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Lighting Oar Homes. We learn that toe following communica? tion bas been sent to the directors of the Electric Light Cc. : To the Sumter Electric Light Co. Gentlemen: The role adopted by your Company, requiring the light* to fee turned out at eleven o'clock, is subjecting us to great inconvenience and creating dissatisfac? tion. The nights being so very short, we find ourselves compelled either to ret re at 'li o'clock, or else to resort to the ose of lamps, from wbicb the electric lights were to deliver us. We therefore respectfully ask that you will run the lights until 12 30, and so give us the benefit of theta during these warm nights when lamps are so disagreeable. We believe that good will inure to the com? pany ? and. that when your plant ia en Urged, m ?ny patrons wilt be added to your list. Respectfully, C. C. Brown, Jno S Bugbson, Neill O'Donnell, T. J. Toomey, B R. Nash, J. E. Jervey,, W. E. Zsigler. Jone 22, 1897. We are free to admit that there seems to ns to be nothing uoreasonaole in the above re? quest;. The Electric Compsn v should ei ther cut off the boxes of our citizens from its lines of wires, and fatly refuse to furnish lights to them, or it should gi va them tbe benefit of tbe lights up to tbe hour of retir? ing at night. The present plan reminds one of tbe methods adopted by parents for put? ting children to bed and enforcing sleep by ^tuting out tbe lights. To corabel one to use lamp-light after having enjoyec^tbe^Iuxucy of electric lighting is calculated to engender dis? satisfaction, and inasmuch as all companies which are serving ibe pobHc are easilv liable to censure, it follows that all possible en? deavor should be made to render the criticism without foundatioc. Io tbe casa before us, . however, we must cc a tess that our'sympa? thies are with the patrons who are compelled to sit in darkness after ll o'clock. The compitoy should summarily refuse to Hg^t our homes, or else should give eatisf*cMon to all sabsciibers. We believe that tbe above appeal will result An removing alt cause of complaint. Some of the directors have the lights io their homes, and bec ce have learned what the" discojmfcrt is, and knowing this will be inclined to hesr and heed the just complaint of their-patrons They know well enough that the life of the electric plant is dependent upon the patronage of the people, and if toe present dissatisfaction is allowed io grow, it migbi come About thr.t the plant would be crippled <o seriously as to endanger Us existence. We hope the directors will hold a meeting at once, and administer re? lief to the gentlemen whose appeal we have published. Bradhsm For Congress. A _ . Mr. Daniel J. Bradbam, of Clarendon, bas announced his candidacy for Congress in the Sixth District and has issued an address to the pw pie of bis district. Mr, Bradbam bas a strong following not oniy ito his own county, but in other counties la the Sixth District, and despite the fact that lhere is quite a string of candidates entered for tbs race, the best informed politicians ray that bas chances are excellent. It is tbe opinion of quite a number of well-informed public meo of the Sixth that the race will be between Mr. Bradbam and he strongest man that Marion' County puts out. . A Frolific Family. There is a family of negroes living in Coo cord township that comes very Dear breaking the record to point of combers. Charles and Flora Wells, colored, bave fifteen cb i 1 orcovliving, and six have died. Charles is 62 yeorrold aaa bis wife is 68. Their grand children camber 54 One daughter bas nine children, und several other children bave al? most as many. There were two sets of twins amosg their children, aod one daughter also bas two sets of twins. Both Charles aod his wife are bale aod hearty, aod they expect to Jive to sea their grand children pass tbe ooe hundred mark. There may be Urger fami lies, bot tbia ooo ia large enough for all prac? tical purposes, aod tbe bead of tbe family is well satisfied that he bas dooe bis foll share toward populating tbe earth down io the Concord country. * /'_ Beport of the Cosmopolitan's Com? missioner to India. With the exception of tbe noted World's Fair comber of The Cosmopolitan, which reached a price of five dollars a copy after the last edition bad been exhausted, co stronger number of this magazine bas ever been issued than that for July, 1897. The report of Julian Hawthorne, the Special Com? missioner sent by The Cosmopolitan to India to investigate the horror? of the plague and famine, ia of an extraordinary character, and will open the eyes of the world to conditions wbicb were scarcely, suspected. Tbe same number contains what is