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?8E mm imsi The Shooting Was Wrthoat Kotige and Unprovoked. TESTIMONY TAKEN BY GOBONER. List of the Members of the Coroner's Jury. Counsel for the State and for James T?Sman Present, but do not Take Part in the Examination of Witnesses. Columbia, January 22*?"We, the jury, find that the deceased, N. G. Gonzales, .came to his death from a gunshot wound inflicted by the hand of James H. Tillman, on the 15th day of January, A. D., 1903." This is the verdict of the jury of inquest that inquired into the cause of the deafti of Mr. Gonzales. The jury was made up as follows: Allen Jones, foreman; Thomas Agnew, G. W. Floyd, Joseph H. Epstein, T. W. Robinson, P. H. Lachicotte, W. J. Keehan, J. W. Gibbes, J. M. Daniels, E. B. Kawls, W. D. Love, J. L. Shull, L. T. Levin and E. B. Clark. There were about a hundred citi zens in the Court room. The coro ner's, inquest is simply to inquire into the cause of death and not to try the merits of the case. Coroner Green, therefore, did not undertake to go into minutiae of the case, but simply took the evidence of a few who were most familiar with the case. Solicitor Thurmond was present, but took no part in the inquiry, and Gen. W. Duncan Bellinger, who retires from the Attorney General's office, was- present as counsel engaged for y the prosecution. Mr. Cole L. Blease was the only counsel for Col. Tillman present None of the counsel had any thing to say and the inquiry was con ducted solely by Coroner Green. There is.no need to comment on the evidence that was offered. It is plain enough and the effort of this corres pondent has always been to give facts. The large revolver and the magazine pistol which did the fatal work were ..exhibited in evidence, and the maga zine pistol attracted much attention. The most striking and direct evi dence taken tonight was that of Sena tor Thomas Talbird, who was walking with Col. James H. Tillman when he Sred. into Mr. Gonzales. His testi mony is brief and is as follows: Thomas Talbird, sworn: Coroner Green: "Mr. Talbird, you are a Senator?" "Yes, sir." "From what county?" "Beaufort." Please state to Mr. Foreman and the gentlemen of the jury what you know about this matter. Senator Talbird: "Governor Till man and myself started down from the State House. Governor Tillman was in the middle, Senator Brown was on the inside and I was on the outside. When we got opposite the transfer station I saw Mr. Gonzales approaching, coming in the direction as if going up the street. (Called down the street in Columbia.) We were going.down and we were meeting him. I did sot see him until he was in about ten or thirteen feet of us. He had on his overcoat, buttoned up, and his bands in the pockets of his overcoat." ? "In his overcoat pocket?" "Yes, sir, both hands in his pockets. When he approached a little nearer I heard Governor Tillman say: 'How are yon, Mr. Gonzales,' or something to that effect Mr. Gonzales without paying any attention to the remark, obliqued to the left as if to pass us on the inside. I did not notice him any further until he got nearly on a line wi th us and I heard the remark uttered by Governor Tillman, 'I re ceived your message, and (snapping fingers) the shot was fired almost si multaneously with the remark. I then rushed across the sidewalk to Mr. Gonzales, I said. 'This thing must stop.' Got up to his side. My face was turned to him and my back was to Governor Tillman, who, I think went off into the guiley; he went, in that direction. Mr. Gonzales then said, ' If he made a step forward' ?I am not sure as to that but that is my impression?and said: 1 Here I am finish me.' I then looked across the street I saw Governor Tillman walking across the street with a pistol in bis hand, pointing down : pistol in his right hand with his eyes turned jgn~our direction. Mr. Gonzales then pferned and walked down Meeting street ,and turned up Gervais street, I with him. After he got on the corner he turned around and said: 'I am shot in the stomach send for a doctor." I re marked that?" "Did you say Meeting street or Main street?" "Ob, Main street, I suppose; I meant to say Main street. 