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. ^_^>_g_ / WEDNESDAY, 28, 1800 Entered ai the jfost O?ce at Sumter. S (?., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Sarah M. Dawson-Notice. First National Bank-Statement. PERSONAL. "Maj. Theo. Dehon was in the city Saturday. Col. J. Harvey Wilson spent Saturday io the city. . Col. Thomas N. Berry is io the city on business. Ur. W. S Manning, of Spar;anburg, is io the city. ilise Cook, of Richmond, Va., is visiting Hiss Bessie Lee. Mr. and Mrs Stephen Thomas, of Charles? ton, are in the city. Miss Maggie Hall, of Arkansas, is visiting Mrs. T. B Jenkins. Miss Tinsley, of Spartanbnrg, is visiting at Mr. A. B Stockej's. Mrs Ansley Davig, of New York, i3 visit? ing Maj and Mrs. Marion Moise. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Grover, Jr., have re? turned to the city from St Louis Miss Carrie Yates, of Greenville, ?3 visit? ing the family ot Mr. W. H Yates. Mr. W. A. Bowman bas returned from a business trip to Florida and Alabama. Bishop Ellison Capers spent several hours in the city Saturday en route to Sommer too Miss Maud Pierson left last Friday for New Zion to apend some time with ber sister, Mrs John W. Shaw. Mrs. E C. Haynswortb, after spending sev? eral weeks in Colombia, returned to the city 00 Saturday afternoon. Miss Hattie banders, after visiting ber father. Mr. A. K. SanderB, at Hagood, has returned to the city. Mr. Altamont Moses and Misses Katherine sod Armina Moses spent s few days in Charleston last week. Mr. A. P. Sterling, of New York, an expert stone cotter and letterer, is working at Smith's marble yard. Mr. P. G. Bowman, Jr , of Demorest, G*., was to the city last week on business. His many friends are glad to see bim in Sumter again. Rev. Y. von A. Riser went Tuesday to Lees? ville, Lexington Co., to attend bis grand? parents' golden wedding. He will return to the city on Saturday. Capt. W. Loring Lee, of the Sumter Light Infantry bas received a majority of the votes for maj Dr of the Second Regiment, and while bis election has noe been officially published it is an assured fact. Mr. J. Grenville DeLorme has been elected a member of the State Board of Pbarmacoe tical Examiners. This is a high compli? ment to a young man, bot it ?9 worthily be? stowed ia tbi3 instaoca and the State board La?? been strengthed by his election. Drs. S. C. Baker and Walter Cheyne have returned frota Charleston - where they went several days ago to attend the Tri-State Med? ical Association. Dr. Baker read a paper last night on the "Southern Negro ; His Re? cent Erratic Tendencies ; Canse ; Suggest ons as to Prevention." Rt Rev. Biabop Northrop will lecture every Friday evening ^during Lent, in St. Joseph's Chapel. Mr. Neill O'Donnell will leave for New York on Saturday evening, for a stay of ten days or two weeks Miss Etta Ryttenberg, of New York, who his been visiting the family of ber ancla, Mr. Harry Ryttenberg, bas returned heme and was accompanied by Mr. Sol Ryttenberg. Mrs. M. H. DeRackin, of Chicago, is visit? ing her sister, Mrs. E A. Cnttino. It baa been thirty-ooe years since she last visited Sumter. Rev. C. C. Brown bas bean confined to his room for the paat^week on account of an attack of angina pectoris, and was unable to preach on last Sunday. His pulpit was filled on Sonday night b? "Rev. J. I. Ayres. He ?3 now improving, we are pleased to state, and hopes to be out in a few days. The regular examination of applicants for teacher's certificates w?9 held Friaay. There were four whites and 26 colored applicants. The store room 10 *he Masonic Temple formerly occupied by the post office is being 6tted up as an off ce for the Atlantic Cotioo 011 Co DeWitt's Witch Hazel Saive is unequalled :OT piies, irjuries and skin diseases, lt is the original Witch Hszei Salve. Beware of ail counterfeits. J. S. Hugnson & Co. * The Graded School Librajy is indebted to Mrs Mitchell Levi for the following maga? zines : 12 number? of Munsey, 12 of MoLure, 12 of The Cosmopolitan and 12 of The