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ENGLISHMAN WEDS SOUTHERN WOMAN Fermer Wife of Lieutenant Carson, U. S. A.. Becomes the Bride of Basil Hard? ing 6rant-He is a Buyer of Toys. A romance in the Arch street board? ing: house district has been brought to public notice by the marriage of Basil Harding Grant and Mrs. Marianna Kershaw Carson, who aie now passing their honeymoon at 1514 Arch street where Mr Grant has resided for sev? eral months. After the holidays they expect to take a bridal journey for then Mr. Grant can get 'leave of ab? sence from the Market street depart? ment, store where he is employed at the toy counter. According to himself, Mr. Grant is a member of a titled Scotch family and has served with the King and Queen's own troops in India and Africa. Mrs. Grant is a small woman of dainty and graceful carriage. Though slight in build her figure is finely proportioned. Her hair is of light brown and is worn after the fashion of Madame La Pompadour. Her fore? head is high and the nose is straight The firm chin completes the oval con tour of her face.. Just the tiniest kind of a dimple is developed in her chin when Mrs. Grant smiles, giving a pi qnancy that does net canse one to wonder why two sons of Mars have surrendered to her. She is a Southern woman and this is her second venture in search of con nubial bliss with a soldier. Her first husband was Lieutenant Lawrence S. rn, of the United States Cavalry, who has married again and is now on recruiting duty at Fort Leavenworth. Tausas. The divorce was secured by Carson in Cod din g ton county, South Dakota, on December 13, 1902, .for wilful desertion. Mrs. Grant ex ... plained the desertion by saying that ?ppeutenant Carson went to the Philip ?Ppines witft bis command and during . his absence -bf nearly three years wrote irregularly and with such coolness K??ha? it chilled the ardor of her young "I was but a bride of a few months when he went away," said she," "and Hp was forced to live alone the greater part of the timo. For several months Hgny mother stayed with me, but her duties at home required her attention and she had to leave me, too. When the lieutenant came home he was very matter-of-fact, and seemed indifferent I to our reunion. I treated him the same way and we consented to part fie gave me money for my expenses and I .went away. Last year I secured my divorce and then came on to Philadelphia, where ? know lots of people." Despite the entreaties of their friends, the Grants will not'tell when or by whom they were married. The license was secured on Wednesday and sets forth that Basil Harding Grant was born on the Isle of Wight on the ' Sith of November, 1870, and that Mrs. larson's birth was in Camden, S. Ci. on June 12, 1874, which makes her twenty-nine years old, and her hus? band thirty-three years of age. Mrs.' 'Grant corn?s of an excellent family .?and is possessed ot some means in her 'own right . She is the eldest daughter of the Be?. John Kershaw, rector of St Michael's Church, in Charleston, 3. C. The family is a distinguished Southern one, and a county in South Carolina is named after it Her ma? ternal grandfather was a general in the Confederate anny. When asked today why she would not make known the facts of her sec? ond marriage, Mrs. Grant said : "It is not customary for Southern women to seek notoriety when they marry, aid I dc not intend to give the public something to gossip about We will publish the marriage notice in good time, and then all who are in? terested can read it Mr. Grant and I have been married- legally and there was not a bar ta our being Wedded, lt surprised my friends, I know, but then a woman does many things that are surprising. I met my husband two years ago when I was in Philadelphia with my brother, who introduced ns. He became very fond of me, and I re? ciprocated his affection. When my divorce was procured he asked for my hand in marriage, hut I would not consent un til last week. Mr. Grant was then very ill, and I wanted to be with him to nurse him. As soon as he was able to go out he secured the mar? riage license and we went to a minis? ter and were married." It was suggested that her husband's claim to titled ancestry and his service with the British troops was unsup? ported by any data in the books of re? ference, but Mrs. Grant declared that she did not want anything further than ber husband's word. He is an unassuming young man of medium height His face is thin and smooth - shaven. His dark hair is rather close? ly cut. Be speaks in a low, pleasant voice. He smiles frequently, but often sadly, as when telling of a race in which he had been engaged bn the Prince of Wales' yacht theenthusia>m suddenly left his face and manner, and with a wan smile he concluded "and now I'm selling tin toy boat*." Mr. Grant says he is a brother of Sir Philip Grant, of Cowes, Isle