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O'DONNELL & CK -?N O?K Dry Goods Department Will be found a complete stock of Dress Goods, Autumn Cloths, A?trakhiuF, Oai?Dgs, Table Damask, &o Our lice of AU wool Novelty Suitings at 25c per yard. Are values tbat cannot be duplicated elsewhere. Ask to see them. -1|0|| A CORSET Is an article that every lady wauts the greatest amount of comfort out of for the least money, aod we believe glMMMMM. THE ARMORSIDE giglMMMM. supplies the need. We guarantee this corset for 4 months Any customer not being satisfied with, it can have tbeir . money refunded at the expiration of that time. Price ?1 per pair. -Hon? our Notion Stock Is supplied with a full assortment of Hosiery, Gloves, Ribbons, Laces, Hand? kerchiefs and Toilet Articles. .Oar Ladies Kid Gloves, in black and colors, every pair warranted at $1.00, Is one of the principal attractions of this department. We have bandied this glove for many years, and the number returned would not exced one per cent. Blankets, Capes and Cloaks. The present state of the weather hardly suggests the necessity of these articles, but ve are liable to bave a sudden chaoge and it is well to be prepared. We are still sole agents for the celebrated Tar Heel Blankets, And having made our contracts with tbe mill before the tariff went into effect, ve are prepared to sell them at last year's prices, namely: 10-4 $3.90, 11-4 #4.65, 12-4 #5.40. Ask your neighbor who bought tbese goods, from us last year wbat be thinks of them and act on his judgment, /~>i Are goiog to be largely worn this .M C\ J il*0 I lilTfft? season, and for Dopular prices we be- wi*, Tf\ ^\f\ VlAl/UO Heve we have the largest stock that U VV V\J f\/KJ __f ever came to Sumter, prices from ._ Our line of Misses and Children's Jackets in AK-? ?\r ? A^?\ medium weigh'ts for early Fall from w W Are exceptionally good values. N ^hitit* Shoes. VJIIVVSI Every man,- woman, boy CTMlf 15Bo and girl must have a pair of shoes before the cold veatber strikes them, aod we know of no place where their vants cac/be bitter supplied than vito us. Judg? rog .from the number of nev shoe stores that are being opened one gets the im? pression that there are large profits io this line,, but not so with us. Nearly all of our Shoes are bought for NET CASH and are sold oo that basis, our cos - tooters getting the benefit of the discounts. O'DONNELL & CO. c I An ?pe? Ide??er ir the Farmers* Fully Prepared for the Fall Trade in Every Respect. In our long experience in merchandising we have never procured goods in every line more satisfactory with a view to low and suitable prices than during our recent visit North. We allowed no opportunity looking to this most important end to pass us. These bargains we pledge ourselves to give our cus? tomers the full benefit of, feeling sure that we could not give more practical shape to our sense of sympathy and gratitude to our country friends. We know by experience the special wants of our farmers, whose friendship we think we have a peculiar right in claiming, inasmuch as our firm it was which was the pioneer in this section to operate first with the various farmer Alliances, and that our dealings with these gentlemen were most satisfactory in every particular and were appreciated is clearly evinced by the present enormous increased volume of our business. We take much pride in this, and are determined by continued conscientious dealing, and the lowest possible prices to retain our hard earned popularity. Our. store is fre? quently literally packed with customers during the busy season: and this fact can be verified by a visit, and certainly most em? phatically sustains the correctness of our statement. We, have not of course the space to lay before the public all our offering stock, but can only refer to a limited portion. Probably much that is omitted will be found even more in? viting. rrrrrrrrrrrt vrrrrrrrrrrrrjrt O'DONNELL & GO. 16 are sole aleuts for tie I. C. Gotta Co, o? GMB, Makers of Women's and Children's Shoe?, Aod we cao furnish innumerable testimonials of ladies who are wearing tbe Goodman $1 50 Sboes with as much comfor: and service as some o:her makes for whicb they bad been paying $2 and more, If your little girl can kick out ber Sboes in two or three months try a pair of the Godman at $1. And we feel assured ebe will get five or six