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wA young lady named MCDONALD
was thrown from her horse yesterday
morning, (Monday,) while riding down
SMITH hill, one half mile West Of town.
and considerably injured. She was ia.
ken to Mr.. SMITHS house in an insensi-
BILE condition and restorativcs admins
tered.
Gs Monroe County has 6,29e horses,
valued at S411 .594..
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RH Raspberries are coming into mar
kes. Theyzelt an ounce of berries for
an ounce of currency.
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5 Eg-Rev. PlLGER,of the r. c. Church,
viii continue to ofliciate in the churches
at Woodsfeld, Miltonsbdrg alid Wills
Creek. The rnenlbcfs Of the church will
be glad to learn that news si
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EThe 2lst, 22d, 23d and 24th were
the same length. Each day was 10 hours
and IL seconds 4ftom sunrise to sunset.
The longest days in the year.
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NJ o NROE MU TU Al
Fire Insurance Company.
AupiroR OF STATES CrFIcE, I
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE,

AuDiroR OF STATES orrroE,
DEPARTMENT OF Insurance,
CoLtMRus, JANUARY 20, $780, y
1t is hereby certified that the Monros Mutual
Fire Insurance Company, located at Woods.
field. in the Stats of-Ohio, has complied, in
all respects. with the lava Of this State fela-
ting to Mutual Fire Insurance Companies. for
the current year. and has fled in this Office a
sworn statement, by the proper officers
thereof, showing its condition aud business,
at the date of such statement, December
81, 1869 to be as follows:
Aggregate amount of available As
sets, including the sum of Sl65.
073 0oi in premium hstes held se
by the Company on policies Is.
sued .Si13,S55 ~
Aggregate amount Of Liabilities, y
except capital) including reiu-
surance. ..........s..... s,9l4 70
Amount Of Income for the prece-
ding year in cash.. ...........2I, 2I,sso 81
Amountof Income for the preee- siisss5g
ceding year in premium notes - sa5sa q
! liable to assessment 81 ,2l9 05. - l.fss eli
Amount of expenditures for the l8Ba is
preceding yeat in fash. 2I,475 90
In witness Whereof I have here
unto subscribed lily maine, e,aud Jatts-
[sgAL-l ed the seal Of my Office 10 be affixed,
the day and year above written.
JAMES IL. GOODMAN,
Auditor of State.
By JAMES WILLIAMS, Chief Clerk.
je2lw2. y
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Number OF DOsSin Monroe C6tn-
ty-.Number for Taxation.

The number of dogs listed by owners
in the several townships aud towns in
this county, together with the number
valued for taxation, will be found in the.
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Sheriff Sale,
Il Isaac Barnhard G.
A, Smith and others.

ny virtue of a mandate to me direct.
II ed from the court Of common pleas OF
Monroe county, Ohio, | will offer for sale at
the front dcor of the Court House in the
town of Woodsfeld, on
S1turday, the 81 day Of July, 1870,
between the hours of 10 o'clock a. ~. aud 4
o'clock p. M, the following described real es-
tale situate In ssid county Of Monroe, TO Wit
The northwest quarter of the southwest
quarter of section twenty -cne, of township
number Ave Of range number ak containing
forty acres more or less; subject to. the life
sstate OF Sarah Smith in and TO thirty acres
thereof, ~ ttsJ-sa.4 ,s
Ordered to be sold as tine property Of An-
drew Smith. a -
! GEORGE CALDWELL,
ma3lw5.. x sherif aud Special Master
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Teachers Notice.
Notice in Partition.

