The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-24
Peaches Of good quality are very scarce.

Peaches of good quality are very scarce.
A two story annex is being built TO the
Curtis house
The weather reports Indicate continued fair
weather and nigh temperature.
1t begins TO look as if the season will pass
without game of ball in Sumter.
The Sumter Gun Club will meet at club
grounds on Thursday afternoon.
Ice cream festivals are a, discount, and
few are sorry.
The watermelon trust has ''busted" Three
for dime to-day.
How many differen. articles can be made
from ta;oon sleeves when tight sleeves be-
come fashionable?
The addition to the A. c. l. passenger
depot will be made on the end next to the
freight depot.
The condition of Main Street as drive
way, might lie worse but that it might be
great deal better than it is goes without say
ing.
Subscribe for The Item and don't borrow
another mans paper. Ten cents week is
small sum to pay for all the news six days in
the week.
Cows that are tied out on the streets and
allowed to stay on the sidwalks, or are led
on the sidewalks, are liable to arrest. The
Chief of Police has said so.
A train of ten refrigerator cars filled with
peaches passed through Monday morning. The
peaches came from the peach region OF Geor-
gia and were bound for Philadelphia aud New
York
Some people express the gravest sort of
doubt about the Delgar-Iudependent reel
race ever taking place. 1t has been hanging
up for long time.
The beard of directors of the Sumter BIZ
cycle Track and Park Association held a
meeting yesterday and ordered an assessment
Of Eve per cent. on all stock.
The crowd of drummers continues to come
and 90. From the unusually large number
on the road, one would Judge that the whole
sale men believe in better times.
The Jail is fortunately very thinly popu-
lated at present II is said to be very
warm place when the mercury crawls up
about 80 in the shade.
The reporter learns that the new bicycle
and driving track is not one Of the things
,
but tina, it has solidity ABOUT it. In truth it
NAV be said be an assured fact for next season
The popularity of The Duily Item is attest.d
by the number Of summer travellers who have
the paper following them from one place to
another as they 60 here and there in search
of pleasure.
The Mayors Court has recently become a
thing of very little consequence, as it is very
rarely that any one is before toe Mayor for
violating the city ordinances.
The Knights of Pytbias excursion is de-
clare off. The committee in charge of the
arrangements for the excursion found that i;
would not be advisable to undertake il and
decided agains, haviog it,
The Bermuda, grass lawns are as green and
fresh looking ns iu early spring. Bermuda
grass :s peculiarly adapted to this climate.
The handscmest lawn in this city, and one
that attracts much attention, is that o: Nj
Neill O. Donnell 90 Liberty s,ree:.
The City Board of Health met oa ;;.e 18th,
our 40 decided action was ;aHen lutor-
formation Of var.ons kinds is being collect
ed aud The plans of the Board will be deve-
opei carefully and gradually. /; is The
purpose OF the Board 10 keep an accurate re-
cord Of the vita! statistics Of The city ANA he
rules and regulations VIII be formulated AZ
an early day. AZ Atpresent The disposition o.
garbage ;s the most mporfant matter before
the Board and il ls Being thoroughly investi-
gated, and whe.eve: q reform or improve
ulent can be inangurated prompt action will
be taken The health o: Sumter is excellent,
and no town in the State can show :. better
record in this particular, bur with the present
Board OF Health in c.lsrge, Il is safe 10 say
that The record in future will be even better
than that o. toe past.