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?nd upprovtng of the plan to secure the new railroad Mr. lMtt> - .gge.-t ed th.?t all doubts and questions id ' " ? ? t r *t ferring I he w lode Issue to the courts. He said that a friendly suit could be Instituted In tl ?? approaching term of court, ft r tl.c purpose of determining th - <?,.?, sttlutlonullty of the act of the legis? lature the legallt> of the payim it of the money under the act and the re sp< r.-.lallty ussum e<| by the Super vumr. as a bond* d ?olini. Irisoull he pay |1m moMy to the city as author* i?.?-d to do. Mr. Cllft< u ill at i i attention to the fail th it the act aulhi'l'./ad iiie payiio lit Ii?? Ii ade lo the Ott| Of SuiU ter. a a?d\?nt. re.-q onsih.e and per? manent muni, ipahty ind tad to an individual or iriespt nsh le eom? mlttee; that the (M t had bfOg So framed by the delegation for the protection of the county board In the event that the legality Of the payment should ever be attacked. Should auch an Issue bf raised In th. future and the legality of the pay? ment be attacked the eonnt\ board wou'd have re. oui-e againthe city of Hum tor Bfaee nn Illegal payment we'ild iK't Ik sustained by the courts I 1 I PS ?n forced. .\!r. Manning ? \,% Supervisor and geggabs i of thi Is rd if the only matte- th i ried tb? in front im medlar. tegnpttaJMi with tlo t.rms of the aet ens the question of Die of the Supervisor Sf a I ! The question bolgflj mattvely. Mr. Manning proposition to submit tli it pted. would reiiev e the Supervisor of this responsibility, lb pr.s. d to furnish the Superv l*or an accept a loud in the -um of ? 11.0th iin nifylng the Supervisor harm and costs in the the legality of the np i should be attacked. The . pb a. the bond b> Mr. I. C. Strauss, tp prnveri mm ig form bf Mr. J. H. Cliff epted by th boards It by twebe or fourteen of . esent. whose aggregate aponstblllty satisfied the board that the bond was good snd sufficient. The bond Is on hie In the Supervisor's office and can be seen by those who so desire. These preliminaries hav ing I een disposed of the board, gsj motion of Commissioner W. J. Young adopted by unanimous vote a resolution ih?t the Bupjervlsor draw hi- cfJMOSl for $12.0ua in favor of the city of Stou? ter and that the same be deliverel to NM pf "edited officer of the was drawn and de brk and Treasurer 1 gave his receipt ft r it. That Is the whole story of ihe transaction, so far as we know it. In conclusion the following facts Should be briefly stated, so that they mav I e >. parated from the volnmtn uous detail? of the shove narrative ef the pr.lings: 1. Humter. the county as web a* the city, needed additional railroad facilities. 1. The extension of Igst Seaboard Air Line from llart-v lb southward afforded an opportunity?probably the only opportunity thl< county would have In many >ears?to ob? tain a trunk line connection with one of the three great railroad syst? m> of the south. 9. To secure this railroad fot Sums ter ? ounty certain conditions prescrib? ed by the railroad people had to be compiled with. vis. .he guarantee Of rights of way from llartsville to and through Itlshopvllle and them ?? to and through Sumt? r and two m i I? I South, and terminals In both )d?diop vllle and Bumter. 4. I'dshopville guaranteed the rU'hts of w iv to that town. ;, t.rml nal In the town and right of wav two miles Soiitn. on londltion that the road l-e . \enib d to Saimt.r. Sumter h iv ii ^ tto pioposltV n put up to her gUit.no. d tin nghts ,,f way from MggssgarOli lo gmntei tin terminal In th?- eit> and rights ol way i\\ ? miles South The building of the road w,^ <b pendent Upon the aei ept ancf of the conditions of the rail* road officials by both Sumter and Id-hopv ille. It To pn>\nie the rlsjats ?.t a ij tnd termoiai guai.?ttt?. d b) Sumt? r required a sum estimated nl ?J to fta.OOO. and tlo only pagelfctc means by whl? h this -um rouM bt rai-ed was to, <4?>coriiig ipp'o;?< i.itio||<l from Um city and gatlgj|| ol Humtt r. The eil j oiineil gppt opnat? d fJ'b <M?t? and the b-trislatnr* it tie- tn.