iii! OOBBESFQNOEHGE.^OEWSY LETTERS FROM OUR SPE-

ITTATi CORRESPONDENTS.

of Interesst From ail Parts of

Sumter and Adjoining Counties.~

SOnCE TO CORRESPONDENTS.Hali your letters sC that they will

îeach this office not later than Tues¬

day morning. When the letters are

-received Wfdnesday it is almost an

Impossibility to have them appear in

tho paper issued that day.

LYNCHBURG.I^ynehburg, anuary 2.-Christmas

Say in this little town was unusually<jniet-not a drunk man was seen here

that day.The negro frolics are the places to

Sud drunkenness and rowdyism.Three-fourths of the men carry guns

to those places. This correspondent,was informed that at a negro frolic

ÍüeKr this place recently, there were

not less than 30 guns leaning againstthe inside wall of the house. At thefrolic on the night of the 27th inst.,where and when Cupid Lowry shot

Sam Taylor to death, there was a

large number of shotguns. The three

Xiowry brothers ail had shot guns, and

some accusation made .against one of

this Lowry family brought about the

death.Cupid Lowry is still a fugitive from

Justice, but may yet be apprehended.There are within eight miles of this

place 40 or 50 families of Lowry ne¬

groes. There are around this placefive Robert Lowrys and foür Sam

iiowrys.Xew Year's day was pretty well ob¬

served in this place. Nearly all of our

merchants are taking stock today, and jthere are several changes in the make

np of the firm names.

Mr. James Kirby will succeed Mr.

John Tallon in the Stokes livery bus¬

iness. Mr.- Tallon accepts a positionin Timmonsville.The Griffin McLeod' Mercantile and

'Banking Company opened up business

yesterday. But their large buildingls not yet completed:Mr. Tom Smith, the mill man, is

now a resident of our town.Mr. A. J. Price has moved to Tim¬

monsville.Mr. Brooks Galloway has formed a

co-partnership with G. W. Stokes andhas moved to this "town.

WEDGEFIELD.Wedgefield, January 5.-Very little

interest was taken in the lection here

yesterday, only 27 votes were cast, oi

which. Mr. E. "W. Dabbs received 23»nd Mr. H. G. McKagen.

Our voters were disappdinted be¬cause the nominee of our club wouldnot enter the race.

Mrs. Carrie Brohun, Miss Floridaand Master Master Matt Brohun are

spending a few days with relatives inClarendon county before departing fortheir future home in Asheville, N. C*

Mr. and Mrs. Lenoir left for Davisstation on Tuesday, where they willreside in the future.

Miss Bessie Aycock returned toCharlotte, X. C., to resume her studiesat college there.

After a pleasant visit to relatives inOrangeburg county £«irs. M. L. Par-Jeer has returned home.

Cadets Frank Dwight, Eliiott Thom¬as John Ryan, Gerald Ryan and C.Mclaurin, returned to Clemson on

Tuesday.Alter spending the holidays at

home Mr. Thad Troutman has return-tamed to the S. C. C. I at Edgefield.

Mr. Geo. Geddings, who has been

living near Cain's mill for the past few

years has rented the Singleton resi¬dence and farm at Blackwoods.

Miss Decca Singleton, of Charleston,^aad Miss Olive Kelly» of Bishopville,are visiting Mrs. F. E. Thomas.

Mr. T. D. Brohun returned to the'University of Virginia on Tuesday.Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ramsey enter-

"tained a few friends on Monday even¬

ing./' Mr. Soult Mellecte will leave for Co¬lumbia in a few days where he expectsto take a business course.

After a pleasant visit to relativeshere Misses Miriam and Nellie Mel-lett, of Sumter, returned home on

yesterday.Miss Annie Dwight is spending a

iew days with friends in Columbia.

DARK CORNER.Dark Corner, January 6.-I hope

yon and readers have enjoyed a mer¬

ry Christmas, and are now enjoyingthe blessing of the New Year. So now

Jet us resolve to do our whole duty"for 1906 to all men, ourselves, our

God and our country, so that we can

look back^ when it is passed with no

regrets for time misspent.There is but little news to relate.

