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?CWY/COUNCTEi MEETING. Tax Levy For Next Year-In '.. orease Over liant Year- De?cit Staring Council in The Face. City council met Wednesday night m reen : !a> session. The session was more lengthly thats osoal on account of important business that was before the meeting for disposition. T?t most ?aportan* ?as the tax levy for the eosQtDg year and, this question received the moat careful aod deliberate consideration. Clerk and.Treasorer Hurst read statement v of tb? expense of the ci t j government du ri og the- six mon tbs between April 1st and Septem? ber 30th which waa aa follows : Publie ?Prioiiog, 15 86 Discount and Interest, 139 98 , Coupon Bond Toterest, 240 00 Samter Water Co. 1,340 00 Pan pera 15 00 Cit j Ball Sonda, 600 00 Incidental Expenses, 50 82 Fire Department, 590 02 Scavenger Car?, 345 08 Sumter Electric Light Co. 2,144 39 Special Police, 70 50 Board of Health, 27 02 Jiainteoance (Sty Prisoners, 25 53 Streets ?ad Ditehes, 1,200 92 Opera Boase repairs, 165 00 Salaries, 2,550 00 * * Total $9,460 22 Amount estimated to be neces? sary to meet ex pen ats to Marco 31st 1898, 9,460 22 Due First National Bank. 7,000 00 -Salary Chief Fire Department, S5.00 Keeper Clock Tower, - 15 00 $16.-570 22 . Taking this statement ES a basis of calcula? tion, a resolution was adopted placing the tax levy for city purposes at 8$ mills. On the present valuation of taxable, property $1,470,00.0-this levy will yield an income of $13,965 Thoa it wtll be seen that the city will oot be able to pay its debts ?ad expenses until April lat, next. There will bo a deficit on . that data of $2,505 22 and th?*rs will be rot a dollar ia the treasury to pay tbe ex? penses of -the ensuing six months. The deficit will have to be met in some way, and revenue from the license system fa relied apon to tapplj the needed funds. The resolution of the school board levying the regular school tax of 2 mills for school purposes, and f mills for interest aod school bouda was read and adopted. The totalvlevy for all purposes is as follows : For city purposes, 8J mills For city bonds, 1 " For school tax, 2 " For school bonds, '"f " Total, ' 12| mills The Commi ttes on Fire Department report? ed unfavorably oo tbe petition. of Delgar ?eei Squad No. 3 for the Hook and Ladder Truck to be terned over to that squad. The report waa adopted. . The Committee OD Police Department re? ported favorably oa- pet i ?ioa for an increase of $5 per month for each member of the police force daring the six months between November 1st and May 1st. The report waa adopted and the notice- will receive increased salaries, which they richly merit X C Strauss, Esq., appeared before Coun? cil in behalf of Joh on v Slack and requested that a portion of the Sue of $15 imposed by Mayor Boesard on Monday for eosaciog io a ' fight on the streets, be remitted. The requ-st waa refused. ?' There was the usual amount of routine business, but notbieg else of interest to the oublie. V MAXING THEM PAY TAXES. Secfaon 267 Applied to Original Package Agencies, . Tba original package agencies in this city will not escape scott free of