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sioned words. Had the princess made this declaration half an hoar sooner her father wonld certainly have burst ont into a storm of grand ducal indigna? tion and discharged a volley of Tent?me expletives that would have made the palace ring. Bat at the present moment he was quite cowed. He covered his face with his hands and sank into a -QM W?FI '^.MMMT'Hi ",aBMF^rr29c^W? . .' _ 'ii He covered his face with his hands and sank into a chair. chair without award. Even Heinrich was touched at the sight of the old man's : sorrow, and -while Gertrude sprang to her father's side and tried to take his hand into her own-for she was a gentle, womanly creature, after all, and loved her father dearly-the young man who was the cause of all her trouble plucked the~bld baron to one side and hastily suggested that nothing further should be said at present, but that they should meet again tomorrow and look at the situation calmly. "But remember this, " said Heinrich, with a return of firmness, "as sure as there is law in Germany I have your master in my power. Yon know now what I really want. I love the princess with all my soul, and she loves me, and I will risk everything I have to win ber. That done, Icare for nothing else sides." Saying this, he gave one passionate glance ia the direction of the now weep? ing^ Gertrude, and walking rapidly clown the long hall passed oat at toe farther door. The thought flashed into the old min? ister's mind as he watched the retreat mg figure-that just as they had bought off tbs tailor's bills with- a diploma of nobility they might now be obliged to buy. off his new and extraordinary claims by the hand of the princess. Alas for the glory of the old house of Wolf - steinberg!' It ia not necessary to give a full ac? count of the anxious conference that took place that same evening between the heartbroken duke and his crafty minister. .They both commenced by de ? daring emphatically that Heinrich's claims were preposterous and absurd. But rhen there was an unpleasant look of reality in them nevertheless. Certain it was that the grand ducal schloss stood upon the land on which Fritz Huller, several hundred years ago, slew the three wolves. There was tibe wolf stone still standing to prove the fact And certain it was, too, that the land would have passed into the possession of Fritz and his descendants if only he had pos? sessed the rights of nobility, and now, by the very terms of the patent which the duke had that day signed, not only Heinrich Muller, but all his ancestors in the direct line were ennobled. It might be argued that this posthumous nobility could not carry absolute rights back with it; but, on the other hand, it was notorious that the very object of ennobling ancestors was that in law they might be held to be the owners of same rights at least which the children could not enjoy unless their ancestors had enjoyed them. Altogether the situ? ation was grave. Then, if the land belonged to Hein? rich, all that was built upon it was cer? tainly his, and if the margravate had been attached by the Emperor Conrad to the present schloss the feudal law would certainly vest the margravate in the present owner of the schloss. On the other hand, however, they felt pret? ty sure that the grand dukedom, which had been conferred on the present grand duke's father by Napoleon I, was prob? ably safe, seeing that it was not a crea? tion of feudal law at all, but what was the value of the title of grand duke if everything else were lost? Then it was that the grand duke be? gan to thank heaven that he had a daughter. He sent for her to come to him a? once, and before she left him it was agreed that if she could induce Heinrich to relinquish all claims upon the property and the title of the grand duke, he might have her hand. Fur? thermore, for the honor of the family, he should be created a count, and the old and long disused castle of Hammers? dorf should be handed over to him and his bride and their descendants forever. That very evening Heinrich was clos? eted once more with the grand duke. Documents were drawn up and signed and sealed, and the next day the little world of Wolfsteinberg was electrified by the news that their fellow townsman, the rich tailor, had been created Graf von Muller and was shortly to be mar? ried to the only daughter of the grand duke. The diplomatic old prime minis? ter went about to all his friends, ex? plaining to them that, in the grand du? cal archives, secret instructions