The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 24, 1898, Image 3
?. S. ?DEPARTMENT
OF AGMCOLT?RE.
Climate and Crop Bulletin of
the Weather Bureau, South
Carolina Section.
Por tho Week Ending Monday,
August 22, 1S9S.
COLUMBIA, S C , August 23
The past- weak was caaraoteriz^d by
stead?, even, normal temperarares,
ranging between a masimam of 96? OD
tee 21st it Bitesburg, and a minimum
of 66? on the 17th at Greenville. The
State meio for the week was 69?, which
is also the norma!.
With thc exception of limited areas
ic Newberry, Aiken, Florence, Der?
bster, and Chesterfield counties,
Woe re lees than an i ooh of rain fell, the
rainfall amounted to from 1 to 9 inches
over tbe entire State, the latter exces?
sive rainfall occurred in Pickens coao
ty, and lowland crops in that, Green?
ville, and Spartanburg counties, where
from 2 to nearly 5 inches of rain fell,
were in places severely injured or en?
tirely destroyed. Cloudy and showery
weather prevailed generally daring the
first of the week, but after Friday there
wa? more sunshine and less frequent
showers. The average rainfall for the
State was 2 52 inches, and the normal
for the same period is approximately
1 4S ioches.
There was a harmful deficiency in
sunshine, with less than half of the
usual amount at this season.
The week was unfavorable for farm
work and for ?he staple crop?, but
growing forage and root crops grew
very f*6t.
The condition cf corn has changed
but little, and the crop is a fairly good
one, but has been damaged by high wa?
ter in tbe extreme northwestern coun?
ties, and by ao excess of moisture OD
stubble lands. The weather was un?
favorable for saving fodder, much of
that that was pulled during the week
was damaged, and some totally destroy?
ed by rain.
The cotton crop is fairly promising,
but as yet uccer :aio, and deteriorated
during tbe weak. The continu?os
cloudy and rainy weather bas caused
an increase of rast and ?bedding, both
of which are common over the entire
8tate. Matured both are rotting to
some extent. Cotton is opening freely
in places, bat generally slowly, and
picking has fairly begun in the eastern
portions of the State, and will soon be
general
Eirly rice is ready to harvest, as
soon as th* weather permits.
Sweet potatoes ar^ doioe well. Sec
I
oed crop of Irish potatoes coming op to
poor stands, seed rotting in the ground
Peas growing luxuriantly, but are
freochicg, or Dring, io places. Tobac
oo practically all housed ; the crop is
LC exoelleat one. Grapes rotting bad
iy. Heavy orop of grass, but weather
bas been unfavorable for curing hay
Mueh winter truck being planted along
the coast truck farms Sugarcane and
peanuts are excellent. Pastares afford
fine grezing. Turnips coming ap to
good stands, except it is too wet for
them in places
EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS* RE
PORTS, BY COUNTIES
Abbeville-Link : Cotton has de
terioated very much, ali light sandy
lands have about shed off ali young
farms and turned yellow, some rot on
bolls in large cotton -R F Morris
Aiken-Oakwood : Past few days
for gathering fodder, causing it to
bleach, and injuring some alresdy
cured ; peas not as good as usual in
some places, better in others ; turnips
being sown ; cotton opening rapidly
-Geo H Atwood
Anderson-Iva : Rain every day
the past week has thoroughly soaked,
the ground, too much for all crops.
T C Jackson
Bamberg-Bamberg : Much fod
der injured by rain ; cotton damaged
by too much raiu, causing rust and
shedding especially on sandy lands ;
sugar cane, rice, potatoes, etc., doing
fine; peas doing well.-W S Bam?
berg.
Barnwell-Fairfax : Too wet for
farm work ; comparatively much fod-,
der lost by showers; cotton general
iy rusting from too much rain, while
gome green-growing where it was
plowed late ; some picking between
showers, making poor staple ; sugar
cane and turnips doing well ; corn
better than it promised at fir6t.-G S
O'Neal.
