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flt i&aic?mtmi w? Sduibrt? WEDNESDAY. JUNE 28,1893. Entered ut the Post O?ce at Sumter, S 0.s as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Patrick Military lustitnte. W. J. Roddey-Your Brain. EtateofWin H. McCathero-Citation. Ducker & Btaltman-To our Friend's Sumter. Personal. Mrs. W. B> Bov?e is visiting: ?fc Magnolia. ReT. D. X. LaFar, of Charleston is in the city. Slr. A. L. Mciver and wifea.ce visiting at Judge Fraser's.. Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. L. Marshall have gone to SH.??-VSD'3 Island. Mr. and Mrs Geo. D. Shore have returned from Winston, N. 0. Mr. J). T. Drew, of theHartsvtlle Messenger, was in the cs ty last Thursday. Mrs. M?rk Reynolds and children litige gone to Staleburg tor a few wt-eks. Misses Mumie and ?Tina Dove left yesterday for their home and Dovesville. Siss Alice Parrctr. of Darlington, is visit? ing her brother L. I. Perrott. Mis? Addie DesCham ps is visiting Miss Josephine McCall, of Lfa?rliBgtun. Mrs. B. W. A. Bultman ?nd child have returned from a visit to Philadelphia. ^ Mr*. P G .Bowman a?d family have gene ec a visit to relative*ta Diriagtoa county. Mrs. J >hn Riggs* >f Charleston, has been the guest of Mrs. W. Y L. Marshall for several days. Mr. Sam Burgess of Clarendon county is ra the city visiting his daughter Mrs. B. G. Pierson Capt. W.R. Dtflgtr fras gone to Mt. Airy *o spend sometime- ?nd wiii also visit Win? ston. Messrs. Julian Flowers and Robert Muldrow left OD Monday for Bishopville on a tea days Dolida V. ! Mrs. A. C. Daraat, has gone to Bishopville | where she will spend a week or more with relatives. Mr. S. Y. Deglar h*S" gone to Marlboro for a short visit uk-ag hts little daughter with him. " Rev. John Kershaw has received a call te* ~ Athens, Ga., but il is not probable that be- j will accept. Miss Eloise Wilson, returned on Monday j from Columbia where she has-spent several weeks with friends,. Miss Bessie Ingram who has been visiting the Misses Auld for several weeks has returned to her home, Summerton . T. B Fraser, Jr., E?q , has gone to Bish opvHIe to-day to deliver an address at a pic nie given bj the Bishopville Guards. - Mr. H. Erarhy, Maj". Marton Moise and wife, Miss Carrie Moses and Miss Dulcie Moise, returned-on Sunday night from Chicago. Mr.*Douglas China after being oat a few ..~^ays suffered a relapse and bas been ?uite iii for the past werk. Be is improving again new. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. D. Schwartz have gone to New York and from there to the World's Fair Mrs. Schwartz will spend the summer at Z. tford. Tr?w frieods of Rev. WhitefWd S. Stakes will be glad to learn that be has so far recov? ered his health that he is expected; to preach in the Methodist Episcopal Church, Scuth, in ocr city ?ext Sunday morning. Messrs. A. L. Moise. D. W. Cuttine and Wa Jioran left last Thursday for Chicago. They went by way of Cnarieston and steamer to New York, bat owing to the delay of the ^-steamer did not leave Charleston until Sun? day morning. Father J. J. Monaghan, Mr P. Galvin, Mrs. Hugh Ferguson, J. J. O'Connell and wife, Mrs. Passailaigue, Mrs. Inabine: and Sister Mary Joseph, of Charleston were in the city last week to attend the Distribution Exercises of St. Joseph's. Ducker & Bultioan s new ad. to-day. The institute for colored teachers has been in session since Monday with forty teachers in attendance. Mc. E. E. R?mbert has one hundred ?nd fifty acres of cotton hip high and in full bloom. M. H. Fields will mn an excursion to Au? gusta, Ga., on Thursday, July Gih. Separate coaches will be provided for white people. Attention is directed to the announcement of Patrick's Military Institute. ?t ts a school worthy of the patronage of thc people of the State, and it is recommended to those having f -boys to educate. It may be of interest to some people to know that Hubert G. Osteea is local corres spondeot of the Neon and Courier, and is re? sponsible for everything dating from Sumter, except the head lines. There are only two petitions Sled wkh the Ceo n ty board of Control-these of W. H. .Epperson and Peter Thomas, but there are ethers counting on being appointed without petitions. It remains to be seen. The Board of Control has changed the date ox meeting to consider petitions for appoint? aient of dispensers for Sum er and Mayesville from July 3d to July 5th, in order that the required ten days may have elapsed between the date ot Sling of petitions and the day of meeting. Mr. Thomas G. W. Geddings,, a Confederate veteran of Culpeper's battery left here on Sun? day for Atlanta, Ga ; to have his eyes examin? ed by the celebrated oculist Dr. Calhoun. Mr. Geddings has been blind for about six years and he hopes to he benefitted. Several of his Confederate comrades supplied the means for his tripy he being in very reduced circum? stances. The Y. M. C. A. Excursion to Eutaw Springs, on Tuesday, will oe a big ?Stir, h being tte ''Glorious Fourth, everybody will have holiday, and from ail the stt.?ions along the Charleston, Sumter and Northern R R , between Gibson, N. C., and the Springs, large crowds will