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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12. Entered mttkePost Office ?A Sumter, S. G. y as Second Class Matter. NRW ?iWEIt^ISEMEKTS. R. ?. kee-To Rent. C. M. Barst, Clk. aad Treas.-Notice io Taxpayers. Personal. Mr. S. D. Pierson of Columbia, -ts ia the; etty. Hrs. A. A. Brearley, of Mt. Clio, is quite ?wc. Mrs. Hacootco Haynsworth has returned io Columbia. ?r. S.<?.?. Richardson, of Manning, was In the city last week. Mr. Alston Wilcox, of Marion, spent last friday in this city. 'i Miss Belva Thomas, of Cedar Keys, Fte., is ? visiting friends io Sumter. . Hiss Marnie DuBose, of Secbanicsville, is ?iaf?ng in the city. Maj. W. J. Beard bas been quite sicksince. the fi ret of the week. Miss Katie Dickson has returned from? 3 ?chool in Alabama. Miss Ruth Allen, of Florence, "is vfeit'pcg Miss Nina Graham, of this city. Mrs. W. H. Zemp and children, of Camden, ft turned home on yesterday. Mrs. Joo. T. Green has gone to Lancaster to spend the summer with her parents. Pref. L. W. Dick, of the Blackstocks Academy is in the city. Miss Katie McKi&aen is VG attendance upon t'he'Commencement. j? : Miss A. Payne of tfee Eclectic College fac? ulty has gene North. Miss Bertha Spain af the Sumter inst ita te went to Darlington last week. Miss Katie Funaan is at Salem, N. C., in attendance upon the Commencement of (he Female College of that place. Mrs. W. J. Anderson, Jr., ret-urned home on last Friday from a short visit to her pa? rents in D.wliagtea. Misses Ellie sod Annie 0 a Runt, of Concord, ?re attending the Sumter Institute Commeoce ment. Misses Sallie and Mamie Bnrgrss, of Sum? merton, are visiting the family of Capt. B. G.. Pierson. Miases Melle and irene McCutchen, of Mt. Clio, are in attendance upon the S. I. Com f tneocetnent. Mr. Herman Buitman and Master. Chas. Bnltman, of Florence, are on a visit to rela tives-here. Rev. S. W. Edmunds and Capt. A. White witt go to Davidson College the last of this ?reek. Mr. T. M. McCutchen, Jr., of Williamsburg .County, is in the city in attendance upon the . Sumter Institute CorosaencemeRt, Miss Mary DaBose, of Ridge Spring, Edge field Coan<yt who has been visiting in this County, bas returned to her home. Miss Nonie Williamson of Darlington, Miss Xaaoie Richardson of Clarendon, and Miss Emmie Sanders of Hagood, are in the city, viii ti og Miss Lillie Delgar. Mr. S. H. Edmonds, son of Dr. Edmunds, of onr city, is one of the erators of the Eu menian Society of Davidson College, at the Approaching Commencement, June 19th. Gea. E. W. Moise and family are preparing to emigrate from Sumter to the seashore. Their commodious residence em Sullivan's Island is bei np repainted preparatory to their coming.-Sunday Newe. Miss Sallie Whitton, who mas been visiting Telatives here has returned to ber home in Manchester, Va. That her stay in Sumter impressed others was evidenced by the number of friends who accompanied ber to the depot Co bid her goad-bye. Mr. Theodore DeHon will spend a few days fiera this week in the interest of the Charleston World and Budget. The World is an ably. .conducted paper and is rapidly growing in . favor in the State, and we know of no ene who is more capable of making known its good features than Mr. DeHon. We commend < Aim and his paper to our citizens. The Union Times in acknowledging an in- ' vitation to the S. C. University Commence sneot says : "The name of W. T. Aycock ap? pears as the valedictorian of the E-u ph rad ians. ;; We are ROT certain, but we think Mr. Ayceck is, front this County. We generally find a ? Union boy in the front, when intellectual ser-. Tice xs reqn?red." Mr. Aycook happens not ? io be from Union, bnt is a Sumter boy-son j v of oar old friend at Wedgefield, who ts known ?ll orer the State for his lng co-uon farm at that place, it will be ail the same, however, J 4>roUaer Stokes; ve think ron will find bim at \ the front jost like your Union boys. Ker. Mr. Pike, pastor of the M. E. Church ' South, was agreeably surprised