The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-06
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.


| Drought up at council meeting last
week, and Alderman Finn was re-
| quested to correspond with the manu-
facturers of steam fire engines and
obtain all necessary information for
the guidance Of council in making the
purchase Of an engine
The adjustment of the losses in the
Christmas night fire has been prac-
tically completed, only a few minor
matters being still unsettled. The
settlements effected have been quite
satisfactory to those who suffered loss
by the fire, as they have received all
the insurance to which they were
entitled.
The usual large crowd was in
town Monday on account of saleday.
There were few sales of real estate by
the Master and Sheriff, but a good
many horses, mules and other articles
Of personal property were sold at
auction.
The city schools reopened at 10
o'clock Monday and teachers and
pupils are ready for the long spring
session.
County Treasurer Lee had a busy
Monday. and while cash receipts were
not as great as any Of the last three
or four days of the old year, he wrote
a great many tax receipts.
Recorder Hurst had three cases on
the docket Monday-one for fighting.
one for larceny and one for creating
disturbance. Each Of the sinners
paid $40.
The Booth-Harby Live Stock Co.,
has bought out the live stock business
heretofore conducted by Geo. F. Ep-
person on North Main street and took
charge on Monday. All the stock,
vehicles, harness, etc., saved from the
fire has been moved to the Epperson
stand, and the Booth Hardy Co,
is now ready to carry on business
just as If there had been no fire. All
the stock saved from the fire will b..
sold at and below cost to make room
for the new and complete stock Of
vehicles. harness. ETC.. that will be
received in short time.
The Postofice Department has senc
out warning that on the night OF
Dec. 9Th the Postoffice at Balingham,
Wash, was robbed by burglars who
| secured money 'order form 1897 and
numbers 1401 to 1900 inclusive, also,
the rubber M. o. B. stamp. The rob-
bers will probably fill out these money
order blanks and attempt to pass them
on banks and merchants. Banks and
merchants are therefore warned to be
very cautious In cashing money or
| ders for strangers Any party at
tempting to cash one Of these orders
| should be Immediately arrested and
Geo. M. Sutton, p. o. Inspector, At
lanta, Ca, notified by telegraph.
The United States Wireless Tele-
graph Co. announces that the sys-
tenn will be extended throughout the
South during 1909, by the establish
ment of $50 stations. In South
Carolina stations will be located in
Charleston. Sumter. Columbia, Spar
tanburg, Greenville, Anderson and
Abbeville.
Daniel Sumter, vagrant negro, was
captured at 2 a. m. yesterday in
the act Of breaking into the dispen-
sary warehouse at the corner of Din
gle and Sumter streets. The arrest
was made by Officer Boykin, who was
| on the regular round of his beat.
When he saw that he was discovered
Sumter started to rum but was brought
up short by a threat to shoot. Re-
corder Hurst sent him to the chain
gang for sixty days. Sumter admit
ted that he had served one term on the
gang "for something about a ham,
The Winthrop College girls who
nave spent the holidays at home, left
Tor Rock Hill yesterday to resume
| their studies
The condition of Main and Liberty
streets yesterday was forcible argu-
ment In favor of verified brick paw
ing.
Messrs. +. j. and w. X. Dunno will
open an office as advising and con-
sulting architects in this city about
Feb. 1st.
Coroner Flowers was called to
Bloom Hill Monday morning to hold
an inquest over the body of Christie
pher Blakeley, colored. An examina-
ton was made by DR.. Dwight. The