The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-07-23
LOCAL News PARaGRaPHEB.

O'Donnell & Go. are offering some
rare bargains IN seasonable goods.
The Thermometer has been climbing
mp into tho nineties the last few days.
S. The Cane Cock base ball club, col-
3ored, will play the Providence club at
the ball park this afternoon at $50
o'clock.
Crop reports from all parts of Sum
ter and Lee counties are very encour-
aging. Early. corn will not make q
me crop, hut ali other crops are un-
usually fine.
The date OF THE musical and spec
sacnlar play to be given by the Second
Regiment band and Sumter Light
Infan6ry has been changed from July
END Co July 18th.
Mr. NeiH O'Donnen received q
monster watermelon from Hartsvlile
last week. It weighed 631a pounds
and was grown by Mr.. David Coker
on his farm at Heartsville.
r. a. White bored am artesian well
son 4he Wentworth DuRant place"
belonging TO Mr. H Hardy. which
8oWs rs gallons per minute and is eniy
$50 feet deep. Manning Times
The maeadam work on Main street
is making satisfactory progress ana
the raising Of the level OF the street
between Liberty aud Republican Viii
be compleSed within a asshort time.
By order Of the Postofice Inspector
the lobby Of the Posttoeice will be
closed, beginning Monday night. list
inst, at 8 o'clock. On Sunday nights
.she lobby viii be closed at s O'Clock.
The Natatorium appears to have re-
gained It's d-time popularity and the
crowds that visit it daily are almost
as great as ever, even as. large as when
Natatoriuln parties wese the popular
rage.
s. The travel TO the summer resorts in
the mountains and at the seashoFe is
scansing rushing business at the pas
senger deept these days. It is said
that the receipts at the ticket ofice
VIII ayerageS250 day..
Travellers from Camden report that
the Camdeaits.s are still chewing the
rag about the defeat of the Camden
Hose Wagon IN the fremen's tourRa-
nent. Is takes time fcl. sorehead to
recover but the disease is seldom fatal
to human beings.
The Lee county campaign is now
going on. The first meeting was held
at Magnolia on the 18th, and the large
array Of candidates were on hand
bright and early The meeting is said
TO have been well attended and as sue
cessfui as such meetings usually are.
Mr.. Algy Aston, OF Hagood, who
was seriously injured IN a runaway ac-
cident Saturday night, was still in a
critical condition yesterday morning
and had not regained full conscious
ness. IL is impossible yet to tell now
serious HIS injuries are or what their
result viii be.
The FIRST sale Of the season was held
at the Mayesville tobacco warehouse
Lass Friday. Considerable tobaccoNWas
sold and the average price was above
that Of former years. Both che
american Tobacco Go. and Imperial
Tobacco 90. were represented at the
sale by bEsyers.
There vas wreck on the 8 C's road
Thursdsy afternoon and the: train from
Camden did not reach Sumter until
nearly IG o'clock, having been held In
Camden until the 35C:s train arrived.
No partieIEIrs Of the wreck have been
ascertained except that it was not Of a
serions nature.
The next semi annual meeting OF the
State Pharmaceutical Association will
5e held IN this city IN November.
During the meeting OF the association
Shs regular semi-annEaa examination
of applicants for license to practice
pharmacy viii be held by the State
board Of examiners.
Good rains fell in several sections
of the county Sunday afternoon but
as a rllie the showers were not sufh-
cien5 to wet the ground. The con-
tinue6l cloudiness since holds ont the
hope that rainy season is near at
hand and that the crops now suffering
for moisture will get the rain Shey
need.
Mr.. George D. Shore received Off
eial notification of his appointment as
postmaster Thursday and his bond was
signed aud forwarded TO Washington
that right for approval. His CON-
mission viii be issued within few
days, although there may be some de-
lay owing to the absence of President
Roosevelt from Washington.
The police are after the little negro
COW boys who permit the cattle they
drive to and from pasture every day to
stray OF the sidewalks. Stray cows
have frightened tin,id women and
children several times recently and
complaint has been made to the police,
who will abate the nuisance. Several
little negroes were bsfore the Mayor
today.
The Clerk OF Court has received the
township enrolment books for Con
federate veterans, prepared by author
isy Of recent act of the legislature,
and the township committees that are
to have charge Of enrolling the names
Of all men who served in the army and
of the Confederate States are re-
ouested to call for the. books SO as to
have the work. commenced at once.