Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VFED1X?S?)&^ 25,1897. Tbe Sumter Watcnman was rounded ?n 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has ?he combined circulation and influence af both of the old papers, and is mani - festly the best advertising medium io Samter The primary will be held on Tues? day next. The doty of every demo ?v ?erat is to vote, and it is equally a duty to cast the vote to the effect % that South Carolina ia ay be repre sen ted in the senate by the best man |Eyho has offered for the place. There ia neither sense nor reason in sulking .; . fsd staying away from the ballot box ina high and mighty manner becac&e none of the candidates happen to coa-mand your undivided approval ; j it ie far better and more sensible to 1 cast a vote for the best man in the race. A full vote at every precinct is needed on Tuesday. Unless the men who endorse decency and honesty in a public official torn out and poll a ff' foll vote, Sooth Carolina will be mis - represented ic the United States S?n ... : ate ioy either a drunkard, who dis graced the position and the State, or H>ne who left the Governor's office auder a cloud. John Gary Evans has boasted on the stump that be has not been ?barged iu this campaign with fill? ing his pockets with bond commis? sions and whiskey rebates That is nothing to his credit. Last year the charge -vas made on every stomp in the State, and his absolute failure to clear himself of the charge of official .dishonesty left him at the close of the campaign in the position of a con? victed criminal. He had been tried at the bar of public opinion after the tallest opportunity for establishing his innocence, had he been able to do so. fie appears to think that onless be is continually reminded of the fact that tboosands of people in the State of Sooth Carolina are convinced that be profited by his official position he is exonerated and the whiskey re? bates and bond commissions are no Jenger charged against him. "Bflil Arphas written a letter justify >ing lynch law as the best and most ex? pedient method under present Condi? 's tiona, cf disposing or rapists. His let? zter is not a justification of lynching but ' -a remarkably strong argument for a re? form of the courts which permit iode finite delay io the trial sod punishment of criminals. lt 18 ail right to "kill rapists and kill them quick," as Gov Bussell, of North Carolina, puts ir, bat the killing should be done legally and not by irresponsible mobs. We are beginning to have some con? fidence tn the latest reports that tte - Ohio River and Charleston Railway is ' to be completed io the oot distant future. The information published by the Manufacturers' Record has the appear * ance of being authentic. The road would i be a feeder to Sumter and bring a large volume of new boniness. This city j 'jeeda additional railroad facilities, and j thcO. R.&C. will be beneficed b\\ having a connection with the . Atlantic Coast Line at this poiot. :? . I The gold standard writers claim that j the advance io price cf wheat aod the fall.io silver is conclusive proof that the demonetization of silver has no':b- j ing to do witt the market price of arti- j .cles of commerce They ignore the fact j tba: the markets of the world are opeo io wheat aad the demand is far io ex O>?HO? the sapply. owiog to cro.p fail? ure? ?ft several of s be greatest wheat producios countries, while the miers j " the world are closed-to silver. Senator Mclaurin i? sick and cannot j m?et his opponent* on tbe stump, but j be has a record thar works for him day i and night-that is where he has thc ad- \ vantage of the others-their records work against them. If the decision of Judge Simon ton j oo the original package question gives to dealers the same right of ealc as the State enjoys, does it oot also subject them to uther conditions under which the States business is conducted, viz, the division of profits with the county and city where the dispensary is lo? cated ? If so, why cannot the town or city where original paekage establish- ; ?ants are opened require dealers to ; conduct business in the same manner, j ?eep a record of all sales, and the oames of purchasers, and also account for the same part of profits that would be paid by the State on a like amount j of sales?