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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18.1897. Entered at the Post O?ce at Sumter, S 0.y as Second Glau Matter. I7SW ADVERTISEMENTS. H. Harb;-Jost Received. Claremont Lodge-Regular Meeting. B. B. LM Mayesville-Farm Wanted. N. G. Osteen, Jr.-Bird Dog for Sale. A. K. Sanders, Hag ced-Store for Rent. , ATTENTION. Io ordering jour paper changed from coe post office io another, always name both offices. Very often we know the post office ac which a sooscrioer bas been receiving tbe paper, bat sometimes we do sot ; and when a request to change is dated and mailed at the new oolra sad the former address is not named, it requires some guessing and search ?ag through the mail list io order to find toa name-it being necessary to take it off the former Hst as well as pot it OD the new. PERSONA!?. Mrs. W. H Tates left last week tor the mountains. " / Mr. Joe Chandler bas gone to Anderson to spend a ?eek. Col. J. A. Rhame, of Magnolia, was in the city yesterday. Mr T. E. Richardson has gone to Charles? ton on bn<?iress. Mr. J. C. McClenagban is speeding a few days to Florence. Mise Rebecca Schwerin has gone to Salads, to spend a m on th. Miss. Sromn Gordon, of Lanes, is visiting friends in tb?! city. Mr. J. N. Brandi of Wilmington, N C., wau in the city Monday. Miss Belen Brown is visiting Miss Mary Miller at Magnolia. Miss Blima Law bas retnrned from visiting relatives io Darlington. Mr. D. James Winn returned Sunday morning from ?he North. Mr. W. Graham Moses, of Abbevi;>, is ia the city visiting relatives. v Mr. J. W. Weldon, of Spring Hill, spent last Wednesday in this city. Rev. J. W. Daniel and family arrived home Friday from the op country. Messrs. W. 3. Dick and J. M. Spann spent Sunday on Sol h van's Island. Miss Minnie Caotben, of Kershaw, ia the guest of Miss Agnes McCalfom. > Miss Alma MeCowo, of Darlington, , is visiting Mrs. John T. Green, Jr. Mr. B. C. Wallace has returned from a stay of two weeks ia Norwood, N. C. Dr.Henry Stocker, of Bishop ville, and Mr. W. A. Stacke j, cf Texas, were in the city Moa- ; day. Mrs. John Fowler and daughter, of Wil? mington, N. C., are visiting Mrs. C. G. Bolt-j Mrs. L- B Dorant baa returned from Bos? ton, Mass., where sba has been visiting rela? tives. Misses Emma and Rosa Mood have gooe to Ridgway to visit their brother, Dr. W. M. Mood. : Ber. aod Mrs. C. C. Brown left on Monday for Caesar's Head to spend two weeks. Mrs. H. Barby aad daughter, Miss Nita, wet;t to Saluda, N. C., last weet for several weeks star. Mrs. L. 8. Carson left Saturday morning for Asheville, N. C , where she will spend a mooth or Jooger Misa Lillie McMahon has gone to Sumter to visit hex ancle. Mr. W. F. B. Hay ns worth. -Colombia Register. Miss Laura Buff, who bas been the guest of Mrs. W. S Jo nee, left for ber home io Bock Hill Saturday morning. Mrs. W. A. Bowman and children were among the number of mountain excursionists who left the city last weak. Miss Annie Hollid?j is spending a few weeks with Mrs. S. A. DoRant, at tbe resi? dence of Mr. W, H. Yaies. Xis? Mattie Dopoot rein roed Friday from Way oes vi Ile, N. C , where rle spent several weeks with friends. Messrs. W. B. B?ros, D. J. Chandler, G. A. Lemoaon and J. L. Har ns worth left Thurs? day afternoon for New York. Mrs. Charles H. Green and children, who have been visiting Mr. aod Mrs. John T. Green, left kat week for Walhalla. Misses Marr aod Alma Ingram left last week for Saluda, N. C., where they will spend tbe remainder of the sommer. Mr. and Mrs. Percival Smith, who have been io the city tor a short .time visiting Dr. Boessrd, left Saturday for the moan tains. Misses Eva and Maggie Scarborough, of Searboro, who have been visiting Miss Hat? tie McCall at Mars Bluff have ret urned home. Mr. H. L. B. Wells and wife have gooe to Portland, Me , to visit relatives. Tbey will also visit other polots of interest in the North. Col. J. D. Bland tog returned last Friday from the eastero shore of Virginia, where he has been visiting bis daoghter, Mrs. Tbos. T. Upohor. Miss Annie Wilson, who bas