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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-10
Letter to T. c. scafre,
Sumter, S. C.

Dear Sir: Here's tale with point
to it. Florida is the hardest state IN
the Union for it.
Gilmore & Davis Go, Tallahassee.
Florida, think they know paint
can do in their climate; they've been
painted for 35 years, Devoe ten years;
and they say Devoe wears 10 years
their words are: Buildings we paint
ed Devoe 10 years ago are in good con-
dition of paint tod y.
They also say lead and-oil wears
oaly enc year there; Devoe 10 years!
Ten years is long l1fetimr for paint
in Florida; longer than 20 IN Maine.
We doc't dare say that either is true
az general fact in those States; but
there are such instances.
If We should call the cost OF Devoe
in Florida half of the usual cost OF
paint, it would be too much; we sup
hose it's about one third; there is so
much trosh there-tbe costllest naint
is the worst, and the worst IS the
costliest everywhere.
Yours truly
~ Fw DEvoE & co
p s. Durant Hardware Co. sell
o.-r -1oi1f
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the Sumter had been artistically dec
GRATED with white and green-palms,
bamboo and maiden hair ferns in
tasty profusion. The tables had been
arranged with banquet effect, strewn
with flowers and appropriate green's,
while the supper was a most sump-
tuous one. Mr.. Jackson had spared
no expense or pains in preparing for
the occasion and his effort was
brilliant success. After the repast,
with one accord those present e1-
pressed their appreciation Of the ele-
CANT service OF their genial host.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-10
ANNUAL MEETING POST G.
Travelling Men Meet, Elect Officers
and Attend Banquet.

The first annual meeting Of Sumter
Post G., of the Travellers Protective
association, was held Saturday night
at the Hotel Sumter. The principal
feature of this meeting was the elec-
ton of officers for the ensuing year,
and delegates to attend the State con-
vention, which meets in Anderson on
May Gil.
With practically a full attendance
of the membership, including Post
Chaplain H. II. Covington and Post
Surgeon Archie China, the meeting
was called to order at $50 by Prest-
dent ]. K. Crosswell. After the for
NAL opening exercises the election Of
officers was taken up. Mr.. j. w. Nc
Kiever was elected president for the
term Of one year to succeed Mr. j.
K. Crosswell; Mr.. A. C. Ducker 1st
vice president, succeeding Mr.. ]. W.
Mccoy; Ir. A. W. Crosswell, I'd vice
president and Mr.. C. B. Yeadon Sec
retary; H. L. Scarborough, NJ. II.
Beck, J. W. Mccoy, R. H. Wither-
spoon, w. R. Phillips and w. P.
Smith, board of directors. The dele
gates elected to attend the State con-
vention were Messrs. H. L. Scarbor
ough, NJ. H. Beck, w. R. Phillips, R.
H. Witherspoon, J. K. Crosswell and
C. B. Yeadon.
Among the visiting members from
other Posts We're Messrs J. H. Dud-
ley, of Columbia, and Mr.. Chas NJ.
WhitlocH, OF Wilmington, \. c., both
of whom made short, interesting ad-
dresses before the meeting.
The business session was concluded
st II O'Clock. after which the pleas
urable features of the event were be-
gun. The spacious dining room q
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-10
President Roosevelt may succ'

President Roosevelt may succeed
IN nominating himself for the presi-
dency if he keeps up the present
racket, but he should not hope to
convince all the people that he does
not want another term. If actions
speak louder than words he wants
another term and means to have it.
The pardon of DR.. Maxcy Gregg
Lee, of Darlington county, who was
serving life term in the penitentiary
for the murder of his father, was to
have been expected. The only re-
1narkable fact connected with the
case is that he was not pardoned
sooner. This thing OF Imprisonment
for life is more fiction than il is fact,
provided the prisoner does not .in-
considerately die on short notice; for
given a little time, it is comparatively
easy to find an excuse for the ex-
ercise of the pardoning power.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-10
BLIND TIGERS SENTENCED.
John Williams and John Davis Put
Out of Booze Business for a Time.

