The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 22, 1891, Image 4
Two Hundred Millions.
Eocene .M. Drake, a Georgia Farm?
er D?ereed the Keir
g I -
To ,?n Englhh* Estate That Ma?ces
fi? the Richest Mau tu America
A Jjong J?ending S uti S?ttltd.
it f m -_%'
?&ffr S? / ?pnT 16 -Mr. Wil
liato Moseley, of New York, arrived to
Macon last Dight aud registered at the
Brown House. He is a tu etc ber of the
United States geographical survey. He
is a native Georgian, and a graduate of
Eoery College
% 9e left Macon this iii^^^wpi^ie- i
tbcrpe, Ga., to see Mr. Eugene Drake,
who has fallen heir to vast possessions
ia Sogland. The following is the story i
io brief :
Mr. Drake at present is a farmer j
near Oglethorpe. Certain property in
England which &as been involved io a
lawsuit for twenty years, was. decided
about three weeks ago ia favor of Mr.
Drake. It is said that Ir. Drake
promised lawyers and others half of
what was recovered. The inheritance
is said to be $196,000,000 io cash, a ou
five country seats, the an o nal income
from either of Milich would furnish an
ordinary mao a ha ud^otne year?? io
comi8^v
W$ej> ?sejib l)yj . a 'reporter for the
Te?egrifpB^e ~S wy er gave t h e*ful 1 ow
- ?og startling account of the cause of
his visit to Macon :
'.I am associated in this case with
the lawyers N. Corey, of Ot tu tn a, Ia., !
and Capt. John Harrison, of Charlotte, j
N. C., who have been prosecuting thia
snit for the past eighteen~years, repre^ j
aentiog the different claimants, Drakes,
in the United States. At least ?3o,000
bas been spent.
There are several families of these
Drakes in the United States, one of
them being io North Carolina.
Bot by a recent decision,.March 25,
io the highest eoort of English; chan?
cery, EogenefM. Drake, of Georgia,
bas been declared the lawful heir to the j
entire estate."
The lawyer yesterday wrote oat the
following and took a receipt for its in?
sertion rn- the "want column,7' where
it wj? be -seen in this issue :
. "panted-Information - ?tanteo coo- 1
ceroiog one Eugene M. Drake. " Com?
ma nica te with Messrs. Lawtoo & Smith,
Macon."
This little cash in advaoce nosiness
transaction settled, the gentleman con- ;
tinned :
.*I have already telegraphed to the
postmaster at" Montezuma, the Dearest
telegraph station, two miles from Ogle?
thorpe in Macon county, where I was
led io believe I would Sod Drake. But
the postmaster replied that he knew no
Sech man as E. M. Drake. I also tel?
egraphed to B. S. Drake, Atlanta, with
the same Fesult. I telegraphed to Ros?
well & Drake, " bankers, 'Griffin, and'
was answered by D. S Drake, who said
that Drake of Boswell & Drake, was
not the man wanted.
Since then I have- diligently been
ssarchiog all the.city, coun'y aod state
directories I coold get hands oo for E
M. Drake.
This property is known io England
and the entire United Kingdom as tire
Drake estate. The most - prominent of
the family was Sir Francis Drake, the
navigator. If yon will cou&ult the
Boyal Bine Book of the United King?
dom of Grea't Britain you will Sod there
among the other titled, high pedigree
nobility the name of the last incumbent,
Sir Francis Drake, Baron of NutweK
Court, which is now a property aod part
of this estate.
These estates are valoed at $5,010 -
000. Bot by far the most valuable
item of inheritance is money and ac?
crued interest deposited in the Bank of
England to the credit ;of the Drake
estate, aod DOW amounting to about
$200,000,000. This estate is mauaged
by five trustees, known as the trustees,
of the Drake-estate.-;
*~ The exact decree of the English
eoort of chaocery, March 25, 1891. is
that 'one Eogene M. Drake, of Geor?
gia, is heir to the baronetcy, and to the
entire estate.';
Io order for Ea geo e M. Drake to
get io possession of this magnificent
property it is necessary to identify him?
self properly and go to England., or send
over properly authorized attorneys.
The only cloe his lawyers have to
Eogene M. Drake is a contract given
by bim io Macen^Ga., eleven years
ago, in which he gives power of attor?
ney and eoters ioto ao agreement, to
divide with them (the attorneys) the
estate, if secured.
