The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-07-13

Every man In Sumter county, who
Is interested In good roads should
attend the meeting to be held in
Sumter Tuesday. July 26th.
This good roads meeting Is one of
series to be held in every county
OF the State under the auspices of
the Columbia Record. which Is con-
Quoting a vigorous good roads cam
paign with the assistance of the good
roads bureau OF the Department of
Agriculture. which has detailed Mr..
winslow. one Of its experts to accom-
pany the good roads party. The
meeting will be held In the Court
House and will be called TO order at
IL o'clock a. m. an interesting pro-
gramme will be arranged.
The building OF new cotton mills In
the Piedmont section does not bear
out the reports that the cotton manu-
featuring industry in South Carolina
Is not as prosperous as II has been.
Some Of the up-country newspapers
are predicting that either Mcleod or
Blease will be in the second primary
with Featherstone. and that the
chances are that Featherstone will be
defeated I'm the second race. If II
looks that way In the up-country
Featherstone Is a goner. and Mcleod
will be the next Governor of South
Carolina.
Mayor jennings states that he has
decided TO forbid the exhibition of
the Jeffries-Johnson prize fight NOV
ing pictures In this city. He does
not anticipate that the exhibition Of |
the pictures would be productive of |
disorder or race riot, but. as the |
law forbids prize fights in the State, |
he is OF the opinion that the repro
duction Of a notorious prize fight, |
such as the Jefrries-J Johnson mill. |
would be no less obnoxious than a |
night between individuals He Is of !
the opinion that the law forbidding !
prize fighting is ample warrant for !
his decision TO prohibit the moving !
picture Jeffries-Johuson exhibition i'm !
Sumter.
Last fall this town and county were !
thoroughly canvassed by the agents :
OF North Carolina nursery who we're
about the smoothest and best tall, f!
ers that have come this way. They
sold only guaranteed fruit trees. rose
and other ornamental plants. and the
prices they charged and collected
we're from t hree To four times as
much as ordinary. The extra high
prices We're taxed up 20 cover the
guaroDtoe, ana the agents promised
that they would make good each and
every frUit tree OF other plant Chat
did r.t live onl flourish. I'm duo
time tHs trees and plants arrived anI
wore -.t ,ut. Nut 20 great many og
them 'F. Fiel anil tho.. th5t nave
sur,i..i rg. not 1ourlsh'nc. Some OF
the buyers 90 the trees and pI5its
have written O. o." nursery &. dud
ont .tHt th. guarantee ON The p,lrt>
Is w"rr.. "'w that tao plants a.c
6eod a.I .Ac money paid but ,s y.j
mo- .,uv r.. been received. alth,u-.,
or0f' tm. H.s elapsed sine. wlilue
fov 'r answer tp nave been returned
IL loo',s .Er tnc buyers Of high prj--
ed plants are stuug
business man who is very any.
tpus to s.c sumter have good h.tcl
tor the a,e.mmodauon of the travc,.
Ink pJhI.r makes suggestion that
B. WORTH ot consideration. for it ap-
pears &" offer practicable solution
Of the problem at a minimum cost
His ilct Is 20 buy the Masonic Tenn
pie and remodel IL from 10 10 bot
tom and convert IL into FIRST class
commercial hotel. The location IS
central and on that account most de-
sirahlr in sp far as the travelling men
are concerned for they. almost w,th-
out exception. prefer hotel near the
business section Of town. The lot
on which the building Is situated /,
amply hrsc FOR the purpose desired
AL ''siIrs IL has light and ycntil'd.
ton 60 three sides. The man who
makes the suggestion is not interest
ed la thr property in any way and
the sale pf tho Masonic Temple and
It's conversion into hotel would not
benefit him "a cont II is merely "A
suggestion but It looks so reasonabl"