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BXQ FXRB IN MANNING. Harvm & Barron Lose Fifteen Thonsard Dollars. Special to The Daily Item. Manning, S. C., Oct. 28.-Jost before tbe break of day an alarm of fire was sounded, . which aroused almost every inh?bil ant lo tbe > -Unie ?tv. .The cry of, Fire 1 fire? was beard fiona everyf^quarter, and soon, there were gathered upoaYthe streets hundreds of j people. The fire was found to be in tbe handsome now brick store of Harvio & Bar? ron. Tfea-?amee rapidly spread over tbe entire by liding, and it looked as if tbe entire block would be consumed. Witb no fire depart? ment to render service, <. what could be done ? p. ? bocket brigade w*e soon formed and men . were kept nosy throwing water opon tbe names. With a migbtj crash tbe roof) fell ia and a few minutes later the froat wall crumbled ; tben came tbe wall next to tbe hardware store oc? cupied by Messrs. Davis & Bagual. Th*falling in of ibis wall brought relief. It seemed to have STOCKbered the fire somewhat, and ali dan pee of spreading was over. How tbe two buildings adjoining, escaped ia a ?jg mystery. The tess to Messrs. Harvio & Barron was a heavy one. Tbey bad a large stack of j gooda, bat comparatively very ^little insu? rance, besides there was somethtog over $200 ta cash kt the store wb ich was barned . Tbe ; lo? is estimated at $15,000, with $10,000 \ insurance. The oaty arricies saved were a " few tbinga which were io tbe show windows. Th^ origin of tbe fire is unknown. Manning is a progressive little town, baf '- witb sb Sra department for tbe protection of ber property, sba can't. expect to reich tbe j high water mark of progressiveness M. D. fl. SS WBDGBFIBLD'S SCHOOL COM? PLIMENTED. : Items Gathered By Our Bamsey :v Correspondent. Ramsey, S. C, Oct. 26.-According toap . pofntmeot the Privateer Amusement Club mett? theTesidence of Dr. J ??. Forman, on Friday night, last. Several on the pro gramme.were absent. The exercises were as follow* > Music, Mis3 Una. Wells * ilecita :i tioa, Miai Bena Bao?sey ; Beading, Miss r '. Heca Wells ; after which the "question" box wvs/CpeoedL The questions were discussed, and afforded a great deal of amusement. Tbe >: next meeting will be at the residence of Mr. M. G. Ramsey. The writer bad the pleasure of spending J. several hon rs to-day io tbe el*86 rooms of tbe \ " Wedgefield Graded Sebool We congratulate > the peopleof lt edgefield upon their artccess. > The school house ia certainly credit to. the town abd -?ounnusity.. We were impressed with the good order kept, and progress of the -students. The-schools in tbis township will commenc?e* Monday, next. The cotton crop is about gathered, and tbe far^^ on account of the present : - - price. Oats ireh- toe planted ia some, local 7f? l?ea, wbile in others tbe farmers are pirepar i>?g to plant same. OCCASIOXA?i. THE MT. CilO TB?UBLE. V V? Tra? Statement of the Case. Editor Watchman & Soutbroo : I notice in yonr paper of the 27tb instant, a clipping from the Oohtmbta State, relative to the cou duct of two young sen m tbis neighborhood en the evening of the 22d instant. It is spited tbtt tbey unmercifully beat afima.il negro Hoy, and tben CM tebin? bis little suiter Y forced ber. to-get io their 7>uggy and drove off - . at a rapid rate, hat that after being pursued byan infuriated mob threw the girl frond - the- buggy. 4c The facts io tbe case amount to this : On the above mentioned date, 8 8. Josey and . Josiah Searborougb, while under tb? mfinV . enee of cider win* did overtake a small negro 'fi: boy and girl, and one of tbe young men did .? take bold of tbe little boy and donbtless made : bim beHeye that be was about to get a sonn i ; thrashing] ' The noy was seen by tbe w riter the next morning and be said that be was not badly burt. Tbe little girl ran ap tbe . road for some distance while her brother was ;5 beiug? as she thought, somewhat badly beaten. : . The two yoorg men got in tbeir buggy and overtaking the girl asked ber if she did not want to ride, at tbe same time assuring ber : Jr that (ber would not burt ber. She told them yes, and immediately got up on the rear of the boggy, and rode within one-fourth of a ; mile of ber borne, when abe met some one ^bat she koew^ and of ber own volition she got off of toe buggy. Tbe young me* went to their bornes and spent the night unmolested. Tbe father of/ the children called on tbe young mee next merniug and the whole trouble bas been set - -TieJ satisfactorily with both parties. Soo?tog tbe above to be correct, I ask for :. '"ita publica- oe to justice to the roong men. J: B. Surra. St Charles, S. C., Oct. 28. 