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_ ? Stejmiau aili ^oufi * ? g ? - WEDNESDAY. FSB. S, ll Th? Stonier Watchman was ?fo !? 18VO and the TVwe &wf?ro? n The Watchman and Southron ni tbe combined circa ration ?nd raf ' of both of the old papers, and is cst?y the best ?dvmising medii Sumter. o*i*j*a?*o*Mi ?DITOBIA JL NOTJB8. if schemes will Hiild a botet ter will have one after awhile. Sooth Carolina, Georgia and T? SOO trill not be represen ted by au e ot tbe World's Fair. It's a gres too, as these three States lead the In natural resources. Tbe Anti Opt too Law has met i back set io the House. It w taken op again about the last o month. The bill may eventually bot io a modified form. . . Tom Watson, the Third wh?re-am-I-at-statesman, says thal . gressman M eL*uri o's speech ma most favorable impression. Tl damning Sooth Carolina's young with prai-e. Senator Hill, of New York, who fond of the phrase. "I am a Be moe is the first to go back on the pledg. tbe party. It waa oo his motion the Senate refused to consider the repealing the Sherman Silver law. The Newt and Courier is at tl trick again trying to demolish the gusta Chronicle io argomeot. S the effort has not been successful the Chronicle* bad better be 01 guard, toe scrap book may be bro out again. GOT. Boies, of Iowa, bas offered the Secretaryship of Agr tore, by Cleveland and has decline on tbe ground tbat bis absence (roos Stats ot tbe next election would di gan ixe the Democratic party. The fertiliser business is in a waj to reach an unprecedented ma rode this year. On Friday $1, Worth of privilege tax tags were or ed by the phosphate companies, ant Monday $1 960 worth were ordered The Florence Messenger is a pape posh ss well as principle, and desei every success it achieves. Editor H mood proposes te publish a daily addition to toe weekly edition, and trust be will be financially success There b so doubt about bis makin, a readable paper. Locating a boose anthe eoe 00 ( boon Street, three doors from the cor of Washington Street, towards Main, the left band side as you go do Calhooo, is rather rousoVaboot and in finite, bot it is about the best ooe cao without numbers. Don't we all ag thai it is about time for the bouses Sumter to be numbered ? A Spacial Committee of tbs House Representatives has begun to ?ave? gate the operations of the Panai Canal Company in this country. It charged tbat several millions wt disbursed in this ooootry. much as was io France-io bribing influent men. The committee is eharged wi ibo task of discovering who got t boodle. Tbe conflict of au tb on ty between t State aod United States aothorites ov the tax levies on railroad propert , under orders of Governor Tillman, h come. The Richmond & Danville ] R. is in tbe bands of a Receiver, at 00 Monday the TJ. S. Court issu< orders for the relea-e of all proper levied upon. If Governor Ti ll ms does oct back dowo from his posit ic still greater complications are ahead. Free trade, woman's soffrage and divorce law in this State will all con in time, as will, also, that Industrie College for Women. Io fact the Stat bas already pledged itself to establis that College at the earliest possibl date, and the arrangements are no being made to do so ; consequently Th Freeman seems to be using a larg number of ! ! ! to little purpose, lie forms move slowly, and man does noth iog well in baste. President Harrison bas appointe Judge Howell E. Jackson, Tennessee to succeed Judge Lamar as Associ?t Jostice of the Supreme Court. Judgi Jackson is highly esteemed ia his owl State for bis learning aod ability, an< bis appointment will be gratifying t< the Democrats of the South, nc bat represented Teooes?ee in both bouses o' Congress, and was appointed Judge 0! the U S. District Court by Cleveland in 1886. Clemson College will opeo 00 July 6tb, and the collegiate year will last ten months. Not quite two hundred stu? dents have signified an intention of ma? triculating Where is that thousand clamoring for admission to a farmers' college, that was so noch talked about from tbe stump ? The coll?ge ran ac? commodate six hun Jred.and as a sincere friend of education, we hope to see it filled to overflowing at no distant day The outlook, however, atpreseot, is not propitious f<>r that greatly to be desired result. Congressman McLaurio's ?peech, in eulogy of bis predecessor. Col. K. T Staekhoose aod the Tillman movement, has created a sensatioo- the thing he undoubtedly most desired. He has been severely criticised for bis slander? of the old Sooth, hat it has been carried too far. His speeeb ?bowed an