The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 10, 1897, Image 3
Appointments for Sumter County.
Tbe following appointments bxvp bete
recommended to tbe Governor t y the de!ega
. tion from Sumter :
W. H Ingram, as Master.
H L. Scarborough, as County Treasurer.
J D Wilder, as Auditor.
E. F Burrows, as Supervisor of Registra?
tion, vice J. D. Wilder resigned.
For Magistrates-H. L B Wells, 1st Dis?
trict ; Isaac M. Nichols, 2d District ; Wm.
H. Seale, 3d District ; L. R. Jennings, ?th
Distrier ; J. H. Tc-irborougb, 5tb District ;
Issav Bradley, 7th Ditrict ; Benj. P. Kelley,
8th District.
Have not yet recommended fcr6tb District.
TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS.
Sumter-H. Ryttecberg. Wm. Sf. Graham,
W S Reames
Bishepville-W. W. Stuck-y, J. P. Kil
gore, J Ed Baskin
Mt Clio-R. M. Cooper, J. J. Shaw, J. M.
Mooney ham
Concord-J. J. Branson, J. M N. Wilder,
J. M Brogdon.
- Lynchburg-J. M. Miller, JE. D. Smith. W
A. Tallon
Privateer-W. 0. Cain, J. M. Jackson, D.
E. Wells.
Manchester-R I. Manning, Alfred Owen,
W J. Ardis.
Middleton-D. B. McLaurin, J. B. Crouch,
F eao Mei lett.
Rafting Creek-R. M. James, Thos. D.
McLeod, Tbo3 0. Janders, Jr.
Shiloh-S. J. Tomlinson, W. J. Keels, J
F. Hawkins
Providence-R J. Brown?eld, J. P. Brad?
ford, W. S. Burkett.
Carter's Crossing-J. C. Parnell, J. F.
Matthews. D. A. Stuckey.
Spring Hill-W. J. McKaio, J. W. Wel?
don, J. D. Evans.
Stateburg-Dr. J. C Spann, W. M. Le?
noir, Wallace Sanders.
Mayesvitle-Nelson Hudson, Jno. M. McEI
veeo, J. A. Bovkin.
Swimming Pens-N. S. McLeod, W. S.
Dinkins, R P. S tack boase.
Gov. Ellerbe has made appointments of
county officers, Magistrates and township
commissioners as recommended by tba Sum?
ter county Legislative delegation.
Lamar Locale.
LAMAR, S. C., Feb. 8.-Mrs. I. G. Plum?
mer died at her borne near berejsaturday,
the 6th instant, with pneumonia. She was
only married about four months. Sbe leaves
a husbaod and a host of friends to mourn ber
loss.
Mr. R. Lee DnBose returned .Saturday
night with his aoot, Mrs. Mary Skinner, who
bad been in Arkansas for twenty-eight years.
She lost ber husband about the 13th instant,
and as she bad no relatives ont tbere, sbe bas
come to spend the rest of her days with her
relatives in this plac?
Mr. T. J. Drew, editor of the Hartville
Messenger, was in town last week looking
after tbe interest of bis paper.
Mr. R. C. Starr is preparing to erect a
handsome stoVe and residence combined on
Main Street.
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Nondescript Social Club.
Tbe Nondescript Social Club will meet at
the residence of Mrs. R. H. Moise on Thurs?
day evening, Feb. 11th. All members are
requested to be present.
PAULINE GAILLARD, Secretary.
A CARD.
As the reports of the daily papers are (un?
intentionally ) misleading in regard to what
I said, when tbe House bad under considera?
tion the unfavorable report of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, for tbe establish?
ment of Salem Goan ty, and as some of my
friends are criticising me for favoring tbe
formation of the county, and others for
opposing it, 'piesse publish the substance of
what I really did say. The question was :
Shall the House immediately consider tbe un?
favorable report of the committe, I said, I
shall not attempt to prevent the immediate
consideration of this report. The committee
is unanimous, and the action of the Bouse is
inevitable. Therefore I think it unwise, and
perhaps really wrong to require? the State to
print this bill at considerable expense. I
wish to stat*, m behalf of those of my consti?
tuents wbo have brought this bill, that they
have been actuated only by pure motives.'
