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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-31
CITY News.


Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Smith left this
morning for Albany, N. Y.
Miss Celia Premier went to Burling.
ton this morning tor stay Of several
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. lara Griswold return.
ed this morning to Morrisville after
short visit in the city with their
daughter, Mrs. G. H. Campbell.
There was large audience and
pleasant time at the opera house Sat.
urday evening when the Italian ORA.
matte club presented an Italian play
for the AMUSEMENT Of the italian COL
ony.
Mrs. H. A. Rugg was called to
North Chelmsford Mass, Saturday
night by the critical sickness OF her
mother.
Rev. P. NJ. M Kenna is expected to
return to this ethyl the last Of this
week. His health IL reported as
much benefited by the time ne has
been away from his duties.
Mrs. Dean P. Town went to Bur.
lington this morning for a short
stay
T. H. Mills left this morning for
Portland, Me-, and Mrs. Mills for
visit Of several weeks ia Boston and
vicinity.
A.'C. slayton went to Essex this
morning.
H y. Hutchinson left this morn.
ing for Topsdeld, Mass.
C.S. Currier left this morning for
st. Johnsbury where hehas been call.
ed as an expert engineer to draw up
plans for repairing large dam that
was washed out by the recent flood.
w. G. Quinlen and family are ex-
pected to return from their trip to
Florida about the middle Of April.
Mrs. Alex Jerd Of East Branttree is
the guest of her son Charles Jerd.
Remember that tomorrow is the
last day you have for getting your
dog licensed.
Regular meeting Of the n e. O. p.
next Wednesday evening at Odd Eel.
lows hall. There will be an initiation
after which new sugar will be served
to the members and their families.
Beginning tomorrow Coda Douglas
will have charge of the office of the
P. T. Kane Granite Co. at Montpelier.
He will work Saturday evenings as
We'll as the first Of the month for
Moore & Owens.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of Hedding NJ. E. church will
meet tomorrow at 2.30 p. m. with Mrs.
Angelina French at 1l5 North Main
Street.
The primary and junior depart
ments Of the Junior league at the
Hedding NJ. e. church will have a so.
cial hour tomorrow afternoon at the
chapel from 2 until O'Clock.
The last Of the popular literary
programs will be given by the Ep-
worth League at the Hedding NJ. E.
chapel Wednesday at 7 30 p. m.
, The funeral Of the late John Levin.
del was held at s O'Clock Saturday az
ternoon, The Rev. T. Il. Mitchell off.
clating. The bearers were Emil An.
derson, Louis johnson, A. z. Ander-
son and John A. Martinson. The
honorary bearers we're Adolph Fri
berg, Hjalman johnson, Andrew
Johnson and Paul Pierson. The bur-
ial was In Hope cemetery.
Superintendent of Streets A. e.
Bruce had all the cross walks in the
city cleaned of mud early Yesterday
morning for the convenience Of people
attending church.
Peter Depatie spent Sunday at his
home in Milton, returning tonight.
There is to be an Easter dance at
the Montpelier Armory tonight under
the auspices Of Co. H.
Goddard Seminary opens Wednesday
morning.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-31

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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-03-31
Latest Edltl06.

THE TELEGRAM HAS A PROVEN
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PAPER PUBLISHED IN BARRE.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
The SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN.
Some Features of the Meeting
Held in Columbia.

The initial meeting of the Senator
ial campaign in Columbia was charac-.
teized by good feeling all around and
the occasion was not marred by dis
agreeable feature. A notable feature
was the presence of many ladies', who
applauded the speakers literally.
The speeches all dealt with the lead
ing national issues, following the line
of those delivered last summer. John
Gary Evans's speech touched up
McLaurin, and was the real feature Of
the meeting. He referred to his own
political record, tossed some stones in
the direction of Mr.. Latimer, and
went for Cuba and the Cukans.
Speeches we're made, in the order
named, by Congressman Latimer, d.
S. Henderson, George Johnstone, Con-
gresham Elliott, former Congressman
John J. Hemphill, Ex-Governor John
Gary Evans, Congressman Lever and
his opponent, J. B. Mclaughlin, Of
ST. Matthews.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
BEauTIFY THE CITY!
LET Sumter Be GaiIy Decorated for the
= Firemen's Tournament.

