The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 21, 1893, Image 2
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1803,
The Sumter Watchman was founded
in 18V) and the True Seuihron n 1866.
The Watchman and Southron now has
the combined circulation asd influence
of both of the oldhpapers, and is oani?
mally the beal advertising medium io
Sunter.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The latest thing is a tin valise to
oratara from two to five gallons. Liquor
can theo be earned as personal baggage,
and ao one bs the wiser.
At this stage of the proceedings we
would like to ask who is governor of
South Carolina while Gov. Tillman is
superintending the liquor business ?
The dispensary will not do much of a
business here for sometime; for most
people are laying in a goodly supply of
first class liquor that they have sampled
before baying, and until that is con?
sumed they wont have to drink the
dispensary article.
The Columbia Journal wants an
amateur base ball league organised,
and suggests that Colombia, Sumter,
Florence? Charleston, Greenville and
Greenwood go into it. Sumter has
plenty of good material, and with a
little work a good olub could be gotten
together. It is a good idea.
President Cleveland on Monday
appotated W. Perry Murphy, of Walter
bora, District Attorney for South Caro?
lina. The appointment is satisfactory
io tho conservatives to begin with, and
it is predicted that Col. Murphy will so
administer the duties of his office as to
con vince everyone that Cleveland
selected the right ona.
Tho scholarships offered by the
College of Charleston are well worth
* winning, and if there are any yoong
sen in this county who desire an edu?
cation and are qualified for the exami?
nation we most earnestly advise them
to make an effort to win a scholarship
The College of Charleston is recognized
not only in this country but in Europe,
aa maintaining the highest standard of
scholarship, and Pr?sident Sheppard is
tho first English scholar in America.
The failure of the Bank of New Han?
over, of Wilmington, N. C., on Monday
brings home to us the near approach of
financial disaster. The Bank of New
Hanover has been regarded as -one of
the strongest institutions in the Soutb,
and with assets of $1,250,000 and lia?
bilities of .only $800,000, it would
seem that it merited confidence. Heavy
drafts and notices from other depositors
that they would withdraw large amounts
within a few days, necessitated an as?
signment, for the bank found it impos?
sible to realize on its assets on such
short notice. In this time of financial
stringency the strongest banks are lia?
ble to go under if depositors lose confi?
dence and demand their money.
Now that the early completion of the
lianehester aad Angosta Railroad is
assured, it is in order to think about
that long talked of Sumter and Camden
road. The road is needed, the people
all through the country between this
city tad Camden want it, and there are
targe bodies of magnificent timber con?
tiguous to the line surveyed several
years ago. The trade of a large por?
tion of this country belongs to Sumter
and much of it comes here, even under
the disadvantageous conditions now ex?
isting. The road would not be an ex
. pensive one to build and from the in?
formation at hand we believe it would
prove a paying property to its builders.
There caa be no doubt but that it would
be beneficial to both Sumter and Cam?
den, for it would give Sumter another
outlet to the West and put Camden in
more direct connection with the North
aod greatly increase the number of j
Northern tourists visiting that place.
CONSIDERATION.
Our friendly correspondent, Capt. R.
J. Brownfield, errs in stating that we
.'commended" the presentment of the
Grand Jory. Wc merely recommended
that the people read and consider it,
and mentioned that it was the most
elaborate and carefully prepared pre?
sentment put forth io a long time.
Being pressed for space last week we
were unable to take op the presentment
in detail and purposed doing so this
week, but we are saved this task by our
correspondent. It is a paper that re?
quires careful consideration, and though
we have studied it to the best of our
ability we are as much in the dark as
to some of the items as our correspond?
ent. There is one error in the state?
ment of the condition of the Treasurer's
office that was made io copying the pre?
sentment for publication, all three offices
using the same copy. In the publish?
ed report the item ''School Claims
paid," is $18.065 14, while in the orig
ioal it is $18,0tU 14. If this is the
mistake referred to by Capt. Brown?
field, we suppose the printer? are the
ones to be blamed, if not, the error in
question, bc will hare to go behind thc
original.
?s wto the discount paid by
the County Commissioners on coun?
ty script we desire further light
ourselves. There is a eonside rabie
amount of public advertising each year,
all of which is paid with script, and
whenever the printer has his script
cashed be pays the discount himself.
We speak for ourselves when we sav
that every bill presented by this office
for public printing U at the regular
rates with no addition to offset the dis?
count to be paid should wc desire to
cash the script before it becomes pay
able. If this allowance is made we
have never heard of it before.
The conrt house is anot'her matter
that we purpose taking up at a future
date.
WASHINGTON LETTEB.
WASBIKGTOX, Jane 1?, 1893.
The President has been suffering
from an attack of rheumatism for several
days, which taken in connection with
the knowledge that, be bas been dieting
himself for some time to reduce his
flesh, wbicb notwithstanding the enorm?
ous quantity of the hardest sort of work
he constantly does, has been increasing,
was made the foundation for numerous
sensational rumors concerning his
general health. Your correspondent is
assured by those who know that Mr.
