The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-27

Scott Bostick held the coupon that
won the bicycle offered by 7. B. Jen-
kins, Jr., and was given the wheel
yesterday upon presentation of his
conpon.
Cotton sold on the streets yesterday
for fifteen cents for middling and fancy
grades commanded a higher price.
The future market was active and the
advance above yesterdays closing was
about twenty points.
q A very enjoyable masquerade ball
was given in the s. L. I, club rooms
last Wednesday night by Miss Nellie
Monaghan, complimentary to Miss
Pearl Poat of Columbia who is visit
ing her.
The dwelling house and store build
ing on the farm of Messrs. R. f.
Haynsworth and A. B. Stuckey, stu
ated on the Plowden Mill road, were
burned on Monday night, Jan. 18th.
The loss was quite heavy, as but little
of the contents of the two buildings
were saved. The fire was of accident
al origin.
Alva Smith, formerly resident of
this city, but now engaged in the tur-
pentine business in Florida, was ar
rested in Williamsburg county last
week for violating the immigration
agents law in that he induced labor
ers to leave the State without having
paid the license required by the law.
The cotton crop this year bids fair
to be an expensive one to make. La
Dor is scarce, fertilizers are high.
provisions are advancing steadily and
everything that is used on the farm
costs more than it did last year. I'm
less cotton brings a good price next
fall there will be no profit in it for
the farmer.
The special committee Of City
Council, assisted by Health Officer
Reardon, has been actively at work
for several Gays collecting and getting
into available shape the statistics for
Congressman Lever to use in his ef-
fort to secure an appropriation for a
public building for the city. The
showing made is an excellent one and
should be strong argument in sup
port of Sumter's claim for an appro-
priation.
The labor problem is the most ser
ious one that the land owners and
farmers of South Carolina have
confronting them this year. With a
sufficient supply of reliable labor the
farmers Of the State should be able
this year to make big crop of cotton
and all the provisions they need.
Prosperity seems to be within their
grasp but if they cannot secure labor
to work their farms they will be un-
able to take advantage of che golden
opportunity that is now almost within
their reach.
The value of advertising has re-
Gently had striking demonstration
in this city. About six weeks ago
the representative of Devoe's paints
visited Sumter, and. after telling to
induce any of the dealers to axe the
agency for his paints, he ms5ss adver-
tising contracts with the local papers
and began a vigorous campaign to
create demand for Devoe's paints.
The effort succeeded, as was antici-
pated, and the demand for Devoe's
paints is already so great that they
are now kept in stock in Sumter. Ad-
vertising pays and creates trade even
where none existed before.
Attention is directed TO the adver-
tisement of DR.. I. E. Grimm. Of
Greenville, who will spend three
weeks in the city. He comes with
letters Of recommendations from Col.
J. A. Hoyt, DR.. A. J. S. Thomas,
Mr. W. W. Keys and other representa-
tive citizens of Greenville, Chief
Justice z. J. Pope and many other
prominent men of upper South Caro-
lima, who not only endorse him
personally and professionally, but gave
letters of introduction to DR.. A. j.
China, Col. R. D. Lee, Maj. W. F. B,
Haynsworth, Mr.. W. NJ. Graham and
ofbor un,for poopto