months kickiog out of them. Our prices on these commence at 50c in 4 to 8 For Men's Wear our REYNOLD'S SHOE Has stood the test for several years an? it is our intention to retain their agency so long as they keep their goods up to their present standard of merit. It some? times happens that even io a shoe of this grade a pair may bo found deficient, but in every such case, we satisfy the customer by giving a Dew pair of shoes or 4 making due allowance. -NI-. O?R Clothing Department This is a kind of hobby with us. We cannot resist the temptation of buying, no matter what the quantity may be if thc sty les and prices are right, and it was our good fortune to secure a line of about fifteen styles of -ALL WOOL CHEVIOTS AND CASHMERES That were^made by a Merchant Tailoring Establishment to sell from ?12.50 to $15.00, but we bought them to sell From ?7 to ?8.50. You have tc see these goods tc appreciate them. We also got io "connection with this Hoe of goode a lot of light weight Kersey and Beaver Overcoats, that were manufactured to sell from $12 50 to $20. Oar price WtilMMMMA to $13.50 HMMMMiiMM. Thees are merely a few of ibe attractions of ocr Clothing Stock 9 You can find anything from a boy's Knee Pants Suits at 50c to a man's suit at $20. HATS FOR MEN AND BOYS. In this connection we will only add that we are as well prepared to supply your wants as we have ever been, and that is saying a great deal, for we feel that our Hat Department has done more towards advertising our business than any other. We are carrying oar usual Hoe of Harness <and Saddlery, Hardware, Tinware, Crockery, Glassware and Groceries. We are exclusive ageDls for the Millbourne Mills, of Philadelphia, and it would be an injustice to them to terminate this article without saying a word about their four. WE HAVE SOLD 3,000 BARBELS i Of their goods io the past year and the best evidence of their merit is that we have never hsd a package returned, or complaint made. We have arranged with the mill to deliver this floor io any pa :t of the county io 5 barrel lots on a basis of Sumter car load rates. Mr. Gibson is associated with us in the cotton business and will be pleased to see his old friends. O'DONNELL & GO. Mexicarf War Veterans. Col Minding Will Attend the Notional Re? union. The National Association of Mexican War Veterans will bave a reunion at Nashville on the 21st, 22d and 23d instant, under the aus? pices of tbe Tennessee Centennial Exposition, tc commemorate the 50th anniversary of the capture of tbe City of Mexico, to wit, oft 13th?ept. 1847. V A very, neat -program of the proceedings intended to be carried ont will certainly give tfce few old survivors a most happy reunion, ne they are "to go as yon please" over tbe city ;aod Centennial grounds for tbree days, and being from all states of the old onion, witl have to be forgetful of the "late fraternal j cnpleasaotnepB" and 6gbt over their battles upon a foreign soil coder the "stars and st ripes though ocr old vets will never he ashamed that they fought four years uoder tbe "stars and bars." And it bas bren very cotireable for thirty years that the soldiers ot tba civil war OD both sides were tbe first to shake bands in peace, friendship and mutua ! estera,, leaving to politicians, who like Fal? staff, did not like tbe smell of gunpowder, to keep op for their own personal ends factional issues and sectional animosity. Bot tbe people of both sides preferred to trust in tbe good sense and leadership of tbose wbo bad proven their devotioa to principle in a hundred battles and lelegated the would-be statesmen to tbe rear; and now tbe Union is established opon a firmer basis than it?rer was before, and probably could not bave been exeept for ibe civil war. It liter illy bas made os the greatest nation and more devoted to civil liberty than aoy otber nation tbe son shines upon. / One other thooght : This reunion ought to and doubtless will bring back to tbe memo? ries of tbe aged and make the young of the present geoeratioo think of the debt of grat? itude tbe nation owes to the Mexican war veterans. Tbey acquired at a merely nomi? nal cost ia money, but at a great sacrifice ot valuable lives, ao immense territory of vast agricultural aod mineral wealth, and what was of equal importance enabled the United Stntes to expand from tbe Atlantic to the Pacific. It was the greatest acquisition