The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, June 07, 1899, Image 5
The Sumter Watchman was lou nd ea
io 1850 and the True Southron in 1866
The Watchzian and Southron now bas
the combined circulation and influence
of both of the old papers, and is mani
festly the best advertising medium in
Sam ter.
H'X
The death of Gov. EUerbe will
canse sincera sorrow ia the entire State
and his f tinily have the heartfelt
sympathy ol thousands whom they do
ant koo and may aever know person
ally. Gov. Bllorbe has made a brave
fight for life against the ravages of a
disease that; sapped the citadel of
strength, and continued faithfully to
discharge the . trying and arduous
duties of bis office for weeks after
he was usable to be out of bed.
Boring his long illness the feel
ings engeoderd by political differences
have passed from the minds of his
poiitica! opponents and instead there
v has been a sincere and universal sym
Ipatsy for him. Gov. Elierbe wentjnto
? -o&oe. with the best wishes and the
respect of a large majority of the
people of the State, and the mistakes
that he made were of judgment and
were soi dee to any desire to do wrong
JBa intentions were said by those who
knew bim best to be good always, and
I: \ he failed to satisfy all the people prin
^ : .elpally because he tried to please all
His end was peaceful and his memory
will be respected, because it is now the
general belief that he endeavored to do
right according to Sis lights.
Hg
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A Great Opportunity.
The strawberry crop in this section
: . is one of the largest ever known. A
great part of the crop will he S st be- j
cause we have so few canning establish
: -siesta. This ts only a small part of
J the loss Georgia will sustaio this year j
p s for the same reason. Io the meantime
;i we continue to boy caso ned goods
from almost every State whose people j
J- are enterprising enough to make the
. most of their fruits and vegetables. j
IWheo we reflect that strawberries
grow io great abundance throughout
1|3D . entire South, inc amount of this i
- loss begins to dawn upon us. This
luscious froit ahoold not be suffered to J (
spoil is thjs way. !
Kot only do we loee the value of the 4
berries that rot, but from the fact that '
we are not prepared to can them, every <
market is glutted. Having no other j
way to dispose of them, they are ship
" ped io such quantities that nobody gets .
apfbfit.
? Very little capital is needed to equip {
0fy&Q run a canning factory. Perhaps it )
38. t P late sow to do moth in this par- E
4ieulsr line.
Bot this is only one of the many
'Crops of the Sioth lost in the same way .
The blackberry crop wilt eoon be on 2
hued and promises to be a large one 1
^ While the home eoo&omption of this
Isotop will be large, the unconsumed 1
part will he very large. This fruit is
very easily canned ; makes excellent
jam and preserves. But millions of {
dollars' worth will rot* that might b*
saved Much idle money Jying as a
surplus io our banks might be profita- f
fS sly invested io aooiog establishments, c
Wo have been expzotiog an article J
pl" from an expert oo this subject. Bot j
Hp-so great is the Seid aod so urgect the
J: demand that we write these words 1
:'C anyway.
Not only these berries, bot vegeta
bles of sit kind wilt be in much tbe j
same category Eted Providence (
showers so many blessings opon the
Sooth, that we grow careless in using 1
them.
I Southern gardeos, farms and orchards i
furnish over one buudred sod seventy j
fruit aod vegetables suited to tbe table j
sod profitable to eas.
Tbrse cao be grown in almost 1
unlimited quastities. They are in i
great demand to the markets.
They cao be canoed for about five ooo ts ,
per oas and sold for teo cesta and
I over.
The supply of material is ample, 1
the dem aod steady aod good and the <
profit sore. ,
' A little oo-operattoo oan ron a factory .
io ev ry Community.
So maoy men aod women are seeking 1
something to do Here is a fie!d for a '
good many
Bat if you can not get up a canning 4
factory, be sore every family cans for
its own ttse ample supplies of fruits
and vegetables. 1
Thus you will bc able to live well if
times are hard and money scarce.- |
Sou hern Cultivator.
Wo Right to Ugliness.
The woman who is lovely in face, form and
temper will always bave friends, but one who
would be attractive must keep har health. If
he is weak, sickly and all run down, she will
be nervous and irritable. If she bas constipa
tion or kidney trouble, her impure blood will
cause, pimples, blotches, skin eruptions and a
Wretched complexion. Electric bitters is the
best medicine in the world to regulate, torn
een, liver and kidneys and to purify the blood.
