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Ck Stakte? SRO jsoufbrea. ?a O <0 WEDNESDAY, MAY 1. The Sumter WatcJvnian was founded f? 2850 and the 2V?e Southron ia 1SS6. The WaicAman. and Southron now has the combined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is mani? festly the test advertising m?dium ia Sam ter. H?TT?&DSICKNESS. It is popularly supposed* that the city has a regularly constituted Board of Health, if so, it mast be composed of Tery modest material-aiHicied with a shrinking and retiring nature, which hesitates to bring itself before tho public eye. Seriously, if we are cor? rectly informed as to the composition of this Board, there can exist but one ob? jection to it. All the members have so much business of their own that they have no leisure to attend to the pubiie health. The General Statutes provide for the appointment of sab-boards of health consisting of two practising physicians and one layman, ard the duties of these sub-boards are laid dowe io Section 916 as follows : Sscr?oK916. The Sub-Boards constituted as herein provided, and local Boards cf Health already organized, are charged with the duty of investigating within their dis? tricts ali matters of sanitary interest or scien? tific importance bearing ia any wise coon the protection of the public heaUh, and shall re? port to tbe Executive Committee at such times and in such manner and form as the Execu? tive Commifee may prescribe. The city has an ordinance making it a misdemeanor, punishable by fine or j ittprison ment for any one to keep an unclean vault, to have a pig in a pen, to obstruct drains, to allow gates to swing across sidewalks, &c. It is futhermore made the duty of the police to report violations of this ordinance, and sum? mon offenders for trial. A policeman who fails to perform these duties, is lia? ble to punishment for neglect of duty Notwithstanding all this, there are vaults within two hundred feet^of the council chamber which are in constant j use and have not been cleansed for j years, and we venture the assertion that not one out of three in the entire j city has received attention this Spring. Some will say that this is a vague j charge and must be more epeciSc to de? serve attention. We reply that it is j notice to those in authority of the con- j ditton of affairs, and that no citizen is called upon to make an enemy of his neighbor by speciaily reporting his shortcomings, when there are legal offi? cers whose duty it is to attend to such matters. Now here is a simple plan. Let the JSoard of Health adveilise in such man tier as to them may appear most e?ca- j clous, that on cr about a particular date, ali vaults in the city will be ia- ? spected. At the time appointed send i round an inspector with proper authcri- j ty fros the City Council and Beard of j Heakb, and have him to report any j violation of the law or ordinance. Do j .this, and a fruitful source of fever will j fce -closed. ! The heated term is approaching and past experience should teach us to take every precaution possible to prevent : malarial and typhoid diseases. As an ; instance of what carelessness vii ii do : ! Last Summer a foul drain was ckansc-d in the Western part of the city, tee j ??th being left to dry in thc eun?hine, ; and dispel its poisonous, ?ca? h-lad o s ; breath over the neighborhood. Two or \ more graves of young powens in the cemetery are cODdidcred by intelligent ; people as the result. The curious may : find by reference^ to '.he report book of I council, that one citizen at least antici- ! f>a{ed sickness from the cleaning of that I ^rain. It is now too late in thc season j to clean ditches, except by thc process j of washing them cat with hoc and rake : while a heavy rain is fulling, but thc ; matter cf which wc have writ-, ja above, i together with others of less tmoortance ' fhould receive prompt attention fre?s ? those in authority. j The City Council with comnaenuah?e spirit is making every endeavor to have a? artesian well bored ut an farly day. The city is now supplied wi:h surface! wafer eely and none of this is perfectly healthful. Should council experience opposition in the e:7/rt to procure good water, wc- suggest :}.:it they iii! ono bot? tle with turo rain water and