Cleveland's generally health, barring
the rheumatism, is excellent. He
expects, in company with Mrs. Cleve?
land and Baby Ruth, to leave Washing?
ton tomorrow or next day for his Buz?
zard Bay cottage, where Mrs; Cleveland
and Ruth will spend the summer.
Mr. Clev?land will return to Washing?
ton within a week or ten days, possibly
sooner, and will remain, making ceca*
aiooal visits to Buzzard's Bay until the
last of Joly wheo he expects to go for
at least a month's stay. The fact that
he expects to spend the month of
; August away from Washington effecta
I ally disposes of the rumored earlier call?
ing of the extra session of Congress, a
rumor, that probably had its only origin
in the wishes of those who have been
here clamoring for an immediate extra
session.
The coroner's jury has nearly com?
pleted its task of investigating the Ford's
Theatre castrophe, and its verdict is
looked forward to with the greatest
interest It is well high certain that it
will blame Col. Ainsworth fd* con?
tributory negligence, if for nothing
worse. In. that case the grand jury will
probably indict Ainsworth for man?
slaughter, and its finding will also
necessarily carry some weight with the
A^iy Court of Inquiry which will look
into the matter this week. Col. Ains?
worth is still at the bead of the Records
and Pension Office of the War Depart?
ment, and, owing to the peculiar condi?
tions surrounding the position, would
still be the legal head cf the office and
continue to draw his salary, even if be
were suspended by the President, as he
may be before the end of this week.
Ainsworth is a Colonel in the Army,
but he has neither regiment nor com?
mand ; be is not in the line of promo?
tion sud cannot be transferred to other
duties by the President, and be is the
only man in the army who oannot be.
Col. Ainsworth can only be removed
from the army by Court Martial, and
so long as be remains in the army it is
doubtful whether the President has
authority to appoint any other mao
chief of the Records and Pension office,
although he can designate another army
officer to perform the duties temporarily.
A. little political tioge has been given
the matter by the appearace of Senator
Proctor as the special champion of
Ainsworth.
Although Sec. Gresham will neither
affirm nor deny the statement ?that Minis?
ter BloDot has resigned those who know
the intentions of Mr. Blount say it is
true, and the presence of Hon Proc?
ter Knott, of Kentucky, io Washing?
ton, has caused the belief that be will
be bis s accessor.
Twenty armv officers have boen de?
tailed, under the act of July 189*2, to
act as Indian agents There was con
siderable difficulty in Buding officers
! willing to serve and the President did not
! care to detail men for the duty against
j their wishes.
j When next pension day comes around
i there will be .*ome disagreeably surprised
! men, among those who will apply for
j their checks at several of the Pension
j agencies throughout the country. The
i failure to receive ti*e customary check
j will be the ?rst notice these men will
have that they have been dropped from
the pension roll as a result of the exam?
ination now being conducted by a select
[committee of examiners, of ail the
j pensions granted under Ilium's coo
atnie; ion of the act of 1890. Although
this work has just commenced many
names have already been dropped and
many more will follow. The men who
are being dropped by this committee are
not strictly speaking fraudulent pen?
sioners, although they have drawn pub?
lic money to which they were not en?
titled. The wrong was committed by
Raum in so construing the law as to
make them eligible for pensions, and
for that reason it is not probable that
any attempt will be made to recover
the money already paid to those who
have been or will be dropped, as will
be done in cases where the pensioner
got ob the roil by fraudulent acts of his
own.
Congressman Tucker, of Virginia,
I says "If Mr. Carlisle keeps on the way
he has begun he will be the ideal of
j democracy and their candidate for the
Presidency in 1S96. He has done
I two things that commend him mighttly
to the popular favor-the replacing of
; republican officials with democrats and
his refusing to bc bullied into issuing
bonds."
Charleston Scholarships.
j County School Commissioner Durant has
i received M letter from the secretary of the Col?
lege of Charleston announcing the fact that
there ?re three vacanl scholarships in that
institution to be filled next October. These
vacancies are to be secured bj competitive
examination to be he'd by the faculty in
October, fit the College, but if a sufficient
number of applicants request it, by defraying
the necessary expenses of the examiner, they
can have the examination at rome centra!
point. Bach vacancy is worth $180 and $40
ia tuition-S220 per annum, and continues
for four years, agg: ega ti tig $880. For admis?
sion to the Freshman class ihete ?3 required
a satisfactory knowledge of the following
; subjects:
Ist. English-Mod-rn geography; English
composition nod grammar; history of the
Cuned Stutts.
2d. Mathematics -Algebra through quad?
rate ?<)U?tion, (Todhumer): plane geometry
( Went ?roi th), and any three of the following:
3d Greek-Translation, forms, and syn?
tax FromXen. An&h. 1 and 2.
4*h, Latin-Translation, forms, syntax
and Pros.?dy. From Verg. Aen. 1 2; Cic. In.
Cat. easy translation into English
5th. French-For ow and ea$y translation
into Engl'sh
6'h German-Forms nnd easy translation
into English.
The authorities of th* college are endearor
! ing to enlarge its patronage.
