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WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1895. Entered at the Post O fice at Sumter. S O.y as Second Glass Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS L. W. Folsom-Bad Times. Mies Harriet D. Kershaw-School Wantpd. Personal. Col. J. A. Rbame is in town to-day. Mrs. S. C. Baker went to Washington yesterday to spend sometime. Misses Emmie and Hallie Saunders hare goce to Washington on a visit. . Miss Adelaide White and Mrs. Ida Dick left for New York yesterday. Miss Elberta Schwerin has g^oe to New York to visit relatives. M?3S Mamie Winn has eone to Virginia to visit relatives. Mr. Joh? Crosswell has gone to New York on business. Miss Marie Lee left this morning for Co? lombia, and from there wPl go to Gleon Springs for a month. Miss Bessie Lee has gone to Stateburg on a visit to friend* Miss Essie D?ck went to New York yester? day for a two weeks' stay. Messrs R. D. Cu"ino, B. W. Butler. Robert Wingate and W. A. Brown leave for New York this afternoon on hnsiness Mis9 Maud Pierson was one of the party that left yesterday for New York. She will remain in that city for a month. Mr. A. R. Flowers will leave for New York this afternoon on a two weeks pleasure trip. Mr. S. R. Chandler left yesterday for Balti? more to attend the Baptist Yoong Peoples' Union. Mr. Alford Burgess, of Moultrie. Ga., for? merly of this city, is here visiting friends. Mr. W. W. DesCharaps. of Wisacky, is in town town on business Mr. Fraok K. Winn went over to Camden . this raoriog. Mr. Dolph Manheim has gone to Colombia aied Sparenburg on business. Mr. Henry Fair, of Spartanburg, is in the city on business. Rev. J. W. Daniel left for Asheville, N. C., this morning to attend the Bible Iostitute, which will be in session in that city during the cext ten days. Rev. C. C. Herbert, a brother of Rev. T. G. H*rbert, is io the city. He will fill all appointments for Rev. J W. Daniel, who will be absent from his charge for about two weeks. Mr. E. 0. Ingram left this morning for Summerton He is now engaged in the in? surance business and bi.- trip to Summerton is in the line of business. Miss Virginia Anderson, of Stateburg, left yesterday afternoon for Washington to spend two weeks with her brother, who is a resident of that city. Messrs. A. G. Flowers, W. S. Graham and R. K. Wilder left for Baltimore last evening to attend the Baptist Young People's Union, i?hev will be absent fros home about two ^?j-s. W. C. Power who has been on a visit l "^rion, bas returned home. ?. % J. W. Daniel and children left for Gre?n'Slle Thorsday morning, where they will spend several weeks. Mrs. Shepherd Nash is in the city to spend a few days. Mr. S. H. Edmunds returned home last week from Columbia, where he spent seve? ral days since bis return from the Suite Teachers' Association. Mr. Edmunds says that the paper read before the Association by Maj. H. F. Wilson was the feature of the meeting and that it received more favorable comment than any of the other papers. Mr. B. R. Nash returned home Thursday. Miss Janie Spann is visiting in Mayesville. Mr. Horace Harby has gone to 3lowiog Rock. N. C., fora short stay. Mr. Frank A. Little has been quite sick for a few days. Mr. R. M. Jenkins, who has been laid up with rheumatism for a week or more is out again. Miss Sophie Warren i? spending some ti me with friends in Mayesville. Miss Mary Branson is visiting the family of Dr. Mayes in Mayesville. Mr. Daisy Green, who ha3 been in New York studying to be a trained nurse, isa? home on a visit. Mr. Frank Moses, who bas been a resident of this city for several months left for Au? gusta last Wednesday. Rev. T. G. Herbert returned Saturday from Blenheim, where he spent the week visit? ing his father. Prof. W. A. Stuckey, of Greenville, Texas, is on a visit to bis parents. Dr aad Mrs. Henry Stuckey, Mannvtlle, this coan ty. Miss Fannie China left on Saturdav for | Bennettsville to visit her sister Mrs. B K. j DeLorme. Mr. E. E. Rembert and family leave this j week for their residence at Remberts, this j county, to spend several weeks. j Mr. W. E. Atkins, of Ricbbourg, Chester j Couoty, a graduate of the Maryland College j of Pharmacy, bas accepted a position as j prescription clerk in the drag store o' J. S. j Hugbson ? Co. Mr. Tom Young, who bas filled the posi? tion of prescription clerk for J. S. Hngbson & Co., for about two years, has resigned and left for bis borne in Laurens Saturday, j Mr. Young's friends ia Sumter will.always j hear of bis success with pleasure. Mrs. C. G. Rowland and child have gone j to Henderson, N. C., to spend a month. ? Miss Francis Stern, of Savannah, Ga, is j visiting at Mr. H. Ryttenberg's. Miss Ella DeLorme is visiting in the Me- ; chanic3ville neighborhood. Mr. R. W. Durant bas been very unwell for j the past few days. Mr. J. X. Brand, of Wilmington, N. C., spent Sunday in tbe city. Miss Anna Kennedy is visiting friend? in (?rangeburg. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Dick have gone to Clarendon couoty on a visit to relatives. Miss Jennie Green, who bas been visiting her aunt, Mrs. George W. Lorine, for two months, left for her home in St. Louis, Mo., Monday morning. Miss (ireen made a hes? of friends daring her st^y in Sumter, and ".here are said to be more than one sad heart among the young men. Religious. The Rev. John Kershaw will (D.V ) offi? ciate at the Church of the Holy Cro?s. State burg, next Sunday, July 21st, at ll o'clock a. m. DEATH _. i Mrs. Bossard the *ife of Dr. J. J. Bos-j sard, passed away on last Wednesday eren- j ing, July I0:h. ai er a protected illness?; borne with singular patience and submission j The stepfather, Col." W. A. Colclough, of j Gainesville. Fla , and her daughter, Mrs. W ; Percy Smith, of Georgetown, S. C.. were ? sururoo?ted to her bedside and arrived in time to Speck 'he last farewells. Mrs Bossard's maiden name wa3 Conyers. Her first hus band was Mr John Aahnt Colclough. The ; funeral services were b?ld at the Church of (be Holy Comforter on Thursday afternoon and were attended by a numerous concourse j of relatives and friends. Her remains were \ deposited in the Sumter Cemetery. Mrs | Julia Furman, Urs. Boseard's sister, is now the sole surviving member of the immediate Conyers family from which they sprang, their brother having died s?me years ago in Florida. Capt P. P. Gaillard left Monday morning for Greenville. He will be absent for a coup e of weeks. Mr. Sol. J. Rytteoberg returned home Moo duj morning from Jacksonville, Fla., where he. bad fine sport with the Florida wheelmen. Mr. M. " Ryttenberg arrived from New York Monday mottling. He will be in tbe city for several weeks. Mr Tracy W. McCollum returned from Summerton Saturday. Mr. W. Y. L Marshall went down to Sul? livan's Is<? d on Saturday to spend a week. Mr. L. B. McCutcben is in the city to? day. Mr. T. J. Tuomey, wbo bas been unable to le?ve his room for several months, has been out driving several times recently, Mr. Oscar ?. M. Thomas, of Spartanburg, a recent graduate of the Cedar Springs Insti? tute for the deaf, dumb and blind, and also a printer by trade, ts on a visit to hts school? mate, Mr. Thoma3 Hurst. Mr. Joseph Darr has gone to Florence evening on a visit to bis brother, Mr. H L. Darr. Constable S. M. Newman is on a visit to his heme in the county. Messrs. G. A. Lemmon and J. L. Hayns? worth left yesterday evening for Baltimore and New York to buy goods for tbe Sumter Dry Goods Company. The informal German at the old Jervey House Manday evening was attended by a ma? jority of the young folks of the city wbo de? light to dance. The crowd was both large and congenial and the evening wa9 danced out right pleasantly. Miss M. M. Reynolds, of Stateburg, who has been visiting ber brother Mark Reynolds, Esq., returned home yesterday afternoon Many friends will regret to know that Mrs. L. S. Ebatigh, wbo has been visiting the family of Capt W. E. Zeigler left yesterday afternoon for Baltimore. Miss Mattie Carroway, of Halifax. N. C., who has been visiting Miss Adele Dunne, left for her home yesterday. She was accom? panied by Misses Adele Dunne, Emmie and Beatrice Nolan. Mr. Frank W. Lesemann, of Charleston, S. C , is visiting bis cousin Mrs. W. E. Zeig ler. Mr. Louis Lyons left yesterday evening for Baltimore on a visit to bis old home. Messrs. Abe Ryttenberg and Harry Rytten berg left yesterday afternoou for a visit to New York and the sea shore resorts in that vicinity. Lee Sing left on Monday for Columbia, where he wili keep a grocery. Messrs. Eogene Moses and Eddie Edwards were severely scalded on Saturday by the breaking of a steam pipe down at the Ice Factory, but are out again. Col. Abe x. vt ten berg has learned to ride a "bike." Mr. tl. E. Stubbs went np on a cotton buying expedition and succeeded io