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The Watchman and Southron from Sumter, South Carolina • 3

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ATT MAN II i South Carolina Railway Go- anljisraijjrra SCiFFE LEAOlH OF THE TRADE HOYT AGENT FOR SUMTER AND KERSHAW COUNTIES TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13 OM'l KNCIN 1 February 4(h 1883 Pas-ft til fur Uatiiden ftftttl fur The Peerless Steam Engine The Acme Harrow Entered at the Post Office at Sumter G- as Second Class Matter examine YOUB DATES -o wfe request each of our subscribers to examine the address on his paper and partied-Urly to observe the date upon it This date bow the time up to which the paper lias hetfn paid for Many of our subscribers wiR thus see that they hare paid in advance but there are many others who will discover that they have not For the Watchman and Southron Sumter Feb 12 1883 Mr Editor: Please allow me to reply to criticisms upon the Police in relation to poub try stealing which has been so common lately and to say that the assertion about the police putting a stop to these depredations does them injustice because the stealing of poultry being always done inside of an enclosure after dark away from sight or hearing of the police the plunder being easily and noiselessly carried from bite place to another and the thieves finding purchasers among our own citizens they are quickly freed of their plunder and so go undetected Poultry stealing would not be common if all persons instead of buying poultry offered for sale at night or at any time between sunset and sunrise would refuse to purchase and would give information to the police of such persons offering poultry for sale after dark Most persons buy poultry at any and all hours when offered for sale withou seeming to suspect the seller when in most cases persons who have poultry honestly for sale prefer to and do sell them in the daytime Nine times out of ten poultry offered for sale at night are stolen POLICE Keeps on hand a full and complete assortment of STOVES TIN WAKE IRON WARE WILLOW and WOOD -WARE GLASSWARE LAMPS CUTLERY POTS KETTLES and everything in the line of a general 'hardware dealer NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Harby Notice Hiram Sibley Co Seeds DuRant Sheriff Snles Richardson Sale of Land Piano for Sale or Rent GRIST MILLS SAW MILLS sen ger Trains will run an follows ther notice (No train? are tuh on Rroncli on Sunday to coiinwuiA Leave Camden 6 45 am 0 Leavtt Camden 1 unction 8 a in 6 ui 1 A rive at (Vbimbii 28 a ui 10 tit FROM CO 11 MBI A Leave Cntyuobia 00 a in 5S Arrive Cjiinden dnntioii 11 25 a 8 48 in Arrive il Camden 1 40 in 10 12 in to cn A II kston Lenvo Camden 45 a in 4 30 in Leave Camden 8 00 0 35 in Arrive at Charleston 1 00 ui 11 30 Hi FROM CHA1UKSTON Leave Charleston 7 00 a in 8 35 a Arrive Cnmden linc II 35 si 8 48 ui Arrive at Camden 1 40 10 12 TO AUGUSTA Leave Camden 0 45 a tn 4 30 Leave Camden June 00 a in 0 35 in Arrive nt Augusta 2 00 in 7 13 a in' FROM AUGUSTA Leave Augusta 7 05 a mi 9 00 Arrive Camden 4S iO 10 35 a in Arrive Camdea Ml 12 lit 1 40 ia' CONNECTIONS Connections made at Columbia witii Ooiutii-bia and Greenville Railroad both ways to jtiitf from all points on Hint Head and on tbe Spartanburg Union and Columbia and Spartanburg and Ashville Railroads also witli the Charlotte Colutniii and Augusta Railroad to a nil from all points North by train? leaving at 0 45 a iu and arriving at 10 12 Connections made at Augusta to all Poijvt? West and South nlso at Charleston with Steamer? for New York on Wednesday? Vu'd Sai urdav? Also wiih Charleston and Savannah- Railway fT Savannah mid all point? Souih Connection? made at Rlnckville with Barit-V well to and from Barnwell by all trains' on Augusta Division On Saturday? ROUND TRIP TICKETS are-sold to and from all Stations at one first class fare for the round trip tickets being good tilT Monday noon to return Kxcureinte ticket good