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^oigs of pu??]u8f ^Succe^ful $o?$ CITY OFFICERS. D5i JULIUS A U>0D, XAYOR. ts now tkirty Sve years of aije. Though belonging to a South Carolin* family h was boro at LiucO?uton. N C. A? an eariy age he entered W??P .ii Col? lege and now holds a diploma <?f that institution After leaving VV?>fford he IM at rica la ted at the Medical College of South Carolina in Charleston, and WHS graduated frot? the batter institution in 187'J ams eu?ered at once upon the prac? tice of his profession in the upper t att of the State. itt the -pring of the year 1881 he moved to Summer where he has resided sit?ce B ginning August 1-t. : ISSI. Dr MO?H3 wa- f >r two years con? nected with this paper as its editor. In that conspicuous position he woo an eu- : viable reptttatioR for taleut and the ; breadth of his ideas. The increasing demands of bis professional dut ios com pelted him to give up his position as ! editor and devote Ids wh?'e time to hi- ? practice In I$85 Dr. Mood was elect- ! -ed Alderman of r.he town of Sumter ami fcas been a ut eua ber of the Council con- j sinuously siuce that ?itne. Up m the j incorporation of the town into a city : Dr. Mood was elected as head of the I new govern men?, thus enjoying the dis- ; tinction of heing the first Mayor of Sumter, which position he DOW holds ? Dr. Mood's iife amongst us has been j emineutly successful. Ile belongs to a ! family celebrated throughout the S'ate j for the talent and morality of its mem- j bers. The subject of this sketch has j proven himself no exception to these family traits He is the on?v living I son of the Rev ii M Mood of Claren- j don. atid, like tus farber, ts noted for al] those characteri.-tics that go to make | ap cl>e complete man. DR. A. J. CHINA, ALDERMAN*. The subject of this sketch occupies a po.-iti? n of prominence io our city io ? several respects, being a practicing physician, the proprietor of one of the largest drug stores io this section of the ? State, an alderman of the city, Presi? dent of the Sumter Building and Loan Association, and a Director in the Simonds' National Bink as well as in the Electric Light Co. ile is now ! about 50 years <>f age. bat has quite ! the look of a mu-h younger man. He began the *-tmiv of medicine at an early age under Dr Dargan, theo of Sumter, tiow of Creeoville When prepared by '-his course of < ince work for ma? triculation, he entend the South Car- j olioa Medical College, frog) which he j was graduated in The year \ after graduation be entered the Con- j federate service as assistant surgeon : and was thu* engaged throughout the \ war, h*?ng attached te the commands ? of Sydney J ?huston and l#rag<r [ti I this way Dr China acquired an experi? ence io surgery and th?- treatment "nci dent to camps and malarial surround ings whi?-h has served him well through all hi- practice Just, after the var he entered into copartnership with his father-in-law, the late A Anderson, in the drug business and at the same ti*ne commenced his Urge and successful career as a practicing physician. After the death of his partner. Dr. China succeeded to the business and has since conducted it alone. gives his drug business bis personal attentioo NEILL O'DONNELL, ALDERMAN. This young merchant, now in his thirtieth year, left the Emerald Isle early in life to cast the lines of his life io the new world, where the natives of his country seemed eminently fined to thrive His early education was re? ceived iu ireland, but. hi- business traioing exclusively in this country ;is a clerk in Ss m ter Sr.-.:, and arre? ward in the wholesale hoa?e of F. UT. Wa^ eoer & Co.. of Charleston. After tba death of 1\ .J. O'Donnell, a former merchant of this place which occurred in 1882, Mr. Neill O'Donnell re? turned to ^ujter to fsftb- the estafe ot the deceased After satisfactorily dis? charging this duty he formed a co? partnership with Mr. Frank O'Donnell, which lasted five years, when he boaght out the interest of t*:e latter and has siDce gone it a! -ne, retaining for his business however the old 6rio name of O'Donnell Si Co. He now occupies th' Old J. T. Solomons stand on Main Street, but has recently purchased a lot where he intends to build a larg" 6tore and spacious w:'.r?' house for his rapidly increasing business H:s business always large and pr fitable has more than trebled sit)'-" ls>'i Since the organization of the Sumter County Farmers' Alliance Mr. O Donnell bas beeo constituted the agent of that extensive organization, which circum? stance has a!.-o given an increased impetus to hU bu-tuess He has furnished to the Alliance of fbi*- County more than 50.000 yard- cotton bagging, and has materially assisted in other way9 in enabling the members of the organization to either h id or move their crop*. He is a heavy coff.OJ buy*r. His store is often almost bar? ricaded by great ramparts of the fl^cy staple piled oo the side w.tlk and streets ia front of it. Tho citizers of Sumter recognizing the sterling qualities which have made Mr. O'Donnell so successful in business, have given him a position iu the municipal government. Besides his position as au Aldermau nf the city, he i- one of the most active ami valued members of the ? >ar?i of Trade. D. JAMES WINN. ALDERMAN Prom ?neut among the uativt s >>? S.i;?? t-- whoh:;'e m oie their mark in business life, vee gladly place 1> James Winn n< \v thirty-iiioe years ot age Mr. Win ti was educate?! al Davidson (.'.?liege ami Baltimore A'ter twelve y?*ats in the el ?thing business with his father in this city, he accepte J tire more respon? sible position of general bu-ito-s M n: ager of ino Sumter C ?tton Factory, wheh he has heid ever since. 1 h. orgat?:zatioQ of this Cotton fc-tctory. no? one nf tue successful bu-iue? concerns of the city, was due to the untiling energy and labor of Mi V? inn hs "rgn.i?.:?'iioi wa- effected at a time when coi oa factories i:> South Ga roi ins? wt ie experimental. at;d people wer chary abot t investing their money in enterprises that had not been proven in the State In sp;;e of every obstacle Mr? Winn's persistence succeeded a? last., and his labors we;e rewarded with the presidency of the company and th> offi -e of geueral manager. A notice | of this enterprise is given elsewhere, j The success which has resulted from its i operation is due iu a great measure to : Mr Winn':- fine management anil his j devoti :u to its interests. He has con? sistently ke:it aloof from general p?