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tion is as-- intelligent bayer. All purchase cotton are presumably ii gent, but there are degrees of it gen ce-different methods are era pl - No one can have studied the subj' * classification of cotton more closely * Mrv. Stubbs, and none can put ff peticai and practical judgment to 1 business ase. The geaSlemas in question is only a buyer bat he makes advane either goods or money to respor. planters, and his relations with ds ia-Charleston and t Wilmington ei Min to promote every customer's t est by furnishing them with sup . direct from jobbers at the minime expense. He also handles quite a ? Sty of fertilizers per year. Mr. Stubbs is a nativo of Mar: County, but this has been his hom BtneteeQ years. His Srst business was as a salesman- for A. A. Solom subsequently he embarked in gel merchandizing as ono of the f?rm o E. Stubbs & Co., and since reti from it he has devoted his whole to his present business. Ho is a tleman of about 40 years of ajge, is of business energy, and no- one ma the comms-nity has done more tha 4 to make this a leading cotton mai We "repeat that his facilities for h; Kng a targe proportion of all the cc 'marketed" here are unexcelled, when the new crop begins to come Sumter there will be no busier ina t?ie community'than C. E. Stubbs. ?J;. O'CONNOR. The house to which we now ? "was established as long ago as 1848 .--Mr^-John O'Connor, who died in 0 .?bery 1868. Upon his death the n agement of the business passed to widow who continued it until : years ago, when Mr. F. J. O'Cor . became proprietor. The special 1 of trade of the house are these of a kery, -confectionery and fancy gnx ; "establishment. It is the principal fceryhere, and so far as wo know . tho only business enterprise here wi did not suspend daring the war. '. present proprietor cac, we dare s ' hardly ~ remember. t the time when <Kdnrt kb ow something of the besia -it was established before he was b and he has grown up with it. Sii ' assum ing charge of the establish men has been Mr.' O'Connor's effort to r der it as complete as he possibly ca &e studies the needs of his patrons, t though he no ?ong?r works in i bakery itself (having a competent ra for'that place) still he supervises evei thing and'sees to it t*>*ii the affairs the house run alon-g smoothly. Th< : is another feature of his trade that can also commend-it is conduct upon the cash plan, and in whatei department of the business every etf! is being put forth to meet the needs ' the general public. Trade is report as being fairly good, and Mr. O'Co ifor can be relied upon to cTeve!op~it: ??r THE JKriYEY HOUSE. '.?gp Anyi one who has travelled thro-? . --this section of South Caro?ina and sto . :f?d at- Sumter knows and will al wa :remember J. E. Jervey, proprietor the Jervey House.. His more j a tima **qnaialacces call -him "Jim/-' a: .friends or stringers fibd this sac ?"Jim "on deck" all; the time I: .: ^doesn't keep tSo b?s't hotel in' the coui -try. ar.d .hj?fibes to be told so-ia fa - -we rather think that a little decent mai tsercd abuse is relished by friend Je Tey. Bar he docs keep this sort" '.< .a hotel : If there ts anything in marke .CT if it can be g<;t into thc market, h b?s rt. He "feeds" well; the roon: 'are well-kept ; th? servants are strer -five, and every pains is taken to rende 5 rhe stay cf a guest pleasant. Mi 4rervcy bas been a" landlord for abot .fire years-a phrenologist recen tly her? Dr. Barker, says be ought to be a faw y er. We haven't the remotest idea c what sort of a lawyer he would make, bu -?11 the same we enters protest-there ar too few good hotel keepers now. Lik ?>oei?, they are 41born. not made," an< the travelling pubirc weald miss Jerve; iaightily if he weat teto any othe business. Hs has made the Jerve; House an oasis in the ordinary deser of hotel life, and the travelling ^ \bli .rise no and called him blessed. * A. A. SOLOMONS. Any review of Sumter end its tradi interests that did not contain somewhat detailed mention of the large gene : tai merchandise boase presided over bi the gentleman whose name wo have just written would be lamentably in .complete.. Weare well aware that Mr 8olomons is averse to anything like notoriety, and yst there are a few fa^ ia connection., with, his tfusiness tba ^__aaay with perfect propriety be published because they help serve to show what ?ort of place Sumter is. Mr. Solomons is a native of Sumter and among the oldest of its business Hien. It must be folly 65 years since his father the late M. Solomons, estab? lished the house, and ever since bey . hood Mr. A. A. Solomons has been associated with it. For & number ci years he and his brother, the late J. T. Solomons were io partnership, but we believe they separated ki the year 1868-since then he has been alone. The premises ocenpied arc among the Bost notable iu town. The building ts a brick structure, stuccoed ia imita? tion of brown ston^. and fronts 32 feet .n Main street by 130 feet on Liberty ?treet Thc location is one of thc best %nd one of the most conspicuous ia Ecater. A visitor to thc store can cer? tainly find very much to interest him. Tba various departments arc wei: classi? fied, and a tour cf inspection through the different apartments is like visiting three or four separate establishments The arrangement and display of goods is tasty, and the stocks carried indicate somewhat the resources of the bouse and the character of its trade. Over all the business Mr. So?oraoa3 exercises personal management-he is anything but a drone in the hive, and he looks, acts and taik3 like a business man who feels that the successful management of a large business cannot be accomplish? ed by retying entirely upon the eiLi-ts of others. Usually tLc house requires the services of fourteen or fifteen per? sons ; it not only does a wholesale and retail trade in almost all manner of