Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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; ?\)t SEg?iljimm at? Saniijn -r >..--. Ci Ci 0 WED???SD?YV AUGUST ~4,TlSi The Sumter Watchman was roane in 185? and the True Southron in 18t The Watchman and Southron now ? the combined circulation and infiuet of both of thc old papers, and is ma festly the best advertising medium j ' Sumter. Weekly Crop Bulletin. COLUMBIA, S. G., August 3, J897, TEMPERATURE. The week exhibited Temperatur : * ranging slightly above the norm every day, bat over the extrema nort ^ west partjon the nights were cool f ' the season, with a mioimnm for tl ? ?tate of 62 at Liberty oo July 28-21 Tbe maximum, 102, occurred at Hodg tia Joly 26. The average for tl * week was 81 while the normal is a] proximately 79.5. At most statioc the daily maxima ranged bet wee : ' SS and 96, which, while it favored a? .. /'* fci?e growth of vegetation, tended I -r dry the ground very fist. RAINFALL Tba entire rain for the week feil o Joly 25-26th, and in places the rainfa vas excessive, washing lan dd and flood bottoms, especially in Anderson, Dari ingtoo and Greenwood. Twenty-thre places reported weekly measurements c ?es3 than 1 inch ; 15 of from 1 to : io ches ; 4 from 2 to 8, and 9 of over ? inches with a maximam weekly amoan cf 4.88 at Charleston. The mean o these 51 measurements is 1 15 while tb Slate normal for the same period is ap proximately 1.54. The rainfall wa fairly well distributed and witt limited exceptions was sufficient for ?ht needs of growing crops. The sunshine was above the normal <;.<.. averaging about 77 per cent, of tin possible duration, and following a week of generally cloudy weather, was high? ly benefitial.* There oe cu rad some local high winde ' which slightly injured corn in places. CROP3. There appears to bave been a quite ";. . general improvement in crop condi? tions ? /in South Carolina during the past week and the staple as well as tbe minor crops are exceedingly fine ; V. over the western, the oorth cfotr&l, and the northeastern counties, and over the greater portico of the remain -.\:.'. der' of the state:* The excep v tioos are that over portions of Ooooee, Pick ces, Laarens, Union and Spartan burg counties more rain is needed, "while in portions of Richland, Barn? Ryberg, Kershaw, Sumter, Darliogtoo, -Orangehurg and Berkeley there has been an excess of rain to the injury of crops especially corn and ootton. Laying by of the field crops is* near? ing completion, and was favored by the V hot, dry weather that prevailed daring tbe greater part of the week. Old corn fcis maturing rapidly over the eastern portion of the State where fodder-pulling is now quite general. This portion of the corn crop varies in condition with the locality and the soil and is not likely to be a fall crop. Late corn cootiones promising but needs several more good **sea3'v:-" io keep it up to present conditions and to ? insure the heavy yield that now seems likely. Corn is *'firing*' on sandy lands io Kershaw, Berkeley and Hp Aiken Some bottom land corn injured early in the week by high winds, and over? flowed streams io the central counties, ; however, comparatively small areas were affected Cotton continues to fruit well and to shed comparatively little A cumber of correspondents report this crop un? usually Soe aod more heavily fruited than is usual at this seasua. There were fewer reports this week than last, of rc9t, exce?sive, ?hedding aed .'honey-dew" although those damaging conditions are still widely prevalent, . especially in section* where there baa been an excess of rain. Much grass was killed, and laying by made rapid advanoe. There are reports of the plant being small but well fruited, and others of the plant growing too much to "weed" at the expense of taking oo fruit. Bolls are opening rapidly over the ^ southeastern counties. Excessive rains injured cotton in portions of Berkeley, and Darlington while in Spartan burg and limited areas elsewhere more rain is needed. lu places the plant has turned yellow and stopped growing. Sea Island cotton continues to put on fruit and was greatly benefitted by the abundant sunshine of the latter portion of the week. The firsS bale of new cotton for this ! season, was shipped from Allend: Barnwell eoaoty cn August 2nd. 1896, 5 bales were marketed oo J 28-29th, in 1895 the first on Aug 20th, ia 1894 the first OD Aug 15th. Tobacco curing progressing and n< ing completion ; quality good Cur up fice ia Florence Rice headiog and with the except of limited localities where damaged caterpillars, ia in extra fine conditi Early rice will soon ripen. Peas are growing luxuriantly w i good stand. Large crop