. Tbi3 Drake of Georgia has never
been to England He is a descendant
of a family that came over to America
nany spears ago, the head cf which was
an English civil engineer.
I have placed the matter of identifi?
cation in the hands of Messrs. Lawtoo
& Smith, 364 Second street "
And now all the South will be in a
quiver of expectant teosioo to know
who is Eogene M. Drake, of Georgia,
who is said to be heir to ?200,000.
FURTHER NEWS OF IT.
From the Angosta Herald:
I have farther information ab^ut the
huge fortune that has come to Mr. Eu?
gene M. Drake, of Oglethorpe, Ga.
From the proofs that have been lain
before me since I published the article
in yesterday's Herald I am firm in the
belief that dbe affair is thoroughly rob?
bed of alkpo&sibil?y of hoax proclivities
and is straight.
SIR F RA.VC IS DRAKE.
Sir Francis Drjake was a power- ia his
time in England-during the Eliza?
bethan period. His estates were, with
very few exceptions, the grandest in
the kingdom. Not loog after his death
his properties became entangled in law.
Later they were left without a soccess
ful claimant for years. A gentleman
by the name of Drake, resident in
Ohio, loog ago came io possession of
the facts that demonstrated to him that
be or some of his family coooecticus
was the rightful heir.
THE INQUIRY INSTITUTED.
He speot mach money on a careful
inquiry into the matter. He soon con?
vinced bim? 'f that Eugene M. Drake
was tr ?Sj-Uul owner of the property
aod title. The Ohio Drake then en?
tered into a contract' with the Georgia
Drake to the effect that if he, the Ohio
Drake, were soccessfol in securing the
estate the Georgia Drake should divide
it with the Ohioan. A weB known tor
vestor age ot going jto."Eo gland not so
long back was given the matter in
charge. It was this agent who passed
through Aogusta day before yesterday.
TUE CLAIM ISSTARUSUED.
This agent found little difficulty in
proviog the claim of the Georgia
Drake. But, in doing so, be annulled
the contract existing between thc heir
and the Ohioan, for the laws of primo- j
geniture of England do not permit of a j
division of estates. This ageut, who |
has made a land parchase for English !
capitalists ^Mississippi, wa? compelled ;
to gfo ta thatlSt.a'.e, and decided to pass ;
through Oglethorpe to pee Sir Eugene
Drake, and to provide him with the
proofs of .his real title and fortune,
which proofs he has in his possession.
SIR EUGENE M DRAKE, BART.
Sir Eugene Drake is an unpreten- !
tious Georgia farmer. He is honest. :
industrious and saving. He has two j
daughters and two sons, ihe former ;
j havjng been, as? well educated as the ;
limited means of the sturdy husband- i
man wouM permit. The sons have j
worked nearly all their lives between |
the furrows and are honest manly j
young fellow?. Sir Eugene enjoys the ?
confidence of hi-? fellow citizens and i
scores of friends will be proud of his j
good fortune.
A GU AND ESTATE.
The Drake estate in Eoglaod is a
grand oue. Besides the realty and j t
title there is in cash and securities a for- j t
tuue deposited in the Bank of England ? ?
that, would astonish Vanderbilt or 11
Rocfcafeller. The estate has been ac- I c
cumulating for ^je^rs^lcores of
years-and asstat??. is a most prince?
ly ooe. Mr. J)rake is to-day probably
the richest man in the Republic*
The Drake family in the United j s
State* is very large, but, in this in?
stance, the fortune must go with the
title and no one will jointly share the
iortune with Sir Eugene. Mr. Benja?
min Yarrington, a popular young mao ja
residenten Augusta, and his brother.
Mr. Wallace D. Yarriogton, of the staff
cf the Columbia Record, are direct de?
scendants of Sir Francis Drake, whose
esiate is involved in this story.
Mr. Cleveland's Strength
as a Candidate.
Mr. Cleveland is evidently the strong
man for the Democratic nomination.
The situatioo is such that there is no
other strong candidate, because under
the circumstances to abandon Mr.
Cleveland is to say that he does .not
.epresent Democratic views and policy.