probably the great? est poem of this quarter of the nineteenth century. This new rendering of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat, which departs entirely from Fitzgerald's occupies four pages Ame? lie Rives reappears as a starv-tel 1er for tbe first ti'je since ber marriage with Prince Troobetzkoy. One of the cleverest stone? yet from the pac of Robert W. Chambers is given. The remarknb'e s.'ory of tbe War of v the Martians, by Wells, which is at tracting the attention both of the scientific sod non? scientific good-story-loving public, is contin? ued, and there t* a fourth story by ?'Becket, elaborately tllustra?ed by the humor of Peter Newell. The educational d'sccissoa-this time by Professor Ifeek, of Columbia--tbe story of "The Every-Day Life of a Sister of Charity," elaborately illustrated : "The Gen? esis of a Comic Opera," given by Reginald de Koven ; Presided Gilman, of the Johns Hopkins University, on "The Bankruptcy of Science," and an interesting sxory t>y the Greek who conceivtd and brought into exis? tence "7be Streets of Cairo at the World's Fair"-these are some of the contents of this ten-cenc magazine. Mr. Isaac Horner, proprietor of the Bur? ton Rouse, Barton, W. Va , and one of the most widely known men in the st??e. WHS cured of rheumatism after three ve*rs of su2Vr:ng. He says : 4tI have no' sufficient command of laounnge to convey any idea of what ? so?V.-ed, roy physicians 'o'i? os th:H no:h::'g coule Us dc e for me, nti? roy f/iend3 were fofl} convinced that nothing but death wonld relieve ice cf my suffering, in June, 1894, Mr. Evans, then salesman for the Wheeiing Drug Co., recommended Cham? berlain's Pnia Bairn. At 'his time my foot and limb were swollen to more than JouMe ;heir normal s>ze arid it seised to me ny would burst, but ?oon after I began using the Pain Balm :he eweiling began to de? crease, the pain to leave, ar:d now 1 consider that I am entirely cured. For sale by Dr. A J. Ohma. --^B^BI t . Lamp shades wh?n artistically made c crepe tissue are things of beauty. If yen want to make shades to beautify your hornee H. G. Osteeo & Co. can supply the materials A large stock of crepe tissue in ten foot rolls oat receiffd. WIND IN WEDGEFIELD. Crops Damaged and Houses Blown Down-News Items of Interest. Wedgefield; Jaoe 25.- Tbe crops io this section coQtioae to ?grow rapidly aod glad? den tbe heart of the farmer, as be "looks upon tbe fields," aod ts cheered by the prom ise of an abundant harvest. Cotton blooms made their appearance here two weeks ago. Dr. F. M Dwight bas a small field near his dwelling from which be gathered a fine crop of oats aod tbeo planted in cotton, which looks healthy and is in fine growing coodi tion. Mr. J. R Odom is confined to bis home this week by sickness. Mr. Bland Bammood, of Nortb Carolina, wbo has att?oded tue graded school here, bas reta med h^me rbr the su .> mer. Mrs Albert Aycock left a few day's ago for North Carolina, where abe was summoned to tbe sickbed of ber father, Mr. Hammond. Miss Mary Dixon, of Columbia, is visiting tbe family of Mi*. Robert Burn. M rs. VST W. Moore bas returned borne from ber visit to Pinewood. A severe windstorm passed over our vil? lage yesterday about 7 p. m., which did great damage to cornfields and also de? stroy-two houses on Dr. McLauna'e place, near here, and. injured a buggy owned by his son, Mr Hugh McLaurin. The wind lasted almost an ooor i- ? ? mmm A RECEPTION TO THE VETE? RANS. Mrs. Lee C. Harby, of New York. Entertains the sou t h Carolina Confederates. . The following paragraph is taken from the report of the Confederate Reunion, sent The. State by i's special correspondent in Nash? ville : Thia evenine (June 23,) at the Hotel Dun? can, Mrs. Lee C. Harby, a devoted South Carolinian, now resident ot New Yoik City, complimented General Waiker and 'staff, Camp Sumter and a few friend* with a recep? tion which wa9 immensely et joyed. Mr. and Mrs. H ar by entertained their guests in excel? lent style. This patriotic woman iosisted on speeches. General Walker and others made brief rei arks. Colonel Holmes paid hie h tribute to South Carolina's devoted daughter who has done so much for the Lost Cause and the perpetuation of its memories, Miss Mary A. Snowden, of Charleston. "For three years we have never been with? out Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera aod Diar? rhoea Remedy in th3 bouee," says A H. Pa ? ter, with E C. Atkins & Co., Indianapolis, Ind.. "nnd my wife would as soon think of being without floor as a bottle of this Remedy io the summer season We have used it with ail three of our children and it bas never failed to cure-not simply Stop pain, but cure absolutely. It is all right, and ant - one who tri?