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Methodist Conference. Interesting Proceedings of This Body. Rock Hill, Dec. 4.-The ilOth ees sion of the South Carolina annual con? ference convened in St. John's Meth ddist Episcopal church, south, Jo the flourishing city of Rock Hill at 9:30 o'clock this morning. Bishop Charles Betts Galloway conducted the opening exercises, which consisted of the ad? ministration of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. The roll was called and 157 clerical and 16 lay members answered to their names. E 0. Watson was re-elected secre? tary. Question 20 was called. Under this question the moral and official charac? ter of every preacher in the conference is examined. The names of the 10 presiding elders were called, and after brief reports from each, their characters were passed. This is Bishop Galloway's first visit to our conference. His presidency to? day gave universal satisfaction. He rapidly disposed of the routine work and easily controls the conference with? out any other gavel than his lead pen? cil. Rev. J. D. Barbee occupied the pul? pit of the Presbyterian church to night ROCK HILL, Dec. 6 -Tbe devotion? al exercises of the South Carolina con? ference were conducted this morning by Rev. G. W. Walker, D. D., president of Paine Institute, Augusta, Ga. The bishop called the conference to order The minutes were read and approved. Rev. J C. Spann, of Ridgeway was located ct his own request. A throat trouble is the reason for bis location ; his physician ordered his cessation from preaching. The committee of trial appointed in the case of B. 0. Berry reported that the charge and specifications of immor? ality were sustained and the penalty of expulsion from the ministry and the ! church was pronounced upon him. ! His credentials were surrendered. The hour of 10 having arrived the ! report of the board of managers came op as the special order from yesterday's session. After a lengthy debate the original report was adopted. Geo. C. Leonard, Henry Stokes, L L Inabioet, Chesley C. Herbert, Ju? lius F. Way, Johu G. Beckwith, B Murray Roberson and Wm. B. Verdin, were admitted into the conference on trill. T. G Herbert, Jr., R. A. Few, Peter Stokes, R. E. Mood and W. A. Mascabau were admitted into full con? nection. The bishop's address was exception? ally good. After various announce? ments the conference adjourned at 1 55. The bishop addressed the missionary mass meeting at the First Presbyterian church to night. ROCH HILL, Dec 6.-The session to-day was characterized by some strong debating. The routine work is atout through and the speakers are getting in their work The first fight was precipitated by the special order of the day-the re? port of the board of managers of the Epworth Orphanage. This report re? viewed the work of the paBt year, re laiiog facts already in the possession of the public and recommending an increase in the board of managers from 7 to 15-8 preachers and 7 lay? men-these managers to act as trus? tees to elect the superintendent and other necessary officers, and to be elected quad re ni al ly . . Rev. G T Harmon offered as a substitute that a board of 13 trustees be nominated by the board of educa? tion, and that these trustees have the power above indicated, and that no member of any other board of trus? tees be eligible to membership in this one. Revs. C W Creighton, S. P. H. Ellwell and S. D. Vaughan opposed the substitute and it was laid on the table and the original report was adopted. Following this was another special order consisting of a series of resolu? tions touching the work of the exam- j ining committee. They were all de- j feated save the one hereafter requir- j ing written examinations. The de- j bate on this report was general The conference refused to receive ! Rev ?J L Millinax on trial, but gave ; his presiding elder, permission to use j him as a supply. The report of the liustees of the Columbia Female college was read and adopted. When the young preachers, who were to be received into full connec? tion appeared before the chancel, Bishop Galloway propounded and ex- j pounded the usual disciplinary ques- j tions in a most able address of nearly one hour's length. The reports of the secretary and of the treasurer of the mission board and of the woman's foreign mission? ary society were submitted. The first report was read by Rev. J. W. Daniel. The report was favorable to ? the various missionary charges The treasurer urged early collections. SATURDAY. Rock Hill, Dec 7 -At 9.30 the j bishop took the chair. The Rev J.j W. Humbert led the devotional exer- j cises. The minutes of yesterday's : session were confirmed The joint board of finance ptibmit ted report No. 1. Nearly ??0.000 were distributed to the superannuated preachers and widows and orphans of deceased preachers throughout this conference. Abbeville was chosen as the next place of meeting The vote in favor of that point was so large that the other places inviting the conierence to meet with them were