be taken on board ; and when the train load is discharged at the bean- j tiful and historic spring, the woods will he MS j full of happy pick-nickers a3 of festive chigres. Everybody sbould go, have a good rime, and help one of Sumter's most worthy insti? tutions. Foarth of July Holiday. The merchants will close their stores on Tuesday aext, the Fourth of July, and every? body will have a holiday. It shows that they appreciate the faithful services of their employ? ees and as the opportunity effrrs return the compliment. The Keels Forgery Case. Arguments by Gen John D. Kennedy and Solicitor Wil8on,for and against the re-in?ta?e ment of the appeal in the K^els forgery c*se were heard hy the Supreme Court yesterday, bat the decision was not announced. - i- ?? *. - Good Templars. At the last meeting of Sumter Lodge E. 0. G. T.. George Mayotte, W. M. Graham, C. M Hurst, Jr., W. F. Rharae, Jo-I fl Brun sonr Mrs. A. G. Flowers, and Miss Lillian Hoyt were elected delegates to the Grand Lodge which meets at Yorkvi?le, S. C , ?be last week in July. Palmetto District Lodge meet3 in this city oe tbe 29th and 30th, and wilt, ou the ?ven? ing of the 29th hold a meeting to which the public is invited. Cotton on the Streets* Messrs. Neil O'Donnell, R. P. Monaghan, C. E Stubbs. Abe Battenberg, W. Y. L. Marshall, and H. D. Barnett, comr.i tee of the Board of Trade met on Monday "vening to disease the advisability of establishing a cot? ton yard and the appointment of a public weigher. Tbe matter was freely and favor? ably discussed, and next Monday appointtd for an adjourned meeting when representatives of the r&iiroads will be present and discuss the matter with the committee. The feeling against the further continuance of the objectionable cuatomof turning Sum- ? ? tera prinicipal streets into cotton yards dur- j iog the fall and winter montos has grown steadily and the time seems to have at last arrived for its abolishment. A Golton yard, a public weighar and open streets will be bailed as a boon, long delayed, by everyone. The cotton men are also anxious for the colgon yard aod appointment of a public weigher, because of the great dissatisfaction that the buyers for foreign exporting houses have been subjected to by the weights not holding ou fe as represented. This has been I due to carele 8 weighing, and the appointment J p a public weigher will obviate tht trouble. ' S Married. Mr. Warren Stopplebein and Miss Eddie Moise were married at the residence of Rev. W. W. Mood on yesterday evening. It w?s i runaway affair. The groom is about 20 rears old and ?' 3 bride about 17. She isa daughter H. C. Moise. Death. Mr. Pinckney Skinner, of Mt. Clio Town? ship. di*d on Thursday hast, 22d instant Mr. J. B Osteen, of Privateer lost two. children within the last few weeks, one, an infant, on the 3rd instant, the other eighteen months old on the 19<h instant. Mr. A A Stubbs, of Bennettsville, died* on Saturday last, aged 4-5. Mr. Stubbs lived at Mavesville this county for several years, and married, a daughter of"Mr. T. D. Foxworth. Religious. The Rev. John Kershaw will (D V ) offi? ciate- at the Episcopal Church next Sunday morning and afternoon Hours of service, l i o'clock, a. m., and 6 p. m. Rev. S E. Chandler, of Sherman, Texas, a brother of Mr. T. l->. Chandler, will preach in the Presbyterian Church uex-t Sunday morning. The Union Services will be held in the Presbyterian Church next Sunday ni^ht. R^v. A. ?. Stokes- is responsible tor the ser? vices". Educational. % The catalogue of the Sumter institute for 1892-93, is before us It ie a neatly printed pamphlet, and a glance- over its pages will prove of interest to all those who have a re? gard for the educational growth of this sec? tion. The faculty is able aid the course of Scudy is tn accord with best authorities on educational work. During the past session, the first under the management of Maj. Wilson, there have been 81 pupils enrolled. In the art department tb.-re were 12 students ; 29 were enrolled in the School of Music, and ll in the School of Expression. The Commercial Depart ?en t Incl tides book? keeping, stenography, typewriting and pen? manship, and students wi?l be received at any time of the year. To President D. B. Johnson of the Winthrop Normal College, we are indebted for a copy of the catalogue recently issued. In addition to the mather usually contained in a cata? logue, are the "Sketches of Historic Women of South Caroling by fr&e students of the College. Tbese sketches form an interesting and leadaMe compilation of historic incideuts scat'ered through the histories, and rescues from the uncertain grasp of trndition, the i*?mrs an 1 *?cts of som? of Caroliua's heroic women. Good Work The committee of the Board of Trade who???1 d'rtv it was fo>co-rifVr with the Atlantic Coast Line authorities and ri quest an arrange? ment that would give us?oetter masl facilities tba1- we have had since the change of schedule in effet ?inc- the 14th instant, went to work :0 oiu-e and have received tue following letter from General Maaag-r Ken ly which contains very Satisfactory assurances: WILMINGTON, C , June 20, 1893. Messrs. Altamont