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B?TE FOR RESHIOH FIXES. S. C. Confederate Veterans will Meet in Charleston, May 17, 18 and 19-Fare One Cont a Mile. Charleston, April ll.-The date for the annual reunion of the United Con? federate Veterans will not be changed from the time originally set, May 17, 18 and 19. At a meeting of the executive com? mittee of arrangements tonight, the matter was considered, especially on account of the State Democratic con? vention meeting at the same tim9. The repr?sentatives of the railroads appeared before th? committee and ex? plained that tho traffic arrangements. had been made for the time which was ?xed, the adverting had been com menced'and any-cffange would result in confusion?of the dates and otherwise detract from the success of the re? union. It was made clear to the executive committee that to hold the Reunion on May 17, 18 aDd 19 was very mach in the interest o? a great majority of the Veterans in the State because of the mora favorable rates agreed upon hythe various transportation companies for that time and that a longer time limit has been granted, permitting a sojourn of seven days ia Gharieston, whereas the usual time limit fixed under such rate concessions is five days. By a unanimous vote, therefore, May 17, 18 and 19 was fixed asthe date of the Reunion. A letter was read from Mr. Joseph j Richardson, chairman of the South? eastern Passenger Association, quot- ; ing the special excursion rates to Charleston for the Reunion, as agreed upon by the general passenger agents of the South Carolina lines. Under this mutai agreement tickets restricted in each direction will be sold on May 16, 17 and ?8, with final limit to May 2, ?304. DAILY MARKET I?EP0RT. Special by Ware & (Leland's Private WiTO. NEW YORK COTTON. Open Sigh Low Close. April 14 50 14 34 May 14 50 14 43 June 14 67 14 56 July 14 77 14 70 August 14 28 14 17 Sept. 12 80 12 68 October 12 02 12 99 Nov. 12 85 12 90 Dec. li 84 ll 85 Jan. ll 86 CHICAGO MARKETS. Opening. Closing. WHEAT May, x 941- 92 7 July, 87 3- 85 4 Sept, 81 5- 80 3 CORN May, 52 2- 52 July, 51 3- 49 6 Sept., 49 7- 48 7 OATS May, . 38 5- 37 July, 37 6- 3S 7 Sept, 30 2- 31 5 PORK May, 12.37 12.20 Jury, 12.45 12.35 LARD May, 6.50 6.50 July, 6.70 6.67 R?BS May, 6.40 6.3? Joly, 0.52 0.50 Topeka, Kan?, -'Capital: An entire? ly new scheme of whiskey peddling has just been discovered in" the Indian Territory, and it seems to have been going on for months. The officers of the district northwest of Herbert have known for some -time that whiskey was being sold to various parties, but not until recently were the peddlers caught. They had traveled around the country in an old wagon drawn by a poor span of Indian ponies and were, presumably, buying eggs and poultry. They would sell small bot? tles of liquor to fanners and Indians through the neighborhood, and $1 a pint was the usual paiee. The offi? cers discovered that ?both axles of the old wagon were of iron and very large. These axles were hollow and would hold about four gallas each. The ped? dlers would remove a -ascall bolt and insert a pump and draw the desired amount of whiskey. One of the ped? dlers admits having sol? whiskey in this way for ?ve toor/fine, and has made enough mosey to buy-a farm in Texas. He KRVS he will sewe his time in jail and thea buy a farm. Memrthis, Tenn., April ?0.- The Mississi opi river at thia city 'tonight lias come to a stand, with a stage of 39 feet shown on the gauge. Tnis is a rise of three-tenths of a foot since Saturday night. It is predicted by the United States weather bureau officials that the water will remain stationary, and tomorrow begin to recede. Thus far ali levees in the Memphis territory have withstood the orverflcw a^d it is tbought that with the beginning of the water to recede all danger will be past. Dotiian, Ala. April 10.-W. W. Milliken who was in thc Abbeville jail charged with criminal assault upon his si-t r-:n-law, committed suicide at 4 o'clock this afternoon by shooting himself tnrouh the head. He was post? master at this place and stood high in Republican politics. The alleged ass?ult was committed a few weeks ago. 3Iiliiken was arrested, escaped and was rearrested. Hejjadsiuce been in jail. Raleigh, N. C., April 9.-J. Stanley Parker, aged 28, of Danville, Va., blew out his biain- in the office of Cle^g's Hotel at Greensboro, at 7 o'clock to? night dying without regaining con? sciousness i'.r. hour later. Parker was married on Wednesday at Pelham, in this State, to a lady from Roanoke, Va. I? ia .