But it is because he is supposed to re?
present them that public confidence has
largely returned to his party. That
belief made Republican defeat easier
last autumn. If a vote against a Re?
publican candidate for Congress had
been thought to be ultimately a vote for
Governor Hill, for instance, many a
Republican candidate would have been j ?
elected who was defeated. No iuielli- j j
gent Democrat, it seems to us, can
doubt that Mr. Cleveland would be the
strong candidate. Bat nominations are
not . logical, and depend upon many
things besides the general desire and
expectation of a party. Indeed,. the j \
rule of important nominations is the j j
selection of au available candidate, and j j
available has a negative significance, j s
It means less a - representative leader
than a candidate without a record. It
takes account of the fae: that votes are
cast for every kind of petty reason, and
assumes that a positive prominent pub-!
lie man has probably made a host of
enemies,by tbewery- acts aud words
which have given him distioction.
This, however, does not change the
fact that the abandonment of Mr. Cleve- ? \
land as the Democratic candidate would I T
1 >
give the greatest possible satisfaction to j t
the supporters of President Harrison.
Ila rper's I YecHy.
A Boycott in Laurens Be?
cause of an Invitation to
Judge Haskell.
Stn?F R' port Spariaoburg Herald.
For some reason, most probably be?
cause most of the fat ofhees are already
filled (and not a few by Laurens men.)
the political maikct has been unusually
dull for the psst few weeks. In fact,
the people had so far forgotten the late
contest as to cast about for iudustrial
enterprises and to work for the material
advancement of the town. They de- j )
cided to make a bid for the State Indus?
trial School for girls Seuators and
Congressman were enlisted in the cause
and matters had goue so tar as to win
the approval of the grand Triumvirate, j j
so the story goes. The Iudustrial j
School secured. Laurens had with one !
stroke established herself. Alas the
teuder leaves of hope were destined to
be subjected to a frost-a killing frost !
In au unguarded moment, au iudiscre- j
tion was committed. Professor Evans, j j
of the Laurens Maie Academy, invited j
Gen. A. C. Haskell to make a literary j
address before the school at its close iu j j
June. This was done without thc j ^
knowlege or consent of the powers that
be, and Senator John L. M. irby at i
least was very iudignaut. He could j
not allow his son to remain one dayj
longer at the school which would listen ?
to a literary address from Gen. Haskell, |
and it is also said that Col. Irby's en- j
thasiasiastic support of Laurens as a j j
site for the industrial school ended with j ^
the announcement, and whereas once the ? t
case was different, now Laurens is "not j .
in it." Of coarse, the affair created j
great comment Some people thought !
it was a mistake io invite Gen. Ela?keil j >
in view of recent events Others \ \
thought differently, but I did cot find ! ?
one individual who justified boycotting !
io the premises. { ?
--*?> - v ? - -V*-- ! I
Women Delegates Not j,
Wanted. ?,
[From Harper's Weekly.] ? "
The Methodist Conference at Yonkers | :
Las decided by the very emphatic vote j
of one hundred and eighty to sixty j
that women should not be admitted as j
delegates to the General Conference. '
The report of the debate does uot show j ,
j that the question was d^c^saed or de- i ?
cided upon ifs merits When it is said ? (
that it does not follow because a woman
can sing bass that she ou^iit to sing ba:-s ? ;
it would seem to be a sufticient reply to ! '
j suggest that if a bass were needed to j :
complete a quartett it woujd l>e rather |
[ absured to rrject a bas3 voice -because it
i was the voice of a woman,
i The decisive consideration in the
j debate seems to have beca that there
! was a divine reason for the difference of
' sexes, and that participation in a
conference was not included ip i'm;
sphere of womeu. But how the male
sex, as such, qualified those who belong :
to it as wise counsellors was not stat'd <
io any speech uor illustrated iu the
argument. There is always a better 1
way of determining whether wood will ;
float and stone sink than any argument ; i
based upon the theory. Tho better j i
way is experimeut. The counsel of :
women ia schools is proved to bo of
veiy g;eat value. The opinion of a
mau who thinks that the counsel was
no', meant to bc taken is not au argu?
ment against the fact. i
Charleston Suppler and
Northern Kaiiroad.
[News and Courier A pr ii 15th. j
The stockholders of thc Charleston, j
Sumter and Northern Railroad held i
their annual meeting yesterday at. the J
Charleston Hotel. The following board j
;>f directors was elected :
Chas. E Kimball, of New York;.