beeo the guest of Mrs. T. H. Dick, Jr., during tbe past few weeks, left for ber home io Norfolk, Va., last Thursday. Mist Jessie Folsom, wbo has beeo spending sometime with Miss Ada Weldon at Saith rille*, has returned home, afters pleasant stay of three weeks. MiafMettie Dopoot bas gooe to New York to tpeod two weeks familiarizing herself with tba latest aod most fasbiooable styles for the fall and winter. Why wm yon boy bitter nauseating tonics when Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonie ia as pleasant aa Lemon Syrup. Yoar druggist is authorized to refond the money in every case where it fails to cu re. Price. 50 cents. Joo. P. Merooey, a graduate of tbe Phila? delphia College of Pharmacy, has accepted a position in the prescription departmeot of A. J. Cbioa's drag atora. Miss Lila Davis, of Camdeo, arrived in this city yesterday sf ter noon. She bas accepted a position as nurse io the iofimary of Drs. Bos sard, Baker and Dick. Col. R M.Wallace left Saturday evening for Detroit, Mich., to attend tbe twenty-third annual convention of the American Bankers' Association. After tbe adjournment of the association Col. Wallace will extend bis trip to Canada, where be will visit friends. He will return home about September 1st. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TONIC. DEATHS. Mrs. Frank P. Cooper, nee Mamie Stokes, died last oigbt in Spartanborg. Sbe bad been sick for many months, and recently ber death has been expected to occnr at any time and release her from suffering. She was tbe eldest daughter of Rev. ?. J. Stokes, and had numerous friends in this city, where she attended school. She was a woman of ex ceptionally fine character, aod was tenderly beloved by all who knew ber. Tbe fanerai services will be held at Salem Brick Choren to-morrow, where the interment will be made. Dargan Blanding, tbe four year old sen of Mr. and Mrs Wesley Blending, died Thursday night at their home io this city after an ?ill? oess of one week. The funeral services were held from the residence and the interment was made in the Dargan family burying ground four miles from this city. George C.1 Belk, who was known to every man in town, died Sunday night after a few boura_illness. Be was perfectly well all day cntil late io the afternoon, when be wss attacked with a severe case of cholera mor? bos, and io a few hours was dead. The de? ceased was for a Bomber of years a member of the police force and was generally liked by the many people with whom fae was thrown in contact io tbe discharge ot bis dnty. He was a pteasaot and obliging man, and in his sphere performed bis duty well and faithfully. His lot in life had Dot fallen io pleasant places, aod those who were acquainted with the trials aod difficulties be h?d, bad nothing save sympathy for him. His wife was for years a helpless invalid and he spent not only all of his earnings on her bot even the prop? erty he had acquired before removing to this city from tbe Providence Dei eb bor hood. Wheo be came to Sumter, where be hoped to secure better medical atteotion for his wife, be bad a little more than $7C0 in money, every cent of wbjcb be spent withont obtaining any improvement in the condition of the in? valid. She was sent to the Infirmary in Charleston where she remained under treat? ment for seven months, but she returned as helpless and hopeless as when sbe went. This helpless woman and one child have been de? prived of their only protector, who, tho' bumble, did bis doty faithfully and to the very best of his ability. They now stand io need, and tbe kind hearted and charitable people of thia city should see that they do not want. BBLIG1WS. The third quarterly meeting for Wedfiefield Circuit will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22, at Wedgefield, by. the presiding elder, Kev. T. J. Clyde. Ber. J. W. A ri ail, of Mullins, is assisting Pastor Dowell in a meeting at Wedgefield this week, which is increasing in interest. D. The Citadel Scholarship. * ---- Tbe board of examiners has completed the work of grading the papera of the applicants