The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 10, 1900, Image 5
+/ ??JJHH?SiJAY. JAN. 10, 1900
E'iiere?a? the F ott O?ict at Sumter yS
0., as Second Class Jilter.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
C C Becraft-OxticiaD.
Estate Agnes Jane Chandler-Citation.
PERSONAL.
Mr. J. R. Ligon ia spending several days in
?be city.
Mr. and Mrs E C. Haycswortb are visit?
ing io Colombia.
Miss Kate DeLorme has gooe to Aiken to
take charge of a school.
Miss Octavio Bill, after visiting relatives at
Cswego, bas retorced to tbis city.
Mr. Sam F. Osteeo has gooe to Colorabas,
Ga., to attend a business college ia that city
5*Rev. W. D. Rice, after visiting relatives io
this city, bas retorced to bis borne io Den?
mark.
Rev. S. C. Hugbsoo, of Pbiladelpha, is io
the city on a visit to bis father, Dr. J. S.
Hogbsoo.
Mist Gertrode Jennings, wbo bas beeo
visiting in Orangeburg, returned home sev?
eral days ago.
ll isa Emma B. Colclough left last Thurs?
day morning tor Spartan burg to attend Con?
verse Business Coliege
Dr. J. W. Pringle aod family "have re?
moved to this city. The mao y friends of the
family welcome them to oar midst.
Mr. Eenry Richardson, who weot to Milan
County, Texas, from Privateer township, this
county, twenty-two years ago, is oo a visit
to bis relatives in tbis county.
Misses Grace aod Lucile Raodle, who
?pent tbs holidays IQ Oraogeborg, aod M ss
Hattie Saoders, who spent Christmas at ber
borne at Bagood, bave resumed their studies
at the Graded School
Senator R. I. Manning and Representatives
Moses, Young, Wilson, Nettles ana Smith
went to Colombia yesterdav morning io at?
tend tbe session of the G?nerai Asserr.bly
which convened yesterday at noon.
There was a delightful sociable gtvea Fri *ay
evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs M. H
Plowdeo in the Jordan neighborhood, in
honor of Miss Leila Holiiday, of Summerton.
Quite a nomoer attended, ?.mong woom were
Misses Sonle, Heieo and T?a>er W^Ie'crd
sad Messrs. Clif Wallac*, Converse Reid,
Jim Ard, Ollie Yates and Wm Auid.cfSum
:er. Quite a pleasant evening wa3 snen': bv
all.
Hrs. C. Westoo McGrew left this morning
for Orangebure County to visit oer parents.
DeWitt's Little Early Rist-rs purify the
blood, clean the liver, iovigorate the eystem.
Famous little pills for constipatioo and liver
troubles. J S. Hogbsoo & Co
The First Natiooal Baok had on deposit at
the close of business December 31st, $320,000
Oo the same day the Back of Somrer bad
S262.540 94. Tbe two backs together bad
. $582,54 0 94-the largest earn ever on deposit
in tbe banks of this city.
The people of Sumter entertain the hope
that the railroad authorities will take cog- J
ciza?ee of the need of a passenger depot.in
this city sometime dunog the current year
aad proceed to supply tbe need before tbe eod
of tbe nineteenth ceotory.
"I was nearly dead with dyspepsia, Tried
doctora, visited mineral srrings, and grew
worse. I need Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. That
cored me." It digests what yeo eat. Cures
indigestion, soar stomach, heartburn and all
forms of dyspepsie. J. S. Hugnson & Co.
Rev. M. M. Moozoo, for several yc-irs pas?
tor of tbe Emanuel Church, left last week
for his oew charge. Presiding Eider of Green?
ville District, to which be was appointed at
the last Conference.
The frie?ds of Coi. Richard Dozier will
regret to leam that he met with a painful
aod serious accident !a>: Thursday. He
slipped oo the frozen ground while walking
in the yard, aod, falling, broke tt?e bones of
one bip Th:- icjary is considered quite seri?
ous, but he is doing as we? as pess ble.
today.
J. B. Clark, Peoria, tit , says, "Surgeons
waoted to operate on me for pile?, but I
cored them with DeWitt's Hazel Witch
Salve." lt is infallible for piles and 3kin
diseases. Beware ot counterfeits. J. S.
fiugbeon & Co.
