^WEDNESDAY, JULY 4. Hw ?tHftier ?FcsfeAma? was founded g? in 1850 and the 2VK? Southron in 1866. The IF?fc&maii awrf So&hron now has ^??the combined circulation and inflaeoce of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium in Sumter: - COMB OTJT ? There*? many a slip 'twixt cup and fin*: How true" in politics. Perhaps the proverbial slip ts now waiting tn tho back ground for many who were dashed with victory two years ago. Bett it ts cheering to think that there's & chance fU? all. If at first yon don't succeed, try again is a pretty good rule to go by in all the affairs of life. Har? rison, the Republican nominee for Presi? dent is noted for hts many defeats io " polices, and yet he was the winning candidate before the Chicago Conven? tion the other day. The fear of defeat ls a great political scarecrow that has kept many, a good man ont of the field in Sumter County to the regret of the ma ny who always hail with delight the ano ounce nient of the candidacy of good and true men. Come ont! Victory is yours I HIS BUNNING RECORD. The Republican papers make loud Jboasts of Harrison's popularity in In? diana. Io this, like Hicks' hen, they are cackling over an empty nesv. In a square fight he has never carried his * Suite, nor has he even run along with bia ticket. In 1860, when the Demo? crats were divided over the Douglass and Breckenridge tickets, and every? thing went to the dogs politically, he was elected Supreme Court Reporter of Indiana. * The entire Republican State ticket was elected that year, but Har rison had the smallest vote of aoy man on the ticket. In 1864, when the sol? dier rote was fixed np and counted to suit Republican necessities, he was re? elected, and again by a smaller vote than that given to the balance of the ticket. In 1876 he was a candidate fer Governor, and was overwhelmingly beaten by "Blue Jean7 Williams, run? ning this time some 3,000 votes less than his associates on the ticket. In 1886 he made a fight for the election of a Legislature that would endorse him for the United States Senate, and,, as before, his State repudiated him and selected Darid Turpie, a Democrat, io his stead, In every instance he has run behind his ticket, and in the only two square contests he has over made in his State he has been beaten easily and over? whelmingly. If there is anything in this running record to elate our Republican friends or make them feel good, they are cer? tainly entitled to ali the satisfaction and encouragement they can squeeze out j of it. SHAMELESS SURRENDER TO THE MONOPOLIES. There is hut ene plank in the plat? form of the recent Republican national convention that is' worthy of considera? tion-the tariff plank-and it is a mix? ture of impudence and mendacity. At a time when the people are suffering' from unnecessary tariff taxation-a relic of the war period which four years ago the party platform promised to re? vise and correct-the latest deliverance of the party declares for the mainte? nance and perpetuation of this burden. lt calls it **the protective system," and ttys it must be maintained-a system which, perverted from the legitimate object of protection by the exigencies of tl time of war, has enabled monopoly to rob the people, and has called into be? ing the trusts that are preying upon the {general class of consumers, lt is in consequence of such a 4'protective sys? tem'* as the Chicago minions of mo? nopoly declare mutt be maintained, that the house-holder, in the sugar wi-h ir h ich he sweetens his co?ee-in the ?sit with which he savors his food and cures his provisions-in the tin which furnishes his kitchen, cans his vegeta? bles and covers his dwelling-in the lumber with which he builds his house j and fences his premises-in almost every article necessary for his domestic comfort and sustenance, is compelled to pay tribute to some infernal combina? tion of cormorants in the Trust ?cape which excessive war-tariff duties ''pro? tect' from being disturbed in their rob. bery by the competition of other pro? ducers. Foar years ago the Republican na? tional convection did not make such a shameless surrender to the demands of the banded monopolies. Their platform admitted that the war-tariff needed cor? rection and revision, and promised a certain measure of reforai. At that time it bad not so far lost its sense of shame as to entirely ignore the words of President Arthur, who in'his message of the year before, said : *'I recommend: an enlargement of the free list, so as to ioc?ode within it the numeren* articles which yield inconsid- j eranie