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Cjjt ?it j)inau w? j^outlpa. WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 28, '92.~ Entered at the Post Ojfije at Sumter, S O.y as Second Glass Matter. N?iW ADV?BT?SEMEI?TS. ~ Want ?House to Kent. L. S. Camp??ell?Mule Lost H. Sarby?Texas Rust Proof Oats. W. B. Boyle?Cotton Seed Bought. Est. D. J. Wino?Executors Notice. J. Rettenberg & Sons?Store Closed Oct. 1. Xtt. Mrs. Alice E Herioi?Final Settle ment. Est. Mies J. Florence Hurst?Notice to Creditors J. Rytteuberg & Sons?Fall and Winter Dress Goods. Est. Chas. F. Heiser?Notice to Debtors and Creditors._. Personal. Mr. F. W. Crossweli spent Sunday in Co lombia. Miss J. S. Kershaw is visiting her brother, the Rev. John Kersbaw. Miss Gwynne Broughton will attead the Columbia Female College this fait Mr. J. Ashby Dick b?3 retnroed from Mt. Airy, N. C. where be spent the Summer. Mas Mamie Dinkins has gone to Columbia ta attend the Winthrop Normal College. Miss Daisy Nash left o* yesterday for Greenville to enter the Female College there. The family of Mark Reynolds, Esq., have returned from their visit to friends tu State borg. Mrs. Ida Seabrook, of Edisto, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Tiad ii, in this county. Miss Marie D. Lee has left for St. Mary's School at Raleigh, N. C. She was accompa nied by her father, Col. R. D. Le? Dt.T W. Bookbart, formerly of this city, was here on business last week. He has been in Baltimore and Philadelphia most of tbe time since leaving Sumter, and expec.s to gc to New York and open a Dental office. [ BishopvilU N'?tes.] Hies Sadie Furraan, of Privateer, is visiting Mrs. Spencer James. Mr. K. McCa?kill, Jr., of Wisacky, left on Tuesday last to attend school at Clinton, 8. C. Mr.B . C. Dennis, son of Dr. R. S. Dennis, left on Monday morning last to atte .d school in Tennessee Fora pure Havana Cigar go to Kingman & Co's , only 5 eis each. Tbe store of Schwartz Bros, will be closed on Saturday Oct. 1st on account of boltiay. fl. Harbs* advertises first class seed cats for ale. Obtain a supply from him and plant more oats than you did last year, not forget ting to manure. Meeers. Irving Ryttenh?rg and Isaac C. Stranss went to Manning on their wheels on Sunday morning, making the trip in two and s half boars including stops. They were mach pleased with their reception and are likely to repeat the trip shortly. Failed. There was a failure ?o deliver the Charles ton mail from the train at 9 40 a. m., on Monday morning, moch to the dtsgruntle ment of many readers of tbe N. & C. Cobweb Party. There will be a Cob-web party given at the residence of Mr. J. B. Raffield (Old Knox Place) on Friday evening, Oct. 7. Admis sion, adults l?t:.; children 5c. Proceeds for missionary purposes. Hot Supper. There will be a Hot Sapper at the residence of Mr. W. H'. Jennings, Sr., on the Sumter j and Stateborg road, on Friday night, Octo ber 14tb, to which the public is cordially in vited. Tbe proceeds will be used for repair ing St. James Church. There will be a Hot Supper at Jordon Chnrcb on Friday night 30tb inst for the pur pose of raising funds to complete the church building. All are invited to be present. A Negro Shot Scott Wilson was shot by -Pack, at Packsville yesterday with a double-barrel i shot gnn. Dr. Smith who was telegrephed j for says : Wilson was wounded in the scalp, bot is improving. There was no fuss ?nd there is uo claim that the vbooting was inten tional. ??^m- ? Republican Pow-Wow. Tbe Republicans held a meeting here yesterday. Brayton, Geo. W. Murray and other leading lights were here. They were in session all day, and the writer is informed that they did not get far snough to elect a 'chairman owing to a row between the Walker and Richardson factions. Negro Killed. The down passenger train on the the C S AN R. R. caught a negio man oa the Swim ming Pens trestle on Monday morning and knocking him from the track killed him almost instantly. The trestle was very low an l the negro could have jumped off without injury. He made no effoittodoso and the engineer could not stop the train in time. Tbe negro was named Tully fcichardsor. Special Levy. Attention is directed to the special t?x levies for school purposes that have been made in Sumter School District, outside the spe cial District of tbe City of Sumter and in Concord Tbese levies have been inserted in tbe Treasurer's