The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 06, 1897, Image 8
man j&t?ta.
>AY, JAN. 6, 1897.
ton ?q Flames.
Disaster to a Very
irishing Town.
ie Nerve and Courier.
)N, December 30.?At half-past
to-night a watchman gave tbe
once fi?mes were discovered in
Blackwell Brothers Tbe ?re
the interior of the building: and
?red was beyond control. Efforts
made to quench the flames, but
Id avail. Tbe fire now is raging
Ir to consume one oi the finest
The store of Blackwell Brother?,
land several others, including the
and the People's Bank, the law
jetties & Netties, Boyd and Brown.
Floyd and others are in immi
aud will probably be destroyed,
and water works are in full piay.
all efforts a disastrous coD agra
?t probable.
ilock tbe fire is still raging* Tbe
by firemen bas never ceased one
>ut all odds are against them.
Brothers and Strauss & Rhodes are
asbes, and now J. H. E-irly is m
fith W. C. Byrd and tbe People'3
id the dispensary almost sure to
'clock tbe fire is still raging, but
lore chance of now controlling it.
of W. C. Byrd will probably be
So far the losses are about as
7e\\ Brothers, $16,000; insurance
188 & Rhodes, loss $3,000, small io
; J. H. Early, boiidiegs and stock,
>, no insurance ; dispensary, $3,000,
>vered by insurance; W. C. Byrd,
rad furniture, $15,000,"insurance $10.?
(Boyd & Brownt law office, papers,
r and fixtures, total loss, small iosur
Nettlee & Nettles, Towosend & Floyd,
!. B. Graham and other offices are all
lose, small insurance^ S. Marco, build
, $10,0C0, ioenraoce about $6,000. Tbe
losses, if fice is stopped bere, will not
>ver $75,000. Insurance light,
.eanse of tbe fire is unknown. Proba
forlginated from a kerosene lamp in tbe
?ayy rain to-day and no *ind were
ile conditions. The firemen did superb
but one of onr blocks is ia asbes. The
of the square is piled with goods, wet,
i,"Burnt and otherwise damaged. Four
rere hurt?noce very seriously. The
of tbe dispensary were locked and
rbiog was destroyed.
joreoce was wired for help, but so far has
esponded,'good reason* ^eventing. The
engine kept three* streams constantly
(riog, aod this was supplemented for
1rs by the water works. Tbe splendid
it made saved Byrd's building in a badly
laged condition. The People's Bank
ling is safe also with everything moved
J.E.N.
>t. Priestly Conyers Very III.
condition of Capt. W. P. Conyers, who
[x weeks has been more or less seriously
reported to be unimproved. On Sort
itile physicians despaired of any chances
[he recovery of tbe sick man and be was
Epected to live through the night, but
! hoar of onr going to press he was
ting against tbe grim enemy. Thesym
of the community is extended to tbe
mg wife p.rd Capt. Conyers' family.?
in ville Mountaineer, Dec. 30.
ie reports of Don 'atrd---&ra.d.stieet,
d yesterday, do cot differ matertai
frorn those of the pa*t two weeks,
ie Habities of commercial .failures
year, ate $225,000,000, against
173,000,000 last year.
The Attorney General has received a
ftter from a constable in tbe upper
trtof tbe State asking him whether
would be lawful for him to break into a
's safe. He states that he is con
tent that the man is a blind tiger deal
and that be keeps his liquor in tbe
ife, bot be refuses to give the consta
a peep in side of it Judge Town
?nd iaatracted tbe constable that tbe
iepensary law did oot contemplate
instables cracking safes.
>o't be persuaded into buying liniments
ao?t reputation or merit?Chamberlain's
Balm costs no more, sad its merits bave
proven by a test of many years. Such
?rs as tbe following, frem I 6. Bagley,
lerne, Cai., are constantly being re
id. : "Tbe best remedy for pain have
need is Chamberlain's P?in Balm, aod
f so after having used it in my family for
years " It cores rheumatism, lame
sprains and swel.ings. For sale by Dr.
