The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-08-14
Mr.. Dahbs Writes



been very busy since my last. letter
nut Will now try to write several items
that may interest some of the readers
OF the Item. and Watchman and
iSouthron.
Sorae days ago, we were hailed by
a familiar voice and got a glance at
Mr.. Henry Moses on his way TO his,
cottage at Saluda. .r.
| Shortly after I met Mr.. Bernard
Manning coming out of ithe drug
store in Tryon and an hour later help
ed him TO get his car up the benk OF
Pacolot river. THIS, bridge was torn
up for four days during WHICH time
we. had to go three and half miles
detorr over mountain roads or ford
the river The fording was not bad
but the north bank was steep apd,
when II got wet from the water that
dripTed from the car wheels. q car
without chains usually stopped hall
way up.
| n The next morning at daylight as |
went to meet Mrs. r. w. Dabbs, Jr..
and little Furman Dabbs. a sleepy
man and boy gpt out Of a car on the
bank and said would have to help
HIM befire We could cross. We
hitched on with several tire chains
but the Studebaker wheels dug out
holes in the hard road without moving
the strangers car. Finally / said,
Friend. must leave YOU as Ifhave
three and half miles detour over
bad roads and must get to the sta
tion." He asked: docs your son
know anything about electricity? My
car is dead and have been here since
midnight', So we decided to give him
a few minutes more help and fist
told him to try to crank up his car.
This he did, and II fred at once. The
ruts had become dry and when
he put the power on, his car pua
right up the bank and the road was
cleared for us.
He had exhausted his batteries and
Hooded his carburetor early in the
.game. But probably for four or five
hours. the ruts had dried and the car
Iburetor Rad drained. 20. all that was
way. He was Florida cracker" and
was on his way to join his family a..
Hendersonvile NJ
'T Sunday met Mr., witherspoon whr
was at one time with the Sumter Cof-
fin factory. His family have cot
tage Just back of the Baptist church.
Some days ago Miss Isrna .,loxan-
der whom the nurses of Baker
Dick InfirmaFy know. rilpteJ ny IN,
a sight ses;rs tGu. of Salnda. the
Misses Alexander and their mother.
who is the willow OF DIR. Alexa htlvi
at one time chaplain of the s. G. Col
lege. have very comfortable cottage
in Saluda. Their home is in Asheviile.
but they rent the Asheville home in
summer and rest at Saluda. N
We saw Governor Manning's home
Mr.. Henry Moses home and others.
TIL piaces of Saluda is tn,
home OF II. p. Sfackhouse (Dolf), for
mer1y OF Little Rock. Dillon county,
then ON the Foxworth place adjoin-
ing DIR. Bakers place and now of
Americus, Ga. The Views south and
north from his place are hard to beat.
MIR. 6tackhouse had not come, but
Mrs. Stackhouse was there. She told
me that on their AmeNcus farm the
boil weevil was with them FIVE years
before doing any harm. but that last
year. the NTH. they made no cotton
at all tIe Is planting again this year
Another day l met Miss White of
the McCollum Realty Co.. in Saluda-
WeNgo up there once week for Nc
Bride to take violin lessons from a
very fine teacher and OF course take
along scme fruit TO SELL or course
the Sumter people who have stopped
at Saiuda do not need to be told that
1t Is a pretty place--but to those who
have only passed through on the rail
road or the highway as my experience
had been. a walk or drive about it's
streets and roads Is surprising in the
pretty homes and locations OF those
homes.
Saturday night my sons Eugene
and James came up in the formers
car Monday we drove to Hender-
sonville. The highway leads across
Green river below theh new power
house. SO far II Is the best piece OF
mountain road that have ever seen
IL Is about halfway between Saiuda
and Flat Rock When we get upon
the plateau just this side Of Flat Rock
one could easily imagine himself
somewhere near Stateburg. The soil
and growth are very similar. Just
this side OF. Flat Rock we cross the
divide that separate the waters OF
the Atlantic from those OF the Gulf Of
Mexico. Nb1,
Water from this side flows into
Green river, which empties into Broad
river south OF Rutherfordton: and. by
the way. Green river: is bigger
stream than Broad river between here
and Rutherfordton. -
Water on the other side into creeks
that run through HendersOnville and
into the French Broad this side OF.
Asheville,.then into the Tennessee riv.
.er at Knoxville. by Chattanpoga,
Mussel Shoals. Ala. and across the
states Of Tennessee and Kentucky in
to the Ohio and on by Cairo, H..
Memphis and New Orleans 20 the