The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 06, 1897, Image 5
y the Report of
tit Mayfield.
>N QUESTION.
? tables show general
lent has been free from
friction Harmony bas
railed among the teach
officers.
Considered the schools
Tar have been satisfactoiy
'results accomplished as great
Id have been expected,
school law passed at your last
contarne a few conflicting
is of minor importan e which
call to-the attention of the
[ttees on education during your
iw changes in the law are need*
?hese I will suggest when I
the subjects to which they
enrollment for the year is
[than ever before in the history
[State.. Last year the norader
fte pupils was 103,728 and this
)9,159, an increase of 5,431 :
pupils last year 119,292 and
is year 123,178, an increase of ?
ijaT?t?l increase of white and
& pupils of 6,316 This in
bas surpassed the most san
[expectations of those charged'
me management of the depart
This scholastic year was but
[months instead of twelve, com
November 1st and ending
Uh, catieed by the change in
Had the schools that were
during the summer months
jcluded in this report as they
have been had the scholastic
ien twelve months instead of i
possibly the enrollment would
ien still larger.
[schools for the whites average
>nthsr"?nd those for the color
swnths.. It will bepbserved
average is not as erreat as
(laet year for by the shorten
the scholastic year, putting
lools for the summer months
next scholastic year. Had
fools for the summer months
icluded in this year the aver
[gth of the session would have
ised beyond that of any
is year.
jareful management all the
of many of the counties have
rought to a cash basis, and in
other counties some of the
districts have been brought to
basis, In but few of the
are' all the schools on a !
ns.
Mai s ?hool expenses for the
ire s< ?vera! thousand dollars
last pear, but this is also ac
ie for by the sho-i^ffrtrg-Oi^
[lastic year '"&i>d putting the
summer monhts into
X may have been expected
at the expenditures for the
be largely in excess of
us years. But it should
ered that the counties on
need only the tax form
, a poll tax and a two mill
some counties not on a cash
y a poll and a two mill tax
d, and in no county was the
nt of poll and three mill tax
e condition of the schools
ifferent' counties rendered
e both proper and expedi
is is but an instance of the
ity of mating the law more
[the act passed at your last
iude ?n hand and those
ice for the permanent
id have been invested by
treasure as follows :
per cent cou
ids, $ 22,000-00
4J per cent.
13,757 95
4J per cent,
rown, 11,700 00
per cent, con
1,700 00
$ 49,157 92
the year ninety-eight
{see have beeu erected at a
|$8,733 12. The school
>r whites number 2,448 ;
I $570,863 90 ; those for
lumber 1,632, valued at
5 ; making an aggregate
[houses, valued at ?746,
he total furniture and ap
valued at ?74,653 33,
led to the value of houses,
[tal value of school prop
,329 78
le year special school die
been established by the
rds, and a special tax
\he general law authoriz
levied under v ,? ?. .--.
ing the same,^.ch Estr?e s are un
der the juried^100 *f ;he Sta<e
board, as folloni Anffe/O80n ?\
special tax none ; B??**"12 sPecia]
tax 10 ; Berkeley 1, spe^altax none;
Chesterfield 2, 8pecialHm. no"e?
Clarendon 1, special tax none"; ^01
leton 2, special tax none ; FairfieftJ ?
special tax 1 ; Greenville 5, speci?
tax 2; Marlboro 1, special tax 1;
Oconee 2, special tax 2 ; Orangeburg
1, special tax 1 ; York 1, special tai
none; making a total of 31, with 1
levying a special tax.
FreviouB to this year special schoo
districts had been iifitablished by th<
country boards, and a special tax
levied, under the general law author
izing the jurisdiction of the State
board, as follows : A-aderson 8,
special tax none : Barnwell 22,
spocial tax 9; Berkeley 2, special
tax 2 ; Chester 1, special tax none ;
Chesterfield 10, special tax 7 ; Ciar
endon 2, special tax 2 ; Colleton 12.
special tax none ; Edgefield 10 special
tax 1 ; Fairfield 16. special tax 10;
Florence 7, special tax none ; Green
ville 1, special taxi; Hampton 3,
special tax 1 ; Kershaw 7, special
tax 7 ; Lancaster 1, special tax 1:
Marion 4. special tax 2 ; Marlboro 1,
special tax 1 ; N^wberry 7, special
tax 7 ; Orangeburg il, special tax 11 ;
Pickens 3, special tax 2 ; Sumter 1,
special tax 1 : Union I, special tax
1 ; York 4, special tax 1 ; making a
total of 137 disdricte, with 66 levy
ing a special tax
There are eighty-nine public
schools in the State, as shown by the
school commissioners reports, in
which tbe public funds are supple
mented by private subscriptions. In
some of the counties, reports not in
cluded in the above, the school com
miseioner say "many V ' nearly all,"
"one fourth to one-third," etc.