They honestly believe, that if all the irregu?
larities attending ibis election bad been elim?
inated, that they bad won tbe right to estab?
lish tbe county of Salem, bnt the verdict is
against them, and like tbe true, honest and
patriotic people they are, they gracefully
submit to your decree.
J. HARVEY WILSON.
Ko Dogs.
When the Taz Retaros Agent was making
tbe rounds of the county, he. of course, bad
many novel experiences, but be* relates an in?
cident occurring in the Northern part of the
county which is given our readers, for it is
real funny. A- gentleman was making bis
returns, and the agent bad propounded the
usual questions, among them being, "any
dogs?" The gentleman after flight hesitation
replied, "None." The same gentleman after?
wards invited tbe agent to dine with bim.
The invitation was accepted, and at the din?
ner hour be started for the borne ot bis friend,
feeling sure be would not be troubled with
dogs, but imagine bis surprised when he
reached tbe house, to be met by no less than
eleven dogs!
Any teodeccy to premature baldness may
b6 promptly checked by the use of Ayer's
Hair Vigor. Don't delay till the scWp is
bare and the hair roots destroyed. If you
would realize tbe best results, begin at ooce
with this invaluable preparation.
Mardi Gras Kates.
Tbe Atlantic Coast Line will sell excursion
tickes io New Orleans on Feb. 26th, 27tb.
28tb ?nd March 1st good to return within 15
days. 1 be rate from Sumter is S23 33.
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Will do as Much For You.
\ Some months ago a well known proprie?
tary medicine company placed an advertise
r?leut in The Daily Item. Since that time the
sanes of the medicines prepared by that com?
pany have more than donoled in Sumter, and
theluaanager of the company says tbat be
attributes tbe increased business largely to
the Advertisement in this paper. This a
poinffer f?r tbe business men of Sumter. Ad
vert^mg will do as much for you.
ls Mt "overwork" that bas filled this coun?
try wj10 uervous dyspeptics?-tbat takes the
fiestfdkff their bones, the vitality from their
blood,!aod makes them feeble, emaciated and
inefficient? No. It is bad cooking, overeat?
ing of indigestible stuff, aod other health
destroy iW habits
The revnedy is an artificially digested food
sucb as tibe Shaker Digestive Cordial. In?
stead of \ irritating the already inflamed
! stomach toe Cordial gives it a chance to rest
by nourieoing the system itself and digesting
other foods taken with it. So flesh and
strength return. Is not the idea rational?
The Cordial is palatable and relieves imme?
diately. No money risked to decide
OD its vaine. A 10 cent trial bottle
does tbat.
Laxr1 *" tbe best medicine for children.
Dociof18 rec?mmend it io place of Castor Oil.
Oswego Dots.
Mr Editor : I coude a eood effort last week I
to get >o!J a few dv.is (uno octy dots) f om ,
here. "All qu.et aloug ice Potomac to- |
i night." To pencil anything from here to :
j interest you or yo-ir subscribers seems itnpos- j
I sible. Nutbiag happens ; nobody is d?ing j
I aoythiii but make fire, go to mill, nurse the i
^ grippe and cough. There are but few that!
I can lend a helping hand to thoss who are \
! very sick.
j Rev. J. E. Rushton is under the treatment :
j of Dr. Barron for the ?grippe, and how man j !
j more I can't tell, und if I try I will take up 1
j my letter with grippe and nothing else.
I hear tbat Dr. Fraser is quite sick, also j
Dr. H. DuBos-, and leaves us without a phy- j
sician nrarer thak Sumter cf MayesviJle. j
Why don't some doctor come in here and
take up this large field ? A Dice house and
lot can be rented at Oswego now, and there
are good lots for sale very cheap. Now Mr.
Editor, this bas turned out to be an adver?
tisement from one who is interested in the
doctor, bnt not in the real estate. So don't
let your pencil hit this.
