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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1893-12-27
Sale Under Mortgage.
Assignee of Mortgage.
Dec. G..

TINDER AND BY VIRTUE of the powers
of sale contained in II certain mortgage
executed by Sarah Frierson and Solomon I:
Frierson TO William H. Gordon and Daniel
N. Davis, and by them assigned to the Sumter
Building and Loan Association, said mort
gage bearing date the 2s,h day Of January,
1893, and recorded in Registers Office, Sum-
ter Count!, in book % page us, and in
which default has occurred.
Now therefore, in execution OF the powers
aforesaid, the undersigned will sell the pro-
perty below described to the highest bidder
for cash on Tuesday the End day Of January,
1894 Monday the first beirg legal holiday
between the hours OF II o'clock, Il m, and S
o'clock, p. M, in front of the Court House,
Sumter, S. c.:
All that piece, parcel or tract Of land con-
tanning one hundred and seyen-tenths scres,
more or less, situate in Sumter County, in the
State aforesaid; bounded on the North by
lands of James B. Brunson, the East and
South by lands of Robert C. McFaddin, and
on the West by lands Of Miss Mary Brunson.
A. ]. CHINA AS PRESIDENT OF SUMTER
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
AND SUMTER BUILDING AND LOAN
ASSOCIATION,
Dec g.
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age remarkable in Matabele eyes for
physical attractiyeness and even beauty
(the aesthetic standard of the tribe be-
ing stoutness>. He is probably the
fattest man within 80 miles of Bulu-
wayo. He is every inch king in the
opinion of his subjects, weighing no
less than 500 pounds, and obtaining no
slight consideration from that circum-
stance alone, though, if one comes to
consider the thing calmly, with very
little good reason. for what merit can
there be in excessive corpulence in a
king who, in the words of the poet. can
notoriously bear
No fatncss near the throne,
whose frown taeans decapitation and
who would certainly contemplate with
envious and trowning eye any pretender
over Is or 10 stone in weight. ht.-Black
and White.
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Letter From Wedgefeld.
wEpeEr1slp, December Is, ls9

WEpGEr1sLD, December Is, 1898.
We hope you bad very merry Xmas; and
we wish for on happy New Year, Mr Editor
II is exceedingly quiet for Xmas, but hope
things NAV brighten with next year.
The ladies Of the Baptist Church had
hot supper last Friday uight and nofwl'h-
standing the hard times, were aoundantly
rewarded for their trouble.
Mr. Lyde has declined the call of the
church, consequently it is still without pas
tor
Rev. Mr.. Chandler filled his appointment
at the Methods, Church last Sunday.
Mr. Currey is still supplying the pulpit Of
the Presbyterian Church.
Rev. John Kershaw filled his appointment
at Presby terinu Church al four o'clock this
afternoon. He preached to large congre-
cation.
II the election could be changed to Christ.
mas Dav Tiilman's chances would not be 80
good. A Tillmanite Was heard to say that
he intended to write Tillman II letter and ask
him to send him two gallons of JSne rye
LIQUOR for his Christmas and ii he tailed to
send it, he would write him another telling
him that be helped pull him in that s.waggiu"
through the streets Of Sumter, but d him
for being such D. fool.
Mr Perry, agent n, the Camden Crossing
lost one of bis children last week with pneu-
mouia.
R. H. Richardson, clerk for George Wash
ipgton Murray, is at home for Xmas.
Hon. r. I. Maaning is so indIsposed as not
to be able to be out.
Mr.. v. R. Pringle, our efficient school
teacher, after being sick for some time, was
able to leave for his home ia the Coacord
neighborhood to spend Xmas.
Mr.. Charlie Singleton, who ls attending
the Porter Academy, is at home for Xmas.
Messrs. J. C. Singleton and W. T. Aycock
have been sick with grip. The former is out
again, the latter improving.
Mr. Jno. R. Caldwell is ut home quite sick
with grip and Rheumatism. Ar. Caldwell
has for some time been in Express service.
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MORTGAGES SALE.

