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PRQCEED1B6S OF CITY COUNCIL. Toe Bel! Telephone Company is in It. The Council held the regular semi monthly meeting at 12 o'clock last Wednesday, with every member . present. The regular order of business was dis pensed Vith, and the only matter of importance to be considered was the application of the Southern Bell Tele phone and Telegraph Company for a . franchise to establish cmd operate a telephone exchange in this city. The application was accompanied by a nu merously signed petition from citi zens, urging the favorable action of . Council on the application. K. O. Pnrdy, representing the Sum ter Telephone Company, presented a written argument against granting the franchise. Horace H arby, Jr., made an argu ment in behalf of the Bell company. The members of Council discussed the matter extensively. When the vote was taken a tie resulted, to wit: For granting the franchise : W. H. Epperson, P. P. Finn, E. W. Hurst, X A. Schwerin : against granting the franchise: D. J. Chandler, G. W. Dick, W. B. Boyle, G. F. Epperson. Mayor Stuckey cast the deciding vote in favor of the Bell franchise. The franchise. granted permits the Bell company to operate a local tele phone exchange under a perpetual right. The only restrictions are that the Bell company shall not, for a pe riod of five years, charge more than ?3.50 per month for business tele phones and $2 per month for residence telephones, nor less than any compet ing telephone company. The ordinance prepared by the Bell company for adoption by Council is in form and effect a perpetual contract and stipulates that, in consideration of the adoption of the ordinance, the Bell Telephone Company agrees to furnish three telephones to the city fre6 of charge and to have on each pole one cross-arm for the use of the city, and the charge for any additional* tele phones that the city may need will be >33 1-3 per-cent, less than the regular scale of rates. Comoittee Appointed to Draft Franchise Ordinance in Lieu of Contract Ordi nance Presented by Bel! Tele phone Co, The City Council met at 2.30 o'clock ^Monday afternoon in extra session. Present Mayor Stuckey and all of the Aldermen. Mr. H. lu Scarborough, Superin tendent of the Sumter Water Compa ny, requested permission to take a copy of opinion recently rendered by Messrs. Lee & Mcise in reference to city's contract with his company. The Bl request was refused. The clerk informed council that he had a letter from Chicago with an offer to erect and maintain a telepone exchange in Sumter, but no action was taken in reference thereto. The meeting having been called to further consider the ordinance permit^ ting the Southern Bell Telephon? and Telegraph Co., to erect and maintain a local exchange, Mr. Schwerin moved that the ordi nance be read and adopted under sus pension of the rules requiring two readings. Mr. Finn seconded the mo tion. Mr. Chandler opposed the adoption of an ordinance prepared by a corpo ration seeking privileges under the ordinance, and moved tb**t the matter be referred ,to a spceial committee and they be ?uthorized to employ an attorney to assist them in drawing an ordinane that will safeguard the inter ests of the citizens of Sumter. Mr. Finn wanted immediate action. Dr. Dick said he was opposed to extra meetings and signing agreements oh the streets and endorsed Mr. Chand ler's position. The Mayor believed in a wide open policy, but thinks council should pro ceed deliberately in making a contract of so much importane3. Mr. Finn said he would yield and agree that further *time be taken. Mr. Chandler's motion prevailed, Mr. Schwerin voting, no. The '!Mayor appointed Aldermen Hurst, Finn, Boyle and Dick to have the ordinance prepared. Mr. Chandler stated that Mr. W. c Y. Fair declared that there was a mis take iu accepting his offer to macdam ize Main street from Liberty to Repub lican street 450 feet at $60 for each 50 feet for 4 inches of rock. That his offer was for 2 inches of rock, but that he would do the work* putting down 4 inches of rock for $650. Mr. Chand ler moved that action be now taken. Mr. Schwerin moved that Mr. Fair's popositicn be postponed to a regular meeting as the present meeting was called to consider the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. ordi nance only. Dr. Dick seconded the motion, but it was defeated. Mr. Chandler then moved that Mr. Fair be offered $66 for every 50 