Jonn Williams and John Davis Put
Out of Booze Business for a Time.
Two roaving blind tigers were cap
tured by the authorities on Saturday
night and safely landed in a cage at
the police barracks. Monday they
were before Recorder Hurst and ans
wered to the names of John Williams
and John Davis. The charges against
both were conclusively proven and
as a tanning dose the Judge admins
tered to John Williams $50 or 80
days, and to John Davis $50 or 80
days.
Sam Garner was also arraigned for
converting his barber shop into a
drinking resort. He was soaked $50
or 80 days.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-10
w. H. Scale,
Supervisor Sumter Co.
A LIVE WIRE.
Tom Richardson. the Hotel Porter
Painfully Burned at Depot.

Tom Richardson, colored porter,
became entangled in a live wire at
the Atlantic Coast Line depot Mon
dav night and was painfully burned
about the head and hands. But for
timely assistance he would have
probably been killed. The WIRE struck
him on the head. completely singing
off all the hair on the top and in
his efforts to remove the Wire deep
trenches were burned into his hands.
Rvstanders hurl ed to his assistance
and freed him from the wire.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-10
NEW RURAL ROUTE.

The postoffice department has is
sued orders for the establishment Of
rural free delivery route No. on
June 1st The route will cover the
territory from this city by the Mayes-
vile road via New Sumter, thence
through the Shaw neighborhood,
thence to Shepherds Church and
back to this city by the Bishopville
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-10
IMPORTANT NOTICE.

Subscribers are requested to ex-
anime the label on their papers,
which show the date to which the
subscription has been paid. Those
who find that they are in arrears are
requested to cali and settle or remit
at the earliest convenient date. The
amount that each subscriber owes is
small, but in the aggregate the
amount due US for subscription is
-.a.s. isaa sse-and We ueel --,s Eac1-sy
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-10
THE WATCHMAN AND soUTHRON APRIL TO- 1907.
BITTEN BY A MAD CAT.
Mr.. T. J. Geddings, of Privateer, At
tackled by Cat That Probably Had
Hydrophobia.

Mr.. T. ]. Geddings, Of Privateer,
was attacked Wednesday by a house
cat and seriously bitten on the hand.
The cat made two attacks on him,
but was beaten off the first time be-
fore it succeeded in biting him. The
second time it succeeded in fastening
itself to his hand and inflicted a pain
full wound. The actions Of the cat
indicated that it had hydrophobia
and It was killed. The head was sent
by express last night to the Pasteur
Institute for examination,
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-10

Tne Sumter Wotcimon was founded In
1850 and the True Southron IN 1866. Inc
Wnsehmars and Soathron now has the COM
baned circulation and influence of both OF
Che old papers, and is manifestly the best
advertising medium in Sumter.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-10
Total
Chain Gang Account

