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Cjjt WMtbm m at? jioii? jir?n. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22. - =!. Bittered at tie Post O?ce at Sumter, S. C., fe Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A.r\ tevy-A Card. IH. Barby-S?ll They Come. Kjngman & Co.-Canned Me?ta, "?c. . J. A. Mood, Mayor.-.Public t?otiee. Mrs. Lou A. Brown-Mansion House. ?Sst. of Sask* 1 R. Shnw-Citation Notice, 'fist, of A. J. Chandler-Final Discharge. M L. Majewaki-Fresh Brca?, C?ke?,o?c. E*t. of Mary S. Reobert-^JkaJ?ot? ^Notice. Est. of Theodosia B. Cous*r-Citation No? tice. Jas. S. Folk, Supervisor Registration - -Kotice. Radam's Microbe Killer->?otfcit^r-Succeeds Like Success. Wants-Tiree Unfurnished 'Rooms; An Energetic Sales-Agent. Personal. Mc*. George P. Epperson has returned from a visit to relatives in Columbia. Rev. John Kershaw bas gone toCamdeo on *a three days' visit to his father's family. Mrs. Scott Harv?a, of Manning, is with the family of Mr. Geo. P. McKagen. Mr. J. M. Spann baa gone to Yoikville oe ...'visit of ?ea days: :: .. Misses Lola Suder and Lissie Mdivageu, left this morning for Colombia, to attend tbe [marriage of Miss Minnie Kirk. Mr. Sd. Moise, the son of Mr. Charles Uoise, is ia the city on a visit to relatives. He bas bea? absent 9 years, and is very much pleased and surprised by what he sees in bis .old home. Mrs. R. tf. Eenuin?, and 'bergson, WT. De Yaox Moore and family, have moved to this eily and occupied the residence corner of *F.e public&CAed -Wasbiogtoc Streets. Coroner A. G. Warrentfcasreeentiy removed <0 the Hiram Phi'lips-olaee near the Cemetery. 41e says he finds'hteoeigdbors^iuiet if not so? ciable. He bas no complaints to make against them. .Sr. W. G Brownson, 'Geneceral 'Jianager j ?of the C-, S. A N , has moved his family to < ."Sumter and occupies .the handsome Heiser j 'boase, opposite the Presbyterian Manse, on i M+in Street. TSlt B. K. Deforme, the depot agent of the > 'Cberaw and Darlington Railroad nt Darli og ; ?ton, has resigned to accept a similar position v with the Charleston, Somter and Northern \ Railroad at Sumter. This news says the Dar y.Jiagioo News, will be received with regret by 'the people of Darlington. His promotioc is evidence of bis worth and his future will undoubtedly be saccessfol. The first courts of this circuit for 1890 will . *be held aa follows :. t loreuce, January 27 ; "Georgeta*?*, February 16 ; ^ingstree, Feb? ruary 17 ; Manning, February 24 ; Sumter, pfacoo'-Qe Attention is directed to the card of the Man? sion Boase, kept by Mrs. Lon A. Brown, cor- j ner of Liberty and Harvin Streets. ?Regular ! *>? transient boarders can be accoocmated at j reasonable rates, with comfortable lodging .ind good fare. *?m ?m - Fire Wells. Several fire wells have been recently suuk .on Main Street, as noticed last week. The . ca yt J MM L ots mmjqtby ?the .fire engines OB these new wells have" not proveli w*d!iv sarietac ?tory. We are enable to state the cause, but ?presume it will be removed. Durant & Belitzer. These ea*ccpTieing furniture men have re- i 'Cen*i?x*mm>cted<t ?tatby -chair oo ? tall staff .ovetr their helloing, *acT?ve fl.rreg an attrac- ; tive fing," os wasch is. inscribed the device, j l'Farniutr?l** <??r people must not make the j .mistake of -?nppoe?ag -that this is c. weather signal. . Adose raspee tion will prevent any -sai'h mistake. . .". Cold Wave Predicted. AH yesterday, hy order of Old Probs, the .cold wave signal floated from the fi >g sing* .over tbe Music Hali, lt bas not yet mater? ialized Xo any great extent. We rather in? cline to the opinion that Judge Hurst, who ts suffering from rheumatism, bas made some {private arrangements with Old Probs where? by milder weather may prevail anti! he re? -covers from hi? attack. ? A: Watermelon MeTzar Frierson, the tailor, showed us a ; .few day? ago a watermelon th*t be bas bad ? iferseveral months, and which appears to be ! -sound and firm. It was bought ny him from one of the lust loads brought to market in the j tall, and he has kept it ia hts shop ever since, j He says he has been keeping it until he feels like eating it, bot if any one else wants it enough to offer bin;, a.go od jjtice be ^.i ll part wit??aL _ _ Capt. Robert W. Andrews. This celebrated ci ti te? aad pedestrian will - spend bia 100th birthday, which will he July -4, 1390, in Sumter. He proposes to assemble all his friends on Coe rt iioiise'Sg lare and cele brate tbe ?event by-firing a sal?te of onecen ?red gurs-the particolarkhid of ordnance not ?yet agreed on. After this little entertainment, the Captain proposes to take another little walk to Texas or San Francisco, just to keep bis band tn, so to speak. Trvly be is a won? derful maa. We hope he may live to carry oat ail bis little plans. Society Entertainment. The ladies of the Somter insfinrte have kindly granted the ase of their halls to the Ladies1 Aid Society of thePresbv terian Church for an entertainment on Tuesday evening, the 28th, instant. The entertainment will con? sist of readings and recitations by James H. Rayhill, Professor of Elocution in the Theo? logical Seminary at Columbia, S. C. Prof. Rayhill ia highly endorsed by Dr. Coke Smith, Dr. Darby, Dr Girardeau and others. The people -of Somter, therefore, who see fit to avail themselves of it will have a rare oppor? tunity for' refined and instructive entertain? ment aad social enjoyment. Admission 25 cents. Exercises to begin at S 30 o'clock. The C. 8. & N. R. R. The Schedule of the Charleston, Sumter | and Northern R. R. will be found io this ; paper. Good passenger coaches are oow on thia train, and oar people will oo doubt