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THE PRIMARY ELECTION IN SUMTER COUNTY. The returns from the primary ia thia coun? ty are not sufficiently complete this morning for us to give a tabulated statement today ?nd the best that can be done in the circum? stance is to gire a summary of the vote at the precincts reported. The returns were very slow in coming in last night, and at midnight the State vote bad beeo reported froa only 17 of the 34 boxes. The vote for county offices was reported ?ore promptly from a larger number of boxes, but the returns were not at all oonplete at midnight. Io this city the State vote was connted first and the resuit was announced about 10 3? o'clock, but the count of the county box was not completed QOtil after 6 o'clock this morning. This gives an idea cf the length of time required to count the vote and explains wby it was impossible to obtaio the returns irena the remote pre ?nets last nigbt. The total vote for State offices was as fol? lows at the boxes reported : For TJ S Senator-B R Tiltmao, 1,063 For Governor-VlcSweecey, 433 ; Hoyt, 763 ; Gary, 216 ; Patterson, 267 ; WbitmaD, 1. For Lient Governor-Sloan 169, Blease 51, Wmkler 5:9, Livingstoa 375, Tillman 577. For Secretary ol State-Cooper 1 547. Attorney General-Bellinger 1,401. Treasurer-Timmermao 733, Jennings 937. Comptroller General-Derham, 1,388, Brooker 248. Superintendent of Education-McMahsn 1,273, Capers 353 Adjutant and Inspector Genere'.-Floyd 1,284, Rouse 367. Railroad Commissioner-W D Evans ?61, Wharton 157, B 3 Evans 185, MavSeld 152, Pettigrew 121, Berry 420, Etheredge 68. Tee above figures represent *he vote of twenty-one oct of thirty four clubs a3 fol? lows : Besnard, Bandana, Carter's Crossing, Somtc-r, Mt Clio, Mt Clio Ko 1. Rattlesnake ?pring?; Weils' X Reads, Simsville, Z^ar, Mayesvilie, Kereing Creek, Privateer, Farri? ers, Wedgefield, Siuttburg. Laborers and Mechanic;, Atkin?, Bienville. Concord, Magnolia, Providence The vote for county cf?.-ers ess bi;-u re? ported from ail Ciubs except Hampton, High Hilts and Catchall. T^e tota: T?te reporte, ts as follows : House of R preseotatives-Durant 1518 Fraser 1331, Ii gram 1293, McLeod 2097. Moses 1773, Wilson 1840, Young 1178. For Sheriff- Delgar 465, Epperson 480, Gaillard 493, Jerveyli2, Sc-.rcorough 7-12 F*>r Clerk of Court-Nash 1956, Dennis 282. For Supervisor-Dorn 828, Me??ett 473, Sanders 287, Seale 784. For Coroner-Fiovrers 7C5, Hoggins 393, Jenkins Si, Jones 251, Moses 422, Richard sou 283. For Auditor-Wilder 1123, Lee939. For Superintendent Education-Wilder 437, Rambert s84, Baskics 1045 For Magistrates the vote is incomplete in several districts, bot the vote in the four camed is as fohows: District No 1-Bland 242, Wells 421. District No 2-Hodge 85, Nettles lo6. District No 3-Folk 127, Jackson 24. District No 4-DuBose 34, Hatfield 43, Jennings 86. "Fashion Number" is a fitting designation of the September Ladies' Home Journal, which will gladden womankind with it3 great showing of fall and winter mode3. The tea fashion articles are by the highest au? thorities oo feminine attire, and the text is effectively illustrated. But the fashion writers and artists have by no means monopolized the Sepember Journal. Rene Bache coo trib? utes "One Hundred Tears io the White House," which io a most ioteeresting wa; recabe the notable occurrences io the execu? tive mansion during its first century. IQ the "Romances of Some Southern Homes" ia re? jected the social life of tbe beaus and belles of Southland ia tbe good old days-a suc? cession of interesting .fFairs of the heart. A large share of attention wiil be given to "T: e Anecdotal Side of Philips Brooks," because of the new light it ceotre3 opon him as preacher and man. In "Josiah and I Go a-Visitin' "-the second visit-"Jo3iah Al? len's Wife" writes of their experiences in her irresistibly humorous vein. Another fiction feature, "Joey'3 Tobacker," is a well-told short story 'The Church Flaged My Hus? band, Not Me," J-The Training of a Wait? ress," ''When You Entertain or Vistt," area few of toe many