the United States ever made, either by war or purchase. All ho-or is due to tbe old Mex? ican veterans. Col. Blanding has received the following invitation : NASHVILLE, TENN., Sept 15, 1897. Dear Sir : In cloted herewith we band you Program which carries its ow o explaoation. Too are cordially invited tn be present and me:-t jour old comrades. You bare an op? portunity of seeing tbe great Teoneesee Cen? tennial Exposition. Be sore to come, as you will be rni?sed if yon do not. Please advise os at once as to whether* you ace comiog or not, as we wish to provide quartern fur yoo, as your stay in the city will not cost} ou anything. Respectfully, B. G. WOOD, Chairman Reception Com. He bas also been requested as president of tbe Palmetto Regiment Associatioo, formed in 1848, and of wbom only aboot 25 survive, to carry with bim the large embossed silver vase presented by the ladies of South Carolina io Geo. Andrew Jackeoo after the battle cf New Orleans in 1815, and hy bim bequeathed to tbe "bravest man in tbe first regiment from South Carolina in a foreign war." The ex ecctors delivered it, through the governor, to tbe survivors 30on after their return in the fall of 1848, to be disoosed of According to the terms of the will ; but if this was not possible, then In euch manner as they deemed be**. It was decided by them that no one was, and therefore no one could be designated 88 "tbe bravest man of the regiment" acd it wa3 resolved tbat the vase be kept by tbe president of tbe association for the last sur vivor of the regiment, or to be disposed of 88 the survivors should thereafter designate. Coi. Bundine will attend the reuni?n and has expressed to Nashville the Jackson vase aod also the spear-bead of the Palmetto fUg, wi ich was the first flag planted on the walls ^>f the City of Mexico at 1.20 p. m , Septem? ber lStb, 1847. The flag itself was sent in a trunk from Colombia to Chester to escape Sherman's soldiery ; bot the trunk was lost and the flag disappeared. . We wish a most happy tiree to oar old friend, who bas gone through many years bf war and many more of peace and usefulness to his State and country. Notes From Health Office. Health Officer Reardon requests all citizens of Sumter who happen to purchase fish that are spoiled, not to send them or give them buck to parties who sold them, bnt send for the Health Officer or a policeman and turn the Ssh over to an officer and give the nance of the seller. ?n this way the officer can, arrest the fish vender. A strict inspection of all fish is made by the health officer and police daily, but pometimes fish dealers steal a ma n h on the officer and hide a we y ppotled fish aod sneak them off after the daily in? spection. The officers are very aoxions to catch some of these dealers and will make it warm for them. A Cow Thief Captured. 9 - Chief of Police Bradford received a tele- j gram Wednesday about 1 o'clock requesting j bim to look ont for a negro with four cows ? Soon after 4 o'clock be had the negro and ! the cow?, too The cows were stolen from Oscar Richardson, of Carterville, by Henry Jackson, who mode directly for this city ; to sell them. Wben he reached the out- j skirts of t^e city the cows were left near Mr. Graham's farm wbile be came in search of a purchaser, but during his absence the cows -got into Mr. Graham's field and were taken op. When be returned for the cows be was informed that be/would have to pay for tbe damage done by the cows, but having no money be left one cow as security, and came up town to sell the remaining three. The cows were taken to Boyle's stable and then Chief Bradford took charge of Jackson, who told where the fourth cow could be found. Jackson claimed, when arrested, that ' the cows bad been given him by his brother to cell, and thought they were bis brother's property. Jackson is a negro who trie9 to work bii> head a little, tor be hsd a note re- j commending bim as an honest, industrious ? and peaceable man, wbich he had persuaded a j negro, by the name of Hill, in this city to | ' write for bim The cows were returned to their owner ! who followed in close pursuit of the thief, j arriving only a few hours after he was ar-? rested. The npgro Jackson, who was arrested on { Wedoesday for stealing four cows io Flor- ? ence County is said to be a professional cow ' thief. Several lots of cows have been stolen | from