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Cbf JMatxjjiniiii anb ^outbroii. W SDH M8D4 Y.JAN 10.1900 ~ Wt-?'^^ammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmwmmmmmmmmmm^ Tbt Sumttr Ifufc nsvin w%c touodou ? ie I860 ana the 7V?*? Sonikron in 1866 Tbe rfWctnean and Southron now bis 1st oornbioeu oiroalatioo ?od influence ?I both of the old poport, ?od it mam fsosly tbt hoot advertising medium io The Legislature Meets. ?k)ptiiaar^ lo be Ioreetlgated ^RmoIqUooi to That Sffeot Iolroityoetl la Both Sen. ?to and House. I Oefombea, Jot 9 ?Too general ewaembly g| tbe Suit of Sotth Coro waa eeavastoj (etat oi hooo. Bot. brueaee ebswed a tisposilioa to go lo ll wot j?g| |8 mittles after the baaot a| latymitartfavi had boot eefltw it evdev ?bot Mr 0 L Wiokler, of .Cevebew, o tut tob stpportsr ?f ibt o^seaary. iairadaoed t rosolttiot ptavtditg for t eommteeioo of Ivo ?taatiii tad threo rspr sees let ives to lave tt ig ate ibo effetre of the State d asp-sees ry Too reeolttioo wee ooegptoled and eeased tome diesaiitoa ot tbe floor, hut est O opted Tbatedey woo filed for tbo day for Ibo eieemt of a justice of tbe eopreoie ttart. ibo tereo cf Mr Rtgett B Gary expinog ot ^bis time. No oppoettiot It biet bee boot beard of. > Mr. W bar too iotrodtoed t bill lo ? eateod tbt ittie for Ibo payment of ttgoo oitbout penalty Tbere oete several Itttl measures it. attdteed. and tbo saleadar eottieto of a timber of bilU ?hieb could oot bt tattd taoo tt Ibt loot eeesion. Vollotiag it t detailed report of ibt t* avaeeedtogs tf Ibo dtj. It tho ten ale ibt event of Ibo day, tt in tbt otbxir chamber, wa* tbo in loclion of tbt reaolution for to io iget ion of tbo dispensary Tbt ilation tt iotrodootd to tbt sonata Senator Aldrich it identical ovitt ofWd by Mr. Wtnkier io ibo and tt botb of tbeto legialttort ra orthodox diepenstryitet. tbt no rt of tbo me eat re it oot difficuK to i. it beiog gsnertlly ooderttood at 'fort lo Itkt from tbo oppo >t of tha itttilotion Ibe ioilitlife It Ibe inauguration of investigating proceedings bated opon ooandalt with which Iba public io familiar It bot been understood for some time Ibtt Ibt fritodt of the disptnttry woo i ooonton inveetigsii on in order tbtt a decision might not bo reached before noil etmmer'e campaign, and tbt ? iy tarprite in connection with tbo Aldrich Wiokler reoolotion wet tbt ? arty opportunity lakeo for itt in? troduction It ia not thought, Low ev*r tbat Ibis prem tture proposal Will have the dea.red iffeel inasmuch tt it would bn impossible io organize tod complete within foity days such a tboiotigti investigation as is pro poond in the rtstloflitt Untier tbe rales of tbe senate. I'.ie resolution went over for consideration today Lieol Oov Scarborough, formerly tbe venalor trom llorry, presided over ihn senate at its opening y esterdey for the biet t me since b's elevation to oflSte vacated I y ibe promotion of Oos McSavreney Tbe election of Ki Qef ."heppaid as president pro tern waa another evidence of tbo happy Obligation of factional lineo ?lace ibe Um?* when >euetor8bep par I oppoeed Uov Tillman for reeleo tion Senaioi ^heppaid presided over lh? s?usle during his term *? )itUt?*o*ri'. governor ami is known at one i f tho beat ptiliamenlsriano in the tat.? Tue other < fficeis of the aenale who were selected last year were on baud with the additions men Honed below Tbo attitto did nothing of impor ttoco ycatsrday but will likely take up the Aldricb retolution when it assembles tt noon todsy and there may bt some debito thst will prove interesting Stottor Appell prompt ly introdooed hit local option mets art wh oh baa alrtady beeu publish? ed, ll will tako its pltce on tbo caleodsr Tbtrt trt liktly to bo t of m^asorot for tba eolation Meares' Case a Mistrial. Judge Bucbaoao's Remarka? ble Leoture to the Jury In the criminal court Friday morn? ing the jory, in the eise againet J 0. Metren for bastardy, was relieved from farther consideration of the case and a mistrial entered upon the reo orde of the court Judge Baobausn called the jury out st 11 o'clook tod upon their announcing that there was no possi? bility of tbeir agreeing upoo n Ter diet, proeeeded to give the members of tho panel o "hauling over the coals" which wss some what novel ood decidedly plain-spoken