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i- Si . ,' . WEDWtSi?AV, JAtfUARY 3, 1906. O'- ; ..v?.. i.'/?u 0?&?? --JdiUcT. XEW ADVERTISEMENTS. O'Donnell & C.-Taking Stock. Sumter Savings Bank-Statement. John B. Palmer & Son-Money to Loan. . S B. C. Nail & .Co.-Auction Sale Western Horses. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Cz. OUT January Clearance Sale. PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Reid haye re turriri home. M , and Mrs. J. C. Huger have re? tort. 4 from taeir bridal trip. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. McCallum, Jr., iiave returned from Washington. V Mx. J. G. Durant was in the city Saturday on' business. Dr. H, W. Cooper, of Bishopville, was in tbs city Saturday. Dr. E. P. Alford bas returned from a visit to his old borne in Marion County. Miss Mattie DuPont has returned frcin Greenville, where she spent a iew davs. ._ - Mr. J. V. Wilson returned to the city .from Cciumb.,?, where he spent Christ masv Miss-Facnie Kattenberg has return? ed from Mavesville, weera she has been visiting. . > ;Miss E.uai? Mood,1who has been ; speeding a few days in Bishopville, ?tas returned to the city. Mr. and Mrs. C. Hoyt Stubbs ar? rived inthe city Thursday from Wil? mington, N. C. - Miss Julia' Rowland, who has been visiting the family of Mr. C.. G. Row Tard, has returned to her/home in Henderson, N. C. , Mr. J. BL Chandler left last night fer a two weeks trip to New York on business. Rev. and Mrs. James McDowell, who have been visiting Mrs. E. Mitch? ell Seabrook on Edistalsland, have re? turned to the city./ Mrs. L. J. Tccfeer, of Wilmington, 2*. C., and Mrs. ; E. E. Spann, of GreeleyvilK S. C.", are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.' Eugene Hogan. wSSMr. Gay L. Warren left on last .mday for Greenwood to enter upon e discharge of his duties as princi? pe of tue City High School. The astees rf the Mayesville school of .^Ippich Mr. Warren bas been principal * the past two sessions released bim order thac he mignt accept- the jsition iu Greenwood, which was ferfed him without solicit?t i on on ?||?WNTY CO.TON GROWERS MEET ?up iL. y Item January I. J At 12 o'clock today the County yCot . ^ Growers' convention assembled in i's .f'cc-t-.ri *:.. u- : 'to el rei officers for the t> ?'? ? - ' -;- :. -o. :..v.::- e " plans for a .'..-Wmp: and expcd:;: us mangier of f-Vjp-cTing t:;- regular assessment of 3 Ij^fflfcs.'a baie ana to el oct delegates to c .. jdt State and Southern contentions. * Jhiere was a goodiy representation jthe county farmers present, both fite and colored, and the colored limbers were equally as enthusiastic id as earnest as their white neigh ?M&' >rs and several of them were given ?ry respectful hearings as they de j? ared their views on the cotton situa? is to those assembled. * ^here were some rousing speech imade, principally along the line "of Sleeting from the farmers, the as "r-%ment of three cents levied by the . jthern association upon each bale X fLotton produced c-y a member W"eoi- There seems to be great dif ?-?ity in getting the Sumter county 'Shers^to do their part, there being m.CiUite ^240 collected, ? which is far %ind our adjoining counties. Com >- ^tees were reappointed to look af ^ ? the proper conduct of the future ?ections. Relegates were then elected to at-? ^d the State and the Southern Cot >n Growers' conven/ions. Those se . " c?ed to go to the State convention, hich will be held in Columbia on the ^ d of this month, are: A. B. ? ?ickey, Senator R. I. Manning and t J. M. Woodley. . .The delegates to the Southern con-B yention are: Messrs. ?