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??o c WEDNESDAY, JAN 3, 1900. Entered at the t*ost O?ice at Sumter. S O., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Bank of SurMfr-Statement. Estate of Julius J. My or j--Final Dischargf. S. C. & G Extension R Fl. Co -Schedule PERSONAL,. Mr. Tboma3 Wi'son wus in thecity Monday. Mr. T. G. McLeod was in tb? cit? Tuesday. - Mr. F. F. Cooper was in ?ho city las: week. Mr. Frank M. Spans is ic tbe city ?or a few days stay. Col. J. H. Wilson, of Mayesvi!ie, spent .Monday ia.town. Miss Maggie Ric?, of Denmark, is visiriog Mis3 Mag Graham Mra. Theo. Phelps has gone to Darlington to visit ber daughter. Mrs. Mitchell Levi has gone cn a visit to bar .parents io Coicago. Miss B-rtha Kease, of Anderson, ia visit? ing Mrs J. M. Chandler. Miss Linnie McLaorin, of the Winthrop College, spent Christmas at horns. M?83 Mamie Commander, cf this city, is visiting friends in Timmoosviiie Coi. J. D. Blanding, who has been visiting ia Augusta, has returned to t&e city. Mr. and Mrs. Ellie D. Law, cf Burke, vis? ited at Mr. Shepard Nash's last week. Mr Thomas Adam left for New York last Wednesday night for a few day3 stay. Miss Maggie Bradbam has returned from Florence, where she spent tbe holidays Dr Lea. Wbtte, of States*il?e, N C., vis? ited bis father, Mr. A. White, last week. Mr Hazel Brand ?and Miss Buford Brand returned to Auga3ta yesterday motaiog. Mr. H. M. Sanders left last Thurs lay night for Winston. N C , to spend a few days. Mr. Wa!t?t Britton, a brother of Mr. H L. 3. Welis. ?3 in tbe city to spend sometime. M133 Agnes Moses, wno has been visiting friends to Virginia, ha3 returned to thecity. Miss Margaret Richardson has returned from Charleston, wbcre she spent the holi? days. Mr M G Rettenberg returned to the city Mondav morning after a week'3 s^y tn New York. " Mr. J. B. Miller has gone to Union, S. C , to fill a posiron io the Vindicator job print? ing office. Miss Mamie Diokins, who bas neen visiting relatives in Greenville, is expected borne tots afternoon. Mr. M. C Hallett, of Boston, Maes., is ia thecity on a visit to hts brother-in-law, Mr W. B. Burns. Mr. J. S. Richardson, Jr-, after spending the holidays with relatives here has returned to Macon, Ga. Mr. J. N. Brand, of Wilmington., N C, and Mr. Hazel Brand, of Augusta, Ga , were in tbe cit? Sandav. i Misses Alice and Nita Barby and Rosa and Sadie Moses returned to Converse Coi- j lege yesterday morning. Ex-Judge J. H. Hodson, bf Beonettsville, attended tbe quarto-centennial celebration ot Dr. C. C. Brown's pastorate. Mrs. D. S. Moore, wbo bas been visiting st tbe borne of Mr. T. J. Whitton, returned last eight to ber home in Sumter -Florence Times, Dec 30 Mr. Joe Warren, wbo has been with tbe Wilmiogtoc Telepbooe Exchange during the . past year, resigned Thursday and baa accept? ed a position in Charlestoo with the Bell Telephone company. He stopped over io thia city Friday on his way to Charlestoo. - . Misses Jaoette Steroberger, of Greensboro, K. C., Rosa Steroberger, of Philadelphia, and Miss Sim?os, of Cleveland, 0., are visit? ing the Misses Strauss, of Mayesville. Connty Superintendent of Education Rem bert bas rented tbe Branson place, on tbe Bithopville road, about two miles from the Court House, aod bas moved from bis former residence in this city. Mr. aod Mrs. Hal Dick of Sumter arrived -ia the city yesterday a?d will io the future make Columbia their borne. Mr. Dick bas accepted a position as traveling salesmen for the new wholesale grocery company of which Mr. W A. Jehnsoo is presideot. Colombia extends to him and bis family a cordial welcome.