Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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pta?c|raan ai?? ji?n?p?. WgPHBSPAY> OCT. U, ?91. Gayety at Hagood EUSOOD, :3. C , Oct. 5, rf91. J?r. Editor: li ws the privilege of roar Scribe to attend, on Tuesday evening last, the firman given bj Miss Helen Kember t, com? plimentary to ber numerous friends. As we ?fipiuachid the large and - commodious resi? dence of her father, Di. EL J. Rembert, we found the house and grounds beautifully HktmtaAted by bon-6res and Chinese lanterns, vhtch assured ns in advance, a cordial w el Entering the house we were most cor? dially received by tho doctor, noted for bis Rivalry, courtesy ard hospitality, and bis charming daughter, an c. ?ere made at once to foti at hom?. Putting, aside our wraps and "fatnshing upa tittle," we entered the dancing bali, which was large and roomy, and by far the bett I have even seen io the country We soon found ourselves mingling with as 6ue an array of beautiful women and gallant beaux as ever met our gaze. Promptly at 9 o'clock to the sweetstrains of West'oerry's noted band the dance began, and frc? theo until 2 o'clock "the light fantastic waa tripped" as it never was before by as graceful dancers as ever graced a ball-room To the tune of "Home, Sweet Borne*' the eve ni ng'3 enjoyment was brought to a close, and It waa the unanimous verdict of alf present that it was one of the most delightful and enjoyable dances ever given in this p*rt of thecountry. The follow - 'ipg were oe fortunate partie?pan ts: I -? 8 T*. Keels, costume of black silk f real lace tria nings; jet om amen ts. ~i . .. ). Sanders, bbirk marine silk, with lace draf ries; natural Hewers, Hes. JL R. Alston, bkek embroidered moll; old lace; pearl ornaments Hrs. Sam. Boy kin, costume of black: hen? rietta. Sra. W. J. McKain, black silk grenadine, with ornamente of natural flowers. Mrs. A. K. Sanders, black silk net over blade silk; ornaments brilliants. Mis. R. L. Wright, handsome cost?me of black silk. MiM Sosie Halle, Camden, S. C , lovely costumes*" white silk grenadine. MissStfdie Kennedy, Camden, S. G., cream cashmere, with sage green velvet trimmings; natural Bewers. Hin Nina Moise, Sumter, silk-mull over blue ?ilk; diamonds Mies' Lilly Delger, Sumter, cream net over Cream silk; natural flowers. Miss May Kllerton, white silk mull over ttb?esOk; natural flower?. Miss Lula Sanders, white embroideried lawn; natural flowers. Mia? Maaie Boykin, white Swiss. Miss Helen Rembert. a striking cost?me of while ?ilk mull over white silk; natural lowers. Miss Emmie Sauders, white silk moll over wnite silk. Miss Leila Boykin, white dotted Swiss, with cream Burrah saab. Miss Edna Keels; cream henrietta and fig? ured silk; natural flowers. Miss Mat. Boy kin, white Swiss with nile green ribbon trimmings. Miss May Sanders, a very becoming costume of blue moil. Tba following gentlemen were present: Dr. B. J. Rembert, T. P. Sanders, R. L. Wngbt, W; J. McKain, A. K Sanders, ?. R Keek, T. 0. Sanders, Jr.,' W. 8. Moore, E. C. Keels, James Nelson, Horatio Lenoir, D. V. Keels, 6. R. Rembert, N. 0. Elierbe, John MfiCaa, R. M. Moore, Jr., Lee Young, Tom Bay km, Robt. Workman, Frank Boykin, E. 3R. Keels and Lee Cureioo. SCBIBBLXB. -mn ? ? ~4.m ?h?oh Itoms. SaiLoa, S. (X, Sept. 30. ' We have succeeded in starting our school at butt, which we hope vr iii terminate in a High Behool. ?t is under the management cf H J. Rich? ardson, of-Anson county, N. C., who was educated -ai Wake Forest College, North Gununa. > Parema wishing to educate their children will do Well $0 'send t hem here. Board can balad at from $5 to $6 p??r mooth. Young ladies wishing instruction in music can be accomniodated here by Mis? Lottie Garland. We are glad to see Dr. T. R. McElveen practicing again. Tboso who have been vet y ill for some time ?re rapidly recovering^ The f &rmers are gas b er in? their cotton very rapidly. The weather baa been favorable for tile but three weeks, with the exception of the taei few days. AGRICOLA." Best in Threo States. Expert Testimony as to the Quality of South Carolina Tobacco. . Southern Tubae cooli st, Richmond : Florence fascinated os with its Soe tobacco-?the best io three States. It is V flimsy pretext sod perversion to say thia Southern tobacco is too stipple and ba^d to order. Its silkiness and Datu? ral oil sod smoothness and toughness and Soe color is most remarkable. The tobacco jtself is oaly entailed by tba finest set of farmers- we ??er ssw who made it. Gentlemen planters, Indeed, by education, standing, associa? tion