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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1896. Entered at the Post Office at Sumter. S O., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENT S. H. L. B. WeliiS-Public Notice. Otto Garbardt- Paosey Plants. The South Carolina Tobacconist. Estate of S. A. Norris-Citation Notice. Estate of F. W. Crosswei!-Notice to .Debtors sod Creditors. PERSONAL. J. F. Floyd, Esq, of Darlington, spent 'iast Friday in tbis city. Mr. L. I. Parrott, of Darlington, was in tbe .city last week attending Court. Mr. B. R. Sanders, of the Post Office, is at borne hors de combat with the mumps. Miss Clarabelle McLeod, of Lynchburg, is visiting the family of Mr. Sheppard N?sb. Chas. W. Field, Esq., of Baltimore, WHS in 'the city last week attending court, represent? ing a Baltimore -firm. Messrs. Irving A. Ryttenberg, I. H. Moses, Jr., J. A. Brogdon and F. A Bultma-i spent Sunday m Orangeburg. Mr. and Mr..J. W H. Duse?, of Ormge burg, spent Sunda'' in the city the gues's of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Randie. Miss Rosa Cooper, a student at the Insti? tute, bas gone to her home at Wisacky on ac? count of illness in the family. Mr. Jos. J. Watson, formerly of thi9 city, will graduate from the Charleston Medical College at the aonunl comtweneeraent to? night. He took a high stund in a class of twenty-eight, and i^ regarded as one of the brightest members of his clas*. He will locate in Columoia and will practice with Dr. A. N. Talley. Joseph W. B-irnwell, Esq., the junior Sen? ator from Charleston County, was here at tendine Court, representing the South Caroli? na & Georgia R. R, in the damage suit of Hogin vs. the S. C. & G R. R. Senator Barnwell is one of the leading members of the Charleston bar, and is recogniz?d thouuh ont the State as one of the ablest legnl minds io Sonth Carolina. Dr. E. S. Booth was in the city yesterday. He left test evening for New York city where he wi!! take a post graduate course io the Polyclinic School of Medicine Dr. Booth is one of the most able and advanced physicians in Sumter county, and the suc? cess that has attended bis practice since be located at w ann ville has been very gratifying to bis numerous friends. When he return3 from New York he will be better equipped for bis profession and more able to climb to the top ranks. Bets are being made on the municipal elec? tion already. Within a few days past more than a hundred dollars have been put up. The Court of Sessions adjourned Monday afternoon and the jury was dismissed. The Court is now engaged in hearing cases in ..qaity. The old fire engine houses in the rear of the City Hall have been bought by W. B. Burns, "his bid cf $30 10 having been the highest. Numbering the houses io Sumter is a popu? lar idea, and one great advantage in favor of the idea is that it can be put into practical execution at a nominal expense. The following ts the report of births and deaths as recorded by Health Officer Reardon for past week. BirthB-2 white females and 1 white male; 1 colored female. Deaths-1 white female 22 years old. Health officer Reardon has changed bis place of residence from Liberty street to Re? publican street, next door to the Jewish Lec? ture Room The office of the secretary of the Board of Health will, after March 16th, be in the Clerk and Treasurer's office The Ducker & Bult man Co. has just re? ceived the most complete and elaborate cash register ever brought to this city. This register not only makes a record of every sale and keeps the cash balance, but prints a ticket showing the amount of eaeb purchase and the date and the number of the check, which is given to tbe customer. Registration for the coming municipal election beguc on last Saturday and will close on March 28th. The city clerk desires that voters shall come to bis office and atteod to the matter themselves, and not apply to him on the street do so for them. He wiil follow the requirement of the law. Monaghan Hose Company No. 2, has presented Misses Lizzie Stuckey and Rosa Fuller, who represented tbe squad in tbeKar nival, with lock chain bracelets, duplicates of the one voted to the best representation in the Kami val, in token of the appreciation of the