davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
Shot Dead In Chester.

Chester, March 27.- One of the
most shocking tragedies ever enacted
IN this country occurred today at the
Wylie Cotton Mills, just outside the
corporate limits, when W. E. Perry,
an operative, shot and Instantly killed
Lanedon Z. Boozer, manager of the
mill store. Two shots were fred. one
entering Just below the mouth, the
other penetrating the left breast In
the region of the heart. The trouble
arose over 81 account, which Perry
refused to settle on Saturday night.
he went to the store today with a
pistol IN his hip pocket and renewed
the trouble, addressing an Insulting
remark at Boozer. Boozer was
unarmed aDd told Perry he, was a
coward or he would not carry pistol,
whereupon the latter drew mis-
weapon and. said: ssI'll show you
whether I'm coward of not, 5" firing
twice in rapid succession. His victim
fell dead in his K tracks in the store
door. He at once took to the woods
aud made good his escape. a
sherf's posse went Immediately in
pursuit, but up to late hour tonight,
othing has been heard from him.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
Uses For Cotton.

= 49,
T,,a Charleston branch of the South
arm wholesale Grocers' Assoclas1on
had adopsed resolution recommend
mo ; that all merchants and shippers
: ,.ss nse cotton bags, instead OF jute or
hnrIan. for the shipment OF such
commod dities as rice, corn, meal. griss,
snoarand the like. The movements Is
gnod one and should be extended.
Not only is the cotton bag neaeer an
annaarance than the jute bag, Dn6 II
Z = more economical in that 1t is strong
ser and will last longer, and when
s,emnty is of greater value. further
.s.e,rs' cotton is q native Southern pro-
dnct. While hemp and jute have to be
;mnnrted. The use OF cotton page
! would largely increase the demand IoI
f.1a Sonth's great staple crop. a
Ehar1es5on merchant is quoted as say,
mo that q test had shown losses from
carrain shipments of rice in luse bags
ia be nearly 10 per cent, oRifg 10 Sne
hass 3 IS becoming torn and spiiling their
contents. Similar shipments elm we'll
made cotton bags had shown praceie-
ally no losses. Another great open
mo for the use of cotton is IN the
twine trade. Immense Quantities o1
cotton twine are now used, but the
farmers of the Northwestern con-
4;nue to use hemp twine with thell
,aaners and binders and for sewing
their filed grain sacks.-SaVanan
Morning News.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
END OF ECONOMY.

By decision handed down by
Judge J. Sharp Wilson Of Beaver
County, Pa, the old town of Economy
along the Ohio River, for almost a CEN
one Of the landmarks in this sectio1s:
ceases to exist, and merges its identis'
ty with that Of the new town OF Am
bridge, which, by the ruling, is incor-
porated into borough.
The formation of the Borough of
Ambridge, says the Pittsburgh Dis
patch. is the result of several attempts
to form Economy and the town of
Ambridge separately into boroughs,
and which was opposed during the,
past two years by the American.
Bridge Co., which had erected great
works near Ambridge. Efforts were
made to incorporate Ambridge, leay
ing out the works of the American
Bridge Co., but the movement met
with opposition and failed. The COM
pany then started a movement to in
corporate both towns as one, and met
opposition in the relatives of John S.
Dnss, the bandmaster, and trustee of
the Economic Society. The compa-
nv overcame this opposition, and Sc
cured the ruling which allows the
works to remain outside the limits OF
the new borough, which will have
population of 5000.
With but four of their former num-
ber Of several hundred thrifty pioneers
remaining the Economics fought
sturdily against the abolition of their
town. The place is full of memories of
former days when the society was nu-
merous and strongly entrenched.
Founded b5 George Rapp. IN Wur-
temberg, Germany, the Economics
came to America III 1868, settling in
Harmony, Butler County, but remoV-
ing to New Harmony, Ind, ,.in 1915.
The settlers became dissatisfied with
the new location and returned to the
banks of the Ohio, where they formed
Economy Township and started the
town of Economy. Of thrifty nature
their material prosperity grew apace,
and they have been considered one of
the wealthiest sects in this country.
The customs of the society were not
favorable to increasing numbers.
New members were never received into
the fold, and the opposition to mar
riage relations brought the organiz-
alton to standsrill in membership.
With the death of Senior Trustee
Jacob Henrici, about u years age,
there was left remaining but half
dozen members of these quiet living
folk, with John S. Duss, senior trustee
Recognizing the inevitable extinction
of the society, Trustee Duss promptly
accepted an offer of $4,000, 900 for the
property and transferred the title to
the greater portion of the old town to
Pittsburgh capitalists.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
THE LONG DISTANCE STATION.
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Anxious for Uptown Office.

