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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1. Entered at the Post Office at Sumter, S. C, as Second Class Matter. EXAMINE YOUK DATES. .-o -#e reqaesteacS of-our subscribers to ex the address e? bis paper, and particu lar to observe the date upon iL This date shbwrthe tin-re apt to which the paper has bttm paid for. San v of our subscribers will 'dite s?* tbRt they bate paid in advance ; but there are many others who wirl discover /.tb*t they have not. HEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Warrant's Seltzer Aperient. * Mbtice-^-L. R; Jennings, PreJ. Bethel Academy?Maj. A. G. Smith. r To.LadiesOaly?>Mrs. G. Ev Louceford. . ~ Wn?. ;M. Sa?ders?For Connty Commis St?mer. Jas. D. Graham?For Clerk of the Court. The University of the South?Rev. Telfair Hodgson. Vice Chancellor. Personal. -v fir. F. F. Mortimer has gone on a visit to . relatives in-^Joreoce. Mhs Lothe Doar, of San tee, is visiting the ??Hy bf-3tr. 5. G. Osteen. x Mr. and Mrs. John M. Phillips have returned to the dty from Ib?ir-brida.1 tour. Miss Annie Graham has gone to Providence Co a short visit to friends in the vicinity. . jfiss Edith DeLorme has gone on a visit to *~ ire?ativts at Dovesvilie, Darlington County. Mr. Robert- Witherspoon bas gone to York ville, where be expects to spend a few weeks. Mrs. Mayzck, of Charleston, and her hus band, are on a visit to Capt. Delgar, Mrs. M/s brother. Hr. isadore Boyt has returned from his trip to the mountains looking the very pic . lore of health. Capt. John S. Ricardson has departed on his annual summer tou-r. He takes in Saloda Jfc-Gl, this year. James A. Galloway has received._the ap porBtaw nt of' postmaster at Ionia, Sumter Goaty, nee J. W. Smith, decease.d Mrs Sbaw, the mother of Mrs. H. H. MeLaarin of Austin, Texas, spent a couple of days here this week on her way to Camdee. . ;Ir..W. W.Parish bas gone on a visit to *JH?fcds in Winston N. C , after which he will '?fe?orc- the mountains of the norrh-western firtoi the State. John F>ttiips and Len Kennedy, two Sam ter bojiy doicg business in the chy by the sea, paid their o?d borne ? shore v&it on their fray from the enjac ocrent. ^ IX L-Jennisgs, of Fen-ne?tsville; a brother of Qt. W. H. Jenoisgs has been on a visit to fciiui of several days' duration. Mr. Jennings vent to Greenville, wtih the Bennetts ville Misses Belle Sanders and Lena Solomans returned to the city from the encampment on Monday. They say they bad a lovely time. Miss Eliza Cooper and Miss May Hoiman have "also returned. * H- ??'. Parr, Esq. bas returned to this city for the purpose of taking charge of the is d 9twc. Vg? are g^ad to welcome him back among us, and wish him success in his ??terjteise. "jfrl and Mrs. W. Alston Pringle, Jr. expect to move to-morrow into the new and commo des, residence bnilt for tbem by B. J. Barnett r> Warren street, just opposite Capt. W. R. ?cigar. Quite a number of the boys returned from G-reeaviile armed With white beavers of the Thurmao type. These together wkh the?an daasaB tisfble all about, show bow the cat jumps, in tbisrpart of the vineyard. The Methodists will soon have completed a easy little parsonage on their Church lot. I' is not so little, either, bat very neat and pteaaant to bebold, besides being eommodi ou3 The old Church, sanctified" by many Sallowed memories, is rapidly disappearing ftem its present site. It is to be pot up again in the country and will continue to be csed as a Church. There was a large crowd* art Wei Is'. 5 Roads ?p '.Thursday 19th nit:, - to hear the dif ferent candidates speak. . M-r. T. R. E. He Cos**? was' caarrraaff of the meeting and a b?tterselection could nardly have been made. Mach speaker was m tr 3 dreed by Mr. La Cos te ?t A mcotch&rcsng manner. At- the conclu aicra of the speeches a*!iwpr?seat were invited tkp to the tables to* partake of a feast, of good ?mgs prepared for the occasion. Base Bail. There will he a fine game of ball at the Jar k to-day (Wednesday). Bisbopville will fday Sumter at 4-J3? o'clock. -All lovers of The game should turn oar and encourage the Soys. Prices-of admission as usual. Sew Candidates*. Giert?- of Court. The present incumbent, Got. J*. D". Graham announces himself a cao lT?o^?te"fc^r~th? J&me ?Sce."^ livery body knows Sim. Bit needs nothing from us- in the way Of introduction to Scmte? people. County Commissioner. Mt. Wo-. M-. San ders announces himself a candidate for Coun ty Commissioner. He says he is- competent, physically able, and inral? respects qjiahSed lo- fill the office. The people will decide .between a large number vrho are no for this position. . Encampment Badgesv A great many of the boys have returned with neat badges as souvenirs or the late encampment. They are anout the siw of a rilver dollar, and are surmounted by an eagle wkh outspread wings. On the front is a Tiew of the camp and the inscription :,State Military Encampment. 