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  The watchman and southron, Sumter, S.C., December 3, 1902, page 3

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  LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHED. The city council, having extended the time for the payment OF city taxes to December 18th, there will probably be no rush for tax receipts until the l4th and 10th. Lum Mathis was before the Mayors court once again Monday for drunk enness and disordsrly conduct, and he was turned over to Supervisor Scale for ten days. The pantry robber visited the residence Of Mrs. Isertha E. Bultman Sunday night. He broke the latch on the Kitchen window to make an entry and helped himself to all the groceries that were in the kitchen. The police palled crowd of negroes on Divine street NEondaysnight. They were engaged In rough and tumble fight as is the way of the gentle residents of Divine street. Nh. W S. Barton, of Richmond, Va. is the winner OF the Cortlandt buggy offered by the Carnival Com mittee Of the Knights Of Pythias, and the buggy was shipped to him SATURDAY. Quite a number of men and boys, who could beg, rent, borrow, or take by force, gun last Thursday, went hunt ing. A quantity OF ammunition was wasted. In conversation with Mr.. Geo. D. Shore, the wholesale grocery man, he said it was quite a common thing for Sumter to get all kinds Of goods in car load quantities. he further stated that his firm had already sold more than $40, coo worth of meat for the month of November. The complains against the telephone service between this city and Mayes- Wills that is made by Mayesyille peopie is well founded, and the Sumter Telephone Co., viii either have to make an Immediate and decided i’m proVemen5 in it’s system or many of its patrons will return to the use Of the mail or telegraph. Mr.. Henry F. Parker, artistic plan ist and technic specialist, late Of the Virgil Piano School New York, arriv-. ed In the city during the past week. Mr.. Parker is now connected with the Sumter School of Music and all serious students and those who are seriously interested in the musical education of their children viii appreciate the excellent advantages offered 4 by this school. aIr. Tom Sumter, Jr., who is q member of the Charleston football team, is credited With saving his team defeatin the game with Furman University on Thanksgiving day. he kicked a goal from the field, when the score stood 5 to 0 IN favor of Furman, and tied the score. After this play by Sumter neither side’ scored and the game ended with the score 5 to 5. The Monaghan Hose Wagon Cos racing teams have gone to Charles ton to take part in the Fire mans Tournaments Teams have been entered for the hose wagon race, tie hand reel race and the quick hitch contest, and as horses and men are IN fine form and perfect training it is lloued that some of the prizes Will fall to- Sumter. Delgar Squad will not send team to Charleston, 1t being impossible for the members of the squad who usually represent 1t at tournaments to leave their business at this season Of the year. The statement of the First National Baak published today shows better than any mere assertion could that the country is IN a prosperous condition The bank has on deposit 1914, So. 10, has s42, 075. 66 surplus and undivided profits over and above the cap ital stock of So, 0G. The cash on hand and due from other banks and bankers foots up more than slS5, 600. The bank is doing an immense business which is growing steadily every month. There is no stock on the market, but the few shares that have changed hands during the past year have commanded a premium of fifty per cent. County Treasurer Scarborough and Auditor Wilder have heard nothing from Comptroller General Derham rel atiYe to the delivery of the tax books to the Lee County officials. 1t is presumed that the Comptroller General and Attorney General are wrestling with the problem, and that the contest will be continued until the Supreme Court shall have taken action on the case now pending before it. Arbor Day was observed by the Washington Street Graded School on last Wednesday afternoon between the hours of and $50 o’clock, the exercisss being appropriate and instruct i’ve to pupils and parents alike. The attendance was quite large and with she several hundred school children there was great crowd assembled on the Graded School Square. The Sec ond Regiment Band played several suitable selections, q row Of trees was planted and Rev. W. A. Fairy made an address He spoke but few min utes, but the address was to the point, simple and direct, full OF thought and tending to arouse interest in the OBJ seryance Arbor Day and all that the day is intended to symbolize. The people of Darlington are very mad with the Atlantic Coast Line for Teal, ,Y,s +b

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Tied 0–⁠0–⁠1 in their only meeting.