tbe same neighborhood recently, and j until the capture of Jackson bad successfully evaded pursuit and capture. Iii drawing tbe jury for tbe second week of i court, residents of this city were cot very 1 lucky, but few of them were drawn - ??? i i ?? - Johnson's Chill and Fe- j ver Tonic is a ONE-DAY | Cure. It cures the wost \ stubborn case of Fever in j 24 Hours. Tbe boree sale Friday brought the largest crowd of the season to towo. There were people from all sections of the county who cane solely to attend tbe sale, and it is be? yond question that tbe sale of horses at auc? tion has become popular with those who purchase horses for their own use. Tbe horses sold to-day were generally good ani? mals and the prices were fairly good. Births and deaths reported to Health Officer Reardon for past week, ending September 17, are : Births-Colored-Two naales, 'one fe? male Deaths-White-One male 36 years old ; colored-Two males, one I month old, one 2 jears old, one female 1 year old. It is rumored that the Atlantic Coast Line will remove the dispatchers office of ;bis divis? ion to Florence and consolidate tbe two offices: The rumor may prove to be un? founded, bat it comes from a source of such reliability that it is given publicity without fear that future developments will prove it untrue. Tickets for the "Pied Piper of Hamlin" are on the market and the "charmingest" of charming young ladies of the sweet sixteen vintage are the vendors. Advice to purchase a ticket is superfluous ; it is more probable that some of tbe susceptible youths will need a warning not to corner the crop of tickers. The cold wave that struck this city in the small hours of tbe night bas set everbody to shivertog and to thinking about winter clothes. Tbe colder weather ia not at all un? welcome, as everbody is heartily weary of the bot and sultry temperature that h?s ruled for so long. Fall trade will open in real earn? est now and everything will take on a brisk? er motion. The advertising columns of thia paper afford all the information tba: careful and intelligent purchasers need. The mer? chants who have the goods to sell at tbe right prices keep their patrons and the public posted through the columns of this paper and no mistake eau be made when a purchase is ~ be made. There is co cause for uneasiness over the yellow fever eptdemic, for besides being too far distant to reach this section, yellow fever will nwt spread even though brought Into tbe interior. This bas beeo demonstrated more than once during epidemics in Charleston in former years. Peopie suffering witb yellow fever have been brought to thia county, bot no one contracted the disease from them. Mr. B. R. Sanders* iittle son WHS run over by a bicycle on the side walle in the busiGes* portion of Main street last Wednesday, and considerably hurt. It is time that wemen and children should be protected, while on the sidewalk at least, from reckless bicycle riders who have oo respect for the rights of others. Sumter people who have occasion to visit Charleston, Augusta or other points where quarantine regulations are being ecforced, will save themselves annoyance and probable delay by procuring a health certificate from Health Officer Reardon nefore leaving home. The certificates are issued free ?nd the health officer can be found in his office in the Ci'y Hall between 9 a. ra. and 12 o'clock. At other times he can be seen at bis home on Republican Street or on the street. The police are complaining that the cap? ture of cow thieves is often prevented Dy some of tbe butchers and cattle dealers of this city wbo buy cattle from any person who may come along. O'ten cattle are bought from suspicious characters at ridiculously low prices and butchered without waiting a reasoniible time for possible owners to claim the cattle This practice socourages cattle thieves, as it enables them to dispose of their booty and escape capture und punishment, if they can reach this town a sufficient time ahead of their pursurers to sell the cattle and ?eave town. The purchase of cattle from sus? picious characters at prices below market value should be peremptorily stopped, and the butchers should be required.to report the suspicious characters, ratDer than promptly butchering the cattle bought at a bargain. A fakir, who bas been doing the towos on the Atlantic Coast Line and bas touched