Ladies' Home Journal. Tbe Sumter Institute bad holiday last Thursday and Friday 00 account of Wash? ington's.Dirthday. Geo. Barbe, Mendota, Va., sa\s; "Nothing did me so much good as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. One dose relieved me, a few bottles cured me." It dgests what you tat and always cures dyspepsia. J. S. Hugbson & Co. The freezing weather duriog the past few days bas seriously icjnre.2 oats on light land, and early gardens nave been killed Even green peas, wbich are considered hardy in this pection, have been killed. Middling cotton sold here yesterday at 3 92. As a cotton market Sumter has been without ! a superior in the State this season, and us a j result the receipts are already approaching tbe thirty thousand mark. Mn. J. K Miller, Newton Hamilton, Pa., j writes, "I think DeWitt's Witch Hazel S-ilve J the grandest salve made " It cures piles and j heals everything. All fraudulent imitations j are worthless. J. S. Hugbsou & Co. i The Woman's Exchange will be open to j the public on March 1st, and the ladies in '? charge nre doing all ibey cati to make it as ' attractive as possible. Th? contract for putting a tin roof on the : city bail bas been awarded *o T. C Sc-?fi". A special meeting of the City Council WHS ? held last Friday hfternoon to consider this matter iand after a fail discussion tri*- com- ; mittle wfis instructed 'o award the contract ! at once to the iowtst Didder. An effort was made last week to toteres' a j number ot *be lending nosiness men of the j city m a proposition to orean:z? a company \ to build a bi? cotton mill, but the ireotiemen j who s-?vv them met with s> little er.^iurage- ! men! that for the present the effort ?iii pron- j ably be abandoned The uooejed men of j this citv do not appear to take kindly to the j cotton mil! proposition and every effort to j organize a company that bas been made in j recent years bas failed. DEATH Mr Irbv W Hodge died Si urday morning at bis borne in Privateer, trier several weeks illness be bad rebebed i?o advanced age being 73 or 74 yen s old He bas many friends in this city wno will hear of bis death with regr*: Expansive fire Wood. A v7H20n load of blftck wainut, cut up in Stove wood iengThs, was sold on tbe streets j yesterday by a negr> who bad no idea of j :be value of such timber. This is probably J not the first time walnut bas been so:>i fer j fire wood IH Sumter, but wheo w*inut lum- i ner is worth a bundrea or mote dollars a j thousand to see it sold for stove wood is a striking commentary on the wasteful and ignorant destruction ot valuabie timber prac? ticed io this country. Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of toe holy season of Lent, instituted by tbe apostles in aemory of the forty days of our Lord's fasting. Lent extends from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday, and during ? this time the usual Lenten services will be observed by the Catholics and Episcopalians of Sumter. Tbs Sumter Cotton Mill is BOW making 19.000 pounds of yam a week. Sixteen thousaod pounds bas been considered a fine average for a week heretofore, but thing? are running smoothly and tbe output is gradu? ally crawling up. A farmer who held one bale of cotton for bigber prices sold it in this city Thursday and received $54 ZO for it This reminds one of the good old days when cotton was king and a bale of cotton was wortb good money j "I think I would go crazy with pain were it not for Chamberlain's Pain Balm,' writes Mr W H Stapleton, Hermioie, Pa. "I have been ?fj3:cted with rheumatism for several j years and bave tried remedies without cum? ber, but Pain Balm is tbe best medicine 1 have got bold of." One application relieves j tbe pain. For sale by A ? Cbina. E id ie Jenkins wasexbibiting on Main Street Saturday moro og a cbaicless bicycle of bis own construction. Tbe wheel is in every respect the equal cf those made by tbe big wheel works and is a credit to the workman? ship of the "Overall Kid." Do not forget the Lutheran ladies next Monday