be ' glad to avail themselves of the increased i traveling facilities afforded by -this'Hue. Col. j Utsey, the soliciting agent for freight was I here last week, and called upon our business men. Work is being pushed upon the erec- i tioo of tbe Dae ot aad ether terminal facilities. In the coarse of a mooth or two a fast train will be pot on, and it i J also expected thar, a , Mail service will be placed on the road io a j short tame, the department having been noti fi ed that the coad 'ia reade for such serrice. j Improvements m the City. Gen. E. W. Moise has been building four j very neat cottages on Harvin Street, near the old public school building. The leoks of j that part of the towo have been -transformed ; by these additions. Mr. E. B. Lowry hes completed and moved j into bas residence -next dovr south of the j Methodist Parsonage. Mr. S. F. Hurst bas added a shop to his j cottage on Republican Street, and built ] another cottage with a store adjoiniog on tbe j next lot. On the Mikell lot, corner of Maine and j Republican Streets, Capt. John Reid and Cnpt. | A. White have broken ground for two hand- j some and commodious trick stares, two j stories high. Mr R. W. Durant's dwelling on Wash- ! ington Street, between Bartlett and Sumter, ts nearly ready 4e be occupied. Mr. A- P. Levy vho bas recectly removed ! , to the sH>re on Liberty Street opposite the ? i rear of Ryttenberg's, is having a considerable ; ( addition made A? bis accommodations. Mr. tPfcitlock has buit a cottage on Canal ? < " Street, east end. ?j , Miss Hortensia Haynsr7orth will occupy a : ' new dwelling an Calhoun Street adjoining ! , ;be pressiaesaf W. F. B. Haynsworth, Esq. , 0c ?o^aer Main Street near the depot, Mr. j B. R. E?*b having removed his forever j \ dwelling io ?is lot sooth of Carr's ?hop. is j , now engined in erecting a aew residence io I ( a modera at/leaf architecture on the site at , the corner of Main and C -thara Stree??. j, These are a few of tLe improvement ia ! f /reel estate going oo in our live city. The j ' waste places are blossoming like the rose, and , in a few years, old residents re fir nmg on a ? visit will scarcely be able to find their bear- t i ogs. And the best of it, that the improve- 6 eieots are ooly begun. Watch Somter i j , Go to Dr. China's drug store for fresh ? Tulip and Hyacinth Bulbs, also Flower and c Gardes seed. ' Harried. - TKr. T. 'B. ??enVins and Miss Rosa Gillespie, af If oft, were married last week. We leader congratulations. The following notice of the marriage of Mr. Hinckley Bradweli, son of our esteemed fel? low-citizen Mr. R. S. BradTrell, is taken from the Sanford, Fla., Journal of ?ar>cary ?4tli : One of the most interesting marriage esre monies witnessed in our city for some time p?st, was that of Mr. H.H. Bradweli to Miss Viola McLaughlin, at the Presbyterian church last evenicg. The church was handsomely decorated,?nd the happy couple, who have many friends in the ?ty, took their position, promptly at 6 o'clock, tinder a beautifully e.rranged ruariiage hell, whifs Mr. J D.'Park .rt'p?ayed an enchanting march. Rev. \\ . E. Tedord ufik-iated. Thanks f?r the supply of wedding cake sent us to-day. May our young fnetids*f.nd the sea of life ever-smooth, aud may their days be lone and prosperous. j Death. Mr. L. W.'folsom lost his little infant on Friday night last. ?Ttie buri?'took place on SuDday morning. Mrs. David HempbiU/df -Cieestsr, the sister .di Messrs. Richard a?d violin Singleton, of Wedgefield, dted at ber thorne in 'Chester on Monday, afiera lingeriog'lllness. Mr. Screven Moore, Of f-tateburg, lost his 'little girl, aged 5 months, on rf ri day last. The burial took place on ISundwy *t the Church of the Holy Cross, Stateburg. Religious. 'Rev. John Kershaw will 'hold -service at the Episcopal Church in ibis city on "Sunday next, at ll o'clock a. m., aud-t-80?p ?m. "Our old .Reliable," who is 'hardly ever absent from his pulpit, tbe*Hev.*C.*C: Brown will preach on Sunday at Johnston, a. special sermon before the 'Woman's Mission 'Society. .If by any accident he should preatfh ?. poor sermon there, ihe^ill hatte te coo:fort him? melt with the saw, '^Variety '? the spice of life,*' 'forhis uniform practice 4n Sumter is .entirely different. 'His place here will be sup? plied bv his good friend and ours, the Rev. Hugh F. Oliver. - .?O'^M^ The Tournament at Bossard's. On Saturday, the 11th inst., the Tourna? ment at Bossard's was held as before an ?ncunced. Eight K eights anda large crowd of spectators fro m different parts of the County were in attendance. -Knight of Red, White and Blue, H.T. Huggins, took'first prize and crowned Miss F. Hudson as 'Queen of Love and Beauty" ; Knight of Rocky Bluff, Willie W hite, was second, and crowned Miss L. Col? clough ; Knight of Texas Ranger, M. Brown, was third, and crowned Miss Minnie Clark. Tournament. There will be a Tournameut at the Bland ing place (formerly the Knox .placer) near Tir? zah Church, on Friday, 'January 31st, at 12 o'clock M. Tbe fee for riding will be $1. The fees will be divided 'into three prizes, and awaFded tc ?he three best riders. All Knights must wear costumes or they w?il positively be ruled out on the grounds. All Xnights wish? ing to ride wiK please send in their carnes to Mr. R M. Brown, Sumter, 6.