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THE PEOPLES' BANK The main aiwet of a bank is the confidence of the public. Like any (?rhor institution, it flourishes h.mi ii the sunlight of publicity. THE PEOPLES' BANK A minute of Judgment is worth a day of ener? gy. The Farmers, Bank and Tru& Co. COME WITH US. Sayings of Eminent Men on Saving Money Marshall Fit-Id the Great Chicago M'-rchant, says: ' "It vou want 10 succeed, save. This is true, not so much because of the value of the money which the young man who save, u cumulates, but because of the infinitely greater value ol the *ysjem and organization which the practice of saving introduces into his life " Begin the practice of saving a part of \ our income, by tyeaiffg an account in the SAVINGS DEPARTMENT of THE BANK OF SUMTER. rssaw_ > r y v. sVnmV J?RMS IS ASSURED THE MAN "WHO HAS MONEY" IN THE Mm MARSHA? L FIELD clerked in a tftore when he was a boy. He put in the hank enough out of his salary to rftart a small business *>f his own. Today his establish <ui is the fine st in the world. His two grandsons will i 4P0 millions each when they are given their share of j estate. Make OUK Bank YOUR Bank We pay liberal interest consistent with safety, 4 per cent Finft National Bank OF SUMTER Homes F< * Sale. Tilt time tobuy property i FOR SALE. I hr places have b n .el with us, and if you are willing io pay I or value \ ou can buy the one thai suits you I room House and Lot, -\ m 17t?, Liberty St.fa,aoo 6 room House and Lot, ij n 164, Liberty St. close in, 3.000 6room II? md Lot, 00 x jco, Calhoun Si. 3.000 () room Iloo-c ; ! Lot, \ 250, Broad St. 2,500 6 room House am Lot, 8lj acres, Hroad St ?,.I?500 7 ruom II use, ore and Several Tenant Houses, .js arr?-* of land ?i H10.nl Street .11,000 Elegant i room House, close in on Calhoun Street, lot uf i 0 31 310.12,000 Ci if StetSft ry togmtm**%mM i'^^ MALfSTATSI INI i i 11. 1^1 VI I '?I m l Its. 26 1-2 v vi.iin Street. Summer, South Carolina RINKEN HOTEL OPENED THURSDAY, Tim? Thanksgiving Dinner Served Iis GttCStS?PcMOlM? News of Maycs villc. Mayesvllle, Dee. 1.?Thanksgiving Day passsd oft a^ quietly aa usual here. M-?.st of the stores and busi? ness houses observed the holiday orj part Of it and a number of people want to other places for the day, Services were held In th > Presbyte? rian church in the morning as usual \nd a thanksgiving offering liven t?? ih ? children of tin Thornwell Or ph nagO at ClMiton. A good nunilut :?f huntors Wars out in th" ti ?Ida and much game was bagged from -ail re? ports, The Klneen Hotel served its first meal at dinner on Wednesday, The i Rrst travelling men to register Joe Topshs of Columbia and 1. A. I'.agnall of Charleston. A bount lOUl and de? licious Thanksgiving dinner was serv? ed yesterday, Among thoae present. besides the proprietor and family, rar ? Mayor N. D, Womble, Earie E. Thornwell, Esq., of Ilartsville, T. H. Newman, and M 1*1 Minnie Chandler. Hon. II. I. Manning of Sumter was registered this morning for break? fast. The work of preparing the ho? tel for the guests is still going on, although everything is practically ready for guests and they will be well cared for in every rsspsot, Karle E. Thornwell. Esq.. of Harts vllle, was in town yesterday on pro? fessional business. Prof. H. H. Haltlwanger left this morning to spend a few days at his home in Lexington county. Mis Fannie Chandler went to Co? lumbia this morning to visit her brother, Mr. W. B. Chandler. Miss Inez Atkins of Sumter spent Thanksgiving with her grandfather, ('apt. J. E. Atkins. Miss Fannie Atkins. who is at? tending the St. Joseph's Academy in Sumter, was at home for Thanks? giving. We wish to call your attention to the fact that most infectious diseases such as whooping cough, diphtheria nnd scarlet fever are contracted when the child has a cold. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy will quickly cure a eold and greatly lessen the danger of contracting these diseases. This rem? edy is famous for its cures of colds. It contains no opium or othor nir cotic and may be given to a child with Implicit confidence. Sold by all dealers. r>FPI( KRfl 01 i;? I :. ESTATE CO. R. p., Beb* c ( hosen President of Neu Con* ern. At a meeting of the board of di? rectors of the Real Estate Holding Company which was held Wednesday afternoon, the following oflicers were elected: R. R. nelser, President. A. J. Stubbs, 1st. Vice President. D. C. Shaw. 2nd. Vice President. D. D. Moise. Attorney. D. R. McCallum. Jr.. Sec. and Treas. The other members of the board of directors are: J. W. JackSOn, P. Moses, Jr., J. L. McCallum. J. K. Crosswell. A Des Meines man had an attack of muscular rheumatism in his shoul? der. A friend advised him to go to Hot Springs. That meant an expense of $150.00 or more, lie sought for a quicker and cheaper way to cure it and found It In Chamberlain's Lini? ment. Three days after the first ap? plicative < f thil liniment he was well. For Sale by all dealers. It Is reported that the "poor birds" were the greatest sufferers on Thanks? giving 1 'ay. End Winter's Troubles. To many. winter is a season of trouble. The frost-bitten toes and fingers, ehapped hands and lips, chil? blains, cold-sores, red and rough skins, prove this. Hut such troul ' fly before Hueklen's Aniiea Bl A trial convinces. Great* healer <>f bums, boils, piles, cuts, sores, brui asSi srsjemi and sprains. Only 25c at Slhert's Drug Store. Richard Ahernathy, the aged white man recsntly arrested at Blaoks burg for the murder of William Ab? bott in Spartanhurg in 1879. was tried and acquitted In Spartanhurg Friday. An Alarm at Night. That strikes terror to tin- entire household Is th?