on Friday j night by a hundred or more of his friends, j both ladies and gentlemen, calling ?poa him ?od his estimable wife, a?d bringing witb them "pounds" of money, goods *?d edibles in great variety. The visitation was a com? plete surprise to Mr. arni Mrs. Pike, but they ?ooh recognized rte situation and gracefully submitted to the taevi table. The invaders made themselves at home and thoroughly epjoyed the occasion in conversation *i>4 listening to splendid vocal and instrumental music. Pre? nions to thc departure of the company, Rev Mr. Pike made an able and feeling prayer in which he gratefully remembered his friends ?for the interest they had manifested in his be? half. Mr. Bike bas been in Gainesville but a ?few months, yet be has hosts of friends in this community, and the^gaihering Friday 'night of so many of his friends indicates the iiigh esteem in which be is held for bis Chris? tianity, abilitv and worth as a citizen. Outran!le (Fla.) Advoc?te, June 5. In ft few days a mail service is to be established on the Manchester k Augusta Road, between Sumter and Pinewood. The person who lost an umbrella at the Post Office can learn of its whereabouts by describing same at this office. A very heavy rain is reported in the Swim? ming Pens and Mt. Clio section on last Mon A iy afternoon. Ploughing ha3 been retarded ?nd the growth of griss accelerated thereby. Tba lot between the Eclectic College and Mr. Perry Moses' residence, on Washington .Street bas beea purchased by Mr. J. H. Chan? dler, who expects to build on the same soou. Tba house and lot on Calhoun Street, inown as the old Hay os worth place, has been bought by Mr. A. White, Jr, Cashier of the ?Sumter Bank. We very m ?ch regret that we were unable to accept tiie trmkateon sent os by Cadet Baylis H. garie of the West Point Military Academy, to attend the Graduating Hop on Tuesday evening, 51th inst. Miss Sallie Fleming, in charge of the department of Music at tbe Laurensville j Female College, has our thanks for an invita- i tioo to the 32d, Aao4?al Commencement of j that institution to taite place June tl to 25. 1 The iospectioa of the Sumter Light Infan- j .ry will be likely to take place about the last of j this month. Capt. Brand now bas the S. L. I. in fine tri?, and the company jrii! make ? big impression on inspection day. The subscription to the establishment of an Oil Mill in Sumter BOW suos up thirteen thousand dollars and in all probability the required amount will be -raised by citizens of our County in a few weeks. Or account of the recent floods up North f?0 freight has been received at this depot for the past week but we were informed this morning by Capt. R. A. Srand that freight is i expected here by the last of this week or by j the first of nezt. The dance to be given at Music Hall to-1 morrow evening promises to be quite an *3air. We are requested to ?tate that the , guests of the different young ladies of our j city are most cordially invited to attend the dance. The Twenty-fifth Annual Commencement of St. Joseph's Academy, Samter, S. C., will take place on June 24tb, at wfeteh the follow? ing yoong ladies will graduate: Miss Minnie Brown, Smithville, Miss K. M. Winkier, Charleston, Miss Anita li. De Lorene, Sumter, ?ad in special course, Miss Mary Leonard, Sumter. A Grand Concert by the Alumnae urill he given on the next evening, the 25th, ?4* o'clock. Mr. S. W. Dobbs left at this office a bundle ? ?f oats AS a. specimen of what fall planted j .ate wiri-do even in a six week's drought like wo had this year. The straw is about four feet long and the heads are full and heavy. Of ooaree, with good rains they would have been sanea better; but he says his field of j eight acres will average him forty bushels per acre, notwithstanding the dry weather. A full line of Base Ball Goods caa be found Si T. C. Seafle's. 1 Death. Mrs. Beach, of Mayes ville, whose extreme illness was mentioned by our correspondent at that place, died oa May 29th. Our corre? spondent there also reports a number of