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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12
Privateer Personals.

PR1yArEER TOWNSHIP, June 10, 1895.
Oua beautiful moonlight night last week
a Jolly party, composed of several young folks
of both sexes, went around and sereuaded
several places iu the community. The party
vas singularly free from any boisterousoess,
and the serenade was much appreciated and
enjoyed. The music was both instrumental
and vocal, and sounded sweet as it gently
Aoated on the soft moonlit air.
Mr.. Hiott has organized weekly prayer
meeting at Bethel Church, which will meet
again next Thursday at 6 in the afternoon.
Next Sunday forenoon Mr.. Hiott will preach
a special sermon at Bethel; his subject will
be .God as our Father. Heaven as our
Rome."
The recent meeting Of the Southern BaE
Convention makes that body half a century
old. Among the delegates from South Caro-.
lima at its organization in Augusta Ca, May
8, 1895, were three which are buried in one
lot of the Bethel bury ing ground. They were
the Rev. Samuel Furuaa, D. D., the Rev.
W. E. Hughson, and Col. John B. Miller.
In the roll of delegates Dr.. Furman is put
down from the Welch Neck Association, Mr.
Hughsoo from the High Hills Church, and
Col. Miller from Bethel Church. Mr.. Hugh
son had not entered the ministry at that time.
Perhaps there is not another burial lot 10 the
State which contains the remains Of three
men who were delegates to the first meeting Of
the Southern Baptist Convention.
There is an arrangement on foot for the
Sunday Schools of the Bethel aad We'd field
Baptist Churches to have q joint pic mic.
A jack fish jumped into Ir. Richard Tis-
dale's buggy last Thursday night as he was
crossing the branch near Bethel on his way
to prayer meeting. He bad the 6sh for break
fast next morning. This is certainly a
unique way of catching fish.
Messrs. Drane Tindal and Harry Cuttino,
will engage in an industry which 80 far as
know is new in this county-shipping buckle
berries to northern markets.
Mise Susie Bradford, who has been attend
ing the Jordon School, is home again.
Mr. Jim Griffin is one of the champion base
ball players of Privateer. This year be has
beeo invited to join several clubs.
Last week Mr.. John Alsbrook caught g
Jack fish from one of Privateer's streams which
lacked only two ounces of weighing three
pounds.
Mr.. Duke Lackey, one of Privaaeer's vet
erau citizens, has not 6shed in about 81
years.
Mr. Tom Geddings, one of our working
young farmers, is 27 years old, has wife
ant three children, aud has never danced
This is rather remarkable record.
Med. F.
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June I

The express Office at Hampton, S. c..
vas robbed Wednesday night Of val
uable c 0. D. package. The thief
also carried away other articles of value.
By an explosion of gas iu a sewer
IN Columbus. Ca, William Brown and
Charles McFoy, prisoners. were terri
bly, burned.
China has succeeded in borrowing
e16,000, 600 through brokers ia Paris,
upon guarantee from Russia.
LONDON. June 6.-Ths Times will
tomorrow publish a dispatch from
Madrid. saying the news Of Captain
General Campos request for more
troops for service in Cuba. is perhaps
the most serious since the out break
It is evident that the agitation is ex-
tending, aud that the insurgents are
not so barren of resources as they we're
believed to be. A long and important
conference was held Thursday afternoon
between Prime Minister Capovas del
Castillo, Gen. Azcarraga, munster Of
war, Admiral Berauger. minister Of
marine, and Senior Castellanos, colonial
minister.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12
Telegraphio Briefs:
Juue 6.