of pea-v ; hay assured. Sweet potatoes are doing well g< erally and the acreage is larger th usual. Turnip sowing continues bat places is awaiting rain. Cane is very promising. Hay a heavy crop. Pastures affoi iog good grazing. Melons continue plentiful. Fig trees bearing heavily ; late a pies a good yield ; pears not a bea erop but of good quality. Garde failing. J. W. BAUER, Sectios Director. Weather and Crops. Cotton Favorable Except i Southwest-DrouSh in Texas. Washington, Aus; 3 -The week crop review of the weather bureau, i: sued to-dayNsays: The week bas been generally favorab io the south Atlar tic and east Gu States and in the States < the Ohio and upper Mississippi valle j and upper lake regions, but in Ne England and over the greater part < the middle Atlantic States, iocludin western New York and portions of th upper Ohio valley, it bas been too wei while in the States of the lower Miseot ri valley have suffered seriously fron hot and dry winds. Drought prevails over toe greate part of Texas, and in portions of Ar kansas Teonessee and Louisiana Tbe conditions OD the Pacific coast ba v. continued favorable. Much hjury ba been caused by heavy rains to the h ai crop and to maturing and shocked grail io New England and yorriaas of th? middle Atlantis States In tbe State* of the oentral valleys corn has general? ly made favorable progress daring the week, except over portions of Nebraska. Kansas and western Missouri, where il bas been seriously injured by bot winde and the general absence of rain. . Tbe crop is also suffering from drought in Texas and portions of Arkansas, while in Nsw England and the northern por? tions of the middle Atlapt.c States it bas been unfavorably affected by excessive moisture and insufficient sunshine. In tbe States of the Ohio and upper Mississippi val leys aod lake regioo, the re ports indicate that corn bas made rapid growih during the week ar?d very fa? vorable reports, especially with refer? ence to late corn, are received from tbe south Atlantic aod east Gulf State? with the exception of Florida. Cotton has continued to make favor? able progress over the central and eastern portions of the cotton belt, but in Missouri, Texas and portions of Louisiana and Atkaot-as,'it continues to suffer free drought ?o Texas, how? ever, the crop is withstanding the ef feels of the drought better than wus anticipated, but is opening prematurely and shedding, especially on uplands Picking is progressing rapidly in southern Texas and has begun over the ceutrai part of the Stare and io por? tions of Mississippi and Georgia The reports concerning spring wheat are generally favorable, excepting the late crop in North Dakota, which is very poor and some will not be cut. Harvesting is well under way over the southern portion of the spring wheat region, and his begun in portions of the northern section. The outlook in Washington and Oregon continues ex? cellent. The outlook for lobasco in Tennessee coatioues poor, but thc crop in Ken? tucky is considerably improved. Else? where the general outlook is favorable, j : although borne injury has resulted from : excessive rains in Maryland and south j ero New Eogland. Cutting is practi I cally completed in South Carolina and ; is well advanced in North Carolina. i Considerable lowing for tail seeding J ; bas been done in Illinois, Ohio, Tco j oessee and Virginia. ; Ben Tillman Says that it is a Lie. ; Special to The State. : Greenwood, Aug. 3.-When passing ! this point to day I saw Senator Tillman ! at the depot for about two minutes and i asked him if he had anything to say in I reply to the card of Mr. Matthews of the Charlotte News as it appeared in yesterday's State. He replied that he bad nothing more to say ; that he had already denied the interview and denies it now. He doeso't remember io have ever seen Mr. Matthews, aod would not know him from "Adam's house cat." He suggested that Mr Matthews would do well to carry out bis threat of proving the interview, but also said that wheo a man told a lie he could generally find others io prove it by. The senator is oo his way to Abbe? ville, where he makes an address at a farmers' institute. F. C. W. Republicans Have Troubles. I The Finance Question Giving j the Republicans No Ecd of Worry. Washington, August 2. 