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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1895 Evtered at the Post Office at Sumter. S ? G. y as Second (Tlass Matter NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. T. C. Scaffe-Tobacco Flues. Bultman & Bro -Shoes at Cost Estate of Miss Marj S. Broun-Citation. Estate of Charles L. Villeneuve, Dec'd Final Discharge. Estate of Joe H. Villeneuve. Minor-Final Discharge. Wants-House to Rsnt-Walking Cane j Lost. I Personal. Mr. R. F. Jackson is in town to-day. Maj. E. F. Burrows was in town yesterday. Mr. Js8. H. Mason, of Darlington, is in the city. Mrs. W. E. Dick, of Bossards, is visiting in tbe city. Mr. H L. Darr, of BisbopvUle, spent Fri? day in the city Mr. E. M. Raynor and bis family expect to leave for New York this week. Mr. Isaac Schwartz of tbe Palace Dry Goods Emporium, bas returned from bis busi? ness trip North. Mr. B. B. Nash and Miss Leila Nash leave this evening for New York to be absent a week br more. Dr. J A. Mood has returned from New York after spending two months taking a post graduate course. Mr. W. Y. L Marshall returned from Charleston Friday morning, after spending a week Tn that city. Miss Maud Brock, who bas been visit ?De the family of Mr. W. P. Smith, has returned to ber borne io Cheraw. Mr. arjr? Mrs. Curtis Millard are at the Jer vey House for tbe present, preparatory to their final leavetaking. Mr. R. M. Jenkins will move his family to this city to live, and will occupy the A. S. Brown residence on Warren Street. Mr. H. L. Scarborough, Goa a ty Treasurer elect, has not yet received bis commission, bat will no doubt do so within a few days. Dr. Ketley of Bishopv il le, a recent graduate of the S. C. Medical College, and Dr. Jobo Bradley, of Bisnopvzile were in town Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Hodges, who have been visiting Mr. Mark Reynolds for several weeks, have returned to Statebarg. Mr. J. J. Watson, having completed this year's coarse rn the Charleston Medical College, bas returned to Sumter.. Miss Mane Singleton, of Wedgefield, who has.been visiting Miss Harriet Kershaw, re* turned home yesterday moroiog. Mrs. W. D. Rice, of Denmark, is in tbe ?tty, having been called to toe bedside of ber brother, Col. J. D. Graham. M?88 Roberta Archer, who has been tbe guest of the Misses Mood during the past mooth, has returned to ber borne io Spartan borg. At the anneal meeting of the Al omi Asso? ciation of Sooth Carolin? Medical College, Dr. A. C. Dick was elected one of the Vice Presidents. Mrs. A. S. Brown aod children leave this evening for Florida to join Mr. Brown, who bas been in that State all winter for the bene? fit of his health. Mr. A. H. Eberbart, the travelling repre? sentative of the Victor Bicycle, has com? pleted bis trip and is at borne again. Be will be here for several week? or a month. Mr. J. M. Robinson, representing the New Toil Underwriters Insurance Company, was io the city last week to adjust the loss caused by the fire at Mr. Dave Morris's house on the aigbt of tbe 7th. A special train was made np last Wednes? day to carry the "Fast Mail" company to Colombia to catch the train fer Augusta. The Mason Telephone Factory, after a 9bat down of several days, started Wednes? day moroiog with a full force of hands. There bas been quite a crowd in town tbe past two days, and it is attributable to the wet weather. Tbe farmers cannot plow, so they come to town. Tbe Junior Order of Uoited Mechanics w?ll be organized this evening, a sufficient number having been secured for the purpose of organization. The baseball fever has struck the small boys ot Sumter and they are all working harder than tbey ever will in any trade or profession. The older generation of ball players ere not affected with the fever, bot in time, no doubt all will have it. Tbere was a lot of excitement on Liberty Street yesterday caused by two white men. said to have been full of dispensary, making a feint a: wanting to fight. The little distur? bance passed over without any gore being spilt. One Pompey Cato, colored, who is wanted for breaking into box cars in Williamburg Goooty, was arrested near the Atlantic Coast Line Depot early Sunday morning by Policemen Gallagher. He was tamed over to Sheriff Sanders and ?3 now in jail. The City Council ha3 refused to grant permission for the .Marine Band to give a con? cert here on Sunday afternoon, March 31st. This settles the matter finally. Council has beyp rightly in tbe matter and is sustained act a