for 10 day? are regularly on sale to and from all station? at ft cent? per mile fr round trip THROUGH TICK RTS to all points can purchased by applying to James Jones Agent Camden ALLEN GencralPasenger and Ticket Agent JOHN PHCK General Manager Charleston Presentment of the Grand Jury and All Kinds of MACHINERY Purchasers will find it to their advantage to consult him before purchasing August 22 PUMPS A SPECIALTY A Remarkable Tragedy (Correspondent of the Greenville News) Cokesbcry Feb 5 1883 Last Friday morning a mad dog rushed into the yard of Laurence Dantz-ler iu this neighborhood and Childs a colored man attempted to kill it with a double barrelled shot gun The dog attacked Oily who attempted to shoot the gun missing fire lie then clubbed the weapon and struck the rabid animal as it approached him killing it At the same instant the gun fired the load strikiug the unfortunate man and killing him instantly Observer How the Young Man Looks From the Independent The Marquis of Lome is a man of commanding figure and of exceptional beauty of countenance Tall broad-shouldered with free movement his head is thrown back with a certain dauntless grace that has in it no self-conscious haughtiness rather it is the unconscious expression of a tine character the fine carriage that may become the inherited grace of a lofty race His features are fine and strong especially his brow an'd chin but a picture which gives merely the outline of his features can impart no idea of the charm of the face lit alike by coloring and expression So blond a titan is rarely seen for not only is bis abundant hair golden but his eyelashes are of the same hue long and curliug outward the deep gray-blue eyes that gaze through them take on a remarkable expression so purely spirituel one instantly ceases to wouder that the Marquis of Lome writes poetry Wolves in Wisconsin From the Central Wisconsin While James McNamara was carrying lunch to the loggers in camp on the Tomahawk River Lincoln County he was set upon by a pack of six wolves He dropped the basket sought refuge by climbing a Hhe and commenced to yell He was heard by Frank Synoott the foreman and the cook who immediately seized their guns and started in the direction from whence the shouts proceeded They arrived iu time to see the wolves scampering off after devouring the contents of the lunch basket and to relieve McNamara from his perilous position as he was almost I tired out clinging to the tree The enterprising foreman kuowiug that wolves were around from having heard 'their lullaby had procured some arsenic a small portion of which he put on some meat and placed in different places On Christmas morning he had the gratification of seeing six big gray and black timber wolves stretched their full leugth on the suow ALSO REPAIRING NEATLY DONE TO STOYES PUMPS GUNS AND PISTOLS Tin Roofing Done in any Part of tfye Country Call and see me at my old stand on Main Street and I will give satisfaction in every bargain October 24 THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Gountt op Sumter Febidfory Term A 1883 To the Hon A Aldrich Presiding Judge We your Grand Jury would respectfully report we have examined all the public offices for Sumter County and find the books and records well kept and in proper order We have examined the Poor House The out houses and dwellings are out of order and need repairing also the chimneys The inmates appear cheerful and contented We recommend that the buildings be repaired We report the condition of the County Jail in anything but a sanitary condition and recommend that the fire-places be repaired nlso two new floors unfinished either a new well or the old one repaired we think a new one would cost less money also cross fences and that the blinds be repaired All of which is respectfully submitted PHILLIPS Sumter 6 1883 Foreman XVT OTIOB NORTH-EASTERN CO S1 VALENTINES! Sentimental Comic VALENTINES Handsome Cheap At Mrs Zemp is lying dangerously