Moses, Abe Ryttenberg and R. P. Monaghan, Committee, Sum? ter, 3. C. GENTLEMEN: Yo-tr communication of the 17th inst, to Mr Emerson, traffic manager, has been referred to me. In reply I beg.to* advise you tinton the 11 th inst, the Rich? mond & Danville Railroad di- continued the through mail car which has been running for several years between Florence and Augusta. This car was furnished with mail clerks who made the local mail distribution enroute. When the through car WHS discontinued the Postoffice Department removed the clerks. L. presume this accounts for the delay to your Northern man. I have telegraphed Supt. Terrell, of the Rtilway Mail Service, to please arrange to send your Northern mail in lock? ed pouches from Florence to Sumter on our train N>o, 50 which is due to reach Sumter at 3:35 A M. I h ive no doubt that Supt. Ter? rell will make thisarrangenaent at once. In this connection I beg to advise you that commencing on the 2nd of next month, we wiil run a through sleeping car between Coium? ia and New Totk. The car will leave Columbia at 4 :20 P. M., passS uniter at 5 : 5& P. M , connecting at Florence with our Fast Mail North ; the c*r returning, will leave New York on our Fast Mail Southbound, at d: 30 A. M , pass Sumter about 5 : 25 A M., reaching Columbia at 7 : 00 A. M. I hope this change of schedule will also improre your ntail facilities. This sleeeping c=ir line wiil be one of the best run over our System. J wrll add that we have beeu endeavoring to get this line established for a long rime, and I am exceedingly glad to advise you that we have at last succeeded in doing so. Yours truly, J R. KENLY, General Manager. I>ances. The Distribution Hop on last Thursday even.ng was largely attended and a most suc? cessful aff-iir. The Italian band from Colum? bia furnished the music and McKenzia?served refreshments. Mo expense was spared and the manager? were rewarded by seei?g their efforts crowmd with success. 7h? park has ? een opened to the public with gr%it echrt. ' There was a moonlight dance at the pavilion last night, and trie whole City Council dignified the occasion with their pres? ence. There were nf:een couples and chape roues, and the light'fantastic tee was tripped to the sweet strains of music by the moon's silvery light until eleven o'clock. It is said, bye-the-b}'?, that the mosquitoes and galli nippers assi-stei the orchestra and filled in the inter lades with the chorus: "Please don't go home 'till morning." --^? A Unique Entertainment. The Sallie Reynolds Missionary Society wiil have a "iut.ch auction," next Monday evening at S o'clock at the ho'pitah-ie resi? dence cf Mrs. C E. Stubbs, which promises to be a most erjoyable affair. A number of pretty young ladies have been selected from the valions denominations in the city who will furbish dainty baskets containing lunches sufScient for two which wiri oe sold to the young gentlemen present at public outcry. Each basket will contain a number which will correspond with the name of some young lady present who wiil ??tifwe the contents with the successful bidder. The services of the inimitable J:m Jervey have been secured as auctioneer, und he, no doubt wili add greatly to the enjoyment of the occasion. Ice cream, lemonade, cakes and other refreshments will be furnished in profusion A cordial invita? tion is extended to everv ene. The New City Hall. The contractors' bids for rhe erection of Sumter's New City Hall were opened at Coun? cil meeting cn last Wednesday evening There were six bids as follows : J H. McKenzie, of Augusta, $25,926 00; T. O Brown, of Augusta, 25,800 00 J. W. McKiever, of Sumter, 21,854.00 J- B Carr, of Samt r, 20,450.00 J. L Wrenn, of Darlington, 16.500 09 Mr Wrenn met the council yesterday afternoon, and the acceptance of his bid depends upon hie abiifty to-give the required bond. ??ase Ball There have been ar v number of "bum" games of ball witnessed ia ?Sumter, but the game between Sumter and a Charleston nine on Monday afternoon capped the climax. There was kicking enough to make a wild mustang turn green with envy and resolve to lead a quiet life in fu.ture, keeping his heels on the ground in despair of ever being able to rival the Charleston skirt dancers. Every? body was tired out ?nd di?gusted before the game was half over, and many left before it was called at the end of the eighth inning on account of darkness. The score stood 17 to ll in favor of Sumter, and if an effort had been made in the last inning, Sumter could have added a number of runs to their credit. F he playing on both sides was nothing to be :?roud of, and if the public have a few more such ?TJfl:ctions they will cease to have an in? terest in the national game. Walsh and Mil? er were the battery for Sumter. The battery >f the Charleston nine wf?s changed several limes. A game was played in the morning be ween a colored t^am from Charleston and a ocal colored team, resulting tn a victory for 5uni' r There will be a game of ball between two )icked nines on Friday afternoon. The Sumter niae goes to Florence to mor cw to niay the Stars. The nine is as fol ows : Rosendorf. 