<C. Thefees-will be paid in on the grouuds. There will also be an entertainment at the Blandtng house that .evening. All are invited to aiteud. - ? - ? ? - i -? Killing -of Sam Williams. On Friday m\ghl last, 2 7th inst., on Mr. W. L. Sanders' piace near Stateburg, Sheriff Carson shot and killed Sam Williams, a col? ored man. The circumstances of the killing as developed at the inquest held oa Saturday, i .i?rhTOS? , were as follows : The Sheriff had a warrant of arrest for William?, charging him with "disposing of i crop under lien aud breach of trust." He j sent a deputy to make the arrest, but Wil? liams ran and he did not get him. On Fni- I day the Sheriff summoned Mr. John Stroud; as his deputy, and in company with him, ; went to make the arrest. Arriving at the j place between 9 and 10 o'clock, p. m., they ; went np to the house of Williams, thei?heriff ; taking position at the frost ei tb* houee and the deputy at the back. The Sheriff rapped I at the door, and before he had time to call, } he heard sounds in the house indicating an i attempt on the part of Somebody to escape. : Immediately after be heard sounds on the ; outside of the house as of a sc?-.fti?, and j-ist then Stroud called for help. He started to j the place whence fae *uunds .proceeded*, bat I fell over obstructions twice, aud before he j could recover himself Williams and Stroud ! had run fiome^dietance. Ir isas well to state j fcere, that the iound* heard by the Sheriff ? were caused by \V>;iK*.u?e trying to make bis esca?>e-, asd Stroud trying to present lt. In running out of *?i:e bark dcor, W:U-;?ms had run against Stroll asr.d ikey-hat: bfcfh fallen together. lt w*? then that 'Leotilled for the Sheriff 6rst. When he called Williams let him loose and ran. Stroud caught bim in about thirty yards, and in the senffi', Wil? liams threw Stroud and got on top of him. S'roud then put his pistol iu Williams' face and told him ;o eto.p .er .t.e would kill him. Williams reached fer the plsHjl and Stroud ??hot. Williams jumped up and ran. Stroud pursued and caught him again. They fell together and Williams wrenched the pistol out of Stroud's baud, and brought it round to Stroud's left side, Wi'Hams being on top. Stroud caught the pistol again and get ?: away from Williams, and struck him m the aead.Triib.it. As he hit him. Williams hit bim on the thigh. Stroud then called to the Sheriff the second time to come to his aid, "Come quick or he will kill me." The Sher? iff finally got to them, guided by the flash of Stroud's pistol, and caught Williams by the collar, and ordered .him to turn loose Stroud and surreuder himself. The Sheriff saw a pistol in the hands of one of the two mer on the ground, but could not iel I which had it. When ordered to surrender, Williams refused, and the Sheriff struck h?m on &he head with his fist. Williams ra-?ed op and caught the Sheriff by the coat. Fie again ordered Wil? liams to surrender and on his refusal, he shot. At this juncture Williams or something trip? ped th?? Sheriff and he fell. As he was falling he fired a second time, Williams standing j over bim. At this shot Williams fell. A \ boy brought a light aboirt that time, and4] after seeing that Williams was dead, the Sheriff had the body cartied to an out-house, the weather threatening rain at the time. Both the Sheriff aud Stroud had ox their persons and clothing the matKS of a severe .druggie. J The jury foood a verdict io accordance with j the facts. We understand, however, thal the I Sher?f? will a^k (or a legal investigaron by ! the Grand Jury at the approaching term of ; the Court, and let them pass upon the case. | He feels that he did what he did ic the-di?-j charge of his duly, and .that iu resisting ar- j rest and assaulting him and his deputy, Wil- i liams p aced his life in foi feit and paid the penalty of his rashness aud ?iolence. Daisy Robinson. There has been a lull of a ?eek ia the strange manifestations that atfcend on Daisy Robinson. The Philadelphia medium, M-?ry j McCabe, wrote that ?sch would be the case, j and so it has turned oirt. 'T*he week was up j reste:day. Trie girl's father seni off ibis ! second letter to Columbia, and hence we are unable tc publish it. We hope, however, io ! get it yert fcfcd ws.!I ifeet give our reader? the j benefit of ?t. From the comments made in j the newspapers, there is a great c>tT'-rence of ! opinion borii as to the reality and fart of t-hese j phenomena, and their CK we. Maav regard j the %\ hole "thing as a fraud, rv?e the Creen ville ! News man, but many others, with as much i intelligence as hz; hts, and wit,L a thousand- j fold better opportunities of judging, L>c they have seen the phenomena wirti their own eyes, affirm it to be a reality, though unexplained. All along the agfs there have been people who are so satisfied that tLey knew ?very thing, tha?t an ?Rosease ?if knowledge for them is im? possible. Should they receive it, it would j probably cause an explosion in their con- . traded crania There have also al ways been professional fun makers; those to whom the intertwining of a eerious thought is worse than the coFimissaoo of a crime. Such men is the first we have mentioned, if heeded, would forbid -further advance in science or iiscovery of any kind. They certainly are lot tte Galileos and Keplers of the world, j rhe professional ridiculer* are very good ?n j :heir way-"hey raise a la.ug'h sometimes-but I hey are poor authority o* ?K>st matters. i/aisy Robisson's cage has not been touched >y the many explanations that do not explain, 1 rhich have appeared since we first published m account of the strvnye occurrences. It \ xrill require aaotfcersort of procedure to un- 1 .avel the mysery. When a parlor organ, | or example, w^i^bing 250 pounds, with an j neil rope aro?t*d it, the ends fastened to the viii on either side hf inch and a half staples, md wttb nob?dy io reaeb, so tugs at the rope bat one of the ?tapies is drawn out, it would eem that ic was an act and a fact that de- i nanda a reasonable explanation. We have lone to offer, but we are only amused ?vt the illy attempts that some have made to get rid j >f a something th*y cannot explain. 