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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1, 1898. "Intered at the Post Ofiee at Sumter, S O.y as Second Class Matter. N. G. Osteeo, Jr., will visit, during the next month, all portion* of this county io the interests of The Watchman and Southron. Be will receive subscriptions and collect outstand? ing accounts. NSW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. E. Atkins-Notice of notes lost Estate of Wm. 0. Attwater-Citation. J. H. Cabbage-Mole and Buggy Stolen. Claremont Lodge, No. 64 A. P. M -Extra Communication. Personal. Judge Fraser is holding Court ia Darling? ton. Miss Mamie Fraser is visiting relatives in Darlington. Mrs. E. A. Branson, of Camden, is visiting friends in this city. Mrs. H. W. Bennett has gone to Florida for the benefit of her health. Miss Wirten backer, of Charlottesville, Va., ts visiting the family of Col. J. D. Graham. We regret to learn that Mr. C. M. Hurst, jr., is not doing so well as he was a few dajs ago. Miss Woodruff, who has been visiting friends in this city, has returned to her home on Bdisto Island. The Rev. Dr. Edmunds and Mr. Anthony White left for Olin toa yesterday to attend the annual meeting of Synod. Winburn, the pbotagrapher ' returned yesterday fron his summer trip to the moun? tains, th? World Fair, etc. Maj. J. M. Richardson of Texas, now visit? ing bis brother Dr S. C. C. Richardson of Manning, was tn the city on Thursday. Miss Henrie Cain, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. L. I. Par roll, for several months, left yesterday to return to her home itt Ken tacky. Mr. aad Mrs. Bacon (nee Colclough) passed through the city on Thursday evening on their way to Sapeio, Ga., the groom's place of residence. Rev. John Kershaw left this morning for Lexington, S. C , to attend a meeting of the convocation of this Missionary District. He expects to return home Friday night. Miss Minnie Atkins, of Mayesville, returned home this morning from her long visit to West Virginia. She has not yet entirely re? covered from ber severe illness, bot is inprov? ing. 'Mr. Adolph Bu lt man, who hts been on a visit to Mr. E. W. A. Bult mau, for several months, and has -been employed at Ducker k Bultman's, has returned to his home in Phil? adelphia. Dr. C. C. Brown, Col. T. V. Walsh Dr. W. J. Priogle, Col. J. J. Dargan Messrs. Joel E. Brimson, W. H. Plowden and A. G. Flowers attended the meeting of the San tee Baptist Association, which meet at Wedge? field last week. The Brownie Party in Armory Hall is the attraction this evening. There was a heavy frost yesterday morning, and potato digging is now tbe thing. The horse trade has commenced. Barby's stable contains a nice lot of new horses. A large crowd will go ever to the State Fair next week. Tbe bicycle races appear to be the drawing card this ;rear. The work en the Jewish Lecture Room is being pushed rapidly forward. The building wheo completed wiil be quin; handsome. Col. J. D. Bunding was re-elected Vice President of tbe South Carolina Bible Society at the meeting held in Orangeburg on the 25th ult The quantity of tobacco produced in Ibis county ibis year is not as great as last year, owing to the damage from the August storm, but the quality of that saved is fine. Charley Ross, a negro poll tax delinquent, while be^ng conducted to j41 on last Thurs? day by Deputy Sheriff Flowers, attempted to escape, bot was brought to n ?top by a pistol fired above his head. One of Docker 4 Bultman's large plate glass windows was broken on last Thursday night by some mischievous parson The glass cost $125, but the loss does not fall upon Mr. Bultmaa, as the window was insured. An extra communication of Claremont Lodge No. 64, A F. M ., will be held to-mor? row night for the purpose of conferring tbe Master's degree on five candidates : Messrs. Walter Stubbs, Sidney Stubbs, Liles Miller, W. D McLeod and J. M. Chandler. All Master Masons in good standing are invited to be present. That Brownie Party. Mrs. Kersba w's Brownie party will be given this evening at Armory Hall, Masonic Tem? ple. The entertainment will be novel and amusing, and we bespeak a large attendance. . - ? i - - Invitation to Survivors. The Confederare Survivors, of this city and State, have been io rited to attend the grand ' reu ni on of Confederate veterans to be held at Augusta, Ga , during the Exposition. It is probable that some of them will go from here. New Uniforms. New uniforms for the Sumter Light infan try b?tve been ordered from Eahm & Co., of Ballimore. The new uniforms will be hand? some ai.d substantial, and will cost in the neighborhood of $1,000. The Open Season, To-day makes the begining of tbe open season for game birds It is now lawful to slaughter