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County Board Heating, Tbe county board of commissioners mat on Friday, January, ?8 th with Supervisor Doro .ad six teen towosbip commissioners pr?tent. After tba minutes of the last regular meet jog ?ere read and approved, Aldermen Reid aod Mc Lauri n of tbe city council came be? fore tne board aod stated that they bad been directed by the eocneii to complain that tba crossings from tbe Court House square to Maia Street were a <? o ?ance, that parties .passing on tbe si d? wai* ii ad beeo nearly ru? over by te&icles cotui "ont of Court Boose cquare.. Tbe board toes, under the act, put into the jary oox, as directed Dy tbe Clerk of Court, 384 names for grand and petit jurors aod 150 naces tales jurors for fiscal year 1898, all townships bet ag represented ip said jury box. A communication from sundry citizens asking tbat a platform be built nader tbe - portico of the Court House as a protection from rain for the Ma?U!*r aed other public officials when na ?king public sa ea Commis* stoners Ry tte?berg and Wilder wereappoint - ed to look toto tba.matter and report at next --meetini Aa account ot George Herriot for damage to mole, $3, ami bridge work, $i 50, waa presented and ordered paid. . Coroner Moses waa before tbe board ia reference to bis account, presented at last meeting of board, for holding an inquest //.far tho dead body of Hiss Mary Hammond. After tbe examinalion of several witnesses, the accoani, amouotiog to $10 72, waa ap? proved and ordered paid. Tbe commissioners of Middleton aod Pri? vateer townships were directed to open the oad pasting through tbe Bell Mill place, at be request of Mrs Tnomey, the only land owner. Tbe investigation of the chargea against Mr. J. JS Folk, wno was suspended aa guard of the chain gang by Supervisor Doro, wat takenup Mr. L. D. J sn om gs, attorney for Mr. Fbik, wat present, and County Attorney, A.JB Stuckey, uppeared foe Supervisor Dorn. Charges were preferred by Supervisor Dorn that Mr. Falk ?ad left the ?aug, stating that he did not expect to return except to get bis trunk. Overseer White, Mr. Sam Newman, Mr. A. K. Burrowa, J.S. Folk and Soperri sor Dorn were sworn and examined. Tba ease waa fully discussed, std on motion it w^ ordered that Mr. Folk be reinstated and : that ha ba paid his salary from December lat. Mr. Folk then tendered hit resignation which ^?j?agcepted. The Supervisor was empowered to appoint and discharge guards of the chain gang for good ?nd sufficieot reat?os. Commissioner Brownfield read a resolution, which be said he would explain at next meet* iog and present for action. Frank: Sherwood- waa down town to-day, tba first lima since be had bit tussle with cbo'er* ' morbus He says be drove thirty^ miles after he waa taken, and never came so near dying in bis life. After thia when he goes out in the country be will take a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar? rhoea .Remedy with bim -Missouri Valley : flown) Times. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. Stage People Fight. The Cora Van Tatnell Company did cot gire the, performance at tba Academy of Music on Saturday night as advertised. Tbe reason for the non-performance was a row ; 'between members of the company ,*several of whom were said to be in an ad va aced state jf intoxication. There WAS,almost a free ' fight behind the scenes and there were seve? ral conflicts between individual members of the company. As there was a very small - audience present the disappointment was not great when the manager of the house refused to permit tbe eur tain to be raised. Later in the night after the members of tba company bad goce to their boarding boose the row r assumed a more serious aspect, oce of tbe men attacking bia wife with a razor with which be inflicted a severe, bot not danger? ous wound. The woman, it appears, is ac? customed to- rough treatmeot wheo ber lord and master it in bia cups, and made no com t plaint to tbe representatives of tbe law, con? sequently toe criminal docket of toe next court baa one less case of assault and battery j * on it. Fights seem to be the proper caper behind the scenes at this time, this morning's papers having an account of a free fight on the stage of tbe Savannah theatre on Saturday night followed by tbe disbanding of the company. : If the Cora Van Tassel I company bad adver? tised the scrap nod arranged to give it on tbe . stage aa a special attraction between the acts of the regular bill, or as a grand neale, tbe audience would have oeea much larger and the receipts of the three night's engagement would have been swelled to an appreciable eitent. In a recent letter from Washington, D. C., to an old friend, tfajor G. A. S tu der, for twenty years United States Consul at Singa ? .poe*, naya : " While at Des Moines I became acquainted with a liniment koowa as Cham? berlain's Pain Balm, wwich I found excellent against rheumatism as well as against sore ' nets of tba throat nod chest (giving me