Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TUESDAY, JULY 7. The SiiaUer 'Watchman was founded i? 1850 and the Trxe Southron in 1S66- The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and infie.cn.ee of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Suniter. EDITORIAL ITEMS. The State Press Convention will .meet in Greenville 14th instant, and a jo?y~time is expected by the brethren of the quill. Matters grave and gay will engage the attention of our editors, and it is hoped that a large attendance will he oo hand. Gea. McCrady^wrote a letter not long .. since condemning the railroad-building mania which prevails so extensively among; some of oar people, and it has been much critised, receiving praise or blame .as the critic happened to be in terested, or the contrary, in such work. Interest a man's pocket and one may reasonably connt on his support. - Graniteville Factory has shut down for 6 weeks in order to have some ne cessary work done to the machinery, and, we suppose, to get rid of some sur plus stock. The male employees are offered work if they wish it, but th. who can afford the holiday will possibly take it. And it will pay them to do so. A relaxation of brain and muscle at times, is worth much to <(bread win ncrs," and whenever opportunity offers it should be accepted if possible. Mrs. Lucille Ysen?t Dudley, who tr?ed to kill Rossa last Winter, was tried last week in New York, and the jury promptly acquitted her on the ground of insanity. Kossa ought to ba shot oo general principles, but Mrs. Dudley is not the public executioner, and had no right to do the shooting, nor is she cra zy, and we think justice has been de feated in finding her not guilty. . In view of the many murders occur ring in.Lancaster County, an exchange proposes that it be set apart by the State Government as a penal colony?none hut the worst criminals, and those guil ty of the most atrocious crimes, to he visited by a penalty so severe as banish ment to Lancaster. Does any one be tbe regular monthly murders disgraced Lancaster for the months, would have occur ^arolina juries ?tt|Mocca jang a^?rsrderer-?**^^^^^ " The President has appointed a Col elector of the Port, Surveyor, Naval Officer, District Attorney, &c, for New York, and never asked Tammany's consent in a single instance, and Tam many is just howling over this assump tion of mtpertioece on the part of Mr. Cleveland. The braves have on their war paint, and promise to make it hot - for the Democrats in the elections this FalL That is all right. When Tammany - goes over to the Republicans for good, the Democrats will be io.heUer form for success than ever. The National Military Encamp ment in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, is a sad failure. Governor Patterson will cot allow the State Militia to par ticipate ; the Northern companies are conspicuously absent, and the Western and Southern regiments are in a bad humor because of thontedied neglect of the Phiiadelphiaos. T*tiere is no taffy lying around loose, and the men are even expected to buy and pay for their own whiskey. Now that's too bad. Life loses all its charms when circumstances are such that one can't get on a big j drunk occasionally, and spend a night j in the Station House. The Star and Index of Marion do sot stand in need of any news to fill ' their columns at present. They are j having, a Sociable little quarrel over the ! post office appoint ment, and are writing ; up allifie naughty things each other j ever did, which necessarily croivds out news matter. We suppose these little tiffs between neighbors do good in oue way?make them humble. The best of BS sometimes aie guilty of acts that we bad rather not have committed; and j -which, may be, we had forgot too, but I just get into a quarrel and the public j will be duly informed of all our crook edness. Moral?don't quarrel. Fish, the Marine Bunk President of! New York, goes to the Penitentiary for j ten years, and as he is 65 years old, ! that is equivalent to a life sentence. It looks cruel to send a man like Fish | where he will cobble shoes or scrub j floors in a striped suit f<>r the balance of] his days, Lut Fish was much more cruel j to those whose lives and fortunes were J wrecked by his dishonesty. Iiis sen tence is eminently just, aud people can breathe easier when they see notorious criminals such a3 he. though surround ed by the prestige of wealth and high social positions, punished just as any common thief would be under similar circumstances. We read a good deal of the dissatis faction among Democrats, because of the tardy movements of the President in bouncing Republican of?ce holders. Now ail this seems to us unjust. Wc do not think that South Carolina has been especially favored in this matter, but removals