Some farmers have commenced to

clear off ditch banks, etc., and are

speaking of starting their plows Soon.So I expect it will not be long before

gee-haw will be heard on all sides.

Those drowned negroes I mentionedin my last were named Moses, Reese

and Dubose. There were three of

them in a boat, were lost on the wa¬

ter and were drinking. It is supposedthat Dubose» was drunk and was lyingdown and Reese lay down, then made

a Quick turn over, which turned the

boat over throwing all into the water.

The third one was a small boy, who

managed to get on a log, where he

stayed until rescued. I understandthat Dr. P. M. Sally says that the

boy will go crazy from fright and hav¬

ing to stay there on that log so longin the night exposed to the rain an J

cold. They were drowned not far

from Milford (the old Manning man¬

sion).Mrs. S. C. Kolb is improving it is

thought. No other sick to report.Rev. T. P. Dide visited Mrs. S. C.

Kolb last Thursday.W. J. Ardis and wife visited Mr. and

Mrs. J. M. Ardis last Tuesday night*G. W. Scott visited his brother, Louis

Scott, at Cane Savannah last Monday.Miss Mary Lee Ardis and brother,

John, visited at W. J. Ardis' last Mon¬

day night.Ben Geddings and wife visited W. J.

Ardis and wife last Thursday.Thomas J. McIntosh and wife, a

holiness preacher, is here at his grand¬father's, J. B. McIntosh, Sr.

I took a trip last Thursday to South¬west Manchester to see my old friend,Mr. R. S. Bartlette. Dick is gettingold, but he and his son Robert are

libing at home and boarding at the

same place. They had six fine porkershanging on a pole and have more to

follow. They make their own corn

and raise plenty of hogs to keep and

to sell, which is pretty good for an old

Reb. But I did 'not see any Mrs. B

there. The old man can be excused,but Boss ought to get him a wife.

Everything .here is calm and serene

this morning.

DURANT.- Durant, S. C., January 5.-Cards are

out announcing, the marriage of Mr.

Robert Wheeler to Miss ClaribellWhite on Wednesday, January 17, at

12 o'clock in New Harmony church.Mr. Robert Witherspoon and bride

of Louisville, Ky., arrived this morn¬

ing to spend two weeks with relativeshere.

Dr. Mood came to Durant last weekon professional business.

Miss- Julia Keller, of Orangeburg,is on a visit to her sister, Mrs. RobbieDurant.

Mr. James Reeves and son spentThursday in Sumter.

Things have quited down since the

holidays. The children have gone to

their respective schools and every one

has begun the New Tear with brighterhopes.

SMITHVILLE.Smithville, January 6.-The Christ¬

mas holidays are over and all visitors

are returning to their various occupa¬tions.

Misses Lola and Bertha Kirkley lefton Tuesday for Bennettsville. Miss

Lena Kirkley left on the same day for

her school in Sumter.Dr. H. F. Paddock returned to hts

home at Adamsburg on Wednesday.The doctor was not feeling very wellwhen he left and his own medicine can

do him no good as he has heart trou-

elb. As he is a fine fellow we wish

for him an early cure and success.

Mr. J. H. Clarke, of Camden, was at

Mr. W. F. Smith's livery stable for *

few days with a drove of horses for

sale this,week.Mrs. M. S. Sowell, and her sor: Syd¬

ney Smith, Jpvere in the village on

Wednesday.Dr. S. F. Brasington and Mr. Eras-

ington, of Camden, were here cn busi¬ness for a short while last Tuesday.

Mr. J. West Weldon has a youngvisitor at his house. I don't know hisname. He is four .days old today.The colored folks had their Christ¬

mas tree on the night of January 1.

Such a good old time as they did have.It was a school Christmas tree g. ven

by Gi A. Murray.Mrs. T. D. Foxworth is visiting J:»

Bishopville.Rev. S. H. Booth has been quite

sick all of this week.Mr. Joseph Goff, who has been very

ill for some time died at the home ofhis brother-in-law, Mr. W. S. Mathis,this morning. He will be buried at

St. John's cemetery tomorrow morn¬

ing.The health of our community is

very good. The doctors are now hav¬ing very little to do.

