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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
ANOTHER ESTIMATE OF COST.
The Builder Of Spartanburg and
Union Sewerage Systems Gives
Figures.

The following letter from Mr. j L. Lad
low, Of Winston, N c., the designer aod
supervising engineer Of the Spartan hurg and
Union sewerage systems TO ths chsirmaa of
the "Committee of Eve" will be of interest
TO those who are interested IN the proposed
sewerage system in this city
Winston, n. c., April IL, 1901.
Dear Sir: am in receipt of your favor of
April Stb, requesting Information as TO the
probable cost Of sewerage system 10 your
town to which take pleasure 10 replying as
follows:
Lean probably give you the best ioforma-
ton by stating the cost of sewerage systems
in other towns of which have bad charge
SO engineer.
The sewerage system of Union to which
YOU refer embraces about II OR II miles OF
sewers and the cost at which the work has
been contracted TO build is little more than
$50, eco. The system at Spartauburg, S. G,
embracing about II miles of sewers was Guilt
at cost of S52, ,Ooo The system at Salisbury,
N G., embracing 10 miles of sewers was built
at cost of $4,000 The system at Colds.
ooro, N. c., embracing I miles vas built at
cost of 1913, 900. Several other systems have
cost on an average of from So, 800 to S2,700
per mile according to the size of the town and
CT local conditions. A fair approximate esti
mate of sewerage system may be taken to be
So, 500 per mile specially where the soil ls
easily worked and no rock encountered
For town tbs szs of yours system of
sewers properly designed should not require
much if any more than 10 miles of sewers
and l should judge that from $4,000 TO
S35,0o0 would be abundant to build the
sewers that your town needs. Of course
much more than this can be spent oo poorly
designed system aod yet cover no more TERRI
tory and give no better service. | au basing
my figures upon proper design and full
knowledge of the cost of such works in the
various psrts of the South, having had more
experience in the sewering Of the towns aod
cities Of the South than auy other engineer 10
active practice, so think you may con6deRt-
ly rely upon the correctness of these estimates.
As 10 the cost Of surveys, etc, would say
that for surveys with complete plans and
Specifications and detailed estimates of cost
would probably be $50 to 1000 according
to the area covered by your town and other
local conditions.
With this same mail I am sending you
some literature which | trust you will find
Interesting aad it may probably be of some
assistasce 10 furtheriog the movement of this
important undertaking. When the move
uent has sufficiently progressed if can be of
any assistance 10 helping the matter along
should be glad 10 visit Jour town and be OF
any service that might be!desired. Very truly
yours. J. L.. Ludlow.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
Manchester Items.
Dark Corner, April %, 1901.

DarK corner, April ~, 1871.
Mr. Editor l will send line for the
Watcbman aod Sourbrcu this cool windy
day The wind has been blowing now for
% days in succession, and there was plenty
of frost this morning
The farmers all have the blues. Part Of
the corn has died from the recent cold wealth
er and the cotton seed that were planted are
dead, and some have DOT enough seed to
plant over, and it is hard for them to get
seed beard of one man who said be bad
hauled ms seed out dsy or two ago to pu
down to corn, but now be was going to haul
than back to the house and let bis fri IDS
have them 10 plant 1t is the glooniest time
We baye bad for some time.
Well, Mr. Editor, We have bad some light
thrown op in this dark cerner mean By
Mss Matte Entzmnger's school, which clos
ed las, Friday nigbt, the 25,h seud you
below The program of her commencement
beard patron of her school say that she
was the best teacher that we have ever had
Of course teacher never pleases every body
but / think the ma jority of the patrons are
highly pleased with ber and would be glad 20
see her returned next TALL The patrons and
friends gave the school s1d Miss Enz inper
a picnic Saturday which was said 10 bave
been an enjoyable affair After dinner the
picuickers repaired to the school house where
they had recltaiops ano good music, both
vocal ard instrumental, by Miss Entzninger,
Mrs Joe Os,een and Master Morgan John
ston and others. After singing God be With
You Till we Nee. Again. snd the benedictiou
by Mr W J Ardle, they parted for their
severa! bones saw several of the scholars
shedding tears on parting with their teacher
The program, as rendered on Friday night,
was as follows:
Instrumental Ouet-Ms, EutzmiuCer and
Miss Lizzie May Hall.
Recita,ion-A bsolutiou-Mss EniZminger.
Tsblesu-Woman Rights.
Decamation-A Talk to Bcys-Morgan
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TIE coNsCRlPT VETERAN.
Fects About Would-be Pensioner
Who Was Wounded by
Car Wheels.