another , from the pump near tho Academy ' Music, ?reat both with nitrate of ?iiver and place them ea exhibition. Tao result of the cxperiiaerjt upon thc pump water will be sufauicnt to n.S;te a i';:, hibiticcist forget ail his rhymes about , "waler, bright water," and hi wi fer a glapg of beor. Tho caa-tie ~i.i pereip ^tate from a quart of this water about one tablespoonful of Sith a d poison We have tried it. COTTON BAGGING. There may be seen at thc ( face of this paper a sample of bagging mad; .: cotton for coveriag cotton hale*, it was manufactured by thc Lino Milla of New Orleans and was used to some ex? tent last season. Tiiis fabric does net weigh as much as jute baggi: g, but wherever it has been used, o'- >u buy? ers do not hesitate to allow for the dif? ference ia weight. It is cleaner, stronger and no more liable t; burn than jute bsgqiog. tu every respect it is far superior lo the latter. After ir bas served a? a covering far cotton, it can bc pro fi tah! y used ia the manufac? ture of paper, or, if desirable, r. :uced to cotton again, aa i: is very loosely woven. Fer these reasons, this ha-* c ging is fare to Cud favor wit!, cotton manufacturers Jute has a very limited range of usefulness, after coming oil of cotton, and -io^cts i? htd-j more than waste materia!, except, cf eeurse, in the South, where it can, in most instances be employed thc second time to baie cotton. i We may add to the intrinsic merits ! cf cotton bagging others cf an extrinsic ! nature. Were it universally employed j by cotton producers, a marl:ct would be i found for about 200,000 bales of cotton, j which would necessarily have a tea ! dency to raise the price of the Southern I staple. Cotton rs the life of agriculture in the South and mast always hold this position of supremacy. Farmers may j and should diversify their crops, and J would thereby add materially to their j prosperity, but they will always look to j cotton as their maia and money-produc j isfz nrcduct. Ucace it is to their interest S to i=e every honorable means for I making that crop as valuable as pessi ; ble ia the markets of the world. If I i thev would bovcoit jute in all forms as j persistently as tea was once boycotted j in Boston, they would be ridding them? selves of a rival and enhancing the value of their own raw material. The jute product of the world is now controlled by a few men who evidently propose to market it at the very highest possible price, without reference to its ; cost. The farmers of the South are the men who are to suffer by this extortion, unless they tura themselves about quickly and seek a means of escape. The Georgia Alliance bas wisely decid? ed to cover cotton with cotton only, and we hope this example will be followed by the Organization in other States, so as to encourage manufacturers to place a sufficiency of cotton bagging on the market. . ! Acv one desiring to insDCct the fab ric from the Lane Mills, may do so by calling at this oiSce. SCHOOLS. Greenville has just spent ?40,000 in perfecting a graded school system for the city. Yorkville bas just realised ?1,100 J upon an extra two mill tas, volunta- j rily imposed, which will be espended j upon thc- improvement of the public j schools. The efforts of the Watchman and j SouthroK, and the School Commissioner j have set our people to examining the j school question, and they are beginning to see that we can not afford to allow ourselves outstripped by towns of half | our population and less than half our j resources. A young gentleman of j Marion who will graduate at a cele- j brated normal college in June, has j written to our School Commissioner j concerning the prospect o? obtaining a j position in the new graded schcol which j : , . . I is expected to be opened here tn the j near future. ! * ? Manning will hold a meeting next j Saturday to discuss rho subject of estab- i Hshiag a graded school system. STARTLING BUT PROBABLY? COHBDCT. 'Poker Jack" McClure, es Chief ! Jus'.lee of Arkansas who with Powell 1 Clayton, just after the war, stele the j State of Arkansas from the Democrats i i in such an outrageous manner that even j a Puritan Congress was compelled to . interfere, saiJ, some time since.that the j proper solution of the Southern ra?o j uaesiioa. would be found in allowina i the neg"o to vote but rousing him the j rieht to hold otb>e. Now comes that.; ??.?uv v?