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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-31
To Colonel Kinloch,

TO Colonel klnlOc1,
Chairman, Charleston, S. c.:
AS chairman of the Democratic
Campaign Committee of the Seventh
Congressional District, solicitous to-
Democratic success at all points, i
becomes my duty to call your atten
ton to certain conditions that tend
to imperil that success, to some
extent, in this District, as we'll as IL
your own, the First.
The open fight made by the lead.
ing paper of your city, the News
and Courier, upon DR.. Stokes, the
Democratic nominee from this Dis
trict; its persistent denial that there
is any Democratic organization in
this State; and it's advocacy of an
opposition organization, has had a
tendency to deter Conservatives from
voting for Dr.. Stokes and the nomi.
nees of the State Convention. on the
one hand and on the other hand has
aroused the just resentment OF the
organized Democrats, especially in
the First and Seventh Districts-who
are IN the main, Reformers.
The action of the Charleston dele
CATION to the recent State Conven-
ton in refusing to take part IN nomi.
nations on the alleged ground that
the platform was not Democratic.
although it endorsed the National
Democratic platform, also contributes
to the doubt about the attitude of
your people; and l need not add
that in both these Districts doubt is
dangerous. The reasoning of many
is this: If Charleston is not bound
to vote for the nominees of the
State Convention; if she is not
bound to give her moral support to
the Reform Congressional candidates
nominated in the same primary that
elected her delegates to the State
Convention; if the organized Demo.
cratic Committee is not the true
Democratic Committee. then the
Conservative Congressional nominee
in whom Charleston is specially
interested has no claim upon that
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Two Lives Saved.

Mrs. Phoebe Thomas, Of Junction City, I'll.
was told by her doctors she had Consumption
aud that there was no hope for her, but two
bottles DR.. Kings New Discovery completely
cured her and she says it saved her life. Mr.
Tbos. Eggers, 13s Florida St San Francisco,
suffered from dreadful cold, approaching
Consumption, tried without result everything
else then bought one bottle of Dr.. Kings New
Discovery and in two weeks was cured. He is
naturally thankful. 1t is such results of
which these are .amples, that prove the
wonderful efficacy of this medicine in Coughs
and Colds. Free trial Bottles at j. F. ".
DeLorme's Drug Store. Regular size soc aud
81 0O
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FOR SALE.

THAT TRACT of land in Sumter County,
S. c., containing 200 acres, more or
less, and bounded as follows: North, By
public road from City Of Sumter to Cane
Savannah East, by lands of Jno. 7. Baker
South, by run of Cane Savannah; West, by
lands of Jno. F. Gamble, and of Miles Il.
Plowdeu same being arabic land and now
under cultivation. For terms apply to
C. G. MATTHEW'S 4 CO.,
Cotton Factors, Charleston, s. C.
Liberal advances made on consignments of
cotton. Sept. l9-3m.
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A FARMERS TRUST.
A Plan of self-Protection Suggest
ed by Mr.. Roddey.
TO the Thinking Z Farmers q fhe
I South: !: :

TOt IuO Hesos WV S0eo ~'"'
made "cotton commissions" my bust.
ness. and daily have l witnessed the
downward tendeneysof your product
If you will. think. for a moment, you
will realize the fact that though you
are the producers Of this country and
should be the most Independent, yet
you are the most depeRdeat, people
|.of America HH q sscssase there
|are comE nationa On nearly every
article yos llsa. The laaanfaetureEs
of the Nosth combine On everything
and say what it shall bring, while
you sell your products for whatever
they are willing to pay you. Why
cannot you protect your cotton in tue
same way?
/ should like. if it meets your ap.
proval, to organize trust company
called the Southern Farmers Trust
Company, for the purpose. Of -proteet
ing your products from the depfess
ing influence of spectators, spinnesa
and capitalists, and provide a means
by which you can name the price for
your products, instead of having the
price dictated to you, as is now the
case. I feel satisfied tbis can be
done by forming trust which
would be able to handle most of the
cotton you grow.
Let the capital stock be $50, ,O00,.
600 to $l00,0O0,090, subscribed
entirely by the:farmers of the South
anddiviaedinto as many shares as
mag beaeeessary and small enough
foravery3 cotton planter to subscribe
Let each farmer take stock to his ut
most capacity and support The trust
in every possible way.
In case you receive 10 cents for
your cotton, instead of 5 cents which
you are now receiving, you save on
a crop of 100000 bales about
5000, 900, 900, at least twice as much
as the capital stock of the trust com.
pany. in case spectators should
become frightened even at the men
tion of the trust and advance the
price of cotton, 80 much the better
for you, but very likely they would
attempt at first to bluff you.
l think it is DOW time to act.
What benefits the farmer or laborer
unquestionably benefits all class
es. If such plan should meet your
approval, | would be more than glad
to meet representative cotton
grower from each State or Alliance,
either in New York or in some South
ern city, to see if something cannot
be done to bring about some benefit
to the South. Something must be
done or your lands will not be worth
cultivating. Very respectfully,
JOHN T. RoDDEY,
80 Broadway, New York.
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Every mother should know that Group can
be prevented. The first symptom of true
Group is hoarseness. This is followed by
a peculiar rough cough. If Chamberlain g
Cough Remedy is given freely as soon as the
child become hoarse or even after the cough
las developed it will prevent the attack. rs
and so cent bottles for sale by Dr.. A. j.
Chins.
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IAN ORDINANCE" /"

