The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 13, 1894, Image 5

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?k Win aub *ouiinm WWJTSTBSDAY, JOTTE 13, 1894^ Entered at the Post O?ce at Sumter. S G., a* Second Glass Matter. Southern Land Advertising Agency. Belhzer k Spann-Dissolution Notice. Cenoetery Association-Annual Meeting. John F. Beard-32 toares of Bread for $1. Estate Tbosv VT. Morris, Dec'd-Citation Notice. Winthrop Normal College-Competitive Examination. Nomination-W. J. DoRaot for School Commissioner. Key k Co.-Jobbers and Distillers in Pure N C. Liquors. Tbedarfcagion P^orph a te Company-Pea and Oat Eertifizer. ' Wants-Room Wanted-Two Mules and two Horses for Sate. Personal. Mr. E. D. Kyle is in the city to-day. Miss Edith DeLorme is visiting friends in A?ketfc s* ii j? g giffg f * ? ~/i**ff .^6? ??^jfr?rt|Trrh was iv-, the city Monday. v- /' Judge Fraser is holding toort in the up? country . Mr. J. J. Ragin, of Summerton, spent Mon? day in town, v Miss Leilah Miller is visiting relatives at Mechanics ville. Miss Sud ie Forman is the guest of Miss May Bossai ?' Misa Eda? Keels, of Boy kins is visiting Mrs. E. E. Rembert. Railroad Commiaiiooer, H. R. Thomas, was io tb? city Mood ?j. Miss Lola Perry, of Lancaster, is the guest of Mrs. W. J. DnRant. Mr. D. M. Blaadiog left last week for a short stay in Ballimore. Maj. Abe Levi, ot Maoning has been at? tending court for several days. Misa Lily Pate is visiting ber brother, Rev. 3. Thomas Pate, of Greenville. . Misset Lilian and Olivo Hoyt hare gone to Elberton, Ga , to visit relatives. Mrs. H. F. Wilson left oo Monday for Savannah, Ga., to visit relatives. Mrs. J. 0. Sanders, of Rembert, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. E. ?. Rembert. Miss Rosa. Lou Wuckecfuss, of Summer? ville, is visiting Mrs. W. A. Browo. "JW". King, of Florence,.- ad^wi&vsKS.. Miss 0S?&ntWt?nt gooda in the city. - spending sometime with Mts? Kate DeLorme. Miss Alice King, sister of Miss Ella king, has teen visiting friends here for several days. Miss Vista Dudley, who has been visiting Miss Lily Delga r recur oed home on Monday. Maj. H. F. Wilson has gone to Bishop ville oo business, and will go thence to Darting ^li?l n ,. ' ? Tawrrettrraeu to Darlington, cm Thursday, accompanied by Miss Mamie Fraser. Ifc Anthony White has gone Statesrille C., on ? visit to his soo Dr. Leonard / ??%? r Sar1 .- i Jiesars. W. J., E. B. and Joe Muldrow ?nd J. R. Mayes, of Mayewville were'io the city Monday. . . Miss Florence fiayorwortb, of Darlington, has been the guest of friends in the city for several days. ? Miss Emily- Sanders has returned from Rembert,, where abe has been visiting tor several weeks. Mr. Jos. B. Mayes ts spending this week with relatives at Summerton and tbe "finny tribe of Sante*. Miss Ayres, the accomplished music teach? er of the Sumter Inttttnte, left this morning for Richmond, Va. Messrs. Ansley and Jackson Barby bave returned home from Daria School, N. C., for the summer vacation. Misses Bertie and Fannie China, wno have been attending College in Virginia returned home oa last Friday. Miss Minnie Scott, wh a bas been visiting in the city. Tet?me* to her home at Wisaeky on Saturda^accoin^njed, fc^ttiss Beth Duvall. Bishop A. W\~ Wiisot:,*of the Methodist E. Chaiwrh, ?gsmjhyaJmatwp?es^e? --to^aako Dur? ham, N. C., hts borne-so says the Wilming? ton Messenger. - ". Misses Harriet Kershaw, of this city, and Maggie C. LaCoste, of Mayesviile, recent grad? ua tea-of the-Peabody -fto rm al College,- Nash v?He,?TencM h*ve retorced home. Rev. and Mrs. T. P. Burgess, of Litbonia, Ga., spent yesterday wi!h Mr. ?and Mrs. D. J. CbAodler. They have been 'visitrog friends io May esy tl le and are DOW, in Summerton. Rev. Wm. Hayn3wor h, of Denmark, while riding oat near Seven Pines Thursday, a Texas pony ran away with him cansiog very painful injuries. Mc. Haynswortb was Or ought to Mr. Lade's. It waa found that no bones were broken and be is doing as weil as could:expected.-Banwell Baily. . ' Mr. SL H. Edmunds, of the Rock Hill High S?hoo^k^ajt lose formte sommer- vacation. Mr. Edmonds'has had's most prosperous and aocceaafui- session^ an dt be outlook for next year Vim is*entonTagihg. He will spend a portion of the summer traveling iu the interest of the school. Misses Margaret Waring and Daisy Bissel I; of Charleston base been the guests of M rs CL,L. ?artrn for several day?. ;Hr.x andLMrs. Martin gave a progressivaeacbre party on iast Friday even tog, compKmentary tb'ibeir guests, which was one of the most eojoyable social events of tbe week. Ci^R Tajx Re^rns?*C?dae-ffx>m Jut J?? City.?ax re ^orWfor?S?