Berkeley-Cotton growing too
auch to weed, but still shedding the
fruit ; too much rain.-Tbos P Rave
set.
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Charleston-Charleston : Rain e
ry day but one this week ; curing 1
and fodder a failure ; some fields
grass that should have been cut ea
in June still uncut ; sweet potat
looking fine ; Irish potatoes com
up to poor stands ; fall cabbage i
strawberries being set -I Stahlma
Chester-Lewis T. O : Too mi
rain for cotton ; corn doing we
fodder pulling delayed by rail
some cotton opening on sandy lan
but black jack cotton still growin
peas doing fairly well, but rusti
or frenching in piaces.--S MBurd*
Chesterfield-Chesterfield : Ano
er showery week, hard on all you
crops and on fodder saving-mu
lost and ali more or tess damage
bolls of cotton rotting near t
ground; cotton still turning yello
very little opening ; late corn will
a failure, without a change soon.
George W Spencer.
Clarendon-St. Paul : Too mu
rain ; cotton weedy and shedding t
fruit rapidly, picking commence*
fodder strippir j retarded and da
aged ; corn, peas and potatoes w
average 100 per cent, compared wi
last year's crop -J A Richbourg.
Darliogton^-Darlington : From s
verse seasons (too mach rain) cott<
has fallen off greatly, turning yellc
and shedding on slopes and bottom
opening rapidly ; fodder pulling d
layed, drying up on stalk ; tobac
nearly ali out of fields, crop fine ai
curing bright ; grass growing freely
prospect for a large hay crop gooc
early peas ripening -E R Mciver.
Edgefield-Clark ; Good rains <
Wednesday, generally cloudy for tl
week, crop below average on accou
of dry weather; turnips and secor
crop of Irish potatoes being plantee
some cotton ready to pick.- Wm
Middletou.
Fairfield-Winnsboro : DuriDg ti
week there were two or three da;
very favorable for crops, and on tl
whole crops are looking fine -Cit
ment Davis
Florence-Lynch : Cotton contii
ues to shed, and has begun to opei
but little will be picked until the wi
weather abates -E J Smith.
Greenville -Greenville : Excesi
ive rains are materially injuring tl
cotton crop, and corn upon lowland
-Mis S A Crittenden.
Greenwood -Greenwood : Farn
ers gathering fodder regardless <
wet weather, great portion lost ; co
ton still shedding leaves, turning ye
low, not opening fast ; pastures ai
improving.-M M Calhoun.
Hampton -Showery weather dan
aging considerable fodder and eau*
ing cotton to shed and the unmatui
ed boils to rot badly ; cotton is opei
ing, but is not fuil and flush, whic
will cause it to pick badly -R '
Causey
Kershaw.-Camden : The we
weather has made cotton stop grow
ing and shed very badly.-B Au
mons
Laurens-Barksdale : All crop
are in fine condition ; cotton goinj
too much to weed, shedding form
badly ; fodder about ready to strip
but the weather too wet to cure it -
S B Garrett
Lexingtou-It ha9 rained about e?
ery day ; too much moisture fo
crops to do weil and too little sua
shine for cotton, which has gon
down, particularly on sandy soils
where it is turning yellow, shedding
all its shapes, and rusting ; it com
menees to opeu, but no picking done
late corn will not do much.-G L De
Hines.
Newberry - Chappels : Heavj
rains and cloudy weather prevailed
fodder pulling made slow progress
cotton crop no doubt is damaged tc
a great extent from too much rair
and cloudy weather ; ali forage crop?
above the average -J F Watkins
Orangeburg-Orangeburg : Toe
much rain aod cloudy weather ; cot
ton continues to shed and rust, and
bottom bolls rotting : too wet tc
pick ; outlook poor for cotton -Juc
S Rowe
Pickens - Liberty : Vegetation
! largest ever seen ; cotton is very
j large, opening some, and shedding
badly ; corn is tangled and damaged
by wet ; peas looking well and fruit?
ing nicely ; sweet potatoes good, es
peciaily early varieties -John T
Boggs
Spartanburg-Rich Hill : Too wet
j for almost every crop, as rain has
fallen in light showers every day but
two; very little sunshine; "blast''
or smut in^corn and ears light, too
much shuck ; cotton is running to
weed and shedding, and the prospect
for a large crop is falling off.-A J
Foster.