getting a hundred bales m the neighborhood of Bishopville last week. Mr. Robert Wingate has reoted the store occupied by Thomas Hammond, and it is said be will open a general dry goods busi? ness in the fall. Col. J. J. Dargan spoke in Darlington to a large crowd last Wednesday. He was given a quiet hearing and there was not the slightest disturbance. Ask Deputy Sheriff*Gaillard about his trip to Mayesville to deliver a tract of land re? cently sold by the Sheriff for taxes. Mr. I. B. Keels, section master on the yard section of tbe old C. S & N. road wa9 strick? en with paralysis while at work Monday afternoon. The attack came on gradually and be was able to walk home before his left leg became useless. He was better this morn? ing and it is thought that the effects will be slight and of but temporary duration. Mr. Keels is an excellent railroad man and a good citizen. His many friends wish bim a speedy and safe recovery. A very pleasant reception was given in honor of Miss Jennie Green Thursday evening ta the residence of Capt. George Loring. Among those present were, Misses Jennie Green, Tavie Moses, Pauline Gaillard, Re? becca Schwerin, Louisa Moses, Flora Moses, Annie Gaillard, Julia Schwerin, Mit Durant, Arabella Mo?es, Marie Durant, Theo Lopez, Lydia Lee, Ella DeLorme and Adele Moses. Messrs. Don Auld, Will Kershaw, W. L. Moise, Arthur Wilder, Elisha Carson, John Kershaw, Vivian Mose9, Grenville DeLorme, Willis Sanders, James Holman, Ollie McKa gen, Jackson Harby, Eugene Miller, Dave Cunnigbam, George Foxworth, Ansley Harbv, Graham Moses, Ebbie Wells, Brain? ard Wilson, Baynard Yeadon, Howard Dick? son, Stuart Mason, Joe Auld, James Weeks, Harry Yates, Robert Spann, Porcher Gail lard, Percy Mood and W. J. Witherspoon. A delightful repast was served during the course of the evening. From the Daily Item, July 10. Io the issue of July 1st the change that bad just gone into effect as to Road Masters on tbe various divisions of the Atlantic Coast Line, by the operation of which Capt. A. N. Freeland lost bis position as Road Mas? ter of the Western Division, was mentioned. At that time the writer was led to believe that the changes had been made for the pur? pose of economizing. It wag generally thought very strange that the Coast Line offi? cials should drop a man who bad been in the employ of the road so long and possessed of the experience and good judgment of Capt. Freeland, but it was supposed that they : knew their business. Since the announce? ment of the changes were made, however, | various reports and rumors as to the proba? ble cause of Capt. Freeland s removal have crept into circulation. Wishing to obtain the facts the writer called cn Capt. Freeland and asked him the direct question, "Why were you removed from office?'' But no light could he obtained t'rom him, for he is as thoroughly in the dark as to the cause ot his removai as the public Thc reports in circulation cnn do Capt. Freeland no harm in Sumter or where he is as well known as he is here, but elsewhere he may be injured by toe circulation of such tepon.-;. We trust that Capt. Freeland will be in a position :\i an early day to clear op the situation and set every tiling straight. Fire. A negro tenenent house on Sumter Street, between Republican ?nd Canal Street, was burned on Saturday r,i2ht. The ?l?rm was given about 9 3o o'clock and the reels turned ont at once. The fire WHS confined to the ?oft of the house and was difficult to reach with the stream* of water, hut hy the use of Mies and hooks the gable md of the house was knocked ou: and the fire was extinguish? ed. The negro woman who occupied the hou-e cnme up about the time the fire was gotten under control and raided a tremendous din about her children who hud been left in the hou3e. The children, however, hid been removed to a pince of safety when the fire was first discovered. A greater part of the furniture was removed from the house by neighbors One of the reel squads manned by negroes threw the first stream of water, closely fol? lowed hy Monaghan squad. The good work of the fire department saved a large number of tenement houses from destruction, for that vicinity is a regular nest of smail bonse9, and in close proximity are Epperson's stables. The residence of Mrs. Annie R. Cain,of Pri? vateer, was humed about 1 A. M., Tuesday, 9th inst., and very little of the contents of the house were sn ved. The inmates