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WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1896. Entered at the Post Ofice at Sumter. S (?., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Candidates' Cards-For Sheriff : Geo. ?. McKa en. For Clerk of Cour*: Shepard .Nash. For County Supervisor : W. S. Din kia?, Jcnius A. Rhame, E. B. Muldrow. For Countv Treasurer: H. Lee Scarborough. PERSONAL Col. Janies A. Rhame spent Monday ic ?be .city. Mrs. Abe Levi,jof Manning, is visiting rel? atives in town. Mr. B. K DeLoraie, ot Bennettsviile, was in ; town yesterday. Dr. A. W. Garner, of Darlington, spent: last Friday evening in the city. Mr. F. A. Trad weil is visiting his sister, ; Mrs. Edmund Davis, o? Columbia. Mr B. R. Nash and Misses Leiia and Daisy J Nash returned Friday from Chattanooga. Mr. W. P. Baskin, of Bishopville, pa3sed through the city Monday morning en route to Rock Hill. Mr. J. A. Brogdon wen; to Richmond, Va., .on Saturday uight, where he will remain for several days. Miss Jinie V!cD )W?!1 after a visit to rein tives in this city, returned to her home io Man? ning Monday afternoon. Mr?. W. P. Thompson, of Jacksonville, Fla., and Mrs Ella Eewscn arrived in the city Friday for the summer. . Miss Katie ".Vitikler, of Charleston, arrived j in the city Saturday ou fier way to visit ! Mrs. Wiley McKaiu,of Mannviile. Messrs. Altamont Moses nnd A. A. Strauss, i left tor Rock Eil! to attend * the Grand j Lodge, K. of P.. Monday morning. Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Brown airived home on Thursday from Chattanooga, where they hid been attending 'be Southern Baptist Conven? tion. ? Mrs. M. B. Randie, who has been visiting in Orangeburg has returned home, accompa? nied by Mrs. W. R. Lowmau, who will spend sometime m this cir v. Mes3rs. A. Mosesand H C. Moses returned last Friday night from the meeticg of the A. " 0. U. W. in Macon Ga , which they have been attending for several days. Mr. W. B. Meacham, wno acceptably filled the position of auctioneer at the Sumter To? bacco Warehouse duriog last season, has re? turned from a visit to his home ic Bovuton, Va. Dr. L. F. Gregory, one o? Kershaw's youne doctors, spent Monday in the city with the family of Rev. A. S. Wii?ford, en roure to Columbia He is a graduate of the Charleston Medical College. Maj. H F. Wilson, Grand Chancellor of the Grand Lopge, K. of P., and Grand Kee?-r of Records and Seals D. J. Auld left Monday !or Rock Hill to attend the an? nual session of the Graud Lodge which con? vened Tuesday. Mrs. Dr Henry Reynolds, of Pacisulle, who bus been visiting Mrs. C. R. Gregg, left for her home Saturday, accompao:ed by Misses Julia and Nina Grejzg. v-ir r - Some of the boys and young men are beginning to play base i all. Dr. G. W. Dick has been elected treasurer of the South Carolina Dental Association. Messrs. Hemny Smith and John Barwick, the two additional policemen elected by the Council on Tuesday, went on duty Friday. The bicyclist of this city are planning to repair the track aud pot in it first clas3 condi? tion as a preliminary to a series of races. Q lite a crowd of Knights of Pythias, en j route to Rock Hill, passed through the city Monday morning. The crowd that visits Haynsworth's Arte? sian well early io the morning and in the late afternoon grows larger e-ich day instead of diminishing. The Dingle property, loralee near tue A. C. L. deoot and containing twenty-one acres, was soid last week to Mr. C. G. Rowland for $4. OGO. The Working Circle of King's Daughter will serve ice cream to the public on the Court House Square this (Wednesday) eveaing, Mr. Janies Miller is now in charge of Monaghan Kr se Co.'s reel house and does the driving, Mr. Hemny Smith having resigned to 20 on tne police force. The excur-Mon to G^orgf t i wo, promoted j and managed by M. H. Fields, winch should hive left at an early hour yesterday morning, did not get under way until after the arrival ol tie 9 45 Charleston train. Coranlamts against hog pens and other nuisances should be rn.ide to Health Officer Reardon. The Daily Item is not a conserva? tor of the pubiic health-that duty ha3 beeo delegated to the regularly elected health officer.