much entier breathing). I bad a touch of pneu? monia early this week, aad two applications freely applied to the throat and chest relieved 2 me of it at once. I would not be without it for anything." For sale by Dr. A. J. China. A Terrible Explosion. A terrible explosion occurred Monday nt the 8tore of J. Ryttenberg & Sons that shook the whole store. All tbe clerks were stunned fer the instant, as no one looked for auch a thing. Tbe fire department was not called out as tbe firm did not wish their cus? tomers to have any damaged or watersoaked goods -? Tbe explosion occurred io tbe office and was caused by a stell pointed pen scratching oo a piece of paper these words. "Sell every? thing in tbe store for cost, for cash." No outsiders except competitors were burt by same, and all present started io to find wbat they needed io the debris. Ynu have the entire mon tb of February Ito do likewise according to their advertisement, bot if you want choice .bargains go early and ?often. FIRE IN DARLINGTON. Loss Between Ten and Twelve Thousand Dollars. Darlington, F*b. 1.-Fire was discovered in tbe millinery department of Sligb's dry goods store at 2 o'clock ibis morning and for a time there was every indication of, and every reason to fear another disastrous fire of which this city has had more than ber share within recent years. Sleigh's store is one of several io the large Hewitt Block on tbe square, and the destruction of this block would have been a heavy los* and would bave left a Dig gap in the business port iou of tbe town. The millinery department WHS located no the second floor, and althongb the 6re department suc? ceeded after a bard fight in confining tbe flames to the upper floor and finally ex? tinguished tbem, tbe entire stock on both floors was badly damaged by smoke and water. A large stock was in the building, a great deal of it being fine dress goods, and tbe los? is consequently quite heavy, a conserva? tive estimate placing it a' ten to twelve thou? sand dollars. The lost is fully covered by insuraoce. a farmers, Presoaera and Teachers. Ionia, S. C , Jan. 28, 1898.-I wi li endeavor to give tou a few scattering tboofhts, a? it has been sometime lia ca I hare done to. Farmers aro join g ahead with their work. We bare bad very nice weather for farm work np to date, bot look for bad weather j et to come. We ure not trying to farm frc m choice at all, it is because we cao't do anything else. I know of two yoaog men that thought they would do something elsa, bnt I believe they ?re about to fail Fire cent cotton is poor encouragement for the farmer?, bat it is better than nothing, for we can get a lein on & cotton crop, which enables os to raise something else at the same time. We hare an able preacher this year on the Smithville Circuit, Rev. W. T. Do?ean, can't say, though, that be it any better than, Rev. Peter Stokes ; bot we are well pleased with him, so far. Our Free Schools will ran longer this year than they ever have since they have been m existence, and now I think it behooves petrous and trustees, to try and get good teachers, if we ha ve to pay better salary. I am not condemning all the teachers that are DOW teaching, for some of them ara very good. Bot would suggest to those that ex peet to teach, that if all the trustees are of my opinion, it will be well for them to pre pare tbemsel ves beater than .some have done. My'experience with the teachers that I hare come in contact with, is that they need some? thing more than a first grade certificate. I ha-re found out that the certificate, baa bot little to do with teaching. There is some? thing more acedad as well a? education, to ba successful. We have enough money ia this district this year to mo the schools eight months, at $?5 per mooth. So, for two reasons, I would suggest that we employ better teachers ?nd pay better wages. Tba first reason is, that tbs majority of children can't go to school mora than.six months in the year, four in winter ?nd two io lammer ; secocd is, that I believe that five months in the year, taught by a good teacher will be worth more to the children than eight months will be, as taught bj some. Of course, I don't mean any of the present teachers that are doing their whole duty. I think if they are, they ought to have Detter pay. So, I, for ?ne, expect ar,ether year, if should live, to vote for ccm 'pctaot teachers in every jretpect, and better ? pay. And another thing that it wrong in on; free school system is, the trustees are not do* iog their duty. Bnt that is very easily ae conated for-they get nothing bot abase for their pay ; to they are cot inclined to work very hard for that. It is the duty, I think, of the trastees to visit all the schools, and make investigation of different things. This they do not do, from the fact that they can? not afford to work for the public for Bottling. So their work is like the darkey's preach, j poor preach and poor pay. I think it would be nothing amiss for oar legislators to make tome little