The Firemen's Tournament will be
held within less than two weeks, and
If any effort is to be made to decorate
the. business section of the city in
honor Of the occasion preparations to
that end should be under way. There
are probably not enough flags and
bunting in town to properly decorate
one store, and IS those who expect to
decorate their stores and residences
put off until the last day the purchase
of material they will be disappointed.
The merchants will have to order flags
and bunting if there is demand for
decorating material, and there is
now none too much time in which to
order and get there in time.
It would be we'll to have the town
decorated, for it will create a favor.
able impression on the many visitors
and contribute much toward the sue
cess of the tournament. The business
men have put good deal Of money
into the tournament already, and while
it may seem, at first glance. to be a
small matter whether or not the city
is decorated, the little things often
count most,. and if the crowds that are
expected come, it would be a pity TO
fail to make good impression. xn
Every one can afford to spend little
on decorations, and the decorations
should be put up. ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

The latest method in political
strategy is to have a number of heel
ers to keep in the hand-shaking
process and to tell the people why the
other fellow should not be elected.
Experience that is given away is sell
dom appreciated.
When the day breaks some men are
too lazy to make use Of the pieces.
The American Bell Telephone Com
pany construction corps is camped at
the old c., S. & N. depot and head
quarters will be maintained here for
sometime while the construction of the
long distance lines are being pushed
northward. There are large number
of men employed on the work and at
present there are between fifty and a
hundred in the city. The line was
built from Augusta to this point, fol-
lowing the NJ. & a. R. R. from Den
mark. Leaving the city, the line fol-
lows the w, G. & a. track to point
near the brick yard, where it turns al
most at right angles and strikes the
Moses road at the bend, near the old
fair grounds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
SUNDAY SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
Railroad Rates 70 Triennial Convention at
Denver, Iune 26--IuIy 2.

Southern Railway announces rate
of one fare for the round trip, plus
81 from all points in this territory to
Denver. Tickets will be sold June
21, 20 and q, with final limit leaving
Denver July 81, with privilege of ex-
tension to August 81. Parties taking
this trip have an excellent opportunity
of visiting the Grand Canyon, Pixies
Peak, Garden of the Gods, Yellow
stone Park. Salt Lake City and other
points, in the West, as reduced rates
will be made for these side trips.
DR.. W. E. Pelham, Of Newberry,
State chairman, will be in charge Of
the South Carolina delegation, going
via Southern Railway to ST. Louis, at
which point immediate connections
will be made for Denver.
For further information apply to W.
E. McGee, 7. P. A., Augusta, Ca,
r. L. Seay, P. & 7. A., Columbia,
S. c., or R. W. Hunt, d. P. A.,
Charleston, S. G. June 16-6t.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
Sudden Death in Chicago.

Chicago, June 16.-Genio NJ. Lam
bertson, one Of the leading lawyers OF
Lincoln, Neb., died early Sunday
morning at the Palmer House of heart
disease. Mr.. Lambertson came to.
Chicago on Saturday and in the af-
ternoon witnessed the Chicago-North-
wesern University base ball game at
Marshall Field, and in 5he evening
attended banquet at the University
of Chicago, and responded to toast
In company with hisswife he returned
to the hotel and retired shortly before
midnight, and when Mrs. Lambert
son arose Sunday morning she discoE-
cred her husband was dead. Under
President Harrison he was assistants
Secretary of the Treasury.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
RAILROAD RACKET.

Capt. S. G. Gilbert, for more than
80 years a popular conductor On the
old South Carolina and Georgia road
has retired from railroad work and is
now in the insurance business in
Charleston.
Mr.. D. J. Justice, for a number Of
years connected with the mechanical
department of the Atlantic Coast Line,
but more recently with the Seaboard
Air Line, now has a. good position
with the Louisville and Nashville
road. Il.
The Wstermelon crop throughout
the melon section along the Southern
railway between Columbia and Sayan-
nah is reported to be in fne condition
and heavy one. The movement of
Florida melons has already begun. In
the next ten days the movement Of
Georgia and South Carolina melons
will begin in earnest.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
A CARD.