partridges, woodcocks, doves, ducks, and all game birds. We are informed that the quail are quite numerous this year, notwithstanding tbe stotm of August, which must liave destroyed a great many. ---? -^--i Crazy Tea. The Crazy Tea given by the King's Daugh? ters on last Thursday evening was in every way a success. Every body enjoyed the even? ing and financially the result was satisfactory. Dr. C. C. Brown was voted a handsome basket of fruit as the most popular minister ia the city, and Cut rino k Delgar a cake, as the most popular merchants. That Cold Wave. The predicted cold wave, No. 12., for this season, roateralized here in great force on Sunday and Monday. It began to grow cooler Friday sight. Saturday night st be? come.cooler still, and on Sonday night it culminated. Temperature fell to about 40 degrees on Monday morning, with a cold east wind blowing. We maj- expect milder temperature now /or a day or two, but there will be no more hot weather this year. - i i --- Santee Baptist Association. The Santee Baptist Association convened at Wedgefield, on Thursday last. The attend? ance was quite full, both as to numbers and interest in the meeting. The financial reports from the churches were remarkably gratifying, considering the hard money pressure Nume? rically, the growth was quite marked, over 162 having been added during tbe year to the churches that compose tbe body, all of them being situated in Sumter and Clarendon counties, with one or two exceptions. The contributions aggregated as follows : To Foreign Missions, $213 15 To Home Missions (in the South), 144 59 To State Missions. 2% 18 Raised by the Women for Mission*, ? 17 94 For the Orphanage, 204 03 FIT Aged Ministers. 53 58 The total fund raised by th*; churches dur? ing the >ear, for ?ll purposes, amounted to $7,284.25. Col. Walsh, Rev. C C. Brown and W. il. Graham, have beec serving respectively as i 1 moderator, clerk and treasurer, tor a number | ' of years, and were re-elected The sessions of the body, were held daily, one in the morning and one in the evening. The attendance of tbe citizens was very good. Sermons were preached by Messrs Wells, Vass, Bailey, Gordon, Brown and Cuttino, and always to a full house. The Wedgefield citizen? seemed to bc glad to have the delegates with them, and the dele? gates were equally as gl?d to be there. Sorot? churches were reported HS pastorless : j * but the suggestions made by a committee on ! 1 the subj-ct will, doubtless, result in filling the j ? vacancies Howev-r, each Baptist church is j t . free and independent body, and will do as ? \ it pleases, committee or no committee. Dr. Bailey, who was present to represent missions to destitute portions of our own State, said his teceipts at the meeting were better than at any other meeting that he bas so far attended, though 26 similar bodies llave already met elsewhere Married. At ' Bleak House," the residence of th bride's family, in this county, on Wednes day evening, Oct. 25th, 1893, bj the Rev. John Kershaw, Mr. William Bacon of Sapelo, Ga., and Miss Chcrein R. Colclough. Death. Mr. T. A. Moore, Judge of Probate of Ker shaw county, and well known in both bis own and Sumter county, died o? the night of Oct o ber 28th. Religious. Rev. Dr. Bailey, of Greenville preached in the Baptist Church in this city last Sunday morning and Rev. E. H. Cuttioo, of Florence, filled the pulpit at night. The John Kershaw, will conduct theservices at the Episcopal Church in this city on Sunday next. Hours of ser vu ll a. m., and 5 p. m. Sunday School at 4 p. m. S. L I Bazaar. The Sumter Light Infantry will hold a bazaar Dec. 19thand 20th and on the night of the 2!st wind up with a grand military ball The following committee will have charge of all arrangements. From active members-Corp. W. R. Delgar, Jr., Sergt. A. G Flowers,.Sergt. G. A. Lemmon, Corp. E 0. Ingram, Priv. J. B. Mayes. Frem contributing members-Capt. R. A. Brand, Hon. Alt. Moses, Dr. H. M. Stuckey. This commit te is requested to meet at Armory Hall tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. I. O. G. T Officers The following officers of Sumter Lodge I 0. G. T , elected at the regular meeting last Wednesday > evening will be installed this evening : A. G. Flowers-C. T. ; M isa Lizzie Pringle -Y T.; W- M Graham-Chaplain ; B. J. Rbame-Financial Secretary ; * Mrs. Sam Sanders-Treasurer; R. K. Wilder-Secre? tary ; J. M. Chandler-Assistant Secretary ; Willis Ramsey-Marshall; S. I. Reames Guard ; Willie Witherspoon-Sentinel. \mmW -? - To Subscribers. AU subscribers to thfe paper should have already received or will receive within a few days statements of their accounts. A number have already made settlements, and we hope that others will respond promptly. The accounts