helpful; practic-il articles. The pictorial features include views of Cali? fornia g^roens, of the Yellowstone Park, and a page drawing of A. B Frost's, "Loiterers at the Railroad Station." By the Ccrt:s Panlisbing Company, Philadelphia. Si a year ; ton cents a cooy. PISGAH NEWS. Rev. J B Crouch got three of bis fingers cut off near the end yesterday a? Pisgah Church. Hi? horse was bitched to a tree ano" wound the rope arour,d it Mr. Crouch in irvine t~ unwind him got hi3 fingers under the rot/e. (s sro&il one) asd the horse jump? ing back pressed the finder? against the tre?. and cut them off. The wounded band was dressed by a physician, e.od it is hoped amputation will not be needed. He left for his home today. In cossroueoce of this accident the meeting fit the church came to an end, A tremendous rain ?ell here lust night and washed things up generally. It rained for hours and the electric di?plav was fine. Washouts io toe road wrecked one boggy coming from church. Pisgah, Aug. 23 --m^B* ? ? . - FIRE. Thursday afternoon ? ung a thunderstorm tho bara and stables ot Edwio Raffia, who .ives near Pocotaligo swamp, were destroye.1 by fire, together with several thousand pound? cf fodder, farming implements ard 20 bushels cf corn It is not known how the fire originated, but it is toought the baro was struck by lightning Ladies' Home Journal, Metropolitan and Fraok Le3lie, for September, at H. G. ('steen & Co. City Council Meeting. ? j There was a regular meeting of City Coun ! ci! last Wednesday night, at which werepres ] eot Mayor Stuckey, Aldermen Chandler, \V. H. EppersoB, Fina and Purdy. Minutes of 8th and 10th is3t.. were read and approved. A letter was read from Mr Tho3 Wilson, President of the Northwestern Railroad Com* paoy relative to petition of the Southern Railway Company to be permitted to lay a track on South eide of Dingle Street io order to reach toe cottoo weighers' platform Mr. Wilson expressed surprise that Council would eotertain ?uch a request when it had been cocsidered detrimental to public interest that Dingle Street should be used for railroad tracks He stated also that if Council s*w fit to grant the petition be shouid then claim the neb: to replace the track whicn bis com i pany bad been required to take up last year j Alderman Finn o?fered a resolution that the j two companies be requested tosend represent? atives to confer with Council w?th a view to an amicable adjustment of the question. There was no second to Mr. Finn's motton I and no action was taken. Mr. H. 5 Bloom, Chiefer tee Fire Depart? ment was present ?nd notified Council that the fire hose in the Opera Hjuse is io a decayed condition. He requested that a. partition be built in the Deigar Hose Co , boase at a cost of $10, and stated that the doors of that building could be recessed as in the Monaghan buildiog for Sf 0 He asked permission to" have the alarm nells put into both Rose Company buildings Sugee3ted that there be some rules adopted regulating speed of borges going to fires, aDd that an ordinance should be passed giving right of way to firemen in the S'reets The request for the partition was granted, and the derk was directed to order hose for the Opera House. The remaining requests and suggestions "were referred to the Fire j Department Committee. There was a communication from Alder? man Hurst, who was absent on account of sickness, calling attention to defective water pressure in western part of the city. He ask? ed that a committee be appointed to take tbe evidence of officers of the fire department, that the facts might be escettaiued and tbeu to briog the matter before the Water Com? pany, and bave them remedy the defects and j comply with their contract. Chief of Fire j Department Bloom was requested to coufer i wah Superintendent Scarborough with refer j encc to tr-e difficulties of which complaint is i made. ! Mr. Finn stated tba: the Northwestern ! Railroad is nearly completed to Camden, and j on his motion a committee, coneisiirg of j . Messrs Purdy and Chandler and bin self wa?, 1 appointed to see the proper ci::^ir:!s ot that ! rod, and make en trlort to have schedules j adopted which will ti- favorable to Sumter On motion of Mr. Epperson council thin j a- journe?