-Baily Item. - ? f : ' ' ; . J i Weekly Crop Bulletin. ' COLUMBIA, S. C , August 24, J 897. TEMPERATURE. i j The temperature range was verj j narrow during the past week, owiog to the almost continuous overcast sky which preveo ted high day, aod low nig.ht temperatures. The extremes re? ported were a maximum of 98 on 16th &t Beaufort, and a minimum of 62 on the 17th at Allendale, and on the 16 1921sr,, at Walhalla. The weekly means ranged between 72 at Walhalla and SO at Charleston, with an average of 76 for the State ; the normal for the same period is ap proximately 79. RAINFALL Over a large portion of tbe State, beginning with Edgefield county in the Savannah valley, and reaching thence tD the coast and including the central and northeastern couoties the rains were almost continuous during the week, and io ' places excessive. Over the ?'S. ?. ' northwestern counties, no rain of any account fell until Saturday when that section had a generous, add much need? ed rain, so that now the entire State is well watered with possibly a limited area in Pick en s needing more rain. Edgefield county, was the' centre of heaviest rainfall with measurements o f 8.37 and 7.83 at Poverty Hill and Trenton respectively. There were measurements of more than four inches at various other points. Six places reported measurements of less than one inch, 13 of from 1 to 2 inches, 22 from 2 to 4 inches and 8 over 4 i neb es, these amounting to 2? 71 ; the normal for the week is about 1.4& - Lands were badly washed in Edge field and Orangeburg counties, while io many places poorly drained low lands were under water, aod country roads were rendered well nigh impass? able. Cloudiness prevailed during the week with intervals of sunshine estimated at 20 per cent of the possible) for the State, raogiog from 8 to 10 -io eastern portions to 60 and 70 in the extreme northwestern portions. Heavy winds occurred io Berkeley on the 14-15th. GENERAL REMARKS. The past week was cool, cloudy aod rainy, in places to the extent of bring? ing all farmwork to a stand still. Cor respondents io tbe eastern couoties, aud the niddie and lower Savaonah valley report the weather very u o favorable, while over the extreme northeastern. the north central and the northwestern counties, oo the whole, favorable Re? ports of io j ur y to grass by caterpillars were received from Bamberg, Beaufort, Williamsburg, Hampton and elsewhere. The army worm bas disappeared from portions of Florence, and has made its appears nee in Clarendon, Hampton, Sumter and Kershaw. Boll worms io Edgefield, Abbeville aod Orangebnrg. Grasshoppers oumerous and destructive io Williamsburg and Hampton. CROPS. The condition of crops is less uoi form than heretofore, especially of cot? ton, whicb remains unimpaired in the western and northern sections of the State, but deteriorated rapidly over thc central end eastero sections, owing to aa f xce*s of moisture aod absence of sui.shine, which caused open bolls to sprout, cracked bolls to rot and the plant, generally, to shed young boils and squares Practically no picking was possible during ?be week, and but few bolls opened except io places where it is reported that cotton is optfcinj: rapidly. Rust is c.-.mmon and reported from nearly every county. Blooms are still numerous except ou light soils | where the plant is apparently dying. Sea Island cotton remains ia geo) j condition, generally and is heavily I frosted, but is sheddiog alarmingly in i places The condition of com has steadily ? improved and the estimates of yield ; are increased by correspondents, ex- j cept on some bottom lands were it is to? wet and where it is turning yd low. Fodder pulhug made slow progress and much fodder was spoiled by the rains before it could be cured and housed Late corn continuos to look very I promising and will soon be made Tobacco curing practically finished except very late fields. This crop is reported to be of 'nigh quality, gener ally ; the yield waa large and sales j satisiactor}' of that portion of the j crop wbicb has been marketed. Rice harvest was delayed both on i account of unfavorable weather and slowly ripening grain but will soon I be general. Late rice shows im? provement during the week, especial? ly over the northernly sections of the rice belt. Peas were injured in places by the heavy rains, but generally are. very promising Pea vine hay cutting will begin this week Sweet potatoes are lookiug well and digging has begun with excel? lent yields. This crop promises to be a large one. Turnip sowing continues and the seed is coming up to good stands Much grass