1 TYPHOID FBVEB AT CLEMSON Five Cases Already-Three Boys Dangerously 111. A letterfbas beeo received by tbe family of j Jac? Mos*?, wbo ina student at Clemson Col? lege, io- wb?cb be states that be ts sick with fever, but as yet bis condition is not at all serious Jie says, however, that typhoid lever bas again broken out araoeg the students and there are five well developed cases al? ready, three of which are .very serious. Tbe letter does oot give any particulars concern tog tbe present outbreak, but enongb infor? mation was contained io tbe letter to caose bia parents great uneasiness, and to alarm others wbo bi re sans at Clemson. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL ?t FEVER TONia^ m\mm A DASTARDLY DBED. Deptity Sheriff J. ?. Gaillard Shot at From Ambush. Deputy Sheriff Gaillard was up io the Providence neighborhood .Friday on busi? ness, and wheo be was returning to the city that night some cowardly assassin ebot at bim from the bushes. Mr. Gaillard had a narrow escape, the bullet lodging in bis clothing. Mr. Gaillard does not think that tb assas 109 wes after bim, but mistook bim for Magistrate Seils. Tbe deputy sheriff returned the fire, but 8s his boree took fright and ran away be did no: baye a chance to make an investigation. Keep your eyes open wheo you buy goods of any sort. Refuse all substitutes for stand- j aro, advertised articles. Yellew Fever SPREADING AMONG THE CHILDREN IN NEW ORLEANS. New Orleans, Oct. 28.- To-day's re? cord cf new oases and deaths has t.ot worked any material change in the yel? low fever situation, which, while net as bright as it might be is not re? garded by the board of health officials as alarming. Io the matter .of iatali tise, in comparison with the cases un? der ^treatment, the death rate is not con? sidered excessive. The first reports re oet ved this morning at the board of health indicated that the situation wa? improving somewhat but later it ap? peared as though the day would be a record-breaker in the matter of new canes. There was a lull, however, and the situation remains Unchanged. Every:biog is being done to isolate the oases It is noticed that the dis? ease bas been spreading among children whose age ra&ge from four to fourteen years. The board of health officials are having more work than they can at? tend to and the disinfecting corps can? not fumigate premises as rapidly as is desired. Tike board of health officially re? ports: Cases of yellow fever to-day. 65 : deaths to-day. 8 Toi:al cases of fever to Sate 1.386 ; total deaths from yellow fever to date, 164 Montgomery, Ala , Oct. 29 - The official report of the bo?rd of health today gives twelve new cases. Pre? viously reported, 77. . There has not been a death for three days, and all the new cases are in the origittal infected district. Mobilev Ala., Oct. 28.-The board of-health this evening announces four deaths, sis: new oases and three recov? eries as to-day's yellow fever record. Memphis, Tenn., 'Oct. 28.-Eight new cases and two deaths is to-day's yellow fever record "io this city. The new cases win the southern, part of the city, where the first case was re? ported AU of the^people have been exposed to the infection in that part of the ciay. Jackson,, Miss., Oct. 28.