H. R. THOMAS'S DEMANDS.
Tbe letter of Mr. H. R. Thomas to
Maj. Marloo Moise aod Maj. Moise's
reply, which are published in another
column constitute a peculiar addenda to
the campaign just closed.
Mr. Thomas, acting in bis capacity
of President of the Reform Faction,
makes certain suppositions, and de?
mands that Maj. Moise, as the Presi?
dent of the Conservative Faction, make
pledges for bb faction, said pledges
being premised upon Mr. Thomas's
suppositions.
On Monday evening Mr. Thomas
telegraphed Hon. A. Moses, to whom
he bad written a similar letter as head
of the Legislative delegation, urgently
requesting that the letters be withheld
from publication and withdrawing his
letters. The letter to Maj. Moise aod
bis reply bad been given to the press
before the telegram was received, and
Mr. Thomas's telegram served only to
withhold the letter to Mr. Moses.
We understand that Mr. Thomas
made his demands without consultation
with his faction and as soon as several
of the leading Reformers found put
what he had done they wired bim to
back water afc once, which he did;,
As to the merits^ of Mr. Thomas'
demands little'needs to be said'. It
was simply an exhibition of cheek, or a
desire to learn if there would be any
grounds for a bolt by bis faction. His
remark: "If the reformers of Sumter
Coon ty abide this primary * * "
may indicate that he bad an idea of not
abiding the primary. There has been
strong talk that there would be a reform
ticket pot op in this county if the con?
servatives in other coan ties put np '
tickets, aod we imagine Mr. Thomas
wished to trap some of our leading men
into saying something that would give
him ao excuse for carrying out this
design.
He can rest assured, however, that
the Conservatives io Sumter County are
determined to hold the Reformers to the
result of the primary or make them
admit thai they are : not democrats.
We are going to stick to the nomioees
- of the party down to and including Dr.
Stokes.
Thomas Asks Questions.
WEDGEFIELD, Sept. 1, 1894.
HOD. Mar km Moise, President Conservative
Faction, Sumter S. C.
Dear Sir: At our last primary election
your Conservative faction only put up a
county ticket and you defeated us. The Re?
form faeuoa went' into this primary ia good
faith and we feel honor bound to abide the
result. We bear threats from your faction of
going to the General Election for Coi ted
States Senator, for Congress aod the State
tickets. I desire to question you as the lead?
er of your faction, for publication, because
you solemnly swore with your people "that
you were duly qualified to vote at the last
election according to the rules of the Demo?
cratic Party." The one qualification placed
just before this oath is a pledge "to abide the
results of the primary and to support tbe
nominees of the party." IQ my opinion this
means to support all the nomioees of the
party.
I beg to ask if yon feel under obligation
and will use your influence with your fac?
tion to lead them to sopport all tbe nominees
of the party voted for io the last primary
viz : Delegates to the Stats Convention to
nominate a State ticket from Governor
down?
Will you use your influeoce to have your
Conservative faction sopport J. W. Stokes
for Congress who was nominated in tbe same
primary which nominated your conservative
ticket ?
If General Butler starts aa independent
movement as I hear intima .ed, bot don't
believe it-will the nominees of your faction
have your influence to vote for him io the
General Assembly? I am told that Mr.
Moses, Wilson aod Sander? said oo tbe
stomp they intended to sopport Geoeral But?
ler, but be had net at that time expressed
aoy intention of going before the general
election.
Wheo the Legislature meets io November
if the Democrats elected uoder the presen t
party organization bo kl a caucus to Domi?
nate a United States Senator as against the
bolters will you ase your influence to have
your members eater that caucas against all
bolters and abide its results.
If the reformers of Sumter County abide
this primary can we count on you and your
Conservative faction to stand loyally by all
of the nominees of our party as now
organized.
The Reformers of Sumter County desire to
have peace and will stand loyally by all
their pledges, bat we demand of you and tbe
Conservatives equal faithfulness in the per?
formance of your pledges to support all of
the nominees of the democratic party.
H. R. THOMAS,
President Reform Faction Sumter County.
SUMTER, S. C., September 3, 1894.
Mr. H. R. Thomas, President Reform Faction,
Sumter County.