1S88." On the reverse is a stack of arms, with drum and flags, and the lettering ' Greenville, South Carolina." Somebody made a "sp'?c" on tbem. for tbey were held at one time at fifty cenis apiece, but towards the last could be bought at the rate of two for fifteen cents. Come Out Behind. Our boys who went up to parahze the enemv at base ball during the encampment have returned sadder and wiser men. They took none of the prizes, but they claim that the umpire was badly off his base, and that their team failed to pull well together, owing ~lo.the fact that they had no opportunity to practice together before leaving borne. They and the other clubs afforded a great deal of -amusement to the large crowds that attended the games, which, after all, was what Green ville wanted with tbem, and they believe that 'under better auspices they could have achieved the success they had hoped for. We are glad to see them all back safe and sound, and tender tbem onr sincere sympathy in their defeat. mm ? - -<^? Bubbling. The political cauldron is bubbling furiously ?t present. The candidates are as thick as stars on a moonless night, and are the most genial, affable, and poHte set of gentlemen in the world. Tbey are very solicitous about the health of their friends and their friends' families, and are prepared to obey the Scrip tural injunction to weep with them that weep, and rejoice with them that r<joice. Pity ihat some of them are bound to get left, bt:t we would advise them all to emulate Blaine of Maine, and cast an anchor to windward, so that if they do emerge from the minute ter minal of the born this time, they will yet be able to preserve their equilibrium a?d ride ?fce waters on an even keel, or wo?ds to that cSrct. Of one thing we feel assured, and it ia thai so long as the old ship of State has so numerous and so good a crew to man her, she will not be wrecked, unless in their anx iety to escape the political Scylla ihey run hies on the equally dangerous Cbarxbdis. - UM? ???? ? The Carrpaign Meeting. , As we are going to press the zitj is filled with crowds of people -?trending tbe political testing. Great good n'imor prevails aud mach desire to hear Tilhnan. cIf Richardson and Titlman "gc for" each other here as tbey did at Ches:er on Monday, it *UL be lively, if nothing more. Cap?. P. P. Gaillard, County Chairman, and Hon. Altamoct Moses, Committee on programme have handed us the follow ing. aa tbc order of proceedings : ften. J??s. W. Moore, of Hampton, leads the speaking.. He will be followed by Gov. Rich ar-dson, and Lieutenant Gov. Mauldin, who baa unexpected! v turned up. Capt. Till man will follow Mauldin, and Comptroller General Verner will close the speaking. - That the Goterno^ will be handsomely eu f9&aip$i id a foregone conclusion. Deatn. ?ggg M*r. Josepa H. Bowen died at his home in Columbia at 10.50 Sunday morning. July 24lh. The Record says be had been ill for several weeks with rheumatism of the heart. He was 40 years of age and unmarried. Mr. Bowen had been night clerk at Wright's Hotel for the last sis years. Re was a uni versally popular man, his friends being legion. His nature was genial and sunshiny,, his char acter high and strong. Mr. Bowen's parents were from Samter Coun-ty, and he has a num ber of relatives in this vicinity. The many friends of Miss Annie Dunlop, daughter of Rev. J. E. Dunlop1 of Marion County, will be pained to hear of her death, on July ISth, after a short illness. The Southern Presbyterian of July 2$th contains the following : "Annie was a girl of more thrt?i ordinary strength of charaeter?. possessed of a well-bal anced mind. She was devoted to her mother, loving, patient, helpful and bind. She joined the Presbyterian Chorch about four years ago, livei a consistent Christian life, and died in the hope of a blissful imm?rta?ty. Thrice has her family been thus afflicted within a few years; her eldest sister having died first, and her eldest brother only about three months since." Religious. Rev. W. B. Duncan, pastor of the Oakland Circuit began a protracted meeting on last Sunday at Zoar which will continue through this week. He is assisted by Rev. E. 0. Wat son, of Wedgefield. The Oakland people deserve special com mendation. Besides voting the pastor, 3.iv. vV. B. Duncan, a leave of absence in which to visit bis friends and relatives at home, have presented him with a purse containing the wherewith to make the trip. The protracted meeting which closed last Sunday night at St. James* was quite a suc cess. The pastor Rev. E. O. Watson was assisted by Rev. W. B. Duncan. There were no services in any of out Pro testant Churches last Sunday except the Pres byterian, where Rey. N. W. Edmunds offi ciated in the morning. The other pastors were off, one on duty irr Clarendon, and the other two gone on a vacation The Rev. John Kersbaw leaves on Satur day for Darlington where he will preachon Sunday in the new Episcopal Chapel just i completed. There will be no service in his ! Church here on Sunday evening, but Capt. : Df Igar will lay-read ih the morning as usual. -?