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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-06

Kohn, OF Orangebura, and Miss
Francis Stern, OF Savannah, Ga.,. are
visiting at Mrs. Il. Ryttenberg's.
Mr.. A. E. Broadway, an old citizen
of Sumter county, who has lived many
years in Alabama arrived IN the city
last Wednesday and went to Privateer
to visit relatives.
Mr. John, a. Clifton joined the cam
paign party at Privateer yesterday,
having fled his pledge as q candidate
for the Legislature Monday night. See
his card in this paper.
Messrs. J. G. Wilborn and A. G.
Jepson, candidates for railroad COM
missioner, we're IN the city Friday EN-
route from Camden TO Chesterfield.
Friday was an off day with the State
campaignparty and the candidates were
Miss Olivia Ingram, OF Manning, was
in town yesterday on her Way to Balsi-
more and New York.. where she viii
purchase and prepare the millinery
stock for the Horn Dry Goods Co., OF
which She VIII have charge the COM
ing season.
Hon. r. A. Love, of York county, a
member Of the penitentiary board Of
directors, spent Monday in town. He
is making tour of the State inspect
ing all chain gangs on which State
convicts are worked. AS Sumter coun-
ty leases number of convicts from
the penitentiary, Mr.. Love drove out
TO the chain gang camp and made q
thorough inspection of the convicts
and their quarters. He found moth
ing to criticise In the management Of
the chain gang, the conyicts being
well fed and in good physical condi-
ton.
The GreenYille Female College schol-
arship, held by the S. G. Federation
Of Women's Clubs, which is good for
sor~ years OF free tuition, was won by
Miss Lillian Earle, Of this city. There
were a number Of contestants from
various places in the State, and some
good papers were handed in, bus Miss
Earle made the highest averages on all
the subjects required red-mathematics,
history, and geography
Miss Earle graduated from the city
graded schools In June. She is a
daughter OF the late Senator Joseph
II. Earle. Greenville Mountaineer.
Miss Rosa Kee and William
Gillespie, of Rock Hill, are visiting at
Mr.. z. b. Jenkins.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-06
A BARN BURNED.
Spontaneous Combustion Probable Cause
of Loss to DR.. Blanding.

A barn belonging to Dr.. a. L.
Blanding, of Walnut Hill, this coun-
ty, burned at 4 O'Clock this morning
being completely destroyed, together
with contents, about $50 worth Of oats.
The barn had just been recently built
at cost of $3.50.
DR.. Blanding says he does not know
how the structure caught fire. He
can offer but two theories-one, that
it was set on fire, and the other, that
the FIRE was the result of spontaneous
combustion. He says that the barn
was filed with sheaf oats last Thurs
day and that some of the oats was
wet. He believes that the wet oats
may have caused spontaneous combus-
tion. There was no Indication in the
ruins of how the fire originated.
The loss is about $500. without in
suranee.-Lexington, Ky, Leader,
July %.
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CLARENDON NEWS NOTES.

a tobacco barn of Mr.. G. M. Hicks,
near New Zion, was destroyed by FIRE
last Thursday afternoon. Loss about
5000.
Mr.. Scott Haryin is charging his
hosiery mill. The reputation Of his
goods is spreading to the ends of the
earth. He received letter few days
ago from a business firm in London
desiring to handle his output. This
is all very complimentary and we all
rejoice in Mr.. Harvin's success. What
ever builds up our town helps others
directly or indirectly.
Mr.. John Stephen Evans had the
misfortune to lose well filed barn Of
tobacco by fire few days ago. His
loss was about s75. Friends lent him
aid and another barn was soon up.
Died at her home near Summerton,
Mrs. Lizzie Ridgil, aged 67 years.
The deceased was the relict of the late
r. Angus Ridgill, who preceded her
to the grave just two weeks. The fu-
neral took place IN the Manning ceme-
terry and the body was laid to rest by
the side of the husband.
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A SIXTY ROOMS HosTELRY.
Georgetown Working for the Erection of
Modern Hotel-Mr. Pareira to
Manage 1t.