taxation, not? withstanding that the imposition of a special ficen* tax is prevented by tbe dispeosary law/ The agencies wi ? not be heavily taxed, but they will be required to pay the regular State and county taxes that are exacted of other business enterprises. The State aod county tax will be collected under the pro? visions of Section 267 of the Statutes, which requires each aod'every person aod firm en gag?rg ic business subsequent to the first of January to make a return to the Auditor, under oath, staring tb? average amount of Stock that will be kept on band Tbe tax will tte levied on this stock for the fraction of year that tbe person or firm is engaged io business Heretofore firms commencing bosi seas subs?quent to the first of Jaouary have aa?a mle made no return to the Auditor until the fi--st of the succeeding January, aod have escaped taxation for that year. Auditor Wilder bas worked diligently since he took charge of the office to put on the cooks all property liable for taxation, aod bas already added about $6 OOO nader Section 267, which will pay tax for portions cf th?ia year. The original package agencies bare been edified ol their liability under this section, sod it is probable that the b*x fer one-fourth of tbe year will be paid with? out protest. Tbere are several other firms in rbis etty that will ba7e to pay laxes for ?i por? tion cf the year, and tbere are probably a Bamber of others in various parts of the county that should make returns to the Au? ditor. If they dd not they should be report? ed, for tax-dodging tiboold oot be tolerated. Mrs. Amelia Kohler, who died re? cently at Mount Vernon, N Y., sog' g?steoV, it is said, Tom Moore's beauti? ful poem, "The Last Ro6e of Sum? mer." She wis eajdy in the oentnry, a close frieod of moore's sister, who kept a private sehool in London. While walking in she garden of the school with the poet one day, she, so the story runs, plucked a rose, remarkiog : 'Tis tho last rose of summer; why not irrite about it. Mr. Moore"? The incident suggested the thought after? wards so beautifully woven into vert>e, and the poem was dedicated by the poet "To Amelia " Mrs Kohler was 92 years old wheo she died Her father was an officer under Blooher, and abe frequently spoke of having seen Napo? leon io ber girlhood. Something to Depend on. Mr. James Jones, of the drug firm of Jones A Soo, Cowden, UL, in speaking of Dr. King's New Discovery, says that last winter his wife waa ar ia eked with La Grippe, and ber ease grew so seri?os that physicians at Cowden and Pana could do aotbing for her. lt {seemed to develop into hasty consomption. Having Dr. King's New Discovery in store, and selling lots of it, be took a bottle home, and to the sur? prise of all she began to get belier from the fi^st dose, aod half dozen dollar bottles cured her sound aod well. Dr. King's New Discov- j ery for Consumption. Coughs aod Colds is guaras teed to do this good work. Try it. Free trials bottles at Dr* J. F. Vf. De Lorine's Drog Store. # 5 Good Road Convention. ? Called to Meet io Columbia During the Fair. DARLINGTON. S C . Oct 19. 