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

AitaL0rnt Moses, vice pre.l0eOt
committee on inc:easicg membership
was appointed as follows: Hessrs. Marion
Noise, II J Harby, W. Graham, q. G.
Noise, G. l.. Kicker and J Il Levy.
The census ennmerators began taking the
census last Friday.
The candidates are in evidence oo the
streets quite often, aud they are aa pleasant
as they are Dumerous.
The South Carciua State Firenen's Aaso-
citation will NEE, in Wilmington, N c., With
the North Carolina Firsmeo's Association
July 10th TO l4th.
Several people want to know when toe
baod s,snd is to be built on the Monumental
equare Ipquirers have been referred TO the
special committee of council.
The Sumter county legislative delegation
has recommended that Mr. Geo. D. Shore be
appointed member Of the County Board Of
Control to fill the u1e3pired term of 7.
Windham, resigned
The War Song Concert in the Opera House
last week was not attended By as large so
audience SO The concert itself aod the Cause
for which it was given merlte6, but the main
floor of the auditorium was we'll filed.
We have received 40, io7iteton to the
commencement exercises Of the Clsriosnpbic
and Euphradisn Literary societies of the
South Carolina College, to be held on the
evenings of Jure llth aud l2,h.
Au alarm of FIRE called out the reel squads
at 90 Thursday. a defective 8ue n Mr- j..
Il. WinburD's kitchen caused small bisz> on
the roof. TIE response of the 6.e depart
mert wes promp1 and the dre was eg:;agu;eh.
ed with slight damage
Charlie Davis, colored, waa before the
Mayor THURSDAY morning for getting uaa
and usicg profaoe iasgcsee 90 lower @ssn
street He plead guilts acd paid 6ce CT s..
Lest Thursday Delgar Reel Squad vacated
The building oa Main Street which oas neen
occupied oy this squad for the aast three
years TIE team will be quar,ered ct Gra-
hem's stablea uni! furiher orders
The fund that ,be Daughters of tie Con-
feeeracy,is raising for the Jefferson Davis
mooa nent has teep swe;ed ny Contributions
fem tee s;xta and fourth grades of the Wssn-
! ington Street school TIE ladies' of the
cbe3ter fee, obligated toward these patriotlc
children end thank them for their help il this
cause. The receipts from the coccec, will
amount 20 aoo2t $40.
Street Commissioner Tri5b,e has his bsnds
full With prisoner VITO wont work on the
streets. Mora! suasioo has proved failure,
api ail other inducements to Labor have been
found TO De Ineffective
II reported that one or more of toe Cop
fede.are 7eterans from this city had unpleas
snt ex aeriecca With pick pockets O. their way
to LouisviIe Their pocketbotka were
exoertiy lifted aod when they went down in
the;. pockets for soocduiix there wss poue
where i. ought to have been.
Magistrate Wells will not have an open
field in his race tor re election, eu. will have
stropg opposition. RI. B!aud, E.q. is a
candidate aDd his personal popularity and
vel! Known qualification for the position will
give bin large vote
The majority of the reunion crowd return
ed from Louisville Saturday nigh. They
report great gathering of veterans, great
crowd of SPONSORS, Sons Of Veterans and
Others aad most pleasant and erjoJ a.le
time notwithstanding the contlored cowb-
pour OF rein.
Amos Willams, Tom Wilson and William
Bruoeou escaped from the street gang one day
!ast week " bile the gang wss at WORK on
Church Street Wilson has sioce returned
aad paid bis hne The police are locking for
the other fellows, and if they show Themselves
in the city they will be pulled.
How many South Caroliuiaps know to
what extent the tobacco industry Of their
State is carried on? There are mere than
score of warehouses 10 this State at which
Ieaf tobacco is sold. The Golden Weed, pub
lisned at Florence, will issue 'Sou,h Caro-
lima Speciel Edition" in July which will
place before the people of the country q
story Of the vastoess of the tobacco interest
of the State. There will De cumtec of
Illustrations and much important data.
The Seahoard Ar Line bss oeen conp'eted
and formally opzoed from Richmond, Va
to Tsnpa, Fla, and now tho system will be
branching out for local business and 10 time
plumber of short branch roads Will be built
from the main line into the adjacent country.
A connection with the Seaboard would be OF
the greatest value to Sumter and of equal
value to that system. The road will not be
built without effort on the part of Sumter
people, but there is reason to believe that the
Seaoeard will build to Sumter If the matter
is brought before the managers Of that sys.
tenn in the proper light If connection
with the Seaboaed can possibly be obtained
tits worth working for.