>li tics, but his fellow erizeos of Sumt-r have reeogniz-d fiis business uualifica tions by electing him a member of tue ; board of Aldermen of the city. R A. BRAND, ALDERMAN*, son of Capt. W S. Brand, deceased, was born in Salem. Clareudou County, Dec. 21, 1808 His early childhood j was spent in Clarendon where he at? tended the County -cb' o'is At sixteen years of aire be entered school at fim monsville, where he remained tw<> years, lu Januar?, IST", he came to Sumter and obtained employment at the depot as a warehouse hand Here begao his career, in which there has boen no backward step Besides at tending thoroughly to the duties re ouired of him he acquainted ht:;.seit with railroad otSce work in i's severn! branches and at the sau:C tin .. a ?jaireii TI complete knowledge, of telegraphv. In 1878 he was made depot clerk, and in addition to that cfEee, the yar after. : telegraph operator After serving in ' !a>t mentioned position for some time Mr. Brand wa- seiit to M'a rion to take charge of depot at that place, but Sum- ! ter only managed to spare him two' months, whet! he returned to take charge of the depot here He is now the freight and ticket agent for the W. C. & A.. Central, and M & A Rail? roads Thus, we see, from his first en? trance into . ur midst he ha- been ideu- ' tified with the railroad- interest of our ci*y. Though sn devoted to the busi? ness which interests him personally, lie | has ev?-r been o*i the alert for the carry? ing out of any :;!an by which the pros? perity and enterprise of our town might ; be advanced. The people of Sumter showed their appreciation of bim by I electing him one of the ?ir.-t city alder? men in ISS3 He i* a? present Cap taiu of the Sumter Light Infantry. Mr. Brand's early career affords a striking : example of what indomitable pluck and ' energy, supported by sobriety aud true i moral worth can accomplish i - DAVID J W INN, i another of the old merchants of Sumter, j who until the last few vears, couducted i the only exclusive clothing and gents' ; furnishing goods house in Sumter Mr Wino is a native of Sumter, atol \ in l^Ki opened a tailoring establish ; meut here. At fir.-t alone, he six.ri after became a part uer iu Conway & , W inn : again fur a period alone, he i was succeeded by Wiriri <fe Clarkson. ? TIM'O in succession followed Brown. V. :no ? Co . doing a general merchan? dise a- wr il i- merchant tailoring busi? ness and this fi'rn wa- in turn succeeded by Laing. Winn & Go , which last went ?.ut nf bu-tness mi account of the war When Mr Winn re-estab lished the business, he did it alone, but sub.-euuently his son and L W Joye were a-sociated with him un j r th style of D -J Winn & Go He i- now alone again Mr Winn brought the f?r<f -t..'-k of clothing to Sumter ev. r introduced he e Iii- business now is carried on :n a store built and owned by bim on on . of the b st bu-ines blocks in the city Ii> house is pop? ularly known xs 'the old reliable. *' which is by te means a mi-nouier M r Winn gives bis personal a*t<ntioti tu the business, which is one of the best in the city, 'lhere are f?-w grown up men in this minty who have not ;it some p.-rr d nf th? ir lives worn a snit from "the old reliable." H:s stock of clothing, furnishing and pi. ce goods, is always up to th" top notch, and finds a hug- and ready sale amone the old and new cu-f ?mers of this p 'j.ular h ?use. ALTA'S. ? r MOSKS. Any mention of the r??j~:?i? -. hist >ry -.r trade interests of Suinter without giving the subject, "f th is sketch a prominent and honorable place ?ri the picture, would be ilk" presenting rio pi ay of Hamlet and leaving out the young i * J i ri *.? . -o' Denmark. A native of Sumter, an honored member of a family which lias been conspicuous in tho history of Su ml -r and South Caro? lina, although still a \ 'orig mau. Mr. Moses bas f?r twenti five years been identified with the mercantile interests of his native town He has -ron it grow fr-'ai village into the fud statu: J of a proud little city, all the time miking his own private iu?cro?fe kc^p step with the town'* progress, until now he is si? expanded as to adapt his business to the chanced circumstances about bim Mr Moses commenced his present business about fifteen years ago wit ii Mr M. E Coiieu. and five years later bought the entire busiuess His busiuess is one of genera! merehan liise an 'j while it is his especial care tn always be able to furnish ail the heavier plantation supplies, his other depart? ments will be found upon comparison equal t" any store iti this section of the Ma!?*. Il;' i> one (if cur largest cotton buyers on hi? own account besides being ?hf auf h'?riz? d buyer for the Sumter Citron Mills. ll'- is also secretary and treasurer of tin same company. I?< lias st vera] t:t:;ts bei n a member of the municipal c<?un<*il, is now or:.- of the largest stockholders and a director :ti he Bit. 'ii niter. of ?be Ii -ard <>f mi'missioners nf th'.' Sum? ter (irad.d Schorns. President cf the H ?rd ol Trade, i- now serving his s< c . >:. i r- rm i:i the IIou-i of Representa? tives an i altogether i? one of the most prominent hu i ic.-s mer?. In addition t.? ih?- Urge line "f business which Mr. Mu-. -s (?o?.i:U',ts ti? which wo have ;il li" w. 11 K. itir-iue a;, nv i' :.. s-, .ii!.-'' : HO! ?.??:.ii: MAU I i. m. i uuoKi 0 >>nuti. Mluubii WATCHMAN AND SOtTHKON OFFICE, CITY HALL. &0. ready allu-'el. he represents several first eiass insurance companies and does au underwriters" busiuess of no small amount. As much as he has accom? plished in the past we expect even greater things from him in the future, {ie bas bren so eminently suecess-ul that we begin to believe his re-ources of ali kin-Is inexhaustible j b ni Mt;. While not a native of Sumter, Mr. Craig lias been so long identified with the busine.-s of ?he city and countv that few know it Born in Fairfield County, he learned the trade of a cabinet maker early in life wi?h M II. Hoity of Co? lumbia, when ail cabinet making was done by band, and took his first step in business here, establishing himself in Iiis present stand at the corner of Main and (yana! streets as far back as 1S56 At first his budines* was smud, o .ring to the limited means of its proprietor, l ut as the yeats went by he grew pop? ular, strong aid widely known, and bis piace o? bu-*.ni's-, from being a small and unpvet-uti<?us shop, has become a large, commodious and thoroughly ap ?I'i'.trii p-tabii-huient, taking rank wiri; the li st iti th" country, both in it-; equipment and the skilled nature of Hi- bnciness premises, both d i ur, are always a marvel oj and bearin their very appear i? i-f orosperiiy. 