41 am shot in the stomch send for a doctor.' I remarked: 'I do not think you are shot in the stomach.' I *aid, 'I do not think so.' He said, 'Yes, I am shot in the stomach: send for a doctor.' Two gentlemen came up, one on each side of him; took his arm and walked him down to his office." "Mr. Talbird, about what time in the day was this?" "1 would say it was in the neigh borhood, of 2 o'clock. It may have been a little before or a little after." Juror: 4fSenator Talbird, you say you saw Mr. Gonazles with his hands in his overcoat pockets?" Juror: "Did you see any part of bis hard outside of his coat pocket?" "I do not particularly notice that; I did not notice it I was looking more at his face than at bis hands. I was not expecting anything." * Juror: "When Mr. Tillman said, "Howdy <k>, Mr. Gonazles, he walked on?" ? "He took no notice of it; he ob liqued to t ie left' " ?Juror: "At that time were you still on the outside?" "Yes, sir, I was still on the out side." Juror: "He was next to Mr. Gon zales?Governor Tillman was next to Mr. Gonzales?" "Of course, I do not know. My im pression at the time was that Senator Brown, was on the inside, but he claims that he dropped back." Juror: "Senator, when yoa say Gov ernor Tillman, do you mean Lieuten ant Governor Tillman?James fJ. Tili man?" "Yes, sir." Juror: "Have you ever noticed Mr. Gonzales walkjng along the street at other times with his hands in his pockets?that is his habit?" "I think that is his habit, sir, but I do not recollect. That is the first time I have met him since I have been up here." Juror: "Senator, one of the jurors wants to know, when you turned around and looked at Mr. Gonzales, did he still have his hands in his pockets?" "That is my impression." Juror: "After the pistol was fired?" "After the pistol was fired. Of course, that is an impression." Juror: "Did you hear any remark of Mr. Gonzales after the shot?" "He did not make any remark." The first witness in regular order was Clerk of Court J. Frost Walker, who was sworn. Coroner Green: 1' Mr. Walker, what position do you hold in Rich land County?" "Clerk of the Circuit Court." "Have any pistols been turned over to you?" "They have." "Where did you get them from?" "The sheriff delivered them to me, sir; said they were ( pistols that had been surrendered by Col. Till man." "It is customary is it not, for you to have those in youi possession?" "They are usually turned over to me." "Show them to the jury." (Mr. Walker shows pistols to the jury and explains their working.) "That pistol is loaded." Juror:" That is an ordinary Colt's pistol?" 'Yes, sir, and it is loaded all around.'' The Coroner: "Mr. Walker, wb.pt was the condition of that pistol when it was first received by you?" "When it was handed to me it was loaded. There were five balls in the magazine and there was one ball in the chamber of the pistol, which I took out." "When the magazine pistol was handed to you it was loaded?" "Yes, sir." "How came you to take them out?" "I took all out. I took five out of the magazine and one out of the cham ber." "Mr. Walker, was the ball turned over to you?" "A ball that had been shot from a pistol was turned over to me by the sheriff." "Is this the ball. Mr. Walker?" 'That is the ball, sir." "You do not know where that ball came from, dp you?" "1 do not know where it came from." "Well, Mr. Walker, I will ask you to explain that to the jury." "Yes, sir." (Mr. Walker explains to the jury.) Juror: "How is that pistol fired?" "I cannot tell. There was no empty shell in it when I opened it. Juror: "On what date were they turned over?" "Turned over to me on the day after the shooting" After Mr. Walker gave his evidence the next witness was Senator George W. Brown, of Darlington, who swore: '1 After the session of the Senate on this day it occurred?" "You remember the date?" "My recollection of it is Thursday, the 15th, but I am not sure. I think so. I went to the judiciary meeting for an hour perhaps. After that meet ing was over I passed through the cor ridor of the State House to the en grossing department, having some busi ness there. On. the way to the en grossing department I saw Senator Talbird in the corridor, and I think I told him to wait for me. I was going down. 1 was in the engrossing depart ment, bnt a short time and went over to the House to see if one of my Honse colleagues who rooms with me had gone down, and found that he had gone. This is practically unimport ant." "You went over to the House for a few ?moments?" "Yes, sir; and when I came back through the corridor, Senator Talbird joined me, and as we got to the steps, coming down to the sceond floor, Sen ator Tillman joined us." Juror: "Senator Tillman, or Gov ernor Tillman?" "Governor Tillman I should say. We walked down together. When we reached the