1 i Cue of our feliow-iiti^ns whose iuterest ' i has been excited iin the case, --cen?ly wrote to the editor of the .Banner of Light, a Boston paper published ts -the interest of Spiritual? ism, giving an accootft'Of dhe phenomena ia connection with Daisy, and asking for advice as to what course to pursue tn regard to it, so as to ascenain what the supposed power or spirit producing these unusual manifesta? tions, wished to communicate The answer is published below. Whatever else may be said of it, it is well-written and well-ex? pressed. Some of our people are interesting themselves in the matter, aud ft is not un? likely that, on following out Mr Day's direc? tions, somfrsts. tling revelations may be made. ! 'BANNER OF LIGHT OFFICE, } "No. 9 BOSWORTH STBKKT, V BOSTON, Jan. 13, 1890. J :DEAR Sia : -I WT?1 directed by Messrs. Colby i .\fc Rich, publishers Of this paper, to reply to yoirs of the 6th inst. -Please pardon delay, as it has been entirely una-wnidable. Your description sets forth a-case which has ??. general resemblance to mar,;y -which have . occurred within a few j ears past ?in ?England, and on the Continent, in Australia and New [Zealand, io the United -States and Canada. These sporadic manifestations of power exer? cised on the physical plar*c'(-60oietimes broad? ening out into the isental-as well) have such a marked similarity ?of nature-though they are frequently of wide diversity as to de? tails-that the attentive olfserver cannot feel .! to deny that they present conclu-iveevidence j of a common origin. When -q lesfiored, *the.j invisible intellhgent force, which produces ? these phenomena, invariably claims to have 'been once a mortal encased in a physical form frosi which lie has become enfranchise by the stroke of deal h. Occurrences like those you mention have in ; the past led in some instances to the develop? ment of remarkable mediums; in others, to local revelations of importance; but at other times they taken on a form akin to that of an experiment made by the unseen operators on j the material at hand (in fitts case ehe young j colored child yon write of ) to see wha=t they ! can do, which experiment turns out to be void j of success. This risk has to be run io all such cases where the world ot causes (the spirit) and this world of physical sense meet by im? pingement; sometimes the contact is perfect, bringing forth defininite results-at other times it is incomplete, and the results are fragmentary if not abortive. Various reasons exist whv no special rules can t e laid down to guide the experimenter in any given case. 1. Each medium (or person through whom the power seeks to operate) for instance, has personal and pronounced pe 'Cu?anities. 2. Each disembodied spirit basa ?rstincfinfirviduality peculiar to him or her? self. 3. Both rhe-medium and the spirit react upon one another, and are subject to the ac? tio?, almost permisti?n, of ''conditions" which may be translated that *<bey must enter into harmony with the environment existing at the time being, if the best results are to be hoped for. 4. The sitter or experimenter, and his companions on the mortal side, if there be such, have a very large share in making these conditions harmonious or the opposite. Experience, however, shows a general course j which I will mention, hoping that by quiet j and kindly persistence in it, you may be able i to get at the bottom of the occurrences which j have fallen under your notice. I Rm directed by Messrs. Colby & Rich to advise you to endeavor tobring the unseen i operators in this case to some definite ground j ! by ca tiing on them to explain their character j j and purpose in this instance You should ; I frequently-if?fisrpossibte-sit atone with this j j child, and when the disturbances begin you j should ask audible questions, as if addressing : j some person, unseen by you, in the apart- j merit You might ask : 'is this a spirit who wishes to become known to us?" "Ie it a J man?" ?'Is ita woman.?" MCan we help i \ you io any way R " Such-questions as these, ij and others which will readily suggest them? selves after recognizable conversation bas be? gun, will put you in the way of obtaining tbe beading facts you seek. ir. ccwversKUoc with the invisible forces you should frame yoiir<Gue>?ions so that they can be answered by 1 ?Ves" a>nd '"No"; you should, -?urthec audibly -instruct the spirit that \ou wish i.im or har lo gHre anerap or make some other demonstration, for uNo" ; titree for ''Ves," and tico for "Don't know," ir? such cases where by reason ot want of in? formation on the part of said spirit a definite answer cac not .be .given. 1 realiz- of course, (as per your letter) that you hue in a measure sought to do this already: hut you had better try again-and . again if necessary. The little girl herself may in time gain courage to ask the qtl<Stiot>9 avhich J ha?e recommended, if the invisible ones refuse ?oc-eply w>heE >ihey are asked by you. I hope this letter will reach you safely and in due season, and that you may find the j matter, upon further investigation, of suffi- I cient ii.terest to repay you for your trouble. I We sin ll be pleased -to .hear from you regard- : ing the Fesults which may .attend your re- 1 ?searches, ll remain, sir, j Yours verv respectfully, JOHN W". DAY, Associate Editor of the Banner of Light. ! i The following clipping has been sent ti3 by | au inielligent citizen of the county, as bearing opon the ?aisy ?fto??iusoo easer. :? KCMAN ?ATTERIF.S. Although the