The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, October 06, 1897, Image 5
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iie public know that when we advertise a special sale that something is going to happen. There is no use taking up space in
this paper and also your time, with a lot of talk and palaver. We are to have a
MgiMMMOMM. Special Mule in all departments on MMMM
Two whole days only. If you are wise be on hand with your pocket book ready,
lt will be your opportunity to buy your Fal! supplies at unheard of low prices.
Just remember that a few cents saved on each article you buy amounts up to $ $ $
, Notice-no fictitious values with seeming big reductions in this ad.
? Here are Dress G-oods
and - Trimmings,
Always a pleasure to the feminine
readers Jost come and see the ex?
tent of our line.
: 20 pieces 28 inch Cashmere, worth
12Jc, special sale 9Jc
15 pieces 28-inch fancy Dress
Goods 12Jc, special sale price 10c
> 10 pieces 30 inch Athenian Novel?
ties worth 18c, special sale price 14|c
15 pieces 34 inch Cashmere, worth
15c? special sale price 13Jc
10 pieces 34 inch fancy Dress
Goods worth 15c, special sale price
13|c
5 pieces 42 inch fancy Dress Goods
worth 20c, special sale price 14Jc
8 pieces 36 inch Klonkyke Suitings
worth 22c, special sale price 16?c
7 pieces 28 inch all wool Flannel
Suitings worth 25c, special sale
22 pieces 36 inch Henrietta worth
25c, special sale price 18c
! 7 pieces 36 inch Dress Flannels, all
colors, worth 30c. special sale price
; 23?c
16 pieces 36 inch Henrietta worth
30c, special sale price 23Jc
5 pieces 36 inch Plaids worth 30c,
special sale price 24c
3 pieces 40 inch Plaids worth 40c,
special sale price 33c
4 pieces 42 inch Plaid Flannels,
worth 50c, special sale price 39c
8 pieces 44 inch Serge worth 60c,
special sale price 48c
2 pieces 36 inch navy bin? Serge
: worth 30c, special sale price 24c
2 pieces 38 inch navy blue Serge
Iworth 35c, special sale price 2?c
1 piece 54 inch navy blue S^rge,
wor?b 65c, special sale price 54c
1 piece 54 inch navy blue Serge
worth 75c. special sale price 65c
6 pieces 54 inch ladies' cloth,
worst* 50c, special sale 4>rice 43c
8 Novelty Suit? worth ?7 50, epe
cial ?ate price 5 75
6 Novelty Suits worth $8, special
sale price 6.25
6 Novelty Suits worth $9. special
sale price 7 25
6 Novelty Suits worth $10, special
sale price $8.
LADIES' CAPES.
Our line of capes and jackets is
one of the strong features of our
store, and are cheap at the regular
prices, much less at the special sale
prices given here :
75 cent capes, soecial sale price
67c.
01 canes, fur trimmed, special sale
price 87c.
$1:50 capes, fur trimmed, special
sale price $1 19.
?2 beaded capes, fur trimmed, spe?
cial sale price ?1 63.
$3 50 plush capes, far trimmed,
special <%ale price $2 69.
$3 25 tan capes, special sale price
2.49.
$4 50 tan capes, special sale price
3 75.
Our 05 beauties in black, green
and tan, special sale price 3 99.
Our $5 Astrakhan, Bowe'e. and
Plush Capes, special sale price 3 99.
$7 to 10 Capes cut io proportion
?4 black Beaver and Astrakan
Jacket 3 25.
?6 50 black diagonal Cheviot Jack?
et 4 99.
012 tan Jackets, something in a
new weave 9.99.
Special Brices in other Depart?
ments, not room to mention them here.
BLACK GOODS.
3 pieces 36 inch . fancy weave
worlh 16c, special sale price 13?c
3 pieces 34 inch Cashmere, worth
15c, special sale price 12Jc
4 pieces 36 inch Henrietta, worth
25c, special sale price 18c
j 4 pieces 36 inch Henrietta, worth
! 30c, special sale price 22?c
1 piece 46 inch Henrietta, worth
35c, special sale price 27c
2 pieces 33 inch Serge, worth 30c,
; special sale price 25c
3 pieces 36 inch Fancys, worth
25c. special sale price 20c
2 pieces 34 inch Fancys, worth
Soc, special sale price 27c
2 pieces 40 inch Fancys, worth
45c, special sale price 38c
3 pieces 42 inch Fancy Brillian?
