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Dispensary Fanerai p JUDGE SIMONTON REN I DEBS A DECISION ON P: ORIGINAL PACKAGES And Makes the Injunction Perpetual Original Package Stores Must Ob? serve Dispensary Housz and Regu7a tions. ? Charleston. July 10 -Judge St moo too rendered bis decision in che -jase of W G. Moore agaiost the State dispensary officers involving the right of Moore's agent to sell liquors, wines and tfeers in original packages. As was generally expected Judge Si rnoa ton decides that nader his previous decision - io the Vandercock cass. Moore clearly has the right to store his liquors within thc State, to offer them for sale and'to reg- ; ulariy engage in the liquor busioess, and the constables are restrained from interfering with his agents or trade as fong as he keeps within the Hoes laid down by the eonrt. Judge Simon ton decides that so ?nach of the dispensary act as regulates the opeoing and closing of tbe liquor : establishments, the restrictions against "?r seilin? to minors and habitual "drunk ards is ooostitatiooal sod can be en .. forced by tbe State officers. The full text of the ^decision is as follows : ir The United States of America, District of South Carolina-Io the Circuit Court.-Fourth Circuit -Io Equity. f W. G. Moore, a citizen and resident of 'the State of New York, vs. W. N Bahr. C. F. Glover, W. Livingston. S. Duncan, J. J. Browning, Wm. J. Schneider? E. V. Baker aod J. > E. Scott, citizens and residents of South Carolina, and State consta Bte. The complainant, a rectifier of liquor I and wholesale liquor dealer io the city of Ney? York, files his bili agdas?; the ?. defendants, who are State constables p appointed under* the provisions of the dispensary act. Toe facts ? facts stated are that the complaint ship? ped to Charleston by the Clyde Steam f ship company, an interstate commerce carrier, certain liquors, wines aod beers, products of other States, io orig original packages to stored for the pur Klposes of sa!? iossuch original packages > by bb agent in that behalf appointed That the defendants ?ad entered the premises and had seized his goods and bad interfered with the sale thereof That they are hopelessly insolvent aod that he has DO remedy at law. The bill .prayed an injunction. The retarn to show cause,after setting up cer : tain objection to the jurisdiction admits substantially the facts stated in the bill and denies the right of the'complainaot to import ioto this State, the wines, liquors and beer mentioned io the com plaint, or to store them therein or to sell them by his agent as claimed by bin?. ? The jurisdiction of.th?3 oourt upco the facts stated ia the bill seems clear At ?he bearing it appeared that there was no difference of opinion be ' tween counsel as to what constituted sn orgiaal package. Aod it was agreed that .the packages which wer? stored and offered for sale ' in this case were original packages. The questions made were tbese: Has a dealer, a citizen of a State other . than South Carolina, a right to import liquors, wines and beer in original ; packages and to store them io this State for purposes of sale ? if this question be answered in the affirmative, mast such sales be conduct? ed under thc restriction of time, quan? tity aod persons made io the dispensary law ? In Cantini vs. Tillman. 54 Fed. Rep], 969, after full discussion ?od coo sideratioo it was held by this court that . the dispensary lat? in its general provi? sions did not conflict with the Coostitu tic-n cf the. United States. In that ease Cautini, a wholesale and retail dealer in liquors, resideot io Charles ton claimed the right to ca*ry OM hts business, notwithstanding the dispen? sary law, both on the grouod of the noconstitutiooality of the law and be? cause he was a subject of the Ising of Italy and was protected by treacy stip? ulations The court decided the case on the foots before it, bot it expressly i reserved the questioo whether the act was not void io such of its pro visions as were in conflict with tbe in? sta-e ootamerce law. In the case in re. Laogford, 57 Fed. Hep , 570, it became necessary to dis? cuss some provisions of tbe dispensary law coo?ictiog with interstate co fa- j meroe, aod it was held that in so far as each conflict existed, the law was in? operative and void. These two decis? ions are un reversed and are tbe lav for this oourt. Io Donald vs. Scott, 67 Fed. Rep., 854, a full discussioo of the relations between the dispensary acts and the iaw of interstate commerce was had and the decision was reached that under the protection of the interstate commerce any resideot of the Stat? could, notwithstanding the dispensary acts, import liquors for bis own use aod consumption. This decision has been sustained by the supreme court of the United