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WEDNESDAY,' JULY 28,1897. Catered ai the Post Office at Sumter, S 0.% as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. L?e & Moise- Machinery far Sale. -- ATTENTION. IQ ordering yoor paper changed from one post office TO another, ai ways name both offices. Very often we know the post office at which a sooscrioer has been receiving the paper, bat sometimes we do not ; and wheo a request to change is dated and mailed at the new office and the former address is not named, it requires some guessing and search? ing through the mail list in order to find the name-it being necessary to take it off the former list as well as DUI it or -the new. PERSONAL. ?r. S. M. Wilson was io town on business yesterday. Visa Daisy Nash bas returned from a visit to Atlanta. Mrs. B. DeLorme is ?pending sometime io DovesviUe. Mr. Bradley Wilson, of Majesville, was in to wa Friday. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stubbs have returned from Toronto. R. 0. Purdy, Esq., has goce to Virginia for a few days stay. Mr. T. Ed. Baskio., of Bisbopvilie, was in ; town last Thursday. Mr Beary Mauoeriyo, of Charleston, spent g. Monday in the city. Miss Evie M cK illas, of Camden, is visit? ing at Mrs Cordts tc Mr. A.C. Phelps went to Eeodereonvil'e, N C, Friday morning. H| Gol. R. M. Wa?ace bas been in Wasbing f ton for the hm few days. Mr. David W. Cunningham is ai Pawlej's Island for ? week's stny. Mr. C G. Rowland has gone to Henderson, -'.B*'. G , to spend two w*eks Miss Adeie Moses went to Orangeburg tor a week's, stay co Monday. Mr. Neill O'Donnell retftr&ed Friday from Henderson-ilte, N. Cv Mr. H. R. Stracge, of Wedgefield, speot Several days in to? o i?9i week. Miss Miriam Wilder, of Darien, Ga , is v visiting Miss Battie Ryttenberg. Miss Julia ?tiles, of Richland, is visiting /* ber sister, Mrs. A. W Crosswel! Messrs R. E Carnes and J. M. Bea ron, of ; iftiabop?i:Ie> spent Friday io this city. Mr. D. M. Bia nd i og bas returned from a ?:tay on the sea coast of No$b Carolina. Miss Octavia Hill left Saturday for Greenville, to visit her sister, Mrs. Earle. Messrs. Coleman Rhame and Willie Witber / spoon went to Orangebarg last Thursday. 0-\ Mrs. Charles S. Kingsmere is visiting ber parents io Dovesville, Darlington Concty. Mr. J. Fraak Pate and Miss LeRee Pate left for Spartaoburg, S. C., yesterday morning. Col. J. A' Rham?, of Magnolia, has gone to Beadersooville, ?t- C, for two week's V. stay. ?* M?38 Katie Sbolar, of Wilmington, N. C., is spending sometime with her brother, Mr. J. T. Sholar. ' Col. Richard Dozier left Monday 7for B&tEHeob Springs where be wiil remain for sev erul weeks jg^ Mr. Joel B Brunson's family bas returned ^ to Sumter for the remainder of the sr. m mer. -.Kiagstree Record ; - Mesara H. W. Hood and Walter Stans*.;i Rfcrrived home Saturday night from a two - i weeks' trip to Canada. - ?i'wa Mamie Dink ins baa returned from Co lamb?a where she bas been visiting relatives during the past month. Miss Agnes Dick after quite an absence Bfcaas returned to the city. Sbe is visiting ber Boater, Mrs. M P Cordes. Misses Mary Ewell and. Annie Wilson, wbo >y have beer the guests of Mrs. T. B. Dick, Jr , %?are now visiting friends at Wisacky Bp Rev. and Mrs. N. W. Edmunds bu ve been called to Richland County by tbe seri?os ill rawness of their son, Mr N. W. Edmunds, Jr. Boa. E. M. Seabrook, of Edisto Island, spent the past two rays ia towa. Be is ea . groote from Nashville, Teno., and other points. \f;" Mr. S. K. Edmand3 has gone to Florence : where be will deliver a series of lectures be figfore the Teachers' Institute of Florence > Coon ty. Mr. W. F. Rhame returned home Sat urday afternoon from Clemson College, bringing bis ?on. Claude, wbo is convalescing from a case of fever. MOB Pauline Gaillard returned Monday from Millwood, Ga., where she bas been tbe qoest of Mrs. George W. Loriog daring tbe A -past month Mr. W. A Seymour, of the Watchman force, who has been visiting relatives ia \ Concord, returned this morniog after a pleasant trip. Miss Kate DoRaat, of Sumter, speot seve * ral days ia towo with Miss Anea Elwell last week. Sbe is aow visitiog tbe Misses Beti, p oat at Fowlers.