The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1895-11-27


re,tsville and Darlington people attached to
the regular morning train for Columbia
Yesterday They came down on the Z. 8.
and N. train and we're transferred 10 the
Columbia train.
At meeting Of the Board of Schoo Com
missoners held Monday night, Principal b
Pearson of the Lincoln Graded School handed
10 his resignation. The resignation WAS accept
ed and J. C. Whitaker was elected 10 bill the
vacancy. Prof. Pearson, prior TO his accept
ing the principalship of the Lincoln School
filled chair in Clafliu College. Since he
has been in this city he has taught with a
degree of success tina. was creditable to him
self and gratifying TO the School Board He
resigned 10 accept more lucrative position
in Georgia. His successor was principal OF
the school for TWO years Immediately suhse.
ouent to the organization OF the Graded
School system aud gave thorough sat'sfac'
ton
The wife of Mr. Leonard Wells, OF East
Brim6eld. Mass, hnd teen suffering from
neuralgia for two days, NOT being able to
sleep or hardly keep still, when Nr. Holden,
the merchant, there, sent her hottie of Cham
herlain's Pain Balm, and asked that she give
i, thorough trial. % meetiug Mr.. Wells
the next day be was told that she wns all
right the pain had left her within two hours,
and that the bottle Of Pain Balm was worth
SIS 90 if it could not he had for less For
sale AT so cents per bottle by Dr.. J. China.
Mr.. Dave Browder, Of Bro"der 4: Whitt's
Monumental Works 462, 464 and 466 Plum
Street, Macon, Ga, will visit this section
shortly with large line of new and original
designs Parties contemplating purchasing
Marble or Granite Monuments and Iron
Fencing will please examine designs and get
our prices before placing their orders The
highest grade of work and very hest mate
rial guaranteed. NOV. Zo-u.
The crowds going 70 Atlanta this week
surpsss all expectations The trains this
morning. we're filled % The utmost limit and
soa of the coaches were 60 crowded that
standing room was al premium. On
Thanksgiving Day Atlanta will have more
South Carolnians within her gates than any
CITY in the State of South Carolina can boast
of. The cry is now "Oo TO Atlanta ~ and
the South CaroliGians ale going by thou
sands. Every town, village &nd hamlet 10
sending representatives, aud the day will oe
sCarolina Day. in truth. Those who have
Dot been to zee the Exposition, and do not
fear crowd had better go and take in The
sights on Thanksgiving Day. The crowd
itself will he show worth seeing
W.P. Daraut and Peggy Johnson. colored,
were committed to j4it Thursday night under
warrant issued by Trial Justice P"rrott, OF
Bishopville Friday morniog they wsre arrest
ed uader warrant issued by U. 5. Commls-
sioner Norris, aud the trial has been fixed for
Nf no,
caused considerable excitement in Bishop
vile on Wednesday, and at one time trouble
of serious nature WAS apprehended, but
fortunately wiser counsel prevailed and the
excitement subsided. The cause OF the
trouble was the writing by Durrnt of an
offensive letter to lady and forging another
mans name 10 II.
Patrick H. Morgan was taken up for drunk
AMI disorderly conduct on the streets Thurs
day night, but was dismissed Friday
morning. That night be was drunk again
and WAS re-arrested. He wandered down IN
the vicinity of the depot and about dark was
seen living at the foot of an oak tree on the
sidewalks edge rear Kennedr's store on the
corner of Nam Street. Later in the night
Mr.. R. L. Murrell passed the man who hailed
him. Mr.. Murrel took no notice OF him, and
Morgan commenced firing his pistol. None
of the halls passed in close proximity to Ar.
Murrell, and it is not known whether he was
ius, too drunk TO shoot straight or was not
shooting at Mr. Murrell, with the intention
10 hit him. Morgan was arrested by E. F.
Southerland the depot watchman, who turn
ed him over to the police Morgan was be-
force The Mayor this morning who sentenced
him to twenty days in Jail or to pay fine OF
$40. Morgan belongs to the Michigander
gang from Rimini, which has periodically
painted Sumter red for severai years past
Morgan is in rather had plight having a
very severe unhealed scalp wound, which be
says he received by falling from treste.
His head looks more like some one had oeen
operating or him with a hatchet.
Good advice Never leave home on jour
nev without bottle of Chamberlains Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For sale by
/ Dr.. A. j. China.
The stockholders of the Sumter Manufac-
tnring Company met in the Y. NJ. Z. a.
Hall Friday night at 8 o'c clock, pursuant 10 the
call of the committee appointed at previous
mae,ing to take charge of the preliminary
arrangements for the organization OF the
comnsny. There was considerable discus
sion az to the line Of manufacturing the COM
pany should undertake, but no decided
action was taken, it being deemed best to
leave this matter to the board Of directors
The organization Of the company was per-
fec,ed bv the election OF board Of directors
comrosed of the following gentlemen
w. M. Graham, J. S. Hughson, H. Hardy,
Abe Ryttenberg, Marion Noise, r. P. Mona
CHAN, C. G. Rowland, j. F. Larghrey, n.
o. Donnel.
The officers of the company will be elected
at the first meeting of the board Of directors.
The capital stock of the CON pany is being
paid ia with promptness as each installment
falls due, 50 that the men who have been the
promoters of the enterprise fron its iccep-
ton are very much gratided with the present
outlook.
A cup of muddy coffee is not W holesome
neither is hottie of muddy medicine. One
wav 10 know a reliable and skilfuly-pre-