The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-12

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contracted about two weeks ago.
Death Of Mr. Kershaw DuBose.
Saturday morning a telephone mes.
sage from Boykin was received in Cam
den, stating that Mr.. Kershaw DuBosel
had been found dead. He had been at
work IN the Stockton neighb borhood,
and had been missing since Wednes-
day. Inquiry was made as to whether:
he was in Camden as he was not
here search was made for him and
+ he was found dead with gunshot4
wound underneath his Jaw. His.
horse was also by him dead, the ami.
nal having been shot. just how the
shooting occurred is not known, but.it
is supposed that the unfortunate Young
man committed the act himself His:
body was brought to Camden Sunday.
morning for burial. His tragic death
is very much regretted. He was a.
son Sof Col. H.K. DuBose, a gallant.
Confederate veteran. Camden Mes
saaroar
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The new passenger depot is practi-
ca1ly completed and as soon as the
sheds, which are now being put up,
are finished trains will leave from the
new depot.
= Some of t1,e visitors to the
sI.ha r3eston Fsxnosition who have
been drinking Sumter water
have expressed surprise that
Sumter people have not organized. q
company to put the water on the
market as "a table water.
Sarge. Bradford WAS In In town Thurs
adav.and as fa was fitted ont IN aneWgiK
t;ja'of tfe yinfage.of 1891. soon after
IA strnck Main street. MANY of his
f5;endswere fearfuI that he had ioined
Hayerly,s minstrels and contemplated
leaving Sumter county
Pie New York Worlds illustrated:
write up Of the. Charleston Exposi-
ton is being distributed broadcast
over this and adjoining States by the
Exposit ton Company.
me Charleston Exnosition adyer-
tising car was IN the city lasti Thursday,
and besides distribnti ting lot of at;
trractiye advertising matter. the town:
was thoroughly billed with handsome
Autographs.
The ,uorL IN tha: R;ebonv;lla road
49, Az o;tr sL IA +hapoor.
4aea s.s. ,1a+ad Ee;asn
s!aaa amoene "e,o III p.oes ,o,,n5;ng of tha
' ,s.eaao III m;tb +Ia road 1,,.ej roacb;na snd
seallace W..h : 10 ,,aaI a.
anan eag loaa and agd n+o " e ~ s1 and
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zso.,l =. lp1so n.s-, ,.,:--
sumner VIII naxe isee anailuoii.u,g
luss.as sooI as as, eo1oot Tie M
mouse nuiilDers can oe pas
sco!nlnlItee oI cou1els nasin
tnls ma1teT snoulu gSs a.ilose oil alu .3ll.
have tne houses numbered as quickly
as possible.
O'Donnell & Go. received 100 bar
rels Of Maine Seed Irish Potatoes last
week: advertised them in The Item
and Watchman and Southron and this
morning there were but 36 barrels on
hand. Advertising in the right place
makes goods move. .
rather nnnsual complication has
ar;san as resnlt Of the KILLING Of
sw;tchmanz Mcdonald. colored. in the
a.. g. n. wards about two months
ago. A few days subsequent to the ac-
.cident in which he lost his life, a
woman with whom he lived and who
claimed to be, and was generally beliey-
ed to be his lawful wife made applica-
ton before Probate Judge Walsh for
letters of administration, which were
duly granted. Recently another wo-
man. living in Florence, has set up a
claim that She was McD 'ds lawful
wife and seeks to establish the fact
that she was legally married to him
before be married the Sumter woman.
On Saturday she. through her attorney,
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