The school commissioners' reports
show eighty five academies and high
schools in operation this year.
The State coll?ges, male and
female, have had a prosperous year.
Reference is here directed to their
several special reports, and to their
separate mention in the body of this
report, that you may have a fall and
clear conception of the condition of
each of them. All the private col
leges, male and female, have been
well attended and appear to be in a
most prosperous' condition.
j ? i*
The "vexed question of free tuition
in State colleges should be settled
and put to rest. For many years it
has been a eubject of dissatisfaction
and complaint on the part of the
r friends of the other colleges in the
State and thus has worked injury* to
all the interests of education. - That
such dissatisfaction should exist is
not surprising in the absence of all
uniform law or practice on the subject
in the several State colleges The
private and denominational colleges
are dependent largely upon their
tuition fees, and their friends com
plain of what they consider a want
of du?Vegard for their interests aud
rights
Under such circumstances, and for
the sake of all the interests concern
ed, it is very desirable that some
equitable and permenent settlement
of the question should be reached,
which would be uniform in its appli
cation to all the State colleges, and
just alike to the?nterests of the State
and of the private colleges. So long
as the question remains open, the
agitation and the harm resulting from
it will continue, and the failure of
each successive legislature to settle
it only increases the irritation and
danger Iii the hope of reaching
such a settlement, and thus harmoniz
ing so far as possible all the interests
of higher education in the State,
I recommend that at an early day in
th? sessi'on the committee on educa
tion invite a conference of the presi
dents or superintendents of all the
colleges of the State and of the
State board of education, with the
view of agreeing upon a general
scheme which may then be enacted
into law, and henceforth enforced in
all the State colleges. I feel sure
that such a conference would meet in
the spirit of compromise and with an
intelligent desire to advance all the
interests of education in the State.
Of course the special scholarships,
for normal or other purposes, should
be protected, but the general ques
tion of tuition fees might be settled
npon a just and uniform plan, with
which plan the private colleges
would doubtless co operate I beg
leave to commend this suggnstion to
early consideration
W. D Matfield,
Superintendent of Education.
The Irish Potato.
In the near future, we predict that
the Irish potato will be planted large
ly in the South as a field crop. It is
well known that potatoes raised from
our second planting made in July or
August are superior for Spring plant
ing to those obtained from New Eng
land or Nova Scotia
Thousands of barrels are yearly
shipped to the South and find ready
sale for use on the table or for plant
ing in gardens.
The advantage is by nature on our
side, and we should use it One
difficulty is in the way, and that is to
get the tubers to germinate with cer
tainty when planted But the way
out of this trouble will be found
when there is the demand urgent
enough to stimulate investigation
When that time comes a wide open
ing will be made for disposing of a
valuable crop that will increase as its
value becomes known. Its keeping
qualities are superb.
m il- ."gnw?
' The Diocese,77 a four page month
ly paper, has made its appearance in
Columbia It is published by Capt
J. . Neathery and edited by
Bishop Capers. In his ealutatory the
Bishop states that he ''will write
.boat diocesan matters, and matters
tat especially touch our parish and
dioc?an church life and work."
Notes^f church news and communi
cations^1"0133 members will be re
ceivedjkd published also.
onsi"vi"
red?dp?
Spanish Promises.
The Reforms to be lostituted
in Cuba.
Washington, Jan 1.?Senor de
L?rme, the Spanish minister, resident
here, famishes the Southern Associated
Press the following copy of a telegram
from Minister Tetuan : "In the coun
cil of ministers, presided over to-day
by her majesty, the queen regent, a
roya! decree was signed, which will ap
ply to the island of Porto Rico the last
of reforms voted in the cortes on the
l?tbof March. 1895.