gen? eral merclandise but*it buys cotton to ; the amount of 1,000 or moro bales j per year. Its trade its wide-reaching, j too, and among its customers are many j whose fathers traced nilli it more than | half a century ago. It is diiscalfc to writo facts relative ! to an establishment like this without i appearing to Hatter or to exaggerate, j no matter if we do keep far within thc j boundaries of exact truth. Or course ! our home people know all about the j house, know somewhat cf the nature j and extent of its trade, but this issue of thc \V*t>:hrtvjr. awl Sovtnron will ! be read by hundreds who per know nothing-of Sumter, for tb: son T^e make somewhat*detailec sions to sc many of our busines Mr. Solomons among the numbe: B. J. BARNETT. Among what may reasonably t ed the extensive business houses o ter we make prominent mention* B; J-. Barnett, who for 35 yeai been, a resident of the County, years ago he came here from Ma sixteen miles north of town, a continues to carry on general me dizing and farming there, his Mi interests beiog under the charge < of his sons, ,4Na?,,rand Isaac Bt In all essential respects Mr. nett's business operations here ar ilar to those of.;the other pron merchants of town-that is he is i eral dealer. As a buyer of cott< annually bandies from SOO to bales, while of fertilisers he sell tween one and two hundred tons per In the store he usually empioyi salesmen-, and it is a fact appare every one at all conversant wit! trade* of town that no mercantile est here has made more rapid adv ment or upon a more substantial than has his. ? The building occupied by Mr: nett is owned by him, he having chased it about three years ago. T two story brick structure, 35x90 and it affords one of the most ai tire as well as one cf the most rcodious salesrooms in Sumter, class of trade held is" of the best acter, too, coming from both town country-exactly what prcpo upon the lien plan we have forg' However, is referring to bis collec on last year's lien sales Mr. Ba admitted to the Watchman and & ron reporter that they had been good-rthe uniform verdict of our chants in that matter. To the business in hand Mr. Ba< gives his personal attention. In our business men generally are eai workers. In coming here from ? ville he sought a larger field and a t extended trade, sad while still m taining his old established house th he has attached to his enterprise h< patronage that is commensurate wit! merits. B. J. WINN. The only exclusive clothing and { tlemen's furnishing goods house Sumter is carried. on by Mr. I). Winn, a native of this County, at gentleman who has for many a \ been known ic connection with Sumt trade interests. In 1816 Mr. W opened a tailoring establishment b though he had worked at the trade fore. At first be was atone ; then f( brief time the firm became Con wa; Winn ; again Mr. Winn was alo but was succeeded by Winn & Cia son. Then came Brown, Winn & C who did a general merchandise as v as 'merchant tailoring business, i they were succeeded by Loriiig, W; & Co., which firm went oat of busin on account of the war. When 3 Winn re-established the business had co partners, but subsequently soc and L. W. Joye was admitted um the firm style of P. J. Winn & Co. " Mr. Winn begau to carry a stock gcod^ about-the year 1839 or 1850, a he introduced the first regalar stock elothicg e7er brought to Sumter, was a straggle ia those days. ] used to attend thc store ia the day tii and work on euston orders at nigl and there are few of oar business m who have ever put ic more ITOur3 honest labor than he in years past. In ?872 Mr. Winn built his pres? place cf easiness. It is a brick bloc 20x100 feet, and affords a plcasa salesroom wherein areshowcall mann of. elothicg, piece goods and gen tl men's furnishing goods. It is the mo extensive establishment of its kind : ibis portion cf the State, and is pe sided over personally by Mr. Wini who is assisted by Mr. J. H. Chandle (with the house eight years,) Mr I J. Chandler and H. L B. Wells, tl last narsed gentleman being book-keej er. Mr. Winn informs us that he had better spring trade this year than last in fact with only occasional exception there has been more or less growth t his business ever since the war. Th boase may properly be called "old re liable," and we hope there are maa years of prosperity in store for it. W. H. MARTIN,. As will be Reen by this review there are several drug houses in Sure Cer^'bne of which is under the prop ri clorship of Dr. W. II. Martin, form erly of Columbia, but who has bee: a resident of this town for the pas three years. For rive years or mon he has been .with thy drug trade am for two years before Ivnvinir out D. J Auld he clerked here fur Dr. DeLorme Doctor Martin's drug store is ? right attractive place, rendered so bj, the display of the many articles th* enter into the composition of a mod ern drug stock. A3 regards Mr Martin's competency as a pharmacist the Board of Examiners vouch for inasmuch as he is a licentiate, am] beside that he has given ample evi dence of the foct sicco his connection with the drug trade of Su inter. O'DONNELL & r'0. Recently the general merchandise firm of O'Donnell Si Co. moved from Liberty Street to their present com? modious quarters known as the old J. T. Solomons' stand, corner of the Court House Sanare. This re m OT td was made necessary by thc constantly growing trad'? o?' the house, and now little is le'i to be wished for ir- the matter of either appearance or facil? ities. Under the firm's direction th<? front of the building has been mod? ernized and made resplendent v/jih plate glass ; the arrangemati*; of thc interior of thc store has also been vastly improved, and in everything that constitutes a first class establish? ment the house is now peet' ol' the yest here. The co-partners are Messrs Neil! O^Domieiiand Francis ?'Don :>e? i ,co us ins; the latter being a brother and