Sumter-Stateburg : Too much
raia ; during the past week cotton is
showing evidence of want of more
sunshine and dryness ; shedding and
rust are prevalent on sandy soils ; the
crop prospect for cotton has fallen off
much in the past week ; all other
crops weil, or fairly weil, but fields
and gardens are very grassy.-W W
Anderson, M. D
Williamsburg-Cox : Weather dur?
ing past week unfavorable for all
crops ; rain every day ; cotton is
damaged one-half; fodder drying on
the stalk, and what was pulled is
damaged ; too we* for oats stubble
corn, causing it to fire.-L N Jones.
York-Warrens : Cotton and peas
aro better than for years ; continuous
rain prevents saving fodder and hay ;
sugar cane the best for years ; sweet
potatoes and late corn good.-A L
Neely.
Meteorological Eecori
The following is a report of observations
of the weather taken at Stateburg, bj Dr. W.
W. Anderson, for the mooth of July :
Date
TEMPERATURE.
Max.
Mio.
Mean.
! Precipi?
tation
in inches.
10
ll
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
98
94
95
94
90
88
87
84
89
8?
77
69
84
89
91
93
95
90
94
97
97
94
S3
88
91
91
89
88
89
90
83
74
74
73
72
72
69
70
70
71
68
65
59
64
71
72
74
76
77
77
77
75
73
73
73
72
73
70
70
71
71
71
86.
84.
84.
83.
81.
78.5
78.5
77.
80.
74.
71.
64
74.
80.
81.5
8? 5
355
03.9 I
85.5 i
87.
86.
83
79
80
81
82.
79.5
79.
80.
80.5
80.
.00
.00
Trace
.02
.25
1.60
.80
.08
.09
15
00
.49
.37
Trace
.00
Trace
.00
.00
.04
.00
Trace
.06
.50
.00
.19
.00
1.23
.33
.00
.00
- 49
Mean temp. 80 5. Max. temp. 98. Min.
:emp. 19.
Total precipitation, 0.73 inches.
Number of days clear 6 ; partly cloudy iO;
Cloudy 15.
Gr.atest daily range 24. Least daily
range 10.
Meeting of State Educators.
On the 29th ir st., the South Carolina State
Teacher s Inetitote wiil be held in the City of
Columbia, continuing to September 10th.
Arrangements for board at 75 cente per day
have been made with private houses; and the
railroads have given reduced rates. Super?
intendent Mayfield urges the attendance of
teachers as * matter ot importance. The
name of Prof. S. H. Edmunds appears in the
list cf instructors.
j About one month ago my child, which is
fifteen months old, hadan attack of diarrhoea
J accompanied by vomiting. I gave it sach
remedies as are usually given in such cases,
but as nothing gave relief we sent for a phy?
sician and it was under bis care for a week.
At this time the child bad been sick for
about ten days and was having about twenty
five operations of the bowel3 every twelve
hours, and vre were convinced that unless it
soon obtained relief it would not ?ivs.
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy waa recommended and I decided to
try it. I soon noticed a change for the bet?
ter : by its contiooed use a complete cure
was brought about and it is now perfectly
healthy.-C. L. Boggs, Stumpton, Gilmer
Co., W. Va. For sale by Dr. A. J. China.
Thomas and Gray Quarrel.
The Usual Lie Passed, But no
Fight During the Meeting.
Special to The Register.
Greenwood, August 19.-During
Gen Gray's speech at the campaign
meeting here to day Commissioner
Thomas declared he was not reading
from the record and offered him what
he claimed was the record. Gray de?
clined, whereupon Thomas said be
dare not. as it would convict him of
falsehood "You sre a liar,'*' replied
Gray, amid yelling and cheering.
