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_ ^ <._--. .^^BDKBSDAT, JANUARY 18. intered at the Post Office at Sumter, S. ? C., as Second Class Matter. ? EXAMINE YOUS DATES. -o We request each of our subscribers io ex? amine the address on his paper, and particu? larly to observe the date upon it. This date shows the time up to which the paper has Win paid for. Many of our subscribers will thus ste that they have paid in advance ; but there are many others who will discover tb it thev have not. .NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Andrew Baker-Warning, s ? W. C. A. R. R.-Scbed ule. "gbi?, Earle-Houses to Rent. H. L. B. Wells-Fertilizers. - D. J. Winn-Selling off Stock. Estate Jobn B. Johnston-Notice. Estate of Josiah G. Fort-Notice. Estate of Mary S. Chandler-Notice. O.b.kC. W. Kingman-Toltec Cigars. ~-T. S. Johnston-Dissolution of Copartner Ship. Personal. ? ?lr W. L. Sander*, of; Rafting Creek, was in Sumter to-day, looking as Sae as ever. Mrs- Kate B. Folsom and ber two little daughters have gone on a visit to Packsville, Clarendon County. * Senator Marion Moise and Representative 'Altamont Moses, of Sumter, were in the city yesterday.-Nezrs and Courter, Jan. 18. Mr. Frank Mikell, of Coosaw, is in Sumter. Mr. Mikell is undecided whether he will seek his forturne out West or try his luck with the rest of us in the South. Mr. Mikell is a young man of superior business qnaliScations, and be will succeed wherever he pitches his tent. Oui esteemed citizen and efficient clerk in the Clerk's office, Mr. R. S. Bradwell, who bad the good fortune to lead to the altar a short time since ooe of Georgia's most esti? mable and charming daughters, ?3 now the bappiest man in Sumter County, and his host ot admiring friends join the 'Waichmap. and Southron in wishing bim all the unalloyed happiness that so good and useful a man is entitled to. Fresh Garden Seeds and Onion Sets, at G. S. Sealy's ander Music Hall. The Methodist congregation paid their res? pects on last Wednesday night to the new pastor, Rev. J. M. Pike and to the Presiding Sider, Rev. J. S. Be&slej, in the shape of Bberal poundiog3. ; The condition of Republican Street, between ! Main and Sumter Streets, does not reflect mach credit upon those whose business it is to keepit in travelling order. Its present " plight, is not altogether attributable to the state of toe weather. The monthly meeting of the Building and Loan Association on last Monday night was a j failure on account of the lack of a quorum of j Directors to transact the business, and the j meeting was adjourned until to-morrow j (Thursday) night. Standard Lumber Mills on the Centra! R.R. in Clarendon County, has made a great ac? quisition lately rn the selection of a book? keeper in the person of our worthy fellow towDsmao, W. F. Rhame. Mr. Rhame is an ali-roocd business man, and on that account bis services to any establishment are always valuable. The annnal Section held last week for officers of The Simonds National Bank of Sumter resul ed as follows : Dr. Andrew Simonds, president. Coh R. M. Wallace, ?icepr?sidant, and Dr. A. J. China, R. D i Lee, Capt. John Reid, Col. R. M. Wallace, ? Horace Barby, Andrew Simonds and E. E. j Salinas, directors. Among tbe claims laid before the County ? CommissiODsers on last Monday for approval j was" that of Mr. G. C. Bacot, of $49.50 for ! guarding P. G. Bowman, Esq., for eleven | days. The counsel for the Board was con- i suited about this matter, and we are inform- j ed that tbere are grave doubts whether the j County will have to.pay it. Vacancy for West Point. We have been requested by Congressman Elliott to announce that there will be a com? petitive examination at Charleston on March 7th, for a cadetship at West Point, open to at] young men between 17 and 22- All necessary information can be obtain? ed by addressing rion. Wm. Elliott, House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. Entertainment at Mayesville. On Friday evening, the 27th of January, an entertainment will be given at the Lodge in Mayesville, S. C . for the benefit of the ' school at that place. The public of surround? ing country are invited. Children 10 cents. Ladies aaa gentlemen 15 cents. At a later day notice of date of Col. Rice's coming will be given. Chautauqua. The next meeting