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k red Ml lIk- Po-Uolli<< at Sumter. ?. C. SJS oM?l Cl.tss *Uirter. I ? ... mm 1 ? ?.? ? > 11 Ml fi, M. Wari.p returned this n."ini;iK from a shot visit to his wife tt I lemlersonville \ m* L.'UMe (lr uly. of Norfolk. Is \ IMI Iuk bei oth* r, Mr. Meal > * ?rad> n the city. , Mitees Nm ead Jan. Ball) o4 Char l< tot t#t the guests "i Miss Harriet Herbert. ? ('h arch Street, Mr. J. I>. Oraham has return#4 from a tili? t.. A-h. v...c >u<l llender s-uvUle. Mrs. lt. I? QffclMMH left Tuesday morning foi ' 't llender-on vllle. Mrs. L P.. Phillipe went to Ca rod* n Wednesday morning to spend a few d i> * Mrs. o-Neal Smith Bj| Uowlind. N. C. passed through the city WcdnCtdt] ?-n h?r wav t?? Kock Hill. Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lesesne and daughter have gone with Mrs. K. A. t'ottlno to the mountains in the hope ^^hat a change will Improve the health -of the latter. Mr. F. 11. Mellette has returned from a two weeks stay at Chadboum and Wrlghtavllle. Mr Heyward t'rywson has return? ed to the city after ?pending two ^ Weeks at Myrtle Peach Miss Mary Vayes and Miss Frances Marshall who have hern Ositinn rela? tive* in the city left Wednesday morn? ing on their return to their homes at Oreenvllle. Mr. It. A. Brand of Wilmington, ^fourth vice-president of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, Is in the city. Miss Lou lie Bowman, of Sumter, is epected here about the middle of the coming month to spend the remaind? er of the summer with her grand toother. ? Charleston Post* rhame*- \rrowsmtth. Manning. July 31.?There was a eurpri" m urlage In Manning yes? terday afternoon when Mlsg Helen ^Thames became the bride ol Philip MrruHMiiiih, a prominent young law ^yer of Klngstree. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. \\ H. Shuler a the M hod I pe Wo| iv? kftev the ttremonj th< bapp) oouph left m en utter iibtb for Sumte? to . re>, i ? ilfi foi .? bridal i 'it* North, They pgJt out c, l. had time to extend congratulations. Mis* Thames was the second daugh t< r of Mr. and Mrs I\ If Thames and was one ..f the most popular young society belies of Manning. r Cotton IWdng Calnueil. Wolnisil.il, .ifternoon In passing DejgChamps mill we obsered that cot? ton was being ginned by Mr. McLeod Coon Inquiry we found that he had <n m I t il bale* during the day, .?11 of It being Met -i.-a-.-n's puking. Puns I lamination*. The following persons are some of th s. who p(ssed the re. ent examina tion held i?y the Mate Medical Board L and are BOl tgsied phyaldaBI W. i '.ir*.--. Sumter. K/ra M. I?a\is. Ma\? ?\ Hie; r. M. ?; Iffln, l.v nehburg. W I ilirsln. Jr.. Mi nning; Henry 1?. Moore. Charleston; P. J. O'Neal. BMhtfrvtlle, The f dloalafj passed the examination for Iraltod nurses: iv M Hodge. Bosallng M. Jack? ie -..n .Main- Kenne.h. and Muttle Mur 1 1 .11 of Sumter. Ih-alti of W. <>. I.<H khart. Timriooisvllle. July 30.?W. O. I*.* khart. who has been magistrate at Cart?r?<Mllt for a number of yetTa died ih s 1 lorntni? at o? lock after a veek s lltteae, ' ipcti t oi ton. Mr. Arthur llreen. or Wl*acky. pick? ed a boll of op. n cotton ?>n Moaday pi and BOgd it in to us. this hottg the fll ?t we h. < f received thH sea-Jon. Tb.- -uintt r Plan' pro ah | that the candidate for cone ilman peOClV? Inu the highest number of vol. * Omll Ufte f#,r four yejirs md the one r. ???hing the next hlgflloei shall ief\e t^o yeate This daee aal ref.-r t ? the vote received In the primary, but to the regular election that will be held on August 13th. In the event that 1 he two aoralaeoi el the primary receive ?he same n imher of votes at the regular ?deetlon. what will la done about the length id terms' livery man who voted In the primarv took an oath It support the nomi? ne?- and tho?e who vote in the regu? lar election cannot consistently scratch ?ith?T of the candidates for councilman. eral hales of ctton were ginned at oThito*i Mill Wsdaeeday, something very unusual for this season tf the year Th.- fottog tPtl MCI var's cot? ton. Ii VISIT 10 PRIZE CROPS. CROP* IN PRllftE CONTEST LOOK UM BVT MOaVI OF THEM XEED i: \i\ i?? > 111:1.1? < >t r. I>;ii l\ Wont hi \uloiiiobile? ??n Ml Day Trip hut \\in> not Able tu Visit All of <'<?ui?