MARRIAGE. Married, at the residence of Col Ii B. Teague, Aikeo, S C , Thorsdav Jane 3d, j 1837, Col. I W. Fowler, V.ce-Prtsideut pf the Coberlaod Gap rond, to Sirs Mary (Pet) j Bland, of Edgefield-Edgefield Advertiser, j . Mr. C. W. Kiogsmore, of this city, aod Hiss Abbie DeLorme, were married at 9 o clock yesterday morning at the home of the brides eister in Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. Kingsmore will spend several weeks in Ashe ville, N C , and.Nasb ville, Tenn , before re turning to this city, which will be their home in future. -t Marriage Announcement. The engagement is announced of Miss Aloa Prewitt to Dr. Louis B andiog, of Walnut Hills, he marriage to take place oa Jone 23, at the home of Miss Prewitt's parents. The bride-elect is a daughter of Mr. Robert Prewitt, of the county, well known through out the community. She is a beauty of an exquisitely refined and delicate type, and possessed -of rare charm od culture Dr. Kianding 3 one of the most popular physi cians of the county and ia the object of beam congratulations.-Lexington, Ky., Daily Herald. DEATH. Mr. Frank DesCbamps, of Bishopvilie, died oa Tuesday last, after an illness cf a few days only. He was about 35 years of age and wftsahigbly esteemed and substantial citizen of the community in which he lived. He left a wife and two children. Court Proceedings.. The arguments in the case of Robert Wil son were condaded late Wednesday afternoon and the jory retired to decide on a verdict. Co ort adj DU med before & decision was reach ed, and a seated verdict was handed in. When Cours convened next morning the Soding of the jury was read. Robert Wilson was found guilty as an accessory of Simoo Cooper in the morder of the ' Wilson fdoaily, bat be WAS recommended to the mercy of the fCoorrt. The next case on the docket, that of the State rs. John Blaylock, for murder, waa taken up. Blaylock. it will be remembered, shot Jerry Mack at .Elliotts about two months ago, bot under circumstances that appeared to justify bim, partly at least, for taking the life of Mack. , - . H F. Wilson,#E3q t counsel for Robert Wilson, made a motion for a new trial for his client daring the morning. Judge Town send entertained tb motion, and stated that be would decide whether a new trial would be granted or not at bis leisure. The Blaylock case was concluded io a 3hort time by the acquital of the accused. The case of tbe State vs. Commodore Coun cil, morder, was called, but on motion of Lee & Bf oise, attorneys for the defense, it was continued ootiLthe next term cf Coort. * Judge Townsend dismissed the motion for a new trial l r Robert Wilson Thursday afternoon and sentenced bim to two years io toe penitentiary or on the chain gang. The Court of Genera! Sessions adjourned Thursday afternoon, and the Court of Com mon Pleas convened. Coori adjourned tint die on Friday night. So many of the cases were con tinued that the docket was closed mucb sooner than was anticipated, and the term proved tc be an on usa! ly abort one for Som ier County. United Confederate Veterans. Camp Dick Anderson, Ko. 334, Sumter, S. C. On call of the Commander, J. D. Blanding, Ci-mp Dick Anderson assembled at Sumter, S. C., on Monday, June 7tb, 1897, and Lient. Commander, J. Harvey Wilson was pot io command. Adjataot P. P. Gaillard stated the object of the call to be to appoint delegates and al ternates to the Re-nnion of the United Con federate Veterans, to take psace at Nasbyille, Tenn., Jone 22d, 23d and 24!h, 1897, and such c th er matters as may be brought before it. Also stated that the Roll of the Camp now showed 127 members and was, therefore, ea titled to 6 delegates and same number of altern tes, bot before they could be admitted to tbe privileges of the Union, tbe annual dues to the U. C. V. General Eccampment would bave to be paid, and sc ch does amount to $19.50. Commander Blanding' submitted, 1. Geceral Order No.-from Division Headquarters announcing that a committee bad been appointed of which Comrade S. P. H. Elwel?, of Camp Hampton was Chairman, to devise some scheme by which foods could be raised to erect a monument to the devoted women or* the Confederacy. 2. A communication from Division General Walker that a special train over the Sea board Air Line R. R. bad been tendered at tbe round trip rate to Nashville on 21st of Jone at tbe price of $11.55. That meals can be proeored at prices ranging from 25c up, and sleeping accommodations at from 25c. per night up to first class hotel rates. That headquarters S. C. Division will be room No. U, Price College Hotel. 