \^aSr??rowded nn^ ajj seemed j wreathed in wi i les. The financial results j were good and the Dime Reading has scored ! another exceedingly pleasant success. Wind. i The weather during the past week has been j extremely boisterous. Dust abounded in un- j limited quantities, and was met with on all! sides. We have heard of a number of fires i in the county, and fencing, timber, &c have , been destroyed to a considerable extent. Mr. T. E. White, two or three miles below Sumter, on tbe Central, had a new house blown down Wednesday. He had just finished i covering it when the.wind turned it over, fill- | ed bis well with shingles and crushed his buggy to pieces. Our Women in the War. A series of sketches written by Southern j women, describing the actual condition of the j women and childreu of our late Confederacy, i at home and in the hospital, in the crowded \ city and on thc plantation, in the stirring \ days of the Confederate War, will be publish- | ed in the Charleston Weekly Hews, beginning j April 9, from week to week, for a year or j more, and will form a history of the war from the standpoint of the Women of the South, i I. D. M., of Columbia, S. C., leads off in the 1 series. JSarly Closing. We see from our Camden exchanges, that ! the merchants in that town have agreed to ! close their stores at six o'clock in the after- j noon, except on Saturday, from the middle ! of April to the 1st September. The example j is such a good one, that we hope our mer- i chants will follow suit. Nothing will be j lost to the merchants, and the recreation will j be worth much to the clerks. Corn and Cotton Seed. Those who called for the Richardson seed, Deforest was received, eau now have their j orders filled. The corn makes an unusually j large yield of forage, which is an advantage j worth consideration iu these days of Northern ( hay, and while the grains and ears are small, the large number produced by one hill makes ! the aggregate greater than that which is grown from ordinary com. The Cotton Seed j also have a fine record. OUR PREMIUM. Every farmer is interested in the welfare of I bis stock, and should have on hand, for ready i reference a book describing the ailments his j stock is subject to, and thc remedies therefor, i lo consideration of this fact we have procured ? for the benefit of our farmer subscribers a large number of copies of ''Keudall's Treatise j on the Horse," one of which we propose to j give to every one who pays for his paper in 1 advance. The book is one of ' great value, HS ^^$k? it is an index of diseases which SM^iffHW gives the symp-' tom?, cause, and ^jgjaS tbe best treat mentofeacb. It contains a! table, giving all tbe principal drugs used for ; the horse, with the ordinary dose, effects, and j antidote when a poison ; also a table with au j engraving of the horse's teeth at different I ages of (he horse; a valuable collection of recipes, And mnch more valuable information. ; Remember we GIVE this valuable work to all who pay their subscription in advance. Tbe greatest oleomargarine fraud yet per- i oetrated is the labelling the backets with a | ferocious looking billy goat to indies!* pouiD* butler. i Tournament. The Skating Tournament, which came off on last Thursday night at Music Hall, scored as great a success as the Carnival, and Mr. Lowrance ought to feel satisfied with bis work in Sumter. The rings were placed on brackets at intervals-one at either side near the stairway and the other two at opposite corners of the front end of the Hall-and the contestants were allowed to pass but once around the Hall OB skates in taking the rings, being given only 15 seconds. The following is the list of contestants, the number of rings taken by each, and the time : Robert Pbysioc, 2 rings, 14$ seconds. A. Solomons, 3 rings, 12 seconds. Gos. Epperson, 2 rings, 12 seconds. M. P. DeLorme, 2 rings, 11$. S. Y. Delgar, 4 rings, ll J seconds. Chas. Schwartz, 1 ring, 12J seconds. C. P. Osteen, 3 rings, 12f seconds. E. Epperson, 3 rings, 12$ seconds. W. D. Bogio, 4 rings, 12J seconds. A. Moise, 3 rings, 12| seconds. B. Barle, 3 rings, 11} seconds. E. Moise, 4 rings, 12 seconds. H. Sanders, 3 rings, 12 seconds. Gilbert Flowers, 1 ring, ll } seconds. Charlie Yates, 1 ring, 12} seconds. - Willie Mikell, 4 rings, 13} seconds. Chas. Moise, 2 rings, 14 seconds. James Noel, 3 rings, 14} seconds. H. D. Long, 2 rings, 13f seconds. R. S. Hood, 2 rings, 12$ seconds. Joe Jones, 2 rings. 