squad. The Court House was well filled last Thurs? day while the arguments in the Hogan dam? age suit were being made. Judge Fraser made the opening argument for the South . Carolina and Georgia R. R., and he was followed by Joseph W. Barnwell, of Charles? ton. Tbe plaintiff was represented by Messrs* Lee & Moise. The jury found a verdict for 8650 tn favor of Mrs Hogan. The next Council should enact an ordinance reqairing property owners, within thefire limits at least, to keep the pavements in good con? ditions. Most cities have ordinances requir? ing property owners to lay and maintain pavements along the street frontage of their property, and if the property owners neglect laying the pavement, the city bas it done and .charged up and collected in the same manner as taxes On Saturday night Theadore Ross and an? other negro, known as Stuffy, got ioto a row on Main Street, near the Nixon House. The row was terminated by Ross, who drew a J pistol and shot Stuffy. Ross then took leg ? bail and bas not been heard of since. Stuffy was not seriously wooded, and there is no present prospect of death resulting from his wouod. The reel squad discussion has extended into all circles and nearly everybody takes part in it, oo occasion. At present the dis- ! cussion is most animated at the schools where the girl ace small boy admirers of tbe members of the squads spend hours io dis? puting over the merits of their favorites. The Bible says "the wicked flee wheo no man pursuetb;" at present the clerks flee wheo the ticket seiler approacheth. Several were seen to dive under counters and out of the back door to-day w hen the pursuasive ticket sellers appeared at the front door. The game of hide and seek is a very unsatisfac? tory one, and the fleeing ones may as well face the music like men, ultimate escape is ? impossible. Gen. Wallace's "Ben Hur" reaches back toto the Old Testament and forward into the ' New. The story was intended to connect the two volumes. Few books of the last decade obtained a larger sale. The illustrations of ! the story io the Baptist Church by Dr. Lamar on Friday evening, will serve to make the I novel real. Many of the views are from pho? tographs taken in the Holy Land, showing the places as they are to-day. To see a fine picture enlarged to life size, is almost equal to seeing the actual object. Dr. Lamar's de? scriptions will add much to the interest of; thepictcres. These views-65 in number will be exhibited in t*~e Baptist Church on Friday evening, beginning at 8 o'clock. DEATHS. Mrs Robert Alderman, the wife of Mr. Robert Alderman, of Alco.!), died OR Sund-ty afternoon airer a brief illness. The hedy was taken to the up-country for interment. Mr. Robert M. Kennedy, formerly a promi? nent merchant of Camden, died ut the resi? dence of Mr. H. R Bovkin, of Charleston, on March 16:b, aged 75 years. Toe inter? ment was made io Camlen 'o-day. Capt. ?. W. Stuckey, of Bishopville. died at his home in that town Sunday evening j at 7 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks. I Capt. Stuckey would have been 86 years old j had be lived until April 23rd, but despite Ins | great age was vigorous and enjoyed good beahb until a few years ago lu his early manhood he was noted throughout Sumter for bis yreat physical strength aud personal popularity. Prior to the breaking out of the ! war beheld the office of Tax Collector for thirteen successive years The funeral services were held yesterday morning, 10 o'clock, at the Bishopville Meth? odist Church. He WAS interred with Masonic honors at the Bishopville cemetery. Capt. Stuckey was the father of Auditor A. B. Stuckey and Mr. T. S. Stuckey, of thia city. Not Separated by Death. Pisgah, S. C., March 17. Mr. John Morris and his wife, of this place, are dvad. She died 10 20 p. m Sunday. He died 6 p. m. Monday, 20 hours difference in their dea?bs. A short time ago their son took sick ?ve mi!e3 from here. Mrs Morris went to nurse him. Mr. Morris went to see him, took sick the day he went, and never came back home. Mrs. Morris broke down, came home and died. So these two, who had lived so happily together during their married lives, died unconscious of each other. Their bodies will be brought together at j Pisirab Church