revenue ; a simplification of the j complex and inconsistent schedule of j the duties upou certain manufactures ! of cotton, iron and steel, and a sub- \ .slautial reduction of the duties upon \ those articles, and upon sugar, molasses, I silk, ?cool and woolen goods." Four years ago the Republican na? tional convention had not so completely succumbed to the influence of the mo? nopolies as to close its eyes entirely to j this pleading of a Republican President j for the relief of the people from uncec- j essary tariff burdens, for, to some ex j tent, it promised reform. Nor did it t$u;n tts back wholly on thc following ' recommendation of a Republican commission : *'A substantial - reduction of duties is demanded, not by a mei discriminate popalar clamor, bat b best conservative opinion of the < try. including that which bas in fo times been most strenuous for the ervation of oar national industrial fenses. Such a reduction of the t ing tariff the commission regard only as a doe' recognition of public timen t, aod a measure of justice to samers, but one conducive to the gei industrial prosperity, and wi though it may be temporarily in vecient, will be ultimately benefici the special interests affected by sucl duction." Such ei?ortations to a better p< had some little effect in influencing expression of the representative bod the party four years ago; but this we find it given up entirely to the tro! of the monoplies, the trusts, i combined syndicates, the banded 1; grabbing corporations, and kine piratical agencies, and acting as moa'h-piece of their inordinate derna and assumptions ! We see this com tien in its platform claiming that robbery of an excessive war tarif .;the American system of protectio and demanding that it be maintait Sorely this party is ioviting its ( destruction and will find itself tram j under the feet of an indignant peopb SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEC The commencement exercises of t institution took place on last Wednesd and were marked with great BUCC? The Register says : The young men quitted themselves with credit, and their modest bat manly bearing attra ed mach favorable comment. 1 graduating class, comprising 18, is fine one, and will make ita impress the future. The honor list,read by Prof McBryt was quite full, and gave the names students who attained the average gra of .90-100 as \Di8tiDguished* and those who attained the grade of 75-1 as .Proficient.' Among these wer Post-Graduates-Distinguished,' J. McMahan, A. B., Proficient L Ge Corbett, A. B. M. D. Seniors-Proficient, Geo. G. Maye Juniors-Proficient, Wm. T. Ayco< Wm. W. Bradley. Sophomores-Proficient, EE. A cock, Wm. A. Stuckey. Law Students-Proficient, Jos. I Montgomery. The degree of A. B. was couferrc upon G. G. Mayes, and Bachelor * Law apon J. H. Montgomery. Honorary degrees were awarded I four distinguished gentlemen To th Hon. W. D. Simpson, who occupies th highest legal position in the State, an to Judge C. H. Simonton, whose abil ties received recognition in his appoint ment to the United States Distric Judgeship by the President of th United States, were awarded the appro priate degree of LL. D. To the Rev G. W. Holland was awaded the degre of D. D , which ne has nobly earned b; his cultured Christian work, as a minis ter of the Gospel and as the most ad miracle President of Newberry College The same degree was bestowed upon th? Rev. Ellison Capers, whose iufluenc? also extends beyond the limits of hi: denominational affiliation and who ha: several times declined tho Episcopa robe. Both of these gentlemen an splendid specimens of robust, Chris-tiai manhood. Their influence for gooc among young men renders peculiar^ fitting this testimonial from an institu tion devoted to the yoong men's intel? iectual and morai education. The baccalaureate address of Hon. Wm. L. Trenholm was thoughtful, chaste, elegant and sympathetic, and his allusion to bis collegiate days was in the happiest vein. "MANY FRIENDS." What a power 'many friends' are, but they are slow in making known their wishes io this campaign. 'Manv friends' is a great and mighty corpora? tion, and you can bet your boot9 that the favorites will soon be trotted out, and put io good running shape for the home stretch. There's a biz chance o for a good many who are oow holding back and who ought by all means to enter the race for the good of Sumter County. WHO BOUGHT THE COONS? Who bought the coons in Chicago ? is the question that the friends of Sher? man and Alger are trying to settle. That the colored delegates from the South were b??ught and made a com? modity of merchandise in the National Republican Convention there is no doubt whatever. Thc quc.