deaths among the colored people in that vicinity. Mr. Z. P. Moses, died at his 'borne in this city on last Thursday after an illness of about three weeks. He was a son of the late Judge Montgomery Moses, and was a lawyer by profession ; but has not engaged iu practice for several years. Mr. Benj. Weeks, at the Cotton Mills, lost a daughter aged about 17 years, on last Fri daj afternoon. Religious. Eighteen persons were baptised at the Baptist Checch on last Sunday night. Tbe Presbyterian Church will be close? next Sunday, as Dr. Edmunds will be i<o attendance at the Davidson College Com? mencement, where -he is to deliver the Baccalaureate Sermon. Wedgefield Circuit Appointments. Those interested will please note the follow? ing appointments for preaching at the Church? es of Wedgefield Circuit: Providence-1st Sunday, li A. M. St. Matthews-1st Sunday, 4.30 P. M. St. James-Saturday before 2d Suuday, 4.30 P. M. Wedgefield-2d Sunday, 1) A. M. Jordan-2d Sunday, 4 ?0 P. M. St. Matthews-Saturday before 3rd Sun? da v. 4.30 P. M. bethesda-3d Sunday, li A. M. Providence-3d Sunday, 4.30 P. M. , St. James-4th Sundav, ll A.M. Wedgefield-4th Sundav, 8.30 P. M. W. B. DUNCAX, Pastor. June ll, 1889. Pounding at Wedgefield. Please allow rae to return thanks for a "fine pounding given me by the good people of Wedgefield last nigh:. A passer-ty would have been struck with the "horses and vehicles in the gro^e fronting "Argyle," and from the merriment of the many voices that were ^within and around the house he would have thought rfca-t the callers were giving-the "par-| son" a literal pounding. Methodists, Bap? tists. Presbyterians, and others, old and ycGng, added pleasure to the occa? sion by th<xr bright faces and merry voices. Their presence was a rare treat, to say nothing of the many n'ree and valuaole eat? ables which they brought with them. They continued to bring in until a large table in the dining room was laden. Such things as barns, flour, coffee, sugar, rice, hominy, chickens, canned supplies, towels, dried fruit, honey, cabbage, blacking, cake, matches, .cash, *ooth-picks, and other nice things too numerous lo wtentioo Stop'! -my mouth waters. I must go to the dining room and sample them. May God bless these dear good people. W. B. D-UXCAX. June ll, 1SS9. Attention is directed lo the communication under the heading, "A Suggestion to Survi? vors." The sentiments are noble, ?nd will, we have -BO doubt, meet with a hearty re? sponse, as they certainly should. The Portable Fan Company is in town selling a new and improved fan suitable for a dining table or sick bed. The fan is easily operated, actually keeps all flies away and fans everybody at the table. It pleases every? body, and almost every person ia town who has seen it has purchased one. - ? mt ? MW An Important Meeting. The business men of Sumter will raeet on next Monday evening for the purpose of or? ganizing a Board of Trade. The object of this meeting and the establishing a Board of Trade tvill be for the opening up aud *be ad? vancement of the Sumter market, getting better R. R. rates, and the increase of the general prosperity of our city. Closing Exercises of the Eclectic College. This excellent institution -closed its session on Wednesday evening last in the presence of a large and intelligent audience of invited guests in Mnsic Hall. The exercises on this occasion sustained fully the enviable reputation won by this in? stitution in the past. The young ladies acquitted themselves hancsonifdy in the va? rious departments of t?e programme assigned them. The proSciency displayed by them in tbe musical treats furnished the audience, is proof ?f the competency and earnestness of Miss Payne, of New York, who has had charge during the past year of that depart? ment of the College. The address of welcome by Mi>s Mamre Barby, and the recitation by Miss Tavie Moses displayed unusual talent. Seldom do cur people have the privilege of listening to addresses on occasions like these, equal to that delivered by the Hon. Jas. E. Tindal of Clarendon, ?the oraior of the even? ing. The speaker is truly a friend of the higher education of women of our State and land. The Sumter correspondent for the Charleston World iu speaking of the occasion says: "The address by theHon.Jnmes E. Tin Jal was mest spirited and exhaustive on the im? portance and necessity cf a high standard of education, emphasizing it especial!