Ho stated tbst the insbility of tho jury to sgree woo o matter of regret, ood that ootbiog brought to muoh reproach upon tho odministrstion of justice oo o mistrial Tho jory hod spool three or four dsys io bsnging oot ood bod coot tbo ooontry sbout $460, whereas even o verdict sgsinst the defendant would have pot'upon bice o bond for ooly $300, tbot tbo jory bad spent more money by hsng iog oo ood fooling around than the omooot tbot would have boon exact? ed by o conviction "You gentlemen," ssid tho judge, "probsbly will bo the first to speak lightly of courts ood to tsy that jostico ooooot bo gotten, that tho lawyers fool sroond in the courts snd delay justice, while the truth of the metier io tho lewyears, the solicitor ond the coort do their duty, snd you men have not the msntnod to do yours You bsve no one but your eelves to blsme for the miscarriage of jostice The Stale aud the defend? ant are entitled to a verdict, and you have acted like a set of school boys, locked op three or four dsys, wheo you should bsve sgreed upon o verdict. If the pobltc would culti veto a high etsndstd of obligation snd men were to understand tbst when they tske an oath to -do their doly, they ebould do it honestly, Inetesd of frittering their time sway ood vacillating by reason of a feeling of kindness for o neighbor or some fsboied thing in the evidence, more exsot jostico would be done snd there would be no more reproach opoo the sdmioistrslion of justice through the neglect of the jurors to do their doty They seem to think it is ? sleight of-hsud thing when they go on tho jory A men taking so osth to peform o duty on the jury should meet his obligation as he would his promise to psy o note. Jurore don't do it, and because of the fact tbst we hove to bsve jurors to try Ibis sort of cat's, justice is not done. ' I wsnl to born tbot ides into you gentlemen, tbst justice bss misoar ried in thie case, becsuse you did not bsve the msnbood to carry out the lew tod the obligstion you took, snd I want you to know tbst f know it, snd I want every juror to under? stand when he com?e into this court where I am to presioe snd takes an obligation to decide a case snd does not do it. that I intend to tell him about it aud Intend to make it hot i-or him "Another jury rosy bavo to g;o over this oa ee thing becsuse of your look of msnbood aud nothing els* It ia becsoae you all did not under stand yoor oath and did not keep i to decide this oase according to the evidence 1 want you to understand that 1 know it snd everybody else knows it, snd when it becomes a matter of opprobrium for jurors to mske a mistrial everybody will re? proach them for it because (hey did not keep the obligation they took tfi agree on a verdict and further the adrpiuiatration of justice " Ad Outrageous Cnarge. Nobr.df rsspeets the iffioe of judgn of tho eour:s of this State more than this newspaper, but when a judge so far forgeta himself as to deliver from the beoob sueb a harangue as Judge Buchanan delivered to the jury yester? day, beeaoie they failed to sgree opoo a vsrdtot, it ia s matter that oaooot be passed over tn aileooe It is a glaring souse of authority, a travesty oo tbo dtgtiitv of the beoob aod a misoooeep tiou of the spirit aod geoius of the jary -5 stem Twelve men sworo to hear the ? videnee aod to try the defendant aceardiog io law, retire to tbeir rooms aod after dttoossiug tbe oase for sevoral days, about half of the jurors tbiok the dsfeodaot ia guilty sod tbo other half tbiok be is tooootfot. It is evident they cannot agree unless ono side or iho other ia willing to oonseut to a ?crdiot which tht ir judgtuont aud their eooaetoncos do not approve Aod yet for this they are ebu??rd and ridiouled as if they had committed sumo orime. Waa ever tueb a thing heard id Ucforo ? If it had boot loui'd that some of the jurors bad been bribed tbe arraignment of JudgM liiiriharniii cotjid not huvo been gffOftr. Hat there wa*t uot tho ?lightest intimation of luipr IDS! conduct oo the part ui any SI ?Judge Buchanan BSOmi t> hivo a very auperBotel ac'painl?i.oo with tti; spirit of our jury system or ho w uld never have oandtmncd )wfOTI (Of belog troe to their eonviottone and rotating to bnog to s verdiot nontriry in lbs "taw aod tbo evidence" as tuey saw it. 11 