have been progressing very steadily in the State. The princi pal postmasters, the District Attorney, the U. S. Marshal, the Revenue Col lector and every Deputy have been re- ! moved and the places filled by Demo- i crats. The Collector at Charleston would also have been removed if the people in Charleston had uot gone to j fighting ?ach other instead of the com mon ecomy. Here in Sumter County, j wc hav? not seen a Republican official | in so loDg that we hardly know how one looks. Postmaster, Deputy Collec tor, ?. S. Commissioner, Mail Agents, all have gone, let us hope, forever. So what more caa we ask. It is true that some few of the country post offices need a change. Wedgefield, for in stance, might be the better for a swap, as the postmaster there was so loyal to his party that, last Fall, when nomina ted for the Legislature upon a ticket which contained the names of some men who were supposed to be Democrats, he refused to be a candidate in such ras cally company. Yes, the Wedgefield postmaster ought not to be kept in such bad Democratic coropauy. Take bira out before his lovely morals are corrupt ed. svmt?bTh?gb. school. Our readers will see from the adver tisement elsewhere that the Sumter High School is a bona fide fact. The principals will open a first class boy9' school here, September 3rd, and if the people of Sumter wish an institution to which they can point with pride, they can signify that desire by patronizing this one. We have been fully aware of the need for such an enterprise for a long while, and we congratulate the town that it will soon be an accomplish ed fact. Our hopes have been kindled several times in the past by bright prospects, but on every occasion disappointment followed the undertaking, but we be lieve the present effort will be a success ; that the young gentlemen at the head of it have the necessary fitness in this particular calling to make it a success, and that the boys of our town and } county will be kept at home and edu cated here, thereby saving the money that is spent each year in sending them to high schools in other counties. We never chronicle the names of boys returning from and going off to these schools without regretting this fact. If we were not able to keep up a cred itable high school here, it would not be so inconsistent iu our not having one, but with an abundance of material, both for teachers and pupils, we have been content to drift along making an occasional spasmodic effort to place our selves abreast of other towns in educa tional matters. But this is all past and there will soon be a school in Sumter which will give our boys the same advantages as by our girls. We need harcHy^say that no word of criticism is meant tofercrs-.the various primary schools scattered over town-. J They have entirely competent teachers, but do not fill the place which we hope will be occupied by the Sumter High School. Pass Him Around. One of the most consulate rascals we have come aeross in a long time was one by the name of J. H. Waldon, a.printer, who came in town on Thurs day last, but who did not present him self at this ofnee until Saturday. He told a woful tale of his misfortunes and sufferings, and was in that condition to excite the sympathy of any who saw him Work was what he wanted, and a position wa3 offered him iu the Times office, which he was to take on Monday morning. * In the meantime, he was ! given a suit of clothes, money, and oth jer necessaries. To this date he has j failed to put io an appearance, and is j no doubt now running his little game at jscme other place. To all with whom i j he may come in contact, we say, give j I him nothing, for he will take all he can j I get, and is worthy of no sympathy or j ! aid whatever. He bears several letters j j of cotnmeudation, and the gentietneu ] j who gave them could not havo known j him to be the scamp he is. He also iswiudled other parties io Florence. ; Pass him around ?Florence Times. We arc very sorry to read the above I as we feel somewhat responsible for ; Waldou's reaching Florence. He came ! through Sumter and called on us, but I we had no work for him. He then said } that if he could only reach Florence be j would be all right : that Mr. Prince was i i an old friend and acquaintance and j I would receive him with open arms. We ransacked the oftee and got enough ! I fit by lucre to pay his fare to Florence; j j but we won't do so any more, at least j oot till Su>h times come iu, for we | can't st are the money For Attorney General. i j Under the above caption an article j i recently appeared in the Watclinuzn ami j I $oitt/tront iu which Colonel Joseph H. i ! Earie. the present Senator of Sumter ! j County, was advocated for the office of; ! Attorney General of the State. This office should be filled by a per- j j son of known ability, unquestioned in- i tegrity, and unblemished hunor ; in; 1 these particulars. Col Karle comes up | j to the required standard, possessing and ; I maintaining un-Jor pevcre tests, the I j merited reputation of being at: able law- j I yer and high-toned gentleman. We i therefore heartily secoud his uomina- ; tion, and think that iu bringing for- ! ward his name in connection with the ; high office mentioned, our contemporary | has struck a note the response to which, : when the time comes, wiil be the notui- ; nation and tiec?ioh of Colonel Ear le as ' . our next Attorney General. ? Claren don htitrr^rt*.