^ ^m I^vCc?wenceme^t exercises of the State burg High School will beheld at "Need wood" on the 19th ios taut, at 8.30. o'clock p. m.. The game of ball on ?a*t ?FxidaySafwrnoon between Somteiaad^tlt.Clio1 waa ooihterest iog. Mt. Clio was shut out. Score: 14 to 0. The low freight rates from Northern points will be revoked oo the 18th, so that the bene? fits derived by merchants were only tempo? rary. Catherin McFaddin, a negro lunatic, was taken to the Asylum on Saturday by Sheriff Sanders. Sbe was very violent and made things lively. A leather belt was found, on Tuesday morn? ing, in vicinity of Methodist Church Owner cao obtain same by proving property at Ryttenberg's Store. The capacity of the Electric Light plant ? will be increased within a few days by the addition of a new ninety-horse power boiler and several new dynamos. Dr. J. A. Mood, Kr. C. E. Stubbs and a j oomber of other gentlemen weat fisbiDg at j Scott's lake, Clarendon County, last Thurs- j day aud had ODOSual luck. The party secur ed about fifteen hundred pounds of heh of1 various kiods. They brought home six carp ' that weighed sixty-five pounds. Hymeneal. Cards are ont announcing the marriage of Mr. A. W. Knight, of this city and Miss Heonie Ingram Legg, of Manning, on June 21st. Hr. Knight is a member of ihe firm of Knight Bros., editors and proprietors of the Sumter Herald. Miss Legg is also well known and has many friends in this city, having attended the Sumter Institute. Married. Mr. Geo. E. Bruner, Road Master of the C. S. &. N. R R-, and Miss Martha Ard were married on Wednesday afternoon. June 6th, at the residence of Mr. C. F. H. Boltman, Rev. John Kershaw, officiating. The bridal couple are spending the honeymoon in New York and on Staten Island. . Religious. Presiding Elder W. C. Power will preach so the Methodist Church Snnday morning. Services io the Baptist Church now begin at ll o'clock a. m , rostead of 11.30 as here? tofore Rev. W. C. Power will preach at the City Mission room on Mill St., next Sunday after? noon at 4.30. Those who bare joined the church will be taken into full membership. Death. Report reached the city yesterday afternoon ?that Rev. B. C. Lamplev died at bis home io Summerton yesterday. Wm Maria Lynch, age 29 years, died on the 5th was buried on 6!b nt the cemetery. She had been sick two weeks, with heart disease. Died, on Jane 71b, near McLeod's (Cato's)' Mill, Rafting Creek township, Thomas W. Morris, aged 45 years. Be was a good citizen and a mun of influence in bis com? munity. He was ill for about three weeks. Dr. Wi?is A. Ramsey, a brother, of Mrs. Marion Sanders and a former resident of this county, died soddenly on last Wednesday at bis home, ia. Atlanta Ga. Dr. . Ramsey removed from this county to Atlanta about fifteen years ago and bas been quite successful in the practice of his profession. The Heath of Col. -Frederick L Childs ?it Stateburg. Frederick L. Childs, late colonel of ordi? nance Confederate States army, whose death at Stateburg oo the 10th inst, was announced in The Newe and Courior yesterday, was a j man who bad led a long ?nd varied career, not free from sacrifice and sorrow, and who bad filled many positions of responsibility and trust, ever with honor to himself, gaining from all wi^b whom he came in contract re? spect, admiration and affection Col. Childs cama of old army stock, bis father and his grandfather, having both been in the service before bim. His father WM Major Thomas Childs, a very .distinguished officer in the Mexican war, who was famous i n irls'day tarhisec nsp?cuo n s ga ! i MD t ry aTthe bjrttje of Chapo Liepes and was brevetted btigader general .in reignition of bis gallant and valuable services at that battle. Col. Childs was h?rn itt Maine in the year 1831 and was graduated at St. James College, Maryland, in 1851. From.this institution he went to the Military Academy at West Point, where be remained untH July 1, 1855, when, at the age of 24, he^wj?s^wuina^aBd;promoted to the army as brevet second lieutenant of artillery. He was c?mmissibnedfopou the 14th of the same month as second lieutenant of artillery. He served in the hostilities against the Seminoles in Florida in 1856 and 1357 and held the position of assistant professor of geography, history and ethics at the Military Academy from September, 1857, to February, 1859 The remainder of 1859 be was in gar rison at Fort Moultrie. At the eiose of 1859 he was asssigned to frontier duty at Fort Clark, Texas, and was afterwards transferred to Fort Duncan, where be remained until the. news of the secession of South Carolina reached bim. Coming as be did of army stock on both sides, and haring all his interests boond up in the army, the wrench of severing.his connection with the service cannot be appreciated by any? one who has not been placed in the same posi? tion. Col. Childs in resigning bis commis? sion relinquished not only what be held most dear, but also the certainty of a brilliant future. These considerations, however, did not not deter bim for a moment. He straight? way resigned his commission and, returning to Charleston, entered the service of the State of South Carolina. Col. Childs served the Lost Caose through? out the war in the positions in which his su? perior officers thought bim