The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, June 27, 1888, Image 3

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THE MAN TMC. Published Every Wednesday. S. A. NETTLES, EDITon AND PROPRIETOR. M. CLINTON GALLUCHAT, ADVERTISING AGENT. Terms: S7SsCaR.TroX Rxrs.-One copy, one year $1.50; one copy, six months, 75 cents, one copy, three months, 50 cents. All subscriptions payable in advance. AnvzTrzsNG RuS.-One square,. first in sertion. $100; each subsequentinsertion, 50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertise ments. Liberal contracts made for three, six, and twelve months. Coiarczcavroxs must be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer in order to receive attention. No communi cation of a personal character will be pub lished except as an advertisement. For further information address S. A. NETTLES, Manning, S. C. Wednesday, June Z, 1888. CANDIDATES. FOR CONGRESS. The friends of the Hon. H. H. NEWTON, appreciating his past public services re spectfully nominate him as a candidate for Congress, subject to the action of the Dem ocatic party. May 22, 1888. h0R COUNTY TREASURER. The friends of JOSEPH SPROTT, Jr., knowing him to be a good business man, a true and tried Democrat, and thoroughly competent to discharge the duties of County Treasurer, announce him as a candidate for election at the coming primary election. CrrzzNs. FOR CLERK OF COURT. We are authorized to announce JAMES E. DAVIS a candidate for re-election to the office of Clerk of Court, subject to the decis ion of the Democratic party. FOR COUNTY AUDITOR. I hereby announce myself as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Audit or, pledging myself to abide the action of the Democratic party. DAN'L J. BRADHAM. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. We are authorized to announce Mr. T. J. COLE a candidate for re-election to the of fice of County Commissioner, subject to the action of the Democratic party. Your Name in Print. -Miss Frank Hodge is visiting in town. -Col. Jno. 0. Brock was in town yester day. -Mr. B. B. McIntosh, of Salem, was in town Monday. . -Mr. Jno. C. Bagnal, of Wedgefield, spent Sunday in town. -Miss Anna Stansiir returned yesterday from a pleasant vigt to Sumter. -Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Alsbrook, of Ben nettaville, are visiting relatives in town. -Mr. James E. Davis has been quite sick the past week, and is still confined to his bed. -Mr. Ben Harvin, of Oakland, returne:i borne last Friday from the South Carolina College. -Misses Janie and Maggie Lurgess, of Greeleyville,-liave been visiting at Mr. R. S. Connor's. -Misses Clara Huggins, Battio Scott, and Anna Lipeey are visiting frienda and rela tivesin Summerton. ---Rev. James McDowell wa~s in Sumter yesterday, attending an executive meenrg of Harmony Presbytery. -Messrs. Moses Grenewald and Sam Lse man, and Mrs. Ellen Iseman, of Spartan *burg, are visiting at Mr. M1. Levi's. -Miss 8usie Lesesne has been spending some time at Jordan, visiting her aunt, M'rs. Jos. Sprott. Sr. She returned home Mon day. -Mrs. Marthia Rhame, of Sumter, is via iting at her son's, J. F. Rhame, Esq. She is, and for some time has been, quite sick. Her brother, Dr. J.3M. Sanders, and hers. san, Mr. J. A. Ehamne, both of Magnolia, were in town last week, on a vist to her and Mr. anme. -Governor Richardson will be present at the teacher's institute, and will make an ad *dress. ...The ladies of Salem do not seem to fan cy too much sponging by the candidates Aunt Jerusha is certainly tired of it, and we suppose she is right toe. -Mr. A. M1. Richbaurg, who lives ncar Alderman's mill, brought some cotton bols to this office last Saturday. He says he had cotton blossoms on the 7th. -A quarterly conference of thc Mctho dist church will be held at Jordan, Satur day and Sunday, July 141-15. Rev. A. Coke Smith, of Wofford College, will deliver an address on education Saturday, and preach the 11'clock sermon on Sunday. -Mr. George H. Huggins will begin next -Monday to carry the star route mail for Paeksville, Panola, Summerton, and Jor dan. reaching the officesin the order named. The mail will also be changed from tri weekly to daily. This will be a great con venience to the people of that section of the county. -Drs.Nettles and Brown examined Ap Frierson last week to ascertain if he could be sent to the asylum, bothe was prononne ed sane. He won't go to the asylum or poor house, and an effort will be made next to send him to the ho:,pital in Charleston. We reckon Ap will go to Charleston with pleasure. -Ap Frierson and his father were in town Monday soliciting subscriptions to carry them to Charleston, so that A p may get into the Charleston hospitaL Our citi zens contributed liberally and Ap \vent down to Charleston yesterday. Ap's wound is a great deal better, and in a shori time he will probably be well. -A correspondent in Salcm writes us.: "We have just beard the sad news, ih death of Mrs. Mamie E. McLeed, which event occured on last Tuesday 19th inst. She was the daughter of the late Win. S. Hudson, of this county, and wife of Mr. B F. McLeod, Jr., of Lynchburg. Her deatli is sadly regretted by a host of friends and acquaintances both here and in Manning where she was wecll and favorably knowr and beloved, having attended school ii Manning a few years since. If yout have never had a good - e~ of your gef, try W A. Reckling, of uo~mbi, wcho ik mnaking pictures by a newc and