-. i The Citadei Cadets, of Charleston, ; have been on the verge ?>t rebellion, but i through the iutlu'-nco of Governor IIa- \ good. General Manigault and General j Walker, an armistice has been couclud- j ed until the meeting of the I>oard of i Visitors this month. The history of the affair is as follows : Overayeurago : two cadets "broke barracks." After- ! ward they con-iJ<d the story of their es- : capadc to Cadet Seliiriuer, of Charles- ; t'-'U, who reported thorn and caused j their expulsion. The cadets, with the ; exception of a minority of twenty-five, j immediately placed Sehirmer in eonven- j try and had no intercourse with him. ! Recently St?rmer was appointed ser- j geant of the corps of cadets, and im me- ! diatcly thirteen of the tsycoty-cight ofli- ! cers of tue corps tendered their resigna tion, which Col. Thomas, the Superin tendent, refused to accept. The cadet officers then agreed to continue to serve until the matter could be laid before the Board of Visitors xVt the nest meeting of the Board, Cadet Sclitrmer will be tried on charges preferred against him by the Board. The cadets, with only one exception, have pledged themselves to sustain the cadet officers. A TRUNK LINE PROJECTED. The New Road from the North west to Charleston. The Laucastcr papers are very much interested' in the railroad projects of the Massachusetts and Southern Construc tion Company, which proposes to build a railroad connecting Charleston and i Georgetown with the great Northwest. j The object of the road is said to be the opening up of direct trade between the Northwest and the West Indies. The company is said to have unlimited capi tal. The road will connect Charleston with Cincinnati. It has already been determined that the road shall pass through Marion and Rutherfordton in North Carolina. There is some doubt whether the road will come from Ruth erfordton to Shelby, N. C, and then on to Black's, Yorkville, Rock Hill, Lan caster, and on in the direction of Flor ence in this State, or whether it will run from Rutherfordton to Gaffoey City, thence down the other side of Broad River, thence across the river to Ches ter, thence across the Catawba River into Kershaw County, and thence in the direction of Charleston. The Laucaster papers propose a co operation with Shelby, Yorkville and Rock Hill in order to induce the com pany to take the route running through those towns. Delegates have been sent from Lancaster to* a railroad conference at Yorkville to arrange apian of action. It is said that the route through Lancas : ter will run right through the centre of a large territory of country lying be tween the Charlotte, Columbia and Au ! gusta Railroad, and the Carolina Cen i tral, which is now to a great extent des titute of rairway facilities. Its friends j also say that it is the shortest line to Charleston and can be built much cheaper than the other. The Lancaster peuple seem to be in earnest. They say that if the road is built it must come through their town. A Splendid Railroad Project well Under Way. News and Courier, July 4. At the Ia*t session of the General Asscmblv a charter was granted to R. C. Barkley, W. M. Knights, C. St. J. Sinkler, 0. T. Peake, Wm. Bull, J. P. Burns and others, who were consti tuted the Eutawville Railroad Compa ny, with power to-run a railroad from any convenient point on the Santee River in the vicinity of Eutawville to the South Carolina Railway, at a point at or near the 41 mile station. The company was organized several months ago, with Mr. R. C. Barkley as presi dent, and has taken steps to build the I road which is to put Charleston in con j n ccttea with one of the most fertile sections" of Berkeley County. The work has made such progress as to war rant the hope thar?he-4f^-tr.a.in_wilL run over the road now iu a very short ; time. The contract for grading and furnish ing the crossties for the first seven miles of the road, commencing at the 41-mile station on the South Carolina Railway, was awarded to parties living along the proposed route several months ago, The branch of the road runs to the edge of Four-Hole Swamp, to which point the grading has