ill A colored man living upon Mr Ben place some three miles fromSnmter was severely stabbed in an affray last night Miss Florence Hurst js erecting a neat and comfortable school house on Liberty street for the use of ber school: Graham returns to-night with more moles The demand is great and Mr Graham is trying to dll the bill lis reported that some enterprising citizens of Lynchbnrg are setting on foot a plan to erect a cotton seed oil mill in that town Rev A Munday of Augusta Geo preached two acceptable sermons to large audiences in the Baptist Church on Sunday Misses Lillian' and RosADoar of Augusta Geo are on a visit Ho the family of Mr Osteen Mr Robt Haynsworth formerly of Sumter is fo a visit here He lias seeo some-thiug df Hie' world eiqce he has been gone Harby mules and horses will 'arrive to morrow Give him a call His new advertisement in Ibis issue tells what he has in bis I indf business Dr Henry Stuckey with bis daughter Miss Viola passed through Sumter yesterday On thtlf way to Columbia where the latter will enterag a student at the Columbia Female 3oltegei Complaint ia being made by citizens living in tha-Northern portion of town of patties riding horseback on the sidewalks We call the attention of the police to the nuisance The world moves fifty years ago people talked temperance twenty-five years ago total abstioance to-day the watchword is prohibition Dr DcLortne is building an addition to the rear of his store for the purpose of giving more rooog to bis increasing business ft hate -received a copy of the first number of the Sumter District Reporter a religious paper published at Camden It is a 'neatly printed little paper and contains a biographical sketch of Rev Henry Mqod besides other interesting matter TRe-Presbyterian Church has been re-paint-ed inside and on this account the congregation have been obliged to worship elsewhere for few weeks past On Sunday it was as usual Kman named Cook residing in I County was bitten by a dog a few fiee Last week be was taken with bus and died with the usual Syrop-liydropiiobia in a most horrible man- lush Chandler has recently purchased machine to facilitate the manufacture on bis yard It is a complete piece khiuery and accomplishes an enormous Pat of woik whether ruu by hand or SUMTER February 12 1883 The Car Load Horses advertieed to arrive on 10th instant will not be bore until about 14th We will have in however to-tnorrow (13tb) a Car Load Choice Muies among them several heavy pairs suitable for timber or turpentine purposes HARBY EROS February STA1ILL AT OLD STAND THE UNDERSIGNED have formed a partnership and are prepared to do and work needed in the line of Blacksmithing Horse-Shoeing Carriage and Wagon Work with dispatch and at reasonable prices Satisfaction guaranteed a Special personal attention given to Horse- Shoeing II is old customers and any others wanting work done are invited tocail at the old Stand on Republican Street opposite Stables ST A NCI Oct 24 I BRUNSON WANTED 15000 TONS COTTON SEED Highest cash price paid for Cotton Seed delivered in Car Load Lots at any railroad depot or steamboat landing in Sou tli Carolina Georgia or North Carolina Highest cash price paid for Kerosene Latrd and Whiskey Barrels COTTON SEED MEAL The best and cheapest food for all kinds of Stock and the cheapest and best Fertilizer on the market Write for pamphlets containing analysis by Dr Shepard State Chemist and directions for use to CHARLESTON OIL CO 28 Broad street Charleston dec5-em DO YOU WAITT TcfsAVE MONEY IN BUYING GROCERIES? IF SO SEND Y'OUR ORDERS TO WELCH EASON Wholesale and Retail Dealers Choice Faiily ail Fancy Groceries Wines Liqonrs Teas and Segars 127 129 Meeting St cor Market St CHARLESTON We carry an extensive assortment of goods and have everything you want at astonishingly low prices HOLIDAY GOODS in great variety COUNTRY MERCHANTS wishing an assortment of Fancy Groceries will find it to their interest to correspond with