The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 09, 1900, Image 5
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H1W ADVERTISEMENTS.
I. P WUeoo, MMUr-9?li.
H HerBy ? For 8*1? or Reet
Wim Mstleael Baoh?8t<tament.
Oeeety Boerd--Peblic Notice.
J. Ryttenbcrg 4 Soot?Obampiou Biedere
eed Mowers
Oeedidatcs?B T. Windham for 8berif7;
Joke 8. Wileoo rot Solicitor.
Wont? 8 W. Dabbc, Hi lob Cows tor sale;
Pael J. Knm4t, Orr Ufa eed Heroes* for
?ate; J. R. Ooeeer, Oio, Frost, Kogiee aod
Bailer, 4? , for aale
PHRBCIfAL
Mr. Those** Wtlssa we* io tbe sitj Moo
way
Or. Job? H. Faraiaa was ia IBS tl?y Frl
??7
Mr. 8aai 0. Baas baa retorted foe* Bot
Sprlege, Aik.
Mies O eta via BUI is eeeedleg tone tiase )?
rule.
Roe. 0. A. Darby, of Lyochborg, was is
?Ac eity Friday.
Mr. W. 8. Dtokiee of Bccsaros wet ia the
eity Tboraday.
Mr. Booty D. Oroaswell waa la the eity for
a lew Saye lest week.
Mr. Jeesea Myete, of Provtdeeea, waa io
its ity yssvwdey.
Miss Ulla Kaa, of Wtleoa'i is tbe guest of
Mrs. T. 8. Jeektae.
Mr. W. P. Boekio, of Wedgeflsld, was la
too eity Seterdey
Mr. Tbes. A. Peek, of Greeeville, Is elett
sag Meeds io tbe county.
Matt Paalioe W. Fraeer, of Oolsssbia,
sweet Tboraday la tbe eity
Mr. Jews Beweise, of Augusta, Ua., Is
vistttsaj els stwtbor, Mr. W. A. Bevotee.
Mr. A. E. Ska ist s aod Utile daughter,
Jeele, of Msg sei, sie vtoiitof is tbe eity.
Dr. J. Tees Pest Is set eaaio aftat a brief
Ibeegh ssvers i Hoest.?F lote ace Tistes,
May t.
OoJ. R. M. Wallace woo Io toe eity yea
tsreey. Bo retoreed to Ober lot too last
Ms. seal Mrs. Freak M. Beet beat wbo tote
sees vlstUof le toe eity for several weeks left
Mr. 0. B. 8tsbSs was sailed to Bcooette
villa Seoeey by I be soddeo lllooss ol hie
bi other, Mt L. D Stob be
Mr. W. 0. Heogb wool to Osssdeo last
Friday ctereisg to atieod the foaeral of ble
saw toot. Ho wos aeoooipaaled Sy Mr. Bddie
Msesjw
Dr. CIIAoo) leeiared at AI lea dale last
WedaesSsy eight Sy rtqacot of Rev. Mr.
Oaotboo of the Matbodlet Chercb at that
Flees.
Mr. Misasel l. Raa as at, formerly of ibis
eoooty, le asm Mae tar Mechanic of too Do*
vtso A Wosttvo Railway, wttb bee dq aar tare
es Orsssoai. Oa.
Mr. M. D. Boyd, saaastef of let Dlastood
Masks* Store, wool to Ooooord, Teoa , lost
week, where be w\s tetsetco?d oo ocoooat
ef Soe lllooss of bis father.
Mr. IT. O. uowjoo, Jr., reached beets oo
Seterdey avooloe free* Boltiatoro, where bo
g rod opted frost tbe University of Mary lead oa
tko M ?eat a at, as a Doctor ?f Deoial Sot
fvry.
0o4 J D. Bloodies; ttf; lost Wsdoosdoy
sfSttBSSS to visit kit eblldreo to Ivo differ
oat Staate, trots Mervland to Toxas. His
erst eteewlag petal wos Aikso, 8. 0 , io seo
sis deegetat, Mrs. L W. Disk.
Mr 8oet Fattoroaa oo "old lister1' wbo
see of Iks bey's sera before sad jsst after
Ike war, la la the eity reoewlof ecqaaiataaee
of bar sa asssaes of soar tktrty yean. Seat
Seed o job io (be tlo ebop of A Haoeer
fore oootker of years while here Bo wos
also o good eoldwr le too old Ssoood S. 0.