been finished and the crossties are ready to be laid down. ?lessrs. J. H Buckhalter & Co., who have just completed a contract on the Georgia Pacific Railroad, have the contract for trestling Four-Hole Swamp a distance of one and a quarter miles aud for laying the rails, and have al ready established their camp on the i edge of the swamp. Of this distance j there will be be 2.700 feet of trestling and the rest of the distance in cm baukments. On the other side of the swamp in the direction of Holly Hill, the engineer is at work obtaining esti mates for grading and "crosstieing" the third section of the road from the swamp to Holly Hill, a distance of four miles, A letter received by the president from Lesberger & Co., of New York, who have the contract for supplying the rails for the first twelve miles of the road stated that they would ship during the present week from New York the first supply of steel rails, together with all the fastenings, ccc. and a letter from the Baldwin Locomotive Works j says that they will ship the first loco motive for the new road by the 15th of July. It is proposed at first to com plete the road from Holly IItil to Eu- j tawville, " making a total length of twenty miles from the South Caroliua Railway track. From Eutawville the road will be pushed forward to Elorec, twenty miles more, and crossing the Santee River it will be built to Suinter, twenty-four miles, making a distaucc | of sixty-four miles from the 41-tnile i station, and a total distance between Charleston and Sumtcr of oue hundred and five miles. It is now proposed to increase the capital stock of the company for the purpose of completing this desirable I connection. And the merchants and j capitalist* of Charleston will be afforded j the opportunity-; if they desire it, of | subscribing to an enterprise which ! promises to oj>'-n up au important and ! valuable trade with a section of couotrv j the resources of which are immense and j which has hitherto been comparatively j shut out from a profitable market. Mr. II. N. Emlyn, who has been un til recently on tin; editorial staff of the ! Ilf:giii?r, will begin the. publication of a ' morning daily here about Julv 20. He ] will buy out the L'ohnetto Yeoman, j which has hero to {'ore ne eu published as j un afternoon pj-'per. The new paper | will g;'t ifs telegraph-it; news through J ihc United Press Association. Mr. j Ktnlyn proposes to make hi- paper first | class in every respect and hopes to nuke { it useful to the public. lie is very en- ; ergo tic, courteous and popul?r aud de- ' serves success.?Columbia. Cor. Au- \ junta Chroni'Jc. The Summerville Herald thinks 0en. | l?dward McCrady the most formidable - candidate for the Democratic nominu- ! tioti for Governor next year. The 1 Barn well People vent ures the prophecy that Hon. J 1\ Richardson will be iu- I augurated in December, 1 H&o. j i.l H 33-J.il- ! Rev. Whitcfoord Smith. !>. I?., bay- ! ing resigned his Professorship in Wof- ; ford ?o?lego on account of age and phy- i sical /infirmities, was made Emeritus; Professor. ! j - -- -_ ----- A Batch of Criticisms. CATCH ALL, S. C-, July 4, 1885. Mr. Editor: The freak of nature in the rose shown you by Maj. Dargan, was, per haps caused by neglect. I have frequently seen the same thing in neglected gardens. Cultivation and farming will produce perfect fiowers; the lack of cultivation, and allowing many suckers to shoot up from the root*, im perfect ones. Was the Major's rosebush neg lected ? The June number of the Cotton Plant pub lished a statement of the butter produced io 7 days from the milk of two Jersey cows owned in Baltimore. From the milk of one 39 lbs. and some ozs. oi bntter was made, from the other 46 lbs. and some ozs. This beats any record I have ever read or heard of. Can it be relied on ? In assigning causes for the decrease in the amount of mail matter received at the Sumter P. 0., you allege as one of ibe effects of the change of the distributing point, the "incon venienceof the people" on the new routes. Ts this so ! Certainly not, as regards the line from Stateburg to Catchall and Providence. A sligbtchange in the present arrangements of the Sub-Contractor, would give us all de sired, prompt delivery and dispatch. Like your correspondent "Duggan" lam "stumped" for something more to write about. My ink is too thick?just wait, Mr. Editor, till I add a little vinegar, and get my "specs''for a retrospective and critical view of your columns, past aad present. You threatened some time ago, under a paragraph, headed "Agricultural Inspira tions," to write a little essay about farming. You had been so much "interested and in structed" by reading the "farmer literature" in your columns, in the last three months, you jumped to the conclusion that yon were a pretty