The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 11, 1900, Image 3

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a PISGAH NEWS. P?3gab, July 10 -Not in years has there been such a ?ght witn grass as the farmers have bad this year to save their crops. While the average may be above last year, the fields abandoned for want of cultivation, and the ooor prospect of a crop, will bring the yield to about last year. Corn as a whole is not promising. The month to work it was lost by wet, and a drouth now will make it a failure. Tbe fruit crop is abundant. Blackberries have dried on the bushes for wane of being picked. A. portion of our population have showed their independence by living on them rather than do an honest day's work for good wages. Plumbs in abundance, as well as tbe other small fruits. The health of our section is very good. Dr. Osteen has one typhoid fever case, which is recovering. Harold Bradley, who has been attending the S.C. Co-Educational Iastitute of Edge field, has returned borne. He was sick a month there with fever, and his father, Mr. T. M. Bradley, staid with him until he could be moved. Mr. Bradley says from what he could eee from the cars tbe crop prospect is poor indeed. Tobacco coring has commenced. It is bad some of cur friends have to cure it on Sunday.. Not much is planted here, the large number who planted it have quit it in disgust. Politics is below par here. So the candi? dates need not worry much about this sec? tion. It is boped that the self-respecting candidates will so conduct themselves as to merit the confidence of tbe people and not try to show so much friendship at once to get votes. A man right will always De his natural 6elf, candidate or not. The ehain gaDg is up bere at last working about in epots. Lso White knows how to work a road with them. Some people about here have about lost their beads on matrimony. Old folks say it has alwajs beeo so more or less. Rsv. J. Walter Keaney bas beeo quite sick but is all O. K. again. IS IT EIGHT For an Editor to Recommend Patent Medicines ? From Sylvan Valley News, Brevard, N. C. It may be a question whether the editor cf a newspaper has the right to publicly recom? mend any of the various proprietary medi? cines which flood the market, yet as a pre? ventive of suffering we feel it a duty to say a good word for Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrheal Remeay. We have known and used this medicine in our family for 20 years and have always found it reliable. In many cases a dose of this remedy would save boura of suffering while a physician is await? ed. We do not believe in depenciiog implic? itly on any medicine for a core, but we do believe that if a bottle of Cbarr berlain's Diarrhoe* Remedy were kept on band and ! administered at the inception of an attack much supering might be avoided and ia very many cases the presence of a physician would not be required. At least this bas been our experience during the past 20 years. Fer sale bv Dr. A. J. China. _ Magnolia Items. Magnolia, 3. C., July 9.-The extreme sea? sons have seriously injured tbe cotton ard corn crops in tb is section. Judging frcm the present outlook, without rain very soon, we can count on something like a half crop. I never saw crop3 fail faster. The ice famine here was partially broken today by tba receipt of ten blocks, bot tboee accustomed to the dally use of it had a try? ing time ou Saturday and Sunday, as none could be had. AD interesting game of baie ball was play ed here on the 6th inat. between the Tim moosrille tod Magnolia third nines. The score stood 10 to 12 in favor of Timmone ville. The same teams played at the later place a few days before, on which occasion tbe Magnolias won. The next game will be at Timmonsville and promises to bs quite interesting. Miss Lucy McLeod wbo bas been ill for several weeks is slowly improving. Mrs B. F. Jones is much better, but cot doing so well