-The State Jao. 2. Dr. C. C. Browo bas been celebrating the twenty-fifth anniversary of bis pastorate in Sumter. The Sumter Baptists have been blessed for a quarter of a centory. We do not know for wbat Dr. Brown's initials \ stand, bot assume bis full name is Christo? pher Columbus Dr. Brown isa discoverer, and the man who does that is a benefactor to hie kind. Dr. Brown can and does ridicule, bot bis heart is big, and everyone koowa it. He discovers work also and doe3 it. His unrewarded labors *or the eged ministers of bis denomination alone entitled him to a crown of glory, if human mind3 can judge. The world would be much nearer salvation were there more exponents of religion and manhood like C. C. Brown-State. Tuesday was salesday, and a large crowd was in the city. Ooe horse was ?old-Tuesday by the sheriff under foreclosore proceedings. The first snow of the winter commenced falling Sunday afternoon, and wben it ceased that night the ground was covered to a depth of two inches. Tbe negroes baa an emancipation celebra? tion io thia city Monday There was quite a crowd, but no surplus of enthusiasm. The thermometer registered 16 degrees above zsro-16 degrfes below the freezing point-yesterday morning. Tbe railroad offices and banks observed Monday as a holiday, otherwise business tr s s transacted as usual. Qoite a number of negroes have gone within the past few weeks to South Georgia .ad Florida to work on the turpentine farms. The Bank of Sumter. The Bank of Sumter shares in the general prosperity of the coooty aod city of Sumter, ?od a glance at the statement for the fourth quitter of 1899 will show io figores the satis? factory condition of ihe bank at the close of the past year. The deposit account is un usoally large-well past tbe (parter million mark-and every other item of the statement is calculated to make the directors and stock? holders congrat?late themselves anew that ' they bold stock io this inntitutioo. We coo- I grat?late the officers of tbe Bank of Sumter j os tbe growth of business during the past j year, aod wish them a greater degree of pros? perity daring 1900. MARRIED. i I i -- i ? i Ur. S. Muswell Cray iou -?od M-55 Annie | McBee, both o? Greenville S. C., were uci:ed ! io marriage in tb t cit" yesterday. Miss McBee is the daogbter of Mr. A lei. McBee, j so-iciii-g freight -^?-.ut f?r '5e Southern j Railway, wno ss ?cite was Misa A no'.'.- Cross- , ! ?e??, daughter of ibel-te Mr. JtfFCross weil, ! ; of tb:? county. - ? Mr J Frack Pate and Mrs. A^hte McDow-I I (?!i were married hst Tbr.rsd*v nigh; ai the | ! heme- of tb* tatter or. Council St:e-:, Mt v. V.". ? j A Keiiy ;.-rfjrmi:'C th? ceremony The ; i marriage was an enfi-f sarpri e *o the! ? irrer;ds of Doth, ?a no one hid two taken iato. j their CGnfjdeoo until a. short time before ile j I ceremcny. i Mr. M. M. Huggins aod Miss Sa-Iie Phil- j j ?ics were married at Catchall oo Sunday last } I by Rev. Mr. Ba:lay. I j ? Mr. James D. Biar.ding. Jr , of ibis county, ? j and Miss Willie Dar?en,"o? Gaiccsvi?e, Fia,, were married at the residence of Mr. J.irnfs I Doig. th,- bride's uncle, or; Thursday, Leceo ! ber 23th, Rev. Mr. Way, cfhV.anng After j the ceremony a weddiDg dtnr.er was serged j before Mr. Biaadiog end bis bride left for j Jacksonville, where they spent s day and i night, on Their way to this city ! Qaite a scrprlre wes in store for the people of Greenwood and Hodges last Ta essay ! night when it became known that Mr C C. Rbame. and Miss Eva E?l:s bad *ieo mnrried. Miss Eva was a student of the city Graded School here and was spending the tolid-iys with her mother a;jd grand-parents at Hodges. Slr. Rhaae wbo is employed by the indes, went up Sunday a.'tprnoon and the two cime down on th? "cmnon ball" j Tuesday night, repaired to the residence of J Rev. R. A Child and wer.-'married tbere by that divine. The couple is quite a yceng one. Miss Eiiis is a dangh er of the ?ate Jo?hna E.?is, of Eodees. and is quite ?in attr?crive giri. Mr Rb>i;2e i? * son cf Mr. C. L. Rhame, of Sumter. H? hs3 been in charf:? of the job department of Tb? lodes for sane months and is a young man of promise The young couple have the best wisse? of the entire Index force.-Green? wood Indes, Dec 28 On Wednesday nicht. Decembpr 27th, Mr. J W. Robertson and Miss Leila DanUp were united tn marriage Th? ceremony was per? formed by Rev. B M Robertson in Pisgah Church. Both p-irt:es were from Smithville township. Mr. John B DesCbamps acd Mrs. M. A. Law, were married at the residence of the bride, at E-.liott, on Tbursdny afternoon, December 23, 1893. at 4 30 o'clock, Rev. Y. R. Ga3ton, cfSriating. . Mr. Robert K. Breeden, of Benneits?ille, was married to Miss Lotte Moore, of Marl noro ccunty, on Christmas day, at the resi? dence of the bride's parents, Rev. W. B. Baker officiating. The grcom was a resident of Sumter for several ycar3, and bas many friends here who es?end congratulations and be3t wieb?8 MeCutehen-Garland Goodwill, Dec 28.