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WEDNESDAY, MAY 8. y~ Entered at the Pott Ofice at Sumter, S. G., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Eye Glasses Lost. E. S. Carson, Sheriff-Sales. Citj of Sumter-Public Notice. H. D. Tindal!-50,000 Shingles. C. P. Osteen-Bicycles, Tricycles, &c. Backer t Bultman-Pic-Xic"Delicacies. -Baak of Sooner-Saving s Department. W. R. Delga?, County Auditor-An Act. Est. Hrs. Caroline Mayes-Final Discharge. Est. Mrs. Mary A. Friersou-Final Dis? charge. Personal. Hr. T. *C DeLorme bas gone to Charleston for a few days. Mrs Agnes Bogin returned a few days ago from a visit to Charleston. Mist Hattie Taylor, ot Summerville, is vis? iting the family of Col. Auld. Dr. Len White is now at home from Phila? delphia, where he lately graduated in den? tistry. Miss Florence Hurst has gone to Oakland to attend ber friend Urs. J. A. Mc Lu re who is quite sick. Mr. Ernest Gary, of Edzefield, and Mr. . Joo. Evans, of Aiken, hare btes visiting Rev. E. T. Hodges. Mr. Henry W bilden, of Charleston returned born? oe Monday from a visit of a few days to friend? in this city. Mr. L. W. Jennings of Columbia-an old Sumter man-was on a short visit to rela? tif ?s here on Monday. Mr. Eddie S. Booth, of this County, who bas been in business at Oakley, S. C. for some months, has returoed home. Mr. Charlie Tates has returned to Sumter from Greenville. He also visited the centen? nial at New York since he left us. Mr. A. C. McIntosh, formerly a resident of this city, is now practicing law and editing the Journal, at Taylorville, N. G. Mr. Harvey Meldao of Manning, was in Sumter last week looking around with the view of locating here in the Cabinetmaking buaioess. Miss Mamie DuBose has been spending tome time with her sister, Mrs. A. S. Brown, hat expects to leave shortly for her home in the country. Mr. T. C. Scaffe bas improved very much tn health lately, and expects to go on a trip io a few days to Winston and Mt. Airy, N. C. Mrs. Scaffe will accompany bim. Mrs. Chas. D. Haynsworth, of Birmingham, Ala., who bas been visiting re'atives ia this ?County, returned to her borne a few nays ago, ?nd was accompanied by ber niece, Miss Alma Brown. Mr. Willie Scaffe has entirely recovered from bis severe illness, and is now giving bis personal attention to the outdoor work in his fathers business, and guarantees satisfaction CO all customers. Cant. T. H. Dick and Mr. W. W. Dick, two of the most popular commercial tourists 4>a the road, made their usual monthly visi? tation to this city on Monday, and were cor? dially greeted by their countrv and ?|tv friends, Captain A. E. Hutchinson, President of the Rock Hill cotton factory, spent a day or two io Sumter last week. He was returning boase from the meeting of Scutbern Manufac? turers at Augusta. Mrs. Hutchinson is still witb her daughter, Mrs. G. W. Dick. Tb* Privateer Amusement Club will r~ert Ut the residence of Dr. F. M. Beckham, on next Friday night. The Methodist Sunday School pic nie has been arranged to take place on the 14th in? stant, at Cain's Mill. We have seen some daisies from Queen Vic? toria's gardens. They were sent by Rev. J. Thomas Pate, now in Europe, to Mr. J. Frank Pate of this city. Messrs. Ducker & Bultman advertise some? thing new every week, and it will pay pur? chasers to look at their weekly statement if they desire to buy to the best advantage. In the plan of the Episcopal Visitation for 1889, we see in the Southern Christian Advo? cate that the South Carolina Conference, at Camden, December 11th, will be presided over by Bishop Keener. Col. Walsh had a tooth pulled last Saturday and says be feels like a wagou and team could be driven thiough his jaw. The Col. had better be thankful be has any teeth to pull. What sort of a vehicle does he suppose could be driven through the jaw of our County treasurer? Mackey 's water cart is of great benefit to basioeas men during this dry weather, to say nothing of the pleasure II affora? promenaders und others necessarily on the streets. Is it not peculiar that many men in front of whose doors Mackey is compelled to sprinkle, refuse to pay the pittance he asks for such service ? Mr. J. W. Cochran sent us a communica? tion last week and it was published