^ Ul A Y OK'S COURT. William Davis and G-ant Mavrant, both colored, were ap on the charge or ?^h:ir>^ cn j Liberty Street. Grant Mat rant was lound j ! guii'y an-1 sentenced to a fine of Si 50, cr ! ! three divs iaocr Davis was discharged. ! Lawney Vogel was charged with riding a ? I bicvele after dark without a lighted Lintern, j i He acknowledged the charge, out stated that j j ?s be was riding behind another wheel upon j I which was a light, he thought thc: be wes | j not violating the law. He was required to pay a fine of $3. Nathaniel Evans and Tem Wiison, charged with riding bicycles a: an excessive speed, were sentenced to a fine cf S3 CO each. George Mack, who bas been wanted since j the I4th day cf June, foi disturbing tbe peace and shooting a piste: tn L'tvice Street, i ?as arrested on Saturday evening ny officers J Seymour and McXagen. In the Mayor's I Court Monday, Mack plead guilty ro the ! charge The eviaer.ee showed the offence to i ne trivial and tte Mayor gave Mick three del I lars or six day? ? Sidney Durant hid a quarre! on Saturday aftercooD with his v,;i>, on Republican Street od s apped ber f*ce and she raised an uproar Sidney plead guilty to the charge of disturb? ing the peace, ace paid a fire of ene dollar and a half Sigmnn McKain and Rober* Davis were ar? rested for rerusal to do three days work on the streeie or pay street commutation tax. Their defense was that they are under 13 years of age. Case continued ter further investiga? tion. Henderson Byrd and Judy Byrd, man and wife, were up on charge cf quarrelling and fighting on Harvio street, which was con? tinued nott! arrested a: their home on Bee street Tbay were each fined $2 or four days. The hies were paid. Mr Geo. D. Shore, who waa arrested for riding a bicycie without a badge, asked for a lOQtinuance, as his attorney waa sick and not able to be out today The case was continu? ed until Monday. It ia said tbnt Mr. Shore *s opposed to the bicycle tax, and intends to carry the matter into court. Willie Young and Elsie, bia wife, were be? fore (he Mayor yesterday morning far fighting Willie was adjudged guilty of provoking the family jar, and recaired to pay a fine of $3. Eisie was discharged. The End of the campaign. The county campaign closed Saturday with the meetine in this city, which was held in the Court House Toe speaking began at ll o'clock and continued until about 3. So far as we hive learned all of toe candi? dates were present and responded when their eames were called, except Mr. T. M. Jones, candidate for coroner. Tht3 fact caused a rumor that Mr Jones had withdrawn, but this is a mistake. Mr Jcaes i? in to the fin? ish, and hopes to scar: a big succrs? next Tuesiay. We regret our icat?i.ity to a synopsis of the speeches, and we card or:ty a lew Some of them were most excellent, especially '.bose from the legislative c&ndidi'es Every? body was given a respectful hearing, and th.? meeting was a pleasant oae. The Meeting a: Lynchburg. Tne county carrpaiga C?V at Lynchburg Thursday, passad of pleasantly -.ni satis? factorily to ai! concerto. Tneti' was noih j mg unusual ir. the speaking, ai! following ! about the same line as at former meetings, j The car,didate3 fer the legislature continu? ' to advocare the Sale of the State farms aud i t?e working of convicts on the roads, but j the? fail to appreciate the advantaged of > wide tires in keeping the roads tr; good con ! dinon. Congressman J. Wm. Stok-s w^s present, ? and spoke on his record and was wt-ii receiv ! ed. The citizens of Lynchburg and Magnolia J took care of the visitors, aod ail report being j well fed. Fire in the country. The kitchen at Cherry va!?, the cid J T. ! Friersou homestead, w&3 destroyed by fi c- O' Tuesday last, about midday Fortunatth ; the building was not near enough to endanger tbe retioence or o'ber buildings The soothing and '-.ealing properties of ? (Ihamberlaia^s Cough Remedy, ns pleasant i tas'.c and p.