tgooraoee of, or a disregard for, tbe lads of history, sod was to execrable taste, bot the more be is criticised the 1 better be will be pleased. He sod Tom ' W*xsno ar? running the same schedule, and ne.uaatioo is the very breath of their ?osti i's. Tte Augusta GkrtmicU, which oas not be accused of prejudice toward) Congressman McLaurio, OD aeeottot o his Til i maoism, as that paper ba leaned towards that faction itself, sum up ita opinion of his St?dkb??se"speed 'this'f "Mr. McLaorin'e eulogy of hi dece^ed^^etfguc:wiH go down ar 00 of the most remarkable utterances ere made tn the House. "He seems to hay embodied wbat GoV, Bob Taylor define* as a "aort^r '-who - preaches with n icfereboe to^w^t?t,''* * (Jo?. . Tillman can give Brer Rabbi points 00 lying low ard. keeping 0 saying nothing whe . it comes to tb matter of placing the St*te~debtand tb questions asked, concerning rt hy th Columbia State. We have refrained fror publishing the matter until, this weeli in hopes of giving Gov. Tillman's expia nation* along with the State** ioquir but be has not answered the questions and is reported LO hare said that "tt wa infernal impudence to make soc inquiries. There -etcher ts, or M not troth tn the reports, and he owes it t the people who pay taxes to say whetbe or not se was the cause their heinj obligated for the future payment 0 $135,000 more than was necessary. Alabama is begining to catch pac with Georgia in push and enterprise 0 the cheeky kind. The Legislature ba unanimously recommended Congres man Herbert to Mr. Cleveland for 1 position in the Cabinet. If this con Hunes it would not be surprising, afte the next election, to see cabinet posai bilities circulating around with i petitioo prayiog the presideot elect ti appoint them Secretary of State, 0 War, or the Navy, or the Treasury ai thc case might be. It has long been ai accepted truth that every gentleman hat the right to choose his associates, awe the Presideot of the United State? should not have that right taken. fron him. Gov. Hogg, of Texas, can go Gov Tillman oco better on the country against town prejudice, if it bc true that he made the following remark 00 the stump, as be is said to have done: f?e said : "It makes me sick to go io tc one of these towns, or cities, and see a little infant, dressed up in the finest clothes, rolled around the street in a fringed carriage by a negro servant dressed in silks; while on thc other band, out in thc country, you see au infant of just as good blood, on its back under an apple tree with ragged clothes, and tbs Sics swarming around its mouth. The negro nurse of the child first mentioned is dressed far better tbao the mother of the last could ever hope to be." _______ RESPECTFULLY SUGGESTED. The stand pipe of the Water Works System is in course of erection, and, within a few months. Sumter will have a complete, and, we hope, a reliable and effective system. The contract guaran? tees that 'there shall be sufficient pres? sure to throw ti stream of water 75 feet high, through fifty feet of hose attached to a hydrant in any portion of the city. Thu is ? very. good-if thc hose is at band-and a fire could bs controlled without the use of ao engine. But with the present arrangement and management of the fire department thc water works will be of little more service io a fire than the present wells, except as it will afford au unfailing supply to the engines when they shall have arrived at the fire. The end sought to be accomplished by a system of water works, aod afire department is the prevention of extensive fires, not the flooding of. the place with water when the fire bas gotten under full headway. What is needed to obtain the best results from the water works, is the establishment of three or four reel stations in different portions of the city. Wheo a fire occurs it would take but a short time for the residents of the vicinity to bring out the reel, make connection with the hydrant and turo a stream on the blaze. If water is turn? ed on a fire promptly, in nine cases out of ten, it will be ex ting-'shed In this city the establishment of reel j stations is more oeccessary than ic most places, owing to the sandy streets and the consequent difficulty in promptly reaching a fire with the engines after an alarm has been sounded. The property owners in the portions of the city, distant from the oenter, obtain little protection from tire now, ' and since they will be taxed proportion abiy with those who do, it is bot just that they should be put on the same footing as the property holders within the fire limits. The water works