The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-06

satisfactorily to his besotted followers
sba: be did not lie. but merely said
something else which was distorted by
his wicked enemies.
The Bap,is.s 10 State Convention
assembled adopted pointed and clear
cut resolution condemniog the dispen-
sary system aud the sale Of liquor 10
any manner whatsoever. If all Of the
religious organizations could get togesh-
er and make fight oo the corrupt aud
immoral whiskey machine sustained by
the State it would have to go.
At the meeting Of the County Board
!. Commissioners yesterday opposition
vas developed to the proposed new
road across Black River. Two petit
sions asking that the road be built
were presented by committee from the
Business League, one Of which was
sigued by nearly every citizen residiog
on the eastern side of Black River, the
other was signed by the business men
and other citizens o: this CITY. Mr. r.
G McFaddiu, who lives on the western
side of Black River and whose laed
the proposed road would cross, was
present and stated that be and others
living 10 the sane neighborbood were
opposed to having the road opened.
He asked the board to 60
SLOW ia tue matter aud asked
those Of the commissioners who favored
the road to make personal inspection
of the swamp before committing them
selves. The board appointed CON,
mi.,ee to make thorough iovestiga-
sioo, and gave the committee aotnor'sg
to en?ioy surveyor to locate the best
line for the proposed road. and make
30 estimate Of sae cost of building the
causeway aud bridges in the
swaup TIE Couoty Board has acted
u;sel, in the matter and wheu the com
missee sba!! make it's report, which
should not be later thao the pexs regu.
lar meeting of the board, it will be 10
a posi:;on TO take Immediate actioo or
the pe.i.i5os OF the citizens who ssk for
this oee road It will uudoubtedly be
a matter OF some difficulty and cons!d-
erable expense to buiid aod malota'u a
road across Black River a. toe poiot
indicsseo in the petitions. but the diff
cclsiss are 20. insnrm ountao!e. por oao
the COS; be excessive in couparisoo With
the rsa; value the completed road will
be to ths people living IA the lover
Salem ADD Shiloh sec.ioos Ii the
committee shalt G9d, ats the surveyor
shall report ,has the route IS 'upract'-
cable and the cost SO great as to be pro-
h;bi,ive. then the people wac neec a
better ADD sbo.,e, route 50 greatly Will
he satisfied 70 ebacGoo the tope for a
shor; roc:e; bu: il the committee sbali
fad aad the surveyor shall report
,ba, the ,ead oau be bull. at a
,essooao!e expense. sbeo 1t should be
bn;ls a. once The read will be ol
little beoeSs 70 the land owners aod
o,ter ,e,ideDts 90 zoe western SIDE oi
Black River tie proposed road would
no, saortea the dissaoce to Sumter fo'
then materially, therefore it is qaite
pa,osal and quite 20 De expected f'om
selfish aud personal interest poio' G
view fer them to oppose the road Iof
rad vi!l GU, through their timber
lands evsa If 90: fields are crossed
r;,l oreo ,so:e saamp cattle ranges It
nnb,,c ,ra7ei aud will make pablo
storoughsare fso@ sbiob they Gao de
rive pei,ber benef; oos convenience
Jp ,his matter, as 10 all matters Q
pablo policy, toe wishes CT the se'
esuoos DC permitted to block tbe way 0
progress acc Improvement e=peo'all:
Wien the wishes aud interests au'
welfare CT the vast majority ct citizen
demand that the In provenent be made
So it: IS with respect to this road. 'h
many need it and demand II. anc ta
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