? . sValsttot, sod aas stet o aastbev of bis
essjveeet oa too street wbo ore glod to
ose biet aejols. Hie koste le sow la Meat obit
Tko Coaoty Board of Bqeilisatioo sect
Tko stotes hove bate asked to eioot early
oo Tkstsdoy aftararoo oo aecooot of the
Memorial snvloos.
Tko eaodidates wore koto Io foil foroe
MeoOoy sod it Io to be hoped thai ikoy ell
Shade key while the tea obooo.
Otesswell m Ox>- here bought a lot frost
Mt. 0. O Rowlaad botweso the two freight
depots oo wbleb they will build o Isrge
wholesale trick warehouse.
A party of yooog people wsot to Pocotall
go last WedoosSay algkt oo a Beb fry aod
sweet a very pleeeeat eveoieg.
Tko wow kooee for Delgat Reel Sqoad ie
seatiog eoetpletioo, aed tbe losabet fot Moo
sgbea Peee Coaipooy's bouse is oo the
greood
Mt. Rees, tteeeger at the People's lee Fee
tory bed bis foot badly eaetbed last Thurs?
day by beiog eoagbt ia the otechioety io
soots way Uos toe was to tadly mashed
that amputation of tt was Decretory.
A seed dog wee killed on upper Main
8trott, ooor Mt. J. B. Rooob's residence oo
SototSoy aftevooon. The dog wos ebased
frees the Preebytsrieo Chores by seversl per
sees Io baggies asd wagooe aod ?fter o earn?
est of ekote was laelly killed.
Tko chsin goag bee booo ol work oo tbs
road frees Provideooe to the Kershew lias no
Besahsjssj still for eosne time and has letprov
ad its soodliloo woodetfolly. A oew rood
kos neee opeoed eed eeaaasway built at Beat'
eerts still peed.
Tee Feortb Regioteot Bead will giro week?
ly eeoeerte oo ?bs saoeatseetal square,
stead le needed for tbe b%ed aod it should
be belli et ooco
Street Cowsaietlooer Tribble bos been
wothiog oo Factory Bteoch fot eevatal dove,
Sol tbete is still a good deal of woik to be
dooe Before that portloa of tbs towa will be
iboroogbly draised
Water waa taroed ioto tbs rseeaily laid
water state to tbs cottoa mill a few dej s ago,
bet the mala sprusg quits a number of leake,
wbicB will bars to be stopped befors tbe
bydreott oo this main can be need regularly
Tbte season has been, so far. noueoally fa
voretle for bee-seeplag, eoti should ihsrs be
ao heavy or continuous rsint doriog tbe neit
lee doyeor two weekt, Iboes who like hooey
saey espeet to get tt plentifully aod of good
qoelliy.
Tbe Fourth Regiment Band gave a very
etjeyable concert oo lbs Moo jmental Square
lot! Friday afternoon Several hundred peo?
ple were preseot and tbe a'teodance was tbe
Beat evidence of the popularity of the con
car's (hot the band coold have.
Wet J. (R Ii) Andrews left last Thursday
Bight for ( olumbee, Obiose a delega'r to the
fleoerel Ooofsreece of the A M. R Church
He wss eppoioted by tbs B>ebop io tespond
to tko address of welcome, sod will therefore
Be ooe of tbe oratora in the opeuing eerviret
ef tbe Coefeteoee. He eipectt to titeod bit
Illy sod to be away shoot s month
OS ATM.
Mre. M J. A. Pool?, wif? of Mr. R. A.
Pools, of the Logan ?<*iif hborhood, after
many years of untold enftVioc, died oo Mon
da? rnoromg, April 30ih, of heart failure.
She woe in her 69th ie*r. The funeral wae
held at 12 o'clock at Brick Gborcb cemetery
oo Taeeday, Mnv lit
At the laet quarterly conference of Magno
11% Street Church Meeero W. P. Smite and
Qto B Beaumont were elected delegate* aod
Messrs. J. 8. Kennedy aud D S Moore al?
ter natu to the district conference, which eon
veoee June 23 io the Firet Methodist Church
ia this cty.