first building on the right ?on the right side of Main street coming down, or up, whichever you may call it?coming toward the busi ness portion of the town. I heard some one behind and turned my head and recognized a lady friend of mine, whom I had known all my life." "Was that on the right hand side of the street walking this way?" "On the right hand side, and as I did not have any special engagement with the other gentlemen did not even excuse myself. When I recognized her I turned my body with the view of dropping back and walking with her. My body had completely turned and I had probably taken one step towards her when the pistol fired. I had no idea who had fired the pistol. I had not seen Mr. Gonzales at all. This lady friend of mine was terrified by it and began to run out in the middle of the street. My entire attention was directed to her. I did not even look back. I called to her, three or four times perhaps, to come to me and was at the same time advancing toward her. When I got up to her she was out in the middle of the street. I took her by the arm and carried her on the opposite side of the sidewalk. When I got on the sidewalk, then, for the first time, I turned my head and look ed to see if I could find what had hap pened?what the trouble was. Up to that time, I had no idea?well, I had no idea at all, nothing to suggest what bad happened. When I got her on the opposite side of the street she was still in a very high state of excitement and I looked around, as I stated, to see if I could find what this pistol-firing meant, because I had seen no pistol. I saw Mr. Gonzales across the street? I think perhaps be was a foot or two round the corner?with two gentle men, one on each side, holding him. Of course, I did not know what that meant, and it is not for mo to specu late about this matter. I just give you, gentlemen, the facts as I saw them, and you can form your own conclusions. Of course, seeing Mr. Gonzales, I need not tell what con clusions I drew. That has nothing to do with it. I carried this lady on up the street." "What time of day was that?" "I would say about 2 o'clock: that I is, to the best of my recollection." "You said you looked aronnd after I you went across tbe street. How long was it?" "I looked around after I got her on tbe other side of the street." "How'long was that?" "It is a matter of speculation. It must have been a very short time. I hurried to get hold of her and then I harried to get her out of what she seemed to think imminent danger." Juror: "Did you turn around and go back towards the State House to meet this Isdy?" "Oh, ves, sir: she was behind me." "Behind you?" "Yes, sir: I had to turn my body entirely. I heard something; I do not know what it was; there was some thing behind me, and I turned my head and my body and I recognized her as a boyhood friend." "Yon turned backwards?" "I think I had taken only one step when the pistol fired." Juror: "What direction were you walking?what was your position?" "I was on the inside of the street; Senator Talbird was in the middle and Governor Tillman was on the out side" "Then you stepped back?" "Yes, sir; I never paid any atten tion to these gentlemen any more. I was dropping back to walk up the street with this lady." "Had you all passed the corner of that building when you dropped back or had you?were you in front of the first building when you dropped back?" "I could only give you, gentlemen, my impression about that. My im pression is?this is a motor house." "Tranfer station." "Transfer station. My impresison is, and what I'believe is, that we had reached in front of that door or right between the door and the corner; I am not certain about that." "Did you notice Governor Tillman after that?" . "When I looked back I was on tbe opposite side of the street with this lady. I saw Governor Tillman cross the street, rather in the direction in which t had gone." " ,?7hat was his attitude?" "Well, sir; it was hard to say. My attention was engaged with the excite ment that this lady was under. My impression was that he had the pistol in his hand, hanging down by his side." "Was he backing off, or was he backing away from the scene of the trouble or was he walking away?" "Well, I think he was walking rather sideways; probably, yes, I rather think so. Before the shooting I heard absolutely nothing to attract my attention. There was absolutely nothing. There was a certain rever- i beration that is caused from shooting a pistol close to a