PRIVATEER.Privateer, January S.-The election

on Thursday was poorly attended.Very little interest was manifested.The farmers are getting ready for

another crop. They seem to haveplenty of laborers to do th;- work.

Mrs. W. A. Nettles and daughter,of Sumter, spent several cays tho pn*Vweek at Mrs. G. A. Nettles*.

Misses Amm ie and Inez Wells sp< ntseveral days the past week in Wedge-field.

Miss Edna Tryon and Miss Jaur.it::Brown spent Sunday at Mrs. L. B.Jenkins'.

Mr. T. M. Mims. of Silver, spentSunday at Mr. E. W. Rivers'.

Mr. Charlie Jenkins has not yet re¬

turned to the Orangeburg College.

PINEWCOl > HAPPENINGS.Pinewood, January 8.-On Sunday

last Mr. Charles Jenkinson, formerlyof Manning, but for the past year po¬

liceman in Mayesville, arrived on train

No. 35, hired a horse and buggy from

the stables of Mr. R. F. Epperson to

go to Silver. S. C. He was accompaniedby a negro driver. Preston Sanders,who was previously employed by Fel- Jder & Mimms' stable at this place.

The driver, Preston Sanders, reportsthat Mr. Jenkinson shot and killed

one Jim Robinson, colored at Silver

for reasons not known. From all ac¬

counts Mr. Jenkinson was under the

influence of whiskey. So fer the par¬ticulars are unobtainable. The negro

driver, Sanders,; did not wait to getany particulars, but tramped back to

Pinewood, leaving the horse and bug¬gy at Silvery Sanders was about 100

yards from the shooting. Robinson

was shot thrcugh the head and died

instantly.Two negroes, namely, Moses Reese

and Alex Dubose, were drowned in

Sant-ee river a few days ago by the

boat turning over. The negroes were

working for Mr. O. D. Harvin, who

was sluicing logs for the Santee River

Cypress Lumber Company.Mr. J. J. Broughton has purchased

a lot in Pinewood and expects to build

soon.Mr. O. D. Karvin has purchased one

of the most comfortable homes in

Pinewood. Mr. Harvin will move ina few days, making Pinewood his

home.The merchants here are very well

satisfied with their trade for 1905.

They all speak very weil of their busi-ness.

Mr. J. J. Barwick has completedhis residence on East Commerce

street.Mr. Minims, of Timmonsville, has

moved here, renting Mr. J. J. Bar-wick's farm.

P. B. Lawrance has opened a gro¬

cery store on Commerce street and

Mr. R. A.*Lawrence, Jr.. has openeda grocery store on the same street.

Mr. Geo. W. Smith and the Farmers'Exchange are adding more store room

to meet their increasing demands.Dr. M. D. Murray, who has been

confined to his room for sometime, is

able to be out again.Mr. W. P. Moneyhan, who has been

employed as agent for the Coast Line

railroad at this point, for the last two

years, resigned as agent several daysago. C. B. Keels is acting agent.

' Dr. P. M. Sall ey will complete his

brick office in a few days.Mr. Hutto, principal and Miss Hut-

to, assistant of the Pinewood school,have returned to Pinewood to resume

their work.Messrs. H. F. Stack and Harry Ged¬

dings spent today in Elloree, S. C.Hon. and Mrs. R. I. Manning, of

Sumter, was down to attend Pion. J.M. Richardson's funeral.

Quite a number of traveling men

were in town last week.Mrs. R. S. Beckham, who has been

sick for several days, is improving.Miss Lillian Lawrence is quite sick

at home with lagrippe.Mrs. B. Ward, of Wilmington, is

visiting relatives.Misses Alma Broadway and Decca

Lawrence are spending some time at

Mayesville.His many relatives and friends of

our community mourn the death of

Hon. J. M. Richardson, of Panola. Hewas buried Sunday afternoon at St.Mark's Episcopal church at 3:30

o'clock. Six children survive him.