Contract Let,
I Wilmington, N C , June 19.-Contracts
I were let to-day by the A tlantic*Co:ist Line
Ifor their Manchester and Augusta extension
from Remini, ri. C , to Denmark, S. C. Wat
I kins & Birlow, of Bit mingham, Ala., were
?awarded the contract f? r ali tlietrestle wotk,
f including iht? big trestle at the Santee river,
! which is ?hree mi es long. .Moorman & Co ,
j of Lynchburg, Va , have tbe grading. Tne
j con i ra. t for the ondge work h ?s not yet been
awarded. Thvre we:e over thirty bids ot?
thegrtdwig ?nd tres*te works Ail work is
lit Ut completed b; Jan nary i next.
As to tbe Presentment.
CATCHALL, S. C., Jane 19, 1893.
Mr. Editor: In your issue of the i4th, yo?
published, aod editorially introduced the
Presentment of the Grand Jury "as the most
elaborate aod carefully prepared report, &c."
"Yoir commend it to the consideration of
the taxpayers and advise that it be carefully
read by all the citizens of the County."
Your advice and commendation emboldens
me to observe that you may praise, while I
may condemn. The rule should work both
ways. However, I propose to be only most
respectfully suggestive. I have no design
to condemn. It would be bad "form" to ar?
raign the grand inquest of the county, aod
equally bad taste to burden youreolumns with
captious objections to your paragraph calling
attention to the presentment. At first the
writer intended only to call attention to the
figures of the paragraph of the report sub?
mitted by the Grand Jury as the result of
their investigation of the County Treasurer's
office. I may notice other paragraphs also.
Just here, I will say as to th? paragraph,
there appears to be a typographical error in
the figures published. If so, all tbe papers
published in your city, have made the same
misprint. Could the figures have been
wrenched to bring about a mathematical equi?
librium between the receipts and payments ?
In other word3, it looks as if "a balance bas
been forced" in the total addition of the dr.
aod er. columns. It is not much. Only a
a discrepancy in the unit column. Neverthe?
less, it is erroneous, and repugnant to the
science of accounts.
When I come to look further at the entries
and figures in this paragraph, I am inclined
to invoke the mercy of experts. Tbey show
"& lame and impotent conclusion," and a
fearful lack of enough ?entre-bodrd to balance
the County Treasurer-ship.
I shall not notice all the items of receipts. I
direct attention to only the following, viz:
1st. Tax rec'd from real and per?
sonal ass'ts, $6?,835 66
This indicates that the tax value of all pro?
perty in Sumter county is about $6,423,000.
If we include the following, viz :
Delinquents not on penalty book, $275 23
Do. real & p., in hands of
sheriff, 6,489 97
Do. tax receipts, written
and not paid, 1,276 90
Do. Total, $7,943 10
Plus, $65,835 66=$73,778 76^ total re?
ceipts from real and persone! ass'ts, the tax
value would be about $1,198,000.
Do either of these amounts approximate cor?
rectness?
2nd. Fines, $167 45 If this item comes
from receipts from trial justices, it would be
well to state that it was only to the end of
tbe fiacal year, Oct. 31st, 1892, as it does not
tally with paragraph relating to examination
of trial justices' dockets.
3rd. Balance to credit, $271.53. What is
the source of this item7 As a balance it m ust
have been fi om some previous receipt of
cash Entered as it is, it looks as if it was
just pct there to round up things.
Payments are supposed to be for the fiscal
year ending Oct. 31st, 1892. I do not pro?
pose to note all the items of disbursements.
The following need explanation, viz :
1st. License and costs paid $1,611.12.
What license bas the county to buy ?
2nd. Commutation road tax, $42. This
item, and the amount, $42, is entered alsc as
a receipt. Can it be both a receipt and pay?
ment?
As you have not emphasized the report by a
synopsis of the several paragraohs, I may
I be permitted to do so without being accused
j of infringing on the dignity of the Grand
Jury.
! The perfunctory visits to various public
I offices, seems to afford hut little information of
practical good3 beyond the character of the
; clerical work performed. The fiscal affairs of
the public offices are shaped and condensed
i in the County Commissioners' office. Charges
for fees and services may be scattered all
through the books in these offices, and only
condensed in bills presented to the County
Commissioners. Thongh not of present inter?
est, I may state, for future use, that if an ex?
amination was desired, it would be an easy
matter to check backwards from the Records
in the County Commissioners' office, to^ the
original entry in the books in tbs public
offices. To illustrate-the County Commis?
sioners have paid in the past 5 years $1,000,
or more, fer indexing a small part of the
Records in the Clerk of Court's office. The
most recent was the contract with Mr. Brad
well for $300, to arrange and index the
Equity Records.
In 1387 a General Index of the Records for
a few years, was made under contract with
Rharae for $500. In addition to the contract
paid of $500. the Board of County Commis?
sioners in office at that time allowed, it ie pre?
sumed without examination, a bonus of $200.
These facts appear only on the minute book
of the County Commissioners' office, though
the work was done for the Clerk's office, in
which lat:er office the index was deposited
full >f errors, and too unreliable for use.
This ought to show that the method for the
execution of this work is bad. How, and
by whom, is the work to be examined ?