electric fishes ace the only ! animals which are known to possess a special apparatus for the generation of electricity, yet examination proves that every living creature K, io -some degree, a producing battery. A writer in ihe Popular Science Monthly says that good health seems to be one of the conditions ? necessary in etoring up .this force, and ?just as j Kie electricf?st) becomes exhausted, after giv- | ing repeated shocks, so human beings lose | their power of mani'est ing such power when I their bodily health becomes impaired, i There are on record authentic case? of .persons ; who, under-favorable conditions, have proved j gemu'rue batteries for generating electricity. Hon J. W. Douglass, a lawyer in Washing? ton, while sitting io his office, removed one of his boots, the pressure of which had become painful. Presently, as heswuog his stockinged foot over the waste-basket, he was astonished to find that bits of paper and string were rising .from that receptacle, and clinging to trsffctft. En vain did he brush than: away ; ; in an instant they had wt-uroefi, and, after j Successfully experimenting with the other ! foot also, he went on with his work, feeling j ?that he certainly was a very.?tiraviiv-e?person. A medical journal of 1-838 gives an account j of -A lady who, .for the period of thirteen J .eek3, continually gave out snaps and sparks, greatly to her own surprise and annoyance, j j?fceCried to suppress tbeexibition by wearing i successively silk, cotton and woollen ?cloth? ing, but ber dress bad a nj; ardently nothing te i do-wi:h it. and the power departed as Sud deo ly as it came. Angelique Colt-in. a French peasant girl, J became, some fifty years ayo, go possessed hy j this singular power that chairs, tat-les brushes I books, tongs, scissors, and other articles ' were set in motion whenever .she approached j them. A? she a*d ber "friends were persons | ?fd icaiied'intelligence, it is not strange that j such remarkable occurrences should have I been ascribed to sorcery, and that the girl's j fame should have been quickly spread ! abroad. &be was examined hy a distinguished seien Lisi who confirmed the wonderful tales told of'her, but when she was afterward taken to I Paris, to be studied hy the wants there, ber power deserted her, as sui leoly as it had at first appeared. Indeed, this is the u-mal fate of "electrical'' persons ; no Sooner have IIKM ?? begun to build hopes ot fame ?nd foe cane upon the gift than ir I ra ves them, probablv ; exhausted by the increased physical strain of ; constant use. lt is also said by scientists that a tinos- I pheric conditions are very powerful in deter- f mining the generation of aa ima i electricity, j and in several cases its existence has been first discovered when a thunder storm was j approaching. j ' Give us a rest" cried a bootblack, from the gallery of the Opera House, to a parly who had been constantly coughing during the j peiformance. ' ('se i?r. Bull's Cough Si rup" | chimed in another. At this season of fast driving and accidents i to man and beast keep Sal ration (Jil on hand. - --*^m~ .<.?>. -.'^?P^" Smithville Items. SMITHVILLE, SUMTER, CO , Jan. 18. Mr. Eildur : Christmas has come and gone . -guess you know that-and a quiet Christ- J inns it was. Indeed we can scarcely tell win- I ter fron? spring ; fruit trees are in bloom, and before rne is a bunch of beautiful roses. Farm work is progressing slowly, and horse trading is not ?0 brisk as it was. I heard a young lady say, a few days ago, that horse J 1 traders would not tell the ti nth. Tried toi convince her tihat / never traded, but it was j no go. ( theo tried to convince her that, if I | d d trade sometimes, { always told the truth. ! don't think she more Chao ha r0 believes me j yet. i f On the 16th, at Smithville, Mr. i. M. Han- j rock and Miss Sallie McCatbern were married j t by Rev. Mr. M un nerty n. | i Pettigrew Alliance, which meets at Smith- ! i ville on the second Saturday io tue month, is j y in good working order and seems to be doing I rerv well. At the animal 'election of ora era'for Cleve? land Grange,?fi. P. Shedd was elected Master, A. K. fyfe,'Overseer, J. M. Belvin, lecturer, Thomas I). Hancock. Chaplain, Janies Robert? son, Treasurer, J. H. Chewninc, Secretary, W. F. Davis. Steward, L M. Chewuing, As? sistant StewHrd, and W. S. Lee, Gate Keeper, Mrs. J R Bo)kin. Pomona, .Miss Alice Rod? gers, Flora, Miss Eliza Corbett, Ceres, and Miss Duffie Belvin, Lady Assistant Steward. The offi -ers will be installed at the next meet? ing. The Grauge is in a fi .urisbing condi? tion, and has done much good work since Hs organization, four years ago, in some instances taking tap 'mortgages on real and personal property of members, ai?d always purchasing guano and supplies direct from Charleston, thereby saving for itself the commission or profits of the middle man. During-these four ye?rs, the ??aper of the Grange has never been allowed to mature. Some fine hogs here been butchered in this section recently. 'J M. IJelrlti killed one weighing 320 net. Mr Blyther killed one weighirg 430, Mr. Jim Stafford,-hilled <one which went 480, and Mr. R. J. t?ntes, who lives one mile below Heriot's Cross Roads, killed one a few days ago which weighed 455. All this shows what can be done; but the trouble is, I c?n'i do it. I am afraid I will have to touch on the con-?! dition Of the public road again, but not this time A. P. ATBON. Meeting of Citizens. SCKTOff, S. C., Jan. 16ih, 1890. Commitee of cititens met at the office of Mr. T. J. Tourney at 4 o'clock on Thursday after? noon to take roto cocsi?