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w. +. Marks, organist and director.
 In the evening, at the children's festi- val, full choral service was rem dered by the children of the Sunday school, supported by the choir Tallis' festival responses were used A trio by Miss Oracle Revere, Miss Ethel
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02
Masters Sale.

DY VIRTUK Of Dscrse OF the Court Of
- Conmos Pless, for Somtsr Cosnty in
tns State Of South Carolina, 10 tho ease Of
Sssan 8 Tisdsl. individually, and 40 Al.
ministrsrix Of the Estste Of Nary e Tindai.
dseeassd, against L Beulat Tiadsi subs,i,ut.
Cd for John L NsaI, Chsrles II. Neal. 8 L.ls
kckuigat, Charles L. Csttino, Thomas d
Cauino and 8. Jsnes Cnttino. I vilI sell At
poh!ic svetioa to the highest bidder, at the
Court House in ;he City Of SsEtsr, is said
County sod State, on saledsy 10 Jauaary
1901, be,uG the seventh day OF sai9 month,
st the ssusl hosrs Of sale, the following Do.
scribsd real estate, 10 Vit:
'l. A srsct OF three huudr,d and Fifty
scres, mo:s or lees, s,uste in said Couo,y
ard State. souoded, nortb bv lands OF krs.
Susan S. Tiudsl (,he plsin,if), on tbs sa.t
by lands of the E'tste OF Jared Merton, eoath
oy lands Of urs. Susan S. Tiudsl and on the
west by lands now or formerly Of ,hs Estate
Of Fl q. wolls.
''2. That tract Of ous huodred acres O.
laud, 10 said Cosuty and State, ksewn az
tie Scamp Place sdj,ioiug lands Of the Es.
tsts of John Bstts, isnds formerly OF Hattie
Lawrence, COW Of Marion Moiss. I.pds al
5. Tindai and by Poco,sliso Sv,mp."
The aoovs described ;srcsls o. land 10 BE
sod separately.
Terms of sale cssh Purchasere TO par fo,
papers sod revenue stamps
H FRANK WILSON,
Master tor Sumter County
Dec 10 1900.
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today 1t is said that he and Dausby
had had Q quarrel yesterday, but this
cannot be verified During his stay
in Abbeville be has conducted himself
we'll and made friends
ABBEVILI.E OVERWHELMED.
The people of Abbeville we're over
whelmed by the tragedy Today
groups of three and four stood around
the street corners in the drizzling
rain discussing the affairs in it's de.
tails without dissent Dansby is blam
ed fer the whole affair. He was q
man without regard or respect for
himself, and naturally cared nothing
for his own life or the life of Others
He bad long been q terror to many
who knew him There are no tears
being shed on his account, but the
regret that Sheriff Kennedy lost his
life 10 the attempt to arrest such q
man cannot be expressed
Al n
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Notes From Manils.

Manila. Doc 31.--Gso Frederick
d. Grant wires that Gea A!ejspdriuo's
Uso ore trying to esoaps from Mouss
Arayat. Two of tson wsrs killsd on
Sunday. There is DO wAtsr % the
mouu,sin and food 10 scarce
Au ofhoial report says that the 4sh
infantry snd the 4th cavalry. 10 Csvite
province, have captured 100 armed
,nsurgeU:s aod taken possession Of their
camps at Aoabo and Malagran.
Capt BiddIe. chief Of sngissers, has
returned ou ,he transport Meade from
tho islaud OF Guam. He says tho
conditions there have been gres,ly i'm
proved by tbs planting OF uoes Tue
Are,husa. e. United States wster carry.
,og ship. laden with supplies, arrived
,hero December II after G .empestuous
voyage trom Cavlte. during whlob her
boats wore swept overheard There Is
mucb suf!aripg from hunger 10 tho
outlying districts of Guam, but 60
starvation Two thirds Of she popuia.
ton are at Agaoa. tho obief CITY of the
iriaud, aud in its v,ciDIty
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Shooting ARRAY in Camden.
Mr. Ale" Deas Took Up a Quarrel
With ". D. Goodole and Was
Shot

