The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-01-15
PIs6AH NEWS NOTES.

Pisgah, Jan. The weather at the
passing Of thesold and the coming in
Sofsthe new year, was all that could be
desired. The days were indeed
beaItiiff
That the present freeze has given
the death stroke to the young oats IS
the opinion of all that have CON
versed with The planters have
caught 1t all around
The new year, has brought the usual
Stir and moving with the negroes.
This year the whites have caught the
fever, every mans place is better than
your own. The old contented farm
life seems to bea thing Of the past.
It's stir for. some position where
there is no hand labor. but the pen.
It's notspubllc admitted that man
sual labor disgraces a man, but private
it is said that gentlemen dom t labor
IN the fields. Thississ the cause of so
many trying to live above theirmeans,
and 1t is only practiced at large in
this State. Cursed, thrice cursed is
such state of society. 1T makes one
sick5to see the efforts to live in style
that Will put them in good society
even at the cost of their legal and
moral Obligations to pay their debts.
This is the causesof the large balances
IN the debtor column ina great many
cases.
The preliminary trial Of John Boyd
and Frank Murray, indicted for COM
picity 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.
Mr. b Smoot spent a week in.
the holidays visiting friends in the
upper portion Of the State. He re-
turned yesterday and resumed his
school today.
Miss Daisy Bowman spent the hoIi-
days with her parents IN Columbia.
I 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. e. Crouch preached a fine
sermon atPisgah yesterday afternoon.
Sometime 1 will give your readers a
synopsis of one, and think they will
enjoy it..
Mr.. Porter who has been running a
saw mill on the N w r. r. has
moved his plant here, and will remain
he says for sometime.
IF the taxpayers Of the State could
see the State House now they would
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 McSweeDey made no mistake
when be appointed her.
A new red carpet is being put down
in the representative hall and tpre-
sumo one will be put In the senate
chamber. At present everything is
topsy turvey, and it will take shustling
to get everything in order for the leg
isIature On the 18th inst The gov.
.ernor is very pleasant in his Office,
without any starch or trying to i'm
press you that he holds a high posi-
=tion.
Gunter, the Assistant a ttorney Cen
eral, says he wants his chiefs office
next year, and guess q 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.