The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-12-19

ING As2few days mS9fpafef aS the guest Oh DIS
mother. His. n. r; Pate, left for hia new
charge q orangeburg. s. 9, hast Friday
W. 4. Andrevs, colored, ii Sumter. bn,
more recently Of Wasbineson, D. G.. Was
also admitted to the bar Friday by the Su-
preme Court. .ss.s=.ss $
40 agea, fos 4 FloridA turpensine farm
.s.s 10 Sumter Thursday and carried to
Florida Is OF. 80 negroes to work al the
torpensine business.
Constable Geo Just Brown made a seizure
al the G. S. IN. r. r. depot Saturday after
noon of 8 Rallons Of rye RhIskey addressed
10 Cd Harlin City. ss..z -.
Ness1s. 4. White & Son, the insurance
agents, settled the losses on the residence Of
Mr. r. D. Chandler on the 18th instant. The
house was burned on the 9th, and the prompt
settlement was very gratifying to Mr.. Chand-
ler.
s Cons,able George Jns, Brown raided two
places Of busitess in this city lastnigbt. The
searches were made after Clark, the parties
being taken unawares. No liquor was found
in either place
Mr. A.F. Shaw, OF Wisacky, who was
caught in the betting Of giu macainery and
his head severely cut and bis shoulder dislo-.
Gated, is improving. At first serious doubts
we're entertained concerning his recovery.
S George. Smith and William Montgomery,
colored men were cent over to Sumter last
Friday aud committed to Jail by Trial Justice
Mosely. Of Wedge6eld. They are charged
gith larcency of live stock, or to be plain,
stealing hogs Both are held in default OF
$500 bond The evidence against taem is
said to bestrong
The case of the State rs. Peter Ander-
son, colored mail carrier from Snmter to
Manuyi,le. 8. C.. for assault and battery
npon the person of w Willian Pickins, came up
before Trial Justice Wells Friday Justice
Wells ruled that it was a case within the
jurisdiction of trial justice and that q
jury be given Anderson, go the trial has
been set for December 28th, r. D. Lee, Esq,
for the defence and Mark Reynolds, Esq, for
the prosecution.
The house of Mr. E. s Nichols, on Calhoun
houn street, was entered. Friday night through
a window in the rear of the house into the
dining room, and watch and chain belong
ing to his brother and lot Of provisions
taken. The robber had the nerve and cheek
10 draw mp chair to the dining room table
and eat heartily of meat, cake, etc. Chlef A.
81. Week has been put on the case and has
measurements of the tracks made By the rob
be-
Thomas and Ash Clark, the two white men
from st. Charles neighboshood. indicted Tor
interfering with, aud resisting an officer in
the discharge of his duty, waived their prell-
minary Friday and gave bood IN the sum OF
Two hundred dollars for their appearance at
The March term of court. Henry Boykin q
special Constable of Trial Justice Wells, went
to make an attachment, or levy upon the crop
of the Clarks and it is alleged that Thomas
and Ash Clark refused to allow the constable
to act and with shot gun threatened bin.
The practice of interfering with, threaten
ing and resisting officers has become little
too frequent Of late, and it is about time 10
make an example of some one. 1t is pretty
hard, il is true, to have your crop or proper
" levied upoo under distress warrant, lien
or mortgage, but then an agreement is an
agreement, aud constables have to do their
duty, andlawlessness should not and must
not prevail. Some fool is going to strike up
With the wrong constable some time and one
or more funerals will be the consequence
There are some people in Florida, at least,
who don't know that there is Dispensary
Law in South Carolina A certain dry
goods firm in this city received an order
fer three gallons of corn whiskey TO be
shipped to Leesburg, Fla. It is Dot known
why thie wou1d-be purchaser sent the order
10 this dry goods firm, as they have never
dealt in whiskey. But while it is amusing,
still at the same time it shows that the hrm,
and other firms in Sumter, also, are known
even down in Florida.
Biram Jones, colored, of Priva:eer neigh
borhood, was arrested and logged IN jail FRI
day, by Sheriff Marion Sanders, charged
with assault and battery of high and
aggravated nature. 1t is alleged that Jones
severely beat his wife and got dangerous
when demonstrated with, and ran every one
off the farm. His angry passions will now
be allowed 10 simmer in the county cooler,
unless bailed out, and his Xmas dinner wont
consist of possum aud "sweet taters," Of
which his class usually indulge about Xmas
times, is the rural districts.
On Saturday afternoon colored man we'll
known to Capt. E. S. Carson, walked
into the latter's store under Masonic
IemDtS. aDU pIICSu q O021Si Va 1VN'- 49,
Was show the -four and he asked to be allowed
10 drive his team in the lot back of Carson's
store, IN order to put the barrel OF hour on
the wagon Captain Carson told him that be
could put it on from the front of the store
lust as we'll. The man then said that his
team was little ways down Liberty street
and that be would roll the -four down to II.
Captain Carson went with him to his team,
but left before the -four was loaded on the
wagon expecting the man to come back to
the store and pay him, but "hs never came
back any more'' And the Captain wished
that coon 'swas on the beautiful Shore AS
the Captain knew the darkey 80 we'll he did not
anticipate such state of affairs. The
darkey' 8 absent mindeduess will cause him to
occupy the mouruer's bench at Trial Justice
Wells: court if be doesn't pony up the money
for that -four pretty soon, as he has been
notified to come up and specify.
Remember the children expect Santa Claus.