The stewards of Oawego circuit have held
their annual meeting and made an assessment
of $800 for Mr. Rushton, their pastor. This
is certainly a proof cf their appreciation of
him and his family and loyalty to Method?
ism. Although every socrce of revenue to
his flock has been lowered, yet bis salary has
not teen cut, and will all be paid unless a
worse season comes upon us.
Mrs. Davis Rembert has returned from?{
Florida mach improved in weight, looks and
feeling. Davis seems to be greatly benefitted
bj her return, too, judging from tbe smiles
on bis face.
We are sorry to lose Prof. Covington from
our little village. He has moved nearer
bis school but still finds it pleasant to walk
down aod look on ns, and with his jolly dis?
position make us happy awhile.
I am glad Mr. Editor to see you so ably
backed by those men of the pres3 who bad
grit enough iu their gizzard to express their
eentitEent? in favor of law and civilizition,
aod those of the pulpit who have a soul and
religion enough to make them staod up for
right against those who fivor lynching. I
don't think letters or articles of any kind
tbat are intended to justify mob law onght
to have ink erough to print them, for assur?
edly what we sow our children will reap and
think they are doing right.
Very little fertilizers have been moved from
here yet. Last year it was a sight to see the
wagon trains day after day for three months,
December, January and February and some
of March.
Mr. R. F. Brown chopped his foot opea
last week while cutting wood. Not serious.
Mr R. P. Stackhouse bas condemned to?
bacco farming after giving it a fair test, says
he woo?d ratner make cotton at 5 cents tban
tobacco at 3 cents. And this is about tbe
average experience.
Many crops will' never pay more than one
farmer ont of teo. "Stick to your bnsb and
you'll get more whortleberries than those who
run from bush to bush. (Old folk's saying.)
We can't deny that Dr. Abbott gets along as
welland bettrr than any of us, aDd don't
plant but one crop and that is cotton, with a
patch of corn only, and no stock of any kind
to annoy him and bis neighbors.
Oswego, Feb 3, 1897.
[The above letter should have appeared in
last week's Watchman and Southron, but
reached this office too late for publication ]
The road from Camden to Sumter is now
nearer n certainty than ever before. Infor?
mation has been received from reliable sources
that the directors of the Ohio River and
Charleston Railway Company bave decided
to build the Sumter extension and work will
be commenced witbin a short time. The
road will be built on the line surveyed seve?
ral yeaes ago, and will be as nearly an air line
from"Camden as the contour of tbe country
'permits. Th6 distance by this survey is
twenty-nine miles, and there will not be as
much heavy grading as is generally supposed,
as the route avoids the abrupt bills, and the
ascent of the range of bills crossing the up?
per portion of this county is made by gradual
stages. The road will open up a fine timber
region and will traverse some of the finest
f*rming sections of the county. The O R.
& C. will have close traffic arraneemeuis
with tbe Seaboard Air Linc at Catawba
Junction, and will tbas give this city the
greatly desi:ed connection to the north. The
announcement that tbe road will be built bas
not-been made officially, but tbe information
given herewith came indirectly from one of j
the high officials bf tbe road." The date fixed
for the comoletioo of the road is said to be ?
November 15tb, next The official announce?
ment that the road is to be built at once will
be the most welcome information that could
be received in Sumter. It is to be hoped ihat
the reports are true &ud that tbe road will be
built as soon a? predicted.
A young man in Lowell. Mass., troubled
for years with a constant succession of boils
on his neck, was completely cure by taking
only three bottles of Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
Another result of the treatment was greatly
improved digestion with increased avoirdu?
pois.
Meteorological Record.
The following is a report of observations
of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W.
W. Anderson, for the past week ending
Feb. 7, 1897:
?| Temperature.
?3
SB
Condition.
45 , 35
51 i 36
57 1 33
54 I 34
53 I 40
59 48
40
44
45
44.