most needed, most of the time as commandant of the Charleston Arsenal, and afterwards of the Fayetteville arsenal and armory. At the dose of the war be engaged incoi JjOAfllsating-nearaaSiateborg, the home of his wife. In the year 1870 he entered the service of the New York and Charleston Steamship Company. He rema: ned.io-t bra position until 78, when be was appointed inspector for the Government on public works at Charleston and Savannah, which position he held until '8$. During the las : years of his life he bas been in Governmental service under Capt. Abbot.at this port. ' Col. Childs married first a sister of Gen. Anderson, of this State, ("Fighting Dick Anderson,") by wbom be had several chil? dren. Of these three survive him-Mr. Wm W.Childs,, of Middlesboro, Ky., Mr. Thos. Childs end Miss Mary Childs, of Stat? burg. His second ' wife was a daughter of the late Mr. Geo. H. Ingraham. Thwladr died in this city after a long and painful illness on the 31st ult, and it was probably the grief of ber death which caused his, which was by heart failure, and which occurred at the resi? dence of, bis broth ?*i?w-4aw, Sc: Wi <W. t Anderson, at S ta tebo rg, where, be had gone after his recent bereavement on a visit to bis j sister, Mrs. Anderson, and his children. j There could be no more fitting epitaph for j the tomb of Col. Childs than j , *'He did justly, loved mercy and walked I humbly with bis God."^3f?s* <M? Courier, 'June J 2th. ! Bicycle Excursion : Accidents. !' A party of twelve or more enthusiastic ; wheelmen went on au excursion to. Bishop i v?He last Sunday. They left'this .city early j and fol lo wed the A. C. L., track to Mayes? ' ville. From tbat place they took the public i road, going through the growing new town ! of St. Charles. The trip to Bishopville was : made, in three hours time, without accident or incident? Mr. R. H. Baker while out riding with the party in tbe suburbs of Bishopville ran bis wheel against a tree.smasbing it aud seriously injuring himself. His head struck the tree, and two severe cuts, one above and the other below bis left eye, were the result of the contact. Dr. McClure was call in, and sewed up his wounds, taking fourteen stitches in the two cuts. Mr. W. A. Mcilwaine ran into Mr. Baker's wheel just as the above accident occurred and received a wound or two on his legs from the broken spokes. The other members of the party got home Sunday evening without accident. Messrs. Baker aod Mcilwaine returned home by rail Monday morning. Mr. Mcilwaine is all right again and attending to business, but Mr. Baker is still kept indoors, nursing his wounds. Real Merit is the characteristic of Hood's Sarsaparilla, and it is manifested every day io the remarkable cures this medicine accom? plishes. Hood's Sarsaparilla is the kind. Try it. i Sudden Deaths. Stacey Flowers, a colored mum employed for a oomber el years by Mr. Wm Graham, and generally known by the patrons of the stable as "Bull" died suddenly on Saturday morning, of heart disease, while at work in Mr. Graham's oat field Dear Turkey Creek. He was riding on a wagoo load of oats and fell off dead. Prince Winn, a well known colored carpenter, died of heart disease on last Thursday. Fire The ginnery and mill of Mr. David Levi, of St Paul's were burned on tbe Gtb instant. The loss is estimated at $2,000, with co insurance. The fire occurred about 2 p m., and is supposed to have beeo accidental. Fire ordinated in the shavings room of Har? bin's Mitinear the C. S. AN and A. CL. Junction yesterday afternoon about 5 o'clock. The whole fire department turned out in short order The shavings room and boiler shed were built of galvanized iron on a framework of wood, and tbe fire, consequently made little headway. There was a little delay in stretching a line of hose, but when this was accomplished the fire was extinguished promptly. The stream was thrown through ooe thousand feet of hose by the ptessure from the stand pipe -^a?~?-?-? - The Election. The election for School Commissioners was held yesterday, and was one of the quietest aod most uneventful ever held in this city. Totes'were at a premiom and the managers speot tbe day bailing passers by aod persuad? ing them to stop and vote There was only one ticket voted for-the one nominated at the recent Primary-which explains the light vote and lack of inter? nat. Tb?re were 114 votes cast and each of the candidates received tbe full number. The Board which will have control of the schools of this city during the ensuing two years iff: . . J. A; Mood, Neill O'Donnell, Marion Moise, P. P. Gaillard aod Mayor B. G. Pierson, ex officio. Tbe Clock for tbe City Hall was hauled np from tbe depot yesterday and unpacked. It will be placed in position this week, as the tower is almost ready for it. The residence of Dr. Archie China on Bartlett Street is now complete. It is one of the prettiest cottages io the city, aod adds, to the appearance of that part of tbe