The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-01-13
LOCAL NEWS PRaAGR&PHED.

tai enrolment of 61S pupils.
The lieners are paying their annual
visits to the lien merchants, and the
price Of cotton renders it easier for
them to impress upon the merchants
that their prospects are golden.
The present price of wood indicates
that the man who plants waste land in
Chinaberry or other quick growing
trees will make money out OF them
within few years.
b. P. Brown, white, of Lee county,
was before the Mayor last Wednesday
for public drunkenness and disorderly
conduct. He was required to pay
fine of S15 for his fun.
The police have been making Wig
orous effort to find the person OF per-
sons who killed the mulatto infant
found on Graham's farm last Friday
afternoon, but have thus far failed to
discover a single clue.
The annual clearance sale of the D.
J. Chandler Clothing Co., will be
continued for short time longer and
those who have not taken advantage
of the opportunity to secure clothing
| at reduced prices should visit the es-
tablishment before the sale closes.
There were 22O homicides commit
ted in South Carolina last year, bat as
far as the writer can recollect not a
single one occurred in Sumter county.
It is record to be proud Of and is a
bright spot in dark and deplorable
history of bloodshed.
Ten years ago ten thousand yard
| stock of embroideries would have
startled the natives if merchant had
| advertised it, but now O'Donnell &
Co., advertise to- sell that amount at a
single special sale. It is great op-
portunity for the ladies as the prices
will be unusually low.
The fire department was called out
on last Saturday to extin-
guish small fire at the resi-
dence of Mr.. A. W. Crosswen on
South Main street. The fire started
around the kitchen hue and was be-
ginning to break through the roof
when the hose wagons arrived on the
scene. It was quickly put out and the
total damage done was not great.
The Sumter Cotton Mill will not be
shut down in the near future, but will
be operated under a lease as it has
been for several months. It was feared
that the litigations would result in
the shutting down of the mill but the
present season has been very prof.
table one for the mill, and there is no
reason for shutting it down as long as
yarn can be manufacturing at the pres
ent margin of profit.
Messrs. F. F. Herndon and T. G.
Mcleod, Of Bishopville. and NJ. L.
Smith, of Camden appeared before
Judge Purdy in an application for bail
for John Deas, white, who is in jail
for the killing of Prince Benjamin, an
old negro man. Mr.. Herndon repre-
sents the State and Messrs. Smith and
Mcleod appeared for Deas.
Judge Purdy decided Monday af-
ternoon to refuse to grant bail to
John Deas, who is charged with the
murder of Prince Benjamin. He grant
ed permission to Deas' attorneys
Messrs. M. L. Smith and T. G. Nc
Leod to renew their application for
bail on an amended showing. This is
a Lee county case the homicide having
occurred in that county about two
weeks ago.
A new schedule went into effect on
the Atlantic Coast Line Sunday.
There is change in the time of ar
rival of nearly every passenger train
and those who are interested should
post themselves by consulting the re-
vised schedules which is published
elsewhere in this paper The train
from Florence to Augusta is now due
at 30 a. N. The train from Colum-
bia is due al sos instead of 800 a. m.
The Charleston train is due at 9. 81 in
stead of 9.45 a. IN. The evening train
from Columbia arrives at 6. II p. H.,
and from Augusta at $50 p. m.
1t does not strike the average person
that there is any serious danger of
disaster at the Opera House, should a
fire start during a performance for the
average audience could escape in safety
if there were but one exit. and that
ladder from an upper window. Occa-