W3^WB3DA?,FBB. 24,'92.
Sntered at the Post O?Le at Sumter, S
0., a* Second Oats Matter.
' NSW ADV?RTISB??CEI?TS.
Want-Satchel Lost.
Pringle S: Rivera-Dissolution.
Sacate of Jefferson R. Welsh-Citation
Notice.
Batate of Martha J. McKay-Final Dis?
charge.
Kitate of Elisa Agiiel Herring-Final Dis?
charge.
Personal.
Mr. W. McD. Green waa in the city Tues?
day-.
Mr. Albert Harrell, bf Darlington county
.per/? iast week in the city.
Mr. Joel S. Bmtsor attended the W. C. T.
U- Convention in Colombia last week. ?
Dr. A. J. China anti Mrs Dr. Archie China
?iave gone to F.orida ona three weeks trip.
]fe<X H. White, of Smithville, this Coun?
ty, Mtfi for Birmingham, Ala., yesterday.
J^Cj^lie-Shannon j of .Camden, was in
the Qty Monday and Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Ida D'ck and Miss Leila Dick are
?peadjBgjjlfee week in rhe ci ;y with relatives.
MK barnes Miller left, this morning for
Atlanta, G*., where he will take'a position in
a machine shop
Mr.M. H?0handIer? of ttiV clothing firm of
Brown k Cbandler bas gone North to pur
-cbase sprigg goods.
Rev. John (J- Kilgo, of WotTord College,
Spartan burg, was in rbe 'ea ty Sunday., and
preached" morning and evening To the Metho?
dist Church.
Dr. Frank Darby? of Lynchburg, Sumter"
-coanty, TS in the city. Re intends td move to
Bamberg and locate there next week.-State
19 th.
Rev E,-fi Ayers, o? Summerton, stopped
in to see ns Mrhile in the city' last Saturday.
Be reports himself-basil y engaged in getting
ready to get settled in his new house.
Re/. James McDowell, of Manning was in
the ciry;Mocd?y and Tuesday. Mr. McDow?
ell hat entirely recovered from his recent ill?
ness and is looking well.
T Mr. N.'T. Purdy,.of,Browns k Purdy, has
gone North, to pnrcbaso Spring goods, fie
?topped over in Virginia, with relatives for a
few days.
Uts with regret the iRnere of-Ur. B. R.
Gordon of Concord township, is announced.
Ur. Gordon has been "ill for some weeks past,
and is now partially paralyzed.
Colonel D. P. Duncan, commissioner and
manager of the State Alliance Exchange, has
decided to reside in Colombia, and his wife
and children will arrive from Union-to-day.
,The family will board with Mrs. Darby on
"Lauri:! street.-Register ISth.
The Sumter Fertilizer Works ace now run?
ning night aod d*y turning out a first class
high grade fertilizer, for which ready, sale is
Ibond, .
The Department of Agriculture bas now in
press "Farmers' Bulletin No. 6," which treats
of the cultivation and corine of tobacco. It
ls written by Mr." John M. Estes, a practical
tobacco raiser? wno has recently made a care?
ful study of the subj"-* :n the tobacco-raising
States. Copies of .anphlet can be bad
by addressing th*. a arttceot of Agriculture,
Washington, D. C.
Johnson W. Ramsey, Esq, of Boston,
?acs , a yoong colored man who was raised
in this city spent last week here with bis fam?
ily, ile is now attending the Boston Univer?
sity-aod will gradante therefrom in June. He
recently passed the examination before the
Saoieme Court and was licensed to practice
in ?M the Courts of the State of Massachu?
setts. . Be has obtained his education through
his own. unaided 'ffor ts and deserves gt eat
commendation for the successful effort be bas
made to better bis conditio a.
Loafers Warned Off
An official notice posted at the C. S. k
N. * RI R. depot warns ail loafers about the
Companys yard that their room is preferred
to their company, and gently insinuates that
if the bint is not taken, Other means will be
used to assist their comprehension.
Tba Minstrels ia Darlington.
^^Th^?ferpy Geo. Skiff Minstrels pla ved to
? crowded house in Darlington on Monday
nigh*. It is certain that our boys were .ap?
precia ted, for they pronounce the trip a finan?
cial success, and lots of fun thrown ia, free of
charge.
Court.
The Conn of General Sessions will convene
tere ion next Monday, the 29:h instant.
Judge Wallace presiding.'
The business' of the court will be very
heavy, -there being three murder trials on the
-docket besides a number of minor cases.
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Attention Court F -equenters.
The ladies of the Parsonage Aid Society of
the M. E. Church Sooth, propose serving
breakfast and- droner dori cg court week, at
lograhm Bro*s. office, Court boase square.
A liberal patronage should be given thc
ladies as their efforts are. in" behalf of a worthy
cause.
Delinquent Taxes.
The Taxes unpaid amount to about $20,
000., including the nnpaid railroad taxes, in
all about $16,000. Last year the nnpaid tax?
es ?t this time amounted t?*-between $3,000.
s nd $4,000. . With the exception of the rail?
road taxes the delinquent taxes will be seen
to be very little more than last year.
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Almost a Blaze.
