The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-08-03
LOCAL NEWS PAeAGRApHED.

IUCHl NEWS FHSH0hRG 1EUs
The Rev. R. Herbert Jones, pastor
of the First Methodist Chorch preach
ed fine sermon Sunday morning to
very large and attentive congrega-
ton.
The ladies of Jordan church will
give an ice cream festival at Mrs. ?.
NJ. Pitts Friday evening, August
5th. Come, have pleasant time
and help good cause.
The regular weekly concert by the
Second Regiment Band will be given
this "wednesday afternoon at
$50 instead of Friday, as the band
will be in Columbia on that day.
The Southern Champions and the
Minor Store team played an exciting
afternoon. The Champions defeated
the Minor Store by score of II to 3.
Reb and Lew Bradford were battery
for the Champions, and J. Morris and
Alma Whitley for the Minor Store.
There was rain on the first day of
dog days and there has been rain
every day since, which is partial proof
least that the old belief that if
rain falls the first day OF dog days
there will be rain every day for forty
days.
This city has been Remarkably free
from mosquitoes this summer, but I'M
less care is now taken to prevent the
! accumulation of water in old tin cans,
| bottles, cutters etc. there will be per-
feet plague Of the little pests. One
tin can full Of rain water will pro-
duce thousands of mosquitoes.
Mr.. Ebb Wells and family have re-
turned to Sumter after an absence of
about three years. Mr.. Wells will be
connected with The Minor Store,
where he will be glad to see all of his
old friends. The Minor Store will be
reorganized and will carry tie largest
line of high class merchandise ever
shown in Sumter. 1t
Prof. Robert L. Gof and family, OF
Wedgeield, Sumter county, arrived at
Reidville last night. Prof. Gof has
been elected principal Of the high
school for boys. He has been success
full as teacher in the town which be
left, and comes to the management
highly endorsed and recommended
Spsrtanburg Journal.
The dredging of Turkey Creek canal
street to deep water at Dingle's Mill,
a distance of four miles, has been
completed, and in order that the city
may receive full benefits for the out.
lay, we suggest that the chairman oi
the committee Of public works pro
ceed at once to arrange for craft to
navigate the stream and secure the
reduction in freight rates which are
given all places having water connec.
tion with the outside world. Incl
dently the land owners adjacent will be
greatly benefited at once by thor.
ough draining Of their lands, and the
benefit to the taxpayers generally, will
come later.
The ordinance against putting Out
trash without boxing or barreling the
same is being rigidly enforced. During
the past week the Health Officer ha:
had three persons arrested, two white
and one colored, for violating this
ordinance. The ordinance provides
that it shall be unlawful to put out
any trash or rubbish from yards except
such as can be placed in box or bar
rel of such size as can be conveniently
picked up and emptied by the cart
driver. Bush and limbs Of trees,
dead animals and fowls cannot be
placed on the Streets All trash anc
garbage must be put out before ter
O'Clock a. m.
A delightful dance in honor Of Miss
Zada Parish and Miss Sadie Davis was
given Tuesday night. July 26, at the
| Armory Hall of the Sumter Light In
fantry. Prof. Winn's Orchestra fur.
uished the music. Among those pre-.
sent were: Mr.. and MIS-. E. &. TEN
pie, Misses Zada Parish, Sadie Davis,
Cannon, BERTHE Schwerin, Nellie
Sadie Seay; Messrs. a. Broughton,
G. Fishburne, B. Mcleod, R. S.
Noise, W. Il. Flowers, A. Yates,
Geo. D. Levy, Jas. Jennings, Julian
Levy, W. Harris, Jas. Lenoir, Mul-
drow. G.. T. Schwerin, Waverly Levy,
Henry Moses, Hal Hardy, Ashley
Mood, Joe Auld, Robert Graham,
Sam Gillespie, Player.
Unless the cotton compress is opera
ted or at least put into condition to be
operated if cotton is offered for com.
preston, the compress rate on cotton
will be Withdrawn by the railroads
and this will result in q decided loss
to this market.
The compress rate gives this market
an advantage of 715 cents per hun
dred pounds over other markets and
enables buyers to pay that much more
for cotton than buyers or neighboring
markets If the compress rate is with
drawn by the railroads Sumter will be
on the same footing as the small towns
in this and adjoining counties and the
consequence will be that our cotton re-
ceipts will decrease. AS business
| nronoeition the merchants should en-