under the caption: ''Ball at Mayesville." According to our present information, Mr. Cochran had few if any facts on which to base the state? ment published, and that the whole thing was a poor attempt at a joke. We shall tnke j pains that Mr. Cochran shall not impose upon ! ns again in a similar manner. There was a pic-nic at Mayesville yesterday i at which the third nine of Sumter played j Mayesville. At the 5tb inning, the score was j ?Ten, 12 to 12. In the 7th, Sumter batted Ibo cover off the ball and could not obtain i another. At that time the score stood 19 to j 12 io favor of Sumter, but the umpire called i tbs game back to the 5th inaing and an-j Bounced t be score as 12 to 12. This state-; ment is given by one of the third nine, who j appears to feel aggrieved. \ Ice Cream Festival. An Ice Cream and Strawberry Fe3tival will | be given at Providence Church, in Privateer, j on Thursday afternoon at 4 o'clock, May ? Kth, for the purpose of raising funds for | painting the inside of the Church. A liberal j patronage is solicited. -- ^i - ---. A Mill Burning. - As we go to press, a telegram announces that the large lumber manufactory of Lukens j k Reifsnyder at Oakland is burning At this writing the planing mil's and a large quantity i of lumber have been destroyed, and the fire j is supposed to be under control. The cau3e | of the disaster was a spark from the engine falling in tbe shavings room. Dr. A. C. Dick. The Charleston Sunday News, in a general j notice of the hospital staff, has this to say of Dr. Dick: "Dr. A. C. Dick, of Sumter Coun to, is 28 years of age and is a native of that county. He was graduated at Davidson College, N. C., with the degree of A. B. io j 1883, and theo went to the University of j Virginia and pursued a medica! course. Dr. Dick came to Charleston two years ago. and | attended lectures at the Medical College. While at Davidson he studied medicine under Dr. P. B. Barringer. Ile was graduated from tbe South Carolina Medical College last March with honors. He is the Fon of the late Dr. L- W. Dick, of Sumter County, and pos ? Sessss all tbe qualities of & successful and skillful physician." .---i- - "What Dreams May Come." On last Sunday evening, a young gentle? man of tbe city, who was attending the Union j Meeting at the Presbyterian Church, fell ; Sttleep and dreamed ?hat the striking of the , ?aH &>r 9 o'clock was an alarm of gre. Seiz- j sog bis bat, he yelled fire, and disappeared j 4btoogfe?fce doorway. There is no official j Maternent of the time he made in covering the : distance to tb*-engine with which be runs, but ! .re feel ea& ia sayiflg upon the aathority of j ?bose w?V? attempted to gee him as he passed j that haferoke the record for the distance. Of j coarse, ?a alarm was sounded and there was j wild commotion for awhile, but it was no? I until somebody ' had prized the dreamer loose I from ?be engine with a crowbar and waked j barn by ?beading hts little finger, that tbe true ? situauas dawned upon tue excited multitude. ? /To the excellent young mau io question we ; ?sire to say that, on the whoie, it is scarcely j yisa&e to dream in church ; but, if he must ; it, f.esuggest that he so prepare bis diges? tion, that tbe visions which entertain bim j daring J^.s slumbers, snail be of flowers, birds, ? falling wRfMn, kc. Some years ago, there ! was a young man wbo got himself into a peck of trouble by dreaming. He dreamed | ?li sorts of unpleasant things about bis family, j which came near being the death of bim. His j patos was Joseph. -_r i^m ? * 9 ? -? brogue; gatts for sale cheap at Scaffe's. 'poa I fefi? a Hammock until you have seen thu"l&??ooes st T. C. Scaffe's. Married. Miss Hattie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Rytteoberg, and Mr. Marcus S. Freide, were married in Baltimore on April 30th. Mr. Freid formerly resided at Rose Hill, the couti ?ry place of J. Rytteoberg and Sons in this county. Mr. Abeand Miss Hattie Ry ttenberg, brother and niece of the bride attended from this city. The couple will sail for Europe on j May 14th, accompanied by Mr. J. E Rytten I berg formerly of Sumter. Death. Died on the 2nd inst., at Wedgefield, S. C.. Mr. Geo. W. Hartsoe, aged 28 years. His remains were interred ia the Wedgefield cem? etery. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W. B. Duncan. Mr. Samuel Tomlin-on of Max, Sumter County, died on the 30th April, ultimo, and was buried at Bethel Baptist Church. Mr. Tomliason was seventy-two years old, and had lived a very quiet and unobtrusive Chris? tian life. He was well and favorably known as a prominent and successful surveyor. The Advance and the papers of Clarendon, Williamsburg, Florence, Darlington and Marion County will please copy, t Mrs. John Feehan of Charleston, died this 1 morning at the residence of her Son-in-law, Mr. R. P. Monaghan. She had been ill here for a long while. The funeral will take place at the Catholic Church in this city at half past ten o'clock to-morrow morning. Anna Eliza, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Jenkins, aged 2 years and etght months, j died on the 2nd, inst, after a painful illness I of six weeks. From Manning Times. Col. Tho?. H Connors died at bis home near Summerton, Clarendon County on Mon? day night, May 6, 1889. About dark he was stricken with apoplexy, almost Jailing from the chair in which he was sitting. He linger? ed in an unconscious condition till ten o'clock, when he died. Col. Connors was ene of the best and most successful farmers of the county, an honorable high-toned gentleman. He "was Colonel of the 44th regiment S. C. Militia, and com? manded >h?- Confvderate forces at the Dingle's Mill fight, April 10th, 1865. the day after Lee bad surrendered. Col. Connors was about eigbtyyears old. He married first a Mis? Tindal ; and the sec? ond ttroe a Mis3 Ingrato, who still survives him. He was a native of this county. He was a member- of the Baptist church, and was the last member of tbe congregation that more than fifty yea:3 ago organized Calvary Baptist church, and culled Rev. H. ! W. Mahoney to the pastorate. This aged minister is stili the pastor of that church, and this morning at ll o'clock will preach the fanerai sermon of this noble old mao. An- I otner of the best, oldest, and most loved cit- ! izeos is gone. Col. Connors was the father of Mrs. W. H. Cuttino of this city, and of Mr?. Stephen Thomas, Jr., of Charleston. Religious. Services will be held at Tirzah on next Saturday and Sunday. Preaching at U A. M. and at 7i P. M., each day, by Rev. Jas. McDowell. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper will be administered on Sunday. Rev. C. C. Brown will be absent on next Suuday in attendance upon the Southern Baptist Convention, which meets at Memphis. Ccsseqoectly the Baptist Church will be closed. Ciiildren'6 Day will be celebrated at the ! Methodist Church on Sunday, the 19th in? stant. - The Quarterly Conference of the Wedgefield Circuit will convene at Wedgefield Church on j Siturday, May 17th. A full attendance of the official members and visitors is expected, It will embrace Saturday and Sunday, conse? quently there will be no preaching at the otber churches on the charge. We intend holding a revival meeting the week follow? ing the Conference. We expect assistance from Rev. J. S. Beasley, P. E., and Rev. W. M. Duncan, of Winnsboro, and other distin? guished preachers. These brethren, however, wili please take notice that they are expected to preach in the viilage "of Wedgefield and hence prepare themselves accordingly. W. B. DCNCAN, Pastor. Memorial Day. Next Friday, May 10, will be Memorial Day the usual services will be held at the Cemetery. The following is the minutes of the meeting of the Memorial Association : The meeting was called to order at six o'clock Weduesday afternoon May ist. The following Committees were appointed : Committee on Little Girls-Miss Hurst and Miss Stopplebem. Collections-No. I. Misses Annie Freeland ! and Daisy Nash No. 2. Misses Bessie Jer- j rey and Marie Green. No. 3. Mis?es Be>sie j Lee and Annie Ancrum. No. 4. Misses Lacie Graham and Lucile Hughsoo. Music-Col. D. J. Auld and Mrs. C. E. Stubbs. Singleton Burying Ground-Misses Hattie | Nunnamaker and Marie Singleton. Arrangements-Dr. J. S. Hughson, Maj. { H. F. Wilson, T. B. Fraser, Jr., Harry j Shaw, Mrs. Altamont Moses, Miss Beck i ^landing and Miss Janie Mikel!. Transportation-H Harby, Wm. M.Gra-i ham, Geo. F. Kpperpon. Orator for 1890, Maj. Marion Moise. The