the successor to the business of the late P. J. O'Donnell, who died on the 30th of September, ISS2, ami with which he had been identified for two or three years. Mr. Neill O'Donnell at one time clerked for Wm Bo?tc-afterwards he was with j F. V/. Wagener & Co , wholesale 1 grocers of Charleston The trade of the house is that of j general merchandise. Cotton to the i extent of a thousand cr move bales is ! annually bought, (hereafter the firm : wiil, owing to their improved foci ii- j ties, handle moro cotton than hereto- ? fore ij turinjziTti to '.he urn>un* -A about 200 torts annually are while the general range of the embraces many different lines. Thc premises occupied arc of 200 by 30 feet, 125^ feet dept stituting the main salesroom ; b is ample storage room, whil< second floor of the building is c given up to duplicate stock, appearance of the main salesro certainly notable-one cannot observing that order and system vail ; everything savors of nc? 'and good taste in arrangement as we observed these things w pected to hear one of tho firm s he did, tbtrt tliey found an impn demand for the better grade goods. Mr. Neill O'Donnell ; buyer for the house, and he visit large markets of tho country om twice each year to attend to that iness. From one-third to one-h all the trade done by O'Donm Co., is upon the lien plan, ano1 firm, in referring to "their eollec for last year, said (hat they proved good. The copartners unite lu giving business in hand their persona! a tion, and they are assisted by a petent corps of clerks as follows :. Frierson, G. W. Reardon, Jr., W DeLorme, 5. F. Flowers and otl They are sparing of no honorabh fort to deepen and strengthen th teem in which they are. held bj purchasing public, and they have only wou but. ctain tbe confTdem those with whom they have deali WM. BOGIN. Amoug the oldest merchant Sumter is Mr. Wm. Bogin Ne or quite forty years ago he bi trade here, and except for a i brief interval during the war business has not been suspem More than that, during all tl years he has had no partners. Bogin is a native of county Wexf Ireland, but he has lived here so 1 tl>at it almost seem3 as if he native and to the manner boru, began trade with email means, degrees increased his operations, has been one of our most succ?s businoss men. He was one of first merchants to begin the 1 system in Sumter, and now fully t thirds of his large business is u; that plan. His collections on year's sales, likes those of our ot merchants, are reported as hav been very good, and of course house is hopeful that the same > prove true this year. Mr. Begin annually buys from ( to SOO bales of cotton, and s< something over 200 tons of fertilize while his general merchandise tra ia in proportion. Some years a he built a very fine store which occupied four years when it v burned. He immediately rc-bi and the present building is an i cellent one being about 140 fi deep. - One hundred and ten feet c< stitutes the general salesroom-the maining SO feet is for heavy gro< ries, lt is a first class establishmc and in every way a credit to t town. Just now Mr. Bogin is at Glem Springs, whore he is spending a fe months on account of ill health ; the meantime the business runs smoothly as ever, being under t management of his daughter, Mi J. C. McGninnis, assisted by ll Charles Kingman, who has been wi the house for three years. Mi McGuinnia certainly deserved tl reputation she has of being a tho oughiy qualified business woma She Las been bookkeeper fur h father ever since leaving school ar she is, if possible, more familiar wi the business of the house than is tl proprietor himself. THE BRUNSON HOUSE. Mrs. Brunson does not keep hotel, but she is at the head of or of the best boarding houses in towi Tne hungry months she bas fed ai legion, and many a hungry travclk ?3 ready to rise up and- call hi blessed. Mrs. Bronson commence business iu 1874, and the death of he husband occurring soon after, she wa thrown entirely upon her own rc sources. Her busbies* h"as bee prosperous from the first, and eae year has added io the substanlia friends of the Brunson House. Th rapid increase of patronage has nc cessitated the addition of a numbe of rooms to her house, and the re ward of prudent energy has beei given her in no small measure. E. STE ii LE. A review of thc town without E Stehle would be incomplete. He hai made more bread, pies, cake am candy than any baker of his age ir town, and he still continues the gooci work. Mr Stehle came to Sumtei eleven years ago, moving- from Cheraw, to which place lie had come from Charleston. Mr. Stehle turns out an enormous amount of his ai trac live compounds each year, and man? ufactures candy both for wholesale and retail-our readers, however, are sufficiently acquainted with his good things to need no recommendation from us as to quality. His place ol business is on Main Street. J. E. SHARES. Mr. Snares commenced business in Sumter in ISGo, opening with a stock ol g?n?ral in crehan dise and furniture, indeed his furniture store was the first ir: Sumter after the war. More lately he h.is turned his attention almost en? tirely io furniture, keeping nothing at pr/sent brit house furnishing goods. Mr. S : ia rv* han been burnt out twice -in I he Winier of ;?:> und the Spring ?:{' "St, ea eh time iodine; eoityitlcrab'e. He is now located in the li ul bert building corner <>i Main and Bartlett Slrc-tUa. Mr. S ty ti rcs H<~?> bns ch.ir go? of the Snares llonse whose well lili? ed t:-b?e is presided over by Mrs Snares, one of the* bes! h-mse-keopers ia'-Sumter. Mr. Seores has been ia the betel business f<;r tho past ten years, and is ^mmr.ml for b.:ii: regu? lar am! transient bv-ariots. O'. T. M \SON. C. T. Mason comm en ced business as watchmaker and jeweller in Sum? ter in LS5? ami has been prominent ::: that, business ever since. Dat ing j tire war, he was electrician for tire j Cen fe'J er:-te govern m eut and was sta- : tioned at Llisiimond, Va. ile bas a!