The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 20, 1889, Image 2
and is yearly increasing in power
was organized by Harmony Pres
tery, May 29th. lS2?, at the icq
ofJoseph B. White. Henty Brit
. ?Jwini Knox, Mis J. B. Morse
?1 rs J. R Barbour. Rev. J.
Barbour, who had come south f
New England, wns the- lit st pas
Kev-. Uunald McQueen timk charg?
the pastorate tn 1837 Tiie mein
ship, at that time-numbered only
lie remained in charge lor a rem;
ably long period-42 years, ami d
in a good old age, having won
esteem and confidence of thc wi
Community lie was succeeded
RfV N- W. Edmunds, who was
stallt d October -3, 18^0 Our
Doctor Edmunds* pastorate, ?I b?
been admitted tc tire church upor
profession of faith. The members
now numbers ItiO, and tiie church
in possession of a handsome prope
valued at eight or ten thousand el
lars As ?li successful enterpri.
.aie best judged by their fruits,
may mid that the contributions oft
church for all purposes, yearly, ran
i on? fifteen hundred to two thousa
dollars The congregations are }arj?
the Sabbath School wei! ?.Uend?
?nd the church bears every matk
progress. New settlers in our mi?
will find a warm place atid a true ?
howship among their Presbyteri
brethren.
THE METHODIST CSCRC4I.
The Methodist Church is a body
enterprising ?en ao-d women. T
earliest record of t-beir work in th
section is give? by Bishop Asbur
?ho preached at bradfords, a mile ai
a half from Sumter, ko ^he year 178
Near that spot tire ?rst Church h?-u
was built. Awoe?: the ifirst meti.be
were Robt. Singleton and RicLai
Bradford In 1827. it was *?eved
the bite now occupied by <ebe Caihol
Church. The u?eajber>hip at that titi
was forty five, but was made up prit
cipally of persous resid? rig in the *<
jaeeat country. lu fact, at that tia
lt would have been hard for anyone t
tell where the town ended and th
country began, lo 1840. a new built;
ing was erected-the same that wa
toro down last year to give place t
the excellent and attractive brick boos
now in use. lo 18?1, the Church wa
ma<i? a station, and has so remained t
thia day, wich varying experiences c
prosperity and adversity ; but wifh
steady upward :teodeney, all the time
The ateinbersbtp at ;preseut is thre
huodrH and twenty, and the Confer
eDce property in the town, consisti?<
of Church aod ;parsooa?e and distric
parsonage, is valued ?at twelve frbou
saod dollars. Toe ?regtfkr annual coo
tribotions average between ?fteeo huo
dred aod two thothjsnd dollars. Th?
Sunday School has 21 officers am
teachers and 371 scholars, under th?
8uperiitteodeocy of Mr. HE. A. Trade
well. Oo the ?board of stewards an
some live and -energetic men, end then
is oo reason wh?, uoder the leadership
of Rev. K T." -Hodges, the Churcfc
should not oory 'keep paee with th?
' spirit of progress, but also force its wa)
to the lead.
TUE ?EPISCOPAL-CHURCH,
under the name of the **Churo!i of the
Holy Comforter," was organized ttl
- 18?8, under the ministrations of the
Rev. Thomas <r ?Pav?a, ?then .rector ol
." Grace church, ?Camden. The present
church edifice was used ?for the Hist
time August 19. 1858. The cougre
- gation was very small, - consisting of
' not more than thirteencommunicants
and a whole numberof -souls not ex?
ceeding thirty. ?During the war, a
large number of refugees from the
low country came ?to Sumter, and
matty of them being ^Episcopalians,
the little church -wus attended by
large congregations. When these re?
turned to their homes after the war,
it left but a handful again to carty on
the work of fehe-ptsvisii. The church
had its ups and ?downs under various
ministers for -some yeats following,
until the Rev Qi. ft. Porter came in
January, 18*??, becoming rector of
this church and"St. Mark's,Clarendon.
In 18*3 the-pr?sent rectory was built
at a cost of u$>l,8"0v and the church
prospered under his administration.
Mr. Porter ?was succeeded ty the
present rector, the Rev. John Ker?
shaw, May 1, i8v>. Since his com?
ing repairs to the amount of $800 have
been put on the chureh property,
v h ich is valued now at five thousand
dollars. Ti?e chinch is situated on
lower Mai? street, and is a very
pretty gothic struct me, capable ot
seating 2?0 people. In rear of it and
tn the caU. fronting ?>n Ha* vin street,
is the rectory, making a most cou
ventent and compact piece of church
property, 'lite statistics for the y eur
?dosing May, 18V9. are as follow?:
Families, 28, whole number of souls,
1 oft; communicants, ?4- conti ?butnor*
f.?r aH purposes,^?42 4o\ The rectoi
is niuo in c*harge of the church at
Statebtug arel St. Mark's, Ciaren
don, holding services at each church
one ?tiuday in every three. On Sun
days, w lo n he is absent, lay t? ad;ng
is maintained. A Sunday school is
regularly kept ut?, a bible ciar-s is
taught, and tie- ladies have their Aid
S"cietv, which* in a mat et tal help U>
the pal ifh The people of the three
combined churches expect soo i to
procure the set vitres of an assistai t
minister, when the number of church
?services will be la:g?-iy h-ei eased ard
additional Iii** infused into <ie- c n
gregation. Cltrmately the congrega?
tion expects to procure a mnnsier s
whole time, when our booming litt e
city shall have so increased its popu?
lation as to double the present incite
bership, which it is expected lo do :
within the next five or s x years.
THE CATHOLIC CHCRCII.