^ r- ? i '-r j, Bulletin No. 3. We nave received Bulletin No. 3 of the Ag ricutural Experiment Station at Columbia, S. C, printed at the Presbyterian publishing house of that city. The subjects discussed are "Analyses of Fertilisers and Feeding Stnffs." We should say that the bulletin appears to ' contain information of value to the farmer^ Going <?oozt. W-iobwnr, the eminent photographer, bas returned to the city. Parties desiring pict ures had better call soon, as Winburn expects to leave for good in a fortnight or three weeks. This is a bona fide notice of intention to quit, -not an attempt to create a false rrlarm. Therefore come s^on asd get yotrr p?ctGTe3. Noticed It. The Charleston Sun noticed1 our editorial of last >*?ek containing some g nod advice to the people or that city. It says our article is "n. g.," and gives cs some advFce in return, for which we are -uuch obliged. It is whole some, sometimes, to see ourselves as others see as, even if the picture be not flattering After all, however,-it is none of our funeral, : whatever happens, but we are ready to act as one of the mourners whenever called on, which, for Charleston's sweet sake- we hope will be never. State University. We published last week the advertisement of the South Carolina University, sent us by Pres. McBryde. With its noble record in the past, amtf the splendid faculty recently elect ed by the Board of Trustees, the University may hope to compete successfully with any similar institution of learning in the South or elsewhere. We direct the attention of our readers'to the advertisement published ehe wbere. ? ? ' r mi - Dargan Re-nominatsd. The Washington correspondent of the News tmd Courier savs- that Congressman Dargan bas been overwhelmed with congratulations on his re-nomination. He says that l:r. Dar gan's popularity with his colleagues has steadily increased ; that he occupies positions an several important Committees already, with the prospect of a chairmanship during the 51st Congress. We join in these congrat ulates and hope that all these bright an ticipations may be realized. Didn't Like It. A facetious and popular young dentist of our city, who bad been on a visit to-his wife and baby, and was returning home; on Mon day morning, by the C. C. & A. road", got a severe shaking up and fright by reason of a br?ken axel and the consequent derailing of the. train, he was or;,: near Killian's Mill, a station ten miles North of Columbia. He says it did not last long, but while it lastedjhe shaking was very severe. Nobody "was seriously nurt.^ut SL '^f?. many- were badly scared. A few of the passengers leaped off the traiu and down an embankment, but most of them remained in their seats. He thinks the accident would probably have been very serirjus had the train been under full headier, but baring stepped just a min ute or fW9 previous, it wasnot running at a very high rate of speed. Six inches more, the Doctor say^, and the trol'n* would have got off the crosses and- relied down the em bankment. There is nothing funny about such'an experience?too often it aseans sud" den death, or a maiming for life. State Press Association - Our Mr. CP. Osteen went, op to Green^ ville last week to represent the Watchman and SoufJiron at the S^ G. Press Association which held its annual meeting it tha? city. The usual routine work was successfully accomplished, and the proceedings wound up by a splendid banquet tendered the Association by the hospitable citizens of the i-?earl of the Piedmont." Col. J<is. L. Orr represent ing the city, presided at the banquet-and read out the toasts, which were in exceller** taste and eloquently responded to. On Wednesday moruing the Association '-vent on an excursion on the C. K. and W. railroad as far as the track had been laid, about seven miles, and on Thursday they accepted an invitation to visit the celebrated Gilreath vineyard, which with its wealth of fruit, was a retention to many of them, and made them certain that iu a few years the vine clad