The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-11-14

place. 10 Privateer, not only oioomeu again
this fail, but had second crop OF apples.
Mr.. Julian E. Flowers has rented n house
ON Republican Street near the Jewish Lecture
Room and has commenced housekeeping
Something new ia the line Of sport. or
this section, q, least, will be the Tournament
on bicyc,es, instead of horses, in Sumter, on
Thanksgiving Day. Some OF the wheelmen
are nov making preparation for this novel
event
Hr. ]. s. Dwight, Of Priyateer, made re-
markably fine hay crop. It vas estimated at
5000 pounds and was gathered from SIX aud
half acres, two Of these acres were partly
covered With water and didn't make more
than half crop.
We learn that Dr.. G. G. Brown Is prspar-
ing map OF South Careliua on the basis OF
Tnnison's which will give the location aud
the date of organization of any Baptist
Church in the State, togethersv with the NUM-
Der Of menbers 1t win be printed IN Phila-
delphia.
Trial Justice J. N. Moseley, of Wedge6eld
has co,nmited to Jail Charles Lanes, colored,
charged with house breaking and grand
larceny. Some of the stolen goods are said 10
have been found in Lanes possession.
Sheriff Harion Sanders has returned
from Charleston, where be went to
get the colored man, Stonewail Jackson
Ballard, who was arrested BY the police of
that city, for disposing of crop under hen IN
this comfy. He brought Ballard with him
and piaced him ia Jail.
The preliminary hearing of Gary w. Minis,
TIE young white man charged with passing
counterfit money ia the city of Sumter, came
OF before o. S. Commissioner s. A. Norris
Monday. Minis was bound over In 500. 90
bond for trial at United States Circuit court
in Columbia On the fourth Monday of this
month.
The following isrpuched for bya gentle
maj, who was present: Acoiored man who
was in a country store about i've miles from
Sumter was told that if he ate three pounds
Of raw sausages and one-half pound of soda
crackers they would be paid for by gentle
man present The colored man pitched in
and ale three aud half pounds of raw san-
sages and one-half pound of soda crackers
without stopping.
A party of ten, consisting of Messrs. D. j.
Wiun, W. a. Ingram and others, was or
gapized to take deer hunt in the sWamps
near Georgetown, and we're to leave Nom
day, but letter was received. stat
ing that the deer were dying 10 the swamps
from black tongue, disease very fatal TO
deer and cattle also The shooting of the
deer in that section has been ordered stopped;
in consequence.
Peter Howell and Gabe Fraser we're arrest
ed Monday and arraigned before Trial
Justice a. L. B. Wells, upon affidavit of H..
W. Wheeler, colored, charging them as
aceomplices of Roy Robinson in the stealing
Of Nr. W. E. Minis hog. There was no
evidence, however, to implicste these men,
and they were discharged Wheeler after.
wards admitted that he had been misinform-
ed. Roy Robinson is quoted as saying that
Howell aud Fraser knew nothing about the
hog stealing, but that Wbeeler's son-in-law
was with him when the bog was stolen.
Complain, is DO, iufreqnently made, that
citizens are annoyed by the blowing Of steam
Whistles at IL o'clock at night. The writer is
no kicker, neither are the citizens who make
the complaint, but just cut of curiosity it
wouldn't be bad idea if some one would
explain just why steam whistles are blown
at that time of night. If there is ans neces-
sity for it, let 'em blow, but if there ls any
way 10 have it stopped without interfering
with any ones business, the writer believes IN
stopping the blowing. Will the man, or
men, who do the blowing, or who have 1t
done please eulighten the suffering public
on this bowling subject. 1t may be that this
whistle blowing business, serves as gentle
reminder TO some Of the star gazerss that i is
timefof their egening calls TO terminate, and
if fsis. be the ease,s wexhope we are not
intruding. - ~
Thanksgiving Day bids fair to be lively in