"The preamble to this decree ie of
the greatest importance, because of the
statements it contains regarding Cuba,
it begins by explaining the reasons
why the reforms are applied to?day and
wherefore this has not been done he
f?re ; amongst other paragraphs, it con
tains the following, which, owing to
their importance, I copy in their en
tirety :
" 'In the aotual circumstances, the
government considers that th* proper
time has arrived for giving to the world
ample proof of its firm resolve to fulfill
the engagements voluntarily contracted
by the nation, by implanting and carry
ing into effect in Porto Rico, the form
of the system of government end civil
administration, voted by the cortes and
sanctioned by her majesty and which,
conveniently enlarged and extended,
will be applied in due time to Cuba.7
"In unfolding the bases of the re
forme with that scrupulous care which
the complex nature of the case and its
many and varied problems demand,
the undersigned minister has been in
spired with a sense of the necessity of
ample administrative decentralization,
aod has proceeded to the utmost limit,
which the actual law allows, without
dimuoitiou of the independent sover
eignty of the nation. At the same
time, true to tbeldlemn promise made
before parliament by its president, the
government proposed tft give a more
ample scope to the reforms when, as a
herald of peace, the happy moment
arrives for the definite application of
the reforms to both the Antilles as soon
as possible, her majesty's government
will basten to apply to Cuba not' only
the reforms which form the ground work
of the law applied to-day to Porto Rico,
but also will extend to both provinces
the reforms which have been offered
with /he view of a local character,
wbioh shall facilitate the complete
intervention of the country in its own
affairs, maintaining at the same time
intact the right of sovereignty and the
condition necessary to the maintenance
of that right ss. was stated in the words
ber majesty deigned to address to the
cortes by the advice of her responsible
government upon the opening of par
liament.
"The amplified reforms can be partly
put info practice by means possessed by
the executive government aod partly
will require the sanction of parliament
The government is confident that it will
not encounter insuparable obstacles to
i?s rapid action in this sense,
to the patriotio uniformity of op?L?on
respecting the fundamental ideas which
underlie the application of the reforms.
*'Briefly, the law of reforms voted by
the cortes aod sanctioned bv the crown,
which bis to-day to he applied to Porto
Rica, will form the foundation stone of,
the new regime ; but an additional de
cree, account of which will be given to
the cortes, will amplify to such an ex
tent these reforms that a genuine home
administration will be constituted in our
Antilles,'in the first instance for Cuba,
but to hi extended to Porto Rico as
soon and at the earn') time as it may be
possible to apply it to the former island.
(Singned) ? Tetuan,
Minister of Foreigo Affairs.
A Minority Report.
That is Whu? Commissioner
Thomas is Going to Pres
ent.
Railroad Commisfioner H R Thom
as, who has gaiued considerable noto
riety from his row with the other mem
bers of the commission over the fertili
zer rate question, was io the city yes
terday. Mr Thomas made the an
nouncement daring the day that he was
preparing a minority annual report
which would be presented to the general
assembly.
When asked about Editor Gaott's
last reply to him he stated in regard to
the reference to his brother, that his
kinsman had been employed by the
railroad lang before he was elected a
railroad commissioner, and that he did
not see fit to resign that position be
cause of bis (Thomas') election as a
member of the board. His brother
held practically the same position then
tnat be holds now.
In regard to the reference to his eon
ho said that the lad was a student at
Clemson college. He wools not stU'iy
there and as a punishment be took him
from college and placed him in the ma
chine shops of the Southern railway as
an apprentice. The iad. he ^ a i ., had
not been able to buy his own clothes
at the salary he g-.t rhe?e
Speaking further about. Mr Gantt's
card, he said : "I a.>ked Ga??tt to hold
up bis hand and answer h;.!W much
money had been contributed by my
colleagues and Secretary Duncan to
The Cotton Plant. Ga.it t evades
the question by saying they they hadn't
givcu anything to his knowledge. I
will give to Mr. Gautt the best hat in
Columbia if he will eay that they have
not contributed one cent to The Cotton
Plant ?The State.
looking
The-Outlook in Congress.
What the Two Houses are
Likely to do this Week.
Washington, Jan. 3?Just before
the holiday recess the house of Rep
resectatives, upon the recommenda
tion of the committee on rules, ar
ranged the busineBS of the House for
the first week of the new year On
Tuesday and Wednesday the Loud
bill to amend the postal laws so as to
prohibit the transmission of the mails
of# serial novel publications and
"sample" copies of newspapers at
the second-class rate will be the
special order. Discussion under the
general rule will continue from the
reading of the Journal on Tuesday,
the 5th instant, Until 2pm on
Wednesday, and under the f?ve
minute rule upon the proposed
amendment until 4 o'clock, when vot
ing will begiu upon the pending
amendments and the final passage of
the bill. When the bill was called
up rather unexpectedly eeveral weeks
ago it developed surprising strength,
but since then the opposition has been
active, and tbe chances of its pass
age are now considered rather doubt
fal.