are all in small sums and each one can be settled without material efforts on the part of those indebted to us The large num? ber of these accounts due makes the aggregate sum quite large and it is important that we make collections. Who Said They Would ? The Sumter Herald has interviewed the officers of the S L. I. ns to whether the Com? pany would be called out otherwise than by order of the proper authorities, and received the following replies : "First we approached Capt A. C. Phelps and asked him if the would call out bis com? pany at the suggestion or command of any persons other thao the proper authorities. Here is hts written reply : Capt. A. C. Phelps says: 'The Sumter Light Infantry as an organization is a part of the State volunteer troops, and as such will respond to orders from the proper author? ities only ?* First Lieutenant D. W. Cul. ti no : As. a member of the S. L. I., I could not assist in resisting the State's authority, as the S. L. I is one of the State's volunteer troop, and is therefore- under the control of the Gover? nor.' Second Lieutenant R. X. Wilder : 'As a member of the S. L. I. and the volunteer troops of the State, under command of-the Governor, I will be under his direction and con ld not resist his authority.' Treasurer William Yeadon: *I -3o not endorse the sentiments expressed by the speakers at the banquet in regard to the metropolitan police force, and do not think they expressed the sentiments of the com? pany. I am opposed to any resistance to State authority ' - Color Bearer W. F. Rharae: 1 did not hear the speeches at the S. L. I. supper, and, of course, have no opinion to express in regard to them. I never expect to take part in aoy insurrectionary opposition to the legal execution of State laws. We also interviewed Sergeants Dick, Lemmon, Green, A. G. Flowers and A. R Flowers, and after some of them bad conferred with Captain Phelps, they all endorsed hts statement. Last night we received the following communication from Mr. W. F. Rhame, which expltins itself : SUMTER, S. C., Oct. 26, 1893. Editor Herald : When your reporter called this morning I was quite busy, and am not sore of the verbiage-of roy answer What I wished to say was: I could express no opio as to the speeches made at the supper, as I was not present, but I would certainly not engage in any illegal opposition to the execu? tion of the laws of tbe State. I will add that I desire x rigid enforcement of tbe Dispensary law. I believe in prohibici?n, and welcome any step in that direction. W. F. RHAME " mum ? . ii ' mmm - Dispensary Jags An investigation of tbe records of the Police Court shows the following result. The comparison was instituted between the mouths of September and Octobei, 1892, and tha same months in 1893: Drunk and disorderly, Sept. 1392, 14 M ?? " Oct M 18 Total, 32 Drunk and disorderly, Sept. 1893, 4 U ll il Qc? ?I JJ Total, 15 Chief of Police Weeks states th?.t at least a dozen others were arrested in September and October 1893, who were let off by the Mayo., it being tbeir first offen?, e, whose names do not appear on the Police Court records. This would increase the number to 27, which would make only five fewer than last year's record, no great showing tn favor bf ths dis? pensary . To car ry the investigation a little further, the record for the same months of 1891 have lieeo examined. That being an off-year in politics the comparison with 1893 ts more ap? propriate The statemeut is as follows: Drunk and disorderly, Sept. 189. 7 U lt lt * Qct .< - Total, 14 - mmm mmmmmmi John Gary, colored, who was wanted in Columbia for robbing the store of R. H. Edmunds was arrested here on Thursday, and taken to Colombia by Chief of Police Radcliffe who had come over for him in response to a notice ft om Chief Weeks. The meeting of the County Alliance was held on Friday a? announced. The meeting waa better attended thnn customary recently, ind it is f-aid that more interest is being taken in the order thau foe many mouths. Addresses were made by Col. John S. Richardson, and Mr. R. M. Wilson. ---aa9- -^^^1 - Chickens, Ducks and Eggs, at Jenkins <k Phelps Apples and Bananas and fresh Floiida Granges, (hand picked,) Jenkins & Phelps. Magnetic Nervine quiets the nerves, drives iway bad dreams, and g i vas quiets rest and >eaceful sleep. Sold at Dr. A. J. China's --- mn* -- The Monterey Company of Florence has ncreased its capital stock from $50,000 to 5250 000. A Bright Outlook.-"How is it ?vith you?'' isked the editor of the subscriber who was lying in arrears. "All looks bright before ne," gasped the subscriber ''I thought so," laid the editor; "in af.out ten minutes you'll iee it blaze!"