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Cijtduialcjjmaii anJ ^outyrsn. ft*uhli*lted Wednesday and Saturday ?BY? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER, S. C. Term*: $1.50 per annum?In advance. Adver t Usaiueuu: One Square first Insertion.$1.00 ?very subsequent Insertion.. .. '.GO Contracts for three months, or longer will be nuih at reduced rates. All communication* which sub? serve private interests will be charged far as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of respect will be charged for. Ths Sumter Watchman was found? ed la 18S0 and tjftj True Southron in ltd* The Watchmm and Southron save ;>a? the combined circulation and aufr*>eav?r cf both of tht ?i i papers sav>* N manifestly ?h* bes' a I v. rt see Hum in sumter Starting- Out lUglu. The farmers of this county are sts/ttag the new year right. Tbey are culling dnwji the estimates for the new year. They will be able ws are sure, to make the crop for the preeenr year on hslf of what they did fast rear, and that when It is don. they will own it and not have So rush It to market for the benefit of the rsst of ths world. As our bank? er frtend suggests. It Is always the eaee that when people start out with ah** Idea of economy In the begin? ning of the year, they come out with a surplus at ths en6. and when they star, nut rich, ws all suffer together before the year Is over.?Florence Times. 4 1 RKAI. ESTATE TRANSFER*. {fruutgew la Ownetwlilp of Sumter Countv V'rt Recorded In Past Two Weeks, -* The market in Sumter county dirt s> still above par *nd active as Is shown by ihe many deeds recorded SO the office ef the county clerk of s scurf Some of these left during t ie aast two weeks to be recrded are: W. H. Walton to B W. MoCallum. two lota with buildings on Salem ave nue. $1.100. A. J. Qoodman to B. Platt Moore. If acres in Sumter coUnty ani 22 eeris In Clarendon county. $2.500. W. h Walton to E vv McCallum, two lots on Morgan avenue. $tioa. K r> Lee, st aj. ss executors, to l.ad?. n U rfo t und W.iiabetn Heriott, 61.4 acres uu Litalc Uaitiug: -' ? ff lf.tt. arettfe China to Isaac Baker, 6 asses In county, $100. ^ Mra Minnie E RH t ton to Richard I. Manning, agent, lot on Edwards street $6*5. T. B. Fraaer and H. fu Scarbor h. as executors of Miss Mary Hamilton Wltherspoon. to James F. Bland. Sit acres on Black River Road. $10.000. Robert Clarke to Peter U Jones, ff acres In enjnty. $*0#. Percyw B. tfarrtn to J. Carpenter Rodgers. 413 acres one-half m'l north of PiImesst Station $15. ?00. M k n orris to Isaac Sehwarts. Charba 1? m-hwarts md Miss Km ma Sehwarts 2$ 1-2 acres on Blsh opville Sumter public road. $1, e*s. ??N i.KWI ( II \lt<l ?V? d Known Physician of Co? lumbia \rtr*fctl by Sheriff for Al leg rt t rhvliial Awtault. lumhts. Jan. S.?Dr. I^ewls A. S)r"T\'h. well-known physician and awrgeon of ColUWISaa, and son of Pari. I? I Oriirtth. .lupenntendenl of the Stats Penitentiary, was arrested site today on Main street by Sheriff fslsnian on the charge of criminal aasault upon a wall-known young White woman of this city. In the warrant Issued by Magistrate Fowlea It Is charged that ths alleged aase tfTOd m the of lice of the paarst clan several days ago. <'oti\lctlon upon the charge means ths death penalty under the law. Following i hearing tonight. Judge Watts grantei bond to Or. Griffith In the ?um of $: .000 MVERPtXyii MARKJKT. f.ivert oo|. Jan. I. Opened. Closed. Jan?Feb.514 ill Feh M< h.SIS Silt Mch v is-il . . .517 r>20 April M iv Ml 522 % May?June ... SSI 521 ?4 Juns?July . ...... .52* 527 July? AusJ. . . 525 1,29 Aug ?eat.S2S !.:50 Sept?o, f .S2S Iffttj Ort - Non 52? 530 Vfc ffgH 1 . . .526 StiH IVc?Jar.111 M* lt. i ii.is. jt.oon. Ano ri< aS\ all. Salea. 