After this bill has been disposed of
the rest of. the week?Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday?will bp devoted
to the consideration of the Pacific
Railroad funding bill, reported by
Judge Powers, chairman of the com
mittee on Pacific railroads Two
days will be given to general discus
Sion and one day to debate and action
in committee of the whole upon the
proposed amendments. The bill will
be reported to the House at 5 o'clock
Saturday, and the vote on its pas
sage taken on Monday, the 13th in
etai!t, immediately after the reading
of the Journal
The debate on this measure will
doubtles88 be interesting, owing to
the opposition which exists among
members of the House to the action of
the majority of the committee. The bill
proposes to extend tbe Government
lien over all the physical proper*,
of the companies, which, it is claim
ed, the present lien does not cover,
and substituting for all outstanding
obligations a new 4 per cent mort
gage, the Government debut to be
carried at 2 per cent per annum
When the Senate meets on Tuesday
morning after the holiday r?cese it is
quite likely that the matters pertain
ing to our foreign relations and the
position assumed by Secretary Olney
for the Executive will at once begin
to take shape. Whether Senator
! Cameron will call up the Cuban reso
? lution on the opening day of the ses
sion is not yet known, for he has not
returned to the city, and the subject
is entirely in his hands It is hardly
-thought that he will seek to force the
issue on the opening day, owing to
the fact that there is not likely to be
a quorum of the Senate present
Senator Hale, who is looked upon
as the leader of the Anti-Cuban re
cognition sentiment, in the Senate,
said yesterday that several Senators
who have been heretofore silent on the
subject had come out against the
I Cameron resolutions, and there was
I now no possible chance'for its pas
On the other hand, Senators Came
ron, Lodge, Chandler, Morgan and
Mills assert that the Sentiment favor
ing action by Congress is becoming
more vigorous, and that the fighting
will be forced from the start Sena
tor Hale, who in the absence of Sen
ator Allison, is acting chairman of
the committee on appropriations, ex
pects to have the army bill reported
to the Senate on Wednesday, and
this will be put forward to antago
nize the Cuban proposition.
The Harmon Appeal.
It is said that tbe governor will on
Saturday take up the Harmon murder
case. This, as is generally known, has
been appealed to the supreme court,
where it is now pending. It is unus
ual for the executive to interfere under
such circumstances, but it is under
stood .that the defense is pressing for
actiou before Governor Evans retires
from ofSce, and that he bas been told
they wiil abandon the appeal if tbe
governor takes up the case.
Mr. F C. Caughman, father of the
deceased, is in the city. He, with his
attorney, Col. P. H. NeUco, will
appear before the governor and vigor
ously oppose executive action at this
! time.?The Srate.
F. S. Peer is on his way to Europe
I for tbc purpose of buying for George
j W. Venderbilit choice ?rock of vari
j ous kinds to i;C placed on tbc ostare
! near Ash avilie. . C. In Scotland be
! will seiect ?rotn various beida o* Ayr
i shirt s the best specimens obtainable on
I basis of blood ai.d poin?s. Io Wal-s
he wiii pi-.'k from the herds which ream
; on :i:c mountains a number of pot:ies to
I serve as foundation of a pony stud at
! Biltmore. In various Darts of Ew?
: land will buy hackneys. Crossing the
j islands of Jersey, Guernsey, and others
i of the group in search of cows and
: bulls of the famous inland breeds. Mr.
j Vanderbiit ia desirous of securing a
j few of the ca-i'ift peculia- to Brittany,
! but the law prohibiting tbe importation
i of cows from Fracce makeo this impo.s
[ sible at present.
Maceo Brought to Life.
Excitement ?n Habana Over
the Report That he Still
Lives.
Habana. Jan 2.?via Key West, j
Jan 2 ?Reports that Maceo is alise
ere coming constantly from the field
aoij all tend to show that he is recuper
ating rapidly. Litter* received in
Habana from his medical attendants
explain the nature of bis wounds and
confirm previous reports of the charac
ter of the same and repeat
the same story of Z'rtucbVs
treachery. They say that Maceo wi*h
bis staff came to meet Ahumada under
a flag of truce and that Cirojeda and
his forces were ambushed. As soon
a* Maceo appeared, the Spaniards ooeo?
ed fire. Maceo beiog ic front f?il! from
his horse, Gomez also fell at his side.
