The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-07-17
Water melons are cheap and plentiful.

Water melons are cheap and plentiful.
1t is buckleberries that the early morning
visitor wishes to sell this week.
The rain last night was a lite ard knot
hoater.
The midsummer crop of mosquitoes is ripe
and few of them are loose in Sumter.
That new bicycle track has failed to ma
terialize most dismally.
Green Swamp is favor,e bathing place.
The boys go down latter six
The stock of the Sumter Manufacturing
Company is being taken right along, and the
subscribers are paying the first instslment.
Sumter is beginning to have a multiplicity
of secret and benevolent societies. All of
them are on good basis.
There are very few of the box cars left on
the c. S. 4 n. yards. and every thing in that
neighborbood has dismanted appearance.
Blight s beginning to appear on apple and
pear trees in this section. The disease, which
is very disastrous to pear orchards, is said to
be caused by small black beetle.
Constables Brown and Nunnamaker raded
the place Of S. F. Hurst on Liberty Street,
Monday afternoon in search Of liquor. No
LIQUOR was found, however, and the place
could not be proven TO be a blind tiger.
crowd of boys collected to sea the fun, but
nothing funny or interesting occurred.
During the severe storm Manday night the
electric lights were several times interfered
with by the lightning, but despite all ccmpe-
tition the little engine painted on and kept
the city lighted Several very heavy eectri-
cal discharges took place in the city but no
damage was done to persons or property.
The colored 6remen of this city will run
an excursion from Mayesville to Augusta,
Ca, on August lst The round trip will
cost Sl.75.
The rainfall Sunday afternoon was the
heaviest that has visited this section in
months. Fortunately it did not continue
long and no damage was done; in fact, it
was beneficial. The rain was NOT general,
however, and three miles from this city corr
is suffering for rain.
A number Of shade trees have died, both in
this city and throughout the county, since
the opening of spring, and others are still
diving. This may be the result of the severe
winter, but no satisfactory explanation has
been given.
Tobacco curing is in progress all over the
county, snd those planters who delayed get
ting Aues for their barns until the last mo-
ment have been 10 trouble, for the supply was
exhausted. Some days ago, the writer heard
a farmer complaining that his tobacco crop
was ready to be cured but he could not get
hues. Since then he has obtained the fiues
and is happy
At the request of the A. C. l.. Attorney,
]. W. Arms, Esq, Of Kingstree, Trial Justice
Wells dismissed the cases against George
Elliott and George Vaughn, who were charg
ed with robbing freigh, cars on the a. c. l..
The preliminary was get for Thursday, but the
railroad people did not have sufficient evil
dence TO establish case, and the men were
discharged this account
The Farmers Insurance Association Of
Sumter will have n pic nc near ST. Chsrles
on Thursday, July 25th. Al the same time
the annual elections Of officers VIII De beid
aud changes in by-laws proposed. II is
hoped there Will he II iuli attendance, as this
is an institution that should be kept up, and
business will not run Itself il the members Go
no, ,rrn out and show their interest Ia il;
Major ~ Noise and Dr.. Abbott have been
invited TO make addresses that occasion,
on tie advantages OF cooperation.