\. B. Stuckey, R.B V Manning. T. O. Sanders, L. I. Par? tit and W. A. Bowman, r The following officers for the Coun * ~*?y Association were elected to serveB during the ensuing year*: ; President-A. E. Stuckey. Vice President-S. A. Karvin. s and Treasurer-Peter ; S - --? OVER BY MULES. ' :erson received a carload, .mules on Saturday and af noon he sent to the de? inem brought to his sta? ble .. street. As is the accus? tomed way. the mules, about twenty in all,4 were driven through the streets following a leader. Mr. Pi served that they were goir the stable, so he ran ot .;. I street to stop them. It was the shouting of the stable : dently frightened them, for son was knocked down ar under, foot by several of th ? H? was very hadly, bruise* fered no other injury, and MARRIED. Mr. C. Hoyt Stubbs, accompanied by Messrs Alston J. Stubbs and Sid? ney* W. Stubbs, left for Wilmington, !X. C., where he was united in mar ?riage to Miss Blanche Cordes ajt 2:30 ?o'clock last Thursday. The marriage was celebrated at the home of the bride on Second street. Miss Lillie D. Nettles and Mr. J. G. Williams were married at 9 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of Mr. J. A. Nettles, the bride's father, Rev. C. C. Brown performing the cere? mony. At the residence of the bride's mother on North Washington street, at 5:30 Wednesday afternoon by Rev. P. F. Kilgo. Miss Mattie Burns was united in marraige to. Mr. Paul Burns, of Hartville, S. C. Jt was a very quiet, affair and only the im? mediate relatives and friends were present. Mr. and Mrs. Burns left on the afternoon train for Hartsville, where they will make their fi.-.ure home. Mr. Marion Accepts. Rev. J. P. ' Marion, of Martins-* ! ville," Va., in a letter to Dr. Geo. W. Dick stated that he would accept the call of the Presbyterian Church of this city, subject, however, to the direction ; of his presbytery. An oficial letter .to th? officers j of the church was also written by Mr. Marion. _ FIRE SUNDAY MORNING. The fruit and grocery store ' of Messrs. Williams & Patton, on North street, was demolished by fire early Sunday morning at 3 o'clock. It is supposed the fire originated from the explosion of a large kerosene lamp, which) is left burning in the front of the store. While the building is dam? aged to only a small extent, the stock almost a total loss, the unburned portion being so badly damaged as to .render it unsalable. Fortunately for these young men they ibad but recently taken out in? surance, as they were apprehensive of the safety of their stock with the Christmas supply of fireworks in the store. The stock was valued at from I $1,200 to $l,30?, and the- amount of the insurance policy is but $800. -;-?-_ THE CITY'S BANKS. Nothing speaks better for the finan? cial and commercial prosperity ot [Sumter than the magnificent reports ."^tbTiftted to her citizens hy the fou. j banks of our ciry, relative to the bus*-; ? ness transacted bv them during tho i lyear in order tnat a msre com I prubens!ve idea ??r the ??icrea.se in Oii&iiic^is maj ?>e ??a ci, >. *? us to submit a comparative statement of the report of the banks in 1904 and 19?5: The First National Bank, capital $100,000. Deposits. 1904. ; 1905. $349,000.00 $300,000.00 Undivided Profits. 44,000.00. 45,000.00 The board of directors declared on the first of this month a dividend amounting to to $4,000. \ The Bank of Sumter, capital stojk $75,000. Deposits. 1904. ' 1905. $306,6S4.57. $317, 50.77 Undivided Profits. 25,318.91. < 31,671 17 . This report is an enviable one, showing a handsome increase in both deposits and undivided profits. Divi? dends payable January 1st, $3,000. Sumter Savings Bank, capital stock $25,000. Deposits. 1304. 1905. $121,222.86. $?7?,?>64.t9 Undivided Profits. 6.05S.19. ' 10,659.25 Dividend payable January 1, 1906, $750. This bank has had a.m^st phenome? nal growth, has increased its profits more than 23 per cent, in 1905 and has on deposit nearly seven times the amount of its capital stock. The Farmer:-;' Eank and Trust Company hos been organized for only nins months., and submits the follow? ing splendid report, which is"most cn CDuraging to the board of directors and is in Jic?tiys of a great future: Capital Stock.$ fio,000.00 Deposits.'.245.000.00 Proiits. 7,225.00 As this report shows, the profits of thc bank are more than 1-S of the cap? ita] stock, and the amount of deposits more than quadruples th:; capital stock. This is a most favorable report. The combined capital stock of the four banks i,s $26<h000.00, deposits $1,038,539.45, undivided profits $96, 000.00. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Cor pany advertise today their An nu January Clearance Sale. This sale conducted for the purpose of reducii stock preparatory to taking the a nual inventory, and as the publie w knows, goods are sold at a great i duction. It is not a cost sale, but clearance sale-consequently ma ? Mr. C. W. Boshamer hp.s sold his interest in the Sumter Banking & Mer : cantile Co., and at the annual meeting j of the stockholders of that corporation j which was he\d last night resigned the j position of secretary and treasurer, j which he has held since the organi j zatiori of the company in the latter part of 1903. Mr. Boshamer was one of the promters of the company and has been active in its management. He has no definite plans for the future, but hopes to make Sumter his home. Attention is called to the advertise? ment of the auction sale of horses in this city on Tuesday, January 9. You will not find beauty in rogue pot or complexion whitewash. True beauty comes to them only that take Hollister's Rocky Moutain Tea. It's a wonderful tonic and beautifier, 35 cents Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. China's Drug Store. Three little babes were nestled in MONEY TO LOAN, bed, 'Til name William, Willie and Bill, ' " mother said; 0n farminS lands, long time, no Wide was her smile, for triplets they commission charged. Borrower pays ^ actual cost of perfecting loan. She lays her good luck to Rocky ! For further information address Mountain Tea. (Great Baby Med- j john B. Palmer & Son, icine.) China's Drug Store. ? 1 3 6m Box 2S2, Columbia, S. C. Sumter, S. C., Tuesday, January 9th: GRAND ATTRACTION. Riding and Roping-good values. Fine stock at low prices, for farm work, riding or driving. S. B. C. NAIL & CO., At Sumter Transfer Co. - o 3sr - hursd ^^^^ . 4th, We will Commence to Dis filn^e of the Viii I * ?kv il \J> I W1?N ILK dlUClV t this sale yon will have an opportunity at very low erices o get Tiffi Hill MM njw pi ?fpfif THC pniiMTny ipp?pp? Dfiol uLUlfi?liu Im ?Uullill Hi iuft?? Nothing Char R?tes. S . -i I ? M a tee ?i.- >: & -, THE SUMTES MIOS BANK At Close of Business, Dec. 31. ISG5. RESOURCES. . Loans, $157,043 74 Furniture and Fixtures, 1,275 00 Cash, on hand and in other Banks, 50,055 00 Total, $208,3*3 74 LIABILITIES. Deposits, $171,964 49 Capital Stock, 25.000 00 Undivided Profits, 10,659 25 Dividend Payable Jan. 1st, 1906. 750 00 Total, 820S:373 74 I, Geo. L. Bicker, Cashier of The Sam ter Savings Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. GEO. L. KICKER, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2d daj of January, 1906. R. L. EDMUNDS, Notary Public, S. C. Correct Attest : G. A. f.EMMON, Prest, Lu B. DURANT, D. J. CHANDLER, Jan. 3. Directors. The Annual Meeting of the Stockhold? er? of the Sumter Savings Bar-k will be held afc it? Banking Office in the City of Sumter. So. Ca-j on Wtdnescay, the 10th day of January, 1906, at 12 o'clock noon. Administrator's Sale. Pursuant to the order of the Pro? bate Court I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash on Thursday, the 4th day of January, 1906, at 12 o'clock noon at the .home place of the late David E. "Wells, de? ceased, in Privateer Township, the following- personal property belong? ing to said estate: 5 head of horses and mules, 4 head of hogs, j 200 bushels corn, more or less, 15 tons hay, more or less, Reaper, binder, mower and rake, Wagons, farming implements, and other personalty. Terms, cash on day of sale. JAMES R. WELLS, Administrator. 12-27-2t (w&i) Cabbage Haft I am asain ready to fill your orders for early and late varie? ties of Cabbage Plants. They are grown in open air. near salt water, and will stand hard cold without iniury. Prices SI S? >er 1,000 : ! larger the ibis, smaller the I prise per 1 OOO Ssecual ia 12 20-?M W. F. CARE, MEG6ETTS, S. C. TEE "BOSS" COTTON PRESS! SIMPLEST. STRONGEST, BEST THE MURRAY GINNING SYSTEM Gins, Feeders, Condensers, Etc. 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Charges r.i^re reasonable than oth? er like instit uti ont". $25.00 per week pays for treatment, remedies and board. Results absolutely the same, v Address for particulars, THE CAROLINA SANITARIUM, Greenville, S. C. Or Dr. L. G. Corbett. mrss?MfE?C?ss