The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-10-28

City Clerk, burst, was nuSy last week
refundng the license taxes paid under the
license ordinance enacted for tte fiscal year
ls96-s7, but which has been repealed by
Council
The constitution builders and election law
makers of this State accomplished great
feat when they made i: impossib:e for city
to bold az election to supply vacancy 10
The Board Of Aldermen. 4 city would he
in 6ne 6x if all the Aldermen were to re-
sign or die.
The Mormon Elders held open air
and Mopday The meetings were slimly at
tended, the audiences on both occasions be-
ing composed almost entirely OF negroes.
One Of the elders took a text from the Bible
aud preached sermon both DAYS.
Chief Bloom of the Fire Department end
the racing team from Delgar Reel Squad
left for Charleston on yesterday evening to
take par, in the State Firemeus Tournament I
which takes place to-day. TIE mem
bers Of the racing team are: W.. S. Graham,
A G.. Flowers, Sol. Rytten!erg, George
Foxwor,b, Willie Bultman, N. G. usteen, ,Jr.,
Joe Villeneuve, Walter Stapcil, John Moran
and John Miller
The contest will be betW eer The Charleston
teams and teams from Columbia, Floreoce,
Greenvile Orangeturg and Sumter, among
which there are several very fast teams, and
the prospect is that there will be fast time
and close and exciting contest Delgar
SQUAD sent the fastest and stauncbeat team
that has ever been gotten together to repre-
sent the Game Cock City and the team is ex-
pected to give good account of itself
The hardware dealers say that they have
sold more pistols this fa1lthan ever before
in the same length Of time The majority of
more and more addicted to carrying pistols
every year. A lot of killings may be looked
forward TO. the concealed weapon law il
dead letter and the respectable law abiding
citizens are at the mercy of the pistol toting
law breakers. Unless one takes the trouble
to investigate the matter DO intelligent con-
ception cf the number Of rnen, bite as well
as negroes, who habitualy carry pistols or
brass knucks can be had. prosecution
under the concealed weapon law is never
heard Of except when some unfortunate negro
falls into the hands of the law officers snd
pistol is found on his person. Then the
crime of carrying concealed Weapons is en-
tered up in the indictment along with his
other misdemeanors
Rev. J. G. Watkins, pastor of the Second
Presby terian Church, colored, and principal
of the Presbyterian School, takes high
grouds for declining to become a candidate
for County Superintendent of Education 90
the Republican ticket, and he is wise in doing
go. minister has no place in poll
tics, particularly es an Office seeker, and it
would be we'll if sl ministers, both white
and coored, would take the stand that Rev.
]. C. Watkins has.
The stock of the new ice factory has nearly
all been subscribed and new stockholders are
putting their names down every day. Those
who have not subscribed but wish to have
stock in the new company can do so by noti-
fying either P. P Finn or E. j. Dunno, who
have the list. The establishment Of the new
factory means cheap ice for Sumter and it
pie TO let it fall through for the want of
few hundred dollars.
John Pickett. Jake White, William Brooks,
John Magill, David Lawrence aud Melkiah
Howell, elk colored society swells were be-
fore the Mayor last Thursday charged with
dieorderly conduct and creating a disturb
ance on Church street at 2 O'Clock q. 10
They had been to frolc and were returning
home when they were pulled by Policeman
Weeks for yelling and cursing. Lawrence and
Howell were discharged by Mayor Bosserd
The others were found guilty and sentenced
to pay fac of So each.
The announcement of a special election for
an Alderman to succeed Mr.. G. u. Hurst, jr,
will be Withdrawn by Council and the cleo
ton will not be held until it can be decided
definitely what ere the requiTenen,s under
the new election law. The mntter has been
referred to the city attorney and until he rem
ders an opinion DO further action will be
taken by Cou 2cil looking toward filing tie
vacancy that now exists il the Board
Of Aldermen. The advertisement Of
the election vas given ont in cm.
place with the old law gosercng
such elections end it wss nc: discovered that
TIE pew law d fired materially frcn be ol.;
until he rotce IF s'ecisa had been publish
ed. Az soon as The matter was trough: 10
the attention Of Counci: it was decided TO
declare tie election eff until ii coa:d re cr-
dered u,der ard in strict compliance with
the election law poW in force.