The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 25, 1895, Image 4
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 25, 1895.
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The Sumter Watchman was founded
in 1850 and the True Southron in I860.
The FTafc?man a?tc? Southron now has
the combined circulation and infiuence
of both of the old papers, and is mani?
festly the best advertising medium in
Sumter
Thia paper is issued a day in.a?tVance
of the regular publication day for the
purpose jif-giving the office force and
printers a holiday, but the paper has
not. been reduced in size nor the quan?
tity of matter curtailed. We wish
each and every one of our readers a
very merry Christmas, and with the
wish we add a wish that they will be?
gin the New Year with best and
brightest prospects. May peace and
happiness be the portion of every
home that the Watchman and Southron
enters, and may peace and prosperity
attend one and ail, both now and dur?
ing the coming year. During the
year that ts rapidly drawing to a close
we have labored to make this paper
both a welcome visitor and a factor of
pleasure, happiness and enlightenment
eoncerning the progress of the day in
which we live, and we trust that we
have been measurably successful,
though, looking back over tho months
that have gone, we realize that we
have often fallen short of our aim.
With added experience and better facil?
ities, we hope hereafter to succeed io
more nearly realising cur ideal. For
more than forty years this paper has
wished its readers a merry Christmas
each year, and no year bas the wish
beeo more sincere.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
England must either back down or
fight. This is the situation in which
she Sods herself placed as the resuit of
her aggressions in Venezuela and obsti
j nate refusal to submit the matter to
?arbitration, as suggested by the United
Stages. England has bullied the world
so long and with such eminent success
anri profit that she has come to believe
that she can run rough shoi over any
sing's rival. In this case, however,
she has been called to a halt by Presi?
dent Cleveland in so decided and
peremptory a manner that there is no
choice but to fight or submic to the
term9 dictated by the United States. Eog
land will realize before the Venezuela
matter is settled that the Monroe Doc?
trine is a principle so firmly interwoven
with the institutions. of this country
that when the chief Executive calls
upon the people to rally in its defence
they will respond to a man. Were it
necessary an army of a million and a
half men could be placed io the field.
The reception given the message in all
parts of the country shows how thor?
oughly united on this point are all the
people. Cleveland struck a popular
chord and he bas inti Hoes of political
opponents cemmendiog him, who never
did so before. He touched the chord of
patriotism and the latent oeotiment of
the people Sained up at once as if by
magie. It would require but a single
act of hostility on the parr of England
to turn the United States into a military
camp and every man able to bear arms
would be a soldier. The sea coast
cities might be bombarded, battered
into a heap of ruins or captured, but
the people could not be conquered, and
there would be no peace until the last
vestige of English authority had been
wiped out. Canada would be annexed
and the stars and stripes would float
over the continent from the polar circle
to the Gulf of Mexico. Cleveland bas
pitched his message in the right tone,
and he will be sustained by the Amer?
ican people who retain the true Ameri?
can spirit. We have no fear that any
considerable of our citizenship will
prove more inclined to endure English
arrogance than tc -aaintain the dignity
and honor of the country.
We doubt seriously the probability
of a war, but should it come, it will be
a terrific and horrible affair, and the
struggle would in all probability in?
volve a majority of the nations of the
civilized world.
The nomination of Judge Fraser for
Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court has been received favorably in
various parts of the State, and-.we
have no doubt but that his elevation to
the Supreme Bench would bc gratifying
to thousands of Reformers as well as to a
majority of the Conservatives. Judge
Fraser's fitness for the position is ad?
mitted by all, but we greatly fear that
this fitness will cot be regarded when
thc choice comes to be made. His fit
I ness ie admitted by Reformer?
and Conservatives alike, all men
who know him have the utmost con?
fidence in his legal learning and
fairness, especially is he respected by
the members of the bar in every county
in thc State, then why not do the State
an honor and a service by placing him
on the Supreme Bench. There is
every reason why he should be chosen
by the next Legislature and no good j
reason why be should not, unless poli- i
tics are brought in and set up as a rea- ;
son I
As we said before, we fear the
Supreme Bench will not be stregthened
by the election of Judge Fraser, and
the foilowiug paragraph in an editorial
in to-day's Columbia Register confirms
us in this opinion :
"Who will bo the new Justice is a
matter of some doubt, though it goes
without saying that Justice Pope will
succeed himself. Serious consideration
need not be given the canditacy of
Messrs. Geo. S. Mower, D. S. Hender?
son and other gentlemen whose names
have been mentioned in connection with
this race. They are all very able and es?
timable gentlemen, learned in the law
and of the highest integrity, and would
sit on the Supreme Branch with honor
to themselves and credit to the State,
but as a matter of fact various circum?
stances, which need not be particular?
ized, have narrowed the race down to
a straggle between Speaker of the
House Ira B. Jones and Col. Robert
Aldrich, with the chances somewhat
io favor of the former because of his
close connection with the House through
his occupancy of the Speakership."