svtperior process Bi woork is recognized as among the very bes in the State. Another candidate this week. Dr. W. H. Reynolds was recently presented with a beautiful fawn. A large bear was recently seen near Mr. B. R Gibson's place, but it es caped before it could be killed. Attend your club meetings Satur day. Important business will come before the county convention which meets Monday July 9th. The committee appointed by the last Legislature to investigate the financial condition of this county ex pect to begin their work next Mon day. Mr. Alexander has moved his jew elry store next door to the Tm s's office. He now has one of the hand somest places in town. Call and see him. Excursion tickets will be on sale at all stations on the Atlantic Coast Line the 3rd and 4th of July, good until the 5th. A little more than one first class fare will be charged. Mr. G. Alexander has appointed Mr. C. M. Mason his agent at Fores ton. Any watches or other jewelry needing repairs may be left with him. Also any new goods may be purchas ed through him. Round trip tickets will be on sale July 14th to 29th, good until July 31st, to Wilmington, to the K. C. mil itary encampment July 17th. Tick ets from Manning and return will be $4.50. A big time is promised. A merchant in Charleston received some days ago a box of eggs, and when the bottom layer was exposed it was found that seven chickens had been hatched and were doing tolera bly well except for the weather. They were immediately provided with a mother and four of them lived. Elsewhere will be found an adver tisement of the Grand Central hotel of Columbia, one of the best hotels in the United States. The table is first class, and a good meal is always to be had. It is now under new man agement, and was never better kept. The hotel will be more popular with Clarendon now than ever before. The Panola and Manning base ball clubs played a match game last Fri day. The Manning club won by a score of 20 to 15. The reason that Foreston beat Manning at the picnic was because the Foreston boys con spired together, and fed the Manning boys so high that they could not run or play. Those Foreston boys are sharp fellows. Quite a large crowd of our citizens attended the commencement exer cises of St. Joseph's Academy in Sum ter last week, special attraction being the graduation of Miss Sallie Levi, youngest daughter of Mr. M. Levi, of this place. We are pleased to note that Miss Sallie graduated with high honors, receiving ai:ong other things the gold medal prize for proficiency in music. Program or Pienie at Martin's Lakhe. Wednesday, July 4th. PArr I.-11 o'clock A. x. 1. Music--Rock of Ages. 2. Pura 3. 4ltszc-Praise is No 4. WEL~oOxE ADDBsmS-By Master Mfark Bragdon. 5. Music- -Something to Do. 6. SON~G BY THE GrazLs-Open the Door to the children. 7. Music-The Lord is my Shepherd. 8. Casuara-Pardon ; or Crown of Re ward. 9. Music-What will the Recompense be ? 10. Ismrux vAz, Sow~-By Miss Olive Hudgins. ]1. Baon~ Da.Le 12. Music-Shall we know cach other there? DINNER. PAanr II.-3 o'clock p. M. 1. Music-Open the beautiful Gate. 2. C NTu&-Quarrel among the flowers. 3. Music-When the mists have cleared ed away. 4. Bors' Dr'JrL 5. Music-Summer Land. 6. ADDRESSES 7. DoxoioG 8. Bms~rzcas R. R. HUDGIN~S, Sup't Methodist Ch'ch. A. J. WHITE, Sup't Baptist Church. Indicted for U. S. Pension Fraud. The Kingstree (bunty Record, of June 20th, says: There was an important pension case heard at this rlace last week before United States Commissioner J. Wesley Smith, of~ Charleston. ].eputy United States Marshal Boykin arrested on Tues day, 12th instant,' B. L. Gowdy, R. MI. Thompson. Eliza Floyd. Julia Parker, and Mary Conyers, all of Clarendon county, charged with conspiring and aiding M.ary Conyers, the reputed widow of Stran Con yers, to defraud the United States Govern ment out of a pension. Mr. Conyers was a soldier in the war of 1812. and under the Act of 1872 was entitled to pension. When a very old man he married Mary Conyers, then a very young woman, who, after hinng with him for a short time, went to Florida, where she remained about sixteen years, and where, it is alleged, she married again, during her first husband's lifetime. After Ihis death she returned to Clarendon county Iand drew pension as his widow. Recently Ithese alleged facts and circumstances were reported to the pension office at Washington, and an investigation of the matter was or dered. Last Wednesday and Thursday the case was heard here. The accused were represnted by T. M. Gilland, Esq.~ After the case was fully developed by the testimony and argument by Mr. Gilland, the Commissioner discharged all the dc fendnts except Mary Conyers, who was required to give bail for her appearance at the United States Court in Charieston on the tirst Monday in July next. There was no evidence of a criminal nature against the other parties charged. Their only con nection with the matter, so far as Mr. Thompson was concerned, was in the pre pairation of the papers as Trial Justice, and the others as witnesses to the papers. The State Teachers' Association will meet in Columbia on the 11th-13th July, and ev ery effort is being made to arrange arn inter esting programme for the occasion. Col. J. G. Clinklscales. of Anderson, has accept ed an invitation to address the Association Ion the subject of "Obstacles to the success of the Public School Sy-stem of South Caro lina." Reduced Railrord rates and board for visiting