JUuc o.
The first car load Of peaches to
leave Georgia shis season was ship
ped from Tifton yesterday.
In honor of his father. Geo. L.
Harrison, L. L D., Mr.. Charles 9.
Harrison, of Philadelphia, has dona-
ted $500,000 to the University of
Pennsylvania.
The Atlanta ana Florida Railroad,
l04 miles long, was yesterday bid in
at public sale for $275,O00 by the
Central Trust Co., of New York.
The report of a committee to the
Illinois Senate is very upfavorable to
the moral and commercial value of
Ch;cago's department stores.
Phil Fitzpatrick. proprietor of the
Gaiety theatre, Savannah, was killed
yesterday at Thunderbolt by Col. c.
D. Loud. Miss Helen Stockton, a
former performer in Fitzpatrick's
resort, and a handsome girl, with
whom he was in love, was the cause.
Loud aud .he young woman were in
the formers room, when Fitzpatrick,
crazed with jealousy and liquor broke
in and attacked them. Loud surren.
dered.
4 severe wind storm did consider
ahle DAMAGE in Columbus. O.. vester-
day afternoon.
At Bethlehem, Pa, yesterday,
Jacob Lucky murdered John Mnllock
and then hanged himself. Mullock
gave protection to Lucky's abused
wife.
It is estimated that there will be
$50 free silver votes out of 1,070
delegates in the silver convention at
Springfield, ILL.,, to-day.
In an address yesterday to gradu-
ates of the University of Mississippi
on the theme, "American citizenship
its duties, privileges and responsible
ities," by Postmaster General Will
son, the sentiment most loudly sp-
plauded was, .'I long to see the
South agsia in national leadership"
As result of the policemen and
fremen's parade in Philadelphia, in
the glaring Gun of yesterday, thirty
FIVE policemen are off duty to-day
. and three of the number will die.
Oscar Wilde is going crazy. The
Pan Mall Gazette says it has been
found necessary to conine Wilde in
paded room.
F. L. Reddish was shot dead while
plowing in Appling County, Ga,
yesterday. There is no clue to the
sssassin's motive or identity.
Ben Blackwell, of Augusta, was
shot through the heart at II o'clock
last night by Ed Connors at the
electric light power house and in
stantIy killed. Family affairs are
said to be at the bottom of it. Both
are white.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12
June 8.

June 8.
Three men were hanged 10 San
Francisco yesterday and one in Mcrril-
town, Ark.
Lee Harris and Abe Mitchell, two
negroes who made murder business.
and confessed to having killed twenty
men. were hanged at Birmingham,
Ala yesterday.
IA Spanish man Of war is lying ofi
the coast of Florida watching for 6li-
clustering expeditions.
1t is learned that the Chinese 4 per
cent. loan of e16.OO0, 900, which has
Jus, been concluded by Paris bankers.
vas guaranteed by Russia in couse-
queuce of China's concession to Rus.
sia, enabling her to extend the Siberian
Railway into Maochuria.
Police Inspector William ". Nc.
Lsughlin. Of New York. accused ol
ex.ortion, was convicted last night.
A Coostantinople dispatch to tbs
daily NeYs says that joint note will
probably be presented to the Ports BY
Great gritain, Russia and France for.
mally reviewing the demands for re
forms in the administration o.
Armenian affairs and intimating thai
grave consequences will result from 8
failure to grant the demands.
Alice Mitchell, who killed Freds
Ward. an intimate friend 10 Memphis
two years ago. attempted to commit
suicide 10 the West Tennessee Insane
Asylum, where she is coo6ned, few
nights ago.
The Clifton aud Glendale cotton mill:
of Spartanburg have refused to allow
the Southern Railway to handle 'hel'
goods. aod have made contract with
the Seaboard Air Lioe This means Z
loss of S150.o0Q year to the South
erp.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12
THE MEN WHO WORE THE
GREY.

At the reunion ut Houston, Tex, Mr. and
Mrs. ]. D. Hardy rendered reception TO the
Veterans of Camp Sumter.
Mrs. Lee c. Hardy. the well known Lite
rateur, is d daughter of Mrs. Marz E. Cohen
of our city.
She and her estimable husband are fre-
quent visitors here, and only last year cele-
brated their Silver Wedding in our city. AT
the reception the most interesting feature OF
the entertainment was the reading by Mrs.
Hardy of the following verses which she had
written for the occasion.
Oh the Men who Wore the Grey,
Oh the Men who dared the fray,
Upholding those grand principles for which
our fathers fought:
Fame's resounding voice will tell
How they strove and how they fell
A monument Of glory their high sacrifice
hath wrought!
Let inspirea pens portray
How those Men who Wore the Grey
Came back, the struggle ended, every hope of
justice fed
All the future dark ald void,
Manned and poor, their homes destroyed,
lQ6lr WIV6S dQQ Cu(lQICu WCePib6 " u WV
memories OF their dead
But afhiction could not stay
Those brave Men who Wore the Grey
From gathering up courageously their brok-
en- ends of life;
As they battled, so they worked
Never yet has Southron shirked
The field where love and honor gave COM
mand to face the strife.
They are victors in that fray
Now these Men who Wore the Grey
E1ult in their achievements for the land they
love go we!l
1t has vanquished many foes
Ithas blossomed like the rose
The story of their proud success its smiling
homes can tell.
May Gods mercy day by day
Bless the Men who Wore the Grey
Those fearless, peerless heroes, who waxed
stronger as they strove;
While the people, heart and soul,
Grant to their decreasing roll
A Patriots best recompense-the Country g
reveren love!
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12