Mr.. D. Mel Therrell, superintendent
of the Bell Telephone Company in
Charleston, who spent two days in the
city this week looking over the long
sation with a representative Of this
paper that he was anxious to place the
long distance service of the Bell, Tel
ephone Company on a basis in Sum
ter that would make it both conven-
city. He said that he fully realized that
the present location Of the long dis
who have occasion to use it. The 10
cation is detriment to the company
and prevents it from obtaining the
business it would otherwise receive.
He said further that the Bell Tele--
phone Company is not only willing
to establish a station up town but is
anxious to do so, and the only thing
the ordinance adopted by city coun-
ell. This clause gives the council the
authority to arbitrarily fix the location
of the long distance station, and it can
be construed to give authority to
council to require the company
to move the station at any time
it sees fit. The original ordinance that
passed one reading in council did not
contain this clause, although, practi-
cally the same as the ordinance finally
adopted 1t was accepted and would
still be accepted by the Bell Tefe-
phone Company, said Mr.. Therrell. All
that stands in the way Of an uptown
station is the fear of the company that
the power Of the city council to fix the
location of the station might be used
to the detriment Of the company.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
THE STRAWBERRY CROP.
Prospects, North of. Charleston Said
to Be Best i'm Years.

According to advices from the prlncl-
pal berry sections. in the South the
prospects for large crop of straw
berries is favorable. In the sections
north of Charleston, S. C., the vines
we're not seriously injured by the e2-
tremely cool weather during FeDruary,
and now the season is so far advanced
that, according to competent authorl-
ties, there is little probability OF the
occurrence Of periods of weather un-
favorable enoug to injure the buds,
blossoms or young fruit. The advlces
say: "Where the buds and blossoms
are injured by the cold the vines Will
bud out again in a short time SO that
at the present time the effects OF any
possible cold spell are not feared py
the growers.
cali that could possibly shorten the
crop is the occurrence of dry perlo,di OF
weather while the vines are buddlng
out or after the fruit forms. Last
year while the crop was large one 1t
was cut short by dry period OF
weather just before the fruit began to
ripen. In consequence many OF the
berries dried on the vines and did not
ripen. Such an occurrence bnt seldom
happens two years in succession.
Growers all through this section are
much elated over the favorable pros
poets.
ssIt will be about the first of May
before the crop in this teritorry is
ready to maaket Already, however.
northern buyers have sent representa-
tives here to look over the land and
engage what crops they. could. Local
growers, however, have shown dis
position to hold off for while yet
before selling the crop. Year after
year the demand for berries from
this section has grown in the northern
and eastern markets -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
OHIO BANK FAILS.
Officials Steal Ninety Thousand Of De
positors' Money.

Lorain, Ohio, March 31.-The doors
Of the Citizens Savings Bank was
closed this morning, due to a short
age of 100000 which was the result
of speculation of persons connected
with the bank. The notice on the
door announced the assignment and
the appointment of T. W. Francher as
assignee. The statement also says the
depositors will be paid in full. The
shortage, according to Cashier Kan
sen, was not known to the directors
until yesterday. The bank was organ
lied by T. c. Beckwith, the president
of the Citizens National Bank of
Oberlin, which was wrecked by Mrs.
Chadwick, but he later withdrew.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

The District Attorney of New York
has brought suit aggregating s287, 000
against the American Tobacco Com
pany and all subsidiary concerns for
alleged violation of the lottery laws of
that State. ''The suits, = says a, New.
York correspondent, grow out of the,
guessing contests organized by tha
concerns. About year ago the COM
panies offerd s142,00e to those who
made. the nearest guesses to the num-
ber of cigars of certain brands which
would be taxed within a stated period
of time by the Federal government.
Later they offered s145, 900 to those who
made the nearest guesses of tie actual
number of votes cast for the wlnneE
of the last presidential election.
Hon. John L. McLaurin has been
invited to address mass meeting OF
farmers at Sumter next salesday. Thes
Senator is, in demand now to do the.
very work he wanted to do five years.
ago. Marlboro Democrat.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
NO PLACE FOR NEGRO.
Yazoo Refuses TO Accept Negro Assistant
Postmaster.

