The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-06-21
HAGOOD NEWS NOTES.
Rehections on the Troubles OF a
Farmer-Peninsula Boys Made
Good--An Egg in an Egg-Man
Has Twenty-Five Children.


No wonder that the best people in
the world, as a class, are the farm
ers. They get so many hard knocks
from every quarter. All his gold pass
es through the crucible 1t would be
hard to say what does not pull him.
The wonder Is that he is not pulled to
pieces. Think what he has just pass
ed through. wind. rain, some sleet
and cold; anyone of which seemed
enough. He knows his cotton must.
now battle with lice for a spell, and
with some II Is already a question
what to do with the grass.
II you wish to make q man Of your
son put him on a farm and make It
a case OF root pig. or die One can
find more tasks on a farm before
breakfast than In the other avocations
In week. Problems! The farmer is
raised on them. A man with q heart
In him can farm; the other fellow will
fail.
All this talk was occasioned by the
recent hard weather. The State says
the mercury dropped to fifty-two,
but here on the Peninsula 1t crawied
slowly from forty-eight to fifty-two,
possibly because this is a record
breaking place. The State said 1t
showed in Mitchell County. N. c.. but
failed to notice that it sleeted on the
Peninsula.
We are glad to welcome the sun
shine. to pick up heart and the bur-
den Of life and move on.
Crops here are as promising as /
have seen q. H. Lenoir under direc-
ton Of Mr.. Williams. is bringing things
to pass In more than one respect. And
he is the man to do 1t. because ne is
generally thorough and has the en-
thusiasm.
Your correspondent maintained the
quality OF the oat crop here. 1t was
also fine In contiguous neighborhoods.
Many Of our farmers have finished
fertilizing corn. Some OF them have
put the fertilizer, soda or top dresser
on the bare ground to lie there ex-
posed till 1t Is dry enough to cover
with plow. which must surely be q
mistake.
j. B. Jackson is home again. his
school at Fort Gains. Ga, having
closed. This Is his third term and the
school Is offered him again, but ne
will accept the principalship Of Logan
school. Columbia, s. C. Jess Is max.
Ing good all the way along and so Is
his brother Bush. who Is now a,
Washington. ID. c.. where he will re-
main during the summer.
1t Is with pleasure we note the ad.
vancement Of another Of our boys
Virsie Corbett was promoted to the
rank OF sergeant recently at Clemson
Another Of our Clemson boys we
are proud OF Is Benz. Sanders, who is
at home for a few days.
Miss Theresa Sanders. having TAX.
en- post graduate course at Green
Vile. Is now the mountains.
Miss Viola Spencer is at home for
vacation from the Columbia College
for Women.
Miss Geneva Spencer Of your city
spent few days with her parents last
week.
Mrs. Ed. b. Watson Of Latta, S.
C.. has returned with her son, Harris
Watson. from Furman University
where he graduated at the recent
commencement. She stopped over a
few days with her brother. Rev. H. C..
Bethea on her way home.
Miss Courtney Atkinson gave a
most sumptuous dining to her friends
Monday. June 9th.
What an effort to write these notes.
l will have to "blow" a bit. which 7
know you will excuse after such stren-
uous exercise.
Dinkins Peninsula. the piece OF
ground the rest OF the earth Is tack
ed on to. is a good place in many re-
spects. Peter James. Bob Moore, a
Mr.. CAN'T and many others can tes.
tify to Its fine women. Some peaches
In and around Sumter think 1t q fine
place to get fish. Our boys here are
only too glad to get an education,
some OF them-be IL said to their
praise-digging II out.
a colored woman. Polly Stavis,
broke large hen egg and found an
o'her In the shell on the inside--and
this on this Peninsula.
Willie Davis. colorea. age IS Il
the father OF twenty-five children
born under his own roof three in ono