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Cjje Satinan anl^sal^roa WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17. Li Entered at the Post Ofice at Smiter, S. G., as Second Class Matter. JBTKW ADVERTISEMENTS. Ducker & Buhmao-T. John Reid-Still in the Lead. E. Cardarelli -?A New Enterprise. Ken? A. Carson-Final Discharge. I>r. T. W. Bookburt-Dental Surgeon, "fist, of AII*a Thompson-Citation Notice. Cotton Seed Oil Co.-Cotton Seed Meal. C. X. Hurst, Cik. and Treasurer-Annual Repe rt. E. E. Bryan-Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines. A. White, Jr., and W. Alston Pringle, Jr. -Holiday Notice. Hrs. White and Miss Miller-Spring and Summer Millinery. Personal. Emmie LeGracd bas returned to her home in Camden. Mrs. Georg? F. Epperson is Tating ber parents in Columbia. Mr. W. V. Jennings oF the postal service was ia the city on Saturday. Miss Marnte Mulligan of Charleston is on a ??.it to ber cousin Mrs. R. P. Monaghan. Capuin C. A. Malloy, the popular and efficient deputy retenue collector was in the city last wat-k. Miss Ida C. Brogdon, who bas been spend? ing several months at Ridgeland, S. C., bas returned home. Miss Nina Graham returned on Monday frUaa Darlington where she bas been visiting for sometime. Mr. Carson Pennal will leave to-morrow morning for New York, Where he expects to engage in business. Gov. J. P. Richardson passed through the city yesterday en toute to visit friends and relatives io Clarendon. He left by way of the Manchester and Augusta railroad. A little* dacghier of Mr. J. D. Shaw of of BisbopviUe fell off a lounge on last Sat? urday evening and broke hdr arm and shout .der. She was attended by Drs. McLeod and McClure and is doing weil. Hattie, a little daughter of Mr. Scott Harvin of Manning, iras run over by ber j father's tram car laat Friday. Uer thigh was j broken, bot her condition is not considered dangerous. Mr. Harris Barnett baa been ill since his return from Jacksonville. He is one of the city's steadiest and most successful business men, and all will join ns in hoping for hts speedy recovery. docker and BuFrman advertise a capital T this week. Next Friday 13 Good Friday. AH gardens lihou ld be planted on or before that day. April 30th of this year has been made a Special day of thanksgiving. Banks and post o*5ces will be closed. Tb? Teachers' Association met last Satur? dar and organized. The minutes ot the eoeeting are published elsewhere. "Capt Jobo Reid's new Spring announce *xneot, to which reference was made last week, will be found ia ??other column. We have to acknowledge, as a fleeting -Kneen tr of ike Strohecker-Carson wedding, a most delicious piece of fruit cake. Several single gentlemen can be supplied with board and lodging or board simply io a private family. Apply at this ofice. An endless array of pretty things for the ladies can noir be seen at the muitttry estab? lishment of Mrs. White and .Miss Miller. The equipment of the surveying parry for the Coast Line extension from Sumter to Camden has arrived, and work is expected to begin on the 20th inst. The Bishoprille Publishing Company was formed last Saturday, with Mr. A. F. Cousar as president. Tbe object of tbe company is to establish a newspaper in BisbopviUe. Mr. B. E. Bryan ?s selling the only perfect button hole maker. Attached to a sewing machine, it performs its difficult tack in a ?ty le that bas hitherto been impossible except by hand. See advertisement. Mr. E. Cardarelli is the possessor of the .smallest dog in existence. It is nine rocnths .>ld and weighs l? pounds. It is a good italian scholar but refuses to wag its tail io English. Mr. E. Cardarelli announces that he has added a new enterprise to bis business. He ikeeps on band a stock of tinware and pro j>oses to do al! kinds of work connected with the tin and hardware business. At usual at this season, while sap is ribing da trees and plants, much of our water supply li becoming dangerously bad. The putilic jKtmp? are particularly complained of. Will erne wide-awake council read this and exam? ine isto the matter? Next week a oew serial "story, "Another's Crime," by Julian Hawthorne, will be com? mended in this pVper. An enthusiastic read? er of **Col. Quarritcb," wrote to say that as the hero now has the money to pay off tbe mortgage, be thought it was about time to ! get married and go J>TH of business. Hence, j we bid the Colonel adieu to-dny. Another Barn Fire. Mr. J. J. Shaw, of Mt. Clio Township, had j bis barn and