* ration the condition of the-Bartfwell vioims en? to devise some plan for their immediate relief. There were present ?Revs. W. E. Johnson, N. T. Bowen, A. J. Andrews, T. B. 'Reed, J. B. .Middleton, Paul Grantham, ?as. White, Mr. M. H. Fields, Mr. W. J. Andrews, ?Rev. J. G. Sampson, Rev.'C. li. Lawton, ?5>r. *V.. T SmUhandJJ. B. Edwards, Esq. Rev. ttr. Harmon, being unavoidably absent on ac? count of sickness, sent a note of excuse. Or. mottoo Rev. T. T.'B.'Reed, B.A., was made chairman and J. B. Edwards, ?Esq., secretary. Mr. Fields reported"50c. collected from Rev. C. S. West, of one of the 'Presbyterian churches in the County. At this stage Wr. H. L. DH rr, of the Sumter Advance came in and Mr. Toomey proceeded to explain to him the object of the meeting. On motion, Rev. J. B. Middleton, was made treasurer of the fond, which is to be known as the "Barn? well Sufferers' Aid Fund." On motion it was ordered that ?he committee request all parties desiring to send aid, to send the same to the treasurer. On the suggestion of Mr. Vuomey it was ordered that Rev. A. J. Andiews and Mr. M. H. Fields, be designated a committee to put up six small boxes in conspicuous places in the city and label the same, solicit ingicontrtbutions. Just at this juncture Mr. X. G. ?steen, of the Sumter Watchman came in and herng'itffc urned of the object and pur? pose of the meeting, very kindly offered to print the labels for the boxes, and Mr. Darr very kindly offered to print any circulars that the committee might wish, free. On motion a vote of thanks was tendered Messrs. ()8teen and Oarr, for their kind offers, which was carried. On motion, it was ordered that a committee of five, consisting of Revs. Jas. G. Sampson, N. T. Bowen, Paul Grantham, W. E. Johnson and T T B. Reed, be appointed on the dis? tribution of the circulars. On the sugges? tion of Mr. Toomey, it wac ot?derefi that w>e pass a resolutions reouesfmg our white friends to give us their assistance in carrying out our lauda-ble purpose. <?n motion, a committee was appointed consisting of Mr. T. J. Toomey, Rsv. A. J. Andrews and Dr. W. T. Smith, to wait on ?the fire companies sod other societies in the ?city, soliciting their aid as ' a company or society. On motee-n, (Revs. Middleton. Kowen and Andrews, were authorised te soli? cit aid from their approaching Conference as such, iif the same be possible. After authoriz? ing the committee on circulars to draw on the Treasurer for the necessary postage for cir? culation, the meeting adjourned, agreeing to meet o noe a week. J. B. EDWARDS, Secretary. Children Enjoy The pleasant flavor, gentle action and soothing effects of Syrup of Figs, when in need of a laxative and if the father or mother be costive or bilious the most gratifying re? sults follow ile use, so that it is the best family remedy known and every family should have a bottle. WISST POINT, MISS. I used half dozen bottles of Dr. Westmore? land's Calisaya Tonic v-'iibufee happiest effect, having been an iovalid lor ?eight months, suffering most of the time from Ohronic Mala? rial Toxaemia. I would recommend it as one of the best Tonics that 1 have eveT seen, and admirably adapted to the character of mala? rial troubles in this section. Very respectfully, T. W. SPKUILL, W. D. For sale by all druggists, and wholesale by Dr. A. J. China. Jan. 15 ADVICE TO MOTHERS. ?&PS. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always be used for children teething. It soot-hes the child, softens the gums, allays all p*in, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhoa. 2?c a bottle. Presents in the most elegant form THE LAXATIVE ANO NUTRITIOUS JUICE -OFTHS- a, FIGS OF CALIFORNIA, Combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be most beneficial to the human system, forming an 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 (ND BOWELS. It is the most excellent remedy known to CLEANSE THE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY When one is Bilious or Constipated -SO THAT PURE BLOOD, REFRESHING SLEEP, HEALTH and STRENGTH NATURALLY FOLLOW. Every one is using it and all are delighted with it. \ ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR SYRUP O IF" X?XGH9 MANUFACTURED ONLY BY j CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. j SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. (?' '"'P. KY. NEW YORK, kV. f. \ SHERIFF'S SALES, j BV virtue of Sundry Executions, to mei directed, will tie sold at Sumter C. H., ' , on the first MONDAY ami day following in ; FE?. next, 189?>, and as many dave j i thereafter as may be necessary, within th* ] legal hours of suie, to the highest bidder, for ! ? cash, the following property : ! , All th** right, title nod interest of the de-. fondant. Thomas I). Jenkins, in and to all ; , that trwet of bind in Sumter County and State j j aforesaid, containing Kigbty-fotir and H 10 ?i ?cres, I vine on Cow pen Swamp and the pub- j lie road leading (rom Sumter Court House to : , l>i>bopville, adjoining lands now or formerly . , [>f Dr. W. W. Fraser, B. J. Barnet!, M. D. j Jenkins and others : ?nd fully shewn on a : , plat thereby recorded in Book X. X. pHge , 147, levied on and to be eold as the property ! if the defendant under the Execution of the ; Atlantic ,m?i Virginia Fertiliser Company, ['laintiffs against Thomas D. Jenkins, De- j ?udant. K. SCOTT CARSON, S. S. C. 1 Slu riffs Office. Dec. Ht. 1889. |? CO-PARTNERSHIP NOTICE. \' t ?1H-K VMM OF A. V. LEW * CO., !> bas this day dissolved hy mutual con- j c tent, A. P. Levy haring dispossed of his I nterest to Isaac Strauss who alone is author- j zed to receipt for HII debts due the firm and i vbo assumes all liabilities of said firm. j t A P LEVY, ? Jan. 4. I. STRAUSS. ' THE MARKETS. SUMTER, S. C., Jan. 22. 