Light frost reported in some favorable
spots on low grounds on the 18th and 18th.
Cool nights seriously affected cotton causing
much replanting to be necessary. Up to May
26th weather was unfavorable for cotton, but
since that time has been favorable and the
plant has come out wonderfully.
Peaches have dropped in large numbers
but suficiency still remains on the trees for
full crop:
Fall oats are being harvested and yielded
better than expected. Spring oats near be-
hind.
Rain on the nights of the 5th aud 9th was
very beneficial TO crops. Since then the
nights have been rather cool for cotton.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12

is psinfu AID Irregular ; ths entire
collapse Under these conditions tEee
like Dr.. health.
Il feel i: lay erTine Las cone lof ne
an re lost ny Gear
mot last March and lust after
trouble gradually was uhoe
discouraged and thinking
never how great sufferer was mao
fits oppressed feeling through
nv chest and could scarcely stand on my
feet and was toay unable to the ghtest KIND OF
such condition that coo noc "1lVe
and to OF former self
advertisement and purchased bottle Ct Dr. Miles hesoa,e
Ncrvne the better In anlonn
time there was great Improvement well as my feelings lhe
oppressed feeling ad ld ogced mucl
1t is TWO months now ana
am l"lN am better 'lah i'e pee,
for two wears M an ee like cd self and owe an
% Restorative NesFine 1t Is my is iFe' oi'en
he r = : wr;! is weigh: in gold
Painted ST. OHeyyilc, Il. l.. Nv - 81 AN&A T. hATiblh
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12
Providence Crop Notes.

Oats are getting ripe and other crops are
looking we'll, considering the unfavorable
spring.
Capt. C. L. Williamson has the fuest wheat
crop in the community.
Mr.. Thos N. Shinah also has fine crop.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12

Bicycle OIL, Lanterns, Graphite,
Bells, Pants Guards, etc., for sale by
z. 6. osteen B Co.'S.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12

With the blood full Of humors, the heated
term is all the more oppressive. Give the sys-
tenn through cleansing With Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla and a dose OF two of Ayers PILE, and
you will enjoy Summer as never before 10
your life. Just try this for once, and you II
not repent it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12
METEOROLOGICAL Record.

The following is u report OF observations
of the weather ,sken al Stateburg, by Dr. w.
W. Anderson COR the past for reeks ending
June g. 1885:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12

VIII Kiu,brell was shot to death by
another negro at Ft. Mil Thursday.
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Where Are You Going This Summer!
To The Most Beautiful Spot on Earth.
CHIMNEY ROCK, N. G.

UV9 Because it only the beautiful spot earth
Will with its grand falls pretty little genns tower
ing and magnificent views but it the most pleasant
place in the mountains.
It is away from the hustle and noise of railroads and is
therefore, the best place gain health and real pleasure
How DO you get there from Atlanta Ca. Norfolk, Va,
Wilmington n Co. or intermediate points? Parties going to
Chimney Rock take the seaboaed Air Line Trains which are
the best equipped Of any line of Road in the South The Sea-
board Air Line carries Chimney Rock visitors to Ruherordon
from which point connecting line of stages carries them over
splendid mountain road through valleys and by beautiful
river with its changing scenery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12
RALEIGH NFWS AND OBSERVER.

Here with lofty the picturesque scenery
Rockies editors have to for ourselves
and tell something the real grandeur and sublmity
s.1 49, sor. - v;e1u tb;s vondrons scenery The
the Chimney Rock superb must be seen to be thorough
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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-12
RICHMOND TINES


Hickory Gap is the most picturesque section Of country be
Appalachian chain The Broad River restless
crystal stream gorge leaving towering rugged height
side Members of vieng with each other IN the
glorious landscape To description Of
peaks overlooking roaring and s wales below
would sacrege when glimpse has been Obtained
sv Chimney Rock diseases Blood Poison, lnd
eston and Dyspepsia Chimney Rock the finest air
and scenery found Write Geo Horton Chimney Rock c.
and get any further information desired
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-03
TERSEL.Y TOLD.
Ben M. Jacobs & Bros sell furniture.

Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. sell furniture.
 Frank Wilson has sued out writ Of habeas corpus in the city court and the case will come up for hearing on the 9th instant.
 Ladies, I am five times overstocked in black and tan Oxfords. Price, 50 cents to s3. Brand new and stylish. l am going to sell them cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap. A sacrifice. T. c. King, 2O26 First ave nue.
 The Age-Herald is reliably informed that at the meeting held at Point Look out (Chattanooga) this week an under standing was reached to meet in Chicago next Thursday and there accept the rates named by the Southern States Passenger association for the Atlanta exposition.
 A city mission mass meeting will be held Sunday, August 3, at D. m. Tn the African Methodist Episcopal Zion church Fourth avenue and Sixteenth street. Northside. Christian speakers, both white and colored, will discuss the best methods of reforming the city. All are invited.
 Will Terry, colored, was arrested at Coalburg late Thursday night ana brought to the city yesterday by Dep uty Sheriff Guy. He is charged with participating in Monday nights fight at Rrooksde. Some of the eye witnesses to the fight claim they saw Terry shooting .t the officers,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-03
LOCAL LACONICS
Gathered, Noted and Condensed by Age. Herald Reporters General Resume
 of the Days Happenings

Will Meet Tomorrow.-Birmingha League of Musicians will hold regular business meeting tomorrow afternoon at l o'clock at the opera house. ful attendance is expected.
 Beer Drivers Annual Picnic.-The Bir- mingham Beer Drivers Social club will have their annual picnic at North Bir- mingham park today A barbecue and plenty of sports, besides dancing, will be the order. Two dummies will be run during the afternoon and evening.
 The Mite Society Serves Refreshments. The Ladies' Mite society of the First Methodist church served refreshments al Capitol park last night, Several hundred people were there during the evening and the receipts netted quite handsome sum. Alberti Bros band furnished mu-. sic while the refreshments were being served.
 Lawn Festival-The lawn festival in Capitol park last evening by the ladies Of the First Methodist church was very sue cessful and very delightful The young la adieS in charge of the tables served the large number present with many deli cacies, and there was conSidera ble rival ry among them. A handsome sum was realized.
 A Lamp as a Weapon.-Ellen Glover and Judson Hamilton participated in row on Avenue G, near Eighteenth street, yesterday afternoon, during which the woman threw a lamp at Hamilton, in- fiictng a serious injury upon ms era nium. Both were arrested and locked up at the police station. pr. Gibson, the city physician, attended the injured man.
 Turning Out a New Engine.-The North Birmingham dummy line will soon I. faerif1 soon as completed it will be put in SerV- ice Engine No. l has been torn down and is now being rebuilt, and when turned out of the shops of the company will be comparatively new. Machlnists are work ing extra hours to get 1t out Of the shops
 Putting in Time to Good Purpose The ladies of the Book club who have re- mained at home this summer have de- voted themselves to the study of eco- homie and social principles that will be discussed during the winter. They nave taken excursions into the domain of learning while their sisters have been wandering along the seashore or climb ing the mountains. No doubt the stay at-homes will excel the wanderers in the debates of the coming winter.
 The Lost Is Found.-The lost boy who was picked up on the streets night be- fore last. mention of which appeared in yesterdays Age Herald, and who, owing to his inability to articulate distinctly, could not give his name, has been re- turned to his family. The boys name proved to be Hewitt Walker and his parents live at Pratt City. His father came to the city yesterday at noon In search of him and found him at the sta- tioh house, where he had been tenderly cared for by Wardens Cunningham and Donovan. He walked to the city from
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-03

