The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-03-09
Some News From Borden
Editor Daily Item:

Editor Daily Item:
Please allow me space in your VAL
liable paper TO say a few words OF
Borden section. ] didf not want TO
say anything just at this time, but, the
article l wrote a week or so ago give
such satisfaction to the readers until
was forced by both white and black
10 write another article. So ] will
say that Borden is in the lead. Every
thing is getting along fine.
Farmers are busy plowing, young
grain is lookinng fine. Some of the
farmers are uneasy about fertilizer
being high. Some say that they are
not going to use any and some are
worried about the one-third reduc-
ton acreage.
The writer was at Borden Saturday
and several men asked me how wonld
they do to get rid Of the boil weevil;
so l gave them answer according to
my knowledge. / told them the only
way to get rid Of boil weevils is to
plant no cotton. If any Of the read
ers of this paper know any other way,
please let me hear from you in the
next issue.
Some of the farmers speak Of plant
ing tobacco. Some say that tobacco
is lazy mans work. but / say that
it only calls for patience. We must.
have patience with everything we un-
dertake in spiritual and temperance.
but ] am not a tobacco man.
Mrs. c. L Emanuel has bought the
old mill known as the Cato mill and
she got it in first class condition and
gives first class meal. Please every
body patroniZe this mill. Mr.. RJh
Morris is fine miller, only he had o
fight first starting Off. He worked on
the mill three months and he got out
Of corn and he tollcd the first corn too
heavy, SO they got into n fight over
the sack, but everything is getting
on nicely now, he about caught up
the slack.
Jim Chatmon is fine Christian
gentleman, belongs TO the Baptist
church. i never knew him to take
any strong drinks before until the 9TH
er day a man come along and give
him = drink of something called alb
sence and it compel TO be the truth,
because he was absent from home
three days. -.
The story came the other day and
brought MIR. G. VI. Emanuel a fine
boy. >s
/ was glad to see Mr.. Alonza Mo-
ses at Borden, also our rich bachelor.
Anybody have any black smith
work on hand remember Dock JacA-
son, he is a fine smith; he can weld
an automobile tire. ''.'--i - - .'c'fe
Rev. Frank johnson. an old colored
Baptist preacher is very sick. We
hope that he will recover.
Tell that same man to- come along
again, that Mr.. p. 3. Emanue. would
| like to see him. .yt.. ...,,
Calvin Pollard is one Of Borden
| best farmers; also Daniel Dennis, Jr..
| Rich Rembert, James Harriet.
Mr.. p. B. Emanuel seems to be very
dissatisfied on account OF trade be-
! Ing so dull; he says 1t is a h. az q
proposition to run a country store
! when there is no money in tne coin-
try. 81
Mr.. s. l.. Jefferson, our former nief-
chant, is doing good business; he IN
selling goods at live and a let live
price. -... - :;
Jim Harris had a very bad acct
dent happen to him on last week, but
space will not allow me to mention
just now. We were at Mt. Pisgah
Baptist church on Sunday and we
witness fine Sunday school. con-
Quoted by the superintendent, Bro.
b. T. Hunter. Bro. Hunter is a fine
Christian young gentleman. He is
trying to do everything in his power
for the upbuilding of falling human.
ity. After which we had q fine SER
mon by the pastor, Rev. /. w. Dixon.
He preached a strong and able SER
mon, very rich and spicy His text
was from Matt. 25-2S. Some of the
visitors that Were there: Bro. T. b.
Wright, Bro. Robert Mayrant, Bro.
James Diggs, and others who space
will not allow me to mention.
Mr.. Editor. please don't throw my
article in the waste basket for / want
to see it again.
L. II. Frierson.