13 seconds. Willie McKagen, 4 rings, 12$ seconds. A. C. Phelps, 4 rings, 13} seconds. J no. Earle, 3 rings, 13 seconds. Jno. Wilson, 1 ring, 15 seconds. Walter Wroten, 2 rings, 14 seconds. ?Richard Mason, 2 rings, 23 seconds. James Madden, 3 ring?. 13 seconds. Ted Branson, 0 rings, 13} seconds. TIS FOB FIBST PRIZE. S. Y. Delgar, 3 rings, 12 seconds. W. D. Bogln, 3 rings, 13J seconds. E. Moise, 4 rings, 12 seconds. ?Willie Mikel!, 4 rings, 15} seconds. Willie McKagen, 2 rings, 14$ seconds. A. C. Phelps, 3 riugs, 14} seconds. TIBS FOB SKCOSD PBIZK. S. Y. Delgar, 3 rings, 12 seconds. W. D. Bogio, 4 rings, 12$ seconds. A C. Phels, 4 rings, 12$ seconds. SECOND TIE. W. D. Bogin, 4 rings, 12} seconds. A. C. Phelps. 2 rings, 15 seconds. Master Eddie Moise won the first prize, j $5.00 in Gold, taking all the rings in 12 seconds, and crowned Miss Annie LaFar, Queen of Love and Beauty. Mr. W. D. Bogin won the second prize, a pair of Vineyard Skates, taking the rings in 12} seconds. The prizes were presented by H. F. Wilson, Esq., who made a nice little speech ir. the presentation, and also, in behalf of Masler Moise, crowned Miss LaFar, accompanying the coronation with an address, whose flow? er) periods were inspired by the loveliuess of the fair young Queen. Master Bob Phyaioc, tbe first skater, show? ed great activity. He fell down in making j his round, yet he managed to get 2 rings in 14$ seconds. In the tie for first pr ? Willie Mikell took all the rings, but wa* ruled out for being j one-fourth of a second over time. The contest was very spirited, and afforded j much amusement to the audience. After the j Tournament, there was a bop lasting till j after 2 o'clock. ?Ruled oaf on account of time, the limit I being 15 seconds. (Tor the Watchman and Southron. J Municipal Election at Mayesville. j . MAYESVILLE, S. C., APRIL 7, 1884. Mr. Editor: For several weeks past our citizens have been anxious abont the result of the election for Intendant and Wardens lo be held this day. Whilst we were protected by law against the opening of saloons, there j could be neither a "Wet" nor a "Dry" tick- j et, and political affinities were never alluded j to ; but the main question which divided the i people was on the choice of officials who j would be recognized, 1st, as officers who j would enforce the State Law against the j clandestine sale of liquors, if it could be pos- j sibly be done : and 2nd, &sofficers who would ! not make any effort to enforce the prohibitory | law. Two full tickets, representing these | different views of public policy were ncmiou- j ted and the contest for the victory was hotly j waged. All places of business were closed, j and ali parties gave up their time and labor | to carry out their respective views. The result is as follows : j For Intendant-Isaac W. Bradley, 61 ; j Tho?. D. Fox worth, 45. For Wardens-A. A. Strauss, 54; M. P. Mayes, Jr. 62 ; W. J. McLeod, Jr. 62 ; C. G . j Rowland, 59; H. B. Holleman, 45; S. JD. Pierson, 44; X. G. DuBose, 45 ; J. T. Boy kin, 52. This election gives to Mayesville, for the j next twelve months, a town council composed of mea who approve the prohibitory liquor i law, and who will do all in their power to j prevent the clandestine sale of intoxicating j liquors. M. j -----^mmm^ - [For the Watchman and Southron.] Robbery. Mr. Editor: j A daring robbery was perpetrated some I time ago at Hodge's Cross Roads. Some one broke into J. F. Grantham's store, and wert ! into the room where the clerk, Mr. John W. ; Harvin, was sleeping, and taking the lamp j back into the store, helped himself to $51 in ! cash and 10 or 15 dollars worth of goods. ? The lamp and some of the stolen goods were j left at a blacksmith shop near by. The robber is still unknown and at large. A. ; IFor the Watchman and Southron."