not put to a vote. On motion of the Rev. W. I. Herbert the vote for Abbeville was made unanimous. The Rev. L. F. Beaty of Nashville, ! Tennessee, assistant editor ol' the j Snuday school literature of the M. i Church, South, spoke to th.e reE i port ot the Sunday school board. ! The Rev. JW. Neeley was granted j a supernumerary relation. I The event of the day was Bishop Galloway's collection for the church now building in Key West for a ! Cuban colony. Never was a more hilarious collection taken in this con? ference. The dollars fairly rained down upon the table until 122 of them were placed there. A great light was precipitated by the report on education, recommend? ing the appointing of an agent for the Columbia Female collage. After strong soeeches by Maj. Duncan for and the Rev. J. W Daniel against the recommendation it was defeated. Then an amendment was offered ask? ing for an appropriation of ?3,000 for the college The Rev C. B Smith opposed and Dr. Clifton sup? ported the amendment. The debate then became general The amend ment was lost, and the report then adopted. The reports on Sunday schools, temperance and church extension were submitted and adopted The reception at Winthrop was a most delightful occasion. President Johnson* President Craighead and the bishop made shott ad? dresses Exquisite music, both in? strumental and vocal, was rendered by members of the faculty and then the guests were invited into the library where a delicious luncheon was served by the fair hands of Win? throp's beautiful girls. After which the guests weie shown through the entire building Memorial services were held at night, commemorative of those preachers who have died during the year. The Rev. G. H. Waddell has been elected superintandent of the orphan rge. He served the Camden charge the past year. To New County Sc?aemers. Governor Evans is receiving a large number of petitions looking to the for? mation of new counties in accordance with the terms of the new constitution The new constitution's provisions on this subject do not apply in time for action to be taken on any new couuty scheme by the general assembly at its approaching session, and the advocates of the several new county schemes are simply wastiog their time sending in the applications now. Governor Evans request that ali euch petitions be held for tbe present. He states that he will prepare and is>ue in a few days a circular letter giving full information in regard to the steps ne? cessary for the formation of new coun? ties and send it to the parties interested in all parts of the State-The State. The Colleton Outrage. The State authorities are after the Baruwell-Colleton lynchers and the men who committed the outrage upon civili? zation are to be brought to trial. Gov? ernor Evans yesterday said that he was in communication with the authorities, that Solicitor Bellinger was on tbe ground and giving the case his personal atteBtion ; and that the proper authori? ties were doing every thing io their power to see that the participants in the affair are speedily brought to jus? tice A change of venue will very likely be obtained and the case carried to Aiken county for trial. If Solicitor Bellinger needs aid the Assistant Attorney General will proba? bly go to the scene of the trouble to assist him. - The State Smallpox Out West. -- CLEVELAND, O . Dec 9.-Special dis-1 patches to The Press says that smallpox I bas again broken out along the Ohio j river There arc now four cases at ! Bridgeport and four at Martin's Ferry. The spread of the disease was caused by the public funeral of a man who had died from it. Women Cannot Preach. MEMPHIS, Dec 8 -The question of women preachers was ruled on in the Mississippi Methodist conference south, in session in Yazoo City yes terday. Presiding Elder Weems of the Vicksburg district reported that Rev. Mr. Grimes invited Mrs. Mollie McGee Snell, the evangelist, to as-1 sist in conducting a revival. When the presiding elder desired the en? gagement cancelled. Grimes stated God would break his neck if he in? terfered with women preachers. Bishop Duncan ruled emphatically that the Methodist church did not recognize the right of women to preach, but adheres to the doctrine of St. Paul on the subject. Consid? erable felling has been aroused on the question in Mississippi and Ten? nessee, many laymen taking issue with the bishop. Hood's Pills are the b?3t after-dinner pills, assist digestion, prevent constipation. 25c. Railroads o? South Carolina. improvements During the Present Year. Ali the Ralroads Found to Be in Good Condition. The seventeenth aonual report- of the j Railroad Commissioners has just been i issued for the present year. The gen I eral condition of the different roads are j all in good workiog order aod doiug a big business. The total mileage io the State OD the 1st of November, 1895, was 2,021.34 miles. The following shows the financial standing of the railroads : Passenger earnings, S2;,393.674.24 ; freight earnings, $4,585,082.77 ; other earnings from operations, $107.555.85 ; income from other source?, $539,244. 