wall. I did not know whether the pistol had been shot on my right or left or behind me, and I never stopped to see who fired it when I saw the condition of this lady." "You think the firing was done about opposite to that building; about opposite to the door?" "Well; in my recollection, as well as I remember, it was between the door and the first corner." "Certailny colse to the well?" "Oh, yes." "It must have-been between you and Senator Talbird?" "That is a matter of reasoning. I do not know anything about it. I never saw the firing." James F. Sims, white, sworn: "Well, on the day that this occur red, I was coming up Gervais street crossing from the City Hall to the transfer station." "What day was that?" "That was on Thursday." "Do you remember the day of tne month?" "The loth, about 2 o'clock." "Then the time was about 2 o'clock in the day?" "About 2 o'clock, yes. It might have been a little before or a little after. I was crossing from the City Hall to the transfer station, and be fore I got to the sied walk I noticed Governor Tillman and the two gentle men coming from the State House up Main street. Governor Tillman and the two gentlemen passed just ahead of me. About that time I heard a pistol shot. I looked around and saw Governor Tillman with a pistol in his hand?right hand. 1 then recog nized Gonzales, who stumbled or fell against the extreme corner post of the transfer station; that is, the corner post of Gervais street. He turned the corner then with one or both hands to his side. I do not know whether he had both or not. I stepped up and asked him if he was hit. He said, 'Yes.' I then asked liim what he want ed me to do, and he said he wanted to go home. I steadied him for a minute, a second, rather, and went to tbe cor ner to look for a hack, but did not see one. Joined Mr. Gonzales again. Mr. LaMotte came up about that time, and we helped him to The State office. The shooting took place between the corner of the building and the door of the transfer station on the east side of Main street. My attention was first attracted by the shot; the report of the pistol; and as I looked up I heard Gov-' eronr Tillman say: 'I received your message.' " Mr. Sims: "Did you hear Lieuten ant Governor Tillman speak after the firing or before it?" "It must have been after, fo rl did not notice the men. at all until after I heard the shot." "Then you heard the remark?" 'I heard the remark. It might have been just as the shot was fired. I heard the remark. It certainly?" "No; I did not know a thing about it until after I heard the shot." J. F. Sims swore that his attention was first attracted by the report of the pistol and that he heard at about the same time Tillman say: "I received your message. " He emphasiized that the pistol snot first attracted his atten tion. Clerk Walker has the custody of the pistols and the bullet that pass ed through Mr. Gonzales's body and they were exhibited. LaMotte's testimony bore chiefly on incidents occurring immediately after the shooting, when he went to Mr. Gonzales's assistance. Dr. Knowlton read a technical report of the result of the autopsy, which has been publish ed substantially. He expressed the opinion that the shot was fired at close range and rather from tbe side than from the front. Tillman has made no statement. Call and get a copy of Pupils Pot pourri. Ii. G. Osten & Co. SOUTH CAROLINA'S SHAME. Comments of the Press On the Assassination of Editor Gon zales by Lieutenant Gov ernor Tillman. Tiilmanism has again brought the State of South Carolina into con tempt. The lieutenant governor of the State, Tillman by name, armed himself with two revolvers and went ont for blood. He was at enmity with Editor Gonzales, of the Colum bia State, but the provocation was old, and so the act of the lieutenant governor was deliberate. He violated the law first of all when he went out on the streets with concealed weap ons in his pocket. Then meeting his enemy on the public streets, a courageous, unarmed man, he fired upon him with a view of taking his life. He shot a hole through the edi tor's body, and was about to shoot again, bat his nerve seemed to fail him when Gonazles looked him in the face and called him a coward and dared him to fire another bullet. Tiilmanism has been a blight upon this noble State from the day that it showed its ugly head. It is sur prising to us that the good people of the State do not rise up in their might and crush it, and retire every man of the name from public