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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 31, 1894, Entered at the Post Office at Sumter, S (?., as Second Glass Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Estate of Thos. W. Morris-Citation. County Commissioners-Annual Meeting. Estate of W. Burrows Mathis-Final Dis? charge. Electric Light Company-Stockholders Meeting. G. W. Egan, Charleston-Money to be Had on Cotton. Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M.-Re? gular Monthly Communication. Personal. Mr. George H. Reid, of Bishop ville, spent yesterday in the city. Mr. Jimmie Dargan, of this county, left for Florida Monday. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Mciver, who have been ill, are much better. Mr. W. T. Brogdoo, who has been report? ed very Ul, is much better. Miss Lillie Delgar left for Bennettsvi?le Monday ou a visit to friends. Miss Hattie Doar, of McClellan ville, is visit . ?og ber sister Mrs. George D. Shore. Mr. R. S. Brad well, who hasoeen visiting in Doctortown, Ga, has returned home. Mr. Alva Smith, who has been quite sick with fever, for about a week, is able to oat again. Mrs. Wylie J. McKain and children, of Mann ville, went over to. Columbia Saturday morning on a visit to relatives. Mr. Emile E. Fox worth will leave for Gainesville, Florida, to-morrow night to en? ter the Express service again, as route agent. Rev. W. W. Mood's many friends wili be delighted to learn that be bas recovered sufficiently to be able to sit up. Mrs. Mood is also much better. The friends of Mr. Joe Jones will, no doubt, be pleased to hear that Joe is still living, or was, op to a few days ago, anyhow. A letter was received from bim last night from SAU Francisco, Cai. Don't forget Rev. C. C. Brown's lecture at Y. M. C. A. bali on November, 8tb, on Court? ship and Matrimony ; bow not to do it Dr. Brown does not need any blowing to draw a packed audience. An interesting after-lecture experience meeting on tbe sub? ject will be given by "our own bachelors." Admission 25 cents. Number of seats are limited. Solicitor John S. Wilson, is quite ill again, having suffered a relapse a few days ago. Bis '' condition for several days baa been so serious that bis many friends are deeply concerned about his ultimate recovery, yesterday there was a slight improvement. Be will be taken ts Charleston for further treatment as BOOB as his strength will permit him to undergo the fatigue of ti e journey. BALLOTS, BALLOTS. There are 5,000 Constitu? tional Convention Ballots at this office fa distribution. Any person interest? ed, may obtain ballots by calling at this office. AU men who are opposed to the Convention are urged to take hold of the matter and see that these ballots are placed in the hands of the voters. City Council is having all of the old fire wells filled in. . An unusual hail storm is reported at Biah opville Friday nigbt. Hail tienes the size of a man's thumb are said to have fallen. The green and flourishing Bermuda grass lawns in this city, are object lessons to the farmers who have an idea of raising stock. Hailstones as large around as a dollar and from a quarter to half an inch thick, fell in and sear Camden in tbe storm last Friday afternoon. Hiram Spears colored, and old carpenter, who was well known in ante bellum days, died on Thursday sod was buried Friday. He had passed his eighty seven tb year. Delgar Reel Company No., 3, are hard down at practice, aod are getting into pretty good shape. The members say that as soon as Columbia makes up her miod to have that reel contest during the fair, they are ready to go over. A number of merchants, who have paid their license, are complaining against Council for not enforcing tbs law, by requiring all persons to pay the license. They consider that Council is doing an injustice to those who have paid. That license ordinance seems doomed to be a bone of contention for some time to come. The bail storm ia toe Bisbopville section, last week, was more serious than at first re? ported. Bail stones as big as a hen's egg are said to have fallen in some places, and many bales of cotton were knocked out and rained, and the pea crops, in some pisces were com? pletely destroyed. Sam Jenkins colored, of Silver, S. C., was given a preliminary hearing before ?. S. Commissioner S. A. Norris on Friday. He was charged with violation of Section 3242, revised statutes, of the United States, selling whiskey, in short. Deputy Internal Revende Collector Stackhouse, swore out the warrant upon information and belief. Mark Reynolds, Esq., appeared for the defence, and the case was