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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-15
Easter Services at the Methodist Church

At the First Methodist Church the
usual decorations had been made under
the tasty direction of Mrs. L. B.
Durant, Mrs. G. G. Reynolds and
Mrs. G.. L. Stubs with a corps of
young ladies who rendered assistance.
The floral display was beautiful.
The chancel, railing, the gallery, the
arches over the pulpit and windows
were gracefully wreathed in smilax.
Just in front of the speakers plat
form a pyramid of potted plants, Gala
lilies, ferns and palms, in living green
and lovely blooms, made the central
and most conspicuous figure. To
right and left were smaller pyramids
of equal beauty, while here and there,
where space permitted and artistic
taste suggested, were placed vases Of
flowers and geraniums.
The choir railing presented a hand
some appearance with trailing vines on
white background.
Notwithstanding the threatening
clouds and occasional showers a large
congregation was in attendance. Rev.
Jones the pastor preached a thought
ful and highly practical sermon from
Mark xvi, 3: who shall roll US away
the stone from tie door of the sepui-
chre.
Music appropriate to the occasion
was effectively rendered by the choir,
accompanied by the talented organist,
Miss Irma Smith.
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AR. LUDLOW is RzRE.
Survey For Sewerage System viii be
Started Monday.

Mr.. J. L. Ludlow. Of Winston Salem
4. c., the weIi-known sanitary engi-
neer who made the plans and sUperin
tended the installation Of the sewerage
systems il Columbia, Spartsnblrg and
Anderson in this State and in number
of cities in North Carolina and other
states was here for the purpose Of
making survey for sewerage system
for Sumter. When the survey is com
pleted he viii make an estimate on the
cost of the system and submit to
Council and outline Of scheme Of
sewerage suitable to the needs Of toe
city. The survey, which will require
several weeks, will be commenced on
Monday morning and will be completed
at the earliest possible date.
Mr.. Ludlow drove over the city and
out to Green Swamp and Turkey
Creek in company with the committee
of Council and board of health this
morning for the purpose of getting
general idea of the lay of the land be-
fore beginning the actual survey. The
city was covered pretty thoroughly
during the drive and Mr.. Ludlow was
enabled to obtain a fairly accurate
conception of the nature of the task
he has before him. He says that,
owing to the fact that the town is SO
level and the absence of any great fall
from the town to Green Swamp or
Turkey Creek, and also to the fact that
the natural drainage Of the town is
divided between the two streams, it is
a somewhat difficult proposition to
design a sewerage system that will
meet all the needs of the town in
satisfactory manner. He does not re-
gard the undertaking, however, as
mipracticable, nor does he believe
that the expense of putting in COM
plete system will be very great. There
will be no deep excavating necessary
and the character of the soil
is such that the work can be
done at the minimum cost. Exactly
what the cost will be cannot be deter
mined even approximately until the
survey has been made and the system
mapped out. But when this shall
have been done, Nh. Ludlow will be
able to submit to Council an estimate
that will give the cost of the system
and such other information as will
place Council in position to act intel
ligently on the proposition.
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Weekly Crop Bulletin.

