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Ck lEaxcijuiauait?i ^ottikua, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, 1895. Entered at the Post Office at Sumter, S (?., as Second Class Matter NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. H. B. Bloom-Paint Your Roofs Estate of Jenn S Law-Final Discharge. Jas. G. White-Vioeless Yam Potato Seed. County Board of Commissioners-To Let Ont. Personal. Miss Carrie Stuckey, of Bisbopville, is visiting the family of Mr. A. B. Stuckey. Miss Maud Brock, of Cberaw, is visiting the family of Mr. W. P. Smith. Mr. I. Sulzbacber, of Florence, was in the city Friday. Mr. R. P. Monaghan, who has been sick for several days, is out again. Miss Minnie Young, of Remberts, is spend og a few days in the city. Miss LUIQ Butler, ff Bisbopville, is in the city visiting her sister Mrs. T. B. Stuckey. Miss Lacy C. Singleton, of Wedge6eld, is ia the city visiting Miss Hnrriet Kershaw. M?88 Jessie Moise left Saturday for a visit j to her sister, Mrs. Cohen, in Charleston. Mr. Frank M. Beckham, Jr., of Orangeburg, is in the city. Mr. Isaac Schwartz left on Tuesday even? ing for New York to buy goods for the spring trade Mrs. Marion Moise sod Mrs. Agnes Bogia have returned from New Orleans, where they weat to attend the Mardi Gras. Mr. Berbers A. Moses has been elected ooe of the editors of Tkt Carolinian, the South Carolina College Magazine. Miss Lace, of Niantic, Cono., who was soddenly; called home a few days since, owing to the illness of a friend has returned to Sumter, Mus Blanch De Lor me. of Dovesville, after visiting the family of ber brother. Mr. B K. DeLorme,- went to Colombia this morning where she will go to school. Mr. E. W. A. Bult man bas gone to Phila? delphia. When he retares, he will be accom? panied by Mrs. Baltman and children, who have been spending sometime in that city. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Moller and Miss Muller, of Truckstoo, N. Y., after a pleasant visit to Mr. and Mrs. W J. McKaio at their home, Ptain Hill, hs ve gone to Florida to spend the remainder of the season. tfr. W. S, Christian, of Baltimore, is spending some time in the city, having come Sooth for the benefit of bis health. Mr. Christian formerly randed on the Bastero shore and wau a near neighbor and friend of Mr. Thoa. T. Upsbnr, a long time resident of this city. The many friends of Messrs. W. E. Ziegler and W. H. Simpson are gratified to know that these popular gentlemen will continue to pull the bell cord and ply the pouch on the erstwhileC. S. & N. Mrs. E. M. Averill left for Sommerville this, afternoon. Mrs. Averill will not retors to the."ei;y, as Mr. Averill will fio;3h bis duties in connection with winding np the affairs of the C. Sh 4 N. Railroad on April 1st., and will remove from tbe city to make bis borne elsewhere. Mr. John Wedenfellow, who has been a resident of Colombia for years, Tuesday bade his friends here farewell and left for Somier, which city will be bis borne io the fature. Mr. Wedenfellow bad many friends ia Colombia who will regret to see bim leave. ' vet will wish him all possible success in bis new field of labor .-The State. Wheo the' telegraphic accounts of. the wreck OB the Louisville ? Nashville, below Montgomery, Ala., were read a few days ago, few people here had aoy idea that any one th?t they knew was concerned io it. It is learned, however, that Mrs. Marion Moise, Mrs. Ages Begin and Mrs. Davis were on tbe first division of the'train that passed just ahead of the division that was wrecked, and that their trunks were on tbe wrecked cars, and were, in consequence, lost, as the baggage and mail cars were horned. The Jity Officials and the Board of Health are requested to meet at the Masonic Temple at 12 o'cloek to-morrow Several of the late employees of the C. S. & N. Railroad went to Charleston Monday evening in search of employment. Careless proof-reading made the Watchman and Southron say last week that Rev. C. C. Brown and Mr. R. L. Wright bad ridden to Remberts on Sunday oo their bicycles They made the trip on Monday. The oat crop is not all killed by any means. The fall oats are left with about three-fourths of a stand, and will fair crop with good sea? sons. Nearly all tbe young oats were killed. Complaints are made cf the condition of the sidewalks on Liberty Street, below the Catholic Church, and also just beyond the C. S & N. Railroad. One man stepped into a ditch across the sidewalk some nights ago and did not stop rolling until be landed in the ditch. The number of families that wi]] move away from Sumter in consequence of the change in the railroad business will make a serious inroad in the population. One buodred and forty men represent a large number of people, and about this number of men with their families will leave the city on account of loss of situation. The whiskby men are pursuing a plan that will surely get some of them into serious trouble. They have contraband liquor ship? ped with the name of some respectable person or firm, and waybilled to the blind tiger keeper. Of course the consignee of the liquor calls for it and eels it as stated on the way? bill, and