- loud, hoarse and . inetslllo cough of croup, So mistak? ing it. ami fortunate then the lucky i a rents who keep Poley's Honey and T r Compound on hand. H, W. Oas ?elman, Canton, x. v., says: "it is worth its weigh! In gold, our little children are troubled with croup ami hoarseness, and all we give them is Poley's Honey and Tar Compound, l always have R bottle >>( it in lie house." Slhert's Drug Store, "lies! on Furth " J This |i the er diet of R, .1. Howell, ITracey ??.. who bough! Poley's Hen? ley and Tar Compound for his wife, j "Her c as was the worsi l have ever I seen, and looked Ilka a surt rase of consumption, ' I i lungi <? ? and she coughed nln ml Incessantly ! and her rotes wai hoarse ???nd weak. PolsyNi Honey and Tar Compound brought relief at <>neo and less th m 1 thr<">-? hotties ??Weeted ft 'mploto eure." Sil" rt's Drug Store. MEN AM) RELIGION FORWARD MOVEMENT. Potatoes Hotting in tho Field?Much Cotton Still to Ho Picked. Wisacky, Dec. 1.?We are confined I to the house and it is a good time to j write to the Item. The farmers are '? still very anxious, as there are quan? tities of cotton not picked and very little oats have been planted so far. Numbers have lost most of their potatoes on account of recent cold, because they rotted in the ground be? fore digging, especially whore they wore planted in low land. Three old army comrades have passed away in the last fow weeks from Sumter and Lee counties: Capt. Hasell Dick. Messrs. J. If. Green, and Kennedy Crosswell. Each of them served his country faithfully and has left enviable records as true and loyal citizens. 1 enjoyed the beautiful tribute you gave to Capt. Dick in The 'tern, and endorsed every word of it. Would that we had more liki? him to tab e his place. Mr. Arthur Green who has been (?rfHeftlr? I!1 * hold fevej the road to recove v'. M?s Bvans, bis faithful nun** . <hii with him. Two negro wer a have b< ?nahet In this section In the last week. <>n* ?% I.-, killed instantly, the other is still livinp. They were sisters. A little nc'ro child. 2 years old, living on the plantation of W. W. MeCutchen, was burnt to death last Saturday. The meeting for the Men and Re? union Forward Movement drew a large number of men and boys to the Presbyterian church of Bishopville last Sunday, who listened to a most impressive and instructive address by Dr. Miller, pastor of the St. John's Lutheran church of Charleston, lif? ter which it was decided by almost unanimous vote to organize at on.'.e a movement to push forward the work in our midst. Dr. Miller is certainly a gifted speaker and an earnest worker, and if we were all moved by the same spirit as he. what a grand work could I he accomplished for the Master, j With the Coming of Middle Age, There |l a letting down in the phy- j ?leal forcei often shown in annoying and painful kidney and bladder ail? ments and urinary Irregularities, Fo ley Kidney Pills are a splendid regu? lating and strengthening medicine at such a time, Try them. Blbert'i Drug Store. Piano Recital. Lart Wednesday afternoon quite a I number of music lovers met in Miss bUCile Handle's studio to enjoy a re i ita] by her piano pupils. All of the pupils acquitted them ?elvei well and tho following pro? gram was charmingly rendered: Bnowbells, Daria?Maurine Lipon. Babes in the Wood, Maxim?Elisa? beth China. Duet: "The Brook, Foote?Eusrene Purdy, Miss Handle, "Story by the Mouse," Lynes ?Ha dl< i tunne. in Uniform, Orter Annie Church? ill, in the Boat, Franke?Catherine I Flowers, I Valse, Dennee?Dorothy Rums, Mandolin Serenade, B?hm Annie Handle. Chorus: Spanish Glpsey?Jenny Lind Musical Club. Pores! Flowers, Moni y ?May l mnne, Prayer to the Virgin Monley -Huth Brov n. Duet: Mardl Orns. Schuherl - Bu< ebla Phuler, Miss B?ndle. \ Terrible Blunder. i.i negieel liver trouble. Never i<? it. '?' 1 e Dr, King's Ww Life Pills on the Hrsl sign of constipation, blllous I ness or Inactive bowels and proven! virulent Indigestion, (aundlce or ernll ?tones, They regulate liver, stom urn ?1 Ti.l bowels and build up your health, only I5fl at Blbert'S Drug Store. DON'T ItW&i WAIT 1 -y'or [Si =============== iYOi 'Ii VVait for next Spring j * ^J"? ancj higher prices ?buy now and reap the pro rL^1 fit yourself. Some ol the Choice Properties Listed Witt) Us now at Quick Sale Prices No. 331 West Hampton Avenue. No. 212 West Hampton Avenue. No. 24 HaskeU Street, SUMTER REAL ESTATE I INSURANCE GO,, Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. Bide. Sumter & C LIME, CEMENT, ACME PLASTER. SHINGLES LATHS. FIRE BRICK. DRAIN PIPS. ETC. "Rott Clru\r\ Rlre FLour. Sbip Stuff, Bran. 1 Id y, VJI dill, Miiftd Cow and Chicken Feed. Horses. Mules, !??"?? an:1 \<> Order Too targe Or Too Small. Booth-Harby Live Slock Co. SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLIN \. 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