feet, i. e. 10 per cent above his offer and the motion was carried, Mr Schwerin voting no. The former paving committee, Messrs. Chandler, Finn and G. F. Epperson were appointed to take charge of the matter. Council adjourned to meet ?n regu lar session on July 8th instead of July 9th, as the Senatorial campaign meet ing is to be held in Sumter on the lat ter date. FIRE AT MANNYILLE. The Residence of L. R. Dixon Burned Wednesday. The dwelling house of Mr. lu R. Dixon, of Mannville, was burned last Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The loss on house and contents was almost total, not more than $1(>0 worth of clothing and furniture being saved. There was $800 insurance on the house. The fire was of accidental origin, it having started in the kitchen. Marlboro Boys in Sumte r. The Marlboro Democrat, of Ben nettsville, prints the following : *'A letter from one of our Marlboro bovs now living in Sumter, and which we" regret we cannot publish this week, says that all the Marlboro boys liave splendid crops this year?cotton lapping in five foot rows. Mr. Wood ley's oat crop turned out 50 bushels per acre.- Crops are about all laid by with them and they can come over and visit their old homes." SUMMER SCHOOL CLOSED. A Very Successful and Satisfactory ? Month's Work In the Cause of Education. _ The summer school for the teachers of Sumter county which had been in session in this city for four weeks was ciosed on Saturday, June 28th. In his report to the State Su perintendent of Education, Mr. S. H. Edmunds, principal of the summer school, says : "This school lias been altogether one of the most satisfactory that I have had the privilege of con ducting. We had a good enrollment of zealous, hard working teachers, the attenfiance was excellent, the applica tion of the teachers exemplary, and the work of my co-laborers, Miss Dick and Mr. Rambo, all that could be de sired. I have appended a detailed ac count of the work in the several de partments, together with the reports required by yourself.'' " The school was divided into two departments?Class A and Class B. In Class A. the subjects studied were, Music: primary methods, Geography and Grammar. In this, department there were 20 students. In Class B, Music, primary methods and literature. In this department there were 11 students. * * * * "In conclusion it is but just that I should acknowledge that much of the success of the school is due to the active and intelligent co-operation of the County Superintendent of Educa tion, Mr. W. P. Baskin." Stores to Close on July 4. We, the undersigned merchants of Sumter, hereby agree to close our places of business on Friday, July, 4 : Levi Bros, Sumter - Grocery Compa ny, Schwartz Bros., V. H. Phelps, Levy & Moses, Horn Dry Goods Corn pan v. O'Donnell & Co., R. Plowden, T. *G. Seaffe, Ernst A. Bultman, Mrs. L, Atkinson, Arthur Belitzer, H. W. Hood, M. H. Beck, Stubbs Bros. & Cuttino, "Cash Grocery Store, M. Green, Diamond Racket Store, B. J. Barnett, Miss McDonald, L. B. Durant, Ducker & Bultman, A. A. Strauss & Co., Bultman & Bro., W. 3. Burns, John Reid, L. W. Folsora, Frank B. Grier, W. E. Yates, Knight Bros., D. J. Chandler. T. S. Gregory, Witherspoon Bros. & Co., M. B. R?ndle. DeLorrne's Pharmacy (Sunday hours), J. S. Hughson & Co. (Sunday hours), Sumter Phar macy /Sunday hours), The Sumter Drug Company (Sundav hours), H. G. Osteen & Co., H. W". Ccooer, R. F. Hoyt, J. D. Craig Furniture Co., Miss Corinne Miller, C. F. McFadin, J. Frank Pate, J. RyttenbeTg & Sons. ' Compress Rates. A short tim? ago the Sumter Com press Company complained to the. rail road commission that the railroads had reduced for this year the rates allowed for compression of cotton from 8 1-2 tv 6 cents per 100 pounds. The commission took the matter up with Messrs. Emerson and Powell of the Southern, who gave the information that the roads had decided not to al low more than 6 cents a hundred for compression, this being the result of bids from compresses outside the State. They said further that they did not intend to allow any compress at any place more than this^sum this season. The commission gave the Sumter concern this information and the Sumter management has asked the commission to take the matter up. Heretofore the commission has taken the view that compression is simply a matter of transportation, of interest to the roads alone ; that the roads pro vided it for their own convenience: that the commission