T,LIzABETH DEMRNr. Josiah Dement,. Eliey
II Carpenter and vinrsnt Carpenter her
husband, ,Sina Pryor and John Pryor hsr hus-
band, Silas Dement, Of the county of Mon-
roe, and William Dement,, Of the county
of Washington, Ohio, will take notice that
a. petition vas fled against them on the
abth day Of Nay, 1910, in the court Of
common pleas Of Monroe county, by
Elizabeth Pryor and Christian Pryor her
husband. and is now pending; Wherein
partition is demanded Of the following
real estate situated in Monroe county and
State of Ohio, to wit: The east half Of the.
northeast quarter of section nine. township
seven and range seven; also, the Hsst half Of
the sou.heaat quarter of tbs northwest quar-,
ter OF section three township seven of range
seven; that at the next term of said court
said Elizabeth Pryor ana Christian Pryor her
husband will apply for an order that partition
be made Of said premises. "a Fa
So sssslss AMOS & SpRlGGS, Z
my3lw6. m Attys for petitioners. !.
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Puzzles, EnigmaS, Riddles, Answers.
ENIGMA.

ENIGMA.
am composed of II letters.
My l s 10 II is one of the II calendar
months.
My 2 3 Z 5 isa prominent lawyer of
Woodsfield.
Ny 4 2610 IL is the emblem of our
country. -s-.
My 8 s 4 is one devoted to life of
sensual pleasure.
My whole is my own name.
CAMERON, o., June 20.
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EFB. +. SrRIGGs, Esq Of Sarahs-
vile, in letter to the Jefersonian in.
dorscs the nomination of WILLIAM VAN
METER for Member of the State, Board
of Equalization.
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To Mayors and Justices Of the
Peace.

You are hereby notified TO call at this
office, or send written order, for War
renls Criminal Law and receipt for the
same. ssns SAME GRfMsHAw, Aud 2a
Auditors Once, June 2S, 1S70-w3.
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CLOTHING If you want suit of clo-
thing made in tue best and latest style,
so to LAuENsrElN's, South of the Court
House. VA. -. -.
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New York Money Market.
COHRECTEU WEEkbF
SATURDAY. June 81. 1870.

June23.
MONEY-Easy at 3a5 per cent on call.
STERLING-Dull at 109salO9f.
. GOLD-Dull and lower but firm; open
ed at 1l2I and closed at llsalllsa;; car
rying rates per cent and borrowing at
-64 to fat. q sef 7asa a.t p a fa5
GOVERNMENTS ,baas;sea
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hE0urclub agents are in every town
ship N Monroe County. Hand atllem
your money and the Spirit will be fur
nished you.
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Docs FOR TAxATIoN.-The assessors
returns show 1880 dogs in the county,
7o4 Of them being valued, for taxation,
at SO, ,222.s Il ys ss srea ae!rss,. ID
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EEWe learn that the Woodsfeld
Money Order Office will so into opera
ton July |. Hope so, as it is badly
needed. ~
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EThe principal occupation of the
"girl of tie psrioa'' is said to be to sit
ut the window and watch for the coming
man." =
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w-The Directors Of the Agricultural
Society met on Saturday last to prepare
a list of premiums for the next Fair
We will publish it as soon rs prepared
and handed in. aaa ~ $40 yaRea
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EEWcrill give a.synopsis of the
Land Appraisers returns when they
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Settlement Accounts.