-Ki o gs tree Record ... Mr. ?. B. Dick, Jr., bas tccepted a posi V tion with tbe well koowa firm of C Walbero Co , of Cb ar leaton, and will travel this State in their int?r?t. Mr. Dick bas all the qualities that are essential io the make ap of ' a successful salesmaa ead Messrs. Walbero & Co., have secured a valuable maa. Col J. D. Bland in g left oo last F rids.y ~" morcing for Nasas wadoz, on the eastern ?i- abo re of Virgioia, to visit his daughter, Mrs. f. T. Up? bur. He will be accompanied by * bit daughter, Mrs. Haman, of Mississippi, who has been visitiog him. He will retara to the city about August 10th. Rev. J. C. Traeger bas resigned the pasto? rate of St. James Lutheran Church and will leave this city within a short tims for his ?. former home io Pennsylvania. Mr. Tranger ead bia family have made many friends in m Sumter, both within bis o wo coogregatioo aod ' among all denominations, aod his departure trom tbe city will be generally tegretted. Why will you boy bitter nauseating tonics when Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is as pleasant as Lemon Syrup. Your druggist is authorized to refand the money in every case where it fails to care. Price. 50 cents. Mr. C. Q. Rowlaod is having bi-: storage W warehouse rebuilt. It was blown during tbe storm about six weeks ago. CcroDer Moses bas had o o heavy work ? within the pust few days, ouly two investi? gations to make aod issue death certi6cates. An attempt was made Monday night to break into the store of The Ducker & Bultman Co. ? The wouid-be burglar was unsuccessful, but escaped capture. Capt. P. P. Gaiilard, Adjutant of Camp Dick Anderson, U. C. V., bis received notifi- j cation that the railroad fare to Greenville ! and return on account of the U C. V. Re- | ooioo, August 24 to 30th, will be $3 30. ?BBSEY CATTLE TOISONED. Health Officer Called on to Inves? tigate. Mr. C. W. Kingocan lost two valuable registered Jersey cows OD Friday night and Sunday night Le l03t a valuable bul), all by death .under circumstances that, to say tbe ?eas', are peculiar. Toe two Jereeys were to all appearance? well and hearty Friday evening vtbvo put in their stalls, but were dead Saturday morning. Sunday eveoiog the boll was well &nd hearty bat was found dead .Monday morniajr. The Health Officer was called upon to mate an investigation, under the impression ihat some cattie disease was the cause of the death of the animals. That officer's conclusions are that the circumstances "point at prc^^t to a case of intentional poisoning, as no disease peculiar to animals would be likely toe ??se death in such a short epsce of liae witnou; some, indication of the disease presenting itself ia advance. The Health Officer bas caused one of the animals to bc dissected and some of the blood abd stomach taken out HI d bottled up, which be sent to State Chemist Bard'D for analysis. If the analysis shows symptoms of disease the Health OJ cer will get one bf the State Veterinary Surgeons to investigate. If it should torn ont to be poisoning and intentionally so, the case will be turned over to the proper authorities for detection of the party who did it. TheGoVden Hill Bobber. The bnrghr and housebreaker of Golden Hill bas renewed bis depredations and bas the residents of tbat residence suburb stirred np to such a pitch that.they have petitioned for H policeman to be sent to the rescue On Saturday night he broke into the bouse of Eilen Benton and stole several dollars in money and a lot of clothing. Sohday night he visited the boase of Charles Harris, but in entering woke the faoailv whn raised an outcry that frightened him off. He made an attempt to enter another house on Saturday night, bot was frightened off. An ex-convict and bad character generally is suspected of being'tbe goilty pth-ty. A few of the holes io Main Street are being Siled np-a most excellent idea. The Sumter base ball team will go to Orangeburg ou Thursday to play two garnis They go with the determination to get their revenge on tba Orangebarg team for the de? feat inflicted here last week. The Mayor's Court held a short session Mon? day