The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-01-08

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Mr. }. 8. Dwight had the good luck
- has turkey gobbler, Weighing 20
ysands.
bob Gadsdsn. soiored. killed nne
1uck.
ygIss Nan and Master Frank Meliett,
- ths 9. G. G. l.. are spending their
Vooation at home.
Mis- Helen Troutman. of the same
1nnkitution. u also enjoying visit to
1pme folks.
Mr. r. n. Dwight, Jr.. q graduate
- Clemson. and who holds lucrative
Dssstiop~at the college. Is spendins
= fsw days with his parents. Mr.. and
Nra ,. Q. Dwight.
1ar~ J. 3. George. Of Pinopolis, is
waiting her sister. Mrs. w. H. RAM
-.
1srs. r. :. Barnes is visiting rela-
Uves In Bishopville.
Nobody seems to be IN q hurry to
Dngin fArm work again. There Is
vsv3 NttIe to encourage the average
Gnall fArmer. The cost Of everything
0slng hisher every year with proper
Dlpnate ipcreasc In labor leaves him a
Gnall pront.
1hsre II lots said these times about
- williamson mode Of cultivating
oosn- fhs farmers around here take
unns nOtios OF his plan. and I beli(pe
uaks about a. good corn crops as the
ovssAss community. I do not doubt
- ull that all theYe years gone-by
wAsu farmsr. made very good corn
v9m Z few bushels OF cotton seed,
60 aby using commercial fertilizers.
- this plan calls for. they. could have
unA1s just:ss much corn by the same
80 plan Of encouraging Il to grow and
~ stunting II. have often noticed
- runts. as the expression goes IN
- pis and chicken family. and r.
1nws aev4r seen the stuntsd one grow
~ and reach the FUN development as
- ones who were masters os the sit
ou11on at feed time
Iherc II. still some cotton to be
Desked around here II the weather
sosan up and moderates any time
ooon.
How about that smoker pufted of
LII long since. when few citizens de-
o1osd 20 recommend To the county DEL
egation to try and, get through bill
sncreasjns the taxes OF the county one
o1n for road purposes I think this
sAouId be submitted to the voters to
yas on. for judging by past expe-
s>euce. the court house for instance,
there In no telling where IL will stop,
1nstead OF one mill 1t might be Ave.
10r one would Htc to see the court
house transaction aired Just to see
how much the county is In debt.
'(Our correspondent is referred to
tAe financial statements published by
TIE board OF county commissioners
from time to time during the past
ysAr for the Information sought. II
~, desires further details, how
ever. either Supervisor Scale.
sr Commissioners Thomas and
Drosdon will probably be glad to give
him aii the light possible. We have
not the figures available for reference
sn mort notice today. but our recol-
lection IN that the county owes all
eesd about sse.o0o. In (which amount
- Included $4,000 Of court house
bonds and the amount borrowed from
ne sinking fund commission. part of
which latter sum Is to be repaid out
@ the taxes collected for 1s07.-Ed.)
weigeneld. Jan. s.--Rev. y. c.
Chandler niled the pulpit of the Meth
sdlst church here Yesterday after.
n0on He was In charge OF this circuit
from Sc TO 'ss. In his Introductory
Fsmarts he spoke OF how few OF the
cider inhabitants OF that time arc liv-
ing now. which only prowrs how un-
certain this earthly tabernacle Is. Lots
% Nm In Our prime now are In quar-
~ OF century gone and forgotten.
Mi<es Helen Troutman. Nan Mel
lett. Master Frank Meliett and Misses
Grace and Clara Frier. two charming
young ladies of the Land of Flowers.
who are attending the 8. c. c. l., left
for Edsefeid today. after spending
the holidays very pleasantly at home
The Misses Frier were the guests OF
Mis- Nan Mellett during their stay
here.
Miss Bessie Aycock. who ~ attend
ING the Presbyterian college IN Colum.
bia. returned there today.