States io Scott vs. Dooald, 165 U. S , 33. In the Vandercock case, recently heard and decided in rbis court, follow? ing the supreme court io Scott vs. Don? ald, it was held that a producer of wines and other liquors in California had a right to import and sell in this State bis products io original pu ck ages. No difference can be Been in principio 'ht or ? produce : as it the Vandercock case and those of the complaio&ot in this case. Both are equally under the protection of the interstate commerce law. The couolu pion reached io thi9 line of cases was this : The State in the exercise of the police power cao declare that the u-e of intoxicating liquors of all kiods as a beverage is noxious, iojarious to the health, welfare and safety of the peo? ple, and having so deolared can forbid tbe manufacture, importation aod sale of snob liquor within the borders. That such prohibition takes intoxicat? ing liquors ont of the category of arti? cles of commerce and is not io conflict with the interstate commerce law. But that so ioog as the State recognizes the use of intoxicating liquors as a bever? age and encourages such use by pur? chasing them in large quantities and selling-them for such use to the inhabi? tants witbio its borders, accompanying such purchase and sale with a prohibi? tion to others from doing the like ; this prohibition is not a iawful exercise of tbs police power. On the contrary, it is 8Q attempt under th? guise of the police power to secure for the State the benefits, profits and emoluments of the liquor traffic heretofore enjoyed by in? dividual citizens, and so increase her re7enue And for greater certainty io this behalf a monopoly io this traffic is created io the State. That the State cannot engage^ io this bo3ioess for this purpose io cootraveotioo of the' rights of citizens of the other States. This being so. aod the right to import aod sell io original packages being estab? lished, it necessarily follows that there must exist a right to bave a place for the receipt aod exposure for sale of the origina! packages so imported. The OG s is the inevitable consequence of the other Bot wheo this bas beeo accomplished the ?rc?tectioo of the interstate com? merce law ceases. This law protects I ?he original package io its importation ] anft io its sale. The hours witbio which the sale cap be made, tbe per- ! socs to whom it cao be made, tbe quan? tity at ooe time to be sold and the dis? position after sale are within the police power olf the State, The provisioos of the dispensary acts, except insofar as they conflict with the interstate com? merce law are absolutely bio din g oo all persona withio the State ; ?o wheo once* a sale oas beeo made of an original package, aod its delivery witbio the State, it cannot agaio.be sold by its re? cipients or any one eise without viola? tion of the law. No sale cao be made of liquors, wines or beer of origioal packages anywhere, except betweeo the hours by law appointed, 6 o'clock io the morning aod 6 o'clock io the after oooQ. No sales cao be made of such packages of liquors, wioes or beer to be draok oo the premises. None in quantities less than half a-.pini None i oo Sunday aod oone to minors or hab? ituai drunkards. Tbese police provis? ioos are irrevocably fixed to the public policy aod the poiice law of the Sta*e and must be observed by ali persone, citizeos or strangers, doing business within the boundaries of the State. With these modifications and restric? tions let an injunction issue as prayed for in the bill -CHARLES H. SIMOXTON, Circuit Judge June 8th. 1897 ELLERBE EMPHATIC ! Ia His Reply to One of Irby's Statements. The campaign is DOW a week old aod outside of the Sumter meetiog there has been nothing very exciting about it It is true that ex-Seoator Irby bas beeo going for the editors. Mr. McLaorio, the newspapers and so#oo at a pretty live? ly rate, but the meetings, judging from what is heard of them, seem to be pretty devoid of public interest. The people are not attending them io large num? bers Ia Columbia outside of political and official circles, practicel?y no atten- j lion is being paid to tbe campaign, j certainly less than l?as been given to any campaign of receot yeavs. The truth of ibe matter is that the people j hereabouts are very tired of the many j camgaieos with which the State bas i been afflicted. They will probably at- j tend the meetiog here tomorrow week, ; but will hardly display any enthusiasm, i Thc suggestion bas been freely made that the excuiivc committee secure the opera house for the meeting here and have the speaking from the stage Last year the meeting was held out at the S?andoo pavilion. Governor Elicrbe speaks out very j plainly in regard to ex-Seoator Irby's j insinuations made io tbe last few days that be