city. Main Street is in a condition that would disgrace a cross-roads with one store, a post office and a watering trough Wbilp the weather is dry lets have the holes filled in, if nothing more. School Commissioner DnRant is announced in this paper as a candidate for re-election. His record during the past two years will furnish the claim upon-which his friends will press.his continuance ic office. Work on the grand stand" at the Bicycle Track is progressing rapidly-. -The track is having a Urge amount of work-done on it, aod it will be in Well-nigh perfect condition for the great meet on tbe 28th and 29th. The oew vault of the Simonds Nationa Bank baa come aod will be pot in position in tbe City Hall Buildiog within the oext few wff ks. The vault is made of chilled steel. and is both fire and burglar proof. Io: addi? tion to tbe facilities required for bank busi? ness tbe vault will contain auumber of safety deposit boxes for rent to patrons of the bank. Dr. John S. Hegbson's handsome residence is nearly completed and will be ready for occupancy by tbe end of this week. His new home is one of the handsomest in the city and is an ornament to the West End. Contractor E. J. Doone ha? superintended tbe work throughout and everything has been done in the most thorough manner. The 30th Annual Distribution Hop will 'oe given in the Armory on tbe evening of June 21st. Invitations will be issued io a few days by the Committee of Arrangements: Messrs. Paul Kennedy, H. C. DeeCbamps and F. A. Bu lt man. Tbe firm of Belitaer k Spann baa been dis? solved by tbe withdrawal of Mr. F. M. Spann. Mr. Belhzer bas purchased the interest of Mr. Spann, and will continue the business on bis own accourt. Mr. Spann will open business in another line in tbe early fall. The burnt district in Mayesville is to be re* built at once. Mr. R. C. Hudson bas pur chased a lot owned by Rev. Geo. G. Mayes and .has contracted for the erection of an office and warehouse. The pest office will also find a borne in the new building. Everybody from every where should ne on band to see the bicycle races on the 28th and 29th. The races between Baird and Fitz simons for tbe championship of the South promise to be the most exciting events ic the bicycle iioe ever witnessed in the South. Capt. B. G. Pierson, owner of the old Suares House, which is now used as an annex to the Nixon House, is having erected a large j addition to the former house. The growth of tbe business of the Nixon House bas made the demand for more room imperative. The Citadel Cadets will pass through this ! city on Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock, en i route for Rock Hill. The people of Sumter should show the Cadets some attention during their brief stay of a half hour. They come from all parts of the State, and a few of them are our own boys, i Mr. J. C. McKinney, of Mayesville, has I just completed two very neat cottages for j citizens of this city. He bad the contract ! for the new residence of Mr. W. S. Shaw, j and the cottage of Mr. C. G. Rowland on j Mainstreet; and both are good recommen I dations ot his skill as a builder. The members of the Henry Timrod Society, j aud a few friends, met at the residence of Dr. : J. A. Mood on Monday evening, and organ? ized a Social and Literary Club to continue doring the summer, the work of the Timrod j Society, which disoaoded for the vacation j at the close of the Graded School. I About three hundred went on the Excur ! sion to Eutaw Springs last Thursday, and I the day was one of pleasure to all. This his ! rorie spot is one of the most beautiful in the I State, and is remarkable also by reason of i the peculiar geological fcrmation of the sur? roundings. Had it been situated in a North ! ern State it would long ere this, have been , made a public park and the battle fie'' ap? propriately laid off, and the lines of battle defined ; and this would have been done with ! public money by the national government. Surrendered to the Sheriff. Mr. G. Ben? Kelly, of Bisbopville, who, sometime ago killed a negro, aod has evaded arrest, cime in on Monday and surrendered to the sheriff. He said that be was not able to give bond, and as he did not want to stay in jail bad evaded arrest ; having determined to ne on hand when wanted for trial. His trial is going on to-day. He is represented by A. B. Stuckey, Esq., and<?. W. Brown, Esq., of Darlington. Fire Near Mayesville. The barn and stables of Mr. George Mul dron, one of most substantial farmers of the Mayesville section, were burned on Saturday , morning after daylight. .Mr. Muldrow. at- ' tended to the feeding that morning and there bad been no smoking around tbe lot, conse? quently there was no known cause for the tire. Sometime after returning to his house from the lot he noticed the barn in flames, and had time to save only his horses and a reaper, rake and wagon. All his corn, forage ; and oats were destroyed. He had no insur ance. The Treasurer's