The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1910-05-07

mems tournament committee? 1t is
time something was being done.
The government has ordered the
windows asked for for the new post
flee building put in. The postmaster
has been notified to this effect.
Tuesday afternoon a COW that has
always been cosidered harmless, and
was looked upon as a kind Of pet by
the family attacked a three year old
child of Mr.. and Mrs. f. T. Hodge at
Pocotaligo. knocking it down and
jumping on it. The hoofs hit the
child in the face and cut a cash en-
tirely through to the cavity. The
mother took the child to Mr.. Nj. H.
Beck's place and found him ready to
leave for town in his automobile. He
had no regard for the sped limit and
had the child at Moou's Infirmary in
about seven minutes. The child's
wounds were treated, and it's moth
er took 1t back home.
There came near being a serious
runaway on Main street Monday. a
negro was holding the fine mare of
Mr.. III. d. Barnett. when she became
restless. The negro in attempting to
hold her, broke one Of the lines. This
threw her into the awning rods which
frightened her. She made a break
across the street and up on the side
walk. 1t looked as If she would go
into a door or window, but a negro
man caught her and held her. The
buggy was badly broken, but the oc-
cupants were unhurt.
There will bc baptising at the First
Baptist church next Sunday night.
Several candidates for membership
TO the church will be baptised as a
result Of the meeting recently con-
Quoted by DR.. Lamar.
Several young men went out to
Whites Mill Monday afternoon and
caught a couple of messes.
Editor Hartwell M. Aver, Of the
Florence Times, one of the influential
members, who is always at the Coun-
ellis of his church, is attending the
diocesan council
party went out to Whites Mill
Monday night for fish fry. A pleas
ant evening was enjoyed by the fol-
lowing: Misses Lula Cook Boykin,
Edna Tobin, Mary Brunson, Mar
guerite Cromer and Katie Clark and
Messrs. j. II. Cunningham, C. y.
Exum. II. A. Moses. L. c. Noise, c.
E. HaynSworth. The chaperones
were Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hardy.
There is but one transfer of real
estate to chronicle today. w. II. Ep-
person, sheriff. to II. c. Haynsworth,
in re Violet Washington, one lot in
Sumter. tax deed. for $3.50.
Messrs. f. j. and w. X. Dunno
have the contract for the plans and
building at Springfield, Ga. The
specifications for the new school
building is to cost $4,000.
Sergeant McKagen is kept busy
these days issuing summons for street
tax. 1t is $3.50 now, but later it will
be twice that.
j. n. Johnson, white, who has sew
eral cases standing against him for
selling whiskey has been delivered to
Sheriff by his bondsman, III. II. Edens.
There are about twenty more cases
made out against the defendant, who
has beer doing a big business on the
Manning road.
Coroner Flowers reported the death
of III. G. Finch to Solicitor Wells at
Florence, and received a letter from
him telling him to forward all the
papers in the case to the clerk of
court of Florence county. That is q
case that should be tried i'm Florence
county. The crime was committed
there, and the death only occurred
here by virtue OF the fact Of our
splendid railroad and hospital facili-
ties.
Hail is reported from Clarendon
county along the Santee river. 1t
is said that great deal of damage
was done there Wednesday and that
night.
Firc alarm was sent in Thursday
about 1 o'clock from box 80. 50.
There was a small blaze on top of the
house occupied 10y Mr.. II. Mannheim,
at so. T.. Oakland Avenue, and
owned 10y Mr.. \. w. CroswcH. The
flames were cXtingushcd before
much danger was done.