Columbia, April 1.-THE. week end:
ing s a. NJ, Monday, April 18th, had
mean temperature of about 66 de-
grees, which is 4 degrees above normal.
The first Of the week was cool, the
middle and latter portions were very
warm. It appears that the frost OF
the 9TH reached to within a, few miles
of the coast, and that thin ice formed
over the northern counties, but that
the damages were slight, and was con-
fined to white potatoes and other ten
der garden truck. Fruit escaped in
Jury.
There we're quite general rains on
the 9Th, heavy in the western and
northern counties, that delayed farm
work materially by mixing the ground
too vet to plough in the already named
divisions, where ploughing was prac-
ticable on one or two days only, at the
close Of the week.
The rainfall was light over the cas-
tern half of the State, and farmwork
was scarcely interrupted by it. The
week closed with warm, cloudy, threa-
tening and shewery conditions pre-
vailing, that are favorable for growth
of vegetation but are unfavorable for
the rapid progress of teamwork.
Planting operations made favorable
progress in the eastern and southeas-
tern counties, where they are as far
advanced as usual at this season. In
the western counties planting is from
ten to fifteen days later than usual,
with but little corn and ne cotton
planted.
Corn that was planted early is COM
ing ~ to fair stands, and some is be-
inc cultivated. Birds are destroying
stands in a few counties. Cotton
planting has not advanced beyond the
central counties, and in places In the
eastern counties is being purposely de-
layed, awaiting more settled weather.
Oats look well in few Localities only.
Generally they have been seriously
damaged by grain aphls and by rust.
Some fields are ruined. Wheat has an
unusually rank growth, but in places
the plants are turning red, in other
localities rust has appeared, both con-
ditions tending to mar. it's prospects.
Rice planting has made fair progress,
except in the Georgetown district,
where the lands are still too wet to
work. Tobacco plants are plentiful and
early. Transplanting is actively an
derway. Some farmers have almost
finished this work. Strawberry ship
ments are being made from all the.
eastern truck districts. Melon plants
are sickly in the Charleston district.
owing to defective seed. Other truck
crops are growing slowly. Bugs have
appeared on white potatoes. Pastures
afford fine grazing. Fruit prospects
appear to be unimpaired, with, how
ever, few localities that report peach
es sparsely set.
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Candidates for Clerk.

The candidates for the appointment
as Clerk of Court, for the une1pired
term, to succeed the late Shepard Nash
announced themselves Thursday and
began active work at once. There are
three candidates in the race: Mr.. L. |.
Parrott, now deputy Clerk, Mr. H. L.
Scarborough. the retiring county
treasurer, and Mr.. H.. L. B. Wells,
Magistrate.
Each of them had petition in cir
cplation for signature by the voters Of
the county. These petitions were
presented to Governor Hayward, who
will make the appointment; but as is
the custom, the matter was refer
red to The county Legislative delega
tion and upon the recommendation Of
the delegation the appointment will
be made unless primary shall be
held.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-15
APPOINTMENT OF CLERK a9T MADE.
Legislative Delegation Meets and Refers
Request for Primary to Governor.

Senator Manning the Chairman of
the Sumter County Legislative dele
CATION, received Monday morning a
letter from Gov. Heyward requesting
that the delegation meet no later than
Tuesday and make a recommendation,
at once, of suitable man for appoint
,nent as Clerk of Court for the unex-
pired term. In compliance with this
request the delegation Was called TO-
gether Monday and the matter was dis
cussed, but no recommendation was
made. The result of the meeting as
given oat by the delegation was as fol-
lows:
''The petition asking for primary
election has been received by the dele
cation. This petition has been refer
red to the Governor to whom the law
gives full power to. make the appoint.
ment.'
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sumter's Clerk of Court.

Columbia, April 11.-Oficial notice
has been received by Governor Hey
ward of the death of Clerk of Court
Nash, of Sumter County. He prompt
ly communicated with Senator Man
ming that it was his desire to have a
recommendation from the Sumter
delegation as to filing the vacancy,
and he expressd the desire to have the
place filed as soon as possible and
hoped for an early recommendation on
the part of the delegation. This is
on the line of the expressed policy of
the Governor in county appointments.
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COUNTY BOARD MEETING.
Contract for index of Deed and Mortgage
Books AWarded-ReW Read to
Black River to Be Built.