Camden, Dec 81 .-Coosiderablo ex.
eisemeo: WAS created on the streo.s
tonight by shooting af,ay between
Mr. w. D. Goodale aud Mr. Allen Deas,
which occurred IN the store Of M. Baum,
4 Co. where Mr. Goodale clsrks e.. :
The trouble grew out Of previous
d fioul'y he,ween Mr. Goodalc aud 9
yoang 500 of Mr. Deas ,ss
Tonight M! Dess. accompanied By
his son, went into tho store. aud walk
ing up to the Counter behind which Mr.
Gooda!e was standing. snid be wished
to SOC him. Gocdsle replied : "You
o.a see me here - Mr Dess ,hen said
that be did not want to see hiy. on bis
premises Goodalc said agsio. 1T you
want 70 see ue you can do 90 here"
From What can DO gathered. M
Dsss then shock . stick a. g ood.le aud
ssa ~ have iris for you. youu G
man " Then both drew pistols snd
bsgao firing N saoh oshsr asross the
oouoter. Dsas 6red three shots and
Goodale Eve shots. M Dsss then
walked out OF the store =
GOodals vas not bit. bat Mr Dess
received . weuAd ia his mouth. He
was taken homo sad 1t this hour his
condition osnno OF be ssscrtaiued
Thsro are conflicting reports ss to
who 6red 6rst. The frisuds Of both
parties regret the affair very much.
Both gep.lsmep have always been
considered peaceful and orderly eiti.
Seps
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THE Waterman AND sOUTHRON. JANUARY 2 1901

ssrssy eespsny giving tie bosd ior
yoeeg Myers arrived here yesterday,
there has been 90 forusf arrest. This
representative is soasul.isg aud looking
uoss carefully isso sbe csse. 10 the
msae,ime The yonog msn, whose down.
fall hes been described suficieu,Iy, is
still 10 bic room ., che Colsmbia hotel
uoder The surveillsnos Of The police off
cer dossiled to see that he does not com
nit So ide. The sad story vas much
talked OF yesterday
At IL 30 last niebs It Vas col ouoced
thst the young mao WAS to be taken to
Sumter this morning BY Special Aeen.
ilussell OF tho suresy company. Other
money located shows that the actual
amount missing 10 ooly about 81. 400
Mr. Mysrs has retsined Mr. Juo T
Ssiblss ~ his attorney. The object 10
taking him to Sumter 10 to allow bim
70 make good the amount tskeo IL
view Of the. pitisbls oircn:ns,auoes Of
tbs case, it 10 believed that the surety
company ~ill ses very much ss the
Southern Exprsss Cowpsoy hes done.
sud shs Yong mao will bs given 90
opportunity 10 saks . fresh sssrs 10
life. Many who have discussed The
ssss hops shss sueh will be The
outeoos.
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The Beers Were at the Wires.

Losdos, Dec 81 l--Sioss his srriv.,
10 Lsudoo Msjor Gen Sir Reory Col.
vile hes received Information tending
to show that Liess Col 8praggs sesuai.
ly received forged tsleersa purpor..
ing 70 be sigoed BY Gen Colvills, ds..a
LiDdlsy, Nay %. ssyiog:
Il ss badly in vsut of noap.ed
troops. Coae here st ooee 1"
The above Telegram vas sen, of
three days before Gen Colville reaebed
Liusley and vas the cause of Lieut.
Col Sprsggs bsstesios there.
Ooe of the principal charges seaiu ct
Gen Colville is that. after appe,liog 20
the veomanry for help. be sbaud ed
them to their fate
IL never heard Of this telegram, ="
says Gen Colville. 'uGtil COW But Il
explains the mystery Of my alleged
message to Col Spragge. It Wss knowa
at the time that someone was tam perine
with the wiree near Liodey 10 the
interests Of the Boers" ..'
Gen Colvil!e reported himself q. tho
wsr ofacs today. Gen Sir Evelys
Wood, The sdju.ans general, merely
sent . ssbordisdte to meet the general.
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Beers Still Active.