China..
|e Finest assortment of choice stationery
' G. Osteen and Co's. book store.
The Ideal Panacea
James P. Francis, Alderman, Chicago, says
regard D King's New Discovery aa an
Ideal Panacea for Coughs, Colds and Lung
Complaints, having used it in my family for
the last five years, to the exclusion of physi
? cian'tf prescriptions or other preparations."
Rev. John Burgas, Eeokuk, Iowa, writes : "I
have been a Minister of the Methodist Episco
pal Church for 50 years or more, and have
never found anything so beneficial, or .hat
gave me such speedy relief as Dr. King's New
Discovery." Try this Ideal Cougb Remedy
now. Trial Bottles free at J. F W. DeLorme's
Drug Store. 6
CTANT
We Offer You a
REilEDY Which
INSURES Safety
of Life to Moth
er and Child.
"Blight"
costs cotton planters more
than five million dollars an^
nually. This is an enormous
waste, and can be prevented.
Practical experiments at Ala
bama Experiment Station show
conclusively that the use of
"Kainit"
yill prevent that dreaded plant
disease.
All about Potash?the results of its use by actual er
periment on the best farms in the United States?is
told in a'Jit tie book which we publish and will gladly
mail free to any farmer in America who will write for it.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
93 Nassau St., New York,
$500 REWARD.
We will [my the above reward for aoy case
of Lifer Complaint, Dyspepsia, Sick Head
ache Indigestion, Constipation or Costiveness
we cannot cure with West's Vegetable Liver
pills, when the directions are strictly com
plied with. They are purely Vegetaole, and
never fail to give iatisfation. Sugar Coated.
Large boxes, 25 cents. Beware of of counter
feits and imitations. The genuine n_"?nu
factnred only by The John C. West Compa
ny. Chicego, ill.
For sale in Sumter by J. F. W. DeLorme.
? p angg&]7ft for either sex.
LE DnWn This remedy being in
jected directly to the
seat of those diseases
Of the Genito-Urinaiy
Organs, requires no
change of diet. Cure
guaranteed in 1 to 3
days. Small plain pack
age, by mail, S 1.00.
' ?# JE* Sol il only by
J. F. W. DeLORME, Surater, S. C.
DR. FELIX LE BR(Jft'?
SieelfPennpya! Pills
are the original and only
FRENCH, eai'o and reliable cure
on the market. Price, $1.00; sent
by mail. Genuine sold only by
Fcrsi'e by J. F. W. DeLorme. Samter, S.O.
Notice!
AFTER an experience of twenty-eight
years in the Cabinet stop of Mr. J. D.
Craig, the undersigned have gone into the
business of repairing und cleaning furniture,
on'their own account, and feeling confident
of their ability to give perfect satisfaction,
respectfully solicit the patronage of the peo
ple of Sumter and vicinity.
The preparing and dressing of dead bodies
for burial will be promptly and carefully at
tended to.
Shop opposite the Episcopal church.
PETERSON & CUT8BERT.
Sept 1st. 1896. Sumter, S. C.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
OF SUMTER. ^
STATE, CITY AND , COUNTY DEPOSI
TORY, S??TErt, S. C.
Paid up Capitai. $75,000 00
Surplus and Profits .... 14,500 00
Additional LA?ity of Stock
holders in 3 of their stock $75,000 00
Tc.talprot?jnoa to Depositors $164,500 00
Transacts a General Banking Business.
Careful attention given to collections.
SAY??GS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In
terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per
annum. Payable quarterly, on first days g?
January. April, July and October.
R. M. WALLACE
L. S. Cabson, President.
Aug 7. Cashier.
THE CHARLESTON (LINI."
SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA
RAILROAD.
PASSENGER DEPARTMENT.
Corrected toj April I9th,| 1896.