Messrs. J. M.. R. C., Thomas and H.

B. Richardson and Mrs. Edward

Briggs and Mrs. L. E. Brailsford, all

of whom reside at Panola.

PINEWOOD HAPPENINGS.Pinewood, January 2.-The holiday

seasons passed without a ripple to mar

its pleasures. Everyone seems to

have had a jolly time during the fes¬

tive season. .

The Methodist Sunday school gavea large Christmas tree on Christmas

evening at 7:30 o'clock. Santa Claus

gave each one a present. After sev¬

eral hours of merriment everyone re¬

turned to their homes delighted with

the evening.Miss Naomie C. Broughton, of Sum¬

ter, has been spending some time

with her sister. Mrs. Jack Weeks, and

her brother. Mr. Nap Broughton.Mr. Whiteford Smith, of near Co¬

lumbia, spent a few days with his

brother. Mr. Geo. W. Smith, last week.

Dr. Geo. W. B. Smith, of Summer¬

ton, spent the holidays with his par-

ems, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Smith.

Mr. Napoleon C. Stack spent Mon- jday in Sumter.

Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Stack and

children returned from Lake CityThursday after spending Christmas

with relatives.

Dr. M. D. Murray, who has been

very sick, is abie to be up again.Mr. Ben Griffin is very sick at his

home.Mr. James P. Lawrence, Jr., re¬

turned to Mayesville Monday eveningafter spending Chrismas with his par¬

ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Lawrence.Messrs. W. M. and H. D. Richard-

son spent a part of the holidays with

their parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. i

Richardson, Sr.Mrs. R. c. Richardson, Jr.. and

baby returned from the home of her '

parents m Laurens after spendingseveral weeks. 1

Misses Eleanor and Lizzie Richard- <

son returned home Monday after vis¬

iting Columbia for a few days.Mr. A. R. Williamson, of South

Carolina College is spending several '

days in town. 1

Dr. Paul M. Salley spent Tuesdayin Columbia. I

Mr. Thomas Avant is spending thcholidays with his mother at Summer- i

ton.To the regret of all Rev. L. L. Be-

denbaugh and family left today for

his new charge at New Zion. He has

been pastor of the Methodist church

for the past two years.Miss Marion Ragin has accepted a

clerkship at the Pinewood Mercantile

store.

MANNING NEWS NOTES.Manning Times.On last Thursday night about S

o'clock, the barn and stables of Mr.

E. P. McLeod were destroyed by fire,

and it was with considerable difScultythat Mr. McLeod saved his mules. His

loss was very heavy, a fine cow, GOO

bushels of corn, forage and other

things of value.To be married this evening, by Rev.

J. M. Holladay, at the residence of the

bride's father, Mr. W, S/Karvin, Mr.

Charles S. Rigby and Miss Lillian Har-

vin.Mr. C. H. James, who for several

years was a salesman with the Kras-

noff Mercantile Company here, has

moved to Sumter, where he will en¬

gage in business on his own account.

Mr. James is a hard worker and a

good salesman.There will be a meeting Friday eve¬

ning at 7:30 o'clock at the ManningHotel to discuss the advisability of

giving -Manning a base ball team forthe coming season.

M^. L. J. Nettles has tendered to

Governor Heyward his resignation as

Magistrate at Foreston, an! former

Magistrate J. E. Richbourg has been

recommended for the appointment.Died last Wednesday, at the home

of her son-in-law, F. S. Geddings, Mrs

Julia Corbett, aged 74 years the dayof her death. The funeral took placethe next day, Rev. L. L. Bedenbaughconducted the service.Manning gives up a most excellem

citizen, and Sumter is the gainer byit. Sumter is always reaching out forthe best of everything. Mr. T. Mur¬ren Mouzon has accepted a positionas bookkeeper with O'Donnel & Co..and left last Monday morning for hispost of duty. Mr. Mouzon filled a sim¬

ilar position with the W. E. JenkinsonCo. here, and were it not that he was

going to a new city we would think 11

superfluous to say a word about him.

