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THE NAlNING T~ES. WEDNESDAY,, MAY 4, 1887. B. S. DINKINS, Editor. THE FARMERS'ENCAMPMENT. One of the latest devised plans which is most conducive to the im provement of the farmers of the State is the proposed Inter-State Farmers' Summer Encampment, appointed near Spartanburg for August '2nd, 3rd, 4tb, 5th, and 6th. It is the result of the combined efforts of friends of agricul ture, and is under the auspices of the Patrons of Husbandry of Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina. The object of the Encampment as stated in the pros pectus "is that the producing class.-s "all over the country may meet .nnu "ally in friendly rivalry and coinpeti 'tion for the purpose of displayiug '"what each has wrought during the "year. Such gatherings are highly "beneficial, not only because they af "ford all an opportunity of beholding "what has been done, but rather be "cause it is amid such surroundings "that the flagging energies and droop "ing aspirations of the multitudes are "quickened into activity, and they re "turn to the quiet of farm and shop "determined to equal, and if possible 'surpass the triumphs they have wit '"nessed." Several Encampments have been in operation in other States and have proved most successful. The ex pensive grounds procured are in a most important city of the Piedmont section; its health is unsurpassed and is a pleasant summer resort. Abun i.lant accommodations will be provid ed for the large attendance expected at Moderate rates. Agricultural and scientific addresses, by prominent armers, scientists, and statesmen, will be delivered each and every day the encampment is in session. From every section specimens of mineral, manuiaeture and farm products are invited and requested to be put upon exhibition. It will be a memorably grand time for the farmers. All who can should attend. For particulars address Charles H. Carlisle, Spartan burg, S. C. SIX MONTHS IN THE YEAR. A number of the exchanges of the ors are discussi!g with no little zeal the latter part of article 10, sec tion 3, of the State Constitution, whith reads "There shall be kept open at least sii months in each year one or more schools in each School Dis trict." The'position is plausale, and is held by several in other counties differently siinsted than this, that the constitution is mandatory and requires1 ths Superintendent of Education to .omply with its directions by reduc jng the salaries of teachers. In Clar -endon, th~e price paid to first-class tachers is $30, and the average length of the schools is about two months to the year. By making the term six anonths, the teachers' salaries would have to be reduced to $5 per month. Its destructive eff'ect on the, public Echocilsystem of this county is too ap paret to describe. The remarks of the Columbia .Record on this point, in reply to the Ne-wberry Obsermr, strikes us as being a very intelligent construc tionof the clause of the constitution referred to. The Record says : "If we understand correctly; the point made by the Observer was that since the appropriation is limited toi two mills by the Constitution, and since the schooi term is fixed at six montihs, it is obligatory upon the State Superintendent to keep the schools open for this period on this smount of money by reducing the sal aries of teachers. The Constitution plainly gives the L egslature power to increase the levy to any amount; and therefore the school au horities are not compelled to make bricks without straw. The object of the constitutional amend ment was to fix the minimum tax, and the inference is. plain that as the wealth of the State increases, this levy may be increased to meet the publs'e needs, and to run more than onei school in each district six months in the year. (Mfanning ews from the Chlarlest'on Dispatch] OUE ATLANTA COEEESPONDENT AT MANNING. MANNE-IG, S. C., April 30th, 1887. The illness of an only brother calls me to my native heath, and precludes my furnishing your readers with Atlanta niews for the present. A few dots from Manning will suffice for your next issue, I hope. With her b'road uand level streets and lawns, clothed in