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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-17
Masters Sale.
The State Of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER,
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.

PURSUANT, TO the judgments aod orders
Of The Court aforesaid, severaily made
III the following entitled cases, will offer for
sale q, Pualic Auction, before the Court
9ouse 10 the City of Sumter, County and
state aforesaid on the First Monday in De-
cember, next. 1897, (oeiug the 9th day of said
month between The hours Of eleven O'Clock
in the forenoon and Eve clock in the after
noon f said das. the real estate in each case
described, ou The terms in each case specified
Robert C.. McFadd;n, plaintiff, against John
Il Ccusar and Others. EI,cutoTs. W Fl B.
.Hayn,worth. and B. p Bdrron, Executors.
and N e. Asldrow, defendants.
That tract Of land devised by T Raes
Eoelish by the Sd c!sGse of his will to A. F.
Cousar aud I B Coussr as three hundred
s.d tx-I,y acres CT land, lying near Pud-
ding Swamp, occe knowa as the Hsncock
lyra and bounded by lands OF 4 Harny,
Theo Toml;neon and Mrs Nesti's.
Terms One-half cash, and the balance on
a credit of one year With interest thereon
from .he date of sale, uusil fully paid. Sc
cured by the aoad cf H. i.urchsser aud bis
mortgage Of the premises snid
Purchaser 10 pay foc necessary papers and
recording.
Mark Reynolds, plaintiff against Martha Keith,
Kate Douglns, Malinda Broun. Re6ecca Soa-
aers, Sarah Geddis, Wm Singleton. VII
lian, Singleton, Jr Thomas Singleton Kate
Pinckney. Ophelia Broun, Cesar Singleton,
Jeff Singleton, Edva7d Singleton, .Scipi0 Sin
gieton, Henry Singleton Bsr5 Singleton,
Agnes Singleton, Rebecca Sinslstoa, the last
u ncmed being children Of Clayissa Single
ton deceased. Elizabeth Keith, Hannah
Keith, Eliza Hlsita and Nellie Keith, lthe Inst
4 named teing children of J.fsrson Keith.
Jr deceased). heirs at loa0 and distributes OF
J.Gerson Keith, the older, deceased.
All ton, parcel or tract Of lard with the
buildinzs thereon, situate in rte County and
Stale aforesaid, conrainiog twenty 1--WE acres;
bounded on Southwest ny Cane Savannah
i;oao; on North ny land Of Es:-is OF Marcus
Sumter, ssd East 10y ;aod Of Estate of Dr. N
Reynolds, aud South by lard of Essex Tay-
lor; being The sane !.hct conye:ed TO NE by
D. ~ Reynolds by deed. recorded With plat,
iu z II. c. flee, book '.U q - page z94
Terms Cash. Purchaser to pay for neces-
sary papers.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-17

Robt. C. iNcFdddin, assignee. plointi6, agsinst
Thos. e Richardson, A II Richardson and
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-17
Yours truly,

popE MANUFACTURING Co.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-17

". H. INGRAM,
Master of Sumter County.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06
Some of our chiefauthoritins on mr.

Some of our chiefauthorities on pow
er appear to be Of opinion that liquid
fuel is likely to displace coal III the
neur future over a large area. The
residue of the listillntiou of petroleum
or shale oil, known by the name of
mazonth and astatkis, is successfully
used on more than seventy-two loco
motives on the Volga Railway. In
England there has recently been con-
structeda torpedo boat of about eighty
six tons displacement. She has q double
bottom, divided mp into eight water
tight compartments, which are used rs
tanks or buukers for the oil, and which
holds from fifteen tons to sixteen tons.
As these compartments are emptied o.
the liquid fuel they are filled with
water, SO that the draught and stabili.
ty of the boat remains always the
same. This boats engines are orli.
nary triple expansion.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06
ONE THING AT a TlIE,
One step at a time, ana that well placed,