dismissed. Hot Supper. The ladies of St. Matthew's Church will give a bot supper in the school house near Rembert's store on Thursday night, Nov. 8tb, and ask a liberal pa image. An Oyster Supper. Tbe ladies of the Jordan section will bold an Oyster Supper and Ice Cream Festival, at Jordan Church, about three miles from Sumter on Friday nigbt, November 2d, for tbe benefit of the Jordan Church. It is needless to say that the ladies of Jordan sec? tion will have things fixed np in the nicest style, as they always do that. A good time is guaranteed all who attend, and as tbe festi? val is to be in the interest of a good canse-the church-it should be well attended. People from Sumter will find it a short and pleasant drive out to Jordan Church. Improved Order of Bed Men. The Degree of Adoption will be conferred on a Pale Face by Pocahontas Tribe at tbe Council on next Friday nigbt. Members will take due notice and be punctual in attend? ance. AU Chiefs are requested to occupy their stumps. mm i i -mm** The Tiger and the Stamps. A Dispensary Constable tells a good joke on an ex-whiskey dealer, of Sumter. The whiskey dealer applied to Commissioner Traxler for stamps to ship bis whiskey eut of the Stale. When the constable went to stamp the whiskey, the dealer put him off until the next day, saying that be had draak most of his whiskey and did not have much to ship then. As only a few day had elapsed since the application for stamps, the dealer must have bad very little to ship, or he is a very heavy drinker. .Deaths Mr. Francis Joye, for many years a resident of Lynchburg, this county, died on Sunday morning last at the home of his soo Mr. Joseph D. Joye, of Darlington. Mr Joye was in the eighty-second year of his age at the time of his death. The interment was made at Lynchburg where lie the remaiss of bis wife who died several years ago. Dr. S. E. McCiatcben, of Smithville died on Wednesday night last, after an illness of one week with typhoid fever. The funeral services were held yesterday at Eepzibah Presbyterian Church. Dr. McCutche:. was about 32 years of age and actively engaged io the practice of his profession up to the date of bis ladt ?linees. He leaves a wife and several children. Religious. The Rev. John Kershaw will conduct ser? vices at the Episcopal Church next Sunday. Hours of service ll a. m. and 7 30 p m. Rev. T. 6. Herbert preached a strong and forcible sermon at Mission Chapel, on Mill Street, Suoday. H?s subject WHS "Cov? etousness." He said tbat this sin leads to many evils. It leads to lying, stealing, cheating, swindling. It is degrading and leads to crime, but promiueot among the evils of the day that covetousness leads to, is the sin of gambling. He says that Sumter is full of gambling. That many of our young men are being led away and ruined by it Tbat its consequence will be dreadful, and that the people of Sumter would some day suffer from it. He said that gambling was carried on in Sumter to a terrible extent, and that while be cannot point eut the place be caa prove the tacts. Mr. Brown begs us ito, say that the special topic, "The Sacrifice of our Daughters," an? nounced for next Sunday night will be de? ferred a week to make way for the union ser? vice which will be held in the Baptist Church on that night. Mrs. Edgar C. Hainsworth was baptized on Sunday night at the Baptist Church. Y. MTC. A. Beginning next Sunday, November 4tb, the services will be held at 4.45 p. m. The Price of Cotton. The old issue of Camden paying bigber prices for cotton than Sumter, bas been revived. In fact it has never died out. An old and well known farmer of this county said to-day that a great many bales of cotton nearer to Sumter than to Camden, go to Camden, because of the impression among the farmers that cotton buyers in Sumter will not bid on cotton from the wagon, but wait until the merchants have bought from the farmers aod are ready to re-sell to them. In tb ts way, it is claimed by tbe farmers that the price of cotton, paid to producers, is lessened, as the merchant makes a profit and the cotton bayer? oro?t also have a margin. That the merchant in order to re-sell must bid lower than if there was only one margin. In Camden it is claimed that cotton buyers bid on cotton from the wagon of the producer, thus putting the producer on a footing with tbe merchant and saving for the producer from 25 to 35cts., per hundred, or about 1.40 cents per bale. The writer talked with cer? tain cotton buyers to-day on this subject and they deny that cotton buyers all refuse to bid oa cotton, and the merchants also deny that they lower their bids to producers