WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8. Entered at the i*ost Office at ?Sumter, S. G., as Second Class .Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. B. Curtis-Look ont Again. Frank While-Strayed or Stolen. A. S. & W. A. Brown-Fertilizers. ?Est. of Ellen Ramsey-Citation Notice. Sank of Sumter-Qaarterly Statement. A B. Stucky, Agt.-Sale of Law Books. .A. P. Lsvy & Co-Co-partnership Notice. Personal. ^THss Janie Sanders entertained ber friends ?last evening at whist. Mrs. T. C. ScaSe hts gone to Carterville to -spend awhile. Mr. Sidney ?Fraser, Georgetown, is in the city. Miss Lucv Barron, of Manning is visiting Mrs. W. H. Tates. Capt. A. P. Vinson has moved his family to Sumter. Mrs. Shipman, (.;:? Miss Genie Venning) is j .ou a visit to her parents in the city. Mr. C. P. dsteen-fcas gone on a visit of a i few weeks to Tennessee and Alabama. Mr. John Mi Queen is in the city visiting j :his macy friends and relatives'*: wing here. ? Mr? Carrie Sanders, ol Florence, is visiting j ?ier sister, Mrs. Rebecca Sanders ia this city. ; Mr. W. S. Manning, of Spartanburg, was ? Seen on our streets yesterday in -company with I his brother, Mr. Richard Manuing, of Clareu- ; ?don. M.>jor D- B Andersoc is in Cheleston ! *opeciagan oi5ce for theElectroputse Ltbration j ?Company. The Electropyise ts one of the wonders of the day in the treatment of .diseases, h eures without rredicine-electric- ! '-sty vin a mild form btrtr.fr the only agent em- : .ployeS, and its success is vouched by nunier- j ons testimonials from Weil known persons. j Dr. G. W. ?ick has purchased the hand-I .some Dargan residence on "?fce corner of .Main and Caldwell streets where he bus been for I the last year. Mrs. E Dunn has completed an excellent ( portrait of Captain Hutchinson, of Rock Hi?, i the father of Mr? ti^o. W. Dick. This por- ; .trait adds to the enviable reputation Mr3. ; ."Dunn has already won as a 5rst-clas5 artist tu j "Work of this kind. W. R. Johnson, who did a "racket*' store business**?ere sometime ago. and afterwards tao ved to Colombia, bas recently failed in ; business in the latter city. Liabilities. $16.- j C2S 55, and assets, $2 374 78. The great ! .disproportion between the iiabi?ties und assets ! -shows that Mr. Johnsen worked the "racket ' ! tior all it was worth. Thanks. We aretToly grateful tc Hon. Altamont : "Moses for the troupe be has taken in piepir? ing and furnishing us a -synopsis of the work ?of the recent ieg isla ra re. 'It is carefully and .well prrpa-ed, and will be presented to our readers next week. It was too lengthy fur ?this issue. New Wells. j Workmen are engaged sicking five ad- ; .ditional fire wells about the city. In this! .connection we will mention a circumstance | 'fhat'we'ttcliced with regret on ail occasions. I Phe crowds who always Cock to the fires in- ? variably get there ahead of the engines. They ! .dasb by the engine in their hurry and leave j .the pond?rons concern to be pulled to the ?BCenes of corifl-igraMon by smali boys, and a .very few members of the Fire Department. j Smithville. The letter of oar correspondent ''Qui Viv??," : .especially vbat port-ion o? it describing the j bossiness improvements in and a*hn Howell alone, that it wis saved from .h & tines. This courageous nm? wrapt himself in a wet blanket ?nd kepi his pine? on lop of ?he threatened building at the h.tZirJ ot his : life or serious bod il T hart, ami pct out the; ire as often as the house would catch. The machinery was not badlv inr'ured, except the .gin, which was a total loss. - ii Semi-Annual Dividends. In the local notice of bank dividends in , last week's paper, we stated the dividends declared were semi-annual in the case of ? either banks. A more careful reading of the advertisements referred to show that the Bank . of Sumter does not say tha-t tbe dividend de eta red was semi-annual, bul simply declares a