stables burned IP et Saturday, \ together with two 6oe mules, ?S0 bushels of ; corn and bis wagon. Mr. A. F. Shaw was I eery badly barned in attempting to st ie the [ moles. We learn that Mr. Shaw*s neighbors j have raised a haudsom* purse to assist bim in ? replacing the loss. j Services for Holy Week and j Easter. The Rev. John Kershaw will conduct Service at the Church of the Hoij Comforter, ! Sumter, on Wednesday, Thursday, and Fri? day of this week at 3.15 o'clock p. tn. On Thursday evening there will be a eel-! ebratioD of the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. OD Easter day, there will be service at ll ! o'clock a. m., with sermon and Holy Com- I ?union, and the children's service weil be j held at 8.15 o'clock p. m , on the sume day. ! - 1 ? - - Presbytery. j At the meeting of Harmony Presbytery, j Mt. Zion Church last Friday* It^v. D. S. j McAllister was elected moderator. The Woodrow matter was brought up. and the Presbytery elected Woodrow men to repre? sent them at the General Assembly, as follows : Ree. T. C. Whaling, Re?. JHS. McDowell, Bider R. M. Cooper and eider Jas. Coit. Sumter was chosen as the place for the next meeting of Presbytery ia October next. A i large crowd attended the sessions of Presby- ; tery each day. and the delegates were well j taken care of by tbe good people of Mt. Zion ? church. The Teachers. The minutes of the 6rst meeting of the Teachers' Association, published in another j column, show that new life is being infused j from some source or other, into our educa- ! 1 tional department. It istheaim of the School ] Commissioner to interest H? the teachers of I 1 the County in this Association, and they will i ? nil find him ready to answer reasonable j i questions on tbe subject. It was resolved at j 1 tb? meeting just held that ail of our teachers j who can do so should join tbe State Associa- j tion. There were 24 applicants at the last exarni ?atioo-18 colored and 6 white. Of these j 6ve white and no colored applicants were j successful. Two More Sumter Boys. Oor newspapers have recently spoken high? ly of Mrs. Vanderbilt's purpose to erect a moo o meo t over the neglected grave of Gen. Francis Marion. She is entitled to credit but j the man wbo aroused interest in the patriotic tribute deserves more. Shirley Carter Hugh-j son is the man. In December he contributed j no admirable article on the subject to the Magasine of American History. Ke is a j jooog newspaper man of Charleston. His j , article was an aid to what had been suggested ? by a couotry editor io the lower part of the , State io fafor of the memorial. Very few ? , y people read tbe little patent outside and j ; Hogbson strted the case in a publication of j greater circulation aod influence. This is j , how it came about that Marion's grave is to j < be cared for.-Abbeville Medium. j , Rev. B. F. Wilson bas received, this week, j 1 nn unanimous cal! to the Pastorate of the 1st I < ~ Presbyterian Church in Richmond, Ky. It is ! 1 n fine charge, the seat of the university ; but j \ oor people are loth to givo bim up. His ? 1 " church last week determined to raise bis sal- j t nry from $1,000 to $1,500 beside the parson? age. It is the earnest hope of the church and tn* whole community tbat be will remain among a?.--j^rteA?wy Bera?d, Death. Mr. MoSS T. McLeod of Swimming r*ens Township died on last Saturday evening, and was buried on Monday at Sardis Church. He was 73 years of age. Mr. Rufus Green, brotaer of the late Judge Green, died suddenly at Bishopville last Saturday. Mr. Thomas Jeffords, late of this city died in Charleston last Thursday, of typhoid fever, lie was a brother of the young man who was killed in the Sumter Coitoc ?lilis last year. A negro child was burned to death on Dr. F. M. Beckham's placo ia Privateer, one day last week. Dental Surgeon. In another column will be found the card of Dr. T. W. Bookhart who will henceforth make his home in Sumter as a Dental Surgeon. The Doctor comes well rec? m mended, ann has every reason to expect a successful career. Weare reliably informed that he is a young man of good morals, and entirely free from the vices ali too common among young meo. He is* a member of the Baptist Church, and the son of a lather who bas quite a useful career. Doctor Bookhart was directed in his early training by Drs Geo. B.and Charles L. Steele, of Richmond, Va,, two gentlemen who have won a national fame in dentistry. After his Richmond training, he tooi a full course in