-?iou now is, whether Sherman or Alger bought the coons in Chicago, and thus says the New York Herald'. "In his bitterness at thc action of the Chicago Convention, Senator Sherman is reputed to have said that his nomination failed because the coons, or the colored delegates from the South, were taken away from him by the Alger men. Mr. Duffield, the agent of Governor Alger, who is evi-? ? dently a gentleman with elaborate pow | crs of exposition, now conn s to thc j front and denies that a dollar of the ; Algjr money ever went to a cor-n, but ; that the coons who abandoued Sherman j and came to Alger were inspired Ly j irrepressible affection. j When the matter is logically rcasou-? ed out this appears : First, the coons ; were for Sherman. Second, no one ; could get them away from Sherman, j Third, Alger suddeuiy came out as a j candidate, and when the votes were j called tue coons were with him. These ! are tbe cold facts. it is for an intelli- \ gent world to form an opinion." ? I THE SUMTER ADVANCE. I We are glad to see the announcement in its last issue that the Advance will i be continued without change of hands, for the reason that the family of its late ? proprietor-in whose welfare we natur? ally feel a warm interest-would be able to utilize the investment more to their advantage in its present shape than in any other. The junior of the late firm of H. L. Darr & Son possesses much of the energy and business tact of bis father, and bas had sufficient ex? perience in the business to carry it on successfully. Sumter has a bright future and should give ns both a living. GETOYSB?R? The decisive battle of the war be? tween the States was fought at Gettys? burg twenty-five years ago. It was then and there that Lee withdrew the Confederate army and began a re? treat which ended at Appomattox. A quarter of a century bas passed away since that time, but the Gettysburg re .nniojp between the Blue and Gray this week, recalls the greatest battle of the war, and to-day as an exchange has said it is the arena upon which peace is achieving one of her noblest victories. This week will be a notable one in American history. The veterans of the Bine and Gray hold a genuine love feast upon Pennsylvania's historic battle ground. Such a sight and such a gathering woold be an impossibility in any other country. Yet, in view of the brotherhood which exists between the men of the Nort# and South, a quarter of a century after the greatest civil war on record, it is not at all sur? prising that a monument has been placed by the Philadelphia Brigade upon the famous field of Gettysburg, m ar ki og the spot where the Confederate General, Armistead, fell, after piercing the very bosom of the old-time enemy. All of us are familiar with the story. How Armistead charged a Federal bat? tery ; how, placing his hand upon one of the captured pieces, he exclaimed : .Gentlemen, this is our gun,' and how, | in the next instant, he fell to the ground, having received his death wound.' INDIANA. It Seeds but a moment's examination to see that Indiana is to be a hard- , fought field this fall. Indians will come under the head of doubtful States, along with New Jersey and Connecticut, but the Eastern States arc more reasonably D?mocratie than the Western. We . ?hould say that President Cleveland is more likely to hold the vote of New < York, New Jersey and Connecticut than ' that of Indiana. Still we do not re- 1 gard the latter, as by any means a cer- , tain prize for Gen. Harrison. l A Western correspondent sums op < the chances of the Hoosier State in this ' way: ( In 1860 Lincoln carried Indiana by ( 23.528; in 1864, by ?0,189 ; in 1S68, , Grant by 9.568; in 1872, Grant by ? 22,515; in 1876, Tilden by 6,500; ia , 1880, Garfield by 6,636, and in 1884. 