The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-05-25
esseAa HAS BRIGHT Prospects.
Seasons Have Been Remarkably Fasora-
hle and Crops are Thriving, Although
Small by Reason Of Cool
Weather.

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Pisgah, May 3.-This has been the
bess spring for working young crops
We lave had in many years. Not a
washing rain has fallen here. The
seasons are Just right for the crops, the
only drawback has been the cold wea-
ther which makes growing slow. Cot
ton cfopping was practically hnlsned
In this section week before last. Inc
weather was just right and the hoes
fairly few to the time of ham and
eggs accelerated by sprinkling OF
Uncle Sans passports Of different
sizes and colors. Forty cents was
given per acre by the Straightforward
men. I can't tell what the slick
ducks paid. They don't know them
sesSes, but am informed that some OF
them gave as high IN weights tnot troy
as IL ounces TO the pound. Onr peo-
ple here who have corn to bay md II
scarce. that is, corn that is suitable to
uSs. There is more damaged corn on
S the market than / have ever seen. Ii
it is doctored by salt water to make 1t
weigh heavy as reported, the loss has
reacted on che parties who did it to q
large extent for they have had lots OF It
returned on their hands. It is an III
wind that blows nobody any good and
hope this corn question will stimu-
late our people TO raise their own
bread.
Pisgah Church is putting on a spring
dress Of VIII te to be trimmed with
green and other colofs. D. J. Hatfield
is the tailor and his work looks like
she knows his trade.
NIT. NJ. Bradley has built a new
store.
Candidates are getting thick, judg-
ing from the many PLEASANT faced peo-
pie meet these days.
The reach crop that bid fair, some
time ago, to be safe has proved a fail
are, nearly all have dropped of the
trees The cold was too severe foI
them. Those who bougas early cab
bage plants have good, gardens. Ine
home raised are no good.
Miss Iia Evans, who has been at
tending school in Sumter, is at home
on q visit.
ReF. W. S.~NaIters has been giving
his people here something to think
about in the shape of fine sermons.
fSs lS8Ta Oh yCUE&11aSOO0 COIECSpoL0OAt
all through this section. IL he was
not married man I would think he
Vas wife hunting.
s One eff our pretty young ladies' who
) has just turned twenty years. says she
has got to be an old snaid and is laic
on the shelf, but ifaaal could asee hel
the universal verdict would be that
she would keep we'll IN looks.
Z hearof very few marriages aUc
none in prospect. Possibly we hae
better adopt the French rule.
YoacS Notes and Comments man
seems TO be very sentimental on sths
woman question. It would be anus
ingto see him deal with some Of the
home rulers. Wonder fs,be wonlc
change his opinion after that. for al
that glitters IS not gold.
Is is about time 80 have Sanothel
killing, for il We wait zoo long we
will be outsof the fashion The de
& ceassd,s death was caused by Sigh
wave Of the hand towards the hi
! pecket, hang and aea soul has gone t.
the bar Of God. This is usually the
cause OF shooting these days. 1
makes one feel blue TO know that oul
citizenship is in such a shape. l dom
j mean to say that a man must not de
send himself, bRS he need got be 7
coward about It S