The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-09-21

Quite an event among she elite Of Surter's
colored society wsa the marriagelast Wedses.
day at rbe A. d. e. Church of Miss Roweua
And,ews, daughter Of Snmter's we'll known
caterer, Wm. s. Andrews, and Rev. DAME!
A. Perrin, Of Tallahassee, Fls. The care.
nooy took p!acs at the Mt. Pisgab A. b E.
Church, which was tastsfully decorated fox
the occasion. Rev. A. J. Hnnter oficisted,
assisted By Rev J G. Sampsoo. After the
marriage reception for an hour was neld at
the resideace OF the BRIDES parents. The
bride and groom left o. the 9 40 tram for
Greenwood, the former home Of the groom.
where they will spend a while before goiog
TO Tallahassee.
The completion of ths Sumsee & Wateree
Railroad will be Of very great benefit TO Sum
ter. bat unless . cotton compress is establish
ed this city viii! remsin as 1t has been fos sew
eral years, Insofar ss .be cotton business is
coreerued-ou the ssme f oting as all other
places 10 this section Of the State. Every
raiiroad station that haa cotton buyer rep
resenting . cotton exporting frm is in po-
sition to ray as much for cotton as this mark
ct. and the small 10 wos in this ap6 ADJOINING
coout;es have been ssking increasing quanti-
ties of fhe eoesop that formerly came 20 this
place 10 be soid. The establishment Of a
coupress here wc-id ersbfe the local buyers
TO psy a. least an eighth more for cotton han
theresular export buyers and 10 consequence
tie merket would be btiiit up and thousands
of bales more cotton would be sold bere. A
comcress owned by local capital and mao-
AGED sy men who are interested in local at
fairs and local prosperity would be good
thing for Sonater aod q profitable investment
for those wbo put capital in it. 1t is prop.
osi,;oo worth sinking about AID Worth in-
ves:5gatiou.
Aad.ew Bekes, acoiored was, brought zftom
Charleston. ,sst Friday by Deputy Sheriff
Gaillard and lodged 10 jail, 10 await pro-
ceeaines OF, a charge Of obtaining money of
another party on an express order BAKER
has been in ,be employ of the Ducker & Built
man firm for Is or 20 yesFs, as driver aud
porter, ard Was considered tsusty, but some
time las, winter letter came to this pcs,ofhce
from some place in Georgia, addressed to
A. Baker, who it seems was q commerc al
traveller, and did not come here, or LETT "itn-
ou, getting the lie ter; and when the letter
was cffered to Andrew Baker, ns took IT. On
opeoing i. and finding that 1t was not Ms let
ter. but coptsined an express money order,
instead of returning the letter TO the post
Office, ne kept the letter and collected the
money from Mr.. Spaen, the agent here.
when A. Baker, the commercial traveller,
returned TO Georgia and learned about the
letter aod money that be never got, be start
ed ed investigation that resulted in bringing
the facts shove stated to light, and 10 July
Nr. Spsno vas required by the Express Com
paay to refund aoou, S35, and as Andrew
Rsxer tailed 10 refrud to Mr. Spaon, Andrew
VAS pu. in Jail While awaiting an iovestl-
ga.;oo he was let ont on bood, sod forth
win skipped. He weot TO Charleston, where
he soon cot on the chain gang for taxing
something that did not belong 10 hin This
ne;oo krown TO the authorities here M
Gs;.Isrd was on hand to take charge of An-
drew " ben lis term on the Charleston chain
gang was coDpleief