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WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 1895. Sntered at the Post O fice at Sumter. S <?., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The South Carolina College. Woflford College and Fitnug School. Wants?To Rent?Store on Liberty Street, Store at Hagood, Four-horse Farm and Stock at W?sackj. Personal. Mr. Joe Wilder was in the city Sunday. Mrs. A. W. Crossw??l has returned home. Miss Daisy Nash returned Friday from Vaocee. Rev. H. M. Mood is visittng at Dr. J A. Mood's. . Miss Agnes Mike!i is the guest of Mrs. R M M?keli. Jndge O. W. Buchanan returned to the city Monday. Mr. Irring . Ryttenberg spent Sunday in Orangeburg. Mr. Ed. Baskis, of Bisbopville was io town last Wedoeeday. Mr Neil 0'Donnei 1 left for Richmond yes- j terday morn ins. Dr. George VV. Dick is again at bis office, ! having returned. Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Flowers are visiting relatives hi Remberts. Miss Blanche Agnew, of Columbia, is vis iting M is? Minnie Moore. Clerk of Court Nash has returned from a few days visit to Elliotts. Miss Belie Sanders who has been very i 1 lately is now much better. Mr. V. Bonneau Murray, cf Montgomery, j Ala , is in town on a visit. Miss Margie Hill has gone to Bishop vil ?e to ! spend a week with friends Miss Wade, of Fairfield, is visiting the ? family of Mr W. J. Dorant. Mrs. Alva Smith and children, left for Henderson, C. Thursday. Mrs. C. E. Stobbs returned from a visit to i Manning Saturday morning. Rev. Dr. English, of Union Seminary, Vir ginia, was in town Thursday. Mr Herbert Haynsworth bas gone to Columbia te speod a short time. ' Miss Fannie Schneeberger, of Baltimore, is a guest at Mr. H. Ryttenberg's. Prof. Clarendon Spencer, formerly of this county, was io the city Friday. Miss Pauline Sanders has gone to Manning to visit Miss Ge?rgie Ingram. Mrs. Kit DeLorme and children came from | Benaettsvilie yesterday morning. Messrs J. L. McKnigbt and George Curtis, of Packsville, spent Sunday in town M?3S Lauray, of Charleston, is visiting ber parents, Capt. and Mrs. A- P. Vinson. Mr. Hosen Woodward spent Saturday in j the city, the guest cf Mr. C Hoyt Stubbs Messrs. S. R. Chandler and W. S Graham arrived borne on Saturday from Washington. ' Messrs. A. R. Flower?, W. A. Brown and j R D. Cuttino have returned from New York. 1 Mrs. R. L. Wright and children are visit I iog the parents of Mr. Wright at Pineors- ! Ga. . Mr. CV*L. Martin, who has been absent ! ( from town about two weeks, returned Mon- j aJ' , i Miss Bessie Lee, has returned from State- i , burg, where she has been visiting for two weeks. ? Misses Ella DeLorme and Moneta Osteen have gone to Dovesville to visit Miss Pauline . Dove. Miss Rosa Barnett, who has been on a 1 visit to Charleston, returned borne Monday 1 morning. Mrs. D J. Chandler and Mrs. J. H. Cband- j 1er returned home Frirday from Glenn Springs. Mrs. C. C. Brown left yesterday morning j for Pioeora, Ga , on a visit of several weeks I to her pare?te. Mr. John Moran left for Richmond Satur- ? ? day evening, where he has a position to do | , electrical work. Miss Hariett Kersbaw, after a stay of sev- j eral weeks in Camden and Wedgefield, has returned home j ( .Miss Sai lie G. Ellis, who has been on a visit to her brother in Florence, returned j home Friday. j i Mr. and Mrs. Willie White, who have been I visiting relatives in Florence for several I ; week3, bave returned home. j ' Miss Edith Lowry, after spending several weeks with her brother in Sumter, left for | ! Barn well C. H.. Monday morning. Miss Green, of New York, who has been j visiting Mrs. C. E. Denniston, left Monday ! morning to visit Tacoa, G?. Rev. Waiter L Herbert was in the city Sunday, and preached to a large congre g?tion io the Methodist Church