Mr. Editor A few weeks hack, while co.,
6ued to ny room sick, noticed 10 the Item
statement TO the effect that the Pension
Board for Sumter County, rejected au appli-
picstioo for pension from ore who claimed
to have served in the Confederate army. 1t
seems that the board discovered that this ep.
plicant did not serve Ct any time in the
Soutbero army, that be was conscripted aud
while on his way to Columbia to be assigned
to company be had four Of his fingers mash.
ed bs the railroad cars at Klngsville, s C.
The Kingville part of the story is mis-.
take This party got bis fingers mashed Sc
the Souter depot. think in November CT
December 1862. was at the depot when it
happeued went there TO take the four
O'Clock train in the morning for Columbia
While waiting, and in conversation with
Judge Montgomery Moses, We noticed q man
get down off the platform and walk 10 the
direction of the incoming train. About the
time the train stopped be came RAINING back
to the platform, holding his right hand with
the left. He said that be tried to bos.d the
train while 10 motion, that be clipped, and
his 6ege:s got caught uuder the wheels The
four 6agers of the right heod were mashed
almost as fat as a sheet of paper up TO the
middle joints did not know the map, and
if heard bis name called at the tine, can
not now recall it. | dorememher that it was
said be vas cooscripted and was on bis way
to Columbia to 60 into service.
1t would be nice question for q debating
society 10 decide, whether this man was
brave man or a coward For it seems TO me
that it would take brave man to muster up
courage enough to deliberately place his hand
on the sold iron and allow the wheels to run
over 1t Respectfully,
Geo. W. Reardon
Arrl Ok 1oo1
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
A Pleasant Occasion.

The Bal Poudre given by Miss Aui,a Harby
Monday evening at their handsome home "In.
gles,de,' was the social event of the season.
The spacious bail, throDQed with handsomely
dressed guests, bewigged and powdered, pre-.
senied q scet of the long ago
The stately uumoers of the ninuet were
danced 10 graceful manoer by eight couples
whose coqaetrles sod courtseys would have
done credit to our great ancestors rhe
grandfa,her's clock tlcked gentle rythm
with smile 90 his broad face Till the wee
hours Of the moroing when the merry
dsocers bowed themselves oot, al voting it
Que of the peasau,est occasions of their llve5.
The following were fbe guests in costumes
Mrs Agnes Bogin, MISS Sbsrie Graham,
Tbeo Lopez. Flora Moses. Rosa Moses, Lil-
lian Moses, Adele Moses, Ida Staosill, Anita
H-rby, Grtrude Jennings, Berta Sch werin,
Julia Schwerin, Jessie Noise. Messrs Willie
Burgess, Algerooo Als,on, Will Graham,
J Hardy. Julian Levy, Jr Ausly HARDY,
Graham Moses, Richard Belser, E Friar, =
Druery, l & Moses. A Moses, Jr, D James
VIM Jr
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Houston, Tex April 28.-In q
FIRE which destroyed stable and
three residences at an early hour
this morning Job Coppins, his wife
and three children were burned to
death Mr. and Mrs jeff Hopper
jumped from the burning building
and both were badly injured.
London, April 29-Lord Kitchener
continues the process of wearing
down the Beers. who, however, are
very active in the Kroonstad district,
where they recently derailed two
trains and also captured after a
severe fight 25 men CT the Prince of
Wales Light Horse, whom they
stripped of their horses and accoutre-
ments and then liberated.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
PISGAH nEWS.