today. Mrs. J. D. Clark is still very ill. Several negroes in this community have died of consumption within the last few months-one quite recently. Before the late war-in fact up to a few years ago-con? sumption among negroes was nnbeard of. Tbey seemed tobe proof against lung trouble. Mr. Joseph S. Wheeler, formerly of tbis place, but DOW of Georgetown, is back on a short visit to bis parents. Mrs. J. A. Rbame is visiting ber sister-in law, Mrs. McElveen, at Rafting.Creek, in tbis county. Miss Carrie Myers, of Camden, is visiting Mrs. M. 6. Hawes, of thia place. Mr. Gordon Griffin is giving some atteo tion to tbe raising of improved bree?s of chickens, he has some fine birds. He also has a cage of very pretty guinea pigs-some what of a curiosity to those who have never eeen them before. Gordoo bids fair to quite an enterprising young maa. The voun? men will give aa ice creara party at Mr. J. F. McIntosh's tonight for the b?nefit of the girls. Our gallant boys never tire in their efforts to attract and pleas:; the ycoog ladies, and tb'13 little town c*o boast of quite a number of each sex. Politics are not much discussed in this place, but Hoyt seems to bave the floor. Tbe cotton market and the war in Cbioa appear to have the foremost places in the minds of many. I Look oat for announcement of several marriages io and around Magnolia in The fall. With those contemplating matrimony the cotton market, wars, &c, are dead issue?. Occasional. Magnolia, July 10.-Since our last we have had, and we are baying two extremes very wet and very dry weather. Crops hive failed and unless we get rain soon there will be about half crops made in tnis section. j Corn and cotton are suffering very much I gardens are ?urning np. j There bas been some improvement ia the health of our community since our last writ? ing. Everything is quiet here. Tbe youog peo? ple have little gatherings at which they seem to enjoy themselves very much. More soon. Tiger, - mrma- Wi - Low Kates to Wilmington. Tickets for Wilmington will be on sale today and tomorrow, good to return until Monday eight for $3 10. ?Tickets bought on lltb or 12tb can be held and used to go te Wilmington on the 13th-not later. Good to return, as stated, until Monday night ? special traio will leave Wilmington on Fri? day night, arriving at Sumter snout 12 o'clock. Fire at Alderman's Mill. Manning, July 10 -On Sunday afternoon a considerable fire occurred at the mill of tbe Alderman & Soo3 Lumber Company at Alcolu, four mile3 above here. Tbe amount cf machinery, building?, etc., destroyed is e3-:?nated at from S7,0C0 to ?10,000, and is a total loss, as by a pecoiiar coincidence ia tbe tracsfer cf insurance, by oversight, there happened to be no in?urance upon this partic? ular property at the sime of the fire, BS WF.S thought ty the owners of the property. The fire was purely accidental. - --?-<>. a. - ZO AH IT tIS. The crops are looking See, but are in n?ed cf rain just new. Laying-by time is ap? proaching. In a week or so farm work will cease till harvest time. The Graham Sunday school had a picnic at Mr. J. I. Brogdon's molasses mill on July 4tb, which was erjoyed by all present. A dtnner, such as the people of thi3 community know how to have, was served aoout 2 o'clock. Judie H. L B. Wells, of Sumter, and Rev. S. D Bailey addressed thc crowd. Mr. J fi. Dorrity and little son, Robbie, came over fr^m Colombia to the picnic. Mr. and Mrs C S. Curtis and children, of Samter, have been visiting Mrs. Mary A. Jone?, Mrs. Curtis' mother. Misses Ruth and Nannie Mitchell are at Mr. J. I. Brogdon's Miss Colsey Robertson, of Spring Hill, is visiting ber sister, Mrs. Joel Davis. Little Miss Irene Mitchell, of Savannah, Ga., is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Mary A. Jones Miss Sallie Jones and Revine Mitchell have gone to Colombia to visic Mrs. J. H. Porrity. J. S. Meteorological Record, The following is a report of observations of the weather taken at Stateburg, by Dr. W. W. Anderson, for tbe 3D days ending June 30,1S0Q : Temperature. ? ! i i ? ! 