- aicilsv^l, . . ^/ A*.. V/., j of Alabama, and demonstrates that the j negro has no right under the law to ! hold chace. Hence the race question is j settled, so soon as legislatures reuuire ! al! applicants for eihoe to be white. Startling as Mr. Oates' theory may appear to these, who have been com? peiicd to pay thc stealings cf a Cardozo, and accept as law the rulings of a | vVright, it i* probably correct The I negro d^p:::;ds for fc:3 franchise upon j the AV Amendment to the C<"?nsthu-; .ion. Certainly he could not hold r?riec i without the fr;'.Lchis?. The adoption of ; this Amendment was forced upon the ; reconstructed States and was in reality ! made a s Inc qua KOP. for return to the i Palen. The Amendment reads : SKOTUS :. Ihr ri^ht ot' clnz-ns of the j ? Ti 'ci M-iT-S t<> Vt:> .':.:.]'. TiQl t?- d?li?ed Or ! a?riuj&ed by the 1 r'avr-s ur ?>y any ? atxoatit <;.' race, CtdcT, cr j. re vic us J Ss.TI -s 2 The Goagre?* shall have r?ower | ift tTiforce th*s Article by nt'Dropriate legis? : .'?.ion. _ i lt ha- I en accepted ab law for mere '? than twenty vc-irs. that the right to ' v te carried with it th- right to hold i - .Ti-x, y.'i l never, anti! toe PiCr-ub?criU : party o came anxious to rab the negro of the tadio? has it be? n doubted that : these tights w< re part and !. ;rc< 1 <?f each <?-hvr. !I:wevcr Mr" Oates is ; probably not i:-.r aw;:y f;om th?.: truth, as the f>Uowing . s tra.' t from toe his? tory of the XV Amendment wii! show; ' fcveu tae rana ! tci ?rn ol ctr:>iit-ton did not t.--<r(_- t': giv< a newly enfranchised slave tho right to hoi: i:ii:<:e. Mr. Oates i'?:<; -.rjiM..::?;. :0 ?i.-i> >.-.;r . ?his v?t v. I' t? iv *>t*?rors ?: -i fault vvi?ii ti:?- i?rfV:^;ori n> secure their rijo?? '<> ??o.M ? .-'1 .. t.?. oat io binnie ive it bul ?ae*r ttfj?uhi?ca.u V-r. :i? tir<?; n?i>\i ta*: uo St*:- s..-, and \,<>'.l t flu e: r:?f ;> (.(.!:.r or r<r; Tiie Kuuse .??d tu U '.'.vr.l to ?? cvn? .ii?.-./re*.-?:'g^-.-.- : :.*rl Kit: lb>;;.-^. "t! nr:^. K J:? und j vt ? ;:!ti.dru:: ^e:? rtiiif? :, a-. They ?%';<:. t;:ick !(.? r'.-. tr <i v..ii sn .-atr.?< i i 4. The ri^ht to vote, and t? ai is ail the Amco led Constitution a IT.? rd < the negro, docs not carry with ir the right to b-.dd ..o .. T.. _.f ...( .a:.. f. provide that no ose can hold office until j he reaches the age of 30 years. Such a law would be constitutional, yet any man would have the right to vote at twenty-one. Is it not as easy to pro I vide that all officers must be of pure ! white blood ? i j Mr. Oates is certainly correct in law j but whether the adoption of his sug ! gestioDS would bo beneficial or not is j another question. There is something I within us which whispers that the hold j our enemies have had so loDg on the i negro is breaking, and that the time is ! not far distant when he will discover his friends. THE CENTENNIAL." George Washington was inaugurated j first president of the United States on j April 30th, 1780, at New York City. ! The Centennial celebration of that event began in New York on last Sun? day, with thc memorial services con I ducted uoder the auspices of the Society of thc Ciueinnati. The servi? ces were conducted by two of the chap? lains of the general society-The Right Rev. William Stevens Perry, D, D., I L. L. D., D. C. L , Bishop, of Iowa, j and the Rev. Charles Cotesworth Pinck j ney, of South Carolina, each of whom is an hereditary member. This historic society, of which Gen? eral Washington was the first President General, was instituted in 1783 by the commissioned officers who served in the Continental armies under Washington and has been perpetuated by "descent through the eldest sons of the members down to the present day. The Rev. Charles Cotesworth Pinck ney, D. D., is president of the South Carolina State Society of the Cincinnati, and the son and eldest lineal descend? ant of Major Thomas Pinckacy, First regiment South Carolina Continental infantry of the Revolution, afterward major general of the United States Army and psesident general of the Cin? cinnati. The Rev. Dr. Pinckney is also grand nephew of Brevet Brigadier j