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Che Ita jp au aa Souibm ^ JSfiSSDAY, APRIL 28. 1897 Entered at the Post Office at Sumter, S (zs Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. Ryttenberg & Sons-Cot This Oat. Estate of F. W. Cresswell-Administra tor's Sale. ATTENTION. IQ ordering your paper changed from one post office to another, a! wars name both offices. Ver j often ve know the post office at which a sunscrioer has been receiving the paper, bat sometimes we dc not ; and when a request to change is dat >d and mailed at the new office aad tbe former address is net named, it requires some guessing and search ing through the mail list in order to find the name-it being cecessary to take it off the former list us well as pat it on tbe new. ^ The attention of subscribers of this piper is requested to the dates following their address on paper. Tbe d.ite indicates the time to which subsription is paid to. Some times errors occur io chango g dates or ia fail; ore to change, in which case by cajiiog at tention thereto your date will be made right Bat there are some dates tbat have not been changed for a considerable time and which need changing-tbe printer also needs the change necessary to make the change of date Bills have been sent to some ot the parties referred to, and those who responded prompt ly are hereby thanked. ' There are some oth ers that vve are waiting ot and boping to thank very soon PEBSONAIK Mr. Charlie Spann, of Elliotts, is visiting in tbisciry. Miss Daisy Gaillard bas gone to, Effingham to visit friends. Mr. J. H. DesChampe, of Elliotts, was in the city Monday. Co). J. A. Rbame, of Magnolia, spent yes terday in the ci y. Mr. B O. Strohecker, of Charleston, was in the city Thursday. Dr. T. M. McCatcbes, of Magnolia, spent Thursday tn town. Miss (Bailie ^Saunders, of Hagood, spent Thursday in she city. * Miss Eva Nathans, of Charleston, is the guest of M es Nto& Moise. Mrs Jane E. Shaw, of Bishopville, is the guest of friends in this city . Mr. J. P. Gibson, of Bec netts vii le, spent Friday mor ni og in the city. . Mr. Henry' D. Croeswell has been in tbe city during the ] >ast few days. Mr. A. White left for New York on Friday on & business and pleasure trip. Mrs. M. B. Randie, and children have gone io Orangeburg to visit relatives. Mr. M. G. Rettenberg, of New York, is in the city fer a stay of several weeks. Mrs. Ansley Davis, of San Francisco, is visiting her parents, Gen. and Mrs. E. W Moise. Mrs J. B. Noise nd daughter, Miss Beat nee, of Laurens, are visiting tbe family of Mr. E. J. Dunne. Ber. John Kershaw, of Charleston, is in the city last week on a visit to bis daughter, Mrs. L. S Gurson. Bishop John J. Monaghan, of Wilmington, Del., arrived to the city from Charleston Thursday morning. Mrs. Ansley Coben, who bas been visiting the family of On. E W. Moise, returned to Charleston Monday Col. T. V. Walsh has been unable to be at bis office for several days owing to a severe attack of rheumatism. Mesare H Rettenberg. H. C. Moses and W. J. Dura**, attended tbe annual session of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Honor. Messrs. Lee 3. McCallum and Willis San ders left yesterday morning for Atlanta, Ga., where tbe? will stand the examination tor admission into the TJ. S. Army. Graham's strawberry farm is shipping ber ries in large quantities every day. Mr. Harry yt eoberg has resigned from the board of directors of tbe People's Ice Co. Mr. J. Frank Pate bas been re-elected Secretary of tbe Sta e Council Jr. O. . A. M. When tbe collection of the street taxrs be gins there is going to be sorrow in the land around about. Tbere have been no reports of damage in this Section to fruit and vegetables bj the frost yesterday morning. Tbere will be a succession of entertain ments during this and next week, and all are for charitable purposes and bave strong claims cn public patronage. Tobacco planters in this county are now beginning to transplant from tbe plant beds to the Seid Tbetupply of plants is abund ant and of fine eijse. Why will you bay bitter nauseating tonics when Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is as pleasant as Lemon Syrup. Your druggist is authorized to refund the money in every case where it fails to cure. Price, 50 cents. Births and deaths reported to Health Officer Reardon for the past week ending Friday, April 23d, are : Birth-One white male ; Deaths-One white female, 44 years old ; one colored male, 35 years old. Mr. J. E. Hough, wbo bas been sick for tbe pas', two or three months, bas been re moved to Dr. Mood's Infirmary, and on Wednesday Drs. Mood, A. J. China and Archie China performed an operation on him. He is getting on mach better than was ex pected. Tbe People's Ice Co., bas