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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07
AN ABANDONED FARM.
1t Surely Was Hard and Stony Land.
and No ExagSerction.


and No E1agSeration.
She was on the witness stand in her
own behalf. being also defendant in the
action. She was a sturdy widow, hard
working, shrewd in a deal and garru-
lous. A landlord was suing for back
rent on little farm she had abandon
ed
"you say that the land was hard and
sour and sterile" suggested the attor-
ney for the plaintiff.
That's what said, onlyI wasn't so
persnimty about it, and I'll say more
::Just q moment, please. We want
evidence, not opinions. Did you raise
anything on this land Of ours"
Land of oursr' with sniff. "You
never owned a thimbleful Of it. Yes. I
did raise things on it. 1t took two hills
to raise g bean and whole row Of
corn to raise nubbin. I raised a cab
in, raised q pigpen, and tried to
raise a goat. but it starved to death,
poor thing! That ground wouldn't raise
Cog fennel or even Canada thistles."
Don't exaggerate, please. You sa-
the soil was souri,"
"I couldn't exaggerate about that
ground if was lawyer. In the morn
ing when the dew was steaming off IN
the sunshine you'd think you was hy-
ing next door to a pickle factory. l
kept my sugar in an alright jar"
"Pshaw. That's ridiculous. l sup
pose the ground was so hard you could
not blast it:''
"Nuthing of the kind. I'm here to
tell the truth. But I'll tell you how
hard that ground was. l had to crop
my set onions out with hatchet, and
big gander bought broke his neck try
ing to pull tuft Of spear grass" The
landlord did not recoyer-Detroit Free
Press.
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Very Meek.

'Did you trump my ace. dear" asked
Mr.. MeeLton. who was his wife's part
ner at whist
81 did" she rejoined sternly. What
Of ft?'
'I merely inquired to relieve my
mind" he answered, with a gentle
smile. .It is q great comfort to know
you trumped it. If any one else had
trumped it. you know. we should have
lost the trick."-Exchange
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Force OF Habit.

One Of the neatest arrests on record
was effected by policeman near
Bourne, England. not long ago. Sus-
pecsing two men Of being deserters, he
stepped up behind them and called out
sharply, attention. Taken unawares.
the men sprang to position in true mil
itary style. only to find themselves the
next moment in the arms Of the law.
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Dartmoor superststions.

In no part Of England is superstition
so rife as in the west Of England. and
especially so on that tract Of barren
land known as Dartmoor. One angler
who had great luck on the river Dart
discovered this last year. He made g
big catch. but it was made on Easter
Sunday. 1t consisted of Sc trout, the
largest 11a pounds and three Of one
pound each, besides several Of half q
pound, phenomenal catch for the up
per Dart. When he tried to have some
cooked at the farmhouse where be was
staying. the old moorland cook refused
10 have anything to do with them.
deeming them devils fish" or "vishe, y
as she pronounced it
Another superstition is that If one
picks piece Of broom while fishing
that one will assuredly be drowned be-
fore the day is out
1t is general for the moormen when
doing quiet poach when the streams
ere in food to spit on their first worm
for luck. 1t is thought unlucky TO
look into the water before making a
cast. The most curious superstition is
that If one is fishing and for some time
catches nothing some one is wishing
linn i'll. and the only way to counteract
the '4ill wishing" is to kneel or "sit on
your knees" as they say on Dartmoor.
and bite of the top Of a young bracken
fern. The fish then will be found to
bite with most peculiar and surprising
avidity.
Fished For Its Dinner.
Looking over my neighbor's fence
one day." says lover of animals, Il
was surprised to see on his doorstep
these queer companions: a beautiful
white sea gull and my neighbor's pet
cat sitting quietly together.
Becoming interested, jumped the
fence and asked Jones about his feath-
cred pet. He told me that some boys
had shot the gull a few days before
and broken its wing, and as they were
passing his house he noticed the poor,
suffering thing and bought it. He BAN
daged the broken wing, and the gull,
seeming to understand his kind inten-
tions, became quite tame and nestled
its pretty head against his hand.
Zones entertained me by showing
how the gull usually took his meals.
Bringing a plate of oysters and fork.
he called 'Goosey, goosey, goosey! and
the bird came running to him. Then
he held out an oyster on the fork and
the gull seized it quickly with its yell
low bill and ate it as demurely as If
oysters had been served to it in this
way all of its days.
"The oldest thing occurred one day
when my neighbor gave the gull some
snail pieces Of meat for dinner. He
placed the meat on the ground near
the gull, but the gull, espying pan OF
water near by, took the meat piece by
piece and, walking over, dropped it
into the water. Then, true to its ma
ture. it began fishing for its dinner
Christian Advocate.
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Aa fn Gunhecs.

