The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-07-06
WR D4BBS GOES a
VISITING N SAIUUJ J
Summer SojoWner on
Tryon Mountain Rtt1,s
Ouer to Call on Suns-
ter Folks
Trvon. \. c., July , 1872 |.

Trvon. X. c., July , 1927.
Edilor Item:
Yesterday we made few calls
on Sumter folks at Saluda. Found
Henry P Moses busy giving his
chaps q shower bath with the rose.
He has a comfortable home. for
merly belonged to ". b. Burns.
Mr.. Moses has made some i'm
provements that add much to the
comfort Of the home. Mrs: Colin
McLaurin Of Mullins and children
are comfortably fixed in cottage
of the Osceola Inn. Her father
and mother, Rev. DR.. Atkins and
Mrs. Atkins OF Cuthbert. Ga. are
with her. besides other guests.
David McCollum and family
came up yesterday but did not
see them. r. c. Hamer Of East
over. president of the South Car
olina division Of the Cotton Asso-
citation hailed me as we we're
leaving Saluda and insisted on
showing us the fine views from
his house. He and Mrs. Hamer
and children had just come up the
day before. They have fine views
but none that have seen so far
equal ours from the side OF War-
rior mountain.
saluda, being on the edge Of
the mountain plateau. of which
Flat Rock is the summit, has
many good views Of the distant
mountains. But. none Of the
places on the plateau can equal
the rugged beauty Of the Pacolet
valley. Tryon. Melrose. Saluda.
and Warrior Mountains all to be
seen from where I write this let
ter. Saluda seems to be the fav-
orite place. of most Of the South
Carolina folks that I know. Among
the South Carolina folks we call
ed on yesterday were Mrs. Osteen
of Spartanbur@. fo"merly Miss
Barr if Greenyille I tried to find
out what relation to the Osteens
of the Watchman and Southron
and Item. but they could not in
form me.
Among the South Carolina folks
at Tryon whom I have the pleasure
OF knowing are Mr.. and Mrs. r.
NJ. McCOwn. formerly secretary OF
state Of South Carolina. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cain from st. Matthews. Mr..
c. J. Lynch Of Columbia. DR..
.Iervev from Charleston. Miss
Raeenel from Pan top" Edisto
and Charleston. Mrs: Watson from
Bennettsville and her son. Mr..
Watson. a friend of J. H. Myers.
Mrs. Kennedy formerly Miss Doz-
ier Jones of Marion. Dr.. Andrews
of Anderson. DR.. Grady Of Green
Vile. Mr.. Jas. Rion. son of Col.
Jas. II. Rion. of Winnsboro of Civil
war and Red Shirt fame. And
others whose names I cannot now
recall, all permanent residents of
Trvon.
For week without fail it rain
ed at som etime each day but we
missed rain Thursday and Fri
day and hope to miss today. 1t
has been a Very hot June. so hot
up here in the mountains that we
wonder how our neighbors down
in Sumter have stood it.
The reports OF the Department
Of Agriculture on fruit in the
mountains are the lowest on re-
cord, some per cent. some l Der
cent and some 90 per cent of a
crop. IN the thermal belt apples
and plnms are very few compared
with last year. peaches plentiful!
| but owing to heavy hail the day
! before we came .uD. May 11tn. not
| of so good quality as last year.
raspberries have sold at the unpre-
cedentel price.of - cents per pint
basket
1t is good news to know the
Item and Watchman and Southron
will be printed from Sumter by
the end of July.