this afternoon at 3 p. m. and thev will be buried side by side. Though poor in this world's iioods, Mr. Morris was rich in ibose gr?tid trails of character which mikes u:> a gentleman ami Christian, so rarely found Hiis day. The same can be said of his wife. He will be sadly missed for his kind, accommodating and benevolent acts. The aged mother, nearing 100 years, will miss the daughter's c*re. The sympathy of the entire com mn* nity is freely poured out to the i-ffl ttfd family. They were me a hers of the Pisgah Baptist Church, and were about 60 years old. J. E D. milli? * ? i ??? - The Memorial to Rev. H. W. Mahoney. j The next meeting of the Black River Bap ! tist Union will be held with the Cavalry church. Clarendou comity, beginning Friday, March 27. It will be a memoria! meeting in honor of Rev H. W. Mahoney, and on Satur? day, the monument erected to his memory by the churches, will be unveiled with appro? priate ceremonies. On Friday Rev. J 0. Gough will preach in the morning and Rev. C. C. Brown at night. On Saturday there will be addresses by Hon. James E. Tindal, Rev. J. W. Perry and Rev. C. C. Brown, followed by other impressive services. Sun? day services will be arranged by the Union. Altogether it will be a memorable meeting, held in honor of a remarkable man, and we are glad that the Baptists and other friends of that section, will meet to do honor to this man of Ged who served eo faithfully his generation and his Master. We hope to accept the kind invitation to be present on that occasion.-Baptist Courier. -?-??. mm Miss Girardeau Wins Her Suit. The trial of the suit of Miss M. H. Girar? deau vs. the Southern Express Company was beard last week. The case was closely contested and has attracted more than the usual amount of interest, both on account of the nature of the case and of parties interest* ed. Miss Giardeau is represented by Lee & Moise and the Southern Express Co., by Purdy & Reynolds. The cause of the suit is as follows : Io the early part of 1893, Miss M. H. Gir? ardeau sent two pictures, made with silk em? broidery, to the World's Fair at Chicago for exhibition. The pictures were heirlooms in the family, haviog been made by the grand? mother of Miss Girardeau, about the year 1784. The pictures were highly prized by Miss Girardeau on account of their age, as? sociations and intrinsic value. At the World's Fair the pictures received an award for excellence, and at the close of the Fair were shipped to Miss Girardeau by express. The ? package containing the pictures reached Sum* I ter on December 5, 1893. The package was j sent to Miss Girardeau's place of residence I for delivery, but as she was not at home, and J as no one in the house paid the charges, the j package was returned to the Express Office, re j maining there ?or more than eleven months ; J and st the expiration of that time the pack i age was sold at the old hoss sale of the j Southern Express Company. ; During the time the package containing the pictures remained in the Express Office Miss Girardeau callrd there several times and told ?he agent, Mr. J. M. Spann, that she j would remove the package after awhile and ' pay the charges. Several months elspsed be ! tween the last time she spoke to the agent I and the date of the old boss sale, during j which nothing was done towards removing j the package. Thirty days before the old hoss j sale, Mr.Ashby Moore, who was then acting I agen?,testifiestbata written notice wa3 sent to i Miss Girardeau notifying her that the pack i age would be sold at the end of thirty days, i if she did not pay charges and remove it. j This notice Miss Giardeau testifies failed to j reach ber lu addition to the personal notice ! sent to the consignees of all packages to be sold at the old hess sale, notices of sale were posted at public places io the City of Sumter and elsewhere. Sometime after the old boss sale Miss Girardeau wen*, to the Express j Office and inquired concerning her package. I She was informed that the package had been j sold soveral months before, OD November 17th. Subsequent to thi3 date, suit was en? tered against the Southern Express Company for $2,0C0, the value placed on the pictures by Miss Girardeau. i-i ? II tmm? - The Gen. Sumter