The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-01-31

Today ,s the last day for the payment
Of city taxes without penalty.
Oraneeburz is to have a 100000 cotton
mill in the near future. This means great
things for Orsngeburg. 1t will add several
hundred people to her population.
Size doesn't indicate quality. Beware of
counterfeit and worthless salve offered for
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Dewi,t's ,s
the only original. An infallible cure for piles
and all skin dseases.-J. s. asehson 4 Co.
Work was to have eeen commenced on the
FIRE department bouses Monday, but if the
work was begun the public dom. Know 1t.
Sam Bracey, alias Big S,uffy, was ruu 10
Mopday morning by the police. Too much
ssblae steel" was the cause Of bis mshap.
Supt Edmunds reports the following en-
rollment up to date: Washington Street
School 454, Lincoln School 40; total 924.
Lum Mathis, the regular attendant at the
sessions of the Mayors Court, who has been
of on furlongb for SIX or eight weeks, wss
gathered in by the police Monday morning to
: serve oat deferred sentence which the Mayor
imposed at hia last appearance.
The cold wave struck the South last Thurs
day uight apd the temperature grew colder
throughout the night, and s,oce teen freez-
Ing temperature has prevailed and water bas
frozeo wherever rot exposed to the suo.
l.. C. Darsey, SAMMY Side. Ca, Breeder of
Barred Plymouth Rocks, and whose fowls
were winners at Atlanta in 1899, has an
advertisement in this paper, offer'og eggs
from thoroughbred prize-winner5, IS tor
Sl.50, and guarantees safe arrival.
John Qlincy Corbe,t, the white man ac-
eused of criminally assaulting little negro
GIRL ia juno last, was gwen preliminary
hearing before Magistrate Folk oo Wednes-
day. and was bound over for trial at the
March term of court. He was recommitted
to iail and will not be granted bail.
Today is the last day for the payment
OF taxes wi,hou. penalty. There is 90 possl-
tility for further extension, aud Treasurer
Scarborough will proceed to charge up the
penalty after the close OF Office hours tomor-
rev.
L. T. Travis, Agent Southern R. T.,
Selma, Ga writes, 81 can not cay too much
in praise of One Minute Cough Cure. In my
case it worked like charm" The only
harmless, remedy that gives immediate results
Cures coughs. colds, Group. bronchitis, and
all throat aud lung .rouoles.-J. S. Hughson
4 Co.
It is stated by a gentleman who has bad
occasion to travel over large portion OF the
county duriog the past week tket the lod'ca-
tion are that much larger cotton crop Will
be planted this year than there was lass.
Every negro who css been able 20 buy an OK,
mule or horse Of any description has rented
land and will plaot ail the cotton possible,
while great many of the larger and more
substantial farmers are planoiug TO increase
their co.too acreage
Simon Nelson, colo.ed, bad bis bands
crushed between The wagon wheel AID
cross tie while unlosdiog wagon at Shaw
siding fi.e m,ies from this city en the A, T.
I. He came 10 town for medical attention,
and it was found necessary TO smputste
finger on each hand
Lovers Of foe fowls are referred TO The
advertisement O: J. A CulloD, Ridge Sp7!ng,
c.. breeder OF prze-winning Wsandottes
and Barred Plymouth Rocks His fowls took
n-eriums al the last State Fair la letter
received from Kr Culiom be says that be has
beeo breeding chickens for twenty years, ano
that his prescott s,ock is not surpassed oy any
anywhere. He would not eo'ertain an otter
Of $50 for the male bird at the head OF BIB
hest pen. or S25 for the next best.