that night. Mr. R. K. Wilder, reached home Wednes- ; day morning from Washington, where be spent several days after leaving Baltimore. Mr. J. Frierson Woodward passed through j the city yesterday morning on his way to j Gleno Springs. Mr. Julian E. Flowers, after spending a ? few days in town, returned to Charleston f Monday afternoon. Mr- D. W. Cunningham returned Monday eight from a very pleasant visit to his old home in Williamsburg. ! , Mr. A. G. Flowers reached home Tuesday eight week. He spent a Qcwghtfal week in j Baltimore and vicioitj. j ? Miss Alice Purse, of Columbia, who has ? < been visiting in the city during the past I I month, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Wallace who have been i ' speciing several weeks in North Carolina, ? returned home Thursday morning. j < Mrs. Geo. W. Di k and children returned ! Monday from Rock Hill, where they have 1 been viairiog for several weeks. Mr. B. T. Williams and family, who bave been at the summer resorts in the up country 1 for several weeks, returned home Frida*-. Mr. F. B. Grier has gone to Mount Airy tor bis health and will probably visit other catering places before his return to the city. Rev. C.C. Herbert, who has been in the ! city for the past two weeks rilling the ap- ] pointments of Rev. J. W. Danie!, has re turned to bis home. ' Prof. W. A. Stuckey, of Greenville, Texas, was in town Wednesday last. Prof. Stuckey ? was a school boy in Sumter a Jew years ago and has many friends bere. Misses Fannie and Rosa Keppel, of Angus- ( ta. who formerly attended St. Joseph's Ac;td emy and have many friends in this city, passed through Monday e?? route to Dar tiogton. j , Mrs. Pat Brock and daughter, Miss Maud. ? of Summerton, who have been in the city for ( several days, left for Waynesville and Ashe- . ville, . C-, yesterday rooming. Misses Hattie Ryttenberg and Bertha , Strauss, of Mayesville, who have been visit- | icg the Misses Kobn, of Orangeburg, return- , ed yesterday afternoon, having spent ? de- \ lightful time in the city on the Edisto. ! ( Death. Capi. H. D. Garden, an Ex-Confederate veteran, of this place, died in Florence lust Friday morning from paralysis. His remains were brought here and the funeral services were held in the Episcopal Church Sunday morning at 9 30o'clock, Rev. John Barnwell, of FloreDce, officiating. The services were attended bv a number of the old residents of the city who knpw the deceased when he was a hoy and young man in Sumter years aco. The remains were interred in the Sumier Cemetery, it being the wish of Capt. Garden and the surviving members of his family that his body should be laid to rest there. GRAND LODGE, I. O. G. T. The Grand Lodge met in secret session and transacted routine bu3ioes< Wednesday morn ing. The varions committees, both standing and temporary, made their reports and th?* work of the Graod Lodge was concluded at 1 o'clock. The Grand Lodee then adjourn'd. The following officers were elected : J. E. Brunson, G. C. T. . Berrv, G. C Miss Marion Mood, G. V. Miss Lizzie Cuttino, G. S. J T. . Rhame. G. S J. A. Gale, G. A. S. C. M.Hurst, Jr., G. T. Rev T. G. Herbert. G. C. M. McLaurin, G. M. Miss Olive Hovt, G. D. M. E. J. Bruce, G. S. Heorv Richbourg. G G. Rev. J. L.Sifley, P. G. C. T. The selection of the next place of meeting was left in the hands of the Executive Com mittee. The meeting has been very encouraging to the Good Templars, and they all feel that the cau&e of temperance will from this time gain strength and fcrce. The temperance crusade is not ended bv nny means, but the ?ght will be prosecuted with greater vigor than ever Y. M. C. A. Dime Reading The Dime Reading and lawn festival at the j residence of Mr A. C. Durant last eve oing was, without doubt, a very enjoy able affair. Thrre is not a prettier nor more suitable place for a lawn party in Sumter. The proceeds of the entertainment amounted to about twenty-five dollars. The following was the programme of the Y. M. C. A. Dime Reading at Mr. A. C. Durant's last (Tuesday) evening : 1. Piano Duet?Misses Edmund and McC*l lum. 2. Vocal Solo?Mis3 Bettie Cain. 3. Recitation?Miss Edna Hugbson. 