The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-10-06
OUR SUMMERTON LETTER.


Sumnerton, Sept. 30.-The winters
forerunner seems to have arrived in
The shape Of a very sharp cool spell,
he last three days having been un.
Usually cold for this time of the year.
Che thermometers reading of ~
early yesterday morning aroused
some suspicion of frost in the low
places. and there have been several
reports to that effect. 1t would seem,
however, that had there been a no.
ticeable frost in any of the cotton sec
tions it would have manifested itself
In raising the price. This was not the
case, but on the contrary prices reach.
ed a lower level yesterday than they
lave for some days previously, IL 1-2
',aving been about the top Of the
market" Our farmers feel little in
clinat!on. with the present higI'
'rices, to complain of their outlook
'or the present year. but complicc
ton arises when forecasting ne;:..
years prospect. The prosperous con-
ditiohs are not confined to the large
farmers. and in being thus general it
Is feared that labor will be with diff
ficulty procured another year. No
doubt in view of these fancy prices
cotton seems to be the one product
whereby one may "get rich quick",
and we shall not be surprised if every
garden spot and cabbage patch be
converted into a cotton field in the
future.
The millinery opening of the Sum-
merton Mercantile Co., began yester-,
day. and it goes without saying that
| there was something of a crowd pres
ent to Sc what was in store for them
this season. Already this morning the
streets are alive with would-be pur-
chasers, and our merchants appear to
be able to greet them with good news
of their splendid fall stocks.
Mr.. w. c. Smith, of Dillon, S. c.,
has been employed as an addition to
the force of clerks in the Capers Drug
Co.
Prof. Hogan is putting forth con-
siderable effort toward instituting n
'ood school library in the Summerton
graded school. 1t is hoped that the
patrons will not only encourage but
aid MIR. Hogan in this undertaking,
.s it can well be seen that library Of
good literature and ready referesnce
would be of inestimable value to the
scholars.
1t was with deep regret that we
learned OF the resignation of Rev. Mr..
Wallace Carnahan from his charge Of
the Episcopal Church here. At a
meeting, of the Vestry on last Sunday.
Mr.. Carnahan's letter Of resignation
stating that his wife's i'll health would
necessitate a change of climate, was
read and accepted. During his resi-
dence here Mr. Carnahan has made
many friends. and in giving him up
he Espicopal Church loses a man Of
ability and zeal.
Mrs. j. j. Ragin is visiting at the
home of her son.. Mr.. B. c. Ragin.
Mr. w. D. McCiary spent yester-
day In Manning.
A number Of Summertonians went
to Manning to attend the entertain
ment Of the college Singing Girls"
which was the first of the Lyceum at
trations for this season. On hearing
their enthusiastic opinion Of the en-
tertainment We are more than ever
disappointed that the Lyceum course
has been discontinued here. AS sources
# amusement and also means of
bringing before the public eye our
splendid accommodations. these a.
fractions are TO be encouraged, and
1t Is pretty generally conceded a mis-
fortune that all endeavors have fail
ed SO far this year.
Miss Chauncey Blackburn was call
ed to her home in Columbia yesterday
on account Of the death of her uncle.
Rev. d. A. Blackburn, Of New York
City.