The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-08-21

Freight receipts are piling up every cay.
The merchants are buying larger stocks this
year
The fisherman sneak thief, who quietly lifts
your trousers, coat and vest out Of the open
window with stick, while you sleep, is in
town. Better tie string to your pants.
The tobacco :nreak' AT the warehouse on
the 29,h, will attract large crowd rs there
are great many people who want 10 see how
n tobacco sale is conducted.
The work cf putting down the drains at
the graded school hHs been completed. If
this drama scheme s success, IT Will
prove much ess expensive ihan estimated !:
that is until the wooden drains decay and
have 10 be renewed.
The partridge crop will not oe as large this
year as last The slaughter by sporrsmen
and pot hunters and the severe winter de-
pleted the numbers of the partrioges 10 such
IN extent that it will g. several seasons un-
der favorable conditions before there will be
as many birds as dnr,ng the past two years.
The Rev j. L Tiilman, the evangelist, be-
gan series Of meetings in this city on las!
SUNDAY afternoon The frs; meeting md
also the meetings on aioudav, were at the
Y. a. C. a Hall Since then the meetings
have been held at the Court House .on &C.
coun, of h+ing more comfortable. Meetings
are held AZ 10 y ~ aud 80 p. 70.
The team Of Dig horses nsed in the delivery
wagon Of the Sumter Ice Co., ran away one
Eight last week down Main street towards the
depot. The runaway came 10 an abrupt end
near The Episcopal church by the tongue Of the
wagon striking telegraph pole that stands
in the middle Of the street The wagon
stopped riehl there, but the horses continued
10 ran for some distance. The damage was
,riffiing and neither man nor beasts we're in
jared.
j,in, meeting Of reel squads Nos. > and 3
was neld a, Firemen's Hall Wednesday even
ing. The question Of sending 3 team 10
Atlanta to contest in the great national reel
contest was discussed at some length, but the
primary object Of .he meeting was 10 consider
proposition TO arrange benefit concert for
the two squads Dr. John Leo, who has had
much experience 10 managing minstrel con-
certs rendered his services in arranging the
concert, and the offer was accepted. The
concert i'll be given as soon as the arrange
menis can he completed. 1t viii! be one Of
tbe best minstrel shows ever given in Sum-
ter and we'll worth liberal patronage
Details concerning the concert and the date on
which it will be given will be published
later
The German held Thursday nigh, at the old
Jervey House was, as usual, very pleasant
affair and thoroughly enjoyed by all. The
following couples were present: Miss Kate
Pollock and Mr. Don. Aud; Miss Hattie
Ryttenberg and Mr.. Louis Lyon; Miss Beat
rice Nolan and Mr. Graham Moses; Miss
Arabe.la Moses and Mr. I. 4. Rvttenherg
Miss Eta Rosendorf and Mr. Sol. J. Ryttea-
berg; Miss Pauline Sanders and Mr.. W.
Lionel Noise: Miss Kate Moses and Mr.. Her-
bert Moses Miss Lillian Moses and Mr.. Will
mot Kershaw; Miss Louise Noses and Mr..
Perry Moses; Miss Tayie Moses and MIR. F.
K VIM The stags we're Messrs Moses J.
Moore, Frank Anderson, Jackson Hardy,
Willie Burgess
The extension Of the Harliu City branch of
the old c. S. l. n road 10 connect with tie
Manchester and Augusta R. R. will De com-
pleted on the 28th and open for traffic.
There will be general change Of schedule of
trains running on the C. S. l. n. road about
the first, In the absence Of definite informa-
ton it cannot be stated exactly what the
changes viii! be. Some of the best informed
railroad men say that after the Harlin City
and Lone Star extension is opened Up for
traffic the trains over the C. S. 4 n. will run
ria the 81 & A. and Harln City to Pregnalls.
The section of the C. S. / n between this
point and the Santee River will be operated
by the Wilson and Summerton Railroad.
ohoh frOp this c;t
to ST. Pauls and thence via the Wilson and
Snmmer,on R. R, to Wilson on the Central
Railroad.