and Tuesday. They will serve Oysters and lunch io their inimitable style, in the vacant store in Masonic temple. Proceeds to go towards paying Church debt. Oysters 25c ; lunch 15c. "I bad bronchitis every winter for years and rr o medicine eave me permanent relief till I begai to take One Min?te Cough Cure. I know it is the best csugh medicine made," says J. Koontz, Corry, Pa. It quickly cures coughs, colds, croup, asthma, grippe and threat and lung troubles, it is the children's favorite remedy. Cures quickly. J. S. Rn 2 h son ? Co. Jeff Davis, colored, who ts wanted in this county for burglarv and larceny, was arrested in Manning last Wednesdav. Deputy Sheriff Gaillard went to Manning Thursday afternoon aod Drought Davis to Sumter, where be was lodged in jail ootil the next term of court Rev James White, who bas been court crier for the nast thirty years, bas been forced to give up tbs position on ?ccouot of the in? firmities of age and ill health, and Tem McCallom bas been appointed by Sheriff Pierson. Tom basa powerful voice and with tbe training be is receiving every morning will be able to discbarge bis duties quite ac? ceptably. Wheo he began calling the "gen? tlemen of the jory" yesterday morning many people thought court bad convened ahead of time. Sumter capitalists have closed a deal for 110 000 acres of pine land in Northern Flor? ida, and a company with a capital stock of $100,000 is in process of formation* to engage in the turpentine and timber business. This immense tia^t of land is covered with virgin forests of yellow pine aod for the turpentine privileges alone is worth a great deal more than was paid for the land. Tbe entire stock of the company was subscribed for in a few hours Saturday and the first installment was paid in Monday. There is no better medicine fer the babies than Chamberlain's Coueb Remedy. Its pleasant taste and prompt and effectual cores make it a favorite with mothers and small children. It quickiy cures their coughs and colds, preventing pneumonia or other serious consequences. It also cure* croap and has been used io tens of thoueaods cf cases with? out a single failure co far as we bave been abie to learn. It not only enres croup, but when given as socn as the croupy cough ap? pears, wil! prevent the attack. In cases of whooping cough it liquefies the tough mucus, I maktog it easier to expect?rale, and lessens I the severity and frequency of the paroxysms | of coughing, thus depriving that disease of all dangerous COE sequenc-3. For sile by A ? J China. Twenty year3 or mere ago Sol Smith Rossel the nov. famouse metropolitan actcr was a frequent visitor to Sumter ao-1 always a favorite. Since bi3 day no comedian or im? personator bas filled bis place to public esteem until Alba Heywood trade bis appeareoce on tbe stage Heywood is not en imitator of Russel], but i3 original and creates his own roles yet in his manner and methods be suggests Russell's unique character delinea? tions Th * entertainment given in this eily Ia3t Weduessday night by Mr Heywood was all that wes excellent and tbe aua.eece which was large when the weather is taken into consideration was so delightfully entert? ied tbat too much could not be said in praise of Alba Heywood and his company. Davis Epps, colored, eurrendered himself to Sheriff Viersen on Wednesday and report? ed that he was wanted tn Shiloh township for assault aod battery with intent to' kill ()a Friday a letter was received-Srom Mag? istrate T B. Rhame, of Magnolia, stating toai be has issued a warrant for the arrest of E"pps for assault and battery of a h'gh and ; aggravated nature, and nquestiog that Epps be arrested, if *ie hid not already surrendered | es reported Epps shot Darid Faliward in j Shiloh on Wednesday, but tb* wound PRS| not fatal. He came immediately to city aod delivered himself to tbesberifl". He was ? taken to Magnolia Saturday for a preliminary hearing. Glorious Ncwa. Conics from I)r. !>. li. Cargile, . f Wsshita. I. 1. Ih: wri t--. -Four bottles of Electric Bit? ters ?