11 is tra le i> :?d bv the geographic-?! limits this ?-out.tv but extend into the ad j-.limng c unties as Well, especially the County ol Clarendon where, for many years, hf has done nil the best busiuess in hi> line. A large proportion of the cheaper undertaking supplies to be found at bis establishment his own workmen manufacture under the super? vision of tlie proprietor IK- gives his large and increasing business, in ifs I every detail, his personal attention His natue is familiar in three counties, and everywhere that he is known is respected for his uprightness and busi j ?ness probity DC it A NT & BELITZER, a new firm dating its existence only a I few mouths back, is already taking a i prominent place in the business of Sum? ter. The st-nior member. A. C Du? rant, is a native of Biehopville, in this , county, where he now rendes, engaging with marked success in agriculture. Ile is a young man. but has won alreadv an enviable reputation as a sue , cessful planter. Mr. Arthur Btditzer, the junior atol resident member of the firm, lias lo-er. for the past eight years I a commercial traveler, and even now. while actively engaged in the personal superintendence of his firm's business I here, continues to sell the celebrated ! Big Augur Tobacco. The. business ot these gentlemen is that of deniers in : fut tiirure and house furnishing gonda. Their stock is most complete, embrac? ing every grade nf furniture, from thc \ best for which any demand is found, to that suited to the unan- o? poor people. Hudr extensive establishment on Main street presents one of the handsome.-t intoi inis of any store in the State. The j room-, originally provided for storing th? ir ^O'.'.ls. though ?;.. m ru ? "J i . .-j-. prov? ed utterly inadequate f r their immense stock 1 he needed room i> supplied by the additioi al accommodations furnished by the spacious rooms above the Bank .>i Sumter and a large ware house af the depot tilled with their goods. W M URAH A-M. Having for nearly lit) years been en? gage?] in supplying lover.- of rito- horses ?.uniter o ti i tho counties adjoining stork. Mr. (?tahaurs narnu lias in wit te C V'l'itl V 'll "U- W ll 'I nri i hi- judgment autb n'y ?ti Iii- line h' 'ir years alter be l?:-r entvr?-d his t.ie-rrit ??ti" of business ?tl lv7" willi Mr Kllis, he es'aolislo-1 him-- lt on his own account at his present stan 1 on lie publieati street and has almost every year found it necessary t ? increase his tacilifies tor handling bis increasing business, by enlarging his ob] toni lings atol erecting new oms Ibis year, in order to proper y conduct the carriage and buggy department "f his business lo- [?as erected a comm<>d?i?Us builditig for rlii-- purpose, just across th-- street from his stni.l.s At his e-tabh-hm-nt will ne found not only the fine siocK ri fer red to ab ?ve, but a line o| s?ock carefully selected by Mr liraham in person in tin; best stock markets, suited for all purpose-, and everything that could I"* desired in this connection from a four horse wagon a canopy t??pp< . phaeton, ol I; "io a wliab'bonc whip to :i set of silver-moutited harness Mr. (?ra h a tn nearly always makes ex hi bit.H of his stoek at the Statt; and (%?uut\ fairs m ?hi- seetion and never fail- to take un?*, and "f'> :i sev< ral, ..f the bes! premiums of! i ? ?1 o in IIOKVOI If AI n?>r more than -ix*. H u by has he. n etigagei business ol selling h i - gram, hay and Stock food, and vehiele of all kinds and ?ti '?iii Mm* h i.- built 4 Mr resent nuiles. up one of the large?I businesses" iii that ?ine in the State, extending, as. it lines, over the territory embraced i ri t he several counties surrounding Sumter. Mr. Uar hy, now in middle life, is a na? tivo of "".muter and a member of a family which bas been prominent in business and social circles in Sumter for a li ?if century. In bis present business, Mr. ; Harby bas hit upon that line of work which seems to eminently suit him. His large and ?pick saies enable bim ; to keep always the latest and newest of I everything iu bis line. Col. L Broad j dus, originally a son of Kentucky, j but for a number of years a citizen of ! Sumter, together with Mr. li. has es- j tablished u branch business at Camden, j which, like the business herc, has met j with gratifying success. l'util recently Mr, liai by has been largely engaged , in the lumber business, but the increas j ing demands of his stuck business re- ? quiring all his time he withdrew from j that business. Mr. Harby has already j been mentioned as one of the directors of the Simonds "National Hank, and his name is always found among the promoters of any enterprise looking to the building up of the City. A A S.'I/'M"\S. This merchant bears a name which has been familiar to the business circles of the State for nearly a half century Mr Solomons has been engaged in a general mercantile business for more rhan forty years His house has long been a business landmark of the town, and like the sturdy oak. age only in? creases its strength and dimensions It has withstood tho storms and panics unhurt, and to-day exhibits a virile s'reugth and vigor, creditable alike to its proprietor and thc county from which it draws it* support. A visitor to the store, which occupies one cf the best situations in the city, can certainly find much to interest him. The various de? partments are well classified and a tour of inspection through the different apartments ?S like visir in g three or four separate establishments. All this busi? ness is carried on under the immediate j personal supervision of Mr. Solomons, who bas maintained il in its present J proportions through all the vicissitudes j of time and seasons. Mr. Solomons is now advanced in life, but his business acuteness, tas'e and intelligent compre? hension nf all the wants and needs of a ; trading public are unimpaired While j we are well aware that Mr Solomons is j averse to anything like notoriety, he is one of the men who has made Sumter, and is justly entitled to a prominent place in this picture of the city's busi ! ness and material prosperity. FEUDIN \ND LEV?. In the subject of this sketch our j sister county Clarendon has furnished , us with one of our most progressive, j energetic and successful young nier 1 chants. Mr Levi, now in the twenty , eighth year of his age. like most j Isrealites, has had ali his youthful ! training directed to mercantile life. His father. Mr Moses Levi, has been : the leading merchant of Manning for i more than a quarter of a century, and j has Ben: out hom bis horne and im ! meuse business house many sous who : are now occupying positions of prom ' inencc, honor arid profit in business, ; none of whom have taken a better stand ! rhan Ferdinand, who has now become 1 our own. Ile was educated at the 1 Charlotte, N C Military Institute and j j in the city of New York, but the most ? j valuable part of his education was re- j I ceived in actual business with his I farber. Moving to Sumter iti the i spring of 188S. Mr. L vi commenced : business at his prescrit stand Ot) Main Street bel-w Liberty, occupying ; a handsome brick building. His house j is now in its second year, and his trade j has been on the flood tide ?ver since its I inception. His success would be con I sidered pheuominal in any cher city j ; than Sumter, having increased in one i . year over fifty per cent He is a ? dealer in general merchandise, and farm supplies, and a large cot tori buyer His trade is largely cash, but he does a safe lien credit business in addition J to his cash trade The interior of his j store shows the ma-ter hand uf a j trained merchant. M. O. UYTTEN'KKKO, OK J UYTTKXBERC & SONS i* one of the oldest and best known firms in the city arni is composed of Joseph Kyttenberg. Marcus (J Rytten berg. Marry Kyttenberg and Abe Kyttenberg lt was organized and commenced business in Sumter during the year 1 v'<>7 in the building under Mas?me Hail on Main Street, next to corner of Liberty which the (inn soon after purchased and continued their business lhere until they wen; burned . oit by the great fire which swept away s" many obi landmarks of Sumter in 1S7? After this disaster the firm moved to rhe brick store of ibo Kicker block. 1 he accommodations afforded by this building soon became too small for the rapidly increasing bu-incss . .f t?o- (ji m au,J they tlo ii moved into tie- .1. T Solomons store, where O'Donnell & Co no? are, where they con tum? d until the fall of 1 KSti. During that year they built their pre? sen! handsome building on the corner of Mun arid Liberty Streets This building is nu*' of the han Isomest bnsi ness bouses in Soul h Carolina - ii is-two -toiies high, one bundled and thirty feet deep with an L of fifty feet and II waie room al rhe rear twenty by seven? ty feel run-ling I :n-k to the (Vuri House Squa re I'he ai ea e ? \ ? i > I b\ I li is t III - UH Use -fi uer Ul 0 J > I) I Mill s-p il < feel and sides I hi- hui) ling lin y lia ve ;i A ate li io i-eat depot |oi storing heavy goods s-? hy Itu t et. Th- are Heenire and liol li of rhe build.lig is fiisl el.i m a!' i e-t, ?o.. The bl iel; I r the .? nS'rueii 'O o! Hie btiodittg weil1 n?an ufae* o red by I he !; ri?. ioi tin ir ht !.*k yard JU-' a ?fie he\.o.d the Iurii's o| t ti .- erv The ti in ?.; .1 )',\f tenhei g .V. Sotis i* li??w at; i i as been ! o (he last fen years, doing i he la?g*sl genera i in. i eha;:dise businc-s in :l :- etfv eui [dov ing lo s:desui' ri In addition lo r j. iv ' r J ,:i ?i,. -s .0 g> ti et-, I m ? r eh ifidise I} i. y ;i 11 : : g ; I y I u * el -,.<! ed ni ld i nt i eg, f\\U og :;ud i-aim.ng Hie Un-st phi ri ta rin :n rhe county, known a- th-- li oe Hill Plantation, containing li.S.t'D act. s if rho best cotton land, where they raise tho ti I .;)!'D bales of cotton a year, besides rth< r nrodue?. < 'hi- plautatioa :h. y also conduct a mercantile business ami have a Bteam gin and grist rn ill. Theil large brick yard just outside the ci13 limits, known as th? Sumter Brick 1 ard is one of the Icadin* industries ni this comnjuniry. Most nf the brick that have been used fur a number ol vrais in building in this city, were mau ufactured by this ii itu. They ship brick to ail p. inis ahmg t?ie different lines of railroads-to Charleston. Wil? mington and (leo-getown. They have now on hatiil about one million brick. The railroad has built a blanch track directly into their yard where thc brick are loaded at. the ?east possible expense. This industry has assumed such propor? tions lately as to become an important and profitable feature of the firms gen C. eral business. Possessing large means, they employ their wealth with a public spirited liberality. Thesenoir of the firm resides in Baltimore wileri he has beeu for the last thirty years. Marcus G., ?hose portrait appears at the head of this notice, who was the first member of the firm who came to live in Sumter and inaugurated the bu-iness here, has for more than three years past lived in New York city, spending the fall and winter in Sumter. The other members of the iii m reside here permanently superintending the affairs of their grow? ing business Until January, 1889, Mr. J E. Itytienberg wis also con? nected with the firm, having chief con? trol, but withdrew from the business and has since been traveling in Europe. The resident members of the firm are ail young men, and are thoroughly abreast with the progressive era DOW settitig in for Sumter. Liberal and comprehensive in their views, they are ever at the front in all schemes and enterprises for the advancement of our city's fortunes. Such men as the Ret? tenbergs are potential forces in any community and Sumter could ill afford to spare a single oue of them. KIXGMAN* & CO. This firm is composed of Geo. L. and Chas W Kingman. Both received a public school education in Charleston, their native city and entered upon mer can'ile pursuits curly in life in various capacities. Mr (reo. L , the seuior member of the finn, iu the clothing line in his native city, and after re? maining there seven years and master? ing all the details he joined his fortunes with those of the leading Baltimore clothing house, with which he is still associated and in whose interests he travels throughout this State. The business experience of the junior mem? ber began as cierk and salesman in a large retail house in Charleston where he remained long enough to acquire an iotimate knowledge of th? methods of mercantile business, wheo leaving there he accepted