The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-04

The sales of the local dispensary for
the first three mouths Of the current
year have exceeded the sales of the
same period last year by about SIS, COO,
and the ratio Of increased sales con-
tinue each month. The dispensary
system does not appear to decrease the
consumption of liquor at all; in fact
in the past few years, there has been
q steady growth OF the liquor drinking
habit.
The news of the killing of John r.
Keals in Manning Monday afternoon.
while it was shock to those who
knew him. was no surprise. To the
contrary it is. the end thae all expect
ed him TO meet. He was a man Of
violence and his quarrelsome disposi-
I.sion had involved him into. innumer-
able difficulties and the surprise ia
that he escaped % violent death SO
long.
Tho two Democratic clubs Of this
city have combined membership Of
about l. 1.400ealmost twice the number
Of voters registered for the municipal
kelection. A part Of this overplus lis
accounted for by members who live in
Sumter township but without the city
limits, but it is strange that there
should be 80 many Democrats who
will not take the trouble to register
for the municipal election.
Columbia will probably make an
effort to keep the weather bureau, and
there will be less difficulty about secur-
ing a site for the new buildings that
are to be erected nov that Sumter has
entered the list and offered free site
to the bureau. This city is in every
particular as advantageously situated
for the work the bureau has to do as
Columbia, and the work could be
done here as efficiently and satisfac-
toriiy as in Columbia, and for that
reason the offer of a free site may re-
ceive serious consideration.
The open air concerts On the Graded
School square, it is to be hoped, will
be given weekly throughout the sum-
mer. These concerts have been, for
several years, a great pleasure to hun
dreds of people, and should they be
discontinued, everyone would regret
it. In this connection it is appropri-
ate to suggest that it has been GUS
tom each year 80 raise substantial
fund by popular subscription to assist
in the maintenance Of tne band.
Miss Olive Kelley gave a picnic for
her scholars and few of her intimate
friends at Tindal's school house Oh
Wednesday. This to mark the closing
of her school. An elegant dinner was
served in the beautiful grove. After
! the repast, sweet music was rendered
by some artists present, and the
crowd had jolly, good time all day.
Miss Kelley has returned to her home
at Bishopville. The scholars are all IN
love with her, and the parents are
pleased with her services.
The directors of the Sumter Tele-
phone Manufacturing Co., have re-
commended that the capital stock of
that corporation be doubled by, the
issue of $50.00o in new stock, the
same to be Issued to the stockholders
in proportion to their present holdings.
A stockholders meeting has been call
ed to take action on the recommends
tion Of the directors but it goes With
out saying that the increase in capital
| WILL US tOG0Q. 4uo SuCCcSo VI tlle'
Sumter Telephone Manufacturing Co.,
has been phenomenal and the business
has grown with such rapidity that it
has been impossible to accep. aore
than a small percentage Of the c.dersI
received. For more than year the
company has not had q representative
on the road seeking business. the un-
solicited mail orders being Of such
volume that the output Of telephones
and switchboards has been inadequate
to the demand. Within the past year
the factory has been enlarged by the
erection OF new buildings and the
installation Of new machinery at a
cost exceeding $50, 900, paid for out
of the surplus profits over and above
the handsome dividends paid to stock
holders. but tne business has already
orsgrown the increased capacity OF
the enlarged factory and the increase
OF the capital stock is for the purpose
/ re further aniarDafuaist Of the piaut