*un 1 .Mrs. lin w<r. ?.f scrofula, which bad 1 wu.--i her great sufFerin<; for y-sars. Ter? rible sores would break out on her bead and face, and best ii' cu rs ....uM give co help: hui ber cure is e<>n.i lett; h<-r health is ex? celler.?.*'" This chows what thousands have j proved-that l??ectr?c Litters i? thc "be*j i.!<.(..i purifier known. It i> the suprnte remen for eczema, tetter, salt il cum. ulcers. ]>.>.?< :rn. I running .--r?s. It stimulate* liver, kidneys ? and bowels, expels poisons, helps digestion builds up tte strength. Only ?0 cent?. ?<>ld i by J. F. W. L^Loru'e, Dru?<j:st. (Guaranteed. ; 4 I PROPHET GR BEN IN TROUBLE Arre&ted for Violating Postal Reg? ulantes. Don't tend obscene letters through the mai;s?, unless yon are bunt!o? trouble with TJjHe Sam prophet Green, colorer!, found him-elf in ft peck of trouble Monday, and it M?? cam? ?rom seodiriir un obscei.e letter through 'he mail He w->s arrested by Deputy Marshal Hubbard 'Hid titeen io Chmit-stj.j ih*?t at:e~ Looo, and iio!e-s be caa {.rove bis Ur.o c-nee " ey.nd a doubt it will go hard wah him. Greeo has been in Sumer for several monl<3 buting i-io iroo aod t>r*?j for VV H. bandrum, a junk dealer of Augusta, Ga., and he is saic to be a quiet txud inoffensive negro, who attended strictly to his business, and o0 conducted himself as to win the confi? dence of tho e with whom be btd business d?.aiicgs Ke evidently bad the full confi? dence of bis emp'yer, for be kept b:m well jupp?ed with money, and only yesterday morning Green cashed a check for $30 at one of the banks. Tbe letter that caused the trouble was writ? ten ;o the wife of Rooert Lide sevvrai weeks ago and was signed by Green. Toe letter was forwarded to the pos'cfike autcorities, aiid Deputy Marsbi-.i Edmund Deas made an investigation that led bim'to swear out a warrant for Green's arrest. Tbe letter is said to have been of tbe most obscene and vilest description. Discovered by a Woman. Another great discovery lias been made, and that, too, by a lady "n this country. ''Disease fastened its clutches upon her and for seven years she withstood its severest tests, but her vital organs were undermined and death seem? ed imminent. For three months she coughed incessantly, and could not sleep. She finally discovered a w *y to njoovery, by purchasing of us a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, and was so much relieved on taking first dose, tba' she slept ali night; and with two bottles has been absolutely cured Her name is Mrs. Luther Lutz. Thus writes Mrs. W. C. Hamnick & C>\ of Shelby, N. C Trial bottles free at J. F. W. DeLonne's Drug Store. Regular size 50c and $1. Every bettie guaranteed. 4" - mm ? ? -- Mr W. B Boyle ba3 removed i.?3 sale and livery business from his old stund to the corner of Liberty aod Harvin Streets, where be bas fined up a targe and conveniently arraogea stabie and buggy and wagon wire bouse. An agent of a patent fire extinguisher built a boo fire on ine graded school square at 1 o'clock Saturday for the purpose of giving a Dracucal demonstration of the extinguisher. Tbe fire made a tig goroke and sevrrai seeing it from a distance gave the fire alarm aod the department was called out in a burry. The squad*, followed ty Joe Grantham and his book and ?udder truck at break neck speed, hastened to the fire, before it was ascertained th*tt it was merely an exhibition by a rivai coscern The Appetite of a Goat Is envied by all poor dyspeptics whose store ach ard liver are out of order. All such hhould know that Dr. King's New Life Pills, the won derful Stomach ?md Liver Remedy, gives a splendid appetite. sound digestion and a regu? lar bodily habit that insures perfect health and great energy. Only 25c at J. F: W. DeLorme's drug store. 