sys? tem is a good thiog for any city to have, it will be worth every cent it will cost, but to get the money out of it we must use it fur ali it is worth. If we don't use it what is it here for anyway. It is suggested that Council look into the matter and ascertain what the estab? lishment of reel tattoos will coht, if they do no more. A COMEDY OF ERRORS. There has been another scene of tiie Comedy of Krrors that Comptrol? ler General Ellerbe orginated when he arbitrarily raised the tax assessments of railroads and oilier corporation.?, without providing for the propor? tionate inoreaae of the assesHriieiif of all other property. ; This comedy has afforded the peo? ple of the S'ate tn? little worry as well as amusement for the past eighteen months, and thu plot ' thickens Were We not ali. interested in the denouement, we could laugh (as the rabble is mipposed alway? to ?oj and enjoy the nerio-comic predic? aments in which every change of the 1 scene pisces the principa! actors. Comptroller General ?Herbe star ed ont as the star actor, bot now h is being eclipsed by bis ieadin supporter. Gov. Tillman. And w must confesa that the Governor is better actor, more robust, decisive and ?el Peon fi dent than the star. B<it to revert to the last seem which is true comedy. Acting unde ! instructions contained in Governc Tillman's Confidential circular, th Sheriff of Anderson levied . on freight train, and it was brooght to Stop across one of Anderson'e street? and chained to the track. Traffi was obstructed, iu violation of a ordinance, and the police f otbe cit appeared on the scene and demande the removal of the obstruction. Th Sher'ff refused, not because he desit ed to blockade the street, bot becaui he Teared that the engineer woul run clear away with the train if th chain were removed and the engin once put in motion. Then the polio arrested the sheriff for obs tr nc tin tbe streets. The act closes wit everything in a state of uncertainty ""EDUCATION. Rev. E. 0. Watson, of Benoettsvillc bad an article in a recent issue of th Christian Advocate that contained reference to a matter of great im poi tance, and one that is being neglected He sees the matter io its tru light, and gives expression to his view io plain un var ni ?bed language. A this time we need more men like Mr Watson. If we had them, the whit people would be aroused from tbei indifference and the cause of education would be made the foremost issue it the State, aa it is already tbe moat im portant, and the one opon which tb most depends. He speaks of tbe great interest th negroes take in the education of them selves, and the systematic and energeti measures that their churches ara usioj to arouse them to the importance o education. Education and christianity should go haod is hand, and the negn churches and their clergy are setting an example that th? whites woold d< well to imitate. These are truths thal some squeamish sticklers for the name o the superior race may not like, but thej are wholesome truths, all the same. We have been cognisant of aod ad mitted these troths for several years bot have found few people to agree witt us. It is true, nevertheless, as anyone who will take the trouble to investigate the matter will learn. The negroes arc using their educational privileges tc better advantage, and we know ol negroes who have obtained sn education by exertioo8 tbst white youths woold hesitate to oodertake. They seem to realise the importance of education, and are filled with the determination to ob? tain tbat means of power. If anyone doubts these troths let them bot think of the educational condition of the negroes twenty-five years ago and now. If they still doubt, let them visit a number of white schools of tbe best class sod theo so equal Dumber of negro schools of the .best class. They will hesitate to make the comparison. If the white people don't aroose themselves oot of their indifference, and foolish reliance upon what they deem the God-given superiority of their race, the time will come wheo the negroes will be aakiog themselves ' what shall we do with the white peo? ple." The white race bas made itself what it ia by exertion aod perseverance in the path of improvement, and we must keep at it unremittingly if we would hold our position of superiority. Governor Tillman's Latest Edict. Despite the action of the Supreme Court, Governor Tillman bas sent out the following ''private" circular to all the sheriffs in the State. EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. ) COLUMBIA, January 28, 1893. } To Mr-Sir : Orders have gooe from the Comptroller