The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
Qllinfne and other fee
yer medicines take from 5
to 10 days to cure fever.
.Johnson's Chill and Fever
Tonic cures in ONE Day.

A number ct the Clemson College students
passed shrough the city Friday afternoon
on their way home in the eastern part Of the
State The college has closed until the mid
die OF August, at which time the mex. ses-
sieo will begin. The college closed about
zen days earlier than usual on account of the
epidemic Of fever that has prevailed for seve-
raj weeks.
The Coroner 10 hsving q most prosperous
and busy season. What with murders and
lynch.ng and railroad accidents and sudden
death by lightning he is kept uncomfortably
busy. BE is having real good time, but it
20 rather tough on the unfertunates whI come
as girls, to bis mill The Coroner has altered
The old motto. s1ive and let live: to suit the
exige1cies Of his case, aud it now reads, "die
and tn live betser''
The wate.main on Main Street burst Friday
night, and the city vas without water Satur.
day. The break was caused by the heavy
strain pot on the main by maintaining direct
pressure from the pumps. and 10 one of
those accidents that could not be feseseen
c- guarded seainst, and the Water Company
cannot be held responsible for the iocouven-
ience and discomforts that it eo otailed ubon the
wster consumera. The break was repaired
and the water turned on at 80 in the after
noon.
The Sumter Club has extended an invita-
lion to the ladies of Sumter to visit the club
rooms az Aay time they feel inciioed to do 90.
The rooms are pleasant and the ladies will
: End thar they eau speod few hours quite
agreeabiJ piayirg pool or any Of the other
games With which the rooms are provided
6ne piano Was purchased recently, and all
Of the popular magazines and periodicals. are
TO be found in the reading room.
The Sumter Tebaeco Warehouse Cowpany
shipped last week large lot of tobacco
that has been bald over from last season.
This is tbs last OF last years crop, and when
The season opens the warehouse xill he in
readiness for business 1t has been leassd for
the season by Aessrs. Stackey 4 Hancock,
who will run it on their own account. Mr.
Z. 8. S,uckey is well koown all over this
and adjoiniog counties, and Mr.. Hancock Is
40 experienced varehouseman, hsying been
engaged in the business in Virginia aud
North Carolina. He was connected With the
warehouse last season, and pfio: to coming
20 this city he was located 10 Timmonsville.
The latest reports from the new county
movements over on Lypehes River are TO The
effect that things have quieted dowo to some
extent. nov that the task of counting noses
has been practically completed, and all per-
soos, both for and against the new counties,
are now waitiog FOR the election With pa
.ience. II is said that Sumter Couoty will
give majority for the new county, be: that
Clarendon is put IN The doubtful colnmo
With. three new coaoties in the feld, now.
ever. the matter is 80 complicated that those
who valre their repntaiions as election pro-
phets are keeping quiet and are n.ekicg no
predictions as TO wnHh ooe will knock down
the persiNmoo, cr What place will wsn the
coveted county seat.