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Ck lEaJii iiiaii m Soa kaE. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 18 9. Evered at the F ott Ofice at Sumter, (7., as Second Glass MiMer. KEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Want-Dog Lost. First National Bank-Statement. Hugbsoo-Ligcn Co-Relief Came. The Samter Dry Goods Company-Tbe Flood Tide of Spriog Trada. PERSONAL. Miss Man Wallajce has returned from Macos, Ga. M iss May Wilson, of Manning, is visiting at Col. D. J. Aold's. .. Miss Theo. Kuker, of Fio renee, is visiting Mrs. T. J. Toomey. Mr. A. W. Crossweii spent Thursday io Oran geber g oo business. Mr L. A. Bmereoo, of the S. C. & Ga. R. H., was in the city Thursday. Maj. John H Earle, of Greenville, was in 3t city on business last week. Mr. W. J. McKagen, of Bishopville, was in the city yesterday on business. Mrs. Geo. W. Dick and daughter Susie, have gone Bock Bill for a short visit to her parents. Mrs Jacqueline Biker bas returned borne, after an extended visit to relatives io Nash ville, Tenn. Mr. Abe Ry t tes berg left Thursday evening for Pittsburg. Pa , from which place he will go to BaSalo, N. Y. The friends of Mr. D. J. McEiever will be pleased to learn that be is improving after bis recent severe illness. Dr. R. J. McLanria has been quite sick for the past, week or more, and we regret to learn that be is not improving. Rev. N. W. Esmonds returned yesterday morning from Bishopville. wnere he has been attending Harmony Presbytery. Dr. S. C. Baker and Dr. Walter Cheyne have returned from atteodiag the State Med ical association at Harris Springs. Miss Marie Lee, who bas made an extended visit to friends in Wmnsboro, bas returned home accompanied by Miss Ellison. Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Reardon, of Sumter, are spending a few days with the family of Mr^A. J. Alexander.-Florence Times. Dr. W. R. McLeod, of Lynchburg, and who recently graduated in Dentistry at the University of Maryland, was in the city yes terday. Mrs. Meyer Levi, of Rutherfordtoo, N. C , Miss Bernstein, of Washington, and Miss Nettie Weinberg, of Manning, are visiting at Mrs. M. Levi's. * Rev. V. R. Gaston, pastor of Mt. Zion Churcb.'Si. Charles, occupied the pulpit of the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning in the absence of Dr. Edmunds Mr. J. Frank Pate, es representative from Pocahontas Tribe No. 16, left for Spartan Derg Monday to attend the Great Council of Red Mea which convened in that place yesterday. Messrs.'K. S. Paxton and H. Weigaos, offi cers of the Southern Starch Company, of Chicago, arrived in the city Wednesday night and witli Mr. P. C. Bauer, president of the company who has been here since Monday, spent the dav investigating the advantages ts is etty offers for the establishment of a starch factory. When yon aek for Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver M edicto*, see that yon get it and not some worthless imitation. Mothers wishing stout healthy girls should give them Simmons Squaw Vine Wise or Tablets as they approach puberty. The new board of County Commissioners was ia session Thursday for the purpose of or ganizing and mapping out the work for the year. The first installment of 20 per cent of the capital stock of the Sumter Compress Com psoy bas been called for. Work will begin on the buildings within the next thirty dave. - Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine Clear, the Complexion, gives Buoyancy to the Minds cores Headache, Reg lates Stomach, Bowels and Liver. The heavy frosts the past week have injured early vegetables and strawberries to some estent, bat the damage does not appear to have been as serious as feared. Tbere will be a large berry crop, and unless there are heavy frosts later in the season berries will be oo the market as early as usual. J. -Sheer, Sedalia, Mo , conductor on elec tric street car line, writes that his little daughter waa very low with croup, and ber life saved after all phys ciaos had failed, only by oaiog One Min te Cough Care. Hugbson Ligon Co. The raacbioery of the People's Ice Com pany has been overhauled and is in perfect condition. The new owoers have it ready for the season's business and the first lot of