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WEDNESDAY, O OT 4.1899 Entered at the i'ost Office at Sumter.S G., as Second Glass Mztter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Ra bert Broa a-Lands for Sale SM Wilson-R P Seed Oats Tbe Back of Sumtej-Statement. Estate cf Mis3 Mattie M Stuckey-Citation. H. L. Scarborough, Treasurer-Notice to Taxpey ers. _ PBBSON LT" Mr. B R Nash is in the city. Mr. E. E. Rem bert was in the city Monday. Mr. E. P. Bicker bas returned from a trip to California. Miss Sosie Kaile, of Camden, was in the city I*st week. Miss Ethel Parrott is visiting ber brother, Mr. L. I.'Parrott.. Hrs. A. C. Docker went to Charleston last * Friday afternoon. Mr. B.' D. Smith, of Lynchburg, spent Monday in town. Mira Sligh, of Qcela, Fla , is the guest of Mrs. A J. China, N M.-L. Smith, Esq , of Camden, is io the % ci tv attending court. Mr. Frank E. Holman left Monday even ing for Philadelphia. ^ Dr. Wallace, of G res a ville, spent last Thursday in the city. Miss Marie Telcber bas gone to Davis Sta tion to teach school. Col. Riebard Dosier returned several days ago from Glenn Springs, Mr. W. H. Flower bas gone to Florence to enter the A. C. L. service After several month's absence Mrs Jane E Team bas returned to the city. Messrs. E.V. Green and Ellis C. Green are in the city for a few days stay. Mr. J. M. Dick, of Stateburg, was in the city for a few days stay last week. . Mr. and Mrs. W. J. McKain, of the Rural section, were in the city last week. Misses Mamie and Nina Dove nave been visiting friends in the city this week. Miss Lucy Graham has gone to New York tc visit ber sister, Mrs. W. L. Brower. Messrs W. J. Young and T. D. McLeod, orRembtrt, were in tba city Mooday. Capt. A.if - Freeland was io the city Fri . day to attend tbe funeral of his wife. Mrs. A. L Sicker has returned from Mer cer, Ma i where sae spent the summer. Mrs H F. Wilson , and M .33 Law ere at home from their stay in the mountains. Miss Rita Keene who bas- been visiting friends left Friday afternoon for home. Miss Maude E.. Aman, of Mechanicsville, has gone to the Coin ubis Female College. M 38 Jessie Moise h aa gone to New York, where she will visit ber eister, Mrs. Davis. Miss Kate Moses. Of Philadelphie, is 00 a visit to ber brother, Mr. Altamont Moses The family of Gen. S.W. Moise is at home after tbeir summer stay on Sullivan's Island, . Mrs. Eli Jackson, of Oraogeburg County, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. C. Weston Mc Graw. The Misses Solomons, who have spent the summer at Asheville, N. C , here returned borne. . Miss Theo Lopez left Tuesday afternoon for Philadelphia, where she will continue hex. studies. Mr. M. G. Ry lien berg, who has spent the summer in New York, returned to the dry Sunday. Mrs. Thomas Buskins, of Bisbopville, .rs visiting her sister, Mrs. B. R. Ingram, in Concord. Miss Claire Kinard, of Columbia, visited the family of Maj. W. F. B. Baynswootb last week. Capt. C S. Netti :?. U. S. A., has been in the city several day looking1 for recruits for tbe army. Mis3 Beulah Rbaaae, who has been on a visit to friends and relatives in. Athens, Ga., has returned home. Miss AT nie P. Ewell, who baa been spend ing the past three months in Virginia, feas returned to the city. Miss Arabella Muses, after a stay of two .months in Asheville, returned home last Thursday afternoon. Miss Marion Girardeau, of Richmond, Va., is spending a while in tbe city with ber aunt, Miss Mary H Girardeau. - Miss Lizzie Smith, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs H. D. Boyd, returned to ber borne io Tennessee last Thursday. * Mrs J. Walters, who bas been spending several months with her mother at Hickory, 5. C.. returned to the city a few days ago. I Mr. W. A. Alston, of Hagood, lefr Mor day{evening for Philadelphia to enter the College of Pharmacy, of the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. R. S. Cautheo, cf Kershaw, spent Fri day ia the city on bis way to Baltimore where r be viii take tbe second year's course in the Medica] College. Mr. C. W. Stansill, Jr , is back from a few weeks' trip. After a week io Baltimore be spent some time 00 the Chesapeake, io Vir ginia, and in North Carolina. Mr Vivian Mosee; wbo graduated from the Sooth Carolina College in June, passed the Junior law examination st the opening of college and wiii complete bis law course this seasjoo. Miss Susie Darr bas resigned ber position with the Diamond Rack at Store, and bas ac cepted a similar one with the Sumter Dry Goods Co., and entered upon her duties 00 Monday. Mise Laura Mood leaves this week for "v Norfolk, Va., where sb? will devote herself to No ice culture. She will study under Miss Mary Ewell, a singer favorably known to Sumter people Mr. R. A. Crsxton, of