"My DEAR" said a careful mother to
her daughter. don't gush."
Every we'll. mamma" replied the
dutiful girl. "but you know that in the
oil regions it is the gushing wells that
are thought the most Of"
But you must also bear in mind
that it is the unrefned oil which
gushes. ."-Pittsburg Chronicle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07

There is no law 10 prevent a woman
from planting herself in front Of a mil
nnez's show window and wishing she
had q bank account Of her own.-Chi.
cago News.
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Esoquence and the Pea.

Our worthy forefathers were fono OF
rhetoric-particularly Of funereal rhet-
oric-and were not always quick 10
perceive the dividing line between the
sublime and ridiculous. They SEEM
moreover, to have regarded the e1traor-
binary as contributing an ADDED ana
kindred element to the impressive.
Many of their epitaphs show this, but
few more completely than that OF an
estimable matron who perished un-
timely in Newburyport in the eight
eenth century.
Her tombstone on the crest OF the
burying hill is yet easily legible, with
no more trouble than scraping bit or
lichen here and there and kneeling to
push away the long grass and intrud-
ing daisies. Thus it reads:
Sacred to the Memory OF
Mrs. Mary McHard
Tho yirtuous and estirnable Consort Of Captain
william, McHard Of Newbury Port, who midst the
iaudable exertions OF very useful and desirable
Life. in which her Christian Profession was weu
adorned. and q fair copy OF every social virtue
dinlpyed. WA, in state Of health. Suddenly
surn,ncned 20 the Skies & Enatched from ye eager
embraces Of her friends (snd the throbbing hearts
O, hex disconsols.e family confes'd their faiTese
prospects Of suhlunary bliss were in one moment
dash'O by Swallowing Pea at her own table,
whence in q few hours SIZE sweetly bTeathed hes
Soul away on the 9Th day OF March 1Hs. ageo 81
This Norrnful Stone as faithful Monument
~ Virtue fed 70 Realms Above and solemn
Monitor TO aIl below the Starr, is Erected by
her Eusband.
YOUTHS Companion.
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sDaily. fDaily except SUNDAY
No 53 runs through to Charleston, s. O
ia Central r. f., arriving Msnn.ng E o. .
n Lanes e.43 N, Charleston $50 m
Trains on Conway Branch leave Cnadbousr
Il SO m, arrive Conway l.3o 70, return
ing leave Conway 3 40 p N, arrive Chac
oourn 5 20 p n, leave Chadborfn 6.35 %
STRIVE Elrod s.lo N, returning leav. Eirod
8 40 m, arrive Chsdhourn II 2 .s m Dali ].
except Sunday.
:. 3. KEN1.Y, Gen'l Manager.
T. NJ. EMERSON, Traffic Manager.
3. " SrrRSON Gen'l Pass. A2ep
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07

Many women first show signs of age
by a droop in the eyelid. This is caus-
ed by strained eyesight excessive weep
ing, Ill health or years. 1t can be over.
come by daily faithful manipulation.
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Lots of Company.

Stranger-You must find it very lone
II on these hills.
Shepherd-Lonely! No, don't. Why,
there was q man an a 'oss passed yes
terday, an there's you today.-Punch.
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what q Curio IL.
Is q c,1ria fatherY'

sWhat IS curio, father?
sA curio is a piece Of china that your
mother has had spared TO her through
tie devastating dynasties Of seven OF
eight cooks."-London King.
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Lucky Dog.

Briggs-The Dudleys seem to think
great deal Of their dog.
Griggs-Naturally; he is something
they never quarrel about, as they do
their children When the dog exhibits
some bad trait. neither can declare
that be took it from the other.-Boston
Transcript
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Weak

@Do you know that Nigster is so
weak that be can't stand alone!
asked Browne.
GOOD gracious. no." replied Jones.
sgThat is the matter with himw
~Why, asked him if ne could stand
q loan Of 10 shillings and he said he
csuldn't Fun.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-08-07

