The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15

The Street Commas has been
doingssome good workson WestSRepub2
lican street: lately line Of terra
Gotta piping has been put down and
when the works comp leted, street
viii be much improved: s.s'z :ssSssss-
The Exposiitio at Charleston is
rapiidly getting into shape and every
thing IS atbou readiness for visitors
now. yexstt month viii probably be
the time the largest crowds vii. visit
the show. -,
The sBaloise. Fire Insurance Co.,
represented In. this. city. by Mrs. An
sdrena Moses, settled. Monday with the
NeWsBon Marcbe for The loss IN the
recent This is the first Of the
losses to be paid:
The days Of money making schemes
seem to. be. numbered. The: . Mont;
cello Gonstiitt ittnti on, Smiths paper,
and: Amos Owen Cherry Tree
Company have both assigned within
the past few days. Both concerns:
issuedsyery piitiffu & ledictories '':.ss.
The scnrbingsi being laid On lower
Main Street where the macadam has
been completed. The street at this
point hasa neat appearance now and
when theswork is finished to the de-
pot, the streetwill be as good as any
city can show that has smacadam
paved thoroughfares. --,55ss.5
The drawing at Ghina's Drug Store
on last Saturday night for the $3.50
prize offered by the Hotel Sumter
Steam Laundry was won by Mr:W-.
ID. Lowry, the Southern Railway
agent. The next drawing will be. held
at the same time and place. $
telephone message from Mayes-
vile yesternay stated that an attempt
had been made to rob the postofhee
there Monday night. The Would-be
robbers, or robber. tried to effect an
enhance through the back door but
failed IN the attempt. This Office was
bnrglarized only a few weeks ago; and
also last summer There have never
been any clues as to the burglaries.
The railway auth thorities have placed
Aagman at the crossing on lower
Main Street. This is a necessary
improvement as the trains and shift
ing engine are continually passing the
street at this point, and as the street
is much used here the aagman may
prevent ntsmanE accidents.
3. The dEll season has struck us.
From now until fall comes again things
will be quiet IN the business world
and in almost, every other line, for
when business is dull everything
around seems. to: become slow and
uninteresting The esmerchants will be
busy on Saturday with their lien Gus
toners: but on the other five days of
the: business week, they will have
plenty of time to talk politics and dis
enss the weather. This spring willsbe
especially dull, owing to the poor
crops of lastsyear. s;;..s
The advance in the price of grain is
about as great ashardship TO the reel
squads as to anyone for the amount al
lowed by City Council was barely sufii-
cient to pay for feed when corn and
oats were cheaper. Now the members
Of the squads are paying out money
every month to maintain the fire de
partment. This should not be, the
city should pay all expenses of the
fire departments. it's enough to ask OF
the volunteer fremen that they con-
tribute their services.
The S. IA. and F. S. opened after
the holidays with all of its old stu
dents and number of new ones. The
management says that new. students
/, are arriving every day and that there
are more coming. The students are
taking lively interest in base ball at
present. and will commence practicing
at an early date. The prospects for a
winning team are bright and the S.
NJ IA hopes to make itself felt on
the diamond this season.