a position as traveling salesman for a Baltimore Dry Goods house. Not finding traveling congenial he again entered the retail business in I880 in the employ of the late Mr. Wm Bugin, of this city, with whom he continued until the formation of the present co-partnership in ISSI Their business here has been very satisfactory, atid '.bis year shows an increase of 3 - i .V per cent. They carry a complete stock of general merchandise, offered at small margins. These gentlemen express themselves as well pleased with Sumter. The trading public have treated them well and here they will remain. The resident member of the firm is as much distinguished for his genial social qual? ities as he is for his business capacities. in the selection of his assistants he has displayed a discriminating taste and :-judgment, and the public are served at his counters with promptness, dispatch ! aud courtesy. C. I HOYT & BKO. Although both members of this firm \ are young men. the jewelry business ! which they conduct so successfully, is i one of the oldest business houses in the city, having been established nearly seventy years ago by Mr. Freeman j Hoyt, the father of the present propri? etors, Messrs. C. ?. and H. A. Eloyt. i From the former it passed into the ! hands of Mr O. F. Hoyt and from him I to the senior member of the present I firm, thus becoming the golden link which connects the present with a dis? tant past, and runs like a thread in the woof of Sumter's business history, i The memory of our oldest inhabitant is scarcely long enough to recall the be? ginning of this flourishing house. Both proprietors, reared iu the business, I knowing it to be their future vocation, i are, needless to say, practical and skill I ed workmen and give their repairing j department their personal supervision, j There is scarcely an old family watch or article of jewelry in thc two counties j of Sumter and Clarendon that has not ! passed through the hands of this house j They always have handsomely displayed j in their cases goods in their line adapf : ed to the first class custom they enjoy. ! In social and business life these forfu : nate young men seem to lack nothing ! to be desired. Always bidding the ! perfect confidence of the public, their j methods of mercantile dealing are un? impeachable and they have always ; maintained unsullied an honored Dame i inherited from their father. t. w. F ??.SOM. is still another of the young men of Sumter, who has made his mark in business. Mr. Folsom is now thirty years nf age The Jewelry house ot which he is now Std?; proprietor was f.Mi nd ed in 1 SliS by F. Il Folsom. In ISSI the present owner became a part? ner atn! the firm bute the name nf ]. ll Folsom k Bro. Ar the death of tin1 Senior member, which occured ia-t year. Mr L W. Folsom succeeded to the business, winch he now conducts imder his own name. Th's store is advantageously situated on M lin S : 1 ? ct a few doors South of Pepubli.-an, and 1 s a perfect gem for the storage an 1 display of many gems I he .-'gu ol :io' leg watch, who*e lian ls are ruo bj the wino-, i- the handsomest sign in the coy and is in keeping with the enterpi ?sing character ol the proprietor Mr Folsom, besides keeping a full and splendidly assorted stock ol ail kind* of Jewelry/, is an exp.11 need and skili e I si!vi I sinn h. 1 le d . s ?minen-e :nn "Ont of this class of work and justly ti j ' \ s the i.-pu i a : i. 01 ol a com pe ton? alni 1 :..!..!';! workman ll-' keeps up with thc changing taste ? the tunes, an i there 1- always something new and sur j iistng at I-.' ls 0:1 s K. w. itt: MU! \ M The machine shops of Iv. W ?1 r -1 i - hun always pies..nt a busy, bustling scene Mr Biadham 1- a young man full ..f e.ncgy and rn tr rp i-f. aod keeps go'ifit? all the time He eau make al? most anything from an ax helve lo a steam engine, and, by hard blows and , faithful work, '.ns w ti <ju:te an envia? ble r?putation in the town and surround i;:g country The redeeming feature ..( hi.-- ? -ik -bops i-, i hal wotk it* dc liv ercd according to promise, and ao hou? es t face ?9 the guarantee of an honest job, Ki g ht or ten workmen are kept busy ali the lime, and .-ince the IQ cep tiou of the ei.terprise if bas grown con? tinually, until now Mr. Brad ham is almost a monopolist. It cannot be said that Mr. Hradham is a specialist. Very few j lbs in wood or iron are too hard for him, and all is ground that goes to his. mill. Most of his customers come away pleased and are ready to go back again when in need of his help. Those wh'/iie horses need shoeing, whose: wheels or engines or vehicles arc out of j repair can have their work done by } competent workmen, and under Mr. ! Brad ham's directions. His shops with steam power appliances, are located on Liberty street, a few doors West Oi I Maio. R. IV DURANT & SOX. For a number of years these gentle- i men were the only merchants of our City who dealt exclusively in hardware. It was admittedly an experiment when they started their enterprise, but the i wisdom of it bas been more than justified by the extent of their business. Re- j cently they have removed to more com-1 mod ions quarters and have opened out a I stock of goods which it is but truth to i say would do credit to any city in the \ South, Stoves, both for'cooking and heating, tinware, cutlery belttug, every j sort and description of hardware may j be found on their ample shelves or j displayed on the expansive floor of their ! mammoth establishment. Guns of the j best and newest description, pistols of ! the most improved patterns, game bags, cartridge belts, and all other kinda of sportsmen's goods are sold by them at prices that are obliged to be satisfactory. Indeed, with their own polite personal supervision of the business, and the j able assistance of their genial employees, it is a pleasure to trade with these gen? tlemen, especially when you kuow that things are exactly what they are rcpre- j sented to be; and in spending your I money with them you kuow you are I getting your money's worth. SCHWERIN & CO. The gentlemen of this firm, of whom i ll. Schwerin is the active member and business manager, were the first to ! recognize the Deed here of a wholesale grocery and grain house and to supply it, by starting one a few months since The scheme has taken like wildfire and j this house is now engaged in supnlying au extensive trade iu this and adjoining