The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-09-18

after the meeting.
The Second Regiment Band furnish
ed music during the evening that was
fully enjoyed by the audience. s..s5
The Savings Bank will open for bus
iness within short time.
ESumter had quite visitation Of
politicians Friday afternoon.
County Superintendent of Education
Baskin is kept busy these days IN the
school book depository.
The city bell was tolled at II O'Clock
Saturday as mark of respect to Presi-
dent Mckinley.
The second primary is the thing now,
and the two leading candidates will
begin to hustle for votes.
The dance at the Sumter Club last
week was largely attended and was
very enjoyable aafir.
The Postal Telegraph Office is
draped in mourning on account OF the
death of President Mckinley.
Mr.. Jos. D. Chandler, who was
on Thursday examined and declared
insane was taken to the asylum Friday
morning.
The Sumter Military Academy and
Female Seminary has already an
enrolment exceeding 125, and quite a
number of other pupils have applied
for admission.
Several couples of local colored cake
walkers will take part in the Black
Patti Troubadours performance. The
costumes will be something fierce.
The Graded Schools opened Monday
morning with the largest attendance
for the first day in the history Of the
schools. All the teachers were pres
ent and regular class work began
Tuesday.
The Atlantic Coast Line is making
great Improvements all along the line
and will soon be in fine shape to han
die the steadily increasing business Of
this division of the system.
It would be great convenience and
worth all that it would cost to num-
Der the houses in this city. At pres
ent it is very difficult for stranger
to find his way about the city without
guide.
The result of a future election is an
uncertain thing about which to form
an opinion, but if the current gossip
is an index of what will happen on
the 24th instant, Lever will carry
Sumter county by safe majority.
Coroner Flowers succeeded in finding
an important witness in the murder
case against Albertus Elliott who stab
bed negro named Wilson at the Man
ming avenue railroad crossing several
weeks. This witness is railroad
hand to whom Elliott made confes-
sion the night of the killing. Coro-
ner Flowers took down his testimony
and bound him over to appear and tes-
tify at court.
Postmaster ". y. Fair, of Newberry
who is under arrest for embezZlement
of postoffice funds, has the contract
to furnish the rock and macadamize
Main street. It is feared that this
trouble will interfere with the carry
ing out of his contract with the city.
The congressional race is not yet
over and the friends of Lever and
Brantley are hard at work in this
county. Both are anxious to capture
a majority of the vote in this county
and to work up sufficient interest to
bring out big vote.
Free mail delivery is a certainty in
Sumter within short time, but that
the houses be numbered is one pre-
requisite to the establishment of the
system by the post Office department.
The numbers are needed now whether
the mail delivery is established or not,
so what is the use of postponing hav-
ing the numbers put up?
Miss 4. P. Ewell while in New
York has engaged as assistant for her
school an accomplished violinist grad
uate of the most progressive conserva-
tory of the city, experienced teacher
and leader of orchestra, also pianist
of the Virgil School of New York who
has been teaching in that city. Miss
Ewell will open her school with sey-
eral recitals by the faculty and pupils.
Almost 200 pupils have applied for ad
mission to the Sumter School of
Music
Il am ;n6ebted 10 Ons Minute Cough Cure
tor my present good health and mg life
was treated 10 va,o by doctors for lcug ,rot.
bles following Ia grippe. to9k 0re Min
ute Cough Cure and recovered my health"
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s Co.
Manheim's Restaurant has been re-
opened and is now prepared to serve
the public. All the delicacies that
this and other markets afford served
in season. Special accommodations
provided for ladies.