The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 16, 1895, Image 5
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WEDNESDAY, OC 16,1895.
Entered at the Post Office at Snmter. S
O,y as Second Glass Matter.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
A. W. Paveli?Wanted.
N. G. Bllerbe-For Sale.
H. B. Bloom?Hay Presses.
H. Harby?Second Arrival.
Shepherd Supply Co.?Stoves.
Estate of Wm. Boykin?Citation.
R. W. DuRant & Son?Hardware.
Marshall, Wescoat Co.?Hard ware.
J. A. Fox worth?Family Groceries
F. Kreesel, Agt.?Fish and Ovsters.
L. W. Folsom?Beauty Hath Charms.
J. Ryttenberg & Sons?Bargain Days.
F. H. Warren?Harness and Saddlery.
Southern Fruit Co.?Frnit and Produce.
Brown, CuttiRo & Delgar?We are Busy.
Geo. S- Hacker & Son?Doors, Sash and
Blinds.
Estate of Mrs. W. S. Stuckey?Final Dis
charge _
Personal.
Mr. Frank Beckham spent Sunday in the
city.
M?\ R, H.Jennings, of Uraogeburg, isin
the ci tv.
Mr. W A. Pringle passed through the city
Monday afternoon.
Mrs. H. C. Williams arrived in the city
Friday afternoon.
Miss Lula Williams, of Bishopville. is in
the city on visit.
Gen. John D. Kennedy, of Camden, was in
the city attending court.
Mr. Moult rie Snares is in the city on a visit
to his mother and sisters.
Mr. Ed Brewer, of Waycross, G* . i? visit
ing bis brother-in-law, Mr. D. P. Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. T, 0. Sanders, jr., of Hagood,
are in the city for a few days *my.
Mr. Len . Newman, of J *ckjonvil'e Fia ,
passed through this city la*'. W:*k on his way
to New York.
Mr. C. H. Newman, of this city, has gone
to meet the road master's convention at Cin
cinnatii, Ohio.
Miss Block, wbj has N*en visiting her
sister, Mrs. E. I. Reardon, bas returned to her
borne in Charleston
Mrs. M. 0. Burgess and little daughter,
Ermine, are in the city on a visit to relatives, j
Mr. E S. Milier left Thursday for Atlanta.
Ga., where be will spend two weeks.
Mr. Wxn. M. Graham, accompanied by
Misses Annie and Lucy Graham, left Friday
morning for Atlanta. Ga.
Mr. JSennie Lesesne, of Oswego, left last
Friday for Gait esville, Fla., where be will
make bis borne in future.
Misses Armida and Lillian Moses left Mon
day morning for Atlanta, whtre they will
spend several weeks.
Miss Halite Sanders returned to her borne
at Hagood yesterday morniog, after spending a
few days in this city visiting friends.
Miss Janie McDowell returned to ber home
in Manning Monday afternoon after* a weeV's
stay in tbis city.
Miss Jessie Pregnall, who has been the
guest of the Misses Zieglar for several weeks,
left Monday afternoon to return to ber home
in Charleston.
Rev. Tbos. Gilbert, and family of Sauga
tuck, Coan , who have neen visiting in the
city for several days left Monday afterooon
for Kingstree.
Judge T. Fraser and Messrs R D. Lee
and Geo. P. McKagen left for Columbia yes
terday morning to resume their duties as dele
gates to the Constitutional Convention.
Mrs. E. C. Green and dauebters bave re
tamed to this city from Walhalla, where
they have made their home daring tbe past
year.
Mr. Isacc Schwartz, of Schwartz Bros.,
left Saturday night for New York to buy
new goods for tbis popular bouse. Their
sales have been so un preceden ted ly large
already tbis season on dress goods and cloaks
that be determined to make ibis second trip,
which is the fim time since tbey have been in
business to make two trips to the market in
one season.
Quite a large party went to Columbia ves
teraay to attend Buffalo Bill's Wild West
Show. Among the number were Mr. R. O.
Purdy and children. Mr. Douglass China and
Misses Fannie and Bertie China, Miss Lizzie
Stuckey, Dr. W. W. Sibert, Messrs Henry
Hill, Harry Hood, Willis Sendere, G.
Osteen, Jr., and a number of others.
Mr. Robt. L. Crosswell, late of the United
States Cavalry and now a member of Buffalo
Bill's Wild West Show was iu tbe city last
night for a few hours. He was ou his way
to bis former home in Bishop*ihe to visit his
mother, wbo still lives in tbat town. Mr.
Crosswell is a son or tbe late John Crosswell,
of Bishopvtlle. He euliited in the United
States army several years ago, and after serv
ing out bis term of enlistment and having
obtained an honorable discbarge, accepted a
position with Buffalo Bill. He belongs to the
Congress of Rough Riders of tbe World and
serves in the U. S. detachment. He re
join tbe Wild West Show in Columbia on
Tuesday.