following officers were elected for the j ensuing year. President-Miss Carrie Mose3. Vice Presidents-Miss Dulce Moise and ! Altamont Moses. Secretary and Treasurer-C. P. Osteen. j The oration will be delivered at the ceme- ; tery at 5 o'clock. The merchants were re- j quested to close t>t 4 o'clock. The Secretary was requested tc invite the Sumter Light Infantry to fire a salute at the graves. Committee on collections can get their I subscription papers by applying to the Secre- ! tary. T. B. FRASER, Ja., Stcretary. i PROGRAMME. Prayer-Rev. J. S. Beasley. Song and Decorations. Oration-Mr. A. White, Sr. Song. Salute. ? Ladies are requested to send wreathes to i the Academy of Music by 4 o'clock. The Academy of Music. The audience which greeted the Jessica . Thomas troupe on last Wednesday evening I was not calculated to put the actors on th'-ir i good behavior. The boys had spent all their money the previous day. celebrating the eeu- j tennial by hiring carriages, buying i'te cream, ! Ac. The play presented wa3 the uPearl of ; Savoy." M?S3 Thomas appeared as Marie and played her part for all that it is worth. She is a most charming actress, and her ; second appearance here convinces us that her talents are more versatile than we had sup posed. We dare not say that a little sou- i brette, who appears to best advantage in a j striped frcftk and white cap, can play Ophelia, \ but Miss Thomas' counterfeit of insanity j would lead one to that opinion. It roust be I remembered, also, that her powers are, with j its, an unknown quantity, for her support is j most lamentably inefficient, it is probably to ; Miss Bartlett's credit, as a woman, but de- j cidedly to her disadvantage, as an actress, j that her Chouchon resembles the author's i conception of the part, about as much as does the character of Maud Muller. Furthermore, I she bas yet to learn that it is impossible to ! produce pathos and farce on one stage at the ? same moment, without dividing on audience. Str. Joe Physioc has evidently not discovered the difference between an American burT(;on ? and a French peasant. He lacks study, not j ability. Mr. Sawyer, came about as near j being a priest as the writer does a fairy. If t any greater contrast can possibly occur to the reader, we hope there will be no hesitation in substituting it for this one. The "Markee"' (Marquis) as Chouchon caiis him, was enough i to make a reasonable man tear bis bair with ! rage, when he cairoly walked in about the ! close of the fifth act and announced Lis inten- ? tion to forego his viiia-nous designs and mat rv the girl of bis heart. A man does not act with such preposterous d?lib?ration when be i firSi n^ets the woman he loves after she has suffered for his shortcomings as had the ! Pearl of ?SJ voy. The one redeeming feature j in the whole support was the scene in which Mr. R. C. Physioc. as Father Laustalot, re- j pudiated bis dangler. This was presented with much power. Mi?3 Thomas is certainly j a most entertaining little woman-and then I she is so honest in ber efforts to please. Mr. Armstrong as the Commander, evident- j ly supposes that thc manners of a French j nobleman of the eighteenth century were quite similar to those of a southwestern ran- > chero of the present day. The Marchioness , was a little better. . ? Full line Trunks, all prices, at Levi's. Scrims io ?er? Color?, 8 cts. MO, at Levi's. y. * : ?." Charlie Crogan in Troubla. CHICAGO, May 2.-Coroner Hertz and a ! jury began an investigation into the death of Robert Burns, a patient in the insane asylum at Jefferson. Attendants Richardson, Crogan and Pecha, who are charged with beating him to death, were present. The dead man's widow and her brother testified that Burns was in good health when he was sent to the asylum, and that the only abrasion on his body was on one of his legs, which had been injured. The most damaging testimony was that of Charles Beck, a reporter who successfully affected insanity, and was admitted to the asylum, where he was an eye-witness to much of the brutal treatment which reduced Burns in ten days from a strong man to a complete physical wreck, resulting in his death. His story was a revelation of most revolting and heartless cruelty. He detailed at great