* The Sumter Ice Mfg. Co. is running the factory at its full capacity, day e.nd night, and is shipping ice in large quantities every day. Sumter ice goes to nearly all sections of the State. Toe Secretary of State hus issued a com? mission to the Sumter Knitting and Cordage Company, c-.pital slock. $10,000, divided into shares of S25 each. The books of sub? scription were opened yesterday. The continued drought is seriously affect? ing the berry crop in this vicinity. The j yield of berries from Mr. Graham'3 farm is not nearly so large as at the first of the sea soa. Mr. H. Rytteaberg weit to Rose Hill Fri j> day* to see how the tobacco crop was pro? gressing. There has been BO rain in tbat section within six weeks, and unless there i3 a rain within a few days the tobacco crop will be cut off. The mail for Mannviile, Bossard, Meehan-1 ville and Rural post offices now le<ves the 1 city at 2 o'clock p. m , oa Tuesdays, Thurs- ! days and Saturdays, instead of 7 a. ra. as ! beretotore. Tom James, colored fireman on 71, was knocked down hy the shifting engine at the : A. C L depot Friday and bis shouter knocked out of place. His arm was also i painfully cut. His injuries are, however, not | serious. Crossweil & Co. are progressive grocers in j every sense of the term. They keep the best i aad freshest goods and seli them at the low- j est prices. Their latest improvement is the j addition of a large refrigerator for the cold ! storage of butter and cheese. For particn-i lars see their advertisement to-day. Tho force at the A. C. L. depot has been ? reduced by the temporary suspension of sev- ; eral men who have b-en employed on yard ; duty duriog the fat!, winter and fertilizer 3ea sons. Since the rush of freight has fallen off ; the large force is not required to handle the ' business at this point, hence the reduction. The city connell should make some provis- : .on for oettrr street crossings ia the business part or the town. The mat ?er of street croo- | 8?2-?s properly falls with in the sphere of the "cjmmittee oa streets and ditches it is pres-' urned and the supplications of a long suffer- ? ing public are referred to that committee.! The crossings are needed, no question about ! that. i Married. Mr. James Blackman and Mi?s Mattie Morris were united in marriage by Magistrate i H. L. B. Wells, last Wednesday evening at the home cf Mr. Sidney Morris, the bride's . fa the-. DEATHS. I Miss Mary Meile::, eldest daughter of the j late Frauk Mellen, died on Fridav ?as;, aged ; 19 years, after a brief i?rjess. The fu?.eral j services were held on Saturday by the Rev. ; E: A. W',,(Mi, D. D, pastor ot Bethel; Church, a- the internment made in the C-.in I ftimiiy burying ground. Mr. W. D. Durant died at his home in Clarendon county, near the Sumter line, on j Saturday, ?ged 47 years. Mr. Durant had ; !->een ir. iii health for sometime and his death j wns not unexpected. He was a son of the i l%toDr. R. R. Durant ?nd ? t.rothf-r of Mr. W. J. Durant of this city. He had numerous friends in this city and county who will learn with sorrow of the death of their friend. John Tazewell. son of Mr. and Mrs. E C. Haynsworth, died on Saturday morning, j aged nine months. The funeral services were j bald Saturday afternoon from the family I residence Mr. John W. Bett?, of Tindal'?, dud at j his home yesterday. Mr. Betts had passed his sixtieth year, but his exact age could not be learned to-day. Mr Betts came to thi3 city prior to the war and made his home hete for a number of years, working at his trade of shoemaking. Some years ago he re? moved to the country and has . ?gage-l in farming. Hr- was ? member of Claremont Lodge A. F. M. and for many yeats Tiler of the Lodge. His funeral was held at his hut I residence this afternoon, Claremont Lodge I arteudiug in a body and nerving him with j Masonic honors. - tann -<BE?