-aid that upon his return to Danville that night he received rot iee of his discharge from his posi? tion. Waterbury, Conn., April l\-Four boys. suspected of connection with a robbery in Laatsvilie, Conn., Thursday night. * when :?12,000 was stolen from the home of Henry Davis, were arrested at their homes here today. About 83,000 was found in their pos? session. The boys are Fred Blodgetf, age 16: Edward Weimer, age 19; Sam? ari McCormick, aged 18 and Benja? min Plant, 20 years old. POLITICS HAVE MANY SURPRISES. It?r. Mayibld in an Awkward Po? sition, as Mr. Gunter Does Not Substantiate His Statement. Aiken, April ll.-At the congres? sional campaign meeting held here on Saturday afternoon, Mr. B. F. Holly, formerly county chairman of the Democratic party, asked Mr. S. G. Mayfield, one of the candidates, several questions as to his method of voting upon certain laws enacted as to the Southern railway merger and test case while Mr. Mayfield was Stat? senator from Bamberg county. Mr. Mayfield's reply was to the ef? fect that be introduced the test case upon request of Attorney General U. X. Gunter, who sent* him the bill in bis official envelope. Mr. Mayfield further stated that if the attorney general did not substantiate every word of what he said, he Would with? draw from the race, and on the other hand if Attorney Genera! Gunter veri? fied his (Mayfield's) version, that Mr. Holly should take off his coat and work for him. Mr. Holly today sent this telegram : Aiken, S. C., April ll, '04. To U. X. Gunter, Attorney General, Columbia, S. C. : Are yon the author of the Mayfield test case act? Mayfield says you are. Who is? Answer. (Signed) B. F. Holly. Mr. Holly has received the follow? ing replies: Columbia, S. C., April ll, 'ai. To B. F. Holly, Aiken, S. C. : I am not the author of the Mayfield railroad test case act-either directly or indirectly. (Signed) U. X. Gunter, Attorney General. Columbia, S. C., April ll, '04. To B. F. Holly, Aiken, S. C. : The engrossing department where all bills are prepared use official enve? lopes of this office. The bill was not sent from this office in an envelope. Bills are too large to go in any official envelope. Do not know who wrote bill. Will do all I can to aid you to locate author. (Signed) U. X. Gunter, Attorney G?nerai. VKla.van Tree Drrelleis. ? Thc? Sakais. or tree dwellers, ol* the Malay, poriinsuhi build their houses iu forked trees :i down feet above ground and reach them br mourns of bamboo ladder??, which they draw ?ap when Wifely housed ont of harm's tray. The lu?.so jfjsflf -is a rude kind of shack, blade of bamboo, and tho flooring^ is lushed together piece by piece and bound wureiy to lite tree limbs by ratt:in. Those carious *?eopie are rather small ami lighter in complexion than the Ma? lays, though miich uglier. They have no form of religio? at ail-not even idols-no written ianguage and speak a corrupt form of Malay. Tiie II? 1 od ena. The ve?omo'js lizard, heloderm, lives in the warm zone between the Cordille? ras of Central America and the Pacific ocean. It secretes a poisonous saliva and has the curious habit of throwing Itsc'C on its back when struck. Its bite is not always so dangerous ?vs popular opinion makes it. and after severe pain it often rapidly heals. Recent observa? tions show that the salira is -sometimes very poisonous arid sometimos very in-* offensive. The poison acts by coagulat? ing t!ie blood and first increasing then diminishim: tho irritabiliry of the nerves. Clans are Gaitrerirrg. New York, April H.-The delegates! and visitors to the Republican kState. convention began to arrive this morn-: ing in considera-ble numbers. Among the leaders -seen about tbe Fifth Ave? nus Hotel were Senator Platt, Nation? al Committeeman George Ti. Sheldon, Lieut. GOT. Higgins, Mayor :Knight: of Buffalo, Timothy L. Woodruff, J. Sloat Fassett and many local leaders. Secretary Fox, of the State comnvit tee, arrived early and began work on the preliminary arrangements tor the convention. Decorators wece set-at work in Carnegie Hail, where tbe con? vention will be held, draping t?>e halli in the national colors. J Political conditions in New York this year are such that more int?erest,. perhaps, will attach to tomotrow's convention than any that has been held by either partv in this city for some years. Although it -seems to be settled that Senators Platt and Dep&w, Governor Odell and ex-Gcvernor Black will be elected as the four deiegates !? at-large. yet the differences which j exist between the Piatt leaders and j the Odell leaders with reference to) the Governor's proposed chances in tbe State committee may result in a fight when that order o? business is takes up. Th? convention will be called to or? der at about noon by Chairman George W. Dunn cf the State committee. The appointment of the committees on credentials, resolutions, and the like ; will be made, and the speech of the temporary chairman delivered. Then an adjournment will be taken until evening to permit the committees to complete their reports. 