This Clutch is situated toward.*,
the West etrd of Liberty street, and
is a compacat<tve ly new structure,
capable of seating 300 persons. A
few years ?go, the ?dd building Was
torn down ami removed, giv'ng place
lo the present structure The h??us** j
is neat and tastily arranged The j
Catholic organization was the last ;
among the Churches set up in Sum !
ter lt was organized about lite year
. lKf>0. with 50 membeis It tuts now
& membership ?d' lib. under the pa?
-total Care .4 Rev..A ?. Afc N't* il./who ]
has t)ccutk'?'(j ?tin p: esc ni position f<?r ;
over 20 year* l ire money contrib?
uted for valions p?!pos* s averages
about four hundred dollars yearly.
Many of lite members of toe Church
are active uno? of business, atid of
recognized influence Tin* Catholic
Sunday School is composed .?( twenty
* fi v?* scholars The other Cathodic in?
t- rests will be considered under au- ?
other bea?!, an?l need not be mention?
ed tu ihiis connection.
y KORO CHURCHES.
j EMANUEL METHODIST EPISCOPAL
j CHURCH.-This Church was organ?
ized in the summer of IS65 hy Rev.
T. Willard Gervis, a missionary sen!
to South Carolina hy the late Bishop
Edmond S. Janes, I> ?). The second
preacher in charge was Rev. Scipio
ITKea, a blind man. In 1867, it had
; grown ti? S2'6 members. It now has
j-t ld fuH members upon its roi!, willi
I 72 probationers, making an aggregate
of 513 Its growth has been veiv
marked. It has given to the minis?
try 15 of her membership who ?ire
: now preaching in different sections
SOUTH HAST CORNER ?I AI
of the State. The total value of prop
etty is about $4.000. The Church
contributed last year for all purposes
the handsome sum of $1,677.62. There
is a flourishing Sunday School with
SIG scholars. In connection with the
Church there is a Grammar and in?
dustrial School with 127 pupils. The j
pastor in charge is Rev. J. B. Mid- !
dleton.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.-This Church
was organized, just after the war, by
the negroes who were members of the
white Church. They began with j
something over 30 members. It j
was not long before they purchased a j
handsome property on Main street, j
and there located their Church. Rev. ;
B. Lawson, who died a few months j
ago, was a prime agent in bringing ;
about the growth of this body. They
have over 200 members, ami within
the past four years, have erected a
new house of worhip, conveniently ?
located. Rev. J. ? Harmon has
been pastor for two or three years. ;
A report of their statistics not being j
at hand, we cannot give accurate ;
data, nor do we know how their con- \
ttibutions foot np The present
building was eaected by the aid of
? loan bom the Northern Home Mis-:
sion Society. This debt is now :
nearly removed. A Sunday School !
is kept alive all the time, and there is j
?orne spirit of progress and enterprise
among ttie people.
THE AFRICAN METHODIST Enscoe.AL.
CHURCH-This Chursh was organized, ;
Aug 15, 1866, by Rev Richard liar-j
rey Cain, who afterwards was made J
Bishop, and now numbers 300 mern- j
l>ers. I t began with 1-5. The .Church I
property is valued at $i,?0U, and the j
yearly contributions amount to
$1 &00. The average attendance
iow is 230. A thoroughly alive and j
ictive Sunday School is kept up j
auder the superintendency of W. J.j
Andrews, to whom most of our read- j
irs need no introduction. Ile has i
jeen in charge for 23 consecutive]
rears. This Church was the first j
iinong the negro Churches to u e an j
;rgan. The membership is weil to- j
io, above the average, the only two j
iegro lawyers and the two most en- j
;erprising negro merchants being;
nembers here. They have also on
:heir roll the name of a practicing
physician. Rev. T. T. B Reed, 13.
A., lately of New Yolk, is the pastor
n charge at present.
FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH.-Last'
rear a Church of this euler was or- !
jan ?zed among the negroes on or near
Kicker street. We have at hand no
iata upon which to base further re
narks. The panter is Rev. J. T.
Johnson.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. - For years,
tl fact, there never has been a Church
>1 th:s ot dei loue among lin* negri os ;
jut a neat and substantial house' is
iow being erected beyond the depot
fleury Cain seems t<? be the pt hue
?over, and in ail probability, there j
iviil soon oe u thriving Church.
o i
BANKS.
The benefits and advantages the
wu monetary institutions established
ti Sumter have born to tin* eily and
ty are incalculable. fhey have
itfeppfb'i] most ?-t tu?- rash employed
ti th?* agriculture of the county.
taking the place <<\ the Charleston lao
oi<. and have given ;oi ?uiptns?' to
irado which ii u?> n< \ - i i> .1 !.. lore,
ts weil as in trod ?..?ed toto ? ni hus!
ness methods and [ o' bites u mell
?erm to have on <-J<? n<-d u to lite and
ictivity ei'ety bianrh ol ;u tus!ry.
rHK Stitt>NrI>S NAT!t?NAF. UVNK 1 O' St \; ri
Such is ?he na no rd a monetary i.i
shlut'Oi ,,1 Sitmlei which h:?s pi'ob
ublv d nie rin^rc foi the dev? i pun ni i
the trade iut< rests ol ^um . i than ;i v
other concet ii in mn nc '? -1. I ? . ll ,\i
Wa:!.IC", its piesi nt \ n . I' ' si ?eui
and acl ve manager. Son I? i is m a
gloat measure indented ! .1 th<- incep
tioti <d the b inking bu>ines-s i ei
Ile is ju<t'v en! it-led to ah tin1 h mu
be rec? ives at the h .: is id the hi|-U
ness meit h**te hu having * n?ist -d I he
co (-pel al ?on ot lio prominent c I Z'OtS
?d Sumter HU ! viet m ly in the e>tab
lishment iii" ii. st he k. and^ h;~
broad and ibera! e indu? t ol the \-.i<
j ness - f th banks ova vt h ?se affdta
! lie has presided.
