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Cfjt cfMatrjju?in an j- *oiitbnm. rubUsfced WttewUy and f^tojrday, ?BY? tSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTHR. f. C. Tensns: ll.lt par annum?fn advance. On* Square first insertion.Il.ee euee?*n*nt insertion.f>0 trsafln for thrse saisaha, or mm be made st redueesl see as. All sejsunsjTdeatlsns ahich eub prteut* tnteresU will s? charged tar as advertisements, Ohitsertes and tributes of respect arm be charg ed far. The *?mt*r Watchman waa found? ed In 1l6t and the True Southron in lift The Watchman and Seutkiren Saw has the eemslned circs la Men and me* cf both of the old papers, ts manifestly the best advertising Hum in 5?inter Ths 8upromo Court having refused a rehearing to Oarltngton and Toung. ths Semlnole grafters, they must go to the penitentiary and begin serving ths senteocee imposed by the trial Judgo?unless) Oov. Blosse grants them a pardon, petition for which is new in hie hands. Oarllngton was the originator and active agent <a the perpetration of the 8emlnole swindle, hut without the aid and assistance of Jones, Clark and Bryan who sold him the oee of their names and thereby gCeje the scheme a asm bianco of re? spectability and financial stability It would have been impossible to de? fraud se many people so easily. It Is not likely that the throe Semlnole nsflndls trust*** will svsr be punish? ed by legal process, but they hive already suffered a loss of reputation which the email sum they are alleged so have received from Oarllngton lid not compensate. ? ? ? The Semlnole matter auggoete the thought that It would not be amiss for the members of the legislator* to with care the article in thle ik's issue of the Saturday Evening rolstlng how Kansas has driven wild-cat stock gnftsre out of t state and saved millions of dol for the people. Ths Semlnole i so nod to be the biggest and moat notorious stock ?windle ever perpe treted on South Carotin? ?v*-r have hesn others and will bo many snorr <u*t as fraudulent and ytctesja if meomiree ar* not adopted to outlaw fako stock salesmen ? ? ? i _ The McNamaraa have thrown thosaeelvos on the mercy of ths court and entered a plea of guilty in ths Angeles dynamite murder case In to sees their necke. Thle agreed upou only when who now admit knowl ef the guilt of their clients, lost nil hope of an acquittal. For euch monster* as the sic Samaras confess thsmsshrse to be mercy Is out of ?pane* and haaglag would bo a light fan arty to inflict upon them. There eras no mercy in their hearts when they plsnnod and sxecuted the plot ths t sent twsnty-one men to their deaths. HOMK WEDDING. HUI Weds Miss Mar* Hall. ft set a pretty homo wed din* which took face Tuesday afternoon at ? o'clock it the homo of Mr. and Mrs. P. A Hoswell when Miss Marie Hall become the +r*ae of Mr. Ralph Hill of Sumtor. The e*r*mony was performed by the Rev. Dr. H. W. Bar* ' f the Methodist church and took place In the presence of a fsw friends and relatives of ths two young people. Tho home, located at No. 87 East Amelia, w&a prettily decorated for the occasion. Ths parlor la which Che ceremony was performed, was artistically srrangod with green end whit* used ns a color schema. In the dining hall yellow and white wore At the hour for tho ceremony iho betdaf party ?ntecod tho parlor to ths stoslas of th* wedding march render? ed ry Mrs W. II. Whltaker and Miss Jmmlm K*tlny t'nd?r tho arch, from ths c*nt*r of which w*s ?uspend ed s whit* dovo. tho young poo pi* w*r* joined In h? w *tnck. Th* brld* wore a ? '? ve.in.r salt with hot and t to match Whtl* tho maid of h 1 ?** lac lie Itnew M wim sttlr*d In a cream suit. Th* brld* carried a show*r bouquet of bride's rose? whll* the maid of honor csrrl*d pink roses. Th*y were pree*d*d by th* two flower glr.s. Misses Ro.erta Jeffords and Bsrta Fowl'T. Tbr, groom entered with bin ?>??st man, Mr. Marlon Yatee of Sum Irr Immediately after the c #>r#Mu?