good farmer. "You knew all about it." It was then a foregone conclusion with you that your "little essay" (wben written) would show your superior knowledge of all brauches of the subject, "when to plant, what to plant, and bow to cultivate." You have never put your threat into execu tion. May be you only meant to be ironical, and had most regard for space in your col umns. You may still have that "little essay" in reserve. In the mean time, may ihe con tinued onslaughts of "Dew," "Duggan," "Poor Farmer," and others, re-inspire you in bebalf of a patient public, and then, per haps, the "instruction" you derived from the "farmer literature" in your columns will be generally shared by your readers. A French author says : "When a man writes a book be should animate himself to please all the world, but renounce the hope the moment the manuscript is out of bis hands." Are you hopeless, Mr. Editor? Do you lack animation? If so, perhaps a little advice will not be taken amiss, by either yourself or the writers for your paper, aod be heeded when the subject is farming, A strong impulse of the farmers' raiud is to grasp impressive facts. Give us facts, Mr. Editor. Be a "Gradgriod" and deal ia facts, solid, useful facts. Ask your correspondents to condense, and let your motto be, "Much in little" Bear in mind that the spritely paragraph is most diverting to your readers, {especially if you get it from some other fel lows paper,) use bold head lines to present your argument, or better still, head it mixed husbandry. Your sometime correspondent "II. E. T." seems to have curtailed himself down to a simple "T." It appears from your columns of this week, that he has followed bad advice, and the force of events will cause him to di versify again, or tighten his hold on the "cow;s tail." I confess, I am disappointed. My sympa thies were greatly excited, wben I first rend in your paper the details of his woes a3 a cot ton planter. I believed his critic, "Piney Woods Farmer" did not "catch on" to his true vein. A moving tail was introduced to fiilumittehis story. Dr. Sam Johnson says: "Whatsoever may, according to the common course of things, happen in the country, may afford a fit subject for the pen of a Pastoral Poet."- Virgil was a Pastoral Poet. He in troduced pathetic moving tales ia some of his poems, as for instance, the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice in the IV Georgics. "T" fol lowing illustrious example, and a pleasing law of the poetic art, introduced the pathetic, amoving tail?ergo, "T" is a?well, Lord Byron woke up one morn?Dg and found him- j self famous. But alas, vain illusion?"T" has in your issue cf this week, taken that one proverbial step from the sublime to the ridiculous. He writes of cotton and grass, negro wenches, plums and blackberries. He parades h\j woes. "Thereby haDgsa tale," "an o'er true tail." Alas I his poetic fire is out, or neai;]y so?a spark still lingers iu the pathetic lale of old Uncle Jake. (j. Clarendon News. Col. S. W. Nelson's Shetlend pony died last week, age, 34 years. Rev. C. C. Eishburne and Dr. B. M. Badger are off to the mountains. The dime entertaiomenc in Manning la?t week was a fiuancial success, ?25 being the net profits. Mr S. J. Bowman has been notified by Representative Dargan that he has been recommended for appointment for the Manning Postrr.astership. The Mauuiog Academy opens the last week in August. The County Commissioners paid out 3'500 last week ou past indebtedness. Kersnaw News. The comer stone of the Opera House was laid Saturday with Masonic cere monies. The rain fall for the six months end ing June 30, has been 23.17 inches, and for Ouye it was 5?- inches. Mr. R. M. Kennedy, Jr., a recent graduate of the S. C. College, has been appointed teacher of English iu that in stitution. There were four deaths in Caindcn in June-?ail colored. A barn filled with sheaf oats, belong ing to Mr. R. C. Johnston, above Cam don, was struck by lightning and burned dowu last week. The following item is a correct copy of a notice posted on a tree near a? col ored church above Camdeu. We do not know who the author is, but the item shows that he would like to be familiar with letters : Tak not is Doaot hitch eny bourses here. This are a chertch, an hit air agin the law to csterbe any pyurse osemblcy, So tak notis an doant do as afosade.?Cuhi den Juin it'll. Through the courtesy of Capt. S. C. Clyburu, Clerk of the Court, we learn that up to June 1st of this year there had been Hied iu Iiis office l.tJOCi liens for advances and land rent, the whole a 2 2 re "alii! g S237.72? -il?Kerahaic OC O V J Gazette. The oldest man iu Kersiiaw county, and probably iu this whole section, is a m-'rro man ban red Ned English, who formerly was the slave of Mr. Bcnj. Perkins, father