On Monday night at the.regular meeting of
Game.Cock Lodge jC. of P., and as a number
of-candidates were being put through the
th: rd^flegree, a chandelier co staining a sum-- j
ber ofi?uVps fell, br?akin'g altihV ?ampS; ahd
the oil instantly blazed np. Something of a
panic ensusd for a few moments, bat .soase of
the cooler beaded knights smothered the
flames with overcoats, and a conflagration
was happily averted.
The Cotton Harvester Shops.
The Mason Cotton Harvester Company has
removed the shop from the old location on
tba edge of the town to a more central local?
ity. As soon as the new shop is ready and
the machinery in position work will be com?
menced oo a lot of Harvesters for the next
crop. This enterprise is a great acquisition to
the city, as nothing bnt the most skillful
machinists will be employed, and we need
jest such additions to our population.
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An Attempted Assassination.
Chief of Police Albert Weeks bad a close
call on Saturday night. A few-minutes after
be retired a pistol ballet crashed- through -the
wiadow immediately^ver his bed and struck
the mantel piece oakthe opposite side of the
room. Mr. Weeks is io the habit of sitting
in front of^tne fire-place, ?Dd when he un?
dressed for the night he h usg his clothe? on a
chair where be had bee? silting and placed
bis hat on top of the clothes. It is supposed
that the would-be assassin cr.pt up to the
window and mistook, tn the dim fire-light,
the clothes aod hat for the Chief himself.
Damaged Cotton.
* Mr. C. S. Stubbs, the cotton buyer, had
returned to him from Wilmington last week
a bale of cotton, the whole interior of which
was rotten, while the outside was coated with
good cotton. Slr. Stubbs knows the party
from whom be porcbased the cotton, but does
not care for os to publish his name. He says
that it is useless for a person to fry to defraud
a colton buyer is this manner, as a record is
kept'oftefery bale aod the fraud is certain to
be discovered.
This reminds ns to add that a gentleman
who was present when this bale was opened,
remarked that many years ago, near the North
Carolina line, before" the days of 'ailways, a
Canner lived, who habitually wagoned his
conon to Charleston, sold it there, and laid
io a supply of gioeeriesfor the return trip
One year be packed a large stone in a bale,
and sold it as usual, congratulating himself
on his smartness. A year later be went again
and sold to the same party, carrying back
groceries as before. Arrived at hts heme, his
wife proceeded to explore the sugar barrel.
Suddenly she summoned her husband to come
.nd. iee how he had been imposed upon. He
weat and there was the stone he had sold in
the bale of cotton the year before ! He said to
his wife, "Don't say a word. I know that
old rock. I carried it down last year in a
bale of cotton which I sold to the same maa
irtm whom I bought the sugar.
The moral is too obvions to need aa exposi?
tion; ff a fellow does not want to be made
to feel really embarrassed, let bim take care
out io pack his cotton too wet.
Death.
At Georgetown on tbe evening of the 23rd
instant Mrs. Richard Dozier, wife of the Hon.
R. Dozier, State Senator from Georgetown.
Her remains will be brought here to-morrow
on th? 9 30 a. m. train, for interment in the
city cemetery. Mrs. Dozier was the mother
of Mrs R. D Lee of this city.
Heligious.
The Rev J. S. Hartzell will preach at the
Episcopal Church next sunday at ll a.m.,
and 5 p. m.
Rev. Dr. Woodbridge, of China, will
preach in Hephzibah Chutcb, on the first Sun?
day ia March, at 11 o'clock, a. m.
Masonic.
At the last regular communication of
Claremont Lodge A F. M in this city the
degree of Master Mason was conferred on
Messrs. T. E. Richardson, Bartow Walsh, J.
F. Pate and-Thompson. After the exer?
cises of the evening were concluded the new
members set op a collation to the members of
the Lodge.
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Knights of Pythias.
At a meeting of the Uniform Rank K of
P. held on last Friday night the following
officers were elected ;
Sir Knight Captain, Altamont Moses.
Sir Knight Lieutenant, A. C. Phelps.
Sir Knight Herald, H. B. Bloom.
Sir Knight Treasurer, J. Frank Pate,
jj Sic Knight Recorder, Sam Sanders.
The Wallace Relief Fund
Mr. Editor: On behalf of the Relief Club
for the benefit of W. M. Wallace and family,
I'respectfully report the receipt of the follow?
ing additional contributions ;
C. L. Williamson, $1.00.
J. H. Dixon, 50c.
P. Kennedy, 25c
Maj. M. Sanders, 50c
Daughters of Israel, Circle No. 2, $5.00.
J. F. Laoghrey, $1 00.
J. H. Chandler, $2 50.
D H. Wadsworth, 25c
W. Brown, load of wood.
Mr. Wallace is improving slowly, but still
his critical condition has not yet passed. To
those kind and benevolent people who have
so generously contributed, he returns through
the Relief Club his profound thanks. Those
who may fed inclined to aid in his relief can
still do so, as funds are needed for paying
the physician aod medical bills, ?c. At a
proper time a lull report will be made.
J. A. RSNNO,
Sec. k Treas. Relief Club.
Sumter, S. C., feb. 24, 1892.
Political Movements.
A meeting of the Straigbtout Executive
Committee ot Sumter County was held in this
city yesterday, bot no action was taken,
though the whole situation was thoroughly
! canvassed, and discussed in all its phases. It
was finally decided to do nothing until after
the meeting of the State Executive Commit?
tee io March.
Later io the day a conference of Democrats
was held and the petition requesting Mr. W.