Geueral Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, ! First regiment South Carolina Conti? nental infantry of the Revolution, after? ward also major general of the United j States Army and presideut general of the Society of Cincinnati, in succession j to Alexander Hamilton. President Harrison and his party ar? rived on Monday, and New York, which has been for some time making itself very ridiculous on the subject of the Centennial, then completed its exhi? bition of idiocy. Everyone appeared to look upon the President as a grand j advertising scheme. . For iustanee ; While President Har? rison was at breakfast at Elizabeth, New Jersey, tho train remained in the vicicitv cf tho station, being moved up and down the tracks proba- ! bly for the purpose of allowing the j Elizabeth people the opportunity to see '? tho handsomest train oo earth. Post- j master General Wanamaker said it ! reminded him of the advertisement cf j -a. circus ; it waa giving a spectacle. it has not yet been ascertained j whether or not Mr. Harrison is to ?s- l cape thc metropolis without having his ! dies?coat plastered with a soap dodger ora sure euro for consumption. ile reached the city on the gunboat j Dispatch and was received with an : naval aquatic exhibition, called by courtesy a | i rade. Every dredge, swash ! beat and oyster pirate iu the Northern i , - i waters was there armed with a saluting ' cannoD and they raised a fearful diu. j Mr. Harrison was hawked around, exhibited, and made uncomfortable all day, listening to "Hail to the Chief/' that abominable aila, which made Mr. Cleveland so tired he had it suppressed. At night the acme of discomfort was reached at the Centennial Bail where 6,000 people tried to dance in a space which might possibly have accommo- | dated as many hundreds. Some idea j of the cru.-h may be obtained from the j statement of a correspondent that the j supper room was 45 by 475 feet with ? accommodations for 0,000 persons. : This would allow something over three j square feet for each and leave no room j for the tables. We do not blame Mr. j Harrison for "slipping away at V2 i , '.a ? 0 ci ces. Concerning the South Carolina con tin-gent, the following is taken from iuonuay s dispatches : Governor Richardson and !.;s staff, a? gut:: tj o?' the committee, witnessed the narai l?sr? ie on the steamer Erastus Wimms?, i ?i.iih .veut :o Eliz*f;e!hport t" meet !!<!. j President. The Governor was ut the colla? tion tendered the President upon ids arriva! in the city. Owing \o extcedinply inccmpe- j ti :.i management other .S(,;?!:: Carolina guests : :?:?::-'-.i rs pretty general faa-, and could not ! the enter tai is mir:; t. The Governor und j s? ? ;T . onent ? v na?d an enjovnble visit to : the Lier's (:!>?t*.. To-night'they attend j th?'-great U-Hi. To-'morrow hight they will.! ?..j ?. th;* tj.i.t.<:?4et, und the next night will ne ! entertah.*-.-: nt u snider nv Mr. John C. Gal ... . . i no.? ::. ?\ iiercver the grey uu:!orm waa seen j it w .s? treated wi-h distinction and the pal- ?. in? '?'<> w as. e ve ry w here co rd i * ll v recognized. . Many (.: thc South Carolina troops visited : the 7"i:regiment armory this evening in r?:s ? r,\--. !?; ;..: , ;:.?:..;;.!.: . thy Governor's Guards-j go it! tr iy a Lody. Tho. ::.<?.?{>.< v. ii! uiso cail ; on (ifit, [?.??/.,.> ?-..1-1, who Isa.-* n..?-n ntreutive. The ?State reg?ttu-a! will f.srnj to-morrow j ttsor: for |>arade at lue corner e.; White- ; h H.JJ i S--.'.<- .--M.--. righi resting ?.fit : Whiiehalh They w:li l ave the 7lb nhice in | ?#rd?r ol' .State troops, South Ctirohoa" huvioj? L^i'V. !;.?- 7:?! to rn tit) the (Jons? itu- ; ! . <?. ii. ii. N. hnourg will hu in eum- I i ! I :'" : ion wu. t e composed o' tua ? 'V -r. !? i.??;!:? infau'rrv suid M.ni< si j im*, ,?. i r G,:,-h !st r..??n,,nd::.g. and j I.it rsl. A h. i>Uol, ii i ho xViis!r?ng?o.ri hight j 1 ?.!'ni. i v. u> si'svslsatt. 'i r.,; "jd bati?t?iorj will ! (. the t AV o ? lum bin co:t?:?Hiin-5 sind the bee Lieut. J G. i'*itzj'?*r:?!d, of the butler Guards, wa? to-day ni e of the stidt-S of Cd. Sinn ?>! New Jersey, whose regimen! escorted President. Spring'J tv is (roods, all shades, 12]c. ap, at Levi'*. Full line iiarid-jcv.cu t?hoc? fur Ladies and VERY STRANGE. The following letter has been pi lished : SUMTER, S. C., April 20, 1889 Hon. William Windora, Secretary of ) Treasury, Washington, D. C.