had been found in the handwriting of suc? cessive margraves of Wolfsteinberg to the effect that the great deed of Fritz, the miller, was never to be forgotten by the family, and that if ever his lineal descendant and heir should distinguish himself in arms or letters he was forth? with to be ennobled and to be married to a princess of the reigning house, see? ing that his great ancestor had saved the life of a princess. The old baron was certainly clever at fiction, if at nothing else. And so everything was amicably set? tled, and the rich young tailor had the old castle of Hammersdorf prepared for his bride in the lovely valley near the Rhine. In due course the wedding was celebrated in the grand ducal schloss by the prince archbishop of Mayence with much pomp and ceremony. Great was the interest all through Germany, and among the wedding presents was a sil? ver casket presented to the. bridegroom by the kaiser of Austria, on which in high relief was a picture of Fritz, the miller, clasping the fair Ermentrude to his breast and brandishing his cleaver in defiance of three galloping wolves. London Society. Tbe Final Figures on tbe Vote for Governor and on the Convention. Wednesday the returns from Dar? lington county were received and tabulated. Accompanying the re turns sent in are all the papers, affidavits, eic , etc, in contests made before the county board and over? ruled by the body, as to the pre? cincts of Lydia, Leavenworth La? mar's, Mechauicsville and Darlington city Charges of fraud and gross irregularity at each of these boxes are made. The contestants also asked the county board to count the votes of many qualified voters who were prevented from voting at the Darling? ton city precinct by the delay tactics employed by the managers. THE "NO*7 WINS IN DARLINGTON. The vote of Darlington county is returned as follows : For Governor Evans, 953; Pope, 676, For con? vention, 814, against convention, 873. Greenville's officially returned vote, with Greenville city precinct No. 1 thrown out by the county board, is I as follows-: For Governor-Evans, 1,602; Pope, 517. For convention, 1,144 ; against convention, 958 FINAL OFFICIAL FIGURES. The complete returns for every county in the State have now been received by the State board of can? vassers and tabulated. The tabula timi shows the final result to be as follows : Evans' Evans. Pope, majority. For Go\n'r 39.247 17,298 21,949 "Yes" "Yea." "No." maj'ty Convention 31,402 29,523 1,879 THE TOTAL VOTE CAST Total vote cast for Governor after county hoards have "counted" and thrown ont boxes, 56,545. Total vote cast on Constitutional convention scheme, subject to same explanation, 60,925 There were 4,380 votes more cast in the election on the convention scheme, or counted or discounted or deposited, than in the election for Governor. But these are the final figures. The throwing out of the Greenville box has materially run up the "Yes" majority. The more one looks at the figures, which have changed so much, day by day. since the ballots were deposited, the more convincing becomes the belief in the correctness of the general statement that the will of the people as expressed at the ballot box with regard to the conven timi has been against the holding of a convention. Unfortunately, South Carolina is not Georgia and there is no J. C. C. Black to say to the world "that if you believe 1 have not won fairly, 1 will enter into another election with you ? The afternoon train from the up? country brought General Farley. At 5 o'clock Col. Elliott, T. B. Johnston, his attorney, Capt. Melton. J. W. Stokes* attorney, Mr. Moss, .Murray's attorneys, Whipper and T. H. Wheeler, both colored, and others were at the Secretary of- State's office. The board was promptly called to order and the proceedings were commenced by Capt. Melton announcing, on the part of Johnston, that he wished to withdraw the notice of contest with regard to the Sumter box. He also announced that he and Stokes' attorney had agreed to ask jue board to count in the votes polled at the precincts of Horrell Hill, Gadsden and Eastover in Richland i county, subject to arguments ou the contests thereof. The board then passed a resolution, offered by Mr. Blease, fixing to? morrow morning at 10 o'clock as the time for the hearing of all con? tests in the matter of the State elections. This does not include any contests of the vote for Gov? ernor or any contest of the vote on the Constitutional Convention scheme, wherein regular notices of contests were not filed