4 --m>- ~++'~+amm** Marriage in darlington. Mr William Heory Evana was married to Miss Emmie Sweet James, the ody daughter of Gen. and Mrs William E James, of Dar? lington county, on Wednesday night, Feb? ruary 21 The ceremony took place at tbe home of the bride, and was conducted by tbe Rev. D M Fulton, the minister of the Pres? byterian Church io Darling'oo Toe weather was very bad ?Dd many of those invited were prevented from being present. Ri-gents Appointed. Columbia, Feb. 26 -Governor McSweenev today filled ?he vacancies caused by tbe expiration of the terms of Messrs A. White, of Sumter, and Iredell JOQPS, of Rock Hill, on tbe board of regents of the State bostdtai for the insane H* simply reappointed Messrs Wi:ite acd Joces, ice new term of each of these cfS.ia) berne HX vears. Highway Rcbbory in the City. James Ven ey alias Jami-? Cutler, n bad negro from Wilmington, N C , who is wanted in Florence fjr shooting a ne^ro a s-bort time ?go, was arrested las<t Thursday night shortly after he bad seid up J?ke Dargan, and com? pelled him nt tbe muzzle of a ;>;.-tol to deliver his cash; Tue robbery was committed cear the depot about 8 o'clock. Vcney was at Susan Peters' restaurant a short time oefore and there saw Dargan with tnocev He followed him and held bim up at tb? first convenient dara place on the ! strest. As soon es Wesley Fsllcaore bad delivered his money to Veney he ran up tosv? and cotified Policemen Smitb and Sevmour, who went at occe to the depot and arrested Veney, who was ready to bjard ibe traiu for Columbia Veney has b?eo committed to jail and if the Florence authorities do not claim bim he will be trud for highway robbery at the March term of couit Notting much is koo wc about Vecey's record, but be ie said to te a bad negro wno a long record as a criminal. Dr. Carty's Condition Powders are just what a horse need.* when in bad enn^ j dition. Tonic, blood purifier and vermifuge. They are not food but medicine, and toe best lo use to pat a horse in prime condition. Price i 25 cents per package. For sale by Dr A. J. China. D*e 30-o '?'etter, Salt-Kheum and Eczema. The intense itching and smarting incident to ! I these diseases, is instantly al laved bv app!\itit ! I Chamberlain s Eyo i Skin Ointment. Many ! very l>ad eases have permar.etly cured by ? it. It is equally efficient for itching piles an 1 a i.ivirit" n medy for sore nipples, chapped ; hands, chilblains, frost bites ami chronic sort eyes. 25cts p< r box. For sale by Dr A. 1. : China. Dec 30-o j M ? Y OR'S COURT. Ros1? Sower and A-na Scott, two .if the j reffuiar perfermptfi in the Mayors court, were on '<>$'? Thursday tV.r disorderly cc duct, j fighting, curs:: g. e*C, on Dirin* street. I Tbey were given the opoon on or todays. The mor ey wa.? paid and they w ire set fr e to j CO and sin ?g-iin Wi-iie Cartpr was np for j drunkenness and disorderly conduct. The ; hoe was $3. i THE WIRES WERE CROSSED. j _ Telephone Fxehange and Many Phones Damaged Saturday Evening. Tb* electric 1 ight and telephone wires be? came crcesed nt the correr of Main and Republican Streets on Saturday. When the current W'S turned on nrv-ur. 6 o'clock there was immediate trouble. The current ran into the switchboard at the ?ei<phone exchange, hurutOL' out a number of connections, setting fire ?o t.^e switchboard and ?larming the opera*or3 who were on duty The alarm of fire was given, the reel cquads called out and two lines of hose stretched from the hydrant at the corner of Libc-rty Street, and the stream haudled by the Monaghan squad wa3 carried upstairs, but by the time these arrangements^ were made the little blszs on the switchboard had been extinguisbrd The damage was rot confined to the exchange but a number of 'pbonep in varions parts of the city were burned out and the telephone service was seri? ously criopled Sunday and Monday gr John Lirr, .Posey ville, Ind , 8ays, "I never used anything as good as One Minute Cough Cure. We are never without it." Quickly breaks up coughs and colds. Cures all throat and lung troubles Its use will prevent consumption. Pleasant to take. J. S. Hughscn & Co. The First National Bank From the statement of this bank, which is published today under the call of the Comp? troller of the Currency, it will be seen that the volume of basinets