The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-11

plants killed by lice. Iney were
brought in by Mr.. Dunbar Lamar from
Beech Island, and were gathered from
farms along the road. The pest is
doing much harm in the Beech Island
locality. The stalks shown had been
killed completely, the leaves being
brown and withered. Much anxiety is
felt by the farmers in that section,
and if the trouble spreads it will cause
considerable loss to what now prom
ises to be an exceptionally fine crop.
Mr.. J. L. Mimnaugh, the mer-
chant prince of Columbia, accompanied
by his daughter, Miss Lucille, will go
to Europe next week. They expect to
visit Ireland, Scotland, England,
France, Switzerland and Italy.
The election for the proposed new
county of Allendale is to be on the
2Sth of June, not the 22d, as was pub
lished some time since. There is to
be a campaign meeting in Barnwell
on both the 22d and 2Sth instants.
Weary of life of sin and shame,
Lula Bridges, a white woman, living
in the tenderloin neighborhood of
Spartanburg, committed suicide Sat
urday night, by taking an overdose OF
morphine. She was about 35 years
of age and a native of Spartanburg
county.
The family of Mr.. J. E. Matthews,
of Lynch township, Florence county,
has been stricken with peculiar
malady. One of the children was
taken sick on Monday of last week
and died the following day. -Four
more of the children, one boy and
three girls, have been stricken down
and we're very low at last accounts.
The South Carolina commission
of the Charleston Exposition has de-
cided to sell the building erected by
the state at the exposition to the city
for $3.50, provided Charleston accepts
the offer in ten days. Should the city
accept the offer the exhibit IN the
building will be given Charleston
free. The building and exhibit is
worth about $50, GOO.
At midnight Sunday, the term OF
the Florence court having expired by
limitation, and the jury in the. case OF
Smith and Dennis, on trial Tor arson,
having failed to agree, after four
hours of deliberation, Judge Purdy
ordered mistrial. The court was in
session all day Sunday. It is said the
jury stood eleven for acquittal and
one for conviction.
Herbert F. League, of Simpson
vile, S. c., who has been student
for some time in the American School
of Correspondence, Boston, Mass, has
lust been awarded two certificates for
free scholarships in that school. He
will be glad to turn these over to two
young men who are anxious to study
steam, electrical or mechanical engl-
neering. Write to him at once.
The Livery stable of A. ". Jen-
kins & Co. ct Conway was destroyed
by fire caused by lightning Sunday
night. All the horses except one, sup
posed to have been stunned by light
ming, were rescued, and quite a lot of
buggies, etc., were saved. Loss about
81 600; insurance one-third. At the
same time, the stable and residence OF
". E. Porter, Just across the street,
were also burned, involving loss of
s., 600, with about $1,000 insurance.
1t is evident that the salaries paid
county and State officers are consid-
erred much more desirable than follow
ing mule thirteen hours day, or
working in cotton mill 66 hours a
week, for there are several applicants
for every Office in almost every coun-
ty in the State, and when nominations
are closed The county candidates would
make large company. Every place,
from coroner to State Senator, is eager
ly sought for.