large majority of the people of the city. St. Patrick's Day was observed with tbe accustomed quietness in Sumter Sunday. Tbe deceodants of tbe Emer? ald Isle wore the green in S*. Patrick's hon? or, and as there are not a few Irish and Irish Americans in Sumter the green was in ?vi? dence Sunday. Tbe railroads are in such bad condition from tbe wet weather that a great many trains are late and are forced to run at a less rate of speed than the schedule calls for. The condition of the road bed is very per ceptably felt by passengers, as there is a great deal more jerking and jolting than is usual on roads in this section. Mr. W. Y. L Marshall is receiving a great many communications in reference to the tobacco warehouse at this place. A number of the letters are applications for the posi- j tioo of manager of the warehouse. Th&re will be no trouble to obtain a man of experi? ence in the tobacco business to manage the warehouse wheu it is opened, nor will there be any difficulty about securing the attend? ance of buyers Ail that is required to bring Sumter into prominence as a tobacco market at once is an abundance of tobacco. With the proper effort this can be secured, for there will be a great deal o? tobacco grown in the territory tributary to Sumter. The rains of the past week flooded the cellar of the Graded School, nod in con? sequence the exercises of the school were discontinued Monday morning until The water could he pumped from the cellar. There can be no regularity in the exercises of tbe school until the cellar is thoroughly drained and means tak^n to prevent the entrar.ee of j water into the cellar in future, there? fore the sooner this is done the better it ? will be, for every day that the school is not in session is a distinct loss to the children. The exercises were resumed Tuesday morn? ing. DEATH. Mr. J. Addison Boykin died at uis home, Beaver Dam Fork,-Carter's Crsssing township on Thursday, March i4th from consumption. He was atjout 45 years old, and leaves a large family. The remains of Mrs. A. Louis Blending were interred in the cemetery last Thursday at ll o'clock. The services at the grave which were attended by a ?are? number of the friends of the family, were very brief and simple. The floral decorations were exceed? ingly beautiful, being composed ot roses lilies and other rare hot house grown plants. Dr. A L. Blandina, Mrs. Russel, the mo the: of Mrs Blanding and Mr Poison Russel, a broth? er, were present at the interment. Joseph Wakide, a Syrian, who bas run a little merchandise stand on Main Street, near Levi Bros.. for a month past, died Friday with consumption He has, of course, been aflicted with the disease for quite awhile, hut was able to attend to his business up to the day before his deatb. He was out on the streets on Thursday afternoon. His remaius were interred to-day. BELIGIOUS. The special services for this week at the Church of the Holy Comforter areas follows: Tuesday and Friday at 5 p. m., Wednesday morning at 7 o'clock, Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. A Word to the Boys. Base balls for 1895 are a great improve? ment over ball3 made for previous years. The balls are much better and will last longer. For the same money you wili get a better ball, that is brand new and just out of the factory. The leather is new, elastic ?nd Dot cracked with age. H. G. Osteen & Co , expect to receive, on Friday, a large assort? ment of new :95 balls Call and take a look at them Court Proceedings. The Court of General Sessions was ad? journed Wednesday, having disposed of all the cases that were ready for trial, and the Court of Common Pleas convened. The last case before the C'?ur? of General Sessions was The State vs R. F. Ken lock Disposing oi property under mortgage, result? ed in a mistrial. The case of Garrett, et al vs Weinberg, et al was concluded Thursday by a decision for the defendants. The case of Copeland against the insur? ance companies with which he had his stock of goods in his store at Lynchburg insured, resulted in a verdict for the plaintiff Court adjourned Friday evening until Monday morning, when lt was reconvened with the eecon?