- i ways developed a strong penchant 1 fur scientific studies and experiments, [ ami has raised n family of song ':'! of i whom inherit simnar chiracierishes j --iris eldest, (J. T. Mason Jr., being . the inventor of the Cotton Harvester, ! while ike two next ?re'd'oing; '? flourish- j inir business in Darlington, in their ? chosen profession Ol' jewellers. Ai ? blason expects to retiro from bus at an early day. MASON'S COTTON IIAKVE3' There is perhaps no one thing bas attracted to Sumter such ui sal attteniion as has Mason's C Harvester. Like all important coteries it has its advocates and wise its ooooncnts, and while friends cannot yet assert its com success they know that of more ene hundred inventions in the 35 years for the purpose of pic cotton the harvester of C. T. Mi Jr., lias accomplished the most ; their confidence in bis ingenuity skill has not admitted a doubt he will yet succeed if it is pos: that a machine can bo adapted tc purpose. Mr. Mason is now about 31 years old, and in the ei ment of the full vigor of youth, advantages had from early childi in the use of tools, with the sk training since manhood, toge with his natural talent, certainly c ifies him for the undertaking. 1 furthermore backed by strong cap and has at his place on thc subur town, one of the most thorou< equipped machine shops to be fo south of Philadelphia. Some of machines which are used for the struction of the harvester are mar of exactness as well as in the sc of work they are capable of do and consequently he has the facili necessary for constructing his chines in the most thorough and ?u ed style of workmanship. The perience of the past years has b utilized in improvements upon harvester built this year-one which he has now ready for testin the field as soon as the crop is 8 ciently open. O? course, as Mr. Mason's wor to some extent tentative, he is not ] pared to receive visitors ad libit\ but those who have bad an op] tuuity of inspecting his shop amply repaid by visiting one of best arranged of machine shops, ; by receiving the courteous attent of its genial proprietor. W. G. KENNEDY. Mr. Kennedy-has been a prom-in figure in Susater ever since the YV As editor of the True Soulhri during tiro dark era, his name beca a household word throughout County and State. His merell onslaught upon Republican vilrai: and his bold and defiant attitude defending the rights of our peo against the carpet bag hosts w potent factors in paving the way the redemption of the State in IS' Since retiring from newspaper w< he has engaged in mercantile pursn and now carries on a book and varie store situated on Main Stre?t. A Kennedy was born and raised in 1 Mechanicsviile neighborhood, a pla so fertile in prominent and use men. HORACE TIA RB Y. The copartnership of Ilarby Bro for carrying on a livery and sal stable business, was formed in 181 Some years after thc firm dissolve and the present proprietor, ?i Horace Ilarby, took the business charge. His stables and wagon ehe are, during the busy seasons of t year, fiiied with the best the mark affords. He is his own buyer, in pi chasing stock, visiting the West frequent periods for that purpos and by his good judgment makii selections that always pic-Ase h patrons. He sei is from 175 to 3( head of horses and mules, and lare:e number of wagons and buggh each .year. The feed department ; Mr. Hrtrby's stables is a piominei feature, lie buys and sells enormot quantities of Bran, Oats, Hay, Coi &c, and his stable is an institiitio which the people oLSnmter won! wofully miss--were it to dosi Mr. Ilarb^is a member of the Lun berfirm^irf II. ??arby, & Co. wine bays and sells lumber, contracts fi buildings, and building supplie.1 materials of all kinds. Mr. Ilarby' name has already been mcntione in connection with the bank, aud hi business qualifications, and big financial standing add materially t its prominence. Mr. Ilarby wa boru and raised in Sumter and is t all intents and purposes a Sumte boy, and one indeed of whom we al may be justly proud. Col. L. Broadus is Mr. Karby' right band man. A true son of Ken tucky, he knows ail about good stocl and is entirely at home in the promi neut place- he occupies in Ilarby' stables. ANTHONY WHITE. Twenty years ago, Anthony Whit* commenced an Insurance bushiest in Sumter ; and he has met wit! the success which fair dealing cou pied with energy and intelligence al ways brings. Ile now represents i dozen fire insurance companies anc two life companies, and does a very large business in that line. He ii also engaged to a limited extent in a general commission business though that is entirely secondary to his in? surance work. Mr. White is one ol our most popular citizens. He was a member of the Legislature six years ago. He declined re-election and is now on the Board of Regents of tho State Lunatic Asylum. Mr. White ?3 prominent in his earnest advocacy cf higher ?ducation. Him? self a high honor graduate at David so:: College, he has ever since re? tained the love of literal ure then ac? quired, and by precept and example urged its importance une?: others, lie is one of the boan! of visitors at Davidson, and is as much at home in its chssie halls ns among his book? and ledgers in bia ellice. Iiis oir.e.-? of business is at thc corner ol' Main and Republican streets. W. M. G UAH AM. Wcrovcr horse flesh is needed, stock men are in demand. Sumter bas incur sume icu ? i?? quaiil-tty ?-...-l superembcui i?: tonality. W. M Graham, who taires as nat? ural jv io hcu-senesh aa if foreordained, commenced in that business with the late 1*. Ii. Eilis, in 1370,in stabler :r.e:iteu nea:1 the corn Or ol - : ? : * 3 : i ano Dugan Streets. In IST! he oponed for himself at in's present place, situ? ated on Ropnb?can Street, thc stab! running back to his o??ice whioh frants or. Court Ii Ouse Square, a.:! v.