82. (This includes $308,185.12 mis? cellaneous income of the Georgia, Caro? lina and Northern Railroad.) Total, $7,625.557.68. Total expenses, maintenance of way and structures, maintenance of equip? ment, conducting transportation, gen? eral expenses and taxss, $3.326,159 62 Net. iocome per mile, ?451 59. A net income of 41- per cent, oa a valuation of $10,000 Vr mil? of read- Tbis shows a decrease of ?112,220.43 be? tween 1894 and 18895. The increase in the new mileage during the year has been the comple? tion of the Glenn Springs Railroad, 14 65 miles, nine miles of which was built in 1894, but not reported in the mileage table for that vear. Tbe Latta Branch, three miles; the Elloree Branoh, 6 05 miles, built by the At? lantic Coast Linc? Railroad, making the total new mileage reported for the year j at 24.15 miles. GENERAL CONDITION OF ROADS j There have been some material changes in the conditions of the rail? road systems in the State since the last report of the Railroad Commission j The Southern Railway has completed its reorganization. This corporation owns the Charlotte, Columbia and Au? gusta Railroad and the Columbia and Greenville Railroad, which they now call the Southern Railway in South Carolina. They are operating the Asheville and Snartanbirg Railroad, j the Spartaoburg. Union and Columbia j Railroad, and the Atlanta and Char? lotte Air Line Railroad under lease. Nearly all of those roads are in first class operating condition, but many of the passenger depots of this system are inadequate to the needs of the traveling public; otherwise ?he service rendered is equal to the best of the South. The Blue Ridge Railroad is now operated by H. C. Beattie, as Receiver, who also has charge as Receiver of the Carolina, Knoxville and Western Railway The Laurens Railway is in charge of Judge A. C Haskell as Receiver The Chester and Lenoir and Cheraw and Chester Railroads are narrow guage roads and are therefore restrict? ed maioly to local business, having no means of transfer except by hand. Their physical condition is good, the trestles and bridges are in safe condi? tion, and acceptable service is given the people. The Seaboard Air Line has cootinued to improve its condition until it need no longer be termed a new road ; its service is now equal to the best in the country. Tbe Florida Central ind Peoisular Railroad operates its Southbound Di visi OD in this State between Colum ba and Savannah. The roadbed, tres? tles, bridges, and depot;, are in good condition. This road is doing a large share of the Florida business and is giving satisfactory servie* to the peo pie. The physical condition of the South Carolina and Georgia Railroad is first class and the people are well served. AU culverts, trestles, bridges aod de? pots are in good repair. There have been 100,000 cross ties put in the icdin line the past year. The stations have been repaired and whitewashed or re? painted, and are neat and clean. AH the agent on this line have been neatly uniformed. . and flower gardeus are established at all depots. This line is the first in the State to make the sta? tions and its appointments attractive to the traveling public. At Charleston this road has exleuded its track down I to the wharvps, have dredged out the docks aod can now accomodate vessels bf 25 feet, draught at low water. Con? necting with steamships is a vast im? provement, over the ennucction with drays, as heretofore, and wili be of in? calculable benefit to the company in handling its through business, as well ? as a benefit to the city of Charleston, j The company has added 250 new box cars to its equipment, fitted with auto- j matic couplers and air brakes, and is | well prepared to give the peopie every accommodation for hauling their freights. The Ohio River and Charleston Rail? road is worked ot great disadvantage j on account of the compe.'ition it meets j It is 107 miles long aod is crossed by j strong competing lio rs at five different j points about twenty miles apart. There ; are six miles of trestles and bridges, ? varying in height, from twenty to ninty ! feet. The trestles and the depots along the line are in poor condition. Every | cent of money earned by the road above ! fixed charges is expended on repairs, j The Superintendent deserves especial j mentio for hisn conduct of the road, j ? We hear no complaints as to the service he is giving the people. When Re > ceiver Chamberlain operated it, the road . fell behind paying its operating ex? penses 345,000 por annum for several . years The present management has I paid operating expenses and deserves our congratulations, j The Charleston and Savannah Rail ; way has been improving its terminals j in Charleston, and its efficient, superin ! tendent is keeping its service up to its j usual first class standard This road ? operates the Green Pond, Waiterboro j and Branchville Railway. The Port Royal and Augusta Kai 1 i wav is still in tbe hands of Receiver j