WASHINGTON, March 80 m. j.
Hornsby, a young negro, who twice
! passed civil service examination and
twice has been appointed to clerkships
in the postoffice at Yazoo, Miss, has
complained at the White House that
he is prevented from holding his pos
ition by reason of the brutality of
white citizens of Yazoo. Hornsby
was presented at the White House by
the Rev. S. L. Corothers, but the
President was unable to take up the
case because practically all that re-
mains of his time before leaving for
his Western trip has been filed with
engagements. The case was stated to-
Secretary Leob. however and Hornsby
was referred to the civil service COM
mission According to the negro's
story he entered Oh his duties at the
Yazoo post Office, whereupon certain
white patrons of the Office thrashed
him several times when he was caught
going to and from his duties. This
maItreatment resulted in the resigna-
tion of Hornsby, but he took the ex-
animation for the vacancy that was
created By his own resignation.
Others who took the examination were
two negro men, one negress and two
white men. Hornsby passed the best
examination and again was appointed
While returning from Jackson, Miss,
where his bond was fixed up, Hornsby
noticed gathering of white pepole
near the train after it had entered the
Yazoo railroad yards. He left the
train and attempted 10 escape, but
was overtaken and carried off to an
oil mill, where some of the members
of tie mob counselled lynching, others
whipping the negro. Hornsby promis-
ed to write out his designations
and leave Yazoo never to return. The
resignation was sent to Washington
and Hornsby followed it. He is seek
ing relief, but is not sure of the
character of relief he wants. He says
he is afraid to return to Yazoo.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

Following the lead of Kansas in its
fight against the Standard Oil com
pany, Nebraska will fight the binder
twine and cordage trust, and to that
end the state legislature appropriated
$3.50, 600 with which to build and
eonip factory for the manufacture OF
binder twine. The plant will be con
structed at Lincoln within the walls
Of the state prison and the convicts OF
the penitentiary will do all the work.
The finished article, which is used in
binding grain, will be sold at cost to
the farmers of Nebraska. Should the
experiment prove success. the mar.
kets of adjoining states may be lnvad-
ed in time. Work is expected to be-
gin Immediately, and if possible, the
output will be ready for use in ilar-
vesting this comingfsummer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
Carnegie Library in Marion.

Marion, March 2S.-The N. P.
Smith property, on the east side OF
the Court House square, hast been
bought By. Mr. P. 7. BSthea.
president of the Library Association.
It is currently reported that the new
Carnegie Library building wiu be
erected on the lot. Mr. Smith has
mooved away the store building and is
now moving his dwelling house.
preparatory to turning over the
property to Mr. Bethea. He will put
his dwelling on his farm property.
lust outside Of Marion, near Rose Hill
Cemetery.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
FIRE IN suAlNiERToN.
Depot and Oil Mill Warehouse Burn
ed Last Night.

Summerton, March 31;-The North
western Railroad depot was burned
last night about, 10 O'Clock, and the
building and its entire contents was q
total loss. There was a Large lot OF
freight in the depot. One box Cal
and warehouse of the Independent
Cotton Seed Oil Company were also
burned, as well as section Of the
track near the depot.
The cause Of the FIRE is unknown
and the extent Of the loss has not YET
been ascertained.
The tracks were repaired in time fo,
for the morning train to leave on
schedule time.
Until new depot can be built the
Northwestern Railroad will, use a
warehouse owned by the Independent
Cotton Seed Oil Co. as depot.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
The Witty Butcher.