Dear Sir : Your communication of the
first instant received. Ido oot feel author?
ized to speak for tbe entire body of tbe Con?
servatives of the County (as I have bad no
conference with them on the subject of your
letter,) but I feel assured that they intend to
stand upon the results of the Primary of the
28tb, ultimo and will support the nominees
of the party.
Your question as to the Congressional can?
didate for this District is covered by the
above.
Official Returns of the Primary Election of Sumter County, Held August 28th, 1894.
VOTING PLACES.
Atkins.
Bandana....
Bishopville, No. 1.1
Bishopville, No. 2./
Bossards.*.
Carter's Crossing and Mannville....
Concord .
Earle.
Farmers.-.
Gaillard's X Roads.
Hampton .
Higb Hills.
Lynchburg, Siraigbtout.
Lynchbarg, Tillman.>.
Magnolia.
Manchester.
Mannville.
Mayesville..
Mayesville, Farmers .
Mechanics.
Mt Clio.
Providence...
Pleasant Grove.
Privateer.
Rafting Creek..
Salem.
Spring Hill and Excelsior.
Swimming Pens.
Sumter.
Statebnrg_.
ShilobX"..-...-..?i-....
Thermopylae.'........?.
Taylors. ..w. ?..-.
Wedgefield.....?..-...
Wells X Roads................
Zoar.i.?.
TOTAL.
DELEGATES.
SENATE
52
1207
uni
REPRESENTATIVES.
12681 1263
12521 1327
1201
37
1120
1092
31
10601 1032
SDPBRVISOB.
1045
TREASURER.
12341 1087
1204
1120
AUDITOR.
1239
1101
p. J. IscnooL COM'B.
2198
13461 980
CONGRESS.
103
1078
2358
E. F. MILLER, Secretary
E. KEELS, Chairman.
As to casting my influence with members
of the General Assembly in the matter of the
U. S. Senatorsbip; that is a subject upon
which they shall remain perfectly free (as far
RS I am concerned) to vote as they think
proper, uninfluenced by all other considera?
tions than the public welfare and true party
fealty.
In reply to your last question ''If the Re?
formers of Sumter County abide this primary
can we count on you and your Conservative
faction to .stand loyally to all the nominees
of our party as now organized. The Re?
formers of Sumter County desire to have
peace and will stand loyally to all their
pledges, bet we demand of you and the
Conservatives equal faithfulness in the per?
formance of your pledges to support ail of
the nominees of the Democratic Party?"
The Conservatives will insist upon the Re?
formers abiding by an election, that was
entered into in good faith and fairly con?
ducted. As to your demand for ''equal
faithfulness in the performance' of your (our)
pledges to support all of the nominees, etc.
I would respectfully suggest, 'that you
change the phraseology of yonr opening
sentence so that it may read "The Reformers
shall abide this primary," etc , and then it
will be in order for you <o demand of ns
"equal faithfulness," etc.
MARION MOISE,
Chairman of the Con. Ex. Com. Sumter Co.
Letter From Hemberts.
RSMBERT, S. C., Sept. 3, 1894.
The protracted meeting which was com?
menced on last Saturday week at St . Mat?
thew's Church, closed on Friday. Quarterly
conference met at St. Matthew's at that time,
and Presiding Elder Power remained until
Tuesday., The pastor, Rev. .Peter Stokes,
was also-assi?fed during the latter part of the
we?kijy'Rer. T. G: Herbert, jr., of Sumter.
Rev. Betbea commenced a meeting at Swift
Creak Cbarcb on Friday, which will continue
through this week. We hope these meetings
will be productive of great good.
Cotton is opening very rapidly and the
fields are white, as very little of it has been
picked. The price for picking has been re?
duced to thirty cents and the bands have been
holding back, expecting to get more, but they
have realized that the farmers cannot afford
to pay more with cotton at the present price,
and most of them bare commenced work. A
little excitement was caused a few days age
by the circulation ot? a rumour that any
one who went to work at the price offered
would be whipped. We understand that ooe
attempt was made to do this, but it came to
nothing, and the would-be white caps were
forced to disband hurridly to save their own
hides. Some of them are still biding away
from their homes. The party which drove off
the white caps was also composed of negroes.