NToTIcE is hereby given that the following
IN settlement accounts will be for hearing
Thursday, July 7, 1870:
II. 3, Hill Administrator of Catharine Con-
nor, final, ~
S. 3. Chambers & L, r. Tiptop, Administrators
of Elisha Upton, final.
G. Cehrs Rxecntcr Of Jacob Herman, final.
]. Tschappat Executor Of g. Smith, final.
Ezra Coen Executor Of Bennett Coen, partial
Jacob Baker Guardian Of Henry Bach's beirs.
partial. k -
Isaac Gehring Guardian Of Jaoob Suffers hsirs
partial,
Hugh Dimes Guardian Of David MoCutcheon'r
heirs, partial sis 2..s4ssf
John B. Nell Guardian Of Carlisle Btights
heirs, partial. - a aas
Dasid Rubls Guardian of P. Eailsv. final.
i ssssaa s.. WESTERN T. SINCLAIR. 81
|. j-2Iwtd. 1 t} Z Probate JaJgs.
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Dy virtue of an order of sale to me directed
ID from the court of common pleas Of Mon
roe county, OLio, will offer for sale, at the
door of the court house, in the town Of
WoodsGeld, ON $50 ssg alss,.szFsasf
Thursday, the 2lst day Of July, 1870,
bstwsen the hours Of 10 o'clock a. m. and
o'clock p. M, the following described real
estate situate in Monroe county, Ohio, to wit:
Exclusive Of ten acres off the end Of the
northeast quarter of the southeast quarter OF
section thirteen in township four Of range
six; the northeast quarter Of the southeast
quarter OF section Ii of township of range
six, containing thirty eight and twenty five
one huniredths of an acre; also the southeast
quarter of the southeastquarter of the same
section. township and range, containing forty
and twenty Live one huudrsdths of an acre.
GEORGE CALDWELL, alI
,e21w5. s4sT Sheriff NJ. C. O.
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Monroe County farmers own sS,-
4sassheeps which The assessors valued At
S60.474s slass "a ssS sisstsa siass se
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kTThe total value Of horses, cattle,
mules, sheep and hogs, in Monroe Coun-
ty, as returned hy the assessors, is SSo7, :
osA
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wDAN RlcE's show was at Clarin

REDAN RIcE's show was at Claring
tor on Thursday last. DAN had evl-
IDENTIFY made up his mind to run the
blockade, as far as paying the county
license was concerned Treasurer NEu-
HART met DAN down there and demanded
.s50,which was paid after much scientific
cussing by DANIEL,
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3
Ey- The Conservative is alarmed at
the result of the enumeration in Morgan
township. where McConnelsville is stu.
ated-a community. of three thousand
souls. While the cother townships re
port the number of births to be near
four to one Of the deaths, Morgan town
seip exhibits the fact that the births
number only thirty six, while the deaths
number thirty,seven. The Conservative
intimatcs that this result is produced by
the women of that township refusing to
assume tho cares of maternity The
causes of sixteen of the deaths were un-
known, but may doubtless be attributed
to abortlons. -BarRespille Enterprise.
w-We have been called upon to an.
nounce the death of quite.a number OF
our most aged citizens within the past
few weeks, To, day We announce the
death OF Mr.. Moses Rhodes. aged about
SO years-Dr.. James NJ. McConaAey
aged 6f-and Mr.. VIM Gootlhue about
.7S-all of Pease township. Mr.. Good.
hue fell some ten or fifteen feet from his
sawmill, and was killed almost Instantly,
as we are informed 81, Claaxpiis
Gazstts. !. loNA Fe
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EWarren's Criminal Law is at the
Auditor Office for distribution. May
ors and Justices are entitled, each to one
copy See Auditors notice.
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EEThe number of hogs returned by
the township assessors foot up Ia, 400,
and their value $50, 1885, =
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eETBe township assessors report
1915 cattle, valued at Ssl9,315.
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,e Subscribers

Who find an aftertheir nameswill un-t
derstand that the time for which they
have paid has expired, and If no response
IS heard twill be taken for granted that
they do not wish to renew their subscrip-
tions, and their names will be erased.
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&EDANIEI SouTH, an inmate of the
County iaarmary, died on The ssd inst.
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CLUB RATES. For clubs of 10 subscri7
bers, and over that number, 81 30 each
single subscribers ST. six months 81.
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Woodsfeld High School.