Yet we shall hope, until the matter
has been finally settled, that the Legis?
lature will act for the best interests of
the whole people of the state, consider?
ing the merits of each man, being in?
fluenced, not by "various circum?
stances,*' but by the fitness of the men
named for the position, and then select
the one whose qualities and abilities
they are satisfied will give the State
the best Associate Justice. This is
what should be done, and it is what
will be done, if partisanship is not
fanned into life again and factional lines
drawn in the Legislature. .
Judge Fraser does not seek the j
office, he has never sought office, but, i
9 C 9 9 \
without having conversed with him on
the subject or ever mentioning it to
him, we know that he would accept, the j
Associate Justiceship, for he bas ?'.ever j
refused to serve when the people asked
his service.
The communication from "Citizens"
in this issue, presents strong argu?
ments in support of the nooiinati:>:i of
Judge Fraser, and we trust the watter
will receive the careful consideration of j
all who desire an able judiciary.
A defensive alliance between the
American republics would be excellent,
but an offensive alliance would be vile.
Senator Tillman has not had an
opportunity to use his pitch fork on
President Cleveland. We are waiting
for the circus to begin.
The fear of war has been taken ad?
vantage of by speculators, and they are
forcing cotton down ten points at a
time. Everything appears to work to
che injury of the cotton' producer.
The Sumter edition of the Neicsland
Courter was read Friday bv every citi
zen of Sumter with great ioterest. Mr. j
Normcnt's peo had a worthy theme, so i
we of Sumter all believe, and he dis?
cussed it practically and gracefully j
He has the happy faculty of saying the
most appropriate thing in a felicitous
manner, and in his bands dry statistics ;
are not dry, but are so set in well turned :
j
phrases that the reader takes in hard !
facts and figures with the same pleasure
that one listens to a good story well I
told. The showing that Sumter makes
in this article is one that we can point
to with pride, for there is no word of
i exaggeration in it, on the contrary we
1
may say that the half bas not yet been
told. Sumter owes Mr. Normeut sin- '
cere thanks for the manner in which he
has related his story of progress and
growth, and she owes the Ncics and
Courier a vote of thanks for sending
Mr. Norment to Sumter and for the
handsome manner in which the story
has been laid before the world at large.
In the United States court at Chatta- |
nooga Judge Severcs decided Saturday
' that the issue of boods made by the ?
j East Tennessee Land company to the :
! Central Trust company, of New York
! for $1,000,000 is void as to existing
! creditors, but that it holds good as to j
I eubseouent creditors.
! At a meeting of directors of thc
Southern Baseball association in Bir-1
mingham Saturday the awarding of the
pennant to Nashville was affirmed.
The mass meeting of Sunday schools held
lasi Sunday ufternnooD in the Presbyterian
Church was a rnasi meeting in every sense of
the word, for the body of the church was
filled and the galleries were called into requi?
sition to accommodate a part of the crowd
that could not find sent;* downstair?. Dr. J.
S. Hughson, superintendent of the Baptist
Sunday School, presided In his introduc?
tory remarks lie stated the object for which
the meeting was culled ind urged his bearers
to remember the poor wno hud not the com?
forts and luxries that they possess in such
abundance. Short addresses were made by
Rev. J. W. Daniel anc Dr. Edmunds. A
collection was taken up, which realised near?
ly fifty dollars. Messrs. A. G. Flowers, C.
M. Hurst, jr., and T. B Fraser were appoint?
ed as a committee tn take charge nf the col?
lection and distribute t!.p eon intuitions
among the needy. A committee of ladies
from the several Sunday schools was also ap?
pointed to solicit additional contributions
and io assist in the distribution of the Christ?
mas gifts to the poor. Further contributions
were received at the Y. M. C. A. Hali until
2 o'clock Tuesday by the committee.