fact that we had our trimming tanks att filled. This is because of the nat ural trim when her bunkers are full. She is good boat, though. The roll was only 19 degrees to starboard and II to port. She had rolled, however, from 30 to 37.
 The coal consumption, the captain said, varied from POO to 230 tons day, about half that used by the Cunarder Lucania in her trips from Liverpool over course of about 3032 knots, whose best average speed on a record trip was 21.90. The Columbia had the best coal obtainable at Southampton. While her bunker eapaci- ty is only 1500 tons, Captain Sumner took in 1870 tons, filling and utilizing the wing passages fire rooms, and even the docks, where forty tons was stored under the superstructure Thus freighted with fuel she drew 26 feet, inches forward and 20 feet ' inches aft, an unfortunate trim. Her fire room force was twelve short and that number were taken from volunteers of the deck crew, making up the full com plement of 196 In addition forty-hve men from the deck force and three petty offi- cers were in the engineers department to assist in carrying coal. They worked night and day. and though fatigued none gave out. The plan to put the vessel un- der forced draught during the last twen- ty-four hours was abandoned as inn practicable.
 While there were 300 tons of coal left WneH lHe NeSSei uIopptu dHCnoi III ehS North river. what was left at the ex- piration of the fifth day was at the ends and could not be moved sufficiently fast to feed the fires for such run. If IL could have been done Captain Sumner said, it would have shortened the time of the voyage three hours and brought the Columbia's average up to about nineteen knots.
 "The experience shows" said Captain Sumner. '.the ability of the Columbia to make an extraordinary run, and satis- faetorily demonstrates what it was in- tended it should.'
 The St. Louis of the American line left Southampton the day after the Co., lumbia passed the needles at 40 D. m, or twenty-three hours and forty minutes later. She is expected to arrive early in the morning.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-03
THIRD EDITION.
MONTGOMERY ADDENDA.
IT WAS A DlsAsREEABLE SURPRISE
The Depth of That Famous Well-What About the Water7--Busin sss College Secured.
 Off for Europe.

Montgomery, Aug. 2.-(Special)-Quite a sensation was sprung here today when in the process of putting in an electric pump at the Commerce street or Little Basin" as it is called, the discovery was made that the well was only Al feet deep, instead of 1700, as was supposed by the thousands of people who have been using water from it every day for years At the depth of Al feet there is some ob struction, probably caused by the caving in of the walls. as there is no metallic easing beyond the depth of 120 feet. For what length of time this state of affairs has existed is not known, and proba bly, never will be, but one thing is certain thousand and more people in Mont gomery will go to bed tonight and dream of the dreadful bacilli and germs of horrible diseases caused by drinking inn pure water, of which they have read in extracts from the Paris edition of the New York Herald.
 Montgomery's progressive city council will, of course, at once remedy the difii- culty and give the dear people the pure aqua which they so m1.ch crave.
 The Commercial and Industrial asso- citation of Montgomery has perfected arrangements for the location here Of a branch of the Massey chain Of southern business colleges. President Massey has leased TOT term ol years the entire third floor of the Farley Ma tional bank building, situated on the corner of Court square and Dexter ave nue. The school will be opened with Q flourish of trumpets on or about October l. of the present year.
 Messrs. Loeb, Tyson and Paul Le- Grand leave at 755 tomorrow morning for New York, where they will join a party of Montgomery and Birmingham gentlemen and sail for Europe on Wednesday of next week They expect to be absent in the old world for several
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-03
Children Cry for
 Pitchers CaStoTfas
PERSONAL.

MT. T T. Hillman left for Nashville last night.
 Hon. Wilson R. Brown of Colbert coun- ty was in Birmingham yesterday.
 MT. Will Bunting of Florence spent yesterday in the city.
 Gen. John C.. Underwood. the noted Confederate general, is in the city Gen eral Underwood is a Kentuckian, but is now a resident of Chicago.
 Judge H. A. Sharpe returned yesterday from Monteagle, Tenn, where he had been the past month with his family Mrs. Sharpe and the girls will return early in September.
 Ladies, I am five times overstocked in black and tan Oxfords. Price, 50 cents to 8. Brand new and stylish. l am going to sell them cheap, cheap, cheap, cheap. A sacrifice. T. c. King, 2026 First ave- nue.
 Mr. Sinclair Bennie returned yesterday from Thompson Station, Tenn. where he went a week ago, accompanied by his wife and daughter, to visit their old
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-08-03
his home Thursday.

Economy of Tall Stacks.-The smoke stack of the new electric power plant is now about 75 feet high and will be ex- tended until it reaches an altitude of 100 feet The object in building it to this extreme heighth is two-fold; first, it gives a greater draft and increases the power of the plant The blast furnaces have recently discovered that there is real economy in high stacks, for they increase the steam power and hence the driving capacity of the engines. The high stack of the blast furnace is one of the econo- mics that enable the iron masters to make cheap iron. Second the smoke stack to the electric plant is extended to prevent the volume of smoke and soot from pouring out The smoke evaporates before 1t reaches the top. All smokers have noticed that the smoke from their pipe disappears in the air before it goes very far. The soot will cling to the sides of the stack and be consumed.