-week jurors io attendance. Judge Witherspoon has expressed bis deter? mination tu clear the docket before the court is adjourned ?ne die, ?od, therefore, court may oe in session until the latter part of the week. Gone to the Farm. The criminals convicted at the recent term of court and sentenced to terms in the Peni? tentiary were delivered to Mr. John J. Cooley, the manager of the State Farm, last Saturday by Sheriff Sanders on an order from Supt. W. A. Neal, of the Peoitentiary. The con? victs were manacled together and the line of march to Hagoed taken up betimes this morning. Roy Robinson led the line and Monroe Wheeler brooght up the rear in good style. There were, in all, fifteen convicts sent to the State Farm Saturday. The list is as follows : LeRoy Roberson, Hampton Mills, Prince McKnight, Amos Singleton, Jake Mack, Reese James. George Smith, Wilson Mont? gomery, Perry Williams, Carolina Williams, John Wilson, Gus Stanley, Uampton Alford, Cupid Moses, Monroe D. Wheeler. Sick. Col. J. D. Graham has been quite ill since last Wednesday evening and is now in a very critical condition. His physicians at pres? ent entertain little hope of his recovery, though it is possible that he may rally and recover his health. The many friends of Col. Graham throughout Sumter County will unite io the wish that he may recover. Capt. A. P. Vinson has been ill for more than a w>ek, but was better yesterday. Mr. J.Z Mims is confined to his bed with typhoid fever and is quite iii. A Deer Caught In Turkey Creek. Ben Wilson, colored, who lives a few miles from town on the edge of Turkey Creek swamp, discovered a half grown deer feeding ia bis field Monday morning, greatly to bis corprise. Summoning several of his neigh? bors they surrounded the deer, and succeeded in driving it into Wilson's lot. There they succeeded in catching the deer and confined it in the barn for safe keeping. Ben is very elated over his capture and is confident that be will be able to sell the deer for a good round sum. The presence of a deer in such close prox? imity to the city and in a country so thickly settled and where no deer have been seen for a great many years is not to be accounted for except that it is a tame deer that has escaped from its owner and wandered off into Turkey Creek swamp. Good Average Hogs. Mr. W. H. Gordon, of Concord, recently killed seven hogs, eight months old, that netted 791 pounds. Cheap as Dirt. Fifty tons waste meat Salt, sacked, at S3.50 per too. GEO. D. SHOIIS & BRO. March 13, 6-t. The rains have put a stop to the work ot ;he saw mill men. as they caonot get logs out of the woods which are flooded in almost eery section of the country. Until the ground dries off and becomes firm enough to permit wagon3 to passover it with? out miring the mills will be in partial idle? ness. Persons wbc are still engaged in shooting partridges must have overlooked the fact that the game Lw is now in force. There were a very large number of birds killed during the season, and the best informed hunters say that if the slaughter is continued thepartridges will be so depleted that a few years more will suffice for their practical extermination. This statement may be somewhat overdrawn, but there is no doubt but that the birds killed oy sportsmen during the season and trapped during the snow by pot-hunters constituted a large portion of the total number in the country. If we would have birds next fall and succeeding falls it is ;ime to give the birds a chance. The reorganization of the Fire Department ha? been completed, and it now consists of four ree] ?quads and ene rope .-quad, besides one reel which is located at Lu kens .V Reif synder's mill as supplementary to the regu? lar department. Squads 'J, .': and } have their rerls on Liberty Street, and squad 1 at (i F. Epperson's stable. Thc department is made up of energetic and enthusiastic nu n who will do the duty expected of them every time and ander ill circumstances. Arrangements are being perfected to dispose O? the old ?land engines' and other useless material belonging to tbe department, Mr.? 1 several propositions have been received already from parties who de?in- to purchase the engines. --<if i For a dinner pill and general family ca? thartic we confiden'lv recommet.d Hood's Pills. i A RAILROAD COLLISION The Cause of The Delayed Train. The delay of the train from Charleston : j last Wednesday was caused by a wreck Ht Monck's Corner. Tbe freight train hound for Charleston ran past the tura out and at- : tempted to back into it which was contrary j to order?. The fa3t train ran into the freight, j Both engines were injured. Engineer John- I t son who was in charge of the passenger train I stuck to his post and reversed hts engine. ' The ajgrnan jumped and escaped uninjured, j No one was injured except the express mes? senger who had his head bruised and cut. The engineer