made a contract with tbe Uolom^ta Ice Co., to furnish them with a supply of ice until their plant is in operatioo. Tbe ice situation is rather inter esting now. Sun- ter ice is supplied to deal ers in Columbia to be sold in competition with the output of tbe Columbia factory, and now the Columbia factory is to furnish tbe ice to keep alive competition in Sumter. Americans are the most inventive people on j earth. To them bare been issued nearly 600,- i COO patents, or more than one-third of nil the patents issued in the world. No discovery of j modern years bas been of greater benefit to mankind' than Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera j and Diarrhoea Remedy, or has done more to relieve pain and suffering. J. W. Vaughn, Oak:on, Ky., says : "I h^ve used Chamber lain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea* Remedy : io my family for several years, and find it to be the best medicine I ever used for cramps in j stomach aud bowels." For sale by Dr. A. j J. Coin . MARRIAGE. Mr John Wise, of Barnwell and Mis? Mamie Erwio, of Bennettsville, were uoited Q marriage on Wednesday morning a the residence of Mr. C M. Weatherby, of Beo nettsville, Rev. J L. Stokes officiating. The bride attended school io this city a few years since and bas many friends here, j Mr J L Gillis, o Pisgah, S. C., was m*r ' ried to Miss Bright, eldest.danghter of Mr. J. j J Cooley, manager of the Reed State Farm, { at the residence of the bride's father on Sun I day, 25th inst Rev. J. N. Eotzrainger offi i ciated i Mr. J B. McAuley, of Chester, has pur ! chased the remainder of the stock of goods of the business of R P. Monaghan and will remove them to that place The annual spring holiday cf the Graded School begun Monday. The 6rst intention was to give but three days, but the eniire week will oe given as bas been tbe custom in the past. A blind negro banjoist has beeo giving open air concerts on the streets this morning, and, as there are many people with plenty of time in which to do nothing, be has bael a crowd around him most of tbe time. No preparation bas yet been made for lhe osoai Memorial services on May 10th, bat the Ladies' Memorial Association will make all necessary arrangements at the annual meeting which will be held within the next fortnight. The Coast Line has made a very decided i and long needed improvement by filling io tbe yard sorrounding the depot with clay and gravel, but the work will fall short of com pletion until several rood boles, that were left wben the work was done, re filled and tbe grounds levelled to prevent the water from standing after heavy raina. Tbe Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist Church will serve ice cream on the Mona mental Square on Monday afternoon and evening, kay 3d. The stores will close on that evening at 6 o'clock for the first time tb s Spring and the ladies purpose affording the clerks and others interested an opportu nity of celebrating the occasion. Oering the rain Monday morning lightning Strock tbe| electric light wires, but did no damage. The current r*n off the wires in front of Or. Mood's i nt raia ry and knocked down a horse belonging to Mr. R. M. Jen kins. He got up in a few moments apparent ly none the worse from the experience Supt. Bloom of the Sumter Water Co , ha3 decided to opea the hydrants at the termini of tbe various water mains in different par's of the city and tboroogiy wash out each and every one of them, so that no eaad or sedi ment of any kind may remain. This pro ceeding will ot, however, interfere with the water supply io private, bunses, as all of the hydrants will not be opened at once, and the regular pressure will be maintained. The Rope Reel has been reorganized witb Willis Sanders, foreman ; John Epperson, firs: assistant, and Robert Spann, second as sistant. It was found after several moo tbs experience that, tbe Rope Reel w s greatly needed at fires, and the Board of Fire Matera directed Chief Bloom to reorganize it. Mr Forman Knight is secretary nd treasurer The ether members of rbe ^quad are J. K. Nelso'o, Fred Ricker, Sam Mitchell, Steadman Yeadon, Jno. Jenkins, Marion Sanders The natue adopted for the squad is Bloom No. I. Two years ago R J. Warren, a druggist at Pleasant Brook, N. Y., bought a small sop ply of Chamberlain's Cou s a Remedy. He sams op tbe result as follows: "At that time tbe goods were unknown in this sec tion ; to-day Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a household word." It is the same io hundreds of communities Wherever the good qualities of Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy becoae known tbe people will have nothing else For sale by Dr. A. J China | Fall Down the Hog Pens. All owners of hogs bad best know that the HealtbjOfiicer has rued that 00 hogpens shall be maintained hereafter. The Board of Health has not decided to prohibit keeping of hogs in open lots, bot the Health Officer bas authority to decide how many shall be kept, and io what size place His opinion and orders are final, and any neglect or refusal to comply with bis instructions subject offenders to prosecution, or an-ordfr to desist from keeping bogs. Woodmen of the World. Hollywood Camp, W. of W., will bold ao ex*ra meeting this Wednesday, night at 8 o'clock for the purpose of conferring degrees upon four candidates. All n embers are earnestly requested to be present and assist in the initiation. Sumter Cotton Mills. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Sumter Cotton Mills, held 00 Satur day, the fellowing directors were elected : R M. Wallace, E. W. Moise, R. D. Lee. M. G. Rytlenberg, M. Moise, A. Moses, D. Jas. Winn, E. P. Ricker and A Rettenberg. As annouoced in the advertisement calline tbe meeting, the question of issuing bonds to take OD those now outstanding was taken up, and after discussioo the decision to issue bonds to the amount of $35,000 was reached. Tbe bonds will bear interest at 6 per cent . and will run tor not more than 20 years The meeting adjourned to Tuesday, May 4th. Prospering in Georgia. Messrs. Willeford & Loring, who went to Millwood, Gi , about a year sgo. have pros pered steadily in their business enterprises, and have extended their business until it has now reached large dimensions. Their many friends here will be glad to hear of their business success and their continued well being. In a recent issue of the Waycross Journal it is stated that Willeford & Loring are building a telephone line to connect their upper and lower stills, and from the latter wi.I extend a line to connect with the lines of the Waycross Telephone Co Is the Road to Be Bult ? A few days since the writer was informed by a well known gentleman of this county, who bad been to Camden on busicess, that while there be met one of the contractors who is now at work 00 the Blacksborg and G*ffnev extension of tbe 3 C's road, that the Camden and Sumter extension is a certainty. Tke coo'ractor stated that th 3 Ca engineers were due to leave Camden Monday to locate and survey the route between that place and Sumter. He also snid that be bad it from the principal ofici is of the road that it is their intention to push both extensions to completion before winter sets in, and, if the force of bands oeeded can be secured, botb road will he open for the fall and winter businrss. The only obstacle that is to be overcome is the difficulty in obtaioiog labor ers, and tbe contractors nre scouring the country for ihem. The contractor who gave the information was in Camden huut'ng for hands to work on the Gaffney extension, /iud was offering good wuges for able bodied labor ers Fer sometime f c!3 relative to tte pro jected extension* of the 3 C's have heen ob tained from various sources, and as all tend to confirm the report tb t the road is to be com pleted at an early date it begirs to look as if Sumter is to be uubottled at last. Chain Gang Controversy. The Investigation Concluded, Election Held and Over seer Du Bose Goes Oat. The charges of misconduct and neglect of dury made before ih County Board of Com missioners by Supervisor Dorn against T. J. DuBose, Overseer of the County Chain Gang, were finally disposed of last Friday, after aa all day session, during which numerous wit nesses were eximiutd. The charges were submitted at ihe last meeting of the board and the investigation commenced, as was stated at that time. The meeting of the board was calle'1 ->r tbe purpose of completing the investiga. . and to elect no overseer and guards for the ensu ing two years. Overseer DaBose was represented by Dr. H Y. DuBose. and Supervisor Dorn by A B. Stuckey, Esq. Mr. R. I Manning at tbe re quest of the Board served as chairman The charges entered by Supervisor Dorn were as follows : SUMTER, S. C , Marcb 29, 1897. Mr. T. J. DuBose, Overseer of the County Chain Gang : Dear Sir It is due to you that I should write yon and ask that you do not apply for re-election as overseer of the chain gang for Sumter County before the Cooofy Board of Commissioners at tbe coming election for that appointment on April 5th next 1897, for the reason that you are- not in my judgment a suitable person for such appointment. In case you do offsc as a candidate for such appointment it will be my unpleasant duty to mak* the .following complaints against yon, of which I now give you notice that you may have a fair opportunity of ansv %r> iog the same. They are as follows : 1. That at the time of the capture and lynching of the late Simon