The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-21


the boy.
Beck Bros. have broken ground for
the erection of two more store build
ings on their South Harvin street lot.
Mr.. Ed Green, who was so badly
injured by his horse running away
and throwing him from the buggy on
last Sunday, is able to be out again.
The effort being made to kill the
Mutual Ice Company will not succeed.
More than enough money is in sight
to pay spot cash for the plant and lot
and if those stockholders who agreed
to double their subscriptions if neces-
sary, will do so, there will be more
than enough money to erect the
buildings and provide all the working
capital necessary. The enterprise
will not fall through, however, even
though some Of the stockholders do
not take additional stock, the COM
munity has TOO much at stake to give
up the fight for cheap ice, and the
factory will be built as planned.
The proposed extension Of the con-
tract with the Sumter Ice, Light and
Power company does not appear to
meet with popular approval. A num-
ber of citizens taake the ground that
the present contract requires the
company to give the city first class
service, and the city council should
insist on having good service at once
and throughout the remainder Of the
contract period They do not deny
that the proposition Of the company
is a fair one on its face, apart from
the obligation of the company to fur
nish satisfactory service, but they
contend that the city council would
be stultifying itself by granting the
proposed extension of the contract as
an inducement or bonus to the COM
pany to perform its part Of the con-
tract which it now has with the city.
The city council has hard nut to
crack.
Darlington will have big crowd
OF Sumter people On July 4th.
Don this make you feel as if cheap
ice and heap of it is necessity:
O'Dcnnell & Co., advertise a special
sale of >easonabie goods at remarkably
| attractive prices.
| The farmers are saving this is cotton
growing weather. They are probably
telling TIE truth il cotton hou risEes in
real torrid temperature.
Efforts are bsiag made to run an
excursion srain TO Darlington Oh tbe
morning o. July 4tb, and if the traiu
eau be secured half Of Sumter will &C
over to help the Darlington folks
celebrate.
If Sumter is to stand any chance OF
capturing the ,Prebsyterian College
some CT our public spirited citizens
OF large means W II have to initiate
the good example of two of Beonetts
ville's rich men and gave 5000 each.
There should be more benches on the
Graced School square for the accom-
lnodation of the crowds that attend
the Friady afternoon concerts. Not
one fourth of tie ladies' who attend the
concerts are able to obtain seats and
the attendance is not as large as 1t
would be if there were seats to accom-
modate the crowds.
There was a wagon load of spring
chickens in town Thursday: when ii
was halted on Main street such q
crowd gathered to view the curiosity
that Policeman Gallagher strolled uI
to suppress the riot. The chickens
were all youthful in the extreme,
but they sold readily and rapidly at
20 0cents apiece.
Mr.. E. D. Smith who passed
through the city Thursday on bis
way to the upper part Of the State Is
enthusiastic over the cotton warehous
,,Iar and fools cpra that If will moi