The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-09-11

The weekly prayer meeting will be
held in the First Methodist Church at
s O'Clock tonight, instead of in the
afternoon.
The Savings Bank will open for
business about the 10Th instant.
City Council declined to rent the
Opera House for a boxing match be-
tween colored pugilists.
Quite crowd of school girls passed
through last Thursday on their way
to college in up country.
The summer visitors to the noun
tains are returning home In crowds
and the down trains are filled every
day.
Fall advertisements are now in
order. The merchants that advertise
persistently and judiciously get the
cream of the trade.
The merchants have big stocks on
hand and are ready for the fall trade,
but big stock does not insure a big
trade-advertising is the surest means
Of drawing trade.
One bale of new cotton was sold on
this market in August, last August
the receipts of new cotton exceeded a
thousand bales.
Farmers say that cotton has deterio-
rated in condition a great deal within
the past two weeks and that the esti
mates made August 10th are long
way above the mark,
Attention is directed to the new ad
vertisement of D. j. Chandler, the
Clothier. He has large stock of new
and seasonable goods and the prices
are, as usual, just right.
The Lee County line shaves the eight
mile limit from Sumter very narrowly
at several points. The people in the
Bossard and Oswego neighborhoods
will be from twelve to fifteen miles
from Bishopville against nine to eleven
miles from Sumter.
Levi Bros have an advertisement in
today's paper that will be interesting
reading for everybody and should not
be skipped. It is business news of the
best kind and may be the means Of
saving money for those who read it.
It is now thought that Cashier
Lechner, of Timmonsville, took ship
for Germany from Savannah where he
was last known to have been before
his disappearance.
The scenery in the Opera House is
being overhauled and repaired as thor
oughly as possible. A new outfit Of
scenery and new drop certain are
badly needed and will have to be pur-
chased soon.
Sumter has been the best cotton
market in central South Carolina for
three years past and this record will
be maintained this season. The buy
ers in the smaller towns within fifty
miles Of Sumter fear the competition
Of Sumter buyers more than those IN
any other market.
The Second Regiment Band gave an
enjoyable concert on the Graded School
Square last Wednesday night. A large
crowd was present showing that the
evening concerts during the fall
months will be as popular as the after
noon concerts were during the summer.
The three negro car-breakers cap
tured in box car at the depot a few
nights ago have been taken to Colum-
bia and committed to Jail, the car
breaking having occurred in Richland
county.
Services will be held in the Bart
lette Street Baptist Church every af-
ternoon and night this week, begin
ming this afternoon at 5 O'Clock. Rev.
j. o. Cough, of Manning, will con-
duct the meetings assisted by the pas
tor, Rev. F. NJ. Satterwhite.
The police succeeded on Saturday
stolen from Mr.. G.. T. Mason's resi-
dence. The negro now in jail for the
burglary told fellow prisoner where
he had hidden the watch on a sill
under negro house On Harvin Street
and he informed the police where to
look for it. When a search was made
the watch was found in the place
stated.
The Sumter School of Music will be
open on Sept. Both for the admission
of pupils. The regular school work
will begin October lst. Students de-
string special hours should apply ear
". The examination Of pupils for
admission to the department of Public
Performance will occur October 18th.
Sept & II.
The Second Regiment Band has an
engagement to give concert in the
Opera House in Florence, Monday
evening, September 23d. The people
of Florence have a treat awaiting
them and they will be not only pleased
with the concert but surprised that an
organization OF amateurs can give so
excellent a programme. There is but
one band in the State superior to the
Second Regiment Band and that is
the Artillery Band of Sullivan's
Island, composed of professional
musicians who practice daily.
The Atlantic CoastsLine is now sell
ing round trip tickets to Buffalo for
S25. IS. Route via Washington, Balti-
more, Harrisburg and Emporium
junction or Canandaigau-via Wash
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and
Pennsylvania Road. Tickets sold daily
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