He has moved to Sumter, and we no:.

only commend him to the business in¬

térêts of that growing city, but can

in all sincerity vouch for his highcharacter and noble impulses. O'Don¬nell & Co.. with the characteristicshrewdness^ of its head. Mr. Neil

O'Donnell has succeeded in securingan office man that they can place the

fullest confidence in. and not keepawake at nights wondering what the

result will be. Mr. Mouzon is a high-toned Christian gentleman, and wo

congratulate him on his promotion,and O'Donnell & Co. on securing such

a man.

BZSHOPVILLE NEWS.

Bishopviile Vindicator.Mrs. Maggie Parker, wife Mr. H. U.

Barker, died Sunday, December SI.

aged 50 years.Mr. Bolman Moore died on Tues¬

day. January 2nd, of pnuemonia afteran illness of two weeks.

Mr. and Mrs. Ed DuRant and Miss

Charlotte Kelley will leave today fortheir new homo in York county.

Mr. T. C. perrin; county treasurer,

states that fully three-fourths of thctaxes have been collected up to the

close of the old year.At a -meeting of the town council

held last Tuesday evening an electionwas held to fill the vacancy caused

by the resignation of Mr. E. W.

Woodham, who has been in badhealth for some time. There were

three applicants for the place butMr. Adger King was elected. Mr.

King has served on the force beforeand made a good officer.

Mr. Dixon, son of Mr. R. O. Dixon,

who is an all round good printer andwho is now operating a linotype in

Philadelphia, came home for the hol¬

idays.The Farmers' Loan and Trust Com¬

pany, of Bishopviile, has been char¬tered. The capital stock is $20.000and Mr. W. A. James is president. L.A. Moore, vice president, and J. Ros¬coe Parker, cashier.Mr. Robert D. Reid, son of Geo. EL

Reid, who has been in business for thtpast four years in Atlanta and for thepast year has been cashier of theFourth National Bank of Atlanta, re¬

turned last Monday to his old home.

Bishopviile, to accept the position as

assistant cashier.in the Bank of Bish¬opviile.

MAX.Max. S. C.. January S.- Messrs.

McSwain, Keith and ivy. of T-nmicris-ville, D. W. Alderman, of Ale. lu. Ca¬leb Lynch and son, of Lynches, were

in Beinah hist week.Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Head, of Walker.

Tex., who left here 15 years ago are

visiting relatives in Clarendon county.Also. Mr. Charlie Farmer and wife. ;(

:»f Austin, Tex., are visiting in Flor¬ance county.

Mr. J. Thos. Kirby, of Columbia,lin! Mr. J. D. Frierson, of Shiloh, willleave for Cuba next Tuesday, wherethey intend spending a few weeks on

pleasure bent.

A fair voyoge and safe return to

them.Mrs. Roberts, of Columbi;;, is vis-

ting at the home of her cousin, Mr.

J. I). Frierson, Shiloh.Miss Hart resumed her school last | f

veek. A generous friend ol" her's sent

1er, by express, a box of pretty little

presents as a new year's gift for each

member of her school. A pleasingdea that.Miss Hettie Tomlinson has gone to

live with her sister, Mrs. Howard

Green, of New Zion. Mr. Hoyt Tom¬

linson has rented his farm and has

gone to Florida.We regret for these young people

Lo leave.A bank was orgamzed in Beulah last

week, and will open for business the

first of February.Mrs. James P. Langston's condition

>was not improved by her stay in a

hospital in Charleston. She has re¬

turned home.Mrs. B. C. Truluck is still very sick.Mr. Alex Kirby, aged SS, die i on

Friday night, and was buried at Beth¬

el Sunday, where he had been a con¬

sistent and honored member for many

years.The weather grumblers liad ample

opportunity last week to satiate them¬

selves.The world is so full of blessings that

lots are passed by unnoticed.

STATEBUIIG.Stateburg, banuary S.-Mr. Robert

E. Barnwell has returned from

Georgetown. He is accompanied byhis friend. Mr. Wm. Brooks, of Bos¬

ton, Mass., who has been in George¬town enjoying a few days' hunt.

Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Anderson re¬

turned to their home in Richmond,Va., last week, after a pleasant visit

to Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Anderon.

Misses Martha, Irene and Edith

Moore and Master John Moore, of

Spokane, Washington, arrived on

Thursday and are visiting their un¬

cle. Mr. Screven Moore.Mr. John L. Frierson, after a very

pleasant stay at his old home, re¬

turned to Buffalo, X. T., last week.

Mr. W. L. Saunders and Master

Harrison Saunders a.re spending todayin Sumter.

PISGAH.

Pisgah, Jan. 8.-Tbe new rear hasbrought the usnal moving. Sever* 1persons have been beat out of consid¬erable rnonev advanced to h3r,ds. theethey have ''hit the grit" for otherr;arr-\ Tbis th inc has sene on fromve ir to vear, urti? it is time tr, call a

halt. Of ail professions, that of thefarmer at the present, on account ofthe. labor puestion, is the mest diffi¬cult. The In ber available, is more

unavailable than ever before.and to^eiany yon have to buy the bands fromether narties. and often the ammuni¬tion is worth more than the aun.Without a change, a year or so willwind np the the present mç/jV. of''arming, for DO maa can mn bis farmlong under piesent condition?. Youngmen are avoidingt he farms as mnch as

possible, wanting big salaries. ThatLeaves the farms to be run hy the oldmen, and the rrifl-ng yonng negro la¬bor, and that lock- like tho beginningof the end.

I notice that Sensor Tillman isshowing the rascality of the Republi¬cans right. No don ht he will nncoverborne thirds to their injury in thenext campaign.A sociable was st Mr. T M. Brae-

ley's last we-k. Among thos-- ur« sentvv.-te: Mi?s-S Eva and Lucile Britton,Ire.ee Weldon, Ila EVars, Maud Brad¬ford, Hallie Nelson and Ess;e Whiteand Messrs Hoyt Mostly. LawrenceWhite, Marvin Weldon, O. W. Hart¬ness. Olin Munnerlyn, Hugh Evans.B. F. Skinner, Knead Pearce andOlin White. Refreshments were serg¬ed during the evening.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

items of Interest Condensed and Par¬agraphed for Quick Reading.

E. M. Huffstetter. a well digger. 75

rears old, was killed by a well cavingn on him at Gaffney on Monday after-loon.

J. R. Pedler has been arrested in

Knoxville, Tenn., for soliciting cotton

nill operatives for South Carolinanills.

H. Frank White, a young white man"rom Gaffney, was run over and kill-

id in the Southern freight yards in

ipartanburg Monday night.

.Fire at the Eureka Cotton Mill,Chester, destroyed a warehouse and

U500 bales of cotton. Loss. $30.000,'illly ?covered by insurance.

John Goldman was seriously stab-

)ed at the Mollohon cotton mill, New-

jerry, on Saturday by Robert Sey-nour.

."The Lexington." the new tourist

lotel on the Rids-1 between Leesvillemd Batesburg, was opened Saturdaymder the management of MajorChilds, of Eattleboro. Vt.

John J. Bishop, one of the beer dis-

»ensers in Spartanburg who was in-

iictcd for violation of the dispensaryaw, was convicted Monday. The ju: yecommended him to mercy.

Pryor Scruggs was arrested in Gall-

tey Monday on the double charge of

ittempt to commit criminal assault<

>n a negro woman and shooting hernth a pistol.J H. Witherspoon, who was shot by \

)r, E. S. McDow at Lancaster Satur- j

lay, is still alive and recovery is now ,

loped for.-?-:-I J

Saluda, January .">.-(maries Zim- j]aerman, colored, who shot and in- ¡jtautly killed Jim Stevens, also col- <

red, just across the Saluda line in hSdgefield county, night before last,as lodged in jail here this afternoonor safe keeping.

Col. H. T. Thompson Resigns.Columbia, January 8.- Atelegram

from New York today stated that Col.