for hay was destroyed by worms in the southwestern coun tiea. Pastures continue in excellent con? dition Fall vegetables are being planted in the trucking districts Lalle fruit scarce, except pears which are plentiful and of fine quality. Gr?nding cane and boiling syrup is in progress Th* cane is said to he soo sappy Minor crops generally are very promising. J. W. BAUER, Section Director. ORIGINAL PACKAGE DEAL? ERS FREE TRADERS. But Can a Citizen of the State Sell Liquor as An Agent ? Editor The Item : Yoor qaerj in the issue of the J 9tb, about Judge Simon ton's decision and the revenue from "original package stores," suggests another question, more practical-much more important-which, with jour generous co-operation, is offered tbreugb jonr columns for consideration of whom it maj coocern. 3ut before proceed? ing to tbat point, I take libertj to frame, what I conceive, an answer to jour two ques? tions referred to. Judge Mmonton does not subject original package dealers to anj conditions except those expressed in his decision. Un tb? con? trary, be removes restrictions and conditions. It seems tbej are, bj virtue of bis will, free traders and free-booters, and maj have all tbej can get. Tbej sail under "letters of marque and reprisai." Neither do we think that the restriction of the State Constitution can applj to these cases ; for, if we remember aright, it is "whenever the Legislature" maj authorize issue of license for sale ot liquors, then the restrictions appij. Judge Sm on? ion's breach of onr autonomj is of tremen? dous and f-ir-reacbing scope, involving not the control of 'iquor, only, but all that the founders of this tree coautrj fought for. Aod "the town or citj where orieinal package establishments ure opened" cannot "require dealers to conduct business in the game manner," or anj manner, because thej are nowhere given authority, but are forbid den to do eo And they cannot enter into joint interest or partnership with liquor Erll? ers and receive "tbe sam? part of the profits that would ne paid bj the State on n like amount of sales," because the .town or city is not a foreigner (forsootn 1), but are amen able to Statt Inw, which forbids everything of this kind And thej could cot make the original package" man account if tbej were authorized to do so So the only waj for town or citj and county to get their share of income is to try to enforce whatever remains of Stnte law, passed bj a eg*l legislature and 'eave it to foreigners, wno are interested, against our interests, to enforce laws eaacted by Judge Simon toa. And this brings ue ;o the question that we spoke of : Judge Stmooton has decided the dispen? sary law constitutional one time In his later decisions be very clearly signifies tbat citizens of the Sate are lawfully probioited, by that law, from selling liquors ; therefore when a citizen becomes the agent of a for? eigner to do that wnicb be may not lawfully do, why is he not arrested and punished as the law provides, for such plain violation of law tbat even Judge Simouton admits is of full force and binding ? By standing together and uniting to en fotc? what is lt-f: of onr own law, "the town or city and county where the dispenser? is I oe ted" has the best chance of revenue By dividing acd pulling apart, and wiih foreign? ers, we do roost to lo*e revenue aod make Judge Simonton's decisions iff?ctive, not only in the destruction ot" State rights, but also ot "BOVIE RULE." It is always gratif. ing to receive testimo? nials for Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and when the endorse? ment ts from a physician it is especially so. "There is no more satisfactory or effective remedy than Chamberlain's Coolie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy," writes Dr. R. E Robey, physician and pharmacist, of Olney, Mo ; ?nd as be has used the Remedy in bis own family and sold ii io his drug store for sis years, he should certainly knew. For sale, by Dr. A.. J. China. WANTS. A DVERT?SEMENTS of five lines cr less j\_ will be inserted under this head for 25 cents for each insertion. Additional lines 5 cents per linc LODGER? WANTED-Four young men I to occupv a !:irt:e toom, at ZO cents a wetk - they 'o furnish ?s;nr Location oe Po-1 Office .Bkck Apply tnrougb P. O. to Mri A. E Chandler, Sunver S C Hp ) RENT-Desirable lesidepcs and ius nroved four horse farm with ail oeces Birj ont boil Hogs, in Statesburg township, lor ven: 1698. ?pptv to S , Catchall P. ? , ATTTANTED- Wo want to se ti every Cotton j f y' Ginner ;:; iium'.er County ?; Cr.M r's : R cord Book. The roost complete.aad bandi-1 esr Vilng made Price Si .00 H. G. Osteen j k Co , Su mt -c. s. C. ITT ANT ED-To rem or t.ny, good ?ara j W with comfortable dwelfincr. Address B 8. L Mavesvi! e. 3. C. Aug. 18-4'.