General's office to couoty treasurers to issue executions against all railroads which have default? ed in payment of taxes. It ts the wish of the Executive that these executions be pressed promptly and enough perso? nal property belongiog to the railroads be seized to satisfy the claim of the State. No mail car can be disturbed in transit, or engine attached to one, but passenger cars can be levied on. In oases where a railroad has paid no taxes for 1892-93, executions must be pressed without regard to the United States Court at Charleston or its orders ( as in the Nance case,) and the property held at all hazards. We have the law for it and the State Government will stand by its officials aod see that they suffer no harm. Of oourse this oircular is confidential and must sot be made public. BENJAMIN TILLMAN, Governor. WASHINGTON""LETTER. WA!-HiHOToK,.Feh. 6, 1893. This is going to be silver week in Congress, and conservative demo crats will be very much disappointed if the result is not a compromise m ea toi re that will become a law, and settle, at least for a time, the very troublesome and very irnporta.it question, lt lias been known ever ?ince Congi ess came together that President elect Cleveland was very anxious for this Congress to put a atop to the purchase of silver, which he believes to menace the prosperity of the country, lt was through the efforts of his immediate friends in the House that Thursday and Friday of this week have been designated for the consideration of the Andrews bill for the repeal of the Silver law and amending the Na? tional Banking law It is believed , that a Krtfncieut number of democrats in the House have changed their views on tiri? quent if ?ti to make the paKgage ot* this bill probable by the IIUUH?', but it ia not tli<?"glit that it can get through the Senate ; henc the movement to effect a compromis that will be satisfactory to the silve men and at the same time will sm pend the purchase of silver. Senate Hill, who voted for the present Silv* law, now holds the same o pi ?io about toe purchase of silver that M Cleveland dees and is working 4 bring about ita suspension. Th week will determine whether a cun promise is possible, and if it is nt accomplished an extra session earl in the spring is believed by " M Cleveland's closest friends lo t inevitable. lt is probable that there will lt some tari fl legislation at this sessiu after all. The House Ways au Means committee favors, and tbei is very little opposition any when the repeal of that ci anse of tl: McKinley law which raises the tari on linen goods fifty per-cent on an after January 1,1894. lt is admitte by the republicans that this claus has failed to accompli i sh what it wi intended to do-develop the line industry in the United States. Senator Harris, of Tennessee, sa} that Jndge Jackson of that state wli has been nominated to the vacanc on the Supreme Court, aitbong commonly classed as a democrat, an appointed to his present position o the Bench of the Circuit Court by M Cleveland, is as good a republican s Mr. Harrison That there will t i strong opposition from both sides t ' the Senate to Jackson's confirmatio i8 certain, but whether it will h j strong enough to defeat him is nt ! yet apparent. Some republicans wi oppose him because he is classe as a democrat, others because the [ had served notice on Mr. Ila fison that they would oppos jany nomination he mede to th vacancy. Most of the democrat who oppose the confirmation do so o principle ; they believe the vacanc should have been left for Mr. Clev< land to fill ,but there are others wh while not opposed to Judge Jackso personally will vote against hi confirmation because to vote for h ir would morally bind them to vote fe Mr. Harrison's nomination to th vacancy which his confirmation woul leave in the Circuit Court, and it i considered certain that a rep?blica would be nominated. It is creditabl to Judge Jackson that not one wor has been said by anybody against hi ability and personal fitness for th honor. Contrary to precedent hi nomination was referred to a com mi I tee and it will surprise very fe^ should that cooimittee fail to repot it back to the Senate. The Hawaiian commission havinj presented the petition of the govern ment they represent for annexation t the United States, to Mr. Harrison through the Sec. of State, arc no; waiting as patiently as they may fo an answer. In spite of the myster with which the officials of the Stat Department are trying to surroum the matter there would be little doub of the character of tho answer wen it not so near the close of