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* V? - _ , Cjjt |$$?|MI? at? Son?ijrea WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8. Entered at the Post Ofice at Sumter, S. <?., as 'Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. G S. Sealy-No?ice. Est. James A. Moree-Notice to F??rrs. Tbe Geo. \V. Stockell Co.-Road Carts Tbe Bank df Sumter-Quarterly State? ment. J. Ryttenberg -ft Sons-Importation of Spring Goods. SPsrs?ziai. Dr. S. C. C. Richardson, of Manning, was ;in the city on Monday. Solicitor John S. Wilson was in the city last Friday, on professional business. Mr. T. C. Morton, representing the Staun? ton Life Insurance Company is in the city. Mr. Rembert Harbin, after an absence of ?boot seven years in Texas, has returned .borne. Mrs. C. T. Mason, Jr., has been ca!Jed to tbe bedside of ber father, who is very ill in Baltimore. Mrs. C. S. Matthwison returned to her home in Charleston last Monday, accompanied bj ^liss Nita Auld. Mr. John K. Law, df'Caiifornra, broiher-in "iaw of the lau- Mrs. T. B. Fraser, is visiting the family of Judge Fraser. R. ?. Lee, E>q., has retarded from New "York, wbither he went in the interest of the 'defunct National Bank. Mr. John Phillips, of Alabama, and his wife were in the cm last week visiting his father, Mr. J E. Phillips. Mrs. C. W. Hewitt has returned to her ?home in Darlington, and was accompanied bj her sister Miss Rosa Braud Miss Ada Speigner, of Colombia, is visiting, 'ber brother who bas charge of the furniture business of Rhodes & Van .Metre at this place. Mr. Mcllwain and daughter, of Lancaster, are Tisiting the family of John T. Green, Esq. They are father and sister of Mrs. 'Green. Mr. Thames, who has been conducting a boarding house on Liberty Street fur some lime past, bas moved with bis family to 'Charleston. Mr. L. W. Dick, principal of the Black stock Academy h*s t-een iu she city several days visiting relatives and friends, aad re? turned yesterday. Mrs. W. D. Blanding left last Thersdav for .Lexington, Ky. Her husband has decided to make that State his future home, and expects to reside near Ashland. Mr. H. 0. Strohecker of Charleston, and Miss Annie E. Carson of this city will be roar, ed at the Presbyterian Church, at 8 o'clock next Wednesday evening, Aprii 10th. AH friends of the contracting parlies are iu " TI ted to attend. No cards. Mr. R S. Hood left Sunday morcing for Augusta, Ga. Hts father, the weil known -cirii engineer of this city is engaged in re? pairing the Augusta canal, which he in large part built above eleven years ago. Mrs. Hood wbo has been in Augusta for some time, bas returned home. Mr. Tajior representing Messrs. W. M. j Bird & Co , is in the city superintending the j moving of tbe huge Marvin Safe from the j ?depot to The Bank of Summer building. This j *afe is billed at 13,000 pounds, and Mr. Tay- j lor will dour.tlesa have his hands full in making tbe transfer. Mr. B. K. DeLorme the efficient depot agent j at this place, has had a heuse bi*!rt -in Sumter j by Mr. Carr, the celebrated-contractor of that | town. Tbe boose will be brought to Dnriing- j ton by rail and will be erected on the lot recently owned by Mr. B B. Fladger, imrae- I .diate'y West of Mr. John McCown s residence. ? -Darlington Ketct. Sumter began by furnishing Darlington a j railroad agent, and a good one. Not content with this, the latter town requires us to furnish a ready made house for the agent to live ia. "Well, weean stand it if Darlington can. In the Char'eston Bvojet of March 21st. ap- ] pea red a long, interesting and well written! article on th? city of Spartaoburg. its busi- j ness, &c. The article was prepared hy Mr. i J. I. Green, formerly of this city, tut now on : the staff of the Charlesion World, and shows ! that Mr. Green is rapidly coming to the front j as a reporter. Mr. L. B. Yates, of Concord, lost his oiily ? mule yesterday from lung fever. Harmony Presbytery meets with the Mount ! Zion Chnrch on Friday, April 12th inst. Messrs. Rettenberg & Sons*adrerti>e suerai i lines of goods this week, which they offer at j remarkably low prices. Mr. L. W. Folsom is making ?erne hand- i tome improvemrtits in the interior of his j jewelry store, and furnishing it with eiegaut j .bow cases. Mr. H. R. Thomas, while snperitending j tbe clearing up of new ground Us: week, had biscoat horned up. He now goes to the field ! coatless or takes care to wear an old on?. Mr. R. W. Bradham has equipped his j machine .?hops in ?rst class style. He now ! rons his forges and some machinery by steam, : and bis engine is also utilized to run a grist j mill. The