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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY I, 1902. Entered at ike fost Ofice at Sumter %S (?., as Second Class Milter NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. J. Rettenberg & Sons-Our Great Cost Sale. Baskin-Rogers Hardware Co.-Books cf Subscription. PERSONAL. Mr. J. W. Scaffe is in the city. Mr. J.. E. DuPre was in town Mon? day. Miss Janie Mikell is visiting at Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Walter L Harby. of New York, is in the city. Mr. E. D. Smith, of Lynchburg was in the city Monday. Dr. W. R. Mood, of Summerton, spent Monday in town. Miss Sadie Davis is visiting rela? tives in Charlotte, N. C. Mr. Jas. H. Burns, of Camden, spent Sunday in the city. Capt. R. A. Brand and family spent Christmas day in the city. Mr. John Moran, of Greenville, was in the city for the holidays. Miss Mamie Commander, of Co? lumbia, is visiting in the city. Rev. M. A. Connors, of Summer? ton, was in the city Mbnday. Mrs. C. Weston McGrew is visiting relatives in Orangeburg County. Miss Aida Winn has gone to Came? ron to attend the marriage of a friend. Mr. Frank Lynam, of Augusta, was in the city last week] for a few days stay. Miss Josephine Burns is spending a few days with friends and relatives at Nichols, S. C. Miss Eva Hudson of this city has gone to Lumber, S. C., to visit her sister, Mrs. Kezell. Mr. W. T. Grant who has spent the past week in Mayesvilie returned to the city yesterday. Miss Arnett of Darlington was the guest of Mrs. R. M. Mikell for several days last week. Mr. C. E. Strange, of Clarendon, visited his daughter, Mrs. Jno. R. Haynsworth last week. Messrs. W. S. James and J. B. Kelley, of Bishopville, were in the city Friday on business. Miss Beatrice K. David, of Colum? bia, is on a visit to her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. H. Manheim. Dr. Leonard White and two sons, of Statesville, N. C., are spending a few days with Mr. Anthony White. The many friends of Capt. B. G. Pierson will learn with regret that he has been critically ill for several days. Dr. D. M. Michan has located at Little Rock, Marion County. He spent a few days in the city last week. Miss Essie Fleming, who has been at home for the holidays, has returned to Fort Motte, where she is teaching school. Mr. .W. R. Burgess, who has been a resident of this city for twelve years, spent his first Christmas in Snmter last week. Mr. S. W. Rafl&eld, of Goodwill, who has been at bis old home for the past few days was in town Monday return? ing to GoodwilL Mrs. F. W: Porter, of Georgetown, and Mrs. Walter Young and children of Rembert, are visiting their mother, Mrs. M. A. Flowers. Countv Superintendent of Educa? tion, W." P. Baskin and Mr. S. H. Edmunds, Superintendent of the City Schools attended the annual meet? ing of the Southern Educational Asso? ciation which was in session in Co? lumbia last week. Miss Edna Broughton returned to Columbia this morning to resume her studies, after spending the holidays at home. Messrs. R. I. Manning, Jr., Chas. Ryttenberg and Ladson Boyle return? ed to the S. C. College last night. Miss Fannie Ryttenberg is visiting friends at Clio, Marlboro County. Mesrss. W. D. Rhodes and H. H. Cooper, of Mayesvlle, were in town today. The Misses Williams, of Concord, were in the city today. Mrs. J. Frank Pate and J. Frank Pate, Jr., are visiting at Bishopville. Miss Alice Stubbs has returned from Oswego where she has been visiting. Mr. Joe Shahid, of Charleston, ?is visiting his brother, Mr. Abraham Shahid. The telephone factories, coffin factor? ies and oil mill shut down -several days last week. The dance at the Sumter Club last Thursday evening was largely attended and was a very enjoyable affair. The Mayor's court has had an unus? ual and unexpected freedom from law breakers for trial during the past few days. Dr. May, who will lecture in the First Baptist Church on January 2d, has traveled through Europe on a bicycle. His lecture is for the benefit of the new church building. The merchants were scouring the country for lieners at the first of last year, but very likely this "year the lieners will be haunting the mer? chants to obtain advances. A "Map of Snmterville, 1814*' shows only four streets, Broad ( Main >, Liberty, Sumter and Harvin. Re? publican Street is on the map but is without a name. There were then but twenty-two property owners in the village "and the greater part of the land within the village was held by a man named Vaughn. The last attraction of the Alkahest Lyceum will be Dr. Eugene May, a lee turer of renown. The lecture will take place on Thursday, January 2, 1902, at the First Baptist Church, for the benefit of the new church. Come ont and help the church, enjoy a good lecture, and be assured of a warm place, however cold the night may be. MARRIED. Mr. James H. Witherspoon and Mrs. Ella F. Strain were married at the home of the bride, Harvin Street, at 6 o'clock Christmas