us on the subject Packing and drnyage free Send for catalogue and price list Nov 21 2 office NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD CO Chart kston Jan 21 1882 On and after this date the following Schedule will tie run Sundays included Leave Charleston Arrive Florence 8 (Vd A 12 25 1 XI 12 00 4 20 8 30 1 20 A Leave Florence Arrive Charleston 2 50 A 6 50 A 4 00 A 8 40 A 1130 A My 4 15 Train leaving Florence nt 2 50 a will stop only at Kingstree and Moncks Comer Train leaving Charleston at 12 00 will stop only at Moncks Corner Lanes and Kingstree CENTRAL RAILROAD SCHEDULE SUNDAYS EXCEPTED OOlNCt SOUTH Leave Sumter 8 00 a nt Lane's 1 34 Arrive at Charleston 4 15 in ootxa NORTH Leave Charleston 12 00 to Lanes'- 2 45 pm Arrive at Sumter 7 15 CLEAPOR DIVINE Ticket Agt Supt WILMINGTON COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS are wasted on fees by the dyspeptic tbe rheumatic the billions and the nervous when a dollar expended on that unapproachable vegetable tonic and alterative DR HEPATIC COMPOUND or LIVER AND KIDNEY CURE would in every case effect a radical cure NO REMEDY IN THE WORLD EVER SO FULLY WON THE CONFIDENCE OF MANKIND AS HEPATIC COMPOUND OR LIVER AND KIDNEY CURE For the cure of Dyspepsia Indigestion Constipation and all Troubles orrising from the Liver Kidneys and Bladder Taken two or three times a day it prevents Fever and Ague Malarial Fever Diphtheria Scarlet Fever and Cholera OH WOMAN Why will yon allow yourself to he prostrated your system enervated your health completely destroyed by the gaunt strides of those insidious and oft times fatal diseases called when you can he entire! cured by using SIMMONS' HEPATIC COMPOUND It will remove Pimples aqd Blotches purify your Blood and make your Skin clear and healthy For sale everywhere In Sumter by Dr A CHINA in Mayesviiie by Dr MAYES In Bisiiopville by Dr McLEOD DOWIE MOISE Proprietors Wholesale Druggists Charleston Oct 17 GREENVILLE Military Institute GREENVILLE PECIAL attention given to preparing voung men for the Citadel Academy for College or for business life The 2d term opens February 1st Terms reasonable For particulars address Capt JOHN PATRICK Jan 0 hit Principal SAVE MONEY 1 SAVE HAVING WITHDRAWN -air agencies and placed our business on a strictly cash basis thereby saving agent' commissions and losses by bad debts we are enabled to sell our well known fertilizers viz Wilcox Gibbs Co Manipulated Guano Wilcox Gibbs fc Co Superphosphate direct to merchants and farmers AT VERY LOW PRICES by the single ton car load or in larger quantities for the cash Write forprice WILCOX GIBBS A CO Charleston and Savannah Ga Jan 16 STABLES REPUBLICAN-STREET $500 TO $1000 PER TON SAVED ON FERTILIZERS Bv Buying for Cash DISSOLVED BONES- This is not a dissolved South Carolina Rock but is an excellent Fertilizer made from GREEN ANIMAL BONES Send for Circular showing Guaranteed Analysis PRICE $2800 per 2000 pounds in New Bags of 200 pounds each Free on board Oars or Boat at Works Cash with Order Address BAUGH SONS Sole Manufacturers PHILADELPHIA PA OR BALTIMORE MD The Southern Cultivator Mr Henry Cabiniss business manager of the Southern Cultiuator published by Messrs Janies Harrison A Co Atlanta Gh is adding many attractive features to the paper Although this journal already excels 1 any publication of its class in the South the proprietors are determined that it shall be I advanced to a still higher degree ofexcellence In the March number will appear the first of a series of articles from Mr David Dickson who many years ago proved himself the most successful agriculturist of the South and gave the readers of the Cultioator the benefit of his system and methods Tlu bene fit derived from his writings then was incalculable His admirable letters will he revised rewritten and will embrace his present views The series will run through twelve numbers of the Cultivator and will embrace every detail of information" which underlies the