>ny. NfjaMahBnsgPal VCPS SaVCCd nflss which Mr ml Mr*. Hill l*ft for Ohiflsc ten. Savannah and oth*r points South, on s trip of several weeks, af ter whh h thev will return to SttSal r where they will make their futur.. home. Th.. t.rldr In ? nlwre of Mr. and OUR XMAS OFFERING! - Big Reduction on All Clothing- = From December lsft until the 24th. Our entire stock of Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats and Extra Trousers will be sold at a uniform discountjof -: 20 Per Cent - This offer simply means that you will have the opportunity of buying all of this season's styles in Suits, Overcoats and Trousers for Men and Boys at a small advance above Actual Cost It will pay you to call on us. The prices are all marked in Plain Figures. Nothing Charged at Cut Prices?Stridtly Cash THE ?. J. CHANDLER C Phone 166 * Sumter, C Mrs. P. A. Hornroll and has a number of f riends here who wish for hor much happiness. The groom Is a merchant of Sumtor, being one of that city's rising young business men.?Orangeburg News. Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real estate have been recorded during the past week: Theodore N. Price to Jag. T. Brog don, 40 acre* In county, $1,930 Elisa J. Johnson to Kste H. Wein? berg, 5 acres In county, $360. Annie Y. Huynsworth to Minnie P? Smith, lots an<< buildings on Calhoun street, $1,500. Josephine Ford, et al., to John J. Hritton, Jr., 25 acres in Concord township, $200. Albert James to J. J. Britten, Jr., 1 )t i ear city, $200. A. W. Harby to Nero Smith, 60 acres In Concnrd township, $2,000. Eliza Tldewell and Mary Tldewell to H. E. Ellington, 2 acres in Provi? dence township, $40. M'NAY'S MECHANICIAN DEAD. H. F. Maxwell, Injured In Smash-up Costing Driver His Ldfe, Died of Injuries Yesterday. Savannah, Ga., Dec. 3.?From in? juries he received November 20, while riding as mechanician in the racing car in which Jay McNay was killed, H. F. Maxwell of Jacksonville, Fla., dted at a local hospital today. No funeral arrangements have been made. Shortly before his death Maxwell told attendants he knew McNay was dead, though efforts had been made to keep him Ignorant of the fact. New Things in Gloves. The new things In long and short chamois gloves in white and natural color, 26c and 50e at the Sumter Dry Goods Company. 12-6-11. The work of cattle tick eradiea 1 tion In the Piedmont section of South Carolina is making satisfactory prog ' ress under the direction of the State and national authorities. Teachers' Association Meeting. There will be a meeting of the County Teachers' Association at the Hampton school, Sumter, S. C, ot Saturday, December 9 th at 12 o'cloc) Take a Morning Off. Get an early start, come directly U? The Sumter Dry Goods Company and admire the various lines of pretty and practical holiday novelties. You will say that no one seems to have been forgotten and all reasonably priced. A Remarkable Sale BEGINS Monday 240 Ladies' Coat Suits at a Saving of $5 to $12,50 on each Suit WE WANT just one minute of your time. We have a Coat Suit Argument to submit to you, which bears out the proverb that truth is stronger than fiction. Fact is we have 240 Coat Suits on our 2nd floor marked at an actual savi^ ? or $5 to $12.50 each on regular price, and we want 240 women to participate in this distribute We will add. that the fact of these Newest of Coat Suits being so materially reduced in nr effects that Guarantee of Satisfaction that accompanies any and each purchase made at S ' u s. We will conclude with the observation that as you are but one of the mau> women whose interest will Lc quickened by this Suit opportunity, only the quickest kind of action can save you from disappointment. $1T?50 sriTS FOR $15.00 44 $11.50 M $80.00 Ml 11 . iis.oo , $11.10 . $11.70 .110.00 $17.50 Slirs FOR.$18.35 $15.00 " ? .$16.?" $11.50 M M.$15.00 $20.00 ".$11.11 $11.00 SllTS FOR . . $i?.;>o ?? *? 815.00 44 44 $11.50 $io suii? During sni?? .$11.00 .$11.00 $10.00 . $s.:*:t $0.00 Sale is For 4 Day! Only lieKinning Monday. Schwartz Bros. Not Charged or Sent on Approval