and genoioe business habits and qualifications combined. Florence started well with a factory to ase ber product. That alone will ad? vertise ber tob?ceo. The natorai oil in the tobacco keeps it pliant, bot pre? serves its sweetness. This will be found a desideratum, rather than a fault, and we predict the trade will soon catch os to this merit, rather than ose artificial me a LS to produce it. The Florence first sale averaged $12 15 and sot $10, a? some papers io anticipation stated. The uniformity of grading and the large size of piles coat mends the market. Messrs. R. A. Croxton & Co. conduct their warehouse sales exceedingly well, ind Auctioneer S. C. Crate, the Virginian, sold the whole break without a break, with a vim and vivaciousness that entities him .to first position as crier. 3Ir. F. M. Rogers, Jr., is the Corlis .engioe that set ali the machinery in mo? tion. He knows how to battle with prejudices. Be is aa indefatigable corker, and never stops short of suc? cess. Mc Tom Talbott, of Virginia, and of the Florence factory, a ?.id just out of a sick bed, bought freely. There was J. O. W. Gravely, of Rocky Mount; W M. Fallon, of Danville, the Ameri? can Tobacco Cc. boyer; Slaughter, of Noel and Co., Danville; ]>ask Thomas, of Boxboro ; F. M. Eogers, of Flor? ence ; John Bowies and- Cole? man, of Wiostoo ; and Fiippin and J. 0. Slaughter, of Danville at the open? ing sale. Florence farmers don't uiake scrub tob?ceo and bat few lugs They will Yaell i.bont" 1,700,000 pounds in 1891. We have no room to speak of speeches, of P. A, Wilcox, presiding ; of G. A. Jemes, Mayor Chase, Judge Norton, sod F M. Rogers; Sr., who looks like Bob Lee, a fine gentlemaa of the old scbjool. Florence is a fine tobacco market, and we will see that she has five more buyers in thirty days ourselves. Two Kinds. There are two kinds of people advo? cating the sub treasury plan. One is, those who have token np the q-testiou without pr?judice and examined it until they have comprehended and indorsed the principles involved; the other class is, those whose anxiety ?"or aa issue with bot? the old political parties is so great that they will indorse anything for that purpose, also those who consider them? selves professional reformers and there? fore aecept ererything labeled reform, without examination.-National Econo- j mist. i Call for a State Convention Governor Tillman thinks that South Carolina should be properly represented at the Woild's Fair in Chicago in 1893, and has issued the following call for a convention to consider che subject : Fellow-Citizens : In May, 1893, the Columbian Exposition, commem? orative of the discovery cf America, will open at Chicago. " Located at ! tire commercial center of North America, the Exposition promises to eclipse all previous efforts to gather in one spot the products of art, science, agriculture and the manufac? turing industries of the world ; and it is of the greatest importance that South Carolina should seize the op? portunity it offers to make known to the millions of visitors who wiil at? tend the fair the advantages this State possesses for those seeking homes An intelligent and indus? trious class of white immigrants is the greatest desideratum for our Stale, and we should make all rea? sonable efforts to attract them. For the purpose of enlisting the ac*ive co-operation and intelligent aid of all classes and callings of our people, and remembering the fact that as South Carolina was not repre? sented at the Centennial Exposition at Philadelphia, it is of more impor ; tance not to miss this opportunity, I, therefore, as the Chief Executive, hereby call a convention ot persons who may come of their own accord, or as delegates from manufacturing companies, county or sub alliances, city councils, boards -of trades, rail? road corporations, etc., to assemble in the hall of the House of Represen? tatives on Thursday night of Fair week at 8 o'clock. This convention wiri discuss the best methods of raising the necessary money and_ of organizing to secure the end sought. B. R TILLMAN, Governor. Contemporary Opinion Col. Polk Denies Slanderous Re? ports. Keowee Courier. Col. L. L. Polk, President of the Na ti OD al Alliance, denies the charge that he apologized to a Kansas audience for his connection with the ".Lost Canse," and that be fought in the Confederate army from compulsion. The published reports of bis speech would make him a traitor to the canse for which he bore arms. Looking at the matter from' a common sense standpoint, no one could believe bim guilty of such confessions. I cst ead cf exalting him in the estima? tion of those whom he was addressing, it wonld surely bring down upon his head the execration of every trae soldier who wore the blue as well as those who wore the grey. There is nothing so detestable as this species of trickery and hypocricy, and Col. Polk has the sense to know it. Newberry Observer: **And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver and in gold."