1897 To the County Supervisors of South Carolina. ! In view of the enthusiastic and unan? imous opinion of the Supervisors, as expressed in reply to the letter ? ad dressed to tfiem October Sib, inst.. I feel justified io calling for a Convention of the Supervisors and others interest? ed in the improvement of the public roads, io meet io tbe S ra te House, Wednesday, November 10th. at half past eleven o'clock, a. m , and to be COD tined until the work is finished. Each Supervisor will appoint un many delegates from his conn ty as there are members of the lower House of the Ger.eral Assembly I hope that where a Supervisor finds it impossible to attend himself he wiil see that his county ia properly represented by dele? gates. Tho object of the Convention is to perfect a State organization for tbe im? provement of the "public roads and to hear coodensed reports of the plan? of working the roaus in the several ceo ti? fies, and with what suocess and at what cost, the obstacles in the way of im? provements, apd any other matter of interest concerning the improvement of the roads. W. S. KING, County Supervisor, Darlington Co. Tbe gist of tbe prohibition matter is contained io tbe Baptist Courier's declaration that "perhaps it might be enforced if tbe authorities were as anxious to make it a success as the j were to make the dispensary law a success.3' But we have serio u doubts whet her the. authorities would go to such exteot as did Tillman, to make prob.binon a success. It was not for a moral purpose that Tillman inaugurated ia this State that era of spies and bloodshed, but for the pur? pose of protecting the profits of tbe dispensary. Tbe profit feature has been the loophole through which origi? nal package establishments bave crept into tbe Sta:e. Tbe nearest thing to prohibition :oe State could safely .en? gage ia with any chane* to SUCCOR* would be to do away with the profit feature and exercise its right of polio?* control of the liquor business Tbi? wonld do away with th<* debauch me m of ber citizens for the support of the schools.:-A'ken Review. Y Every mother feels an inde? scribable dread of the pain and danger attend? ant upon the most critical pe? riod of her life. Becoming a mother should be a source of joy to all, but the suffering and danger of the ordeal make its anticipation one of misery. MOTHER'S FRIEND is the remedy which relieves women of the great pain and suf? fering incident to maternity; this hour which is dreaded as woman's severest trial is not only made painless, but all the danger is re? moved by its use. Those who use this remedy are no longer de? spondent or gloomy; nervousness nausea and other distressing con? ditions are avoided, the system is made ready for the coming event, and the serious accidents so com? mon to the critic?l hour are obviated by the use of Mother's Friend. // is a blessing to woman. $1.00 PER BOTTLE at aU Drug- Stores, or sent by mail on receipt of price. SOCKS Containing invaluable information o' CDcr interest to all women, -will bo sent riifct to any address, upon application, by The BEAUFIELD BEGULATOB GO., Atlanta, 6a. DR. ULVA iii! DENTIST. office OVER 8TOSB OF SUMTER ORT G0003 COMPANY -uimuce on Main Street, Between Dry Goods Co. and Durant & Son OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 1.30 ; 2 to 5 o'clock. April 9. 