DY VIRTUE of the power o sale vested in
R me by IA mortgage executed to ne ny
Solomon Law and G.illard Bradford, will be
sold at Sumter Court House, in said County
and State, on Salesday, to wit: Tuesday, the
I'd day of January, next, (lss4, between the
hours of eleven O'Clock in the forenoon and five
O'Clock in the afternoon. two adjoining par.
cells of land in said County and State, one
containing twenty-five and oDe-half acres
and the other containing rwenty-four acres;
(being the parcels marked C and !, on dia-
gram or plat indorsed upon deed made on
November 18th, 1873, hy w. B. Hayus-
worth tn Ned Montgomery, recorded in
the Office Of the Register Of Aesne
Conveyance for said County, in book o. /,
page 546,j also right of Way or pas-
sage on or over the thoroughfares marked on
said plat; the same being the lands and
right of way which were conveyed by said
Haynsworth to said Law and Bradford and
mortgaged by them to him TO secure the pur-
chase money Terms cash.
w. B. HAYNSWORTH, Mortgage,
And as Attorney for Solomon Law and Gail
lard Bradford.
Opc
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The second edition of the December
Worlds Fair Cosmopolitan brings the total up
to the extraordinary figure Of 400, 900
copies, an unprecedented result in the history
of magazines. Four hundred thousand
copies-20O tons-ninety-four million pages
enough to fill 200 wagons with 1000 pounds
each-in single line, in close order, this
would be file Of wagons more than mile
and half long. This means not less than
2,0O0, 900 readers, scattered throughout
every town and village in the United States.
The course of THE Cosmopolitan for the past
twelve mouths may be compared to that of
rolling SNOWFALL; more subscribers mean
more money spent in buying the best articles
and the best illustrations in the world better
illustrations and better articles mean more
subscribers, and 80 the two things are
acting and reacting upon each other until ii
seems probable that the day is not far distant
when the magazine publishers will be able 10
give 80 excellent an article that it will claim
the attention of every intelligent reader in
the country.
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Harper's Magazine for January opens with
a frontispiece in tint, illustrating poem by
Magaret E. Sanester, called my Golden.
Haired Laddie," followed by the frst install
ment of George du Maurier's new hovel,
..Trilby," embellished with fifteen drawings
By the author There are two other stories
in the Number which have serial character,
although they are complete in themselves. One
is "a Midsummer Midnight" in Brander Mat
thew's .sYi9nettes of Manhattan" aud the
other is the second of William McLennan's 8
tales Of the French Revolution, "As Told to
His Grace" Mr.Owen Wister contributes q
striking story of Western ranch life called
1Balaam aud Pedro, in which the principal
character is highly-struog horse. There is
called 1.-The Ending af Barstow's Novel; aud
this, With Thomas Nelson Pages short story
Introducing the EDITORS Drawer, and a
tale of San Francisco life, by Geraldine
Bonner, completes the storytelling OF the
issue. In spite OF this strong array, the
impression OF fiction Number is not received
There is an important and amply illustrated
article on Egypt and Chaldea in the Light
Of Recent Discoveries" ny w. st. Chad
Boscswen, which new light is thrown on the
origin of civilization. The centennial annis
verssry of the 6rst appearance Of Napoleon in
IA important military engagement is commem-
GRATED by an article, 'Cap,ain Napoleon
Bonaparte at Toulon," by Germain Bapst,
illustrated from hitherto unpublished draw
ing. Edwin Lord Weeks, in From Ispahan
to Kurrachee," completes the narrative Of his
journey by caravau across Persia, and
eliminates it by some notable drawings.
Richard Harding Davis completes his studies
of English life with "The West and East
Ends of London," contrasting the high and
low-life of the British metropolis The
article is illustrated by Fredrick Barnard. A
strong essay on the cosmopolitan spirit OF
the Hebrew is printed anony mousIy under the
title ''The Mission of the Jews" Junius
Henri Browne discusses "The Bread-and-
Butter Question:" aud the departments are
filled With the usual variety of comment, ligh,
verse and humorous anecdote.
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MARION NOISE,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
Dec. g..
Sale Under Mortgage.
TINDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power