*?iaiii??Vlwh Interoi ruh? en in Couaasl?DtsTevesices Between Prise Drops nnd Other Crop* Not? t?i?Those on the l*rlp?Mnj Enter Content. The party ??f farm experta, bankers, mart hanta and othera who left here ,t :? o'clock Wedneeday morning to visit the fnrma of those who ha.l en tered the CTtty National Bank prize contact returned to the city about dark in the evening after having visited farina north and south of the city. \ having seen some tine and some poor | crops, having spent an enjoyable, if I strenuous day of It, and after having traveled about Blty miles, more or less through the county. The party in the four automobiles consisted of Messrs. G. A. Lemmon, president of the City National Bank, Prof. W. I* English, of the depart? ment of farm demonstration work at Clemson College, District Agent L. L. Baker. Farm Demonstration Anent J. Frank Williams, who Is also president of the County Farmers' Cnion. R, B. Belser. A. V. Snell. H. L. Scarborough, A. J. Stubbs. E F. Miller. C. L Stubbs, W. T. Rowland and Andrew Wll? dams. In the afternoon some of these gentlemen dropped out and oihers took their place. The automo? biles for the trip were furnished by Messrs Scarborough. Rowdand, Belser and the Shaw Motor Company. Of course the twenty odd farmers who are competing in the contest were not all visited during the day, but a number of them were visit? ed and it Is hoped that an opportunity will be afforded in the near future for a visit to the others In the contest. The visit was made for the purpose of allowing Messrs English, Baker and Williams, the farm experts in the party to see and make comparison between the prize crops and the other crop-; and suihclent difference was seen, without having to be pointed OUt by the experts, to make it plain 'that it would be better to plan less and cultl vnte U more,*4 as Mr English tersely remarked. All of the crops visited were very geod. taking j?!t thin?.', it ;. < onsld amtlon. s >n >? put ?ea much more f< r? Itiliaer eras need than others aid the I different kindi of land tnd bovarylni [seasons on (he different farmi ??.. ? all tended to help or hinder some of the farmers more than others. However? One thing was noticeable ahOUt all of the farms visited. The farrm is were intensely Interested in the result of the contest and the ex? periment which was being carried on and each one showed his interest in his own individual way. A great many of the crops needed rain, especially in the sections around Dalzell, Btsteburg and Wedgetield. South and east of Sunder the rain was needed in some plncea, but not as badly as on Bo other side of the city. At many of the places VtattOd the farmers had '.aid by their corn and cotton. Mr. Bngllah in tni'M ca.-e> advised these farmers to continue to run harrows through their .fops Si long as it was possible. At most of tin plncea vlalted the farmers ware ready and waiting for the party. At all of the places the part; \\e!e treated to \atious farm delicacies, arntormelon being offered Jat almost every place, At Mr B, P, Miih rs grapea arere passed around and at Mr. L I. PalTOtt'l pit*.- the 'party WON Invited to partake ,,f a l-ig dinner which was spread out or. tables under the trace, but there was not sufficient time to stop, no m itter how much those in UlO party would hav< liked to. Much interest was tak? en In aomc plncea in the coming of tin- party ami around Providence a number of the farmer? had gone to XNoik and chared the roadsides of Weeds arid bushes and put the road n betb r condition, an that the party could Bee tin- crops better and have easier riding, Most of the loads were found to be in wry good condition considering 'he dry weather, hut there were pb nty of places where the auto mohliixts ?rot bumps in passing, Ho much pleased wer,- the bank of. ilclals at the Interest shown in the contest which tioy originated that tin >,., \ e decided to continue the con teal nether year ami will prob? ably do so on a larger BCale< S ? thOBS who are now in the contest and those who expect t? get In it another year will do well to begin preparing their grounds as soon a* possible, Ol course proper rotation of crops will be ea pec ted hi the contest fot another year. Those who are in the City National Bank prlae four acre contest are com? peting for two prlaea of |100, one for the farmer who makes largest yield on the four o res of cotton corn, peal