bad entered into a deal before j the last electioQ with the people of i Cbailestoo to remove the metropolitan police ic exchaoge for the vote of that coo o ty. Yesterday he gave the press tbe foliowiog statement : "The statement that I have ever j made a deal, political or otherwise, to secure votes is absolutely false. No citizen of Charleston or of tho State eve made a proposition to support, me for gov? ernor if I would remove the metropoli? tan police I have never written a let? ter promising to remove the metr?poli- ! tao police from Charleston it they would support me for governor. I will give $50 to anyone who cao produce a letter from me in relation to any political deal or makiog aoy proposition to remove the metropolitan police. I invite opeo, honest, disinterested criticism of my poblic acts, but oo gentleman likes to be misrepresented and a gentleman will ot knowingly misrepresent anybody." j The State. ( Hurrah in Hampton. Senatorial Campaigners Ii vade Col. McSweeney's Bailiwick. Hampton, S. C., July 12-Thus f? Hampton has bad the largest conni meeting. The audience of 300 was a tentive. The candidates were a b personal, not severe, but dealt in sa casm and joke9 Senator McLauri said that it appeared that the on combination he could spot was agaio himself Mr. Mayfield denied that \ bad anything to do with it and that I had advised Mr. McLaurin of his cai didacy long ago>(i McLaurio said I jost beard of the Mciver comhioatio at Beaufort, and it was all news 1 him, as,he voted foi. Mciver and woul do so agaio. He held a band primar as to how many believed him right i protecting the interest of his people b bis tariff views. About half voted ft his policy-, with much apDlause an hurrahing He said the ooly views th others had on protection were to ge the salary. He said that there coul be DO tariff for revenue without prot?t tion uotess this country adopts such tax as England, on dogs, guns and tb like, wbicb be opposed. Mr. Mayfield said he ran as aa hoc est mao and would speak plainly. H had"no newspapers or voters or salarj bot ran oo bis merit. Io the course of his speech be pleas antly said that be ought to be electee as be was strooger mentally and phys cally than bis opponent, looking at Mt Laurin. Some few hissed this remit and Mayfield properly and severe! condemoed such spirit. He reviewe his poeitioo against a State .Dispensar and asked McLaurin how he stood o the Latimer bill. McLaurio "said he was in favor of tb Latimer bill because he believed tb people of Sooth Carolina shoo'd bav the right to say bow liquor should h handled io Sooth Carolina and if th Dispensary law was to be repealed 1 it be repealed by the people of Sout Carolina. McLaurio said this was local issue and should not be lugge ioto the campaign. Mayfield said that as the matter wa before Coogress it was a Federal ques tioo and that Larimer's bill would fas ten the Dispensary on the State H opposed tbe preseot system and wanter local option as explained. He sait that the lumber views of McLaorii would make tbe poor mao pay ?2 mor per thousand for bis lumber. Said bi bad had many esses before the Suprem Court and made money farming, at tending to bis own business and wou!< attend to that of bis people. Those who bad been disoourteous ti him bad made friends with bim and ap plauded his speech. But for a few digressions, Governo; Evans spoke mostly on the tariff issui and that the Democrats should regare this as a fight for principle. He saic that the views of McLaurio if adoptee would cost the poor farmer very much as they used manufactured articles He was not geing to draw the factiona lines, but wanted this made a fight, foi Calhoun Democracy. He said McLau ria was too close and intimate with the Republicans and that he got on the ways and means committee because Tom Reed expected something of hine and regarded him as a protectionist. McLaurin explained that Bailey anc other Democrats were on that commit tee. Tillmau, Governor Evans said, de nouoced the measures McLaurin advo? cated and the bill as robbery and h* tried to load the bill down, while Mc Laurin contends be is right in princi? ple. Evans said McLaurio talked dif? ferently at every poiot and now that be was in a short staple cottco couotry said oothing about long s:aple cotton, aod Governor Evans asked those who rais? ed short staple cotton to hold up their hands Only three or four did so, and Governor Evans ?aid this was the best joke be ever heard; and then some one '.aid they did not understand his re? quest. Evans and Farmer Fortress had some sparring, Mr Portress saying he could see a bigger man than Evans in McLiurin. Evans said McLaurin waa trying to hoodwink and befuddle the farmers by makins out that his tariff views wore in their behalf. He asked thar the