The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-01-21
FROM MIR. ]. w. TWITTY.
Our Venerable Georgia Cores.
pondent Makes Interesting
Observations on a Va
riety of TOpis.


Your Georgia correspondent
once more has his pencil in
hand which he hopes TO use, SO
far as may be, to the interest of
your readers and first W, are
confronted with sadness in the
extreme. Poor John Crawford's
tragic death cannot be dwelt
upon by a loving grandfather,
but we are here to meet the is.
sues of life as they come to us
and therefore we now join 9TH
ers in profoundest sympathy
for the family-his dear wife.
mother and sister. The mary
friends and sympathizers at
tending the funeral attest the
kindly feeling of the communi-
ty towards the bereaved. [
have every reason to believe
that John meant well and that
it will so turn out-that no one
can claim him debtor. Of
course we were greatly shock
ed when the wires brought the
news of his death (without par
ticulars) but we have consider
ed our duty in the premises
and that is to forget the things
that are behind and press for
ward to those things which are
before, etc. Now so far as pos
sible let all the kindred and
friends fall in line and makd the
last sentiment their rule of ac-
ton.
We are having delightful
weather these days and some Of
our townsment (and farmers as
WelD are looking after their
gardens. in fact some have
good showing in that direction
at this time. / don't think ]
ever saw trnips look as prom
sing this season of the year
before. Sea Island cotton (our
chief. product in that line) is
worth 27c today and the plant
ers in this section are hoping to
have an eXneriment station es-
tablished here this season.
That is the state undertakes to
furnish means to stimulate the
best yields by using the best
seed and fertilizers also have
experts to test the soil best
adopted to its growth. In fact
' thousand and one things en-
1er mot the work contemplated
by such plant. ] am not well
Informed on the subject but it
IS understood that such plants
pay well-that planters are
posted as to the best mode of
cultivation, also as to the fer
tilizers their soil demands etc.
There is no doubt as to the
utility of such agencies.
The fruits of the intemper-
ate use of liquor were so mani
fest at Elgin recently that an
other strong argument is in the
land for its legislation out of
the country. In this case the
presence of a lady teacher
makes the riot more reprehen-
sible. If a man had been in
charge of the school such be-
havior would have been very
wrong, but it was doubly so
since one of our nice girls was
in charge. / have no doubt but
the young men are repenting
of the craze liquor led them in
to, and it is to be hoped that
such a manifestation will not
follow in any community
henceforth and forever.
My attention has been call
ed to the wonderful strides
of the Baptist church in South
Carolina in recent years. In
one town, comparatively small.
one church or congregation has
l 400 members, pays the preach
er $4,000 salary and furnishes
him a stenographer and type
writer and splendid parsonage
The membership is in perfect
harmony. Be it known further
that the congregation has one
OF the best preachers in the
state, Rev. ] f. White who
hos been preaching for years in
Atlanta. The church allude
to IS IN Anderson. Only short
time since their leaders plan
ned to build a $4,000 church
in Rock Hill. That is moving up
with vim and should stimulate