>-- - - Eeligious. _ Rev. W. M. McPheeters, D. D.. of Co-! lumbla, S. C , will preach in the Presbyterian church Sunday morning, May 24tb, at ll o'clock. Dr. N. W. Edmunds exchanged i?u?nits wiih Rev. Mr. Gaston, the pastor ur Mt. Zion Church. Sunday. Mr. Gast i preschen an unusually interesting sermon that WHS heard with pleasure and profit ny H large congre? gation. MME 10 '> <nii- " New Candidates. ColJuaiusA. Rhame is a candidate For j County Supervisor, and as he has the confi? dence of the people, both as a energetic, successful business man and as a true and I tried demociat, he has excellent chances of being elected. Mr. E B. Muldrow. of Mayesville, who has ser.vd on the Board of County Commis? sioner* during tbe past two years, is also a candidate for County Supervisor. He i3 a popular man and will render the county faithful arid intelligent service should he be elected. He is well quaLified to fill the cfrk-e acceptably, aod when rhe votes come to be counted his name will be on many a b Hot. .Mr. W. S. Dinkin?, who has for the p-iSt two ytars filled the office of County Supervisor I and rilled ir well, performing every duty of the office efficiently and promptly, is a can? didate tor re-election. He bas made a thor? oughly efficient officer and will continue to j do so should ?he dernocats of Sumter Coun? ty name him as their candidate fer Super? visor. Mr. Shepard Nash e.nnounces himself a can? didate for re-election to the office of Clerk of the Court Mr. Nash bas dischaiged the j duties of the office since his appointment to fill the unexpired term of the late James D. Graham, in an effie ent and thoroughly satis? factory manner. If elected, bis record is a guaratitee that the office will be well filled. Mr. George P. McKagen is announced by "Many Voters," as a candidate for Sheriff. What they say of him as to his fitoess and qualifications can be verified by our citizens, amoug whom be has lived since childhood. Ice Cream. The iadies of the Guild of the Church of I the Holy Comforter will jcrve ice cream at i dress parade during tte encampment of the i Citadel Cadets The dre?- uarade of the i cadets will be the feature of ?. h day during ! the encampment and the population of the ! city, or at ieast those who have the leisure to ; do so, and ail of the many visitors \ ho will be in the city at the time will lie present to see thc- soldier boys drill This crowd will be m need of refreshment, ar rhis need rho ladies will supply, the proceeds derived from rhe saie of the cream going to the Guild fund. An artesian well on the Court House \ sq-.j.ire yr at the inters?ction of Mnin and Liberty Streets is the Ja-c-st thing to be wafted by some of rhe business men of the city. The marrar has been mentioned to Tue Iieni several times by different parties and the j request made that it be brought to public ar tention The idea isa very good one. and an artesian well would be a great addition to the business Dortion of rhe ci Ty, hut it is not orobable that the City Couocii would be ru-.orably disposed toward making an appro? priation for the purpose of boring a well, j especially since the city now furnishes an abundant supply of pure water at the public ? drinking fountains. The Ci'y Council h*s ! to set a limit to the amount of money it ex pends, otherwise the tax rate would have to | be increased, and there would be even greater i complaint than there bas been in the past, j If an artesian well is a necessity the City j Council should provide i*, if it is simply a ! thing to be desired-a luxury-the City j Couucil cannot consistently appropriate pun lic funds for tbis purpose. The receipts of Western corn at this point have cot been large up to this time. There is no present prospect of a great deal of| Western corn being brought to Sumter I County this season, for, happily for the j country, the farmers are approaching the self supporting, iive-at-bome condition. The Citizens' Building and Loan Associa? tion held its annual meetiug Friday evening in the office of the secretary and ? treasurer. The annual report was read and i received, and the election of officers for rhe j ensuing year held The earae officers and I board of directors were re-elected. The Supervisors of Registration are at j Bishopviiie today registering the voters of ! that township and vicinity. During the six [ weeks the books of registration were open at j ibis place a few more than 1,400 citizens j qualified then seivr-s to vote at ?he next elec- | lion by applying for and obtaining registra- ? tion certificates. The registration was not ! nearly so iarge as it should .have been and it . is greatly to be fear?