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THE SUMTER AND WA TER EE RAILROAD. The Movement to TTnbottle Sum? ter Inaugurated ? k special meeting of the Cit j Coo neil waa held .Thursday to meet Messrs Altamont Hosea, Neill O'Don nell aod Hurry Rytteo berg, a committee from the corporators of the : S&mter and Wateres Railroad Company. T?e.-e gentlemen presea ted a request tbat tbe ; C;ty ot Sumter donate either ioair acres of land w s thin 500 y*rds of the Atlantic Coast Line depot to be used, bj the SQ rater and Wateree Railroad as a site for depot and yards, or in lieu thereof the som of $1000 to be used in purchasing a depot site for the said railroad The proposition ;was discussed at length, Messrs Reid, Shorey McLaano and Fraser, ?12 of tbe Aldermen present, participating. ? resolution vas adoped by a unanimons Tote granting tba request of tbe Sumter and Wateree Railroad Company. The resolution provides that the council will give the foar acres dr land within tbe specified distance or' the Atlantic Coast Line depot or in lien of ?aid land will give $1,000 to be need for the parp?se specified. The Sumter & Wateres River Rail? road Company. The above railroad company was chartered by an act passed at 1 be late session of tbe Legislature It is a scheme which bas been looked forward to with much interest by tbe people along tbe proposed route over the old road-bed from Middleton Junction to the city af Sumter, and particularly by oar cttisens wno are d?sirons of baring a competing line, to Charleston, Columbia and Camden It ia certainly very desirable that our city should be cnbcttled. ; The corporaJOTS under the. charter, are J. D. Bianding, Altamont Mose?, R. I. Man? ning, R. D. Lee, Harry Rytrenbersu Neill Donnell, W; 0. Cain and H. J. McLaurin. They met thia morning and orgaaised as a V hoard and laid out wori preparatory to ?r : gaoiiation of the company, >aod appointed committees to ascertain whether it would be possible to obtain rights; of way over the rouie, also * depot site of four acres - within tbe hroits of the city of Sumter, and aid from r?e city of Sumter in Ja nd or rooney, t which by the eharter they are authorized to ?Sonate,) so that the company when organized may be able to? ascertain whether it can com? ply with the terns and conditions cf a cove? nant wfcicb Col. B?-ndi??g entered into in ? January with parties ia New York to build i and equip the road--each of the parties being ' ander a forfeiture of $3,000 ic the event of eon-compliance witb tbe terms stipulated to >e performed by bin, within 90 d*ys after erpaatz-i?ion of the company. Tba terms ?ad conditions imposed by the New Tork capitalists ?ra very stringent, aod unless our ; p opie act liberally in donating rights of way without demanding money for the same, tbe terms cannot be complied with and the road cannot be built. The roadbed and rigbte of way are now useless to the owoersj but if they will donate tbe sanie, the railroad with itsconnections with Sumter and Charles tan, wiJl greatly enhance tbe raine of all lands on both sides of the road. We sincerely hope that tba people wost interested io having tbe railroad wili not t<? so short-sighted er par simooioos as to thwart a scheme of so mucb itoftortacce, to the whole county. It may be assumed that 1f tbe railroad be built to Sumter, it will not stop her", but . will seek new territory looking to tbe North Om ol JOH Hoe in tbe direction of Monroe Tbe nanea of the corporator* give perftrct assurance to onr people that these gentlemen hare not gone into this scheme a? a mcvtter of speculation out of which to make mo Der ; io fact, the terms imposed upon them render tt impossible to make any money out of it. Their o* jec* ts to get a cowpe ti og route to markets for the crops and freights of Sumter County. Five cents cotton must have low freigboj or remain uoremunerative on th? hands of the farmers. * 'Competition is tba fife of trade," and will revive business. Second Week Jurors, J O Scarborough, W ff Hiosoe, L Con? tera; JP Booth, Sere yen Moor*, J S Maye-1, Boward Jones, J A Boykin, W S Blackwell, ? W f> Hayes, W W Port, Charley Wheeler, T li Bogg IDS, W J Stuckey, C W Boykin. Joe Levan, SJ White, W P Fraser, Neill 0{ Don? nell, T B Jenkins, Robert T Conk, T J Jack sen, T J Du Bose, S H Decker, Jobn W Dav?, W S Du Bose, Jr, B li wcEleeeu, J F : Jenkins, Joeann Sanders, J B Tallen, Sidney ? Allen. L 1 Davis, L W Jenkins, li lic Ciaim, John Du Rant, T J Cummings. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Al? ways Proves Effectual. There are no better medicines on the mar? ket than Chamberlain's. We have caed the Cough Remedy when all ' others failed, and in every instance it proved effectual. Almost daily we bear the virtues of Chamberlain 's remedies extolled by those who have osed them., This it not an empty puff, paid for at so much a Hoe, but is voluntarily given in good faith, io tbe hope that suffering human? ity may try these remedies and, like tbe writer, be benefited-From tbe Glen ville (W. Va.) Pathfinder. For sale by Dr. A. J China When Patting Away Furs. Shake and brush the furs ibwooghiy, hanging them in the open air-in tbe sun if potetoie Wrap them closely in stout wrap? ping paper, being careful that no Tent exists to give entrance to tbe wandering moths; tie the parcel firmly, then inclose it io au outside wrapoer, paper, pasting op the eodi, and one need b-ve no fear of moths -March Ladies' Home Journal. -^mm-~?+- -mm? - A Horse Book Free. We have a number of Dr. Kendall's "Treat ste oo tbe Botte," for distributioa to subscrib? ers, as a premium to those wbo pay in ad? vanee. The book contains mucb valuable B formations including descriptions of diseases and remedies for same. We will be glad to have our subscribers call and get copies-free to ail who pay op. How to Look Good, t?ood looks are really more than ?kio deep depending entirely on a bealthly condition of all tite vital organs. If tbe liver be inactive, you bavo a billions look ; if your stomach be disorded, yon have a dyspeptic look ; if your kidneys be affected, yon have a pinched look. Secure good health, and you will surely hare good looks. "Electric Bitters" is a good Al? terative and Tonic Acts directly on the stom? ach, liver and kidneys. Purifies the blood cure? pimples, blotches and boils. and;loaves a good complexion. Every bottle guaranteed. Sold at J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store. 50c per bottle. o Spain and South America. That Spain should eeriomiy confider it possible to fwruo an alliance between herself on one side and the South Amerioan republics on tbe other for of fen?tre aod defensive purposes against the United States seems almost incredi? ble. There is evidence, however, that ?be not only considers it possible, but that abo is strongly iociioed to under? take it. The Spanish press is capti? vated with the idea, and El Pais, one of tbe leading Madrid journals, is thor? oughly convinced that such a combina tion, while saving the honor and re viv tog the anoient glory of Spain, would also effectually check the growth of Anglo-Saxon influence on the western con tio en t That newspaper urges the Spanish Government to make overtures to the South America nations for an aliianoe. Those republics, it says, are weak because of their tsolariou. bot if banded together with Spain io a diplo? matie and military compact they would rank; as the first power io the world io territory, the second in population and not far from the bead of the i'm- in fight? ing strength Lati? interests, Ei Pats declares, are menaced by the intrusion of the Anglo Saxooa, and it adds : "For it ts well know? that the greed? Yankees, once the Panama Canal is opened to the world's co a meroe, will do all which their perfidy oao suggest to wrest it from the Latin countries of Central America, even as England seized the Sues Canal Tendiog io this direction is rbe desire of the Amer? icans io reoure Cuba " lt is difficult to ooneeive of anything more preposterous than tb is dream of an alliance between Spanish and Sooth American iofioeoos. Soch a relatioo ship would be incongruous and intoler? able. It might help Spain, but it would be a blight upon the Soutb American republics. Th?