A A. Howlett, cf Syracuse; A. N. \
Martin, N?w Y-rk ; S.'j Prego a ll, of j
Uharle???on ; VVr?i. N. Cromwell, nf
New York ; and John Harlin, of New ;
Yoik. At a subsequent meeting of j
he board of directors, the following j
officers were elected ftir the ensuing j
?ear : Charles E. Kimball, President ; j
A A. Howlett, Vice-president ; A. j
lt. Merriam, Secretary and Treasurer ; j
3??. J. II. Averill, General Manager, ?1
md Mir. C. S. Nettles, of Darlington, j ?
jreneral Counsel j ,
The reports of tho President, and j
jlenerai Manager were read and a most j
'atisfactory condition of affairs was j
bund to exist. There is every indica- j I
ion that the speedy completion of the ex- ]
eosion of the road to B ?o net ts ville from
Sumter will turn a vast amount of trade
o Charleston that has hitherto gone in
)ther directions, and that a large
'olume of the business that formerly
vent Wilmington and Norfolk will t
:ome to Charleston via the new line, j
The road is now completed within . f
ix miles of Darlington and contracts ; ,
lave been awarded for the erection of c
lepots along the line. The line has y
teen completed six miles from Beo
lettsviile towatds Darlington, and week
fter next construction will be pushed
rom both the Bennettsv?le and
Arlington ends o? the incompleted !
lortioos.
The bridge over the Poe Dee River I -
3 complete, and is said to be one of j
he most perfect structures of the kind j
a the South ; f
The business of the lino has been in j
very way eminently satisfactory, and j t
he business that has developpd on that 1
lortion of the new line already ac- ? 1
epted, a distance of thirty-one miles,
as been beyond the greatest expecta- j
ioos of the coeipaDy, and has already ? i
lecessitated the construction of a
;reaier amount of sidings than it was
nought would be necessary for the j
iext two years. j ^
The company has had new stations ' \
nd waiting rooms erected at all points j
rhere they were required, and the j .
Seers c?a?m that the commissioners I
iave pronounced them the best equip- j
>ed stations of atty road in the State.
)ome of the smaller stations will, dur- j -
ng the coming season, bo consolidated, ' (
nd this will cccasiou fewer stops and j
uore rapid transit.
There is every indication than on or I (
.bout the first of May the Santee '
liver Cypress Company will commence
ts shipments. This will materially
ncrease the earnings of the road. A |
ai ge number of new enterprises have
prung up all slong the line.
Mo April Term of the State j
Supreme Court.
ABBEVILLE. April 14 -There will ;
)e co April term of the Supreme Cour', ?
ts it is certain that Judge McGowan j
viii follow the advice of his physician j
md friends and not attempt to occupy !
iis seat upon the bench. Ile is not j
?hysically able to stand the strain cf j
he term. The Judge recovers very
lowly from his severe attack of the
;rip
The Charlotte Trouble.
A race conflict occured at Charlotte
Si. C., on Saturday and Sunday nights.
\pril llth and 12 h, the outgrowth of
>erhaps unavoidable circumstances. A
Lost foul and horrible murder was com?
mitted by a negro for robbery and tight
n the heart of the city. The murderer
vas a stranger from another State.
Che outrage was so cruel, so . rutal that
he multitude of whites were deeply
sirred. They resolved upon lynching.
The negro was iu jail protected by a
nilitary company. Thc negroes near
)y fired from a church building upon
he whites and the trouble then began.
Sio one seems to have been much hurt.,
)ut the firing was loud and long. If
he negroes feel themselves called upon
o imperil their own lives, [the lives of
nhers, and to endanger a whole com
nunity if? order to protect one of
heir own race who is a most, diabolical
nurderer, they will find themselves in
jot water often.
After the firing began on the part nf
he whites it isa wonder that the build
ng and irs inmates were not all
deaned up completely. Thc offence ?
vas great and ii is very fortunate that j
rery calamitous results did not follow ?
ipon the ou!rujre.
The victim, a peaceful italian by the
tame cf John 15 Mocea was brutally
iturdcred and robbed in his store on a
principal street Mocea came to Char- j
otte about six months f?go from South j
Carolina, where he had resided for some ;
fears. Ile was married, and his family j
?ousistcd of a wife and three children. ?
j
Twelve years ago a white man named i
iain While was hanged in Spartan hurg
:ur the murder uf a negro, rete Haw- j
sin?? Another white man. Dick Mc- I
Bride, recently died iu McDowell (mun- j
ty. in North Carolina, and on his death- !
bed confessed that he committed the I
murder for which White was hanged ?
twelve years a?0 The confession h;.-s
just been made public and has caused a
L'reat sensation.