-d that there will not te ? anything like a ful! registration obtair.rd by j the time the books nre closed Capt. Gaillard gave a very interesting and j instructive Mik ?Munday to the pupils of the j sixth grade on some of the salient fe *nres ? of the late war The Captain is at ho;:;p in i living over his war experiences again and he 1 gave to his young auditors some vivid im? pressions of battle-life. One thing he said j v^hich seems to an outsider to be singular : : "A private in battle does not know what is, going on around him at a greater distance j than twenty feet." The pupils will remero-j ber Capt. Gaillards's talk with pleasure and j profit. The City Council. Saiaries Cut all the Way Through. The City Council met in regular session yesterday afternoon with a tull attendtrjce. excepting, of course, Aidt-rmaa Hurst, who is still absent from the city. The first business to be taken up was the appointment of a committee of nrr^ingementa ; for t'ne entertainment of the Citadel cadets.1 Dr. Archie China was appointed chairman : and a committee of citizens will be appointed I by the Mayor to assist the Council in making : all necessary arrangements fur their eoter- : tainrcenT. / ? The auditing committee reported on sere:- : al bills referred to them. This committee shows a disposition to it.quire very closely imo a? bills contracted for the city. The contract for feeding the horses used in the city carts w>?s awarded to George F. Ep? person at SS 33 per horse per month. The next runner taken up was the Salaries | of officers and policemen. The scale of sal j aries agreed on was ?s follows : Clerk and | Treasurer $60, Chief of Police $45, Assistant Chief $40. Policemen $35, Street Superin- ! tendent $45, Health Officer $25. The reduction amounted to $5 per month ? on each of the following: Chief ?of Police, Assistant Chief, Policemen, and Clerk and Treasurer; Street Commissioner, $10: j Health Officer, $15. There was no change I in the compensation allowed the City Attor-j ney and City Physician. The reduction in the s-ilari'-s of '.he Clerk | aisd Treasurer and Health Oilicer is net as ! great ns appen:s at 'he fir-l glance. The j Clerk and Treasurer receives $10 per month ! from the Board ot Schcol Commissicnesr, t?nd ? the Health Officer ?10 per month Secretary ! of i lie Board of Health . The Council was divided on the question o? ; reducing salari'.-s, and the resolution was j adopted by a vote of 4 to 3/ Mayor Bos sard, having no vote had no voice in the matter, nt-verihless tte opposed the resolution and g?ve good reasons why the reduction should not be made. No provision was nude for feeding the horses of the ree! squad*, nor was any appro? priation made for the support of the fire de? partment. --e>- ^ir*? The Coming of the Cadets On the seventeenth of June, just four weeks r.nd two days from to-day, the cadets to the number of one hundred and fifty are invited to Sumter. The fi*st question to be consider? ed is, where shall they be encamped ? There is but one suitable place near Sumter, and that is the grout-ids around the old pas? senger depot cf the late C.S. k R. R. on Liberty Street, fur the following reasons: 1st. The grounds are high, dry and level, suitable for a camp and parade ground; wood and water are at hand and the oki vacant shop recently occupied by Mr. Edgar Skinner, offers a suitable pbice for quartermaster, commissary and medical departments, stor? age of supplies, &c. 2d. The t ew tobacco warehouse, will be just ready with a fine new floor for dancing. The oid tor acco warehouse is a'so at hand, empty, capacious and with a good floor. 3d The boulevard and new bicycle track will beat h?od and ready for use, with the music stand and dancing platform, with two large shady groves one on each side of the boulevard and another lovely grove just ad? joining the camp-and covering several acres of land--on Liberty Street extending from the railroad tracks to the strawberry farm of Mr Graham. 4th. The railroad '-are would come right j up to the grounds and thus save the trouble I of transportation. The officer's quarters being j iocated in the passenger depot of the Irte C. ? S k N. Now empty and ready. ! 