Unless the city issnes bonds it will be im?
possible to macadamize Main and Liberty |
Streets as soon R3 contemplated. It will re!
neceesiry to macadamize a portion at a tim? j
as tbe cost cao be provided for out of the j
ordinary revenues of the city.
The mail boxe3 ere already being u?c?d and
while they are not overloaded with mail mat?
ter when Stansill Smith makes hi3 collection
twice a day, still there are a sufficient num?
ber of letters IQ the boxes to show that they
.re a convenience to quite a oumber of people.
Mr. J. Sheer, Sedalia, Mo., saved bis
child's life by One Minute Cough Cure.
Doctors bad given ber up to die with croup.
Ifs infallible core for coughs, colds, grippe,
pneumonia, bronchia s and throat and lung
troables. Relieves at once. J. S. Hugbson
?Co.
Capt. John Reid bas sold tbe store on the j
corner of Mam and Republican Streets, now
occupied by W. R. Yates to Heory D. and j
John K. Crosswell They will opeo a whole- j
sale grocery io this store as soon as they ob- j
tam po3ses8ioo They will roo a wnolesaie j
besioess, strictly, without a retail departmeot
and wiil extend their trade to all sections of
the State. It is stated that they are also
negotiating for the parchase of the adjoining
Store from Mr. A. White.
"One Minute Cough Core is the best rem?
edy I ever used for coughs and colds. It is
onequailed for wboopiog cough. Children j
ali like it," writes N. W. Williams, Gentry- j
Tille, Ind. Never fails. It :a the only barm- j
less remedy tbat gives immediate results ?
Cure coughs, colds, hoarseness, croup, pneu- j
monia, broochiii? and al! throat and lung
troubles. I: early use preven?s coo3uaip- j
tioD. J. S. Hitghson & Co
There a*e many men io Sumter who read !
The It^ra w?h commendable regularity, bul j
they borrow toe paper to get the nev H.. Th*y
believe in a d-iilv :.aper but do cor contribute i
a ?ni tow?ir'j it; support They criticise the :
= hor*comir;i:s of Trie Item with marked :
liberality and condemn i's failure to give a!!
the news AS- soon as i? becomcs news, wirb h '
fine scorn of such petty thing? as the expeose I
cf pre?j reports and lae costof telegraph . l's.
but tbey cannot afford to pay ten cents ?
treck for a paper, nor dof-s it pay tbem ro
advertise. We want the friends of Th? Item
to "j'n over a oew leaf, subscribe 'or ,k:'
paper ?nd pay regularly. If they will all do
SC the iocorr.-- or tbe pnp^r win increase n
bunclred per ceoT immediate!; m;d the im?
provement thu will enable us to ranke will j
be so marked that our friends w:? oe more j
fully convinced than ever that a daily p*per i
is a good thing to bave in a towo aod good j
enough to support liberally-at least to tbe j
of ten cents a week, paid regularly. I
MARRIAGE.
i Mr l?oua.d J Auld, Jr, nod \'ii:? Lou ViitCO
i eil, iwo or Suut?:r's weil ?:>ovvo and popular
I young propie, weie united sn marriage in me
i Methodist Church nt b" ?'clo? k lase Wedoes
j day eveniog. Rev J A. v.;mon performing
r?e ceremony.
Tr.e cerrraunv Wf3 brief, out beautiful and
I impressive, tbe regular marriage service beiDg
I used Mao* of lbs friends of tbe couple
j were pre:.eoi to witness :.be marriage, nod trie
i cocgratu.a?ocs and gocd wishes were as
I numerous ae sincere.
Cards bave been received in this city an?
nouncing toe marriage of Mr Louis Levi, of
Maooiug, and Miss Corinne D'Aucona, at
tbe booie of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mr9.
Abraham D'Aocooa, of Chicago, on Moo
day, January 1st
DEATH.
Miss Mary Caldwell, a niece of Mrs. George
W. Dick, died last Saturday morning io
Charlotte, N. C., after only a few days sick?
ness of grippe.
Miss Emma Witherspoon died at the borne
of ber brother, Mr. A. D. Witherspoon, io
this city Monday night. Her deaih was very
unexpected, she haring been sick for ooly a
few hours. Her remains were takeo to Pa
nola for interment.
Rachel Bennett, colored, wife of Walter
Bennett, died at ber borne io tbis city on Jan?
uary 8 tb.
Shooting Scrape at Bishopville.