}' prom? inently io regard to female education, and the positive benefits of a religious training in connection with a literary and accomplished education, concluding with a few admonitory and congratulatory remarks to the students. The occasion will be a pleasant remembrance to all who had the pleasure of participating in tbe enjoyments of the evening. Below we give the . programme ia full. Sumter feels proud of the advantages she can offer the young ladies of the State-advan? tages which have betn long ago accredited to her, by friends of education throughout the State. PROGI?ASIMB. Inst. Duet-"Reve de Fees."-Meyer Misses Payne and Smith. "Welcome"-Miss Mamie Harby. inst. Solo-"Gypsy Queen Garotte."-Van I Gerhart-Miss Olive Mellett. I _ Composition-"Cotton."-Prise Composi . tion from Primary Department, won hy Mas ! ter Horace IL?rby. The prize was awarded by Rev. C. C. ! Brown. I Inst. Duet-"Song of the Waves."-Raff j Misses Colwell and Hoyt. I Recitation-"The Clown's Biby."' - Miss I Tavie Meses. j Trio-"Ooming of Spring."-Oesten j Misses Kate Moses, Mcj-ian Mood and Bunnie i Brown. Inst. Solo-"Grande Polka de Coocert."- j Bartlett-Miss Payne. Presentation of ' Golden RepoTts" by Rev. j C. C. Brown : Collegiate Department-Misses Kate Moses, Mary Brown. Mumie Harby. The j latter reached a high average in an eclectic I course. intermediate ?"ep?rtn?ei;t-Misses] Mamie Dinkins, Lula Hawkins, Lou (Ireen, j Olive Mellet Primary Department-in this J department Miss Mannie Dinkins has been ! distinguished through the fntire tercn In? application to her stu'ies and correct deport? ment. Lnst. Duet-''Alpine Storm."-Kunkel Misses Payne and Girard eau. Introduction of Speaker by Mr. Jno. T. Greon. Address-Hon. J. E. Tindal. The Eutawviilo Kaihoad. The Tew* Council held a meeting on last Friday afternoo-n and agreed to give teri acres of lard to the Eutawville R. R. for the pur? pose of establishing ft general freight and passenger depot and :he buildieg of work shops, etc This land will be bought in t!ir> Eastern section of the city. Col. K. C. Btrkley. president of the Eutawville Ii. R. was present at this meeting and informed Council that thc rond to this point would be built in ninety days, an? ire ready for tue next cro?>. Two hundred hands have been employed and will commence work in a few days on the road, and we hare been informed that the force will be increased in a few weeks. The Neics and Courier says: President Barkeley. of the En taw TI Ile Railroad, con? cluded a contract with Mr. Ft. S. Pringle last Thursday for the grading of the proposed route from Summerton to Sumter. The distance to bc graded is twenty-one miles. The work is to be pushed on at once, and judging from the rapidity and dispatch with which Mr. Pringle has finished other parts of the linc it will not be long before a fine road bed has been laid hetween the points mention? ed. The Eutawville Railroad ranks high among the shorter lines )f the State, both for the excellence of its bed, its stock and general equipment. There are already several ways of getting to the beautiful city of Sumter, but there cannot be too many avenues of ap? proach to such a charming and prosperous neighbor. Tin and Pump work attendee to promptly by experienced workmen Especial attention given to roofiag and guttering at ScafiVs Stuve aud Tiuw4ic c^ubh?hiueut. Tko Sumter Institute. The public exercises of the Sumter Institute Commencement, began on Sunday night with a Baccalaureate Sermon at the Presby? terian Church, by Rev. W. W. Mills of Cam? den. A large congregation was present, and listened attentively to an able discourse upon