5th. The roads leading to the proposed I camps p.re roany and ?he best in the city. That leading down Liberty S'rept and the j other end of the same road leading from i camp to boulevard, are the best in the city I and are shady, morning and evening, with public hydrants for watering horses Mid men. 6th. Convenient to visitors from other places, who come by rai! or private convey? ances The location being fixed, r.txt comes the reception. Ir is respectfully suggested, that as Council exir-nded the invitation, Council should ap? point a committee to act in concert with a committee o' ci:?zens io Arrange f,;r the proper reception of toe cadets and to provide a repast for them on their arrival, HS they will have so much todo bef?te they leave Charleston at 7 a. m. that tney can hardly ex nee t to get breakfast before thev ptarr. Such committee should also provide a pro? gramme of amusement in concert with the officer commanding the battalion. It is to be remembered that this encamp? ment will be strictly military and under rigid discipline. E. W. MOISE. - i - -BJ II i There are entirely too many dogs roaming this town. Go where one will, day or night, and a dog or several dogs will be oe band also. The surplus dog population should be taxed out of existence. It ii feasible for the dog infested condition of this city to te j ameliorated to some extent at least, and it is ! not asking too much to petition the Council j to enforce the dog license law to the letter, j The candidates for the county offices have j all made a start for the goal, and are now making the race without undue haste. They I are putting in a great deal of hard, earnest j work with ever-yday persistence tbat will j have its effect when the race nears the finish, j _ i The Sumter boys who went to M anning Thursday to play a gams of ball returned that night. They won the game by a score of 25 to 15, and it would appear that some? body in that town was not satisfied to let the Sumter boys return borne j without receiving a lasting impression of their j visit, for as they were ieiving Manning they received a shower of brick bats and other ; missiles None of the boys are seriously hurt i but they might have been, and they don't j use very choice language when they talk j about the time they had dodging the brick ! bats. i i Health Officer, Reardon, reports births and j deaths fer the past two weeks aa follows: I Deaths-1 white male 7 months old 3 col- [ ored females, ages 2, 40 and 90 year?. : Births-2 white females and 1 white mt?!e;: 1 colored mule. Manning is soon to have another mercan? tile establishment, and it will be what is known as a (iBig Drive" store. The bust-J ness will tie thai of A. M. Fauntleroy, ct Sumter, and W. C B;gnnl, formerly of ibis place, but for years past with Levi Brothers Mr. Bagual will have personal charge, and we have no doubt that he will do a fine busi- j ness. He will open up about July 1st, and the public generally will find an up-to-date institution. It is not necessary for us to say j wno W. C. Bagnal is, because he is known j to all in this town and county, and the people ; here will gladly wt-lcome him back home.- ? Manning Tim??. 1 KILLED GOING TO CHURCH. A Negro Woman Killed in a Run? away. Gilli Ford niui another negro woman smarted ont to attend preaching HT Mulberry Church. Concord Township, Sunday morn? ing, r>ut while on the way the mu'e which they were driving became frightened and ran away with them Both women were thrown violently from the road c?rt, Cilia Ford re? ceiving such serious i juries th^t she dif-d within a short time. Her companion WMS painfully injured, but will not be permanent? ly crippled. The facts of th;- ea?e being well-known. Coroner Commander did not hold an inquest --~MH>- .?->. -rn? Confederate Veterans. CA.V:J DICK ANDERSON. All vetera.