advertised notice *>i-?ce its first insertion and for tbis rersou it is called to tbe attention of our readers. More Scholarships for. Sumter. The County School Commissioner has secured for Miss Sai?ie Grant. of Mayesville, and Miss Rebecca Green, of Wisacky, each a free tuition scholarship in th* Winthrop Normal College. These are in addition to the two regular scholarships recently awarded on examination. A New Short Line. On October 2d, tbe Cnarleston, Sumter and Northern R. R. will be completed to Gib=on, N. C, at which point connection is made with the S. A. L. system for all points north and sooth. Tbis connection opens a new and short line to the East both for passenger and freight traffic._ Court Next Week Next Monday the regular Fall term of Court for tbis county will be convened, Judge Kershaw presiding. The criminal docket, we learn, is unusually light, although there are several important cases that will come op for trial, among tbem two homi cides. Clerk Graham and Sheriff Carson are get ting the court room ready for occupation, and the grand jory room. also. The court is expected to bold for tne full two week-? allowed by iaw, and the probability is tt. . considerable work on the civil side of the court will be accomplished. They Bought Eefore Cotton Ad vanced. In tbe stores of J. Rettenberg fcSnn*, there is no crowding although they carry by far tbe largest and most complete stock of goods in the city. They bave ample room and each line of goods is in a distinct department and to charge of a competent man. The stock of goods purchased by their resident New York buyer for tbe Fall and Winter of '02 is one of tbe most complete ever brought to this city. It was bought while the cotton ^rk?l was st its lowest ebb and has the merit of cheapness and good values. &ee their adver tisement and before buyiug inspect their stock. I? - --? - ? Go to Kingman & Co., for deiicious Hams end breakfast Bacon. Tbe Palace Dry Good3 Emporium of Schwartz Bros, will be closed on Saturday October 1st on account of huiidav. Letter From a Veteian. Chattanooga, Tk.v.v. ! Editor Watchman and Southron: Will you j plesse publish jn your valuable piper the toi lowing and oblige : I was in .the Indian War cf '836, volun teered in Samter Coun'v, Scuth Carolina. Capt. DuBose was cur Cap'ain, Colonel But- i 1er our Colonel. We served out our time and were discharged. If any members of our company are living, write me at Chatta nooga, Tennessee. Thos. D Frierson'. Will the Manning papers please copy. For fine Butter, and Cbee?e *b4 pure Le *r ; Lard Kicgman & Co. lead, 1 Married. On last Thnesday morning at the home of Mr. H. A. kaffield, the bride's father, Miss R. E Raffield to Mr. D. E Dunlap, of Lancaster, Dr. N. W Edmunds officiating. Mr. aod Mrs. Dunlap left immediately for their home in Lancaster. Marriage. The cards are out for the marriage of Dr. F. M. Dwight, the prominent young physi cian at Wedgefield, and Miss Mary C , daugh ter of John Sinirleton, Esq , of tbe some place The marriage is announced to take place *t the Church of ?he Holy Gros?. State burg, on Tuesday, Oct. 4th. *t 5 o'clock p. us. Religious. The Rev John Kershaw will (D. V.) offici ate at the Church of the Poly Comforter, Sumter, on next Sunday, at the usual hours Uncle Billy Todd Stricken with Paralysis. '-Uncle" Billy Todd, Charlotte s oldest citizen. i$ lying critically ill in his rcom at the Mansion House, from the effects of a stroke of paralysis which he sustained some time after daylight yesterday morning It was his custom to get up early and go down and meet tbe ice wagon. As he did not get down yesterday mornine, it was feared something was wrong. "Miss Nash, who keeps the Mansion Bon?e, went to his room to see if he w s sick. She found him unconscious, with bis right side entirely paralyzed. As soon as it become known numbers calied to inquire for the venerable old roan, for he has many friends here. He completed his 94ih year last A;-rii. and was apparently as haie and hearty as ever when he retired Wednesday night. At 12 30 last night, this morning rather, his svmptoms were more favorable and it is hoped he wiil yet recover. His daughter, Mrs. Folsom, came up from Sumter last evening to titke charge ot him.? Charlotte O?sr cer, Sept. Hemby H. Smith Shot by a Negro Mr. Bemby H. Smith was shot and very dangerously wounded on last- Thursday night, about 8 