The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-03-18

Bets are being made on the municipal elec-
ton already Within few days past more
than hundred dollars have been put up
The Court of Sessions adjourned Monday
afternoon and the jury was dismissed. The
Court is now engaged in hearing cases in
equity.
The old fire engine houses in the rear OF
the City Hall have been bought by W. B.
Burns, bis bid CT $50 10 having been the
highest.
Numbering the houses 10 Sumter is popu-
lar idea, and one great advantage in favor
of the idea is that it Can be put into PRACTICAL
execution at nominal expense.
The following is the report of births and
deaths as recorded by Health Officer Reardon
for past week. Births-2 white females and
/ white male; colored female. Deaths-i
white female % years old.
Health officer Reardoa has changed his
place of residence from Liberty street to Re-
publican street, next door to the Jewish Lee
ture Room The Office of the secretary of the
Board of Health will, after March 18th, be in
the Clerk and Treasurer's Office
The Ducker L Bultman Co. has just re-
ceived the most complete and elaborate cash
register ever brought 10 this city. This
register not only makes record Of every
sale and keeps the cash balance, but prints a
ticket showing the amount of each purchase
and the date aud the number Of the check,
which is given to the customer.
Registration for the coming municipal
election tegur On last Saturday and
will close on March 28th. The city
clerk desires that voters shall come to his
Office aud attend to the matter themselves,
and not apply to him on the street do so for
them. He will follow the requirement of
the law.
Monaghan Hose Company No. 2, has
presented Misses Lizzie Stuckey and Rosa
Fuller, who represented the squad in the Kar-
ni7al, with lock chain bracelets, duplicates
Of the one voted to the best representation
in the Karnival, in token of the appreciation
of the squad.
. The Court House was we'll filled last Thurs
day while the arguments in the Hogan dam
age suit were being made. Judge Fraser
maae the opening argument for the South
Carolina and Georgia R. R., and he was
followed by Joseph W. Barnwel. of Charles
ton. The plaintiff was represented by Messrs'
LSe O. MOlse. oe jury IOudu q 'cEOlCt lOI
$3.50 IN favor of Mrs Hogan.
The next Council should enact an ordinance
repairing property owo oers, within the fire limits
at least, to keep the paveEents in good con-
ditions. Most cities have ordinances requir-
ing property owners TO lay and maintain
pavements along the street frontage of their
property, and if the property owners neglect
laying the pavement, the city has it done and
charged up and collected in the same
manner as taxes
On Saturday night Theadore Ross and an
other negro, known as Stuffy, got into row
on Main Street, near the Nixon House. The
row was terminated by Ross, who drew q
pietol aud sho. Stufy. Ross then took leg
bail and has not been heard of since. Stuffy
was not seriously wonded, and there is 20
present prospect of death resulting from his
wouod.
The reel squad discussion has extended
into all circles and nearly everybody takes
part in it, on occasion. At present the dis
cussion is most animated at the schools
where the girl acd small boy admirers Of the
members Of the squads spend hours 10 dis
putting over the merits of their favorites
The Bible says "the wicked Aee when no
man pursueth;' at present the clerks fee
when the ticket seller approacheth. Several
were seen to dive uoder counters and out of
the back door to-day Y hen the persuasive
ticket sellers appeared at the front door. The
game of hide and seek is very unsausfac-
tory one, and the fleeing ones may as we'll
face the music like men, ultimate escape is
impossible.
Gen. Wallace's ''Ben Hur'' reaches back
into the Old Testament and forward into the
New The story was intended to connect the
two volumes Few books of the last decade
obtained larger sale. The illustrations Of
the story in the Baptist Church by Dr.. Lamar
on Friday evening, will serve to make the
novel real. Many of the views are from pho
tographs taken in the Holy Land, showing
the places as they are to-day. To see 6ue
picture enlarged to life size, is almost equal
TO seeing the actual object. DR.. Lanar's de-
scrip:ions will add much to the interest of
the pictures. These views-65 in number
will he exhibited in TIE Baptist Church on
. Il.