The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-13
THE wATCHMAN AND MARCH 13. 1895.

Several OF the business men 6: tnss taNn
have been Investigating ihe pork na.k:ng
business with a view Of estanlssirg F., pack-
ing house in Sumter if il is practicable to Of
craze q small plant at g fair profit On ne c:!-
ital invested. The interrogation has not
been pursued TO n s%uficieni extent !" enao!e
them to arrive al any deiui!e CONCLUSION: sc
it is not probable That any move tor ths or
ganization Of n company TO pack pork VIII
be made Immediately. The establishment Of
this INDUSTRY in South Carolina would he a
great advance in the right erection. Inr II
would stimulate hog raising and would keep
a grea! deal of money al home rhHt has here
tofore been sent West to pay Tor meat, and
along with the growth Of hog raising wonid
become a Investigation Of crops and a re-
duction of the cotton acreage, for a large
amount of grain, potatoes, turnlps 10 feed
the hogs.
OILY one more day remain in which I'M
registered voters may qualify themselves 10
vote for delegates TO the Constitutional Con-
v%eution. 1t is the duty Of every man to exer-
else The right of voting.and the first essential
in this connection is registration. 1t may
necessitare some Slight neglect of business,
but this is a matter Of small moment in COM
parison with the grave issues at stake that
will come before the Constitutional Conven-
ton. Democrats should neglect the mntter
DO longer.
Sam Howard who was on Monday founc not
guilty of obtaining money under false pre-
fences was Immediately arrested on another
charge. 1t is said that Sam has been through
the court seventeen times and has escaped
conviction each time. If this be true Sam is
a dandy and should hang out his single as
an expert consulting witness.
Since the exercises OF the Graded School
have heen resumed 10 the school building,
there has been considerable anxiety 10 the
minds of paren:s lest the water that has beer
in the cellar will create sickness among the
school children The writer ms inquired Of
~severa! men whose opinion should carr!
weigh,, and they all are OF tnr opinion that
there is no reason to appprehrnd shy SICK ness
from the presence Of WAFER in the cellar. The
water bias been pumped out rs rapidly Ms II
rose in the cellar aud has not become stag
pant at any time. The furnaces keep the
school rooms dry aud comfortable, and there
is no reason 10 believe that the wafer 10 the
cellar will effect the health OF the cnildrei.
The heavy rains and severe weather OF The
wiuter have left the bicycle track in bad con-
dition and, considerable work, in the wAy
Of repairs, will have 10 be done before the
track is in condition for the spring races.
The wheelmeu of the city nre a unit in desir-
Jog that the track W i'll be put in good condi-
ton and that the Track Association will ar
range 70. a series of cycliAg events during the
spring and summer.
The Confederate Mon Vt has become an
unsightly object on account of the mould or
discoloralion which encrusts il. This could
be prevented TO a great extent if n little
Judgment and care were exercised. Every
spring, on Memorial Day, the monument is
decorated with flowers and fes,oons of ever
greens, and these are left on the monument
10 decay and engender mould which dis
colors the monument. TIE mould should be
removed from the monument, and some care
exercised ip future.