o'clock, while on his way home from bnsioess, by Hector Pearson, a negro carpenter. The circumstances that surround the shoot ing show no justifying cause. Charley Smith, a younger brother of Hemby. u boy about fifteen years old, was sen? by Lis mother to purchase some groceries and oo the way down town passed Pearson who was leaning against the fence of the old Harby house on Church Street where Mr. H. A. Lowry now lives. .Charley passed close by Pearson and peered iuto bis face to see who be was. Pearson said to him iu a very menacing tone that he had better be careful whose face he looked into as he would get his face slapped. Charley replied thai he didn't reckon Pearson would slap bis face. Pearson said that he had slapned his brother's face (meaning Hemby) and that be would show him that he would his. and started tow3rd him. Charley walked rapidly away to prevent Pearson from putting his threat into execution. Somedistance further down thestreet Char ley met Hemby going home and was told that it was usetess to-go for the groceries as the stores were all closed. Charley turned back and told Hereby of the fuss with Pearson 8s tbey walked along. When the Harby place was reached Pearson was still leaning against the fence. Hemby asked him what he meant by threatening to strike Charley. Pearson replied that he meant what he said, and be gan cursing Hemby. Hemby struck him twice with the lash end of a broken buggy whip which he held in bis hand. Pearson immediately drew a 32 calibre revolver and shot him once and snapped at him one or more times without effect as the pistol con tained only two cartridges. The ball took effect directly below tbe co'Iar bone, slightly to the left of th? median line and passing through the left lung buried itself in the mus cles of the back. Hemby caught the fence for supoort and called to Mr. Harvin DesCh.irops, who bad just passed, that be was shot and needed help. Pearson, finding that his pistol would not shoot ran down the street towards Calhonn, passing Mr. DesChzrops who follow ed him as taras thecorner.whicb Pearson turn ed and continued runniugat thetop of hiss; eed towards the suburbs. Mr. D-tCharnps re turned to where the shooting occurred and found that Hem't<y had fal vn to the ground, but had received assistance from Mr. Lowry's family who had beard the pistol shot and Hornby's call for help. Hemby was taken to Mr. Lowry's piazza, and several doctors sent for. Dr. Hughson was the first to arrive and pronounced the wound fatal on first examina tion. Later in the oight Hemby rallied from the shock and basimproved steadily sin^e. His early recovery is r.ow confidently expected, although his escape from death was very nar row. The bail missed the iaree arteries the j fraction of an inch only, which, Jiad tbey I been cut would have caused almost instant I death. The wounded young man is nineteen years j of ;*ge and is a fine specimen of manhood, I being mote than six feet in height and weigh j ing in the neighbor hood of two hundred I pounds. He is highly respected as one of the I steadiest and most moral young men of this j city. He and his family have the sympathy | I of tbe entire community ; and everyone is i gratified o?er the bright prospects for his r: ! cuvery. He is the oldest sou of Mr. W. P I Smith. Pearson, the attempted murderer, continued I his fiight until he reached tbe track of the j W. C & A. R. R about four miles from this I city early the next morning, and in attempting i to board the morning freight one leg was j crashed. Some of the train har.d* say that he ; threw himself in front of engins with the ! apparent purpose of committing suicide, while I others r.re of the opinion that he attempted to [ jump on the cow-catcher. He was taken to WedgeSeid on the train and Dr Dwight dressed the crushed leg. He was brought to this city by SheriffCnrson ihateveniDg and is now confined in jail. The leg is doing very j i well. Pearson is a negro with a very had record. He has been in a number of diffi- ul- j ! tie? in which he showed his ev:l disposition : j ; Last fui while working on the Graded School ! J buildit'g he struck Adam Boyd, the colored i ! painter, in the bead with a piece ofscautling I I and came near killing him. On ano'her ocra- j sion he drew a ?nife ou a gentleman for whom he was working when ol j.