The heavy rains up State has caused the Santee to leave the channel and for the past few days, most of the swamp roads are impassible, the water acquiring a depth of some five or six feet in some places. Our good fisherman friend, Mr. Geo. Lesesne is reported catching the Carp with his pitch fork by the wagon load in the public road-several miles from the river. We heard this however and do not want any one to repeat it as it may be a fish story and little boys must not tell fish stories.

From— The Manning Times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.), 30 July 1919. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.