4. Piano Solo?Miss Daisy Nasb. 5. Reading?Dr. D J. Auld. 6. Vocal Solo?Miss Ethel Dargan. 7. Recitation?Miss Laura Walsh. ft 8 Vocal Duet?Misses Power and Ker shaw. 9. Quartette?Sumter Vocal Glee Club. Refreshments were served on the lawn by the Ladies' Auxiliary. Executive Committee Meeting. The Democratic Executive Committee of Sumter County is hereby called to meet in the court bouse, io the city of Sumter, next Saturday, August 3d, at 11 o'clock a. m. County papers please copv. D. E. Keels, County Chairman. Campaign Notice. Sumter, S. O, July 31, 1895. The members of the Conservative Executive Committee, all members from the Reformers, who bave or may be elected or appoiuted to act in consort with the Conservative Com mitte, and Messrs. T. B. Fraser, Sbepard Nash, R D. Lee, R. P. Stackhouse, George P. McKagen and J H. Scarbo rough, are hereby invited to meet in the Armory Hall, in thp City of Sumter, on Wednesday, the 7th day of August, proximo, nt 12 o'clock ra., the object being to organize a campaign commit'ee in the interest of the joint ticket nominated on the 26th instant, und attend to such business as may come be fore the committee when organized. M a ri ox Motss. ?^? ?-??? Messrs. A. H. Eberhart and Paul Ken nedy left last Thursday for Atlanta, where they will met a representative, of A. G Spalding, the mannfactureof sportiog goods, und make arrangements to take charge of the Spalding Exhibit at the Atlanta Exposition. Col. Hugh Garden, of New York, was in the city Sunday to attend the funeral servi ces of his brother Capt. De3. Garden. Col. ! Garden left for Florence Moo day morning, where he will remain a few days before return- j ing to New York. Judge Buchanan was hearing in chambers i yesterday the reference in the cases against I Thomas Hammond. Lee & Mo?se represent the creditors and Pnrdy & Reynolds Mr Ham mond. Mr. R. H. JenningB, of Orangeburg, was in the city on Thursday of last week for the purpose of obtaining the guns formerly in the possession of the Sumter Light Infantry. The Adjutant and Inspector Geoeral has ordered the guns turned over to ; the Edisto Rifles. The 6rm of J. Wallace Epperson & Co. < was dissolved Friday by the withdrawal of Mr. J. Wallace Epperson. Mr. Sam ' Weeks has purchased the interest of Mr. Epperson and the business will be conducted under the firm name of Dinkins & Weeks. A fine game of bail was played between the Jordan and Wedgefield base ball clubs on ? the grounds of the Jordan club Thursday afternoon. The Wedgefield club woo bv a j score of 2 to 1. Eight innings were played. The regular meeting of Sumter Lodge, I. j . 0. G. T., was made doubly interesting last j week by the presence of several of the offi- ! ; cers and delegates of the Grand Lodge, j Speeches were made by the viiinng templars, j ' md considerable enthusiasm was developed ! ! for the temperance cause. j ' The Board of health will soon be after the j bogs and hog pens with a sharp stick. The I J whole outfit should he driven beyond the ! j city limits. There in no room for bog pens j within the limits of a city, Sumter in partie- j ular. j . Mr. H.A. Hoyt h?s been awarded the con- j ' tract to keep the city clock in repair and ' regulated during the ensuing year. The j :ity regulator, wi?li Mr. Hoyt in charge, ? should always keep such exnet time that the j i ?un could afford to rise and set by it. A house situated jus: beyond Green Swamp r>y the side of the. \V. C. and A. railroad was mimed Friday morning about 11 o'clock, j The house was owned and occupied by a aegro woman manieri Sumter. She lost ?veryth?Dg including household furniture, .