Monument. The City Council has taken official notice of the efforts Congressmao J. W. Stoke3 is making to obtaio an appropriation for the erection of a monument is this city in honor of the memory of Geo. Thomas Sumter, the ! Revolutionary hero. Acting under the in- j structioos of the Council, Clerk and Treas- ; urer Hurst bas written to Congressman j Stokes, expressing the appreciation felt by the Council and the people of the city, as a whole, i at the interest he has taken in the matter, and assured him that the city would provide ; a suitable site for the monument. A mass meeting of the people of the city and county | will be beld in a short time for the purpose of : adopting resolutions in support of the bill introduced by Congressman Stokes. The ; movement is progressing very satisfactorily ; both in Washington and here in Sumter, and the erection of the monument is now but a j question of time. A site or the northern half of Monumental Square will be tendered for the monument, ? and this will be a most excellent location. ? There is ample roora, and the mouuraent j would be a great addition and improvement j to the square. --M???M?4?? The Sumter Mn?ic Hou-e. io Masonic Tem- ? pie, sell Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines. 1 artesian Wells. Mr. W. F B. Haynswur'h has had ?n ar? tesian ? eil bored ?t hi? regid?..?.<.*. tin C*!houG Sueet, i'y. >h?t is >. decided success. The we i is 190 f?*ei li^e;, ?nd "be vvn'er r>* a four feet KIMIVH the ibe surface oir the gronnd. Thc Sow of waler is a linir- m.->r? th*n three and a huit gallons per minute. The water is clear f.nd palatable The artesian weil at Mr. W 'F. B Baynes worth's was put down by F. W. Porter, who bas recently bored wells for several persons in the lower part of Sumter countv. Mr. Porter has been very successful io boring ar tdsian wells, ac j bas obtained n flowing well in nearly every case where the attempt has been made. Fie goes-this week to the upper portion of the county, linder an engagement to bore wells for three or four parties. The ease with which wells-are ontaioed, and the 9mall cost, offer great inducements to those who live in malarial districts to. provide themselves with pure, uncontaminated wa? ter, and thereby ward off attacks of fever. Our Ionia letter this week contains some suggestions to tbe school authorities. Their attention is therefore directed to it. The Freeman suggests that the monument to Gen Sumter be localed at the corner of Main and Linerty Streets. The suggestion wou'd be good were it not for the fact that there is not sufficient space for a monument at that point. The streets are scarcely wide enough at present for ordinary business pur? poses, and the Freeman's suggestion is there? fore not praticable. A petition to Congress urging the passage of the ??III appropriating S10.G00 for the erection of a raonu ment to Gen. Thomas Sumter has t-een forwarded to Congressman J. W Stokes. The petition is signed by the City Council, the county officers and the jury at this term of court. The mass meeting that is to be held shou.d not ne put cff until it is too late to hive any effect. Whatever action that it is to i>e taken should be taken at once, so that Congressman Stokes may have as strong a case HS p!>ssin!e to present to Con? gress when his bill comes up for considera non Rev. A. W L*mar, of Texas, wiil lec? ture in the Baptist Church on Friday even? ing, his subject being Ben Hur. On Sunday I night be will lecture on Pilgrims Progress, j and again on Monday and Tuesday nights i on the same subject. Hts lectures will be ? I I us troted. On Friday, Monday and Tuesday ! nights 35 cents admission will he charged ? Sunday night the lecture wi? be tree, j Sam Hamilton, colored, was committed ot ! the guard house Monday night for pub ic I drunkenness. Next morning he was found in a ! comatose condition in his cell, and the officer ? who fitst discovered his condition became ap i prehensive that h? WHS in a dying condition, I so sent post haste for a physician. Hamilton i was found n.t to be in extremis hut in a fit, ! to which he is sa1 ject, and after a time re? vived. The suit of H. C. Gibson vs. A C. Du j rant and L I. Parrott to enforce settlement of j a note given in