Averill, who ha.? managed it with his j usual ablity, and, notwithstanding the j strong competition of the Savannah River, he bas been able to imptove the physical condition of the ro^d and gradually increase its revenue Receiver Cleveland still has charge of the Port Roya 1 and Western Caro? lina Railroad, and the recent inspeation of this property shows more substan? tial imporovement in the way of filling up trestles, petting in steel viaducts, building new depots, etc., than obtains elsewhere in this State. All the money made by this road is put on the phys? ical betterment of the property ; not one cent has been paid out as interest ! This property is advertised for sale by the courts; if it is left in the hands of its present management a few years longer the owners will have a desirable property for sale, and the State will have adother first class railroad for the I benefit of the people. The Atlantic Coast Line Rrailroad j has purchased during the year the ? Charleston, Sumter and Northern Rail j road. Its mileage has been divided i amongst its system as foilews : Tbe j Cheraw and Darlington Railroad opera j ting that, portion of the road from i Darlington norhtward, and the Man j chester and Augusta operating from ' Darlington southward. The absorption j of this railroad by a competing road, j with the changes of management, has brought some friction and inconvenience to the public by changes of schedules and connections, but the assurance has j has been made that one system can ren- j j der a better and cheaper service than ! can be rendered by two systems occu ? pyiug thc same territory, and the Com? mission will insist on the Atlantic Coast Line giving the public ?long the old Charleston. Sumter and Northern Rail? road as efficient service at they have en? joyed heretofore. All the roads that go to make up the j Atlantic Coast Line System in this State j are in fine condition, and the entire j service is one of the best in the country i Considerable work has been done by ! this system to their terminal facilities j in the cit y of Charleston, hree bun j dred feet have been added to their al j ready large city depot, making it one : of the most commodious in the South. The short roads in the State, like the Branchville and Bowman Railroad, Carelina Midland Railway. Georgetown j and Western Railroad, Hampton and ! j Branchville Railroad, are in fair ope I rating condition. During the year there have been va? rious complaints to the Commission as i to interstate rates : among these the i i ; most important one has been the com? plaint of the farmers shipping water? melons to the Northern markets The Commission aro of tbe opinion that these rates are too high. Recently Mr. Havilaod Stevenson, a representative of the interstate Com? mission, visited the South Carolina Commission for the purpose of discuss? ing these matters, and the papers filed with tbe board from the complainants were turned over to Mr. Stevenson to be laid before the Interstate Com meroo Commission. This Commission has every assurance that the matter will be fully investigated and some material reductioo made in the rates on water? melons. -- PAY YOUR TAXES. No Extension Likelyto be Granted. j Reports from all over the State indi cate that the people are very backward j ; io the payment of their State taxes this j year. The time for the payment of j j taxes without penalty expires ou Dec 31 The people seem to expect an exten ! sion of the time when the legislature [ meets, as has been the custom for several years past. This is not considered likely, j I however, for the legislature does not ; ! meet for a fortnight after the time bas ! expired The fetate officials who have j j the authority to grant an extension say they see no reason for any extension ! this year, as the farmers and all others ; are iu a much better coudition financial- | ly to pay their taxes now thau they hav? j been in some years. It seoms very j eertain now that there will be no exten? sion, and those who are wating for an extension may as well go ahead and ? pay their taxes at once. i, The only extension this year will be j that granted the taxpayers in tbe storm j : district by the last legislature's special ac! until April 1, and this does not af- j 1 feet the taxes due for the fiscal year j 184-95. I Bncklen's Arnica Salve. Tho Boat Salve in the world for Cuts, Bruises j Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fevor Sores, Tetter ! , Chapped uamis Chilblains, Corns and al . Ss?n Emptions, and positively cures Piles or j no pay required. It is guaranteed to givo per- 1 foct satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25cents por box. For sale by Dr. J. F. W.De . i Lorine - - I Typewriter supplies at H. G. Osteen & j < Co's., Liberty street. J <? Knights of Honor Election. At a meeting o?' Slimier Lodge No. 1077, K of H., held on Monday evening, Dt-c. 2d. the following officers were elected for ISOt? : W. J. Dumar, Dictator. D. ft. MCCKI urn, Vice