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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-20
GreenyiIIe's Tax on tht
@. P. Stores.

GreenvilIe. Oct l3-There is a
new turn in the original package
business here This afternoon a
special meeting of city council was
held and the ordinance of the 5th
was repealed and a new ordinance
was adopted. The provisions of the
new ordinance require $3.50 toa be
paid in advance and agraduated scale
IS adopted from $4,000 up to lS,
900 The limit is $500 tax on any
amount of !iquor sold j E Payne,
F. NJ Simmons and NJ Fla:an. the
largest dealers, will comply with the
ordinance and to morrow will make
the advance payment as required
The payment will be made under pro
test. A number of the email dealers
have employed Blythe & Blythe as
attorneys and propose to contest the
right of the city to impose the tax.
The city authorities are determined
to test the matter and will proceed
to morrow to execute the ordinance
A startling sensation is expected
tomorrow in connection with the
action of the city in executing this
atte mpt to force the original package
houses to pay for doing business.
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NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN thst will
be in my Office in the Court House at
Sumter from Oc'oner 18th to December 3lst,
next, for the collection of taxes for the pres
ent fiscal year, aud for collection of commu-
,a,iou road tax for 1898.
II is ve:y important, for two reaeons, that
you should pay up earlier .hAn usual In
The frat place, nv stl.rY having been re-
duceo twenty per cent by the last Legisa-
ture renders it Impossible fer me to employ
my usual c.etks, hence with the usual rush
toward The last. many will foil to ge, in. In
the second pi-ce, the auditor has never re-
qnired heretofore iha, TIE hooks be ,uro-
ed over TO bin promptly for making up the
penalty book 9e has Alread, ponficd me
that on account of charge in the Law regu-
latng the work Of bis ffite th>t be would be
compelled 10 have :he books AS required b9
Law. so TIA, am compelled to close up on
Dec 3lst.
NIB Ia view CT the above reasons don't
put off til the las' AID then expect nee 10
protecl you It will be Impossible
H l. SCARBOROUGH.
Treasurer Sumter County.
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Masters Sale.
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF SUMTER

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Daniel Kirby, PlsinhT, against Frances N
anderson Frank nc Coy. Cornelia f.
Lemon, John Dacid Lemon, Defendants
DY VIRTUE Of Decre,al Order made iu
- the above stated Case. ard dated June
Il, 1896. will sell at public auction in front
OF the Cour, House in he City Of Samtsr, io
said State, on Monday. November Isl, 1897,
hei"g Sa'ssday, telween The hours of II
o'ciock in The forenoon and O'Clock in the
afternoon, the following premises, 10 wit
All that certain tract o. pvrctl of land,
lying and being in Sumter COUNTY, Lsn,h-
burg township, situated on ,h~ pnbl,c road
leading from Lyncbburg TO Bshopville, and
known as tie " r. Pnrnei place, aud
founded as follows, viz: North by lands 81:
J. W. Bradford, ana On the Easi a"f North
ard West by ianGs of } W Bradford
Terms Cash. Purchaser to pay 70. aeres-
ssry papers.
W. Fl INGRAM,
Master of Sumter County.
Oct. 6
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The Phosphate Industry.
Some Further Facts About
the Royalty Outlook Not
so Good.

A more careful examination cf the
figures showing the phosphate royalty
psid into the State treasury for the first
riue mon.hh Of tbis year reveals the
fact that the condition Of things in the
territory is DOT near so encouraging as
was first supposed To dealing With
the matter few days ago only the
total figures showing the amount re
ceived 10 royalty this year without re-
spect to the companies paying it we're
obtaiuable On the faca of those 6g-
ures it was seen that the
receipts for this year averaged
pretty much the same per month
az for the preceding year before she big
coosaw company went ous of business
Yesterday the books were examined
aud it was found that the Coosaw COM
psoy, Which vent GU. of business early
in the present year, has paid SIS 567.-
so OF the $50 546 received by the
State in royalty All the other CON-
panies operating in the territory have
only paid ia s20.978 so This indi-
Gates that ehe bnlk of the money has
come from the sale of rock which the
Coosaw had on hand at the time the
company went ou: of business, and not
from actual operations in the field since
the f.st of the year 1t must be re-
men, bered, however, that the Coosaw
company has not bad the bene
6s of the last reduction On royalty, and
It's total amount does not represent as
many tons Of phosphate rock in proper
,;ons as do those of the other operators.
The amounts received from the several
operators in royalty are as follows.
being up to the end Of the month of
September Beaufort Phosphate COM
paoy. SO, 1926 so; Coosaw SIS 567 SO;
Farmers Mining company Sl0,752;
James Reid. 81. 300. The Coosaw is
the ouly company to pay aoy royalty
during he past tmo months.
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Preachers Reply.
Goncensus of Opinion SEEMS to Fapo,
Dispensary.