There was a shooting scrape in rbe streets
of Bishopril ie Monday in which Mr. Sam
Kilgere was shot by Town Marshall Lee
Reeves. Toe shot took effect in Mr. Kilgore'e
side, out striking a rio was deflected and in?
flicted on.'y a flesh wound. The ball
passed around following a rib and
was extracted near the middle of tbe
back, where it bad lodged under
tbe skin The shooting affray was the out?
grown of a difficulty that occurred on Sat?
urday between tba same parties, at wDicb
time a serious difficulty was prevented ny the
interference of cutir ide parties.
Fire at E&annville.
? The bar. s. stables aed outbuildings of Mr
j f?. W. Rembert. of Manorii?e, were ourr.ed
Monday night between 3 tud iO o'clock The
?ess was qu'te beary, .".lr. Eemberr. loosing
about 1,SQO Cashels of corn, all of bis coitou
seea, fodaer, bay, pease, vthicles sod tarm
\a'? implements ?9 well as five or six build?
ings. Tbe stock wes saves and h:3 dwelling
bouse was only slightly damaged, aiibougu
it rtquirtd the hardest of work to prevent
that iccm teiag buried in the genera! con?
flagration. It is not kt?own bow tbe fire
o:iginated.
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Having a Great Ruo on Lbamb9r
lain's Cough Remedy.
Manager Martin, of the Pierson drug
store, informs 03 tbat be ?3 having a gr?a?;
run 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 ia grippe there is
nothing like Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
to stoo tbecoujc'o, heal up tbe sore throat and
lungs and give relief within a very short
time. Tbe sales are growing, and all who j
try it are pleased with its prompt action.
South Chicago Daily Calumet For 9a'.e by
Dr. A. J. Chica.
Master's Sales.
The Master sold bot one piece of property |
on Tuesday, salesd*y for January. The
property was sold under foreclosure proceed- j
iogs in 'be case of Strauss k De3Cburr>ps vs
Sally Touey et al. Thirty acres of land
were sold to I. C Strauss, attorney, for $23.
There wiil be no sales by the Master on
saleeday in February.
Rev. Wm. Aiken Kelly Pounded.
Last Thursday night the members of
Rev Mr. Kelly's church, and a few friends
from other churches, called on bim at bia borne
ca Washington street. Tr.ey carried wiih
them lota of good thi?g3 and left them with
the preacher Mr. Keily has wen a warm
place in the hearts of the people of our city,
and this is one way our fo!k3 have of er
pressing their regard for him..
lt bas been demonstrated repeatedly in
every state in the uoion and in many for?
eign countries that Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy ?3 a certain preventive and cure for
croup. It bas become tba universal remedy
for that disease. M. V. Fisher, of Liberty,
W. Va., only repeat3 what has been said
arourjd the globe when he writes: "I hav6
used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy ia my
family for several years and always with per?
fect success. We believe that it 13 not only
the best cough remedy, but that it is a sure
cure for croup It has saved the ?7e3 of our
children a number of times.1' This remedy
?3 for sale bv Dr. A. J. China
Fires.
Last Wednesday about 1 o'clock a. m., the
boase occupied by Mr. Otto Garhardt at the
cemetery was burned to the ground- Mr.
Gerhardt lost all of his household furniture,
he and bis family barely escaping. Tbe
house was the property of the Cemetery Asso?
ciation, and was insured for ?350 Mr.
Garhardt bad $125 io3uraoce on his furni
ture.
Last Thursday morning ar 7 30 o'clock a
small frame building near the Sumter Ice
Factory was burned The fire department rf- j
eponoed promptly to the a'arm, out could be ?
of no service.
-mm liL3- -i -
Mr. L. W. Joye will oDen within a short j
tim?, a fancy grocery r?orp, in the old Burns !
sraod, next door io D J. Chandler's clothing j
Store.
Mis? Annie S Gu Otting, Ty rr, Mich , says, '
"I ?t.ff*red it lor>g time from dyspepsia : lost .
flesh nnd becerne very weak. Kodol Dyspep?
sia Cure completely cured me " it dice-;s
what you eat ?od cures all iorrn? ol stomach
trouble. I*. Dever fails to give imm?diat.''
relief in the v"or?*. cases. J. S. Hugbsoo
4 Co
Drop Your Letters m tho B.X?S
The mail boxes ba~c be? n put up at.the
poinrs desiccated dud are being patronized
i;?!'r-ii'v. Two collections are mad? ev.-r>.
dav. Tho worn'ru' collection is m^ie b^
twpf'ii .3 rul 9 o'clock a m and th? after?
noon collection between 4 and 5 o'clock p. j
ra. As soon as it can b? determined exactly
the time the collector will reach each box on
bis rounds, a notice of the exact hour of col?
lection will be posted at each box
i ESCAPED FROM THE GUARD
HOUSE.
