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Sumter County |
EPES
A Sweet Letter From a
Clever Girl Who Gives Us the News.
EPES, May 13, 1898.
Our little town is on a boom. Seven new dwellings are being erected, among
which is a compress and a Baptist church.
We had quite a cold spell on
the 16th of this month, but am glad to say that there was not any
frost.
Mrs. S. E. Wilbourne is having a fine ging and grist mill put up
and will [sell?] gin for $1 per bale.
Miss Sarah Turrentine, of Gadsden
is spending a few months with relatives near here. She is an accomplished and
refined young lady and one of Gadsden's fairest young girls. A certain young
man will be sad, oh how sad, when she leaves for home.
Mrs. O. S.
Williams has returned from a pleasant visit to her niece, Mrs. W. C. Weddell
of Mobile.
Some one seemed to work their rabbit foot in vain Sunday
night.
The farmers are getting along finely with their crops so far but
rain is badly needed in this vicinity.
Quite a number went from here on
the excursion to Chattanooga Monday.
The young folks are having a nice
time fishing.
They are building a branch road from the A. G. S. out to
the saw mill.
A good many boys went from around here to fight the
Spaniards.
We are sorry to hear that Mrs. Lewis
happened to the misfortune of getting her house burned. It is supposed to
have caught from the train. They saved nearly all the furniture. Adieu.
Your little friend, KITTIE CLYDE