h?ls of France would no longer enjoy a monopoly of wine-making, but that South Carolina would come in for a prominent place in the picture. The annual address was made by Editor Holmes of the Baruwell People, and was well conceived and delivered. An adjourned meeting will be he'd at Columbia duriug thesession of the legislature, at a time to be namc-d by the President. The usual vote of thanks for courtesies re ceived was passed, and the Association ad journed. The Hotel Fever This is the name the N. trs mid Courkr gives to-the project now on foot to build a hotel in fumier. That paper thinks we have caught it from Charleston, but this is an error. Mr. J. Cohen Wilson, wiiom we have inter viewed on the subj-ct, proposes, if he get3 the necessary encouragement and co-operation, to help Samter bali?a. hotel that will do the young city eredit. He submits two plans; 1st. To put ir> the Moran lot which he owns, at a price to be agreed on, half as stock and half on credit, to ! auy company that will build the hotel. 2nd. To give a lot, 100 feet front by 200 feet deep, for the purpose of a hotel, to any company that v.-;!! build it. He will lay out J a pa:k adjoining the lot, and give the com- | pany the privilege of ourchising it hereafter! ir they w,ish to do so. Now if either of these offers are taken up j by capitalists at home or abroad, and the i hotel is built and equipped in a style to at tract people to the city, everybody and busi- j ness of all kinds will be bent-fined. It there- j fore appears to be to the interest of our home people to take hold of the matter and push it through to successful completion. The only questions are ; Does Sumtcr need ; a hotel? If So, are there men here or else where who will put their money in it? That we need a good hotel is too manifest for discussion ; that v>i<h increased railroad facilities we will need it mote than we do uow, is also apparent. What we want are the men and the money. If we do not furnish them, somebody else will come in and take the pot. The best way to insure the success of the enterprise is for our own ci'izens to put the ball in motion uud then keep it moving. Sunday School Convention. Mr. Editor : Please pire us space Tor this notice of the Sunday School Convention of Sumter County. This Conference will be held at St. Luke's Church on the 23d, 24-th and 25th days of August. It shall be com posed of all Methodist traveling and local preachers, Superintendents of, with one dele gate for every thtrty-five pupils from each Methodist Sunday School in Sumter County, with the further provision that no school shall be without one delegate and that also one for every fractional half referred to* above. We have no list of the delegates, but we would ask that the preachers whoa* names appear in this notice will prepare to discuss the same, also any de>egate may prepare to discuss any subject pressa ted. The address of" welcome will be made by a member of the St. Luke's school and the res ponse by G. Edwin Rembert. 1st. Resolved that no necessity exists in the Church for the Sunday School.?Rev. W. B. Duncan, A. B. Stacker. 2nd. What relation do our Sunday Schools sustain to our institutions of learning?Rev. E. ?. Watson and E. D. Smith. 4 3rd. Class Preparation. 1st. The Teacher ?Rev. J. M. Pike and J. F. M. xMichau. The Pupils?Rev. W. W. Mood, R.' 0. Purdy. 4th. What is the best financial system for Sunday Schools.?Rev. W. L. Wait, W. J. McLeod. 5th Best method of killing a Sunday School.?Rev. J. L. Shuford and G. A. Brown. Let the Superintendent hold elections for deiegates at once that tbeir names may be sent to the undersigned at earliest conven ience. Very respectfully, Jko.- S. Mattison, for Com. - 'Plie State Enoampment. Our boys returned safely on Saturday from GreenviUe.' None of them looked as if they had slept a night since tbey left home, and some of tbem looked Worse than that. We are pleased fcnd proud to know that our boys behaved thenrselves in such a manner as to elicit the encomitrms of their officers and commanders. There were lots of fun and stacks of frolic for the boys during the encampment, but n-ey great deal of instruction in the school- of the soldier, ncr any vast amount of experience gained. "Mountain dew" descended in torents and was bottled op in jugs and demijohns for the use in keeping off malaria and in deadening the effects of mosquito bites, which, as to the Reedy river type of the bird, are represented as unusually large and daugefoas. From all accounts the mountain dew was looked upon as a sort of manna also by many of the soldiers and officers?it . was so carefully gathered and so abundantly used, to counter act the