successful culture of the soil All who know the reputation of Mr Dickson will appreciate the value of his contributions and should subscribe promptly for the journal through which he has consented to communicate his views to the people The Domestic Monthly contains the following receipt hich may he of advantage to any of our readers who may be scarce of fresh meat de Put parts of your cat in a casserole wilfTeither butter lard or grease cook with it an onion or some garlic pepper salt a boqiiet of herbs and a glass of white wine or the same of bouillon cook slowly Feb 13 lm CrniiTaiid Farro Seed Manual History and best methods A Foddei np etc only lOcts Avmtal several thousand varieties riiiiA ler Crops IT: List of CONDENSED SCHKDILK TRAINS UOIXU SOUTH' mra-VsKBS- HI A WT SIBLE CO Rochester NY POOR SEEDS Chicago Bears in Michigan From the Manton Tribune A brother of A Lamb of this place who lives fourteen miles east of liere recently tracked a bear into a hollow standing tree Taking bis boy axe and gun he the tree down which broke as it fell some distance from tbe stump Supposing the bear would come out at the upper end he stationed the boy at the stump while he started for the other end of the log The boy stood till he counted foul bears coming out of' tbe log and then concluding that all the bears in the country had taken up their residence in that log he proceeded to make himself scarce jn that vicinity in the liveliest possibW? manner' Mr Lamb killed one of the bears the other three escaping one of them slightly wounded Capt Vincent absconding Treasurer was at one time a newspaper man andhe together with the writer of this note published a paper in Alabama and for many long months set type side by side for our little country weekly We did all the work ourselves Yiacent doing the press work even while wo did the Up-to the present week no manm Alabama had a cleared record for bravery honor and correct dealing with his fellow-man than Vincent A few years since when the writer acted as at the happy marriage of Capt Vincent usury PHOSPIRTI IDMPAW MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS CHARLESTON ACID PHOSPHATE CHARLESTON AMMONIATED FERTILIZERS CHARLESTON ASH ELEMENT MADE OF FLOATS CHARLESTON GROUND ROCK CHARLESTON CALCINED MARL CHARLESTON PHOSPHATE FLOATS WHILDEN CO Agents CHARLESTON Mr Chandler lias moved hie yard to After your cat is cooked you may put potatoes in the gravy lr chrrots Cat is really very delicate food and differs but little from on the Central a lew hundred the Depot REMOVAL THE BARBER SHOP OF LAV AN AND EDWARDS HAS been removed to the rubm OYSR GROCERY where any work in their line Hair Cutting Shaving Shampooing Hair and Moustache Dying be attended to in the most approved styles of the art Razor Sharpening a specialty Particular attention paid to Ladies and Hair Cutting and Ladies wnited on at their homes Sancho Panza Says there is a cure for everything except death but the world has been long about finding a cure for many things Neutralizing Cordial fills the bill in one respect as it cures all disorders of the stomach and bowels ASHEPQQ PHOSPHATE CO 1 VALENTINES! Sentimental Comic VALENTINES Handsome Cheap At I from i barn ofCol Dargan which was tted on his place (Woodvilie) near burg was destroyed by fire on last day night with iu entire contents included besides corn fodder and ten tons of fertilizers This ounts to a considerable toss an insurance of $500 as the building was 1 1 unusually large structure It is supposed to be the work of an incendiary Miss Lulic Clay Bigbie whose charming recitations and readings linve been so greatly appreciated throughout the South will give an entertainment in Music Hall to-morrow night For some weeks past she has visited various portions of this State and everywhere her audiences have been enthusiastic in her praise Miss Bigbie is a native of Tennessee the daughter ot a gallant Confederate officer who was killed duriug the war