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atan an? Soi % ?Wpo??blk Hanged. \ Ps*?Y, Ga.. Oct. 29.-Thomas G. AYeolfalfc was hanged at 1:30 .o'clock to day fot a wholesale ?bntcbery commit? ted io the sain m er of 1887 v The "doomed man slept well last night from 2. o'clock until 4. He gojfc?p.st& and bad a long interview with a party of newspaper men with whom he con? versed fox. half .an hour, laughing and tjetiair?iigJokes a^d^being^miagiy ^' ; ateolutetj u?cHstur^?d'by bis approach rog death. After Tbi departure ot his visitors he bathed and shaved and 'put on a new suit, of clothes. He was then ?isiMffDy several of his*relatives whom he bade farewell without betraying any emotion. Later he was closeted- with, his spiritual advisers, to whom he pro? fesselt his belief in hi^salvajion and his perfect hope? -fer a. f?WeBi&y ?kUivg the maisters t?iat he hoped to meet them in :Hejryen. For-several, hours rtiere- j after' J/polfolk- was left atooe.and devo? ted the time to meditation and prayer. ; ?;-T jj^^frowfr il^clftefe he wa& convey ed.under escort of a local military to the gallows, which had been built in a little valley in the outskirts of the town? Seven or ; t^ei^t t?oaBsandngeople swa?med the .hili :?*y? * ^"?a^ratn? %b watch the ?le?nriou. .y^ .^P?tte gallows" WjJoifolk Wig cool andJ "v^^???e^. Jil&er^^he ministers , had prayed he himself frayed fervently, declaring his inaocence^. in bis invoca? tion. .-;"_' ' A written s?atejnect,-?ig?ed by^?o^" folk wats read in^wfriea-ne gav? it as his dying declaration that he was innocent S*v ?*? *hof ?*be-Q?m e :fot which ; be was being \ ;.'.-... executed. At 1:30 o'clock the drop fell. The fall failed, to break his Deck and. death resulted from the stran^el t^C i'|fe?-w'^^N?"3 |a^<^?iohed to ' beat for V *.y' .J* eleveni minutes after the fall. Tw?nty-j five minutes later the body was ont down. -sr THE'CRIMK. S? -i-. the morning of August the 6th, t *#T/~ -'^iifAJfat yeirt*in*? corpses, bespattered ~:l ' with blood and brains, were found lying ll; in a house about thirteen miles from Macon, in tfee^hallway, -red wttn^blood and eio^dvw^4tfra?t1s:an"? hairv'lay a ' "\ short-feaadleiTaxe, with which the fear ;.fol'cr.ime.had been accomplished. Tbe^ - -~ seen? of tte* butchery" * wis ?n burnie : ? ? -, ooe-storjr boijd with . a^ Jong ver?n. ' '"' ? ; * der rar rWaV *a?d "a ? hillway : running* ,.v?.?:<t&rC^h the.ecotr^.^ofp which opened .V * :'f^p ^njs^The.nouse Was the- resi- j g^-s ^ de?eeef Jiicaard F. Woolfolk,-ay re-j K 1 ' spectacle *h??w?l-^d? white*'planter. Un the right? on entering, was a parlor, j in the rear of which was a sleeping room, which was occupied by Mrs West. an age^sisfer:ef.jjrs. Woolf olk, and Pearl'; aged ft years, Annie, aged ...t.% IQ years, an.d^Rosebud Woolfolk, aged 7 . lt'3 ???^ar8? o*aog%ters/ of ???s.; :Woolfoi k. The" sleeping room on the left of; the entrance was occupied by Timm? el as^?^?c^rd a?4 G?arlfes Woolfolk. ' \ the'*last" two age?* ^respfecl?Ve'?y" 20 "and 5 years, sons of Mr. and Mrs." Wool folk. The rear room on the 'left was g?y ^^ojBcn?ied by^Mr.^and sMrs, Woolfolk and 'the youngest' child, aged 18 months. ' v * ' -: . In the 3asv named room the father,^ each recking with the blood and brains t" ' <^?^b?t^f?r>*. Ttee bf?ies^wete almost ?? ?^ ^j^g^Mi&^ei?ch ^he?|8B?rthJ?tr\posi-, t?oo g^e??vi?e?ce?6f a-gopizuog des^th. Across the three corpses was slung that /,^J^tbs..aMB8t daugb4^^rJ^^ecejQt^ ?tf^jfrt?aate* of the W?s?eyaa ?rnale col *^*^^w?ineY*Ife?iis?featett "to ?T?.p?V and her neck and body mutilated by . blows from the sharp biade of the axeT.' ?^.^^^Oti the fiopr. in the same mangled state,.. lay 'the ^hody of Richard, the* ??desV r-^fcot^p. A lt wis ?vi??nt^hat Pearl and S.Ti>n .V '. ber br^ther-? s. ? b?en. soraken ed by^ cries. k*?ikii z .-^'1??