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DB. FRASER CALLED V,v ,r ? : Ti Be Co-ordinate Secretary of Presby terian Foreign dissions. Charlotte, N. C., Sept 21.-The ^committee of the Presbyterian church, rn: appointed for the piirpose, met at I^ -idsoD, X. C., today and selected Rev. A. M. -Fraser, JD. D., pastQrof the First "Presbyterian choren of i ^Staunton, Va., co-ordinate secretary of ^/foreign naissions. The above announcement will-stir np a commotion among the members of Dr. XFrss?rTs church here, by whom lie is greatly beloved, and among the Presbyterians of the Virginia synod generally who have grown accustomed to relying on Mm as one-of their safest, surest and ableut leaders. The feeling of love fer and confi? dence in Dr. Fraser is by no means, ' howeyer, confined ito his own com? munion, but the peo ple of this com? munity generally hold him in the highest esteem, and would greatly re? gret to see him resigii his charge in Starnton, should he decide, to enter the wider field of co-ordinate secretary cf the foreign missicns board which g|wou!d necessitate his removal to Nash ?yille, -Tennessee, the iiead-quarters ai; > : the board. x Atr the lait meeting of the General ?Assembly Dr. Egbert Simith of North Carolina was chosen to the newly created position,,bet not seeing his way-clear to 'accept it, be decliaed and Dr. Lilley; of the. same state was des? ignated by the conrm^tee. He like? wise declined. The appointment cf; Dr. Fraser came as no less a surprise to l?.im than to others, as he had had nh intimation^ until yesterday, that the committee was considering him-. . He pf course has not as yet reached any decision in the matter. Large numbers of persons have spoken to a representative of this pa? per in reference to tho call to Dr. A. M. Fraser to be the coord inate secretary of the Southern Presb:rterian foreign missions board. They are unanimous in expressing the hope i;hat be will see his way clear to remain in Virginia and Staunton where he feels that his influence and werk are most valuable" to both state and city. The sentiment seems universal here regardless of chrnch affiliations. Dr. Fraser holds, a warm place in the hearts of the peo? ple here, who know his ' worth as a man and as a minister, and who know .the great loss the community would susta-iri in his departure.-Staunton, Va., Dispatch. / ? ., - ' Harmony Presliyierv. Harmony Presbytery convenes in the Presbyterian church of Manning on next Tuesday evenixig, October 4th,' at S oclock. ? Harmony Presbytery embraces the counties of Sumter, Clarendon; Wil? liamsburg, and Georgetown, and parts of Lee, Kershaw, and Florence. There are at present 13 ministers, 34 churches, and 3 candidates ia the Presbytery. Each church is.entitled to one representative. . The "sessions aie expected "to exterd from Tuesday evening to Friday eveuing, and afr tfae sessions are . ope a to the public, who are cordially it vited to attend. Dinner will be served on the grounds on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. There will be preaching each > morn? ing at ll o'clock and each evening at S. There will" be communion ?rvic? on Wednesday morning. Each after? noon .some popular tharne will be dis? cussed at 3.30. O? ejurse the above schedule is liable to be changed to ? suit the Presbytery. /The opening sermon will be,preached by Rev. W. S. Porter^ Mr.", Eowerton, who preached in the Presbyterian church for one month during the summer of 1903, will be examined for lionsure. These"examinariens.are- generaUy of interest to the'pnblic. We hope th?^meeting of the Presby ' terr will prove interesting to. the pnb lic. Our people of sister denomina? tions are as cordially invited as those of the Presbtyerian church. We hope that none will be embarrassed because of the dinner on the grounds. If any s are unwilling to come without bring? ing a basket such a contribution will be received with cordial good will, but they are not asked to bring a con? tribution. The following schedule of services during the meeting of the Presbytery may be expected : "'"'TaesdayVteoing, preaching by Rev. W. S. Porter. Wednesday morning, preaching by Rev. Dr. N. W. Edmunds. Wednesday afternoon, JForeign Mis? sion meeting and addresses by Revs. James McDowell, Di*. McKay^ J. C. Bailey, V. R Gaston Wednesday evening, preaching by Rev. Dr. McKay. Thursday morning, preaching by Rev. J. C. Bailey. Thursday afternoon, Home Mission meeting and addresses. Thursday evening, preaching by Rev. Carl Barth. Friday morning, pleaching bv Rev. B. T. Darnell Friday afternoon, sermon * by Mr. Hcwerton. Fri day. evening, preaching by (to be announced ).. . Rev. J. M. Hollad?ty, in Manning Farmer. . i-??