The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16
o,Donnell 8 Go. have a special ad

OiDonnell & Co. have a special ad-
Yertisement today. ~ I. 3.
The telephone franchise question
seems to be unsettled still and the
matter is discussed on che streets with
heat and gigor every day.
An excursion train, filed with ne
gross, from Charleston 20 Columbia,
passed through the city Monday mogR-
ing. AIasge number OF the excursion
/ lists got OF and spent the day here.
Providence as 8 summer resort for
Sumter people grows in popularity
with each season, and the Sumter
colony is larger this year than ever
before. - 9.sse.s 81 ..s
Capt. .Phillips had the. finest melons
Hof the season on the market Monday
and the choicest melon OF the lot was
selected and shipped by express 60 the
Secretary OF Agriculture. s
Tbs Solomens' store next TO the
Sumter Dry Goods CO., is to- be re-
modelled and a: handsome plate glass
front put ii for SSubbs & Cnttino who
will occupy the store.
The Ere department was called out
Monday night by small fire on Man
ming avenue beyond the railroad. The
roof of small negro house was on IRE,
but was extinguished before any dam
age was done.
The answer of the attorneys for Lee
county has been fled In the lnjqnc-
tion proceedings against the county
and hearing Of the case on It's mer-
its is expected to be orderd by the
court at an early day.
The New York World with character
aistic enterprise has asked for a large
photograph Of the Delgar Hose Wagon
racing team that broke the worlds
record on June 26th. The picture Of
the team will be published in The
World at an early date.
Satisfactory progress is being made
with she arrangements for the great
musical and military spectacular play
to be produced in the Opera House at
an early day under the auspices of the
Second Regiment Band and the Sum-
ter Light Inafntry.
Atthe meeting of the County Board
Of Control held Wednesday the applica!
ton Of Mr.. a. j. Moses for q beer
dispensary privilege, was taken up.
The petitions for and against the
granting OF the privilege were consid-
cred and after some discussion it was
decided by vote that the request he
not granted.
There were about 1,5Oo Columbia
negroes in town Wednesday, the Sydney
Park Church Sunday School having
its annual picnic here. The crowd
came on two special trains over the
Southern Railway arriving about 10 a.
M. and returning at 9 p. m. The ex-
cnrsionists we're we'll behaved and
orderly and there was no disturbance
during the day.
The rain Saturday night and Sun
day morning is said to have been gen.
eral in this section of the State. AS
the rainfall was unaccompanied by
wind and lasted for several hours 1t
was very beneficial to crops.
A little child of Mr.. j. G. Jones
while on Monument Square Monday
afternoon with the nurse, was run
over and badly bruised on one leg by a
colored girl, who left the child she
was there to look after and was riding
around on a mans bicycle. The mat
ter was reported to the police who are
looking for the offender.
The rainfall Thursday afternoon and
that night was quite hesFy in some
sections of the county while in other
places, this city for instance. little OF
none fell. At Elliotts and through
that section of country there have
been fine rains, and at Dingle's mill
there was heavy rain Thursday
night.