It gives strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth
velvety skin, rich complexion. It will make a
good-looking, channiag woman of a ran~dows
invalid. r:. j 50c at J. F. W DeLorme's Drug
Store. 2
Climate and Crop Con
dition.
U. S. Department of Agricul
ture, South Carolina
Section.
COLUMBIA, S. C , Jone 6, 1899.
Tbe week endiu<{ June 5tb aver
aged from 4 to 7 degrees per day
warmer than usual, with uniformly
high day and about normal night tem
peratures.
The rainfall for the week came in
the form of scattered showers, accom
panied by hail and high winds in
places, which caused but little injury
to crops. The rainfall measurements
ranged from nothing to over two
inches, the latter at Biacksville and
Statesborg, with over an inch
of rain at a number of widely separ
ated points, but generally the
measurements were less than half an
inch. More rain in needed over the
entire State, tbe deficiency in rain
fall since March 1st varies from 4 to
7 inches
The general absence of heavy rain
was favorable for cultivating field
crops, which are clean and well work
ed ; and also harvesting wheat and
oats, tbe latter crop being nearly all
cot, with yields below the average
over the entire State ; tbe grain is
reported light in places. Wheat now
promises about an averaged yield.
Corn was improved where rain fell;
its condition is, however, far from
promising, and the crop is being
seriously damaged by worms. Early
corn is being "laid br."
With few scattered exceptions,
reports on cotton are that the crop
ia doing well, sod although small zzd
growing slowly, the fields are clean.
In a few localities cotton is patting
on "8hapc8.,,
Tobacco is not doing so
well this week as last, the
drought having injured it in
places, the grasshoppers con
tinue to infest it over thc northern
portion8 of the district, bat no farther
injary from worms was reported.
Rice is generally doing well, bat in
holleton County caterpillars continue
destructive: in the Georgetown dis
trict they were destroyed by water. ,
Preparations for June planting well
idvanced. '
Melons are suffering for rain, ,
3ut on the whole tbe crop is in good {
condition and is patting on fruit It j
las been too dry to transplant many i
tweet potato slips ^eas are being i
lown on stubbie lands Gardens and j
ruck patches are Tailing Pastureo ,
ire parched All crops in are excel* j
ent condition for rain.
I
XTRA TS FROM CORRESPONDENTS RE ,
PORTS. {
Darlington-Society Hill : Local {
aio of 1 30 inches was of material
>enefit to crops, DH; nure is needed ; ,
general complaint as to stands of tobao <
to owing to drought ; cotton and corn 1
ook welt ; oats being harvested, yield 1
>elow expectations ; spring oats a fail- J
ire ; sweet potatoes being transplanted. ,
I J Lnoas. I
Kershaw-Antioch : The week bas ]
)een favorable for woik and for all 1
ops, exoept for the want of rain, J
irhicb ts badly needed on corn aod for j
letting oat potato plants ; gardens <
roioed for waot of rain ; what few 1
peaches were left are ripeoiog ; black- !
; en iee ripeoiog, oiop small ; tobacco 1
leeds raio badly, aod ia being damaged
y grasshoppers.-C M Alexander. 1
Ciar ea don-Pinewood : Had fiue 1
raios this week with some bail, which (
lid bat little damage ; ootton looks ,
seil and does not show bad effects of <
iry weather ; corn has been plowed oat 1
ready for plaotiog peas ; oats are j
ibout all harvested ; lands being sown
io peas ; melons look well -R S Des- ,
Champ. I
Florence-Effingham: General show
ers have greatly improved all crops ;
sotten is growing nicely, with gcod
s:ands and olean fields ; coro is irregu- ,
[ar aa to size aod stands ; truck is
failing fast ; late oats are ripening,
but are poor.-A J Howard
Georgetown-Waverly Mills : Oo
June 2d we had a 6oe rain, which
was much needed on the uplands ; fair
weather for prepariug the Juno plant- j
ing lands ; rioe crop doing fairly well,
caterpillars have bceo drowned out by
overflow of water.-R Nesbm.
y
Sumter-Bishopvillo : A light rain
on Wednesday was the first io
several weeks ; oolton that was not up
is no;-7 coming up ; oats have been
about all cot, crop very short ; Irish
potatoes generally a failure on account of
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the dry weither and the bags.-E
McLeod.