-Genesis xiii:2 Gold and silver always have been and always will be money. Paper isn't money, and printing on it can't make it money. It is only the repre? sentative of money-a promise to pay money. So long as the promise to pay is kept within the ability to pay, the paper is as good as gold and silver; but beyond that point it is obliged to depreciate in value. A safe and solid money must be either gold and silver or based on them. The Unspeakable Bigham Florence Messenger : . Senator Big ham and Florence County are both to be pitied. Senator Bigham is to be pitied for being so weak as to allow the evil spirit to tempt him to commit the crime of which he was last week con? victed by a jury of his country, and Florence County is to be pitied in humi? liation of having her highest representa? tive held up to the world as a criminal. The fact that the jury recommended the senator, to the mercy of the court shows how much they were impressed with the gravity of the case before them -convicting a State senator of forcible entry and detainer-the entering by force and arms upon the lands of anoth? er, and keeping possession of the same. Snob an'offence may not seem a very grave one in the case of oar lofty-mind? ed senator, who a few years ago accused Governor Thompson of stealing ; but had it been committed by an ordinary mortal his fellow men would have at once conclnded that he was one of the basest of criminals. Eock Hill's Move for Good Roads. While in Yorkviile last Monday T. G. Culp, chajrman of the board of county commissioners, was asked if there was any authority for the state? ment recently made in the News and Courier to the effect that the town of Rock Hill had undertaken to macada? mize all of ber roads four miles out, and that the county commissioners bad agreed to take up the work and carry it sis miles further. Mr. Coip said that the statement was not exactly correcr; that is, there had been no such agreement on the part of the county commissioners. "No," he continued, "this is the way the matter stands: The people of Rock Hill pro? posed to us that if we would buy a crusher and pay $1 a day for the nec? essary power to run ir, they would fur? nish the rock aod labor to macadamize two miles of road. We took them up. as we will be glad to do anybody else on the same terms; but us to that four and six mile statement, we don't know anything about it. The agreement originally provided for only a mile or two, but they have gone on making more roads, and of course we will stick to all we promised. "Now, when Rock Hill gets through with it, if anybody else wents to use the crusher on the same terms they can get it. In the event that the people of Rock Hill see St to continue the work on the r?'?ds, and some other section want? a crusher also, if we can't do any bett3r, we will be glad ? to buy anothe \" - Yorkviile Enterprise. Oatrtrrh, neuralgia, rheumatism and most di.-eases originate from impure blood. Cleanse it, improve it, purify it with De Witt's Sarsaparilla and health is restored, stength regained. Sold by W. ll. Gilliland & Co. Constipation, btood-poison, fever ! Doc- I tors' bills and funeral expenses cost abo'it i two hundred dollars; De Witt's Little Early j Risers cost a quarter. Take your choice, j W. H. Gillilaud & Co, Get Rich by buying your Fall and Winter Goods, of the House that will Save XVtf Mig Jftomey. You can reap a harvest of Bargains in any of our stores. They are running over with Me west styles Best qualities And inviting prices* A careful inspection of our immense stock wiil convince you that we are "IN IT," and that it is a hard thing - to down the "OLD RELIABLE" Leaders of Low Prices. We started for the Best. We procured the Best. WE OFFER THE BEST. If you do not accept them you will miss one of the chances of your life time. ALL OUR PRICES ARE LEADERS. --IN OUR SILKS, CLOAKS. NOTIONS, Carpets, Rugs, Woollens, Domestics, SHOES, CLOTHING, HATS, Furnishing Croods, We show many exclusive* styles of both Foreign and Domestic manufacture, that are strictly confined to us. Recol? lect that each department is a store in