The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-31


II surprised many visi,ers to the Chicago
Worlds Fair to 6nd that of al the blood
purifiers, Ayers Ssrsaparilla was the only
one on exhibition. The reason is that Ayers
Sarsapa rila is a standard remedy, and DOT
patent medicine, or eecfet nos.rum.
Tee Western part of the City Of Sumter
is the direction that The city will grow, and
now is the time 10 open good streets and
sidewalks There are several much ueed
streets,-uotahly Republican reet-leading
10 the West, that can now be opened aod i'm
proved easier and at less expense than will be
possible iew years later.
The police have been instructed to ferret
out aud arrest the miscresnto who have made
practice Of breaking the electric light globes
Within the last week or two large pumher
of tie globes have been broken and 10 some
portious of the city it is almost impossible to
keep globes on the lights. The persons who
have been amusing Themselves by breaking
these globes iced nor be surprised TO hod
themselves under arrest some foe day, which
will be the reverse of amusing.
Why will you bay bitter nauseating tonics
when Groves TasteleSS Chill Tonic is as
pleasant as Lemon Syrup. Your druggist IS
aUGQOflLSQ W IStGu0 tuS tuOuSJ III CSS@y ~S~oo
where it fails to cure Price, 50 cents.
The roof of Mr. A. C. Durant's residence
caught on Gre Friday afternoon and the
hose companies were called out by aa
alarm sent 10 over,the telephone Both squads
turned out promptly. but No was nnfortu
nate and the only mem5e" Of the squad on
the wagon fell out as tSs turn was made from
Main into Republican Street The hose fol-
lowed him and line of hose wss uninten-
tionslly stretched from Main Street to Wash
ington. No 3, of course, did not report ct
the Ere, under the circumstances. The FIRE
was, however, ex,inguished without the as
sistapce of The Ere department. The damage
was slight, only small hole being burned
in the roof.
The case Of Levander Elmore vs. Darling
L Davis and others, which has been tried
and retired, appealed and appealed again,
was once more heard by the Supreme court
on sMouday. The opinion of the court was
fled by Ira B. Jones, a. j. The decision of
the lower court was reversed. This should
settle the case finally, but the probabilities,
are, forming an opinion fro0 the record, that
another case will arise and the trial will be-:
gin ali over again.
The Atlantic Coast Line is making i'm
prove.nents Al The depot that have been long
needed The material trAio has been busy for
several days hauling gravel TO fill the low
places 10 the yard, aud the pond CT water that
has dis6gured the YARD around the passenger
depot is now almost thing OF the past.
Gravel and clay will be put down uc:i The
entire yard will be high and dry al all times
and in sill weather. Terra Gotta drainage
pipes are also being put Gown to carry Oh
the water from the streets and yard as rapid
" as it accumulstes Nothing will be
left 10 be desired by the travelling public
save car shed and more commodious
depot. These will come 10 time, ':oweger.
and we must be cou,ented with what we have,
while looking forward with hopeful aoticl-
patons toward better things 10 the future.
The Sumter Ice Manufacturing Company is
having an artesan we'll sunk at the Ice Fac
tory 1t was commenced about week ago,
and on Monday had reached depth of 205
feet Work has been stopped for few days,
waiting for supply of pipe The work is
being done by Messrs. Jackson Arant from
Orsngeburg, S C, who have experience aud
the latest appliances for doing snch work
Their contract is for ii flowing well, which
they tope to get before going very much
further, as sand strata WAS touched when
work wss suspended. A depth OF 80 ana
80 feet rocks were encountered, which retard-
ed work for several days With that excep-
ton, the we'll has been sunk very rapidly
60 TO 80 feet per day belrg Sook on severa!
days