succeeded in saving a part of their clothing, but all of the funiture was lost. The fire is supposed to have originated from the kitchen flue. The house was occupied at tbe time by Mr. Scott George, who had bought the place from Mrs. Cain, and made a part payment on it. Whether the house wa9 insured has not beeD ascertained. lt was not insured with either the agency of A. Wbite & Son or that of Tbe A. C. Phelps Co. The false alarm of fire Monday night routed out many of the enthusiastic volunteer fire? men, who believe in the maxim, "early to bed, etc." They were seriously disappooiot ed when thev found no fire to fight. It bas been a question all the morning BS to dow the alarm originated. "They say," which is very poor authority, that "somebody yelled, i just so, and then somebody else thought that the first somebody was giving the fire alarm, so somebody else began to yell fire!" A very lucid explanation, ?ruhr, but not very satisfactory when you want to kDow all about it. Delgar Heel Squad. Delgar Reel Squad met Monday night and elected officers as follows : Foreman -W. S. Graham. Assistant Foreman-A. G. Flowers. Secretary and Treasurer- 1 H. Moses. The squad, is assigned for fire purposes as follows : Hydrant-E 0 Ingram, Henry Hill, Graham Moses, I. H. Moses.. Nozzle-George McKagpn, Howard Dick? son, A. G. Flowers, John B. Miller. Axemen-Sol Ry 1 ten berg, George Fox werth. Salvage Corps : N. G. Osteen, Jr., Louis Lyons, Douglas China. The squad is anxious to arrange the race with tbe Independent squad of Columbia, and if the race < an be arranged, Orangeburg wilt be selected as a place of meeting, and an excursion will run to that place when the race is pulled off. ? Narrow Escape. On Monday afternoon a little child of Mrs. ! Lucius Bultman came very near losing its . life beneath the hoofs of a horse at the cor ! ner of Main and Blanding streets. The little j one ran out in front of a buggy coming up . street driven by a gentleman from the ] country. It was knocked down by tbe ; horse. Tbe driver pulled the horse up, and j as the animal backed it came very near mash? ing the little one, one hoof "pinching" the \ child's body A lady, Mrs. Manigault, res I cued the child from its perilous position, but was herself knocked down by a man who ran to the assistance of both herself and th* child.-TbeState. Water melons are cheap and plentiful. It is huckleberries that the early morning visitor wishes to sell this week. The rain last night was a lite'ard-knot floater. The mid-summer crop of mosquitoes is ripe and a few of them are loose in Sumter. That new bicycle track has failed to ma? terialize most dismally. Green Swamp is a favorite bathing place. The boys go down "after six." The stock of the Sumter Manufacturing Company is being taken right along, and the subscribers are paying the first instalment. Sumter is beginning to have a multiplicity j of secret and benevolent societies. All of i them are on a good basis. j There are very few of the box cars left on ; the C. S. & N. yards, and everything in that ; neighborhood hus a dismantled appearance. I Blight is beginning to appear on apple and i pear trees in this section. The disease, which : is very disastrous to pear orchards, ia said to j be caused by a small black beetle. Constables Brown and Xunnamaker raided j the place of S. F Hurst, on Liberty Street, I Monday afternoon in search of liquor. No j liquor was found, however, and the place ! could not he proven to be a blind tiger. A I crowd of boys collected to sea the fun, but nothing funny or interesting occurred. During the severe storm Manday night the electric lights were several times interfered with by the lightning, but despite all compe? tition the little engine panted on and kept the city lighted. Several very heavy electri? cal discharges took place in the city but no 1 damage was done to persons or property. The colored firemen of this city will run ? an excursion from Mayesville to Augusta, Ga., on August 1st. The round trip will cost $1.75. The rainfall Sunday afternoon was the heaviest that has visited this section in months. Fortunately it did not continue long and no damage was done; in fact, it was beneficial. The rain was not general, however, and three miles from thi3 city corn is suffering for rain. A number of shade trees have died, both in this city and throughout the county, since the opening of spring, and others