-Sir : Havi under a misapprehension signed the appli tion of Hun. Robert Smalls, recommend] his appointment as collector of customs the district of Beaufort, South Carolina, respectfully withdraw ray recommendation, ? cannot countenance or condone treachery the party, no matter by whom perpetran Very respectfully, T. 13. JOHNSON, Ex-Collector of Customs.. District of Cbarl ton. flow it is possible for such a man Captain Johnston to endorse the app cation of a convicted thief for office, beyond our comprehension, ilowevc there are many things about tho hab? and conduct of republicans that appe peculiar to our untutored intellect, perusal of the letter induces us to co: elude that "the party" is in Capta Johnston's opiniou infallible, and th nothing is unpardonable except treachei to "the party." By the way, what a horribly ignorai and incapable "et compose "the part} in this region ! Last week, a package the Watchman and Soutlwon, destine fot Shiloh, in this County, went astra; and the direction was torn off. Tr. package was returned for direction an every paper was marked "Mis Sint. It is presumable that the swarthy rai way clerk intended "Missent." Me of intelligence and undoubted capacit have been supplanted by scholars wh suppose that the above written exprei sion is English. "Mis Sint" is aboi as conclusive au argument in favor ( the Solid South as we have ever read (From our Regular Correspondent.) WASHINGTON LETTER. WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26, 1889. Senator Harris who has been ii Texas since the adjournment of th Senate, has returned to Washington ' He will attend the centennial in Nev j York, after which be expects to Begii j work for the Summer ou a Senate Com mittee. It is a rare day now when eithe Commissioner Tanner or Assistant Sec rotary Buster-beg pardon Bussey does not reverse at least one decision o the late administration io the matter o applicants for pensions. Somebody'! eyes will open very wide when the es timates for pensions for the next fisca year comes to be made up for the nex session of Congress. If there is uot 6om( high old kicking among the Kepublicanf I shall be very much mistaken. The open row between Senator! Sherman and Quay over the distribution of patronage has been the talk of the week in political circles. Hear Quay, he sajs : "I consider Sherman's aetioo? as discreditable and dishonorable, and when I am found doing anything for him again the people of the country will know it." Quay claims that he gave up one place to Sherman with the distinct understanding that a Pennsyl? vanian should have another place, and til at while he was out of town Sherman stole a march cn him and had an Ohio man appointed to that very position. Sherman evidently does not want to quarrel with Quay. This is the way he replied to Quay's abuse of him : "If the Senator felt aggrieved he should have come to me and we might have settled the matter without any dissen? sion or difficulty. I have always re? garded Senator Quay as a persoual friend, and I am still Lis friend, i would be the last man in the world to s?y one word calculated to hurt Mr. Quay's feelings. " Sherman's soft words had nu soothing effect on Quay, who left hero for his homo with fire in his eye and vengeance in his heart. John Sherman has made a dangerous enemy ; one who will allow no scruples to stand in thc way of his getting even. When the new cabinet took oihee, First Comptroller Durham, who has made a proud record in that v?ry im? portant office, tendered his resignation to Secretary Windora, to take effect upon the appointment of his successor. A few days ago in the regular course of business the Comptroller received through the Department of Justice a batch of vouchers presented by John A. Davenport, the notorious supervisor of elections in New York aggregating ?3,200 for "extraordinary expenses" incurred by him during the late pres? idential electiou. After careful exam? ination Mr. Durham refused to pass these vouchers, notwithstanding bi? having been scut for by "Me too" Miller, Attorney General, aud informed that they must be allowed. The result was that Mr. Durham has been