payment for th?? county tight I to sell an improved smoothing iron was de ? cided Thursday afternoon The defense i er up was the absence of value in the article purchased. The testimoy was so humorous to disinterested parties that at times bench, bar and spectators joined in smiling audibly. Mr. Parrot brought down tbe house when he related how he had succeeded in selling one solitary iron in Darlington after persistent and energetic effort, and had since bad to pay for the iron, a3 tbe person whom he had hypnotized and induced to buy the iron was unable to iron anything with the iron, and was coBsequently dissatisfied. In relating the particulars of the purchase of the county rights, Mr. Parrott unconsciously got off a ! good thing on Chesterfield County. Reply? ing to a question, be named the five or six counties of which they had bought the rights. "But," said the plaintiff s attorney, "how about Chesterfield Couothy ?" "Ob, you see," replied Mr. Parrott, "we did not buy the right to Chesterfield. We did not think that county worth any thing and did not want it ; but the agent also said Chester? field was no good and insisted on throwing it in, just so to get rid ot il." Notwith? standing the entertainment afforded by the defense, the jury rendered a verdict against ;bem. THE SUMTE ?TMON tr MENT, Everybody, Ladies as well as Gen? tlemen, Should Sign the Petition. Col J. D. Blanding bas been instrumental in getting up a petition to Congress asking that the appropriation for the erection of a monument to Gen. Sumter be made at this sessioo of Congress. The petition is signed by the Board of County Commissioners, the County Officers, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city of Sumter, Judge Buchanan, the jurors of this term of court and all of the members of the Sumter bar. Col Blanding, in whom the title to Monu? mental Square ts vested, be being the last surviving member of the trustees who held the title to the square, offers the northern portion of the square as a site for the monu? ment. The City Council offers to pass such ordinances as may be necessary for the care and protection of the monument, and all others who sign the petition unite in respect? fully urging Congress to grant the appropria? tion. The petition has been left at the book store of H. G. Osteen & Co., in order that every person, resident of the city and county of Sumter, who bas a desire to have Gen. Sumter's memory honored by a monument, shall have an opportunity of signing the petition. Every man and woman in the town and county who bas an opportunity within the next week should cali at H. G Osteen & Co's., book store and affix their signatures to the petition. The petition will be forwarded to Washington one week from to-day, and those who favor the erection of the monu? ment and desire *o aid in influencing Con? gress to make the appropriation should not delay in signing it. A monument to Gen. Sumter should have been erected years ago, and now that it is possible to secure an appropriation from the National Government for this purpose, we who live in Sumter county, the old home of the hero, should use every effort to promote the erection of the monument- T?erefore let everyone sign the petition. Help Needed at the Poor House MB. EDITOR-It was our privilege on yes? terday (Sunday) to visit the Poor House, and must say we were simply delighted to find it io such good hands. The inmates are not only cared for physically, but mentally as well, which is very commendable on the part of Miss DuRant, the Superintendent. She is training the children as she would a Sunday school, but she needs help along this line in the shape of literature Who can as? sist her? Will the county do it, or will the city do it? It is very necessary that it be done by some one. S. Sumter, March 16, 1896. For Baby Carriages and Furniture, of all j kinds, go to J. D. Craig. All last winter Mr. Geo. A. Mills, of Leban? on, Conn., was badly afflicted with rheuma? tism. At times it was so severe that he could not stand up straight, but was drawn over on one side. "I tried different reme? dies without receiving relief," he says, "un- ? til about six months ago I bought a bottle of ; Chamberlain^ Pain Balm. After using it i for three fl? vs my rheumatism was gone and! has not returned s;r.ce. For sa'*; Oj Dr. A. . J. China. ? m?