? F. B. Haynsworth to call a mass meeting of
I all Democrats for the purpose of reorganiz?
ing the party, which has been circulated
throughout tbe county dubing the past week,
and has been generally signed by members of
both factions, was presented. Mr. Hayns
wortb after consideration has decided to com?
ply with the request, and will call a meeting
for the 4th of March, to be held in this city.
It was also decided by the conference to
call a County Convention to elect delegates to
the convention to be held in Columbia on the
fourth Thursday in March, if itsball be found
that it meets with the approval of the people
of the coon ty.
So the campaign bas been formally opeoed
in Sumter County, and the first move is in
ibe interest of peace and harmony, and it
comes from those who are opposed to Tillman.
The Leap Year Ball.
As anticipated, the Leap Year Ball given
by the yoong ladies to their gentlemen friends
on Monday evening, was a model of what a
ball should be. There was not one element
wanting whose absence would have marred
the unrivaled pleasures of the evening.
The young ladies were all attired, with a
few exceptions, in becoming costumes of
calico, " gingham, sateen, etc. The young
men, the belles of the evening, wore the con?
ventional full dress suits and cravats made of
the same material as the dresses of their lady
escorts. The countenances of the young meu
were wreathed in smiles of the most enticing
sweetness, and the expressions of beautitude
that hovered around the expanse of mouth as
the blushing young things were led into the
waltz by some gallant in calico, were worth a
journey to behold. But the wall-flowers-what
of them-the unfortunates-? Let the curtain
: of charitable short-sightedness be drawn over
j tbe spectacle of unhappy and embarrassed
neglect. There they sat or stood and waited.
But be it said in honor of the kindness and
gallantry of the ladies that there were tew
permanent wall flowers-they were trans?
planted occasionally.
At midnight appetizing refreshments were
ser red in abondance by the young ladies,
their guests receiving the politest and most
assiduous attention.
The dance was resumed with the german at
1 o'clock and was continued until the emblem?
atic birds of this city and county were herald?
ing the comiag dawn with shrill greeting.
The following were present: Misses Alma
McCown, of Darlington, May Bossard, Nina
Moise, Jessie Moise, Addie Auld, Nita Auld,
Emma Corbett, Belle Syndets, Clem China,
Bertie China. Fannie China, Hallie Carson,
Mattie Carson, Harriet Kershaw, Virginia
I Moses, Tavie Meses, Leila Dick, Emmie
Mikeli, Emmie Sanders, Lillie Delgar, Addie
Des Champs,-Lnke, Ada Wood, Dulcie
Moise, Eva Hall, of Wilmington, N. C., Nettie
Cohen, Ella Davis, Lena Solomobs, Alma
Ingram, Carrie Moses, Cecile Moise; Messrs.
i Harvin DesChamps, John DesChamps, Doug
! las China, I. H. Moses, Jr., E. D Kyle, Len
Kennedy, Harry Mikell, E 0. Ingram, J. T.
j Green, Jr., Frank Winn, J. W, Wilder,
Eugene Aycock, Dr. Arente China, - Wat?
son, C. H. Yates, Clifton Dinkios. H. W.
Cooper, R. F. Jackson, H. M. Stan land,
[ Wilie McKaio, Dr. Alva Solomons. Eugene
Moses, H. M. Sanders, Singleton Moore, W.
I D. Mcleod, Dan Youog, Isadore Sulzbacher,
1 Florence; C. J. Shannon, Camden; Walter
! Green,.Charleston; - D'Aocooa, Chicago; -
I Edwards aod - Wilkinson, Syracuse, N. Y.;
; - Erwin, Eugene McCutchen, Robt. Sanders,
Berry McCreery, Columbia; Robt. Woods,
Darlington; Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Rembert, Mr.
and Mrs. F. Levi,Mc and Mrs. W. H. Ingram,
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Rivers, Mr. and Mrs. W.
Y. L. Marsball, Col. and Mrs. M. Sanders,
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Moses, Capt. and Mrs. W.
K. Delgar, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Carson, Dr.
and Mrs. Geo. W. Dick, Mr and Mrs. Henry
Harbv, Mrs. E W. Moise, Mrs. Agnes Bogin,
Mrs. W. I. Harby, Mrs. R. S. Hood. Mrs. Geo
Loriog, Mrs. S. C. Baker, Mrs. Riggs,
Charleston, and Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Levi.
Old and Interesting Papers.
Mr. R. M. Jones, has left at this offi:e two
old newspapers that we have examined with
great interest. One is the Sumter Gazette and
Constitutional Advocate of December 24th,
1831; and a copy of the Watchman of the South,
published at Richmond, Va., December 221,
1842.
The Sucnter Gazette, five column folio, was
"published every Saturday by J. Hardman.|at
Three Dollars per annum, payable in advance
or Four Dollars if delayed to the end of the
year." The paper contains little local news,
the greater portion of the space being devoted
to the work of Congress and Legislature.
Among the acts of the Legislature we
notice, "An Act to incorporate the village
Greenville; also An Act to incorporate the
village of Spartanborg."
A news item stated that, "Henry Clay has
been nominated as a candidate for the presi?
dency, by the National Republican Conven?
tion, assembled at Baltimore on the 13th inst.
He has accepted the nomination."