length the repeated acts of brutality which the three accused attendants inflicted upon the unfor? tunate man. He declared that the patient was not unruly, but seemed to be dazed and incapable of understanding what WHS wauted of him. The reporter came out of the asylum at the end of ten days. Burns was then reduced to a skeleton, and was a sallow, hollow-eyed idiot. The reporter told bow, when friends secured his release, Dr. Kiernan, the superintendent of the asylum, shook his head ominously and advised against it. He declared the reporter to be incurably insane; that he knew this because be bad watched the case very closely. Dr. Schubert of the staff concurred in this opinion. A recess was then taken by the Coroner. Since the above was putin type, we learn that Mr. Crogan has, with others, been indict? ed for murder. Sumter has the honor which, in view of the above statement, appears doubt? ful, of haviug been the birthplace and, for many years, the residence of Mr. Charles Crogan referred to;-Ed. i- 11 Ionia Items. IONIA, S C., May 3, 1889. Mr. Editor: It has been some time since I offered any items. The reason is, I have none of interest. Our community is quiet and peaceable-no sickness or deaths. We have had, and are still having, very changeable weather. On last Sunday, about 12 o'clock, we had a severe storm in thissectiou. I don't thin* ? *ver saw the wind blow harder in dry weather. Farmers, I think, are generally through p'anting cotton. I hear some complaint of j bad stands. I think that it is the fa?ii vi tb* seed, not being good. We bad so much rain last fall, I think the seed were badly damaged in the field, or else the cotton might have heated after it was picked, being so damp. The oat crop is not so good as it would have been if it had not been so dry, but we had a fine rain the 1st, instant, which will greatly improve it. Rev. T. W. Munnerlyn preached us an ex? cellent sermon on last Sunday, at Salem, j from the xvi chapter and 8th verse of St. I John. But just as the congregation was dis- j missed the storm began to get to its worst, j A good deal of confusion seemed to exist. Whether some forgot what they had heard, or it was impressed more on their minds, I can't say ; but some left in a double quick, to see what bad become or home, while others were afraid to leave or stay in the Church, for fear it would blow down. The preacher exhorted us upon the importance of being ready when our Saviour comes ; but it seemed that if we were all ready we were not willing on last Sunday. Yours, POOR FARMER. Letter From Guv GREGG'S X ROADS, April 29, 1889. It is stated that the territorial centre of these United States is now 40 miles off the coast of Oregon in the Pacific ocean This is simply stupendous and, when we reflect that I we are but a fractional portion of this mun- j dace sphere, and the world itself is but a microcosm in the universe, it is really amnz- ! iog to come across people now and then who j appear to think that-er-ilse cock crows in i the morning to let the sun know they are ! rising. Then, there are millions of people who ; don't know where lites-e United Stairs are, j and some who don't know there are any United State3; but then that is their misfor? tune, for we are undoubtedly a prodigious ! nation, and our progressive career within ! the past quarter century has been almost j meteoric io rapidity. The towns and cities, ! the various manufactories, the numberless in- i ventions, discoveries and improvements (?) j that have sprung into existence, all is simply ? wonderful. Indeed, the changes are so rapid | and radical in many ways, these days, that j we feel sometimes as though we want to go j home and don't know where il is. It keeps us on a sort of strain to try to keep pace with modern ways in some respects, and we get left now and then without enjoying it. (There are some of your readers so doggoued incon- ! veniently young that they won't understand j this ) An education gotten a score of years \ ago would be accounted far behind the times j now. It has not been longer ngo than that j when a professor was heard to say that be ; would not like to be dogmatic but in his j opinion "it would not be a great while before j men would fiud ibat light, beat and electiic- I ity were but variant forms of the same force.'