effects of the extremely enervating climate of Greenville, we suppose. Tfre Commanding General, so we learn from.oor Charleston exchanges, was so over come by the fatiguing duties of the week, that he felt compelled to retire to Glenn Springs''for his health," and a prominent civilrao who presented one of the prizes, found it convenient to run np to New York for a change, ihough he did not state that the condition of his health demanded-it. At any rate, in certain respects not hereto fore deemed essentialia sohier's education, the Encampment was a great success, and the boys certainly had what is generally termed a "good time." Our Sumter boys look rested now and have all gone back to work consid erably refreshed. We are glad for their saka that tney had the holiday and enjoyed it eo immensely. - -?~?-?~<i mtm - Liberty Hill Institute. Lynchbuhg, S. C, July Z#, ?88S. Mr. Editor : The closing, exercises of Prof. Samuel P. Chandler's school which took place on last Thursday, the 19th inst., at Liberty Hill Institute in tbi? Township, added an other to the list of successful school enter tainments which do sc much towards enliv ening and breaking the monotony of the dreary season which usually follows the busy period of rura? life. The day opened uudtr the most propitious circumstances the exces sive heat of the day before seemed, as if guided by s^iie benignant power, to rise and fall beyond the brief space of time set apart for the occasion and favor both student and pro fessor, in their arduous undertakings, with a cool, invigorating and bracing atmosphere. At 10 o'clock, A. M., D. Keels, Esq., in a few very Stting remarks, solicited the due and undivided attention of all, and promised that they would be amply repaid for this neces sary sacrifice of time. He also took occasion to say to the audience that children were likely to become embarrassed on such occa sioos and, to make the program what it promised to be, it would be necessary to give them a quiet hearing.. The remarks had the desired effect aud a-U went as happy as a-mar riage belk One by one, or as the program designated, the little boys and girls, young ladies and gentlemen presented themselves in an easy, quiet, i.appy, and winning manner. The pieces were not acted in the dry. unaffected way which usually characterizes the ordinary school entertainment, but with true earnest ness, and an animated air of feeling which made tbem very entertaining as well as edify ing and appreciative. The excellent charac ter of the entire performance showed that there bad been good work in the school room d*rlTirT^ TfieHaSfr- Sghblas?g, tejffl ag-we^M thorough training and careful drilling for^ the present occasion. The following is a' copy of the program appended : Salutatory?Misses Hettie Player, Adelle Player, Lissie Dennis and Lily Brooch. Recitation?God's Kind Eye?Miss Annie Keels. Declamation?A Beginning?Thomas Den nis. The Midget's Greeting?Annie Keels "d Thos. Demis-. The Poor Mao's Guess?James Goodman. Puzzling?-Colzy Dennis. A Fellow who is Game?Jefferson Keels. Recitation?What Grandma Thinks?Lily Brooch. A Smart Reply?Jeff. Keels- and Mollis Dennis. Declamation?Jl Dream?Frank Dennis. Recitation?The bale of Old Bachelors? Lizzie Dennis?. Debate?Resolved, that Teachers should whip Children?Affirmative, MasTer3 Willie and Jeff Keels ; negative, Masters Isaac and Frank Dennis. Recitation?In School Days?Mollie Den nis. Dialogue?Sham of it all?Misses Sae; Janie and Camilla Dennis, and Jno. Mims, Recitation?Jones' Wife's Aunt?Miss Hat tie Player. Declamation?The Child's first Grief? Isaac Dennis. ? Recitation?My own Fireside?Miss Ca milla Dennis. Declamation?Uncle Stephen's Stump Speech?Sammis Player. Recitation?An Advocate of Temperance? Lelah Dennis. Declamation?Mind your own Business Pat Dennis. Declamation?Election Stump Speech?Mr. Henry Dennis. Recitation?The Rover?Miss Janie Dennis. Dialogue?A Heavy Shower?Misses Sue,. Janie and LeUh Dennis aud Messrs. Pat. Den nis and Sarnmie Player. The program was interspersed at intervals by music furnished on the organ and flute which trended into one harmonious strain that was purely enchanting. Among those who deserve special mention are Miss Janie I'emus, who recited Roe's raven in a simple, modest and pathetic man ner ; Mr. Henry Dennis, who urged upon his hearers his claims to a seat in the House of Representatives, promising if elected to turn the Gulf of Mexico through Sumter County and place a railroad station, steamboat land ing and post office at every man's house, and the little debaters, #especially those on the negative, who, with a degree of earnestness more than assumed, protested against this