The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-12-02

The receipts from haes in the Mayors
Court have faYeo eff this week
OF oneahing we are certain-the system Of
e.ectric lights in Sumter is as good as can be
fonnd elsew here.
The Lutheran Church viii, be completed
within a few weeks 1t is one of the hand
soonest houses of worship in the city
There is still large quantity of cotton
stored in the city and county for which the
owners wished to obtaiu higher prices.
No Thanksgiving accidents to Sumter
hunters have yet been reported. This is sut-
fcisnt cause for q special Thanksgiving.
Street Commissioned Tribble ls building
clay causeway across the Monumental Square
A few canseways of some sort are needed oa
Main Street.
M The Baby Show next Friday afternoon Is
the chief topic of conversation in the City of
Sumter ct present. Is your baby gong to
have place in the pietore? Certainly.
II Births reported to Heal,h Officer. E. l. Rear
dos, for past week ending November 9th:
z white females, one white male, aud | col.
ored female. Tc'al number of births, 4.
The irst shipment Of oil was made from
she Somter Cotton Seed Oil Mill on Saturday.
The local demand for meal aud hulls is now
regularly Supplied by the mill
The School Commissioners of this city
have decided to elect another teacher for the
Lincoln Graded School, as the attendance
is SO large that the number of teachers now
employed ,s too few to perform the required
work
Tie bicycle riders who persist 10 riding at
night without lighted lanterns are public
benefactors and deserve the thanks Of the
.,axpasers of Sumter, for they are assisting
in the reduction of the city taxes.
The Comptroller General has notified the
Board of Election Commissioners that the
appropriation has been exhausted and that it
will be impossible to pay the managers Of the
Federal election until the Legislature meets.
The Salem County people have not given
up hope and their attorneys in Columbia are
now at work on the case 1t is hoped that
the Legislature will take some action in the
case tba, will be favorable to the success of
Salem.
Richard Boss ssard was before the Mayor Fri
day morning for sbootirgaDo,ber negro with
sling shot-Sl or two days Guigoard Will.
SON was also on trial, his offense being that
OF riding a bicycle on the sidewalk at night
without lighted lantern-S2 or four days.
Sheriff. McKagen went to Columbia Saturday
morning so<carry Minnie Jackson, colcred,
Who has been violently insane for a week or
two, TO the asylum. She was raising con-
siderable row at the depot before the train
left, and the Sheriff, no doubt. hsdbis hands
full all during the trip.
Twenty-fo young ladies are drilling
eyery afternoon for the Waiter Drill which
ia 10 be the star attraction Of the Delgar Reel
SQUAD Bazaar on Thursday evening, Dee.l0
The drill is said to be something entirely new
and the promise is confidently made by those
who have charge of the drill that it will both
surprise and delight the large crowd that
will attend the Bazaar.
A kerosene stove caught aire Sunday pight
about clock at the residence OF Mrs
Miller. aud for few ninutes destructive
FIRE seemed imminent. The alarm was given
and the department called ont, but the flames
were extinguished before the nose wagons
arrived. The building was damaged but
little and the loss was incocsiderable.
The sRainbow Party" given at Mr. Geo.
McKagec's Thursday eveoing was success.
fho prlZe-a oOA VI u OuJ 'o1 e-""9 w" ~
Master Sam Talley for the neatest sewing.
/ The booby prize-a negro doll-was won by
Hampton Flowers All present reported
pleasant evening.
The Board of School Commissioners net
lac, Wednesday evening and elected an extra
teacher for The Washington Street School.
There we're four applicants for the POSITION.
iss Linne McLaurin was elected. She is
g:adua,e of Winthrop College and was at
e time of her election attending this col
ke persuipe special course of study in
her mathematics.