2 Estate of John J? Muldrow, Dec'd. IWILL APPLY to tbe Judge of Probate of Sumter County on Nov. 12th, 1897, tora final discbarge as Administratrix of aforesaid Estate. A. L. MULDROW, Oct. 13-4t * Administratrix BOARDING. HAVING TAKEN the Boote on Main Street second door sou tb of the Nixon House, I am prepared to aceoi modale a e* regular boarders, and also lodging and meals tc i ra o siect customers Terms reasonable. MRS W. B. SMITH. Sept. 8. Land Surveying. MR, H. D. MOISE, will give prompt at? tention to calls for surveying and platting ?and Can be found at his office, next door to office of Lee and Moise, Som ter, S. C. Nov*. 18. * Claims AQit Siter Co. PRESENTED AND APPROVED FOR THIRD QUARTER FISCAL YEAR 1897. ROADS AND BRIDGES. No Ac Date 696 Men 17 TV C Hudson, brdg w'k. $ 3.75 796 Apl 5 F N Dean, bridge "work 3.44 396 Apl 6 C L Tindale, brdg lumber 6.26 340 Apl 13 R S Pounce;', road w'k Doublas ?Swamp 20.00 $11 Apl 26 TV F Defis, road work Douglas Swamp 7.50 630 May 5 J A Boykin, bridge work 1.89 672 May 5TB Branson, brdg work 10.81 611 .Tune 21 D J Hatfield, r'd overs'r 2.45 575 J uly IBM Pitt?, lumber 6.66 580 July 3 TV y White, d'm'ge to horse 5.55 615 July 8-9 W TV Ramsey, r'do'ers'r 1.50 631 J uly 15 J David Race, road overseer ?*. 15.50 657 July 27 J C Bullock r'd o'rseer 6.00 659 July 15-30 J David Race, road overseer 10.60 5S0 July 3 Ti?dale & Reams, bridge lumber * 3.45 996 July 5 Mrs. L L Corbett, hill dirt 2.22 614 July 8-9 J S Dwight, hauling 7.50 797 July 10 A L Davis, brdg lumber 4.92 633 July 17 R T Green, hire mule, road work 3.00 632 Julv 17 D H Tune, hauling 5.00 875 July 19 J M McElveen. r'd tools 2.25 646 July 24 B R Ingram, lumber 6.40 640 Jtily 24 J T Sumter, road work 3.38 652 July 24 F A Reames, lumber 12.75 680 July 1-24 T 0 Sandere, Jr bridge lumber 21.50 697 July 13-24 J T Cummings, road overseer 5.50 685 July 26 B R Ingram, brdg work 2.00 655 July 27 TV O Mooneyham, hauling 6.00 660 July 27 L M Spann, lumber 3.16 712 July 29 TV S Chandler, hauling 9.50 814 July 24-30 J D Race, r'd ov'rse'r 6.10 690 " 15-30 J R Bracey. r*d ovrs'r 9.50 705 Aug 1 G D Spi-adley, bridge work 5.50 814 Aug 1 J F McElveen, overseer, , hauling, etc 6.90 813 Aug 1-2 TV. Gamble, bridge w'k 4.75 817 " 2 JH Christmas, overseer 1.50 722 ' 3 J D Chandler, hauling, etc 4.00 976 ' 4 Jil Moseley, road overseer - 2.00 699 " 3-5 J VanBuren, horse, etc 6.10 705 4' 4-6 J LTallon, r'd&b'dg w'k 6.65 706 44 5 G M Branson, hauling etc 3.25 716 '.* 6 J TV Logan, damage to horse 7.70 720 " 3-8 R C Folk, road overseer 9.00 866 44 10 J I Brogdon. lumber 5.80 720 " ll H B Norris, bridge work 2.55 719 44 12 Tisdale & Beames, lumber 6.65 720 ? 