We believe the matter is at an end and there
will be no more trouble.
Tbe tobacco crops have all been harvested
and the yield is very satisfactory as a rule.
If'the market is at all good the crop will pay
this year.
The damage at Rembert's Mill, caused by
the storm, bas been repaired after nearly a
month's work, and the road is again passable.
The public road should be changed and made
upon the dam, instead of through two or
three hundred yards of water, which is
sometimes deep enough to come into a baggy
Misses Mattie Dickson, of Richland, May
Walker, of Camden, and Sue Lucius, of Flor?
ence are visiting friends in the neighborhood
Messrs. John T. and Arthur Greta .spent a
few days in the neighborhood last week.
Capt. John M. McElveeD, of Shiloh was on
a visit to friends here last week.
The Board of Directora of the Penitentiary
met at the State Fa fm to-day. Mr. Sanders'
lease expires this year and we understood
that the Board will appoint someone at its
next meeting:, Which takes place in Columbia
this week, to carry on the farm next year.
The Board could not do better than appoint
Mr. Sanders.
The election last Tuesday passed off quietly.
A good many voters did not come out as
they tbonght it would be all right any way.
We are satisfied with the result, and suppose
that in a very short time everybody else, ex?
cept the disappointed office seekers and
choice candidates, will be also.
The Special Election Returns of the Watch?
man and Southron reached ns on Wednesday
morning, and brought the first definite news
of the election. In fact the W. $ S. got
here ahead of the telegraphic news from Sum?
ter. The returns removed all doubts of a
complete Conservative victory, and the enter?
prise of the Watchman and Southron was
highly appreciated.
I. A. H.
.- ll #^-?
Irving W. Larimore, physical director of|
Y. M. C. A., Des Moines, Iowa, says be can
conscientiously recommend Chamberlain's
Pain Balm to athletes, gymnasts, bicyclists,
foot ball players and the profession in gen?
eral for bruises sprain and dislocations ; also
for soreness and stiffness of the muscles.
When applied before the parts become swoll?
en it will effect a cure io one half the time
usnally required. For sale by Dr. A. J.
China.
The State Fair.
Eveo before the election it would not have
been out of place to give an eye to the State
Fair, which is going to be a shade better than
ever before. Tbe first step towards its sac
cess bas been made, cheap rates have been
secured from that all-powerful commission.
The following circular letter explains the
matter.
"Lines interested baviog agreed, rates of
one fare for the round trip, plus 50 cents
admission coupon, from points in South Caro?
lina and Augusta Ga., and from Charlotte,
Wilmington and intermediate poiots to
Columbia and return, for tbe above occasion,
are hereby approved.
Tickets to be sold November ll to 15
inclusive, with final limit November 17, 1894.
"Tickets may be sold to bona fide exhibi?
tors and held November 8, 9 and 10, 1894.
"The press of tbe State will greatly oblige
all interested by publishing tba above infor?
mation.
Tbe State Fair this year will take place
from the 12th to the 16th of November.
With good crops and polities settled everyone
will want to come here. Tbe rate, as given
by the commission, makes no concession to
exhibitors as bas been done in previous years.
Letter From Wedgefield.
WEDGEFIELD, S. C., Sept. 4, 1894.
We regret very much to lose permanently
our esteemed friend and efficient milliner and
dressmaker, Miss Mattie DuPont, but her
talents truly are hid here, for our town is not
large enough for one of ber accomplish men ts
in ber line. Our lo?s will be Sumter's gain
as she will this week open there a first class
dressmaking establishment, which will be
quite an acquisition to your progressive city.
Tbe ladies of Sumter truly are to be congrat?
ulated and should consider themselves par?
ticularly fortunate to be able to have the ser?
vices of one so very proficient in this all
important line.
The Sumter correspondent to News and
Courier in his letter of 1st inst, which was
published in issue of 3d, in mentioning the
majority each Conservative received in tbe re?
cent Primary, omitted Mr. R. I. Manning's
name, inadvertently, no doubt, but we would
like to see Mr. Manning's majority too
Messrs. W. 0. Cain, R. N. Owen and others
caught a very fine deer on last Thursday.