-ompt and permanent cures, have made :t a gr.at favorite with the peop e everywhere. For gale by Dr. A. J. China. Miss McDonald's New Store. Miss McDonald has removed from ber old stand, tbe McElbose building to the Winn block und is now ic tbe store formerly occupied by W. B. Burns. In her new, larger and more centrally situated store she will cpeo a larger and more select stock cf millinery than ever before ebowa in Sumter, and will be better prepared to display it to advantage and to cater to tbe wants of ber patrons than she bas been in the past. The store his oeen tastefully and artistically fitted up and the ladies of Sumter and adjoin? ing counties are invited to make it ?heir headquarters for millinery .?.??- mm - That Throbbing Headacne. "Would quickly leave you, ir you used Dr King's Xew Liic Pill?*. Thousands of sufferers have proved their matchless worth for Sick and Nervous Headache?, They make pure blood and strong Nerve*/ and build up your health. Easy to take. Try them. Only 25 cen'.s. Money back if not "ured. Sold by J F. W. DeLorme, Druggist. ? 1-5 Was It Following Ia His Steps for the Preachers to Revile Tillman ? MR W. A. JAMES, JR. THINKS NOT Mr Editor : Of course the election will have been held wheo this is published, bot I beg- that yon allow it to appear in your columns In these days of perplexity I am in doubt as to how much injury a Christian should stand before the point of active resentment is reached I for one ieave the Old Testament out, tho' I believe everything chron? icled therein, and that the morals it points are high and ennobling, and that the Jewish historians were truthful and impartial, and from their writings we learn the character of God and the divinity cf Jesus Christ Our salvation begins with the new dispensation. We are reformers on the old school Peter abhorred the idea of returning to the law, and from it we are now freo Returning to the question : Jesus rebuked II is disciples for asking Him to call down vengeance upon the dwellers cf a certain village And again, when He entered Jerusalem riding the colt of an ass His adher ents were sufficiently numerous to clear the city of His enemies Even while dying He begged forgiveness for those who brought about His death If we consider the fact that He had the power to overwhelm His enemies we may faintly discern tho stupendous self control exerted and sacrifice made in order to set us an example And Stephen following that example prayed thus, *%Iay not | this sin to their charge " Pani also .offered many things and multitudes others were destroyed by the whelming flood of Satan's rage, and yet not one ha3 been recorded as having heaped curses upon their persecutors. And why I Because God so loved the world (not the church) that He gave His only begotten Son, &c, and they being His imitated Him. Were the crusaders right in trying to redeem the tomb of Jesus from pollution ? I thiuk not, for we all pity the error and smile at the fanat icism of their efforts We 6ay we are more learned now, and I asl:, are we ? I read ten rea? sons why we should vote so and so in the primary, published editorially in a denominational paper, and Sena tor Tillman in one way or another was mentioned in nine of them. Have we the authority to avenge our wrongs ? "Vengeance is mine saith the Lord " If one induces a man to lay aside evil, evil is crushed and a man is saved ; now on the other hand, if it takes too much time and effort to accomplish along tha?