THMA1NIIUG TIMS
Published Eery Wednesday.
S. A. NETTLES,
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Wednesday, May 29,1889.
Your Name in Print.
-Capt. Jos. Sprott, of Jordan, is quite
at his home.
Mr. G. W. Broadway, of Packsville, has
quite ill, but we hear is some better.
v. T. J. Rooke was too unwell last
y to preach. He was better yesterday.
G. Alexander is off on a business
to Orangeburg; Walhalla, and other
Lou Huggin who has been visit
Wedgefl d, returned home last
y.
Annie Loryea, after a visit of two
Mayesvile, returned last Thurs
ied by her sister, Mrs. y. E.
-Mr. H. Wentworth and family have
moved in town. Mr. Wentworth is lately
from New Jersey. He is at present a machin
ist at Wilson's Mill.
-Mr.W. W. Holladay, of Summerton, who
was injured some time ago by being thrown
from a buggy, was in town last Saturday.
He is looking well, but says his wife, who
was thrown out the buggy at the same time,
is not fully well yet.
-Mr. G. Alexander left Manning last
Saturday afternoon, 7 o'clock, in a happy
state of mind, ostensibly on a business trip.
He returned yesterday morning at 10
o'clock, and says he visited Marion, Charles
ton, Orangeburg, Branchville, St. Matthews,
Walhalla, Columbia, and Sumter. There
was no lie-over on this trip.
Base Balls from 25 cents to $1.50 apiece
at Bigby's.
Nearly all the merchants'of Columbia now
close their stores at 6.o'clock.
Mr. 3L aisrie of -Augusta, the father of
Mrs. M. Kaliaky, of this place, died at his
residence in Augusta last week.
Howard's fine harness, and axle oil at
Bigby's.
The K. of P. wZ_! not; meet to-morrow
nighs. The next umeeting is the first
Thursday night in une. ,
M. J. Hirsch, Esq., of Kigstree, owns a
vjolin that was made in Italy;193 years ago.
It.is probably the oldest viola in the State.
A prominent oung lawyes of this place
bagconraced'e - habitaraf
carvies a supyabu Whither
There is living in Florence a lady who is
the mother of three children, the youngest
of which is 8 years old, and whonever kiss
ed aohild in her life.-Fkree ~Friend.
If you want fine hams or breakrfast strips
just go to Bigby's.
Now is the time to'take at good blood pu
'ie Dinkins & Co. keep in stock
"SrpSarsactilla,"
easahas de
growing corn does
it has entered~the
on growing crops, holds
onyin the fields, and loses its h~ld
ferthe crop has been housed.
The furniture and decorations in oibe
bar room in New York city coat $200,000. It
is not uncommon for such places in large
cities to cost as much as $50,000. Moreove ,
last yerar the beer consumed in the United
States averaged thirteen gallons to everg
man, woman, and child in the country.
As we understand it, a Sewing Machinae
for family use should be simple in its me
chanism: should run easily, do a wide
range of work, be as noiseless as possible,
handsome, durable, and as cheap as is con
sistnt with excellence throughought.-The
New Home Sewing Machine fills all these
conditions to perfection.
Mr. B. T. Huggins, of this plaoe,)as in
vented a vehicle which promisesto-do away,
in a great measure, wihbuggy hor. I
is propelled by rachet -power, and one mani
can easily propel three persons on it at a
maeh greater rate of speed than a horse can
travel for any considerable distance. Mr.
Huggins has applied for a~patent and will
commence the manufacture of the machines
and put them on the market as soon as pos
.mble.-Florence PJiend.
A variety of window drapery at
Bigby's.
Be sure to read our prize offers in
another column.
20,000 five inch cypress shingles for
sale at M. Kaliaky's.
'We had a nice shower of rain Sun
dynight, but not enough to do much
Cabbages, fresh Fulton market
beef, fresh lot of lemons, for sale at
&. Kalisky's.
Rev. James McDowell will preach
in the Presbyterian church next Sun
day morning.