The Graded School had holiday on Friday
aod the children went oo picnics There
wae a picaio at Providence, tbe crowd going
out on Mr Thomas Wilson's new railroad,
aod another at Singleton's Springs oo tbe
Southern Railway.
The question baa been esked frequently of
late whether tbe tobacco warebouee will he
open this season The writer has been unable
to answer tbe qoeettoo definitely, for if tbe
warebouee la to he open the managers have
not advertised the fact. There is no doubt
bat that the warohoeee should be open
A seaall tenement house oo Bartlett Street,
near the A. M I Church, wae burned between
2 aad 8 o'clock last Saturday morolog. After
tan reel squads hai returned to their hooeee
the aaharat portion of the hoase bleaed up
again from the embers aad a second alarm
wet snot ia aad the squads were called oat
agalo. Tbe house was occupied bj William,
tba porter of the Cash Grocery 8tore and he
loot everything he owoed.
Oeeear Simoa was batted aod trampled by
Mr. Boyle's ball at tan stable Monday
morning, nad wae considerably bruised,
thoagb aot thought to be seriously hurt
He was going for water, aad wsot through
tbe boll's apartment, iostead of going
around as ha should Tba ball had no horns
aad could not gore him, hot battered and
brained htm so that hs needed medical atten?
tion.
It Is intereetiog and gratifying to koow
that the deolaimer'a medal at tbe 8. 0. Col?
lege has been won for three years by boyt of
our Graded School Tbe firet ay Mr. Horace
Here?, Jr , of the class of '96 ; the eecood
by Mr. Clifton Noise, clsssof '98 ; tbe third
by Mr. Oboe Rytteaberg, class of '97. To
this list we take pleasure la addieg the eama
af Mr. 8am Mitchell, who took the first hooor
medal of the Pharmaceutical department of
the College of Modteiee at Charleston ; and
also the aame of Mr. W. L Molse, who woo
the medal offered far oratorj at Crem son, and
also that offered by ihe Iater-Oolleglate Ora?
tor leal association
A popular eebe'.rlption amooating to more
than oaa hundred dollars has been raised for
tbe Foorta Regimeet Baad. Tbe subscrip?
tion liet wae taken around by Mr J H.
Chandler aad he met with a prompt aod lib?
eral reopooee. Bvery men approached, with
a raw sieeptioas, subscribed according to his
means, aad it was (be general expression that
?hi Fourth Regimeut should be aided by the
eltis'ce of 8nmter. At the same time the
City Coooell was endorsed io its refusal io
ap propriate city foods of the ose of the bend,
aa it is dear tbat under the law Council has
ao authority to appropriate public funds for
ibis or similar purposes Tbe liberal sub*
scriptioos show that the people of 8omter
have Iba ntmoet frlendllnees toward the band
and that tbay are ready aad willing to con?
tribute from their prleate means toward mala*
taleieg the bead. It la more than probable
tbat'tbe bead will give weekly opeo air coo
certs during the summsr as ao evidence of
eppreolatioa of tbe liberality of tbe public.
\ Tbe pie aie of the Baptist Sunday Shool at
Singletoo'e grove oo the Somter A Wateree
R. R., laet Friday was attended by more
than two hundred people, old and
yooeg, aod it wae n most pleasant aad suc?
cessful ptcale ia every respect. Tbe pleee le
aa Ideal oaa for a picaic, pictarecque aad
pleaaaat aad easy of aeeess, witn maay
pointe of interest within a abort dis
tenee. Near at head ia the old Singleton
ber?**ig groaad where several geoeratioos of
that .'ucaily lie at rest, aad la which that
groat Statesmen aad Orator, George MeDof
fie, Is buried A handsome mooomeat marks
his rest log pleas This picturesque old bury
lag groaad was visited by many of tbe
picnic party during the day and to mnny the
sight of MeDoffie's tomb gave tbe first knowl?
edge that be Is buried so near this city. Near
the spring also le Sumter Junetion where the
Sumter A Wateree connects with the Oemden,
Brauch of the old Sooth Carolloa R. R., aod
just a short distance is the lake oa which
maay went rowlag aad others fished to their
hearts' content. The dinner was, of course,
the feature of the day to quite a number aad
the bungrieet of tbe crowd was mors than
satisfied when the tablea were spread and he
viewed tbe prospect. There wae sufficient to
feed five hundred, it le eaid, and after all had
bean satisfied there was sufficient for another
picnic crowd._
MAYOR'S COUBT.