^ i be,becheriog of their paren ts, and had rushed into' the room - only to shsre.their fate.. Oaths bed. is the op {posite room; lay the-;- body - of ^Nlrs. J W^t^s?aked in her own* bt??cTand her j.Us ^-braio^oozihg from hernead", which, like that of the victims in tho other, :r?om, ivv-Hi-"*^8 er<whed into sharpless masip,. ~ ' "O?. the same bed lay the .body ot^!?nnie WooK&flr^withVV fer-: head ekrft^^it?. twain. On the fieer, in au attitude ofy supplication, lay the 'Tfo?j ol Rosebud Woolfoik, with the left side of her head **r%^.tv^ manged as- to -make recog . . Qttjou; almost impossible. . 'fu the"room, where'the three broth ''ero gad slept Charles, the youngest brother and ninth victim,; lay dead from - y. the olows of.sn. axe. : PearFs bed was witbont sheets, Annie polled off oue in her struggles. Pearl's clothes were sc-tte red by a chair, on which , she hadu placed them on retiring, evidencing a - straggle. lu the hall between Pearl's . room and the parlor was a pool of blood, and there were splotches on the .wall several feet above the floor. The theory of tais pool was that Pearl and. the' murder ey struggled from her roon*; to the hall? when . the killing of-Jigr, was effected jost outside her door, and"! that then the assailant carried her body into the room of her parents and threw V _ Jt across the bed. .The ceilings and ./ ''waHs- of the rooms- were bespattered with blood and brains, while here and there 8 piece of ?ie:-h which bad been Song from the uplifted axe clung to the walls and and wainscoatiog. . The bed? ding was soaked with the crimson life? blood, and on the floor great pools had formed. Intelligence of the fearful tragedy spread rapidly, sud almost before -the party had eempleted its tour of investi? gation a large crowd had gathered at the mansion Messengers were sent to Macon for the Coroner and the Sheriff. . ' A jory of inquest w?? at once organized and an inquest was begun. The negroes to.<d the story as it came to them from Tom Woolfolk. Then Woolfolk was brought before the jury, sod wheo taken into the room where the- .father, mother, and four children lay, he pointed nonchalantly to tbs dead bodies, describing the position they were in when he came and felt of them. There was not a quiver in his voice ss be spoke of lifting his mother sod ai?ter en to the bed. In the jury room he broke down once or twice, but finally became self-possessed and reiterated the story of the murder as told to the witnesses. He first said he beard no outcry, but afterward said he heard the children crying .s he ran off. fie was stripped and :he faint outlioe of A bloody hand was ciscovered on his -thigh He oaid he probably got that .when te changed his clothes. While tbe jury were considering the .evidence the Sheriff placed Tom Wool folk tn jail for safe keeping. It was wise, for when the verdict against him Vas acno?uced, holding him as the, suspected marderer, bis neighbors bundreds;, were ready to avenge oloody crime without further formal than a rope and the. nearest tree. ' The motive for the crime was- foe in Tom Woolfolk's enmity for his st? mother and' his desire to bave undisp ed possession of his father's proper Captain Woolfolk was twice niarri? J^l?lgJiyvhi8 first wife two daught and" one son-Tom. ' On account certain business complications he s tied the bulk of bis property oo ! second'wife, however, giving "his -eli children their share.. Tom was i satisfied with his, and hated his ste mother and ber children in ccrasequen ? Afc the ti me-of the murder be had ; ' teesed to his father's house after hi ing spent all the money his father h giv?n him, first io farming and then randing a store iu Macon. He v workington the. farm until he could ? something better to do. At the time the murder WoolfoTt was twenty-sev years of age. - lip's Sunday Chat About What He Observes fro Day to Bay. We are not haying' very much fu now with our northern hrethren. Tb have either stopped to rest or ha biowed ont since Congress adjourue We haven't heard anything about t poor darkey in some time. There is Washington City negro preacbit through this region, and he knows he to preach, ana what to preach. H name is