2-2: 3 s ! ? ?Condition. ll 86 21 85 3 88 4: 82 5? 83 6 85 T 86 8 i 88 9 90 101 90 U 89 91 92 91 90 90 87 72 82 83 85 83 84 88 I 90 ; 90 j 91 j 91 65 64 63 66 69 66 67 67 67 67 70 69 71 70 67 71 71 65 61 60 6i 65 72 70 70 71 72 72 69 71 ?O.?I 74.5 78. 74. 76. 76. 76.5 77.5 79 78.6 69 5 80 81 5 80 S 78 5 80.5 79. 63.51 71.5 71 5 74 5 74. 78. 79 80. 80.5 81.5] 81 5? 80.51 79 ?l i 00 'rrace! i .48 08 i 00 00 1 .03 .10 .00 .00 .06 .00 .00 .00 .12 .25 .02 .01 .60 .00 .00 .81 .46 i 40 sw jrrace sw .00 s s s s E B 8 B B-va SB? ex 8 El SK; 8B SC aw ? X SB SB B SB 8B SW 8W SW S .00 I .04 ?1.15 1 07 .Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy ?Cloudy Clear Cloudy Cloudy .Cloody .Clondy ?Clondy CloBdy .Cloudy .Cloudy .Cloudy Cloudy .Cloody Cloudy .Cloudy .Cloudy Cloody Cloody Cloudy Cloody Clondy .Cloudy .Cloudy ?Cloudy Cloudy Cloody .Partly cloudy. Rain fell with sufficient frequency during the month, bot with the exception of a few limited spots, the showers were very light and a more abundant supply is now much Deeded. The crops have not suffered very much as yet, oo accoont of the prevalence of cloodinesss. INVITE THE VETERANS. Editor Daily Item : Oo the 28th cf May there appeared in your paper under tbe cap tioo, "Iovite the Veterans," a letter signed "A Confederate Veteran" suggesting that the naxt reunion of the State Division be asked to bold their reunion in Sumter. Now, Mr. Editor, our camp would hardly take it upon itself io invite the veterans without the back? log first of the City Council and the people of Sumter, and secondly we would bave to ask the citizens to contribute towards paying expenses ; 1 would tnerefore suggest that the City Couocil express themselves on thia sub? ject and also cali a mass meeting of the citi? zens of Sumter some time during thi3 aontb tc? consider this question, in order tbat Camp Dick Anderson may take some action at its meeting on Monday, August 6tn. There is no doutt of the adrtntage to Sumter ia holding the reunion of 1901 and the old soldiers of Sumter County would be delighted to meet their old comrades there, j As J: ruie the men who ratend tbeee reunions j are prepared to pay their own expenses uni < a very few wouid have to ne c->rtd for, the ! oc!v question wouid be H j?la>.e tor tbe old Soldier to &tay at ; and il seems to tue that the Sumter people who have always tee:: readv u> entertain other bodies wbo b'tve asaemhled there wiii not he found wan"irg when the old Coniederate Veteran knocks at the door. Now, Mr. Editor, will you kindly publish this snort note and pusn tbe matter iu your papera uotil our meeting-salesday io Au? gust. A Member Camp Dick Anderson. I Sumter School of Music Recital j Tbe last rec'ral for the session of the Sura ter Schoo! of Music, was held io the Opera i House last. Thursday night, and was attended I by a large audience, notwithstanding tbe bot weather. The programme was carried out in i a most satisfactory maoner, and the excellent performance of the pupils evidenced the ekill I ful and thorough training received from their j teacher, Miss A. P. Ewell. The youngest pupiis showed an understanding and ability in the art of music that was surprising to those competent to judge. Tbe following wes the programme : Scberzetto-A. S. Schnell- liss Eva Kingman. Meditation-Garguilo-Miss Gussie Harby. Lullaby-Mrs A. K. Virgil-Miss Susie McKinney. Fire Balls-Persley-Miss Arrie Stuckey Valse Caprice-Mrs. A. K. Virgil-Miss Mamie Nash. Technical Exercises-Chords, 500 Notes per minute; Scales, 1000 Notes per minute. Chorus-Sweet Imogene-Tnest-Small Children of the School. Contentment-Mrs. A. K. Virgil-Miss Jennie Walsh. Minuetto Scherzaodo- Bernard Staven bagen-Miss Alice Moses. Rose D'Autumn-Otto Hackh-Miss Eleanor Mason. Butteifly-Grieg-Miss Ro3a Gillespie. Song-Alfred