WEDNESDAY, FEBSUABY 8.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Jas, S- Folk.S. R.-Notice. ,
-Miss Adele Osteen- Dressmaking.
. TL*Y. Walsh) C. B. C. C.-Notice.
J. ?L Phillips-Stolen or Strayed.
?John-Wingate-Information Wanted.
. James A?ien 4 <2>-Watches, Jewelry, Ac.
,vE. JP. Lftj-onasenere-Wanted Eopioyment.
Personal.
r:Jcfai T.Green, Esq, after an absence of
Tjlrceweefcs, has returned to Sumter.
Mrf W. J.* McLeod, of Wedgefield, called to
te* os yesterday,-* Walene Messenger.
' M** Kati? Monaghan left for ber home in
Snorterto-day.- Columbia Record, Fed. 3.
y rMre. T. S. Joye and ber little son have re
temod nome after a visit to Graham's Turn*
?oat, S. G.
v^o-tho delight of many Hiss Jacqueline
Baker expects to spend a* few days ia Sumter
this week.
lira. Covington (formerly -Miss Mamie,
Slaw} and ses are. in Sumter on a visit to
the family of Mr. J. B. Roach.
Miss Emmie Pope, one of Charleston's
charming yonog ladies, is ta Sumter on a
visit to the Hisses Mikel!.
Mr. and Mrs. S og h Montgomery have gone
Oft a visit to the family of the former in Clar?
endon County.-Columbia Record, Feb. 3.
. -"Mri G. C. Bacot b*s gone to Charleston to
?tend -lae ?. S. District Court. He was
.irawn as a juror from ??ewberry Connty.
* Mr. Ferdinand Levi and Mr. Aaron Snares
have returned from New York , where they
went several weeks ago to select a handsome
nod ??egan t stock of goods.%
"Mistes Corinne and Leila Miller and Mrs.
Dr. W. W. Fraser, accompanied by Misses
Madge and Mary Fraser, have gone-on a visit
to*friend3 in Williamsburg Connty.
: We had a pleasant call on yesterday from
Mr. John S. McLeod, of Sumter County, who
has returned home from Louisville, Ky.,
where be has been attending the Louisville
Medical College.- Wateres Messenger.
"~ Attorney General Earle left Sumter on last
Sunday night for Washington, D. C:, where
be ba? gone to attend to important legal bos
seat.- Oar distinguished citizen is well ac?
quainted wi tb President Cleveland and he
will receive a warm welcome at the White
hon? this week.
Mr- X. fi. Shaw, one of the editors and pro?
prietors of the Bishop vii Le Enterprise, called
" to nee ns on last Thursday, and gave ns a
"flowing account,of prosperous Bisnopville
and ber charming citizens. Mr. Shaw d??
terres great credit for the efforts be is putting
forth to develop the resources of that section
of oer Connty.
Thareis Some talk cf having.a dance in
fawn on next Monday evening.
. Tbe'B*ptiSt congregation gave their pastor
4 pounding one evening Last week, and the
Hatte was quite a success.
All the fellows wil bave their sweethearts
oat ?OMno?Tow afternoon to attend the Open
Air Concert. *?t ss free.
School Commissioner J. T. Wilder wHl
ttake ac sprfe?Seagr? ?p?ecn at tte Rafting
Creek High School on next Friday.
Iff.; XfUs Moran's store was broker, open
On last Saturday night and fbor pistes and
?om? cartridges" were stolen therefrom. .
Court open?f m Manning next Monday.
The Timd says the civil docket is very heavy,
bat the criminal docket will probably be
4M?J disposed of.
Mr. Jcs. BelFs room at W. Bradham's
shop, was broken into on fast Sarrday night
and $4 in ?toney and" other ^nicies were taken
from the same.
?gracefxl and excellent letter descripfive
of Niagara Falls cao be found in to-day's-j
J,frpm Dr.C H. Green, Jr., formerly of
ity, bat now of New York.
The" sm ral of St. Valentine's Day can be
expected on next Tuesday bot as to the arri?
val of anything else the scarcity of cash for?
bids us to say with any degree of certainty.
"Eberpeople of Sumter are indebted to the
efficient and popular Manager of Music Hall,
Col- D. J. Acid, for the coming of the excels
lent troupes that have been and will be here
daring the season.
It. is very mach to be hoped that at the
Company meeting on next Tuesday evening
the S. L. ii as fer as they are concerned, will
Tote to-ha ve the S tafe Encampment this Sum?
mer at Sullivan's Island.
York county has already opened tbe cam?
paign by the announcement in the Enquirer
cf lear candidates fer the office of Sheriff and
one for -Probate Judge, all subject to the action
of the Democratic primary election.
Mr. Thoa. A. Frierson, Beal Estate Agent,
bas tent ns tbe prospectos of a grand auction
sale Of lots at Knoxville, Tennesse, on Feb.
22d, accompanied with an old-fashioned free
barbecue and fine music. Excursion rate are
Also announced to attend same.
We were reliably informed on. yesterday
Ckat three of the prettiest and most fascinat?
ing of Sumter's yoong ladies were positively
engaged to he married, bot that this fact was
"a profound secret as yet.'* It is reasonable
to suppose that - in toe course of time it
?rill leak ont some way or other.
The town-authorities within the last week
have pat np several new lamps on the streets.
One bas been placed at each end of Barby
Avenue; another in frost of Blanding A/e
8oe; and'another near the residence of Mr. C.
T Manoa; Jr., and also several in otber parts
of town where they were much needed.
A "glimpse of Southern Society," is the
bending of an article published on our outside
this week. This article made its first appear?
ance in print io the Charleston Tri-Weekly
Courier, of May 12, I860. We are indebted
to Maj. Ormsby Bland? og for the paper from
which this piece was copied.
Herman Strange, 14 year old son of John
P. Strange, near Manning, has been absent
from nome since Sunday morning, 5th in?
stant, and his father baa been unable to learn
of bis whereabouts, and is in much distress.
Any information in regard to (sim will be ap?
preciated hf hi? father if addressed to Man?
ning, S. C.
A Prophecy.
All of the Sumter rioters are out^ on bail.
Their trial wili very probably be postponed
to the May term of court, at which time the
?bole party will be acquitted.-Manning
Times.
Sumter F. E. Co. Anniversary?
The anniversary of the reorganization of the
Sumter Fire Engine Company will be cele?
brated this evening at the Company Hail. We
?re under obligation-to the Committee for an
invitation to be present
Hand Mashed.
Gentry Patterson, colored, while coupling
at the Sumter depot on last Saturday
morning, bad bis band severely mashed and
tile bones of several of bis fingers are so badly
crushed that it is feared one of them may
have to^oe amputated.
