The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-03-10
OUR GEORGIA LETTER.
MIR. J. w. Twitty, of ValdOsta,
Writes of Things of Interest
to the Readers of the News.

ValdOSta, Ga, March 10
Among the latter days of Jan
uary | mailed a letter to the Lam
caster Publishing company in
tended for publication, but for
f, some reason it has not been pub
. lished. / am inclined to believe,
, however, that the document mis-
carried or was lost in transit. |
cannot think otherwise because
my articles are read and appre-
ciated by many News readers
as they write me, and not only
so, but the editors make state
ments to the same effect, and
solicit articles for publication.
| can not call up the full subject
matter of my recent letter q do
not copy my letters) but a few
points | recall and will re
write. First, the death of Mr..
w. Med. Brown. 1t was my
privilege to know 'Will" as he
was familiarly called. He was
a good friend if he claimed you
as such and would always meet
you with a smile. He would not
pretend to be what he was not.
In other words, you always
knew where to find him. To his
children and other kindred and
friends / hereby extend hearty
sympathy and hereby invoke
peace to his ashes.
The next point / made was to
condemn open barber shops on
Sunday. | was surprised when
the News advertised the open
ing of such an establishment on
the Sabbath in your city and |
was inclined to cenSure your city
fathers for allowing such desc
Grafton as | conceive it to be.
Reflect moment and feel as
sured that those having such
things in hand will put on the
brakes if they see the effect of
such things in their true light.
Please allow me to cipher pic
ture bearing on the subject. As
a rule young men sleep late Sun
day morning ana as a conse-
quence have late breakfast, the
next thing, the morning paper
(DOlitics( must be discussed.
The usual smoke (cigars arc
handed 'round is on hand for
quite while Then follows q
nice shave, hair cut and shoe
shine. BY this time it is too
late for church and the well pre-
pared sermon is delivered to
empty benches, so far as the
barber shop patrons are concern
ed. The loss of the sermon is
not all. The conversation is not
edifying. My picture is commit
ted to paper, What say you,
reader?
The next thing, as | remem
Der, was touching the old Wax
haw Presbyterian church. | ad
vocated restoring, as far as pos
sible, the old grounds and church
somewhat as follows: The ur
gency for the suggested i'm
prOvementS was suggested by
the News correspondent which
brought the matter before me,
and ] thought then and stiN
think in point: 1t is a sacred
spot and many of our best fam
lilies have kindred and friends
buried there and of course want
the grounds kept in order. To
that end | suggest that the Pres.
byterians of Lancaster and York
counties, (and other counties and
denominatiOns) take the
matter in hand; build new
church (brick) and so far as
can be deciphered the old in
scriptions on the marble slabs.
1t is said many of them are in
distinct) clean up and beautify
the grounds, provide minister
and help pay his salary if the
congregation proves unable to
do so. The above matters being
adjusted and put in shape, then
arrange for an annual Tor often
er If thought better) Jubilee
which no doubt would attract
large crowds. Being thus stu
ated the church would grow and
the sacred grounds kept in the
hearts and minds of all the peo-
pie in the county.
The editor will, | have no
doubt, endorse the suggestions