of Wight and a brother in law of Charles Seeley, a member of rhe British Parliament, who soon expects to be knighted. Bis grandfather, be said, was Sir Richard Grant, secretary of the Royal Yacht S^qaadrjn, and whose family owned the Islands of Saffa aoi Iona,"off the coast of Scotland. These islands were relinquished by the fam? ily when-a grant of land was given them at Cowes. Tiie young man re? fuses to tell why he abandoned the life of a soldier to dally with toys in a big American shop. He saw service as a lieutenant in India, he said, with the Sevenh Hussars, and In Africa during the Boer war with the Forty first Battalion of Imperial Yeomanry. He has been in America for nearly two years, and part of that time was in? valided by a fever he contracted in the African campaign. His last illness was due to acute tonsilitis. "We will probably go to England ? soon," said Mrs. Grant, "and may take the position in society we are entitled to. I do not care anything at all for titles, and did not consent to become Mrs. Grant with the hope .of ever succeeding to a title. I love my husband and he.loves me, and we ex? pect to be very happy together. He is not a fortune-hunting Englishman and was not attracted by my dowry. It was just me he wanted, " the little woman concluded, her dark eyes danc? ing mischievously, A search of Burke's "Peeragy and .Landed Gentry," the "British Im pariai Catalogne," "Whitaker's Almanac,"" Who's Who," or "Thom's Directory" failed to show a Sir Philip Grant, nor could any trace of a Lieut? enant Basil Harding Grant be found in "Whitakers Directory of Naval Military Officers" or "Hart's Army List. " All these publications are stand? ard works of reference to persons m the nobility of Great Britian or in His Majesty's service. The Seventh Hussars is designated as the "Queen's Own," and returned from Natal in November, 1898. The Forty-first Bat? talion of the Imperial Yeomanry is styled the "King's Own," be? cause of its headquarters in Norfolk county, where one of the royal palaces is located. Wilfred Powell, British consul at this port, says he never heard of Sir Philip Grant and can find no trace of him in the books at his disposal. Mr., Powell is likewise in ignorance of a Lieutenant Basil Grant. He says thai there was such a man as Sir Richard f Grant, but whether the "Honorable" Basil is a descendant the consul could not state. There are many Grants of noble fam? ily in England and Scotland, and many of their names appear in the anny and navy lists, but there is no Basil Harding mentioned.-Phi Idel pbia Bulletin, Dec. 19. --am> mm Just One Minute. One Minute Cougb Cure gives relief in one minute, because it kills the microbe which tickles She mucous membrane, caus? ing the cough, and at the same time clears the phlegm, draws out the inflammation and heals and soothes the affected parts One Minnte Cough Cu*e strengthens the , lungs, wards off pneumonia and is a harm-1 less and never failing cure in all curable cases of Coughs, Colds and Croup. One Minnte Cough Cure is pleasant to take, harmless and good alike for young and old. Sold by J. S. Hughson & Cor 1 marni . ? mm xSan Francisco, Cal., Dec. 25. Orders have been received from Wash? ington by local transport officials to get the troop ships Sherman and New? port in readiness for service im? mediately. The transport officials maintain secrecy as to the orders re? ceived and refused to divulge the in? tended destination of the vessels. It is generally believed, however, that it is the intention to have the troop ships in readiness for any movement towards Panama. A Yest-Pocket Doctor. Never in tb.9 -way, no trouble to carry, easy to take, pleasant and never failing in results are De Witt's Little Early Risers. A vial of these little pills in the vest-pocket is a certain guarantee against headache, biliousness, torpid liver and all of the ills resulting from constipation. They tonic and strengthen the liver. Sold by J. S. Hughson & Co. Hudson, N. * Y., Dea 2.-Brooding over his inability to purchase suitable J Christmas gifts for bis three mother? less children, Joseph Phillips, a Hollowville farmer, last night murder? ed the children and then banged him? self in a neighbor's barn. Head About to Burst From Se? vere Bilious Attack. UI bad a severe bilious attack and felt like my head was about to burst when I zot hold of a free sample of Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. I took a dose of them after supper and next day felt like a new man and have been feeling happy ever since," says Mr. J. W. Smith of Juliff, Texas. For bmousness, stomach troubles and constipaci?n these Tablets have no equal. Price 25 cents. For sale by China's Drug Store. An exchange denounces Congressman Crumpacker as an ass. This is monstrous injustice-to the ass. We mean the Balaam kind.