Watchman and Southron job office is j prepared to do work of all kinds in the most j approved style, and at prices which defy j reasonable competition. Engraved Wedding, ? College and other invitations a specially. It is but justice to Sheriff Carson to sav, ! that the constable who allowed the man. who ? assaulted Capt. Hendricks, (referred to edito? j nally last week) to escape, WHS not a Sheriff's j .officer, but the constable of a trial justice. | Mr. T. P. Kilgore of Providence, planted; Soja-Beans last year; and harvested at the | rate of 35 bushels per acre. He is much pleated with the plant both for its forage and i grain crops. He selia the seed at 5<? cents per ? gallon. Dr. G. S. Sealy has leased the soda water -apparatus of Mr. J. A. Schwerin for the sea- > son and proposes to run two founts at his handsome drug ?tore. Those who hr.ve tasted ? them, can never forget his incomparable I milk shakes. Vandals, living in the vicinity cf the ! cemetery, have torn down a con-idernble ; portion of tbe wire fence surrounding the j grounds, and carried away the bnckets and I .chain of the well. The Association proposes ; to build a house and hire a keeper at once. ! The ladies of the Sumter Institute took j wagons and visited Statebnrg and vicinity j last Monday. The trip was vsry pleasant, j bot its enjoyment was somewhat marred by a ! breakdown and rain on the return nip. It is j whispered that some of the occupants of the i broken wagon were compelled to do an un- j comfortable amount e-f walking. At a congregational meeting of the Preshy- j terian Chureh on Sunday lust. S*^5 was ? .raised by subscription for repairing the. par- j .sonage. ?It was ah?c decided to sell two . thirds of the lot north of the parsonage for .not.less-than $1000 to be applied to repairing the parsonage and church. The purchaser j will be restrained by the terms of sale from ! erecting objectionable buildings on the lot. j Tbe- report of The Bank of Sumter pub fished elsewhere indicates a very vigorous j growth on the part of this already popular j organization, lt ba3 been at work but seven week?, yet in that short time, i: ?? gathered a volume cf business which sho*? :':<e cor.fi dence reposed in its management by the peo- ! pie of our city and county. Its new safe, the ' heaviest it is said in the State, will be in post- i tion to-day or to morrow, and lhere need be ! no fear on the part of depositors of cracks- | men penetrating its solid walls. Wool Cotton. Tbe widow of our old friend, Mr. Elias ! .Hodge, of Privateer township, has a rare '-variety of cotton, Year before last, she I planted the seed from one boll ; last year, from tbe Seed thus acquired, she got 10 ?bs of Hot cotton and a hsl?-bushei of seed. This half- j bushel, it is boped, can be made to plant two 1 acres. The lint closely resembles 'cream ; colored lamb's wool. It is long staple, and j distinguishes itself wheo put to the spitming- ? wbeel. A sam?le of it is in this office. A Bold Arrest Some weeks ago, a negro W?WD 13 known RS Jobn Ben, btoke into tbs dwelling house cf! Mr. Chapel Scarborough, near l?ishopvii?e, | and bas since been biding out untii Su.rrJ'iy ' last, when be returned. Mr. scarborough* ! learning bis whereabouts, rod^ down the ; Cooterboroogh road and over hauled Hen ! near Dr. Crane's. Ben at once opened gre, I shooting Mr. Scarborough through the little finger of the left band. The latter returned |. the fife once, but not wishing to kill the I negro, closed in with bim, disarmed and i captured him. Ben now languishes in jail. ; Married. i At the Methodist parsonage in this etty, on last Sunday evening, at 7 o'clock. Mr. J. R. Singleton to Mrs. Louisa Nunaamaker. Rev. E. T. Hodges performed the ceremony. Religious. Hereafter the Friday afternoon praypjeet ings at the Presbyterian Church, will com? mence at 5 instead o" 4j o'clock. On to-morrow evening at Si o'clock the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor will he organized by Rev. Mr. Hodge? at the M. E. Church. The obj? ct of the society is to train youug people for Christian work. All young people of the Methodist Church are in? vited to attend. Police Attention ! Persons residing nrar the Base Ball Park are much annoyed by rhe shouting and other noisy c'oudectof So oday hall players. We feel assured that we hare rut to call attention to this nuisance, and it will be abated. - -a UM - Firemen's Parade* The monthly parade of the colored firemen too4c place t esterday. There were visiting brass bands from Manning and Mechanicsville, which with the two belonging to the compa? nies, made the day lively from a musical standpoint. A collation was served in Walker's hall. The day passed off without disturhancecf any kind which speaks volumes in favor of the law ariding character of those engaged in the festivities. - .