and conductor of the freight were discharged at ouce for disobedience of orders. The wrecking train from Florence was or? dered to the scvne immediately, but it was 3 o'clock hefore the track could be cleared. RAILROAD WRECK. Shifting Engine and the Lukens Lumber Co. Log Train Collide. I ''"he shifting engine on the yard of the At? lantic Coast Line collided with the log train of the Lukens Lumber Company Monday, at 7 3D o'clock, smashing several log trucks 1 and damaging the engines. Shifting eugine No. 361, in charge of ' i Engineer Johnson was pulling a number of box cars and pushing one box car when the ! collision occurred. The box car in front of j the engine prevented the engineers from see I ing the head lights of the approaching engines and when the two trains ian together it was a complete surprise. A3 boto engines were! running at a low rate of speed the damage was comparatively slight. Two log trucks, a box car and engine 361 were damaged. The engine of the log train was not injured, nor j were either of the engineers or firemen hurt. j Engineer .Murrell was in charge of the log ? engine at the time. ? lt required several hours work of a large j force ot hands to remove the wreck and clear j the track Engine No. 8 has been substi tuted todo the shifting un the yard until 361 can be repaired. The collision was purely accidental and no one is thought to have caused it by careless? ness. The Conference of the Porty. j An nnsigned call for a mass meeting to be j held on the 23d instant tor the purpose of ! electing delegates to the State Conference of the Forty was published in the Sumter Her? ald of last Friday. It is not stated who are back of the call, but that has nothing to do with the main point at issue. Tbe purpose of the conference is good, and every county should be-represented in Columbia by a rep? resentative delegation. Sumter County bas been the scene o? as bitter factional 6ghts ?3 there were in tbe State, but at this time the sentiment of a majority of the people is in favor of a re-union of all the people on com? mon grounds and a cessation of strife and bitterness. This can be obtained only by mutual concessions and the exercise of com? mon sense and reason on the part of both factions. A mass meeting of members of both factions will tend to bring about the desired result in Sumter County, and a State Con? ference such as that on the 28th will be, will have the same effect throughout the State. I THE COUNTY BONDS NOT YET ISSUED. - Several Bids Above Par Rejected. The Board of County Commissioners held a special meeting Friday for the purpose of considering tbe bids" for the issue of S15,000 of ten year 6 per cent county bonds, and the transaction of such other business as might come before the Board. Tbere were sixteen members present, including the Supervisor. Tbe Board assembled at ll o'clock, and the first matter of importance taken up was the bond of H L. Scarborough, as County Treas? urer. Col. W. D. Scarborough presented tbe bond, which was in the usual form and signed by B. G. Pierson, W. F. B. Hayns? worth, C. E. Stubbs, F. W. Crosswell, W. S. James, C. S James, N. B. Scarborough and J. T. Muldrow. A committee was appointed to consider the bond. Tbe committee reported favorably and his bond was approved by -vote of the Board. The bids for the bonds were then opened. The bids were as follows : E. H. Rollins & Son, Boston, Mass-entire issne for $15,310.50. E. P. Ricker, Sumter-entire issue for I $15,315. Simonda National Bank, Sumter-S5,000 j for S5,012,50 and S5.000 for ?5,025. R. M. Marshall & Bro., Charleston-entire j tS3ue at $101 j. j Edward C. Jones & Co., New York-entire j issue at par, less a commission of 5 per cent. The bid of Mr. E. P. Ricker was the bigb j est, being 2 1-10 per cent above par. The bids were discussed by the Board, and ? it was the opinion that none of the bids were ? high enough, therefore on the motion of Mr j F. E. Thomas all bids were rejected. On ? motion of another member of the Board ' further consideration of the bond issue was postponed until the next regular meeting. There is a strong sentiment among the i members of the Board against issuing the bonds at all if it is possible to avoid it, as j ; they do not wish to add to the burden of: taxation now borne by the people. They are pruceeding with the utmost care in the matter, however, and they will do what is best for the county, j Some business of a routine character, such as the approval of claims, etc., was disposed of before the Board adjourned. ?