a7O ] B Rafield. convey convt to cg 81
GAG DR. c Baker, med atten convlcts 80, 8 " "
Ss2 Hardy & Co, supplies for en- gang ioo A
$50 V Guy Nelson, supplies squad g o.
a54 ! c Geddings. work for chain gn II %
95S D J Griffith, hire OF convict w
1902 Stokes, convey pris ch gn W
962 D NJ Green. supplies squad eng s.
1908 DeLorme'S Pharmacy. NED ch 81
9S3 Mrs Player, hse rent squad g l ~
1913 81 r Campbell convey convt ch 81
1049 J B Bradley supplies chain gang ~
1852 S 3 Stokes, convey pr1S TO en- 8 Il W W
1O46 J r BrunSon. sal overSeerer chg o9 10
1053 NH Boykin. Jr.. sal guard ch 30 90
1861 81 { Edens. supplies chain gang 46 50
1917 Fl Campbell, convey prls ch 9o
1915 J B Raf6eld, convey prls TO en- g 9g
1913 Sumter Grocery Co, supplies ch IL 80
955 Burns Hardware Co, supplies cg a $
1079 Stephen Tindal. beef for ch g o.
1897 W 81 Scale, reward paid owen
DAILY for arrest OF escaped con-
vict and expenses q dV
109SH r W Bradham, rprs to road mach y -
1135 " n Scale, conveying pris ch 6. !0
1155 r BrunSon, sal overseer en- % %
1162 Mandy Boykin, salary guard 6 II w
1159 J L ackSon. supplies ch ~ w
ITO sumter Dry Goods Co, blankets c i3 90
1912 DuRant Hardware Co, supplies c -
11S3 L Jones. supplies for ch 81 Sa
1854 c L Jones, guard for chaln gang ~
1lS7 B Rafield, conveying prjs ch -, s 81 81
1I3J Hardy & Co, supplies chain 10S 81
1890 Sumter Grocery Co, supplies c.g 20 ~
11S9 VOnOShen q Shlrer, SuppileS &C -
12O1 Maier & Valbery. tents. ch 6 l3 -
800 1roro Harris clio &rr disch cony 9 25
1908 Geo W<Wright, beef for chg ~
t9oo Jact johnson. freight and haul 241
100 III" Hodpe convey prts ch e 90
1oS0 7 y CGe6SinpS work ON wagon 10
1854 yoeeJb Eind- forage for mules 220
1881 " Graham. 9 carts for cg " 80
1884 s & Hodge, conveying pris ch g zoo
i241 O'Donnell & Co, supplies ch 6 ~ II
1850 n T Edens, hay for ch 6 ~
1858 T 81 Edens. supplies cbain gang a w
1850 NJ q Boykiu, salary ch guard w
1a0 D r Brunson. conveying pris c,g 70
1855 q Hardy, difrce in mule trade 3S9 90
iii Good Roads Mch Co. bolts I'd mch a 90
1859 O e Bostick, bread for ch 90
1880 D Brunson grd g days pee 70 w
1881 J r Brunson, overseerer sal& Elk 56 As
1852 Nj q Boykin, Jr grd days Dc Oe 90
ro..1 s1.3ss 95
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-04-10
AIMS HOUSE AND pAuPERs ACCOUNT
Advertising. Books. Stationery, &c.

1912 Osteen Pub. Co. pub Supr Report u
.lGOl Herald Pub Co. notice Supr Reg =
1O15 Osteen Pub Co. pub tax notice &c Is
1gS1 1gS fa,nss KnieSt Bros RUos ofice supplies
1i95 0steen Pnh Co Office suppJies II 1
e55 Edwin A Mccoy, Office supplies
1237 Osteen Pub. Co, books & adv1ng q
Total s lis
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Harmony Presbytery.

The spring meeting Of Harmony
Presbytery convened with the
Presbyterian Church Of this city on
Tuesday, April 9Th, at I'm. st the
request Of the retiring moderator.
Rev. J. C. Bailey preached the
opening sermon. The following mem
bers are expected to preach at the
time named:
Tuesday evening-Rev. H A.
Knox.
Wednesday morning-Rev. H. T.
Darnan.
Wednesday evening-Rev. Hugh
r. Murchison.
Thursday evening-Rev. W. J.
Wyly.
DR.. T. NJ. Mcconnell has been ap-
pointed by Presbytery to remain over
the Sunday after The meeting and
preach. All Of the sessions OF the
presbytery are open to the public and
every member Of the church is earn
estiy urged to attend as many ses-
sions as possible.
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Total
Roads and Bridges account.