3. A'so an invitation from Augusta Camp U. C. V. to join them in their special car to aod from Nashville. Oo niotiou of Comrade H. C. Moses ordered that the Commander appoint at hi3 leisure tba celezates aod alternates sad oolifv theta, of th.ir appointment. Also that the Commander with two com rades be appointed to urge Comrades to pay ap their nonual dues to be remitted to Nash ville. Comrades Clem Moses and J. Di :gs -Wilder were appointed for such purpose. The invitation of the .Augusta Camp TIMS thankfully acknowledged, but the selection of the route to Nashville was left to the dele gation. Camp was then broken up. J. HARVEY WILDON, Vice Commander Commacdicg. P. P. GAILLARD, Adjutant. Camp Dick Anderson, TJ. C. V. Tbe committee appeals to each comrade to pay his anna ' dues of 25 cent?, in order that tbe Camp may be represented at the U. C. V. reunion. The following Comrades are appointed : Delegates. s Altercates, p. P. Gaillard, H. C. Moses, W. M. Graham, R. J. Brownfield, W. F. Rbame, E. W. Mo se, J. C. Parnell, J. H. Terry, Perry Moses; Benj F. Wilson, D. J. Aold. Jobo Reid. Delegates and alternates will call on the Adjutant for their certificates and badges. J. D. BLANDING, Commander. All Homor3 of the Blood, from the smal ' pimple to the dreadful scrofula sore, art cored by Hood's Sarsaparilla, which thor oogbly purifies, vitalizes and eoricbes the blood. jy Hood's Pills cure nausea, sick headache, indigestion, biliouoess. AH druggists. 25c. The Winthrop College girls came home Thursday and there wa9 a big crowd at the depot to m et them and see the girls from other counties pass tbroogh. Fine Tobacco. Mr. Louis WHHaoiSoa, of Provider ce, has rive acres cf verv Soe tonacco that will oe ready for coring wubin two w?eks A s eci meo teat from h;s fieid bien wis brought io town Wednesday was as large and 6oe io every other respect as the writer bas seen any ye.*r since tobacco became one of the staple crops of Sumter County. .Crash suit3 and negligee shirts are the most popular articles of dress for men just now. The Mason Electrical Works has shutdown for two days for the purpose of taking stock before the Tejfphone Manufacturing Com pany takes caarge and begins operations. Hundreds of thousands have beeu iodooed to try Chamberlain's Cough Remedy by read ing what it ha3 done for others, and having tested its merits for themselves are to-day its warmest friends. For sale by Dr. A. J. Chin*. A piano for the Sumter Clun bas bien re ceived and was moved into the club parlor oe last Wedoesday. The club is taking on new life, and a number cf improvements are being made or are in prospect. The membership is growing, numerous applications now being before the committee. Tbe excavations for the foundatioo of he addition to the Court House are beiog made aod a great deal of tbe material for the build ing is on the ground. The building will be completed and all repairs made inside and out before the fall term of court convenes. There was a road dog scare So oday after noon at the Durant place in the Jordan neighborhood. A dog evidently in the most violent stage of the rabies ran into the yard, bit three dogs and then made it3 escape. At last accounts the mad dog bad not been run down and the neighborhood is in a. state of alarm. Daring Jhe thunderstorm on Saturday night there was a heavy fail of bail in the vicinity of Providence. The are* visited by the hail was not extensive, but io the strip of country where it fell the crops were beat to the ground. The bail 3tones were not large, bot they fell in such great numbers that no vegetation escaped uninjured. The Red Men's excursion left for Charleston yesterday morning with a large crowd of war riors od many tuore pale faces whom they induced to accompany them. The exenrion ists will spend the day ia seeing the city or io disporting in the sorf of Sullivan's island. There is no doubt about it being bot enough for surf bathing, and those who spend the day on the island should have a real good : time.t The electric storm on Saturday night got in its work oa the electric light system, and one circuit was laid off fjr repairs. Last night the lights in the Baptist Church wouid not burn, and although efforts were made to reoair the break