evening, Rev. H. R. Jones performing the ceremony. Only a few friends were present and witnessed the ceremony. On Thursday, December 26th, at 3 p. m., at the residence of Mr. J. R. Wells, Brogdon, S. C., by Rev. J. D. Huggins., Mr. L. R. Jennings, of Providence, and Miss Carrie Wells. Mr. Harry Branson and Miss Mollie Avant both of Summerton, were mar? ried on the evening of December 24th, by Rev. Mr. Dent at the Methodist parsonage. ' Mr.W. A. Richbourg and Miss Annie Cantey, daughter of Mr. J. S. Cantey, were married at the home of the bride's parents at Summerton on Thursday evening, December 26th, Rev. Mr. Dent officiating. It was a quiet home marriage and only the im? mediate family and a few intimate friends were present. After the cere? mony a reception was held. Marriage at Mayesville. Mayesville, Dec. 27.-One of the prettiest church weddings ever per? formed in this town was the marriage last night of Miss Sallie Mayes and Mr. Samuel Pringle. The ceremony was performed in the Presbyterian Church, which is a large building and it was crowded with spectators. At 7:30 o'clock, Miss Sue Mayes, the or? ganist, began the playing of the ever beautiful and solemn, Mendelssohn March, and the groom leaning on the arm of his best man, Mr. Alva J. Pringle, entered and stood at the right of the altar. At the same time, the officiating minister. Rev. J. E. Stevenson, entered at the left. The ushers, Messrs. C.. D. Cooper and W. T. Grant, next marched down the side aisles, crossed at the altar, and stood at each side. The couples in attendance then entered, the ladies on the right and the gentlemen on the left, and crossed at the alt?r. They entered in the following order: Miss Annie Anderson with Mr. J. F. Bland, Jr., of Mayesville, Miss Lily Shaw with Mr. M. C. Mayes, of Mayesville, Miss Carrie Gregg, of Florence, with Mr. E. Earle Thorn well, of Fort Mill. Next, two little maidens, Misses Hattie Mayes and Minnie Chandler, carrying the ring and book of service, marched down the centre aisle and stood on each side of the minister. The bride leaning on the arm of her sister, Miss Fannie Mayes, came in and met the groom at the altar. The handsome couple step? ped forward and Rev. J. E. Steven? son pronounced the words making Sallie Mayes and Samuel Pringle man and wife. The strains of the march began again and the bridal party marched out. The bride and bridesmaids were beautifully dressed in white and blue organdie, two in each color. The gen? tlemen wore the conventional black suit. The church was handsomely decorated with evergreens, holly, and pot plants- Just over the altar, hung a large bell, decked with flowers. The decorations were very tastefully ar? ranged and admired by all. After the ceremony a reception was held at the home of the bride's mother and an elegant supper was served. Appointments of Sumter Circuit. First Sunday-Lewis Chapel ll a. m. 3 p. m. St. James. Second Sunday-Zoar ll a. m. 3 p. m. Oakland. W. C. Gleaton, Pastor. There are already a number of vis? itors from the North in the city, and many others are expected early in Jan? uary having engaged board at the sev? eral hotels and boarding houses. Stock taking is the order of the day and the clerks in all the stores are kept busy all day notwithstanding the post Christmas dullnes of trade. The railroads and everybody else ex? pect that big crowds will begin mov? ing toward the Charleston Exposi? tion immediately after the New Year. Nothing has been heard of the pro? posed fight against Lee County for so long that most people have concluded that the fight has been abandoned. The freight offices of the Atlantic Coast Line and Southern Railway were closed today except between 10 and ll o'clock a. m., during which time perishable freight will be deliver? ed. A gentleman made repeated efforts Saturday to sell two of the new Buffa? lo ten dollar notes and found no pur? chasers, although he offered a very lib? eral discount. He was suspected of being a green goods operator. The merchants, with scarcely an ex? ception, report a fine business for the holidays, the last ten days in particu? lar. Not a few say that 'for the week before Christmas the trade was better than last year, and they are en? tirely satisfied with the volume of business. The candidates for State offices are already writing letters and in other ways trying to get things in shape for the campaign next summer. There will be lots of candidates in the field and it is far too early for anyone to make promises to the early in the field office seekers. The next few months will be a pe? riod of the strictest economy and close buying, consequently the man who has close prices to offer will be making a mistake if he does not advertise his wares and the inducements he has to offer. The people are on the watch for bargains and those who advertise have the best chance to secure trade. Dr. May, who is one of the Alkahest Lyceum lecturers, will deliver one of his popular lectures in