man whose name is on the package may never bear that his name bas been used, unless the package happens to fall into the bands of the constables. March begins with the music of the wind Tbistlioe through the trees and over the hOw.se tops. As a more disagreeable accom? paniment the dust and sand hus been flying in clouds through the air, driven here and there by the fitful gusts of wind. The day is characteristic of the mooth, and we would know that March bad come without ccnsult iog'tne Almanac. It is to be hoped that the winds will soon exhaust themselves with blowing and let us slip gently down into the gentle breezes of spring. Mr. J. C. C. Levy, of Columbia, District Deputy Grand Chancellor of the K. of P. order, of South Carolina, arrived ia the city Friday morning from Elloree. S C , where he had been to make preparation for the institu? tion of a new K. of P. lodge. Mr. Levy is also the travelling representative of thn Pythian Journal, published at Columbia. He went to Magnolia, S. C., 'Iiis afternoon inj: will return to Sumter to-night, and to-mor? row be and Mr. E I Reardon, the local agent and correspondent of the Journal; will canvass tbe (jame Cock Knights in the of interest their paper. Une night this week a gentleman was going horne and met a well dressed mau run? ning at the top of bis speed. Having his curiosity excited by the unusual spectacle c.: a weil dressed and rather dignified man sprinting in the night time, tie hailed the runner, asking what was the matter. As the .printer sped on his way be called back, ..' am in a nig hurry to keep an engagement." It is to be hoped tout be kept \', for such effort merited success. MABRIFD. j At the residence of Mr. W. H. Gnilltird, o tbe Fork section, Clarendon County, on last Wednesday, Mr. E. P. McLeod and Miss Susan E Gai'.iard, Rev. H. M. Mood officiating. Capt. P. P. Gaillard and Misse9 Annie and Pauline Gaillard attended the marriage, going down Wednesday and returning on Thursday morning. A Morning Marriage. The marriage of Mr. W. Y. Camben and Miss Mamie Team, wa* celebrated this morning at 8.3 ) o'clock, at the residence of Mrs. Jane E. Team, the bride's mother, Rev. W. C. Power, performing the ceremony that made them one for life. Only a few intimate friends and relatives were present at the bouse, and the marriage wa9 a very quiet affiair, but none the less happy and pleasant on that account. After the ceremony, break? fast was served to the guests, and immediate? ly Mr. and Mrs Cauthen left for their home in Westville, Kershaw County. DEATH. David Frost, son of Mr. C. E. Frost, of Wedgefield, died OB Friday !asi. at the age of twenty. The funeral services were held on Saturday. Miss Mary S. Broun, of Wedge?eld, died in Flat Rock, N C , on Feb. 28. Her remains will be brought home for interment in the family burying ground. Funeral Saturday, Rev. John Kershaw, officiated. Maj. P. G Benbow, of Manning, died very suddenly last Friday night. He retired at ll o'clock, in apparent good health, but died before morning. His death wa9 wholly un? expected and is a shock to his entire circle of acquaintances. He was for several years a resident of this city and is well koown here,. Dr. R.A. Bethune, who moved from this county ?o Arkansas a number of years ago, died suddenly at his home io Sovder, Ark , last week. Dr. Bethune spent several weeks io this county visiting relatives only a few months ago. A man named Compton, who has been an inmate of the Poor House for several years, died March 1st. He leaves a wife and several children, who are inmates of the Poor Hou9e. The Wilmington Messenger of March 2, makes the following 'announcement of the death of Mr. Barber who was at one time largely engaged in the lumber business in this county : Mr. D. D. Barber, well known here RS a resident of our city for many years, died yesterday morning at bis home at Town Creek, Bruuswick county. The remains will be brooght here this morning and the funeral will be conducted at Bellevue cemetery to-day at 12 o'clock by Rev. W C Norman. The deceased was aged 73 years. Tbe telegram that follows tells of the death of a mao who lived io Sumter for a number of years and baa a great many friends here. Prank Morrisey, was raised in this County and lived in Sumter until about a year ago. His brother Mr. John Mortieey is still a resi? dent of this city. The telegram announcing his death is as follows: NASHVILLE, Tran., March 6, '95. Geo. W. Reardon : Sumter, S. C. Frank J. Morrisey, brakeman on my dviisioq, was killed last night. In bis application be gare yon as reference. Can yon tell me where bis people live, and what shall be done with bis remains. Jas. GADDIS, Supt. L. * N. R R. Tbe nightly services at the Mill Street Chapel have been largely attended and are increasing in interest. The meeting will be continued.every night this week, at 7.45 o'clock. Rev. T. G. Herbertis conducting tbe services by himself; It is tbe common opinion that something aught to be done to clear the platform of loafing negro boys and others who gather at the depo* at train time every afternoon. That car shed will fix it probably if we ever get it. J. F. Matthews