This bank, while a totally diff?rent
institution, may yet be regarded as
the phoenix ft oin the ashes of tho de?
funct National Bank of Sumter, es
tablished in which did a splen?
did business under the Presidency o
Col. ii. M. Wallace, until robbed" by
its cashier in 18v7 In tin; same
year the present bank was organized
with a capital stock of $50,000. It
succeeded from the start, and in Jan
uary, 18*9, owing to tiie gu eat de?
mands upon it. had to increase il."
Capital to $75,000.
In the h*.st eighteen mouths it has
N .\M> LlStKTY S?KtEl'S.
? declared 12 per cent, dividends,
placed $7,500 to sn rpi us fund
i and put to individual profits
$1,058 77. It is the depository ol
! the Statr*. County and City, and is
! unsurpassed in its business manage
j ment, having the largest and strong?
est correspondence of any interior
bank in the State,
j At the death of its first president,
: Dr. Andrew Simouds, after whom it
was named, his son, Andrew Simouds,
Jr, succeeded lo the presidency.
Mr. Simouds is also president of the
First National Bank of Charleston, by
which institution, ^the largest and
wealthiest in South Carolina, the
Simona's National Bank is backed
This being a National Bank makes
it responsible to its depositors dollar
for dollar 'I lie promptness and fidel?
ity with which it attends tu all busi- j
ness entrusted to it is creditable toi
its active officers and clerical force, j
who are the following gentlemen :
Andrew Simouds, Charleston, Pres?
ident ; Ri M Wallace, Vice Presi?
dent ; W. Alston Pringle, Jr., Cash?
ier ; L. S. Carson, Book keeper ; R
L Edmunds, Collection Clerk.
And the 'following constitute the
Board of Directors : j
Andrew Simouds, C. Ed. Sahnas,
Charleston, S. C : Col. R. M Wallace, i
Dr. A J China, Rich M D. Lee, Hor- |
ace Hai by, J ??hu Reid, Sumter.
The figuies below 6how the con- J
dition of the bank at the close j
of business, Nov. 4, 1SS9 :
ASSETS.
Crtsh on hand, $32,794 89
Loans und Discount*. Si) Isl ll
[; IS. Bonds und Premiums, 22,750 O'?
Five per'cent, redemption lund, 843 75
Furniture and fixtures, 6' 0 00
Interests, taxes tu.d expenses paid, 2.251 83
Due frota other tanks, 20.194 84
Total, S178,616 42
LIABILITIES.
Deposit-,
Capital Stock,
Surplus fund,
Undivided profits,
Circulation,
Rediscounts,
Due to otbel Banks,
$71.432 07
75.000 Go
7 50U 00
3 90>J 33
19 Ooo 00
9')0 20 !
3,817 S2 j
-i
Si 78 616 42
Total,
Mr. W. Alston Pringle, J,-., the
present Cashier, cam?; ti; Sumter from i
Charleston after the death of Capt
James M. Carson, the first ("ashier of
the Simouds National Bank. Mr. j
Pi ingle had had five years experience j
in the First National Bank of ? liarles- i
ton and his thorough kuowh dge of
his business and his unvarying devo?
tion to his duties have contributed
largely to the success of thc institu?
tion whose ti usted financial ofiicer he
is.
Col. R M. Wallace, whose pa?trait
we present in this paper, under whose
active control the affairs of this {lour- j
ishing institution now is. brings to I
its management tue consummate tact
anil expel leuce acquired by a long
and successful business in similar nc- |
collations. Tue business O? the bank j
now futilities tb J otigljotil lilis a:ui lin* ;
adjoining counties and is constantly
increasing.
During the interim bel ween the
failure of the National Bank of Sum- i
tel* ami the organization of the pres !
'Mit bank, Col. Wallace kuowi-g the
business needs of the community |
thiew bimseli .ti the bleach ami con?
ducted a p i vate bink itt con neel ion
w lb M s .1 C. r-imonds. of Charleston
So in?! ."limier, s ! i iee the organiza
l ion "t ;ts ?ii -t ba..k in 1 >V-J. has
lie\?U been Willi Ul ail inst itut Joli "!
lite kind.
T? IK i: WK ? - y si MI ru.
Tiie otganizal?on ol this bank was
. fl? eted 'lin njj the lattei j? ?lt ol' lasl
V? at ami il legan bn-.m.-s in lasl
Kobruaiv, making :?s age uudei
I vv< \ i . months
\\ bib- capital bom ahi'oa?! is alw ivs
Wi I ?.uned. ami, in fa? t. oagei y de
? I ie?. J ami in vi teil lei?, beeause w e
know 1 hal it can be ns?"d in mn
ni ?si w uh e?nr;ti ad v;ii tag?* to us atid
lb?? parties who ow n i !. yH it is a
mattel "I espeeia! complaisance to
know t Slat the \\ oik ?I Som! el is 'lis
1; iclivi-lv ;? ii 'lili' I ns! ! I ti I 11 >n . goner
i?usiv eini?b?v ng rio? means ol those
. ?i i > i ti cit /.ns who have !?.? n lorin
nat?? in i ii?' past. i :i pi op:igal ing iii"
ti a?lc and c erg-. "?0.1 g t?ue l u um- s -J
our county The money has been
made here and is being used here.
This institution numbers on its roll
j names that are honored in ai! the re
lotions ol life, and stand as guaran
j tees ol good faith ami splendid busi
! ness capaeil y
j Its President, YV. F. B I?ayns
! worth, Kxj., lias Iiis place in the col
! limns <>f lins review devoted to the
j Bar, in the front rank of which he
has long Indd an honored and con
spirU'Mis place. The youthful cash?
ier. Mr. A While, .fr., is au exam?
ple cd the inevitable success and
honor which wait on tine merit. His
abilities displayed as ihe trusted
limmen r of this Ii.mic have fully jus
I-lilied the wisdom of his selection to
that important office: The Book
I keeper. Mr. W F. Rliamc is an expe
j rieneed and accomplished accountant.
