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m TUESDAY, JUNE 17. Entered at tiie Post O?ce at Sumter, S. (?., as Second Class Matter. EXAMINE YOUR DATES. We request each of our subscribers to ex? amine the address on his paper, and particu? larly to observe the date apon it. This date .shows the time up to which the paper has been paid for. Many of onr subscribers will thussee.that they have paid in advance; but there are maDy others who will discover that they have not NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Town Property for Sale-P. H. Ellis. Master's Sale-J. S. Richardson, Master. Personal. Mr. Bonneau Murray has moved to Beau? fort. Viss May El 1er be of Camden, is in town tba; week. Mrs. C. P. H.* Bultman bas gone on a visit . to friends in Florence. Miss Jennie Moses of Ci-rleslon, is visiting ber relatives in town. Miss Ida Briggs of Manning, was visiting friends in Somier last week. M?s Bessie McDowell ?nd Miss Inez Clark of Manning are visiting friends in Sumter. Mr. P. H. Ellis, who" has been confined to h ia bouse and bad for a number of weeks is Kr. Charlie Bultman, formerly of Sumter, bat now of Florence, was on our streets yes* terday. United States Marshall, T. J. Tuomey is in .tows.' Be is in high feather over the assured success of toe Plumed Knight and his long haired co-laborer. Rev. J. D. Andrews, recently of Camden, now of Foreston, Clarendon Conn ty, will be ordained to the ministry on Sunday, 22nd instant. Rev. M. E. Broaddus is expected to attend the services of ordination which will take place at Foreston. Bain in abundance. We expect grass is likewise. The crop reports, however, are genera Hy good. There is some talk of another theatrical performance to Sumter shortly. Oar town must be rich in amateurs. Those in need of building lots, are referred io aa advertisement of tbe same in another column. The Jertey Bouse was a lively institution Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The young folks bad a dance each night. An invitation from the Sisters of Mercy, to the Annual, Commencement of St. Josephs' Academy, has been received with thanks. The exercises will take place June 26th. Wo announce Mr. W. F. Rbame as the first candidate for a County Office. He is desirous of being Sheriff after next November, and now that the ice is broken, ye candidates, bring on your names. Tho Skating Bink will have a double, back-action, head-splitting, nose-flattening carnival next Thursday night, after which will be a dance given by the young gentle? men of the town. ! We would call the attention of teachers to the notice of tbe School Commissioner in an? other column. All who expect to teach this fall should be promptly on hand at the time appointed for examination. Sumter County has made a good showing ia the May collection of taxes, notwithstand? ing the bard times. The Treasurer reports $7,240.24, besides the poll tax, all of which goes'to show there is life in the old land yet. Biehopville is always doing something to get ahead of the rest of the County. Now, it is claimed that one of its citizens has invented a machine that is ran by perpetual motion. lt has been running for three months and is not near through yet. The Debating Club bas been considering the ability-of the best generals in the late war. There was so much diversity of sentiment that we regret being unable to record an au? thoritative opinion. The club tackled the subject of eggs and unanimously agreed that they were not only very nutritious but also very palatable. Messrs. Norton & Shulrr, of Orange..?.g, have contracts for painiing the roofs of a cumber of buildings in Sumter with their patent, indestructible, fire-proof, water-tight composition, which wont leak, can't burn, and lasts forever. We can add, on our own account that it can out-smell anything on She earth, under the earth, or in the heavens above toe earth. The proprieters say it is good for nervousness, and will cure any case in 48 boors. Well, may be so ; cure or kill, but most possibly kill. If our readers find any aromatic odors about their papers this week they can nuderstand the origin. We are in receipt of some fine specimens of paper and envelopes from the Chronicle and Ccmstittdionalitt office, Augusta, Ga. Our friends over the river are spreading their wings rapidly, and are developing into a first class stationery establishment. Their Writing Paper and. Envelopes are ?old to the trade at $1.50 per dozen boxes : their Carori tra Note Paper at $1.00 per ream. They also manufacture pencil tablets at 60 cts. and $1.00 {ter dozen. Dime ReadiDg. The Dime Reading will be at Col. Earles' next Friday night. A pleasant programme is promised. i i Guess. Onr readers must not forget that the guess? ing bottle will be opened July l?t, and but two more weeks remain to make their guesses. All who have paid to 1st January are enti? tled to one guess, and those who have paid to July 1885 can have two. Somebody will get a fine machine and why not you ? Artistic. We ?re in receipt of an interesting, origi? nal contribution, called the "Democratic Ghost/' It is represented by a quadruped with a human bead, but most beastly body, the fore feet bare aod the hind feet shod with boots, and standing oa a platform of four planks. The first plank demands the plat? form of 1876, the second calls for Tariff for revenue, the third for pensions for Mexican soldiers and the fourth advocates the annex? ation of Cuba