The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-27

mont Hotel is being erected at a
cost of $4,000 by the Messrs Pas
chal Of Richmond. Va. 1t is a four
story building equipped with all mod
ern conveniences and will have rs
rooms for guests. The Imperial is
being erected by Mr.. A. l.. Jackson.
OF this city. at "a cost OF $4,000 and
will contain 90 rooms for guests. The
Imperial is three story structure
and will be provided with all mod
ern equipment. The Claremont Ho-
the Imperial has Its walls erected up
to the third story.
Coming next to the two hotels the
two bank buildings attract great
amount of attention. These are be-
ing erected in the heart Of the city on
opposite corners OF Main and Lib
erty streets. The City National Bank
building Is Sumter's first and only
"skyscraper." seven story building
OF pressed brick. limestone and terra
Gotta This building will cost ap-
proximately $4,000 when COM
pleted and will be sumter's main Of
hce building. On the opposite cor
ner the Bank Of Sumter building Is
nearing completion. This 10 q two
story structure OF limestone and
means an investment Of $4,000 In
the building.
Going West On Liberty street from
Main Street one comes to q large
four story brick structure. sumter's
Y. M. c. A. building. a structure Of
which Sumter In extremely proud and
Of which she has a right to be proud.
The building was completed at an out
lay of between $4,000 and $40, 900
and Ia now serving as second home
for many OF sumter's young men,
The building was completed the early
part Of the year.
Still further on the same street
the visitor comes to the Trinity
Methodist Church which will be COM
pleted in the next few months. This
building represents an expenditure OF
$55.ooo and when completed will be
Sumter's most beautiful house for re-
ligious worship. Turning at this COR
ner and going north on Church street,
at the corner Of Hampton and Church
Is Temple Sinai, the Jewish Syna-
gogue. which has recently been re-
modelled and enlarged at q cost Of
approximately $4,000.
With these more important struc.
'ures glanced at In passing. the visi-
tor 10 taken back into the business
section Of the city to view the nu-
merous stores. all Of them with at
tractive fronts Of pressed brick. and,
combined. representing an outlay OF
$4,000 20 100000. Five OF these
stores are on Liberty street near
sumter street and are put up by the
estate Of Horace Hardy and by MIR.
II. j. Hardy. Five more stores are
erected. now practically completed.
on the east side Of Main street be-
tween the Hotel Sumter and the
postofiice. Three Of these were put
up by Mr.. J. X. Crosswell and two
by the Real Estate Holding Company.
Just opposite u the McCallum Realty
Company office and the Office Of WAL
lace and Moses building which was
erected within the year by the Nc
Callum Realty Company and just
next to their office is a store, Just COM
pleted. also erected by them. Op-
posite on Main street r. w. A. and
Willie Bultman have broken ground
for another two story store. but which
Is yet in It's initial stage. Coming
back TO Liberty street one store has
been erected by Perry Moses. Jr., and
associates and ground has been
broken for another. improvements
representing an outlay Of $1,000 were
also made on the Pierson stores oc-
pany and Hearons Pharmacy. big
plate glass windows being put In and
other Improvements made.
little farther OF the New York
Bakery have established their plant
on Hampton avenue near Harvin
street at a cost OF $4,000 and have
taken possession Of IL within the
year. "A litt' farther on down the
South Carolina Western station is on
the corner Of Hampton avenue and
Green street, a building completed
within the past month at q cost OF
probably $4,000 on in the outskirts
of the city The Sumter Gas Plant has
awarded a contract for improve