Among the advertisements there is a notice
of the formation of a partnership between
Franklin L Moses and Montgomery Moses for
the practice of law. And a notice to Beat
Company No 6 of a parade and drill, signed
by J. J. Knox, orderly sergeant. This paper
would no doubt awaken long domant memo?
ries in the minds of some of the older citizens
of the county i
The Southern Watchman was a religious
weekly and the copy before U9 is filled with
the class of selections that can be found in the
religious weeklies of today. The print of both
of the papers is very clear and the papers are
well preserved considering their age.
It is a fixed and immutable law that to
have good, sound health one must have pure,
rich and abundant blood. There i* no
shorter nor surer route than b? H course of
Dc Witt's Sarsaparilla. J. S. Hughson & Co.
A Romance of Two Continents.
WASHINGTON, February 17.-There has been
a rather romantic marriage in the family of
Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller, of the Su?
preme Court of the United States. He has
eight daughters and four of them have mar?
ried either contrary to his wishes, or in such
a way a3 to create the impression that all of
the Mteses Fuller ate extremely se?fwtlled in
love affairs. Miss Maty,the eldest daughter, is
the latest victim of that sly rogue Cupid, and
the happy bridegroom is Mr. Colin C Man?
ning: a son of Ex-Governor Manning, of
South Carolina.
Young Manning came to Washington sev?
eral years ago to act as private secretary to
Senator M. C. Butler, of South Carolina, and
at the same time take the law course at
Georgetown University. He at once became
popular in social circles, and. at the instance
of the Breckenridge family of Kentucky, was
introduced to the daughters of Chief Justice
Fuller. It was soon apparent to all who
knew b;m in Washington that he was deeply ir.
love with Miss Mary Fuller. This affection
was reciprocated and they made no attempt
to conceal the fact.
For reasons not known Chief Justice and
Mrs. Fuller did not look with entire favor
upon young Manning as a prospective son
in-law They kuew him to be a member of
an estimable South Carolina family, but they
probably thought he had not made sufficient
progress up the ladder of fame and prosperity.
They also recallt? th? fact that one of their
daughters, who participated in an elopement,
might have made a more desirable chotee in
selecting a husband.
In spite ol the mild but determined opposi?
tion on the part of the young lady's parents
young Manning continued his attentions to
Miss Mary until it was thought be3t for all
concerned that she should be sent to Berlin to
finish ber musical education. All of the
Chief Justice's daughters are moie or less
accomplished in musical or literary affairs
It was thought absence might make the heart
of the young lady grow fonder of some one
else. So she went abroad to take a musical
course at one of the famous conservatories at ,
Berlin.
In the meantime she k?pt np a constant
correspondence with Manning Hud never for
a moment allowed their love to grow cold.
Several weeks ago Mr. Manning went abroad
and joined Miss Fuller. About the same time
Mrs. Fuller learned that her daughter's health
was not good, so she also went to Berlin with
the intention of bringing her home
While traveling in Italy, so the story goes
Mr. Manning met Mrs. Fuller and her daugh?
ter and without delay induced the young
lady to marry bim. When Mrs. Fuller
learned what occurred she expressed her sur?
prise and disappointment, but finally gave
him her blessing and after attending the wed?
ding immediately started homeward, leaving
the young couple to spend their honey moon
io Europe and come back to America at their
own sweet will.- Et. M. L. in Nem and Cou?
rier.
The above article is incorrect in severa^
important particulars. There was no oppo?
sition to the marriage br the family of Miss
Fuller, to the contrary Judge^uller says that
he would have been glad had the marriage,
taken place two jears ago. When Mr. Man?
ning left this city, he did so in response to a
telegram from Washington, from which place
he proceeded immediately to Berlin, Germany,
where Miss Fuller was very ill at the time.
As soon as Miss Fuller's health permitted she
was taken to San Reno, in Riviera, where she
and Mr. Manning were married on January
7th. The facts of the marriage were known
in this office several weeks ago, but were not
published, as it was?Mr. Manning's request
that it should not be given to the public at
once.
Mr. and Mrs. Manning will sail for home in
about two or three weeks if Mrs. Manning's
health permits.
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The Railroads and Taxes.
The action taken by the railroads in tend?
ering payment of taxes on the origiual assess?
ment, instead of on the increased assessment
placed upon them by the Stale t o*rd of asses?
sors has created a sensation. There was con?
certed action by all the important roads in
the State and the move was made by all the
roads on the same day-last Friday.
In this county the amounts tendered were
refused by Tr?asurer Keels, as he had ne
author'tv to accept less than his books called
fer. The axe3 due and the amounts tendered
were as follows:
The Charleston, Sumter and Northern Rail
read's t4xes are $952 35; theamount tendered
$5?l 35. The South Carolina Railway
taxes arr $3.817 14; the amount tendered
S3 076 13. The Wilmington, Columbia and
Augusta Railroad taxe3 are $5.679 35: the
amount tendered S?,347 63. The Central
Railroad taxes are $1.391 61; 'he amount ten?
dered $606 50.
The Btshopville Railroad paid in full with?
out protest, as the increased te.xes amounted
.to only about $20. The Manchester and
Augusta Railroad paid the full amount $539 -
26 under protest. All the roads offered less
than the amounts paid last year.