could go no fur ther than fix a rate on ' ' soft' ' cotton. But no action has yet been taken in this particular case.?The State, Musical Matters. Prof. Frank E. Adams, who sang at the Opera House this week, has been secured as director of vocal music in the S. M. A. and S. F. S. He will remain in Sumter during the summer months and will conduct a summer school for vocal culture at the semi nary, which will open July 1. Several stu?ents have already been enrolled. Prof. Claude McFall, director of the music department of the S. M. A. and S. F. S., took his diploma, with high honors, this week, at the Royal Conservatory, Liepzieg. Germany. Sumter Set the Pace. The firemen's tournament craze has struck the neighboring town of Flor ence, as witness the following from the Times: "Thematter of holding a firemen's tournament in Florence some time soon seems to be taking well. A num ber of citizens have expressed a hope that the tourney can be arranged, and have promised tangible aid in the way of contributions, for it will take some money. The firemen are greatly in-^ terested and are going to work al ready. September seems to be the most satisfactory time for the event, and Labor Day has been suggested. Former tournaments held here have been eminently successful." The concert given by the Second Regiment band in the opera house last Wednesday night drew a very fair-sized audience, notwithstand ing the firemanic excitement, and the programme rendered was a thoroughly enjoyable one for all who were so fortunate as to have been present. The dance given by the S. L. I. last Wednesday night in the Ar mory hall was well attended by the elite of Sumter, as well as by many society people from neighboring towns. The occasion was a thoroughly enjoyable one in every respect. The music was furnished by the Second Regiment band. A severe wind storm, followed by rain, passed over the city last Thursday night about 10 o'clock. No serious damage was done, but a number of trees were uprooted and the falling limbs broke and tangled the electric light and tele phone wires. On Main street between Canal and Calhoun there was quite a display of electricity when the tele phone and electric light wires came into contact. The current was turned off at the power station as soon as possi, b?e and no damage resulted ex cept the burning of fuses in a great many telephones. COAST LINE OFFICIALS. Change of Officiais?A Sumter Boy Promoted. Thomas M. Emerson, traffic man ager of the Atlantic Coast Line, has annnonnced through circulars the fol ! lowing changes of officials in the ! traffic department, to be effective after i July 1st, when the consolidation with ! the Plant System begins : _ Horace M. Emerson, assistant traffic manager with office at Wilmington ; R. A. Brand, general freight agent, first division, Wilmington: James ; Menzies general freight agent, second division, Savannah ; W. J. Craig, general passenger agent, Wilmington ; James W. Perrin, assistant general freight agent, Wilmington ; A; C. Kenley, freight claim agent, Wil mington; Ernest Williams, general freight and passenger agent of the Charleston and Western Carolina, with office at Augusta, Ga. vice, W. J. Craig, promoted : W. G. Pulliam, divison frieght and passenger agent, with headquarters at Wilmington, vice Ernest Williams, promoted. His jurisdiction will extend over that part of the line south and west of Rowland and Wilmington and north of Charles ton and Augusta. The Atlantic Coast Line will be operated in two traffic divisions. The first divisions will comprise all of the roads north of Charleston, Augusta and Columbia. The second division will comprise all of the roads south of Charleston, which formerly constitut ed the Plant Systems of railways. All communications relating to feight traffic in the first division will be addressed to Wilmington and the second to Savannah. AU communica tions relating to passenger traffic will be addressed to the general passenger agent, Wilmington. Mr. Menzies is a Plant System man and Mr. Craig comes from the Charleston and Whestern Carolina. All the others are from the Coast Line. Sumter Concerns in Charter Mill. The Horn Dry Goods Company, of Sumter, has been chartered by the Secretary of State, with a capital stock of* 85,000. The officers are J, M. Morrow, president; J'. H. Bass, vice president, and W. W. Horn, sec retary and treasurer and general man ager." A commission has been issued to