-h ich i? one of ibo most pleasant town. Mr. Graham's business I; . - beeu and continues to be quito pros- j perons, lie visits the West in per- ! ?on while buying, and handles from "ne to two hundred head of horses j and mules ciel? year. His stables are patronised by lovers of fancy and trotting- stock, he having owned and sold eome of thc fastest horses in this section of thc State. He is an exten? sive dealer in vehicles of all kinds, selling annually about two hundred, his trade extending not only over Sumter but adjoining Comities. Mr. Graham, is a popular business man, and his talents are not confined alone to his personal line of business, but is frequently employed for the benefit of his town and neighbors. Col. J. D. Graham has been for a number of 5rears intimately associated in the business, and his universal knowl? edge of raen as well as horses has added materially to the popularity and prosperity of the business. W. P. SMITH. Mr. Smith bas had charge of a marble yard here ever since 1869. Ile is a native of Marlboro County, and a thoroughly equipped workman. His patrons are found all through middle Carolina, aud his work will compare favorably with that of any stone cutter in the State. Mr. Smith's absence iii another County prevents our .giving more in detail the prog? ress and extent of his business. J. B. CARR. Mr. Carr is one of the foremost me? chanics and building contractors in Sumter. He came from North Caro? lina a few years ago, and has already firmly established himself in the busi? ness circles of Sumter. Many of the neatest and most attractive dwellings in town have been erected by bim. He is also interested in mercantile pursuits and carries on an establish? ment of general merchandise next door to R. P. Monaghan, on Main Street. 51 r. H. A. Lowry is the gen? eral manager. J A. SCHWERIN. Mr. Schwerin has been in business in Sumter since 18S2. Books, sta? tionery, toys and sewing machines have been his specialties. Of the latter he has sold possibly 150 the last four years, while his holiday trade | in toys, fireworks, &c., is quite heavy. Mr. Schwerin is a perfect success in concocting cooling drinks, and his soda water fountain and milk shake counter is one of the popular resorts of Sumter folks during dog days. Mr. Schwerin is a youDg man of exceedingly suave mariners and is building up a prosperous business. Mr. W. C. Veuuing is Mr. Schwerin's right hand man. JOHN REID. Capt. Reid is a native of County An? trim, iu Ireland. Ile came to America about thirty years ago ar-d is now as entirely identified with our interests in every respect as if to the manor born. Ho was a good Confederate soldier, fighting through the entire war, and during the latter part was in Hampton's Cavalry command. Ile commenced merchandizing in Sumter on his own account, in IST-i, and His business has grown steadily to the present time, when he has an assured patronage, which through many years pf business dealing has learned to look upon John Reid as their beau ideal of what a merchant should be. His place of business on Main Street is pleasantly and conveniently situa? ted, and consists of a substantial brick store 21- by 100, well filled with dry goods and groceries We are glad to number John Reid among our active and progressive business men. J. J. MULLER. On the 1st of May last Mr. Muller opened a harness and saddlery shop | in Sumter-the only enterprise pf its-s kind here. Pravious to ccr/jiiig LO to Sumter Mr.1 Mul 1er had been en? gaged in the same business at Mayes viile, and much of his old trade from that section comes to him here. Since opening his shops here he has found business very good. He car? ries some factory made work but his real specialty is work of his own making, iu single harness ranging from ?16 to gio, and in double from ?30 to gio. Ile has some very fine gooda iu stock, whether cheap or ex? pensive, and not unnaturally he hopes that a re80nable share of the trade will fall to him. Ile certainly has cur best wishes to that end. There are, of course, many other interests in the community that are in a thriving condition, but which lack of space as well as inability to gain information concerning in time for this issue prevents our speaking of in detail. There are two dentists, two very excellent millinery estab? lishments, (presided over by Mrs. White & Miss Miller, and Misses McElhose, respectively.) A carriage factory under charge of the Curtis Carriage Co , and a livery and feed stable by G. F. Epperson. Morris L Bro. do a large business in hides, pelts, wool, beeswax, cte. Miles Moran who has long been identified with the mercantile interests of Sumter j is still to be found at his ola stand on j Liberty Street. O.i the opposite side of the Street, Y. Cus: ck continues to carry on, as he has for many years, a gene ral ni crehan disc business. There are a number of small groceries or gen- ? eral merchandise lieuses, that we have not space in which lo speak of at this time. In the language of thc stage it is time to ''ring down the curtain on this review. As a concluding para? graph we need only quote : "Wh.'U i? writ ?3 writ ; would It were worthier." ?KV7.V J?*.-. <?.?. u-.-v *-'-?-'>.? SJ Jmm ?M Drying Tomatoes. Tu italy rm extensive business is car? ried on in drying tomatoes to use dur? ing tlio.-o portions of ibo year wheo fresh, fruit cannot ho obtained. The j to ma?ces p.rc all?vred to remain on the j branches until they arc .y.i'-.ic rip.*. | Tacy aro then picked and pressed in j bag? made of ea~rso cloth, which ai-j 1 - .'. - J... .!.-..,._!, !..,t I ' " "' / . 1 .i " ' ; r 1 :va:eu ret:::::.*: the :;ec:ic? ri TI tl s?ins. ? The* :'.?.)[> is tb'eu thinly spread <>n j ...loth, beard*, or ir. shallow di-hes, :md i e>:r?r-*ed to thc sun to dry W hen if. ? !::'.s become quite dry, it la broken up j Sue, ground, nnd nut it?lo hexes or i !.-j;;S ?<.