TNHE next session of this school will oom-
i mence Monday. July l8, 1870, and con-
t,uue eleven weeks. While our invitation Is
to all who desire an education, yet We special
ly solicit the attendance Of young ladies and
gentlemen wishing TO qualify themselves for
teac hing, or who may desire a Knowledge Of
the higher branches Of Mathematics, Sciences
or Languages. i.ss.as s.fs 81 t.isrs-f r.g
EXPENSES; b. ssfflfa
s. We take pleasure in annotnoiig that the
proprietor Of the briggs House offers to fur
nish onr students With suitable rooms and
board them at 30 per week. There ars pti-
vate boarding houses here at which students
can be we'll accommodated.
zAa5s't gEa TUITION. osai sHui8 Ia ;
Common branches. ..$6 90
Higher Branches. ....:.......... 90
Languages each, extra. .s......... ! Nv
For further information, address,
T. A. GROVE.
ie14td. Ed J. GRAHAM.
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eHTherc arc two persons confined
In our Jail, HYssoM and FuLLAoRE.
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Monroe County will throw her entire
vote against oil such projects and defeat
them.
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EgA writer in the Barnesyille Eat

EE-A writer in the Barnesyille Enter
prise wades through nearly four columns
Of the issue of the 23d inst, to prove
that the Sun is Hell. The best thing for
that chap to do to rccuperatc himself is
to go for ice and other cold things. 1t
is very evident that he has hankering
for hot ones HiF9aai E'{6a7sszs $500 4
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GyWill some one furnish the name
and age of the oldest person living in
Monroe County? g
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TFESE fNSTRUMENTS HAVING BREN BE-
/ fore the public for The past thirty years,
have upon their excellence alone. attsiued au
uupurchased pre- e-eminsnoe that pronounoes
them unsquAllsd.
Their TONR combiuss :grsat power, richness,
sweetness, and fas sinsius quality, as we'll
As great purity Of intnnstion snd harmonl-
BUSINESS throughout the entirs SCALE.
The TOUCH is plant and eI sstic, aud II
entirely free from the Stiffness found Ii 80
many pianos, which causes the performer 70
SO easily tirs. - .ass'ssssa9 = q asas I
In WORKMANSHIP they eannos ss 81
rsllsd. Their action is constructed with =
care and attention to every part therein that
characterises tie finest mechanism. None
but the beat -sgasoned matsfial Is ussd In
their mantifactufs, and they Win aucspt the
hard usage OF the ccncsrt room With that
Of the parlor upon I'D equality unaffected In
their melody in fact they are Constructed sas
= .sNot Tor o Year, but Torever.H aaa
ALI of KEABE's SouARR PIAxos have their
new improved Grand Scale and the Paten
Asfsfs Treble In nppsr s octaves.
fATENf- GRANTED AUGUST IL, 1866,
which is conceded by sll our greatest artists
and critics to be the grandsst improvement
Used in the construction Of Pianos, Every
liistfumsnt fullY Warranted for fye years.
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1EThe Commissioners meet on Sat Sat
urday, the I'd inst.
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k3Thc spiciest paper on our ex-
change list Is the Mariettian. published
at Marietta O. II costs only IS cents
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value or New Buildings Erected In
Monroe County During the Year
lS69. @
The following shows the value Of new
buildings erected and improvements in
this county during the year 1869. se go
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JoHs SElrzEs q Co., Whclesals and Retail
Agents for the unsaualed Knabs : Pisuu. III Al
Is, East State street. Columbus. lo.---sugsAlss
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!. MIA 4 MA RK n TEz
ANTHONY sCnuMAtfiER

ANTHONY SCHUMAEHER
Respectfully informs the citizens Of
w q o D $ E t.
and vicinity that he keeps .eonstsntly -
hand q his
MEAT STORE, ON MAIN STRRET.:
Two doors North cf Judkins' Drug Store
Deef, Psrk, Veal Sausage 40
Hs solisfts the patronage n the ps6Hc, i Esf
viii spare no efforts to accommodate custom
ers. sndhcpes, by liberal dealing, to rsnast
satisfaction to allswho mag buy meats ~ sssa
store. 1saisa ais4 - 0ls4Ail IL, s9sllss0f
!,2ds r o. r "A aR Me r. ST saaj,.
win pay the market price for cattis,; hogs
and shssf suitable for butcbsring.. geIsif
dec7r. ANTHONY SCHUMACHER.
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kEThere are 73 mules in this county,
valued at 81, ,3l5., srsxes>,y..s
fEThe wool crop is short in Mon
roe County this year.
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EFA Acn oyu akem ihts uto' Rv t.
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EEGuernscy County is to have new
|ail
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NO RIGHT TO ENDORSE.

