The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 12, 1897, Image 7
PLANT STB AW BEBBISS.
Tfaere's Money in It, It Gives Em
ployment to Many Hands and
Puts Money Into Cir
culation.
A car load of strawberries oa ooe morning
is & big shipmen!, bot oo Monday morning a
solid car was shipped from Graham's farro to
ooe paint besides a r umber of smaller ship
ments to o ber places. The shipments have
been Sarge every day, but Monday was the
high water mark up to thia date. That}
morning 149 bushels of prime quality berries j
w re gathered and shipped besides tbe ber- (
rieft that were sold in the city. j
Mr. Graham bas every reason to be satis
fied with the success of his experiment in grow
ing berries for shipment, for the yield ha9
been largely in excess of all estimates, and
tbs bernes much finer than the average
; "grown anywhere in this section of the South
Tbe land in Turkey Creek bottom'which be
has planted in berries was carefully examioed
by several experienced truck farmers before
Mr. Graham undertook his strawberry ex
periment, each of whom pronounced theland
to be unusual!y well adapted to the growth
of berries and predicted ^success from the
start. Mr. Graham took their advice and set
oui: a small farm as an experiment, and last1
season gathered his first crop. Notwithstand
i iog that the Northern markets were glutted
with berries early in the season and the sop
ply exceeded the demand throughout the !
spring, Ur. Graham obtained profitable re
turns from his shipments, and this wa3 due
entirely to the fine sise and good shipping
qualities of hts berries, wbicb made them
command the bes*t prices. This eeason tbe
cold weather cut off the berry crop in some
sections, and the supply has not been so es
eessi ve, which has naturally tended to ke<-p
the market firm ad maintain higher prices
for select berries J It is too early yet to form
a jeliabJe opinion, but it is well within the
bounds of probabilities that a handsome
profit will be tbe return from, tbe berry crop
.now being shipped.
Mr. Graham will increase the acreage of
his farm, and next season will be in a posi
tion tc double bis shipments, a rfd if the ber
ries are as mncb finer than ;.this season's crop
as those of this year are than those of last
year's, he will be able to realize fancy prices
for all that be can ship.
There is a great deal of rieb, ulla vial land
in the Turkey C eek bottoms that are as weil
adapted to berries as that now planted, and
there is no reason wby a sufficient quantity
of berries should not he grown here to make
Sumter one of tbe leading shipping potts for
strawberries in tbe State. There is enough
land available to produce berries to fill a
sofid train of refrigerator cars daily during
tbe season, and ali that is needed is the enter
prise to ntittze the opportunity.
The land ie hejftaod it can be bought or
rented on favo^Re terms, aod if h*!f
.doten or more men would go into the business
and plaotaay where from one to ten acres each
they would make money for themselves and
at tte same - tiraje furnish employment to a
great number of women and children. It
m ty be deemed a small and insignificant in
dustry, but wheo one sees the number of
bands at work every morning on Mr* Gra
ham's small farm, the idea of how much ben
efit it is <o thelaboring peopl e ia and around,
tbe city is most forcibly impressed upon the
m ad. Any industry that furnishes employ
ment to a large number of peeble is of im
portance to a community, for it aids tn
bringing money into the place and putting it
into circulation.
Sumter needs industries of any and all
kinds, and we nope to see all of tbe and in
Turkey Creek adapted to the purpose planted
in berries within a few years.
COUNTY BOARD MEETING.
The Contract for Repairing Court
House Confirmed.
The County Board of Commissioners mel
oa Friday, May ?tb, at the request of toe
s building committee on repairs to the Court
Boose.
After reading tb mis tes of tbe last meet
ic g and adopting tbe order of business to be
followed at future meetings, the committee
ou repairs reported aa follows ibroogb Secre
tary R. J. Brownfield :
"A t the meeting of the County Board of
Commissioners on April 23c, further time
was granted the committe on repairs on
County Court House, in order to enable your
committe to consult tbe attorney of the
board, who bad recen tl j been chosen, on the
legs! s'at us of the county-to what extent
bound-oe a contemplated contract based on
the acceptation by your honorable board of a
bid made by L. L Nunn & Co., on the plans
and specfiications of Architect Moise, present
ed to and accepted by the noa rd tn the pre
liminar v steps taken to enlarge and repair the
Court House as authorized by Act of the
Legislature.
After hearing from Mr. Stuckey, county
attorney, a majority of your committee
adopted the following resolutions, viz :
Resolved, That tbe building committee
recommend that, the contract submitted with
the plans and specifications of Architect,
M oise, for.repairs and additions to the Court
H Dose, be executed and carried out with L.
L Nunn & Co , to the extent of bids made
bj them aeeregatiog $4.934.75.