DAILY. DAILY
Lv Charleston 7 10am 5 30 m
Ar Summerville 7 46 am 6 10^pm
" Pregualls 8 18am 6 50 m
41 Georges 8 30 a m 7 04 m
44 Branchville 9 00 a m 7 50 m
" Roweeville 9 15 a m 8 07 m
" Orangeburg 9 28 a m 8 24 m
" St Matthews 9 48 a m 8 48 "p m
"-Fort Motte 10 00 a m 9 03 p ro
?' Kio?ville 10 10 a m 9 20 p m
?4 Col.umbia 10 55 a m 10 10 p ro
Lv Columbia 7 00 a m 4 00 p m
Ar KtDgville 7 40 a m 4 44 p ro
" Fort Motte |7 51 a m 4 55 p m
41 St Matthews 8 02 a m 5 09 p m
" Orangeborg 8 24 a m 5 27 p m
44 Rowesvillo 8 38 a m 5 42 p m
14 Brancbville 8 55 a m 5 55 p m
44 George3 9 35 a m 6 37 p m
44 Pregnalls "9 48 a m 6 50 p m
41 Summervil?e 10 22 a m 7 22 p m
44 Charleston 10 00 a m 8 00 pm
Lv Charleston 7 10 a m 5 30 p m
44 Branchville 9 15 a m 7 50 p ro
" Bamberg 9 41 a m 8 19 p m
44 Denmark 9 52 a m 8 31 p m
4t B'ackville 10 10 a m 9 50 p m
4? Willistoo 10 27 am 9 10 p m
,4 Aiken 11 09 a m 9 57 p m
Ar Augusta 1151am 10 45 p ra
Lv Augusta 6 20 am 3 20 pm
44 Aiken 7 08 a m 4 07 p m
44 W?lliston 7 49 am 4 44 pro'
41 Blackvilie ?8 08 a m 5 03 pm
44 Denmark 8 20 am 517pm
44 Bamberg 8 33 am 5 29 pm
" Braochville 910am 5 55 pro
Ar Charleston 11 00 a m 8 00 pm
Fast Express, Augusta Hod Washington, with
Through Sleepers to New York.
Lv Augusta 2 35 p m
Ar Aiken 2 15pm
'4 Denmark 4 19pm
Lv Denmark 6 25 a m
" Aiken 7 28 a m
Ar Augusti 8 iO a tn
Daily Except Sunday.
^Jamden 8 45am 2 25 m
?den Junction 9 35 a m 3 55 ru
ri??e 10 05 a rn 4 3 p m
le 10 25 a m 6 ?0 a m
^Junction 11 00 a m 6 40 a m
11 55 a m 8 15 a m
L. A. EMERSON,
i'l Man'g'r Traffic Man'g'r.
-Charleston, S. C.
Atlantic Coast Line,
neh ester & Augusta Eailrosd.
CONDENSED . '3EDULE.
Ig e?cct December 13, lebt
TKAJi\? u01r*G ?O?TJ?,
?o. *35. i*-o. *f*>?
. k. A. U
Lv Darhngtcn.
Lv E?ioit.
ArcMimter,
Lv Sumter, 4 30
Ar Crest?D, 'S 22
Ar Pregna?s,
Ar Orangeburg, 5 47
Ar Denmark, 6 20
p. m. a. m. um
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
No.f56 No. ?32
p.m. p. m
Lv Deumark, 4 37
Lv Orangeburg, 5 10
Lv PregnK?ls,
Lv Crest?n, 5 22
Ar Sumter, b 25
Lv Sumter, 7 2o|
ArEllioti, 8 05*
Ar Darlington^ 8 55
m. p. m.
*Daily.
tDaily except Sunday.
Trains 50 and 51 carry through Pullulai
Pa?*ce Buffet Sleeping Car3 between New
York and Atlanta via Angusta
T. M. EMERSON, fi. il. EMERSON,
Traffic .Manager. Ass Gen. Pass. Ag??
