The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01
Take JOHN.SONS
CHILL & FEVER
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Cotton on light lands throughout the coun.
~ wss aerionsly iojured by the rains last
week asd the crop will not be as foil as es'i.
mated two weeks ago. -
The Sumter Cotton Mill shut down for a
week 10 overhaul the machinery and make q
few needed rsnsifs. The mill started work
last 1eek oe Tuesday on full time, and
orders are on hand to keep the mill runoing
foil time for several months. The mill Is
making money at present.
Mr. W. q. Gibson, of Gibson, N. c., spent
Monday 10 this city Mr.. Gibson repre-
scots the Richardson Marble Works. Of Sum.
ter, in Marlboro County, and brought with
him over $500 worth of orders for monn-
ments ADD tombstones.
The Board Of School Commissioners met
Mouday afternoon for the purpose OF traos-
acting ro1iine business. There Was very
little to be done as all arrangements for the
next school year have been completed The
schools will open on Monday, September 18th,
as announced several weeks ago.
A pleasant dance was given in the Ducker
& Bultman hall Monday evening conpii-
nen,afy to several young ladies Who are visit
ing in the city at present. The dance was
rather Informal and did not contiuane long
altar midnight, but all Who we're present
speut yery pleasant evening.
G.. Walt Whitman, the Independent and
Individual candidate for the q. S. Senate, bad
a package of tickets at the polling place
to-day, but the package was not opened, not
.,.n .eb ;nr for " hitman h0llOt.
Delgar Reel Squad needs supply of hose
that will pot burst every time the water is
turned on. Light weight, bose may be
very good thing sometimes, but ii 10 incen-
yenient asd enjoying, not to say dangerous,
TO have them burst while fire is under way
The Epwor,b League concert which was
given in the Assembly Hall Of the Graded
School last week was attended by an as-
precia,ive audience The programme was
made up of selections of vocal and ins,re-
mental music and recitstions. The various
numbers afforded variety that was pleasiog
and the audience vas 90 well entertained that
the evening was thoroughly enjoyed.
The cotton receipts on Saturday we're 81
bales. OF this number few bales were very
badly gin cut and sold for about cents per
pound. Fairly good cotton sold resdily at
es-
Mr. Thomas V. Walsh, Jr., met with q
psinful sccidsnt at the depot Monday morning
he was engaged 10 experimenting the un'
loadiog of freight Car and box OF tobacco
fell on one foot, MASKING it 80 severely that
he will be unable to walk for week or
onsef.
stJeff Clark, one of the regular boarders at
the city hotel, returned Saturday night IN
drunk and disorderly condition after few
dsys absence, and wac registered by Clerk
Hurst. Monday moroing he was before Mayor
Bossard and was assigned to Supt. Tribble
for thirty days on the street. JEFF remarked
that be was sorry his sentence was not IN
proportion to the number of charges enumer-
ated by Clerk Hurst, for he would have had
sbou. three years hoard at the city's expense
The primary election to noa iuate man to
serve cut the unexpired term OF Joseph h.
Earle in the o. s Senate, passed of yesterday
without ripple of excitement TO disturb the
quie,ness of a very hot summer day. The
Sumter Democratic Club voted at the Court
House, and the Laborers and Mechanics
club q, the cfice of Magistrate n. L.
Wells There was little or no interest ap-
parent on the surface st anv time, and the
polls were never crowded, the voters going
up iu business-like manner, casting their
ballots and leaving Immediately. As was
expected, the full vote of the city was not poll
ed, since without greater inieres; and harder
work, 1t is impossible to bring out certain
percentage Of the voters The reports from
toe county, received during the day, Indicate
that the vote throughout the county was
light. McLaurin will carry the county, OF
course, by good majority, but not as large
ss be should have and would have received
had more interest been taken in the contest