The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-08-15

Wnlie tue breakers, appearing ike
waves of fire, roll in and melt into
foam at your feet. is picture that no
painter can do justice to
All the houses on the island are built
behind the sand hills. aud among the
trees and the road which crosses the
creek aud marsh on bridge and
causeway wiods around between the
houses and the high tide line of the
marsh Some of the residences are
near together, village-llke, while COD
siderable space iuservcoes 10 other
places. Our pearest neigboor resi-
dence is double tsuement house
occupied by the families Of Capt W A
Black and Mr. Edgar Beasv both of
Georgetown Capt Black vas former
ly OF Columbia, but is now superinteod-
ens of the rice mill ia Georgetown
He and Mr. B both spent last week
on the Isl.ud Capt Black has the
reputation of being a boss fisherman.
and he succeeded in catching them
whep the rest OF us failed Mr. Beat
ly is from Horny. aud was one of the
boys that l knew when resident Of
the ..Boro." oow called Conway. nesr
forty years ago. He svas then small
boy of eight years. Besides being DOW
gray haired usu of Al be is the
father of II living children. Mr.
Doar's household. with the addition of
our Sumter contribution, numbers
about dozen aud half, and wbeu all
of us With most of the neigbbore. climb
over the sand bank and tumble into the
surf. as we do IRON one to three times
g day. We have a jolly crowd. When
the water is rough there is cot much to
do except get out as fer as possible,
watch for the heavy swells, and try to
jump owe: or dive under them The
more timid hug the shore aud tumble
over ic the breakers, occasionally swa!
loving great guips OF salt water.
When the swel!s are less frequent those
who can swim show of their skill.
Tie nos. expert that have couc uuder
my observation SO far are Misses SaIlle
aud Mamie Black, daughter aud neice
OF Gu, neigbbor, Capt. " A. B'ack.
They ere not afraid Of the big waves
aud 60 uuder or over them With eqaa!
ease aud graceiulDess.
There is telephone line on the
Island running to Waverly Mills. and
from there connection is made With the
Telephone exchange 10 Georgetown.
Waveriy Mills is the regular landing
place for boats coming up the Wacca-
nav from Georgetown. and is also tie
postofice for the Islaud 1t is about
four miles distant, and hacks run re-
gularlY from the island to meet the
boats at Waverly.
True Blue, another landing lower
down, is only about three miles from
the island, and is used as much as the
other route, except that those who go
that way either have their owu ooo.
veyauces or make arrangements for
hack to meet them For the informa
tion Of those who may want to GENE
here, append memorandum that !
have obtained Of toe schedules of the
boats by which the teip can be made
from Georgetown to connect With
Pswley's leland.
"Wu Elliott" leaves town at 8 q. q.
every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
returning leavas Waverly every Tues
day, Thursday aod Saturday at about
10 80 OF IL q. N.
Ga Tuesday aud Friday the "G. F
Burroughs" leaves town at a. m., and
will put cut passengers at True
Blue.''j a pear aud convenient point
from which to make the island. If
people take this route they must tele
phone for hacks to meet them as the
hacks only meets the regular boat at
Waverly without previous notice
On Saturday afternoon the Elliott
leaves town at S p. N. and takes the
party back. leaving .'True Blue" at 7
a. IN Monday All the summer there