Tbe Bose Osborne Comedy Co.
Will appear io Musk; Hall on Thursday night,
February Stab, in the great society play, enti?
tled, "Forget me not.'* This Company bas a
fine orchestra of stringed instruments. Their
Brass 'Band will give an open air concert and
street parade. Admission, 50cents. Reserv?
ed ??at?> "R?cents.
- <rg,~ , .?- . -
Tba way of the Transgressor.
On last Thursday Constable J. K. Newman
went to arrest one Henry Davis, colored, for
bog stealing. Davis opon seeing the Consta?
ble, ran into bis house for bis gnu and came
eat prepared for any emergency. Upon his
refusal to be arrested, Mr. Newman proceeded
to take him into custody anyhow, and during
the scoffie that followed Davis was shot ki tbe
arm with bis own gua. He was committed
to jail, bot bas been since released on bond.
His wound is quite severe and may necessitate
ftspu talion. The meat of the hog was found
in his house.
Death.
The many friends of Mrs. J. W. W?lling
(formerly Miss Lidie Green, daughter of Maj.
Wm. M. Green, of this county,) will be pain?
ed to learn of ber death, which took place on
December 2<tb at Piricacicabo, Brazil, whither
she went about eight months ago with her
husband, Rev. J. W. W?lling, who was ap?
pointed by the South Carolina Conference,
-Missionary, in place of Rev. Mr.'Koger, who
died in Brazil a few years ago. Mrs. W?lling
was sick for twelve days with malarial fever,
and, a heavy hemorrhage coining on, she
sank rapidly away in half an hour.
Mr. Wm Preston McCoy, formerly of this
County, and who removed to Texas some
fourteen or fifteen years ago, died from pneu?
monia a't the home of bis daughter at Corsi
caua, Texas, on the 4th of January last.
"They rest under the shade of the trees" of
everlasting life. This lovely and undying
sentiment was felt by all who were present at
the bedside and witnessed the closing scene of
the life of Mrs. Mary J. Whilden, who died at?
the residence of her son-in-law, W. A, Net?
tles, Esq., in Privateer Township on last Sat?
urday. The deceased was eighty-two years
old and was the relict of Elias Whilden, form?
erly of Mt. Pleasant, - Berkeley County, and
the mother of Mr. R. S. Whilden, of this
County, Mrs. W. C. Yenning, of our city, and
also, of the late W.-W. Whilden, of Charles?
ton. For the last fifteen years Mrs. Whilden
has lived in this Gounty w^th her son-in-law,
W. A. Nettles, Esq. The funeral services
were solemnised by the Rev. B. C. Lampley
at Bethel Church on last Sunday morniog.
In ber death another pious soul has passed
"Beyond the River."
Col. Charles B. H. Brayton.
There will be very sincere regret, wherever
he was known, at the death of Col. Charles E.
R Drayton, which occurred yesterday morn?
ing athis residence in Aiken. Col Drayton
was editor of the Aiken.. Recorder, and was
prominently identified with the temperance
movement in this State. He was of-one of
the most distinguished families in South Car?
olina, arv! was very highly respected. During
the war be served with gallantry, and return?
ed to his home from the prison-pen at Point
Lookout ' to die. He was unswerving in his
devotion to principle, and enjoyed tte confi?
dence of bis neighbors in a marked degree.
Col. Dray ton's death will be a sore loss to the
press of the State, and not to the press only
bet also to the public at large.-Xewtand
Courier, $?L
Col. Drayton lived in Somter several yetrs
after the war and is well known to many af
our citizens. He was a brother of our fellow
townsman. Mr. Thomas S. Drayton.
Religious.
The Rev. W. Cuttino Smith will preact at
Tirzah Church on 19th instant, the tbrd
Sunday in this month.
Union services were held in the Methodist
Church on last Sunday night. The Rev. C.
C. Brown prewhed.
Salesday.
Considering it was Salesday in February
the crowd in town and business generally on
last Monday was poor indeed/ There vere a
few sales made by the Sheriff and Master. an?
even the business in the Bone Vard was BOt
as brisk as usual on such occasions.
Leap Year German.
The leap year German given last evening at
Mrs. Dennis McGuiones's to Miss Katie 3ona
gban was a grand success. It was not aleap
year german only in name, but everything ?as
literally carried out in leap year style*. %e
mazes of the glide were treaded until tt?
small hours, and a sumptuous repast complet?
ed the perfect enjoyment of the merry com?
pany.- Columbia Record, Feb. 2.
Accidentally Shot.
Mr. Joseph Jones went partridge hunting
on last Thursday afternoon and took along a
little colored boy by the name of Julius Berry
.to look after the game. Being tired of walking
Berry was taken up behind Mr. Jones on bis
horse on their way back home on that even?
ing, and thus they rode until the horse be?
came frightened At something and suddenly
shied to one side and" threw both Mr. Jones
and Berry. Mr. Jones' gun was caught in
the saddle somehow and its contents was dis?
charged into Berry's right hip and death was
the consequence on last Saturday.
Death on the Bishop ville Railroad.
A nejrro man named Freeman Martin, em?
ployed on the Bishopville Railroad, was killed
on last Friday night on the return trip down
from Bishopyille. After the train had passed
op during the day, a tree on the roadside was
burned down and fell across the track, and
the engine ran against it. Martin was at the
time riding on. the cow-catcher, and the log
was thrown up against him, crushing his
head. Martin Was a man of family and
'was well thought of by both white and black,
and hrs-untimely death is much regretted.
.Wedgefield Circuit Appointments.
* Tliose interested will please cote the follow?
ing appointments for preaching at the Church?
es of Wedgefield Circuit ;
Bethesda-1st Sunday, II A M.; 3d Sun?
day, 3.30 P. M.
St. Matthews-1st Sunday, 3^30 P. M. : 3d
Sunday, ll A. M.
St. James-Sam rda v before 2d Sunday,
3.30 P. M. : 4th Sund?v, 4 ?. M.
WedgeSeld-2d Sunday, ll A. M.; 4th
Sunday, 8 P. M.
Providence-2d Sunday, 4 P. M.,' 4th
Sunday, ll A. M.
E. 0. WATSON, Pastor.
Oakland Circuit Items ^
We learn from Rev. W. B. Duncan, the
pastor in charge, that the lumber for the new
Jordan Church, which is to be built upon the
site of the old one, is all upon the ground,
and is waiting on the workmen to build th?
Church.
Harvin Church is nearing completion-the
inside work and some other finishing touches
being now executed.
Oak Grove Church, near Manning, is being
rebuilt.
. Lewis Chapel has been repaired and im?
proved, by being ceiled overbeid, the walli
inside plastered, the windows fitted with sash,
and a new pulpit built.