-tm ? sjf the etygsmj of Samlet aulhorlgi i the appropriation of SI-,.,,,"' of ? oun? ty fund-? gat "ilu dip. d .?. s. Th.mmitteej ippolnled by tbt maas meeting ol cltlaens thai opted Ike proposition of Mr. Ron? Sil. have enrr'-d ?b? uiabrtak.ng al ggsjat |a ? siieaeasful runsummattoni |nt tb? r-> id bad fffim Htahopvlth lo Ihtl ?It) has bean m iSed and tin tr.o k Ism bang I ild < portion of Ihe #11 -it r ? betwi eg I in Im Ille i nd gsjgatei aasuflng lh< lontpletlon of th- i . ol Into lb s . |!\ g Ithln ? fl g months Trains ? i ? n??a bei *.u opt i Itell Inio llls||o|0 ||le 7. AMbough the eammltlee bad at Its disposal i\ j '.to. ?ja.i from thi eltj iad i 11,00?. from the oounty ?the securing; of the rights of w ty hai bftll more expensive than antid pat* i md by the time the balance of the right ol way through the city, from the terminal to the limits, and Ihence two miles i mthward, has been purchased the funds avnllgbie will probably have beert exhausted and the deficit will have to be made up by public apti Ited i Itlsone, I, it ahould ae, borne In bind by thoee \ ho have condemned ti? legis? lative delegation lot securing the en? actment of the enabling acti the grand Jury fat recommending ihe payment of Ihe money by the county board, and the supervisor and menders of the County hoard for paying over th? money to the City of funtter, thai it was a business proposition that men of admitted business sngaeli.v and tin questioned personal and official Integ? rity decided i ?med to them to tin best interest of the county, of v hlch the city of sundr la a part, !?. It she lid also be borne in mlad that the ciiy of sumtor appro? priated MMN in the belief thai the Indirect returns from better rail? road facilities and the growth ft Milt? ing therefrom would repay the in? vestment since the direct returns in the gray of taxes to be paid the city by the railroad og its property with? in the city can never be lufficlenl to pay latorast on the original Invest? ment of to eay nothing of nltlmately repaying the principal, While on the other hand the building of the raihond will add $ 1 oo.ooo. per? haps $ lit, tot. to the taxable property of the conaty, the revenua from which will reimburse the county, principal iml interest, within n few years for the ,> 12,000 appropriation. In ad? dition to the direct and Immediate returns the county obtain! from the Ibuilding of the railroad, there are to be Considered the indirect and inci? dental hem-tits derived by the sta? tion of the COUnty that will obtain I railroad facllltlea it heretofore lacked. I lo. it shrtdd also bs remember led that the city of gumtOf pays SOme Ithing more than one-third of the Ioounty taxes?more than 111,000 per I year into the COUnty ordinary fund? I not a dollar of w hich is spent in the Icily, save that pnid to county offiolals las salaries and the amount expended Ifor COUrt expenses, the balance going Itoward maintenance of roads and Iother county expenses, from which I the county derives the direct benefit and the city only the indirect and inci? dental. Therefore, since the city Ipays more than one-third of the total I COUnty taxes the city Is paying more I than one-third of the $12.000 appro? priation by the county in addition to I the ||#,t?0 appropriated by the city. |Thls Issue of what the town does Tn Icomparison with what the county I docs is not of our seeking, but since lit is being bandied back and forth I from one end of the county to the I other. It is well to get the cold facts Ion the record. I ?very n an who has condemn* d the I member* of ti e legislature. Bupervis jor. county board ami all others who |hnv? beta Instrumental in putting I through the $i2.ooo appropriation jshould ask himself what he would I ha vasal one had he bSQg in the place lof these public servants. Would you I have done as they did. looked at the I matter as a business proposition and mad,- list- of your opportunity to I build up the county and the city? I which is a pari of the county?and a Inot laeonsMarahle tax payer? or IWould you have taken a narrow view ?f the matter, turned down the prop lostttoa, thereby preventing the no Iqutsttton of an enterprise that would IIncrease the taxabls property of the county hit mediately to the exteat of Imore than $100,000 and opening the