J. R. KBNLY. Gea'l Manager.
Atlantic Coast Line.
WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND; A?GUS
TA RAILROAD.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE,
TRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dated Dec. 13, 1896.:
Leave Wiimiogion
Lea?-e Marico,']
Arrive Florence
Leave Florence
Arrive Snmter
No 55.
P. M.
*3 25
6 05
6 45
P. M.
No 51.
A.M.
*7 ?51 '3 26
S 2?? 4 3o
?No.52..!
Lc-ave Sumte/
Arrive Columbi*
P. M.
S SO
A. M
*9 -
? 9 50? 10 5t|
No. 52 runs through fr?re Ch .r?esio^ n
Central R. R., leming Lanes|83/? a. m., Mao:
aiog 9 10 a. m.
TRAINS GOING NO RT S.
Leave Columbia.
Arrive S?mte;
Leave S um ter |
Arrive Florence:
Leave Florence -
Leave Marion
Arrive Wilmington
No.54
A.M.
*5 50
7 12
A. M.
7 15
8 25
A. Si.
8 55
9 34
12 15
No. 53,
P.M.
*5 0C
;e 2o
??o.50
P.M.
*6 30
7 40
Daily. fDaily except Sunday.
?No. 53 runs through to Charleston, S. C,
via Central R. R., arriving Manning 6 58 p.
m., Lanes 7 37 m., Charleston 9 10 p. m
Trains on Cooway Branch laave Chad
bourn 10 40 a. m., arrive at Cor.way
way 1 CO p. m., returning lesve Cod way at
2 25 p. m., ~:>ve Cbadbourn 4 55 p. m*.
ieare Cbfidnocrn 20 m., ?rrive at Hub at
6 00 p. ra., return;. 2 leave Hub 8 20 a. m.,
arrive at Cbadbourn 3.15 a. m. Daily ex
cept Sunday.
Trains on C. & D. R. R. leave Florence
8 55 'a m, 9 10am and 8 00 m., arrive
Darlington 9 28 a m, 10 20 l m, and 8 30
m; leave Darlington 9 31 a m, and 10 40 a
m, arrive Cheraw 10 40 ft ra and 12 30 pm,
leave Cheraw 12 45 m, arrive Wadesboro
2 25 m. Returning leave Wadesboro 3 00
m. arrive Cheraw 4 45 m, leave Cheraw
4 45 m, and 5 15 re, arrive Darlington
7 10 m aed 6 23 m. leave Darlington 7 45
m, 6 27 m and 7 45 am; arrive Fior
ance 8 15 m, 6 55 ra, aod 8 15 ara.
Daily except Sunday. Sunday trains leave
Floyds 7 30 a ro, Darlington 7 45 am, arrive
Florence 8 10 am.* Returning leave Flor
ence 9 am, Darlington 9 30 am, ar
rive Floyds 9 40 am. Trains leave Gibson
6 15 am, Benoettsville 6 41 a m, arrive Dar
lington 7 40 a m, Sumter 9 25 m. Return
ing leave Sumter 7 20 m, Darlington 9 10
m, arrive Bennettsville 10 01pm, Giosoo
10 25 m.
JOHN . DIVINE, Gen'I Sup?.
J. ??? KENLY, Gen'I Manager.
T. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
HARB Y $ CO.,
WHOLESALE BROKERS,
-AND
Cotton Storage Warehouse
PROPRIETORS.
?P-TOWN OFFICE:
COURT HOUSE SQUARE,
1,000 Tons High Grade Am
moniated Fertilizer,
1,000 Tons Acid with Potash
500 Tons Dissolved Bone.
500 Tons German Kainit,
400 Tons C. S. Meal,
For Sale.
We are prepared to meet
any and all prices for STAND
ARD GOODS. Get our prices
before purchasing.
Respectfully,
HARBY & CO.
