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iii! OOBBESFQNOEHGE.^OEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE-
ITTATi CORRESPONDENTS.
of Interesst From ail Parts of
Sumter and Adjoining Counties.~
SOnCE TO CORRESPONDENTS.Hali your letters sC that they will
îeach this office not later than Tues¬
day morning. When the letters are
-received Wfdnesday it is almost an
Impossibility to have them appear in
tho paper issued that day.
LYNCHBURG.I^ynehburg, anuary 2.-Christmas
Say in this little town was unusually<jniet-not a drunk man was seen here
that day.The negro frolics are the places to
Sud drunkenness and rowdyism.Three-fourths of the men carry guns
to those places. This correspondent,was informed that at a negro frolic
ÍüeKr this place recently, there were
not less than 30 guns leaning againstthe inside wall of the house. At thefrolic on the night of the 27th inst.,where and when Cupid Lowry shot
Sam Taylor to death, there was a
large number of shotguns. The three
Xiowry brothers ail had shot guns, and
some accusation made .against one of
this Lowry family brought about the
death.Cupid Lowry is still a fugitive from
Justice, but may yet be apprehended.There are within eight miles of this
place 40 or 50 families of Lowry ne¬
groes. There are around this placefive Robert Lowrys and foür Sam
iiowrys.Xew Year's day was pretty well ob¬
served in this place. Nearly all of our
merchants are taking stock today, and jthere are several changes in the make
np of the firm names.
Mr. James Kirby will succeed Mr.
John Tallon in the Stokes livery bus¬
iness. Mr.- Tallon accepts a positionin Timmonsville.The Griffin McLeod' Mercantile and
'Banking Company opened up business
yesterday. But their large buildingls not yet completed:Mr. Tom Smith, the mill man, is
now a resident of our town.Mr. A. J. Price has moved to Tim¬
monsville.Mr. Brooks Galloway has formed a
co-partnership with G. W. Stokes andhas moved to this "town.
WEDGEFIELD.Wedgefield, January 5.-Very little
interest was taken in the lection here
yesterday, only 27 votes were cast, oi
which. Mr. E. "W. Dabbs received 23»nd Mr. H. G. McKagen.
Our voters were disappdinted be¬cause the nominee of our club wouldnot enter the race.
Mrs. Carrie Brohun, Miss Floridaand Master Master Matt Brohun are
spending a few days with relatives inClarendon county before departing fortheir future home in Asheville, N. C*
Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir left for Davisstation on Tuesday, where they willreside in the future.
Miss Bessie Aycock returned toCharlotte, X. C., to resume her studiesat college there.
After a pleasant visit to relatives inOrangeburg county £«irs. M. L. Par-Jeer has returned home.
Cadets Frank Dwight, Eliiott Thom¬as John Ryan, Gerald Ryan and C.Mclaurin, returned to Clemson on
Tuesday.Alter spending the holidays at
home Mr. Thad Troutman has return-tamed to the S. C. C. I at Edgefield.
Mr. Geo. Geddings, who has been
living near Cain's mill for the past few
years has rented the Singleton resi¬dence and farm at Blackwoods.
Miss Decca Singleton, of Charleston,^aad Miss Olive Kelly» of Bishopville,are visiting Mrs. F. E. Thomas.
Mr. T. D. Brohun returned to the'University of Virginia on Tuesday.Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ramsey enter-
"tained a few friends on Monday even¬
ing./' Mr. Soult Mellecte will leave for Co¬lumbia in a few days where he expectsto take a business course.
After a pleasant visit to relativeshere Misses Miriam and Nellie Mel-lett, of Sumter, returned home on
yesterday.Miss Annie Dwight is spending a
iew days with friends in Columbia.
DARK CORNER.Dark Corner, January 6.-I hope
yon and readers have enjoyed a mer¬
ry Christmas, and are now enjoyingthe blessing of the New Year. So now
Jet us resolve to do our whole duty"for 1906 to all men, ourselves, our
God and our country, so that we can
look back^ when it is passed with no
regrets for time misspent.There is but little news to relate.