in order to make a profit. J. Ryttenberg k Sons, who boy for a foreign finn, bid on and buy from tbe wagons, so do some of the other cotton buyers. The merchants boy cotton upon the advice of tbe regular telegraphic cotton mark* et reports and oftito sell ont at a loss, at the close of the day's business. Sumter merchants claim to pay as high a price for cotton from tbe wagon as any town or city in the State. In the interest of truth and Sumter, the writer took the trable to find out what the merchants aod cotton buyers had to say on the subject, and the above is the situation according to their statements. A Railroad Chango Desired. Now tbat the Atlantic Coast Line has Sum? ter under its con trol entirely once more, as far as Rail Roads ar e concerned, it is to be hoped that there will be some improvement in the accommodations at their depot, at tbe lower end of Main street. This depot bas been for years, tbe bummest public place for accommodations in tbe Sooth, taking into consideration the size of Sumter, and tbe money of the Company. Never in the history of Sumter bas there been a drop of water kaowo to be on the place for weary women and children, aod travelers to quench their thirst, io boiling midsummer, aod winter. There are times in the winter when the disgusting, smoke-beg ti med fire places are not half atteoded to, aod the fires are out, or so lo w that the rooms are cold. The waiting rooms are small and have not enough seats, in fact they are not near capa? citated to accommodate the public, aid the patrons of the A. C. L. Tbere are oooe of the accommodations there that a depot in a towo of sixthoosaod inhabitants should have, and it is utterly devoid of all the conveniences that contribute to the comfort of passengers, ladies and children io particular. This article is meant as a pointer to the A. C. L , and is writteo io behalf of the public. The officials aod employees at the A. C. L. depot are oot to blame, bot some ooe higher io antbority, who should look after these matters. Any little depot in any village, with not more than one store, or perchance only the depot, cen supply a weary mother or ber babe with a drink of water, but not so at the A. C. L. depot at Sumter. A mother bas to hunt or beg some ooe to hunt water, or pay for its being brought to ber there. A change, a change, a change I A COUNTERFEITER CAUGHT. He Gets Drunk and Gives His Game Away. Sumter's Wide Awake Chief of Police, J. K. Bradford, scooped io a young white mao. G. W Mites, last Saturday night for attempt? ing to pass counterfeit mooey, aod for pass? ing counterfeit money. Mims was under the influence of whiskey at the time. He induced a white man to change a dollar for bim and passed a lead dollar off on the man who gave bim the change. His victim, however, caught on to the counterfeit before ?irns got out of eight, and reported the fact to Chief Brad? ford, who promptly took Hims in and locked him up. A prominent citizen saw Mims en? deavor to rope in another victim and; made some remark, and Mims very foolishly went up to that citizen and handed bim a dollar and told him to take the dollar and keep his mouth closed. This citizen examined the dollar for bis own satisfaction, and as be an? ticipated, found it to be counterfeit. The citizen turned the counterfeit over to Chief Bradford. Mims is a young white man about 24 years old, bas not a bad counte? nance by any means, does not look over-in? telligent, and is about tbe last mau from general looks, who would make a success at passing counterfeit mooey. He said he got drunk Saturday night and got some parties to change some money for him. That the money he passed was received by him from a man in Sumter during the Carnival, and that he had no idea it was counterfeit money. U. S. Commissioner, S. A. Norris, com? mitted 6. W. Mims, the counterfeiter, to jail in default of $500 bail, until November 9th, when be will te given a preliminary nearing. In the meantime if he sees fit to make application for bail it will be granted him. SAFE CRACKERS IN TOWN. Fifteen Hundred Dollars Secured Sumter bas been visited by professional burglars. Sunday nigbt tbe store of Mr. J. Frank Pate on Main Street was entered by a side window, in tbe rear of tbe store, and bis iron safe opened by tbe combination, two of the woorien money drawer* bored into with an auger, and the locks chiseled out. The drawers were of course easily opened and $1,500 io cash taken from them. An attempt was made to gain an entrance to the little iron box usually found in every safe of the Herring make, but for some reason this at? tempt WHS a failure The