The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-20

A special train was made up last Wednes-
day TO carry the sFast Mail' company to
Columbia 10 catch the train fer Augusta.
The Mason Telephone Factory, after a
shut down Of several days, started Wednes-
day morning with a full force of hands.
There has been quite q crowd 10 town the
past two days, and it js attributable to
the we, weather. The farmers cannot plow,
so they come to town.
The Junior Order of United Mechanics
Will be organized this evening, a sufficient
number having been secured for the purpose
of organization.
The baseball fever has struck the small
boys OF Sumter and they are all working
harder than they ever will in any trade or
profession. The Older generation of ball
players are not affected with the fever, but in
time, no doubt all will have it.
There was a lot OF excitement on Liberty
Street yesterday caused by two white meo.
said to have been full of dispensary, making a
feint s: wanting to fight. The little distur-
bance passed over without any gore being
split.
One Pompey Cato, colored, who is wanted
for breaking into box cars in Williamsburg
County, was arrested near the Atlantic Coast
Line Depot early Sunday morning by
Policemen Gallagher. He was turned over
to Sheriff Sanders and is now in Jail.
The City Conncil has refused to grant
PERMISSION for the Marine Band to give a con-
cert here on Sunday afternoon, March 3lst.
This settles the matter finally. Council has
beyp rightly in the matter and is sustained
act a large majority OF the people of the city.
St. Patrick's Day was observed with
the accustomed quietness in Sumter
Sunday. The defendants of the Emer-
aid Isle wore the green in ST. Patrick's bou-
or, and as there are not a few Irish and Irish
Americans in Sumter the green was in evil
dence Sunday.
The railroads are 10 such bad condition
from the wet weather that a great many
trains are late and ere forced to run at a
less rate Of speed thar the schedule calls for.
The condition of the road bed is very per-
ceptably felt by passengers, as there is a
great deal more jerking and jolting than ia
usual on roads in this section.
Mr. W. Y. L Marshall is receiving a great
many Communications in reference 10 the
tobacco warehouse at this place. A number
of the letters are applications for the posi-
ton of manager of the warehouse. There
will be no trouble TO obtain a man Of expert
ence in the tobacco business to manage the
warehouse When i, is opened, nor will there
be any difficulty about securing the attend
ance of buyers. All that is required 10 bring
Sumter into prominence as a tobacco market
at once is an abundance of tobacco. With
the proper effort this can be secured, for
there will be a great deal OF tobacco grown 10
the territory tributary to Sumter.
The rains of the past week flooded the
cellar of the Graded School. aud in con-
sequence the exercises of the school were
discontinued Monday m%orning until the water
could De pumped from the cellar. There can
be no regularity in the exercises of TIE
school until the cellar IS thoroughly drained
and means taken TO preveut the entrance of
water toto the cellar in future, there
fore the sooner this is done the better it
will be, for every day that the school IS not
in session is a distinct loss TO TIE children.
The exercises were resumed Tuesday morn
ing.