'Die speech of the temporary chairman is expected to j be tlie "show piece" of thc whole con? vention. When the evening sessiou opens, the ? ; permana Jt chairman will take control j j and the speeches nominating the four j ? delegates-at-large will be made. Keso- j j lutions indorsing the administration of j President Roosevelt and pledging the delegates to his candidcay at Chicago j will be adopted, atfer which the elec I tion of members of the new State 1 committee will take plcae, PAVILION BUILT OF DRIED FRUITS. Santa Clara County, Cal, Mak83 Unique Display of Its Fruit Pro? ducts at the World's Fair. St. Louis, April H.-With dried fruits there has been performed at the World's Fair ? feat of architecture that vies in beauty of design with the most pretentious creations of staff. In the great Palace of Agriculture is a most unique pavilion erected by Santa Clara county, Cal., for the dis? play of its vast fruit prodcuts. Choosing for a model the old San Louis Rey Mission near San Diego, the builders with dried prunes, apri? cots, figs and peaches have fashioned the walls and towers in all o? their old Spanish picturesqueness, and with more of the edibles a miniature repro? duction of the Lick Observatory has been designed as a crowning ornament for the unique structrue. Twenty thousands dollar were appro? priated or Santa Clara's participation in the World's Fair and the space covered by the county's exhibit is larger than that allotted to the island of Cuba, which adjoins it. The pavil? ion covers 33 by 21 feet of room and altogether 1,610 square feet of space is taken up by the exhibits. Not alone do the luscious exterior walls faithfully portray the outlines of the old mission, but inside the pro? ducts of the orchard have been dis? played in such array of splendor that a myth logical palace is at once brought to mind. Jars of preserved fruit are embedded in the srtucture of ballus trades and archways, giving the ap? pearance of sections of stone inserted by the skill of masonry. What a gorgeous spectacle is the interior! Chandeliers formed by clusters of globes filled with sparkling wines and juices, behind which are hidden powerful electric lights, illumi? nate the chambers whore dainty dishes of Santa Clara sweets are served to visitors. Here will be served not only fresh and dried fruit, but demonstra? tions will be made of how they are used in making preparations intended to delight human appetites. Wonderful is the color effect achiev? ed in the decorations with the limited shades to draw from. With an artist's hand the ebony hue of the prune has been blended with the bright red orange and tint of the dried apricot and the gray and white of the bleached peach in a scheme that is as pleasing to tho eye as one made with all the colors of the painter's palette. Four tons of dried fruits were used in the installation for ornamental purposes. Vari-coiored ams of fruit have been arranged in the windows with such an effect as to cause the rays of light to delude the vision into the impression thta they are panes of Tidi? ly stained glass. William Binder is the a-r-cnitect cf thc structure. It is the most elabo? rate effort ever made by the frurt growing interests of Saat3 Clara county. Lending attraction to the building is the locaS color Californians will find in the model. The San Louis Key Mission is one of the historic attractions -of Southern Cali? fornia. The Lick Observatory is at Mt. Hamilton in Santa Clara county. Shriners Gathering. Charleston, AprtS. H.-Too local {Shriners have made great prei*arations fox entertainment of the visiiting no? bles who are flocking ito Oha-rleston rso assist in the ceremonies attending the march of about 35 ?candidatos over the-hot sande. A number of 'Shri ners have already arrived for the meeting of a Oasis temple here tomorrow night, but the bulk of the party will arrive'tomorrow morning. Honor Late Coi. Turk. Charleston, April IL-The local offices of the Southern railway have been dressed in mourning in ?respeet to the deceased traffic manager, W. A. Turk. Mir. Tark was well known lieus and there is general regret at his death. The offices of the railroad company were closed from 10.30 to ?L2-3Q, the hours of his funeral. s Philadelphia, April HJ.