One of the foolish things done by the j
United States is in sending a Minister ;
Resident and Consul General to Liberia. !
The talk of a line of steamship* i.- still ;
more ridiculous as will be seen from au '<
abstract of exports from that country i
0 the United States. Here it. i- :
150 monkeyjs.?150 00
100 parrots.'.. !00 00 ?
15 ?unkt;*. .".1 25 i
?00 pounds iolfee. 38 00 j
1 j irs preserved 'neut. 5 U) I
I mece native cloth. '.">
_,_i
Total.^:vi:> 00 j
The Minister cost* ?4>l>0t>. I> that
business 1
mr? .?-?- um
An example of the folly of injecting
in'o the Alliance disturbing question?
like that of the sub-treasury scheme, j
ind doctrines which cannot be support- .
:d by any Democratic member wh ?
knows aud believes in the principles ot
bis party, is to be found in the iva e < f
Mississippi, where, according to recent
information^ the order ?s split into war?
ring factions and has lost many thou?
sands of members because of this sub
treasury monstrosity If the members of
tho Alliance irj South Carolina wise
they will i-iteh overboard anv c*jst;*in
who may blindly attempt to wreck their
vessel upou thc rocks ut' political (olly.
A Lauren;; county darkey recently
executed a chattel mortgage on him?
self described as "a yellow ne^io ;)9
years old." along with sundry af cles
of household ci?ec?s, to secure a debt of
less than ten dollars. Thc mor'ga^e is
ot) record.
THAT T??l?KIKI.?5 COU?H
In the innming. hurried or diffisub 1.rea: Iv mr.
raising phlegm, ligktnass ?i? ?he client,
quicfcei?e ? r?::'.-e. chi. d::ess in thc ev. nit:?? UT
.-?CI!< ;i? ?i^ht. <>r aa? ??f the-c f.iiin?rs ?re
th?- fir-', stages of consumption. l>r. Acker's
!C?.tfJ?>?i Cough l?eme-tv K:U care these feilt fa I
symptoms and is sold under a p"*i'?cc j;uar
autee hy J F. WI I>e'^>rir.e. o
I?i:ck!en'? Aruica Saive.
Tho Best Salve in the w?rU fur utoj liruisej.
Sores, Ulcers. Sale Rheum. Fever Sores, 'letter.
Chapped Hands Chilblains, Corns and all
Skin Eruptions, arte positively cures Piles, or
oo pay required. Ic is guaranteed to sive pur
feet satisi'.ictiun, or money refunded. Plies
20cents per box. For sale by J. F. W. L'e
L >r'n? o
em ? ,i i mm nw o- -e MM-I
TIMBER FOR SALE.
EVER AL HUNDRED ACRKS OF GOOD
TIMBER for sale. five mites North of
sumter on the C. S ?fe N Rnilrond.
Appl.v to EARLE k PTRDY,
April 15. Sumter, S. C.
" BISS0L?T?0X NOTICE.
tHE CO-PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE
f>.\is:i:i?? between us as GAILLARD i
<EN01R, doing a general hardware business
it Sunter, rf. C., has been dissolved by mu?
nal consent. Mr. Lenoir is authorized to
lotlect all money due the late firm, and he
viii nav all of its liabilities.
P P. GAILLARD,
\V. M. LEN OJ II.
April 1. 1891.
-o
I will continue the business above referred
o. at lite sume store occupied by the late firm
n Gaillard k Lenoir.
April 15, 1891. W. M. LENOIR.
Dissolution ci Cc-Par?iiersiilp.
r-IE LAW PARTNERS!!)? heretofore
existing between the undersigned has
ms d?y been dissolved by mutual consent.
3a<*h will continue the practice of ?aw at their j
???cea on Main Street.
A. I>. STUCK RY.
JOHN T. GREEN.
April 15.
Ssiate of Moses T. Melrod,
DECEASED
WILL APPIA* TO THE JUDGE OF
PROBATE for Sumter County on May
?th 18S1. for a Final Discharge as
Executor of said Estate.
ULIVER MCLEOD,
April 15-4t R.\ecutor.
~NOTICE,
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR
the Alumnae Scholarship* will he he:d
tt Sumter Institute, Mondav, June 8 ; h, 10
?'clock, A. M.
April 1
Get your banket/chief perfumed free with
3rah Apple Blossom at Oiililand & Co.'s.