-i? ? i - A Southern Vegetable. The green-glaze collard is indigenous to South Carolina, and is a most delicious win- j ter vegetable, li is a member of the cabbage tribe which, when eaten in proper season, never leaves dyspepsia in its wake. Notwith? standing all this, there appears to existan! unconquerable prejudice against it nt the tables -of well-to-do people, probably on ac- J count of its dark green color. This must be the cause for no orher can be adduced. The vegetable is cultivated most successfully hy? the negroes but they do not, of course take pains to bring it to that perfection, of which it is capable. When ohm ted at the proper season, in rich marsh land, it will attain by tne end of November a height of four feet and produce a partly closec head two feet across. Should this be cut tn early winter, the long, bard stalk will by spring be covered with sprouts six inches long, that are as toothsome as asparagus. The seed must be raised here, as those sent from the North produce stunted aud lousey plants. Mr. E. S. DesChamps is the most successful coliard producer we know. In conversation with him we learn that he houses his plauta at the beginning of winter as follows: He digs-shal'ow trenches, two feet apart, and lays the collards, puli?d up by the roots, in them horizontally overlapping each other. Be then builds a shed over the whole, leaving cracks for sufficient water to drip through. By this treatment the plants are somewhat bleached and their exquisite marrowy flavor is intensified. Mr. DesCbamps said that he had harvested a q nantit r of seed iast summer. A Puzzle. Some deluded individual once remarked that every man ?s the beeper o'f his own con? science, or words to thru effect. Late devel? opments hare convinced us that this philos? opher was either mistaken rr forgot to make policemen an exception to the rule, for our Bobbies have deputised the Mayor of this city conscience keeper in cr?irrary to the force, and when they have need of a conscience, they carry it around with them very much after the fashion of a canteen or a cartridge box. They say. however, that this improved ma? chine-made article is not less troublesome than the old style, whicn worried Adam so, the time he put ali the blame for that un? lucky speculation ?in fruit on his wife. These mechanical consciences, which ar? rived at the Council chamber last week, are technically known as Police Clocks, and hate much the appearance of a gilded can of potted ham, price 25 cents. They have an evening dress of polished leather, and when the Mayor makes their toilets and assigns them to bus? iness, they decline to stand any nonsense. Their sudden and unexpected appearance in Chicago would guarantee them a somewhat prolong^ bath in Lake Michigan, outside the three-miie limit. There is nothing large about them, except their price, but that alone is su??cient io give them a tone of the highest respectability, atid to make them an object of the most intense interest to persons possessing real estate or other estate within one mile of the Court House. They have a t ?bit of run? ning to keys, very much as a mustard stalk runs to seed, and they can dsconnt any mustard stalk that has ever been grown in this vicinity. It is hinted also that the policemen whe carry then soon contract this habit and begin to run to key? also. Il has teen further hilted that, whfco a policeman is in a meditative mood ?ind begins to i&ink about his grandmother's wife's step-sister, who lives in Atlanta, turn'ng to a calf, or some ether flatter which could not possibly visit the braiu of any but a very wide awake man, b-s has an exciting n?ce against time to get to a key sufficiently previous. Be this as it may, these ctoeks have been the innocent cause of infinit? mental exertion, and brought atout probably the most wonderful intellectual victory of theale. The conun? drum preses ted was about as follows : There are two night policemen on at a time. The bell has to strike the hours within five min? utes of the correct time. Two sets of clock keys were scattered over a iarge scope of country, the location of ffach teing known. Earn policeman was to wind his cteck with one of these keys every half hour, which ope? ration the intelligent machine faithfully re curded with all attendant circumstances of time, place, &c. i-n the attempt to put this scheme into operation it ""/as