Mr. Harri sons term. He unquestionably favor annexation, but may, so long as it cai hardly be consummated under hit administration, conclude to leave i for Mr. Cleveland and the democratic Congress to srrange. That is cer tainly what he should do. Paragraphs of State News. Judge A. C. Haskell's residence ia Colum bia was burned on Saturday. The bena cost $12,000 and was insured fur $6,000 Tbe greater portion of tbe furniture ao< (tiber contents were sered. Tbe Barrengers wbo killed Talbert ii Florence about a year ago were acquitted las week un the second trial. On tbe first tria they were found guilty of manslaughter. A deer was killed ia Kewbeirj County las week that was branded with tbe lettered. V It is believed to have bet n one that escapee from the Vanderbilt place at Asheville, N. C., on January 6th. The Columbia State says that it is in posses? sion of authentic information to the effect that Cleveland will appoint Gen. Hampton Inter-State Railroad Commissioner. The sal? ary is $4,500 per year. Sheriff* Riser, of Newberry, on Saturday levied on a freight train of the Richmond & Danville R. R. for the balance due on thc taxes of 1891-92. The road has paid the taxes, according to its own returns, and thc amount claimed by the State ii on the extra assessment, with penalty attached. Sheriff' Tyler, of Aiken, levied on fonrteen box cars, supposed to belong to the South Carolina Railway, on Saturday, for taxes due, amounting to $1,156 76. A freight train of the BlueR-dge R. R. was attached for taxes by Sheriff Gaines, of Ander? son, on Saturday. The road paid tuxes on its own returns but refuses to pay the extra assessment. The Sheriff stopped the trnin across one of the streets ?uni the engineer re? fused to move it. The police theo took a hand and arrested the Sheriff for obstructing the streets. An extra session of the Supreme Court has been called to convene on February 231. A Keeley Institute will be opened at Aiken about the 15th instant. Judge Kprabaw's frieads are urging his ap? pointment to the po8tmaster8hip of Camden. Gov. Till man and staff will attend the in? auguration exercises of Cleveland on M ti re h 4th. Columbia bas been in ihe clutches of a water famine since the damage to the canal. Tbe new water work* have been run by the canal, and tbe old pumps being ont of repair ceuld not be used. Th old pumps have been fixed and will be used until the canal can again furnish power. Joe Lewis, a negro convict on the Neal farm in Anderson County, escaped one day last week, carrying with Hm M Winchester rifle, two pistols and ammunition. He con? cealed himself in a pine thicket and shot at every persoo passing. Oliver Bagwell, Tom Ficbland, and Grant Watson were shot, and Watson will probably die. Henry Lewis, a negro, captured him on Thursday and turned bim over to the Sheriff. Joe is a one-leg negro and is regarded as a had character. There WHS a difficulty on last Thursday on the Main Street of Brimson, Hampton county, between Marion and Leon Larisey, sons ol Col J. E Larisey wt' Varaville, and Town Marshal G. L. Summons, in which eleven or twelve shots were fired. Marion Lirisey received two balls in the stomach from a pistol, and Simmons is severely shot in the right hand, arm, shoulder and face, with buckshot from a double-n.*.rrel shotgun. A family difficulty caused the wff my. Dr. ?nd Mrs. P. T. Whitman of Toccoa, Ga , hnwt given $1.000 to the f>erra*nent en rjc-wmeut fund of Forman University, aud mure will follow. The faculty uf Clems >n College sent out circulars, sometime sin?-, to the boys who applied for admission last year, and requested them to state whether they would matriculate wheo the College opened on July titb. An? swers have b?-rn received from 449 already. Uf these, 180 expect to matriculate and 269 do not. Five from Sumter expect to attend and eight do not. The Columbia Board of Trade will be dis? solved at its next meeting-if a quorum can be got together. The State Agricultural and Mechanical Society bas adopted a regulation requiring all sn tries at the Fair to be made ten days before the Fair opens. The State Agricultural and Mechanical As lociaibn has a balance of $2.910 on hand. Mrs. Ann Klizt Tutt, of Columbia, who has been a paralytic invalid for the past eighteen years and unable to walk, suddenly recovered last week through, what she declares to be, direct Divine mediation. It is a faith cure of the most pronounced type. Mr. Marcellus T. Bartlett bas been re-elect ed Secretary of the Railroad Commission. He bas held that position since the organiza? tion of the Commission. Mr. Sligh