j counties among the farmers and the j smaller merchants. A feature of this business which is meeting with gratify? ing results is what is termed '"nackage sales*'-that is the sale of groceries and other goods ?D smaller quantities than wholesale-yet at wholesale prices. This bouse in the short time of its ex? istence has already become deservedly popular. C E STUBBS. When it comes to cotton buying, it is impossible not to know that the subject of this sketch is one of the best and most widely known purchasers of the ? fleecy staple now living in the interior j of our State Ail through snd over this ! C 'Utity, Kershaw, Clarendon arid Dar- j liogfon, the name of C. K. Stubbs is a j familiar household term, and nobody ever undertakes to sell a bale of cotton j iu this market without getting him to make a bid on ir. It would be safe to say that .Mr. Stubbs buys more than a third of all the cotton that is sold in Sumter, and with the ever growiog ond improving facilities at his command, there is practically oo limit to the range of his purchasing power. Mr. Stubbs bas business connection.- with Charles? ton, Wilmington. Norfolk, New York, and even with European houses, which j of itself speaks volumes for him a?d his j capacity in business. Ile makes it his duty, as it al.-o is his pleasure, to see : that none go away dissatisfied. By i these methods, having once secured a customer, he is enabled to keep bim, \ an?! thus from year to year to add new ; laurels to an already famous name j famous for good prices aud just dealing. ? J. II WIN nu UN t as a photographer is pronounced by I those who have patronized him, a suc I ce.-s. Ile has been engaged in the pho I tograph business since his childhood. ; both iu Georgia, his native State, and I here. Ile has not yet completed his j second year in Sumter, yet his gallery ; is crowded with work. A specimen of his work is presented in the engravings ; in this issue, the photographs for ivhich ! were taken by him. As a photogra I plier. Mr Winburn Ins proven himself ! a good artist, prompt and reliable. I J. li CARR. j Mr. Carr is among the foremost me? chanics and building contractors in Sumter. Mc is a native of North . Carolina. Coming to Sumter about ten ' years ago. he has made this his home since. On every street in our city fine residences and other buildings testify to the .-kiil id' Mr. Carr. Me does a large contracting business in his line in the adjoining counties and has constantly under contract as much work as he can attend to. Me is now engaged in the erection of some of th.- handsomest pri? vate residences ever built in this city Me is firmly established in the business of Sumter. [A-OXTIXUEP ns EI.TU rn J\U:K. ? WATCHMAN Al SOUTHRON JOB PRINTING P A R T m E N T WE carn a large and com " i?!et.e stock of ( 'ards. Knvelopes " and Paper. Trial -lusticc's "and other Wanks. All work oadd< >t \\ hen so 01 der? d. KKTTKK I!KAPS . V > t K I! I". \ !>S ? . . lilTTL Fi K AT'S s? I \ I KM KNTS KN\ KK?KKS i S\? ITATl? ?NS IN e; ? ! .!;s II v \ ! > \: \ I.i .s UK? ? !i'!S riirt i i.\ us l ' A VJ PUCK I'S !.'< ?I I M KS rARPS TAtiS IS COMPLETE. I wv U : Ki's a specialty. We have faci?; ?es tor thc prom pt and correct execution f th:- class of work. Constitution .-'.nil -, Laws nea riv printed anil bound. Rsit .;:< cheerful h furnished, on application FOR THE T?&??Mt of Diseases ?? lsctrici?j. I Much interest is now being manifest*d in a j ' new treatment by electricity ?br all ?1 i?eM-es. J ' Ti.e Electropoise is the name of this wonder- j ' fui instrument. It has already gassed, th*- j ; experimental stage arni h*s proved a, gteat i success wherever and whenever usti. The!' process of treatment is hy negative electricity. } Results are the t'est arguments, am] the. in-M st ru ment has accomplished wonders in its ' ! treatment of ail kinds of d;se?is<-s. The best i ' of testimonials are in the possession of the j 1 E'.ectro-Libi it ion Company. Up to the i 1 present tune no effort has been m?-ie to ad- i ' vertise tue Eiectrot oise. It 1ms advertised ' . itself. Wherever one has been placed orders j ( for more have b??en sent in. D. B. Anderson, j ? formerly ot Sumter, ii C., hut now ol Nash ! i ville. Tenn., is one of the representatives o? ! ' the Electro-Liurniion Company. j ' It ir particularly recommended for dvsnep- j 1 sia, insomnia, nervousness, rheumatism and ; ? tien rp.! fi ia, hay fever, asthma, heart disease ' ! eatarrab, tumors, Bright's disease, d*opsv, j ' weakness of ail kinds, especially of females. ! ' sick headaches, constipation ami hiiiious ? ' complaints. ''All malarial troubles quickie ! ? vanished, and new life and vigor are infused." j 1 C;enrs the complexion, giving a healthy volor. i : Chronic invalids are especially invited to give i ? an account of their cases, no matter how i affected, or to what stage the" have progress- ! ; ed. They make a specialty of ?rfcatirg phy- ? 1 sudan's abandoned cas^-s. and eire oiseuses j : that medicine will not touch. It is claimed ; 1 to correct every disorder of the hum *n s\s- . tem. True, it can't m*ke new lungs, hut i consumption in its early stages may te ? checked. j I Tiie Nashville Daily American of r?cent j date contained an article in regard to the Electropoise from which the following extract j is taken : I "Mostextraordinary faith in the Electro-! poise was demonstrated last fill by Dr. Sanche and Mr. Webb, who went to Jackson- J viii?, Fla , to treat yellow fever patients, j They bad annoying trouble by the authorities, : but were persistent. Although Dr. Sanche j had before that much experience in the treat- j ment of the disease and stood well in his ; profession, "the President of the Board ol j Health would not allow the treatment until j Mr. Webb would agree to take the first ! twenty cases diagnosed by regular physician's ? and of pronounced yellow fever, and that he ? would go to Camp Perry on the first deatii." j To this extraordinary demand Mr. Webb con- i sented and the risk and expense in every way were all without a cent fee in any respect. : Mr. Webb had not been acclimated and from . the first occupied a house in which there were j several sick of yellow fever. (Jver eighty cases were treated and but one is believed to have failed from reasonably fair opportunities j to get well. It was applied to two who had black vomit already and a third one relapsed through imprudence who had been practically cured." The Alabama Christian Advocate contained the following : "Dr. Beard, rector of the Episcopal Church. Birmingham, says : I t?ke pleasure io saying that the Electropoise has given rae substan tinl benefit. An attack in September of what was called neuralgia of the stomach find bow? els, accompanied with much pain and con? stantly increasing fever, was permanently re? lieved within twenty-four hours, after ail j other remedies had failed to arrest the disease. As to my geaeral health, which had been im? paired by an overstrain of the nervous system a year or two ago resulting: in nervous pros? tration, a decided improvement followed the use of tbe instrument." 