The statement that the Board of County
Commissioners pay a discount of 10 per cent,
on 512,500 worth of county paper, looks as
if they paid a premium or interest without
warrant of law, as in ;he same paragraph
they seem to be restricted by law io 7 per
cent, for loans for certain purposes. In this
connection, it may be of interest to state,
that if the tax value of property is $7,198,
000, the Board would have had at 3| mills
for the past fiscal year, and for deficit, $26,
992.
School Trustees in estimating for new
school houses, should include an allowance
for cost of school checks, <ke. A new school
house should have suitable furniture With?
out it teachers would find it difficult to
grade in classes, and discipline, a number of
children. If the ex-Auditor failed to list
; property of the "taxable valuation of $990,"
as stated in the paragraph relating to this
office, the loss to the county at Sf mills would
have been only $3 04 instead of $990.
The publication of the County Commission?
ers' report in place of the Treasurer's, may ba
advisable, but it can only be done by Legisla?
tive action, in the meantime the Grand Jury
having access to the Records, can make a
thorough exhibit cf county affairs, without
the publication of either report.
It was entirely unnecessary to report the
action of the Grand Jury to the Court "on
the alleged election frauds of one H. R.
Thomas." I aro neutral, but I question with
due deference, the propriety of holding the
repu tu io J of a citizen in suspense. I don't
say their act*on was ao evidence of weakness,
bu* I do say, it would have been better not to
have presented a matter held over for future
action to the court.
R. J. BROWNFIELD.
Tho Weekly Weather-crop Bulle?
tin No 12, of the South Carolina
Weather Service.
Week ending Monday, June 19.
Cotton has had but little growth this week
on account of the excessive raios and lack of
sunshine.
In some localities the land has been badly
washed and considerable damage to the crop
resulted. This state of affairs bas allowed
lice to propagate freely, and with the rapid
progress made by grass, hot dry wether will
be required the coming week to check the in
'jury in time to avert serious damage.
While the rains have been less excessive in
the Piedmont Region than elsewhere, their
evil effect has been greater t.htvti in the coas:
Counties.
Some fields in Barnwell county, where the
p'aut is sickly and lousy, will he abandoned.
lu parts of Orangeburg Count) the prospect
is reported as the poorest in years Pickens
County reports cotton beginning to put on
fruit.
CvRV ANO WHEAT -Reports of corn and
wheal are encouraging from all counties ex?
cept whe?e damaged by the storm of the
15th., and 1 Ht h , which was confined toGreen
ville, Lexington, Sumter, Williamsburg,
Chesterfield, Berk ely ?Dd Beaufort. This
storm blew down considerable corn, washed
land?, tangled uncut grain, spoiled grain in
shock and ovei flowed bottom lands.
Wheat is harvested in many ?ec'ior:s and
threshing going on; the grain is excellent and
veiid good, 8'ime counties report the best crop
in several \eats.
Coro is pretty generally suffering for work
and mtv receive sortie damage by plowing,
after standing sw long without. Tarlington
County repoi ts it as tasseling and silking in
many places; it is mostly laid by in Collet on
County.
FRUIT-Grapes, Berries and Melons are
generally reported as looking fine and a large
crop. Some peaches are rotting, but from
reports they ure an early variety. Pears and
plums ate good; some water melons were
reported ripe in follet?n County on the 14th
Marlborough County sa\s apples and peaches
are best in j ears.
PKAS-A* large amount of s'ubble Ii.ud is
being towed ir? p^as in all localities.
POTATOES'-An average crop of sweet
potatoes lt beiu? Set iu Abbeville Couuty.
Orangeborg County reports potatoes splendid
and rinea being transfered.
TOBACCO-Tobacco looks well Sn tarlington
County.
GARDEBS-Froru ?ll sections reporta of
gardens are to the effect that they are look?
ing fine and growing rapidly.
LABOR-Except in Aiken County labor is
abundant.
J. H. HARMON, Director.
Central Office, Columbia, S. C.
Stateburg High Sclaool.
We are indebted to an attendant npon
them for an account of the closing exercises
of this school, which were held on Friday
evening, June l?tb, at "Woodville," the
residence of Col. John J. Dargan.
Miss Williams who has successfully brought
her second year's work to a conclusion is to I
be cordially congratulated, as also are the
pupils and their parents, on the auspicious
ending of so many months of earnest tabor.
The children were well drilled in their
parts, and performed them in a manner that
reflected great credit on their teacher.
Our correspondent mentions the following
piece? as among those that most pleased bim,
though he does not wish to be understood as
drawing invidious comparison. 'The New
Church Organ:" "How Girls Fish;"
"Reuben and Cynthia;" "Mr. Man geta
Left;" "Legend of Bregeng;" "Gypsy
Flower Girl ;" "The Song tba: Reached my
heart;" "Lnllaby."
Every one who was there was well pleased,
and after the exercises were over, departed
homeward wishing all success to tbe school
and its accomplished teacher.
; The Bank of New Hanover Fails.