ami potato. -, and one for the oontect? ant who makes tin- greatest net gain on the four acres. Those In the cen? ts?! ire i M. Bredham, Bumter, R, T, i No, . ? t.. i v ?I ?ott. Bumter; w O, Cain, Bumter, R. P, D. No, I; E w Dabbs, Mayesvtlle; T, L'. Lacke) nu? ll ? I. U. F, I?. Nu. I; B i >. Tlsdale Bumter, R F, D. No, i . w. I ?. Bar v ii k, Mayesville; C. J. Jackaon, Ho? rath : J. W. Odom, Bumter; i R. and L.. M. Jackson? Bumter, R. I". D, No. 8 J. Whits, tiumter, R. F iv No ?; sU J. Minis. LynChburgJ R. M. Jen? kins, st. Charles; Richard Banders. Dalsell; William Brown. Sumter, R. | P, I?. No. 5; m. H. Beck. Sumte? : a. Thompson. Bumter; 11 L. 8 arbovough, ' Bumters W. K. Jennlnga, Sumter, R. P, i'. So. 8; K. \v. Parker, sr.. Provl dance; B, P. Miller, Bumter; J. J. j Hstfleld, Sumter. R, F. 1?. No. ?">: ? j E. Lemmon. BUiotta; C. H. ChandUr. Re:nbert, R. F D, No. .1. B. Raf fleld, Daliell; a w. Newman, Bumter, R, F, D, No. 1; J. Frank Williams, Sumter, R. F, 1?. No. '?>: L, Weinberg, Paxville; J. K. McF.lveen, South Lynehburg; a. j. Jones Tlndal; T. S. .mliose. Oswego; Jus. C. Bryan. Bumter; Jas. l. Giiiis, Remhert, The drat place visited by the party was Mr. E. P. Miller's on the out I Skirts of the city. From tliere to Mr. A. C, Thompson's was the next spurt. Mr. Thompson's farm was small and he Aid not have his prize cotton and corn separated from his farm, hut ex pec ed to select an acre from the field to nave in the contest. Mr. E. W. Barker. Sr.. was visited next. His corn was young, hut looked tine and will probably yield abundantly, if it has a good season. The Other crops were good. At Mr. J. Frank Wil? liams' place the crops needed rain. The place here has been farmed by Mr. Williams only a short time, and showed that it had been much im? proved since he took possession. Mr. l. I. Parrott also had a small farm and his prize acre of cotton would be selected from the held. His. corn was exceedingly good, but need? ed rain badly. Iiis potatoes and peas I Were also good. From Mr. Parrott'l pi' ee the party returned to town, where they stopped for dinner, In the afternoon the bist place visited was that Of Mr. M. 11. Beck. Mr. Beck | hoi already harvested one crop of about 3,r>tm pounds of forage off his prize acre and was preparing to plant more peas, thus raising two cropa on his a ere. Mr. S. J. White was next visited. He had about the best all around four acres seen, his peas and potatoes be lng especially tine, where the others w ere very good. He was picking th ? peas from his prize acre, pre]iara jt' r> to harvesting I he vlnea an ? 1 ling more peai ??-. th< Bore, Mr, Wi the house and the party did not have time to srnre. Mr. u. D.' Tladale's place was the last stop of the even? ing. He had some good torn and cotton, hut the peas ami potatoes Were not visited as they were lome distance from the house. It would be a hard matter to judue from present prospects which of the fan iera in the c ontest will win the prise, as all of the contestants have jtceedtngly tine crops, a great deal depends upon the weather and the attention the crop receive i from now on. The officials of the bank seemed delighted with the interest taken and the farm experts gained much data on their trip which they will give o it to the f irmer- hereafter from time t" time. Botnethlng of a Financier. a drummer tells a good one on an Bdgertt id darky, win. h shows that all the financing talent is not confined to Wall Street, as we have been led to suppose; but that in sporadic cases, right here in our own rural districts, there sometimes OCCUr examples of high finance which have got the stiei t backed off the boards, Last year Sambo had an old blind mule worth about forty dollars, lie mortgaged the mule tor a first-class brand new wagon, He then went to Johnston and mortgaged the mule and wagon for a Jlmdandy mule, lb' thin came to Augusta, where he re mortgaged the winde outfit lor sup? plies and guano enough to inn him until he could gather his . top. doing back t-? Bdgetleld with bis accumulated possessions he pitched in and the way that old darkey work? ed was a siuht to behold, The Crack O1 day found him and his wife atai children in the Held plowing, ami when the neighbor's horn bleu t? knock off. he kept at it aid stayed i . . right there till dark. The laud was with