for tbe beneficiary scholarships in tbe South Carolina Military Academy aod the scholar? ship has been awarded to Mr. W. F. Michao, of Oawego. Hie average waa 89 per cent. The other applicants were: R. B. Barnwell, W. 0. Cain, Jr.. W. J Muldrow, R M. Can tey, H. Pate aod J. F. Tindale. There were two negroes before the Mayor Monday morning for disorderly conduct. Plummer Johnson was before tba Mayor yes? terday morning for beating bia wife. Be was fined $2. The Medical Association of Sumter county held the regalar quarterly meeting in the di? rectors, room of the Bank of Sumter lagt Friday. There was a largely attended dance io the Statebarg neighborhood last Thursday ereoiog, aod a number of j?nog people from this city attended it. The tobacco warehouse fiasco has been very generally discussed duriog the last week There is some talk of raisiog money j to roo it throughout the season. Cinco, the 5 cent straight Havana Cigar, ar sale by H. G . Os teen ? Co Tbe School Board met Friday aod elected Miss Laura Mood to Sil the place of Miss Janie Mikel! until January 1st. Miss Mi? kel! baa been quite sick for several weeks and will not be able to undertake tbe regular school work when the scbool opens on Sep? tember 13th. Mr. R. M. Jenkins' residence caught on fire between 1 and 2 o'clock Monday from a spark from the kitchen cbimoey. The alarm was giv? en and tbe department turned out promptly. Monaghan squad arrived on the scene first and extinguished the blaze at euee with the chemical extinguisher. Births and deaths reported to Health Officer Reardon for the past two week?, ending Aug 13tb, are : Births-Colored-Three males and two females. Deaths-*Wbite-One fe? male 58 ye*rs old, one male 4 years old ; col? ored-One male 1 tear old, one male 4 years old and one female 8 days old. A very large rattlesnake was killed near Elbotts Friday afternoon by tbe passen? gers ou tbe Bishopville train The snake was on the side of tbe track and was seen striking at tbe car wheels as the train passed. The train was stopped by the conductor and the male passengers got off and killed it Tbe snake was five iocbes in diamater and more than five feet in length. The court of justice over which Judge Wells is accustomed to preside will not be closed all tbe while that be is absent from the city, fie has made arrangements to bave necessary business of the office attended to by tbe Magistrates of the adj*ceot districts His ef ficleot deputy, F E. Winn, will be found at the office every day and will attend to all business within bis power. AH young men wbo have attained voting age since the last election and all who have moved into the community receotly sboo'd have their names entered on the rolls of tbe Sumter Democratic Club at ooce if they de ? sire to vote in the Seqa'orial primary on August 31st. Mr. J. M. Knight is secietary of the Club and will receive tbe carnes of all applicants for membership in the cluo. Mr. James Blackwell wbo was murdered on Saturday by a tramp on the Wilson Short Cot d i vision of the Atlantic Coast Line, was a flagman and was well known in this section of the State. He lived at Foreston, Claren? don county, where he recently purchased a farm from hi.? saviogs aod located bis father upon lt. He bas relatives in mis and Claren? don county, and was a nephew of Mr. John I. Brogdon, of Brogdoos. Several y ou ni.: ladies presented themselves last Frida> at the office ot County Superin? tendent of Education DuRaut to stand the examination for admission to Winthrop Nor? mal College, tots the examination could sot be beld as advertised President Johnson failed to send tbs examination papers to Mr. DuRaut aod there was notbiog for bim to do but inform the joung ladies that be would adviee them by mail when th? examination will be held Delgar Reel ?quad turned out Thursday afternoon io their parade uniforms Tbe hose wagoo Si:?d with girls, wearing the pquad colors, w?