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

The censns enumerstors began taking tho
census last Friday.
The candidates are in evidence 90 the
streets quite often, and they are as pleasant
40 they are numerous.
The South Carolina Stats Fireruen's Asso.
citation will meet 10 Wilmington, N c., with
tho North Carolina Firsneo's Association
July 10th to t4th.
Several people want to kuov when the
baod stand is to be buit ou the Monumental
square Inquirers have been referred TO the
special committee of council.
The Sum'er county legislative delegation
has recommended that Mr.. Geo. D. Shore be
appointed a member of the County Board Of
Control to 6Il The utexpired term of e T.
Windham, resigned
The War Song Concert iu the Opera House
last week was not attended By as large an
audience as the concert itself and the Cause
for which 1t was given merited, but the main
moor OF the auditorium was we'll filed.
We have received 40, invitation to the
ond Euphradisn Literary societies of the
South Carolina College, to be held on the
evenings Of June llth aud l2,h
An alarm of FIRE called out the reel SQUADS
at 80 Thursday. 4 defective due in MIR. J.
n. WinburD's kitchen caused small bez, on
the roof. The response Of the Ere depart.
ment wes prompt and the FIRE was ex.iuguish.
ed with slight damage
Charlie Davis, colored, waa before the
Mayor THURSDAY morning for getting drunk
and using profsne language on lower Nam
street DE plead guilty aud paid 6re of S..
Last Thursday Delgar Reel Squad vacated
the building oa Main Street which bas been
occupied by this squad for the psst three
years. The team will De quartered at Ora.
hams stables until further orders
The fund that the Daughters of the Con.
feeeracyI is raising for the Jeffels son Davis
Inonpr r,ent has ceen sweiled by coutribut tiops
fsom the sixth and fdurth grades of the w ssh.
ington Street school The ladies of he
chapter feel obligated toward these patriotic
children end thank them for their bep 10 this
cause. The receipts from tho coocer, will
amount to abont $40.
Street Commissioner Tribble has mis- bands
full with prisoner who wont work on the
sureets. Moral suasion has proved a failure.
abd oil other inducements to labor have been
found to be ineft ective
1t is reported that one or more of the Con.
federate vetera ns from this city had uupleas.
ant ex lerience with pickpockets 90 their way
to Louisville Their pocketbotks we're
expertly lifted aod when they went down iu
their pockets tor spondulx there was noue
where 1t ought to have been.
Magistrate Wells will not have an open
FIELD ia h's race tor re election, but will have
strong opposition. R. J. Biaud, E.o, is n
candidate and his personal popularity and
we'll known qualification for the position will
give him large vote.
The majority Of the reunion crowd return.
ed from Louisville Saturday night They
report great gathering of veterans, q great
crowd Of sponsors, Sons Of Veterans and
others and o rnost pleasant and erjoy able
time. Notwithstanding the continued dowb-
pour Of rain.
Amos Williams, Tom Wilson and William
Bruosou escaped from the street gaug one day
last week while the gang was at work on
Church Street, Wilson has since returned
aad paid bis 6ne. The police are looking for
the other fellows, and ii they show ,hemssl YES
10 the city they will be pulled.
How many South Caroliniaps know to
whal extent the tobacco industry of their
State 10 carried op There are more than
score OF warehouses 10 this State at which
leaf tobacco IL sold. The Golden Weed, pub.
lisned at Florence, will issue "South Caro-.
lima Specisl Edition" 10 July which will
place before the people of the country q
story Of the vastness of the tobacco interest
Of the State There will DO q numter of
illustrations and much important data.
The Seahoard Ar Line hes been comp,s,ed
and formally opened from Richmond. Va
to Tampa, Fla, and now the system " IN be
branching out for local business and 10 time
o uumber Of short branch roads will be built
from the main line into the adj scent country.
A connection With the Ssabosrd would be Of
the greatest value to Sumter and of equal
value to that system. The road will not be
built without effort ou the part of Sumter
people, but there is reason to believe that the
Seaooard will build to Sumter If the matter
10 brought before the managers Of that sys.
tenn 10 the proper light II . connection
With the Seaboard can possibly be obtained
IL is worth working for.