-??-? MU Naaning Mewn Notes. * After about one *y<3ar's dilly-dally with the telephone company of Sum? ter the Clarendon county commission? ers have at last had the telephone poles nea? Paxville, which were in che public road, cut down, and we have had no communication with Sumter since, which is a great inconvenience, . but we are informed the Sumter com? pany bas realized that "they are not so many" after all, and has conclud? ed to reestablish telephone communi? cation with Manning and will have it in working order in a few days. There seems to be a great deal of dissatisfaction with the public cotton weighing system of this town. Many of the formers complaining because of the distance to the beyers, and others because of the congestion at times, and some of the buyers kick, because of the confusion in getting cotton mix? ed. The public cotton weghing sys? tem is an experiment here. It has be?:n tried elsewhere and wherever tried, was retained. We regret to hear these complaints, and would ask tlie people to be a little patient, as we feel satisfied it will work better be? fore the season is halfway over. TOURIST HOTEL FOR SUMTER. Proposition of a Capitalist to Erect Tbree Hundred.and Fifty Roora Inn. For a number of years there bas been more or le*s tatk in a disultory sort of way of build i ne a modern tour? ist hotel in this city for the accom? modation of the winter travelers who come South for health'and pleasnre. This talk has never amounted to any I thing, for, while most of our people have been agreed that ? tourist hotel would be a most desirable addition to the attractions that Sumter offers to visitors and would probably be a pay? ing investment, there has been no one to take the lead in launching the en? terprise and nothing was ever don?. ??owh?wever, a capitalist who has be? come interested in the city and who is in a position to interest :other moneyed men in th? enterprise has taken up the plan in a business-like way and is seriously considering the question from a practical standpoint, i The plans have not yet reached a stage for publication iii full, but it lean be stated at this time that the enterprise is not the mere figment of the imagination born in the brain of an irresponsible and visionary enthu? siast, but the serious purpose of. a msn who has money to invest foriiim-^ self and others. The hotel if built will contain at least 350 bed rooms and will be Injuri? ously fitted and'furnished to compete with the largest* and most famous tourist hotels in theftouth It will not come into competition with the es? tablished hotels as it will cater exdfc [?srvely ? to the tourist travel and will' probably be open fruVing the winter i season only. It is to be hoped that the plans of those who are interesting themselves in the enterprise will be carried out on the scale contemplated and that K he hotel wi?i be opened for the sea? son of 1905 "O?. Clerk-Carrier Examination. The United States Civil Service Commission an nc onces that an exami? nation will be held for the positions of - derk and carrier in the Postoffice Ser [ vice in this city,1 Octotfer 19. The salary of letter carriers in all cities which contain a population of 75,000 or more , is arrangd in three classes: First clas3} $1,000 per annum ; second class, $800 per annum ; and third class, $?600 per annum. In cities containing less than 75,000 popula? tion there are two classes: Second elass. $850 per annum, anrV^third f classy $600 per annum. HT* I ? The examination will consist of the subjects mentioned below : Spelling, arithmetic, letter-writing, penmanship, copying from plain copy, United States geography, reading ad rdesses. \ Age limit, all positions, 18 to 45 [ years. All applicants, male and female, must nave the medical certificate in the application blank executed. Male applicants must be at least 5 feet 4 inches in height in bare feet, and I weigh not less than 125 pounds. For application blank, full instruc? tions, specimen examination questions, and information relative to the duties and salaries of the different positions, and tho location of the examination room, application should be made to the secretary of the board of examiners j I-at the . postoffice. -1 No application will be accepted for ibis examination unless received by tlie undersigned prior to 4 o'clock p. rn;, October 12, 1904. Fred Wannamaker, Secretary Fifth District, Postoffice, Atlanta, Ga. A Tribute to a Beloved Paster. After the regular services at the Bishopville .-Presbyterian church last 1 Sunday, a congregational meeting was held. Dr. B. ?. Dennis was called to the chair and Mr. W. B. Law acted as secretary. Mr. Sam Bradley offered the following pre? ambles and resolutions which were unanimously adopted and requested to be recorded in the minute book of the church and a copy be sent to the pastor: Whereas, Kev\ W. A. Gregg has giveii notice to this congregation that on account of the infirmities of age, lie will tender his resignation as pastor of Bishopville Presbtyerian church at the .next meeting of Har? mony Presbyery. And whereas, It becomes our duty as a congregation to give expression to our sentiments on this important matter. Therefore, be it resolved, That, we unite with our pastor in asking Presbtyery to dissolve the re? lationship now existing between Be v. W. A. Gregg and this chujeh. Besolved further, Thaf in taking this action, we do ir reluctantly and with deep sorrow, because of the sever? ance of the tender tie which has bound us together as pastor and people for the past thirty-seven years. And we do hereby bear willing testi? mony to the consistent and exemplary Christian character of our beloved pas? tor,, to flie earnestness and fidelity with which he ever preached the gos? pel of Jesus Christ, and to the faith? fulness with which he discharged every duty that devolved upon him during his long ministry. We pray that a mercifnl God will abundantly bless him and grant him peace and happiness in his declining years. Broke Into His House S. Le Quinn of Cavendish, Vt., wa? rob bed of his customary health by invasion of Chronic Constipation. When Dr. King's New Life Pills broke into his house, hie tiouble was arrested and now he's entirely cured. They're guaranted to cure, 2f? cent< at DeLorme's Drug Store. Just as we eat to live, and do no.t live to eat-so we advertise to do busi? ness, and do not do business to adver? tise. And we should use as good judgment about the advertising as about the eating-and as mach sys? tem and regularity. If you ever took Dewitt's Litile Early Riaere for biliousness or constipation you know what pill pica ure is, These famous little pills cleanse the liver and rid the ?ys tera of ?-ll bil?* witta ut prod u ci ag cn pleas ant effects. They do not jjripe, picken or weaken, but pleasantly give tone and strength to the tissues and organs of the stomach, livsr and I oa-els. For sale by Olin 3. I?avis. There Are Two of Them. It is with something-akin to genu iue ?gratification that wo are able tc satisfy in a measure, at least, thc craving which the esteemed Washing ton Post has to learn something of the character and personality of1 the Hon. Robert Treat Paine. It seems, indeed, that there are really two of them, but that only one has any business ir being on the face of the earth. Thc other one, the fellow who ought no1 to be at all, lives, we believe, some? where in,Brooklyn. The public onl\ became aware of his existence throngi a brief but luminous correspondence which took place between himself anc his Boston namesake on one occasion. It seems thai the person in Brooklyr was somewhat inconvenienced a few yearsago by receiving certain dividend qhecks which were intended for the gentleman in Boston. He returned these checks to the. senders, and when he^ subsequently received other cheeki he had, what be thought ! was the courtesy, to send them direct to theil real owner. Whereupon, by way ol thanks, he relieved a letter, frorr - hich the following is said -to be ac e*. "\ct: cour letter with its enclosure has boen received by me. I hope you will allow me to express my sincere regret that you should bear the name thal by right of lineal descent belongs tc me and my family here in Boston. There is no other direct male descend ant of Robert Treat Paine, signer ai the Declaration of Independence, whe was the first to'bear that name. I the name was g ven to you out o: honor to the signer I think such i practice sbonld not receive the sane tion of thoughtful persons," Now, Mr. Robert Treat Paiue, o! Brooklyn, though not known as a pub Heist, a politician or an aristocrat, was proud of spirit in his own parti cular way. He had not been accus terned ' to, sitting up nights to prun< his genealogical tree, but he neverthe less felt that he was entitled to som< consideration because of his own in dividual work-and worth. He object ed strenuously to the peremptory re b?ke administered to him by tb< haughty Puritan for no better reasoi than that their names happened to D< identical, and he sought to assert hil right to life, liberty, the pursuit o: happiness, and incidentally to tx named/ what he pleased. So this i.< what he wrote : "For the reason that it is impossi? ble to stop the bray of the donkey without killing toe ass, I will allow you to express your sincere regret The family to which I have the honoi to belong existed for mtiny years pr io: to the signing of the Declaration ol Independence, and your statement thal the signer was the first to bear the "name suggests thoughts as tonis antecedents, have never been suffi? ciently interestedt o look up my gen? ealogy, and I certainly shall neve: attempt it now, lest I might find that ene ot its withered branches reached out to you." i As the correspondence between the Robert Treat Paines abruptly ceasef at this point, further informatin con? cerning them is not available. The ? incident should, however,. greatly enlighten the' esteemed Washingtoi Post, as to who the Hon. Robert Treal Paine is, even if it fails to explain U our esteemed Con tempo ra ries why he ;is "stillet largeVS-News and Cour Rose Equal io the Emergency. * i. As an old colored preacher who hac been conducting a revival meeting wai ! reaching the end of his series, he ap speared before the congregation one night, says the Indianapolis News and spoke thus:" "Brethren anc sitsers, I come befo' you ali whollj unprepared with my text. I bab beei ! preaching' all so'ts of things and ti show the brethren and sisters that ] have not said all that I kuow, I wil ask that some membah of this congre gation suggest a subject and I wil preach about it to you. " For several minutes 'there was ai embarrassing silence while the minis ter scowled over the top of his glasses waiting for some one to propose J topic. . No one seemed anxious to take ad vantage of the opportunity, uuti finally a little fellow in the bael part of the church yelled out, <' Pill. ? There was a snicker as the presche cleared his voice and said : "Pills. I hab been requested b: some membah of this congregation t< discourse befo' you all on 'pills ' Nov brethren and sistern, I am not fain i liah wid the ways of medicine for '. I am a preacher mau, but as I said . would talk on any subject that wai proposed, .'pills' will be my text. Now to begin with, there are quinim pills, calomel pills, big pills and lit tlc pills what the docor do prescrib? when the flesh am sick. But propose to talk to you about the kine of medicine what de soul need: when it am sick - gospills. " Newspaper Support. The Evening Telegram, an after noon daily qaper published in Newber ry, we see it stated, has announce) that unless the business men of the cit; give it a better support, it will sus pend publication. We know nothini about the Telegram's business policy and have no criticism to make of it but we think the publishers will fiu< that the business men do not "giv support" to any paper, anywhere In fact, they generally desire the new papers to give them and their town "al th<> boost