The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-08-14

Miss Pauline GaillarG and Mrs. John
Can,ev left Thursday afternoon for PawleY' 3
Island, where they will stay two weeks.
visit to her brother in Birmingham. Ala, re-
turned home Thursday.
The population Of the Jail is growing in
numbers. When court convenes the usual
crowd will probably be on hand for trial.
Very few ladies went out to zee the female
ba!lists play Monday afternoon. The ladie.
Of this place are shy of bloomers.
The cigarette 6end, especially the youthful
6end, is very much in evidence and rather
cigarettes, around church doors when the
congregations are coming out.
sSThe big ditch across Liberty Street at the
corner of Washington, where the drain from
the Graded School is being put down caused
good many vehicles to go around the square
Monday.
Mrs. W.C Brough,on was tbs recipient Of
tine Jersey COW on las, Monday evening.
The cow was bought in Greenville by Mrs.
Brougb,ou's Orother-iu-law, Col. McBee, Of
the Richmond and Danville R. R., and
eQIPPCu ~. Il. w uSI "iOtUCt, OiOoS-
well, of the Southern Express Company.
A sneak thief, with long stick with a
hook on the end, was detected Sunday oigbt
attempting to steal clothing from the house Of
Mr.. u. G. Kavanaugh through au open win
dow. When discovered the negro made haste
TO get away from the premises.
The first boil of oew cotton we have seen
comes from Mr. T. J. Tuomey' Bell Mill
place. The bell is fully developed aud was
wide open when We saw it on Saturday after
noon. The cotton crop in that section of
the county is very fine for this year and more
advanced than crops in other sections Of the
county.
The negroes who are interested 10 politics
held meeting last night to elect delegates 10
the county coE7rntion held to-day. The
meeting Was unusually protracted, remaining
in session, it is said, until about O'Clock.
The candidates on the Keels ticket for the
Constitutional Convention are scheduled to
to speak at Spring Hill to-day, and il is 10 be
supposed that the candidates whooped things
up for their side to the best Of their ability.
If any one save the candidates are interested
to any extent in these meetings, it does not
appear on the surface in any section from
which information has been received
The colored reel squads and the book and
ladder truck were called out for practice
run yesterday afternoon The start was made
from the reel house ou Liberty Street and the
finish was at Harvin Street.
A gentleman who witnessed the game of
ball between the ''bloomer'' female nine and
the Darlington club yesterday afternoon says
that the crowd, composed largely of ladies,
was highly pleased with the exhibition The
admission Monday evening will be Is cents.
Supt. Tribbe has a light put out every
night TO enable wayfsrers who may fall into
the excavation on Washington Street 10 see
how TO climb out
The embryo candidates for county Offices
at the next election are already going out into
the rural districts to get their political fence
10 order. Some OF the present incumbents
will have to build their fences horse high,
bull strong and pig tight ii they purpose serv-
ing the public for another term The candi-
dates who will come out next year after the
urgent solicitation OF many friends will knock
down any ordinary fence around political
pasture to get iato an Office
Inc campaign meetlog at Oprlng hlli on
Saturday did not materialize although Capt
Keels was on hand and waited nearly al day
for the expected crowd to gather. So few
came out that no speeches were made and the
foods Of eloquence did not rush down the
.erraced hillsides Of old Spring Hill. The
next meeting is scheduled for Bishopville,
and there, perhaps, crowd will gather to
hear the candidates who want to go TO the
Convention
The Republican Convention Saturday took
no action that altered the situation 4 full
ticket was not nominated, as some of the lead
ers Of the negroes announced would be done
The convention ratified the nomination of ".
T. Andrews and R. H. Richardson, and
elected a committee 10 manage the campa ign
The committee has power 10 fiji the four
xacancies ON The ticker The cnlnmittee is ~