* ' j ONE STORE For K>:IH ?t Uajgood, c., ! in ?borough repair, and a fine for trude. Apply to .Ni: A. K. Sanders, riagood, S. C_A-)./. IR. ! AGENTS WANTED. Male or female io [ every coontj. Business respectan lt*. | Compensation good. No trour.le to make I some rooney. Address Chronicle, Augusta, j Ga., for particulars. "IT TANTHD-Reliable hard-working u en Y\' in our business. Men who are will? ing to work for what they get, can make money. Apply to The Singer Manfgr. Co., No. 115 Market Street, Willsington, N, C.. or T. S Sumter, Sumter Street. July 14-3t. DaVoe's Weather Predictions. The following are lb* weather forecasts cf DeVoe, the well-koown weather prophet, for this week : Monday, Ho', Sultry, Showers. Tuesday, Violent Showers. Wednesday, Cyclone. Tbarsday, Cyclone. Friday, Cold Wave. Saturday, Cold Wave. Sund?iy, Pleasant. There is Nothing So GoocL There is nothing just as good as Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, so demand ii and do not permit the doaler to sell you some Substitute. He will not claim there is anything better, but in or der to make more profit he may claim some? thing else to be just as good. You want Dr King's New Discovery because you know it to be safe ana reliable, and guaranteed to do good or money refunded. For Coughs, Colds Consumption and for all affections of Throat* Chest ano Luugs. there is nothing Sf good as is Dr. King's New Discovery. Trial bottle free at Dr. J- F. V7. DeLormj's Drug Store Regular size 50 cents aud 1 Z Glenn Springs Water will core Dyspepsia For snie at Dr. A. J. Cbioa's. Managers Prim? Election HEADQUARTERS DEM. EX. COM.,1 SUMTER COUNTY. j SUMTER, S. C , Aug. 9, i8j7. Fellowing is a list of the Managers ap? pointed by tbeCoonty Democratic Executive Committee for the Primary Election for U S Senator, to be held Tuesday, August 31s', 1897, and for the second Primary to be h;Id two weeks later, if said second Primary Election be necessary : Atkins-J L Ke<*ls, Rees Nesbitt, J F Burkett; E B DuRant, clerk. Bandana-J L Gillis, B G Morris, C W Young; G W Hatfield, clerk: Bisbopville Conservative-H W Scarbor? ough, J A Carnes, J P Kilgore ; W A Jame3, Jr., clerk. Bisbopv?lle Reform-W S Jame?, J C Rollings, S H Gilgore ; J O Durant, clerk Bossard Reform-M W Cummiogs, R P Stackbouse, S B Jenkins; W D McLeod, clerk Carter's Crossing-John Matthews, Wb?el?>r Stuckey, W W Price; Ed. Stuckey, clerk Mannville-D A Stuckey, Bradfo'd Scar? borough, Robert Cook ; NVt.Barnett, der?. i Concord-J M Brogdon, W W Keaney, ! Sam Newman ; W G Seymour, derk. Earle-Joseph Richardson, J R Weils, D j W Allsbrooks ; L B Jenkins, clerk. Farmers-L H Jenn togs, B F Burkett, j Edgar Skinner : M DeVeaox Moore, cterk. Gallard's X Roads- W H Seal*. W D Carson,"J B RaffiHd ; W S ?oykin. clerk Hampton-J C Parnell. G A Brown, T S Do Bose; Willie Fraser, t erk High Hills-W W Mellett, J Marion Allen, D Ball ; Frank Barges*, clerk. Lynchburg Straigbtout-J F Hawkins, SWFriersoo, J W Hodge; W C Pigott, clerk. Lynchburg Reform-Noel Pennington, T F Cole, Julius Blackwell ; T G McLeod, clerk. Magnolia Reform-J W Wilson, J F McIn? tosh, E J Goodman ; Joseph Sanders, clerk. Magnolia Conservative-W R Sanders, J^E McCoy, T E Rbarxe ; J D Clark, clerk. Manchester-R N Owen, J W Ardis, R H Ramsey ; T L Ingram-, clerk Mayesville-W D Ma ves, R F Des Cbamps, J W Rhodes ; M V Izlar, clerk Mayesville Farmers - G*o. McLeod, J W McLeod, J N Hudioo ; E D Smith, clerk. Mechanics and laborers-H L B Wells, J W Adkins, R Bradwell, Sr. ; S F Lenoir, clerk. Mt. Clio No. 1-J M Reid, J Waltoo Smith, N W Donald; A A Breariey, clerk. Mt Clio No. 2-S M Jenkins, C C Reid, K E Wells ; J W McCoy, clerk. Providence-L R Jennings, C H Campbell, S M Mobiey ; R M Brown, clerk Scarborough-S W Kaffield, G E Martin, J A Boy kin ; J D Myers, clerk. Pleasant Grove-Thomas Chandler, Joshua , Floyd, Frank McElveen ; J A Boykio, clerk. Privateer-J G Tisda'e, R B Caio, D E Wells; J M Kolb, clerk. Rafting Creek-W E Allen, S Lee Youog, JW R ilson; W J Crosswell, clerk. S*1em-R E McElveeo, Hiram Poole, Wal? ter Green ; Silas Truluck, clerk. Spring Hill-R P Weldon, M L Capell, John