I door of opportunity to the county seat to becojne a larger and more Iprosperous trsde-center and << still tagger taxpayer Into Ihe county treas? ury ! Would yon have voted to securt the Hesboard when von could do so bj approving Ihe appropriation of $11, 00fl of county fund-*, or would you have turned It down Hat and let it co to some otior town, through some "th? r e(,ui,t\ ? Finally, lieai In mind, von who are condemning vom puhllt servants, who took a buelnesi view of ;t business proposition, thai tax??, have not been Increased ami will not be Increased on account Ol this appropriation Tbl- .nt t I. has grown to in in ?vdin.te und unforeseen length, but we make tie, apologies on that score, ihe matter Is important, the amount 01 misinformation that is being clrcu la ted Is hardly believable, Ihe preju? dice thai Is being created unnecei sary und without reason md we have endeavored lo set down the p iln f?u \y. ? ? we i,now them, in the Hln< ? 1 ? la pe I hat a bellt t linder standing mav ?.,- promob d, The peu l?h id thi ton n of Humter and the 1 of tin.nit*, hi' for mans years worked together In unity of splrll and purpu ? 1 >t the common c...,,,i ,,1 Mil and tha Upbuilding ami pro 11, 1 iinii s tin Indlssolubly linked In vether and a hal hi ip 1 hi 1 it> in |ps jthe county, and what in jn-, the county Injuns the ? it\-. There i- m> '? Ml ih?* Posioilhv Ht MiimtT. K C, Hfl s?s ??ml rias* Mrtu r I'LUNONAL. A ??. Robert Mi Leod la at h >n u Crom Greenville .where he spent delightful tv o weeks. Mis Bailie Causey, oll Pinnopol.s, is Ihe attractive u test of M'?s Gen? d^ve R?ndle. Messrs. Cecil Wilson, bimle du? Uno and David McCnllttm i*avo re? turned from New York, v heve they wenl on the trip given for the Siat< i ii 11 Hers, Miss Marian Cooley, Lm Angeles, ?' who hai been visiting M'us Ma? bel Parrott, lefl this -morning lor In dlana, where she will Join her mother f. r r trip through Europe, Mr. K. I. Manning want to Colum- I i<ia Tuesday. Mrs, a. a. Bradhom and son, Lew is, spending some lime in Henderson villa, n. C. Messrs, Perrj M. Parrott and Ber? nard Manning have returned from a irlp to New York city. Mrs. Harry Vates and children lefl Tuesday morning for visit at Dillon and Maxton. N. C. Mr. \v. ii. Vatei went t?? Rembert Tuesday morning, Mrs. K. Mi Jenkins and daughter, Miss Blolse Jenkins, were In the city Tuesday. Mrs. a. k. Gregg will leave Tues? day afternoon for a visit to relatives In Florence, Misses Minnie and Jennie Barnett lefl Monday morning for Virginia I '.each. Miss Ida Merrett, of Charleston, Is visiting ber ilster, Mrs. j. u. Barker, at New Bumter, Mr. a. B, Qregg and daughter are visiting relatives In Florence, Mr. 11. W. la-all was in the <ity to? day. V.r. a. II. Sanders, of HagOOd, was in the city Tuesday and Wednesday. senator J. H. Clifton has return? ed to the city after being in attend? ance at the hearing of the legislative committee in Augusta last week. Mr. and Mrs. 1?. W. Cuttlno and children have returned from ;? stay at Waynesvllle, x. C. Miss Maves. of Greenville, is visit? ing Mrs. Ei. L. Scarborough on North Main street. Judge J. i.. Gillie, of Etemberti was in town Tuesday night after return? ing from Kingstree. where he went to catch and bring hack t ? this coun? ty a negio for whom he had a war? rant. Mrs. Jennie Flowers and daughter, of BisttOpvUle, passed through the city this morning on their way to tha mountains <?f Western North Caro? lina, where they will spond some time. Mr, and Mrs. J. a. McKnight have gone to Blythewood for a visit to Mr McKnlght's toother at th. t place. Messrs. Harold and Francis Molse left this morning for a stay on Sul? livan's Island. Mr and Mrs. a. V. Plnson, Jr., re? turned Tuesday after a delightful stay at Wrlghtsvllle Beach, Miss Lucy Johnson, of Manning, who has been visiting Mrs. .1. II. .lohn son has returned home. Miss Mabel Parrott went to Wil? mington Thursday morning. Mrs. Campbell Rtubbi left for Piedmont Springs Thursday morning. Mrs. j. a. Warren is spending some time in Green wood. iust or reasonable course for strife, contention or prejudice over the mat ti r and it is to be hoped that all our people will consider the facts in a calm and dispassionate manner, and. by putting themselves in the other n in - place, arrive ;it a logical con? clusion by deciding w hat tin y them? selves would have done in the elr cumstn nees. Slimier County Hummer school. The Sumter Count*, Hummer School will begin Monday. .Inly 29th and last four weeks. Arithmetic, Kngllsh and the Prlmarj methods will b,- taught. The I.k- prescrib? ed by the state Hoard of Kducatlon Will b" used. .1. II i:i:r.i:i:T HAY.VSWt 'K i ll. County 8uperlnt"tident of Rdtieatlonc t'??i: ^ ?