The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-09-20
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AGENTS roR TIE BAsNEn S.;
Messrs, ynIrr, 8 Co. sumnte fy,iille, s: q
q Ny; PseuEs, Esq, Capids 9. 5: s55. .ssS
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The TRANSACTIONS in1siIlis afticlesin hid!
Charleston market, during 5the past M Re-
have been very limi,ed, anu 1 il,r prices
s.unsct,ial md declining, tito salssjbei6g at
from re too 5:s. 81
.svILsilNG GTON Nd AiANCHEs.
TER RAIL. ROAD, @
Il The best authority in regard to this
road au,horizss Us io say that there IS no,e
q no doabt he ssrueiioa ef' 'ihe. r.odd9
and Tho completion Of lie enterprise, in in
all lis paris. Y
he engineers are now ;niiWork un,lare
employed in nsccttuiiling tho most atlyi.i
sable route 10 the Camden Brancii and;
between the point determined on and.
:S,Nm,crvillc. In asl,ort time, ms soontas
the locntion Of this rsrt ofsihes:road sis
determined on, Tic, contracts will sbc lei
out, mid tie gfatlhg comn,cnccd. As
many huyc subscribed, with; tic under
.stnn'lingstl'a, tltv shall pay clliers siI,c
whole oria, ccriain part oftl,eir stock ::ius
work, md US iniany arc desirons. Of Oh
tanning employment Tor ,l,cir lnnils and
making investments III, stock in his wny,
we remind them that now. is ilpiritimn,5
and ,ha, eyWill consult their intcrcstby
availing themselves Of their prlescn, op-,
,portunitics us soon as possible. IS s.s83
SONS OF l'IsAPI:R Nee. IS; 3s.;s 4 B
Or Intervening ;offthe l4,t, .i,he Sam,
icr D;rision, Nup,ler 12, OF ,ilie order Of
The Sons q temperance, OF the Staica Of
South Carolinn,'' was Instituted in Sum-
.icryille by Alr.JAs.. TrrrER from Charles.
ton. bytl,e initiation of j s members. On
hc ncAt evening, i is rcp,rlcd sorne %
members were ini,ia.ed, thus pIacing tile
Society at once on o firm footing in poin.
Of numbers and popularity.
sS2 Ihis order, we believe, 3as frs, iDs,i. 8
,ited in the United States, Iii lsi3, aniig5
by the action of, 10 men, who formed
themselves into a society for the nttaiil,s
mciit of tho Objects proposed by ilie Sons
Of Temperancc. Such a society I,aduot
herc'olare iurt existed. It's progress has beer,
us pid und its powers MS efficient mud
potent as It's members md most ardent
friends could desire. Already, III our
widely extended country, il numbers
100000 members ind has nj It's command !
a million Of dollars.
Ehfu,nalsrelief, charilys and prcscrya-
lion from intcmperancc, nre the great Oh.
jccts ofihe institution. The vicissitudes
- e,sH (
Of human life 50 repeatedly demonstrate
the nnceftaip nature Of alE Ehumau! hopes.
prospects and efforts, that men seen, i'm.
pel!cd by tho necessity of self preserva-
iion to form, societies for mutual assist 8
tance. The establishment Of this order
seems TO have been under such consider
ations; and experience hus. proved how
we'll u,lapted it is 10 secure its Objects.
They arc noble, md many Of the stinga,
attached to the evils Of human life, are
extracted BY s,hs kind hand of this; band
OF brothers. The charityfofs this ins,itu-f
ton is no, the cold charity Of the world
which 50 frequently assists with rebnket
and suspiciopn ltis purer, nobler, and
founded on,he great law Ofslhe obliga.
ton of ofsbrotlierl,ood.
The orderis secret Secrecy, in the
opinion ofstEe Intelligent, is no crin1e,
and is claimed BY The order as a recon-
.menIation and as one of its bonds of
.uniorl, Hzsl4s Gss
tits customary for the ladies % prcscnt
.eaci, Division wiihgu Bible. OH which soc-s
.easion a presentation addressis is delivered
5bys . lalysand responded 10 by member
.of the Division. Fsl5S
4 PROVIDENCE e TEMPERANCE 5 #
3, CELEBRATIcn s3.S
The 18th Was' a favorable day for q
temperance celebration, which was held
"a, Providence ind we'll attended BY a