and Mexico. As our artist is absent we regret that we cannot get up a cut of that beautiful "ghost." , ? DeLorme's Baum De Vie. We have received from our old friend, Mr. Charles DeLonne some samples of his valua? ble medicine, Baum DeVte. Mr De Lor me bas made up a considerable quantity which may be found at the drug store of Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme. Baum DeVie is undoubtedly a good medicine. The Proprieter has certifi? cates dating back 100 years, testifying to its medical properties ; and its sale being his only means of support, those who purchase will be doing a good thing not only for themselves, but also for one of our oldest citizens.. The medicine is a reliable antidote us a sovereign reme? TWO HORE STILL REMAINING. THE GUESSING BOTTLE WILL BE OPENED ON JULY 1. If you want a good Sewing Machine, j don't fail to enter your guess before that date. It will cost you nothing, as it is a free gift to our paid up subscribers. Deaths. On Thursday, 12th instant an infant child of Rev and Mrs. T. A. Porter of Sum ter. On Sunday the 15th, Mrs. Cnttino widow of the late Mr. Thos. P Cuttino, of Clarendon County. She leaves sis orphaned children, alone in the world. Died, in Atlanta, Ga., on the morning of Jone 9th, after a very severe illness of over seven weeks, Harry Fletcher, youngest child of John C. and Ida H. Glenn, and grand? child of Thomas D. Frierson, formerly of Sumter, aged two years, two months and 19 days. Died at the parsonage, near Bethel Church, ll o'clock Saturday night 14th instant, Rev. Samuel J. Hill, pastor of the Sumter Circuit of the M. E. Church South, after an illness of about three weeks. His funeral was conducted ?a the presence of a very Urge audience at Bethel Church, by Rev. H. F. Chrietzberg, of Sumter Station, on Monday, the 16th at 10 A. M., and his body buried at Rembert's Church. The Palpit and Chancel were appropriately draped in mourning. Touching tributes of j j affection and esteem in floral offerings, were j j piled upon the coffin, as it rested in the Chan- j j eel, by members of the flock, and the deep j j sorrow of the people.was expressed by audi I ble sobs and tear-dimmed eyes, for all felt t they had lost a rained friend and a faithful leader. Mr. Hill has been a minister of the Gospel for 29 years, and in all that time, his influence for good has been large and con? stant. The light of bis Christian life, shone I as steadily as a beacon star, guiding his fel ! low man to the higher plane of Christianity opon which be dwelt. We deeply sympathise with his family in their great bereavement. j He leaves a wife and eight children to j j j mourn their loss. We copy from the Greenville (3fiss.) Times, j the following notice of the death of the broth- j er of oor townsman, Mr J. D. Craig. Died, June 2nd, at his residence on Bayou j Granicus in Washington county, Miss., Fran- ; ! eis Jerome Craig, aged 57 years, of conges- j ? tion of the brain. j Mr. Craig leaves to mourn his loss a cling? ing: and affectionate wife and infant son, be? sides bis niece and nephew, who looked to j him as to a father. He was a native of South j Carolina, having moved to this State about,' 27 years ago. By close attention to busiuess, j and great indnstry, coupled with frugality, I he accumulated a handsome fortune, in spile I of heavy losses occasioned by the war, which ! ? will suffice to maintain his family, j Mr. Craig was a worthy citizen, a good ! j neighbor, a kind and indulgent husband, and j ! a fast friend. As a mark of public conn*- j ! dence, be was chosen by his district to a po- j I sition on the Board of Supervisors, which ] ! station be filled with credit during the years i I 1882-3. During the later years of his life his ! ! mind was much occupied with thoughts con- j J cerning his future state and his obligations j j to his Heavenly Father. To that Father we ? j commend bis bereaved widow and child, and j I grieved kindred for comfort and consolation, j The Post Office Again. j Some days ago we received a letter signed ! by the employees of the Post Office, which ! j was intended to be an answer to our stric- j i turcs upon thc want of accommodation at ? ! that office. It was really no answer at all, j ! and as we do not care to publish personal I ! abuse about others, we see no occasion to i i I I publish it about ourselves, and respectfully ; j declined the letter, but will, at any time, be | ! glad to publish any communication pertinent i ! to the charges we have made. We stated a i I . ! ? simple fact, and if our information is incor- j i rect, il is easy for the Post Office authorities i ' j I to say so. If it ti correct, and the Office is j disposed to ignore the principles of accommo I dation, which wo believe should be a prorai- j j nent characteristic in the management of all ; i public institutions, and especially Post Of- ! fices, then let them acknowledge that fact, ! j aud defend it by bringing red tape the front. ! Abuse of the newspaper thal made the charge is no answer, and it seems that the employees ought to know that simple fact. And now for another charge. Last Tues ! day, at least seven minutes before five, our messenger fonnd the Office locked, and al? though the employees were inside they re? fused to take in our mail. The messenger was sent back, and the assistant informed him that the Office was locked and he did not have the key. We got the time from the jew? elers in ?own who