The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-21
HAGOOD.

Hagood. June 18.-I never 60 to
Sumter that do not see something
that reminds me that the town is alive,
awake, active. Yes sir, she is up
and doing. Now 1 am moi going to
refer to its fair sex, very fair which
ever way you take it. ! will not talk
about its beautiful homes where they
luxuriate. will not speak of that
fre corps OF physicians and two >ex-
cellent lnErmaries, one complete the
other nearly SO that will furnish them
every attention when they are sick,
neither Will descant on of the Streets
sidewalks and drives unsurpassed,
where hearts are broken and hearts are
won. Oh, me, I said / would not
speak or words to that effect, of those
pretty Sumter maidens but does that
debar me from speaking to them when
they speak to rnes''
Somebody else has been looking at
them besides Hagood else why that
talk of loading wagons with them,
hauling them to the passenger depot
labeled, ssThis is what Sumter grows, ;"
and why do see so often IN the papers
married" or "a pretty marriage"
etc. ALI that is wise and timely no
doubt. What I took up my pen to write
particularly about was that ] saw
newsboy vending Sumter paper, The
Daily Item, - and he was selling them
TOO. What do you call that? Get up
and push. That is the way to get
there: first get up and then push with
all your might Sumter people ought
10 patron:ze the Item. I heard man
that same day, vino ought and does
know, talking about the Carnival. If
q were to tell all he said that would
make an article, But be said, s'This
paper published here, "The Item'' is
Eesponsiblle for the whole thing. Why
Is vas treme ndous success, marvel to
tie whole country, eclipsirX anything
of the kind in any part of the State.
Then to think of its splendid manage
meat even to the little details of en-
tertainment. There was not jar or
break any where to mar it as an occa
sicn of pleasure. A mammoth adve1 tise
mens Of Sumter, that's what it was,
and it will take years for South Caro-
l11a and the country to forget it. |
would discourage these stock shows,
they will not amount to anything and
will not impress the visitor with the
pogressivenees and growth of your city.
They ought to call off their stock
shows etc, and in q year or so more
have another Carnival. Getting it up.
and on a more magnificent scale,
would be child's play compared to the
6fst. Attendance? No question about
that, and in numbers SURPRISING any
thing ever seen in the State, Tor the
suppression is gone ont that what Sum
ter undertakes she does, and does
well.'' I say these open moutned,
never once looking at the girls. and
when he ceased to speak, l said
tsAmep.'' When I got to the depot
there was another big fellow, and he
was saying. 81 never come to this
place that, I, do not find crowds not
any where else to De met in cities of
twice its size.
-@Is must be quite railroad centre. ;"
At any rate he was interested.
MI. G. j Jackson is successsul
man. bis latest success was to persuade
the finest woman in Lexington county
IN the person Of Miss Ians Meeete. to
keep house for him. They were mar
NED at her home at Lexington Court
:iouse, Wednesday evening at o'clock.
The Stateburg High School has done
more for the jackson family than for
any other family 70. besides giving the
children an education it has enabled
enc OF the adults to set up house.
Mrs. Frauk Caple out in the sand
hills near New Hope died one day this
week, after a lingering illness. She
vas poor with no opportunities, but
ahe IVES q good woman.
Crops are clean and everything is
growing, looking very we'll. We have
had plenty OF rain.