The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 21, 1898, Image 4
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT
The Sumter Watchman
io 1850 and the True South
The Watchman and South
the combined circulation a
of both of the old papers, i
fcstly the best advertising
Sumter
Gov. Ellerbe ba3 been r<
a majority of more tban
% sand, but be and bis frier
badly scared lot of politic!
- the last few days before tb?
He bolds on to the office, b
dorsement be received at
was neither overwhelming
tering, nevertheless be i
deeply grateful to bis fr:
labored so energetically
They made many prom
pledges in bis name, and ?
ceeds in fulfilling them a
prove himself an expert mi
of the duties and prerogatn
office..
A gentleman who return?
day from the up coontry rep
ing a rumor that the order
war department for the dishs
the FirstS. C. Regiment a
volunteer organizations bas
called, and that a call will
made for 30,000 more vol
preference being given to tb
have already served. . This a
the war department, howe\
not interfere with tbe 301
'loughs to be granted to the
The source of tbe rumor was
N to an officer on a furlough fr
of the encampments in the
whose name was not learned
rumor waa Srst beard at one
watering places in North Ci
and afterwards in Columbia.
The State Democratic Ext
Committee has acted justly,
and io obedience to the rules
party ia remanding the Ma
Moses senatorial contest to the
ty Executive Committee and ort
that body 'to recount the con
boxes This is ail that was re
ed at the outset, and had the ct
committee graist?d it al! the ti
that bas ensued would "have
avoided. The county commits
got to do the very thing it s
have done at its first session on
tember 1st, but which it refus*
do by a decided majority. Tl
count may not alter the result, 1
will remove all the doubts that
exist as tc? tbe correctness of tb
turns of the managers, and all pt
will be better sadsfied Further
it will be a compliance, though t
and forced, with the roles and pi
dents of tbe p*rty, which should
be disregarded The action ol
State Executive Committee wil
suit in lasting benefit to the Di
eratic party in the State at large
it establishes the principle be\
question or doubt that a recount n
be made by the County Execu
Committee wheo it i* requested
good and sufficient grounds. W
the recount baa been made everyb
should accept the result as final
lay aside whatever of feeling or
satisfaction they now have The
count is ss fair to one as to the ot
ot the aspirants for the Senators!
and neither should complain wi
exact justice bas been done
HOW SPANIARDS TREI
THEIR GENERAL
Vigo. Spain, Sept 16 -A croi
of about 700 people beseiged t
house of Gen Torai to day, denian
ing tnat the troops which arriv
here yesterday from Santiago de Cu
on board the Spanish steamer Le
XIII be immediately landed Thi
proceeded to the quays, cheering tl
troops, and were with difficulty di
persed by soldiers of the garriso
Afterward a crowd of about 1,5(
people retarded to the quays, ar
when they paw the soldiers landin
barefooted aod neariy naked, the
became infuriated and surrounde
Gen. Toral*6 bouse, booting and hist
ing and stoning the building Ever;
tually, the Spanish general succeed
ed in escaping to the Leon XIII
On learning that the mob gatherei
on the dock and stoned the stearne
for half an hour, smashing the cabii
windows. The Leon XIII wa
obliged to leave the place where sb<
was moored.
Five steamers are ready to trans
port the returning Spanish soidien
and civil officers, with the archivet
and munitions of war from Coba, bu:
it is believed it will take four months
and cost 80,000,000 pesetas to bring
tbe troops back to Spain.
?. S. DEPARTMENT
I OF AGRIC?LTI
Climate and Crop Bulle
the Weather Bureau, Si
i
Carolina Section.
i
For the Week Ending Mo
September 19, 189S.
i
COLUMBIA, S. C , September
The beginning of the week wa
and the ?latter portion very warm,
average temperature for the weel
73?, which is one degree belo
normal.
Light rain fell over the southe
and csntral counties on the 17th,
at Kiagstree only, hut over the re
de? of the State the week was rai
The normal for the week is 1.18 i
Over the western counties then
abundant sunshine, while over the
tral and eastern counties, cloud
partly cloudy weather was the pn
ing condition.
The almost entire absence of
and generally clear weather during
past week, were conditions favo
for farm work and matnriog c
Some cora was housed, large qu
ties of fodder, pea-vine and other
were saved in well cured oondi
Picking cotton made favorable prog
and cotton opens freely, nearly hal
bolls being open. The plant is a
dead over the eastern counties, w
little or no top crop will be m
while over thc western counties slig
better conditions prevail, and ootto
still fruiting to a limited extent,
places a fall orop is probable, but |
?ally the recent wet weather matei
ly reduced the prospective yi
First pinking is inferior. Rotting
shedding have ceased. Ssa Isl
cotton slightly improved, bat no
crop making.
