The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-19
LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHED.

The boys are beginning to play ball,
and top spinning will soon be out OF
fashion.
Mooday was the festival of St. Patrick
and all true sons OF Erin wore the
green.
Elsewhere today there is published
call for mass meeting of citizens
to consider the question of holding a
fremen's tournament in this city.
There bids fair to be lively contest
for the appointment as Postmaster of
this city. Several candidates are
rumored to be in the field already.
The ice men who were getting ready
for business last week, encouraged by
T the prospect of an early spring are
resting on sheir oars for awhile until
the blizzard season is over.
The 25th Annual Convention of the
South Carolina Sunday School Con-
yention will be held in Greenwood
March 25 to 9th inclusive.
There is always standard of excel
lence in all lines and in ready-made
clothing the "E FIFE FF" brand,
sold by D. j. Chandler, is the stand
ard in style, finish and quality. The
advertisement today has a few facts
about this line.
The petitTiury for the second week
of court was drawn yesterday and is
printed today; and the list for the
first week is also republished for the
benefit of those who may not have
seen it or may wish to refer to it
again.
Bishopgille has another paper. The
Lee County Vindicator, the first num-
Der of which has been received at this
Office Mr. H. S. Cunningham, who
is the editor and proprietor is an ex-
perienced newspaper man, and his first
issue is full of live matter and is a
credit to his ability.
Mr. Henry Won Ohsen, an extensive
manufacturer, dealer in and repairer
of wagons, buggies, harness, and doing
general blacksmithing business,
has bought lot of Mr. Graham, on
Republican Street, upon which he
VIII erect buildings to conduct a
branch of his business under the direc-
tion of his son, Henry Won Olsen.
The clerk of Hollywood Camp,
Woodmen of the World received Mon
day check for 1900 to be paid to
Mrs. Ellen Bultman, the widow of the
{ late c.. E. Fl. Bultman who had a
policy for that amount in the Wood
men of the World. The proofs of death
were forwarded on February 14th and
the check in settlement of the policy
was issued on March 18th.
Mr.. John Young, of New Orleans,
La. has accepted a position with
Messrs. Bultman & Bro, and will have
charge of their repairing department..
Mr.. Young comes bighly recommend
ed as an experienced workman, having
held positions with some of the largest
German and American shoe manufac-
turers; and those having shoes for re-
pair would do well to see him.
Prof. Hitchcock of the U. S. Agri-
cultural Department remained in this
county Thursday and Friday of last
week making soil Investigations.
Thursday afternoon he was taken out to
MrW NJ. Graham's farm and inspected
! the field which Mr.. Graham planted
in Bermuda grass few years ago. In
| the evening he left for lower Salem,
where he spent Friday as the guest of
Mr.. Z. ". Dabbs.
Two negroes were arrested by the
police last Monday for holding up
and robbing Alma Washington, a
negro boy on the street. Two other
negroes assisted in the robbery, but
they escaped arrest by running. Their
names are known, however, and they
will be captured by the police. The
four amateur highwaymen are Willie,
Harry and Walter Pinckney and Moses
Poole. Washington states that be was
not only robbed. but severely beaten
and his life threatened, razor and
knives being drawn on him.
At a meeting of the Delgar Reel
| Squad last week, the proposition that
has been made to have a fremens'
tournament here this spring was
brought up and discussed. The mem
bers of the squad are unanimously in
favor Of having the tournament and
| inviting the State Firemen's Associa-
tTon to hold its annual meeting in
Sumter at the same time. IF the
citizens shall decide to take up the
matter the members Of the squad will
lend their hearty and enthusiastic
support and do everything within their
power to make the event the most
successful gathering of fremen ever
held in the State.
The other wife of Mcdonald,
deceased, who was killed in an acci-
dent at the A. G. L. depot sometime
ago, had hearing before Probate
Judge Walsh Thursday. The Florence
wife and the Sumter wife and their
lawyers are having battle royal over
the right to administer on McDohald's
estate. Both appeared in the Probate
Court attired in sombre widows weeds
and are each determined to make good
the claim to being the only real, sure
enough widow Of the deceased. One
acquaintance of Mcdonald, hearing of
the claims of the rival widows, ex-
claimed, ''Yo' dom say so! Only two
'omans say da' is widows? Wy
Mcdonald done had fo' wife, / know,
fore he git kill