-lot h i r> <r and a!! the corn and provisions she j < 'ind . Mr. J. J. Collier, Secretary and Treasurer ! ; >f the Ohio River ar:d Charlestun Railway ; Jo , ( 3 C' s) passed through the city Saturday 1 ifternoon, returning r<. Philadelphia from trip over the line of the road in this .State ind North Carolina. Mr. (.'o?-.t-r said that :here is no prospect of the road being ex- * ended from Camden to this place at an early ?ay, unless the people in Sumter hold out J itrong inducement.*. 1 The shoe store of C. F. H. Bulttnaa, run jnder the firm name of Bultnmti Bros., was lak^n in charge yesterday morning by E. W \. Bultman to satisfy a mortgage which be )eld. The business will be continued without . s change, for the present at least. ? ? The Farm rs' InsuraDCO Associa tion of Sumter. This organization had a meeting and pic nie at Mt Zion parsonage, near St Charles, on last Thursday Th*re was a large crowd present, and such abundance of creature comforts as to make hard times ashamed. Before the dinner wa9 served, the members, with Mr. Jno. Montgomery in the chair, elected the following ( tricers to serve till Julv 15th, '96 : Presidenr, J?nius A. Rhame, Magnolia; Directors: W. M. Re?d, Mt. Clio; J. E. Wilson, Lychburg; J. W. Keels, jr., Shiloh; W. B. Colclough, Swimming Pens; J. M. Brogdon, Concord; C'?l. Peebles, Spring! Hill; W. S. Rrames, Sumter; W A ! Cooper, Mayesvillf. No nominations were I made for the other townships, so the old ! directors will hold over till their successors ! are named. Mr. A. G. Warren announced that hf could not undertake to serve another year as : agent, and, after conference, the meeting ad- : journed without electing an agent, after it j was understood that be would hold over for I a while. There was a fine rain, which was much j npedpd, that was general in the eastern part I of the county, after which the people dis- : persed to their homes. We had a pleasant day. Pescil. In the report of the Conservative Conven- ! tton it was not stated that Mr. A. B. Stuckey ? declined the nomination and withdrew his j name before the balloting began. The j omission was made inadvertently. Sumter Council No. 7, Jr Order United ? American Mechanics, paid through its pro per officers Thursday to Mrs. Mayes, widow j of the late Joe B. Mayes, the two hundred and j fiftv dollars funeral benefit from the National Coitoci), Jr. O U. A M. From ow on $270 will be paid to the j beneficiaries of all deceased members (in good ? landing) and sick benefits of $5 per week | for three months, if 90 much he necessary in the latter casp Thpre are no assessments in this order ; all that is required is, that ?he raemh<rs keep tip their weekly dues of 15c. per week ard obey rules and regulations, and observe their obligation. Mr. MrBride, the gentleman representing : the Southern Lyceum Bureau, has succeeded ! in disDOsing of a certain amount of season tickets for the Lecture Course, and dates and ' . arrangements were mede with the managers of the Opera House. The sale of season ! tickets will be open until the 1st of Septem ber, so all persons desiring to hear these noted lecturers and concert companies at a ? reduced rate had better secure a ticket before i it is too late. The series of lectures will be I opened by th*? Hon. J. W. J. Ham, of Geor gift. Several persons in the citv have beard ! this gentlf-raan on former occasions and pro nonce him a cvclone of fun. There was a party given at the residence of Mr. H. Schwerin Thursday evening in honor of M?8S Kate Pollock, of Columbia. Every thing passed of very plpasantlv. The follow- j ing were present : Misse.