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S))* Matt^mait aub ^mtt?jroii -WEDNESDAY, M?RiB 21, 1900. Tbe Sumter Watcnman was toundeQ D .1850 and the True Southron in 1866 J The Watchman and Southron now has i the combined circulation and influence of both of the cid papers, and is mani? festly the best advertising medium In 'S? m ter . Toe ever roaming pestiferous oar, of dbe jailer stamp mailed variety, and OiDer sorts and conditions of canine cussedness received some passing re marks in City Counoil meeting last Bigot, but DO action was taken w h ich promises to decrease their number or interfere with their midnight depreda fcioos upon hes oeste, to say oothiog ot the moonlight bayiog which so disturbs j the stomber of average people Sam j ter has a fail share of these curses, and the counoil would do well to regulate Shem oat of the commuoity by every law ul means possible. The life cf one little child is worth many times ali tbe surs in the State, and the liberty cf the do-s is a constant danger, aod one which increases as warm weather ap? proaches. Council acted wisely in directing the preparation of an ordinance to prevent horses from being hitched or stopped on the macadamized part of Main Street for a longer time than Sve minutes There is no ase to spend thousands of dollars for im provements to be needlessly destroy ed. England bas spoken is positive terms-no freedom for the Boers '.To the bitter end,7* is the determi nation of the Boers. England may 5 lally conquer these brave fellows, but before the end comes many of the bright boys, who left happy bornea to fight under the union jack, will fail to rise no more, many a mother's heart wilt be crushed and thousands cf homes will be left des o?ate And for what ? The constant and extraordinary development of cotton manufacturing is South Carolina is a matter in which we may all feel a just pride. It seems like a fairy tale to assert that onr State is leading the south in this important industry. More than four aod a bair" millions of dollars have been invested in mills since the first day of January, and still there seems to be no let up in the good work Bat what abont Sumter ? We don't build any min's We have even quit building them on paper. Wiii this inactivity continue in one of the. best cotton markets of the State, or will our people wake up and join the procession by and by ? j Municipal politics is not receiving j a gr>?a: deal of atlention. Voters are ! registering slowly, although this j matter o? registration i? important, j Tne booka will close on the 30th instant, and unregistered citizens wiii remain unregist'-red for two yeats No matter what questions ! may have to be decided at the ballot j box. they wiii have no vote Aud ! Iber? are some matters to be deter? mined io tbe near future that wiii be of importance to taxpayers. On a voi*' to issue bonds for sewerage, for instance, taxpayer* wiii want to vote, and snooid be prepared to do so. Two week? yet remain Time enough for ali. Surety rvery person entitled .jndt r ice law to the privilege cf YO???'?? ought to regard the tight of 6nfii:;'et;t importune? to take the j time and trouble to register Don't pat it eff trom day to day, but go toni;;;row ?r;d get your certificate If not at A future day 3ou will proba j bly repent <if your indifference, when ? repentance cannot ;iva?!. The desperate struggle which haw bec: ir; progress for four months in Saut h Africa bees:?? drawing to a close, and in the very nature of th??ss must be ended before long o The inevitable is happening : Eng? land's immense army is by superiori ty of numbers ana resources crush? ing their enemies ::; the unequal It fooks a3 if Kruger's repub lie and the Free State are going to be taken from tho map cf thc worid as independent governments ; taken into the capacious and insatiable maw of Great Britain. White ?Dk and Coartof Empire paper. Ask to see the latest styles in paper for fash? ionable correspondence.