The Board of County Commission
ers was in session Friday for several
hours. The accustomed amount of
strictly routine business was disposed
of.
The following matters of general in
terest were taken up and acted upon.
Bids for making general index from
the records of the Office of the Clerk
of Court of the conveyances of real
estate and mortgages for the yeras 1886
to 1901 we're opened. The bids were
as follows:
/. G. Strauss, 81, 600.
G. L. Cuttino, $1,000.
H. L. B. Wells, $500, printed and
bound index 1925.
Horace Hardy, Jr., $3.50 county to
furnish all stationery.
B. D. Wilson, $500.
Thos. e. Richardson, three 81 cents
per sheet, one entry to be made on
sheet; sheets to be made suitable for
filing or binding.
The contract was awarded to B. D.
Wilson.
The bond of II. H. Smith who was
appointed cotton weigher to succeed
S. Y. Delgar, resigned, was approved.
The appointment was made on the
recommendation of City Council.
The petition of land owners that a
new public road be opened from the
end of Graham's boulevard, in the
suburbs of the city, to point at or
near the present western terminus of
the new road across Black River, was
granted, and the Supervisor was
directed to have the road surveyed.
The new road will shorten the dis
tance from this city to Shiloh full five
miles, it is claimed The proposed
route will require the construction of
or miles of roadway.
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shutting, we heartily favor primary.
We have reached this conclusion after
mature consideration, and we believe
that the primary is the only safe and
satisfactory solution of difficult and
perplexing situation. a primary
will be fnaland it cannot but be more
satisfactory to the candidates and peo-
pie alike than a recommendation by
the delegation. If the delegation goes
ahead and makes are commentator, in
existing circumstances there is sure
to be great dissatisfaction, no matter
which of the three candidates is
selected. In the interest of harmony
in the party, and to keep down dis
cord and pickering, we say, give us a
pr; mary
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-15
Easter Elections.

At a meeting of the congregation o:
the Church of the Holy Comforter,
Monday evening the following officers
were elected for the ensuing year:
Wardens-Dr. j. f. W. DeLorme,
Senior Warden, Mark Reynolds, Ju,
Nor Warden.
Vestrymen.-R l. Manning, B. G.
Gibson, R. L, Cooper, Geo D. Shore,
W. M. Rees, j. S. Moore and John
B. Fishburne.
Delegates to Diocesan Council
Council meets at Church of the
Good Shepherd, Columbia, S. c.,
May 5th-the following delegates were
elected DR.. j. F. w. DeLorme, r. l.
Manning, DR.. j. G. Spann, Mark Rey-
nolds.
Alternates-B. G. Gibson, R. L.
Cooper, W. r. .Delgar, Thos. E. Rich
ardson.
At this meeting the congregation
ratified and approved the purchase
made by the Vestry of the two lots on
Main and Calhoun Streets, one mea-
suring 15Ox21S the other 70x2lS.
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The Negro and Education.

The Rev. DR.. S. A. Steel, formerly
of this city, insists that education has
made the negro worse, and there are
Others VINO agree with him. But what
proof is there of this? They say that
the South has spent large sum Of
money in giving the negro education
that The negro race is increasing in
criminal - therefore, education
has made the negro worse.
We cannot accept this conclusion as
necessarily logical. Suppose we apply
it to the white race also. Suppose we
put it his way: Virginia has been
spending large sums of money in
educating the whites; there are more
white men in the penltentiary than
there were ten years ago; therefore.
education is making the whites worse
Wouldn't that proposition be brushed
aside at once as a nonsequitur?
Who shall say that the negroes would
not have been worse; that there would
not have been a greater increase in
criminality in that race had they re-
ceived no schooling? Does DR.. Steel
believe and does any sensible man be-
lieve that the negroes of the present
generation would have been better in
morals and better citizens, if they
Lad been turned adrift in childhood
and left to grow up as so many wild
brutes, with no training and no in
struction? Nonsense. There are bad
negroes and scme bad negroes have been
to school, but that they are worse
because of drilling and discipline they
obtained at school is absurd.
Let DR.. Steel make some inquiries
concerning the negroes that have been
sent out of the high schools of Rich.
mond and Lynchburg, or the Norma!
School at Hampton, and we think be
| will find that the great majority o.
them at least are not only not Grim
inals, but that they are amongst the
best and most useful of their race
Richmond mes-Dispatcb.
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The News Around Pisgah.