morning. There was but a single sinner on the mourner's bench. He wa3 a common dre ok and disorderly and was let off with a $5 6ne or 10 dijs on the street. "Last sommer one of our grand-children was sick with a seoere bowel trouble trouble," says Mrs.E G. Gregory, of Frederickstown, Mo. "Our.doctor's remedy had failed, then we tried Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrboea Remedy, which ga?e very speedy relief." For sale by Dr. A. J. Cbioa The rainfall Monday afternoon was very heavy throughout tbe Western portion of the county. Yesterday the ground was too wet to work. Farmers are uneasy about the cotton crop. 0. Births and deaths reported to Health Officer Reardon for past week, ending July 23, are : Births-Colored-One male- and one female. Dc-i.tbs-Colored-Males-One 18 roon lbs cid. one 13days old, one 17 years old,'one 18 years old, one 23 years old ; females-One.67 tears old, one eight caja old, one seven days old. Capt. J. M. ScElveen, of Goodwill, was in town Monday. He reports fine crops t&rougb out lower Salem. Capt. McElveen bas re cen' ly had an artesian well bored on *his place that has an overflow of thirteen gal? lons per minute. Tho purplns water bebas turned into an old well and although the artesian water baa bees flowing into the old well at the rate of 21,100 gallons per day for more than a week the water level in the well bas risen only eight inches in that time! JOHNSON'S CHILL AND FE VER TONIC Cures Fever In One Day. A Sad Home Coming. "We mentioned la?t week the dangerous condition of Jno. L. Ringo as the result of a fall. Re continued to crow worse until 9 a. rn. Saturday when death pnsued. His funeral took pince with Masonic honors from the residence Sunday afternoon and inter? ment in our cpme'f-ry. Jno L. Ringo was in his 61st year ?nd leaves a wife and four children, three daughters and one son, to mourn his ic-s. He was a man highly es teemd by ail who koe<v hi:n, and as a neigh? bor, friend and citizen he ranked as or.e of the best, and no o'e who knew him could re striin a feeiinjr of sadness for bis seeajio?i? untimely taking off. His hospitable doors were always open to bis friends, and the poor were r,ever turned away hungry Th? writPr had known him for 2? years and he f-e?9 that be is not ahie to pay as high a tribute to bis no? bility of character as it deserves. The be? reaved rurally bas our sincere svmpathv and condolence in this affliction.- Fiemingsburg, Ky , Times-Democrat. The deceased was the father of Mr. D. L Ringo, the prescription clerk at J. S. Hugb eon's Pharmacy, who went home several weeks ago to spend a month with his family after an ab-ence of several years. The train from Charleston was an hour and J a-balf late Saturday morning on account of the breaking of aa eccentric rod on the engine. The Monaghan Hose Company i? practicing ' for tbe Fayetteville tournament e horses are in Sne form and will make things hot for somebody in Fayetteville Plans for the remodelling of the entrance to.tbe Opera House are bei?g considered. The two narrow and winding flights of stairs wil piobably be removed and ore broad flight put io. William Anderson, the negro who forged the name of C^ot J. N. Phillips to an order on O'Donnell & Co., has been given a pre? liminary hearing by Judge Wells'and admit? ted to bail in the sum of $2C0. The m? chants will begin going North within a few weeks to purchase their fall and winter stocks. The general impression at present is that there will ne a fine trade this fall. You may hunt the worid over and you will not fi-d another medicine equal to Cbambor lian's Colic, Cholera and Dtarrahcea Remedy for bo? e! complaints. It is pleasant, safe and relible For sale hy Dr. A J China. Regular calamity reports are beginning to come io from the farmers. They say that io j some sections the heavy rains last week and i early thi? ?eek, followed by hot par?, has cut j off the cotton seriously and it is sbeddi'-e; the j forms wub great rapidity. j It is just a aje? afternoon ride on a wbeel i out to the swimming pool, and when tbe ? young men have once tried the pool it will j becowe the most popular resort iu toe vicin j ity of the