-One new ease of yellow fever here to-day, one death, five new cases at Edwards and vicinity aad one at Cayuga. Nitta Yuma reports no new oases and all bet one patinent doing well. Bay St. Louis reports twelve oases to day. The Life-Saving Service. Boston Advertiser. One result of the northwest hur? ricane, which s wept over Massachu? setts Bay while the Teasels in Boston harbor were preparing for the cele? bration of the launching of the old jfrigate Constitution, was that a three masted schooner bound for New York from St. John, N B. was dismasted and was blown into the breakers ofi Nauset Lights Apparently the ves sei was attempting to get by Pollock Kip without striking the shoals ; but the los? of the foremast when the schooner was jost .off the Nauset Lights practically insured the des? truction of the schooner Within a short time after the ves? sel had been sighted by the observer ?% Highland Light the life saving crew at the Nauset station were watching the vessel, hoping that she might still weather the storm, bnt prepared for action in case of an emergency. As soon as the schooner bad streck upon the shoals it be? came apparent that 6he would last but a abort lime in so dangerous a place. Within fifteen minutes after the ves? sel had struck, a life-line had been sent over the wreck. Even when that had beea done, the work of res coe was not easy. The mainmast and the mizzenmast were not stand? ing when the vessel was sighted on the cape, and only the stomp of the foremast remained. Nevertheless all of the crew of the ill-fated schooner were saved within less than an boor, and so close was the work and so small was the margin of time, that only a few minutes after the last man had been brought ashore the hull of the schooner went to pieces, and ber cargo was washed up on shore by the breakers It is practically certain that but for the work of the life saving crew, every man on board would have been drowned, as no man could live in such a surf as that off Nauset Lights on Thursday. This incident is merely one of similar incidents which are happen? ing alljhe time The wrecks of ves? sels near the life saving stations of thc United States average nearly two a day and the average number of persons involved in such wrecks is more than 10 a day. In view of the fact that a great portion of the Atlantic coast is ext rem elf danger? ous in times of storm and wreck it is remarkable as showing the wonderful efficiency of the life-saving service that out of more than 4,400 people who were shipwrecked duriug the past year only fifty-three were lost, or little more than 1 per cent. The record is one of which the lifesaving service and Americans generally may be extremely proud. * Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER John Butler Was in Danger. Slayer of Policeman Wolfe Brought to Orjngeburg-TIireac of Lynching Special to The State. Oraogebarj;. Oct. 28-The city was thrown into excite ment, this morning on the arrival ot the 9 :30 train when it was reported that a di pu'y ?berifF from Denmark had ?rived with John Butler, the ?layer of Policeman Wolfe. Chief of Police Fisher and a crowd met tho traio, and the prisoner, iu charge of Mr. John A Walker of Denmark was escorted up town The description published of John Butler diu not io any way fit the man and it was the almost unanimous judgment, of the crowd that he was not the man wanted. However, the prisoner was brought to the jail, an*d there admitted his identity, detailing every incident of the affray which resulted in the boot? ing of Wolfe and the prisoner. He also admitted the name aud exhibited the woonda received at the time Wolfe was shot in the oonoo field. As soon as fhese admissions got to the crowd the excitement increased and threats of lynching were openly made, and had one man with influence consti? tuted himself the leader, all opposition would have been overridden and John Bather lynched in open daylight. As there was no guarantee thal, the threats made to-day would not be carried out to-nigbfc, the prisoner was taken to Columbia uo the night train, to be kept io the penitentiary until court meeta. Take JOHNSON'S CHILL & FEVER TONIC Remember we are Headquarters for Toys and Xmas goods. T. C. Sc*ff?. Sept. 29. Remember we handle more Stoves thnoitoy other dealer, and can affordno