Quarterly Conference will meet at Lewi*
Chapel on the fourth Sunday in March.
- mst i i a*"
All It Costs is One Dollar.
People love to be waited upon and seem tc
be willing to pay for it. They don't seem tc
regard the risk of being humbugged-or i
has been said that most people have a fond
j oees for being humbugged-especially b
nice looking and glib talking strangers. Thii
is about the time of the year that the tre<
peddlar, and the itinerant flower agent, equip
ped with a book of highly colored picture:
?nd some prize exhibition fruit, travels thi
country over taking orders for trees, or sell
ing some so-called new and rare plant. I
people would only take the trouble to find ou
they would know before, as they almos
j always find out afterwards, that they coule
wait on themselves better, buy the same thing:
for much less money and be sure of getting
jost what they order, if they would deal witl
established nurseries, either direct or tbrougl
a reliable local agent. A catalogue can b
obtained for 10 cents, and frequently forth
asking, that will save several dollars on i
small order. A better plan for those in read
of Sumter is to order through Maj. J. W
Dargan, who is agent for one of the best nur
series in the United .States, and where any
thing that will succeed in this climate can b
obtained. It is a well known fact among
nurserymen that most of the traveling agent
represent no one but themselves, and eitbe
sell their orders in a lump or buy the rem
nant8 from nurseries, and label the plants t<
suit their orders. A catalogue of a reliable
florist and Nurseryman is a good thing t<
have about the house, and those who havi
not already done so will not regret iookinj
through our advertisements and sending fo
each of the catalogues advertised. If thos
of our readers who have lately bought plant
of the new and attractive flower, Clematis
at one dollar each had provided themselve
with the catalogue of James Vick, Rochester
?N. Y., they would have known that he send
j these plants, delivered free, for 75 cents each
j or if they had called on Maj Dargan he woule
have ordered the plants from P. J Berkman
for 50 cents each. But .Mr. Berkmaus* plant
are raised in Georgia soil, and-well-tb
others come from some place away off, an<
the concern imports plants, and the mao wh<
sold them bad pretty pictures-and it don'
make anv difference if Mr. Berckmans doe
? rank among the first horticulturists in th
United States, and is vice-President of th
1 American Pomol?gica! Society.
"Beyond the Icebergs."
The above entitled pieee was rendered mosl
admirably by the T. K. A. Society of the
Eclectic College on last Thursday evening at
Music Hall. Beyond the Icebergs I The very
idea almost freezes a fellow to death. Bnt
the scene was so charmingly represented thal
instead of freezing outright at the sight, we
actually warmed into red-hot enthusiasm over
what we saw and more especially ovec what
we felt on that occasion. The scene was
lovely it is true, but Princess Snowflake, Miss
Belle Sanders, was .lovelier. She was beau?
tifully attired as a. bride, with her wealth of
glossy nut brown hair flowing with just
enough of the curl in it to increase its charm.
Discontentment was the part this lovely crea?
ture had to play. (An every-day role in ac?
tual life.) '
Princess Snowflake 13 tired of her isolated
home, dreams of flowers, birds, princes, and
other ideas natural to a young lady of her
age and station. Consequently lovely little
Snowflake has a far-off and exquisitely sad
look in her soft brown eyes. The expression,
though a sad, was nevertheless an exceedingly
sweet one. This was the picture presented to
our eyes in the first act in the kingdom of
King and Queen Arctic, supposed to be sit?
uated beyond the icebergs. The Court is as?
sembled King Arctic, Mr. J. B. Girardeau,
sings a solo descriptive of his favorite dish
the Polar Bear. The only thing that mars
the scene of joy and pleasure is the discontent
of Princess Snowflake. Queen Arctic, Miss
Virginia Moses, who was superb and a typical
queen tn reality, was very anxious to dispel
her daughter's melancholy, and in order to;
accomplish this she consults with her bewitch?
ingly attractive and sparkling Chamberlain,
Miss Addie Auld, who arranges an entertain?
ment consisting of dancing snow-maidens, a
skating carnival and other festivities, which
were most successfully carried out by the at?
tendants and courtiers, the pupils of the Ec?
lectic College. However this did not have
the desired effect as this character of enter?
tainment was ?o novelty to her. . Princess
Snowflake at last'consults Jack Frost, Miss
Marion Girardeau, who was the very embod?
iment of all'that a lovely companion ought to
be. Jack Frost excites her imagination and
increases ber discontent by telling ber that
there is a land both bright and fair beyond
the icy barriers of ber home, and where she
can catch a splendid fellow. After this won?
derful and delicious revelation is made, the
coming of a grand ship is announced ; and
the act concludes with a chorus, in which the
Court prays for the destruction of the coming
vessel and its crew, that dare to invade the
sanctity of their dominions. Princess Snow?
flake, on the'eontrary, desires their safe arri?
val, hoping some gallant Prince may have
come to her deliverance, thus realizing her
cherished dreams.
The second act opens in a more sunny and
genial clime than the first did. Everything
is bright, warm, sunny and suggestive of
birds, flowers, songs, love and dreamy hap?
piness. Queen Tropic, Miss Mamie Harby, an
unusually attractive and charming brunette,
sings a solo, in which she deplores the ab?
sence of her son, Prince Sunbeam, who is off
on a hunting excursion. The hunting horns
are heard in the distance, and the hunters ap?
pear singing a chorus descriptive of the pleas?
ures of the chase. " This fact is told in song
by King Tropic, Mr. Junius Spann, to bis
lowely Queen. The last act is one in which
love is the crowning feature as a matter of
course. Prince Sunbeam and Princess Snow?
flake and Jack Frost and Princess Dewdrop,
Miss Fannie Cooper, who was as pretty RS a
picture on that evening, were desperately in
love with each other, and the act closed with
their marriage festivities.
-The third act was a Tableau Scene-"Lost
in the snow," which was all that the most
titical eye could have desired.
' Tais delightful entertainment wa8 most
chroaiogly rounded off by the singing of the
"bedding March" and chorus, by Mrs. Henry
Hary aod the Misses Claude and Marion
Girafeau.
'Niagara, as Seldom Seen.
POLYCLINIC, N: T., Jan. 30, 1888.
Mr. Hitor: A visit to Niagara Falls at this
season of he year by a Southerner may seem
rather ridialous to some of your readers, but
I can assni them the snow bound Niagara
with her tbuntains of ice, ice bridge, ?fee,
-cannot be c^pared to Niagara as a Summer
resort. Io fa^ neither pen nor brush could
do justice to Us scene, but I shall try to give
you an idea ofrhat we saw.