The follow lag caeca wem heard ia tbe
Mayor'e coart Thareday:
Or C. W. Biroie, lor ndiog a bicycle after
dark without a laoteru. Plead guilty and
paid a fine of $3. The defendant explained
tbat be wes called during the night to visit a
sick child in baete. Hie lantern was out of
repair and consequently eonld sot be lighted
Tbe Mayor thought the violation icexeusable,
however
Otto Teicber, for a similar effeoce, paid a
fine ot S3.
Wm. Piekeas, for public drunkeenees and
cureing. Plead guilty and paid a fine of $5.
Three other cases were continued by request
of attorneys until next day.
There were quite a large number of de
fendante before the Mayor's Court Friday for
varioue offenses
Mr. H 0. Cuttino for ridiog a bicycle
without a lighted lantern laet night was re?
quired to p*y a fine of three dollars.
Wm. Bryaot aud Jim Frietsoo charged
with creating e disturbance and carrying a
eonceeled wepoo, were discharged because
of conflict of evidence which left their gailt
doubtful.
Lottie Kirklaed for raiaiog a row and
eursing oo Harvio street. Paid S3 fit, ?
Ben Sbaunon aad hie wife, Colody Shan?
non, bad a disagreement whieb reeulted in a
tuee'e, with a loud voiced accompaniment,
which disturbed their neighbors. They each
paid $2
Robert Council was given $5 or ten days
for disorderly coodoct and cursing on Canal
Street. Robert took tbe days.
Raeee Jamee was up for stealing a box
frjm a etore lot. He bad severai hours in
the guard bouss, and was dismisssd with a
warning against appropriation of other peo
ple'e property.
W. D. Jacoos was arrested Saturday for
drankenneas, and carrylog a concealed wea?
pon, was fined $2 or four days. He ia from
Columbia, aod came to Sumter in search of bis
runaway son Oscar, who bas been located in
the county He wae not at all obstreperous ,
nvcrely loaded up oo dispensary Quid to while
a#ey ao hour pleasaotly, and got in such a
condition tbat be could not navigate
Robert Pea and Frank Winn two negro
boy? bad a set-to 00 ?wealafl Avenue Pea
appeared to be? the aggte?sor and eras re?
quired to pay a line of two dr?t in re at woik
Io* r |davs on th* strtet. Winn wa< die
charged
Hnrjircin Sunder*, colored, d'tirk and
cor?iug on Caoul Street. Five gollori Of ten
date He 'nok the days.
>\ iiheiK I )uell ar>d Jame* Frar klm, two
? negro boje, were before the MoyOf Monday
moroiog for racing horses through Maio
street, aod tbelr fines were |2 each.
TELEPHON Fi c OMPANIK8 QO
TO LAW.
Temporary Injunction, Restrain?
ing Order and Application For
Receiver.
The Telephone Manufacturing Co. ond tbe
Sumter Telephone Manufacturing Go , that n
say, the old'eompany and tbenewc mpanr
ave Rone into tbe courte and a stiff legal
Bgbt ie in proepect
The litigation was etarted by the old com?
pany?Tbe Telephone Manufacturing Co ?
bich ie now controlled by Peter Blow, H
Grower, Jr aod Robert ISbelor, applying
for an iojuaotion to prevent tbe Sumter Tel?
ephone Co., from usiog tbe name It wae
chartered nnder or any other name similar
to that of tba old company, or from using
certain patente wblcb are olaimed to be the
property of the old company. On thie ap?
plication Judge Buchanan granted a restrain
og order ond lesued a temporary injunction,
retoroabte oo May 9tb.