--.^mw A GOOD ONE ON MILTON DAR? GAN. The Atlanta Journal has the following j paragraph, in which the remarkable state? ment i3 made the Mr. Milton Dargan is an old Confederate soldier. "Relative to the Cuban revolution, Mr. Mil? ton Dargan, manager for the Lancashire, who has recently returned from Havana, is thus quoted : "Manager Dargan says that he saw no signs of war in Cuba. There were no marching of troop?, packing of guns, or the passing of armed bodies through the streets of Ha? vana. When 1 pointed out to bim. tlint the ? American papers reported a revolution in full blast there, be simply replied that they knew nothing of if i ri Havana. As tn old Confed? erate soldier, Mr. Dargan is thoroughly up in war and all its train ol horrors. Therefore 1 do 'o?; understand Low it is that a soldier who would not noss the sign? ol battle und tumult, be saw nothing o! i* in Cuba. I can only account for it upon tbe supposition that, like ti number of Cuban revolutions, the present one is ol the kind described bv an old gentleman in Kentucky, who, wheu brought face to face with the h <i ors ot civil conflict, express! d the greatest conster? nation and surprise that matters should be carried so fir. '"For, said he, "! have un? derstood that this >;s to t e a sort of amica? ble war." Mr. Dargun returned in fine con? dition, greatly pleased with his trip ?nd well satisfied with bis business prospects for the vear." THE NEGROES P?OTEST. The Resolutions Adopted at the Mass Meeting. The mass meeting of negroes, which was held on The Court House square on Monday, adopted the following resolutions, which ? have heen sent io with a request that they be published : Whereas, the law requires non-registered ! voters TO obtain registration certificates i during ten days of the present month, begin- ? ning on the 4th ; and on the first Monday of i each montb thereafter till August, and Wherea*, the said law requires all non- j registered voters to apply upon affidavits for such registration certificates, and Whereas, Gov Evans did, on Wednesday, March 6th. revoke, without cause, the com ruis.-don of Notary Public W. T. Andrews, who was discharging his duties as a public othcer in taking the affidavits of non-register? ed voters, and Whereas, the revocation of th? commission, ? of'he said Notary Public was manifestly for i the purpose of hindering, delaying and de? barring the registration of colored voters. Now, therefore, Resolved, that we, the colored citizens of Sumter County, in mass meeting assembled, enter our solemn protest against this tyranni? cal, arbitrary, and unjust act of Gov. Evnns ; and that we denounce the unjust and coward? ly methods being daily used riv the Governor and bis willing henchmen to hinder the regis? tration of colored citizens; ?nd thereby de? prive many of them of the right of suffrage. Resolved further, That we declare it to be a God given and a natural right for every citi? zen to participate in the framing and adoption of a State Constitution-the funda? mental principle, and the foundation of the government-and that no frte people will ? tamely submit to the relinquishment of such a right; that we warn those who ruthlessly, arbitrarily aod tyrannically hinder us in the exercise of our rights, under the laws, which they themselves have given, that there is a; limit beyond which, if they pas?, tney will cal forth the indignation, protest and legal action of all fair-minded and liberal citizens. Resolved further, That in our endeavor to quietly and peaceably register, and in our efforts to preserve the rights now given and guaranteed to us, we solicit, and shall en? courage the efforts and advice of all those liberal and fair white men, who desire peace and good feeling between the races. Resolved further, That we deny any and all assertions that there is a spirit of "negro denomination" among us ; but. to the con? trary, we wait to support and uphold those white m*o, whose efforts will be directed to giving to oar State a fair, just and liberal constitution, nuder which the rights of all citizens will be protected. Resolved further. That we condemn the action of Ex-Gov. Tillman and Gov. Evans, and their henchmen in exciting against us the bitter feeling of the wbite race, and to im? bue them with the spirit of depriving us ofall righ1 ofsufrage, and of a free common school system ; and we call upon onr people to dis? cuss these matters, ponder, to ferret out, 8nd find the men who are bitterly opposing our