city. ! The Monaghan Hose Co's, horses got away j from the driver Friday morning while he was washing the wagon in the rear of 'he engine boose. They ran through the house and broke the toogue of th* wagon and.smashed one cf the lamps. No other damage was done It is reported that an original package es? tablishment will be opened in the city within a short tiae by an agent of a Wilmington, N C., house The dispensary would un? doubtedly tsnffer a loss of trade from the competition. At present the dispensary does a fairly good business, the average daily sales amounting to $7S to $100. mmmp- i i mam - * Deafness Cannot be Cured by local applications as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is I only one way to cure deafness, and that is by i constitutional remedies. Deafness is caused ; by an inflamed condition of the mucous lin ? i og of the Eo8tacbian T ibe. When this tube is inflamed yon have a rumbling sound or imperiect bearing, and when it is entirely closed deifcess is the result, and unless tbe in.iamroation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal j condition, hearing will be destroyed forever ; nine cases out of ten are caused by carat rh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the- mucous surfaces We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that, cannot be cored by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars ; free. F. J CHESEY & Co , Toledo, 0. Sold by Druggists,. 75c. TWO SUDDEN DEATHS. Colored Wo^en Drop Dead From Heart Disease. L?o Kallins ft negro woman living in Monaghan Row, on Washington Street, drop? ped dead on Saturday afternoon. She had been sick for sometime with consumption. Sunday *ffrrnoon, Gertrude Turpin, col? ored, fainted ne ir the corner of Main and Liberty Street She died within a few min? utes ?;fter rei oval to her borne. An investi tratio^ was held by '.he coroner *?nd ft death certi?rratp i39u?*.i, rtanog ih?.t df?th resulted from heart ft?nre - ??? ? ? ? nm - Wot Exactly Domestic Bliss. Judge Wells was not permitted to spend the Sabbath in peace ?nd q iiet. Ke WHS c*l!ed upon twice Sunday to adjust do* mastic jirs, once between negroes nzd one time the wranglers were whites, in the first case, the man was responsible for the row, having driven bis du?ky spouse from the ebelter of her home and refused to permit ber to have "ven her youngest cb i'd. Judge Wells restored peace aft^r a fashion by send? ing bis deputy after the baby and delivering it to the woman. , Tbe second row was between a white man and bis wife. Thev had agreed to disagree and separate. The man wanted to divide tba household farniture and effects, but the woman claimed everything as her individual property. Judge We!l3 had to pay the woman a visit and act as umpire. He inves? tigated the matter and found that the woman held a firm title to the furniture, so advised the man to go on his way, if he could not live with his wife. Winthrop College. Tbe annual examina.ion of applicants for admission to Winthrop College will be held ia this city or> August 13:.b. Applicants for j scholarships will r<e examined at the same I time and piace The number cf girls desir I iog ed mission to tbe co?ege is each year io I excess of the number that the college can ac comrjiodate, and it is therefore necessary that those who wish to enter at tbe beginning of the next S3Ssion should stand the ? lamina? tion mm? ? ? ? ? mm*? Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TON IC. /-?egg&?B^ The cotton season will open almost ?3 early as it did last year It is said that the &T3t bale of cotton will be brought to market from Privateer before Angus' 10th. Priva? teer alwars sends io the first 'cale ard cotton is well advnnced io that section A young man in rbis etty who has a pen? chant for making antiquarian researches has ciscovered the tune that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. Nero pla}ed, "Hot Times io Old Town To-Night." The Sumter base ball team went to Wedge? field Thursday afternoon a>id prajed a game with ?be Wedgefield team. The game was won by Wedgefield, the score standing Wedgefield 9, Sumter 8. The crowd that went over