Report. The Annual Report of the Treasurer of Sumter County was published in the last issue of tbe Sumter Herald, June 8th. The Report is quite lengthy, covering something more than eieht hundred inches of space. The following recapitulation ot the Report is given for the benefit of the readers of this paper, who may oot have bad an opportunity of examining the Report in detail, so that they may not be in total ignoraoce of how tbe county funds Lave been expended : Repairs for court house and jail, $ 55 Ol Public Buildings, 439 93 Support of poor, 1 132 03 Roads and Bridge?, 3 045 57 Fees, services, etc., 8 893 52 New jail, 5 020 17 Deficiency, '91-'92, 1 275 33 Road tax Shiloh Township, 16 00 Licenses, costs, etc., 1 928 35 Tax abatements, 928 13 Conrt claims-June Term, '93. 993 21 Con rt claims-October term, '93, 888 16 Court Claims-March term, '94, 2 363 34 School District No. 1, 1 507 73 School District No 2, 1 454 34 School District No. 3, 990 33 School District No 4, 260 15 School District No. 5, 588 45 School District No. C, 1 094 50 School District No. 7, 870 00 School District No. 8, 962 85 School District No. 9, ' 710 00 School District No. 10, 494 00 School District No. ll, 451 00 School District No. 12, 540 93 School District No. 13, 1 126 24 School District No. 14, 889 00 School District No. 15, 627 70 School District No. 16, 706 77 School District No. 17, 1 400 00 School District No. 18, 474 75 School District No. 19, 691 45 School District No. 20, 67 64 Incidental, 1 550 63 Grand Total. $ 44 535 21 In yesterday's Freeman the subjoined article appeared, which, in consequence of subsequent developments, is deemed of suffi? cient importance to merit republication here ; THE FREEMAN wishes to call atten? tion to the fact that heretofore the three papers of the city of Sumter haye shared equally the work and compensation for the publication of the County Treasurer's Annual Re? port. This wasjdoue so that all the people of the County could read the report, and it was published in the three papers without extra cost to the taxpayers-the amount charged by each paper being one-third price 16% cents per inch. .For reasons best known to himself the Treasurer this year gave the print? ing to the Sumter Herald and the Herald, we are informed, agreed to give the County Banner, Bisbopville, S. C., a certain proportion of the work. THE FREEMAN learned a short time ago that it was probably the Treas? urer's intention to share it out of the publication of this report, and then, with the Treasurer's assurance that he would consider, a bid, we wrpte him offering to do the work at one-third less than- the rate allowed by law. We received a letter from the Treasurer in reply to ours a few days later en? quiring in case be accepted our bid, what we proposed to do in regard to a division with the other papers. Our prompt answer in reply was that we would do the work at . the rate men? tioned in our bid and would divide work and money with any papers be named. To this last letter we have never received a reply and on Friday night last the report was published as a supplement to the Herald, in an entirely uselessly extended form costing the County about $100 more than ever before and about $200 more than our bid would have called for. The statutes require the publication of the report two weeks before court convenes. Under the old division plan the work of each paper was com? paratively light and the report was published as the law requiring. This year, it will be observed, the Treasurer has failed to comply with the law-the object of which is to make an itemized statement of public expenditures known to the people a sufficient length of time before court convenes that any error, &c, may be .reported to the grand jury. Our columns are open to the Treas? urer for the explanation which is in order. Late yesterday afternoon tbepropnetor of tbe j Watchman and Southron was summoned before the Grand Jory and examined in regard to the cost and form of the report as it appeared in the Herald, tbe form and cost of tbe report in previous years, the cost of the report bad it been published in the compact form of pre? vious years, aod the probable cost of the report had tbe bid of tbe Freeman at ? the regular rates beeeu accepted. Mr. Miller, of the Freeman and Mr. A. W. Knight, of the Herald were also summoned and examined by the Grand Jury. Thus the matter has assumed a form, concerning which the public bave a right to be informed. As stated io the article copied from the Freeman, the Treasurer's Report bas been published for years by all the papers in Sum? ter without additional cost to the county, tbe work and pay having been equally divided, ? When there were two papers here, the Watch ! man and Southron and the Advance, this plan j prevailed, and since the establishment of the I Freeman, the work and pay have been divided ; between the three, until the publication of the ; present report. This has