Williamsburg-Cox ; Dry weat
broken by refreshing showers ; and
crops have revived and look bette
mach complaint of insects on oom
tobacco ; cotton is about all chopped
stand in this seotion on uplands, s
looks well -h N Jones
A CAROLINA RICE TR S
The rice planters in South Carol
are forming a syndicate to constri
a great levee of twenty miles or mi
along the Savannah river for the p
tection of corps from storms a
freshets, which means a great
crease in rice production. A c
respond t of the Atlanta Constii
tion sa^:
A movement of great importance
the rice planting interests of Savi
*nah and this vincinity is now w
under way. It is nothing more c
less than a proposed consolidation
ail the rice planting interest on t
Carolina side of the river. In sbo
it is proposed to organize a syndical
in which all of these interests are
be included to be operated as a jo i
stock company and as one concern
A capitalization of over $1,G0(
OOO, with a bonded indebtedness
abont $400,000, is proposed. Tl
object of the bonded indebtedness
to construct a levee of over twen
miles in length- which will gu aran t<
absolute security to the rice ero]
daring the harvest season from tl
storms and freshets which have pro
ed so frequent of recent years, ar
wrought such immense loss to tl
planters The latter have realize
that until such security is guarantee
it is useless to attempt to contint
operations W i tb safety assured froi
s tor m s and freshets, rice planting is
reasonably safe business with ass are
profits in years of fair harvest an
fair prices.
George G Baldwin, who so sac
cessfully financed the Edison E! eel ri
Illuminating company, is at the bea
of the movement, and may be techn
cally regarded as the promoter. I
is said through Mr. Baldwin a syn di
cate of northern capitalists in Bos to
and elsewhere are ready to pot uj
the necessary $400,000 to build thi
levee. This means nothing more no
less than that all the rice planters ii
the territory affected should ente;
the syndicate, taking stock according
to the value of their lands, those whe
do not feel able to undertake furthei
risks agreeing to accept a price foi
their lands to- be determined by s
fair appraisement, io which the inter
ested parties are to be equally repre
sented after the manner in which
Bach appraisements are usually con
ducted.
It can be safely stated that in the
last thirty years millions of dollars
have been lost in Georgia and Caro
lina in the rice planting business, due
entirely to the damage wrought by
Freshets and storms Thc scheme is
a gigantic one, but the plan is simple,
and there seems to be no reason why
it should not be carried to comple
tion, the oniy thing necessary being
to secure the consent of the planters
themselves
The plan, which bas been submit
ted to tbe owners of the plantations
to be pat into effect after they have
completed their organization or syndi*
cate, i*8,in brief, as foliows :
Four hundred thousand dollars
worth of bonds to be issued, to be
taken by the Northern syndicate,
which will furnish the money for the
building of the great dam and other
improvements. An issue of common
stock to be made to be 25 per cent,
in excess of the aggregate of the
mount of bonds and preferred stock,
the' holders of bonds and
preferred stock to receive com
mon stock in equal amounts
to their holding The 25 per
cent, excess of common stock to go
to the promoter andto the person who
conducts the operations necessary
to the fotmatioo of the syndicate and
securing the capital, for his services
in this regard
Spartanburg, June 3 -Janie Ship
pey, wife of Bob Shippey, a respectable
solored man living on the Hamburg
side of the city, met with a peculiar
death early this afternoon. She had
slimbed a cherry tree in the yard io
joest of fruit. Becoming overbal
need, she fell, and her feet caught
between two limbs. She hanged
helpless until death.
San Francisco, June 4.-The little
schooner rigged' boat Coke, about 30
feet long, and oniy five tons measure
ment, sailed for Manila today. Capt.
Freigebe, the sole ocoupaot of the
vessel, proposes to make a tour of the
world in the frail cookie shell. He
claims to bave croesad the Atlantic in a
vessel of even smaller dimeosioos
His only companions on the voyage
will be a cat, to wbicb he is much
attached and which he calls his mascot,
as it bas been with bim before on long
and lonely cruiees.
Henderson to Succeed Reed.
Chicago, J uoe 4-Thc Record to
morrow will say : Congressman David
B. Henderson of Iowa today received
enough pledges by telegraph and maii j
to give bim 102 votes in tho Repubii- j
can caucus wheo it meets in Washing
ton. -
A 94 votes constitute a majority of
the Republican repr sentatives D the
House, Coi. Heodereoo has nine to the
good and more States to hear from.
