The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-13
PIseAR news LETTER.

PlseAH aEWs LETTER.
Pisgah, July 1i.-Our section had
6ne rains last Friday. Other places
near here. had none aud are suffering
very much especially corn. as this is
5he month it is made. Cotton is
growing fasts bat not too much to
weed. The plant is doing as we'll as
could be expected.
notice from the papers that the
ant imported to Destroy the bali
Wea1ai will sting the bare foot people
40 they can't pick cotton. This is
What I predicted some time ago and
will make the remedy worse than she
disease.
Politics are beginning to be active.
Lee County people will have a lively
sime Judging from the many cands-
dates In the field for the Offices. will
give yoar readersan account of their
ofatoyy when they speak at SmlshValle.
The State Campaign at Camden was
not iarges but very interesting. GarEis
for railroad commissioner made the
finest speech of the commissioners.
He occupied strong ground. Mobley
told what wonderful things he vas
going To- do If elected. John 81.
Earle made q sensible speech like his
father always did. Cansler, the Jolly
man. pitched into his opponents and
made minee meat ont OF them the
rest sang their song as nsDal 20 the
same old tune. $ Putme In and put Sae
other man ont and ses what great
things am going 10 do for. the peo-
ple's and the general opinion IS that
She 8 oEt would do no better than
the S ms. NJ Williams running against
Finley for Congress is going TO press
him hard is he don't land. Finley is
feeling nos oyer good about it. Viii
Gams IS Gne speaker, and 2 good nan
nj sa sis.
George 3. Rembert candidate for
sScHcitormade q fine speech and no
6oHbs VIII poll q good vote. SIS
am fully convinced that we should
have 3 division in the party on State
issues like we did in 1890, or ne Will
soon die from merton. As matters
now stand, if continued, no one viii
soon take any interest III public mat
ters outside OF the candidates A man
should have enough patriotism to take
an interest in public matters outsIde
ef the primary election. We should
Tote at the general election, like We do
as the primarF or we will soon see the
eGect OF is In congress.
i am surprised to SEQ Chairman
Dabbs not approving OF paying pri-
mary election managers for their
services. If any one deserves pay they
do, as they have always done lot OF
work in past years for nothing. just
as well NOS pay the printer for ms
advertising, RS the managers, whose
time IS worth as much 20 them as
Others. Let the omce-holde foot all
the bills, as usual. They get the pay
and it is right that; they should meet
the expenses OF the elections. The
State pays the managers at the gem
eIaI elections and the primary ones
deserve as much as the work IS harder.
r. John NJ Allen and Miss May,
of Columbia are wishing here.
Mr. Leighton Allen, who has been
sick with fever for some time, has gone
to the springs TO recuperase.
a good many speak OF going to st.
Louis IN the fall to see the big fair.
It will be more pleasant then.
Rev. Thomas Eeiteh will commence
q meeting as Smithyille next week.
understand Sumter and Lee have
worked orr Toads. Good.
s Messrs. E. and e. D.. Wither-
spoon have gone on q visit to their
sold home IN Montgomery City Mo-,
and will spend ten or fifteen days on
their return at st. Louis, seeing the ex-
position sights. ...