-Wilmington Star. How we Catch a Cold A, cold is sometimes contracted while remaining inactive for a while in an un? comfortable room or a cold draft and by falling to sleep under like condition?. But most colds are caught while sleeping too cold at night. Deep sleep causes sluggish circulation which renders the system sus? ceptible to change of temperature. To prevent colds, sleep under plenty of cover. To cure colds, use Rydale's Elixir, it les? sens the severity and shortens the dura? tion of a cold and prevents pneumonia, bronchitis and consumption. All dealers. Washington Dec. 24.- At the request of the ' state department Secretary Moody has sent a cablegram to Rear Admiral Sterling commanding the Asiatic squadron to dispatch a war ship to Chemulpo Corea to protect American interests there. What'd in a Name? Everything ib in the name when it comes so Witch Hazel S*lve. E. C. De Witt & Co? ?>f Chicago, discovered some years ago how to make a salve from Wiich Hazel that is a specific for Piles. For blind, bleeding, itching and protruding Pile?, eczema, cut?, bump, bruises and all skin diseases De Witt's Salve has no equal. This has given rise tc numerous worthless coun? terfeits. Ask for Dewitt's-the genuine. Sold by J. S. Hughson & Co. Panama, Dec. 24.-C.. Mallet, the British consul, has officially informed the junta that he has received a cable? gram from the British foreign office to the effect that Great Britian formally recognizes the republic of Panama. Rector of St ; Luke's, Ashburnham, Ontario, Testifies to the Good Qualities of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Ashburnham, Ont., April 18, 1903.-I think it is only right that I should tell you what a wonderfai effect Chamberlain's Coagh Remedy has produced. The day be? fore Easter I was so distressed v/ith a cold and cough that I did not think to be able to take any duties the next day, as my voice was almost choked by the cough. The same day I received an order from yoa Xor a bottle of your Cough Remedy, I at once procured a sample bottle, and took about three doses of the medicine. To my great relief the cough and cold had com? pletely disappeared and I was able to preach three times on Easter Day. I know that this rapid and effective cure was due to your Cough Remedy. I make this testi? monial without solicitation, being thank? ful to have found such a Godsent remedy. Respectfully yours, E. A. Langfeldt, M. A., Rector of St. Luke's Church. To Chamberlain Medicine Co. Thia remedy is ^gf^sale b? China's Drug St Are Farmers Willing io Protect Themselves ? From tbe Greenville Mountaineer. Mr. E. D. Smith, of Sumter county has contributed an article to our columns this week in regard to selling cotton tbafc ought to open the eyes of the cotton producers in South Caro? lina. The plan is simple and easily under? stood, and any farmer can comprehend it. The plan is safe and inexpensive, and does not cost anything to make the experiment. The plan is fair and honest, and every self-sustaining farm? er can enter it. The plan has been tried and proven successful, and there is no reason why it should not be duplicated in any community, except that farmers are not easily persuaded to act upon their own judgment, but nine out of ten will listen to the cdvice of men whose interests are in direct conflict with theirs. Let us apply the principle upon which Mr. Smith's plan is based to a matter of wider application, and one that affects the cotton market oftener than anything else. Suppose there was a general organization of cotton farmers throughout the South, com? posed of one-half the men who grow cotton, and that there was a general superintendent directing operations; that the price of cotton was being depreciated by heavy receipts at all the ports, which has been the case quite often his season ; that the general superintendent should direct all selling agents to hold back the cotton and not let a bale go forward for ten days or until he directed otherwise, what would the shippers and exporters do about it? Does any one imagine that the price of cotton would go down under the operation of this plan? Liverpool, New York and New Or? leans would grow indignant, as a mat? ter of course, and we would hear a great deal of comment upon the farm? ers' monopoly and the injustice of com? binations, lu fact it would be charg? ed that the farmers had formed a trust and this would be a great bugbear in the eyes of men who have been and j are now controlling the markets of the world. What is all right when they are in the saddle would become all wrong in their estimation when the farmers are handling the reins: The Mountaineer would be pleased to have responses from every county in South Carolina as to what the farmers think of organizing a Protec? tive Association on the lines suggested by Mr. Smith, who is a practicalt farmer with business qualifications of a high order, and