--John Thomar the night watchman at thc Houston Club of the Univeristy of Pennsylvania which is situated on the campus in thc Iieartof thc University^ gr rap of buildings was brutally mur? dered this evening on the bowling a??eys in the basement of the club boase. The motive is believed to have been robbery and two hours after the, murcfor was discovered a negro was arrested on suspicion. Cioap Excursion ?*at:s 7ia Sentk? ern Saiitra7. The Southern liailway announces thc fol? lowing very ?<?w excursion rates to the fol? lowing points : Sumter nalia?. Texas, awl return ac? count fiener.il Assembly L'urnlierland Presbyterian Church May " VJ. io ..*?. I1H>4. tickets on sale May j.? u? lS. nilli lina! limit returning May .:!?.:. \in)i. ai tli<- verv low rate of ;.!>."?. Sum) er to J "hicago lil. and ivi urti, acrounl General Conference \. M. K. ?'hurcli. May ~ to.'U. ?Wi. Tickets on sale'April ?9 and '?'.'?>. and May I. I1HU, with lina! limit. Maj IO. ai thc very lew rat?? ofS?f?. 5u. Limitj?av !?. extended io June IO, ?'.?'4. Sumterto Los Angeles and San Francisco, ("al., account liencral Conference M. K. Church anti National Association of lid ail Grocers of C. S. May :: to 31. i:t>4. at thc very low rale of si;.", ?">. Tickets on sale April to;u>. with li nal limit .lime 3U. I9U4. "The Southern liai I way offers most con? venient schedules with Pullman Sleepers and Southern Railway Dining Cars on all through trains. For full informal lon apply to any Agent Southern Hallway, or K. \V. Hunt. Division passenger Agent*. FIGHTING ON LAND ?ND SEA BELIEVED TO HAVE COM? MENCED. Tokio, April 12, 8 p. m.-It is be? lieved here that fighting has com? menced cn the Yalu river. It is known that the Russians occupy the right bank of the river in force. No direct information from the Yalu district has been received here, but the position of the Russians is known and while it is doubted that they will be able to prevent the Japnaese from crossing the river, it is regarded as certain that they will offer some opposition. It is not believed, however that there will be a serioas engagement during the Japanese attempts to cross the Yalu. The foreign military observers attached to the first Japanese army have been directed to hold themselves in readiness to move and it is expected they will leave for the front in a few days. EXPECTED MOMENTARILY. St. Petersburg, April 13.-Accord? ing to telegraphic advices received by The Novosti from its correspondent at Liao Yang, a bombardment of Port Arthur and a fight on the Yalu are ex? pected momentarily. SEA FIGHT RUMORED. Chefoo, April 13, ll. m.-A corres? pondent of the Associated Press at Teng Chow 40 miles northwest of here telegraphs as follows : " Sounds of very heavy firnig were heard at half past 6 o'clock this (Wednesday) morning. The firing evidently was being, done between here and Port Arthur. It is believed at Teng Chow that the long expected sea fight among the Miaotao islands has taken place. " The Japanese battleship Asahi, fly? ing an admiral's flag, was seen off Chefoo yesterday, going to the west and there is no doubt that the re? mainder of the Japanese fleet was in the vicinity of Port Arthur. The Rus? sian fleet also was seen outside Port Arthur yesterday." LATEST. Telegrams received by the Daily Item as we go to press state that The Russian battleship Petropoulo sky was sunk and the crew of ?even hundred men lost. Grand Duke Cyril was wounded, but was one of the four officers saved from the sinking ship. Admiral Makarof who was in per? sonal command of the Russian fleet is reported to have been captured by the Japanese. JAPANESE SLAUGHTERED. . St. Petersburg, April 12.-Gen. Kuropatkin, in a dispatch to the em? peror bearing today's date, says that Gen. Krasnalinski, on night of April 8th, ordered a detachment of sharp? shooters to cross to the left bank of the Yalu opposite Wiju. The sharp? shooters landed on the island of Samalind -and surprised a patrol of 50 Japanese scouts just as the latter were approaching the east side of the island in three boats. The Russians allowed the Japanese to land end then fired on them. Near? ly all the Japanese were shot, bayo? neted or drowned er.d their boats sunk. Tbe Russians sustained no .losses. SAM JUNK BY MISTAKE. j London, April 13.