the subject "What is thy Life." On Monday night the Art Exhibition look place at the Institute. The art Department of the Institute, under immediate-charge of Mrs. K. D. Jackson, who is an experienced and talented teacher, has become an important brunch of this progressive institution. The collection of art pieces numbered 175, hy 25 pupils, and embraced Paintings in Oil, Water Colors, Lustre and Tapestry, of land? scapes, flowers, fruits, figures a-nd ob? jects from nature; Crayon and Pencilings; Hammered Sras3 in gods and goddess*^; studies on Plush, Velvet, China, GUs3, Transparencies ; Vases in Terrilin-e Wa;e bea-atifully decorated. Among the Paintings in-Oil we particularly noticed the following : "Whittier's Barefooted .l?oy,'1 by Miss Sudie Furman. "The Adirondacks," by Miss Maramie Edmunds. "Narraganset Pier," and "The Narrows on the .Hudson," by Miss May Bossard. "Summer Morning/' by Miss Maggie Rice. "Scene rn tte Highlands," and "An Eng? lish Winter Scene," by Miss Annie Graham. "Snow Scene," by Miss Gussie Solomons. "Scene in Black and White," by Mi*s Mattie Mills. "Lake Champlain," by Miss Neely Frierson. "Afternoon on the Potomac," and "Tinted Placque of Roses," by Miss May Holman. "Chenango Valley,"*by Mrs. W. H. Yates, and ?Iso same by Miss Mamie "Fraser. Misses Bessie Pittman and Bessie Lee, the youngest pupils in the class, have each a prettv piece of flowers. "The Storm at Sea," by Miss Mattie Mills is striking. The paintings in flowers and fruits are so numerous and beautiful that wo cannot par? ticularize. The heads In crayon, and the pencilings, are particularly fine,-especially the freehand work of Miss Lillie Fraser. The ciayon sketch from the college campus, by Miss" Harriet Kershaw is true to nature. M-iss Nina Moise has several pieces in crayon that give evidence of a decidedly artistic taste. Lustre Painting on a table scarf by Miss Janie Barnett is beautiful. The scarf and tapestry paintings by Mrs. W. H. Yates, were greatly admired Misses Furman, Bossard and Holman bad several beautiful specimens of paintings on china. Mrs. Yates and Misses Edmunds and Hol? man displayed very pretty specimens of paint? ing on ground gl&33. .... The heads on porcefain and transparencies by Misses Gussie Solomons and Lily Fraser are worthy of especial mention. In Hammered Brass "The Cupids" by Mrs. Law, nnd a proile of'Miss Bessie Pittman, by herself, attracted nearly every one's attention. During the Reception, which continued from eight to eleven, Misses Mamie Edmunds, May Bossard and Mamie Fraser rendered several pieces of instrumental music. One of the pleasantest features of the Com? mencement exercises of the Sumter Institute was the meeting of Alumnce last evening. The Salutatory by Miss Nina Graham was ex? quisitely appropriate and most happily de? livered. Maj. Marion Moise, the orator of the even? ing, was gracefully introduced by Mr. W. E. Dick, Jr. The address of Maj. Moise covered a range of thought that was as broad as it was unusual for such occasions. Woman in all her relationship to society was discussed by the speaker. Her right to become a voter was hinted at and very ingeniously sustained by our able fellow-citizen. The address held the attention of the large and cultivated audience to the end. The following was the programme of the evening : Instrumental Duett-Misses May Bossard and Maria Pierson. -Salutatory-Miss Nina Graham. Instrumental Solo-Miss Mamie Edmunds. Introduction and Address. Vocal Duett-Mrs. J. L. Haynsworth and Miss Mamie Hughson. Ins'rumental Solo-Miss Mamie Fraser. At a meeting of the Alumnae this morning the fullowing ladies were elected officers for the ensuing year : President-Miss Nina Graham. Vice President-Miss Leilah Miller. Sec. & Treas.