The rest of his staff, some of whom
were wounded, managed to escape and
reach Balmordore. Acosus' camp in
stantly gathered all i-s small forcee and
rushed to the assistance They made a
desperate fight and drove Cirujeda in'o
Punta Brava, recovered the bodies and
carried the apparently dead Maceo with |
them He remained uocooscious four
days and five nights, and when pte
pared for burial it was found that he
was stiil alive,. As soon as he was
able to be transported he was carried
with the greatest care under a strong
escort to the Uienega hospital, though
others say to Siguauea.
It appears that the project of the
Cubans as soon as Maoeo is able to
move is to send him to the United
States, a&d a steamer has already been
ordered for the purpose, and tbus per?;
sonal'Iy prove thai he is alive.
Great excitemeotpre vails in Habana
over the news. It is widely discussed,
even the Spaniards are talking of the
possibility ^f his beiog alive. A mem
ber of the exchange produced a sensa
tio the 01 ber day when he aonouoced
?he fact and a commotion followed
Weyler's position is critical and the
Spaniards are highly indignant at his
Constant deceptions Threats are free
ly made that if Maceo is alive. Weyler
will be dragged through the streets.
He surely cannot return to Spain after
the outbursts ot joy there over Maceo's
death. His last foolish utterances con
cerning the pacification of the Pinar
del Rio have also greatly incensed the
Spaniards, they knowing that, it is a
gross He The idea thai are only 500
rebels in the provioce is deemed simp y
absurd when Weylcr personally admit
ted a fortnight ago that there existed at
feast 3,000. The Spaniards also ridi
cule the fact of the need of eight gen
erals, twenty colonels, and 40,000 men
to crush ?00 famished rebele.
The low price of tobacco has not
lessoned the ardor of the tobacco grow
ers as we hear that there will be more
of the yellow leaf planted sext year
than last ?MaQoiog Times.
G?veroor-eiect Pingree, of Michi
gan, favors a law that will send to jail
every person v?ho smokes cigarettes as
well as those who sell them, and de
clares that if such an act is passed dur
ing his term of office he will sign it.
Ooe of the Berlio newspapers de
clares 300 factories in Germany have
resumed operations since the recent,
election in this country. The proprie
tors of those concerns are obviously
under the erroneous impression that
the un-American Wileon-Gorman free
trade hill is to continue in force per
manently ? . Y. Maii and Express.
One of the most abom;nable divorce
records is that of a Rhode Island wo
man who has married for the sixth time,
although five of ber so called husbands
are not only living but four of them
were ushers at her alleged wedding.
Strange to sa), she will be married io a
church and a clergyman bas been
found to perpetrate the disgusting
farce.
- mmm ?
Tbe progressive ladies of Westfield, Ind.,
issued a "Woman's Edition" of the Wear
6eld News, bearing date of April 3, 1896.
Tbe paper is filled with matter of interest to
women, and we notice tbe following: from
a correspondent, wbicb tbe editors printed,
real zing: that it treats upon a matter of vital
importarjce to their sex : 1 Tbe best remedy
for croup, colds and nroncbiti's Cough Rem
edy For family use it bus no equal. 1 glad
gladly recommend it." 25 and 50 cent
oottles for sale by Dr. A. J. China.
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Cure from Lame Back
"My daughter, when recovering: from an
attack of fever, was a great sufferer from
pain in the back and bip.c," writes Louden
Grover, of Sardi.-, Ky. "After using quite
a number of remedies without any t-enefit
she tried one notile of Cnamnerlain's Pain
Bilm, and it h?s inveu entire reiief." Cham
berlain's Pain' Balra is also certain cure for
rheumatism. Sold by Dr. A. J. China.
It's a case of "Charmed at the First Sterbt
and Sonori" see and near a STIEFF
PIANO That's ji?st why a STIEFF would
t>e a most appropriate XM * S PRESENT. It
f-iimpiifies the iatest phase of Piaucfurte
Construction. V?re only a?k an exaa ination
of our i:;5Jtru:.'.enis and their co.i parison with
others Their exquisite tone and deligbtfuily
local effect gives tbera a peculiar charm. Ac
commodating tetras CHAS M STIEFF.
