The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-01-29

Court will convene on March % with
heavy docket.
Nineteen cases Of mumps and measles have
developed since Saturday.
A minstrel company is booked for the
Opera House on the night of February 9Th.
The Standard Oil Co.'S. tank near the A.
G. L. freight depot has been completed.
The church of the Mt. Zion Baptist con-
gregatou, colored, is 10 process of erection
on tbs lot adjoining the Lincoln Graded
School.
4 negro man was caught stealing wood 90
the A. c. rard Monday morning and was
arrested and committed TO Jail.
a gentleman Of African descent was in the
city yesterday seeking ",ne Of them Origin
norses.' He didn't fnd one.
Rev. Robt. S. Copeland, of Norfolk, Va,
has declined the cali 10 .ae Rectorship Of the
Church Of the Holy Comforter, this city.
1t has ceen established that the water from
the artesian well at Ryttenberg's brick yard
is strongly impreguated with iron and has
trace Of sulphur besides.
Work will begin on the Lutheran church
during the spring. The church will be built
OF The corner of Washington and Repu blican
streets.
Insurance rates continue to advance in
Sumter notwithstanding the increased facili
ties for fighting ire that the city has pro-
vided within the last few years.
We publish to-day, some interesting facts
about Gen. Francis Marion, taken from the
Magazine of American History You can
occupy your time no more pro6tably than by
reading the article.
Thursday there was large sale OF tobacco
at the warehouse and the tobacco planters
were here in large numbers. The planters
have learned that the Sumter market is the
best in State TO sell their tobacco.
The whiskey dealers continue to snip their
goods to parties in South oarolioa, and the
State IS pro6ting thereby. Constable Brown
shipped, during the past few days, to the
State dispenser 9 jugs aad kegs of liquor
which be seized at this place.
The brutal custom of fighting chickens
seems to be in the ascendancy. Thursday
aud Friday cooking main was held at Stokes
Bridge. Birds from Darlington and Sumter
counties were pitted against each other and
about forty events were scheduled for Friday.
a flowing we'll! That is what one of our
citizens thought he had discovered Friday.
Investigation revealed the fact, however, that
it was only a 'sbusted" water pipe. The
break in the main was just in front of the
store of ". B. Burns, and had it not been
attended to promptly, might have resulted in
the injury Of some horse.
Health Officer Reardon has been requested
by the United States Bureau of Climatology
to assist 10 gathering statistics of the the ef-
feet of climate on health. He will report the
deaths occurring in this city and the causes
az reported to ;he Board Of Health by the
physicians in attendance.
MIR. L. W. Folsom has been appointed
watch Inspector for this division of the At
lantic Coast Line system. Mr.. Folsom is
we'll fitted for the position and the selection
is in the nature of a recognition oe his ability
by the Coast Line officials.
Register of births and deaths reported to
Office of Health Officer, for week euding Fri
day, January 24;h 1896: Births, colored
males, colored female deaths, coiored fe-
male 67 years old; colored female, SIS years
old; colored female, A3 years old.
\ we'll Travelled road, ornalnented with
mua puddles, row crosses the Baptist grave
va-d. without regard to the loca'ion of
graves or anything else. It's nigh cut and
as nobody objects, is utilized by the travelling
The in v;,asioas to the subscription German
COMPLIMENTARY to Oranseourg have been
sent out. There will be quitea number Of
society people from Orarge5urg IN attend
aace at the ball AID all Of the Young people
of this city who dance.