been done without j disagreement, notwithstanding the fact that j the Watchman and Sout?iron has .at al I . times ! had a larger circulation than any of its com i Petitors, and on this ground entitled io a I greater portion of tbe price fixed by law. . j It is also true tba: the Report this year has : been extended and made to fill more space I than necessary and bas, at the legal rate, ! fifty cents per inch, cost the county more for '. the publication in one paper than it- cost in previous years when published io three. Again it is true that the law requires the 1 publication of the Report two weeks before i court convenes, and this year the Report was not issued uutil the Friday before court couvened on Monday. This is the status of the case now being investigated by the Grand Jury. About a mooth ago, as has been the cus tom of the proprietor of this paper io pre? vious years, in default of an uuderstanding, a business proposition was submitted, tn writing, to Treasurer D. E. Keels to publish the Report conjoi ntly w i. e i her papers for one price, thus giving the Report the widest possible circulation without additional ' cost to the county. In the same letter a second proposition was made-that in the event of Treasurer Keels' decision to select one paper for the publication ot the Report, the Watch mart and Southro7i would be entitled to con sideration on account of its large circulation ; by reason of which a larger number of tax payers would be enabled to examine the Report To this letter Treaurer Keels has never replied, although he received it at least a month before his Report was published, j Having received no consideration for this plain business proposition at the hands of j Treasurer Keels, we bothered no more about | the matter. ?Since the Grand Jury has taken j hold of the matter the whole thing will be sifted and tbe public can judge of tbe merits, or more correctly the demerits, of the case. Our latest information is that the bill for publication of the Report is $434.00, of if hich $50 goes to the Bishop ville Banner, by virtue of an agreement between the Herald and the Banner. When the amount of this bill is contrasted with the Freemaris bid which would have amounted to about $200 less, the tax payers bave a right to kick, and the Grand Jury does right in forcing an in? vestigation. On the face of tbe case Trea? surer Keels seems to have diregarded the business principle to get the largest value for the least money, to the injury of the tax payers, in addition to not having complied with law in regard to the time of publication. The Grand Jury has not completed the io ve8tigation, but if there are further develop? ments of public interest the next issue will contain a full report. Commencement Hop. The Annual Hop io honor of the graduates of Sumter Institute was given on last Wednesday eveoing in the S. L. I. Armory. The Orchestra furnished delightful music, and. the evening slipped away amid pleasure and mirtb. Tbe number of dancers from other places was a noticeable featore of the occasion, and their presence added much to the pleasure of those who gave the daoce ; Sumter and -u m ter people are never so happy as when entertaining friends. The following were present : Misses Lily Del gar, Emmie Saunders, Beth Duvall, Jessie Moise, Bessie Lee, Kate Moses, May Boasard, Addie DesChamps, Mar?ie O'Neill, Tarie Moses, Madeline Fraser, Janie Spann, Rosa Barnett,May Ervin, Emmie James and Florence Haynsworth, of Dar? lington, Miss Dudley, of Ben net ts vi He, Minnie Atkins, of Mayesville, Betiie Aycock, of Wedgefield, Mrs. W. H. Ingram, Mrs. F. M. Spann, Mrs. A. S. Isaacs, of New York,and others. The gentlemen were; R. H. Jennings, J. N. Braud, H. W. Cooper, A. T. Cooper. W. D. McLeod, Paul Kennedy, E. 0. Ingram, R F. Jackson, H. C. DesChamps, J. H. DesChamps, F. K. Winn, J. E. Gaillard, Jr., J. McF. Spann, W. J. McKain, Chas. McFaddin, Donald Auld, Grenville DeLorme, N. G. Osteen, Jr., Sol Ryttenberg, I. A. Ryttenberg, J. H. Borns, Douglas Weeks, Spann Vinson, Leonard Brown, Robert Breeden, Douglas China, Wallace Epperson, Robert Sanders, F. M. Spann, John K. Cross well, Eogene Aycock, W. T. Mixoo and others. The costumes of the ladies were handsome and becoming, and all in all, the Hop was a brilliant and charming success. Citadel Commencement. The editor returns thanks to Messrs. A C. 3askin and George M. Stuckey of the South Carolina M ilitary Academy for an invitation to the Anniversary Exercises of the Calh opean and Polytechnic Literary Societies to be be held on the evening of the 14th inst. Messrs. Baskin and Stackey are members of the graduating class and will receive their diplomas at the approaching commencement. Court. Court convened on Monday morning with Judge Norton on the bench. R. 0. Purdy, Esq., acted as Solicitor. . The business of the court has been disposed of expeditiously, and at the time of going to press all of the cases on the cr? mi aa I