Dentistry at the University of Maryland. With these advantages and the experience gained in subsequent practice, it seems to us i that he has good grounds for asking of our citizens a share of tbsir patronage. The rooms above the store of Bultraan k Bro., are being fixed up for his use, and, by [ the time this paper reaches its readers, he will be ready to do any kind of dental work in the best style of the art. We congratulate the Doctor on his having secured an office so desirably iocated, and with such good surroundings. Need we add that it is but a few feet removed from us? While be works on the people's mouths, we will do our best on their brains, and so be? tween us their upprf compartment will surely be kept io good repair. A Handsome Weeding. Standing room was at a premium in the Presbyterian Church last Wednesday evening, on the occasion of the marriage of Mr. Henry 0. Strohecker, of Charleston to Miss Annie E. Carson, of this city. The decorations of the church were very elaborate. The large auditorium appeared to be trimmed with a lace of Sowers and ever? greens. Choir, rostrum, columns, walls, were all covered with vines and flowers both cut and growing. Even the stoves were buried io palmetto leaves. On either side of the chancel, hung a flora! initial of one of the contracting parties, who themselves stood, during the performance of the ceremony, under an immense bell of roses. The wedding party arrived at the church about 9 o'clock ; the attendants, of which there were nine couples, arranged themselves in a curve before tbe pulpit, tae bride was given away by her father, 'little girls strewed roses in her path, the ceremony was perform? ed by the pastor, Dr. N. W.. Edmunds, and the gay assemblage melted away in less time than it bas taken us to tell it. Miss Annie E. Carson, the bride, is a petite beauty, well known and much admired here. She is the daughter of-Capt. .E. S. Carson, Sheriff of this County. Mr. Strobecker is a well known business man of Charleston, where be proposes to make his borne. After the marriage a select reception was held at the house of the bride's parents, and at 12 o'clock, Mr. and Mrs. Strochecker left on tbe north-bound train for a bridal trip of some weeks. The following are the names of this hand? some bridal party, with short descriptions of the ladies' costumes. The gentlemen were in full evening dress : Bride-Plxtremely handsome dress of white moire antique and suede silk ; orange blos? soms. M iss Hal 1 te Carson.( wi th M r. C. St robecker, ) cream albatrose, moire antique sash ; dia? monds. Miss Agnes Strochecker {with Mr. C. Pen? nal,) cream silk drapped with lace-decoleite. Miss Lizzie Vinson (with Mr. J Bowman.) cream albatross, drapped with lace aud silk ribbons-decolette. Miss Mincie Cathcart (with Mr. I!. Thomas) cream cashmere, ostrich feathers, pink roses-decol^tte. Miss Fanny McKagen (with Mr. H. Stliir mer,) cream silk, ribbons and flowers. Miss Irene Pierson (with Mr. A. Caldwell,) cream albatros, ribbons and flowers. Miss Mamie Fraser (with Mr. P.. C. Lebby,) i cream mull, embroidery and ribbons. Mr. Evie Wilson (with Mr. D. LnFar,) j cream albatross ard Sawers. Mis3 Annie LaFar (with Mr. P. Pitts',) cream lace and flowers. Flower girls-Miss Ethel Carson, whits muil. Miss Ro*a Gillespie, white mull. Best Man- C?pt. L. S. Carson. Ushers-Mr. It. Edmunds, Dr. D. J. Auid. The County Teachers* Association, j Scirrxa, S. C., April 13, 1889. j In response to a cali made by the School j Commissioner, quite a cumber of the tench ers of the County assembled this day at the white public school building in this city for the purpose of organizing a County Teachers' j Association. ! The meeting having been called to order j Mr. J. D. Wilder v.v.?, ott motion, requested : to act ns temporary chairman, who tu as- j suming the same, briefly stated tho purposes of the meeting, ?nd requested Miss M. A. j Warren to act KS Secretary. After some remarks from tbs School Com? missioner ??pon the benefits to bc derived J from such un association, the meeting pro? ceeded to elect permanent officers, which re? sulted in the selection of Mr. C. Lovejoy, of Mayesville, as President; Mr. S- Nash, of Bfcbopvirle. as Vice President: Mr. J. D. Wilder, t.f Sumter, as Secretary. The chairman having been authorized by motion, appointed the following as the Execu? tive Committee of the Association : Com'r J. T. Green, Chairman, wirb MissJC-.L. McLau rin, Mrs. L. E. Steinmeyer and Miss M. A. Warren as associates. The permanent Secretary was instructed to i inform the absent officers of their election. ! There being no further business, the meeting j adjourned to meet at Mayesville on Saturday May 25th, prox. Subjects for discussion at next meeting as ? arranged by Executive Committee, are as follows: 1. Most important facts in the history of j South Carolina from it- earliest times to the | Revolutionary war. 2. The Physical Geography of South Car- ! olina. 