Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-04-12
D. Sheppad, I.
QUIZ ELMwOoD LETTER.
Magistrates Courts In the County
A nd the Outlook Generally
for Crops.

Ed itor of the Honored old ADvER-
TIsER:
The first newspaper I recollect
Seeing and reading was the ADvER
r1sER, that was forty seven years
ego when I was a boy. / am
partial to this paper. My ever
honored father was subscriber
and the paper is nearer to me
because he used to read its
columns.
1t may be Of interert to you to
know what are the prospects for
crop. Wheat and oats sowed in
October and November look we'll
and bid fair to make a good crop:
Cats eowed the latter part of
December and first of January
were badly killed out, by cold
weather. Some had to be sowed
over and that could not be done
until the first of March. 1t is
doubtful about thil making any
thing. Much depends upon the
seasons. I have noticed for several
years past oats sowed in October
and November generally does best,
and wheat sowed after the first
killing frost to first of December
does best.
l am sorry to now that many
farmers who made four and a half
and FIVE cents cotton are now buy
ing corn and meat. 1t is to be
deplored for they never can succeed
as long as they pursue such a
course. To make cotton at such
prices and then to buy meat and
corn is foolish and will sink them
deeper in debt. Brother farmers,
if you cant do any better sell a
part of what you have, hire less
labor, run smaller farms, prepare
| your land well. manure your crops
better than you have done before
and work them in time as much as
they need it. Don't be like a man |
once employed-be afraid you will
strike one lick too much Il assure
you if you will do as l have said
you will succeed But some men
never make success of anything.
They havnt, 60, the right kind of
grit. They prefer to loaf about
and lose time rather than work
and be good citizens.
Judge Zimmerman held court
at Elmwood one day last week.
He did good work and the citizens
complimented him highly for his
Just decision get the the parties
sentenced were dealt with in a
kind and lenient manner as far
as possible. The first case called
was small colored boy for stealing
pair of shoes out of the store.
He was found guilty and sentenced
fifteen days on chain gang. The
next case was Chris McManus not
for working the road as ordered by
the overueer. His defense was
lnabiliey to work but his evidence
was not sufficient He was found
guilty aud sentenced ten days on
chain gang, after arriving there he
was initiated at night, as is GUS
tomary, and received into full
fellowship. While going through
the usual form they called on
him to count but being 80 fright
ened he failed to count correctly
The old convicts said: You are
the first teacher we ever knew who
couldn't count twenty. And we
don't think you are much of a.
school McMamnus is
also a music teacher and drill
master. About year ago he
got up a company of men who
paid HIM twenty five cents each to
teach them the military discipline.
They met at night with drums
aud brass horns and annoyed
hard working neighbours by keep
ing them awake by beating drums
and blowing horns Everything
went as merry as a marriage bell
with this compny until the
Phoenix riot. By some means it
was found out that he was holding
his night meetings. A gentleman
waited on him but he Judas like
denied that he was that man.
Said the Captain died two weeks
,go, that he was one of the pail |
bearers at the funeral, this was not
strpe, McManus being sent to the