and Mr. Thomas had a pretty hvely verbal scrap over the matter at the first meeting of the new board. Mr. Sligh wanted a Mr. Scruggs, of Greenville, made Secretary, and Mr. Thomas didn't want bim, and they talked freely about it. Mr. Duncan Dominated Mr. Bartlett. An engine sod 3 box cars of the Charleston, Sumter and Northern R. R were seized by Sheriff Dukes, of Orangeburg, at Elloree on the 2d instant, for unpaid taxes. Mrs. W. E. Jordan, of Florence, committed suicide, hy drinking laudanum, on Thursday. The Central Railroad, of Georgia, bas paid its tax??, with the penalty, in this State, and will gun to recover the amount considered ex? cessive. Tn? cara seized at Laurens have been released. A charter bas been granted to the Edisto Got toa Mills, of Or an go arg. capital stock $100,000. A wreck occurred ou the South Carolina Railway at Orangeborg on Friday fright, and fifteen or more box cars were smashed and derailed. No erne ff ?s ioja red bat the damage amounted to abtrat $20,000. J. P. Crotz, of Yorkville, jumped from a train near Spartaoburg on Saturday morning and was instantly killed. The City of Spartaoburg has ordered an election to decide whether $40.000 shall be subecribed to serme the location of the Woman's Industrial College in that city. It is said that many infiuenr.al citizens are opposed to the subscription ou the ground that they will have so voice tn the manage? ment of the insOtattoo, and that ii will be ?abject to political domination. -umM?--<a There is no better proof of the excelieoenee nf Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup than that it is recommended by leading physicians. Many women find great difficulty in arrang? ing their hair becomingly, because of its harsh and coarse texture. By the use of Ayvr's Hair Vigor, the bair becomes soft, pliant, and glossy. The Vigor is the most cleanly of all bair preparations. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF CO-PARTNERSHIP. THE FIRM OF BROWNS & PURDY, do? ing business in the City of Sumter, S. C., and composed of A. S. Brown, W. A. Brown and.R. O. Purdy, was dissolved on Februarv 1st. 1893, by mutual consent. A. S. Brown and W. A. Brown will continue the bus-ness at the same place, as co-partners under the name of A. S. & W. A. Brown,and invite a continuance of the patronage of the public- Respectfully, A. S. BROWN. W. A. BROWN, R. O. PURDY. Feb 8-21._ MASTERS SALE. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Alice Wilder, and others-Plaintiffs, against Toby Jones, and others Defendants. BY VIRTUE of a decretal order made in the above entitled cause and dated Feb? ruary 3d, 1893, I will fell at public auction in froutof the Court House in the City of Sumter, in said State, on Monday, March 6tb, 1893, being Salesday, between the hours of ll o'clock in the forenoon and 5 o'clock in the afternoon, the following property to-wit: "All that piece, parcel or tract of land, sit? uate in Concord Township.in Sumter County, and State ot' South Carolina, containing twenty-four (24) acres, more or less, bounded North by Miller Jones' land ; East by lot of Nettie Davis; South bj land of Mrs. Dorrity and land formerly of the estate of A. L. Jones." Terms of Sale-One-half cash, the balance on a credit of one year from the day of sale, the purchaser to give bond for the credit portion and a mortgage of the premises the bond to bear interest from the day ot sale and the purchaser to have the option of pay? ing his entire bid io cash. The purchaser to pay for all oecessarv papers and for recording. JOHN S. RICHARDSON, Master Sumter Co. Nov. 9, 1892-4t._ MASTER'S SALE, State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE COURT or COMMON PLEAS. William A Cooper, Robert M. Cooper, aud Rosa J. Cooper as Executors of the last Will and Testament of Geo. W. Cooper, deceased, and also in their own rights, respectively, arid Mary J Petrie and oilier s-Pla inti ff s against Augustus T. Cooper, Sarah Rosa Middrow, James Burke, Thomas Thompson and Jane Thomp? son, his wife-Defendants. IN PU RSA ANCE of the Decree or Judgment order in this action, dated February 2d, 1893, i will offer for sale, at public auction, at Sumter Court House in tbejCity of Sumter in said count v and Slate, on sales day in March, next, (1893) to wit, Monday the6th day of said month, during the legal hours of sale, that tract of ?and situated in said county and State, containing seventy-five and j one-half (75?) acres, more or less: bounded on the North by lands sold to Mingo Coach- I mao and the old Brewington Road; on the East by the said old Brewington Road ; on the South by lands formerly of Samuel Wat? son (or of bis Eitnte) and on the West by land sold to Mingo Coachman and lands of -, being more fully represented by a plat made and certified by James D. Mcil? waine, D ".. on the 28th of March, 1872. Terras -one-third cash and the balance on a credit of oae year, with interest from the day of sale, payable annually until the whole be paid, to be secured by the bond of the purchaser and mortgage on the premises, with leave to the. purchaser to pay the whole, or'anjr proportion greater than one-third, in cash, or to anticipate the payment of the credit part. Purchaser to pay for necessary papers and .