The full roll i f officers consist of the
following :
W. F 15. Haynsworth, President.
Marion Moise, Vice President
A. White, Jr., Cashier
A S. Brown, Altamont Moses, R.
P. Monaghan, L? E Stu nbs. T B.
Johnston, M Moise, W F. B Hayns
worth, Din etors.
Most of these gentlemen are noticed
elsewhere with reference to their
other and mme private business rela?
tions
The last official slaloment, of
the Bank was made at the close ol the
quarter's business, ending Se t. 30.
ISS?) and published in our advertising
columns. Asthereare hundreds who
will lead this review who did not see
that statement .we will reproduce it
here :
RESOURCES. *
hours and Discounts. SlO-3 fi!9 84
Furniture arni Fixture?, 1,327 4.r>
Due from Hunks HM\1 Baakers,
bud cash un hand, 51.815 24
LIABILITIES.
Capital s'o.k pnid in, $50 OOO 00
Undivided profit. { net) 3,313 86
Individual Deposits, $60,805 90 ) -, .> -
Savings Deposits, J3;4Ul 78 J ~U' bS
Rediscounts, 34.n80 39
Due uilitr Batiks, 300 Un
$161 962 53
$161.0<;2 5?.
This statement, when the youth of
the institution is considered, reflects
the highest credit on the management
and speaks well for the community.
The loans anti discounts show that
the Bank has thc same degree of con
fidence in the people that the latter
show toward the Bank in the item of
deposits. It is a case of mutual con?
fidence, and the Bank does md hoard
its deposits but puts them out and
into active uses, forwarding legitimate
schemes. Adjunctive to the Bank j
proper, and under the same manage- s
ment is the Sumter Savings Bank, at
which interest is paid quartet ly on
deposits at the rate of 4 per cent, per
annum. All doubt as to the success
of litis enterprise belongs to the past.
As liberal as is consistent with sound :
banking principles, this institution i
occupies a relation to every interest
in Sumter that is as helpful as it is
stimulating.
ALT MOSES, PRES T BOARD OF TRADE.
COMPARATIVE SALES.
The following table shows the compara- j
tive sales in the different branches of trade
for the past two years:
: 1*87-88. 1883-89.
Cotton'(23.000 bales) sl.ooo.ooo sl.ooo.ooo j
Croc*ri's. Grain. Hay! 542.000? 600,000
Dry Goods.
iii-ois and Shoes
Clothing. Hats, Caps
Ha rd wa re? Crocke ry
Furniture.
Paints. Oils. Drugs
and Medicines.. ..
Horst's and Mules...
W agons. Buggies, ifcc
Meats. Fish, ?fcc.
Fertilizers.'
Liquors.
Jewelry.
Lumber.
Brick.
Si ationery. Dooks.. .
Millinery. Dress M"k
Hides.
f -ot :<?n Factory.
Miscellaneous.
3?5.0< >o;
1."?7.ooo.
118.000]
48.1001
17.600
30.000!
100.000!
12.000
34.900
69.000
43.0I i0
9.000
115.00OI
14.."?00
4.7(H)
1 I.Si 10
:1.00o
17 "?.ooo
"?( ?.( ii M )
395.O00
176.500 j
125.300 j
51.000 j
18.900 !
31.500 j
loo.ooo j
l?.OOO '
38.300
75.000
"?0.000 I
10.500 I
15* ?.OOO j
16.00!)
5.000 j
12.50?!
3.OO0 j
175.0.00 j
55.000
Total:. si2.yi9.tKH) s:t.in3.500
Increase.$1*4.200 j
From reports accurately compiled from j
:he books of the various contractors and
builders in this *? i?y. the following figures j
?diow amot.::l expended in building for j
iradi of the si\ last years :
IS83 4 .?42.430
i ss 4 5.
?ss:, 1;.
I sse; 7.
lss7 s.
IS; S 9 .
. 31.925
. 2S.567
. :;i 67?
. 4 ? 736
. ."li..".00
i". ?229.S??4
1; mus? be borne in mind thal the above !
i gu res-do no: Include what i;r-.s tn-en ex :
??ended in ii.:- erection of m?ay of our
!:and>'?ii)t'st and e-?s:liesi brick business
li -. which were erected uuinediatel\ j
Ot- c iii.- il:>:ist rous ti res occurring previous \
: . ?la- IOU" fio,;: U.':J;!I the-e ligures d ite, j
In .>;.:. r io >',t.r?. :hv increase < f values !
U' ?1 ?>, .?'. l\ \\ )..<? i !'.?-(. .- ? traill- .U" Sum- '
Ie::, we ;_-i-..- rdaei- to ??.e following ctilpar- ?
alive -:.!..?.!.. j.i ..! n.turns of taxable |>i?>p \
. .?TV !.::.(.:: t: >.;< the County Auditor's
. ta:?'. .
d IVoi,
iii S,', I.!'7' '.L'6.",
l?t-aJ Ksi?! e.
Personal IV
To: al
i;. :! leinte.
IVis ....ii To
&4.9no ts;
A2.99?.S9< 1
. I n:..:. 1:. i
S 1.990.430
.0 4T.75. i
l::?:.7.5
Total
.' ? .\ ? I' S i
.1 ..\. r >6
S5.1? j ; ::. ;
. s sn.945 I
s;:-l.oi5!
uri LIM Nt; AND LOAN ASSOCIA- !
Tl ONS.
