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Gav s Letter. aw** on ?fte 28tft ST. CHABLIS, Dec. 30, 1893. The old year is very lo? and can't last good dotirtaffcvfl freds, sifts md sorrows wm^naeted in^to^ theo wc most, per force, eater that profound mys? tery, the tmkBOwii 1894. May tte credit cci juan of fte gmt book shove mate ? more fa^rabie showing for os than thecolumns of these lower ledgers con tai tri og oar earthly . ae?ootsfor tb* past year:" W e've tt?eo ^le?raring oar own profits aod find *be amount -tb ba )0; but then there is ca w^erabte to'carry-a c?ns?derable amount -Hrft eebsicleraefe, * tbongh there" ain't > much w:m^'cofiBoma> Our" profits hav*ut ^speafied*' tbe past year and oor prophets have not commenced to specify for ttA?ms?sgyear.; bar well ventare a predie U?&i?, /^awalfc?^^on't m*ea*um ro?" bf t we'll bet there'll ba less .swallows i watti* the coming sommer than there was last, and ode edeb palatable sw alio wi eyetber. : A iso,4bat there won?* be any gr??t change in -oar fashions, except that cJotbiog wiJl be wora mach longer than canal, both male and feismle, lifter their kine:. In fact about as k:n?j ?a-wella* *t will hang together ; how? ever,, we wonla'at- advil? that stock inga be worn loaaar than-vreli,, say two weeks at a time, without feeing^i^hedout" some , AIso^ th?, Prodigal mo? t as weil postpone hlajsetani. "Jetted calf for.ace" may be a vary iogenooualy brief, abd ; significan t tel e \ grain to wire na, but the order can't be filled a* thia point. We've got aa old rooster for Kew Year's dinner, and ve know wheo we get throagb with bim we ll seed a whole kag o? toothpicks and have s ?mach ache enough to-last'till next time. Tlier? aint a-going to be nigh the politics cttfsnd and discossed notier. Th argo men ts may be aoaad-all sound-in fact^notbio' bot sound; bot we aiot goiug to bav? tbe time nor tbe stomach to set dara and chaw over a lot of gold leaf distinction*, aa formerly. WeNego* to dig in like ?1! or g?t but. To > recogoise the, si malien, asi accept ii, and gn?pie it, ?sd wrestle ivith it, and toil and straggle, aod delve and d ?g out the solution of ibispsabtas; everything cooes from tba earth -everything except light and the blessing of beaven. We get tbem free, and its all we're going to get without rivulets of sweat. There won't be so many snperiateodents next year/ Pity, too, co jsiderin' the abund? ant material, for we've got a numerous num? ber of people who can yost out-superintend anybody you ever, did see ; bot they'll have to accept another mutation. - Some one baa said that .we are "a carni vor o^ calioary, * cacbinatcry animal ' bot hanged if we aim occupy i og a kind of equi? voca! amphibious position just now, and miglit aa we? Jota some oater species for the coming year, for the cacnination bas already ceased to be a distinctive feature, and the car? nivorous and culinary don't promise to dittio gath ba so all-fired prominently. We don't Charge nothia' for all ?ese prophecies and they are worth it too. Ot; the evening of th? 28tb there waa given, as promised, a recherche aod reell v unique en te^tainment io "McCoy Hill." ? This spacious upper story of tbe large store building waa filled, and thia audience comprised as many of the intelligent and cuite red, both old aod yoaaft at coild se found ic any such gather? ing ia oar county, and they eigaified. unmis iakablyT their pleasure aa l gratification from the rise of the curtain to tl? fell of tbe same, without a moment's flagging of interest. The program offered varied amusement ?ad diver? sion, aod was carried ont to the letter* with? out a bitch, even in the curtain. Music formed one of tbe features, and was interestingly and tastily interspersed, from solo to chorus. Tableaux, recitations, a drama comically nor Our St. Charles taient was most ably sap ported and assisted by some of the select musical and dramatic tale at of Sumter, Mayes ville, Basboevilie and Mechanics ville. flu ?milis?'i II fm 11 os to rae that trite aphorism, "fc would be invidious to diecrim inst* but ve must be allowed to say that the fem et* the evesiog was the song "Cid Btack Joe,M as sweetly rendered by Sumter's lovely ehiid, tittie Ansie Warren, about sine yet rs of age, accompanied on the mandolin, by Mr. Jebe W. Montgomery, to whom we moat also say a great pert of the credit bf this really ereaitabte entertainment is emisently doa. Johnnie is a hostler is s amtier of this kiss. So taree cheers fer St. Charles and many tseak* to the flams fries as from tbe nogbboriag vicinities wno gave as their couotsaaaee and aasiitsne?, ass contributed so mtgdy ?assas sse rsm, ? ? w Wajsassa1 w i isi i ea ism I at lea* tb, bat for being ??revoked at s* 'ose ry old ssas who. is seat the ass ot measte sad poetry, sad who maia asme nae r notes tba;; evening, as? ?bo says Se don* t ear? a darn i f bodi?, for nobody csu mats sao j sotes this leaton, nohow. - . GOT, P. S.