amendment along this line. Well, enough for this time ; yon may hear from* this scribe again. DRY JIM. Made Gen. Sumter's Coffin. _ \ There died on Dr. J. C Spann's mill place on Sunday January 23rd, a man who had attained the age of almost a century. This mao waa Armstrong Rodgers, at one time a well koowa carpenter. His age was not definitely knowe, but bis age was great and the oldest men in tba neighborhood recollect bim only as a mao past middle age. He claimed to have beeo a grown man working at bis trade in 1833, at wbich time be made the coffin in wbicb Gen Sumter was buried. Rodgers was never a slave, having been one of the few negro freemen in this country. Be always bore a good reputation and was respected by the white people. The Beso it of Vaccination. The Manning Correspondent of the Colum? bia Register says that a report is correct that a daughter of ex-Representative E. A. Tindal of Summerton will have aa arm amputated as the result of vaccination. Magnolia News. Capt. Keels' House Burned-Other Matters. Magnolia, S. C , Jao. 31, 1398.-No redac? tion in the cottoo acreage in this part of the county: more guano will be o sed thao was last year. I guess this Is tbe s?taatioo all over the cottoo growing states. Tbe farmers bave takes advantage of tbe fine weather io January and are well advanced in preparation for the coming crop. Capt. D. E. Keels' r?sidence and a portion of its cootents was burned to ashes on last Saturday about midday. A stiff wind was blowing from tbe north, and the flames spread rapidly, toon enveloping the entire boilding. Small fragments of bufuing shingles were blown over a hundred yards and fell on the M. E. Church, bat was soon extinguished by active and willing bauds, though much anxiety was felt abost the church for awhile. Capt. Keels' house was built about forty-four yf-ars ago. It was inacred for $500 and the furniture for $200. The Captain and family have the sympathy of the commumty io this loss and great in? convenience. Capt. W. J. McLeod, although a little improved, is still very feeble and he hardly looks like himself. He bas the sympathy and kind wishes of many. Mist Mary Miller is still extremely feeble and ber many friends would ?joice could they be assured that she ts improving. Prof. Cha?o of Carterville bas organized a singing class in this place. Tbe Epworth League, in this community, is progressing slowly. Our esteemed pastor, Rev. Mr. Justus, was recently elected presi? dent of the League. Dr. 0. A. Darby, after several days con? finement to bis room, is out again, I am pleased to say. A Dew parsonage on a modern style is now being agitated by the Methodists of this place. OCCASIONAL. A Horse Book Free. We bAve a number of Dr Kendall's "Treat? ise on the How," for distribution to subscrib? ers, as a premium to those wbo pay in ad? vance. The book contains much valuable nformattons including descriptions of diseases aod remedies for same. We will be glad to bave our sabscribers call and get copies-frea to all wbo pay op. Cost of Bunning the City Mr Editor : The statement made in The Itt'* gorae days ago to the effect that the proposed liceuse ordi? nance was a necessity, because the city was borrowing money ia not a necessary conclusion from the prem? ises. To say that because the city is borrowing money, therefore a license ordinance is necessary, is, at least, putting it strong If this be reason sufficient, then there will always be necessity for a license ordinance, so long as the city fathers see f?t to make the expenditures exceed the income. It is not my purpose to criticise the present city council, for I believe it bas managed the city affairs fairly well, at least not extrav? agantly To force a discriminating, unfair, unjust license bill upon an un? willing people because, forsooth, the city is borrowing money will hardly oatisfy the voters of the necessity One would naturally ask, is there a necessity to borrow money ? The answer to which question will involve some insight into the status of the city's finances. The fact is the city hs' been bor? rowiog money in anticipation of the collection of ita taxe/, from year to year, since way back in the seven ties, when through somebody's fault, it fell heir to a (lebt of some 812,000. {4,000 of which was paid off gradu? ally out of the income for ordinary city purposes, and the other $8,000 the city is now carrying as a part of it? bonded debt In the early nine? ties, the city bad about recovered from the outlay of this $4,000. when the building of the present Opera House was accomplished at a cost of some $32,000, about $6,000 io excess of tbe money realized from the bonds voted for that purpose, and the insu? rance money received from the Town Hall. This $6,000 had, of course, to be paid out of the income for or? dinary city purposes. So the neces? sity to borrow money in anticipation of the taxes, is not occasioned by the want of a license bill, for even with a license bill, such as is now proposed, enforced to the