Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1891-04-04
From Wet Water.

Mr.. EDIToR:-I thought a few words
wonld not be amiss from our part of
the moral vineyard.
Tht farmers are iafther behind than
they have been for years, and the ue-
grocs seem TO have becoms discour-
aged and don't seem to arc whether
there is anything made or MT. Well.
they arc like Bill Arp says-if there is
a good crop of black berries, and per-
simmons, Cuffy is all right. There is
a good deal of corn planted but no cot
ton yet. But if the good Lord will
hold up the rain VIC will try to plant
in time yet, that is if the candidates
don't bother us too much, for there is
certainly a heavy crop of them out.
Mr.. Editor, it does seem that you
could have lots of fun, if you would
only give q little time to watching
their maneuvers. was out at Brooks
vile the other day, Mr.. Tyson was
there registering. and nearly all the
candidates were there and wide awake.
| was very much amused at fonr or
five of them. They had taken q good
position TO watch The yocmanry come
in from all directions, aud as soon as
ono was discovered there was a scram-
bio TO SEQ which would get 10 him
first to shake his hand warmly and
say, 81 am so glad TO see you, my friend,
guess you have heard | was out for
such aud such an Office" Yes. VIC
had, but | am afraid some of the boys
will forget il, If you don't como again.
and give them another shake or two,
| do not wish to discourage any OF
them. for they are all nice men and
each one would iii the Office he il
running for very creditably. :
We IRE having some sickness. Mr.
Thos. lTarpcr's wife has been quite
sick for some time, but | I'm glad te
learn she is'improving.
The ncighborhood in general. hal
lost a. kind FRIEND and, good neighbor
IN the death Of Mr.. Neal Mcleod
He was: greatly beloved by oil who
knew him.
W. invite our Arkansaw scribe Il
come oyer ana ride around little oil
our side, aud see for himsclf whiel
road is Travelled most, and then he cal
more wisely suggest TO tho B. Of 8
what they should. do about road hands
referring to the link of tho Allgoo,
road running west of Carpenters LAX,
aud the Allgood Mill road. running
north of. Carpenters place, he say'
las 10 The comparative necessity, ant
public utility Of the two roads. ther
10 Ahl can be no comparison" We
heis right about that. only he has ia
ken the wrong road for 1t. For il !
u well known fact, that the hands O,
this eide, who have been wasting Ia
Dor for wears on the Allgood link, wes
! Of the lake, never saw 1t only whe
they went to work II, or went squfI
! rel hunting. And as for the peopl
from the "Free State" az he terms hi
, side, why they never travel II unles
they stumble upon 1t some cloudy day
which they are lost In Noxubee swan
hunting their hogs. TO prove thi
the weeds grew eight feet high in II
middle of the road last summer. AN
{ the road running BY Carpenters plac,
: that he seems 10 think is of no use,
the only outlet for tho whole neigl
. berhood 10 get.to mill, and not Onl
I that, but tho last two miles funnln
. North is tho Broeksyills road for n
! Stokes aud Barnhill neighborhood. ]
conclusion. ne he says, there is no cor
parison 1t all III tho usefulness of n
two roads. WET WATEk.