The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-08


The Governor has received letter
from the chairman Of the delegation
of Chesterfield county stating that oW-
ssno 60 a vacancy in the Office OF sheslH
caused BY the death of D. b Douglass
and only one candidate for the place.,
s, had been decided that 1t was NOT
necessary to hold a primary. ana That
q commission should be issued SO y.
P Douglass, who is brother OF the
late sheriff.
TIE railroad commissioners went 20
Darlington TO-DAY to look lnto pesi-
fion fled for q new depot at tnat pace
and from there will go to Blshopv1lie
to answer q petition for pesIer pas
ssengsr accommodations at that polnt.
Tha many friends throughout the
zstsfass ssns the Rev. DR.. James Thorn
wall vrand keeper Of records and seals
II fhe Knights of ythias, will pc
sr3ad tn know that he is now able 20
sen for short drive and is up most OF
:fha day. He is still very weak, pns
gaining strength daily.
Freeman S. Farr, president OF the
Atlantic Coast Lumber Co., OF
{saoreetown, died IN Norfolk, a.,
nuesday night of Bright g disease.
The R;ch,and Volunteers OF Colnm-
bis. nil; go to Washington to axe part
an the inaugural parade. rs
Seventy y-ive bales Of cotton were
s,,-nad on tbs depot platform at Nc
Coll, s. G.. Wednesday.
RAYMOND Bowman, the l6-year OLD
a,ov Who was accused of setting nra 20
number Of houses IN Charleston
sTlead guilty when placed on tr1ai
sTnesday and the jury recommenoeo
Hin, to mercy. he will probably re-
eeIye !. sentences OF ten years.
snit has been fled by the estate
nf Toe Myerss against the Columeia
Electric Street Railway. Light ana
Power company for $4,000. Joe
Myers was Jile-- negro haokman VINO
was killed at the Union station an
August 1903, by runaway nat car es
which ran off the track near tne
station, oyerturning the hacA aio
killing the man.
The dealers aud canning factory
snaonle ara much exercised over the act
IF the legislature providing protecslon
for the shell fish industry, and IL IS
likely that the fconstitutioDality, OF
srhe act may be- tested IN the courts;
II q aroued that license of S4OO and
: 3 tax Of 8 cents per bushel, Wl1n
nfher provisions of the law are TOO
drastic and practically amount 90 a
prohibition Of the oyster aud clam
trade.
The following South Carolina post
masters have been nominated ny the
Presidant and confirmed by the Senate
James A. Davidson. Blackyllle; Jonn
e. Little, Clinton; Jas. +. hunter
Lancaster.
One hundred bales Of cotton were
bnrned aud seventy-fve damaged on
the depot platform in Lancaster
Thursday.
Mayor Charles Witsell, of Walter
boro died Thursday of pneumonia fol-
lowing an attack OF grippe.
The six-year-old daughter OF John
E,.His. White. Of Heath Springs vas
burnad TO death Monday her clothes
catching fire from trash pils IN the
field.
The body of Mr.. W. D. Catlin,
who was drowned in Black river near
GeorgetoWn about month ago, was
found Thursday.
The Masons o. Union, have pur-
chased lot and will build Masonic
Temple.
Raymond Bowman, the youthful
fire bug of Charleston has been SEN
fenced to serve ten yers in the State
Reformatory.
Mr.. j. T. Smith. Jr., of Willison,
was waylaid aud shot to death Friday
sfternoon while riding to his farm.
The assassin escaped.
Peter Binds, colored, was convicted
of wife murder at Bishopville Friday
and sentenced to life imprisonment.
Guy Gunter. Columbia's crack ball
nlayer. bas been traded to the
Charleston manager aud will play
With that team this season.
Mr.. A. E. Camichael, who runs a
frnit store in Florence was murder
ously assaulted and robbed Friday
night while on his way home
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