3. Do you approve of the Heid & Kellogg j systems of grammar? if not, why? 4. The best methods of teaching fractions. I 5. Is vocal mi;s:<; au advantage io the j school ? G. Illustrations on the use of Reading Charts in teaching primary pupils. M:ss M. A. WART-SX, Sec. j The Light Infantry in Florida, j .Ifr. Editor: At your request, I will give j you a brief account of the trip of the Samter [ Light Infantry to the Lund of Flowers. On Tuesday evening, at G.30 o'clock, the 1 company, numbering thirty men all told, j boarded the train for Charleston. There was j i g?nerai anticipation of a good time. Ti-rt j ia x?hattht toys tent for, and tbe silent feeling j io each breast could doubtless be truthfully ! fxpressed by the old couplet : '.Let the wide world wag as it will We'll be gay and happy stir." Starting out in this pleasant frame of mind, j it is not singular that, with everything to : conduce to our pleasure, we had a royally | good time. j The journey to Charleston WHS uneven!- j ful. Arriving th*re, a detatchment of the ! Carolina R;fle. unders the commanu of Capt. Kirby S. Tupper, wa-; in wr.iting to welcome and to entertain the Sumter Light Infantry during their short stay in the citv. March- ! ing to ?he Armory of the Carolina's, on i Meeting St., near the Cbarlesion Hotel, we found there an elegnnt supper already spread, i to which the boys, in order to show their due \ appreciation of the courteous attention of i the Carolina'?, did full jus.ice. The inner mun being refreshed, a couple of hours was I spent in social iritfrconrse, forming new ac- j quaiut.tnces and renewing old ones, when the ; assembly sounded and the Sumter Light In- j fantry, under 'be escort of the Carolina j Rifles and Orman Fusilier?, marched to the i i*>pot. The coach assigned to thc Sumter ! Company wis not thc best in the world and | tvas somewhat crowded, nevertheless, having j nade themselves a* comfortable as the cir- ' .umstances would allow, quiet reigned, al- j ihough hut littie sleep was obtained. A short while after daylight, we arrived at Savannah, i where coffee and sandwiches were enjoyed by I :hose who were so fortunate as to obtaiu ; .bern ; tbe boys having heard nothing of a "ree lunch-a report that gained some circula- j tioo and credence oa portions of tbe train ^tid for all they got, aad being refreshed 1 by at least *i cop of coffee, again board? train in a happy st?te of mind, and th?*? jokes, the gay laugh acd the merry < rang out happily upon the morning There were aboar3 our' train besides the I. also, the Carolina Rifles, German Fusi ? Montgomery Gards and Gatling Gun S< all of Charleston. At Way Cross ab * o'clock, we had ample time to eat a j breakfast, and then sped on to the ci ? Jacksonville, where the Sub-Tropical Sx tion WHS in full bins:, the 10th ll th and of April being devoted exclusively tc military. Arriving at the depot we met by a dashing young Captain, or.as ti paper expressed it: "Capt. I Ernest McG ?as there, with his command and a pi white flannel -rousers " The Captain, thc did the honors in elegant style. With pl of money and a fine company, he is as h ! as the day is long. We were marched ti j Armory of the Metropolitan Light Iufai I Just before entering the Armory the 1 J struck up DixU, our color-bearer spreat the breeze the Sag of the S L. I., wit Palmetto tree on one side and the Confed* fl-ig on the other, when there went up 1 the crowd the old rebel yell that remit one cf the times of the long ago. From Armory we marched to the St James IL the finest in the city, elegant rooms, eating, luxurious parlors, bathrooms, ?etc; the S. L. I. was going in for a g I time. Haring thoroughly refreshed the o ? man the dining became for the time being center of attraction, and if they could pronounce the name of every article on bill of fare they could easily ask for a g square dinner and get it. Just in front of the hofel is the St. Ja Park, occupying an entire equare. Its fe tains, tts evergreens and flowers, the ora trees with their fruit, banging