Miss Marian Winchester, the Amer
ican girl who is known in Paris as the
1iSugar Queen on account OF her
successful sugar speculations, has a
reputation for cynical hunlor, says the
Salt Lake Tribune.
'sMiss Winchester, said New
York woman, "was recently called or
for a toast at the annual dinner of a
woman's club.
s'She spoke very brightly. She
made many keen, swift th:rusts at the
faalts of women. I remember how
she attacked woman s vanity.
"There was a butcher" she said.
"who in season of depression went to
a great expense. He put up behind
mis- counter tremendous mirror. Con
cerning this innovation, some one
said:
why has the butcher put up that
large and costly mirror behind his
counter?'
The answer was:
sTo prevent the servant girls from
watching the scales. -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
TaSiad Manufact cturing Plants.

Co1onal WifIfam q. Palmer, who
has heen closely identified with the
bnsiness a,l,s ness and finanszsl interests OF this
eonmEnity for years saio = AZ nis
speech at the Bijou Theatre - aonuay
night that he knew nunper u Gssss
where manufacturing pianes Wilacn
! had been retired from service Met9
sold for what they wouIa DIlhg, M anu
that the price obtained was iess tnah
tenth the Original COST O. cue iha-
schinery. Colonel Palmer IS very con-
seryative IN all his statements ana no
citizen has highar sensesof 3ustlce.
n view Of these facts, however, ne Is
satisfied that it is unfair to tax the
nachinerg Of manufacturing concerns
sunnn The basis of its cost. Machinery
iis1svalnble only Rhen it is successfully
sonarated. and it is successfully
I onerafed only when it has the
directicn Of an intelligent man or set
sof man who understand their business.
Eyen when thus operated, because OF
aaverSe conditions, it may be operated
a: s loss. and, if SO, for the time be-
s iing at least, it is worse than useless.
s One 6 the largest manufacturing con-
Germs Ia this community was operated
afor several years at loss to its own
ers. and if conditions then existing
Z had continued II; must inevitably have
gene down at last and the machinery
5 5 which cost hundreds of thousands OF
dollars would have brought the price
Sof Junk. -
It cost q great deal cf money to
equip the shIpsard which was operat.
ed for some time in Richmond, but It
proved to be an unproftable venture,
and had to shEt down. The mschln7
ary ss,s1s ji.as moi ali been disposed of, but
IL goas without saying that it will
bring ID the aggregate far less than It
H Richmond eniarges her borders
and takes il outlying territory, IN
which manufacturing plants are slen-
sad these facts will donbtless be TAX
en into eonsid deration when the assess
mentof the machinery is made.-Rlch-
mond Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
THE FLAGS Of FORT SUMTER.
Stars and Stripes Lowered by
Major Anderson Now at the
War Department.

Washington, March 27.-Secretary
Taft has received the Union flags that
were displayed at Fort Sumter, Char
lesion, when it fell into the hands OF
the Confederates in the spring of 1861,
and marked the actual beginning OF
hostilities between the North and
South.
Gen. Anderson, who commanded
the fortress at the time, retained pos
session of the flags up to the time of
his death, and they were since among
she cherished possessions Of Mrs. An
derson and her children. They have
now been tnrned over to the War De-
partment, in accordance With the with
of Mrs. Anderson as expressed just
before her death recently.
Secretary Taft has directed that the
historic flags be placed on exhibition IN
his reception room, together with the
AppomaStox table and other memen-
toes of the civil war.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
Martin Ansel Against Dispensary.

The Pickens Sentinel Journal.
speaking Of the dispensary, says :
'.Should the people rise up in their
might they could wipe it out. ALE
the State needs is to see that the
counties, singly. are determined to re-
move it from their borders, then it
will 90. low do you propose to re-
concile your conscience by voting a.
dispensary in Pickens, yet next year
you will vote for Martin F. AnseE
for Governor and his platform is anti
dispensary. He will get lots of voteE.
in this town and county out of mens
who are now working their hardest ten
keep this rum shop in our borders. ~
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

Cleveland, o.. March %. Henry Z.
Woodward, an attorney of New York
city, and Charles A. Brouz, a travel
ing salesman for the National Supply
company of Torledo, Ohio, committed
suicide in their rooms at the Hollen-
den hotel someaime during last night
and today. TIE bodies of both men
were found today. The coroner's
verdict in each case gives despondency
over domestic and business troubles as
the cause Of the suicides. Both men
had used pistol and had sent bull
let into their heads in almost the same
spot, death in each case being instan-
taneouS.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05
TEN YEARS FOR CHADWICK.
Notorious Woman SwindIer Sen
fenced TO the Penitentiary.