rights and our progress, and to pass them by, as far as they can, in all business relations Resolved further, That we call upon every colored citizen to register, or to endeavor, at every sacrifice, to register; and further, that we express our gratitude to tba! portion of the press of our State that is making a noble fight for a fair election, an hone3t count, and a liberal constitution. Resolved finally, That we call upon all fair and honest citizens "to fight to the last ditch,1' honestly, legally and peaceably, all efforts to deprive citizens of the right of suf frage, and of a good free school system. Wedding Bells at Wedgefield. WEDGEFIELD, March 14 -A brilliant wed? ding was solemnized in the Presbyterian Church at this place at 6 o'clock p m , on yesterday, the contracting parties being Miss Belt Caldwell, daughter of Mr. James Cald? well, and Mr. W. W. Oliver, of St Mat? thews, On?ogehurg County. The ceremony was performed by Rev Joseph Crockard, pastor of the church. Mendelssohn's Wed? ding March was superbly rendered by Prof. D. L. Rambo. The crowd was very large, entirely filling the church, which wa3 elaborately decorated with evergreens and artificial flowers. The chancel and platform in front were completely covered with decorations, very artistically arranged. The church was darkened and well illuminated by artificial lights, which added very much to the impressiveness of the occasion. After the ceremony a large concourse of invited friends gathered at the residence of the bride's father, where and elegant reception was given in honor of the newly married couple. Th? maid of honor was Miss Annie Cald? well, sister of the bride, and the best man was Mr. Nelson, of OraBgeburg. There were also attending, Miss Betty Avcock with Mr. Hill, Miss Oliver with Mr. Jn'o. R. Caldwell, Miss Susie Caldwell with Mr. Houser, Miss Ollie Kelly with Mr. Tate. Messrs. T. C. Keels and H. J..McLaurin, jr., acted as ush? ers. Shoes at Cost. Attention is directed to the advertisement of Bultman & Bro, Certain lines of shoes are offered at cost and some at half price. This is a chace tor bargains when the quality of their shoes is considered. The continuously rainy weather is not only disagreeable, but is becoming a serious matter, as the preparation of the land for planting bas been more seriously retarded than within a number of years. In the low lands the ground has not been broken yet and the outlook does not encourage the l hope than anything will be done in this ; direction within ten days or two weeks. Ic a few sections of the county some corn hus: been planted, but this is the exception. The | cotton land bas not been prepared and the farmers are very gloomy. A week of bright weather will, however dispel this as effec? tively as it will the clouds, unless the farmer has changed. The Southern Railway Company has leased or purchased all of the box cars, flats and gondia cars, formerly in the service of the \ old C. S. & N. R. R., from the Equipment j Co., and is now making preparations at the j C. S. k N. yards to overhaul and paint them, j A force of carpenters and painters and a : blacksmith have been hired, some from among the old C. S. k N-. crowd. Master Car Builder, Ladd, of thc Southern Railway, has been in Sumter tor several days taking un inventory ot' the car? and their condition. Ht- left for Atlanta Monday morning, and will send a general 'oretnan here to superintend th" work. .Mr. Fred L. Jones, the efficient tit,'! well known head punter ot thc old C. S. k N. shops, has bet o put in charge of the painting by Master Car Builder Lad i and has several assistants at present. Mr. II. C. Huntley, the blacksmith of thc C. S. k X . will have charge of the iron work. A num? ber of uid C. S. k N. hands will be employed for some little time as there are between 7"i and lot) cars Pi be repaired and painted. { wff- ? ? -.Jim.