with thc county boards below. The hearing of the First District fight was then opeoed up by Wheel? er, who submitted the following propositions of law on behalf of Murray, and asked that the board render its decision upon them : First. Whether the board sitting as a special body to determine elec- j tion contests and protests will, in j canvassing the election returns from j the various precincts protested, consider the proof that will be ten? dered, showing that a large number of voces amounting to many hun? dreds, were refused-of voters, who 1 had complied with the registration laws of the State, had registration j certificates, were qualifier*, voters ot ? the State and who did offer to vote j for G. W. Murray and whose ballots ; were refused by the managers of; election. Second. Whether the proof will j be considered of a large number oft persons who, from their own knowl? edge, will show specially thal at many of the precincts in the First Congressional District, and particu? larly in the City of Charleston, that the returns of the votes cast and I counted by tbe managers of e tion were largely in excess of total votes cast. Tin rd. Whether the proof will consider of many hundreds, to v 3.1 O't persons who had applied ; were unable, through the iuabili neglect or unlawful refusal of i registrar to secure registration ce neates, though pos-eesing under j law the qualifications of voters. Fourth. Whether proof will be c sidered, showing that at many j cincts in said district many pers were allowed to vote without reg trat ion certificates and whether s acts will vitiate the return of vo from said precincts. Fifth. Whether the board will c sider proof showing that at many p cincts iu said district managers election allowed persons to v< whose certificates bore on their f? the fact or their being imprope issued. Sixth Whether proof wili be ct sidered, showing that at many p cincts in said district the manag< violated section 173, p 20 of electi laws, and that at said precincts, the extent of excluding the friends G W. Murray, the count was priva ly made. Seventh. Whether proof wi il considered in relation to votes of p cincts in various counties where t mauagers refused or neglected open the polls. Gol Elliott said there were i proofs submitted in Beaufort and did not see how the b ?ard could cn sider such abstract propositions law, without any proofs being t>u mitted to sustain them The papers on file with the Sea tary of State were all examined th* to see if the county boards had se in any records of any prousts, they would have to do were any pi seuted Dr Bates called attention to tl fact that under the law they cou only consider such appeals as come this higher court from county board Wheeler said this would pla? them in a bad position as to Charle ton, one of the most important cou ties, where the comity board hi declined to receive the papers pr seiited. Wheeler asked that the matter ls over till to-morrow, when Murra woo ld arrive. Col. Elliott could n< seethe use of this, when Murray counsel had made the statement, i the records showed, that no protest had been fited. Some notices of aj peal, the colored attorneys said, ha been filed in Georgetown county. After some talk, Mr. Blease offere a resolution that the matter be po? poned till 10 o'clock to-morrow mon ing. The board thereupon took a recee until to morrow morning The Board does not intend, so it qoiries developed, to render any d< cisi?n with regard to the request made by Dr. Pope until after Frida) It is understood that Attorney Gei era! Buchanan will render an opinio. to the effect that the Legislature i the only body qualified to bear an; contests with regard to the electio; for Governor and that the State boar? of canvassers simply has the right t tabulate the returns and transmi them to the Legislature. Whet he the board is going to allow Dr. Popi to appear before it to show frauds ii the matter of the vote for Constitution al convention or not remains to b( seen. It is understood that the boan will be divided on this question anc the interesting situation of a tie vote may be presented. As can be seen above, there ii really nothing upon which Murra} can base a contest. So far, his attor neys are absolutely at sea, so far at affidavits, proofs and other records are concerned. As to the other dis trict8, the contests will scarcely amount to a row of pins. --.