The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-27

Mr.. e. Hogasshas rs opened since the late
] ere, in tae stand next TO Lew Bros.
Street Commissioner Trlbble is still at
work trimming the shade trees on the streets.
There has been slight change in the A.
C. Z. schedule The travelling public should
consult the revised schedule.
Tue Telephone lines have been repaired and
the exchange re-opened. All Of the tele-
phone are not Yetsin service, but will be With
II ashost time.
The Bishopville people Will make q strong
fight before the Legislature for the formation
of Salem County, and there is said to be q
possibilitysof success.
is Nj. Sol. Ryttenberg who had one foot
badly cut while fighting the ERE in the Tuo-
smey Block Wednesday morning, is still
unable to be ous and attend TO business.
Mr. John T. Greer, Jr, has commenced
work on a residence on Republican Street,
next door to the residence Of Mr. W. B.
sBurns MI. W McKieyer has the contract.
The Second Annual Ball at the Nixon
House Oh Thnrsday night bids fair to be the
event OF the season. Host Nixon will serve
one Of bis eiegaai snppers during the evening.
Every day or so the inquiry is made, .sW hen
will the work on the Court House begin r.
The Item doo't know, but the assurance has
been given that it will be sometime withio
the very near future.
Mr.. D. j. Winn has completed his new
residence on his farm between the Stateburg
Road aud Republican Street, and removed to
il several days ago. Mr.. E.. j. Dunne has
rented Mr. Winn's clubhouse on Republican
Street and took possession this week.
yr. J. Frank Pate met with a painful ac-
cideut on Tuesday of laas week, from which
he was for several days confined at bore
BE was breaking some pieces Of wood to
make FIRE at his store, when piece few
up and struck him ir the eye.
A. the meeting of the stockholders of the
Peoples Ice Manufacturing Co, held in the
Ducker Boltman Hall Monday afternoon,
the action of the directors was approved and
the fsai-arrangenen ents for the erection of the
plant will be pushed as expeditiously to a
conclusion as possible.
Sumter Lodge, +. O. G T., will be revived
and ieorganized at q meeting of Good TEN.
plers whicn will be held for that pur.
pose in the Y. NJ. G. A., hall this even
ing next. Interest in the temperance cause
has increased decidedly and it is now believed
strorz membership and with The brightes,
prospects for its future.
The subscription lie, Of the Daily Item has
decreased steadily siuce the beginning of the
year, which is gratifying, but there are very
many men in the City Of Sumter who do uo'
now subscribe for it, They should do so, 70;
they cannot keep posted without the lem.
Court convened in Florence yesterday
Judge Earle presiding. Judge Earie viii
probably not preside at the term Of court tc
be held in this city, for be will have beer
elected to the Senate before that tine, aad
his successor will doubtless be elected mme
d,s,ely after the Senatorial election.
TIE Weather bureaus prediction that there
would be snow Monday night did not prove t
be wholly false, for few fakes did fell dur.
ring the early part of the night. No one il
complaining, however, that there was no
more snow, for we can manage to get aloni
very nicely without the beautiful snow.
Katie Jefferson, an aged negro woman
died Yesterday at the home of Ellison Hen
derson, her grandson, 10 the suburbs Of th
city As no doctor was in attendance Coro
ner Moses had to be called in 10 make an ex
animation and give burial permit Th
permit was issued and the cause of death wa
given az old age and grippe. The woman
grandson gave her age az over one hunoreo
years, but others who knew her say tha
while she had undoubtedly passed four scor
and ten she had not rounded out a full cen
tury.