-ctiocs were made to [ the way be was doiug the work. He ua; j ?ittema!ed to kill his wife one or more times, I and last year while in the Manning jail made [ a pretended attempt to cut his owu throat, I but did not inj'ire himself much. He wiil [ undoubtedly h-.ve S?ffi-ieat time to reflect j over u:s crimes after he has been brought to ! j triai for his attempt to murder Hemby Smith. { Hagood Hapr sings. i The cotton crop in this community is short j and is opening: rapidly. The new Episcopal Church, in course of i erection n*-v.r the old Sbiloh burying ground, ' will be a commodious and handsome place of ' worship Work is at a standstill at present, j however. Misses May and Lula Sanders left on Mon ! day for Sparenburg where they will attend j Converse Coilege. I 3ctss Minnie Stoney, who has been visiting ' her sister, Mrs. T. O. Sauders, Jr., will re ! :um to her bom** in a few days. Mr. H. G Ust.'ei-. ' 5? rmt*>r, spent several I I days with his brother, Dr. Osteen, last week, j ! The Lice Academy has rr-open*d with 1 ! Prof, Ywner as principal. The attendance is j already so large ?hat it is probable that an j ; assistant will be employed. I Prof. Vemer is Superintendant of a large j ; F?snday School that meets every Sunday in ; i the Line School House. I The Cam den cotton market whs on a boom j ' last Saturday. It is reported that 7 05 was l ; quoted bef: re the market closed. Camd?n is j j poshing Sumter as a cotton market, j A convict on the State Farm made a break i I to escape a few days ago, but was captured I [ in a short time. I Mr. Napoleon El 1er be, who has been er.- j gaged on a eoverniue.'it survey in Western ! Texas is at home recuperating from aa injury received to his knee cap. Hagood, S. C, Sept 27, 92. Smithvillo Items. Smithvillk. S. C , Sept. 23rd. 1892. Mr. Editor: Our farmers are somewhat encourage! with the prospects in the price ef cott?i.. Those that were despondent a while back are now looking cheerful and believe there is a chance of getting out of debt. Cotton ought to bring a good price when we cousidT that not much has been made. In I fact the gins have not yet had a full day's ! work. On Friday evening, Sept. 3Gth, a mass meet- j iag will be tield at the Smith vilie High School I Building io tbe interest of education. Sever al prominent speakers will be present. The! patrons and the public generally are cordially invited to attend. Tbe school will be opened i on the following Monday by its new princi- i pal, Mr. J. ?. Holley of Edgtfieid, who comes to os highly recommended. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. x'asstr-eau of fctQ&'E 1 Bridge returned to their home on last Thurs day afier a couple of weeks pleasant visit to Mrs. W. S. Smith. Mr. Massebeau is expect ed to return on nrxt Thursday to address the meeting on Friday. Dr, C. P. Osteen, the young and talentei physician at Remberts had a run-away horse ou last Monday evening. While attending Mrs Henry McLeod, who is ill, the horse starting o(F fastened the buggy between two trees, he then broke loose and was not found until the next morning. We are glad to learn tha: the buggy received but a slight, injury. Dr Osteen has a very lar^e and ex tended practice in this and other neighbor hoods and is univers-iily J iked and praised by all with whom he lias had any dealings Everybody confesses themselves as having tbe utmost confi-ten^e in him. The Smithville Brass Band is processing very rapidly under the management of Mr. T. B. Den ton of Camien I: will not be long before they wi:l compete with othn bands in rendering jrood tnuMC. Mr. B. M R'jberson is ext ecting to leave for Wofford College on uext Thursday. Our Amate- r Minstrel Tronpe will soon give the public the benefit of a few new plays. 0u~ people are now more interested about ihe cholera than politics. C. L K. Shiloh Items. Shiloh, S. C, Sept. 26, 1 89 2. As this old mundane sphere goes round and round, new, and oftentimes strange and fun ny things happen. Some two weeks ago old Mr. Ed. Goodman (we all call him uncle Ed ) having bad his corn badly damaged by the bears in Dyal's Bay, put his old and trusty gnu tu good order, went down on the nay, where he thought the bear likely to come out, aud sat for it. He had not been there many hours (it was at night) before a noire like the breaking of a corn staik, called his attention to tbe presence of a huge old bear and two-half grown cubs abou: fifty ftet more or less from