Cur party oCbur, two Texans, an Alaba?
mian and your epresentative of Sooth Caro
liaa3 were three ours late in consequence of
being caught in blizzard and having to wait
until another eng,e could be brought to our
assistance, the sow having blockaded the
road ; the two ena ing us to literally plough
through the SBOW.
In drifts, where ti snow had been shoveled
from the road, only .e tops of telegraph poets
were to bs seen, thewires being completely
buried.
Having reached th city of the Falling
River and pay i ug oui respects to the inner
man, our ^arty board?! a sleigh and starred
out sight-seeing. Flit to the the Grand
Rapids, be'ow the fal:?, through which the
undercurrent passes, an where the water is
claimed to >e over two hndred and fifty feet
deep. Hee an elevate placed us at ihe
waters edge one hundred and ninety feet be
low. Frorrthis point on of the best views
of the, rivet is to be ha?. From here we
cro&sed the ?uspension Br?ge (one hundred
and ninety-for f?et abo'vi the water) into
Canada, follcving up the iver on that side
for a mile or wo, as the vi?w is better man?
on the United5tates side. Iben we returned,
to a point abot a quarter ofi mile below the
falls, and herelescended to fie great wonder,
the Ice Bridge which competely blocks up
the river for ao?t a half mle, and is fifty
feet or more inhicknejs. It js the most per?
fect bridge tba bas been forned in quite a
number of year and probable such an one
will never be se? again by this generation.
It ts formed by emendous segments of ice
which having be* detached a^ove the falls
have drifted overjogging up the river below
and congealing io one solid mass of ice.
Hundreds of peop can be seen crossing this
bridge at once, ar a man viewed from the
precipice appears a child of six summers.
Strung across this idge of ice are two restau?
rants, a saloon andwo temporary structures
for photographers.Tbis mass of ice has en?
croached within a * yards of the tumbling
waters and ?3 only pt in abeyance by their
continuous wasbinghere we see a mountain
of ice sloping off the opposite directiou
from the precipice a. built up by the spray
freezing and descendg in the form of snow
and sleet until the u0f it lacks but a few
feet of being on a ?el wi:h the precipice
over which the wateres. From this point
you see segments of ? cataract where the
water seems to passier the precipice in
thin sheets, corapleteifrozen, appearing as
huge icicles, the dim??0ns of which you
would calculate by yarand feet.
Next we drove over ,at Island and then
to minor poit-ts of intern
Hopmg I have not nje this too long, I
am, Vours respectfully, G.
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Our Exch^ges.
The first number of the yid, a new morn?
ing paper, was publish? yesterday. It
promises that it will "b,me better as it
grows older," and expressehe belief that it
will be found to be "inondent, lively,
aggressive, truthful." Thforld will enjoy
a fair field in Charleston, a fair treatment
too. It will have all th?%pnort and en?
couragement it deserves, armore than this
it cannot well desire - Nevsi Courier.
The February issue of Tk0uthern Culti?
vator, of Atlanta, Ga, is uniU'iy attractive
in illustrated articles, and t?nttny farmers
will prove to be worth a year5,ir)Scrjption.
Every department is well fill with timely
and useful information for ? fiirm and
household. It not only has ?extra large
andr well-filled "Poultry Depart," with
suitable illustrations, butgive3 readers, in
the last pages, a fine "Poultry splement,"
containing full and accurate ln0f all the
awards mnde at,the Macon and Anta pal?
try and bench shows. This is iairance of
anv similar publication in the Qtn, and
shows that The Cultivator does i \n any
way neglect it3 poultry breeding Sgcrjbers.
The subscription has been reduced t,ne Dol?
lar per year, thus placing this starve agri?
cultural journal within the reach of {jere.
tofore only clubs of ten could secun,?3 jow
rate, but now it is offered to sit* sub?
scribers. Send for a sample copy ? pre.
mium list, for 1888. which will be maa free
to any address by The Cultivator Pushing
Co., Drawer 8, Atlanta, Ga.
Letter from Guv.
GREGG'S X ROADS, Feb. 6, 1888.
1888 ! We never could make a good 8, and
thus our misfortunes comtneceed with tbe
year. Tben we thought we'd "torn over a
new leaf with tbe new year, bnt we don't
believe it kept turned a week before it turned
back to the same old leaf. The old year bas
gone t/where ?) and carried our accounts of
sin with it. We are afraid many of us tried
to settle those accounts at the rate of ten
cents on the dollar, too. -
The last Christmas already seems to have
been an age since. Well, we spent it and it
was about the last thing some of us bad to
spend. The agreeable cliok of silver has
grown faint, the pleasant aroma of the bank
not?is fainter still, though there area few
(s) cents hanging around still. (To which
we'd all best try to add a little horse sense in
the management of our business. J
"Hark the herald angels sing," is as much
out of date now as-as a $10 in July, or our
Christmas sermon published on the 11th Jan?
uary. Now that eloquent discourse |cost us
great pains and toil and labor to bring forth.
We started out to search the Scriptures and
got lost ourself and had to call for help to find
us and our text. Then we screwed our bead
in a vinegar bandage and went at it, and.
'rounded off those brilliant periods and pro?
duced that magnificent burst of eloquence and
-and you published it on tbe 11th January,
when there is no peace on earth for the poor
farmer while he's trying to fasten the frazzled
ends of last year on to the whole piece of this
year and looks as if 'twont hold together :
when everything is ignored but the personal
equation ; when the onlv poetry we can
freeze out is, "Hark, tbe morning horns do
blow," and the contract hands come-slow
too, very slow, and .some don't come at all
because there aiat any yet to come, and that
man is In 'more dread of having to go to.tho
plow h?ndies than of the perdition of his soul.
Now, under all these adverse circumstances
you would make us preach of p?ace, good
will and forgiveness and love asd charity and ?
all that. Well, we much fear you've blasted
our reputation as a preacher, and thereby de?
stroyed our last resource. If we hadn't
dodged so dogoned much during tb^ war we
might be drawiug $5 per month. We did
lose several valuable limbs, (and bodies too)
though, by the war, worth just about $5 per
month each, and rations, good working limbs
too, and if they ever got tired we didn't feel
it. Their loss ba3 incapacitated ns very
much from-sitting up in the shade ; but alas,
we fear the statute doesn't contemplate any
compensation.
We hope our place is now on a boom. We
are satisfied that the geological formations,
run and dip of stratifications are as-er-nat
utal as Birmingham or-Bishopville. Oar
water contains hydrogen, also some oxygen
and there is as much "pure gas" as in any
other unincorporated X Road in the State.
We have gone wet this year and looks now as
though we'll remaiu so. Any one who can
obtain license and open a bar will be guar?
anteed customers.
It has been inquired if we drink M>.yesville
whiskey, now. Well, friends, we never did,
never could and never expect lo-eat any.