! Fault Finding. Mr. Editor: I notice in one of the county j papers a letter signed "P.," criticising the j managers at Springhill, at the late Congres-' sional election, for not requiring registration j certificates from the voters, and also for not ? having a suitable enclosure for the voting. I xvonder what "P." means by bis article'' j Why should he attack the Springhill man- j agers for doing the same thing that was done i (as far as my knowledge extends) at every box j in the county ? He is a member of the Leg- j Jslature and knows that there is no money on j hand for building enclosures for holding j elections; he certainly did not expect the managers Jo furnish it, and as no practical j purpose could be served by incurring the ex pense, we preferred not doing so. This Congressional District has been given | up to the Republicans; they have un over- ! whelming majority and from what I can un? derstand, it has been tacitly agreed upon by | Democrats to let them manage the Congres- j sionnl election ns best suits them. At the j i general election in 1882, no registration cer tificates were required at the Congressional' box, (so I have been informed,) and it is j reasonable to suppose that the managers had ? some authority for their action ; but our j friend "P." was too busy at that time with \ his own election to criticise the manner of j electing Congressman. In conclusion I would say that when "P." visited us, on election day, we invited him in, gave him a seat on a pile of cotton seed, which was the best we had, and after enjoying our hospitalities, werea little surprised At bis attack. SPRINGHILL MANAGER. I Bishopville Items. BISHOPVILLE, APRIL 2, 1884': The wind has been blowing furiously all day, filling ihe atmosphere with dust, and blowing down trees, fences, &c. The weather has been m.ore favorable for two weeks, and farm work is being pushed forward with a vim. Corn planting ts about j over, except the late corn we propose plant- j ing after small grain. Good s* nds have ? been obtained where properly planted. Some j of the farmers have commenced to make cot- ? ton beds. Several tbi?k of planting about the 7th, weather permitting. The rapid putting forth of buds and blooms ?8 a sufficient reminder to the diligent, to be- j stir himself betimes, in order that he may be found ready wben seed time arrives. A few more days and nature will have clothed our forest with its coat of green. Oats seem to be doing their best to fill up j the gaps, by bunching, and all things favor- j ing, will make a good yield yet-especially ! the older ones. I fear the peach crop will be a comparative failure, as I notice numbers of the little peaches already falling ofF. Cholera is thining out the poultry for some j of my neighbors. I attribute the escape of j mine, thus far, to their feeding on small j grain, to which they have had access all win* ter. ls it not to some extent a preventative j of disease io poultry ? .My laborers have lost J nearly all theirs, while mine have escaped. j Fishing stems to be the order of the day j just now. A number of our citizens have i gone to Pee Dee River, hoping to get as | many ns they can eat any way. Mr. John j Phillips turned off the water from his mill j pond last week, and I was told that not less j than a hundred men and boys were present the next day trying to catch fish. Some caught plenty, some caught but few, and some caught none, and had to return home wetter, if not wiser than when they went. The time for the perch in the river to bite will soon be here, and then it will be danger- i ous for a fish to open his mouth to eat a j worm. Mr. Henry Dixon gigged a seven i pound trout in Mr. Cousar's mill run a few I days ago. The tbeives around here are getting more j honest, or are learning to fear the law more j than formerly. A few geese and a hog or j two is about all I have heard of being appro- I priated to the use of light fingered gentry, j Perhaps it is because we haven't a great deal ? for them to steal. The facilities for getting lumber in this : neighborhood is not very good at present, ! No saw mill nearer than eight or ten mile3. j The regular communion services of the I Presbyterian Church will be commemorated i on next Sabbath. Preaching on Saturday j before. The residence of Mr. A. F\ Consnr caught fire to-day, but fortunately was discovered in time to extinguish the flames before much damage