o should rsther have oommooded them for tbeir slssdfastoess uoder the persooal Tbe oost of tbe eane certainly ought not to be considered when life and obaraoter abd reputa'iou aro at suke Tbe result of tbat jury'* del.boio'ior s I meant everything to the woman or tho j man Two obaraotcrs were no trial, . eod yet when the oeo oould not booesly make up their nund-t and agree oo a unanimous verdiot ae the taw requires and esy whether the defendant was guilty or not, they are reprimanded and given to underatatid tbat tbey ought to have blackened tbe obaraoter of tbe woman by a verdiot of aequittal, or tbe obaraoter of tbe man by a vcrdiot of guilty, beoau-o, foreootb of the ooit to tbe ooaoty. It ia.euob talk as this tbat weakeos respect for tbe courts sod disturbs the eaoredoess of the jurors' obligation Judge Baobsnao oould sostesly have msde s mors serious bluoder. Jurors sot individually. Tbsy sre esch sworo to follow tbsir own oonviottoos and if tbsir consciences will oot sdmit tbe writing of a verdict, tbsy bsvs ou right to juggle with obaraoter to fores vsrdtots aot spprovsd by their iutelli gsooe aod understanding.?Spartan burg Herald. Jan 6. -???????-???>? ? No Limit to Cotton Mills. la tho interview whioh was pub? lished a fsw days ago, Mr. D A Tompkios, of Charlotte, the well koowo authority oo eottoo manufacturing, gats some information wbiob ie of epeeial ioterest to oot a few oommuui ties in the South in svhiob the idea ob taioe, more or lees definitely, tbat this section msy be overdoing the bueinees of building ootton mills, sod that tbey probably bad better not add to tbe oomber. After stating tbat tho cotton ma obioery manufacturers in the Uoitcd States oan make oo\] 2 500.000 spin? dles a year, and tbat about 2,000,000 will probably be added yearly fur the next ten yearn to tbe number now in operation; Mr. Tompktn? added : ? New England has 13,000.000 spin dies, of wbteh 7.000,000 aro located in Massachusetts. There aro now 5 000.? 000 spindles in the South At the end of 1900 tbe South will have 7,000,000 spiodlea aod New Eoglaod will still have 13,000.000. In MaB?aohus?-tt? new spindles are beiog pot in on fioe stuffs only, while the old ooes are beiog discontinued oq ooarse stuff ? Old Kpglsod bis 46 000,000 spin die?; tbo Sooth 5,000,000; the United Siates, iooluding ,tbe Middle States, 20,000,000 At the rate of 2,000,000 new spindles a year, tbo present rate of ioorease, teo years from oow tbe United States would hive stout ibe samo number of opiodlea as England. Of these, New England and tbe Middlo States would probably have 20,000, 000, all oo fioe goods, aod the South 25,000,000 In other words, the United States io 1910 will have ae many spindles ai England, and ibo South will have more spindles than New England and the Middle States combined V Io other words again, eveo if New Eoglaod holds its present number of spindles, ro tbst tbe South will oot havj to replace s great part of tbem there aro still 20.000,000 new spindles to be set io operation in tbie seotioo within the next deoade. without ?'crowding'' tbo ootton mauufaotoring business io this oouotry or olsewhere as "there is oot tbo slighted fear cf overproduction if wo proptrly develop our markets " and we aro developing them with all our might, military, diplomatic commercial and otherwise Tho 20,000,000 will bo established som-where io tbe South, no doubt Tbe part of wisdom for every town and city in South Carolina, would appear to Le to capture as many of that number as it oan ?News and Courier. The Ladt Year of tbe Century. Only twelve months remain in which to set in order all the things that belong to the expiring century, to tbe end of giving it a decent die missal and to save the coming cen tury fiom the handicap of en unfsir ly large burden of arrearage There has been a rather cuiious tnisapprc hension in the minds of many people bb lo the proper location of the year upon which we are just entering : and even in print there has been a good deal of allusion to tho year now ended as a closing ouu of the nine teenth century A half minute's clesr thinking is enough to remove all confusion. With December 31 wo complete the year 1899?that is to say, wc round out 99 of the 100 years that are necessary to complete a full century. Wo must give the nineteenth century the 365 days that belong to its hundredth and final year before wo begin tho year 1 of tho twentieth century For some reason the mathematical faculty u?u ally forks fur more keenly in mono tary aflaira than elsewhere ; and none of tho people who have propos* ed to allow ninety nine yearn to go lor a century would BUppotO that a nineteen hundred dollar debt hud been lolly met by a tender ol )1, ^!