The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-03-25


brown, but as color cuts no figure, Monaghan
Squad should he we'll pleased with their
horse, for be is good one in every respect.
The grand spring opening st Miss McDou-
aid g millinery store will he held on March
3orh and 3lst. The store will be decorated
ar,;sticallv and all the newest styles Will .e
displayed for the inspection Of the visitors
The public are cordially Invited 20 attend the
openiog.
Messrs. F. Quicker and c. F Glenn,
members of the firm of J F Young Co.,
wholesale produce merchants. recently Of
Ashevile, n c.. ere in the city. Mr..
Quicker will 90 soon 10 Sumter, S C, 10 es-
1ablsh branch business there These
gentlemen expect to reside here permanently,
and are prepared to furnish anything in thr
produce line ut rock bottom prices .-Co'um-
bia News.
Sumter is represented oy J. J Watson and
J. Wilson Bradley on the list of graduates Of
the Charleston Medical College. Dr.. Watson
took second honor in the class, which nnm-
bered twenty-eght The many friends Joe
has in this city viii be more than pleased that
he did not disappoint them in the expectation
that he would win distinguished position 10
his class.
The Baptis, Church was crowded, FIRST floor
and gallery, Sunday night by members Of all
denominations, who gathered 10 hear Rev
A. W. Lamar deliver his frs. illustrated
lecture on Pilgrims Progress The lecture
was full hour in lenetb, but to the we'll en-
tertaieed and thoroughly interested congre-
CATION it scarcely seemed half so long The
lecture was iu no sense a show, but was a
gospel meeting of great impressvenesa, in
which the spoken word was reinforced by
the pictured scenes
The chain gang is now in readiness to he.
gin work on the public roads: Mr.. D
DnBose, Jr, has been appointed overseer and
MIR. Jesse Hurst, guard. The gang which
now numbers nineteen, will begin work on
the road leading to DesChamp's mill, which
will be put in good condition. for several
miles before the improvement Of any other
road will be undertaken The Old Jail has
been fixed up for the accommodation of the
chain gang for so long time as it is kept
at work on the roads in the immediate vicin-
;ty Of this city. When the work is too far
distant from the city to permit the use Of the
old jail, tents will be provided for the use of
the convicts, overseer and guard.
A SD accident occurred 90 Mr.. T. J. Tis-
6ale's place, near Manning, last Monday,
resulting in the death of Hattie, the seven
year-od daughter, of Mr. Tisdale. rabbit
was discovered in the field where Mr.. Tisdale
was working and the dogs ran 1t in the hol-
low of cypress tree, the children brought
their fa,er an AK 10 cut it down. The tree
WIS about ten inches 10 diameter and in fall
ing it struck a tree that the children were
r!anding behind; they became frightened
aud ran, but the unfortunate little one had
not gotten quite out of its reach the top
limbs caught Hattie, striking her on the head
and rendering her unconscious The dis
tracted father ran to her, caught her up in his
arms and carried her to the house where she
died in a short ,ine-Napning Times.
TIE grocery business of Crosswell & Co.
mas been sold by ". K. Cross"ell, Admins
ceased, to H. D. and John K. c osswsll,
who will continue the business at lne same
place ard without change OF name The
new firm is composed Of two energetic and
progressive young men who are thoroughly
familiar with the grocery business and have
been in former years identified With Cross
veil & Co. They are well known TO tee
patrons cf tie Arm and need 10 Introduction.
Ia their advertisement to-6ay they otfeg some
grea, bargains. Houseseepers can save
mooey by goiag to ths corner grocery
We ere GLAD 10 no.e lne many kind eSpres
s;ous from tbs newspapers il the 3rd Judicial
circuit abou. Solicitor Juno Wilson, Snd
all OF them express ihe opinion Of tie Times
i. e., that Mr H;!Soil IS he choice Of the
people, and that fac..oral poli,!cs viii ca; no
figure in MS election His support vii! come
from the people regardless OF faction. There
is no circuit in The State that has more
faithful Officer and there is no lawyer in this
circuit better qualified for the work than Mr..
Wlsoa. He is not only mae CT sterling
integrity but !. good sound lawyer xnd rea-
souer, and while BE- takes decided stand in
matters political, he does not allow prejudice
to govern his judgment. 1t would be hand
some recognition Of his past services to re-
elect him without opposition Manning
Times.
For some time it has been rumored that the
fire department had united on municipal
ticket and would vote to man for it, and
had determined in addition to use all posi-
BILE Influence TO secure the election of this
ticket Members Of both Monaghan and
Delgar squad have asked this paper TO state
that these squads have not taken any action
in reference 10 the municipal election, have
selected no ticket and will not, as organiza-
tons, support any particular candidate or
candidates. The members of the several
squads are free TO vote for their individual
choice for Mayor and Aldermen, and there
will positively be no concerted action to
elect any one can, Al! rumors to the contrary
Notwithstanding. This statement seems to
be explicit enough TO set a; rest not only all
rumors but whatever Of uneasiness such
rpmors may have occasioued some OF the
candidates.
All last winter Mr. Geo A. Mills, Of Leban-
on, Conn wgs badly afflicted with rheuma-
tism. At times il w.s 80 severe that ne
could not stand UP straight, but was drawn
over on one side. Il tried different -ene-
dies without receiving relief he says, ''ca-
til about six months ago bought bottle of
Chamberlan's 5 Pain Balm After using it
for three days my rheumatism was gore and
has not returned s;Lce. For sale by Dr.. A.
J. China.
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