teachers will be secured. Bdtig, Packing., Oils, and .lill supplies gelerlly; lowcest prices, also, a fetc seconad-hanfd (ins ad Presses. Lorick &- Lowerance, Cbim Dedication at Barvins. The new Methodist church at Harvins Depot was dedicated last Sunday horning by Rev. J. S. Beasley, who preached an able and earnest sermon, about an hour long. In the afternoon at 41 o'clock Rev. W. M. Duncan, of Aiken, and Rev. J. S. Beasley, made speeches before the Sunday-school, both of which were interesting and instruct ive. Just before Mr. Duncan finished his speech a heavy rain came up, and a half hour or more was devoted to singing, till the rain was over. Mr. Beasley then ad dressed the school. At night Rev. W. M. Duncan preached. Mrs. J. F. Laughrey presided at the organ and led the choir dur ing the day's service. The Harvins church was begun two or three years ago, and was entirely free of debt when dedicated. It is a neat church, the walls plastered, and ceiled overhead, windows glazed, and the aisles and pulpit carpeted. The pulpit and lamp stands are very handsome, a neat chandelier is sus pended midway the church, and an organ has been purchased. The building is small, but very comfortable. It is not yet painted, but this will be done very shortly. These people deserve great credit for their zeal in constructing the church. Rev W. B. Duncan, who is pastor of this church, has four other churches in his cir cuit, and he says that at the end of the year, each will virtually be new, being either new, or else recently repaired so as to be good as new. We had the pleasure while at Harvins of enjoying the elegant hospitalities of Capt. J. A. McClure and his wife. Dedication of Suunerton Baptist Church. The Summerton Baptist Church will be dedicated next Sunday, July 1st. There will also be a baptism and the ordination of a deacon. Rev. Dr. T. M. Bailey, Rev. C. C. Brown, and Rev. II. W. Mahoney will be the officiating ministers. The Summerton Baptist church, we un derstand, is a beautiful building of gothic architecture, neatly and completely finish ed, stained glass windows, etc. Will Reply Next Week. Mn. EDrron:-I am required by the law to have my abstracts of real and personal property in Columbia by the 30th of this month, and being so busy making these up I have no time to answer the Trea.surer's card of last week. I will show from his standpoint next week how the matter stands, and in the ieantime ask any one who de sires to come and examine the books for himself. Very respectfully, DAN'L J. BRADHAM, June 25, 1888. County Auditor. Two Chicken Tales. Maj. P. G. Benbow tells us that some time ago one of his hens, of her own volition and without his desire or knowl edge, began sitting on one egg, which, in due time, produced one chicken. A short time after this chicken was hatched, she, possibly disgusted with her former effort, began sitting again, this time on seven eggs. The young chick went kind o' part nership this time, each night resting snugly bneath its mother's wing. In due time all sven eggs wer. htch d, and, after carrying the chickens a sho't time, she, probably not yet satisfied with h5 two former efforts, a again gone to sitting ; and her first hick, though~ not finig size yet. has kindly aken the little orphans (the second brood) nder its care, and is carrying them around, lucking and scratching in genuine moth erly style. Maj. Benbow says the chickens an be seen any day in his yard. Dr. A. J. White, of Foreston, tells of a nost remarkable lusus natura that recently ame under his individual observation.- A en had been killed in his yard for table se, and, while preparing her, an egg cov ered with a shell was found in her. This egg was broken, and t.>the surprise of all and orror of the cook a well-developed chicken as in the egg. A reliable gentleman tells s this as coming direct from Dr. White, who says it is literally true, strange as it ay appear. Since the ab ve was in type, another gen tleman tells us that there is a still more re arkable occurence connected with this fact. He says that a few days before the hen was killed Mr. John White, a grown son f the Doctor's, saw this hen fiy out of the fodder loft, cackling as is the custom of ens after laying an egg. He found in the loft, instead of an egg, a newly hatchedl chick n. He thought a little strange of it, as no hen was sitting at the tiine, but gave it little thought. However, he new believes that the hen laid a liL'e cicken. W hat has science to say of this ? The above freaks are give n for facts, and not as tales. Was He Drunk on the Benchil The Timmonsville Farmer's Friend, of a recent date, says: "The report is abroad that Judge Aldrich, who presided at the recent term of court in Sumter, was more or less intoxicated during the entire term. The papers of that town, however. hav-e not a word to say about it. If the report is true, and the authority for it seems relilfe, the Samter pa'.s have shown their dereliction of duty by failing to expose it." This is a very serious charge, and the dignity of the State dlemands an investiga tion. "There should be no white-washing. If Judge Aldrich was drunk, as is charged, he should be impeached by the Legislature and at once desposed from his judgeship. If the watchman at the State House was seen drunk at his post once or twice there is no doubt but that he wouild be discharged at once. Now let the same.2 rnia apply in this case. If the public ser'ice demands sober watchmen, it should ailso demand so ber judges.