Some farmers have commenced to
clear off ditch banks, etc., and are
speaking of starting their plows Soon.So I expect it will not be long before
gee-haw will be heard on all sides.
Those drowned negroes I mentionedin my last were named Moses, Reese
and Dubose. There were three of
them in a boat, were lost on the wa¬
ter and were drinking. It is supposedthat Dubose» was drunk and was lyingdown and Reese lay down, then made
a Quick turn over, which turned the
boat over throwing all into the water.
The third one was a small boy, who
managed to get on a log, where he
stayed until rescued. I understandthat Dr. P. M. Sally says that the
boy will go crazy from fright and hav¬
ing to stay there on that log so longin the night exposed to the rain an J
cold. They were drowned not far
from Milford (the old Manning man¬
sion).Mrs. S. C. Kolb is improving it is
thought. No other sick to report.Rev. T. P. Dide visited Mrs. S. C.
Kolb last Thursday.W. J. Ardis and wife visited Mr. and
Mrs. J. M. Ardis last Tuesday night*G. W. Scott visited his brother, Louis
Scott, at Cane Savannah last Monday.Miss Mary Lee Ardis and brother,
John, visited at W. J. Ardis' last Mon¬
day night.Ben Geddings and wife visited W. J.
Ardis and wife last Thursday.Thomas J. McIntosh and wife, a
holiness preacher, is here at his grand¬father's, J. B. McIntosh, Sr.
I took a trip last Thursday to South¬west Manchester to see my old friend,Mr. R. S. Bartlette. Dick is gettingold, but he and his son Robert are
libing at home and boarding at the
same place. They had six fine porkershanging on a pole and have more to
follow. They make their own corn
and raise plenty of hogs to keep and
to sell, which is pretty good for an old
Reb. But I did 'not see any Mrs. B
there. The old man can be excused,but Boss ought to get him a wife.
Everything .here is calm and serene
this morning.
DURANT.- Durant, S. C., January 5.-Cards are
out announcing, the marriage of Mr.
Robert Wheeler to Miss ClaribellWhite on Wednesday, January 17, at
12 o'clock in New Harmony church.Mr. Robert Witherspoon and bride
of Louisville, Ky., arrived this morn¬
ing to spend two weeks with relativeshere.
Dr. Mood came to Durant last weekon professional business.
Miss- Julia Keller, of Orangeburg,is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. RobbieDurant.
Mr. James Reeves and son spentThursday in Sumter.
Things have quited down since the
holidays. The children have gone to
their respective schools and every one
has begun the New Tear with brighterhopes.
SMITHVILLE.Smithville, January 6.-The Christ¬
mas holidays are over and all visitors
are returning to their various occupa¬tions.
Misses Lola and Bertha Kirkley lefton Tuesday for Bennettsville. Miss
Lena Kirkley left on the same day for
her school in Sumter.Dr. H. F. Paddock returned to hts
home at Adamsburg on Wednesday.The doctor was not feeling very wellwhen he left and his own medicine can
do him no good as he has heart trou-
elb. As he is a fine fellow we wish
for him an early cure and success.
Mr. J. H. Clarke, of Camden, was at
Mr. W. F. Smith's livery stable for *
few days with a drove of horses for
sale this,week.Mrs. M. S. Sowell, and her sor: Syd¬
ney Smith, Jpvere in the village on
Wednesday.Dr. S. F. Brasington and Mr. Eras-
ington, of Camden, were here cn busi¬ness for a short while last Tuesday.
Mr. J. West Weldon has a youngvisitor at his house. I don't know hisname. He is four .days old today.The colored folks had their Christ¬
mas tree on the night of January 1.
Such a good old time as they did have.It was a school Christmas tree g. ven
by Gi A. Murray.Mrs. T. D. Foxworth is visiting J:»
Bishopville.Rev. S. H. Booth has been quite
sick all of this week.Mr. Joseph Goff, who has been very
ill for some time died at the home ofhis brother-in-law, Mr. W. S. Mathis,this morning. He will be buried at
St. John's cemetery tomorrow morn¬
ing.The health of our community is
very good. The doctors are now hav¬ing very little to do.