in the circuit it was impos sible to do so io time to render the lights erviceable for the meeting. Lamps were brought in and the services were conducted without the benefit of the electric lights. The revival services which have been held in the Baptist Church during the past two weeks were broegbt to a close Sundav after noon. Bev. W. P. Hines; of Norfolk, Va., who' conducted the meeting, made a very favorable impression by reason of bis simple, earnest sincerity,, and every ervice was at I tended by large congregations. The meeting was attended by deep interest, and much good was accomplished'. There were mao y ! conversions, and the church has bad a gen I nine spiritual awakening. Twenty-one mern i bers were received into the church and eight een were immersed at the evening services. At the request of the Board of Health, City Council will pot down a brick and cement drain on Republican Street, between Main and Sumter Streets. This street from Maia ' to Sumter Street holds water after rains and ' is continually muddy, offensive and un I healthy. While 'he time for this kind of I work-from Oct. to June 1st-has passed, it was thought best to pot the street ina dry and i healthy condition before the very bot summer j weather sets io. The confirmation exercises which were held io the Jewish Lecture Hali last Wednesday afternoon were attended by a large audience that filled the auditorinm -to the limits of its seating capacity. The music arranged for the occasion was especially fine and the ser vices of tbe most accomplished musicians io the city were enlisted. Tbe services were conducted by Rev. B A. EIzis, of Charles ton, wbo made ah able and interesting ad dress. Gen. E. W. Moise also made abrief address. The confirmation class was com posed of Misses Anita Barby /and Elberta Schwerin and Clifton Moise and George Levy. j A large crowd of Converse girls passed through this city last Wedoesday afternoon en route to their homes io the lower and j eastern portions of the State They were as gay and lively as girls let loose from school will be and were evidently bent on having a good time. When the train drew up to the j depot they crowded out on the platform of the car and gave tbeir college yell-at least the writer surmised that the noise they made was iotended for a college yell. Then they pro proceeded to give a yell for Sumter, after which they asked for Henry, but as Hanry did not show up, it could not be ascertained what Henry they they were looking for. There is some talk of the establishment of an original package liquor depot io this city for the purpose of competing with the dis pen? rv" It stands to reason that such n enterprise would prove very profitable, for it is well known tbat the dispensary here h> 3 j been one of the most profitable in the Stat?. No definite announcement has been made that ! an original package liquor store will be opeo ed, but the matter is under cansideration. ! It need create no surprise should au opposi I finn I'quor shop be opened any day, and a ; fierce competition be inaugurated with the j dispensary. i The game of .bai! between the Camden and j Sumter teams that took pince at the bicycle park last Wednesday afternoon resulted in a victory for the borne team by a score of II to 2- The Sumter boys were much larger . than those who represented Camden and the ! teams were not evenly matched. The Camden i team put up a came fight from first to last ; and with the odds agn cst then medea fine I showing The Sumter team piayed good J bal!, but if they wish to win a victory of : which they may be justly protjd, a team of I the same siz*. should oe hunted up. - m i i i mm - ! Miss Linnie McLaurin cf the Graded School Elected to a Po sition m Winthrop College. Miss Linnie McLaurin, who has been a mem ber cf the Graded School faculty during the past session, has been elected to a place in the faculty of Winthrop College. Sue will fill the position of adjunc* instructor in the depattment of science. The position w s given Miss McLaurin without solicitation, and wheo she received notice of her election it was a complete though pleasant surprise. Miss McLaurin is a daughter of Dr. ti. J. McLauri: of this city, and is a gradu t" of the Sumter Institute ::nd of Winthrop Col lege. President Johnson of Winthrop, is well acquainted with Miss McLaurin's ability, natural and acquired, having had her as a student uoder his instruction for several years, and his recommendation is a very high com pliment. Miss McLaunn's many friends will bpar of her good fortune wi:h sincere pleasure, know ing as they do, that it is deserved, od that j she will fill the position with honor to ber i self and the institution. St. Joseph's Commencement. The Thirty.third annual commencement of "Sf. Joseph's Academy will t fheld ii the Ac.