life.? Richmond Times. The spectacle of the lieutenant gov ernor of a State, after assassinating an unarmed victim on the public streets, trembling in prison lest he be lynched is indeed edifying. ' Apart from the horror of the tragedy at Co lumbia, which casts deep discredit upon the State, it is important to note that the commonwealth now pre serves on its statute books a law which forbids the carrying of concealed weapons. Yet here was the second officer in the state, presiding officer of its highest legislative body, himself a participant in the great law-making process, armed with two deadly weap ons and using one of them with mor tal effect. Are the makers of the laws immune from their operation.?Wash ington Star. The shooting of Editor Gonzales by Lieutenant Governor Tillman at Co lumbia, is regarded as atrocious even for South Carolinian standards, since prompt measures had to be taken to prevent the lynching of the prisoner. What is wanted next is a fair trial of Tillman and a legal punishment?execu tion by hanging if Gonzales dies, im prisonment for a term of years if he recovers. But .we doubt whether either penalty will be inflicted. Seve ral years ago the most distinguished editor in the State a man of high character, was assassinated in Charles ton in broad daylight by a man whose degraded propensities had been inter fered with by the editor, not in the columns of his newspaper, but in the course of his duty - as a citizen. The assassin received no adeqaate punish ment. If this murderer had been hang ed, as he richly deserved to be, Gon zales would probably have been able to walk the streets of Columbia with out danger of falling by a coward shot, and Tillman would not now be in need of protection against lynchers.?New York Post. The shooting of Editor Gonzales by Lieutenant Governor Tillman at Co lumbia was a most deplorable affair from every standpoint. Without pre suming to go into the merits of the controversy that led up to it, the deed within itself, was cowardly and despi cable. There is no provocation that justifies a man in shooting in cold blood an unarmed, defenseless fellow being. And, again, a man holding the second highest office in the gift of the State, sworn to preserve and enforce the law, went armed, in defiance of the law.?Charlotte News. The attack and attempted murder and probable assassination of Editor Gonazles, of the Colubmia State, by Lieutenant Governor James H. Till man, of South Carolina, is the legiti mate product of Tiilmanism. The nephew James, with his long range pistol, and his shorter range, No. 38, is the more up-to-date, as compared to Uncle Ben, the United States senator from South Carolina, with his "pitch fork" of blasphemy and vituperation. The one, cowardly shoots an unarmed man, the other may net take life but incites to desperate action, and leaves the trail of the serpent, to breed dis cord and disaster.?New Bern Journal. All the accounts of the deplorable affair tend to show that the murderous assault was premediated?not only premediated, but the most suitable time chosen when the assassin would be in least danger of any bodily harm to himself by reason of his intended victim being prepared to act in self defense.?Wilmington Messenger. South Carolina has a splendid oppor tunity to turn a new page in the vin dication of her good name and the law by meting out to Tillman the full X^enalty for his crime. ' If the slayer of Gonzales had been a negro he would have been hanged without the form ality of a trial.?Louisville Courier Journal. We are satisfied Tillman's deed was" premeditated, it was not a case of sudden heat and passion which would entitle him to a recommenda tion of mercy, but a cold-blooded act with murder as its intent, and pur pose.?Manning Times. The whole South mourns for Gon zales of South Carolina, the brave and chivalrous editor who was a martyr to his principles. It is a shame that he should have been so brutally murdered, and especially by an officer of State government, whoso sworn duty it was to keep the peace and up hold the law. We have not heard Mr. Tillman's defense, and as he is to be tried in a court of justice, we shall not say that he deserves to be hung. But we do say, and all lovers of justice and all defenders of law and order say that he should be held to strict account, that he should receive the full pen alty of the law according to the evi dence, and that he should not be shielded by testimony or political in fluence?Richmond Times. ? -?