Hoping this answer will prove satisfactory
we are, Yours truly, Guv.
- 1 ? Ml
Salem Items.
SALEM, BLACK RIVER, Feb. 6,1888.
Mr. Editor : The past week was one of great
activity on the farms of our section. For
three weeks previous the weather waa such
that very little was accomplished, bot now
farm work may be said to be well under way.
Spring oats have been planted. (Why called
"Spring," I do not know, but I believe it is
customary to call all oats planted after Christ?
mas by that name; in reality, very few are
planted after March 1st, wben they could be
properly called Spring oats. Some older
farmer will have to explain.)
I do not know that there have been any im?
provements worth mentioning, A good many
new cabins have been put up, and a great deal
has been done toward making needed repairs
on old ones ; these are not strictly improve?
ments, but are important ia keeping np the
farms. Our greatest efforts are directed to?
ward improving the fertility of the soil, by
deep plowing, and the free use of home made
manures, supplemented by commercial fertil?
izers. Judging by the loads of commercial
s?t/?F that are being hauled out, I am afraid
there are too many instances where it is the
principal, and the home made the supplement.
There is an old saying that a good crop
year makes numerous roarriage?; this bas
proven true in our neighborhood. The latest
additions to the happy circle are given below ;
On Feb. 1st, at the residence of the bride's
father, Miss Mary Leonora, eldest daughter of
Mr. Jos. Durant, and Mr. J. Hamilton Gar?
land, all of Clarendon. The bride was one
of the belles of Concord, a community noted
for its pretty and accomplished ladies ; the
groom is a popular young merchant and suc?
cessful farmer of lower -Salem. The ceremony
was impressively performed by Rev. W. J.
McKay, Pastor of Brick Church. About
thirty friends were assembled and enjoyed the
sumptuous wedding dinner.
On January 25th, at the residence of the
bride's father, Miss Mary Mayes, eldest daugh?
ter of Mr. Tbos. Mayes and Mr Everett Alex?
ander, Rev. Cuttino Smith officiating. The
accomplished bride ha9 a host of friends in
Mayesville that regret to give ber up, while
we of Brick Church are happy to welcome ber
to our midst. The genial groom bas: charge
of the larjre mercantile and planting interests
of Capt. T. B. Johnston.
Prof. and Mrs. McIntosh, and Dr. and Mrs.
G. W. Dick, of Sumter, visited friends here
last week.
Mr. T. Hasel Dick, whom we regretted to
give up, has gone into business in Charlotte,
N. C. He was a most successful farmer, and
we hope will meet with equal success in bis
new home.
There was a large congregation at Brick
Church on Sunday.
Until next time, SINE DIE.
On a Boom (?)
MAYESVILLE, Feb. 4, 1988.
Have you heard, Mr. Editor, that May?9
v?le is "on a boom"? With the bar-room
licenses restored, and four bars in operation,
wbat can stay our progress ? The opinion of
Apart of our community is that prosperity is
now assured.
Of course the more liquor a man buys and
drinks tbe more money he will have, and the
more strength of mind and body tc*labor for
the necessities of those dependent on bira.
For this happy state of affairs we are in?
debted to the secret and skillful management
of our worthy Town Council assisted by our
honorable Representatives in the State Legis?
lature.
As for those obtuse eouls whose faith is too
feeble to believe in the good that will arise
from legalized vice, and intemp?rance, all they
can do, U to labor and pray that this tlBoom'}
will not carry their young sons along with
others, to destruction, both temporal and
eternal. Cms.
General Bradley T. Johnson bas been
studying the last report of the commis?
sioner of pensions, and finds that the
aggregate sum paid out for pensions
since 1365 is ?870,000,000, tbe annual
aggregate having now risen, in 1887,
to $74.S15.4S6 Assuming that
the population of thc South is about
one-third that of the Union, he reaches
the conclusion that the south is paying
an annual subsidy of about ?25,000.
000 a year for pensions to Union sol
diers. Capitalized at 3 per cent, this
represents, he says, 'a fund of $833,
000, 000, which is the indemnity for
the civil war actually levied ou thc
southern states."
THE MARKETS.
SUMTER, S. C., Feb. 8, 1888.
COTTON--Receipts 75 bales. The mar?
ket firm. We quote: Good Middling 9jj;
Middling 9g. Low Middling 9|.
CHARLESTON, S. C., Feb. 7, 1888.
Cotton-Sales, 1000. Quotations are:
Middling 10$.
WILMINGTON, N. C., Feb. 7, 1888.
SPIRITS TURPENTINE.-Sales at quotation.
Market opened steady at 37 cents per gallon.
ROSIN -Firm at 80c. for Strained and
85 for Good Strained.
CRUDS TURPKNTINK.-Virgin and Yellow
Dip $2.15, Hard SKI5.
COTTON.-Sales, none. Market Dtftt.
Quotations are : Middling 10,
Golden Wedding.
Rev. and Mrs. James H. Save' celebrated
their golden wedding on last Monday at J
o'clock, P. M., at their home. Mr. Saye geo!
out the following invitation to the wedding:
"All friends who wish to see a man and
.woman who have lived together for 50 yean
are invited to see 113 at noon that day."
Between 75 and 100 persons witnessed tht
rare even t.
Mr. Save was presented with over $200 in
gold, which was given by various Churcbei
and friends.
He has been the pastor of Fishing Creek
Church for over 40 years.
On the same day at 3 o'clock P. M., Mr.
Ben. Dusenberry, of Horry, and Miss Lula
Shaw, of Sumter-a grand daughter of Mr.
Saye-were united in marriage, Mr. Saye
officiating.- Chuter Bulletin.
Geo. W. Earhart, Captain of Police, Balti?
more, Md., says : "I have used Salvation Oil
and found it a most excellent remedy. I rec?
ommend it to all."
Yesterday 1 had a horrid cold. I used Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup, and to-day I am as well
as ever.
"A friend in need is a friend indeed."
When you feel out of sorts and good for noth?
ing Chipman's Pills are true friends, refreving
your trouble and making yon fee) like a new
person. All druggist*.
---.^^.-^mmm
A Sound Legal Opinion.
E. Bainbridge Munday Esq.., County Atty.;
Clay Co., Tex. say? ; "Have wed Electric Bit?
tars with most happy results My brother alto
was very low with MoTarial Fever and Jaun?
dice, bat was cared by timely ase of this medi.
cine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters saved his
life."
"Dr. D. I. Wilcoxson, of Hont Cate. Ky.,
adds a like testimony, saying : He positively
believes be would bare died bad it not been
for Electric Bitter?.
This remedy wilr ward oft", as well care all
Malaria Diseases, and! for all Kidney, Liverand
.tomacfa Disorders stands unequaled. Price
50c. and $1, at Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme's.