>ae oonntries, after more thao a century of weaiisnme effort, are independent of the political control of Soaio. and it is only by re? solutely maintaining that independence that they can attain the prosperity and power to which they aspire They are still hampered aod handicapped io mao y ways by the ?arvival of Spanish 'ttflu coce and ouscom io law and com? merce, bat these are gradually dis appearing before the steady advance of modern ideas, and wherever they are weakest there .will be found the farthest advance of Sooth American progress. * The Europ3ao influences which legitimately concern the welfare of the Southern republics aro commer? cial and not political ; they do not radiate from Spain, bot from England. Germany and other progressive nations, whose power wonld be vigorously asserted to prevent even :be semblance of sooh ao alliance as the Madrid dreamers propose. j Spain mistakes che temper aod pur? pose of tbe Sooth American nation* as grossly as ?be does those of the United States Her idea, if she has any, tbat there ia any jealous rivalry among the American republics which she can ese . to promote her own interests, is too ludicrous for serions consideration These countries, each bearing some? where the blots and sears of Spanish tyranny, orneity and plnoder, date the begiooing of their happiest days with their destruction of Spanish control. The memory of SparVs withering touch is their common heritage, aod this, together with a broadening r?alisa tioo that their interests and destinies lie along identical lines, binds them fast io a union whioh, while opposing all forms of foreign alliance, would spurn with iadigoant scorn the first suggestion of snob a relationship with Spain Texas-Grown Egytiao Cotton. Ao official roller gio test, conducted ur.der the direction of the office of fiber investigations of the Department of Agriculture at Cuero, Tez . apon Tez as grown Egyytiao cotton, has just beeo concluded with most ?cooe?.,<al and gratifying results For several years experiments bave been carried on io Texas from Egyptian seed distribu tioo by ibe department with a view to tbe production io this country of E-jyp'iao cotton. A seri on-- obstacle to success bas beeo the need of a proper gin to separate the seed from tbe lint, the ordinary gin injuriog tbe cotton to a ruinous degree, bet this han been overcome by a special form nf gin. The eogtneer ezpert of the Agi icu! tar al Dspar -ment states that the cotton pro? duced from the Egpptian seed plan'ed io Ttzas is stronger thao th* native Egyptian, as id indicated by the yield per hour tn ginning. This wai) 70 rounds per hour the day aad 76 9 10 per hour the scoood d<y The lint from this test wtil be examined and further reported upon Responsibllty fer Wreck. Florence, Feb 21.-A court of inquiry composed of prominent offi cials of the Coast Line was held here last night, to ascertain where to place the blame in the recent wreck on the Northeastern railroad. The testi? mony was taken by Mr. E Borden, superintendent of transportation, but no decision was reached last night. To day Commissioners Wi!born and Thomas took under consideration the testimony, but as yet have nothing for publication James Miller, of Cbe?sffr?e'd count;, was kided a few day? a?o by tb- acct dental difoharpe of a pistol which fell from the pocket of M. K Campbell Smallpox Status. Report of The Situation in This State. Governor Elierbe has received the following letter from the secretary of the state board of health : Florence, 8 C ,Feb 22,1898. Sorgeon General Wyman sent Dr Wartenbaker as an expert to Spartanbnrg to determine if the epi demie prevailing there was smallpox. Dr Wurtenbaker said it was not smallpox, but was some contagious disease, but could not then say what it was Thereupon the board of health of Spartanbnrg raised the quarantine Dr Blake, the secre? tary, wrote me about the opinion of Dr. Wertenbaker and the action of. his hoard in consequence of this opinion I directed the board of health cf Spartanburg