^--??i'-^i A dispatch says that the Chinese fleet has refused to meet the Japanese fleet, which has it blockaded iu Wei Hai-Wei harbor. Mayor Gilroy, of New York, bas appointed Amos J. Cummings, who was defeated for re-election to Congress, sub way commissioner fur a term of three years, at a salary of $5,000 per year. Reports from the earthquake come in slowly, but tbe devastation was ter? rible and tbe loss of life much greater than reported. The volcanoes of Slomboli, Vesuvius and Etna are now in eruption. An old Indian mound was opened near Knoxville, Tenu., yesterday aud $48,000 in gold found. Anna McDon? ald, a Cherokee woman, a granddaugh? ter of Chief McIntosh located the treas? ure. Judge Scott, of Oklahoma city, bas imprisoned E. E. Browu and J. J. Burke, editors of the Times-Jour nal for criticising him A motion to admit lawyers and bar? keepers to the Knights of Labor was made in the K. of L. convention Wednes? day. It was voted down, but a motion tu reconsider is under way. Three countios in Kansas lose their Representatives. The next Kansas House of Representatives, which will elect a United States Senator in Jan? uary, will thus have but 122 members, instead of 125, the number that has been counted on up to this time. A State law provides that no county cast? ing less than 200 votes shall be entitled ! to a representative. The official returns | show that Grant cast but 164 votes, ; Stevens 179 and Seward 197. The Melon Growers. A Bepi esentative Meeting-Farm ers Who Are Tired of Cotton and Will Plant any Crop That Yields a Profit. The farmers living alone the Charleston, Sumter ?Northern Railroad, who were inri ?ed to attend a meeting here Wednesday by Mr. B. Uh Areriil, General Freight and Passenger Agent of the Charleston, Sumter & Northern, responded more generally than maur ex? pected. When they assembled in (bp Court House at noon, there were uot less than one hundred present, and the crowd was increased by Ute arrivals; At least half of those pre? sent came from Darlington and Marlboro and Clarendon Counties, and wheo the crowd first assembled Sumter County bad very few representatives. The meeting was organized by the unan? imous election of Col. E. R Mciver, of Dar? lington, Chairman. Mr. J. M. Knight, Secre? tary. Mr. E. M. Averill, General Freight H nd Passenger Agent of the Charleston, Sumter ? Northern Railroad, and the prime mover for the meeting, was requested to state the objjc: of the meeting. He did so briefly, preniiting bis remarks with a brief review of the condi? tion of the farming interests He sketched the growth of the melun industry in the counties traversed hy the South Caroliun Railway. Ten years ago no melons were grown for shipmeni, now 3 OOO carloads are shipped annually. That this and adjacent counties are adopted to the growth of melons he bad abundant proof. The freight rates and railroad facilities are j Superior to the section on the S. C Railway j and wirb the proper effort the returns would be proportionally greater. The advantages of melon growing he en? umerated a? foiicvws : Cheap cultivation not exceeding $10 fer j a?-re from planting poor M nd may be utihzed. Melon crop i* followed by K crop of pen ! vine hay that enriches (he land aiid more j than pays the cost ot cultivating tbe melons. Hay crop may be followed by oats or other small grains. And ?bat the returns from raeloi s average more than cotton at 6$ to 7 cents. A letter from Col. T. M. Emerson, (?ene ral freight agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, WHS read He expressed regret that be could not attend the meeting and assured those who should engage io melon planting that ibe A. C. L. would give a hearty co-operation. In response to an inquiry Mr. Averill wem into the details of shipment and sale of melons. The custom of shipping nortb on consignment, he said, bad proved unsatis? factory and unprofitable and bad, therefore, been abandoned. Whenever any section planted a sufficient amount of melons buyers come down ?Dd bought the melons on the ?pot as rapidly as loaded into cars on the Sidetrack. He assured bis hearers that the railroad company would see that buyers would be on band if enough melons were planted, even if the road bad to pay the i expenses of tbe buyers. Mr Harry Sanders, of Bamberg, wbo was present by request, gave a very interesting ac? count of bis experience tn growing melons. He bas planted melons for three years. The first year be planted twenty acres of poor land. This was highly manured with well rotted stable manure The melons were peanted in hills, ten feet apart each way. For tbe first two cars he received $225, on the side track, and for the