The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-07-08

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The South Carolina state Press As
soeiation. met In its thirty-fourth an
"nual convention In the Limestone
College building at Carney on Tues
osy morning. June 80. ana spent
three days most delightfully."- in busi-
nsss and social intercourse with each
other and In mingling with the hos
} pisabls sitissns OF that fast developing
city Of the up country.
The gathering was pronounced by
sn TO b the largest In attendance of
any ef the msstinss Of the associa-
tsen. yss held. snd In every other re-
sDsct the needing wss highly graafy-
ine % every one.
TAs entire association ives lodged
and fsaih ths college btildins. .
hroe three ssory brick and stone
s>ructurs. having ample basement
rssns for Kitchen and dining room
seFvses. rhs building v also pro-
/. vtoo1 WITH electric lights and water
49, sn purpossa II h surrounded BY
= ~ gsovs Of trees and . large. veil
heDe lewn, and wss erected for .
eoopoe spns ssvsnty ysArs aso. and
= ahout twice - ola - the city of
oo1hsy. wh5eh only casims % years
~ : pssssnt pepslatien Of about g.
\ go H. cdslsgs = about one and "
lA1e uilss fron the raiisoad station.
< vh1sA y nses the eusinsss esnrs Of
Ne eieyeAght nllss NON Blachs-
. buru onA tvsnty-ops from spartan
orF& - ths southern railway from
CnoRIe<ee 70 Atlanta QAAHsy II the
I eoontv ssos of Cherokee c,unty.
Wn1eA pas made cut Of portions 81
vesR. oDortaaburu And Unien eoun-
o. a. y boundsa north BY North
whsa ~ IinsssoNs College wa
buots. ~ ground upon which '0a6-
, ~ seAnas vss sn old Asld ana rscs
'se1aeb : nile or two IN rear Of the
ee11eo& sna me buisdins was erected
= fsnt the 49, towesds the Nms-
seeas spsin& which eavs shs name
) leod slz1 fuSnlshss the water. the
eDs>pg bs1ng r&tls - sAs night and
, s1eoo - yards distant Nov ths
vtssoe - 1snsy ear nns eonntct-
~ v1eh oaGnsv Appseeehss from the
(snr ~, ssd. yshsGhsr ths buiIdinG
- 49, rsnoasiJsA - net ws did
ane9 lsas& bseis pssssats . handserss
1r6aa - 49, ~ ~ ear uae
49, wVs - sos sasEyias ths Ppsu
Asooo1nu6a. hAxlno tWo passsassz
'eGsa - ualnly enDloysA n tsaaapsrt-
(, - - sn1 trss espa ths eussSy
\ 80 49, warts slssass1 sAjassat %
- - cseun1s t1ths s>llsgs On ~
ci1Do ~ fsea ~ spriag, ~
4 ~ - oss Sold 81 60 &pr lell1inG
jugDsoe4 ss4 - No. b clAisas1 70
- ouoaA - ~ ~ D1eins tin& s.
4 - s>>nU tha'sunnss veeatsen -
~ = w shs leolIsGI bsildiis ~
pe11as>1 ~ guasassrins ths assocsa-
tleA Ths prss1dsnt DR.. L. Dsvil
re1oe. asA . psss of his ramiiy va
ehsse enA wsIsomsd ana made tn
nenbsss TEL q home.
~. - n. Dscsmp OF the oAiRnsy
Ls6osr. at whose earnest invitation
sx>snded q shs last meeting q thu
~ % Palms. the association decided
- hei1 ~ hsstins this year, at Can
NO. w. On hand q oil hours end
sesen1eus and was untirinG In his ef,
eosb % provide for the psrsonal com.
Sosts sn6 plsesuss % the indiviius
bsnbsrs az ne parry - well a. the
oaryyong out % all the details ol
ths nlsstins. TAst he succeeded en-
t1rsly w. the universal szprsssion
and there wss nse one who isft oafs'
nsy Win other than Ina hishsst sp-
pfscis<ion Of everything In genera
psrsaining TO the meeting. but with
very warm and s]ad feeling toward
( 10 pscsmp for having carried thl
ssDoeiatson there and being able to Jlc
all that he promised when he sx.
tsnAsd the Invitation.
Mr. Dscsmp publishes q semi.
weekly paper In 0afRnsy. TIE L,sdser;
but during the meeting Of the asso.
citation the Ledger was Issued daily
being assisted In getting out the mat.
tsr BY . machine installed for exhi.
bition during the meeting. by the
Msrgsnthalsr Linotype Company. The
machine n the new style lately In.
troducsd by the Linotype Compan,
and called the Linotype Junior. Thi,
machine is OF simpler construction ant
is soId at les than half the price oi
the standard Linotype. and II intend.