discovered that, while one guardian of our homes was faith? fully performing die winding act at Pate's corner, and the other similarly engaged in the neighborhood of Church street, North, the beii should be struck fur 1 o'clock, A. M., and cully would probably be investigating tile grocery department of some merchant prince about the corner of Main and -Liberty Streets or treating himself to a wedding out? fit at Brown & Chandler's clothing emporium. Those who have weakened their mental pow? ers and spent the best yecrs of their life in deep end earnest meditation of the 15 puzzle, can have bur a faint idea of the labors of Council on this subject. One Alder:ian pro? posed to furnish the police with bicycles so that they could cover the distance frena the key box to the bell within the aHotted five minnies. But this promised to bring atout a strike of tb? whole force, and as wheelmen are scarce, there was slight chance of supplying defi'jienck-s. Another proposed to pu: down asphalt pavements and supply roller skates to the carriers of canned intelli? gence, il- said that he had never been on >kares bat once, bu; from the swiftness with which he moved on that occasion, and the forte v. i'h which he struct:, he was sa:i>fied five minutes was ample time to reach any point this side of New Urieans, provided the roed was good. At this suggestion they ail mused apart and appeared sad. The Mayor who is a literary man, sai i he remembered reading somewhere, he thought it was ina took called the Arabian Nights, about a breed of people which possessed the ability to reach ar. y objective point within a marvelously short space of time, and th'; only objection to making a force of that description was the law, prohibiting the importation of contract laborers. That while it wss a fiction to sup? pose that a policeman WHS a laborer, he feared the law would so hold. Somebody modestly Suggested that one Set of k-ys be placed in the bell rootc. T mt keys w-.-re so plentiful they-could do thai md have enough to Sprinkle the whole incorporation "thick as leaves ir: Val-." brr. the Mayo*" ramped him to order on the ground that Sering poetry wrts inadpii.-islhjt; &t so grave a deliberation. Then everybody discovered that he was just about to make the sums suggestion and the matter was settled. His Crime Found Him Out. Seldom is the truth that "murder will out'' butler exemplified and ?f:er ?<. long an .nterval as in the case which yesterday occupied the attention of the Governors oilier.-, in June 1860. nearly twenty-nine years ago, /.?avid E. Je!cr, a white man residing in [Jnion County, fell out .vi tu hi? brother-in-law, James W. Rusby, ano. later waylaid and ghoi bim fatally. Tho murderer Med from South .Carolina and has be*?n !oct 'race of al! tin se year?, until a few day ago his own indiscre? tion tn talking caused his aries' at Jackson, Tenn Requisition papers on the Governor of Tennessee were yesterday w^dc out bud eutrustcd to Sheriff Long of Union, who will go on and bring back Jeter to stand Irin! for the crime he committed ?o 'otitf ago. - Coluinbi'iJlir'j?tcT. i'2d ?nao If your cough keep* you awake and resb j less by night, take Ayers (.'herr/ Pectoral and obtain immediate relief. This remedy | allays infiammation, heals the pulmonary i organs, induces sleep, and /esteres health, j The sooner you begin the bettor. I Mayesville News. 3/r. Editor: The weather is fineat last, and we are working to get ready fur planting cot? ton hy April Sth. At the municipal election on April 1st, Dr. McElveen was chosen Inten? dant, and Messrs. J. E. .Mayes, ;R. A. Chan? dler, A. A. Strauss and 0. H. Buker, bar? dens of the town oT Mayesville. Mrs. Beach is still living .bat is very low Mrs. Henry A nderson and M rs. Alfred Smith have been sick, but we are glad to report them better. The death of .Mrs. J. E. Atkins on last Wednesday, cast a gloom over the entire community. Her body was interred at the cemetery, after an eloquent funeral address by Kev. Smith and was followed io its last rest? ing place by a large concourse of people. DOOGA*. Mechaniesville Items. MBCHAN'CSVILLS, S. C., April 1, 1839. Air. Editor : Please correct my last commu? nication : The name of the minister at Heph? zibah Church is A. M. Sale and not W. Sale, as published. I will state, further, for the benefit of all concerned (and by that I intend all persons of any dencrrflimrion and all per? sons of no denomination, which at last means "whosoever will":} that Mr. Sale will have services at Du Bose's school house, on the af? ternoon of every Sabbath, that he preaches at Hephzibah. Services 