The answers Of the State preacher
to the circular letter scot out by Coy
esnor Eilerbe in reference to the ii.
quor problem were s;ill coming in
br;sk|y and volnuinously yesterday.
10 some instances long printed SER
mons accompany the answers. and the
governor is being amused. If not edi-
fed and enlightened by the response 20
tbia sounding Of seDiirer..
The goverbor will not give out eny
Of the answers for publication be pro-
poses to scoop all cf the newspapers
oa this poiu. in bis message TO the leg
islasore. but it is stated that a eoodly
majority of the replies received 80 far
favor the d'spensary law.
One divine was sure the consumption
of liqnor bad beeo considerably re-
duced eince the disoensary Law went
into effect. bot the cause ascribed for
the reduction was that the quality Of
toe ''stuf" sent by the state disDeosary
to be retailed was go rotten" that it
dissusted even tine "sots -
Not few Of the replies favor high
license.
Il ia interesting to note also among
the replies that few favor prohibition,
90 the ground that This method of
dealing With the problem is imprac.ica-
BILE.
No answers have been received up to
yesterday either from Bishop puoca q
or Bishop Capers Columbia Regis
ter.
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Free Pills.

Send your address to II. E. Bucklen q Go
Chicago, and get free sample box Of DR..
Kings New Life pills. A trial will convince
You of their merits. These pills are easy in
action and are particularly effective in the cure
of Constipation and Sick Headache. For Ma.
laria and Liver troubles they have been proved
invaluable. They are guaranteed to be per-
fectly free from every deleterious substance
and to be purely vegetable They do not
weaken by their action, but by giving tone
to the stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size 25c. per box. Sold
bv J. F. W. DeLorm Dru ggist.
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State of South Carolina.
COUNTY OF SUFFER-.
IN THE COURT (. PROBATE.
Complaint for Sale Of Land to Pay
Debts.

Herbert r. Wildsr as Administrator of Jos.
W. Wildsr, deceased. Plaintiff, es. Jos ~.
Wilder, Julia s. Wilder, Lizzie NJ Eager
ton,. Rosa Wilder, Lily Wilder, Ena VIZ
der and (amsoza Wildev, Defendants.
TN PURSUANCE of an order by said
4 Court io above stated action, dated the
9th day Of October, a. D 1897, I will ofer
for sale at Sumter Court House, Salesday in
November, 1897. (belne the 6rst day of said
monrh) during the usual hours of sale, Two
small tracts of Land, with buildings thereon,
located IN the City OF Sumter, S. G., measur-
leg $50 By so feet, be the same little more
or less, known as Lots Nos. 81 and 25 On a
plat of Sixty Building Lots, laid out end sur
veyed by H D Noise c. 3, February, 1891,
and recorded in Book F F. F., on page 236,
in R. II. C's cfice, of said county.
Terms-Caah. Purchasers TO pay for me-
cessar7 papers.
THOS V. WALSH,
Oct. Z, '97. Judge of Probate.
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No Change in the Yellow
Fever Situation.
NEW ORLEANS RECORD.