1 The following extract is from a letter from Dr. King, of New York, to John X. Webb, President Electrc-Libration Co. : t '.I ara treating experimentally a number cf ! my Wall street patrons for brain fatigue and j general debility to give them some idea what ! the instrument can do in the hands of one i who understands it. I ara treating a case of i secondary syphilitic eruption ou the body i and face with the roost prompt and satisfac ! tory results. We can do very little vith l medicine in this disease and I look with as I tonishment at the effect of the Electropoise j upo i it. I see a great future here for the I Electropoise. Refer every one you like to me.': j President John X. Webb, Secretary A. N. I j Webb, and Col. J. E DuBoiseare now laying j j the foundation to put the Electropoise in every j nook and corner of the world. I Mr. Anderson has an office at No. 4, Berry j j Biock. Nashville, Tenn., and will take pleas- i ! ure iti exhibiting the Electropoise and ex- j j plaining its operations. The Electropoise j may be tented but is not for Sale. MASTER'S SALE. I State of South Carolina. ! SUMTER COUNTY. IN rut: COUKT OF COMMON PLEAS. \ Fredi riele S. Reames and others - Finintiif*, ao'tinst II. Mason litanies ! and "tin t s-Defendants. 1)Y VIRTTE of H decretal order made in ? the a'-ove entitled cause uttd .lated OVtO I t.vr 2b'h. 1 wid sell at public auction I i in trot t of ihe Court House in tt e Cit} of j Sumter ie said State, on Monday. December I 2nd, i Sst?-being Salcsday- between the j '? hours ot ?I n'eiock in t !:e forenoon and 5 \ o'clock in the afternoon, the following prem? ise*, to wit : i "Ail that tract of land situate in Slid . , County ae.d State, containipg one hu nd ted \ and fourteen and one-hall acres more '? ni less, bounded now or formerly b> ?ands nf Mrs. Mars Carrigan, J. R. Phillips, A. S j j Brown, Mrs. Vinson, the Estate of W. R j j Snann and Henry McRea, the Said tract >f j I land having been surveyed by .l imes P. Mcil? waine |>. S.. on the loth day of iVtober, If?stc?, nmi designated on the plat ??f the same and other lae..ls made by him of that date as Lo? No. 2. and Loi No. 3." Tei ms ot Sale - C >sh. Purchaser to ten for trie. JOHN S. RICHARDSON". N.iv ?. 1SS??. Master for Sumter Co. MASTER'S SALE, j State of South Carolina. COUNTY OF sj UM TER. Cou KT OF COMMON PLEAS. Frederick L Grten and tithers- Plain ti;}'.<. tr/jiiinst Jame* ll. Colclough j and < it ft i rs -Def mit an f*. I>, VIRTUE ot a decretal order made in ) lin- above entitled cause and dated '.''i'll I ?ci . ISSI?. 1 \*n? sell at public auction in frontot the tam rt House in the Town of Sum? ter, in said St:ii'?-. on Monday. Peeenihei Jmi. Ij?^?)._being Salcsday- between the hours of j I l o'clock in the forenoon and r> o'clock in : ihe afternoon, the following parcel of land sitna'e in Sumter County and State of South 1 Cn r?>? i it a. to w it : Lot No 10. on the General P at of the linds belonging to the Ks:-ite of John A Colclough, on file in the Clerks ellice o* Sum tei County in the case ol Eliza M Col? clough against .lane's Henry Colclough and j others. Sod Lol No 10. bounded on the North hy Lot No. s. on said Plat : North East bv hinds formerly of Pr PuRoseand , separated therefrom by the public road lead? ing ft om the pi iv oj Sumter lo the former res- ; ..?.-..?' .?? John \. I'olelough : on the Hast o. i South Ivis: by Lot No ll. on said Hat : . n ?he Sott'i bx Lol No ll. on said Plat, nml efl the Wesi !-\ a parcel of 50 ?cresol latid convex cd to J W. Wesberrv by John M Tindil. Shel iff. under the order of the (Non t tn ide in said case of El 7. \ M. Colclough a gai n*i James Henri Colclough and others Tue said I. o No 1 o cont.:;,,iiignow four n dred and Horty seven r4."?7? acres no re .ir less, and the said l..'t No IO being the lol former!v Sold t.. Isaac McLaugh in, but bid nevei complied with. Terms ot sue- < ?ne third Cash, and balance j ona credit of one vear. with interest from dav cf Sale. Tin-credit [?ottion to te secured b\ the l oud of the purchaser and a mo: lg ige of the promis? s. The purchaser to pay for all necessary papers and foi recording mortgage. i .Ti MIN S RICHARDSON, y0v :?:'">. Maatei fi i Sumter Co. ! MASTER'S SAL? State of South Carolina* SUMTER COUNTY. COriiT OF COMMON PLEAS. Kati'e O'Donnell and Ella M. J Mc G-ainnis-Puiint?7**, cgavust Annii O' Ne ill-Deft n dont, BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made id* tiff ?hove stated case and dated October ?o. ij, lbS?, I will seil at public u-uCiion i.i 'root of the Court House in the Ci'y of Su?? ter, in said State, on 5foa<3?y, December 2nd. [SS?,-r?c!ntr va'.esday-fcetween the hours of ! I o'clock ia the forenoon and 5 o'clock ia the afternoon, thc following prt:::)i:C:s. to wi? :. No. 1. That lot on Liberty Street in the*, '.'itv of'Suroter and ''having a front fBerecn of [2*i) thirty feet, more oriels, and runtiif'? jack to the dwelling hons?? lot, 105 feel murs' >r less, and composed ot two lots, one con? veyed to J he SH!=1 William Bugin by Johannah Dowling before the marriage of tlie said W? iara Dogin aad Johannah Dowling and a tot ronvayed to him the said W??snj Ii /gin by lohn O'Connor, rde*d recorded ia the Ra? ster's oiiice, S C S C., in Book 22, P??L* 7}' svhich lot (composed of the said two la-i uentioned lot-) includes the wa^on v.ev. ...hich as the Testator (William Bogin) in' ?aid third clause (of hi* will) stated, I call the Dowling Lot and includes 'he wagon v.?V ?hieb is now Oeing used as such arid is above ' ?eferred to, and which I" will ar d declare to* ?e (9) nine n-ei in width from Liberi} Street* to nu Dwelling Hut;se Lot ?nd to '-e. ? con? non ri?lit of way tu arni for t"e benefit cf ??id Dowling Lot, my Dwelling Ho&ee L* *? md ray ii. i? k Store house lot." No 2. Also tinU lot on which is situ? ated the late residence of William Bogi^, de-" ceased, in the City of Sumter, in said Count* and State. ar d described in the Said third" clause of his will as "runoing from Main to Sumter .