13 C B Smith, overseer $24. lumber $19.45 <not apprvd) 43.45 714 " 13 J O Branson, bridge w'k 15.45 730 " 14 T VV Belvin. road tools 9.85 723 44 14 TV M Sanders, road work 24.00 726 *4 16 B L Bainsey. overseer 3.00 740 44 16 D J Hatfield, " 15.50 727 if 17 J TV Lee. road overseer 19.25 720 " 19 K E Wells, road work 13.50 880 " 17 W M Lenoir.flumber 23.25 728 " 18 F D Tayl?r,overseer 9.00 735 " 20 TV H Baker, bridge work 1.50 733 " 21 R M Pitts, bridge work 3.50 732 " 21 W M Sanders " ** 10.15 747 44 20 F D Taylor, 4* " 2.30 734 " 21 J VanBuren. " " 3.34 885 " 23 S D Richardson, r'd w'k 10.90 739 ** 24 J F McElveen, overseer 9.00 753 " 1-25 N TV Donald, overseer 10.00 781 44 25 Lukens Lumber Co, lumber 1.15 799 44 25 WM Hudson, bridge work 11.00 770 44 27 J D Mvera. lumber 6.00 773 " 10-27 R C Folk, overseer 12.75 742 44 28 R W Hudson, overseer 36.75 749 44 28 W E Graham, lumber 39.22 750 " 28 J T McNeill, lumber 100.00 758 44 28 Wm White, bridge w'k 1.25 829 44 1-31 F L Player, hauling 19.72 788 " 31 S B Jenkins, overseer 12.00 824 Sep 1 R F Smith, lumber, hauling 5.75 789 4 UTCummings, 44 44 8.90 835 4 ISC Turbeville, lumber 18.53 779 4 2 W M Sanders, bridgework 28.30 800 4 2 W M Hudson, road work 11.00 881 4 4 H B Hodge, overseer 9.00 864 4 4 '96 R W Durant & Son, road tools, etc 159.14 t 804 4 5 R W Hudson, lumber 14.00 I ? 822 4 5TB Branson, bridgework 19.80 815 4 13 J T Cummings, overseer 5.00 806 * 32 Bridgers-McKeithan Lum? ber Co., lumber 13.58 830 41-24 F L Player, hauling 18.98 861 4 12 A E Gregg, bridge work 2.25 862 * 27 Lukens Lumber Co., lumber 4.70 876 410-28 R C Folk, overseer 7.75 $1,059.83 COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. 596 July 5 W O Cain, services Co. b'rd $2.00 597 Julv 5 John J Shaw ** 2.50 598 M av 6 Julv 5 R ? Manning ** 4.50 600 Julv 5 W TV Stuckey " 3.20 602 Julv 5 Frean Mellett 44 2.25 603 Julv 5 TV M Lenoir " 2.50 604 Julv 5 R M James 44 2.50 607 July 5 J TV Weldon *4 2.65 609 Julv 5 H Ryttenberg '4 3.10 609 Julv 5 H Ryttenberg b'ld'g Com. 3.10 610 Ma?ch 17 July 5 J M N Wilder, services Co. board 9.00 616 April 13-28 Capt R J Brownfield, services building committee 4.20 616 May 6-July 10 Capt. K. J Brownfield, services County Board 6.30 619 Julv 10 R M James, Bldg. Com. 2.50 640 Julv 5 J M McElveen County Brd. 2.25 641 Julv 10-20 TV O Gain, Bldg: Com. 4.00 642 Julv 20 R M James, 4* 4* 2.50 644 July 10-20 Harry Ryttenberg. Building Committee 3.10 710 Julv 5 W S Dinkins, County Board 2.00 793 Aug 26-Sept 6 R M James. Bldg. Committee 5.00 816 Aug. 26, Sept 6, Sept 23 TV O Cain, Building Committee 6.00 887 Jan4^0ct 4 TV A Tallon. Co. Board 20.80 888 Oct. 4 Jno M McElveen. Co. Board 2.25 889 March 17-0ct 4 D A Stuckey, Co. Board 15.00 890 Oct 4 R M James, Co. Board 2.50 891 Oct 4 TV TV Stuckey, 3.20 $118.90 CLERK CO. BOARD COMMISSIONERS. 666 Julv 1-31 Thos V Walsh, Clerk 25.00 776 Aug 1-31 " " - 25.00 957 Sept 1-30 *4 44 44 25 00 $75.00 COUNTY SUPERVISOR. 701 July 1-Aug 7 Marion Dorn, on salary 3rd Quarter 50.00 887 Sept 27 Manon Dorn. Expenses to Boad Congress and to Timmonsville 26.55 833 Julv 1-Sept30 Marion Dorn. Bal. Solarv 3rd Quarter 150.00 $226.55 v COUNTY ATTORNEY. 