itself. We Have Opened the Finest Line of In the City, and invite the attention of Housekeepers to the many nice things we have for the table, as well as our usual line of Staple Goods. Entrance to Grocery Department, on Liberty Street, 2d door from Main. Entrance to Clothing, Hat and Furnishing Goods Department, and Shoe Department, 1st door on Liberty Street and Main Street. Cloak, Carpet, Rug, Curtain, Blanket, Jobbing and Dressmaking Departments, 2d Floor. Entrance from Main Street, and 1st and 2d Doors, Liberty Street. LADIES We would, say t il a t our Dressmaking Department Is now in full blast and you have only to see The Beautiful Creations We are turning out to immediately place your orders. WE WOULD CALL THE SPECIAL AT? TENTION OF MERCHANTS -TO OUR Jobbing Department, In which we are prepared to sell you as cheap and on as lib? eral terms as any wholesale house in the trade. Respectfully, e. I Cor. Main and Liberty Sts.a Sumter, S. C. New York Office, 84 West Broadway. New Goods. I ll RELIABLE AND First Class Grocers, AND DEALERS IX Creneral Merchandise. Ask a comparison of prices in all lines. Have been doing business successfully at the same stand (opp. Court House) for 13 years, and will spare no efforts, now and in the future, in continuing to please the al? ready large number of custo? mers, (including some very close buyers) in this city and county, and from adjoining counties, whose patronage has been liberal. New and sea? sonable specialities constantly arriving in their GROCERY DEPARTMENT. New Mack erel in 10 lb. kits, and at retail. I New Pickled Salmon. New ' Dutch Herring. New Canned j Vegetables, Fruits and Fish. j Great assortment in imported j groceries. In fact we have everything to be found in a | first class, full up stock. j Dry Goods, Notions, &c, Give this part of the store a look before purchasing else? where. Competent and polite salesmen to serve you, no trou? ble to show goods, and less to sell them. You will find Dress Goods in all the latest styles, shades and quality ; proper and elegant trimmings to match. Cne of the largest and best lines of SHOES in the city for Men's, Ladies7 and Children's wear. Big Job Lot of HATS just opened. Clothing, Trunks, Valises. Bagging and Ties, Heavy Groceries, All at Lowest Prices at Ducker & Bultman's? Sep. 9. r New Attractions ARRIVING EVERY DAY AT et'i Brm., Latest Styles in DRESS GOODS and TRIMMINGS. We call your attention especially to the articles herein named : Doub?e-widcb Cashmeres, Henriettas, Albatrosses, Glorias, Serge? 9*4 Alpacas, at any price from 25c. to ?1 50 per yd. Delicate Shades Cashmeres and Henriettas from 25c. to $1 00 per y?. Flannel Tricots (heavy ?eight) 38 in. from 25c. to 40c per yd. Plain Flannel 36 in. from 20c. to 35c. per yd. Plaid Flannel Suitings (extra weight) ZS io. for 60c. per yd. 6-4 Brocades from 12| to 161 per yd, 50 Dress Patteros, 8 yds. each, (double width) no two alike, 75c. per yd. Our Line of Di ?ss Silks IS COMPLETE, AND OUR Trimming ?ilk^ ARB SURPASSED BY NONE TN THE CH iV The attention of the ladies is respectfully invited to our stock of Notions arid Fancy Goods. Those doing fancy work can find anything needed in that line V?E : Embrodiery (silk and cotton) Knitting Silks, Filling Silks, Wash Silk?, Che? nille, Chenille Cord, Arrase ne, Fancy Tassels. Fringes and Balls tn all shades, Silk Lacings and Dress Cords. ZEPYB, GEBMTIM WOOL, SAXONY WOOL, ETC, LAMBREQUINS, FELT IN ALL SHADES at $1.25 &t y<L LADIES /JERSEYS1 at and below New York Cost. Geofs caa be fur? nished with anything io the line of Clothing, Hats, Caps, Neckwear, &c, At Lowest Cash Prices. We carry a fine line of SHOES^which we sell at low figures and guarantee satisfaction. We would also call attentioo to our Hardware, Crockery ware, Harness, Fancy and Staple Groceries. We will pay the highest market price for your cotton, either here or at your nearest depot. All orders by mail promptly attended to. Samples sent on applica? tion and satisfaction guaranteed at all times. . Our polite and attentive salesmen will take pleasure in showing you around and will make prices for you "AS LOW AS THE LOWEST." Thanking you for your patronage in the past, we solicit a continuance of same. Yours Respectfully, LEVI BROS., MAIN ST. SUMTER. S. C. Sep. 9.-v IN GOLD, GREENBACKS DR SILVER, WILL BUY AN ALL WOO L SUIT Any size from 34 to 42, f -FROM Chandler, Shaw & Co. MEN AND BOYS gligee Shirts as low as 25 Gts. CRUSH HATS AS LOW AS 25 CENTS. AT 25 cts., 50 cts. and 75 cts. Every pair warranted for twelve (12) months steady wear.