The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1894-12-05
SIR. r. s. Bradwell has opened an Office in
the Masonic Temple.

SIR. r. 8. Bradwell has opened an Office In
the Masonic Temple
GINS Richards was tried before Jastice Wells
Friday afternoou for violating the dispen-
sary law. He was found not guilty. =
The mud for which Sumter streets are
famous IL at iss worst to-day. Cross the
streetsa and sample i.
Delpar Reel Squad held a meeting Monday
night and appoioted q committee to confer
with the Columbia Squad in reference to the
proposed reel contest
fakir vas in town last Saturday re-
Iesing the gn1Kble of their loose change. His
scheme was something like the old time seap
fake.
The verdict of the jury of in6ues, in the
case Of the killing of The negro near Hayes
villeon Thanksgiving night, was that the ne
gro came 70 his death by accident.
Nr. Siduey Corbett, of Smithyille, while
extracting load from muzzle-loadiDg shot
gun on Friday last, accidentally discharged
the gun while his hand was being held over
the muzzie His band was terribly mangled,
and it is thought that the entire hand may
have to be ampu,ated.
Jim Bracy, coiored, a somewhat notorious
character in local circles, while beating his
dog Monday afternoon with the oreech OF
his gun discharged one barrel. The load
took effect in the left arm and side inti!ctlng
dangerous and painful wound.
Messrs. I. a. Ryt,enberg, Sol. Ryttenberg,
Harry Hood, r. T. Carr, W. R. Phillips aud
D J. MeKciver made trip of about sixty
miles on their wheels Sunday. They got
an early start and went to Oswego, Rose
Hill, Manville, Bisbopville, Cypress, Lamar,
Ca-,erssille and Lynchburg. The circuit is
a, the leas; sixty miles. At Magnolia they
waited for the evening train, which they
boarded and reached home at $50 o'clock
p m. They bad very pleasant trip.
JEFF Clark aud Charles Wesley colored
were before the Mayor Monday for dis
orderly conduct as the result OF too tree
indulgence in dispensary pizen. JEFF Clark
plead guilty to the charges and was sentenced
10 pay $500 or work ten days on the street.
Wesley was discharged.
Jesse Vaughn was before the Mayor Monday
morning charged with disorderly conduct,
the specific charge being the violation of az
ordinance in relation to leaving teams IN
attended Jesse left team attached to an
omnibus at the A. C. l.. depot on Friday last,
and for this was presented. He was 6ned
$40.
The tramp nuisance is greater, perhaps, in
Sumter this season. than ever before. These
ssKniehts of the road" are very insolent to
ladies' sometimes. One wentto house in
the city one incoming last week and cooliy
informed the lady of the house that he want
ed to take breakfast with her and told her
what he wanted such as hot coffee, eggs, etc
etc. 1t would perhaps be we'll for ladies to
look we'll to their front doors.
John Bracey and Marion Evans went ou'
near the Poor House Monday and scared an
old negro nearly to death. They pretended
to be officers of the law with warrant iol
his arrest. The old negro ran away out the
matter was brought to the Sheriff attention
and warrants issued for Bracey ana E7ao Z; $
arrest. Bracey has been committed TO jail
and constable has been sent to hunt Evans
The cases against Lawrence W. Edwards
have been compromised by the parties IN tnls
city whom he swindled, and he is now free
man. Only small portion OF the amounts
were recovered, but as his relatives and
friends raised the money to secure bis release
those who had claims against BIN were len
lent aud required only little raore than SUI.
Gcieos to repay them the expense tney mao
;ncnrred