3:30 P. M. The sick are improving. Farmers wide awake and no desuondencv. More Shortly. Us. Hagood Affairs. HAGOOD, S. C., March 28, 1839. Rain'! Rain ! is the doleful cry of the farm? ers in our section. The salutation given by one planter when he meets another, now, is: "Well, John, when is it going to stop rain? ing? Isn't it the mischief?" "Don't talk, Jim, it's awful. If it keeps on we can't plant cotton before it's time to pull fodder." "That's so. Kow, wou't the factors catch it when all of our notes become due? It will be equal to the drought of '81." All of us gather in squads at the post office every day j for mail, and sympathize with each other. Every now and then hostilities cease and all are glad. The welcome cry of whoa! gee! baw! go-long mulei is echoed from field to field and the farmer's whistle their corn planting melodies. But soon the beavens agars become angry, the clouds spring a leak which gets bigger and bigger until the ne? groes Teclioe on their haunches under the barn-yard shed and sing, "More rain, more rest." ?fit does not stop soon, it willbeai year's rest, because you can now run the Great Eastern over our wet lands, and it will bog a duck on the hill sides. At ptesent we are happy. The sun is out in all his evapo? rating splendor, and the clouds have sunk below, leaving usa fair horizon. A conse? quence of so much rain is the bad condition of j the roads. Since fields are now cultivated up j to the roads, we ate forced to take the old 'j rut, or rather the new ditch, and eau not turn aside. One place in particular I want to call attention to. At Big Rafton Creek the dirt part, Upering from the wood work, is nearly washed away, leaving a gully five or s:x feet deep.- which is impassible. It is true j there is a road around, but, if one does not ! know where to drive he will go right into j the gu'Jy. During high water it is hid en j tirely irom view. Not so long since, a negro man was going up to Hagood, and took in [ his one horse wagon a negro woman and baby. Not knowing where to drive, he went I into this washout, and the consequence was, ! all three were thrown out, the baby drowned J and mother and man barely escaped. Yet ! there has been nothing done to repair it. One I of tue County Commissioners has examined it ouce or twice, bet that is all, though it bas j been dry enough to be worked upon, j The blytbesome face of Ma?. D. B. A-nder ? son was seen around Hagood last week, liven? ing up the rain-sick farmers. We are glad to see you back, Major, and whenever you visit H, you will always see the old Romau greet? ing glittering before yon, sel ve. GKXAUMB. A Question cf Pure Food. The increasing attention given to the purity of food products is one of the most satisfac? tory tests of the real advancement of our civilization. To prolong life by adding to the sum total of health is the highest task of j the time. This view of life, at once practical I and philosophical, suggested, after patient ex p?riment}* the substitution of a pure article j for the lard of commerce; and our citizens : are now offered a refined cotton seed oil com ! bined with pure beefs fat for use in their { kitchens. No substance can be better adapted [ to domestic use-than this vegetable oil, which i I is approved by the medical faculty, endorsed 1 I by the best profession a? cr-^ks, and adepted ! ? more pariieiibir?y by those who for any rca- ; j son, dyspepsia for instance, dislike hog's ! j lard. The business of manufacturing Cotton i ' Seed Lard was begun by reason of the revoit- j ing revelations made before a Committee err : ! the House of Be?*Tesentatives last Mareil, . j touching the met-hods generally resorted to ; 1 in the manufacture of hog's lard out of ? diseased animals, and by the criminal prac j tice of adulterating what was termed pure j leaf lard with deleterious foreign substances, j The Cotton Oil Product Co., of" 80 Beaver St., ? New York, is now distributing its popular ; vegetable lard to families through all respecta? ble grocers in the "United State?. A full de j scription of the manufacture and of the con ! stituents of lard is given in their pamplei on j j "Some Things about Lard" (sent free.) I We have used this lard and find it possesses ! all the excellence claimed, and its general use I is but a question of a very short ti?e. i Three Times Its Gest. ? There is no article of food or drink, re j garding which the public have been so de I ceived as Tea and now u most commendable ! work has been undertaken by a strong com ! pany of producers and capitalists to supply j the people of the great