The people of Georgetown have just
voted s75, 900 for public improvements,
in the way Of waterworks and sewer
age.
The next step to take should be to
erect a modern hotel. We need it and
need it bad. : It is needed as much as
the waterworks and sewerage.
Mr.. Marks Moses, one of the most
patriotic and enterprising citizens of
Georgetown, who always sleeps with
one eye open, so to speak, induced
Mr.. A. Pareira, of Sumter, one Of the
best known hotel men in the State,
to visit our city last week. Mr.. Pareira
is gentlemen of pleasing and atSrac-
tive manners, and is practical hotel
man.
He has made success of the hotel
he is managing in Sumter, and says
that GEORGETOWN should have a mod
ern hotel of about sixty rooms, cost
ing about $4,000. Sumter, at one
time, was in the same predicament
that Georgetown is. Drummers were
being turned away for, lack of accom-
modations. Today Sumter has several
hotels and all aourishing.
Mr.. Pareira thinks that if sixty
room house is built, twill only be a
short time before the capacity will
have to be doubled. He is also nego-
tiating to have a hotel on Pawley's
Island, and run it in connection with
the Sumter and Georgetown houses.
Mr. Moses was introducing Mr..
Pareira to the business men lar
Wednesday, and they all SEEM to be
heartily in favor of the.proiect. There
is no use to wait minute. Build it
now for this winters use.
A sixty room hotel in Georgetown
will be the thing we need most now.
You men who've got the stuff, go
down in your jeans and help build the
hotel. Thirty thousand dollars is all
that is necessary. y.-Georgetown Out
look.
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A TELEPHONE EXCURSION.
Committee of Council TO Visit Savannah as
Guests of Bell Company.

A special meeting of City Council
was held at s o'clock Thursday after
noon, the meeting having been called
by. Mayor Stuckey at the request of
Fl. Hardy, Jr., the local attorney of
the Bell Telephone Co., for the purpose
Of considering an invitation from that
company to the council to send COM
mittee to Savannah, Ga, at the ex-
pense of the said company, to inspect
the Bell Telephone system there in
operation and to make an investiga-
tion in reference thereto.
After rather heated discussion, a
resolution was adopted that the inyi-
tation be accepted and committe of
three be appointed. The following
committee was appointed: Geo. f.
Epperson, j. A. Schwerin and E. W.
Hurst.
The committee will be the guests of
the Bell Telephone Co. from the
time they leave this city until they
reach home, and they will doubtless
receive royal entertainment and will
all thoroughly enjoy the trip, for the
entire. time of the party will not be
given up to the dull and prosaic bust
ness of inspecting a telephone sytem.
Tybee, with its glorious surf and
invigorating sea breezes, is near
at hand, and the committee and at
tentive hosts will spend not a few
pleasant hours on the beach.
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First Bale Of Cotton.

E.sThe first bale of new cotton was sold
on this market last Saturday by Mr.. ".
a. Bowman. It was bought by Levi
Bros. for.s cents. It was graded as
strict middling.
The bale Of cotton sold by Mr.. W.
A. Bowman Saturday afternoon was
grown on his farm in, Providence town
ship the Knox place.. The bale
weighed $40 pounds. This is the
earliest bale ever sold on this market
so far as the record shows. In 1898
the first bale was sold on Aug. 12, in
1889 on Aug. 9, and in 1900 on Aug. l3;
in 1901 the crop was late and no re-
cord was kept in this Office of the date
of the sale OF the first bale.
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SUMTER LIGHT INFANTRY ELECTION.
Capt. Dear Resigns and New 0ficers
Elected.

At a meeting Of the Sumter Light
Infantry, held last Thursday night,
Capt. T. S. Doar resigned the command
of the company and the resignation was
accepted with great regret.
An election of officers was then held
with the following result:
Captain-C. B. Yeadon.
First Lieut.. Z. Minis.
Second Lieut.-R. D. Sanders.
First Sergt.-L. B. Cummings.
Second Sergt. Geo. Hutcheson.
Third Sergt. w. II. Flowers.
Fourth sergt. gt.-Wilton Barrett.
Fifth Sergt.-Ollie Yates.
Corporals-Pat Gallagher, first; z.
e. Flowers, second; A. B. O'Nein,
third Tom Bradley, fourth.
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posTMAsTEe SHORE IN CHARGE.
Office Transferred Last Night. New AS
sistant And Clerks Appointed.

Postmaster Shore has taken charge
of the postofce, Mrs. Whittemore
transferring the Office to him last
Thursday night at the close Of Office
hours.
Friday morning Mr.. Shore and his
corps of assistants were in full charge,
and under the direction Of Mr.. B. R.
Sanders, for many years clerk in the
postomce, are rapidly learning the
ropes and familiarizing themselves
with their duties.
Mr.. Shore has made the following
appointments:
ASSISTANT Postmaster, T. s.. Doar.
Stamp Clerk, Marion Rivers.
General Delivery CLERK, Mrs. j. A:
Mcclure.
Mr.. Richard I. Manning, Jr., will
be employed in the Office temporarily,
month or two and Mr.. B. r. San
ders, will be there for two weeks.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-06