PIsgah, April 2s-The farmers had forced
rest last week, and they enjoyed (?) i, by
trying to End out where they were at About
all the farm work that could be done vas to
repair dams, which will be washed away by
the Oext big food. Several of'ug peigh5ors
who planted cottoo early, hare it all to plant
ever. Cotton seed is scarce aud ommauds
big prices, for so many waot them The
high price last fall was such temptation
that most people sold down to jus, eoough
TO plant one time. and when those planted
are rotten You eau see the situation But no
one need be uneasy about the crop, it will be
made, and you will see the atreets of Sumter
next fall just blocked with cotton, and the
merchants long faces now about the crop will
ne longer s.ill if the price is low and the bao
policy of crediting Tom, Dick snd Harry, in
the hopes Of making q pile will show itself
when the debit columo will have very little
to decrease it on the credit side.
To chow tie Goodness of the land since
middle of March several have had to plant
their corr over twice, and some three tiues
The seed just retted, no warmth to germinate
ii. 1t is nearly May and much doabt if the
Oldest Inhabitants ever saw worse spring 10
getting stauds of cotton and corn. Gardens
are very poor and backward.
A good deal of petty stealing has been go.
ing on here of late. Mr. 8 3 Hatfield says
be was robbed of some corn, several bush.
els, and others lave lost valuable things. If
these rogues are caught in the act, there is a
strong probability that Coroner Flowers will
pay us visit.
The Bethany Baptist Church (col) oear Mr.
W Youag'e is erecting new church build.
ing It's frame one and bids fair to be
very neat wheo finished
On the dark uights we can see very plainly
the electric ligbta 'io Sumter and Camden
Sumter is about 20 miles and Camden 10
| miles from this place but the lights in Sumter
seem TO be the most brilliant This place is
| on line between the two.
A new post Office has been established at
Mr.. T BradIey's store, With Mr. Bradley
as postmaster. 1t is named tBrann," and is
connected with star route from Pisgah to
Hagood
1t locks now like spring has come at last
The loyal democracy of this State has
never boot-licked republican president for q
favor. When Hampton was sorely pressed iu
1915 to establish his rights as governor, be
| 6oally notified Grant that be would be gov.
eroor CT South Carolina, or military gov
ernnent would rule over the State he ask.
ed no fsvors but demanded that the United
States troops be removed from the
State House Which Hayes finally did
The ress is matter of history
When a mau is elected to Office and
changes his political opinions from the peo
pie who elected him, be should be self-re
spectiog enough to tender his res gnation
This would be fair to him apd the people
whom be once represented
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01


nLopdon. april 2S "A dispatch
from Amsterdam announces that Mr.
Kruger will leave for the United
States at the commencement of June.
Boston, April 27 The committee
of graduates of Harvard representing
those opposed to having the upiver-
sity grant a degree Of IL D. TO
President Mckinley, began mailing
Z 900 copies Of the protest, framed
by certain of the alumni today and it
is expected that answers will begin
to come IN the first of next week.
Pekin, Apri! 28-While the first
train from Pekin TO Pien Tsin was
traversing the bridge between Lob
Fs and Yang Tsun this morning It
was derailed through the collapse of
culvert. Eleven Chinese were
killed and 40 Chinese and two Ameri-
cana were injured Obe of the
Americans cannot recover
Paris April 27-Ebree masked bur
glars entered the American Express
compaDy's Office last night, aarpris.
ed the watchman. who was asleep,
gagged and bound him and escaped
with 10000 francs The burglary
was carried out most audaciously.
and was evidently the work of Ameri-
can experts
London, April 20 The first step
in the direction of the consolidation
of some of the biggest srsns Atlantic
shipping interests has been accom-
plished by the purchase by j Pier
pout Morgan & Go of che Leyiand
line of steamers a deposit on che
purchase money has been paid
Savannah. Ca. April % Last
night near Meldrim, Ga, Joseph
King. negro porter on the Seaboard
Air Line. was fatally shot by negro
tramp, who was stealing ride The
tramp was trying TO kill Baggageman
De Grafenried when King went to
his assistance Turning from the
bsggageman the tramp opened fire
on the porter. King was armed and
returned the fire. King was shot
through the abdomen and died in
about 80 minutes A dispatch from
Pembroke, Ga, says the tramp,
named John Henry, walked to that
place badly wounded by Kings
bullets, and died this aftarnoon Be
fore King lost consciousness he de
clsred he had given the tramp his
death wound
No oue questions the right of seua-
tor M Laurie to move "bsg aud bag
gage" into the Republican camp. and
to take Ex Senator Butler with him
also j; bat be should resign his commis-
son and not use "she livery of heaven
70 serve the devil In nn-Snuapaszz;na,-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01