* it will find it so." For sale by Dr. A. J. China. PROCLAMATION. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA EXECUTIVE CHAMBER. Whereas, a petition signed by tbe qualified electors of certain parts of Darlington, Ker? shaw and Sumter coe o ties having been gled witb me, and. from said petition accompany? ing papers it appears tba : one-third of ' the qualified electors residing within tbe area of each sectioo of each of the old counties pro? posed to be cot off for a aew county have sigoed said petition, ar d, Whereas, tbe boundaries of the proposed name, tbe number of inhabitants, the taxa? ble property as shown by the last tax returns, the area, and that the proposed lines of the new county do not run nearer than eight miles of any court house now established, are set forth in said petition : Now, therefore, I, W. H. Ellerbe, Go ver tor of the State of South Carolina, io compliance with the requirements of an Act of the General Assembly, entitled "Ao Act to pro? vide for the formation of new coun? ties, etc ," approved March 9*b, A. D. 1896, do hereby or^er an election in the territory tc be cut off for tbe new county -o the 20th day of July, A. D 1897, to be held ID ac cordance with tbe requirements of said Act ; at which the electors shall vote l'Ye3" or "No" upon the question of Cleating a Dew j county and upon the name and county seat ; of the proposed new county. Io te3tirxony whereof, I have here? unto set my baoc ?nd caused the Great Seal of 'he State to be affixed at Columbia this 24th day of May, KAL ?j 2597^ Hri(j jn ,jje one hundred and twenty first year of the lade . pendence ot ihe United States of A tuerie*. W. H. ELLERBE. By tbe Governor : D H. TrMPKixs, Secretar:' o? State. Jane 23. NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR LEE COUNTY. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUHTKR COUNTY. Whereas, the Governor of South Carolina I having ??su^? hi>.i served on us a ropy of his i Proclamation requiring the Commissioners of j Election to provide ft-r ?nd iioid mt election 10 the portico of Sumter county proposed to, j be cut <;ff to form part of the proposed ::ew . Lee county : i Noiv. therefore, uotice :^ hereby given nf i such election, to i e holden ou 'he 20tb : d?>* nf Joly, 18.-7, at ihe following precincts i of Sumter count; : I Lynchburg, S* Charle?,Reid's Mill, B:sb ! bpville, (varier's Croping, Bossird, and [^Smithville. '< The Commissioners of Election "\;\ meet ! at the court house in the city of Sumter >?: 11 o'clock a m. on Monday, the 5th ti.-v of Joiy, next,' to appoint Managers and attend to such other business as may properly come before them EDWIN WILSON. A. G. WARRIS, ui.auman. Cletk. Jone 23. I). M. YOUNG, ATTORNEY AT LA AV. Prompt attention to all business entrusted to him. Office on Court House Square, in Blanding office. ?ucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world for Caca, Braise* Cores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores, Tetter Snapped .randi Chilblains, ?oros and all Ss n Emptions, and positively carss Piles ot no pay required. It is guaranteed to give per* feet satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Dr J. F. V.'.De Lorne. THE DANGER to which the Expectant Mother is exposed and the foreboding and dread with which she looks for? ward to the hour of woman's severest trial is appreciated by but few. All effort should be made to smooth these rugged places io life's pathway for her, ere she presses to her bosom her babe. MOTHER'S FRIEND allays Nervousness, and so assists Nature that the'change goes for? ward in an easy manner, without such violent protest in the way of Nausea, Headache, Etc. Gloomy forebodings yield to cheerful and hopeful anticipations-she passes through the ordeal quickly and without pain-is left strong* and vigorous and enabled to joyously perform the high and holy duties now devolved upon her. Safety to life of both is assured by the use of "Mother's Friend," and the time of recovery shortened. "I know one lady, the mother of three children, who suffered greatly in the birth of each, who obtained a bottle of 'Mother's Friend' of nie before her fourth confinement, and was relieved quickly and easily. All agree that their labor was shorter and less painful." JOHN G. POLHILL, Macon, Ga. $1.00 BOTTXJE at all Drug- Stores, or sez.t by mail on receipt of price. Bfif?KS Containing invaluable information of cocc iaisrest to aU women, will be sent to riitt any address upon application, by THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, GA. fU?M<oins ; / i 1 gb */ * F JP?