The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-12-03
LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHED.

The city council, having extended
the time for the payment OF city taxes
to December 18th, there will probably
be no rush for tax receipts until the
l4th and 10th.
Lum Mathis was before the Mayors
court once again Monday for drunk
enness and disordsrly conduct, and he
was turned over to Supervisor Scale
for ten days.
The pantry robber visited the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Isertha E. Bultman
Sunday night. He broke the latch on
the Kitchen window to make an entry
and helped himself to all the groceries
that were in the kitchen.
The police palled crowd of negroes
on Divine street NEondaysnight. They
were engaged In rough and tumble
fight as is the way of the gentle resi-
dents of Divine street.
Nh. W S. Barton, of Richmond,
Va. is the winner OF the Cortlandt
buggy offered by the Carnival Com
mittee Of the Knights Of Pythias,
and the buggy was shipped to him
SATURDAY.
Quite a number of men and boys,
who could beg, rent, borrow, or take by
force, gun last Thursday, went hunt
ing. A quantity OF ammunition was
wasted.
In conversation with Mr.. Geo. D.
Shore, the wholesale grocery man, he
said it was quite a common thing for
Sumter to get all kinds Of goods in car
load quantities. he further stated
that his firm had already sold more
than $40, coo worth of meat for the
month of November.
The complains against the telephone
service between this city and Mayes-
Wills that is made by Mayesyille peo-
pie is well founded, and the Sumter
Telephone Co., viii either have to
make an Immediate and decided i'm
proVemen5 in it's system or many of its
patrons will return to the use Of the
mail or telegraph.
Mr.. Henry F. Parker, artistic plan
ist and technic specialist, late Of the
Virgil Piano School New York, arriv-.
ed In the city during the past week.
Mr.. Parker is now connected with
the Sumter School of Music and all
serious students and those who are
seriously interested in the musical
education of their children viii appre-
ciate the excellent advantages offered
4 by this school.
aIr. Tom Sumter, Jr., who is q
member of the Charleston football
team, is credited With saving his
team defeatin the game with Furman
University on Thanksgiving day. he
kicked a goal from the field, when
the score stood 5 to 0 IN favor of
Furman, and tied the score. After
this play by Sumter neither side'
scored and the game ended with the
score 5 to 5.
The Monaghan Hose Wagon Cos
racing teams have gone to Charles
ton to take part in the Fire
mans Tournaments Teams have been
entered for the hose wagon race, tie
hand reel race and the quick hitch
contest, and as horses and men are IN
fine form and perfect training it is
lloued that some of the prizes Will fall
to- Sumter. Delgar Squad will not
send team to Charleston, 1t being
impossible for the members of the
squad who usually represent 1t at
tournaments to leave their business at
this season Of the year.
The statement of the First National
Baak published today shows better
than any mere assertion could that
the country is IN a prosperous condi-
tion The bank has on deposit 1914,
So. 10, has s42, 075. 66 surplus and un-
divided profits over and above the cap
ital stock of So, 0G. The cash on
hand and due from other banks and
bankers foots up more than slS5, 600.
The bank is doing an immense busi-
ness which is growing steadily every
month. There is no stock on the
market, but the few shares that have
changed hands during the past year
have commanded a premium of fifty
per cent.
County Treasurer Scarborough and
Auditor Wilder have heard nothing
from Comptroller General Derham rel
atiYe to the delivery of the tax books
to the Lee County officials. 1t is pre-
sumed that the Comptroller General
and Attorney General are wrestling
with the problem, and that the contest
will be continued until the Supreme
Court shall have taken action on the
case now pending before it.
Arbor Day was observed by the
Washington Street Graded School on
last Wednesday afternoon between the
hours of and $50 o'clock, the exer-
cisss being appropriate and instruct
i've to pupils and parents alike. The
attendance was quite large and with
she several hundred school children
there was great crowd assembled on
the Graded School Square. The Sec
ond Regiment Band played several
suitable selections, q row Of trees was
planted and Rev. W. A. Fairy made
an address He spoke but few min
utes, but the address was to the point,
simple and direct, full OF thought and
tending to arouse interest in the OBJ
seryance Arbor Day and all that the
day is intended to symbolize.
The people of Darlington are very
mad with the Atlantic Coast Line for
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