Sleeping Car Line between Charleston and
Atlanta, via Augusta. making connections at
Atlanta for au points North and West.
Connections at Columbia with through trains
for Washington and the East alsofor Jackson
vile and all Florida Points.
FRANKS CANNON, JIM CULP,
Third v-P. & Gen. Mgr. T. NJ, Washington.
ROBT, W. HUNT,
Div. Pass. Agt.,
Charleston, S. G.
s. E.HARDwICK. W. TAYLoE,.
9. ?. A.. Washington: A: g: 2; A.: atlanta:
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NOTE: In addition to the above service
ton and Columbia, carrying elegant Pullman
sleeping cars. No. Is leave Charleston II 100 p.
m. arrive Asheville 200 p. m. No l6 leave
Columbia :35 g. M arrive Charleston :CO q; q;
m. Sleeping cars ready for occupancy at 9:5u
o. m. both at Charleston and Columbia. These
trains make close connections at Columbl bla
with through trains between Florida points
and Washington and the east. Trains Nos: 10
and IA carryElegant Pullman Parlor Cars pc
tween Charleston. Summerville and Ashevlue.
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No. 50 runs through from Charles,cv s;s
central R. E leaving Charleston 25 e. %
.snes o. N, Naming g SO m
TRAINS GOING NoRTH
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-12-20
Nonresident and Attachment Notice.

w. D CALDWELL VS.. SOUTHERN
STocK AND GRAIN COMPANY.
Before II. S. Sacra, Justice Of the
Peace for Obion County, at his
Office In Union City,
Tennessee.
The plaintiff, w. ID. Caldwell. hay-
Ing obtained from II. s. Sacra, a JUS
tice Of the Peace, an original attach
ment returnable before the said IL s.
Sacra, Justice OF the Peace. at his Of
flee, in Union City, Tennessee, ON
the 9th day of December, 1901, against
the estate of the defendant, the
Southern Stock and Grain Co., upon
aiiidayit of the said plaintiff that the
defendants were Justly indebted TO
him and was nonresident of the
State, and said attachment having
been levied upon defendants property,
to-Wlt; by punishment upon a debt
Of Sl95,63 due the defendants by the
First National Bank OF Union City,
Tennessee, and an order of publlca-.
ton having been made by said justices
Of the Peace; now, therefore, In pursu-
ance of said order this publication IS
made, aid the said defendant, the
Southern Stock and Grain Company,
is required TO appear before said JUS
tice Of the Peace at his office In UniDn
City, Tennessee,
On the 9Th day Of January, 1902,
and make a defense TO said attach
ment suit, or the same will be pro-
ceeded with ex parte. This Sth day
Of December, 1901.
II. s. SACRA, Justice Of the Peace.
LANNoM & SrANFILD,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-12-20
NOTICE OF LAND SALE ON
EXECUTION.

Notice is hereby given that by yir-
tue Of an execution issued out OF the
Office of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court
Of Obion County, Tennessee, on the
9th day of December, 1901, upon an
order ard decree Of the said Circuit
Court had and entered on the tenth
day of May, 1901, IN an action then
in said court pending for divorce and
alimony, wherein Lucy A. Yates was
complainant and the said j. +. Yates
was defendant and wherein said court
among other things ordered, adjudged
and deereed as follows: ut Is further
ordered, adiudged and decreed that the
SAID defendant pay or caused to be
paid TO said complainant for the
support of herself and her three chill
dren hereinafter named the sum OF
$1,000 each and every three months,
commencing and making the first pay
ment three months from this date to-
wit. the 10th day Of August, and pay
said sum of $4,000 each and every three
months thereafter until further orders
OF this Court. And whereas the said
sum of $1,000 so ordered to be paid ON
the 10th day of November, 1901, has not
been paid as directed by said court, and
the said complainant having caused
execution to issue thereon commanding
the sheriff Of SAID county, that OF the
goods, chattels, lands and tenements
OF the said j IT. Yates he cause TO be
made the said sum Of $1,000 and that
by virtue of said execution and the
commands therein contained, and be-
ing unable to find In my county any
personal property Of the said ] Il.
Yates out Of which to make said sum
satisfy said execution, ] did on
the 10th day of December, 1901, exc
cute said writ by leyying thesame up
on the following described piece or
parcel of land described and bounded
as follows: Being In the 18th Civil Dis
trict Of Obion county, Tennessee, and
situated In Union City, Tennessee, in
said county, and bounded on the north
by b Il Benefits lot, on the east by
James Bates lot, the south by an nj
ley, and on the west by Martha Bed
ford's lot, the north and south lines
each being 81 feet in length, and the
east and west lines each being So feet
in length, and being the same lot sold
and decided to said j II Yates by Lee
jackson, as shown by decd for same
to said Yates dated October I, 1880,
and recorded In Book 2 X, of deeds
on page $40 In the Recorders office IN
said Obion county, Tennessee.
Eotice Is hereby given that 1 will On
The 4th day or January, 1902,
at | O'clock b M Of said day sell at pub
lic auction f0rcash the above described
lot Or land to the highest bidder. Said
sale will take place at the east front
door Of the courthouse In said Union
City 0bIon county, Tennessee, as pro-
yided By law 20 satisfy said execution.
with accrued costs OF this execution.
Dated this 10th day Of December,
1901. j. S. ADAMS,
Deputy Sheriff, Obion County, Tenn.
Ownby 4 Keller, attys, for compl't.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-12-20