FINDER AND BY VIRTUE of the power
of sale contained in certain mortgage
executed on the 9th day of November, 1886,
by James A. Hodge 10 Benjamin F. Noise and
by him assigned TO the undersigned; said
mortgage being recorded in Registers office
Sumter County 10 Book l6 at page 244 and
10 which default has occurred: Now there
fore in the execution of the power afore-
said will sell the property below described
on Tuesday the I'd day of January, 1884. to
the highes, bidder for cash between the hours
of IL 4. N. and P u. in front Of the Court
House, Sumter, S. c.:
All that piece, parcel or tract of land con
tanning ffty-eieht acres, more or less, situate,
lying and being in Privareer Tow aship. County
and State aforesaid, and bounded on The North
east aud Northwest by lands Of Elias Hodge,
on the South by lands of Joseph P. Richardson
and on the Southwest By lands Of the estate OF
BENJAMIN Hodge. The run Of Briar Branch
separating said ,rac, from Jos P. Richard
sou.
MARION NOISE,
Dec G. Assignee of Mortgage.
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under the direction of the Cn,ef of Engineers
of the Army, rs directed by law, and the
building has been restored to the condition 1t
was in before the commencement Of the
improvements in progress at the time
of the accident, with some consequent
Strengthening Of its foundations While
it is probable that IL would serve iIs
former purpose, the commission ofexperts APP
pointed by the department 10 examine and
report As to the safety of the building find that
certain additional work should be done
before ii shall he occupied ny clerks. This
report will he referred back for an estimate
of the cost of this new work, and when
returned the matter will be submitted to
congress for its direction as to further
alterations Just before the Senate ad-
ionrued tor the recess Senator VOORHEES,
Offered resolution against the qnarteriog Of
clerks in this building again
The number of Congfessmea who went
home to spend their holiday, was unusually
large this year; consequently there is just
now Il decided luI in the talk about the
tariff, Hawaii, etc. which has been constantly
going on for mouths and which will take y
fresh start next week when the absentees Will
again be on hand prepared for the hard aud
long struggle that is before them.
A suo-committee of the House Ways and
Means committee will spend the most of their
holiday in working upoa the Internal Revc-
nue. bill, which it is hoped will be ready 10 be
reported to the House when it again
assemblies. Several democratic members of
the Senate Finance committee are also At
work on the tariff, 80 as to be prepared to
receive the Wilson bill when it is sent over
from the House. The work of the Senators
has been so far mostly confined to the gather
ing of information which will be useful later
on.
Speaker Crisp, who is still in Washington,
is confden, that the Wilson tariff bill will
be passed BY the the House before the first of
February, aud lhat'it will not be necessary TO
deny any man tn. right to be heard thereon
10 order to get il through by that time.
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Sale under Mortgage.

TTNDER AND BY VIRTUE of the powers
of sale contained in H certain mortgage
executed on the Goth day of December, 1892,
by Sarah P. Chambers to John j. Dargan and
by him assigned to Marion Noise, recorded in
in Registers Office, Sumter County, in Book
25 at page 81, default in which has occurred.
Now therefore. in execution Of the powers
aforesaid, will sell the property below de
scribed to the highest bidder for cash between
the hours of II .. m, and 5 p. M. Tuesday
the End day of January. 1894, (Monday the
frst being legal holiday in front Of the
Court House, Sumter, s. c..
All that tract of land in the County of Sum-
ter. Rafting Greek Township, and State afore-
said, containing 6fty-:our acres, The same
heing bounded North and West by land OF
DR.. S. C. C. Richardson, South by land Of
John Kingmau, and East by land of l.. 5.
Carson.
MARION NOISE,
Dec 6. Assignee Of Mortgage.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Dec. Is, 1893.