meobers of the Jr. O. TJ. A. M. for Tarions sums of money cn the plea that he waa a -brother in distreps, struck this city Fridav, but bis reputation bad preceded him, and be was given the marble heart by a number of the brethren and advised to move on in a berry. He was, however, given food and raiment, and a bath with sweet "soap" by other Juniors. The tribe cf benevo? lent ^brethren who live on the charity of the crcduio33 sometimes run against a snag, although agripiand a sign is more often than otherwise all that is necessary to disguise the rankest impostor. Great complaint of and much comment on the number cf drunk men seen or? the streets last Saturday bas been msde, and the origi? nal package agencies have been held respons? ible for the increase To-day very few cen under the influence of liquor have been seen up to this hour, although the original pack? age agencies are o^en. It is overdoing the matter, to s&y the least, to hold the original package dealers responsible for the increase in the number of drunken men, for liquor is seid in the same sizehottles, for tbeeome price and ander the identical regulations as by the dispensary. People who want to get drank are not particular where tbey get the liquor, and no one has ever claimed that the dispen? sary has restricted the sale or failed to sup? ply the demand. Besides it is toe boast of the dispensary management that their liquor is stronger than that sold by ordinary liquor dealers, and consequently should produce in? toxication quicker than ordinary liquor. The liquor business is bad enough anyway, but the responsibility for the evil it works rests fully as much upon the dispensary as upon the original package dealers.-Daily Item. Sept. 18. The Sumter firemen should get on their run niog clothes for the tournament in C arles ton during gala week. They made a fine record tbere last year and they should be on hand to maintain their right and title to the championship of the State. The prizes are wcrth wining and the opportunity of meeting other fast teams is the best that will be af? forded them. Sumter should have at least two teams entered. J. Ryttenberg & Sons have given out a contract for a telephone line from ibis city to their Rose Hill place. 1'be line wili ne built at once and will he in operation within a few weeks It may be extended to Bishopville, via Mann ville, in time, but that is a matter for future consideratioo, while the Rose Hill line is a certainty. It is reported that a severe storm passed over the Hagood and Bradford Springs neigh? borhood Sunday afternoon. Considerable damage was done, but details were not furn? ished by the party bringing this informa? tion. Dr. Leo, who went to Glenn Springs about a month ago io the hope that be v/ouid be beneficed by the water, is now in a critical condition at Spartaobnrg, and his recovery has been despaired of by hid physicians. Within a few days after arriving at the Springs the resident physician informed bim that his condition was hopeless, and he then went to Charleston to consult the physicians of that ci ty ; they gave bim no encourage? ment, so be returned to Glenn Springs where be remained until a few days ago, gomg then to Spartanburg to have an operations per? formed. - M ..O- -^mwrnmrn Why take Johnson's Chill & Fever Tonic? Because it cures the most stubborn case of Fever in ONE DAY, .PISGAH HAPPENINGS. Various News Notes of Interest A Youthful Couple Married. As predicted io tbis paper some tine ago. the cotton crop bas collapsed from a bright prospect. This with th? low price, and short praia crops, wili leave oar farmers financially worse than they hare been for years. A storm passed over this section last Fri? day, and did considerable damage. Trees, fences, and limbs, weot down before it. Some cotton was blown oat, fortunately, the picking bas been kept close, or the damage would have been great. Capt. J. H. McLeod's engine blew out the other day and painfully hurt Mr. Wm. Deas who was running it. Mrs Eliza McManas lost a Soe mule last week, it is thought from the excessive beat. We have not had such bot September weath ersioee 1880. Master Hecry Hatfield, aged 17, and Miss Venia McManue, aged 14 years, were married by Rev. T. W. Munnerlyc on the I2th inst. This is the most youthfal couple our section ; bas ever produced in your correspondent's knowledge. There are some