Rice harvest well under way, b
im the coast districts and upland ri
Sorghum and sugar-cane, peas ;
peanuts are doing well. Sweet potat
not yielding well in places, but
average yield is good. Large qua
Hies of truck being planted, but
ground is packed too hard by the
cent rains for small seed to come
readily Fall gardens geoerally po
j EXTRACTS FROM CORRESPONDENTS* :
PORTS, BY COUNTIES.
I Abbeville-Link : Dry weall
with light, cool winos prevailed, a
has been very favorable for pulli
fodder and picking cotton ; mo
storm and half rotten cotton ; bol
have quit rotting.-R F Morris.
Aiken-Talatba : Cotton openii
rapidly ; weather good for gatherin
bay is being cut and saved nicely.
WSEubanks, MD
Anderson-Holland : Dry weath
causes cotton to open rapidly ; w
probably make a full crop ; heai
forage crops of ail kinds.-Dr J
Earle.
Bamberg-Denmark ; Weather h;
been See for gathering crops : he
was cut, and cotton picked; cottc
looks better since the- sun bas drie
it; peas, potatoes, sugar cane, and s
other growing crops are doing wei
-W G Wilson.
Barnwell-Blackville : A goo
week for gathering crops ; eariy coi
turning out short of expectation!
I the bottom crop of cotton also shor
the middle crop promises to be abov
the average, the top crop will amour
to very little, nothing at all on man
places, and can bardi}' equal, hov
ever late frost may come, the damag
j from storm to bottom aud middl
crops; minor crops doing weli -E !
Hammond.,
Beaufort-Tomotly : Weather a
! last permits harvesting, being dry
? cool, and pleasant; cotton, corn, rici
j and potatoes are materially hurt -
! Geo G. Mather.
I Cherokee-Gaffney: Fodder al
: housed, grass and pea vine hay beinj
saved in abuudance; corn very good
cotton opening fast and being gath
ered ; this part of the country ii
blessed with fine crops of corn anc
j cotton.-B F Camp.
Chesterfield - Chesterfield : Ar.
j ideal week for farm interests; cotton
j picking being pushed, though pick?
ers scarce; two-thirds of the crop
will be gathered first time going
over; peas bearing better now; some
caterpillars in grass fields -Geo W
I Spencer.
Clarendon-Oakland : Favorable
weather for cotton picking ; yield far
short of expectations ? best hay crop
in years being harvested -S J Mc
Faddin.
Co?leton- White Hali : Favo
weather for crops and farm ?
especially for handing rice ; fi
in upper Combahee River hai
passed off yet ; rice on upper
has been badly damaged by fr
and high tides -W E Haskell
Darlington-Society Hill : Nc
proveinent in cotton ; weather f
able for picking ; crop is belo'
average ; some progress made ir.
ting and curing pea vine and
grass hay ; scuppernong grap
failure for the first time in r
years -J J Lucas
Edgeueld-Cleora : Fair wei
with sunshine all the week ; c<
opening fast ; there being no
crop, all will soon be open ;
short ; much pea-vine and hay b
saved ; late corn poor - L R B
son.
Fairfield-Wiunsboro : The
week was very favorable for piel
cotton and pulling fodder.-Cler
Davis.
Florence-Lunch : Clear wea
and cool nights are causing cotto
open fast, and it is being picked '
slowly ; sugar cane and miliet dc
well -E J Smith
Greenville-Greenville : Favon
weather has benefitted all crops
past week.-Mrs S A Crittenden
Greenwood-Troy : Sandy 1
cotton is all matured ; there will
no late crop on it ; there will
some on red lands ; a good week
saving hay.-A C Kennedy
Hampton-Estill : We have lc
by storm and rain, at least one-fou
of our cotton, and what is left v
sell as storm cotton ; our fields i
still so wet that we cannot get ii
them with wagons.-T 0 Lawton.
Kershaw-Camden : The war
dry weather made cotton open fae
young corn is about made, and is
good crop ; hay crop very good a
being saved nicely.-B Ammons
L?ureos-Renno : Fine weatb
for cuttiug hay and picking cotto
and they have been rushed ; sin
the rains we find we have a goi
deal below au average crop of cotto
the early crop having rotted and tl
late shed until prospects are d
couraging ; peas are flourishing -
W C Bell
Lee-Tillers Ferry : Much wo
has been done this week ;.cotton th
has opened since the rain is beaut
fol, that that opened before is pooi
corn crop good ; sorghum heir
made into molasses ; rice ripening .
J W Gardner
Lexington-Leesville : *?o ra
this week ; cotton in a bad stats, n
much fine cotton saved io this sec
tion this season ; peas and pol;ato<
doing very well.-A J Boatwright
Newberry-Beautiful weather f<
farm work ; farmers busy gather in
cotton and pea vines ; turnips grow
ing nicely.-H J Kinard.