Cooper, at a time of great excitement you left the chain g&ng in charge of Mr. Sam Folk alone 2. That I visited the chain gang about os ce or twice a week while they were employed in the work of building a clay road between Shot Pouch Branch and the city of Somier, and at least bali of tbe time I made these visits you were not with the chain gang but was of te io th city of Sumter. And th it I am informed you were often absent from the chain gang while engaged in this work. 3. That for about two days, wbile you were in charge of this work, you did not require anv work of the chain sr og at all ; tbat at least one of bese days was fair weather, jour only excuse to me was that the ground was frozen ou that day which io my jadgment WHS insufficient. 4. That on Tuesday before leaving this work oe following Monday gave you notice that chain gang would he moved on follow iog Monday and asked you to finish up the road bed completely as far as 3 ou got with the ditching nd not tcleave any work un finished as far as you went. That you did not complete and finish the work as thus re quired but left it 8> as water could not be drained off properly as far es you had done the ditching, and that you left thi3 work at noon Ou Saturdav before leaving on Monday in this unfinished condition. 5. That while engaged in work near Shot Pouch you kept one of the convicts solely for purpose ^.f waiting upon you and Mr. Sim Folk and to carry water to chain gang, and erquired no other work of him, and that be , was capable of doing a full band's work. 6 That when you w re removed from work near Shot Pouch I had made arrange ments with Mr. John Boykin to camp the convicts in a strip of woods near bis boose and obtained bis consent to use bis stall for tbe county mules, and to get ww ter from bis well, and so instructed yon and told you to camp the chain gang at that nlace convenient for tbe work 00 the rood above Tirzah Church. That ioste d of complying wheo I instructed you, you camped at old Provi dence Spring fully two miles from your work making it necessary to consume considerable time io geing and returning from tbe work, morning and night, and ditobej ed my posi tive rtqaes 7. That on Saturday of the fir-t week of theCourt of Sessions for said county, I told you not to carry out tbe new convicts until the Court ofvGeoeral Sessions adjourned. That without seeing me, or speaking with me again alout the matter, you obtained posses sion of such new convicts before the Court of Sessions adjourned and carried them out to tbe chain gang on the same evening. 8 That I am informed that on s*me Sai uid-iy night Mr. W H. Seals visited tie chain g og, and asked permission to pass bis opinion on each of the new convicts, mean ing thereby, I suppose, wbethrr or not susb new convicts or on either of them would make any effort to escape. Tbot at such ex* amination one of the new convicts remaked tbat after be was sentenced some one at the Court House told him he might then run off and make his escape and that be would not run off. That thereupon you asked bim wbo bad told bim he might make bis escape, and whereupon the new convict re fused to jell in public who bad so told him ar tbe Court House but said be would tell y ou in private. That thereupon you got your leather strap and proceeded to whip him 00 bis naked back, and did ro whip bim until he told who had so spoken to bim at the Court House. That such pro ceedings, on your part were in my judgement exceedingly improper and unlawful. 9. That while you had charge of the chain gang before my term of office, wbile engaged tn working road near Bradford's mill pond, you allowed the convicts to fish in said pond. 10. That on one occasion recently you told roe I bad to buy cit zens' clothes for seven convicts who were to be liberated on Satur day, March 6tb, ss they had no e othes, that you had their old citizens clothes burned because they weie lousy, therefore bad to buy and did buy cuizens' clothes for them at j expense to the county. And that on Satur day, Mai ch 6 b, I tole you that to avoid the expense of the purchase of citizens' clothes for any more of the convicts that you must remove the citizen*' clothes from their per sons and have them safely kept in the old j ul so that each one could get bis own clothes agaiu when be should be uiscbarged. That i cs tead of doing this you carried both the stripes and their citiz ns' clothes with the new conricfa off from City of Sumter, and that when one of the recent coovicts escaped from the chain gang on last Wednesday, naa ed Jake Whitfield, be escaped with bis citizens' clothes making it easier for bim to disguise himself and to make a euecessful escape. II That before my term of office I am in formed that while und^r