Stubbs Bros., a Sumter general mer cantile company, which will manufac ture clothing and gents' furnishing goods. Musical-Military Spectacular. On the evening of July 22nd the Sec ond Regiment Band and the Sumter Light infantry will jointly present in the Opera House a Musical-Military Spectacular, that will be the most ambitious and greatest thing of the kind ever undertaken by local organ izations. The entertainment will open with a minstrel which will be fol lowed by a comic opera sketch and will close with a spectacular produc tion of the Bat?le of San Juan Hill. There will be between 75 and 100 per sons in the cast. The Black River Union at Paxviile. Paxville, June 28.?The Black River Union now in session here, is unusu ally well attended both by delegates, visitors and the community. The preachers in attendance are Rev. Messrs. C, C. Brown, D. D., and F. M. Satterwhite. Sumter, J. O. Gouglt and G. T. Gresham, of Man ning, and M. A. Connors, of Sum merton. Rev. T. J. Rooke. of Lake City and T. D. Thames, of Edgefield, are among the visitors. The Paxvillle school trustees have elected two of the three teachers which the school requires: Mr. A. T. Davis, of Chesterfield county, (A. B. of the S. C. . A.). principal, and Miss Sophie Huggins ( . E. of the S. C. C. L ). first assistant. The posto fii ce has recently been fit ted up with lock boxes. These were so quickly taken that the postmaster intends to put in more soon. The Concert Tuesday Night. The concert given by Miss Ewell's music class at1 he Opera House on the 24th nit., was a thoroughly enjoyable entertainment and reflected much credit upon both teacher and pupils. One of the features of the occasion was the scarf drill, in which the par ticipants' wore the colors of the Sum ter firemen. On account of the excite ment incident to the approaching fire men's tournament, the attendance was not so large as it otherwise would have been and as it-richly deserved, yet all who attended were thoroughly pleased and delightfully entertained. The Sumter firemen are fairly well satisfied with the financial results of the . tournament. Delgar won one prize of 8200, Monaghan won one second prize of 850 and one third prize of 825: each squad received $186.50 from the grand stands, and the individual firemen and their friends who had sporting blood in their veins and the nerve to back their judgment cleaned up quite a tidy sum on bets. How money was wagered on the tourna ment no one can possibly ascertain with axactness, but it is admitted as a fact that the amount that changed hands was way up in the hundreds, and Sumter raked in the bulk of it. There was a fight in the crowd near the grand stand Thursday afternoon, during the progress of the hose wagon races, between Mr. D. G. Zeigler and a man named Collins. The fight was over a personal matter and had no connection with the tournament. Tire belligerents happened to meet in the crowd and previous ill-feeling resulted in blows. This was the only disturb ance of any kind during the tourna ment and the only time the' police were called on to make an arrest. The members of the poilce force and their assistants deserve credit for the order maintained and the efforts they made to keep the track clear during the races. The firemen say that tb.6 track was kept clearer of crowds and they had a better showing to do their work without inter ference than they have ever had at tournaments elsewhere. The monthly meeting of the S. L. L, which was to have been held on the 26th, was, on account of the firemen's festivities, postponed until Thursday night of this week. CONDITION OF THE CROPS. The Weekly Bulletin of the' Uni ted States Weather Bureau. The following weather-crop report for the State has been issued by the weather bureau, J. W. Bauer, direc tor : The week's weather was generally favorable for farm work, and cultiva tion made good progress, so that most of the early corn and some cotton were laid by in fine condition, with only a few grassy fields noted, and these can easily be cleaned, as the grass is small. Corn continues to look well, and over the eastern counties is the finest crop in years. Early corn is also promising over the western portions of the State. On sandy lands, where the rainfall was excessive, corn is fir ing. Stubble corn is coming up to good stands. Cotton suffered from excessive mois ture in Barnwell and Orangeburg counties and a few contiguous dis tricts, but