assert that they have and I keep standard time, and we believe they are correct. The Post Office in Sumter runs upon strictly red tape principles, home-made ones at that, all based upon the regularity of a clock that is extremely whimsical in its re? gard to correct time. Neither Washington j I time or Washington instructions ure respon- ? sible for these regular irregularities of the Sumter Post Office Oor readers will find a communicaiion in another column on "The Convention Plan," and the following from the Newt and Courier may explain Maj. Moise's position io the matter : Primaries in Sumter. To the Editor of The Neics and Courier : I see that my views expressed in a private let? ter to F. P. Beard, of the Kershaw Gazette, on the subject of primary elections, have been published in your paper. As I may be misunderstood, I desire to say that thc dissatisfaction which resulted from the action of the Convention in this county, iu 1882. was not so much caused by the de- j tail of such action, ns by the fact that a num.- | ber of the local clubs desired the question of nomination of candidates to be referred to a ! primary election, which was not done. Respectfully, MARJON MOISE. The Social Glass. The Sumter Amateurs in the above play, which was exhibited in Sumter with such success some weeks ago, have concluded to have an exhibition in Manning, next Monday, j the 23rd instant. Our Manning friends have a pleasant treat j in store for them. The plot of the drama is j good, the moral is belier and the rendition is j best of all. The company was highly com j plimentcd by the audience iu Sumter and is really worthy of praise. I Bob Brittle will make you laugh despite ! the hard time?, but we can't go into details, j and close with the hope that everybody in I Clarendon will turn out next Monday night I to see the Social Glass by the Sumter Ama I tear Club. The fare from Sumter to Manning will be 65 cents for thc round trip. Arrangements j have been made by Dr. Auld for board at the j rate of $ 1 per day. Those who contemplate I going would do well to see the Doctor about ? it._ Ice Cream At Mason's Hall, as usuai, to-night. Go at any time from six till tea. The Sumter Institute. This popular Institution celebrated its Fourteenth Commencement last week. Monda}-and Tuesday were spent in exam? inations, a report of which is found below. During the examination, the committee gave a number of young ladies subjects upon which to write a composition, a half hour being allowed fur the same. The result was most satisfactory ; the chirography, spelling, punctuation, and composition were all unus? ually correct, and while ii looks invidious to mention one where all were good, we must say that the paper submitted by Miss Lucy Walsh was as fine as any we have ever seen written under such circumstances. The tedium of the examinations was enlivened by the occasional rendering ot choice music by the pupils ; Miss Nina Graham also gave the Committee a treat by her fine rendering of a beautiful recitation. Wednesday eveuing the rooms were filled to their utmost capacity by an eager crowd to wituess the closing exercises. The following was the PROGRAMME : Opening March.-Misses McCutchen and Ed? munds. Mazeppa Galop.-Duet-(Quidant)-Misses Irene aud Mell McCutchen. Spring Returning.-Vocal Duet-(Con coue)-Misses McLaurin and R. Jennings. Salutatory.-Miss Lucy Walsh. Galop di Bravura.-(Schulhoff)-Miss Lillie Wilson. Sister Elves ! It is the hour.-Vocal Duet -(Glover)-Misses Myers and Ingram. Air from "Der Freischutz."-Organ and Piano-(Weber)-Misses Manette McCutchen and Irene Pierson. Ernani! Fly with Me.-(Ernani lavolami) -Vocal Salo-(Verdi)-Miss Annie Jen? nings. Overture to La Dame Blanche.-Instrumen? tal Duet-(Boieldien)-Misses Ingram and McLaurin. Address.-Rev. G. R. Brackett, D. D. Gently fall the Dews of Eve.-Choros (Mercadante)-Misses Myers, Ingram, Jen? nings, McLaurin, Cooper, Atkins, McCutchen, and McKinnon. La Chasse Infernale Galop.-Instrumental Duet-(Kolling)-Misses Carson and McKin? non. Where the Rippling Streamlets Flow. Vocal Duet-(Glover)-Misses A. and R. Jennings. Valedictory.-Miss Virginia Ingram. Overture to Zanetta.-Instrumental Solo- j (Auber)-Miss Mamie Fraser. Kellogg's Waltz Song.-(Arditi)-Miss ! Maggie Myers. Delivery of Diplomas.-Dr. Brackett. j Duo for Piano and Organ.-(Blumenthal.) | "Way down upon the Swannee Uiver."- j (By Request)-Mis3 Maggie Myers. Miss Lucy Walsh's Salutatory was read by j its author, and our only criticism is that she | spoke too low to reach the rear of the closely ? packed rooms. Being near the front we j could bear all, and admire its neatly rounded j sentences and well-expressed thoughts. Dr. Brackett's address on The Cultivation j of the Mind, was a gem. Logical, witty, practical, and expressed in language so per- j fectly beautiful, it charmed every ear and gave every mind new iaeas to carry away and j digest in the quiet of home. Miss Virginia Ingram read the Valedicto? ry. Her intonation was good, and the com- j position showed a high order of talent. Any Institution should be proud of such ability as I is shownd)y the fair writer. The closing song by Miss Maggie Myers, j "Way down upon the Swannee River" was j beautiful. We ought to be ashamed to ac- ! i knowledge it, but it is a fact nevertheless that j we enjoyed the melody of that simple little j song iufinetely more than all the splendid, j complicated music that preceded it. Of \ course it was all good, but we did not have i enough music in our souls to appreciate ! opera, but we did appreciate the ballad, and j for the life of us could not tell which was the ? sweeter, the clear bell like notes and soit j cadences of the song, or the beautiful girl j who stood before us. The following young ladies received diplo- j mas : Miss Anna Blackwell ; Miss Rebecca Dian-! ding; Miss Pauline Dick ; Miss Hattie Fraser ; ! Miss Nina Graham; Miss Mamie Hudson;; Miss Virginia Ingram ; Miss Annie Jennings ; Miss Madge McLaurin ; Miss Maggie Myers;! Miss Lucy Walsh ; Miss Lillie Wilson ; Miss ! Sue Wilson. The number of graduates was so large thal I the usual reading of the graduating composi? tions was dispensed with. REPORT OK THE BOARD OK EXAMINERS KOR THE ! YEAR 1884. The Committee who was requested to at- j tend the examinations at the close of the | collegiate year, 1884, were deeply impressed j with the fairness and thoroughness with which ? these exercises were conducted, evincing the | most faithful and honest work on the part of Teacher and Pupils. We feel that especial mention should be made of the very prompt and accurate recita- j tion in Algebra, and Geometry. The young j ladies also exhibited a familiarity with Logic I and Butler's Analogy winch we have never j before witnessed in asimilar institution. The j Principal, who conducted the recitations in j Mental and Moral Philosophy withotit a text book, exhibited a mastery of these profound studies which satisfied the committee ihat the pupils are thoroughly drilled in the art of thinking. The paintings and drawings which adorn the walls of the lustitnte will compare favor- j ably with any that we have seen elsewhere in ? more celebrated institutions of learning. I There are probably few which have a more gifted teacher. Thc pupils in music have done great credit j to their accomplished and painstaking in- j streeters. The Calisthenic exercises, which drew a large audience deserve all thc cnthuiastic applause which they received. We would desire to call the attention of your patrons abroad, to the attractive sur- j roundings of the institution, the healthfulness I of the climate and the praiseworthy determi- j nation of the Principal io keep abreast of the age in all the arts and appliances of teaching. Respectfully submitted, ' G. IL BRACKETT, JOHN S. RICHARDSON, H. B. GARR? SS, W. F. H H AME, JOHN G. LAW. - i- jfci - Meeting at Harvin's. Hon. John Peter Richardson, State Treas? urer, as was advertised, spoke at a meeting of the Democratic duh at Harvin's last Satur? day. The wernher was so threatening that the crowd was small, though Hogan's Hall, where the meeting was held, was comfortably j filied. The gifted orator gave his audience a brief resume of the government while under j radical rule, and contrasted it with Demo? cratic reform. He gave (acts and figures to | prove all his assertions, and showed thc j great gain made by thc State in ridding her? self of Republicanism. Il is speech was lis? tened to with the greatest attention, and j aroused the enthusiasm of bis hearers to liver ! I heat. Quite a number of colored people were j in the crowd, and as it w:is raining very hard they could not get away, and so were com- j pel led to listen to some healthy Democratic ? doctrine, which it i? hoped will bring forth J good fruit. Messrs. Beard and Moise, cindi- j dates for Solicitor, each made speeches to the j club, which adjourned late in the afternoon, j Go to D. J. Au Id's for the best Soda j Water. J Ic has a new fangled ice sharer and ; . j will fill your glass with ice like snow-if you like it that way. Dr. Auld makes ?ill the j flavoring extracts used at his soda fountain, j and warrants them pure and of thc best qual- j itv. -^ >??.?.. tm T. M. Gillam!, Esq., of Kingstrec, a law? yer of large experience arni unquestioned ability, is a candidate for the Solicitor's Office in this circuit. "* -- J. S. Nettles has associated with him that most capable of tonsorial artists, Julius Ed- j wards, and can please the most fastidious in j a shave, sbaopoo, or hair cut. Mason's New Cotton Gm. Mr. C. T. Mason, Jr., has got hts trial gin, (made upon his new principle,) suffi? ciently advanced to make a test of i?. ;:nd he informs us that, so far as rapidity and per? fection in taking the lint from the seed is con? cerned, it does all he expected. When he perfects some improvements for liberating the cleaned seed from the roll, upon which he is now at work, he anticipates having a gin I that will fast take the place of the rib and saw gin with their murderous habits. We expect to announce its completion at an early day, and farmers will find Mason's Gin a revolution second only in importance to his Harvester. We advertised a short time ago for seed cotton to be used in testing his gin, and our little "Ad" brought in an abundance of the fleecy staple. So much for printer's ink-of the right kind. Neighboring Counties. Florence Times : Mr. F. IT. Hud? son ba?: moved into his new resi? dence, which is the finest in Florence. The house has ten rooms, with all the latest improvements for comfort and convenience, and is certainly a hand? some oro an; ont to the town. -Some of the papers in this State are advising the enactment of a marriage liceuse law. Conscience alive, there are enough obstacles in the way of matri? mony now, without making special legislation on thc subject.