Shields. Ile is a born orato and could make some of our candidat for office ashamed of themselves. I preaches in the church cr out of it. E comes as a missionary to tell the negro the truth and give them good ad vic He preached in the streets of our ton last Saturday, and had quite a gatheric of colored people to bear bim tell ho the northern people treated their rac? how they were shut out from all trad' and occupations but the lowest ; bo tbe white mechanics wouldn't emph them nor work with them ; how ti colored barbers had all been boycotte and run out of that country ; how tl hotels that used to have them as waitet had substituted foreigners. "Yoi -best friends are down here,7' said he "*-*and it is your duty to tie on to thei and keep their good will by good honei work and respectful deportment. Unt 'yon- are able to stand alone you wi have to lean upon somebody, and tb Sdathefn people have proved theuieelve your friends. They have given yo work : and wages all the time. I se white and colored carpenters and mason working together on the same building io .every Southern town. I see colore ! draymen, colored priers, eolored bai bers ali about. Up North they wi! call you Mr Johnson" or Mr. Jackson but that is about all. Down here the call you Tom and Dick and Bob, bu that is not all. They will befriend yo and protect yon. Now let me advis yon td keep out of politics. Some c jou^have been voting and voting eve since rlie war, and generally you havi been voting right against you Southeri friends, and it bas'ut done yon any good I don't advise you to be Democrats no Republicans, but always vote for th? man 'who stands fairest-in.good works vote for the man-who bas the respect o the-community in which he lives ; vott for the man that good men vote for You have no time to devote to politics .Work, work, work and ^.save yon jjjbney, and-.before anybody knows ? buy yod a lot aod build yon a littl< house and own it, and plant trees auc "vines areuSiit, and you will feel mon -like 8eoebody.jhan you-ever, did ir your life. I am proud to know that s< m?n^li^yba - are doings that arouoc .Carterville." -T" That ^preacher is doing good, and b< ought 4o be-employed to travel all ovei the. State and talk that way. A thoughtful gentleman remarked to-daj "that Shields hard more sense than bal the members of the American Congress and- was- doing infinitely more goad 'F believe that the day is near- at bane wheo the Southern negroes- will fee identified with the whites in everything including politics, and then there wil ;be -06' farther discussion of the rac( ?ptohiero.- Even now it is rare to fine jfebo proposes to vote for Majoi 2R&??ove,'the Republican candidate foi Congress in this district, whereas he used to hold them solid. Great changes are going on, bot! North and South. National politics are changing base, and finding nen centers. The taeiff will divide the twe great parties in the next election. Mc "Kinley or no McKinley will be'the bat? tle cry, and both sides will find adhe? rents above aod below the line and des? troy sectionalism. Then* the war will be over and national fraternity be re? stored. What a glorious picture ! *'Let U9 have peace," said Geners.1 Grant, but be died without seeing it. ~? This reminds me of a story that was *3dld me not long ago about Mr. Rich? ards' dream. Mr. Richards is a genial ?en i ns who superintends the water? works in Atlanta. He visited Boston as a delegate to the great waterworks convention, where the superintendents and engineers of the craft had gathered from every respectable city in the nnion. lt was about (he time that Mr. Cleveland restored the rebel flags aud Fairchild and Foraker and company raised such a howl about it. The pres? ident had to take them back and put them away in the old garret again. The bloody shirt was raised all over the. North and ali the . Republican papers screeched amazing especially those in Boston. Nevertheless Boston gave a banquet to the watermen, and after the ladies had retired the gentle? men were called on for gpeeches and talks and .