The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-11-11
LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHED.

The brick work on the new school
building has been completed and the
roof is now in process of construction.
The circus that was headed this way
a few weeks ago has switched Off and
Sumter will escape tie visitation this
year.
For the second time mean thief
entered Mrs. L. B. Cooks yard, 80 S.
Washington street, Saturday night
taking two pots of flowers.
= City taxes may, be paid without
penalty until December 1st, but on
that date the penalty will be imposed,
unless the city council prefers to in
dulge taxpayers and pay interest to
the banks.
It is rumored that another large
lumber mill will be established in this
city in the near future. Philadelphia
capital is said TO be backing the enter
prise, but local mill men will be inter-
ested to considerable extent.
Supervisor Scale is keeping the
chain gang hustling and is doing ex-
cellent work on the roads. All that
he needs to perfect the road system of
the county is a larger force of hands
which could be provided if the va
grant law was rigidly enforced.
Miss Sallie Mcdonald was knocked
down Thursday afternoon on Main
street by the long coupling pole of a
wagon which was turning corner
just as Miss Mcdonald started across
the street in the rear of the, wagon.
She escaped serious injury.
Sumter people do not realize how
good town they live in until they
visit other places similarly situated in
this State. There is more life, more
business and more progressiveness to
the square inch in Sumter than in any
two other towns in the eastern half of
the State.
IA runaway horse created some
excitement on Main street one day
last week by dashing on the sidewalk
in front of Levy & Moses store. The
horse was headed directly for the plate
glass windows Of the store, but was
stopped within few feet of the win
dow by becoming entangled in a truck
which happened to be standing on the
pavement in front of the store.
A cotton mill in Sumter, unless it
should be a very large one, would be
able to buy all the cotton it would
need on the local market and thereby
save freight on raw cotton. Sumter
is the best and biggest cotton market
in the State and it is strange that cot
/ b., Will ao,Skn1sn%n hox,o MI 10 olroya
advantage of the opportunity here
offered for the establishment Of mill
long ago.
"A wild horse, long rope and negro
at the other end knocked down two
electric light poles at the corner of
Liberty and Washington streets We'd
nesday, broke an arc lamp to pieces
and tangled the wires. The poles were
rotten at the ground and when the
combination of horse rope and negro
ran into one of them it fell and drag
ged the other down with it.
The old Nixon House, hereafter to
be known as The Jackson, which has
been remodelled from top to bottom
and is practically new structure, is
nearing completion. 1t will be one of
the most modern and up-to-date hotels
in the State and will be provided
with every comfort and convenience,
and will be handsomely furnished
throughout.
It is stated on good authority that
the Atlantic Coast Line will, in the
near future, build a new track connect
ing the Central r. r. with the main
line near the old G. S. & N. junction
so that the passenger trains over the
Central may come directly into the
passenger station instead of backing in
and out as at present. This will be
decided improvement and will result
in saving time on the schedule between
Charleston and Columbia.
City taxes are due and payable this
month, but City Treasurer Hurst is
writing few receipts. After Novem-
Der 30th penalty can be imposed and
City Council should at it's next meet
ng adopt the rule chat was enforced
with such good results last year. On
December 1st. a penalty of per cent
should be imposed, on January 1st a
penalty Of 10 per cent should be i'm
posed, and on February LIST, the full
penalty Of 20 per cent should be re-
CURED of all de3inQuents. The city
needs the money due in taxes to pay
current expenses and TO pay interest
bearing certificates of indebtness now
held by the banks. If the penalty is
not imposed comparatively little taxes
will be collected until subsequent to
January, for most taxpayers postpone
until the last moment the payment Of
taxes.