-Now that the subject of temperance is taking such a strong hold upon the public mind and as there is a flourishing lodge of the Good Templars in our midst, we i think that the lodge here should induce Mrs. Chapin to visit Florence and give a series of lectures. Almost every j town in the State has had the pleasure i of hearing this talented and Christian' ! iady speak, and why not Florence ? We | I would be glad to know of any action j . looking to this end being taken by the : I lodge or parties interested. Darlington Kcics : When completed i thc Clerk's office will compare with any ' in the State.-The Town Council have passed a resolution enforcing the . ordinance against selling liquor on Sun- ? day, and gambling at any time. They intend to enforce the law. -The Treasurer has closed his books for the May collection of taxes. He reports a total collection of ?4,671.02. This is over $1,000 less than thc collection for the previous May. -The members of the fishing party returned from ? Pee Dee on Saturday, by way of steam? er, landing at Cashau Ferry. After diligent search for a week, nojtracewas found of Capt. J. Hamilton Warley. : Clarendon Enterprise: The wind!' last Monday was strong enough to blow j ! down a tree in the street near Mr. ? < Levi's store. -Married Sunday j? afternoon, June S th. at the residence of j j Trial Justice P. G. Benbow, who offi- ? ? dated, Mr. C. E. Ilix and Miss M. i < A. Johnson, all of Clarendon County \ -The closing exercises of thc Mau- i niog Academy will be held in the j . Court House, Thursday evening, Mny j 19th beginning promptly at 8.15. ? After the exercises are over the students j will have a reception. -Mr. I). L. [ McKay White, early last Saturday j morning, was made the happy father of j a boy that weighed just fourteen pounds; i. and later in the day he received notice j . that-the patent on his cotton chopper I had been allowed. Mr. White felt two i inches taller all day. -The Good Templars propose having a good time to-morrow night. After the close of the meeting, they will have refresh ments, and Uncle Wade has also promised | to give the Lodge his experience while ! i a subject of Demon Alcohol. The i lodge is in a very prosperous condition j and is doing a noble work. Camden Journal : We regret to learn that Mr. W. F. Reed, living near Swift Creek below Camden, was so un? fortunate as to lose his barn and stables by fire on last Thursday afternoon. The fire is thought to have been of accidental origin. Mr. Heed has just finished filling up the barn with oats. -We have heard recently of many cases of blind staggers among the horses of this county, and several have died. Damaged corn brought, from the West is thought .to be the cause of thc trouble. Moral, raise ? your owu corn at home, and stop buy? ing Western corn. -Tn our issue of last week appeared a short article upon gambling, aud what a farcical attempt at punishing the gamblers had been made at the recent term of court held in Camden, it met with the com? mendation of all the decent and law abiding people of the county, and the only harsh criticisms passed upon it came from the gamblers themselves. -The trial of Mr. A. H. Perry for the killing of Mr. C. J. MeDowall, was commcuced in Camden on last Wednesday and lasted until Friday evening, when the jury, after an ab of about thirty minutes, returned a ver? dict of not guilty. The case was very hotly contested by bor h the State and the defense. Gen. Kennedy assisted the Solicitor, and Messrs. Trantham and Abuey appeared for Mr. Perry. Kershaw Gazette: A Camden man compels his daughter to eat onions every night for supper, and thus assures him? self that he can shut thc house at 10 o'clock at night. -Wc under? stand that the Democratic Executive Committee of this couuty have in hand about ?100 in cash, with which to j open the campaign. This is something quite unusual, and evidences good j financiering and ability on the part of j those having charge of the finances | I-The people should begin to j agitate thc subject of having Kershaw couuty properly represented at thc New j Orleans Exposition. There is some- I thin" for cadi one to do. Now that j o the small grain crops at e being harvest- j ed. it. would bc well to selecta few bun- ? dies of oats wheat, &c , for this purpose, j - .--^^n^ Cotton. There is very little of the staple now coming \ to 'bis market, but those Who have any yet j on band can get the cash from tho Factory at ? the following figures : Good Ordinary, lol ; Low Middling, lu?; i Middling, K?;j; Good Middling, IO;. Thc Pratt Gin. Mr. ll. F. Hoyt-till represents ibis popular | Gin, aud will bc pleased lu take orders from those who desire to be supplied with a first j class machine. Don't pay S- tor a Wood Medicine when a I 00c. bottle of ll. II. 1'. will do thc same j good. Why Puller with Malaria? Emory's Stan- | dard Cure Pills arc ?tifallible, never fail to cure the most obstinate ..ases, purely vegeta- : ble.