- 't*-rnv ot Music on Tuesday a.cuing, June 22 :d. T e ez;rci es will be of the usual, interesting character and will be wit nessed with pleasure by tbe friends of the institution, who are so numerous that the Acadexy of Music is the only hall io the city that can come anywhere near accommoda ting ail who would like to be Present at tbe annual commencement exercises. Mr. isaac Horner, proprietor o' the Bur ton House, B irton, W. Va., and one of the most widely known men in the state, was cored of rheumatism after three years of suffering. He says: "I have not sufficient command of language to convey any idea of what suffered, my phvsicians told me that nothing could be dor.e for me, and my friends were fuilj convinced that nothing but death would relieve ne of mv sneering. In June, 1894, Mr. Evans, then salesman for the Wheeling Drug Co., recommended Cham berlain's Pain Balm. At ihis time ray foot and limb were swollen to more than double their normal s ze and it seemed to me my leg would hurst, but soon after I began using the Pain Balm the swelling began o de crease, the pain to leave, and now,I consider that I am entirely cured. For sale by Dr. A. J China. Personal. Mrs. Haman, from Mississippi, is on a visit to her father, Col. Blaodine. He has been mad? happy by visits from five of his daugh ters and grand children from distant points. J. Frank Pate,.National Representative, left Saturdav afternoon to attend the National Council J. U. A. M , which convenes in Pitts burg, Pa., on Tuesday morning, June 15th, at 10 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. J. E McCotcbeu, of Bish opvilie, passed through the city a few days ago on their way from the Rock Hill College Commencement at which their daughter took several honors. Mr. John Montgomery, of St. Charles, who bas been on a visit to Charleston and Beau fort during the pa9t two weeks returned yes terday. He wa3 greatly benefited by his stay oa salt water and his health is now bet ter tb n for several months. The temperature during the past few days has been fully up to the Jane average. Gardens were revived by the rains and all vegetables are now growing luxuriantly Crops are reported tobe growing rapidly in all section of the county, and the pros pect is fine for both cotton and corn. Rev. C C Brown will deliver the address to the graduating class at Patrick Military Academy, Anderson, S C , to-day. The machinery of the People's Ice Factory 3 not yet all in place and their will be sev eral days further delay before this factory begins to make ice Why will you bay bitter nauseating tonics when Clyde's Tasteless Chili Tonic is ai pleasant as Lemon Syrup. Your druggist is authorized to refund the money in every case where it fails to care. Price, 50 cents. The Sumter Dry Goods Co. make a state ment in their ad. of this issue which, though brief, means a good many saved dollars to boyera of dry goods. They meao no harm in the startling turns they take in conducting their large business ; this time they are only laying plans that they may be of even greater service to tbe buying public of Sulfite: and th3 surrounding coonties than ever before. They will fell you more of it later on. The Fren dh 3ay "it is the impossible that happens." This bas proved to be the case with the Mount Lebanon Shakers. The whole scientific world bas been laboring to core dyspepsia, but every effort seemed to meet with defeat. The suffering from stom ach troubles has become almost universal. Multitudes have TJO desire for food and that v.nicb they do eat causes them pain and dis tress. Sleepless nights are the rule and not the exception, and thousands of sufferers have become discouraged. Thc Shakers of Moan* Lebanon recently came to the front with their new Digestive Cordial, which contains not only a food al ready digested, but is a dieester of food. It promptly relieves nearly all forms of in digestion. Ask your druggist for one of their books. Lazol, the new Castor Oil, 3 being used in hospitals It 3 sweet as boney. Onward Maren I A New Department for the Palace Dry Goods Emporium. Announcement is made to the public (ladies especially) that preparations are now on way for the opening of a Shoe Department, in our store on Sept. 1st. These lines are being selected with tbe great est care and only reputable good's will be allowed to eoter our stock. Yours truly, SCHWARTZ BROS. June 9-3t. Meteorological Record. The following is a report of observations ofjthe weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for the past week ending Jur.e 13, 1S97 :_ 1 Temperature. I 5* i ~ j I , w i . _ : - - : e. EL Condition. i 2 7' 83 i 68 ; 7J 5: E .'