2 b. ; Cosgrove, 3 b. ; E. lalunan, r. f.; G. Wilder, c. f. ; C Ville ieuve. s. 8. ; J. Villeneuve, 1 h. ; Walsh, ?. : Miller, c. W. McKagen, substitute. Ail diseases of the skin, cured and lost com lexion restored by Johnson's Oriental Soap, loidat Dr. A. J\ Chiua's Killed on the Railroad. A terrible accident occurred at Atki Station, on the W. C. & A. R. R., last San day morning, by which Robert God bol assistant manager of Rankin and Bridgei lumber mill, at that place, lost his life Local freight No. 10, W. C & A. R R., w standing on the maia line and .Mr. Godbo had been cn the engine talking to Engine Brsihers. Capt. Lucius, thc conductor, si nailed to Brothers to move Oj and Mr. Go bold jumped down from the engine and stepp on a side track directly in the way of the e gine of the South & North Carolina R. F ('Bishopville road), which was shifting sot freight cars out to ike end of the track-. Fit man Henry George, colored, was in char, ot the engine, En gi meer C N Collins havit gone into the depot to examine the bullet board ?nd get his mail, and Conductor ! Rich was not on the traiu. Mr. GodboJd d ?ot- look around or observe theengine at started to walk up the track. Hts broth? Mr. Waties Godbold, and Mr. McK ithan wi were sitiiug on the depot step3, both bailed him to jump from? the iiMckv, seeing his dange He looked ?round, saw theenginealraost upc him a&d made a leap to get ou.t of the wa It was too late, however. Theengine strut him, knocked him down wtd ran over b right leg, cutting it off above the knee. D-rs. G. G Palmer, F. J. Mayes a-nd, V F. Dunu were called in and the leg amputate* but death resulted from the shock and loss blood about ??o'clock that night. Coron er Commander returning from Flo ence on Su-nday learned1 of the accident an Godbo?d s death when he passed Atkins, an as soon as he reached tbis city* obtaine Sheriff Sanders and set out for Atkin? to- ?oi the inquest. He feared that he would not I able to find sufficient men to empanel a jun so Sheriff Sanders summoned several who they met on the road. When they urrive at Atkins it was learned that Trial Justit Goodman had Attempted to hold an inqvie earlier in the day, but had been unable to d soon account ot?-not securing sufficient me for the j>s*ry. A jury was*formed fiom thoi summoned by Sheriff Sanders and those pr sent who had been previously summoned b Trial Justice Goodman and evidence taken. Drs. Palmer, Mayes and Dunn testified t the condition in which they found the decea ed and the fact of his death. Enginesr C. N. Collins testified that, "0 the morning of June 24th, 1893> while L wer into the office to look at the bulletin boar and get ray mail, I allowed ray fireman, Beor George ro? back a car to the west end of tb siding. When I came out of the office stopped on the steps of the depot. Mi McKiethan and Conductor Lucius were sittin on the steps. Mr. Waties Godbold halloed t his brother to look out. I looked down th track at that instant and saw Mr. Robt. Goc bold in? about three or four feet of ray engint 208. Mr. Godbold observed the call of bi brother, also that of Mr. McKeithan. H looked arotlnd and saw that the engine wa upon him He made a leap bat did not clea the track. Engine knocked bim down an cut off his leg. I did not see Mr. Godbol wheo be stepped upon tbe track, but fror the position ot" bo h engines when stopped my engrne could not have been more than te or fifteen feet from Mr. Godbold when h stepped off Mr. Brothers' to the side track It would bave been impossible for anyone t have stopped, the engine going at the rateo six or seven miles an hour from tbe time saw him on the track. The bell was riugin] i all the way up the side track. Did not hea the whistle blow. Do not know whether th engine was reversed, or not, but the suddei way the engine stopped showed thai it wa reversed." Fireman Henry George testified: "Whe our engioe arrived at Atkins and after No. 1 arrived I was shifting some ears. After mak ing one shift I was ordered to back some car down to the eud: ot the sids track to be load ed with iumber. Ia palling back up the sid track I was ringing the bell and when abou four car lengths of No. 10? my bell cord go tangled and I turned my head from tookie; up the track to untangle it. I saw no ow before that time in front of the engine. Th moment I turned my eyes in frout of me, saw Mr. Godbold within about frve steps of th< cow-catcher. I reversed the engine ?nd blev the whistle and stopped as quick as I coule but it was too late. * * * I was abou s'Xty-five feet from engine of train No. ll when they blew the signal to start, did no see Mr. Godoold get off engine of train No 10. After the engine passed over him, h was on the same side I was I did not loo* ahead after Mr. Brothers started until I go within five or six feet of where Mr Gcdbolc was. I was running at the rate of five or si: miles an hour. Bell did not stop ringing a all." Conductor W. H. Lucius, of train No. 10 W. C. & A. R R., testified : '-Was sitting ot depot platform. When my train was due tc leave, saw Mr Godnold going to the engin* with Engiueer Brothers. He got upon the en giue,andas the train started he got down fron: the engine and started back to the depot,walk? ing on the sidetrack. S. &N. C. engine came up behind him. Mr. Godbold's brother. Mr. McKeithan, Engineer Collins and myself were sitting oo the platform. We halloed to Mr. Godbold to get off the track. * * * It is the engineer's duty to do the shifting. I consider it a case of emergency when an engineer is not able to- move his engine. 