Wilmington, N, C., June 19-The Bank
of New Hanover was not opened this morn?
ing. The following notice was posted on the
door : "Owing the withdrawal of more than
$320,000 of deposits and the notice of over
$150,000 intended withdrawal maturing in
a few days, and also to its inability to realize
quickly opon its assets on account of the
stringency of the times the Bank of
New Hanover bas been forced to make an
assignment to Junina Davis in the interest of
all concerned. The depositors will receive
dallar for dollar and the business will be
wound up as rapidly as possinle.
(Signed.) "A. L. Smith,
"Cashier "
The general belief here ls that the above
statement is entirely fair and honest.
The assets are estimated at $1,250,000; lia?
bilities at $800,000 all unpaid. The collec?
tions of the bank of New Hanover have beeo
tamed over to the Wilmington Savings and
Trust Company for remittance.-Columbia
Journal.
We are pleased to announce that Dr. A. J.
China, our enterprising druggist bas secured
the agency for the Japanese Pile Cure; a
most wonderful discovery for the Cure of Piles
of every kind, which be will sell with a
written guarantee to refund the mooey if it
does not cure. It is said to be a specific for
that terrible and dangerous disease. Get a
free sample and try it.
Ionia Items.
IONIA, 3. C., June 16th, 1893.
We are having plenty of rain, too much for
the best, or at least we think so. There are
very few farmers who have not more or less
grass. Some of the crops that ? have seeo are
only tolerable, while a great many are very
sorry indeed. We are very hard to be con?
vinced, nine out of every ten plant too much
and never make any calculation for such
spells of weather as we are having at present.
When this weather breaks all of our crops
will want work at the same time, and of
course some will be obliged to soffer before
weean get around. So we will lose manure
and labor. But in the spring of the year our
eyes are so very large that we think we must
plant ali the land that we have, and if there
is any in the neighborhood to rent we will
rent some of that. But if this wet spell lasts
a few days longer I think thal, some of us
will be convinced. If not before, we will be
next fall, for we will have uothing much for
sale but bay, and the prospect is so good for
that that I don't think it will be worth much.
I heard this morning that ene of Spring
Hil l's best and brightest farmers bas 175 acres
of cotton that is a perfect mat of grass, and
he put 500 lbs. guano to the acre. I with?
hold bis name as he roar wiggle out after
awhile. He is one of these "git op and gil"
sort cf men. But the question in my mind
is, will his crop pay txpenses? I think not
but be is not the only man that is in the
grass, by any means. Well I reckon if cot?
ton sells this fall for 5 or 6 cents there will be
a good many ef us turned out next year to
gr>.ze, for it is a certain fact that no man can
make cotton with hired labor for such prices,
and pay hts taxes with what he has left, with?
out be pays off his bands with home raised
corn and bacon, aod we know we have none
of that stamp. I think that the farmers of
our country are in a worse fix than they have
been since the war, and instead of trying to
better our condition we goon as if we were
hoodwinked. But I am afraid that we will
fall this time to the ground bead foremost.
On the 12th ?Rst. the worsr, cloudburst
and hailstorm that I or many others erer
witnessed, passed over the eastern portion of
Kershaw near the county line.
The corn crops are badly injured if not
ruined, and the cotton is entirely beat cflf,
not a leaf to beseen. The land looks as bare
as it did the first of March, and'badly wash?
ed. The hail was not very extensive. Messrs.
W. L. and B. C. Cook'suffered more tban
any others, bot some others in the neighbor?
hood suffered badly. If their cotton comes
out and makes anything at all it will ha*e
to sprout out from the old stubble.
Your's, DRY JIM.
FOR SALE.
One 20-Horse Engine.
One 25-Horse Boiler.
Two 60-Saw Pratt Gins, with Feed?
ers and Condensers.
ONE ACME COTTON PRESS, SHAFTING,
PULLEYS, &c, necessary for above.
All io good condition, and will be sold re
sonable. Terms satisfactory to good pur?
chaser.
Apply to
J. B. JONES,
At Sumter Colton Mill.
June 21-3t.
YOUR PROPERTY IN
Tte Farmers' Mntnal Fire Insnrance
Association.
By the FARMERS and for the
FARMERS.
NO L?SS-i\? PAT.
Apply te
W. J. HERRON,
June 21-3m. SUMTER, S. C.
SHERIFF'S S?LES.
J)Y virtue of sundry Executions, to
) me directed, I will oller for sale at
Public Auction in front of the Court
Mouse in the City of Sumter, on the
first MONDAY" in JULY next
and as many days thereafter as may
be necessary, within the legal hours
of sale, the following property :
All that tract of land in Manchester
Township containing Three Thousand
four hundred and sixty acres, more or
less, bounded North by Ramsey tract,
Dr. Bossard and William Ardis, East
by I. J. Geddings, - Ardis, Robert
atol J. D. Weeks, South by J. D. Weeks,
West by unknown lands, levied upon
and to be sold as the property of J. P.
Brown at thc suit of the State for
taxes.
All that piece, parcel or tract of land
situate, lying and being in Bishop
ville Township, County of Sumter,
State of South Carolina, containing
two hundred and eighty-one acre9,
more or less, bounded on the North by
lands of Thomas Haskins, East by
lands of Henry Woodard, South by
lands cf Mrs. Junie McCutchen and
West hy land James Stuckey, levied
upon anti to he sold as the property of
A. F. Stuckey at the suit of W. C.
Gorman.