United States with j perfectly Pure Tea at a reasonable advance ; over the cost of production. Give up drinking i>oor, adulterated and I colored Tea. and drink only the 0. & O'. Tea { which is worth three tinas its cat, and will I have a ruore beneficial effect on the health of ! our pee pie tlian a*ay food reform of modern j ages For sale in Sumter by A. A. Solomons j and Crosswell & Co. j A Mad Stone. j Mr. Ti. D. Thames, of Jordan, showed us j last week a small calcareous substance, some j what larger than a partridge's egg, which he i says, is a genuine mad stone. It was ob ; tai ned from tbe stomach of a deer killed it: j Berkeley County some time ago. Thestone j has a broken surface on one side. It was, says Mr. Thames, attached to the stomach of thc deer on the side where this broken surface is. Mr. Thames tells us that these stones are fousd only in thc stomachs of deer. A nn*d ? stone is S?-.id to have the power of absorbing j the poison of a mad dog's bite.- Minuting j Times. j "When the sprir>g-*.ime comes," we usually : find ourselves drowsy and exhausted, owing ; to the impure and sluggish state of the blood. ! To remedy this trouble, take Ayer's Sarsapa j t illa, the most powerful, yet safe and econom ? ?cal. blood-purifier in existence. Arithmetic Made Easy. ! Mr. J.S. Richardson, Jr., is selling a useful i book for pocket use. lt i? called Ropp's j Commercial Calculator, and is designed to ! I simplify and expedite calculations of every J ?description. It is about six inches tong by j j tour wide, neatly bound in leathei, and con } tains in addition to a vast amount of rufor- | i nation, a moveable memorandum I aok, which j j may be replaced when filled, with another of ; a si tai lar style. The book is a manual, in a . I compact form, of a new system of useful and ! convenient Commercial Tables. Also ? prac- ; ! tica! arithmetic for practice purposes in which j j is embodied the .?bortest ami simplest rubs j ' and methods known, with clear and compre- ? hensive explanations. The third page of this ! j little book is composed of a Perpetual Calen- j j dar, good for three centuries. By mea us of it j any one can ascertain in a moment on what day of the week any particular day of any j I month in any year fell. This calendar is ? j alone worth the [nice of the book. In Gold j j Cloth, beautifully embossed in colors, with j . Silicate Slate, TDcts, Xicti Kean Leather, willi ? I hocket, Slave and Renewable Aevpu*** i\.?ok, j : Si.00 ; Fine Am. Morocco, gilt edge, Pocket, ; Slate and Renewable Account Book, $1.50. j , He will send these books to any address by ! . mai! upon receipt of price. For Sale. ? i . If you want Machinery apply to R. F. ? j Hoyt, S-it.'itrr, S. C , agent for A ii" s Engines, j 1 Hall e.nd Pratt Gins, Acme Cotton Press, j I Wood Reaper and Mower, and all kinds of i Machinery. R. p. Hoyt, Sumter, S. C . Agtrfor Gb era w Iron Works. j ADVICE TO MOTH ERS. ! Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrt'jp should ! always bs used fer children tpetfcjng. tT I soothes the child, eoftb?!? the gu KIP, a) I SJ s ?ii pain, cures wind colic and is thc b&l rem,-j y for diarrhoea, li?c a bottle, : IN MEMORIAM. It having pleased our 'Heavenly Pather in the dispensation of an all-wise Providence io remove from among us as Trustees of the Sumter Cemetery Association, our very effi? cient and highly esteemed Treasurer and Secretary, Maj. Jno. W. Dargan, we esteem it our duty and a privilege to put upon record the following resolutions : 1st. That in the death of Maj Jno. W. Dargan this Board af Trustees has lost a most valuable and efficient o'Ccer, and the Sumter Cemetery Association au ardent Trien d and worker, whose best energies were expended in doing all he could to advance thc iuterusts of the Asssociation. 2d. ThAt a blank page in our book of min? utes be inscribed to his memory, a copy of these resolutions be published in our town papers, and a copy of the same be furnished the family of our deceased friend. Respectfully submitted, Titos. V. WALSH, Zxo. Rmn. W. H. YATRS. Try Wheat Granules, 20c. package, at Ducker & Bultman. QUARTERLY STATEMENT OP TIIK CONDITION AND B?SIK8S8 (fr Tle,MofMgr;'SMter,S.C) Ending March 30, 1839, published ic con? formity with act of'General Assembly : ASSETS. Loans and Discounts, $41,545 08 Furniture and Fixtures, 20 00 Current expenses and taxes paid, '383 77 Due from Banks and cash on hand, 13,297 66 554.547 il LIABILITIES. Capital st-cck paid PU, to date. $31.240 00 Undivided profits, 2,725 3i Deposits, 20,281 77 S54.247 ll I, A. WHITE, J.R., Cashier of The Bank of Sumter, do