The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1915-12-29
n LONG LETTER FROM WED
FIELD.
All OF the News of The Town Tol
an Interesting Style.


this weeks issue of the Watchl ....
and SouthrOn, Hard Times is won -!
ing if we have gone to take a H..
in the European struggle. / can ,n,r
speak for one. i am still on the r..i
hills of Sumter. / have one or .,,u
acquaintances of German descent, ar.
when they call with thin grips
feel like keeping a safe distance even
from them.
Rev. j. F.. Carter, who has serve
the Providence Circuit for two yeas
living in the parsonage here, much a.
the regret of his friends here, viii
leave for Florence this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Weinberg, Mrs.
Carrie Brohun and j. w. Rogers visit
ed the city by the sea the past week.
Mr.. Frank Cain of Privateer, an in
structor at B. NJ. S., Greenwood, was
visitor here on yesterday.
Mr.. Jerome Weinberg, a student at
Clemson, is at home for the holidays.
Mr.. II. d. Brohun who is engaged in
railroad survey work under the gov
ernment in Pennsylvania, is at home
for the holidays.
Miss Sudie Wright who is taking a
business course at Draughons Busi-
for the holidays.
The Wedgefield graded school will
close on Wednesday for the usual
two weeks Christmas holidays.
Prof. Henry Watkins will spend his
holiday at his home near Asheville,
Miss Muncaster at Florence, and Miss
Irby in Virginia.
Miss Jeanette Thomas the music
teacher, gave a musicale at the resi-
dence of her mother Mrs. f. E. Thom-
as, on last Friday evening. The par
ents of her pupils and a few invited
guests enjoyed the program very much
Mr.. Alex Norris, Rural Policeman,
and Mr.. j. j. Geddings, deputy, have
been doing some successful work in
rounding up blind tigers. They bag
ged three on last Saturday.
Since the esta adjustment Of a dispen-
sary at Eastover it has been a source
Of nuisance. and January 1st will be
welcomed when those incubators of
crime, will, hope, be forever Danish
ed from our State.
Then the fight must be kept up un-
til we have national prohibition, then
wave Of prosperity such as we have
never dreamed of will sweep over our
country.
The hunters report partridges as be-
Ing plentiful this season, and some re-
port Eood luck.
1t is pity somcthiug could not be
done to stop the useless slaughter OF
non-samo 2lrG, s. many people Of
both color, when they go out with a
gun, shoot anything that Is in the
shape of a bird
The greatest enemy though, to bird
LIE is one that SO few people seem to
know anything about, we call him the
Jack Daw. 1t is the same size of
crow and can only be detected by his
out-cry of "Egg-nog." They will light
In tree and make a business of hunt
Ing bird nests to destroy the eggs and
young birds. They spend the summer
here but go South in the winter.
The snow which began to fall this
afternoon brings joy to the hearts of
the youngsters. I hope / will live a
long time. but am sure I shall never
forget the joy it used to bring to my
life when the snow began 10 fall, and
/ think it is unfair for parents now
to put on a long face, expressing
sorrow, when it gladdens the hearts
of the youngsters so much. Let them
enjoy it. Unless I am mistaken, Brer
Rabbit will have a hard time of it to-
morrow.
Mr.. Editor this is wishing you and
your faithful co-workers and all of
your correspondents happy Nmas,
and let us try and keep sober and be-.
gin the New Year with a resolution
TO do our part in making The Daily
Item and Watchman and Southron
better papers; our homes happier, our
community and towns more attractive,
and for a general prosperity for our