who bas demonstrat? ed the feasibility of his plan witb the co-operation of his neighbors. If there is any defect in this plan, let it be shewn at once, so that it can be re? medied in time. THE FARMERS' PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. Editor of The Mountaineer: You gave some "notice of my plan to control the sale and price of cotton in j a recent issue of your paper. So in? terested am I and yet was so fearful that my plan would not work that be fore I said anything about it, I got Borne farmers together to prove it. This proof of it I now wish to give along with my pina. All attempts to organize the farmers have proven futile, and I think one reason is that there was no money for the farmers in any of them. The best sticking plaster in the world is a dollar, as it will stick a beautiful woman to a miser? able old "cuss" of a man. It will stick the farmers together, and is the best sign, password and pledge on God's earth, and is the basis, the spring and inspiration of all effort, both individual and corporate. Therefore if my plan makes money for the farmers they will stick. It is as follows: In place of each farmer carrying bis cotton to bis local market and selling it to the local storekeeper or export agent, let all in a neighbor? hood combine themselves into an organization and pledge themselves to sell only through their agent. Every man who handles our cotton makes something out of it, and the greater number who handle it the less there is in it for the man who sells it. There? fore, my plan is to eliminate as many of these middlemen as possible and bring the farmers as near as possible to those who are the last to handle it. At Lynchburg, Sumter county, where I live and where I tried my plan, we were able to get from one eighth to one-fourth cent per pound more than surrounding markets were giving. Our pledge was as follows: "We, the undersigned, pledge our? selves to sell our cotton through our agent." Wethen contributed enough to enable our agent to take the New York report and use the telegraph. Fifteen minutes from the time I went on the cotton platform we were able to get % of a cent per pound more than was offered us by the buyers in our town. It will be seen that by this plan our agent:s business is to get all he can for our cotton, while it is the Icoal buyer's business to get it for as little as possible. Our agent can commnni cae with any exporter, and having cot? ton in lots can command the best prices. Another great advantage is that(the farmer who has but one bale gets as much as the man who has one hundred. I acted as their agent this year at Lynchburg and each day the "farmers would bring from 10 to 40 or 100 bales. By careful weighing and grading I soon built up a reputatin for fair deal? ing, and handling the cotton in such lots got better prices than any market in that part of the country. The farm? ers gave me 2f) cents per bale as a com? mission, and according to the prices which prevailed at the markets just five miles away on the same railroad and nearer the seaport where our cot? ton was shipped they made from $1.50 to 82 per pale by the operation. So much for the local plan. Now, I want every shipping point in this Stare to have its farmers' selling agent. What is the use for us to allow other men to make from $1.50 to 82 per bale on our cotton, when by a little effort and concert of actum we J can ?ave it. We make in South Caro ! lina about 800,000 bah s of cotton I annually. By saving Si per bale would make $800,000, which would (.'liable us tc put a man in every seaport town within reach of this Stale. This would enable our local agents to have a cor? respondent at the water front who could deal directly with the exporters and handle tb3 cotton from as many points as v?as most Convenient. This seaport agent could be on the ground to seei?tbat we were protected in weights and grades. This last is one item where we are " dug np. ' ' Onr cotton is grad? ed by those who wish to make money out of it and of course it is graded as many points off as conscience and circumstances aiJow them to do. Now, Mr. Editor, I want to hear I from as many farmers as possible, so that, if they approve my plan, we may get as many organizations as possible before another season. The figures proving our success enid be given, but these I will reserve for a later letter. I want to discuss this question of or ganiaztion with tUem. All the minute details as to handling the cash for cotton, that is as to the local agent getting the cash to pay for cotton-the methods of shipping, invoicing, etc., can be told later. In a word, I want us to get together and use the methods God has given to mankind to enrich them to enrich us. I want ns to mix j more brain with our muscle and enjoy the greater returns from the higher forms of business. One other item isthat we handle our cotton seed. What in the name of reason is tho use for us to give some local mill agent, a merchant or some loafer $1.15 per ton to handle our cot? ton seed, and when we exchange for meal $1 per ton on meal, making $2.15 per ton on meal and seed just to see some one balance the scales and we do the loading. Now, my plan is to turn all this over to our selling agent and give him a certain per cent, and we get the $1.15 or $2.15 as the case my be. Ifhaven't time for more now. Mr. Editor, but do hope that this subject will be taken up and that we may be abie to do something for each other. In another article I want to discuss the buying feature. E. D. Smith. P. S.