The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-04-11
DRY JIM'S IONA NOTES.
Iopia S G.. April 9, 1900.

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Mr. Editor: II has been some time since
nave seen anything from this section in tbs
| Watchman ard Southron. so thought ths
/ would let you koow that We are sull iiv
ing
We are having some nice weather al pres
eot corn piaptlng is the orGer o. the day
bpf y few mere DAYS and ii will be over.
am Glad 10 state that the farmers up here ars
no, ooi,,q to increase their cotton crop to any
extent cn account Of the rise ia The price
th;o;, !; Voali he wisdom 20 reduce our cot
Ton crop. as | fear that By the ,iue We car
make another crop it will be down, especially
if there's big crop made: ead be tbs
neglecrs his provision crop will oelo much
worse fix next fall than We are DOW. thiab
!, oehoores US to try and bold tc what VI
have. and let 90 better alone. One mistake
Which I think great many OF our farmer:
made this spring, wss selliog their cotton
seed. can't see that it pays.
Wheat is looking we'll Oats have oeec
Injured some by the cold, but we have toll
cradle good stands
Mr.. n. S. Mcleod, of Swimming Pens.
spec. last night in ou, burg, aud went on tc
Camden today. I hear that he is thinking oi
putting up cotton mill at Swimming Pens
Hurrah for him and his enterprise.
Mrs. William Davis is very sick. She is
one of the Oldest ladies of our neighborbood
Oh, how we do need railroad in this par,
Of the couutry A branch road from Oswego
CD by Mechanicsvllle, and on between Mann
Vile and Rose Hill up into Ke,shaw County
would pay handsomely think Mr WiIeon
made the mistake of his life when be took the
route be did,
We attended last night Mr.J. D Gallo.
ways school closing, sud was more than
plrased with him and the children He has
surely done good work and deserves eres,
praise We hope to employ bin again for
the next term, as be is homemade map, and
might say, seif.made man, not castlng any
reflection 90 his pareots at all thiok we
will have more money NEXT term end our
schools will ruo longer. We ere about to
get over the swlndle that was imposed upoo
us few years ago 10 toe shape of school
charts. 4 regular yarkee trick. But for
one Will ,r7 AID see the seze man that comes
arouod Bat Mr Maydeid was the G:s. man
that started the bell roliiag, and cur county
Superintendent kept it going until i! reicbcd
the trustees And the result IVES il rolled sp
several thousand dollars Of our school funds,
and our children have suffered from the
effects.
4 great many Of the children 10 this neigh
oorhood who ought TO be at school are kept
q, home by their pareuts, AID as soae of
them may 6 .sia in the pager, want to sa'
to them = :. regret cot seodirg ;neiv
children &c chool, wheo IL ls too late. The
colored r : is doing eli tney CAD 10 educate
theirs, and the tine will oe wien they will
be superior in the way OF au education 10
some of the whites. 1t is SID, shame and
disgrace 90 any man who will deoar his chill
dreo from atseudicg school. when be cen pos
sioly send them, AID b.jsve God will hold
Us accouotsoie for our neglect of duty.
Some time | think we need compulsory
Law, fo- some will DO. send their cbi,drea 10
school al a.. under any circumstances Pity
fo- the children: but sname on parents.
Eoough for this time Dry jim.