and is a very accomplished lady We are satisfied that a large assemblege will greet her first appearance in Sumter Alabama lady it was lit-that such a calamity would their existence Augusta to a beautifi tie dreamed ever mark News Train No 43 stop? at nil Stations Nop 4S nmi 47 only nt Brinkley Whiteville Fleminjrtnji Fair Bluff Flurenoe Titnmonsville Sumter Cainden Junction ami Knstover Passengers lor Columbia and nil points on A (4 fc A It Station? Aiken Junction and all points beyond should take No 48 Night Express Sepaiate Pulhnnn Sleeper for Charleston and for Augusta on trains 4s and 47 Passengers on 40 can lake 48 train from' Florence for Columbia Augusta and (46orcr points via Columbia AH trains run solid between Charleston and Wilmington JOHN DIVINE Gepernl Sup't EMERSON Gen Passenger Hr LOR ME Agent FRESH ARRIVAL ONE CAR LOAD OF HORSES Ml) MULES CHARLESTON ROBERTSON TAYLOR CO GENERAL AGENTS MANUFACTURERS OF HIGH GRADE GOODS Ammoniated Fertilizers Dissolved Bones Acid Phosphates Ashepoo Bone Ash LARGE IMPORTERS FROM THE MINES IN GERMANY OF G-ennine Leopoldschal German Kainit PROPRIETORS OF THE CELEBRATED BRANDS ASHEPOO 3EUTAW 3P E3NTOREE Special Brands Made to Order ASHEPOO PHOSPHATE COMPANY ROBERTSON TAYLOR CO GENERAL AGENTS Dec 1 2 Several Years Mr Cook Mt Pleasant says have been troubled with stomach disorders several years and have never gotten permanent relief until I used Neutralizing Cordial It is certainly the right medicine for such troubles and I highly recommend Hors Good Driving AND GERMAN KAINIT Direct Importation PERUVIAN GUANO Direct from the Agent of the Peruvian Government FISH GTJANO 68 per cent Ammonia' NOVA SCOTIA LAND PLASTER South Carolina Ground Phosphate Fine Ground and High Grade For sale bv HERMAN BUI WINKLE KERR'S WHARF CHARLESTON Farm and Timber Mules Also on hand a fine assortment of BUGGIES GF ALL STYLES AND GRADES At pi ices to suit the times CELEBRATED DEALER IN ill DRUGS TOILET SOAPS Nl PERFUMERY 3m Dec 12 FERTILIZERS OF ALL KINDS AND OF THE HIGHEST GRADE CAN ZS OF DTRECT IMPORTATION COTTON SEED MEAL AND ALL FERTILIZER SUPPLIES WANDO PHOSPHATE COMPANY CHARLESTON FRANCIS HACKER President JOSIAH BROWN Treasurer AND ALL KINDS OF Sundries USUALLY KEPT IN A FlltST-CLASS DRUG STORE Tobacco Smiff and Sugars GARDEN SEEDS The Baptist Fair Held last week under tbe management of Mrs Earle Mrs Delgar and Miss Graham was very successful We learn that i joad the net proceeds amounted to over three hun- 1 dred dollars The concert on Tuesday night was admirable throughout and competent I judges have pronounced it the best amateur entertainment ever held in Sumter In fact I so enthusiastic are some that they clamor for a repetition of it The auction and clearing out sale on Wednesday night realized abont fifty-dol-Jars and with that the enrtain fell Sumter Park and Agricultural Association At a meeting of the Stockholders of tbe Snmter Park and Agricultural Association held on the 8th instant the following officers were elected President Thos Sanders Directors Jas II Aycock Cohen Wilson Lee A 8 Brown A Cooper Moran 11 Earle Secretary and Treasurer Chas Moise left sail from week months and will The Those at royalty received hundred minister Marquis the Dr more in revealing Dixmont Pity it that while offering an asylum to the oppressed of other nations the laws of these United States could not require immigrants to this God-favored land to leave their vices and had habits behind and bring only their virtues with them American society and morals are very much debased by-modern foreign customs communications corrupt good All iron preparations blacken the teeth constipate the bowels and give headache with one exception that is Brown's Iron Bitters A stranger has been swindling the people of Greenville by taking orders for rubber stamps receiving pay in advance and then The Safest Way The safest and surest way to restore the youthful color of the hair is furnished by Hair Balsam