The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-11-03
Take JOHlNSONS
CHILL & FEVER
TONIC.


ICoroeer Moees is .beiprompsfss man in the
business. It takes hustler to be in at The
death.
A tribe of Gyrsies were in town last
week. They we're dirty snd disreontanle
looking sat; lbe children were ragged, ,he
women barefoo'ed and the borsss aged and
dscrepid
The Graded School vas closed Wednesday
n,croiog in respect to the memory Of the late
st,ended 10 body the funeral in the Presby-
ter,au Church.
District Deputy F. Leslie Zsmp, of Camden
sill visit Claremont, Lodge No. 81 A. F. u /,
as the next regular communication on Novem-
Der 4sh Arrangemenfs will be made on that
oecassioog for the appropriate observance of
ST. Johns Day A fnlIauendance is request
ed o3 The of6cers.
The serious illness OF City Clerk and Treas
urer Hurst causes general regret and the huo-
dreds of friends he has made during his long
incumbency Of that Office unita in wishing
him speedy recovery, if that be possible.
The billet of wood with which Burrows
killed Haynswor,h was brought to the city
Saturday. 1t is big enough and heavy
enough to have killed an OK, if welded ny a
muscular man.
The Heaith Officer is 8. work. he has
broken up number of bog pens during the
last week, aod is busily engaged iu looking
after the general sanitary condition Of the
city.
The farmer who hag big corn crop is in
| L. I, 60 - fh.~a ~
rcre Of them. There will be many farmer
bnying corn next year who cnt down bis
corn crop this SpriBs aud increased his cot
ton acreage.
Rey r E S,ackhonse, of Columbia, who
filed The pulpit of the Methodist Church Sun
day. preached to large congregations. He
is an effective apd torcible speaker and was
heard With great favor, his sermons reing
hopeful and full of suggestive .tou.hts
Next week is fair week not only in Colum-
bis, bot oil over the State and thousands are
making ready 20 go 70 Columbia for tie sn-
nasls event that Interests all sections of the
State, as nothing else does.
Il brick crossing is peeded on Main Street
rom the corner Of she Court House square
at A. G. Phelps Co.'S Office The old board
crossing ct that point vas one of the most
eenersAyfused on the street. Ia this sort of
weather one must cross in front of the Opera
House at the corner of Liberty Street or
wade.
The second advertising car of John Robin
SOD and Franklin BIOS. Circus WAS
in sowo Saturday and new li,ho-
graphs are being put up. If the
circus gives performance in propor-
,ion to the bill board display il Will be cork
er spd the chronic circus gcers will have a
good time seeing the animals and watching
the ladies ride the trick horses.
The hotel accommodations n this city are
frequently inadequate % ths demands, and it
is 20, unusual for both hotels to be crowded
| to al uncomfortable degree To remedy THE
! in part, at least, Mr. J.rvey bas arranged to
have an addition, containing thirty rooms,
made 10 the New Jerve, House. The new
rooms will be furnished in manner TO meet
with the approval of the travelling public.
| Gov. Ellerbe's order to seize wagons haul
ing original packages from Augusta TO tau-
rens worries the local o. .. agents great
deal; they do not know whether or not the
order will apply to wagons transporting
liquor from Caremons to this city. The
order will scarcely be stretched to that ex-
tent, however, as it would be bot step
further to sieze the liquor aod wagons en
route between aHy depo: and the original
package agents place Of business, even
though the distance he no more than one
hundred yerds