1 think Mr. Collius was on that morning able to do so. The engineer is responsible ror any accident that may happen by the careless handling of the engine * believe that the en? gioe was running at a rate of speed that, if the engineer hid been looking, he could have stopped theengine. I dor>'t think Mr. God? bold knew the engine was coming up behind him. I did not hear the bell or the whistle either. I don't think thr.t the bell could have been ringing and I not have heard it. I don't think any reasonable, cautious man would have walked on that track without looking behind." * * Mr. Waties Godbold testified i "Oa morn? ing of June 24th I came to tbe warehouse for the purpose ol having some cars pushed down to rear end of side track to load some lumber. Spoke to Mr. Colli r s about it, end he told rae to see Conductor Rich * * * He decided to put them in and told George, ?he fireman, to put them in. While he was gone down to carry the c?rs, my brother Robert came up to where we were sitting on the steps, and Mr. Broibers told he had something for bim on the engine. They walked down to the engine and got on and was there some five minutes. While he was on the engine Mr. Lucius gave the signal to Mr. Brothers to move the engine. He stayed on a little while after they moved off. He got off on the side next to the siding and walked down about twenty steps. I saw that he did not see the eopiue on- the side track comiag behind him and halloed to him and waved my hat at the man running the engine and tried to get him to Stop, as I saw ihe engine was nearing ' my brother and giving no signal. * * * L think he (Robert Godbold) heard Mr. McKeithan as he wag nearer to him, and he made two or three efforts to get off * *? * I saw George put his head out of the door on tire side next the depot. He was not on his seat at the throttle. Thers- were'two or three . bo\soj the engine with him. I don't know whether either one of them was running the engine. When they started off, ran rapid from the lower end of the switch, but slicked off about half the distance where they struck Robert. I have seen them stop in ?he space of ten feet when not running any faster than then. Mr. Collins was going towards his house when Mr. Rich told vhe fireman to do the shifting. If the fireman had been at his post when I gave my brother the signal with my hat, they could have Stopped easily. Was standing on steps of depot. Had my brother looked the other way he could have seen tbe engine." D. T. McKeithan testified in substance as the others had except he said ?hat tbe engine was about one hundred fe?t distant from Godbold, when he stepped oo the side track. Did not hear bell ring or whistle blow. Thought that the engine could have been stopped had the fireman been on the look out. He was not, was looking out of the window talking to Mr. Brother's fireman. M. Rich's testimony did not dither mate? rially from that of Mr. Collins and Henry George. He was positive that both the bell rang and tbe whistle blew before Mr. Godbold was run over. From the position of the two engines when stopped, he believes that Mr Godbold could not have heen more than ten on fifteen feet in front cf the engine when he stopped on the track. It would have been impossible to have stopped ?he engine in time to keep from running over Mr. Godbold. With this evidence before 'hem, the Jury returned the verdict that, "Robert Godbold came to his death by carelessness of engineer and conductor as neglect of their duty." The jury was made up as follows: J.D. Smith, W. I>. Weaver. Henry Turner, Thomas I Marant, P. Rodgers, L Sykes, Amos Piow- I den, J. P. Bostick, J J Nesbitt, George ! Minis, M. I). Weaver, Johu Hwtson, F. W. Wells, W P. Rodger*. Special Constable Schwerin went to Atkins i Monday evening and Arrested Messrs. Collins ! and Kith. He returned y este? day morning j with MfSSiS. Collins and Rich, who. were ac companied b\ Dr. Henry Stuckey, .1 Frierson Woodward, Robt. M. Cooper, J. Ii Atkins, J. M. and W. W. Herron, J. T. aft row and I Jno. A. Scarborough who had volunteered tc go on their bonds. Application for ? iii was made to Judge Fraser by Lee <fe M< ise, and 6 o'clock yesterday evening fixed for hearing it Solicitor Wilson could not get here in time, and the hearing was postponed until 10 o'clock this morning, when they were granted bail in the sum of $1,000 each." The writer has made a carefu-i study of the testimony presented to the jury of inquest, and the conclusion is forced upon him tb?it the verdict rendered is not justified by the evidence. The evidence given will ennble every one to judge of the case as- the wiiter has do? e. Mr. Collins has been running on the Bish opvi-lle road, for seven yeHrs or more, and bas never had'an accident. No one who knows him will be willing to believe that he has been guilty of carelessness or neglect of duty. The death of Mr. Godt>old was due to his own thoughtlessness in walking o<v a side track in a depot yard, where switching is going on a great part of the time, without looking about him. It is a sad' ?ff.