The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-10-24
Next year they will have


The procession was formed at the Coast
Line depot and proceeded up Main street 10
Warren, down Warren to Washington,
Washington TO Liberty and down Liberty 70
the c. S. l. N. depot: where the display dis
banded.
The following was the order of the display:
The City Police Force, in full uniform,
mounted.
The Fourth Regiment Band
F. W. Ceosswsl, the Grocer, handsome
float.
J. D Craig, the old Reliable Furniture
dealer.
Spaon & Co., the new Grocers Handsome
Delivery Wagon and Il handsome feat.
&c. S,oney, the Tailor. and Jos. LeVan,
the Barber. Front part of 6oa1, tailoTs at
work rear, baroer shaving his customers.
Frank O. Donnell, the Grocer.
W. J. Andrews, the Restauraoter and
Green Grocer.
Arthur Belitzer, the Furniture dealer and
manufacturer miniature parlor.
R.M. 4 L. W jenkins, New Opera House
Store, float surmounted by the Devil.
Unless this sigpi6ed that they are playing tine
devil with prices on groceries, the public is in
the DARK as to what the Prince OF Darkness
was doing on that float.
Ducker l. Bultman, mammoth hoat hlled
with an assortment Of the varied stock
handled, and number of clerks at their post
OF duty.
w. Joye. the Main street Grocer.
The Sumter Ice Manufacturing Co. large
float, brilliantly illuminated, filled with
blocks of crystal ice, several Of which had,
6sh, ears of corn, flowers frozen in the cen'er;
surmoun,ed by cedar trees frosted over with
cotton feeces.
WI. Waties, decorated delivery wagon.
Jacob Bradwell, the butcher float contain
ing the fat,ed calf, on foot.
Eugene Hogan, the butcher, two immense
Steers
Rembert, Marshall l. Co., large foat bear
ing transparency in shape Of cofin-'The
Fuoeral of High Prices
T. c. Scahe, the Tiuner and Household
Furnisher, large float containing an assort-
men. of goods and large heater, illuminated
W. H. Yates, large decorated special de-
livery wagon.
Geo F. Epperson, decorated six seat buck
board.
Schwerin L Co, the Wholesale aud Retais
Grocer, very large float 6Iled with goods
and regiment of pretty girls in costume,
and fat children who eat groceries from
Schwerin & Co.'s store.
Thomas Hammond, the Re-Distributer of
Dry Goods, float artistically decorated with
fne silks, handsome cloaks and dry goods OF
all sorts.
Chipa's Drug Store, mammoth float filed
with drugs, medicines and toilet articles.
Toilet articles made the particular feature OF
the float.
J. Ryttenberg Sons, Wholesale aud Retail!
Dealers n general merchandise clothing, 6re
dress goods and rything that man wants
to eat wear or use. a large float represent
ing paslor scene; fitted up handsomely
with goods from dr. goods and clothing de-
par,ments. A large float representing
model grocery filled with fancy and staple
groceries and canned goods. Special delivery
wagon distributing packages Of -four and
cigarettes.
Schwartz Bros, Palace Dry Goods Empo
rum; large Aoat, fitted up in miniature OF
the Emporium. representing counter covered
with handsome silks, dress goods, laces,
clerk and purchaser in attendance The float
contained also Eve eiaborately dressed busts
originally exhibited at the Worlds Fair, by
Dr.. Warner, the corset manufactured. A
grand millinery display.
W. u. Graham, Dealer in carriages, bug
eies, etc. A large float. contained buggy
that was marvel of beauty.
L W. Folsom, the Jeweler, float repre-
senting bis business.
q E. Walker, the colored grocer, decora-
ted special delivery.
F. B. Grier, the Game Cock Racket Store,
aoat filled with goods artis s'icaIy arranged.
O'Donnel l. Co., one Of the baudsomest
and most original floats in line. The front
part of the float represented a general merchan-
die store, with the goods sbowily arranged !;
the rear part Of the float represented cotton
field. Stalks, full of open cotton, filled the
rear part of the float, with. several negroes
picking cotton Above the field was ban
ner inscribed, ''Oar Misfortune.
Levi Bros, float decorated with banners
and bunting.
R. P. Monaghan, the old time merchant,
had foat bearing goods, banners, aud the
dates lS52-lS94, the length of time the busi-
ness has been established.
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