The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-12-11

The Fall Festival In Charleston has
every prospect Of being more successful this
season than for several years The crowd
that has gone from this section of the
State is quite large When the weather
is fue there is no more delightful place in
which 10 spend week than Charleston, and
many who will not 20 have the inclination
to drop business and all other cares and
spend week ic the City by the Sea- while
she is IN gala attire.
The wife of Mr. D. Robinson, a prominent
l lumhermar of Ha.wick, n Y, WAS sick
with Rheumatism for FIVE months Ia speak
ing of it, Mr.. Robinson says: "Chamberlain' 3
Pain Balm is the only thing that gave her
any rest from pain. For the relief of pain
it canno. be teat" Many very Dad cases of
rheumatism have been cured by it. For sale
at so cents per bottle by Dr.. A. J. China.
An inspection of The stores in Sumter and
in other towns aud cities and careful com
parison Of prices will convince any candid
mod that Sumter is one Of the very best
markets for buyers in this State. The stocks
of goods carried by Sunter merchants are
| large and OF the best quality, while the
prices are in great many cases lower than
can be obta,oed elsewhere, and in no case
| higher. Competition is So strong and keen
between the n ercbants and 10 all lines that
the prices are forced down to the very bot
tom. Those who bEve purchased goods here
and in other places this seasa" give ready
testimony in favor of SnmteT as the best
market for those who @ould buy goods.
The Sumter Manufacturing Company held
meeting On Friday night AID elected Off
q /
| Vice-President Neil ODonnell; Secretary
snd Treasurer, 7 E. Richardson. Messrs.
" Noise, Nei!l O'DonneI and S. Hughson
we're appointed on a committee 10 prepare
! BG-Lsws. No decision was reached as to the
! line of manufacturing the conpanv will en-
gage in, but as there is ample time here IS 20
necessity for bastv decision.
Ee.weeo thirty AMI forty people Came in
Monday on the c. S. & \ road. en-
route to Charleston to spend the week.
They spent the Gay in the CITY and
lefl on the IS train. They visited the
poiu1s OF interest IN the city and examiced
the various stores during tie day, and rs
they passed aiong the streets could he heard
making complimentary remarks concerning
| Sumter. But this is an Oft told tale; every
body that visits Sumter is struck with the
| handsome stores aad business-like hustle
always goiGg on in the business part Of the
! city
Msin Street needs attention between the
depot and Liberty Street. 1t is full OF holes,
and brick bats are Strewn throughout its
length, az if by an impartial hand. The
crossings gre high, or perhaps it is the street
is two low, and vehicles crossing them are
! jolted 10 an unconscionsole manner, racking
to the vehicle and trying to the occupants.
Mr.. B. T. Williams caught negro boy iu
the act of stealing two pairs of pants from the
store cf D. w. Alderman Sons Co., Monday
night, and coliared him at once The negro
had evidently been there before and knew
what to do 10 an emergency. He threw up
his arms, rid himself of coat and overcoal
and left the store on a dead run Mr. vii
lians still has the coat and overcoat in his
possession, aud is likely TO keep them, IS the
owner will not care 20 claim and prove his
pre- perry. His stealing expedition was sig
naly unp-oitable, and los, his garments al :,
very unfavorable time, as the tnerMomete!
has been dropping steadily Instead of sup
plying himself with outfi, Of neither gar
raents he lost what he had, proving the truth
of the Scriptusl passage which says: "From
him that hath no; shall be taken even tha,
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