iee waa taken from the tank Monday morning. Mothers, we call yonr attention to Pitts' -Carminative. It acts promptly, it ia pleas ant to the taste, and the cbildreo will take it without coaxing. It relieves promptly and permanently. If we can get you to use it, yon will get others to do likewise. Your druggist sella it. J. F. W. DeLorme. The surveyors were at work Monday on the Wilson k Summerton R R. line where it -crosses the Goignard Richardson pla a. The permanent survey bas not yet beeo made aod as far as can be ascertained it hat not yet beeo decided whether the road will leave the city oo the east or weat side. The name of Dr. J a. C. Spann was inad vertently omitted io the publication of the list of Y J try men of the Chores, of tbe Holy Comforter last week. Dr. Spann was re elected a Vestryman at the congregational reseting of the Church held oo Easter Mon day. In 1888 m j wife weot East and was attack ed with rbematism. She received no relief cst;} she tried Chamberlain's Pain Bala. Since tba: time we have never been witboot it. We find it gives instant relief in cases of berna and scalds and is never failing for all rheumatic and neuralgic paint -D. C. Brant, Santa Ynes, Cal. For tale by Dr. A. J. China. If the tobacco warehouse it to be opened for busings this Mason it it about time for the meo who have agreed to rent it to, be on tbe ground aod at work for butin es. The old warehouse wilt need considerable repairs, fer one thing, and it is a well koown fact that the manager of a warehouse has to work for business before the crop it cured and ready for market if he wishes to have tobacco on bis warehouse floors j sufficient quantities to attract boyers. Toere is a better outlook for a warehouse in this city than ever before, for there will be more tobacco grown in this county tbia year than in any previous season. A progressive manager and a well managed warehouse should attract a great deal of to bacco to Sumter, and tbe men who run the warehouse should have no difficulty in mak- j ng a fair profit on tbe capital invested. 4a& CUBAN OIL cures Cuts, jr" Burns, Bruises, Rheuma tism and Sores. Price, 25 cts. Sold by Hoghson-Ligon Co. The "White" is the pride of home. MARRIAGE. Invitations have been issued by Mr and Mrs. William J. Fish i rn> to the marriage of their daughter, Mamie Presley, to Rev. Thos. Tracy Wa 3b, on April 19 h, at Saint Judes Church, Wal-erboro, S. C. - ==== Death of Prof. J. P. Gibbs. Prof J. Peroneao Gibbs died at the resi dence of Dr. H. T. Abbott, near Bossards, last Friday night about ll o'cloik He was taken ill suddenly and lived only l:ng enough for a physician to reach bim. Prof. Gibbs was a native of Charleston, where be has two sisters and otber relatives. He bas beeo a teacher in this county far over twenty years, aod was highly esteemed by those wbo knew him. Tba funeral took place at Kember is church at ll o'clock las: Sunday. Mr. J. A. Schwerin is said to be peanut inspector for the city and every time the roaster whistle blows be takes it for a signal to inspect and sample a fresh lot of roasted hot peanats. Before the discovery of Gue Minute Congb Core, ministers were greatly disturbed by coughing congregations. No excuse for it now. Hogbson-Ligoo Co. Supt. Edmunds reports the following enrollment up-to-date: Washington Street Graded School, 413 ; Lincoln School, 3C8 ; total (21. For frost bi.es, burns, indolent sores, ec zema, skin disease, and especially Piles, De Witt's Witch Hszel Salve stands first and best. Look ont for dishonest people who try to imitate and counterfeit it. It's their en dorsement of a good artiele. Worthless goods are not imitated. Get DeWitt's Witch I Hazel Salve. Hngbson-Ligon Co. The following additional books have been presented to the Graded School Library : Two volomes of the Records of the Union and Confederate Navies, Cel. J. M. Knight ; Cook's Voyages, Charles Hurst of 7th trade twelve numbers of Scribner's Magazine, Capt. A. C. Fbelds. The following additional books have been prasented to the Graded School library : By Mie3 Carrie Moses : A Book of Golden D eds; The Youth's Keepsake; Taine's History of English literature; Dr. Smith's History of Greece : Edith May's Poetical Works. By -eleven numbers of Current His tory; Munsey, nine copies; twenty-six copie3 of Cosmopolitan ; Tbe Outlook, ihirty eight issues; The Review of Renews, one copy ; one copy of Scribner's, one number of the Century and ene of The New Illustrated Monthly. "Give me a liver regulator and I can regu late the world," said d genius. The drug gist handed him a bottle of DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little pills. Hugh son-Ligon Co. Happy is the man or woman who can eat a good hearty meal without suffering sfierward. if you cannot do it, take Kodol Dyspepsia j Core. It digests whan yon eat, and cures all forms of Dyspepsia aud Indigestion.-Hagh 8on-Ligon Co. Tbe spring announcement of the Sumter Dry Goods Company occupies a prominent position in this issue and caa scarcely escape the attention of any of our ^readers who are on the alert for the latest and best goods on tbe market. The spring stock of dress goods, trimmings, and novelties was selected by Mr. Kaynsworth, who spent several weaks in the northern markets searching for bargains for the patrons of the Sumter Dry Goods Com pany, and that be succeeded the disp'ay of goods testifies. Read the advertisement for particulars. * As the season of the year when pneumonia, la grippe, sore throat, coughs, colds, catarrh, broccbitis and long troubles are to be guard ed against, nothing "is a fine substitute," will "answer the purpose,''* or ia "just as good" as Ons Minute Coegh Core. That is the one infallible remedy for all long, throat or bronchial troubles. Insist vigorous!;, opon having it if "'something else" is offered yon. Hughiou Ligo Co. Tbere is a fine opening in Su IL ter for a wholesale dealer in country produce of all kinds. If the farmers bad a certain market for corn, peas, hay, fodder and other pro duce at cash market prices they would devote more attention to these products and lesa to coi toa. The complaint at present is that cotton is the only money crop and it is the only product that can always bs converted into cash without trouble. More often than otherwise corn and otber farm products can only Le disposed of in small quantities and tben payment is made in trade at some of the general merchandise stores. Tbere is money to be made in country produce, and the man wbo goes into the business first on a scale to handle all the business that comes to bim will bave a good tbiog. For a quick remedy and one that is per fectly safe for children let os recommend One Min te Coogb Core. It is excellent for croup, hoarseness, tickling ia the throat and coughs. Sughson-Ligon Co. If yon have a cough, throat irritation weak lange, paio ia the chest, difficult breathing, croup or hoarseness, let os soggest Ooe Minute Cough Cure. Always reliable and 3afe.-Hogbson-Ligon Co. Tbe Sooth Carolina and Georgia R. R. officials who have been in the city within the past week say that so far as they kcow there is absolotely nothing in tbe oft-repeated rumors that tbe Southern bas purchased the S. C. k Ga. If a deal is under way it bas developed very recently, and eves though there is more in the rumor than any one dswn thia way knows, tbe S. C. k Ga. is going right ahead with its plans for the extension of tbe road and tbe development of its property. The Southern is a great sys tem, bot it is a question whether it wooid be ao advantage to Sumter for it to absorb tbe S. C. k Ga. I was reading to advertisement of Cham berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rem edy io the Worcester Enterprise recently, which leads me to write ibis I cao truthful ly say I never osed any remedy equal to it for colic and diarrhoea. I have never bad to ose more than ooe or two doses to core tbe worst case with myself or cbildreo.-W. A Stroud, Popomoke C.ty, Md. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. Mr. L A. Emerson, traffic manager of the Soatb Carolina k Georgia R. R., aod Chief Engtoeer Becker, who were in the city Thurs day for the purpose of arranging with the Sumter Compress company for the location of the compres?, completed their work Thurs day afternoon, and Mr. Emerson returned to Charleston that night. Mr. Becker re mained io tbe city on business connected with tbe work of construction on the Sumter k Wateree R. R. The site selected for the compress is on the Rowland property, now owned by the Sumter & Wateree R. R , and lies between the tracks of tbe Atlantic Coast Line aid Sumter k Wateree. Cotton can be loaded on cars directly from tbe compress platform, and the handling will be reduced to a minimum. The location is the best and most convenient that could have been selected, and now that the q.iesiicn of a site bas te?n ?o satisfactorily and advantageously settled the purchase of the machinery B"rf the erection of the buildings rd platforms for the com:-rcc3 will be pushed forward at once I is with pleasure and pri<?* we ptint else where to day a very appreciate letter from a Northern lady concerning one of our stores Scch recognition's equal to an ,:award of merit " L lt THE TOBACCO WAREHOUSE The Managers Will Come About June 1st. Messrs. Cook and Adams, the lesses of the Tobacco Warehouse, write from Danville, Va., that they will come to Sumter on June 1st to have the warehouse put into condition for the season and to make other arrange ments for the opening of the warehouse. They state that the outlook for high prices for bright tobacco is unusually good on account of the small supnly on band and the strong di-mand. The Virginia and North Carolina crop last year was very dark and rough and the tobacco that is now beiog marketed is nearly all of the darker grades The co ditions at present indicate that the Virginia and North Carolina crop will be several weeks later than nsoal and the acre* age much less, owing to the difficulty ezperi eaced in recent rears in producing bright tobacco of the better grader. The deficit in bright tobacco most be made op from tbs Sooth Carolina tobacco section and tbe de creased supply will tend to stiffen prices io the early part of tbe season if not tbrougbont the year, Messrs Cook & Adams are keeping them selves thoroughly posted concerning the condition of the Sooth Carolina tobacco crop, and at Danville are in close touch with the largest buyers of tobacco, consequently when they came to Sumter they will be in possession of all the information relative to tbe seeds of the consumers of tobacco and will be able to look after the ioterests of tbe patrons of tbe warehouse. -mu i > mm A Jail Breaker Captured. herifi" Dukes, of Orangeburg, who came over on Saturday evening to identify a pris oner captured by Constable Frank K. Winn, returned home with bis prisoner Sunday morning. Henry Green, the prisoner, escaped from the Orangeburg jail several weeks ago io company with two other negror?, all cf whom made good their escape. Green was awaiting trial for burglary and -Jftfceay sod has the reputation of being an all roued bad negro Ke came to this city about two weeks ago and obtained employment at the Lukecs Lumber mill, and it was there that he wa3 captured by Constable Winn When Consta ble Wion went to the roiil to make the arre3t, after having received positive information that the man be wanted was there, be first arrested toe wrong mao by mist ke, but while bis first prisoner was explaining the matter he noticed another npgro slipping away from the crowd in a suspicious manner. He ordered the escaping negro to halt, bat in stead of doing so be started to ron, then Constable Winn cco7ericg him with bis pistol, ordered him to stop or take the conse quences. Green, for it was bs, baited and was taken to jail to await identification by Sheriff Dukes, of Oraogeborg. Rheumatism Cured. My wife bas nsed Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatism with great relief, and I can recommend it as a epleodid liniment for rheumatism and other household cse for which we have found it valuable.-W. J. Cuvier, Red Creek, N Y. Mr Cuyler is ooe of the leading merchants of this village and OD of the most prominent meo in this vicinity.-W. G. Pbippin, Edi tor Red Creek Herald. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. Messrs. Bauer, Wiegands and Paxton, the officars of the Southern Starch company, left Sumter Thursday night for their homes in Chi cago, having conepleted their tenrof investiga tion in the south They made a painstaking and exhaustive investigation in this city, and they have comprehensive notes In reference to the water supply, character of the water, sewerage facilities, freight rates on raw and mancfictured material, railroad facilities, tbe ability* of the surrounding country to pro duce an adequate supply of sweet and Irish potatoes, cost of abor and fuel and other data that will determice the location of their factory. They were driven over the iowa and EUburb3 and given every assistance in the collection of information by Messrs. O'Donnell, Graham and others, and they carried away with them a fair knowledge of tbe advantages that Sumter bus over other places. They have not decided on tbe Iccatioo of the fac'ory and bad nothing definite to say in reference to the selection of a location, but tbev did state that ibis city bas all of tbe advantages that any other places visited bare and several advantages over others that will be carefully considered. Tbey stated further that they wonld com municate with Messrs O'Donnell and Graham within the next ten days or two weeks aod that all matters io reference to the location of the factory could be settled by correspondence, should they decide to come to Sumter. The factory will not be built, in any event, in time to work up this year's crop, for they have been convinced that it would be impossible for tbe farmers to procure suffi cient potato seed of the sort needed to make starch-Bahama or Southern Q jeen-to plant the large acreage necessary to produce pota toes in a quantity to eupply the factory. The factory will be located some time this fall in season to give the farrxers notice to pro cure seed potatoes for the next year's crop. There is BO assurance that Sumter will cap ture tbe starch factory, but this city bas as good a chance as any otber place, and per haps a little better chance tban any otber place by reason of tbe unrivalled supply of pure water suitable for use in tbe manufac ture of starch that can be obtained without expense. The only other question is will (be farmers plant potatoes in sufficient quantities to sup ply the factory at the rate ot one thousand to five thousand bushels per day ? Will they grow potatoes when there is a sure market for all they can make at fifteen to twenty cents a bushel, or will they cootinne planting cotton with tbe price fluctuating between 4 and 6 cents per pound ? Telephone subscribers will ptease add the following names and numbers to their ex change lists : Brown, Mrs. Manoiog, 93. Citizens' Meat karket, 110. China. Dr. Archie, office, 138. Cash Grocery Store, 37. Childers, Miss Annie, 14?. Grier, F. B , residence, 100. Game Cock Racket Store, 140. Parrott, L. I , residence. 122. Phelps, V. H , r sidence, 129. Skinner, Edgar, residence and ebon, 141. Whistner, Rev. W. A , 93. First National Bank Statement. The regular statement of the condition and resources of the First National Bank is pub lished to-day. The salient features of tbe statement are: the large deposits-showing an increase of $4200 since the last statement -tbs heavj deposit accounts, the absence of rediscounts end the generally healthy tone of the cusin es?. --^m^mm>~ - .? ? ? rff CUBAN OIL cures Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Rheuma tism and Sores. Price. 25 cts. Sold by Hugbson-Ligon Co. - m I w -^m^ Go to H. G Osteen k Co. for pretty Paper Dolls, ladies, misses and babies. Call, see, and boy embossed or floral Crepe Paper. H. G Osteen & Co. Hans Is Happy. I By sbeemioy Cricket*! I vas glad, Meester Etitor, dot ve don't bav to pay 83 eents und a doilar und a dollar und a] quater for ice som more over agic dis summer. Alreaty 1 begins to feel me cool io etreaks down de back, ven I dinks of dit ice for 25 und 35 j S3nt8 per one hundred pound vichi puy me Sharley Mason from At voa time, it seems as if no more could I pe bappy because de ice vas to go up so high ia de bottle-op scheme vich vas werked on as; but now I feel myself right agio, nod I holler ne cut mit delight, vile I shump np and kick meself together mit mme feet. De dollar und swaozig plan vonld not go I feel verer sorry for de 6oe peeple6 vat did not make de rooney; but I feel shast as happy about meself as I feel sor ry for dem I read io de papers about de coiner in veat and coro; bat I never reat be fore of ice mit