The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-03-08
NEWS NOTES FROM SUMMERTON
Big Fish Fry at NeIsOn's-COunty
Puts New Road Scraper to Work
Near SummcrtOn, and Some Good
Roads are Being Planned by The
Nearby Planters-SchOOl Grounds
Being Improved.

Summerton, March "a good
many Of our farmers, and some our
merchants last fall stored lot of
cotton, thinking perhaps, as some had
said, that it would go to twenty cents
beforeC hristmas, but it not reaching
the price expected by some they still
have this cotton stored hoping to get
a price that will yet give them a
| profit; but at this particular time
the situation does not look so good, as
some Of those people who have their
cotton stored have already been called
on to put up a margin, while others
are almost afraid to go to sleep for
fear the call will come and they will
not be at home to receive it; or it
really may be that they are little
afraid they will not have the mar
gin to put up. Cheer up old fellow;
the darkest hour is always bust before
day.
| The county has just had a new road
scraper shipped here and put on at
this place. and Supervisor Davis was
here the other day and put it up and
tried it out and was much pleased
with the work it did. Even now we
have some splendid road and we may
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easily be made at small cost with
this scraper. There are several people
over here who are much interested in
good roads, and are not waiting for
the supervisor and the chain gang to
build them. Mr.. L. D. Sport, has just
completed joint of road leading from
his plantation in the direction of this
place, and has done q most excellent
piece Of work, and is expecting to
fcontinue this road as far as Benbows
crossing. which will put him some two
miles nearer this place. Also Mr.. I. Y.
Eadon has done most excellent piece
of road building leading from his
swamp plantation to his home place
at Harvins cross roads. We hope this
good road fever will continue to burn
and that soon we will have good roads
from plantation to plantation. Yes,
even to the lakes and streams; and
then, o you fisherman.
A good crowd from here met at
Nelson's lake last Friday night and
believe me such a fish supper you
never heard Of, stewed and fried. For
lawhile it was hard to tell who would
win the blue ribbon as the champion
fish eater. However, after the judges
decided it was handed over to DR.. T.
j. Davis with j. w. Lesesne, close
second, and J. w. Broadway third.
Mr.. F. w. Truluck has closed a deal
with the Masons at this place to build
a Masonic hall over the large brick
store ne is building. It is also under
stood that this same hall will be used
by the W.. o. w.; the j. 0. u. A. M,
the K. Of p. and the Eastern Star
Mr.. Joe Joseph Is now in New York
buying an up-to-date stock of goods
for the department store that is now
being built by his father, Mr.. Geo.
Joseph, which will be under the man.
lagement Of "Hustling joe"
Rev. Carlisle Courtney financial
agent for the rescue orphanage at
Columbia, spent several days here last
week with Mr.. T. H. Gentry
Mr.. c.. T. Walker, one of Summer
tons hustling young men, left here
several days ago for Charleston where
he has a position in the railway mail
service on run from Charleston to
Jacksonville. Claude is one among
your correspondents best friends,
and he Joins many others In wishing
him much success in his new work.
Mrs. F. w. Truluck left here Tues
day afternoon for Eleventh Church,
Va, where she expects to spend sew
eral weeks with her mother.
Mrs. L. B. Martin, of Maxton, N. c.,
is spending some time here with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Tenent.
Miss Mammie Chewing spent Sat-
urday and Sunday at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. r. j. Carrigan with Miss
Elmore Mcknight.
| Miss Mable Harper, music teacher
in the graded schools here, spent last
Saturday in Sumter.
| Mr. G. j. B. Corbett died last Tues
day morning, and was buried Wednes-
day morning at st. Paul cemetery.
Funeral was conducted at the church