in lusci beauty and its many walks add much to picturesque appearance of the city. Mi of the streets are paved with blocks cypress. They are cat io pieces 6 to 8 int io length, the bark removed and laid v the ends up ; they make an admirable p* ment, there is little dust and their natl springiness or elasticity makes it easy on feet of horse and man. They are said to several years, and when filled in between v, tar they last a much longer time. Jacks ville is quite a beautiful city, it is located the St. Johns river, there are several I hotels. Many elegant private resident which are surrounded by handsome garde Hay Street ?3 the principal business stn We fiud there many large and handso s^res, and everything appeared io so flouri iog a condition that iiseemed strange, iode to think that only a few months ago black wings of pestilence dropped o'er smitten city, and men and women were flyi from under its appalling shadow; that stores were closed, homes deserted, th were .aching hearts, empty streets, gloc darkness and death. It is bard to reali but such is lifel Now, everywhere are to seen the bright uniforms of the soldier bo ladies throng the thoroughfares, stores, hoi and private residences are all bedecked holiday attire and everything bespeaks happy and joyous time within the city up the black waters of the St. John's. It would perhaps weary you to tell of that was seen and done, the brilliant milite parades, the beautiful drilling upon the Ex] sition parade ground and other things tl attracted and interested the visitor. Our 6 visit to the Exposition was on Wednesd afternoon. After examining the exhibilic of various kinds: tropical fruit trees a fruits, the numerous varieties of wood gro1 in Florida, ita varied productions and natu curiosities, we walked around the grouni j Here and there were ponds of water contai ing specimens of the aquatic order, here w a huge alligator out upoo the bank sunni himself, another lazily lying in the wa with bis head partly upon the bank, another was a sea cow floating under t water where the fish were swimming ano and ducks were diving ?fier some worms the mud, the sea cow gives no attention them but lives upon the grasses und the lill of the water. Near by is a building contai ing samples of all the agricultura! produt J of the State : passing on we get to the para ground, where now the East Florida Sen nary C?det3 (Gainesville) are drilling, th have no competitors, their Cade! Captain h them well in hand, andvthey win the appian of the crowd and tho prize offered to cad j companies. After the drill we are pleased I meet one of the cadets, wbose'fact was qui j familiar in Sumter two or titree ;.esrs*? j ow yoong friend Priestly Coiners. He j looking we?L acd from what we could hear I bin:, siso, doing well in his conrsr of stud, i Thursday was ihe day for the S'ate con j"panics to compete fora prize. It will intere j you io know thal our uos^, the Metropolit? I L:ght Infantry, Capt, McGinn:?, were ti : succrssful competitors. Thursday ni'.'h! ti '< great attraction .it the Exposition Buildin ! was the comp? titi ve drill for the individu) prize of Si?O GU, two from a company heir: allowed to enter, ei?:ht companies entered .-h teen laen, the S. L. I. ticing representet ! C:?pt. Sims, of the Southern Cadets (( I .Macon) commanded. The judges of t ii ip, ? j well as of all other prize drills, were three I' j S. army officers, Lieut. Caniniss, of the S ! C. Military Academy, laing one of them ? Those who were in Greenville last Summe ; will recollect trie Lieutenant. The men m ik ing mistakes were rapidly dropped out utiti but four remained in the ranks. Four Sont! Carolinians, representatives of the Carolin: Rifles and German Fusiliers. The esc:temen was great, another trial and three droppet out leaving Sergeant Whitc'of the Carolina' alone, the victor of the individual prize drill Veil after yell resounded through th? building the members of his company rushed in ant nore him alofi upon their shoulders, his Capt. Kiri?y S. Tupper was heartily congratulated, and it was sincerely hoped by many thal thu was a good omen as to the future success o thc company. Friday the inter-state competitive drill tool* place. At 10 o'clock on this as on yesterday moruing the companies as3emb!ed in front oi the St. James Hotel and formed for a grand s'rtet parade. Gov. Fleming and staff, ol Florida, leading the column they marched through thc principal streets and then on to the Exposition grounds, where