-Atlanta Constitution Forty young society men of Chnttauooga lave bound themselves together in an oatb >ound organization, so it is alleged, to cut lown personal expenses by declining all invi ations to sovial functions during the coming leason. The motto of the organization is, 'Look out for the pennies ; the girls can take rare of themselves." "Governor TiUmnn is a grett man. and listore will do him the justice of writing his tame at least as high on the temple of fume is that of any of her other illustrious sons. * * The unprtjudiced mind exultingly iccords to Benjamin R. Tillman the honor of )emg a wonderfully great man."-Sumter Herald, Refawm. Everything depends upon he point of view. The parnsite point of riew ts so c'ose that it is not usually accepted is a representative one. However, if may le bat the Herald is right, and that Moses, \lexaoder, Caesar. Columbus. Napoleon, iVashington and Company will have tu toddle together and make mern for Benjamin n the Pantheon. But won't they be sur? mised.- The State. The Masonic Temple. Rumors have been flying about to the effect that the Masonic Temple wa3 unsafe, that the walls had bulged and the floors sagged, and quite an excitement on the subject bad been aroused. The following statement, which emanate! from the Columbia Journal's Sumter correspondent speaks for itself: "Sumter, S. C., Oct 29.-The roof of the beautiful new Masonic Temple of this city, is said to be in a bad fix and has leaked con? siderable of late. The rumor is current that the entire roof will have to come off and that in its present condition it is dangerous. Mr. John B. Carr, the contractor who built the temple, was seen yesterday by your correspondent and said : "There is no d;mger whatever in the roof of that temple and it is perfectly safe. The roof, it is true, has leaked bot nearly every root in Sumter leaked dur? ing the recent disastrous storm and were dam? aged in some way." A leading contractor of this city as much as corroborated Mr. Carr in the matter and says that if there ?3 anything wrong with the roof he can not see where Mr. Carr is to blame as there was an ar? chitect who drew the plans and was paid to supervise the work. Mr.Carrsavs the building was built under the supervision of the archi? tect and according to the plans and that he holds the architect's receipt for the buildiag. Mr. Carr's statement is very plain and he is willing to leave the matter to any fair minded set of mechanics to decide." In addition to this we may say that Con? tracter McKiever, ha3 examined the building and pronounces it perfectly safe, and that he thinks there is nothing substantial in the reports as to its uasafety. This ought to settle the question. Meteorological Eecords. The following ts a report of observations of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the week endiog Oct. 29th, 1893: Temperature. -c s 63.5! 69. 67 5 76. 66 5] 76. .435-5 74 ?e 5 77. 63. 67. 58. 59 57. 57. 64. s ESK NE E SE 59. w 53. ? 60. ! 46 E Condition .00 .00 .00 .00 .27 .00 .00 ?Cloudy. Clear. Clear. Cloudy. Cloudv. Clear.' Clear. ?Partly Cloudy. New lot of California Grapes in baskets ex peeled daily by Jenkins & Phelps. Daughters of the Revolution. The invitation, which we publish this week, from Mrs. John E. Bacon, Regent for South Carolina of the Daughters of the American Revolution, is interesting. In Edgefield county are many women who are emphati? cally Daughters of the American Revolution -the Hammonds, the Watsons, the Wig falls, the Nickolsons, the Pickenses, the Brookses, the Butlers, the Ryan?, and scores of others whose np, m es we could recall "natl we time. The Convention which .Mrs. Bacon proposes will meet in Columbia on Wednesday, the 8th Nov., the third day of the State Fair. It will be attended ??y many women of Revolutionary descent fromr: "all parts pf the State. Edgefield's daughter.} of the Revolution should certainly be there. The female descendants of Col. LeRoy Hammond, Col. Sam Hammond, Capt. Michael Watson should be there. Edgefield Chronicle Remove the malaria from your system, be? fore going to the mountains, by drinking Glenn Springs Water. You can get it from W. R. Delgar, Jr. The Watchman and Southron and Cosmo? politan will be sent to any address for one year for $3.00 cash in ac vance. Have you ever seen the Cosmopolitan ? Sample copie at this office. A MYSTERIOUS METEOR. It Surprises a Mississippi Farmer by Drop? ping Near Him. Mr. Mattox of Mississippi was hous? ing his hens. The night was somewhat cloudy. He had visited his barns, and was on the point of returning to his house when all at once he heard a pecul? iar hissing sound overhead, and at the same instant a luminous glow fell all around him, as if the moon had sudden? ly emerged from behind a cloud. He looked up and was almost paralyzed at the sight of