- - I; you arc weak and worn out, of have that tired feeling Hood's Sarsaparilla i? just the j medicine to restore your strength and giv* von a good appetite. Hood's makes pur? blood. Native Red Rust Proof Seed Oats tor sale; hy \\ . .Vi . (ira 1?am. Registration. The office of the Supervisor of Registration was besieged by the usual crowd of ne- I groes during thc time it was open each day ! last week. The negroes have exhibited great j persistence in the tffort to obtain registration ; certificates and a eomparitively large number I have been registered. Of course not nearly so many have obtained certificates as wouid have ; done so bad they been able to obtain the I services of a notary The majority of those who have been registered are those who ha?e recently unlined the legal age and are not otherwise barred from qualifying to vote. ! Even this class do not all succeed in obtain- I ing registration, as many of them cannot in- ; telligeotly tell where they live and are entitled to vote. Some of them do not know in what ? State and County they live, not to mention the township. Thursday was the last day for registration, j and Supervisor James was kept busy until j his dosing hour. The number of certificates issued, it is understood, was not as large as was anticipated, nor as large as it would bave been had all unregistered voters been able to i tain the necessary affidavits. Supervisor i James will have not less than thirty days work on his hooks to enter up the names of i those registered during the past ten days. Mr. James does not receive aoy additional compensation for the great amount of work that this extra registration imposed upon him, ns no provision was made for it in the law. Gloomy Outlook in Florida. A business letter received by the Watch- j marland Southron from an old subscriber in j Florida says: "The freeze has left Florida in a most de? plorable cond ition Orange trees are being: cut off at the ground. Many people will ; leave the State within this year." Fulton Letter. FCLTO.V, S. C.; March, 19 1895. The recent rise in the price of cotton has | the appearance of only being a bait to the cotton planters to put in another large acreage which will DO doubt have the de? sired effect upon many. The majority cf the people here are de? cidedly in favor of white man's supremacy and of the Tillman compromise in electing delegates to the Constitutional Convention. The negroes seem very unconcerned whicb way the wheel turns. Mr. J. Manning Ricbaidson, who has been attending the Medical College of Charleston, retttrned to his home at this place last week. Mrs. R. M. Wel?h, of this neighborhood, left last Thursday evening for Baltimore, where she will make her future home. Rev. and Mrs. Jno. Kershaw, of yo-:r city, were visiting relatives and friends in this section last week. Quarterly Conference will convene at St. Andrews Chapel on the 30th, and 31st, in? stants, Rev. W. C. Power presiding. S.B. W. G. Shiloh Letter. SHILOH, S. C., March 16, '95. Editor Watchman and Southron: Meeting so many, many people, all complaining not only of the scarcity, but of no money at all, we are reminded of the year the late war ended. But it was no equal tor this year, or tbese times, for whiie we bad no money we had a plenty of the necessaries of life, and could make and wear home-spun cloth. Now many of us have no corn, no bacon, no money, no credit, and can't afford to wear borne made cloth. This is about our unenviable situation. Farm work is greatly retarded in con? sequence of tbe unceasing rains. Tbeswaraps, branches and ponds are all filled to overflow? ing, and really our farms seem like all ponds just now. "The Twin Preachers" have been among us again, giving us a general airing. Mr. J. S. Floyd's little son, Sammie, died on the 9tb inst., from disease of the bead. A short while before this little one breath? ed its last, Mr. Floyd standing in ?he yard, heard a ciy of distress, and looking in the direction from whicb the sound came, saw only three of his children at the well, near which place be had just seen all four playing. He ran as fastas he could, of course, and on reaching the well, which is near a hundred yards from his bouse-found his little seven year-old daughter Lizzie, in the weil clinging to fti>- timber supporting tho curb, with ber fee' against the opposite side. She could scr.i'.--.^' talk after being rescued, and was es haii .. The water is drawn from the well by ... old fashioned swape, and as the little girt iwrned the water from tbe bucket which was full, the bucket was jerked up suddenly throwing her in the well, lt was certainly remarkable presence of mind for a child. Here is one .instance of joy and grief commingled. Mrs' Jacob Keels is still very ill, and scarce? ly auy hope of her recovery. It is reported that nearly all the blue hirds froze to death during the late freeze. Ten dead ones were found in a hole in an old stump. The absence of tbese useful birds is noticeable. There are 22 tobacco barns within three or four miles of this place, as we now can think of. OCCASIONAL. CAPT. J. A. BURNES. Dearest father thou hast left us And thy loss we deeply feel; But 'tis God that has bereft us, He eau all our sorrows heal. Yet again we hope to meet thee When the day of life is fled. When in heaven with joy to greet thee Where uo farewell tear is shed. DAUGHTER. PRIVATEER, March, 1895. For Flues and Wire for Tobacco Barns, go to R. W\ Durant & Son. March 13, 4-t. Na^ve Hay for Sale by W. M. Graham. STATE OK OHIO, CITY OK TOLEDO, | C LUCAS COUNTY. J W ' Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will nar the sum of One Hundred Dol? lar? for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hail's Catarrh Cur.