1 Cleveland by about 6.300. In 1886 - the Republicans carrfed the State "by j ibout'8,000. Thus it will be 6een that ? the State is an extremely doubtful one, r aud is only carried by either side by ' great labor, close campaign work, and ? the expenditure of a large amount of money. The latter is made necessary ! by the existence of a floating, or a pur? chasable vote iu the State, which is " really the factor. In* 1876, this vote numbered about 15,000. In 1880. the poll of the State showed that it had. in- j creased nearly double, or 30.000, and in 1884 it had decreased to 25,000. In 1888, this vote will likely be 25.000, \ wbieh is not a bad showiug for a State polling half a million votes. It shows that there are about 480,000 men in the State with principle, who vote their convictions, and who can neither be bought nor bullied. We are glad to see that the commit? tee bas made a report in favor of Coi. Elliott, in the matter of the coutest against him by Smalls, lt is very pro? bable that congress will soon settle the contest in accordance with the report of the committee. Mr. Cleveland's majority io 1884, in Connecticut, was 1,284 ; io Indiana, it was 6,512; in New Jersey 4,412, and in New York, 1,047. These are the doubtful States, and it will be seen at ! once that the Democratic party cannot j afford to do any napping for the next several months. - ^ i? - (From our Regular Correspondent.) WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 29, 1888. Verily the Republican mountain hath brought forth a mouse. The party which elected Lincoln, the rail-splitter, Grant, the tanner, and Garfield, tue tow-path boy, aud which has so loudly claimed to be tho peoples' party, the friend cf the 'th dosi!*,' etc., has taken I a new departure this time. They have selected a member of thc blue-blooded, .silk stocking aristocracy to head their ticket, whose only distinction is that he 1 is thc grandoon of his grand-father, ' and have hitched on to the tail a New York banker, whose only distinction is the possession cf many barrels of ready cash which he is expected to distribute 1 around liberally during thc campaign. lla-rison and Murt?n ?y a queer kind of a ricket to a.-k a workingman to vote for, but of course the Republican man? agers expect the support of thousands of the wage-workers of the country. The question is will they get thom? Time will tell. If the Chinese had votes they would doubtless be .^olid for Harrison. The Democrats in Congress arc much ? pleased with the Republican ticket, as i ho following opinions show : Senator McPherson - "lt is a very weak ticket. In the first place Harrison has no ele? ment of popularity in the country ; sec? ond his Chinese retord will lose thc Pacific slope, and I do cot sec how he can h(?pe?to carry any doubtful State.' Senator Butler-'The nomination is the weakest thc 11'publicau.s could possibly have made. Harrison possesses no per? sonal popularity, and has no claims to statesmanship. I served with him for a long period on the committee on terri? tories, know him well, and am certain be possesses no element of leadership/ Senator Harris-'Harrison is as good a man as the Democrats could have de? sired. If we cannot beat him, we can? not beat anybody.' Senator Faulkner -'Harrison is a weak man. I cannot see how a man defeated three or four times in his own State can hope to be elected. ? Representative Biggs-'Har? rison will not stand a ghost of a show. California will go Democratic, and Cleveland and Thurman will be elect? ed.' Representative McAdoo-'That ticket cannot carry New Jersey, Cleveland and Thurman are now certain to be elected.* Representative Burns 'The Republicans have blundered. I presume they don't expect, seriously, to elect that ticket.' Representative Frank Lawler-'I don't see how any laboring roan can vote that ticket.' But enough of this The above is suf? ficient and is the general reflection of the opinion of every Democrat in Con? gress. The House bas passed the public lands bil?, with an amendment retaining title in the Government to coal mines found on the public lands, but allowing entrymen to mine such coal deposits until Congress acts farther ia the mat? ter. A new style of bandanna has made its appearance among democrats here. It has portraits of Cleveland and Thur? man in the center, with an eagle and the American shield in each corner. Mr. Cleveland was on Thursday offi? cially notified of his nomination by the committee appointed by the Chairman of the St. Louis convention. He re? sponded in a few well timed remarks, and sta'ed that he would communicate further with the party at large shortly by issuing his letter of acceptance. The committee went to Columbus Wednes? day evening, to notify Mr. Thurman. An amusing incident occured at the White House Tuesday. Mr. Leroy Springs, a member of the notification committee from South Carolina, during a conversation with Mrs. Cleveland, remarked that South Carolina would give the President 40.000 majority, but that if the woman suffrage people would Dominate her. she would receive the unanimous vote of the state. 