dividend of 5 per cent, on the capital s'ock, ; wbile the Simonds National Bank declares a : semi-annual divider*! of i per cent. The Bank of Sumter his not yet completed ! the first year of its existence. A Handsome Prize. Tbe-d-rawing for the handsome pinsh parlor sot, advertised by Du Ra nt ? B^?'zer as a j prise, took place at the store of the "f.rrr. on January 1st, nnder the management of Dr J. ! F. W. DeLorme, R. P. .Monaghan and A White, Jr., who awarded it to a ro'ored man . living in the country, the fortuna'* holder of the successful ticket No "i-i The name of the lucky man is withheld for obvious reasons. These tickets were given to ?ll pur- : chasers of $'0 worth of good-* or more. ?\uve the es. ab Rehacen t of the business ?vp to Jan? uary ist. -mm ,-, , _ mm Sales Day. The -first sales day of 1890 brought an unusually large crowd to the city. Th" .streets were blocked with multitudes of .country people. Auctioneer Jervey had a fine field day and his voice, familiar to almost , e*eiw man in the county, was beard crying the heterogeneous property which carne umVr his hammer. Property of all sorts sold readily for cash at good .prices. The hark lets of our merchants were crowded with horses at.-i seules and horse swapping seemed the chief j ?business of th?* day. More thin a hundred (torses and rar.Ies changed owners on Monday. We earnestly trust that the c-har.g?- will pr ,vc beneficial to some of the s-ock exhibited on tbestreets. Many of the steeds look?-<} HS if a change was essential to prolong * zis'^nr? Little or no drunkenness of a pronounced typewas seen, We heard a gentWrnan. who is a close observer, say that a most marked -change for the better is noticeable in the country people in respect ?o ''salesday .drunkenness." lie said that a few \e>trs ?go tbe roads leading io wnd from Sumter, on the i afternoons of sale3 days and Saturdays were ! .always full rjf drunken men. Now, a drunk i ?Baa is tbe exception. Sen t eoe^ Commuted. The sentence of death passed npr.n Fayette Woods, of Sumter county, at tie last term of court, for the killing of his stepson, Jm.es .Getbers, by whipping him to d?-:?!h, WH? to? day commutf-d to life i;n;>risoi ment.- CUnm cia Record, Uk. Mt Zion Tournament. Tbe Mt.Zion tournament, which came off on Dec 25tb was a succ?s?, more than a thou? sand persons being in attendante and ten knights entered for the prize, with the follow? ing sesjlt; Mr. V. W. H uggltis ( Red, White and (Blue) was the successful knight arid ! crowned Miss Parnell queen of love and beauty. Mr. L F. Montgomery 'K^i^h: of j Disremember) came out s-cond an j - !iose Miss Ella Mills ?st maid ot honor. Mr. A F. Shaw (Reovi9ta) third, chose Miss \\\xx 2nd maid ot honor. Mr Standing Duract, ( Lone Star) fourth, chose .Miss riark ? \ maid of honor. The day's pleasure was concluded by a dance at the residence of Mr. (ieor^e Dre?riv-, which was noticed last week. Hear the great song of tbe day-w Down j went McGinty" ra 44Larking" Thursday! night. _ Wedgefield Circuit Appointments. The following is the plan of appointments tor Wedgefield Circuit for the month of Jan? uary : 1st Sanfiar- Providence, ll A. M. 1st Sunday-St. Matthews, 3 30 P. M. Saturday before 2nd Sunday-St. Jarres, 3 1* M ?d Sunday- Wedgefield, ll A.M. 2nd Sunday-Jordan. 3 P M. 3rd Sunday-Bethesda, ll A. M. 3?d Sunday-Providence, 3 30 P. M. 4th Sundav-St Janies, ll A. M. 4?h Sunday-Jordan, 3 P. M. 4th Sunday-Wedgefield, T 30 P. M. JAS. W. Kimo, Pastor. Sumter Ci? cuit Appointments. First Sundav-ll A. M., Spring Hill. 3 30 P. M . RemberYs. Second Sundav-H A. M , Bethel. 3 30 P. M , M.