LOOK OUT.
FOR THE
Ice Cream Wagon
When you hear the bell ting.
I have contracted with the Sumter Ice
Company fur Ice to supply the retail trade
?his season. I wiil deliver ice daily except
Sunday from wagon.
100 LBS. FUR 75c.
50 " 44 40C.
Small quantities lc. per pound.
Special engagement made with customers
who want ?0 or more po un.;.- daily.
u-e house open on Sunday from ll to 1
o'clock.
My Ice Cream, Milk Shake ard Suda Water
" SAM Al (fAEDEN
is now fitted un tor thc- Ladies
I wiil deliver Ice Creara at short notice at
Si.SO per gallon : 50c. oer quart.
For Pic t ics and Festivals in quantities
?1.60 per gallon.
Thanking my many customers for patronna*
of the past and asking a continuance of the
same, I will endeavor to give-satisfaction.
W. J. ANDREWS,
Apr. 1.
City Real Slate fir Fie.
THE HOUSE AND LOT KNOWN AS
"STJARES HOUSE,"
Lot 122 feet on Main Street, 2!8 feet deep,
[louse has 8 rooms, a dining room, kitchen
ond pantry. There are also 3 chambers
in the yard. Premires well suited for private
Boarding House. If not sold by May 1st,
wiil be reu ted.
ALSO
Lots, Both Large and Small
to suit purchasers, on Republic** Street, New
?tieet, Rail Road Avenue and Sumter Street.
Terms A ceo m'modatin g.
J I). BL ANDING.
March 25-lui.
CITY LOTS
FOR SALE.
NORTHWEST SIDE.
f)ANGING IN PRICKS FROM $150
^_\? to $4.'.n each. Size 5(> to 80 feet ?rout
tiv 175 to 20U feet deep.
Beautifully located in the healthiest part of
the City-a lari."' number o' them
6* feet higher than at thc intersection cf Main
and Liberty sire s
Term?, one-third cash, balance in one and
two vear?. Applv to
JNo. S. IIUGHSON.
A. S. BKO\\ N.
W. A.. BROWN.
M:irch 4 -3m
RICE P??KDSN8.
"I T Y RICE MILLS, KNOWN AS THF.
^ ? W. F. DesCbamps Mills- tour miJes
North of Sumter-ate now ia pood order,
pounding 35 to 40 bushels per <i ?y. Hud 1
will endeavor to give satisfaction to ali
customers. Any information desired may
be obtained by addri-s>inn TIi*? ;it Hag?od.
S c. ii. C. DESCHAMPS.
Fei). 25 - ::;))
KEW LUMBER YARD.
? BEG TO INFORM MY FRIENDS AND
? '!:.. ?-it.,ic f?en?-r?lh lhni mi S?w Mill
;. crtted oil >'.??? '>'. S. ?? N ll. H.. just back ot
niv i. -i;?r:.!v. is I:??*? in full operatft n. and I
am prepared i;> furnish grades of iTellow
Pin?? Lut?? t?er .:<"!! un bled limber, at prices
accord i nj; t.? grades
Yard accessible ofl Not t!) side of residence.
J. B. LOACH.
Feb LS.
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MiiiilSTORE FIXTURES.
TERRY Mr'G CO., NASHYILLEJENN.
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IN SUMTER.
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W. H. Sli?l?NO & 00,
j Be;: to announce io the citizens of Sumter,
j City av-i County, thai r iv-v hare (?!.?...?? d
j HT TES EQSfr?ffi^T SLOSS.
A Complete S?u<-\ of'
! Drugs, Medicines, Toiie? and
Fancy Anides,
stid other ?rnoris. such as ?re us ri i . ly fourni ir:
a DrugiStore, including
SEGA KS AND TOBACCO, GAR?
DEN SEEDS, ETC
j especial attention is invited to a Gae line o'
PERFUMERY,
embracing some fine imported Extracts.
Careful attention given to the compound?
ing of prescriptions, and calls promptly at?
tended io at ail hours.
An Electric Beil will he fourni at the door
for uight use.
COVE A XI) S ICE US.
\Y. II. GILLILAND & CO,
MONAGHAN BLOCK.
MAIN STREET, SUMTER, S. C.