- line shall we appeal to Ceasar and ?troy the man along with the evil ? It has been written that the mis? sionaries advised the razing of Pekin, I could not then believe it : shall I now ? I read of a bishop denouncing tbe j utterances of a statesman as lies and be j a slanderous liar. Is that bishop led j and controlled by the harmless and helpful spirit of God ? If he is there are j two effects produced by tbe same spirit He bas never affected me that way Jesus said God would t?end angel* to defend Him if He so requested His every wish would have been grati - j Sed whether wortiog pood or evil on i man. We credit Paul with good miracles, j why not then also with the power for j any kind of miracle. Shall we say I that God only gave him power to do j oood ? That would be unreasonable for I Jesus was able to do barm to men as j well as good and Paul most assuredly had His power, yet he OGver expressed I the faintest desire to use it for aveog- j iog injuries to himself or other Chris j tians. Jesus Christ did call Herod a fox ? Bat the Rev Gardner cal led Tillman a j thousand foxes. When Jesus was derided and scorned j did Ho sarcastically advise his torm?n ? tors to eec up a doctrine of their cwu? j He did not, but Rev Thomas ravises j Tillman to establish a tnei-logioal semi nary of his own thereby holding up that olass of schools to couiempt. { weli koow the temptation to expand when we have the power, and how we love to bring to naught those who dare, but is it Christ like? Should tbe preachers j single out one man of onr country ac j from thc pulpit undertake to crush hi j as a penalty for tho crime they ca j irreverence while within a stone throw perchanoe of porne of thoi pulpits stands a synagogue in which j proclaimed that there has never been I Christ nor ever will he ? and if you wi remember last Sunday's lesson positiv j ly stated that He was the only wa; In the latter days do we value Habal kuk above Matthew ? What a beautiful and forceful lessc j this generation would have had if tl I preachers had been led by tho rigl ! spirit and silently submitted to wha j ever real or imaginary slander that ha been heaped upon them and toe Wa' I resting upon the strength of the Roc j of Ages, praying God to deal gent! with the erring sons of men, whic would have been no more than the duty. Christ ?3 leading U9 and Ho bas a power in heaven and on earth. Wb not -'leave it to Him/' leave it to Hin W. A. James, Jr. Bishopville, S C NEWS^R?^rCHIN?. ! ._._ Washington, August. 28.-Seven communications came to Washingto ; from the United States officials i China today, but being without date in most eases the Government was b no meaos satisfied with the state c communications and the Cabinet meei ing held this afternoon gave tho large part of it3 attention to the problem c rectifying this state of affairs. Ev; dence? of interference with the mei j sages have accumulated to a pois j where the Government has determine ! to take ?iovs \3 establish channels of it ! own, and to employ thc rather cxprr: 1 sive device cr a mao-c-I-Tvar r-ivis, j between Shanghai ana Cbc Foo for th? j purpo.:? Either the New Orleans o j the Princeton wilt bc- ordered cn th; I duty. Meanwhile word corers tba j rapid progress is rinking rcitb the sbor j cable which is to connect iheie point j and it is believed that within a weel this means cf communication will b open. Three massages from Gen. Chaffei were received today and while they eas no direct light on the military eituatiot they were inferentially important. Oo< was as follows : "Taku, China-Adjutant General Washington : Siege battery not needed "Chaffee." This dispatch is in reply to ao io? j quiry sent some time ago to Gen. ChatJoe relative to the siege battery which was taken to Manillia, via Nagasaki, to bo sent to China if needed. TROOPS DIVERTED TO MANILA Announcement was received of the arrival of thc Garonne, with eight i companies of the 1st cavalry aboard, at Kobe, Japan, and a companion ship, with animals for the troopers. AD order was seot from here to the govern? ment's agents ac Kobe to divert tho cavalry and their animals from that port to Manila, instead of allowing j them to proceed to Taku, aocording to their origi?ial orders. Gen Cbaffee's ! statement that he needs no siege bat? tery, taken io connection with the diver? sion of the 1st cavalry, which was bound fer Taku, to Manila, seems to make clear that there is no iotcntion to enter into a prolonged campaign in China, such as would involve the usc of heavy artillery, or cf reinforcements in the shape of men and horses. Formal Negotiations Now Seem Probable. Washington, Aug 27 -After sev? eral days intermission in Chinese ad? vices