uncivil feature of school life. This ended the exercises proper of the school, which was fol lowed by a series of educational speeches, opened by Pro!. Samuel P. Chandler, and fol lowed by" Mr. M. U. Chandler, Prof. Ii. B. Thompson, Jno. It Keels, Esq , Rev. W. 1. Gleaton and Re*. N. B. Williams. The speeches were to the point and logical, all supporting the theory that educntiou is power, and that ".hen the battle is between j brain and brawn that brain is invariably the victor. j Thus ended the literary feast, and next in j order, last, but by no means least, was the fenst of autumnns, spread beneath a long j shaded shelter elected fur the occasion. When j all had done justice to the profuse abundance j of delicious viands and wire pouringtin re- i strained heaps of praise upon the culinaries of j that blessed community, the crowd was ad dressed by Solicitor GiMand who by chance had happened with us. and by request; pre sented himself as a candidate for re-election to the oflice of Solicitor. Filled with the joys of the day we departed, hoping ere long we shall have the opportu uity of another such. Yours, Scujb.;. Teachers? Institute. The in"ter-Cou'nty institute for the teachers of Suinter and Clarendon will begin at Man ning nest Monday, Cth August, and continue through the week. There will be money enough, ?t h believed, to pay all the traveling expenses of the teachers, and board can be procured art very reasonable rates in Manning for the week. We urge all teachers wlho possibly can,>o attend the Institute.- and make it even more of a success than ours was last Summer. The instruction will be first-class, and no pains will be spared to make it pleasant for those who attend. Besides the pleasure of such a meeting, and the opportunity it affords for comparing ex periences, there is always much to be learned in the pedagogic art by a teacher who de sires to learn, and there is no other -means so potent to effect such a result a9 an institote of this sort. Therefore let all our teachers po and reward those whose efforts have been given freely for their benefit. mmm> II ?? Origin of the Bandana Club of Rafting Creek Township. Mr. Editor: As I learn that many rumors are in circulation relative to the club recently organized va this Township, I have thought it proper to address a few lrne3 to the public by way of explanation and to put them in possession of the facts of the case without recognizing whatever reports that may have been circulated, whether of slander or appro bation-', ar?d: before making any observations, as- the platform or manifesto that the Ban dana adopted speaks for itself, I will insert it. "PLATFORM cp. MANIFESTO.'r "All Democrats in Rafting Creek Town ship who are opposed to the policy of intrigue and all efforts to improperly manipulate the sterling voters of the country, and who favor rewarding merit and patriotism in the party, asd to-practice and develop those principles that should' govern and control a brave and free people, are invited to meet at Cato's Mill on Saturday, the 21st inst., at 4 o'clock in the afternoon for the purpose of forming a Democratic Club upon the above principles. "Signed and endorsed, b^y "Democrats" who love their country m?re than office and who advocate principles before men, and tbe general interests of the people before 'a ring tyranny.' " The above platform makes a clear exposi tion of the conditions that gave origin to the Bandana club and that were distasteful1 to a large body of our citizens. The platform was read to every one who signed it and'he was placed upon his own convictions- about affixing his name to the same without any inJ"j fluences neing brought to bear in arry jjbape or form whatsoever. As I was somewhat instrumental in it's'Or ganization r Can safely state that no difficulty was found in obtaining names. We advocate democracy simple and pure, unadulterated by tbe injection of methods calculated to alienate and estrange its. bone and sinew, believing that upon it and it alone, can the party wade through the deep waters that are before it. Its roll has many^members, enough to tc.ke a strong stand for their principles and they are prepared to-do it E. J. Rembert, M. D., President of tbe B mdana Club. Rembert P. 0., July 25, 18SS. With Our Correspondents. Owing to the pressure on our columns and the late hour at which they were received*, we have been obliged to boil down several communications from "cur attentive corres pondents. Mechanicsville : Crops good. Early cora cut off one-tbird. Late corn promising. Pro tracted meeting at Rembert's Church closed, conducted by the Rev. Messrs. Waite, Matti son, and W. W. Mood. Complaints about