New Orleaos. OCT IA 1t was the
same old story here to-day. The yels
low fever situation showed 20 desiioe
in the number of cases reported. The
death columo was about normal What
vas ssid in this report last Night wa~
borne out by to-day's figures There
bas been no increase in .he malignancy
Of the disease. Yesterdays record of
nine deaths was exceptional Il was I
O'Clock to nj eht before third as macy
deaths we're reported for to day as had
been 10 the previous 24 hours The
existing conditions are DOT favorable
for the quick stamping out Of the dis
ease The weather is yarn aud sul'ry
aud unusual for this season and l. il
keeps up there will be little improve
ment for the time being. The record
of the day was four new cases and three
deaths They we're: Allen nille.
Henry Haas and John Garbo.
Professor Metz said this eveoing
that up to dark there had beeo 719
cases. altogether, of fever here and 423
foci of Infection Since the beginning
Of the sickness 163 foci have heeo
absolutely wiped ont and there are
made this evening bn, 260 with approx
ioss.ely 315 cases under treatment
TIE figures, the doctor said, were
gratifying. owing to the fact ;ha. they
ehowed that good work bad been done
through sanitary methods in removing
places that. if left alone. might have
helped to breed an epidemic
Aa reported 10 previous dispatches,
residents of the vicinity have protested
the reception BY Touro in6rmarg of
patients suffering from yellow fever
Rabbi Leucht and Dr. Loeber, bow
ever, contend that there IS no danger in
receiving the patients in the hospital
and that they will continue to do 60
Daring month 90 cases bave been
treated 10 the hospital, Eve have died.
four have been discbarged aud tweoty
are stili being cared for; yet DOT
single case Of the fever has originated
in the insritusion- and the system of
isolation aud disinfec.suce is so perfect
that the disease bas been oon6oed to
the quarter Of the buildings devoted FOR
the time being, to handling the eases Of
the yellow jAek Sixteen of toe cases
have been treated by the hospital free of
charge
Mobile, Oct. 14LFiye new cases
and one death. .ba. Of Michael Genry.
we're announced to-day.
There are 10 GASES a. Wager. Ala
on the Mobile and Birmingham railroad
aud one death there.
Galveston, Tex. Oct. l4.-There
were 40 suspicious cases reported 20 day
aod there has been no death from dem
que or yellow fever All Of the ii
cases reported as yellow fever have beer
OF are coDvaisscent.
Houston raised Der qua,aoiice aeainet
Galveston for The secood time today
Indications are that 10 few days all
Texas towns vii! saise their quarantine
against Galveston and Houston and
business will be resomed
Franklin, La., Oct. 14.-V. Caro-,
an Italisn tailor. died to-day Of yellow
fever. His residence was in the heart
of :be town and the authorities have not
been able to discover the origin Of the
infection.
sorantoo. Miss. Oct. IA Ten new
cases of yellow fever were reported to
day and ooe death. that Of A. G Ray.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-20
Fresh Troops for Cuba.

Madrid, Oss II --Reisforcenenss
of Spanish troops fot Caba arc being
hurried forward bv tie military go
shosi:ies. About 5000 adi,ional SOL
diers wifi leave Spain for that island
before the eud Of the present month.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-20

TIE buyer can have the advantage over the
seller ii he ia firm. Take 90 substitutes.
Stand irm for what you want aDd you'l II ge.
Il
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-20
Land Surveying.

MR. H D NOISE, will give prompt. at
fent,on to calls for surveying snd plating
l+nd Can ne found at his Office, pext door
TO office Of Lee and %o,sr. Sumter, S. C.
Nov IS
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-20

A, the regular quarterly meeting of the
Daughters ofihe Confederscy, held on Oct. 4,
eleven members signed the.application for a
charter which has been forwarded to the
Secretary of State.
As soon as it is granted, Dick Anderson
Chapter, of Sumter, S. G.. will accep. the
trnsts which the Monumental Association de-
sire TO lepose in them
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NOTICE OF REGISTRATION.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
SUMTER COUNTY.
OFFICE OF
SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION,
Cnurpp Gcrrru

OFFICE OF
SUPERVISOR OF REGISTRATION,
SUMTER COUNTY.
SUMTER, S. c., May l, 1887.
Notice is hereny given that 10 accordance
With an Ac, of the General Assembly, the
books for the registration of all legally quail
fed voters, acd for the lssuing of transfers.
&C will be open ri the court house, between
the hours of 8 o'clock a. No., and O'Clock
p c.. on tie first Monday of each month
and for three successive days, until thirty
days before the next general election.
Minors who shall become of age during tha,
period of thirty days, shall be entitled to
registration hefore the books are closed IF
otherwise qualified
W S. JAMES,
E.F BURROWS,
J. ~ KNIGHT,
Mfy IL. Supervisors of Registration.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-20

Go to T. c. scsFe for Stove. He mas the
largest line and a,es, styles. Sept 90.
Renemter we are headquarters FIR Toys
and Xmas goods T c. scsffe Sept. 20.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-20
Claren0nt L0dgg No. Ga 4. T. N

TINE REGULAR MONTHLY CoMMU.
NICATiON of Caremont Lodge, No.
a., A. F. NJ: will be held on Thursday
Evening, Nov. 4th, at y p m. Brethren
will take due notice and govern themselves
accordingly
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-10-20

Don't Mower and Rake? There Hay and
eEineon market
durable
sunNhel
andpri lis. be dyou
handafu Stables
SunterS
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
new CASTLE NEWS NOTES.