Don't "Experiment.
You cannot afford to waste time ia experi?
menting wbefr your lungs ure in danger.
Consumption always seems, at first enly a enid.
Do not permit any dealer to impuso upon you
with some cheap imitation of Dr. King's New
.Discovery for Consumption, Congfcs and Colds,
but be gure yon get the genuine. Because be
can make more profit he may tell you be bas
something just as good, or just fbe same.
Don't be deceived, but insist upon getting Dr.
King's New Discovery, which is guaranteed to
give relief in all Throat, Lung and Chest anec?
tums. Trial Bottle Free at Dr. J. F. W.
DeLorma's Drug Store. Large Size $1.90. 6
mmm i > I mmt
Backlen'g Arnica Salve.
The Best Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruise?
Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Ferer Sores, Tetter,
Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. It i? guaranteed to give per?
fect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
25 cents per box. For sale by J. F. W. De
Lorme. o
DRESSMAKING.
LADIES' DRESSES CUT AND MADE
io the latest style, fit and work war?
ranted and satisfaction guaranteed, by Miss
Adele Osteen, Republican street, opposite
Harby Aveoue. Prices as reasonable as good
work can be done for. Feb 8
152& -A-rcti Street, F'tiilacl'a, *
A WELL TRIED TREATMENT
For Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis,
Dyspepsia, Catarrh, Hay Fever,
Headache, Debility, Rheumatism,
Neuralgia, and all Chronic and
Nervous Disorders.
'The Compound Oxygen Treatment,' Df9.
' Starkey & Palen, No. 1529 Arch Street, Phil?
adelphia, have been using for the last sixteen
, years, isa scientific adjustment of the elements
of Oxygen and Nitrogen magnetized, and the
compound is so con3ensed and made portable
I that it is senta.11 over the world.
DES. STARKEY & PALBK have the liberty to
I refer to the following named well-known
persons who have tried their Treatment:
! Ho*. WILLIAM D. KELLEY,'
Member of Congress, Philadelphia.
; REV. VICTOR L. CONRAD,
Editor Lutheran Observer, Philadelphia.
: REV. CHAS. W. CUSHING, D. D.',
? Rochester, N. Y.
Ho?. WILLIAM PENN NIXON,
; Editor Inter Ocean, Chicago, III.
I?RV. A. W. MOORE, .
Editor The Centenarv, Lancaster, S. C.
j W. H. WORTHINGTON,
Editor New South, Birmingham, Ala.
JUDGE H. P. VEOOMAN,
? Qaenemo, Kao.
"MRS. MARY A. LIVERMORE,
Melrose, Massachusetts.
JUDGE R. S. VOORHEE3,
New York City.
MR. F. C. KNIGHT, Philadelphia.
MR. FRANK SIDDALL,
Merchant, Philadelphia.
HON. W. W. SCHUYLER,
Easton, Pa.
EDWARD L. WILSON,
833 Broadway, N. Y., Ed. Phil. Photo'er.
FIDELIA M. LYON,
Waimea, Hawaii, Sandwich islands.
' ALEXANDER RITCHIE,
Inverness, Scotland.
MRS. MANUAL V. ORTEGA,
Fresnillo, Zacatecas, Mexico.
MRS. EMMA COOPER,
Utilla, Spanish Honduras, Central America.
J. COBB, V. S. Vice Consul, Casa?
blanca, Morocco.
M. V. ASHBROOK, Red Bluff, Cal.
ERNEST TURN SR,
Nottingham, England.
JACOB WARD,
Bowral, New South Wales.
And thousands of others in every part of
the United States.
. Compound Oxygen-its Mode of Action and
Resultst' is the title of a new brochure of two
hundred pages, published by Drs. Starkey &
Palen, which gives to all inquirers full infor?
mation as to this remarkable curative agent
and a record of several hundred surprising
cures in a wide range of chronic casts-many
of them after being abandoned to die by other
physicians. Also " Compound Oxygen, its
Origin and Development," an interesting
book of one hundred pages. Both or either
will be mailed free to any address on appli?
cation. Read the brochure 1
Address Drs. STARKEY k PALEN.
1529 Arch Street, Philadelphia., Pa.
RUBBER "STAMPS
NAME STAMPS FOR MARKING CL0THIN8
with jnd'ellibfe ink, or for printing visiting
card.-?, and
STAMPS OF A3 Y Ki ND
tor stamping BUSINESS CARDS, ENVEL?
OPES or anything ei??e. Specimens of various
styles <>n hiin.i. which will be shown with pleas?
ure Tho LOWEST TRICKS possible, and
orders filled promptly.
Call on C. P. OSTKEN,
At tho Watchman and Southron Office
Sumter, S. C.
I WV CWTiil^J h?is revolutionized the world
111f lilt I lull a,jrins tim last hali century.
Not least among the wonders of inventive
propres? is a method mid system of work that
can be performed nil over the country with?
out separating the workers from their homes.
Pay linera! : any one can do the work ; either
sex, yoting or old ; no special ability required.
Capital not needed ; you are started free. Cut
this out and return to us and wc will send
you free, someihing of great value and im?
portance to you, that will start yon in busi?
ness, which will bring you in more money
ripht away than anything else in the world.
Grand outfit free. Address TRUB & Co.,
Augusta, Maine.
D. B. ANDERSON,
Attorney at Law.
SUMTER, S. C.
Will practice in adjoining
counties.
Collecting made a specialty.
ESTABLISHED 1855.
! JAMES ALLAN & CO.
. *
( Ta? place to get Reliable Goods.
Watches, Jewelry, Silverware, Clocks,
SILVER-PLATED-WARE, SPECTACLES AND EYE-GLASSES.
Special attention ie called io oor Stock of Watches io Gold, Silver and Nickle Cases.
BEST GOODS AT LOWEST PRICES.
' ? Silver, Double-cased Watches, $7-50, S8, $10, up to the finest Railroad Time-piece.
Ladiea' Gold Watches, $15, $20, $25, and upwards.
Gent's Gold Watches, $30, $35, $40, and upwards.
A FINE STOCK OF SURVEYORS' AND DRAUGHTSMEN TOOLS AND MATERIAL,
Watches and Jewelrv carefully repaired by experienced workmen.
JAMES ALLAN & CO.,
: Feb. 8 285 King St., Charleston, S. C. Sign of Drum Clock.
YOU WILL SAVE MONEY
-IF YOU
BU Y YOUR HARDWARE
-FROM
IL W. DURANT & SON.
They keeep io stock every known variety of
SHELF HARDWAEE
&nd would call especial attention to a very large and well selected stoei of
RUBBER AND LEATHER BELTING
In all widths, with Rivets and Burs or Lacing as may be desired.