her spring robe, this little town sits: like a May queen among her neigh- I boring villages. The folliage of her inassive oaks spread upon her as a sheet of green, unbroken save by an occasional protruding spire or lofty housetop, and severed only where! beds of roses bloom, produces a pie ture picturrsque and g- ad. From the distance, as you enter the town from the west, she presents the ap pearance of a star lit sky, fanned by a reile breeze Her pnopl re -h-'- d land content; business brisk aud pros pects bright. Her educational facili ties are unsurpassed by any town in the State, on account of the high standard and superior mivntages of the "Manning Academy." 1Board is furnished by the best families for $8 per month, and many children attend the institution who are sent here from abroad. The people of the entire county are elated over the prospect of having a new Railroad, and that branch of the South Carolina Railroad in progress of erection from 'Eutaw ville to Sumter, situated on the W. C. and A. Railroad, will soon traverse the immense pine belt of Clarend'on lying between Manning and the San tee river, furnishing transportation for a large amount of tiauber for northern markets. The Charleston, I Cincinnatti and Chigago Railroad Company are supposed to be the builders of the brauch road, and it is exuected that the worik will continue till Monroe, N. C., is reached, when the trunk line from Charleston to the west will be completed. Court convenes here on the. fourth 3Mond-ay in May. and the sherif'is now directing his attention to sum moning the jury. Your correspont-I ent heard him inquire for one juror to-day that went to the postoffice only once in six months, and it was feared that the sheriff would have to send his i deputy twelve miles to summon him. Such men make good jurors, for their ideas of justice as taught by their mothers, are unclouded by a knowl edge of our modern laws. 3Many of the boys who went down to the unveiling of Calhouu's MIonu ment came back "dead broke, clean busted," and some of them were leec ed of their valuables. Oue of $40 iu cash, and another of a gold watch and chain, and about $50 in money. Some passed on through to Colum bia, and their buggies can be seen' going to meet every train, but none can tell how long it will be before an appearance will be put in. 3. C. G. Our Washington Letter. [From Our Own Correspondent.] 'WASmsIros, May 3, 1887. Everybody was thinking that there was a dearth of news in Washingtotn. an utter lack of anything in the least sensational, when it was announced that President Cleveland would not accept a renotuination in isss. This was really something new, and his closest friends believe that he ne ans it. From the noncommittal attitude of Private Secietary Lamont he evidently intended this news should be news to him. A reporter called at his resid'-nce long be fore daylight on Saturday mornig andi ask ed if the report should he re-afirmed or de nied that the President had made a declara tion to this effect on last Wednesdav to a prominent Denmocratic Senator frotu one o: the Western States. The cautions Colonel hesitated a moment, and then said: "ihe President has not made known to me anv thing about the matter. In fact I don't know anything about it." If truhIfully quoted the President said to his Senatorial friend. "everything I do, ev-I cry appointment I mnake is construed as a step towards securing re-election. while itn reality I am counting the days re'uaining until my release from odfic , just as if I were a prisoner in continement," He mentioned that he had not expressed his feelings p)ub licly, or to the representativcs of the Press, for the simple reason that he felt that noth ing he might say about the matter would be believed. He searcely expected to be believ ed ncw by any one except his wife, but add ed that it was so nevertheless. This is in consonance with what another friend of the President who was recently here on a visit, said in regaicd to a secon'd candidacy- itn '8. I1e believed that 31r. Cleveland woul l. adhere to his letter of ac ceptance and re?ase to be a candidate for a second term. He was also of the opinion that the