< ?n .lum' Sib, 1 *s."?. ihe first Build- i
. . i
lng and L".in Association was organ?
ised in Sumter. At that limo ihe
general public though! little ol the
enterprise an I oin people were chary
atv ?ul 1 isking tl"-.i funds in it To
. l iv il is <>ue IM i io- most Hourishing j
and popular concerns in this section
of the Muto. and another association
is ihe l-esull <.! tins pioneer enter?
prise. Tie' stork of both associations
aie io a demand beyotpl tin ir ability
lo supply ami are selling al a pre
mium whenever placed on thc market.
! Tin? first organized was The Slim?
ier Building ami Loan Association,
The average rate at which the l??ans
of this Mist company have boen made
is '.I'.) per cent., laging f'n?m 25, tiie
j h?west tn hi per cent, the highest.
1 he number of loans already made on
i the premium plan is 325, most of the
; loans at present being discount
; loans to stoekiioldei'S and others
! The present Value ol the stock is $52
!-bringing ou the market ol) to 35
! per cent premium The prospective
I value is $S0 to $85. The Association
. has about supplied the demand
? anning stockholders on the premi
? um pian. It has demands hu
j more money titan it can supply aldis
: count.
? The following weil known business
men aie the officers of this Associa
i lion :
I A J. China. President ; A Moses,
j # 7 F
j v ice President ; M. Moise. J. S
! iliighson, li Harbv. N O'Donnell.
W. M. Graham. R D Lee. R M
! Wallace, Directors; Il F. Wilson,
Secretary and Treasurer; and M.
! Moise, solicitor
I lt is intended that the Association
I will complete its existence during the
! year l>93.
The People's H & L Association,
the Second incorporated and corn
I ineneed business January ll, I *S'9.
! came into existence un Deceinb? r
j22d.1*88 The capital stock is one
? thousand shares
j Twenty two loans have ben made
lat premiums ranging from 26" to 4 i
i 2 3 per cri nt. Five houses have been
built with its funds ami many repair
ed The par value of its shales is
?9.00, with a market value of $11.00
i The demand for shares in this assn
j ciation, as in the case of the older
j ene, far exceeds the capacity of sup
pb-,
j 1 he following gentlemen hold the
i offices nf I li e association and conduct
I its business: Richard I) Lee, presi
?dent, Janus D Graham, Marion
! Morse, John Reid, E. B Lowry, A
. B. Shickey, directors; Thomas E
Richaids m, secreta?y and tieasurer.
LODGES AND SOCIETIES.
I Sumter has more than her share of
j fraternal, insurance and other kindred
organ izat ions
j The oldest is Claremont Lodge No.
I 04-, A. F M. It numbers on its roll
J many prominent citizens of this City
! and County. Organized in 1800, its
! meetings were held at "Obi Manches?
ter'' until LS25 lu 1854 it was re
; habilitated and has since always held
its month!) communications in Sum?
ter. It now numbers eighty mem?
bers, with Capt. A. N. Freeland as its
? worshipful master.
The next lodge in order of age is
that of the Good Templars Sumter
Lodge No. 8. ? 0. G T , organized
Kobi nary, 1872, by Rev. H. M Mood,
and bas been in wot king order ever
since. C. M. Hurst, chief templar.
Next cann; the assessment insur?
ance organizations, of which there are
five:
Sumter Lodge No. 1077, Knights
R M WALLACE V I'. SIMON DS .VAT RANK.
of Honor, was organized in May, ,
1S78. It numbers on its roll ninety j
members, and has paid out $ 18,OOO to ;
families of deceased members in Sum- j
ter. N G. Osteen, dictator.
Fidelity Lodge No. 251, Knights j
and Ladies of Honor, Was organized j
February, ISSU Membership is now !
fifty, and the lodge has met with a j
reasonable d' gree of success It has
paid out to families of its deceased j
members $3.000. Capt. W. R. Del-!
gar, protector.
Sumter Council No. GIO. American j
Legion of Honor, was organized July !
11th, 1881, and has had a strong mem?
bership fi om the beginning. Tue
membership is now 62, and has paid
out to families of deceased membeis
$6.000. Il Schwerin, commander.
Ancient Order of United Work?
men. While this Older is the oldest
and perhaps the strongest insurance j
fraternity in the United Slates, the j
local Lodge was not organized here
until after the insurance held in Sum
ter was already occupied by the Soci
eties named, and, therefore, its in- ;
crease in numbers has been by no
means commensurate with its claims
on popular support Its membership I
is 2(3. H C. Moses, master work- j
man.
Knights of Pythias-This mystic]
older, which h is an endowment rank ?
within its organization for purposes i
of life insurance, organized Game
Cock Lodge No. IT in this citv six j
months ago. hs roil already ii um- ]
hers 40. The Lodge is in a most
flourishing condition. II. F. V\ ?Ison, j
chancclloi commander
ELECTRI C Ll G HTS.
i
Only a lew weeks ago ground j
w;?s biokcn for the erection ol the j
plant of the Sumter Electric Light
Company, and now thc lights are!
bm liing.
Al Ibis juncture and in connection |
with t be exhibit of I be Ci ly's general j
business ail.ins. a shot! review of the |
leading b alines of lins coinmendatde j
eiltelplisC Would bc apropos.
Tin* personnel of the company
would seem to give assurance that \
the bes! appliances will be used, that
the cheapest possible light, for j
pi ?vate II>' s will be otlered. and that a i
'i - :i .V i rn ii i ii degree Ol safely will be j
?...euied from tho inevitable dangers
.memling their presence. The fol
I > . i\ i n 'j are l in* idh cors :
li M. Wallace. President ; A. J. I
China. Vice President , C T Mason |
Jr., Lied i ic ian ; P.J. Auld, (i ene ral
Manager, Secretan and Treasurer. j
The capital st.-ck is > I 3.000. con
sistmg ot 130 shales ol I In? [ear value j
of ?100 each I II the plant, locati d
in a new building, especially con-I
s tr ti cf ed lol them near the Depot, at I
the som bern pail ol the City, they J
will employ two engines, one of lilly
and the oilier cl |! ?itv live horst!
power willi a capacity for feeding
thirty-live arc and live hundred in?
candescent liebis the latter of the
Westinghouse manufacture and the
futuer aie thc Waterhouse, aie, and ;
arc of 2,000 candle power each
il t Aenty f . of th.- arc lights
now contracted f?r, pr??ve insuHi/ient
to properly light lin* City, the r num
lei can be increased forty per cent
without over taxing the generating
power ol i!?" engins s.