In every county the roads pursued the same
course, consequently the State failed to collect
fully nine-tenths of theamount due from the
railroads. The matter is a question for the
courts to decide a?*d in the meantime the
State is out between $300,000 and $400,000
of the usual income. This deficiency will
seriously incommode State and county, but
this is not al!, as the State will have the ex?
pense of a number of big law suits saddled
upon her. For this state of affairs we have to
thank the R- form Administration.
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In an able article, entitled "America for the
Americans," to appear in the March number
of Harper's Magazine, Edward Anthony Brad?
ford writes concerning som" recent discrimi?
native legislation. 1 It ts not for a moment
intended, he says, "to compare our treatmeut
of foreigners in degree with the persecutions
of the Middle Kingdom and the Russian pale.
But the fact remains, albeit unappreciated if
not unsuspected, thnt the United States, and
several separate St*.tes, have recently enacted
laws depriving aliens of property rights which
other nations concede freely, but not more
freely than did the United States until within
a year or two. It is a singular commentary
upon modern methods of legislation that this
reversal cf the custom of a century, carrying
our strong, prosperous, intelligent nation
back a long step toward the weak and igno- i
rant custom* of feudalism, was'enacted without !
strong impulse from the people, and without
?ny legislative deliberation worthy the name
In the House, for instance, a half hour for
debate was refused, and, under the operation
of the previous question, it was made law that
.no foreigner should thereafter own real estate
within the territories of the United States.
The cry, not of the people, but of the legisla?
tors, was 'America for the Americans.' "
Dots From Remberts.
Well, Mr. Editor, it just poured down in
torrents all Saturday night and all day yes
terdf.v, (I mean it rained hard) and conse?
quent^ we can't plow to-day, so I will see if
I can contribute any news for your valuable
journal.
The "pestilence" still prevails, and its latest
subjects are Capt. Jas. McLeod and Mr. R L
Wright. I am pleas:d to say that they are
not considered seriously sick.
The tobacco planters in ihes* parts are
going to test thoroughly the practicability of
making it one of Sumter County's staple
products. .411 around us the country is
dotted with tobacco barns and it is no unu?
sual sound-that of the saw and hammer.
Mr. Editor can you conceive r<f anything
half so cruel as to see a beautiful horse, 60
crippled in its hind legs that the animal can?
not use them, being driven across the country
at a speed that would do credit to some of the
famous fivers. Surely there ought to be a
society for the "Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals" in this section of the country.
I understand that Mr. E. Cameron Keels
has left for Georgia, where be will engage in
business. Y'ours truly, T. K. A.
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Shiloh Items.
The citizens around Shiloh say that they
want to have a school disttict cut off and vote
the two rail.s tax. We think it a good step,
if the'' will only carry it out. We have not
yet seen our School Commissioner, Mr. John
T. Green, around. We would he glad to have
him to greet us with his presence und advise
us in this matter.
Our valentine party was very good on the
evening of the 12th, but not so good as it j
would have been had the weather been more
favorable.
Most of the tamers say that they are going
to cut down their cotion crops this year and j
try to raise more corn and bacon.
We can now and then hear our people dis-!
cussing politics. It seems that they are raak- |
ing ready for this year's campaign.
The general health of the community is ;
very good at present. And the farmers are j
fast making ready for tbeir new crop.
AGRICOLA.
Carly Risers, Early Risers, Early Riser*,
th?; far?oud little pills for constipalion, sick
headache, dyspepsia and nervousness. J.S.
Ilu^bsoo & Co.
To the Democrats of Samter County.
By DO desire of my own, but yielding
to the written requests of various per?
sons representing, as they state, both
factions of the Democratic party of
Sumter County, I assume the responsi?
bility of iuviting the Democratic voters
of our coanty to assemble in mass meet?
ing OD Friday, March 4th, at 12 o'clock
m., in the city of Sumter, for the pur?
pose Gf considering the political situa?
tion of our county and devising some
plan for the amicable settlement of the
existing difficulties.
T make this call in the interest of
neither "faction," but with a serious
appreciation of the evil consequences of
divisions and dissensions amoDg tho9e
to whom the highest iuterests of the
people are intrusted, and who should
be auimated by a common love of our
country and desire for its well being and
prosperity; with the hope that meeting
together as fellow-citizens and friends,
the differences affecting the integrity of
the party may be adjusted and harmon?
ized. Very respectfully, your fellow
citizen,
W F B HAYNSWORTH.
Feb. 24th.
TAX EXECUTIONS.
Delinquent tax-payers are to be sum?
marily dealt with this year and as there
are quite a number of that class in the
county we publish tho following circular
from the Comptroller General to the
sheriff:
INSTRUCTIONS TO SHERIFF..
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL.
COLUMBIA, S C., Oct. 1, 1891.'
in taking the exclusive possession, in
making Tax levies on Delinquent Real
E tate, before advertisement and sale,
the law requires that the Sheriff must
be in Actual Possession by himself or
Agent at the time of advertisement and
sale of land. Therefore whomsoever
the Sheriff leaves in possession or occu?
pancy of the laud, or any part thereof,
levied cn must acknowledge that he
occupies and holds as the Agent of the
Sheriff. The within, or rather accom
panyiog form has been prepared for the
use of Sheriffs. Io executing the Tax
Levies Sheriffs are therefore advised to
require each aud every person whom he
leaves io possession of the land, or any
part thereof, levied on, to sign in the
presence of some subscribing witness
the within acknowledgment, after the
Sheriff or his Deputy shall have prop?
erly and fully filled out all blank spaces
therein The Sheriff or his Deputy
cannot nign as a witness. Each and
every person whom the Sheriff Sods in
possession or occupancy of the land or
any part thereof, be he owner or the
tenant, renter or the cropper, &c, of
ewosr, must sign the acknowledg?
ment, and Sheriff will eject any occu?
pant failing to sign a^ter the acknowl?
edgment with its contents bas been
explained, and Sheriff should notify
persons so ejected that a return to the
premises will be a trespass on their part.