1890. COTTON -Receipts 125 bales. Middling 9|to92; Low Middling, 9-J. Market firm. CHARLESTON, 8. C., ?III 21, 1890. Cotton-Sales, SKiO. Quotations: mid? dling, 10}. WILMINGTON, N. C., Jut 21, 1890. SPIKIT8 TCRPTCNTINK -Sales at quotation. Market opened shady at 39*} cents per galloo. ROSJN -Firm at 95c. tor Strained and "$1 tor Good Strained. dtente ToiteKNTiNR.-Yellow Dip, $2 20; Virgin $2-20, Hard $1.20. COT*OK.-Sales, none. Marlret .Srm. Quotations are : Middling I Ol, NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS. The reason HA'S A M'S MICROBE KILLER is the most wonderful raed ioine, is because it has never failed in any in? stance, -no nwtter what the disease/from LEPRO? SY to the simplest disease known to the human system. ?The scientific 'men of to-day claim and prove rbat -t?7ery disease is CAUSED BY MICROBES, AND ?ADAM'S MICROBE KILLER ^terminates the Microbes and drives them out Of the system, and when that is done yon camion lhave an ache or pain. No matter what the -disease, whether a simple case of Malarial Yever or a combination of diseases, we cure them all at the same time, as we treat all disuses constitutionally. Asthma, Consumption, Catarrh, bronchitis, T.heumarism, Kidney and Liver Disease, Chills and Fever, Fe? male Troubles, in all its forms, and, in fact, every disease known to the human system. Beware of MM Mtat?ois! See that oar Trade-Mark (same as above) appears on each jug. Send for book "History of the Microbe Killer," given away by Dr. A. J. China, Druggist, Sole Ageat. Jan 22 _ Kingman dc Co. Having a large stock of CANNED MEATS, FRUITS ?ad VEGETABLES on hand, we have concluded to ?sell tkm below the market rafher than cany them through the spring andern mer. These goods that we ame offering are from the finest canneries of the country, and we guaraaatbee every can sold : and where sat? isfaction is not given the money is ie tur ned. Our stock of JELLIES, JAMS, CATSUPS, SAUCES and PICKLES are the choicest goods offered in this city. We handle Butter and Cheese from first hands, and are there? by enabled to sell a good, sound and sweet Hatter at 25c per pound. We would be glad to quote parties buying Groceries ia large quantities. We are offering about 200 pair job Pants from ?1.25 to $3.50 per pair, worth all the way from $1.75 to $5.00 per pair. Also a line of Sack Coats at ?2.50 to $3.50, worth $3.50 to $4.50 each. We will sell you a soft fur Hat, latest style, for 75c, worth ?1.25. We bare a a iee Hoe of Plain ann Fancy Dra Goods which we are offering very low. Owing to tlie mild season, we will sell our stock of Shawls at cost: they were bought lowr, the styies are the latest and quality good. We have latest styles in men's, women's, and children's Shoes, which we are ottering at prices to ouit every one. Give us a call before buying aud we will sell you. Kingman & Co. Jan 22 GREAT SALE RAILROAD LOTS, TO Ct ?ME OFF AT PINEWOOD AND REMINI, j (Known as Richardson'?.) on the Manchester 1 and Augusta Railroad, on the following ; datrs : PINEWOOD, Tl'KS DA Y. JAN. 28, 1800.! R KM IN I, WKDNKSDAV, JAN. 29. 1890. j These towns ?re situated in Clarendon Co , J on the ahove line of Railroad, in South Caro liua, the one 15 miles, and the other 21 miles (tom Sumter. The surrounding country is rery fertile and is in the neighborhood of ibe far-tamed Santee River. It abounds in the finest of virgin Pine timber, Ash. and other wood, and ia adapted to colton, corn, peas, j potatoes and other crops, the eoil being of j [instine richness. The location of t.iese j Iowas is dry ami healthy, and the climate is j rery heneficent. Rememt>er the days and j lates, ?nd he sure that these lets are going ; ;beap. j Term?-Cash, or if desired, one-half cash ? ind tialanreon 12 months, at 8 per cent, in erest. willi note. Jin 15 J. R EDGERTON, Agt. THE BANK OF SUMTER. VSPECIAL MEETING of the Stock-j holders of The Bank of Sumter is called i ur the purpose of considering and deter- j tuning the question whether the capital stock >l The Rank of Sumter shall be increased, and o what amount. The 'meeting to take place it the banking house ot said Rank, in the itv of Sumter, on Friday, the 14th day of february, 1890, at 12 o'clock, M. Ry direction of the Board of Directors, mder the authority given at the late annual neeting of said Stockholders. W. F. B. HAYNS WORTH, Jau 13. Piesideut. State of South Caroona. COUNTY OF S?ftfWER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq.,'Probate J?u&?e. WHEREAS, JAS. ?. GRAHAM, C C. C. P. and G. S. 'for Sum 1er 'Coon ty, ronde suit to me 'lo jrnwt him Letters of Adroinistrntimi ttf 'the 'Estate Hud Effects of MK. EmVTtt?. ?. ?HAW, deceased. These are therefore to??:te and admonish all and sing durr'the kindred and cr?ditera of the said Mrs.'EmclmefE Shaw late of said'Coun ij anfi "S>?te, tfecewsed, that they be and ap? pear before me, *rn the Court of Probate, tobe held at Sumter C. H., on Feb. 4th, 1890, .next. afterpuHlistfiion hereof, at ll o'clock io .rhe forenoon, tn shew cause, if any they have, W!*hy the-sttrti ^ministration should not be granted. ??:-?sn under my hand, this 24th day of 'December, Anno'Domini. 1889. T.T. WALSH, [L. S.j ffndge'of 'Probate Sumter Co. 