Entitled "An Ordinance to preueat the
unlawfal sale or barter Of Spiritu-
ous or Intoxicating Liquors s0ithin
the Corporate Limits Of the City Of
Sumter, s. c., and to punish Fio.
zation of the same
Be it Ordaioedeand Enacted by the Mayor
and Aldermen of the City of Sumter In City
Council assembled and by authority Of the
same,
That from and after the date and publica-
ton of this Ordinance, it shall not be lawful
for any person, persons OF corporation, to
barter, or sell, or dispose of, any Spirltuous
OF Malt liquors within the Corporate limits of
the City of Sumter; and any person or per-
sons, violating this Ordinance, upon convic-
ton thereof before the Mayor or City Coun-
Gil of said City, may be fined not more than
fifty dollars, or be imprisoned ir the city
prison, not more than thirty days for each
offence.
Provided: That this Ordinance shall not
apply to sales of Spurious or Malt Liquors
sold under the Dispensary System of South
Carolina.
Done and ratified in city Council assembled
and under the coporate seal OF the city OF
Sumter, this twenty ty-third day of October, 4.
D. 1894 "
B. G. PERSON, Mayor.
EssAL II. HURST,
Clerk and Treasurer.
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The dispensasy constables have again
been armed with rifles. Perhaps Gov.
Tillmau desires the excitement of
another .Let 'er roll" tragedy.
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Success in Life

depends on little things. A Ripans Tabule is a
little thing, but taking one occasionally gives
good digestion, and that means good blood,
and that means good brain and brawn, and
that means success. 7-25-o
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NOTICE OBJ bLRCTION
FOR
State And County Officers.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY OF SUMTER.

AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD
at the several precincts established by law in
Sumter County, on Tuesdsv November 6,
1884, for the following officers, to wit:
Governor, Lieutenans-GoverDor, Secretary of
State, Attorney-General, Comptroller.Gene-
raj, Adjusant and Inspector General, State
Treasurer, State Superintendent of Education,
three Railroad Commissioners, one Senator,
6ve Representatives to the lower branch Of the
Legislature one Judge of Probate, one School
Commissioner, one Supervisor, also, TO vote
for or against the holding of a constitutional
convention.
The polls will open at o'clock a. m. and
close at o'clock p. N.
At the close of the election the managers
shall Immediately proceed to publicly count
the ballots. Within three days thereafter the
chairman of the board Of managers, or one Of
them, to be designated in writing by the
board, shall deliver to j. N. Knight, Clerk of
Board Commissioners of Election, at the
Sumter Herald Office, in the city of Sumter,
the poll list, the boxes containing the ballots,
and q written statement of the result of the
election at his precinct.
The following named persons have been
appointed managers of election for State and
county officers, ETC.. to wilt:
Sumter.
J. NJ. Reams, W. J. Diukius.
G. W. Stancill.
Stateburg.
W. NJ. Sanders. W. W. Mellett.
T. w. Belvip.
Providence
w. F. Hudson. W. S. Boykiu.
E. F. Burrows.
Rafting Creek.
B. G.. Morris. j. j. Hatfield.
Vernon Keels.
Bishopvine.
W. s. james. J. NJ. Spears.
r. E. Carnes.
Mannuille.
L. L. Baker. W. H. stuckey.
Walter Rembert.
Bossards.
Geo. Alden Brown. T. N. Huggips.
j. 8. r. Brown.
Aayeso;ze.
s. E. Shaw. W. K. Mcleod.
G. n. Baker.
Lynchbury.
J. E. Mccoy. j. B. Talon.
s. G. Fitzpatrick.
Shiloh.
r. A. Frierson. S. ". Truluck.
r. E. McElveen.
Concord.
J. NJ. N. Wilder. j. 7. Hayes.
Washington Mahoney.
Pyirateer.
II. G. Cuttino. T. E. Hodge.
j. s. Dwight.
Smithuille.
J. D. Evans. j. E. Barfeld.
T. NJ. Bradley.
Wedgefeld.
Geo. Dew. J. G. Brouch.
r.. B. Gamble.
Corbett's Store.
j. G. Bullock. Edwin Wilson.
H.H. Corbett.
One of the above named managers at
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J. E. .DuPRE,
K. E. WELLS,
E. j. GOODMAN.