</. sea*, lo market. A large part ; of i? i> used for r m-vi, but a considera- | bte :>0?'tion i ; em?li.?ved as wc dc toma- j ti>?s .vhou preserved in tin or ether cans, j [t is s vike-] for a few hours zn warm j water, and -hon cooked in 'ho ordinary nrmn'^r. Thr-ro is a :?rcat. prejudice against canned to tn atoes, many being un wholesome. Tim noni joice which ? tl? cv contain unites tvith thc solder of] too tin erm? nm forms a dis agreeable j ccm.|?vui??. -_ j I TUESDAY, AUGUST 24. Tho Sumter Watclttnan was founded' ia 1850 and the True Southron in 18C6. The Watchman and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence cf both of the old papers, and is manifestly thc bc3t advertising medium in Sumter. THE PRIMARY. This election comes o?" on the 11th September, and we trust a full vote will be polled. Every Democrat should turn out and not only vote far the best interests of his County, but use his influence in inducing others to do the same. We want good nominees bat wo can not get them unless we, at least, take the trouble of voting for them. There is no need of taking the entire day to do this patriotic duty, but even if it should take all day give it cheerfully, because tho Primary is the election after all. Poll a fall vote, and nominato a good ticket, and the work is ended. We do not believe any Republican ticket will be nominated, and if it is, one day more in November will ead that trouble. But this makes it all the more necessary that a wise choice be made at thc Primary. Therefore we urge a full vote on that occasion. SUMTER'S REVIEW, The Review wo publish to-day is not entirely satisfactory to us, but we give it as an imperfect sketch of Sumter and her business men. The greater portion was prepared by Mr. Clarke who has considerable experience in this work. Ile is well qualified for the task, and in the main has done his work well. We regret that the Cotton Factory was omitted in this review, but now as we are, ready to go to press the omission cannot be remedied. THE MANCHESTER & AUGUS? TA E. R. Our readers who may be interested ia R. R. developments will read with interest thc advertisement calling for the opening of books in Sumter in aid of the Manchester and Augusta road. This road, will open a direct linc west? ward from some point in the vicinity of Sumter, and the advantages thereby to bc afforded our popio should interest them in its development. Recruits Wanted for tlie Citadel Academy. The graduation of thc class of 1886 from the State Military Academy, fifty three members, of course creates vacan? cies in the ranks of the Cadets. Under thc Act providing for the reopening of the Citadel it was contemplated that there should be sixty-six young mee who should receive beneficiary scholar? ship at the institution. This number has been reduced by the board of visi? tors to sixty-three, owing to a small reduction made in the appropriation for the Citadel at the last session of thc General Assembly. There arc now in thc Citadel twenty-two beneficiary Cadets, leaviog forty-one vacancies which are to be filled when thc Citadel reopens in October. The?e vacancies are apportioned among the various counties in the State, and will be filled by com? petitive examination, which will be conducted by boards of examiners to be appointed in each County, and which will be held ou the 14th cf September. In the meantime young men desiring to enter the competitive examination should send their applications to General Johnson Hagood, at Barnwell, on or before September 7, sec advertisement ia this paper. On August 12th, 1876-just ten years ago-the Democrats of Edgefield, led by Butler, Gary, Sheppard and others, met Mackey, Chamberlain and tho Republican hosts and put them to rout, horse, foot and dragoons. The Advertiser last week celebrated the anniversary of that event and of the glorious campaign which followed by printing its entire outside in red ink. The account of the doings of the Red Shirt Democracy on that eventful day, which was published at the time in its columns, is also reproduced in full. The jnry ia the case of the State against Robt. T. Jones for killin?; the Pressleys in EJgefield County ia No? vember last made a mistrial at Edge ueld Gn tho 12th instant. This vras thought to be one of the most brc.ta! murders over committed in the S(atek yet, it is said that the jury stood on.c for murder, live for manslaughter cud six for acquittal. The prospect for the Manning Acad? emy is hotter this year than ever before. Students arc expected from, all parts of thc county and also from several ether counties, lt is desired that all shall be present promptly the Ursi day. The Academy opens ono week later than last year, sa that there ?aay bc no ex? cuse that the ??oasou be: jg too carly. O ... v ;t'i LSC. The masterly series of pipers on "Great American Cities'' i:i lrarpcr* M-i?-iziris is con tinur.1. in the Au./ust issue by Kd ni titi cl Kirke"s contnbntio.n on Detroit, which is the leading arl:e!?j ..>!' ,\ rich ?;: .?'>cr. The hi?-?ory . >t" ..'?'i'.- tiley af the Strait.'-" iscleverly out? lined from tim time In-fore Hendrik Hudson set tool IPI Manhattao island, when the Ihm?::;; noeiied out ii.? to Champlain as :!: ? ;- A'i -\;:iv to ' tho va -t seas cf Sweet water."' The first i-iMlemeu: hy the ml vcr. : u rou; henchman <?*?liT?:lc. the roznan tic frontier Vii"?.- of its early period, ibo reTchaio? an y'.