>(.i Thon? would remain doe just one hundred oenll R< view of Ke VieWH i? ? I):- Bull's Uuotfb Strop is a ipesdy and tmeaeioue em tor etoop, win*.-; ion eough asd broocnitli No child should as 1*11 to suO.'! ih?- lor i urea ol ihr*? ail wean v,t>en pur en hi Ciu net Ibis wonderful rtBjedj fot uolf lb eis -mmhh^ ???? ^aasaw^bm l'o|ulur stories for boys und girls, Heuty seftafi aod ininy otners at H. O. t'ateeo A Oos. WHY COTTON SHOULD GO HIGHER. New York, Jan 6 ? We have ihe pleanure to submit for your inlorma tion the iollowing comparative posi* tion of cotton and prices, on Jan 5th for the past four years : Total visible supply in the United States, Europe and at sea, 1900 3, 870,088, 1899 5,164.508, 1898 .4,* 320,205, 1897 4 232,533. . Cotton come m sight to date, 1900 6 057,516,1899 7,953,554, 1898 7, 550,074, 1897 6.508,276 Total exports, 1900 2.758,391, 1899 4,432,845, 1898 3,918,940, 1897 3,520.414 Stook in all United States ports, 1900 1,067,300, 1899 1.243,883, 1898 1,265,068, 1897 1,274,359. Stock in Liverpool (all kinds), 1900 720,000, 1899 1,365,000, 1898 864,. 000, 1897 935,000 Afloat for Europe (American), 1900 185,000, 1899 972,000, 1898 804,000, 1897 650,000 Middling Uplands in New York, 1900 7 II 16o, 1899 6Jc, 1898 ? 3 16o, 1897 7 5 16c Middling Uplands in Liverpool, 1900 4 14 32d, 1899 3 3 32d, 1898 3Jd. 1897 3 31 32d The prices of cotton for future delivery in New York, basis mid dling, on Jan 5th, eaoh year was as follows : 1900 1899 1898 1897 Jan delivery, 7 3'/. 5 52 5 75 6 SO Feb ?? 7 34 5 52 6 76 6 85 March " 7 37 5 54 5 79 6 92 April " 7 38 5 58 5 H4 6 90 Mav " 7 40 5 62 5 88 7 ( June 7 40 5 66 5 93 7 11 July " 7 43 5 68 5 07 7 15 Aug " 7 40 5 71 6 01 7 17 The price of May contracts ia noiv I 78 cents higher than last year, 1 ?2 cents higher than in 1898, and 0 34 higher than in 1897 The statement above shows that tbe total visible supply In the world is 1,294,420 bales less than last year. 350,117 bales less than in 1898, aud 362,445 bales less than in 1897 Tbe exports this year are 1,674, 454 bales less than iaet year, 1,16c, 649 bales less tban in 1898, and 762, 023 bales less than in 1897 Tbe stock in United States ports is 176,683 ba)es less tban last year. 197,768 bales less than in 1898, and 207,059 bales less tbsn io 1897 Tbe totsl amount of cotton that has come into sight from Sept 1st to Jan 5tb, 1900, is 1.896,038 bales lees tban came in sight last year to tbe eaino date, when tho total crop was II 274,840 bales ; and 450,760 bales less tbsn in 1896, when the total crop was 8,757.964 bales The percentage of the totsl crop of tbe United States that was mar' eted on Deo 31st, of esch ye r, for the past 12 yesrs. was as foll.*?vs : 1899, 5,891,076, Dec 31et 1898, 7,701,548, 68 31 per cent. 1897, 7,296,533, 63 15 per cent. 1896, 6,398.192, 73 06 per cent 1895, 4,044,220, 69 08 per cent 1894, 6.994,673, 70 64 per cent. 1893. 5,466,092. 72 40 per cent. 1892, 4 790,455, 71 50 per cent. 1891, 6.446,08.*), 71 34 per cent 1890, 5,874.598, 07 89 per cent 1889, 5,527,213, 75 60 per cent. 1888, 4,960,642, 71 52 per cent. 1?87, 5.393,912, 76 84 per cent. The average poroentsge of tho orop marketed to December 31st, for the past twd?e years was 71 11 per oent. of the total orop, aod as 5,891,076 bales were marketed tbis year to tbe oame date, upon tbe basis of this aver? age percentage tbe total orop tbis year will prove to be 8,284.455 bales If tbe total orop is figured oo tbe Oasis of 73 06 per oent., whieh was tho percentage marketed in 1876 to De? cember 21st, the total orop would prove to be 8,063 339 bales. Sinoo September 1st, to December 31st. the net loss tbis year as com pared with last year has been 1,834, 473 bales or 16 27 per oent ii the same peroentage of deorease should ooo tinoe to tho end of the season, 3,549, 291 bales having been received