Sam in .he hour Of trial ami tribulation. Last Near was one of the fat years >"U read about but seldom see. At the wind up of the season, Bam had gathered twenty eight bales of cotton, besides torn, peas and potators. After paying oil ad the mortgages, he had tout bales "I* cotton left and provisions and roughage enough b. do him until the next ci..p comes in. He's all right now, tait he had a close shavt That rabbit was Jes* bleeged to clam a tree, August t 'hronti le. There w as a ? ery large > rov d the ?Hanta pi< nie Saturday, some went from Manning,?Manning Tino i THE KINGDOM A PFP7.E. Matthew xi:;t 4;>-53?A\ig, 4. ?Rette pt ffr?l th, ffitrf/ifom oj t:<>i ,uvi if * 1 fiffhtWU ' s. >i/ ?/ theat thlnp* "<h-;U hr addtii unto ?? ' IferfArw if, CODAV we have further precious 1 lessons frotu the Great Teach- : er restarting His Kingdom. The parable of the "Treasure* bid in the Field" is not one of the j parables which .Iesus expounded. His people, therefore, arc left to exercise their Judgment of Its meaning, under the guidance ?>f the Holy Spirit and the light shed upon it by other Scrip tures. Indeed, there might be more than one application of it. But our preference of thought is that the Great Teacher referred, not to Himself, but to those whom He hi struct ed. IV.* virtue of His owi) cove nant of sacrifice, the Kingdom was al? ready promised to Him. and Ho. In **seaemovw*.?sn turn in the Ka aiVTm^rn '.henth<m ther's name, was RIGHTEOUSNESS Inviting those who ?uro r/wwoasSea had ears to hear, and heart io ap? preciate, to be? come members of His Kingdom class. He recommends that these should view the Kingdom after the illustra- "Set* first the King tion of this pant- dorn and it* right ble. Suppose in ">?***"?" their journeying they saw a field for sale at a certain price, and suppose, upon examination, they found It to contain a great treasure. The treas? ure might consist of very excellent soil, especially suited to their purpose, or of a valuable vein of precious metal, or of money buried centtil ies ago and forgotten, and not belonging to the owner of Ihe Held more than to others who might lind it. In stu b a case any one of ordinary Intelligence would be willing to invest everything that he possessed to acquire the title. So the Master declared to those who heard Him then, and to us who re calve His words now. that He has in? formation to give respecting a Great Treasure. I Priceless Treasure, which can be obtained only by the expendi? ture of gre.it energy and the invest ment of everything of value The Great Treasure is the share in the ! Messianic !\ ugdom -that by accept in { .he t<inna of disci'.....-' ive uu > he I eom< not onlj ions of God. but : -a ot : God am; joint heirs with Jesus ?' hrl I ; our Lord to His beuveulj luberltau't; A Pearl of Great Value. in the days of our Savior pearls were amongst the most precious of jewels, and the larger and more nearly per? fect the pearl the greater its value The Great Teacher used tltis familiar matter as the basis for a lesson on the value of the Kingdom. The Merchant of the Parable found a Pearl so su parlor in every respect that lie consid ered it cheap to give everything thai be possessed to become Its owner. This, said the Master, illustrates the value of the Kingdom, with its glory, honor and I in mortality, which I BUi inviting an elect, saintly little Bock to share with Me Those who prize it properly will show their appreciation by the amount they will be Will Ing to pay for ii Whether a man he ^ wealthy or pool learned or Igno rant, influential o? I hi "peart oi it av- . . .. rsls fmwert mo*l otherwise, the cos' tfeeiraofc. d* this Kingdom Pearl will he?his aff. The wealthiest or most talented per son in the world could not obtain i. share In that Kingdom If be kept back one atom of his possessions; the prlct of the Kingdom is self-sacrifice, even unto death, and nothing less will se cure it. Nor would any sacrifice thai we could make secure a share In this Kingdom for us. except as our sacri? fice should first he made acceptable In God'S sight through the precious merit of our Redeemer's sacrifice. The Parable of the Fish Net. We are not to think of the Kingdom as a net. but that the embryo King dorn resembles a fishing experience with a net. In which were gathered all kinds of fish. This is a parable of the embryo Kingdom because it relates to Q work done in this Age. in connec tion With the finding of the ?'little flock" who will constitute the Kingdom in glory The Lord during this Age has not been seeking all kinds of poo pie. He has been calling, drawing es? pecially, and dealing with, only the "elect," ?