tba government today received two dispatches which presumably bring its advices up to the most re? cent date. There* are indications that the principal delays in the Hues of communication are encountered between Tien Tsin and Pekin, a fact explainable by the newspaper advices that small bands of Boxers are opera ting on the line of communication of the campaign force Just such in? terference with the work of the sig? nal corps men was experienced by the United States in the Philippines and by Lord Roberts7 troops iu the Transvaal campaign. Usually these interruptions are very short, the marauders being1 driven off and the lines restored within a day or two. The fact that more than a week was covered by the last interruption gives rise to tho belief here that these attacks upon the lines of communica? tion by Boxers are more formidable than was euppoeed to oe possible, after the heavy losses inflicted upon them by tho international forces in ita advance The important dispatch of the day was ono from Minister CoDger, rela? tive to the military situation in Pekin. NO IMPORTANT MOVEMENT Washington, Aug 2Y -The depart ment of state makes public the fol? lowing dispatch from Minister Con? ger, received this morning: Taku, Aug 27. Secretary of State, Washington: No more important movements since last dispatch. Military to re? store order. No representative of the Chinese government encountered yet Several ministers of the tsung I li yamen reported in the city and are expected to appear soon. Gen? erals decide not to enter imperial palace, leaving it practically vacant Two thousand Germans arrived to dav. Mt Conger. This dispatch is undated, but from the fact that it mentions the arrival of German forces at% Pekin, which has not yet been reported from any other quarter, it is presumed to be of very recent origin. Unfortunately the dispatch lacked a date, the minister presumably not haviog yet received the department's instruction to include the date in the body of his dispatches. From inter? nal evidence the state department concluded that Mr Conger's message was certainly later than any official emanation from the Chinese capital. Mr Congers's reference to the arrival of 2,00U fresh Germans troops caused some surprise, no one apparently ! having closely watched the move I ments of the German contingent, ' which is now arriving with fairly i regular frequency in China, and : which consequent iv m?y be expected ; soon io equa; to numerical strength i the military contingents of anv ol the : European nations lhere represented A Significant statement in Minister ; Conger's dispatch is th at respecting ? the expected. appcarnr.ee i:i Pekin of i some cf thc members cf the Tsung li ; yamen A natural construction to be ! given to this statement is that these : ministers wish to undertake to re I present the Chinese government for ? maily in negotiations with the powers It having been found im possible up to this momeut, according to Mr Conger's statement; to meet any representative of the Chinese government in Pekin who was com petent to open negotiations, it may j be inferred that if these ministers j actually appear with proper creden ? tiais, one of the problems connected ? with the present difficult situation in ! China will be solved ! The War in South Africa. Report of an Advance With Indefinite Results London, Aug. 28 -L)rd Roberts reports under date of Belfast, Aug. 27, as follows : "Oar movements are slow on account of the extent and nature of the coun? try. Today wc made a satisfactory ad? vance and met with decided success. The work fell entirely to Boiler's troops and resulted in the capture of Bergendal, & very strong position two mites northwest of Dalman otha. I met Baller at Bergendal shortly after it was reached by oar troops. I am glad to find the occupation cost less than was feared, on account of tbe approach be? ing across the open for two or three thousand yards and the determined stand of the enemy. The Inniskillings sad Second R ?3 brigade formed the attacking party. The latter sufferfd most I hope the casualties do not ex? ceed fifty cr sixty." Ooe ofSccr was killed and two were woncded. A good many Boers were killed and a pompom (quick firing gun) was captured. "French advanced on the left to j Swartz kopjes on thc Leydencurg road ! and prepared the way for the movement j of Pole Carew's division tomorrow. "Baden Powell reports that he cccu j pied Nylstroom without opposition. I As tho cocniry where ho and his paget j are operating is dense bu.