The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-09-22
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The horse sale Friday brought the largest

The horse sale Friday brought the larges,
crowd of the season to town. There were
people from all sections o: the couoty who
cane solely to attend the sale, and it is be-
yond question that the sale of horses at auc-
ton has become popular with those who
purchase horses for their own use. The
horses sold to-day were generally good ami.
mails and the prices were fairly good.
Births aud deaths reported to Health Officer
R.ardon for past week, ending Septamber IL.
are: Births-Colored-Two males, one fe-
male Dea,hs-W White-One male 36 years
old colored-Two males, ope month old,
one years old, one female l year old.
It's rumored that the Atlantic Coast Line
will remove the dispa,chers Office of bis divis-
ion to Florence and consolidate the two
Offices. The rumor may prove 10 he un-
founded, but it comes from source of such
reliability that it is given publicity without
fear that future developments will prove it
uutrue.
Tickets for the "Pied Piper of Hamlin"
are on the market and the ''charmingest" of
charming young ladies of the sweet sixteen
vintage are the vendors. Advice to purchase
ticket is super6uous; it is more probable
that come of the susceptible youths will need
warning not to corner the crop Of tickets.
The cold wave that struck this city in the
small hours of the night has ser everybody to
shiveriog arc to thinking, about. winter
clothes. The colder weather is not a. all un.
welcome, as everybody is heartily weary of the
bot and sultry temperature that hss ruled
for 80 long. Fall trade will open in real earn.
est now and everything will take on brisk
er motion. The advertising columns of this
paper afford all the Information tha. careful
and intelligent purchasers need. The mer-
chants who have the goods to sell at the right
prices keep their patrons aud the public posted
through the columns Of this paper and no
mistake can be made when purchase is s
be made.
There is 60 cause FOR unessiness over the
yellow fever epidemic, for besides being too
far distant to reach this section, yellow fever
will not spread even though brought into the
Interior This has been demonstrated more
than once during epidemics in Charleston 10
former years. People suffering With yellow
fever have been brought to this county, but o o
one contracted the disease from them.
Mr.. B. R. Sanders little son was run over
by bicycle on the side walk in the business
portion Of Main street last Wednesday, and
considerably hurt 1t is time that women and
children should be protected, while on the
sidewalk at!east. from reckless bicycle riders
who have 90 respect for The rights OF others
Sumter people who have occasion TO visit
Charleston, Augusta or other points where
quarantine regulations are being ecforced,
Will save themselves annoyance and probable
delay by procuring health certificate from
Health Officer Reardon hefore leaving home.
The certificates are issued free and the health
officer can be fonod in bis Office in the City
! Hall between 9 a. M. and IL O'clock At
other times be can be seen at his home on
Republican Street or 90 the street.
The police are complaining that the cap
ture of cow thieves is often prevented by
some of the butchers and cattle dealers of
this city who buy cattle from any person who
may come aloug Often cattle are bought
from suspicious characters at ridiculously
low prices and butchered without waiting a
reasonable time for possible owners TO claim
the cattle This practice encourages cattle
thieves, as i; enables them to dispose of their
booty and escape capture aud punishment, if
they can reach this town a sufficient time
ahead OF their pursurers to sell the cattle and
leave town. The purchase Of cattle from sus-
plcious characters at prices below market
value should be peremptorily stopped, and
! the butchers ehould be required to report the
suspicious charactels, rather than promptly
buscherirg the cattle bought at bargain.