Recitation-Anoe Laurie-Llzz.e aoy
Hall
Rectasion-A Stray sunbeau-Eunice
Osteen.
Vocal solo-s,ay on the Farm-Morgan
Johnston.
Recitation-A Little MaideD-Rena Os,een.
DeclamatioD-My Brother Willie-Rus.
ledge Hall
Recitation-A Message-Mary Ellen o.
teen.
The Boat Song-Es,elle Mcleod, Enoics
Osteen, Lizzie May Eail
eclams,on-Guesa-Eira Johnston
Recitation-W hen Willie Turned to Boy
Leila Mcleod.
Tabeaux-Re7ries of Bachelor, The
Sick Child, At Mothers Knee, How Funny.
Recitation-The Loom of Life-Estelle Nc
Leod.
Declamation--Cheer Up-Peter Corbes.
Realistically Answer-Rena Osteen
Vocal Trio-Spriog-Eunics Osteen, Liz
zie May Hall, Esaelle Mcleod.
Recitatios-Liberty Bell-Eunlce Osteen.
Reci,ation-The New Church Organ-Miss
Entzminger.
Recitation-Bugle Song-Rstelle Mcleod,
Eunice Oaseen, Lizzie May Hall.
Defamation Vacation Morgan John
ston
Vocal solo-Flower Girl-Eusice Osteen.
Recta,ion-Guilty or Not Guilty-Lizzie
May Hall.
Posing-By Eunice osteeu.
Sidrs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
Sidra.

We, the charter members Of the
Lowry Institute and Industrial School
at Mayesville, S c., wish TO inform
the generous public, that Prof. " N.
Boley, Prest., aud financial agent of
ehis Institution, is duly authorized to
solici: fuuds for our Institute and to
srsuaaes any business that he deems
wise for the Institution
We have heard, and seen 10 print.
where it has been said that he does
these things without being authorized.
We denounce all such statements as
being utterly untrue.
We have also seen and heard that.
the property Of the Institution is in his
name This is utterly untrue. He is
one of the trustees
Il is also said, that the property 10
heavily mortgaged We beg To- says.
that the entire debt of the InstSsgsion
will not exceed oue thousand dolIarg
He has doubtless made great sacrifice
to do what be has We still solicit aid
of the generous public, aud thank those
who have manifested isseress 10 the
past
Contributions may be sen. to the
Hon. Marion Noise. Atty. at Law, and
Vice Pres, Of the Bank of Sumter. s. c..
Wish to state that MIR Robs. L
Haynes of Boston Mass, nov doing
business in New York City. also Rev.
E N. Mcdaniel of New York city. are
authorized TO solicit aid for tie Lowry
Institute. Both are gentlemen Of high
character
Done BY order of the Board Of
Trustees iD meeting held on Friday
April 18Th 1901.
These being present: Rev. e Nc.
Cutchen, Hugh Davis, Nathan Frier-
sos, Daniel Cooper, EllisoD Wilson,
Saubo Williams, Wm Mccoy.
P "A. McCutcbeo, Asst. Sec.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
Cow Thief Escaped.

John Betbea, negro COW thief who was 10
the guard house under COMMITMENT for trial
at the next term of court, escaped yester-
day and has not been recaptured. He was
sent out into the lot in the rear of the guard
house by J j. Barrett, the das guard, to
empty slops and Bethes took advantage of
the opportuoity to make break for liberty.
The guards pistol would not shoot and
Bethea paid no attention to Mr. Barret'e
urgeot requests to come back like a good
prisoner and oe locked up
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
W esley Jennings Pardoned.

Columbia, April 3o.-Gov McSweeney
yesterday granted pardon to Wesley O.
Jennings, young white man convicted of
larceny from railroad car in Srnter county
and sentenced to four months oo the county
chaipgang. The county supervisor reports
that be is utterly uuit for service and is
almos, an imbecle. Strong petitions signed
by co1nty officials, the Rev. G. C. Browu
and others were presented by the Rev. Wm
Aiken Kelly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01
ICE CREAM FESTIVAL.
The Kings Daughters Will Give
One on May 18th.

The Kings Daughters. as announced hereto
fore, vii! give an ice cream festival on the
Graded School Square on the afternoon and
eveuing of May l4tb-Memorial Day. The
proceeds will be used 10 carrying on the work
undertaken by the Kings Daughters and as
the treasury has been depleted by the macy
calls during the past winter, fuods. are urgent
~ needed II is hoped that the festival will
be well attended aud that it will be a pleas
ant and successful affair.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01

Chicago, April 27 Standard Oil
interests have acquired control of the
American Linseed oil Company
The $6.000,000 loan will be repaid
and the company put on paying
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01

Try the new remedy for costiveosss, Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. Every
box guaranteed Price, 25 cents. For sale
by DR. China
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01

The Secretary shall have charge of the
Central Bureau, end keep the books or CARDS
q registration and it will be the duty Of
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-01

The City Council met in regular semi
moothly session at 73O o'clock Wednesday
night Alderman G F Epperson was the only
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April %. 1901
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-01
Home from Texas

l.. =. Wiley ard j. l.. Peak re
turned from their trip through the
South and while gone took III
Houston. Galveston and Dallas and
spent some time at Beaumont,
where they saw the grea, ''gusher,'
which emits twenty thousand bar
rcls Of oil a day. and is considered
q sight well worth seeing. All the
railroads in the South will use oil
in the future instead of coal, as it
will only cost from SO to $40 to
make the change on each engine
and the difference Of expense he
tween The two will he about half.
Business in that vicinity is on a
big boom and land has advanced
from 81 so to $500 an acre. Mr.,
Wiley has a relative who paid 81 so
an acre for his land ana sold it for
$500 AZ acre.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-01
Appropriate Exercises.