1897. The republicans have other troubles than those which will be made by the new tariff ahead of them They are going to have no end of worry over finance in the near future. It is au open secret that there i? a serious difference of opinion in the Cabinet on the advisability of committing the administration and tbe party to the retirement of the * greenbacks and Treasury notes Sec. Gage, as the personal representa? tive ofthe banker's and ultra gold men, will make a hard fight to commit the administration and party to the retirement of those notes, al? though he knows as well as anybody that no such legislation can be put through during the life of the present Congress, because of the silver ma? jority in the Senate. Proof that Mr McKinley is afraid of this question may be found in the careful manner in ?which he avoided committing him self in his special message to Con? gress asking authority to appoint a currency commission. Mr McKin? ley has been everything on the money question. He voted for the free coinage of silver in 1877, and as late as the Fifty first Congress, be voted and spoke for the W?ndom silver bill and the Sherman substitute therefor. He didn't want the gold standard platform of last year's republican convention. It is doubtful if he knows what hts wants now He pre fers to tiirn and to wait, but Sec. Gage intends, unless he is prevented, to submit to Congress in his annual report the outlines of a bill that would pei pe?nate the single gold standard not because he thinks it will pass, but because he wishes to commit the administration and the republican party. Members of the administration still in Washington, are 3 somewhat worried over the results of the new tariff aa far as they have become ap parent. They did not like the shut? ting down of those big New England cotton mills, and some of them went as far as to say that the mill owners should have been willing to keep on running their mills, even if they lost money, to help along the republican party They like even lessthestory of increased prices for almost every thing but labor that comes from every di rection Speaking of this phase of the matter a prominent Philadelphia business man, now in Washington, said : "I hear that a general rise in prices is to take place, and that peo pie may prepare to pay more for their dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, and all articles of household neces? sity If this is going to be so. I ptedict tremendous discontent and j dissatisfaction among the people In ? flush times there would be no corn- j plaint, but when commodities rise in ! value and the volume of money is not increased, the common people are bound to suffer, especially when, as now, there is no chance of an ad? vance in wages. The upshot of the matter will be a revolt against the political pitty that passed the law which tn;ide dearer all things the consumer is bound to buy, without doing anything to increase the abil? ity of the consumer to purchase the necessaries of life. If the repub lican party hasn't a very tough row to hoe, then I am utterly without ability as a prophet." Some ofthe civil service cranks: are doing so much shouting over Mr McKinley's extension of the civil service law" to a few of thc; snia!l Custom House employes, that they have overlooked Iiis exemption from those rules cf numerous important | places in the Customs and Internal ? Revenue servir'J His amendments | to the rule.?, prohibiting the dis charge of government employes, ex- j cept for cause and only upon written j Icharges, has. of course, been warm j iy leceived in Washington, where ec j many persons arc pecuniarily inter ; ested in a life tenure of office, hut if the country endorses the idea I wi?i i miss my guess. With a life tenure : of office, there wiil necessarily come ? in a few years a civil pension list I Both ideas are undemocratic ano un American, creating as they do a I privileged class. If it had not been j for the social influences of Washing I ton, ibere never would have been j any civil service iaw. and when the : same influences were brought to bear I on Mr Cleveland to secure a life ; tenure for those in office, he positive . ly refused to make the amendment j that Mr McKinley has now made. Senator Gorman seldom talks for j publication, but without violating j confidence, I can sa}' that he prepar i ing t-> make the fight of his life to j restore Maryland to the democratic j column, and that he is absolutely j confident that he will succeed and be j reelected to the Senate. Paying the Pensions. i When Co rp tro 1er General Norton wa.?? asked abont the pension 3:.?utt'on be sfat>-d that the State board or" pensions hoped to be able to send out ?he checks in a very fe* days u'e sais thnt the board canoot he blamed for the long delay in paying the pen? sions. The toard this year has h-td io grap? ple with intricacies of the new pension law, and the delays1 of the county hoard? ia send? ing in 'he lists in such snaps tbat they could be considered. In a very few dava all the lists will be complrte. and then the appropri? ation can be nro at*d. The checks will be immediately issued when this has been done ATTEMPTED OUTRAGE j An Ez- Convict Attempts a DatViddly ' Crime. Henry Tindal, a ginger cuke colored negro, j is locked up m tbe county jail o a serious j charge ?nd the evidence is dead against bim. i Tindal has an unsavory record to weight nirn I down in addition to bis escapade ln*t week He got himself :??