solemnly gwea? that the above statement is true to the best of my kno^'l- J edge and belief. A. WHITE, JR., Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before rae ibis 3rd dav of April, 1889. W. ALSTON PRINGLE. JR., Notary Public. Correct-Attest. W. T. B HAYNS WORTH,! President, ! Director, ALTAMONT MOSES, >erectors. R. P. MONAGHAN. J April 3. O. and O.TEA The Choicest Tea Ever Offered. ABSOLUTELY PURE. JL ?TOST DELICIOUS BEVERAGE. TRY IT. Tos ria 2*ve: tto 127 'cih'w. Szziiij aerer Tories. It ia the HIGHEST GRADE LEAF, picked fro? the best plantations and guaranteed absolutely pure and free from all adulterations or coloring matter. The package* *ar6 berBietically sealed and warranted full weight. ?t ia mote econ? omical in use than the lower grades. Oriental & Occidental Tea Co., L't'cU Head Office, 35 Burling Slip, New Torie For sale by A. A. SOLOMONS, Sumter, S. C. CHOSSWELL & CO., Sumter, S. C Aug 29. NOTICE._~ A LL PERSONS ARE WARNED NOT ZJL t0 ''"?esp'ws in ap.y way on my lands in Clarendon -County known as my Salem home place, all privileges heretofore granted are j revoked J. F. GAMBLE. March S. 1SS9. Mch 13-3t. j NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. A LL PERSONS not liv=r.-g on my place, J\ are hereby warned not to hunt, cut tim? ber, rake or otherwise trespass, by riding, driving, hunting, fishing or walking over the lunds belonging to the undersigned. MRS. N. R. WITHERSPOON. March 13-Ct Estate o? Mary S. McCutcheii, MINOR. I-WILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Slimier County on the 20th day of April, 1889, fora final Discharge as Guar? dian of Person and Estate of f-aid Minor. JOHN J. SHAW, Guardian. M?rch 20. 1889._ TEACHER'S ASSOCIATION. OFFICE OF FOR SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., March 22, 1889. THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF tiie white teachers of Sumter County on Saturday, the 13th day of April, 1889, at the public school building iu Sumter, at ll o'clock A. M. Also, at the Lincoln school building on Saturday, the 20th day of April, 1889, at U o'clock, A. M., will be held a meeting of the colored teachers of said county. All teachers, both male and ?femare, are earnestly requested to attend i&ese meetings, j as they are called directly In the interest of teachers. SOHN T. GREEN. Mar. 17-St. S. Com. S. C. FOR SALE. 0-N"E HORSE, ONE BUGGY, One Set Buggy Harness, One Set Wagon Harness, One Gold Watch, Property of F. J. O'Connor, deceased. Apply to T. M. MONAGHAN, March 20 4 Administrator. NOTICE" HIGHWAYS!. OFFICE OF County C o m DI i s s i o uer s, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., March 20, 1889. rpHE LAW PROVIDES 'hat all Public Highways leading directly to Charleston, Columbia, Camden. Georgetown, Cheraw nr.<\ | Hamburg shall be thirty feet wilie, and all ? oilier Public Highways shall be twenty feet j wilie. '1;?** County Commissioners find tba! thia law is not observed , that partied ar?- plough? ing in the highways, and thus obstructing the same. The public generally .-.ic now in- 1 formed on this subjert, and any violation of j this law will lu- prompt! i proseen ted. The County Commissioners will thank any j citizen to report lo them th" names of any j parties who may violate thc lav/ in this j roa t ter. ? Bv order of Boai .], TliiiS. V. WALSH, Clerk. March 20 2t I Advance copy o tiin.^s. : FOR SALE.I rpWO DESIRABLE RESIDENCES ON j ? Washington, near Calhoun Street. For j particulars apply to j T. S JOVE, A t store of Mr. A . A . Solomons. j Sumter. S. C., March 27-tf. lilli OSS JOB ll ! ^ V j?0:?v?-yv4 P Floh'S? ;V.iFb!?)JA?i AND SOUTH ROS ?NB ?FFIb'?? , il I I ? \ vs* . ^3 ? ?ra ria s ?i S g il -.V-v "sar Efl >?< ^ > IW ttl ? -1. I li SSW .r"r. 5V K& fe ?gm ii ?a 11 ras SC?.?T:*K WATCHMAN, Kets.blislic? Ai>r;?. is.->,.>. 3e Just a:*::: Fear not-Let Ends thou Anns't at, Ci 1 ii SUE SOLTHEO>\ ItrtaitlMivd .:::?;", J Consol?date!! Ans. ?SS1.' SUMTER, S. G.. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30. 1880. OUR STYLES ALWAYS MIS! 50 pieces Surah Silks, all the .newest and opera shacko, at 50 cents, (warranted all silk.) 45 pieces 3G-inch Henrietta, latest shades, (including opera shades) at 25 cts. worth 35 cts. 35 pieces double width Eng? lish Beiges at 20 cts., a bargain. 