MARION SANDERS,
Sherill" Sumter Co.
Sumter, S. C., June I?, lS?iJ.
Beal Estate Transfers.
A.A. Strauss to Abram Vause, 23acres in
Mt. Olio town?hip.
Dr 8 C. C. Richardson lo Miss E. B. Col?
clough" and others, 6*36 acres in Spring Hill
township.
A. F. Couser to W. A. and J. M. Herron,
several lots in Bishopville.
R. W. Darant to Isabella M. Durant, one
lot in Cit j of Sumter.
A. S. Brown to Hannah Boatwright, on?
lot in Sumter.
Philip Cabbagestalk to Jordon M. Dick,
one lot in Sumter.
J D. Blandmg to Sarah 2 Jay roe, one lot in
Sumtir.
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This preparation causes tbin and weak hair
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WANTS.
ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less
will be inserted under tbis head for 25
cents for each insertion. Additional lines
5 cents per line.
FAMILY BOARD and meals will be fur?
nished in any part of the city at reason?
able rates by Sarah Durant from ber restau?
rant near the Court bouse square.
TO RENT-Two cottages on Republican
Street, opposite Dr. J. S. Hughson's.
Appy to W. M. DeLorme, at O'Donnell &
Co's.
Jone 21-2t.
WINTHROP STATE NORMAL COL?
LEGE, COLUMBIA, S. C.
Open to white girls over 17. Session be?
gins September 27. Graduates secure good
positions. Each county given two scholar?
ships-one worth $150 a session and ose of
free Tnition. First scholarship not vacant in
Sumter County. Competitive examination
Julv 7th at Coort House of each county. Ad?
dress D. B. JOHNSON, President, Columbia,
S. C. _
rpOR SALE OR RENT-A new 7-room
?j cottage on Calhoun St., near C. S. &
N. R. R. .Apply to W. F. B. Baynsworfh.
Jan. 18-tf.
THE
SUMTER INSTITUTE.
The next session of the In?
stitute will begin on SEPTEM?
BER 12th, 1893.
For terms and catalogue
apply to
H. F. Wilson,
President,
Jone 21 Sumter, S. C.
$ioo
REWARD.
IHEREBY OFFER A REWARD OF
ONE HUNDRED ($100) DOL
I li ABS to supplement a like reward offered
j by the 8tate for evidence to convict in the
burning of my barn, stock, provisions, &c,
on the night of June 15th.
H. R. THOMAS,
June 21 Wedgefield, S. C.
NOTICE.
BY MUTUAL CONSENT, we the firm of
Eugene Hogan & Co., have this day dis?
solved copartnership.
EUGENE HOGAN,
J. J. GRAHAM.
June 17, 1893._
State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judye.
WHEREAS, W. H. G0i;D JN made suit
to me to grant him Letters of Ad?
ministration, C. T. A. de bonis non, of the
Estate of mid effect? of ?USS MARY AI.
BRUNSON, deceased,
These ar? therefore to cite nt.d admonish all
and singular the kindred ?nd creditors of the
said Miss MARY M. BRUNSON late of said
County and State, deceased, thut they be and
appear before mo, in the Court of Probate, to
be held at Sumter C. H, on *July 6'b
1893. ne.\tufter publication hereof, at ll o'clock
in the forenoon, to shew causo, if any they
have, why th? said Administration should not
be granted.
Given under my band, this 21st day of
June, A. D., 1893. T. V. WALSH,
Judge of Probate.
Jun? 21-2t
State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Prolate Judye.
WHEREAS, JOS. W. BRUNS0N, made
suit to me, to grant him Letters of Ad?
ministration of the Estate of and effects of
JAM KS BRUNSON, deceased,
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
and singular the kindred and Credi?
tors of the said James Brunson, late of said
County and State, deceased, that they be
and appear before me, in the Court of
Probate, to be held at Sumter Court House
on July 6th, 1893, next, after publication
thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they have, why the said
Administration should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 21st day of
June, A. D., 1893.
T. V. WALSH,
June 21 - 2t Judge of Probate.
State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.
By T. V. Walsh, Esquire, Probate Judge.
WHEREAS, SAMUEL G. LAFAR, has
made suit to me, to grant bini
Letten; of Administration, of the Estate of
and effects of MARION L. LAFAR, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admonish all
and singular the kindred and Creditors of the
said Marion L. LaFar, late of said County
and State, deceased, that they be an.d appear
before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held
at Sumter, C. H., on June 29th, 1893, next,
after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the
forenoon,to show cause, if any they have, why
the said Administration should not be grant?
ed.
Given under my hand, this 14th day of
June, Anno Domini, 1893.
T. V. WALSH,
June 14-2t Judge of Probate.
Are you going to the
WORLD'S FAIR.
CHICAGO.
The L. h N. oilers choice several Roules
3 Trains Daily
Leave ATLANTA-W & A-10 a m ; 2:15
p m ; 8:20 p m Through C'trs. Special
Rates, Velvet Vestibule Train, less than
23 hours to Chicago.