Sheriff's attention is called to' Comp?
troller's Circular No 4 issued to them
on February 10tb, 1891, and to the
fact that upon the back of the original
Tax Execution filed in office, and par?
ticularly on the back of the Duplicate,
Tax Execution attached to tax; title
must be endorsed the personal property
Nulla Boua Return or certificate signed
by the Sheriff stating that he took pos?
session and made the levy only after he
had exhausted personal property:-this
endorsement on the back of both the
original fi ?ed in offise and on the back
of the Duplicate attached to the Tax
Title must be in the following.words,
to wit: Sheriffs Office-County
I certify, that after diligent search,
having failed to find sufficient personal
property out of which to make and col?
lect the taxes, costs and charges as di?
rected by the within Execution, I have
this-day of-189 levied
upon and taken exclusive possession of
the following land to wit: a tract of
acres, more or less situate io
County, bounded by lands of
Sheriff of-County,
Respectfully,
W. H. ELLERBE,
Comptroller General of S. C.
The following blank acknowledge?
ment must be filled and signed by the
owner or tenant in possession of land:
I, (or we as the case may be)
do hereby acknowledge that
Sheriff of-Couuty, did this
day of-189 , by himself or Dep?
uty, pursuant to a Tax Execution to
him directed levy upon and take Exclu?
sive possession of the following tract of
land to wit:--acres in-town?
ship in-County and State of South
Carolina, bounded by lands of
levied upon as the property of-:-,
and that I (or we as the case may be),
hold and occupy the said real property
as the Agent, (or Agents as the case
may be), of the said Sheriff.
In testimony whereof witness our
Hands and Seals.
Signed, sealed and delivered in the
presence of,
(LS.)
(L'S)
(L.S )
(LS)
Circular No. 4 referred to above reads
a9 follows :
EXKCUTITE DEPARTMENT,
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL,
COLUMAIA. S. C , Feb 10, 1891.
To Scott Carson, Esq., Sheriff of Sum?
ter County :
In order to facilitate the work of
Sheriffs under the tax laws, and ascer?
tain authoritatively the remedies against
such as fail to perform said duties, the
Comptroller General sought and ob?
tained the following opinion from the
Attorney General, which will govern
Sheriffs iu the discharge of their duties
bearing upon this particular part of
their duties :
The Attorney General says: "On
receipt of the warrant and execution
from the County Treasurer, the Sheriff
must without auy unnecessary delay,
'seize and take exe'usive po^sesr-ion <?f
so much of the defaulting taxpayer's
estate' (personal first, but if there be
no personal, or not enough, then land)
'as may be necessary to raise the sum
of money named therein and charges
tiii rein. '
"In this connection, it is well to note
that, in my opinion, in order* to seize
and take exclusive possession of the
property of the defaulting taxpayer, ths
Sheriff must actually go on tho land
aud seize and take m to his pos eaaijj
the personal property ; and in ca-e the
personal property is insufficient in his
judgment, or if he finds no personal
property, then he must take possession
of the land, aud to do this must <ject
the occupant.
"All this must he done before adver?
tising the property for sale.
"Ater having thus taken possession
of the property (which he must hold in
rrder that he may deliver the same to
the purchaser after the sale.) his duties
as to advertising and selling are laid
down so plainly itt thc diff?rent Acts
that it. is not deemed necessary to ?tate
tbeni here.
"The remedies against refractory
Sheriffs, or such as fail to do their du'y,
are plain, simple and effective, requir?
ing them to show cause before the
C?>ut t cf Common P.eas why the penal?
ties in such cases provided should not
be inflicted upon them ; and the Comp?
troller General is charged with the duty
of enforcing the law.
"Nothing is more important to the
State than the prompt and proper ac?
tion on the part of the Sheriffs in these
matters, as the validity of thousands of
tax titles hereafter to be made will de?
pend upon it."
The Legislature of 1890 amended the
Act of 1887 by adding :
"The Sheriffs of the several counties
io this State, in making levies and
sales, in making returns, and in paying
over money collected under tax war?
rants or executions placed in their
bands by County Treasurers, sh^11 be
subject to the direction of the Comp?
troller General of the State in like
manner as they now are to plaintiffs in
execution; and the Comptroller Geue
ral is hereby invested with all the rights
and privileges of a plaintiff in execution
to invoke and obtain the aid of the
Court to compel refractory Sheriffs
to discharge their duties in the enforce?
ment of tax executions ; and it is here?
by made the duty of said Sheriffs, re?
spectively, to make return of all fax
executions to the Treasurers of their
respective Counties within ninety days
after date of issue thereof, designating
such as may be nitUa bona and such
as may have been collected by distress
sale or otherwise ; and within same time
to pay over to said Treasurers all taxes
and penalties collected by them ; and
in case of default, then the several
County Treasurers shall have (he right
to recover from any such defaulting
Sheriffs, with the amount of such taxes
and penalties in an action or actions
which the Treasurers are hereby author?
ized to bring in any Court of compe?
tent, jurisdiction."