46 5
535
50 I S41 1 50.5
N E
W
N W
E
.91
.00
.00
00
E 1.90
8 w .37
sw ' .00
Cloudv
?Cloudy
Clear
?Cloudy
Cloudy
-Cloudy
Clear
*Part!y cloudy.
Rain on the 5th began & little before sun?
set and ended between 2 and 4 a. m. on the
6th and was quite heavy for awhile about
midnight.
--
Hood's Pills are the only pills to take with
Hood's Sarsaparilla. Cure all liver ills.
A Cinco smoke is the best 5 cent smoke.
H. G. Osteen ? Co.
The superb stock of Valentines at the book
store of H. G. Osteen & Co., is going rapidly.
Come quick if you waot something nice.
The March numbers of tbe Fashion Maga?
zines at H. G. Osteen & Co's.
Dissolution Sale
The firm of Brown. Outtino and Delgarbas
?.ern dissolved by th? purchase of ihe interest
of Mr. ii D Cuttmo by Mi. W. R. Delgar
Thc fi: m will be continued under the same
name as heretofore by Mr. Delgar, who is
in sole contro'. To make way for the spring
s'ock a great dissolution sale is now in pro?
gress and clothing and furnishing goods are
geing at harbin prices. See ad.
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A ru an way horse on Liberty street yesterday i
morotng created the only tipple of excite- j
ment, that ruffled 'he placid serenity cf j
a very dull day.
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Health Officer Reardon has a grievance j
? ninft the City Council because he was not j
provided with a new winter uniform at the j
saline time that the regular policemen received 1
their new clothes. He has thought about
the matter from time to time until be cannot
hear it any longer in silence. He has con?
cluded to register a solemn protest against
the bard hearted council thnt would not pro?
vide him with a new bine suit and shiny
brass buttons, He will discard his uniform
and resume citizens clothes He will dress
hereafter like any ordinary, common man
who never filled the responsible and honor
orable office of Health Oficer. But even in
bis citizen clothes the Health Officer is a real
nice looking man, and tbecity can put up with
a health officer without uniform and brass
buttons, "being it's bim "
Terrible Experience of Ad?
miral Bunco's Fleet.
SEVERAL LIVES LOST.
CHABLESTON, Feb. 8 -The United
States warships New York, Maine,
Columbia. Ampbitrite and Marblebead
arrived off Charleston bar to-day after
a terrible experience with the storm
which swept up th? Sooth Atlantic
coast Friday and Saturday. The crui?
ser Colombia and tbe battleship Maine
were sighted from Sullivan's island early
in tbe forenoon, and tbe flagship New
York, the monitor Ampbitrite aod the
oruiser Marblebead 6team?d into view
later, the flagship being the last of the
>qoadron to reach ac anchorage to the
oorth of the Charleston lightship.
All five of the vessels are oow at
anchor about two miles eff the bar.
Admiral Buoce's fleet ran straight
into the teeth of a terrific storm Fri?
day night. The warships were forty
miles off the North Carolina coast and
well below Hatteras, and while the
officers are as usual unwilling'to dis?
cuss their experience, it is known that
both ships and men were io great peril.
When the floet was visited by a repre?
sentative of tbe Southern Associated
Press this afternoon it was learned that
tbe actual loss consisted of four lives,
eight men injured and minor ? DJ aries te
almost all of the vessels themselves
The battleship Maine had six of ber
men overboard, three of them losing
their lives.
The Marblebead lost one man killed
and six injured.
The killed on the Maine were : -
L C. Kogel, apprentice ; dashed to
death against turrets and body lost at
sea.
John Brown, seaman ; washed over?
board and drowned; body recovered.
A. B. Nelson, private United States
marines, washed overboard and drown?
ed ; body lost
The Marblebead lost Ship's Carpen?
ter Strawbart. who was dashed to death
by the sea His body was saved . and
buried at sea Sunday.