-The residence of Mr J. H. Garland, of Sardinia, was the scene of a very pretty marriage ceremony yesterday at ll o'clock a. m. The contracting partie, were Dr. T. M. McCotcben, of Mayesvilles ' and Miss Lottie Garland, of Sardinia. Dr. McKay of Brick Cborcb, officiated io ths presence of a few of the relatives aod frieode of the families After the informal lunch the bridal party drove through the country by way of King stree to Indiantowo to visit tbe mother and relatives of tbe groom. Cilidel meo of the class o? ;86 and M. D 's '93 will be pleased to know that their former fellow-student ?bas, omit up a good practice io the Blackriver section of Somier county, where be located six years ago. We all con? gratulate bim upoo securing tbe fairest flower of Sardio;* to Garland his home. DEATH. Mrs. Iogr.m, the widow of the late Dr J. I.-Ingram, of Manning, died at the borne of ber soQ-io law, Mr. R. 0. Purdy, of this city, oo Saturday afternoon, aged 73 years. Sbe had been ill for several mootbs and ber suf? fering, which was great, was borne with patient fortitude Her remains were taken to Manning Sunday where the funeral ser? vices were held Monday. DEATH IN AUGUSTA. Mrs. J. Walter Doar, Formerly a Momberoi the Chronicle Staff, Passes Away. Tbe death of Mra. J. Walter Doar at her residence on Greene street la6t night will dim for many Angostaos their New Year joy. She was a lady widely known and beloved. Great of heart and of high intellectual attain? ment, she endeared all with whom she came in contact and ber death comes as a great shock at the season of general rejjicing. Her contributions to the Chronicle bad establish? ed her reputation ?3 a writer of more than ordinary merit, abd her S'goed articles were, up to the time of her i?ne9?. watched for eagerly by many readers. She bad long been ill. Seized with an at? tack of pnenmocis many months ago ber active spirit could iii endure a conSoeraent of sickness. She went out before convalescence was complete and the result was a relapse, which deTeloped into tbat dreaded disease, consumption. For some days it would seem that the end was near, but ber loving hus? band clung to the bop? tb*t she might yet be spnred him many years. The end was calm and tranquil. Like a babe to its slumbers sbe pss?ed into tbe great hereafter. As tbe old year drew to ?ts e-d ber sonl took its flight to ita Maker, ?nd she went forth to greet the new year in tbe land wbere sickoess il not and pain and sortow are unknown Mrs. Doar is dead, and beyond 1er immediate relatives none will miss her more truly than her confreres of the press.-Angosta Chroni? cle, Jan. 1. Special Y. M. C. A Meetirjg. A special meeting of the V. M. C. A. will be held in the association hal! at 8 o'clock tomorrow, Thursday, evening. All interest? ed persons are invited to be present. - ----.. - - Miss Annie E. Gunning, Tyre, Mich , says "?J suffered a long time from dyspepsia : lost flesh ?nd became very weak Kndol Dvspfp sia Car? completely cured me " It digests what ycu eat aod cures al! form* of stomach trouble. It nevsr fails to give immediate relief in the worst cases. J. S. Hugbsoo k Co. City Council Meeting. The council held the regular semi mooth!? meeti'-g ?t 6 O'clock !aet Wednesday evening with ii-.vcr Hngoson, Aldermen Burst, Ep? person, Finn, Purdy and Flowers present. Tbe minutes of the ?jest:; zs livid Decem? ber 14th and 2let were read and approved. Mr. Finn for the committee appointed to ascertain the cos* of reo-iiiicg ur-', enlarging the No 2 Hcsc- Co betiding reported ?b*: h;3 committee had consulted erith a contractor and found tba? it would to cheaper io eric: . ne? building than to rei's?r an? rr??H.;:? tbe o'd building. Go motion of Mr. Finn it ws3 resolved to erect two ?ew buildings, one or? t::c- lot re cectly