County Treasurers will insist upon
returns of Sheriffs, as required in this
section of law, not only for executions
for the fiscal year 1889 90, but for all
previous years when no returns and set?
tlement of such claims have been made
YV. H. ELLEBBB,
Comptroller General.
The Hon. Joseph H. Earle.
GREENVILLE. February 20, 1892.
To the Editor of The News and Cou?
rier :
Your circular letter has been re
ceived. You ask that I express my
views as to the political situation, and
as. to the course that the conservative
people of the State should pursue.
Never before perhaps iu the history
of South Carolina has it beeu so impor?
tant as now for the people to be conser?
vative in all that they may say or do in
apolitical matters. For uever before
have the white people been so divided
iu sentiment aud separated into factious
by internal dissensions. The continua?
tion of this condition will necessarily
tend to drive them further apart, and
will prevent their co-operation for the
good of the State.
1 have no axe to grind, nor have ?
any personal wrongs to avenge. I
opposed the election of Governor Till?
man in the last campaign with all the
earnestness of my nature because I be?
lieved that he should be defeated. Tbs
people, however, decided otherwise and
be was triumphantly elected. Those
who opposed bis election were naturally
sore over their disappointment, and a
large number of them are dissatisfied.
But under our system of government
the majority must rule aud the minority
must submit. The more quietly and
gracefully that they yield to the will of
the majority the better it is fur all con?
cerned.
Governor Tillwrn has been many
times condemned for his unjust criticism
of others, and unjust criticism of him by
his opponents will not injure him, but
will tend to his advantage If it was
wrong iu him to slander others when be
was a candidate, it is simply wrong ic
others to slander him while be is Gover?
nor.
j. ?. ?
Furniture Deal
FULL SE
First Class Goods
-?
ROCK BOTT
Come and See, and
Broke
BHB?
A car load to
Cor. Sumter ai
SUMTE
Sumter, February 15, 1892.
I Let his former opponents deal justly
j with him aod give him due credit for all
i that he may do or try to do for she good
i of the State. That he has done many
things that arc to be Ci>tn':.?nded none
I can deny; that he has do.i? some things
j that might be condemned all will admit,
but any man io bis position and witt
? his surroundings would bs liable to
j make some mistakes.
Then I would suggest to the Anti
? Till inan? tes that it would be well to deal
j fairly with him and to avoid committing
j the same sin of which he has been f .
often accused. Don't follow his exam?
ple by making unjust accusations
against bim and by magnifying little
faults into grievous sins.' This course
j will not bring the two factions together,
but can result only in keeping them
apart.
My deliberate judgment is that
Governor Tillman is at present as
strong with thc farmers as he ever was,
and I believe that he will be re-elected
over anyone who will probably take the
field against him. This being true, it
would be folly for any of the Anti
Tillmanites to oppose him. Such
opposition would intensify the bitter
; feeling which sow unfortunately exists
( among the white people, and could
j succeed ooly by invoking the aid of the
I negro vote. Victory at such cost would
be too dearly bought. Give me Till?
man a thousand times before a Scott or
a Mosus ?
When the Convention meets let him
be nominated, ii a majority of the dele?
gates are in his favor; and if nominated,
let bim be elected without opposition, so
far as any Democrat is concerned.
Our best, wisest and most conservative
men should be elected to the General
Assembly. This is far more important
than the election of any mao as Gover?
nor. With a good Legislature a bad
Governor can do little harm ; with a
bad Legislature a good Governor can
do little good. Re8pectfnlly,
Jos Ii. EARLE.
Meteorological Records.
The following is a report of observations
of the weather taken ai: Stateburg, by Dr. W.
W.Anderson, for the week ending February
21, 1892 :
Temperature.
Condit ion
15! 56.
16 43.5
17; 39.
18: 45.5
19; 55 8
20: 58
21 52 2
66 71 52. j S-N
52. I 37. E
31. E
29. Var.
47 31 S
55. ?S-SE
5?. ?E-NE
49
56.7
63 2
62 5
58.
.15 Fnir.
.OOiClear.
.OOjClear.
OOjClear.
.03|Cloudy.
.64jCloudy.
1.41 ?Cloudy.
Bright, Yellow, Silky Tobacco.
From one who has perfected the cure of
tobacco and has done more to revolu?
tionize the curing and handling of to?
bacco than the whole world :
Sir Walter Raleigh Discovered Tobacco. W.
H. Scow Perfected its Cure.
OFFICE OF MODERN TOBACCO BARN COMPANY,
HIGH POINT, N. C., JANUARY 15,1892.
The Quinnipiac Company.
Gentlemen :-I expect to grow a crop of
thirty acres of Tobacco at Tifton. Ga., this
year and have made up my mind to use
Pine UUnd Fer?iliz?r." I have a good opin?
ion of it as a first-class tobacco fertilizer,
gained from m ?ny sources, among them R. H.
Ricks of Nash County, N. C , A. J. H-ster of
N. C , and F. M. Rogers, Jr , of Florence S
C., who are among the very best and most
successful tobacco growers in these tobacco
States. Your3 truly, W.H. SNOW.