-p'ed tip wi h the Uoied i States mai; a few years ago ?rd has rec*i?tlv j returntd from nerving a term m ms U 5. j pris.m There a:e other dark cbap'ers io bis life Tbrft c-*n tie unearthed if necessary lt? prove his cbarac:er, out his most recent viola? tion ol tbe law is sufficient to murk bim viilian. A toot 12 o'clock Tuesday night Tindal went j totbe old Jerv.y House where a widow, by the name of White, aod daughters ?ive, and at? tempted to force an eotrauce Re first knocked at the door, and when atked who be wai he a cs Wf red, "A friend." Ttie unpro? tected women refused to admit him and hr then Otgan to threaten them and cuise .n un outrageous manner The outcries of the ter rifi?d woien attracted the attention cf the police and Weeks, Seymour and Birwick hn3iened to the scene. Tbev approached tbr place from different directions aod captured Tindal oefore he could make bis escape Tindal resisted areest and bad to ne knocked down before it was possible to carry him io the guard hou-e At toe entrance of the alley leading to the guard house he jerked loose from the police and mad? a desperate attempt to use a Soi iib Sc Wesse?? rerolvec which he drew from bis pocket. He was suo dued after a struggle, his pistol taken iron? bi cu and be waa put into a cell tor safe keep? ing. Un Wednesday be was before tbe Mayor tor trial, but he was still unruly, and after deny mg that be owned tbe pistol or attemptd to draw it on the policemen who arrested him, he wes ordered 'o be teturoed to >be gua?d house by tbe Mayor. Tr.e laet tbiog he said as be was taken from tbe court room was to de? mand in an insolent tone that the Mayor make ibe police return a badge which tn*y had stolen from bim. WHEN THE TARIFF LAW BE? GAN. j - ! Interesting Feature of a Lecture by Professor Moise at the Free Law School. --- The free law school in the Burd bui ding, ai Ninib a?d Ransom streets, is proving a source of pleasure and information to the pupils aod ? success, as evidenced by the increase in its classes At the solicitation ot ! tbe students many of whom were on vacations this month, the school will be eoutinutd dur? ing the mooth ut August, bringing it up to tSepiember and making it a continuous Ces? sion throughout i lie year. Wbea Professor A L. Moise arose to ad j dress the class yestrrday eveaiog be entered briefly the domain cf an important question, and one of considerable present interest, in replying to ? r quest for bis opioioc ?8 to when tbe new tani bill went imo effect. He explained to the class that be considered it ! took effect from the first minute of the day on which it was signed by the President, ai d in substantiation of his opinion quoted from the first volume of Lewis Blackstone at page 4S3, the subject of that text being &s to ?nen an infant becomes of age. lie staled that an j ancient error, which is eeoeraliy accepted, is j that an infant attains b:s majority tbe da* I before bis 21st birthday, and then said : c*Tbe confusion of thought in reference to the sub j-ct seems to arise from not distinguishing be? tween the last moment of the day preceding the 21st anniversarv of birth and the first moment of the anniversary iwelf. Hence, it becomes necessary to say loosely that ibe infaut attains bis age on me day preceding, when, in fact, it is not so until me lust mo? ment is past sod the first moment of the next day is begun." But tbe question, tr.e professor thought, was settled by the common law, namely, in.it the kw in the absence of statute recoyniz-js no fraction of a day. He then proceeded to deliver the regular lecture, which was an entertaining aud in? structive one, on '".Vi.is and Admioistia iiotis."-Philadelphia Times, Ju?y 28 The front of the Court House will not bel in keeping with the interior, roof and rear j portion, which have been remodeled, and ? plans tor n nev: from are said to be under J J consideration. There is a general house moving am&?g the ! ! merchants on Main Stree:. Beli'Z?rbas moved from his cid stand into the store formerlj oe- j ? copied by lt. P. Monaghan, ihe racket fiore j lakes Be?itzer's old stand, and -S-.nr-ts Bros j : & (Ju ttl no are opening up in the old racket store next to DeLorme's drug store. Two or more hydrants are needed on Re? publican Street between Cnurch Street nn-i liv city iiriiiThere is not a hydrant in rh *: port;ori of the city which is closely built ii, with residences. Tao property owners ?rc almost without protection against M?e. ?tiri the waler mains should be extended and .hs nevded byor*nis put in. The Le? County promoters have employed K a bx Livingston, ?sq , ot B?cnettsville, t< represent them before the !