The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-16
NEWS ITEMS.

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of the Jay birds English sparrows do
not increase in number. A gentleman
who spends considerable time IN the
court house shades remarks that all
this Spring the jays have lived largely
on unaedged sparrows, occaslonaliy
numbering the older ones.-Barnwen
Sentinel.
Your Uncle Jasper Talbert had an
idea when he announced his candidacy
for governor that he would have a
walk over with frequent rests under
the shade. It looks now as II ne
would have to strike lively trot to
keep out of the way of the procession.
Carolina Spartan.
During the storm Monday afternoon
lightning struck the steeple Of the
Methodist Church tearing open the
zinc covering, knocking out the venti--
lators on two sides of the belfry and
the brick down one corner OF the
tower, being conveyed off by the gut
tering on each side OF the tower
Lancaster Ledger.
The trestle over Waxhaw Creek on
the S. C. & Ga. Ex. was burned early
lastSSunday morning and the passen-
gers had to be transferred at tina point
Sunday and Monday. 1t is thought
the trestle was set afre as no trains
had passed over it since Saturday,
Lancaster Ledger.
The Federal Sugar Refining Com
pany, recently organized with capl-
tai OF $50, 0o0, 200, claims to have new
process by which sugar can be refined
for S5 a ton less than by any other
method.
Colonel J. N. Smythe, who commit
ted suicide in Little Rock last Satur-
day, was an able journalist, who was
squeezed out of his chosen field of use
fnlness by combine because his sense
of duty forbade him to do its bidding.
The end was suicide or pauperism.
He chose the former.
Edward Everett Hale bases his
plea for pensions for old people on the
following conditions: First, to per-
sons who have never permanently
abandoned their native State; second,
to those who have paid taxes since
reaching manhood; third, to persons
so or S5 years old. Dr.. Hale thinks
800 a year would keep old folks from
the poor house.
Advices from Vera Cruz report yel-
low fever as having been especially
Yirulent this season. A number OF
people long resident and deemIng
themselves immune have died. The
United States Government commission
has been in Vera Cruz studying condl-
tions and the local treatment OF the
disease. DR.. Miller, who had speci-
ic for yellow fever, has died in Vera
Cruz Of congestion OF the brain. he
had presented his system of cure to
the united States Government.
Tie annual games of the insane
colony located st Wards Island, were
held on July 4. That simple announce.
ment means much, for on the natal
day of our country about 4,0W of the
insane Door forgot for the time being
their mental alterations and devoted
themselves to all kinds Of athletic
sports. A base ball game was success
fully run of without the players or
fans displaying any greater insanity
than cha.acterizes the actions OF
cranks of the outside world. All in
all the day was success, causing the
participants and spectators to forget, If
not only for day, their various hal
lucinations.
There is in contemplation new road
between Salem and Manning, which
ifsbuilt will cut of at least seven miles
of the distance between this place and
Salem. The projected route is from
Alcolu by the John DuRant place and
intersect the road at Sardinia. The
cost of building this road wall be about
$500, and it will be worth many
thousands of dollars to the business
interests of this town.-Manning
Times.
On Tuesday afternoon large box
near the c., n. & Z. trestle, contain
ing tools, rope, buckets, pick-axes and
numerous other things belonging to
the sewerage people was blown into
small fragments by the explosion OF
two sticks of dynamite inside the
box. It is not known what caused the
explosion. but it is supposed chat in
some way the box was set on fire.. and
the fuse lighted in this manner
Newberry Herald and News.