IT WILL PAY YOU to write me.
FRED. ?. BUSH,
D. P A L AN. R. R.,
36 Wall Street, Atlanta.
May 10, 1893. 45 5m.
FERTILIZERS!
FERTILIZERS ! FERTILIZERS!
Having bought largely, FOR CASH, a full as?
sortment of,
Fertilizers, Ais ai ofter Gus.
Wo are prepared to fill orders foi
such at low figures and on reasonable
ter mt.
C. YYULBERN k CO.,
Wholesale Giorers,
171 and 113 East Bay,
Nov. 19, Charleston, S. C
MORTGAGEE'S S?LE.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power
and authority Tested in and conferred
upon The People's Building And Loan Asso?
ciation of Sumter S. C., by Maggie Graham hy
the terms of a certain mortgage executed and
! delivered by her to said association, the same
bearing date the 15th day of January 1892,
and recorded in the o?rce of the Register of
Mesne Conveyance for Sumter County in
Book of Mortgages of real estate No. 21, at
j page 59?, default haying occurred in the pay?
ment of the debt secured thereby, the said the
j People's Building and Loan Association of
Sumter, S. C., will sell at public auction in
front of the Court house of sain County on
Monday, the 3d day of July, 1893, (the same
being salesday) between the hours of eleven
o'clock in the forenoon and three o'clock in
the afternoon of that day, the premises de?
scribed in and conveyed by said mortgage, to
wit:
All that piece, parcel or lot of land, situate
and being in the City of Sumter, County of
Sumter, and State of South Carolina, bound?
ed on the North and West by lot of Jack
Johnson ; on the South by lot of AL ? Nel?
son and on the East by Main Street of said
city ; said lot raeasurrng on its Eastern and
Western lines forty-three feet each ; and on
its Northern and Southern lines one hundred
and sixty feet each.
Terms-Cash.
THE PEOPLE'S BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION, OF SUMTER, S. C.
R. D. LEK. Pres.
June 7._
MORTGAGEE'S SALE.
UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power
and authority vested in and conferred
upon The Bishopville Building and Loan As?
sociation, of Bishopville, S. C, by A. J.
McCoy, by the terms ?f a certain Mortgage
executed and delivered by him to said Associa?
tion, tbe same bearing data the 9th day of
December, )891, and recorded in the office of
the Register of Mesne Conveyance for Sumter
County in Book of Mortgnges of Real Estate,
No. 21, at page 530. default having occurred
in the payment of tbe debt secured thereby,
the said The Bisbopville Building and Loan
Association, of Bishopville, S. C., will sell
at public auction in front of the Court House
of said county, on Monday the 3d day of
July, 1893, (the same being salesday) be?
tween the. hours of eleven o'clock in the fore?
noon and three o'clock in the after?
noon of that day-the premises described
in and conveyed by said mortgage, to wit:
"All that certain tract and parcel of land
situate, lying and being io the town of Bish?
opville, County of Sumter and State of South
Carolina containing (h) one-half of an acre,
and being Rounded as follows : On the ??ortb
by laDds belonging to A. C. Durant: oo tbe
East by public road (Maia Stree: of said
town) leading from Bishopville to DuBose's
Bridge on Lynches River ; South by Mrs.
Mary E. Scarborough's land ; and on the
West by lands belonging to Dr. R. E Dennis,
and known as John A. Scarborough's bouse
and lot.
Terms Cash.
THE BISHOPVILLE BUILDING AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION OF BISHOP?
VILLE, DB. R. Y. MCLKOD, Pres.
June 7.
Livery, M ai Dray Stable
WE desire to state that we are now better
prepared than ever to furnish first
class Livery and Drays.
Thankful for patronage in the past, which
bas exceeded our most sanguine expectations,
we hope by close personal attention to merit
a continuance of same.
Hauling of all kinds solicited.
Your's to please,
W. J. HERRON ft CO.
NEW LUMBER YARD.
IBEG TO INFORM MY FRIENDS AND
the? public generally that my Saw Mill
located on the C. S. & N. R. R.,*just bick of
my residence, is DOW in full operation, and I
am prepared to furnish all grades of Yellow
Pine Lumber from unbied timber, at prices
according to gradas.
Yard accessible on North side of residence.
J. B. ROACH.
Feb 18.
=$10.00=
CHEAPER THAN ANY MADE, QUALITY
CONSIDERED. HIGH GRADE ONLY.
FULLY WARRANTED. NONE BETTER.
OATALOGUE, DESCRIPTION AND
PRIOE3 FREE. WRITE AT ONCE, OR
CALL ON OUR REGULAR AUTHORIZED
AGENT m YOUR TOWN.
ROCK HILL BUGGY CO.
Wholesale Builders, ROCK HILL, S. C.
FOX 8JULE BY
J. E. Bf ayes
Mayesvillc, S. C.
May 24
9
Lt. E. JLeGRAND,
Manufacturing Jeweler, Watchmaker
and Engraver,
At C. E. Stubbs' office,
MAIN. STREET, SUMTER, S. C.
Are YOB any Wat Puzzles?