578 Jan-July 3 A B Stuckey, acct. sal. 5.00 635 Julv 17 4* *4 " - 30.00 645 44 23 44 44 44 20.00 .675 Aug 2 " '* 44 " 15.00 777 44 31 " 44 44 *' 30.00 $100.00 CORONER'S INQUESTS, &C. 569 July 1 A D Moses. Ex. Inquest 3.16 605 Julv 5 A D Moses. Ex. Inquest 10.69 60S Julv 5 F K Winn, constable 2.00 653 Julv 22 A D Moses inquest 11.13 661 July 22 F K Winn, constable 2.00 692 August 2 J H Scarborough, inquest 9.50 693 Aug. 2 I) E DuKant. constable 2.00 694 Aug. 2 Dr. J E McLure, p ni etc. 15.00 709 Aug. 13 Aug. 7 A D Moses inquest 9.33 731 Aug. 20 A I> Moses, inquest 2.56 780 Sept. 2-29 A D Moses, inquest 2.57 810 Sept. 10 Dr. S C Baker, p m etc. 5.00 K07 Sept. 6-13 A D Moses, inquest 15.52 K3H Sept. s Dr. E F Darby, p m etc. 5.00 80S Sept. 10 Dr. J S Hughson. p m etc. 5.00 ?17 Sept. 23 A D Moses, inquest 31.39 818 Sept. 23 Dr. S C Baker p m etc. 5.00 819 Sept. 23 F K Winn, constable 2.00 573 Sept. 23 Witherspoon Bros. Coffin 1.65 839 Sept. 30 Dr. T B McQueen, p m etc. 5.00 K37 Sept. 1-30 TBRhame. inquest (2) 17.00 840 Sept. 3.-30?LA Wheeler,constable (2) 4.00 869 Oct. -J. A D Moses, inquest 1.97 $147.47 CONSTABLE ACCOUNTS 628 Julv 16 TV C Folk. 1 mo. saiarv $s.33 654 Julv 1-31 TV I? Singleton, .'. 8.33 60S Julv 1-31 JJ A Wheeler *.' 8.33 670 Julv 1-31 H A Barfield Jr.. - 8.33 689 July 1-31 F K Winn 36.66 691 Julv 1-31 J Dargan Jones, 8.33 738 Julv 1SMV Izlar .. 8.33 827 Julv 1-31 Tyler Dixon 44 8.33 712 July J 6 Aug. 3 6 W C Folk. .? 8.33 745 Aug. 1-31 H A Hatfield, Jr.. S.33 744 Aug. 1-31 JJ A Wheeler " 8.33 758 Julv 18 Aug 18 M V Izlar .. s.33 759 Aug. 1-31 TV P Singleton, .:. s.33 772 Aug. 1-31 F K Winn. " 16.66 774- Aug. ?-31 J Dargan Osteen " s.33 828 Aug. 1-31 Tyler Dixon " s.33 KOH Aug. 1 <; Sept. 16 W C Folk 8.33 S43 Sept. 1-30 W f Singleton " 8.33 S59 Sept. 1-30 H A Haiti chi .. S.33 868 Sept. -:'?<> V K Winn " 16.66 ?95 Sept. 1-30 W McCoy Shaw .. s.33 $199.92 M A< ; I ST BA T E A CC< >UNTS. 621 June 3-30 M L B Wells, saiarv $29.16 ? 1 643 Julv 16 TV Tl Seals. " * 8.33 657 Julv 1-33 T B l?bame. s.33 663 Julv 3 31 B P Kelley. " S.33 6S1 Julv 1-31 L IL Jennings. " s.33 679 Julv 1.31 H L B Wells. " 29.16 695 Julv 1-81 J F Ingram. " S.33 738 Julv 1-31 I W Bradley. " s.33 724 Aug. 36 TV II Seals, " S.33 743 Aug. 1-31 B F Rhame. " 8.33 768 Aug. 1-31 B P Kellev. " 8.33 771 Aug. 1-31 HLB Wells. ?. 29.16 783 Aug. 1-31 J F Ingram. " 8.23 775 Aug. 1-31 L R Jennings. " 8.33 791 Aug. 1-31 J H Scarborough salary 2 months 16.60 817 Sept, 16 W H Seals. salary ?S.33 836 Sept. 1-30 T B Rhame, " 8.33 865 Sept. 1-30 J F Ingram. " ?.33 841 Sept, 1-30 HLB Wells. " 29.16 844 Sept. 1-30 B P Kelley. '* ?.33 845 Sept. 1-30 L R Jennings. " 8.33 ?84 Sept. 1-30 I W Bradley, salary 2 months 16.67 $283.26 EOOKS, STATIONERY, ADVERTISING. 634 July 17 The Freeman. W. and S. and Herald bal pub report ? 4.40 704 Aus. 9 E F Miller, printing 1.00 784 Aug. 3 Walker. E. & C. Books 8.50 7?6 Aug. 23 Knight Bros., printing 4.50 782 Aug. 25 Walker. E. & C., books 12.S0 805 Sept, 6 Knight Bros.. printing 4.50 858 Sept. 24 E F. Miller, advertising 6.00 895 Oct. 2 Knight Bros.. supplies 2.60 872 Oct. 2 J Iryttenberg & Sons paper 25 $44.55 PUBLIC BUILDINGS. 648 July 24 E T Windham, dry well ?12.22 666 July 1-3 E T Windham, dry well 12.03 665 July 31 C H Moise, architect 40.00 698 July 31 R S Bradwell, guarding records 20.62 700 Aug. 4 J A Whittemore office rent 7.50 782 Aug. 1-3 R S Bradwell, Jr., guard? ing records 19.37 769 Ang. 25 E*T Windham dry well 22.03 802 Aug. 25 John Nelson, repairs 138 79S Sept. 1-6 R. S Bradwell, Jr., guarding records 3.12 342 Sept. 1-30 E T Windham dry well 12.03 $140.30 CONVICTS WORKING AS CHAINGANG. 