Tin* income of < jo- eompanv will he
derived from ?';r.- (J.ty, which pays
$3.0oO per year foi the are lights,
and ll'om individuals using the incau
descents. Theh limit f()j- ihe latter ?s
;jl)0 ol which 20t) ii.tve been engaged.
! In the three aspects,.-danger ex?
pense and protection from robbety
and tlo fr. in which tim question oj
I electric lights as against keroosene,
: &C are to regarded, il is a rccog
I liized fael that elect: icily is superior
in rn oD'?rt ion to ilo-am-ono! <?{ . 11 ii mi
sol III WEST COUXEK 5:A
! nation furnished.
j The danger to life so much feared
I by some, is extremely improbable,
j when we consider that a mau would
j have to climb a forty-foot pole to touch
i the cable wherein the danger lurks,
j when it is cha'ged.
j TUE SUMTER COTTON MILLS.
Situated in a commanding and con
i venient position, between the tiacks
I of .he W., C. & A. and the M. &. A.
j R I' . the plant, ol' the Sumter Cot
i ton Mills forms one (d' tin* great feat?
ures ol the city. Originally built in
the year LS>2, the conn-any was re?
organized in January, 1SS5. Tito
? plant consists of 2,700 spindles with
j the necessaty preparing machinery,
j and cost ?75.000 It is now being
I run 21 hours a day and has satisfac?
tory orders for all the double and
twisted yarn in skein and warp which
it manufactures, and s<-iis mostly in
New Yolk. About the mill are the
neat Cottages of the workmen and
women who number one hundred and
thirty, but counting in the children
and th-'Se not employed in the factory,
there is a population of between
three and four hundred. The factory
now pays handsome dividends,
namely : seven per cent for tin? year
1*<<6, >7, and \SS. besides car
rvitig each vear a handsome
amount 'o their sui plus fund. The
office i s are I) James Winn, Ptesi
dent and Supern.tendent, and A
Moses, Secretaty and Treasurer. Tim
factory takes about 2 600 bales of
Cotton every year, which are bought
in the city, thin- illustrating the ad?
vantages of having a home market,
and showing the wisdom of bringing
the mills to the cotton instead of car?
rying cotton io the mills. Luder the j
present active and energetic adminis |
lration, the Sumter Cotton Mills have j
an assured future before them.
Tili: FIRE DEPARTMENT,
I
consists nf one Steamer, ono Hand en?
gine, one Hook and Ladder Trunk, and
one ixtra Eland engine for emergen ?tes
Abo. 1800 feet of leading hose, ail in
g??od repair and ready for active service.
There are (?ne white Company coirrdstinj?
of 43 members, and two colored wit?) 40
members each The officers nf tlrf I>
parttnout aie W. R Delgar, Chief, an 1
W J. Anderson, As.-is*aur,
THE WATER SUPPLY,
consists of 16 fire wells in different j
parts of the City and 5 driven wells,
giving an ample and inexhaustible sup
pipy for tire purposes. There is also
?ti contemplation a svsteoi of water j
works tur domestic ann tire uses.
THE SUMTER CLUB.
Prominent among the social at- j
tractions of Sumter stands the above :
organization. It is established as tts
constitution declares, "For the pur?
pose of social advantages and mutual
improvement."" I ts government is by
a President, two \ ice Presidents, and
an Executive Committee of four mern
bois, who, together with a Secretary j
and Treasurer, are elected annually. !
The club house is a handsome and .
commodious building, surrounded by
shrubbery, on the southwest coiner of
Liberty and Sumter streets The
best magazines and leading papers.
XOKTM-KAST CO KN KU M l!>
North and South are kept on the j
table of the reading room. There ;
are pool and card tooms A billiard
table and appliances have been or?
dered
Th<* Club isa strictly moral insti?
tution Th" introduction ol intoxi?
cants and its twin sister, gambling,
aie prohibited No game ot chance
or skill is permitted on tin1 Sabbatic
Promptly at 12 P. M on week days,
and at 10 P M on Sunday, members
and guests must depart and the house
be closed Ihe membership roll now
iiiclmh s hu ly gentlemen.
MASON COTTON II AR VESTE H
C T. M \S.>N. .1 R.
One who has done more to make
Sumter known throughout the land, es?
pecially the cotton belt ami among man?
ufacturers, is ihe subject of this notice
He was the first to produce an invention j
which practically takes coir?n out ot tin
hull with the seeming intelligence ot' a i
human being. Thc result of Mr. Ma !
I sou's protracted labors ou this invention
; been ;!;.. for marian of a company
I \virb ?Jtoluot. .i ?T;i? composed largely
. ?i Charleston mn. atol including Mr',
j .). P. Richardson', nt Mississippi, rb.