are still ] dying. This may be the result of the severe winter, but no satisfactory explanation has been given. Tobacco curing is in progress all over tbe county, and those planters who delayed get- , ting flues for their barns unti} the last mo? ment have been in trouble, for the supply was I exhausted. Some days ago, the writer heard ; a farmer complaining that h?9 tobacco crop : was ready to be cured but he could not get flues. Since then he has obtained the flues and is happy. At the request of the A. C. L. Attorney, J. W. Arms, Esq., of Kingstree, Trial Justice Wells dismissed the cases against George Elliott and George Vaughn, who were charg? ed with robbing freight cars on the A. C. t^. The preliminary was set for Thursday, but the railroad people did not have sufficient evi? dence to establish a case, and the men were dirchnrct"i3 us 'bis account. Tiie Farmer-' Insurance Association of Sumter will luv? a pic nie near St. Charles 00 Thursday, July 25th. At the same time the annual elections of officers will be held ;u;i changes in by-law? proposed. I; is boped there will tie a full attendance, as this is un institution that -Intuid be kept up, und business wi!! no! run itself if the members ?in not turn out and show their interest i.? it. Major M. Moise ?toi I?r. Abbott have been invited to make addresses on tba* occasion, the advantages <>? co-oj eration. A Grandmother OD Gum Chewing Editor Watchman and Southron : I WHS exceedingly pleased to iee your an? imadversion on the digusting habit ot gum chewing, once entirelv unknown to the ladies ot South Carolina and the subject of ridicule by them whf n noticed in the ladies (?) of other States, lt is a habit vulgar io the extreme, and should be frowned down by all members of good society. By continuing your crusade against it you will much oblige A GRANDMOTHER A couple of tomatoes were exhibited at this ofhce Monday which weighed 21 Hcd 26 ounces, respectively They were raised in the gardwn of Rev J. G. Sampson, of this city. Lumber is being hauled for the erection, of a church building for the congregation of Mt. Zon Baptist Church, colored. The church will he located on Council Street. The machinery at the Sum'er Brick Yark was started up Monday morning after a shut j down of several months The machines have a capacity of 25,000 brick per day, and the brick turned out are of first class qual? ity. The stock of brick on band has beert reduced by sales and a quantity will be made ? to supply the demaod through the fall and winter. The Baptist Young Peoples' Onion was or- i ganized Friday afternoon at a meeting of the young people of the Baptist congregation, held at the residence of Dr. John S. Hugh son. Miss Julia Cuttino wai elected leader, W. F. Rhame, lecturer, and A. G. Flowers, | secretary. Tom Hussey and an old man of the name of Wells had a personal difficulty Wednesday afternoon that terminated by Hussey attack- j ing Wells and giving bim a severe beating. While Hussey wa? beating old m*n Wells, a son of Wells, about ten years old, went to bis father's assistance, and stabbed Hussey in the back with a barlow knife. He inflicted a severe wound in the back, just below the shoulder Made, from which Hussey lost con? siderable blood. It is feared that the knife penetrated to the cavity, but this is not ! known to be a positive fact. Wells is not . less than 60 years old, and not a robust man j while Hussey is a robust fellow. The idea has been advanced that the road ! j bed of the old C. S and N. R. R. from the j i W. C. and A. track to Brunsoo's sash, blind ; j and door factory, would make an excellent ? j roadway at a slight expense. The track has | ; b&en torn up and all the crossties removed, 30 \ j that al! that would be needed would be to j i level the irregularities left when the crossties | j were taken up. Cigarette smoking by women and girls is j { not confined to the North bj any means. It j ! is a digusfing fact that th J re are quite a 1 number of giris to be found in almost any ; i town, Sumter not excepted, wbo smoke ? j cigarettes, on the sly, with as much gusto ?s j ! the street gamins whose greatest pleasure it is j j to "shoot a snipe." Nicotine stained fingers | ! give away the secret to the observant eye, ; even when walking casually down the street. How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY & Co , Props, Toedo, 0. We the undesigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 year?, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transac? tions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. West&Truax, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo,0. Walding, Rinnan 4 Mar- Wholesale Drug? gists, Toledo, 0. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, net? ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur? faces of the system. Price, 75c. per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimonials free. Success in Life i depends on little things. A RipansTabule isa ; little thing, but taking one occasionally gives . good digestion, and fha; means good blood, ! and that means good brain and brawn, and ! that means success. 7-25-0 SCHOOL WANTED. THE UNDERSIGNED, a degree graduate of the Peabody Normal College, Nash? ville, Tenn., desires a school or place aa teacher for the ensuing school year. For particulars aa to qualifications, etc., address MISS HARRIET D. KERSHAW, July 17-4t. Sum?er, S. C. PUBLIC NOTICE OFFICE OF OF SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., July 3, 1895. THERE IS AT THE POOR HOUSE OF County, 13 white children, ranging in ages from 14 to 6. The County Commission? ers propose to apprentice these children under the law. Applications can be made to the undersigned. !" Bv order of the Board, THOS. V. WALSH, Sec'ty. July 3-4t. Freeman copy four times. ROAD NOTICE. ; THE COUNTY BOARD OF COM Mis? sioners will let ont to the lowest bidder at Hope Swamp near Boy ki ns Mill, the build- i ing of a causeway and bridge over said Swamp, on Saturday July 20th, instant. The Commissioners reserve the right to reject aoy ? and all bids. Successful bidder to give bond for faithful compliance with contract. B v order of Board, THOS. V. WALSH, Sec'ty. July 3-3t. Freeman nublish twice. THE SUMTER INSTITUTE. The next session of the Sumter Institute will begin on September 5th, 1895. A full corps of efficient teachers, a thorough cur? riculum, a high standard of scholarship, a wei! regulated boarding department, under the immediate supervision of the President and his wife, a healthy locality, (not a case of sickness last year) commends the Institute to those who have daughters to educatp. For catalogue or particulars apply to H. FRANK WILSON". President, Jun** J7. Sumter, S. C. MONEY TO LEND. rpilE MORTGAGE COMPANIES HAVE ' { authorized us to resume the business of t lending rooney on improved farming lands, i and wc are now prepared to consider applica? tions. LEE ."c MOISE. June 26, '95-mos. ? Fertilizers for Fall Crops j A should contain a high percentage of Potash to . 2 insure the largest yield and a permanent enrichment of the soil. Write for our "Farmers' Guide," a 142-page illustrated book. It is brim full of useful information for farmers. It will be sent free, and will make and save you money. Address, GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau Street, New York. OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE. "Stands in the forefront of Southern Fitting Schools"; Pr?par?e for College, for Busi? ness, for Life; 340 Studtuts and 53 Graduates in all departments last year : nearly ?40,000 in Buildiogs and Equipments ; location unsurpassed for beauty and healthfulness; nearly 1,000 feet above sea level, in full view of the Blue Ridge; "Maximum of advantage with minimum of cost," our motto. Write for catalogue. J. A. & M. H. HOLT, July 3-6t. Oak Ridge, N. C. John R? Hainsworth, AGENT FOR THE South and North American Lloyds, New York and Chicago Lloyds. I CAN" INSURE all classes of property at greatly reduced rates from the prevailing Fire Insurance Rates with equal responsibility on the part of the Company. Office at Haynsworth & Haynsworthrs Law office. Feb. 6 Sumter, S. C. BAD TIMES; Well, we should say so. Those clocks and watches are too badly out of fix to be of any use. They Ve lost their time entirely Yoirll lose; your time too, if you're unprovided with good clocks and watches. We have a full supply of both, all accu? rate time keepers and in perfect order. Better watches than ours are not manufactured. They run so well that they're always right. So are our clocks. Whatever the price of any watch we carry, it's the best of its kind and a full value. Get a timepiece, get the be^t, get our. L. W. FOLSOM, SIGN OF TEE BIG WATCH, July 17 Sumter, S. C. SHOE REPAIRING. THOSE WHO WANT GOOD WORK AT low prices should see rae, as 1 am do? ing Shoe Repairing, such as half-soling and patching, in connection with my Harness Business. ! Prices very reasonable and satisfction guar- j an teed. Shoo on Liberty Street nearHarhv's Stahl* * G. W. BROACH, j Jun -Im. 1890. 