The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-10-11
NEWS FROM DALZELD.
Mail Carrief Meets With Accident
COlO'ed Woman Bitten by Mad
DOg--Ashley Maxcy Loses Horse
Etc.

the rural mail carrier from this point,
was rather painfully, but not serious
ly hurt few days ago. While corn
ing in from his trip, riding his mo-
tor cycle about three. miles from
Dalzell he collided with Mr.. Upshur
Of Sumter who was in his automobilS
going the other way. Mr.. Parker was
going Gown considerable hill, the
road in a pretty deep cut as we'll as
quite sharp curve. They were both
making very good time. when all
at on6ey before thinking of meeting
anybody, they were SO near each 9TH
er they could not stop before collid-
ing.. Mr. Parker's cycle ran into the
side Of the automobile and he was
thrown 6ff, of course, and; after re-
covering from his surprise found that
he was right painfully bruised about
his feet and ankles. He seems to be
rapidly recovering and wilfbe all right
in few days. Mr.. Upshur kindly
took him in his auto and brought him
to his home.
A colored woman on Parker Bros
plantation was bitten, few days ago
by her own dog. 1t was thought the
dog was mad and he was killed ami
the head sent to Columbia for exani-
nation which proved that it was.
On last Saturday night Mr.. Ashley
Maxcy Of Lee County in the Smith.
Vile section, while on his way home
from Sumter, had the misfortune to
lose his horse. 1t was getting rath..
er late and pretty dark, as the moon
had gone down, and about one mile
from Dalzell his horse went into e.
ditch, cut by the county road force
and died before he could be gotten
out.
The weather remains fine and the
people are uusy gathering. Some say
they are just now beginning to realize
how short the cotton crop will be.
er and Co., would hurry up McAdoo
and Co., so they would send some
more of that money down here. Win
ter is coming, you know the Dutch
Prophet has promised to send us frost
around the 23rd of this month and we
need some winter shoes and a winter
hat and winter several other things.
We hope Mr. McAdoo will not spend
all that money going to hear Col.
Bryan lecturing. Mr.. Wilson prom
ised to take care Of the people il elect
ed and you know we are some of
them. If he and Mr.. McAdoo will
send us little money down here,
along as we need it, why, we will
stick to them as long as they have
got a dollar. o.. .a
The lightning rod man was in our
neighbOrhood not very long ago and
haven't heard anybody complain
of having been struck by lightning
since. l heard of one fellow the rod
man went to see, and the fellow told
him that he was not afraid of light
ming, but he was of thunder and if
he had any thunder rods he would
take some of those. 1 did not want
any myself, as 1 got enough Of this
rodding business, when a boy before
I got too big to whip.
1 hope we will all be able to go to
the State fair and see all those nice
exhibits they will have on the
grounds. 1 guess we will see some
thing. besides the exhibit, such as
pick pockets, gamblers, takers, etc.
I don't know whether those pick
pockets have any respect for promi-
nent people or not. but you may rest
assured II one of them runs his hand
in my pocket, he will feel like a fool
when he takes it out.