^?- mm -. The latest in fine stationery just re ceived and placed on sale at H. G. Osteen & Co's book store. Pupils Potpourri. THE WOOEMEN BANQUET. ? The Installation of Officers of. Hollywood Camp W. of W. and the Annual Ban quet?Two Hundred Woodmen Present. The annual meeting of Hollywood Camp, No. 19, Woodmen of the World, j at which the officers elected to serve during 1903 were installed with full ; form and ceremony in accordance with the ritual of the order, was held in the Camp Hall Wednesdy night. There \ was a large attendance of Woodmen, nearly 200 of the camp membership being present. Following the installation and busi ness meeting the annual banquet was served in the Ducker & Bultman hall, where tables were laid for the large number of W7oodmen and a few invited guests of the Camp. The hall and the tables were taste fully decorated for the occasion and an abundance of substantial as well as dainties and delicacies were pro vided to tempt the appetite of the sturdy Woodmen. The banquet was prepared and served under the direc tion of the ladies of the First Baptist Church, and thej^succeeded in furnish ing a most satisfactory a^d thoroughly enjoyable repast and their manage ment of the entire affair cannot be too highly praised. It was no small un dertaking to prepare and serve a ban quet for two hundred men, and to make of it a complete success, is to merit conrgatulation. Only four regular toasts were pro posed by Mr. L. I. Parrott, the chair man of the committee of arrange ments and master of ceremonies. The responses were in keeping with the occasion and responsive to the senti ments proposed. The speeches were not lengthy, yet much was said that was well considered and worthy of recol lection. The toasts were as follows: Holly Wood Camp?May it stand always upon the broad principles of true fraternity. Con. Com. C. M. Hurst. ^ Our Country?By the wisdom and devotion of her statesmen, may she be safely guided past all dangers, and become forever the world's beacon light of genuine liberty. Hon. H. Frank Wilson. Our State?Let her tragic past he our glory: her present hopes our inspira tion, and her future destiny our chief concern. Col. J. M. Knight. Our Homes?The basis of our civil ization?The source from which must come those virtues that make a great people. Rev. J. H. Thacker. \ Everybody's Magazine. Everybody's Magazine begins most appropriately with an article on India?"The Courts of the Rajahs." This is apropos of the great "durbar" at Delhi. Both text and illustrations are graphic exponents of the India of the past and the India of today. Justus Miles Forman's exquisite love story, "Journeys End," is concluded: Alfred Henry ? Lewis takes, for his third article in the series, "Great Days in Great Men's Lives,' the force ful part played by Franklin in nego tiating with England the Treaty of the Peace of Paris. There is a stunning character study of the adventurous Englishman, Sir Rajah Brooke?"A Viking of the East," by H. S. Canfield. An account of Miss Jane Addam of Hull House and what she has done for the poor of Chicago will he found very interesting. Booker T. Washington continues "Work With the Hands," with the fourth paper of his autobio graphical example. Oscar King Davis's "Incidents of Service in the Philippines and China," is full of thrilling stories of courage drawn from several campaigns. "The New Medical Science of Prevention," by Doctor Thomas L. Stedman is a time ly epxosition of the real value of physical culture. In the matter of short stories there is "The Rapier of Ferrara," by Atherton Brownell, a dramatic love story: "Hygeia at the Solito," by 0. Henry, and "A Japa nese Gentleman," by C. V. C. Mathews, the latter a Japanese Wash ington love story. A Brother's Tribute. From The State, Jan. 20. The knightly soul of the brave man, loyal friend and devoted brother whose name has graced these columns since the birth of The State, twelve years ago, has crossed the river and the paths his willing feet have trod shall know him no more. Bat along their ways, from the seed he sowed, flowers are blooming and the air he loved to breath, the air of his native State, is sweet with tbe incense of his noble words and deeds. To die for his State, even by the loathly hand that struck him down, was sweet to him. During the four days of mortal agony that followed his cruel wounding no words save those of love and sympathy for his bereaved kindred passed his lips. He died with his