- &rcageburg Times and Democrat. ~Horace L. Darr, Sr. Mr. H. L. Darr died at his ho~me in this ci about 10 o'clock: this morning (June 20th) after an illness of ab-.ut seven weeks, aged 62 years and six months. He has re sided in Sumter since 1855, when he re moved here from Charleston, which was the place of his birth. Mr. Darr was a practi cal printer of more than average profiien'cy, and always felt a pride in his profession in which he was a good manager. He has [been connected 'with a number of papers in Columbia, Charleston and Sumter-as proprietor and printer, ai'd was at the time of his death the senior proprietor of the Suter Adermewe, which paper he established in 1881. He was, previous to that, part proprietor at airl'erent times, of the Sumter Watchmain, The ,$umter Kems. cad 271e True Sotron of this place. Ie was a Royal A? bl Mason and a member of the Knights of Honor, -md has been for many years a mem er of the Episcopal Church. Hie was a man of war.s heart and quick impulses, and leaves a hc:'e zi friends to cherish his meoy.-Wdchwn and &"aulhv;o Foreston Picnic and GreeleyvimC News. GRELEYVnLLE, June 19.-Some newspa pers have lately made the mistake of plao ing Greeleyville in Clarendon county; but there was no mistake in the fact that a large number of its inhabitants, and residents of other portions of Williamsburg county, were in Foreston on the ocasion of the pic nic and parade of the Manning Guards. The day was fine, the company waslarge. No formalities restricted social intercourse, and the meeting of friends, and renewal of acquaintanceship was a pleasant feature. The picture presented by the military com pany on parade was pleasing to the eye, and the large assemblage of ladies as they sat under the shed erected for their accomo dation, or walked leisurly across the park, was inspiring. Alas! that it is possible to imagine such an array of manhood engaged in deadly strife with their fellow men, or lovely woman wasting her strength in the senseless dance, her brain reeling with ex citement, her body heated with physical ef fort in an ill ventilated apartment, and her spotless habiliments soiled by the grasp of grimy hands. The dinner was spread under the shade of some large trees near a well of nice cool water. Of its quality or quantity your cor respondent cannot speak from experience or observation, the kindness of his host and hostess, the company of agreeable ladies and gentlemen, and a table laden with food fit for a king completely and most agree ably occupying his time. The A. C. L. Company have had erected at this station on the C. R. R. of S. C., a commodious and well built warehouse for its freight, with an agent's office, and wait ing room for passengers. The R. I. switch will be placed between the warehous and main track, thus allowing loaded cars to be left on the switch, without interfering with passenger and mail trains. An express office has been established here, the agent, C. R. Burgess, being also the R. R. agent. In the form of applica tion for express agencies great stress is laid upon the question of the unemployed time of the applicant, and in case of the one here it was gratifying to be able to state that he had never been out of regular employment a day since his childhood. ] A pump has been placed in the space be tween the warehouse and the stores. Mr. W. H. Campbell is erecting a handsome dwelling. Mr. C. Karish, engaged in mer chandising, has moved his family here for permanent residence. The steam saw mill of Messrs Boyle & Hogan is in operation. Mr. J. J. Alsorooks has a wood and black smith shop. Mr. S. J. Taylor has lately re placed -his steam gin boiler with a large one, and his old grist mill with a new and supe rior one. Upon the whole Greeleyville, like a stone, grows; like a plant, grotws r-id ices; and like a man, grows, lines, and nieces. J. M. B. Our Panola Letter. Mn. EDrron:-As the smoke of battle has cleared away, and our warfare ceases to be carnal, I can see nothing to prevent me from resuming my place among your quill drivers. [We had begun to fear you had forgotten the TrxEs.- Editor.] As this is the year of elections I know I will be able to find some item of interest for the readers of the Txas. Gen. Green has, after a stubborn fight, capitulated-stacked arms, and now wants to be reconstructed as a conquered subject to the "king." We have refrained up to now making crop reports. Our prospects were any thing but good. The constant rainy et weather blighted our hopes, which aused many of our farmers to put on ugly faces, and numbers of them to use bad words. But since old Sol has opened with such a brilliant ray of heat for the month of June every one wears new brecches, and longs for a fish fry. Cotton is two weeks late this year, but with a favorable fall th e "King" may hold his "throne." Bread stuffs with the very best are going to be scarce. Corn is very inferior. The farm ers do not plant wheat, one of the moest es sential factors to the household. Oates, fall planting, are tolably good, spring planting, like hen's teeth, few and far between. The railroad mandates are pushing~ things their own way. What a delightful community we are to ha'w; we are promised great things. A railroad is to be built to every man's house, and if I understand rightly it's to go to every man's field, and to every man's church. Your correspon dent "Sumimerton" is just two years behind the