DeLorme. Romance-Tochaikowsky-Miss Mary Car? son. Song of tbe Mill-Va.se ^ento-Mrs. Vir? gil-Miss Margaret McL2od. Courage-Mrs. Virgil - Miss Jennie McLeod. Hearts and Flowers-Tooano-Robert Warren (Mandolin) and Miss Rosa Gillespie. Bells are Ringing in Fairy Dell-Metz?r Miss Eva Kingman. Inquietude-Wrangle-MI?S Louise Mose3. Presentation of Scholarships-Mr. A. B Stuckey. First Scholarship fer best Positive Tech? nique-Miss Rosa Gillespie Second Scholarship fer excellence in Fund? amental Exercifes-Misses Louise Meses, Alice Meses, Emma Mason and Mary Carson. Presentation cf Honors, Primary Class Mr. Thomas Fraser. Scholarship-Miss Arrie Stuckey. Medal -Miss Eva Kinsman. Lullaby Cborus-Primary Class. Dance at Rose Hill. i ? dance will be r'veo at Mr. Ducn'a boufp, j Lioerty Kali, neat Rose Hill, on Thursday j evening, July 12th. Dancers from the imme? diate vicinity and from Sumter. State burg, Spring Hilt and Providence are cordially invited to be present. This includes you. For further information see Charles Rettenberg, Wiiey McKain cr Burroughs Colclough. Dividing the Profits. Tbe County Board of Control wa3 in ses? sion Friday. The business of the quarter ending June 30, was footed up, aad the net profits from the three dispensaries and beer privilege amounted to $1,767.94 Checks for one-half of the net amount ot business in Sumter, Bisbopville and Mayesville were drawn a9 follows : Sumter $629 80 ; Bisbopville $226 62 ; Mayesville $28.05. The Fourth at Privateer. The military company gave a barbecue and picoic at the Privateer station yesterday which was attended by at least 250 people, who were from different parts or the town? ship, Sumter. Weagefield and other points The fair sex was wei: represented. Among the candidates were two from aoroad, Messrs J. E. Gaillard and H. ***. Scarborough. Privateer, July 5, 1900. McD. F. A Consolidation. Recently a consolidation of mutual ad? vantage has been effected between tbs Sumter Club and the Library Association. The books are now left ;n the club rooms and tbe members of tbe club may use tbem under the library rnle9. On tbe other hand the library members bave the use of tbe club literature Tbe club members would like to see ladies frequents its rooms, especially on library afternoons. The hours of keeping open have been changed from 5 to 6, to from 6 to 7, Tues? days and Fridays. Arrangements now beiog made to have the library open three limes a week instead of twice as at present. Fulfilled. We do not claim to be a prophet or the soo of a prophet, but we do claim ability to discuss the ear-marks of a popular enter? prise whenever it bobs up-and we unre? servedly predicted tbat tbe stocks for the Hot Water Natatorinm would be taken up as fast as tbe list could carried around-tbe results bave justified our judgment. Ia less than two hours tbe entire sixty shares were taken up. At six o'clock tbe stockholders met at the office of Messrs Lee & Moise to perfect organ? ization. It was decided to instantly apply fora charter and to push tbe work forward with every possible dispatch. It is proposed by the stockholders to throw the institution open to tbe public by August 1st. It bas also been decided to increase the stock from $300 to $500 and to make a proportionate increase in the plan and outfit of the estab? lishment. Sumter's Natatorium. The secretary of state on Monday issued a commission to the Sumter Natatorium com? pany, wbicb is to open and operate a bath bouse and pool. Tba capital is to be $500 and the corporators are J. E. Harby, A. B. Stucky and H Lee Scarborough. Attention Veterans ! Tbere will be a reunion of Company H., 26tb South Carolina Volunteers, at Beulah, S. C., Florence County, on July 21st. All of the survivors and their friends are respect? fully solicited to be present. The public are cordially invited to come with well filled baskets. W. H Floyd, Secretary. College Scholarships. Scholarships will be awarded bv a