STOVES OF EVERY VARIETY AT ALL PRICES.
A large and superb stcek of
GlxlxxBt and. Glassware,
And the finest and largest assortment of TABLE AND POCKET CUTLERY, RAZORS,
SCISSORS, ?c., from the best factories of Europe and America. Especial attention
has been paid in the selection of POTWARE, TINWARE, *c.
Wagon Material of Every Conceivable Kind.
Single and Double Muzzle and Breech Loading Guns, Ammu?
nition, Shells, &c.
Remember this is the ONLY HARDWARE STORE IN TOWN and wi? be stpporttfd by
LOW PRICES.
. R. w. DURANT & SON.
Sept. 15. Main Street, opposite the Bank, Sumter, S. C.
MANUFACTURERS OF
Doors, Sash, Blinds, Moulding, Balusters,
BRACKETS, SHINGLES AND LATH.
Bills of Yellow Pine Lumber Cut to Order.
MOULDING BOOK AND PRICE LIST SENT ON APPLICATION.
FACTORY AND YARD,
508 to 524 Calhoun Street, AUGUSTA, GA.
Dec. 14
^HiiTsmrMAfN woiner
The S. G. S" is tbe cheapest, and tbe best, and the only Specific Fertiliser
for Small Grain co the Market. 3
The S. G. S. has been used all over our Southern States for tbe last three
years, and bas given great satisfaction.
ASHLEY ASH ELEMENT,
Of superior activity and efficiency ; a cheap and excellent FertiKaer for
Small Grain, especially when used with Cotton Seed or manure to supply
Ammonia.
ASHLEY COMPLETE GARDEN FERTILIZER,
Delivered free ; specially adapted to Rosez, Geraniums, Pansies, Flowering
Annuals, &c
For terms, directions, testimonials, and for the various attractive and instruc?
tive publications of the Company, address,
THE ASHLEY PHOSPHATE CO.
Seot 23_Charleston, S. C.
C. BART ft CO.,
Importers and Wholesale Dealers in
FRVIT !
CHARLESTON, S. C.,*
Are receiving by steamer and rail from the
North and West full supplies
each week of
CHOICE APPLES, PEARS, LEMONS, PO?
TATOES. CABBAGES, ONIONS, NUTS
OF ALL KINDS, ETC., ETC.
?3f* Orders solicited and promptly filled.
Sept. 21. x _
JOHN C. DUL HARDWARE CO.
Importers and Dealers in
ENGLISH AND AMERICAN
Hardware and Cutlery
OF EVEKY DESCRIPTION,
WHOLE'SA LE AND EE TAIL,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
Oct. 26. o
Sportsman's Heaipto
F. W. HUSEMANN,
GUN-MAKER,
COLUMBIA, 8. C.
DEALER IN
finns, Pistols and Fishing Tackle,
Agent for Hazard and Atlas P?wdV Com
panies* also Agent for Lefever Arms Co.
AMMUNITION OF ALL KINDS.
Shells Loaded by Latest Improved Machine.
First-Class Gnn Work Guaranteed.
PRICES AS LOW AS THE L O WEST.
?Sf~ Give me a call at Sportsman's Head?
quarters. Oct 2?? o
" GEO7L7COOK^
PHOTOGRAPHER,
265 KING STREET,
CHARLESTON, S. C. %
Aug 10_o__
WRIGHT'S HOTEL,
COLUMBIA, S. C.
THIS NEW AND? ELEGANT HOUSE,
with all moderfritnprovements, is now
open for the reception of ?ruests.
S. L. WRIGHT A SON,
May 6/ Pronrietorf?.
RiPHlY REWARDED are those who read
niUnLI this and then act: they will find
honorableemploymentthat will not take them
from their homes and families. . The profits
are large and sure for every industrious per?
son ; many have made and ?re now making
several hundred dollars A month. It is easy
for any one to make S5aod upward.-? per day.
who is willing to work. Either sex, young
or old; capital not needed; We start you.
Everything new. No speciil ability required ;
yon,- reader, can do it a:; Well as any one.
Write to na at once for full particulars, which
we mail free. Address Stioson A G0.7 Port
ki?d, Ma?ne.
^CONSUMPTIVE
Vse PARKER'S GINGER TONIC without defer.
A rare medicinal compound that corea -when all else fails.
Ba* cured the worst coses of Cough. Weak Longs, Asthma,
Indigestion, Inward Pains. Exhaustion. Invaluable for
Kheuma?Km, Female Weakness, and all pains and die
orders of the Stomach and Beweis. ?fe ?ot Droggigfe
HINDERCORNS.
The safest, sorest and best core for Corns, Bnnloni &?
Stops ali pain. Ensures comfort to the feet. Xever falls
tocare. 15 cents at Druggists, Hiscox & Co., iT. Y.
B?SFrSS.Y,TAL REGENERATOR
NERVE TBNIO removes all cons?quences oz
folly and excess; renews the energy, courage and vigor
of youth. Cures weakness- of m i md and bo dy ? Nervous
Debility, Spinal ^hatKiioo, Lost Manhood, etc. A
powerful nervous inviapro - ondrestoratiw. Paree
ak? free. BAKER RSM Ogg Box KM. B?galo. JSL Y.
ARBUCKLES'
name on a package of COFFEE is a
guarantee of excellence.
ARIOSA
COFFEE ls kept in all first-class
stores from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
COFFEE
is never good when exposed to the air".
Always buy this brandinhermetically
sealed ONS POUND PACKAGES.
A Great Cause of Human Misery
IS THE LOSS OF
ALECTURE ON TUE NATURE, TREAT
men t ami Radical core of Spermatorrhoea,
ur incapacity, induced by excess or early indis?
cretion.-By
ROBERT J. CCLVERWELL, M. D.
The world-renowned aorbor, in this admir?
able Lectore, crenrly prove? from his own ex
pcrlenCS that the avrfol consequences of early
error may be effectually removed ; pointing out
a mode <>f cure at once certnin and effectual, by
which every sufferer, no rentier what hi* condi?
tion way bo, may cure himself cheaply, pri?
vately and radically.
f?f This Lecture will prove a boon to thou
sand* and thousands.