inform? ed by Secretary Windom that his res iiioa'.iou as First Comptroller of thc Treasury has been accepted to take effect at once. "Me to?" Miller hopes^ to have better luck with the new Ke jiublicau Comptroller in getting through the crooked vouchers of his New York subordinate. Mr. Durham retires from oihee with the respect of everybody and a good conscience. W. W. Dudley of "blocks of Gve" fame is said to be engaged in a very lucrative business of office brokerage in this city, lie has more callers ovcry day than the average cabinet officer. He does not go near the White House, but that is understood to be in defer- } euee to a request of Harrison, who is a great stickler for outward propriety, j and does not diminish his iufiuencc j which is greater than that of "any other 1 mun, not ovt u excepting Blaine. lt is now stated hrro that Harrison i will probably extend tho time for trre ; Itnilway Mail service to come under the j Civil Service ?aw. Ile hos already ox- ! tended the time once, but thc post office j of?cials have discovered that tho time j mentioned - May 1-will not give them j lime enough to replace all of thc Demo- j nats in thc service with Kepublicans, j they have asked for another exton ? sion, and expect to ^'et it. Sir Julian Pauoccfotc, the new Brit- i iah minister has arri veil here. .\ it 1 Lei ti ?: a Li ?ru, he will pr.(baldy know better how to mind hi* own business j than Lord Sackville, tho man whom he j t*uce.< t os did. The ??..ipablican Congressmen for the ; S tit!i aro very much exercised because ! they have potten none of the fat official ! plums ? ither in Washington or abroad : under this administration. Outwardly they show little signs of the trouble, j but they hold meetings in secret at which thov r.i?c and make dire threats 1 tm to what they will do if thev are not j recognized It is not likely their threats ! I wiil seriously alarm anybody. --?7>- . -? + ? -JttJ.-. New'stock Laces in Vaicncieuucs, Torchon'. ; ?iud Oriental, at Lcvi't?. I WITH Ii We have in store for the spring and sum mer an elegant display of in the latest shades with trimmings to match. We realize the scarcity of money and offer bargains in all lines. Absolutely the Lowest-Priced House in Sumter. We lead in this respect. An examination of our prices will be convincing proof of this fact. Samples sent on application. April IT. -BY PAST IP1MCB. We would again call the attention of our friends and customers to the fact that we make it a practice to handle only strictly CHOICE GROCERIES. If Iso. 2 goods are sold by us at any time our clerks will inform the buyer of the fact before they pay their money. We claim to have a competent and attentive force of clerks and we are satisfied that they are always ready and glad to serve you. Respectfully, DUCKER & BULTMAN. May 1. NOTICE, COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR the Alumna; Scholarship ol' ?he Sumter Institute will be held in fnatitute Hall, JUNK UTIL beginning at D A. U. This Scholarship ofiTeis free tuition for the Junior and Senior years. Those wishing to compete cnn obtain further information by applying to the Principals. State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF .SUMTER. By T. V. Wtdsh, Esq. , Prolate Jndge. TTTHERE?S, GRACIE F. LAWSON. ff 'widow, made suit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate and Effects of BENJAMIN F. LAWS! ?X, deceased. These aie th- refore to cite and adrnonishail and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Ber. ja min F. Lawson, late (d' said Coun? ty and Slate, deceased, that they he ami ftp- ! near before me, in the Court of Probate, to be ? held at Sumter C. H., on .May 16th. 18^?>. I uext, after publication hereof, at II o'clock in . thc forenoon, to shew cause, it" any they have, j why the said Administration should not be ? granted. Given under my hand, this 1st day of May, Auno Domini. 1SSQ. T. V. WALSH, [L. S.J Judge of Probate Sumter Co. May 1- 2t. Estate,, Christopher T. Player, Sr., DECEASED. ALL PERSONS having claims against said Estate, will present same duly at? tested, and all persons in any way indebted to said Estate, will make payment without delay to H. H. PLAYER, or CT. PLAYER, May 1, 188D-3t. Qualified Executors. Estates o? M. F. Dewson, Dcc'd. ! AND I Mrs. Catherine Hewson, Dee'd. J ALL PERSONS HOLDING CLAIMS! against said Estates will present the j same, duly attested, and all persons in any j way indebted to said Estate, will make pay- | ment without delay to "T. M. MONAGHAN, May 1, 18SD-3t. Qualified Executor. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT FOR Bank of Sumter. ? ON MAY 1st, next a SAVINGS DEPART-*! mont will bc opened in connection with j ''The Bank of Sumter," interest ra 4 per cent, j per annum, payable semi ann nally. November j 1, and May 1. according to regulations which J will be furnished depositors. W. F. B. Il AYN'S WORTH, A. Warru, JR , President. Cashier. April 24. ?AVE YOUR W* ? i OS an?! after May 1st, 183D, THE ; SIMoNDS NATIONAL BANK of Sum- i ter, ? ill establish A SAVINGS DEPARTMENT i , I in connection with their present business, ami will pay interest .it the r:ite of -i per cent, per | annum, payable quarterly upon such sums ol 1 money HS may *>e deposited, suoject to the ! rules and regulations, usually adopted by j Savings' Ban Us. W. ALSTON PRINGLE, Jit., Apr. 24-r. Cashier. ? WORK A? POOS MM. '! ? OFFICE OF County Co m m issi oners,' SUMTER COI MT. SUMTER, S. C., A; ri] 24, 1SH0. rp:ir3 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL _| let out to the lowest bidder, at thc Poor j House, on May 4th, 1889, at ll o'clock A. M., tho re-shingling and repairing of four I tenant booses and some repairs to Sup- rin- I ten den t's house. The Commissioutrs reserve j the right to reject any or all bids. By order of Board. TITOS. V. WALSH, Clerk Bd. Co. Com. Advance publish oue time. April 24. TO THE FARMERS. FARMERS WISHING TO BUY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MA CHINERY: HARVESTERS AND BINDERS, REAP ERS, MOWERS, GRASS RAKES, &c, Will do well to call on me before buying elsewhere. I am handing the cCORMICK MACHINERY, and it is not surpassed by any manufactured in the United States. It is very simple, light, strong and easy draught. My Prices are Low and Terms easy. Write to mo for catalogue and prices, which will be sent. free. Hoping to bear from the farmers of the country, I am, respectfully, GEO. F. EPPERSON, Agt. May 1-v-m-a-s. Office at P'pperson's Stables, Sumter, S. C. A NEW ENTERPRISE, NEWLY OPENED BY E. CARDARELLI, CORNER OF MAIN AND REPUBLICAN STREETS, MANUFACTURER OF TINWARE AND LAMPS OF ALL KINDS. Roofing and Guttering, Cornice Sheet-Iron, Metal Work, Pumps, &c. tyiSr* Prompt attention given to all parties. ^SJfT . -ALSO ICS! ICE! ICE! To be had at E. Cardareili's ail the se'ason at the usual price. Respectfully, E. CARDARELLI. April 17. ? HAVE JUST RECEIVED TWO CARS piiftipf unitPt f vii m? Pt From Kentucky, vvliich I propose to sell GUE AP FOU CASH. If von wish to buy a first class Buggy or Saddle Horse 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, Oats, Hay and Bran. Respectfully, JFeb.27,'89. JES, I?AR.BY, THE EQUITABLE Life Assurance Society of tic United States, ASSETS, JANUARY 1, 1SS9, - - - ?95,042,9-22 96 LIABILITIES, JANUARY 1, 18S9, - - - 74.24S.207.SI SURPLUS, JANUARY 1, 1SS9, - - - 20,794,71515 FIRST. FOREMOST, LARGEST, BEST. | The Largest Amount Outstanding Business. The Largest ! New Business. Hie Largest ?arpias. 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, Incontestable after two years, and Nonforfeitable after three years. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, Agt, Jan. 2-0 Sumter, S. 0. SPRING AND SUMER M?LL?HERY. fe Wilie ana Iii Miller j i ID7;to their friends and the indies generally to ; call and examine their stock. TRIMMED AND UNTRIMMED Hats and Bonnets. ! FLOWERS, RIBBONS, kc. IN VARIETY, j Children's and infants's ZEPHYRS ix A LI, < VLORS . A XI) SHA DES. Orders intrusted to our caro will receive ! prompt attention. BRUTON ftflilSf* . Sumter, S. C. RATES-Si PER DAY Liberal deduction according to time. Comfortable Rooms. Go,;d Table, Private I Parlor for Ladies. J. H. DIXON, Nov. 28. Proprietor. ATTENTION IADSES. A BEAI TI FUL ASSORTMENT OF Can now be seen at thc store of MISS McELHOSE, ON MAIN STREET, Consisting of Hats and Bonnets, Trimmed and Untrimmed, in "Milans," i'ji <. . Straw etc., etc. Also, FEATHERS, FLOWERS, LACES, FRILL ?NO, ETC. RIBBONS, RIBBONS, ra endless