- If any ene wishes more minute details I would be glad to communicate with him. My address is Magnolia, S. C. Stole Dispensary Liquor. Camden, Dec. 21.-The Bethune Mercantile Company, of Bethune, made an assignment Saturday night to M. C. Smith of Camden. This company began business shortly after the opening np of the Seaboard Road. The nominal assets are about equal to their liabilities. Thieves broke into a box car at the Seaboard freight depot Saturday night and stole about $300 worth of dispen? sary whiskey therefrom. Tbey got hold of some fine case goods. There were indications that the stuff had been hauled away in wagons. The End Justifies the Means. Atlanta, Ga,, Dee. 22.-At a- ban? quet given this evening by the busi? ness men of Atlanta to Brig. Gen. Barry, in command of the department of the Gulf, Governor Joseph M. Ter? rell, of Georgia,, was also a guest of honor. In respoading to the toast, "The State," Governor Terrell said, among other things: "With many things that President Roosevelt has done; indeed, with per? haps most of the act? of his adminis? tration, I differ, bot there are two things which 1 most heartily endorser I endorse the establishment of the de? partment of the Guli, and I most hear? tily endorse the recognition of the in? dependence ef Panania, which mean? the construction of an Isthmian Canal, a thing in which wer as Southerners, are most deeply and) most vitally in? terested. It is not and cannot be made a party matter. We want the canal and we are in a fair way to- get it, and if we do not get it now it will be our own fault" LISTEN ! T<* what we have to say about Shrink? ing Tires. We have the latest and best tire setter made, and with it do the best work or money refunded. Four tires set in half hour ; fellows not burned * r injured. No wheels spoiled by welding tires too short ; work done neater than by taking tire off ; no boring felloe for new bolt holes ; no flaws left in tires. Also repair and paint buggies in first-clasp style. We are still doing the best horse shoeing. VON OHSEN & SHIRAR, Bpck of Booth L.ve Stock Co.'s Stable. Dec 24-2w 5 t 1 Kind Letter From a Pleased g 2 Customer-Unsolicited. S Office of Q Lee & MO?SC V Attorneys at Law. A Sumter. S. ( '. y Dr. HighsmUh. V Dear Sir : Before going north O X last summer, you examined my J Y eyes and prescribed glasses. Dur- ^ ? ing my stay in New York. I con- ^ Q suited an eminent oculist, Dr. Reese, ?* ^ who again examined my eyes, and 9 ? stated that you had diagnosed them ? ^ correctly and had given me tho Q 9 glasses which 1 required. A Q i also take pleasure in stating * ? that the glasses you prescribed for O 9 my son. Harmon, have given him Q Q entire t-atis'action. I will be glad ? ? to recommend you to all persons Of ? who may require your attention as ? Q oculist, as I fee1, sure that your <?; ? work will give entire satisfaction. O 9 Yours truly. A 0 1 Marion hloise. X Christmas Holiday Rates. For the Christmas Holidays the Atlantic Coast Line announces a rate of ene and one tl ii rd one way fares plus 25c for the round trip between all points South of the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and East of the Mississippi River. Tickets on sale De? cember 23rd, 24th, 25th, also 30th, 31st and January 1st, 1904, with final limit January 4th, 1904. For the accommodation of htudents and teachers of schools and colleges the Atlan? tic Coast Line has arranged round trip j rates as above, December lGth to 24th, j with final limit January 8'h, 1904. The train service of the Atlantic Coast Line is unexcelled. For tickets and foll information apply to Ticket Agents. W. J. CBAIG, General Passenger Agent. Wilmington, N. C. ?'A ??ght purse is a heavy curso" Skk;.ess makes a light purse. The LIVER is the seat of nine tenths of all disease. go to the root of the whole mat? ter, thoroughly, quickly safely and restore the action of the LIVER to norma! condition? Give tone to the system airad sofid flesh to the body. Jake No Substitute._ -n $100,000.00 Capital. THE FIRST NATIONAL BM of Sumter, 3. C. THE Comptroller of the Currency hav? ing approved the increase of the Capital of this Bank to $100,000.00, depositors ? now