-The Times' New jj ?Chwang 'correspondent cabling under j date of April ll, says.; ; "Last night a pilots gre was mis i taken for the lights of a Japanese fleet : and the Russians fired and sank the I junk with-3? hands, besides killing : three ]>ersons and wounding seven in another junk. ."The native popdlction is panic stricken and leaving the town. " - FIRING?** STORY CORROBO? RATED Chefoo, April 13, Noon.-The cap? tain of tl ie steamer Locfkshan, which arrived today irom New Ch wang, re? ports that he heard heavy firing be? tween .5 and 7 o'clock this . Wednesday ) , morning, in tbs direction of Port \ Arthur. The firing was continuous but no ships wore visible. From the direction of the scund he judged that there, was fighting at the entrance to Port Arthur. The Loekshas. was the last foreign merchant vessel to leave New Ch wan2,, sailing at ti&e same time as the British gunboat Espie gle, at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon. KS* (iucxw'ou. **? Tr:;ru io ask one more question." ?aid little Frank as he was being put io bod. "Well." acquiesced the ?ired woman. "When the hoirs como in stockings, wi:.-;: l?r<'o)?.-s <>f il"* piece of slocking that was there before tho hole cameT S?iinll xi St?*:ik. "I'll match pennies with you." said thc bursary man i:i tho boarding house (luiiii;; r< ').)!. "lo decide whether you take my share of beef er 1 lake yours." "N'.i. ilia?* yt?n." replied the other hui??rrv ono "I never play for SUJ:<'! Manning, April H.-In the town election today 179 votes were cast for mayor; D. M. Bradham, the present mayor, receiving 138 and A. Weinberg 41. A. H. Breedin, W. E. Jenkinson, Joseph W. Rigby, P. B. Monz?n, James F. Dickson andfW. R.*White were elected aldermen. LOCAL ?EWS PARAGRAPHED. A negro tenement honse on Divine j street was burned Monday morning. The big new boilers at the power house of the Electric Light & Ice Co., are being installed and the company will soon be equipped to furnish all the power that their business demands. As the income of the Sumter Water ? Company increases from month to ) mouth the commercial value of the \ franchise becomes great?r and the chance of its purchase by the city grows less. The business of the Sumter Coco j ' Cola Bottling Co., (Crosswell & Co.) i has grown so rapidly since its estab- ( lishment last summer that they have found it necessary to put in a new 4 h. p. gasoline engine to run their bot? tling machinery. ? Duncan Clark's Female Minstrels ( Friday. was a distinct disappoint- \ ment to those of the audience who ex? pected to see something in keeping with the larid lithographs that have 2 covered the bill boards. As a show it : was on the bnm, and the bald heads , were fatigued because it was not as naughty as they anticipated. Mr. John Barranean was pianfully j hurt last Thursday on Liberty street by ' being thrown from his bicycle in coliis- < ion with Willie Dorrity. He struck on , his head and received a severe cut across the forehead, just above his right eye. The collision was entirely ' accidental and neither was to blame, j Mr. Dorrity escaped unhurt. The regular meeting of the City ? Council should bo held this evening at which time the new Council should be sworn in, but ! at the request of several members of the new council Mayor Stuckey has ? consented to postpone the meeting until Thrusday night,the 14th instant. The new members are not superstitions but they don't feel exactly right about j going into office on the thirteenth of the month. The largest audience of the season was . out Wednesday night to witness the pro? duction of "Why Women Sin" in the Opera House. The large audience was ; almost wholly a tribute to the popu- , lari ty of Miss Sophie Knker, who took a leading part in the perform? ance, but while Miss Kuker was the magnet that drew the crowd, those who were present were fully repaid by a clever and artistic performance. The. entire company was a capable one and the play itself holds the in? terest of an audience from the opening scene to the close. The play and the company are both above the average that we have had fat the Opera House this season. The Sumter Water Co., has recently completed a thorough and searching inspection of the plant, with special reference to private consumers, and hereafter every consumer of water will be required to pay the full water rent provided by the rules and regulations of the contract between the city and company. As a resnlt of this inspec? tion a large number cf meters will be put iu as it is cheaper to pay for the water actually used than to pay rent for each and every spigot. The com? pany will be the gainer by the change to the meter system, in that there will be less waste of water. The musical