The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1897-01-06

Du,iDg tse next few days many letters will
be dated 'se.
The new license ordinance of the City of
Sumter went into effect On the ist.
The telephone lines have not yet been re-
paired aod no date has been fixed for The re-
sumption sos regular service.
Healtb Officer Reardon reports births and
deaths for the pas, week as follows: Birshs-
Il colored male, / colored female Deaths-l
coicred male.
The outlook at present is for very heavy
trade in fertilizers, and the large dealers have
already placed big orders With the mills.
Ii has been rumored recently that the
Lakens Lameer Company will remove i,s
piant from this city TO Georgia.
Mr.E ]. Dunno, who was awarded the
contract for remodeliug the Court House by
the Board Of County Commissioners, wiH be-
gin work within short time.
Delgar Reel Squad has presented Foreman
W. s. Graham with a handsome hremsn's
hat. It is fcished in blue and white. enamel
and will no doubt be very becoming ito the
handsome foreman of No. 3.
Capt &. S Hood, of Monaghan Hose Go /,
gave an oyster supper to the members of the
SQUAD after the squad meeting last Friday
night The supper vas served at The Sumter
Restaurant and was an epicurean feast.
Mooday was sale day and the usual crowd
expec,edwas hereand every back twas filed
with horse. traders with their stock of ami
mated equine skeletons
The small boys havs the masquerading
fever sgain and are making night hidsous
With their attempts at vocal sereuades. and
themselves picturesque With costumes and
masks.
While Sanders, the sexton Of the Presby-
terian church was ringing the second bell
before services Sunday evening the capper be-
came looseued and fell. 1t is said that
Sanders thought that the bell was coming
too and was rather frightened. he was not
scared, of coarse, just slightly startled for
the moment ss it were.
Simon Cooper, who killed the negro Davis
at Magnolia on Friday and wounded five
Others, has not been arrested, and at present
his whereabouts are unknown. He was near
Msyesville on Saturday morning, and is re-
ported to have gone in the direction of Ell
hotte, where he usually lives.
The Langdon Dramatic Co. has been book
ed for a weeks engagement at the Opera
House. This company has an extensive re-
pertoire and has played successful engage
meats to crowded houses in many cities iu
the South. Popular prices will be given
throughout the week.
An emancipation celebration was held on
the Court Honse square at noon Monday. The
meeting opened with with singing, and seve-
raj speeches were made by different well
known negroes The meeting was orderly
bat enthusiastic aud the large crowd seemed
to enjoy itself to the fullest extent.
The cas-, of characters for the Pythiao
drama, damon snd Py,hias," has heen com.
oleted acd those who will have part are at
work OF their parts. Rehearsals will ee5iu
within short ti,ae, bet the date for the pro-
duction Of the play will! not be announced
until the stage work of every actor is sails
factory to the managers Tbe cast i5 a
strong one and it is predicted without fear
of disappointment that "Damon and Pythiss'
OF local talent will be production ,hst will
meet with the beartiest approval Of the most
critical audience that can De assembled IN
Sumter.
The reward of Sle0 for the arrest Of Sinou
Cooper, the Magnolia murderer aud despe-
rado, may tempt some Of the criminal huot-
ers of Sumter to make al attempt to secure
the reward From al! reports Cooper ia no,
only desperate character, bat is cooler IN
the face of danger than usually net With AID
is, besides, first class shot. The man who
nobtains the reward will probably earn 1t, il
em?' TO capture