tine, worth 50c, speeial sale pric? 42c
2 pieces 42 inch Fancy Brillian
tine, worth 65c, special sale price
54 c
2 piece 44 inch Fancy Brillian
tine, worth 75c, special sale price
63c
2 pieces 40 inch Plain Brilliantine,
worth 50c, special sale price 42c
2 pieces 42 inch Plain Brilliantine,
wortb 75c, special sale price 63c
2 pieces 46 inch Gloria, worth 75c,
special sale price 64c
3 pieces 38 inch all wool Henriet?
ta, worth 50c, special sale price 43c
3 piecea-42 inch all wool Henriet?
ta, worth 65c, special sale price 54c
3 pieces 46 inch all wool Henriet?
ta, worth 75c, ppecial sale price 62c
2 pieces 46 inch all Wool silk fin?
ish Henrietta, worth $1, special sale
price 86c
As usaal our Col'd Silks for waists
and evening wear are the pick of the
season's novelties, all the very latest
effects displayed on our counters
We have the goods and will make the
prices, which will be sore to interest.
All we ask is a look from you.
Trimmings.
Trimmings,
Trimmings !
Again to the front with a stock
larger than ever. No more trouble
after looking heie You can always
find what, you want in this stock
Save time, worry and money by giv
ing us a call
Ladies' ?nd Children's
Hosiery.
You are doing yourself an injustice
if you do not look at the special high
class values in our hosiery depart?
ment Note the few special drives
for this sale. Every item guaranteed
as represented. . No fictitious values,
and then remarkable reductions here.
The cuts we are making are bona fide,
aud means money saved to all who
have to purchase in this line
Children's fast black Hose. 5 to 9?,
our regular 10c Stocking for lc.
Cast Iron fast black Ribbed Hose,
sizes 6 to 10, our regular 20c stock
ing 14c This is the heaviest ribbed
Hose ever shown in this market, the
name tells the tale
Ladies' fast black stockings guar?
anteed 15c value, for Ile.
Small lot of Ladies' fast black
Hose, a few 20c, mostly 25c goods
at 17c, 3 for 50c.
About 15 doz. in this lot Our
special 3 for $1 Stocking, splendid
value at that, for 25c-sizes as large
as 10.
Fancy plaid Hosiery the latest
Novelty, regular 40c quality at 27c.
Men's black bicycle Hose 25c.
Ladies' Wool Under?
wear.
75c wool vests, special sale price
68c.
$1 wool vests, special sale price
89c
$1 25 wool vests, special sale price
fl.lO_
01.50 wool vests, special sale price
$.133
Your choice of ribbed or plain
?Special sale prices in ali lines of
children's wool underwear.
? A small lot of odd makes of Cor?
sets, a few nursing in the lot, not all
sizes, regular $1 goods, special sale
! price 47c
About 24 pairs special qnality Cor
set, suitable for stout ladies, regular
$1 50 and 01 75 goods To close
them out special sale price 98c t
Our regular ?1 kid gloves, all
sizes and shades, butiou or lace, spe?
cial sale price 89c An opportunity
yon should take advantage of
Prepare for the cold weather The
following few items will be of inter?
est to you
20c Jersey Ribbed Vests 16c.
25c Jersey Bibbed Vests 21c
40c Jersey Ribbed Vests 33c
50c Jersey Ribbed Vests, 44c
Ladies' Skirts,
Black Fancy Worsted Skirts 98c.
$2 25 black Brilliantine Skirts,
plain and figured $1.99
$2 25 black and Blue Serge Skirts,
$199
$3 50 black and Blue Serge
Skirts. $3 21
$3 50 Novelty Skirts, an extra
bargain $2 99
$4 50 Novelty Skirts. $3 98
$6 Novelty Skirts. $4.99
Black Silk Skirls. $4 87 and $5 87
HATS AND GAPS.
THOSE SAMPLE ALPINE HATS
AGAIN
Your last chance to buy a ?1 50 or
$125 hat for
50 Cents.
We have only oue case left of them
and when they are gone that settles
it These are offered at the earnest
request oT many who could- not get
here for our one hour sale.
Men's Stiff Hats from $1 up
Men's* wide brim Hats, $1 25
goods, 99c special sale price
Men's wide brim Hats, extra qual*
ity, $1 49 special sale price
We can not cut the ;ce on the
celebrated Howard Hat8, esoft and
stiff But for this sale we wiil give
a rebate ticket good for 25c in trade,
with each hat of this celebrated make.