which is deservedly popular from its superior cleanliness How She Saved Her Darling shall not feel so nervous again about writes a grateful mother almost lost our darling from cholera infantum but happily heard of Ginger Tonic in time A few spoonfuls soon cured baby and an occasional dose keeps us in good Brooklyn Mother PH SCHUCKiWMH 271 KING STREET CHARLESTON Importer of BERLIN ZEPHYR WORSTED EMBROIDERIES DRESS TRIMMINGS BUTTONS FRINGES TASSELS Military and Upholstery Goods Agency of utter iclc's Ladies' Dress Patterns Stamping and Pinking in a great variety of patterns Lessons in all the newest styles of Embroidery PH SCHUCKM ANN WM GJATHO Old Hickory Wagons Manufactured by the Kentucky Wagon Manufacturing Company of Louisville Ky also TENNESSEE WAGONS Jan 30 GRAHAM Nov 14 3m Folsom I Folsom FOLSOM BRO Native-born and Raised) The large Jewelry establishment of Stephen Thomas Jr Brother of Charleston was broken into by burglars on Sunday morning the 4th instant and robbed of Dearly $12000 worth of diamonds and jewelry Doubtless this is the same gang or part of the same gang that committed a simifar robbery in Savannah a short time since of about the same amount Tbe News and Courier of the 5th inst says that Captain Dawson Charleston on Saturday and will New York in the lirit-mic this for a tour of rest and recreation Ho expects to pass the spring chiefly iu the South of Europe not return before mid-summer best wishes tf a host of friends attend bim upon hi pleasant journey patriotic Americans who sneer and yet fight for every opportunity of hanging on its skirts have a well-merited snub Four of them sent to the British in Washington asking for invitations to the reception in honor of the of Lome but in no case was request sent back or the coveted invitation extended Julius Sevin of Erie Pa for than fifty years a praticing physician that city has made a statement shocking cruelty in the treatment of patients in the State asylum at He says that over sixty patients who are sane are confined in Dixmont with no hope of release The asylum authorities deny his story Gen Grant is to be placed on the retired list with tbe rank of General So the military Committee have decided and another worthy and substantial honor thrust on the hero of the civil war but it is all right says the Courier-Journal for Gen Grant is a pretty good fellow after all is done and said quail eating in New York is bringing the big eaters to the front There was a man Peter Ellis by name near Albany who once ate a 21 pound turkey atone sitting At another time he devoured 16 Spring chickens split open and broiled Albert Petti-bone a student of Vermont one time after eating a large quantity of hot maple sugar at tbe camp devoured twenty-four bard boiled eggs Two women of New York State once bantered each other as to which could eat the most green corn One ate 26 ears the other 29 The latter felt no ill effects tbe former died in 36 hours The doctore said she died of Asiatic cholera Proscriptions carefully compounded and orders answered with care and dispatch The public will find my stock of Medicines complete warranted genff-ine and of the best quality Gall and see for yourselves Su tnier 8 Jan 2D 3tn 3m Dec 12 SHLEY PHOSPHATE COMPANY CHARLESTON SOLUBLE GUANO highly ammoniated DISSOLVED BONE highest grade ACID PHOSPHATE for composting ASII ELEMSNT made of Floats for Cotton Grain and Peas GENUINE LEOPOLDSHALL KAINIT imported direct from the Mines in Germany and warranted pure GENUINE FLOATS of highest grade product of the Due Atomizer SMALL GRAIN SPECIFIC COTTON AND CORN COMPOUND GROUND DRIED FISH AND BLOOD GROUND RAW BONE LAND PLASTER Special Formulas made'to order COTTON SEED MEAL Special inducements for cash orders For teras Illustrated Almanacs and cards address the Company Dec 12 6m SADDLERY AND HARNESS WHEN you visit Charleston do not forget to select a STOCK OF F'RUIT if you have not sold it before begin now Tbere is Mouey in it We have