Thomas laughed scornfully and Gray
told him he had gone far enough and
he put him upon notice tha t he would
not submit to his insults any longer.
The crowd yelled : "Fight, fight !"
and some one took Thomas by the
i arm and led him back to his seat
Best Remedy for Flux.
Mr. Jobo Mathias, P. well known stock
dea'er of Pulaski. Ky, says : "After suffer?
ing for over a week witb flux, and my phy?
sician bavin? failed to relieve ms, I w?9 ad?
vised to try Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy, and bave the pleasure of
s'aticg that the half of one bott li; cured me."
For sale by A. J. China.
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health should not fail to send for a valuable and
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"White."
Th9 Matter of Health-A Subject
for Legislation.
Wedgefield, S. C , August 22.-Tie polit?
ical meeting at Shiloh, Mr. Editor, reminded
us of one of the first saying3 we ever remem?
ber of having heard ; "There were two over?
seers to one nigger in North Carolina before
the war." Fifty voters and twenty-five or
thirty candidates. We might venture the as?
sertion that should the candidates come to
Wedgefield the condition would be more so.
IQ these times of education, progress and en?
lightenment no candidate should receive even
bia own vote who did not favor sustaining
the State institutions aod improvement of the
public schools ; but why should all of them
mention dispensary aad step. We fear the
peopie are to blame. Every mau who runs
for office now seems to be well educated as to
bow the people want them to be aod touch no
subject that they are not obliged to. Our
bumble opinion is that education and health
go band in hand. What good does learning
and money both co a man or ?roman, either,
if they are sick all tbe time ? and there is no
class of men who work free of charge more
for the good of the people than doctors. Yet
when they talk health and how to preserve it
tbey are treated as if they were workieg for
the good of themselves or some other brother
physician, or some body of physicians. For
example, there is oae State Board of Health,
created by the Legislature, one of the most
important organizations in the State solely
for the care and protection of the people of
the State, largely at the expense of the phy?
sicians of the State ; and yet our people work
against it as though it was only for the bene?
fit of "the doctors," at the expense of the
people. Every day you hear of somebody
getting sick, complaining that the doctor
cannot get them well io a day, and grum?
bling when the doctor's bill is presented.
But yon never hear any one ask about the
State Board of Health, or tryiog to carry out
the laws of nature to prevent their getting
sick. The State Board of Health is compos?
ed of seven physicians, and the Comptroller
General and Attorney General of the State.
The law provides that they receive the same
paj as members of the Legislature, and re?
quire them to meet four times a year The
board asked last year for $2 500 to carry on
their work. It was by hard work on the
part of the Senate that they got an appropri?
ation of Si,500, and from this last amount
the Comptroller General deducted $522 for
printing, which leaves the paltry sum of 5978,
thus discriminating against the board, inas?
much as in al! of tbe other departments of
the State tbe printing is paid for out of the
State treasury. Owing to the inadequate ap?
propriation tbe board eau only meet once
this year, while the law says it
must meet four times. Penny wise
and pound foolish. Some of our smart
meo last year fought the appropriation in
tbe House, using as an argument tbat Doctors
could not tell typhoid fever from malarial
fever, spiced with ridicule and so-called sar?
casm, when tbe board bad no money to em?
ploy a pathologist by wbicb to decide at once
what tbe disease was.
Kow what have the doctors of the State io
council done? In the place of Dr. Taber who
died last year, they appointed Dr. Wilson of
Charleston, one of the best pathologists in the
country. What was their main object in se?
lecting Dr. Wilson? Because the L?gislature
did not give them any money to employ a
specialist, aad Dr. Wilson beiog on this
board would do the work for the men, wo?
men and children of South Carolina for
nothing. There are forty odd doctors over
the State who serve on committees, who not
only receive no pay but serve at a considera^
ble coat to th2m3elve3. This they do cheer?
fully for the people of South Carolina, and
the?e people who should be grateful, send
men to the Legislature who ridicule, belittle
and abuse then and the cause they represent.