a man has no right to endorse when
the failure of The first party to render
his obligations will render the creditors
of tho cndorscr liable to loss in conse
quence Of such Endorsement.
lie has no right to endorse for an.
other man unless he makes provision to
meet such obligation independent of
and aft providing for all other obli.
cations.
He has no right to endorse unless
he fully intends to pay what he promises
to, promptly, in case the first party
fails to do so. Few cndorsers prepar Q
for this.
His relations to his family demand
that he shall not oblige himself
to oblige another simply at the risk
of dcpriving them of what belongs to
them.
He should never endorse or become
responsible for any amount without SO.
curity is furnished by the first party
it should be made business transac-
tion-rarely matter Of friendship. 1t
is equivalent to IL loan Of capital. to the
amount of the obligation, and the same
prccantion should be taken to secure
it.
A man has no more right to expect
another to endorse his note without re.
compense than to expect on insurance
company to insure his home or his life
gratuitously.
1t is not good business policy for on
to ask another to endorse his note,
promising to accommodate him in tho
same manner. The exchange Of sigma
ture may have, and usually does have, a
very unequal value. 1t is better to
secure him the amount and exact little
secur,ty for the amount Of responsibility
incurred.
1t is bettert do business that will
involve no necessity for asking OF
granting such favors, or making such
exchanges. 1t is always safe and jus.
to do Exchange.
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Feb 2-ti
WOFFQRD COLLEGEf
sPARTANBURG G. H.,
so. CA. a
II ACIIL ".

~ ~ u H L ~
REV. A. M. sHIPP, ID. D.. Presidents, dss
Professor Mental and Moral Sci nee. y x z ts.
DAVID DUNCAN, A. NJ. Profsssor ADeios,i
Languages and Literature. slSSss jl
REV. WHITEFOORD SMITH, D. D.. Pfolcssor
English Literature. li3 ~.
WARREN DU PRE-, a. NJ, Professor Natural
Science. q
JAS. II. CARLISLE, A. NJ, Professor EBisths,
REV a. il. LESTER. A. NJ, Professor fs;.to,s
and Biblical Literature. ~. - s2s
Tho Preparatory School, un.ler the ftnmSdiSf,
supervision of tho Faculty, Jno. .W. snIyS
A. h., Principal. 81 gS..t
Divinity School-Rcy. A. NJ. shipr. n. ii
Rev. White!"ord Smith, D. b.; Rev. A., d
I.ester, A. NJ. ~ &, 5s
Tho FIRE. Session Of tlis Sixteenth Coils IN !,
Yenr begins on the first Monday, In O0iobsr
1859. the second Session begins on the flrss Nor
day in January. 1870. 4 s
Tho conrso Of studios and tho staniIs ia 5
scholarship remain unchanged. bnt tho PneuyS1
now admit irregular studeu,s or thnse WIN ~ IN
to pursue particular stu'lics only. S5
The Schoo's also open at tho snmc ttrne.; ~ =
Puision per year. In College Classss; iNs3a63$&i
contingent fco, $54 In Spccic or its ,eqyiSat
Currency. ~
Tuition porye,r. In Preparatory Schooi; ;iKttf
ing contingent fee, $4+ in currency. X 81 fS
Bills payable dne half 10 st:sanco. Baafd rs
Month. from Sidto SIS n currency, IS 81
For rfutth.rpsrtioular, sstS ctsk aS u {S "a
y .sisy ip ;.ssss lS:s. e s'iS u Il
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A CHARMING YANKEE SCHOOL
MARIN SEDUCES AN AGED CULLED
BROTHER.

