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?. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Climate and Crop Bulletin of the Weather Bureau, South Carolina Section. JPor ?b^ Week Soding Monday, August 16, 1898. COLUMBIA S C , August 16 Favorable temperature conditions prevailed during the past week, with a maximum of 97? on the 10th at Beaufort, and a ,minimum cf 64? ou the 13th at Walhalla The mean for the week was 79?, which is approxi? mately the normal The beginning of the week was clear, bot during the last Ove days cit^dy and showery weather prevail? ed over the entire State. In the northwestern counties the rainfall amounted tc from 2 to 5 inches ; in the north central, east central, and southeastern counties from 2 to 4 inches ; elsewhere from 1 to 3 inches, with scattered localities, of small area, with from 1 to 2 inches The week's average for the State was 2.20 inches, and the normal is approxi? mately 1 54 inches. The weather conditions during the past week were generally favorable for rice, peas and root crops, and in most places for corn, which, in por? tions of the State, is the finest raised in many years ; but in some sections bottom land corn was severely dam? aged by excessive moisture. Fod? der pulling is well under way, but considerable fodder damaged by rain. Correspondents in nearly every portion of the State report too much rain for cotton, which is rusting and shedding abnormally. On light soils generally, cotton has attained its de velopment and is turning yellow, wbiie 6a clay lands there is an ex? cess of stalk growth. The bottom crop is a fairly large one, and the boils are rapidly opening over the southern Counties, where picking will soon cc 22 m en ce. The first baie of this season was giooed on the 9th ; io 1897, on Aogost 2d ; io 1896, OD Joly 28th ; ID 1895, OD Augost 20th ; in 1894, on August 15th. Sealsland cotton is report* d in bad condition on account of lack of dry weather and sunshine Sice is doing well, aod early rice harvest w;)i goon begin. Tobacco cutting and curing is be? ing finished over tbe entire tobacco region. Peas, potatoes and cane are look? ing very prom's::ig Cane grinding ba? begun Pastures rxoellent. Melons and peaches still plentiful. Much ?and being sown to turnips EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS' RE? TORTS. BY COUNTIES. Abbeville-Link : Week of show? ery weather; great many turnips sown ; rather too much rain on sandy land for cotton; crops thriving -R F. Morris. Aiken-Seivern : It has rained al? most every day this week, either light or heavy showers; cotton has gone down terribly; fodder pulling is | a failure ; potatoes and cane doing fine ; pastures and rice good ; no j cotton picking as yet.-J F. Lyles. j 'Anderson-Iva : Too much rain bas caused cotton to rust and fire, and the prospects not so good as two weeks ago; corn has considerable smut ; pea vices are fine -T 0. Jackson 3amberg-Denmark : Rainy week and not easy to state effect of it on the crops; cotton looks as if it bad an overdose of rain, seeming to shed and ros:; some fodder pulled -WT. G Wilson. Govan : Rice, cane and potatoes doing weil; cotton opening -Geo. 0 Mathers. Barnwell-Blackville: Cotton holds ire own rexarkably ; bottom crop a fair one; opening idpidly; growth of stalk and fruiting phenomenal; shed- j ding inconsiderable; rust not gene? ral; has about stopped growing, and is blooming to tip top-E. S Ham- j mond Beaufort-Beaufort : Have had a j wet week; cotton must lose its fruit j and rust; peaches poor and small; cane and potatoes One - John Co- j nant ? j Berkeley.-Pincpolis : Ootton de-j ter io rated from constant rains ; sheds j its fruit ; fodder pulling has been in- : terrupied, some lost ; corn, potatoes and pear6 good -Tho? P. Ravenei. Ccarleston - Charleston : A disas? trous week on farming operations, ground mucb too wet for working ; cottoo (sea island) ts io a bad coodi- ? i II i ?i?n?mii.navfH-wniii,.yi.STjii??n,-t tion ; potatoes are rotting ; c looks good ; peas and figs pientif rice is in excellent condition ; h I vesting will soon begin. First b I of cotton received on the 10th. j N. Jesunof8ky. Chesterfield.-Cheraw : Oar f prospect for cotton crop was first da aged latter part of last week drought, bot cootinoous raios last f days have materially injured it; lo land corn promises the Soest crop have ever known.-K M. Wells. Clarendoa.-Oakland : Cotton shedding because of continuons rail fodder stripping being delayed ; coi peas, and potatoes io good ooo di ti on. S. J. McFaddio. Colletoo.-White Hail : Weatfc has been rather too dark to give ma benefit to late coro aod peas ; rice d iog well, also potatoes late coro w oot do much.