^S--=c neanf?nn a sjt^^" vwrraw?. V\ jy& BBKCttli? '% Bt&Pf?? s nc wo BSDB .siro aop Ter ; Tie Stflier Pnnctnreless Tire, resident, light, durable and guaranteed against puncture. No leather, steel or wire. STODDER PUNCTURELE8S TIRE CO., 58 Warren St., N. T. City. Also STANDARD BICYCLES, are high grade in every particular, price $100. Special inducements to clubs. Reliable agents wanted in all unoccupied territories. Address Tie Seo. Haiicfc Co., 7th Ave., 28 & 29tb St., N. Y. City. March 24. ! DAVIDSON I 1 COLLEGE, 1 DAVIDSON, ft. C. m Year' Sfjj, 1 Ten Professors and Assistants. Four i Scientific Lu oom tories Tntee Courses for j degrees Classical. : Mathematic*:. Literary.* Scientific. Biblical. Terms reasonable. Send fora catalogue. J. 8. SHEARER, President. THE 3 1,000 Feet Above the Sea. A Perfect Summer Home. Cot;! )um?. 3u0 te?"' \V?:'<- Porches" Extensive Well-shaded Grounds. Tennis Cour;?, Dancing. Children's Play Grounds. Good Drives, Keaton-.hie Livery Charges. Cool Nichts, Pure A.r, L;:h?a Spring, ('<:o!est and sweetest water in the State. Frerh Fi nits and Vogeianlesj Cuisine and service the * est. HH^ ? of ac? cess, ralf? reasonable, 8 ruai!s 'i . JNO. F. JONES, June 9- BLACKSBURG, S. C. Dip oo more-wheo yon be gio let your pen slide 'till you're done-you can't do it without a Waterman Ideal Focotain Pen. VE SELL THEM. H. G. OSTEEN & G0,3 LIBERTY ST. I To Yon I Who Use I I 'PENS, INK, I i Paper, BlankBooks:? ? - -I jjj At H. G. OSTEEN & CO'S <g il) . You can get .everything that you % 9? want at the lowest prices. We are so $ in situated that we can afford to make j? J) prices closer than any one else. $ I All Goods are new and of | I the best quality. No shop- $ I worn goods. | We make a specialty of SchooL $ iE Supplies and also keep a foll line o $ % Stationery, Blanks Books, Ec. * $ Come and inspect our goods. # i Bl NTHNi ?, I I LIB2ETY STBEET, S?MTEB, S. C t Geo. S. Hacker & Son. -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material, ! office and Warerooms, Kiog, opposite CaD- j non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, ? ??33~ Purchase our make, which we gu?rante , superior to any sold South, and thereby save money. i Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty ! ; October 16-o V W. L DOUGLAS ?\ SQ-00 SHOE SS J^^^^^^^S\ Li S The Style, Flt and Wear ^arf^^^h^ j^^^^^^^^^^1 ^UF COUQ n(^jbe nm,p^vedior ^v^fay^^^^^ ?^^^^fc^^^ W. L. Douglas $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00 Shoes are the W^^^^^^^^^ft productions of skilled workmen, from the best ma Bi^^^^^^^^^^K. te"^ possible to put into shoes sold at these priccs. BB^^^^fc'^^^^?k ^e ma^e 5^*50 and $2.25 shoes for men, and BBI^^W^^^^V S2*50' $2-?? and $L75 for ^ys, ^ the V. L. ^PIIH?^P^;^^^^^^ Douglas $3.50 Police shoe, very suitable for ^^^^^^^x5^^^^^^, letter-carriers, policemen and others having ^Hft^P^'-^^i^^^^^^k Weare constantly adding new styles to our yfflff/// -^^^^^5^^^^ already large variety, and there is no raa Merehants wiP' ^^^^^^^^^^k^ son wn^ iou cannot oe suited, so insist on Bankers, ' yw?v ^W^??^^???^ having W. L. Douglas Shoes from your Physicians ^M?M,, ^lllllllCl^ We use only the best Calf. Russia Calf and all _ ^SK&>' ^Pjpggfgm (all colors), French Patent Calf, economical ^H^t?^^^^^m French Enamel, Vici Kid, etc., men wear ^SS^^/ "'v'??lt?lliii?lk graded to correspond with prices W.^L.^Douglss^ ^^^fcr^^^^^^, of the shoes. are the best. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If dealer cannot supply yon, F0r 53,6 by ^^?|?g W?L DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mass. CATALOGUE FEEE. J. RYTTENBERG- & SONS. cs Gunning! Gunning! Gunning] STRICTLY HIGH GRADE. The Best is the Cheapest, There is none Better than the ??.??.. GUNNING Finest in Finish? - Best in quality o? material andi work? manship* Style unequaled. Tool Steel Bearings. Seamless Steel Tuting. Perfect in every detail. We are "GUNNING" for you. Send for Catalogue. Mn Sewing Machine 8 Bicycle Go.. ELGIN, ILLINOIS. GLENN. SPRINGS HOTEL, ' Glenn Springs, S. C, Hotel Open from June 1 to October 1. Large, well-ventilated rooms. Best sanitary arrangements, first and second floors. Baths and electric belie, Italian Band from June 1 to *end of season. Glenn Springs Railroad runs within 300 yards of the Hotel. G-lenn Springs Water has no Superior on the Continent. Write for Certificates. For rates of board, apply to SIMPSON & SIMPSON. For water and certificates. PAUL SIMPSON. . ...... -, ' ? <3*?8g^;S?S? !^%<*?K5i?| sss . ... Fine Buggies- Surreys and Carriages. i)., you warri a nice Vehicle to ride in this Spring. if yoe do, call (>n ?V.P and examine my stock, I have a iarge and weil selected Steele cf Buggies, Sorreje, Carriages, etc., and mv price? are as low as the lowest. ?x Geo. F". EPPERSON. Office at Epperson's Stables. _ :_ f