a brilliant, fiery globe de? scending through the air with the speed of lightning and shooting a cometlike tail far up into the heavens. So rapid was the descent that it was only visible for a second, but in that brief space, he says, he suffered an eternity of unspeakable terror. The fireball struck the earth with a dull report scarcely 800 yards from where we stood. It was some minutes before he could recover the use of his limbs, when, running hastily to his house, he aroused the family and sev? eral laborers about the place, telling them a comet had struck the earth and they had only a few minutes to pray. Tn a short while the whole plantation was up, and women and children were heard crying and supplicating heaven for mercy. They could not get closer than about 30 yards on account of the heat and noxious fumes of sulphur and gas which the stone emitted. The stone sizzled and steamed and shot out jets of steam or vapor from a thousand pores. By daylight it showed up a dull, dingy black and was full of pores, which still shot out jets of vapor of an offensive smell which almost stifled. The stone is evidently imbedded in the ground for some distance and shows only about a foot above the surface. Mr. Mattox es? timates it to be about the size or' a hogs? head.-Chicago Post. A Marvelous Steam Plant. A new London steam plant has been constructed of a character so largely au? tomatic in its various mechanisms as to appear almost independent of human at? tention. This is particularly marked in the case of the huge boilers, in the man? agement of which, so long as tue steam pressure is under 100 pounds, the auto? matic stokers keep steadily at their work feeding the furnaces, and the steam blast keeps the fires roaring. As, however, the indicator on the pressure gauge creeps up toward the 100 pounds, a driv? ing belt begins to slide off one wheel on to another, and precisely at the max? imum pressure the steam blast is shut off, the stokers stop dead, and the fires begin to die down. Then the driving band begins to reverse its movement, and presently the steam blast is turned on, and the fires begin to be fed again, the vast and magnificent driving wheel of 30 feet in diameter, in the center of the building, all the while revolving with the utmost possible steadiness and regularity. The self regulating charac? ter of the different parts is pronounced one of the typical wonders of modern machinerv.-New York Sun. Poojab. Stone In the Black Pagoda, What threatened to be a serious ques? tion between the people of Orissa and the [ndian government has been settled by the restoration of the "Poojah stone" to the famous "Black Pagoda" in that prov? ince, l>etter known as the "Temple of tho Sun." For ages over the main en? trance of the tem ??le there reposed a large stone slab on which were carved symbols of the sun, the moon, Mars, Ve? nus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mercury and the nodes of the moon. Thirty years ago this "planet stone," as it has been called, fell *rom the archi? trave of tiie temple, and, though unno? ticed before, it appears to have at once become an object of worship. Recently the stone came under the observation of the lieutenant governor of Bengal, who, recogniziuK its artistic value and observ? ing that it was lying apparently unre? garded just where it fell, ordered its re? moval to the India museum. Hereur'':-. however, ensued great ex? citement among the community, which, as it subsequently appeared, had been in the habic for years past of making offer? ings to the stone and to the priest. London News. Bogus Silver Dollars. It has leen discovered that West Virginia towns have been flooded with thousands of counterfeit stiver dollars. The bogus money bas the true ring, but it is a little over weight and perceptibly larger in diameter. The milling is not perfect, but so nearly so that it would take an expert to detect the difference. The people appear perfectly willing to take them, although aware that they were not minted by the government. There ?3 no clew to the makers of the spurious coin (if a coin composed of more than the legal amount of silver can be called spurious), but the money appears to have gotten through legitimate trade channels. The question wi'h the people who have taken thc stuff, is, upon what ground tbe department can condemn the money. The enterprise was probably started in r?? ponse to oft-repealed newspaper suggestions that silver dollars of the same weight and fineness as those made by the government could be made at a profit of 40 to 45 cents on the dollar. Attempt to "Wreck a Coast Line Fast Mail Train. An attempt was made to wreck the fust mail train No. 35 on the Northeastern rail? road at Salem, near Florence, at 