Dec. 16.
PATENTS
? Caveats, avd Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat-j
{cnt business conducted for Moderate Fees.
>Our Office is Opposite U.s. PatentofficeJ
far.d we can secure patentia less time than, taose*
"remote iron Washington. m <
Send model, drawing or photo., wii'i descrip-*
?tion. We advise, if patentable or net, free of'
{charge. O'.tr fee rot due till patent is secured. <
> a Pamphlet, " How to Obtain Patents," witht
cost of same in the U. S. and forcina countries}
(sent free. Address,
C.AoSNOW&CO.
Opp. Patent Office, Washington. D. c.
TAX RETURNS
FOR 1896-97.
OFFICE CF COUNTY AUDITOR
COUNTY.
SUMTER
Scmter, S. C , Nov. 27, .895?.
RETURNS of all Person*] Property und
Poil T?ies will i.eret-eivei Ht this
office froto Janti&rr 1st, .8*7, ?o January
12th, ?897, and at the following times and
places:
Mayosville. Tuesday, January 12tb.
Reid'?Mill, Wednesday. January 13.
Mannvilie, Thursday, January 14:b.
S ithville, Friday. January 15rb.
Mecbanicsvilie, Saturday, Jan. 16th.
KtDgruan'f Sture. Monday, Jan. 18.
Retaberl's Store, Tuesday, Jan. 19.
Hagood, Wednesday, January 20th,
Stateburg, Thursday, January 21st.
Wedgefield, Friday. January 22nd.
R. I. Manoiog'fl. Saturday, Jan. 23d
J. M. Tindal'fl, Monday, Jan 25th.
Bisbopville, Tuesday and Wednes
day, January 26(h aud 27th.
Magnolia, Thursday, January 28tb.
Lyocbburg, Friday, January 29fh.
Concord, Saturday, January 30th.
Johnston's Store, Monday, Feb. 1st.
Shilob, Tuesday, February 2nd.
And at Auditor's effice >n the City
of Sumter from February 3rd, to Feb
ruary 20tb inclusive.
The law rrquires that all persons owning
property or in anywise having charge ofsucb
property, either as acent, husband, ?luardian,
trastee, executor, ndramisirntor, e:c , return
the same uuder oath to the Auditor, who re
quests all persons to b? prompt in makinp
their returue and save ihe CO per cent, pto
alty which will be added to ice property
valuation of all persons* who fail to make re
turns within the time prescribed by law.
Ta.*: pavers return what they own on the
6rst day of January, 1S97.
Assessors and taxpayers will enter the 6rst
given nauie of the taxpayer in fall, also make
a epa rate return for each Township wbet'e
'nc property it? located and also in euch ar.d
rvpry case the No cf t! e School ?)isttici moss
be given.
Every a?uie ci'izeo hetwpf-i the ngfi of
twenty-one and sixty years en the n: ?t day
of Jati'-Hry 1S97, txcept tbofe iocnpsble o!
earning support from being maimed or
frei?ebfrcauses, siiali 1>h deenitd trahie
Polii, i-.nd except Confederate Soldiets ?0
years < faire, on Jan. l>r, ?5-07.
A l?"; ei urns roust t?e made on or before the
20ih dny of February next. I cannot take
returns after that date a;id all -returns made
after the 20th day of Frbruary are sut'jeci to
a?pe?aIry of 50 per cent.
A.B. STUCK E Y,
Auditor Sumter Count-v.
In effect January 15th, 1896.
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Leave Wilsons Mill
11 Jordon,
" Davis,
" Summerlon,
M Millard,
" Silver,
'? Packsville,
" Tindal.
" W. & S. June,
Ar. Sumter,
No. 72*
9 10 a m
9 35 a m
9 45 a m
10 10a m
10 45 a m
11 10 a m
11 30 m ?
11 55 m
12 27 m
12 30 m
TRAINS GOING SOUTB.