to re establish the quarantine and isolation, and continue vaccination, inasmuch as both the expert and a majority of the local physicians had pronounced the disease contagious,and the interest and safety of the schools and industries of Spartanbnrg demanded that every precaution should be taken to prevent the further spread of the disease The Greenville board of health de? clined to take charge of the sickness at Pelham. I have written to Dr J. A White, of Pelham, to take charge and do what he thought was neces? sary, but have heard nothing from him The cases at Hartsville are now all convalescent There were four othe s who contracted the disease from the Orangeburg school. Dr Stuart writes me from Bean fort that all the cases there are con? valescent The student Mitchell, who went from Orangeburg to Beau? fort, gave if "to his grandfather, who refused vaccination, bot the student's brothers and sisters who were vacci? nated escaped sickness. The old man was very ill and cannot see yet from tho scales over his eyes not having dropped \ There are no more cases at Fort Motte, or Orangeburg and Greenville There ie one at. Columbia Dr Blake wrote me Saturday that he had re-established quarantine at Spartanborg Yours, truly, James Evans, secretary Abbeville. Feboary 24.-Special : The Hoo W C. McGowan lies here at tbe point of death with pneumonia, and all day tba faces you see oo the street have worn ao aoxioo?, gloomy iXpressioi). The doctors have given bim up aid the worst is expected by everyone. At ibis boor. 6 35, there ie ju<i barely a flight change tor che bet (er, t'ttt tea aira* of hep- is too frail to ieao npoo. The poetofBce at Dalton, Ga., was robbed Wednesday night of $800 in money and stamps The Senate bas confirmed the nomina? tion of Di veaux, the negro collector of tie port of Savannah. 1 Baby Mine! > Every mother, feels an i n d e - scribable dread of tbe pain and danger attend? ant upon the most critical pe? riod of her life. Becoming a mother should he 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 critical hour are obviated by the use of Mother's Frfend. // is a blessing to woman. $1.00 PEU BOTTLE at all Drag: Stores, or seixt by mail on receipt of price. BOOKS Containing invaluable information of corr interest to all women, will be sent rrffct to ?my address, npon application, by The BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta,Gs. Claremont Loip No. 64 A. F. M THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU? NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No 44, A. F. M.. will be held OD Thursday Evening, Mcb 3, at 7J p. m. Brethren will Juke dtte notice and govern themselves accordingly L. S. CARSON, W. M. Attest-H. C. MOSKS, Sec. Land Surveying. MR. H D MOISE, will pive prompt at? tention to calls for eurves inc Bud platting I land Can ne found a: his office, ont door j to office of Lee nod Moiee, Sumter, ?. C. Nov. 18. NOTICE OF REGISTRATION. -.-?- i TriS STATS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, SUMTER COUNTY. OFFICB 07 SCPRBVISOR OF REGI3TP.ATJ.0S. SUMTBB COUNTY. SUMT?B. S. C., May 1, 1897 Notice ia hereby given ttat in accordance with an Act of tho General Assent My. the books for tbs registration of all legsily quali? fied voters, r.nd for the ieeuing of transfers, Ac, will be open at the court house, between the hours of 9 o'clock a m., and 3 o'clock p. m.. on tue firut Monday of each month, acd for three successive days, until thirty days r.efore ?he next general electioa. Minors who shall become of s ye dorio? that period of thirty days, shall be entitled to registration before tbe books are closed, i otherwise qualified E. P. BURROWS, P?b 1. Supervisor of Registration. mm DENTIST. office 0F?B STOBB OF SUMTES DBI OOODS CoMPAHY Kotrauce on Main Street, Between Dry Goods Co. aod Durant & Son OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 1.30 ; 2 to 5 o'clock. April 9. 