>arIi?gtou Ccncty Board of Election UemmtsSionera ".'be con? ies: over the Ashland >M ;t will be he*rd ] to-day. j DELGASS Will FIRST SS ON'S 7 Sr.ir.ter Firemen Make a Gee Start m Fayetrrrills. Special to The Daily Ii<?m Fayetteville, Au?. 3.-Debars v*io ??r = pr z , $25. cn parirle un*f?>:r?is. So tar, jr g*>od Prnspect? TTJ nri(rh: F?'*t e*dli. ? pfopif- :rf?:ni ! k<- Sv'htinjj reeks. h'\s Iii? cftrifrnc-t panjse tn a fire proof vanli :r? the Cour< (ic i?f* at M?eniac. Th? S'?i-tfr Club sermon We-dceednv evr-n inc wHi H?ieo'ied f>r s;s:-' or more clan rr.t-m -if. ir ViHgisrrnt.? WM ts h*.* como'?r?-d Herjrr j Ti tea! to in defanit of S500 r- no. A pre??aiicarv ht'xrinii r:^g r.e n fix-d for to day Tind?l his employed Purdy & Rey ? o-cis to defend him Bc-o Hill, who wis shot at Burke, n?* i Bishopv.il??, * few days ago. i? said to h I improving, although he h?3 four 44 ciliar ; b-il 3 in bis bodv. Wh^D first saor no bope j of recovery WJS entertninfd. ? The reports that McLaurin is losiog ground j in the ap country mav he true, but be will ! carry this -ect oo of the State by ? hi^ j >r . by. Sam'T Knri Clarendon county will ??ive i him a vote that will m*ke the other caodi dates wonder if tbev were running. RELIGION IN THE UNITED STATES. Dr. Dollinger, the famous German scholar, when asked if he would like to visit the United States, said No, he would Bot like to see a country where they make a new church every week. Apropos of this idea, a few statistics will be of interest. Tbe following ?3 very nearly correct: Denominations having Over 0,000,000 communicants. 1 Over 2,000,000 and less than 3,000,000. 1 Over 1,000,000 and ies3 than 2,000,000.3 Over 500,000 and less than 1,000,000 .5 Over 250,000 and less than 500,000. 4 Over 100,000 and less than 250,000.12 Over 75,000 and less than 100,000 .5 Over 50,000 and less than 75,000.G Over 25,000 and less than 50,000.6 Over 20,000 and less than 25,000.6 Over 15,000 and les3 than 20,000.3 Over 10,000 and loss than 15,000.16 Over 5,000 and loss than 10,000.12 Less than 5,000.6o Less than 1,000.31 Less than 100.3 Not reported. 1 The total number of denominations is 143; the total mimicer of communicants, 20,613,874. This analysis shows that, statistically speaking, we need not take a large number of our denominations seriously. It is noteworthy that the five largest ones comprised GO per cent of the com? municants of the country, and the ten largest 75 per cent. Only 26 of the total number,had each more than 100,000 communicants. Dr. Dollinger might, therefore, have plucked up some courage even had he visited us. Another view is still more reassuring. Reducing the denominations to groups or families and counting as one family each the 12 Mennonite denominations, the 17 Meth? odist, the 13 Baptists, and so on, we have only 42 titles instead of 143. Dr. Can-oil states that tbeie are four chief classes of causes that lead to di? visions-viz: 1. Controversies over doc? trines. 2. Controversies over adminis? tration or discipline. 3. Controversies over moral questions. 4. Controversies of a personal character. The following table is quite in? structive. TABLE SHOWING THE NUMBER OF COMMUNI? CANTS AND VALUE OF CHURCH PROPERTY OP THE TEN LEADING DENOMINATIONS. Value of Communi- church cants. property. Roman Catholics.6,231,417 $118,066,746 Methodist Episcopal.2,240,354 96,723,408 Regular Baptists.Colored. .1,318,989 9,038,549 Regular Baptists, South.. .1,230,066 IS.196,637 Methodist Episcopal, South.1,2)9,976 18,775,362 Regular Baptists, North... 800,450 49,530,504 Presbyterian, North. 788,224 74,455,200 Disciples of Christ. &H.051 12,206,038 Protestant Episcopal. 5:2,054 81,220,317 Congregational. 5.12,771 43,335,437 Approximately, the value cf church property for a communicant in the sev? eral churches is as follows: Roman Catholics. $19 Methodist Episcopal. 44 Regular Baptist (.Colored). 7 Regular Baptist (South). 15 Methodist Episcopal i. South). 15 Regular Baptist (North). 62 Presbyterian. 106 Disciples of Christ. 20 Protestant Episcopal. 162 Congregational. SI Dr. Carroll ?rires no statistics that enable us to separate between city and country as wholes, but he does give us some instructive statistics of 124 cities. The following table exhibits some of his results, lt ?aast be remembered that the figur?s axe for 124 cities only. Roman Catholic-Value cf church property, S65?USi,33!