Perfect Health.
Keep the system in perfect or*
der by the occasional use of
Tutt's Liver Pills. They reg
ulate the bowels and produce
A Vigorous Body.
l<or sick headache, malaria, bil
iousness, constipation and kin
dred diseases, an absolute cure
TUTT'S Liver PILLS
Estate of John Pt Broun, Dec'd.
IWILL APPLY to the Jucge or Probate
of Sumter County OD June 17tb, 1899,
for a final discharge as Executor of afore
said 3tate.
TH03. DAVIS DAY, Ja.,
May 17-4t _Execn tor.
Derelict Estate of Jos* T. In
drews. Deceased*
IWILL APPLY to the Jodge of Probate of
Sumter CouDty OD June 21, 1899, for
a Fina! Discbarge as Administrator of afore
said Estate. SHEPARD NASH,
May 24-4t_C. C C. P. & G. S.
Derelict Estate of W. Smith An
drews, Deceased
1WILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of
Sumter County, OD Juoe 24, 1899, for a
Fioal Discbarge, as Administrator of afore
said Estate. SHEPARD NASH,
May 24-41* C. C. C. P. & G. S.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
SUMTER,
STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE
POSITORS SUMTER, S. C.
Paid up Capital.$ 75,000 CO
.Surplus and Profits - - - - 25,000 00
Additional Liability of Stock
holders in excess of their
stock. 75,000 00
Total protection to depositors, $175.000 00
Transacts a General Banking Busings.
Special attention given to collections.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
Deposits of $1 and npwards received. In
terest allowed at the rate of 4 per ce ot. per
annum, on amounts above $5 and not exceed
iog $300, payable quarterly, on first days of
January, April, July and October.
R M. WALLACE,
L. S. CABS ON, . President.
Cashier.
Everything in
DRUGS,
Soda Water,
AND
Cigars,
-AT
HUGHSON-LIGON GO.
Successors to J. S. Hugbson & Co.
MONAGHAN BLOCK
SUMTER. S. C.
MAKE OUK STORE YOUR HEAD
? QUARTERS WHEN YOU COME
TO TOWN.
THE BANK OF SUMTER,
SUMTER, S. C.
City and County Depositary
Capital stock paid D, . . $75,000 00
Undivided surplus, . . . 16,000 00
individual liability of stockholders
io exces3 of their stock, . 75,000 00
Transacts a general banking bu?iof ss ; also
bas a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of
Si and upward received. Interest allowed at
the rate of 4 {er cent, per annum, payable
semi-anDoallv.
W. F.'B. HAYNSWORTH, President.
MARION MOISE, W. F. RHAMR,
vice-President. Cashier.
Jan 13.
i RELIEF CAME.
i jgj gjjlL MKS. E. C. COLYER
i of Salubrity, Ga.., Aug. f
vfJrW^^ 8th> 1898>writo5: Ben*l
i uK&SpnS edicta has certainly j|
t>^r^85 r^ ^een a fessing to L
" Hvk^^s^k m^ s xteen year t
HEtt^Om ^daughter. She
*j jr^lf was i wretched r
*J f //All wk health and had j*
<j y ^^^HB^* missed fourmonthsA
j A wo bottles of Bea*
J edicta have entirely restored her health. L
J The monthly periods have returned
1 and arc now painless and regular, r
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* Do you suffer from Painful, Irregular W
or Suppressed Menstruation? Benedicta jj
j has cured many suffering women and ^
^wiil cure you in the privacy of your F
li me, without tl-< necessity of physi- p
j* clan's ex- k
laminations feIPV li^l l^iKi T
lMumrvel. it pOfF-OfilA
,v ons action \i l^.** h
fer m M B I
Jlnino or- if 0^ ^rtMAJLt &
JE J^mwsM S
j thens them so that the monthly periods
may bo regular and painless. Headache, t
4 Dizziness, Nervousness, that dragging p
sensation and those terrible pains in !
(j the back, hips and abdomen < "tckly
*9 di-appear. H* i
. k. I
\* Sold bv all Dragstets (<r *otA post-paid for
A box of Montlily" ResulatinK Pittston
sc in connection, isAviih each bottle & ;
% if !
ti LADIES BLUE BOOK sent free to any ad- ;
Tj dress. A sample box of "Monthly" Re^- ic j
jjulatlngPills sont for 10c. in stamps.*.