crop grown be received $750 Each year since then be bas planted a larger crop and each crop has yielded a fair profit. To make money ou melons, Mr Sanders said, good land should be planted, the mel?os should be well fertilized, abd well cultivated Any sort of high grade commercial fertiliser gives good results, but their is nothing better than a well rotted compost of cotton seed and stable manure. For next \ car's crop, how? ever, a compost should ?..? prepared now. Fresh compost or green coron seed will not do Tbe usual custom is to plant melons either 10x10, 12x12 or 8x10 When planted in bills 10x10, 300 pounds of fertiliser should be used ; when '8x10, 400 pounds Seed should be planted the last week in March, next week should be planted again, and again the next week to insure a regular stand, should the first aod second plantings be killed by frost. As soon as the plants are out of the ground they should be thinned to one in a hill. The object is to obtain melons as early as possible. Melons planted as ad? vised, should be ready for shipment between July 1st and lOtb, and the bulk of the crop should come io about the 20th. Melons at this date find ready sale wben averaging from 22 to 45 pounds. There is no risk on such melons. In shipping an experienced packer is essen? tial, otherwise the melons will be a total loss Melons should come up to tbe average weight and no irregular or misshapen melons should be shipped as it will cause the loss of the en? tire car. After Mr. Harry Sanders finished giviug bis experience m growing melons, and bad answered the various questions asked, omer gentlemen gave very interesting talks based on their experience with melons and truck of various varieties. Among the gentlemen who spoke were, Messrs. George W. Waddill, of Marlboro. W. P. Carter, of Darlington and Dr. R. M. S. Snyder, of Orangeburg. Many valuable hints were given and many experiences given that showed what can be done in this section with diversified crops. After an informal and general discussion and exchange of views a permanent organization was effected. The name adopted was The Melon and Truck Growers' Association of Eastern South Caro? lina. The officers elected were; President, Col. E. R. Mciver, of Darling tan ; Vice President, R. M. Cooper, of Wisacky ; Secretary, J. M. Knight, of Sum? ter. It was decided to bold an annual meeting in this city on the third Wednesday of Oc? tober, each year. Resolutions of thanks for the use of the Court House ; to Col. E. R. Mciver for the efficient and courteous manner in which he presided over the meeting; to Mr. E. M. Averill for the interest evinced in calling tbe meeting ; and to Mr. Knight for acting as secretary were adopted. The following committee was appointed to draft a Constitution and By-Laws: Dr. J. L. Jordan, Douglas Jennings and George W. Waddill, all of Beoueltsville. The commit? tee will report to a meeting to be called by the President. The following attended the meeting : Geo G Ethridge, Dr A M Snyder, Dr A U Baxter, T D Livingston, O M Jones, of Orangeburg. J S R Brown, R K Brown, M J Micbau, Clias Thames, of Oswego. E T Ricbbourg, H E Mooneyhao, of El? liotts. G W Waddill, Dr J L Jordan, Douglas Jennings, L H Easterling, Dr B L Breeden, J H David, Col Knox Livingston, of BeD nettsville. S. J Brown, M G Rettenberg, H Schwerin, Sam Wienberg, I C Strauss, John Reid, E E. Rembert, M Sauders, T W Lee, T D Pol? worth, J M Knight, S Y De?gar, J W Villeneuve, J F Jenkins, E J Dunne, J J Dar? gan, I C iDgram, J B Raffield, R K Breeden, T D Chandler, A C DuRant, R M Jenkins, J T Hays, L fi White, W D Scarborough, C Millard, WH Commander, S C Baker, ET Windham, WA Nettles, B A Hussey, Col. T. V. Walsh, E S DesCbamps, Dr A J China, T E Hodge, of Sumter. S M Jenkins, J W McKay, of St. Charles. W J Shaw, R M Cooper, cf Wis*, kv. E R Mciver, W D Wood*. I) r Mc&ill, W H Lowrence, G W Stilb, of Darlingion J L Braden, J L Stnhbs, J W. Hussey, of Marlboro-: G E 0.iBo?e, D C Re? r.olds, J T Warr, C L R?*vi?oid$, Lira*!-, 6 C. ? J Oirter, C E Curter, A M Hucg:n9, R E Peel, ..f Curter.-vi I le. S H f?HDdt-rs, nf Barnwell. J E Hurray, of holly Hill, A P Burmese, of ?maimerton, und many others whose names could not tie ascertained. Profitable Farming at The Penitentiary, Superintendent Neal of the State Penitentiary has submitted his ?nuual Rep?>rt. The following extract from the report covers the most important feature.- : -0? the 3l?t of October. 