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A Colombia Sensation. Mrs Graddick Poisoned Her Husband About three weeks ago a Mr Grad diok died ia Columbia ceder ?ustieicus circumstances, it being thougtu that h:s wife had admicis'ered poison to bim An investigation wus begun by the coroner aod ]be police, and continued un to Wednesday night. March 7, wheo a verdict was rendered by thc jury that J. W. Graddick came to his death by arsenic poisoning, administered in tbe opinion of this jury by his wife, Mrb Belle Graddick. Tbe analysis of the stomach rose!ted in showing arsenic io abundance by all tests, and tbe chemist declared tba? mach more than enough to produce dea:h was found. Arsenic mirrors made from the arsenic- fouod were pre? sente!. Tbe bottle, from which a witness deolared Mrs Graddick bad been seeo to Dour something into her husband's coffee, fouod between the brick and woodenwork of tbe fireplace where tbis j witness said Mrs Graddick had conceal- j ed it after poariog some of its contents io the coffee, was produced It con? tained some gray looking ?aid The chemist had analyzsd some of the contents and declared that it we? arsenic in solution. Another witness swore that Mrs Graddick had come to her and told her sae would give ?50 to get something to put her husband to sleep so that he would oever wake up again. Tho surgeon who made the post? mortem and the attending physician unhesitatingly asserted that all the symptoms of arseoical poisoniog were io evidence both just prior to aod after death. The case has aroused much interesi in Colombia, and the investigation bas been quite thorough. Tbe man's stom? ach was analyzed, aod the physician and all attendants oloseiy examined. The State says : The coroner's in? vestigation was resumed at the court house last night. Though the officers had kept what information they bad strictly to themselves the public interest io the case was so great that the court was packed The crowd jammed the space within the bar and crowded up very close to the jory box-as close as they could get. Most of tbe witnesses talked in low tones and it was difficult to hear what they were saying The very first witness' testimony foresadow ed what was to come aod from that time on the interest steadily grew ia "intensity nntii the fioai witness-the chemist-was called. Then the nerves of the jurors and audience alike were strained to the highest pitch. Tba first few words uttered by the witness anooooced what the verdict- wouid be. * 'Arsenic-more than enough to kili," was bis announcement, aod there was a craning of necks and a jostling move? ment of the crowd as be stopped to open up a large case containing the results of the tests made. Tbe jury after that was not many moments in returning with tbe verdict. Constable Hammond was given the warraot for Mrs Graddick's arrest. He came about baif past ll to ber parents' boase. She came to the door and invited bim io. He told ber his j business and she asked bim to step into the hali while she dressed. He did so. She wa9 calm and pleasant ; said coin lng whatever about the case and seemed perfectly at ease. Soon she came to the officer aod said she was ready, i She waa--at once taken to the jail and turned over ?D Jailer Coleman Mr \ Hammond <zys sh? was perfectly j composed and talked pleasantly oo the j way to the jail. No tears were shed or j weakness displayed The sams thing j was tree of her conduct after entering j the jaii. Mrs Graddick has ali aiong stoutly j maintained her iorjccene. Her trial for murder will take place at the next ;crm of the court here, now rapidly approaching, unless a continu? ance is asked and obtained. To illustrate how little people know of thc possibilties of apparently value? less possessions may be instanced the formation of fhs Carthage Brownstone compaoy. Mr Julius T. Dudley, of Beooeitaville, visited a relative who was teaching schoed at Carthage, N. C. A friend bad taken Mr Dudley for a drive. When they returned the horse wa? bitched to a post or pillar cf a peculiar red stone. Mr Dudley made some comment upon tbe quaint bitch? ing post, aod its owner replied : "Oh. I have got 481 acres of just such atone out in the country.'' Mr Dadley got samples of tbe stone and experts assured bim that tbe specimens were of tho very Soest brownstone, a bitching post of which woold be a luxury io New York where the handsomest bornes have fronts of this peculiar colored slate. No mao koowa wheo be owns a gold mine unawares-State. The Laurens Farniture Factory has been commissioned, with a capital ?tock of $25,000 The building of ibe factory will begin now in a very few weeks. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Resistance cf Natives IQ isl? and ol Luz.^Q I-doi Ended. _ ! ! .Manila, March (J-Go:;3 Yoong i and Hood are ;.>&:;.. g ress force uiea?s, a;>u a battalion vi rho Fo.r'j eighth regiment has been si-nJ to Aoarri. Oihe: tromps will fellow. Tee r~Oe!s recency persistently attacked Aparri for several boars ba? were fi .. a ii v driven away. Tbe derails of tbs affair are lacking. The rebels arc holding re-unions io ! the proyiLce of North Hocos, and thc Red Katipuoan cross symbolic ci assistance is again appearing among the natives. It is believed that tbe insurgent generals, Tioio and Flores, have been driven by Gen Young into Gen Hood'i : territory south of Aparri. The fact that Gen Young is unable, ! owing to lack of troops, to maintain garrisons in all the towns ocoapied, bas had a bad effect on the natives. Gen Bates has returned bere after ! leaving garrisons in tba provinces ot j North and South Camarines The : expedition lost seven men killed and ?en wounded. Oa catering New Caoeres, province of South Camarines, Geo Barea learned teas 2.000 insur? gents had departed the same day The Americans immeaiateiy sect oat throe pursuing columns, encountering the enemy in three small engagements a-;d kii?Dg a total of 40 men The Spanish prisoners report thar the enemy bas divided ioto smail bands io tbe mountains under the leadership of Gen Ligasp'. The town of irgia lia boen burned by the enemy. B)th Drovioces were thoroughly scouted. The inhabitant? of the district of Libmanan, including Abeila, the provincial governor aed ether offioials, are returning to their homas. Abella has issued a proclamation caliiog upon the natives to sobmit to the Americans. Tbe liberated priests from New Caceres report that the insurgents kiiied 68 Chinamen sxd 40 Spaniards at the ?own of Calabaoga. it is estimated that there are a hundred thousand bales of hemp io the Camarines provinces Twelve hundred well armed insur? gents, formerly of Cavite province, with a Chinese general io command, surrounded the towns of Albay and Legaspi. They have effected rbree night attacks and continuaiiy harrass the Forty-seventh regiment, which bss lost eight men killed and 20 wounded in defending these towns. Washington, Marob 9 -The war department has received thc following : Manila, March 8 To Adjutant General, Washington Officer, 60 enlisted men, two civil officials, captured Soamsh prisooers, received tcday from Tajabas Otts. Spartanburg Jury Sustains Cora Jenkins' Story. Spartanbarg, March 9 -Court of general sessions for this county with Judge Buchanan presiding recooveoed this morning at 10 o'clock, and tbe cloting speeches io thc famous Meares case were finished and the case given to the jury. This morning Maj D R Daoeao closed for the defense and So licitcr Setse followed in a very strong speech for the prosecution. Af:er this the jud^e made a very praericai and appropriate charge and the jury retired to seek a verdict After remaining oat two hoars they rendered a sealed verdict, which was announced ar the afternoon session cf court at 3 p m This verdict states that the defendant is guilty of the charge cf roioiog thc ycang woman, Cora Jenkins. Counsel for the defense gave carice that a mo unn would be made by them io arrest of judgment acd abo for a new trial. They slated tbat ?ney vrcre not ready at this time to argue thc motion, but asked for a heariog next Monday, which was granted It was the most prevalent, preconceived opinion about the court bouse and city that the ver diat would be guilty, and it came as no surprise. Tbe former triai in Jan uary resulted in a mistrial Tho jury theo stood 8 to 4 for conviction. Washington, March 6.