Pisgah, April 14.-These April
showers are just the thing to bring ur
cotton and for the young crops. Sew
eral of my neighbors who planted their
small grain in cotton aud corn land
and wlno used soda and cerealite on it
will save large portion of their
crops. Where the oats we're .grazed
of, and kept so until late they are do
ing fairly well. I notice the advanced
oats on light land Jared the worse,
and are about all dead. It is hard to
tell what rule to follow in tne future
about planting oats as the conditions
are SO different. Let US hope that
some way will be found to stop this
wholesale destruction of our main
summer crop.
In the fine contribution to your col
umns sometimes ago, by Hon. Henry
T. Abbott of your city, which is high
ly spoken of, but with that modesty for
which he is so noted he failed to
mention the great industrial and COM
mercial progress of the State for the
last ten years which is greater than
any thirty years before.
Charleston's fine reception and
magnificent entertainment Of Senator
Tillman shows that the people there
have at last realized that they are a
part of the State and not the whole of
it, as they tried to be for years. The
just tribute to the Senator shows the
good sense Of the people to worth and
merit. Tillman was right, and Char
lesion wrong these many years as
the equel shows. No other senator
from this State ever discovered or
made any effort to get the money due
the State from the United States, and
his success under difficulties, shows
the ability of the man. We hope he
will live long to fight for the cause Of
good government against the fanatics
of the North.
If the people of the North would look
at Sumter, they would see working
upon the buildings going up, negro
carpenters at good wages. Where is
the oppression of these people?
Pisgah church has ordered a new
communion set.
Miss Alice A. James, who has been
visiting her brothers family in Colum-
bia, has returned home, to the de-
light Of her friends.
Mr.. Crouch preached fine sermon
Sunday, on the Gospel of Christ. As
usual, he handled the sinners with
gloves eff.
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Easter Services at the Episcopal Church

Easter as is the invariable custom of
the Episcopal Church was observed
with every mark of reverence and ex-
altation. The high and holy festival
received emphasis through every act
Of its sacred ritual. Every prayer
each vocal note would tend to crown
the Risen Jesus Lord of all. The
building consecrated to the worship of
God received new beauty by being
robed in vestment of flowers. These
fragrant offerings of our gardens
which had received from the hand of
God their exquisite coloring and
whose tints no humane art could rival
mutely and symbolically. testified by
their presence to- the life of Him to
Whose Divine authorship they owed
their own Easter tide.
The grouping of these flowers was
most natural the various shades seem
ed to blend in unstudied beauty.
Though through it all may be detected
the touch of woman's hand as she
fashioned these garlands to the Glory
of her Risen Saviour as only the ten
der heart of woman could suggest.
The music was singularly fine. We
do not believe sweeter strains here
ever filled that temple of the living
God. The voices which contributed
to this sweet anthem of praise com
posed entirely the regular choir.
The sermon by the Rector Rev. 81.
H. Covington was mastery de-
monstration as to the tremendous
fact of the resurrection. His text
was part of the 18th verse, 10th
Chapter OF st. John-"and | have
power to take it again.
He handled his subject with much
ability. The congregation was very
full one.
In the afternoon, at the same church,
there was celebration by the Sunday
School. The exercises of which were
most interesting. In large recepta-
Gle, representing an egg, the children
by classes deposited their Lenten offer
ings. It was a tender and inspiring
spectacle to see these lambs laying at
the feet of the Great Chief Shepherd
their offerings to aid in spreading be-
fore ali the world the gospel of Him,
who, on that day, rose from the dead.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-15
Important Contract Given MIR. j. F
Jenkins. Formerly of Sumter.