\. u need r.v< foi pi ml Ins in cotton. ',,in ei,. wen lav Ini by, I loed h -1 la rbv Live Rtoi k i 'o, \S \\ i i n?v ? omen a d > In dents to sell patent? d spei laities, oi popubii publication* Ouaranteei lary * I 7fi p. r das \ddresi \\ \ \ I I I? v I to I I I (M sell you Vitiate of Soda fo prompt shipment from any port Wi ito oi phone me f< r prlcei Phone No l ft, .i Dwyer, Mr. and Mrs. J. Wesley Stuckey passed through the city this morning on their way Crom Bishopvllle to Ashevllle. Mrs. A. D. Harby und children have gone to Arden, N. C, to spend some time. j Mr, J, n Johnson left Thursday morning ft r Ashevllle t" attend the ; convention of architects at that place, j Mr. a. w Jones, comptroller get ? oral ;'<-r the State, was In the ? Uy to- \ day making his yearly examinations | of the auditor's and treasurer's books. ' Boll? itor Philip H. stoll. of Kinas tree, was In the city Thursday, Thos. H. Tatum, Eliq., of Bishop ville, was a visitor to the city Th?rs-' day. Mr. ? ?it.j B. Brlstow, ol Abbeville, sp< nt the night in the city with h's brother, Miss Kala Lawtcn leaves Thursdaj to \ Isil relatives In rimmonsville, af? ter having apent awhile In this city with frb nils. Mr. Jamej l?. Graham is spending awhile at Boykin with Mr. J, L. Irby on a house party at that place, i Miss Cecile Molse has returned to the city after spending a month with relatives at Atlantic City. Mis. Dora E. Dennis has gone to Macon, Ga? to visit her daughter at that place, she will la1 gone a week. Miss Qrace McDowell has returned to her home in Charlotte after a visit to friends in the city. Mr. .1. ii. Clifton went to Columbia Wednesday night to meet with the dispensary investigating committee at that place Thursday for a continuance of the hearing. M \VS I KHM WISACKY. C rop-, in (iood Condition and Promise Well?Views on the Dispensary In? vestigation. WTsacky, .in \ 17.?Prom a politi? cal standpoint South Carolina pre? sents a most deplorable spectacle to the eyes of the world. Corruption, fraud, graft. Immorality, Intemperance and about every other evil, have been charged against her officials and ac? cording to reports of recent investi? gation, have been substantiated. Same on our noble old State! And when, or where is it to end? The farmers of this Immediate sec? tion have had favorable weathei for the past week to work up their crops, and have them in fairly good condi? tion. Our crops will soon be laid by. Corn crops are very god. Cotton is large enough, hut not fruited in pro? portion to size, of weed. It has a tine color, and is growing rapidly. All the oat land has been sowed in peas or planted in potatoes or corn. We have ^quantities Of rain, which has Injured |the fruit crop. Peaches, Which promised wall. are rotting badly. Gardens have don,- well, and thert is an abudance of vegetables. The new buildings ate progressing finely and w ill soon be completed. Mr. and Mrs. H. IV Scott, also Mi Lawrence Scott, ate enjoying a short vacation at the home of their par? ents. Air. R, M. Cooper and Misses Mat., and Netta Coper are enjoying tin in Selves on the seashore. Miss Marguerite Scott, after a lengthy visit to friends in Barnwell, -AOJduij u ?nui inu>p>oj auioi| poujnta.i ed. Mrs. Asa Mooneyham has been quite sick, but is much better. Mis.