No. 73.?
Leave ^umter,
" W.&S.Jnr.c,
*' Tindal,
" Packsville,
" Silver,
" Millard,
u Surxojerioc,
11 Davis,
" Jordon,
Ar. Wilson Mill,
2 30 m
2 33 m
2 50 m
3 10pm
3 35 i) m
3 45 m
4 40 a
5 20 m
5 50 m
6 30 i? m
Trains between Millard and St. Paul U-avt
Miilard 10 IS a m aod 3 45 m., arriving
St. Paul 10 25 a m and 3 55 m. Returning
leave St. Paul 10 35 a m and 4 10 m, and
arrive Millard 10 45 a m and 4 20 m. Dai
ly except Sunday.
Daily except Sunday.
THOMAS WILSON
Predsien?.
Atlantic Coast Line.
North-Eastern R. R. of S. C.
CONDENSED SCHEDULE.
JTRAINS GOING SOUTH.
Dated Dec.
13, 1896.
Le. Florence
" Kiogetree
Ar. Lanes
Le. Lanes
Ar.Cbarl't'n
no.35
A. U.
3 25
4 33
4 33
6 02
A. 1?.
no 23
*
?. H.
7 15
8 24
8 42
8 42
10 20
p. m.
No.53
no 51
A. K.
9 10
!10 20
10 411
10 41
12 25
p. m .
TRAINS GOING NORTH.
Le. Charl't'n
Ar. Lanes
Le. Lanes
" Kingstree
Ar. Florence
no.78
no.32
Si.
30
05
05
23
8 25
a. m. i
n0.52
A. Li.
7 00
8 27
A. If,
no.50
?*
p. m
4 00
5 45,
5 45
7 01
7 15
. p. ic.
Daily. fDaily except Sunday.
No. 52 runs through to Columbia via Ceo
tra? R. R. of S. C.
Trains Nos. 78 and 32 run via Wilson anc
F\\ etteville?Short Line?and make clo?e
connection for all points North.
J R. KEN LT, JNO. F. DIVINE,
Gen'l Manager, Gen'ISup't'
f ,M. KHERSON. Traffic Manager.
i WHITE t Si,
Fire Insurance Agency
ESTABU H KD
lcSGG.
Represen . other Companies :
LIVERPOOL , LONDON & GrLOBE,
NORTH BRITISH 4 MERCANTILE
HOME, of New York.
UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, . Y.
LANCASTER INSURANCE CO.
Capital represented 57^^^,000^
Feb. 28,
A il
?l
Mules at
ALE.
This stock will be sold at private sale
and guaranteed as represented. Prices
as low as any dealer on the market. 26
Head more good young Mules to arrive
December 31. Call and take a look.
Prices are right.
ARTHUR BEUTZER
J
tisi
IMMENSE
Prices to Suit S
ach?n
_j_
SEE THE
DEERING BALL E !
1
Buy none but the D
best up-to-date Mower.
MACHINERY OF ALL
Hardware.
Let us Sell
We have had years of experience iti the bueinj
isfy you in quality and price.
Table and Pocket Cutlery
COME T1
ForjiBuggy and Wagon Materj
For Best Cook and Heating St!
For Engine Supplies, Farm or Shop Tools, Uouse
nes8, Razors, Scissors, Guns, Pistole, Caj
Come right here.
Ili,
CAN'T WE FURNISH YOU WITH)
R. w.
8
Oct.
SHEPHERD SUPPL
232 Meeting Street, Charleston, 8.
STATE AGENTS FOR SALE OF
Wholesale
Sioves,
Tinware?,
House
fartiisning
Goods,
Oil
Heaters.
Orer 200 diffrreni styles of Cooking and Heating Stcver. Also
Wc wanr, the leading perchant in every town in the SiV|
Stoves. We gu?rante*; full prelection iu his territory lo
If not fold in your town fend direct to us for cuts and
Oct 27, j