him. Quietly, butquickiy, uncle Ed. brought his gun to a le?el on the b^?r and just as he took, what might have been the deadly aim, it occurred to him that he !;ad only loaded one barrel of his gun. He ran his band into his pocket and pulled out a dozen or more buck shot which, to him, appeared like so many mustard seed, his eye next rested on tbe bears which had seemingly grown in a second to the size of an eirpbaiu. Aud right then, let me tell you, uncle Ed. remembering the old and true sayio^, that it's ! a poor set of legs that can't take care of the body," and, that "discretion is better th .n bravery," in the twiukling of au eye reversed the situation, and whether ibe bear imitated his example, will probably ever be a mat er of conjecture. Uncle Ed. isn't afraid of one bear but three t>ears is something else. About 25 or 30 of the citizens around here, joiued by others from Lynchburg, Caneis ville and elsewht-re, with neatly as many dogs, participated in the bear hunt on Sat urday last, and chased it, or them, for several hours without success, owing to tbe use of untrained dogs and inexperienced hunters. The farmers living on and near this famous nay, have sustained considerable loss from raids on the stock and corn by the. bears and are therefore deiermiueJ to stay the*robbe:s. Th* farmers are roiling in their cotton to I the gins, and thence to the market. We have at last an abundant Supply of rain. I Mrs. Gamble was better a few days ago but I has taken worse again. Her many relatives j and frien^ s fee! very solicitous a'-oul her. ! Ours '..ol will open ou the 11th October, ! proximo. ' Mr. C. T. Player is improving the look* of j his home by putting around it a neat fence, j We trust others will soon follow his example, I as a good fence not only improves the appear ! ance but adds to the safety in many wajs. i The report that R. A Frierson, Eq , took fright ai a cat, thiuking it was a big bear, is utterly false. Agkicwla. A Third Primary Constitutional. J/r. Editor : The Constitution of the Dem OCratic party (I q>:ote from memory) requires j a person to have a majority of the votes cast for the office for which he is a candidate, be : fore lie can be elected. The tabulated re turns of ihe last primary in this county show that 2243 votes were cast for County Commis sioners, a majority of which is 1112. Col. Meliett receire? '019 votes, lacking 103 of having a maj ority. Yet in the face of this the Executive Committee declares Col. Mel iett elected. Under what authority, or by what process did the committee act? I could not be present at its last meeting. My opin ion, under the Constitution, is that Col. Mel leu is uot nominated, because he has not re ceived a majority of the votes cast for County Commissioners. If I am mistaken in ray construction of the Constitunun or in my process of calculation I would like to know. It is !be duty of the County Executive Com mittee under the Constitution to order as many primaries as it will take to bring each candidate under the majority rule- of the Con stitution. Even if the Constitution is silent ou this point, it is presumed tbat each County Executive Committee would understand its plain duty in this respect, even if it took four primaries to arrive at a proper result. This law of the Constitution is mandatory and I see no way out of the matter except to obey its plain provisions. . The Constitution of the party is not perfect, but if we expect to stick together, it should be or*'*, ed by all, for to violate it, will certain ly destroy the unity of the party which is so important at this time. No one knows what two 3 ears hence will bring to our country. J. E. Du Pre. Pisgah, S. C , Sept. 24, 1892. ? ? ^ Meteorological Eecords. The following i3 a report of observations of the weather taker, at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the ptst week ending September 25 1892 : 19 71. 75. I 67.2 k j .40;Cloudy. 20| 74 ; 79 61 70 8 El .04iCloudv. 21; 69 6 74 6 67 1 x 1 69 22; 70 5j 7?. I 67 j kse |Truce 23 72. i 7S.3j 67.2| ksb .00 24' 72.C- 80. ; 65.8 s j ,0< 25] 73.2; 81 6j 66 2; sw j .0< Cloud v. Cloudy, Fair. Clear. Fair. Call special attention to their immense assortment of FALL AND WINTER DRESS GOODS, SILKS AND VELVETS, Comprising latest materials colorings and designs, at our well known popular prices. The finest line of TRIMMINGS ever shown in the State. A tremendous stock of MISSES' CLOAKS AND JACKETS IN ALL THE NEWEST STYLES. -See our line of Infants*Coats. FLANNELS AND BLANKETS At prices tfiat will phase the purchaser. We liavc addiid a Ladies' MUS LIN UNDERWEAR DEPARTMENT which is in charge of a compe tent young lady and we a.te prepared to offer special inducements in tit is line/ A full line of REEFER, ETON and RUSSIAN BLOUSE SUITS in all grades and qualities. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE CELEBRATED S. C. AJSD K.ABO CORSETS. IN LINENS, CRASHES, TOWELLINGS, We show an unusually large and attractive Hup of Fresh Goods at specially low prices. CUR DRESSMAKING DEPARTMENT "WILL OPEN QCTORER 1st, and will be u charge of a first cla>s Modiste from the North. IN OUR GLOVE AND HOSIERY DEPARTMENT You will find much to delight yon. All the late6t novelties as well as standard grades. In our CARPET DEPARTMENT We are showing a fine line of Velvets, Moquettes, Brussels, 3-ply Supers, &c. A handsome line of Rugs. Special bargains in Oil Cloths and Mattings. IN OUR CLOTHING AND FURNISHING DEPARTMENT Such an opportunity is not often presented to the people to view the skilled work of the best braine d Clothing men of the land You will hold your place in the tanks of the best dressed men of the period, when once you go forth into the world attired superbly in the prince-like contents of our magic assortment. You can not help being pleased with THE ELEGANT SUITS, TES STYLISH PANTALOONS, THE HANDSOME 0VER00ATS. All the Fall and Winfei styles for Boys and Children. Two-Garment Suits, Three-Garment Suits, Neat Little Kilt Suits and Shirt Waists. ALL THE NEW SHAPES IN STIFF AND SOFT EATS. See our line of Boys' Caps. The finest line of Neckwear ever shown in the city and at popular prices. In our SHOE DEPARTMENT We cannot be surpassed for style a::d comfort. Wear a pair of our Perfect Fitiing bhoes. Sole agents for the best and leading makes of shoes for L dits, Misses and Gentlemen. We Invite S"our Attention to Our Grocery Department:. You will alwa3'S find our goods always pure, always fresh and always of the very best quality. Patronize us and you will set your table with the best the market affords. In our Jobbing Department We are offering special inducements to merchants and you will save money as well as freight, by inspecting our stock. #* Byttenbewg 4# ^ons3 Northwest Cor. Main and Liberty Sts., Sumter, S, C. Mail orders will receive prompt attention. Samples sent upon application. Sept 2^ Sumter, S. C, Sept. 23, 189-2. A fine sample Texas if ed Must, Proof Seed als ut && cents per Feed and Sale Stable; ?ry Goods, Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Shoes, Groceries and House Furnishing Goods. J Our stock this season is the most complete we have ever carried and will bear inspection in every department. In our Dry G-oods and No tion Stock We have desirable bargains for dose buyers. Particularly do we call attention to One Lot Undressed Kid G-loves at 50c. per pair, in all shades. IN OUR Clothing Stock Will be found a great many novelties and desirable bargains. Particularly is this the case in our line of Children's Clothing, EVERY GARMENT OF WHICH IS GUARANTEED NOT TO RP Under an obligation that we will re fund the money for each garment failing to carry out our guarantee. Mats. Our reputation in this line is too well established to require much comment. We will say, however, that we have about our usual stock 1,000 Samples, In prices ranging from 50c. to ?1.50 ' Call early and make your selection before they are picked over. SHOES. In addition to a complete stock in this department, we arfe .still the sole Agents of E. P. REED & GO'S. Fine Shoes for Ladies. We cannot impress too forci bly upon our female friends the merits of these goods. We sell them under a guarantee, and any pair failing to give sat isfaction will be taken back sind the money ?efunded. Uear in mind the price is Only $2.50 per pair. IN OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT Will be found a complete stock embracing all the neces sities from table delicacies to the necessities *>f the cotton patch and at prices at which we will not be undersold. JOSEPH F. KHAME, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Manning, S. C, Attends to business in any part ef the State. Practices in U. S Courts. Sept. 21?x._ OFFICE 0? SCHOOL COMMISSIONER, SUMTER COUNTY. S?mteb, S. C. Sept. 14, 18?2. THE REGULAR EXAMINATION of ap plicants for Teachers' Certificates of Qual ification will be held on FRIDAY, 0CTO13ER THE 2 1st, NEXT. For white teachers at the Graded School Building. For colored teachers at the Lincoln School Building. Hours, from 9 a. m to 4 p. rat JOHN T. GSEEX, Sept. 21st?4t. School Cora. THE Sumter Institute. rj^HE INSTITUTE ha? opened its sessions I under very auspicious circumstances. 