burglars were either unprepared, inexperienced or became frightened before they got into the iron rox The marks of a chisel, or some instrument, are plainly visible on tbe door of tbe iron box. It looks like the work of professionals, as the combination and the lock of tbe safe door are uninjured and tbe robber or roobers understood working combinations. Mr. Pate is confident that bis safe door was securely locked with the combinations. A bundle of papers were strewn about on the floor in front of the safe. These burglars are no doubt the same men who entered and' cracked the sa'es of the Beonettsville and Marion post offices, and King and Rhodes, of Florence. Sumter's Fire Department. Pw niter's Fire Department is now pretty well equipped, and with the fine system of water works and Sumter's willing and heroic firemen, it will be pretty hard for the fire fiend to do much damage hereafter. Del? ger Reel Company No. 3, received 500 feet of new hose Saturday, a shut off nozzle, a tour? nament nozzle, and a bose clamp for use io stopping the waste of water when the hose burst, thereby saving the time and trouble of disconnecting, and putting on a new sectiou of hose. Several nozzles for inside work have also been received. Respirators for use in a dense smoke bave also been distributed among the pipemen. Chief H. B Bloom and city Council are doing all they can to encourage the firemen and to supply them as near as possible with all the necessary paraphanalia to fight fire. There are seven Reel Companies with an ample supoly of hose and modern material, but they are not so well distributed as they rc i ir ht be. Tn ey are entirely too close together. Io addition to the se veo reels there is one steamer, two hand engines and a hook and ladder company. Th is fire department bas saved thousands ot dollars worth of property. There are few towns io the South of less than 10,000 in? habitants that have as fine fire departments as Sumter, and insurance companies should be made cognizant of this fact. Insurance rates should be reduced as the risks are not so great. But the insurances companies have proven themselves to be the greatest gouges that is, as far as Sumter is concerned, upon the face of the earth. A Home Mutual In? surance Association should be started at once and all insurance companies boycotted. Reduced ratea were promised when we got a steamer. They never got here.. Reduced rates were promised as soon as we got water works, and an improved fire department But all these promises remain unredeemed. Sum? ter should do something for herself like Charleston, and not pay ont so much money to these foreign insurance companies. If a home mutual insurance association is got? ten up you can depend upon it. that what it tells you will be the truth aod not deceptive promises to get your money when you are at the mercy of a set of men, whose only interest in Sumter is the amount of money they can squeeze out of it. Delgar Reel Company now have the same kind of tournament nozzle, and also strap for disconnecting hose that tbe Independents of Columbia, used when over here during the Carnival. The Sumter boys say they are folly prepared for their Colombia friends now. The sound of wedding bells will be beard quite frequently in this city at no distant date. A number of bunting parties ia being made up for Thursday, when the open season for game begins. Native Red Rust Proof Seed Oats for sale by W. M. Graham. Native Hay for sale by W. M. Graham. Hood's Pills are the best after-dinner pills, assist digestion, core headache. 25c. TbeMaeon Telephone Factory at thia place is rushed with orders. It is doing a fine busi? ness. The Item reporter has been shown hundreds of orders from all over the United States. The superiority of the Mason Phone is testified to by the thousands that have been sold. Their business is increasing daily as shown by the order files, and it takes hustling to fill all of the orders received. An al liga ter cooter of unusual size for this section, was captured in Loring's mill pond and brought to Sumter last week. It measured from tip of tail to bead about two feet, |and j about one foot across the baek. It weighed, so the Item reporter was told, about twenty pounds. Paper by the ream, half ream or quarter ream is the real economical way to buy. H. G. Osteen & Co., sell it that way. -i -i - Courtship and Matrimony. We learn that the lecture to be delivered by Mr. Brown on the 8th at the Y. M. C. A. Hali on "Courtship and Matrimony," is to be followed by a sort of experience meeting, conducted by Messrs. W. M. Graham, O. B. Davis, Dan Young, and