-. FRANK J. CH KN KV. Sworn to before me and subscribed in ?ny presence, this 6tb dav ot December, A.D. ^>-. A. \\. GLEASON, \ 8KAL !> Notarv Public. I _ _ I Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally arni acts directly on thc blood and mucous sur? faces of the system. Send fer testimonials, free. K. J. CHENEY k Co., Toledo, 0. Sold by all Druggists. 75c. Success in Life depends on little things. A Ri pansTabule isa little thing, but taking one occasionally give; good digestion, and that moans good blood, and that means good brai:. and brawn, and that means success. T-25-o :nnu<Mutunii]s:!J!i(niii:i>uniini?iJiinu;iu:iuiiuinnin^ a I When this disease gets hold of yoi | I with all its accompanying tortures, | = you require a remedy about -which = I there is no uncertainty-something = 1 that will quickly drive out the cold, = I restore the blood to a normal condi- | I tion, leave you free from aches and = I pains, and prevent any distressing | = after effects. That's = I PAIN-KILLER j s No other remedy sa effective, non? = Iso certain of results. Teaspoonful ? I doses in hot milk or water, every | f 2 hours, will break it up in a sin-1 I gie day if taken when first attacked. | I PERRY DA VIS & SON Providence, fi. /., | Sm-" "1 m ""*"MTTTrm ---Wi ?* WA.1NTTS, A DVERTISEMENTS of five lines or [ess JK\_ will be inserted under this hea? for 25 Ctjt3 for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per line. WANTED Tenant for bouse on Calhoun Street 5 doors ea9t of .Main Street lately occupied by Mr. House-out noeses and several aerea of land attached. Apply to E. C. Hayn9wortb. LOST-On the road from Sumter to l?e ch6nic8ville, on the 13th inst, a silver headed, light-colored walking cane nearly new. Its return will be thankfully appreci? ated at either this office or at Manville. H. E. L Peebles._ TO RENT. Large residence, corner of Warren & Main Streets-recently occu? pied by Mr. Averill. Apply to R. D. LEE. March 13,-4t. FOR SALE-500 or 600 pounds Barbed Wire, suitable for fences, at an ex? tremely low figure. Apply to F. A. Trade well. March 13-lt. EMPLOYMENT WANTED by a steady young man. Has bad several years experience in Sash Blind and Door Factory work, Glazing and Painting. Addrcss "W," Care P. Q. 2oz I, Sumter, S. C. TO LET OUT. OFFICE OF tal if Comiissi? OF SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., March 6, 1895. THE COUNTY SUPERVISOR and Town? ship Commissioners of Concord and Privateer, will let ont the repairs of Gra? hams Crossing of Pocatalieo Swamp, at said Crossing, on March 22d instant atlt_. o'clock a. m. Specifications made know2 then. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. Bv order of Board, TH?S. V. WALSH, Clerk. The Freeman will please copy. Maren 6-2t. At Cost. FOR CASH ONLY. Ziegler Bros. and Krippendorf & Ditman. Ladies and Misses Shoes? ALSO 30 pairs Misses High Cut Shoes Reduced From $2.50 to $1.25. BULTMAN & BRO. Mcb 19-1-52 T. C. Scaffe Would inform his friends aod customers that he is prepared to manufacture TOBACCO FLUES, Aoy dimension or thickness, more reasonable than any of hts competitors : having many advantages over them ; having 20 years experience in this kind of sheet metal work. Claren! Mp 164,11 M. np HE REGULAR MONTHLY GOMMU JL NICATION of Claremont Lodge. No. 6.4, A. F. M.. will be held ou Thursday Evening, April -iib. nt Ti p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves according!v. By order. A.C. PHELPS, W. M. H. C. MOSES, Secretary. March 13 Estate o? ( has. L Villeneuve, DECEASED. I WILL APPLY to the Judge ot Probati 1 of Sumter County on April I9tb, IS95, tera Final Discharge as Adm'r of aforesaid estate J. WA LTER DrRANT, March 29-4t _Adm. Estate of Joe H. Villeneuve, Minor. IWILL APPLY T<> the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on April 19th, l?y5. tor a Final Discbarge as Guardian of Person ami Ksta:e of said Minor. .1 WALTER DcRANT, Guardian, March 20-it.