The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
The price OF fertilizers is advancing.


There was more cotton sold here Friday
than for several weeks.
Comparatively few liens on crops have been
recorded in the Clerk of Courts Office since
the lst
The city is reported to have paid out since
the Slizzard more than $500 for trimming
the shade trees.
The missisg link, alias the man with tail,
was inspected by quite crowd yesterday. he
is Eoustrosity CT the 6rst order.
The largest, handsomest and cheapest
stock of valentines ever shown in this city, at
the book store of H. 6. Osteen & Co.
One of the best and simplest remedies
for grippe ,s said to be ordinary cooking
soda, which is to be found in every house.
A large hotel, fitted with all the modern
comforts and conveoieuces, would fill the
place OF the burnt Tuomey Block admirably.
There was one drunk aud disorderly case
before the Mayor yesterday. The sinner
received sentence Of $5 or len days. He
paid his fne.
Several hydrant wrenches have been lost at
6res recently, and if any one has found them
they are requested to return to Chief of Fire
Department.
The thermometer registered l3 degrees
above zero at o clock Friday morning and at
IL o'clock it was stationary at, BOZ degrees
above zero.
Mr. John N Ingram, of Privateer, is seri-
ously sick and is not expected to live, as is
also Mrs. J W. Ingram, whose husband died
on Wednesday.
There was quite ascrowd in the city
Monday, the disagreeabie weather not
being suficient to deter them on the hrst
Monday of the month.
Judge Klugh passed through this city yes
terday en- route for Florence where be will
hold his first term of court He will preside
over the approaching term OF court IN this
city.
The city is filing in the broken pavements
on Main Street with clay. Anything is Get
ter than the impossible mud holes that have
so long afflicted the walking public, and any
i'm provement is better late than never.
ar Willie Wi,herspoon bad ere of his
own Friday morning about O'Clock. gen-
eral alarm was not given, bat the asslstan ce
of Monaghan Squad was called in and the
incipien, blaze extinguished.
The w ater Company has placed new cups
at all of the public drinking fountains. The
cups will be great convenience while they
are permitted to remain at the fountains by
citizens with acquisitive propeosities.
The railroads will give a rate of one fare
for the round trip TO Charleston during the
naval review. Tne tickets will be good for
one week and will probably be on sale ou
and after Tuesday next. TIE exact date has
70, yet been fixed.
No sales were made by the Master Aoc-
day. The small ouncer Of salss made this
year 81 the Master and Sheriff indicate u
more prosperous condition Of the country
than for several years past
The neeting of Good Templars announced
for last "Wednesday was DOT as largely at
,tended as expected, owing to the incemeucy
of the weather, but sufficient NUMBER was
present 10 reorgapize the Lodge. On this
evening another meeting will be held and all
Good Templars and others interested are
invited to be present.
The Kings Daughters have decided to
indefinitely postpone the entertainment which
was anounced for last Tuesday evening.
The postponemeut was made necessary by the
numerous entertainments that are TO be
given next week and the Kings Daughters do
not desire to come into cou6lct with them.
The Emma Warren Comedy Co. opened a
6ye nights engagement 10 The Academy OF
Music last evening. There will be change
of bill nightly aod a series Of popular pa, 8
will b. produced cy company Of actors aud
actresses of ability and established repuia-
tioo The company comes to this city with
the endorsement, OF the press in al the cities
where engagements have been played this
season. By competent critics i; is said to be
the strongest repertoire company now tour
Jog the South a, popular prices
ar. Ward & Smith, of Fredricistoaa,
Nc, was troubled with chrou:c clarrtc;i for
eve. thirty years. he Lad bscoane ;a!iy
satisfied that 1t was >ouly question oi +"
short tine u 1;ii he would have 10 gise ny.
lie had been treated oy soLe cf The test
physicians 10 Europe and Auerica bat got
no permanent relief. One day be picked up
q newspaper and chaGced 10 read ar adser-
tisemensof Chamberlain 5 Cole, Cholera and
Disrtte Remedy. he got bottle of II,
the first dose helped Tim and its continued
use cured him. Fo- sale by ~. China.