peo? ple should not take all clippinss Editor MoSweeney printed as gospel. Oo!. Irby said that this was the first time he felt at home so he could talk to farmers For over three hours the au? dience bad been patient, and so Co!. Irby had to hold it with ridicule, pleas? antries and snatches of argument. Talking about the peace made be? tween himself and Tillman, be paid General Butler, bis kinsman, against whom he had voted, came to him and told him that Tillman had said he was going to break bis (Irby's) political neck; that General Butler said he wanted to see fair play and justice- : that. General Butler went to tbe hou-e and returned and said McLaurin said that was so. Col. Irby asked McLaurin if Till? man had told him this or if be so told Geti"ral Butler McLiurin said be bad no rec.-)'lection of so doing. Col Irby jumped on the ::ii.-ge G'?r? Zales-State-Ellerbe plot as usual, and paid ample respects to the newspaper syndicate, and said it was unfair to him fer abbreviated reports to be pub? lished and for them to editorialise oo him. Today be put Editor McSweeoey io the combioatioo. and said he had i Johnson's Chill and Fe? ver Tonic is a ONE=DAY Cure. It cures the most stubborn case of Fever in 24 Hours. Condition of Crops As Reported to National De partme-nt. helped elect bim before but would not j do co fgain Editor McSweecev emphatically de- i nied that he was \u any combination ! or had dealt u o fat fly witt; any candi- ! dates, aod irby Faid he accepted this \ and meant no disrepect. Col. irby said he worked against tuc ! Wilson tariff bill and oolv accepted it ' as better than the McKinley bill. He said the alleged ppo to beat Justice Mc-* Iver was an outrage. He spoke at length of thc combination aod . news? paper trust, and that part of the plot was to gobble up the Cotton Plant and for Editor Gooziles to run the politics. He spoke of his reform wa;k, argued the constitutional suffrage clause as un? just, and said that 400 white men in Laurens had not registered because ashamed to ask for what was their priv? ilege. Irby objected to McLiorio's in:er rupting bim, and McLaurin took it good-naturedly and was applauded. Irby said be would DOW draw faction? al Hoes After reading a telegram from John T. Duncao. Chairman Turen dimissed the audience that bad patiently listened te over four hours of speeckmakiog. There is no railroad connection from here for Bim well, but a spacial is be? log arranged for to go to Biro wei! to? morrow. ; Washington, July ?0.-The July ; returns for cotton to the department ! of agriculture indicate an average I condition of 86 0 as compared with j 83 5 in June, an increase of 2 5 j points The average condition July 1, 1896, was 92 5 The averages of i the States are as follows : Virginia, j 8T ; N^rth Carolina, 90 ; South Car? olina, 86 ; Georgia. 85 ; Florina, SO ; Alabama, H5 ; Louisiana, 89 ; Texas, 88 ; Tennessee, SO ; Missouri, 95 ; Oklahoma, 82 ; Mississippi, 81, aud Indian Territory, 93 ,Corn, 82 9. Winter wheat, 81.2 ; spring wheat, 91.2 ; combined spring and winter wheat, 84 9 Oats, 87 5. Winter rye, 95.3 ; spring rye, 90 0. Ba^Jey, 88 5 Tobacco, 78 5 Irish potatoes, 87.8 The report on the acreage of corn, which is preliminary, shows a de? crease of 12 per cent, as compared with that of last year This repre sents a decrease of 1.000,000 acres Illinois. Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Texas and one or two less important corn producing States show an in creased acreage, but this is more than offset by the shrinkage in Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee and other States. The averag con? dition of corn is only 82 9, or 9 5 points lower than in July of last year. The principal State averages are as follows : Ohio, 76 ; Michigan' 50 ; Indiana, 83 ; Illinois, 82 ; Iowa. 74 ; Missouri. 92 ; Kansas, 90 ; Ne braska, 82 ; Texas, 101 ; Tennessee. 90 ; Kentucky, S7. The condition of winter wheat ?6 51 2, 2 7 points higher than last month and 5 6 points higher than in July of last year ; that of spring wheat is 91 2, 1 6 points higher than last month, but 2 1 points lower than July of last year The average con? dition of spring and winter wheat combined is 94 9, which is 1.5 points higher than that cf the corresponding period last year. The percentage of the wheat crop of 1896 reported as on hand on July 1, 1397, is 5 46 The average condition of the oat j crop is 87 4, and compares very un \ favorably with that of July, *1896. j but is only a small fraction of 1 per j cent less than the average July con j dition for the last 10 years. The j average condition of winter rye, ! 95 0, is 112 points higher than in j July of last year, but that of spring j rye, 90.0, is 8 6 points lower than it I was at that time. The condition of barley is improving, having advatffced i 1 1 points during the month, and is j now slightly better than at this time | last year. The tobacco acreage I show.