compet? itive examination to be heid on July 20th in tbe fo'luwing colleges : Winthrop College, 4 j scholarships ; College of Charlton, 1 I scholarship. Any information relative to the Scholarships or the conditions of t"r;;r j examination will be furnished by Superioten- ! dent of Education Remoert CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Weather Forecast. Mr Horr-r-ufTikv, the famous meteorologi? cal expert, will forecast and perform other weather services tor Sumter and vicinity dur? ing the heated snell It is the earnest hope of lir. Hoteouffsky that be will succeed in the attempt to prove that there are one or two hotter places than Sumter at this seaeon of the year, and as he believes that "coming events cast their shadows on before," be pur? poses keeping a bright lookout for 6uch Bhadows and while sitting or lieing in their shade wherever found, (mostly lieing) tell what the weather has done or is likely to do. The forecaster will do bis best to bring down tbe Fareobeit to boiling heit and to a certain degree (or fraction of a degree) we believe be may succeed. The following is his first bulletin : Bullet-in the gun, July 6tb, Red Hot from the sun, 12 m.-Two places oo the equator today reported higher temperature than Sum? ter. Aootber place situated somewhere be? low the surface of the earth and merely indi? cated hy a-also reports a degree higher than I do today. The indicatioos for to? morrow and for a few days to come are slightly warmer than the biDges of the place indicated by a-. Sumter, S. C., 12 m , July 9, 1900. Weather forecast. Also bind cast or kick, for Sumter and vicinity. I feel bad. I am "under the weather." I tried to manage it I fougbt the weather and tried to get on top of it, but. the temperature went too high fer me; so I am "nader the weather." There is an area of depression here. Everyone is de? pressed by the beat. A cold wave is coming. So is Christmas. The two will arrive to? gether. Heat travels in waves. The wave now present travelled a long-way. It got here and has come to stay awhile. This wave is fahrenheit. This foreign-heit wave does cot belong here. I may run it yet. It came from the tropics lt. is compostd of three distinct waves. They met here aod united. One wave is from Cuba. Another is frcm the Philippines. The third wave came from these islands some time ago and was already here. The third wave is .VIcKin ley's "wave of prosperity" that broke the ice. Maximum temperature today 150 degrees. Minimum temperature 145 degrees. The mean temperature is as mean a3 it can oe "There7! be a hot time in the old town to? night"-also tomorrow. L. M. Hotenuffsky, Locs.1 Forecaster. The South's Advantages. Carroll D. Wright, the weli known statistician and political economist, contributes an article to Leslie's in which he discusses the reasons for cheaper labor at the south He at? tributes this to three causes : legisla tion, labor unions and sociological conditions These do ail enter largely into the matter. But the great advantage the south has is that living is so much cheaper here than in the north The climate is so much milder and the productions so varied, that the means of living, and of comfortable living, are in the reach of all who will work. These advantages will aways be because they are natural advantages, so that the south can always manu facture at an advantage over the i north It is an advantage that will j increase too as the southern pec?le I become more accustomed to manu facturmg and acquire more skiii io this department o? industry. SILVER REPUBLICANS. Kansas City, July 7.