1894; A. C. PHELPS & CO., toral Insnraiice Aleuts, ? Sumter, S. C. . i Fire, Life, Accident, Steam Boiler, Plate Glass, Bonds of Surety for persons in posi? tions of trust, and Liability Insurance in every branch, written in the very best Amer- j can and Foreign Companies. Over sixty-five millions of capital repre- I sen ted. Mehi 4-0 i The State of South Carolina, j SUMTER COUNTY. IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. i SUMMONS FOR RELIEF. ( Complaint Served. ) Daniel T. McKeithan, Plaintiff, against W. F. H. Haynsu'orth. R. L. Cooper and E. C. Haynncorth, heretofore practicing law as Haynsworths ?f Cooper and Richard C. WirnUrh/, J Wenda n ts. To the Defendants above named : You are hereby summoned and required to j answer the complaint in this action, of which '? a copy is herewith served upon you, and to I serve a copy of your answer to the said com- j plaint on the subscribers at their office on Law Range, in Columbia, S. C., within j twenty days after the service hereof, exclusive j of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time afore- j guiri, the plaintiff* in this action will apply ! to the Court for the relief demanded in the complaint. Dated Jane 27tb, A. I>.. !t?:>"> BARRON k KAY. Plaintiffs Attorneys. "To Richard C. Wimberly one of the defend- ; ants tn ihr above entitled action : Take notice that the complaint in this sc? ion, has-this day been filed in the office or i,?- Clerk of the Conn of Common Pleas for ?umter County. South Carolina. Dated :it Sumter. S. C., June2$, 1895. BARRON * RAY; July li Plaintiffs Attorneys ? GOING WITH A BANG generally makes a tremondous noise. Noise ie in order OD tbe glorious Fourth; so are our Summer Shoes which, like our prices, are low and light. They are the coolest things ever seen afoot, and in summer coolness is comfort. ; There's a point about our summer shoes I -their durability. To state the case 1 fully, there's so much wear in them j that they outlast the season. We have I shoes for all, young and old, men and j women, for all occasions and sorts of i wear, worl-c, business, and plea?Hre. j Look well to your feet and secure such ? shoe prizes, as present stock was bought I before the advance. I WALSH & SHAW. JnDe 26. L mm & SUN, Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, j NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE, HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY. N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb. 2g. NOTICE. ON THE 1ST OF JULY, I transferred to THE A. C PHELPS CO , my Fire In. surance business and interest and good will I in same. In retiring from the business I beg ! leave to thank my friends for their patronage in the past and to recommend to them mr successors THE A. C. PHELPS CO., who I will make all necessary endorsements on pol? icies now in force and who will be pleased to serve you in the future. Respectfullv, 'ALTAMONT MOSES HAVING ON THE FIRST, instant, bought the interest and goodwill of Mr. Altamont Moses in the Fire Insurance business, and the Companies formerly repre? sented by bim having been transferred to our Agency, we beg to inform all policy-holders that we will be pleased to renew the business and respectfully solicit a continuance of same. We would also state that we will renew ail policies expiring in order to protect policy? holders. We are now better prepared than ever to attend to the wants of those desiring insurance in any branch, and any business entrusted to us will receive careful and prompt attention. Respectfully yours, THE A. C. PHELPS CO., General In6urauce and Real Estate Agents. July S. ~ FOR SALE. THE WHOLE OR A PART OF THE MCDOWELL PLANTATION, contain? ing 640 acres, about a mile and a-balf South of the Oitv of Sumter. Applv to JAMES MCDOWELL, May 17-tf. Manning, S.C PATRICK -Military Institute, ANDERSON. S. C. npHE 1 STU SESSION WILL UPEN SEP J[ TEM BER IS. English, Mathematical, Classical and Business Course. Thorough instruction, good discipline, comfortable buildings, beautiful location, healthy c;i tnate, pure water, excellent social and rt lig?ous privileges; Apply to COL JOHN B. PATRICK, July K:. Supt.