letter, the same ne cessity to forestall the taxes by bor? rowing money would exist In con? firmation of this, it need only be said that during the present fiscal year the city baa had to borrow some $10,000-the enforcement of the license bill would probably add $3,000 to the revenues of the city. But I take it, Mr. Editor, that what you really meant was that even after the city has borrowed what money it can in anticipation of (he taxes, and even after ali the revenues of the city are collected and expended, then there remains the necessity to borrow money to meet current liabilities In other words that the expenditures of the city are in excess of its income, sad hence the necessity of a license bill to increase the income. Grant? ing, Mr Editor, for the sake of the argument, that the expenditures ex? ceed the income, might it not be well before conceding the necessity for a discriminating, unfair and un just license bill, one which bears heavily on those who already contri? bute mainly to the support of the city government; to inquire first, whether there is necessity that the expenditures should exceed the in? come? Second, if some more just, fair and equitable plan for increasing tbe city revenues might not be de? vised ? The income of the city for the present fiscal year is about $22.000, which does not include the school tax, which, of course, must be applied to the city schools. Out of this $22,000 there are certain fixed charges which in all events must be paid, as water rents, electric lights, and interest on bonds, these items amount to $9,220, leaving a balance of $12,380 for ordinary city purposes I believe the city expenditures can and ought to be kept within this limit The expenditures of the city for the present fiscal year have ex? ceeded the income about $2,000. I am not sufficiently familiar with the management of the finances to say just where and how this $2,000 can be curtailed. Something might be done in the line of street expenses The amount expended on streets is something like $4,000, to what pur pose every voter can judge for him? self, while only about $1,200 has been realized from the street tax. In these times of financial depression the city government is in duty bound, as far as possible, to econo? mize the city expenses, to make the cloth fit the garment But if after all the retrenchment cannot be made without detriment to the welfare of the city, then make the street tax $3 instead of $1 50, as it now is. This will bring in some $2,500 ; spend this much and no more on street improvement, and then the city can be run within its income. Such a street tax is fair, just and equitable. Of course there must always be some incidental license, such as on foreign corpora? tions, shows, and even that class of domestic business which requires special police regulation. But to seek, upon the eve of an election, to enforce a wholesale license bill, upon the wisdom, to say nothing of the necessity, of which there is wide difference of opinion both in the City Council and among the people, is, to say the least of it, impolitic It makes it a question of politics, rather than, as it should be, a question of wise, judicious finan? ciering. VOTER. Meteorological Becord. The following is a report of observations of the weather taken at Sr.ateburg, by Or. W. W. Anderson, for the past week, ending Jan. 30,1898 : Temperature. B re D C a. SO Condition. 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 67 61 62 51 53 53 45 41 42 44 32 32 37 33 49 51 5 53. 41.5 42 5 45. 39. B Ta B NW ra w sw NW I .00 .*9 .00 00 00 .00 .04 *Oiou?y Cloudy Clear Clear ' ?Cloudy Clear Cloudy .Partly cloudy. Max. temperature on the 25th wes about 9 p. m. instead of 2 to 3 p. m. as is usually the case. On the 30th snow fell from about 10.30 a. m. to 1-2 m., quite briskly for a part of the time, but melted as fast as it fell. Review of the Smallpox Sit? uation in tlie City of Orange burg. Special to The State. Oraogeburg, Jan. 29 -Wheo doc? tors cannot or will not agree bow is a poor layman to tell where be is at? I made an effort to-day to get the facts as to what kind of "pox" it is that has been afflicting some of tbe stu? dents pf the State colored college. Bot there is very little to be learned beyond what bas already been given io the col? aros of The State by its local corres? pondent here. The physicians are as far apart as the poles io opinions Dr. Lowmao, the ebirman of the board of health, says most positively that the disease is ooly chickenpox, while other equally refutable physicians say they have oo doubt whatever that it is smallpox. I did oot succeed io see? ing the chairman of the board of health Dr. Lowmao, Sr., but saw his soo, who is also a physician aod bolds bis father's opioioo io the case. Photographer Rcsenger has taken photographs of four of the victims, all of w&iob I saw. Mootague, the first patient, is entirely well,' aod there is oo trace of a pimple oo bis face. But the physicians say that "discrete" smallpox does