We can testify especially to its being very
fine, as a very choice piece of venison was
sent us which we enjoyed immensely.
Tbe sorghum mills are thick around here
this season, and all of them seem to be doing
a good business.
Rice bas become a very important crop of
late, and tbe recent rains have made it very
fine. Some of our farmers will make more
than their family will use.
Miss Ada Wheeler, of Mayesville, is on a
T?8it to her brother, Mr. R. G. Wheeler.
Mr. Darcy Thomas is at home for a short
stay from Clemson.
Mr. Frank P. Burgess, of Stateburg, bas
accepted a situation as salesman with Mr. W.
J. McLeod.
A moderate shower of rain to-day stopped
cotton pieking.
Letter From Fulton
FULTON, S. C., Sept. 3, 1894.
Cotten picking is the order of the day, bat
the yield will not be near what was expected,
though we are satisfied that a general short
crop would help the farmers more than any?
thing else. The idea among many is that the
lower the price tbe more they most raise ; in
other words they produce two bales at 5$ c'ts
instead of one for il c'ts, not realizing any
more, but with an additional expense for
picking, ginning, packing, etc.
There was a large baptising at Calvary
Church last Sabbath, administered by the
Rer. E. C. Wells, of Packsville.
The patrons of the "Falt?n High School"
met last Tuesday,'-at Pinewood, for the pur?
pose of select IDE: a teacher for the coming ses?
sion, but with no definite result.
Miss Carrie DesCbamps, of Pinewood, is
visiting her sister. Mrs. McDonald Green, of
Wisacky.
Miss Maude .Smith, of this place, after an
extended visit to relatives and friends in Sum?
ter and the Fork of Black River, returned to
her home last Tuesday.
We hear that Messrs. Baron and McLeod,
of Manning, and Pate of your city., will enter
the mercantile business at Pinewood in the
near future. S. B. W. G.
The Coast Line's Short Line Service
South.
By completion of the Manchester and
Augusta railroad from Sumter, S. C., to
Denmark, the Atlantic Coast Line will put in
operation, September 3 next, their new fast
short line train service to Aiken, S. C.,
Augusta, Macon and South Georgia points,
leaving New York daily at 9 a. m., Washing?
ton 3.30 p. m., arriving in Augusta the next
morning at 8 o'clock, and Macon ll o'clock,
with through Pullman car service from New
York and Washington to Macon.
A. M. Bailey, a well known citizen of Eu?
gene, Oregon, says bis wife has for years been
troubled with chronic diarrhoea and used
many remedies with little relief until she tried
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and diarrhoa
Remedy, which bas cured her sound and well.
Give it a trial and you will be surprised at
the prompt relief it affords. 25 and 50 cent
bottles for sale by Dr. A. J. China.
Testimony Prom a Rival Town.
We do aot believe that there is a town in
the State that can boast of as enterprising
merchants as are to be found in Sumter.
Despite the hard times they patronize the
papers very liberally and have kept up the r
advertising all through the dull season. In
addition to this they also use the columns of
the Bishopville and Manning papers in order
to attract the attention of the public. The
consequence of this is that Sumter draws a
good deal of trade that naturally belongs to
other places, but which are checkmated by
the superior enterprise of of the Sumter mer
chants.-Darlington Herald.
Oar merchants will certainly appre?
ciate this tribute to their enterprise
from the Darlington Herald.
Rattlesnakes.
Last Saturday Mr. Ernst Bultman brought
three venomuous looking rattlesnakes back
with him in a glass case from the mountains.
The largest one was about 4 feet long and
had 12 rattles. They were placed on exhibi?
tion in the show window of Bultman k Bro.,
during the day and then taken home. Two
of them-the smallest-were taken out and
killed but the large rattler was left in the
case. On Sunday night, Mr. Raynor, who
lives near by entered the front gate and
approached the steps but was brought to a
halt by the furious rattle of a snake which
could not be seen in the dark. He called to
bis family inside the house for a light and a
gun and finding the big reptile coiled just in
front of bis steps, shot him. .Later it was
discovered that Mr. Boltman's snake had
broken out, and he was the one Mr, Raynor
had killed.