pur based {'roto th? Coben hilson i P?lale arid tbe other on the site of tbe prf-scnt 1 No. 2 reel house-; the buildings to be d UP li- { carr? Aldermen Finn we.s added to tbs | commitree cu bailing. Mr. Finn rpportrtj in reference to the loca- I tioo cf th? mail bczes. Mrs. Wbittemore, the postmistress, bad consulted with bim. i and ftsked that the r.oies ce located a* sug? gested by council, except as to tbe o?e at the A. C. ii- depot, which she thought would have to tie placed at the corner of Bartlett Street. The mailer w*s again referrfd to the j cocnisime with iosiructiocs to have the bczes erected, one to b pkctd et the depot, if pos? sible. Tbe cocccil decided to locate one of the new arc "lights at tbe corner cf Republican and Sumter street:-. This leakes only ore mere arc light to be located, i>nd tb:s will be done at the next meeting of council. The clerk was instructed to request the Superintendent of the Sumter Water Corn pacy to put up a new public water fountain ic front of the Court House. The Baptist congregation was granted the use of the Opera House f;:r their educational meeting ca Sunday night. An ordinance to prevent drcve3 of horses, mules cr cows from being driven unfiltered through the streets, was given the first read? ing. Mr. Finn called attention to violations of the Sunday ordinance by h^.ckmen who carry big?age and passengers to and from the traiss on Sunday. Sc-verai bills were presented and council adjourned to meet OJ January IO b -mmj 1 ?-? Tho Mat! Boxes Hero. Tbe four mnil boxes secured from the post office department for this citv through tho in? fluence of Congre-s^an Stoke* hive been re ceived at the post office, aod they wi'! be put J OD under Mrs. Whitteraore's direction by the j Citv Council within the next few d\vs and pnt into irrmedi^t? service. It is proposed I to place the boxes ct tbe following points : Corner of Liberty and Marcha streets, cor? ner of Main and Warren street?, corner of Republican street and Barby aveoue, and near the A.C. L. depot OD Main street Tbs appropriation i r additional clerk hire for tbe post office to pay foe salary of an additional clerk whose duty it shall be to collect the mail matter dero3;,ed in the boxes bas been made by the po3t office department, and Mr Stansill Smith ha3 been employed and is already at work in the post office. The mail will bc collected at least twice a day, and if the service proves popular and ?3 proveo to be of real benefit to the public by the general use made of the boxes, it will he an easy matter to secure additional boxes to be placed in other portions of the city. The mail boxes will be a great convenience to tbe public aod if tb? people will but bear in mind that let? ters deposited in them will be forwarded jest as promptly as if deposited io the post office they will save themselves many a step. As soon as the boxes have been put up and tbe hours of collection decided upon notice will be given for the public ioformatioa. It bas been demonstrated repeatedly in every state io the union and in maoy for? eign countries that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is a certain preventive and cure for croup. It bas become the universal remedy for that disease. M. V. Fisher, of Liberty, W. Va., only repeats what bas been said around the globe when he writes: "I have used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in my family for several years and always with per? fect success. We believe that it is not only the best cough remedy, but that it is a sure care for croup. It has saved the lives of our children a number of times." This remedy is for sale by Dr. A. J. China. The Northwestern R R. will be completed to Camden within a few months at the pres? ent rate of progress, weare informed, aod a regular schedule may be operated before mid? summer. This road is expected to be of considerable benefit io tbe way of bringing new business and affording mere convenient and direct railroad facilities to the people of the upper part of the county. I want to let tba people wbo soffer from rheumatism and sciatica know that Cham? berlain's Pain Balm