-W. E. Haskell. Darliogtoo.-Society Hill: Go raia fell yesterday, which was neede benefiting peas, potatoes, rice and tt nips ; cotton opening quite smartly, i pickiog ; tobacco curing continues ai will 8000 be completed.-J. J. Lucas Dorchester-Sf. Georges : The dat age to cotton to this time is folly ' per cece ; the bottom crop was as go< as I ever saw, bot the dampness h rotted 10 per cent, of tbat ; two thir of a middle crop, and top crop once tain -L A. Harper. Edgefie?d-Poverty Hiil : Wei damp and cloudy, with light shower and one heavy rain ; mach fodder dan aged ; late cotton growing rapidly ac doing well, forward cotton turning ye low ; late corn and peas growing fiae. H. L Banoo. Fairfield.-Dawkins : Eotirely t( much rain for all crops ; cotton c saody lands has stopped growing and shedding ; corn not doiog so well, foe der ripening prematurely -A. Ladd. Florence - Lyoch : Fodder pallin retarded by showery weather ; cotto beginning to open ; tobacco about a gathered ; army worms have appeare io small combers io the grass-E. ? Smith. Georgetown-Sampit : Excessiv raia has injured cotton considerably peas doing well ; fodder pulling stop ped oo account of weather ; best oon orop that has beso io this township fo teo years ; sorghum doiog well ; rio good.-R. W. Bailey. Greenville-Greenville : Almost in cessant raios oauses cotton to go large! to weed at the expense of fruitage corn good generally ; also sweet pota toes and peas -Mrs. S A. Critten deo. Greenwood - Hodges : Cotton i shedding badly on sandy lands, am has a bad color ; corn about made ex cept stubble corn ; the outlook for pea never better, acd more planted ; cottoi opening fast -W. C. Martin. Kershaw-Camden : Rain has cause? crops to be layed by io the gras?, an< bottoms are drowned oat badly ; fodce ruined by wet weather ; cotton is grow ing but little.-B. Ammons. Laurena -Reooo : Cotton oo gre] lands is fruiting well, but is beginning to tarn yellow ; cause, too moon, rain for that grade of land ; beginning tc opeo ; coro i.-) made and ts good ; water? melons, grapes, and peaches in abun? dance.-J. W. C Bell. Lee.-Tiller's Ferry : Cotton drop ping forms ; on stiff lands cotton continues to grow ; corn after oats do? ing weil ; fodder palling ander way, mach of it spoiled ; turnips a poot eiand.-J. W. Gardner. Lexington.-Leesville : Some rain this week, a season only in places ; too late to do muoh good, especially corn aod cotton, but will help peas and po? tatoes ; cotton opening where the rust has touched it -A. J. Boatwright. Newberry -Longshore : Thc weath? er bas been very detrimental to cotton; rust is spreading aod shapes are fall? ing off rapidly ; very little fodder pt?!le,d, and it was damaged ; on the whole, a hard week on crops -W. G. Peterson Ocooec.-Walhalla: Too much rain and little sunshine during the week caused cotton to make weed instead of fruiting ; corn doing well ; potatoes growing too much to vine ; eoghum cane good ; apples dropping ; grapes droppi?g aud rotting.-K F. Pagan. Orangeburg. - Orangeburg : Thc weather during the pas: week very un? favorable for farm work and all grow? ing crops, too much raio ; fodder rot? ting on the stalk ; cotton shedding its fruit and rusting, crop severely in injured ; com, nee, and potatoes grow? ing finely : pastures good.-Jno. S. j Rowe. Pickens.-Loopers : Still having too mack raia ; bottom cora badly dam? aged, lowest is dead, remainder "fired" j up to the ear and dying : cottoo gone too much to "weed," and ?3 sheddiog badly ; upland cora good ; turnip sow? ing continues -W. N. Hughes. Saluda.-Travis : We are haviog too much rain for cotton this week ; consequently it is beginning to shed its fruit. Cj.ro has not had more rain than needed, except in very low places. -J M. Forrest. Spartanburg - Halsellville : Corn; good on average; cotton good where it has been worked, but some grassy; plenty turnips being sown; needing rain at present.-J. M. Calvert. Sumter.-Shiloh: Rather too much rain the past week for cotton-it is shed? ding; tobacco gathering is nearly over potatoes doing, well; fodder pulling com? menced.-S. C. Turbeville. Union.-Santuc: No great amount of bolls on ootton, but bolls were aided by frequent raies; young corn doing well, old corn ripened for fodder pull? ing; field peas making satisfactory growth; some sorghum cane about ready for grinding ; some communities report entirely too much rain for ootton -E. W. Jeter. Williamsburg-Chapman: The corn crop is aboce mr.de and is above the average, while cotton has failed won? derfully from the incessant rains : peas also iojured; rice, 6Ugar eaoe and sweet potatoes doing well; fodder stripping delayed -D. N. Johnson. York.