The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-10-04
Sumter 12 midnight, and Yorkville 1


come over on a special train, submit
| ted it's proposition. The Official Of
fer under date of September 18th was
as follows:
"As a committee of the chamber OF
Commerce, of this city, duly appoint
ed and authorized for the purpose,
we herewith submit the following Of
fer on behalf Of our citizens for the
location of the Presbyterian college
in Sumter, to wit:
ga tract of 20 acres Of the value Of
| $4,000 on Broad street, and dona-
ton in money Of $4,000, making a
total offer of $4,000.
Both water and light privileges.
."This offer is based on bona fide
subscriptions by responsible people.
By far the greater part of this fund,
nearly all OF il, will be available as
needed for building purposes. A
small part of it is payable in five an
nual instalments. We have every
prospect of making a more attractive
offer by the 28th instant. (Signed) E.
I. Reardon, S. H. Edmunds and C. NJ.
Hurst, committee"
Under the date of September 2Sth
the following was made:
con behalf Of the city of Sumter,
1--we here present bid for the loca-
! ton of your college in our city; in
| lieu of and to take the place Of the
bid heretofore made on the 18th in
|stant, to wit: A cash contribution Of
$500 college site, 20 acres, s10,-
900; making an offer of $4,000.
"The explanatory notes in our
former bid, in reference to subscrip-
tons and site are applicable to, and
to be considered in connection with
our present offer. (Signed) Jno. M.
Knight, E. I. Reardon, c. M. Hurst
and S. H. Edmunds, committee of
chamber of commerce.
Col. r. D. Lee, Of Sumter, made a
| finished argument in favor Of Sum-
ter. The site includes 101 acres, the
former home of the late Judge Green
of the Circuit court. The supplement
tai offer was made on the assurance
that it would be accepted. The Pres
byterian church had increased the
cash donation and the chamber of
| commerce had offered the new site,
worth really $3.50 Mr.. Lee gave
a very interesting account of the
planting of Presbyterianism in the
flower part of the state, and showed
how the Presbyterians had worked
their way northward into the State.
He declared this to be great oppor-
tunity for the Presbyterians. If Clin-
ton is not acceptable, then why not go
further than Chester, which is but 35
miles from Clinton and why go to
Bennettsivlle, which is seven miles
from the North Carolina line? Sum-
ter is nearly the geographical centre
of the State and yet is situated so that
it would draw from the Scotch Pres
byterian part of North Carolina.
Mr.. S. H Edmunds spoke Of Sum-
ter's growth in population and health
statistics.
Mr.. NeilI O'Donnell told of Sum-
ters' unsurpassed railroad facilities
and suggested that connection will
be made with the Seaboard. The pos
tai receipts in Sumter had more than
doubled in 10 years.
The Sumter people present We're:
lSenator Manning, Col. r. D. Lee, Hon
Jno. II. Clifton, Maj. H. F. Wilson,
Mr.. e. I. Reardon, secretary of the
chamber Of commerce; Mr.. Nell
O'Donnell, Maj. Marion Noise, Mr..
H. D. Noise, Mr.. L. I. Parrot, clerk
of court; Mr.. S. III. Edmunds, Col.
Jno. NJ. Knight, Mayor Geo. W. Dick,
J. H. Chandler, L. c. Noise, A. A.
Manning, W. L. McCutcheon, A. S.
Ledbetter, E. L. Witherspoon, P. NJ.
Parrott, J. H. Cunningham, w. B.
Burns, DR.. S. C. Baker, E. C. Rayns-
worth, G. A. Lennon, H. ]. Hardy,
F. Levi, w. B. Boyle, DR.. Walter
Cheyne, ]. R. Ligon, c. L. Stubs, C..
| G. Rowland, Geo. D. Shore, A. B.
Stuckey, a. I. Stubs, Judge r. O..
IPurdy, H /. Scarborough. The
members of the city council: Mayor
dick and Aldermen R. F. Hayns-
worth, P. P. Finn, R. K. Wilder, w.
fG. Stubbs, H. D. Barnett, G. G. Row
land and c. NJ. Hurst
Senator Manning told of ; the
financial interests Of Sumter. Mr..
O'Donnell had told of the CONNER
cial interests, showing that people go
a.