When so many people are taking and de?
riving benefit from Hood's Sarsaparilla, why
don't vou try it yourself ? It will build you
up. Hood's Sarsaparilla will make you
strong.
What are all of those bicycles doing in
front of China's store? The riders are inside
enjoying that good Soda and Ice Sherbets.
Meteorological Record.
The following is a report of observations
of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W.
W. Anderson, for the past week ending Sept.
2, 1894:
Temperature.
.5
is
a
*S
cs
Condition.
76.5
74.
74.
75.5
77.5
77.5
75.5
83.
79.
80.
82.
82.
84.
84.
70.
69.
68.
69.
73.
71.
67.
sw
SB
W
8
S
SB
SSE
.18
.06
.23
.00
.00
.00
.00
?Cloudy.
Cloudy.
?Cloudy.
Clear.
.Cloudy.
fClear.
fClear.
?Partly Cloudy. fSmoky.
During the last four or fire days the atmos?
phere bas been very smoky, dimming the sun
to a considerable extent.
How's Thiel
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case of Catarrh that cannot be cure by
Hall's Catarrh Cnre.
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We the undersigned, have know F. J.
Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe bim
perfectly honorable in all business transactions
and financialy able to carry out any obliga?
tion made by their firm.
West k Truax, Wholesale Druggist?, Toledo,
O.
Walding, Kinnan k Marvin, Wholesale Drug?
gists, Toledo, 0.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Price 75. per bottle.
Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free.
For fine beef and mutton go to Eogene
Hogan, Main Street, next to T. C. Scaffe.
PUBLIC NOTICE.
TO BICYCLISTS, PRD?CERS
ANIO BOARDING HOUSE
KEEPERS.
CLERK AND TREASURER'S OFFICE.
SUMTER, S. C., Sept. 5, 1894.
The privilege heretofore granted to Bicy?
clist, riding upon sidewalks of City of Sumter,
within the limits prescribed by Ordinance, is
hereby revoked, this being necessary on ac?
count of the business transactions on streets
referred to in said Ordinance relating to
Bicycles.
Producers bringing into City of Sumter any
products of the farm, grain, fruit, vegetables,
poultry, wood or any other produce are not
required to pay a license for same.
Boarding Houses in City of Sumter are
not required to pay a license for accommoda
ting private, permanentboarders ; but only in
cases of accommodation of travellers or tran?
sient boarders.
By order of City Coucil.
C. M. HURST,
Clerk and Treasurer.
Sept. 5.
TIRED, WEAK, NERVOUS,
Gould Hot Sleep.
Prof. L. D. Ed-wards, cf Preston,
Idaho, says: ''I was all run down,
weak, nervous and irritable through
overwork. I su tiered from brain fa?
tigue, mental depression, etc. I be?
came so weak and nervous that ?
could not sleep. I wouid arise tired,
discouraged and blue. I besran taking
Dr. Miles' Nervine
and ROW everything is changed. I
sleep soundly, I feel bright, active
and'ambitious. I can do more in one
day now than I used to do in a week.
For this great good I give Dr. Miles'
Restorative Nervine the sole credit
It Cures."
Dr. Miles' Nervine is sold on a positive
guarantee that the first bottle will Irenefit.
All druggists sell it at 81,6 bottles for 85. or
it will be sent, prepaid, on receipt of price
by the Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
For sale by Dr. A. J. China, Samter, S. C.
THE
Paper a person uses is an index
of the person, and has as much
to do with the formation of an
estimate of the person as any
other single thing. It is Dot
necessary that every
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stationery be followed ; bett one
should never ose shoddy or din?
gy paper. There is an elegance,
a tone, an appearance of taste
and refinement characteristic of
the user of fine
STATIONERY
That is peculiar to stationery
alone. There is paper and
paper, but there is no question
about certain mills turning out
the best. If everyone is not
already familiar with the names
of the best papers made in
America, they can become so by
patronizing the New Stationery
STORE,
Which opens about the last of
the week, with an entirely new
stock of goods. It will be ten
days or two weeks before every?
thing ordered is received, but
eoough is already here to per?
mit of seleotioo. In addition
to Stationery, Books, Periodi?
cals and all sorts of suplies and
novelties pertaining to the trade
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WILLISTON HM SCHOOL
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS,
Willi8ton, Barnwell County. S. C.