^tories. By and by Mr. Richards was called upon to say some? thing of Georgia, for Atlanta, or for the South generally. He is a very modest man and tried to excuse himself, but as they pressed him, he said be was not feeling well and had a strange dream last night that troubled him, and he would be glad if some Joseph could be found who would interpret it. Of course they clamored for his dream, and be said: *>I dreamed that 1 was dead, and had found ny way to the gate of heaven, aud there was ar? rested by the guards and asked for credentials. In much confusion I ex? amined my pockets and found a late copy of the Atlanta Constitution. The guards were dressed io blue uniforms, and, to my surprise, had suns in their bands. They looked at my paper and threw it aside with contempt. 1 tried again, and found the New York Trib uue, which seemed to nullify their dis? pleasure, and they gave me permission to go io and look around awhile, aud I was put in charge of another soldier in blue with instructions to show me through beaven aod bring me back io an boar, for I was a suspect. The place was beautiful . beyond ali conception, and I forgot myself in a delirium of joy and wondervat what I saw. Every? thing and everybody was dressed in blue. There were thousands of them frolicking and sporting, and I observed that the favorite game was football, which was played with skulls. I sup? posed tbey were the skulls of lost sin? ners, but my guide informed me they were the skulls of the rebels that were killed in the war. For the first time I began to believe that rebellion was the unpardonable sin, and that I, too, was among the lost. Soddenly I beard the booming of cannon and the terrific ex? plosion of musketry in the distance, and my guide, seeing my alarm, told me it was only a sham battle; that it was a favorite sport to fight over the great battles, such as Gettysburg and Petersburg and Vicksburg and Fort Donaldson. I inquired whether they ever fought over the battles cf Manas sas and Cbickaniauga and Chancellors? ville and Gaines' Mill. He replied that he thought not-be didn't remem? ber any such battles. Strangely be? wildered,! turned to my guide and said, "My friend, tell me, is this heaven V "Yes," said he; "this is the G. A. R. heaven-the heaven of the Grand Army ; but St. Peter has a little annex over yonder. Grant is over tbere and Lincoln and Lee and Stone? wall Jackson and many others. Grant : was in here for a few days, but he kept ; ob saying, "Boys, let us have peace/y I and so we fired him out." By this time we bad returned to the gate and . I said to the seo. ries: "Is there not another gate somewhere that I can enter and see St Peter and.Grant and Lee and Stonewall Jackson?'7 "Oh, you are for peace, too, are you ? ' said they, and with that they gave me a kick and such a thrust in the side that it awakened me and to my great joy I fouiid myself in th? land of the living where peace may be sought and pardon found notwitustanding my re? bellion. Now, my friend, please tell me where is Joseph V\ The newspaper men were there, of course. They saw the point and joined I in the cheering, and many crowded around Mr. Richards and congratulated aim and gave three cheers for the rebel who was ejected from heaven . in a dream. BILL AKP. The Orangeburg Enterprise and Al? liance Monitor of last week say? : "One of our Fork farmors was so anx? ious to get his cotton' picked that after riding ?round the neighborhood several times hunting hands without success he went to a negro camp meeting and ap? peal to them in many ways', but with? out success. At last he went up to be prayed for, puta nickel in the mission? ary box and afterwards got plenty of pickers." .. ? - Mi ?"? ? On Wine. , "?u Dry wine is the only healthful wine from the fact of its containing no sogar and little alcholt .