W Wddou ; Wallace Ross, clerk Excelsior-W. S. Smith, Elie Hancock. Robert Weldon ; Dr. C POsteen, clerk. Rattlesnake Springs-J M Belvin, Lafay? ette Boykin, H E L Peebles ; J T Muonerlyo, clerk Sumter-J Diggs Wilder, T E Richardson, H G McKagen ; T W Lee, clerk. Swimming Pens-Ed Mathis, J I Lesesrje, J R Terry ; M J Michau, clerk. Shiloh-H H Player, J K McElveen, Willie I McElveen ; Dick McElveen, clerk Thermopylae-Eddie Jones, B B Seymour, I L M Rembert ; G \V Mahoney, clerk. * Taylors-A H Truluck, AM Woods, E T Mott ; J D McNeill, clerk Wedgefield-E Ii * j cock, H R Strange, J j M Ca'riweU : Jos C Dawkins, clerk. Weils X Roads-H E M?oneynam, W M j Baker, J S Blackwell ; H C DesCbamps, clerk Zoar-J B White, Jr, J J Davis, Howard Jones ; W M Davis, c erk. Should any of the Managers appointed be ?nanle to serve, the member of the County Executive Committee from the Club where such a vscaocy in the Board of Managers shall occur, is empowered ?o nil it The attention or the ciub is called to the | following e-xtrnct. from Article VI of the j Constitution of the Democratic party : '*At ? this election only Democratic white voters j v.ho have been residents of the State twe ve moo tbs and the cou o ty sixty 'lays preceding the. c.ex- g?nerai elec?ion, and sach negroes as voted the Dsmocratic ticket ia 1876, end and has ha7- vot>d the Democratic ti.-ke: continuously iirice, t.i be shown by the cer? tificate of un white D?mocratie voters, who will pledge themselves to support ibe noms n?es cf such .elections may vote, provided that no person sh-; i be a?lowed to voie ex? cept bis name be enrolled on the particular C:U?> ?is.t at which he c2irs to vote nt lenst ?ive diys before the day ?? trie first "lection. Each cmb shall h-tve- a separate polling pince t;r pri!: M r v election. Ti President and Secretary ot each Ci'ib v. i ?1 please look after the revision ol the roll, the addition of new eames, kc o re of the Managers above named will call on the Secretary of the Executive Committee o.i or before Saturday, August 28th, to re? ceive the box nt?d instructions. R. (). PURDY, J. M. KNIGHT. County Chairman. .Secretary. Aug. ll-3t. Estate ol John K. Barrett. Dec'd. ALL PERSONS HAVING CLAIMS against aforesaid Estate will present same duly attested, anil all persons in any way indebted to s*;d Estate will make im? mediate payment to ? GEORGE F. EPPERSON, and MRS. A. PAULINE McKAGEN Qual fied Exor. and Extrix. July 14-3;. ESTABLISHED REPUTATION The buying of a bicycle is a matter of serious importance. AH your pleasure in cycling depends on your wise choice. In cheesing the Crescent you run no ri-k. Thc unanimous testimony of Crescent purchasers-70,000 of them in J 836--should cor.vir.ee you li?t Crescent quality has no superior. Western Wheel Worfes Catalogues Free Agents Everywhere <.In Mer?! WE ARE DOING A LARGE usiness Exclusive from our Retail Business, and can compete with the prices offered by any large house in or out of the State. Our prices are lower because we have no Traveling Salesmen, which is a big expense, and at the same time we save yon j-our FREIGHT MONEY. i ' OF . WHOLESALE GROCERIES AXD CAWED GOODS 0 \ we have a large supply, and you can always replenish your stock. TES" WARE. 1 qt. Tia Buckets, 2 qt. Tin Buckets. 3 qt Titi Buckets. 4 qt Tin Buckets, 6 qt Tin Buckets, 40 cents per dozen 60 cents per dozen 75 cents per dozen 90 cents per dozen ?1 20 per dozen OTHER TINWARE IN PROPORTION. IN SHOES WE LEAD, Many-who have compared our line with those of other cities, say that ours is cheaper and better. The same applies to Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Handkerchiefs, i Dry Goods and Notions We have an immense assortment of Fancy Jewelry, Pins and Xotions, exactly what is wanted in small stores. Pay us a visit before buying and you will be convinced. Yours for business, J. Rettenberg & Sons. GLENN SPRINGS HOTEL, Glenn Springs, 8. C. Hotel Open from June 1 to October 1 r Large, well-ventilated rooms. Best sanitary arrangements, j first and second floors. Baths and electric oe ?ls. Italian Band from ?lune I to end of season. Glenn Springs Railroad runs within SOO yards of the Hotel. I Glenn Springs Water has no Superior on the Continent. Write for Certificates. -?o? For rates of ?board, apply to SIMPSON k SIMPSON. Glenn ?Springs Water for sale in Sumter at the Drug Stores of J. F. W. DeLorme. J. S. Hughson & Co., and A. J. China Sold also by W. K. Dellar.