to see the game report that it was well worth seeing The Board of County Commissioners are thiaking of lajicg out walks in the Court House square and making other improve? ments in its geoeral appearance as soon as the work on the Court House bas been com pleted. A gentleman who witnessed the game be? tween the Orangeburg and Camden ball teams on Thursday says that tbe fine playing of Villeneuve and Miller bad a great deal to do with the success of the Camden team with which they played They played a jim up game in the field and when they got to the bal they just lined out the ball for safe bits every time. The force in this effice is indebted to Mr. J. M. Reid for tbe finest watermelon it has been their good fortune to see or sample rbis sea? son. The melon was grown on the farm of Mr. E. M. Pitts-, of Jordao, and wa9 present? ed to Mr. Reid by Mr Pitts. Guv could not accommodate the me'on himself so he kirdly tnroed it over to a gang that is equal to any emergency in the gastronomic line. INQUESTS. Coroner Mose* held ao inquest Thursday j over the dead hody of Roxy McLeod, a negro ! womnn, who died o? the DesChamps place, j four miies from t h 13 city on Wednesday night She. stopped at a negro house to get out of tue rain while on her way to } church and a few tn?nute? af.erwards died. The verdict wes that her death was the result I I of oaturnl causee. Heirt failure was pro ! doced, it is thought by a violent attack of j indigestion. _ Coroner Mo-.es also held an in I vestisation over Fr?<i D*VJS, colored, of this I city who died Thursday of heart failure. He j also ba.j galloping consimption. President Bunt Hopeful. President Famuel Hunt, Superintendent A.. Tripp and Geo'I Passenger Agent S B. Lurnpkin, of the 0. B. & C , passed through the city last week Mr. Hunt stated that the Gaffney extension would be completed by Sept 15tb He is also confident that the Sumter division will yet be constructed aod is hopeful that the line will some time in tbe future be completed to Ashland, Kv.-Rock Bill Herald. The irregularities in the new county elec? tion io Darlington county furnish ground for a contest and the Lee county promoters will probably make a test of the case. Spring Humors, eruptions, hive?, boils, pimples, sores, are perfectly and permanently cored by Hood's Sarsaparilla, tbe best Spriog Medicine and One True Blood Purifier. Hood's Pills act easily and promptly on the liver and howe's. Cure sick headache. Messrs J. N. Spann, Ebbie Wells and Don Auld wi!? open a first class restaurant on Maic Street on September 1st. The restau? rant will be managed hy Don Auld, and the proprietors annoonce that they will keep a first clas3 plac?, where all the substantials and delecacies will be served in season. Both reel squads were out Monday after? noon with the bose wagons and teams prac? ticing for the Fayetteville, N. C., tourna? ment. The practice ground is from Harvin Street to the hydrant at the corner of Mag? nolia Street. The horses and men were in fine condition and excel.eot time was made. The squads will continue the practice every i afternoon this week and large crowds are ex ! pec?ed to turn out to witness the trial races. The first sample of the Hew tobacco crop was brought to this office Friday by Mr. J. G. F:oyd, of Podding Swamp The sam? ple is a fine quality of bright tobacco. It has fi oe color, size and bcdy. Mr. Floyd says the crop in tbe Pudding Swamp section is very fine this year and if good prices are real? ized the tobacco planters will make money on th'.s year's crop. A committee of City Council is said to be at work on a new license ordinance. Very Hule has be*n learned in regard to the Scope of tbe new license law, but rumor has it that tbe new law will not impose a license on clerks Hnd other employeee, but will be strictly a license on business firms and pro? fessional men The resort to a licenpe tax i9 rendered imperative by the necessity for a larger income to meet the expenses of the city government, and the verification of the rumored intention of Council will create no surprise, as all well informed taxpayers know that a licecse system of some sort is unavoid? able, uoless an excessive rate of taxation is laid upon real and personal property. There will be no general protest against tbe re-en? actment of the license ordinance, for the cit? izens rraiize that it is necessary and all that they ask is that it be just apd equitable. B-iSe ball good9 at the Book Store.