-Mimu?mi-glf.ilP-?mu lill.?-???. I j.PW-JLaiimjLlTJJlMLJl.il H I . A DELIGHTFUL DANOtt. The Bal] in Honor of Miss Tillman A Brilliant SuceebS. Tbs dan ce last evening *t the Mison House cive? hy Mr and Mrs. N son compHoaentnrv to Miss Fannie Ti limen, of BdgeSeld, who ii visiting here 3ister, Mrs. 0). W. Buchanan, was a brilliant success. The dining room was cleared for the dancers- ?nd it proved to bean ?deal dancing ha!! lt was sufficiently large for the crowd present, the floor was io fine condition and the brilliant electric lights ! displayed the ladies' eos-turnes to the best ad ? vantage. The music w\*3 furnished by the j full Orchestra and was-, as usu*', such music as gives wings to the teat of the dancers. A few minutes before mid-night the dancers were invited into the old diming room, where an elegant supper was served. The german be? gan after supper and? continued until half past one o'clock-, when the dancers dispersed, having spent e most delightful evening. THE SECOND KARNIVAL. The second-of the series of exhibitions in the Karnival of Xomerce was held Wedues i?y evening in the Opera House. Although the night was rainy ?nd disagreeable lhere? was a large crowd present and the interest evinced was fuUy a-: great as on the previous eveni g. As far as tbs genera! outline ot ?he even? ing's programme was concerned there was no change froai that of the previous evening, yet there were so many changes in the cos? tumes of the young ladies and the tableaux, that thc entertainment was almost equivalent to an eutire change of programme. Ttie most striking representations were those of The Sumter Ic* M'f.g Co, Mi}? McDonald Schwartz Bros . Monaghan Hose Company and D?lg?r Reel Squad. The scene represen?i:ig the ice Company w?3 particularly appropriate and beautiful. It consisted of a pyramid of blocks of crystal i ice, upon which stood Miss Lillian Mosts, I attired in a white dress trimmed with cristal ? prisms. The background ot this scene w^s I composed ot snow-tipped ors and pines Miss McDonald's Millinery store was repre i sented by Mss Daisy Nash. Miss Nash ap? peared J he first evening simply, but beauti Jr.llv attired in white tarleton, satin bodice, wLke gauzey draperies, ornamented with crushed roses and shaded foliage. Here arms were b-ire, save the delicate ribbons of difi'rr snt shades I hil fljated gracefully from them. She carried in her hand a golden staff, deco? rated with ribbons and flowers. The second evening Miss Nash appeared in a tableau as Flora She was dressed in a N.li green sati ', over which was thrown a misty gauze ot white silk illusion and blonde lace. Violets with their modest-drooping head nodded here and there, wbile the more qhoenly rose caught the silken draperies and held ihem in their places. A clusier of white daisies confined a scarf o.' illusion which floa'edfrom ber right shoulder, whileon theleft, with earless ease, lay sprays of foliage which suggested Nature's offering in approbation of ber fair representative. She srood on a mound, resting her right hand on a staff, while the ?eft was lifted as if in admiration of the beautiful little girl and boy who had brought their offerings to Flora, in the shape of a gilded wheel barrow and an immense basket of flowers. Little Ethel Cobb io her pink crepe dress over laid with silver cet, her dark ringlets beautifully contrasting with the whitb feathers on her lacey hat will ever be remembered as a picture of loveliness by the people of Sumter. Master Waverly Levy in his pagt's s lit of while and gold-kneeling at Flora's feet as if sueing for the acceptance of his ?ffeting, completed the scene of beauty. The vote for the two evenings stood. Miss McDonald's 102. The Sumter Ice Mfg. Co., 75, Delgar Reel Squad 55, Monaghan Reel Squad 38. There were numerous others receiving votes less than those a'oo?e mentioned, but it is not necessary to rxention all cf them. The prize awarded Miss Nash, as the representa? tive of Miss McDonald, was a silver chain bracelet. The tasie and ingenuity displayed by those who arranged the elaborate and beautiful scenes was very great and that Miss McDon? ald won