was done. No announced candidates as yet from this j section. ? believe some of ns would accept: the position of Clerk of the Conrt if Dobody j else wants it. L. ! LATER. APEN. 7 -The damage done by the gale last Wednesday in this section, so far as I have ? heard, was small-except in the destruction i of fences and trees, which were blown down i on all sides. Mr. James English lost his j carriage-house, and his buggy was broken to ! pieces by the failing timbers. On the same day, fire raged to a considera- j We extent in Kershaw County, about twenty ! miles above here, huming down, among oth- j er things, two Presbyterian Churches-Sandy ! Grove and Pine Tree. On March 31st, Mr. Henry Andrews, for* j merly a resident of Bishopville, but now liv- j ing in Darlington County, lost his house with j its entire contents, he and family barely es- j caped with their lives. They were awakened i in the night by the roof of a portion of the j honse falling in. Cause of the fire though* to be accidental. Arnon? other things, he ? is said to have had burned up $280 in money, ; and two pianos. No insurance. L. j Meehaniesville Items. M ECH A NI CS VILLE, APRIL 3, 1884. ! Planting is progressing finely in this re- ; gion. Cora is nearly all in the ground and j in many places it is corning up, and the earth ? does not seem to be very cold for it seems, as a general thing, to make its appearance in j about ten days. Notwithstanding the unfavorable seasons j some days since, preparation for the crop is i well advanced and a sufficient supply of seed I will be put into the soil in due time. I am here reminded of an anecdote of the late Rev. H. D. Green, one of the first citizens i in every respect and one of the best planters I in his day, in the State. He believed in put- j ting in plenty of seed, and on one occasion, j while riding over his cotton fields with a ' grandson of his, a young lad then, the whole surface of the earth seemed to be covered with j the young plants, and he sudddenly exclaim- : ed, "Grandfather ! what makes you put in ' so much seed?" "Well, my son, if it comes \ up I know what to do with it, but if it don't : come I don't know what to do." Your ! readers can understand the lesson to be learn- j ed. There seems to be more petty thieving going on than there bas been about here for j some four or five years, and we seldom hear ; of the rogues being caught or any much j effort made to catch them, lt is hazardous i to leave your plow-stock, plow and gear in : the field any distance from your house; j chickens disappear mysteriously. &c. I understand that advances are made to ; those farming, by the mouth, and in many instance, the rations are insufficient and one ' of two things must then be done-and both i are in full blast-either steal or work out for ! bread and meat. The latter course would be ; pursued I believe, generally : but those who j are able to pay for work are not numerous: euough to meet this state of things, and then J b}' a slight transition the other is resorted to. ' The outlook for crimes of a graver nature is | very serious all over thc land, for eat they will and at somebody's expense. 1 am una- ? hie to see how it can be helped, but it is very j clear that a merchant or anv one else ad va nc- ! ing an insufficient amount on any crop is running a serious risk of losing all when the j labor is bestowed not on the crop, but on the farm of some one else. Yet such is the; state of the case in many instances now, and what will it be when grass season comes. The ! general cry is that people will starve without a lien, and yet they are cursing the lieu all the time; saying, it is that which is starving them. How is it? and what is to be done? Yet, notwithstanding these things, wotk is . really progressing as finely as I ever knew it, . and 1 hope and trust it will last to the end, j and that there will he good crops made and ; all parties come "right side up with care." ! Trees, fences, garden fixtures, &c, were i tumbled about very promiscuously by the : hurricane of wind which raged all day yes-; terd.