The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-10-22

Rev. George h. Waddill, financial
agent of the Epworth Orphanage, spent
Sunday in the city and preached
twice in the First Methodist Church.
A { special collection was taken up for
the Orphanage, the total amount
realized being $40.
z. C. Haynsworth, ESQ.,, has been
appointed special commissioner to
take testimony in the case of Mrs.
Eliza Freeland VS.. a. n. Freeland.
This is suit for divorce in the
courts of New York, and is the final
chapter in the romance that began on
an Ocean liner. It has been positively
settled. that. the man convicted Of
bigamy and. sent to the penitentiary
in Missouri was not Capt. a. n.
Freeland, formerly Of this place. but
his present whereabouts ara unknown.
He was last heard of in Europe.
Bro. C.. C. Brown says: "We had g
delightful barbecue on my place in
Rarnwell county, Tuesday, the 7th.
Brethren Buist, Askew, Moore, Burts,
and eighteen other white persons,
with S5 negroes made up the gladstone
crowd. Wehad yeazling and pig barbe-
,cued galore with other nice things IN
abundance. think Burts carried Off
the belt We had the pleasure OF at.
tending one of Bro. Browns bsrbecues
a few years ago and enjoyed It I'M
mensely.-Baptist Courier.
The Greenville papers report thass
several men had their pockets pickec
on circus day. The police of Sumter
will do we'll to keep their eyes open on
next Thursday for pickpockets, swim
dlers and grafters of all kinds. Every
man who undertakes to run a gam
bling game Of any kind should be pull
ed by the police.
The pickpockets that are following
Sells Bros. circus got in their work at
Spartanburg on Friday, and number
of men lost their pocket books. It is
said that the work was done while the
crowd was leaving the tent after the
performance.
A convict known as Charleston"
escaped from the chain gang yesterday.
The dogs were put on his trail with
in, half hour after his escape, but
they followed only short distance.
Charleston was a "trusty" and had
less than month more Of his sentence
to serve.
One Of the pleasantest romances IN
real life that have lately appeared in
print relates how an Iowa. millionaire
was attracted toward girl. at the tele-
phone exchange by reason of her plea
SAINT voice and the prompt and cheer
full way in which she gave him the
numbers he called for, ano be finally
married her. The. bright and intelligent
telephone girl will have no difficulty
in finding and applying the moral OF
the story.
The totaleclipse Of the moon last Thurs
davnight was witnessed by comparative
" few people in this city, for it came at
an hour that most people prefer devot-
ing to sleep rather than viewing
celestial phenomenon: A gentleman
said that he would get up at
any hour to see a total eclipse OF the
sun, but as lunar eclipses occur so
frequently he really could not break
his rest to see one. His excuse may
sound plausible.
A great many persons received by
mail on Monday morning notification of
their election as honorary members OF
the Astrological Society of Ameri-
ca and elsewhere. Some who received
certificates are said to have swallowed
the bait, hook and all, and immediate
ly Jumped to the conclusion that they
we're the recipients Of an honor equal
in distinction to the election to mem
bership in the Legion of Honor. But
the book agent, in whose interest
the Astrological Society" advertls-
ing matter was sent out, is in town
and will, probably, in due season call
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