The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-06-20

The applicants for the position OF cotton
veigher are Just little more numerous tnsn
the candidates for Sheriff.
The colored people will run so excursion
from Sumter to Charleston on Jsoe lotn.
The Mopashan boys have commenced prac'
t;c,n2 for the Wilmington Tournament. Ihe
seam that this company will SEND to VII
nin9tca will be ss good as ever left the State
The Methods, Suoday School will have
cic nic at Cane Savannah on Friday.
The band stand 90 the monumental sqaare
will be in readiness for the concert ana lce
cream festival which the Fourth Regimen;
Band viii! give oa Thursday evening.
One year ago the school district city OF
Sumter was So 900 ia deos Since tnst ame
Indebtedness has been reduced to Sl,5o0.
When unhampered by debts the excellent
schools of Sumter will be better.
Ar. George Hancock, Of Danville, Va,
will baye charge of the floor in the Sumter
Tobacco Warehouse this season. 1t 10 M
de,stood that there will be large corps OF
buyers 90 this market, and .arm7rs may
count on getting all their tobacco ID worth.
With IA increase in the number OF our
cotton BUYERS asd the large corps OF tobacco
buyers Ita, are expected here, farmers Will
no, be able to End better market for their
products this year than Sumter will afford.
We are glad to learn Of the improved con-
di,iop of the cotton aud tobacco crops 10 the
lower section Of the couoty, toe recent rams
having been OF great oeoeht-the tobacco
crop especially 10 very promising.
III Noic Strant
pos. Office, Monday night hy oegro boy
named auntsr. The uink was 6rst seen near
:he Opera House and severs! persons who
were on the street gave chase aud soon suc-
ceeded ia killing it, Tbs question is: where
did the mink come from.
The city clerk receired supply OF bicycle
badges today, ana is nowready 20 supply
them to bicyciist TIE ordinance fcroidding
b;cgc,es 90 sidewalks, except on payment OF
81. has been 10 force for several days, and
persons who o1n bicscies, aud desire 20 ride
on the eidewalks bad better procure badges
s. once. Ths 6rs, badge SOLD was taken by
Mayor Stuckey.
With the completion OF the pew road
across Black River the receipts of tobacco at
:be Sunter Warehouse will be largely in-
creased the coming season, sud although the
County Commissioners have cot takeu tbe
matter 10 baud as it was expected they
would, j, is TO be hoped that the Business
League, backed oy the citizebs of Sumter,
viii. be able to take charge Of tho work and
have the road ready for the coming fall trade.
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF
he Telephone Mfg Co, was held Monday
with oil the stock represented. There was no
change made n the oficars who hsve been II
charge Of the affairs Of tae company tor the
oas, few months, and II is ssid that the
,eoor, of ths officers showed that the coc.-
pany is II prosperous condition and has
aad a mos; successful years business hnan-
eialiy 90 we'll as 10 every other respect.
Ha.1ie Brgant, the young vnite woman
:.ous Clarendon County Who has tosde sev-
s,sl ansuccassfel a',empt5 % coaarai' suicide
w,.hiu III. past SIX mon,E,s sac foana Jon-
5asT rnoroicg in toe canefery 10 an apparently
denected condition Wseo discovered she
was Wing oo tbe ground a..d wbeo ilesfioo-
q ei.hec voulc hot or co:s.a oos give an
.7,elliee... /. aecount of ae.se:i is SAID sae
snen: all os last night wandering around tee
cemetery. SAG was taken charge OF ey the
noiica sanc. vas seq: to ;anoina Moudey
aieh: in charge OF Policeman Mckagen snd
delivered to the Clarendon Countg authorities.