was committed to jaillast Friday afternoon for a lorgery committed last year, fie fled to Georgia soon after realizing OD tbe forgery and has but recently returned. He is from oear the Kershaw line Chief of Police Bradford bas seized tbe hog questioo, and will proceed to dispose of it In sbort form. He arrested one hog Saturday morning, and will arrest all others that are found at large. That is business. The residence of Mr. A C. Durant was the scene of a very pleasant party Friday evening. Quite a number of young people were present ?Dd the evening was one of gayety aud pleas? ure to all who attended. Tbe spring-like weather has tempted a great many persons to spend as much time as pos? sible in tbe open air. Horseback riding is quite popular aod nearly every afternoon parties are to be seen taking an outing. The ever popular bicycle is now more popular than ever, aud morning, afternoon and eve? ning the cycling devotees are spiDuing through the streets. j Three new phones have recently been added i to the Florence Telephone Excbauge, one to ! the residence of E. P. Pawley number 32, oDe ! to Jerome P. Chase's residence number 9, and one to the Sash, Door and Blind Factory number 31. It is reported they will soon ruo a line to Sumter and from there to Augusta, Ga. They now have lines connect iog Augusta and Atlanta, and expect to con? nect these lines with New York City. This { will be very convenient for our people in the South.-Florence Times. Fire. , The house of Mr. Charles Thames, of ! Oswego, was burned on Tuesday night, and \ a very few articles were saved. Mr. Thames j himself narrowly escaped being burned to ; death. When he discovered the fire he was ; almost surrounded with flames. His face, j haDds and body were blistered before he , could escape. He had only a small amount j of insurance on the bouse and furniture. The Lloyds Insurance. ? The following letter is a reply to inquiries i made by Mr. Horace Harby through his orotb j er Mr. Walter Harby, now in New York, re ! garding tbe South and North American ; Lloyds and Chicago Lloyds, represented in i Sumter by Mr. Jobo R. Haynsworth: NEW YORK, February 27th, 1895. Mr. H. Karby: Sumter, S. C. On receipt \ of yours of the 25th inst., I went to see Mr E. H. Luebers, who is our insurance broker and a man thoroughly posted about the re? liability of insurance companies. He went in to a great deal of detail with toe abott t the origin and plan of organization cl the Sou'h and North American Lloyds, which it is un? necessary for me to repeat hen-: suffice it for your purposes that he savs that the policies of the South and North American Lloyds are freely accepted there; that they have p-iid large loses.-, have never defaulted on any loss, atid thu. U- considers them safe. 1 asked bim this question, "would you advise nov brother to insure witb them i: he can (in -o cheaper ;;>:..;> with the board companies?" He replied, i-;es 1 would/1 This is nu ex perl opinion, so Tti*-r*r is nothing mot? ti::.* ! cnn do. WALTER !. HAKKY. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gives the best satisfaction <=t any cough medicine I ha ti die, and asa seller ?eada all other prepa? rations in this market.. 1 recommend it be? cause it is i:.- *??..-.; medicine 1 ever handled for coui:!:.-. colds and croup. A. W. Bald ridge, MiilersviJIe, I!'. For sale by Dr. A J. China. Court of Sessions. The Court of General Sessions convened Monday morning, Judge Witherspoon pre I siding Solicitor Wilson is once more at bi* post of duty after a long and painful illness. The Grand Jury was empannelied, and consists of avery intelligent and representa? tive body of men. Mr. C. M. Hurst, Jr., was made foreman of the Grand Jury. A number of indictments were given to the Grind Jury by Solicitor Wilsen. Judge Witherspoon then proceeded to charge the Graod Jury, and bi* chnrge was one of the finest and most explicit ever deli? vered from this Judicial Bench. He did not mince matters, hut mude bis charge thorough ?nd went into details, giving the law so plain as to be very readily understood hy the j jury. H? told the ju rv that under the law they j would be required to serve for the three terms : of court, or for one entire judicial year. He j ; forcibly impressed upon them the fact that they were the representatives of the State and j the people, and that they were under oath to ; see to it that all violations of the statutes! were promptly investigated by them, indi? vidually and tosether Tbeir oath required them to let nothing which is brought to their attention in the line of their official duty go unnoticed and it was their duty to diligently enquire into all supposed and direct statute violations, whether of a criminal or civil nature, and when "they or be" round any thing wrong, it was "bis or their" duty to report it to 'heir body officially assembled, and see that it was investigated. If WHS also their duty to investigate if a charge is un? worthily of the notice of the law, if Trial ' Justices are guilty of oppression or allow their personal feelings to enter into official actions, or judgment upon civil or criminal cases. He