The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-09
NEWS ITEMS.
Ten thousand people attended the
Eourth of characterization at Pelzer.

Ten thousand people attended the
Fourth Of July celebration at Pelzer.
Among the midshipmen at large
appointed by the President under the
new naval appropriation. bill is Bradley
Z. johnson, Jr., son OF Gen. Brad
ley T. johnson, late Of the Confederate
army.
Among the numerous bills which
were rushed throagh in the closing
hours Of Congess was one intrpduced
by Senator Pritchard, Of North Caro-
lima, providing that those Confederate
Veterans who enlisted and served in
the Federal army prior to January 1,
1865, should bs eligible TO receive
pensions from the United States
Government. When this matter vas
brought up before Commissioner of
Pensions E. Clay Evans, several
years ago, he ruled that men in this
class we're not peasionable. By the
passage OF this bill about S3, 000, 600
in pensions viii be disbursed In
North Carolina and Tennessee.
The Florence frss departmentis TO
be reorgsnized and hose wagon and
horses purchased,
Judge Dantzsar has issued an in
junction against the establishment OF
dispensaries In Lake City and Scran-
ton, Williamsburg county. The point
is raised by the opponents ox the
dispensary that Section Of the dis
pensary Law violates the constitution
OF the State.
D pro,,,n., eafbor of
Judge @. w. Buchanan, and one OF
the oldest citizens cf Fairfield county,
died at Winnsboro On Tuesday night.
King EdHard CONTINUES to improve
SO rapidly that it has been decided TO
have the coronation between August
l15h and 18th. l
A special from 0ferman, Ga., July
Z, says: Three white men and two ne
groes killed, one white man and one
negro injured, is tho result of severe
thunder and Lightning storm here to-
day. The men we're employed in the
construction department. OF the South
erm Bell Telephone. and Telegraph COM
pany, and were stretching wire when
struck by lightning. The construction
force was working in two sections
about Eve miles apart. Three white
men were killed and one injured IN
one section, tWo negroes killed and.
one injured in the osher.
S. The cholera record Monday OF Ma
Mia was so new cases and 80 deaths.
For the provinces the record was 460
new cases and 335 deaths.
] Secretary OF The, Navy Moody on
Monday after consultation with his
bureau chiefs, gave orders that one OF
the batttleships auth horiZed at the last
session OF congress he CONSTRUCTED at
the New York navy yard. Norfolk
and Boston both made every effort to
have the SecretarY order the ship
built at their navy ysrds.
The Boersenhailes Of Hamburg pub
fishes dispatch from st. Petersburg
which says that the Standard Oil
Company and the Russian Oil Com
pany have signed contract dividing
the British market, two-thirds going.
to the Standard and ene-third to the
Russian company. Ehe correspondent
OF the Boersenhalies asserts that SIM
liar contracts IN connection with other
countries are being arranged and he
assumes that Germany will be parti-
toned.
q terrific thunder storm swept over
Central Virginia Sunday evening.
At the farm Of c. j. Sledd, in Pow
haitian County, threesof the children.
Annie, Hugh and Florence, and lit
tie girl from Richmond, named Wenlin-
ger, went out into a field near the
house to drive up the cows. Light
ming struck sree.in she yard Just as
the children were driving the cows
unGer 1t and tore it into pieces.
Annie, aged 2o,- was Instantly killed !;
Hugh and Florence, Eho are younger,
we're rendered unconscious, and the
Wenliager child was badly shocked.
Mrs. Sledd, who was watching the
sehildren from window, was stunned,
but sooE recovered.
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