the prize is no small tribute to her taste and talent as an artist, whose mission it is to adorn feminine loveliness The closing figure of the Grand March aroused the greatest enthusiasm and the wildest applause Miss Helen McLauiin, who was the center of the figure, waved the Con? federate battle flag-the fiag with the South? ern Cross upon it,which is to Southern minds the emblem of all that is noble, patriotic and true, for on a thousand bills that flag has been defended by the lifeblood of the South's noblest sons. When the Orchestra, catching the inspiration, began io play Dixie, they quit applauding and yelled. And so ended the Karnival. .O ? . HID A Paper For Bishopville. Bishopville is to have? paper again Since the removal of the County Banner to Flor? ence, Bishopville has been without a paper, and it was to be expected that so progressive a place would not long remain without a paper. The new paper will be published by the Mirror Publishing Company, of which G. F. Parrott, is president and W. R. Scar? borough, Secretary and Treasurer. The paper will he known as The Mirror. The editorial staff will consist of R. H. Pittman. Editor; G. F. Parrott, Associate Editor; H. A. McLeod, Local Editor. The Mirror will be issued every Tuesday at Si per year. The first issue will appear next week. The Mirror has tbe best wishes of The Daily Item, and we expect The Mirror to be a live and newsy journal. & Price List To Send Yeu If you are interested in thc pur? chase of doors, sash, blinds, lumber and all kinds of orna? mental woodwork, please write to us. We can quote you low prices, and as we are manufac? turers, you will get every advan tage if you "Buy of the Maker" and "Buy Sterling Brand. AUGUSTA LUM|ERTO0;.aA (22J) Estate of F. W. Crossnell, Dee'd, A LL PERSONS holding Claim?? against ! J\ said Estate will present same duly at? tested, and all persons in any way indebted ! to said Estate, will makp immediate payment ' to W. KENNEDV CROSSWELL, Q i*5i5?d Adm'.-. March 88, 189-6-3-i. ! EVERY FAMILY SHOULD KNOW THAT Is a very rematk?b?e remedy, both for IN* TERN AL and EXTERNAL usc, and won. dcrful ia its quick action to relieve distress. &&in=3I{i11f*-r> is a sure cure for Sore Chills, Diarrhoe?, Dysentery, Cramps* Cholera, and all Boucl Complaints. 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Taite nona but tXVm genuine "PEEK*- DAVIS." WANTS. ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less will be inserted under this head for 25 5 cents per line THE FRIENDS OF GEORGE P. McKA GEN propose to run him ter Sheriff at ; tur co ru i nt: election. I Es?a?e o? Stephen Bracey, Dec'd. IWILL APPLY to the Judge of" Probate of Sumter County on April 4th, 1896, ? lur a Final Discharge ?.s Ex'or of aforesaid j estate REV J B MIDDLETON, March 4, 1886-ix.* Executor. The Sumter Music House. NEXT DCOR TO POST OFFICE. Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines of the best grade sold cheap for cash or on easy terms Old ones taken in exchange for new ones. CLEANING AND REPAIRING DONE PROMPTLY. We also keep NEEDLES, OILS, And parts of every Sewing Machine. We have some rare bargains in Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines, M. B. BANDLE, Jan 8. Manager. OTTO GARHARDT, FLORIST AND GARDENER, INFORMS HIS CUSTOMERS and the public that he i3 prepared to furnish the articles ia F. .: T..'es, Roses and ail kinds of Flower Plants, Also Callage Plants and other Varie? ties of Vegetable Plants. 100 Cabbage Plants $ .25 1,000 " " 2.00 HO Pansy Plants, 1 00 He criers his services to lay out gardens and j put i hem io good shape. Reasonable terms. j M ch 1 . j State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. j By T. V Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. j TT7BEREAS, MRS. ELLEN W. NORRIS. ! ff (widow) made sui: to me to grant her I Lttteis of Administration of the Estate of j and effects of Scarborough A. Norris,deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish ail j and singular the Kindred and Creditors of I the said Scarborough A Norris, late of said j County and State, deceased, that they be and I appear before me, io the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. 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