is 5416,120:52. and tbat the deposit account foots up $294, 302.96. This is a good showing both for the ba?k and for Sumter. "I bad dyspepsia for years. No medicine was so effective as Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It gave immediate relief. Two bottles pro? duced marvelous results," writes L. H. War? ren, Albany. Wis. It digests what you eat aod cannot fail to cure. J. S. Hogbson & Co. mm * I' - The Orchestra Concert. Io spite of ?be threatening weather of the past few days mere was a very fair audience at the Orchestra Concert last Thursday even? ing It is tobe regretted that the audito? rium of the Graded School was not filled to its utmost capacity ; for the object of the en? tertainment was certainly a worthy one. The audience was thoroughly entertained. Every oumner was well rendered. As some o-e remarked at the close of the concert: "Generally these concerts have one or two numbers tbat drag or fail ; but in tbe concert of this evening, everything that wae attempt ed was well done." The program is given that those who failed to attend may see how much they missed. The program was as follows: Medley Overture: ' Uneedit"-Haiberti The Orchestra. Vocal Daet : The Pilot Brave-Messrs. Hurst and Rambo. Waltz : Benevolence-Andrew Herman The Orchestra. Recitatiou : Platonic-Miss Fuller. Selection : A Day in Switzerland-R. Ei ienberg-Tbe Orchestra. The Owl ana the PL?SJ Cat : Solo and Qjartet A One Act Drama-Ose Actor : "Renel." Overture : King Midas-R. Eileaberg and Tob?ni-The Orchestra Recitation-"Ronen of Sicily"; Longfel? low-Miss B. D Lee Qjiotette: Lullaby-Messrs. Hurst, Rambo, Flowers, Scarborough and Smttb. March: -'The Thoroughbred"-Falerbacb -Toban:-The Orchestra. An Eaitor s Life Saved by Chamber? lain's Cough Remedy. Daring the early part of October, 1896, I contracted a bid cold which settled on my lungs and waa neglected until I feared that consumption h?d appeared in an incipient state. I was constantly coughing and trying to expel someibirg which I could not. I became alarmed and after giving tbe local doctor a trial bought a bottle of Chamber? lain's Cough Remedy and the result was im? mediate improvement, and after I had used three bo:tle3 my lungs were restored to their healthy state - RS Edwards, publisher of The Review, Wyant, III. For sale by A J Ci:ina. I appreciate tns liberal patron'ge that hus been extended me Dy the people of Sumter, and at my new statd where I wi!) be better prepared than ever to eerve my patrons I solicit a continuance cf their favor. Respectfully, W. B. BO Vi. E. Feb 26-31 For Horse Raisers Stock rais1.rs and admires of fine horses will he interested in the ndverttsement and pedigree of Modoc McEwen, No. 32785 which appears in this issce. This standard ored trotting stallion belonps to the best strains of American trotting horses-Hambletonisn, Mambrino and Wilkes to which famdiesall of the fastest horses on the turf during the past 25 years trace their descent. Modoc has s'ze, style and speed and is conceeded to be the handsomest horse in the county by all horsemen ?who have S'-en him. Although never trained for the track be baa trotted a c ile to a baggy m 2 30 with ease As a roadster he is without a superior, having an easy ten mile an hour gait and the bot'om to keep at it ; his disposition is kind and geutle, r.nd bis good qualities are (quailed cr.iy by his stvle and beaut-. W. S Philpot, Albany, G* , says, '-De Witt's Little Early Risers did me more good than any pills I ever tock " The f'.imou3 lit? tle pills for constipation, biliousness aod liver and howe! troubles. J S Bngbson & Co. i TS RANTED, tor c i?h, Hickory, Doy wood, VT Persimmon, Walnut Logs. Southern Hardwood Co., P. O. Box Cnarlestoti, S. C Nov 29-v " NOTICE. T^TOTICE is hereby given that Certificate j_\ No 107 for 33 shares cf stock in thc Sumter Conon Mills, issued to F V/. DAW? SON", ?nd dated May 23d. 1SS-.. having been ' or destroyed, the undersigned will on the I 0 ii da/ of Mnrch, 190), apply lo :li(? Slid Sum e: Cotton