-.ve" terian Church at Z p. m to-day. the j Rev. James McDowet^ofManning,oSciating. j Sunday Sermons. At most of our Churches on Sunday last \ the ministers preached from texts suggested by the season-the new year, auri urged upon j their congregations to reconsecrate themselves ; to the work of the Church in the building up of Christ's Kingdom on earrh-more zeal ia their religious devotions-more charity an? j loving kindness-more active practical j christianity. "Toa man up a tree'' it appears that the great thing needed "in Sumter is the helpful and sympathetic co-operation o'f the congre? gations of our Churches with their pastors. Too much work and roo little sympathy are given these gentlemen. They are expected to do everything, made responsible for every? thing and blamed for everything. The pulpits of Summer are filled by capable and devout men. In this respect Sumter is not surpassed by any city of i's size in the State. These men do their duty, earn their salaries here and we tr*:st ? greater reward in eternity, hut their work could br more ede t ivelv done if the congregations would show mor** appreciation of their ffforts by aiding them in their parochial offices. Without any pianifestarion of sympathy on the part of the people, without that active h-Ip and co-opera? tion which it is their bounden duty ta ex? tend, a minister's labors become a discourag? ing task and a disheartening drudgery. It is like ham mei ing on a block of ada? mant, the substance shows no signs of blows and the arm tires of exertion without per? ceptible result?. We trust Sunday's sermons will cet be thrown away. Welford College. Rev. J. C. Kilgo, representing Welford College, preached at the Methodist Church in this city on last Sunday morning a forcible ?ermon in which he presented the claims of j Wofford to the generous support of the ? .Methodists of the State It is the o'ject of i Mr Kilgo to ge; an endowment fun i of $50,- i ooo for the college. Re said m his address on Sunday that he has succeeded in raising j more than half that sum already ?nd has not i et visited m<-re than ene-eh'rd of the con? gregations in the State The training re ceivt-d a: W'.rT.^rd while imparting a linet .il ; education fating t!ie student f conclusion of Mr. Kitgc's sd'.ress i the sum of $$00 vas subscribed by \\>e con- ! gregation. The Methodist congrega ti or. at , this ^-a-ce is nat a wealthy one ?rid such a j libera* response to Mr Ki'go'S appeal speaks j weil for hs itilerett iu tue work of christian j educa rion. A. S. & W. A. Brown. We invite attention to the advertisement of this fi:m, to be found in another column, calling attention to their commercial fertil? izers of all kinds and their general stock of goods. This is one of the many new businesses started in Sumter last fill, and b*s already become a familiar name with the trading public. - - ? -m^~- - - The Strange Case of Deisy Rob? inson. The strange spiritual manifr-stations so mysteriously connected with the little colored girl Daisy dobinson cor ti nue daily with un? abated activity. If there beany change at ail since we last noticed them, these manifesta? tions are more frequent and pronounced than formerly. Every day, startling occurrences amuse and mystify the persons who visit the room where the little girl stay3 with ber sister. The pictures hanging on the walls leap from their places. Caps, ssuoers and other frangible articles abo*:? rhe room com? mit suicide, the old sew:ng machine standing near the door per-ists in toppling ever on its ' side, the organ now lashed to the wai! bv ! Strong cords sh >ws a res'ies^ desire to | make its obeisance and is only restrained bv j the Strength of rr;e cord? holding it in its j place, tile chairs dance hornpipes and karo, the tabler Waltz around cn fis-t one leg and j then another, tie1 mirror-on the bu:?-.:G ?eaves ! i's place and smashes to smithereens on the. ? Soor, brickbats flung by hands ioristbl?*, fall j within tfie room, the organ stool capers-about, . and many other doings ar?