Dannville, Va., the pioneer tobacco warehouseman of South Carolina, having been manager of tbe first warehouse established at Florence, was in the city today attending tbe premium sale. Misses Euroa and Hallie Saunders, of Ha good, are in the city. Miss Annie Barnwell of Su-.teburg is in the city to-day. W. A. Dycbes, Wbaley, S. C, writes: Eav<; used Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine 10 ye*rs for indigestion, bad cold3 and tired feelings. One dealer sold rxe /flin's saying is was the same, but will not be fooled again. "Licerty Street resembles a wagon yard more thin a public thoroughfare some days. Wagons with teams and without are lined up along the curbing and in tee middle of the street for boors at a time and sometimes the jam is so great at certain points that it is difficult for vehicles to pass. The street sh*, ld net 0- converted into a wagoo lot, bot should be kept open for teams to pass. - - II ? mm - Wedding Presents. Sterling Sliver Knives and Forks, Optical Goods, Watches, Clocks and other goods jost arrived. AH watch work and jewelry repairing promptly done. At Hoyt's. Oct. 4 MARRIED. At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. B. R Nash, the parents of tbe brideA at 5 30 o'clock, yesterday afternoon, Miss Daisy Na3h and Mr. Douglas Ch;n were united in mar riage, Dr C C Browo, performing the cere J mony.- The marriage ceremony was witness I ed by the immediate family and a few inti mate frieods. Mr. China and bis bride left for New York on the 6 o'clock train immediately after. They will spend a momb or six weeks visiting points of interest in tbe North and Canada before returning to tbis city, which will be their home. Both Mr. China and bis wife are well known in this city Nand their many friends uoit8 in wishing them every happiness. The marriage of Miss Rose Luelle Simpson to Mr. William Lawrence O'Dwyer, of Sa ran nab, Ga., occurred at the residence of Father Kenny last evening at 6 30 o'clock. The wedding was a very quiet affair, no cards being issued. So well did tbe young couple keep tbe secret of their engagement ..men took place quite a while ago, that their mar riage will be a surprise to their many friends Tbs bride, wbo is 'a daughter of Mr. W. fl. Simpson, is a young lady of cbarming per sonality and very pretty, winning many friends wherever she goes by her sweet ways and many graces. She will be sadly missed by tbe ones she leavea in Jacksonv ll . The groom is traveling freight agent of tbe Flor ida Central and Peninsular Railway, also of the Georgia and Alabama. Railway, with headquarters in Savannah. Be is a man of sterling worth, a valued employee, and sure to rise in tbe business world. The.bride and groom left last night for a short trip to Co lumbia, S. C , after which they will return to Savannah, where they will make their future borre Their maoy friends in tbis city and other points will join in w iahiog them a very happy life and bright future - Jackson ville (Fla.) Metropolis, Sept. 27. MARRIAGE. Carde have been issued announcing tbe 'marriage of Miss Alma McCown, of Darling ton, and Mr. E H. Gilfillio, of Greenville, in the Presbyterian Church, Darlington, S. C , on October 18th. . DEATH. Miss Elvira Finn, the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Finn, died at 12 o'clock last night after several weeks illness of typhoid fever. Miss Finn lay at the point of death for several weeks, but for the last week or ten days ttere bad been a gradual but mark ed improvement and ber parents and heir many friends had every reason to hope for and expect ber early restoration to health. Last night there was a change for tbe worse and she died in a few minutes of beart failure. Miss Finn bad just reached womanhood and ber death is ona of the saddest that bas occurred in tbis city. Her grief Strickes pa rents have the sincere sympathy of the entire community in their great and sore bereave ment. The fonerai services will be held at Mr. Finn's residence tomorrow morning at ll o'clock. > ^ Mrs. A.N Freeland died at ber boote in this city last Thursday after only a few hours illness. She was taken sick that morning and in a short time became unconscious and did cot rally before death ensued. The de ceased was the daughter of the late J. J. Chandler, o ' this county, and a sister of Messrs. Jos D. and W. S. Chandler and Mrs. W. T. Brogdon. Funeral services were held in the Presbyterian Church Friday afternoon at. half-past shree o'clock. Rev. W. S. Richardson died at bis borne io Key West, Fla. of yeliow fever, on Sept. 14, aged 74 years. Be was a member of tbe Florida Conference, but lived in South Caro lina for years. Be married the daughter ot Rev. D'. A. Foxwortb io this county, and lived io Sumter for many years He was also engaged io merchandizing in this place shortly after the war. Died on Sunday, the day of its birth, an infant of Judge and Mrs . W Buchanan. The interment tookplaceoo Monday morning at 9 o'clock.