The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-06-05

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at Hagood Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock.
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The District Conference Of Sumter Dis
trict will be held in Camden rather than
8ishopville because Of the recent ERE IN
Bishopville.
Asst. Chief Weeks had to put6ve bows out of
the Graded Schoc! building Thursday night,
during the commencement exercises for mis-
beha aviour The lads were turned over 10
their parents and we hope the lesson that
was administered, will be lasting one
Mr E Il Rhames son. F. H. Jr., met
with painful accident last Friday afternoon
He was running up the brick walk that leads
10 the front steps, and when nearly to the
steps stumbled and fell, striking his head on
the bottom step, cutting gasn III his tore
head which had to be sewed up. The little
fellow is doing very nicely to-day.
negro man with 50-pound lard can
and funnel, attracted quite large crowd at
the corner of Main and Liberty streets lastFIl-
day afternoon. 10 some manner he produced
a series of musical sounds with these articles
which excited the wonder of all the bystand
els. The dArkey took up collection after
the entertainment, and received quite num-
Der of nickels and dimes.
Ned Miller, who lives near this city lost a
horse Saturday morning. Some friends OF
Miller's told him that be had been hoodoed,
and if be would look underneath the trough
in his lot be would fnd bottle with snake
in it. Miller did as directed and found the
hottie with the snake 10 it. He believes
firmly, that he was hoodned.
The sociable n, the residence Of Hr. Ciar-
euce Durant last Thursday evening WAS at
tended by number of Sumter society people
and was a very pleasant affair. The hours so
full of pleasure, sped by all too quickly and
not until the midnight hour had passed did
the happy young people consent to leave toe
scene of revelry.
The exhibition run made by D.lgar Reel
SQUAD Thnrsda, afternoon WAS done in 20 3-5
secouds-apd Degar Sqnad bas lowered the
record 2-5 Of n second However, they have
nothing TO boast of, for this is only two
6fshs faster than the time made By Mona.
CHAN Squad The run was witnessed hy
good crowd and the spectators all seemed
pleased. The only regret WAS that condl-
tious existed which kept the Monas ban
Squad from participating.
Mr. E L. Roche the State Commissioner
for the Cotton States and international Ex-
position was in the city last Tuesday aud
Wednesday. Wednesday be met with the
commissioners for Sumter County, Messrs
Moses, Knight and Aycock, aud reviewed
the situation. At IL o'clock. Mr.
Roche, Messrs. Moses and Knight and
several gentlemeu, met in Nj. Moses
Office in the Masonic Temple and the
entire matter Was discussed. Mr. Roche
said that it was the purpose to raise
$4,000 in the State, each county being ex-
pected to contribute $500. In nnmber OF
couaties the organization has already been
perfected and two ladies in each township
appointed to take charge of raising
the money. A committee of men should
also be appointed to collect articles for the
exhibit, also committee OF ladies TO arrange
the exhibit for the Woman's Bui ding. The
commissioners for this county will proceed at
once to make arrangements to get op the
necessary money from Sumter county, and 20
secure a collection of articles for the State ez-
hibit that will be creditable and representa-
tive of Sumter county. The people Of the
city of Sumter should do every thing in their
power 10 aii the Exposition commissioners IN
their efforts to have Sumter county properly
represented, aud the people Of the entire
county should do the same.
The negro arrested Friday, charged with
stealing the silver forks, knives aud spoons
from the banquet hail, has been released,
there being 20 conclusive evidence against
him. When the negro learned that be was
suspected of having perpetra,ed the robbery,
he endeavored to evade the officers Of the law
by hidiug, and i, was some hours before be
wns found. When caught, be was 10 the
Masonic Temple, between The ceiling and the
roof of the Armory, where be had wedged
himself, almost out ofsigbt, but by the nse of
& lantern be was brought TO light. When
called, he would not answer, but after re-
peated assurances that be would be taken
care of, be reluctantly left his place of hiding.
How the man lived in that hot place is some
what of wonder. 1t is probable bad he
not been discovered az soon as be was, he
would have Suffered death, for when brought
out he was bleeding from the nose and great
drops Of psrspiraeion were streaming from
his face. Why the fellow should run, if in.
pocent is the question.