For sale by Browns & Purdy.
Bright people are the quickest to recognize
a good thiog and buy it. We sell lots of
bright people the Little Early Risers. If you
are not bright these pills will make you so
J. S. Hughson & Co
I have a fine lot of Brown and White
Leghorn, Buff Cochins and Black Minorca
Cockrels that I wish to dispose of in the next
thirty day3, and will sell them very much
below their value. These birds are from the
best prize stock and will make a creditable
showing at any exhibition.
W. B. MURRAY,
Sunny Side Pouliry Yards.
BRIDGES TO LET.
OFFICE OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
SUMTER, S. C., Feb. 3, 1892.
THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION?
ers of Sumter and Darlington Counties
will meet a?|Stokes' Brid?e, Lynchs River, on
Febrtinry 26th inst., at 10 o'clock a. m., for
the purpose of letting out the rebuilding of
said bridge, specifications made known at that
time. The commissioners reserve the right to
reject any and all bids. Contractor to give
bond for faithful perfotmanee of contract
Sealed bids only received.
By order of bo-ird.
TH OS. V. WALSH, Clerk.
Advance and Freeman please copy.
Feb. 3.-4t.
DRAIG,
[erl Undertaker
rpPLY OP
in all Departments
LT
'OM PRICES.
. Satisfy Yourselves.
arrive about
3
id Liberty Sts.
j X?. ' ?. dv.'
Thorough. Prnclicril T'fstrnction. Gradu?
ates assisted to r*;sitio:is. ***?r Catalogue
Bryant ? MU hmu Collage?
Keep us
I/o You Know
That we have
ASSISTED THOUSANDS
j
In reducing their household and !
other expenses ? '
ARE YOU !
AWARE
Of the fact that we are sell?
ing the remainder of our entire
Winter Stock
STRICTLY AT COST.
36 inch Cashmere 21c, regu?
lar price 25c.
36 inch F F Atlantic Cashmere
26c, regular price 40c
38 inch All Wool ^ancy Stripes
and Plaids 22c, regular
price 30c.
36 inch Tricot, fine finish, 32?c,
regular price 50c
28 inch Tricot, fine finish, 22c,
regular price 30c
ALSO
A few pieces in single
widths and 28 inch
two-fold goods 12c
15c. and 18c., worth
33 per cent* more.
0
46 inch Black Henrietta, extra
fine quality, $1.00 regular,
price ?1.25.
46 inch Black Henrietta, extra
fine quality, 82c., regular
price $1.00.
54 inch Black Henrietta 62c,
regular price 85c.
38 inch Black Henrietta 45c,
regular price 60c.
36 inch Black Henrietta 37c,
regular price 50c
36 inch Black Satin Rage
Goods 35c, regular price
50c.
44 inch Black and Brown Beat?
rice Cloth, 67c, regular
price 85c.
36 inch Black Beatrice Cloth
42c, regular price 60c
NICE LINE
FAILLE
AND OTHER
Black Silks.
Braides in all shades
and styles 10c yd.,
regular price 15c
Plain and Plaid Su?
rah Silks 40c. yd.
and up.
Felt Lambrequins
fancy floral designs
20c 38c. and 50c per
yd. Also Felt Table
Covers, ass'rtd colors,
95c and $1.35 each.
All buyers will
find great bar?
gains in theabove
goods, and can
always find at
Our Store
Shoes, j\
Hats, ?-j
Umbrellas. tr1
Hosiery, ^
Domestics, ?
Notions, &c, H
lim & MILITO,
Main St. Sumter, S. C.
IS LIFE
That depends- very much
upon tlie liver.
The conditio? of the liver de?
pends a great deal more upoa
the kind of food you eat than
upon the medicine the doctor
prescribes*
Pure food products are ?ur
specialty.
We donrt urge you to live
to. eat, but desire the opportu?
nity to he?p you to eat se as to
live.
We believe we can aid yon r?
answering the above
question with a
Tes!
If you will buy your
Groceries
From us. which you will al?
ways find
Fresh
and
Pure?
To a stock already replete with
attractions we have
added the following:
CODFISH,
TONGUES,
CORNED BEEF,
FAT PICKLED BLOATERS,
BONELESS HERRINGS,
PICKLED SALMON.
New Puck,
Baltimore Hams, small
size, "Cottage Brand"
pic nie Hams. Ferris'
Hams and Strips,
"delicious."
"Slitter" California Ginned
Goods, one of our Special?
ties. Packed for those who
can appreciate a good arti?
cle.
Graham Flour,
Oat Meal,
Farina,
Tapioco,
Barley*
"Superlative" Flour,
New Shipment.
The quality of this celebrated
brand is familiar to all
lovers of white and whole?
some bread.
Absolutely pure, unadulterated
LARD.
You do not always get it.
Rock Candy Drips,
California Honey,
Maple Syrup
on Draught.
Very fine plain and self raising
Buckwheat
FRESH SARATOGA CHIPS.
Don't Forget It!
We are receiving weekly ship?
ments of
SELECTED ELGIN CREAM?
ERY and "FANCY FRESH"
CREAMERY BUTTER.
Nuts, Raisins, Candy, Crackers,
Cut Cake, Teas, Coffees,
Chocolate, Cocoa, Broma.
mm i mimi
' Packing Free. Prompt Deliv*
j ery.