PRIVATEER.Privateer, January S.-The election
on Thursday was poorly attended.Very little interest was manifested.The farmers are getting ready for
another crop. They seem to haveplenty of laborers to do th;- work.
Mrs. W. A. Nettles and daughter,of Sumter, spent several cays tho pn*Vweek at Mrs. G. A. Nettles*.
Misses Amm ie and Inez Wells sp< ntseveral days the past week in Wedge-field.
Miss Edna Tryon and Miss Jaur.it::Brown spent Sunday at Mrs. L. B.Jenkins'.
Mr. T. M. Mims. of Silver, spentSunday at Mr. E. W. Rivers'.
Mr. Charlie Jenkins has not yet re¬
turned to the Orangeburg College.
PINEWCOl > HAPPENINGS.Pinewood, January 8.-On Sunday
last Mr. Charles Jenkinson, formerlyof Manning, but for the past year po¬
liceman in Mayesville, arrived on train
No. 35, hired a horse and buggy from
the stables of Mr. R. F. Epperson to
go to Silver. S. C. He was accompaniedby a negro driver. Preston Sanders,who was previously employed by Fel- Jder & Mimms' stable at this place.
The driver, Preston Sanders, reportsthat Mr. Jenkinson shot and killed
one Jim Robinson, colored at Silver
for reasons not known. From all ac¬
counts Mr. Jenkinson was under the
influence of whiskey. So fer the par¬ticulars are unobtainable. The negro
driver, Sanders,; did not wait to getany particulars, but tramped back to
Pinewood, leaving the horse and bug¬gy at Silvery Sanders was about 100
yards from the shooting. Robinson
was shot thrcugh the head and died
instantly.Two negroes, namely, Moses Reese
and Alex Dubose, were drowned in
Sant-ee river a few days ago by the
boat turning over. The negroes were
working for Mr. O. D. Harvin, who
was sluicing logs for the Santee River
Cypress Lumber Company.Mr. J. J. Broughton has purchased
a lot in Pinewood and expects to build
soon.Mr. O. D. Karvin has purchased one
of the most comfortable homes in
Pinewood. Mr. Harvin will move ina few days, making Pinewood his
home.The merchants here are very well
satisfied with their trade for 1905.
They all speak very weil of their busi-ness.
Mr. J. J. Barwick has completedhis residence on East Commerce
street.Mr. Minims, of Timmonsville, has
moved here, renting Mr. J. J. Bar-wick's farm.
P. B. Lawrance has opened a gro¬
cery store on Commerce street and
Mr. R. A.*Lawrence, Jr.. has openeda grocery store on the same street.
Mr. Geo. W. Smith and the Farmers'Exchange are adding more store room
to meet their increasing demands.Dr. M. D. Murray, who has been
confined to his room for sometime, is
able to be out again.Mr. W. P. Moneyhan, who has been
employed as agent for the Coast Line
railroad at this point, for the last two
years, resigned as agent several daysago. C. B. Keels is acting agent.
' Dr. P. M. Sall ey will complete his
brick office in a few days.Mr. Hutto, principal and Miss Hut-
to, assistant of the Pinewood school,have returned to Pinewood to resume
their work.Messrs. H. F. Stack and Harry Ged¬
dings spent today in Elloree, S. C.Hon. and Mrs. R. I. Manning, of
Sumter, was down to attend Pion. J.M. Richardson's funeral.
Quite a number of traveling men
were in town last week.Mrs. R. S. Beckham, who has been
sick for several days, is improving.Miss Lillian Lawrence is quite sick
at home with lagrippe.Mrs. B. Ward, of Wilmington, is
visiting relatives.Misses Alma Broadway and Decca
Lawrence are spending some time at
Mayesville.His many relatives and friends of
our community mourn the death of
Hon. J. M. Richardson, of Panola. Hewas buried Sunday afternoon at St.Mark's Episcopal church at 3:30
o'clock. Six children survive him.