others. Mr. Brown says he may ''slip up" on the lecture; but i there will be no such casualty connected with what these gentlemen have to say concerning their experience aa worshippers at the feet of the fair. Communication. COCCIL CHAMBER, SUMTER, S. C., Oct. 31, '94. Editor Watchman and Southron : Replying to a communication signed "Citizen," in The Daily Item of 30th inet., respectfully say : That no petition of citizens to City Council regarding the enforcement of the Dispensary Law bas ever been presented to City Council, j or on file in this office AM that is said by ! "Citizen" about "the fears of the Mayor," j "the petition of citizen!," etc., amounts to very little beyond a desire to be sensational. If tbe petition bad been presented to the City Council, as petitions are usually pre? sented, at a meeting of same, it would have bad prompt and respectful bearing and ac? tion, so far as might have been necessary. The City Council bad already, enacted and published an ordinance, for the very purpose indicated, and neither the Mayor or any other member of City Council, would have done otherwise than to respectfully bear any citizen or citizens asking for a "conference with their servants." It is an open shame and an outrage for newspaper articles to be published, simply to create unfavorable criti? cism. Business pertainiog to City Council should be brought to the attention of Council at Council Chamber, and not to individual members of Council on public street side? walks C. M. HURST, Clerk and Treasurer. "I would rather trust that medicine than ? any doctor I know of," Says Mrs. Hattie Mason of Chilton, Carter Co., Mo., in speaking of Chamberlain's Colic, Cboleraand Diarrhoea Ramed j. For eale by Dr. A. J. China. The best assortment of Toilet Soaps can be bad at China's Drug Store from 5c. to 75c. I per cake. Call and see. Ml= For October. Hen's D. B. Sack Snits, $7.50, They are all wool and well worth more money. Boy's Knee Pants Suits, 6Se? And nicer grades $1.50, $2.00, fcc. Knee pants 4 to 16 years in size, 25c to $1.75. All-Wool Underwear, $1,00. Well worth $2 to $3. Sam pie Lot. Come in soon, they won't last long. Our Hats and Cap? Are good ?bargains and you can get what you want, all sizes and prices. CARRY THE REST LINE f CLOTHING, HATS, ETC., IN SUMTER. So if you fail to see us when you are here, you will lose money sure. Call to see us. Brown, Cuttino ? Delgar, Corner Main and Liberty Street, Sumter, S. C. Trade ^^?P'Mark. i g? d? ? a) Often proves the longest way. BUT HERE IS A CUT That is sure to make short work of all these goods. We place on sale to-day an attractive and serviceable line of NOVELTY DRESS GOODS, 36 to 38 inches wide, at 16, 18,21 and 25 cents per yard. Just a third sliced off the price. All of our Cashmeres, in black and colors, formerly sold at 25c. now go at 20c, and our 35c line for 25c The Senate did this with its Little Tariff Hatchet, aud we hasten to give our patrons the benefit of same. To keep you posted is the object. Therefore, watch for our prices weekly. We have the^oods and plenty to supply you all. We mean what we say: CHEAP GOODS YOU SHALL HAVE. Note the following and profit thereby: Domestics 1 case Calicos} at 4c. yard. 1] case Calico-Indigo, Blues, Mournings and Fancy styles at 5c. Best goods made. 1 case Ginghams (good quality) in Fancy Dress Styles and Small Apron Checks at 5c. 1 bale 36-in. Sea Island at 4c, worth 6c. 1 bale 36-in. Sea Island at 5c, worth.Tc 1 bale 36-in. Sea Island at 6c, worth 8Jc. 1 case Ladies' Fast Black Hose at 10c and K>c| worth double. 1 case Fast Black (Misses1) Ribbed Hose at 10c Our entire stock goes at just such remarka? bly low prices. G-ive us a Call and save money. SCHWARTZ BROS. Millinery and Dressmaking. i* Will buy an all-wool suit, sizes 34 to 42. 5?c. I Will buy a Boy's Knee I Pants suit 25c. Will buy a pair of Knee Pants, -At the store of D. J. CHANDLER, The Clothier. My Fall & Winter 8tock is now in and I am ready for business. I have as complete a line of Men's and Boy's Clothing, Hats and Furnish? ing Goods, as you will find io Sumter. I also carry a very good line of Men's and Boy's Shoes from $1.00 to $3.50. I have HJIY3 forMen&Boys ? At 25(% that wear very fEBK?BBBKR we^ indeed, Also the finer grades in the latest and most popular styles. in Clothing I can show you most any style you want from the cheapest to the finest. The long " "Cambridge" and "Oxford" Sacks and "Regent" Cutaways, will be very popu? lar this season. I will appreciate your pa? tronage and think you will save money by buying your goods from me. Respectfully, D. J. Chandler, THE CLOTHIER, Sepl2