>nly the saintly. But, incidentally, a variety of other kinds of fish have gotten into the (ios pel Net, some from worldly ambitions, some because religious systems are a good matrimonial field, others because of social privileges and standing, oth em because they would use religion as a cloak for business enterprises, etc. The parable tolls us that ' when the net w s drawn ashore" and the Then the fishing ? east" say thai the oppor limit; i the "net" as one of the ti the Kind the Lo~d Is seek) i >e almost it I an end? Who t he I !os| el Net. wit h its ft i of ? liurcliinnlt) of everj noi soon be drawn asbor Itable, the elect, mar be gi *!ie Kingdom? E FACTORY DOING WF.IX. BuiUlIng ft?r Fuctory lUitm Pul on t'ugun Street?Plant Will Ik- Tlior ? ?i <? 111 > BqulpiMMl ? the tio*>d Ute Factory Will l>o to Sumter?Busi? ness Men of Stuuntcr Interested In Work of Factory. Lie foundation of the building tor the Wltherspoon Bros shoo Manu? facturing Company has been laid, it is being I uilt of brick with mill construction! and will be forty feet wide by sixty-five feet j b?ny. two stories high. Will be equipped for manufacturing five hun> dred pairs of shoes per day, and the contractors have obligated to have the house completed by November ft rat, In the meantime the company is turning out shoes in the Bultman Bros, budding, having purchased the Bultman Bros plant at a very satis? factory price to the mutual advan? tage of both Bultman Bros and the new Company. After petting Into the new build? ing the oid machinery will be Install led as well as the new without shut? ting down the plant. For the amount of money Invested the management figures that an average of two hun? dred pair per d;.y will be the amount the company can manufacture and the I?est the management can figure is a gross profit of fifty-live to sixty live cents per pair. After deducting sales burden, it will average a gross profit of fifty cents per pair, which will mean putting in the town one hundred dollars per day, which is equal to thirty thousand dollars per year. What does this mean for Sumter? Thirty thousand dollars is the equal in value of six hundred bales of cot? ton. If six hundred bales of cotton Is brought to Sumter, what does it mean? Thirty thousand dollars is more to Sumter than the sale of six hundred bales <>f cotton, because the farmer, whi n he sells his cotton, car- | ries a lot of money back home which he uses to buy from the country mer? chant, improve his farm and pay for his laborers, who trade with coun? try merchant also, and the farmer to quite an extent at this date is buying from catalogue houses (not altogeth? er to his advantage, however.) The town man does not do this. lie appreciates petting his living from the town ei* -ic-'ai . ? monev 1 : in the i ?.v n. .-< ? is sat< to say that |one thousand bales of cotton, espec ' tally to the merchant,, landlord, and j business men of the town. The company is composed of sixty five subscribers, which fairly repre? sents most of the business men of I Sumter. The business men Of Sumter will, therefore. stand together to I ' make it a success. \ large number ol the stockhold? ers hold no more stock than it would i well pay for to donate as a gift to lo? cate such a factory, much less Ki t a direct dividend on the investment. Some, of course will p,t pood 1 ene-1 lit from the enterprise who never sub <:< ribed at all. who of course, probab? ly have done their part towards get? ting other thinps. But the benefit to be derived from Buch enterprises does often go, all things being equal, to the subscribers or owners. It has been often asserted, which is true, that Sumter and a great many Southern towns depend too much on the cotton crop. If this lit 1 v. tie Investment of thin:-five thous? and dollars is worth to Sumter ns much as one thousand bales of rot? ten annually, it Is easy t<? figure how i"w enterprises of the kind it would I iV.e to equal the value of the annual cotton crop that Sumter is now