--r recording morte?ee. JOHNS. RICHARDSON, Master Sumter Co. February 8, 1893. FOR -FULL ASSORTMENT BEST NEW GARDEN SEED, -FULL LINK Purest Drugs ail Chemicals, CALL ON J. S, HUGHSON & CO,, Monaghan Block. MAIN STREET, Feb 8. SUMTER, S. C. LADIES', MENS' AND BOYS' BICYCLES. For prices add rees W. S. AI il ? A Tvr, 285 King St. CHARLESTON, S. C. Nov 9-X WAJSTTS. DVERTISEMENTS of live lines or ks? will be inserted under this bead for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lints 5 cents per line. _ STYLISH AND PRETTY-are tbt Prin? cess Seamless Dresses. They wil? be all tbe rage. Madam Swygert is in the city rep? resenting the Seamless Princess Dress ard Basque Catting System, of Prof. O. H. dr Lamorton, of Paris, France, and has secured rooeisat the edd "Jervey Boose" on .Main St. and will teach the ladies of Sumter this superior dress cutting system, which stands supremely, above all other systems. Madam Swygert invites all the ladies to call and she will .gladly explain the Wonderful Seamless System of Dress Cutting. Feb 11-4t IpOR RENT-Two desirable rooms io Jj pleasant neighborhood, convenient to business. Apply for information at this office._ Feb. 1-4t. LOST-A BICYCLE CHAIN between Sumter and Mayesville. Rewarded if retorned tn C. D. Cooper, Mayesville, S. C. Feb. 1-Zt. _ EARLY COTTON SEED) for sale. Truitt's Improved. 40 bolls make a pound. Cotton sold August Iftfi lp 20th in 1830, 1891 and 1892. $2.00 per bushel f. o. b. J. J. ?feasoo, Hagood, S. C. Dec. 21, lt-*_ f7K)R SALE OR RENT-A new 7-room Xj cottage on Ca houo St., near C. S. k N.R. R. Apply to W. F. B. Hay ns wort h. Jan. 18-tf._ FOR SALE-One noe grey Saddle or Draft Horse. Also complete Ladies riding outfit. Low cash terms. Address "Lafayette," Ramsey, S. C. Jan. 4-tf MRS M. A. FLOWERS informs ber friends and patrons that she has re? sumed dressmaking at ber residence on Re? publican Street, one door West of Church. She will be pleased to serve them as formerly. State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judye. WHEREAS, HENRY L. PINCKNEY, made suit to me, to grant bim Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of NATHANIEL R. PIXCEXET, de? ceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular tbe kindred and Credi? tors of the said Nathaniel R. Pinckney, late of said County and State, deceased, thai tbey be and appear be? fore me, io the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter on February 23d, 1893, next, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in tbe forenoon, to show cause, if any tbey have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my band, this 8th day of February, A. D., 1893. T. V. WALSH, Feb 8-2t_Judge of Probate State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. W'dsh, Esquire, Probate Judge. WHEREAS, BENJAMIN McLEOD, bas made suit to me, to grant bim Let? ters of Administration of the Estate'of and I effects of W. H. MCLEOD, deceased. ! These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and Creditors of the said W. H. McLeod, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be beld at Sumter, C. H., on February 16<b, 1893, after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the fore? noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be grant? ed. Given under my band, this 1st day of February, Anno Domini, 1893. T. V. WALSH, Feb. 1-2t Jodge of Probate. THE NEW HOME -AMD New 1.9, WMer and I iii. ITAKE PLEASURE in offering to the public the above named machines. They can be bought on satufactory terms, and 1 am confident they are the best family sewing machines made. Lightest maning, most dur? able, best set of attachments and most easily adjusted of anything in their line. Their handsome finish demands your patronage Call at the reliable store of Levi Bros.,' or write to Robt. Wingate, Sumter S. C. These machines are the best articles ever placed on the market Call and ste for y our? se! f, and get a good