The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-22

The Sumter Brick works closed Q contract
on Saturday. with the Hsr,svills Cotton Mil
for million brick.
The attsndsn,e at tho County Summer
School has decreased slightly this week, but
oaly numbers about Is 90 far.
There was . rain Monday 10 the neigh.
borhood OF Swithvills which extended dow
nearly to Gaiilard's x Roads.
The ball eroaods are within the city limits.
aod II order cannot bs preserved duriug q
game 10 aoy other way the Mayor should
stsoon one or more police there every time q
gsns 10 played.
Neglect 10 the short step 20 many take Il ON
. cough or cold to consumption. The early
sss OF One Minute Cough Cure prevents con.
sumption. 1tis tho ooiy harmless remedy
that gives immediate results. 1t cures all
throat and lung troubles. Cbildrco all like
1t aud motbers endorse it u 8 Huehson 4
Go.
There vas q 6ne sale at the tobacco ware.
house last Thursday. A lot of foe tobaec
was on the floor aod the average price wss
nign The farmers we're we'll pleased with
the returns and all of them will return with
i>rger offerings Of tobacco.
The hrst conviction this year for the non.
payment OF poll tax was secured 10 Magistrate
"sli' court last week John Wesley was
sent TO the chain gaog for 20 days There
are quite number Of tax delir Quents and II
,hsy DO oot pay up pretty soon they will 20
70 'hs chain gang to JOIN the road workers.
Starvation never yet cured dyspepsia. Per.
cons With Indigestion are already half starved,
They need Plsoty Of wholesome food. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat 90 the
body can b nourishsd while the wo1n on,
organs srs being reconstructed. I, 10 the
only preparation thss will instantly relieve
sud completely cure ell stomach troubles.
Try II II you are so6srioe from indigestion
II will certainly DO you good 8 Hueh.
son 1 Co.
The hall game last Fridsy afternoon VA
altogether one-sidsd. Bishopville clearly
ou'.classed Elloree and out PLAYED them in
every inning The score stood Bishopville
l3, E!loree !, when tho game closed. The
order was good, the rowdy aud the roo,er
were absent and the occasion passed of pleas.
antly.
The City Council should refuse 10 pav
water rent for any and every hydrsnt At
which there 10 not sufficient pressure to throw
water to the top OF two.story house The
city 10 paying for 6rst class service and
should insist on havlug 1t. At prescott q
number OF the hyarants are the next thing
to useless go far as furnishing protec ton 10
case Of q FIRE
A heavy rain fell in Bishopville Friday
afternoon sod there wers light local rains in
Priva'eer and other sections Of the county.
out Q general.raia is badly needed, as crops
are sutsrinR and the g!Oomiest reports on the
coodlt'on OF the crops come from all paris
OF Sumter County.
Miss McCants, Que cf the teachers sent bers
TO lostruct the county teachers, received a
letter fro n the State superintendent of ed uca.
lion asking her 10 60 to Manning and assist
10 The sunni er school there, and in accord.
ance herewith went to Manning Monday
There was only one instructor for The school
az Maaoing, and another was needed while
the attendance here being 60 much less than
~ss expected, a teacher could be spared.
Every Democrat Of this city who has come
OF age within the pact two years should in.
qute woetnsr h's paine appears on bis clue
roll III not already 90 the roll the com.
The primary election will be held on IN. 2a,h
inst end oil NAMES must be enrolled by the
23rd inst. Voters who have become resi-.
deots OF the city within two years should also
look into this matter The committee "a
composed of Messrs II G. Noses, J. N,
Knight, N Q. Kavaoaugb, c. G. Rowland.
Barlow Walsh, G. N Hurst, Jr.
The cotton crop in this county has been
cut OIL by the drouth fully ons.third-some
estimates make II one.half-the corn crop is
snort and the past two weeks of excessively
not aud dry weather have witnessed tho
failure OF tho peaviue hay crop and ,he ss,.
,ous injury OF the potato crop. If any one
doubts that the crops are injured beyond
nope OF improvement let him take a trip
."rongn the country and the fact will be so
torcioly Impressed upon him that he will
oouo' 20 longer Sumter county has tho
poorest CroD OutlOok tods, ,... -. -