times. He slapped us hard when he wrote that big pop gun, but he went to sleep just at a time when he should have kept wide awake, for some body left the' fence down, and the old hero who held the staff pointed his compass to Brcckton.. "Summerton" has my sympathy; 1,e did not cover his tracks behind him sufficiently, for he let "Panola" get in a reply which broke the camel's back. The political atmosphere is full of fog, but the pot which has simmered is now at boiling heat. The people are wide awake; there will be no submission to night cau cusng. We live beyond incorporali'ns, and every one will vote for the can didates of his choice. The candidates so far in the field are all good clever fellows, but some of them are opposed to a separate agricultural col leg. The one who dares such a course will be left out. Quite an amusing joke is told here on a candidate. One of our enterprising farm ers tells it. He says, "negroes all tell him his place is haunted, therefore they will not work for him." To find out the trouble our friend watched the course of events. He soon heard the same noise, and as he approached ho discovered the candidate be side the field, who had hiz little son sitting in a log as his audience while he was prac ticing his oratory. I am told that so much interest centers around the sheriff's office, that one of the can didates while practicing a few nights ago] with the rope in trying to tie the hangman's~ knot, actually hung his wife's cat because it snezed in the the chimney corner. TOM. Henis, Eggs, and Dogs. Im, June 18.-Mr. Editor:-Wont you let the Tnexs champion the hens of Claren don county. They arc faithful in their vo cation (egg production), but, alas, all their faithfulness is set at naught because of a vagabond army of suck-egg dogs pro)wling around nights. 'This is a great nuisance, and an expensive one. Let the Tzms bring this matter before our people and our ri. j'a sentatives. I venture a plan by which this curse can be abated if not entirelv removed. The dog tax does no good as it is now man aged. We believe that but a very few pay the tax. Now let our superintendent of district highways be empowered to collect the tax on dlogs and kill ull on which the tax is not paid. These superintendents will generally be able to know or find out the owner of vagrant thieving curs. The Auditor does not know them, and conse quently very fewv are ever listed for taxa Now, Mr. Editor, it appears to me that such a law as I have t icd to outline would tend very much to mitigate this intolcrable. vagrant cur nuisance. Let the superin tendent recuive a small commission on all Idog tax collected; the net proceeds will then le much larger than under the present sys te.J. t SALE)! WEARIED WITI[ CANDIDATES An Open Letter From a Silemn Lady to the Candidates. SALEx?, June, 18887.-Mr. Editor :--As the time is appro-aching for the candidates to begin their rounds of canvassing, I will, on behalf of a few of the ladies of this section, give them some timely hints in regard to their calling on the "dear people," and ex pecting themselves and horses to be fed and cared for during the campaign. In the frst place, I will say that a great many peo ple have been buying corn since early spring, and had to give a lien on their grow ing crops for such articles as corn, bacon, [our, and other necessaries, consequently do not feel like boarding a lot of men and horses just for the honor of it. In a good many cases it will take every pound of cot ton that these horny-handed farmers are toiling so hard these sweltering days to :ake to pay the liens. In the next place, we think overcorked wifes and daughters must have some con-, sideration too. Sometimes candidates will :ome in on us at most inopportune times; md while none of us have domestic help, mnd are compelled to do all of our work, is it not natural that we should raise a :ry against it? We have been called on to prepare dinner, after we have just dined, md finished up o'ir hot, and to many, dis asteful duties in the kitchen, or to prepare supper after the stove has become cold and ao wood cut up. Now, Mr. Editor, would you or any other right thinking man be will ng for your wife to be thus treated? I have n my mind a good old lady, who has been mtertaining candidates for twenty years or aiore, and who says now that she is old and worn out and does not intend to worry her self any longer with them. Now, I sup pose it will be said, "What are the candi lates to do? must they burden themselves with tents and rations, and pitch their tents wherever night may overtake them?" io ! we do not want you to do that, but you :ould try and plan your visits so that you :n arrive at the house that you intend to stop at, ;:t a seasonable hour. If you ex pect to dine, go in time that the housewife :an prepare her dinner without extra trou ble and loss of time and patience, and if rou expect to spend the night, go before lark and let it be known that you expect to donor(?) them with your presence. And be sure to bring your herse feed, or money to pay for it, for if your host had to pay for it, sou should not grumble to do the same, for .t is your own interests you are after. When sou come do not have big expectations bout living on the "fat of the land," for :his section of the world does not "flow with milk and honey," and there will be few spring chickens to set before you, as the .ew that the cholera left, the hawks have laimed as their own. Hoping you all will 2eet with a warm reception, and eventually be elected, I am AUNT JERUSHA. The Ghouls Gone to Gaol. CuAm.svsox, June 22.