President would wrte a letter to this effect to give the public a clear under standing on the subject. And it is not un likely that the pulicity which has been given to this alleged private conver.;ation on the subject will eventually provoke some formal and public utterance from the White House. The episode in the East Room last week of the gigling, babling newspaper nmen was unfortun-te, The President has felt com pelled to protect himself, or rather to pro tect his visitors fromn the indignities of cer tain vulgar correspondents bere, by with drawing certain privileges to which all journ d~istic visitors to the Executive Mansion aave become accustomed. 'The said corres ponadents took a position in rear of the Pres dent while his tri-weekly hand-shaking to :he public was in progress last Wednesday, tnd made ribsld remarks at the expense of he honest passers-by. There were aiuont three hun dred of these, tnd almost everyv one came in for a litlet ~riicism or fun-makilng, which wvas audible] o the President, at least, and of course very Lnoying to him. Yesterday he received iis callers in solemn stte. The ill-bred vits had been invited not to attend, I The present Administration has shown ;reat kindness and courtesy to the Press w'hich have been appreciated by its repre-j entatives as a whole, even if they have been. bused by a few. Until president Cleve-. and invited correspondents to attend the 3 )iplonmatce reception last winter, they coul I. tand in the vestibule with the wrap-beare :s if guests, but they neer had any definite ocial standing at the oflicial receptio~ns. In lividual members wvere invited privately .nd on New Year's Day correspondents were; 'eely admitted. But in the classification of Washington >fficial life, where precedence is as much la hought 0?, apparently, as at European, C curts, where the smnallest bureau or divi s-f e on chief is assigned a place, as are also thel t; ergeants of police of the Navy, no corres >ondent of any newspaper could, by virtue f his place, gain access to the White House _ in occasiorns o? ceremony. President Cleve and changed all this. Uie gave representa ives of the Press a definite social status then he o~icially extended to them an in -itation to the Wihite House through the secretary~ of the Senata and the Clerk of the -louse. As the correspondent of the New - Cork Stn wrote at the time, "That has gi v n the Press a status by the side of Senators nd Representatives and the staff' corps 0f he General of the Army, who were the gild. d cords of the armies of' the Continent." t Newspapers ini 188". George P. Ilowell & Co., of New York, will 0 ssae on Mondiay, 31ay 2nd, the Nineteenth nnual editiion of their standard publica ion, "The American Newspaper directory.". The new volume contains an cxhaaustive I ist of all Class Publications so amhirabe o .rranged that any one of the three thousand! >apers represented there ean be readily re erred tot and all important facts concerning! t, together with its circulation rating, easi- y y obtained.o The News;paper Directory will be useda >incipally by loublishers, Adverti'wrs and tdvertisin~ ignts. but the vast fund of in- ti ormation it contains makes it valuzmbl.- i. price charged, $5.0, for it fully describe: eyto-yown in which a 11wspap)er is issued, end few people care to know about an3 place where one is not. The number of pipers published in the Unt--d States. Terrioi ii s (iucluding Alaska and Canava is pat at 15,420; an increase of 5N1 in on- vear. The groih of newspapers in soie of the wet -nStates woukd be mterofwndr if it wer not that ti ea no teception to the rule. I: %a sas thine and in Nebw.