The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
PIsGAH NEWS NOTES.

Piisgah, j an. 6.-The weather at the
passing Of the old and the coming in
of the new year, wassal that could be
desired. The days were indeed
beautiful
That the present freeze has given
the death stroke to the young oats is
the opinion Of all that I have con-
srersed with. The planters have
caught it all around.
The new year, has brought the usual
stir and moving with the negroes.
This year the whites have caught the
fever, every man s place is better than
your own. The old contented farm
life seems to besa thing Of the past.
1T is a stir for some position where
there is. no hand labor. but the pen.
Tt is not publicly admitted that man
nal labor disgraces a man, but private
lysit is said that gentlemen dom labor
in the fields This is the cause of so
many trying to live. above their means
and it is only practiced at large in
this State. Cursed, thrice cursed is
such state Of society. It makes one
sick to see the efforts to live in astyle
that viii put them in good society
even at the cost of their legal and
moral Obligations to pay their debts.
This is the cause of the large balances
in the debtor column in great many
cases.
The preliminary trial Of John Boyd
and Frank Murray, indicted for COM
plicity in the shooting Of Miller Ses-
sions, was held at Smithville today
and resulted in the discharge Of the
defendants, The evidence not being
sufficient to hold them. Sessions, is
blind in one eye, but his physician
hopes to save the other one. Gist
Murray who did the shooting is still
at large.
MT. IA. Smoot spent week IN
the holidays visiting friends in the
upper portion Of the State. He re-
turned yesterday and resumed his
school today.
I Miss Daisy Bowman spent the holi-
days with her parents in Columbia.
hear of marriage soon to take
place near here. The widowers are
hard to down when they go on the war
path In earnest.
Rev. j. G. Crouch preached fine
sermon at Pisgah yesterday afternoon.
Sometime [ will give your readers a
synopsis Of one, and I think they will
enjoy it..
Mr. Porter who has been running a
saw mill OH the N. w. r. r. has
moved his plant here, and will remain
be says for sometime.
IF the taxpayers Of the State could
%hne Tot
not grumble at the money it took to
finish it A marble tablet in the wall
on the left, as you enter the building
has engrafted on it the ordinance of
Secession, and one on the right wall is
to the memory Of the Mexican regi-
ment. The State library is as neat as
pin. The librarian, Miss LaBorde,
shows much taste in the arrangement
of the books on the shelves. I have
never seen them placed better. Gov
ernor McSweepey made no mistake
when he appointed her
a new red carpet is being put down
In the representative hall and pre-
sumo one will De put In the senate
chamber AT present everything is
topsy turvey, and it will take hustling
TO get zeyerytnlng51 sorder Tor thesleg-
islature On the 18th inst. The gov
ernor is very pleasant In his Office,
without anv starch or trying to I'M
press you that he holds high posi-
ttion.
Gunter, the Assistant a ttorney Cen
eral, says he wants his chiefs office
neSt year, and [ guess good many
others do also.
From indications, there will not be
a dearth of candidates for all the
Offices both state and county.
The new year has brought many.
changes, some who were here a year
ago have gone and others have come.
If each one will try to do more for
mankind and live better lives than in
the past there will be no regrets when
the end comes.