relieved me after a num? ber of other medicines and a doctor had failed. It is the best liniment I have ever known of-J. A. Dodgeo, Alpharetta, Ga. Thousands have been cored of rheumatism by this remedy. One application relieves the pain. For sale by Dr. A. J China. It is no looger tb? pioper thing to date j letters 1895. "I was nearly dead with dyspepsia, tried j doctors, visited mineral springs, and grew \ worse. I used Kcdoi Dyspepsia Cure. That j cored me." it digests what you eat. Cures j indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn and ali i forms of dyspepsia. J. S. Mughson & Co. j August Flower. .'It is a surprising fact," say3 Prof. Hou- j ton, "that io my travels io all parts of the j world, for the last ten years, I have met more j people having used Green's August Flower j than any other remedy, for dvspepsia, de- { ranged liver ?nd atomicb, and for constipa tioo. I find for tnnri??s and salesmen, or for j persons filling office positions, where bend- j .ches and general bad feelings from irregular ] habits exist, tbat Green's August Flower is a grand remedy. It does not injure the ?ysiem by frequent use, ar.d ?3 excellent for sour stomachs aaa indigestion." Sample bottles free at Dr A J China's. S ?ld by dealers in all civilized countries. 12-18 --mwm>- - ? ? . - |gSi CUBAN OIL cures Cuts, I 1 Burns, Bruises, Rheuma- I tis-i: and Sores. Price, 25 cts. J Sold br Hughson-Lienn Co. ?TTANTRD, for cash. Hickory, Dogwood, ! \\ Persimmon, Walnut I,ogs. Southern j Hardwood Co, P O Hoi 529, Charleston, S C. Nov 20 v Best (Jough Syrup. Tastes Good. Uso Pw Rev. C. C. Brown's Quarto-Cen? tennial. The quarto centennial of Rev. C. C. l?rown's pastorate in S. oater was i eleorated in a striking and <.i>"i'>!e manser ny a senes of nu-e tings bel cl Friday nigh:. ca:ur<;ay j morning and Sunday morning enc evening, in ibis eele?-ration tbe i:.?.^is of the other I churches of this City pan reseated cs weil ss i pro ni i reo? divin,"- wurt i?y:: m cf tb* Baptist I denomination The tweets ?va \cars thai Dr. Brown bas lived and kbored in this city as pas-cr ;;f tbe Baptist Church have be.^n marked ny rn-.cy changes, nod ia no respect has ir>f-re been greeter growth ti;*:] in the spirit of religious to cratic-r. nr-d denomina? tional friendship hzi co-operation in every good work. Much cf this is due to the personal ir-fla enc-~, eii^pie and labor of br Brown, who.-e popularity is not ccniioed to hifi owo congre? gation and whose it fiuenre is felt i<nd admit? ted by men of all denominations and those who >:re ?.f?iiiated wi;b ro church *:;d sub scrine to no creed. Tb*> c.-?eh ration of h:a quarto cet tennial, iberefore, WHS not a cele? bration of and hy toe Baptist congregation but a celebration ny ali of Dr. Brown's friends. Th? c?l?bration was in augurs ted on Friday evening at the Baptist Church. Addresses were ronde ny Rr'v J. D Buggins and Rev. J L Vss3. A large congregation w-.is pres? ent and tbe meeting w::s full of interest. At 10 30 o'clock Saturday morning the sc-cond ueeting was heiri in the Baptist Church. Short sddres:cs -?vere made b? nearly a'! of the visiting ministers ure! at 12 o'clock Rev. W. D Rice preached. Sunday morning Dr. A. C Osborn preach? ed io the Baptist Charch, Ro?7. A. T. Jami? son in tbe Presbyterian Church and Rev. J. D Huggins in tbe .Methodist Church Sunday eight, Prof Lee Davis Lodge, of Limestone Institute, delivered a strikingly original and thoughtful address on the c,3n spiraiion of History," io the Methodist Church. Tbe services ?ere aii well attended ?nd the congregations were foliy repaid, for the speakers were ot meir test, acd the 3hcrt ad? dresses and sermons were fiilled with good things to bs remembered who profit fer \ ears to come. A Sosg cf Two Seaa and a Bee. BY KSV H F CLIVER. How doth the ros? C. C. B , Svbose hive is Sn cuter towc, Imnrove pach opportunity To d;j os all up Brown. An idle OAM he cannot bear, For him he has a sting, But wi;h a worker be wij] share .His oread and everytbk'.g. Tis counly wonderful to see That inland towr Cid get Sea-port to be by C CB - "A place where two sea? met." Florence. S. C., Dec 