-This letter Saasas have gone to tbe Waichsncn ?ami Sovikron mst week, bat, we were greatly bothered by difficulty is invest? ing oar mosey*. DHEcnl f) was occasioned by p.sssv light, and bard to Lambert Green and Villis Gists were seot to Jail by Trial Justice Moseley last Saturday till next term of court, for breaking into Mr. Screven,Moore's gin house. Jacobi Smothers, wno st rnek Thoa Carter, (cot.) last week, is still roaming. Carter is improving. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Troublefield have moved to Manning where they will make their future borne. Mr. McBride, of Mayesv lie aod Hr. Ellis, of Darlington, are attending to Mr. Aycock's Tiverton farm this year, Mr. E. W. Pegues having moved to Cberaw. Mrs. Milligan, of Clarendon is visiting friends io town. Mr. Joo. K. Caldwell is improving and hopes to beat bis work again soon. Mr. Willie Nelson, son of Mr. Sam'I Nelson, of Stntebarg, wbo bas for some time been in the express service in Charleston, is now io that city critically ill. Representative Manning bas been quite sick for Kiore than two weeks, but is now, am very glad to say, improving Mr. W. H. Moseley, who some time ago sold ont bis stock of goods to Mr. Sam'l Melton, left a few days ago for Georgia. We are glad to see cool weather again. Nearly everybody are sick with colds from the recent warm spell. GUid te say no serious cases of Grippe among ns at present. Am sorry to chronicle, that owing to Mr. Pringle's continued ill health, be bas not been able as yet to return. His efficient assistant, Miss Lucy Singleton, bas been car? rying on tbe school since the holidays were over. On yesterday be sent Mr. J. D. Wilder to teach bis department. We hope to wel? come Mr. Pringle back very soon. Keep it io th a house and it will eave yon many an anxious moment dering the changes of season aod weather ; we refer to Dr. Bull's Cough Syrnp, the bett remedy for coogb and co?d. v ? Eoad Prom Pudding Swamp to The City of Sumter. Editor Watchman and Southron: Pitas? allow me spitce ??? ymir columns to call the at ten ti on. ot tbs pu Mic to a new road, a pennon for tbs opening of which will soon be presented to the County Commissioners. I take this method of bringing the matter before the public, because the expend i ture?f several thousand dollars for a causeway across Black River below its con?aeoce with Scape O'er, wilt be asked for. ft may be, and pro? bably will be, streoously opposed on the ground of additional taxation during these bard times. To all such Objections I reply" This section bas uncomplainingly paid taxes for other causeways. It is now being heavily taxed by having to travel eighteen miles to the coon ty seat, when the distance to a direct line is not. over 10 miles. We pay., more in the wear and tear of vehicles and stock to cover the extra eight miles of bad road, tnah our annual tax would be-at?d Often dornet go to Sumter on account of the drive. . ?y - =The proposed new'road is to begin- at?te new crossing on'Pudding Swamp, about mid* way between Shiloh and' Henry Wheeler's M\% this se ? ssaassjta lina sisawsi Soe West .?Black Ri?r..where<uavill cross at tbesusr row^st?t?rt 4& tfce?swan* at Shiw?son the line between the lands of Mrs. N. R. Witherspoon and the Estate of McBride. FromrBlack Rivera straight line to the/oof ?s||il^rtyil8tr^etf on- Ssas side of Turkey? Creek. * " . This will require the opeuiog.of twelve or thirteen miles of road, and will place .Pud? ding Swamp that near to Sumter. It will place tbe formers of that prosperous section twelve to fifteen miles from Sumter, where they are now twenty tc twenty-five miles away- ' A number of these farmers have gone into tobacco farming, and every one of them that I have heard from made money last year. They are anxious for a more'direct route to Sumter, and so are we on this .side of Black River! The McFaddins, Durants. Brnnsons, Montgomerys and others on the Western side of the swamp would be placed four to six miles nearer to Sumter, and I have reason to believe would be glad of the new road, for it would cut off the long, sandy elbow made