The amount obtained in c*sh, groceries,
clothing and toys will ba sufficient to make
Christmas pleasant toraanv who would oth?
erwise have spent a sad and dreary day.
Blessed is such thoughtful charity, and thrice
blessed are those who have givan so cheer?
fully and generously.
Calendars for 1896.
The large office calendar which has been
sent out for so many years by the New York
Underwriters Agency thai it has become a
part of the furnishing of every business of?
fice throughout the country, has been sup?
plied to their patrons in this city through
the A. C. Phelps Co., who have the agency
of this old and well-known insurance organ?
ization.
Messrs. A. White & Son have furnished
this office with several handsome calendars
and blotting pads issued by the different In?
surance Companies represented by them,
among which ?3 the Southern Department of
the Lancashire Company, of Manchester,
England, located at Atlanta, Ga., and of
which Milton Dargan is the manager.
The ideal Panacea
James L. Francis.. Alderman, Chicago, fays:
.'I regard Dr. King's New Discovery as an
Ideal Panacea for Coughs, Colds and Lung
Complaints, having used it in my family for
the last five years, to tho exe'usion of physi?
cian's prescription or other preparations."
Rev. John Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa, write: "I
have bten a Minister of the Methodist Episco?
pal Church for ?0 3-ears or mere, and have
never found anything so beneficial, or that
gave me such speedy relief as Dr. King's New
Discovery." Try this Ideal Cough Remedy
now. Trial Bottles free at J. ?. W. DcLorme's
Qru? Store. f>
HOLIDAY NOTICE.
THE SIMONDS NATIONAL BANK AND
THE BANK OF SUMTER will ob?
serve Wednesday 25th ?md Thursday 2?th as
Christmas Holidays.
Also, Wednesday, January J, as New Year
Holiday.
L. S. CARSON, Cashier.
W. F. RH AME, Cashier.
Dec. 18.
Entitled liAn Ordinance to require and reg??
late the Registration of Voters of City of
Sumter, S. C, for a Special Election for
one (1 ) Alderman for City rf Sumter, to le
held on the Wth doy of February, 1886."
WHEREAS, In consequence of the death
of Herunn Schwerin. Esq , ?ate an
Alderman of City of Sumter, a vacancy ex?
ists in the City Council ?nd it becomes neces?
sary in compliance with the Charter of said I
City, to hold a Special Election for the pur?
pose of electing one Alderman to fill said
vacancy.
Now, therefore, be it ordered und ordaioed
by the Mayor and Aldermen cf the city of
Sumter in Council assembled and by the '
authority or the same :
SECTION I. That Books of Registration for
the registration of persons qua?t?ed, in addi?
tion to those person who registered eluting
"the last preceeding registration*," to vote at j
the Special Election hereby ordered, to bet
beld in the City of Sumter on the Ilth day'
of February, A. D. 1896, for one Alderman j
to serve for the remainder of the present j
Municipal term, shall be opened p.t the Offije
or Clerk and Treasurer of the City Sumter
on 1 Otb day of January, 18S6.
That said Books of Registration shall be i
kew: opeo for Registration of Voters (but j
only, "as to any person or persons, who
may have since the last preceed.'ng registra-i
tion"-become citizens cf the City of Sum-!
ter. or who may have become of ?ge,) "three
(3) days, ten days previous to such Election ;
to fill a vacancy," as required and directed 1
by Sec. 8, of Act of General Assembly of the |
State of South Carolina, approved Dec. 19th,
A. D. 1887, and shall be kept open for said :
three (3) days from 9 o'clock a. m. until 2
o'clock p. m., each day, and sb* Il be finally j
closed on the 13th day of January thereafter, j
ut G o clock p. m., and only such persons as ?
are duly registered in said books ot registra- I
tion, and those who registered during "last
preceeding registration," shall te entitled to |
7ote at said Special Election.
Sec. 2. Tha: each person presenting himelf !
for registration, at said Office o;: Clerk and .
Treasurer, shall give his name, age, and resi- '
dence, and satisfactory proof of his qualifi- :
cation to vote, and shall be entitled to re- ,
ceive a certiScale of registration, which cer- ?
titicateraay be required of any voter, at said
election, as a condition precedent to voting.