517 June 1-24 C Reames, cook $ 1.00 582 July 3 J T McNeill, supplies 22.33 518 " 5-11 Saul Pringle, cook 2.50 522 ** 1-8 Sam Newman, guard 6.67 525 12-13 H J Harby. supplies 16.22 526 ?.. 12 T S Stuckey & Co.. supplies 11.93 529 " 16 A K Burrows, guard 2.00 535 " 12-18 Saul Pringle, cook 2.50 547 " 19-25 Saul Pringle, cook . 2.50 551 " 24 L E White, overseer 3.00 573 " 31 Marion Dorn, telegrams 50 367 " 14 R W Bradham, repairs 75 571 " 1-31 A K Burrows, guard 26.00 574 " 25-31 Saul Pringle, cook 2.50. 377 " 1-31 L E White, overseer 35.00 578 " 1-31 J S Folk, guard 25.00 708 Aug. 1-7 Saul Pringle, cook 2.50 746 July 6 Aug. ll J T McNeill, supplies 19.1; 736 Aug. 14 Saul Pringle, "cook 2.50 ?"37 " 21 Saul Pringle, cook 2.50 "48 " 29 Saul Pringle, cook 2.50 F14 " 4 W A Neal, clothing 9.00 "65 " 1-31 A K Burrows, guard 25.00 F66 " 1-31 J S Folk, guard 25.00 "67 " 14 J Ryttenberg & Sons supplies 9.34 r87 " 1-31 L E White, overseer 37.50 Sept. 1 B G Pierson, sheriff 1.00 i"90 Sept. 5 Saul Pringle, cook 2.50 r94 Sept. 6 Marion Dorn. R It fare 2.00 $70 Aug. W J McLeod, bacon 7.07 $34 June 17-18 Dr. T R Kelley, medi? cal attention 5.99 S4S Sept. 4 Tbe Ducker & Bultman Co.. supplies 19.01 $01 " 12 Saul Pringle, cook 2.50 $16 " 19 Saul Pringle, cook 2.50 $21 " 24 A C L, freight 3.77 $23 " 26 Saul Pringle, cook 2.50 $88 " 27 S M Duncan, cart harness 1.75 $38 " 1-29 L E White, supplies 4.05 $46 " 1-30 J S Folk, guard 25.00 $47 "1-30 A K Burrows, guard 25.00 $93 4i/l-30 L E White, guard 35.00 $71 April 14 Oct. 1 J Ryttenberg & Sons, supplies 24.62 564 Oct. 4 R W Durant & Son sup? plies 39.67 $498.33 COUNTY SUPT. OF EDUCATION. ?49 July 31 W J Du Rant, office expns $ 8.00 ?83 Julv 1-31 W J Du Rant, salary 50.00 '73 Aug. 1-31 W J DnRant, salary 50.00 $63 Sept. 1-30 W J DuRant, salary 50.00 $158.00 COUNTY AUDITOR. ?68 Julv 1-31 J D Wilder, salarv $41.66 '64 Aug 1-31 J D Wilder, salarv 41.66 (49 Sept 1-31 J D Wilder, salary 41.66 124.98 CONTINGENT ACCOUNTS. ?57 July 17 J A Corbett convey. lunatic $11.16 ?38 july 13 17 T V Walsh lunacy proceedings 5.00 ?39 July 17 Dr ES Booth examine lunacy 5.00 ?40 july 17 Dr C P Osteen examine lunacy 5*.00 ?66 july 1-31 T V Walsh box rent 1.00 15 Aug 9 T V Walsh moving records 1.75 '55 Aug 21-23 T V Walsh lunacy proceedings 5.00 '56 Aug 23 Dr J S H?ghson examine lunacy' 5.00 '57 Aug 23 Dr Archie China examine lunacy 5.00 550 Sept 21 Henry Troemner test weights 42.00 ?56 Sept 30 Sheppard Nash freight . and urayage test weights 5.39 $91.30 POOR HOUSE AND POOR. ?20 july 1-9 Jack johnson convey paupers $ 1.55 ?62 Julv 1-31 B D Mitchell Supt. 137.25 '59 Aug 1-31 B D Mitchell Supt. 137.10 (32 Sept 1-30 B D Mitchell Supt. 133.95 (64 Sept 4 R W Durant & Son supplies 1.20 $111.05 SHERIFF ACCOUNTS ?86 july 1-31 B G Pierson dieting prisoners $53.90 ?89 julv 1-31 B G Pierson serving writ 1.10 ?88 July 1-31 B G Pierson serving warrants 7.85 "60 Aug 1-31 B G Pierson dieting prisoners 58.50 '61 Aug 23 B G Pierson conveying lunatic 12.11 "62 Aug 14-15 B G Pierson serving warrants 