-iy, but no serious damage has been heard j of, and it is to be hoped that none occurred. I Can't tell yet what effect the cool, fierce ; wind will liave on the fruit crop. One good sign of the times is that, not- j . withstanding a large quantity of Commercial i Fertilizers is being used, still, much more at- \ tention has been paid to rough Wier. avis. The most delicate persons enjoy taking Emory's Little Cathartic Pills, give a whole? some appetite, put uew life in a broken-down body.-15 Ceuta, HARDWARE AND PLANTATION IMPLEMENTS. Our Stock is now complete IN THAT DEPARTMENT, -Including the Watt, Farse? ?M as? Avery PLOWS, With all extra castings belonging to them, always on hand, J, RYTTENBERG & SONS. SUMTER, S. C. We ate now prepared to offer . 9 For Cash or on Approved Security, Tiie well known brand of Wando Ammoniated Guano, Wando Acid Phosphate, -AND GENUINE GERMAN LEOPOLDSCHALL KAINIT, AT VERY LOW FIGURES. "Special Prices" on Large Quantities FOR CASH. J. RYTTENBERG & SONS, SUMTER, S. C. Jan '22 ?> State of South Carolina, SUMTER COUNTY. IN THE COURT COMMON PLEAS. William J). Rhodes, Plaintiff, against Edmund W. Rcmbert, Jumes W. Patrie and Martha, B. Patric, his wife. Carrie E*' Rnnhert, Lyda Ed trina RendKrt and Roberta Manton Rcmht-rt, Def aida nts. SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. {Complaint not Screed.) TO THE DEFENDANTS, Edmund W. P.em hcrt. Jame? IV. Pairie and Martha ?. Patrie, his wife. Carrie E. Remoert, Lyda Edwina Rembert and Roberta .Manion Rem bert: Von are hereby summoned and required to answer the compinia*, in this action, which has this day l>een filed in the office of the Clerk of said Court for said Sumter County, and to serve H copy of your answer to the said complaint, on the subscribers, the Attorneys for said Plaintiff, at their oihee in the Town of Sumter, in the said County and State, within twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of suth servite ; and if you fail to answer the complaint wilk? in the timeaforesaid the plaintiff in this ac? tion will apply to the Court for the relief de? manded in the complaint. Witness William lj. t'uttino. Enquire. Clerk of the Court of Common Plews, in and for said County and ^tate. nt Sumter, this fifteenth day cf .March, Anno Domini 1884. (Signed) Wm. H. CUTTING, [L SI COP I?AYNSWO!ITH ct COOPER, Plaintiffs Attorners. March 18_ 6 GRAHAM'S STABLES, REPUBLICAN-STREET* JUST ARRIVED, A FINE LOT OF ?IS Ml) MM. Good DriviDg Horses. AND Farm and Timber M ttl cf. Also, on hand, a fine assortment BUGGIES, OF ALL STYLES AND GRADES. At piices to suit i he ti mts CELEBRATED Old Hickory Wagons, Manufactured by the Kentucky Watron Manu tacturing Company, of Louisville, Ky. TENNESSEE WAGONS. March 20 W. M. GRAHAM. FACTS REGARDING r? Barter's ?rca Tonic, It viii purifv and euri? li thc BLOOD, rrirfdate tin- LIVER a?id KIDNEYS, and iifcsTom: ru>: HEALTH nmtV.TGOKof YOUTH'. Iii all Unis* diseases requiring :i certain and ctQcJcti Ti'NIC, especially l?v>i?epsia.AVT;iiii ei AppeiitCludbres tlon. I.:i?-k ol' Strength, etc.. Its use is marked willi imiiM-'liaU' ami wotider.iil results, lillies; mtiseles ami nerves receive new force. Enlivens tliu mimi an?! supplies it rai II IN.wer. I A 1MB Ct suffering I rom ali ..omplaints 1? rsi ii* CO peculiar lo their sex will iiu?l in DR. HAKTER'S IKON IONIC :i safe and speedy eire, il .?i ves a ci. ar and healthy complexion. The strongest lestimoiiv tc? the vainc of Un. HAHTKICS IKON TONIC IS lita! fre>p!enl attempts at eoiiitterfetiiiij! have nu jv a?l<tcd t<> tin- p??p?'lar Ity of tin- original. W von "earnestly ?iesire hcalUi do not experiment-ffcl Hie <)1M?IXAJ. AM) i;i>T. CSond your address to The IV. Harter Me?.Co.V St. Louis. Mo., for oar "DREAM BOCK." H lrullof itnin?n and ns>-ful fotorraution, free, f DR. HARTER'S IRON TONIC IS FOR SALE CY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DeAL^rts EVERYWHERE. ?HE BLATCHLEY JL pump i m B?? THEBEST. ?gm BLATCHLEY'S . /ISSI TRIPLE ENAMEL TOB PORCEi AiN-LiNED Ss&l SEAMLESS TUBE a^|gpj|i?s& Drt not li?; arirncil into - ?t '&r*'r houoea in tho Trade. C. cTBLATCHLEY.Manuf'r, 308 MARKET ST., Philad'a. Write to me for name of nearest Ab'ent. i WRIG HT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. C. THIS NEW AND ELEGANT HOUSE, with all modern improvements, is n??r jjien for the reception of guests. t?. L. WRIGHT & SON, May t?. . Proprietors AND STILL THEY COME ! JUST RECEIVED, THIS MARCH irr, UNE CAR LOAD BROKE MULES TO A R R f TE; About M-rch Uti), ONE CAR LOAD HOUSES, ot ?.?I desvrip?ions, .vol to suit all kinds ; of cunooicrs. ON HAND, A FULL LINE OF WAGONS AND BUGGIES. -A r.so COHN. WHEAT 13 RAN, " , v LIM E. P LASTER;' PARIS OATS. RICE FLOUR, "A. ' CEMENT, CoW HAIR. March 10 FRED AND SALE STABLES, COR. LIBERTY AND SUMTER STS. ?STew York Steam Dve House,; OJjuie and Works, Xo. 350 KING near George, CHARLESTON S. C. j Ladies' nnd Gentlemen's garments cleaned or dyedt All kinds of piree good? re-dyed to any color. Lace and crape shawls, taine cofrera, kid gloves, and feathers cleaned an& dyed, j pS- GOODS RECEIVED AND RETURNED BY EXPRESS. Eel) 12 EMORY'S LITTLE CATHARTIC PILLS ara tho BEST EVER WADE for Costiveness, Indigestion, Headache. One fcood dose ot three or four Emory** Little Cathartic Pilli, followed by one pill every ri{,'Lt for a week or two, mates the human machinery run as reirulnr aa clock work: they purify the blood and put new life in a broken-down body. Purely Vegetable, Harmless, Pleasant, Infallible, the yonngestchild may.t-ib ?hem. Sold by all Drugc-ists and Medicine Dealers at 15 Cfo. a Box, or by mail. STANDARD CURE CO., Proprietors, 197 PeaH St., N.Y. Emory's Little Cathartic are more than is claimed: they provo to be fl:c best Till ever used here. Wurth twice tho money asked.-W.~ W. ?l. Gourn. Harmony Grove, Ga.-Emory's Little Cathar?ic'are the most poldar of all EMORY'S LITTLE t*ic Cathartics.-Wir. BISHOP, Mills River, N. C.-My aged mother used cn< CATHARTIC PILLS x wonderful results.-N: Wj BAKF.H. Locust Grove, < "ijio.-recommend aro prepared from them.-JOH?? COLLINS, M. D., Athens, Texas.-They are cxee'lent-lt. BK?UN, MAY APPLE Jackson, Miss.--They aro unexcelled.-Mns. ELIZABETH Kstsjxi:, Moberly, Mo. NEW GOODS BOTTOM PRICES. My stock is now complete in all departments. il Choice make of best goods ever ! brought to this market in j ! -both MEN'S AND YOUTHS'. F EVE OVERCOATS a specialty. Si!! IPfflIT Is non'complete and full value guaranteed. PHILADELPHIA HAND-MADE WORK. DRESS GOODS AND DOMESTICS As low as any one can seli. HATS AND CAPS In the most Fashionable Styles. TRUNKS AND SATCHELS, Large variety of the best make. GUNS, PISTOLS ! I -AND POCKET KNIVES TO SUIT ALL. \ GENTS3 UNDERWEAR, All the best grades of SHIRTS, COLLARS, CUFFS; HOSIERY AND NECK-WEAR. GLASSWARE, TIN AHDf OPDINf ARE, Complete Line. CI8AHS ANO TOBACCO A full supply of the Rest Brands. ?BOBS ANS PROMO] Full stock of No. I Goods always on bund at ; Lowest Market Hates. DON'T HANDLE SECOND CLASS GOODS, j Highest Prices Paid for Cotton, Loo/.- at anil price my goods Lrjore im/i nt/ else u: herc. ALTAMONT MOSES, j N. E. Corner Main -iud Liberty Streets. | Ocr ;) GARDEN GROWTH TEAS. : Families can save about one-half by send- ? iug to tis tor Tests, as we import our own, ami have done so for fortv rears. THE ORIGINAL AMERICAN TEA*CU. Send for (circular, ulindi ?rives prices and ! full particulars, tn ROUT. VT KI; LS. 1'iest., : P. O. Mox 1*287, 43 Vesey St. N?w Vork. ONE DOLLAR'S worth of any of our <:ar- j den growth', China or Japan Teas sent by ? mai!, post paid, or a LARGER quantity by j express, charges pnid. Keb 5-3m j Obtained, and all business in the F.S. Raten Office, attende 1 rotor ODE RATE FEES. Our office is opposite the U. S. Ratent Office, and we can obtain patents in less time thar those remote from WASHINGTON. Senil ?M)EL OR I ti! A WING. Wc advise its to patentability free of c??Hrc'? and we make N< ? CH ARG E CN LESS W K ORT AIN PATENT. We refer, here, to thc Postmaster; the Supt. of Money Order Div., ami to officials of tho j (". S. Patent Office. For circular, advice, terms and reference to actual clients in youl 1 awn State, or cou atv address C. A. SNOW Si CO., Opposite Patent Office. Washington. D. G. ONLY 60 CENTS. rpilE TEMPERANCE WORKER, JL enlarged and improved, adopted as the aflicta] Oryan of the Good Templars, Sons of Temperance and Women's Christian Temper fince Union of South Carolina, managed by in al.de corps of editors representing each of , the above organizations, is published semi? monthly at only 00 cents a rear. Agents wanted