96S W c Hudson. bridge work
97S + L Player. lumber and hauling
o79 Mike Pincllney. lnbr rprS. eros sc
900 T II OSteen, overseeing. rd wk &c
q74 W II Mcleod, bridge work
9i3 Z kirven. bridge lumber
oS4 G NJ Stone. services as ovcrSeer
996 c w Whitlock. work on Bethel rd
1868 Collins & McElveen. bridge work
1904 ii NJ McLaurin. bridge lumber
1905 " G Mccoy & Co. ditching road
l0ll L w Green. lumber 6; bridge wk
'OlO Marion Myers. cutting tree out rd
1919 " c Hudson. bridge wk, hauling
10l4 G. B JoSey. hauling. &c
10lS J NJ ReaSonover. hauling bridge lr
1919 ! u Griffin. bridge WORK. Sc.
1861 r VI Cantey. bridge work sc
1853 NJ McLain. bridge lumber
1868 r NJ Bradley. bridge work
IG-3 " I Newman, ditching = mill rd
j04q ) b Bradley. cutting trees out ri
lGS9 W II Wells. bridge lumber
1oS915 I'd DuBose. lbr hauling br@ wk
1901 " a Spann. road work
1924 J Muldrow eIGttiuG Jree ca. -
1895 T J DuBose bridge tQtobe:
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-27
TWO OF JoHNsoNs VICIOUS BILLS

N OUBTLESS the palm be given the Hon Grove l.
Johnson for authorship of the vicious bills that
have been offered the present session of the Legislature
Mr. Johnson beats his record The bill permit cmi-
as choose their judges finds ready and sympathy
IN the breasts OF the scay from this city by Ruef
the criminal element San Francisco No other
ton of the motive and purpose of this bill is needed The bill had
unanimous support from the Ruef gang.
The other bill with which Johnson himself designed
to enlarge the of the State Railroad Commission AS
body negects absolutely the large powers
do anything whatever but salaries purpose
ohnson bill be regate the
tons that he assign the Those functions
performed in less satisfactory fashion by
officials under the public eye they charge
road Commission they would be neglected altogether fulfilled
only to the extent directed by Mr. Herrin
The constitution confers wide and vital powers the
Railroad Commission whose exercise badly needed
California There is work enough in the revision of local freight
keep every member of the commission busy
but they do absolutely nothing They do pretene
OF doing anything.
Imagine body of that kind sitting the grant of spur
and franchises in Los Angeles Bakersfield Yrekal
commission might do useful for Mr. Herrin by uddng
evidence of negligence railroad accidents the
functions that Mr. johnson would like assign the com
mission The result would be that these
formed only the that they might be injurious popular
rights and interests because constituted the State Railroad
Commission is public enemy
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-27
MR.. HARRIMANs BREACH OF TRUST

THE process Of making clean breast of it appears
easy for Mr.. Hartman. This of the
remarkable features of ingenious PERSONS makeup
does in the least realize that wrong bonds
OF railroad company himself and his friends o5 so that he
might sell them later 90 thereabouts
This transaction in Chicago and Alton character
isc OF Mr. Harrimans methods He does realize that
the Office of corporation director president fduciary In his
moral code the president of railroad property abso
lue and profits that from manipulation of
oures the of its capital belong him The
Chicago and Alton transaction only repetition of the
ous methods by which the funds of the big life com
Panes used make profits for the insiders
Chicago and Alton Mr. Hartman using funds
himself the of Union Pacific syndicate
which when IT control of the Alton road SOOOOOO
OF bonds members price per than the
market value.
Presumably the for this transaction that the
syndicate having bought per of the stock virtually owned
the road and therefore had the right mortgage
pleased There might be justice in this plea stock
had not been sold later innocent parties know
edge the mortgage Not only but
It watered to degree that stagger the imagination
Mr. Hartman to be incapable of understanding that
when President Hartman sells railroad in his con
troll to Stocobber Hartman he commits criminal
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-27