- a falling off of over 20 pet cent as compared with last year, and the condition, 78 5, is less by 13 points than that of Julv last. -mm~.~^~ The railroads in Ohio are cor,fiscat- ! iog all coai within reach without r?gard to whom it ?j conrigiKti. They <io th : s ou the ground thar. they curr} th.' U. S : ;nai!s, and must obtain a supply io an- | ticipalic-n of the strike that is uow im pen ding. _ i ucli in Little.! Is especially true o[ Hood's Pills, for no mein cine ever contained so great curative power in so sn:all space. They are a whole medicine i chest, always ready, al? ways efficient, always sat? isfactory; prevent a cold or fever, cure all liver ills. sick headache, jaundice, constipation, etc. 25c. The only Pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. The State's Yiews Of the Meaning cf the Term "Original Package." The Stale authorities do not seem to have any farther doubt as lo what the exact meaning of the term "orig ina! package" is in view of the ref erence to the agreement of counsel for both sides as to the definition of the term made by Judge Simonton in his decision, and are confident that the propositions in regard to the term made by the attorney general in his argument will ste nd the test But all the same there is a great deal of speculation among those who are contemplating opening original pack? age stores They had expected Judge Simontou to fully define the term. But no doubt the court will soon have an opportunity to make the mat ter clear in so many words. Yester? day morning a citizen of Chester, acting as agent for parties residing outside the State, opened an otiginal package stoie in that town. He opened up at 7 o7ciock ; by 8 30 the State officers had seized his stock and stored it in the county dispensary and the proprietor was in a magis? trate's office to answer to the charge of violating the dispensary law. This case will bring the matter up square , ly before the court, no doubt, for the proprietor got his liquor in bottles in cases, broke the cases and begun the sale of the individua! bottles. The situation is quite interesting just now as to liquor traffic in this State. Judge Simonton's decision has let down the bars for competition for the dispensary. The State in? tends to take an appeal at once to the United States supreme court. It is hard to tell what will be the fate of the dispensary in the interim. If the appeal is taken no matter how the case is advanced upon the docket a decision can hardly be expected be? fore next spring Yesterday morning Attorney Gen? eral Barber returned to the city. Ile was greeted with the question : "What is an original package now V The reply was: ''Judge Sitnooton has oot defined ao original package, but be has said that there was no difference of opinion between couosel as to what 'constituted an originel package. From this I infer that if his honor entertains views as to what constitutes an original package different from those submitted by counsel oo both sides he would have said so io his opioioo. Io tb:s connec? tion you mignt publish the propositions announced by myself io my argument of the case and conceded by Mr. Na thaos, the couosel for the petitioner.y' These are the propositioo as grated by Attorney General Barber ia his ar? gument : " What ts an original package ? From ail the cases we announce the fol lowing propositions. "i. Any package containing five gallons or mere, when imported by a manufacturer or rectifier and wholesale deaier, to be an original package, with? in the meaning of law, must bear the stamps aud brands required by the revenue laws of the United States. "ii Any package containing less than fire gallons put-up by a manufac? turer or rectifier and wholesale' deaier is an original package, without stamps and brands, so long as it is in exactly the condition io which it is imported. "III When liqaors are put op in bottles and a number of bottles are packed io a box cr case, the box or case ts the original package "IV If bottles are shipped io cars packed io straw or other wise, each bottle cannot be considered ao original package and sold as such " It is tbos seen that the policy of the State will be to eveo deDy the right, to get original pi-.ckag^s of liquor in stamped flasks shipped within the State io carload lots packed io straw. Continuing, the attorney general said that the State authorities bad de? cided to immediately take an appeal to the supreme court of the Uuited States from the Ia<t decision of Judge Sirnoo ton He remarked that he wjuld use his every endeavor to have tiie case ad vanced upon the docket and get a decid? ion at the earliest possible