Loudoo. Dec 31.-The war Office
has received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener
"Presoris, Dec 30. 7 so .. m.-Gen
Lyttleton reports tbss our post q.
Helvet's Gas captured yesterday morn.
ing by the Beers About so were
Killed and wounded and 200 takea
prisoners.
"Col Kitcbcper reports that he is
following With a small force 10 the track
OF the enemy. Helve,ia being reoccupisd
oy Reeves. who has been reinforced
from Belfast.
"Helvetia wss a very strong position
90 the Maohadodorp Lydenbusg rail
way. aod vas held by o detscb uent of
too Liverpool regiment. Am asking
for further information"
London. Dec 81 While Lord
Kitchener sends bad uevs' for Eneland
90 the closing day of the year, the
press continues to take . surprisiu civ
hopefal view Of . grave situation add
OF revelations of 40 enormously vide
held OF Boer activity. Gen DsWes is
still st large. Kim berley 10 isolated.
The Beers are 10 force enough to have
captured . strong position st Helve.ia.
10 the Lydeuborg district. While, judx.
'og from Lord Kitohener's very recent
ad'iees. no progress 10 being made
sgaioss the Boer ipvsdss 10 Cape
Colony.
Aeeordiog to further tsleerams rs.
eeived yesterday. Zssrsst 10 practically
oes'eesd. bss hes provisions sufficient
tor dve months. The garrison ss
Otsoshoop bss been withdraw 10 LicL-
senburg.
A dispatch from Csrn.rvoo. dated
yesterday. reports that the Beers uhs
bave beeo threatening that poist we're
driven off aud are being pursued.
BOER SUPPLY DEPOT.
"lt is evident" says . beIated mes.
sage from Krugersdorp, dated Dec %,
''thss the Boer eounissariss 10 the di.
reetion Of tbe Msgsliesbsrg is yell sup-
piled aud that uutil the eosusry be-.
tveso here and tho Msgalissbsrs ia
properly cleared Of Bosrs they will
coosiuue to concentrate there. tho
grou0d bsisg partiealsrly adapted 70
their methods of warfare
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CHINA ACCEPTED TERMS
OF POWERS.

Pokiu. Dec 30.-The Chimes pieni.
poteotiAries have been soexpeo.ediy or
dered to sigu tho preliminary joint sose
ADD have notifsk the foreign euvoys to
that effect J
The Chinese themselves we're greatly
astonisbsd at receiving the imperial 10.
struotions. Neither Ii Hung Chasg
aor Prince Ching had expected suoce. .
10 pursosdiug the court under 10 days.
The emperoP's Instructions arc to
agree fally to the oose. bat to eodeavor
to got tbe best terms possible. rarsio
ulsrly 10 the matter Of limiting the
number OF Legation gssrds and slso Is
TO tho places where these arc to DO
located.
The pleniposentisries are iostruc.ed
to endesvor to limit the oumbsr of army
posts along the line Of railway to o. fsw
% possible and finally TO request the
tho powers not to destroy tho forts, but
merely to disarm them.
EARL Ii IN HIS DOTAGE.
LII Hung Change health 10 bad aud
it 10 doubtful whether be will be sbIe to
do more than s6ix bis sigusture to 90
iostruneot delega.iog bic powers TO
Psinee Chin 6 until aoother pleo ipolsu.
tiary hss beeo appointed BE was
dressed th!s morning sod carried 10 .
chair to The residence OF Prince Chinr.
With WHOM be held losg soosultssioo
Prince Ching. then called upon The
doyen Of the diplomatic sorps. the
Spaoish minister, 6soor Decologoe, sod
requested him TO notify tho other co.
voys that iossrus.ioos had been 70.
eeived from 'hs emperor 70 sign The
uots
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Demand for investigation Of
Dispensary Robbery.