touched upon the necessity of enquiring whether indictments were under the jurisdic- j tion of a trial justice or the court of General I Session, and in any case when an offense, was within the jurisdiction of a trial justice not to allow it to be sent to the Higher Court, th?rehy saving the time of the Higher Court. He also brought to their attention their duty to investigate any possible case of op? pression or corruption which the law does not sanction, and tbeir duty as to keeping up with the standing of parties on the bonds of County officials, as be said, "it is possible that the bond of a County officer may be good at the time of which be qualifies for his office, xnd subsequent business changes or depression may render one or more of the bondsmen disqualified to be on the bond. He said it was imperative that the jury see to ?t, that trial justices keep correct records of their official transaction, and that they bring tbeir books and records to the Grand Jury for in? vestigation Mod report. They should examine into the condition and records of all County offices, into the condition of County build? ings, the comfort of'he inmates of the Poor House, and the security of the jail. Judge Witherspoon toucbed upon the un? comfortable conditions of County jails, and the hardships imposed upon many prisoners. He said, "I charge you, gentlemen of the jury, to particularly and diligently investi? gate the arrangements of your County jail for beating purposes." He said there was uo telling how much severe suffering was en? dured during the past severe cold winter by prisoners in many county jails improperly heated. It is an outrage to lock a man up in a cell and nearly freeze bim to death. Many men, he said, are locked up in ceils who can? not gire bond, and are merely kept there as security for tbeir appearance ai court. Tbe law deems no man guilty until be bas been tried by a jury of bis county, and they should be reasonably comfortable, and not subjected to such inhuman treatment, perhaps to be afterwards honorably discharged, and, as an innocent man, he has been outraged, bis health and constitution ruined. The law, he said, contemplates no such punishment. He old them to give this heating business their strict attention. Hesaid that the sheriffs are not responsible for jails not being comforta? bly heated when there are no heating arrange? ments, as they have no means of providing them. The Judge then carefully explained the law in reference to different indictments and the jury retired. After the Judge's charge to the Grand Jury there was some preliminary business attend? ed to and at 12 o'clock the court was ad? journed until 2.30 p. m., in order to allow the Sheriffs and Master sale3 to proceed from the usual place on the Court House steps. The Grand Jury is pushing the work be? fore that body with unusual energy, and the cfcurt is proceeding with the cases at a rv.' that will clear the docket this term if no de? lay occurs. Solicitor Wilson is performing his duties with his old time vigor, and bis voice caused j fear to possess the hearts of the law breakers. The case of Roy Robinson, by courtesy and custom k?owo as Rev. Roy, was the most interesting feature ct the afternoon session Monday.\ When the case was ! called, and Roy stood before the bar of jus- j tice he was the center of attraetion. Roy plead J guilty to the charge of stealing a bog and j besought the mercy of the court, saying that ? he had never been caught stealing before, that he stumped the State with Hampton in 1876, that' he always had been a Democrat i and stuck up to the white people, etc. When the Judge imposed the sentence-one year in i the penitentiary and $5 fine, Koy was profuse in bis thanks, wishing the Judge a long life in this world and a residence in Heaven here? after. The cases disposed of by the Grand Jury and tried up to yesterday are as follows : ? The State vs. Allan Bracy-Burglary. I Not guilty. The State vs. Leroy Robinson-Larceny of 'livestock. Plead guilty. One year and S5 ? j The State vs. John Wilson-Burglary and j larceny. True bill. Tbe State vs. Lot Polk-Assault and battery with intent to kill. True bill. The State vs. Reese James-Larceny of j livestock. Troe bill. The State vs. Hampton Mills-Larceny of live stock. One year and So. The State vs. George Smith and Wilson; Mongoraery-Larceny. Fifteen months and j S5 each. The State vs Guss Stanley-Assault with: intent to kill. True bill. The State vs. Elias Williams-Arson. True bill. The State vs Carolina Wilson-Larceny of livestock. True bill. The Stale vs. Amos Singleton-Larceny ol live stock. True bill. The State vs Hampton Alford, Cupid Moor-Larceny of live stock True bill. The Sut<- vs. Scipio Williams-Arson. No bill. The State v>. Monroe I). Wheeler-House? breaking and larceny. True bill. Tbe State vs. Prince McKnight - Larceny of live stock. Tro?* bill. Ti.ere has been a .-li^ht change in schedule ol the A t bailie Const Line. The train frojn Denmark gets bere a huit- later than usual, arriving h?. re ;t little a'ftur o' o'clock. The train from Colombia does u< : wait for this o?e. A severe rheumatic pain in tit?- ??'i should?