One step at a time, ana that we'll placed,
We reach the graalest height;
One stroke at a time, earth's hidden stores
viii slowly come to light;
One seed at Il time, AMI the forest grows;
One drop ut Il time, and the river flows
Into the hounGiess sea.
One word at q time. m l the greatest book
Is written AMI is real;
One stone at a time, and the palace rears
Aioft its stately heal;
One blow at i time, the tre0's cleft through
AMI Il city VIII stand Wil",c the forest grew
4 few short years bafcra
One foe at a time. m he sUbIlet,
And a conflict viii be won;
One grain At q time, aud the sln.ts OF llfo
Will slowly all be Il
One minute, another the hours fly by;
Oae day at atime ourlives speed ~
Into eternity.
One grain Of knowledge, and that vel stored,
Another: and more en- taen;
Aud Is time rolls on, your mind will shine
Witt, many garnerel gom
OF Thought and wisdom. And thine will tell
Zone thing at a tine. and that don. WELL"
Is wis IONS golden r1,e.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06
III UD-to-Date foam.

"Many years ago." said the jubilee
orator, sit vas said of US that We were
the inhabitants of a oDe.horse town.
To-day We stand with the stigma re-
moved. AS we look forth on CTR
streets and see the merry bicycle anl
the djgniied gasoline carriage speed
ing to and fro, We say with conscious
pride that We are q one-llorse town no
longer. The last horse has been ban
lshed, and we are O modern, UP to-
date, Eo-horse town Of the first class"
-C!ncinnati Enquirer.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06
severely, adding, mentally, "but they

severely, adding, mentally, "but they
can't
He looked out Of the window u no.
ment, then turned to her and, IL a
strained voice, said:
"'papoose,' I think it best you'and
mother should curtail your visit and
go back to Ohio as soon as yon CAP
pack up. Til speak to mother about
it tonight, a~nl-well, I'll sec yea as
Christmas, anyway"
There was q quiet sob from the sofa
which gave Horton suicidal feelings,
and in another moment he would have
gone to comfort the weeper, but just
then he heard his mothers step on tho
walk, and when she entered, Olga had
hed TO the privacy Of her room.
Two days later there was an aching
voilinSllver City social circles, caused
by the exodus of Mrs. Horton and her
ward. Many there were wLo Won
derel at their carly departure, but
nobody asked any question. john
Horton Was vastly appronchable up to
a certainlimlt. This limit was arrived
at when curiosity's intcrr9gat3o1s in
volyed lis ward or his business.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06
Gaorgia marble Is c~onsfnntlu

Georgia marble is constantly gain.
ing wider recognition, boasts the At
lanta journal. Its superiority has
recently been attcsted by high author.
ity. The beautiful new Corcoran art
cutlery in Washington is bel eA built
Of Georgia marble, which wal bap
after a comparison with msF and
granite from several lihefsaateJ St.
Luke's hospital, New York, is aother
magnificent binding in Web Georgia
marble is being used in preference to
oil others. One Of the latest and most
notable triumphs of Georgia marble
las been achieved in Rhode Island.
p state which produces some Of
the finest granite in the world.
and which lies very near Vermont
whose marbles are abundant and f..
mons. Rhode Island is to have a u.w
capital that will cost 81, 500, 900. The
commissioners were lelsSee to choose
any material they conSSsral best.
They made a careful examhr2tion of
many specimens of marie aud gran
lie and their decision was finally de-
termined by an inspection of the work
that is being done with Georgia mar
BILE on the Corcoran art gallery. The
commissioners agreed unanimously
that Georgia marble was what thew
wanted. Their contract will be lie
larg st ever given for this matari,l-
Since G.orgia m.rbla has invaded the |
Ear-'afassl granite md marl!e ssaiaas
u Naw Easland there IL no reason !
is-.s'oh ! NJ capture the sys, 81
,as s.aass,. !
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

Perfectly healthy men are scarce.
In Il month, at an army recruiting
station i'll Chicago. 455 lnen applied
for enlistment, and only twenty-seven
of them were acceptel,a all the others
being unsound.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

A census of the pAsons attending
public worship on a recent Sunday in
Toronto, Canada, showed that out OF
a population of aoegSsoo' Co a@amany
as l24,ooo were fesent in the CHURCHES
and chapels during the day. =
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

The San Francisco Call says that
''ihere are at least 200 people walking
the streets of Sau Francisco in good
health and likely to live many years,
who have already arranged the details
of their funerals They have selected
the collins in which they will be bur-
led, and paid cash for the same, as
we'll as for the burial plat, hearse,
etc
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06
Pearl Fishing ircaarious.