-Leslie : Too much moisture this week for the crop to do well, and too little suoshine for cotton, which is turning yellow and shedding badly on sandy lands, and growing to weed on clay land.4; corn about matured, fodder pulling will begin this week; more or less rain every day.-D. T. Leslie. Gold Thaf s Richer Than Klondike Dust, The Discovery of Very Rich Diggings on Pine Creek. Juneau, Alaska, August 10, via Seattle, Wash., August 14.-What is regarded as a most important discovery of rich placer diggings is reported to have been made on Pine creek, a email stream emptying in Atlin lake, a feeder of Lake Tagish. The discovery is lo? cated iu the northwest territory, Canada The news of the discovery has caused a great stampede from Juneau and other southeastern Alaska pointe, aod it is estimated that at least one thous? and prosDectors have started for the locality As reported here, the fiod was made two years ago by George Miller of this city, about the time the Klondike was made. Miller allowed his discovery to remain dormant and went to tho Klondike. Last June he returned, and, taking a few friends into his confidence, revisited tbe place and staked out claims. WTalker Carter, who bas jost returned herc from the diggings, says : "I saw four men shovel in 26 ouoces in two days, one pan from bedrock containing four dollars This was on Discovery claim. Pine cre^k is about 15 miles long and will average 75 feet in width The current is very rapid. The dig? gings are what is known as 'bar dig? gings' or summer placer. Discovery claim is about eight miles from the mouth et the creek. The bedrook is only five feel from the surfao? and is of a slate formation. Miller has five men at work sboreliog into sluice boxes, and he pays $12 a day eaob, settling every night with dust taken from the boxes. CALL EACH OTHER THIEF AND LIAR. Thomas and Evans Exchange Campaign Pleasantries. Special to Tbe Charleston Post. Walhalla, August 15 -The cam? paign meetiog to-day almost broke up in a row Railroad Commissioner Thomas was touching up all his op? ponents and when he said that Barney Evans had insured the dispensary aod put the money in his pooket and that the oompany was now sueing the State for it, Evans ran to the froot and de? manded G. hearing, declariog that he would prove Thomas a liar. He exhib? ited two drafts from the brokers with whom he placed the insurance, with the bank's "Paid," stamped thereon, and stated that the brokers had de camped. An exciting sceDe foll owed For the next five minutes bedlam broke loose Chairman Burns refused to allow Thom? as to reply, but be appealed to the crowd and amid great confusion be replied that his charge oame from the record. Evans read from tbe Benbow letter, wherein Thomas was denominated a liar and a contemptible coward, adding, that hie name was not Thomas but Ra^in. After more confusion and all kinds of bowling. Themas replied that be bad left the state as a kukluk and ; wheo he came back he was advised by j lawyers to change his name. Bon? bon's enmity bad been caused by bis refusing to vote for bim and he never would vote for?such a low character. J. W.G. I Filz!)ugh Lee on i Cuba's Future. i Confers With President and Department Officials. i Washington, August 15 -Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Ls3, io commaod of the Seventh army corp9 at Jacksonville, Fia., was io cocfereoce to-day with the President aod the war department au? thorities. He came here on a speoial telegraphic summons from Secretary Alger and it was with the latter he conferred for an hour with the Presi? dent, Geo Lee's experience ss consul general at Habana bas given him an intimate knowledge of Coban condi? tions which will be availed of by the administration. It is generally expected that he will head the military commission which will adjust the affairs io Cuba, and be has also been strongly urged for the goveroorship of that island after the functions of that committee cease. On both of these points, however, Gen. Lee asserts he knows nothing. He would not speak of the subjects dis? cussed as the result of his hasty trip nere beyond saying he has been talking over matters in Cuba generally. Then bc added : "The first work which will have to be done in Cuba will be to make arrangements by which the municipal machinery can be put into operations tn ali the towns, and governmental machinery through? out the island for each district There will have to be a military cootrol, I suppose, until such a time as the peo? ple interested can organize and put into operation a government, which