The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-03-21
QUESTIONS AND COMPLAINTS.
"Hagood.' Makes Several Pointed In
quiries That Should be Answered.
Bad Roads.

HaSOOd, March l4.-ln SOuie p%dCeS
our roads are in bad condition, being
almost impossible. They need atten-
ton, which I fear they will not get
soon. Another matter: Are not some
of our farmers encroaching on the
public highway? Some Of the roads
are not the lawful width, simply be-
cause the man with the plow has kept
inching and inching in upon them.
Certainly this ought not to be allowed.
1 know one road where posts have
been planted, if not actually in the
road, which I suspect, at least so near
it as to endanger vehicles, especially at
night Ought this to be allowed?
That First Baptist church in Sum
ter is undoubtedly a fine building. l
am told it cost about $4,000. I Won
der If the new court house will
be as fine? People are asking where
they will put that sixty thousand dol
lars. Are we to have a scandal SINH
lar to that of the State house? Let US
try to take time by the forelock and
prevent it.
What is a straw bond, Mr.. Editor,
and what is the law concerning it?
Some folks out on bond have gone to
parts unknown. Have their bonds
been paid? If not, why not? Was it
because they were straw bonds? What
is the difference between a straw bond
and any other? I think our grand
jury ought to examine into this mat
ter.
1 have seen number Of people
from various parts OF the country
who all report that immense quantities
Of fertilizer are being bought this
year? What does it mean Are our
farmers the big fools Of the world?
I fear all the other occupations so re-
gard them thought at the time,
and still think that when Mr.. Jordan
and others were up yonder fooling
around Wall Street that they could far
better have spent the time here among
the cotton producers curtaiiing the
crop II every thing is favorable from
now on till harvest we are going to
astonish the world with a bumper
crop. What will we do then? Grin
and endure it? That will be poor sat
isfaction. 1 have always heard that
an ounce Of preventative was worth
pound Of cure and could never see
the sense in overlooking it.
Have you heard any frogs croahing
lately? The woods are full of them,
croaNng about the cotton association.
Some Of those very fellows too have
got cotton in the warehouses. Truly
none are so blind as those who will
not see.''
Misses Lizzie Lenoir and Dorothy
Clarke, Of Marion, are visiting in our
neighborhood.
Some folks are getting ready to
plant corn.
Our people are rendered bit un-
easy by the presence of mad dogs in
the community.
Do you need any ours down you-
way? The dog man could do pay
ing business up here.
We are going TO begin, 50 here goes,
to advertise our next farmers meet
ing in Rafting Creek township, TO be
held at Rembert, the academy, I sup
pose, Saturday, March 81, when we
will be addressed by our county chair
man, Mr. Parrot, and also, as we hope
! by Mr.. Pitts. our secretary. Let ev-
eryone, white and colored, take due
! notice thereof and govern themselves
accordingly. coming and bringing their
| neighbors. Time of meeting about u
O'Clock, / suppose.
Comptroller General Jones has had