- events of dai'y occurrence in the haunted chamber. The things reported in the Watchman nitd Southron are beginning to attract attention at j the North, wbere the papers have copied om I reports of them. Among other lewers re- j ceiled by Daisy we publish two fror? a medi um or spiritualist ie Philadelphia, lr. answer . to tiie -tirsi letter published below, a ?gentle-j man who has takari great interest sn tl>e ? strange case sent the desired lock of hair, i After ''Sitting in diagnosis." on the. ha<:r the j result? wer<- communicated iu 'he .-ec*.fid let- I ter. W*? publish these h tters as written, I without changing phraseology, orthography ! or supplying punctuation. Vv . b.pe our; readers may be able to un ierstand tkem. Wu ; must confess that we do not. Pim. , PINNA . Dec, 24, 8 25 P. M. Miss ROBINSON-: 1 was looking over 11-*. ! paper called the evening telegi >;>h saw your wonderful manifestations ? clarov??i.Mt!y claroidenly, Diagrios and write communica? tion 1 see com? s in ruy view ti:?? forra of a : mern seemes to passed away in ~ r ? i r * r U a written communication we are spiritualist or mediums as we cal! them i give circles private sitting ar d get my endowment from an unseen power und I think I can "hHp you oat of this do not 1 Alders! _. f'n::.. Penna. Hrt: . PENNA, j Miss RoBtNSON : I received yours on the .'ird \ in reply rf? your no'e I set on or Djagnos 'he piece of hair ; see An old man corni - tr> and gires the names of i ?de Jo he ts ?ri ??ld .-?aye he has t.een in sp?, it for a number y -a: s i see ;p? |?P i< dark bent with old atc be '?. long to a doctor your father come? i:,;!!' complect? ed little above medium height comes is ?*nx iotts to communicate to you hore ir. the form of a spirit nar.:?? Po'ly there is a S r ai..I Mag? gie wants t,i man.fest there an old daik lady h- r head you know tied in a red ami ve.'ow handkerchief \s mts to t?-.! you th**re is some unfiuishi 1 business there ts sonu rhmg you should have there 1 see a w hole planta? tion you do not know them your mama does you want to go in a room ard sit u/ii. t an 1 | when those come ask what tlrey want ami they will teil you I wish ? could 5ee you I have a young man the spirit picked bim up { voulentairly and carried him all around the room it i? no fault of yours it is the hiddeu I secret of Ethiopia our Savio jr was a medium ! ? T ara* he said ethiopia shall stretch forth -heir band unto pod and become a nation Ethiopia the black rate you must write. your friend interested MARY E. MCCABE, 1215 Alder st. Nothing of the antecedents or any farts in the past life (.1 Daisy or any member ali*.e or dead of her family was communicated to the writer of the foregoing letters The paren? tage of the little girl .'.as been withheld for obvious reasons, yet in the second letter the Philadelphia correspondent speaks of people who livefi and moved and had their being in this community. The old Joe re? ferred to was the maternal grandfather of Daisy. Anonrer ivttcr received hy the gentlemen referred to abofe, as tueving forwarded the lock of hair, from an entirely diff?rent source, shows its author to be a man of culture evidently familiar with phenomena of a similar kind. Thinking that this letter might bc of interest as showing that the credulity manifested here is shared elsewhere, we pub iliii i hat letter also. BRO^KLTX, N. V., J?n. 2, IS90. DEAS Sia: Accept my thanks !<>r thc prompt answer to my inquiry about the Daisy Robinson phenomena For twelve years. I! ta ve been prc-pa ring a book upon the ' Substance <-f the Sou!." U will soon be published : h;ive been verify? ing the whorled phenomena. You apparently take scientific interest in these occult su'-jt-cts. | and I have a belirf I may implicitly rely upon ;j j our representations. ?j Please answer : J. Can the girl fftrecttbispower volitionally or is it automatic? 2. if she can direct the power by her will is it without bodily action, such as putting forth her hand toward the inauimate objects 1 3. What is the effect of her power upon organized, li vim" objects. 