-.k;,: C4: wi-the Eerystane State Show . sualler :Lvanct of 35 :-n.1 t.. Buc' State of . ennsivmiaexhib-it tiie largst increase- in dl.:iiies, 17; RLIS.0s it weklis Si, 'a New York .n intii es, 42. Sven t::ts shovw . dcrease: the muost pronieunt M:inst acbeim: New 11am pshire and Viriria, six ach. The whole volime shows that e: care has b een takea to sls amin its repuntation a the mos: copre hen vivo work'of the kindl yet prublis"', ani,&d to insure accuracy in every detail, Anything less thu a colui-'lete comu peidium of Amer. ican newspapers and periodicals wouill sur prise those who are familiar with the foner erlorts of this tirm, who are so well known as the oldest, largest and best knon of all the Amuerican Advortising A,,tneic: Siubstantial Pity. A mong the many anecdotes told of Stephen Girard, tie following is one of the pleasantest. It was first pub lished by an English visitor to Phila delphia, Lieutenant Sleigh, and shows well how far "shines a good deed in this naughty world." Girard was walking one day near his bank, when he saw a crowd of weli dressed people surrounding a woman who was crying bitterly. On inquir ing what was the matter, ha was in formed that a woman had just landed fro:n an emigrant ship, friendless and without money; his informant adding, "How I do pity her!" Sever al other gentlemen repeated. "Po creature, how I pity her!" Girard at once remarked to each of those commiserating christians, "So you 'pity' her-you 'pity' her,-and You 'pity' her. Now, how much do you pity her? I 'pity'her ten dollars: you 'pity' her ten dollars; you 'pitN' her five dollars; you 'pity' her one dol lar." And thus he addressed himself by turns to all in thd crowd, collectiunp the money in his hat, until the resu't of the "pity," at liist so lavishly ex presse'd in words, was a pile of sub stantial dollar "pities," which enabled the poor woman to go rejoicing on hei way.-Youh's~ C'.manion His Marriae Fee. We have sometimes wondered if it would not be advantageous to mini: ters if marriage fees were paid, not at the time of the wedding, but subse quently,--say a month or two after wards. In most instances, it is to be presumed, the husband would by th. t Lime be in a state of mind to which the most generous fee would seem aone too large. Possibly there might be cases in which neither the bride aor the groom would feel any grati .ude to the minister for having per ormed the ceremony. On the whole, therefore, clergymen tvill probably continue to reckon a irdt in the haud worth two in the .ush; especially in view of possible meceptional cases,--like the following. vhichi we extract from a Dakota news aper: -Mr. Inghamn went out int o the coun ry, away down in Iowa, one cold, >lustering day, to marry a young cou >le. After the ceremony, tbe elder oined in the festivities of the occasion ong enough to be sociable, and then vent away -as empty in purse as vhen he came. "Some weeks afterwards he met the ;room in the village, and after some 3emming and hawing, the latter raid, uthin' for that job ye done for me ? "'Oh, that's a matter to be left en irely with you,' said Mr. Ingham. "-Well, ef ye say I owe ye anything vhy, I'll pay ye what's right,' said the uan of bliss. "'enever set a price on matters >f that kind,' said the elder becoming little amused. "'Well, of course, ef I don't owe ye iothin', why I'm much obleeged,' .nd then, as if to reassure himself, he aid, 'Why elder, ef ye want anything er it, I'd be glad to pay ye.' "'My good man,' said Mr. Ingham, unoved by this time, 'I can't set any >rice on that kina of service. - If you hink you owe me anything, pay it. If not-if it wasn't worth anythiug to -ou-why, don't.' "The fellow started to go, and then n a remorseful moment of careless nd beneficent generosity he turned .nd said, 'Why, elder, I'll tell ye what '11 do: When yure comin by my place ome day, stop in and I'll give you a ag of buttermilk.'" Notice to Creditors. THE STATE OF SOUT E CARiOLINA, Covrn or CLARENDoN. Notice is hereby given that all persons aving clain..s aginst the estte of Susann a onyers, deceased, will present them dulyv ttested, and all persons indebted to said es Lte will make payment to RlOBERT CONTER.S, Administrator. F. N. Wilson, INSURANEAGEN T SENT FREE. Every reader of this paper who aims buy machinery c-an learn how to tve money if lhe will send his name ni a postal card to the "Dixie." Co., thanta, Ga. A sample copy of "Dix ~," the handsomest industrial journal F charge. State just what kind of MACHINERY u want and don't delay. Send at~ ice. It only costs one cent to send us po.al card and you will get informa on that will save you many- dollars. Adadress Tm:2"Di" Co., Ivstitiinioni" Uniling. Ataita G Compnro L-2 with your purchase: _ Y_ ; aSSTLESSNESS A SimCeTLy VEGEvABLE FAUL-.LESS FAMILY MED:CINE j PHiLADELP IA fi jOH E Mar As you value health. perhaps life, C::mnic cach' packe and l. sure yout get the Gentuxaie. See the red Z Trace-Nark and the fall titl on front of Wrapper, :mnJ on th" Fide the seal and -;Mun ttse of J. II. -1ilin & Co., as i the ahbwe i.:- lim :e.R:nemiber thier isnoother geutulac3E: .