The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-02-03
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There was more cotton sold here Friday
than for several weeks.
Comparatively few liens on crops have been
recorded in the Clerk of Courts Office since
the lst
The city is reported to have paid out since
the blizzard more than $500 for trimming
the shade trees.
TIE missisg link, alias the man with tail,
was inspected by quite crowd yesterday. He
is Eoustrosity Ct the irs. crder.
The largest, handsomest and cheapest
stock of valentines ever shown in this city, at
the book store of a. G. Osteen 4 Co.
One of the best and simplest remedies
for grippe ls said to be ordinary cooking
soda, which is to be found in every house.
A large hotel, fitted with all the modern
comfor.a and conveniences, would fill the
place of the burnt Tnemey Block admirably.
There was one drunk and dsorderly case
before the Mayor Yesterday. The sinner
received sentence Of IS or ten days. lie
paid his 6ue.
Several bydrant wrenches have been lost at
fires recently, and if any one has found them
they are requested to return to Chief of Fire
Department.
The thermometer registered l3 degrees
above zero at o. clock Friday morning and at
Il O'Clock it was stationary at BOZ degrees
above zero.
Mr. John n Ingram, of Privateer, is seri.
ously sick and is not expected to live, ss is
also Mrs. ) . W. Ingram, whose husband died
on Wednesday.
There was quite crowd in the city
being sufficient to deter them on the first
Monday of the month.
Judge Klugh passed through this city yes
terday en- route for Florence where be will
hold his first term of court He will preside
over the approaching term OF court IN this
city.
The city is filing in the broken pavements
on Main Street with clay. Anything IS Bet
ter than the impossible mud holes that have
so long afflicted the walking public, and any
i'm provemen, is better late than never.
Mr. Willie Witherspoon had Ere Of his
own Friday morning about O'Clock. gen-
eral alarm was not given, bat the assistan ce
Of Monaghan Squsd was called in and the
incipient blaze extinguisbed:
The w ater Company has placed new cups
at all Of the public drinking fountains. The
cups will be great convenience while they
are permitted to remain at the fountains by
citizens with acquisit;ve propeosities.
The railroads will give rate of one fare
for the round trip 10 Charleston during the
naval review. Tue tickets will be good for
one week aud will probably be on sale on
and after Tuesday next. The exact date has
no, set oeen fixed.
No sales were made by the Master Mon
day. The small nuncer of sales made this
year sy the Master and Sheriff indicate n
more prosperous condition OF the country
than for several years past
The reetipg OF Good Templars announced
1tended as expected, owing to the inclemeucy
of the weather, but sufficient number was
present to reorgaDize the Lodge. OD this
evening another meeting will be held and all
Good Templars a1d Others interested are
invited to be preseat.
The Kings Daughters have decided to
indefinitely postpone the entertainment! which
was announced for last Tuesday evening.
The postponemeot was made necessary by the
numerous entertainments that are TO be
given mex. week and the Kings Daughters do
not desire to come into coufict with them
The Emma Warren Comedy Co. opened a
Eve nights engagement 10 The Academy OF
Music las, evening" There will be change
of oil nightly aod a series of popular play $
will b. produced ry company Of actors aud
actresses of ability and established Tepuia-
ton The company comes to this city with
the endorsement of the press ia all the cities
where engagements have been played this
season. By competent critics ii is said 10 oe
the strongest repertoire company now tour
ing the South a, popular prices
Mr. Ward l. Smith, of Eredrcksto"a.
Mo-, was troubled with chron;c clarrhc:. for
eve. thirty years He Lad become ;aly
satisfied ;nat it was >ool; question .; a
short tine 7,ii lie would have 10 gre up.
He had beeo treated oy soIe ui the test
physicians in Europe aud AmeFica but got
no permanent relief. One day be picked up
q newspaper aud chauced to read an adver-
tisemept,of Chamoerlair's Cole, Cholera and
Disrthoe Remedy. He got bottle of IT.,
the FIRST dose helped him and its continued
use cured him. Foc sale by A. j. China.