Dr. John H. Furman returned last night
from a trip to MilledgeviUe, Ga , to attend
tbe marriage of his granddaughter and also
a visit of several days to the Exposition. He
net the Iowa and Indiana editors at the Ex
position and reports having had a pleasant
time with the ''Knights of tbe quille."
It is to be hoped that the Board of Control
will take measures to bave tbe dispensary
closed on circus day, and not bave a repeti
tion of Spartaoburg's experience.
Tbe gin house of C. M. Davis, near Manning,
was burned last week. Three bales
of cotton and all tbe machinery were lost.
Tbe dirt sidewalk in front of the City Hall
building is being replaced by a brick pave
ment. There are other places on Main Street
tbat are sadly io need of new pavements.
Leading business bouses should not be behind
the city in providing decent pavements in
front of tbeir places of bueices3s.
Several new private residences will be
erected in this city within the next few
months Pians are being drawn for them
now.
Two extra coaches were attached to the !
Columbia train yesterday to accommodate
the crowd of Constitutional Convention del
egaees to returning to Columbia aod those
going to tbe Wild West Show.
Thi3 week one year ago was Carnival week 1
ind this city was filled with visitors, the
-own was decked withflag3and bunting, an 3
everything was in a rush. How many peo
pie recollect that this is Carnival Week.
Elijah Gregg, son of Junius Gregg; of j
Concord, wbo is one of tbe most prosperous j
tod respectable colored farmers in Sumter
County left for Lincoln University, Penn., |
last week. Alice Gregg, a daughter of
Junius Gregg, left for Concord, N. C , to
attend school. Junius Gregg bas given every
one of his children collegiate educations, |
vhicb is an achievement of which any man
might be proud.
MARRIED.
At the residence of the bride's mother, |
near Milledgevi?le, Ga., on October 10, Miss !
Bestie Farmen, daughter of the late Farish ?
C. Furman, to J. N. Taller, Esq , of Macon, '
Ga.
DEATH.
Mrs MBria Esther Pitts, wife of Mr. Robert j
M. Pitts, of the Jordan neighborhood, died last .
Friday morning at 3 o'clock, after an illness of j
one week. The fonerai services were held
at the. residence Saturdav morning at ?1 30 j
o'clock, and the interment made at the Pitts !
family burying ground.
Mrs Pitts wps a daughter of the late
Robert Bradford. She leaves six children, ;
the youngest of whom is bur three years old j
The bereaved husband and children have 'he
sympathy of the entire community, for his j
loss is great, indeed, Mrs. Pitts having been I
a woman of the truest Christian character.
Evangelist J. E. Shaw died in Darlington
County a few days ago. Mr Shaw was a
native of this county, nnd at one time fig
ured quite conspicuously in politics, having
run for toe Senate on a Greenback or Fusion
ticket. He afterward went Jo preaching, and
it is said opposed ail of the various religious
denominations and advocated a peculiar doc
trine of his own. He had a few followers in
this and adjoining couDtiee. He was also
very outspoken in his opposition to stcret j
orders.
Religious Notice.
Rev. J. E. Adams, of the Primitive Bap-j
tist Church, will preach in the Presbyterian
church on Thursday evening at 8:15 o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to attend
Crop Dots.
Mr. E. M. Pitts has already picked out five
bales of cotton from 3| acres and has a heavy |
nicking yet open and io open. The variety;
is the improved Peterkin.
Mr. P. M. Pitts has harvested and is thrash- ?
ing out the largest crop of rice that is, per- ?
baps being made, to ?be acre, :n the county. J
Mr. Calvin Chandler has been setting cut
cabbage plants, since the rain He raised
a lot cf very fine plants under gauze cover in
plant bed, and hope.- ?o have them headed by
early spring.
Our Advertisers.
R. W. DuRant & Son call attention to
their full st^cK of hardware and S'oves of
all kinds, table atd pocket cutlery, tools,
buggy and wagon material, engine, sup
plies, paints, oil, 4c.
H. Harhy ad vertices the second arrivai of
the season?one car load of horses on Octo
ber 12th.
H. B. Bloom, dealer in machinery of all
kinds calls special attention of farmers to the
bay presses offered by him as the best and
cheapest.
J. A. Foxworth, in the Toomey Block, j
Main Street, has opened a choice stock of !
family groceries, vegetables and fruits. He |
solicits a call aod promises fresh goods and
low prices. ?
The clothiog emporium of Brown, dittino !
4 Deigar advertise to-day a great reduction
in prices of clothiog, 4c , for men and boys,
They aie honest, straightforward and square, |
and solicit your patronage.
J. Rettenberg 4 Sons, are so busy with j
their special sale to-day that they have not
writien an advertisement for their spxce in
thi3 issue; but they call attention to the r?ict ;
that tbey have the good* to please all and j
will give bargains every day. Their special:
saie will be continued to-moriow.