in everr town. Sample copies free. ! Address THE TEMPERANCE WORKER, Jan 29 Columbia, S. C. I BEES HOEEY! IF YOU WANT TO PURCHASE ITAL? IAN BEES. Improved Hives, Smokers, Comb-foundation or beekeepers' supplies of anv kind, send for niv new catalogue for 18S4. I want topurcli!ise5,000lbs. of Bees-Wax for which I!ie highest market juice will be paid. I have for sale pore blood Par? ridge Cochin and Gold Laced. Sebright Bantam Fowls. ISgjiS Si .50 per sett in rr of 13. Address J. P. H. BROWN. Feb 12 Augusta, Ga. F. H. Folsom, L>. W. Folsom. F. H. FOLSOM & BRO. Established 1S6S. Practical Watchmakers and Jewelers, Main-Street, opposite John Reid's, SUMTER, S, C.? I > n n KALK KS IX Elgin, TFaltnam, Lancastei and Svrlss ?ST?T0SSS, Of all Descriptions. Clocks, Gold Pens, Pencils, &c, kc, kc. SILVER AINU PLATED WARE, Gold and Plated Jewelry of the newest desigus, Spectacles, Eye Glasses. Fine Pocket Cutlery Scissors and Razors, Fishing Tackle. Sc ici nj Machine Needles, Oih, Etc. We guarantee everything as represented. Prices as low as Reliable Goods can be sold, ('onie and see us. Oct D TEOS. B. FRASERT Jr7, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Sumter, S. 0. Jan 1 1 P. Gt BOWMAN, ATTORNEY AT JAW, Ulllce up stairs in Bultman's new building. S U M T E ll, S . C. Jan S JAS. D. ?r#A.\"i>ts?, WM. I>. B?,AXMXH "BLINDING & BUNDING, Attorneys at J.aw, Sumter, S. C. June 11 if. CHAS, H MOISE. INSURANCE AGENT. Notary Fubilc, Accountant & Conveyancer, SI MTF::, s. c. Represents the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company: ihe richest ami promptest Fire Insurance Company iu the world. The Providence Washington Insurance Company ; organized in 1700 Policies of the Liverpool & London k (.Hohe Insurance Company are now issued by ilie Agent in Sumter. oct 0 AIMS CHIEF STOMACHIC Asl rm-; un;! effectual K?*aiedy fer the cure of a?l img u Urines and disorders of thc Siomaeu and I?ow ?.ls. vijiMiei- in children or adn'.r-. J 1x?n?ptfyrvlievmK Dyscnterv. Oisrrhcsti; CNdeni Morbus, < tioicni Int'?n cunt, Kin-;, firipinp Pains. Flatnlrncy. Nausea. Acidity ot thc Stomach. H.-artburti.Sirk s.nd NervousHiKriauhcaiia 5tav hr used ?a at? luTansr^ncnts of the Stoma* ti .-'na p,'>w.*ls from relaxation of dis Intestines or a chango C??-J3? or V.MtiT. _ '^O''^^"-': -T'S REUTRALiZ?&G CORDIAL is as plea:>.v..: harmlecs cs B!ack>-erry Wine -e-ripia m aivJ will not-const! 1 ate. Sj-:- . . . V ,% . <-minended.ior3casiclC2?33 iuii Tcct?;lr.? 4" li.ircn. tawx:: i'n.-:. :. Direct ?or.? on each Loille. i rico 25c. and t:.co. ?.WO ? eontaias.MT? 1 Iwsas much nit?jiuil!. SoUlby .ii1 ii- ; r?.?: ; t .. -alet s in Medicines. T?S E2C3LSI'i p CHE SHOAL CO., Sols Propite V'ALILViJLA, S. O U3.A. SFH 1 "V ST?5 . TI?TL:: rc nc. New York 'Office "<> >Ia?lon Lum*. A OS?B7P Send six cents for postage, and H I leiAti,.,.^.; Vl.-free, a costly nox ofgoods ivbich will help yon io more money ri?1 ":it twny than anything else in this world. All >f either, sex, succeed frotn first hour. The ?road road to for: tine opens before thc work .ts, absolutely sure. At once address. TRUE k CO., Augusta. Maine. BLANKS LIENS, TI TL ICS, MORTGAGES, \ HILLS OE SALE, j JWXDS, \ And Other Blanks in Variety, FOR S A LK AT THIS OFFICE.! ???.cffis Remedies for Woman's Woes, ? SEA2HE??>?3 PSK&IrS -ESGULATOS Is -i result nf asVfllini CK! ^'v^t-Tflcoombinfltion f-? ? ii" ' special class <?:' rn* ? '*. - i*nrt\m u> net spe n;:-?i?y mi thc womb ami ui??She orjatn?; ar..l is rlierclore a sp?cial reraed. :or nli i'Wase* p?*rr;iii:ing to the womb. 'Tts pw cifirtirv in <;.M S of Mispressed or pailful mctistrnntion, the Vi hites, and Partial Prolapsus, stands r.n cbalicnged. Jr. these cases it affords immediate relioi. and jn-nnanenUy restore* the men? strual function, ?nd thus protects vornan irom .i jon? tram of disastrous conseqnen es. As a:, unfa.luiii remedy to be used durinar that cntir-al penoo know? as "Change of Life," this iu v*?^ble pix-piuration has no rival. **K-Ct;.-Maali *?z?t 'itv.; IMT&? size, $1.50. MOTHER'S FEIEXD, Cvi:-2 A:73 SASZ CHILD-BIETH. _ Tins fcrn :?>c?i?:^a?>le?HK>n to all child-bear isgwojacn v."!?.? i ?opli^areun?infir?o direction ?nsuro*:i ? r??V\ <?i:-ckandcomparativelypain lessde??v? ry. 