- Annie Belle DuRant is etil' unit*' sick. l am ?lad to report the little child of Mr. Edgar Scott, after a long and serious illness, is improving rapidly. Mr. Arthur Green H a great suf? ferer from Sciatica. Mr. Reld, who is keeping books for W. W. DesChamps and Co., has mov? ed his family to this place, We are delighted to have such acquisitions to our neighborhood and give them a warm welcome, His sick child is Im? proving rapidly, Miss Held of Columbia lias been ft recent visitor at hi - new home. II.id heavy rains today, which put a stop to all farm work for tin- pres? ent. ZI.Mo I nit YOl'lt SKIN. I Werna. Pimple?. Uns Ii anil \l! skin \ III UM tons (.hiioklv Healed. No ni itti i wh;it the trouble, ecze? ma, chafing,, wilt rheum, Zemu In? stantly stops irritation. Tin- - are comes quick. Sinks right in. leav? ing no trace. 55emo is a vanishing liquid, Your skin fairly revel* with ib la bt Ho moment Zeino Is applied i ireatest thing on c irth foi dan dt Ulf. /. mo i ? pr< pared bj R W. Itose Mi ilieine ?'o.. st Louis, Mo. and I; ..].l by ail druggists at $1 it bottle Kul to pro-.to yon Its won lerltil value 11 i- now pul up In liberal sdr.e trial bot ibs 't onl> l S cents and Is guarnnb < il to do the work or your money bin k, Sold al ? I ?el .orme'* PI rmacy, So. 2 Give us your Job work. MAYESVILLE TEACHERS ELECT Mi. J. R. Hamilton, ol ehester, < hos ? Principal; Other Teacliei\? i ? Politics, i - ." lyesville, July 17.?The trustees ? r* the Mayesville schools hold a 1 meeting recently for the purpose of! eh ng teachers for the coming ses n of the graded school. There tven many Lpplications, as- usual, '. the board had a good held to eh< se fi < m. M r. J. K. Hamilton, j of t heater, was elected as principal. He Is a graduate i t' the University of South Carolina, and comes very highly recommended, having taught for six years, Miss Luctle White. of Jefferson and Miss Alice Cooper of M yesvllle, were chosen as assistants. The former has had several sessions experience In the work and is highly spoken of by her former patrons. Miss Cooper taught here before, Is a grad? uate <>f Winthrop College, and needs no Introduction as to her ability and litm is for the work. The school en? joyed a Very successful session last winter and it la expected that the coming session will be ?-von more so and that the attendance will bo in? creased. j State and county politics are not causing much talk here as yet. Oc? casionally an "pinion is expressed but the weather is too warm for heated arguments. Much interest is. of i ourse, b, tng taken in the campaign and in the work of the dispensary investigating committee, and fron, whai can be gathered, the general concensus of "pinion is that things po litlcally have become pretty rotten in South Carolina. It is too soon to make any prophesies as to the out? come Of the county elections, but some of the candidates have some strong supporters around here. if talk counts for anything. Some "f the out-of-town guests at the dance were; Misses Theo Young. Union; Bailie Causey. Plnopolis; Elizabeth Brown, Darlington; Agnes Speights, Greenville; Agnes Bland? ina. Corsicana, Texas; Wannamaker, Orangeburg; Sarah Adams, States Vllle, X. ('.. !>r. Calmer of C'arters villo and others. A city is sometimes Judged by the agricultural possibilities of the iur rounding country?increase the effi? ciency of the soil. Revival Services at Betlieada. Rembert, July IT.?Revival ser Ivices will be held at Betheada M. B. church. Wedgefleld circuit, to begin on Sunday. July 28, at 11 g. m, They will be conducted by Rev. J, O. Chris? tian of Macon, Ga. HUNTER-BRAWIiEY. Popular Young Lady of This County Married to Neu berry Man. At the First Baptist church Wed? nesday morning at o'clock Miss Oulda Alllene Hunter of this county became the bride of Mr. Plnley Watts Brawley of Xe\vberry. There were a large number of friends and rela? tives of the bride and groom present at the ceremony and afterwards to sec the bride and groom off on the bridal trip. The bridal party entered the church to the strains of M endelssohn's Wed? ding inarch played by Misses Isadore Teicher on the violin and Irma smith on the. piano, and at the altar the bride and groom ware united in mar? riage by the Rev. l>. M. McLeod of the First Methodist church. The at t? ndantS ware, as brides-maid Miss Margaret Hinds of Florence; as dame of honor. Mrs. F. A. Lynam; Mr. Hen? ry llolliday was best man and Mr. R. s. Churchill gave the bride away. The ushers Were Messt -. C. W. Smith and M. H. Feck. The bride