*' Ten years did not elapse before our cities j were lighted by electricity, and so in nearly all else has our progress been with a rapid : rush towards-Where? Has our ethical im- j provement kept pace with our material prog- | ress? Especially our commercial ethics which includes both buyer aud seller producer and j consumer. We'll give one historical instance j of primitive ethics The Carthagenians (Pho nicians, who were said to have been formerly j Canaanites) opened up a trade with the West ; coast of Africa Their mode of trading as i stated by Herodotus was as follow? ; The j m.-triners were accustomed to put their mer- j chandise upon the sand and then retire to their ships. The natives, attracted by sigua] j fires would come down to the t each and place beside each parcel u quantity of gold dust and j retire. If th is were satisfactory, the Cart h a- ? gin ians would take it away and leave the ! goods; if not, they would withdraw again | 'or the natives to add to tho gold till the price j should be paid. It is obvious that nothing but the most scrupulous honesty ou both sides j could induce the parties to eugage. in such | tra flic a second time. Here's '..prime faith" for you. I Now let's try and strain these ethics down j to fit the present day and time, ?nd imagine j the merchant and the farmer placing their I goods and their goid and their cotton on the "SMid"' and retiring from the same. What j would happen? Why the sand would be j left. The goods and the gold and the colton ! would not be there, but de'il a bit would there have been any exchange and the mau i who retired fir3t would never bc wtliitig or j abie to traffic so any more, for he would be ? left too. This would be "prime faith" too, but strictly according to the Roman meaning. ! But we are a powerful big nation any W'.v i and we'd feel prouder of it if we didn't feel j so dod-gasted small in it. We want tu go ! across the water so we can gas son?s tu them little European States. But wh<?i in thunder i is the distinctive national appellation -name ! -title of the people of tirse United States ? anyhow. American is too general, for so is j si Mexican or a Canadian. It don't seem as j though we've got any particular "Enti;le" } as the darkey would say. Anyhow we could gas as the Yank did wiih the Englishman ? when they were discussing the comparative ! speed of their railway trains and ihe Amer- ? ican cuded it by telling the Englishman they j dare'snt run their trains as we did or they'd i mn clean off the durned little place. Gcv. ! P. S.-The above lucubration strikes us ' as being much like the niau in" the moon t??id al? ut his grandfather's tongs, all leg* und no head. G. j Petit Jurors. The following petit jurors have bren drawn for May term of Court, 1889: R. M. Wheeler, J. H. Aycock, Sr., J. T. Cummings, L. A. Wheeler, John Montgomery, A. S. Woodward, H. I) Corbett, J. II. Chewning, T. S. Dunlap. I). .>. Outlaw, H. Wilsou Bradley, Richard Oaymon, Dublin Root, W. S. Lynutxi, E. W. Hivers, J. E. McCutchen, J. H. Keels, 1'ortuue York, J. l>. Shaw, Ben Fortune, A. W. Durant, J. C. Bullock, J. E. Crossweil, J. A. Scarborough, Abe Rjuenberg, W. J. Atkinson. Jr., H. T. Strange, J. Ed. Rembert, M. R. Mathis, S. J. Tisdaie, Sam'! R. Fraser, R. M. Ives, U.C. Tisdale, Mike Pinckney, J. S. Corbett, S. M. Jenkins, Jr. A Question. Mr. Editor: Was George Washington a fool, a crank or crazy ? Let politicians of the present day read the following extract from his inaugural address-then conscientiously answer : To the preceeding observations I have one to add, which will he most properly address? ed to the House of Representatives. It con? cerns myself, and will therefore be as brief ai possible. When I was first honored with a call into the service of my country, then on the eve of an arduous struggle for its liber? ties, the light in which I contemplated my duty required that I should renounce every pecuniary compensation. From this resolu? tion I have in no instance departed ; and being still under the impressions which pro? duced it, I must decline, as inapplicable to myself, any share in the personal emoluments which may be indispensably included in a permanent