cot always leave pimples. Tbe second picture shows very few if aoy pimples, io the third the mao is spotted here aod there all over the face, aod the fourth is about tbe worst looking piece of liviog homaoity I have ever seen. If he has chickenpox, theo from chickenpox, good Lord deliver os Thia mao, who is named Coo yere, es? caped from the college aod went to his borne io Somter, where be was oot al? lowed to stay. He came back to the college aod was taken siok last Moo day. The photograph was takeo Thursday. Dr Lowmao says Conyers' case is the worst because he was so exposed io 'beating" bis way to and fro from Sumter, not being allowed oo the train. I asked bim if be had ever knowe a case of chiokeopox as bad as this, aod he said that a little daughter of ClafJy herc had ss bad a case. He says that the mucous membrane is always affect? ed io smallpox, aod that this is oot the ease with the prevalent disease On the other haod another physiciao says that the con? junctiva oo Conyers is so affeoted that be caooot keep hi? eyes opeo, acd that he has a sore oo his lip, which is a mucous membrane. The sore oo the lip is visible in the picture His mouth also is sore, aod be is salivated. The quaraotioe of the towo against the oollege baa beeo raised, though of course the siok students are io tbe pest house, separated from the college. If the disease is only chickenpox it is oot understood why the patieot? should be put io a pest house, for this bas oot been done with members of other towns that have bave had chiokeopox from time to time. Dr Lowmao explains that it was dooe simply to allay the fears of citizens. But some citizens are protestiog against allowing the students of the oollege the freedom of the towo again. As to whether Oraogeborg has small? pox or chicken pc x, eaoh reader may take his choice. I don't pretend to know, but I am sure oo ooo wants the disease that Studeot Conyers has. F. C WITHERS Another Case in Greenville. Greenville, Jan. 27-Another case of smallpox is reported this afternoon in a white family, on Highland avenue, not far from the Stenhouse place. This is the first case reported in the last 20 days, and is not yet so pronounced by the board of health, owing to the lateness of the hour when it was re? ported At 4 o'clock this morning Pre par? tially destroyed a house on Buckner street, belonging to Hayneswortb, Parker & Furman. The house was a two story structure, occupied by ne? groes It was fully insured. The Acquittal of Newbold. Last week, in Spartanburg, the bloody, high headed, high-handed whiskey constable, was acquitted, outright and totally, of the murder of the venerable and beloved Mr. Turner of that county. And it stirs the hot blood of righteous indigna? tion to contemplate this acquittal. The life of a hundred Newbolds j could not atoue for the loss of euch a man as Turner was-nor for the fearful outrage upon the right of a citizen to peacefully travel the high way upon a peaceful mission.-Edge field Chronicle. Webster is Boss. Aspirants for Positions Should Address Him. Special to Tbe Register. Wasbingtoo, Jan, 31.-Mr. E. A. Webster having been confirmed as in ternal revenue collector and gone to Sooth Carolina, the republican office seekers from that state baye likewise departed. Aod well they may, for it is a fact koown here to ali informed pensons that, so far as concerns fede? ral appointments ; io tbe Palmetto state, Webster can say in the lan? guage of Cowper: "I am a OD arch of all I survey. My right there is none to dispute." No appointment bas yet been made in that state by this administration, and what is more, will not be made without bis written endorsement, from the office of district attorney, tbe choicest plum there, to the smallest fourth-class postmaster. So it will be well for all those who desire to serve their country down there to recognize existing conditions and, instead of spending their time and money by com? ing up here, simply go to Columbia and call at the collector's office and make terms with Mr. Webster. A battle royal is expected here oo Tuesday next before committee No 3, of elections, when the Murray-Elliott contested eleotion ease from the first South Carolina district comes up for consideration. All parties and their attorneys are now on the ground, and both eideu express the greatest confi? dence in the resait. Mr. J. M. Tindall, of Sumter, S. C., a prominent republican of that place, who spent some time up here after the postmasiership there, returned to his home a day or so ago, impressed with the belief that be will not receive the appointment. It is certain that several postmasters in South Carolina, presidential as well as fourth-class, will be made in the near future. CAROLINA CONTESTS. Decision Will be Reached This Week. Special to The Register. Washington, D. C., Feb. 1.