Chiidren'8 Hats, regular price 35
and 40c, special sale price 22c
Boy's Hats, regular price 35 and
45c, special 6ale price 22c
Men's and Boy's Plush Caps, regu?
lar price 60 and 65c, special sale
price 49c
Mon's and Boy's Corduroy Caps,
regular price 30c, special sale price
23c
SUSPENDERS.
American Guyot Suspenders 15c
a pair How much do we lose on
these for au advertisement.
The best 25c Suspender on the
market, special sale price 23c.
Also a good lot of 10c and 15c Sus?
penders-Job lot.
Men's Clothing.
A Regular Slaughter in Frices,
Bring this advertisement with you
The crowd will be so great you may
have to help to serve yourself. You
can do it. Most of our clothing is
marked in plain figures, so you eau
see that these cuts are legitimate
?4 50 Men's fancy Worsted Suits,
special sale price $3.87.
$6 Men's black Clay Worsted Suits,
special sale price $4 87
$5 Men's black and blue Cheviot
suit, special sale price ?4 15
$6 50 Men's all wool Kersey suits
in brown and grey plaid, extra heavy,
speciafsale price ?4.98.
We have the greatest line of $11
fancy Worsteds obtainable, in blue
and black, plain, striped, checked and
plaid-round and square cut. Yo?
will be proud if you get one at our
special sale price of ?8 98.
The eame rule holds good in this
line A proportionate cut in all other
suits. Strouae & Brothers fine clothes
not excepted
Youth's Clothing.
Youth's Long Pants inuits, 15 to
19 years, blue and black cheviotc-a
good bargain ??2 98
Youth's black Clay Worsted (not a
common cotton worsted) special sale
price $4 25
Youth's extra, heavy all-wool
School Suits, 15 io 19 years, a bar
gain at $5?. Special sale price ?4 87
Extra fine Clay Worsted Suits, 15
to 19 years Sold anywhere for $9
or ?10, special sale price ?7 50.
Proportionate cuts in other grades
We have plenty of them and can fit
anyone
Note-Our 19 year old suit fits a
man wearing a 35 coat.
Children's Clothing.
Here is your opportunity to supply
your children with school arA drees
suits, and save enough on them to
pay for other necessities
Our children ?1 suits, 5 to 14 yrs,
special sale price 82c.
Our children ?1 25 suits, 5 to 14
yrs, special sale price ?1.
Our children $1 50 Keefer suits, 3
to 8 yrs. special sale price ?1 30.
Our children $1.50 suits, 8 to 14
yrs, special sale price ?1 35
Fine blue and black Cheviot child's
suits, 5 to 14 yrs, $1 35.
Extra fine blue and black Cheviot
child's suits. 5 to 14 yrs, $1 50.
All wool J2 75 knockabout suits, 3
to 16 yrs. special saie price ?2 40
To make our special sale ever fresh
in your memory we make this un
heard of offer :
Those all wool suits, 6 to 14 yrs.
worth ?3 without extra pants, which
we offered special at $2 69 with ex
tra Dants, we now make the unparal
leled offer of ?2 49.
As space will not permit mention
ing all the bargains in this line, we
simply say this : We will give )ou
cuts on ali our fine children's cloth?
ing of not less than 10 per cent for
these two days only.
HEN'S GARTERS 10c and 25c.
Collars and Cuffs.
Only a limited number to be sold, so
watch your opportunity.
4-ply Linen Collars, lc a ply' 4 cents.
4-ply Linen Coffs, lc a ply 8 cents.
Mackintoshes,
Our $3.50 Mackintoshes $2.75.
Others in proportion.
Sons*
rters.
uyers naturally seek when in
d best for the least money.
ELL & CO.
jarters for anything in the
rx* LIISTE;
J have boen oom pel led Co occupy to ad
? laid io before the Steep Advance. Tieir
elp enjoy the inducements aod advantage*
the time ; all the time posted in advance
ide opeo to take advaotage of the beat
Batter, Cheese, Cakes aod Crackers*,
d advance We have bought carly aod
not responsible if joo pay sore money
or auk for oar prices voa will agree with
GROCERIES.
well & Co*
It make?
more
Loaves af
Bread than
any other
Flour.
SUHBLATI72 PATENT FLOUS,
;inia wheat, stands in the lead not only at home
i aod uniform quality it has no equal. If you
get this brand For sale by
ELL & CO.
>T AND BEST
>r 5 Cents
IN SUMTER.
etter grades at corres
. OSTEEN & CO.