in going np to Chandlers X Roads. The people, the taxpayers, in the/sections named want this road, as they will show by their signatures to the petition EIS soon as it is started. The business men of Sumter ought to endorse it heartily, for it would open up to them a rich section that wants to trade there. We expect them to use their influence in behalf of this improvement. It is strange that tb is section should have been content to remain eut off from the Court House for so tong a time. About the beginning of the war causeway across Black River was proposed, bot the war and subsequent hard times caused the project to be abandoned. Now hard times are; driving os to economy of time and vehi? cles and stock. E. W. D. Foxton Koten. FULTON, Clarendon Co., Jan. 8,: 94. Mr. Editor : Io spite of the deficit of '93, the farmers seem to be prepairing with a foll heart and rising zeal for this year's crop. Labor is plentiful, which is the outcome of last year's failures. The grading of. the M. k A. R. R.T on this side of San tee River bas been finished, the rails are now being laid and apparently it will not be tong before the entire line will have been completed. A social given on Thursday evening at the residence of Dr. Jas. B. Richardson was a highly enjoyable occasion. It was attended by some of Clarendon's most lovely yoong ladies and : handsome and. gallant? young gentlemen. Dancing waa the principal amusement of the evening. Refreshments being served about ll 30, we again repaired to the spacious perlor where beauty and gallantry united in making, a picturesqe scene of chivalry and grace. Among others, our affable ex-Governor Jno. Peter Richard? son waa one of the gueetsfof the evening. Miss Maggie Burgess, -of Creely ville, is visiting the family of the late Senator L. H. DesCbamps, of this county. We are glad to welcome among os Mr. Pink Raein and family, of the Panola section, who recently moved into our neigh? borhood. The "Fulton High School," conducted by Mr. P^rick-B? Cardin ter, of theL Va^jJniver sity, is in a 2 oa fishily: condition-it bavin e a fuirwtfendance.^^r *" " ** * Fulton has lain in a dormant stat" for lo I these many years, bc;t has begun to open .ber eyes and interest herself in the affairs of the outside world and promises soon to be one of the garden spots of Clarendon-really our oasis. S-B. W.4S Metacrolofiical Secords The. following is a report of observations of the weather taken at Statebarg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the woek. ending Jan, 7th, 1894: ^ Temperature. M 1 9 e S ja ?' fifi Condition. .00. Clear. .00 ?Clear. .Oft ?Cloudy. .00 Cloudy. .23 |*C10ody;: .00 Cloudy/ 40.5 44. ?3.5 61. 66.51 62 51.. 55. 63. 70. 74. 70. 38?? 30. 33. 42. 52. 59. 54. SW 8 8W 8 SW ?Partly Cloudy It is strictly an American remedy : home? made and without foreign flavor, we refer to Salvation Oil. The greatest cure on earth for pain. 1bay~l After Day, Week after week, year after year, you plod a beaten path, from your home to your work and back again. No hope for the future, nothing ahead but work, work, work, and a still darker prospect for your family should you die. A 20-year Tontine Policy in the Equitable Life will give you something to live for ; a bright star to look ahead to; an end to toil when 3-011 are no longer able to follow the beaten path of drudgery ; an assurance that your wife and children will be provided for at your death. Isn't it worth con? sidering? For facts and figures address W. J. RODDEY, manager, Department of the Carolinas, ROCK HILL, 5. C. JLevi Bros'. We Need no Introduction to the Trading --Public. So only, call attention to a few special lines in our immense stock. We have purchased this season ?V Ever offered in this market. : wm VAN FIT Y?U " * ia a Prince Albert for $18 to j We have Square Cut suits--. . $20-usually sold at $25. braided and unbraided in In a Cutaway suit for $17 to extra fe?#^^ 8%>f ) $22-worth 25 pr. ct more. pnce-$16 to $25. ; Extra T . X 4 u -v pants from 75cv to $7. In Long Cut sack suits, - F . (latest fad) for $15 JO $20. Good line bf &a?kihto8h?8 Overcoats in ^reat variety ^ and Gum Coats-Price TC. v ^?-ebea^er than tEe caeajjesf. ' ' triced to- redaee stock. Boys' Knee Suits a special? ty-sizes 4. to l?