To the Democratic Voters OF Sumter
y County:
Finding that personal interests de-
mand it, I take this method of an
nouncing my withdrawal from the race
for County Treasurer in the ensuing
Democratic primary elections.
In making the above announcement,
I cannot refrain from expressing to the
people of Sumter County the deep
sense of gratitude l feel for the con-
tinued confidence bestowed on me dur
ing the eight years I will have served
them at the expiration of my term.
In return, it has been my earnest
desire and honest endeavor to show my
appreciation of the honors bestowed
in practical way by faithful dis
charge of the official duties and
responsibilities imposed, and my keen
est desire to retire from this Office
with the good viii and esteem of the
good people OF Sumter County.
II. Z. Scarborough.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18

State Treasurer R. II. Jennings,
who has no opposition for reelection,
merely announced his candidacy and
thanked the people of Sumter for the
support given him two years ago.
The candidates for Secretary of State
were Col. J. T. Austin, of Geenville,
J. 7. CAN'T, of Columbia, and Col.
j. Harvey Wilson, who spoke briefly.
Col. Wilson said that he bad no speech
to make to his own people, who know
his merits and his faults. He had
only to thank them for their unvary-
ing kindness and to say to them that
should he be defeated the defeat would
be robbed of bitterness by the endorse
ment of his home people; that victory
without their endorsement would be
robbed of all it's sweetness.
The other candidates who spoke
were a. B. Martin, of Greenyille,
and John j. McMahan, of Columbia,
for Superintendent of Education; N.
W.. Brooker, of Columbia, A. W.
Jones, of Abbeville, W. 81. Sharpe,
of Lexington, and G. L. Walker, OF
Greenville, who want to be Comptrol-
ler General; Col. John G. Boyd, of
Greenville, Col J. D. Frost, Col.
John M. Patrick, Of Anderson, and
Mr.. George D. Rouse, Of Charleston,
aspirants for the Audjutant General
ship; Messrs. James Cansler, B. T..
Caughman, ". Boyd Evans, A. G..
Jepson, a. J. Kinard, John G..
Mobley, 81. II. Prince and j. G. Will
born, candidates for Railroad Commis-
sioner.
The meeting closed at 4.25, after a
continuous performance Of more thar
five hours. At the end there were less
than hundred persons in the house,
candidates included.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
RAzoRs IN THE AIR.
Preston Jackson Seriously Cut in a
Family Fight.

Preston Jackson, a negro, who lives
on Mr.. ". A. Bowman's place, seven
miles from this city, was brought to
town Saturday morning in badly
carved up condition.
His left arm was terribly cut in five
places, the flesh being laid open almost
to the bone. There were also several
wounds on the right arm, but these
cuts were not as deep as those on the
other arm.
Preston's wife did the carving with
"a razor and the condition Of Preston Is
arm was positive proof Of her skill as
a manipulation Of razor. Preston did
-lot state the cause of the family jar
that led up to the cutting. In reply to
questions he merely said, my own
wife did it. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
Decorate !! Decorate!

Mr.. Leroy Mitteldorfer, represent
ing the firm of Mitteldorfef & Son,
decorators, of Richmond, Va, was
in Sumter Monday. His brother.
Mr.. M. Mitteldorfer, viii be. here to-
morrow, and those who desire to have.
their places of business or residences
decorated, in the highest style Of the
art for the forthcoming fremen;s 8
tournament would do we'll to see Mr..
Mitteldorfer. He can be found at
tie Hotel Sumter. He has already
closed several contracts for decora-
tions.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA.
Current Events in the Palmetto.
State Laeonlcally Recorded.