free of expense to the busi ness interests of the place. A uewspap er bas to hustle for all'the support i gets cut of a community, and if i makes more than a support it is be cans?' the business men find it a ne cessity. They do not patronize it be cause it is "our town paper,;* or fror an^ othrr sentimental standpoint Th'ey never chip in to help build up ? good paper: they patronize it more o less after it has been built up at th' publisher's expense. If a publisher ha not sufficient capital to work on ti build his p/iper to a paying position li is in a losing game, ile had bette work for moderate wases and leavi the patriotic business to some ine win can afford it.-Manning Farmer. - - -II- . ? ? . -? When a poor servant leaves you "thi tears that live in an onion shouh water your sorrow and a timel; He!]) want" adv. should cure it al together. Confederate Rolls Finished. Columbia, Sept. 29.-Col. M. P. Tribble bas finished the work of col? lecting and collaborating the Confed? erate rolls, and yesterday forwarded them to the war department at Wash? ington. It is the parp?se of the na? tional government to publish these re? cords, which are the original rolls, and every care will be taken of the manuscript. The rolls will be publish? ed in the alphabetical order of the Stares, and it may be some time be? fore South Carolina is reached. This work has occupied Col. Tribble sev? eral months, and the publication of the records will be a matter of gratifi? cation to the people of Sont'' Carolina. ?MO- -<??>? -<l "Ml Boll Weevil Reported in Georgia. Covington, Ga., Sept 27.-An in? sect supposed to be a bool weevil has been found in this county on the plan? tation of L. F. Duke. Charles G. Smith subjected the insect to a micro? scopic examination and compared it to' an enlarged picture of the boll weevil issued by the department of agricul? ture and he ' finds it to be practically identical with the genuine Mexiean boll weevil, ? They had not been dis? covered until the recent hot dry weather, bat they are becoming quite numerous now. The Summer Resort Widow. The wi^ow," said I. W. Read of ^Nashville, "furnishes the most de* lightiul study to the observer of the tricks and manners of human beings. "Oue summer," he continued, in a ruminating manner, "I was spending some time at White Sulphur Springs, Va.-I only tell this as an illustration of the acumen and intelligence of the genus widow-and one afternoon a handsome young woman and her six year-old son sat near me on the ver? anda.: The young fellow trotted up to me and I patted?him on the head. "What's your name?" he asked. "I told him. ' . Is you married?' he lisped. "No, I'm not." I replied, i "Then the child paused for a mo 3 ment and turning tc his mother, said : 3 '." 'Mamma, what else did you tell f meto ask him?" When Emerson wrote that "there are three Wants which can never be satisfied-that of the rich, who want something more: that of the sick, who want something different; and that of the traveler, who says, 'Any? where, but here;' " he outlined the limitations of the want ads. pretty fully. Many Mothers of a Like Opin . ion. Mrs. Pilmer, of Cordova, Iowa, says: "One of roy children was subject to croup of a severe type, and the giving of Cham? berlain's Cong'i Remedy promptly, air ways brought relief. Many mothers in this neighborhood think the same as I do about this remedy anet want no other kind for thejr children." For sale by China's Drug Store. * ? ? --? Scranton, Pa., Sept. 28.-Eleven men were burned this morning by an explosion of gas in a a mine shaft at Jesup near this city. Three men will die. All are foreigners. Testimony of a Minister. Rev. J DO. S: Cox, of Wake, Ark., writes, "For 12 years I suffered from Yellow Jaun? dice. I consulted a number of physicians and tried all kinds of medicines, but got no relief. Then 1 began the use of Elec? tric Bitters and feel that I am now cured of a disease that h?d me in its grasp for twelve years." ' If you want a reliable medicine for Liver and Kidney trouble, stomach disorder or general debility, get Electric Bitters. It's guaranteed by J. F. W. DeLorme, price only 5%?entg. St. LouisJ Mo., 'Sept 10.