The contract FOR installing the entire
sanitary system in the old Gov. Man
ming mansion has been awarded Mr..
J. +. Jenkins Of Camden, formerly OF
Sumter, and as this contract runs ~
into the thousands, Mr.. Jenkins is Ger
tainly to be congratulated. As our
readers doubtless know this magnificent
old home place AID estate was recent
ly bought by northern sportsmen for
the purpose Of stocking with game,
and using as general private winter
resort. 1t is one Of the most historical
landmarks in the State.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-15

The oat louse is continuing its raw
ages with unabated vigor and some Of
the most conservative farmers in the
county estimate that three-fourths OF
the small grain crop in Sumter county
has been destroyed. The less will be
heavy, but what is more important
than the loss OF the crop this year is
that the farmers will be deferred from
planting small grain next year. The
appearance of the oat louse and the
destruction of the oat crop this year
is a calamity to this section of the
State, the effects of which will be felt
for years.
Judge of Probate Walsh has taken
charge of the Office of the Clerk of
Court, as the law provides he shall in
the event of the death or disability OF
the Clerk of Court. This is the third
time that Col. Walsh as Judge of
Probate has had to assume charge of
the Clerks Office, three clerks. V. ID.
Cuttino, j. D. Graham and Shepard
Nash having died in Office.
Game Cock Lodge has not abandon
t,c the idea of bnildinp Castle Hall.
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GIVE US A PRIMARY.

Gov. Heyward will refer back to the
comfy delegation the matter Of the
selection of Clerk Of Court. He will
not dictate to the delegation one way
or tie other in reference to the pri-
mary asked for by so many voters OF
the county. He will say to the dele
agtion, in effect; you are On the
ground and fully conversant with
local conditions and local sentiment,
and should be far better prepared to
comply with the wishes of majority
of the people than I am, Therefore 1
leave it entirely to you to say whether
there shall or shall not be a primary.
If you see fit to refuse the petition
for primary and make recommend
alton on your own responsibility, I will
appoint your nominee; if you see ut
to recommend a primary, / will ap-
point the nominee-the choice of a
majority Of the voters Of Sumter
county
This information as to the action
Gov. Hayward will take on the pri-
mary proposition comes straight from
the Governor himself and may be reli-
ed upon. The whole responsibility is
placed upon the delegation and the
action that they take will be final.
Speaking for oursef, and expressing
TIE sentiment Of great many citizens
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-15
Festival at Bethel.

There will be an oyster supper and
ice cream festival at Bethel school
house, Privateer, on Friday evening,
April 18th, for the benefit of the
church. The entertainment will be
un,ier the direction of the young
ladies OF the neighborhod, and it is
sure to be a pleasant occasion. The
public is invited to attend.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-15

1t is about time to circulate "he G
O'Clock closing agreement. It's an un-
derstood thing that all stores shall
close at 6 O clock from May to Septem-
ber, but it does no harm to circulate
the agreement annually.
The city board of education is re-
ported to have made a conract with
Mr.. C. G. Wilson, of Columbia, to pre-
pare plans and specifications for the
new school building 1t is to be hoped
that the city is protected against the
building costing more than sl5, Coo, the
sum available for providing the add
tional school facilities" lot, building
and furniture. There is disposition
in some quarters to criticies the board
for not advertising for plans for t tAs
new building, before engaging
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-15

The fire department was called out
at l.30 o'clock Friday by an incipient
fire on the roof of Mr.. G. F. McFad
den's kitchen. The blaze was quickly
extinguisned and but little damage
was done.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-15

Tines have changed wonderfully. If
dispensary constables had raided Mrs.
". L. Trenholm's residence on East
Battery, Charleston, ten years ago
there would have been howl OF rage
.from one end of the State to the other,
and there would have been talk OF
hlooashed and sudden death until the
whole atmosphere would have gvry.
Now there is qnies indignation and
just censare for fool constable who
should have had more judgment than
to raid lady's residence in search OF
Chiceo's liquor.
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every time small boy gets run
over bv trolley car in this city, -
says the New York Tribune, some fool
sets up the cry of Lynch MIN -
and the policeshave to be called to pro
tect the motorman from hysterical
people wanting to work off their feel
insg and rowdies ready to take any ex-
cuse for making disorder"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-15

The politicians are not discussing
Tillman as presidential possibility
but some of the Western people think
he has chance of beiag the Democratic
standard bearer. Stranger things Eave
happened in politics.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-04-15

If all the rascals who are holding
Office in Washington Should be turned
ont and new men appointed the popu-
lation of that city would undergo a
tremendous change.
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