R ev. 3. M. Plowden preached in the
Presbyterian church in this place, last
Sunday morning.
Capt. J. A. McClure is rebuilding
his drying kilns and planing machines
recently destroyed by fire.
Albert Baker, of the Fork, was
last Saturday committed to jail for 30|
days, for'failng to pay his poll tax.
Just received a fine lot of men's
four in hand cravats, at Rigby's, also
Jadies' dress shields and dress extend
A forest fire near Mr. John 3. H ar
'in's, in the Fork~ last week, did con
siderable damage to the woods and
fences.
The Jordan Methodist church had
a "children's day" last Sunday. Rev.
3. S. Porter and Senator 3. F. Rhame
made speeches to the children.
Dave Tucker.
SDhye Tucker is a special friend of
the editor of the Tmrs, and generally
gives this paper his articles. Many
papers copy these pieces, and they
are worth copying by every paper.
But then the Thms would feel a little
-pleasure in having proper credit given
this pape when the articles are cop
ied, an we hope hereafter that our
esteemed cotemporaries will do us
-thehonor to give credit to the Tnxs
as well as to Dave Tucker.
And, by the way, in behalf of our
readers we ask Dave Tucker to give
us an account of a recent trip of his.
nt woul make splendid reading.
Manning Farmers' Alliance.
This sub-alliance will meet Saturday af
ternoon in the Court House. Every farmer
should connect himself with the alliance
movement now, and see if there is any good
in the thing It costs but fifty cents to
join. The only way to make a success of it,
is for every one to join for the purpose of
benefitting himself and his neighbor.
Come out; discuss matters that concern
farms; get your neighbors' plans; give the
results of your experiments; work for mu
tual improvement. Then the alliance will
be a success: otherwise it may be a failure.
The Bank of Manning.
A number of gentlemen interested in the
organization of a bank in this town, met
last Wednesday morning in the Court
House. Capt. A. Levi was called to the
chair. It was stated that this meeting could
not, as was intended, elect officers, but that
a declaration would have to be filed with the
Secretary of State. As soon as this declara
tion is properly filed, there will be another
meeting, which will, by motion of this
meeting, elect seven directors; and these
directors will elect the officers, who will
probably be a president and a cashier. Mo
tions were passed that the bank be styled
the Bank of Manning; that it be a State
bank; that the capital be $40,000; and that
the first instalment of 20 per cent. be call
ed for Sep. 1st.
Mr. W H. Duncan, of Barnwell, was
present, and addressed the meeting. He
said two officers were enough for a country
bank to begin with. He thought salaries
should not be too high. The cashier, if a
od officer, could do nearly all the work
' self. Mr. Duncan's talk was practical,
and full of common sense.
It is very probable that Capt. A. Levi will
be elected president, and Jos. Sprott, Jr.,
cashier. Both these gentlemen are young
men of irreproachable reputation, and the
stockholders and depositors will feel safe in
placing money in their hands. Mr. Sprott
is at present our county treasurer.
The declaration for incorporation has
been forwarded to the Secretary of State.
The names of the incorporators are John C.
Simonds, Moses Levi, Samuel A. Rigby,
and Abe Levi.
The Secretary of State issued a commis
sion last Monday, to organize the bank. Its
charter will be for thirty years.
Wofford Commencement.
The commencement exercises of Wofford
College begin this year Sunday June 9th,
and close esday the 11th. Rev. H. C.
Morrison, D. D., will preach the baccalaure
ate sermon; Rev. W. A. Candler, D. D.,
will deliver the address before the literary
societies Monday morning; the Calhoun and
Preston societies will, Monday evening,
jointly discuss whether "The organization
of a prohibition party would be detrimental
to the nation;" Tuesday, commencement
day, sixteen young gentlemen will deliver
their graduating speeches; Tuesday evening
Hon. K. W. Simpson will deliver the alum
ni address. The reception will be held
Monday evening. Wofford closes a suc
cessful year. The present graduating class
is the largest in thirteen years. There will
be a reunion of the alumni during the
week, and all the alumni and old students
are invited to a banquet in Alumni Hall, a
new $8,000 building just completed. Every
friend of Wofford, who can, should attend
the commencement this year.
