The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-04-29
Mr.. W NJ. Graham shipped sixteen hun.
dred quarts of straw berries Monday.

Mr.. W VI. Graham shipped sixteen hun
dred quarts of strawberries Monday.
Moses Green is adding to his store, and,
when completed, will put in n large stock of
general merchandise.
Richard Merrimau, the colored man in
Concord township who was struck on the
head by his brother, Joe Merriman. last week,
died Saturday morning from his injuries.
The attention of all citizens is directed to
the Notice of The Board OF Supervisors of
Registration. Notice is given Of the appoint t.
men,s Of The Board. Other appointments
will be announced st a later date.
The pic uic given yesterday by the bible
class of the Presbyterian church, was sue
cess in every respect. About fifteen couples
were present. II commenced raining just as
the pic mic party was leaving the grounds
With that exception j. was perfect pic nic.
The Ii thing yesterday struck several OF
the telegraph poles along the line Of the Pcs
tal-Cable Telegraph Company's line to Cam
den. The poles struck were badly splintered.
Mr. J. ". McKiever has made a start on
the Warehouse, having already finished sew
eral of the foundation pillars. The work has
to be completed by August lst.
The foundations for the new tobacco ware
house have been LAID, aud the contractor will
soon have force of forty or fifty hands at
work on the building.
The automatic harness for Monaghan Hose
Co., No., 2arrived yesterday, and a crowd
Of Monaghan sympathizers have been around
the house ever since admiring the fit.
Mr. T. B. Frazer, Jr., is having resi-
dence built on Main Street, opposite to Col.
r. D. Lees. Mr. j. W. McKiever is the con-
tractor.
The special train carrying the Piuofore
Opera company will leave for Orangeburg
at 4:3o, p. m., Thursday. There are fifty
seven in the company, aud at least forty-6ve
or fifty others will 60 with the party. Ad-
vices from Orangeburg indicate that there
will be large audience to witness the per-
formauce.
Health officer Reardon reports.for the week
as follows: Births-2 white males l colored
female and colored male. Deaths-l white
female 65 years old, coiored female years
old. and co!ored female SO years old.
John Hall. colored, was before Trial Just
tice Wells Monday, charged with assault
and battery. he plead guilty and was SEN
tanced to serve fifteen days in the chain gang
or pay fne of 6ve dollars. He is now in
the chain gang.
The Ducker l. Bul,man Co., is coming to
the front az an advertiser. The little ad7er-
tisement of LIE Panto Cigars. which has been
running in THE Item for the past few days,
made 80 favorable an impression on the man
rfacturers of the cigar advertised tina, this
morning The Daily Item received an order
for one hundred copies Of the paper contain
ing the advertisement to be sent TO the deal
ers who handle the LIE Panto.
Witherspoor Bros, proprietors of the Sum-
ter Furniture Factory, are making all the
strawberry crates used by Mr.. W. n. Graham
in shipping the berries from his farm. This is
a practical illustration of how one Industry
feeds another and turns loose money 10 the
community. Besides furnishing employ
ment to fifty to seventy-6ve persons daily,
Mr.. Graham's berry farm has supplied addi-
tional work for an established maoufactur
ing enterprise
The members of the Sumter Fire Depart
ment should have gone down TO Charleston
last week to see the exhibition of the Charles
ton Fire Department. They would have
learned several things that would have open
ed their eyes aud convinced them that ihey
are not members of the first department on
earth.
Graham's strawberry farm is beautiful
sight From seventy to eighty hands are en-
ployed every day, to pick the berries. Be-
fore the rain, about FIVE hundred quarts were
gathered daily, ard since the rain, it is es-
timated, that one thousand quarts will be
gathered every day. A gentleman who
bought some berries in Charleston, says they
can't compare with Mr.. Graham's, either in
size or favor. This class of farming should
be encouraged iu this State, and especially
around Sumter. 1t is the means Of giving
work to large number of people who could
get nothing else to do. South Carolina is
bornd to come to the front as trucking
State, and all such industries should be en-
couraged By our people.