-e?es cliis!?vin^ ai>i?::t this Western cen? tre of rh.; st: i frc? ?!?. ... thc surprising :'!.M<1. rf Yankee" immigration which' was op^ocd hy ihe Krie canal, and J.ts: astounding gu?;v!h ever since, are all deftly described. Hui the eily of to-.lav is the main subject, anil iu; characteristics in enterprise, society, arelit i?xt::re.f and ch Un re are wei! treated. A livi.ly part of the article is tile two pages iiiven io "M rr...;;{," the ?Jc?roii FJ?C 1'nss bumot i-t. whose ?crirait is o?c of the numerous illustra: ions. Without beautiful hair no woman is beauti? ful, is yours falling oil or laded ? The loss is vin;!. (bilker's Hair ibiisa.n will preserve your hair and give bac!: its gloss aud youth? ful color. Clean, elegant perfect. Prevents dan dru li . m A CARD. Having been nominat%4-for re-appointment as County Treasurer. I bes leave to state that it would greatly gratify me if thc people ^should by their votes ia the Primaries indicate a wish that I should continue in office for another term. I think it is proper that I should submit it to their decision unbiased by personal solic? itation on ray part ; assuring them that whatever be thc event, I gratefully appre? ciate thc groat kindness I have always ex? perienced at their hands. W. F. B. HAYXSWOBTH. A CARD. Mr. Editor : Please allow me through your columns to thank my friends for thc compli? ment of bringing me forward as a candidate for the Legislature, but must assure them that I am not a candidate, and therefore respect? fully decline. A. S. BROWN. Beady to Answer. 3?r. Editer: Seeing in your issac of last week a request from Mr. II. R Thomas to an? swer certain questions. I wish to state that I j intend to go to all oar campaign meetings and w?l cheerfully answer all questions pro? pounded by Mr. Thomas or aoy other gentle? man. Yours truly, H. G. SHAW. August 23, 1886. Tho Verdict Uoanlinoua. W. D. Sault, Drngirist, Iiippus, Ind., testified "I can recommend Electric Bitters as tho very test remedy. Every bottle sold hos given relief in every ease. One man took six bottles, and was earea of Rheumatism of 10 years'standing.'* Abraham Hare, druggist, Belleville. Ohio, af? firms: uThe best sailing medicine I have ever handled in my 20 years' experience, is Electric Bitters." Thousands of orbers have added their testimony, so that the verdict is unani? mous that Electric Bitters do cure ell diseases of th 3 Liver, Kidneys or Blood Only a half dollar a buttle at J.F. \V. DeLorme's Drug Store. 2 . n iM'U i i B My liver was so fearfully disorded ar>d I felt so feeble and languid that I scarcely took interest in anything; Tried all the so-called remedies without relief until I used Parker's Tonic, which effected a permanent cure. David Bash, Little Rock, Ark. m Milk Shakes and Soda Water, at 5 eents per glass at J. A. Sch worm's. Combining IB05 with PV2E VEGETABLE TON'ICS, quickly and completely CLEANSES and ENP.IC3ES THE BI<OOB. Quickens thc action of tho Liver and Eidneys. Clears tho complexion, makes the skin smooth. It does not inj are tho teeth, canse headache, or produce con? Btl])?t?oa-ALL OTHES ISON MEDICINES DO. Phj siciana end "Druggists everywhere recommend ii. Ba. TS. S. RUGGIXS, of Merion, 3Iaes" says: "I reciiramend Brown's Iron Bitters ca a valuable tonio for enriching tao blood, and removing all dyspeptic ejrr p toms. It does not hurt the teeth." TJ3. R. M. DrxzsxL. Remolds, Ind., says: "I hav 3 prescribed Brown3 Iron Bitters ?a casos of anc;raia and b'ood discapos. also when a tonic was noed-X?, and it ?as proved thoroughly satisfactory." 2?&i W??.B?T??T^ 2S St. Mary St., New Orleans, La., say?: " Brown's Iren titters relieved me in a casa c i b'ood prnscnirff. and I heartily commend it to tho??1 radiar F. biood purifier. IC'JX. W. YT. HOXAXEUr, Tu&ccmbia. Ala., says: "I La?c been troubled from chil<lhood with Impura Blood and.crrjption cn my face-two bottles of Brawn's Iren Sitters elfocted a perfect cure. I cannot speak toe highly of th? 7aluable medicine." Centrino has abcro Irado Mark and cres ped red linea cn wrapper. Take no other. Made only by . II30W3 CG.. i?A?.?IiI02iE, 21?. iii WANTED. SITUATION AS GOVERNESS in small family. Apply at this Office. SCHOOL NOTICE. Sumter School District No. i. SUMTER, S. C., Aug. 23. 1SS6. A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF J\ SCHOOL TRUSTEES will be held on Wednesday. Sept. 8:h, to elect Teachers for this School District. W. R. DELGAR, Clerk and Chairman. GREENVILLE M?Uf?ft? ?NSTI TUTE OPENS SEPTEMBER ?5th. TERMS reasonable. For particulars apply to JOHN B. PATRICK, A og 24._Principa*. Attention Sumter Township Democratic Club. A TTEND A MEETING of your C!jh at XX Music Hall on Thursday evening, Aug. 2(3ih, at 8:30 o'clock, for the purpose of elect? ing a Committee on Registration fynd Mana? ger of Elections (as provided for in the regu? lations for Primary elections for Sumter County) and for transaction of other busi? ness. D. J. AULD, A. WHITS, JR., Pre?ideutS. D. Club. Secretary and Treasurer. NOTICE -OF - Opening Booka of Subscrip? tions -?0 THE j?aichesUr & Abasia Railroad? STATE OF ??o?Tii CAROLINA. "VrOT?CE is hereby given that the under J^lj sigr.ed, being three of the Commission? ers marney in the Acfof the General Assembly cf tho S'.atc of South Carolina approved Feb rur ry *?6th. 1S70, entitled an Act ''To Char? ter tl ie Manchester and Augusta Railroad T'onvjany,'' have decided to open books for subscription to the Capital Stock of said Com p.T jv r?t Marion, at Bank of Marion, on the 8 Ji'drty cf September pros. ; at Florence. 