The regular attendants were disap-
pointed that the Second Regiment
band gave no open air concert on the
Graded School square Friday after
noon.
The time for fling pledges for the
Democratic primary in Sumter county
expired on Monday, and only those
who have filed pledges and paid the
assessment levied by the executive
committee will be permitted to speak
at the campaign meeting.
The City Council should make an
effort to build a clay and sand road
way on Main street from Calhoun
street to the Mile Branch to join the
road built by Supervisor Scale several
months ago. There is rot a worse
sand bed any where around here than
that lying between Calhoun streets
and the city limits.
Very fine peaches are coming in
from Providence and Catchall in small
quantities. These peaches always find
peaches is never sufficient to meet the
local demand. The Catchall and Prov
idence hills produce peaches of supe-
rior quality and size and it is strange
that some of the land owners there do
otn go into peach growing on large
scale. The peach growers of Fort
Valley, Ca, and Ridge Springs, S.
c., have made money rapidly and
they have no natural advantages over
the hill country of Sumter county.
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THE:IuyENlLE TOURNAMENT.
Red Hot Time Among the Young Firemen
thursday Afternoon.

The juvenile fremen' S tournament on
lastThrsdday afternoon was great sue
cess, the attendance being large. The
excitement among the boys was at
fever heat and older folks derived the
greatest possible amusement from the
occasion.
The teams contesting were as fol-
lows:
Game Cock, No dick Scott, Will
lie Jones, horses; Walter Jones, butt
man Shelton Reid, nozz1eman.
Stancill-Vernon Staacill, Allie
Ledingham, horses; Reb Bradford,
huffman; Shelton Reid, nozzleman.
Red Hot, No. 3.-Julius Seymour,
Waverley Levy, horses; Francis Noise,
buttman; Ray Ryttenberg, nozzleman.
Good Luck, No. 3.-Hartley Masonic,
Walter Sanders, horses Gregg Wright,
buttman; Boone Burkett, nozzleman.
The time of each squad and the
prizes won follows:
Game Cock, No. /, IA seconds; lst
prize, 81.
Red Hot, No. 8, blew off, no time.
Good Luck, No. 3, IL seconds.
Stancill, No. II seconds; second
prize; so cents.
Stancill won tie, Is seconds:
Good Luck, No. 8, 18114 seconds.
Grab Race.
Game Cock, No. /, a seconds; first
prize, IS cents.
Stancill, blew off.
Red Hot, No. 8, blew off.
Good Luck, No. 8, I47s seconds !;
second prize, 36 cents.
Time Keeper. W. r. Delgar.
Starter, Eugene Wilder.
Judge, II. W. Hood. t
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Streets to be Oiled.

Mr.. j. A. Schwerin has taken hold
of the proposition to use crude petro
leum for sprinkling Main street and
has gone to work to raise the money
necessary to purchase sufficient oil to
sprinkle Main street between Republi-
can and Dugan. He is calling on the
merchants and other business men on
Main street for contributions, and has
thus far met with gratifying success.
With a few exceptions. every one he
has called on has subscribed literally,
and if the others set to be seen follow
suit the amount needed will be raised.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-06

The laying of the artificial stone
pavement was completed ssto the
postoffce yesterday. It has not yet
been decided to put down any more
pavement.
The monthly report of the depart
ment of agriculture was issued Monday.
The average condition of the cotton
crop is reported as 61.9 against 84.7,
showing that there has been general
deterioration of the crop throughout
the cotton growing States.
The Northwestern R. R. is running
only one passenger coach on tie Sum
ter and Camden train, and the Jim
Crow car law is not in force at present.
This condition is only temporary, how
ever, and as soon as the coach can be
oyerhauled it will be put back on the
ruu
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-06
Delegates to GreenvilIe

Camp James D. Banding, No. 122,
Sons of Confederate Veterans, met
Friday afternoon and elected the
following delegates to attend the an
nual State reunion of Sons of Veter-
ans at Greenville this week:
Chas. L. Cuttino, S. A. Harvin, J.
Ashby Dick, Julian Il. Levy, Jr.,
Eugene B. McCutchen, J. J. Britton,
Jr., and DR.. B. B. Breeden.
The delegation is empowered to fill
any vacancies that may occur.
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Notice TO Confederate Veterans.

Dick Anderson Chapter, Daughters
of the Confederacy, desires at an early
date to bestow on the Veterans
Crosses of HONOR This they can
not do until each Veteran fills out a
blank, and files with the Chapter,
giving his military record. These
blanks can be had (free) by applying
to Mrs. Altamont Moses, President Of
Dick Anderson Chapter, or to Mr.. q.
G. Moses, Adjutant Dick Anderson
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-06
A Sudden Death.