-tir and the more so as the deceased WHS only e.bout 25 years old and leavw a* wife and* one child. An Heroic Act. The following was laken frcm the Keics and Courier of the 24th. BEAUFORT, June 23.-Yesterday while Mrs Leonard Phinizy, of Augusta, ?nd her little son were bathing in the river directly in front of the Sea Island Hotel, of Beaufort, they got beyond their depth- and would have been drowned, for they had gone under the second time, had* not Miss Marone Bacot, a grrl of 16, daughter of G. Cuthbert Bacot, gone to their rescue Mamie had just commenced disrobing fur a bath when she heard Mis Phinizy gasp? ing for breath. Without waiting for any? thing she sprang into the river with b-r clothes on and came very near going under too, for her dress skirt, which she had pre? viously unfastened, became entangled5 round her fees and-it was only by a desperate effort thal she got rid of it and swam out P-sd res? cued Mrs Phinizy and her child. It was a noble act and Beaufort ?3 very proud of Miss Mamie. Miss Mamie is well known in Sumter and hpr many friends will delight to think of their little friend a9 the heroine of such a story. Reardon's Cotton Chopper. The cotton chopper invented by .Ur. Geo. W. Reardon, is being proved a success by practical use whe-.ever tried. A manufac? turing concern at Knoxville, Tenn., entered into a contract with Mr. Reardon to build and introduce the machines, should a practical test prove them to ne successful. This con? cern b*3 recently written Mr. Reardon that the machines have been thoroughly tested on the growing crop and are all that is desired The chopper is run by one horse and a hand, and will chop out* about ten acres per day. The chopper will greatly cheapen the cotton C: op, abd it should find a large sale as soon as put on the market, which Mr. Reardon hopes to do next spring. Coast Line Express. A new traro will be inaugurated July 2d, to be known as ine Atlantic Coast Line ex? press, to run from New York through Washington to the South and the "fast mail" will be discontinued to points south of Weldon N. C. This new service offers a mateiial reduction in time from Washington, New York and ali eastern cities to Charleston, i Columbia, Savannah, Brunswick, Thomas ville, Montgomery, Jacksonville, St. Augus? tine, Tampa and all points io eastern and middle Florida, also to Havana, Cuba, with only one night en route to the gulf. This empress* will leave New York daily at 9:30 a. ra and Washington at 3- 50< p. m., giving equal facilities for reaching all' points in north and South Carolina, Georgi-a and Florida as offered by the fast mail newspaper tram that has been leaving New York at 4.33 a. m. and Washington at 10 57 a m. A Pure Baking Powder. A baking powder that can be depended upon to be free from lime and alum is a desideratum in the days of adulterated food. So far as can be judged from the official re? ports, the "Royal" seems to be the only one yet found by chemical analyses to be entirely without one or the other of these substances, and absolutely pure. This, it is shown, re? sults from the exclusive use by its manufac? turers of cream of tartar specially refined and prepared by patent processes which totally remove all impurities. The cost of this chemically pure cream- cf tartar is much greater than any other, at d it is used in no baking powder except the ;'Roy al," the manufacturers of which control' the patents under which it is refined. Dr. Edward G Love, formerly analytical chemist for the U. S. Government, who made the analyses for the New Yoik State Boaid of Health in their investigati&n of baking powders, and whose intimate knowledge of the ingredients of ali thasesold in this market enables hiav to speak authoritatively, says of the purity wholesomeness and superior quality of the "Royal :" "I find the Royal Baking Powder composed of pure and wholesome ingredients It is a Cream of ta: tar powder, and doc* not contain either alum or phosphates, or other injurious substance." Prof. Love's tes's, and the recent official tpsts by both the United States and Canadian Governments, show the Royal Buking Pow? der to besuperior to all others in strength and leavening power. It is not only the most economical i'* use, hut makes the purest, finest flavored and most who'esome food. HOUSTON, Tex., Juno 21.