-The Silver Republican party today by its exe? cutive committee issued an address to the Silver Republicans of the United States saying, among other things : "The Democratic candidate for president is ours, our convention named him. Upon the propositions above stated, we are one with the Democratic and the People's party. Our candidate for president is en listed, heart and BOUI, in this great cause. We know he bas the high courage of his convictions. His tri? umph is necessary if we are to hand down to our children and our chil? dren's children a government founded in the wisdom of the fathers, main? tained in the blood aod treasure of its citizens and perpetuated as a priceless heritage. "Impelled by these considerations, your national committee bas deter? mined that its duty in this hour is to endorse Hon Adlai ? Stevenson as our candidate for vice president, io order that the opposition to the gold standard, trusts and monopolies, im? perialism and all its attendant evils may concentrate its votes at the dan? ger point and accomplish the triumph of those principles so dear to us. It is but simple justice to say that in taking this action we are following the advice of our distinguished lead? er, Hon Chas A. Towne "Let us express the hope that our friends will Uy aside whatever of disappointment they may feel and join in a united effort to secure the triumph of our principles at the com? ing election." CUBAN OIL cure? Cats, Burns, Bruises, Kheuma m and Sores. Price, 25 c:s Sold by Hugbsoa-Ligon Co. Chattanooga, Tenn., JulyS.-Pest ofiice Inspector Bass of this division has notified the inspector in charge that he has completed an inspection of the poetoffice at Gainesville, Fia , and found the postmaster, James Bel!, ehort in his account to the amount ot $1,400 The shock of trie discovery caused the death ot the postmaster ^gS CUBAN OIL our.. ; is, WftMJ Burn>, Bruises, Rheuma \ tisn: and Sores. Price, 25 vts. Sold by Hugbson-Lieon Co. Good hammocks cheap-better oDee for a little more-at H. G. Oeteen & Co'c. Mr. ii. A. Raw?efi wa* yesterday sc ! vised by Cori?rres?'sia?i Wiisoo that he ? bad received au < Scia! letter from Washington s'sricg tr.*:, rhe secretary of war had on June 3? approved aii tbe plano and trpecinV?joos for the work to be dODe in order to despeo the channel of the Coogaree rivtr, and thatoo July 2 Capt. Sandford wag DOtified that be couid proceed to advertise, calling for bids for tbe work, aod award the cootract Tbis removes everything io the way of the commeDcemeot of the work io tbe shortest possible time, aod is good uews to tbe busioess meo of Columbia -State, July 8 RHEUMATISM and CATARRH CURED -BY Johnston's Sarsaparilla QUART BOTTLES. IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH. A. "Whole Family Cured. i Mrs. C. H. Kingsbury, who keeps a millinery and fancy goods store at St. ? Louis, Gratiot Co., Mich., and who is well known throughout the country, ! says: "I was badly troubled with rheuma? tism, catarrh and neuralgia. I had liver complaint and was very bilious. I was in a bad condition; every day I be? gan to fear that I should never be a well woman; that I should have to settle down into a chronic invalid, and live in the shadow of death. I had JOHNSTON'S SARSAPARILLA rec? ommended to me. 1 TOOK FOUR BOTTLES AND IT CURED ME and cured my family both. I am very glad that I heard of it. I would cheerfully recommend it to every one. I have taken maur other kinds of medicine. I prefer JOHNSTON'S to all of them." j M M II ?GAN DRIG CO., Detroit, Mich* 1 J S. Il UGHS ON & CO. Sumier.b' C. j CANDIDATES, i_ j FOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTA j _ _TIVES._ D. E. D?R?NT io announced bj his friends I as a sutiaoie person to represent Sumter j County m the Hoes'* cf Rcpreseutat?