The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1903-12-30
POSTMlsTRESs
ENFOReEs p0LITENESS.
Requires Everybody 10 Remoye
Their Hats on asking for Mail.

dispatch from Washington says:
The Texas sheriff who appealed to the
Dostof6ce department last week on be-
haH Of the citizens OF httla town IN
she southwestern part Of the State,
asking that the postmisress, VINO,
according to the sherifs s letter, re-
qRired citizens of the town, from the
mayor down. TO remove their hats and
look pleasant on asking for mail, and
who emphasized her views with a
brace OF revolYers, be toned down
some, has again bean heard from.
The sheriff evidently overlooked the
fact that it takes some time for an IN
specsor to travel clear across Texas,
and his appeal IS urgent. His letter
follows:
There amt no Inspector showed
.up in these parts yet, and we'd like TO
know IL one is coming. When / wrote
Won last week things wusnst exactly
calm and peaceful, and since then she
situation has become acute and IN
satisfactory. This lady postmaster
here found out IN some way-we ain t
vet decided hoW-that the mayor OF
this soWn and the other leading clel-
zens Of Shis town was. some vezed ana
annoyed with her, and since then the
Dostofhce amt done any business 60
speak of. lie it was man dealing out
stamps and handing over our mall you
can rest easy we wouldn't have asked
gou for help, and as it is we are GER
tainly sorry to bother you. But We
amt making war on women, inclndlng
shis one. which can handle her arma-
nasnS quite casnat and hippant; SO we
want you to do something.
ssT6is town respectfully protests to
Ve,n against the way in which this &C.
credited pogtnistress IS urging ner
views of poIiteness; this town respect
fully protests that it amt got time TO
leave its hat outside the ccor when
getting It's mail; this town respect
fully protests that It's duly elected
Yaayor Is important in the eyes OF It's
citizens and That there amt no call
for him to act humble when he's get
TING his mail. This mayor amt felt
right since ne skipped ont OF the
rosto6ice last week, some undlgnlfled
ard friskey, owing to the fact that he
forgot bo take of his hat and bow,
md ~ e. Is going to resign if something
si;n,s done Please attend to it, for
,-.ss, v-a ays gets;ng sniupish and fretful in
o,sr ~ ..5s ssTners and are liable to dc
s,e,,,ofi,ino, ,,, i wa might regret. Tell
.s.;s s5ss TnTsaetar 1Tn he'd better come to see
me re firss g She heard he's coming and
.i1s 4l1sra rc amt no nse to be rash and care
iass fas,.e ),
-. s.oo-dipo 10 the officials Of the post
s.s 5eTa ,rs, rfrnenE Texas IS forging to
49, AZ Sro,,f, &c the most troublesome state
:, -s'se ia TTnion. q, fara as the personnel of
eI,e en- n,stal service is concerned. Only
.es4er5sg 80 esiIs,Y- retitian was received at
80 ofSca r5enartnant from town
: az Io1ss sIa niles from that ruled over
sv is,st ina 49, aostnn istress with views on
-,.,,;ssnass, The natition was signed By
;ExT-o.,tv laadinrs citizens who complain
- ! =, i, g - sry;ncr to fand between the
s,sss,-ssssoy s-,sss = snd his assistant, mail
.;..,.s =. sgs ~, srsnsnorss sha s;l to the
sseas.s f-,y -, fI,s, rai1way station ten
.e;Iss GIss sTvay ,s, that thew had mot received
49,, ss-,-s, s,,s;l I 9or Ta F,s nasS fan DAYS.
ss.,. s.-., -, r s $1,000 fhat ts,relation
sss.-,,,. 81, : ,,,,+roesfe, and his assis-