The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-11-27

ner OF Liberty ana MalH icGToeIS. 1n0y
had quite crowd of hearers. They
are from the North and are travelling
towards the South for their health, it
is said.
Another collection Of exhibits was
received at the exhibit depot Friday,
and already there is quite a credit
able exhibit on hand. Mr.. Suder
went to Charleston Sunday night
in order to have all necessary ar
rangements made for the reception of
the exhibits. which will be stripped
about the end of next week.
& There was an unusually large crowd
Of passengers at the depot Monday
morning. The passenger traffic will
probably be heavy for some time now
The Exposition visitors will begin
their travel in few days and the
usual winter run of Northerners to
the South has already begun.
One afternoon last week Mr.. Moses
Green, the grocery man, missed 50
10. tub of lard from his store. Officer
Weeks was notified and began search
of several restaurants. He was on the
right trail for he soon found the tub
of lard in restaurant run by Sue
Peters. She claimed to have bought
the lard from two negroes for $500.
The two negroes she mentioned we're
soon found and put under arrest.
They were London Thompson and
Andrew Buddin. A hearing was given
the prisoners last Thursday before
! Magistrate Wells. Thompson plead
guilty and was given 20 days. Buddin
was given 25 days. They will prob
ably value lard a little higher next
time.
An alarm of fire was sent in
last Thursday from Mrs. Manning
Browns residence on Church Street.
The fire was found to be in the loft of
one of the rooms and was caused, no
doubt, by defective taue. The hose
companies soon had the flames extin-
guished before any further damage
was done to the house. Mr.. Flem-
ing, of Providence, r. l., occupied
the room that was damaged, and
all of his furniture and personal pro-
perty was completely destroyed.
Mr.. A. W. Suder returned from
Charleston yesterday and reports
! GdoG 1AO LA APOoi o1Oii P1SPaiooAOA10 ON
getting along rapidly. He says that
the space allotted to Sumter County
is one Of the best in the building for
county exhibits. He will not ship
our exhibits until next week as the
building will not be ready for the
reception of. exhibits before that time.
He says that the grounds and build
ings will be on a grand scale, but he
does not think everything will be in
full running force until January.
This week promises to be a gala
week for Sumter. The U. D. G. State
Convention will bring a number Of
visitors to the city for several days.
Thanksgiving comes on Thursday and
will be observed as holiday in bust
ness circles. There will be two good
performances at the Opera House and
+! football game on that day. There
will be number Of entertainments
for the U. D. G. visitors besides, and
altogether the week will be enjoyed
by all.
Among the exhibits for the Charles
ton Exhibition is box Of pears from
the farm of Mr.. A. G. DuRant. The
branches of the tree were cut off with
| the pears on them and will be exhibited
in that style. The tree contained
three hundred pears, quite an extra
ordinary yield.
Cut this out and take it to DR. A j Chi
mas drug store and get q free sample Of
Chamberlaip's Stomach and Liver Tablets,
the best physic. They cleanse and invigo-
rate the stomach. improve the appetite
and regulate the bowels. Regular size, 25c
per box.
The Opera House presents much
cleaner appearance than it has for
Years. All of the floors and paint
work have been washed and the entire
building busted, swept, and generally
cleaned. The furniture in the boxes
and on the stage has been looked after,
also, and all the carpets and mattings
have been beaten and look quite new
again. The doors, windows, and stair
cases have been secured and the cleo
trio light globes washed. The Health
Officer has done good work and the
sanitary condition of the Opera House
and City Hall as regards cleanliness
heating, lighting, plumbing &C., will
be under his supervision hereafter.
Sumter will soon be connected with
the outside world by the Southern
Telephone Company long distance
lines. The company is constructing a
line from Columbia now and it is
thought will reach Sumter in about
thirty days. A contract has been sign
ed and the headquarters will be at Chi
mas drug store. When the line is
completed to Florence and Charleston.
as proposed, Sumter will have long
distance connections with the large
cities of the North and South, as New
York, Baltimore, and New Orleans
and many other places. This will be
a great thing for our city and is look
ed forward to by all business men.
Rev. ". A. Rogers, formerly of
Sumter County. and for two years pas
tor of the Methodist Church at
Orangeburg, was given grand testi-
monial of esteem upon his retirement
as pastor on account of i'll health.
All the churches of the city were