The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 18, 1905, Image 6
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SESEET RAILWAY FRANCHISE
AIK)PTED.
YtomoteTS c t the Sumter and Northern
Railroad Petition for Rights of
Way Through Streets.
? regular meeting of city council
was held at 8 o'clock Wednesday night
with Mayor Geo. W. Dick and Alder?
men Barnett, Haynsworth, Hood,
Rowland, Stubbs and Wilder present.
Absent Aldermen-Finn and Hurst
S?rst.
& Mr. H. J. Mclaurin, Jr., appeared to
ask five years' exemption from taxes ?
?n a saw $nd planing mill establish?
ment under an ordinance allowing
such exemi tions to manufacturing en- ?
tesrprises. On motion of Messrs. Wilder
and Hood :he request was refused as
lumber mills are not such enterprises
as are contemplated by the ordinance.
Messrs. H. F. Wilson and J. L. Al
tnct presented and read an ordinance
to permit J. JJ. Alnut to contsruct and
tjperate a street electric railway and
a light ami power station which was
adpcted and ordered published under
a resolution dispensing with the sec?
ond readin?.
Messrs. W. H. Ingram, Neill O'Don?
nell and R. L Manning for the
?opporators promoting a railroad
2rom Sumier to connect with Sea
iKjard Air line via Bishopville^ pe ti?
ed council to grant and secure for
"?iem a rlg'at-of-way through tha?'por
tfcm of Din rle street granted by Messrs. j
I* Wriirht, E. A. Jenkins.and oth- j
?as,' across John street and Cemetery j
^avenue, through the whole of Walker
afcreei to tie city limits. Messrs. J. M.
"Knight and H. F. Wilson, of the Cham
of Commerce, emphasized the val
of the proposed road to the busi
-asestir?ter<;sts of the city.
The request was discussed at length
and council expressed a desire to grant
aft reasonable concessions and assist?
ance to an enterprise of such great im
?portanee ty the city. Aldermen Hayns?
worth, Rowland and Barnett were ap?
pointed to investigate $he proposed
route, its feaidbility, etc, and report
-within three days to a special meeting
off the cou ncil. *
The minutes of December 21 and
January S th were read and approved.
Mrf Barnett reported five mild cases
<f smallpox in different parts of the
jciryaad stated that measures had been
taken to prevent a spread of the dis?
ease Mr. Rowland suggested the ne?
cessity of establishing a pest house
said adopting vigorous means for pre?
dicating an epidemia The committee
Am sanitation was empowered to act
.at their discretion and Mr. Rowland
iwas added to the committee.
Mr. Haynsworth for the committee..
.*>f public works reported the drain
1?srpe line East Canal.: street!) finished
and that recently acquired streets are
lacing opened and improved. :
The fint ince committee reported that
4*e^ had disposed of all claims?re- J
'\ terred to thenrand had examined the
?3erk and. treasurer's'reports for ?No?
vember ?ind December and found
them correct. They called attention to
h412s submitted from time to time for
iacidenta:. expenses of the fire depart?
ment in addition to the monthly ap?
propriations which are supposed to
. ?over such expenses and asked for in
-J?rSfcf??? in regard thereto. No action
' "-wastakefl. y \
; An ordinance to regulate th% use of
-public vehicles was read, adopted add
ordered published under a resolution
dispensing with the second reading.
Mr. Hood of the committee on fire
alarm advised that the Gameweil sys
^^aystem advised that the Gam ewell sys?
tem be installed at once. Mr. O. P.
Crocker, representing the Gamewell
company, was present and demon?
strated the working of the fire alarm
? system He offered to erect 8 miles
. of wire, seventeen alarm boxes, indi
: caters, etc., for $3,500, payable in five
annual Installments, with interest at
% $ per cent on deferred payments. Mr.
Rowland expressed his confidence in
the efficiency of the Game-rell ser?
vice but did no think it necessary in
so small a place as Sumter. He and Mr.
Barnett moved that the purchase be
deferred, but the motion was defeated.
Messrs. Stubbs and Hood moved that
the purchase to be made on the terms
offered. This resolution prevailed,
Messrs. Rowland and Barnet voting
-against lt. On motion of Messrs^'ROw
land and Haynsworth the number of
alarm Ixxxes was reduced to 12 at a
cost of $3,000.