-Senator Iloar today gave uotice of an amend raent he will offer to the diplomatic appropriations bill providing for the payment of $250,000 to Lillioukalani, iately queen of tbe Hawaiian isl ands A carload of oashmere goats passed through Florence Tuesday mo;oiog in transie from Texas to a point io North Carolina. There were 325 of them. The Boer hat, which seems to* be a cross between the bee gam and the cow boys tent, ia the newest fad in Chicago. Alderman Coughlin ioau gurated it, and when he appears wearing one decorated with the Boer flag wound around it ae a band, he ia the admiration of bis Irish and German fellow citizena, who to a man are for the Boers. Frankfort, March 8 -The Senate today passed Senator Bell's bill making it a felony, punishable by confinement in the penitentiary from 10 to 20 years, for ar. occupant of a state office to forcibly maintain possession of the office for more than five days aft^r the legislature or other competent authority shall have decided some other person entitled to the office. Four Democrats voted against the bill. BBBBBBB BB3P8 Conductor Skioped. I IneTTcCtuai Effort to Quaran? tine a Pa ii mar? Conductor Wit? a Case of Soai? pox, W-heri ?he M & A train came inj ?ag? night from Angosta, Capt. G G. Lynch bad the Macon sleeper j '.Ganges" detainee!, having been j informed that the Pullman carl conductor was suffering from a case ' cf smallpox Capt Lynch had taken | the precaution to have Dr James Evans at the depot upon the arrival of the train, and after examine Mr Parker, Dr Evans pronounced the the trouble to be smellpax The car was side irack?d but Conductor Parker got away and went off on train 32 to the north. The Coast Line authorities telegraphed ahead however and when the train reached Virginia he wa9 stopped and quran tined. The "Ganges'' is now quarantined on the tobacco factory sidetrack and it wili be thoroughly fumigated today by the local board of health The porter, John Randolph, is quarantined in the car and will bc vaccinated and disinfected today Capt Parker said last night that the trouble with him was chicken pox. and iie had caught it from his chiid ren in Macon Ga He bas been sick about a week The physician in Macon told him that it was chicken pox, and that he could return to hi? work with impunity Dr Evans ia satisfied that he baa a ^enuiu? (rase of smallpox -Florence 'limes, March i 9 A" o Fear When Death Draws Nish. | "I have seen thousands of persons die under ail sorts of circumstances, and never yet have I seen one display the slightest-fear of death/' This re? markable statement was made the oth? er day by a physician who has prac? ticed many years in Philadelphia and who has seen a great deal cf hospital service. "It is a popular fallacy." he went on, "to imagine that a deathbed scene is ever terrible other than as a parting between loved ones. The fear of the unknown is never present at the last. Even amid ignorance and vice I have ! I never experienced such scenes as a novelist who strives after realism will j sometimes picture. "When a patient is told that he can? not recover and the end is near, he in? variably seems resigned to his fate, and his only thought seems to be of those who are to be left behind. This is true alike of men and women. "Those who become hysterical and declare they are not tit to die are the ? ones who are not as ill as they think they are. They always get well. "A psychological reason? Oh. I don't know that there is any. It's just a hu? man trait."