Dictator. J. H. Levy. Asst. Dictator. W. F. Rhame, PAS:. Dictator. FI. C. Moses, FJeponer. C. M. Hurst, Fmo. Reporter. H. Ryttenb??rp, Treasurer. J. S. Hudson, Chai?ln::i. W. R Delgar, Guide. Geo. H. Hurst, Guardian. T. B Jenkins, Sentinel. H. C. Moses, Representative to Grand Lodge. Geo. D. Shore, Alternate to Grand Lod>e Altamont Moses, H. Harby and B. G. Pierson, Trustees. Officers Beulah Chapter. At a regular convocation of Beulah Chapter No. 25, R. A. M , held last Tuesday evening, the followine companions were duly elect? ed and installed as officers for 1898 : L. S Car?on, E. H. P. W. F. Rhame, E. K. P. Ahe Rvttenberg, S. B. J. Rhame, C H. S.C. Baker, P.S. R. H. Baker, P. S. J. F. Pate, M. 3 Veil T. B Jenkins. M. 2 Veil. H. C. Moses. M 1 Veil. H. Ry Pen berg, Treasurer. F. M Spann, Secretary. A. D. Moses, Sentinel. Sumter will eventually be as well known and as much in favor as a winter resort for Northern tourists as either Aiken or Camden. Lust winter the editor ot this paper received several letters from people in the North in j quiring about the climate of Sumier and the ? accommodations for winter visitors : and j already this winter we have received addi . tional inquiries. The winter visitors will ! come if the people of Sumter want them and ; will prepare to entertain them. j A fire started from a fiue in Bultmao Bros1. , storea rew minutes before four o'clock Thurs? ; day afternoon, but was quickly extinguished. I The alarm had been given and the fire de? partment called out before the blaze was put out. Rev. John Kershaw, who has been rector of the Church of the Holy Comforter for the past ten years, on Sunday morning preach? ed his farewell sermon to his parishioners. There was a Jaree congregation present, many of rhrra not communicants cf the church, which was in itself a testimonial of I the esteem in which Mr. Kershaw is held bv everyone in this city. The regret that he ! ?3 to leave Sumter is not by any means con- i fined to the members of his own congrega lion, for he has friends br the hundred in j every walk of "life, who will miss him. His i closing remarks were very appropriate and '?? touching, and there were many present who i did not fully realize the extent of the los3 they j had sustained until the farewell came to be j spoken. Mr. Kershaw and family will leave : for Charleston this week, and he will enter' at once upon the discharge of his duties as ' rector of St. Michael's. Several members of the fire department have sen t in their resignations. Their em? ployers object to their going to firej during business hours, at-d, as the service they give the cit.: is purely voluntary, they cannot afford to leave their business to attend fires, when those to whom their time belongs ob? ject. The present fire department is as effi? cient as a volunteer department can well be, i but it is evident that it is merely a question o? time when Sumter will be forced to have and maintain a paid fire department. The spectacle finder was in town last week I and found at leus? two pairs of spectacles, I which he disposed of to thrifty citiz?ns who ; know a good thing wheo they see it, cr at ! least think thoy do, The spectacle man may j have found other spectacles and disposed of j them too, but so far no others hare been re- ] ported. If any one has lost a pair of spec- ! tacles, with cold or gold plated frames, ap- ? parently, they may learn something about Chem by applying to either Mr. A. B. Stuckey or Mr. J. H. Chandler. Both of ? these geotleraen traded with the spectacle ! finder, but found that they had made a poor bargain when they carried their spectacles to the jeweler for inspection. The candidates for County offices have not jet commenced an active canvass, although a number of them are feeling their way, sub rosa. The office of Clerk of Court is one of the most popular for the very good reason, perhaps, that the fees and emoluments of the office are greater than those attached to any other County office. There are at least five men who are considering their chances of election, and there may be others at the scratch wheo the race starts. The office of High Sheriff of Sumter County is Always con? tested for with zeal and the race for this office has bean on several occasions the most ex? citing of the campaign More than once a second heat has been necessary to decide who should be the nominee of the Democracy. At present there are only five or six candi? dates, actual and prospective, talked of by those who study the political situation close? ly. All of these have numerous friends and an influence that will tell when the ballots come to be ca3t. The race for Sheriff is certain to be run at a hot pace from start to finish, and it is even money that a second heat will be required to decide who shall be n*med the j winner. There will be at least two to three candidates for Treasurer, Supervisor and ' Auditor,and the candidates spoken of will make the contest interesting. The candi- | dates are all in training and are taking reg? ular exercise, so that when they