-2fi Cents. Swift's Specific (S. S. S.) bas cured me j entirely of had Blood Poison. I wein 100 : miles lo gel it, and it made me as sound as a ; new dollar. J./W. WEY LES, \ Meadville, Pa. ' LINKS WRITTEN IN MEMORY OF MRS. LYDIA M. SMITH, I Who D?portai this- Life (he Sixth of A ?nil, in thc Eyly-Niiitli Year of Her Aye. A light is from our household gone, A voice we loved so well ; A place is vacant at our hearth, Which never can Le filled ; A tender heart that throbbed, but now With tenderness and love, Has hushed its weary throbbing here, To throb in bliss above. I do not see thee now, dear Mother, 1 do not see thee now ; Hut ever when the twilight breeze Steals o'er my lifted brow, I hear thy voice upon my ear, In murmurs low and soft ; Aod though we meet on earth no more, In heaven we'li meet again, Where earthly ills and pangs are o'er, Aud loved ones meet to part no more. A. E. S. Don't Give Up. The chances are all in your favor. Thou? sands of cases of Consumption, Catarrh, Neu? ralgia, Rheumatism, Bronchitis, and other chronic diseases-some of a most painful and desperate character-have been cured in the last thirteen years by Compound Oxygen. If you are a sufferer from any disease which your physician has failed to relieve, don't despair. Write to Drs. Starkey & Palen, 1103 Girard Street, giving them a clear state? ment of your case, and ask an opinion as lo your chances of recovery under their new Vitalizing Treatment. 7/ will cost you noth? ing; as (hey make no charge for consultation. Accompanying their reply you will receive such documentary evidence of their honora? ble character as physicians, and such direct and emphatic testimony in regard to what Compound Oxygen has done and is doing for suffering humanity, that you will be able io decide for yourself the question whether or not to put faith in them and the new remedy which they are so widely dispensing. If, however, you do not wish to consult them at present, drop a postal-card and ask them to send you their Treatise on Compound Oxygen. From this you will gain all the in? formation required to get an intelligent idea of the nature and action of this new remedy for chronic diseases, and so be able to judge for yourself whether or not it will be benefi? cial in your own case, as it has been in thou? sands of others. Kendall's Spavin Cure. SACK CENTER, M INS., March, 1884. Dr. B. J. Kendall Co. :-In using your Kendall's Spavin Cure I wish to say it is the best lioiment I ever used on horses or cattle to remove enlargements and swellings. I also have one of your Treatise on the Horse which I have read through and through, and consider it a good book for the price. Yours very truly. V. M. CONNELLY. His Slippery Glass Eye. "The Squire," says the author of "Tuc! Hoosier Schoolmaster," "wore one glass eye md a wig. The glass eye was constantly slipping out of focus, and the wig turning iround sidewise on his hoad whenever he ad? dressed the people of thc Flat Creek District." bad spectacle. Parker's Jfair Balsam pre? serves and promotes the growth of the natural hair. It also restores the natural color to bair which has faded or become gray. Clean, ?lcgant, beneficial, highly perfumed. NEW'GOODS -AT BOTTOM PRICES. My stock is now complete in all j departments. -o CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. Choice make of best goods ever brought to this market in -both MEN'S AXD YOUTHS'. FINE OVERCOATS a specialty. 0 Is now complete and full value guaranteed. PHILADELPHIA HAND-MADE WORK. DRESS GOODS AND DOMESTICS As low as any one can sell. HATS AND CAPS In the most Fashionable Styles. -0 TRUNKS ANO SATCHELS, Large varietv of the best m.".!;e. GUNS, PISTOLS -AND POCKET KNIVES TO SUIT ALL. GENTS3 UNDERWEAR, All the best grades of SHIRTS, COLLARS, CUFFS, HOSIERY AND NECK-WEAR. GLASSWARE, TIN ANDIOODENfARE, Complete Line. CIGARS AND TOBACCO, A full supply of the Host Brand*. Full stock of No. 1 Goods always on hand al Lowest Market Kates. DON'T HANDLE SECOND CLASS GOODS. Highest Prices Paid for Cotton. Look at a uri price my goods hrjnri A// ultra elsewhere. ALTAMONT MOSES. N. E. Corner Main and Liberty Streets. Oct '.? THE CONTINENTAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, rpilE UNDERSIGNED represents Ihcabove I Company, and is prepared io insun stores, goods, dwellings, furniture, barns, and stables. The Continental is one among lin' b?\-t in the Country, and ?ts? rares the same as the other first class companies. Ile calls especial attention to iis five-yeai iustall liictit plan. W. F. RHAME. March 4 tf i 1884. 1884= o I TAKE PLEASURE in informing mv friends and the public generally, that my usual COMPLETE STOCK of CLOTHING, HATS, CASSIMERES, -AND Gents5 Furnishing Goods, IS NOW OPEN. Finest Lot of Neckwear Ever Offered in Sumter, AND I HAVE PUT THE PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. My long experience in the business warrants me in saying that I GUARANTEE SATISFACTION TO EVERY PURCHASER. ^Sr Don't, fail to Examine my Goode and learn my Prices before buying elsewhere. Also, a Complete Stock of THE BEST SEWING MACHINES on hand at LOW PRICES. 13. J*. ^T^II^Kr. April 22 NEW SUMMER AND WINTER RESORT. -0 X-?OTE?IL. BRUNSWICK, SMITHVILLE, 1ST. C., At mouth of Cape Fair Ricer, opposite the historic Forts Fisher and Caswell and in full view of the ocean, will open about May 20th UNDER ENTIRELY NEW MANAGEMENT Hotel has been refurnished and renovated throughout. New and handsome huilding erected for pleasure purposes. Elegant, large, airy Ball Roora over the water. First class Musicians from New York will furnish Ball Room and Parlor Music. Fine STILL AND SURF BATHING. Fine line of New Boats for Pleasure Sailing and Fishing. KO; MALARIA OR SMALL INSECTS TO ANNOY. Daily Mails. Telegraph Communication. Finest Fishing on Atlantic Coast. Tourists and Pleasure Seekers Northward and Southward will find it to their advantage to give us a call. CLIMATE AND SCENERY UNSURPASSED. Atlantic