hare as security for their deposits : Capital, - - $100,000 00 Stockholders' Individual Lia? bility, - - - '00,000 0? Surplus aa?d Undivided Prof? its, - - - 25,000 00 Total Security tor Depositors, $225,000 00 ONLY NATIOS8LA BANK IN CITY OF SUMTER. Largest Capital of any Bani in this section of Soxzth Carolina. Strongest Bank in Eastern part of this State. Interest allowed on deposits to a limited amount. BOARD OF DIRECTORS I A. J. CHINA, President. ! NEILL O'DONNELL, Vice President, j H. D. BARNETT, R. D. LEE, ! G. A. LEMMON, JOHN REID, E. P. RICKER. I R. L. EE MUNDS, Cashier. ! R. D. LEE, Solicitor. BOOKKEEPERS. j J. L. McCallum, D. J. Winn, Jr., j Oliver L. Yates. j July 30-3ni Tie Laust ant Most Collie j M?MM M Geo. S. Hacker & Son, -MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH, BLINDS, Moulding & Building Material. office and Wardrooms, King, opposite Cai non Street, CHARLESTON, S. C, Pnrrbaa? our make, wbicb we guarani* superior to aoy sold South, and thereby pave money. Window and Fancy Glass a Specialty October ]6-o (INCORPORATED) CAPITAL STOCK. S30.000.00. BusireSS.--When you think of going off to -m i. ..'?school, write for College Journal and special offer of the Leading Business and Shorthand Schools. Address King's Business College, Raleigh, N. C. or Char? lotte, N. C. [We also teach Bookkeeping, Shorthand, etc,?by mail.] Nov .?> GUN AND LOCKSMITH. I take pleasure in giving no? tice to my friends and the pub? lic generally, that, having re? gained my health, i have re? opened my shop, and am ready to do any work in the line of Guns, Locks, Sewing Machines, &c. Prices reasona? ble, work done prompt y and satisfaction guaranteed. Shop removed to No. 22 West Liberty street, two doors from Osteeirs Book Store. R. S. BRA DWELL. H?-^?>"~V . ?.,,??n?r,"uJ Orly Genuine. ?<?l>??iv '?r CHICHJ?STJEirs ENGLISH ^^^?raS) lD. ?nd Gold metallic bolt-?, ?raid J?V y&? ?,:lh Wn*riw??n' Tnkc no ether. Kc fu ne T?/ /ul ''""iroroim Suh.tltutlon? and Imita I / fl) HOB?. HUT of Tour Druggist, or ?<*0'1 4c. ia 1 21 ?% fo.r. Particular?, Testimonial! \~ ff ?od "Relief for Ladle*, "tn ;f:r?r,bT rc? --?V__ A inrn Mali. 10.OOO Toniraomal?. So"><i b, w^^TT,.'. 0 Dn??l??- Chlche?ter Chemical Co, Wnuon tMi p?p?r. liadlaao Suuare* I'll i LA.. .PA. to bring good prices must have both size andqual ity. Even good soil 3ZE is made better by the use of a fer tilizer rich in Potash Wc will send our books, giving full infor? mation about tbe sub;;ct, to any farmer who ?writes for them. GERMAN KALI WORKS, New York-93 Nassau Street, or Atlanta, Ga.-22% So. Broad St. THE SUMTER SAYINGS BANK. HORACE HARBY, President. L C. STRAUSS, vice-President. GEO. L. KICKER, Cashier. Capital Stock, $25,000 Liability of Stockholders, 25,000 "TIMM: tory f?m H TO TAKE CARE OF MONEY -the savings of all classes of people>-is the reason for the existence of The Sumter Savings Bank And this duty is performed with satisfac? tion to ali concerned. Money is absolutely safe here and every dollar deposited, be it principal or interest earns 4 per cent per annum. A small sum .will opec up an account and secure a bank book. Begin to sav? now. Interest payable quarterly. TO OUALtrv FO? GOOD POSITIONS GUARANTEED IN WRITING. 500 FREE ^HOL^SH^T^ GA.-ALA. BUS. COLLEGE, MACON, GA Dr. R A. EARLY, DENTIST, Office over Bultman Bros.' Shoe Store. Office hours 8.30 tO 1 ; 2 tO 5._nov25-ly__ Land Surveying I will give prompt attention to all calls for surveying, platting, terracing hill sides, draining bottoms, drawing Mortgagee Titles, Probating, &c. BANKS H. B0YKD?, D. S., Oct 19-o Catcha?, S. C. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depository. Capital stock paid in, $75,000 00 1 Undivided surplus, 16,000 00. Individual Liability of stockhold? ers in excess of their stock, 75,000 00 Transacts a general banking business; also has a Saving Bank Department. De? posits of $1 and upward received. Inter? est allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per annum, payable semi-annually. W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President R. I. MANNING, W. F. RHAME, Vice-President. Cashier. Jan. 31. ^ We promptly obtain U. 8. and Foreign WENTS Send model, sketch or photo of invention for< free report on patentability. For free book, < 'HowtoSeenreTB?ne 61? Ol'O write? ' Patents and I fiAUC-fflA?mO to < ?A5N0M Opposite U. S. Patent Office WASHINGTON D.C. DeLORHE'S PHARMACY, 23 South Main St. Open from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. ; Sunday, 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Having consolidated my two stores, 1 will be pleaded to see all my customers at the above stand, where I ara better pre? pared than ever to serve them. Your prescriptions will be called lor and delivered. Phone 45. Full line of Drugs, Garden Seed and Cigars. Your patronage solicited. Call bell for night work.