-e. His j candidacy ts subject to the action cf tba j Democratic primary. Believing that MB D M YOUNG has served the people of Sumter County efficient? ly, curing the past term, we suggest bim asja candidate for re-electioo to the House of Reoreseotatives at the cotaiag primary. RAPTON CREEK. I am a enndtdate fc;:fore the Democratic primary for member to the House of Repre? sentatives. ALTAMONT MOSES. I am a candidate tn tbe coming primary, for the House cf Representatives _P.. O. PURDY. Tbankir.g the Democratic voters of Sumter County for the liberal support given me in I the past, and pledging myself to abide ?be j action ot' the primary, I respectfully an I rounce myeeif a candidate for re-election to i tbe House of Reorescntanvf-s J. HARVEY" WILSON. j I am a candida^ in the coming primary, j for the House cf Representatives R. O. PURDY. I THOMAS B FRASER, JR., is hereby an ? nounced as a candidate for tte House cf ; Representative subject to the action of tbe j Democratic primaries. j I hereby announce tmsalf a candidate for I the House of Representatives, 6ubjact ?o tbe I action of tbe Democratic primary. TH03 G. McLEOO. FOR MAGISTRATE, I announce myself as a candidate for tbe office of Magistrate at Sumter, (Magisterial District, No. 1,) and solicit tbe yotes of tbe said district. R. J. BLAND. FOR SOLICITOR. I am a candidate for re-election to tbe office of Solicitor, and again solicit the sup? port of the voters of the Tnird Circuit, sob '?j?cTT^the action of the Democratic primaries. N JOHN S. WILSON. FOR Ch. SUPERINTENDENT OF _EDUCATION._ The friends of Prof. W. P. BASKIN, having knowledge of bis tborougb compe? tency to fill the position, hereby annonc?e him as a candidate for County Superintend? ent of Education, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. Believing that tbe acquaintance of the present incumbent, J. EDWIN REMBERT, with the duties of the effice, tbe various teachers, trustees and needs of the several communities of the county qualify bim for the office of County Superintendent of Edu? cation, and that be is heartily interested io the duties thereof, we nomioate him for re? election, subject to tbe action of tbe Demo? cratic Primary. MANY VOTERS. FOR SHERIFF. The friends of Deputy Sheriff JAMES E. GAILLARD take pleasure in nominating bim for Sheriff of Sumter County, subjjet io the action of tbe Democratic primary His loojt and efficient service BS Deputy Sheriff, bis faithful discbarge of every duty devolv ing upon bim and bis thorough familiarity with every detail necessary to the proper administration of the sheriff's effice qualify him for the poattion. The friends of HARRY W. SCARBOR? OUGH would respectfully present his name to the Democratic voters of Sumter county at the approaching primary r.s being a suitable man for Sheriff of Sumter county, feeling assured that he will oe acceptable to tbe eo ! tire people i The voters of Sumter county are asked to support for sheriff William H. Epperson, a true and tr?el Damocrat, a man who was a gallant Confederate soldier ?ad served four years in the ranks He is competent and will faithfully discbarge the duties of the office i if elected". COMRADES. CLERK OF COURT. ? hereby nnnour.ee myself as a candidate i . fur re election to the rffice of Clerk of Court, subj ?ct to the siction of the Democratic ! j primary. SHEPARD NASH. J Gentlfmeo: 1 wa;:t to be electee to tbe I office of Clerk c: thp Court for Scruter Coun ty. No one has Asked tre to be a candidate I . (I guees they just didn't think ot it). I j j trust, however, you will not forget me at the 1 j Democratic primary election, wbic*. will set- I ; tie tne question, who shall be clerk ? as far as . j I am concerned. Hopiug to be yours at tbe j primary, I am j Very respectfully, I J. W. DENNIS. CANDIDATES; FOR COUNTY TREASURER. H. L. SCARBOROUGH is announced for re-election as County Treaiurer subject to the Democratic primary. FOR COUNTY SUPERVISOR. I hereby announce myself a candidate for re election to the office ot County Supervisor of Sumter County, subject to tbe action of the Democratic Primary, and pledge myself to support tbe nominees cf tbe Democratic party. MARION DORN. MR. FREAN MELLETT 13 oomioated for County Supervisor, subject to the result of tbe Democratic primary. He is a competent man for tbe positico, a Democrat who de? serves tbe support of tbe party, and if he is elected will render faithful