A White Prisoner Files the Lock
and Takes Leg Ball.
Tbe po?cs arrested a white mao Saturday
I afternoon for peddling medicine on tbe streets
io violatioo of the law and locked bim up
in a ceil in the guard house to await trul by
the Mayor Monday morning Betweeo 6 aod 7
o'clock Saturday evening Henry Mack, the
city hall janitor, was io the guard bouee ?nd
the prisoner wa3 stiil ia his cell. He asked
Mack when bis trial would come off ard was
told not UDti! Monduy morning. Tbe piis
oner then told Mack that he did oot have
time to wait for Tbe trial and did not propose
to stay io tbe guard bouse, that be bad got
out of the prieoo at Blackwells Islaod, New
York, aod be goessed be coold get out of th)3
ooe. Mack saw tbat the cell door and tbe
outer door of the guard bouse were securely
locked and went off to attend to bis work.
About ao hoar afterward it was discovered
tbat the prisoner bad filed tb? cell lock,
broken open the outside door aod made bis
escape. He bas not been seen or beard of
since, and it is supposed that he bas put a
safe distance betweeo himself and Sumter.
He left a battered old valise, containing eight
bottles of bis medicioe, bot did oot leave bis
card aod address. His oame was not ascer?
tained by the police, aod nothing is known
concerning bim except that be was a rather
smooth individual and does Bot regard an
ordinary guard bouse lock wheo be gets
ready te leave. /
I waot to let tbe people wbo suffer from
rheumatism and sciatica know that Charx
berlain's Pain Balm relieved me after & num?
ber of other medicioes aod a doctor had
failed. It is the best lioimeot I have ever
known of-J. A. Dodgen, Alpbaretta, Ga.
Tbousaods have beeo cored of rheumatism by
this remedy. One application relieves the
pain. For sale by Dr A. J China.
Knights cf Pythias Bacquet.
The annual ba-quet ol Game Cock Lodg?,
Knights of Pythias, was he'd Monday n;2bt
in tbe dictog room cf the Nixon H. use, with
I n?ar!y two hundred knights ?nd guests
! on sent.
i The lodge a^errbicd in the Castle Hail st
I 8 o'clock, and tte cfficsr? fleet were io?
I stalled with due form and ceroraony, and the
j regular routine rosiness trarfactpd.
I The Knights repaired to the Nixon Kou3c
\ at 10 o'c!o: k. where the bicq i^t was spreed
! at d ia readines? awaiting their cornice Th?
i supper wa? served in excellent sty ie, ann "ne
j viands were we!!' prepared and were erjoy^c
I by the Kr.ight?, than wlom there a:e cc
j better judge's cf good things.
Col. John M. Knight, who was the toast
I master of the occasion, presided with grace
I and dignity at the be-:d of the banquet table
and announced the toasts and introduced the
speakers. The speeches were pithy, TO tbs
point and eloquent, and rounded cff the
evening's pleasure with an intellectual feast
in keeping with the occasion.
The toasts were ss follows:
Gamecock Lodge, No. 17-Long may she
stand to teach men the principles of friend?
ship, charity and b.-oevoience. - Response :
Cha?. M. Hu.st, Jr., Chancellor Commander.
The State-"Forget ! Who of U3 can for?
get- who of us but feels that oothiog, neith?
er time, nor 'rouble, nor ihe dim eye, nor the
dull ear, can separate us from the love of
South Carolina." - Response: Maj. Marion
M oise.
The City-"God made the country aod
man ra*de the town."-Response : Dr. John
S. Hugbson, Mayor.
The Home
'.'Mid pleasures and palaces though we may
roam.
Be it ever so humble, there's no place like
home "
-Respoose: Mr. S. H. Edmunds.
The World-"Let 'er roll." Response
Rsv. J. A. Clifton, D. D.
It tates but a mtouie to overcome tickling
io the throat and to stop a cough by the use
of One Minute Cough Cur?. This remedy
quickly cures ail forms of throat and lung
troubles. Harmless and pleasant to take
It prevents consumption. A famous specific
for grippe and its after effects. J. S. Hugb
60D & Co.