- ,. . Claret should be drank at a temperature of from 65 to 75 degrees. The decrease of drunkenness in California is due to the use of wine. Physicians in this city are recommending ?. P. Levy's claret. > Cheap) wine with French labels is no wine at all, simply coloring matter, acids, tannin and water. . Drink home production which is pure, at A. P. Levy's. ' . .. Always drink claret with meat. If ydu are aU'run down-have no strength, no energy, anaYfeel verv tired ail the lime take "Dr. J. H. Mclean's Sarsaparilla. It will impart strength and vitality to your system. vloct Children who are troubled with worms may be quickly relieved by giving them Dr. J. H. M? Lean's Liquid Vermifuge. It kills and expels worms. vloct The quality of the blood depends much upon good or bad digestion and assimilation. . To make the the blood rich io life and strength giving constituents use Dr. J. H . McLean's Sarsaparilla.; It will nourish the properties of the blood, from which the elements of vitality are-drawn. -vloct The blood most be pure for the body to be in perfect condition. Dr. J. H. McLean's . Sarsaparilla makes pure bicod and impwrts the rich bloom of health aud vigor to the whole body. vloct "It goes right to the soot," said an old man, who was rubbing in Dr. J. H, McLean's Volcanic Oil Linimeot to relieve rheumatism. vloct The circulation of the blood-quickened and enriched-beare life and energy to every portion of the body ; appetite returns ; the hour of rest brings with it sound repose. This can be secured by taking Dr. J. H. McLean's Sarsaparilla. vloct For rheumatic and neuralgic pains, rubin Dr. J. H. Mclean's Volcanic Oil Liniment, and take Dr. J. H. McLean's Sarsaparilla. You will not suffer long, but will be gratified with a speedy and effective cure. vloct 'I ? ? - THAT TERRIBLE COUiiH In the morning, hurried or difficult breathing, raitdn? phlegm, tightness in the ; che?t, quickened pu ?sc, chilliness in the ?ren?fg or sweats at uight, ali or any-of these things are the first stages of consumption. Dr. Acker's English Cough Remedy xcUl cure these fearful symptoms, and is sold under a positive guar? antee by J. F. W. DeLortne. 5 Bncklen's Arnica Salve. The Bes;. Solve in tbe world for Cut?, Bruises Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give-Der fect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25cents per box. For sale by J. F. W. De Lorme. o Kupepsy. This is what you ou^bt To have, in fact, you nm>t have it to fully enjoy life. Tliou>aud* tire ?earehlnV;for it daily, nu-l tnorrrning he cause they find it not. Thousands ?pun thou sands of dollars are spent annually by our people in the hope that they may attain this boon. And yet it may be bad by all. Wo. guarantee ?hat Electric Raters, if used accord ing to directions and the u?e persiste?! io, will bring yon Good Digestion ?nd oust the DeU'on Dyspepsia and install instead Eupcpsy. We recommend Electric Hitters for Dyspepsia nod 1 all diseases of Liver Stomach and Kidneys. Sold ?t 50c. and $1.00 per bottle by J. F. W. Deberme. Druggist. 4 -MM- .???. "?TW - DO NOT SUFFER ANY LON?KR. Knowing that ??cough can be checked in a day, an<l the first singes of consumption broken in a week, we hereby guarantee Dr. Acker's English Cough Remedy, an I will refund the money to all who buy, t?ke it as per directions, and \io nut tinti our statement correct. 1 Slate of South Carolina. COUNTY OF SUMTER. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. IT IS ORDERED that an extra tenn of the Court of Common Fleas for Sumter Coun? ty be neld on Monday ,ihe 17th day of No? vember, next to try exclusively ca es without jurors and to hear motions of course. October 11th, ISi'O. (Sigued) T. li. FRASER, Presiding Judge. A true copy. J. D GRAHAM, C. C. P. FOB SALE OR LEASE. THE STORE HOUSE ?nd lot, now occu? pied by the undersigned, with HD neces? sary appurtenances for th*? conducting of a cotton, wholesale and retail grocery busiuess Lenient terms to approved purchaser. Leaves a liberal patronage and paying business lor successor. Address, R. P. MAYES, oct-22 2m Mayesviile, S. C. XHE {yRSAT gPRI2?G ^O?TIC. "VF". H. GXBERT, Druggist. Albany, Ga., writes: "We are selling large quantities of SWIFT'S SPECIFIC (S. S. t?.) for a spring alt?r?t ive and general health tonie, and with the best result's. It is now largely used as a preventive and cure ior Malaria. There are many remarkable evidences of its merit in this section." . Rev. L. B. PAIKE, Macon, Ga., writes: "We have been usingSwirr's SPECIFIC at thc Orphan's Home as a remedy for blood complaints, and as n general health tonic, and have had remarkable results from its use on the children and employees of the institution. It is such an excellent tonic, and keeps the blood so purcC that the sys? tem ju; less liabie to disease, lt. has cured some of our children, o? iJcro?uia." VST Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. Copi/rightedbyJS.&S. Co. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, GA. WORTH REMEMBERING! THE . MUTUAL* LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK. RICH'D A. ffleOURDY, Pres ASSETS LIABILITIES SURPLUS $136,401,328.02 126,744,079.58 9,657,248.44 1843. 1890. \ When solicited to insure in other Companies remember that The Mutual Life Insurance Company, of New York, is entitled to your FIRST consideration, since it holds the foremost place among the Life Insurance institutions of the world, and offers superior advantages in all the features of business, together with unequaled financial security. - 1 -Tt is the oldest active Life In6ur-1 shows economic management. ance Company in the country. 9.-Its new policy is the rnost.liberal 2 -It is the largest JLife Insurance ever offered by any insurance company. Company in the world. I 10.-It places no restrictions upon 3 -It is the strongest financial in- j travel, occupation Or residence after De? stitution in the , world, its assets j ing two years in force. amounting to more than ?136,000,000. j ll.-Being practically noo-forfeitab!e 4. -lt is the safest company in which and incontestable, it provides a legacy to insure. and not a lawsuit. 5. -It is the cheapest company in 12-It is the simplest and most com which to insure. Its large dividend ? prebeosivc form of insurance contract returns reduce the final cost of. insur- | ever issued- If the policy-holder pays ance.to a minimum. ; his premiums while he lives, the comr 6 -It is the best company in .which ? pany-will.pay the full value of his policy to insure, as it combines all the ad-| when he dies. vantages of age, large and select mern- j ? 13.-All claims are paid immediately bership, financial strength, absolute j upon acceptance of proofs of death, security, and the 'cheapest insurance! 14:-The'distribution policy, of. this that is honestly possible under any con- | company presents a most attractive in tract which has a definite value to the i vestment feature. *It not only accumu bene?ciary. --* . j lates die surplus-arising from the premi 7.-It bas no stockholders to claim j "urns dyer the cost'.of .the insurance on any. part of the profits. The assets.and ..each .policy in. force - during, the distri surplus ali belong to the insured. "/ :;: 'button period', but .increases it by com 8-Its ratio of expenses to receipts pound irvter?st. ALTAMONT MOSES, Agent for Sumter. . Edward L. Fernand; July9 G-eneral Agent, Columbia,. S. C. WILSON &r.:SPAWW, INSURANCE AGENTS, SUMTER, S. C. Representing some of the best Fire Insurance Companies doing busine?s. in the. United States, for Sumter, Clarendon and Williamsburg Counties, we beg to solicit a share of the patronage of our friend's in these counties. FRANK Sf. WILSON1, Manning. > J. M. SPANN, Sumter, S. C. I Julv 10-x Parties who contemplate moving to ARKANSAS, TEXAS, MISSOURI, KANSAS. NEBRASKA, COLORADO, CALIFORNIA, OR ANY OTHER PORTION OF THE SHOULD WRITE TO xi. A. Gallagher, Agent, Missouri Pacific and Texas anti Pacific Railways, , 103 Kead House, Chattanooga, Tenn., Who will send Maps, Books, Pamphlets and other important descriptive matter Free of Ciiarge, and cheerfully auswer all inquiries as to Passenger and Freight Raies, Prices of Land, &c. July 2. HEADQUARTERS FOR WATCHES. Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Specta? cles, Drawing Instruments THE FINEST STOCK IN THE STATE. RELIABLE GOODS AT REASONABLE PRICKS. Watch Repairing a specialty. Chief Inspectors of Watches for South Caro ina Railway, Aliautic Coast Linc and Southern Division of Three Cs Bail Road. JAMES ALLAN & CO., Feb. 8 285 King St., Sign of Drum Clock. Churston, S. C. j?L - ?J ? City i?mg Store. DEALER IN Drugs and Medicines, Soaps, Perfumery, Hair Brushes) Tooth Brushes, Tooth Powder, Also, Paints, Oils, Glass, Putty, Floor Status, Kalsomiue, ali colors for rooms, Artists' Paints and Brusher, Luster Paints. Convex Glasses. Nice line of Hanging and .:.tand Lamps, Lautorns, Shades, Wicks, Chimneys, &c. TOBACCO AND CIGARS. Keep the following popular brand of Cigars : "Plumb Good," "Custom House," "Rebel Girl." uue 4 FRESH GARDEN SEED. Prescriptions carefully compounded. 'il! ipi IM! IS Till S?ffi The variety and extent of our stock should not be over? looked bj any buyer. We can confidently say that no stock offers greater facilities than ours, for the pleasing of purchasers, in every particular. In our stock the buyer can have scope for choice and room to exercise individual taste and judgment. You will find what you want at our stores if it is to be found anywhere. Dress Goods and Trimming Depart? ments, We recognize the fact that taste is a most variable factor, especially in dress, and have kept this fact constantly before us in providing a stock of Dress Goods that should leave no taste unconsidered. Buyers want to find the thing that pleases them, and as it is our pleasure to please the buyer, we have selected our Dress Goods and Trimmings so that each buyer may find the very thing wanted. An examination of our stock will show the NEWEST PATTERNS AND FABRICS in rich variety, with prices ranging with the grades, but as low in each grade as can be made consistently with our practice of selling only first class goods. No specification of the various goods in this department is possible in this brief space, but we cordially invite all to come and see for themselves. We desire to call special attention to our Cloak Department, in which we are showing a full line of Ladies7, Misses* and Children's Capes. Plush Goods. Wraps, Reefers, Jackets, &c., in ali the new materials. We have also added a line of furs this season. ? ? ? Housekeepers will be pleased at our immense line of Linens, Towels, Domestics, Flannels and Blankets. You must have them, and it is just as well that you should know that we are offering something special in these standard goods. In our Carpet and Upholstery Department, we show one of the largest lines of Carpets, Oil Cloths, Rugs, Mattings, <fec, in the city. Also a complete line of Lace Cur? tains, Drapery Materials, Tapestry and Cretonnes. Clothing and Furnishing Goods. A magnificent display of new and novel goods, which for style and fit have no equal. Style and strength, worth and wear, choice and cheapness. We are sole agents for Strouse & Bros. patent square-shoul? der garments, equal to the finest custom make. Alfred Benjamin & Cos. specialties. Elegant and natty suits for bo37s. See our line of School Suits. Suits made to order and fit guaranteed. A choice line of samples from which to make selections. A nobby line of Hats in all the leading blocks. See our line of Neckwear, Underwear, Hosiery, Shirts and Gloves. SHOES. SHOES. Shoes for everybody. Sole agents for the leading manu? facturers. And as our stock was purchased before the advance in leather our trade will reap tue benefit of same. In our 'A Notion Department will be found a full line of Laces, Embroideries. Gloves, Corsets, Hosiery, Knit Goods, Handkerchiefs, <fcc. An immense line of Ladies7 and Children's Underwear in all qualities. Al&o a full line of sanitary underwear. In our Grocery, Hardware and Crockery De? partments, as