docket except the Kelly mur? der case have been tried or continued. The following are the cases disposed of : State vs. Nelson Shaw-Burglary and Lar? ceny. Guilty. State vs, Richard Wilder-BreakiDg and Entering Railroad Car. Plead Guilty. Stato vs. Will Lore-Larceny of Live Stock. Plead Guilty. State vs. John Ludd, Tbos. Owens and James Anderson-Burglary and Larceny. John Ludd plead guilty. Thoa. Owens and James Anderson, guilty, recommended to mercy. . State vs. William Holmes-Housebreaking and Larceny. Plead Guilty. State vs. Ben Green-Housebreaking and Larceny. Plead Gnilty. State vs. C. C. Rodgers aod Daniel Wright -Indictment for Killing Fish With Dynamite. Nol. pros. Stats vs. Dave Mack-Entering House with Intent to Steal. Guilty. , State vs. Peter Cooyers and Rachael Con? vers-Assault and Battery with Intent to Kill. Discharged. State vs. Thomas Frierson-Larceny. Not Guilty. State vs. Jacob Mack-House Breaking. Guilty. State vs. Dan Davis and Hammie Brown House Breaking and Larceny. Hammie Brown Guilty. Dan Davis not Guilty. State vs. Benny Spann-House Breaking. Guilty. Recommended to Mercy. Stale vs. Ben Murray-Selling Crop Under Lien. Discharged. State vs. Geo. Singleton-Assault and Battery, with Intent to Kill. Plead Guilty. Solicitor Wilson. Solicitor John S. Wilson, who bas been quite ill for so rae weeks, was taken to Columbia last week for the purpose of having au operation performed. The operation proved to be a very severe one, necessitating three incisions into the abdominal ca vityTor the removal of an ab cess affecting the liver and kidneys. He stood tbe operation well, and up to this time his condition has been as favorable as could be expected. The State of this morning says: Soli? citor John S. Wilson, of tbe Third Circuit, is quite ill at tbe Columbia Hospital from the effects of an operation performed a few day? ago. He was getting along as well as could be expected yesterday. j Alumnae Reception-Gen. Youman's i . Address. The annual meeting of the Alumna Asso? ciation of the Sumter Institute was held last Wednesday immediately after the commence j ment exercises, and routine business trans 1 acted.. A number of new members were re 1 .ceived-graduates of this year and"bf other J years who had not united with the Associa? tion. The following officers were elected to serve d ur?ng-1 he ensuing year : ? President- Miss Eloise Wilson. Vice President-Mamie Fraser. Sec. and Treas.-Mrs E.F.Miller. Gen. Voumans delivered the address in ? Institute Hall, Wednesday evening, in the pre : sence of a large and appreciative audience. : The address was followed by the annual j reception of the Alumnae Association. The j refreshments were served in the Hall instead j of on the lawn as anticipated, on account of j the heavy rain during the early part of the j evening. The reception was very pleasant, ihe social features add so much-the meeting between old friends-is always, to many of us, the most enjoyable and satisfactory of tbe whole commencement season. Without the Alumnae evening the commencement week would be robbed of much of its charm. - - -.-? .#. . -^^ Go to D. M. Campbells for ice cold meats. Hood's Pills are the best family cathartic and liver medicine. Harmless, reliable, sure. China's Soda is cold and fine, and good enough to quiet any one's mind. Every person interested in Music should cet H catalogue of 10c Sheet Mnsicand Music Books from Kennedy's Book Store. Winburn, the Photographer, will be off for the mountains in a short time, so have your picture taken before he goes, while they are made at the reduced price. Use Excelsior Baking Powder, prepared only by Dr. A.J.China. Guaranteed tobe chemically pure. Price 35 cents per pound, 2 ounces for 5 cents, etc. e.o.w-tf The Winthrop Commencement. The Commencement exercises of the Win? throp Normal College will be held on Thurs? day, 14th inst. Four young ladies from this county will be graduated. They are Misses Isabelle Moldrow, ?. E. Dick, Mamie Din kins, and Sallie Grant. These young ladies have pursued the rall coorse of two years, and are now thoroughly equipped teachers. There are two scholarships to be a wardst yoong ladies from this co tin ty for the ensuing two years. The first scholarship is worth $150 per year and tuition ; the second gives free tuition. A competitive, examina? tion will be held on July 17th to award the scholarships. Away From Home?. The Sumter Base Ball Club left on Sunday morning for Greenville and Spartaoborg to play a series of three games in each place. The following are the meo composing the Sumter team : Joe Viileneove, Charlie Villeneuve, Bron? son, Harper, Eugene Wilder, Bosendorf, Crawford Sanders, Cummings, Morgan of Florence, and Allen and Pittman, of Colum? bia. The first game o & ball in ?keenville Oft Sion* dav afternoon resulted disastrously for the Sumter club. Tbe Green villes wiped up the dimond with them, and let them off when the score stood 27 to!. Allen