How many voters are asking their candi?
dates bow they stand as to the Stats Board
appropriation, and extending tbe Act to
every township in the State, so that we who
live in the country districts may have the
same protection as those who live in cities
where they have City Boards of Health ?
I am afraid to write any more, Mr. Editor,
for fear you will not publish so long an arti?
cle, and one I fear eo dry to a great many,
so will close by simply making a few com?
parisons between our impoverished State,
aad partially so by ber penny wise and
pound foolish lawmakers, and some of her
sister States. South Carolina received this
yphr$a78, Massachusetts $57,000, Alabama
$9,000, Illinois $9,000, Minnesota $9,000,
the little State of Rhode Island $3,000 ; and
so it goes. Of course the large, rich States
like Vew York, Pennsylvania, and others,
bave proportionately large appropriations.
Am glad we have not even a pocket knife
to g.ind in the coming election, beyond what
bas been advocated above, and do not receive
any pay from any office and never expect to.
Respectfully
F. M. DWIGHT, M. D.
Bi8bopville Personals.
Bishopville, August 23 -Mis3 Mamie Scar
bcrrugh baa returned home after a pleaeaot
visit to relatives at E loree.
Mrs L L. Baker has returned home after
an extended visit to relatives io the Bethany
neighborhood and at Mayesville
Mr. Hampton Pate spent Sunday at Cy?
press.
Mr Charlie Muon spent Sunday with his
parents at Lucknow
Mrs. J. W English is visiting at Elliotts.
Mr. A. B. Durant, of Co. M., S. C. V. I ,
is at home on a short furlough
Mrs T. E. Muun is convalescent.
Mr. W. W. Hearon is seriously ill.
Assistant Police E. W. Woodbam is quite
sick.
UT. R. A. Dixon, formerly of Bishopville,
but now of Columbia, is visiting his parents,
Mr. and Mn?. W. H. Dixon.
Mr. G. F Parrott spent several days at
Lydia recently.
Several persons passed through town this
morning cn route to the campaign meeting at
Wells' X Roads.
Tbe Tisdale Brothers' ginnery is nearing
compution. G. I
The Bankrupt Law.
The r.ew bankrupt law.passed by con?
gress towards the close of the receot
session, and since approved by the
president, is a carefully drawn paper,
evidently intended to do justice to
debtor and creditor alike. Under its
provisions for petitions voluntary bank?
ruptcy may be Sled at aoy time after
the law sbali have gone into effect.
Adjudications of involuntary bankruptcy
may be sought at any time within fonr
months after the approval of the actl
Any person who owes a debt and
whose property, upon a fair valuation,
will not pay the same, may ?le a peti?
tion in bankruptcy and obtain a dis?
charge from all debts. Any natural
person, except a wageearncr, or a person
engaged chiefly in farming, any unin?
corporated company, and any corpo?
ration, engaged principally in manu?
facturing, trading, or mercantile pur?
suits, owing debts to the amount of
$1,000 or over, may be adjudged an
involuntary bankrupt. Private bank?
ers are included in this, while national
i *
banks, or banks incorporated under
State laws, cannot be proceeded against
j in this way. Partnerships may be
I adjudged bankrupt.
I The cost of bankruptcy, by this law,
is reduced to the minimum. The bank?
rupt is required, on filing a petition, to
deposit with the clerk, ?10 for the re?
feree, and ?5 for the trustee. This
is to be full compensation for the services
rendered in each case by these officers.
There is a provision ic the law, that
in cases where the debtor has no means
to pay the expenees of proceedings, he
shail becharged no fees or costs.