We stated, as part of the pro-
ceedings of the Board on the even
ing Of the I'd inst. that mo 5 Of
the first series of water and light
bonds had been Cancelled since the
school bonds were issued" These
water and tight bonds are desig-
mated and are part of the City
Improvement bonds The commit
tee intended to show that since the
school bonds we're issued this year
hive (instead Of one) of the old City
improvement bonds, known as water
and light bonds, had been taken up
and Cancelled, il order to demon
strate the ability Of the city TO re-
duce its Indebtedness after the is
suance Of the new bonds for school
improvements
These Ave old City improvement
bonds were cancelled as follows;
Two March q. 1901; two March p,
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-12-20
NUMBER SEVEN.

Il. w. Stovall is on the sick list
this week.
Miss Beulah Coley, who has been
real sick, is up again.
Floys Carter made business
trip to Union City Friday.
Aethur Bryson spent a few days
in Fulton, KY, last week.
Mrs. Halle Warren is on the sick
list, also master Earl Bryson.
John Hall, Of Greenfield, was in
our vicinity Friday visiting friends.
L. ]. Ogilvie was in our district
last week shaking hands with
friends.
Miss Willie Flack has returned
home, after two month visit with
relatives in Memphis.
Mrs. Lula Walker has dismisse
her school at Crittendon Grove
until after Christmas.
The Crittendon Grove Sunday
school has decided to have Christ
mas tree the night of the oath.
Miss Sallie Carter is in Rives
this week with her grandmother,
Mrs. Spikes, who is still real sick.
Marion Chapel returned home
Monday from Fulton, Ky, to
spend the holidays with homefolks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Stovall spent
last week with their daughter, Mrs.
Katie Beauchamp, near Union City,
who is real sick.
BROWN EYES.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-12-20
CRYSTAL

The public school here will close
Friday until after the holidays.
Owing to the cold weather Rev.
Holder failed to fiji his appoint
ment at Antioch Sunday.
Col Winter has been the guest
Of our home for several days. and
he seems to be in no hurry about
taking his departure.
Thelbert Maupin, of Fremont,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
friends here. He was expecting to
meet a blue-eyed maiden, out She
tailed to appear.
Even tins early the political
prophets will rare back on their
hind legs and tell you who will be
elected from school director on up.
OF course they know.
Andrew Forest. twenty-one years
of age, died of pneumonia last sun
day, and after funeral services,
conducted by Rev. StigIer, was in
TERED in the Antioch Cemetery
Tuesday morning. The deceased
leaves a father, mother, and one
sister to mourn their loss.
One of our young men went over
to Beech last Sunday to see his
best girl, and while he was wills
pering "sweet nothings' to her,
his horse broke lose with the bug
gy, but was caught near Crystal
and kept till next morning, when
the owner called for him. Fortu-
nately the buggy was not damaged.
1t is said that he walked from
Beech to Clayton a distance OF
eight miles in an hour and a quar-
ter But then, you know, when
boy is IN love he can do almost
anything JIM Russ.
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Through Sleeping Car Service via.
Mobile and Ohio Railroad

Between New Orleans. La, Mobile,
Ala, Jacksonville, Fla, aud ST. Louis,
Mo.
The Pullman palace sleeping cars
used in this service are the latest
wide yestibule pattern, containing
drawing rooms and Bullets.
The trains on which they are oper-
ated are vestibuled from end to end,
lighted with Pintsch gas and heated
by steam, and each irst-class coach
contains smoking compartment.
Direct connection is made at jack
sonville for all interior Florida points
and at Port Tampa, Fla, Mama, Fla,
New Orleans, La, and Mobile, Ala !,
with steamships for Havana and
other Cuban, West Indian, Central
and South American ports.
Il. G. GARTH, Agent.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-12-20
NON RESIDENT NOTICE.

