The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 24, 1886, Image 2
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?.
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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
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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.
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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