the influence of whiskey, when ooeof the citizens of the coun ty WHS passing along the public road near your c->mp of the chain gang, you ordered bim, or some one in your presence ordered bim, to halt. Toat when be drove on, betog in the public highway between Tirzib Church and Providence, you ran after him with Mr. S-un Folk, one or both of you firing three times with your pistol and that you charged this citizen, up JU catching up with him, of having made use of some insulting wod when he was ordered to halt; mid that you then, wbile in this conversation, pointed your pistol towaids him and cursed him and tbr*" tened to shoot him. That such conduct on your part wai , in my judgment, unjusti fiable and improper especially while you j were in charge of the county chum gang. If jou are not a candidate before the Board thfse complaints will not be mf de puolic. If you bre a candidate then it becomes ray duty as a public officer and as a citizen to make them publicly before the hoatd where you can haye opportunity to sn3wer to them I bave LO personal ill w.ll ia thia matter towards you or anyone else Yours ruiy, MARION DC RN, County Supervisor. The examination and crops exarninat'on were thorough nd exhaus'ive and everj point WAS brought out in detail, each charge beinc uken up in order and witnesses ques tioned in reference to the charge under con sideration The fo owine witness were put on the stand: T. D Chand er, J. E. Gaillard, J. S Folk, J. A. Boy kio, W.H. Seals, Chas. E. Richardson, alins Bynuoc-an ex-convict and night cuard, Mattheus. Dr. Do Bose and Mr. Stuckey were each allowed fifteen minutes for argument and the Board thea proceeded to discuss the charges. The charges were then taken up seria'ira and the decision of the Board was BS follows: Charges 1, 2, 3, 4. 5 and 10-Not sustained. Charges 6, 7 and 8-Sustained. Charge 9-Tnrown out. Charge ll-Not beard, no witnesses. By motion it was decided that while 8th charge was sustained, there were fxtenua ting circumstances attending action of Over seer. Tbe election of an Overseer was taken up in the afternoon and Messrs T. J. DuBose, L. E. White, J. A. Dennis and Tellers were candidates Tbejballot resulted 8 for DuBose, 8 for White. Supervisor Dorn had the de ciding vote and cast it for White, who was declared elected. J. S Folk was elected day guard, and A. K Burrows night guard. A. B. "Stuckey waa elected County At torney. Public Sales. The following sales are advertised for Sale day in May : BY THE SHERIFF. Lot and building in city of Sumter, bound ed south by land of V. T. Lawson, and west by Main Street, property ot Lydice Shiver, at suit of the State for taxes i Lot of blinds, doors and sash, as the prop erty of R C. Harvin, at suit of the State for taxes. BY THE MASTER. The Citizens' Building and Loan Associa tion, plaintiff, against Osborne White, de fendant. Lot of half acre, bounded by W. C. & A. R. R and land of Jack Johnson and others. Terran cash. The People's B. & L. A., plaintiff, against Matilda Flowers, defendant. Lot measuring 55 feet front by 125 feet, and bounded west by lot defendant resides upon, on Republican Street, in city of Sumter. Terms cash. E. H. Frost & Co.. plaintiffs, agaiost An thony D-ivis, defendant. Forty acres in county of Sumter, on east side of Lafayette public road and adjoining lands of Sam Wesley, John Charles and others. Terms cash. E P. Rieker, plaintiff, against Emily E Whitemore, defendant. Trsck of lan ? in city of Sumter, composed of several jots, bounded by Main, Calhoun and Harvin streets, and lots formerly of C M Hurstand E.. C. Gre u ; also track of acres, ad joining lands now or foroerly of R H. Vaugao, Miles Moran, Fullwood and others. Terms-One-third cash, balance one and two years. C. Wulburn & Co , plaintiffs, against Bar din & Murdock, S. Lynda Mayes, Atlantic Phosphate Co , and others. Ti act of 40 acre?, nouoded by lands of S. L. Mayes, Dr. J. A. Mayes and others. Terms cash. Watchmaker and Engraver. Mr. Ernst A. Bultman, who recentiy re turned from Peoria, 111 , where he attended Parson's Horological Institute and received bis diploma after completing the entire course, has opeoed au office at the clothing store of Brown, Cuttino & Delgar, and offers bis cer vices to the people of Sumter County as an expert watchmaker, engraver and repairer of fine jewelry. He was eu ployed for a year or more in the repair department of L. W. Folsom's jewelry store and then went to Pbiladelfbia for the purpose of perfecting himself in bis trade. There re werked under skillful instructors for four months, after which he wi rked at bia trade for ayear'be fore going to Peoria. Io the latter place be bid the advantage of receiving practical and theoretical instruction from the