Died in Harness.
Last Saturday morning as Mr. James E.
Davis was driving into town, his horse
when about a mile from town gave two or
three whickers, began staggering, and be
fore Mr. Davis could get out of the buggy
fell to the ground. Mr. Davis at once
went to his head to cut the hamestring, but
the horse was dead before he got there, hav
ing literally died in harness. The horse
gave only one kick after he fell. Eating
dirt was probably the cause of the horse's
death.
o fa pmnen,
e'liitt Bur cylinder press 1 right, our
paper enlarged, and now we 'Vant the bal
ance of those three hundred subscribers.
There is going to be no post onement of
that Fourth of July Gift Distrbution, but
we want those three hundrejw ..ber
era and want them --course we want
every old subscri r to pay up, too. EitherI
next week or th( week following we shall
publish tigli instalment of the honor
list. .lader, get your name in that list. It
#limake you feel good, and make us feel
good, too. Money in a man's pocket has a
onderful influence on his feelings.
The Crops.
In conversation last Saturday with
several prominent farmers, we found
liversifled Opinions and complaints.
Several farmers say they never had
etter cotton crops and a better pros
ect than now. Nearly all complain
ibout the oats crop, on account of too
nch rain in the early spring, follow
d by a drouth. There is a general
omplaint about corn. The bud worm
as done much damage to corn in low
ands, and some say that the grass
oppers are playiing havoc with their
orn. We have had a remarkably pe
:uliar spring so far, but hope, howev
r, for a good outcome.
[Reported for the MAssIsa Tumns.)
District COnference andS. S. Convention.
In Trinity A. M. FE. Church these meet
igs were held Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
ay, and Saturday. The two first days and
a part of the third day the conference held
ts sessions. Rev. .E. D). Spearman, P. E.,
presided, not only as a gentleman, but as a
:hristian. As the former he has no equal,
ma as the latter by his fruits he is known.
The secretaries elected were Revs. L. S.
rant and M. M. Martin. Their services
rere highly commended by the P. E. and
members. L S. Grant was elected reporter
for the MAssrso TIMixs, and M. M. Martin
for the Christian Recorder.
The following topics were discussed dur-,
ing the session:
1st. The financial worth of our people.
2nd. Their moral worth.
3rd. Their spiritual condition.
4th. Condition of public schools.
5th. The means necessary to make the
financial condition of the church more pros
perous.
Chairmen: Revs. P. Hammit, M.M. Mar
tin, Thos. Brown, I. S. Grant, and E. H.
Wilson.
Rev. K. H. Harris preached the annual
sermon, and Rev. Thos. Brown the mission
ary sermon.
It was the grandest session ever held in
the district. Ten left Satan's army and
joined the Lord's army. The conference
adjourned Friday at 1 o'clock, and the Sab
bath School Convention convened and organ
ied, E. D. Spearman, P. E., president; Rev.
D. H. Allen, vice president; L S. Grant. sec
retary; and W. S. Dickerson, assistant secre
tary.
At night Rev. L S. Grant preached the
educational sermon to a large house. All
the sermons gave satisfaction. Theme:E~du
cation; its excellency and power.
Saturday the convention assembled, and
papers upon several topics were read: In
temperance, Morality, Patience, &c.
Sunday atl11 o'clock Dr. E. H. Wilson
p reached the doctrinal sermon; at 3 o'clock
Rev. Samuel Cantey preached; and at 8}
Rev. Thos. Brown, the Sam Jones of the
district.
The members of each of the bodies hearts
were filled with joy, relative to their treat
ment from the pastor and people of Man
ning. Thanks have been tendered them
for their hospitalities.
