The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-02-03
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+ Those who expect to vote in the city
election should register now.
Attention is directed to the new ad-
vertisement Of O'Donnell & Go.
It is getting to be time to fDd cut
who's who in the municipal campaign.
Attention is invited to the new ad-
vertisement Of Beck Bros.
A bill has been introduced in the
House Of Representatives to authorize
the purchase Of farm and the erec-
tion of a poor house in Lee county.
There will be meeting of the
associated charities on Thursday after
noon at 5 O'Clock at Office Of G. NJ.
Hurst in Opera House.
The Penn Lumber Co., has practi
cally rebuilt the Lukens Lumber mill
which they purchased some months
ago and the plant is now modern and
up-to date in every department.
The barn and stables and all out
buildings of Francis McFadden of Con-
cord township we're burned last week
The dwelling house was saved by hard
work, but nothing was saved from the
outbuildings. All farming implements
and the years supply of corn, forage
and other provisions were destroyed.
A large number of Clarendon county
farmers under the leadership of Rev.
r. A. Sublett have united to fight the
fertilizer trust and have made a big
purchase of Peruvian guano direct
from the importers. It is said that
they saved several dollars ton and
secured higher grade fertilizer than if
they had bought trust made goods.
The street Improvements planned by
City Council at its last meeting will
require the expenditure of five to soven
thousand dollars Consequently the
prospect is that the present council
will retire from Office with larger
floating debt than they found when
they were elected However, the
money expended during the past two
years has been well invested in sub
stantial public improvement
The new schedule of the Hartsville-
Sumter freight causes Capt. Maitland
Chase to spend four nights out of the
week and Sunday in Hartsville. He
will bring Mrs Chase (nee Miss Ger
trude Jennings) to Hartsville today
and will begin keeping house at once,
having rented rooms from Nh. J. NJ.
Lawton, on Home avenue. Darling
ton County Messenger.
If left to the regular patrons OF the
Opera House a majority of them
would say without hesitation that
some system for properly heating the
building is more to be desired and
more necessary than the proposed fire
escapes, although they are also needed
to insure the safety Of the audience
in case of FIRE when the house is
crowded.
This city needs steam laundry as
much as any one thing that could be
mentioned and it is strange that it has
not been possible to operate one here
successfully. 1t must be that the
fault was with those who undertook to
operate the plants that have been
established i'll THIS city
Tonight very attractive and artis-
tic concert will be given at the Opera
House by Lulu Tyler Gate and com
petent company of artists. This COM
pany is one of the strongest and most
popular ever sent out by the Southern
Lyceum Bureau AID it has won the
highest endorsements Of the press and
public wherever it has appeared.
The suggestion has been made that
the city build guard house and
police headquarters on East Liberty
street next to No. reel house. The
city owns a lot there that is large
enough for this purpose that is now
vacant and of no use or profit to the
city. The guard house in the back
part of the City Hall building is in
secure and the location is undesirable
as we'll as afording very cramped and
insufficient room for police headquart-
ers.