February 18
I i itf
to plain facts about thc Kabo
corset. You can't break thc
bones-for one thing". If you
do, within a year, you'll have
your money back. Soft eye
Iets-that's another thine that
can't be had with other cor?
sets. And hear how its sold:
if you're not satisfied, after
a few weeks' wear, you can
return it and get your money.
J.RYTTENBERG Sc SONS.
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AT SIX PER CENT.
TOE SUMTER BOARD OF THE
EQUITABLE
Billi & Loan Association
Of Augusta, Ga.,
has money to loan on first mortgage Real
Estate, (town or county,) at
SiX PER CENT.
A. S. BROWN,
President.
A. WHITE, JR ,
Sec. and Treas.
CC. MANNING.
Attorney.
W. A. PRINGLE.
Frh. 2."> Agent.
MD, NU AND Hil
I beg io inform the public that I
keep fine
FRESH MEATS
and also
FINE FRESH FISH
of all kin?s.
I wish to inform rnv customers ih:it 1 hare
opened a BUTCHER'S STALL IN FR'?NT
<>F TUE POST OFFICE, on Linet ty Street,
where I will keep a neat pince, at which
ladies can call and examine meats ?nd fish.
Thanking the public for psst favors, I re?
spectfully solicit further patronage.
??3Tl also pay the highest cash price
for Beef and Pork.
W. J. DAWSEY.
2-ll-3.n
Sample of Crab Apple Blossom Extract frve
tn G?lliland <fc Co's Drij:r Store. _
IF YOU ARE 801N8 WEST
AND WANT LOVV RATES
To Arkansas.
Texas, Missouri. Colorado. Oregon and Oli
fon.ia, or any point WEST or NORTH?
WEST- IT WILL PAY YUL*
To write to me.
FRED D. BUSH,
D. P. A., L ? N R. R.
Jfov. 5 -x 38 Wail St.. Atlanta. Ga
limm & LEM?STE3.
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.
SUMTER, S. 0.
TT7ILL MAKE BIDS ON ANY WORK
W in City or County, and wiJI do ali
w.otk with despatch ia t'Cst of wotk
manship.
Calls hy mail or otherwise responded to
promptly. Can he found at present at build?
ings on Westend ot Calhoun Strest.
E ll. HOLMAN,
Nor. 26- r G. v. LBM ASTER.
What 1 Heard Some Ladies Say?
What a pre!ty store ! How fight and spacious! It is a rea
[ pleasure to select goods in this establishment. We are served
bj courteous ladies who show us exquisite bonnels,-lovely hats
-jaunty toques,-all made of die best material and of latest
sly le.
What avails the most elegant gown if we have no becoming
.headgear? The selection of a hat requires time, taste, and study
and all can be found t&t 5?3C SSSid Io3?g"-CSiaI[>
iis?sed ia?sase ?? Miss l?cEl?none.
j Not only do you see the very latest shnpos, but a LESSON IN
j COLOR is taught, by looking at the magnificent roses, delicate
j ferns, pansies and violets, each with irs shade of green, and com
; bined so skilfully with tulle, crepe, or lesse that the result is an
exquisite picture, and we marvel how it has been wrought!
Here a butterfly is caught and imprisoned-there a serpent lies
half hidden in falls of gold-woven lace-trailing wreaths, rare
leathers, and artistic designs, delight the eye at eveiy turn. The
most fastidious can be satisfied, for there are styles to suit tlie
taste of ail. Here indeed, are we reminded, that "a thing of
beauty is a joy forever/'* for thc secret of all art, is to combine
colors so skilfully, that the effect is perfect harmony ! Where
do you find such straw-braids. Milans, black lace hats? and such
delicate workmanship ?
Oh ! look at those dear little baby caps ! did you ever see any?
thing so dainty ? What could be sweeter ? You need CORSETS ?
These can be easily supplied without leaving the counter, supe- j
rior in shape, finish, and material. Furnished with these, }~our j
dressmaker cannot fail to sive vou an easy and elegant fit. ?
Have you noticed the new styles in ruches? just see the varie-?
ty in. crepe lesse ruffling, white, cream, silk-corded, all kinds that !
you could desire. Oh ! for an unlimited check, to spend the j
amount right here !
For a'l that a woman cnn need
In fl first-class store ot this kind,
Yet offered at moderate pi ices
In this place alone, y cu will find.
And hats, toques, velvets and laces,
Never equalled in Sumter before,
Tu suit all complexions und faces- '
Arc found in Miss McElhose's store.
April 1
MONEY TO LOAN ON EASY TERMS.