* Katie Pollock, Julia Schwerin, Lama Mood, Flora Moses, i Arabella Moses, Lillian Moses, Lou Mitchell, Adele Moses and Rebecca Schwerin, and OHie McKagen. Arthur Wilder. Graham : Moses, Willie Moise, Hovt Stnbbs. W. J. : Witherspoon, D. J. Auld Jr .Jackson Harby. Ansley Harby. Vivian Moses. At about ten j o'clock a delightful repast wes served. ! Dancing was the feature of the evening. An Escapad Convict. Supt. John J. .Cooler, of the State Farm j at Hagood, was in the city Wednesday inj pursuit of Prince McKnight, a convict who escaped a day or so ago. He learned that McKnight was in hiding near his former home in Concord township, and therefore went to I that neighborhood to continue his search, j McKnight who was serving sentence for hog j stealing, escaped while at work plowing corn ! in the swamp fields onthe State Farm The; guards are stationed at the ends of the corn j rows, and McKnight took advantage of this to get away. In the middle of the field he deserted his mule and plow and slipped away j through the rank corn, the mule going on to the end of the row ae if the plowmen was between the handles. Mr. Cooler broueht i Jake Mack, who is now a tru3ty and allowed J m*ny privileges, with him. Supt. J. J. Cooley, of the State Farm and j Mr. S. Y. Delgar, of the Sheriffs office, spent ! Wednesday and a part of that night in the pursuit of Prince McKnight, the escaped con vict, but were unsuccessful. Thev obtained j a glimpse of McKnight at a considerable dis tance, but he ran into the swamp near the Gadsden Chandler place and eluded them. ? A watch was kept on the house of Mc- ; ! Knight's wife last night but he was too smart ! ( to be caught in this way. Jake Mack the : trusty convict Mr. Cooley brought with him : speut the night in the swamp where McKnight ? . was last seen, but did not find him. Me- \ 1 Knight was still clad in his stripes when last seen and it does not seem possible that be , can continue to elude arrest. McKnight escap- ! ed on Tuesday and came at once to this place, ! reaching town that night. He went to the j ( house where bis wife formerly lived and I talked to a negro woman, who told bim that ? ( his wife had moved into the country. Oth- ! srs have seen him during the last two days, I and all say that be still wears the stripes. ! 1 A standing reward of $25 is offered for the I < capture of each escaped convict, and this will j , incite a great many to attempt the capture of! , McKnight. A Convict Killed. ! I Coroner Commander held an inquest . ? Monday afternoon over the body of Elihu Daniele, the r;egro convict who was killed in ; the morning while attempting to escape, j ' Daniels wnssent up from Spartanburg County | I for 18 months and had served ? months of; his term. He made his escape yesterday morning and 'hen be was pursued by the;' ?ruards witb the hounds he showed fight, i and had to be shot. The bullet that killed him was fired by a trust convie*, named Cap. Patterson, who fired under order from the ?ruar?. Patterson was exonerated by the 1 jury of inquest. ? ??? ? -turn - Ti ? primary election is hard rind in : Sumter county. The baggage room at the A. C. L. depot I 1 s being enlarged. ? The Court House square is being turned : into a grazing pasture. ' Crops are improving every day under the j rerv tavorable conditions. t The boys are going to show the grown up , wheelmen a thing or two about a 'cycle club. . Preparations are heing made to pur in mderdraina at the Graded School to prevent he basement becoming flooded during the winter. Miss Rowena E, Andrews has returned to Suinter, after pursuing a course of study for j wo years >? . . Conservatorv. in ?oston. Mar.