5.35 '63 Aug 10 B G Pierson summoning jury 2.25 (51 Sept 1-30 B G Pierson summon? ing Jury 4.50 (52 Sept f 0-21 B G Pierson serving writs 56.70 553 Sept 1-24 B G Pierson serving warrants 15.80 ?54 Sept 21-29 B G Pierson session copies 8.75 (55 Sept 1-30 B G Pierson dieting prisoners 68.30 $295.11 TOWNSHIP COMMISSIONERS. '16 Aug 16 W O Cain Privateer $5.50 11 Julv 5 Frean Mellett Middleton 5.50 '78 Sept 3 Frean Mellett Middleton 2.00 '10 Julv 5 W S Dinkins Swimming * Pens 3.00 $16.00 COUNTY BOARD EQUALIZATION. ?69 April INS McLeod services $2.00 REPAIRS TO COURT HOUSE. ?12 July IO L L Nunn & Co., $1,233.6S '07 Aug "LL Nunn & Co. 1.233.6S '54 Aug 30 L L Nunn & Co. 1.233.6? ?7S Oct 4 L L Nunn & Co. 298.93 ?79 Ocjt 4 L L Nunn & Co. 934.75 ?94 Oct 4 L L Nunn & Co. 502.85 ?20 Oct 4 St. Louis Art Metal Co. 2.550.00 $7.9?7.57 INTEREST ACCOUNT. ?13 Julv 96-97 E P Bicker interest on county bonds 1 year $900.00 RECAPITULATION. toads and Bridges $1.059.83 'ountv Board Commissioners ll?.90 'lerk Co. Board Com. 75.00 'ountv Supervisor 226.55 'ounty Attorney 100.00 'oroii?rs Inquest 147.47 .unstable 199.92 Magistrates 2?3.26 looks. Stationery, Advertising 44.55 ?ublic Buildings 140.30 'hain (?ang 4-98.33 'ountv Supt. of Education 158.00 'ountv Auditor 124.98 'onttnsent t?1.3o \?or House and Poor 411.05 ?heriff 295.11 ["ownship Commissioners 16.00 'ounty Board Equalization 2.00 tegular account 3d quarter $3.992.55 tegular account 2nd quarter 4.810.95 tegular account 1st quarter 5.527.os tegular total account $14.330.5? Repairs to Court House $7.987.57 nterest Account $900.00 attest MARION DORN Supervisor Sumter County. TH OS. V. WALSH, Clerk. October 9th 1897. Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM GEO. f. STEFFENS k SON, Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C -Ageot8 for MOTT'S CIDEB BED SEAL CIGABS, AND DOVE HAMS State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. IN THE COURT OP PROBATE. Complaint for Sale of Land to Pay Debts Tie Largest ai? Mos! Complete Estaiskii Sfi? Geo. S. Hacker & Son. Herbert F. Wilder as Administrator of Jos. W. Wilder, deceased. Plaintiff, vs. Jos M. Wilder, Julia S. ^Wilder, Lizzie M Eager ton, Rosa Wilder, Lily Wilder, Etta Wil? der and Cane?la Wilder, Defendants. IN PURSUANCE of an order by said Court in above stated action, dated 'hp Stn day of October, A. D , 1897, I will offer for sale at Sumter Court House, Salesday io November, 1897. (being the first dar of said month) during the usual hours of sale, Two small tracts of Land, witb buildings thereon, located in the City of Sumter, S. C., measur? ing 150 by f>0 feet, be the same a little more or les?, known HS Lots Nos. 21 and 25 on a pint of Sixty Buildine Lots, ??id out und pur? veyed by H. D. Moise, C. E., February, 1891, and recorded in Book F. F. F., on page 236, in R. M. C'8 office, of said county Terms-Cash. Purchasers to pay for ne? cessary papers. THOS V. WALSH, Oct. 7, '97. Judge of Probate. -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS. SASH. BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite Can? non Street, CHARLESTON 8. C. 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