-Philadelphia Record. Honest Boy. "I am glad there are a few honest people left. Two years ago I sent a boy around the corner to buy a postal ! card. I have never seen the boy to j this day." "You don't call that boy honest?" "Yes. sir. This morning, ? received a postal with this en the back: 'Dear ! Sir-Here is your postal. I started in business with the penny you gave me | and have prospered. Thanks." "-Chi-j cago Xews. j Ivisxivtr and ??rjair?ns: Ta?ce Time. i It's a?? very well for you and Nellie ? and Emsie to unite in millions of hugs j and kisses, but please consider tho i time it would occupy your poor old i very busy une!". Try hugging and i kissing Emsie for a minute by thc ; watch, and I don't think you'll man agc it more than 12 hours a day.-Let- j ter of Lev.-is Carro!!. j Music For Fish Kali. An eccentric hermit named Wilban) : Schneller, who lives at Franklin. Mich., is said to be one of the most successful fishermen in his part of the country, and he claims to call the fish to him by singing "Old Hundredth." He goes out in his boat and takes a station in fairlv deep water. Then he slags, at I i the same time keeping his eyes on the water in search of ?ish; (?radnally the tish crowd about Iiis boat, he claims, and when enough arc gathered togeth? er the wily fisherman easts a net and catches dozens al a siugle haul. The old gentleman hrs :i famous voice, and his neighbors are inclined to believe his strange story.-Chicago Record. Safely Stowed Away. Mamma-Willie, did you eat th.v jam? Willie-Why. mamma. I heard the rats in the closet, an I jest thought I'd move it out of then- reach.- Philadel? phia American. "A great many people." says the Manayunk philosopher, "must believe there's luck in odd numbers judging 1 by the way they look out for No. 1." Philadelphia Record. Ocala. Florida. March 9 -The j announcement was coado here today tbat H. G Hszird, who has been j running 6?e phosphate plants Lei: Juliette, bad shut down bis '.vnk.? ' Just what was tho cause o? bia ac'h:.-' ? ba?? nor be"n made public 'cn' rhos-? li a position to know ?-ay the fault iii * ci*h Mr E?sz?rd*H European broker, ?clo 1 failed ia kia obligation to h:m Nitne?. France. March 9 -Sixteen miners have been bibed ny an exp!;. ..?;.: ia a coal pit af BaFSeger Thc ??slier ! ?es of the mi.';e collapsed, burying th- j bodies of the victims. i SOME O?EEE OEEIMS. VISIONS THAT RESULTED IN THE CAP? TURE OF CRIMINALS. ; Marvelous J?a?ifcsts??o?:? Thai F?::i V.i* thc ?asrenalty -i ?Inn to Explain ant? 'JVfcicIi Provo .tr:; Th::: Tr:u/> Is SV r:s ::-.;<- r '?'*::i;: ?'::.: iii ri. A very remarkable Instance or' the tracing of a criminal hy means of a dream occurred iii Sr. bernis. A woman named Mary Thorn iou was detained in custody for a month, charged with the murder of lier husband. A week or .so after her arrest she requested to see one of the prison officials and told him she had dreamed that an individ? ual named George Kay had murdered her spouse, giving the official at the same time fuil details of the tragedy as witnessed io ber vision. Tho mau Ray was not suspected at the time, but the prison authorities were so much impressed by the woman's ob? vious earnestness that a search was at once made for him. After some delay he was traced and charged with the crime, the details of the same as soon in the dream ticing rehearsed to him. Overcome with as? tonish mont, he thou and there con? fessed that he had committed the crime. Curiously enough, the woman had only met the murderer once and believed him to be on tho very host of terms with her husband. Almost as remarkable was the case of a woman named Drew, who dream? ed oat' night that her husband, a re? tired sailor, bad boen murdered by a peddler at a Gravesend tavern, where the said husband was in the habit of putting up when visiting the town in question. The first nows that awaited her on rising in the morning was that her spor.se had been assassinated at the very tavern she had seen in her ex? traordinary vision, whereupon she burst into hysterical tears and cried out that her dream bad come True. She calmed down somewhat after a few hours and then handed the police officials an exact description of the peddler ot' thc vision, giving a minute account of his dress, which included a blue coat of a very peculiar pattern. Marvelous as the fact may