Cleveland, March 27.-Unless the
higher Court interferes Mrs. Cassie =,
Chadwick will spend the greater part
of the next ten years in the Ohio state
penitentlary.
a sentence Of ten years was imposed
uron her by Judge Robert ". Taylor,
in the United States District Court at
s O'Clock this afternoon. The SEN
tence came at the close of busy day
for the Court in hearing arguments on
a motion for new trial, which lasted
all day. The molten was overruled.
Mrs. Chadwick was convicted on
seven counts aud sentenced upon SIX
counts. For four of these counts a
sentence of two years each was impos-
ed. Upon two counts sentence OF
one year each was imposed, making q
total Of ten years.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

Town Topics explains the whole
matter as follows: Charley
Anderson, negro politician, as col
lector of internal revenue in New
York is the outcome of a dare. When
Crum vas appointed collector of the
oort at Charleston, S. c.. the
Southern papers and politicians said
that Roosevelt would not dare to make
such an appointment in the North.
Collector Anderson.is,. the Presidents
retort. Nevertheless, no Dinahs and
Sambos danced with the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt at the inaugura-
tion ball -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

Leslie's Weekly says: "A tax on
posters is suggested Why not? What
reason exists for permitting the dis
restraint? A man who covers dead
wall facing or public street is really
grabbing pudlic franchise. In Italy,
Belgium and France this fact is recog-
nized and billposters pay franchise
tax There is no question of legality
of such a tax. Municipalities have
a right to levy it. Furthermore. the
courts nave repeatedly held that the
taxing power can be exercised to the
point of confscation. There is no
limit to it. The posters are usually
an offense to the eye and sometimes to
morols. Wherever they are, in the
subway, or on dead walls, they can be
readily put out of existence by the
taxing method. Tax them tie death" -
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

The executors of the estate of the
late F. G. Stacy Of Gafney, have
brought suit against the Fidelity Cas-
ualsy company for S., 600, the amount
of policy carried by the deceased in
that company. The complaint states
that the death of Stacy was due to an
accident, he having struck man a
blow in the face and the teeth of the
mar encountered the knuckles of the
deceased, causing blood poison, which
was the immediate cause Of his death.
The contention of the defence is that
the death was not accidental. neither
sudden nor violent; that when the de-
ceased engaged in the encounter with
the fellow he assumed all personal
risk.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

The dispensary investigation drags
it's slow pace along. Further time mas
been granted the executive force of the
institution to prepare the information
wanted dy the legislature commission
which was appointed to probe its af-
fairs. That will pe perfectly agreeable
to the public, which is not excited in
the slightest degree over the investiga-
tion. Nothing much is expected to
happen in the matter of the dispensary
until the State campaign of 1905 comes
on and the people will await their time
in full patience. When the moment
comes for them to speak they will
make themselves understood quite
clearly.-Charleston Post.
One of the most remarkable results
of a primary for the nominaon of a
public official is reported from Pros
nerity. There were two candidates for
mavor. 1t the first primary an even
hundred votes we're cast and each OF
the candidates received fifty of them.
A new primary was ordered to settle
the issue, at which ninety eight votes
were cast, these being divided equally,
also. 1t has become necessary TO hold
a third primary. Sometimes citizen
is heard TO say that be won't bother
to vote, as his one ballot will make
no difference in the result. The even
division il Prosperity shows the
faIlacy of such reasoning. A single
vote one way OF the other would have
named the mayor for that PR sperous
town in either of two ballotings. s.
Charleston Posi-.
Rev. J. D. Higgins, of Paxville. has
resigned his pastorate of the four
11,nrnl,o,- n, l,ic clnn roe
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-04-05

Paris, March 29.-Although official
information is lacking, it is asserted
in we'll Informed quarters that Japan
has permitted Russia to learn that the
peace conditions will be severely rigor-
Gus and will not be responsive to the
recent sentimental plea to Japan s
magnanimity. In particular, it is said,
that Japan s indemnity figure is $500,
coo, 900, and that this stupeudous SAM
has proved so staggering to Russian
diplomacy that it is the chief canse
Why the preliminaries do not ad-
vance to decisive stage.