All is now quite dark at the Delaware
Iron Works Only a few men are work
ing in the cutting shops.
MAX. the Musician" an intelligent
prisoner confined in New Castle Jail
for embezzlement, is an expert per-
former on the autoharp and makes
some sweet strains Of music in the old
prison.
Cell No. 38 in the county prison is be-
ing put in good condition for the white
women prisoners, and the Jail commits
sioners have decided to give the whole
north end over to white and cOlored
buns"
The General d. H. Rucker, a large
naptha launch in charge of Captain
Millard Hunter, formerly of New Cas-
tie, put into Delaware street wharf last
night.
The Wilmington naptha launch
wildwood. which was badly damaged
by going up against the iron pier off
Harmony street wharf, proceeded up to
Wilmington for repairs yesterday.
The Columbia A. c. baseball players
have arranged a game for this after.
noon with the crack batsmen of Della
ware State Hospital at Farnhurst.
William w. Leach, the star New Cas-
tie pitcher is now an attendant at the
hospital. and will be in the box for THAI
team. while his old catcher, p. G. Mad
den. will stand back OF the plate.
The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Barnes
will take place this afternoon at 3
o'clock, with interment in tine Presby-
terian Cemetery.
Thomas Edwards has secured a po-
sition at his trade in the Pusey and
Jones Company's shops and goes to
Wilmington every day.
Worlmen have begun the construc-
tion Of additional outbuildings at the
| p0wer-house of the Wilmington and
New Castle electric railway. Contrac,
| tors Rementer and Gemmill are erect.
ing a large stable.
There is still an abundance of bird.
along the marshes above and below
town, particularly rail and blackbirds
Revival services are in progress every
night at Mt. Salem N. E. Church.
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
SEW CASTLE. OCT. 8. 1897.
IN HONOR OF PENIS LANDING.

AND WAX WORKS AT
TER COLONEL ROGERS IDEA
WILL BE SEEN IN THE OPERA
HOUSE.
The young people of New Castle have
decided to hold a big entertainment in
1.-THE Opera House on Saturday evening,
October 16, in honor of the landing OF
William Penn here and for the beneht
of the poor of New Castle, who must
necessarily come on the county for sup
port if means are not provided other
wise.
Beside the tableaux recalling the
events of Penns arrival, there will be
an allegorical study called the "Song OF
Seven" and a modern arrangement oi
Mrs. Jarley's wax works, beside a one
act farce. The Penn tableaux will in
clude Indians, Swedes and Fins and vii
be presented with all possible scenic et
fects.
Edwin NJ. Herbert has donated thu
use of the Opera House, and Presiden
Shaw, of the gas company, will TAX
like action in giving the gas TO
tableaux and hall lights.
A special orchestra, which has beel
formed to play for the evening, re
hearsed at Sheriff Films last night. I
consists of J. T. Challenger and H. w
Hushebeck, violins; f. w. Hoffman
bass: H. H. McCaughan, cornet; p. w
Eagle, trombone; J. NJ. Davidson, flute
Miss Edna Finn, piano. The orche=
ira services are also donated.
There will be twenty characters /
the wax works.
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
nany Thanks.

We extend our thanks to the many
people who contributed to the success of
our opening either by their presence or
otherwise
The people were with us sure, the
greatest gathering Of people in the history
of Wilmington. They came not in dozens
nor in hundreds but by thousands, and
thousands following. 1t doesn't seem pos
sible that such crowd could be safely
handled but it was, the great big, good
humored crowd, enjoyed themselves and
nothing marred the pleasure Of the day
except the squeezing.
And we teel that our efforts have been
crowned with success and the improvements
have been appreciated AS you find the
store to-day so shall it remain except that
the standard Of the service will be improv-
ed even more as we go along.
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL NOTES

Misses Elsie and Armytage Black
gave an evening company at their home
last evening in honor Of their visitors,
among whom is Miss Campbell, OF
New York.
w. w. Dalby, conductor on the Thir-
teenth and Fifteenth street trolley lines,
Philadelphia is on a short visit to his
home.
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
n1n F1RE ENGINE In USE.

The New Castle Water Works Com
pany has adopted a new method for
flushing its mains in purifying the city
pipe for its new filter water. The old
steam fire engine Humane has been
brought into service by Manager Ian
caster, and is used every night to pump
out the mains until all the fOul-smell-
ing water is out. Last night they work.
ed on Third street. President Shaw is
so interested in the work of cleansing
New Castles drinking water that he
was out with the men until midnight
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
RAcK AT REEpY ISLAND.