appear, a man wearing such a coat and follow? ing The occupation of a peddler was discovered two days later at an inn some six miles fro ra Gravesend, and. on bein.:: taxed with the crime, he at once admitted that he was guilty and that robbery .had been the motive of the outrage, ile was hanged soon aft? erward, his doom having been brought about Dy the flimsy evidence of a wom? an's dream. Women as dreamers seem more suc? cessful than men. but a rather peculiar instance of a crime being traced by a vision and in which the dreamer was a member of the male sex comes from Rennes, in France. A worthy mer? chant, having quitted his office one Saturday evening, proceeded home to dinner and after enjoying a substan? tial meal lay down on thc couch and fell into a licht doze. A very vivid dream then came to him wherein he saw two men of thc burglar type en? gaged in rifling the safe in his oliice, and so much impressed was he by the ..vision that he resolved, upon awaken? ing, to at once go to the o?ice and see that everything was under lock and key. Iiis amazement may be imagined when, on arriving there, be discovered the door forced and a burglary in prog? ress. To summon a couple of gen? darmes was the work of an instant, and five minutes later the thieves, who proved T<. be notorious housebreakers, were or. their way to the police depot, where the prosecutor t;>!tl his extraor? dinary story. In view of the fact that the safe contaiuod valuables to the ex? tent of some thousands of pounds, the dream in question proved a very for? tunate <>ne for the dreamer. II<>w TO explain these marvelous man? ifestations, which prove or.ee more thai truth is stranger than fiction, is a tasic beyond the ingenuity of man to compass. Perchance the theory of te? lepathy may have something to do with The mysterious business, but even that Theory would appear rather inadequate in such cases as the aforementioned. A skillful forger who moved in thc highest circles of society was once de? tected by tbe agency of a dream. The affair occurred in Reston and caused the greatest excitement of the time. ! The forger, a young man of eight or nine and twenty, had become acquaint? ed with a rich publisher, at whose house lie became a constant guest. One day the publisher's bankers discovered Tha? some one was forging Their client's signature TO various large checks, and Two detectives were aT once instructed to look out for the culprit. Their efforts proved useless, but one evening The publisher's youngest daugh? ter, a little girl of ll. dreamed that she saw a man whom she described as "like Mr. Blank." the visitor to whom reference has been made, sitting in a room in Maine street copying her fa? ther's signature. The child's dream was communicated to the police, who. though inclined To ridicule the same at I the outset, eventually promised to have ? the gentleman in question watched, with the result that his lodgings were raided and a complete plant for the making of bank notes found there. It then transpired that he was a man who was wanted for manifold forgeries throughout the Union, and he was sent to prison for a very long term. The child's dream was all the more extraordinary in view of the fact that she was too young to understand the 1 leading incidents of the business and j attributed the copying of her father's j signature in t!:e dream to th.? ..gentle- , mau wanting to write nicely, like papa." j Strange, von strange, but none the less i true, and proving once more that, as | Hamlet remarked. "There are more; things in beaven and earth. E?orailo. j than are dreamed of in your ph i lose-J I>1 iv." - Philadelphia Times. Popular sioriss for toys ?nd I? i rip. Hpnt7 j ?<-nei, and rainy otters at H. G. Oateea ? j CO'P. I c 2 e :: 2s s s ? s z z o 2 s?5e3?s?S? -rQ j ?2 ?j t 5 0 t?o O I ? 9 :; ? E ?32^ v-.-y -?