face to God, a gentleman un afraid. WTith heavy hearts his work is taken up by those who loved him well, and in his name the State is pledged anew to the principles for which he gave his life. Ambrose E. Gonzales. In an editorial tribute to N. G. Gonzales in his paper, The Richmond News, A. B. Williams has the follow ing to say about the murder: The information so far given to the public, shows the case to be one of deliberate murder, dene to avenge in juries of more than four months ago. If the thing had been done in hot blood, immediately after the provoca tion, or if some warning had been given so that there would have been anything like a fair division of the risk or the assaulted man might have had a showing for his life, the case would be different. As it is, South Carolina is on trial before the country, and the country will watch with acute interest to see whether her courts and juries can cope with a crime Ike this. She has in her annals a long and bloody list of un avenged man-slaughter, the victims in cluding some of her best and most use ful citizens. This case puts her on trial again. The personal popularity or unpopu larity of the victim should not be con sidered, and toe country looking! on will not justify or condone considera tion of it. c 0 A lean and potash-hungry soil, wasted seed, wasted labor and idle gins?A MORTGAGE. Or, plenty of in the fertilizer, many bales and a busv sin?A BANK ACCOUNT. Writs us for our books. They are money ?win ners. We send then: free to farmers, K \LI WORKS 93 Xjissan St. >'c*.v York THE SUMTER SAVINGS BANK. HORACE HARBY, President. I. C. STRAUSS, Vice-President. GEO. L. RICKER, Cashier. Capital Stock, $25,000 Liability of Stockholders, 25,000 Saving np without the aid of the bank is never profitable and seldom successful. "With a bank book in one's possession the desire to save grows with the deposits and wasteful expenditures are curtailed. Interest at the rate of 4 per cent is paid by the Snmter Savings Bank, and helps materially to swell the balance at the end of the year. We carry burglar insurance to cover all losses. TAX EET?H1 FOR 13. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY, Sumtes, S. C, Dec. 5, 1902. Notice is hereby given that I will attend, in person or by deputy, at the following places on the days indicated respectively, for the purpose of receiving returns of personal property and poll taxes for the fiscal year commencing January 1st, 1903. At office, Sumter, S. C, at all other times up to Feb. 20th, 1903, inclusive. TindalFs store, Monday, Jan. 5th. Privateer. Jenkins' store, Tuesdav, Jan. 6th. Manchester, Geo. T. Geddings, Wedues-. day, Jan. 7th. Wedgefield, Thursday, Jan. 8th. Stateburg, Friday, Jan. 9th. Hagood, Saturday, Jan. 10th. Rembert, Monday, Jan. 12th. Dalzell, Tuesday, Jan. 13th. Gordon's mill, Wednesday, Jan. 14th. Mayesville, Thursday, Jan. 15th. Shiloh, Friday, Jan. 16th. Norwood's X Roads, Saturday, Jan. 17tfe. Oswego, Monday, Jan. 19th. The law requires that all persons owning property or in anywise having charge of such property, either as agent, husband, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, t etc., return the same under oath to the Audi tor, who requests all persons to be prompt in making their returns and save, the 50 per cent, penalty which will be added to the property valuation of all persons who fail to make returns within the time pre scribed by law. Taxpayers return what they own on the first day of January, 1903. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer in full, also make a separate return for each town ship where the property is located and also in each and every case the Number of the school district must be given. Every male citizen between the age of twenty-one and sixty years on the first day of January, 1903, except those incapable of earning a support from being maimed or from other causes, are deemed taxable polls, and except Confederate soldiers 50 years of age, on January 1st, 1903. All returns must be made on or before the 20th day of February, next. I cannot take returns after that date and all returns mace after the 20th day of February, are subject to a penalty of 50 per cent. J. DIGGS WILDER, Auditor Sumter County. Dec 10? BARRED PLYMOUTH ROOKS. A FEW fine Barred Plymouth Rock Cockerels are offered for sale at rea sonable prices. They are from the best strains and are large well marked birds. Eggs for sale in season. 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