The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-04-03

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months IN the city left las, Thursday, greatly
to The regret of the many friends they made
while here.
Lead Pencils from S cts per dozen Up, at a,
G.. osteen 4 Co.'S.
Remember Miss NcDooald's opening will
take place on the 9Th aud orb Of April
Fishermen are looking up their tackle.
A few more such days aud The 6sh wiifbite.
Spring, lovely spriug has come-aud we
are all tired already.
A travelling man says that he counted q
hundred and seventeen new tobacco barns 10
Darlington County. These barns stand for
about ss5 acres Of tobacco.
The a. g. Phelps Co. removed Monday to
the handsome Office fitted eapi 10 the old quar-
ters OF the Simonds National Bank.
Burglars entered the kitchen of Mr.. Dewitt,
House On Saturday night and collected q lot
of GROCERIES 10 carry of With them, but Mr.
Hedse vas a~ake6d IN time to brighten them
of e~mpfy-handed.
Supervisor James was 10 his Office Monday
registering voters who made application for
certificates. There has been a crowd around
his Office all day, and ninesy-nine per cent.
of the crowd we're negroes.
A great many of the clerks are anxious to
attend the Marine Band Concer. on Thursday
afternoon, and g movement is 90 foot to Pc
couple OF hours while the concert is in pro-
gress.
The Board Of Assessors met yesterday
to hear complaints from property owners
whose returns have been raised. Of course
those whose property has been decreased In
violation have the right to complain, bat it
is not to he expected that many Of this class
win put IN an appearance.
i negro left the depot yesterday afternoon
for Georgetown. BE bad a motley collection
Of baggage, a specimen of which was a crocus
sack, 10 which were stored two cur puppies
and a pig.
There is very little talk about the Sumter
ADD Camden Branch, of the Three C's R.R.,
these days-Likew Use the tobacco warehouse
These things should be agitated aud kept
alive. They give tone to business discus
sions and are very important to Sauter.
Schwartz Bros. and O'Donnell i Co., have
put in their places Of business, what lis
known generally as the s'cash and package
railway system" By a mechanical device the
statesmen 10 different parts of their stores can
send their goods 70 g certain place 10 the
store where they will be wra?ped Up and re-
turned to them by the railway, and sent to
the purchasers from the parcel Office. The
money fer the goods is conveyed by the same
system to the cashier and change returned,
op6 1otc ne Uo}tinn 10 GO vod thorahv
Work on the old c.. s. i N. R.R. Aet
ears and box cars at the G. S. & n. yards,
under the supervision of the Southern Rail
way Co., which has leased them, is progress
ing finely. Sumter men are employed, aud
the cara are put into service RICH. here by the
a. G. L., and will work their way TO head
quarters in Atlanta, Ga. The cars require
~overhsuling, aod the iron and wood work
aud painting and re-lettering will give work
to a number of home men for three or four
moths.
a big hurrrah and a bigger crowd and
two reports of a gun on Liberty st. Thursday
attracted the reporters attention and drew
him from his sanctum, thinking that some
sort of q row was in progress in the vicinity
Of the dispeosary. II was nothing more seri-
Gus than d guinea that had escaped from Bill
Andrews' coop. ". ]. Dawsey did the
shooting, and on the second sbet be brought
the guinea down.
At the request Of a party of young men, DR..
and Mrs. China gave the use of their parlorsla las.
Wednesday evening for what might be termed
g Photographic Concert. Quite a large num-
Der of young men and young ladies assembled
there at 9 o'clock to hear the Photograph
give q selection Of music, Rotations, etc. For
an hour and q half the crowd was highly en-
tertained, for the selections of both vocal and
instrumental music was excellent. The affair
was entirely impromptu, having been
arranged by q party of young men, and was
not in any sense an entertainment given by
and Mrs. China.
The appointment OF Mr.. Sheppard Nash,
as Clerk of Court to fiji out the une1pired
term Of Col. ]. D. Graham was no surprise
as be had been considered for several days as
the leader in therace. A great many, how
ever, were of the opinion that Mr.. E. n. Pitt
stood the best chance and be was the choice
Of a majority Of the people Of this city |
as he is much better known here than
Nash, having been raised within a few
miles of the city aud has always been a
visitor to the city. Mr.. Nash. the
successful candidate, is 8 native of North
and a graduate of Davidson College.
came to Sumter County about eigb, or
ZEN years ago TO teach school at Ellio,.s.
From there be removed to Bishopville and
with success for several years. He
vas for a time editor OF the BishopviUs .Neus.
Cor several years he has lived near Elliotts,
given up teaching and devoted his
lime TO farming Re married a daughter of
he late J. McD Law about six years ago and
las several children. Mr.. Nash is qualified
,y education and natural ability TO discharge
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