>. Nun-.bercf c?miiitpiean?s, :j.0U7,17G. Methodist Ep??C ail.- Value of church prop? erty, $33,607,81 . Number or" communicants, 340,000. Presbyterian (North).-Valu? of church property, $39,676,140. Number of communi? cants, 235,517. Ecgtdar Baptists (Colored).-Value ? f v-hurch property, $L52ti,lC2. Nu:..ber of <-o:::::,uni sants, 88,1C5. Regular Baptist (South).-Value of church j property, $4,200,001. Numbcrof rommunicauts, j 63,761. Methodist Episcopal (.South).-Value of church property, $3,013,521. Number of com? municants, 41,55$. Regular Baptist (North).-Value of church property, $23,5C;i,5S4. Number of communi? cants, 200,525. Disciplines of Christ.-Value of church prop erty. $2,8S7,S10. Communicants, 42,7c4. Protestant Episcopal.-Value of church prop? erty, $50,389,154. Number of communicants, 255,536. Congregationalists.-Value of church prop? erty, $18,041,300. Number of communicants, Ul "ill. ? t Spn??-?! wit! ..-uri* DvSpepsi* F ir -I- ?. !>-. A. J. Coma's. Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic Cures Fever In One Day. Xewspaperdom : The Southern illinois Press association has adopt? ed a rule requiring newspapers tc omit the title of "Dr ?' in referring to medical men. reducing the dis? ciples cf Esculapios to plain "Mr 77 This step was taken to discipline the : Southern Medical association for ex i ; pelling from its membership two adver? tising physicians. In Ohio, strained relations exist between the medical : fraternity and the uewepaper men, i because of the activity of the for . mer in their efforts lo con I trol nominations for the legisla j iure in both parties, with the hope of passing a bill prohibiting the sale of proprietary medicines. The Ohio editors threaten, in case the doctors are successiful, to mention the atteod ing physician in the published an? nouncement of each' death. The sooner medical men wake to the fact ' that their code of ethics has no place . in this age of advertising, the better it will be for both doctors and news? paper men A man io Buffalo who had lost a por? tion of the shinbone had it replaced with a section of a .?heep1 s bone 5 inch? es long After examining the result under the X-ray the surgeons report that the ?beep's bone is knitting and widening rapidly, and that a complete union is assured. The extent to which such substitution may be carried is an interesting pubjec?'. Right Prices You can pay more money for a bicycle, but you can? not secure a machine of nigher grade than the Cres? cent, or one that will please you better. S WESTERN WHEEL WORKS GOGHO NEW YORK Catalogue free Agents everyiy'ner* WANTS. ADVERTISEMENTS of five lines or less will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lines ? cents per line. AGENTS WANTED. Male or female in every county. Business respectable, lyoinpensation good. No trouble to make some money. Address Cbrouicle, Augusta. Ga., for particulars. WANTEL)-Position to teach in town or country or in private family by a competent !>dy. References furoisbed- Ad? dress Miss Kilty Doar, Sum i erville, S. C. July 7-tf. TT7ANTED-Reliable hard-working nen Y Y in our busiuess. .Vee who are will? ing to work for wbat they get, can make money. Apply to The Singer Maofgr. Co , No. 115 Marae't Street, Wilmington, N. C. or T. S Sumter, Sumter Street J?lv 14-St. rpHE MEMBSRS of ice County Pemocrat ? ic Executive Committee are called tc mee: in the Court House in Sumter on Mon? day, August 9fh, for the purpose of appoint" ioir Managers nnd making arrar cernants for the coming Pricer? Election for U S. Sena? tor R O PURDY. J. M KNIGHT.. County Chairman. Secretary. Aug. 4-lt. unan UIUT?I GREENVILLE, S. C. DR. C. H. JUDSON, CHAIRMAN OF Faculty Session opens September 2?<i Courses leading to all academic degrees. Preparatory department in charge of experienced teachers. Cost reduced to minimum by rt ess system. Bo?rd in privan? fnmi?es moderate. For further information apnlv to chairman, orto BEN GEER. Aug. 4. Sec. of Faculty. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judye TT7HEREAS, HERBERT F WILDER f V made sun to me to grant him Letters of Administration of the Estate cf and effects cf JCS: W. WILDER, deceased. These are therefore to ci'e and admonish f.'". and singular the kindred and creditors of the s?id JOS. W. WILDER, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in th.' Court of Probate, t;- be held at Sumter C. H . on Aug. IS. 1897, texi, after publication thetecf, at il o'clock io tbe foienccn, to show cause, if any they have, why the snid Administration .vin.nie not be granted. Given under my hand, this 4'.!: dsy ct August A. I)., IS9?. THOS. V. WALSH, Judge ol .Probate. August 4-2t.