Adam Young, well known negro
carpenter, died suddenly last Saturday
morning Of heart disease. He was "a
years old, and had beenin badhealth for
several years, consequently his sudden
death was no surprise. Coroner Flow
ers issued the burial permit after hav-
ing made an investigation that salts
fed him that death was the result of
natural causes.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-06

e Attention is directed to the adver-
tisement of O'Donnell & Co. It is in
the nature of a fall announcement and
to those who are now thinking of their
fall and winter purchases st furnishes
food for thought. Mr.. O'Donnell and
Mr.. W. B. Murray are now in the
north buying fall and winter goods,
and it is safe to say that O'Donnell 4
Co. will have one of the largest and
best selected stocks ever brought to
Sumter.
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Death Of 9. S. Moorman.

Columbia. Aug. 4.-Mr. T. S. Moor
man, Of Columbia, Librarian OF the
State Supreme Court, died in Ashe-
vile, n. c., this morning. He had
been in failing health for some months
and was in Asheville for treatment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-06
Two Negroes Killed by Lightning.

Coroner Flowers was notified this
morning. that two negro men were
killed by lightning at Laws Mill pond,
near Elliotts on Monday night. Their
bodies were not discovered until yes
terday afternoon, but everyone being
satisfied as to the cause of their death
it was not considered necessary to
hold an inquest. The families of the
men did not desire an inquest and
Coroner Flowers was merely notified
so that if he thought the law required
it he could go to Elliotts today and
make an Investigation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-06
DEATH OF A YOUNG MAN

Walter S. Talon, son Of Mr.. j. B..
Talon, Of Elliott, died in the Columbia
Hospital on Friday, July Is, aged 21
years. ssHe was operated on for dis
eased leg having had blood poison in
it, We understand as result Of pre-
vious operation. He was buried on
Saturday afternoon at Wells NJ. g..
church.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-06
lecture by President synder.

Prof. H. W. Snyder, president of
Woford College will deliver an address
at St. Lukes Church, near Wisacky,
on Saturday next at Ii O'Clock a. m.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-08-06
The Boy Firenen Had Big Time Mon
day Afternoon.

The reel races of the Juvenile fire.
men, held on Main street Monday af-
ternoon, were attended by a large
crowd, many grey heads being obsery-
ed amid the mob of young men and
boys. The small boys were gathered
together by the hundred and they we're
all excited and interested partisans Of
the contesting squads.
There were nine squads entered for
the races and as the purses amounted
to IS in all there was a lively and de-
termined scramble for the prize win
ming places. Game Cock No. l, made
the best time and received first money ;
jim Dandy, No. 3, was second, and
Delgar, Jr., No. 8 was third.
The following is a record Of the
races
Red Hot No. 8, blew off.
Delgar Jr., No. 3, 1877 seconds.
Hot Stuff, No. 4, blew off.
Jim Dandy, No. 3, 1734 seconds.
Good Luck, No. 13, 20 seconds.
Game Cock, No. !, 1914 seconds.
Wind Burner, No. 6, blew off.
Wide Awake, No. /, blew off.
Big Six, No. 2, blew off.
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NEW ADYERTisEMENTS.

Ezekiel Raker-H Horse Stolen.
= O,DonnelI -Early Cotton.
n. e. Jenkinson-Ssttua Wanted.
q Scale, Co. Superyisor- Guar
terly Report.
Candidafe-John ii. Clifton, for
House OF Repressnsatiyes.
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Crepe paper Sc. the roll. Osteen's
Book Store.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
Largest Steam Hammer.

IN the Bethlehem Iron Works Is the larg-
est and costliest steam hammer In the
world. This powerful pounding apparatus
Is used for the forging Of large masses OF
metal, such as armor plates and shafts for
steam engines. which require the heaviest
OF force to press them TO the necessary hard
ness, so as the interior Is rendered as thor.
oushiy worked as the exterior
This. giant batterfng ram weighs 125 tons
and Is vertical acting. having hammer at
tached to piston rod, which is reised by
steam power, with a working pressure OF
100 pounds TO the square inch.
The hammer stands ninety feet above the
ground and measures thirty eight feet across
It's base, and its fall produces the blow The
terrific velocity OF the blow Is said to be
about equal to the striking force Of dozen
locomotives going at full speed.
( One OF the largest and most important
forgings Of this hammer turned gu; was the
inSot of steel, weighing ninetJ-nine gross
tons, which formed the breech end OF the
new 1S-Inch army coast defence gun, the
largest weapon in the world, now being I'm
ished by the government as the Wateryliet
Arsenal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29

