The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-12-01

d. AUD IS organizing new Building
and Eoaps Association 10 lend; money At 81,
per sent per annnr1
isss -. J. e KDight has charge of Snpt. S
sH Bdmunds classes 10 the tenth grade dur.
in1 the Illness nf tue latter.
N There are four petitions being circulated il
i Pfivaieer requesting The legislature 10 pass
prohibition iaw et its next eession.
ss 30 hv WIN you buy bitter nauseating tonic
& when Groves Tasfeless Chill TOME is q
I pleasant as Lemon Syrup Your druggist 4
Z Z aufhorized tosrefnnd the money in every case
where q fails to cure. Prsce. 50 ocents-
Begi3r1ng 90 aers Friday, Schvar:z Bros.
casr 10 the ladies their entire stock Of Cioaks
ssnd Gapes at cost Also blankets. Reas then
+ large ad. and profit thereby.
Beef cattle are plentifnl and cheap and
prices are NOT as stiff as short tire ego
Tnose Who hold cattle uutil after January LEI
ilI probably obtain higher prices
The meeting 10 be held at Wedge6eId fo
She purpose .ot organiztng milissrg co %
nany will be held at 7s30 p. "a "Wednesday
December 2nd, instead Of Z 80 a. n. as pre-
ssaonsiy annonnced By mistake.
Nr. B. B. Cain, yrbo has charge of 9 large
! nuoIic sca,ool Ia Priyateer township, has OF.
5eseds ssvos void medals 10 the pupils. one &c
10 given for the best attendance and the
sScsher Tor sas best recitation. Tbis is an ex-
ample shs other teaehefs can well follow
Noihire q more has been heard Of the crowd
sbar tssae 10 she vicinity Of this city Sun
daY mo,riug before daylight With The inten.
ZION of lypchi1g Charles Williams. That
B Iynchsug sourt sdiourned sine die when i
vas learned that the yictiu was ont o.
reach.
Wsa, Reames, coiored. of Nechanicsville,
s1e SO years, has been examined. oy order
I al fhe Judge OF Probate, for lunacy, and
! bavip9 bees p,onouoce6 dangerous 70 be al
!. large Was taken to ths Asylum last Friday
His uanie Is Of q religious form with q DIS.
position TO roam abont.
Dr.. &. s. Booth. OF Asnnyiiie, won 6rs'
prize for the best buggy horse exhibited al
tie Cneraw fair Mr.. Nat Barnet, Of Mann.
vile, won secead prize on pair OF noles
Nr. E. Sanders of Hagood, who attended
lhe fair With several Of HIS race norses took
first money in one race and several secoed
: Drizes HIS best horse vas badly cut on ooe
s leg ia race bJ another horse striking him
The injared borse may never be fi TO enter
another race.
The report got abroad las, GEEK that
/ Capt. ]. A. Mcclure had been appointed
postmaster, the appointment to become efec-
i've at the expiration of the term of Capt.
p P. Gaillsrd. The report Was ruo down
and il vas found 70 be haseiess, in so fra az
The appointment haying Seeo made is coz
cerned. but shere is SUBSTANTIAL ground for
I belief that Capt. Mcclure is we'll up IN the
lead il, the race for the position.
A laree crowd ,nrned out Monday after.
noon 10 witness the exhibition run Of the fire
deparsmen. and were disappointed for their
paina. Mayor Bossard refused to grans per-
mission for The bose wagons to race 90 the
streets as the council is opposed to needless
ruouieQ of the teams on the priocipal
slhoroughfares. The action OF Mayor Bossard
disappointed the crowd that bad assembled
d anticipation Of spirited exhibition, but
he has the snpport of majority Of people, as
some one vas liable to be rao over at any
time. When Ere occurs there is some reason
for speeding the ERE horses but 80 little good
is accomplished by exhibition rnns that II
does not pay to take the risk Of accideo's that
follow in their trains.