canter down the course to the starting post they wiil be in ; the pink" of condition. It is possible that some of the prospctive political racers will be ; scratched^hefore'the final entry is made, but , there will be a'bufficient number, even though tbe dark horsedoes not enter at the last mo- I ment. Politics will hum io Sumter County ; next year. Those who want office, and in-j tend ruuning for if, must be prepared to take j a killing pace, if they would win. It will \ not be a race for quarter horses and none of! this class had better enter. , Blood and Nerves a re very closely related Keep the blood rich, pure and healthy with I Hood's Sarsaparilla and you will have no j trouble from nervousness. I As baldness makes one look prematurely ' old, so a full head of bair gives to mature i life the appearance of youth. To secure this ! :>nd prevent the former, Ayer's Hair Vigor is j confidently recommended. Both ladies and 1 gentlemen prefer it to any other dressing. Notice to Teachers. All teachers desiring Congressional hierature for school libraries are requested tn comrou nica te with the undersigned at once Give ; the number of volumes in library, of what : they consist, and state facilities for taking I i-are cf same Respectfully. J. Wm. STOKES, ? House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. Blairs pen and pencil tav)!ets,stationery of ill kinds, ink, pens, pencils, blank books, ypewriter supplies, etc., at H. G. Osteen k Co's., Liberty Street, next to Watchman ind Southron office. MARRIAGE AT BISHOPVILLE. Exposition Visitors. Personal Notes and Other Matters BISBO?VI5.LE, Dec 4.-Mr Bowman Scar-ftprough and ^'.:s Alice B?rrert ?>re married nt the residence of Mrs JaneB'?rr?-:* at 4 o'clock this evening, Rev. T. W.Scruggs officiating. The ceremony was quietly per? formed in the presence of a iew chosen friends. Mr. John 0 Durant, ager.t for the Coast Line at Mount Clare, is at home on a sick furlough Quite a number of our young people spent ? last week in sight-seeing at tb* Exposition. Among those participating wfie the admira ' ble faculty of the Bisbopnlie Graded School. Mr. and Mrs McNair ?rid Mrs Dr. McLore ; left this morning for the Gate City. Rev. W. S. Stokes and Dr. R. Y McLeod ! are attending the Methodist Conference, now i in session at Rock Hill ! Miss Lila Barrett is visiting her sister, j Mrs. W. L. Parrott. A party of hunters left town on yesterday's ' train, bound for a locality near Elliotts, ' where ducks are snid to be found in abund ! ance. Though it was a case of premeditated i murder, yet the would-be slayers returned ? without shedding a drop of blood, thanks to ! the ducks E. Wedgefield Letterer. WEDGEFIELD, Dec. 10, 1895. Crops are about gathered and every ! body seems to have made a good yield I of cotton and provisions and it's for a ' big cotton crop another year. The ! country seems flowded with new horses. ! While our people seem to have an I abundance of corn, peas, hay, potatoes, j sorghum and bogs, money seems as ! scarce as ir. has been for the past few ! years : old debt:; are still hanging over I some, while others have been fortunate i enough to satisfy them and feel "fancy ; free" again. We fear tho' very few j are so fortunate We are very much disappointed at the great scarcity of money, for the price of cotton seems lo warrant more. However, we believe the fair, the cir? cus and Atlanta Exposition drew a large contingent from this place. Farmers b ve put in a large oat crop and they are looking nicely. Miss Marie Singleton, who has spent the Summer in Asheville, has returned home. Mr. Arthur Moore, attorney at law inFredooia, N. Y., is in the neigh? borhood visiting relatives. Rev. Mr. Hiott very much to the gratiSca'ion of bis many friends has accepted the call to preach at the Bap? tist church again next year. -milli .?=>?? -tal ?? Christmas Goods The first lot of Christmas books, io the newest and prettiest edition, none like them ever before seen in this city, have been re? ceived by H. G. Osteen & Co. There are new nooks and standard boeks, but all in new bindings. Ask to see tbe*50 cent editio > - More books will be received at intervals be? tween this date and Christmas. H. G. Osteen & Co., make a specialty of paper, and now have the fiuest and most complete selection of paper pver in Sumter They sell more paper for the same money than can ba bought elsewhere. Store on Liberty 3treet, next to the Watchman and Southron ofS ce. THE COTTON MARKET. SUMTER, S. C., Dec. li. During the past week the cotton markes bas been dull, only about 400 bales being sold The local market to-day is steady with quotations as follows : Middling, 7{ Good middling, S Strict good middling, 8? Free Filia. Send your address to II. E. Bucklen ? Co., Chicago, and get a free ?ample box of Dr. King's New Life Pills. A trial will convince ouy of their merits. These pills are easy in action and are particularly effective in the cure of Constipation and Sick Headache. 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