Sec. 3. That at the next meeting of the 1
City Council of the City of Sumter, after the ?
closing of the books of registration, to be '
held cn the 14th day of Feb. thereafter, at ?
o'clock p. m., all complaints and petitions of
any person, or persons, who may have been '
refused a certificate of registration, by rea- j
son of any doubt of right to register, shall I
be made to the said City Council, a:; j all
persons so refused, and demanding such cer?
tificate of registration, are hereby notified to
be aud appear before said City Council, with
evidence necessary to establish such righi sta
uiay be claimed, and if so established to 'he '<
satisfaction of Council, such person or per?
sons shall receive such certificate.
Sec. 4 That after a certificate of registra?
tion has been issued to any person, and bus
been lost or destroyed, such person may ap- 1
ply to the Clerk and Treasurer for a dupli?
cate certificate, and ti.e Clerk and Treasurer
is hereby authorized to issue a duplicate cer?
tificate upon proof ot loss ur destruction of
the original certificate o! registration, and
upon payment of twenty-five cents for u?e of
said City of Sumter, for every duplicate
certificate so issued.
Done and ratified in City Council assem?
bled, and under the corporate seal of the City
of Sumter, S. C, this 23d day of December,
A. D., 1895.
B. G. PiE[ISON.
C. M. HURST, Mayor.
Clerk and Treasurer.
Dec 25 21
Ryttenberg's Store Robbed.
This morning when the s'ore of J. Ret?
tenberg k Sons was opened for business the
hack door of the grocery on the Court House
Square was found wide open. A burglary
was at once suspected and an investigation
:n:tituted for the purpose of discovering the
; estent of the loss. Tho till of the cashier's
i desk was found broken opan, from which
$31, the property cf Mr. MCSKS Moor?, had
; been taken Mr. Moore '-ul lef? the money in
j his private drawer when the store was cic?ci,
! thinking that it would be safe. Tho drawer
j WHS hrokeo open with an old trowel which
I was left in the drawer. N<> goods cr other
! articles were stolen : at least none are missed,
and the clerks ba7e looked over their stocks
carefully io learn if anything hsd been
taken by tbe robber. The burglar probably
concealed himself io the store before it was
closed for the night, as there are no traces
that would indicate that he (fJec'ed an en?
trance from the outside. Mr. Abe Rytten
berg was in the store until after ll o'clock,
but he saw nothing of the robber.
For a select li ne of holiday gifts at lower
prices than elsewhere, go to H. G. ?stren &
Co. AM we ask is an inspection of goods
and comparison of prices.
Ayer's
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TN GREAT VARIETY
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Ladies' Pocket Books-newest and best
thing out. Ask for them.
-FRESH DRUGS
Prescriptions carefully compounded day or
night. Jack-Frost-Lotion - nothing better
for chapped bancs.
J. S. HUGHS0-N* & CO.,
Monaghan Block, Main Street.
Dec. 18. ' .
ABSOLUTELY PURE
AVERY DESIRABLE LOT at Effing?
ham, Florence County, containining 4
acres, lying adjacent to the depot at Effing?
ham, on the N. E. R R. bounded on all
sides now or formerly by lands of estate of
John M. Timmoos, deceased.
ALSO
ATRACT OF 250 ACRES, situate about
3 miles from Effingham, bounded by
Lynch's Creek, the public road and land now
or forrrly of Jesse James. The last named
tract of land well timbered, and admirably
adapted for planting and pasturage. Terms
eesv. Apply to
PURDY & REYNOLDS,
Attorneys at Law,
Oct. 30. Sumter, S. C.
Claremont Lodge No. 64 A. I M.
TE1E REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU?
NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No.
64, A. F. M.. will be hold on Thursday
Evening, December 26th. at Tip. m. Brethren
will take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly.
The annual election of officers will be held,
and members must come prepared to ?>ay
their dues.
By order, A. C. PHELPS, W. M.
H. C. MOSES. Secretary.
"UTER RESTAURANT.
NEWLY OPENED.
MEALS TO OKJDEE AT ALL HOURS
OYSTERS AND GAME IN SEASON.
Special attention to Lunches for Ladies.
Prices Moderate.
Ynur patronage solicited. ' Liberty Street,
near Watchman and Southron Office.
Oct. 2.
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FOR A
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IS THE PUZZLING- QUESTION.
.Moil
Allow us to assist you in solving; the
question hy showing you
the large nun
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ra
ru?se.
FOR YOUR FATHER
A warm Overcoat, a splendid Suit, a nice Mackintosh, Linen
Handkerchiefs, Woolen or Kid Fleece-lined Gloves, a stylish
Hat, a serviceable pair of Shoes, eic.
