The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-02-21

Lest Wednesday and the pet receipts were
50 Divine Street seems to be the storu
center of deviment and disorder and ma
ierlty Of the prisoners who have been before
the Mayo. recently, haied from Divine
Streets murky aod soful preciocts. Divine
Street bellies its nsme and ls evidently in sad
need of moral disiofecliog.
TIE ladies OF the Magnolia Street Method
is, Caurch will sesve hot supper IN the Old
postofice, Masooic Temple. this eveoiog for
the peoe6t of the church The supper will
begin at O'Clock. The supper will inc,ode
oysters and all regular courses. Tickets 25c
.Afier doctors failed TO cure me OF poeu-
monia used One Minute Cough Cure, apd
three bottles of it cured ne. I; is also the
oes, remedy on earth for wbocping cough
1t cured ny grandchildren OF the worst
cases." writes Jro Berry, Logantoa, Pa. 1t
is the onl5 harmless remedy that gives I'M
mediate results. Cures coughs, colds, Group
and ,hroa, acd lung troubles 1t prevents
consumption. Children always like it.
Mothers eodorse it. J. S. Hughsou Co.
A recent Improvement in the post office SER
vice aud one that is greatly appreciated by
the puelc at large, ls the opening OF !ne
general delivery after the evening mails have
been received and distributed. Tothose who
do DOT bave BOXES The arrangement is great
convenience, az it enables them 10 get their
mail as soon as i, is received instead CT 'he
| next day
There we're two small fires at the Nlxcn
| House las, Sunday morping-that is to
say two 6res other than those kept
NJ ia the stoves aed CRATES The first
Ere originated in one of the I'D rooms, but
was exiting usbed without calling out toe FIRE
! department. The second FIRE etarteG 10 the
kitchen a short time after The f.st was extin.
| guished. The alarm was sent IN acd the rec,
! SQUADS were called out, but the 6re had gain
ed 90 Roadway aud was gotten under con-
troll wi,hon, difficulty, before the hrenen
turned 90 the waite. Both sqas d5 stretched
lines cf hose and were ready 10 light The FIRE
w.,hir few minutes after the alarm was
given
81 think would go crez7 With pain were
i, not for Chamberlain s Pain Balm,' writes
Mr " r Staple,o1, Herminic Pa. 81 have
beer effl cted with rheumatism for several
years aod have tried remedies without rum-
Der, but Pain Balm is the best medicine |
have 60, mold Of" One application relieves
the pain. For sale by A China.
The directors OF the Sumter Cotton Mil
have ordered two more frames Of spindles
apd wne6 these have beeo put up the mill
building will be filed to the limi, OF its Ca
pacitg. If it is desired TO further
increase the output of the mill 1t
will be necessary to erect another
building to house the additional spin
dies. The mill is now running full time, and
as the output is sold six or seven months
ahead there will be no shut dowo unless
the uachinery breaks down. The nil is
we'll supplied with cotton 10 ruo until the
next crop is on the market, aud no matter
bow the cotton market fuctuates the mill has
a profitable years business before IT.
There is DO better medicine fer the babies
,hac Chamberlains Cough Remedy Its
pleasant taste and prompt and efectual cures
make it fsvorite with mothers and small
childreo. I, ,quckiy cures their co1ghs aud
colds, preventing pneumonia or other serious
consequences. II also cures Group and has
BEEN used 10 teos of thousands Of cases With
out single failure 80 far ss we have been
able 10 learn II not only cures Group, but
when given as soon as the croupy cough ar-
pears, will prevent the attack. 10 cases Of
whoopng cough it lque6es the tough mucue,
making it easier to e1pectorare, and lessons
the severity aud frequency of toe paroxysms
of coughing, thus deprviog that disease OF
all dangerous consequences. For sale by A
China.
TIE candidates for county offices an1 the
Legislature are beginning TO announce them
selves and solcit The il6Geuce end votes Of
their friends. |, is said that some of the
Candidates are already condncun2 an acuve
canvass 10 the bope Of taking uHc by the
forelock ard capturing the votes before less
energetic cficeseekers enter the race # re-
ports are to be believed there will be 20
scarcity Of ca aodiGaies. and there will certain
ly be at least two primaries 70 make he com
inations For seveca Of ;;e count .!ices
there are four TO c:x candidates re toned
already, and the political pot is scarce!y sln-
THO lo~ioiatva 1;1atea NOT