give you tet? ter bargains. S. Scaffd Sept. 29 ? to which the Expectant Mother is exposed and' the foreboding and dread with which she -looks for? ward to the hour of woman's severest trial is appreciated by but few. Ali effort should be made to smooth "these rugged places in life's pathway for her, ere she presses to her bosom her babe. allays Nervousness, and so assists Nature that the change goes for? ward ih an easy manner, without such violent protest in the way of Nausea, Headache, Etc. ' Gloomy forebodings yield to cheerful and hopeful anticipations-she passes through the ordeal quickly and without pain-is left strong and vigorous and enabled to joyously perform the high and holy duties now devolved upon her. Safety to life of both is assured by the use of "Mother's Friend," and the time of recovery shortened. "I know one lady, the mother /hree children, who suffered greatly in the birth of. each, who obtained a bottle of 'Mother's Friend' of me before her fourth confinement, and was reliev? quickly and easily. All agree that their labor was shorter and less painful." JOHN G. POLHILL, Macon, Ga. S 1.00 PEB BOTTLE at all Drug* Stores, or' seat by mail on receipt of price, SflftK? 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We are.head? quarters ?>r Snbbsr Beltingr, Iron and Lead Piping, Slacksmith's and Carpenter's Tools, liachine Oils, Tinware, Guns, Pistols, Ammunition, &c. R. W. Durant SOD. Pef t 29-x. Tlie Largest ?ut Most Collete IstaWistaeit Mk Geo. S. Hacker & SO?, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS. SASH, BLINDS; Moulding & Building Material. office and Wareroom9, King, opposite Can? non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, ^aSTPtirchHse our make, which we gu?rante superior to any sold South, and thereby pave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty QCtoher I6-0 D. M. YOUNG, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Prompt attention to sll business entrusted to him. Office on Court House Square, in Blending office. NOTICE. AMEETING OF THE STOCKHOLD? ERS of The Grange Real Estate Investment Company, \ is hereby called to r>e held at the office of the Co? operative Grange More, in the town of Bisbopvillp, Sumter County, South Carolina, At two o'clock, p. m. on the sixth day of No? vember, A. 1)., 1897, to consider a>:d deter? mine whether the said Company wi'! make a mortgage to Mrs. Leo norn M. Cousar to se? cure the pay-ment of one thousand dollars, in two installments of five hundred dollars each, payable respectively on Octooer 1st, 1898 and October 1st 1899, with ioterestaieijrbtpercent per annum trom October 1st, 1897, payable annually until the debt be paid : the property to be so mortgaged is a tract] of one and u-huif ?cres in BisbopviHe, adjoining lands of Mrs Mattie Law, Mrs. W. K. Crosswell, the Methodist Church lot, and situate on the comer of Main and Church Streets. By order of the Board of Directors. J. W. ENGLISH, President of said Company. Attest-W. A. JAMES, Jr., Sfcretary. BisbopviHe, S. C , Oct. 6, 1897. 5t -THE Sumter Institute, Sumter, S. C. The thirtieth collegiate year begins September ninth, 1S97. For catalogue-address MRS. L. A. BROWNE, or Miss E. E. COOPER, Principals. July 21-3m. Land Surveying, MR, H. D. MOISE, will give prompt at? tention to calls for eorveying and platting land Can be found at bis office, next dcor to office of Lee and Moise, Sumter, S. C. Nov. 18. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depostory Transacts a general Banking business, also has ? A Savings Bank Department, Deposits of $1 aod upwards received. In? terest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum. Payable quarterly, on first days of January, April, July and October. W. P. B. HAYNSWORTH, W. F. REAME, Cashier. President. Jan 13. DRUGS AND Soda Water. Toilet Articles, Drugs and Patent Medicines, PERFUMERY, EXTRACTS TOOTH BRUSHES, HAIR BRUSHES, COMBS, TOILET SOAPS TN GREAT VARIETY. Prescriptions Careful? ly filled day and night -AT- . J. S. 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