1 he boarding department is well appointed and the rooms are rapidly filling up. Thos?1 desiring rooms should apply at an early day The Art room has been enlarged and refitted, affording ample light, and al^necessary facili ties for good work. Special lessons in Painting and Drawing, each $15 a term; in Book-keeping, Steno graphy, Typewriting and Penmanship, each $10 a terra ; Instrument! and Vocal Music eace $20 a term, with $3 for use of itistament for practice. Elocntion $7.50 a term. Students will be received for any of these special courses at any time during the year, and we solicit patronage of the young ladies of the city uot regularly entered in the school. For further information apply to H. FRANK WILSON, President. Y. M. C. A. Until further notice, the Reading Room of the Y M 0. A. will be open daily from 8 30 to 10 P. M. Dailies, weeklies, monthlies, will be fouod there. Also, the Library from the S. L. I. bas been removed to the rooms of tbe Y. M. C. ?. An earnest invitation is extended to all to visit the rooms and take advan tage of the reading matter. THE VERY DESIRABLE LOT BELONG ing to Mrs. John M. Tindall, nearly opposite the Baptist Church and one door West of the residence of Neill O'Donnell, Esq. Apply to J. M. TINDALL, at Tindall, P. 0., or HAYNSWORTHS k COOPER, Sumter, S. C. Sept. 7?tf Fify gallons of extracted honey and one hundred noundsof romh honey in sections, for sale by N. G. Oste?*n Extracted honey Si 25 per gallon, in sections 12j@15c. per pound Rip?ns Tabules cure tbe blues. Eipans Tabules : for liver troubles. Ripans ?ibulcs cure colic. For Staple anil Fancy IES "We Liead. We handle everything kept in a First Class Grocery a*d guarantee every article sold. Olir IKEiXed ?e<L at S1 -^O per lb., is as fine as any Tea sold in any city for $1 25. Try it once if yon want a fine Tea. Our Bleild ROASTED COFFEE is the best Coffee on the market? t o-day Try Kingan & Go's reliable Hams and Strip Bacon if you want a d<> lightful article. Always gc ho Kingman & Go's fur the best at lowest prices'. Respectfully, KINGMAN & CO. Sept U. Mm Announce to their patrons in SUMTER AND CLARENDON, Ihat they are still prepared to meet competition and will give As Ifluch Goods For $1 as any Firm? All we ask is that you5 Come and See what we show you and then we will be satisfied you will come again. Dry Goods. Our Dry Goods Department is complete, and we can show )o# Cashmere From 10?. to $1.25 per yd. Henrietta From 12c. to $1.25 per yd. Cam. Hair From 30c. to 75c. per yard. We have Trimmings to suit all Goods. We can sell you Shoes anywhere Fr3m 25c. to $6.00, Clothing. We have a very fine line of Clothing and invite your inspecti oo Fancy &ood?. We still carry a large assortment of ZEPHYRS, SILKS, OER MANTOWN AND SAXONY WOOL, and a great many fancy articles. We always keep this stock full and we inform our lady friends that they can get anything they need in this line. Call on us and see for yourselves. Staple and Fancy Groceries. We keep a full supply on hand all the time. Give us your orders and we will guarantee you First Class Goods, Respectfully, S? litvi Bros. and Bagging. Sumter, S. C. Samples sent on application Buy Your Clothing From why ? becau ' We have a large and complete assortment in all the latest and MOST POPULAR STYLES From which you can make a selection, and because Our Prices are low, Our goods are made well, will fit well and will give satisfaction in every respect. We liave Men's Suits from $2.AO up, Boy's Suits from 90c? up, In Medium and Fine Grades we can show you A large line in Hound and Square Cut Sacks, Cutaways and Prince Alberts. Boy's Pants from 2oc. up. Boy's Waists from 20c. up, Men's and Boy's Hats from 25c. to $3.50. Again we say buy your CLOTHING, HATS A! PIRMill GOODS S?" 3E1. O 2S0E US. We will make it to your interest to do so. Don't Forget the Place. Sign of the Big Hat, At Whin's Old Stand. llespectfully, Im Suits or Pants icacie to order and fit guaranteed.