should be stable and strong enough to impartially protect the interests of the Spaniards, Americans, Cubans and the people of all other nationalities now on the island, or who may hereafter go there." "Is there a probability of Spanish interests suffering through the Ca? bans ?" "The Spanish property holders, mer? chants aod all other classes of Span? iards, naturally, would unite with all the rest of the conservative inhabi? tants for the preservation of the in? terests of ail the citizens, and I think they will help the natives and the Americans to maintain a strong, safe government. This would be natural, because co class of people would be more interested than they are in main? taining property and all other rights. The most dimcut problem to solve is the first organization of a preliminary form of government, as later the isl? and will be very rapidly American? ized, and all such questions will take care of themselves. As to the prob? abilities of the Cubans attaining : "ta? ble government, I presume that as soon as possible a proclamation will be ts sued setting a date for the holding of a general election for a chief exe? cutive of the island, arid for a legis? lative body to which all matters af? fecting the future of the island will be referred This legislative body probably will adopt a constitution and make proper laws to put into operation the political form of government. "As to the army of occupation which will be necessary to maintain our posi tioo with respect, to Cuba, 45,000 men will be ample to garrison the whole isl? and Of this number, possibly 25,000 would be stationed in and about Ha? bana. Mataozis would bc toe next most important point for a garrison. Other points should be regulated by the probabilities of disorder that might take place there, and the number of troops at the various points will natu? rally be governed by circumstances. "Properly directed, Cuba will have a great commercial future Its unbound? ed and great, resources will be very rap? idly developed by American push, vigor and capital " Gen. Lee says be bas no plane be? yond goiog back to JacksooviUe to re? sume oommand of the Seventh army corps He will leave for that point Wednesday. Lee Declines Washington, August 15.-The Post to morrow will say : The announce? ment of the personnel of the military commissions for Cuba and Porto Rico may now be expected at any time. The Preeident has practically deter mined upon the military and naval of? ficers who will compose the commis? sions. It is probable that the names will be as follows : Cuban commission-Maj Gen. J T. Wade, Maj. Gen. M. C. Butler and Admiral W. T Sampson. Porto Rico commission-Maj Gen. John R. brooke, Maj. Gen Theodore Schwann and Admiral W. S Scbley. It will be noticed that the name of Gen Fitzhugh Lee does not appear in the list of the Cuban commission ers The omission ie not unintention? al. Gen Lee was originally slated for a place on the commission, but will riot serve, owing to his desire to remain at the head of the army corps. It is expected that this corps, the seventh, will eventually be sent to Cuba, and in that event Gen Lee will go the island at its head, preferring this position to a commiesionership. The prevailing diseases ot Porto Rico are yellow fever, elephantiasis tetanus, marsh fever and dysentery. Elephantiasis is a species of leprosy. It is a horrible affliction and. in Bra? zil, is attributed to a taint in drink? ing water. Officiai List of Candidates. I _ i Beiow we famish a complete list of candi j dates vrho have ?!ed their pledges with th j County Democratic Executive Committee : For the Senate - Richard I. Mastic? i ; Altamont Moses. House of Representative-J. A. M. Carra i way, McDonald Fcrmao. E. C. Haynswortb, W. A. Nettles, E. D. Smith, A. K. Sanders, j J. H. Wilson and D. M. Young. Judge of Probate-Col. Tho3. V. Waish. County Supervisor-Manoa Dore, W. H. Seais and W. S. Dinkies. Superintendent of Education- Joo. W. Young, J. Edwin Rembert and W. J. Du Rant. County Treasurer-H. L. Scarborough. County Auditor-J. D. Wilder and W. S. i Jones. MAGISTRATES. District No. 1-H. L. B. Wells and L. D. ".nninge. District No. 2-J. A. Hodge, W. O Cain, J. F. Ingram and W. G. Wells. District No. 3-R. C. Folk, J. M. Allen, J. M. Gillis and Wm. McKay. District No. 4-L. R. Jennings and W. R. DuBose. District No. 7-R. W. Hudeon and Isa2c W. Bradley. District No 8-B. ?. Kelly. It will be observed tbat for three ofiSces only is there but one candidate-Judge of Probate, County Treasurer and Magistrate for District No 8. In these the present in? cumbents will succeed themselves withe-ut opposition. Districts Noa. 5 and 