.14 J Cloudy Sf 75 ; 61 i 68 ; E va 42 j Cloudy 9 83 i 64 ! 15 t\ S va .00 j Ciear IO! 88 : 70 I 79. \ sw : .00 j Cloudy 11| 90 j 71 i 80S; sv ; 00 : Cloudy 12 92 1 72 ; 82 ; sw \ .7S j Clear 13' 93 : 67 ' 80 ' SW ; .00 ! Clear ?Partly cloudy. On the 8th aud 9:h during the afternoon the wind was variable from K to N on to W, and on the 11th variable in all directions during toe day, the South predominating. On tbs 12th though there wer* two thunder storm?, the sky was clear during mo3t of the day until after 9 p.m. Between 5 and p. m. a cloud coming from X uave U3 * light shower, passing to NE and E of u?. After 10 30 p. m. the most violent electrical storm of the season began, lightning nod thunder fifing incessant till midnight J. O. U. A. M. Election. At tl e last meeting of Sumter Council No. 7, Jr Order United American Mechanic?, the following officers were elected to serve for the ! ensuiog term : j Councilor-- W. E M i ms Vice Counc ilor-J F. Reid. Recording Secretary-B. C. Wallace. Assistant Recording Secretary-T. P. Lynam Warden-C. B. Yeadon. Conductor-E. Welis Inside Sentinel-C Weston McGrew. i Outside Sentinel-Joe Warren. Treasurer-E. S. Miller. Trustees-V. H. Phelps, W E. Minos. C. L. Rna me. Financial Secretary -Ii F. Kelley. Byron used a great deal ot hair-dressing, but was verr particular to have only the best j to be found in the market. If Ayer's Hair '? Vigor had been obtainable theo, doubtless he : would have tested its trerits, as so many dis I titiguished and fashionable people are doing i nowadays. M ORB PERSONAL PROPERTY Auditor Wilder's Abstract Shows a Large Gain Over Last Year. Auditor J. D. Wilder has completed b's abstract of the returns of personal property, and on Friday forwarded it to Columbia, just 20 days io advance of the time required b law. The abstract would be like ali other ab stracts were it not for one feature, and this feature 13 ef such importance that that the abstract will be interesting to all citizens of Sumter County. The abstract of 1896 shows personal prop erty to the value of $1,248,53!) returned for taxation. The abstraet of Auditor Wilder, just completed for the fiscal year 1897, shows that the value of personal property now on ibe tax bocks is SI,312,740, a gain of $61, 210 over the previous year Every township io the county, except Con C;ri, Mayesville, Manchester aod Lynchburg, shows an increase in personal property return ed for taxation, and in these townships the decrease is very slight. Sumter township leads all other townships with an increase of $24.000 more than a third of the total gain of the eDtire county. Wanted Cotton. Persons having cotton for sale, will please communicate with Altamoot Moses, Secretary Sumter Cotton Mills. June 16-3. SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT. Exercises of Miss Alice E. Myers's School at Jordan. True there was no graduating cla?s, af the closing exercises of Miss Myers' School, but with that exception it was c fae simile of commencements at the Sumter Institute. The fact of Miss Myers being n graduate of the Iostitute was demonstrated by the excellent way in which her pupils carried out the pro gramme. There was evidence of pride, ability and a sense of duiy on the part of the principal. Flowers were iz profusion. Messrs. John Burkett, Jim Blandingand Robert Pitts were ushers. To a very attentive audience, the pro gramme was rendered as followers : Prayer-Rev. J. J. Myers. Salutatory-Four Little Girls. Recitation-Mis3 Broughton. Dialogue-Old Fashioned School-Teacher and Five BOTS. Chorus-Whistling Song. Tableau-Ghost Story. Recitation-Independence Bell. Dialogue-Midget's Greeting-Miss Ken nedy and Master Willie Jones. Mnsical Tableau-Gypsy, Mi s Burkett; Cavalier, Mr. Holladay ; Young Lady, Miss