a corner, and now I don't dink it can always some more be cornered, by crickets! De feller vat wish to sell bis ice mit a dollar and swaozig will bav to go down to Puddin Scbwamp, and fell it mit a lean on de oz De ting will not verk to Sumter, by 8heeminy I Veo I git me cool mit a lump I of ice from Doby -Snincings, I write some more agin und tell you how nice I feel mit der sheep ice io der cooler. Ice vich I poy for eio and swanzig ist gat fer oicbt, by Sbeorge 1 HANS Sumter, S. C. MB TOO. Mr Editor: Please allow rxe to say that I too am bsppy at the prospect of cheap ice j for our people. I don't even see the opeciog for "a doliar und swanpzig" ice that Bans seems to see. The "Paddm Scbwamp" peo ple mostly ase artesian water, so ;'de ox" has water, nerhaps, quite as delightful and refreshing as ice water. Those who have not artesian water might buy a little piece of ice for Sunday, or when company comes in, (it's their delight to have company, and they give them the best they have) but they can pay for it with corn, bacon or lard that they raise at home. BIKE DERE A floor mill, equipped with the latest im proved machinery, bas b.=ta built in Darling ton quite recently, and ba3 already proved a decided stimulus to wheat growing in Dar lington coaoty. Flour milis have proved profitable investments io this State, acd there is no reason why a mi!! in Sumter would fail to prosper. There is more wheat grow ing in Sumter county at this time than ever before, aod if there was a first class miii within easy reach couch more wheat would be planted nest yesr. "A word to the wi e is sufficient" acd a wcrd from the wise should be sufficient, but you ask, who are the wise? Those who know. The oft repeated experience of trust worthy persons may be takea for knowledge. "Mr. W. ii. Terry says Chamberlain's Cough Remedy gives better satisfaction than any other in the market. He has been in the drng bneine=3 at Elktoo, Ky., for twelve years; bas sold hundreds of bottles of this remedy aod nearly all other cough medicines manufactured, which shows conclusively that Chamberlain's is tbe most satisfactory to the people, and is the best. For sale by Dr. A. J. China. It is reported that the American Tobacco company will build a tobacco factory at Timmonsviile immediately, and that not less than 300 bands will be given employment. The representative of the American Tobacco company now D Timmonsviile is gettiDg prices oo tr ek in 50,000 to 500,000 lote, and this teods to confirm the report that the factory vcr 11 be built There is no posititive infornatic.a concerning the plans of tbe Americao Tobacco company, bot it is to be boped that the report is trae, for a tobacco factory would mean a great deal for our neighboring towo and tbe estire tobacco pro ducing region of South Carolina. WOMAN S HOPE The only hope for many weakly women is S Female Regulator It is the one safe and sure cure in all stubborn and severe cases of Profuse, Irregular, Scan ty or Pain ful Menstruation, Falling of the Womb, Leucorrhcca, Headache, Backache and Nervousness. It is a distinct remedy for the distinct ail ments called "female troubles." Those are the diseases for which it should be taken. J lM\tt,p at (Ira? s to ros. THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta,Ga. First Class Iron Tob ceo Barn J&.11 Sizes. Far sale by A. A, STRAUSS, MAYESVILLE, S. C. Heb 29-2m NEW SPRING MILLINERY. Tbe Ladies of Sumter and Coaoty are solicited to oall and boy their Spring Hats FROM THE I NEW I MILLINERY t STORE t of Mrs. L. Atkinson. Oar goods are all Dew and the very latest New York style. Our t)rices are low -Our terms strictly cash. Call and see us before baying. We will be glad Jo help you self-ct a be coming hat. Piespectfuily, Mrs. L. Atkinson, Next door to Bank of Sumter. Mch 29-v rfcOG LUST-White St. Bernard pup y "ith brown ears. Named "Trixy.' Liberal reward. E. A. Bultrnan. April 3-2t THE SUMTER "WATCHMAN, .Established April, 1850. "Be Just and Fear not-Let all the Ends thou Aims't at, be thy Country's, thy God's and Truth's." THE TRUE SOUTHRON, Established Jone 13<>6 Consolidated Aug. 2,1881. SUMTER. S. C., WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12.1899. New Series-YoL XVIII. So. 37