-H. G. Osteen & Co, BRYAN'S PLATFORM. At Lincoln, Neb, the Democracy of that State, in convention assem? bled, on Monday adopted a platfotm, which has the approval of W. J. Bryan and may therefore be consid ered a declaration of the policy and principles on which he would go before the American people in the coming presidential campaign It is substantially the same as the plat form of the Populists adopted in their convention on the earne day Both parties are enthusiastic in their sup? port of Mr Bryan Thomas J. Nolan, chairman of the Democratic convention, made a most eloquent address, in which he pays the high? est possible tribute io the character integrity, ability and patriotism of Mr Bryan The platform reaffirms the Chicago platform without qualification : Fa vors amendments to the constitution, especially authorizing an income tax and providing for the election of ? United States senators bv direct pop ular vote. It declares opposition to govern? ment by injuuction aiid the black lists, and favors arbitra tion in the settlement of labor disputes, municipal ownership of municipal franchises, the initiative j and referendum, liberal pensions to ! deserving soldiers and their families j Favors immediate construction bf the Nicaragua canal and condemns the Dingley tariff law It charges the Republican party with the abandon? ment of American principies, and with plotting against financial inde? pendence of the individual iu favor of corporations It pledges war upon trusts, and demands free and unlimited coinage of silver at the ratio of 16 to 1 It demands the re? tention of greenbacks and (he retire? ment of national bank notes as rapid? ly as possible It condemns the system proposed by which national banks may issue and control the amount of psper money. Denounces the national government for failure to enforce the laws against the trusts, suggests their regulation by the coa? stitution of the State, supplemented by congressional legislation It ar raigna the present administration for departing from old principles, in their treatment of Porto Rico, and declares that the constitution follows the flag. It declares against militarism, favors peace and friendship with all nations, but entangling alliances with none. Expresses sympathy with the Boer Republic, not because of hostility to England, but because of belief in principies of a republic Mr. Bryan's appearance put a stop j to business, and the convention Us ! tened with great enthusiasm to a speech from him devoted largely to money, trusts and imperialism. Suits cha Case of Sumter. There bas bsen gome discussion reseotly abou: the to?o iDstai?Dg a sewage system. A 6ewage system j would undoubtedly be con7enient and perhaps improving to the health of the town, lodeed a system of water works is necessarily inadequate and inoom plecte without it. The only objacMoo to be urged is that the town cannot afford it This objection is one that at present cannot be overcome. Tbe rate of taxation is already so high that tbe betrer slays residence property pays oniy tbres or four per cent net oa the investment. Moreover the territory of thc town is so great that the bene?u of a sewage system would exteod to only a part of the population The time muy come when a sewage system will be necessary at any cost, bat that time hap no', come yet asd io tbe opinion of Tee Advertiser, it wouid be great foil? j for the town at this time to aesume any I additional burden or debt.-Laurens I Advertiser I H ?jrr.-~ o ?- -^m?m~ ?he First Train Through from Cheraw to Colum? bia i Today tho first train of the Sea j beard Air Line from its main Sine via ! Cheraw and Camden will come into j Columbia over the now track It ; w:!l brin? in Col McBec'c? private lear. Tho car wito Col McBee aboard arrived at Camden yesterday. Tho new temporary bridge across tue Waterce was finished yesterday, and thus the train will be enabled to come on through into the park today. This train's arrival wili be looked for with considerable public iutertest. State March 21. Interesting Local History. Coi. Blandirjg Traces Sumter County Back to Colooial Times. In the State one day last week was priuted a hst of Captain Matthew sin gleton's Company ol M arion's Brigade in the revolutionary war, with head linea claiming it to be a Richland company Being 6truck by the latge number of Sumter names ia the list, we asked Col. Banding's opinion about it, and in response he has fur ' nisbed a most valuable historical con tribution, which we are glad to pub? lish below in connection with the clipping from tbe State : A VALUABLE DOCUMENT A Richland Company in the Rjvoiu tiooary War. Wc, tbe subscribers whose names are hereucdar wrinc? do vo?uorarily lis: and ?oroll Oar Seives la a voliua teer Cocrsa?y to be comojaoded by Csp- Mathew Singleton Th>m Moore John S;ogioton In thc P-i'isb cf St. i Mark? fUbjcer to the resolves cf tho General Provincial Coo^re^s