-Wioosboro News and Herald. RELIGIOUS. The meetiBg3 held by Rsv. Arthur Crane in the Baptise Church are being largely at tended. His ssrmon tonight will be on "The Suicide." The Bank of Sumter statement published today shews $211,261 27 on deposit. Remember the Business League meets to night There was a big crowd in town Saturday and trade was brisk. Miss McDonald held ber Fall Opening yes terday and today. The King's Daughters will meet this after noon at 4 30 o'clock with Miss Bessie Jervey. The macadam work on Main Street is prac tically completed and the roller will go out of service until the next job is undertaken. Eat plenty, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest wost you eat. lt cure3 all torms of dyspepsia and stomach troubles, fc R Gam ble, Vernon, Tex., says, "It relieved me from the start and cured me. It is UOPV my ever lasting friend "-Hughsoo-Ligon Co. Rev. Wm. Aiken Kelly was pounded Mon day night by his congregation and a few o'ber friends not members of his flock, wbo, bear ing ibat the members of tbe congregation ioteoded pounding their pastor, j iced io to make tbe visitation memorable. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup cocqcers croup at once, ceres the cbild, and thus saves many a life Mothers need not fear that dreadful disease, if they have this reliable remedy at band It is sold by al! druggists for 25 cents. The negro horse thief captured on Satur day afternoon appears not to be Biil Dixon after ail, and as ibere is no doubt of his guilt in stealing a horse in Wedgefield he w.-s put on trial this morning for thii offense. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup is tbe best medi Cine for sore ibroat, laryngitis, quinsy or tonsilitis. Every drop of it soothes aud heals A twenty-five cent bottle of this won j derful remedy will cure a cougb or cold in ; j one dav. Several of the largest merchants say that : trade on Satorday was the best in many ! years. The clerks were rushed ali day. Health Officer Reardon is chasing around ! the city to see that be aoti-hog ordioance is obeyed He bas found a few bogs and pigs ', in tbe city and bas bid them removed. "Wheo our beys were almost dead from whoop!oj; cough, our doctor gave Ore Min- ; ute Cough Cure They recovered rapidly," writes P. B. Belles. Argyle, Pa. It cures coughs, colds, grippe and ali throat and lung troobles -Hugbson-Ligon Co. The Summer Light Infantry reached home from tbe Dewey celeoration ;n New "fork Monday morning. Tbe boys all had a fine time and tbey were busy all day relating their experiences to interested friends. COUBT CONVENES Tbe October term of court convened Mon day morniog with Judge Klugb on tbe bencn Tbe grand jury was charged briefly by Hts Honor and eeveral indictments were given ont by Solicitor Wilson. The petit jory was ^ called and court organized for business be fore a recese was taken for dinner. v The following hnsicess has btun tracsacted by the court : The State vs Early P. Lee, forgery-con tinued. The Stare vs Charlie MtEiveen, assault f.od battery with intent to kill-continued from June term. Not guilty. The State ve June Stokes, violation of dis pensary law-ool orossed. The State v? Jefferson Geddis, appeal from magistrate-ended. The State vs Calvin Rodgers and Charles Hill, violation of the dispensary law-true bill. The State vs Ricnard Wright, Jack Harrell and William Bradford, highway robbery true bill. Bradford was found guilty, and was sentenced to 18 months on the chain gaDg. Wright and Harrell have never been apprehended. Lawrence Jefferson-Assault with intent to kill. Continued by defendaot Tbe State vs Wm. Goldstein-horse steal ing. Guilty : sentence, three years in peni tentiary. This was the mao arrested on last Saturday for stealing the horse and buggy of Rev. W. M Murray at Wedgefield, and who was at first was thought to be Wm. Dickson, the Manning horse thief and murderer. The health-restorer and healtb-maiotaicer, Dr. M.A. Simmons Liver Medicine strength ens the nerves, makes yon plump and comely, and enriches the complexion with nature's choicest colors. . Simeon's Sq'iaw Vine Wine or Tablets insure rapid recovery of mother after child birth. The brick for the new telephone factory were ordered from Ryttenberg's brick yard last Thursday and the other material needed is being ordered as rapidly as possible. Work will probably begin this week if the., side track from the A. C. L. is completed tb the factory site by tbat tine. Neither Columbia nor any other of the towns in the central or eastern