-sdriven through :he princi? pal streets to give Sumter people ao oppor? tunity of seeing the squad as they appeared when in ?ayetttvtrle. The Delgar boys in their white dock suits, trimmed with blue, certainly present a handsome appearance, and it is not at all surprising that they received first prize as the handsomest squad of firemen io the parade io Fayetteville. ---m>- "g-o- --- Dr. Dwight's Unfortunate Accident -_ Dr. F. M. Dwight, of Wedgefield, met! with a painfnl and unfortunate accident a few days ago that deprived bim of the sight i of bis right eye. He was opening a bottle of medicine and tbe cork popped oct, striking j bim foll in the eye. The sight of tbe eye was totally destroyed. NBW Cotton. Mr. J H. Mahoney, of Packsville, brought the first bale of new cotton to this market Saturday. It was bought by O'Donnell & Co , 7 30 and was graded as middling Tbe bale weighed 512 and was a better grade of cot? ton than usual with the firer bale. A good many bales are expected this week as a number of planters bave neat word to the cotton cur? ers that they have cotton ready for the mar? ket. The first bule last year wai sold oo Aogost Tib. Mr. H. Drane Tindal sold two bales of new cotton Monday to Levi Bros. The balee weighed 581 aod 490 pounds and were class? ed aa strict low cuddling and were sold for 7? cents per pound The Sumter Club rooms wi!! be thrown open on Thursday evening to the youDg peo? ple The "club will have refreshments served and a committee of ladies will be preseot to see that the youog friends of ibe club mem? bers have a good time. The excursion to the moontaios last ? Wednesday carried between two and three hundred " peopl? The special car? ried thre? coaches full and the regular train bad four coaches and took on a fifth coach here. There were qui te a num? ber of passengers from the Pee Dee section who caaie in on the morning trains and jom cd the excursionists here to go throdgh to j the mountains. Capt. H. A. Wells bad charge of the special and Capt W. G. Webb went through to Asheville with the excur? sionists. I j While the special exccrstoo imo was stand? ing at the depot Wednesday mornioz a sneak thief entered ooe of the coaches and stole a purse containing $43 and a railroad ticket. The lady to whom it belonged left it lying on the seat while she looked out of tbe wir.aow, ?nd when she returned it was gooe Dan Robinson, colored, has been arrested on sus? picion. He was seen loafing around the de? pot while the train was there, and as he is known to ne a smooth individual and an ac? complished thief, be was the first party to be looked after by the police. He denies all knowledge of the purse, and so far there is nothing in the way ot proof against him. Willie Parker bas been arrested as an ac i complice of Dan Robinson io the robbery of j Mrs. O'Neill on the excursion train last Wednesday. They have both been in j*il on numerous occasions for larceny, aod they do a general busioes3 in the way of stealing, j letting no favorable opportunity pass by un? improved. They were at the depot yesterday morning, but disappeared soon after the'train pulled out, and the description of the negro who was seen by passengers on the train fit3 Robinson. Both Robinson and Parker deny afl knowledge cf the robbery, but they are held until the matter can be fully investi? gated. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER m TONIC. A crowd of young men bad a fish-fry at Blanding'8 Millpond Thursday night, and al! except two members of tbe party have been laughing all day over tbe fun they had. The f sb-fry was extra fine and the moonlight was of tbe most select vintage. Everything con? spired to render tbe fishy feast a soul and appetite-satisfying occasion. The minstrel performance was given by Messrs. George Ricker and Sam Chandler, who took a back? wards dive into the mill race wheo the bridge roiling gave way under their combined weight. The remainder of the party who were left on toe terra firma relat? that the two divers stood in the water (which was a little more than waist deep) and besought them to save tbem from drowning Louis Lyons is the historian of the fish fry crowd, and will give all inquirers a veracious ac? count of the night's mishaps and pleasures