The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-02-23

sSarasday wassihe sast day .for making tax
Yesuras 10 ths Auditor land be and his
Assissaa,s were kept busy
JJass sryssed 8 tot OF Sterling Silver wsd-
I dry preseass. Alarm clocks u cents each st
5 Hos xss IaweirY Store. II.
oas are wandering the ssrsefs 30 generally
fSas bog dog IS needed 70 assist the police
:v4sD ID 1nnaing them 10. :-s5sj
An EXTRA communication ct Claremont
osae.A r. M, will sbe held on Thnrsday
sSQfst 10 coafer the Matters degree "A fnR
saskendsnce of the members IS desired by the
ssf6cers Of tho lodge.
s yreasu<er Scarborough Was in his Office
sSafpriay TO receive tAxes from those who bad
not paid before and yers abie to make settle
nenss before the penalty Hsa taxed up
Aesinst them.
Tie entertainment as Mr. C. T. Mason last
I sThursday evening sNas . snccess 10 every par
1 ieuIar It Was 40 eyesing Of uoalioyed
p.easars. is tbe verdict. Of all who attended
I Tbe receipts amounted to aoort $2s.
Ths City Conncil beld no meeting Wednes-
aay night, siihonrk it was the night fot the
feaosaf bi-Weekly meeting. There vas not 2
aaorum present, and the meeting was post
poned.
ft IS not nov believed that The opposition
sc tho residents OF the Lynchbnrg. Magnoi,s
rec,ioD 20 being taken into lee Conosy will
aake definite shapa or that il will amount to
ApythiDg
Rev. 3. 4 Clifton, Of ,his city, delivered .
lecture 10 the Asrion 0perA House on Tues
day evening before large audience. The
4 xa.ien correspondent of ths News and Cou-
rier says that the audience was delighted
4 sish him
Mr C. r. Stnhbs has received letter from
t;,e fakir Who claims 10 be In prison IN Va.
leuci4 Spain, and left SEC. 900 in coneeaimen'
Ia this eonnfry. The letter is similar 10
esery respect 10 the letters received by bnsi-
ness meu ~ OTHER places:
R.v. Thos Dixon, sJr, is to lecture in the
opess Honse in this city, on the night OF
Aprl 2lst. Mr. Dixon. lectured in this city
on previous occasion, aud many will DO
doubt be glad 70 bear the distinguished
fpesker again
"a. Shiyer, colored, the driver Of the Nixon
House hack was before the Mayor Friday
asorning fos disorde4ly condoct, carrying
concealed; weapons, ard firing pistoi at the
3 depot. SbIgef g0t on great oig 3sS louIr.
day afternoon after 6,liog mp % ono Z
liaoor, apd wheu he went 10 the depot be
Was ready TO fRht anytainR from the entire
Spanist, army to- coal burner locomotive.
He raised considerable disturbance around
,ae depot 6naiiy drawing revolver and
began 10 shoot The police took hand in
the celebraiion aod ran him in. Mayor Bos-
sard found him guilty of all fhe charges, and
sentenced him TO pay doe OF SIS or work
the streets for 80 days.
The. impression has become general IN this
ci,y tba. Game Cock Lodge Z. of P. assumed
the responsibility OF soprortioR the
invalid wife of the late George
C. Belk and in consequence some
of the charitable organizations have refrained
from responding to appesls for aid in ber
behalf. Game Geek Lodge did not undertake
the sole responsibility, of Mrs. Belk's support,
bus has aided her to the extent OF the Lodges
.bi.ity from tire to time and will continoe to
do 30, but no one who has the neans 70 ex'
tend aid TO her should withhold it on account
of what the Knights of Pythias give her, as
her needs are much greater thsn the Pyfhisns
can supply and she has no means OF her Owl
and Ia q helpless invalid.