the First Bap? tist Church on Thursday evening, January 2d. Dr. May is one of the most popular and attractive speakers on the lecture platform and his visit to Sumter promises to be one of the events of the season in intellectual cir? cles. The admission will be 35 cents. ?.The prize drill and concert which was postponed on account of the bad weather, is to be given on the even? ing of January 7th. The programme will be unchanged except for the bet? ter, and those who attend will be privileged to enjoy one of the best entertainments of the season. FREE DELIVERY. Post Office Department Waiting For a Map of the City. Mr. Charles Schwanenberg, Post Office Inspector was in the city last week. The object of his visit was to look after the matter of establishing a free delivery in this city. The gross receipts of the Sumter Post Office for the fiscal year ending June 30th, last, were in excess of the amount required to entitle Sumter to free delivery. Nothing however can be done until the department is furnished with a map of the city and the streets are labelled on one corner at each cross? ing, and the houses are numbered. Mr. Schwanenburg also says the condition of the sidewalks will be con? sidered and he has observed that in the suburbs of the city the sidewalks are in rather a "primitive condition." He remarked, however, that our streets being sandy and consequently dry in wet weather is considered an advantage. This city will have free mail deliv? ery within sixty days. If there had not been so much delay in having fhe map made we could have had the sys? tem in operation on January 1st. Nohing definite has been decided, but it is practically certain, that not less than twenty-five letter boxes will be put up and that not . less than three mail carriers will be employed. Mail carriers are paid $600 the first year and $800 a year thereafter. GREAT COST SALE. Messrs. Schwartz Bros. are now holding their annual Clearance Cost Sale. Everything in the line of win? ter goods are going at cost for cash. All Shoes, Dress Goods, Flannels, Blankets and Comforts, Silks for Waists, Cloaks and Capes, Tailor made Suits, etc., etc., go in this sale. This is a great chance for you, so call early and secure the best selections. Jan 1-lt A CTOE FOP? LUMBAGO. W C Williamson of Amherst, Ya, says : "For more than a year I suffered from lumbago. I finally tried Chamberlain's Pain Balm and it gave entire relief, which, all other remedies had failed to do." Sold by Dr A J China. New Year resolutions are in order. Those who have paid their State taxes should not regret having done so, although others don't have to pay before March 1st. There will be preaching services in the Lutheran Church, preparatory to Communion, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings at 7.30 p. m. The receipts of cotton from Sept. 1 to date have been considerably less than between the same dates last year, but the shortage is not quite as great as most people predicted. The short crop and hard times forced a very large percentage of farmers to sell their crop as rapidly as ginned and there is less cotton being held for higher prices than for years. The receipts from this time forward will be extremely light. The Prize Drill and Concert to be given by the Sumter Light Infantry and the Second Regiment Band on Tuesday evening next will be even better than any entertainment by the same organizations and the house should be filled. A very enjoyable programme has been arranged and those who attend will be pleasantly entertained. The Executive Board of the Santee Baptist Association met Monday at the First Baptist Church. The board is composed of one member from each church in the association. The ob? ject of the meeting was appropriate money from the State Mission Board to che churches asking for aid. The meeting was interesting and harmon? ious. The meeting was organized by the election of Rev. M. A. Connors as chairamn, and J. E. DPure as clerk. All business men who need a new set of books for the New Year can have their needs supplied by H. G. Osteen & Co., who have the largest and best stock of blank books of all grades ever shown in Sumter. Having bought the goods from the factory the prices are unusuallv low for the quality of the books. Do not send out of town for books that can be obtained in Sumter for less money than will be paid if ordered. Dec. 27-6t The church social at the First Baptist Church which was to set forth for New Year's night has been postponed. In order to lay the carpet, it was necessary to remove the benches from the main auditorium into the Sunday School room, and hence, for the present, there is no place where the people can assemble. Another day will be set and duly an? nounced. The dispensary sold $1,272 worth of liquors on Dec. 24th. The sales on Christmas eve last year amounted to $1,487. This year the total sales dur? ing the three days just prior to Christ? mas amounted to only $74.65 less than the sales