The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-19
n LETTER FROM DALZELL.
Farmers Plant Big Acreage OF Oats
School House COmplctcd-San-
tee Association Meeting.

Dalzell. Nov. 17.-Everybody is SO
busy now, gathering corn and cot
ton, sowing oats and vetch that they
what l hear among the farmers, this
community will put in a pretty heavy
crop of oats. Many of them say
there is no money in cotton, as the
spectators seem to be able to size up
the crop before it is put on the mar
ket and know about how much to Of
Ter for it. so the producer will have
nothing left, except life enough to
make another crop.
The weather this week is fine, with
these crisp frosty mornings and clear
sunshiny days. the farmer is putting
in good time.
Last week the Black River Baptist
Association was in session at Horeb
church In which very much interest,
among those good people, was mani
Tested. The meeting closed on Sun
day night with a sermon delivered by
Mr.. Gordon of Paxville, s. c.
Getting back to the cotton question,
we can truthfully say that the bulk is
out and sold. II the price does ad-
vance our people will not be benefited
much as the remainder that is to go
on the market will be rather small.
The school building is now complet-
ed and the teachers and pupils will
move into their new quarters within
the next few days. The community
now has magnificent school house
second to none. outside of the city Of
sumter and for convenience, it will
push the city's buildings pretty close
We are not much disposed to boast
on what we have. but will say, If any
OF your readers would like to see an
up-to-date school and building, all
they have to do is to come to Dal-
zell, where we can show them an
eye opener. We have two Of the best
teachers and seventy-five Of the pref
tiest school children, as we'll as the
most up-to-date building within the
rural districts Of the county.
Well, we suppose the all. ~ NJ .-I
odist Conference will soon meet at
Rock Hill. 1 reckon the chickens
around there will do like the Pee Dee
Advocate told us, they did some years
ago at Conway when Baptist AS
sociation was held there, they will
all go into the ministry.
] wonder what has become of Mr..
Grace and Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Wha-
ley! l have not heard anything of
any Of them lately. If Mr.. Whaley
and Mr.. Hughes will come up around
Dalzell on that kind of business and
use that $4,000 we read about, as
bait. 1 will wager they will get some
bites. 1t does seem that We are 60
ing to have more candidates for gov
ernor than We will know what to do
with. j never heard of SO much
timber OF that kind presenting itself
before.
l see that Huerta keeps on raising
sand and won't listen to Uncle Sans
advice. If / were as near out Of mon
cy as he seems to be, l think | would
beg Uncle Sans pardon and see if
couldn't borrow q little from him.
But then all great men do not see ev-
erything alike. If he keeps on cut
ting up until he gets France, Ger
many. England and the United States
all against him, l expect he will find
1t so hot, he will feel like taking
shower bath with little ice in it.
In all my life, / never heard OF so
many needy people. ! keep getting
notes and messages to please call and
let me have some money" 1t has
gotten so Of late that some are COM
ing around in person, all wanting
money l reckon the tax collector
will be around next.