'i'l ousjindso? women over the land cratcfu?ly t si if / tc the tvondcrf ulefl'eeta of this pratt remedy. It not only shortens labor and lessons thi?imcn.?iry of pain.buf, better than all, thereby greatly diroiaislies t:t*? danger to life of both motlier aud ehild.- 'ibis {Treat boon to sufienug woman is Holmes' Liniment, or Moth? er's Prient. Price, J51.50 per bottle? Sent by Express on rr"fipt of the price. K?-?n\? by all flrnggisi*. ? . , TI?2SE REMEDIES PaEPABS? OKLY BT J. BRADFIELD, tfo. ZQ8 3. Pryor Street, Atlanta, Qa. P. MUSKS. HEM RY 3. BARBY. LUMBER IN m L0?9 LOTS FOR SALE BY MOSES & HAEBY. Ordern received ai office if ?L Harby. ?rho has schedule ff prices. One inch boards, square edges and saw hutted, seasoned and on hand. Also a lot of 5 4x6 ALL HEART FLOOR? ING. . , Scantling, Sills. Weatherboard lng, Fenc? ing, kc , cut to Older. Von will save money by givt?g" us a call, before purchasing elsewhere. Oct 2__ NORTH-EASTERN R. R. CO, %r if* \p> QUPEBINTEITDENP'S OFFICE, p NOf?TllKAS'I'ERN RAILROAD CO. CHARLESTOS, S. C., January 2, 1884. On ?nd after this date the following Sche? dule will !?e run : Leave Charleston. Arriv? Florence. 10 50 A. M. 3 ?0 P M. 12 45 A. M...^...?...4 35 A.- M. 3 15 P. M. 7 20 p. M. Leave Florence. Arrive Charleston. 2 00 A. M.5 50 A. x. 12 00 M.tut.4 35 p M. 1 15 A. M..-.5 20 A. M. Train leaving: Florence at 2 Op A. M., and train leaving ('ballest?n al J'2 45 A. M. will uot stop at Way Stations. CSNTEAL EAILECAD S?HBD?LS. DAILY. Leave Charleston.?..10 50 a m " Lane's. 1 45 p rn Arrive Sumter. 3 15 p in .* Columbia. 4 50 p rn Leave Colombia. 9 55 a iii " Sumter.ll 45 a m " Lane's. I 42 p m Arrive Charleston. 4 35 p m T. M. EM EB SON. J. F. DIVINE. GeiJ'l Pass. Agent. Gen?l Sup't. South Carolina Railway Co. COMMENCING JANUARY 20. ISS4. Pas? senger Trains will run :is follows, until fur? ther Morice. (No train? are run oa dinden Branch cn Sundays ) TO COLCMBtA. Le:ive dinden. 7 15 a in 4 15 P rn Leave Camden .Inaction... U 01 n m 5 37 p m Arrive at Columbia. Il 40 a m IO 35 p tu KK?M COLUMBIA Leave Colnmbia. ? -to a rn 5 34 p m .?rrive dinden juu?*tiwii...l I 53 a m 7 13 p in Arrive at Camden. ,1 55 p ni S 35 p at To CHAKLKSTuS Leave dinden.4 15 p ni Lest ve Camden June'. 5 l<7 p tu Arrive ai Charlot.>n.10 10 p in Klt".M CHAKI-KSToS Leave Charleston. 7 0? a m Arrive Camden June'......II ?3 a m Arrive at Camden.?. I 55 p m TO A I'S rs r.\ Leave Camden . ?.?.4 '5 pm Leave Camden June*. .3 37 p m Arrivent Angosta.. 7 loam K'IUM A rc CST A Lea*e Augusta..?. 6 OS a wi Arrive Camden .June*.il 53 a tu Arrive Camden.. I 5D p m {.oSSKl'-l?oN?.. Connections tunde at Columbia with Colum? bia :lftd Greenville' Railroad both ways, to ana from all pi."mts on thal I toa?! arni on the ??par lanhurj;. Union and Co'um bia and .^parranburg and Asheville Railroads, aiso veil It th? Char lotre. Columbia and Augusta Railroad io and from all points North, both Ways, b? irait:* leaving Caindeii.it 7 15 a ni, and arriving at 8 35 p m. Connection* ma le :?f Augusta to anil frwn p..inf.? We.-r and South v ia Georgia K. R. and with Tentral H ll. Connections made at Charbston with S'eatn ers to and from New York on Saturday*. Al-- wbh ("barle*ton and Savannah Rail? vvj.y f-T Savannah sn?! all point? South. Conne'-;bi;is made at Black ville with Barn? well li. K. to ?nd from Barnwell by ail trains on AagusTa l?i?i.-i'-n. TH'?trtlT?iH TICKETS to all points, ran he j?nrrh:?se?l by a ??plying to .taints Jones. 4^ent at Cant'len. " I>. ?:. ATJ.KN. (General Passenger arni T??*kot A^ettt. JOHN B. PECK. General Manager. Charlesron. S. C THE OLD Rh LIAS LE STOVE HOUSE. " T. CAMPBELL, 142 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C. Still liol'!.s thc Lead as Dealer in First Class Cooking S?ovos, Fixating Stoves, Ranges and Grates. L'-ad aud Iron Pipes, Pumps, &c , &c, cS:c A lull line of Repairs kept for all Stoves we sell. The attention of the people of Sumter and adjoining Counties is asked. Send for prices on auytatng hi our line. Dec ll_ CHAS. BERBUSSE, MANUFACTURER OF Reed and Rattan Chairs, GARDEN FURNITURE, BABY CARRIAGES, -Also Dealer in TOYS AND FANCY GOODS, 276 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S. C. Dec ll 1-8