- r had troubled Mr .1. A. Loper, a v. i . : i known druggist ol i:><'.s Mwint-s, iowa, for over .-ix months. At times the pain was so severe tba! he could not lit* anything, With al] he ''".ii i do he ...>n!<i not w ' rid oj i; until bc applied.Chamberlain's Balm-. "1 obi) made, three applications ol it,*' he says. "'And cave since beeu free from ;ii? pain.'1 He now recommends it to persons similarly afflicted. It is for sale bj l>r. A. J . t'hina. COL. DARGAN SPEAKS AGAIN. About five hundred people. Hmong them a godo proportion bf whites, attended Col. Dar gau's speech on the question of disfranchise? ment of i be negro, on Monday Col. Dargan went up in the Court House at 12.30 o'clock, but it was found out that the seating capacity of the building could not accommodate the crowd, and he adjourn? ed to the Court House square and delivered his address from the portico of the old .Mar? ram office. Col. Dargan's speech lasted about three-quarters of an hour, and was ?D every respect interesting aud decidedly elo? quent. Owing to the nearnees of press rime it is almost impossible to chronicle the speak? ing in full. Col Dargan began by saying : "Fellow? men, I will not address you as fellow-citizens, but as fellow-men." He said he was there to talk of an issue which was the most im? portant that bad ever presented itself to the people of this State, a question of Constitu? tional and Christian nature, a questiow of humanity above the din of politics, aod even more far-reaching than patriotism. Ke then presented his views in favor of giving the negro the right to exercise his right of fran? chise. He recalled the injustice done the negro by disfranchising himin the past, and said, it was a great mistake and wrong; there never was nor is there any danger from the darkey if allowed to vote, if educated. His? tory bas proven that there is nothing to fear from the negro if be is treated kindly and taught to do that which is right. It is true that thr State was once under negro rule, but the negro was led astray by white men, by carpel-baggers, when tbe negro was ignorant; bi.t educate bim and he will see that the white man is his friend, and be will ne glad to put the white man in office and keep him there, provided the white mun in office treat? ed the negro fairly and kindly. He bad noth? ing to fear from the crowd of negroes present. He recited history and the bible to show that the negro was a brother of the white man, and it was the duty of his white brother to educate him and teach bim the gospel. Jesus Christ commanded this to be done. White supremacy is net in danger, and you can educate tbe negro, let bim vote, treat bim kindly aod he will follow and not try to j lead or rule tbe white man He paid bis re epects to Tillman and the Newt and Courier, j and poured hot sbot into Tillman, Irby and Evan9, and fired into the News and Courier about entering ioto a compromise compact to defraud the negro. He quoted history and the Bible, and told some very truthful things. I??9 speech, while strong and his? torical, was not bitter nor of en incendiary nature, nut he confined binoself to facts which are on record and can not be disputed. His remark: did mit savor of social equal? ity, nor of a nullification of white suprem? acy, be; on tbe other hand be plainly to?d tbe negro what bis position was. wbo and what he was, where be should get to, and when to stay there. His audience was attentive and respectful A Tobacco Warehouse. The City of Sumter is in the ring as a to? bacco market and notice is now given that she will use every effort to become the tobac? co center of South Carolina. By the deal Wednesday with the Atlantic Coast Line the city obtained possession of two buildings that will serve admirably as tobacco ware? houses, and that could tot be more advanta? geously located. It will be only necessary now to secure some live business man to un? dertake the management of tbe warehouses acd properly advertise the market to build np a large and profitable trade in this city. Tobacco bas come to stay as a crop io South Carolina, and the live and progressive towns will be tbe ones to begin wi'.h the beginning to handle the crop and make the profits that must otherwise go to other states. The city mad* a good trade with tbe rail rond when all tbe facts are considered, and if tbe matter is pushed with energy, coupled witb good judgment, the town may realize a great deal more from the trade than it would have been possible to have ohtained had tbe council iniisted that the railroad pay the foll market value of the property. If the trade be the means of building up a successful tobacco marked here, Sumter should consider herself lucky. When the experience of Darlington with the C. S. & N. R.R., is compared with Sumter's no one can help feeling that Sumter is indeed lucky. Darlington paid out S80,000 and gets no'h ing k, while Sumter paid out $1,800 ana t back tbe trade of the shop bands and employees of the road for about six years, one thousand dollars in cash and two large baiidings that will be used as tobacco ware? houses. The bottling up of Sumter by the Coast Line and the abandonment of the shops and general offices are pretty bad for tbe city, but the city comes oat much better than might have r>een expected. And besides, it is said that the Coast Line will, at no very distant day, re-open th? shops here for the purpose of repairing en? gines and coaches used on ;bis end cf their lines. It is to be boped that this rumor bas some foundation. --?