-extra knee pants, priced 35c. to 75c.; per pair. Boys' Overcoats-sizes 5 to 18. Big drive in Overalls. See pur Youths' & Boys' Suits, priced from $1.25 to $16. CHEA FURNISHING DEPARTMENT. BEST LINE OF HS, BOWS, TUCK ? FOM-I-HM, WHSOBS, and everything that's made in neckwear. WE KEEP THE "G-OLB," .'SILVER" And several other special brands of Shirts, which would induce you to buy if you would only come in and see them. COLLARS, CUFFS, SUSPENDERS, &C, AT LOWEST PRICES. Don't buy your Until you have seen our stock. White and Scarlet Flannels at surprisingly low figures. To those whom : it may concern- We have Celluloid Collars at 10c-Just think of it! and Cuffs to match at 25c. per pair. JOB LOT OF H FROM 50c. to $1.50. TO SEE THEM IS TO BUY THEM. Oar regular stock of Hats is surpassed by none in the city for style and lower than any in price. oct 25 teri Bros. THE WORLD'S GREATEST TYPEWRITER, The Machine that took the only award for Typewriters at the State Fair, Nov. 891893. <'NO MACHINE COULD BE ANY BETTER. IT IS PERFECT. Private statement of one of the Judges. THE ONLY AWARD WAS ALSO MADE -TO US FOR TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES. i _ County Agents Wanted. jp W. GIBBES & CO., G-EN. AGENTS, COLUMBIA, S. C. The '94 Model just ont is Unrivalled. Nov. 29. * . - Epperson's Coal Yard. -I HANDLE 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. Weight and quality guaranteed. GEO. F.EPPERSON, SUMTER, S, C. Office at Epperson's Livery Stable. Oct. 18. __ GO TO KINGMAN & CO., -FOR FINE FANCY GROCERIES. New Crop 1893 Nuts and Raisins, New Mince Meat, Jams, Jellies, ?c., &c. Kingman & Co.'s Reliable Hams, Strips and Smoked Tongues are the finest goods on the market to-day, they are mild and sweet. New Buckwheat, Graham and Rye Flour. The largest line of j Canned Goods in the city, all fresh packed and the best goods at Rock Bottom Prices. O'DONNELL & CO., 1 PaHI893.! * ?e> In making this, our AnnmLFall'^ffi^ 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 this season. -1-0??R STOCK COMPRISES-- ' OVER 100 DOZEN SAMPLE HATS rr-,'. 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 that in some grades they are even less than one-half what they have been paying for the same class of goods. Onr frieods'seem to apprecaite our efforts in this line, for several days before onr stock was received we were having inquiries : 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 FUR HAT, either soft or stiff in any shape AT ONE DOLLAR, To call early and make their select i 3ns, as they are going very rapidly. , |fl| Clothing Department We are better prepared than usual to give you ?ood value for the money yon wish to invest, from a Boy's Snit at 65c. to a Man's Snit at $25.00. We feel that we can supply your wants. 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 Seward ?J Kf\ to any lady in the county who has ever bought these goods Q| <5?JV from tis, and upon failure of the same to give satisfaction that we did not ESPUTO) HEB MONEY* give a new pair of shoes or make due allowance for the time they w?re worn. This we are authorized to do by the manufacturers. IN OUR DRY GOODS DEPARTIRENT We offer a complete line of Staple and Fancy Dry Goods and DRESS GOODS, with Trimmiugs 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 onr Notion Department we Have ^a Lot of Slightly Soiled Kid Gloves at 25e. pr. pair. This includes some of the celebrated Centeroeri brands. Our celebrated GLOBE KID, in all shades, every pair warranted, has no superior. Featherbone Corset*. 'The lady who desires e ol id cora fort, ought to supply herself with a pair of the above brand as soon as possible. The subjoined cuts give only a faint idea of them. They are made strictly of f?ather-bone and sold exclu RIBiveJy by us: We have elaborated considerably u pos J. 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 nb less particular in pro? viding for you in this respect than in our other vinous departments. Flonr is Cheap, and we Bonght 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 ADOUT THE COTTON BUSINESS. Our reputation is pretty well established in the market, but we were never better prepared to handle the fleecy staple than we are this season. Always have the satisfaction of knowing that O'Donnell Saw Yonr Sample, For then you can feel assured if he did not buy, some one paid all or more than it was worth. Respectfully, O'Donnell & Company, Main Street .... SUMTER, S. G. Sep 20 Order Yonr PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM GEO. f. STEFFENS & SON, Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S. C. -:-Agents for MOTT'S CIDER, RED SEAL CIGARS, and DOVE HAMS. OTTO P. WEITERS, WHOLESALE GROCER, AND LIQUOR DEALER, OFFICE AND SALESROOM : 183 East Bay, Charleston, S. C. Nor. 7-0