machine for small money Any machine supplies you need can be found at my headquarters. -, Respectfully, ROBT. WINGATE. Feb.1._ OHO GARHARDT, FLORIST AND GARDENER, OFFERS HIS SERVICES To the people of Sumter and r:cinity. Gardens laid out and attended to and grape vines, and fruit trees pruned. CABBAGE PLANTS In abundance, now ready to set out. Jan. 25. MONEY TO LOAN. IN SUMS OF $300, and upwards, on im? proved cotton lands. Eight per cent tu terest and a commission. Apply to LKE k MOISE, Attorneys at Law. 3 mos. * FOR SALE? 9NICE BUILDING LOTS on West side ^ Harby Avenue, next lo residence of H. J. Harby. ALSO O LOTS on North side Republican St. he? il tween Harby Ave. and New St. Apply u< A. C. PHELPS. Jan. 18-tf D. Gk ZEIGLER, Architect, 36 BROAD ?T., CHARLESTON, S. C. Plans and specifications furnished for al classes of buildings. Correspondence cheer? fully replied to. Remodelling of existing structures a specialty. Dec. 14-x Liberty Street Next to P. O. SPECIAL A1TENTION Given to Compoundiog Preseriptioos BETTER PREPARED. Haring rented the building occupied by the Cheraw Iron Work? cn LIBERTY STREET, I am nuw belter prepared to promptly execute ail orders in Plumbing, GunsmitMng, ELECTRO SILVER PLATING and Sonera! Repair Work. Pnmp8 put down cheaply. Electric Bell Work & specialty. All work guaranteed. Yours respectfully, j?. 25-3D,. H. <W. HOOD, I Abstract of the Annual Statement of The Penn Mutual Life INSURArsTOB OCX, 0? PHILADELPHIA, ;PA., -.ON DECEMBER 31, Wto. Total receipts for the year 18P2, . . $5,U6,767 55 disbursements " ..... 3,578.09281 - ? . ? Increase in Ledger Assets, ...... 2.168,664 7.4 Ledger Assets, December 31, 1991 . . . . . 17,646,87? *l Net Ledger Assets, December 31, 1892, I&815.5?2 55 ASSETS. United States, State, City, kailroad and Water Bonds, Bank and other Stocka, $6,275,487 13 Mortgages and Ground Rents (first liens,) 9,154,877 05 Loans on Collateral, Policy, Loans, etc ,. 2,556,181 75 Home Office and Real Estate bought to secure loans, 1,062 607 73 Premium Notes, secured by Policies, 624,?3? 27 Cask on hand and in Trust Companies, 142,200 62 ' ' Vet Ledger Assets, January 1st, 1893, 39,813,542 55 Net Deferred and Unreported Premiums, - 532,53364: Interest Due and Accrued, etc , 18^,51823 Market Value of Stocks and Bonds over Cost. 225,09$ ST Gross Assets, January 1st, 1893, j^ftgQS,g92g LIABILITIES. ! y ... Death Claims reported, but awaiting proof, ff H8;94W0 Reserve, at Four pr. cent to Re-insure Risksr 17,919.451 00 Surplus on Unreported Policies, etc., H6.643-1S Surplus on Pour pr* cent basis, 2,623,68j8I Insurance for the Year-10.023 Policies for $29 084,652 ?nsot?nee; ' -' Annuities 14 ?' 14 " $4 059 12 Annoftr. Insurance io force December 31, 1892-44,618 Policies, for $117,935,418 Insurance. Annuities 14 ?? ?. 27 w M ^9,143.04 Aanuit j, A. C. Phelps _ General Agent? Snmter, S. CV Walsh & S i Solid JJ Stylish, S H O E S. Korrect ^ Durable* - s "FIRE DAMAGED," "AT COST," "SNOW DAMAGED,* "AT A MERE SONG," ' BELOW COST," &c. We frankly state to Shoe Buyers, that none ol our shoes are sold io a manner indicated by either of the above worn out catch lines. We pay the factories for making our Shoes, have them made for comfort and service, and we make a fair, legitimate profit on every pair, but we give you nice fresh goods, direct from manufacturers, and after you have paid us a small profit, yon will be better pleased than you would be with poorly made, and dam? aged shoes bought "at cost, &c." Just opened and ready for you - i : Cases Bright New Shoes, of all styles? Ladies $2 and $3 Boots and Gents $3** and $5 Bals, and Cong, are Eye-openers* CALL EARLY. Walsh & Co., Monaghan Block - - Sumter, S. C. SUMTER3 S. G. SPECIAL JAIL -FOR T?-morrow5 and the balance of tho week. 9,52?T1ptECES Double Plated Tea Spoons, TABLE SPOORS MD FORKS. (6 Tea Spoons in package, 3 Table Spoons in package, 3 Forks in package.) TO^jP ONLY 26 cents. /Napkin "Rings, Sugar Shells, Batter PICKLE FORKS, PEPPERS OR SALTS, Dipl? Flits, i ?.-Each ia Satin UM Box.-Choies !5 easts ?et Also a special lot of Ladles' Fa ncy Hose a.t SSo. These are s Foreign Manufacturers Samples, and at the price we we offer? ing same are about one-third their value. WE ABE CLOSING OUT OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF Cloaks, Blankets, Flannels, Clothing, &c, To make room for our immense spring stock which is now commencing ta arrive. No shelf-worn or damaged goods offered but everything strictly 5rat class. Do not fail to see our stock. J? Rettenberg & Sons? Northwest Cor, Main and. Liberty Sts., Stunter, S. O. Ft? 1