they wert dismissed. Seeking comfortable sea's upon one of the grand stands erected on each side of the parade ground, we watched with in? terest the coming of the Carolina Rifles, who were the first to enter the contest. Promptly at 11 o'clock a trumpeter took the center of the field and sounded the assembly. Before the last note of his bugle had died away the Carolina Rifles under command of ?apt. Kirby I. Tupper, marched into the enclosure and were received with a hearty yell from their admirers on the grand ?tand. Advanc? ing in t-c-autiful order they marched near to the grand stand, where was Gov. Fleming and suff, ot Florida and near 2.000 of the beauty and ch: i vary of tiie Southern States. In an open barouche r.?ur by tat the sponsor of the company, Mi:>s Emma Bo; loton, formerly cf Charleston, but now of Florida. Her costume was of cream white with a heavy >ash of navy blue silk trailing across the front from her shoulder, she ivor*4 a fatigue capet the Rifle's patter?, and made a very handsome appearance In thc carriage, also, were the company colors ; she was attended by one of the Carolina's. After presenting A'ms to their sponsor the company entered upon the contest. Thc drill was fine and the bo} s gave them all the eucoursgemeat they cnn ld by a loud and gen- rou? applause. It wa? remarked by one of the local |^?per? that if applause '.vere to decide prizes, the Charles? ton boys would certainly have carried < f?" ?ir^t money. There were two prizes offered, a first of $1.000. anda second of $3t'0. The Southern Cadets of Macon took thc fi:?t, and the German Fusiliers of Charleston, the j second prize. The Carolina's stood fourth i ori the li.-t. The Southern Cadets haye made themselves ! famous in military circles. Then first contest ? for military honors WMJ tn 1^87, when they took the second prize in a drill open io tin State of Georgia; in May, 18S8, ?it live grand j inter-state drill ai Nashville, Tenn., ibey took the second prize (?1,000); cn the 13th No? vember at the Augusta Exposition they car? ried off the first prize*. ($800); on the 22d November at the Columbus Exposition they j w,.n the first prize, a beautiful stand of colors : and now success again attends them and thev carry from Jacksonville the first prize of ?1,000, We hear that this company will enter the inter-state contest at Indian..p- j olis next fall. ! Friday night was the grand military ball I at tb'1* Exposition building. There were said ? to be over three hundred dancers in the tzrand i ttifir' h. A New York band from the Ponce I dc Leon furnished the music. The galleries j were filled with ladies and gentlemen anda: large crowd wa? back of the central position of the hall which h id been roped in over its j entire length At 11.30 the result of the drill I (as stated al >ove) was announced, and manv 1 then left the hull. Some of the S: L. I's in? cepted the invitation to rall at the armory of the Metropolitan Light Infantry at ll o'clock ! or after and were hospitably entertained.! The Southern ('adels v. ere there i ti fore??, enjoying in a most hilarious manner their rictory in the inter-state driii. On Wednesday a goodly number of the ? boys went over to visit St. Augustine, tbc oldest city of America. You cresa the liver ; in a ferry boat, the depot being on the other side. A ride of an hour and a half brings you lo the elegant depot at St. augustine. 'Tn the realm of flowers, a perfumed lund, Girt by the se?, by soft winds fanned ; Ravaged by war tn years grown old, Its former glory a tale long told, Stands the quaint old Spanish city.'' A cit J that will a! ways be of more than passing interest to lovers of the old and the admirer of what is new and modern. We first visited the obj Citr Gateway ; the walls have long been in ruins, hut tbs pillars or towers of the old gntes still remain as nota? ble monuments of the past; a conspicuous relic of the elaborate system of fortifications which once defended this ancient city. The next place of interest that attracted our at? tention was theoid Fort (Fort Marion) finish? ed during the reign of Don Ferdinand VI, King of Spain, in the ye?r 175G. From there waining ou the sea wall, which is built of coquina, capped with New England granite, and which affords au efficient protection to the city against the encroachment of the sea, we come to the Plaza, a public park, made up of shrubbery shade trees, with monuments, fountains and beautiful waik; j near the cen? ter, we found a inonu