a number of vessels importing direct from tbe West Indies cargoes of Oranges Bananas Pineapples Cocoa-nuts while our stock of Apples Lemons Peanuts Raisins Citron as well as of Potatoes Cabbages and Onions is large and well selected BART CO Importers and Wholesale Dealers CHARLESTON Orders filled promptly Nov 7 6m Practical Watchmakers and Jewelers Main- Street opposite John Reid's DKALKRS IN Court of Sessions sentences were passed at the I of Sessions last week and le already entered npon their lentiary (Ison House-breaking and juilly and was sentenced to Jfor one year hardson Arson Sentenced fry for life Iton Larceny Plead guilty ced to the penitentiary for nine ey Larceny of a horse Sen-enitentiary for five years i alias Henry Polk Larceny Ibe penitentiary for one year (7) and the devil met in an la mile from the Court House a I then slipped into a side door a very smiling place THE FINEST LEATHER ON HAND Ready to be worked up at the lowest lliing figures HARNESS of the latest style afiff of my own workmanship at ntv shop to sell I am prepared to do all kinds of Jobs ifif my line of business All Orders received will be promptly utter -Vd to and tith the' greatest care -A full line fff READr-MADE UaRNESS SADDLES BRIDLES COLLARS MARTINGALES and EVERYTHING ELSE pertaining to a First-class Harness Shop OLD HARNESS made to look as good as NEW COVERING and REPAIRING Old TRUNKS A SPECIALTY All WORK in mv line GUAR ANTEED to give SATISFACTION 0 WROTEN Corner of Main aud Republican Streets March 15 1881 If Special Announcement REDUCTION IN PRICE We offer the Watchman and Southron in combination with the American Agriculturist for $3 a year which includes postage on both IN ADDITION we will send free to every person who takes both papers a Magnified Plate Engraving of DUPRE'S last Great Painting THE now on exhibition in New York and offered for sale at $5000 The eminent Artist CHURCH writing to a friend in the Country last October thus alludes to this Picture I was delighted this morning to see offered as a premium a teprodnetion of a very-beautiful Picture T1IE by Dupre This Picture is an This superb engraving 7 by 12 inches exclusive of wide border) is worth more than the cost of both Journals It is mounted on heavy Plate Paper and sent securely packed in Tubes made expressly for the purpose When to be mailed 10 cents extra is required for Packing etc Watches Clocks GOLD AND PLATED JEWELRY Spectacles Silver and Plated Ware Sewing Machine Needles Oils Etc General Repairing don? at Conscientious Prices Give us a call and be convinced Oct 1 7 7 A MOOT) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office on Main Street up in New Building SUMTER Se Aujf 2 $15000 INVESTED I HAVE PURCHASED THE FOLLOWING STANDARD FARTtLIZERS which I will sell lower than they can bought in Snmter It will pay the farmers of Sumter to purchase from me rather than order from Charleston 50 TONS OF SOLUBLE GUANO 50 TONS OF ACID PHOSPHATE 50 TONS OF ASH ELEMENT 50 TONS OF FLOATS 50 TONS OF COTTON SEED MEAL 500 TONS OF GERMAN LEOPOLDSIIAL KAfNIT The above stocR I have stored in tiny large and commodious warehouse at the Sumter Depot and will be pleased to furnish! other information at my office over Shoe Store TVOMSY GARDEN SEEDS 1HAVE a better stock of FRESH SOUND SEEDS than ever before grown in the shadow of our own Southern Hills and better adapted to Southern soil and Southern climate than any seeds in the world If anybody doubts this it will cost! very little to send and get a few and try them Price lists sent on application Address VANDIVER Seed Producer Jan 16 Weaver ville 1 85 oswin ATtcir -s SEAUTIFtt FLORAl CHROMU CARDS 'itizo 5x3 Hlrstcuict! Book to all who -d two Be stamp fop postage nod I packing Mention tfaispap' It a bTbeout a eo nw toma In Enterprise complains that i being violated in Maning by ts who are selling vile an whiskey and some other till under the.

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