-Miss Jennie Wilson. Upon the conclusion of business a reception was held. The Musical Concert will take place to? night, and on to-morrow night will be the Commencement proper. VtTill it be.Built? The spirit of push and enterprise seems to be ou the increase in Sumter and her prospects, for a bright future were never better th*n at present. We nre reliably informed this morn? ing by one of our prominent business men that there are several of our citizens who are willing to subscribe one thousand dollars each to build a fifty thousand dollar hotel in Sumter. A first class hotel here would bs a paying investment, a big advertisement, and the means of drawing a great many visitors to our charming city during the winter sea? son. We hope the scheme will be pushedrfer I all it is worth,' and Sumter will have such a hotel that will give her prominence, and of which she will be proud. Bethel High School. This excellent school closed its session on Friday last with examinations, recitations, &c, in the presence of the patrons and friends of the school. The School Commissioner was on hand to address the school and to present the prizes offered by him last fall to thc stu? dent passing the most creditable examination on the history of South Carolina, furnishing the best original essay, and making for the session the best record in punctuality. Trie Commissioner informs us that the essays were all far above the average, and that it was with difficulty that the committee could decide which of them WHS the bc3t. The papers on the history of South Carolina were excellent. Five of trie students were awarded prizes for punctuality-not having been absent a day from school during the session. For the past year Prof. Giles L. Wilson, an alumnus of Wofford College, has had charge of tin's school, and under him the people of the Bethel neighborhood have had built up one of" the fine.?t schools in the j County. It is with regret thal this school I will lose this efficient instructor-Prof. Wil? son having decided to enter 6ome other pro fessipn. However, this school will be under the management of another Welford Alumnus the ensuing session. The people of the Bethel neighborhood, so 6ays the Commissioner, are thoroughly arous? ed upon the subject of the education of their children, and are determined to maintain the excellent school advantages which they now I enjoy. - mum mm - A Suggestion to Survivors. I SA:.KM, BLACK Rives, June lo, 1889. Mr. ?,'di?ur: I write to surest that the survivors C. S. A. in Sumter County could not pay a more graceful tribute to the gal? lantry, the unswerving devotion :.;> duty, and the undying patriotism of William M. De Lorme, than by erecting a simple monument ; to bis wewory. ii'is loyalty to his State and to til?' memory of thc brave comrades who laid down their lives on the altar of their country was of the kind that tim? but intensified. And, although he bore on bis person wounds acquired in de? fence of our homes and firesides, wounds ! I which required dressing daily for twenty-five I year*? or more-hi? received no recognition in i the way of a pension from the Slate, because I i he, like the true Confederate soldier thal ht? ! wa?, went abowt his daily duties uncomplain? ingly, and by the toil of his hands supported those dependent upoa him. Mr. Editor, i believe every survivor in Sumter County, ves, and many of the young men, Sons of the tuen and women who made the "war thc grandest period in the history of the State," will consider it not only a duty but a privilege to conirib-ute to this cause. It will not take a great deal; a small amount from every survivor and from every son of a Confederate v?teme, would erect a monument, with a short inscription upon i?, that would speak volumes to our children, and our children's children, and would help to write the history of the State. I throw out these pugg-ertious, hoping they will meet with the approbation of those to v. hom it is addressed, ar d, as a son of a veteran from Sumter to Beutonville, I will make my con? tribution. ***. Something new. Porcelain lined pitcher pumps with galvanized iron pipe c*o be put down cheap at T. C. Shade's. Pumps put down cheap at short notice by T. C. Searle. All kind of repairing in Tin War?