The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-27


was koowu.
All the stores were crowded from morning
20 pieht last week, and the merchants did
rushing holiday business.
Supt. Edmunds reports the following en-
rollment for the past month: White school,
438; co;ored school, 4O7; total, 845.
To settle the stomach aud overcome the
nausea of prospective mothers. take Summons,
Squaw Vine Wine or Tablets.
Messrs. George D. Shore b Bro. have sold
their four big dray horses to the Santee Cy
press Lumber Company. These horses were
the largest and finest dray horses in the city,
aud 1t vii, be long time before their like
will be seen in Sumter again
John Smitb, white, who was arrested for
selling bale of false-packed cotton, was re-
leased on bond last Friday oy Magistrate
Wells. The preliminary hearing Will &c
held on Jannary 5th.
81 was nearly dead with dyspepsia, tree
doctors, visited mineral soripgs, and grew
worse. used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. That
cured me.'' 1t diQests what you eat. Cures
indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn and all
forms of dyspepsia. j. S. Hughson 8 Co
Policeman Gallagher lost bis pistol while
running to the FIRE Friday, and the hnoer
will confer favor by restoring the pistol to
Policeman Gallagher or leaving IT at the
Clerk and Treasurer's cfics.
No serious accidents from the Careless
handling OF fireworks or hrearDe are report
ed TO have. occurred 10 this city Monday
There were doubtless the usaal numoer OF
burn, fingers and swinged beads among the
small cracker peppers, but they all escaped
with sound limbs and unipjured eyesight.
IN 1887 Mr.. Thomas McIntosh of Allen.
town, Tenn, bad an attack of dysentery
which became chronic 81 was treated by
the best physicians in East Tennessee without
a cure" he Gays. "Finally tried Chamber-
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
After usiog about twelve bottles l was cured
sound and we'll y For sale by Dr.. A. j.
China.
Chairmap Parrott aud bis assistants of the
Christmss committee distributed Christmas
gifts on Friday to the deserving aud needy
poor. The contributions this year have been
more liberal and generous Ithanlever before,
and many a household was provided With
q Christmas dinner and many other articles
that tended to make the holidays more COM
Portable and pleasant
1t takes but minute TO overcome tickling
in the throat and to stop cough by the use
of One Minute Cough Cure. This remedy
Quickly cures all forms of throat aud lung
troubles. Harmless and pleasant to take.
I, prevents consumption. A famous SPECIFIC
for grippe and its after effects ]. S. hugh
son + Co.
Ninstre.sy has attained its mos: attractive
perfection and completeness in the perform
ance given by Wrigh.'s Original Nashville
Students and Gideon's Big Minstrel Carnival.
This mammoth organization represents the
strength Of two complete companies 1t will
appear at the Academy of Music, ooe uight
Only, Wednesday, ia euary 10th. The com.
pany is composed entirely of colored per-
formers aud numbers 45 people, carrying two
big peerless bands, one grand symphony or
chestra, fifteen comedians and the oes, line OF
varied acts known to minstrelsy aud vaude-
vile
C.. A. Snow l. Co., Patent Lawyers, oppo-
site The United States Patent Office, Washing
ton, D. c., who have actual elects in everg
city and town of the United States and
Caoada, report that never before in their Is
years practice has the work Of the Office been
so we'll up TO date. They claim that patents
can now be procured in less than half the
time formerly required. Nov l-3m
A keroseoe blower in the enamelipg room
at the Telephone Factory exploded Friday,
and, scattering quantity OF blazing oil
Ground, started a FIRE. The alarm was sent
10 and the 6re department called out, but
before the resl squads arrived the FIRE had
been txunguisbed By the use of the hard Ere
exupgri.bers that are KEEP. in the factory.
The damage done wes iesigpi6cant, aud ex-
or more of the workmen, the factory aud the
hands are none the worse for the little are
and the ensuing excitement.
Col S. A Pearce. Of Colombia, Supervisor
Of The Census for this district was in the city
Friday Cor the purpose OF dividing up the
several townships of the couo,y into the census
districts and obtaining other necessary infor.
NATION. Each township will be divided
in;o two districts and one census enumerator
will be appointed ior each district. The
enumera,or mss, be a resident Of the district
for which he is appointed Thirty days
viii! be allowed for taking the census. The
city CT Sumter will be divided toto TWO census
districts, Main street eeiog the dividing
llbe