The cargo of bananas of the steamer
John Wilson (Nor) which reached the
Delaware Breakwater last Sunday from
Bocas del Toro, with case of yellow
fever on board has been discharged at
sea five miles beyond the main land.
She has passed up from the Break
water to Reedy Island Quarantine for a
Thorough disinfecticn.
Evening journal., 1897-10-08


years. No words can describe what she has
suffered. She could-no sleep on account OF
severe pains. She tried every doctor around
here and spent hundreds of dollars without
benefit After hearing of your wonderful
remedies / wrote 10 you lily mother has
taken six bottles Of the Golden Medical
Discovery and six of the Favorite Pre-
scription, and is now perfectly cured.
Please receive the hcarticst thanks and bles-
sings from my father and seven children for
saving the life Of dear mother. May God
bless you aud your Institution, Is the wish
OF your friend"
Tens Of thousands Of women have found
complete and permanent relief from obsti-
nate and seemingly incurable disease by
using the wonderful remedies referred TO
above. The Golden Medical Discovery
possesses the peculiar property of uourisa-
ing and vitaizng the blood with the lie
giving red corpuscles which build up
healthy flesh and muscular strength.
In the special weaknesses and diseases OF
the feminine organs, the Favorite Pre-
scripion - is perfect and positive SPECIFIC,
tits the onlyscicnuhc medicine prepared for
that purpose by an educated physician and
specialist in that particular field of practice.
For weak and nervous women these two
medicines taken oOnjointly constitute the
most marvelously successful course Of treat
ment known 70 the medical profession.
For nearly 90 years Dr. Pierce has been
chief consulting physician to the luvalids
Hotel and Surgical lnstitute, Buffalo, y. ",
at the head Of a splendid staff OF associate
specialists. graduates froru the leading ned
ical-univcisilcs Of America and Europe
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
WEEK OF ILLUSTRATED SER
MONS.

Rev. T. II. Smith. the colored minis
ter at Union A. NJ +. Church, an
nounces that he will begin a week OF
illustrated sermons, beginning next Sun
dav evening. The illustrations have
been prepared with great care Union
church is situated at Fifth and Will
lfams streets.
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
OF DEV CASTLE

mouth Of the river and depth of. flf-
teen up the stream to within 900 feet Of
Market street bridge. From the bridge
up the depth is an average of eleven
feet.
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
MONEY Has RUN OUT.

The work of dredging the Christiana
river has been finished for the year, the
appropriation. being exhausted. A depth
Of sixteen feet has been obtained at the
Evening journal., 1897-10-08

vessels passing that point. At the same
time your committee is OF the opinion
that the best interests OF the city would
not be served by asking substitute for
General Smith. The general has, by a
conscientious respect for the letter OF
the law, felt that he has been restricted
from full exercise OF his own judg-
ment and thereby debarred from mani
Testing the great interest he has at all
times felt in his work and in the well
fare Of Wilmington.
Your committee recommends that the
chief Of engineers be requested to re-
convene the Board OfNEngineers with in
structions to form project for the per-.
manent Improvement Of the Christiana
river and Wilmington harbor in time
to be forwarded to Congress when it
convenes in December, 1897.
A. G. M'CAUSLAND,
ALVIN r. MORRISON,
N. r. BENSON.
E. r. WARNER,
CHARLES w. PUSEY.
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
PREACHING As HE GOES WEST.

PREACHING AS HE GOES WEST.
Rev. J. Edward Griffiths, of Skemen
Meath, South Wales, who visited his
brother, Thomas Edwards, is now well
on his way out West. He preached at
Johnstown, Pa, last night and will con-
duct services at Homestead next Sun
day evening. Mr.. Edwards is en- route
for the Western coast.
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
BIcYcLE coLLAPsEs VIII TwO.

George Wilhelme met with a painful
accident while riding his bicycle down
Delaware street yesterday. His little
sister was occupying an improyised
seat on the front of the bicycle. AT
Front and Delaware the wheel struck
a rut. causing the rim to crash in and
the whole machine collapsed, letting
Wilhelme down on the child. The
Young man limped back home with the
child. both having escaped severe in
jury.
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
MIR. COURsEY DID NOT APPEAR.

Rev. Ralph T. Coursey, Of Whining
TON did not appear at the revival SER
vices at New Castle NJ. Z. Church last
evening, and thereby disappointed a
large audience that completely hlled
the lecture room of the church. Rev.
L. P. Corkran, who conducted the SER
vices. stated that he had received a
telephone message to the effect that the
Young singing minister had been called
ouf of town.
Evening journal., 1897-10-08
Total $4,000. ....slsO, a

Your committee finds that the state
ments o. the Board of Port Wardens as
to the shoaling of the channel arc sub
stantially correct, but it is TO be OBJ
served that the soundings were made at
different dates than those upon which
General Smith reported. II must be
conceded that the zone spot Of area just
below Third street bridge" Of nine feet
draft establishes and controls the draft
Of the whole river so far as it applies TO