most skillful watchmakers and engravers in America. When be completed the tertr, he was able not only to repair a watch, but ta make one from start to finish m a manner to satisfy the most exacting workman With an equipment of the finest too's and instruments of the most improved models, be is prepared *o execute any work given bim and to guarantee satisfaction. He is also a skillful engraver,, and tbe work that bebas done and ia doing is all sufficient as a recom mendation. Work cou mitted to bim will be done promptly, and as a Sumter boy, as well as a first class workman, he deserves a liberal patronage. Mrs. A. Inveeu, residing at 720 Henry S'., Alton, Ul., suffered wiih sriaotic rheumatism for over eight months She doctored for it nearly the whole of ibis time, using various remedies recommender! by friends, and was tn-ated hy the physicians, but leceived no relif-f. She then u. ed one and a half bottles of Charaherlnin's Pain Balm, which effected a complete cure This is published* at ber request, ns she wants others similarly afflict ed to know what cured her. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by Dr. A. J. Cbioa. ...m>- ..-iij ?! Exactly Eight. Tbe local department has received the fol lowing communication, accompanied by a request for publication : "Some cf the people of Sumter make them selves very busy with ladies' bicycle costumes. It would pay them to lock at their own." Which is good advice. HM IUI fJi ttAt lyLULAAAAA Pain-Killer. (PXRRT DAVIS'.) A Sur and Safe Remedy in every case and every kind of Bowel Complaint ls Pain-Killer. 3 This is a true statement and it can't be Z 2made too strong or too emphatic. m It is a simple, safe and quick cure for j 4 Cramps, Cough, Rheumatism, jp 2 Colic, Colds, Neuralgia, J Diarrhoea, Croup, Toothache. !? j TWO SIZES, 25c. and 50c. { Land Surveying. MR, H. D MOISE, will give prompt at tention to calls for survey ina and platting lan J Cnn he found at h is office, uext door to office of Lee nt.d .\ oi?e, Sumter, S. C. Nov. 18. CURES WHEKC ALL cLSt KAILS. El liest Cough Syrup. Tastes Good, eec gj in time. Sold by druggists. EH ALMOST A FIBE. Lamp ;Overturned in the Y. M. C. A. Hall. j A large hanging lamp WAS overturned in I the Y. M. C. L. ball last Wednesday night, I and for a few minutes every indication I pointed toward a serious conflagration. The j ail froat the lamp blnzed uo fiercely and the I entire room appeared to be fii'ed with smoke end flames The fire alarm was rung in and the dc-parfnent arrived on the scene in a few minu'es, nd,stretching two lines of hose, was in readinfss for the fight, but before deluging the huiidir.g with water it was thought ad visable t<i try the efficiency of the chemical extinguishers. The result was entirely satis factory and the blazing oil was promptly ex tinguisbed with the greatest ease. Very little damage waa done by the fire, nnd the firemen are to be congratulated that they established the fact that they have a clear conception of their dnty and think first of saving property and do not go to fires solely to throw water. Another Small Fire. Policeman Weeks performed a firem an's duty last Wedncsdaylnight when he extinguished an incipient fire on the prenrses of Mr. Julius Morris, which he discovered while on his regular ronnd. The fire originated in a box ! in which a lot of bot ashes bad been Disced yesterday afternoon and was burning briskly wbeu discovered. The family was aroused and Policeman Weeks theo proceeded to ex tinguish the fire. The alarm was not rung in and the fire department consequently bad no opportunity to turn out. The Sumter-Columbia ice war is cow on in serious earnest. The Columbia representative of the Independent Ice Co., advertises in all the Colombia papers to deliver ice in any part of the city for 25 cents per hundred, and it is expected that the Columbia Ice Co , will meet tbe cu t and perhaps go a notch lower. The People's Ice Co , in tbis city, received this morning the first consignment et Columbia ice and they are now ready to ?cpply ice at 25 cents per hundred. Columbia ice will, however, be sold in this city only until the plant of the People's Co , is in operation. The first lot of the .aachinery for this com pany ia expected to arrive within the next week or ten days, and it will then Le but a question of days before the factory will be running at its full capacity. Tbe King's Daughters' Pink and Green Tea Monday evening was a successful and en joyable entertainment, and each and everyone present bad each a very pleasant evening that they felt themselves under lasting obliga tions to the young ladies for providing so pleasant a way of spending an evening. The receipts from the entertainment were not very large, bot the som