-Society sir cles are agitated over the discovery that Mrs. John Kuhlmm, a young wife and motlier, eloped with Davidson, once a partner in business of Kuhluian. The husband was down town till midnight, when he returned to the boarding house and found the wife gone and the 2. year-old child in charge of a negress-. Two notes were found from the wife., one saying that sho had gone to her mother's, in another part of the citv, and later another that he need noe lcok for her, as she had pone away with an? other man. They eloped and were mar? ried three years ago. She was 10 years old and he barely 29.. PADUCAII, Ky., June 21,-Mort Shell by, tried at Bardwell, Ky., as accessory to'the murder of Mrs. Sallie Mooro, six years since, was convicted and sen? tenced to life imprisonment. The prin? cipal to tho murder. Ivan Shelby, was convicted two years since and sen? tenced to be handed, but got a new trial and was taken fruin jail and lynched at Wickliffe* The Shelbvs are of good family.. The cause of Mrs. Moore's murder was robbery. The conviction of Shelby has renewed clio old excite? ment and the prisoner has been brought here for safe keeping. BnunxGiTAil, Alu.. June 24.-Jacob Williams, a fanner in Marshall county, had heard that his nephew,.Robert Wil? liams, had connected him in some way with the recent burning of a barn ?ri the neighborhood. Ho took- his shotgun 1 and loaded it with sings and went in search of Iiis nephew. The uncle found him n?ar bis house and told him what ho had learned. Robert asked him to wait a minute, saying: **I will go with you to the parties." Jacob said: "No, I'll settle with you ri ich t herc by shoot? ing your head off." This he did. Ilt? is at large. HIAWASSEF., Ga., .limo 24.-Luther Sims, one of Towns county's '.v-st young men, was bitten by a mad dog Tm s day. On Sunday his dog was bitten and in 48 hours it showed sig?is of going mad. Mr. Sims asked a neighbor to come over at noon and shoot ir. IV fore tho dinner hour hn dog slipped up on him while he w;is plowing and bit | him. lie knocked it oil and ir had a convulsion at his feet. Mr. Sims h nd his wound dressed immediately. n::<i is getting alon sc very woli. His lan.ile. however, is very uneasy about him. MACOX, Juno 23.-Macon has m a tie a decided and wonderful sto;. in material progress and internal improvement. By an overwhelming majority tho people voted for the issuance of ?200.000 of bends to build a system of can i ?arv sow? ers. Thor?; was ;> more handful ot" vote, against the bonds. After tile elections a brass band serenaded The Macon Tel? egraph for its work in behalf of sewers and several speech' s were made. There j was no fuss or ex?itemenjE of any kind? ? TO O?B FRIENDS \H SUMTER OR ELSE? WHERE : Last week we read yon a lecture on soap, which we are glad to say, has been beneficial to many. As a rute when a person has made fr?e use of soap he feels invigorated,, and haft an inclina? tion to eat something. What could be nicer at such time, than to have, a supply of Fresh Fancy Crackers? FIRST You can be certain when you buy them of us, you will find 'them fresh, for we- renew the stock every week. SECOND You can be certain you are getting nothing but the very highest grade of goods, for we buy only from the very best manufacturers. THIRD You can be certain that you will pay no more for these Fresh, First Class Goods, than you would have to pay some others for stale, unwholesome goods, made of cheap flour, glucose and poisonous baking powder. Our stock in this line con? sists partly of the following ! varieties : Dessert Mixed, Sponge Dessert, Chocolate and Cream Balis, Vanilla Creams, Graham Wafers* Cocoanut Taffy, Egg Biscuits, Animals for King Baby, Snowflakes, Lunch Milk Biscuit Besides all the staples. AY hile eating this light lunch you will probably want some thing to drink. What could be more refreshing than a; glass of limeade, made of Montserrat Lime Ja ice I You will find this a most delightful drink-espe? cially when you add a dash of one of our Pure Fruit Juices. Do not start on your Summer outing without some of these cooling drinks, or if compelled to stay at home, get a supply anyway. Fruit will be plentiful t?is: year, so we have bought a large supply of Mason's Fruit Jars, in 2 quarts, 1 quart and pints. These are always hard to find late in the season, so buy ai once. We still have the reputation of keeping the finest and best ?tock of Fancy Groceries- to be found Lu Mid-die South Caro? lina, and at prices as low as at which inferior sroods are sold. REMEMBER If von are not trading with us, you do not live as weil as your neighbor who does, while your living costs you as niuclu Respectfully,. OCKER m, DULTM?N; Sumter. S. Cl All Men that go Fishing Don*t meet with the same luck. The best Fisherman is not always the most successful. He may have the best fishing tackle, the finest.of rods, and the bait that shouM take ?- birt if he does not fish in the proper waters-, he will not catch what he expected. The man that washes to insure his life and seeks the best policy, may visit In? surance Companies and yet measurably fail in his fishing, ile may be told this is the best pond, that the best stream, but when he goes to an Agent of the PENN MUTUAL LIFE he will know he is in the proper place to get the prize fish. Penn Mutual Life. .A-Ssots-. Surplus-. .------$20,250,000. -.