The Savannah Republican of the 4th
inst, contains the following 10 refcr-
ence to the adventures Of q buxom
SCHOOL "marm" in that city with q
susceptible ebony urchin of sixty sum-
fners:
A Yankee school "marm," who has
been engaged in teaching oolored
school in this city for several months,
was arrested yesterday upon warrant
issued by justice ofthe peace, oharg.
ing her with seducing colored man,
the husband of the colored woman at
whose instance the warrant was issued.
Tho testimony tended to prove that
the parties were found in tho same bed
at tho same time. The school marin
appealed to the magnanimi,y ofthe col.
orcd lady, with many tears, and promis-
ed her that in case she would withdraw
the prosecution she Qhe school marm) J
would never scduce the "culled" gentei-
man again, whereupon the "oulled" lady
relentcd aud tho case was amicably set,
tied.
The school marin is fair, fat and forty
and the cullcd gentleman who was so.
duccd by her charms is between fifty and
sixty years of age.
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mA 4 GSV1LxG, =. u.
J. A. MAYES & CO..
WILL CONTINUE DURING rnE YEAR TO
KEEP ON HAND A FULL SUPPLY
OF GOODS IN THEIR LINE.
CONSISTING OF
DRUGS, MEDICINES,
GR0O ERIES,
NO PA0 KxSx0 MS.
aud hope to merit . continuance of tho liberal
patronage they have been receiving.
We desire TO call particular attention to our
trade In
FL GU Il.
1t is our aim to keep for sale only good quail
tics Of FLOUR, and families may rely upon our
stock a. afordiug the best grades OF
Extra and Samiy -Four,
to be had In tho markets.
Our groceries generally arc all
FIRST-CLASS GOODS,
aud our DRUGS and MEDICINES are war.
ranted to DO pure and genuine.
Besides tho usual stock of DRUGS and MED
1CINES. wo keep always on hand, - offer two
invaluable preparations of our own manufacture.
Anti-Malarial Specific,
FOR THE PERMANENT CURE OF
Chills and Fevers.
TONIC BITTERS.
an admirable combination of TONICS adnptod
to all eascs needing Tonic Medicines.
COUNTRY PRODUCE Of all kinds taken in
BARTER for goods at fair prices.
j. A. MAYES l. co.
Jan I, 1870 ly
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For Sale.

i1NHAT VALUABLE PROPERTY,
L called Drookland, Situnted In Sumter County,
about ono mile from Stntvsburg, and which was
the family rcsidcnce of The late John Bradley
It conslsts Of a inrso nn'l fine Dwelling House,
with 10 rooms. Is unusually lsrge,) Brick Kitch.
en-, Stable. Barn. Carriage Houss and other nec.
essary outbnilLings, ali In thorough repair, and
about 140 acres Of and. Place entirely healthy
Price $4,000 90 and torms accommodating. Roi
other particulars, apply to the undersigned. q,
Marietta. VA. or to u.s.. G.. Richardson, <7sq
! at Sumter 8. @. =
Esb.2S-tC RLLRN BRADLEY
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-03-30

--"Comc here, my DEAR" said young
man to little girl, to whose sister he
was paging his addresses, you are the
sweetest thing on earth" "No, am
not" she replied ortlessly; sister says
you are the sweetest"
"A Dentist presented bill for the
tenth time to q rich skinfint.
"It strikes me-" said tho latter, "that
this is pretty round bill"
eyes," replied the dentist, ri have
sent it round often enough to make il
appear 90, and have called now ia
have it squared"
The Sumter watchman. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1855-1881, 1870-03-30

"A sailor explains the distribution
OF prize money to be as follows :--"It is
siited through a ladder. What falls
through goes to the officers; what sticks
the sailors get.
If mems faults were written on
their foreheads, broad. .brimmed hats
would be fashionable.