for the same days last year. Hard times or no hard times the peo? ple will have a little liquor for Christ? mas. A GOOD RECOMMENDATION1. "I have noticed that the sale on Cham? berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets is almost invariably to those who have once used them," says Mr J H Weber, a promi? nent druggist of Cascade. Iowa. What better recommendation could any medi? cine have than for people to call for it when again in need of such a remedy *' Try them when you feel dull after eating, when you have a bad taste in the mouth, feel billions, have no appetite or when troubled with constipation, and you are certain to be delighted with the prompt relief which they afford. For salo by Dr A -J China. FOR SALE -A limited quantity of King Cotton Seed. Apply to W. B. Boyle. Oct 9-tf WANTED Hickory, Dogwood and Persimmon Logs. SOUTHEBN HARDWOOD COMPANY, Charleston. S. C. nov 20 4m Pl SO'S CURE FOR CURLS WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Go<xt. Use in time. Sold by druggists. NEW COUNTY MEETING. Preliminary Steps Towards Organiza lion of Lee County. Bishopville, Dec. 31.-Pursuant to a call issued, a body of representative men from the three different sections of counties making up Lee County met in Town Hall at ll o'clock a. m. The object of the meeting was stated to be, suggesting names to be incorpor? ated in the bill as a Board of Commis? sioners and to arrange Township limits. After considerable work had been done on the townships it was decided to turn the whole matter of details over to acommitee of five, and the fol? lowing were appointed on that com? mittee: A. E. Skinner, Col. J. A. Rhame, A. Johnson, J. J. Shaw, J. F. Matthews. The committee decided to hold a meeting on the 7th of January at 10 o'clock a. m. in the Town Hall at Bishopville. On motion it was decided to place the number o?: commissioners at nine, and the following were elected and suggested to the Legislature as a suit? able board to organize Lee County: A. E. Skinner, A. Johnson, W. A. James, J. E. McCutchen, A. M. Lee, W. M. Kelly, Reese Shaw, J. F. Mat? thews, Edwin "Wilson. The fire which occurred on Sunday morning last, has cast a decided gloom over this town. Times are gloomy and are so ? simply because money is scarce and Congress orders the making or makes the stuff and those who need money make Con? gress. Some one is stupid. The Christmas exercises at the Luth? eran Church Christmas evening were enjoyed by all present. The church was beautifully decorated : and a pleas? ing program of music, recitations and presentation of well filled bags of fruit and candy to the children furnished a profitable entertainment. Rev. Gross? man and wife were treated to a genuine surprise by such an abund? ance of gifts that it required a team to take them to the parsonage. The Orangeburg Lutheran Church also presented Rev. Grossman a valuable overcoat, and Mrs. Grossman useful and choice gifts. Supervisor Seale has the chain gang at work on the Bishopville road just beyond Mile Branch. The road is being graded, ditched and a clay and sand surface put on. When the work is completed in accordnce with Super? visor Seale's plan the sandiest and heaviest road leading out of this city will be a first class sand-clay tunrpike for several miles. There was very little drunkenness on the streets Christmas day and the day passed off peaceably and pleasantly though not quietly for the shooting of fire crackers and explosion of torpedoes were beard continuously from early morning till late at night. In the evening the display of fireworks was unusually large. The police were kept on duty all day but they had little to do and no arrests were made. Suggestions are in order and will be gladly received by Post Office In? spector " Charles Schwnenberg as to the location of the twenty-five mail boxes to be erected when the free mail delivery system is establised. The boxes wilr be, to a large extent, located geographically throughout the city, but it is the desire of the Inspec? tor to place the boxes at the exact points where they will be most conve? nient to the public. As any close ob? server knows, some streets are more generally traveled than others, and, that certain sections of some streets are greater thoroughfares than others. The boxes, to be of the greatest service, must be placed at the points which are most frequently passed by the greatest number of people as they go about their ordinary daily avocations, or to and from their homes to their places of business. The Treasurer's office was crowded with taxpayers yesterday and Treasurer Scarborough and his assistants were kept very busy from opening to closing. The fact that the time for payment without penalty had been extended to March 1st ' by Comptroller General Derham, with the approval of Gov. McSweeney, had not become generally known and the taxpayers were crowd? ing in to save the penalty. That mon? ey is very scarce and the people as a rule are unable