An expert tells OF an instance wharo
1000 pearl shells were taken which
yiellei less than go worth OF pesr!s,
while in the sal @ local y over rh!rty
pearls wsrs fatla :. .Ie day, ona I'll
which Was EDIt 5ss sla, 90. = Queens.
Land company, Oh q smsis area, 60,
sgl.g wossR y. ,'sss.s ssal si.!s. ssas
.. s.al..
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

The latest thiag in the North for
raising the wherewithal to stock the
shelves of budding libraries is c
''book reception The price Of adj
mission to the reception is a book, and
the movement is said to be a great
success.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

The Publg Education Association
of New York City has determined to
beautify the public schoolrooms of
that city by adsrning them with good
pictures, small bits of statuary and
other tasteful art objects. The plan
has already been tried in Chicago and
Salem, Mass, with great success.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

"No more eloquent plea for the
higher education can be urged than the
statistical fact that %tvp-thirds OF the
teachers of this county arc women"
observes the Ba'timVe American.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

Sea offers, which once abounded
OF, tue Pacific const, are now so
scafco that the capture Of Il is re-
garded as an event worthy OF special
announcement.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

The state telegrnpls EskE9aziI seem
10 DO in a bad way. This revenue
is iust about one-half the expcndi-
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

The value Of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
its circulation.
When you can secure the com.
bined circulation OF two papers
for tie price Of one, it is money
saved!
"orle St. Landry Democrat"
WIS consolidated on the Sd Of
March, 1894, with The Opelou.
sag Courier The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price OF subscription
has been reduced to s2 q year
TIE COURIER being BY odas
the best nsnersn the eznnire Par.
Isla Of St, Landry Is therefore tbs
cheapest
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

The German government thinks it
has discovered an infaIlible cure for
diphthersesp a new compound called
&Ye9itreeasoIate 1t
would be easier 7seett s15sS the disease
than the-Hug, the cSEqgo Times
Herald thiHsS ary
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06
Mexico raises fifty different kinds
of fruit which can be exported.

It is estimated that the total wealtl
of our forty-fve States il $G4, 0G2, 1922
900.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06
ODel0usas Courier

Is the advocate Of Democratic
principles and the friend Of the
people.
Their welfare is its welfare. and
it will ever be found defending
their rights with all Of its
ability.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06
A WAIF OF THE PLAINS.
TX LESTER KETCEUGI,

days aud weeks those
Of US who had not flown
to the safety Of the
towns and the larger
camps had watched for
the coming OF the
Apaches, who had been
raiding the outlying
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

"You can't direct a woman's affcc.
tlons, darling, any more than you c2H
direct the tides or the winds. Aud
you have done a great deal. it seems
to me, for Mr.. Fielding in this case.'
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

$50 awayl lha!e you! l.
"Ano;her lie," commented Jack,
jadicialIy but exultantly. "However:
you're forgiven, for tho sake Of the
canse in which it was tod. But, here,
sapphira, how are we to explain
things?"
"Why, just go and tell them that
you're an old slow-poke aud q duffer,
and that I'm a silly schoolgirl, but
that what I say '~goes'-and. Jack, it's
just seven years ago this time that you
found me, md it's leap-year, too: ana,
jack, you're not cross, are you?"
COZ course I am" he replied, be.
tween kisses. But he did not say it
with any measure OF solemnity.-Ar'
gonaut,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-02-06