Henry T. Thompson, the district agentof the New York Life Insurance Com¬

pany, had resigned. Reason for the

resignation is not. given, but it was

supposed to have been the result ofan offer made Colonel Thompson bythe Equitable Life Insurance Companyfor a similar position.

Kodol Almanac.The editor acknowledges receipt of

a copy of the new 1906 Kodol Almanacand 200 Year Calendar. Its most im-,portant feature is without doubt the

very simply constructed 200 Year Cal-Mpg"

en dar, whereby with absolute accur¬

acy you can tell the. day of the weekon which any event occurred duringone hundred years of the past, or on

which any date will occur during the

next hundred years, thus giving the

day of the. week on which any birth,death, marriage or any importantevent may have happened.

Messrs. E. C. DeWitt & Co,, of

Chicago. HI., are sole owners and

publishers of the Kodol Almanac and

2Û0 Year Calendar, and will he pleasedto mail a copy of this booklet to anyone enclosing a two-cent stamp with

a request for same, provided thisT

paper is mentioned.

^^^^^^We, the undersigned mercliants

of thc city "of Sumter, }^ave agreedto discontinue the use of the

"Punch Card or Ticket System, *

in connection with our business

after February 1, 1306.

Customers holding cards or

tickets will please have same re¬

deemed as soon as possible. Cards

not punched complete will be re¬

deemable according to amount

unpunched on same.

TKE SUMTER DRY GOODS CO.

SCHWAiLTZ BRCS.O'DONNELL & CO.

SHAW & McCOLLUM MER. CO

BECK BRCS. COMPANY.1 9to2-l.

LASD FOE ESNT.

I AM offering; for i?nt the tract ofland on the White's Mill Road, aboutfour miles from town, containing 147acres more or less, formerly the prop-^er ty cf the late Miss Alice Poole.

NEILL O'DONNELL.Jan 9-2w

TAX RETURNS FOI 1906. .

OFFICE OFCOUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER CO.,

Sumter, S. C., Dec. 10, 1905.Notice is hereby given that I will at¬

tend, in person or by deputy, at thefollowing places on the days indicated,respectively, for the purpose of re¬

ceiving returns of real estate, personalproperty and poll taxes for the fiscalyear, commencing January 1, 1906.:

Tindal's Store, Monday, Jan. Sth.Privateer, (Jenkins' Store), Tues¬

day, Jan. 9th.Manchester, (Levi's), Wednesday,

Jan. 10th.Wedgefield, Thursday, Jan. 11th.Stateburg, Friday, Jan. 12th.Hagood, Monday, Jan. 15th.Remberts, Tuesday, Jan. 16th.Dalzell, Wednesday, Jan. 17th.Gordon's Mill, Thursday, Jan. ISth.Oswego, Friday, Jan. 19th.Mayesville, Tuesday. Jan. 23d.Shiloh, Wednesday, Jan. 24th.Norwood X Roads, Thursday, Jan.

25th.The law requires that all persons

owning property or in any wise hav¬ing charge of such property, either as

agent, husband, guardian, trustee, ex¬

ecutor, administrator, etc., return thesame under oath to the auditor, who -

requests all persons to be prompt in -

making their returns and save the 50per cent penalty, which will be addedto the property valuation of all personswho fail to make returns within thetime prescribed by law.

Taxpayers return what they ownon the first day of January, 1906.

Assessors and taxpayers will enterthe first given name of the taxpayerin full, also make a s-eparate returnfor each township where the propertyis located and also in each and everycase the Number of the school districtmust be given.Every male citizen between the age

of twenty-one and sixty years on thefirst day of January, 1906. exceptthose incapable of earning a supportfrom being maimed or from other:auses. are deemed taxable polls, andDxcept Confederate soldiers 50 yearsof age. on January 1st. 1906.Under instructions from the Comp¬

troller General, a separate returnmust be made of each tract or parcel3f land.

All returns must be made on or be¬fore thc 20th day of February, next.[ cannot take returns after that datemd all returns made after the 20thlay of February, arc subject to a pen¬alty of 50 per cent.

J. DIGGS WILDER,Auditor Sumter County.

December 20, 1905.