The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-09-01

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Nm this tstfitory 70 take steps to
llgevent confederation Of a reclassifi-
'catlon tintil the new rates have had
q fair trial;
Charleston, Aug. 2S.-- Since under
taking the rat survey which is being
made OF ChariestOn 400 rodents
have been taken to the laboratory. OF
this hiafnbeis 3s70O were rats and the
Others mice, according to DR.. c.. v.
Akin, asstAht atate health officsr..
who is supervising the survey. The
rats e&AtaiHsd 50 TAR have shown no
indicati0As of having become infect
ed with the hpbonic plague
8 "a ---.--.-,-- ~ E 4
ColnmhiR: Aug. "a Slate highway
olDlciais have hegpn in earnest to
put the Cplunt lJewberry road in
cC1diti6as f6r travel and if the neces-
AaFy cooperation Is Forthcoming 1t
- believed this hilslWax can be made
one of the best III the stats. Much
isvlflelsrn hap beaA voiced against the
road lately and many travellers have
Aluck IN the mud on the stretch be-
tween the NluhlaMd county line ara
Little NountaAh III. Newberry county.
VI Cherleston. Ann 27--The final
bp1iI ~ asacidn Of the south Caro-
lima, association for tho deaf was held
t3ll pe)prt ION at the CHAMBER OF
dda1niefce. and balance ,sf the even
iht ands all Of tOn9orrUwA Will be de-
voted to enteFtaiAment features. A
trim w the n ~ YARD, q uic cAic and .rst
Nm at the real ArNa OF q local
lf the anEeeiatiOns we've
thu plbasnpe events ahrtounc- 2
ste' q 9opFSes arren capdl date ton the
gplteS sAE(a .. deliVefed an
is1lnfonabt akaresa tlI ait q Tnaon, In
rlon lnn1ua ke tosstsp spnTnhar ofs the del-
eGhtcS ~ tAein htiISis s ,t
Cluuabta Au9ns sse-Tha corldi-
tldn o. the scOtteh crop on August 2It
was IS , mr. cesli. !. RecordinGs 70 the
croT Tetacft o thu ANieTscan Cotton
assDcGth On inHlaod NostaEdnR. tits der.
0l4teH ~ lilEicIaleS az the association
faYeEc tllntK tkeres haai bsAn ~. an
tesiOe ltl m thst crop ance August
~ AnrSe II aIlahG onuaafiti Is eiven a.
s!t3 per cent sRha crop lssdAcIaraa
41 ~ - tptk ItpOFlE fruitad and aub-
iect to- AIiAed deterioratiOn in HeE,..
tBzuDxs
The condition Of cotton to the close
afs AuG'llst IS, says the report, was
az per cent. A aupplelnantarz, inNesS
tieattcn however, shows, q startling.
dee rinrattD0 andpwere this report TO,
be isnllBth up 70 the close OF the month
0ts lA1Euat instead OF to the 26th of
the mQntlsfjs would show an additional
IN records in any similae
psfiods. 81;
\ Alnltr1lnB. August 2 2S-~Wopk On the
local Rotol is Mug ahead rapidly and
Il Ii expected That the building wit
" coIapl eteA e. ny In November when
completed the btlildinna will conlparA
19RcrN Bly, nth any in the state. There
VIII p "a bed roerns each equippedl
with elSctfic litihtA telephone, ana
gtenuA heat. There win also pc NUM-
ber OF rooms WITH private baths. .Che
sVaeiOus dining room WIZ be on the
first floor. There will he a large
FaTnple room In CONNECTION With tile
hotel. The construction IL being hsI,J@s
lea by the jackson Constructors COM
paty 4 CoIun1bia j. G. Waliac& be-
ine II charge.
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Columbia, August 90 MoHument
dealers III the two Garolinas win meet
~ tnv lCer4sih ID lei this :no:Uing at
10 osclocA Tor The purpose OF fOrTning
8 bi-etatq asa4 tlJ9 OF alt represent
t.tlSey ts'. this 'rcsk IN sputn and NtsrthH
enrchna. letetsf mary sntsstng was
nsld t.t saspe 70 sons weeks ago
!. Mna ssnte stys ipians 1rawn up Tor ths'
! 5ot5a.fsE g q s associatioE ~
'csA :s tcg 1narDIs ana q osner fla'erla!