The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-03-29

ton street and will put down clay
and sand roadway.
Five candidates were given the En-
tered Apprentice Degree at an extra
communication of Claren1ont Lodge
last night.
The grounds at the passenger sta
ton can be made the most attractive
place in the city if the railroad author
tiles and the Civic Improvement club
will work to beautify them.
The farmers of Sumter county are
selling some cotton. but they are not
dumping their holdings on the market.
They are, as a rule, living up to their
agreement to hold their cotton.
The Minor Store has been filed to
overfowing with new goods and the
people Of Sumter are invited to do
their shopping there.
eyes sir, the advertising contract
made with you is, I consider the best
investment I have made since being
in business" said a prominent mer-'
chant to an Item reporter a few days
ago.
The meeting Of the County Cotton
Growers Association on April will
be attended by large crowd. The
people are anxious to hear the ad-,
dresses Of Jno. L. McLaurin and e. D.
Smith.
Rev. T. H. Wardlaw, who filed the
Presbyterian pulpit Sunday preach
de most excellent sermon. Mr.. Ward
law is no stranger in this city and he
was greeted by a large and apprecia-
tive congregation.
Three suspicious looking characters
were 1oafng around the city for sew
eral days last week and the police
kept an, eye on them. They found that
they were under surveillance and left
town.
The baseball fever is increasing in
in this city and if Sumter doesn't or
ganize a team the fans will be clam
oring for excursion rates to Columbia
where they can see good ball playing
a little later on.
The time is ripe to organize base
ball team. There is a great deal Of in
terest in baseball, more than there has
been for several years and all that is
neededto insure the organization Of a
strong team is to get those interested
together to talk the matter over in
business-like way.
Richard Holmes got into anoth-
! er row last week and was considerably
carved up by one of his boarders,
with whom he had q difference Of
opinion while loaded with blue steel.
Holmes has had quite an experience
with the knife, having been seriously
stabbed several months ago.
An effort is going to be made to
hold an election in this county to vote
out the dispensary. The anti-dispen-
sary leaders are making their plans to
begin an actual campaign in the near
future, and a determined and relent-.
less fight is promised. A hot fight may
be looked for during dog days.
Mr.. J. R. Weatherley paid visit on
business to the Reid State farm yes
terday He says that the finest crop of
oats he ever saw is now growing on
the farm and that the work is in ap-
pie pie order. The mules are in the
best condition, fat and sleek and the
convicts are we'll clad, we'll fed and
contented. The Reid farm is managed
by Mr.. J. H. Morris, who is one Of the
best farmers in the state.
Hugh Wilson, one of the porters Of
the Sumter Banking and Mercantile
Company. was arrested Thursday af-
ternoon for stealing goods from the
warehouse. While being taken to Jail
he made his escape from the consta-
BILE Wilson had been doing q flourish
ing business on the side and no one
knows now much he has succeeded in
stealing.
NIurray'S Iron Mixture.