-s who have not paid, will pay fit once to W. F. Rhame. paymaster, their annual dues for 1895 and 1890, 20 cents to U. C. Vet?, a^d live rents for ! SOC for So. Ca. Div. C. Vets. Unless paid "tve cannot hare full representation at Richmond. J.D. BLASDING, P. P GAILLARD, Cern. C. D. A. Adjt. Mav IS, 1896. The Southern States Exposition. Mr. R. I Mrtoni<!gcanv?ssed the ci t v Thurs? day io the interest of the Chicago South? ern St-?te? Expsition ?nd succeeded in obtain? ing subscriptions to the ? mount of ?'260, o' which $100 was given by rhe City Ct uncii at a special meeting held Thursday afternoon There ?re a humber wbo ?re yet to b<- added to ihe subscription list and toe ?monet will probably be increased tr-? the full amount as? sessed on this County. Mr. Manning went to Mayesv.he Thursday afternoon und obtained ?25 from the Town Council Bishopville, \Ug':olia and Wedgefield are yet to be beard from, nm it is taken for gianted that the business men of these places ?iii subscribe to the lund and ?ss-ist itv completing the amount expected from the county. Sumter has done her full share and the other sections of the couuty, which will be tier.efitted iquuily as much as this city should do their part. Mr. Manning has succeeded admirnbly, to far in descharging the duty imposed upon him. Leis than O'e hundred dol?ais re? main to ne raised ar.d it is to ne hoped for the good name of the countr and the inter? ests that the Exposition will so largely bene? fit that every dellar of the who!e assessment i will be r?i?ed and paid in by the date the monev is needed. The work of raising this fund is net pleasaut and no man would un? dertake it unless he felt it to t?e a duty due the community he represents and in whose prosperity and advancement he is interested. The work has been tedious and Mr. Manning has encountered considerable discouragement, which, however, h^s not deterred bim from prosecuting the matter to a conclusion. He has endeavored to see or communicate with each person whom he thought desirous of ontriruiing to the fund, but knowing that he has been unable to See ali. he asks that any public spirited citizen who wishes to make a contribution will (Vii nn Mr. W. H. Ingram who has charge of the lists. Locking Toward Sumter. Although it is a mc nth yet nw?y, the cadets of the South Carolina Military Acad? emy are looking forward'to the annual en? campment. This year the boys go to Sumter and anticipate having a charmiog lime in ?hat beautiful little city. There will be no long and weary march this year. Last year's journey from Columbia to Camden is still recalled, with its thirty-six h-ng milts i and its heat -od dust Hnd general discomfort, i and all hands are glad that such another ! march will not be undertaken. ! The commencement exercises will be held i in Sumter and lhe?$nnday before the closing I the Rev. Lucius Cuthbert. D. D., of the First ! Baptist Church, Charles'on, will preach the, j bacalaureate sermon before the cadet batta? lion. At ihe commencement exercises the \ Hon. J L. McLaurin will deliver rh* annual j address to the graduaticg class -Xen-? and Courier Mr. Abe Rv* ten berg, who bas secured the lease of the Opera House for the next ths ? ?trica! season, beginning September 1st, is authority for the statement that the best j dramatic attractions that visit the South will i ! be booked for the Sumter Opera House, aud that the theatre going people of Sumter may J confidently look toward to a theatre season of grater attre.ctiveness and higher class than any that this city ha? yet had. He will be? gin at on'-e ro make contracts for engage? ments wirri the heit companies that contem? plate visiting the South during this v.-in ter, nd the pubic wit! be informed in advar.ee o' what is in s'ore for them theatrically. Pianos, Organs and Sewing Machines sold on e-isy term?, and exchanged for old ones at the Sumter MusicHoust, in Masonic Temple. Why suffer with Coughs, Colds and La Grippe when Laxative Bromo Quinine will cure you iu one day. Does not produce the ringing in the head like Sulphate of Quinine. Put up in Ablers convenient for faking Guaranteed to cure, or money refunded Price. 2't Cents. For sale by A J. China. Nov. 20-6m. PAIN THE GREAT Family Medicine of the Age. Taken internally, It Cures Diarrhoea, Cramp, and Pain in the Stomach, Sore Throat, Suddc :i Colds, Coughs, &c, Sec. Used Externally, It Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Sprains, Toothache^ Pain in thc Face, Neu? ralgia, Rheumatism, Frosted Feet. No nrti>Io ever attained to euch uuboanded popularity.