4. .Anv specific phenomena you report to rae will Ir: t pretend to any theory or opin? ion on the Daisy Robinson case These phe? nomena are to be daiiy witnessed at thc house of tito passive ri-^n? of them. She seem? to take no active part in them. Xo physical contact with the articles of various kinds that cut these queer capers is neces? sary to make them "perform." The agency o? the disturtance is unseen and etherial, and entirely beyond us even to guess at. i?ea? philosophy seeks rather to solve than \ deny. While we hear everyday the s-mali ] pretenders to science talk of the absurdity of these manifestations, the more erudite knowledge is aware that the greatest dis? coveries-^ science have been made through belief in things quite as mysterious before rheir solution and could we find the key to .he mysterious manifestations in question we might open the way to \et nobler ac quisi? tions. Whether these manifestations are the results of a power within the realm of nature unknown to us and awaiting development by a bold and great investigator-or whether they are wholly supernatural we do not pretend to say. But we have evidence that cannot te controverted that the facts as stated by us are of daiiy occurrence right herein our midst. " 'Tis strange 'tis passing strange " Electric Lights. The Sumter C^'t'on Factory is now lighted by electricity. Tue effect is* beautiful. The work goes on both day and night without in? termission, and now, with the light from the incadescent lamps, fhs -operatives do their work HS well at night as during the day. The Baptist church is also partially titted up with these lights. Most of the lamps were hung and used last Sunday evening in that edifice. The rest of the lamps are now being placed in position and kerosene will take a baok seat on Sunday next. The nvw ? -' Mr. A. P. Levy will op^R a"S-rs-t-cIasssaloon in a few days on Liberty street, opposite Ly t ten berg's Grocery Department. - TI tum* - Go to Dr. China's drug store for fresh Tulip and Hyacinth Bulbs, also Flower and Garden seed. ? -a -???-- -m? tm Sv'e the cha: ming soubrette in "Larking.^1 The funny policeman in "Laikin." New dances iu ' Larking" Thursday night. The great prima dona. Miss Marie Laurens in "Larking" Thursday night. - ?l-l, K mmm* - A Friendly Meeting. "How ure you feeling, old fellow?" ""Oh. f don't feel well ; I ce.n't eat.? Tam languid and feel generally go< d fur-nothing" "Well, my fr reir?, lhere -is no use to feel that way. You need something that will do away wiri feat torpidity of the liver and any imparity of rb? blood." Such ? remedy Ss in reach of you every day. and you pass by your drug store three or four times a day and never think to ask your druggist what will bc-ne5: you. If you did, he would answer at once : "Dr. West? moreland's Calisaya Tonic is tire very thing \ ~t: need." The bottles cost on?y SO ce-trts or SI 00. ' j For sale bv ail druggists, and wholesale fer Dr. A J. China. *" Jan. 1 " : Presents in the most element form THE LAXATIVE AND NUTRITIOUS JUICE -OF THE - FIGS OF CALIFORNIA, Combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be most beneficial to the human system, forming au agreeable and effective laxative to perma? nently cure Habitual Consti? pation, and the many ills de? pending on a weak or inactive condition of the KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS. It is t>.c most excellent remedy known to CLEANSE THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY When one is B:]:ous or Constipated -SO THAT PURE BLOOD, REFRESHING SLEEP, HEALTH and 8TRENCTH NATURALLY FOLLOW. Every" erne is using it and all are delighted with it ASK YCUR DRUGGIST FOR sTrjFtijnE?? PIGS MANUFACTURED OV-Y BY CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO, SAX FRANCISCO, CAL. I --,F Ky KEW YORK, N. Y Es?a?e o? Rob't f?. Renibert. IWILL APPLY TO JUDGE OF P?0 bate of Sumter County or Jan. 31st, 1890, for a final discharge* as Executor of said Estate. EDWARD J. REM BERT, Jan 1-4: Executer. MONEY TO LOAN. ON IMPROVED ?FA-RM LANDS, in sums of iy.r-O and upwards. Loans re-paya bie in sm til annual installments through ? period of ti ve rears. A pply to MOISES & LEE, At tornera, tot 2 x Sumter. S. O A New Story Will be Coin menead in tins raper Next Week Entitled : ^p-THEtSTI^H?