4 o'clock last Salurday morning. A switch lock was broken off and the switch was eel for the side track, whither the whole train went. The top of the engine was stripped off by lumber and the coaches were seriously damaged. Engineer Jennings stuck to his engine and was bruised about the head and legs. The negro fireman was bruised about the body. A. Garfunkel, of Charleston, was a passenger on the train, and was slightly bruised. Travel was delayed a very short time There is no clue to the perpetrators. Ayer's Sarsaparilla acts directly and promptly, purifying and enriching the blood, improving the appetite, strengthening the nerves, and invigorating the system. It is, therefore, in the truest sense an alterative medicine. Every invalid should give it a trial. _ _ Cotton Market. Receipts for the week ending November 1st, about 1,050 bales. Market steady. The following are the quotations : Middling Charleston Cotton Market. CHARLESTON, Oct. 31, 1893. Market steady. Sales SOO hales. Quota? tions are: Middling 7?; Good Middling 7?. WANTS. ADVERTISEMENTS "of five lines or less will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per line. TO RENT-Desirable Residence, newly fitted up, 7 Rooms with kitchen and pantry. Corner Church and Republican Streets. Apply to J. C. Spann, Catchall, S. C , or L. S. Carson, Simonds National Bank. FOR RENT-An 8 room boose on Calhoun Street in good order. For particulars apply to Miss Julia DeSchamps. * FOUND-Hundreds of People tn every part of the State who testify that the watersof Glenn Springs are simply THB BEST. LOST-Sufferers From Dyspepsia, Dropsy, Malaria aud Liver Complaint unless they at once commence the use of Glenn SpriBgs Mineral Water. \T J ANTED TO RENT, for a month or ff longer, a Buggy or Road Cart in good condition. Any one having a vehicle may apply at this office. W- ANTED-34,000 Prohibitionists who voted against whiskey last Augusi, to drink Glenn Springs .Mineral Water. WANTED-100,000 Whiskey drinkers to know that since July 1st Glenn Springs Mineral Waterand Bichloride of Gold are ihe fashionable drinks. WANTED TO SEIT-My ReslTe?c?Ti'? tbe city of Sumter with 100 acres of land attached. For terms apply to Mrs. O. E. Green, Sumter, S. C. * July 5-If. j WANTED-The Drinking Public and the thinking pubiic to know that while the whole county is flooded with min? eral springs which spout for a awhile, enjoy an ephemeral popularity and are forgotten, the watersof Glenn Springs, the "old relia? ble," grow daily in the public esteem and are simply unrivalled. Paul Simpson, Shipper, Glenn Springs, S. C. N?TIGET THE FOLLOWING NOTES, both made in favor of the undersigned, ?nd payable at the Simonds National Bank, October 15th, 1893, haye been lost or mislaid : Note for $30, signed by W. S. Chandler, dated January 1, (or ?bout) 1893. Note for $50.50. signed by II. W. Bradley, dated January 1, (oral-out) 1893. All persons are notified not to buy said notes or trade for them. J. E. ATKINS. I Nov. 1. 1893-3t. Claremont Lodge No. 64 A. F. M. AN EXTRA COMMUNICATION OF Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M. will be held on Thursday evening. Norember 2d. j at 7:30 for the purpose of conferring the M. M. Degree. All Master Masons io good standing are fraternally invited to attend By order, S. C. BAKER, W. M. Attest-H. C MOSES, Secretary. STOLEN, FROM LOT IN SUMTER. ON SATUR? DAY Evening, Oct. 14th, 1893, One! Black Horse Mule; long tail, old marks of j wire fence cut under chin, on breast and J under flank. Letter W. branded on hip. j Information leading to recovery will t-e re wardfd b}' Oct. 25. DUCKER & BULTMAN. SALE UNDER MORTGAGE, "VrOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thai and*.. and by virtue of the power contained in a Mortgage executed by Lucinda Andel*:-!, to J. D. Blanding, dated ?7th December, 1887. recorded in office of the Register of Mrsue Conveyance for Sumter County, South Carolina, Real Estate Mortgage Book No. 17, at page 352, default having been made in the payment of the debt secured by said mortgage and the condition of said mortgage having been broken, I will sell at public auction at the Court House tn the City of Sumter, County and State aforesaid, on Monday, the 6th day of November, 1893, between the hours of ll A. M. and 3 P. M., the tract of land embraced in said mortgage, to-wit: That parcel of land in the Township of Sumter, County and State aforesaid, contain? ing sixteen and eight-tenths acres more or less, bounded ou the North by land of Ellen Collins, North-east by the public road leading from Sumter to and past Mrs. Q. M. Pitts, South-west by land of Hoke Miller and fully represented on a plat as Lot No. 4, made by J D. Mcllwain, D. S., Sept. 30th, 1887. J. D. BLANDING, Mortgagep, And Atty, in fact of Lucinda Anderson. Sumter, S. C., Oct. ll, 1893. ! IMPROVE YOUR STOCKT IHAVE A FINE half grade HOLSTEIN BULL, and persons desiring his service i can get same at reasonable rate. G. W. REARDON. March 29-tf. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock? holders ot the Sumter Electric Light Company will be held at the Simonds National Bank, of Sumter, on Friday, Nov. 17th, 1893, at 12 o'clock, noon. R. M. WALLACE, Oct. 18. President. At Green'?* APPLES, ORANGES, BANANAS, ftc, Wholesale and Retail, AT GREEN'S. STAPLE AND FANCY CRACKERS, Large Assortment, AT GREEN'S. CANDIES, The Largest Assortment, AT GREEN'S? STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, Full Stock, always Fresh, prices guar? anteed, AT GREEN'S. HUYLER'S CANDY, The Finest Made. Buy it AT GREEN'S. TOYS AND FANCY GOODS, Large Variety, AT GREEN'S. HEADQUARTERS, For all above goods, and buyers are respectfully invited to call. MOSES GREEN. Oct ll TAX NOTICE. OFFICE COUNTY TREASURER, ] ScMTKR COUNTY. V SDMTKB, S. C., Sent. 20, 1893. j THE TREASURER OF SUMTER County hereby gives notice tbat bis books will be open at his office in the City of Sumter from the 15th day of October, 1893, to the 15th day of December, 1893, except on the following named days, when he will attend at the places named, either in person or by deputy, for the collection of Taxes for the fiscal year 1892 and 1893 : Monday, October 16, at Lynchburg until 12 o'clock, noon : at Magnolia in the afternoon of same day. Tuesday, October 17, at Bishop ville. Wednesday, Octob\- 18, at Carter's Crossiug. Thursday, October 19, at Reid's Store. Friday, October 20, at Mayesville Saturday, October 21, at Gordon's Mill. Tuesday, October 24, at Stateburg Wednesday, October 25, at Rembert's Store. Thursday, October 26, at Spring Hill. Friday, October 28, at Kingrnan's Store. Saturday, October 28, at Bossards Post office. Monday, October 30. at Wedgefield. Tuesday, October 31, at Tindal's Store. Wednesday, November 1, at Shiloh. Friday, November, 3, at Bishopville. Saturday, November 4, at Lynch? burg until 12 o'clock, noon ; at Mag? nolia afternoon of same day. My office in the city of Sumter will be open from November 5 to Decem? ber 15th D. E. KEELS, County Treasurer. Sept. 27. ATTENTION ! ! ! Just Arrived-One Gar Load Horses all good workers, AT H. HERBY'S Stables. Ott. 25 JEppersoni'* Coal Yard. ! ll ANDI,K Pennsylvania Red Ash, Egg, Stove and Nut COAL. Alabama and Tennessee Bituminous Coal, also Pocahontas Blacksmith and Steam Coal Prices to compete with any dealers. Weights and quality guaranteed. GEO. F. EPPERSON, SUMTER, S, C. OHice at Epperson's Livery Stable. Oct IS. I ? 8 ] JVew Goods -AT Ducker & Rultuiaii's, -DEALERS IN DRY GOODS, NOTIONS, Staple and Fancy Groceries. New Citron, Ne? Raisins, New Currants, New packed Lobsters. New packed Tomatoes, New packed Olives-all sizes. New Olive Oil, on draught. New sardines-mustard and oil, New evaporated apples, New California and French Prunes, NEW MACKEREL IN KITS, New Mackerel in balk-ill siies, Very fine. New Pickled Salmon, New Salmon Bellies, New pickled White Fish, New pickled Corn Beef, New Dutch Herrings, New Salad Dressing, New Farinaceous Goods Oat Meal, Oat-flakes, Shredded Oats, Farina, Tapioca, Sago, Rice Flour, Pearl Grist, Pearl Meal, Cerealine. Robinson's Patent Barley, Pearl Barley, White Beans, Lentils, Graham Fiour, NJJW Superlative Flour-the very best. PURE Lard, you do not always get it. Cottolinc-New vegetable shortening, Try it. New Assortment Cakes and Crackers, New Nuts and Almonds, New Kornlets, New Dried Figs, New Canned Fruits. New plain Buckwheat, Hecker's Self-Raising Buckwheat, "Fancy Fresh" Creamery Batter, New crop N O Molasses. Ferris' Hams--aiways delicious, New Arrival Baltimore Pig Hams and Strips, Plum Pudding and Plum Pudding Sauce-an elegant dessert, Legget's Wine Jelly made in 5 minutes, Ginger Preserves-in whole and half pots, Cranberry Sauce. Baker's Breakfast Cocoa and Chocolate, ? f ?WAS YOUR COFFEE G003^ t THIS MORNING ? \ { IF NOT. TRY f I -"MOM A J A,"- I f < ^ Perfect blend, 35c , SPECIAL ATTENTION. Large invoice of NEW Teas, All kinds-better draws for less money than any? where in Sumter. Fresh Italian Macaroui and Vermicelli, Braised Beef, 3 lb cans, with Sauce Piquant, Deviled Crabs-with shells, New Cheese, Caviar, Truffles, Jelly, Jams, Preserve*:, ? WE SELL ? * e ? Pure Spices ? ? Whole and Ground. ^ 3ur prices on all the above goods, as veil as many not mentioned here which ve carry, in a complete stock, will bear comparison to any in the State. SHOES ! SHOES!! SHOES !! ! ?or Ladies', Men'?. Boys', Yootha*. Misses', Children's and Infants' wear, Vt Rock Bottom prices No goods misrepresented. Just Received case New