-The call of "order" at the court house yesterday morning was the opening of the last act in Charleston's great corpse trust drama. The prisoners were arranged in a sort of semi-circle, facing the audience. Mary Nelson, who played the part of the widow in the Dudley case, ws first in line. She was sad, serious, and sorrowful in her bearing, and her skin as dark as the "weeds" she wore. To her right were Matthews and Evans, the two negro ghouls. Next was Rt. E. L. Shafer, a man of about 25 years, tall and wiry, with a high projecting forehead covered (unusually in such cases) by hair hanging almost to his brow from his auburn scalp. His eyes were large, blue, and glossy, nose somewhat pugged, and lips contracted 1:y a compla cent smile playing constantly over his pole face. This was the worm that would go to the cemetery in the stillness of the night, and burrow ten feet beyond a grave toward the head of the corpse, and when he struck ruit, would cut into the end of the coffin, rr n his bcny fingers into the mouth of the ',ti.T body, and drag his cold victim into the pale moonlight of a resurrection morn. With the stillness still unbroken, and un seen, save by, perhaps, dumb tombs and the twinkling stars, he would drag the body off, and after being joined by Matthews and Evans, hie away to the woman made happy when the bridegroom comes. Next, Thom as Bond, an intelligent and neatly dressed young man with black hair and dark eyes. He was corresponding secretary of the com pany. Then Dr. Jas. P'. Bond, who crushed in the skull of the Dudley corpse, and gave a certificate of "death by accident," besides taking part in other brutal deeds too nu merous to be mentioned. He is a medium size man, of about 28 years, graceful as can be, an d of easy manners, with black hair and beard, an intelligent face, but a suspi :ious, coy, unsocial look, and dark eyes that droop guiltily downward when you catch them. And next, John H. Bond, the ather. He furnished the fictitious names for the putative subjects, arranged insurance policies, &o. He is an intelligent, neatly dressed business man of about 50 years, cool and apparently unconcerned, smiling occasionally as the he were the winner of a jack pot in a lively game of poker. Next and last, the old man of about 70 years, Dr. L. M. Shafer. He sat tremulously in his seat in front of the Judge, bending forward in deep meditation, with his large blue eyes glaring downward from their haggard sockets. "His withered cheeks and tresses gray, Seemed to have known a better day," for, although his clothes were seedy, his loks were smooth, and a pair of gold eye. glasses dangled on his breast. He it was who acted the holy divine, and with bible in hand marched down the aisle of the house of God, reading the funeral service over a body stolen for the occasion, followed by thieves for mourners, and a lade white woman for a weeping widow !!! There they sat for two hours, listening to the reading of the indictnients. At the con clusion they all rose and pleaded guilty, save Dr. Shafer who brought down his doom with a nod. Jas. S. Purse (white) and R. H. Wilson (colored) pleaded not guilty. A mistrial was rendered in Wilson's case to day, and Parse is not likely to be tried before October., The prisoners will be sentenced next week. A desperate legal fight is looked for between the insurance companies and the banks. "There's millions in it,"'if they SE3UTP EHT EKAT. THE WONDERFUL HEALING PRtOPERt TIES OF DARBYS PRiOPHYLACTIC FLUID IN CNSE~ OF ACCIDENTS, FORL BURNS, SCALDS, CUTS, WUNTDS, ETC. Its prompt use will invariably relieve pain, promote healing and prevent Erysip des, Gangrene, or Proud Flesh. Owing to the cleansing and purifying qualities of the Fluid the most obstinate Ulcers, Boils, Car buncles, and Running Sores are rendered pure and healthy and speedily cared, no other application being necessary. Horry County is in a very healthy condi tion financially. The Horry Herald says; ~Wat conniv' in the State can excel Hlerry ? Over six thousand dollars in the Treasury, all debts paid, and not a single piisoner in County Jail, and not a white man livig in Conway habitually uses profane language. We challenge the State." We doubt if there; is another county in the State that can make th meshwing. Fragments From Foreston. Fonsro, June 2&--Notwithstanding the cry "dull, dull," our town still booms. The sound of the hammer may be heard on every side. Mr. W. T. P. Sprott is improving, by fencing and otherwise, the lot rec:ntly pur chased of Mr. R. R. Hudgins. Mr. H. B. Drose, Sr., is erecting a neat dwelling on his lot, south of the drug store, mnd I hear of many other enterprises soon to be entered into. Crops, which had begun to show signs of Failure, have somewhat revived since the recent rains. The Martin's Lake picnic is still being :alked of, and looked forward to with pleas re by the younger part of our population. A severe thunder storm passed over this place this afternoon. Lightning struck the ;elegraph wires somewhere on the Central Railroad. The flash was seen in the office in this place, and the shock was strong. It wet fire to a piece of paper on the instru nont. The operater was near the instru nent when the shock came, but immedi tely after, had pressing business else where. A tree on the edge of Mr. Hudgias's :orn field was