The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-03-06

The sity Officials and the Board of Health
are REQ ,ested 10 meet at the Masonic Temple
at IL o'clock tomorrow
Several of the late employees of the c.. S.
/ N. Railroad went to Charleston Monday
evening in search of employment.
Careless proofreading made the Watehman
and Sosahron say last week that Rev. c. g.
Brown and Mr.. R. l.. Wright had ridden to
Rember,s on Sunday on their bicycles They
made the trip on Monday.
The oat crop is not all killed by eny means.
The fall oats are left with about three-fourths
of a stand, and will fair crop with good sea-
sons. Nearly all the young oats were killed.
Complaints are made Of the condition of
the sidewalks OF Liberty Street, below the
Catholic Church, and also just beyond the e..
S 4 N. Railroad. One man stepped into a
ditch across the sidewalk some nights ago and
did not stop rolling until be landed in the
ditch.
The number of families that will move
away from Sumter in consequence of the
change in the railroad business will
make a serious irroad in the population
One hundred and forty men represent a large
number of people, and about this number OF
men With their families will leave the city on
account of loss of situation.
The whisky men are pursuing q plan that
will surely get some of them into serious
trouble. They have con.raband liquor ship
ped With the name of some respectable person
or firm, and ~waybilled to the blind tiger
keeper. Of course the consignee of the liquor
calls for it and gets it as stated on the way
bill, and mar whose name is on the package
NAV never hear that his name has been used,
unless the package happens TO fall into the
hands of the constabies.
March begins with the music of the wind
-histliug through the trees and over the
hose tops. As a more disagreeable accom-
paniment the dust and sand has been flying
in clouds through the air, driven here and
there by the 6tful gusts of wind. The day
is characteristic Of the mooth, and We would
know that March had come without consult
ing the Almanac. 1t is to be hoped tina, the
winds will soon exhaust themselves with
blowing and let us slip gently down into
he gentle breezes of spring.
Mr.. j. C. c. Levy, of Columbia, District
Deputy Grand Chancellor of the X of ?.
order, OF South Carolina, arrived ia the city
Friday morning from Eiloree. 5 e, where ne
had been to make preparation for the %ins,itu-
ton Of a new K. Of P. lodge. Mr. Levy Is
also the travelling representative Of The
Pqthian Journut, published at Columbia. he
went to Magnolia, S. c., this afternoon but
will return to Sumter tonight, and to.mor-
row be aud Mr.. ! RearGon, The local
agent and correspondent of The Journal.
will canvass the Game Cock Kuightsln The
OF interest their paper.
Oae night this week a gentleman va
going home and met q well dressed maa run
ming at the top of his speed. Having his
Curiosity excited by ;he unusual spectacle oi
= we'll dressed and rather digolied man
spr.nting in the night time, ne hailed zoe
runner, asking what was The matter. As the
s%.rin,er sped on his way he called back, j
am in a big hurry TO kee? m engagement
1t is 10 be hoped that be kept II, tor such
effort meri:ed success.