and valuable services DEMOCRAT. To my friends who so nobly sopported ice before and the public generally : I wish to announce myself a caadidate for the office of County Supervisor, promisicg to stand by tbe action of the Democratic primary. Respectfully, Mch 10* W. H. SEALE. FOR CORONER. Mr. Elitor : You will pUaee announce SAMUEL F. FLOWERS a candidate for Coroner for Sumter County and oblige HIS FRIENDS. MR. A D. MOSES, who has so efficiently filled the position of Coroner doriog tbe past four years, is hereby Dominated for re-elec? tion, subject to tbe Democratic primary. He wiil receive the beartv euppcrt of MANY VOTERS. I hereby announce myself a candidate for tbe office of Coroner nf Somier County sub? ject to the result of tbe Democratic primary. I am acquainted with the duties ef the cffice and if elected wili faithfully and efficiently perform them. Tbe support and influence of tbe Democrats of the county is solicited aLd will be aonreciated. Respectfully, THOMAS M. JONES. FOR CONGRESS. HON. J WM. STOKES is hereby announced as a canJidate for re-election to Congress in the Seventh district, subject to the Demo? cratic primsry. _FORJLUDITOR._ Believing T. W. LEE to be folly qualified to discnarge the duties of the cffice of Audi? tor, we piece him in nomination for said office, before the Democratic voters, at the ecsuicg primary ei-ction. FRIENDS. I announce myself a candidate for le-elsc* tioo as Auditor of Slimier County, subject to the resalt of the democratic primary. Respectfallv, J. DIGGS"WILDER. Notice to Executors, Adminis? trators, Guardians and Com? mittees. OFFICE JUDGE OF PROBATE, Sumter, S. C., July 10, 1900 To Executors, Administrators. Guardians and Committees : I respectfully call your attention to annex? ed statute. You wiil please give this matter early attentioo. Verv respectful Iv, THOS'. Y. WALSH, Judge of Probate Sec. 2064 (1942). Executors, Administra? tors, Guardians r.nd Committee?, sholl an? nually while any estate remains in their cars or custodv, at anytime before the first day July of each year, render to tb? Judge of Probate of the County from whom they ob? tain Letters Testamentary or Letters of Ad? ministrators or Letters of Guardianship, tc, a jost and true account, upon oath, of the receipts and expenditures of such estate the preceding Calendar year, which, when ex? amined and approved, shall be deposited with the Ioventory and appraisement or other papers belonging to eucb eetate, in the office of said Judge of Probate tbere to be kept for tbe iospectioa of such persone as may be in? terested in the estate-(under former penal? ties). Approved the 2d day of March, 1897. Item, Freeman and Herald, publish once a week for 3 weeks. July 10-3w. THE TEST OF TIME. The Piano yon boy should last a lifetime and more. Tbere are higher Piaoos than Bot nooe tbat last and bold their sweet, melodious tone eo long. Second hand Pianos of varions makes at low prices. Moving, Tunug and Repairing Accom? modating terms. Catalogne and Book of Suggestions cheerfully given CHAS. M. SHEFF, Warerooms, 9 North liberty Street. Factory-Block of E. Lafayette Ave., Aiken aod Lanvale street?. BALTIMORE, MD. MT. CLIO ELECTION OF TEACHERS. THERE WILL BE A MEETING of the Board of Trastees, Mt. Clio Township. No 12, on Saturday tbe 2Stb instant, at 10 o'clock, a. m., for the parp?se of electing Teachers for the various schools to said town? ship. Parties desiring schools will please band io their applications-with their certificates of qualification-on or before tbat day. By order of the Board. J. H. COOPER, Chairman. St. Charles, S. C , July 3, 19C0. 2 Dyspepsia Cure. Digests what you eat. It art ificially digests the food an \aids Nature in strengthening and recon? structing the exhausted digestive or? gans. It is the lat est discovered di pest? ant and tonic. No other preparation can approach it in efficiency. 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