Charles T. Mason aod P. G. Manning wbo
ore lorge stockholders in tbe new company
sd also own between them twenty-five of
tbe fifty shares of tbe capital stock of tbe old
company, have instituted proceedings against
Peter Blow, H. J. Grover, Robert Shelor ond
others Sow in control of tbe management of
the old company and they have bceo sum?
moned to show cause on the 8th, iosteot, why
receiver should not be appointed to teke
charge of the affairs of the sold Telepbooc
Manufacturing Co. It is alleged that tbe
said Peter Blow end associates are dissipa?
ting tbe funds of tbe Telephone Manufactu?
ring Go. and that the appointment of a re
Seivtr ie necesesry for tbe protection of tbe
otereetc of tbe petitionere, Charles T. Mason
nd F. 0. Manning
Both oases will be beard todoy, end farther
developments will then be in order.
mmm? I S S e^OOW?
The Matter of Census Enumerotora.
The Columbia Record of May 1, in refer?
ence to tbe statement that oolored men were
to be appoioted census enumerators in Co?
lombia aod Richland, says:
"On his recent visit to Baltimore sod
Washington, Mr. Francis H. Weston, in bis
capacity ae a legislator ond individusl citisec
called upon Congressmen Wilson end related
oil ibe circumstances and requested Mr. Wil?
eoo to have tbe recommendations "held up"
for the present ontil reasons for not appoint
ng tbem coold be more fully given. Mr.
Weston has received a letter from Mr, Wilson
n which he says tbe appoiotmcote will not
be made ot once end that Supervisor Pearee
baa been summoned to be io Washington to?
morrow, to show why soch appointments
complained of ehoold not be made. Con?
gressman Wilson said to tbe director of the
census that such appoiotmente would
forfeit the respect of tbe city aod county and
that it would be ao indignity a bich should
not bo heaped on tbe people of Columbia.
He also eiplaloed that it wae eotirely neces?
sary that ooly tboee to whom the people
bad confidence should be appoioted ae enu?
merators.
''The appointments complained of have been
recommended by Ool. Paatce ae elated yester?
day bet bsve not received the official endorse
icotot the Washington off! isle.
? Mr. Weitoo deeerves tbe tbaoke of the
people for what he did io the matter, aod Mr
Wilson's actioo io sacking him up will be
duly appreciated. '
We bave eeee no statement ae to who are
to oe tbe enumerators for Sumter, hot tbie
county is io Col Pearce's territory, aod it
woald be well for some one wbo may beve
influence in tbe matter to try to secure tbe
appointment of competent and reliable men
woo will command tbe confidence of the
people.
In tbe taking of tbe last census, tbe City
of Sumter wae badly treated by tbe author
Hire io Washington. Mr F. F. Teicber first
did the work io a carefol aod thoroogb man?
ner, end sent In bis report, giving tbe eity a
pooulattoo of something over 6,300, which
was afterwords?'Within o few months?veri?
fied by oo enumeration taken by Oity Clerk
ood Treasurer Horst, aod which ooly varied
from Mr. Teicher's enumeration by 30 names
more.
Owing to tbe large increase io oor popu
latioo from the former census report, or other
reaeons cot koowo, the authorities decided
to beve the enumeration made over, ood sent
several specisl enumerators, who rushed over
tbs work io o few days and sent io tbe figures
as published in tbe report or 1690, os 3,856
It Is a well kcowo fact that these enumera?
tors skipped very maoy cttiseci, ood that
this work woe badly dooo.
Unless tbe census Is correctly taken, it is
worse than if not takco at all, and we are
interested in having reliable men to do tbs
work.
Tbe liet of census enumerators recommend?
ed by Geosus Supervisor Pearce, of Colom?
bia, for Sumter county, has besn sent to tbe
eouoty chairman by Googressman Stokes.
There are 32 enumerators for Somier county,
aod of the number 10 are negroes. The two
recommended by Supervisor Pearce for thie
city are 8 Y. Delgar and W. T. Andrews
The appoiotmente have beeo held up ot tbe
request of Googressman Stokes, and if any
one has objections to offer now ie the tima to
make them.
Csnsus Enumeratore.
The following are tbe persons recommend
ed for sppointment as consul enumerators is
Sumter Couoty by Supervisor, S A Pearce :
Theo M Keels, Sumter
Rlijth Bradley (c), Sumter.
V R Priogle, Sumter.
Geo C Jobnsoo (c), Sumter.
W R A Palmer (c), Sumter.
S Y Delgar, Sumter.
W Y L Marsbr.ll, Sumter.
W T Acdrewe (c), Sumter.
Rbodie B Bruner (c), Sumter.