Th? Dispensary Profits.
The city hi s received 'he dispensary profi s
for the quarter ending Dec.mber 31st. Tbe
total amount from the county dispensary and
the beer dispensary being $1.805 18. Of
this sum the county dispensary paid Si,656.?6
red the beer dispensary $143 62 The county
received an rqual amount from the two dis?
pensaries located in the city.
Weciip from Th;' Rock Island (.111 ) Uoion
tb? following beautiful "Song cf the Nativi?
ty," written by Mr Virgil M. Biaocing. Also
appand three verses addreesed by him to his
cousin, Col J. D B.'&nding, cn hts retiring
from the practice of law :
SONG OF THE NATIVITY.
Dedicated, Chris'rass A. D. 1809.
To my mother, A, D.. 88 years.
Lo ! Angels bring
On heavenly wing
Tidings of love-Denr Mother;
Sweet, precious thought !
'Tis Love uobought,
And joy above all other.
Two thousand years!
And still appears
That same bright star-Dear Mother
By Shepherds seen :
Still doth it gieam
On high, to guide the Wand'rer.
The Ane?is 3ang
Good wil! to man -
Let Peace abound forever
This day waa born
The true God-man,
Messiah, Chris', Redeemer.
Oh blessed day
Oh b?fssed way
For " God 10 Love" - Dear Mother
The Father, Son,
And S;>ir;'. ot:e
lu Trino*' Luve-God, ever.
Oh Lor i our King,
( If Thee we sing,
Our Savior, Mediator ;
* ' Thy right hand,
i ,::>:,? v: .. wa V Stand
With Thee. Dear L-.rd an 1 Savior
V M Bined! np
A kind;- greeting, honored friend,
. ? i iii--', may peace n-trr.d ;
Tbv "Three Ecorp v urs ??nd ?en - ave more.
Ged graol th?t (iii ? txceed four score.
j
io If gal co nt es* 3 thou hu? known
The neme, ?ni fame by juris: won,
lu w:u:/ wild cor fi c's thou has bf-en
A patriot son, thy people s friend.
Happy ?be man whose closing "-e"rs,
Exempt from toil, devoid of fears,
Finishes life, and is ?aid to rest
ANOTHER COTTON MILL
BE BUILT.
TO
? The Sumter Cotton Mill Has Ta?
ken the First Stop in Trat Ei
r?Ct?on.
Toe annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Suaver Ootrou Mil! was he:d on Friday
last io the rffice of Secretsrv Moses.
A very SHti?iaet;,iy ar?d encouraging report
of the jeer's bu?ir.f-es was tende by Secretary
Moees, ?nd the stockholder* had the gratify?
ing fact made known to them that their prop?
erty ia steadily enhancing in value, each
year there being a marked and soi'd im?
provement Barine the past year $16,000
worth of Dew machinery was purchased and
installed, and tbe mill boildiDg is DOW com?
pletely filled with machi?ery and ia roDniog
foll time with orders ahead for six months.
The new machinery bas been paid for out of
the earnings of the mill, and the old debt bas
beeo reduced more iban $2,000 within the
year.
A board of directors consisting cf R M.
Wallace, R. D Lee, Altamont Moses. Marion
Moise, M. G Rytteobert?, D. Jas. Winn ?nd
W. A. Bowman was elected. There was no
change in the board except tbe retirement of
Geo. E. W. Moise, who bas disposed of his
stock, and the election of Mr. W. A. Bowman
to fill bis place The offices, R. M. Wallace,
president; A Moses, 'secretary, and D. Jas.
Winn, eoperioteodent, were re-elected.
Tbe stockholders adopted a resolution in?
structing the board of directors to investigate
the feasibility of enlargiog the mill by the
erection of another building of the same size
as the old building, or larger, to be equipped
with from ihres to 6ve tboosand spindles.
Tbe mill now bas foor thousand spindles,
and it is the intention cf tbe stockholders to
double the number within the year, if possi?
ble. The directors will take the matter up
at once and no time will be lost in making a
thorough investigation, and plans will be
formulated for building and equipping Mill
Ko 2 with the least possiole delay, if the re?
sult cf the investigation is of a character to
coovioce the directors tba', it will be a profu
able and safe busice.-s venture to enlarge the
old mill by the erecion of Mill No. 2.
