The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-10

Why &uf you buy bitter nanSeatiug tonlcI
paeassnf a a all Lemon e syrup. Your draggist is
uthoeised TO refund tho money in every case
xherc it fsils 70 cnre- Price. 50cents.
Farmers and others who are holding Gotten
shouid De careful 70 protect II from damage.
The ioss from vet and rotten cotton freqoent
sxceads the amount gained by holding
{ andl higher prscea are realized
The Ladies, Aid Society Of the Baptist
Church 8 arranging foe ans entertainmens TO
/ be given at the resideScs Of Nrs. D. Gra-
s ham, nlI % shout Nov. 18Th Fniier particn-
tsssvilf b given later
Tbs King's Daaghsers are preparing for an
sente.tainment, 20 be given on tie l7sh Of
shss month. The Rsel Squads sre respect.
& sf1ily invited 10 assist by honoring them with
their presence. The progrsn viii be pub
lished inser
Ccstoa Is beginning TO be shipped ont from
this point IL large qnsn titles FOR sometime
4 there VAS . decided falling Of In shipnefts,
90 q great deal of the cotton brought here
Vas going into storage for higher psices.
Messrs. 3. " hood and " s. Jones were
before the Mayor yesserday mefnipg lot riding
bicycle on the sidewalk wisbouE having
fghsed lanterns. They were lined 81 each
aud dismissed.
When shopping and bargain is obtained
as naTeYtised ia this paper, donsf forget
+ 10 say wisese y0u sar il. L will make the
mercbans fsel satisfed thar adsertising pays.
and he will keep al il That is where your
paper comes in.
Ia shis connection it is NOT amies TO remark.
that the merchants of Sumter are among the
most liberal users Of printers ink to be found
Ia the State, and as fnie their advertise
menss are ae mp TO date and readable as those
10 befonnd IN any paper.
judging from the num.er of.dYummers that
come 10 Sanier eYery day, all ioose Hbo
have been shut out of the Gulf States by the
yellow fever quarantine must be working this
section. They are having dull time of it
though, and are compiainipg that they find
uobroken stocks every where in the South
The production of ga Modern Ananiss''
has been pc.tponed until q date to be 6xed in
future. The pestponebent Was decided upon
J BY the mAnagers on account OF the numerous
other attractions booked to sppear at the
Academy OF Music in the near future.
Beslih certificates were issued on Saturday
4 20 nearly hcndred OF The circus employees.
wbeD they reached Charleston, ss none of
them wiehed to be quarantined at Ashley
Junction.
The crowd in the city on Saturday Was
estimated TO number not less than ten thou
sxnd, and the estimate was not ex,ravagant.
4 The crowd was good natured and orderly,
and it is considered remarkable that there
wss no disturbance and no arrests for drunk
ennsss.
The Mayors Court wss q small sffair Nom
day morning and no fupds we're paid into the
treaeury. Bill Williams, coiored, Was
arressed on Saturday for running stand
near the circus grouods without license, and
resisting the police. There were mitigating
circumstances aud he was dismissed by the
Mayor with reprimand.
The City Council made reduction OF $50
on the license on the circus Saturday, and the
exhibition was given in the city limits. The
Council was very kind and considerate to the
circus, and many of the busioess men of this
city will live in hope that when they come to
cay their license they will be as leniensly
treated Trey will be justified in asking for
q reduction Of 323 per cent from the license
provided in she ordinance, but il is dollars to
douebnuts they don't get it. Why Dot en-
force license erdinsnce against oet Of town
concerns as we'll as against home folks.
The cash proceeds to the city from the cir
ems were as follows: Liceose for the circus
800. licepse for side show $40, license for
games SO, total 81 &c. The local keepers Of
lunch and frni, stands paid S46 so 10 llcense
fees, making the total receipts in license fees
SlE6 so