-H. G Dateen & Co. Paiii-Killer. (PERRY DAVIS'.) A Sure and Safe Femedj' in every case and every kind of Bowel: Complaint is Pain-Killer. This is a trna statement and it can't be j \ made too strong; or too emphatic f9 It is a simple, safe and quick cure for ' ? Cramps, Cough, Rheumatism, ? Colic, * Colds, Neuralgia, ? Diarrhoea, Croup, Toothache. J TWO SIZES, 25c. aod 50c. *> Tum Pills Cure All Liver Ills. Perfect Health. Keep the system in perfect or? der by the occasional use of Tutt's Liver Pills. They reg? ulate the bowels and produce A Vigorous Body. r or sick headache, malaria, bil ? Dusness, constipation and kin? ged diseases, an absolute cure PUTT'S Liver PILLS A trial of a STIEFF PIANO will leave you in no doubt as to its merit. The rich and elegant cases give an added charm to them Possessing a delightfully sweet and mosical tone and clearness and purity which extends to the uppermost note of the scale, is it any wonder that the STIEFF PIANOS are in such demand to-day. Many pianos are high Driced, but none are superior and few are equal to the STIEFF, if one may judge by the unstinted praise from all patrons who have used a Stieff for nearly a quarter of a century. Terms to Suit. Seod for catalogue. CHARLES M. STIEFF, 9 N. Liberty Street, Baltimore' 416 Main St., Norfork Va. MACHINERY FOR SALE. ONE EIGHT-HORSE Peerless engine and boiler. Oce Winship Cotton Press. One 50-saw Cotton Gin. One Grist Mill and fixtures and all appli? ances to said machinery Second band, in good condition and cheap. Apply to LEE & MOISE, Joly 24-4t Sumter, S. C. WINTHROP COLLEGE. SCHOLARSHIPS and ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. rpHE EXAMINATIONS FOR THE ? award of vacant scholarships in Win? throp College and for the admission of new students will be held at the. County Court House on Aug. 13tb, at 9 a m. Applicants must not be less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacated after Aug. 13th, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this ex? amination. The coat of atterdance, including board, ? furnished ?rcom, beat, light and washing is V onlv $8 50 per mooth. For further information and a catalogue address PRESIDENT D. B JOHNSON, Rock Hill, S. ? READ, READ! NOTICE OF TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. INSTI?TE FOR COLORED TEACHERS of the County will be held at Sumter, S. C., August 2d to 7th, 1897. An able corps of Instructors will be provided by tbe State Board of Education. Ali colored-teachers in the couoty are invited, aod earnestly request? ed to atteod. Instruction will be free to all colored teachers. Board can be had in the city at very reasonable rates. Bv order of County Board. w. j DURANT, July 12. County Superintendent. The Balance of our Summer Stock has Been Marked Down to Good-bye Prices. You know that our policy has always been tb carry no goods over from one season to another, for three reasons : First, It keeps our stock free from old and shop-worn goods. Second, It gives us ready cash to buy more goods. Third, It pleases our customers to get such bargains as our annual clearing sales always put within their grasp. A Pleased Customer is a Merchants best Advertisement. We mention a few of our Bargains : 30 Ladies' Shirt Waists, sizes 32 and 34, 50c, 62c and 75c-Reduced from ?1, $1.25 and ?1.50. Ladies' Black Silk Skirts, former price $6-Reduced to $4.98. Ladies' Colored Skirts, former price ?5-Reduced to $3.75. " ?2.50-Reduced to $1.85. Children's Lawn and Silk Caps at big reduction. Ladies' Neckwear, former prices 25c, 35c and 50c-Reduced to 19c. We have purchased from a manufacturer a lot of Bicycle Suits, worth from $5 to $8-our price, your choice for $2,50. Also a nice line of Bathing Suits at $1.25. Our Buyers are now in the market purchasing Fall Stock we must hare the room-goods must go. Main and liberty Streets, Sumter, S. C.