It is now unlawful for the insolvent
people to make preference or give any
undue advantage to creditors. There
are conditions where businees transac?
tions of daily occurrence may be con?
ducted with insolvents without danger,
but as a general thing it is not safe for
creditors to get satisfaction for their
debts from insolvents. The practice
under the preeent bankrupt law wili not
differ much from that under the law of
1867. The general principles are nec?
essarily about the same. The most im?
portant difference to the people is the
great reduction in the fees and costs.
Under the present law the bankrupt
may, after the expiration of one month
after filing his petition in bankruptcy,
apply for his discharge.
The inability of the person who is a
co-debtor with, or guarantor, or in any
way a surety for e bankrupt, is not al?
tered by the discharge of a bankrupt.
The business of the bankrupt court will
be done by ao officer, called a referee.
The estates will be wound up by a trus?
tee. The creditors elect a trustee at
the first meeting. If they do not eleot
him the court will appoint one. Referees
and trustees are bonded officials. Io
involuntary bankruptcy it requires three
or more creditors who have provable
claims to the amount of ?500 against
an alleged bankrupt in excess cf an}'
security they may have, to file a peti?
tion against a debtor.
Debts which have priority, are : (1)
Taxes due the United States, the State,
the county, or city or town ; (2) the
cost of preserving the estate subsequent
to the filing of petition ; (3) the filing
fees paid by creditors in involuntary
cases ; (4) cost of administration io
cluding the fees and mileage payable to
witnesses ; (5) wages due workmen,
clerks, or servants, whioh have been
earned three months before the date of
the commencement of the proceedings
not to exceed ?300 to each claimant ;
(6) debts owing to any person who by
the laws of the United States or the
State are entitled to priority ; these
are to be paid before the creditors re?
ceive anything.
These are the principal points which
interest the general public, and outline
pretty clearly the scope of the new
bankruptcy law.
The district judge will name bank?
ruptcy districts and appoint referees io
such number as he may deem necessary
to transact the business
The aot was approved bj the presi.
dent on the 3rd instant, and i; there
fore goes into effect on the ord of Au?
gust.-Columbia Register.
THE HOBSON-ARNOLD KISS.
Ob, tbe glamoer
And the clamer
Of the Hobsoo-Arnold kiss !
Lovely Emma !
Sweet dilemma,
Wbich the bsro couldn't miss !
At the seaside,
On the leeside
Of a eummer hostelry,
Came the issue.
"May i kiss you ?"
Chirped the maid to Richmond P.
Eyes appealing
Set bira reeling
Luckiest he of living men
Cuss the Dago !
Santiago
ti-id no charms for Richmond then.
For it true is
That St. Louis
Girle are nearer, sweeter far
Than all others,
(Like their mothers)
? no difference who they are.
So the maiden,
Beauty-laden,
Glued a kiss upon the lips
That were cheerful
'Neath the fearful
Rain of lead from Spanish ships.
Hobson, go ! You
Hare all we owe yon.
What are shells that madly whirl
To tba blisse*
Of tbe kissee
Of a 6weet Missouri girl ?
CANDIDATES' GARDS.
FOR CONGRESS.
-o
Congressman J WM. STOKES is hereby
announced as a candidate for re-election from
ibis, tbe Seventh District, subject to tbe
Democratic primary.
THOMAS F. BRANTLEY, cf Orangeburg
ie nominated for Congress from the Seventh
District, subject to tbe action of tbe Demo?
cratic primary.
FOR THE SENATE.
I beg leave tc aosounce that ? am a candi?
date for re-election to the Senate, subject to
the rules of the Democratic Primary.
ALTAMONT MOSES.
HON. RICHARD I. MANNING has been
induced by hie m my personal and political
friends to become a candidate for the State
Senate, subject to the result of the Demo?
cratic primary. His high monly charactar,
marked abilities, bis experience gained by
distinguished service in the Legislature and
bis identification witb the great agricultnral
and business interests of tbe coooty and
State, peculiarly fit him for this important
office. VOTERS.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
I hereby announce myself a candid for
the House of Representatives subject nv tbs
primary. E. D. SMITH.