sections of the State can tonch Sumter as a cottoo market, and it is admitted Dy all candid and well posted people, the Colombia State, for lio3tance, that Sumter leads other plac -3 in prices by a fourth of a cent. AT GRAHAM'S : Car load extra nice Kentucky driving and saddle Horses. Native Red Rust Proof Oats. Carriages, Baggies, Wagons and Harness. Sept 27 Th.9 County Board Meeting The County Board of Commissiocers met in regular monthly meeting on Monday, Oct. 2d. Present, commissioners, Dorn, Scarbor ough, McNerl, Rhodes, McLeod, and Jenkins Besides the approval of a number of claims there was not much done. The fellowing a e some of the matters before the boe.rd: An account for advertising the notice of Board of Registration was, on the advice of the County Attorney, not approved ; the written opinion of the attorney being that amendments made by tbs Legislature to the Registration Act takes away the authority conferred in that particular. It was decided to grant the request of City Council for opening the driveway on the C. H. jard sufficient to allow vehicles to turn. H. F. Wilson, Master, requested permission to use bis present office instead of tb office np stairs in the Court House, which is not comfortable. Consideration was deferred until the next regular meeting. Mr. J. A. Schwerin asfced the endorsement by the board of bis petition to the Sta;e Board of Control for the continuation of his beer privilege, but the board considered the matter oot in their province and declioed-to act. Superintendent of bridge force, M. W. Cummings, asked for a raise of salary to $35 per month, consideration of which was postponed until nr-xt regular meeting. The cotton weigher at Mayesville was in structed to test bis scales with test weights The board wiil bold an extra meeting on October 9th, for such t?usioes3 as Cid oot re ceive attention, ai this me 'ing. HORSE THIEF CAPTURED. Saturday afternoon a negro drove up to Harby's stable with a horse and boggy which he endeavored to sell to Mr. C W. Stacsell for $20. Mr. Stacsell suspected that the team was stolen and sent for a policeman, detaining the negro until Policeman Sey mour arrived The negro was arrested and placed in the guard boose He said his name was William Goldstein. Io appearance he fitted the published description of Bill Dixon, the Clarendon County boree thief and murderer, and a closer examination of his body revealed the fact that be had scars on one hand, forehead and the rear portion of one thigh similar to scars said to be on Dixon's body. He was clean shaven and a part of bis eye brows were shaven off, and in those particu lars he differed from Dixon's description He denied emphatically that be was Dixon. Soon after Goldstein wes arrested Rev. Murray, colored, of Wedgefield, arrived -in the city in pursuit of his horse and buggy, which bad been stolen from a hitching rack in Wedgefield, and he immediately claimed and identified as bis the horse and buggy which Goldstein attempted to sell at Harby'3 stable. Goldstein tried to break out of the guard boase Saturday evening and had broken the lock of his cage and would have made his escape in a few minutes more if one of the policemen bad not gone to tbe guard house at the time He was then taken tc the jail ano" put into the steel cage. He addi's stealing the horse and buggj- in WedgeSe'd. tut pleads MS an excuse t at he was drunk wben he did so. AB will be seen from tbe court proceedings Goldstein bas been tried, convicted and Een tenced. Millions of dollars, is the value placed by Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrisburg, Pa , on the life of ber child, which be s*ved from croup by the use of One Minute Ccugb Cure. It cures all coughs, colds and throat and lung trou bles.- Hr.ghron-Ligon Co. The citiz3us of Sumter should remember that no trash can be placed oo the streets unless put in boxes or barrels, convenient to fe handled : and in no event must garbage of any kiud be put on the streets after 10 o'clock in the morning "It did me more good than tfnything 1 ever used. My dyspepsia was or mootb9 staod ' ing ; after eating it was terrible Now 1 am well.,: wriies S B Keener, Hoisiogtoa, K>is of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, lt digests what ; you eat - Hugbson-Ligon Co. --mtmm> ? . ii House Burned. Tiie dwelling house on the farm of A B. I Stuckey, Btq , near Providence, WHS de stroyed bv fire last Friday night aoout 1 o'clock. Toe fire caughi from a defectiva : s'ove flue The house waa a five room cot j tage, and w s insured for $225 in the Home Mutua! Fire Proiecion Association of New ! berry, S. C. THE PREMIUM TOBACCO SALE. The Warehouse Filled With the Golden Weed Thne premium sale at the Tobacco Ware house jesterday was a