elsewhere continues to do well. In most places it is blooming freely and has "put on bolls. A few reports indicate that it is growing too much to weed. Lice continue to infest and damage it over limited areas. The Meixcan weevil is still confined to Marlboro county. Sea island cotton needs rain. ; The first part of the week ending Monday, June 30, was too cool for the best development of crops, and the later part was very hot. The average temperature was 77 degrees, which is about 3 degrees below normal. The week had a maximum of 101 degrees at Gillisonville cn the 27th, and a minimum of 53 degrees at Seivern on the 23d. The sunshine was about nor mal. Damaging high qjinds prevail ed over the whole State on the night of the 26th, but the greatest injury, to crops, fruit trees and buildings oc curred along the North Carolina bor de recount i es. Early in the week there were scat tered showers over the Ssvannsh val ley, the southeastern, central, eastern and northeastern counties, heavy in a few localities; on the 26th, showers occurred over all but the southeastern and eastern counties. Rains occurred every day in Cherokee, Lancaster and York counties. A serious drought exists in Beaufort and Charleston counties, while a number of other widely separated localities need rain, but in Orangeburg and Barnwell counties, and adjacent districts, there has been a harmful excess of rain. Hail occurred in a number of localties, with, however, only slight damage to crops. Tobacco improved since it received the needed rain, but curing made slow progress. Rice is a fine crop and Jane rice is up to good stands. Wheat and oats continue to give poor yields over the western portions of the State. Peaches are still rotting and drop ping ; pears are blighting. The fruit crop is, with few exceptions, inferior in quality and quantity. Peas are coming up to fine stands. Minor crops are generally promising. in 11 . i ? S BILLION DOLLAR SESSION. ?m The Enormous Appropriation Made by Congress?Reckless Ex travagance. Washington, Julyl.?Chairman Can non of the house appropriations com mittee today, presented a statement of the appropriations made at tho pres ent session of congress, showing a total of S7 0,063,837, not including the large amounts that will be required for the isthmian canal, and public building and river and harbor con tracts. In his statement Mr. Cannon says in part : "An analysis of this table shows ' that the total estimated expenditures forecast by the executive departments aggregated $776,348,318; that the total appropriations made, exclusive of $50, 130,000 toward an isthmian canal, ag gregating 8750,063,837. The appropria tions made in the regular annual bills, for ordinary expenses of the govern ment payable during the fiscal year 1903, aggregate $595,502,705, which, together with the sums carried under permanent appropriations, and exclu sive of the amount required by the sinking fund, makes a total of $665, 428,925. In the nature of things, and in the light of past experience this entire sum will never be expended, but will probably be reduced in the neighborhood of 10 per cent. The revenues of the government, as now estimated, on tho basis of the revenue reduction legislation enacted at this session, amount to $640,520,630. The expenditures to be made under the ap propriations of this session will not exceed $600,000,000 or a sum approxi mating $40,000,000 less than the reve nues which we expect to derive under the revenue laws as revised by this congress." ' Representative Livingston of Geor gia, the ranking Democrat of the ap propriations committee, submitted a statement showing, with the inclusion of the isthmian canal, river and har bor, and other prospective expendi- ? tures, appropriations of over one bil- ? lion dollars dnring the past session. His statement says, in part : 4 ' The direct appropriations made at this session of congress, including the isthmian canal appropriation, reach the astounding aggregate of $800,193, 837. To this sum should be added the further amount of $259,373,215 to include contracts authorized to be entered into in addition to the specific appropriations which are made. These contract authorizations, are in the na ture of promissory notes of the govern ment, issued by this session of con gress, to be met and liquidated, in the future, and constitute as much a part of the appropriations chargeable to this session as are the specific appro