Flat cars on, the Transportation
systems in Chesterfield county are very
scarce. Box cars are easily obtained,
but there seems to be scarcity in the
stock Of fat cars. Much lumber is
| now IA the lumber yards In the county,
waiting for cars to remove It.
The North Augusta hotel structure.
over en- Hamburg heights is getting
along splendidly. The roof is now on
the west wing. The east wing is above,
the second story. All foundations are
In. Over one hundred hands are.
daily at work On the building. 1t VIII
be thrown open to guests on OF before
Jan. /, 1903 sd ..
Fifty shousand dollars. additional
will be raised for the endowment Of
Furman university. Half. of it
is already in sight and Presi-
dent Montague viii. at oace begin the
canvass for the other half.
AT meeting of the city taxpay-
ers of Georgetown, a tax OF TWO mills.
was voted for school puposes for the
scholastic year 1902. 03.
The capital stock Of the company
which will build a hotel In AbbevilIe
has reached the sum of $4,000. and
it will be increased to $50, 600. a
charter will be secured at once.
The construction of the new sys-
tenn of waterworks in Charleston
means the expenditure of more than
million dollars next year in Charles
ton. The sytem will cost something
above $500, 600 and as soon as the work
starts the government will begin the
construction of the naval station and
dry docks. The sum Of 1857, 800 has
been appropriated for the preliminary
work, which will begin at once.
The Adjutant General has sent
forward the requisitions on South Car
lina's quota of uniforms and equip
ments, available from the federal gov
ernment to July l.
Though the talk about the proba-
BILE resignation of Senator McLaurin
is apparently dying out, the Governor
is still receiving letters Of advocacy Of
certain men who would like to sue
ceed him.
y The candidates for governor, the
United States senate and congress
spoke at Donnslds, Saturday. It was
a pleasant gathering of about l,5o0
people, representing the counties of
Abbeville, Anderson, Greenwood,
Laurens and Greenviile. Senator Hen
derson and John Gary Evans were not
present.
Edmund H. Deas, the Republican
State chairman, has gone to Washing
ton. In view of the fact that the
president has turned down. McLau-
rim and Capers, it is believed the
organization will be recognized. It
is said the Republicans are sanguine
as to favorable future developments.
The deficit of the Charleston Ex-
position Company will amount to
about $3.50, 600, the bulk of the loss
falling upon Capt. F. W. Wagner, the
president, whose loss is estimated at
$50, 600.
Smallpox, which few weeks ago
was feared might become epidemic in
Camden, has been completely stamped
out. Not a single new case has been
reported and all the old ones are about
we'll.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
STEVENSON IS SARCASTIC.

Mr.. Stevenson jumped on his oppo-
nent and ridiculed his pretensions in
a merciless but at the same time an
amusing and telling manner. He said
he had never before heard of an assist
ant ofiee-holder claiming the right to
succeed his chief and objecting to any
opposition to his otice-holding ambi-
tion. Mr. Gunter talks about the
effort to take away his job, but I tell
you he has no job that / want. IF
am elected, as expect to be, ,''Mr. Gun
ter may continue to hold the job he
now has" I" AS to the school chart mat
ter, he would say he was not accustom-
ed to advertise himself by publishing
the opinions he wrote, hence the peo-
pie did not know that he was the first
man to take the school chart swindle
into court, but the records would
show that as attorney for Chesterfield
County he had gone into court and had
obtained an injunction against the
payment of these fraudulent claims
three months before Mr.. Gunter wrote
and published the opinion of which he
now boasted, which opinion merely
followed the line of the argument he
made when he instituted the proceed
ings in court. Throughout his speech
Mr.. Stevenson was vigorous, forcible
and sarcastic, and the telling hits
made on the vulnerable and weak
points of his opponents speech we're
seen, appreciated and enjoyed by the
audience. He made decided impress
sion, and it was generally remarked
that his speech was one of the best of
he day and did not have the ear-marks
of commonplace monotony so charac-
teristic of majority of the appeals for
votes made by those seeking any Of
the other Of the minor Offices in the
State House.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
IS The Gibson Craze.

We have had the s ping pong" shirt
waist and cravat, but there has arisen
decidedly new craze in the Gibson
cravat and waist.'' The style has
net yet been introduced in Sumter,
but it is coming. surely, and is said tc
be SO thoroughly fetching that il
bids fair to be quite the rage.
Any white material is employed and
upon the ends Of the craVat and down
the front and on the cuffs Of the shirt
waists are "Gibson" heads done in
indellible ink.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
Compression Of Cotton.