Friends of COL. J. HARVEY WILSON,
ia different sections of tbe County, reaiizirg
that be bas made an efficient and faithful
representative, and that his past experience
qualifies him for greater usefulness, respect?
fully place his name before the Democratic
voters for re-election to the Legislature, sub?
ject to the primary.
Thanking the people of Sumter county for
the confidence and trust reposed in me in the
past, and believing, after my long experience
as a member of the Legislature, that I am
better equipped and qualified than ever to rep?
resent them, I hereby announce my candi?
dacy for reelection to the Bouse of Represent?
atives, subject to the rules and actions of the
Democratic partv.
A. K. SANDERS.
The friends of MB. E. C. HAYNSWORTH
take pleasure ia presenting him to the voters
of Sumter County as a candidate for tbe
Legislature, subject to the result of the Dem?
ocratic primary. His knowledge and expe?
rience as a lawyer and a bastnes3 man, bis
integrity of character, all render him a valua?
ble mao for the office.
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
him as a candidate for Auditor of Sumter
County at the approaching election, subject
to the rules governing the Primary.
MAXY VOTERS.
Mr. Editor: Piease announce the under?
signed as a candidate for re-election to the
office of County Auditor, subject io the ac?
tion cf the Democratic Primary and oblige
J. DIGG3 WILDER.
FOR SUPERVISOR.
I announce myself BS a candidate for re?
election to the office of CouDty Supervisor,
subject to the Democratic primary.
* MARION DORN.
Mr. Editer : You will plef.se announce W.
S. DINKIN3 as a candidate for County Su?
pervisor at the coming election, and oblige
his FRIENDS.
*
At the request of many friends, I hereby
announce myself a candidate for the effice of
County Supervisor If elected I promise the
people of Sumter County to do my duty as
I see it without fe*r or favor.
Very respectfully,
* W. H. SEAL.
FOR TREASURER.
H. L. SCARBOROUGH aeain asks elec?
tion to the office of County Treasurer in the
approaching primary-promising, whether
elected or defeated, ever to pot forth bia best
efforts for the advancement of the County's
interests.
JUDGE OF PROBATE.
Thankful to the Democratic Party and
friends of Sumter County for their kind sup?
port in the past, I a oat respectfully an?
nounce myself asa candidate for reelection
as Judge of Prot ate at approaching primary
election &c
THOS. V. WALSH.
Juoge of Probate.
SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCA?
TION.
Mr. Editor: Please announce W. J.
DcRANT as a candidate for County Superin?
tendent of Education, subject to the Demo?
cratic primary.
I June 29, 1898.
i , -.
j Tbe friends of JOHN W. YOUNG, of Ha
; good, announce him as a candidate for Coun
I ty Superintendent of Education, believing
j bim to be a suitable man for the position.
The friends of J. EDWIN REMBERT an
! nouoce bim as a caodidate for tbe office of
j County Superintendent of Education, sab
; ect to action of tbe democratic primary.
FOR MAGISTRATE.
! To the Voters in Judicial District, No. 1 :
I ask fer your endorsement for re-appoiot
i ment to the ofil ? of Magistrate. ? Hppre
j c?ate your liberal support in the past and
! trust you wiil continue your favors,
j_H. L B. WELL>.
! To the Democratic Voters of the First Judi
I cial District :
I berebv announce myself as a candidate
j or the office of Magistrate in the City cf Suc
; er, subject to the Democratic primarv.
Respectfully. L. D. JENNINGS.
TO CONTRACTORS.
BIDS are invited for the construction of a
building for the Mayesville Education?
al and industrial Institute at Mayesville, S.
C , the building io be 40x90, two stories,
with bweaiet for heating apparatus. Plans
and specifications can be seen at office of
C*pt. T. B. Joboson, io city cf Somter,
wbere bids can also be left. Bids muit be in
! on or before September 1st. Rights reserved
to reject any or all bide.
T. S. JOHNSTON,
For Truiteet.
July 27. lia