Senator John L. McLaurin passed through the city Friday afternoon en route to bis home in Benoettsville for a few days rest. After bis sodden aod severe illness at the Yorkville meeting be was advised by bis physician to rest for a few days before at? tempting to make any more speeches, or the ill effects oo bis heahb would be serious and result io permanent injury. He did not at? tend the meeting in Lancaster Friday or that io Camden Saturday. It is expected that a few days rest will restore hid strength and be wi!' be in fine trim to make the greatest effort of his life io tbe Pee Dee section. He is confident of election and will prosecute the campaign to tbe close OD the line he laid down in his initial speech, delivered io this city. He bas gaine 1 strength io the Piedmont region, and the coi bi natl OD candidates wi!! have no walk over in any of tbe counties tb?y are coootiog OD. Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar? rhoea Remedy always affords prompt relief. For sale by Dr. A. J. Cbioa. Glenn Springs Water will core Dyspepsia For sale at Dr. A. J. China's AN OFFICIAL EXPRESSION As to the Game-Cock City Boys at Fayetteville. HEADQUARTERS CHIEF FIRS DEPARTMENT, FAYETTEVILLE, N. C., Aug. 8, 189*'. Editor Baity Item, Sumter, S. C. My Dear Sir: I feel that I would be tack? ing in ordinary courtesy did I not ask of you the privilege, through your columns, of ex? pressing my full appreciation and thanks to the Sumter Fire Department, from chief to driver, for the hearty, whole-souled and splendid manner, in which they assisted me in making our State Touroamect such a per? fect success. The "Inter-state," feature was entirely a conception of my own, and one that I now have reason to fee! especially proud of. I had always beard of Sumter as a "Game Cock" City, and that ber boys were "daisies": but. my dear sir, the balf bad not been told me. The "Delgsrs," by their fine appearance and general attractiveness, won from my yoong lady reel team, their decision ay to uniform prize, and from the best teams in tbe State the first pnz? for the wagon service, whilst the "Monaghans" won from our en? tire people, their highest praise and appre? ciation for their fine appearance, costume, behaviour and elegant bosew?gan outfit. I am personally very grateful io them for their visit, and ooly hope^tbat I may again have the pleasure of meeting up with such a genial, clever, wei!-r>red and up-to-date set of fellow firemen and gentlemen. Yours, Ac, JAB. D. MCNEIL, Chief Fire Deot. Dr. Baylis H. Earle. Dr. Baylis H. Earle, SOD of the late Sena? tor Earle, kas decided to locate in Greenville acd practice bis profession. Dr. Earle grad? uated at the Charleston Medical college in 1892. After graduating he took a post grad? uate course at the New York polyclinic ?tnd entered a competitive examination and se? cured the appointment of surgeon at the New York Hospital for the insane on Black? well's Island. He served ?oe term at ibis hospital and in another competitive examina? tion received '.be appoiotment of surgeon at Ward's Island, New York, where be remain? ed until be was appointed surgeon of the Dutch steamship Yeendam, running between Rotterdam and New York. He resigned this position and was appoint? ed surgeon of the Metropolitan hospital, New York. Later be entered into competi? tive examination and was appointed surgeon of the celebrated New York City Maternity hospital After the death of bis father be resigned this position and decided to return to Greenville. Very few young physicians bave advance so rapidly in their profession. -Greenville News, Aug. ll. ? i 4 t I Diarrhoea, ^ ? Dysentery, ? J- Bowel Complaints. | . A Sure, Safe? Quick Cure for ? ^ these troubles is ^> ?JainJ?Mei I It is the trusted friend of the i ? Mechanic, Farmer, Planter, 2 m Sailor, and in fact all classes, m $ Used Internally or externally, f I Beware of imitations. Take J J none but the genuine " PERRY J J DAVIS." Sold everywhere. | I 25c. and 50c. bottles. ^ o^?> e ^o -?