Messrs. J. M.. R. C., Thomas and H.
B. Richardson and Mrs. Edward
Briggs and Mrs. L. E. Brailsford, all
of whom reside at Panola.
PINEWOOD HAPPENINGS.Pinewood, January 2.-The holiday
seasons passed without a ripple to mar
its pleasures. Everyone seems to
have had a jolly time during the fes¬
tive season. .
The Methodist Sunday school gavea large Christmas tree on Christmas
evening at 7:30 o'clock. Santa Claus
gave each one a present. After sev¬
eral hours of merriment everyone re¬
turned to their homes delighted with
the evening.Miss Naomie C. Broughton, of Sum¬
ter, has been spending some time
with her sister. Mrs. Jack Weeks, and
her brother. Mr. Nap Broughton.Mr. Whiteford Smith, of near Co¬
lumbia, spent a few days with his
brother. Mr. Geo. W. Smith, last week.
Dr. Geo. W. B. Smith, of Summer¬
ton, spent the holidays with his par-
ems, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Smith.
Mr. Napoleon C. Stack spent Mon- jday in Sumter.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Stack and
children returned from Lake CityThursday after spending Christmas
with relatives.
Dr. M. D. Murray, who has been
very sick, is abie to be up again.Mr. Ben Griffin is very sick at his
home.Mr. James P. Lawrence, Jr., re¬
turned to Mayesville Monday eveningafter spending Chrismas with his par¬
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lawrence.Messrs. W. M. and H. D. Richard-
son spent a part of the holidays with
their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. i
Richardson, Sr.Mrs. R. c. Richardson, Jr.. and
baby returned from the home of her '
parents m Laurens after spendingseveral weeks. 1
Misses Eleanor and Lizzie Richard- <
son returned home Monday after vis¬
iting Columbia for a few days.Mr. A. R. Williamson, of South
Carolina College is spending several '
days in town. 1
Dr. Paul M. Salley spent Tuesdayin Columbia. I
Mr. Thomas Avant is spending thcholidays with his mother at Summer- i
ton.To the regret of all Rev. L. L. Be-
denbaugh and family left today for
his new charge at New Zion. He has
been pastor of the Methodist church
for the past two years.Miss Marion Ragin has accepted a
clerkship at the Pinewood Mercantile
store.
MANNING NEWS NOTES.Manning Times.On last Thursday night about S
o'clock, the barn and stables of Mr.
E. P. McLeod were destroyed by fire,
and it was with considerable difScultythat Mr. McLeod saved his mules. His
loss was very heavy, a fine cow, GOO
bushels of corn, forage and other
things of value.To be married this evening, by Rev.
J. M. Holladay, at the residence of the
bride's father, Mr. W, S/Karvin, Mr.
Charles S. Rigby and Miss Lillian Har-
vin.Mr. C. H. James, who for several
years was a salesman with the Kras-
noff Mercantile Company here, has
moved to Sumter, where he will en¬
gage in business on his own account.
Mr. James is a hard worker and a
good salesman.There will be a meeting Friday eve¬
ning at 7:30 o'clock at the ManningHotel to discuss the advisability of
giving -Manning a base ball team forthe coming season.
M^. L. J. Nettles has tendered to
Governor Heyward his resignation as
Magistrate at Foreston, an! former
Magistrate J. E. Richbourg has been
recommended for the appointment.Died last Wednesday, at the home
of her son-in-law, F. S. Geddings, Mrs
Julia Corbett, aged 74 years the dayof her death. The funeral took placethe next day, Rev. L. L. Bedenbaughconducted the service.Manning gives up a most excellem
citizen, and Sumter is the gainer byit. Sumter is always reaching out forthe best of everything. Mr. T. Mur¬ren Mouzon has accepted a positionas bookkeeper with O'Donnel & Co..and left last Monday morning for hispost of duty. Mr. Mouzon filled a sim¬
ilar position with the W. E. JenkinsonCo. here, and were it not that he was
going to a new city we would think 11
superfluous to say a word about him.