~ ?- - Supervisor of Registration, W. S. James, was in his office Monday for registration of all qualified voters There wa3 a big rush for registration certificates for the Constitutional Convection election. The large number of darkies present is a criterion of the correct? ness of Ostendorff3 assertion that "the re? publicans are organizing for registration." The Supervisor will be at his office in the Court House building for ten consecutive days, (Sunday excepted,) beginning Monday, for registration of all qualified voters, and every democrat should go and !ook after his registration certificate, and also try acd see to it that every other d.:?u-crat does the same. Supervisor James has been kept busy regis? tering voters all day. There has been a crowd of negroes packed around the door of his office from the time he opened, and but very few white people have presented them? selves for registration. This is an indication of one of two things. Either the white peo? ple take little interest in the matter or few of them are without registration certificates. Those who are without certificates are mak? ing a serious mistake in not making applica? tion for registration at once, for the rush will be greater, as the time for registration draws to an end. Without doubt the last few days that the Supervisor has hts nooks open will find a much larger and more eager crowd at his office pressing for registration certificates than at present, and those who postpone registration until then may find themselves crowded out. -ir.T - ? ? - -CV The water has been pumped out of the Graded School r.ilar and the ic:iooi exercises umier the supervision of the teachers were re? sumed in the building tliin morning The regular exercises will be resumed utxi Mon? day the 11 th instant. The school had holiday Tuesday on ace- -nt of removing from the houses on Sumter Street where :!.> school hus : <.. H conducted during the past two weeks. The stockholders of the Sumter Track and I '.tr U Association will meet in th? office of the A. C. Phelps Gd to-nighT, for thc pur? pose <<f electing officers to serve during ;h> ea: uing \ ear. Thc dinner--at Schwartz Bro's ?. I. ? stand, on Main Strier Monday, given by the Si<!' rs of Mere;, assisted b;. th: ir lady friends, was a success, and the rivi proceeds atu o on teil to over one hundred dollars; There w:*< Ciioiie;h food not needed to enable ii. to give a lunch Tuesday, which of c ? ti : . in creased the proceeds. The Sisters of Mei cv ftiih doer ve their success and the puh?ic iii 1 ..veil to show their appreciation ol these kind and worthy Christian ladies by a liberal patronage. Railroad Notes. , President W. G. Elliott, of the W liming i ton, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, and ' General Manager J. R Kenly, of the Atlantic Const Line, arrived in the city last Wednes? day in General Manager Kenly's private car. ! They came on business connected with the i transfer of the Charleston, Sumter and j Northern Railroad to the Coast Line and re I mained in the city until next day. These : gentlemen were seen by a representative of I thi3 paper, but they bad no .information that j tbev cared to give out for publication, j General Manager Kenly and Col. W. G. Elliott met City Council and a committee of citizens in the Mayor's office Wednesday morn? ing nod discussed the question of the city:s title to the land upon which the C. S. k N. sho'-s and depots are situated. Col. Elliott mad : i statement in relation to the attitude of the j Atlantic Coast Line towards the City of j Sumter, and explained that it was the ioten j tion of the system to do everything in its j power to build up the city as it was to the I interest of the road to do so, having a great j deal of property here. 1 In regard to the land at the C. S. k N. ? depot he asked that the city give the land tc ! the company without condition, except that j the road will permit the city to bave the use [ of the warehouses ata nomi jai sum, and that ' the warehouses could be used as a tobacco j warehouse by the citizens who desire to establish a tobacco market here, j No action was taken on tbis request, but ? the Mayor appointed the following cora j mittee of citizens to meet with council and j the railroad officials at 3 o'clock. When the matter should be taken up ?ad disposed of. At the conference at 3.30 o'clock Gen. E. W. Moise, as chairman of the committee of citizens, reviewed tbe conditions upon which the city purchased the tract of land for $IS80 and deeded it to the C. S. k N. R. fi? rle emphasized the fact that the C. S. k N. bad not complied with the conditions of the deed, and that tb-; Coast Line by abandoning the repair shops and general offices wouldnot only vitiate the conditions of the deed, but also injury the city to the extent of $100.. 