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

the past week on account of the illness OF one
of his children and also Mrs. williamson.
He returned to Columbia yesterday.
The election was without excitement and
very little in ;erest was manifested.
Mr.. Tillinghast will begin work with his
harmony class on Monday, 18th inst, at 10
o'clock q. m., at his house.
Alta meeting Of Monaghan Reel Squad No. 2
few nights since, the name was charged to
Monaghan Hose Co., No 2.
The Delgar Reel Squad boys are already
beginning TO congratulate themselves 90 rid
ing TO fires.
Hogs continue to run at large in the
streets-swine are meant, not the biped Va
riety.
The Order of the Golden Chaio is q dead
certainty, and will be organized next Thurs
day night at Masonic Temple.
The Tobacco Warehouse Co. held a meet
ing Saturday morning to consider the bids for
erecting the new Warehouse and prize
houses
The Legislature has adopted the Jim Crow
Car bill and law fixing 3 cents per mile
ture will pu; premium on travelling if they
keep on.
The city is we'll sprinked with the yellow
placards of the Board of Health notifying
the public Of the presence of contagious
diseases. Momps aud meases arr the only
catagious diseases now prevalent in the city.
Ground was broken yesterday for the new
bone of the Watchnan and Southron and
Daily Item. 1t will be two-story brick
building with a frontage of twenty-four feet
on Liberty Street and depth of eighty-feet.
The building will be completed and ready for
occupancy within three months.
A person living lin Sumter cannot afford
to be without Tile Daily Nen 1t gives all
the news every day 10 such condensed shape
that it is easily and quickly read. 1t is 8
busy mans paper: for it gives the facts,
divested of all unnecessary details and
superfuites of verbiage
The firm of Spann & Co., has been dis
solved by the withdrawal of Mr.. Frank
NJ. Spanu, who has sold his iaterest to Mr..
Eugene H. Moses. The business will be con-
tinued at the same stand by the frra of Levy
& Noses
At special meeting Of the city council
held Thursday night all of the floating debts of
the city were audited and ordered paid. The
city is now clear of debt save the school
bonds and Opera House bonds. Since the
taxes we're increased for the purpose of rails
ing money to pay off the floating indebted
ness, the people may look forward to lower
taxes in the future, the debts having been
wiped out.
During the high wind Thursday morning
large pine tree " as blown down across the
school house on Mr.. R. NJ. Aman's place, near
Heriott's Cross Roads. and the school chill
dren narrowly escaped death Onelitt girl,
Ethel Anderson, a daughter, of Mr. R. J.
Anderson had one leg broken by piece of
timber falling upon her. The school house
was almost completely wrecked, and the
escape of the children was marvellous. None
of the children; except the one above men-
toned, nor the teacher, Miss May Tindal,
we're anywise injured.
A brace Of well trained blood hounds
would be ia most valuable addition to the
force of county officers. The presence of the
hounds would have a salutary effect, for
criminals would be deferred from committing
crimes, knowing that within few hours the
keen scented hounds would be dogging their
steps. The hounds would be Invaluable in
running criminals to earth 10 cases of emer-
gency.
The pantry of Rev. W. C. Power was
raided 90 Saturday night week by burglar,
who possessed himself of everything of
movable nature in sight He stole silver
ware, koives, bacon, cake and groceries of
all sorts, sufficient 10 abundantly replenish
the most depleted larder. The burglar made
safe escape, and 20 trace was left that will
lead to his arrest and punishment.
Gen. Thomas L. Rosser will lecture in this
city on the night of February l4th, instead
of on the l7lh, as first stated. A change in
date Of his lecture in Charleston made
change in date in this, necessary. Gen. Rosser
will lecture in Charleston under the auspices
of the Confederate Veterans Camps, the Sons
of Confederate Soldiers and the Daughters of
the Confederacy. He viii! be introduced By
Gen. Wade Hampton who has been invited to
be present.
Mrs. John Dowd (Miss Harriet Weems),
an actress who has visited this city several
times, is in prison in New York for attempt
ing to shoot Miss Swain. another actress,
whom she charges with alternating he, hus-
bands affections. Miss Weems and John
Dowd were the stars in the Harriet Weems
Company which played two three night en-
eapements in this city last season. Miss
Weems proved herself very poor pistol
shot, for she never touched her would-be
victim.