He has moved to Sumter, and we no:.
only commend him to the business in¬
térêts of that growing city, but can
in all sincerity vouch for his highcharacter and noble impulses. O'Don¬nell & Co.. with the characteristicshrewdness^ of its head. Mr. Neil
O'Donnell has succeeded in securingan office man that they can place the
fullest confidence in. and not keepawake at nights wondering what the
result will be. Mr. Mouzon is a high-toned Christian gentleman, and wo
congratulate him on his promotion,and O'Donnell & Co. on securing such
a man.
BZSHOPVILLE NEWS.
Bishopviile Vindicator.Mrs. Maggie Parker, wife Mr. H. U.
Barker, died Sunday, December SI.
aged 50 years.Mr. Bolman Moore died on Tues¬
day. January 2nd, of pnuemonia afteran illness of two weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed DuRant and Miss
Charlotte Kelley will leave today fortheir new homo in York county.
Mr. T. C. perrin; county treasurer,
states that fully three-fourths of thctaxes have been collected up to the
close of the old year.At a -meeting of the town council
held last Tuesday evening an electionwas held to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Mr. E. W.
Woodham, who has been in badhealth for some time. There were
three applicants for the place butMr. Adger King was elected. Mr.
King has served on the force beforeand made a good officer.
Mr. Dixon, son of Mr. R. O. Dixon,
who is an all round good printer andwho is now operating a linotype in
Philadelphia, came home for the hol¬
idays.The Farmers' Loan and Trust Com¬
pany, of Bishopviile, has been char¬tered. The capital stock is $20.000and Mr. W. A. James is president. L.A. Moore, vice president, and J. Ros¬coe Parker, cashier.Mr. Robert D. Reid, son of Geo. EL
Reid, who has been in business for thtpast four years in Atlanta and for thepast year has been cashier of theFourth National Bank of Atlanta, re¬
turned last Monday to his old home.
Bishopviile, to accept the position as
assistant cashier.in the Bank of Bish¬opviile.
MAX.Max. S. C.. January S.- Messrs.
McSwain, Keith and ivy. of T-nmicris-ville, D. W. Alderman, of Ale. lu. Ca¬leb Lynch and son, of Lynches, were
in Beinah hist week.Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Head, of Walker.
Tex., who left here 15 years ago are
visiting relatives in Clarendon county.Also. Mr. Charlie Farmer and wife. ;(
:»f Austin, Tex., are visiting in Flor¬ance county.
Mr. J. Thos. Kirby, of Columbia,lin! Mr. J. D. Frierson, of Shiloh, willleave for Cuba next Tuesday, wherethey intend spending a few weeks on
pleasure bent.
A fair voyoge and safe return to
them.Mrs. Roberts, of Columbi;;, is vis-
ting at the home of her cousin, Mr.
J. I). Frierson, Shiloh.Miss Hart resumed her school last | f
veek. A generous friend ol" her's sent
1er, by express, a box of pretty little
presents as a new year's gift for each
member of her school. A pleasingdea that.Miss Hettie Tomlinson has gone to
live with her sister, Mrs. Howard
Green, of New Zion. Mr. Hoyt Tom¬
linson has rented his farm and has
gone to Florida.We regret for these young people
Lo leave.A bank was orgamzed in Beulah last
week, and will open for business the
first of February.Mrs. James P. Langston's condition
>was not improved by her stay in a
hospital in Charleston. She has re¬
turned home.Mrs. B. C. Truluck is still very sick.Mr. Alex Kirby, aged SS, die i on
Friday night, and was buried at Beth¬
el Sunday, where he had been a con¬
sistent and honored member for many
years.The weather grumblers liad ample
opportunity last week to satiate them¬
selves.The world is so full of blessings that
lots are passed by unnoticed.
STATEBUIIG.Stateburg, banuary S.-Mr. Robert
E. Barnwell has returned from
Georgetown. He is accompanied byhis friend. Mr. Wm. Brooks, of Bos¬
ton, Mass., who has been in George¬town enjoying a few days' hunt.
Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Anderson re¬
turned to their home in Richmond,Va., last week, after a pleasant visit
to Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Anderon.
Misses Martha, Irene and Edith
Moore and Master John Moore, of
Spokane, Washington, arrived on
Thursday and are visiting their un¬
cle. Mr. Screven Moore.Mr. John L. Frierson, after a very
pleasant stay at his old home, re¬
turned to Buffalo, X. T., last week.
Mr. W. L. Saunders and Master
Harrison Saunders a.re spending todayin Sumter.
PISGAH.
Pisgah, Jan. 8.-Tbe new rear hasbrought the usnal moving. Sever* 1persons have been beat out of consid¬erable rnonev advanced to h3r,ds. theethey have ''hit the grit" for otherr;arr-\ Tbis th inc has sene on fromve ir to vear, urti? it is time tr, call a
halt. Of ail professions, that of thefarmer at the present, on account ofthe. labor puestion, is the mest diffi¬cult. The In ber available, is more
unavailable than ever before.and to^eiany yon have to buy the bands fromether narties. and often the ammuni¬tion is worth more than the aun.Without a change, a year or so willwind np the the present mç/jV. of''arming, for DO maa can mn bis farmlong under piesent condition?. Youngmen are avoidingt he farms as mnch as
possible, wanting big salaries. ThatLeaves the farms to be run hy the oldmen, and the rrifl-ng yonng negro la¬bor, and that lock- like tho beginningof the end.
I notice that Sensor Tillman isshowing the rascality of the Republi¬cans right. No don ht he will nncoverborne thirds to their injury in thenext campaign.A sociable was st Mr. T M. Brae-
ley's last we-k. Among thos-- ur« sentvv.-te: Mi?s-S Eva and Lucile Britton,Ire.ee Weldon, Ila EVars, Maud Brad¬ford, Hallie Nelson and Ess;e Whiteand Messrs Hoyt Mostly. LawrenceWhite, Marvin Weldon, O. W. Hart¬ness. Olin Munnerlyn, Hugh Evans.B. F. Skinner, Knead Pearce andOlin White. Refreshments were serg¬ed during the evening.
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
items of Interest Condensed and Par¬agraphed for Quick Reading.
E. M. Huffstetter. a well digger. 75
rears old, was killed by a well cavingn on him at Gaffney on Monday after-loon.
J. R. Pedler has been arrested in
Knoxville, Tenn., for soliciting cotton
nill operatives for South Carolinanills.
H. Frank White, a young white man"rom Gaffney, was run over and kill-
id in the Southern freight yards in
ipartanburg Monday night.
.Fire at the Eureka Cotton Mill,Chester, destroyed a warehouse and
U500 bales of cotton. Loss. $30.000,'illly ?covered by insurance.
John Goldman was seriously stab-
)ed at the Mollohon cotton mill, New-
jerry, on Saturday by Robert Sey-nour.
."The Lexington." the new tourist
lotel on the Rids-1 between Leesvillemd Batesburg, was opened Saturdaymder the management of MajorChilds, of Eattleboro. Vt.
John J. Bishop, one of the beer dis-
»ensers in Spartanburg who was in-
iictcd for violation of the dispensaryaw, was convicted Monday. The ju: yecommended him to mercy.
Pryor Scruggs was arrested in Gall-
tey Monday on the double charge of
ittempt to commit criminal assault<
>n a negro woman and shooting hernth a pistol.J H. Witherspoon, who was shot by \
)r, E. S. McDow at Lancaster Satur- j
lay, is still alive and recovery is now ,
loped for.-?-:-I J
Saluda, January .">.-(maries Zim- j]aerman, colored, who shot and in- ¡jtautly killed Jim Stevens, also col- <
red, just across the Saluda line in hSdgefield county, night before last,as lodged in jail here this afternoonor safe keeping.
Col. H. T. Thompson Resigns.Columbia, January 8.- Atelegram
from New York today stated that Col.
