The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-03-18

Our Iouia letter this week contains some
suggestions TO the school authorities. Their
attention is therefore directed 10 it.
The Freeman suggests that the monument
to Gen Sumter be located at the corner OF
Main and Linerty Streets. The suggestion
would he good were it not for the fact that
there is not SUFFICIENT space for monument
ut that point. The streets are scarcely wide
enough al present for ordinary business pnr-
poses, and the Freeman's suggestion is there
fore not practicable.
A petition to Congress urging the passage
of the hill appropliatiog $1,000 for the
erection of monu ment TO Gen. Thomas
Sumter nas Leen forwarded TO Congressman
J. W Stokes. The petition is signed by the
City Council, the county officers and The curry
at this term of court. The mass meeting that
is to be held should not he put eff until 1t is
too late to have any effect. Whatever action
that il is TO ne taken should be taken at once
so tha; Congressman Stokes may have as
strong case Us possible to present TO Con-
press when his bill comes up for considera
ton
Rev. A. W Lamar, of Texas, will lee
ture in tie Baptist Church on Friday even
ing. his sutj.ct beiag Ben Hur o. Sunday
night be will lecture on Pilgrims Progress,
ana again on Monday and Tuesday nights
on the same suclect His lectures will be IL
Illustrated. Ga Friday, Monday aud Tuesday
nights 35 cents admission will be charged
! Sunday night the lecture vii! re free.
Sam Hamilton, colored, was committed OF
the guard house Monday night for pub 'ie
Drunkenness. Next morning he WAS found in a
| all nd no Of?o o,.~
who first discovered bis condition became ap-
prehensive that he WAS in dying condition,
so sent pos. haste for physician Hamilton
was found MT to oe in s1trsmis hut In 1T,
to which he is su' ject, aud after time re-
vi7ed
The suit OF H. C. Gibson vs. a c. Du-
rant and L I. Parrott to enforce settlement ol
note given in payment for the county right
to sell an improved smoothing iron was de-
cided Thursday afternoon The defense Sol
up was the absence of value in the article
purchased The ,estimoy was so hunorou:
to disn,erested parties that at times bench,
bar and spectators Joined in smiling audibly
Mr.. Parrot brought down the house when he
related how he had succeeded in selling one
solitary iron in Darlington after persistent
and energetic effort, and had since had to pay
for the iron, as the person whom be bad
hypno,:zed and induced TO buy the iron was
unable to iron anything with the iron, and
was consequently dissatisfied. In relating
the particulars of the purchase Of the county
rights, Mr.. Parrott unconsciously got off
good thing on Chesterfield County. Reply
ing TO a question, be named the Eve or sz
counties OF which they had bought The
rights. ''But," said the plaintiffs attorney
'how about Chesterfield County p sob
you see," replied Mr. Parrott, I'VE did no
buy the right to Chesterfield. We did no
think that county worth any thing and die
not want it but the agent also said Chester
field was no good and insisted on throwing
it in, just so to get rid OF it," Notwith
standing the entertainment afforded by tb'
defense, the jury rendered verdic! agains
3hem.