Seven of the carpenters' gang who
were at work on the sea anchor were
buried against the superstructure of the
ship by the sea and more or less in?
jured. Their names are : Dennis
Byan, blacksmith ; Charles Osborne,
shipwright ; Arprentices Scandlau and
Ragan, aod Hicker, plumber. Hicker
sustained a compound fracture of the
skull, and his condition is serious. Ar?
rangements have been made for placing
all of the injured seamen io the marine
hospital here, and they will bs trans?
ferred from their ships to the shore to?
morrow.
TUE FLAG8HIP IN TUE STORM.
The New York, Columbia, Ampbi?
trite and the Maine were off the coast
below Hatteras and about forty miles
out when the storm began to gather
Friday night. The Admiral signalled
from the New York for tbe ships to
stand together. Thc storm was blow
'? ing from the southeast. It steadily in
I creased during the night, and the four
i ships were separated. So heavily did
I the New York roll tbat the big eight
I inch guns in the turrets were lashed
! down with heavy hawsers as a precau
i tion. During the storm a heavy sea
! rolled over ber stern and the aft com
: paniocway was flooded with water.
: which went down into the officers'
[ quarters. The gun ports aod the tor
i pedo tube also let tbe water in ; there
i was plenty of water inside. The boat
! swain, Wm. Anderson, while on the
: forward deck, also lost his footing and
j was about to go over the side when he
j managed to seize a life line and save
! his own life. When the sea was ship
j ped astern the sounding apparatus was
I knocked to fliodere, and one bf the of
! ficers n^irly dashed over the side,
i When morning came the Maine was
j sighted and spoken. That battleship,
? it is believed, had the most trying ex
j perience of the fleet.
j GALLANT DKEDS BY GALLANT MEN.
i Friday night the apprentice, Kozel,
i was struck by u terrible sea and his
! iife dashed out of him The rushing
' waters carried his body overboard.
; Two men jumped after him as be was
I being carried away. They were the
; seamen John Brown and the marine ;
i Alex Neleoo. Trying to save their
j messmate they lost their lives, for they,
too, were carried out into tbe mountains
of black water. Charles Hassell was
washed overboard at the same time.
When these four men went overboard
Wm J Creelmao, a landsman, was
standing on the poop dt-ck. He saw
the upturned face of Kosel floating hy
Creel man do7o under ihe {-tero and
struck cut to save him lo tho mean?
time two life buoys had beeo throw;)
over. Hassell got ODC of them
Brown, Nelson and Kose! disappeared
and the bravo Creel enan V7as r ?i ?: <j 1 i n ?j
far from 'he buoy intended 'or them
Hassell saw him UGCI reached him in
time io save his life Thc Maine was
brought around in the storm and a life
boat iowercd from the starboard. Na
val Cadet Gherardi was put in com?
mand with six men. The boat got only
a few yards from the bhip wben she
was overturned and .?even more tuen
ware rescued with life lines
Tbe life boat was lost, as were
one or more of the ship's boats. These
were ali toro from their davits by the
heavy seas.
The Ampbitrite, Maine, Columbia
and Marblebead were sighted io the
morning io the order mentioned.
Marblebead was laboring heavily and
had out her oil bags Grave fears bad
been entertained for the Ampbitrite, but
she rode out the gale aod as far as can
be learned lost oo life
Go board the Maine a board of in?
quiry reported oo the loss of the three
meo. They highly commend Creel
man's brave attempt to rescue Kozel. He
will be recommended for a life saver's
medal of the first class.
Tbe Columbia, Marblebead aod
Ampbitrite came down the coast to?
gether after the storm.
LOOKING FOR THE MONITOR.
Tbe reasoo the New York did oot
arrive until this afternoon is explained
by the fact that sbe turned back and.
went almost to Hatteras looking for
the monitor The Marblebead came up
to the city this afternoon and arrange
raents were made for putting
her injured sailors in the
marine hospital here. Exactly
what amount oMojary the various ves?
sels themselves sustained during the
storm canoot now be stated. Tbe offi?
cers say that the ships behaved splen?
didly, but it was evident even to a
casual observer that the vessels had re
ceived rough usage at the hands of the
hurricane. It is practically certain,
however, that none of them have been
seriously injured It is probable that
the manoeuvres will be seriously inter
fered with or retarded by the terrible
esperieoce through which the fleet bas
passed.