mail route. [We will look iuto the matter? Ed.] Ramsey's : Hears that the contest for So licitotfthjp waxes warm. Wants iuformation about the candidates which we, of our own knowledge, are unable to give. Crops good! but not so fine as last year's. Mrs. Weeks fell and injured- herself severely, last week. Grading nearly done on the Coast Line Ex tension. "Viator" writes from 3ossard'3-of having, with many others, recently bowed down at the sbrrne of Terpsichore set up at Capt. T. D. DuBose's on the 29th July.. The geniality of the host, joined with the warm hospitality of the hostess, and supplemented by tbe beaity manners of their sweet daughter,, caused Viator's heart to thrill with em?tioss'j of jhy and pleasure. He wishes that all three^sj may retain long their attractive qualities, and affirms thatjike a spring in tbe desert, to the parched lips of the Bedouin, or like the shad ow of a great rock in a weary 'and, or like the perfume wafted to the enthralled senses x?hen the gentle South wind breathes over a bei-of violets;- st> is the recollection of this delightful episode to him wUb its vertiginous experiences. "Quod," from Shiloh, groans in tbe spirit and is troubled'. Cause, the drought. Corn, except very early, almost a failure. Cotton small, but well fruited-. Th? Palmet!oes-| played Bethel at base ball on the 27lb. For mer won by a score of 33 to 11. A party f4&rt&W?d' the game, aad. another the next day. Mr. Mc^X^~S n5^l.Nwin close abovt Aug. 15. Miss Bertie Car?Tv^-^iL^eaching near Mr. Sara'! Tomlioson's. Several caseToTiirH ness in the neighborhood, but all improving. Has nothing to say about politics, but hope the people will elect competent men to office. CANDIDATES. FOR SOLICITOR. !>. B. ANDERSON. A. BROOKS ST?CKEY. FOR THE LEGISLATURE; H. E. L PEEBLES. D. E. KEELS. ALYAMONT MOSES: ARTHUR K. SANDERS: J* HARVEY WILSON. H. FRANK WILSON. H. G. SHAW. FOR CLERIC OF THE CC?RTa JAS. D. GRAHAM. W. D. HINDS. THOS. E. RICHARDSON. FOR COUXT? C0tfi\flSSIbSfETUS: JOHN K. BROWN. W. H. SEA LE. EDWARD F. BURROWS;. J. A. M. CA RR A W A?-. JOHN I. BROGDONV JA'S. M. ROSS. B A. DUSSE Y. W. R: BROWN, B. D! MITCHELL. WALTER L. WILSON. J- FRANK McINTOSlh R. C. MoCUTCHEN. ROHT. B. GAMBLE. WM. M\ SANDERS. for scnoo:, commi^sionet*: JOHN T. GREEN, W. J. DURANT. FOU sheriff. MARION SANDERS. T. J. BAKER. K. SCOTT CARSON. for fkobate judge. THOMAS V. WALSH. -?*m? ? ? ? m? "II AC K ME TA ? K/* a lasting and frngrnrrt perfume. Price 25 and 50 cts. ta Dr. China'?. SHlLOirS CURE wiil immediately reliera Croup. Whoping Cough and 15runcl)iiij>-. FOR DYSPKPSIA and Liver Complaint y'?!t have a printed guarantee on every hottlo of Sbiloh'd Vitalisen It never fails tc run?. A NASAL INJECTOR free with mch bottle of Shil??li?a Catarrh Remedy. Price 50 cih. At Dr. China's. TUB RKV. fiEO. II.TH'AYER, of Bourbon. Tnl., s.-rvs : "HutH u:Yeci!- nnil Wife owe our lives to sil'ILOJPi CONSUMPTION CURB." For sate by Dr. A. China. A It E YOU MAT .: miserable by Indigestion? ??ww'ripal?o?i. Dizzine.??, Loss of Appetite, Vel low Skin ? Shiloh's Vitalizcr in a positive cure. For sale- by Dr. China. WHY WILL y>t; cough when SMlob's Cure will give immediate relief Prico 10 cts., 50 cts., and ?1. Sold by Dr. A. J. China. SHILOirS CATARRH REMEDY-a positive \ cure for Catarrh. Dipthcria and Canker Mouth. Chipman's Liver Pills. Will positively cure Sick-headache, Malaria, j Dyspepsia and all disorders arising from a torpidactiou of the liver. They are mild in I their action, never griping or cauaiug dis 1 tress. Sold by all druggiste. On the 1 Stil of August we will move our busme?? to the corner store lately occupied by ?ltamont Moses? Until then we will offer the remainder of our stock of Clothing* Hats and Piece floods at lower prices than the same class of goods have ever been sold in Sum ter. Special bargains iii Straw Hats for Meo, JBoys and Chil dren* Special bargain Knee Pants Suits* :oys 9 Corner Main and Liberty Streets, Suinter, S. ? COST! COST! COST ! We' Will sell our entire line of Men's, Women's and Children's sHOK-iULeosir^ Our stock is hroicenand3 wc* intend4 to. sell balance of Shoes at Cost to make room for goods now on tile road. We buy from manufacturers, pay spot cash and" therefore our cost is frillj 20 psr cent, less than, it: would be if we bought from the job ber. We also have on hand a large lot of shoes from Wm. Bbgin'% stoe?? whic?r vv'e will sell for less tft?tf'fc3e manufacturer's cost to raalr?l 'whi^i cost $t.tfS' hi Ix)8?ort:. COST I COST I COST! COST ! :\*Te have on hand a I Jod- Lot of Coli? an? CnfiTs tjorMsri, Women and OHtldren wliicKJ v?e are aurons t?'s?H; and5will sell at a sacri'?ce. hoirie and sac