The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-16

the property. It is supposed that the
roof caught from q defective fue.
The big reduction sale at the No
tick Novelty store will continue again
this week.
The merchants report q good bust
ness on Saturday and from all 'ac-
counts sold good quantity Of winter
goods 1T pays to advsrtise."-
On account Of the burning of a
trestle. or bridge. on the Coast Line
between Lanes and Florence last
night. the trains from the south were
run AROUND by Sumter this morning.
There was light frost Saturday
night and again Sunday night. Sweet
potato vines and other tender vegeta~
ton were nipped and the effect Of the
frost was plainly discernable this
morning.
The police have been specifically
Instructed to enforce the ordinance
against the riding Of bicycles without
bells or lanterns. so all violators OF
this ordinance had better be on the
lookout for trouble IL they persist In
riding without bells or lamps
"a prominent merchant said today
that business had not been so good
this fall as might be expected consid-
ering the amount OF money that was
being placed In circulation. He as
signed two reasons for this. viz: That
last year being a bad one with the
farmers, there were many back debts
to be paid this year. and again that
the weather had been almost too
warm 80 far for fall purchasing Of
winter goods.
THE scarcity OF eggs and the high
prices on these articles Of household
necessities should cause some enter
prising persons to 60 into the poufty
business In order to supply the de-
mand for such products" said bus
iness man today.
The cement walks In front Of the
Court House are almost completed. A
pavement has been put down on Main
street In front Of the building. also.
which adds much to the appearance
Of the property.
The sewerage work has been COM
menced on Ellerbe street and 10 pro-
crossing nicely. There has been 'osme
trouble with the work on account Of
the dirt caving In on the excavations
which Ii due to the sandy soil in this
section OF the city.
/, The Gibson train brought In It's us
ual large load Of shoppers Satur-
day. This train Is a great feeder for
the Sumter markets for every Satur-
day II In crowded with people from
Bishopville. Lucknow. Elliotts. ST..
Charles and various other points.
which goes to show the Importance
and far-reaching activities OF Sumter
as a trading centre. Large numbers
come In. also. from the Dalzeli section
on Saturdays. In fact. the trains on
all the runs into Sumter bring in
great lods OF purchasers. on satur-
day mornings especially.
The subcommittee Of the Court
House dedication exercises will give
a dinner to the invited guests and the
members OF the Sumter bar just after
the exercises OF the day are over.
The cotton warehouse Is gradually
filling up with cotton. but II Is coming
In small lots and there Is room for
much more. The fact that cotton
comes In small lots indicates that the
small farmers are the ones who are
holding for higher prices. and ac-
cording to common report they are
the only ones who are I'm a position o.
patronize the warehouse, 1t Is said
that great many OF the larger
farmers sold their crop for October
and November delivery early las
spring. and in consequence they can
not take advantage OF the opportunit,
the warehouse affords them to stOr,
their crop for higher prices.