65 pieces Satin Lustres at 12h cts., well worth 20c. Ou? entire line all-wool chal? lis at 15 cts., elsewhere 20 cts. 40 pieces Satines, French styles at 10 cts. 50 pieces extra quality 36-in. Satines at 12J. 2 cases colored LawTns at 3ic. 100 pieces white Lawn at 7c, we guarantee it to equal any 10 cts. quality. Beautiful new designs in Jer? seys, from 50 cts. r.p. Full line of Lace Curtains from ?0 cts. per pair, up. And everything else in pro? portion. Space prevents men? tioning in this issue. The public, especially the ladies, are unanimous in saying that our assortment; of novelties this season surpasses any j j previous efforts* We claim that our line of j SILKS, Mill li? Al TRIMMINGS ! i j for spring will compare with any north-j ern market. J All we ask is an inspection which will convince you whether or not our s?a?e ment is exaggerated, Dress-Making and Ladies9 I Underwear a specialty. j Soliciting a call, we are Respectfully, Palace Dry Goods Emporium, Match 27 oimmiimisiafis 1 case 30-inch Fruit o? ?& Loom Lons Cloth at 81 cts. 25 pieces 45-inch Embroi?* erv Flouncing at 35 fete^ Sortit 60 cts. We ask tkat Von examin? our line of Embroideries and Laces as you will -gee ?ettt&rety new designs. The largest hit of the season* \ 100 doz. extra long Silk Taflfeta I Gloves at 25 cts., worth 40 cts.t all shades. 50 doz. Jersey Silk Mitts 4t j 25 cts., all sfeades. j 200 doz. Ladies' colored I dered hemstitch Haadkerchief& kt 5 cents. I 30 4<yz. Ladies' Black Hose ! at 25 cts. We ouarafltee t-hes? i c j absolutely stainless, money re I funded if they prove otherwises Try a pair ; you can find them nowhere else.. 40 dozen all Linen DoileyS at 25 cts., worth 40 c. per doz. Turkey red damask at 25 c& per yard, good value at 40 cts. Procured from large auctioa j sale : 85 pieces Mattings whick .Vre have marked at 12s cts. up, ?same being less than they cost to import. LENTEN DELICACIES -AT GROCERY. FISH ROE, BONELESS CODFISH, NO. 1 MACKEREL, WHITE FISH, Great variety of CANNED FISH, FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. Canned Shrimp. Fresh Lobster. Fresh Salmon. Fresh Mackerel. Sugar Corn. Early June Peas.. Hecke r's Wheat Granules and Oatmeal. Bakers Chocolate, Cocoa-and Broma. TI ie best Ten. The Freshest and Nicest Crackers, always at March 20. L."W. FOLSOM, Successor t?* V. li. FOISOBS & Bm. S?LMTKil, S. C. DesU-r io WATCHES, CLOCKS, cOTELBY WSBB?? Fine C ? - ? I il an ?J Silver Watches, Stcr?inp ? Silver nod finest Plntcd llridal Presents, : Rich Ji-v.t lrv ni (iolil iiD'i Flute, ('locks, j Spectacles and Bye (J In-:-?-?, ()p?-i ;t < J IASS^S. ? Gold Pens. Mft-'l'-'itv Needles H tul Oil for all Machines. Fishing Tackle, ko. The relehnitCu Royal St John Sewing Ma? chine und frocst il.iSor in America nhvnvs on I hand. Repairing promptly and neatly exe- ! enteil hy skilled workmen. | Orders hy mail will receive careful a't-n- ! tion. Sept. S j ^Ec?WoveR Wire Fencing ; ? WIRE ^^^^^wi ro ^opo S ol vape 5^*^800?TO*&2 PER ROD. /.I! aiflrf ii nd .?r?dih*. Oatcst^ nm^h. PoMTv;"on?ri??v??<,TB ; ffj ?liln Un?of froo^?. FREIGHT FAT?. Information tm?. ' TH^. Moiirtrrrv wevrv w IUF IT Ncr. c?>., NOP. 118 ?e 1?0 N. SUAcUSU CHca ro, 1?I We have some beautiful -IX Attractive Styles, AND We have some beautiful Hack Silks. A LOVELY ASSORTMENT OF ci 9 Ilaiidkercliiefs, Iloisery, SHOES, ETC Ladles who buy of us SAVE money. The store is full of pretty things. FOE MEN, WE HAYE CHOICE GOODS. CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES, NECKWEAR, Etc. ?H S3 CEI T \ ~ K-EM-E?.IBKR WK ALWAYS KKEP THE BEST. ALTAMONT iOSE Sept Jo I. M. GRAHAM. DEALER IN HORSES. WAGONS, MULES, BUGGIES, CARRIAGES. ^^EM^^L^ HARNESS* SUMTEE, S. .C. JUST ARRIVED THREE G?R LOADS OF FINE HORSES AND MOLES. Mules suited for plantation and timber purposes. Horses for driring and saddle purposes. Nice line ot' Buggies and Phaetons, also one car load of cele? brated Old Hickory Wagons, one and two horse. Jin. 23 , THE EQUITABLE I life Assurance Society of the United Slates ASSETS. JANUARY ?. 1389. LIABILITIES. JANUARY 1, 1889, - - SURPLUS, JANUARY 1, 1S89, - FIRST. FOREMOST, L?RC-ES J. t 74248.207.81 20,794.715 15 BEST. The Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest New Business. The Largest Surplus. The Largest Income; Issues all kinds of the most desirable forms of insurance. The Free Tontine Policies are unrestricted as to travel, resi? dence and occupation after first year. IneontestiMe after twa* years, and Non-Forfcitable after three years. T. 2-0 THGS. E. RICHARDSON. Agfc, Sumter, S. C. fl I HAVE JUST RECEIVED TWO CARS OE HORSES AND MULES, From Kentucky, which I propose to sell CHEAP FOR CASH. i > < If you wish to buy a first class Buggy or Saddle* Ifovse it* would be advisable for you to call and look at my stock. ALWAYS OX HAND : A Full Line of Harness, Buggies, Carriages and Wagons. Also, Corn, Oatsv Hay and Bran* Respectfully, Feb. 27, ?S9, \