The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-02-27

Stree, Superintendent Tribbie is putting
Church Street in fine condition.
Commercial fertilizers are heing received AT
this point in sru:ll quantities and n few far
me.s are hauling il away from the depot.
Eugene Lenoir, a son of Mr.. N. P. Lenolr,
fell from a tree Sunday afternoon and dig
located his right arm at the elbow.
The Electric Light COMPANY has received a
new boiler from Walk / Murdoch. of Charles
ton. which will be gut in place his week.
The Sumter Institute and ST Joseph's Aca6-
m borh gave holiday Friday in honor
of Washiugtou's birthday. The school rue
by the faculty of the Graded School was in
session.
Deigar Reel Squad has appointed y day for
the proposed contes, with the Independent
Squad of Columbia, and the Independents
will either have TO come 10 time now or take
water.
A crowd collected on the Court House
Square Aonda. afternoon TO hear a Sermon
by an old second Adventist. He spoke for
about y half honr, in relation to the helitfs
by the members of the sect.
The automatic drainer in the Graded
School cellar is beginning I" make headwny
against the water, and the level Of the water
has been reduced abou; three inches during
the past two days
Col. John j. Dargan will deliver the third
speech in the series be proposes to make 10
prosecuting his candidacy as a delegate 10 the
Constitutional Convention, on the Court
House Square next Monday about the hour CT
noon.
The residence Of Ex-Secre,ary Of State
James Z. Tiudal, of Clarendon County. was
burned Sunday about one o'clock. No
particulars can be obtained, hut the FIRE is
said to have been Of accidental origin. a
portion Of The furniture was saved. The
house was partially covered by insurance.
An engineering corps OF the Atlantic Coast
Line passed through Friday and went out
on the Manchester i Augusta Road II is
reported that he route Of AN extension 10
connect the NJ. l. A., and c.. S. & N, Will
he SURVEYED from Cameron station to Elioree.
There are other reports current in respect 10
the plans Of the Coas. Line, hu. none have
sufficient reliability to merit publication.
The MichigAnders are rather rare visitors
these DAYS. But they always attract more
than II passing glance. Their heavy shoes
with soles filled with spikes, their knee pants
and worsted stockings and general toughness
in appearance lend a picturesQnentss 10 them
that is foreign TO this section. The ragged
negro, a creature peculiarly southern, and the
Canadian log-waiker form a striking con-
trast. The North and South are net in these
two extremes.
A crowd can gather as quickly on Main
Street as any place the writer has ever seen
Friday afternoon there was a rush and
Jam around Hovt's Jewelry Store, everyone
eager to learn the cause Of a pistol report
from that direction. 1t was learned that n
Michigander, who had come up from the
Santee had filed up on dispensary and was
footing with his pistol while in Hoyts store
and dropping il cause it to discharged. No
damage WAS done, but there was considerable
excitement for q few minutes.
The entire family of Mr.. Eugene Hogan
was taken i'll Tuesday last, with no apparent
cause. and it was thought from the symptoms
that they had been poisoned None o: them
were Dangerously i'll, and had almost entire
" recovered Thursday the entire family
were again stricken dowr, but h"Ve recover
ed. 1t is not known whether the poisoning
wss accidental or tot, or by what Means !;
became mixed with the food or drink OF the
smily.
Sonnet, ae ago Mr.. Choeo, Inc electrical
inspector Of the Southeastern Tariff ASsc-
citation visited this city for tie purpose Of
inspecting the electric light system in lis re-
lation 10 tie FIRE risks of The city. Re bis
recently MADE MS report, and in it he SAYS
that be found the arrangements in $Em,e:
pe, feet. = report C: this charac,e. Is seldom
made, and it is a high compiimen, 20 The
manager Of The Sumter Electric Light Com
pany.
Tie Sheriff has hai a warrant for Sam
Howard, celored, for %mortgaging property
that he did not own TO several parties, tor
sometime. Wednesday afternoon Deputy
Sheriff Gsilla:d learned that Howard was in
town and went after him. Howard was in
O'DonrelIs back lot, but he had his weather
eve peeled fer law officers and discovered Mr..
Gaillard before Mr.. Gaillard saw him.
Howard set out up Republican street with the
Deputy in pursuit. The chase continued TO
the corner of Washington Street where
Howard was captured by Messrs. Eugene
Moses and w. McKagen. Howard pre-
tended to be surprised that he should be
dIlSStCO " AOtCld6 $780,
gagiug property to Mr. Kiugman aud several
other persons, but surprise was not the thing
to secure his release, and he was turned over
to Jailer Wiudham for safe keeping.
Friday nigh, Chief Of Police Bradford AID
S. F. Hurst located down in RED and White
.og Gus Stanley, the uegro who shot Police
man Gallagher a couple of weeks ago. They
made short work Of arresting him, ara soon
had him in iail. Stanley SET himself up as
something Of a terror and made boasts that
he would not be arrested by any one. he has
kept out OF The reach OF the officers until FRI
day night, although he has sent word 10 them
what he would Go if the attempt to arreS'hlm
was made. This night he made u visit TO one
Of his women friends down in Red ana White
and fell into HE hands OF the police Tor his
rashness. BE submitted without The East
iesistaace, and his reputation rs icing n bai
regro is gone.
''nalf a span Of angry steel VIII rgoduce
30 more fala! results than ii neglected cold or
cough. For al throat and lung diseases,