The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-01

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F. G. Stoney, manager The game was wou
By the Sumter team, score "A to 10.
The council chamber on the second floor Of
the city ball building has been rented for use
as an exchange. The quotations of the New
York and Chicago exchanges will be posted
regularly, and options on cotton, grain, etc.,
may be bought. Several members of the
council were opposed to renting the council
chamber, although it is seldom used, all
meetings being held in the clerk aed treasu-
rer's Office, but the majority ruled and the
lease was executed. The exchange was
opened for business to-day. Mr.. r. q. Tay-
lor representing q. W. Sibley l. Co., bank
ers and commission brokers, of Richmond,
Va, has charge of the Office.
The arrangements FOR opening the tobacco
warehouse have been practically consummated
By Stuckey + Co., and it will probably be
ready for business early next month. 1t is
to be hoped that the warehouse will be re-
opened with adequate financial support to
conduct the business on substantial basis.
There is no concealing the fact. nor is there
any use in denying that Sumter has lost
trade by the failure to open the tobacco
warehouse promptly at the beginning Of the
sessoo. 1t will be an uphill business to re-
gain the lost ground, but if the warehouse is
conducted on business principles it is certain
that tobacco will be brought here for sale, as
great many Of the tobacco planters transact
their business here and have been accustomed
to sell their crops and buy their goods in
Sumter. As soon az they are assured that
they will be paid as much for their tobacco in
Sumter as IN other markets they will come to
Sumter to sell it. The merchants and busi-
ness men of the city will lend substs tial
backing to the warehouse and will use all Of
their influence to make the warehouse suc-
cess
Chief of Police Bradford captured two ne
groes Monday who have been systemati-
cally robbing the stores during the last few
days. They are expert sneak thieves and
worked together very cleverly. They would
go into store and while one engaged the at
tention of clerk the other stole whatever
goods came most handy. They got two pair
of trousers from D j. Chandler's clothing
store tnat morning, and after they were cap
tured two. more pair were recovered, which
were Identified as the property of The Ducker
L BultmaH Co. The store Of John Reid was
also Visited and lot of caps appropriated.
One of the negroes has been identified by Mr.
Murat DeLorme as the man he caught few
nights ago in the attempt to enter the resi-.
dence of Mrs. B. K. DeLorme. The negroes
ere unknown here, and it is thought that
they came last from Columbia, as some Of
the goods found at the house where they
were staying had evidently been stolen from
Columbia merchants: They have been put
in Jail ard will 60 up to the court Of sessions
for trial at the next term. Chief Bradford
had a loog and hot chase after them on wheel
and afoot before he succeeded In running
them to earth, and one would have escaped
mad be not run almost into the arms of AL
bert Weeks, who happened along opportuoe-
ly and arrested the fleeing miscreant in his
precipitate flight.
The most recent information relative to
the Ohio River l. Charleston Railroad does
not give much encouragement to those who
hope for the early completion Of the project
ed extension from Camden to this city. The
Ohio River 4 Charleston railroad officials
are treating with the South Carolina & Geor-
gia railroad to conclude an agreement for
close traaic arrangements between Camden
aud Charleston over the latter road. 1t is
the purpose, it is said, to arrange through
freight and passenger schedule over the two
roads from the terminus Of the o. r. l. G..
at Marion, N. c., to Charleston. If
this agreement be made and is
found to serve al. purposes for the
Ohio Rivera Charleston, it is not
probable that that system will incur the
heavy outlay for building an independent
line from Camden to Sumter and Charleston.
Il is significant coincidence that none of
the prominent officials of the o. R. L C. have
stated that the road would be built
through to Charleston from Camden, but
that the assertions tc that effect have come
from other sources. 1t has been stated more
than once that the O. R. aud c. would esab-
lish a line TO Charleston, bat this may be done
at much less expense by means of a traffic
agreement with the S. C.. and Ca, r. R. 1t
is to be hoped, of course, that the road from
Camden will be built, but 1t is too uncertain
to build auy calculations on at present, and
will be until the officials of the O. f. and G..
make de6nite announcement Of their inten-
ton to build the extension in the near future.
The Gaffney City Ledger states in the last
issue that a prominent official of the Ohio
River and Charleston Railroad has announced
that the road will complete the extension to
Spartanburg via Gafoey City from Blacks
burg, on which work is now in progress, at
once, and will then proceed to build the
Camden and Sumter extension. When the
two extensions have been completed the eo-
tire road will be mortgaged to raise money to
build across the mountains from Marion,
N. C.
What the Shakers of Mount Lebanon know
more about than anybody else, ls the use of
herbs and how to be hesIthv.
They have stpdied The noYer o. food