The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-01-11

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Truths this book and presents q
aumher OF reasons y the proposed
measure should become q law.
The president Has sent to the senate
/ the nonainat ion Of a. King. as post
Imaster Of georgetown Joseph a
| ABBEY at st George and Frank g.
cain at st ottheWs The George
town postmaster died recently and
aaais IS new appointment The other
two are leappoIntments. ss.
The case Of Aaron P. PrioIeau, the
negro eongressiona1 candidate, con-
victed recently IN the district court
fsor tampering WITH the mails, has been
appealed to the circuit court Of ap-
peals. and the Ease viii ceme up for q
lhearing next February He was re-
LEASED on q bond Of s5oe. "a negro
preacher, named Beckett, andaanother
negro, David Hayne, Of 81. Stephens.
going on the bord ttorney ". st:
iJuiien Jervey alleged a number OF err
rors Of the court IN the oyerruling Of
certain testimony and IN the adrnis-
Ision Of other depositlons IN his peti-
ton
aar Murph IS the winner OF
Itise prize Of 100 IN gold
Eorered by the First National bank OF
sSpazfanbnrg, for the largest yield OF
cotton on one acre of land. His yield
amounted to 4,234 pounds OF seed cot-
ton EARLY last spring the bank offer
ed this award and dxed rules and reg
ulations 20 govern the contest. This ac-
ton was taken TO encourage and slim
uiate the spirit Of intensive farming IN
the county There were from Is to 30
contestants.
sc o'clock "Wednesday morning on
the wharf Of the WaccaniaW line OF
steamers at Georgetew IRE destroyed
Eco bales Of cotton consigned to
sorunt & Son, slnington. n. G: The.
Ire Department responded promptly
and worked hard to save the build
ings Estimated loss s.. 900, said 70 be
covered By Insurance.
recent meeting Of the Ander-
son city council the ordinace abolish
ing dry wells IN the city was given
It's nnaI reading and adopted There
are only four or Eve dry wells IN the
ciity The owners VIII be allowed ua--5
III she first of March 70 put them out
of commission.
The sale Of iligers in this state
last year exceeded an previous records
Essby s, 900 tons, the income from the
having been Sit, 81. .15.
For the year preceding it had been.
sss,so9 80 The year 1905 has started.
OF nicely, over 600 having been re-.
EGeSVe9 ILLS AS>sS g
Dispensary Directors TowiH and
Boygin have been IN Columbia IN re-: re-
gard to the proposed case to be argued
Esoaa Ia regard TO the closing Of the.
dsspensarx at Eilofee. They are look
up tie law under which they acted
& ) ~ 20 Cd fjsf,tad that fF1e suprernss
court VIII sussaiu their action. IF &c
they do not, said Director Towill,
here should oe law passed which;
viii allow the people to express their
XVIII The case is tracing consider
able attention throughout the state.
The State Historical Association
met In Columbia on last We'd.
nesday, Messrs ]. T. CAN'T, II A.
III. Smith, W.. q. Benet and John b.
Cleveland being present. The associa-.
ton, after a lengthy session, adopted
a resolution appointing Messrs. Can't,
Smith and Benes a committee OF three
to prepare bill for the general as
sembIy providing for a separate
apartment for an Of the valuable rec
ords IN the Office OF the secretary Of
state, ard that a clerk be furnished
the association at a fixed salary, who
VIII care for these records. Secretary
Can't, who is chairman, ex-oficic, Of
the commission, submitted an annual
report, which strongly recommended
this action, and the committee VIII
endeayor to have the bill passed.
George W. Campbell, aged about 4s
years. white plumber Of spartanburg
died suddenly Tuesday night about
midnight. From what could be learn
ed OF the matter it seems that Camp
bell had been drinking heavily of late,
but Monday afternoon and night
he did not appear to be drunk. He at
tended a meeting Of the Plumbers