Baltimore?9 . Lfrerty St
Washington?521 Eleventh" St. . VV.
SHAREHOLDERS EE 8.
THE ANNUAL MEETING ?F THE
Shareholders of the First National
bauk of Sumter, will be held at the B-ir-ik on
Tuesday, Jan. 12, 1897, at 12 o'clock noon.
L. S. CARSON, Cashier.
Dec. 16?4t.
The State's Militia.
The Adjutant General's Re
port.
The adjutant genera! has prepared
and forwarded hie annual report to
the adjutant general of the United
States giving the figures showing the
status of the volunteer militia force
in this State They are interesting.
Under the new enlistment act the
number of men in the State militia
has beeil materially decreased
There are now 97 active companies
in the State?31 cavalry, 2 light bat
teries, 61 in the infantry and 3 in the
naval militia. In addition to these
theie are 6 resesve companies as fol
lows : Greenbrier Rifles, Fairfield ;
Hickory Grove Rifles, York county ;
Montgomery Rifles, Spartanburg;
Saluda Rifles, Saluda ; Mountviile
Light Infantry, Laurens, and a new
company in Kershaw county.
The total militia is as follows : Gen
eral and staff officers 47, in the ca
valry 1,212 officers and men, in the
light batteries 77 officers and men,
in the infantry 2,398 officers and men
making a grand total of 3,734 ofS
cers and men.
The number of privates is as fol
lows : Cavalry 648, light batteries
47, infantry 1,479.
The total number of commissioned
officers is as follows : Cavalry 145,
light batteries 12, infantry 316.
The total number of non-commis
sioned officers is as follows : Cavalry
310, light batteries 18, infantry 603.
The number of men in this State
available for military duty but unor
ganized is placed at 20,000.
General Watts says in' his report
that tlTe militia force of the State is
in better condition to day that it has
ever been. He also says of the new
enlistment law that it has bee.j of
great benefit to the militia, as hereto
fore "the force was entirely volun
tary '1
Dragged by Wild Horses.
Presence of mind and cool nerve are
what H. Fersten, a cowboy, possesses
to a marked degree. To these he ow?s
his life, which seems to b:iveiiuog on a
slender thread one day last week.
He left Billings early one cold
morning, riding a horse and lead
ing three bronchos. He crossed the
river to go to the Crow reservation,
where there is no settlement, when his
horee slipped aod- fell. This caused
be led horses to jerk back, throwing
him from the saddle and entangling
bis legs in tbe rope. The frightened
horses then ran, dragged Fersten, who
realized at once his awful danger and
lay on his back, says a Butte special to
the Philadelphia "Times"
It was necessary to act quick. So with
rare presence of mind and consummate
coolness he reached for his knife,
opened it with his teeth, but in
slai-hingat the rope had it knock
ed from his band. He then
reached around to his revolver. Suf
fering severely from contact' with the
bard, frozen ground, he managed to
fire, but did not hit the nearest horse
fatally.* Then he fired again, ?bis time
bringiog down the horse, to which he
clung in such a manner as to relieve
him from further bruises and the strain
of the yope which had already broken
a small-bone in bis ifc. The horses
soon stopped, when he was able to
extricate himself ftom tbe danger of,
bis situation. He immediately mount
ed a horse and returned to Billings for
medical aid This instate deserves to
be put down as one in which rare pres
ence of mind aod nerve were displayed,
und^r the most Irving of circumstances.
But the hardv cowboy only smiled and
seemed to regard it more of a joke than
anything else. He blamed himself for
being caught of bis guard aod io such
a positioo as to be dragged by wild
horses.
Richard Cornelius, cashier aod for
forty-two years connected with the
Farmers and Planters National Bank of
Baltimore, was found to be $60,000
short in his accounts,and committed sui
cide by drowning in tbe Druid Hill
Park duck pond yesterday
Choice Extracted Honey, bj
the gallon or less quantity.
For sale at my residence, or
orders may be left office of the
Watchman and Southron
N. Osteel.
Fast Freight Line
BETWEEN
Sumter, S. C,
The 1-crtn, Ivcrthwest, South and
Southwest,
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Rites and inforninoli furnished by
H. R. JACKSON, T. F. A..
Columbio, S.C.
A. G. JACKSON, G. . A., Augusts, Ga