=0a:.Liver Reulat-r. LIFE OF Th swork wl b!!e iud April i5th. Fromi a lat..e a :aaibr of tesimoniads I se leet thefolwn: I am deihe'. 4o know: that Dr. H~atcher is writing, 1- -Lif! 1 D,. .Ttir.' 11 is the very moan for the work. --John A. Broadus, D. D. "TheQ book should hatve a vry wide sale. for into whv tevr lote it enters there will ga the ipi:tnofa nobl Uf - the story if a poor : boy who made himself ,reat and usefnl!esite -vr btce"J Wi. Jor.c.i, D. D. Thlx book e..ain' about 450 pages Svo. Lti h um iib:sa fol-owing- prices: Elegant Eng;i)h oh--";lt o kI with steml port of .Dr. Jet., . \1orocco. etter ise same.............1300 -luth. w hUt portrait............... 2.00 I have control of the book for this State. 7'- Agents wanted. Address. G. F. WILLIAMS, Jlidge Spring, S. C. Will sena the above ou receipt of pAce where th.-re is n, agont. Also, Ur-ou:. Sermons and Adresses, at iamei prics. and 1raJus' Commontary on MJatt. for $2.25. MOISE & HUGGINS, Attorneys atlaw, mning. S. C. Office South of Court House. A. I~a]VI Attornov at Law. Manning, S. C. J tc";arv Publie with se,. jtar-e BBSTE1caIKGD9 GNE J. & P. COATS' SIX-CORD SPOOL 00TTO1N FOR '.ALF BY MOSES LEVI, MAXNNING, S. C SOUTHERN1 HEROIVE~S. -ORl THE l'ART Southerni Women Played inl "The Lost Cause." Under this head we shall soon Legin the publication of a series of Histoalcal and Bi ographical Sk.-tehxes of Southern Wotmen. Book after booik has been pufblishe i on the Civil Watr; the great and good men who fought upon the battle tields have bhen tad mired atnd praised by the world. but the hardships of the mo~ther and children a: home have nev er been told. M0 Til1ERS, Write us the hardships which YOU endlIured for thte sake o1 the "La't Cause." ScLDIERS, Write Us about the tendler ]:and. thxat xadinistered to you 'en the battlefield and in the hxosprlal. W1F ES. 1Yrit2 us how you supported yourselves and children for four long years aud found time to make- grniy jeans for Southern soldiers. Ar T' re invited to write us short stories about the harudips, toils, and suf ferngs of Southerx women d aring the war. A reasonal prie wll be paie for all mat ter which we think of sufieient importance to publish. If yo love the South and Southern w'omnh .ood, we believe thot in thgoodne..., of ouhlt youwill old us n paying soutue tibte 0f respect to our faihful mi ,t..er, s.st:-r.; au-.l w:eso. 'Pu~b Le!er BA :N~ER, G. A LLE'N H UGGINS, JR., LD.uA. Suimtox, rg Oieie on Street South of Court House. Meh31 G Atne and.;c Counse or at Law, MILina;,S Boyd Brothers, Wholesale Grocers and lomrmisson Me:rchants.1 159 EAST BAY, CH{AI1LESTON, S. C. Direct Importers of Alcs, Porters, ines. and Drantliei. A mily iocers, .85 & 187 Meeting Street, and 117 Mdarket St., CHARLESTON, S. C. nvite attention to the following Bargains: Cut Loaf Sugar, 12. Ibs. for 1w. ht mi Sugatr. 15.1 it). for $1. Confectioners' SIr,~15, ibs for $1. W-1hite Ex. C. Sugar. 17 lbs. for $1. Light B ;rown Suar. 19 lb for S1. Good I -('wn Sgar, 21) lbs for S1. 21b). Toiatoes, . a doz. :31b. Tomaitoes. $1.10 a doz. Good Segars, SI for a box of 50. These are but a few of the many attract ons we are constantly offering, aid hos :eepers will :ind it greatly to tler wivan age to send fokr a copy of our 31onhy1v Price a.'rNo charge for packing or drayage. TIoMAS, JL J. M. THOMAS. -:0: Siephenl Thomas, Ir, & Br. -WATCHES iewelry, Silver and Plated Ware. pectacles, Eye t!hsscs, and ey Watches anl Jewelry repaired >y expert workmen. 27' K - S-r., CHARLESTON, S. C. D. O'NeiI & Sons, 33 HAINE STtI=ET .... CUArLSTON, S. C. Wholesale Dealers in Boots and Shoes, Trunks. Satchbels. &c. Goods roceived by every ste.aomr suitahie or the interior trde. All the ::.test styles -onstantly in stock. at tie lowest prices and n acconiuodtting terais. Jan, 12, 87 IV BOLLlANN BR'THER Wholesale Grocers, 157 and 169, East Bay, CHARLLESTON, S. C. Jan. 12. 