to pay their taxes is clearly proven by the comparatively small number of receipts issued up to date. The number of receipts is? sued and the total amount of cash re? ceived by the Treasurer fall below last year. It is to be hoped that the peo? ple will be able to raise the money before March 1st and thus escape the payment of penalties. All Confederate Veterans should at? tend the mass meeting called for Mon? day. The Old Soldier's Home question is one of the first importance to the veterans. MONEY TO LEND. ON LONG TIME at 7 per cent interest. LEE & MOISE. Oct 9-3m Sumter, S. C. OUR IS NOW ON. Until further notice we offer our entire stock of new and very desirable goods At Coat. Groceries mid IPowgtas Shoes ?re .he ."ly Hne, "., ip eluded. This sale is positively for cash only, and we cannot punch cards. This is a great chance, so take advantage of an early call, and have the best choice. J. RYTTENBERG & BONS. FOR SALE AT 1BAEGA1 For Casi, or on Approved Papers. 2 60 Snw Lanmas Gins w.tb Feeders and Condensers. 1 60 Sn?? Hall Gio with Feednr and COB denser. 1 Extra beavy Winship Press, a 6ne on?, compleie 40 feet of 2 inc-b Sbaftinc. AU m good repair App'.j to W. W. CBSCHAMPS & CO., WitHcfev, S C. Or to A.A. STRAUSS, April 17-tf Macsville, S. C. TAX RETURNS FOR 1802. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY. SUMTER. S. C.. Dec. 2 1901. NOTICE is hereby given that I will attend in person or by deputy, at the following places on the clays indicated respectively, for the purpose of receiving returns of real estate, personal property and poll taxes for the fiscal year commencing January 1st. 1902. At office. Sumter. S. C.. at all other times up to Feb 20th, 1902. inclusive. TindalPs Store, Thursday Jan 2d Privateer (Jenkins' Store), Friday Jan 3 i. Manchester (Geo T Geddings), turdsy, Jan 4tu. Wedgefield, Monday. Jan 6th Stateburg, Tuesday, Jan 7th. Hagood, Wednesday, Jan 8th. Rembert, Thursday, Jan 9th Smithville, Friday, Jan 10th. Gaillari's X Roads, Saturday, Jan 11th. Gordon's Mill, Monday, Jan 13th. Maye8ville, Tuesday, Jan 14th. Scottsville, Wednesday, Jan loth Shiloh, Thursday, Jan 16th. Norwood's X Koade, Friday, Jan 17th. Lynchburg Saturday, Jan 18th. Magnolia, Monday, Jan 20lh Reid's Mill. Tuesday, Jan 21st. Bishopville, Wednesday and Thursday, Jan 22d and 23d Mannvii?e. Friday, Jan 24th Bustard, Saturday, Jan 25th. The law requires that all persons owning property or in anywise baying charge of snell property, either as agent, husband, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, etc., return the same under oath to t he Au? ditor, who requests all persons to he prompt in making their returns and save the "i0 per emt. penalty which will he added to the property valuation of all persons who fail to make returns within the time prescribed hy law. Taxpayers return what they own on the first day of January. 1902. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer in full, also make a separate return for each town? ship where the property is located and also In each and every case the number of the school dist riet must be given. Every male citizen between the age of twenty-one and sixty years on the first day of January. 1901, except those incapable Of earning a support from ln'ing maimed or from other causes, are deemed taxable pools, and except Confederate soldiers 50 years of ape. on January 1st. hxrj. All returns must he made on or before (lie 'jnth dav of February, next. 1 cannot take returns after that date and all returns made after t he 20th day of February are subject to a penultv of "rt) per cent. J. DIGGS WILDER. Dec 4-t f Auditor Sumter County. TILIZERS For 1902. OUK BEANDS : All high grade goods made from pure materials and guaranteed. Ce r?alit? Top Dressing, Bcykin's Dissolved Animal Bone, Phoenix Crop Grower, Boykio'e Cereal Fertilizer, Yancey's Formula for Yellow Leaf Tobacco, BoykiVe Eagle Phosphate, BoykiVs Alkaline Bone, Everybody's Fertilizer, Boykm's Dissolved Bone Phosphate, Home Formulas for composting Always on hand : Nova Scotia Land Plaster. Muriate Potash, High Grade Sulphate Potash, Kainit, Sul? phate Ammonia, Nitrate Soda, Paris Green. All kinds of Chemicals. FOR SALE BY The Home Fert. Chem. Works, Baltimore, Md. THOS. S. SUMTER, AGENT, SUMTER, S. C. Dec ll MRS. L. ATKINSON IS PREPARED FOR The Fall and Winter Season With a large and artistic collection of PIMMED MILLINERY.* The public are requested to call and see the display. The largest assortment of Pattern Hats ever shown in Sumter. Hats for all tastes from the "Picturesque Gain bow" to the simple street hat. Misses and children are not forgotten. Styles for them this season are quite ele? gant. Tailormade Hats are all the go in New York. We can show you quite an assort? ment of them, and at reasonable prices. We are in our new store-three doors below old stand. Come and see our hats, and we are sure you will buy, for they are quite irresistible. Yours to please, MRS. L. ATKINSON. Oct 9