of the Chautauqua Circle wilt be held at the Institute Hall, Thursday evening, Jan. 26tb, at 8 o'clock. ORDER OF EXERCISES Roll call-Quotations from Lowell. Lesson-Chapter VII American Literature. Sketches-Paul H. Hay ne. by Miss Eliza Coooer; Mark TwaiD, bv Mr. Tracy Walsh ; Geo'. W. Cable, by Maj. H. F. Wilson. Music and Recitations. -- - i ? Trial Justice Appointments. Messrs. W. D. Blanding, W. W.Anderson, ?r.. and S. M. Clarkson, baring declined the appointments of Trial Justice for Sumter, Stateburg and Bishopvillc, Messrs^ A. Brooks Stuckey, Themas S. Sumter, ana Robt. E. Carnes hare been recommended by the Legis? lative delegation for the positions named and UT. Stuckey has received from the Secretary of State the papers preliminary to the issuing of bis commission as Trial Justice at this place. Tbis will not interfere with his law practice as Attorney in any of the Courts ex? cept that of Trial Justice for District No. 1. The Horse and Mule Market. There bas been a lively trade among the borse men in Sumter for the past three weeks, and they have proven equal to the emergency by keeping a supply of desirable animals, and have sustained the reputation of Ara ter for being one of the best horse markets in tbe State. Messrs. Graham and Harby have each received several car loads per week of horses and mules and the demand upon them has been about in tbe same proportion. Hap peoisg at the stable of Mr. Harby a few days ago we saw eight magniScent mules in a bunch with halters on and were told that they had just been sold to one man-Mr. A. C. 'DuRant of Bishopville. Tbe eight are worth as we learned, somewhere about ?1,500. The C. C. C. Railroad. Tbe Sumter correspondent of the News and Courier under date of January 14th says : "The Charleston, Cincinnati and Chicago Railroad Company has recently issued a handsome prospectus with accompanying maps sbowi?g the completed and proposed route of the rond. The line from Camden to Sumter is put down as under construction, and from Sumter the road extends in a direct line to C?arleston. This will probably re- ! lieve the minds of many persons in Sumter i . who have been apprehensive tbat this road | would gi^e us the go-by. It might be well i now for the people of this city to consider | some steps toward securing more surely this route, as it might yet lie with them whether or not Sumter will get the road. The Situation in Sumter. Mr. Charles H. Moise, of Sumrer, is in the city. Yesterday afternoon he s^id to a Re? porter for The Netcs and Courier that all the wounded io the late shooting affray at Sum? ter are doing well ; that the excitement in the city of Sumter was nothing like what bas been represented : that the excellent cor? respondent of The News and Courier was absent from Sumter at the time of tu? dif? ficulty ; that there never was the slightest danger of lyncbiog anybody, and that the New York Tribune's correspondent in Charles? ton was grossly deceived in stating that it was at "one time feared that the militia . would have to be called out." Mr. Moise said that the people of Sumter do not carry concealed weapons to any greater extent than they are carried in other places in the South, aod the class of people who have hitherto carried them is very limited, f jfr. Moise lays the blame for the late unfor? tunate affair upon Solicitor G?land, who. -fcfaen he cosid have convicted a respectable otiseuT?r carrying a reTol?^ failed to do so. Z~Jtme9.snd Courier jim* 18. Death. Died at Fort Mill, S. C., Winnie Agnes, wife of L. B. Owen and daughter of the late Rev. Wm. Crook, at ll P. M. Tuesday, 3rd inst., of consumption after a long and painful illness. Mr. James W. Kember*, who has been in failing health for several years died at his home near Swimming Pens on last Saturday thel4ih instant, and was buried at Rembert's Church on Sunday. Rev. J. S Beasley per? forming tbs funeral services, which were largely attended. Mr. Rembert was in his 73rd year, and bis death occurred on the 52d anniversary of bis marriage. His wife and five children survive him. Religious. Rev. J. G. Richards, the Evangelist for Harmony Presbytery, preached at the Pres? byterian Church on last Sunday night. Ashley Phosphate. All persons who intend buying any kind of fertilizer should write to the Ashley Phos? phate