Dr. A. J China is advertising for a man.
Read his ad. and if you are the man, go to !
the City Drug Store at once.
The Southern Fruit, Co., of Charleston, j
are importers and wholesale dealers in their ?
line. They desire to make your acquaintance j
in a business way, and to that end have an j
advertisement in this paper. Give them an
order.
Messrs. Geo S. Hacker 4 Son, of Charles
ton, who bave the largest and most complete
establishment in the South for the manu
facture of doors, sash, blinds and buil-iing j
materia?, have an advertisement in this issue.
Get their prices before you buy anything in ?
their line.
F. H. Warren, of Charleston, advertises a !
complete line of harness, saddles and general
stable supplies and asks that you send to him j
for prices. He manufacturer his goods and'
gnaraoteees them io be first class.
The Shepherd Supply Co , of Charleston,
bave always made stoves, the leading part of !
their business and advertise in to-dar's issue !
over two hundred varie ies to select from.
They also carry a complete line of house,
furnishing goods, 4c , and sell tobacco barn
floes at lowest prices.
The Marshall, Wescoat Co , of Charleston, i
is cne of the oldest hardware firms in the ,
State and tbey bave built up tbeir business
by selling honest goods at trie lowest prices, j
They carry everything in their line and will ?
be glad to serve you. See their advertise-j
ment.
F. Kressel, Agent, wholesale and retail j
dealer ia *5sb, ojsters and game, corner East !
Bay and Market streets, Charleston, S. C,
will oe found a reliahle and agreeable man to ;
do business with. Try him.
There was considerable complaint about
ibe temp?rature of the < ra House last week
It was decided.y cold. It is to be hoped
there will be an improvement over last season
iu the heating arrangements.
Sumter is beginning to get tobacco from
Darlington County in considerable quantities.
The planters in the Lamar section have tried
this matketand being fully satisfied with the
prices tbey realized, are coining again with
more tobacco.
Constabie Sam Newman was io town last
week looking after the blind tigers. He investi
gated two places this morniog and captured
liquor in both. At T. B. Kennedy's place
near the A. C L. Depot he found and seized
two kegs and at John Belser'8 place on Lib
erty street, a keg containing anout a galioo
of wbi?kev was seized.
Wonderful are the cures accomplished by
Hood's Sarsaparilla and yet i: is only because
Hood's Sarsaparilla, the one true bleod puri- j
fler, makes pure, ru h, health' blood.
Hood's Pilis for the liver aud bowels, act '
easily, yet promptly and efficiently.
Full stock of new Groceries at R. M. Jen
kins?next to Schwerin 4 Co. Prices as low
as the lowest.
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Cure For Headache.
As a remedy for all forms of Headache
Electric Bitters has prove<i to be the very best.
It effects a permanent cure and the most
dreaded habitual sick headaches yield to its
influence. We urge all who :ire iiftiieted t;>
procure a bottle, and give this remedy a fair ,
trial. In cases <<! habitual constipation
Electric Litters cures by giving the needed |
tone to the bowels, and few cases long resist the
use of this medicine. Try i? once. Large
bottles only Fifty cents at .7. F. W. DeLorme's j
Drug Store. 2.
Trade
Mark.
Palace
THE STORE NOW AT ITS BEST.
Fali Stocks are complete. Whether you come to buy or not. a welcome
awaits you. Every department extend** it. bur. special invitation to attend their
daily reception are hurt by given ou behalf of
THE SILKS, THE DRESS GOODS, THE BONNETS, THE F?RS,
Where vou will see faithfullv mirrored tho brightest 'ideas from all fa^bioD cen
ter.". Dress Goods, exquisite Wears, exclusive Novelties.
Such prices as these were never heard
of before:
30 pieces new Dre*s G^ds. beautiful colorings, all-wool filling at 10c
25 pieces Fancy Whipcords and Bourettes, 36-inch wide. 25c. goods ? 15c.
20 pieces all-wool Serges, newest shades, 38-?Dch wide, 45c goods, at 27c.
15 pieces all-wool Habit Cloths, 3S-inch wide ?R'guiar nrice 45c. ;?i 29c
10 pieces all-wool Flannels, 54-incb wide?You have paid ?Oc. per yard, at 39c.
Black Dress Goods. 3S-incb wide, at l c . 19c. aud 23c per yard.
Black Henriettas. 88-inch, all wool, worth 40c. a: 252.
5 pieces BUck Heiitietta. 4?-itch, ail wool, w<rth G0c , at 39c.
le ?m Gives von au idea of flat we are Me
Your attention is called to our enlarged Cloak Depart
?5> ment tu double its former capacity. This isonne of the
?nesi departments io the Sfa'e. Patrons are cordial
ly invited to inspect our ladies
CLOAKS, WRAPS, JACKETS AND CAPES,
Also for tbe little ones?Reefers. Jackets and Gretch?ns.