000 per year, as the C. Sv k N. bad paid oat that amount in wages to hands employed in the city. Should the land be forfeited to the city the road would not have even the right of way into the city. TheiJore tbe committee had come to the conclusion that it would be a jost and equit? able settlement of the matter for the road to pay the city Si,OOO and the use of the ware I bouses that the road will not need. He also j called attention to the fact that the Council could not give away the land for wbicb I $1.800 had been paid seven years.ago ? as it was tbe property of the people of the city and did not belong to the Council. After consultation Messrs. Elliot and Kenly accepted the proposition of the committee and council. i Three more A. C. L. locomotives have ar? rived for service on the C S. k N. This j makes six new engines that have been received. A number of A. C. L. coaches and -a mate i rial train are also ontbe yard and will be put into service at ouce. All the engines ana rolling stock that were leased by the C. S. k N. have been side tracked in tbe yard so as to be out of tbe way aod ready for delivery to the company owning them when called for. The engines have been "killed" and will be hauled away and a freight mileage of 20 cents per mile will be charged. Tbe Coast Line is having a telephone sta? tion put up at the jaoction of the main Hue with the C. S. k N. track, and the conductors of all trains on tbe tatter road will be re? quired to telephone to the depot,, the arrival of bis train at the junction and wait for or? ders before proceeding to the depot. Mas?os Telephones will be used at the signal sta? tions. The Cbarlestoo, Sumter k Northern Rail? road is now a thing of the past sod even the name is to be used no longer. Tbe shops were closed Thursday night and within a few days all the workmeo, who have beeo employed io the shops will leave for other places. General Manager Kenly bas informed the men tbat the A. C. L., will issue them passes to any po iot that the system reaches tf they apply for them. The one hundred and thirty-eight men dis? charged from the C. S. k N. B.R., were paid off Friday morning, by Mr. C. L. Martin. Tbe men went in groups of two or three to receive their money, and it was not ?be most cheerful countenances that they wore, nor is it to be wondered st that they were not. To be thrown out of employment at this time is not a very enlivening incident, and is not con? ducive to an exuberance of spirits. Passenger Conductors W. E. Ziegler and W n Simpson, freight conductors W. D. Pol . nd J. B. Gregory, and engineers P. P. Fi ?-. :>eWitt House and John Wolf have be; . rained by the Coast Line to serve on th? >. k N. branch. Tuc irieuds of Mr. B. K. DeLorme will j hear with mingled feelings of pleasure and I regret that he has been transferred to Ben ! nettsville by the Atlantic Coast Line, aod will have charge of the depot at that point, which is the most important station on the ! lioe of the C. S. k N., since the depots here ; and in Darlington have been discontinued, i His friends will be glad to know tbat his ! abilities bave been recognized by the Coast ! Line officials, but they will regret that he ' will be forced to remove from Sumter. Th new schedule on the C. S. & N. went ; intoeffect Friday morningand trains composed ?of A. C. L rolling stock went out for the I first time. The Passenger train leaves Preg nals at 8. 30 am., arrives Sumter 10 32. a.m.. I leaves Sumter 10.35; arrives Hamlet 1.40.p.m. I Returning, leaves Hamlet 2.10 pm., arrives j Sumter. 5.08 p.m., arrives Pregnall3 7.21 ; P m - Ml I I ??' i Mr. Eugene Hogan, who together with his ; entire family, was poisoned about ten days ! ago from eating biscuits, has recovered suffi ' cientiy to be out at his place of business since ! Monday. He looks pretty weak yet, and sof I fered a'great deal. Mrs. Hogan is still quite | ill, also the children; but ali are out of I danger. Mr. Hogan says it bas teen dis j covered that Rou?h on Rats was the poison ' used, and that the poison was put into the lard that was used to mix the dough, and that it was oot the flour that was poisoned as was at first suppos?d. He says that about one box of Rough on Rats was put iuto about six pounds of hrd, and that fortunate? ly there was not enough of the lard used to contain enough of the poison to kill them. He said, if as first supposed, the flour bad been poisoned that it is quite likely that all would have died : of course the .arge amount ot dour used would have materially increased the quaotity of poison. ---^m^~ Scrofula salt rheum, a;id ail disease of.the blood, dyspepsia, headache, kidney nod iiver complaints, and catarrh, are cored by Hood's Sarsaparilla, the great blood purifier. Specimen Caaes. S. ll Clifford, Now Cassel, Wis..was ir. ubled with Neuralgia;and libcumansn, bis Stomach was disordered^ his Liver was affected tu .'.ti alarming degree, appetite tell away, and he was terribly reduced tn iles-h and strength. Three :! tr!-;:- of Eleetri ; t : ; ? tor < cured him. Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg; lil. had a running ?ore un hts leg >?t eight years' stand? ing, irked three Inities td* Electric Sitters and seven boxes' ol Buckeen** Ar:.:.-1 Salve, and bis i.-- is ? ?und and uv-!. ,J,.hn Speaker, Catawba, .had five large Fever .-ore- on his leg d< erors said bc was incurable. One bottle Electric l?i?fer- and one box Bucklen*.- Arnica Salve enred him entirely. Sold by .J. F. W. Di L'orme-s Drug sture. ' EolJ of Honor. Lynchburg Scbool. I The names of Those on the Roi cf Honor i for the month of February, in the Lynch? burg school, nre: Canoll DuRunt, Mary El.za McLeod, Kizzie Jones, Thornas Miller, Edwin DuRant, Willie Jones, Matte Hickson, Marion Hawes, B.-nnie Jones, Geo-ge Jones,. Frank McLeod and Maggie Jones. L L TIMMONS, Teacher. THE OLD FOLKS AT HOME Wh-4-e the Aged and Infirm aie Cared for-Mother Aurelia Speaks of Her Charge?. (Frorn the Providence, R. /., Journal.) Somewhat removed from the city of Prov? idence, on the main highway to Pawtucket, stands that magnificent charitable institu? tion known as the Home for the Ag?d of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Here a com? pany of sweet faced and soft voiced Sisters care for the old and the in?rni who are unable to care for themselves. Mother Aurelia presides over this well known institution, and with her associates ministers to the want3 of over two hundred old people, women and men. An ii iportant feature 01 the Home is a well-appointed Pharmacy in charge of one of th'i sisters, heir chief remedy is good old Pai:i-Killer, which most of theold folks used when they were children and which now cures :he pains and aches incidental to their declini ag years. As is to be expected, the aged inmates ot the Home are in constant need of medica; attention, although, so carefully ?.re they tended, few are rarely sick enough to be in the hospital wing at any one time. But all of them are subject to the many disabilities of old age, and so Pain-Killer has come to be a remedy of almost daily use. Mother Aurelia says that Pain-Killer has quite superseded the drags and prescriptions for use among the old people. When the limbs twitch with rheumatism i:he fair sister in charge- of'the pharmacy gives them a massage mULx pure Pain-Killer. When the old men and old women suffer from their many stomach troubles, a little Pain Killer with water ?ad sugar offers i. certain and quick relief! . When the venerable heads are racked ?Hth pain, Pain-Killer is again put to service promptly. The old people rove it and rely upon it. They tes? tify 'that its use externally is quickly Effica? cious, and internally, is unaccompanied by any after ill effects-which, at th?ir age, ??st never be risked._ W??T8," ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per line. EMPLOYMENT WANTED by a steady young man. Has bad several years experience in Sash Blind and Door Factory work, Glazing and Painting. Address "W," Care P. 0. Box I, Sumter, S. C. TO RENT-A Farm situated tvro miles from this city. Eighty acres ol' cleared land ; all necessary buildings. Apply to W. H. Commander, Sumter S. C. Jan. 16 _;_ TO RENT-House on Calhoun Street near C. S. & N. R. R. Apply to W. F. B. Haynswortb. Sept. 12. _THE VINELESTYAMT^ VERY PRODUCTIVE, easily cultivated, aid the best Potato in the world. Seed for sale by March 6-3t. JAS. G. WHITE. . 64 ?. F. M. THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M.. will be held on Thursday Evening, March 7th, at 7? p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern thtmselves accordingly. By ordei, A. C. PHELPS, W. M. H. C. MOSES, Secretary. Feb 13. State of South Carolina, SUMTER COUNTY, IN THE COURT OF COMMON PL??AS. COPY SUMMONS. FOR RELIEF. {Complaint Served.) I Daniel T. McKeiihan, Plaintiff, agavist W. F. B Hainsworth, E. L. Cooper and E. C. Ilaynsworth, heretofore practising law as Haynsworths Jr Cooper and Richard C. Wim berley. Defendants. To the Defendants: You are hereby Summoned and required to answer the complain: in this action, of which a cony is herewith served upon you, ?od to serve a copy of your answer to the said com? plaint on the subscribers at their offices, Nos. 3 and 4 Law Range, Columbia. S. C., within twenty days after the service hereof, exclu? sive of the day cf such service: and f you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will applyjto the Court fer the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated 21st Jan., A. D. 1S95. BARRON* & RAY, Plaintiff's Attorneys. To RICHARD C. WIMBERLET, Defendant above named : Takfi uotice that the complaint in this ac? tion was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and General Sessions for Sumter County. South Carolina, on the 21st dav of January, 1895. BARRON & RAY, Jan. 30-6r. Plaintiff's At:'ys. 1890." A. C. PHELPS & GO., General taralee Agents, Sumter, S. C. Fire. Lire, Accident. Steam Boiler, Plate Glass, Bonds of Surety for persons ir posi? tions of trust, and Liability Insurance in every branch, written in t ie very best A mer? can and Foreign Companies. Over sixty-five millions of capital repre? sented. Office at Messrs. J. Rettenberg & Sons, 2d Fioor. Kreut. Mch 14-0 ? *i't:!!::v i. GCtual cHents hi Xow a, write :