The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-30
LOCAL NEWS Photographed.

The police are still looking for
vagrants. Supervisor Scales training
school for truant laborers has room for
all that the police can run in.
An open boil of cotton was left at
this Office on last Monday. It came
from the farm of Mr.. e. Hogan, and
is of the Improved King variety.
VIM. Montangue had an open cotton
boil on exhibition Saturday. 1t was
taken from small patch of about a
fourth of an acre in the city suburbs.
The large glasses have been put in
place in the store that is being fitted
up at the corner of Main and Liberty
streets for the Sumter Dry Goods
Company.
We return thanks to the Glenn
Springs Company for al invitation to
attend a German to be given at the
Glenn Springs Hotel, Tuesday even
ing, July 29th.
The annual meeting of the stockhol-
ders of the Sumter Compress Company
was held yesterday. The stockholders
were satisfied with the years business
and reelected the same officers, viz
Fl. Hardy, President. and b. j.
Hardy, Secretary and Treasurer.
Mr.. Charlie Smith met with pain
full accident few days ago by which
he lost the end Of his middle left
finger. In handling a large piece of
marble, weighing about 1900 pounds,
his finger was caught and mashed SO
badly that the end of the finger had
to be amputated.
A lecture will be delivered by Rev.
81. G. Grossman at Magnolia Street
Church, Wednesday evening, July
Both, at $50. Subject: 6 Anthropol-
ogy, or Man and His True Eleva-
tion.'' Admission, 10 cents. Re
freshments will be served on church
lawn after the lecture.
Two hotel porters were up before
the Mayor today for creating a distur-
bance at the depot and interfering
with passengers. They were discharg-
ed for lack of evidence, but with ad-
vice to act hereafter within the limi-
tations prescribed by the city authori-
ties as to hackmen and pcrters.
An examination for scholarship in
the U. S. Naval Academy the ap-
pointnent to be made by y. S. Sena-
tor McLaurin, will be held On July 80
and 81 at the Office Of Messrs. Hayns-
worth and Haynsworth in this city.
The examination will be.in charge of
Messrs. W. P. Baskin and Edgar
Haynsworth.
Sheriff Scarborough was called up
yesterday morning about 2 o'clock by a
citizen who had seen man, that he
thought answered to the description
Of Jefcoat, go to negro house Mon
day night on the suburbs Of the city. On
inquiry the sheriff decided it was
a mistake, as the man was described
as about 45 years old.
The Second Regiment Band went to
Manning Wednesday night and furnish
ed music at the reception given by the
Tobacco Warehouse preparatory to the
opening sale there Thursday. There was
a large representation of tobacco grow
ers and the citizens of Manning at the
reception, and a very pleasant time
is reported by the members OF the
band.
A. M. Wallace. Of Columbia, with
whom this city has entered into con-
tract to build artificial stone pavement
on Main and Liberty streets, came
over with force of hands yesterday
and is now getting the work we'll under
way. Work was begun In front Of
Levy & Moses store and will be carried
to the corner of Liberty and on Lib
erty to the postoffce. It is tho same
class of work that has been SO much
admired in Columbia.
The Christian Temperance Worker,
is new monthly paper, The first issue
of which was published this month.
It has pages, columns to the page,
and is neatly printed, and filled with
good wholesome reading, fine selec-
tions and excellent original matter.
Mrs. E. S. Herbert is Editor, Mrs.
Joel E. Brunson and Mrs. J. II.
White, Assistants, and Miss j. Y.
Smith, Business Manager. The sub
scription price is SO cents a year. 1t is
printed in Spartanburg where commu-
nications should be address to Miss j.
v. Smith, Business Manager.
The Sumter fremen say that while
they would be glad, indeed, to take
part in the proposed tournament in
Charleston, it will be difficult, if, not
impossible for them to do so if the
tournament is held during the fall:
Nearly all of the fremen are employed
in stores and it has been rule. with
the members of both hose wagon
teams not to ask to get off to attend
tournaments during the busy fall sea
son when their services are most need
ed bv their employers. If the Charles
ton iremen succeed in theft efforts to
hold the tournament, and the prize
list is sufficiently tempting, the Sum-
ter fremen may break the rule and
send their racing teams to take part
in the contest.
Detective stories of all kinds at H.
G. Osteen & Co.'S book store.