-$2,600,000. There is no stronger Company in the country, few so strong. The relation of Assets to Liabilities shows this ; but there are other elements of strength in in tdligena, capacity and integrity of management and, a prolonged experi-ence. For further information address, A. C. PHELPS, Gen'l Agent, SUMTER, S, C. HARRIS' LITHIA WAT HARRIS* WTKIA SPRINGS, S. CV After a long: and varied experience in the use of Mineral Wavers from many sources, both foreign and domestic, I am fully persuaded that the Harris Lithia Water possesses efficacy in the treatment of ?f??ctions of the Kidney and B-ladJer uneqiwed by any other water of which I. b&ve made trial. This opinion is based upon observation of its effects upon my patients for the past tbree years, during which time I have perscribed it freely and almost uniformly with beuefi? rn the medicable maladies above mentioned. , When failure to relieve has occurred, f have imputed it to insufficient use of the Water, for my experienee teaches me that from one to two quarts daiJy should oe tnken from two to . four weeks to-secure its full remedial effects. A. N. TALLY, M. D. ; Columbia, S. C., Oponer 8th, 1:S92. CAsrDEir January 23, 1892. J. T. rTarrris.. E?c?, Waterloo, S. C. :. Dear Sir-I find great benefit from the use of your Lithia Water. I consider it a fine tonic and general, regulator of the digestion, as well as very efficacious-in those diseases for which Lithia is considered somewhat of a specific. JUDGE J B. KERSHAW. My wife has been using your Lithia Water and is very much benefitted. I couiider it ,in every respect equal to the famous Buffalo Lithia Water. Abbeville, S. C JUDGE J: S. C0THRA>f. FOR SALE IN SUMTER BY DR CHINA, DR. DELORME, DR. McKAGEN AND March 22-v HUGHSON & CO. JPXXTDIXO jNTotioe. I wish to state to the Farmers of Sumter and Clarendon Counties that I have gotten in a car load of McCORMIC REAPERS, SELF-BINDER., MOWERS and HAY RAKES. It is&setrled fact that the McCormic Co. make the lightest draft and most durable Grain and Gra33 cutting machinery made in this cr any other country. Our prices are very low and terms easy. Write tc me for catalogue, which will be maihd ro you free of charge. It contains cuts of ali' machines and gives full descriptions of them SUMTER, S. C. Apr 19 G-EO. F. EPPERSON, Agent, Office at Epperson's Livery Stable. VALUABLE Suburban Property or Sale? ?f f A ACRES-WlY? RESIDENCE and J^-xl/ al! necessary cotbuildirigs-30 acres' unoer cultivation, on the suburtsof thc citjr of Sumter,.suitab!e for Truck Farm, Po ul tr;--' or D?iry Firm. Price' low and terms reasons able to approfed* pun-h?ser. A op ly at the Watchman and Souihrori o&ce ' worn -FULL ASSORTMENT BEST. NEW GARDEN SEED"* -FULL LINS Pref fttf ai ClelicalS/. CALL ON J. S. K?6HS0N & C0., Monaghan* Block.; MA;N STRSET^ Feb 8. SUMTES, S. C. HONEY FOE SALEk I have1 on hand a fine lot of CHOICE EXTRACTED HO?'E^ for sale by the gallon or less quantity'. ALSO, HONEY IN THE C631B. Orders filled at residence, on RpputdfttUi' Street. SH m pies can be seen a.. Watekmfc? and Soutiiron office j N. G. ?StEE>:; Obtained, and ail l'A?KA? liU>i?\r?>6 ' ?CS tended m for JUOhEJt&TE FEES. <>nr office i-s/ opposite the tr. fatc?i Office, ?nd we am on? tain Patents ii: less limts than din*; r? rant?: from. WASinsaTOX. N-;i<i MODEl? /-/.'.I ItTAYJ 'ff P11WO of invention. \V? advise as t<? patenjfe ahilitv ftv>eot*chars? and we make AV; illAli&s l'y LESS PA TEST IS SE'UWEJh For circular, advice, terms and references to actual Clients in y?a?r?wn Stnte. County.. Oty or ?own, write u> Opposite Patciit O?ce, Washington, D C_ WE WANT YOU to act as our agent. We furnish an expensftft^ outfit and allyou need free. It costs nothing So try the business. We will tj^eat you well, aijflT help you to earn ten time* ordinary wajjes. BofhrJ sexes of all ages can live at honie ana work in spare time, or all the time. Any one any where can earn a ^reat deal of money. Many have mad^" Two Hundred Dollars a Mouth.. Noclfss^f; people in tlw<- world' are making sa much'money without capital"as those at work for us. Business^ pleasant, strictly honorable, and pays better iht?a. any other ottered to agents." You* have a cleart field, with no competition. We equip yon with; everything, and supply printed directions fox. beginners which, if obeyed faithfully, will bri"?g~ more money than will any other business.' Im-, prove your prospects ! Why not ? You can do so-^ easily "and surely at work for ns." Reasonable^ industry only necessary for absolute success.; Pamphlet circular gi* ing every particular is seat* free to all. Delay not in sending for it. GEORGE STEPSON & CO.,* Box No. 488, Portlandi Mfe? C?e BY row Commencing. From This Date.. We have a large liaerof Stra w Hats a&d S usiner Neefcw??r' that we offer AT A BIG SACRIFICE. STRICTLY : FOR : CASH* shunt' Hats \ Slimmer Neckwear, ? , T , "r i 75c, and $1 scarfs and ties, 50 ctfe At oue-bali Regular Prices. " ' . 150c. scarfs and ties, 35 etsi $2 hats far $1,00 j 25c. scarfs and ties, 15 etsi* $1.50 ?ats for 75 cents. 50 dozen silk Windsor Ties 75 cents and $1 hats for 50 cents.' regular price 25c, now 50 cents nats for 25 cents, j only - - - 15 etsi Spring Ateo a Rig Discount on , anti Simulier Clothing Of all descriptions. A "Beautiful tine of Negligee Shirts at Rock Bottom'Price?. Yon wilt not have an opportunity like this soon. No- Goods charged at cut prices-STRIOTLY k 0ASf SALE^ 0 r. Corner Main and. liberty Streets, SUMTER, S?. CV