There were special exercises nj
the College chapel on Washing,on's
birthday, February 23d. given by
the junior aud senior classes, which
began at ~ o'clock. when the fol-
lowing excellent program wasriveu;
Overture to William Tell
Misses Lucy Marshall aud Mary
Black, Juliet Scott and Mary by.
sart.
Observation-Disclosures as a Sol
der" Martin Hayes.
Grafton -" Washington A. u
Statesman" Miss Mary Clark.
Reading Selection from one OF
Washineton.s Addresses Miss
Emma Fisher.
Grafton &C., American Ideal"
Francis Mitchell.
NJ. V. {, Quartctte Composed
Of Messrs. Shepherd, Bone, Bird
and Hail.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-01

long ago to say, mo, as I will, but
as Thou wilt"
The funeral was held at the
Christian church on Monday alter
noon at 2 o'clock, conducted BY
her pastor. Rev. Is. I. Wharton.
who read the 2Sd Psalm, followed
by the 18th chapter of John. His
remarks were well chosen and com.
fotting. The music by the choir
was appropriate and sweet. The
hymns were: ASLEEP in Jesus"
Beautiful Reckoning Hands and
God BE With t> Till We Nee,
Again" A beautiful prayer was
offered by DR.. Black
The casket was covered with
many beautiful floral offerings.
which had been placed there by
loving hands. and the inside was
strcwn with many sweet violr,s.
The remains we're laid away ~
Ridge Park cemetery. The pail.
bearers were: Shelby Ament. Vim.
aud Joseph Todd, Will Tipping,
Clayton I.amkin aud Will Waglc.
TheRErrBLicAN extends sympa-
thy to the sorrowing mother. broth.
or, uncle aud aunt.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-01
MAkAHAL.L :: REPUBLICAN,.
Educational.

Having received all but a few
Of the reports from the teachers
concerning the grading, classified
ton and advance Of the schools Of
the county. | desire to say that,
while there have been many him
ORANGES on account of bad attend
ance caused BY sickness. the teach.
ers have worked h~eroicaily to grade
the schools to the course Of study.
and they are to bc highly com
mended for their diligence and good
work.
The reports show the schools to
be well graded to the seventh grade.
Most Of the irregularities are in
the seventh and eighth year work.
The schools are farther advanced
in reading and back ~ arithmetic.
To remedy this. use supplementary
reading and do more arithmetic
work.
From the samples, | find the best
writing in the third, fourth, fifth
and sixth year. vas on"ed pre-
JUDGED against the vertical system.
but after giving it my careful at
ten,ion in the schools of the coun.
~. am convinced that /, j. bringing
about a decided reformation in pen.
manship. find the worst writing
in first. second. seventh aud eighth
years. and in the schools where the
teacher does not write the vertical.
! believe We now have IN the
schools ten good penmen with the
vertical. where there was one under
the old style. Respectfully,
:. NJ. HrrF.
Superintendent Il Saline Co.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-01
B F Nsylor President.

B i. Naylor OF this city. who
returned last week from Kansas
City where he attended a conven.
ton Of the Missouri Stone Il Hard.
wa,e Dealers Association. was 81.
ected president of the Association
and Fred Newdorf of ~. Joe. was
made secretary. We congratulate
the association upon its good for.
tune in getting such a man for the
place. Mr. Naylor is a prosperous
careful business man and the asso.
citation could not have made a bet
ter selection TOR president.
The Marshall republican., 1901-03-01
Small Blaze

The fire company was called
out on Satuida; afternoon when
the residence of Mrs. Emily Black
on Highland was discovered to he
on ERE. And only that the fire oc.
Cured during the day instead of
the night, the pretty home, that is
an ornament to that portion of the
city. would no doubt have been in
ruins, The fire when discovered
was in the laths near the hue and
was soon controlled by the fire
company who responded promptly
to the call.