<5 ia J V>J fe; ES I (5 r e? -y O i j g W ^ %St fi ? Wi i g j ? T] ! ere a re fe w wo m e n a s bea a- ? g tiful as they might be. Powder g j g and paint and cosmetics don't ^ j ? make good looks. Beauty is 93 ! ? simply an impossibility without | | g health. Beautiful women are ? ? few because healthy women are ? ? few. The way to have a fair J 2 face and a well-rounded figure ? BB is to take ? I iflffWS I fre?ale ?eplMorf ? This is that old and time-tried ? ? medicine that cures all female g ? troubles and weaknesses and ? ? drains. It makes no difference g a what the doctors call the trou- H s ble, if there is anything the a ? matter in the distinctly feminine g o organs, 'Sradfie?d's Fe- 0 ? male Regulator will help ? ? and cure it. It is good for ir- | g regular or painful menstruation; ? a for leucc-rrhoa. for failing of the I g worn!), for nervousness, head- | ? ache, backache and dizziness, ? S3 . . C9 ? Take it and get well. Then ? U your old-time girlish features ? g and figure will be restored. f S Sc;J by druggists for $1 a bct?le. ?j I ? TEE ERADHELD REGULATOR CO. S j g ATLANTA, CA. g SOUTHERN RAILWAY. Condensed Schedule in Effect .Tan. !7, If?O. fco.ll NO 3: VAVrvr,v T1.,.. " ?No. G'No?l Da?yDai?y] EASN Ti:ic" |Daily'Da?y ??'p 7. !a!Lv. . Charleston ...Arill 10a Slap 55Sp 7 tia '* .. Summerville .. ;ij :-:0aj 728? 723p! " Branchville. . " ; 9 10a 609? 753pj 923al " ...Oran genaro... " ! 84la 533p 845p ld liai - ... Kinsv?le ..." 7 55a 4 43p ?ll 45a I Ar -Sumter.Lv . ?ll i?il ".Camden.Lv?. :? O-'-TI 250? Paoi?.ll 00a I \r_.. Columbia.Ly 7 10a! 4 0Jn 5 2dpi 7 Oda Lv... Charleston .. .Ar ll l?aj b 1-5? 7 25p| 9 15aj '. ... Branchville... " S 5?a ?OO3 740p i/-lea; *'_Bambers - " S 27a 533? 8o2p 9f?a| " ....Denmark.... ** 813a 51:<?i 82d;. luoia " ..-..Blackville..... *' S0)n 5i?:i 922p IleOa ".Aiken." Tt?; 355? 102dpill 51a{.Aj:.Augnstaun.d.Lv *? I 6 20a :: : ; i j NOTE: iii addition to the above servies I trains Nos. l.'i and lu run daily between Charles 1 ton and Columbia, carrying elegant PuIImaa j Bleeping cars. No. 15 leave Charleston 11:00 p. m. : arrive Columbia 6 a. m. No. 16 leave Co I lumbla 1 a. m. : arrive Charleston 7 :U? a. m. I Sleeping cars ready fur occupancy at 9:00p. m. ? both at Charleston and Columbia." These trains j make close connections at Columbia with I through i rains between Florida points and j Washington and the east. Connection with ; trains ]Sos. 31 and 32 New York and Florida ? Limited between Blackville, Aiken and Au? gusta. No. 31 leaves Blackville at 8:40 a. m.. I Aiken9:29a.m., Augusta 10:10 a.m. No. 33 I leaves Augusta 0.25 p. m.. Aiken 7.08 p. m., j Blackv?le 7.55 p. m. Pullman Drawing Room I Bleepers between Augusta, Aiken and New j York-._'______ ~ Ex. SunTFx." ? Sun.' onlv,1 Sun. Lv. Augusta . 7 00a! 930a 5 20p Ar. Sandersville. 100n'!2 43p 832? - Tennille.! loOp 125=Jp: 8 40p Lv. Tennille. 5-?0a: ::50n? 310a SandersviUe.I 5 50a: 4 0dnj 3 23? Ar. Augusta......_......?,1 iMXJai 7 IQpi r?o;w'r? ^ix- Daily Mix. Daih Daily;Dai;y Exs? Exsu Lv. Savannah.... 12 05a 1215p1.? 41dpj. " Allendale.?. I.! ?>35?i:.i 5??5a " Barnwell.... 4 (,'Oa 4?2i>-' 7 2.a; 754p! ?? 15a " Blackville... 4 lea 4l7p'i015a 810p 7 45a Ar. Batosburg... .i.i23Cp? ? Ar. Columbia.... j OOOai 6Gdp.j 935p ll3Ca I 1-:-.-;-: ;ir'->~-tJ Mix. Mix. Daily Daily Dadj Ex su Ex .u cxM^ Lv. Columbia.ill 30a 125a OOGa .j 7 05a Lv. Baiesburg....!. I.%. 2T3p|. ! Ar. Blackville.... 1 ?2;^ 305a 1015a 450p! S32n ! Ba rnwel I.... I 1-23 pl 3 2da ll 00a 915p S 48a i " Allem:::ie.!.. .. !.I lOOp 943p 9 12fl " >:r;:-\:;;ih.j 3-0p. 51ia:.'.I0_3?3 Atlanta and Boycnd. ! Lv. Churlesroa. 7 0Ca 52dp. j Ar. Augusta .1? 51a lO??n . i - /-lr;:?i:i. 820p ?OOa. j Lv. Atlanta.llOOpI 5:i0a 4 OOp ? Ar. Chattanooga.'< 545a| 9-l5a? 840ri 1 Lv. Atlanta.! 5 40a' 4 lop ! Ar. wtnungham.jil 35a 101 j '* Memphis, (via Birmingham)... fU5p; 7 l?a j Ar. r>*xmjrton.j 500p 500a " Cincinnati.i 730p 7 45a " Chicago.j 7 15a 5 30p ! Ar. Loni .ville .j 7 30pi 7 50a " St. L.uis. 7 U4a! (5UUp AT. Me:n:>his. 'via ChatlanoogaK.J 7 10p? 7 403 To A^uevillo-Cinckinati-Louisville. Lv. Augusm!.i 30?pi 930p '. Katesburg. _. ? 445pj1207a Lv. Charleston"!- . I 7tOa liOdp Lv. Columbia (Union Depot ?.|ll 4?a| 7 55a Ar. Sparraubnrg . 31(>p;ll2iia " Asheville . 