S*nt under seal, in a plain envelope, to any
address, postpaid, oo receptof four cent? or fwo
postage sts mp?. Address
THE CULVER WELL MEDICAL CO.,
41 Attn St. NBW YORK: Post Office Box. 450.
()l.tj^L-l aiul Ml PA77CA '/ Siat?
tended io for MOHKRATF. FKKS '>ur office is
opposite tS> CS. I'ntrtit oiliee. and we ran ob?
tain Kitctits in less time litan lho*c r*'mote from
WAsmxarns. vn-i yon}:!.. /?/.' : u /.w; or
S'lSOTO tft l?re.uli??u. Wc advise nv TO patent?
ability free of ?-li>'n;t: and we nmfce Alfy t il.lHtiK
VXLhtS 1'A TEST SS Shu VK ESK
FVT e:r<n?ir. ml v ??.?:. terms ?:?d references to
actual cliVnts in your own state. <'nun:y. City or
Iowa, write to ISnRS5gTffSWw^*>gS|
Opposite Palait O?rc. W<i$hington, D C
J. W. ADKINS,
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER,
SUMTER, S. C.
SOLICITS WORK IN THE BUILDING
LINS, and will promptly attend to ali
work entrusted to him.
Residence next to Epperson's Stables.
July 20 _
DFFP SEA WONDERS exist in thousands
"tCl of forms, hat are surpassed by the
marvels of invention. Those who are in need
of profitable work that can be done while liv?
ing at home should at once send their address
to Hallett & Go., Portland, Maine, and re?
ceive free, full information how either sex, of
all ape?, can carn from S5 to $25 per day and
upwards wherever they live. You are started
free. Capital not required. Some have made
over $50 in a single dar at this work. All
succeed.
SHERIFFS SALES;
BY virtue of Sundry Execution?, to
directed, will be sold at Suurter <2-B'., .
on,fh? first MONDAY and day ftfHowhJfc*?r*
FEBRUARY next, 1888, and ^nutoy d^8;
thereafter as may be, necessary, within twr
legal bours ofieale, to the highest- bidder, ftfr*
casb, the foHtming property : :
All that -tract o? ras* contai oiog 460 ?cres *
more or-less,- lying on-Black River, and ad* *
joining now" cr forseriy of Estate of -ft. Wi
Cooper, Estate .of Absalom "Wilson' land? o??
Prescott Reid Corbett and others, tftr-sald*
land being the balance of above describe*^
tract after deducting 100 acres, laid off*UT
Defendant for a family Homestead, levied osm?
and to be sold as the property of J. Harriut*"
tou Cooper to satisfy the separate executione*
of Augustus A. Solomons and Belle Taylor,"
now Belle Black,-against said J. Harnsgftm..
Cooper. ...
One staa?T Sorrel Mare and Colt, two Rtaek^
Horse Mules, 200 bushels Cern* ?ore or Io%->
2000 pounds of Fodder more or less, 4 baw*
of Cotton, 1 two-horse wagon and 400 bosbt??~
Cotton Seed more or less, levied upon af *.!*"
property of W. N Hammett, on execution oT
the Bowkee Fertilizer Co. agaiqs? MaryPif
Clark and W;. N: Hammett.
One chestnut sorrel Horse, one Bull, on**'
Cow, one Colt, one Boggy, 75 bushels Cottona
Seed, 8 bushels of -Pea3, 40 bushels of Cort,.'
more or less, and all House.FurmturerloTied -
ou and to be sold*?s tne property of Edward*
H. Mathis, at tbe suit of McKinney bVmtmtr,
agarnsrtbe-said Edward H. Mathis.
MARTON SANDERS;-S: S; O.
Sheriff's Office, Jan. 9, 1888.- ,
GOODS
-AT
PRK
:WB ARE NOW OFFERING A LARCH"
LINE OF'
Fancy Groceries,
Aadriick back's for thV
CHKISTMAS HOLIDAYS:
In buying?yoa"wiir
SAVE MONET.
By calling ?ff us before placing your ordert?
We hare ?fre Lf?gtst' ?ssoT\i&c?t of
fAXCY CRACKER*
Ever offered in this City.
$hese are Goods of the very best make
?r/R
Are of tbe most celebrated Brands,, and they
are'all Guaranteed;
WE AR? SELLING* . ' '
2ID. Cane Tomatoes, gi.05 per Bot;
31b. Caos Tomatoes,, very fine, $1.4$
per Doz*. .
Salmon, 15 and 20 cts. per cao.
, liest imported Sardines, $2.10 per
OUR
Pontt Lace Flotar
Which is the best on the market, $6\10p-F
.bbl., Or 90 cts. for 25 lbs.
RAISINS, erraos,
CURRANTS AND MAGE,
We are handling rery largely.
Yon will do well to call on ns and gfct
Our Prices before bnying.
In connection with our Grocery Stock, we
bandle a full line of
DRY GOODS,
NOTIONS/
Shoes* and Hats,
Which we are Selling at
ROCK BOTTOM PRICES,*
Whips, Whips. Whips,
A job lot of Whips at 65 cts., worth
any time ?1 50.
Come and See Us Now.
H. 1.4 CW. KU,
Next to C. E. Stubbs' Office.
Dec. 14
SUTER MAIBLE MM
ESTABLISHED IN 1869.
W. P. SilTH,
WHO IS STILL PREPARED WITH
Improved Facilities*
TO FURNISH
MONUMENTS) HEADSTONES*
-AND
AH Siads of Cemetery Woi^
In First Class Workmanship-. -
Dec. 21. _
NO MORE EYE-GLASSES.
No ^??????^ Weak
More ?%l^?P^* Svett
MITCHELL'S
EYE-SALVE.
A Certain, Safe and Effective Remedy for
Sore, Ieal sit Maint Eyes.
Producing Long-sightedness, and Re?
storing the Sight of the Old.
CURES TEAR DROPS, GRANULATE*,
Stye Tumors, Red Eyes, Matted Eye
Lashes, and producing quick Relief
and Permanent Cure.
Also equally efficacious when used rn otbef'
maladies, such as Ulcers, Fever Sores, Tu?
mors, Salt Rheum, Burns, Piles, or wherever'
inflammation exists, Kitdrell's Sfilve may be
used to advantage. Sold by all Druggists at
25 cents._ " .
Estate of John B. JohstoD,
DECEASED.
ALL PERSONS having cTaims against
said Estate, will prestnt same duly at*
tested, and ail persons in any way indebted
to said Estate, wi li make payment to
THOMAS B. JOHNSTON,
Jan. IS, 1SS8-3t. QualiSed Execute*.
Estate of Josiah 6? Fori3 Rec'd.
IWILL APPLY TO JUDGE OF PRO?
bate cf Sumter County on Feb. 18th,
18S8, fer a final discharge as Administrator
of aforesaid Estate.
WALTER J. FORT,
Jan. IS. ?8S8-4t_Administrator.
Estate iof Mary S. Chandler/
(MINOR.)
IWTLL APPLY TO THE JUDGE OP
PROBATE for Sumter County on Febru?
ary 18th, 1888, for a Final Discharge at
Guardian of aforesaid Minor.
WM. S. CHANDLER,
Jan. IS, 1888-41 Gu*iui*fi.