Pitts. Essay-Mr. Broughton. Repartee Dialogue -Mr. George Kennedy and Miss Annie Jones. Instrumental Solo-Mexican Waltz-Over the Waves-Miss Myers. Recitation-Miss Burkett. The Five Withes-Fairy, Miss Kennedy ; Bird, Miss Tnroer ; Star, M 33 ' irkett ; Flower, Miss Eunice Burkett ; .J, Miss Rosa Kennedy ; Angel, Miss Broughton. Recitation-"They Ask Me Why I'm 0 Bad"-Master Hugh Burkett. Tableau-The Bouquet. Recitation-Mis3 Fannie Jone3. Dialogue-Country School Teacher and County Superintendent-Messrs. Broughton and Kennedy. Recitation-A Lover's Sacrifice-Mi3S Hol laday. m Dialogue-May Celebration. Recitation~Good Night-Master Wiliie Jones. Song-O, Fair Dove, O, Fond Dove-Misses Myers, Burkett and Holladay. .Tableau-Child's Play. Recitation-A School Girl of the Period. Dialogue-Military Discipline-Eight Boys. I Literary Address-Maj. H. Frank Wilson. ! Valedictory-Mr. Henry Holladay. i Aa you see the Literarv address was de I livered by Maj. H. Frank Wilsen. It was j apparently divided by three, First, to the ! children of that School, io which he ably demonstrated his love tor children and his interest in the development of the mind. Second we.s an illustration of the difference of wit, humor, and pathes. Third and last was applicable for ll present, and to say it was an able price of oratory and acted as an j inspiration to all present, would be an iu j significant way of expressing it. indeed. AN ATTENDANT. Ladies Who Suffer I F^om any cornplaiot peculiar to 1 their sex-such as Profuse, Pair> j ful, Suppressed or Irregular Men ; struation, are soon restored to : r;eclch by I Bradfield^ Female Regulator. I It is a combination of remedial ; agents which) have been used with ; toe greatest success fer rnore than ! 25 years, and Known to act speci I fically v-ith and on ti?e organs of Menstruation, and recommended for such complaints only. It never fails to give relief and restore the health of the suffering woman, ft should be taKen by tf}e giri just pudding i Oto womanhood wheo Menstrua tion is Scant, Sup pressed, Irregular or Pa i o ful. aod I all delicate worneo should use it, j as its tonic properties rjave a woo ; derful iofluence to tooing up and streogtbening the systern by driv : ing through trje proper channels all impurities. "A dauphter of one of my customers missed menstruation from exposure and cold, and on arriving ut puberty her health was completely i wrecked, until she was tweuty-four years of apo, when upon my recommendation, she used i ono bottlo of liradiield's Female Regulator,Com pletel v restoring her to health." J. W. IlELLUMS. Water Valley. Miss. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, GA. SOLD BY ALI. DRUGGISTS AT $1 PER COTTLE V A Warning to Bicyclists A number of Sumter riders, yotog ladies j i'i particular, buve attempted to imitate wee of the older and more experienced riders by , trying to ride in couples and trios, holding: handlebars without knowing "the danger of what they unwisely attempt. The result bss ? been several severe falle. This w y of rtdt02 : is very simple wben the trick is known, but : very daogcrous when the hand is placed on j the cork grip, as the slightest pressure will turn the partner's whe*>l. To avoid aor further accidents, catch the handle bar tzadbj in the center, und o cot grasp too tigh' btu allow the rider to turn it freely. EXPEBIESCSD RIDES \ CrampsX \ Croup, \ 3 y*** \ \ s'\ DIARRHO A, DYSENTERY, and all J OWEJT, COMPLAINTS.' A Sure, Safv, Quick Clure for these troubles ia (PERRY DATES'.) Used Internally and Externally. Two Sizes, 23c. and Oc. bottles, ti-^OO O i> O <3 O O O 4 < Sewing Machines. As stated before, we are selling the justly celebrated New Home Sewing Machine. But we didn't bring them here to keep, and we wish every one to have a New Home, and we wish the ma chines to have New Homes also, so that everybody will be happy. an-a We are also selling a nice and varied line of bicycles, both ladies5 and gents, and juveniles. Parties wishing to pur chase will do well to examine our's as we try to make both prices and terms satisfactory. We are agents for MONARCHS and IMPERIAL Bicycles* Our present location is at Monaghan's store, Main Street. Somier, S. C., April 19, 1897. m FOR Stylish Summer ' SC FOR The Mot Summer. . BBB----i-M? Crash Snit, $2.5 Negligee Shirt, LOO Crash Hat, .SO All-silk Tie, .10 Entire Outfit, $4.IO BROWN, CUTTINO & DELGAR. tlJlJSJIUSIJMtlJlllJlJSJI.