provision for the executive de? partment, and must accordingly pray that the pecuniary estimates for the station in which 1 am placed, may, during my contin? uance in it, be limited to such actual expen? ditures as the public good may be thought tc require. IN MEMORIAM. Christopher T. Player, departed this life at his home, Shiloh. Sumter County, April 27th, 18S9, aged 72 years. He leaves surviving him his aged wife with whom he has journeyed through life for 52 years, a large family, 12 children were born unto them, seven of .whom survive him. Mr. Player was a cripple and a sufferer all of his life, yet, by his great energy, economy and power of will he sup? ported his large family, and has by his last will and testament provided further for them. But, above all this, be was a man who feared God and eschewed evi.l For 53 years he was a consister*, and honored member of the M. E Church ; contributing liberally to the support of the gospel. His memory will long live in his comtnunity. His remains were interred at Shiloh Church, the Rev. W. C. Breeden performing the funeral services in presence of of a large congregation, of sorrowing rela? tives and friends. Mark the perfect man, and behold the up? right, for the end of that man is peace. A FBI KN D. May 4, 1889. HARRIS C. BARNETT. At a meeting of the Sumter Light Infantry on Tuesday evening, April 23, a committee was appointed to draft and publish resolutions ou the death of Corporal H. C. Barnett. The committee adopted the following preamble a^d resolution^.' WIteridt. the cruel hand of Death has taken from our raukl, Corporal Harris C. Barnett, and ! Whereas, our departed corarad? endeared j himself to his fellow-sold ers by his unas? suming demeanor, and his many virtues of mind and heart, and Whereas, n is fitting that we should put upon record our deep son ow over bis death, and our admiration of his noble qualities, therefore Resolved, That in the death of Harris C. Barnett, the Sumter Light Infantry has lost one of its mest faithful members. Resolved, That we deeply sympathize with the bereaved family of our departed comrade in their irreparable loss. Resolved, That we will strive to emulate the virtues of him who has thus early in life been called to "pass over the River." Resolved, Tnat a page in our minute book be inscribed to hi9 memory, that the usual badge of mourning be worn for thirty days, aod that a copy of these resolutions be for? warded to the family of our deceased com? rade, and be published iu the papers of the city. W. F. RHAMR, C. D. SCHWARTZ, BARTOW WALSH. Committee, S. L. 1. The Eutawville Railroad. Messrs. R. C. Barkley and S. J. Pregnall returned yesterday morning from New York, j where they went for the purpose of attending a meeting of the directors of the Eutawville Railroad, lt was decided at the meeting to extend the road to Sumter and Cberaw, and arrangements were made to have it com? pleted and in operation to tbe former point in iime for the cotton business next fall. Su? perintendent Fowler'3 successor bas not yet been appointed.-Sunday AViftf. Mr. Mikeirs Successor. N. S. Shelton, colored who ha9 been a school teacher in Richland,.. s been appointed to succeed Mr. F. C. Mikell as mail agent between Columbia and Charleston. Shelton is at the post office now being instructed in the rules ?nd management of the service, and it will probably be a month before he will be qualified fully to assume his duties. Mr. Mikell, who has been in the mail service but a year, is considered as one of the most efficient clerks of the service, and bis removal is taken as au evil omen by his associates, who are in daily fear of receiving notification of their removal.-Sunday Xetcs _ - i if - - Mamma (to ber little boy.) "Now, Bennip, if you'll be good and go to sieep, mamma'l; give you on? of Dr. Ayer's nice sugar coated Cathartic Pills, next time you need medicine." Bennie, smiling sweetly, dropped off to slei p at once. Water Coolers, Refrigerators, Kerosene Stoves, and other articles desirable for use in warm weather, can be found at T. C. ScahVs. A full line of Base Ball Goods can be found at T. C. Scaffe's. Tin and Pump work attended to promptly by experienced workmen. Especial atteution giveu to roofing and guttering at Scaffe's Store and Tinware establishment. -.