Prices are so low this season you will be
surprised.
Prices quoted Issi week on all cotton goods still hold good. These goods are
advancing daily We bought ours early?plenty to supply you all So long
as they last, thr-y go at tho?e prices,
COME AND LOOK AT OUR BEAUTIFUL HATS
YOURS TRULY,
SCHWARTZ BROS.
DRESSMAKING AND MILLINERY.
FROM
Monday Morning
UNTIL
Saturday Night
We are busy
selling 3xoo<i?!
WHY IS THIS?
TOT
We know and you do also.
We are, Honest, Straightforward and square
in all our dealings.
We give you a dollar's worth for a one dollar piece?And our friends and
patrons appreciate thit? fact.
We have a lot of Men's Sack Suits, formerly
sold at $10, $12,50 and $13.50?You can
take your pick for $8,00, This is a gen
uine Bargain,
ALSO
20 doz. Boys' Shirt Waist?ages 5 to 14?for
20c. formerly sold at 35c.
50 doz. white H. S. Handkerchiefs at 10c.
Best Black half Hose in the city for 10c.
25 doz. sample Undershirts, worth $3 to $4
per pair, our price to you $1.50 to $2.
Remember?When you want Mens' and Boys' Clothing
Hats, Furnishing Goods, &c, of any kind and at any price,
visit
The Clothing Emporium.
AR
Leaders in stylish Clothing, Hats,&c.,
Suinter. S.
Oct 16
fm* i??s?^ ^ ? ^e are PrePare(* t0 s^ow the largest and best variety
Mil "I WUUU8 we have ever carried. Our purchases in this line were
made on a basis of 5c. cotton, and will be sold accordingly. Among the bargains in this
Department will be found:
100 pieces Standard Prints at 4c. per yard. 100 pieces Zephyr Ginghams, equal to Toil de
Nords at die.
1 case 4-4 Bleach, oc, well worth 7c. 1 case 4-4 Bleach. Gc, good value at She.
Capes ! Capes! Capes! il*v^
ticularly invite your attention to our line at $2.50 and $3.00. These were bought
at a sacrifice sale for SPOT CASH, and without doing any injustice to our competitors feel jus
tified in asserting that they cannot be duplicated for less than 50 per cent in excess of our price.
SEE FOR YOURSELF AND BE CONVINCED.
Our $1.50 and $1.75 line will also bear close inspection
We are Showing Some Nobby Effects at $5, 87,50 and $10,
??f Carpets, Mugs and Mattings,
CLOTHING.
We have made some improvements in our store which has enabled us to carry a more complete
line in this department than ever before. We will sell you a good
Clay Worsted at ?5.00 ; an all wool Cheviot in round, square-cut or double-breasted at S?.50.
HATS I HATS I HATS
We believe we have justly earned the reputation of being the cheapest house in tins city in
this line, and we are fully prepared to sustain it this season.
^ll?AAtt ^ou are doubtless aware of the unprecedented advance in ^ a^
lk511WC?0 this line. We are pleased to state that most of our stock ^HvCSi
was bought at Old Prices. Our woman's Dongola at ?1.50
every pair warrantd, are good value. Our line of Men's goods, made by L. M. Reynolds & Co.,
of Brockton, Mass.. will be sold at last year's figures.
our line of GROCERIES, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE AND TINWARE, you will ?ad an
excellent assortment for household and table use.
Sed 18
SIJlflTEJR, s. c.
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Beauty Hath Charms
and all the charms which beau
ty likes best to don are shown
ti
in our grand display of fash
ionable jewelry for this season.
Jewels like these would en
hance the charms of the most
fascinating belle, and surely no
fair one would despise such
brilliant aids to her beauty.
Like personal loveliness, they
conquer admiration on sight :
they score new victories at ev
ery inspection. Those who
look over our stock do not
willingly stop with examina
tion. Beauty may now be
made easilv irresistible bv a
few judicious purchases from
our display of up to date jew
elry.
L. W. FOLSOM,
Jeweler and Optician,
SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH,
Oct. 16.
HARB Y ? CO.,
WHOLESALE BROKERS,
AND PROPRIETORS OF
Cotton and General Storage
Warehouse,
UP-TOWN OFFICE:
COURT HOUSE SQUARE,
Keep on consignment?
FEED OATS, SEED OATS,
CORN. HAY,
COTTON SEED MEAL,
DRV SALT MEATS, HAMS, LARD,
GRIST.
FLOUR,
SUGAR,
MEAL, &c.
BAGGING,
SUGAR BAG CLOTH.
COTTON IRON TIES.
Orders by sample for all goods in
the grocery line.
May 2?.