-?.ree*?, bounded on the Nord; hy my Brick Store house and Lot (which store bouse' lol is io run tweoty-?f?-fert bark of arni t e' same width as said brick ctore bous? and ai.-./ include the common ns?* of Wagon Way frota* Liberty Street and hereafter mot?1 particularly described} on tire North also by the lot con? veyed to me by tb** sai' Johannah before our marriage a?d by other lots : bounded on the West hy Sumter Street, on the South by lota of my daughter Elia McGuinnis and by my ?ot facing Main Street, on which is the wood? en Store house occupied ny me before movinjf into roy brick smre (which lot runs ha (ic about 1 11 feet and is more parth-ularly here-' i:ia!;er described) and bounded on the K?st by the wooden store bouse lot and by Mah? Sireet and by the brick store house lot above described." No. 3. .' Iso that lot of lund in Faid Ci'v, County and S'ate, Ivinrj South of the Ii R. depot bounded on the West by the extension of Main Street below the R il. d?-pot.on the' North hy Street and on the East and South by the lot? of Stubbs and Andrews, on' w hich ''lhere are five tenant houses." No. 4 A'so ''a paree! of about thirty-one acres of land, being a pare*] containing forty acres which was conveyed to the said \V i j hum Bugin by the Sheriff of thc said County, by deed recorded in the office of the Register of Mesne Conveyances for said County in Book C. at pape 2?0. less ei>:ht ?nd three-fourths acres, convened by the said William Bogin to tiie Sumter Park and Agricultural Associa? tion of Sumter, S. C., on the 19th day cf Mav. 1830." No. 5. ? 'so "a parcel of twenty-five acres, more or less, aoout three miles Hast of the City of Sumter, bounded on the South by lands deeded in trust to G. S. C. DesChndps (recorded in Book R) on the North by lands, now or formerly, of Wm. Chandler and Wo. Lewis, on the West by iand of Pringle and on tire East by jami formerly of F J. DesChamps. which w.? conveyed to the said Willi im Bo^in by Mrs. A. C Smith hy deed" recorded in the said Register's office, in Book R. R. at page 254." Also, "the household and kitchen furniture' and all other chattels pertaining to the resi? dence, yard, garden and stable" of the late William Bogin. Terms of sale-The personal property for cash. The real estate or property for one half cash, and the balance on a credit of one year, bearing interest from the dav of sale, payable annually until the whole be paid, to be secured by the bonds of the respective pur? chasers and his or their mortgages ot the par? cels purchased, with the privilege to any pur? chaser to pay the whole in cash. The pur? chasers to insure and keep iusured against loss or damage by fire, the buildings on the" parcels of land in the City of Sumter above' referred to, in such amouuts as shall be fixed hythe Master, and assign the policies of in? surance to the Master as additional security for the payment cf their respective hoads. The purchasers tc pay for ail necessary papers and for recording montages. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Nov. 5, 18S9. Master tor Samt? Co. MASTER'S SALE. State of South Carolin?, COUNTY OF SUMTER, Is THE COURT OF Coin ON* PLEAS. E. II Frust. W B. Ernst rod E. D\ Frost, copartners, as E. II. Frost <?" Company-Plaintiffs, against J. li. Paris- A ft lull nt. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above entitled cause a:.d dated Ucl. 2o'th. l^St). I will sci: ai public auction, in front of ihe Court House in the City ot Sumter, rn said State, orr Monday, December 2nd. J8S9,-being Salesday-between the hours of ! 1 o'clock it! the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following prem? ises, to wit : '.All that tract of land lying in said Co?ntyy and State, containing one hundred a?rese more or less: bounded on :he nor?? by Q. P. D-ivts and Cloy Watson : East by Big Beave? D im : South and West by - T- rms of sate-Cash. The purchaser to r>*?v for to'es. JOHN S RICHARDSON. Nov. r>. 1SS9. Master for Sumter Co. MASTER'S SALE, State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER, Ix THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Sarah Ann Dinkhis-Phi i uti if, against Charles ll. Jones and ot ht rs - Ih tt ndants. {) V VIRTCE of a Decretal Order rnr.rle il? ) the above entitled cause, ar d dated Oct. ?oin, 1SS9. I will se!! at public auction, in trout ot the Court House, in the Citv of Sumter, in said State, on Mondav, Decetn 1 or. 2nd. I SS;*. - being Salesday - between ihe hours ot ll o'clock in the forenoon, and 5* o'clock in the afternoon, the following loi ct III ? I ired ot land, to wit : '.All that lot o' land, with dwelling house' and out-buildings tn? reon, situate in the town ; lew ci ty ) of Sumter. County nf Sumter and' State aforesaid, bounded North by lot of Hora.c Hartn ; Etsi by let of Mrs. P?xton: a :?i lot of Marfon M?dse : South by lot cf Miss Lewis and 'ot ol Mrs Flow? rs, and West* by liai bv A venue." Terms ot Sale-Cash. Purchaser to p*v f;*r titW. JOHN S RICHARDSON, Nov.."?. 1SS9. Master for Sumter Co*. MASTER'S SALE. ~ State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN TFTK COURT OF COMMON PLEA*. .Lir.pi, ?ine E I.'ri?-Plaintiff against Charles II. donen and others-Pe f ltd,riffs, ?"j>Y VIRTUE of a Decretal Order m?de in' ) ?be above entitled cause .T.<? da?? d Oct. .'.o i. 1 Ss:?. I will sr!l ::t public auction in from ol the Court House-in ?he Cit v of Sum? ter in ??bl State, on Monday, Decembei 2nd, !-s?.-heing Salesday-beiween ihr houri ot ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock irr the afternoon, the following pnrcel or tract of land, to wit: ' A ! that parcel or linn of 'ar.d situate, }y\u? ??nd being in Providence Township, in Siin:': r (*ounty and State aforesaid, contain? ing '.'ne Hundred acres, buttii g and bounded "nv land's of VT. W Bovkin. Vnieau A Jones, Robley A Cook. The* said W W. Boikin being to the East of the said tract, Cook to? the We>?, Mobley to fhe SOM;!I, mid Mrs. V. A J mos to the Not rh." Terms of S ile - OasH Purchaser to pav ?or tir'^i. JOHN S RICRARDS^N Nov rt I?53 Ma.-it: tor Su??t*H