'Bat' said Mrs. Cleveland quickly and laugh? ingly, 'I'm not that kind of a woman.' The fight for revenue reform is again raging in the House. There will be no rest until a final vote ?3 taken upon the Mills bill. When that will be, is at present extremely doubtful. General Sheridan, has gone to his summer cottage on the Massachusetts coast. Letter from Guv. GREGG'S X ROADS, July 2, 1888. Water I Water 1 We are now a most streq U0U3 advocate of pure, unadulterated protox? ide of hydrogen, and plenty of it. For over two long, weary weeks our imme? diate vicinage has been without rain of any resequence. A terrific sun and dry winds aave evaporated ' what moisture was in the ?il, and crops are suffering. On the contig? uous farms corn is small and disappointing at aest, and the fodder crop must needs be slen? der. The ear will depend upon the coming seasons. Small ears are said to be indicative )f good stock io the human family, but in the cornfield we prefer to have good stock in? dicative of large ears. We fear this crop will ye a plebian one. Colton, OD the same farms, is very, good and, tbough perhaps two weeks >ehinkill out the grass, and we wish mr dry and thirsty soil could guzzle some of this surplus moisture. Well, well, as our honored sire used to say, {4Tbe clouds are in ??erv good band6, very good hands bat well, in our opinion we need rain. We see you announce that no one desires to go to the Legislature from this County. Now if such is the case, we would propose that if you will combine the whole "fix," Senator and Representatives into one, emoluments annexed, we might be prevailed upon to sac? rifice our-er-lucrative-er-lien and ac? cept the situation. We haven't any more politics than a brass band, and are strongly opposed to the passage of any more acts until we can catch up with and carry out those now upon the statute book; but we will promise to draw the united pay with as much grace and ns much honor so the County as any other man. Also a good hand on goob? ers, ground-nuT3 and pindars. We ain't much at long speech-making, but we can throw as much eloquence iuto a short ad? dress, such as, "Here's our best rispeks, gen? tlemen," as the nest man : and so often as occasion may require, and the liquor's good. Any other necessary qualification not men? tioned, we Satter ourself we could acquire with a lew days practice, and if, on our re? turn, our constituents ?ere not satisfied with our course, They could-er-go to the d "demnition bow wows," as usual. We will now, in a few days, start out on our regular summer tour, our circunianihu latioos, (Katherine will perform the ambula? tion part) and will endeavor to take some fugitive notes for the Watchman and Southron and some also (alas, fugitive, too, we fear) for Gov. NOTICE. V OFFICE WILL NOT BE OPENED for a week or ten days. All appoint? ments will necessarily be postponed 'til then. GEO. W. DICK. July 2, 1SS8. sical Commercial M Military Coll?. ON THE REPRESENTATION OF Nu? merous friends of the necessity of a High (jrnde School for young gentlemen in Sumter, I he?? to inform the public that I purpose Opening an establishment for resident and non-resident pupils. The course of instruc? tion will embrace English, modero and clas? sical languages and the subjects necessary to a preparation for thc State institutions, col? leges and commercial purposes. I shall feel great pleasure in hearing from those who de? sire to avail themselves of the opportunity. TERMS : Board and tuition in English subjects for session of nine months. Latin, French and Drawing, each, $2 per month. Music, instrumental, S3 per month. Music. Vocal, $1 per month. Tuition for non-resident pupils: Et?gl;s! abjects, $3 per mouth. French, ?2 per month. Latin, $2 per month. Music, Instrumental, $5 per month. Music, Vocal, $1 per month. Session commences September 4th. H. ROYSTON, July 4, 1383. Mayesville, S.. C. CANDIDATES' CARDS. Cards'l n this colum 85.00, cash in ad* Tance. FOR SOLICITOR. To run foran office is nol what it is cracked np to be, AS the path that leads thereto is not always strewn with roses, but the American people are very self-sacrificing and ever willing to do anything for the good of their country in general and for themselves in particular. Therefore, as his ' many friends" are out of town to-day, D. B. ANDERSON announces himself as a candidate for the solid torsbip of the Third Circuit. This candidate ?3 a plain, hard working yoong man with no big pre? tensions whatever, but he hopes to get votes euough to elect him all the same. Mr. Editor: The many friends of MR. A. BROOKS STUCKEY do most respectfully offer his name as a candidate for the office of Solicitor of