I Igest C?UO.|| planter in Ito- "'? ld. I H?
i experimental M?":> are in Sumter. ?nd
in point of i xv; !.!-:!(.- and ? :?-r?."?s o*
maehinerv. are tin- best Sont h ut Ph il a- ?
delphi; Mr. M H rion i- a director'..i ir j
?ht- company. is retained to con- j
timi" ;?i?'i direct t-xieu imeofs anti ?ni I
p v m eu ts in ti:" Harvt->t?*r. Mr j
.V;a*"ii is univ on!) 35 yeats nf ag*?, bn j
hi- .ji'U'U'i for i-r?vent-ion has given him
a fan?? es] ?y -d by bm ft IV any age
jj si hs '\u> C '!t"t? il rt. V*-t-r he ii s
i-'l; V? .Ute?: a C =! ton (Jin. I lo: on ! v "? e !
that wi:h t.-.-rh can h?> used M gin ou |
IN ANO LIlihKlY si Uh fe. ls
j inter-st in this invention to a Com pat! y
! The Harvester is now being manuf*c- i
lured io Chattanooga. Mr M..sou 8
j also known among electricians as a rc
! markab!? well-informed amateur ex-j
' pcrimenter ard discoverer in this new i
! turee. The Sumter Electric Light Com- I
j pany <i~c under obligations to him for j
Ibis valuable p.. in the perfection of j
; their lights, whir are admitted to be ?
i among the best : he whole country.
j TUE SUMTER PLANING M ILLS, j
This extensive enterprise is compara- ?
lively a uew euc in Sumter, under the j
immediate superintendence of J. F
Laugbery. Lukens & Reifsnyder, the
proprietors, is a lirm of lumber dealers
? uf Philadelphia and these local mills
here are intended to supply their unlls j
at that city. The capacity of the ma- j
chtnerv of tb-j Sumter Planing M i ?is is :
; over 25.0U0 feet per day The Drying j
' Kiln attached bas a capacity of over
i ?U.U?U feet p-r day The dimensions
?il tins kiln is 51 by 85 feet, divid?-d
i tu three separate apartments of equal
I uimeusii-ns by two parfitt m walis run
I tung longitu?iiually through it. The
: lumber is takeu into the kihi oo cars
i and not removed from them until sea?
soned. Tiie whole plant presents a ver- i
j itable little city of machinery. The j
; lumber is supplied in ex haust less quau- i
j lilies trim; ihe locai mills near this city j
! fhese Planing Mills are capital.zd at j
i ?-?5 OUI) and pay handsomely Thev I
i are the most complete in the State Our
. . /. . . I
forests, ut the Quest timber in the world, j
are uracticaliv untouei.e i and rich re- :
latus await ?he tuvrslmc?i ot capital lu
I this Hue
SiLK CULTURE.
Among tie.- minor nut most interest?
ing industries ><f Suuiter. must be reck?
oned the valuable ami persistent efforts
ot Mrs Z P. Muses in i he hue of silk I
worm eunureaiid propagation, Despite i
numerous ob.-?acL?, tiiis lady has au
tiered to her experiment with an enthu- !
i slasm wm ?by ut any cause, and in-w has !
the satisfaction of rats ng about io 0U0 |
silk worm? every year The proUuet j
ot the CocoOUS are disposed of sattsfacto- !
rily, and Mrs. Moses continues her fas- |
ciuatiug industry with gratifying results.
lt must bf a sou?ce ot grear, satisfaction
to her that the State Commissioner ot
Agriculture refers to her all ii.quiries
coming to hi- department respecting
si I? Worms and their cul.ure, a fact !
which means that she is regarded by the !
Department as the most expert persOu
in the itate ou that subject.
THANKS: KIND FRIENDS.
It would be base ingratitude, indeed,
wi re we to omit the expression of our
profound sense of obligation to many
friends in personal and official cou- j
nectiou with most of the subjects j
treated in our tiade issue, for the;
kind and valuable assistance rendered j
us bv them in getting at the facts I
we needed. To one and all. therefore, I
we beg leave to make our sincere ac- i
kuowledgment, venturing t?> express
the hope that they will be pleased with j
the result of oar efforts, though we j
are couscous of i's imperfection; but)
if any one imagines that we have !
had au easy job, we will only say j
"Come and do it yourselves next i
time:"
While it may seem invidious to men- j
tion only one ->ut of many to whom out j
remarks apply, yet it is not iuteuded SJ 1
. AND Ll BK ttl" Y STRKK I'S.
t* be. win n we say that to Mr 1 en M.
Blanding we are indebted for valuable
information in regard to K. R matters.
Mr. Islanding, though quite a young
man. has wen ter himself the
high esteem and confidence of the
business public. ! 1 is exemplary habits
of sobriety and industry, warrant u- to
predicting for him a bright and prosper?
ous future He is new engaged in the
W. C & A. l\ K i th v in this city,
where his dudes a- ticket T' *T ? . i I t loing
him in c n-ouit e?>i>ta<,t with the public.
Hon Thomas F R.yard. ex Secre?
tary ?>f St ?te, and Miss Marv Willing
Civmer, ?eic married at 1 "'clock last
Thursday afternoon, al the re-ldence ot
the bride, in Washington C ty : it was
iuteuded to be a quiet arl.ir, but there
was a large family connection, and
many distinguished perseus prisent,
among whom were Ex President and
Mrs. Cleveland. The newly married
couple have g'?ne on a tour to the
Nort'iero cities.
SPAIO Till- CHILDREN.
j DO MOT STU' ~ THE?R HEADS BE
? FORE THEiR BODIES ARE STRONG.
' Ruinous KHW-rs ?.: Rush inj; the Little One?
Into SVhool- They ShouM l??* elven Time
to Str<:;ii Thrir Um bs-A Warning to
Mothers.
"But she i-- fice years old, and don't
know her letters.'
..W.?. good woman.'' rep?iedourfam
??v doctor, "vour little 5-year-old is as
b?o*>n?ing as :? rose- Whynot keep her
so f< ?r a lifetime?"
Mv wile was sure sin? wosi?d only be
too jj.ei to ch. so. But-how? Ti ie wise
old man repli-. .!: "Hy keeping her out of
th--hot. ?-i'-se school room just as long
as possit.?,.-."'