Thanks to the MANNIN'G TIMzs for the pub
lication of this article. REPORTER.
A Card of Thanks.
Mn. EDIrron:-Allow me through your col
umns, in my feeble way to attempt to thank
the kind people of Summerton and vicinity
for the uniform kindness shown to me dur
ing the dark days of my confinement to my
room, as the result of the fearful taedy of
February 25th; and, in thanking odfor
invoke his blessings upon the good people
for their delicate and disinterested atten
tions and Christian ministrations to me,
during the most painful experience of my
life. A. -P. RAors.
. emriTrmr S. C. May 17th. 1889.
EIGHT PRIZES GIVEN AWAY.
How the Manning Times Proposes to Cel
ebrate the Fourth of July.
Every subscriber to THE MASNING TIMES,
new or old, whose subscription is paid to 0o
beyond July 4, 1889, will be given a ticker
to THE MANNTG TIMEs Fourth of Jull
Grand Gift Distribution. The Distribution
will postively be made July 4th.
WHO ARE ENTITLED TO TICKETS.
Every paid up subscriber to the TnrEs
will have a chance for one of our elegani
prizes. Our old subscribers who never fai]
to renew promptly and who always pay in
advanee will be given a ticket;those who foi
any reason are in arrears, and who pay ur
to or beyond July 4th, will be given a ticket
every new subscriber whose subscription
does not amount to less than fifty cents
will be given a ticket for the drawing.
THE TIKES TO BE ENLARGED.
THE TDEs will, beginning with its issu
of May 22d, be enlarged to an eight column
paper; the subscription price remaining the
same: one year $1.50; six months, 75 cents
four months, 50 cents. Anybody and every.
body can raise fifty cents for a trial foul
months' subscription, and every one of these
subscribers will have an equal showing in
the grand distribution.
oUn EIGHT PRIZES.
Read the following list of beautiful and
useful prizes:
SEWING MACHINE.
A $40 sewing machine, beautifully enam
eled, large space under arms, -loose balance
wheel, new automatic bobbin winder, fur
nished with casters, complete set of attach
ments in velvet lined morocco case, mann
factured by the New Home Sewing Machine
Company. On exhibition in the MvALNsInc
TnDEs office.
SILVERl PLATED CASTER.
One beautiful best silver pia te five bottle
caster,-on exhibiuon at G. Aerander's
jewelry store, where all kinds of solid and
silver plate ware, watches, rings, and all
kinds of jewelry are sold at lowest prices.
Best repairing department in the county, and
all work warranted.
BABY CARRIAGE.
A caropy-top baby carriage,-on exhibi.
tion at U. Levi's mammoth mercantile em
porium, where will be found every kind and
class of goods any one does or may need,
and all sold at lowest living cash prices.
CADDY "OLD RIP" TOBACCO.
"Old Rip" tobacco, for chewing or smok
ing, is one of the. finest grade tobaccos
made, free of grit and stems, the best chew
on the market. On exhibition at S. A. Rig
by's general merchandise store, the only
place in town where it can be bought.
LEMONADE SET.
A beautiful glass lemonade set, consisting
of pitcher, goblets, finger bowl, and waiter,
-on exhibition at Mrs. Edwards's confec
tionery store, where all kinds of good things
to eat may be had; also, a nice lot of glass
ware, fancy and toilet articles, etc.
BANJO CLOCK.
A one-da.y lever time banjo clock, some
thing new and attractive,-on exhibition at
M. Kalisky's general merchandise store,
where you can always get goods at lowest
cash figures.
BOX CIGARS.
One box "Manning Guards" cigars, one of
the best five cents cigars on the market. On
exhibition at Dinkins & Co.'s drug store,
where all the best and purest medicines are
sold. A selected stock of fine cigars always
on hand.
steel axe, one of the best on the mar
ket,-on exhibition at H. A. Lowry's cash
store, where the best and freshest groceries
can always be had.
HOW rr WELL BE DONE.
