The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-06-30
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ketion is invited - ,ae re@ova tosice
bicycle aud sewing uscaiae depot OF
andred ADD sse tons ni ice were
by the ice fac.ories 10 this city
6 Rowland. will not resaiid his
sse which was demolished by tie
IN Thursday night
T. work on the new brick walls Of the
sioa Of the Court House has been tenn
rily suspended, bnt the remaiade. of The
e rs is being pushed forward.
Why win you buy bitter nauseating tonics
pleasant as Lemon Syrup. Your druggist is
authorized to refund the money in every case
where IL fails to cure. Price. SO cents.
NJ. ", b Commander sold wagon load
of wasesmeaors yesterday. |: was the
Srst Of the season, and they were larger and
6uer than usual for June meloue
Col. and Mrs. T. Y. Walsh celebrated last
Thu5sday night the forsy.ffth anniversary of
their; narrieEe The colonel says the storm
that sight reminded him very much of the
night OF which be was married.
Ths Sumter Club will hold an infornaal re-
ception aud dance on Wednesday evening,
the 30tk.. from to l2 o'clock. All members
with their lady friends are expected to be
presene and add 70 the success Of the enter
siainmeni. Refreshments will be served.
The cnlY people IN town who are we'll
piexaed with the weather at present are the
ice men They are shipping ice as fast as 1t
can be made and as long as the supply OF tor
ricity holds ont the demand will not be less.
health Officer Reardon reports births and
deaths for. the past week as follows: Births
2 colored females .Deaths-1 white female,
age So; / white female, age 10; white
male, age 26; coiored female. age 6S.
eoiored male killed by lightning.
Constable Frank z. Winn can give en-
euirers aeveral new points on bow TO get q
rival IL position where he cannot keep an
engagement. The scheme be worked the
Other day is the best Of the season. AK him
about drawing fellow on the jary and' then
filing the engagent himself
Huckieberries are being shipped to north
e-o cities IN snsall quantities from this place
There is no reason Why this business cannot
be developed, and large shipments made
essry season The swamps furnish an almost
.inexhaasti5le supply for several weeks each
year The local market does not begin to be
equal to taxing asl that eoaid be supplied.
Two white vomen from .his county we1e
committed to the asylum Monday The
number of insane persons sent to the Asy ium
from this county this year is nnnsnalIy large
and the average is maintained month after
month. Insanity is evident on the increase
in all parts Of The State, AND the Asylum is
already filed almost to the limits of i.s ca
pacity.
Brown, Cusfino T. Delgar announce .an-
other big reduction sale of Summer Clothing,
Hats and Furnishing Goods. During the
oext sixty days their entire stock of summer
goods will sbe sold at unprecedentedly low
prices. Cost will cut no figure in ahe selling
price and whoever stands in need of any thing
in tbelr line viii do well to examine thei.
stock aud get their prices.
The swimming pool at the artesian well
was ready for use yesterday aRd was be-
ing filed with water for the evenings swim,
buk there wae no swimming in that pool yes
slerday afternoon About 80 feet of one side
vail gave way and the pool will have to be
drained and the wall rebuilt. This Will
cause delay cf g, least ten days or two
weeks, as the damage is quite extensive and
"a great deal of work will have to be done TO
put the pool into condition for use.