who will go to Cananea to inspect his
mining interests there.
Dr. I. s. Minor of Eureka ia visittn~
the city for few days and is a zuast
or Dr. r. 0. OConnell at 211 Devfsa
dero street.
Howard s. Johnston and family Of
New 1ork are at the HarnIin. Thev
nave just returned from a pleasrra
trip to Honolulu.
Thomas c. Young OF the ST. Iouis
nrm OF Eames & Young, architects FOR
the new United States custom house
Is at the Hamlin. '''
Judge Abercrombie smith Of Hong-
Kong who is on his way home to I.on-
don, will spend a week in This citv
He is at the Jefferson.
r. H Pease. president Of the Coed
year Rubber Company, and bis son
X n Pease Jr., will leave next vvesS<
on trip to New York
c. L. Denney. owner Of the DArrs.,
Hotel al Seattle, and his family rs-
turned from pleasure trip to Hone
lulu yesterday and are at the Ba1ff-
more. 9-e'
Louis Glass. head OF the adv3sorv
board OF the Pacific States Telanhons
Company, has returned from Orovf1ia
where he has been looking over ne
mining interests in that locality.
General A c. Girard. u. 8
tired. who has been living at Mer-
tel'ey since he left active service. viii
soon go to Chicago TO reside tha-.
permanently He will be accomnanta.s
oy his daughter. Mrs A. r. Eerwtr
wire OF Captain Ksrwin.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-27

J. C. Stubbs has returned from the
southern part of the State and VIII
remain in the city for some time Tne
traffic manager of the Hartman lines
still regards San Francisco as his home
and Chicago as a temporary abode de
has lost none of his old characteristics
and says as cheerfully as ever, Really
there is nothing new to tell you"
though his operations take in Europe,
Asia and America.
He did say yesterday that he did not
believe that there would be general
increase in freight rates, as has been
agitated for the past month NO, ne
explained. Il do not look for any gen.
eral increase in the rates That was
as far as he would elucidate.
Stubbs was eloquent on other mat
ters. do you know" he continued,
have been away for six years, and 1
have to come out TO see how things were
going on; or, rather, 1 had to come out
to keep in touch with the progress Of
the State. The development has been
something wonderful.
I'VE have been pretty business study
ing the new law. The Interstate Com
mission was as much at sea as we were.
and we have been getting down to a
working basis.
How long shall be here? Well. do
you know, there was time when my
daughters would ask me when 1 was
coming. and l would set a time and
would disappoint them. 1t came to the
point of their never asking me when
I would come and when am here they
never ask me how long I will stay. To
tell you frankly, would like to spend
the month of March in the State, but I
might get telegram the next minute
calling me away"
On Friday the coIonist rate will go
into effect and the railroad people be-
lieve that there will be fully 1000 to
5000 people starting for the coast on
that day The guesses are that the
month of March will see an immigra-
tion into California of fully $4,000 peo-
pie, and that in April the number will
be larger Never before has there been
so great an inquiry as to the possibili-
ties of mans making comfortable
living in San Francisco. and these in
quiries are coming from all parts Of
the country. particularly from the me-
chanic class.
]. Parsons cultivates cows and raises
milk in an inaccessible valley of Ala
media County. He is also a right-of-
way agent for the Western Pacific, and
has been gathering in strips of land
through the length of the county for
the passage of the trains of the West
ern Pacific. Parsons has a bland and
a winning manner and his endeavors to
get rights of way in many instances
have met with astonishing success
Strangers who have been acquiring
land lately in Alameda County have
been hard customers to deal with. Par
sons has found, His negotiations with
one of them recently were as follows:
Are YOU in favor of the steam carr
asked the Gould agent.
We'll yes" replied the land owner.
Now. would you not like to have a
railroad train running through your
property and see the engine puff across
land which is yours and feel as If you
really owned the railroad?"
Well. now," replied the man, IF
want to see a railroad all / have to do
is to walk about ten rods and see the
puffs of steam from a Southern Pacific
locomotive"
That isn't the idea" slowly ex-
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-27
:. :. Personal Mention :.

