The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 08, 1893, Image 2
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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.
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?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