set on fire by the lightning. F. New Zion News. NEw Zion, June 25-A heavy rain, ac companied with lightning and wind, fell in his section yesterday. It was greatly need d, and will benefit the growing crops. rops are backward, but improving. Cot :on is looking fine, but corn is not as good is usual. The New Zion Methodist church Sunday school picnic last Saturday was a very en oyable occasion. Quite a large crowd was ,n attendance. The children met at the parsonage near the church, and led by the hoir singing "Warm heart of Jesus," narched to the church in double file, where Rev. W. C. Gleaton delivered a short but eellent and appropriate speech on the word "watch." After this the children and Ladies were taken to the dinner table, which as laden with barbecue and oth::r good hings too numerous to mention. When hese finished the men rallied to the front, ad manfully did their duty, but it was .mpossible to destroy all the good things. The young folks of this section are in lebted to Mrs Anna DuBose for a pleasant ociable at her residence, Thursday even n. Messrs. W. J. and J. H. Ellis, of ainesboro, Ga., on the violin and guitar, tud Miss Cora Dubose,on the organ, fur aished delightful music during the even ing. Mr. R. S. Fleming has been having green peas from the field since the 18th. Dr. I. M. Woods has about recoverd from his gunshot wound. Miss Mattie McFaddin, of Sumter, and SIrs. Leola Milsaps, of Robinson, N. C., who have been visiting their aunt, Mrs. W. T. Rose. left for their homes this morning. Miss Janie Buddin, of Magnolia, is visit ing at Mrs. Jane Gamble's. CIVIS. School Exhibition in Salem. M. EDrron:-Will you please allow me a little space that I may tell you of a delight ul exhibition which it was my good fortune to attend on Friday last the 22nd? I refer to the closing eercises of Prof. B. B. Thompson's school, and I do assure you that it was indeed an enjoyable occasion. Salem's fair daughters were there in great numbers, and you may know, without my writing it, that the young men were also there, for it is said that the bees are invari ably found where the flowers are in bloom. Seldom, indeed, sir, that jou can gather an audience so select and yet so large, especial ly in the country. It was to my mind, con lusive evidence of the interest taken in the great cause of education. The people of this entire community are greatly aroused up on the subject, and how can it be otherwise, when such efficient teachers are at work in that section ? Well may* the patrons con gratulate themselves in having procured the services of a Thompson and the essrs. Hill, all of whom are deeply inter ested in the dissemination of knowledge among the masses. I had almost forgotten~ what I set out to do. An organ, two violins and a flute discoursed soft sweet melodies, whilst the scholars acquitted themselves in their recitations, declamations, and dia logues, in such a manner as to satisfiy the most incredulous that care has been bestow ed upon them. Capt. S. R. Chandler pre ided with dignity and gracefully presented each of the speakers. After the exercises of the school were over, the chairman introduced Prof. Thompson, who delivered a chaste, beautiful, and well prepared address upon the subject, "South Carolina; past, present, and future." The learned speaker gave evidence of great re search, as he contrasted the past with the present, and drew beautiful pictures of the tutre greatness of our beloved old Carolina. He was followed by Rev. 31r. Gleaton with an address upon education, in which he forci bly reminded his hearers of the probability of the negro outstripping his white competi tor in the race of lite, taking the higher ground that knowledge is power, and tat the negro race was making greater efforts and sacrifices than the whites, that their children should procure an education. Capt. Bradham, being ever ready, was called upon, and from the upturned faces and open mouths, I imagine he completely cap tivated his audience. Your correspondent promised them a speech upon some future ocasion. And now, Mr. Editor, I close by saying that if ever you are passing in that land of plenty you will find the latch string lhang ng on the outside of Cei~ey door, and within a generous and unstinted hospitality will be extended. X. A Sabbath-breaking Judge. There is one thing that should be strong ly impressed upon the minds of all young people and that is the vital importance of a proper observance of the Sabbath. We know of nothing that has so strong a tenncy to the utter corruption and de moralization of people as a disregard for the Sabbath day, for with this disregard there coes a disregard for all things holy andl righteous. The way to impress upon the minds of the young the great importan ce of this mat ter is for people in prominent positions to set the example. Preaching upon this sub ject will do but little good so long as the ex ample of pecople of position and influence is set the other way. Recently in Sumter there was the shocking spectacle of a Judge of our high Court holding Court on Sunday. It was a shameful violation of the Sabbath day that all right thinking people will pro test against. The convenience of the Jndge. jury, and one or two lawyers is not to be considered, and is no justification or excuse. It was a shame upon our boasted Chris tian civilization, and a fearful example to the young, of a disregard for the Sabbath day-and we sincerely trust that such a thing