M.?ls ':> Usue a new certificate in ! eu ti.ere ?f. SAKAI! M D A WSON, Executrix E-taie F W. Dawson. Feb 28-f>> Ivi E?RtS WHvKc ALI fcLhh J-AILS. ~ g jtg? Ki ' ....?::!! Syrup. Tasto* G?KH5. USO lg SM'.I t.y druccists. AVegefobie Prcparationfor As - sifliiia?irtg ?ieTood andRegula ting thc Stomachs andBowcis of Promotes Digestton,C?rerful riess and Rest.Conta?ns seither Opium,Morphine norMneral. NOT NARCOTIC. lizape ofOldBrSAM?IlPlTCEER Pumpkin See tl' ?lx.Senna * \ PoehtUcSd? Jtnisc Seed- * Peppermint - /h Carbonate Soda * fVsrmSced Clarified Sugar - hhfayrttn flavor Aperfecf Remedy for Constipa? tion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, Worms Convulsions Xeverish aess andLoss OF SHEER Fae Simile Signature of NEW "YORK. , Af b months old : J5 DOSES ^CESTS EXACT COPY" OF WRAPPEB. sass For Infants and Children. he Kind You Have Always Bought For Over Thirty Years GASTORIA THC CENTAUR COMPANY. NCW YORK CITY. Just Received: One Car rm One car Sewer Pipe three, four and five inch. ALSO L's, Y's and T's to match. Respectfully, H* HARBY. Sumter, S. C., Feb. 9, 1900. KEPOKT OK THE CONDITION OF TT ft . m TLT1 Bm' lt you want At Sumtpr. ia the State of South Caro'ina, ' at tbe t-lc3e of busiress, feb. 13, 1900. il j i. O \ RESOURCES. th a hAQT NftPlflfi Loaos and discounts, ?217,732 68 HIV ll/vUl ^V/VV\lk7 Overdrafts, secured and uosecurea 2,533 93 U. S. Bonds to securecirculation, 18,750 00 Premiumsoo ?. S. Boods 1.500 OD T^,^TT T7-! ~|-ri ~, Stock?, securities, etc, 11,50J 00 V 11 li Q Banking b^us?, furniture and fix- i>F Li Y i IV^AJL O tures, 5.OOO 00 | J Other reai estate and mortgages owned, 9,616 35 ! OUR OWN GROWING D.ip from National Bmks (not A\rrv T'TTTr Reserve Agents) 25,072 10 1 ?1 Due from State Banks and WORLD'S CHOICEST Due from approved reserve i The handsomest and most com agents, ? f>,572 16 , ~ . , Checks sud other cash iteie, 6 641 20 plete Catalogue we ever issued Notes of other National Banks, 2,500 00 ? . ? - <. . i , Fract.cn*! paier currency, nicK- S^nt tree, lt VOU State in What La?fuTLCr;;SReserve in Bank, J*? mOSt intererted-PloW specte, 16,935 oo ers> Vegetables or Small Fruits. Legai-tender notes, 2,00 CO 19 935 00 J Redemption fund with V. S. I fl lg EC HHfiti 'O 60116 Treas r (5 per cent cf circula- ?HfflCU f IUI\ O OUIlO| tion.) 843 75 ?Si ROCHESTER, N. Y. LIABILITIES. I Feo j_ Capital stock paid io, 75,000 00 Sarclas fund. 15,000 00 ylTT Undivided Drr.fi-s, !es9 expenses Skn ? jP* ?fr - ?nd t?X^V^id, 7,631 6? .B *S^ ? & 9 National oank notes outstanding 16,875 00 ;;;^r:^rDdB?ck"s; ,>31 v> ! BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCKS. Iidiridunl deposits subject to - check, 234 302 96 j w\U 9fJjj ? limned number of fittings cf i E^cs from thia nonu'ar variety cf fowl at Total. .5416,!20 52 ? , State of South Carolina.. Vg-, $2 p6P 13. County of Sumter, ? V" \ _ " _ , , , . . ... I li L EDMUNDS, O.shi-r of toe above *r-s Books ?r* Ur2e. handsome rowli, wno narced bank, do solemaiv swear that the-jc?e*n {*?<>w le?, yellow skin a=d beantxfol above Mat?rent is true to the test of my |p?um??e Fbe* grow rapidly and aer knowledge acd belief, ! *? ??ful layw Bey seme egg? ?d rear a p T ppvl- . Ca^bi-r yard o? f.?tv.^ <W: .:<?>;: from w??r i>iehtor. SoNcribrt ?Od ".vor'n ? iii. OB, D, S, FRONTIS. 2isi dav of Februar?, 1900 ^ ? ?>. W. C?TTiXO, [ts J Fen T-2m uidge Spring, S C. Notarv V'i'> .c lor C. | " correct- Auesi : ! Es?a?e o?' Pe??rsoD )?av?s, ^r., ii. y.-, W?LLACE, ) " A. WHITE, V Directors, ?rC(Wd. R i) LEE, j F. i. 28. 1 GOO ^ WILL APPLY to th<? Judge of Probate of ? ? Sw?.iter OtMin'v, on ".-?.rcb 21?t, 1930, ,~ \i . t.i;- a Fi "1 Discharge :n Acmiois?ratrix of Cotton Planters E^?. MKS. NAOMI F. M A YRS, who are interested in high pnres ;or cotton! Feb 21_H Admtntstratrix. next c.in heir of foci?tiling to their ad- ; vp.ntage by sending a rostal card at onre to j Popular stories for boys and girls, Henty THK ADAMS COTTON .COMPANY, I feries, and maDy othere at K. G. 0steen & Feb 14-lm Charleston, S. C. I Co's.