-. [>o ?lot neglect the symptoms of impure ilood. Do not disregard Nature's cry for lelp. Take Hood's Sarsa parlila and guard igainst serious illness arid prolonged suffer- ? nc. School teachers and school trustees can be accommodated and saved much trouble by lending a list of books needed to H. G. ( 'steen fc Co. Privateer Personals. Privates?, Township, S. C, July 29, '05. The Amusement Club met at Dr. John H. Fnrraan's last Friday night and the follow ing programme was rendered : Music, arrang ed by Miss Una Wells: Reading, Mr. R. C. Tisdale, Music, Messrs. Kolb ; Reading, Dr. R. Furnian ; Music, MissSudie Furman ; Reading, Miss Hattie Whilden ; Music, Messrs. Kolb: Recitation, Mr. Dwight Cain. The tjpxt meeting of the club will be held at Mr. R. S. Whilden's on Friday night, August 9. This club was first organized in the early part of 1839 and continued in existence for two years and a half. As stated in this correspondence it was re-organized last month. The old raioutes were destroyed in the reeeni accidental burning of Mrs. Anna M. Cain's residence, they formed an interest ing contribution the social history of our community and in their loss a great deal of local historical matter is destroyed which cannot be replaced. A very large pic nie took place at the Greenland Savannah school house last Satur day ; it was a joint pic nie of the Greenland Savannah Sunday school and the Pinewood Sunday school, and was attended by a crowd estimated at two hundred, more or less. There was dinner enough for about a hun dred more, and the crowd enjoyed the occa sion. Addresses were made by the following Sunday school superintendents : Mr. D. W. Brown, of the Pinewood Sunday school, ?ubject, "Governing the temper:" Mr. M. G. Ramsey, of the Bethel Sunday school, subject, "Punctuality;" and Mr. W. J. Ardis, of the Greenland Savannah Sunday school, subject, "How to sustain a Sunday school. Mrs. Fannie Osteen and Miss Annie Geddings led the music on the organ. Yesterday the Rev. J. 0. Gough, of Man ning, and pastor of the Providence Baptist Church in this towwsbip, baptised eight con verts at the old Osteen mill pond, in the eastern part of the township. The ceremony was performed in what was the old mill race. The baptismal scene in the stream, the large crowd grouped principally on the bauke and near them the branch swamp, together made up a striking picture. Mr. Hiott is pleased with his protracted meeting at the Graham church. ??iss Verrcelle Pool was buried at Bethel church on Thursday. She was a member ef the Mormon Church, and tw& ministers of that denomination sang ?nd prayed over her body before it left her house. Her mother was buried at Bethel two months ago. An interesting case of wild fowls growing tame has occurred in the township. Some weeks ago some tittle wild ducks were turned loose with Mrs Mary Wells's tame ducks, with which they have since remained. A lady visitor, who spent a short part of her iifr in our township, recently mentioned in conversation that our people were very kind to strangers. This is a pleasant tribu'e | to our citizens. ! Mr. Heyward Ramsey is visiting his ; brother, Mr. Russell Ramsey, in Richland. Miss Matti? Hiott has returned home from a week's visit to Wedgefield. Misses Katie | Whilden and Carrie Cain are visiting there dow. Miss Annie Bradford, ^of Wedgefield, and Mise Alice Mellicbamp, of Columbia, are j visiting in the community. Master Cecil Schwerin, of Sumter, has j been on a visit here. Mr. Joe Rodgers, of Texas, is visiting in : the township. The Mt. Olive Presbjterian church (col- ! ored) celebrated its first "Children'3 Day" this month. The pastor of this church. I Richard Dv/yer, is an albino. Me D. F. __ I Fulton Letter. _ Fulton. S. C, July 30, 1895. The recent rains have been very acceptable ? ?n filling out corn, besides giving us a most 1 excellent season for planting peas and put Ling out slip vines. The moonlight picnic that was to have ? seen given at the residence or* the