Coast Line and Seaboard Air Line R. R. will sell tickets from all stations at re? duced rates to Hotel Brunswick. Special rates by month and season. J. D. SUB LETT, of New York, Manager. GARDEN FERTILIZER. SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO ROSES, FLOWERING ANNUALS, GERANIUMS AND POT FLOWERS, j -AND ALSO TO Vegetatoles, cfco. Highly Amraoniated, safe, prompt and elficient, pleasant to handle and entirely free from j smell. Packed in close cotton sacks of 6} pounds nt SI : 12.] pounds nt $1.25; 25 pounds at SI -75 ; 50 pounds at $2.50 ; 100 pounds at $4 ; 200 pounds at SC. DELIVERED FREE by Express or by Freight, to any Railroad or Steamboat Station in the State. Full directions sent with each package. Money must accompany order. Satisfaction guaranteed or the money will be cheerfully refunded. The various attractive and instructive publications of the Company will be furnished free, hy mail, on application. 'Address THE ASHLEY PHOSPHATE CO. Charleston, S. C. AND STILL THEY COME ! JUST RECEIVED, THIS MARCH 1ST, ONE CAR LOAD BROKE MULES. TO ARRIVE, About March 11th, ONE CAR LOAD HOUSES, of al! descriptions, and to suit all kinds uf customers. ON HAND, A FULL LINE OF WAGONS AND BU^CIES. -ALSO CORN, WHEAT BRAN, HAV LIME, PLASTER PARIS, OATS, RICE FLOUR, t U' CEMENT, COW HAIR. March 10 FEED AND SALE STABLES, COR. LIBERTY AND SUMTER STS. GRAHAM'S STABLES, A' El ' UH lAC A XS TREET, JUST ARRIVED, A FIXE LOT OF HORSES Ml) HUS, Good Driving Horses. -AND Farm and Timber Mules, Also, on hand, a fine assort meut BUGGIES, OF ALL STYLES AND GRADES. At pitees to suit the times CELEBRATED Old Hickory Wagons, Manufactured hy the Kentucky Wagon Manu? facturing Company, of Louisville, Ky. -A?.SO P?> not house:' TENNESSEE WAGONS. March 20 W. M. GRAHAM. L?TCHLEY pump i BUY THEBEST. BLATCHLEY'S TRIPLE ENAMEL PORCELfilH-LIREO on SEAMLESS TUBS : COPPER-LIN?D raicA i"' ?> riot 1'. -ii.-. ;. tlx- tv - t :iV; '?'ratio. cTc.~feL?fCHLfcY,iV3ant:rr, 303 MARKET ST., Philnd'a. Write to me for name of near, -t Atrcat PRATT'S Aromatic leneva Sin. CCRES DISEASED K I I> X E YS. When if ts taken Into consider allon that Ghi is th<-only spirit possessing a mr.MHn.il quality other than a stimulant, a puro article is required. PRATT'S Aromatic Geneva* Gin tr. a nure Geneva (Swl?0 Gin. re? distilled with selected buchu leaven, fresh Italian juniper ber? ries, gentian root, &e. lt will IKI found an invaluable remedy and certain cure for Itricut** Hipease, St?>ne in liladdcr, and all Intlamniation < f tl:e Ktd II ey s and Urinary Orman*. BA Ml Kt PRATT, Proprietor,' ?0 CIU2EXWICH ST., X. Y.r" Dr. A. J. CHINA, Mainstreet, Leading Drog?is! and .Su!o A ?eui lor the sale PRATT'* AKOMAXIC GENEVA GS\, SUM.TER.S. ? F. II. Folsom, T.. 1Y. Folsom. F. OOLSOM&BR0. Established 186S. Practical Watchmakers and Jewelers, Main-Street, ojtpositc John Reids, SUMTER,* S. C., PKALKR8 IX Elgin, "Waltham, Lancastei and Swiss WATCHES, Of all Descriptions. Clocks, Gold Peas, Pencils, &c, kc, kc. SILVER AND PLATED WARE, Gold and Plated Jewelry of thc newest designs. Spectacles, Eye Glasses. Fine Pocket Cutlery Scissors and Razors, ' Fishing Tackle. Sewing Machine Needles, Oils, Etc. We ? (tarantee everything as represented. Prices as low as Reliable Goods can be sold. Come and see ns. Oct 9 THOS. B. FRASER, Jr., ATTORNEY AT LAW, Sumter, S. C. Jan 1 1 CHAS. H. MOISE. INSURANCE AGENT, Notary Pub?iV, Accountant & Conveyancer, Sf M TICK, S. C. Represents thc Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company : thc richest and promptest Fire Insurance Company in thc world. The Providence Washington Insurance Compart. : organized in 1799. Policies of tin- Liverpool k London k Globe Insurance Company arc now issued Ivy the Agent in Sumter. oct ;? WT J. ANDREWS' FIRST CLASS RESTAURANT -AND ICE CHEAM GARDEN, LIBERTY STREET. SUMTER, S. C. Icc Cream Garden li tied up in excellent Style, j with especial view to thc accommodai ion of 'in* Ladies. Rear entrance to (?arden and Saloon, C. H.Square. I Soda Water of Best Quality aad Low? est Price. Will furnish ICE and ?CK CREAM at short notice, to bc delivered in any part of town. Pnce of Ice Cream 5? to 60 cents per quart. Having made arrangements for Iee in Car-Load Lots, I can supply it lo points in this and thc adjoining Counties at Charleston or Wilniagtoa Er?os. April i A PCS/P Send six cents tor postage, and ft r ni^Ci.,.,,,;^. ftce. :l (-os'Iy t>ox of goods which will help you to more money right away than a ny thing" else in 'his world. All of either sex, succeed from first hour. The broad M-.t'i to fori une opens befare the work eis, absolutely pure. At once address. TRUE .v CO.. Ajustai JJajce 1 Specific Remedies for1 Woman's Woes, e BEAUFIELD FEMALE BE3U1AT0B Is a result of a skillful and scientific combination of that special class of medicines known to act spe? cifically <m the womb and uterine organs; and is therefore a special remedy for nil diseases pertaining to the womb, its great efficaov in casesof suppressed or painful menstruation, the \\ lutes, and Partial Prolapsus, stands un? challenged in these cases it affords immediate reuet, and permanently restores the men. strom function, ?Dd thus protects woman trom a jong train of disastrous consequer.* es. As an unfailing remedy to bo used during that critical period known as ?Change of Life,?? this in vajuabte preparationhas no rival. yuiCi.