of the late Charles and Benjamin Perkins. Ile has lived lor three-fourths of a century within nine miles of Camdcn and is about 115 years old.?K< rsham (ttizettc. Darlington News. Florence is talking of a graded school. A number of Darlington folks joined the Merchants' Excursion from Sumter to Smith ville. Sp?cimens of cloth from the Darling ton Factory are thought to be as good as any that can be made, and better than the average. Humbug, Botch cry & Co., is the name of a building firm in Darlington County. Items and Opinions by Qui Vive. SMITH VILLE, S. C., June 27, 1S85. Mr. Editor: After dry wentbcr for three weeks, we had on yesterday evening a fine rairjj?in some places, a "log mover." Crops are generally clear of grass, and look promis ing. I notice that some of the road-side farmers put all their manure on the road-fields, and their best attention, to the neglect of their fields off the road. I understand that one of the County Com missioners wanted to send an unfortunate person from this County, (who is now in the asylum in a bad condition, as a letter from Dr. Griffith will show) to the poor house. It seems to me that the sworn statement of two competent practicing physicians, that the subject was a proper one for the asylum, should forever set aside any scruples an offi cial might have, as to the insanity of a per son. Mr. J. E. McLeod, one of the S. C. College boys, is home. He speaks in glowing terras of that Institution. To "Nat,"?smooth down ; it is too hot to be ruffled?the son will scorch. From your editorial, Mr. Benet's address before the Sumter Institute, was a sad failure in part. I agree with the W. $ S. in its strictures. The selection of Christian IX, King of Den mark, by England and Russia to settle their difficulties, was a wise one. With one daugh ter, Empress of Russia, and another Queen prospective of England, he certainly can hold the scales of justice with an even hand. The Democrats are certainly making don keys of themselves about the offices. If tbey keep on, "Black Jack" will be the next Presi dent, and he will do the South as bad as he did that man in West Virginia, last Fall. No room to laugh at the Rads. Blaine got as many votes in New York State as Garfield did, possibly more, though the powerful press of his party in New York City was arrayed against him. This shows the power of the press on popular questions. Spectator gives an interesting accouot of the debate of the Lynchburg Ciceronian Soci ety. How I wish I had been there to see that "Rostrum" of distinguished men, whose names and fame are not hemmed in by Stale lines. They certainly have a learned name as an inspiration for their Society, and an able man as President. Some of the finest temper ance addresses I ever heard were delivered by J. P. GibbSj Esq., in the Temperance Hall at Smithviile, If any one at Lynchburg doubts this assertion, just let them ask Mr. Gibbs to deliver one on the evils of whiskey drinkiug and it will be abundantly verified. Any person who would be influenced in their bearings towards another, simply for the dislikes of others, is below par, and the friendship of such is not worth having. Any one who publicly and injuriously critici ses another's crop, wearing apparel, mode of living, ice, when he has no financial interest in them, is contemptible. A person's public, and not bis private affairs, are public property* to talk about. Mr. Editor.-can you eat okra, onions, squashes and snap beans ? If so, come up. The weather is hot, hotter, hottest. Qui Vive. Poor Fellows ! Prostrated, debilitated, enfeebled, they feel as if they were hardly worth picking up. They would hardly give the toss of a bright penny for a chance of a choice between life and death. But even such forlorn people can be renewed by the use of Brown's Iron Bitters. It vitalizes the blood, tones the nerves, and renovates the system. Mr. Isaac C. Weed, Burr's Mills*, 0., says, "I used Brown's Iron Bitters for general weakness, and it helped me greatly." A Remarkable Escape. Mrs. Mary A. Dailey, of Tunkhannock. Pa , wa3 afflicted for six years with Asthma and Bronchitis, during which time the best physi cians coe.Jd give no relief. Her life was de spaired of, until in last October she procured a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery, when immediate relief was felt, and by continuing its use foc a short time she was completely eured, fining in flesh 50 pounds in a few months. Free Trial Bottles of this certain cure o'2 all Throat and Lung Diseases at Dr. DeLorme's Drug Store. Large Bottles $1.00. 