'Dec W._ f?fcate of ItoW % frastoeH, J WILL APPLY TO JUDGE OF PRO _f_ bate of Sumter County on Can. -31st, 1-890, for a final discharge as .fhectftor of -said Estate. UD^AWD 4). KEMBERT, ' D'an'I-Ki Executor. MONEY TO LOAN, ?N' S?MS Cjf 15300 AND UPWARDS. Fornrer towns nrauewed and new loans made. Apply to ?T*. D. LEE, Attorney forIBvlriSb ?Land Loan Companies. .Nov. ?e. MONEY T?""LO?N\ "\TONEY TO LOAN io sums over $300 lf,# on improved farming lands. Caual rates of interest. Time-3 to W) reara. INC RATS ft M A?T5 rNG, Attorneys at*Law, Sumter, S.'C. Nov 13_ MONET TO WAH OS IMPROVED FARM LANDS, in sores of $300 and upwards. Loans re-paya? ble in small annual installments through a period of five years. Applv to MOISES & LEE, Attorneys, Oct 2 x Sumter, S. C AnClND?RGTRT?N Will be opened Monday, Jan. 5, 1890. by Miss J. A. Muckenfuss, on Washington St., one door above the Sumter Institute. Children under 10 years of age will be trained with all possible care and I*1 _ hool roora will be furnished with every mt tr? ien appliance. Terms, $1.00 per m B SHAVING I DONE BY ELECTRICITY -AT- ? G. C. REDIC'S, Next door to T. C. Scaffe. Jan 1 If GOODS. OUR NEW STOCK .IS ARRIVING. We are Chock Full -OF BARGAINS -IN All Departments. Call and get our prices before purchasing. ALTAMONT MOSES. lit Iii We are Agents for several large FIEE Insurance Companies, We take Itisks on j GINS and ! GIN HOUSES, RESIDENCES, &c. ALTAMONT MOSES. Sept. 4. C. I HOTT. H. A. HOYT C. Z. KOYX & BRO., Gold and Silver Watches, Clocks, Jewelry^ Spectacles, MERIDEN BRITANIA SILVERWARE, Ac. REPAIRING A SPKCIALTV. Ducker i Bultman lado. WE FROF?SE to CfIT many friends and cfcsfc&wiers buring the present year 'to ?asa?s-t *ho?i, as heretofore, i>y .eode&Vrt'hrf to sell straight jgttods, fcaw?le nM Sities, and still employ & Mt and competent corps'of *drer,^ks. We can proHarse thstt each in? dividual customer shall be pleased wtk t?^* ipurclvase *$f us and o^wie -again. We have a?rea'dy saved the people T>f thia county city ?tkemsan?s -of dollars in dispensing-tit ?li out present himitess-?ry 'Goods, Notions. Shoes, Blankets, Flannels, Shawls, Wallwwg Jackets, Cloaks, Umbrellas, Oil Clot lis, HatS} Trunks, Satchels, &c. In saving them all that w&iiey., we ?nrake '-Quick sales and small profits." 3$*8/t rale ?is weft ?orighial with ITS. <ynly we follow it in all dealings- W?c faave a right in not !be?ng wo *m><fost to claim a place prominently among tfoose nv?TO helped' v*ir iiovf ^thriving city in its "gradual but steady boom f for it Wa? Ducker & Baltman who first caused groceries-which is ztill our speciultfi -*fco bc tandled with small profits, in this town, compelling others to *llow.us, thereby helping ?every consumer. On our sfeelves *IR<& -o?anters can always lie foimd t?ae nicest, freshest awd largest assortments of eatables ^cf ?31 ikinds and eeas<pwable del?ca?es. T-Gn?ay vte call s.pecki ?eiitioii and ask a trial -of ?orne ?extea ?rje feutrerjatf; received. VQI?S, all kinds, at 40c. te $IM per lb., Kg ?btms, Sn**?ed Tofcgftes, Plain and Self-Raising Buckwheat, X. <0. Molasses and Syrup, Fancy and Plai?i Crackers weei^ed wcefefy, Dried Fruits, Nuts, Raisins* Oatmeal, Tapioca, Yaflteee Keans, Candies. Chocolate, Broma, ?oooa, Sauces, Jellies, Preserves, Jams, Fruits, Vegetables, in fact, we carry ere ryt-hing tobe found in a first-class GrocerV* tGrive tis yo?wr orders, they will be filled promptly and properly w*? the articles purchased sent home without delay. Respectful!}-, DUCKER & BULTMAN. Jan. 15. REMOVAL! R. W. Dallant ? Son PIONEERS OF THE HARDWARE BUSINESS Beg to announce to their fiends of Sumter and adjacent oowiities that they hilve moved to their Large, Magnificent, New Store * Adjoining A. A, Solomons. Our increased business necessitated our leaving our former CRAMPED QUARTERS. Now with LARGE STORE AND LARGE STOCK we are prepared the better to meet the wanta of our friends. Tile L&di?S, too, are especially invited to call and see ws. We return thanks for past liberal patronage and solicit your future trade. We buy LARGELY FGft CASH and eau offer INDUCEMENTS* Always come -and see ue before buying your HARD WARE. Look! Read! Buy! "We sell Agricultural implements, Tools, Wagon and Buggy Material, Plantation and Household Supplies, Table and Pocket Cutlery, Razors, Scissors, Glassware, Tinware, Lamj*s, Potware. Everything in the Hardware Line. Stoves! Stores! Stoves! Hue Cookers for wood or coal. Low prices, best make, guaranteed. See us a! wa vs before buying either a Cooker or a Heater. O?L STOVESVrom ?1.00 up. Ladies these are the ver)* tilings for convenience ? Try one. Guns! Guns! Pistols! Best make and cheap. Guns from $2.25 to $65.00, Pistols from $1.00 up. SHELLS, CARTRIDGES, WADS, SHOT AND POWDER, Rubber and Leather Belting, "best make, Packing in Hemp and Rubber. Gin Bristles and Twine, HOLLOWWARE-POTWARE, We are POWDER AGENTS and cm sell dealers cheaper than they can order it. Save freight by buying of us. Respectfully, R. W. DURANT & SON. Aug. 21 A. WHITE & SOW, Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Insurance Against Lightning and Tornadoes. COMPANIES REPRESENTED : ASSKTS. LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, $12 000.000 VORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE, 10 000 000 NORTHERN. OF LONDON, 18 000.000 LANCASTER, OF ENGLAND, 5 000.000 HOME INSURANCE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, 8.000 000 UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY. NEW YORK, 4.000,000 SPRINGFIELD FIRE & MARINE, 2.000 000 CONNECTICUT, 1 500.000 FIRE ASSOCIATION. OF PHILADELPHIA, 2 000.000 \ M EH IC AN. OF PHILADELPHIA, 1.800.000 ?BORGIA HOME. 800 000 ] ERM AN IA INSURANCE COMPANY, NEW YORK, 3,000,000 AHR '?t? . WILSON & SPANN, INSURANCE AGENTS, M HTKK, S. ?. Representing some nf the best Fire Insuronoe Companies doing busiocM in tb? Jnited State?, for Sumter, Clarendon and Williamsburg Counties, we beg to olicit a share of the patronage of oar friends in these counties. FRANK ST: WILSON, Manning, - J. M. SPANN, Sumter, S, C.