Company, Charleston, for information and prices as to the various brands of fertil? izers compounded by them. The Ashley is one of the most reliable fertilizer companies in Charleston, and the gentlemen who manage it are extremely pleasant to deal with. The Ashley is always just what it is represented to be. Capt. Andrews at Home Again. We bad a call a day or two ago from Capt. Robt. W. Andrews-and "Fido." The Cap? tain arrived in Sumter on last Saturday. He travelled the most of the way on foot from Boston, tbroogh the cities of New York and Philadelphia, and stopped for a while in Vir? ginia. He left Boston in last August, and consequently has taken it quite leisurely. He has had a little book printed, containing a sketch of his life with many incidents and ad? ventures through which he has passed during bis long life, and he has made expenses while on the road by the sale of the books. There is a good picture of him and his dog io tbs front part of the book." The Captain is look? ing better than when be first left Sumter some years ago, and he says he is enjoying fine health. He put his age now at 97 years. During the past four years be has made two trips on foot to Boston, the latter extending into Canada, and also once to New Orleans and back. * Dr. C. H. Green, Jr. Dr. C. H. Green, Jr., left this County on last Saturday night for New York city, where he has gone to take a post-graduate course. There are few young men who have been so successful as Dr. Green. He was first-honor man of one of the largest and brightest classes that ever graduated at the Baltimore Medical College. His standard in all of the branches of the prescribed course was so high that he soon became conspicuous amoog the frater? nity while at that institution. Upon receiv? ing his diploma he returned to his native County and began to practice in the Rafting Creek section, where he soon built up a large and lucrative practice. In addition to this encouraging evidence of success, he has the proud gratification of knowing that in the, treatment of all cf his cases he has always given entire satisfaction. It has always been Dr. Green's desire to establish himself in some large Northern or Western city, which wish will be realized beyond a doubt after our distinguished young friend has completed bis post-graduate course io New York. All in Ja?. Mr. P. G- Bowman's physician pronounced him well enough on last Saturday morning to be taken to jail, and consequently Sheriff Sanders proceeded at once to Mr- Bowman's residence from which be was taken to the jail in a carriage. Mr. Bowman and Mr. Barby occupy the last cell in the Western portion of the building. Upon receiving the opinion of Mr. Penning? ton's physican to the effect that his patient was able to go to jail, Mr. Pennington was incarcerated early on yesterday morning. Mr. Pennington and Mr. Keels share the second cell in the South end of the jail. Both of the apartments of these gentlemen are very nicely tarnished. The presence of a cirpet, stove, table, papers, magaziues, books, cigars, flowers, and the companion? ship of visiting friends soften the gloom and severity of jail life considerably. Mr. Thomas Drayton, the jailer, is very polite and? obliging, and any one wishing to visit these gentlemen will be admitted to the jail for that purpose j Vick's Floral Guide. A silver lining lo every cloud ! With the j short duli days of early winter come the ! cheery holidays and Vick's beautiful annual, ! and lo I spring already appears not far dis ! tant. We can almost see the greening grass j and the blooming flowers. In the way of Catalogue, Vick's* Floral Guide is unequaled I in artistic appearance, and the edition of each ! year that appears simply perfect, is surpassed I the next. New and beautiful engravings, ! and three colored plates of flowers, vegetables, ! and grain, are features for the issue for 1S38. i Its lavender tinted cover, with original de ! signs of most pleasing effects, will ensure ita I prominent place in the household and library. It is in itself a treatise on horticulture, and is adapted to the wants of all who are interested in the garden or house plants. It describes the rarest flowers and the choicest vegetables. If you want to know anything about the garden, see Vick's Floral Guide, price only 10 j