-A sack containing one thousand half dollar pieces just removed from the New Stiles, was stolen from the Lindell avenue entrance to the Fair last even? ing. A clue to the thieves has been found. A HAPPY HOME Is one where hearth abounds. With impure blood there Cannot be good health. With a disordered LIVER there cannot be good blood. revivify the torpid LIVER and restore its natural action. A healthy LIVER means pure blood. Pure blood means health. Health means happiness. 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It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. ? It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy'and natural sleep? The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend* GENUINE CASTOR IA ALWAYS jj Sears the Signatare of The Kind You Have Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THC CENTAUR COMPANY, TT MURKAY STREET, HEW YORK CITY? Southeastern Lime & Cement COMPANY. CHARLESTON S 0 Building Material of ali kinds. High Brade Roofing "MBEMHI." Feb 2 o WHISKEY J MORPHINE |. CIGARETTE J ALL DRUC ARD TO SACCO HABIT. I HABIT. J HABIT. | HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1329 Lady St, (or P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited 5* *?-w>a5?: ' Are an every day possession. They don't seem very -wonderful until you lose them. It doesen't make the, affliction any easier to bear, to know that you are to blame for not consult? ing a competent Optician in .time? That probably the right glasses at the right time would 3iave saved them. Don't let this be your experience. Consult us in time. Z. F. ffighsmith, . Graduate Opticiau. 21 S. Mair. Sc. - Sumter, S. C Why Waste Time Hiuating a lot when you can find out everything for sale in half an hour by calling at ray office and letting rae drive you over town and show you. It costs you nothing. The owner pays me for finding a purchaser instead of hunting one himself. -Have more than' 100 houses and lots for sale in aR parts of the city. A few samples are given below : . " CITY PROPERTY. Lot 57-25 lots on. Broad Street and in Broad Street section. See plat. Prices f 100 to $600. Lot 51-Six-room house and lot 180x105 on Council Street, next door to Methodist Parsonage, $2,250. Lot 45 -Two lots corner Calhoun and Harvin Streets, 70x218. Prices : Corner lot $600, adjoining lot $500. . Lot 36-Seven-room house and lot 66x170 on Samter Street. $3,000. .Lot 29-Three lots 80x275 on Purdy Ave., nice shade trees. Cash $300. Lot 22-Five lots on Calhoun Street, 80x210. $500. Lot 14-House and lot 82x250, comer Hampton Ave. and Sumter St. $2,250. Lot 4-House and lot, 75x300, on Church Street. $1650. v COUNTRY PROPERTY. Have desirable farms for sale throughout Sumter and Clarendon counties. ? Before buring, call and see what is on the market. ' Attorney at Law. Real Estate Broker. mettant ie Coast Line. Effective Sept. ll, 1904. Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter. Train 35 Florence to Augur ta Arriv?e 5 15 am " 54 Columbia to Wilmington M 8 10 am " *57 Gibson to Sumter " 9 20 anr " 52 Charleston to Columbia and Greenville Leaves 9 21 am u 46 Orangeburg to Charleston (Tuesd'yjThursd^Saiurd'y) "? 9 25 am M 53 Greenville and Colthnbia to Charleston " 6 20 pm " 32 Augusta to Florence . * 6 30 pm. " *56 Sumter to Gibson u 6 50 pm M 47 Charleston to OrangeburgCruesd^Thursd^Satnrd'y) u 8 15 pm " 55 Wilmington to Columbia ** 9 25 pm Freight Trains carrying Passengers. Train *24 Sumter to Hartsville Leaves 6 30 am " * 1 Bishopville to Sumter Arrives 9 00 am ? * 2 Sumter to Bishopville Leaves 9 50 am " *19 Sumter to Robbins Leaves 10 00 am " *11 Florence-to Sumter Arrives ] 50 pm l* *12 Sumter to Florence Leaves 2 50 pm " *20 Bobbins to Sumter Arrives 7 30 pm " *25 Hartsville to Sumter Arrives 7 40 pm Northwestern Railway. Train *70 Camden to Sumter Arrives 9 00 au " *71 Sumter to Camden Leaves 9 36 am " *68 Camden to Sumter , " 5 45 pm " *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter Arrives 12 30 pm " *73 Sumter to Wilson Mill Leaves 3 00 pm " *69 Sumter to Camden " 6 25 pm Trains marked * daily except Sanday ; all other trains daily. For farther information, apply to J. T. CHINA, Ticket Agent A. C. L.