~

James Anderson, 4 deputy sheriff, OF
Springfield, Mass, has the unusual dls-
tinction Of being the only man who enjoys
membership In the Grand Army OF the
Republic and in the corresponding organlza-
ton Of Southern soldiers known as the Con-
federate Veterans.
Mr.. Anderson's connection with the con-
federate Veterans came about In HAPPY.
manner and has resulted In much fratern1t
between the blue and the gray. He was,
member OF Company NJ, Thirty-first Maine
Volunteers, and thus had an opportunity TO
place IN estimate on the bravery OF the
Confederate soldier from personal expert
ence.
The garrison at Fort Davis, in front OF
Petersburg, of which Mr.. Anderson was
member, was under practically continuous
fire from November, 1864, to April 2, 1860
A visit to Petersburg in 1892 chancedt to be
at the time delegation from Michigan was
present, to return battle flag belonging to
the Petersburg Grays. While at the hotel
on the evening of his arrival Mr.. Anderson
was surprised to receive a call from Mr..
Hugh r. Smith, who stated that he had
been delegated to invite Mr.. Anderson, as a
Northern soldier, to be present on the occa-
sion of the return of the battle flag. Mr..
Anderson accepted the invitation.
Great was his surprise to hear not only
expressions of loyalty to the United States,
but of love for the flag from the men who
had fought the federal armies with such de-
termination 35 years before.
While Mr.. Anderson was marveling t his
experience he suddenly found himself forci-
bly, pulled to his feet and introduced to the
gathering by Mr.. Simon Seward, one Of the
foremost business men of Petersburg, who
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
His Memory Best.

Three men were disputins In Berlin the
other day as to which OF them had the best
memory. and. finally. they asked Oscar
Blumerthal, wellknown writer, to de-
eide the matter.
Read me any page Of Goethe's PROSE
works. said one Of the three, "and will
at once repeat it. word for word
81 can do better than that" said the Sec
ond one. Put me in a corner of this room
and will play three games of chess stimuli
taneously without ever looktas at the
boards"
"That's nothing to what can do said the
first speaker again. Begin n conversation
with me now about the most absurd things
possible, and at the end OF an hour I will
repeat the entire conversation to you"
The third man was silent. and Blumenthai
said to him: .'Why don't you tell rs what
you can do? A few minutes ago you were
Boosting q good deal Of your wonderful
memory"
II know It," was the reply. "hut did mob
then know that my two friends took tho
matter SO seriously. And as they are SO
much in earnest I will not try to surpass
them, for cannot forget that each Of them
did me favor yesterday"
Yesterday" asked Blumenthal.
Yes" was the reply.
And you have not yet forgotten it7 In
that case the laurels belong to you, for ron
have. indeed. wonderful mel1ory."
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nFMRER 6 AR ALSO CONFEDERATE VETERAN.

from you" Mr.. Anderson was taken by
surprise, but spoke from his heart N 9
manner that captivated his audience; :,
The result was that A. PHI. Camp OF
Confederate Veterans, Of petersburg, re-
ceived in invitation to send delegation OF
Its members to visit E. K. Wilcox sGrana
Army Post, of Springfield.
The invitation was accepted. and on "a 3
wlntry night in February the southerners
arrived and were royalty entertained
So delighted were the confederate vel :.
Grams with the hospitality shown them N
Springfield that upon their return bone
they sent an invitation for the Wilcox Post
to visit a. P. Hill Camp. The G. a. Ak. =. men
went to Petersburg, and by SO doing es.a AZ
lished lasting friendship between the TWO
posts.
Soon after the visit OF the Grand Army
men to Petersburg A. P. Hill Post voted
unanimously to make Mr.. Anderson con-
tributlng member of the camp, a distinction
enjoyed by no other Northern soldier IN any
Confederate camp in the South.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-29
Peaches We're Costly.

Bignon, who FOR years kept celebrated
restaurant in Paris, died recently, and
his friends are now telling the following
story about him: One winter evening
Count Paul Demidoff, distinguished Rus
sian, entered the restaurant and ordered
a very plain dinner. When the bill was
brought to him he looked over 1t carefully
and then summoned Rignon.
"How is this2r he asked. You charge me
80 francs for two peaches"
Eyes, Count answered Bignon, with a
low bow.
"But are peaches SO rare, them" asked the
Count.
To this Bignon replied with his most
gracious smile: 1T is not peaches that are
,rare, Count, but Demidofls."
The Russian smiled and paid the bill.