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

Sewing Machines and Organs cleaned and
repaired at the Sumter Music House.
The dispeusary continues to sell large
quantity of the various grades OF palmetto
LIQUOR, the cheaper grades principally. Were
all the dispensarys IN the State as successfu'
as the one in this city the system would oe
much more profitable than it has been in ine
past.
Mr.. w. w. Geddings shot himself through
the right hand Friday night lndicting severe
and painful wound. The ball entered the
hsnd between the second and third fingers
and was taken out near the wrist joint. Mr..
Geddings was cleaning the pistol, and it was
accidentally discharged infcting the wound
as stated.
at meeting of Reel Squad No. 2, Friday
night, it was decided 10 purchase Hose Car
riage to be drawn by horse, and steps were
taken at once to secure the same, ifpracticable
So we may expect to see Black Maria No. 2
pulled to fires by a horse at an early date.
''Verily We are progressing,
Messrs. Ryttenbsrg 4 Sons offer of sddi-
tional valuable prizes, for the best one acre
CROPS of corn and cotton and the best 1000
pounds of tobacco, to se competed for by The
farmers of Sumter and Clarendon counties,
ought 20 serve TO make farming unusually in-
teresting and profitable in those counties this
wear. If there were such ''enterprising
merchants" il every county there would be
more enterprising and hopeful farmers, and
both would soon get rich together. The
Ryttenbergs bave set an admirable example
in the way of making advances" to their
farmer neighbors. We hope it will spread
fast and far.-News and Courier.
A circus was advertised to give perform
ance in Mayesville Friday, and Clerk on
Court Nash was on hand that morning to
collect the license imposed by the county OF
all circus exhibitions. The manager Of The
circus put in the claim that his circus was
not circus in the true meaning Of the term
and therefore not liable for the license. Mr.
Nash maintained that inasmuch as it had
been advertised as a circus it should pay the
license fee required by law, but by mutual
consent the payment OF the money was post
poned, and the performance also, until the
question could he referred to a lawyer for an
opinion. The manager of The circus and Dir
Nash came at once TO this city and consulted
the attorneys, who decided that under a
strict construction Of the law, the show is
not circus and not liable to pay the license
fee required of circuses.
A long distance telephone line connects
Darlington and Florence and it works in
a thoroughly satisfactory manner. per-
son can ring up another in Florence with as
great ease as person in the same town. 1t
has been found great convenience to ousi-
ness men ard is much more economical than
,elegraphing. 1t is said that line to con-
meet Marion. Florence, Dillon and Bennetts
vile is projected, and the matter has been
taken under edvisement by the leading busi-
ness men of these towns. Should this enter
prise be established, it would be the thing for
Sumter to build line connecting with Oar
lington or Florence. 1t is but a question of
time when all of the towns and cities of the
country will be connected with each other oy
long distance telephone lines; in the North
the long distance telephone is already exteu-
siyely used and has become business neces-
sity. There is no reason why it should not
be adopted in the South. A line from Sum-
ter to Florence would have as feeders the
towns of Mayesvile Magnolia, Gainesville
and Timmonsville, and in each place several
regular subscribers to the line would be OBJ
tanned It is question whether an enter
prise of this character would pay as an in-
vestment from the first but in few years it
undoubtedly would pay.