The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-07-06
PISellh NEWS LETTER.

Pisgah, July To-day being our
national holiday, work on the farms is
suspended to large extent Some are
going right on with their business.
The negroes are rowing the roads see
ing what each other is doing. If the
day passes Of without some fuss, it
will be ore of the seven wonders IN
this time of lawlessness.
Our section is much stirred at the
self destruction of Mr.. Langley yester-
day morning, which no doubt grew
out of the cause for which Aaron Will
liams was arrested last week. The
airs full of rnmors of such nature
that would not be suitable for your
columns. S., I Will say nothing of
them unless had the true facts. Mr..
Langley has been here about a year.
He came from Lancaster county to
saw for Porter, and this year went to
farming. He seemed to be quiet
sort Of a man. The. cause of his trouble
which forced him to take his life
by sending bullet through his brain
must be terrible. Aaron Williams is
not good looking negro and bears q
bad reputation. Afew years ago he had
bullet shot through his neck, for
some cause. He got well and this
year was working for Mr.. Langley.
This is al I can tell at present
about the trouble. Aaron claims to
have ploughed up an iron box full of
gold which he has been hiding about
to keep people from finding it. Sew
eral have leen digging where they
thought he put it, but found nothing.
OF course, the whole thing is fake,
but is, it is said, a part of the trouble.
The rains last week have made the
crops hustle. Blight is in several
fields, caused from too much of one
kind of mar ure. From what / have
seen, the crops about here are the best
/ have seen, and If the seasons con-
tinue good an abundant harest will be
realized. Fogers, ]. Z. ellis, J. D.
Evans and others, have extra good
crops.
The health Of our section is very
good.
Mr.. John Barfeld has been danger
ously, i'll. His physician, DR.. Fox
worth, called in Dr.. G. P. Osteen,
who had him moved to Sumter and
operated OIL him and he is expected
home. we'll in few days. There is
no doubt if this course had not been
pursued, A[r. Barfeld would have
been dead.
Mrs. Jonn McCaa who has been sick
quite. while, is so she can 60 about
the house.
The CROPS will all be laid by soon
and the hard worked farmer will have
a short tin,e to rest before gathering
commences.
Protracted meeting will soon COM
mence with the various churches. If
neighborhcod churches could arrange
so as to not conflict in their meetings
it would he SO much better, as all
would have an opportunity to attend
the various services.
The population of this place is
rapidly iucreasing. Soon, We will be
as thickly settled as the suburbs of
cities. A study of population shows
that the largest increase is among the
agricultural classes, and those who
follow tr,ldes, etc. Very little in
crease among the rery rich. They
love pleasure too much to marry and
settle down. Large cities like New
York, Chicago, Paris, ETC., gre at their
best. Their increase is mostly among
she lower classes. and as the years 60
by the standard Of citizenship will be-
lowered. It is not healthy state of
affairs, but when d nation like this
makes money the ruling ambition for
life and everything else must be sub
ordinated to it's accumulation, we are
at the fall of tide and the ebb will
soon flow.
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