realized 1 be made to do much good in relieving the needs of the sick and destitute under the care of the King's Daughters. The Mount Lebanon Shakers have recently perfected an iugenious cure for dyspepsia. Their Digestive Cordial consists of a food already digested aod a digester of foods {hap pily combined. The importance of this invention will be appreciated when we realize what a propor tion of the community are vic.ima of some form of stomach tiou'oles Thousands of pale, thiu people have little inclination to ear, and what they do eat causes them pain and distress. This Digeetive Cordial of the Shakers cor rccts any stomach derangement at once. It makes thin people plump. Every one will be greatly interesttd to read the tittie book which has been placed io the hands of drug gists for f te distribution. What is Laxol? Nothing but Castor Oil made as palatable as honey. Children like it. * I Musical Recital. levitations bave been issued to a musical recital at the Sumter Institute, OD Thursday evening, May gixtb. A treat is io store for those who attend. Landmark Gone. Kingstree, S. C., April 21.-News reached, here to-day that the residence of Hugh Mc Cutcben, in the Icdiantown section of thi3 county was burned down on Monday night. I could not get the particulars, except that the fire is thought to have been accidental. lt is a very oid dwelling, and was known as the old Dick residence. .\?r. McCutchen's loss is very heavy, and is estimated at fifteen bucdred dollars, with r.o insurance. Not Exactly Right is the way thousands of people feel. It is because their blood ts poor Hood's kS-isaparilla, the One Tree Blood Purifier, wufpromptly set them right. Hood's Pills are purely vegetable and do not purge, pain or gripe. All druggists. The regular practice drill of the Fire Depart ments attracts large crowds to the streets every Monday afternoon, and instead of the novelty wearing off, tbeir are larger crowds each time than on previous occasions. Yes- , terday afternoon the two'hose companies presented a fire appearance. Next Monday the chemical (ire extinguishers will be tested and the squads will have an apport unity to exhibit both the speed of tbeir teams and their 0^3 ability to make effective use of the extinguishers. Several pleasure wagons and numerous other vehicles filled with yoong people and their chaperones left for Cain's Mill yesterday morning to spend the day. Tbey carried three of the ingredients of happiness -bright anticipations, happy hearts and a great store of good things to eat-atid if any of them returned dissat isfied they will have willfully cheated t.bem self of a pleasant time when all things had' conspired togetner for their happiness. Writing paper in pound packages, plain and ruled, price and qualiry* not duplicated elsewhere H. G t 3teeo & Co. Much in Little Is especially true of Hood's Pills, for no medi cine ever contained so great curative power ia so small space. They are a whole medicine Hood's chest, always ready, al ways efficient, alw.iys sat isfactory; prevent a cold or fever, cure all liver ills, sick headache, jaundice, constipation, etc. 25c. The only Pills to take with Hood':} Sarsaparilla. ARE YOU NEEDING AN IRON SAFE ? HAVING BEEN APPOINTED GEN ERAL AGENT for the Alpine Fire and Burglar Proof Safe Company. I am prepared to offer liberal terms to those who are in need of a good safe. For prices and terms address ' J. A. RENNO, Mch 24 Sumter, S. C. P ills THE STORE OF l^e ^umter Jjry jjoods Po., Is the Busiest Business House in Sumter, S. C. To believe this you must see it, aod to see it will cause joa to wonder at first sight what can be the cause of it. Here are several solutions to the puzzle: 1st-Their stock is bought for Cash. 2d-Their novelties are exclusive. 3d-Their styles are up to date. 4th-Their assortment is complete in all lines. 5 th-Their prices are those which delight. 6th-Their representations are never exaggerations. We-laid our plans in January for the capture of the White Goods. Lace and Embroidery trade of Sumter and adjoining counties this season, and viciory promises to crown our effort. In justice to yourself, call and ask to see tbe beautiful tbiogs io this department. It cos s you nothing to see them, remember. For Commencement Suits Noihiog cm surpass a White Organdy for beautiful simplicity, but for those w bo prefer them we bave the Persian Lawns, Mulis, Swisses io plata aud dotted, SMk Cr pons, Mou?eleioc de Soir, Cream Silks, &c. QI jp , TM AO M, The Shirt Waist is as much in evidence as ever, and this cut fairly represents you when attired in one of our perfect fitting gar ments. THE SUMTER DRY GOODS COMPANY. Distributors of Dry Goods of every desorption, sod Regulators of Prices foi Sumter, S. C.