The Board OF Railroad Commisson-
er, in their regular weekly meeting at
Columbis on Friday, received q com-
plaint from Hardy & Co., of Sumter,
protesting against the amount allowed
by the roads to compresses for the
compression OF cotton. The commits
sion was assured that this reduction
in compression was the result OF bids
on the part of the various companies
to do this work. Upon the result OF
this information the decision Of the
board was postponed.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
Augusta's Gretnal Green.

Augusta, June l7.-Hamburg, the
Gretna Green of Augusta, is doing
a rushing BUSINESS again. Licenses
are required for marriages in this
State and where there are runaway
and hurry-up nuptial affairs they are
usually pulled off with the aid Of a
back and trip across the Savannah.
Last Sunday there we're four runaway
knots tied by the Judge and yesterday
the total was increased By two more.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
Early Cotton Bloom.

Mr. 7. M. Bradley, of Braun,
Sumter County, sends che Watchman
and Southron cotton bloom under date
Of June IA, which, he says, is the first
he has noticed in his cotton this
season. This, he says, makes cotton
in that section two weeks earlier than
: it was last year-the first bloom in his
field in 1901 having been on June %.
Crops generally are reported in good
condition.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
Large Cotton.

Three stalks of cotton were left at
this Office Saturday by Ben Jones, who
farms on Mrs. Tuomey's Bell Mill
place. The tallest measues "a inches
and the shortest % inches from the first
roots at top of ground to the end of
stalk. Each has 90 forms, the most
developed of which are beginning to
show the bloom. He says he has 80
to 60 acres like the samples brought.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
Representative Levers Work.

Congressman Lever has been notified
by wire that the postofice department.
has, upon his recommendation, decided
to establish the free carrier system in
the town of Sumter, to take effect on
September /. Mr.. Lever says that
some six or seven rural routes for
Lexington have been favorably report
ed. AS soon as these are established
the department will again take up
the matter of rural routes in Orange
burg and Sumter counties.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
Conductor W. J. Hall Hurt.

Conductor W. J. Hall, of the
Northwestern Railroad, while on the
way to Camden last Thursday night
on the mixed freight and passenger
train, met with an accident that
narrowly missedhaving fatal ending.
He was on top of the train just be-
fore it reached Rembert's station,
when his head was caught by a tele-
graph wire.
He was knocked down and dragged
on the top of the car for some dis
tance and narrowly escaped being
dragged off. His ear was badly cut by
the wire and his face and head were
considerably bruised. He lost his Ian
tern and cap, but he considers that he
was fotunate in escaping with mis- life.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
A PERSONAL MATTER.

It has been asserted in this connec-
ton that he had treated the Senators
with discourtesy. In answer to this
charge he would call upon members of
the Senate present and let them say
whether or not he had treated them
with discourtesy. He called on Sena-
tor Caughman, of Saluda, and Sena-
tor Sharpe, of Lexington, both of
whom said he had not. He then call
ed on Senator Manning, who replied !:
You never treated me, personally,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
For the Tournament.

The Charleston Hose Reel. team is
hard at practice for the tournament
which will take place at Sumter June 25
and 26. The team is being trained by
Capt. T. B. Colcolough, for whom
much of the credit for the recent vic
tories are due. The boys are hopeful
of capturing a number of the prizes
Charleston Evening Post. :lfa
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
Rising Rivers.

Under date Of June 16, 1920 a. m.,
the weather forecast official at Charles
ton issued the following bulletin !:
The streams at Camden and Che
raw will rise 16 feet to 20 feet during
the next 4S hours. The Congaree, at
Columbia, will rise Is feet to 20 feet
additional during the next 48 hours
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-06-18
Band Concert This Evening.

Don't forget that this evening,
the band will expect you on the Green,
where you can enjoy yourself and see.
your little ones do likewise. The.
music will be first class and the re-
freshments will be refreshing. Come
ont and spend the evening with the
boys; you will enjoy yourself. ..