The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-03-17


Read the new ad Of The Sumter Dry Goods
Co. This popular establishment seems 10 se
headquarters for the fair shoppers every
bright day, and no doubt those who fail 10
see their new stock will miss seeing many
pretty things
The Fioleoce Daily Times announces that
it will suspend publication on account Of
insufficient patronage A daily paper is a
very good thing for a town, bu, tae Publisher
cannot sford to foot the bills ont Of his own
pocket The trouble lies not in the lack of
readers but in tie amber OF paying SUD-
scribers There are too many who borrow
The paper aud PROBABLY enjoy reading it al
the more inasmuch as it costs them nothing.
The Dali: Times of Florence yesterday
makes the folio owing auro3pcement: We are
pleased to announce that The Daily Times has
taken new hold upon life. In our canvass
we have met with encouragement sufficient 10
justify us in coutioNng lis publication al
least for time. While we have not seen all
the business ueo, it m.st be understood that
our cs avass has not eaded, and that every
effort will be put forth to make the Daily
Times fixture in this city.
The committee on settlement reported a
Piles Building and Loan association 10 the
adjourced meeting Of stockholders held in
the Y. d. G A hall Monday afternoon,
which was adopted wi,hon, discussion. The
plan submi,,ed provides that the Association
coc,inue for seven months longer and that The
regular payments shall continue during that
period The money will be loared oa the
regular 3. l. L. plan to stockholders, ,aod any
who desire to do so may anticipate the pay
ments and have their bonds and mortgages
conceled DOW or at any time before the eod
of the period.
Treasurer Scarborough is now hard at
work making out executions against deiin-
ouent taxpayers, and as the job is zig one he
will be kept busy for sometiae Iu addition
10 the regular work Of naking out executions
he. in conjunction with Auditor Wilder, is
going over the books for the purpose OF re-
moving from the books the mares of persons
that should not be on the books IT has
been found that there are many persons on the
books. perhaps several thousand, who have
had executions issued against them
;ear after wear. while thev are either dead,
removed feom the county or should never
have had their names on the books at all.
and returued to the Office as nulla bona or
non est. The task of revising the tax books
and purging them Of The names Of dead men
is heavy and tedious one. Iut when it hns
been completed. both the Auditor and Trea:-
urer will be relieved Of q great deal ct un-
necessary labor 10 future.
A detailed report of the Corbett- Fi,zsim-
nous fight will be received at the Nixon
House to-day, aud those who are interest
ed 10 the combat will be able 10 watch the
progress of the 6stic battle by rounds. The
result will be published in Daily Item inas-
much, ss it is news in which large proper
t,on of i,s patrons are interested. The aver
age>man does not approve Of prize Sights, but
he has just eoough curiosity to want to know
all about them, aud in The case OF the present
slueging match they want TO know exactly
how it is done. The Item will give the news
with suficieu, fullness to satisfy majority
of i,s readers Those who desire the minute
details will have to wait for the Police
Gazette. 1t will be the earliest report pub
lished in this section Of the State, and 1t is
obtained at considerable expense In order
that it may be given to the public while it is
news