+o -**H> eo? eo? o*> o Tutfs Pills Cure All Liver Ills. DoctorsSay; Bilious and Intermittent Fevers which prevail in miasmatic dis? tricts are invariably accompan? ied by derangements of the Stomach Liver and Bowels. The Secret of Health. The liver is the great " driving wheel" in the mechanism of man, and when it is out of order, the whole system becomes de? ranged and disease is the result. Tutt's Liver Pills Cure all Liver Troubles. SHEFF PIANOS A trial cf & STIEFF PIANO will leave you io DO doubt as to its merit. The rich ?ud elegant cages give ao added'charm to them. Possessing a delightfully sweet and musical tone and clearness *nd purity which extends to the uppermost note of the scale, is it any wonder that the STIEFF PIANOS are in such demand to-day. i Many pianos are high priced, but none are buperior and few are equal to the STIEFF, if one may judg*>by the unstinted praise from all patrons who have used a Stieff for nearly a quarter of a century. Terms to Suit. Send for catalogue. CHARLES M. STIEFF, 9 N. Liberty Street, Baltimore 416 Ma n St., Norfork Va. BIRD DOB FOR SALE. MAs I have at present no cse for ber, I offer for sale my well broke Pointer, "DELL" She is too well known to the Sportsmen of Sumter to need any recommendation. See H. G. Ost eeo, Sumter, or address me at Smithville, S C. N. G. OSTTEEN, Ja. Claremont Lo?f s 1 641 !. M. THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No. 44, A. F. M.. will be held on Thursday Evening, September 9th, at 7? p. m. Brethren will take due notice and govern themselves accordisgly MACHINERY FOR SALE, ONE EIGHT-HORSE Peerless engine and boiler. Ooe Winship Cottoo Press. One 50-saw Cotton Gio. Ooe Grist Mill and fixtures and all appli? ances to said machinery Second band, in good condition and cheap. Apply to LEE k MOISE, Joly 24-4t Sumter, S. C. Great Sonta Detective Ape?, CHARLOTTE, N. C., DO ALL KINDS of legetimate Detective Work at reasonable rates. ARSON, MURDER, DIVORCE SPECIALTY. March 10-6m* OUR ANNUAL AUGUST CLEARING SALE. It has always been our aim to give our customers NEW GOODS every season. We prefer sacrificing what little we have left at the end of the season rather than carry it over. It is your gain and our loss. To close out these lines, we offer : Any $1.50, $1.25 or $1.00 Negligee Shirt in stock-or in our windows-at 75c Just think of it, a shirt you bought at the first of the season you can duplicate at 75c ; our 75c and 50c lines are also reduced. Any $1.50, $1.25, $1.00 or 75c Straw Hat in our store for 50 cents. We have some of each of these prices that we would like to close out at the ridiculous low price of 50 cents. You can afford to throw your old one away and wear a new one for the next six weeks. The few Summer Coats and extra Pants that we still have can be bought at less than it costs to handle them. Odd sizes of Odd Lots in Ladies7 Slippers and Oxfords that will have to be sold. For those going traveling, we have a fine assortment of Trunks and Valises-prices right. For those remaining at home we have a few comfort and pleasure givers called Hammocks. Only a few left, so prices are reduced to move them. Children's Straw Hats and Tam O'Shantee and Sailor Caps. The few left over will go cheap. These lots and some few others must go, as our Fall Goods are already coming in. We wish to let our customers, and the public in general, know that the larger portion of our stock was bought before the signing of the New Tariff Bill by the President, since which prices have advanced considerably. We intend to make this good fortune of ours, ycurs also, by giving our customers the advantage of the difference in price. SPECIAL-Balance of the lot of Bicycle Suits at $1.98. These are good suits that we bought at a price because the manufacturer .needed money. Each and every one of them cost a great deal more to make them. The goods are worth the price. Every bicycle rider should have one. It looks better and feels better to ride in a regular bicycle suit. Try one and be convinced. ?1.08. Bicycle Footless Ho.^e, 50 cents. Yours for business, The Large Store* i ,i 11, - ????? i rr-- v_._ i ??? ?ni i^--i---ra---BMHHMHMMHIMI