A petition of citizens for a fire hy?
drant ,a.t the corner of Salem avenue ,
and Haynsworth street was referred
to the committee of public works.
Officer W. W. McKagen was direct?
ed to aid in the collection of city taxes
and .licenses.
Bills and claims on file were referred
to the finance committee.
Council adjourned at 11:45.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
Absolutely Harmless.
The fault of jriving children medicines
containing injurious substances, sometime?
ame disastrous* than the disease
xrom which they are suffering.
Sra?/ mother should know that Cham?
berlain s Cough Remedy i* perfectly
safe for children to take, it con
-feas? nothing harmful ard for crmgbs^old*
and erxup ia unsarpassd. For ?aie by all
* * -
TBE STREET RAILWAY.
THE IMPORTANT FEATURES OF
FRANCHISE.
Promoters are Confident that They
Will Have the System in Opera?
tion Within IS Months.
This city is now within a measura?
ble distance of having an electric
street railway, the ordinance granting
Mr. J. Li. Alnutt and associates the
right to construct and operate an elec?
tric street railway and a power sta?
tion, having been formally adopted bs
the city council at the regular meet?
ing last Wednesday night
The ordinance granting the fran?
chise is practically the same as that
granted some months ago to Mr. D. A.
Minor and others, there being only a
few unimportant changes in the. phra?
seology. The franchise covers a period
of -fifty years, the company is granted
exemption from city taxes and licenses
for five years and the company is giv?
en the right to use certain specified
streets and any. others that may be
found necessary. ?
Mr. Alnutt and his associates are
J given thirty, days in which to file an
acceptance of- the franchise, six
months in which to begin the work
of construction in good, faith and 18
months from, the date of acceptance of
the franchise in which to compete the
railway system and have it in oper
i ation.
Mr. Alnutt called at the city clerk's
I office this morning and signed an ac?
ceptance of the franchise, and he is
therefore bound to begin work on or
?
before July 12th next and. to complete
the street railway and have it in oper
[ ation on or before July 12, 1906.
Mr. Alnutt is not ready to talk of his
plans, but he expresses the utmost
confidence in the ability of himself
and associates to constant and have
the street railway in successful oper?
ation well within the time limit.
/ The route of the proposed rail?
way as stated in the franchise is as
follows:
From the Atlantic Coast Lane sta?
tion on Mary street, through Tele?
phone and Bartlett streets, Har
vin street to Main street. Al?
so "from the Southern Railway pas
ger station on Bingle street, through
Dingle and Main streets * to connect
Iwithxthe Bartlett street line, thence
I north on Main to Liberty street, thence
vest on liberty street to Church street
[thence north on Church street ;t?"
Hampton avenue- to Salem avenue to
Broad street, thence northwest on
! Broad street to the^city limits. And
again from corner of Main and Lib?
erty streets, thence north" on Main
street to Warren street, thence west on
Warren, street - to Washington street,
thence' northwest on Broad" street: to
connect wkh thie ; jS^ear '?ven]ue^';lme~.
Also fromMain^str^?^?m^^w^^nt
. Oakland avenu ?ito: tfce cemteriess and
through such other streete^?nd'. ave
.nu.es as may from time to time1 be nee
essary. -- 5 ' *? .**.
Stomach Troubles and Consti?
pation.
"Chamberlrin's Stomach and Liver Tabl?
ets are the best thing fdr stomach trcuble
and constipation I have ever fold." says J.
S. Cullman. a druggist of Fotterville, Mich,
they are easy to take and always give satis?
faction.*! tell my customers to try them
and if not satisfactory to come back and
get their money .but bave never had a com
plaint.-" For fff?e by all dnujgi?t?t
Port Said, Egypt, Jan. 10.-The
Russian squadron uncLer Admiral Bo
trovsmy, .the last of the Baltic fleet,
bound for the Far East was sighted
off Port Said this morning.
After eating, persons of a bilious habit
will derive great benefit by taking one
cf these pills. If yon have been
DRINKING TOO. MUCH*
tiley wi:I promptly relieve the nausea.