0iese The big robbery Of shs dispsn
sssy - Kisgssrss. foil ssory Of which
bee appeared in The State. ths gover
sos hss received sumbee Of telsgrsos
and soueusiessious ealing apoo him
70 deal ssonsrily With she dispenser
and The soen.y board. Yesterday hs
ssid ~: oil hs could do We 60 oder .
reward fsr ths sspsars sod eosviesioo OF
the robbsr o. robbers This, hs did 10
The ssa Of >200 He ssa,ss that the
dispsssary lsv yrovidss shss the county
bosrd muss DO sppoiassd By the State
bessd spoe The sssoa nssdatioo OF the
legislative dslsgssios. asd hs merely
10 susherissd 70 20 thspseh The ioru OF
sigsise the somaissioas without quss.
tios. he says The lss eives 90 power
Whstsves over these o&eials.
/ The sovssuor received The iolloviaR
tsIsersu yesterday:
Kissslrss. Dee 20 -Dso't illov
old board here to take sesiou ussil you
sse have il isvsssie sssd ,horouetly
asd sppoiat ssw county board /; the
people dsassd Il. W q. Ksabsdy,
seAa Istsadaas.
NJ. Geo, ,. Bsr wired % Rridsy TO
the govsssor ''Sss ny letter Of to.
dsy .Sssossll ssd Wesley hsvs sr.
rived"
Mr.. Barre letter rssds % follows:
KioGstsss's 8. O Dec %. 1900.
Gov. N: b MsSwssssy. Colambis,
2 SO: ga aN 9a&ass ~
UsIsss psompt action be taken aud
sonethisg doas towards ierrs,iuR on.
the vho!ssals robbery Of dispsossry
here. Il will be voted eut Of town by
90 uprisieg Of The oisissns. Thsre 10 Z
rss here vho says he eau put bic
hands ou the four aen Who did The
ses, although DO ssys be hss 10 diree,
proof. but he consisne- TO Say that one
p,0 gave biusslf svsy BY tho Mack
intosh be Wors s9>%.f..
Il would be advisable to send at.or
ney general Of the State, here il neces
ssry. - THE thing should oos be allow.
ed to pass uonotiosd. Is has been doue
10 every other instance whore dispeu.
saey vss robbed hsre, apd tbst 10 %.
few times.
II would as lsasr be advisable to rs.
strain ssy further sssios BY pre,eo,
bosrd sntil everything 10 fully invss.i
Gsssd. They allowed M. Player 10
sus The dispsosasy without . .bosd. Il,
seems 20 ooosy hes bsss turssd ever
10 'hs treasurer. - lsv rsqsirss. for
sens Hos, This Of itself 10 soeusb
10 shsv shss prescott hosrd ere sssissly;
usesssd Tor The position that they have
sndsrtskss se1ll. Take prompt ss.iou
cod sdviss.
esS Yesrs very truly,
"a. Geo. 8. Barr.
/, Ms n. o .Bsi,tos 10 shsiruas Of .hs
bard. He 10 also jsiIor Tor ,hs county
s1d deputy Sheriff. The people are
leokies 70 yes to see shs. yoa are
soiog TO hs,e done sbou, ,hi, nat.
ter.
tgt4l Geo 8 Barr. O.
No ehild's play will do in this natter
Let 70 b. fssrssed to the bottom aod
ssod nso hers vho ere sompe.ss, aud
qasli6ed TO do The work Withos, fear or
is'or ADD thoroughly.
.r. ...-., Geo 8. Barr.
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The London and Globe Finance
Corporation. London. Fog. suspe n uded
payment Saturday; the announcement,
was followed on the stock exchange
by the failure Of twelve firms 1t ia
expected that no fewer than sIx ad
dltionsl 6rms will suspend The
feeling Is very gloomy II is feared
that the general markets must become
Affected.
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Neill's Estimate

New York. Dec 20 -Heury NsiIi Of
Ns'Il Btos. cotton exporters Of London =,
questions the correctness OF tho Uoi
ted S'stos governments estimate OF the
cotton, production Of this couo,rv.
The goveroment's estimate wss lO, 100.
600 bales. Neill'. calculations show
8. 900 900
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-02

The G;st celebIs',on OF emancipation
day 10 the history OF Laurens couu y
will take place tomorrow The cOored
people ere making extensive prepare
lions aud have arranged most elsto-
rate program George W. Murray.
colored ex-Oongressiouai of Sumter, il
to 10 the orator Of the occasion.
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Bil8sards IN Half q Dozen ol
tho Western States.

Denver, Col. Dec 80 A bliss.rd
visited Colorado an6 hes sou iinusa
tbroeghout the State ell day Trains
are oil arriving late No great dam
age TO live stock has been reported.
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The books that oil children should have,
tho books that will encourage love for ecsa
literature cas- be obtained from q q. O,ss
/ Co, At the lowest prices. :"
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Rssu TIE State. Dss 81.
yheeGh sAs Representatives ef tie
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

wood s%trugglin' to i%nausurate a holocaust.
He can't make the landin'-them timbers
Il too green that away.
"'While I'm standin' thar, lendin' myse'l
to this yere confagrato.y enterprise. ]
happens to cast my eyes over on the hills
a mile back from the village, an I'm
shorely shocked a whole lot to observe them
eminences an SUBMITS In bloc with Yam
KEGS comm. Now. I was a mighty careful
boy. an I don't allow none to let a ragin'
clamjamfrey Of them Lincoln hirelings
caper up on me while I'm holdin' a reb
boss. So I calls to this yere incendiary
trooper where he's BLOWN an experiment.
in an still failin' with them flames.
"'"Secesh." I shouts; oh, you-all
secesh. You'd a mighty sight better come
get your boss or them Yanks who's bulgin'
along over yonder'll spread your hide on the
fence"
"'This reb takes a look at the Yanks.
an then comes an gets his boss. AS he
gathers up the bride rein an swings into
the saddle. a mao thirst to fight. die an
bleed for my country. seizes me, an I
grabs the reb's boss by the bits an dee
tains him.
"'''Say. Mister" I pleads: why can't
you-all take me with you?"
"'"Which you're a lot too young. SON."
nays the reb. takin' another size-up Of the
Tanks.
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OOLOIVLL QI\LLVO WFn\ INOOT\D. DN QU1M

