The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-04-27

fne new pest n0use vas compieteo SOU
day-
Dsiear Reel Squad has decided not 10 go
10 Aagusts next week to take part 10 The
Firemen's Tournament.
Several car loads of cannon, rapid IRE guns
and ammunition passed through this city
los Georgetown lasi week.
Taeysccination under tbs directioa Of the
Board OF Healta was continued yes;e-Say and
every fort is being made to vaccinate every
ses,dentof the city within the present week.
Ii is said fha, Chief of Police j. K. Brad
ford viii have 30 opposition feS reelection.
~Hs bas discharged his duties With entire sat
isfaction and merits reelection.
q large Formaideb, de Disinfec.or has been
seceised bv the Board Of Health. Health
0ESer Reardon will begin disinfectin9 the
houses that were occupied BY the smallpox
suspects
Street Commissioner Tribble is repairing
slhe Sidewalk on the East side of Main Street.
Eesr the depot A8 that eide is used by the
bieyc.isss the work that Is now in progress is
meeting With ontapoken eommendation.
81 s.ei,, Is the number ol ths phone at the
Delgss Reel Squad rooms IF yoar hcnee
or yonr oeighhor'e house is en Ere, call
81. 10 this aay you can incresse the :ft5-
ciency Of your ire department.
Subscribe TO The Sumter Daily Item. II
gives the war news fifteen honrs ahead Of any
snornipR Laper published in the State, and in
a conc:se form Ten cents per week; one
syeaf s. 80.
RJstenberg + Sons rsssed an immense
United States Gag over their store as aoos as
Tho oeHs Was received thst Pfesi6est AeKin.
sey had informed Congress that war excited,
and Il viii not be lowered until peace is de-
sciared
The ere alarm, last Wednesday night was
csased by aismall 6re at the residence Of Mr..
HI Chandler The alarm wss sent in
oysr the seiephooe, but before the reel sq1ads
arrived the ERE had been exsiuguished.
a telephone line has beeo cut in Eom the
Rose Hill line Ct ]. Ryttenbergsk Sons to tbe
smallpox camp Of detention The Sumter
Telephone Co furnished the phone ard made
Ihe connection With the Rose Hiis line aud
the exchange. while the Aesars. Ryttenberg
permitted the nse Of their line.
Snrseribe 10 The Daily Item st once, il
Jon want the latest war news. We are Civ
ing crack q jack ielegraphic service that
giyes 1be news fifteen hours ahead of any OF
the big morning daflies The subscription is
slep cents per week or 81 so per year. SeDd
slamps or money order, commercial exchange
with order-~e haven't time to keep books
on subscription accounts. Paper viii be dis
continued when time paid for expires
The war neus furnished By tie telegraph:c
eeryiee of Tie Sumter Daily Item is long
ways ahead Of anything that can be obtained
BY the people OF Central South Carolina.
The news is given in concise fo:m and il is
re:iahls Ooiy facts that have been confirm
ed are stated ne facts, and rnrors and reports
are given for what they are worth and no
more.
Compulsory vaccination was commenced
Monday by all the physicians CT the city,
they hsyisg, without exception. rendered
their services to the Board Of Health. The
c:,y has been divided ipto districts apd as.
s:gsed as follows: Ward l-Dr. J g. Spann
and DR.. j. A. Clifton Ward 2.-Dr.J S.
Bughson axd DR.. A. G. Dick; Ward 3-Dr.
s. C. Raker and Dr.. H.sM. Stuckey; Ward
4-Dr. A. J. China and DE-. Archie China {:
Cotton Factory and whites leaving west of
Aannine avepue and Sootb of railroad-Dr
J A. Mood: Colored people leaving west OF
Msuning Ayenae and south of railroad
Dr.. Smith. All of the doctors made
an early start Monday morning and spent
the entire forenoon 10 the work Of vacci-
na,iop. There will be no let sp until
every house has been visited and every person
in the city has been rendered immune To
c,n.a oion from Small pox.