6 are now embraced in what may be Lee County, hence the absence of candidates in our enumeration. The county campaign opens at Shiloh to? day, and will be short and sharp, there being but three meetings arranged for the entire county. BISHOPVILLE NEWS. Campaign Day at Lucknow-Per? sonal. B.'shopvi?e, Augost ll, 1898-Mr Claude j Scarborough, of Washington, N. C., visited j bis father, Mr. H. G. Scarborough, recently. Masters Laval! Green and Vernon Scarbor ? ougb left here last Sunday for Elim where j tbey will make a short stay. Mr. R. E. Carnes spent Monday and Tues? day ia Sumter. Mr. Theodore Law arrived home Tuesday from Pougkeepsie, N. Y , wbere be has been attending Eastman Business College. Mr. Tbos. F. Brantley, candidate for Con? gress was in town Saturday. Last Saturday was campaign day at Luck? now. About 40 candidates and 500 voters were present. The crowd was well behaved and everything passed eff quietly. Some of the candidates were a little excited, but they will do better next time One of them said he would rather face a Yankee battery than that crowd. The following candidates appeared : For the Senate-I F Holland, R E Carnes, D E DuRant, W A James. For County Treasurer-W H Cresswell, W M Kelley, N B Scarborough, T J McLen don. For Superintendeo. of Education-Walter L Wilson, W H Elmore, Harrington Cooper J W Gardner, L V Brown. For County Supervisor-G P Davis, L Elmore, C J Rollins, J O Durant, Edwin Wilson, J A Galloway, W J McKaio. For Coroner-W J Tallon, H E Mooney? ham. For Clerk of Court-J L Parrotr. L A Moore, t? B McLeod, Burrel Boy kin. For Sheriff-A E Woodham, T S Stuckey, T L Northcott, J M Smith, W K Cresswell. For Auditor-C W Woodham, H Perrin, R O Dixon. For House of Representative*-N Bramlett, H W Northcott, D E Keels, Jas H Scarbor? ough. Thos F Brantley, candidate for Congress, addressed the crowd. Important business prevented Dr. Stokes from attending the meetiog. J. G. Farly F. Lee m Jail. Deputy Sheriff Gaillard bas arrived from Kiogstree where he went Thureday for Early P. Lee, who is warned to answer to an in? dictment for forgery. Lee is accused of forging bis father's name to ac order for peosion morfey, which he presented to Mr. Sheppard Nash, and received payment. Sev? eral weeks later Lee's father ca'led for bis money, and in that way the crime was dis? covered He was placed io the county jail, and the j case will be beard at the October term of the j Court of General Sessions Excursion. j An excursion train from Florence, and ! bound for Augusta, pa?sed Sumter jeeterday 1 at 10 o'clock. Sereral of cur colored fef ! low-citizer9 joined tbe excursionists. - ^ i ? -- A HIGH ENDORSEMENT. Cheltenham, Eog., July 25, 1898 Hon. J. Wm. Stokes, M. C , Orange burg, S. C. Dear Sir : Your speech (aoti gambling) bas been sent to me, and I consider it one you can be proud of. I congratulate you heartily upon your de? termination to attack this biggest swindle ever organized 1 have dooe my beet to push this fight in the Uoited States as well as all over Kurope. it has occupied my attention for lo years. I have personally visited al I most all foreign governments and am j in touch with one and all. Germany j would never have passed her iaw on j this subject if it bad not been for the I data I furnished. ? I hope late this autumn to arrange ] an International Conference on this ; question. Could you come over and ! attend in September or October ? The j question is an International one and til j nations should be represented. Wishing you all success and hoping j your whole h?art aod mind may be coo j entrated on this world's question, ! I remain yours faithfully. Chas W. Smith. ANY PERSON : Wishing to know the truth in regard to their health should not fail to send for a valr.r.ble and j new 64-page Booklet which will be sent FREE i i for a short time to thoee who mention this paper, j j This book ie published by the celebrated phy?i- j I cians and specialists-Dr. Hathaway aid Co. of ; I 22tf S. Broad St.. Atlanta, Ga., whom you should | j address. Write to-day. CANDIDATES' CARDS. FOR CONGRESS. -o Congressman J WM. STOKES is herebj announced as a candidate for re-e'ectioc from, this, ne Serentb District, subject to the Dsmocratic primary. THOMAS F. BRANTLEY, cf Orangeburg is nominated for Congress from the Seventh District, subject to the acci?n of the Demo? cratic primary. FOR THE SENATE. I beg: leave to announce that I am a candi? date for re-election to the Senate, subject the ru!?8 of the Democratic Primary. ALTAMONT MOSES. HON. RICHARD I. MANNING has been I induced by his m^oy personal and political : friends to become a candidate for the Staia ? ! Senate, subject to the result of the Demo?. I eratic primary. His high mnnly character, j marked abilities, bis experience gained bj ! dis:ing;uisbed service in the Legislature aad ! his identification with the great agricultural j and business interests of the county and? I State, peculiarly fit him for this important i office. VOTERS. i_ FOR REPRESENTATIVE?. ! - j I hereby announce myself a candidate *o? j the Eouse of Representatives subject to tea I primary. E. D. SMITH. j j The friends of Ms. E. C. HAYNS WORTH j take pleasure in presenting him to the votera ; of Samter County as a candidate for tbe ! Legislature, subject to the result of the Dem? ! ocratic primary. His knowledge and eipe ! ! rience as a lawyer and a busme?s man, bia i integrity of character, sil render him a vaina ; ble man tor the office. Friends of Coz. J "ARVE? WILSON, j in different sectioos oi tbe County, realizirg j that he has made an efficient and faithful I represent.-.tive, aod that his past experience I qualifies him for greater usefulness, respect? ; fully place his name before tbe Democratie : voters for re-election to the Legislature, sub ; jed to the primary. I Thanking the people of Sumter county fo? ? the confidence and trust reposed io me in the j past, and believing, after my long experience . as a member of the Legislature, that I am ! better equipped and qualified than ever to rep? j resent them, I her'-by announce my candi I dacy for reelection to the House of Represent? j atives, subject to the rules and actions of the i Democratic party. . A. K. SANDERS. MR MCDONALD FURMAN, of Privateer Township, is announced as a candidate for the Legislature, subject to the Democratic primary election. FOR AUDITOR. The friends of W. S. JONES beg to offer bim as a candidate for Auditor of Sumter County at the approaching election, subject to the rules governing the Primary. MANY VOTERS. Mr. Editor: Please announce the under? signed as a candidate for re-election to the off ceof Couuty Auditor, subject :o the ac? tion cf the Democratic Primary and oblige J. DIGGS WILDER. FOR SUPERVISOR. j [ announce myself as a candidate for re? : election to the office of County Supervisor,, I Kuojsct to the Democratic primary. * MARIOS DORS. ; Mr. Editor; You will plef.^e announce W. i S. DINK?NS as a caodidate for County Su ! pervisor at the coming election, and oblige i hi3 FRIENDS. ! * j At the request of many friends, I hereby ; announce myself a candidate for the office of j County Supervisor If e!e:ted I promise the ! puople of Sumter County to do my duty a3 ' I see it without fear or favor. Very respectfully, * W.H. SEAL. FOR TREASURER. I H. L. SCARBOROUGH again asks elec?. ' tion to the office of County Treasurer in the I approaching primary-promising, whether I elected or defeated, ever to put forth bis best i efforts for the advancement of tbe County'? j interests. JUDGE OF PROBATE. TbaDkfal to the Democratic Party and friends of Sumter County for their kind sup? port in the past, I most respectfully on? , noence myself as a candidate for re election I as Judge cf Prolate at approaching priacarj i election &c THOS. V. WALSH. Juage of Probate. SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCA? TION. Mr. Editor: Please announce W. J. ; DcRANT as a candidate for County Superin |trndeutof Education, subject to the Demo j eratic primary. I June 29. 18*98._ The friends of JOHN W. YOUNG, of Ha , good, announce him as a candidate for Couo ! ty Superintendent of Education, believing ; him to be a suitable man for the position. The friends of J. EDWIN REM BERT an ! nouoce him as a candidate for the office of j County Superintendent of Education, sub j ect to action of the democratic primary. FOR MAGISTRATE, i To the Voters m Judicial District, No. tr I ask fer your endorsement for re-appoiap ; ment tj the effice of Magistrate. I appre I c?ate ycur liberal support in the past und ! trust you wiil continue vour favors. _H. L B. WELL-v ? To the Democratic Voters of the First Judi j rial District : I hereby announce myself as a candidate ! or the office of Magistrate in the City of S*;r? : er, subject to the Democratic primarv. Respectfully, L. D. JENNfXGS: TO CONTRACTORS. BIDS are invited for the construction ot a building for the Macsville Education? ! HI and industrial Institute at Mayesville, S. ' C , the building to be 40x90, two stories,, with basemet for heating apparatus. Plans and specifications can be seen at office of Capt. T. B. Johnson, in city of Sumter, where bids can aleo be left. Bids must be in on or before September let. Rights reserved to reject any or all bids. T. B JOHNSTON, For Troetees Ju'.y 2?. 1m