The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-02-05

Aho oaiho NoCN lily hoW
need no longer be ashamed for It's lack
OF hotel facilities
The news OF the opening Of the
Claremont Hotel will be Of great in
terest to the people OF Sumter and
will come as a surprise to many OF
them who had not expected II to open
for several days yet The opening
OF the new hotel will also be welcome
news TO travelling men throughout the
state who have TO make Sumter on
their rounds and who have for u
number OF years In the past grumbled
at the condition Of the old Hotel Sum
ter. The first guests OF the Claremont
came In Thursday In time for dinner
and later In the afternoon the hotel
was opened up to the general public.
Thirty-eight persons mostly travelling
building and reported 1t to be a good
place TO sleep.
Sumter's new hotelry. the Clare
mont Hotel, stands at the corner of
Bartlette and Main streets. facing on
the former street Ii Is a plain. sub
staD;ial building. four stories high
and sufficiently large enough to ac-
commodate the greater part OF the
travelling men stopping in the city ov-
er day or night. There are seventy
seven guests rooms in the building, all
OF them arranged and equipped exact
w alike. There are also five large
and conveniently arranged sample
rooms In tne eastern part OF the
ground floor. Toilet rooms adjoin
the sample rooms The lobby Is
I'm the northwestern corner OF the
ground floor and Is a room so by 20
feet. In the south~ est corner Is the
dining room. n space 80 by So feet.
which has a Ca a.,.scity for seating sew
enty-hve people. In the fourth corner
of the ground floor are the kitchen
and pantries. On the second, third
and fourth floors are the bed rooms,
there being a bath room for every
third room. The two rooms on each
side connect with the bath rooms
There are three bridal chambers. one
on each floor. these being different
from other rooms in that each one OF
them has it's own bath and dressing
I'm to
parlor. conve aiently arranged for the
use OF guests of the hotel
The building is a brick structure
with n hase OF granite. IL Is con-
structed In the shape OF the letter II
I'm order that all OF the rooms above
the ground floor may be opened to the
outside. The cost of the furnished
building Is given at s105.000. the
Wise Granite Company OF Richmond.
Va. being the owners.
The ground floor of the dining
room and lobby Is OF tile. carpet being
used as covering for the floor OF the
dining room. The bed rooms, parlors
floors are also neatly carpeted.
curtained and otherwise suitably
finished of. The bed rooms are fitted
out with brass beds. mahogany furni-
ture, porcelain iavatories. all OF the
rooms being provided with the same
kind OF furnishings. Each room is
also provided with gas and electric
fixtures and telephones. with local and
long distance connections. on each
floor an apparatus has been placed
at the center OF each corridor for
nghting fire. in case one breaks out
In the building. The fire escapes are
situated at the southern ends OF the
building Is the elevator shaft. where
an electric elevator is Installed for the
convenience OF guests.
The head Of the Wise Granite Com
pany. Mr. Lee Paschal, arrived in the
city Thursday from Richmond to De
present at the opening Of the hotel.
kept busy Friday with matters CON
nected with the opening. He leaves
Friday night for Richmond. and 1t is
probable that ne will not return To
Sumter at any time In the near fu-
ture unless something unforeseen hap
pens To- the hotel.
Mr.. G. f. Whltted Is the manager
OF the hotel. lie comes To sumter
with several years hotel experience,
having been manager Of hotel at
Weldon. y. c.. for some time. This
hotel ne will continue 90 manage as
heretofore.
The Office force of the Claremont
consists Of Messrs. &. = Lavender,