Henry T. Thompson, the district agentof the New York Life Insurance Com¬
pany, had resigned. Reason for the
resignation is not. given, but it was
supposed to have been the result ofan offer made Colonel Thompson bythe Equitable Life Insurance Companyfor a similar position.
Kodol Almanac.The editor acknowledges receipt of
a copy of the new 1906 Kodol Almanacand 200 Year Calendar. Its most im-,portant feature is without doubt the
very simply constructed 200 Year Cal-Mpg"
en dar, whereby with absolute accur¬
acy you can tell the. day of the weekon which any event occurred duringone hundred years of the past, or on
which any date will occur during the
next hundred years, thus giving the
day of the. week on which any birth,death, marriage or any importantevent may have happened.
Messrs. E. C. DeWitt & Co,, of
Chicago. HI., are sole owners and
publishers of the Kodol Almanac and
2Û0 Year Calendar, and will he pleasedto mail a copy of this booklet to anyone enclosing a two-cent stamp with
a request for same, provided thisT
paper is mentioned.
^^^^^^We, the undersigned mercliants
of thc city "of Sumter, }^ave agreedto discontinue the use of the
"Punch Card or Ticket System, *
in connection with our business
after February 1, 1306.
Customers holding cards or
tickets will please have same re¬
deemed as soon as possible. Cards
not punched complete will be re¬
deemable according to amount
unpunched on same.
TKE SUMTER DRY GOODS CO.
SCHWAiLTZ BRCS.O'DONNELL & CO.
SHAW & McCOLLUM MER. CO
BECK BRCS. COMPANY.1 9to2-l.
LASD FOE ESNT.
I AM offering; for i?nt the tract ofland on the White's Mill Road, aboutfour miles from town, containing 147acres more or less, formerly the prop-^er ty cf the late Miss Alice Poole.
NEILL O'DONNELL.Jan 9-2w
TAX RETURNS FOI 1906. .
OFFICE OFCOUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER CO.,
Sumter, S. C., Dec. 10, 1905.Notice is hereby given that I will at¬
tend, in person or by deputy, at thefollowing places on the days indicated,respectively, for the purpose of re¬
ceiving returns of real estate, personalproperty and poll taxes for the fiscalyear, commencing January 1, 1906.:
Tindal's Store, Monday, Jan. Sth.Privateer, (Jenkins' Store), Tues¬
day, Jan. 9th.Manchester, (Levi's), Wednesday,
Jan. 10th.Wedgefield, Thursday, Jan. 11th.Stateburg, Friday, Jan. 12th.Hagood, Monday, Jan. 15th.Remberts, Tuesday, Jan. 16th.Dalzell, Wednesday, Jan. 17th.Gordon's Mill, Thursday, Jan. ISth.Oswego, Friday, Jan. 19th.Mayesville, Tuesday. Jan. 23d.Shiloh, Wednesday, Jan. 24th.Norwood X Roads, Thursday, Jan.
25th.The law requires that all persons
owning property or in any wise hav¬ing charge of such property, either as
agent, husband, guardian, trustee, ex¬
ecutor, administrator, etc., return thesame under oath to the auditor, who -
requests all persons to be prompt in -
making their returns and save the 50per cent penalty, which will be addedto the property valuation of all personswho fail to make returns within thetime prescribed by law.
Taxpayers return what they ownon the first day of January, 1906.
Assessors and taxpayers will enterthe first given name of the taxpayerin full, also make a s-eparate returnfor each township where the propertyis located and also in each and everycase the Number of the school districtmust be given.Every male citizen between the age
of twenty-one and sixty years on thefirst day of January, 1906. exceptthose incapable of earning a supportfrom being maimed or from other:auses. are deemed taxable polls, andDxcept Confederate soldiers 50 yearsof age. on January 1st. 1906.Under instructions from the Comp¬
troller General, a separate returnmust be made of each tract or parcel3f land.
All returns must be made on or be¬fore thc 20th day of February, next.[ cannot take returns after that datemd all returns made after the 20thlay of February, arc subject to a pen¬alty of 50 per cent.
J. DIGGS WILDER,Auditor Sumter County.
December 20, 1905.