The chii.i never en*, red a school house
ti:! she was '.t years ?M. She could read
at 7. but how she learned no one knows.
No effort whatever was made to teach
tlio cliiM anything from books. Vet
within one year she swiftly traversed
ail tune many children are compelled to
drag themselves-over in drudgery from
five to ten years. Nor is she any more
than ordinarily intellectually endowed.
She is. however, of robust health, of iron
nerve, of great vitality. The physician
was right. Timnks to him, the little girl
is well launched.
Nothing can exceed the unspoken mis?
ery of childhood sent into the prison of
school before its time. Mute, inglorious
buffering. A little fellow of my acquaint
ance recently caught sight of a "weeping
willow" as we stopped at a railway sta?
tion on the Boston and Maine railroad.
It stood near a blacksmith's shop. "Why
do they call them weeping willows?"
asked a lady of our party. "Cause they
gen'lly grow n?ar school houses " waa
the lads instant reply.
The useless grind, as it seems to the
child, before any sort of interest is taken
in the studios, must appear to him noth-j
ing else but pure cruelly. A tyrannjj
that he is powerless to resist fastens l?vm
into a seat-for what? He is a reasoi?
able little creature and he can see no rea^
son whatever for this imprisonment.
There is no motive whatever. Men toil
fora motive. The child of five or six
years can have r.o motive for the school
toil, except to gratify the unreasonable
parent.
To make a child love school is impossi?
ble. To entice Iiis interest forth with
skillful effort is possible with almost any
child. By eight years old, say, he can be
maile aware of the great world into
which learning is the window. He loves
a story by that time. Ile wants you to
read to him as often as you can find
time these three or four years past. Now
tell him to read to himself. He wants
nothing so much as to "be a man like
father." Well, what does his father, all
day at the office? Ile practices this "hate?
ful arithmetic," adding and subtracting,
multiplying and dividing. You can't be
a man, my boy, unless you have whiskers
and know the multiplication table.
"You are us tall as I am." says his
mother; "but 1 am a woman, who can
adel and substract. Will you allow mo?
ther to distance you? You are head and
shoulders above little Tom. Equal him
in knowledge: he can speak a piece like
an orator." In short, you must and now
can easily touch his self esteem. Be?
sides, you will not succeed. And if you
should succeed, your child would be a
sort of unnatural creature, neither in?
fantile nor manly. Everybody can be
enticed, charmed, led into a good course
far better than driven.
"Why are not the good things all as
lovely as the bad things?" a child once
asked me. They are-far more so. Ig?
norance is hateful. Knowledge is love?
ly. But we are just beginning to pro?
ceed on th.is line in schooling. Ah. that
old red school house at the cross roads,
where many of us begun! Contrast its
hard bench, its small windows, its box
stove, rosy hot on one side and emitting
smoke through a crack on the other
contrast it with the new elegance of the
modem kindergarten. Think of the
mean books, the learning by rote with?
out a particleof understanding-the com?
mingling of bi_r boys and little, girls and
boys indeed: the culture of rudeness by
strength toward weakness: and I remem?
ber that even the pretty farmers' girls
took on bearish manners in the struggle
of the promiscuous playground. The
world moves. No one thing in this great
century deserves more notice than the
emancipation of the school child from
many of his woes which we fathers re?
member.
Yet the forcing process remains. Too
young, they are sent to school. Hear
me, all you ambitious parents! I plead
for a little more time to expand the
chest, to stretch the limbs, to preserve
and strengthe n the yoting eyes, to attune
the young spirit with a iure belief that
there is such a thing as having a good
jolly time in this toilsome world.
By every sigh that escapes a weary
man's lips: "I wish I were a child
again.** By every golden sky that glows
on woman's vision as she takes the back?
ward look. By the memory of sleep
that came as soon as we touched the pil?
low, ami a waking as fresh as a new
birth. By the echo of joy that conies
evi n now as you hear far off the cry of
"Iii spy!" and the shout of the victor in.
the happy games of the past that will
never come *o you again. By the hope
of "Saturday, and no school," which
thrilled you once asno hope of fortune
ever did in later, sterner years. By
sweet little friendship fit for the gods
alas, how many are broken never to be ,
restored! By all that childhood even
was to the most favored reader of these
lines, I pray you see that your child has
a happy childhood. And since school is
necessary, see to it that the school con?
forms to this purpose of yours. Let not
the teacher be a bandit to rob your child,
not the room a prison. In no one way
cnn you do moro to these godly ends
than by insisting that your little ones
simd not begin prematurely. Give them
time. Remember that time is theirs,
ll is you who aro hurried, for your time
is shortening. A child's time is yet
'one - Hankiev Harker in New York
Weekly.
Opposed to Mustaches in the Pulpit.
By the kindness of two of my nieces,
daughters of the late B. B. Hotchkin,
D. P.. your former Philadelphia corre?
spondent. I noticed a short article in
your issue from the pen of the Rev. Syl?
vester l'ow les. He says: "Deafness has
cottle so that I cannot hear common
preaching unless I si* near the speaker
and see his lips mow. ami then, if he ia
half barbarian ami don't shave his upper
lip. 1 can't understand much except
words winch have bor p in them that
bring his lips together."
Now my own ease much resembles his
I am two years his junior and very deaf.
I usually take a second seat from the
pttlp.it. and if the speaker has a clear
voice and no hair on the upper lip, I can
keep the run of the discourse very well;
but if he wears a mustache I get no
food.
lam phd there is one man who has
the courage to bring this subject up be
fon? the people. I personally know of
cases w here candidates for good pulpits^
have been rejected because of the mus?
tache on the upper lip.
To many in the house of God it looks
cranky, and is distasteful. No minister
has any right to despoil his voice by forc?
ing it to pass through a lock of hair be?
fore it reaches the ears of the audience.
- Evangelist.