2 TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &C Anyone sending a sketch and description iay quickly ascertain our opinion tree whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica? tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest agency for securing: patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive spacial notice, without charge, in tho Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. largest cir? culation of any scientific Journal. Terms. $3 a year ; four months, $L Sold by all newsdealers. MUNN & Co.3B,Broa*ra'- New York Branch Office. 625 F St., Washington. D. C LANDS WANTED. ~ PERSONS WITH LANDS FOR SALE are requested to put them io my bands for pale. I i>tn io constant receipt of so many loiters of enquiry about lauds from Northern and Wester? partirp, t??at J may be able to effect sales for tbose who will et?e rae accu? rate detailed descriptions of what they have. No charge wi?l ne made unless satisfactory sales are made Descriptions must te such HS can be guaranteed And must give : No of ?cres, locatino, character of land, proximity to railroads, poet offres, schools, churches and to?.ns, kind of iff.proveitenta. Communications strictly confidential when so desired JAMES 6 GIBBES, State Land Agent, Nov 10. Columbia, S. C. STANTON BOUSE. D. J. JONES? Poprietor. Bates $2.00 Per Day. SPECIAL TEEMS TO FAMILIES Two Ifi&utes TSTali Prom Central Depot. Chattanooga, Tenn. July 29. 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.HUGHSON & 60., DRUGGISTS, MONAGHAN BLOCK SUMTER. S. C. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depostory Transacts a general Banking business, ajso bas A Savings Bank Department, Deposite of %\ ?nd upwards received. In? terest allowed Mt the rate of 4 rer cent per noon.* . Payable quarterly, on f?iHI d?*)8oi January, April. Juiv and October W F. B HAYNS WORTH, W F. RHAMK, Cashier Pretident. Jau 13. The Is ta .Idvertise : www* I OFFER wwww< Horses, Fresh Water Ground home Mules, made Meal (2-bu. sacks only. Wagons, Lime, Buggies, Cement, Fortland & Rosendale. Surreys, Plaster Paris, \ Carriages, Plastering Hair, Carts, Fire Bricks, Corn, Grate Bricks, Oats, Laths, Hay, Flue Pipe, Ship Stuff, ?ewer Pipe, also Cotton Seed Meal. Cows and Calves. Respectfully, RR Ila Samter, S. C., February 16, 1897 J? M. KOB?ON & SON. Commission Merchants, And dealers in HAY, GRAIN AND COW FEED. Consignments of Eggs, Poultry and Farm Produce Solicited. Weights and G+ods ti naran iced, J. IX. Rob?on & Son, Charleston, S. C. Feb 16-x HARDWARE. For many years we have made a study of it io all its branches. We be* lie ve that the special knowledge we have thus acquired will be of utmost value to every prospective purchaser. Ocr stock is too large to mention everything, bot yon can count on getting anything in the Hardware line from us. We have a large and exceptionally fine line of STOVES AND RANGES. We can give them to you at almost any price. Furniture and pipe to fit Get a new one and make the mistress of the home happy. In Table and Pocket Cutlery, We can offer almost anything yon desire If yoo want genoioe bargains ia real, solid values, witboot fancy words., but articles that are eloquent in themselves, come to see us. Paint Your House Twice! That is, give it two coats of good paint. Two coats of good paint witt look better and last longer than thtee coats of poor paint We are not giv? ing paint away, nor selling it at cost, bat we are selling paint that is good paint, that will be a profit to us and the man who beys it We are head? quarters for . Rubber Belting*. Iron and Lead Tiping:, cfcsmith's ana Carpenter's Teds Machine Oils, Tinware, Guns, Pistols, Ammunition, &c. If. W. Durant & Son. Sept 29-X. THE LARU-EST AND BEST STOCK -OF FURNITURE The J, D. Craig Furniture Company Invites the attention of all in want of anything1 in their line to lco& at their Bed Room Soi ^s, Parlor Sn i ie?, Wardrore*. Chiffoniers, Sideoo^rds, Chairs, Rockers-, oak and fancy. Pictures Picture Fraa.es. aud n 6ne line ??r Mould.riga. Bed Springo, Window Glass, Curtain PoW. ?od a complete line of Window Shades. Better prepared than ever in the Undertaking line. Calle attended ;o promptly, dty or night. 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