The genius who invented the "Fifteen"
Puzzle, "Pij^s in Glover" and many others
has invented a brand new one, which is
going to be the greatest on record. There
is fun, instruction and entertainment in
it. The old and learned will find as much
mystery in it as the young and unsophisti?
cated. This great puzzle is the property of
the Nett- York Press C/vb, for whom it was
invented by Samuel Loyd, the great puxzle
ist to (be sold for the benefit of the movement
to erect a great home for newspaper woikers
in New York. Generous friends have given
$25,000 in prizes for the successful pBZzle
solvers. Tetl Cents sent to "Press Club
Building and Charity Fund," Temple Court,
New York City will get you the new mystery
bv return mail.
ATTENTION, COTTON
GINNERS !
1AM PREPARED, with the best appli?
ances so far known to renovate Gin Saw
Teeth, Stripped and Broken Teeth cut in with
stamp and '.ie, Short and Misshaped Teeth
gummed out and shaped with reciprocating
file gummer, a?Ml all teeth j?i>??ttrJ with
Duplex filer, making thc round or needle
poiut.
Eleven years experience warrants me in
guaranteeing satisfaction.
Telegraph and P. 0. address, St. Charles,
Sumter County, S. C.
J. MERRICK REID.
May 17.
Listen !
THE INDIAN
Who put a single feather on the ground
and laid down on it to get an idea of
! what a feather-bed would feel like, might
have felt pretty well satisfied in his own
mind, but he knew very little about the
subject after all, _
And so it is
With the person who thinks he has
an idea of our stock without ever com*
ing inside the store. .
This stock must simply be
seen as a whole to he
appreciated,
And the prices that are asked must be
considered relative to quality before it
can be understood how moderate and
reasonable thev are*
A Uniformly
High Grade Stock
At Uniformly
Low Prices
Is certainly worth the consideration of
careful buyers. Come in and look it
over, and you will thank us for calling
your attention to it.
Respectfully yours
J. Rettenberg & Sons?
Reliable Dealers in High Class Goods,
Northwest Cor. Main and Liberty Ste.,
Sumter, S- C.
Mav 10
I wish to state io the Farmers of Sumter and Clarendon Counties that I have gotten io a car
load of McCORMIC REAPERS, SELF-BINDERS, MOWERS and HAY RAKES.
It is a settled fact that the McCormic Co. make the lightest draft and moat durable Grain
aod Grass cutting machinery made in this or any other country.
Our prices are very low and terms easy. Write to me for catalogue, which will be mailed
to you free of charge. It contains cuts of all machines and gives Full descriptions of thtm
GEO. F. EPPERSON, Agent,
SUMTER, S. C. Office at Eppersoo's Livery Stable.
Apr 19
_ aa
W hoever wants to be in Style,
A nd have their feet look neat and small ;
1J et all such go, and for a while,
S ee Walsh and Co's new Spring Stock ;
H igh or Low, they fit like a Sock.
A ll shapes and sizes and prices Low,
R ever has Sumter seen such a Show,
D espite the cotton market.
C all then and please your eyes and feet,
O r some of your neighbors, more discreet,
Ul ay say you're out of fashion.
P erhaps you've never seen their Store,
A nd their Stock of Shoes from Top to Floor,
W or how their Customers they never bore,
Y et ihey always make a mash-on
Every Style and Quality in
Ladies Slippers.
Walsh & Co.,
Monaghan Block -_Sumter, S. C.
Charleston, S. C., Jane 9, 1893.
W. J. Roddey, Manager, Roch Hill
S. C., and - Blake L. White
Resident Agent, Charlcslon S. C
Eon italie Life Assurance Society
Cattlemen: Allow me to thanhyo\i
for the very prompt settlement of p>olicy
No. 514,748, on ?he life of my late
husband, H. Z. Johnston. 2Vii&
amount, $1,000, is all in the world he
left for the support of myself and his
three young children. Through Mr
White's ]>ersuasitm my husband made
application for assurance in the Equit?
able Society just tiroyea7s ago. payinq
two premiums amounting to ?68.40.
But for this I would not bc in possession
of ichat is indeed a Gvd-scnd to me at
this time of my distress and bereave
ment
Again (han/: i ny you for the Equit?
able's }? rompt settlement, I remain,
Yonr truly,
ISABELLA J. JOHNSTON.
BICYCLES.
ALL STYLES OF RAMBLER BI?
CYCLES, SUNDRIES, ETC.,
DIAMOND NO 4 RAMBLER.
T IS ? SHORT FRAME, VERY LIGHT
AND SWIFT WHEEL.
Weight 33 pounds, complete Reduced for
racing to 26. Get specifications before buy?
ing from
GO RM U LL Y * JEFFERY ?frFG. CO.
1325 14th St., N. W. Washiagto?, D. C.
OR
J. M; SPANN,
S0MTER, S. C.
June T-3ra
HALL TO RENT.
THE HALL HERETOFORE OCCUPIED
hy the Masons and ruber societies, and
now leased bj the Red Men, will be rented
except on Wednesday night of each week.
Apply t? D. ROSEN DORF,
Ch'at?aH (?>mmittet