was married in her travel in.; costume, as immediately after the ceremony the couple were to leave on the :?.::'? train for Hendersomille, X. C, where they will remain for the next two weeks. Alter the tirst of August the happy young couple will be at h< me to their friends in NYw b >rry. Quite a large assortnu nt of hand? some and useful present- were given, testifying to the esteem In which the I ? de and groom arc held. The bride has made her home in i1 i- county for several years, where -: ,? has been engaged In teaching school mar Oswego, She has gained m ny friends during her stay, all of 'whom hate to see her leave. The groom is a young business man ol New berry. Some ol the out-of-town visitors in at tendance upon the wedding wee M s. Isabel Alb n of Clor? nc< ; Mis S. \. M ant, r. Suiunu rtoti. I>lt. ( AHI R I'VVS Physician and Surgeon. ? oh, a ovei I?- I .orme's I 'rug Store Isbleiu e ? \ Main Street. i M ti.a> hour-; II A, M. to 2 P. M. Of 'i phone 119, resident e, 3 71. Mr. W, J M' Kagen Li taking i is ten days vacation from the force at this time. go Made Into in. Philadelphia, July It.?When the liner Ancona arrived with 10 Mush in? brides-to-be h? bridegrooms wer? on the dock with a priest, who per? formed 10 weddings jointly. mm i i ??? I Candidates' r Announce ..dates wt he printed Ii .mmn until th close of kne *npaign for $5. N cards accepted on credit. For Sheriff. CapL E. S. Carson is hereby an? nounced as a candidate for Sheriff at the eusuing election, having before discharged the duties of that office with promptness and efficiency, we take pleasuro in recommending hkn for said office, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. MANY VOTERS. I hereby offer myself a? a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. J. K. BRADFORD. Capt. Q*o. C. Warren is hereby announced as a candidate for the of-* flee of Sheriff of Sumter county, eub Ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. j VOTERS. I For Coroner. I hereaby announce that I am a (candidate for the office of Coroner of 8umter County, subject to the action I of the Democratic primary. I D. W. OWENS. For House of Representative*. I am a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives subject to the rules of the Democratic Pri? mary. R. B. BELSER. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for the House of Repr?sentative? from Sumter County, pledging myself to abide Jby the result of the Bemo cratic Primary. B, D. EPFS. Dr. F. M. Dwlght is hereby unani? mously nominated, as a candidate for the House of R preeentatives, subject to the rules governing the Primary. We bespeak for him the suffrage of his fellow countrymen. * * Si f .? J The Wedgefleld Democratic Club. For Supervisor. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for the office of Supervisor of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. L. E. WHITE. - v^; I hereby announce myself a can? didate for re-election to the office of Supervisor of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic pri? mary. P. K.. PITTS. For CVerk of Coart. I hereby announce myse'.f a candi? date for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court for Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Demo? cratic party. L. I. PARROTT. The name of H. L. Scarborough 1? presented as a candidate for Clerk of Court for Sumter County in the com? ing Democratic primary election. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Clerk of Court of Sumter county, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. JOHN R. SUMTBR. For Solicitor. I annotince myself a candidate for the office of Solicitor for the Third Judicial Circuit, subject to the rul??e of the Democratic Primary. THOS. H. TATl'M. I hereby announce myself a can didato for re-election to the office o* Solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. mnt tp tt STOLL. I I he date t SUb.ieCt. party, k'our support and Influenct w dl l>e appret lated. v B. CM AT?. I?euren* S. C, For t\Higresa, i ereby announce myself as t can* d d te for the nomination for Con? gress from the Seventh Congrcsston* si District of South Carolina, iah? jeet to the rules of the Democratic