the Third Circuit. Mr. Stuckey is a gentleman of fine legal ability and sterling integrity ; born and reared in the Circuit, his record will bear scrutiny, and we are satisfied the'interest of the Third Circuit, and the State of South Car? olina cannot suffer in h?3 bands. Let true merit be rewarded. April 25_MANY VOTERS. FOR THE LEGISLATURE. COL. J. HARVEY WILSON is annoonced as a candidate for the House of Representa-? tives, -ubject io the action of she Democratic party for making nominations. Col. Wilson's record io the Legislature during the term from 1884 to '86 iii a sufficient guarantee of his ability to fill the office with honor to himself and credit to bis ' July 4 MANY FRIENDS. The people of tbis section, and we believe of the County generallv, are entirely satisfied that CAPT. H FRANK WILSON has served them faithfully, judiciously, and well in the House of Representatives. His experience will now enable him to serve them even more efficiently if re-elected ; and to this end we bring bira again bejpre the people for nomi? nation to the Hoo>e.^_SALEM. FOR CLERK OF THE COURT. The Taylor Democratic CInb puts in nomi? nation for Clerk of the Court MB. W. D. HINDS subject to the action of the primary. July 4 The undersigned hereby announces himself as a candidate for the office of Clerk of Court for Sumter County. A thorough knowledge of the duties of the office and a high apprecia? tion of the duties and obligations of a public officer, together with a life-long adherence to the Democratic party are his chief claims upon the people. The office of Trial Justice bas been and the office of Jury Commissioner now is, held by the undersigned, and be is willing that the administration of those offices may be the test of his fitness for tbe one be now seeks. Respectfnllv, July 4. THOS. E. RICHARDSON. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. The Taylor Democratic Club puts in nomi? nation for County Commissioner MB. J. A. M. CARRAWAY, subject to tbe action of the Democratic primary. July 4 FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER. Mr. EJiior : The people of this section think it very important to have some one fully qualified as School Commissioner. Without intending to disparage others we think MB. THOS. BJ FRASER, Ja, peculiarly quali fied for the office He took advantage of a full collegiate classical education with honors. Since graduation has been a student and kept up with the educational system and lit? erature of the day; be is correct in habits, courteous in manners, energetic io duty, and of high moral and religious character. While he has not taken part in political cliques, he bas done bis duty as a Democrat, and served as Secretary of tbe Democratic Executive Committee. The writer has not conferred with him or any of his family, and does not know that he would serve if elected ; but if bc will, the people cannot get a better man than Tbos. B. Fraser, Jr., for School Com? missioner. MECHANICSVILLE. June 22, 1888. Mr. Editor: Announce ME. W. J. DURANT of Concord as a candidate for School Com? missioner for Sumter County. Mr. DuRant gradnated at S. C. College in 1856-is well educated. Was a soldier in the Confederate army : was desperately wounded at 2nd Ma nassas ; has suffered from that wound until now; was actively engaged in the memorable campaign of IS76 ; has served the State and the Democratic party faithfully in ?ll its con? tests, aud is, therefore, fairly entitled to the consideration of Democratic voters. June 20_MANY FRIENDS. FOR SHERIFF. The office of Sheriff should be filled by a man who is qualified to discharge its duties in every department, and who not only pos? sesses the ability to manage the office but who has the nerve hyked by a cool, clear head, quick to perceive and prompt and firm to dis? charge bis duty in any emergency. As such the name of CAPT. D. E. KEELS is presented to tbe favorable consideration of the Demo? crats of Sumter by his Julv 4 SUPPORTERS. The people of this County are aroused to the fact that the Sheriff's Office is one of the most important in their gift and that a man qualified in every respect to discharge the duties of the same should be elected and none other to such a responsible position. Actu? ated by such feelings the friends of Sumter County now nominate MR. T. J. BAKER for Sheriff. Mr. Baker is well and favorably known to the people and needs no formal introduction at our hands, but we can truth? fully say that when the time comes for them to cast their votes for .Sheriff, no better or truer man can be selected