1893, there were confined in the State P-ti iteotiary and convict camps 1,033 prisoners, Receivt-d from the county cours during the year. 669; recap tured. 36 ; total, 1,738. Lost by expiration of sentence, 53? ; by par? don, 50; by escape, 36; by death. 51; killed atreurpttug to escape, 1; killed accidentally, 2; transferred to the Asy- | lum, i; r?fal lost, 674; leaving rbis day in confinement, 1.062 ; making an increase of 26 over last year. ..We have made duriug tb ts year many improvements, having now a perfect rt*vstem of water works and sewerage ; no better to be found any? where ' We had the misfortune to lose by tire the hosiery mill on the 25th of April, whiun had just been enlarged and improved at a cost of ?4.OOO 1 am glad to report that the Hosiery mill ba? been rebuilt double the fixe of the old one, and substantial and con veu tent, at a cost of $15.000 The improvements inside the yard have been upwards of $30,000. Feeling the necessity of more land, to ase the convalescing and cripple, and such labor as we could not hire out or send out on farms, we rented 175 acres of land, for three years, near the yard. We planted 100 acres in cuton, 50 in corn and 25 in potatoes, Ac, from which we have made, at the low pride of farm produce, about $4,000 worth, which ?as almost clear profit. I am glad to report that the crops this year are all good, with few exceptions; altogether good average. At the best estimate which is possible for me to make this date, I would say that we have on hand, and to be gathered, 850 bales of cotton, 10.000 bushels of corn, 8.000 bushels of oats, 3,000 bushels of peas, 360 bushels of wheat, aud at the low or present prices of farm producta we will be able to pay the $7,000 now due. on the DeSaus sure farm, and ali other outstanding indebtedness of the institution, and have on hand at least $10,000 in cash to begin the next year's operations "We have purchased during the year sev**u head of mules and horses and have o w on baud sixteen head, all in good condition, aud most of them young and valuable. We will have 150 head of cine pork hogs to kill this winter, and have ou baud thirty head of milch cows. "I would especially call your at ten tion to the fact that this institution bas been heavily drained during the past fiscal year by Clemson College and the Girls' Industrial School at Rook Hi l, S. C., and the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum as follows : Clemsou College, cash, $ 1.937 03 j Labor, clothing, etc , 5,422 00 Girls' Industrial School,cash, 2,372 80 Labor, clothing, etc., 12,948 00 3. C. Lunatic Asylum, 1,170 50 Total, $22,850 22 The engagement of Miss Kace Brice, daughter of Senator Calvin Brice, and Mr. James Cameron, son of Senator Don Cameron, is said to have been announced in Paris, where Mrs. Brice and her daughters are spending the winter 16 Boils at Once Hood's Sarsaparilla Purifies the Blood and Restores Health. Mr. F. W. Stoutell Wilmot, S. Dak. MC. L Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass.: " About four years ago my wife was troubled with salt rheum. Although we tried nearly everything it got worse instead of better and spread over both of her hands so that sae could hardly use them. Finally she commenced to use Hood's Sarsaparilla and when she had taken two bottles her hands were entirely healed and she has not since been troubled. In December, 1892, my neck was covered with bolls of a Scrofulous Nature. There were sixteen of them at once and as soon as 'they healed others would break out My neck finally became covered with ridges ana HoodV^Cures .cars. I then commenced taking Hood's Sarsa? parilla, and after taking four bottles the boils had all healed and the scars have disappeared. I recommended Hood's Sarsaparilla to all suf? fering from any disorder ot the blood." F. w. 8TOWEL?, Wilmot, South Dakota. Hood's Pilli act easily, yet promptly and efficiently, on tho liver and bowels. 25c. Estate o? Martha E? Morrisey, nee Brown, Minor. IWILL APPLY to the Jodee of Probate of Sumter Count* on D?cerner 7tb, 1694, for a Final Discharge as Guardian in Chief of s?id Minor. JAS. H. AYCOCK, Guardian. Nov 7. IS94.-4t._ Estate of W. Borrows Mathis, DECEASED. IWILL APPLY to the Jodee of Probat? of Sumter County on December 1st. 1894, tor a Final Discharge as Administratrix of aforesaid estate SrjSANAH MATHIS, Oct 31.-4t. Administratrix. United States of America. DISTRICT OF bOUTH CAROLINA. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, FOURTH CIRCUIT. IN EQUITY. Alf ted A. Hoiclett against Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad Company. Atlantic Trust Company against Charleston, Sumter and Northern Railroad Company. IN ACCORDANCE WITH the order of the Honorable the Circuit Coori in and for me Ertstern District of South Carolina, made on Oct. 29th, 1894, Notice is hereby given that all parties having claims or demands against Charles E. Kimball, as Receiver of toe Charleston. Sumter and Northern Railroad Company are required io present the same before bim at bis office, United States Trust Company Building, 45 Wall Street, New York City, or at ?he office of the Receiver at Sumter, S. C., on or before the 2nd day of January, 1895. CHARLES E. KIMBALL, Rec-iver C. S. & N. Railroad Comptnv. Oct. 23. 1894_ XQV 14-6t. _ SALE BY M0BT6?8E. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT under and by virtue of the < power coo tamed in a mortgage made to Susanna C. Kolb by R P. Week-, dated the 19th day February, A. D., 1894, and recorded in tbe ; Office nf the Register of Mesoe Conveyance for Sumter County, State of Sou th Carolina, on the 20th day of February, A. D , 1894, in Real Estate Mortgage Book 27, at page 92, default having been made io the payment of the debt secured by said mortgage, I will sell at public auctioo or vendue io front of the Court House for said Conoty, in the City of Sumter, the tract of land etnormced io said m ?rt gag?, on- the J Oth day of December, 1894, t>etweeq the hours of il o'clock in the forenoon ?nd 3 o'clock to the afternoon, the said tract of land as described in said mortgage, as "All that plantation or tract of laod, situate io the Coooty of Sumter, io the State aforesaid, containing one hundred acres, more or lesa, and bounded by laods . of the estate of John J. Geddings, ADO J. Artis, Susano? C. Kolb, aod abandoned lands. Terms Cash. Purchasers to pay for papers. W A. NETT LISS, Nov. 14-4?. Agent for Mortgagee. State of South Carolina, KERSHAW COUNTY. COURT COMMON PLEAS. The Dundee Mortgage and Trust /vest? ment Company, Limited, Plaintiff, against W F. Reed et al, Defend? ants-Foreclosure. UNDER AND BY VIRTUE of a decree < io the above case dated June 5th, 1891 aod of the several orders sobseqeotly made io the same case, all of which are filed aod recorded io the office of Clerk of Court for Kershaw County, I will offer for sale io froot of the Coori House door in the County of Sumter oo the first Monday io December next during the legal hoars of sale the following described Reai Estate or so much thereof as it situated in the County of Sum? ter. "All that parcel or tract of land io Ker? shaw Couoty aod State aforesaid containing sixteen hundred aod ninety-seven (1697) acres and bon oded on tbe North by laods of T B. Ancrum, Ellen D. Boy kin and Samuel Boykin. on the East by lands of Samuel Boykin, on the South by land of J. M. Ivey (now lands of the State of South Carolina) and West by Wateree River. Said body of land is ten (10 miles Sooth of the City of Camden ou the boondary line be? tween the Counties of Kershaw and Sumter and is that plantation formerly known as the Haile place and more recently the proper? ty of J. M. Desaussure." Terms of sale one third cash and the balance in two equal annual installments from date of sale to be secured by a bond of the pur? chaser and a mortgage of the premises sold. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. B. WILLIAMS, Nov. 7* Sheriff Kershaw County. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING1. THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Stock? holders of the Sumter Electric Light Company will be held at theSimonds National ! Bank, of Sumter, on Monday, Nov. 26tb, 1894, at 12 o'clock, noon. R. M. WALLACE, Oct. 25._President. PATRICK MILITARY IITITIA ANDERSON, S. C. j Seventeenth Session OPENS SEPTEMBER 12TH. GOOD COURSE in English, Mathematics Latin, Greek, German, French, Draw j iug, Book-Keeping, and Tactics. ; Send for Catalogue. COL. JOHN B. PATRICK, Aug. 15. Supt. ^0 NEED OF A COTTON TRUST! MONEY CAN BE HAD ON COTTON ! I On Reasonable Terms from the undersigned j who is prepared to make advaoces on Cotton ! and furnish Storage for the same at Reason able Rates to any person desiring to hold : Cotton. . Write for terms to G. W. EGAN, Warehouseman, ACCOMMODATION WHARF, Oct 31-Ira. CHARLESTON, S. C. OSBORNE'S I COLLEGE, Augusta, Ga. One of the most com* j {jicte Institutions in the South. Actual Business; College ! Currency. Many ?raduates in pood paying positions. ! Full course, 4 months. Shorthand an? 1 Typewriting also j aught Free trial lessons. Send for circuir. . _ '