F. T. Gragg. a banker of Yokohoma,
is at the Baltimore.
G. c. Mitchell, merchant of Spo-
kane, is at the st. Francis.
wlfred E. Robertson of Madras,
British India, is at the Hamlin.
R. c. Turner. a business man in Chi
cago, is registered at the Hamlin-
George w. Hazen, chief OF the secret
service of the coast, is at the Savoy.
W. H. Routledge. mining man of
Tonopah. is a guest at the st. Francis.
Attorney Shirley C. Ward of Los
Angeles is registered at the Jefferson.
DR.. T. w. Harris. weil-known Port
land (Or.) physician. is at the Hamlin.
j. w. Sackett. mining man from
Montana. is registered at the Hamlin.
II. weinstock of Sacramento arrived
in this city yesterday and is registered
at the ST. Francis.
Mr. and Mrs T. R. Fleming of Edin-
burgh, Scotland, are among the recent
arrivals at the Hamlin.
S. j. Fleming and wife of Boston,
who are making pleasure trip to the
coast, are at the st. FRAMES
r. NJ. Heintzelman, superintendent of
the Southern Pacific Railroad shops at
Sacramento. is at the Imperial.
Honolulu arrivals at the Jefferson
are J. T. Morgan and George W. Smith.
both prominent business men in the
islands.
Robert Campbell of Cananea. Mex
leo. and who has just returned from
the Orient. is at the Savoy. He Is ac-
companisd by ]. S. Clark of Honolulu.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-27
Gossip in Railway Circles

planned Parsons: 'the idea Is to have
the railroad right on your own land
We'll. then / don't want it.
You don't, Ell? Well now, II the
Western Pacific were to ask me 10 let
them cross my land. would say, Gen
tlemen. you are doing me IaVor' 20
right ahead
sTd do more than that. Parsons, If
were you," replied the man.
Well. what would you dor he asked
If I owned your land I'd pay the
railroad to come on it
He is rich and elderly and he always
takes the 4:40 p m broad gauge boat for
Oakland For months he has fingered till
the last person gets off the boat and
then he walks through the cabin and
gathers up all the stray newspapers that
he can find. A well-knOwn practical
joker on Monday night went on board
with an armful of old papers and scat
tered them on the benches. Some OF
them were nearly a year old and were
from various cities. The innocent old
man picked them up very carefully
and took them home.
Another practical joker has planned
to collect all the Chinese. Japanese.
Slavonian. French and Italian papers
and strew them about on the boat
]. Foley, commercial agent OF the
Illinois Central. passed through the city
yesterday on his way to his home in
Salt Lake City. Foley had to travel
some 1900 miles more than he intended
to reach his destination. He was in
Southern Nevada on business for his
company and was returning to Salt
Lake on the Salt Lake road when he
was confronted with a washout near
Meadows Lake. AS the delay threat
ened to be of long duration he turned
back and proceeded to his home by way
of Los Angeles and this city.
President E. T. Jeffery OF the Western
Pacific Railway Company has issued
a circular announcing that F. W. M
Cutcheon of New York would become
general counsel Of the Western Pacific
and assume charge on the first of
March. Cutcheon. 1t will be remem-
bered. was out here last year as the
company's representative In the case
involving the right OF the Western Pa
cihc to reach the bay over the territory
claimed by the Southern Pacific on the
Alameda shore
Edward Chambers, assistant freight
traffic manager of the Santa Fe. will
leave this morning for Phoenix and
from there will go on to Chicago to at
tend the meeting OF the TranscOnti-
mental Association on March l.
A new tourist car service was started
yesterday to and from Kansas City via
the Southern Pacific and the Missouri.
Kansas and Texas
When General Manager E. z. Calvin
was in FL Paso last week he saw
eighteen cars Of the United Railroads
and four carloads OF trucks. He ordered
M an 20 ~fF ~
passenger time.
W. j. Shotwel1, general agent OF the
Denver and Rio Grande on this coast.
has left for Denver for the annual
conference.
Train No. 10. which was derailed on
Monday night at Elkhorn, near Pajaro,
was able TO continue on its way yester-
day afternoon.