Commissioners State Election.
J. NJ. KNIGHT,
Clerk of Board.
Sumter, s. C., October Is, 1894.
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Ii. III. C0rbett
One of the above named managers at
each box will call upon the board of
commissioners of election at Sumter on
November 3rd, 1894. to receive ballot
boxes, poll list, and instructions. and to
be qualified.
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corn, rob hen roosts and burn you ont, so
that many OF our people, white and colored,
living in isolated places, have to leave their
homes and seek the towns for protection.
The suffrage 10 the hands of the negro, the
great majority of whom have proved them
selves totally incapable of exercising this
high privilege of citizenship, with threatened
division among the white minority, is too
terrible risk to Anglo-Saxon supremacy
The time and the opportunity for curtaling
negro suffrage is here, Tomorrow may be
too late" 1t is too dangerous weapon to
leave longer in their hands. The Republi.
cans advise the negroes TO vote soldly
against the Convention. | beg every white
man in Sumter County who loves his home
Constitutional Convention.
The two mill tax for school purposes will
likely be considered and ought to be taken
out of the Constitution; but this will not
DO away with the tax for schools, as some
newspapers try to make orr people believe.
1t is proposed to transfer the power to levy
the school tax TO the Legislature instead, be-
cause the tax in the Constitution gives the
negro the legal right to enter white school,
The law allows no discrimination. Again,
the Legislature is more nearly in touch with
the people of to-day than is the Radical Con-
stitution adopted in the dark days of negro
rule 10 South Carolina. The Legislature can
give the people the right to say, to which
school their taxes shall be applied.
The white people pay seven-eighths Of this
two mill tax and the negroes are the chief
bene6ciarles, receiving more than half 1t is
an outrage to force the white people uuder
the Constitution to work for the education of
the negro, when our own children are sadly
in need of better school facilities. am not
opposed to the education of the negro, but
'charity should begin at home," and the
negroes must labor to educate their children
as the white people have to Go theirs.
The newspapers opposing the Convention try
to frighten the people by saying the Conven-
ton when it disfranchises the negro will at the
same time disfranchise many worthy and
deserving white man, aud also do away with
the homestead. The majority of that conven.
ton would be Reformers, and they have
proved themselves to be more knowing poll
ticians, than to disfrancbise the very men
who have faithfully and loyalty stood up to
the Reformers in all that they have done for
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01
Uncalled for Letters.

H. K. Ahait, II. HI. Bruce, Bel
Brown, 1t. L. 7. Beck, Truman
Cole, Miss Lillian Chism, w. M
Crews, Joe Carson Mr.. j. r. Camp
bell, c. F. Davis, Mary Cal. Davis,
Thos. Dollins, w. A. Evans, Sallie
Gamble, Miss Callie Gauldin, w,
II. Huston, Miss Sarah Hyder, Mr..
FL. Hirschberg, Miss Life Jaggers,
Nit Johnson, ]. C. King, s. II,
Morgan, Samuel Mitchell, j. H.
Martin, DR.. T. Milen, VIM. L. Por.
ter, Mr.. Harry Richardson, Bob
Robertson, Mrs. Mary E. Wilson,
John Mcdowell.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01
Robbery at Auxvasse.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
AUxvAssE, Mo-, Feb.26.-Satur.
day night between l and 2 O'Clock
burglars entered the back door o.
Harrison, McCue & Co.'S hardware
store. The front door was tried anG
failed, breaking their file, which they
had stolen from A. A. Stahlman's
blacksmith shop; then they went te
the back door and pried it off of the
hinges. The safe was blown open
the jar breaking the glass in the
front. The robbers secured about
SIS in silver and paper money. A
number of bank notes we're in the
safe, but were not taken. The safe
was blown to pieces. A brace and
bit, several files and other tools
necessary to do the work, we're found
near the safe. The tools belong to
Stahlman, some of them bearing his
initials.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01
TRUSTEES SALE.

