The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1896-12-23
'sHaste to the Wedding :"
Rez. 4: 10.

On Thursday afternoon, the l7th instant,
We drove rapidly across the bridges to the
residence of cur old friend. John Aooneybam,
which nestles neatly among the oaks on the
bank of the ssWee Vice. (now black) River.
The occasion was the marriage of Miss Lizzie,
daughter of the house, to Mr. Webber Player,
all of Mt Clio.
Miss Lizzie, now Mrs Player, is gradu-
ate of Leesville College and has been
thoroughly educated in both the polished aud
practical accom- 2lishments Of life and is amply
prepared to ssksep house" in its full sense.
Webber is thoroughgo;ug and successful
young farmer vho doesn't hesitate to shuck
his coat, or fear sun, or rain, or cold when
there's work ahead-all admirable q2aliGca-
tons for this sort Of partnership.
gHThe Bride was dressed - but The ladies
will really hare to excuse US, we ere not au
fait in the matter of ladies' dress;-but the
bride was dressed ia rich looking cream
>eolored silk, without veil, and few orna-
mS2.s, and looked very handsome. This
must suffice. We tried description once
aud spoke of the dress as durnish molssses
color, Gu, bias, gored 10 the waist and full
breasted 10 the back, etc., etc. and dog
goned flpes fellow didn't call on us TO ex-
plain, and we couldn't and if he'd been
worth anything we'd have gotten lcSia'
The supper came next on the evenings
programme and it was no barmecide feast
either. From tcrkey aud ham and chicken
we tried TO ca, our way through the list Of
cakes and pies and custards, galore. Even
to ''ambrosia. We don't belong TO the
breed of gods, but we were helped to am
brosia 10y q very handsome acd substantial
angel. The only draw back to our perfect
content was that she was married angel and
the be ange. was sheTe in the shape of big
hurley husband.
John Monaghan is the patriarch and
patron of the settlement sometimes called
''Dog 1slaud,' 80 dubbed by one Of the
quandam settlers, and which is entirely sur
rounded by water-in a very wet, rainy
spell-not otherwise. A portion of this set
t!ement was formerly the eastern half part of
the old Garter plantation, afterwards Dr.
Ezra N. Gregg, comprising 600 acres of ine
lands, was purchased by John and Stephen
Money ham 25 years ago, they sold portions
10 John Cautey Bullock and Jesse Atkinson,
ST., all whom, with their sons aud other set
tiers on other portions of this half of the old
Gregg plantation, now number some dczan or
fifteen families and farms, and oil sterliug
farmers, honest acd honorable conservative
citizens. We doubt if mortgage or crop
lien ever encombers the land or crops of any
portioc Of this settlement Withou! bor-
rowed money, or free and ualimited silver,
they are successful aud prosp-ring, havirg a
fair credit with any prominent merchan,
from Mayesville to Camden, or from Bishop.
vile to Sumter.
A sonewhar amusing Incident of badly
mistaken judgment OF a prominent Sumter
merchant occurred some long .iGe since
Ooe OF this settlement, 6ne farmer and good
business man who had never put his name to
the bottom end of lien, or. security, but
who had bought freely ard paid for it, pro-
posed to the merchant TO give him his years
business. The latter hesitated and com.
menced to harp upon note (amoog the high
C's we reckon), &C., as security, which was
so discordantly unmusical, aud unusual too,
to this farmer, that he whirled off and shot