J0HN LAWRENCE VS.. MAMIE Law
RENEE, EFT AL.
La the County Courtof Obion County,
Tennessee.
n this cause, IL appearing that
Mamie Lawrence Ellis Lawrence,
Perez Lawrence, Beulah u. Lawrence,
and Noa RI Lawrence are non-resi-
dents OF the State Of Tennessee, aud
are residents of the State OF Texas, 50
that the ordinary process Of law can
not be served upon them; it is there
fore ordered that the said defendants
appear at the Courthouse in Union
City, Tennessee, on or before the
First Monday in January. 1902.
it being the 9th day of said month,
and enter their defense to the bill filed
against them ia this cause by plea,
answer or demurrer, or the same will
be taken as confessed as to them aud
set for hearing ex parte. 1t is furth-
er ordered that this NOTICE be publish
ed for four consecutive weeks.
This November 6, 1901
S. H. HOWARD, Clerk.
LANNoAf & STANFIELD,
Soils. for Comp'ts.
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Balance on hand

This shows a revenue of $l,724.55
to the credit of tile water and light
plant for the past two years.
Major Alexander reported that he
had encountered considerable trou-
bic in keeping a supply Of water
this cold weather. Nearly all tile
hydrants have been kept running
to keep from freezing. But the
outdoor hydtants, he says, are
very easily thawed, and if they are
not cut off, the supply of water is
insufficient for all purposes. The
superintendent was instructed by
the Board TO take any reasonable
measures 10 keep up the supply to
protect the city in case of fire, and
agree to protect him in any action
necessary to meet the emergency.
Chairman Greer read the finance
report as given oelow:
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-12-20
THE BOARD.

The last regular meeting for the
year 1901 was held Tuesday night
with Mayor Gardner. Recorder
woosley. r. Polk. w. G. Reynolds.
DR.. T. d. Edwards. T. b. Greer,
and J. c. Reynolds present. the only
absentee being John Adams. Sup
terintendent Alexander, Marshal
Adams, the press and ogerseer
Yates were also on hand.
The regular committees brought
in besides their monthly reports a
general summary OF the years
work
Dr. T. d. Edwards presented the
report for the water and lights com
mitlee of the month ending De
cember Is, as follows:
for water. $3.50 Is
Collected for lights. .,..... $50 81
l,O46 81
Expend lures. So .... s3S 81
Balance on hand 80. -. 20s 81
Comparative statements for the
years 1900 and 1901 we're also given:
1900.
Collected -. .............87,257 30
Expenditures .......~.... 1921 81
Balance on hand ... 636 OF
1901.
Collected. ....... 1882 II
Expenditures .....s......... 7,743 Ga
Balance on hand 49,. loss SO
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-12-20

For the above occasion the Mo-
bile & Ohio railroad will sell
tickets, Union City to Charleston,
S. C.. at the following low rates:
Commencing November 30. and
each day thereafter until May 81,
1902 with limit for return June ;.
1902 tickets Will be sold for S2S. IS
for the round trip
Commencing November 30. 1901
and on each day thereafter until
May 81, 1902, tickets will be sold
for S2l Is for the round trip with
limit for return. ten days after date
Of sale, but in no case afterJune g.
1902. r. G. GARTH, Agent
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-12-20
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

LIZZIE HocKErT vs.. MITCH IlOCKETT
Pending IN the Circuit Court Of 0bi6n
County, Tennessee.
In this cause it appears to the clerk
Of said court from the original bill
which Is sworn To that the defendant,
Mitch H0ckett, Ii Il nonresident Of
Tennessee and that personal process
can not be had upon him II Is there
fore ordered by the clerk that publica
tion issue for four consecutive weeks
in the Union City Commercial, a
weekly newspaper published in Union
City. Tennessee, commanding the said
Mitch Hockett to appear before the
circuit court OF ObiOn County at the
courthouse npnion City, lennon the
First Monday Of January, 1902.
and that he plead answer or demur TO
the bill filed ID this cause aud other
wise and should be make default then
the allegations Will be taken as con-
fesscd and the cause set for hearing
OK parte.
This November y, 1901
j. " Mcf50flKI II,
Clerk 81 Circuit Court.
ALEX. N. MooHE, Sol. fer Petitioner.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1901-12-20
A Valuable Patent.

DR.. w p. Richards, of this city,
is the patentee of an obstetrical
cushion which he has just put on
the market, and which promises
him rich returns, as it is spoken Of
very highly by the practitioners.
He will have it manufactured by a
Northern firm.