Oconee-Walhalla : Weather ben?
ficial for maturing crops ; cotto
opening freely and picking progress
j iog, late fodder stripped andi we
cured ; large quantity of wei! cure
hay saved ; sweet potatoes will nc
make an avarage crop.-E F Pugan
Orangeburg-Orangeborg : Favoi
able weather for all farm work an*
growing crops ; no improvement i
cotton, it has stopped growing am
shed top crop ; it is being pickec
rapidly ; peas, sugar cane, potatoes
and pastures doing well -Jno '
Rowe
Pickens-Liberty : nigher tempe
rature and more sunshine were ven
favorable for curing late fodder, an<
we have the finest hay crop eve
known in this section ; cotton hat
about stopped growing, is still bloom
iog. and opening rapidly ; picking is
general -John T Boggs
Spartanburg-Inman : Fair weath?
er ; much good fodder and haj
saved ; cotton opening rapidly ;
heavy vegetation of rag weed and
crab grass on stubble fields -E J
Finch.
Sumter-Statesburg : Conditions
during the past week were very fa
vorable for cotton picking and for
farm work of all kinds ; farmers in
much better spirits -W W Ander?
son, M. D
Williamsburg-Trio : On account
of the weather, but little more than
half a crop of fodder secured, and
that in a damaged copaition ; the
cotton crop lias been cut off by ex
cessive rains to about three-fourths
I
of a full crop ; peas, potatoes, and
peanuts promise a fair yield : plenty
of grass for hay -J J McCullough.
York-Warrens : The much need
: ed sunshine came this week : pea
I
: vines and hay were cured nicely ;
j cotton heavily fruited, but first pick
lug blue and rotted ; picking pro
gressing slowly ; late corn better
thais for four year?, old con: rotting
in the ear, worse than for years -A
L Xeeiv.
Hester's Cotton Statement.
New Orleans, Sept. lb' -Secretary
Hester's New Orleans cotton exchange
statement issued to-day sbow9 that the
amount brought into sight for the week
ending to day is 159,840 baies, against
244,622 for the seven days eDding
September 16 last jear, and 312 206
year before last. This brings ?be total
amount for the 16 day3 of the new sea
son to 263,502, against 405.910 last
year
The statement shows receipts at all
United States ports since September
1 of 176.950 bales, against 262,479
for tbe same time last year, Southern
mill takings were 56,162, against 54,
376 lase year. Foreign exports for the
lo days have been 70,736. against 49,
027.
Including amounts left over in stock*
at ports and interior towns and the
number of bales brought into sight
tbus far for the new crop, the supply
I to date is 031,068. against 522,464 for
the same period last year.
Jackson, M?9*., Sept. 16.-Dr* Pur?
cell made the aonooocement to day of
a new case of fever io Jacksoo The
patieotisJ. H. Manley, a train dis?
patcher employed by the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley Railroad company
His condition to-night is serious. Fol
lowing the announcement macy per?
sons left to-day. Numbers more are
preparing to leave.
ANY PERSON
Wishing to know the troth in regard to their
health should not fail to send for a valuable and
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This book is published by the celebrated physi?
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address. Writs to-day.
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THE
SUMTER INSTITUTE
The Thirty-first Annual Ses?
sion will begin Thursday, Sep?
tember 8th, 1898. For cata?
logu?s address
MRS. L. A. BROWNE or
Miss E. E. COOPER,
Sumter, S. C.
Yioesar.
Home-made Vinegar
Superior Vinegar.
I have on hand a lot of I
Home-made Vinegar of very
fine quality. The flavor is del?
icate, while the strength is
equal to any to be had.
Will be sold at my residence
for 40 cents per gallon.
. W. G. ?STEEf*.
tl* No.64,IF.I
THE REGULAR MONTHLY COMMU?
NICATION of Claremont Lodge, No*
44, A. F. M.. will be held on Thursday
Evening, Sept. 29, at p. m. Brethren
will take due notice aod govern themselves
accordingly
L. S CARBON, W. M.
Attest-H. C. MOSES. See
Money to Loan.
ON FARMING LANDS Easy payments.
No commissions ihtreed. Borrower
pays actual cost of per?ectuir loan. Interest
8 per cent Tim* five to eic h t veara.
JOHN B. PALMER & SON,
Aug 3 v Columbia S. C
TEACHERS9 EXAMINATION.
UFFICE OF
?UjJC
fcCMTKR, S. C , Sept. i5, 1893
rpHK DATE FIXED for the next regulsr
ciamiuH tion of applicants foi Teachers'
County certificates is October 21 et (third Fri?
car), at Court Hoii9e, at 9.JO a. m
w. j. DL-RANT
Sept IT County School Commissioner.
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