26, 1899. Tbe Sumtrr Cotton Mill has b?.d e prosper? ous year and the outlook for ibis year ir even mere encouraging. The output of yarns is sold five or six months ahead, and as a supply of cotton is on hand to fill all contracts, a profitable business for: six rnontba at ieast is assured. Having a Great BUD on ( bamber lain's Cough Remedy. Manager Martin, of the Pierson drog store, informs us that he is having a great ron on Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He sells five bottles of that medicine to one of any other kind, and it gives great satisfac? tion. In these days of la grippe there is nothing ?ike Chamberlain's Cough Remedy to stop tbe cough, beal up tbe sore throat and lungs and give relief within a very short time. The sales are growing, tad all who try it are pleased with its prompt action - South Chicago Daily Calumet For sa'e by Dr. A. J. Chioa. - - ? < $jgi CUBAN OIL cures Cuts, 1 Burns, Bruises, Rheuma? tism and Sores. Price, 25 cts. Sold bv Hugtson-Lieoo Co. Tetter, Salt-Rheum and Eczema. The intense itching and smarting incident to these diseases, is instantly allayed by applying Chamberlain'.-- Eye and Skin Ointment. Many very bad case? have beer, perm anet ly cured by it. It is equally efficient for itching piles and a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chapped hands, chilblains, f-o-t bites and chronic sore eyes. 25sts per box. For sale by Dr A. J. China. Dec .'50-o Dr. Cady's Condition Powders are jus: what a h,rse needs when in bad con? dition. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge. They are not fjo.l but medicine, and tne best in use to put a horse in prime condition. Price 25 cents per package. For sale by Dr A. J. China. Dec l)?-o The Charm of Buying here is that you know what you will get. Our Hat. Toques, and Bonnets are not only beautiful to look at, but they possess quality. Each model is the very re? finement of good taste, and has that peculiar something which the French call "Chic." in our display o?' HOLIDAY MILLINERY, you will certainly find some- ? thing to please. ; l^??;?-1 Formants ?^^^ iSitfi|?|T??e Kind You Have papi^p i Always Sought \\\ ?Vegetable FreparaUonfor As- g * w iii 5l::-':xrr:r.?'?eFocd?indRcgu?a- i: O ^^?^^ * I Sears the / * k*^^^--- " 1 Signature /?w Iii PromotesDigcsucroCheerful- || Jf %g lip [ j j ness ?.?>? Rest-Contains neither 8j n?? ij[ X ?m !| Opiuai,MorptisneiiorMmeral. B ul #f\ ll/ j j NOT NARCOTIC. 1 w?L\i?r^ Ptwipkin Sad ' R J|j| ^ [! % julie Salis- I ? SQ I M |,i Anise Seal* ! ? A fla ? 111 PcppenrJnt - > Jil ft ll g | If mCcitonaJtSo^jz * I Sil Ul j ClarifiedSugar . fl mffif, at BE KhtoryreaiFlai-ar. J S* gT^t JLJ^ ll Q ft ?A perfect Remedy for Constipa- p I ll Cr rion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, g I ??j _ _ Worms Convulsions Jeverishr j ? I Jg fc?^1^ il H &* j ness and Loss OF Si??R 8 \J* g UI U ? Di riacSimile Signature of % _ Q ^-1- **-THE CENTAUR COMPANY, NC* YO?i; CITY. Sumter, S. C., Dec. 5th, '99. I leave on the 6th for the TV est, where I will buy two ear loads Horses and Mules-choice stock-for this market. H. HARRI. FOR SALE. One small 2nd hand Safe. Cabbage Plants grown in the open air. ______^ / We bave in stock a few Books Which] make the best presents ana Pictures x Which make the ?home beautiful, And many useful presents, such as / Fountain Pens, ALBUMS, and ornamental Gifts, such as Necktie Boxes, Comb and Brush Sets, Toilet Cases, Glove, Handkerchiet an<TCo!lar Boxes, Etc SMOKING SETS. BEAUTIFUL! BOOKLETS Calendars. Etc. ^yateman's gjdeal Fountain pea, Wbich is cooceeded to be tbe best Foco tai o PeD made, was first sold io Sumter by us fivn yea^s ago. We in troduccQ it aod at first tbe sale was glow-tbe positive, guaraotee giveo witb each pco acd tbeir superior merit made them go after a ebert time. We bavs sold buodred? of pens duriog the past five years aod r.re etiil nelli?g them. We have a larger aod more oumplete assortmcot of these pens now tban ever before aod from the oaaoy stylee of cibs wc cao suit ail peo-oscrs. WATERMAN'S MAZES IT'S MAB2 ASOTOTD THE ^SLD E 6. Osteen i Co, Liberty Street,