Geo M Dorn, Boteerd.
Geo McOutcbeo, Wisacky.
J F Ingram, Privateer
H W Gutttoo, Tindal.
Junlue A Rsffisld (c), Sibley.
P P Gaillard, Scarboro
J B DuPre, Pisgah
H 0 Brth?s, Hagood.
8 J Muldrow, (r) Lyochborg.
H H Player, Shilob.
Wiley J McKaiu, Rural.
Geo F Parrott, Bisbopville.
Albert J Rdwards, (c) Buhopville.
F K Butler, (o) Rural
Jumui A Rhaoie, Magnolia.
S J McDonald (c) Magnolia.
K'ias W Nietlep, WedgeQeld.
W H Ar.dereon, WwdRefield.
W W Ranisev, Jr, (c) Wedgefield.
Rokla H Rlekordeoo, (c) WedgrridJ.
H I) (i Muldrow, Staieburg.
Jacon C Prlare, (e) Moyeevills,
???? .?
Mr V. W. Lei.'fl House Burned
Tbs residence ef Mr. T. W Los, si tested
skoal six mllOS froru Una city, was Son ed
to th?1 grosi d en Tonridoy annul ft o'cli (k.
The origin of the fire is sol known positively,
tut ib supposed to hive started in a room
where a servant was ironing. The house
was insured fir about one halt its value. A
portion of tbe furniture was saved.
Candidates,' Cards.
Solicitor Jobo 8. Wilson announces bis
ciodidacr for re-election, cod at be hat made
a most thoroughly efficient aod conscientious
official, bis reelection is almost ao assured
fact. He is popular personally tbroogboot
the circuit, aod in 8utnter County be will
hsee a majority or the vote* cast, no matter
who opposes him.
Mr. K T Windham is annonnced to-day
as a candidate for Sheriff He is a well
koown rxan and will make a fearless and con?
scientious officer if elected.
Mr. Tbomae Q. McLeod, of Lyocbburg,
announced himself a candidate for the House
of Representatives in our last issue He is
ibe first candidate for Legislative bonore ic
the field and bis friends believe that be will
be not far from the first place on the ticket
wben the result of the primary is made
koowo. He ie young, energetic, cultured
aod in every way fitted to win .honors io tbs
Legislature
Deputy Sheriff J. K Gaillard was brought
out last week as a candidate for Sheriff. Mr.
Gaillard knowe the dutiee of the office as
few men have known them and be has not
ooly the experience to manage the affairs of
the office bnt the coursge aod fsarlessness to
discharge every duty no matter bow danger
oos or arduous.
H. G Osteeo At Co have on haod a Irge
stock of bass ball goods?iocludiog caps end
belts?which will be sold at pleasing prices.
FDR SALE?Several good Milch Cows
with youog calves. Prices reasonable
R W. Dabbs, Goodwill, 8. C.
May 9?If_
FOR SALE?Second hand carriage aod
double eet of harness, both io good
condition. Apply to Paul J. Kennedy.
May 9?It
WANTED TO 8RLL-Ooe pair Platform
Scales, one 20-borse Liddell Engine
aud Boiler, one 60 saw Pratt Gin and Boss
Press. Also complete Grist Mill. Apply to
J. K Couiar, Biehopvilte, S. C.
May 9?fit*_
UKPOkT OF THB CONDITION OF
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
07 SUMTER. 8. C,
At Sumter, in the State of South Caro'ioa,
at tbeclossof busiress, April 26, 1900.
RESOURCES.
Loaos and discounts, $242,069 15
Overdrafts, secured and unsecured
U S. Bends io secure circulation,
Premiume oo U. 8. Bonde
Stocks, eecuritiee, etc,
Banking bouee, furniture and fix
turee,
Other real estate owned,
Doe from National Benks (not
Reserve Agents)
Due from State Banks and
Bankers,
Due from approved reserve
ageots,
Checks aod other cash iteas,
Notes of other National Banks,
Fractional paver currency, nick?
els and cents,
Lawful Money Reserve in Bank,
vis:
8pecie, 22,868 00
Legal-tender notee, l,t 00 CO
Redemption fund with U. 8.