WHEREAS, MolIie q. Harlow, a wild.
w ow woman, by her certain deed of
trust dated November Is, 1892, and 70.
corded in the Recorders Office of An.
drain County, Missouri, in Deed Boob
No. II, for trusts, at page 80, convened
to the undersigned trustee, the follow.
ing described real estate, situated in
Audrain County, Missouri, to-wit:
The east half of the northeast quar-.
ter of block two ~, John \. Pearson,s
Addition to Mexico. Also a one-half
In interest in the west half of said
northeast quarter of said block two fl
in said Addition, which said convex.
ance was made in trust to secure the
payment ofthe promissory note In said
deed described; and, whereas, accard.
ing to the provisions of said deed IN
case of the failure of the said party of
the first part to pay the interest ON
said note when the same became dus
then sand note was to become due and
payable; and, whereas, default hiss
been made in the payment of said in.
terest and said note remains due and
unpaid; now, therefore, at the request
of the legal holder OF said note and by
authority of the provisions of the deed
aforesaid, 1 will, on
Saturday. March IL, 1894,
between the hours of 8 O'Clock In the
forenoon and 5o'clock i'm the afternoon
of said last mentioned day, at the east
front door of the Court House In the
City of Mexico, No., sell said property
at public vendue to the highest bidder
for cash to satisfy said note and the
cost of executing said deed of trust.
4. b. CLUSTER,
I'd Trustee.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01
j. Z. Jesse For County Collector.

LADDoNIA, Mo-, Feb. "a, 1894.
We, the undersigned voters of
Audrain county, do hereby ask that
we may again bring before the peo-
pie the name Of Joseph E. Jesse as a
candidate for the office of Collector
of Audrain county, Mo-, and we
take this method of seeking an early
reply.
T. j. Harrington, j. C. DeLaporte and others
MEXICO, Mo-, Feb. 27.-FRIENDs,
ONE AND ALL: In answer to your
request will say hat l am truly
grateful for the expression of con-
fidence in and kindly feeling toward
me. In compliance with your re-
quest as we'll as that of many others,
l announce myself as a candidate
for re election to the Office of Col
lector. With the hearty manner in
which the Democracy of the county
supported me fresh in mind, | feel
that l would be %ungrateful not to
comply with any demand in my
power to accede to. You under.
stand hat my time is yours and
my place in the discharge of duty.
| will therefore not be able to do as
l would like, call on you; but if my
party deem me worthy of reelection
n O man will be more thankful and
none strive harder to fully discharge
the obligation of a public servant.
Hoping that | may be remember
ed by you at the polls, l am
Respectfully Yours,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01
TRUSTEES SALE

WHEREAS, Martha Herndon
w ow woman, by her certain d.
trust dated the 18th day of Oetohaee Of
and recorded in the Recorders oss,aaosi
Audrain County, Missouri. in RaesU
at page 400, conveyed to the nndae..A,
ed trustee the following descrihsd
estate, situated inAudrain COUNTY VI
souri,, to-wit: af
Forty-hye acres of the north na..
the west half of the southwest nns,saa
and thirty acres, the east part of ~,
southwest quarter of the northvaas
quarter, and twenty-five and ona.hais
acres, the southwest part of the soa.h
east quarter of the northwest ons-.au
and thirty-seven and one-half ae.eI
the northwest part OF the east helss.
the southwest quarter, all in Saot;ea
eighteen (1Sl, Township fiftv-two fsSa
Range eleven (1l) west. Also twentr,
C2O) acres, b east part of the north.
east quarter of the southeast quartz,
OF Section thirteen tlS), Township ff.
ty-two t52l, Range twelve (l2l west
which said conveyance was made II
trust to secure the payment of a prom.
issory dote in said deed; and, wkereas
said note is past due and remains m
paid; now, therefore, at the re ,uest ~
the owner and legal holder of said nots
and in pursuance of the provisions ~
said deed OF trust, [ will. on
saturday, March Ia, 1894.
between the hours of 9 o'clock in thu
forenoon and 5o'clock in the afternoon
of said day, at the EAST front door n
the Court House, in the City of Mexico
Missouri, sell said property at public
vendue to the highest bidder for cash
to satisfy said note and the cost Of
executing said deed of trust,
q. r. MCCALL,
til Trustee
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01
TRUSTEES SALE,