Returned to Anchor.
^diana's New Commander
Shy of Seas.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-What may
be represented to foreign governments
as an ignominious failure of ODe of the
crack vessels of the Dew navy receives
an explanation which navy officers of
experience regard as satisfactory. The
return of the battleship Indiana to
Hampton Hoads to day after laving
been at sea with Admiral launce's
squadron scarcely 24 hours, was due to
tho same turrets which got loose in a
storm last fall when Captain EvaDS
commanded the ship in evolutions off
Long Island. On that occasion the
big guos projecting from the turrets
swung back and forth across the deck
as the ship heeled over on her beam
ends in the sea, and the gravest fears
were felt that the magnificent vessel
would "turn turtle," aseailors express it,
and go down with ail hands. Captain
Evans hove ber to, and lashed the guns
temporarily, which enabled him to
reach port, and then several months
were spent at the navy yard in trying
to remedy the defect. Captain Evans
was succeeded io demand by Captain
Taylor, formerly of the war college,
and yesterday was Captaio Taylor's
first experience for some time in an ar?
mored ship that has earned a reputa?
tion fdr wallowing, and it is understood
that the loog rollers followiog the re?
cent heavy gale made themselves felt
on the ship when the fleet got off Hat?
teras. If she had not been restricted
to squadron formation Captain Taylor
might have headed bis course into the
seas, but as the New York, with her
high free board and notable stability,
was setting the course, aod as the In?
diana could not safely stay with the
fleet, she was permitted to return. If
her turrets had broken loose off Hat?
teras the ship might have been lost.
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Murder ID Orangeburg.
ORANGEB?RG, Feb. 8.-Saturday
night last, near the Farnum plantation
on the Columbia road, six miles from
this city, two oegroes, both just about
grown, became involved in a dispute
about some trifling matter and finally
came to blows aod theo the use of pis?
tols. Gae was seriously wouoded aod
liogered uDtil early this morning,
wheo he died. An inquest was held
to-day, but the result ot the investiga?
tion cannot be obtained at this hour.
The slayer has left the immediate
neighborhood, and is being bunted
with bloodhouods, uoder tbs direction
of Deputy Sheriff Douglas, and will
probably be apprehended.
Toos. E Watson who has a contest
before Congress against Hon. J. C. C.
Black ba* lost bis case.
Nerly a huodred claimants for the
estate of toe late Jos. B. McCullough,
of St. L)uis have appeared. It seems
that he had nioe sisters and eleven
brothers, although heretofore only a
single brother ied ono sister were
known.
\
I FROM THE WIRES.
i
J. T. Sp -er, Jr., a while carpenter, I
who bas hitberco borne a good character, j
was killed whi!e stealing chickens in ?
Macon, Ga , o ti Sunday night.
Nearly the whole of the Uland of j
Cr-jte is in the bands of armed Chris !
Uan? and tbe Gre-^k government is be- i
gining io prepara to take a baod in toe I
fight.
The governor of u-cj Trana-Ca-piao
territones acioouoces inst the baoonic
plague bas appeared ak. Candabar, Af
ghanistan. A force of Cossacks will
be sent to watch alons the Amu Dar?
ya river to prevent if possible the intro?
ducion of the disease into Russian
territory.
Philadelphia, Feb. 7.-The damaged
cruiser Brooklyn was brought from
Marcus Hook to League Island navy
yard this afternoon. The cruiser has
been anchored at Marcus Hook since
she scraped her bottom along Schooner
Ledge, as the ice in the river has been
too heavy to risk briogiog the vessel
through ic to Lsague Island. As the
river is again practically clear and the
vessel's draught bas been lowered over
two feet by lightering her stores and
ammuntion, it was decided to take ad?
vantage of a full tide and come up to
League leland to-day. Tbe trip was
not made under the Brooklyn's own
steam, but sbe was towed by four tugs
and one of the most experienced pilots
on the river was in charge of the crui?
ser. To-night the vessel is anchored
in the Delaware river off League Island
and will probably be put io the dry
dock, there to undergo repairs oo Tues?
day. It was discovered yesterday by a
diver that in addition to damaging ber
bottom wheo she struck, a piece a foot
loog and six inches wide was broken off
one of the blades of the propeller on
the port side.
