The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

! friends are somewhat anxious about
him and apprehensive as to, his per
sonal safety. Mr.. Stone is fine look
ing young man of % or 80 years, with
pleasing manners and fine address.
He was temperate and regular
church-goer.
| The thermometer at Anderson has
been ranging from 96 to 101 degrees in
the shade for several days.
-Hartsville is a prosperous little
town. It has paper mill, cotton
seed oil mill, and cotton factory that
will start TO work in few months.
-Capers G. Burton, % years old, son
of C. A. Burton, of Walhalla, died IN
Birmingham, Ala, from the effects
injuries received in mine explosion
at Bloossburg, Ala.
"A Presbyterian church is to be
organized near the Laurens cotton
Mil. The Late Rev. David A. Todd
left legacy of s1s COO to aid in build
ing house of worship at that place.
Bailey Pool, young white man of
Anderson, has been tried and acquitted
Of the murder of Enoch Crawford, a
negro. whom he shot and killed IN
self-defense.
"A monument, to cost $1,000, to
the memory of the raen who composed
the famous Gist Rifles and who died
in the service of the Confederacy is to
be erected in the park at Williamson.
-Laney is the name of new post
Office established about four miles
from Cheraw, on the Wadesboro exten-
sion of the Atlantic Coast Line rail
road.
king ". II. Eaves is hybridizing
corn with the purpose of getting field
variety that viii in hundred days
from planting be ready for the mill.
Next week he will have mutton corn
from field corn planted April 18th.
1t is proposed to consolidate the
Carolina Midland Railway Company
with the SpartanbuRg and Asheyiile,
South Carolina and Georgia, and
South Carolina and Georgia Extension
railroad companies.
The annual shoot of the Spartan
burg Gun Club will be held July at
Glendale Park. All events will be
handicap contests, 27 to 81 yards,
shooter having only one bird at time.
American association rules to govern.
A committee of three will be appoint
ed to handicap.
South Carolian has been signally
honored by the Tilden club, the new
Democratic club of New York, which
is to make its debut on June al9. The
committee on invitations have asked
Mr.. John J. Hemphill of South Caro-
lima to be present at the banquet on
that occasion and respond to the toast,
The Southern Democracy. -
There are now over so candidates,
State and Congressional, who have
flded their pledges for the several
races to be run on the campaign this
summer. There are ten more In pros
pect who are expected to come to the
scratch and present their pledges
before the campaign formally opens.
John Gary Evans has had conf
dental chat in Washington with Sen
tor Tillman, since which time Evans
has announced that he would positive
" be a candidate for United States
Senator. Tillman makes the signifi-
can't statement that he will be hands
off, in the race and that he intends to
pursue that policy throughout both
campaigns.
The Carlisle Fitting School at
Bamberg is in a hourishing condition.
All the teachers have been reelected,
as follows: Il. 6. Sheridan, head
master; first assistant, n. Nc. Salley;
second assistant, c. e. Boyd; lady
assistant, Miss Pet Stephens; music
teacher, Miss Florrie Black. Head.
Master Sheridan will manage the boys
boarding hall, while Rev. and Mrs. r.
B. Tarrant will have charge OF the
boarding hall for girls.
C. A. Tucker, farmer of Able
vile County, recently found in his
grain variety of small grain with
which he was not acquainted.
He applied to Clemson College for
information and received the follow
ing letter from j. S. Newman, the
professor of agriculture: The sample
Of grain is spelt, an Inferior grain
WHICH, IL OS0 LII SOAO HoAO " 1-0ASPS
for bread. -
Clemson College students say the
recently published reports of the bad
behavior of the boys of that institu-
ton are greatly exaggerated, 1t is
said that the report concerning the
recent general drunk INDUCED in by
the boys and the purchase of s179
worth of liquors is false to the core.
Fred P. Gramling, Coast Line
engineer, lost three fingers one night
recently at Florence. He had left his
cab for the purpose of repairing part
of the locomotive, and was in kneel-
ing posture with his hands ON the rail
when a switched car bumped into the
engine. It was moved about foot,
but this was enough to pin Mr.. Gram
ling's hand to the rail, and he could
not free bimself until the locomotive
had been reversed and run ahead a
little. Mr.. Gramling's entire hand
was severely mashed and three of his
fingers had to be amputated.