priations made, and which are to be espended, not at once'but throughout the coming fiscal year. "The two sums aggregating $1,059, 577,052. The appropriations, includ ing authorized contracts, of this ses sion exceed those, including con tracts, of the last session by $270,798, 102. "The last session of the fifty-third congress, for the fiscal year 1896 was Democratic in both branches, and the government was administered by Mr. Cleveland. It therefore affords fair ground for the purpose of comparison. The difference betweeii the total then and now amounts to the startling sum of $558.881,768, or more than as much again as it required to conduct the affairs of government under a Demo cratic congress and executive QONORESS ADJOURNS And the Members of House Are Enihusiastic. Washington, July 1.?Amid a scene of enthusiasm that has not been paralleled since the exciting and stir ring days of the Spanish war, Speaker Henderson at 5.3Q o'clock this after noon declared the house of representa tives adjourned without day. In do ing so he said that no house of repre sentatives since the adoption of the constitution had done as much work as this one. The audience to which he made his brief address was a bril liant one. The galleries were banked to the doors and almost two-thirds of the members were in their seats on the floor. The speaker's appreciative words to the members in thanking them for their cooperation during the session had touched a responsive chord and "they gave him a remarkable de monstration of their friendship and good will. Whi te the cheering and ap plause were still in progress the mem bers on the floor began singing "My Country, 'Tis of Thee." It was taken up by the correspondents in the press gallery over the speaker's chair and by the spectators in the surrounding galleries and soon the vast hall was ringing with the swelling chorus. Other patriotic airs followed as the members exchanged farewell. "The' Star Spangled Banner" alternating with "Dixie." The speaker came down from his rostrum, his appearance on the floor being greeted with "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow," and a per fect rush of members to grasp his hand. Standing in front of the clerk's desk he, too, joined in the songs and there was a wild scene when Gen. Hooker of Mississippi, the old cne armed Confederate veteran, took his place by the side of the speaker, and together they sang "Dixie." Mr. Candler, a Mississippi Democrat, jumped upon a desk and let out a veli of iubilation that fairly shook the rafters. For almost half an hour the jubilation continued. All this time the spectators remained standing in the galleries watching the animated scene below and joining in the singing. The adjournment came at the end of a seven and a half hours' session dur ing which minor business was trans acted. In all 70 bills and resolutions were passed. The general good feeling in the house had been heightened by the victory won over the senate on the item incorporated in the naval appro priation bill for the building of battle ships in a government yard. Washington, July 1.?After a ses sion marked by some of the stormiest debates ever heard in the American congress, the senate adjourned sine die at 5.30 this afternoon. During the last hours of the session there was a tart debate on the Philip pine question participated in by Messrs. Carmack of Tennessee, Spoon er of Wisconsin, Culberson of Texas, McComas of Maryland, and Lodge of Massachusetts. The conference report on the Philippine government bill was adopted without very serious opposi tion and then when the decks of the senate were cleared for adjournment, Mr. Carmack called up his resolution providing for a continuance of the in vestigation of tho Philippine committee and for a visit to the Philippine isl ands by, the committee during the present summer. This started the trouble, and for more than an hour a battle of words was waged. The reso lution was referred to a committee, thus effectually killing it. Just before adjournment the usual resolutions were adapted, including one offered by Mr. Ccckrell, the venerable Democrat of Missouri cordially thank ing President Pro Tempore Frye for "the dignified, impartial and cour teous manner in which he had presided over the deliberations of the senate." After the adoption of the resolution, Mr. Frye delivered a feeling response and then declared the senate adjourn ed without a day. Queen Alexandra