cents, including a certificate, good for 10 cents worth of seeds. Published by James Vick, Seedsman, Rochester, N. Y. A farmer once told us that he would not be without Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup if it cost 55.00 a bottle. Mr J. M. Keesler. Merchant Taylor, 42 German Street, Baltimore, Md., says :-"I find Saltation Oil effectual and speedy in the j cure of neuralgia." I - ' ' The following was intended for a two-col ! umn advertisement but was handed in too ! late to allow u3 to arrange for it. It will ap I pear next week properly displayed, bot in the j meantime if you want to take advantage of i the bargains offered, call and make your se I lections : SELLIKG OFF STOCK! In order to clear out my Winter I Stock and make room for a very handsome Spring Stock now being manufactured fur me, I will sell for the next 30 days !or cash, regardless of profit, my eDtire Wioter Stock of Clothing, Overcoats, Piece Goods, Georgia and North Carolina Jeius, Kerseys and Cassi meres, together j with a fine line of Undershirts, all j wool and mixed Red Medicated Flannels, heavy Canton Flannel { Drawers, &c, &c. Don't fail to get these bargains. . D. J. WINN. Jan. 18, 1888. Appointments of Sumter Circuit. First Sunday-ii A. M., St. John's (Spring Hill); 3.30 P. M., New Salem. Second Sunday-li A. M., Bethel; 3.30 P. M., Rembert's. Third Sunday-ll A. M., St. John's; 3.30 P.M. New Saiem. Fourth Sunday-ll A.M., Rembert's; 3.30 P. M., Bethel. W. L. WAIT, Pastor. Their Business Booming. Probably nf? one tiling hns caused such a general revival of trade at Dr. Dc Lorine's Drug ?tore as the giving away to customers of .<? many tree trial bottles of Dr. King's New Dis? covery for consumption. ?Iis thufc? is s?mplv enormous in this very valuable article fn.cn the fact that it always cares and r.-,-vor disappoints. Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Croup, and all throat ?nd lung diseases quickly cured. Von car, test it before buying by ger tin a a ? r i:i 1 bottle free. Large size Si. Every bottle- war? ranted. :-; --~mmm&- mm -- - - Brace Vp. You are feeling depressed, your appetite i-1 poor, you are bothered with Headache, you are fidgetty, nervous, and generally out of sort?-, and want to brace up. Brace up. but not will? stimulants; spring medicines, or bitters, which have for their basis very cheap, b?d whisky, and which stimulate you for an hour tnd then leave you in worse condition than before. What you want is an alter? tl ve that will purify your blood, start healthy action of Liver and KU neys, redore your vitality, and give renewed health and strength. Such a medicine you will find io Electric Bittier?, and only 50 cents a bottle at Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme'? Drus-Store 3 New Post Office. Sumter County has another new post office. It is established on the Central R. R. At Brown's Rack with oar wide-awake and ener? getic citizen. W. J. Brown, as postmaster. -ii^t -*<?- ?? - The Weekly News and Courier. Our arrangement for both papers expired January 1. but the Courier Co. having by courtesy continued their papers for a few issues they are sent to last years patrons with the view of securing their renewal. Our subscribers who desire it will be sup? plied with the Weekly yeics and Courier at club rates/-S3 for both papers. cup if-f ?gu Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblain?, Corns and all j Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give per? fect satisf?ctiun, or money refunded. Price 25 cen is per box. For sale by J. F. W. De Lorrn*\ . ? WARNING-. IHEREBY GIVE NOTICE to all persons that 1 will hold any one who employs my two sons, James" Baker, aped 19, and Hamp? ton Baker, (commonly called Governor) aged 17 years, responsible for their wages, they having left their situations under my contract with Mr. J. J. Baker, and are DOW supposed to be somewhere in Clarendon CouDty. Hampton worked for Mr. Wm. Reames, in 1886, and may be in the same neighborhood now. ANDREW BAKER. Jan. 18. Sumter, S. C. JUST RECEIVED, A Fre3h Invoice of the Celebrated TOJLTEC CIGAR. Warranted fall Havana filler. The best 5 cent Cigar ic America. Known from Maine to California. G. L. k C. W. KINGMAN, Sole Agents, Sumter, S. C. Jan 18 x SHERIFF'S SALES. BY virtue of Sundry Executions, to me