Gingham*, pretty patterns, 8Jc. case New Dark Prints 5o. case New, best standard Prints, 6c. oase 4-4 Bleach, soft Snish, the best, 8c. 5ee our Black Dross Goods before purchasing, we will save you money, )ur line Colored Dress Goods including Cashmeres, Serges, Hopsackings, Cachemires, Vith all the popular shades in Trimming Materials, such as BraiJs, Silk Velvets, Fancy Silks, ?fcc. )omestic8, Gents' Furnishing Goods, j Clothing and Flats, n fact everything to be found in a Luge first class ? DRY GOODS and NOTIONS ESTABLISHMENT. A corps of polite and compelen! ; alesmen to serve you in all lines. Yours to please, 1 Ducker & Bult mao. O'DONNELL ? CO., ? Pall 1893. i In making this, our Annual Fall Announcement, we desire to call particular attention to our HAT STOCK. For years we have been making a specialty of this department, and we can safely say that we have never been better prepared than tuis season. -OUR STOCK COMPRISES OVER 100 DOZEN SAMPLE HATS of the latest shapes and styles, which we offer AT ONE-HALF REGULAR PRICE. This statement would seem incredulous, but we are prepared to prove it by an examination of our stock. There are many citizens of Sumter County who are now wearing hats bought from us tico and possibly three years ago AT ONE DOLLAR EACH, Who will bear us out in the assertion thal in some grades they are even less than one-half what they have been paying for the same class of goods. Oar friends seem to apprecaite our efforts in this line, for several days; before our stock was received we were having inquiries : ''Have Your Hats Come Inf And when they did come, before we had an opportunity of assorting and marking them, several dozen were picked out. We would therefore advise friends who wish a CHOICE F?R HAT, either soft or stiff in any shapo AT ONE DOLLAR, To call early and make their selections, as they are going very rapidly. iLff Clothing Department We are better prepared than usual to give you good value for the money you wish to invest, from a Boy's Suit at 65c. to a Man's Suit at $25.00. We feel that we can supply your wants SUSS Shoe Department You will find HONEST VAD?E and a complete stock from which to select. We cannot pass over this department without calling attention to our Celebrated Brand of E. P. Reed & Co's, We have had exclusive sale of these goods for five years and we will pay a Beward ?K(\ to anv laa"y ,n ine county who has ever bought these goods Q? t])tJU from us ami Up0n failure of the same to give satisfaction that we did not BEFUND ESR MONEY, give a new pair of shoes or make due allowance for the time they were worn. This we are authorized to do by the manufacturers. !N OUR DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT We offer a complete line of Staple aud Fancy Dry Goods and DRESS GOODS, with Trimmings to match. We might enter into an enumeration of prices here that would astonish you, but as the STOCK IS SO LARGE and advertising so expensive we merely ask you to call and be convinced. In our Notion Department we Have a Lot of Slightly Soiled Kid Gloves at 25c. pr. pair. This includes some of the celebrated Centemeri brands. Our celebrated GLOBE KID, in all shades, every pair warranted, has no superior. Feafherbone C?r?et?# The lady who desires solid comfort, ought to supply herself with a pair of ibo above brand as soon as possible. The subjoined cuts give only a faint tdea of them. They are made strictly of feather-bone and sold exclu? sively by us. We have elaborated considerably upon your exterior wants but have said nothing about THE INNER MAN. No matter how poor the crop or how low the price, WE MUST EAT and we were no less particular in pro? viding for you in tit is respect than in our other various departments. Flour is Cheap, and we Bought 500 Barrels, So if you Want Rock Bottom Prices See us before buying. We cannot close this appeal to our friends without something to say ABOUT THE COTTON BUSINESS. Our reputation is pretty well established in the market, but we were never better prepared lo handle the fleecy staple than wc are this season. Always have the satisfaction of knowing that O'Donnell Saw Your Sample, For then you can feel assured if he did not buy, some one paid ali or more than it was worth. Respectfully, O'Donnell & Company, Main Street - SUMTER, & C. Sop 20 SCHWERIN & GO., Wholesale and Retail Grocers, Staple Offer to the Public all kinds of and Fancy Groceries. CALL AND SEE THEM, Seed Rye. Seed Oats, Meat, Bagging, Lard, Cheese, Ties, Crackers, Spices, Coffee, Teas, Sugar, Flour, and all kinds of Canned Goods. Try Ballard's " Obelisk"-the Best. All the above at Retail as well as Wholesale. We thank om tVien.is and patrons for past favors and beg a continuance. Respectfully, Schwerin & Co? Aug 23