Next Session Begins Wednesday, Sept. 12,1893.
We wish to call your special attention to
the roany advantages offered by tb? Williston,
High School. Our boarding arrangement
cannot be excelled by any school in the State.
Oar buildings are large, comfortable and
well equipped. We have separate dormitories
for boys and girls. One hundred boarding
students can be comfortably accommodated.
We employ ooly first-class teachers. The
faculty consists of five professors and two lady
teachers. We have secured the services of one
of the finest Music Teachers in the State. The
teachers live in the same buildings with the
students. We have a first-class housekeeper
and also a matron. The boy s are under Mili?
tary Regulations. Our school is Christian but
non-sectarian. All students are required to
attend church and Sunday school of their
choice. The High School is divided into four
classes: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and
Senior. When the coarse of study is com?
pleted a regular diploma is granted. During
the past session two hundred and sevea
students were enrolled, representing nearly
every section of the State Besides the usual
English Course, instruction will be given ia
tbe following branches : Ancient and Modern
Languages, Commercial Law, Commercial
Arithmetic, Book-Keeping, Music, Art, Calis?
thenics, Elocution, Telegraphy, Typewriting,
Stenography and Military tactics.
? EXPENSES:
Literary Department per month, $2 00 to 4 00
Music, Instrumental (with use
of piano), 3 50
Music, Vocal, per month, - 3 50
Art per month, 4 00
Board per month, 7 00 to 10 00
Board and Tuition payable monthly in ad?
vance.
Uniform for Boys, 14 00
Uniform for Girle, 8 00 to S 50
We have decided to make the foKowiog
liberal offers :
1st. If a student on entering will pay cash
down for one-half the session we will give
him a discount of five per cent (5 per cent.)
off our regular rates.
2d. If a student on entering will pay cash
down for the entire session we will give bim a
discount of fifteen per cent. (15 per cent.) off
our rates.
Consected with the High Scbool is the Pal?
metto Business College. Complete Ccffiffer
cial Course in this Institution, including BoO^
Keeping (in all its varied forms). Commercial
Arithmetic, Commercial Law, ?c. For the
entire course $30. It takes from three to five
months to complete this course. When a
studeDt passes a satisfactory examination ia
the Commercial branches he will receive a
Diploma from that Department.
Telegraphy, Complete Course, $25 00
Typewriting, " " 10 09
Stenography, " " 30 CO
Regular study hours at night. Students
are not allowed to roam the streets or leave
their rooms after dark, without a special per?
mit from the Principal. Good Literary
Societies are carried 00 in connection with the
school. Ali students are required to attend.
We guarantee that any young man can
enter the Literary Departmant of our scbool
and attend the entire session of nine and one
half scholastic months, board, tuition and all
expenses included, except books and clothing,
for from $115 00 to $125 00, according to the
class entered. $125 00 to $135 00 will cover
board, tuition and all expenses except books
and clothing for a young lady in Literary
Department for the entire session of nine and
one-half scholastic months. We shall be glad
to have your patronage
Tbe Principal bas recently purchased the
large three-story building known as the
Northern Hotel, and is now having it put ia
comfortable condition, and will use it as the
boy's boarding ball. Thirty-three rooms ia
the building. Respectfully,
F. N. K. BAILEY, Principal.
Address all letters to Williston High
Scbool, Williston, S. C. Aug. 22.
PATRICK
MILITARI' I1TITIITE,
ANDERSON, S. C.
Seventeenth Session
OPENS SEPTEMBER 12TH.
GOOD COURSE in English, Mathematics,
Latin, Greek, German, ^French, Draw?
ing, Book-Keeping, and Tactics.
Send for Catalogue.
COL. JOHN B. PATRICK,
Aug. 15._Supt.
wm m tat
THE WASHINGTON HAND PRESS
heretofore used by The 'Watchman awi
Southron, will be sold low for Cash. It will
print an 8 column paper.