There must have been at leasl
twenty guests at Horizons house to
celebrate his homecoming, and these
had progressed through nearly course
when II of the girls, who sat oppp.
site Olga, remarked, suddenly:
"Why, Olga Horton! Where's
Your pretty solitaire? The last time
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j. w. Jones is entering on his sixth
year of work. in charge of the grounds.
and by Friday, the day when the first
officers, the commissioners, etc, make
their appearance on the ground. he
hopes to have everything in his line
ready for the grand military event of
the year.
Adjutant General Richards heart is
right in his work, and he visits the
camp almost every day, with careful
eye to see that everything is being
done that will make the encampment a
success.
He has made changes, this year.
which have to be seen to be fully ap-
preciated. The most important, per-
APPS, is the moving of the headquar-
tiers of the commander-in-ch from
the south. on a line with the hospital
buildings which have been moved back
to the south also, making d wide addi-
ton to the field AS the buildings now
stand they are on the edge of the de-
cline. the stables and what other build
! ings which stood there in the way hay
| ing been moved back.
| The Governors headquarters are
now at the extreme right of that line
| .
| general.
Facing to the north as they do, has
very much appreciated. 1t will give
the piazZas before the quarters the fun
chance to cast their shadows from. not
only the morning. but likewise the
afternoon sun, giving body tbs
chance to sit there and watch proceed
ings without being blinded by rays.
Then, too, a feature by no means te
be overlooked, is that the houses
where they are now situated, give one
fine chance to view the valley and
hills stretching far to the south and
east. The trees and all the vegetable
world is now approaching its most lux
uriant condition, and the scene from
that plateau is a most beautiful one.
The flag staff which formerly stood
some distance toward the center of the
field will be moved back 50 as TO be n
| front of the Headquarters.
There are details without number to
be looked after about the camp. and
arrangements for this and arrange
ments for that.
There will probably be 1900 men on
the grounds this year. Since the sum
mer of 90 two new companies have
been added to swell the lists. All these
men have to be fed, and they "eat
WELL" on this occasion. when the eX-
ercise in the open air gives them APP
petites prodigious.
The commissaries' departments have
been given their regular overhauling
and the many dishes, bean pots anc
| cooking utensils ala have to be lookef
after. The beds which have to bS
stuffed with a new lot of straw every
year, have arrived, and lie piled away
in the store houses ready to place II
the tents when the time comes The.
make very comfortable beds
The plank platforms which stand be
fore the rear doors of the cook houses
have been receiving the attention of ths
carpenters. They have been evene'
j and leyelled, so that when the waite
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TO ALASKA. no!
Some Mean Business and the Gold Fever is
Not to Be Sneezed At.
completed

There are some people here in Au-
gusta," said citizen, yesterday, to
Journal reporter, one of those citizens
who is always alive to what is going
on among those about him, yes. some
people to whom this matter of going 20
Alaska is no joke. OF course we hear
every day the balm for discomfort Of
fered in a Better go to Alaska when
some one is found grumbling.
But, laying all nonsense aside, there
are always a certain number who are
dissatisfied with what is. 1t matters
not what this be. They are always on
the outlook for something better.
And these people will always choose
the devil they don't know to the devil
they do The chance of the future 5
having great luck in store, thanks to
the sanguine side Of their makeup,
seems very great, and life has lost its
charms, unless one can become sud
denly easily rich.
Accordingly these men, Disseminated
with their work or their laziness, the
failure of the crops through no fault Of
theirs, making it seem all the more uu-
endurable, reach out with all due seri-
BUSINESS to make or break something.
Human nature is much the same
now as it was in Al when Mitchell frs
discovered gold in California. 1t was
two years before the fever reached Its
height, and as the spring is some time
away, the move will have chance to
grow and give the fever a chance &c
develop. OF course, in 40 the news had
to be brought around slowly by way II
Cape Horn. But, withal. there is still
some time to pass before the craze will
reach it's climax.
II have talked with, at least. ten men
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NEWS NUGGETS.
Brought BY the Wires from North, East,
South and West.