-Salem Observer. Ar?, arrielo of grt'?t merit and virtue.-C:'nn. Xo^piireil. We can be:ir testimony to thc efficacy of tho P.tin-K?>r. Wc hara been its magic effects ia soot hin jr the severest nain, ?nd !?.uuw it to bo a good .irri'-ie.-Cineiunati Dispatch. A speedy euro for pain-DO family should ba without it.-Montreal Trawript. Nothing ?ias yet S-Jrp?*se?i tho Pain-Killer, which i? tas uioht valuante family medicine now is tum.-Tenn. Orena. It han real merit ; .isa menus of removing pain, no medicine has acquired a reputation er?ual to Perry Davis' Paiu-Killer.-Seaport (Ky.) Daily It is really a valuable medicine-it is used by many Physicians.-Roxton Traveller. B'wart? of imitations, buy only -the rennin* made by "PERRY Davis." Sold everywuers, Urge Dottles, ?> and BCc. m- BBBaw ?. Our Fashionable Trade Moves us With the Fashion From the Start And this fact puts us generally in advance of THOSE who wait for a style of material to be called for. Fashion has chosen for this season many new and beautiful things and we have them in abundance. We Welcome You to Look at These Buy, or Not as You Choose. WE HAVE Orv SALE : 35 pieces Wash Silk, Corded Kaiki's. Printed Ponge and India Silks, beautiful colorings, checks, stripes and figures at ??c the yard. Just the thing for waists Styles and quality can't be duplicated. B'ack Dress Goods for Skirts. Largest line ever brought to Sumter com? prising all the latest weaves Prices the lowest ever seen. Sea our line of Colored Dress Goods We show only the newest effects, and will ask you to judge if prices are right or not. We call Especial Attention To our line of Individual Suit Patterns, ^o prettier goods ever came tc a counter-and prices will suit anyone. Wash Fabric Department. Goods are heaped up as you never saw them before By far the largest variety ever brought to Sumter Fine French Organdies and Swisses in Persian and Dresden effects. Linen Batistes-plains and faucies. Grass.Linens, newest effects. Dimities, in [Mosaic, Persian, Dresden and other design?. 40 pieces Colored Piques-the 10c quality at Sc 1 case Fancy Cambrasines, beautiful for Suits and Waists-!2i-2c goods for 8c. All of our best Calicoes -Mournings, Fancies, Indigo Blues at oe. 1 case 36 in Fruit of the Loom Bleach, at 1 1 2c. 1 case Fancy Lawns, to be sold at 4c 25 pieces White Lawns (a bargain) worth' Sc. at 5c 50 doz Ladies' Undervests at 5c. 40 doz Ladies' Fine Undervests--the biggest bargain we ever offered. They are worth 20c, WE SAY, 10c each. Millinery and Dressmaking Depart? ments Running With Full Force. All the Latest ?styles in Hats and Bonnets. Compare our work and prices with others. Our Dressmaking is too well known for comment. We claim to do a class of work that stands the severest test Cheap material properly made up is far preferable to the finest goode and poor workmanship. 1717"? ^3LS1SL a Call. Yours Truly, We are Sole Agents. We are also showing a Special Drive in Black Coiseis at 50c cera pare them with any dollar corset in the market. Do not fail to see them New Hosiery and Underwear. Time now to think of changing from the heavy to the lighter Spring weights. We've anticipated your thoughts here. You all know our reputation in these matters ; we're prepared to supply you with Spring and Summer Hosiery in a most satisfactory manner. See our Ribbed Vest at 5c , would be a bargain at 10 cents. " <> ? " ** 10c , " " " at 20 cents. *< ? " ?. " '?DC, " " " at 50 cents. Dress Goods Harvest. For th? next 60 days, and we're reaping the honest results of mouths of careful thought and labor. We've labored for result:? and we're getting them. Your gown is here, let us help you select it. Strong Linen Logic "n the shape of towels and table damasks. You've always room fer them when (as in this instance) the quality is away up and the prices away down. Coolness and Economy In a laundered waist. Couldn't get them fast enough last seasos ; got them now, though, hundreds of them, all the newest and best ideas, and we're selling them at a great rate : true, we sell them at a moderate profit, but it pays. J. Rettenberg & Sons, N. W. Corner, Main and Liberty Sts. Sumter, S. C.