WHEREAS, William B. Scott and
w Mary E. Scott, his wife, by their
| certain deed of trust, dated October S,
/ 1890, and recorded in the Recorders
office of Audrain County, Missouri, in
Deed of Trust Book No. Z for trusts, at
page SIC. conveyed to w. W. Fry, trus-
tee, the following described real estate
situated in Audrain County, No., viz:
F.: \ parcel of land situated in what is
known vs. the twenty acres, which is
the north half of the northeast fourth
of the northeast fourth of section eieh-
teen u.s., township fifty-one (51l, range
! seven "a west, described as follows:
The said parcel commences ten rods
east of the present recognized north
west corner on section line of the said
twenty acres, thence it extends east
eight rods. The said parcel of land ex-
tends south eighteen rods, being of the
width of eight rods and runs parallel
to the west side of the said 20 acres,
situated in the town of Rush Hill, Au-
drain County, Missouri, which said con-
| veyance was In trust to secure the pay
ment of the promissory notes in said
deed described; and, whereas, the last
note described in said deed of trust re-
mains due and unpaid; now, therefore,
at h request OF the legal holder of
said note and by authority OF the pro-
visions of the said deed of trust afore-
said. ! will, on
Saturday, March "a, 1894,
at the east front door of the Court
House, in the City of Mexico, Mis-
souri,, between the hours of 8 o'clock
in the forenoon and 5 O'Clock in the
afternoon of said day, sell the above
described real estate al public vendue
to the highest bidder, for cash, to sat
isfy said debt and the expenses of exe-
cutting said trust. ". W. FRY,
Trustee.
u. A. MURPHY, Attorney for Plaintiff.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01
Saturday. March "a, 1894.
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters of
administration upon the estate of j. f.
Kirkland, deceased, have been grant
ed the undersigned by the Probate
Court of Audrain County, Missouri,
bearing date January 2, 1894.
All persons having claims against
said estate are requested to exhibit
them for allowance to the administra-
tor within one year after date of grant
ing letters, or they may be preeluded
from any benefit of such estate, and if
such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date they will be
forever barred. r.. c. CARTER,
Is I'd Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01
Administrator Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters OF
administration upon the estate of John
Bunstine, deceased, have been grant
ed the undersigned by the Probate
Court of Audratn County. Missouri.
bearing date February s, 1894.
All persons having claims against
said estate r requested to exhibit
them tor allowance to the administra-
tor within year after date ofgrant-
ing letters, or they may be preelHded
from any benefit of such estate, and II
such claims be not exhibited within
two years from the date they will be
forever barred. ]. T. WILLIAMS.
46-4t Public Administrators.
Administrators Sale Of Real Estate.
Notice is hereby given that the I'M
dersighed administrator of the estate
of Jerry Peck, deceased, will, on
Menday 18th Day Of Mnroh, 1884,
between the hours of 10 O'Clock q. m.
and 8 O'Clock p. M, sell, at public aue-
ton to the highest bidder for cash, at
the east door of the Court House In
Mexico in Audrain County, Missouri,
and during the session of the Probate
Court of said county, all the following
lands in said Audrain County, Mis-
souri,, viz: 10 acres off the north end
of northwest northeast, section !, town
ship 50, range 8. MIKE PECK,
I'd Administrator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that letters
t~estamentory with will annexed upon
the estate of A. II. Buekner, deceased,
have been granted the undersigned by
the Probate Court OF Audraiu County,
Missouri, bearing date Feb. l6, 1891.
All persons having claims against
said estate are requested to exhibit
them for allowance to the Executors
within ore year after date of granting
letters or they may be p~fecluded from
any benefit of such estate, and If such
claims be not exhibited within two
years from the date they will be for
ever barred. j. G. BUCKNER,
5. J. BUCkNER,
A7-4t Executors.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01

II looks peculiar for the Prose
cutting Attorney of st. Louis to an.
nounce that he will not consent to
have any attorney assist him in the
prosecution of Duestrow, the man
who murdered his wife and child.
The law abiding people of st. Louis
should see to it that there is no fun.
ny business in connection with this
prosecution. Duestrow, it is true,
has plenty of money, but this fact is
not supposed to cut any figure in a
court of justice in this country
Question: is either one of the black.
est Williams that ever lived or else be
is a raving maniac. To be on the
safe side there is no question in our
mind but that he should be hanged
as promptly as the law will permit,
He wasn't so crazy but what he
knew enough to kill everybody
within reach except himself.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1894-03-01
Live stock Market.

ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-Thirty-seven
car loads of native cattle arrived yes.
terday. Prices-Extra export grades
"a to $3.50, good steers $3.50 to
S4.10, fair to medium $3.50 to 81,
corn fed steers, choice, $3.50 to
s4.15, medium IS to 1925, choice
cows and heifers $3.50 to 1926.
Hoss-Coarse to good packing
hogs sold at $4.75 to "a. 95 and ten
double decks were bought by the
East st. Louis Packing Company at
ga 20 on the Kansas City market.
Some pigs and light mixed sold at
81 to s4.75; some fair mixed selling
at 81 5 to s4.S75.