from January 1st, to September 1st, last year, the total falling off in receipts would be 2,411,942 bales, making a total orop of 8 862,898 bales. The year 1896-97 was similar to conditions to tbis year?tbe orop was early, foroed to maturity by drought, aod a oompatisoo with that year woold soem more conservative than with last year, when tho orop was late aod marketing retarded by bad weather the greater part of the winter ; in foot, tt this date last year, a large part of the crop was'still in the fields, muoh of it remaining unpicked until February and Marsh It haw been frequently remarked that tin heavy fulling off in receipts em be attributed to tho large holdings of cot ton in the lootb, particularly at the un ocl ' d interior town* and that this cotton is like!) to como upon the market with a rush ThroUfli our largo correspondence, covering every section of tho south, we are influenced to believe that the per* oentago of falling off in receipts from now until September let, will be greet or that bee already been shown. Only today we mo in rcocipt oi replies, to e etroolsf telegram sent to reliable par* ties at uncounted towoa, a tabulation of which shows thai while ai sorno poiots tbore in a stook larger than last year, ut tnauy others tho Ntock is muco smaller than last year1, and the diQer er.oe between ihem is too small (o out any figure of oonsetiucnoo in the total orop. Theee same replies say while the stocks m?y ho slightly larger at the town-*, the report is universal t.bat there t8 do ootton in the fields and less held on plantations at ibis time (ban tor a great many years. Daring tbc whole etsfjon conditions for marketing the orop have beco unusually good, and it would not be natural that cotton should not have been tent to towns rapidly for storage, insurance, &o. Surprise has been eiprossed how well prices havo been maintained in southern spot markets, in face of tern porary fluctuations in Liveapool and New York. The oause seems obvicut; the holders of oottoo in tbo south know that the orop is to he a very small one, that all Europe is heavily short of its usual supply, while consumption con? tinues on ss large a soale as last year. They are convinced that spinners have been greatly deceived as to the extent of the orop and will not muob looger deolioe to supply their wants, when they havo profitable engagements to fill, aod the prospeote for a continued targe consumption during the new year were oever more flatteriog than today. Yours truly, Latham, Alexander Co. To those living in malarial districts Tutt's Pills are indispensible, they keep the system in perfect order and are an absolute cure lor sick headache, indigestions malaria, torpid liver, constipa? tion and all bilious aiseases. ?& Liver Pills State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF SUMTER. By T. V Wahh, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, WILLIAM H INGRAM made suit to me to grant him Leiters of Administration of the Estate of and (-Sects of AGNES JANK CHANDLER, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kiodred and errditore of the said Agnes Jane Chacd er, Ute of said County and State, deceased, that thpy be and appear before me, in the Court of Protate, to be held at Sumter C H., on Jaouary 25 b, 1900, next, after publication thereof, at 11 o'clock in the lore noon, to show cause, if any they ba?e, why the said Administration should not be grant ed. Given under my hand this 10th'day of January, A. D , 1900 THOS V WALSH, Judge of Probate. Jao 10?2t T. The Lamest and Most Complete Establishment South Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite; Can non Street, ? CHARLESTON, 8. C, ?SW Pnrchas?* our make, which we guarantc superior to any sold South, and thereby pave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October 16?o I iltr Tf\f f/tr <d%r gSJ^ -J?hf mfMg ?jSV mfjkj lS\f | RELIEF CAME. Mrs. E. C. COLYER of Salubrity, Ga., Aug. 8th, 1898, writes: Ben-[jr edicts has certainly ?