4 These are Solid Facts. The best blood purifier and system regulator ever placed within the reach of suffering hu manity, truly is Electric Bitters. Inactivity of the Liver, Biliousness. Jaundice, Constipa tion, Weak Kidneys or any disease of the urin ary organs, or whoever requires an appetizer, tonic or mild stimulant, will always find Electric Bitters the best and only certain cure known. They act surely and quickly, every bottle guaranteed to give entire satisfac tion or money refunded. Sold at fifty cents a bottle by Dr. DeLorme. 4 Bucklen's' Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruis es, Sores Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Eruptiocs, and positively cures Piles, or no pay requited. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme. o SUMTER HIGH SCHOOL, SUMTER, S. C. A. C. & L. ??. DIGS, Principals. An Euglish, Classical andMath ematical School. Tuition from j$2.00 to $5.00 per month. Board Svith the Principals at S10.00 per month. Circular containing full information sent on application. First ses sion begins Sept. 3, 1S85. July 7_2_ Ws?jai Female Institute, STAUN TON, VIRGINIA. Opens September 21st, 18S5. One of the First Schools for Young Ladies in the United States. Surroundings beautiful. Climate unsurpassed. Pupils from eighteen States. Refers to one thousand pupils a ad patrons. TERMS AMONG THE BEST IN THE UNION. Board, English Course, Latin, French, German, Music, &c., for Scholastic year, from September to June. $23$. For catalogues write to ll?v. WM. A. HARRIS, D. D.3 Pres't. Staunton, Virginia. HOTEL MlSff^ Smithviile; N. C, this popular Summer resort Is now open for the reception of guests, under new management. The Hotel is beau tifully located ,- fronts upon the water, with j liu: Atlantic Ocean in full view. The situ ation is healthful, and ms free from malaria j as any Southern Seaside Resort, j A GOOD BAND OF MUSIC has been en I gaged, anil a Pavilion over the water con tains a Ball Boom and all lhe Amusements j usually to be found at Summer Resorts. 1 BOATS may be had for pleasure purposes, ' managed by experienced men, at short notice. THE MANAGER will spare no pains to make the visits of his guests pleasant, and he ' respectfully invites the patronage of the pub lie. BATES? Ter day, $2.50 : per week, $10 : per month $4o. Special Rates will be nude for ihtj season. Address HOTEL BRUNSWICK; Julv ?j Smilhvjlle, N..C. Estate of Mrs. Anna Wilson, Dec. A LL PERSONS having claims against said j\ Estate will present the same duly aitest t-d, iiltd all persons in any way indebted to said Estate will make immediate payment to J. W. HUDSON, M. O., ALICE W. HUDSON", Qualified Executor and Executrix. July 7 _3t _ Estate of Addisoa Baker, Dcc'd. ALL PERSONS holding claims against said Estate will present same duly at tested, and all persons in any way iudebted to said Estate, will make immediate payment to JOHN p. BAKER, DANIEL CHRISTMAS. July 7 Qualified Executors. FOR SALE. 1 AAA BOUNDS of Best Cured Corn J?UUU i ODDER, crop of J84. Nota drop of rain on it since pulled. Also OATS of present crop. E. W. DA BBS, July C _Privateer, S. C. WANTED. AMAN to contract to make 300.000 or 500,000 Brick to be made at Camden, S. C. Apply to JACOB S. ALLEN, Julv 6 Camden, S. C. REMOVAL. iVi n friends and ?lady customers for their patronage heretofore and informs them that she will hereafter conduct her Dress Making at her residence on Republican Street one door West of Church. Cutting and fitting done in the latest stvles. NOTICE. REPAIRING BRIDGES. Of SUMTER COUNTY, S?MTE?, S. C, July 7, 1S85. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS will meet at CARTERS CROSSING, near Mannville, on July 15th, 1885, at 11 o'clock A.M., for the purpose of letting out for re pairs the two Bridges at said Crossing. Per sons wishing to contract will please be pres ent. Bonds required for faithful performance of contract. By order of Board Countv Commissioners. July 7_T. V. WALSH, Clerk. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE PROBATE COURT. Marion Moise as Administrator on Estate Guignard Richardson, De ceased, Plaintiff, against Gertrude E. Richardson, Dora, G. Richard' sen, Jas. S. G. Richardson and Julia Ashby Richardsvn, Defend ants?Summons for Relief. Com plaint for Sale of Land for Pay ment of Debts. IN PURSUANCE of an order of said Court in the above stated action, dated the 22d day of June, A. D., 1SS5, I will offer for sale at Sumter C. H. on Sale Day in August next, being the 3d day of the month, during the usual hours of sale, to the highest and best bidder for Cash, the following described prop erty of aforesaid Estate, to wit : 180 Acres of Land (one hundred and eighty) in Spring Hill Township, bounded North by land conveyed to H. C. F. Kopff, West by land bargained to Mrs. Montgomery, East by public Road leading from Providence to Bisbopville and South by land of Henry Burden and others. Also, 12 2-10 (twelve and two-tenths) Acres of Land, same Towniship, bounded North by Land of Arthur McDaniels, Sooth and West by lands of Estate Guignard Rich ardson, East by public road leading from Providence to Bisbopville. Purchaser to pay for necessary papers and expenses of sale. * T. V. WALSH, Julv 7 3t Judge of Probate. State of South Carolina. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, CHARLES HUDNAL made suit to me, to grant him Letters of Ad ministration of the Estate and Effects of LANG DON HUDNAL, deceased, These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Langdoo Hudnal, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. II. on August 23d, 1885, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why ibe said Administration should not be granted. Given un ier my hand, ihis 7th day of August, Anuo Domini, 13S5. T. V. WALSH, [L. S.J August 7?2t Judge of Probate. THE fewiBgMachiii juke Tim lEKTON RIFLE, UNEXCELLED BY ANY. [Sure to Give Satisfaction. General Office, Dion, >'. Y. New York Office, 283 Broadway. Buying Agents Wanted. remington ' (Double and Triple Action) FORCE PUMP. The REMINGTON PUMP is ahead of all competition in working easily and rapidly. It is secure from freezing ; and never needs priming-. We furnish attachments to the pumps to fit them fob use with wtstd mill. Send for Illustrated Circular and Price List, with. Testimonials. Address, REMGTOH M CO., mon, N. Y. New Yoke O?tice: US Chambers Street. AGENTS WANTED. IF YOU WANT TO PILL TOUR S?HE BAG, AND MAKE USE 3 S a & ? i l SI U Sa IWi a ? III Fi All the Latest Improvements. FOR DESCRSPTIYE CIRCULARS, ?SDRESS Lamberson, Furman&Co., SOLE ACENTS FOR E.REMINGT0N& SONS' Sporting Arms and Ammunition. ?8 ? & 533 Broadway, NEW YORK. \vi:stk::x office. D. H. LAMOSSSOM & CO., 73 Suite Street, Chicago, 111. ARMORY, - - - ILJCN, N. Y. M?H S? Zu :*r3 g h SHOVELS, SCOOPS, SPADES. BADE IN THE BEST WANKER, BY SKILLED WORKMEN. KK?K3EB THAT 0?? GSGGS ARE ALWAYS RELIABLE. Ono Piece of Solid Steel. NO HOLES Oft CIVETS TO WEAKEN THE BLADE. SEr.'d f03 CIRCULARS. BSBSfi??R AGSICSL?U3AL CO., ?LION, Ni Y. .%>-.- York O&cc, IIS Chambers Street? FACTORY, WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE OF E. W. PERCIVAL, Charleston, S. C. SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, MANTELS, Brackets, Moulding, &c. LARGE STOCK, LOW PRICES. GOOD WORK. Get an estimate from me before purchasing elsewhere, You will sare money by it CJ A IUI II PJ S' 3??*1 irl the midst of the famous "Eine Cr??* Eerfon," noted for the heakhfaln?*? of' I rl III I k I IV its climate. Faculty of fifteen members, able and experienced- Extensive grounds for Recreation, excellent buildings, 160 by 140 feet, containing 125 Apartments, all under one root Heated by ?team and lighted by ^as. Only two young ladies occupy ?gfJ A | |? a room. Cost of improvements over f 1*0,000. Charges as low as any college OBering similar ad- P CHlnkC van&ges. Orer one hundred younz lady boarders tie past session. F?ll term commenet? September '14, 1??5. For Terms. Cata. * mm^mS, ligues, etc.. apply early to J. T. PATTERSON, President, Lexington, Ky. Is V# LL. t V? ?* MASKED DOWN ! Summer Prices. TO SUIT ADVANCED SEASON, I HAVE MARKED DOWN A LARGE LOT OF Desirable Groods r cost, AND MANY BELOW, To Make Room for Fall Stock. CALL AND GET BARGAINS. July 7 A SECOND-HAND IRON SAFE, AS GOOD AS NEW, For Sale Cheap. A. A. SOLOMONS. JERSEY STOCK. A FEW YOUNG CALVES, and ONE BULL, two years old?full blood. A. A. SOLOMONS. July 7 _ J. B. CARR5 NEXT DOOR NORTH OF MONAG HAN'S, Main Street, Sumter, S. C. Or OFFERS A CHOICE STOCK, EMBRACING DRY GOODS AND GROCERIES, BOOTS AND SHOES, NOTIONS, CANNED GOODS, TIN-WARE, WOODEN-WARE, &c, &c., &c. All of which will be sold at the same low prices, that have made this store popular with cash buyers. The patronage of the public is invtited. J. B. CARR. D. J. WINN, -DEALER IN Clothing, Piece Goods, Hats, Gloves and Gents' Furnish ing Goods and Underwear, Main Stx*eet, Suinter, S. C. C??BC3E???i I' I ^ SSJ*W3:iSrG- MACHINES. I am selling the CELEBRATED WEED SEWING MACHINES as follows : Plain Table, 1 Drawer and Cover, ?20 Cash. ?22, One-half Cast, balance October 1st. Drop-leaf, 2 Drawers and Cover, ?23 Cash. ?25, One-half Cash, balance October 1st. THE IMPROVED LONG ARM HARTFORD, the Best Sewing Machine ever yet offered, at equally reduced rates and liberal terms. ' All our machines are warranted in every respect and satisfaction guaranteed in every purchase. Having no agents canvassing the country at heavy expense, consequently we can save you from ten to fifteen dollars by purchasing from us. We have our usual Stock of CLOTHING, GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, HATS, NECK WEAR AND PIECE GOODS, and will be pleased at all times to serve our friends and the public generally. May 10, 1S85. X>. iT. "VSTCPflTNT.