meut, bearing the fol? lowing inscriptions; "Our Deful. Krectt-d by the Ladies Memorial Association, Of St. Augustine, Florida, A. D. 1S72." ''in me? moriam. Our loved ones who gare their lives in the fervice of the Confederate States." "They died far from the borne that gave them birth." "They have crossed the river and rest under the shade of the trees.'' The greatest attraction, however, of St. Augus? tine is its grand hotels aod the most magnifi? cent of them all is the Ponce de Leon. Words are totally inadequate to describe this modern palace. Surrounded by grove* of orange and lemon, mulberries, magnolia aud myrtles, paims and palmettoes. beautiful lawns, ever? green hedges, rose gardens, geraniums of every hue and color; fountains, surrounded by grotesque frogs and turtles spoatiog water in different directions, rises the hotel Ponce de Leon, imposing in magnitude, graceful in proportions, beantiful in design, and exqui? site in the profusion and richness of its dec? orative details " Within all is grand beyond the ability of words to express, a fairy land, where one thinks he could lire alway, did be possess that contented mind that alone can bring happiness to the human heart. But we cannot linger amid these oases in the desert of life, but return to its stem realities. Saturday morning dawns bright and beautiful upon the city of Jacksonville, the financial condition of the boys is approaching low tide, they begin to count tbs cents, they have bad a good time, they bave danced with the fair daughters of this land of flowers, they have seen the boats upon the dark waters of the river dance merrily over its waves as fair hands gracefully held the oars and pulled across the river, they have seen the power of electricity io throwing its light far out into the darkness and watched for the lamp-lighter to trim his wicks and give out his bright, pale light. He has passed upon and through the Boart and standing upon its firm floor looked out upon the river and wonderingly inquired for the boat that was to bear bim across the turbid waters. He has dined at the Ponce de Leon, and hearing orders given for forty pairs of cbick en-wiugs, with open eyes wonders what is to be doae with the remaining portions of th?s? chickens, he has wondered over this the graudist of hotels, bathed in its marble basins, and is surprised that any one should smile at bis innocent admiration; he har?at upon the wharf watching the fish as they would jump from the water in their aquatic sports as he talked lovingly to some fair maiden, but now this is in the past, and h? looks homeward. Every thing has con? duced to his enjoyment, the citizens of Jack? sonville have displayed a royal hospitality ; good humor has universally prevailed and in the best of sprits at 1 o'clock p. m., on Saturday the Sunrer Lieht Infantry roiled away from the depot, amid the waving of handkerchiefs by fuir hands, the cheers of the crowd, while they sent back to them a hearty thr?e cheers for the City of Jacksonville. Before closing this article you will please allow me to refer to the gentlemanly manner in which the men hore themselves during the entire trip, and the interest and cate exhib? ited by Capt. Brand, and li?? Lieutenants Phelps and Parrish, for the comfort and well? being of the men. The trip has done all good ; each one h?s realized the necessity for constant drilling and strict discipline; and with the material in the ranks of the Sumter Litrtu Infantry there is no nason why its officers should not make it oti? of the best drilled companies in the State. DELTA. Finewood's First Appearance. Mr Editor: A delightful entertainment will be given at Pinewood on the Manchester and Augusta road on Saturday, tie 27th in? stant. The large and handsome new depot will tie transformed into a bower of bewilder? ing beauty, having been kind iv tendered to thc- managers for the occasion. A fine band will be in attendance, and fair representatives of the cities of Columbia, Sumter, Manning and Mars Bluff may ne seen in great profusion. A caterer has contracted to provide refresh? ments for the immense crowd, and a royal time is expected Step down from your tripod, unbend a little and come yourself. D. [In the language of the Eatonswell Guzee?t*, "We shnll be there"-allowing always for that parenthetical provision (D. V.)