^To|y-OP^ ^gi K11JS"0 STITT Jp mm> I ilj ria ? &c. WK INVITE THE ATTENTION OF FARMERS to the fact that we are handling STANDARD FERTILIZERS, COTTON SEED MEAL, ACID, KAIN IT, and LEE'S PREPARED LIME. -ALSO, FARMER'S SUPPLIES, DRY GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES, GROCERIES, ant? G EN ER AI, M E RC 11A N DIS E. We will he please?! to have our friends call and examine goods and prices. A. S. & W. A. BROWN. J.r. 3 2 ?Tl BIG GROCERY STORE. Main Street, Near Jerv^y House, M KAT, LAUD. CO F K KK, SUGAR GRITS, CRACKERS, ?MOL ASSES, CO 2ac SOAP, STARCH, RTE. i.VK ???AV, OATS, SALT. 0 CD FLOUR, >\ KAL, MATCHES. CHEESE. SCHWEI! 1M & Ci Near Jervey House, 'rt 23 - <<* _^r Tr OB-mmmKxatmmmu. rr ?!>> i.i ii?ir- **?mn.M^rn .9 ill IIKA !.K?UAI.'?'Ki?S ! OK WATCH KS. ?EH j AMA Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta? cles, Drawing Instruments THE FINEST STUCK IX THE STATE. K ELI A RLE GOODS AT REASONABLE PIUC.?CS.. Watch Repairing a specialty. Chief I nspn-rnrs of Watches for South Caro? ma Kaiiway, Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Division of Three Cs Rail Road. JAMES ALLAN & CO., Yah, % King St . Sigu ol Diiim Clock. Cbarlebtou. S. C. S cl SUMTE ^^^^^Si / WE K?EP S?MPLES ?^ SMOKING JACKETS on hand and w??? "^^^^?R^^^^P ^^^Z3 ^ order same whenever desired; " ? Also a large line of Overcoats in light ?nd heavy weights, whick ^V^^^^Pp? I pi| w we will dispose of at extremely kw prices. j^^?A^^^^ j j lil?^ ^? "?0use in ^ ^an snow a larger or better selected stock fe?BfeM ? 1 I^^L 5011 Meu's> Yeutl?s1 ?nd Children's Clothing and Furnishing Goods? "^^^^^^^^?^^r^^^^P *n(* "8^ ^ere ^e wou^ lik? to cail special attention to our Under5 ^^J^^ ^^^^^^ wear in cotton-, mixed and efl wool goods; ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Before purchasing be sure and examine our goods. '??^?J~ Brown I Chandler, Scrivens' Patent Elastic ?Seam Drawers Are provided with an improvement consisting of an Elastic Insertion at the inner and outer seams which gives elasticity in movement and comfort in fit. The Drawers are cut in figure outlines and afford the wearer all the advantage of knit goods while retaining the supe? rior comfort of woven fabric. The Patent Elastic Seam? which contains no rubber, retains its springiness and wears longer than the other portion of the garment; It makes the Drawers conform to the position of the wearer and avoids any strain, no matter what position the body assumes. Summer weight 81.00 : Winter weight 81.25. For sale by Brown & Chandler. OUR SLAUGHTER SALE A Complete Success. ! Men s Wool-mixed Suits at $5.00, worth fully ?7.50. Men's Heavy Wool Working Pants at $1.25, worth double I the money. ! A large line of Men's Overcoats from ?4.00 to $12.00, Moirs Coats from ?2.00 to ?4.00. Men's Pants from ?1.00 to ?4.00. ?ur Hat Bepartment | Ts replete with choice styles and low prices, ranging from 506 j to ?2.00. We are offering Men's Fur Flats at Toots,, worth double the j money anywhere. Men's Wool Hats at 50 and 60c., worth fully ?1.00, Bargains In Shoes* j 200 Pair Men's Heavy Working Shoes at ?1.25. The biggest : bargains ever olio red in Sumter. A full hue of Mens Shoes anti Brogans ranging in price from $1.00 to ?3.50. We make a specialty of A 1 quality in our Ladies' Shoe De? partment and can oiler bargains at ?1.25, ?1.50, ?1.75, and ?2. We also show a complete line of Children's Shoes at 50c*, ! 75c, ?100 and ?1.25. !>ry ??oo