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


Barnett, Trustees.
Some Of The clerks are already talking
ABOUT when the stores close at 6 o CLOCK.
Dealers in toys and Christmas goodS will
carry over a large amount OF stock.
Several marriages are reported for the
month of January.
TIE Atlantic Coast Line paid its taxes TO
the Treasurer on Saturday. The amount
was So. .052.
Beginning next Sunday morning services
will begin at | / 80 clock in the Methodist
Church
New Years day was not observed as
holiday IN Sumter, except by the banks and
the postof6ce.
The register OF births and deaths reported
to the Health Officer for week ending Dec.
9th, 1895, is as follows: Bir,hs-3 colored
males. Deaths-l colored male, day old;
! coored female, 48 years old; white male,
go years old.
The large two story work shop of "ither-
spoon Bros, which was in course of erection
uear the Atlantic Coast Line track in the
southeastern portion Of the city was blown
dow on Thursday night. The damage ag-
gregates considerable amount, as the lum-
Der WAS more or less broken and twisted out
of shape and the entire work that had been
completed will have to be done again.
The measles are trying to spread and
mumps, TOO, have put in their appearance,
bu, the Health Officer is right on to them,
ard has notified parents where the diseases
are to keep all of their children from school
until the attending physicians state that the
sick children are free from the disease
Superintendent Edmunds, of the city school,
has also been notified Of each case by the
Health Officer, and instructed to stop all
children from school from those houses in
which the measles or mumps have appeared
The tournsment at Hagood was atteeded by
a large crowd for such an occasion. The
Grst prize was won by Mr.. Blanding Durant,
the second oy Mr.. l.. D. Jennings. After the
tournament several horse races were run ac-
cording to the programme arranged for the
day. Oysters aud dinner was served, aod the
occasion partook, to considerable degree, OF
the nature OF a picnic, although it was mid
winter.
Dr.. A. j. China was called Thursday to
see negro man wao had been shot in the
arm by Champion Fay, also colored. The
two men were fooling with the pistol, which
was supposedly unloadec, as usual, and it
was discharged The ball penetrated the
forearm lodging on The bone :ear the elbow.
The wound is not considered at all serious by
Dr.. China.
The municipal election to be held on Feo-
ruary llth for The purpose Of choosing a sue
cessor to the late Alderman, Herman Schwer-
in, has so far caused very little, if any, COM
ment. No one has been seriously men ntiooed
as probable candidate, and unless some one
comes out in spirit Of philanthropy to-
wards The city, the citizens will have to elect
an alderman py main force. There is an
abundance Of good material in the Second
Ward, and the only difficulty to be en-
corntered will be to induce some man to &C
cept the position for the short term. The
books OF registration will be opened on
January 9th and will be kept open for three
day, in order to permit those who are eligi-
BILE to vote, but are unregistered, to qualify in
this particular.
The members Of the Sumter Fire Depart
ment presented Chief Bloom with band
some silver shaving cup on Christmas Day as
token of their appreciation of the efforts he
has made to increase the efficiency Of the de-
partmen!. Chief Bloom and tie members Of
the department have worked together with
out pay and without price, and have seen
great deal of hard service during the past
year. They appreciate each other for
what they have had to DO, and this apprecia-
ton OF their duties and Of each Other is
guarantee of the continued efficiency cf the
Sumter Fire Department. Chief Bloom val
ues the gift so highly that be has made an
effort 10 see each member Of the department
and thank them personally.
Gorton's Gold Band Ministries will play
one night engagement al the Opera House on
Monday night, January 6ih. This minstrel
company needs no Introduction TO Sumter
people, for when here last winter il was the
unanimous verdict that it was the best aggre-
cation of minstrel artists that had been to
the city for several seasons. The Gorton
MiCstrels travel ia Their OVID palace car,
which is one of the finest and bes; equipped
that is owned by any theatrical company.
The amount of live stock sold in Sumter
County this fall is go m uch greater than in
previous years that those who have lnYes;i-
gated the matter are at loss TO account Tor
it. 1t is question, what will be be done
with all the new stock? Will farming ope-
raticns be extended in proportion to the in-
crease in live stock, or has the old stock be-
come so depleted within the last year that the
additions are needed to keep up the average.
For paiu in the chest a piece Of flannel
dsmpeued with Chambeclain's Pain Balm aud
bound on over the seat of the pain. and
another on tie back between the shoulders:
will afford prompt relief. This is especially
valuable in cases where the pain is caused by
cold and there is tendency toward ppeu-
'nona. For sale by DR.. a. j. China.
masquerade party composed Of boys and
young men took IN the town Christmas
night. There we're between twenty-five and
forty in the party, and ell were apparently
having lots of fun. The greater number
were masked as we'll as costumed, but some
of them were disguised il their natural
pbysiognomies, which answered every pur-
pose as we'll as the more gaudy but DOT more
hideous masks. The boys displayed decided
preference for feminine costumes, but with
one exception they were all very sorry coun-
terfeits Of the fair sex. Ollie McKagen, made