-'Smallfizc,75c-; Large size, $1.50. MOTHER'S FEIEND, Wm A?TD EASY CHILE.BISTH. This is an i:x?HtIxnal>lel>oon to all child-bear? ing women When ann?ied according to direction insurena sale, - ji: ?ck anticomparatively pain? less delivery. Tbousandso! women over the land gratefully t *: ii/ tc the wonderful effects of thia irreat remedy. It not only shorten? labor and lestons the intensity of pain, but, better than all, thereby greatly dimiaiahes the danger to life of both mother and child. This great boon to suffering woman is Holmes* Liniment, or Moth? er's Friend. Price, $1.50 per bottle. Sent by Express on receipt of the price. ' **"So]d by all Druggists. THESE REMEDIES PEEP: BED OJTLY ET ? . J. BRADFIELD? * Bo. 208 S. Pryor Street, Atlanta, Ot? WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA R. R. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. 1>ATKD May ll, 1384 Leave Wilmington. Leave Lake Waccamaw. Leave Marion. Arlve Florence. Ar've Sumter. Ar've Columbia. No. 43. Daily. y 05pm ?0 21 " 12 06am 12 55 4 34 ? 6 40 ? No. 40 Daily. 10 36 pm 11 46 " .c m I 45 - IK VINS GOING NORTH. No. 43, j No. 47, Daily. I Daily. 405pm 4 51 ** 6 43 ? 5 05 ? y 55pm 12 v6 4 50am 5 32 ? 7 17 M S 35 " lieave Columbia. Ar've Sumter. Leave Florenco. Leave Marion. Ar'vc Lake Waccamaw Ar've Wilmington. Trains No. 48 and 47st"psordy at Briakley'f, Whitevillc, Lak? Waccamaw. Fair Bluff, Marion Florence, Timmins ville, Sumter, Camden Juno, tion and Kastovcr. Passengers for Columbia and all points on C. A G. It. h.. C., C- .t. A. H. lt. Station*. Aiken Junction, and all points beyond, should take- No. 4S Night Express. Separate Pullman Sleepers for Charleston and for Augusta on trains 43 and 47. Passengers, on 40 cnn ?ake 4S train from Florence for Columbi*:, Augusta and Georeia points via Columbia. All trains run solid between Charlesfor aud Wilmington. JOHN F. DIVINE, General Sup't. T. M. EMERSON, Gen. Passenger Ag't. NORTH-EASTERN R, R, CO. SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE, NORTHEASTER},' RAILROAD Ct). CIIARLF.STOS, S. C., May 25, 1S84. On and after this date the following Sche? dule will be run : Leave Charleston. Arrive Florence. 11 50 A. M.~. 3 48 P M. 12 45 A. M. 4 35 A. it. Leave Florence. Arrive Charleston. 1 50 A. M.5 20 A. M. 12 00 M.4 00 r M. Train leaving Florence at 1 50 A. M., and train leaving Charleston at 12 45 A. M. will not stop at Way Stations. CENTRAL RAILROAD SCHEDULE. DAILY. Leave Charleston.ll 50am " Lane's... 2 05 p m Arrive Sumter. 3 40 p m " Columbia. 5 45 p m Leave Columbia.10 15 am " Sumter.12 10 am " Lane's. 1 *8 p ra Arrive Charleston. 4 CO pm T. M. EMERSON, J. F. DIVINE, Gen'l Pass. Agent. Gen'l Sup't. South Carolina Railway Co. COMMENCING JANUARY 20, 1SS4. Pas? senger Train? will run ns follow?, until fur? ther notice. (No train? are run on Camden Branch en Sundays ) TO COLUMBIA. Leave Camden. 715am 415pm Len ve Camden Junction... 9 01 a tn 5 37 p m Arrive nt Columbia. 11 40 a m 10 35 p m PKoJJ COLOMBIA Leave Columbia. 6 40 a m 5 34 p a 'rrive Camden Junction...ll 53 a m 7 13pm Arrive nt Camden. 1 55 p m 3 35 p m TO CHARUESTO?C Leave Camden.4 15 p ra Leave Camden June'.v. 5 3" p m Arrive at Ci?arlcnt??n. .10 10 p a PROM CHARLESTON Leave Charleston.?. 7 0? a ? Arrive Camden June*.?...MM <**?.. ll 53 am Arrive at Camden.1 SS p m TO AUGUSTA Leave Camden.wu 4 IS pm Leave Camden June'. S 37 p at Arrivent Augusta. 7 10 a m FK?'M AUGUSTA Leave Augusta. 6 OS a ai Arrive Camden June'.ll 53 a m Arrive Camden... . 1 55 pm CONNKCTIOSS. Connections rando nt Columbia with Colara* bia and Greenville Railroad both ways, to ana from all points on that Road and on tho Spar? tanburg, Union and Columbia ?nd Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad?, also with the Char? lotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad ta and from all points North, both ways, by tram* leaving Camdenat 7 15 a rn, and arriving at 8 ,S5 p m. Connections made at Augusta to iwnl from ?ll Point* \\'e?t and South via Georgia R. R. and with Central R. R. Connections made at Charleston wi*b Steam, crs to and from New York on Saturdays. Also wi:h Charleston and Savannah Kail? way for Savannah and all points South. Connections made at Blackrille with Barn? well R. R. to and fr?ra Barnwell by all trains Augusta Divisron. THROUGH TICKETS to all points, can be purchased bv applying t>> Jame? Jones. Agent at Camden. D. C. ALLEN. General Passenger and Ticket Agent. JOHN B. PECK, General Manager. Charleston, S. C mmmmme HOW LOST, HOW RESTORED ! Just published, a new edition of Dr. CUL? VER WELL'S CELEBRATED ESSAY on the radical cure of Sperma torrluva or Seminal weak? ness. Involuntary Seminal Losses. Impotency, Mental ?nd Physical Incapacity. Impediments to Marriage, etc. : als?. Consnwpti,??, Kpilepsy and fits, induce?! by self-indulgence or sexual extravagance, ?fc?*. Thc cefcbrated author, in this admirable Essay, clearly demonstrates, from a thirty years* successful practice, that the alarming conse? quences of self-abuse may be radically cured; pointing nut a mod? ot cure ar once certain and effectual, hy which every sufferer, no matter what his condition may he. may cure himself cheaply, privately and radically. 5??rv-Thi> Lecture should be in the bands of every youth and every mar. in the land. Si'nt under seal, in a piain envelope, to any address, post paid, on r**c?-pt of ivar cents or two postage sonni'*. Audios THE CULVERW55LL M?DICAL CO-. 41 A KN St. NEW TOKE ; Pe* Uffic* Box, 450. J .me 3 IS