^Address, Woman's Department, New f !
J Spencer Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, Tenn. |
% J Mention this paper. fr
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SP ^ a9rr^ VJfVT^
So'd by FughsoG L: on Co.
Tiose Who Have
Cash to Spen
Prepare to spend it now.
The following items of interest to all desir
ing new seasonable merchandise.
^Hosiery.
20 doz black und tao Bose, piaio and
dwarf stitch 13cf 2 for 25c-elegant
value.
20 dczeo ladies black a d tan hose
plain and drop stitch 22c-beet value
ever sold for the mocey
25 dozen ladies black Hose, balance of
several lines some ss high as 65o,
none cheaper than 40c-all at 33o
Infants sos, sizes 4 to bh, white, black
and tan-17c, 3 for O 3
AU other qualities of oar infants and
children's Hose, reduced for this sale
Percals. Etc,
AU cf oar best Percals, light sod dark color?,
Derer sold for less than 12 c- DOW 10C
Balance of oar 8 and lCc Percals all at 7c
Small lot of fancy Lawed and Dimity, 10c
and 12 c quality to close them oat 9c
15 pieces colored Lawes, all good patterns
at 4c
The balance of our fancy Docks aod Piques,
lGc and 12 c qualities at 9c
Not mach of our 15c Cordette left, you caa
have the balacee at Ile
Four specials in Table
Damask.
i piece 64-io * bleached, all linen at 44c
j 1 pieca ?8-in f bleached, all linen at 69c
j 1 piece eo-in bleached, all lineo at 52c
'll piece 72-in bleached, all liaeo at 82c
Are surely needed these hot days. You j A1I ow olber DaOa3fes re aced for thifl 8aIe.
can supply yourself from .ur stock
Handkerchiefs
and it won't cost much either.
20 dcz embroidered and lace edge hdkfs at 5c
15 dcz white hemstitched handkerchiefs, a
good one for the price-3 for 2lc
20c white liceo Handkerchiefs, 3 for 0c
25c " " " 3 fer 65c
35c " " " 3for90c
See oar embroidered Handkerchiefs at 9, 13,
18, 22, 29 and 34c.
INFANTS WHITE LAWN AND LACE
CAPS-AT COST.
Children's white and tao duck hats at 22c
Balaoce of our 40c da ~k hats at 29c.
SPECIALS IN
Striped and White
Plaid Lawns.
3 lots stripes and plaid at 7c, 8fc, Kfc-all
new desirable goods-prices cut for this
sale only.
1 piece 34-io white Pique Ile
See our specials io white Piques at ll, 19,
23}, 27} and 33c
Specials in Towels.
20 dczeo all lineo buck Towels 19 x40
inches, grand Taloeat 17c
A small lot ooly of Tarkish Towels 22 x 48
inches-wbila the last, 21c
10 dozen all linen Damask Towels 22x45
elegantly fringed 23c, no more at this price
after these are sold.
3 Soap Drives.
Ask to see oar Eighth Weeder Soap, a Soo
tar soap, for this sale 4c cake
100 boxes Buttermilk Soap, 3 cakes to box,
9c box.
75 boxes splendid Toilet Soap, 3 cakes to
box, 14c box
Mattings
AT WAY BELOW VALUE PRICES.
3 pieces fancy Matting at 12 C
pieces fancy Hatting at 16 c
5 pieces fancy Matting at 21c
3 pieces fancy Ma tiing at 26c
Bemoan ts of Matting less than cost.
BELTS.
All styles and sizes from 26-in. to 44-in-ranging in price
from 15c to $1.00
j.
Hammock* !
Hammocks, Hammocks
Hammocks.
WE HAVE A LOT OF SAMPLE HAM
* MOCKS
That we are offering at prices that cannot
be duplicated from regular stock.
These Hammocks are first quality and big values. When this
lot is sold no more can be had at same price.
The Hammocks season is at hand and every house needs one
or more to render it comfortable. If you need one let us
3upply your] wants.
Bats in variety at all
prices*
Spalding and Reach
Balls. $1.00 Down.
Catchers9 Mitts. Basemen
Mitts. Fielder's Gloves.
From the best professional $7.50 Mitt
down to Bov's 25e Mitt.
j Co.
Liberty Street,