-Ela borate and able arguments were made to-day before the committee on elections in tbe Murray-Elliot contested elections i ease by Dudley and Miebenar of this city for the contestant and by Mr. Wells of this place and "JW Barn? well of Charleston in behalf of Col. Elliot. The argument of Mr. Barnwell was exceptionally strong and by bis manli? ness aod independence completely cap? tured the committee. The day after to morrow the John? stone Stokes contest comes np. It is probable that decisions will be rendered in the three Sooth Carolina eleotion eases iu a few days. mm I I -mm A very serious question for our lawmakers at this time is to say whether or not the people want the lien law repealed. Can the repeal of the law do anything towards helping the farmer ? Then the question will be asked if the law is repealed, will merchants give credit on anything short of real estate security ? As we have before expressed, we do not think it will be for the best interests of the people to repeal the lien law, and the more we think of the matter, the more are we convinced that the very evil which is sought to be rendered by the repeal of the law will militate against a class who will not submit to such oppression. The lien law is like everything else, bad when abused ; the laws of nature are bad when abused, but if aman whose financial condition is such that he must have credit to transact his busi? ness, and be uses that credit properly, who will say that credit to him is not a blessing 1 In our judgment the lien law should not be repealed, but better still, enforced to the lefter. -Manning Times The Archer crowd is reported as carrying its fight against Governor Ellerbe to extreme lengths. When the governor appointed Auditor Ep ton, of Spartanburg, to be comptroll? er general, he also appointed Mr. Brewton to be auditor. The Archer people are now working to prevent the confirmation of Brewton's ap? pointment by the senate, and the un? derstanding is that if they succeed and the governor re appoints Mr. Ep ton to his old place, an effort will be made to prevent the confirmation of this appointment also. Strange and wonderful are the politics of the pol? iticians.-Yorkville Enquirer. It is stated that the people of Lau? rens and Greenville will contest the recent sale of the Charleston and Western Carolina railway to the At? lantic Coast Line The stockhold? ers don't seem to like the swallowing idea. A Very Remarkable Young Man. lt will be remembered that some eight or ten years ago, while the two little boys, John aud George, of Mrs. Anna Swearengen, who is a sister of the Hon. George D. Tillmen and Sen? ator Ben Tillman, were out bunting, one of their guns was accidentally discharged, the discharge striking full in the face of John and depriv? ing him of the sight of both eyes. He is the elder of the two boys. After a few months suffering, during which time everything that science and money could do for bim was done, vainly, the boy became happy and cheerful, and returned with renewed avidity to his studies, which he bad always loved After four or five years at the Spartauburg Institution for the Blind, in which he gained the highest honors, even becoming withal a good piano player, he was sent to the South Carolina College, from which institution comes now, dated December 23d, 1897, a report bearing upon its face seven or eight Va each I fellowed by two small stare. This means "highest distinction." A.hd more than this, President Wood? ward writes upon tho report-sent to Mrs. Swearengen-"This is the highest record in College Your son is our finest student, and I congratu? late you on his continued and pro? gressive improvement." And {yet thia boy is bliod A blind boy from Edgefield reaches the highest record ever attained in the old South Caro? lin College. 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LAMB CHOPS, veal chops, mutton chops, sir?oin, porterhouse or any kind of beef steaks, or roast cut from our luscious, tender and juicy stock of prime meats, fresh and tempting, you will always find at this market, and yon will always find us prompt and ob liging in serving and delivering your orders. Manufacturer and shipper of Sau? sage, orders by mail or wire promptly attended to. . E. HOG-AISr, Telephone No. 26. TTJOMET-SLOGS. " Oct 25 ? NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. 0FFIC3 CP SUPERVISOR vo? REGISTRATION, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER, S. C., May 1, I8&7. Notiee is hereby given that in accordance with an Act of the General Assembly, the books for the registration of all legally quali? fied voters, and for the issuing ot transfers, &c, will be open at the court house, between the hours cf 9 o'clock a. m., and 3 o'clock p. m., on the first Monday of each month, and for three successive days, until thirty day8 before the next general election. Minors who shall become of age during thar period of thirty days, shall be entitled tc registration before the books are closed, t otherwise qualified. E. F. BURROWS, Ftb 1. Supervisor of Registration. Winburn, -THE eople's, opular, ushing, rogressive hotographer. Doing the Soest ap to-date photography Jan 25-tf.