directed, will be'sold at Sumter C. H., on th? first MONDAY and day following vin FEBRUARY next, 1888, and as many days thereafter as may be necessary, within the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, for cash, the following property : AH that tract of land containing 400 acres more cr less, lying on Black River, and ad? joining now cr formerly of Estate of G. W. Cooper. Estate of Absalom Wilson, lands of Prescott Reid Corbett and others, the said land being the balance of above described tract after deducting 100 acres, laid off lo Defendant for a family Homestead, levied on and to be sold as the property of J. Harring? ton Cooper to satisfy the separate executions of Augustus A. Solomons and Belie Taylor, now Beile Black, against said J. Harrington Cooper. One small Sorrel Mare and Colt, two Black Horse Mules, 200 bushels Corn more or less, 2000 pounds of Fodder more or less, 4 bales of Cotton, 1 two-horse wagon and 400 bushels Cotton Seed more or less, levied upon as the property of W. N. Hammett, on execution of the Bowkee Fertilizer Co. against Mary P. Clark and W. N. Hammett. MARION SANDERS, S. S. C. _ Sheriffs Office, Jan. 9, 1888. 1888. Harper's Bazar. ILLUSTRATED. HARPER'S BAZAR is a home journal. It com? bine? choice literature and T5nc art i?ustrarrans with the latest intelligence regarding the fash? ions. Each number bas clever serial and short stories, practical and timely essays, bright poems, humorous sketches, etc. Its pattern ?licet and fashion plate supplements "will alone help ladies t'> save many times the cost of the j subscription, and papers on soci.il etiquette, decorative art, boase.-keepmg tn all its branch? I es, cookery, etc., make it usc'ul in every house li?M. and a true promoter of economy. Its editorials are marked by good sense, and not a line is admitted to its columns that could offend the most fastidious taste. Harper's Periodicals. Ter Year : I HARPER'S BAZAR, One Year.4 00 HARPER'S WEEKLY, One Year.$4 00 HARPER'S MAGAZINE, One Year.4 00 ? HARPER'S YOUNG PEOPLE, one year. 2 00 Postage Free to all subscribers in the United tates, Canada, or Mexico. The volumes of the Bazar begin with the first number for January of each year. When no time is mentioned subscriptions will begin with the Number current at time of re ceipt of order. Bound Volumes of HARPER'S BAZAR ft-rthree years back, in neat cloth binding, will be sent by mail, postage paid, or by express, (provided j the freight ?oes not exceed one dollar per vol u:i.e.) f<>r $7.00"per rHume. Cloth cases for each volume, suitable for binding, will be sent by mai!, postpaid cm receipt of $1.00 each. Remittances should be made by Post-Office Money Order or prafr, to avoid chance <-f loss. Newspapers are not to copy this advertise? ment without the express order of Harper & Brothers. j Address HARPER <fc BROTHERS. New York. OFFICE OF COUNTY . AUDITOR, SUMTER, S. C. January 9, 1883. THE FOLLOWING ACT IS PUBLISHED in accordance with Section 3 : Au Act to allow unimproved lands which have not been on the tax books since 1875 to be listed without penalty. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the State of South Carolina, now met and sitting in General As? sembly, and by the authority of the same. That in all cases where unimproved land which has not been upon the tax books since the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1875, and which are not on the forfeited list, shall at any time before the 1st day of October, 1838, be returned to the County Auditor for taxation, the said Auditor be, and is hereby instructed, to assess the same and to enter it upon tlie duplicate of the fiscal year commenc? ing November;!, ISSI, with the simple taxes j of that year. Section 2. That all such lands a3 may be returned io the Auditor fur taxation between the first day of October, 1688, and the first j day of October, 1889, shall be assessed and [ charged with the simple taxes sf the two fiscal I years commencing, respectively, on the first j day of November, 1337, and the first day of November, 1383. Section 3. That as soon as practicable after the passage of this Act, the Comptroller Gen? eral is directed to fin nish a copy of the same to each Auditor in the State, and the Audi? tors are required to publish the Same in each of their County papers, once a week for thr?