pitched. Definite information concerning the g. ie yesterday afternoon baa not been received, bot it is rumored aro and that the score stood 33 to 13 in favor of Greenville. Boys in Gray. The S. C. M A. Cadets will leave tbe Citadel, Friday the 15th test, for their anoual encampment, which will be extended over a considerable area. Three days will be spent with tbe people of the lively little city of Rock Hill. Monday morning they leare on a forced march, will make an in? spection of the old battle-held of Kings Mountain, and probably exhibit a sham bat? tle there. Tbe battalion will reach Yorkritle, tbe 22d, where the final scene of tho closing acts of this great drama wHI take place. There wilt be no aaed to the entreaties that will be employed ia order to please the maidens and to make lasting impressions on the old folks. On their way up the cadets will pass the "Game Cock (Sty," and of course they will be glad to greet all friends and sympathizers of the soldier, boys, who may come to the station to see them pass. The train will per? haps stop about tweoty minutes. A Caa?. Wheat. Mr. J. J. Scurry, of Concord, paid us a risit a few days ?ince, bringing with bim a sample of bis wheat. The stalks are four feet io height aod heavily headed. Mr. Scurry planted three-fourths of an acre and his neighbors estimate bia crop at fifteen to eighteen bushels. This is an excellent yield, when the fact that ne? fertiliser was ased is taken imo consideration. Tbe wheat is of the bearded variety, and Mr. Scurry would appreciate a suggestion as to the best way to clean it, from those who have experience. Before the Mayor The folio wi ag negroes were up before the Mayor's Court on Monday morning for en? gaging m a row io the ball above Z. E. Walker's store : Wm. Brunsen, disorderly conduct and car? rying a concealed weapon, $19 or 20 days. Ed.. Bossard, Jimmie Ross aod Willie Rob? inson, disorderly conduct and fighting, $5 each or 10 days. Z. E. Walker was charged with disorderly conduct and running a gambling boase, but the case was continued. Mr. John S. Kennedy, while adjusting a bit in one of the machines at Luken A Rief snyder's mill, on .Monday, cut his hand severely by tbe slipping of a wrench. He will be unable to work for a week or more. BICYCLE MEET. The following is the program of the races which takes place under the aus? pices of the Sumter Track and Park Association on Jone 28th and 39th, 1894: FIRST DAY. 1st Race-One Mile Novice-First Prize, Handsome Seal Bing, value $10.00; Second Prize, 1 dozen Gents Handkerchiefs, value $3.00. 2nd Race-One-Quarter Mile Cham? pionship Race-Baird of Charleston, ? Fitzsimmons, of Greensboro, N. C., Prize, Gold Medal. 3rd Race-Half Mile Open-First Prize, Enameled Copper Bicycle Cigar I Box, value $25.00: Second Prize, One Pair Bicycle Shoes, value $2.50. 4th Race-One Mile for Sumter Riders only-First Prize, Bicycle Clock, value $&\25; Second Prize, One Knox Hat, value $5.00. f 5th Race-Half Mile for boys under 15 years of age-First Prize, Silk Umbrella, value $4.50; Second Prize, Bicycle Lantern, value $1.50. . II 6th Race-One Mile Handicap \ First Prize, Hunting Case Gold Watch, ; value $25.00; Second Prize, Box of Cigars, value $5.00. 7th Race-One Mile 3 Minute Class . First Prize, 1 Pair Diamond Cuff But , tons, value $20.00; Second Prize, $1,000 . Accident Policy for one year, value ? $5.00. SECOND DAY. 1st Race-One-Quarter Mile for Sumter Riders only-First Prize, Silk ! Bicycle Canopy, value $12.00; Second Prize, 1.000 Cigarettes, value $3.65. 2nd Race-Two Mile Championship Race-Baird, of Charleston, Fitzsim? mons, of Greensboro, X. C. Prize, ; Diamond Ring, value $50.00. I 3rd Race-One Mile Handicap-First j Prize, Smith & Wesson Revolver, val? ue $15.00: Second Prize, Victor Racing ? Saddle, value $6.00. 4th Race-One Quarter Mile Open Firsc Prize, Old Silver Cigarette Case. I value $S.0O; Second Prize, Cyclometer. ! value $5.00. I 5th Race-Two Mile Handicap ! First Prize, Silver Prize Bicycle Cup. : value $30.00: Second Prize, Gold Foun < tain Pen, value $4.00. I 6th Race-Half Mile Open-First i Prize, Piano Lamp, value $15.00: Sec ! ond Prize, Sweater, value $4.00. j 7th Race-One Half Mile Consola I tion Rac*?-First Prize, one year's I subscription for the Columbia Journal. I value - Second Prize, lx Pair Bisque Figures, value $3.00. ? China's Soda is the best, and every one i should test it. Extra fine beef at D. M. Campbell's, oppo ! site oid post office. What is Kingman's Honey Dew? It is the ; latest thing out for a cool aud refreshing ! drink. Gardner of Charleston furnishes Kingmac with Soda Water. Next door to theSimond's ! Bank. Now is your opportunity for Photos at greatly reduced prices at Winburn's Gallery until the 1st of July, after which time the regular price will be charged. Something that has long been needed and can uow be had, a full line of 10c Sheet Music and Music Book. Catalogue free upon application, at Kennedy's Book Store.