10.000 Am? rn m, .?.700. ?pot* 5 .11 - S up. Opened etcarty. r*l?fs.-,i Veady. LEE COl'NTY FA H ME HS MEET. l'o< Ulrd Adlon Taken Looking to Curtailment or Cotton Acreage ami the (Gradual and llMVktOflfJM like Marketing of Crop. I Ushnp\lile, Jan. 6.?A large at? tended me -ting of farmers of Lee OOUtttf was held here today for the purpo.-e of considering oceans and me nodi of curtailing the cotton o ieage this year, and also to devise ? plan for the marketing of the prop 10 as to protect the interes producers and secure for tl rightful shore of the profits. Revolutions were ado dorglng th ? iiock fft)l-New urieana plan for Securing the co-operation of ; dl formen in the acreage curtail- j 10 nt movement, the Bennetteville, in dlflontion of the Louisiana cotton } w trehouie and valorization plan wps j endorsed1! the plan for the Boys' Clubs j to plant two acres <>f cotton under the direction of the agents of the form demonstration work of the de? partment of agriculture was heartily disapproved, It was decided to petition ( ihe legislature to enact a law forbid? ding any and all fanners p. ?.> itlng nore than twelve and a half acres <'f cotton to the plow and it was decided to adopt a form <>f agreement that will hind the farmers when purchas ing fertilisers to make the fertilizer > notes payable between December 1st and March 31st. The meeting was harmonious and pervaded by a spirit of earnestness and determination and good results are expected. Mr. W. A. Btuckey presided. xu?? it* ,nm***m . tarnm*.K*-mtmmmcymmmrr- ?wf+uimi m ELECTION AT PAXVTLLE *' . I). Curtis Chosen as Mayo low n. Paixville, J in. 4.?An olootio mayor and wardens ?*? the to' Paxville for the i omtng yea held Tuesday with the followil ? ?ult; For Mayor, Q, II. Cur tie; ward? ens. J. \v. Winns, E. M. Bradham* J M. Kicks and I>r Tho?. W. (Junter. Miss Xan Team Spent a feW day last week in Camden. I n Saturday Morning. j hose wagen and steamer re led to an alarm of lire Saturday . eight o'clock on Salem Avenue, vrre n??t called Into service after Ing on the scene. Tlu firv; had i in the framework below the h and an axe fl| ItMyl ly the firemen in cutting through the floor i<? the fire which was extinguished without any difficulty. The Are was at the residence of Mr. White, in the rear of the Jenkins .Specialty Com? pany's building. Clearance Sale FOR FIFTEEN DAYS We are going to clear this Store of WINTER WEARABLES, no matter what it costs us in LOST DOLLARS to accomplish our object. Within a short time we will have to move to No. 14 North Main Street, and we want to avoid carrying a dollars' worth of the present Stock into new quarters. HERE ARE A FEW OF OUR PRICE INDUCEMENTS IT WILL PAY YOU TO INVESTIGATE. $30.00 Suits, now $22.50 Suits, now $15.00 Suits, now $ 7.50 Suits, now $20.00 $15.00 $10.00 $ 5.00 $30.00 Overcoats, now $20.00 Overcoats, now $18.00 Overcoats, now $10.00 Overcoats, now $20.00 $13.34 $12.00 $ 6.67 $7.50 Trousers, now $6.00 Trousers, now $4.50 Trousers, now $3.00 Trousers, now $5.00 $4.00 $3.00 $100 $10.00 Knickerbocker ^-uits, now $6.67 $ 6.00 Knickerbocker Suits, now $4 00 $7.50 Knickerbocker Suits, now $4.50 Knickerbocker Suits, now $5.00 $3.00 This Sale Will Continue For Fifteen Days From January 6th to January 21^1 Men's and Boy's Furnishing Goods. $2 00 Negligee Shirts, now . $1.35 $1.50 Negligee Shirts, now . $112 $1.00 Negligee Shirts, now . 75 .50 Negligee Shirts, now . & $3.00 Underwear, now . $2.00 $2.50 Underwear, now 67 $1.50 Underwear, now. $1.00 $1.00 Underwear, now. .75 All Gloves, Neckwear and Hosiery at Co^t. Nothing Charged at Cut Prices--Strictly Cash. The D. J. (handler