"..I amt so young as I looks I argues.
I'm just small Of my age
"..Now, I reckons that so.'' says the
reb. beamin' on me %approvin'. AN you're
likewise mighty peart. But Ill tell you.
Bud. you amt got no boss
THAT'S nothin'.'' I RESPONDS: (which
il you-all will only get me a gun, i can
steal a boss that a-way in the first mile"
Seem me so ready with arguments an
so dead ~pertinacious to go. this yere reb
begins to act Uneasy. like his resolootion
gets shook some. AT last he grind his
teeth together like his minds made up.
"."Look ere. boy" he says. do You
know who our GineraI Isl?
"."No," 1 says. Il don't"
lowell" says the reb. as he shoves
his feet deep in the stirrups. an settles in
his saddle like a sport who's go.n' to make
some fast time: well, he's a rasin' an
onfettered NAV named Wheeler; an
from the way he goes skallyhootin' round.
he's goin' to get US all killed or captured
before ever We gets back. an I don't want
children on my lands"
witt that this yere soldier yanks the
outen my hands. claps the steel into
his hosSs TANKS. an leaves me like a
bullet from a gun For my part. I stands
saved; saved. as I says. by that Gineral
Wheeler's r%epootation with his men,"
Copyright. 1901. by r. H. Russell.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

.S D..s
We Jest can't have no pleasure-our nights
are robbed o. rest:
It's music ever mi~nute-north, east, south
an west!
Leastways they calls It "music." blowed
out. an beat by hand
The janSlin' IN the twanglin' O. the new
Town band!
They all Jest graduated-the teachers gone
away.
An. left 'en to disturb the night IN. terrify
the day.
in through the and
It's stopped IN serenadedi by the new town
band.
New preacher. rome last Wednesday: We
knowed his chance Wu1 slim:
Net him at the station. IN they serenaded
him!
An bout the time o. midnight. when he
struck the slumber land.
He wuz nigh blowed through the shingles
by the new town band!
Legislative Teller announced that he would
run,
An proved it in . minute-fer he ri1 up
with the sun
An lit out like a race boss. fore he ever
showed his hand
Serenaded out the county by the new town
band!
Allus fust at weddin's. an they made the
sick folks .ish;
Fer they tried to serenade them to the man
sions in the sky:
They wus willin' then to leave here, an
risk the promised land.
Where they'd never hear the music Of the
new own band!
Thar wuz never nuthin' like It senee the
rollin' world wu1 made:
They could clean out an asylum-fun . reGt-
ment brigade!
A n we're goin' to ask the Gunner ef he'll
sorter lend q hand
To spike the drums an trumpets o the new
town band!
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

By the way. who has heard the laAs0o
Jimmy Whistler storyf He WAS dinin0
with a friend in London, and suddenly.
when all had dined and were back In the
drawing-room. Whistler said that he had
almost forgotten II. but he absolutely must
write a letter n get II Oh by thu nighe0
post He was told that in . room Il the
head Of the first flight Of stairs he would
find the lights burning. and pens. paper and
ink at his disposal. He went up. y pres
emily there was heard q series Of bumps,
ending in q heavy thud at the foot Of the
stairs. The master had tripped, lost his
balance. and come near having . bod fall
The host ran to him and asked II he Was
hurt.
II m not killed. II that's what you nsanrs
Whistler replied: but. tell me. Whd buils
those ~stairs?''
The host mentioned the name Of Q buildO
unknown either to Whistler or to fame.
"Humph. he did. Ell? The D. teetota1.
err" said Whistler.-New York Mall and Ex-
press.
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ce.ls.,. He write n,

Patient: Ocean you c-c-curs st-st-
tam-m-mering?"
Physician: Yes. sir. Do you wish to
take the full course Of treatment?'
Patient: "N-n-no. I tj-tust to
learn to s-s-ay ch-ch-ch-rys-an-th0-the-
the-m-m-mum SEQ I can't tell the d-dorist
what I before the ch-ch-ths
h-nowers w-w-wither. "-Baltimore Amsri.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-12-08

Beggar: won't you give me some money.
professor? Ny money Is all gone. and /
a live"
Professor: How old are your
Beggar: Forty years. SIR"
Professor: Forty years? Don't you know
that according to the latest mortality tables
the average age Of the male population Of
Europe reaches only "a years and 5 monthsf
statistically. you have no right to live any
longer. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES BlAetter.