THE INTER-STATE BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, OF COLUMBUS, GA ,
through the Sumter Branch, bas money to loan on city real estate, 01: easy payments,
at low rate of interest.
SUMTER BOARD OK DIRECTORS :
J A. MOOD, PRESIDENT, A. S. BROWN, VICE PSESIDEXT,
MARION MOISE, A. J CHINA.
A. C. PH LLPS, R A BRAND,
J, D. GRAHAM, MARION MOISE, ATTORNEY,
\V. E. MIMS, SECRETARY AND TREASURER.
For information in regard to the plans of the Association, cal! on or address,
A. C. PHELPS,
Feb 28 s Loral Agent.
^ positively the last for this Season.
i Parties wishing to purchase will please take
j notice that I will receive about March 10th,
One Oar Load Broke Mules,
And about March 25th,
One Car Load nice Driving and
Work Horses.
Sumter. S. C. March 7, 1891.
CAR JLOA?> OF FIRE f?KIYI3rG HOUSES.;
TWO CAB liOADS ?SOOI> MEXJES* j
One Car Load Old Hickory Wagons.
CELEBRATED SPIRAL SPRING CORTLAND CARTS, j
Also, a few of thc
PA lin Y CARTS. I
CARRIAGES, f^lfti ?
Siirrys, Buggies attd Phaetons. ^^^^^l^^^^T j
HARNESS. ?d&SflEPflK& !
A few hundred bushels of na- j
"wi, M. CTMAMAM. j
Dr "pmher 3 !
i'll If I IP ii jj'^
I A X? )
! uOU'UuL
?3 OUR SPECIALTY.
?f you want an unequaled assortment to select from,
come to us.
If you want lire newest desiyns, come to ns.
Iii yow want fair treatment and no m&Yeprcscutalicn.
come to us.
if von want the lowest nrh-es, come to us.
If you want "first-class {foods, conic to us.
If you want polite attention, come to us.
NO ORDER TOO SMALL OR TOO LARGE.
Vi e also carry a large assortment <>f the celebrated
Cream Colored (porous) l^lower Pots and Urns,
which wc arc oflvring very cheap. Examine them and we are confident you will buy no others
OUR CHEVAL SUITS TAKE THE LEAD.
PUMAMT & 1?E.LITZE1
M?:ch iii
? AM AGENT
j
For the following
well-known asd reliable
FIEE
?DSirraftCG Companies;
And softest a sna?e ef the
FIRE Bl BOSHES.
Oar rates are as low and our
policies as liberal as any first
class insurance Companies
THK QUEEN, of Ea^ni
THE NORWICH UNION.
of England,
THE NIA6ASA,
of New York,
THE CONTINENTAL,
of New York.
THE NORTH AMERICAN,
of Philadelphia.
THE GIRARD,
of Philadelphia.
THE MERCHANT?,
of Newark, N. J.
ALTAMONT M?SES.
I STILL CONTINUE
To keep a Erst class stock of
GENERAL MffiCHAlISI
-THE
BARGAINS
are too numerous to enumerate.
1 invite the attention of close
buyers who desire Erst class
goods.
Call special attention to outr
Butter and Teas.
ALTAMONT MOSES.
Feb 12.
We have received our fall stock ol
Pry ?*oods9
Notions, Clotting
SHOES AND HATS,
and are prepared to oiler spe?
cial inducements to- buyers.
Our line of
DRY GOODS
have never been as large ano
complete as this .season. Oin
line of plain and figured Wors?
teds and Flannels are very neat
and are offered at
BOCK BOTTOM PRICES.
Let us show you before buy?
ing and we will sell you. that is
if prices and quality are an^
inducement.
We have an immense line o?
Gents* and Ladies*
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 m
men's women's and children's
shoes. Our leader for ladies*
at S 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 sui: on
CLOTHING
if you will give us the oppor?
tunity. All we ask is for you
to look through our stock and
get our })rices. In
PL??N AND FANCY GROCERIES
we are the leaders. We sell
nothing if not of the Erst qual?
ity and our prices are the
lowest. Our stock is fresh and
weli selected. We hare 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 Snd eur salesiac? pleasant
and attentive to all customers-perfect?
ly willing to- show geods at ail (UUCP
All goods delivered to any part of t'
city promptly ?nd free &( ebar,g.e. kV
weight G uar au teed.
K i D gman I Oe
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