and lh-j counsel! of Safety for thc service of tbs collioies Purely to af^st within ;bi ool?acy, to be ready upon soy and every Emergency wbes thrcuoto caui ed by the Cmnsfll of Safety and do boreby bind Oar Selves in a Bind by ail tbe Tics of religion and Honour to J te furm io ocr duty to Oar i Sicsrs and j Asree Willingly and uanamasly to cc j subj?ct to the Ant. for mutiny and j division As other Companies in like i surcomstances are so far to be Tried by our own Officers of redgment and com? pany to wbioh we belong, in Witness whereof We have hereunto set Oar band this 26:b day of Aagust 1775. Matt'JV Singleton Wiiliam Wiiliams John James Cbarles Branson Thom. Moore George Brunsoo Joseph Hilly Mathew Bicnsoo Thos Moffett Jobo Malone William Branson Eiward Lane Jacob chambers Jobo Foster Daoiei Jinnicgs Joseph Singleton Peter Matthews William O Harrow Jno Singleton fraucis Martin james farmer Thomas Wells Je?se temp;e Joseph Rodgers Cabe: Gavie Jas McCormick Saml Tyne i^aac Jaclison Rich Wills Henry Wheeler E?iott Hobday Wiilh Ramsey Richard Harvin Bil?intoo taylor Epbcram pettypooi Jan Rober: Ficmisg jacob brigman Thomas Jackson James Brunsoo Prury fletcher Otarles Goodwin Jcsia?b Gajl-j Juor, Hope Ridgway Edward Fliil Samuel Dwiii Sabe Stone Thc above is an exact copy-spell I ing oed ail-of tbe list of a company j Organized uadcrCapt, Matt'w Single- ' ton to y/ia Marion's brigade in the Revolution. The old paper was photo? graphed and framed and presented to the Columbia chapter D. A R. by Mrs. T. C Robertson. A copy of it is on exhibition in the window of The State effico and photographs can be obtained at Reckling's gallery. Mr Editor : As you ask my opio ion, I am satisfied that ail the mem? bers of the company of Capt Matt Singleton were residents of a atrip of Sumter and Clarendon counties about eight or ten miles wide run tiing from Jack's Creek below Ful? ton up the Santee and Wateree rivers io about Rafton Creek above Stateburg. This opinion is based upon examination of land tit?es in that strip and the origina! grantees and my knowledge of the descend? ants of those grantees ; man}7 of whom aro stiil living ott the lands granted. Matt Singleton, captain of the company, was one of the origi? nal settlers near Manchester about 1730 : and his son John and his descendants have occupied the same land? to the present time Further from the river was settled by Willis Ramsey, Joe Singleton, 'he Jack son.?, Rogers and Brun6ons (the lat? ter on what is now known as Sam? son's Swamp) ; and their descend? ants ?.'t.' ecattered ali over Sumter county Lower down atong the present linc o? CJarendou ao'i Sum ter settled ti:;' Wells, Gaytes, Har vine, Hoi?adays and Ridgeways : about Stateburg settled John James, Isham (not Thom) Moore, the Wheel ers, Jennings and Matthews I do nor think a single name on the roll can be traced to the west side of the Wateree river The enlistment itself 6tates thBt they were of St Mark's , Fatisb The fact ts Marion s brigade j through the war was composed of J settlers between the Sautee and Wa j teree rivers on the west, and the ! North Carolina line on the east ; theu i compiising the parishes of Prince ; George Winy aw, Prince Frederick aud Ot Mark's, sumter's brigade was composed of setilers north of a line running east and west ab ?ut Stateburg up to the North Caroliua line It may not be uninteresting to the people of Sumter and Clarendon counties to siate briefly the ante Revolutionary divisions of this part of South Carolina The Colony of South Carolina was divided into counties named after the ioids proprietors, previous to the year 1700 In the year 1719 the general assembly of the colony (now equivalent to our house of represent aiives) passed an act to allow per 6oos who did not adhere to and were not confirmed in the English ! (Episcopal) church established in the colony to become members of the general assembly This had been j prohibited for years by the governor and his council-representatives of the lords proprietors-but after many years of dispute and wrangling, j George 1st of England sustained the j contention of tho Deooie, the lords * proprietors were deprived of their charters, and South Uarolina became a royal colony nuder the direct gov? ernment of the crown. This was without doubt the first ordinance of secession, in contra distinction to re? bellion, ever adopted and maintained by any people But this is a digres? sion