Gi CK HEADACHE
and nervousness "which follows, restore
the appetite and remove gloomy feed?
ings. Elegantly sugar coated.
leke Ko Substituter
le Largest ai M Complmi
SstaiiMiEBl M
Geo. 8. I??R
-MANUFACTURERS OF
DOORS, SASH, BLINDS,
Moulding & Building
Material.
o?ce and Warerooms, King, opposite Oat
oou Stree:,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
?m^Parcbaa* oar make, wbicb we gaaraat
superior to any sold Sooth, and
rbereftr pave money.
Window andPancy.Olass a Specialty
October i*u- ?
f m
Obstinate racking coughs that settle on the lungs and may develop into Pneumonia over night are quickly cured by
It soothes and heals the inflamed air passages, stops the cough, heals and strengthens the lungs. FOLEY'S
HONEY AND TAR contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and is safest for children and delicate people.
Remember the name-FOLEY?S HONEY AND TAR-and insist upon having the genuine, as no other remedy
is so safe or as certain in results.
Given Up to Die With Croup.
Hrs. P. I. Cordier, of Monnington, Ky., writes: "My three-year
old girl had a severe case of croup; the doctor said she could cot live
and I gave her up to die. I went to the store and got a bottle of
Foley's Honey and Tar. The first dose gave quick relief and
saved her life." .
Editor Cured of Lung Trouble.
W. L. Straub, Editor of St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, writes:
"When coming across the bay from Port Tampa I got wet and caught a
cold that affected my throat and lungs. I neglected it, thinking I would
soon recover, but I kept getting worse, until I bought a bottle of Foley's
Honey and Tar, and it cured me completely."
Three sizes-25c, 50c, $1.00. The 50 cent size contains two and one-half times as much as th i small size and the
$1.00 bottle almost six times as much. Refuse Substitutes*
SOLD IND RECOMMENDED BY
& XT TUE TER DRUG O OM
Southeastern Lime & Cement
COM PAN Y.
CHARLESTON, S. 0.
Building Material of al! kinds. High ?rade Roofing "ROBEROID."
Write for
Prices.
mMianiic Coast Line.
Effective Jan. 8, 1905.
Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter.
Train 35 Florence to Aujracta Arrives 5 15 am
u 54 Columbia to Wilmmsrtos " 8 10 am
M *57 Gibson to Sumter " 9 20 av
u 52 Charleston to Columbia and Greenville Leave? 9 39 am
** 46 Orangeburgto Charleston (Tuesd^ '? 9 25 aro
M 58 Greenville and Colombia to Charleston " 6 30 pm
" 32 Augusta to Florence u 6 30 pm
a ??6 Sumter to Gibson a 6 50 pm
M 47 Charleston to Orangeburg (Tcesd'y, Thnrsd'y, Satnrd'y) ? 8 20 pm
a 55 Wilmington to Oohunbia a 9 30 pm
Freight Trains carrying Passengers.
Train *24 Sumter to Hartsviile Leaves 6 30 am
" * 1 Bishop ville to Sumter .Arrives 9 00 am
" * 2 Sumter to Bishop ville . Leaves 9 45 am
" *19 Sumter to Bobbins Leaves 10 00 am
44 ?ll Florence to Sumter . Arrives 1 50 pm
w *12 Sumter to Florence Leaves 2 50 pm
" *20 Robbins to Sumter Arrives 8 05 pm
" *25 Hartsviile to Sumter Arrives 7 40 pm
Northwestern Bailway.
Train *70 Camdtm t? ?umter Arrives 9 00 au
" *71 Sumter to Camden . ; Leaves 9 86 *??
" *68 Camden to Sumter u 5 45 pm
?* *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter Arrives 12 SO pm
" *73 Sumter to WCsonMill Leaves 3 00 pm
" *69 Sumter to Cam dorr ,** 6 25 pm
- Trains marked * daily ej cpt Sunday ; all other trains daily.
For further information, apply to
X T. CjnQiA. Ti?k?t'Aerent A." 0. L.
The Dixie Stalk Cutter-Wagon Attachment.
Parties desiring A Good Stalk Cutter ?will find "The
DIXIE" to be made of the Best Pennsylvania Steel and
guaranteed not to clog and to give entire satisfaction.
Oar machines can be fonnd at S. Pierson's livery stable^? and 8 S. Harvin street.
The Dixie Stalk Cutter Co., Sliter, S. G.