-um? -- Spring Dress Goods, all shades, 12?c. up, at Levi's. Full line Hand-sewed Shoes for Ladies aud Gents at Levi's. Examine our stock of spring Sateens and Ginghams. F. Levi. Ladies' and Misses' Hose, 5 cts. up, at Levi's. Complete stock Parasols and Umbrellas at Levi's. Full line Ladies' and Misses' Corsets, at Levi's. 50 pieces Dress Gingham, 8c., nt Len's \ . For Salo. If you want Machiner}' apply to R. F. Hoyt, Sumter. S. C., agent for Ames Engines, Hall and Pratt Gins, Acme Cotton Press, Wood Reaper and Mower, and all kinds of Machinery. R. F. Hoyt, Sumter, S. C., Agt. for Cberaw Iron Works. ADVICE TO MOTHERS, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always be used for children ?.eething. It soothes the child, softens t^,e gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and ts the best remedy for diarrhoea. 25c i? bottle. WATCHMAN AND SOUTHRON c _C fi C Z Z Q z'z z c o z z z c o _c c JOB PRINTING s c c o o o o o c c c c o o o ? WE carry rt large tmd com? plete stock of Cards, Envelopes tmd Paper. Trial Justice's and ot he;- Blanks. All work padded whoii so ordered. ID m : p R I T IWl = E ; N " _ _ = rp ?.('ARDS . 7 X 0j- - T?T?s IS COMPLETE. 0 LETTER JIHADS o 1^")T~E HEADS - - - ~ o 7 r ?T? iTi TH F. A I >s - - - ? '? . ~ STAT KLENTS . o - - . ."ENVELOPES . .) " : : . r~j ?V LTATIONS ? POSTERS . ? . " HANDBILLS .... j ~ R?C?1 PT'S - - . ; ~ r~"(;iK(?Tr~\-KS *" P?3?PHLETS . ! . FOLDERS .I coe LAW B:rEF3 a specialty. Wo have facil? ities for the prompt and corroe} execution of this class of work. Constitution and By-Laws neatly printed and bound. Esti? m?tes cheerfully fonmhed on application. i Are now Opening and Displaying a Large Line of Hats and Furnishing Goods for Men, Boys and Children. ALL THE LATEST STYLES AT UNUSUALLY LOW PRICES. A lovely display of Neckwear, Bicycle Shirts and Belts, Novelties, &c* &??? in the Furnishing Goods Department. We now have a TAILORING DEPARTMENT on second floor, where satisfactory work will be done on short notice. And we also carry a full 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 rowii & Chandler's, North-East Corner Main and Liberty Streets, Sumter, S. C. March 27 GRANDER THAN EVER! 1 SPRING STILES I M ID FANCY GOODS BEING DISPLAYED AT THE OF OUR STYLES ALWAYS FEWEST 50 pieces Surah Silks, all the newest and opera shades, at 50 cents, (warranted all silk.) 45 pieces 30-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 Fat in Lustres at Ul cts., well worth 20c. Our entire line all-wool chal? lis at 15 cts., elsewhere 20 cts. 10 pieces Satines, French styles at IO cts. 50 pieces extra quality 3G-in. Satines at 12.L 2 eases colored Lawns at ole. 100 pieces white Lawn at Tc, we guarantee it to equal any 10 cts. quality. Beautiful new designs in Jer? seys, from 50 cts. up. Full line of Lace Curtains from 50 cts. per pair, up. And everything else in pro? portion. Space prevents men? tioning in this issue. The publie, especially the ladies, are unanimous in saying that our assortment lof novelties this season surpasses any i ! previous efforts. We claim that our line of SILKS, III GOON Ml) lilli for spring will compare with any north? ern market. AH we ask is an inspection which wi convince you whether or not our state? ment is exaggerated. Dress-Making and Ladies' Underwear a specialty. Soliciting a call, we arc Respectfully, March 27 IP Palace Dry Goods Emporium. OUR PRICES ALWAYS LOWEST 1 case 3 G-in ch Fruit ot" tho" Loom Long Cloth at Si eis 25 pieces 45-inch Kinbro?f ery Flouncing at 35 els., worth 60 cts. We ask that you examine our line of Embroideries and Laces as you will see 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 afc 25 cts., all shades. 200 doz. Ladies' colored bor? dered hemstitch Handkerchiefs at 5 cents. AO doz. Ladies' BFaek llosas at 25 ets. We guarantee these absolutely stainless, money re? funded if they prove otherwise*. Try a pair : you can find theiru nowhere else. 40 dozen all Linen. Dolleys at 25 cts., worth 40 c per doz. Turkey red damask at 25 cts; per yard, good value at -10 cts. Procured from large auction sale: 85 pieces Mattings which we have marked at 12A cts. up; same being less than 4 hoy cost to'import. v -v-y ccsi