87 ly. GUANO it astonishingly low Mar~facturers Prices. We are selling ouircrtilizer at the follow ng low prices: Wilcox, Gibb~s & Co. 3Inipiulated Guano, ess than 10 tons, per ton, $2.0 Ten tons Wilcox, Gibbs &(Co. uperphosphate, les han 10 tons, per ton, $1.0 Ten tonsand ipwadN, per ton, $1~>.00. Excellent Georgia Standwa Guano, les:s han 10 tons, per ton, S:4.0t0. Ten tens nd no~wards, per ton. S21.50. ;re- Delivered to Rlailroad or Steamboat t Charleston. fre'e of dlrayage. [nglish A cid Phosphate, German Rain it. Nitrate of Soda, Nova Scotia Land Plas ter'. Pecruvian Guano. Ground Fisht Ser'ap Cotton Seed Meal. nd Fertilizer supplies generally; All est quality, at lowest market prie Counmunicate with us before buy og elsewhere. HE WILX & I GUANO CO,, Am. Shepherd & Co., 23~2 MEETING ST., Sharleston, S.C. STOVES, stoves, Stoves ! WHOLESALE -AND RET AIL!' Tinwares, House Furnishing oods, Potware, Kitchen and Stove rescd for Price List and Circu . f. C. H Claussn & Co., eam Bakery and Candy FactorY,A CAIABiESTO)N S. C. SAMUL J. CLLW a NaRK A P-VA PRO10P RIE TO0R: Fresh and Choicest WINES, LIQUORS, BRAN DIFS and Cigars and Tobacco. LAGER -BEEN DIRECT FROM THE BREWERY. Benedictine and Medicated Nectar Whiskies, the finest grad' of Whskies on the Market. kept in stock. E57K5E..STBI-EcD 1844. Charleston iron Works, Manfacturers and Dealers in arine~ Stat ionary and Porta ble Engines and Boilers, Saw Mill Machinery, Cotton Presses. Gins. Railroad, Steam boat, Machinists', Engineers' and Mill Suplies. f.&t'cpairs executed e'il~it p'runy>~!ness and Dispatch. S5endfor price lists. East Bay, Car. Pritehard St. Jn3vCharleston, S. C. Eid* you need any Cloingii. Furnishing G oods, or Hats, Send ouu orders to KDm Sn7:m. Orrearn: K.iss, Charleston, S. C., as they have reduced the prices of their entire stock to cost, on aceount of chance of firm. OTTO F. WIETERS, Wholesale Grocer. WHOLESALE dealer in Wines, Liquors and Segars. No. 11 E AST D>AY, CHARLESTON, S. C. F J. PFm.: Presiet F. S. RODGERS, Treasurer Atlantic Phosphate Company, of Charleston, S. C. MANUFACTUR-ERS OF 'taQaC.a1rC. .ertiMi ers and Importers of Pelzer Rodgers & Co., Gen eral Agents, BROWN'S CAF, - - - HIARLESTON, S. C. o M.M. Lrr. .uning. will be pleased to supply his friends and the public generally. with any of the above brands, of Fertilizers. ASHLEY U 120 The Soluble Guano is a highly concentrated Ammoniated Guano-a com plete Fertilizer. ASHLEY ASB ELEMENT. A very cheap and excellent Non-Ammoniated Fertilizer for Small Grain crops, Fruit Trees, Grape Vines, etc. ASHLEY AMMONJATED DISSOLVED BONE, ASHLEY SMALL GRAIN SPECIFIC ASHLEY Corn and Cotton Compound. A complete Fertilizer for those two crops and aiso largely used. by the Truckers near Chareston for Vegetables, etc. Ashler Dissolved Bone. Ashley Acid Phosphate. Genuine Leopoldhalli Kainit. J For Terms. Di: .tions, Testimonials, and for the varions attractive and instrue ve puicatio~ns~ (f the enT panyl, address, .A -ggE' pg g PH.Iaochrles ton _4c Oficial Analysis prove our Goods to be above their Guar antee. Souble F A NAcid Phos Guano. W A NL;w phate,. Ammoniated Fertilizer, Ieid Phosphate, Dissolved Bono, Kainit. and all Fertilizers supplies. for sale by =a'A JD PI-O . C O , CHLsTo, S. C. FRANCIS B. HArxEnR. Presidenit and (G- eneral Agent. WTOQNT PHOSPMITE COMP Charlestoni, S. C. Established !870. HIGH GRADE FERTILIZERS. SIoluble Guano, (highly ammoniated), Dissolved Bone, Acic '3hosphate. Ask lement. 7oats, Ge';nmn Kainit, High Grade ?ice Fertilizer, Cotton Seed . al. rZAll orders promptly filled. WILLIAM R AVENEL, President. iR 21. 3MEANS, Treasurer. For sale by M. LEVI, ct20 Manniug, S. C. William M. Bird & Co., CtHARLESTON, S. C Counter, Pitfor'ni and Cotton Scales. Paints and Pain:ter Mara of ery description. We are headquarters r these goeds and on'er inucemCnts to purebmasers. Aug18 J. E. SCOTT, I Wulbern & \qeper Wholesale Grocers, ttorney and Counsellor at Law, AN1) m)Eus Is ~ ~. ~ Provisions, Liquors, Tobacco, Etc. (i79 & 16 East Ba . Charleston,. S CL