given Thursday evening under the auspices o? the Ladies Aid Society of the First Methodist Church, at the residence of Col. J. M. Knight, was in spite of the inclement; weather, a most successful entertainment. After the very interesting programme was rendered, ico cream and cake were served on thc piazzas, which were lighted with a number of j Japanese lanterns. Tho spacious parlors and hall were prettily decorated with a profusion of white flowers and smilax vines. The entire lower floor being thrown open to the audience and the evening was a delightful social gath? ering of an informal nature. A pretty Pennsylvania girl shot a man tke other day because he scorned her, A poor man always gets the worst of it. When he scorns a girl he gets shot and when the girl scorns him he gets half shot. When a man gets scorned why he just gets corned. Wilmington Star, A Write Up. Since writing np seems the order of tte dav, I also will contri bute. What shall ? write about? Do I aot live on the peninsula and near to Elagood? Can one so situated want a subject? Why, the peninsula has been iiere almost if not quite since the mod and while Hagocd is cf more re? lent creation it is quite as famous. Now, I anicipate what my reader is about to say, and hasten to assure lim that I will not attempt the dis mssion of beth communities in one irticle and would not if I could.. Dinkins Peninsula lying and situat? ed in the western part of Sumter jounty, in Rafting Creek township, Deing bounded north, east, south and vest by the outside world and Little ind Big Rafting Creek. Where can ron go from the peninsula? Any vhere you please. From heaven to hades. For citizens i t has an Emanuel, not Victor, to be sure but we honestly believe a better man avery way. Actually I don't think he cvould claim kin with Victor. If you :an beat that I would like to see you 3o it. Yon talk about degrees, pedi? grees, lineage and all that sort of thing he has got it, the simon pure article. But " What matters the pedigree if the speed be poor." He has the speed if any ono has. A few years ago he came here (No he was not born here) but he was hunt? ing for good things and so he came here to the Dinkins Peninsula and invested all his available cash in the P. A. Sanders' plantation and started to farming and merchandising, at which he was so successful that in a year or so with a business greatly enlarged he purchased the famous Fnrman tract. He is not, can not be idle; at present in connection with his farming operations he is conduct? ing an extensive mercantile business at Borden on the Northwestern railroad. Besides him we have others, a Jackson for instance, not the General, he is dead, but the ''Colonel," who can general all the same. Be resides with open doors close by Dinkins' mill, farms, merchandises, lives high, laughs and grows fat. A ?olly enter? tainer whose lavish hospitality many a way-farer has p?rtaken to remember him in days to come. There is Robt. Ellerbee Atkins, the young farmer whose business increases from year to year. Be is good com? pany; his sprightly wit a?d repartee keep you in a good humor. There is Parson Bethea, who is never so busy at work that he cannot tie the knot that makes two people one. He marries runaway couples: some people seem to think that he makes that a specialty, but I think not. Young Sylvester Allen, whose father died before his majority, is a farmer of no mean kind. He attends closely to his business and will succeed. Of tiie Dinkins mill I will say more in a future article, for already this is too lengthy, but by no means have I exhausted the subject. I have spoken only of the peninsula, its peo? ple, etc. ; if I were to step out heaven only knows when I would get through. Hagood,. Hagood, S. G., Aprril 6, 1904. It is said that Roosevelt ie rich, but that won't keep him fmm feeling like 30 cents after the 8th of next Novena ber.-Wilmington Star. Southeastern Lime & Cement COMPANY. CHARLESTON, S. C. iailding Material of all kinds. High Grads Roofing "'BlilEBOIir *?f Feb 2 o i ff. ?. BOWMMI, Prest. " G. W. B?SH?MER, Seo. S Treas. The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, 3n:m.ter>? 3, C. --Capital Stock $50,000 Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz? ers and Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox & Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And invite your investigation|before making your arrangements for another year. Come to see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking <fc Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C.