The Westinghouse electric works
resumed work yesterday on double
time.
The Bell phosphate workc near
Fort Meade, Fla , valued at $30,000,
were burned last night. Fire of in?
cendiary origin ; no insurance.
Paul Romare, W. P Hill and R.
D. Spalding have been asked to act
as a protective committee ior the
stockholders in the Southern Mutual
Building and Loan association of At?
lanta. A bill was filed by a stock?
holder, charging W. C. Hale, the
secretary, with withdrawing large
sums from the association in violation
of his duties.
An amphitheatre capable of seating .
25,000 will be erected for the Corbett
Fitzsimmons fight in Nevada.
Tbe Portugese cabinet bas resigned.
Florida peopie have been hard hit
by the collapse of the building and
loan association of Atlanta.
The trial at Pensacola of Collier
Hall, a wealthy citizen of Mobile, on
the charge of committing a murder
in 1871, was begun yesterday.
The purchase of 750,000 pieces of
print cloth by M. C. Borden at Fall
River was announced yesterday It
will stimulate the market.
It was expected that the Texas
would sail from Brooklyn to day for
Galveston, where she will receive a
silver service.
A receiver was yesterday asked
for the Chester County Guarantee
Trust and Safe Deposit company of
Pennsylvania. Its liabilities are over
$600,000 ; assets, ?1,000,000-large
ly in the western mortgages which
cannot be promptly realized on. The
company holds $60,000 of the funds
on deposit.
Mr. P. C Hollingsworth, a well
known citizen of Greenwood, was
crushed to death yesterday while at
tempting to pass between the cars ot
a shifting train.
The U. S. Senate spent yesterday
in executive session considering, the
Anglo Amercan arbitration treaty.
Senator George of Mississippi con
tinues to improve, while Senator
Harris is stiil critically ill.
The Ohio river at Cincinnati is fast
verging on the danger line, which is
45 feet.
Banks Go Down.
GREAT FALLS, MONT., Feb. 5 -The
Northwestern National bank of this
city, with a capital of $250,000, was
placed in the hands of a receiver this
morning. Chashier Hatcher is said
to be short $27,000.
FRANKLIN, O., Feb. 5.-The First
National bank has suspended. Capi
tal $100,000 ; surplus ?20,000 ; un?
divided profits ?30,000 ; deposits
?135,000 ; loans and discounts $195,
000.
BETHLEHEM, PA., Feb. 5.-Expert
accountants have found a shortage of
?15.000 in the accounts of Cashier
C. E. Breder of the First NcJonal
bi?nk of Bethlehem Breder has ab
8Condeed.
FEBRUARY PERIODICALS.
Magazines -Munsey's, Scribner's, Black
Cat, Harper's, McClure's and Ladies' Home
Journal
Fashion Papers-Bon Ton, i,'Art de Ia
Mode, Toilettes, .Modes, Standard Designer,
Butterick's Delineator, Young Ladie3' Jour?
nal.
The February number of the above named
Magazines and Fashion Papers can be fouod
at the Book Store of H. G. Oateen & Co.
THE DOCTOR'S STORY.
An Experience That Followed a Call at
. Xi-ht.
Four or five physicians were talking
up town the oth< r evt uiiig at the home
cf one, and thecenv? rs.-irion later turned
to shep. One of them had recently
moved his office clown town, and there
was some discussion as to the advisabil?
ity of sep?:raiiup house and r ??ieo.
"Well," said t?::- separatist, "I can't
see auy ilifL'erenco so Jo:.:: as I am at
ruy ornee daring tilico hoars."