Treaa'r (6 per cent of circula?
tion,)
8,934 15
18*760 00
1,500 00
11,500 00
5,000 00
9.646 35
12,105 16
4,052 23
10,851 19
2 467 09
3,000 00
969 34
24.368 00
926 25
A Big Difference
Between the strong warranty you get on
Champion Binders 4 Mowers,
And the contract you sign when you buy
any other kind.
A warranty is of no value except it is in exact form as
issued by the company, and, if changed in any way, the com?
pany is not bound by it, nor is it any protection to you.
The Champion warranty is an evidence of the superiority
of the machines, and is made strong and positive for your
protection.
The warranties given with other machines are carefully
drawn for the protection of the manufacturer, and if you sign
one, the chances are that you will have to settle for the ma?
chine even if it is not satisfactory. These warranties are a
good thing for the machine company, but a poor thing for you.
All warranties state that machines are durable, well made,
and of good materials, and give you one day's trial to deter?
mine all this. '
What can you tell about the durability of a
machine by using it one day ?
But how about its work in the field ? This you can tell at
least something about, but there isn't one word about it in the
warranty, only some directions about what you are to do when
the machine doesn't work well. Isn't this singular ?
How about wasting grain between the binder deck and the
elevator ? About lack of power when compressing the bun?
dle ? How about the loss of power on the push bar Mower
when cutting tough grass ? Just at the time you need the most
power you have the ler*st.
In their advertising all makers claim to have a device for
keeping the knife and pitman in line, but only the Champion
has it, and others dare not put it in the warranty.
You should insist on having these very important features
included in the warranty. If you do, we may have on oppor?
tunity of selling you a Champion, for other machines are not
capable of fulfilling any such broad warranty.
Champion
Binders,
Champion
Reapers and
Mowers,
Thomas Rakes,
For Sale by
J. Rettenberg & Sons,
Sole Agents forllSumter.
Total. $356,148 91
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid io,
8orolus fund.
Undivided profi's, less expeoses
and taxes paid,
National bank notee outstanding
Duo to State Banks and Bankers,
Dividends unpaid,
Individual deposits subject to
check,
75,000 00
15,000 00
11,592 51
18,72? 00
4,414 84
8 00
231,408 56
Total, $356,108 91
State of South Carolina, 1 8g
County of Sumter, >
I, R L. EDMUNDS, Cashier of the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the
abo ? e statenent is true to the best of my
knowledge and relief.
R L. EDMUNDS, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
7th day of May, 1900.
D. W. CUTTINO, [l s j
Notary Puoitc tor S. C.
Correct?Attest:
A J CHINA, j
JNO REID, .
NEILL O'DONNELL, J
Mar 9 1900
Directors.
For Sale or Rent*
The premises on Church Street where
I formerly resided.
For Sale*
The premises on Washington Street,
opposite the monument
H. HARBY.
Sumter, S. C, May 7,1900.
THE WRONG WAY TO BOY
A SUIT OF CLOTHES
Is to look around for some?
thing that's cheap?a cheap
suit is an expensive suit at
any price. It may look passably fair on the counter?in fact a cheap suit is made to look its
best while on sale, but after a week's wear it bags at the knees, pushes up in the back, frays
out at the bottom, while the pockets have a hang-dog look, and the general appearance of pre?
mature decay that lingers about the wearer is evidence that he has been making a futile attempt
to save money by indulging in a cheap suit of clothes. We don't keep the cheap kind. We do
have some good suits at reasonably low prices, but they're not the cheaply made kind. They're
made not alone to sell, but to wear.
The Right Way to Buy Clothing.
The Right Way is to buy good Clothing at a fair price. That's true economy. We have
been teaching it in Sumter for the past ten years. Every year we add to our experience in the
Clothin^ business, we are better qualified and better prepared to teach true economy. This
season we have placed in stock a large assortment of
Clothing1, Hats and Furnishing Goods
From which the citizens of Sumter can make a selection. Our steadily growing business is evi?
dence that our actions and methods are fair and honorable. As proof of this we can point with
pride to the hundreds of families who commenced trailing with us /cars ago and who are today
our Btaunchest friends and warmest patrons.
They have tested thoroughly the Truth of the Old Adage- "The
Proof Of the Pudding is iU the Eating." They have eaten and arc satisfied
?so would you be?and so will everybody be who trades at
D. J. Chandler's.