ASn1NuaoN, NeS. 90, Aooo'
President Cleveland and every member OF
his cabinet, except Attorney General Olnes
who is in Boston, speot Christmas Day in
Washington with their families. The day
has been quiet one ut the White House, n
large Fart Of it devoted to the children and
their Christmas tree which was put up Saturday
evening, although Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland
informally entertained several personal friends
both at lunch and ut dinner. The idea of
going-to Lakewood, N. j., for few days has
been abandoned, but the Presiden, hopes to
get little recreation this week on short
bunting trip.
In view Of the misstatements which have
been made concerning the attitude of Com
missioner Lochren toward the pensioners the
following from speech he made in the case
Of Judge Long, of Michigan, whose pension
was suspended by him, which is pending
in a Washington court, is worthy OF atten-
ton am not anxious to worry or to cut
off my old comrades with whom fought aud
carried musket. am anxious that they
should get all their dues. Yet, nj the same
time, as an officer of the law, have sworn
duty to perform, to see that they do not get
more than they are entitled to.
By the way, speaking of pensions, it was
lately decided by Commissioner Lochren that
no retiring official of the pension Office could
do business as Il pension attorney before that
bureau until he had been two years out of
office. Had Gen. Raum made similar decision
the bank account of 'Corporal' Tanner, who
was go unceremoniously kicked out of that
Office by Mr.. Harrison and who is said 10
have made "A fortune as pension attorney
would be very much smaller than il is. Ii is.
however, wise decision aud would be well
if it were made rule in all branches of the
government service MS it is we'll known in
Washington that many officials make use Of
their positions 10 accumulate information
which they turn to valuable use as attorneys
after they leave the government service; and
cases have been known in which they have
undertaken as attorneys to have decisions
wrongfully made by them rs officials reversed
by their successors in Office, the Inference be-
ing that the decisions were intentionally made
wrong in the first place.
Secretary Lamont scotched sensational
story, that be proposed compelling the clerks
Of the Record and Pension division of the
War department to again take up their
quarters 10 Ford's old theatre, by making the
following statement: There is no purpose
or disposition on the par, of any officer Of this
department to quarter any of its clerks or
employees in any bnilding not determined to
be perfectly safe. % that point there is no
question for uneasiness. The $4,000 appro-
pfiated by Congress for repairs to the cid
Ford's threatre building has been expended
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Master'sSales.
BIZ j. E. Jerney, Auctioneer.
State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.

In The Court or COMMON PLEAS.
PURSUANT, 10 the judgments and orders
Of the Court aforesaid, severally made in the
following entitled cases, will offer for sale
at Public Auction, before the Court House
in the CITY of Sumter, County and State
aforesaid on the FIRST TUESDAY IN
JANUARY next, (being the % day of
said mon,h, Monday the 6rst day. beiog
legal heiday,) between the hours of eleven
O'Clock in the forenoon and Eve o'clock 10
afternoon of said day, the real estate in each
case described, on the terms in each case
specified.
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The Columbia Desk Calendar,

Which is issued annually by the Pope
Manufacturing Company. of Columbia
Bicycle fame is out for 1894. much improved
in appearance II is pad calendar OF the
same size and shape as those of previous
years, having leaf tor each day, but i,s
attractiveness has been heightened by the
work OF clever artist. who has scattered II
series OF bright pen-drawings through its
pages. Ii also contains, ms usual, many
appropriate and interesting contributions
from people both bright and wise.
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King LobenCula.

King Lobengulai is the representative
Of all that is fierce, bloodthlrsty and
credulous among his people. He is
the son of the Chief Moselekatse, who
led the fight into Mashonaland two gen
erations ago. Constant beer drinking
and tendency in the Matabele race to
the putting on of flesh have converted
the king of the Matabeles into person
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In the case of Sumter Building and
Loan association against Martha N.
DoJy-Defendont.