COT olete and grattfriogr success. Tbe warehouse floor wes es full of j tobacco as it could bold aod the piles were all large. This tobacco c me from ail parts of tbia coady and trom Clarendon and Flor ence counties. There were altogether about 40,030 pounds or more on the floor, and, for this year, when all tobacco ia off grade, the average of quali ty was exceptionally high. Without an ex ception the warehousemen from Danville, Va., three of whom were present, aod the numerous buyers from the otber markets io this State, North Carolina and Virginia, all pronounced as their judgment that the sale was one to be proud of and tba; the tobacco sold at the top of the market. There were ten or more outside buyers at the sale, nd the competition was strong and sharp. Taking the whole sale through, tbe average price was hign, and as a rule, every body was weil pleased and folly satisfied with tba prices received for tbe tobacco, while the lacky prize winners declared the premium sale to be a great thing There were of course, some who were dissatisfied and took in their tobacco, bot they were comparative ly few in number* The best fe a ti; e of the sale was the large crowd pres ot, many of them being mere lookers <~n who attended the sale to get post ed on prices. Not a few of them who bad no tobacco on the floor bad expected to bring a part of their crop to the sale, bot the dry, cold weatber^during the past week prevent ed baodliog and grading, and at least ten to twenty ttoasand pounds was kept away from the sale on account of the weather. The prizes on grades were awarded by the following committee : J. H. Wilson, mana ger the Central Warehouse, Danville, Va., W. T. Keeling, of theCabel Warehouse, Dan ville, Va . and T. J. Abbott, of DanvMle, Va. The orizes were awarded as follows : W. J. Turbeville, finest mahogany wrap pers, $20. L P. Hardy, finest white wrappers, $25. D. H Welsh, fioest s.nokeis. $10. J B. Holiid^y, finest strips, $10. J. W. FlemiDg, fine9t cotters, $i0. The other prizes were awarded at the con clusion of the sale and President Altamont Moses, of the Business League, paid over to the fortunate winoers the amounts they bad won. Tbe prizes on quality of tobacco sold and average was as follows : W. J Turbeville, greatest number cf pounds. $25. y W. J. Turbeville, largest check, $15. D. B Young, highest aversge on over 1,003 pounds, $20. L. P. Hardy, highest average on over 500 pounds, $15. Dr. M. A. Simmons Liver Medicine bes greatly benefited others and is reasonably certain to do you good. Try it 1 Quick, easy labor and rapid recovery are guaranteed by ose of Simmons Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets. Native Red Rust Proof Oats for sale by W. M.Graham. Sept 27 The Liverpool cotton quotations went off Friday as wan anticipated,and the spot market declined also, but oot so much as the Liver pool market. A Wron It is a mistake to suppose that baby must come with great pain and suffering. An expectant mother need only use the wonderful lini ment called MOTHER'S FRIEND to escape the dread, danger, pain, distress and nervousness. DrU gists seU IMS liniment for SI a battle. Avives are in vited to send for our ;-e illustrated book. It will tell them things . cy ought to know. TEE BRADFIELD l ECtTLATOB CO.. Atltata, Ga M Rust Proof Oats For Mi ~(\f\ BUSHELS choice Red Rust Proof t)\J\J Oats, Grown and selected carefully torseea. Free from wheat, rye or other eram. E. M. WILSON, Oct 4.-2t Mayesville, S. C. RAISE MULES. LOFTY PRINCE" Will be at my farm, one mile West of the city, until October 1st. After this date 1 e will be at Lynchburg cr Wells X Roads. He is 15 baods high, black with white I points and is r>red up ia the purple. Charges Si0 for the season. Sep 12-41 SHEPHARD NASH, Sumter, S C. FALL OPENiNO -OF PATTERN HATS & BONNETS, Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 4th-and-Oct. 5th Mrs. L. Atkinson Has just returned from Sew York where she selected a complete line of HVti ll i ne ry iu all the latest novelties. She has &n czscricnccd Northern Trimmer To seist h( r this season, and promises the' Ndies n handsome assortment of Pattern Hits j - copies of thv newest desigos in Paris Mais show:) in New York, (.'ali UT opening day ti at. 1 ttie ladies wi.I take pleasure in snowing }(.n the Hats Store room nfXl door to Banket Sumter. Sep 27 CURES WHERE ALL F.L6 FAILS. fe T sos C3t Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Uso gs fcgj in time. Sui<l by druggists._Jell Soo DROPS AVegetablePicparatio for As similating bcroodandRegula ting the S tomachs andBowels of INTENTS ^CHILDREN Promotes IKgiestion.Cheeiful nessandRest.Contains neither Opitim,Morphiiie nor Mineral. NOT NARCOTIC. 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