The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1905-06-07
PISGAH.

poor crop Is al oAo ooJ A"f,
true one. Let Us see if there is any
prospect for full crop this year. Tue
Iauo has been thoroughly leached. sud
most OF the soluable guanos are gone,
thousands of acres cannot be cleaned
of grass. The stand is imperfect, and
the acreage has been reduced. Ibis
shows that a large crop canpot be
made under tie most favorable cir
cumsrances, all that the government
and commercial bodies say to the con-
trary, aud goud prices may be expect
| ed next fall.
"a man that will not help in this
fight to better the condition of TIE
farmers. and WHO will increase his
| cotton crop, when he knows his neigh
bor has decreased his, is traitor to
his country so said A. B. Stnckey in
his fine address to the farmers some
time ago at Remberts. Every one OF
those who have increased their acreage
are lost in the grass and 1T Is good Tor
them for their uDpatriotic course.
| Those WHO have decreased are com
paratively SAFE A lot Of fine oats was
saved last week.
Tue fruit crop is poor indeed. What
peaches there are, are SO defective THAT
scarcely good one can be found.
Apples are failure the trees are dg-
| iue IN places from blight. Vegetables
are very good, especially cabbage.
| More of them this year than we
have had in sometime.
The health of our section is not very
good at present. DJsrentery. ana
measles still fingers. :.
While in Sumter recently on public
business, strolled about little when
off duty and noticed many improve
ment on all sides. One or two i'm
provements that are badly needed, Is
the widening of several streets. aud
good fire escapes to the Opera House.
[ Save 10 doubt but the city authrr-
tiles will soon attend to tnes- things.
MIR. HaLcock, the ia:lor is keeping
the Jail Just as clean as he can, but a
coat of good white wash, on the cages
and walls would add tc the looks as
ell as the health Of the place. Mr..
L Hancock treats tie prisoners with
kindness and gives them plenty to eat.
TIE old reliable house cf }. D
Craiy, is full from bottom to I. p With
all the furniture that Que may desire.
The proprietor showed me over the
entire building and his establishment
is an ornament to the city as we'll es
convenience to the people Like all
the large houses OF Sumter, goods are
as low as can be bought in the larger
cities. The houses that advertise L
this paper can be relied on Tor honest
SQUARE dealings with all.
When the Presbyterian and Eplsco-
pal churches are built, upper main
street will show 'ost attractive ap-
pearance. Sumter, 8 making rapid
progress, owing to its wide awake and
liberal citizens.
In case in court. in which Col. R.
D. Lee was plaintiffs council, the
Question of the width of our public
highways was fully ventilated. Col.
Lee, in sensible and mastery argu-
ment, which impressed all who htaro
it with it's fairness and truth, showed
the Importance CT having our high
WAYS laid off according to law, 80 the
rlgnts of all tue people can better De
preserved. AS matters now stand,
our roads are of all widths from seven
feet up, aud telephone and telee rapb
poles within G-0 SlHIe6u looe 1lbu1l.
Such state of affairs is going to
make trouble with Court Ho, 50 ex-
peps S. Roadbeos are plougneo into
until in places they look like private
coads. Notbing ad1s to the country
better than fine ROADS, and DO better
object lesson can be scown, than Broad
sire ct to Shot Poucn now, than what
1t useo to be- A road that vas always
dreaded and now place of pleasure
to drive Oh.
The bot weather Of last week, help
ed the crops 70 get out OF tne soboy
state, caused by tbs ralns. Much
glass was killed and mo1e would bave
beef if the lazy white men OF the
county would got to work and quit
sitting down waiting for negroes to
clean their crops. a lazy trifilng AN
is an abomiration in the sight OF all
decent and industrious people, let
alone higher power. What say you to
this Hagood?
l understand that ice is delivered at
Remberts to club from Sumter,
freight paid for 25c. per hundred
pounds. How is that for chaep ice?
Beats what you pay for it don't it?