"Let mc tell you a story," remarked
thc oldest man in the parry. "Thirty
years aye. whe u I heyan practice, I lived
in Virginia, and for a year cr two I
slept in my office. Then I married, and
my wife owned a nice house, and I went
to it to live. It sat back from the street
about 50 feet, and we decided that it
would be much nicer if wc had my office
out on the street in thc far comer of the
lot. Only 50 feet away, you will ob?
serve, but still it was enough. In order
to see such callers as came during the
night I had a night bell and a speaking
tube connecting the front door of the
office with my bedroom. You see, I did
not want a patient to escape nnder any
circumstances.
' ' Well, everything went nicely enough
for three\years or so, when one night a
ring came to my bell. It was then about
2 o'clock in the morning, and the ring
was a hot one. I asked who it was, and
tho answer came from a friend of mine
to the effect that he was a mighty sick
man and wanted to see me at once. I
told him to come around tc/ the house
and I wonld meet him at the door and
take care of him. Then I got up, and,
putting on my dressing gown and slip?
pers, I proceeded to the iron J door. But
there was no one there and no one in
sight on the way between the gate and
the house.
"That was odd, and I went back and
called through the tube to know what
was wrong. I received no answer, and,
being quite unable to account for it, I
took my lamp-it was a very dark and
still night-and started to go out and
investigate. Just as I was about to step
off the po~ 'i I lowered my lamp to
get a be*" light on the step, and there
at the foot of the porch lay a body. I
turned it over at once, and as the light
fell on the face I saw it was my friend
who had only a minute before spoken to
me. He was quite dead. And when an
examination was made,it was discovered
that be had died of heart disease, and
so near to me that I could almost have
touched him. Possibly I could not have
been of any service to him if I bad seen
him when he first rang tho bell, but the
possibility that I might so affected me
that from that day to this I have had
my office as near my bed as I could get
it."-Exchange.
The Court's Decision.
"You remember Howforth, who mar?
ried the woman who kept house for him
so long?"
"Yep."
"Well, the court granted her a di?
vorce last week."
"Alimony?"
"Not in cash. The decision was that
she could keep the house."-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
A hornets' nest usually contains from
300 to 400 perfect males and females
and an indefinite number of workers.
Thc earliest use of weights is attrib?
uted to Pheidon, king of Argos, 985
B. C.
A Confused Judge.
An English lawyer who had a habit
of dropping his h's was one day prose?
cuting before Mr. Justice Lawrance a
man for stealing, amGng other things,
a halter. Constantly and consistently he
spoke of " 'alter," and after an hour or
so of this the judge summoned the clerk
of assize and seriously asked him, "Is
this the crown court?" "Yes, my lord,
I believe so," was the answer of the
wondering official. "Thank you. I am
relieved. I thought I had found my way
into an ecclesiastical tribunal."
The "Fugio" coins were struck in
New York and were so called from the
device employed on the reverse of th<*
coin, this among thc other things being
a dial with the word "Fugio," and in?
scription, "Mind your business."
sf.~vrms "DANCE ~~
A Physician Prescribes Dr. Miles'
Restorative Nervine.
Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.:
My daughter Mattie, aged 14. vms afflicted
last spring with St. Vitus dance and ner?
vousness. her entire right side was numb
and nearly paralyzed. VTe consulted a phy?
sician .ind he prescribed Dr. Miles' Restora?
tive Nervine. She took three bottles before
we saw any certain signs of improvement,
but after that she began to improve very
fast und I now thiulc she is entirely cured.
She has taken niue bottles of the Nervine,
but no other medicine of any kind.
Knox, Ind., Jan. 5. '95. II. W. HOSTETTKII.
Thysicians prescribe Dr. Miles' Remedies
because they are known to be the result of
the long practice and experience of one of
thc brightest, members of their profession,
and are carefully compounded by experi?
enced chemists, in exact accordance with Dr.
Miles' prescriptions, as used in his practice.
On sale at all druggists. Write for Dr.
Miles' Book on the Ecart and Nerves. Dr.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind.
Dr. Miles' Remedies Restore Health,