-ED.] The undersigned desires to thank the peo? ple of Sumter, (or their heroic itforts in his behalf on the afternoon of Saturday the Gth inst, when he had tho misfortune to lose his dwelling house by fire. While al! his friends did their utmost to assist him, he rVe'.s that it will be just to specially refer to the colored firemen whose persistent work saved a por? tion of his house. To those who generouily opened thnr home9 to him aud his family, and for the numberless expressions of sym? pathy that have come io bim, he is grateful beyond expression. Jos. Fi. EAP.J,E. - mW- -jil? - "Aner a varied experience with many so-called cathartic remedies, I sm convinced that Ayerr8 Pios give the most satisfactory results. I rely exclusively on these Pills for the cure of liver and stomach complaints." - John B. Bell, Sr., Ahilere, T.-x^s. Full line Ladies' and Misses' Corsets, at Levi's. 50 pieces Dress Gingham, 8c, nt Levi's. 100 doz?n Seamless \ Hose 10 ct3., worth double, at Levi's. Fashion Sheets for April at Levi's. For Salo. If you want Machinery apply to R. F. Hoyt, Sumter, S. C , agent tor Ames Engines, Hall and Pratt Gins, Acme Cotton Press, Wood Reaper and Mower, and all kinds of Machinery. R. F. Hoyt, Sumter, S. C., A gt. for Cheraw Iron Works. We shall receive by next Friday the finest GREEN AND BLACK TEA ever sold in the City. Wc will be glad to have custo? mers call and get samples. This Tea will be worth $1.00, per lb. straight. DUCKER & SOLIM?N. April 17. COTTON SEED MEAL C I I TOA P. To close out season's stock we are offering special prices for prompt shipment during A pril. A (h iress, SOUTHERN COTTON OIL CO., COLUMBIA, S. C. April 17-iii ! Are now Opening and Displaying a Large Line of Hats and Furn! sMng Goods for Men, Boy 1 ?miaren, A lovely display of Neckwear, Bicycle Shirts and Belts, Novelties, &c, &c.,' in the Furnishing Goods Department. We now have a TH in on second ?oor, where satisfactory work will be done on short notice. And we also carry a fuil line of samples from the Order Department of the well known house of Browning, King & Co., of New York,and will have suits made to order and guarantee a fit every time. For anything in the Clothing, Hat, or Furnishing Goods line go to North-East Corner Main and liberty Streets, Sumter, S. C. March 27 _" _ rTY,-^~-- . fr .rr-r-T. staaas? - maarramm m^m^^m^^^^^^^^^sa?aaa^^^am^^ms^^SB^^^^m^K^ai^a^^^^aa^^n wm A N OUR STYLES ALWAYS NEWEST 50 pieces Surah Silks, all the newest and opera shades, at 50 cents, (warranted all silk.) 45 pieces 3G-iuch Henrietta, latest shades, (including opera shades) at 25 els. worth ?>5 els. 35 pieces double width Eng? lish Beiges at 20 cts.. a bargain. G5 pieces Satin Lustres at 12-2 cts., well wort!i 20c. Our entire line all-wool chal? lis at 15 eis., elsewhere 20 els. .10 pieces Satines, French styles at 10 els. 50 pieces extra quality 36-iu. Satines at 12?. 2 cases colored Lawns at oho. j 100 pieces white Lawn at 7<\, j we guarantee it to equal any LO eis. quality. Beautiful new designs in Jer? seys, from 50 els. up. Full linc of Lace Curtains from 50 ct's- per pair, up. And everything else in pro-! portion. Space prevents men-j tipiHHg iii this issue. ! The public, especially the ladies, are unanimous in saying that our assortment of novelties this season surpasses any previous efforts. We claim that our line of ?lil^ ilf?iii?? mm Mil iiilMMb for spring will compare with any north? ern market. AH we ask is an inspection which will convince you whether or not our state? ment is exaggerated. Hress-illakini; *> ?r?l li?mes Underwear a specialty* Soliciting a call, we are ? #V?T}?*:'*3 ? S'S S V ?. V. > . ? v it, t itiii ! 4 a ri J lilli ww Jilt il ?i JJMIJ? March :7 Palace- Dry Goods Emporium. QOS PRICES ALIAIS LOWEST 1 ouse ?>?-ineh Fruit cf tho Lob-in Long Cloth at 81 cts. 25 pieces -15-inch Embroid? ery Flouncing at C5 cts., worth 00 CIS. Wc ask that yon examine our line of Embroideries and Laces as you will seo entirely new designs. The largest hit of the season : 100 doz. extra long Silk Taffeta1 Gloves at 25 cts., worth 40 cts.,' all shades. 50 doz. Jersey Silk Mitts ati 25 cts., all shades. 2(H) doz. Ladies' colored bor? dered hemstitch Handkerchiefs at 5 cents. M 30 doz. Ladies' Black IXo?| at 25 cts. Wc guarantee these& absolutely stainless, money re-' funded if they prove otherwise.' Try a pair; you can lind them*" nowhere else. 10 dozen all Linen Doileys' at 25 cts., worth 40 e. per doz. Turkey red damask at 25 els. per yard, good value ai IO els.' Procured from large auction sale: 85 nieces Mattings which we have marked at 12? cts. up, sanie being less than J hey cost* ?0 import