Reviews Troops. London, July 1.?The reappearance today of Queen Alexandra as a partic ipant in a public ceremony practically marks the end of the period of anxiety caused by King Edward's condition. Her presence at the review of the colo nial troops by the Prince of Wales greatly increased public enthusiasm over what in itself was a picturesque and interesting event. Upwards of 2,500 colonials were brought from the various encampments and marched through great crowds down Constitu tion Hill, which was lined with troops, past Buckingham palace, which for a week has-been the centre of such supreme interest, and along the Siali to Horse Guards parade. * Women Not Wanted. The Atlantic Coast Line has served notice on the women stenographers, who passed into its employment in the consolidation of the road with "he Plant System, that their services will not be needed after August 1. The Atlantic Coast Line does not employ women. The explanation is thaji the work is considered too strenuous for them, resulting in their absence fre quently when their services are need ed most. Consequently men stenog raphers will take the places of the women on August 1. 9 It may or may not be true that people gen erally eat more meat than is good for them. There is no doubt, however, that they are now paying more for it than is good for them. The foolish business man says times are too dull to advertise. The wise man says ' ' business being dull, I must ad vertise liberally to attract trade." WEEK-END RATES FrGm Sumter ic Popular Summer Hssoris, Via A. C. L Now effective and continuing to and including Saturday, August 23, the following week-end rates will apply from Sumter: To Sullivan's Island and Isle of Palms?Tickets sold Saturdays and Sundays, limited to return net later than Tuesday morning following date of sale, $3.00. Also to Con way (fcr Myrtle Beach), sold Saturday and limited to Monday. To Wilmington, N. C?Tickets sold Saturdays and Sundays, limited to re turn not later than Monday following date of sale, 83.00. To Waterloo, Spartan burg, Green ville and Cross Hill, S. C?Tickets sold Saturdays and Sunday mornings, limited to Monday following date of sale, 83.50. To Glenn Springs, S. C?Tickets sold Saturdays and Sunday mornings, limited to return not later than Mon day following date of sale, $4.00. To Georgetown, S. C? Tickets sold Saturdays' and Sundays, limited to re turn not later than Tuesday morning following date of sale, $3.00. Iron-clad signature form tickets, limited to continuous passage, to be used. Baggage will only be checked to Ch rleston on tickets to Sullivan's Island and Isle of Palms. For information, address T. M. Em erson.* traffic manager, Wilmington, N. C., or call on J. T. China, ticket agent, passenger station, Sumter, S. C. QUARTERLY STATEMENT of the condition and business of Tie "Bart if Slier;' tarter, 81 At the close of the quarter ending June 30, 1902, published in conformity with the Acts of the General Assembly. ASSETS. Loans and Discounts, * $532.878 93 Bonds, 12.0C0 00 Furniture and Fixtures, 1.500 CO Cash on hand. Cash Items and Cash due by other Banks and Bankers. 29,145 37 Total, $275.524 30 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in, $, 75,000 CO Deposits. 114.073 96 Due to other Banks and Bank ers, 572 43 Rediscounts. 60,768 77 Bills Payable, 10,000 00 Semi-annual ^Dividend, payable on and after July 1. 1902. 3,000 00 Undivided profits, 12,109 14 Total, $275, 24 30 The State of South Carolina, ? g g Sumter County, ) ' ??* I, W. F. RHAME, ' Cashier of 41The Bank of Sumter," do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledge and belief. W. F. RHAME. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of July, A.D., 1902. MARK REYNOLDS, [l. s.] a Notary Public for S. C. Correct Attest : W. F. B. HAYNS\VORTH, ) President. ( ^. . MARION MOISE. ( ! <^? ?~ R. L. COOPER. ) July 2,1902._ Winthrop Gigs ???sM? as? The examinations for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop College and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Fri day, July 11th, at 9 a. m. Applicants must not be less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacated after July 11th, they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this exami nation. The next session will open September 17, 1902. For further information and a catalogue address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock HilL S. C. \* May 26?July 11?1 a