-. (Jun?, Pistols, Lamps, etc., done promptly at T. C. ScanVs. Cooking Stoves a? all prices and Cooking ! uteuails m abuudaui,?.-; T C Sut?Vi. The Standard Lumber Mills of Lukens aud Reifsnyder located near Oakland, Clarendon County, the planing mills of which were re? cently burnt, will rebuild same at Sumter and the faculties of the entire establishment will be greatly increased by the addition of a moulding machine, a re-sawing machine and two dry Kilns. Col. McClure, the man? ager of these mills will move his family to Sumter and make this place his headquarters. The Standard Lumber Mills intend to buy lumber from the smaller mills in this section and will do an extensive shipping business in dressed lumber. "For a long time I had no appetite, was restless at night, and very much debilitated. After taking two bottles of Ayer's Sarsapa? rilla, my strength and appetite returned, and my health was completely restored."-D. M. Fisher, Oswego, N. Y. For Sale. If you want Machinery 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 Irou Works. ADVICE TO MOTHERS. Mrs. i inslow's Soothing Syrup should always be used for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. 25c a bottle. OBITUARY. WILLIAM MARSHALL DELORMB died sud? denly at his residence in Sumter, S. C., on the morning of June 5, 1889, aged 50 years and 19 days. There were few men in this community whose life and character commanded greater respect and affection than that of the subjtct of this notice. Unassuming to an unusual degree, such was the kindness of his dispo? sition, and so strong was his interest in the welfare of his fellowmen, that they were drawn to him in a way that spoke volumes Tor the man himself, and that exemplified strikingly the gentle force of his character. His home-life was beautiful, in fact, without exaggeration, it may be said to have been the ideal domestic life of the devoted husband and father. His business career presents an unbroken record of strict integrity and un? swerving devotion to the interest of his em? ployers. As a patriot he illustrated those same characteristics that distinguished him in other spheres of action. Entering the Con? federate army in 1S61, in Co. D., 2d Reg't, S. C. Y., as a private, he remained at his posi of duty, declining promotion, and partici? pated in all the battles in which his command was engaged, until the battle of Chickamauga, Sept. 1863, where he received the wound from which he was a constant though uncom? plaining sufferer until the day of his death. For many years a member and an officer ol the Methodist Church, he endeared himself tc his colleagues by the promptness and earn? estness with which be discharged his duties, and the genuine but unostentatious piety ol his walk and conversation, marked him a? one who had indeed fought a good fight and kept the faith. When the summons came, il found him ready. He was sorry to leave bis loved ones, but he was not afraid to commil them to the tender mercies of the God of the widow and the fatherless. He railed God tc witness that he had always tried to live right, asked for mercy to be shown him, bade liff dear ones good-bye, and fell asleep Suer a life leaves no sting of regret behind, save that which they who lo^ed him feel becaus( he is gone. Of him how truly may it he said, "Mark the perfect man, and behold the up right : for the end of that man is peace." 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THE FOLLOWING ACT IS PUBLISHE? in accordance with Section 3 : An Act to allow unimproved lands whicl have not been on the tax books since 187: to he listed without penalty. .Section 1. Be it enacted by the Sonate nm House of Representatives of the State o South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen eral Assembly, and by the authority of th same. That in all cases where unimproved lam which has not been upon thc tax books sine the fiscal year commencing November 1, 1875 and which are not on the forfeited list, sba] at any time before theist day of October 1883, be returned to the County Auditor fo taxation, the