usual, we are in thc lead. In our WHOLESALE DEPARTMENT we are offering special bargains to the trade, and we invite com? parison of our prices with any house in the South. It will pay you to give us a call. J. RETTENBERG & SONS. Samples sent on application and all orders by mail will receive prompt attention. Sept 24 We have received our fall stock of Pry floods, Notions, Clothing, SHOES AND HATS, and are prepared to offer spe? cial inducements to buyers. Our line of DRY GOODS have never been as large and complete as this season. Our line of plain and figured Wors? teds and Flannels are very neat and are offered at ROCK BOTTOM PRICES. Let us show you before buy? ing and we will sell you, that is, if prices and quality are any inducement. We have an immense line of Gents7 and Ladies7 UNDERVESTS, ranging in price from 20c. to ?1.25 each. Our shirts for men at 50c. will equal if not surpass anything on the market at 65c. In our SHOE STOCK we have many bargains in men's women's and children's shoes. Our leader for ladies' at $1.75, and men for $2.00 can't be duplicated within 25 to 50c. per pair. We can save you from $1.00 to $2 50 a suit on CLOTHING if you will give us the oppor? tunity. All we ask is for you to look through our stock and get our prices. In . ' PLAIN AND FANCY GROCERIES we are the leaders. We sell nothing if not of the first qual? ity and our prices are the lowest. Our stock is fresh and well selected. We have every kind of canned Meats, Vege? tables and fruits, all fresh goods of this seasons' pack. We give special prices on can goods by the dozen. You will find car salesmen pleasant and attentive to all customers-perfect? ly willing to show goods at all times. All good? delivered to aoy part of tho city promptly and free of charge. Full weight Guaranteed. Kingman I Co. October 1 GOODS -AT THE SUMTER TEA AND COFFEE EMPORIUM. CHOICE SUGAR-CURED MEATS? Picnic Hams at 10 cents. F. A. Ferris & Co. Haras at 17 cts. Ferris & Co. Strips at 15 cts. W. P Harvey & Co. Hams at 16 cents. W. P. Harvey ? Co. Strips at 14 cents. W. P. Harvey & Co. Smoked Tongues at IT cents. NEW FISH: MACKEREL AND SALMON. We are receiving regular shipments of the ?nest Mackerel we have ever offered, and would invite special attention to our Bloater mess Mackerel, large and fat, in kits or at re? tail. 10 lh. kits finest mess Mackerel at $2.00. 10 lh. kits family Mackerel at $1.50. Mustard Sardines ? lb. cans at 10c. per box? NEW FLOUR, "Curtis Pastry," finest Patent, in 12and24 lb. sacks, m 50c. and $1.00. Heckers Self n.<?:ng, in packages at 15 and 25 CIS Heckers Blue Brand, Loose, at 5c. lb. Hikers Back Wheal Flour, Loose, at 5c. lb. Keekers Buck Wheat Self rising in pkgs. at 20c. lb. Heckers Tellow Corn Griddle Cake flour something nice, in pkgs. at 20c. lb. Heckers and Leggeits Oat Llakes in pkgs at 20c. lb. Leggeits Oat Meal and Graham Flour at 5c. lb. and 6 lb. sacks at 30 cts. MOLASSES. Golden Drips, something new and select, at 1.00. New Orleans Syrup, choicest at 75cts. New Orleans Molasses at 50cts. New Orleans, a choice article at 35cts. GELATINE. Swinboones Shreded Gelatine at 15c a pkg. JELLIES, PRESERVES, &c. Quince Preserves, loose, at locts. Canton Ginger, ? pots, at 65cts. New French Prunes at 15c. per lb. Plain Pickles in brine, just received. Jalisco Coffee, something new, 35cts. Gau tamala Pea^erry Coffee 35cts. Lay guara, Mocha and other Coffees c^? Teas in every variety. TEAS : TEAS: AND COFFEE: We lead on same. If you really want a fine Tomato try our Rob Roy : Holmes k Coutts Crackers in end? less variety, they are the finest Crackers made. CONFECTIONERY. Our Stock in this department is complete. We also carry a tull line of Crockery, Glass? ware and Tinware Send for monthly price list to T. B. CURTIS, Monaghan Block, Main Street, Oct. 22. Sumter S. C. S?^THIK? ??CE FREE. Send your address to B. W.Wrenn, Gen. Pass. Agent? East Tenn. Vireinia & Georgia Lines, ^oxv?le. Tenn., and he will send you a handsome lithographic oap, postage paid. _.