rariety. Ruchinga of all kinds and ;'t all prices. A full line of Children's C\i}-? always on hand. Special attention given to the selection of CORSETS, also to BUSTLES of every de? sirable style. Country orders solicited and prompt atten? tion given to same. April 10 New Advertisements. Road Carts! ONEWML& Ten per cont, cheaper Riijrjr?g ! than aaybcay. uc*?1V? . ^SrDon't buy before getting our .pri?e* and catalogues. THE" GEO. W. STOCKELL CO., Name this paper. Nashville, Tenn. DISSOLUTION NOTICE. THE FIRM OF BRA DWELL & DAW SEY, Butchers in Market, has been dit* solved by raatunl consent, and ail persons ia? deb ted to said Grut are notified to make ?et? tlement with W. J. DAYVSE?*. April 24. NOTICE. THE UNDERSIGNED will continue tb Butchering business on bis own accoun and solicits the patronage of his friend? at the public generally. His stall will he ?a plied with the best meat to be obtained, ? no effort wiii be spared to give satisfaction. April*. _W J. PAWSEY. Pianos, Oriais an? Sewing MacMia PIANOS, SIGO to $1,000. ORGANS, $24 to $1,500. SEWING MACHINES, $10 to$100. Ail kinds of vocal and instrumental music. Smith & Egge Button Bole attachment. Orders filled at short notice. E. E. BRYAN, Office with C. E. Stubbs, Sumter, S. C. April 17-7 Estate of Capt. James M. Carse** DECEASED. 1WILL APPLY" TO JUDGE OF PRO bate of Sumter County on May 18tb, 1839, for a final discharge as Administratrix of aforesaid Estate. KEZIA J. CARSON, April 17-4t. Administrator. NOTICE. WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, CITIZENS of Sumter County, S. C., give notice that thirty days after the publication hereof, we will apply to the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for the said County, for a Charter of Incorporation of tCThe Philadel? phia Benevolent Association of Mechanics ville." A. G. MARK, w. J. MCDANIEL, P. E. CAPERS, ARCHIE RUFUS, DAVID C. BOYD. FRANK DAVIS, JOHN MARTIN, SB., A. POGUE, . WILLIAM VAREEN, April 10 PETER FAVOR. .IN Canned Goods And avail yourselves of the opportunity offered ' FOE THE NEXT SO Days Only. For 30 Days only we will sell our entire stock of Canned . Goods named below at prices mentioned : 3 lb. cans Pie Peaches, $1 35 per dozen. 2 lb. cans choice Peaches, ?1.35 per dozen. 3 lb. cans choice Peaches, $1.75 per dozen. 3 lb. cans extra choice Peaches, $2.15 per dozen. 2 lb cans Bartlett Pears, $1 50 per dozen. 3 ib. cans choice Tomatoes, $1.30 per dozen. 2 lb. cans Egyptian Sugar Corn> ?1.25 per dozen. 2 ib. cans Evergreen Sweet Co??? ?1 50 per dozen. 3 lb. cans choice Roast Beef, ?2.25 per dozen. 1 lb cans choice Lunch Tongue, $3 90 per dczen. 1 lb cans choice Dried Chipped Bee& $2.75 per dozen. 1 ib cans choice M&cksrel, $1.50 per dozen. 1 lb cans choice Salmon, ?2.00 peir dozen. J lb. cans best imported Sardines* ?2 25 per dozen. 3 lb. cans Trip% ?2 25 per dozen. Our Crusade Blend Coffee is the best Roasted Coffee in the city, try it. We keep constantly on band a choice lot of the justly celebrated A. E. Crack? ers. Always fresh. Why pay 35 cents for Butter, wheo you can buy a choice article from as for 25 cts per lb We Cnd it no trouble to ?how goo4s and quote prices. Have you tried Puddine ? Try il, only 10 cts. per package. Sold only at Kingman & Co. April ?G SHERIFFS SALES. BY virtue of Sundry Executions, to me directed, will be sold at Sumter C. H., ou thv first MONDAY and day following ia MAY n?ixt, 1880, and as many days thereafter as may be necessary, within the legal hours of sale, to the highest kidder, for cash, the following property : All that tract or parcel of land, situate in the County of Sumter, in Btshopvills Town? ship, containing ninety-eight and one-half acres more or less, bounded on th? North by lands of A. C. Durant, East by other^ndso** estate cf Dora A. Barrett, on the S'juth by the Camden road leading bj Arratt's Crossing on Scape O'er Swamp, and West by lands of Mary L. Barrett, levied upon as the property of George M. Barrett, in his own right, a?id as administrator of tba Estate of Dora A. Barrett, nuder the execu? tion of Elizabeth J. James against George M< Barrett in his own right and as administrator of the Estate of Dora A. Barrett, deceased. E. SCOTT CARSON, S. S. C. Sheriff's Office, April 9, 18S9.