late Mrs. W. H. B. Richardson, was changed to Col. ( loo. G Manning's, where one of the most Peasant sociable events of the seasoo was ?npyed. The chaperons were Mesdames H. j 3. Richardson, A. M. Brailsford and Jdo. i jantey. The sacred ordinance of baptism was ad- ; ministered at Calvary last Sabbath to three ;andidates who joined during the revival ueeting conducted th*re last week by Rev. ; L. M. Rice. M?33 Lynch Deas, of Camden. is visiting ; friends here. Col. W. H. Manning, of Columbia, is vis iting his sister, Mrs. Henry Richardson. Miss Noddie Richardson, of Panola, w ;o has been visiting relatives here, returned to her home a few days ago. Mr. Sep. Harvin, of Panola, wa3 among :>tber visitors here last week. Miss Owen, daughter of Rev. Joo. Owen, is visiting in the neighborhood. Mr. Jack Tindal, of Clerason, is home for ? few weeks vacation. S. B. W. G. A hors? kicked H. S Sl-afer, of the Free zer H->use, Middleburg, N. Y., on the knee, ? hieb laid him up in bod and caused the tnee joint to become stiff. A friend recom netided him to use Chamberlain's Pain Balm, ?vhich lie did, and in two days was able to be .round. Mr. Shatr-r has recommended it to ?iany r.thers and says it is excellent for any cind of m bruise or sprain. This same Rem dv is also famous for its cures of rheurua ism. For sale by Dr. A. .1 China. 1890. 1894 ?. e. PHELPS & CO., General Insurance Apts, Suinter, S. C 'ire. Life, Accident. Steam Boiler, Piate Jlass, Bunds of" Surety tor persons m posi ions of trust. and Liability Insurance in very branch, written in the very best Amer an alni Foreign Companies. ('ver sixty-five millions of capimi repre ;ented. Mchl4?c 5 Exhausted Soils w V are made to produce larger and better crops by the ^ use of Fertilizers rich in Potash. Write for our " t'armer?' Guide,*' a 142-page illustrated book. It JV y is brim full of useful information for farmers. It will be sent free, and ? will make and save you money. Address. A \f GKKMAN KALI WORKS. 93 Nassau Sirest. New York. ^ OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE. "Stands in the forefront of Southern Fitting Schools"; Prepares tor College, for Busi ness, tor Life; 340 Students and 53 Graduates in all departments last year : nearly $40,00C in Buildings and Equipments; location unsurpassed for beauty and healthfulness; nearly 1,000 feet above sea level, in full view of the Blue Ridge; "ilaziraum of advantage with minimum of cost," our motto. Write for catalogue. J. A. & M. f?. HOLT, Julv 3?6L Oak Ridge, N. C. WANT8. ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per line. T"TT RENT?The Brick "Store on Liberty Street, next doer to Brown, Cuttino & Delgar. Terms reasonable. Apply to B. J. Baruett. julv 31. ASTURE TO RENT at Hagood, iormerly occupied bv DesCh?raps Bros., now Dy Mr. R F. Jackson. Apply to Mrs. H. R. Sau edere, Hagood, S. C. July 31. TO LEASE?A Four Horse Crop on first class land, with a seven room house, for season of 1896. If desired will* rent with the land two mules, and enough corn, fodder and pea-vine hay for four mules for the season. For particulars apply im mediately to Dr. Walter Cheyne, Wisacky, S C. 'July 31?3t. FOR SALE?A Fine Milk Cow with vouog calf. James VanBuren, Sumter, S. C. WANTED?Beeswax in any quantity. Highest cash price will be paid. Ap ply to B. C Wallace at B. J. Barnett's store. June 12?tf. Sumter, S. C. SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE, COLUMBIA, S. - Session negins September 24m. Ten regu lar Courses, with Diplomas Special Courses, with Certificates. Board, $8 a month. Total necessary expenses for the year (exclusive of travelling, clothing, aod books), from $113 to S153 Women admitted to all Classes. For further information, address the Presi dent, JAMES WOODROW. Julv 31. W0FF0RD?0LLEGE