The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-06-01

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The candidates are coming our slow
ly but surely.
There are a few of those st.50 popu-
lar novels left at Osteen's Book Store
your choice at Is cents.
Turkey Creek canal is to be cleaned
out. only, not made into navigable
waterway.
Thumb tacks for architects and
draughstmen for sale at Osteen's Book
Sore.
Sumter is not to have another letter
carrier, but the three that We have
are expected TO develop more speed.
The showers last night and yesterday
were just the thing the gardens and
crops needed. A little more of the
same sort would do good.
Mr.. W. q. Ingram has purchased
from Mai. 81. Frank Wilson, the res
idence on the corner of Washington
and Calhoun streets.
O'Donnen & Co. advertise their an
nnal Summer Clearance Sale. Read
the advertisement and prepare to at
tend the sale for bargains in all lines
of goods.
The regular evening train on the
Northwestern r. r. will carry the
crowd to the dance at Providence
Springs Thursday night. After the
dance a. special train will brings the
crowd back to the city.
At the rate of progress last week it
would require a solid three months
for the Court of Common Pleas to dis
pose of all the cases on the docket.
There are more than forty cases on
docket and only three cases we're tried.
The fire department. was calico cut
Friday morning about 8 O'Clock by a
small fire on S. Washington street.
Little damage was done, the blaze
being extinguished before the hose
wagons arrived.
Capt. J. N. Phillips. the water
melon magnate, is ahead Of the sea-
son this year and is now selling Brad
ford melons of the first quality on the
streets. These melons are not Of his
own raising bus were shipped in from
South Florida, a car load being re-
ceiyed on Saturday.
Beginning May 31st, carriers will
not collect from house boxes on early
morning trip in residence section
only from street letter boxes Early
trip takes place from 6 to $50 a. m.
Carriers window at Postoffice will be
open from 7.40 to 8 p. m. each night,
Sundays excepted.
Rev. Richard S. Martin, the evan
gelist who is conducting the meeting
for the Christian Church will deliver
lecture in the Opera House, on
Thursday evening. Mr.. Martin has
spent several years in Cuba and
speaks the Spanish language with ease
and huency. He was special com:
missioner in Cuba by appointmnt of
President Mckinley, just prior to the
Spanish sh-American var, and in that ca
pacity visited all parts of the island
communicating the results Of his
observation and Investigation to Pres
ident Mckinley in three confidential
personal reports. Mr.. Martin has an
intimate acquaintance with Cuba and
his lecture is rep.ete with facts, and
enlivened with humor and anecdotes.
ICStlHS4StcI OLOES Log IOCSlSO0 AoL1-
fcation that R. S. Noise and James
A. Ard have been appointed R. F. D.
Carriers for the two new routes
established June 1st Mr.. Noise will
have Route No. (Stateburg) and Mr..
Ard Route No. 4. Mr.. Ard has &C
cepted the Appointment, but Mr. Noise,
who is now general delivery clerk in
the Postoffice, has declined.
The South Carolina Association of
Letter Carriers was in session in this
city Monday, with delegates present
from all the cities Of the State l'avirg
the free mail delivery system in cpe
ration. Vice P, sident Buntou of the
National Assoc. aEion, OF Washington,
D. G., attended the meeting. The
local csrriers showed the Wis tors
every attention 4o>sible to make their
stay in the city pleasant, and that night
enterta red them at a supper at the