7 U0p; 237p .* Knoxvi?e.I 415a| 7 20p " Cincinnnati.j 730p 7 45a ** Louisville ( via Jellicoe.I.| 6 50a To Washington and tho East. Lv. Augusta.. *. Bat??burg. " Columbia (Union Depot). Ar. Charlotte. 300p! 930p 4 45p '12 07a 5 55pf 2 15a 910pi 9 40a Ar." Danvili?*._...j 12Ma l&Sp Ar. Hichmond ............ ^ ! 0 00a: 625p Ar. Wasliington. ., 7 35a; 850p " Baltimore Pa. P.. R.I 9l2a'1125p " Philadelphia. .|H35a 2 56a " New york_ _.i 203p' 6133 Sleeping Car Line between Charleston and Atlanta, via Augusta, making ?-onnections at Atlanta for all point? North and Weat. Solid Trains wt ween Charleston and Ashe? ville Connections at Columbia with through trains for Washington aud the East : also for Jackson? ville and all Florida Points. FRANK S. GANNON. J. M. CULP, Third V-P. & (4en. Mgr.. Traffic Manager, Washington. D. C. Washington, D. C ?EORCTEB ALLEN. Div. l'a ss. Act.. Charleston. S. C. W. A. TURK. S. H. HARDWICK, (.?en. ?'as^. Act . Asst. ?ir,;. Pass Agt.. Washington,D. C. Atlanta.(ia. Estate ol' John S* Richardson, DECEASED. liri] W1L . APPLY 'o the Jin.-rpor Pro W ^l'e ?f Sumter County on April 9tb" 1900, for a final discharge as Executors of Estate o' s itu" deceased. R. D. LEE, MARUN MOISE, Marcb 8-ii Executors. it ocr pnces are oniv found in our ware cods. They present & happy combination of escv?ecce. impossible to surpass elsewhere. Catalogue und Hook of Sueee?tinns for the askiD*. TERMS ACCOMMODATING. SECOND-HAND PIANOS. TUNING, REPAIRING. CHAS. M. SHEFF, Wardrooms, S North liberty Street. F-iCort-biock of S. Lafayette Ave., Aiken and Lan vale streets. TliliTliT Fire Insurance Agency; ESTABLISHED 1866. ' Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL ? LONDON & GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH ? MERCANTILE] HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Oaoitai represented $75,000,000. Feb 28. FIRST RATIONAL BANK OF SUMTER, STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DE? POSITORY, SUMTER, S. C. P*i.i ap C*r.i;al.S 75,000 CO turpins atd Profits - - - - 25,000 00 Additional Lier.ility of S?ock ii?iii?r? IQ fzce=3 of their stock." - - 75,000 00 Total protfcuon to depositors, $175.COO 00 Transacts * Genera! Bankin? BusmcS3. Special atteatioo ?iven to collections. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT. Deposits of $1 and upwards received. In? terest aliowed at the rate or 4 per cent, per annum, on amounts above So and not exceed? ing $300, payable quarterly, on first days of Jaouarv, April, July and October. R M. WALLACE, L.S.CARSON, President. Cashier. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid io, . . $75,000 00 Ucdivided surplus, . . 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockholders in excess ot their stock, . 75,000 00 Traosacts a general banking business ; also has a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of 51 and upward received. Interest allowed aj the rate of 4 fer cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. > W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President. MARION MOISE, W. F. RHAMK, Vice-President. Cashier.. Jan 31 Salesman Wanted Enclose stamp for particulars Will straighten curly and kinky hair without injury to the scalp or hair. Endorsed by the United States Health reports Darragh & Rich, New York, Sole Manufacturers Feb 14-12: AND Garden Seeds. A supply of Onioo Sets, of choice varieties, and fresh Garden Seeds for the season's planting, cow on hand. FULL LINE OF MEDICINES, PERFUMERY and Fancy Articles, Usually found in a first class Drug Store. Prescriptions carefully com? pounded at reasonable prices. J. F. W. DeLorme. Oct 25. Life and Fire Insurance. Call on me, at my residence, Liberty Street, for both Life and Fire Insu? rance. Oniy reliable Companies rep? resented. Phcne No 130. Atttlrena Moses. Oct 23-o. Estate o? Joseph M. Cooper, Dec'd. IWILL APPLY 'o the Judge of Probate of Sumter Couoty on March 14th. lS00,(for a Final Discharse as Administrator O: T.{A. of the Estate of said deceased. GEORGE G. COOPER, Feb 14- 4t Administrator C. T. A.