FOR YOUR MOTHER
A nice Dress, a handsome Cloak, a stylish Cape, a Feather
Boa, a pair ol' Fine Blankets, an elegant Table Scarf, a neat j
Work Basket.
For Your Sister or Some Other Fellow's:
Sister, or Your Best Girl- j
We have a special line of Fancy Glove and Handkerchief i
Cases which with a few Gloves and Hemstitched and Em- !
broidered Handkerchiefs, make a very pretty and useful prc-1
sent, also Manicure Sets, Toilet Sets in elegant Plush Cases, ;
Fine Bottles of Perfumery, boxes of Fine Stationery, Sterling
Silver Belt Buckles, Book Marks, etc., Silver mounted Leather
Card Cases and Pocket Books. Parasols, (a new line just re-1
ceived.
For Your Brother or Particular Friend
Silk Handkerchiefs, Silk Mufflers, Silk Ties, Silk Umbrellas, |
Umbrellas and^Canes with handles to match, Solid Silver Sleeve ;
Buttons, (link and plain) Lodge Badges-Masonic, Iv. of P , j
Woodmen of the World i J. O U. A. M., Pearl Link Buttons, j
latest novelty, Traveling Bag, Corduroy or Silk Vests, the
latest fad for young men.
For the Childem
Keeler Suits. Capo Overcoats, Corduroy and Leather Leg?
gings (the newest thing for children), Caps, Dolls, &c.
MEN, WOMEN ANO CHILDREN
can always find prize shoes in
our stock. There's nothing
gained by wearing inferior foot?
wear. No one ever saves mon?
ey by doing so. There ismt
enongh wear in a poor shoe to
make it worth wThile to wear it.
Attempting to make a poor
shoe pass for a good one is like
trying to make a quarter pass
for a dollar ; it can't be done.
Our shoes are up to date in
style, handsome in shape, and
appearance, first class in quali?
ty, and low in price. As good
a shoe- as ours would cost you
more anywhere else.
Come and see for yourself.
WALSH & SHAW.
Oct 30.
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BEAUTY HATH CHARMS
and all the charms which beau?
ty likes best to don are shown
in our grand display cf fash?
ionable jewelry for this season.
Jewrels 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
i look over our stock do not
willingly stop with examina?
tion. Beauty may now be
made easily irresistible by a
few judicious purchases from
I our display of up to date jew?
elry.
L. W. FOLSOM,
Jeweler and Optician,
SIGN OF TUE BIG 'WATCH,
Oct. 16.
Chara'oeriJirrs Bye and Skin Ointment
Is unequalled for Eczema, Tetter, Salt
Kheum, Scald liead, .Sore tipples, Chapped
Sands, Itching Piles, Burns, Frost Bite?,
Chronic Sore Hyes and ' rranulated Eye Lid?.
For sale by druggists at 25 cents .per box.
For putting a horse ip. a fisc healthy con?
dition try ?>r. Cady's Condition Powder?.
They tone up the system, aid digestion, cure
loss of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life io an old or over-worked horse. 20
cents per package. Fer ?rale by druggists.
F?irs??e in Sumter br Dr. A. J. China.
RU
GUARANTEED IN WRITING. Stu?
dents'complete course in HALF the TIME at
HALF the EXPENSE of other colleges. 24 placed
[aft month. Address -it once GEORGIA
BUS. COLLEGE, Macon Ga.
Nov. 6.-o
Es?a?e ci Lucinda Conj ers, Dec'd.
WILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate
of Sumter County on Dec. 20, 1395,
lora Final Discnarge as Adm'r of aforesaid
estate. GEORGE MARTIN,
November 20, 1895-4t. Adm.
WHOLESALE BROKERS,
-AND
Cotton Storage Warehouse
PROPRIETORS.
UP-TOWN OFFICE:
COURT HOUSE SQUARE,
500 Tons Ammoniated Guano
500 Tons Acid Phosphate.
500 Tons German Kain it.
COTTON SEED MEAL, AND MEAT SALT
FOR SALE.
G ET OUR PRICES.
We keep on hand a full linc- cf heavy
groceries.
FEED AND SEED ;jATS,
DRY SALT MK ATS,
LARD, MEAL, GRIST.
FLOUR. SUGAR, RICE,
COFFEE, PUTTE;)
MEATS, sc.. ic.
Correspondence solicited.
Nov. 27.