The following lands and teaements, situ-
a,ed in the County Of Sumter, State afore-
said: All that tract of land containing
twenty acres more or less bounded North by
Mrs i. R. Spaun, East by the public road
leading from Providence to Sumter, South by
W. w. Jennings, and Wes, BY W. J. Jeo-
nines, Trustee; Also that tract OF land
situate in said County and State containing
seventy acres more or less, bounded North by
William J. Jennings, East by said public
road, South by lands of Estate of l.. r.
Jennings, deceased, and West By lands OF
Estate of L. u. Spann.
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William, 4. james, ADM G. T. A.,
of William J. Reynolds. Decd
Plaintiff, against Elizabeth Spann,
Ellen C.. James and others-De-

~ pSttsVHS A~SJ'e0os NV w
Plaintiff, against Elizabeth Sponn.
Ellen C.. James and others-De-
feadants.
The following lands situated in Sumter
County aforesaid.
]. Seventy -four acres more or less which
was devised by the Will Of W. J. Reynolds
to Lavnia Brisbane, on which are grist
mill and water gin living on Swift Greek,
including Lightwood Knot Branch to high
water and FIVE acres Of upland North OF the
mill lncluding the miller's house.
2. One hundred acres more or less, devised
to Grace Davis by said Will represented as
Sec. on plats made By H. q. Noise, FLED
with the proceedings 10 the above case.
8. Fifty acres more or less, devised BY
9th clause of said Will to Lavinia West
berry aud Desssy Wes,berry South of the
mill On the road.
4. One Hundred and twenty six acres more
or less devised by the 9Th clause of said will
to Grand B. ReyHolds and styled in said will
ns the Belvin tract lying east Of the Camden
road marked Sec. 8 on said plats.
S. Eighty six and four-tenths acres more or
less devised by the 10th clause of said will
to Laney Burrows marked sec. 10 on said
plats.
6. Oae Hundred and fifteen acres more or
less devised by the llth clause of said will to
Depsey Brisbane, called the Brown tract and
marked Sec. II on said plats.
l. Ninety acres more or less devised by the
18th clause Of said will to Andrew Reynolds
and marked sect. II on said plats.
g. One hundred and Fifty acres more or
less devised by the 18th clause OF said will to
Amanda Brisbane (now Amanda Johnson)
marked sec. l3 on said plats.
9. Two hundred and tweuty-tour acres
more or less devised 10 Eleanor Roach and
and Adela Demery by the l41h and 18th
clauses of said will and described therein as
the Frierson Wilson place, north of Brewer
Branch and DuBose place, and marked sects.
IA aud IS on said plats.
10. One hundred and tweuty-seven acres
more or less devised by the 18th clause OF
said will to the children of Arran Logan
marked on said plat, sec. l6-l27.7 acres.
IL. One hundred and twenty-six acres more
less devised by the 18th clause to Manning
Reynolds and marked sec. II on said plats.
Terms cash. Purchaser to pay for papers.
w. H. INGRAM.
Master for Sumter County.
Dec. 6, 1898.
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Meteorological Records

The following is report of observations
of the weather taken at Stateburg. by DR.. w.
W. Anderson, for the two weeks ending Dec
Oath 1909.
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Sumter B. and L Association.

TINE DIRECTORS Of the Sumter Building
and Loan Association has declared
div idend of $50 90 per share, which will te
paid by the Secretary and Treasurer upon the
presentation of stock
The Secretary and Treasurer will be at his
office every day from to 6 p No., to make
these payments.
H. F. WILSON,
Dec. ls, '93. Sect'y and Treas.
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HOLIDAY NOTICE.
TINE BANK OF SUMTER will he closed
December 25th, 1898 and January lst,
1894, those days being Legal Holidays.
w. F. RHAME, Cashier.
HOLIDAY NOTICE.

TINE SlMONDs NATIONAL BANK will
be closed December 25,h, 1893, aud
January lst, 1894 Those days heine Legal
Holidays. l.. s. CakSoN,
Cashier.
Dec 20