SHADOWED
Tbe girl who stands on the
bridge was charged with mur?
dering her uncle. The man ia
the background is a detective.
He thought she did. The evi?
dence pointed strongly toward
her lover. To save him she
confessed. But she didn*t do
the shooting. This is only one
of a thousand thrilling inci?
dents in
A Conflict I
of Evidence
By Rodrigues Ottolengui, a
Sk mostabsorbingdetective story.
|? We have never offered a more
g- exciting narrative to our read
& ers. The first chapters will
V be found in these columns ia
a few days.
Men's white Full Dress Shir*.-., laun
dried-you have paid ?1.25 and $1.50
for these before-special sale price 95c
M'D'S unlaundried Shirt, open front
and back, one dollnr grade., special sale
price 7?3
?1.25 Stanley ool. Bosom Shirts,
with cuffs, special sale price 98o
?1 Stanley col. bosom Shirts, with
caffs. 9pecial *a!e price 853
90c Sranlcy col. bosom Shirt?, with
coff.", special sale price 78 c
75c Stanley col. bosom Shirts, with
caffs, special sale price 683
A colored bosom white Shirt, sold
everywhere at 50c as a leader 00 these
two days, 40 cents.
Men's Negligee Shirts, lanodried,
40o grade, 30c
Men's Negligee Shirts, laundried,
50c grade, 40o
Men's Negligee Shirts, laundried ?1
grade, 76c
That wonderful linen bosom whi?e
Shirt, 253
j The best 50c liaeo bosom white Shirt
! in the State, special sale price 45c
i -
; NECKWEAR.
j Children's Windsor ties 5c.
Children's silk Windsor ties 15c,
2 for 25
Children's silk Windsor ties, extra
quality 24c
Men's Teck Scarr3, 25c style, 18c.
Men's Band Bows, former price
25, special sale price 13c
Men's and Ladies' Black Satin
Band Bows 15c.
Men's and Ladies' Black Satin Club
Ties 15c.
Men's and Ladies' 50 cent Club
Ties and Bows 25c.
Men's fine 60c Imoerials and Pnff
Ties 49c
Children's Rubber Band Bows, 22
cents, special sale price.
Pure white Full Dre68 Bows 10c.
Embroidered while Full Dress
Bows, 25c. quality, 15c special sale
price.
Handkerchiefs for AIL
Largest line ever shown Prices cut
to pieces for this sale.
Children's colored bordered hand
kerchiefs-just the thing for school
u^e Regular price 50c per dozen,
special sale price 32c dozen
30 dozen colored bordered hem
stitched handkerchiefs, regular 10c
value, special sale price 6?c, 4 for
25c.
20 dozen only, white hem stitched
handkerchiefs, reglar 60c value, spe?
cial sale price 48c dozen
20 dozen only, white hem stitched
handkerchiefs, regular 10c value, spe?
cial sale price 8c, 95c dozen.
15 dozen only, white hem stitched
handkerchiefs, regular 17c value, spe
cial sale price 12c, ?1 40 dozen.
20 dozeu only, white hem stitched
handkerchiefs, regular 20 and 25c
value, special sale price 18c, ?2
dozen.
See our line of embroidered hand?
kerchiefs at 10, 14, 17 and 22 ; worth
lots more
Men's fine silk initial handkerchiefs
25 cents.
Men's imitation silk handkerchiefs
12 cents.
Men's white and colored bordered
handkerchiefs-something to remem?
ber this sale by-3 for 25c.
Cambric finish handkerchiefs The
very thing for boys 8J cents.
Men's 5c handkerchiefs. Some?
thing good to blow on. 3?c
We also have some exceptional
values in the best grade handker
chiefs, space will not permit men?
tioning.
UNDERWEAR.
Heavy white cotton Undershirts
30c goods, special sale price 23c.
Heavy grey random wool Under?
shirts, 30c goods," special sale price
23c
Heavy tan random wool Under
shirts, 50c goods, special 6a!e price
35c
Extra heavy grey fleece lined
shirts and drawers, regular price 65
to 75 cents, special sale price 55c,
each.
Men's ail wool tan Undershirts and
Drawers, regular price 85c, special
sale pricj 73c each or ?145 per suit.
Men's all wool $1 25 Undervests
and Drawers, ribbed or plain, blue,
tan, brown or grey, marked $1.25,
special sale price 98c each or ?1 95
per suit
Our extra fine underwear reduced
in proportion for these Iwo days.