-h and veldt, j it is not desirable at the present to j proceed farther north and their troops j are returning to Pretoria." Norfolk, Va, Aug 25. -Mrs Butkr, wife of Maj G.AI M C Butler, du-d ai j Old Poiot Comfort this afternoon of acute r.ruramia. She came to 0:d Point three or four days ago. Mrs Butler j was GS years of age and the daughter of Gov P:.ckeos, war governor of South ! Carolina. Thc body will be taken to j Edgefield, S. C., for interment. ?HE C0TT02T MAUZET. Cotton has been coming in briskly during the pas week, and the price has been steady in the neighborhood of 9 cent3 for middling The receipts for the week ending today have beeL 240 bales. Today middling sold for 9 cents - -?U> .?<?>. ll- ? Washington, Aug 23 -Capt Gee F Wilde, commanding the battleship Oregon, toda}* notified the navy de ; partment from Kure, Japan, that the vessel, which has been in dock tberc I undergoing temporary repairs had I been undocked and will be ready for sea in a week In Egypt the* custom is for Princesses to hide their beauty by covering the lower part of the face with a veil. In America the beauty of many or our women is hidden because of the weakness anc .sickness pecu? liar to the sex If the Egypt? ian custom pre? vailed in this country, many sufferers would be glad tc , cover their .premature 1 wrinkles, their sunkencheeks. their unnealthy complexion, from the eyes of the world with the veil of the Orient brings out a woman's true beauty. It makes her strong and well in those organs upon which her whole general health depends. It corrects all men? strual disorders. It steps the drains of Leucorrhcea. It restores the womb to its proper place. It removes the causes of headache, backache ana nervousness. It takes the poor, de? bilitated, weak, haggard, ^ fading woman and puts her on her feet a?"ain, makin^ her face beautiful by making her body well. Druggists >c!I it for S? a bottle. SenJL for our free illustrated book for women The Bradfield Regulator Co., Atlanta, Ga. i nm t m, Fire Insurance Agency.. ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE.. NORTH BRITISH s MERCANTILE! HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75.000,000 Feb 2S _ CHARLES G. LESLIE, Wholes: le and Retail Commission Dealer in 1 Oysters. Garne and Poultry. Stalls No. 1 and 2 Fish Market. Office, Nos. IS and 20 Market Street CHARLESTON, S. C. Consienment3 of Couniry Produce, Poultry. Eggs, ?Ste , ere respectfully solicited. Prompt returns made. Fish packed in barrels and boies for the country trade a specalty. Dec 6 x Fumiaai Univ^rsiiy-, GREENVILLE, S. C. THE NEXT SESSION opers on tbs 2cth of September, 1900- Full ano thor? ough instruction, leading to the degrees of B A., and M A , ?3 offered 3.-ardingin private families moderate ; in the Mess RA?!, excellent fare may be had at less ezpeuse. Correspondence solicited. Applications fer p!ace3 in ibe Mess should not deferred. For full particulars, applv to the President. A. P. MONTAGUE. L. L D. July 25-2m_ THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER} S. C. City and County Depositary Capital stock paid in, . . $75,000 00 Undivided surplus. . . . 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockholders ia excess of their stock, . 75,COO 00 Transacts a general banking business ; also has a Savings Bank Department. Deposits of SI and upward received. Interest allowed 8; the rate of 4 j er cent, per annum, pav an ie semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNS WORTH, President. MA-BIOS MOISE, W. ?. RHAMS. Vice-Fresicent. Cashier. Jan 31. Davidson College, Davidson, N. 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