moment. He would have the case beard at the November term of thc court and try to stc?re an early d?cision. The Novem? ber term of the court cootioues from Novotnter through to the following spring, so it is seen that there is oo telling when the case wiii be gottcD up for argument. It will certainly be several months before any decree ctn be obtained from the suprerne court of the Uo?ted States :md in the interim Judge Simontcu's decision i< the law j of tho land. Original package stores.! can be operated as Ioog as they are run j in conformity with what was laid d>?n 1 in the decision, and in accordance1 with the State's interpretation of the mesn ?og of the term "original package." j The latter, hewever, if d'.cided adverse to the Stare by Judge Simonton, will! be but short-lived as a restricioo, and I i- looks very much at. this moment as if : the is?-ue wiii h;: decide:: without, delay. - The vSiaie, Juiy 13. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL <?. FEVER i TONIC. Cinco, the 5 cent straight navana Cigar, or sale by H. G. Osteen & Co. A COSTLY CONGRESS. The Fifty-fourth congress made ap? propriations to the amount of ?1,042, 000,000, and the president vetoed appro? priations to the amount cf 872,000,000, which is something. The tendency of all of our legislation is toward social? ism. Just in proportion as men depend on the government for financial help do wo tend toward the inevitable result that we do everything as parts of a great system and the individual disappears and becomes a cog in a wheel to turn mechanically until he wears out. It would require 3,473,033 men, work? ing at ?1 a day for a year, to pay these appropriations had there been no vetoes. As it is, it will require 3,232,333 men to pay the bili. By extending the calcu? lation a little we can see how heavily the debt will fall on the toilers of the land. The manufacturer, merchant or pro? fessional man can and does shift the burden of his taxation on to the shoul? ders of his customers, but the wage earner and farmer, as neither class can s\?t prices, must pay the taxes finally by the sweat of their brows. This is one cause why a large number of people are yearly becoming poorer. A friend writ? ing from Europe says that the laboring classes are groaning under the burdens of taxation because they are supporting great armies and navies. Are we to fol? low in the footsteps of Europe? Our tendency is io that direction now. May we take warning and reform in time. Barrie ib dramatizing "The Little Minister. ' ' Some congressman who is thirsting , for fame might introduce a bill provid? ing for the ?-nie of the enormous amount of red tape that the government has on hand. It is certainly very much in the way of business. The New 1'ork Sun names the best ten poems in the English language viz., Shakesneare's "When In Disgrace With Fortune,." Milton's "When I Con? sider, " Burns' "Bannockburn," Blake's "The Tiger," Scott's "Pibroch of Don? ald'Dhu, " Tennyson's "Bugle Song," Campbell's "Hohenlinden," Emerson's "Brahma." Thackeray's "At the Church Gate" and Kipling's "Gunga Din. " These are all good, but will hard? ly be admitted to be the best by com? petent judges. Ibsen has written a new play, "John Gabriel Borkman. " It is a strong plea for righteousness in all the affairs cf life (Stone & Kimball, New York). The Royal society of London has sleeted Professor J. W. Gibbs of Yale to its membership. Nearly all the new expressions intro? duced recently into English are by American writers. We have a great opportunity to ex? tend trade in South and Central Amer? ica. Just because a statement (?." pleases you is no sign that it is wron New Crop 1897. New Comb Honey in pound sections. Choice Extracted Honey, bj the galion or less quantity. For sale at my residence, or orders may be left ofiice of the Watchman and Southron. Sm G. Oste<;& BEAUTY HATH CHARMS ! and all the charms which beau I ty likes best to don are shown I in our grand display of fash j ionable jewelry for this season. ?Jewels like these would en j hance the charms of the most j fascinating belle, and surely no j fair one would despise such ! brilliant aids to her beauty, j Like personal loveliness, they I conquer admiration on sight :. they score new victories at ev? ery inspection. Those who look over our stock do not willingly stop with examina? tion. Beauty may now be made ea,ay irresistible by a few judicious purchases from our display of up to date jew? elry. L. W. FOLSOM, Jeweler and Optician, SIGN OF THE BIG WATCH, (Jct IS. Estate o? Jno. Edward &>a?on, DECEASED. ALL PERSON'S holding claims agninst aforesaid Estate will present same duly attested, aod all persons io a?y way indebted to said Estate will make payment to JNO. J. SEASON, Administrator, Joly 7-3t. Hagood, S. C..