-e months during thc year 1SS8, and fur the same period of time during the year 1889: and ?'ne cost of suet: publication shall be paid by thc County Treasurer, upon the order of the County Commissioners, out uf the ordi? nary county tax last collected. Approved December 19, 1887. W. R. DELO AK, Jan 11 3m Auditor Sumter Countv. When I say CTRE I db not mean merely to sto;> them for a. time. an?! tlifn have them re? turn airain. I >?~RAN A RADICAL CURE. I have made the disease of FITS, EPILEPSY or TALLING SICKNESS, A Hie lone study; ? WA?CTI?NT my remedy t y llURK the worst cases, I'ecaiise others have failed is no reason for not now receiving a cure. Send sst one?* fora treatise ami a I? UKI- ROTTX.it of my hiFATXiKLE RKMK:>Y. Give Express and Post Office. It costs you nothing for a trial, and it- will cure you. Address H. C. ROOT. f?J. C. !83 ?SASLST.,NtwYorx MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. Ix TUE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Eliza A. Harming, Plaintiff, against William D, Blanding, Defendant. By VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above entitled cajise and dated October 22d, 1887, I will sell at public auction, in front of the Court House in the Town of Sumter in said County and State, on Monday. Febru? ary 6th, 1888, being Salesday, between the hours of ll o'clock in th? forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following property : "All those certain pieces, parcels or tracts of land, situate, lying and being in Sumter County, in the State afore? said, to wit : 1. -That tract containing Ninety nine acres, more or less, lying in Lynchburg Township, which is bound? ed on the North by lands of Mrs. M. W. McDonald, on the East by lands late of F. J. DeSchamps. on the West bv lands lately conveyed by the said W. D. Blanding to Mrs. -- Huggins, and on the South by lands of T. W. McDonald. 2. -Also, that tract containing Thir? ty-seven and one-half acres, more or less, which is bounded on the North by lands of J. H. Earle and bylands of the said William D. Blanding, on the East by lands late of A. Moses, on the South-east by the W. C. & A. E. B.. on the West by lands now or late of Matt Pearson. 3. -Also, that tract containing Ten acres, more or less, which is bounded on the North and West by lands late of J. H. Earle and now of-Tindall, on the East by lands of Hiram Spears, and on the South by tract last, herein above described. 4. -Also, that tract containing Five acres, more or less, which is bounded as represented on the general plat of lands, of the Estate of Jane D. Moses, recorded in Book Y page 46-this tract being tract or Lot No. 4, as therein represented. The last three tracts ly? ing in Sumter township, and having been conveyed to the said William D. Blanding, by G. l?iehardson. Mas? ter. Deed recorded in Book XX, page 721. 5. - Also, that tract of land, lying In j Bishopville township, containing For ? tv acres, more or less, adjoining lands of Wi H. Kelly, H. Elmore. .Mrs. Hol? land, and William Kelly. 6. -Also, Defendant's Five-twelfths undivided interest of in and to that Tract of Land containing Twenty five and one-half acres, known as the Susy Moody tract and bounded on all sides by Defendants "Knox planta? tion." AND, 7. -Also, that plantation of land con? taining eight hundred and seventy four acres, more or less, which was conveyed to the said William D. Blanding by J. J. Knox, by deed re? corded in Book XX, page 31. Terms of Sale-Cash. Purchaser to pay for titles. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Master for Sumter County. January 4, 1SS8. i mm k m, CASH DEALEES IN General Merchandise, MONAGHAN BUILDING, MAIN ST., SUMTER, S. C. Full Line Penitentiary Shoes. Bargains in 5 Cent Counter Goods. Oct. 5-0 TO ALL OUR FRIENDS AND PATRONS. Harf?g completed our. Annual Inventory we have determined to close out the balance of our Winter Stock consisting of en 5 Overcoats and Underwear, ALSO 7 aa erwear and Dress Goods SS Coil? This is strictly a positive offer for cash only* SUMTER, S. C January 4, 1888 i "17 Iii Vow is your time, Goods must g?! We will not carry ?Ter any Winter Goods. Tiley will lie sold regardless of cost. CALL I jan. 4,1888. A.JNFD ?EE! Corner Main and Liberty Streets, Samte** &. CV . .. -- - .-'.visa