The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-11-02

meeting of negroes was held in Walkers
hall SATURDAY., and 9. Weston, of East
ever. the Republican candidate for Congress
from the Seventh district made speech.
Wes,ou is said 10 be prosperous and lnteitl
gent farmer and has DOT heretofore been 80
prominent 10 the politics of this district
Isaac Newman, an Old negro nan was arrest
ed on Saturday afternoon for creating dis
turbapce on Main Street. Monday morning
be plead guilty 10 the charge OF public druHk'
enoess aad diso.derlv condcct, and was SEN
fenced TO pay 6ne Of 50 or work on the
s,reets for four days.
The Gala Week crowd have returned from
Charleston, few arriving each morning.
In the opinion Of majority Of those who
tsve returned the electric railway furnished
the best part of the Gala Week entertainment
a. the Isle of Palms end Chicora. They are
sll talking abort the Isle Of Palms In par
t:cular.
majority of the members Of Company u
hare retarned to Columbia aod rejoined their
regiment. but number are still ct home, hav.
Ing ob.aioed extensions Of their furloughs for
few DAYS. The privates and pon.commls-
stoned officers ere almost to maa in favor
az being rr mustered cut, and not few Of them
have stated that it would be impossible to
end a half doz.n men 10 the company willing
10 remain 10 service
The preseoce in the city of Messrs. Becker
and Beady, of New York, who represeos the
capitalists who will build the Sumter and
Wgeree railroad, is 40 indication that the
eon,rscts for the work of construction will
be given out in short time These gentlemen
are civil engineers and experienced railroad
men and they have come to close the cootcact
with the directors of the Sumter aud Wateree
Railroad Company after foil apd coz piete
understanding in reference to ail OF the &c.
.aiis connected With the construction ano
operation Of the road.
There was row and 6ght and all sorts
ne erscas betweeu a crowd OF negroes Who
oa,he,ea Sunday afternoon at the old pa
yii;on on Graham's Boulevard. What it was
ahnnt how il started and how it was stopped
has not been asceetained, as the matter dId
90, pe, into the police court. bet 1t 10 said
.na. one negro man was severely beaten oy
,h,se negro women and that be cried aloud
for mercy The pavilion is regular rendez-
vons for gamblers and disorderly negroes,
and the city would do we'll TO have it re-
,,o,ed and if no other use can be fouod for
,he lurnber i. can be converted into fre wood.
There is 10 reason 10 the city maintaining
gamblers paradise oc the outskirts OF tue
,own beyon ! the reach of the police.
The ordinance against selling goods on Snn-
CAV. ruoaiog barber shops. etc, has been d's-
covered to be defective, and. those who violate
II cannot be punished, therefore several par
ties who we're arrested Sunday for violating
The ordinance by shaving customers, selling
eooos. &C., were dismissed this morning
wi,hou. having charges preferred against
them. II is probable that council will enact
AN oro;nanse that will cover the ground aud
;mpose suitable penalties for the transaction
of business on Sunday.
A negro man created grsat racket up 10
,he west end of town Saturday night, and
no:iceman had to go out and Investigate He
fonud the man percbed up 10 the lott OF nis
house yelling as if the foul 6end himself was
after him. Be told the police that crowd
of negro men bad come to the house to whip
him sod be bad to take to the loft to escape.
After be was ,reed he began to yell tor nelp,
80 ,be crowd showed disposition to follow
hic, into his retreat. The entire neighoor.
mood vas alarmed, but before anyone arrived
-,e voo,d-ee wbite-cappsrs bad taken soem'
selves off aod uothiog Out oadly scared ne
e:o was found.