Craven county was one of those original territorial divisions. Its original boundaries were on the west of the Santee river and presumably the Wateree-on the east by Cape Fear river, on the north indefinitely -some of the acts epeak of the northwestern boundary of the colony and therefore of Craven connly as being the 60uth seas-meaning the Pacific Ocean. In 1733 the southern line was run from the head of See Wee river to the Pee Dee, to cut it off from Berkeley county. As the iower part of the Colony be? came more thickly settled, the tnree counties of Colletoc, Berkley and Craven were divided up ioto Parishes. In 1721 out of Graven was cut Prince George Wicyaw, bounded southwest on Saoiee River, northwest on Cape Fear "eastward oa Ocean and to the westward as far as i; shall be inhabited Dy r,:s Majesty's subjects " Io 1734 tb-; uTthero par: of Prioce George Winya* W?S cat off by a line running from John DuBose's plantation oo Santee, northwest to the Pedee, and established as Prince Frederick. Again in 1757 St. Mark's Parish was cut cir from Prince Frederick by "con ticuiog the westermost Hoe of Williams? burg Township io Pedee and Santee Rt7ers." So it would appear that St. Mark's was bounded by the Williams burg linc, Santee and Cape Fear Rivers, and north-westard indefinitely. Tbe church was then located where the present church stands on the Glebe lan?s near Fulton io Clarendon County It was entitled to send two members to the G?nerai Assembly. Camden Judicial District was estab? lished io 1763 and was subdivided in 1785 into seven counties viz. Claren? don, Richland, Fainfield, Claremont, Lancaster, \Tork. (new asqaisttioo) and Chester. These were Legislative coun? ties and subsequently were also made ! Judicial Districts ; with this siegle exception that Sumter ta 1798 was established as a Judicial District for both Claremont and Ciareodoo Coun? ties, and so remained until 1S56 when Clarenden was made a Judicial Dis-! trict to itself. Up to that dato ibis j sioguiar condition existed : Sumter as j one Judicial District cetnprcbeoded two j Legislative counties Claremont ??r;? j Clarendon, three separate tax districts | (the third bficg Salem, east ot Black j River) aoi two and one-half military divisions; all of the divieioc6 having i c i different, boundaries. At?d yet there j was no confusion, and ail things ran ! more smoothly than >ince wc have ' been reconstructed. -i ]>. BL AN DINO. ?r you ?un? to purchase ;t oic? ?>v. < r . ur ?. good horse, gr. to V5T. M. Graham's Sta ol e. He h?a just r?ceiTec? ? car toe i vf ? each March 7. IMmH *' * * -tn? I bare ju?t received a car load of Horses and a car load of BuggUs. Call and inspect I them. W. M. Graham. I March 7. I S ime Late Railroad Gossip. The Seaboard Will Take the O?d Three C's Road. Trie F oreoce Times tbas elaborates tbe rumor, presented io The State of Sunday, that tbe S >uth Carolioa and G orge Extension R?ilroad company, which owes tne old Three C's road, was making arrangements with the Seaboard Air L ne wh-rcby the trains of the former will run from Marion, N. C , in'O Columoia over the Seaboara's oew ?i e : "It is a fact that the Eitmsion com* oany has been trying to unload the rest of tbeir property on some other concern ever since the main stem of the South Caroiina and Georgia road was soid to fbe Southern. The Sou-hern is barred rrom purchasing the rest of the pro? perty by reason of the constitutional provision forbidding competing lines to absorb each o'ber. . I? was rept.rted that the Atlantic Cj35t ]j\t'C bad bought the rose from Camden to Marion aod would operate j it it) connection with Mr Wi'sou's road j from beater This report seems to be ! I ill f iUuded ?icd now the report that the J Seaboard wiii operate that line makes j it look probable that it wiii fal i heir j to thc Three C's property, as that com? pany is very anxious to get across the Bine Rid^e in the most practical way.' Tbe line from Marion , N. C., to Colum? bia would not be very direct, but it would be about as short &s tbe present lines and would be direct enongh for an active competitor. This line would touch the Seaboard at both ends and would be a more valuable annex to that system than to any otber. "There are also strong reason.3 for bslieving (hat the Seaboard is the real owner of the Georgetown and Western road, and that baring acquired that line they will not be so anxious to have a line through from Georgetown to