Resolved further, That after exhausting
the cash oa hand, about $4,000, specially ap
propriated for this pasp se, the halance-cf
$934 75 due L L Nunn t Ci., on comple
tion of tbe work be settled in county script,
payable not later than J.m. 1st, 1895, with
interest at 8 per cent, after maturity."
Tbe thanks of ibe board were tendered the
building committee, on motion of commis
sioner Di o kins, and the report was adopted.
The old and new specifications were reid
for the information of tbe board Explana
re^ were made by Gapt. Browofield and
Architect, Moise.
Taos. L. Dickerson was admitted to the
Poor House.
An accoont for $25 ot T. J. DuBose. ex
overseer of chain gang, for articles .stolen
from bim was presented On motion, action
was postponed uotil next meeting.
Commissioner Browfi;ld offered the follow
ing resolution.
"Resolved, That overseers regularly ap
pointfd be allowed no more than $10 annu
ally from date hereof, or from the time when
tbe several township boards shall have car
ried out the law with the approval of the
board."
There WAS no second and the resolution
was withdrawn.
County Attorney Stuckey gave bis opinion
as to overseers appointed tc work toad dis
tricts : that the law is mandatory as to ap
pointing said road overseers, bot the board
can say what amount should be paid.
Bids ere received for furoisbing provi
sions for chain gang for next three months
from O'Donnell k Co., Barby k Co , J. Ryt
tenberg & Sors, Crosswell & Co. After ex
amination of bids by a committee, the bid of
Barby k Co., wasacceped.
The Supervisor was instructed to advertise
for bids for repairs on Poor Bouse
A number of accounts were audited aod
ordered paid.
, The board adjourned at 5 o'clock.
Cinco Cigars are made by a firm with 47
years' experience and a reputation for first
class goods only. Sold io Sumter exclusive
ly by H. G. Osteeo k Co.
VICTORY FOR GREEKS.
The Turks Repulsed in Two
Battles
London, May 5 -The Athens cor
respondent of the Daily Mail says :
Ten thousand Turks attacked the
( reek position .at VaJesiino The
fire ceased at 4 o'clock this afternoon,
and it is evident that the Greeks have
met with a great success.
There has been great slaughter at
Ph a rs al as, where the battle is pro
ceeding Crown Prince Constantine
telegraphs as to the engagement at
Valestino : "With God's help, our
side has conquered "
The Athens correspondent of the
Times says : Simultaneously with
the attack at Valestino, the Turks at
tacked the Greek outposts at Tatar,
near f'harsalas. It is said that both
attacks have been repulsed by the
Greeks. General Smolenski 6ays :
'The brigade at Valestino is deluged
with blood."
THS FIGHT AT PHARSALAS.
London, May 6 -The Athens cor
respondent of the Daily Telegraph
under-date of Wednesday says : Fol
lowing is the official dispatch from
Major Palli, chief1 of staff of the
Greek forces in Thessaly, describing
the fight at Pharsalas :
"The Turks attacked our advance
posts at 2 o'clock: Since yesterday
the er.eray's movement had indicated
an intention K> cut off our left wing,
and to-day they attacked our front
Our advance poBts retreated, fighting
against very much superior numbers,
and took up a position in front of our
right wing An artillery duel en
sued along the extensive line The
enemy's infantry advanced in per
fect order at three points and in
large numbers, but they were speedi
ly checked by our infautry The re
spective losses are as yet unknown
The Crown Prince took a very active
part in the combat, and advanced
withiu range of the. Turkish fire,
greatly inspiring the men. Nicholas
waa equally active at the right wing,
and directed the fire of bis battery
against the Turkish batteries His
coolness greatly encouraged the
troops
'} We maintain all our positions in
tact, and the engagement will cer
tainly be continued to morrow
(Thursday) We calculate that
about 15,000 Turks attacked our
right wing. They rushed down the
hill slopes in vast numbers. The en
emy was our superior in both arti 1 -
ery and cava ry ; the calibre of their
guns was larger, while their number
was almost double ours. We had no
cavalry, because our only squadron
had been used for scouting aud had
gone to Trikkala."
War About Over
That is the Feeling in
Europe.
London, May 5.-The war is vir
tually over, bat peace is by LO meaos
io sight. Such is the paradoxical situ
ation at the present moment. The
latest it formation from all sources
shows tba t the battle of Pb ar sal a was
not a Greek victory as represented.
This is made olear by tbe general re
treat of the Greek army last night to
Dornoko. Notwithstanding Domoko
is considered impregnable, Greek suc
cess seems impossible The question
hangs for tbe moment on the interven
tion of the powers which Greece hopes
for but still refuses to ask. There is- a
coofliot of evidence on this pmt.