will never occur in our midst again. The tenency of the times is too much to ward a disregard for the Sabbath any way. and when men in "high places" will not respect the Sabbath what are we to expect? Manning Building and Loan Association. There is a good deal of talk in our town of organizing a Building and Loan Associa tion, and as there are a great many who do not understand the workings of such an as sociation, we publish the following, gather ed largely from the Marlboro Chronide, for information. These assoeia'ons are very popular throughout the State, and are of great benefit to any community. We expect one will be organized in Manning this fall, with about five or sim hundred shares. That would mean about $500 or SC00 expended every month in this town and community for the purpose of building neat and sub stantial cottages;and in addition to these several hundred dollars let lose every month, benefiting our mechanics and mar chants, it means also that by paying but little more than ordinary rent, in a few years one gets ownership, good titles, to a home g The object of these associations is to as cumulate a fund by the receipt of assess ments and otherwise so as to assist the members in business, and enable them to purchase for themselves respectively such property as they may desire. The association is a mutual benefit and stock company. Each share of stock is one dollar a month, paid in monthly, during the term of the company's existence. The number of shares is anywhere between one hundred and twenty-five hundred. The entire amount paid in each month is put up at the monthly meetings of the stockholders, and loaned to the highest bidder or bidders among them at a premi um. This premium is deducted from the gross amount bid for, and the member bid ding receives the balance; and is required to secure the association for the advance by a mortgage on real estate or by bond and undoubted collaterals, as may be approved by the president and board of directors. Each stockholder is allowed to bid for two hundred dollars on each share he holds, and after he has borrowed, pays, in addi tion to his regular monthly dues of one dol lar per share, six per cent. per annum on the gross amount for which he bids. This interest is paid in monthly, with the regular installments, and will be found in every instance to be equal in amount to the monthly dues on the shares borrowed on. The association winds up when it is able to divide two hundred dollars to each share of stock. At this final division the stock holder who has secured an advance is debited in his account with the association with the premium. Thus, if owing ten shares he has bid for two thousand dollars at a premium, of forty. He receives twelve hundred dollars at the time he bids, and this in the winding up is accounted a full settlement of his interest in the association. Purchasing property through the associa tion differs from the ordinary mode, inas much as it does not require one half or one third of the purchase money in cash. The association loans to the full value of the property purchased and mortgaged, and all that is required from the time. of borrowing to pay off the principal and interest is two dollars per share monthly, one dollar month. ly dues and one dollar interest, until the association winds up its business. Every stockholder has a voice in the management of the business, and enjoysop portunities from time to time, of hearing how its affairs are managed. He is practi cally assured against loss, as the institution rests upon the strongest possible securies, mostly real estate. Experience has proved these associations to be as secure as money ed institutions can be. Few well managed associations take s0 long a period to wind up as eight years and two months, at the end of which time, in an association with 2,000 shares, $282,445.98 should be paid in, and should yield $403, 493.80. This allows a large margin for ex penses and losses. If wound up in a short er time, the amount paid in would be less and the profits of course greater.. The following example will show the ad vantages over the ordinary mode of borrow ing: Ten shares at a preminm of forty will net the borrower $1,200. On this amount the association would re quire the payment of ten dollars monthly as dues for shares, say,7 y'rs $840 Seven years' interest on $2,000, the ain't bid for 840 $1,680 Loan made in the ordinary way. Principal $1,200 Interest at ten per cent. for seven years 8,40 2,040 Balanee in favor of borrow ing from the association $360 At the end of seven years his mortgage for $2,000 will be released to him as his share in the winding up, and he will have saved $360 by borrowing from the associa tion. To those who do not wish to buy or build, but simply wish an investment, we need only say that the investment is not only secure, but most convenient for those who have small sums to invest from the proceeds of salaries or professions, enabling small monthly payments to be at once put out at a paying interest. The shares are transferable, and may be disposed of by the owner, or used as col laterals in bank-generally on favorable terms. Many persons, in almost every city in the United States, owe their ownership of a roof over their heads, a home for themselves and their families, from which they cannot be ejected, to their membership in a Building and Loan Association. A bsolutely Pure. 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