9:h Jay of" September, and at Sumter on Soth dav of September pro:., and that Books for S.: tscriprion tc Capital Stock cf thc Manches? ter and Augusta Railroad Company will be then and there opened and stand open for thirty days from and :if:er 'bc said 30th day of September; i?3?. for receiving subscrip? tion? in sbares of $100 each to said stock, to the extent of ike millions of dollars and that or. each share of stork S?hsoriWd, the sub? scriber will be ro'i'iiivd to pay two dollars per share. The direction cf said road as r:.yaired by the Charter is "from some point on (the then) Wilmington and Manchester Railroad j io ?bu Town of Hamburg, S. C., or near that V*. \V. IIARLLEE, ] THOS. i> MeDOWELL, VCom'rs. J. S. 11IO11ARDS0N. ' J - ? ' . i..I ? s, J . CLUB MEETINGS". The I ?eoiocruiic- Exocuiive Ccuivnittee has arranged for Campaign Club Meetings as fol? lows : WS I .ORVILLE, CARTER'S CROSSING AND HAMPTON will meet at I>tsbo:>vilIc on Thursday, August 2<iih. a: ll o'clock A. M. RAFTING CI . V. iv K*. SP RINO HI LL. GAIL LAKE'S N ROADS, PRO\ i DEN CE AND S'A'iMMi.;.; PENS ?ill meet at Gaillard's Cross iioruU on Saturday, August 23:h, at ll i> ci OCA A . .?I. LYNCHBURG TOWNSHIP. MAGNOLIA, SHILOH, MT. OLK), MAVESVILLE AND LYNCHBURG PRECINCTS will meet at Magnolia on Tliursaav, September 2d, at ll o dook A. M. WEDGEFIELD, STATEIU"RG, PRIVA? TEER AND MANCHESTER- will meet at Wedgefield, Saturdav, September -ith, at ll o clock A. M. CONCORD, ZOAR AND SUMTER will neet at Sumter on Monday, September G th, at ll A. M. R. D. LEE, F. J. MAYS?, Chairman. Secretary; 2>ro tem. Aug. 10. SOUTH CAKUbiiNA MILITARY ACADEMY. OFFICE OF CHAIRMAN BOAUD OF VISITORS, BAR.NWEI,L, S. C., August 6, 1886? The GeneraWfssembly at its last session having reduced the appropriation for the State Military Academy, the Board of Visi? tors, conforming thereto, have resolved to admit a number of beneficiary Cadets foTiha ensuing year, which, with those present, willi make the number sixty-three. Since the recent commencement tsfere remain in the Academy twsaty-two Benefici? aries. Vacancies are annoucced from the follow? ing counties : Aiken I, Anderson 2, Barnwell 2, Beaufort 2, Berkeley 2, Charleston 4, Chea? ter 1, Chesterfield 1, Darlington 2, Edgefield 1, Fairfield 2, Greenville 1, Hampton 1, Horry 1, Kershaw 1, Lancaster 2, Laurens 2, Marl? boro 1, Marion 2, Newberry 2, Orangeborg lt Pickens I, Spartanburg 1, Sumter 1, Union 2, Williamsburg 1, York 1. Forty-one ia all. These vacancies will, as heretofore, be 61Ied by competitive examination. The County Examining Boards will .con? vene for the purpose at their respective Coun? ty seats on Tuesday, 14th September. Application for information and forms on which to apply for permission to appear be? fore these Examining Boards will be made-1? the undersigned on or before Saturday, 4tb September. The Board of Visitors will pass upon these applications and grant permits to such as ap? pear entitled thereto at Columbia, on Tues? day, 7th September. The Board- will con? sider no application not clearly and folly made out in accordance with prescribed regu? lations. It is desirable therefore, that they be forwarded to the Chairman as early a* practicable, to the end that they may br re? turned-before the session of the Board foe amendment when needed. County Examining Boards will receive their appointment and instructions from the State Superintendent of Education, and report the result of the examinations directly to the un? dersigned at Barnwell. Each paper in toa co au ties where vacancies are above announc? ed are requested to give tb|3 notice one inser? tion and forward their accounts to Lieutenant W. W. White Quartermaster, at the Citadel. JOHNSON HAGOO?, Chairman Board Visitors, South Carolina Military Academy. g i ti a 3> o u S1 y 9 39 C^? ?tg?(?Q i- a s? -s B 5Z - ff ??3 U m So Balls' ^ > ss p^'r w Sa s if i m 5 co ?1. 3 .gi 2? 5S ij'f sf CP S? il ll >Bt. .go Ul fei ? o 00 Estate of William Keels, Sr?, Deceased^ ALL PE??NS HOLD?NG GLAIMS against said Estate will present the same, duly attested, and all persons io any way indebted to said Estate, will make pay? ment v.ithout delay to WM. J. KEELS, Aug 24,188$. Qualified Executor. Estate of Rich'd M. foin, Dec'dt ALL PERSONS holding claims against said Estate, will present same duly at? tested, and such persons a3 are in any way indebted to said Estate, will make payment to W.U. 0. CAIN, Aug. 17. Qualified Administrator. Estate of Re?? J. Leighton WH? son; Deceased? ALL PERSONS holding claims against said Estate will present the same-duly attested, and such persons as are indebted to said Estate, will make immediate payment to either. ROBT. BRADLEY WILSON, Rsv. JAS. S. COSBY, JAS. HARVEY WILSON, Qualified Executors, Mayesville, S. 0. Aug. 17-, 1886^_ 3t The State of South Carolina COUNTY OF SUMTER.. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. TTTHEREAS. Jins. SARAH J. FKIE? YV- SON, Widow, made suit to me t? j grant her Letters of Administration of th? J Estate and Effects of DR. ADOLPHUS H. * FRIEESON, deceased. These are therefore to cite aud admonish all aud singular the kindred and creditor* of tb* said Dr. Adolphus H. Friersou, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and anpear before me, in the Court of Probate, t?* - b? held at Sumter C. H. on Sept. 3rd, 1886v next, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock ia the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have? why the said Administration should, not W granted. Giveu under my band, this 17th day af August, Anno Domini, 1886. T. V. WALSH, [L. S.J August 17._Judge of Probate. NOTICE OF CO-PARTNERSHIP. SUMTER, S. C., AUG. 16,1886? ACO-PARTNERSHIP for the practice ?rf Law has this day been formed betwee* i he undersigned, under the firm name aad style of EARLE k PURDY. Careful attention wili be given to.all busi? ness entrusted to our care, either in the Stat* Conns or in the United States Courts. Col? lections promptly made. JOSEPH H. EARLS, ROBERT 0. PURDY. Aug. 10-1 m_ FOR SALE The following Second-hand Machiaery, fe good repair : ONE SIX-HORSE ENGINE, (New Ye*k Safctv Steam Pow?lr Co.) ONE FORTY-SAW WINSHIP GIN, with Feeder and Condenser. ONE HAND-POWER COTTON PRESS. For particulars address. * \y. .7. JENNINGS. Sumter, S. C. J. B. KILLOUGH, Manager of Ludden & Bates' Southern House has opened an office in Sumter. Leave yoax orders for .Musical Instruments and Musical .Merchandise. You will find in stock Domestic. White aol New Home Machines, Oil and Needles for all Machines. J. CHESTNUT NEVILL, Augusts_ Managar. G.W7C:DICK,D.D.S. OESce over Bogia*s New Store, ^ ? EKT&AXCE OX MAIN STBEET, SUMTER, .S. C. Office Hours.-9 to 1:30 ; 2:30 ip 5* Sept S J