de? in ndlng on. A ten per cent dividend is inslg nl leant os compared to its value in the town Indirectly, if it does not pa> any dividend at ail it would be a handsome investment Hut this does not relieve the tn.in agement of the responsibility of making it yield a direct dividend be? cause it has a few subscribers de? pending "ii the direct income to make it pay, having nothing to sell, or hav? ing no reason for what thev have to advance in price. The writer is ambitious to see the good work po on. It. sWItl lls WIN* SCHOLARSHIP. ( eis < it> National Bank Agricultural Scholarship to Clomson College Mr. O. A. L< mm on. President of the City National Bank. Wednesday received a letter from President W, M. Bipus of Clemson College informing him of the fact thai B. Sanders, of Dalzell, had won tin scholarship to Clemson College which was offered by the ?'its National Rank. The scholarship is for a one-year's course in agriculture ami is worth $117 56. There were several contest? ants for t'ue scholarship at the exam? ination. Mr, Benton, of Florence, came over ' ist nicht f .r the dance. Candidates' Cards. Announcements of candidates will be. printed in this column until the close of the - ampaign lor No ? jLTds accepted on credit. For *dteriff. Capt. B. B. Carson is hereby an? nounced as a candidate for Sheriff at the ensuing election, having before discharged the duties of that office with promptness and efficiency, we take pleasure in recommending hkn for said office, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. MANY VOTERS. I hereby offer myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. J. K. BRADFORD. Capt. G?>o. C. Warren is hereby announced as a candidate tor the of? fice of Sheriff of Sumter county, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. VOTERS. For Coroner. I hereaby announce that I am a candidate for the office of Coroner of Sumter County, subject to the action of the Democratic primary. D. W. OWENS. For House of Representatives. I am a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives subject to the rules of the Democratic Pri? mary. I R. B. BEL3ER. I hereby announce myself a candl I date for the House of Representative* I from Sumter County, pledging myself to abide by the result of the Bemo cratic Primary. P. D. EPPS. Dr. F. M. Dwlght is hereby unani? mously nominated, as a candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules governing the Primary. We bespeak for him the suffrage of his fellow countrymen. F? ; So*, -t I.or. 1 I hereby eno iui ? ?in if a oan4t* i ; ? for t^o office of ' upeevleof of sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. ?, . , .? . L. E. WHITE. 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. . ' J P. M. PITTS. For Clerk of Court. T hereby announce myself a candi I date for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court for Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Demo? cratic party. LI, PAR ROTT. The name of H. L. Scarborough is presented as a candidate for Clerk of Court for Sumter County in the com? ing Democratic primary election. I I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Clerk of Court of Sumter county, subject to the action of the 1 Democratic primary. JOHN R. SUMTER. FOR MAtilSTRATF. The friends of Mr. T. A. Hodge hereby nominate him for Magistrate at Privateer, subject to the action of the primary. His friends think he is entitled to the place on account of his past record, and hope all good thinking men will look at it the same way. VOTERS. For Solicitor. I announce myself a candidate for the office <~,L Solicitor for the Third Judicial Circuit, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. TflOs. H. TATUM. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for re-election to the office of Solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. PHIT/IP H. STOLT.. Foe United States Senate. T hereby announce myself a candi? date for the United States Senate, subject to the rule* ef the Democratic party. Your support and Influence will be appreciated. N. B. PI AT, 1.a m ens. S. C. For Congress. l hereby announce myself as a can* didate for the nomination for Con* t?re.?s from the Seventh Concrecslon* :*1 District of South Carolina, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratic primary. A. F. LEVER