said Auditor be, and is berebj instructed, to assess the same and to enter i upon the duplicate of the fiscal year com mencing November 1, 1 SST, with the simpli taxes of that year. Section 2. That all stich lands as may bi returned to thc Auditor for tax.nion betweet the first day of October, 1 SSS, and the firs d-iy of October, 1SSD, shall be assessed ?inc charged with tiie simple taxes of the tw( fiscal years commencing, respectively, on tin first day of November, 1888. Section 3. That as soon as practicable aftei the passage of tins Act, the Comptroller Gen oral is directed to furnish a copy of the sann to each Auditor in the State, and the Audi' tors are required to publish the same in ead of their County papers, oni e a week for thre( mouths doling the year 188?, and for tin same period of lime during the year 1S89: and the cost of such publication shall be paid hy the County Treasurer, upon the ord.-r ol the County Commissioners, out of thc oi di nary cou ti tr ?tax hist collected. Approved December 19, 1887. W. IL. DELGA ft, May R- 3m. Auditor Sumter County. PIANOS, ?lo'O to il,Ooo. ORGANS, $24 to $1,500. SK WING M ACHI N ES, Si 0 to S100. All kinds of vocal and instrumental music. Smith k Egge Hutton Hole attachment. Orders filled at short not ?re. K K. BRYAN, Office with C. E. Stubb?, Sumter, S. C. April 17-v G. W. DICK, D. D. S. Office over /login's New Store, ENTRANCR ON MAIN STREBTj SUMTER, S. C. Office Huuii. --y to 1 ;30 ; ::.ou tu 5. SK pl O' Are now Opening and Displaying a Large Line of s CLOTHING, Hats and Furnishing Goods for Men, Boys and Children, ALL THE LAT 3 U ALLY LOW PRICES. A lovely display of Neckwear, Bicycle Shirts and Belts, Novelties, &c.,-&e.* 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 weil 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 ro North-East Corner Main and Liberty Streets, Sumter, S. C, March 27 -aaa_ AN EVER! bi OE BEING DISPLAYED AT THE OF I OUR STYLES ALWAYS WES' e _ 1 ] 50 pieces Surah Pilks, all tin 1 newest and opera shades, at 5( r cents, (warranted all silk.) 45 pieces 36-inch Henrietta latest shades, (including open \ shades) at 25 cts. worth 35 cts t 35 pieces double width Eng 5 lish Beiges at 20 cts.. a bargain, r 05 pieces Satin Lustres at - 12 i cts., well worth 20c. i Our entire line all-wool ebal : lis nt 15 cts., elsewhere 20 cts. r 10 pieces Satines, Fr?lich styles at IO cts. 50 pieces extra quality 36-in. Satines at 12J. 2 cases colored Lawns at ole. 100 pieces while Lawn at 7c, we guarantee ii to equal any 10 cts. (jual i ty. Beautiful new designs in ?Jer? seys, from 50 (Ms. up. Full line of Lace Curtains from 50 cts. per pair, iq). And everything else in pro-i j portion. Spaee preven?a men-j i tiuiiing in \ In.-, i&iic. The public, especially tue ladies, ares unanimous in saying that our assortment1 of novelties this season surpasses anj j previous efforts. : We claim that our line of j SMS, USS toon MD lilli 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. Dressmaking and Ladies' Underwear a specialty. Soliciting a call, we are Respectfully, tm ? %% ?rt March 27 Palace Dry Goods Emporium* OUR PRICES MAYS LOWEST ? case 30-inch fruit of (be Loom Long Cloth at ST cts. 25 pieces 45-inch Embroid? ery Flouncing at 35 cts.? worth 60 cts. We ask that von examine mt our line of Embroideries and Laces as you will see entirely new designs. The largest hit cf the seimon : 100 doz. extra long Silk Taffeta Gloves at 25 cts., worth 40 cts* all shades. 50 doz. Jersey Silk Mitts at 25 cts.j all shades. 200 dt?z. Ladies7 colored bor? dered hemstitch Handkerchiefs at 5 cents. . 30 doz. Ladies' Black Hose at 25 cts. Wc guarantee these absolutely stainless, money re? funded if they prove otherwise? Try a pair ; you can find them nowhere else. 40 dozen all Linen Doi?ejrs at 25 cts., worth 40 c. per doz. Turkey red damask at 25 cts, per yard, good value at 40 cts. Procured from large auction sale : ?5 pieces Maltings which ive have marked at 12s cts. up* same being lesb than they cost io import.