Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1913-01-22
News From Plum Branch.

most spring weather here in the
middle of January I am constrained
to write few lines for your read
ers tv criticise if they see proper to
10 so. l will not get offended or
angry. Yes, we are having IDEAL
weather which is giving the farmer
" good chance to make good start
for this year, and many farmers
that can control the labor are tax
ing advantage of the situation, and
Yet with all this pretty weather,
there are a lot of negroes loafing
aroun |. They are what we term the
5 or months hands or wages hands,
some of them have a few dollars
that the employer has on the farm
a kind of convenience. He has
made contract to begin work the
first Of March and the employer
gives him a dollar occasionally to
hold him on his place. Let me say
Just here the farmer that follows
that practice will see his farm grad
ually go down. There is work on
the farm from January until Christ
mas, making compost, cleaning up
brier patches and keeping up the
terraces and many things that could
be mentioned.
Well, brother Minis we are NOV
ing along nicely. Judging from the
number of lots that have been sold
since the first of December up to
this time there will be considerable
building done this summer. Among
the buildings will be some brick
busin ess houses, Judging from plans
that are being arranged. There is
room here and a good opening for
one or more good business firms,
with money and grit with some
enterprise. The new ferry across
the river into Georgia has opened
up large territory in the old goo;
Der state and more thrifty and
energetic class of farmers can't be
found any where. And we want here
some merchants that can hola9the
trade. We. getstheir cotton and got,
ton seed, the main thing is hold
their trade.
Our bank IS established in the
new brick building and is doing a
good business. A; new up-to-date
market and restaurant was started
up this last week.
The town council has passed an
ordinance that there shall not be
any more wood buildings erected
in the main business portion of the
town and large majority of the
people think it wise plan for the
reason that if q fire should start in
either of the four blocks with a
stiff wind blowing the whole ousi-
ness portion of the town would be
burned. In my last weeks article
/ stated that Mr.. Kitchings had
been sick but was better. He has
relapsed and is quite sick at
this writing and his little boy is
quite sick at present.
Mr.. James Adams, DR.. Adams
father has been feeble but is UP and
going again.
Mr.. Geo. Adams was here last
week to see his brother and as usual
full Of his mischief as i6 year old
boy. Well he is real good fellow
all the same.
The young people have gone back
to college to resume their studies.
Master Hawthorn Banks to Allan
ia to study pharmacy, Milledge and
Ralph Sturkey to Draughon's busi-
ness collegei in Columbia and Miss
Lucille Sturkey 10 Lander college
and the old people are left to take
care of the home.
We had a good sermon from
Brother Covington yesterday at the
Methodist church which was much
appreciated by a large congregation.
The members Of the Baptist church
called their preacher for this year.
You see we will have as We did last
year preaching every Sunday in one
OF the other of the churches.
We have a good Sunday school
in both churches and all the auxilia-
ries to both churches are doing
nicely. The outlook for our people
spiritually is good.
The patrons of the high school
met or at least some of them did
and decided to employ one more as
sistant teacher. We will have three,
assistants and the principal.
Don Carlos.