these jofoods? yml- vriH he sifte to These goods are ail nure Hner*. our mm ma T? the finest in the city and tve will prove same In you if you will give ns a trial order. We guarantee all goods sold by us. mmm & go. Main Street, next to 0. K. Slubbs. June i:> WRIG HT'S HOTEL, COLUMBIA, S. O. rpiUS NEW AN!) K LEG A NT HOUSE, I \ with all modern improvements, is now opeo for the reception ofgucsts. S. L. WKI011T A SON, May?. Piopwetorp. t. _ THE SOUTH CAROLINA PENITENTIARY BOQT AID SHQEIACT0EI, Make every description of a Boot' ssid Shoe that is made and of solid leather. We make no shoddy goods, and if you want something that will give you service, our goods will SR , the bill ; we warrant them to giresatisiactibn;' but o?? thing we want to be plainly under- ' stood; as sometimes our customers expect too' : much ; the goods are not?fepfoof. We navcf not as yet discovered the means cF making tbem reyilar Salamanders. If we ever suc ceed in that ^iII inform yoa ofitand- aiso wish to stats that vr'hile they arej gcbd'aod' serviceable, there is a limit to the wear of good lea??ier. Don't give it away, buVthey will actually wear out, and you/must not ex pect to never have to buy anotli?r pair of shoes. Don't when your shoes get wei\ put the'm near InVSre. Tou v.*ill certainly have* tli'em scorched if you do. Mens', Womens', Misses' and Childrens' Shoes, nailed, n?achihe-' sewed and haud-stitched of fine and coarse leather. If yen have never worn them, try a ffilr^ good honest, suVstantial shoes; you will find'luelTTOUHleut ET'a>^RE?N & S?K, Sum ter, S. C. Parties desiring to, cnrhaVe tii^measurt?s J taken and Shoes made to order. ~-. | April 25 _ _~ I TO FASIMERS. I I HAVE TAKEN THE AGENCY FOR THE SHTE IMBSOVED COTTON ?N, FEEDER AND CONDENSER, nnd invite you to call at my shop on Liberty Street and ejramin? One cf ttiesfe superior machines. The Smith Gins' are made of the best materials, and have several new and de sirable features that I cannot explain in an -advertisement ; but which I will be glad to explaiu to those who will come and look at mv sample. ! "l:am also prepaid'to do li3PAIPiN'> OF ! ?CARHIA<uES, B?GOi'ES AND WAGONS | -[in the best manner and on short notice, and am also putting up some neat and substantial "new vehicles that will be sold low for cash. GEN LB A Fi BLACKSMITH I'NG and* PA RM :WORX attended to promptly. R- W. BRAD1IAM. . May ?.S v j CONSTANTLY ON HAND A Full Supply of the Celebrated "T?LTEG ?IGAR; \Varrantod full Havana Slier. The best fr cent'Cigar in America; KING M .W k CO , I'd) ftle Agents fcT S?mtcr, S. C. NO MORE ?V?-GLASSES. More MITCHELL'S EYE-SALVE. A Certain, Safe and Effective Remedy for Sore., f sal mi Maiei Eyes. Proflnci?L' JA>n*g-Sightedncsc, and h'c storin?; the Sight <>! the Old. CURES TEAR DROPS, GRANULATION, Stye Tumors. Uod Eyes, Mailed Eye Lashes, and prodtn inj; (prick Relief and Permanent Cure. Also r? [ ?i:vl I y efficacious when used in other maladies, such as Dicers, Fever Sore?, Tu mUrs, Salt Rheum, limns, Piles, or wherever inflammation exists, Mitchell's salve may be used to advantage. Sold by .all Druggists at 21} CtUt?-% Sewing Machined K FINE LINE QF Weed sewing machines, CONSTANTLY ON" ?k^??! Machines with Cover and Plain Table. Machines with Drop ???f and' two Extra'Drawers. AND A LOT OF T^" ?I, LONG-ARM H?rFORiy? All w?tS'??T?*latest and Unproved attachments. FOR SALE LOW AND ON T&EY EASY TERMS. If y"?a are in want don't fail to examine th?se before buying1. Sfeirftcr,- S. C, April 13. . . ^ S?cmter; S. C;, June 5, 1888. While tii;?--s?asQn_for seliiiig:Sbrses"aii<^ Mul?s has about expiTfcdt?f? ^asonlo'r-sei^*' lag . ,. ; Corny Lftn?y ?^ts, Cement, Hay5 Plaster Par?s> Bran, Hair, lias not, and ? S?ii st?rl supplied with those? articles in addition to my usual large and*1 varied stock of Buggies, Wagons, Harness and Whips?* Call and See Me. ESLEYAN FEMALE INSTITUTE.. STAUNTON, VA. Opens Sept. 20, ISSS. One of the mSSt attractive Schools for Young ladies in the Union. All Departments Thorough. Buildings Bk-gant; Steam heat ; Gas light: Situation beautiful ; Climate splendid : Pupils from Nineteen States. . Terms among the lowest In the Union. For the LI8ERAL TER?Sof this CELE8RATEfr*_ 6LD ViRGINIA SCHOOL, write foi1 a catalogue to WM. A. HARRIS. Pres't. Staunton, V?, BEST AND CHEAPEST. M GOODS GUARANTEED. Intimates furnished by return Mail. LARGE SICCX. P^C^TT SH;FMENI$? 10.1. T0.SLE & CO, MOULDING-, ? AM?? GENSEAL BUILDING MATERIAL. OtliccMitl Salesrooms, ami 3 2 Hayno St , CHARLESTON, S. C. Ja? 25' <; v A COMPLETE NEWSPAPER!' "The Pride of the North Carolina Press.* io vor WANT ,. To aid in bu?? 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