cases of malarial fever on the sand bills. Tbis seems a little strange as it has heretofore followed the low lauds. A protracted meeting has been carried on at New Hope church during the past week by pastor J. J. Myers. Rev. Warren Entzminger bas been assisting bis father in a meeting of three days at Pitgah chnrch last week. We have DO marriages in prospect to re? port neither do we hear cf any parties, or I other amusements. Our people seems to ; have grown too old for such things. A gay old widower from the Spring Hill S?Ction was through here Sunday. They say, be makes 'the ?young fellows bustle when he moves along. There is more petty stealing going on than in years. It is almost impossible to have watermelons or fruit. A short time after sunset on Sunday 19th inst, the Western beavens were magnificently grand from the rays of the departed sun. A sight long to be remembered. Piegab, S. C , Sept. 20th. Look for the facts demonstrated by expe? rience. Thousands and thousands of people suffering from the effects of impure blood have been cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. Hood's Pills act easily and promptly on the liver and bowels Cure sick headache. A Bi8hopviIle Company. A commiision for a charter has been issued to the Grange Reil Estate Investment Com? pany of Bishopville. The company is tobe capitalized at $3,000. The corporators named are: Messrs. L. L. Baker, W. A. James and C. J. Rollins. About Shoes. It may as well be understood, we are after ! the trade on Ladies', Misses' and Children's Shoes. Take one peep at our window ; just one peep. Be honest, was there ever such a disblay of worthy shoes seen in Suumte. Sept 21 Schwartz Bros. Meteorological Record. The following is a report of observations of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. V7. W. Anderson, for the past week endicg September 19, 189T : Temperature. sc 7> Condition. 86 90 95 89 Si S3 83 68 69 TO . Kt 74 74 68 70 77 79 51 84 I 81 5 ; 84 j I 75 5 SE SW SW s sw SE 76 f ! ESE .00 .00 00 00 00 Trace 30 Clear Clear Clear Clear Clear ?Cloudy ?Cloudy Partly cloudy. Light rain about midnight yesterday a. m. ind again between 2 and 3 p. m. will help gardens, potatoes and late peas to some ex? tent bm more will be needed in a few days. Farmers here estimate tb*?t the cotton crop will not quite equal that of lust year. A Valuable Prescription. Editor Morrison o' Worthington. Ind., ''San,' ' writes: "You have a valuable prescription in Electric Bitters, and 1 can chotrfully recom? mend it for Constipation and Sick Headache, md. as a general system tcnic it has no eena'.' VIrs. Annie Steele. 2625 Cottee Grove Ave. Shi^cgo, was all run down, could net eat nor iigest food, had a backacne which never loft ser and felt tired and wcarv. but fis bottles of Electric Bitters restored her health snd renewed 1er strength, Prices 50 cents and $l.C0. Ge. i Bottle at J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Siore 9 NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. ?^[.OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will be in my office ic the Court House at Sumter from October 15th to December 31st, aext, for the collection of taxes for tbe prea ?nt fiscal year, and for collection cf commu? tation road tax for 1898. It is very important, for two reasons, that rou phould pay up earlier than usual. In he first place, my salary having been re? iuced twenty per cent, by the last Legisla? te renders it impossible for me to employ ny usual clerks, hence with the usual rush .owarc the last, many will fail to get in. In :he 6econd place, the Auditor bas never re juired heretofore that the t*x books be tum? id over to bim promptly for making op the )enalty book. He has already notified me bat on account of a change in the Law regu ating the work of his effice that be would be :ompe!led to have the books as required by jaw, so that I am compelled to close up on Dec. 31st. N.B. In view of the above reasons don'^ ?ut off till ?be last and then expect me to irotect yon. It will bf impossible H. L SCARBOROUGH, Treasurer Sumter County. Sept 22 Cstate ol' James R. Odom, Dec'd. 4 LL PERSONS having claims against 7JL aforesaid Estate, will present same duly ttested, and persons in any way indebted to nd Estate will make parment without de ly to MRS. CLEO TROUTMAN, Qaa?fied "Admtx Sept. 22, '97-3t Wedgefield, S. C.