The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-11-05

The young ladies' Of the Sumter Fe-
male Seminary vent to the Fair this
morning.
The Carnival next week viii be
equivalent TO having a circus In town
for Eve days consecutiTely.
Sumter now has the best orchestra
il has ever possessed, and there are
few, if any, better IN the State.
& Mhe tobacco warehouse for next sea-
son seems to have dropped out OF sight
and the chance TO MAKE Sumter to-
bacco market is being neglected.
Look over the new advertisements.
There are several of them today and
eyeryene is Interesting and worth care
fM reading.
Charleston s Fall Festival and Fire
mems Tournament will be held during
the first week of December. The prizes
offered the fremen are large enough to
attract many entries from TINS ana
other States.
There is plan afoot to organize an
other ice company, the chief end Of
which shall be to sell ice to consum-
ers st 25 cents hundred pounds. Ev
ery consumer of ice viii wish the new
company good luck.
The News and Courier is now re-
ceived at the same time as The State.
The papers leave Charleston at 3. 20 on
the new train put on Monday by the
Southern Railway and arrive In Co
Iumbia In time to catch the A. z. l..
train that arrives here at, $50.
The Charleston College foot ball team
arrived In TIE city Friday morning and
the forenoon was spent In seeing the
town and in light practice. The visitors
were entertained by the local foot
hall PLAYERS and it lis hoped that they
we're well pleased with their stay
here.
Nj. ". A. Weathers asks that it be
stated that he is not related by mar
riage or otherwise to Brooks Harley,
the professional gambler who recently
shot himself in West Virginia. This
statement was rendered necessary by
current report that Mr. Weathers
and Harley we're bFoshers-in-taW.
From the opening of the season to
Nov. 1 the total receipts Of cotton have
been 21,34s. The public weighers
have weighed co. ,963 and 3S6 were
bought by the cotton mill that mao
not been weighed by the public weigh
ers. Cotton buyers and merchants pre-
dict that Sumter's receipts this year
win not be less than 80, 900 bales.
The worthy City Clerk and Treas
urer. having become envious OF the
], members of the police force who have
recently had fine run of sport IN
IInnting blind tigers, has Joined the
ranks Of hunters and is giving his
r;gbts TO the chase Of possums and
coons. He and one Sill Jones are con
federates in the conspiracy against the
,possum tribe.
Nearly all of the stock Of the Home
Binding and Loan Association has
been subscribed and the first payment
;s being made today. All OF the
+,oTsani shares of stock will be taken
and it may be necessary to issue aao1, s1,
tional stock to meet the demand; otoes
in this association will be valuable IN
short time and those who suoscrioe
for il now will nave cause &c
conoratulate themselves on thell
foresight. The Home will be the
most economically managed B. d L.
Association ever organized IN this
a;ty the salary and expense account
vii he kept down to the lowest pos
s;hia limit and from the first the effort
will he made to SO conduct 1T that the
stock can be matured we'll within Sne
100 months limit.