The New York Herald's correspond
ent in San Salvador says that Otto
Munchmeyer, United States consul in
San Salvador. hes committed suicide.
There is an unconlirmed report that
Claus Spreckles has obtained an option
on the Crooker interests in the Southern
Pacific Co. The interest of the Croker
estate in the Southern Pacific is valued
at about $35.000,00o
The torpedo boat Foote was delivered
to the government at the Norfolk navy
yard, Tuesday. by the representatives
of the builders, the Columbian Iron
Works of Baltimore. She will imme-
diately be put in commission.
The Western Union Telegraph Co. re-
ports from the central cable Office at New
York. the total interruption of cable
communication with South Africa, Fan
Zibar. the Seychelles Islands, the island
of Mauritius, the island of Madagascar,
Mozambique and Lourenco Marquee.
A special to the Denver. Col. Republic
can from Helena. Mont. says: big
mining deal was contaminated. Tuesday,
by which Braden Bros. of Helena. have
come into possession of the reduction
works of Pilot Bay on Kootenay lake. b.
c., owned by the Kootenay Mining and
Smelling Co.
1t was learned at Readsboro, VT,
Tuesday. that Clarence Dix was
drowned in Sadawga pond. while fish
ing with two companions, Monday
night Those who were with Dix
escaped. The boat was accidentally
overturned Dix was % years old and
had a wife.
John d. Trottier, proprietor of the
Essex House at Salisbury Beach. who
died. Tuesday, was robbed while lying
on his death bed. Monday afternoon,
some one entered his room in the hotel
and robbed him of his gold watch and
chain, $3.50 in money and diamond
stud There is no clue to the thief.
Mr.. Trottier was very weak at the
time and he saw no one in the room.
A successful burglary was committed
i'm the general store of Futtle. Jones and
Weatherbee. South Acton. Mass, during
Monday night. Entrance was effected
through a window in the basement.
which was forced open. The cash drawer
was forced open and $40 taken. 1t is
thought that local thieves are responsible
for the affair. as nothing in the store was
disturbed but the money drawer, and the
intruders seemed to be familiar with the
interior.
A dispatch from Simla says that a
large body Of tribesmen made an at
tack, Monday night, on Camp Mala-
kand in the Chitral. In the fight that
ensued Private Leonard Manley of the
45th Sikhs. was killed, Private Tay-
lor dangerously wounded. and Major
Herbert and Lieut.. Waiting OF the en-
| gineer corps were severely hurt. The
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cavalry, with guides, is now pursuing
the,

cavalry, with guides, is now pursuing
the enemy.
The directors of the Lyman cotton
mills of Holyoke, Mass. have voted to
pass the regular semi-annual dividend
of 2 per cent, which has been declared
every six months for II years. Treas
urer Parsons states that the business
for the last six months has been ex-
ceptionally poor and the capacity of
the mill is 100000 spindles. 5000 have
been shut down. The mills will con-
tinue partially closed down until there
is a better demand
1t is reported at Vancouver. B. c.,
that the dominion government has de-
cided to place a royalty on all gold
mined in the Canadian territory in the
Yukon districts and that a corps Of
officials will leave here Immediately to
enforce this decision. 1t is probable
that the Canadian government will
build telegraph line from Lynn canal
to Klondyke and that a system of re-
serving alternate sections will be
adopted.
According to the London Daily Mail
the English firms are very indignant
that the contracts for the traction
plant of the London Central Railway
which is to be an underground electric
line. amounting in value to hundreds
of pounds, have been given to Ameri-
cans. Electrical experts represent that
the greater use of electrical tranction
in the United States has brought its
manufacture to a higher degree of per-
lection and made it far less expensive
than in England.
The London ST. James Gazette COM
menting upon Japan's protest in the
Hawaiian matter says: According to
European usage 1t amounts to a threat
to resist the transfer Of the archipelago
by force. and is equivalent to warning
the United States that they must give
up their views as to Hawaii or prepare
for war. 1t does mean just so much
in the mouth OF Japan, though the
Americans do not seem to think so.
But they have such odd ideas of diplo-
matte language that they are no great
authorities.
Isaac N. Weaver, late secretary of
the Citizens Savings Loan and Build
ing Association Of Pana. ILL.,. has been
arrested on a warrant sworn out by A.
b. German. ST., president Of the assoc
citation, charging him with embezxle-
ment. The full amount Of the short
age as stated in the complaint, aggre-
gates $1,000, with more to follow.
Weaver had been secretary Of the as
sociation for eight years. during which
time his embellishments reached total
Of nearly $4,000. but $500 Of this
amount has been made good by securi-
ties he turned in and money paid by
his b0ndsmen.
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The report which was circulated,
yesterday. that f. Llewellyn Johnson
of Hallowell. who was found dead,
Monday, had attempted suicide by
jumping from the bridge. was thor
oughly investigated by the Journal and
appears to be unfounded. One rib was
found broken, and the body was
bruised slightly. The latter was I'M
doubtedly caused by his falling upon
very sharp rock near which Mr.. John
son was found by Deputy Marshal
Grover. There is TO doubt that
epilepsy was directly the cause, as it
is learned that Mr.. johnson had spoken
to someone, shortly before this attack,
when he seemed to be suffering from
some trouble.