Jfiverytbiog indicates, on thc whole,
that a cessation of ho.stilities is close at
hand, if it has not been already ar
ranged. Russia's remarkable attitude
6uggrsts thatsbe wishes for her owo pur
poses to secure the expulsion of a large
Greek population of Coos-anticople
A dispatch to The Chronicle this
evening asserts that a collective note
will be concurrently handed to Greece
and Turkey to night or to-morrow,
calliog upon both to cease hostilities,
the powers undertaking a solution of
their differences. The Telegraph's cor
respoodent gives as the conditions of
the powers the evacuation of Thes
8aly by tbe Turks and of Crete by the
Greeks, aod the restoration of the
states quo ante bellum, so far as
Greece is concerned.
Despite the absence of an official
statement as to the intervention of tbe
powers, there seems to be no reason to
doubt that the final decision has been
taken and perhaps action also. The
question then becomes, bow far will
the belligerents accept the powers'
terms ?
The Fight at Pharsalas.
Larissa, May 6.- A dispatch from
Pharsalas, dated ll a. m. today, de
scribes the battle there which began
yesterday as follows :
A Turkish oorps first appeared on
the summit of Mount Tekke yesterday
morning and from a formidably cn
\ trenched position the hillsides at
tacked the fourth regiment of Evz'mes
j about noon. The latter made a strong
; resistance, but was finally compelled to
fall slowly back.
The Turks theo cannonaded and de
stroyed the village of Ordekoni. which
is about two hours' march north rf
Pharsalas. The Crown Prince having
ordered the entire army to draw up io
Hoe of battle, the Greeks advanced
about 2 p. m. The Turks numbering
30,000, immediately descended the
slopes of Mount. Tekke and planted
batteries which began to bombard tbe
Greek regiments Owing to superior
ity of weight, the Turkish cannon in
flicted heavy losses upon the Gr-ek?,
especially near the station.
The Turks continued to advance
until they came into close quarters, and
the Crown Prii ce decided to retire to
more commanding position.
All the ammunition and supplies
have beeo transported to Dcmodos, on
the heights of which the Greek batter
ies are prepared for action.
Thc Turks have burned the village
of Tatala and have massacred a priest
ind an entire family in the village of
Dioskani.
Destructive Fire.
The State, Maj 7'h.
Yesterday morning, three-quarters of
an hour after midnight, a representa
tive of The State noiiced a bright glare
to the east of the city, but the Ure caus
ing it seemed to be far away and no in
vestigation was made.
About; 9 o'clock the new? reached
the city that the big new barn of the
Epworth orphanage had been burned,
together with its contents, and it ap
peared to be work of ao incendiary
"Supt. Waddell says the fire bad
gained considerable headway before
any one io the orphange buildings was
awakened. It was not discovered until
1 o'clock. . Two valuable Jersey cows
were barned Ooe mule was badly
scorched. Supt.. Waddell had great
difficulty in saving his floe standard
bred saddle horse. Three hundred
bushels of corn were bumed.
The loss is between $1,300 and $1.
400 The iosurauce was only 000.
Gov. Ellerbe bas been askeH to oifer a j
reward.
Why take Johnson's
Chill & Fever Tonic?
Because it cures the
most stubborn case
of Fever in ONE DA Y.
What Tillman Will do for
Protectionists.
Washington, May 6.-' It was a
matter of judgment with me," said
Senator Tillman tc The State represen
tative to-day in explanation of his vote
in favor of thc arbitration treaty.
"The harmful and objectionable fea-1
tores of the treaty, as originally report
ed, had been eliminated, and except fen
the moral effect, which was altogether
on the British side, tbe rejected treaty
was meaningless. It settled nothing.''
Asked if the silver question was a
factor in the adverse settlement of the
matter: "Why certainly not," he re
plied '' "Make any analysis of the
vote you please and it will show that it
was parely a question of judgment. I
do not regret the defeat of the treaty.
It was no harm and it may belp us in
some way hereafter.''
The Senator will make a speech on
the tariff bill when the cotton sched
ule is reached. Speakiog of the mat
ter he said : "I will see McLaarin.
aod go him two or three better. I
eh*ll urge a bounty on ootton and
wheat exports. I may he turned
down, and probably will be. bot I'll
make some of the protectionists mighty
sick before I get through with them,"
The Only One
To Stand the Test.
Rev. William Copp, "whose father
was a physician for over fifty years,
in New Jersey, and who himself
spent many years preparing for the
practice of medicine, but subse
quently entered the ministry of the
M. E. Church, "writes: "I am glad
to testify that I have
had analyzed all the
sarsaparill a prepara
tions known in the
trade, but
AYER'S
is the only one of
them that I could
recommend as a
; - c : ' blood-puri ier. I have
given away hundreds of bottles of
it, as I consider it the safest as well
as the best to be had."-WM. Corr,
Pastor M. E. Church, Jackson, Minn.
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SUMTER RESTAURANT.
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Regular Meals 25cts.
Private Dining Room for Ladies.
Dec. 30.
D. M. YOUNG,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Prompt attention to all business cntfusted
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