Ja?. H. Caulisle, L.L. D., President. Wofford College Fitting School, A. G. Re.mbebt, Head Master.' Expenses for one year, from $150 to ?200. Next Session begins Oct. 1,1895 For Catalogue? address J. A. GAMEWELL, July 31. Spartanbnrg, S. C. BAD TIMES ; Well, we should say so. Those clocks and watches are too badly out of fix to be of any use. j They've lost their time entirely j Tonil lose your time too. if j yoirre 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 best, get our. L. W. FOLSOM, SIGN OF THE III G WATCH. July 17 Sumter, S. C. SCHOOL WANTED. rp:-lK UNDERSIGNED, a decree graduate) ? of the Peabodv Normal College. Nash ville, Tenn., desires a schon! or place as teacher tor ih^ ensuing school year. Kor particulars as to qualifications, etc . address MI SS H A KR! KT D. KERSHAW, Julv IT?4t. Sum ter. S. O. SHOE REPAIRING. rpMnSK WHU WANT (lOUD WORK AT Jl low prier- should see me, as i am do ing Shoe Kepairing, such a> half-soling and patching, in connection with my Harness Business. Knees very reasonable and satisfction >?uar anteed. Shop on Liberty Street near Harhy's Stable. G. W. BROACH" ?Julv's?lm. GOING WITH A BANG generally makes a tremendous noise. Noise is in order on the glorious Fourtb; so are cur Summer Shoes wbicb, like our prices, are low and ligbt. They are the coolest things ever seen afoot, and in summer coolness is comfort. There's a point about our summer shoes ?tbeir durability. To state the case fully, there's so much wear in them that they outlast the season. We have shoes for all, young aod old, men and women, for all occasions and sorts of wear, work, business, and pleasure. Look well to your feet and secure such shoe prizes, as present stock was bought before the advance. WALSH & SHAW. Jone 26. i mm , Fire Insurance Agency, ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH & MERCANTILE, HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY. N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb. 28 Cla?t jjjjj 1.6j A. F. I rpHE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU X NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 64, A. F. M.. will be h?ld on Thursday Evening, August 1st, at Ih p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves accordingly. By order, A. C. PHELPS, W. M. H. C. Moses, Secretary. July 10 NOTICE. CVS THE 1st OF JULY, I transferred tc ) THE A. C PHELPS CO , my Fire In surance business and interest and goodwill in same. In retiring from busiuesa I beg leave to thank my frieDds for their patronage in the oast and to recommend to them mv successors THE A. C. PHELPS CO., who will make all necessary endorsements on pol icies now in force and who will be pleased to serve you in the future. Respectfully, "ALTAM?NT MOSES. HAVING ON THE FIRST, instant, bought the interest aisd good will of Mr. Altamcnt Moses in the Fire Insurance business, and the Companies formerly repre sented by him 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 all policies expiring in order to protect policy holders. We are now better prepared than ever to attend to the want3 of those desiring iosurauce in any branch, and any business entrusted to us will receive careful and prompt attention. Respectfully yours, ? THE A. C. PHELPS CO., General Insurance and Real Estate Agents. July s. FOR SALE rpl?K whole or a part of the X Sic do well plantation, contain ing 640 seres, about a mile and a-half South of the City of Sautter. Applv to .iames McDowell, May IT ?tf. Manning, s. C. PATRICK Military institute, ANDERSON. S. C. THE isi:- SESSION WILL OPEN SEP TEMBER IS. English, Mathematical, Classical and Business Course. Thorough instruction, good discipline, comfortable buildings, beautiful location, healthy cli mate, pure water, excellent social and re ligious privileges. Applv to COL. JOHN B. PATRICK, July 10. Sept.