The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-07-22

AeaiAis 20 friends 10 Clarerdoa County.
Mr. Marx Cohen is at home from Clemson
sohegs to spend two weeks noliday-
Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Rowland have gone to
Henderson, N. C TO spend several weeks.
MiA.Eleauoc Thomson is visiting Miss
Mamie DnB1se at her home IL tie country.
Miss Paulice Michel and Miss Blake Of
Charleston, are visiting Hrs. Ella Reweoa.
Mr. ". McIiwaioe has gone to New
York to spend several weeks of his summer
sacstioo.
Mrs. E. A. Brrnsoa and Master Ray mond
Dick, OF Camden are Spending sometime ln
this city.
Miss Glenn lie Fort, who has been visiting
relatives al Eassover returned home Saturday
afternoon.
Mrs. George F. Eppersoo aad children
hsle gone 10 Columbia 10 spend several weeks
with relatives
Messrs. ". W Sisert and A. NJ. Fauntler-
roy have gone TO New York to spend ten days
o. two weeks.
The family of Mr.. D. Morris left on
Saturday for Baltimore, where Nj. Norris mas
opened business
sDr. and Mrs. D R. McCalum left Thursday
morning for Chick Springs, where they will
spend two weeks
= Mr Eldredge Baskin, of Bishopvile, spent
Monday 10 this city and went to Columbia
on the evening traio.
Mr.. Willie White acd Miss Mar. White
have gone 20 New Yo:k, where they will
visit Mr.. a. White. Jr.
-S@rs A. j. China returned Monday morning
from Benoettsvllse where she has been visit
ing Mrs. B. K. DeLorme.
Messrs F. Z VIM and E 0 Ingram are
spending sometime on Sullivan s Island for
the beue6, of their health
Miss Lillian Moses, of Providence, arrived
in the city Monday afternoon to go with the
Pinafore company to Darlington.
AMr. ". 9. Clack, who has been on visit
70 his home in Henderson, N. c.: bas return
ed to his duly at the A. C. l.. depot.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II Chandler bave returned
from Williamsburg county, where they have
been visiting relatives for two weeks past.
Mr.. Frank F. Te;cber, First Register Clerk
10 the Charleston Postofhce, spent Monday
in the city With BIS family. Mr. Teicher's
sumner vacation commences 10 August, when
hss@ill spend about fifteen days 10 this city.
Mr. McDonald Furman was in town Friday
en- route to Bishopville to attend the picnic at
that place tomorrow Mr.. Furmsn is q candi-
date for The Legislature, cut is not asking any
BODY to vote for him he deserves big
vote on this account, alone, apare from other
considerations
Miss Addie Newman, Ct Concord, ls visit
Spg her uncle, Mr. G. q. Newmsu, a. c. l..
road master.
Mrs. Apaie Bradwell Roberts, Of Tallehas-
see, Fla, is visiting her bsother, R. s. Brae-
well, on Washington street.
The blind tiger is kept on the run in Sum-
/. ter jus. al present.
The Sumter ball players have organized a
seam TO go to Oraogebufg.
There will be dance at the old Jervey
House on Thursday evening.
The new prize houses at the Planters
Warehouse have been completed.
The ioca! freight between shis city aud Co.
lumbia hereafter will not carry passengers
Mr.. George P. Mckagau took charge OF
iae Sheriff office last Wednesday morning
William Leonard, colored, was sent to Jail
Friday morning Ior ten days by Mayor
Bosssrd.
!. Eggs and chickens are brough. to this p,ar-
ket in quantities sufficient 10 supply the de-
mas3s
The Gu, rates owe, the Southern Railway ard
Seaboard Air Line causes many TO wish that
Sumter had competing line.
The street hands have been at work clearing
away the weeds and grass on some of the
streets that were seriously Geeding attention.
There is no prospect of the Sumter Cotton
Mills resuming work in the pear future. A
majority of the hands have gene TO other
places where they could obtain employment
in mills.
Mr. A. D. Moses has decided to enter
noli,ics and will be candidate for election
TO the Office of coroner. The colonel is a
h2stIer aad will make an active canvass for
the place.
The ice factory people are the single excep.
ton to the general kick against the bot
weather. They would be glsd to have toe
nresen, temperature continue for two or
three months logger.
The heavy rains during the last two weeks
have damaged cotton to serious extent in
some sections of the county, and the outlook
for fairly good crop is not encouraging At
present, especisily a. the indications are that
there will be much more rain.
Tobacco samples Of this years crop are
being brought to town by quite numoer OF
farmers The samples are pretty fair for the
frs, curing aud the prospect is that a great
deal O: fjne tobacco will be sold IN this city
hetveen this date and Christmas.
The survivors of Company D had the an
ma, reunion and barbecue at Burkett's Grove
Yesterday. The veterans who live in this
yaanity we're nearly all present at the re-union,
and the day was no exception to the rule
81 40 far as the pleasure and good fellowship