The outirok for the mil! id more encourag?
ing than it has e^er teen ar.d a prcSlable
business for 1900 is ari MS uren f ct. r-jr t'n-re
?re orders co hind for sis montbs' steady
r:n a^d thecottoo to m?ke th? yara t.; lili
ines? ot?<rs b-.s been oooght ar.d is stored in
the m il warehouse.
'fae demand for the yarn eade br the
Sumter r;i!? is growing r'eijiiy, and, owing
to the superior quality of tbe y.,(rn, no diffi?
culty t? tom (i in ?:r;g the entire output at
price? decidedly nimber th-io tr s mariel quo?
tations for siaiiar grs?ss Wita this cocdi
:ioo ci K?Jf?trs tn ?!git and '.be record of ;he
triii 1 dur:" r ib? pa*: thrre years there is
e?ery ivduc cent to build a new CJ:11 at
once and tbe indications are that Mill Mo. 2
will be in operation be.'ure the end cf the
year.
The W J. McLrod^Company of|Lyic'i
burg, S C , ras applied to the Secretary of
State for a charter. The corporators are
Thos G Mcleod and W J McLeod. The
capital stock is $4,G'CO.
Dr. Bull*? Cough Syrup prevents preuroc
nia or inflammation cf the lurgs. This
cel^tr-itrd 'erredy will car? a cough or cold
ororrprly It is the h-at n.ed eire fer ail
kinds of lung trouble ar.d 'costs but 25 cts. a
bottle
C C hi craft, OpMcrn will he at Mrs.
Limp?ey's boarding house until Saturday, 20.
If your eyes need attectiior. c-?l Old sight
?nd near sigh; ?.;pec:a!ly. Examination
free.
The Clemson cadet? wno b^ve been spend
irg the hoiicays at heme la'ere'urned to
C e.HiOn
Crosswell Grocery Company.
A commission for n charter fcns been issued
to the <)r-.rawe!l Grocery Compnoy, of Sum?
ter. Toe corporators are >?t>s?rs. Berry R.
Nasb, Henry D. Cros?wc'.l and John K.
Cromwell Toe capital steck is to be $15,
000 -News acd Courier, Jan. i.
TT7ANTED, f>r ca?h. Hickory, Dogwood,
\f Persimmon, W*lnnt Logs. Southern
Har.iwnod ?',., P O Bei 5?9, Cheleston, S C.
Nov 29 v
C. G. EECR?FTj 0PT?CI?N,
Wi 1 be at Mrs. Lainey's bearding bcuse
until Saturday, 23s.a. Cail ii your eyes need
at'ectbe. Examina.ion frer.
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
iiuement of good taste, and has
that peculiar something which
the French call "Chic."'
lu our display of
IIOLID.A V MILLINKRV,
you will certainlv {iud some
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signatnre of
- and has been made under his per
C^jC&rtf'f~tfiA/ sonal supervision since its infancy*
**UZT7/. '<e??C*?M. A31oYr no one to dece?T6 you ?n thjs^
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment*
What is CASTORIA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare?
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups, It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep*
The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend.
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THC CENTAUR COMPANY, TT MURRAY STREET. NEW YOSK CITY.
Sumter, S. C., Dec. 5th, '99.
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I leave on the 6th for the TV est, where
I will buy two car loads Horses and
Mules-choice stock-for this market.
FOR SALE?
One small 2nd hand Safe.
Cabbage Plants grown in the open air.
Are jon thinking ?f mak
ing a friend a gift ?
A Hand??me Art Calen?
dar makes a suitable gift
at any time.
We have a limited number left in stock
which, will be sold at less "than cost.
Waterman's {deal fountain pen.
Which is ccoceeded to be the best
Fouuraio Peo made, iras first sold in
Sumter by us ?vo years a^o. We iu
t reduced it aod at fir^t tbs eale wes
slow-tho positive guarantee give;: with
each pen and their superior merit cade
theta go after a sbcr? fisc. Wc have
-old h a adrede o? peas t?ur:ng the pas?
vc Tears and are still r?e!'iog them.
Wc bar- a larger and mere cr-moiete
tssortrjieat cf thc?;> peas Ct w tb v. a cc rr
reforc aiid fr?? 'he mao; stries g?zibs
"WATESMA?TS 34AZ2S IT'S
?SAHE ?ABQTJ3SB THS ^SLD
Liberty Street.