Marion or to Florence, tbat the exten? sion will ba of the Georgetown and Western road from Lanes to Coiumbia, which would give them a short line from the mountains to the sea If any Ovher road is built through thc coast sectioo it will bc the old CbariestoD, Wilmington and Norfolk, through Georgetown aod Conway. This would leave Florence entirely in the oold un less she would build herse?f a line from the last named to Cheraw and Colum? bia and thence to Monroe, N. C , or Chester, which would be a good Hoe, but not one that is absolutely demand? ed for the complete system of the Sea board. "In fact, it- looks as if tbs railroads are goiog in every direction except this. A line will certainly be built from Cheraw to Chester, and Mr. j Stevenson of Cheraw is now actively j organizing the work on that line f' j RELIEF CAME. ? . ... - I . (t^t^^Lz of Salubrity, Ga., Aug. j? 4 wJn?^^^ 8lh> 1898> orites: Ben- jfe ; ^^^^^^^^^^ edk^ O? Two bottles of Beri& * edicts have entirely restored her health, u jj The monthly periods have returned * %an?l arc now painless an?! regular. ?* I _~ fr .*e jg N t>o yow suffer from Painful. Irregular* ?| >rSuppressed Menstruation? Benedicta h ?? has cured many suffering women and t * will cara you la the privacy of yourn & home, without the necessity <:t physl-?? ?>??*?'.? If.OR? mmm i ?'- thens them so that the monthly p< r?ods fi* : moy bo re;rularani1 pain?os-?. FFoa tacho; p V Dizziness: Norvo'isness. i!;.?: ??nurci::-'/ back. ?:i: s and .it>:MU-n '?u?klyj \i '\\<:\?i*\\v. .; . " ReW-l?v ail T>n;::-::<'* or s?m nai.l f..r *> y -'.. ,\ !.....: .-f?ihly-- !:..: i!!-.?;r:^ :-?:S ?? : i.--- ii: (...!:!!!? ?-tiort. wit!? oiicli ?>.?:;'... LAOJES BLUE SOOK s-ont <.:??<? to-am ad T ' ??ro ?s. A sampte i><>x <?i "Monthly" Keir- / uta tm.-Fills sont for soe. in stamps, te - V?ldres?. Woman's Department. Newir Spencer Medicine Co.. Chattanooga. Temv.?L 1 X"A Mention tkts paper- b ?j % . r-"" r< .. =5T- *~A Sold by Hugbsoo-Ligon Co Save Your Money. One box of Tutt's Pills will save nany dollars in doctors' bills "hey will surely cure all diseases . ? the stomach, liver or bowels. No Reckless Assertion ' "or sick headache, dyspepsia, malana, constipation and bilio? usness, a million people endorse TUTTS Liver PILLS FIRE ! PIBE ! is an ominous souod to the mao who isn't insured, wheo be sees bis home disappearing in fi?mes and smoke. We c?n hard'y have aoy compassion on bim, when it is so easy ai?d at snch a small outlay lo provide agaiost such less A policy in the Hartford insur? ance Co. costs yon but a smali sum when we draw it. for yon, and gives you security as ?afe as the Baok o? Eogiand. ?. 0. PHELPS GO:, Gen'iTcsurance Agents. Sumter, S. C. Mch 15-0 ? l?t went Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Warerooms, King, opposite Can ooo Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, ?3B* Purchase our make, whicb we gu?rante superior to any sold South, and thereby pave money. Window and Fancy Qlass a Specialty October 16-o MINTS > Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat-j Jent business conduct %OMP. OFFICE IS OPPOSSTE U. S. PATENTO*TICE< >and wc caa secure oater: ia less tune than Jiose* (remote from Washington. Send model, drawing or phcto., with descrip-i ?t:on. We advise, if patentable or not, free of J (charge. Our fee not due till patyht is secured. < ? A PAMPHLET, " U?;v io Obtain Patents," with? ?cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries J {sent free. Address, C.A.SNOW&CO. OPP. PATENT OFFICE. WASHINGTON. D. C. If you want %J the best Seeds Buy Vick's tl OUR OWN GROWING AND THE WORLD'S CHOICEST The handsomest and most com? plete Catalogue we ever issued sent free, if you state in what you are most interested-Flow ers. Vegetables or Small Fruits. JAMES VICK'S SONS, ROCHESTER, N. Y. Feb NOTICE. 'VT*'IT E hereby <:ivvn that Certificate JL\ NO Lj 7 fur shares . r steck in the bumtpr Cotton Mi?s, is-utd :<> F. W. DAW? SON, ??id ?*'?A May 23d, ;S.S5. having been lost or destroyed, undersigned will 00 the 26tb day of March, !P0>, ?oply to the said Suta?ei Cotton 5-? i ? . . i-sue a new certificate in l:eu thereof. SA;: VK y. HAWSON, Executrix E?tate F W. ?*?iwsoa. Elates o? Alex. H. Pitts and Others, Minors IWILL APPLY to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County un April 14, 1900, for k Final Discharge as Guardian of persous aad estates of said Minors. R. M PITTS, Guardian. March 14, 1900.