The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-06-05

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Samtee.
Lieut.. Gov. T;slman must be an en-
thusiastie chicken fancier, for he
made a Tying visit to Sumter last
week TO witness cock fight that was
pnlledo shout six miles from this this
city. Is ia currently reported, that he
is not an expert Judge of the scapabiH 4
ties Of GENE cocks for he backed the
looaing cocks in most Of the fights,
and paid-dearly. for his poor iudg-
ment. Ths Lieutenant Governor did
not trayeE. nieegs1nito ! ga as is the custom
Of high Z pSsgoasges IN EaFope, but he
did not sseE d unnecessary plieisy, and
but few Of his acqnaintanees, chicken
. fanciers ezeepsed knew Of his presence
in the coenty until after his depart
re.
Our recently elected State geologist
should hustle around and discover oil
IN South Corolina before Texas and
Louisiana succeed in flooding the.
world. South Carolina has so many
unde7eloped resouces that it would be
strange il there we're not also abund-
ant reservoirs Of petroleum lying un-
touched beneath our feet.
The hog-in-the-town question is be-
ginning to agitate the citizens OF
Manning. An anti-hog ordinance is
demanded by certain citizens OF that
town and the town council IS up
against an snti-hog petition. Man
ning is in for an agitation that will be
several degrees hotter than the Sena-
torial fight. We haven't forgotten the
hog and anti-hog campaign in Sumter,
and it is safe to say that the members
of council will never forget 1t, nor the
citizen who, being summoned before
council for unlawfully keeping hog
within the city limits, appeared with
the said hog in bird cage, which he
exhibited when he entered the Irish
girps plea that it was such a little
one..' Manning and the Manning pa
pers especially have our sympathy
while the hog question is pending.
IF Charleston does not succeed in
OBTAINING new passenger depot pret-
tv soon it might be good idea to
move the Exposition to Sumter. We
viii have a big, new passenger station
this fall, and viii not be ashamed
TO welcome visitors in it.
Our recollection is that the irst cot
ton bloom last year was reported about
June Sd and the crop was in -four
ishing condition. At this time
scarcely a farmer has finished chop
ping out his cotton crop and many
have not yet secured a stand. Only
the wilfully blind cannot see that the
cotton prospects are as unfavorable as
ever known in Sumter County.
Senator Tillman has accepted an in
yitation to deliver an address in Bish-
opviIle on June 10th, the occasion be-
ing the laying of the corner stone OF
the new Town Hall. The occasion is
not intended TO be political in charac-
ter, but It is safe to predict that more
or less politics will be on tap for the
entertainment of those who thirst for
that brand of moonshine. Bishopville
seems to be more interested in the
railroad connections than Senatorial
aspirations, and Col. V. E. (Bunch)
McBee, General Superintendent of the
Seaboard Air Line and other S. A. L.
officials have been invited for the same
occasion, the purpose being to interest
them in the proposed S. A. L. exten-
sion via Bishopyille to Sumter. If
Col. McBee accepts the Bishopville IN
vitation the Business League Of Sum
ter should cooperate with Bishopville
in the effort to induce the S. A. L. to
build branch line to this city. II
the matter is properly presented the
S. A. L. officials cannot fail to be IN.
terested. even though they are not
now prepared to undertake the con-
struction of the Sumter branch.
The refusal of Gov. Mcsweeney to
accept the. designations OF Senators
Tilman and McLaurin shuts of re-
gular campaign and primary, but it
does not prevent political discussion
:lI ,,,ouont tbe Growth of i'll feel