for that office than T. J. Baker. July 4. TOWN AND COUNTRY. The many friends of CAPT. E. SCOTT CARSON beg to announce him as a candi? date for Sheriff at ensuing election subject to action jf Democratic party. The subject of this announcement is one who is well deserving of consideration at the hands of the voters of Sumter County; one who, by reason of a severe woond received in bis State's cause during the terrible conflict between the States, has been incapacitated for life from doing the lightest of manual labor; and, since the remuneration of the emolu? ments of an office at the hands of the voters of Sumter County is all, possibly, that he can expect, we put in nomination Mu. ROBEKT W. JENKINS, of Providence Township, for Sheriff of Sumter County. Mr. Jenkins is a quiat, sober, reserve^ Christian gentleman, and deservi'3 well done to him. Mav 9 MANY FRIENDS. REUNION CO. E, PALMETTO SHARP-SHOOTERS \T7TLL TAKE PLACE AT WOODS' 'V Mill, near Shiloh, on the third FRI? DAY in JULY, (thc 20th) 1S88. Col. J. Harvey Wilson will deliver an address on the occasion. Members will take due notice and govern themselves according! v. j. c. MCKINNEY, Julv 4 Seeretarv. TO CONTRACTORS. Rebuild ?ny Fields Bridges, Lynch's Ricer, Opening Crossing, ifcc. OFFICE OF County Commissioners, SUMTER COUNTY, SUMTER, S. C., July 2, 1888. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF Sumter and Darlington Counties will lei out at public outcry, to the lowest respon? sible bidder, thc rebuilding of said bridges and opening of paid crossing, at said bridges on July 16th, 1888. The contractor will be required to sign con? tract, and give bond. Specifications Ac, made known at time of letting out thc work. The Commissioners reserve the right tr? re? ject any and nil bids. 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It r.ct.-i mach better than potash or any other remedy I have ever used. B. F. WINFIELD, JLD. Book on Contagious Blood Poison mailed free. All dru^ists scH S. S. 5. THE SWIFT SFECOTG Co.. ?Trav.cr 3, Atlanta, Ga. Kew Yor??, 756 Broadway. Estate ol' Mary A. Friersou, DECEASED. ALL PERSONS having demands against the aforesaid Estate will present same duly attested, and those persons indebted to said Estate, will make payment without delay to WM. F. JOHNSON. June 27, 1SS8-3t. Qualified Executor. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER, By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Prolate Judge. WHEREAS, W. OAKES McELVEEN made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate and Effects of MRS. MARTHA SMITH, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish Ul and singular thc kindred and creditors of the said .Mrs. Martha Smith, late of said Coun? ty and State, deceased, that they be and ap? pear before mc, in the Court ol' Probate, tobe held at Sumter C. H. un,July 11th, 18S8, next, after publication hereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not bc granted. Given under my hand, this "27th dey of June, Anno Domini. 1SSS. T. V. WALSH. [L. S.J Judge of Probate Sumter Co. June 27-2t. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF S?MTKK, By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judye. WHEREAS, JAS. D. GRAHAM. C. C. C. P. for said County, in said Stare, made ?uit to me to gran', him Letters of Adminis? tr?t!..n of thc Estate and effects of JOHN J- SHAW,, d<>coase.i, These ar? therefore to eitc nr.d admonish all and singular tho kindred and creditors of the said JOHN J. SHAW, late of said County and State, deceased, that they bc and appear before me. in the Court of Probate to be held at Sumter C. H, ^n August 7th. TSSS, next after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. ti ?von under my hand, this 27th day of June, A.D., 1SSS. T. V. WALSH, Judge of Probate. June 27-fit. COULJEGK, Augusta, Gt. Ortcof the monee ra. fltte Institutions m th? South; Heal Goods; Kcal ol leg? Currency. Many graduate? in good poyina gouttons. fuUooar?:, ^?aontha. Send for circulan WE HAVE MOVED TO OUR NEW STORE. Come and See Us. June 20 H?OTICE TO CREDITORS. State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER. Ix THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS William A. James, Administrator, cum test an nexo, of William J. Rey? nolds, deceased, Plaintiff against Elizabeth Spann, Ellen C. James, Jjfninia Bi-?banc and others, De fendants. IN PURSUANCE of the order of the Court, made in the above stated cause, and dated the 7th day of May, 1SS8. all creditors of William J. 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