Men's all wool heavy red Under
shirts, marked 75 cents, special sale
price 63 cents
Men's cotton flannel Drawers, good
values 23c.
Men's bleached cotton flannel
Drawers, 50c grade, special sale
price 30c.
ALL THESE AND MORE j
TOO AT
Infant's & Children's
Silk Caps.
Cotton Flannelette Caps at Ile,
worth 20c.
Silk and Eiderdown Caps at 19c,
worth 25c
We are showing the largest line of
infant's and children's white and col?
ored Silk Eats and Caps ever brought
to Sumter. Prices greatly reduced
for this special sale.
75 & 50c Tam O'shanter Caps 22c
25c Tam O'shanter Caps Ile
Infants' Flannellette Caps Ile
DOMESTICS.
Flannelle Moscovite, just the thing
for wrappers, special sale price 7|c.
Flannel "de" Laine, worth 10c,
special sale price 7-Jc.
Bedford Cord, worth 12?c, special
sale price lOJc
Swausdown, latest thing for ladies'
dressing sacques, special sale price
16c
Prima Donna Flannels, special sale
pi ice 9 Je.
Mohair Flannels, special sale price
14?c.
?cotia Flannels, special sale price
4c
Percales, worth 10c, special sale
price 7-Jc.
Apron Gingham, worth 5c, special
saie price 3-?c
Apron Gingham, worth 6?c. special
sale price 5?c.
Fancy dress calicos, just a lot to
last these two days, 3Jc a yard.
10 4 bleach Sheeting, worth 20c,
special sale price 13c
10 4 Unbleached Sheeting, worth
18c, special sale price 12?c
10-4 NY Mills Sheeting (bleach)
special sale price 21c
Yard wide Pride of the Laundry
Bleach 4Jc
Fruit of tao Loom Bleach, speoial
sale price 5c.
Yard wide Cambric, good value for
10c special sale price 6|c
Lonsdale Cambric 9-}c
Yard wide Sea island Sheeting,
special sale price 4?c
Yard ?wide Sea Island Sheeting,
special sale price 3 l-4c.
Yard wide Scrim, special sale
price 4c
All wool Plaid Skirting Flannel,
good value for 50c, special sale
price 37c
18x40-in Bleach Towel, special
sale price 9c
21x^5 in all Linen Huck Towel,
special sale: pi ice 13c
21 x 45 in all Linen Damask Towel,
well worth 35c, special sale price 24c
* HOSIERY.
Lot 1-Black and tan Socks, fast
colors, 5c a pair.
Lot 2-Black and tan Socks, fast
colors, 9c a pair.
Lot 3-Black and tan Socks, fast
colors, 15c grade, 12Jc. *
Our Oe black and tan sock, as good
as you can buy anywhere for 25c,
special sale price 17c
New novelties in striped and plaid
Hosiery
Alcolu Mills Socks 4c a pr, 45c
per doz.
BLANKETS.
10 4 white double Blankets 49c.
18 pair 10 4 $2 50 Blankets 1.99
12 pair 114 $3 50 Blankets 2.69
Just a few 114 wool Blankets,
price $3 at 2 37
An ail wool 10 4 Blanket, price $4,
special sale price 3 33
11 4 all wool ?4 50 Blanket special
sale price 3 77
"The Model" 10 4 Blanket, worth
$5 50, special sale price 4 25
Our best ll 4 Blanket, worth $10,
special sale price 7 99 ,
Good Horse Blanket, 99c *
Carpets and Rugs.
1 piece 1.25 Velvet Carpet at 87.
1 piece 1.00 Brussells Carpet at 76.
1 piece Brussels, a bargain, 47.
1 piece 40 Ingrain Carpet 29.
1 piece 50 wool Ingrain Carpet 42.
1 piece 65 wool Ingrain Carpet 53.
I piece 60 wool Ingrain Carpet 49.
1 piece cheap Ingrain Carpet 25.
RUG-S.
50c Smyrna Rugs at 42.
1.00 " *' 87.
1.50 " " 1.27.
*J25 " " 1.85.
3 00 " 2.37.
4.00 " " 3.25.
6 50 " " 5.37.
2.75 Moquet " 2.33.
4.00 " 3.35.
Straw Mattings at your own price.
See them!
Jewelry, &c.
Collar Buttons-5c per hand full.
Pearl link Cuff Buttons, 9c a pair.
Ball bearing pearl Collar Buttons,
3c each.
Gentleman's 25c Plated Gold Slut's
ISc per set of 3.
& Sons.