> been a blessing to' my sixteen year old daughter. She woj in wretched health and hadV missed lour monthajb Two bottles of Berel edlcta have entirely restored her health. ^ The monthly periods have returned p and are now painless and regular.W 1_ r I Do you suffer from Painful, Irregular sr orAuppressed Menstruation? Benedicta ? J has cured many suffering women and a. ^wiu euro you in tlie privacy oi yourf fl home, without the nocessltj ol physl>?l jjclan'sex- jj. ? animations ? ? j~ *** ~ ? * ? its iiiarvel* jjous notion on the dl ? w tlnctly fem I Jjlnlno oi ".;n;. heal ? i:ul !tn n i MDIC?5 or ^FEMALE i'ttGlWOR M thens them so thai the monthly periods a* v. mnj bo rojrtdarand painless, ffeadaehe, JT (jDizziness, Nervousness, tint ilrairjrtnirr m gr*n**atlon and those terriyio nalni Inn Stho back, hips and nhdonicn quickly! ?jl disappear. ir flll Bol'lhv all Dm.: i ''. or 'Hi IHMtf'Pabl laTW A ton* of "Monthly" lli'irul'dinn Pill* u?E M um* In connection, la with each bottle 5 LftDIES BLUE BOOK senl freetonnj ad - k. * Iress. \ sample l?ox of "Monthly" Ueic-? m idutlim 1111a sent for !"?? In stainns.|l *J Address, Woman's Department, Newer ,?i Spencer Medicine Co.. Chattanooga, IVnn.hV *4 Mention thi* paper> PT if WJi w UF "tP WWv? Sold by Hughaon-Ligon Go II 7r/*/#* Shoe Store Again in "full blast," NEW SHOES ARRIVING EVERY WEEK FROM HEADQUARTE All shoes that were on shelves August 1st sold regardless of what they cost. Walsh's Shoe Store Under City Clock. 8ep 27?v MRS. L. ATKINSON FASHIONABLE MILLINERY. I have just filled io my stock with a com? plete Ho* of Fall and Winter Mil? linery. Tbe latest novelties io shapes and trimming, and tbe newest effects on St. eet Bats. We can furnish a sty hah bit at tbe lowest price, and guarantee our work to be neat and up-to date io every respect I have a Northern trimmer who baa beeo working in large cities tor years Since our opening we have been so busy that it keeps four bands busy with the work all the time. Call in and eee us. and you cannot fail to be pleaeed out of our large assortment of trimmed bats, and comp'ete stock of fcoods. Yours truly, Mrs. L. Atkinson, Octl8 SUMTBR, S. C. l\\'.\V<.Vl\l PATENTS Caveats, and Trade-Mr?. ks obtained and all Pat? ent business conducts* for Moderate Fees. Our Office is Opposite u. 8. PatentOrrice and we can secure patent 1a less time than ?hose remote from Washington. Send model, drawing or photon with descrip? tion. We advise, if patentable or not, free of charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. a pamphlet, *' ?om to Obtain Patents," with cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries sent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO, Ops. Patent Office. Washington, d. C. Estate of Alirfd E. Gregg, Dec'd. IWILL. APPLY to tbe Judge of Probate of Sumter County for a Final Discbarge ?et Administratrix of atoreenid Estate on Jan? uary 6th, 1900 Mrs. CK LI A R. GREGG, Dec 6?4t Administratrix. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER, STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE? POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C. Paid up Capital.$ 75.0C0 CO Surplus and Pro?ts ... - 25,000 00 Additional Liability of ?Steck* holders in excess of their stock. 75,000 00 Total protection to depositors, $175 000 00 Transacts a General Backing Bubh eeB. Special attention giten to collections. SWINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In? terest allowed at the rate or 4 per cent, per annum, on amounts above $5 and not exceed? ing $300, payable quarterly, on first days of January, April, Juir nod October. R M. WALLACE, L. S. Carson, Presideot. Cashier. FIRE ! FIRE ! is an ominous sound to tbe man who isn't insured, when he sees bis home disappearing in flames and smoke. We can hardly have any compassion on him. when it is fo easy and at soch a small outlay to provide against aocli lo>s A poltey io the Hartford Insur? ance Co cost* you hut a *mall sum i when we draw it lor you, and gives vou security as sate as the Hank of Kngland. A. R PHELPS CO,, Gen'lloaoraooe Agentr, Sumter, 8. 0. Men 15-o Eslate of Julius J. Myers, Dee'di IWILL APPLY ?o the Judge of Probate of Booster County on Feoruary ,\ IfoO, for m I"inhI Discharm' :?.- Admiiiiftra'or of ufert? I .id Raute. FRANK .1 MYERS, J?n 3? 41 Administrator. Estate of Mrs, Lctatra J, >lul diow, lleeeased. VLL PERSONS bnvirg claims against said Estate will protest save duly ai d, and all person? indebted to eaid Estate will make payment m once to JOSEPH HULDROW, Dec 20?2t Qualified Executor.