The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 31, 1911, Image 8
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DARK CORNER.
Dark Corner. May 25.?We are still
bavin* dry weather. There was a
light drissle here yesterdsy morning;,
hut it hardly brought the vegetation
out of the wilted state that It was In.
Today one can hardly tell that we
have had any rain. Hardly any one
has s stand of cotton, and where the
cotton haa been replanted ther" is
Bot moisture enough In the land for
the cotton to c >me up. Corn looks
Ithy and Is growing very well for
dry weather, though farmers can
not get rain enough to set out their
sweet potato sprounts.
Mr. J. L. Ardls is, and has been for
sjaaae time, real sick at his son's resi?
dence.
Mr. L. N. Rarwlek. Sr., has been
etek but was better at la.n reports.
Mrs. Trtmnall. wife of Mr. Zack
Trtninall. of the Bethel (Privateer)
neighborhood, died very suddenly at
her son-in-law's. Mr. C. L. McLeod.
on the morning of the 14th of this
month. She was a good wife, a kind
SDOiher and a true fr'.end. she was
taken away so suddenly those dear M
her could do nothing for her. They
did sll they could for her after she
was dead in laying her away nicely,
airs. Trlmnall leaves a husband and
two daughters. Mrs. Charles L. Mc?
Leod, and Mrs. T. Marlon McLeod.
and one son, Mr. Ed Trimnall. Hev
snalden name was Geddings.
We are having a few huckleberries
aad peaches to eat which come in
mighty well, as we have no vegetables
sm account of the dry weather. I
guess this will do for
"Old Hard Times."
WEDOEFIELD.
Wedgeneld, May 25.?Wedgefleld
played the second game of the season
en ye.rterday afternoon with Mayes
syllle. For a while It looked as If It
would be a repetition of the gagat
with plsjaweod, but at the conclusion
was a little l etter. The Baal score
Wedgefieid is, MayesYllle 7.
itterh??: \\ .-do id. Chandler
Wells. Mayeavtlle, Chandler,
?wn and Ma . ?
The msnsger Would like M arrange
g game with sogst g004 I lub.
The declalmers contest for the
Robert Sim DM Aycock medal will be
hold In the auditorium of the school
building sjsj Friday night.
The commencement exercises will
take place on Friday night, June 2nd.
a good rain would be welcomed In
those parts, corn, where it is up to
a stsnd. has not suffered as much as
vegetables.
Mrs. M. C Platt Is spending some
alms at Saluda.
PISUAH.
Ptogah. May 27.?The rain last
Wednesday morning started the cfOfl
to grow. It was heavy enough here
to bring up the cotton on the hard
anode,
Mrs. Anna All.-n and Miss Louise
Miller. if Columbia, are here visiting
relatives and friends.
Sir etS. of r.Mhopvllle,
wsnt home Thursday after a visit to1
hU son. Mr. T. M. Hogers. He Is
probably the OldOSt man in BlehOP
etlle, but la still hale and hearty. He
has man friends here who .ire al?
ways glad to see him
Mrs. C. T. Kvans. of Blshopvllle.
Wss visiting friends here this week.
We sre always glad to m o her.
Rev. S. II. Ilattleld filled the pulpit
?of Plsaah church I.ft Sunday and
preached a tine sermon.
Rev. T. I* Cole savs ihe Convention
at J ii kson\ die vs.is ,i oai.d one anil
he had a tine time.
The tire that burned out the barns
and Stahles of Mr. J. L. (Bills yester?
day afternoon was a terrible one. It
started In his row bam about
o'clock. Mr. Cillis was in Sumter and
bis wife says ie> >no had been in the
harn since about 1 o'? lock, when lW r
son was In there. As soon as she saw
the smoke she ran and opened the
door ami the whole Inside was a mas
of flames, sin- has no knowledge el
LlW the lire Started. The |o| beim;
near the house. onl> by hud effort
the dwelling I d
l.a r nU'bt during the wind storm,
the house was again In dim: r of I ? -
Ing burned hut by hid w< rh
again saved. It was. literally, t <
ercd by live coals blown on It by the
fierce wind from I BiaSf of burnlns
buiidtngs scattered ever ihouf s hsll
u iv ?f land.
Mr. (Jlllls Informs me that he lost
1 liir load of .soda, 1 car of fertilizer,
about 800 bushels of corn, 100 bushels
?.f mit*, fodder, hay, tools and machin?
ery, all gone into ashe3. He estimates
his loss at $3,000 with one-third
covered by insurance. Ills home is
badly scorched and the furniture
damaged in trying to save it The
p. ..pie who gathered did what they
could, but they could not get near
the burning buildings. The heat was
too great. He has the ftympathy of
all in his severe loss.
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Wl BACKT.
Wtsacky, May 27.?Your daily mes?
senger comet regulraly and la always
welcome and read with pleasure. We
had ? delightful rain a few days apo
which revived everything consider?
ably, it is all gene and we are dry
again and we are having fine seasons
for harvesting our oat crop. it is
wonderful how well they have yield?
ed without moisture. They have all
been cut and shocked In the field
and with a few more days of sun?
shine will all 1 in the barn, for we
have not forgotten last years' ex
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perlence. The cotton and corn cropi I
are in excellen condition. Cotton Iah
growing finely, corn is green but 1 :
grows slowly as the fertilizers hav?- |
not taken effect.
Wry few have any potato draws,
as it has been too dry to bring up ;
our sprout buds. Peas are very scarce I
and hard to net. Those who have i 1
i
any for sale demand high prices. j;
Two persons, Henry Brown, of El- i
liott, a white man. and White Isaac, j j
colored, of Wisacky, have been ad- <
judged insane and are held in ccnllne
ment until they can he committed to I
the asylum. Brown In a single man,
? merchant at Elliott. Isaac nas quite
i family, living on Dr. x. v. Alford'i
place.
The congregation of Rev. J. S.
Beaeley have given him a vacation,
and he went to Arkansas to attend
he Confederate reunion, also to visit
ids sisters, whom he has not seen for
i number of years. He is an earnest
ind faithful man of (Jod. and will
preach for us again on the first Sun
lay in June.
James, the little son of Edgar Scott,
s quite iicl with malaria fever. We
hope under the skillful treatment of
Dr. Tarrants she will soon he well
again.
Mr. Marion DuBoee, of Charleston,
is I'll!ttag his mother, Mrs. Mrs. W.
W. DesChampa, at Wisacky.
The St. Luke's Sunday school will
observe Children's Day sometime in
j June. Those in charge are making
preparation for the occasion.
I Ail our schools have closed, and
! our young people will soon return to
? their homes for the summer.
_
Bend us your job work.
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