Cabbage Plants; 81.50 Per i COO.
I AM NOW prepared to fill.any and
all orders with the best varieties of
Cabbage Plants. Orders filled for any
amount and varieties. Write for
prices for lots.of 3.000 and over. Ad?
dress all orders -to
W. F. CARR.
Meggens, S. C.
Dec. 21-3m.
Cabbage Plants.
From tbe'best tested seeds. Now ready for
shidment. l?nre. strong, healthy, tbeseplants
are grown in the open air and will stand se?
ven; freezes without injury. Karly Jersey
.Wakefield Large Type or Charleston Wake?
field, which are the-.ues? kno?n varieties of
earlv cabbages.'also Henderson's Succession,
the best larsre. late and sure-header. Augusta
.Earlv Trucker, also a fine t\ pe of.late variety.
Neatly packed in light bask? ts. ?l.;V?per M:
for five thousand onmr?l.i?pcr M. F. O. li.
express Office. Special prices made on large
lots.
Chas. M. Gibson,
rOU?TGS ISL4HD, S. 0.
Dec. 14-3mos.
TAX NOTICE.
THE COUNTY TREASURER'S
office in Court; House building will be j
open for the collection of taxes, with !
out penalty, from the 15th day of j
October to the 31st dav of December, ?
inclusive, 1904. j
The levy is as fallows: For State 5 \
mills: for Count 3fo mills: Constitu- j
.tional School 3 mills; Polls S3.00 j
i Also, School District No. 1, Special,
12 mills; No. 2, 2 mills; No. 3, 2
1 mills : No. 4, 2 mills; No. 5. (Mid?
dleton) 1 mill: No. 14, 3 mills-; No.
?16, 2 milli; No. 17, 1 mill: No. 18, 2
? mills.
iSt, A penalty of 1 per cent, added for
. month January; 1905. Additiona)
I penalty of 1 per cent, for month Feb
j mary, 19; 5. Additional penalty of 5
; per cent, for 15 da\s in March, 1905.
'. Oct. 26. T. W. LEE,
k _ Co. Treasurer. _
THE CHAMPION
STUMP PULLER
The Strongest, the Simplest and most
economical of all Stump Pullers.
Try it before you pay for it. Guaran?
teed to pull your st umps or no pay asked.
Write for Free Booklet giving terms
and prices.
The Champion Stump Puller Co.,
6-8-.X
COLUMBIA.
It should be borne1 in mind that
?rery.cold weakens the lungs, low?
ers the? vitality and prepares the
s)-stem for the more serious dis?
eases, among which are the two
greatest destroyers of human life,
pneumonia and consumption.
Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy
has won its great popularity by its
prompt cures of this most common
ailment. It aids expectoration, re?
lieves the lungs and opens the
secretions, effecting a speedy and
permanent cure. It counteracts
any tendency toward pneumonia.
^Price 25cB Large Size 5<>c?^
Vf. i BOMAOrest. G. W. BOS?Mfi, Sec. ? Treas.
The Sumter Banking
& Mercantile Company,
Sumter, S? O.
4^3?#g3#Gapital Stock $50,000***^^?
Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz
ersand Farmers' Supplies.
Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil?
cox &?Gibbs Fertilizers.
We are prepared to quote the very closest
cash or time prices en au lines of
Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers*
Supplies,
And invite your investigation before making
your arrangements for another year.
Cometo see us. We will save you money,
and give you a hearty, courteous welcome.
Sumter Banking* I
Mercantile Company,
Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice.
Sumter, S. C.
GENUINE PERUVIAN
GUANO.
Se ls itself. None better. 10,000 tons now offered for sale.
Nitrate of Soda,
Muriate of Potash,
German Kainit.
Are Headquarters.
8S?* Get our prices, please.
Desirable Lots On Broad Street.
2 Lots 75x420. 3 Lots 83%x250.
At figures so cheap that they must attract
you. Too far, you say ! ! ! Just 5 minutes bicycle
ride, or drive. Have to keep a horse and buy
gy!!! The difference in interest on the pur
chase price of any other desirable lots will pay
for ihe horse's feed, and you will have a whole
lot of other pleasures thrown in.
R. B. BELSER,
Attorney at Law Real Estate Broker
9 Court Square Phone 12