Five prominent gentlemen from different
i4ti'ffs of the co wh-ie2.eqe@t to
ive away the prizes, in the following man
ter:
These gentlemen will place in one box a
umber of tickets equal to the number of
aid up subscribers, all gf which tickets
ill be blank except the eight prize tickets.
hey will then place in another similar box
an equal number of tickets, containing the
ames of the paid up subscribers, one name
n each ticket. After the tickets have been
arefully inspected and placed in the boxes,
hey will be thoroughly shaken up and mix
d together, until the committee is satisfied
hat everything is fair and just. Then the
rawing will begin. Two little boys about
our or five years old will be blindfolded,
ad one will draw from the box containing
the names of the paid up subscribers and
the other from the box containmng the tick
ets. The committee will at every drawing
one from each box) inspect the tickets that
ave been drawn and announce the result.
or instance, suppose the little boys have
ach drawn a ticket from their respective
oxes. 'Ihe name drawn by one little boy
s Always Loseum, and the ticket drawn by
the other is a blank. That means Mr. A.
oseum has failed to secure a prize. The
ittle boys draw again. The name is Lucky
ellow, and the prize ticket has sewing ma
hine on it. That means Mr. . L. Fellow
as secured the sewing machine for his
rize. The drawing will thus continue till
all the prizes have been given away.
This plan seems to us as fair as possible,
nd to have the least objections. Our sub
cribers may rest satisfied that everything
will be done in fairness.
THE HONOR LIST.
We shall publish between now and the
4th of July the names of all the paid up
subscribers who will be entitled to a ticket
in the drawing. We are working our sub
scription list to a cash basis. On the fifth
day of July we shall strike off our subscrip
tion list the names of all subscribers who
are as much as one year in arrears.
PERSONAL.
We trust our friends will appreciate this
enterprise on our part, and promptly pay
up all their back dues and a year's subscrip
tion in advance. We shall greatly appreci
ate all such. We have just bought a large
cylinder press, and it must be paid for. If
our subscribers will pay up, we can pay for
it; if they do not, we shall have to borrow
several hundred dollars. Our intention is
to give the people of Clarendon a good read.
able county paper, with the news from ev
ery section. But with a good, lively, cash
patronage we can and will work with better
heart, and can get out a better paper. If you
have never taken the paper, send us 50 cents,
and we will send the paper for four months
on trial. We want three hundred new sub.
scribers by the 4th of July: will we gel
them?
Hearing Restored.
Mr. Louis Loyns, of this place, haE
a little boy, his youngest son, about
three years old, who, eighteen months
ago, had an attack of diphtheria, oi
very sore throat. From this attack
he gradually lost his hearing until he
became entirely deaf. About twc
months ago the little boy was carried
to Charleston, and placed under treat
ment of Dr. Dawson. By the use oi
electricity hearing was restored, and
now he hears as well as ever, and is
apparently perfectly cured. He be
cm defbefore he learned to talk,
and is now learning to talk. Mr. and
Mrs. Loyns are greatly rejoiced al
hecras they were fearful the lit.
tl elwwas affected for life.
Ladies' silk mitts, ladies' shoes
gentlemen's shoes, gentlemen's hats
FORESTON NEWS.
Alligators and Wild Turkeys At
tracted by Foreston's Brag Corn
-Forest Fires-Runaway-Other
Matters.
FoRESTON, May 27.-'Gator! 'Gator! This
cry was raised in town about 5& o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and in less time than it
takes to narrate it a crowd of men, women,
and children were marching down the Rail
road to get a peep at the monster, which
was lying in the ditch near the residence of
Mr. Joseph Fleming. We too followed the
crowd, and saw the hideous thing measur
ing 7 feet and 10 inches. It was first dis
covered about a half mile away, and brought
thither by 2(r. Henry Dennis. It was prob
ably escaping from the forest fires which
have been raging below here.
Wild turkeys too have been seen in the
vicinity of town since the said fires have
been burning. Much fencing and cross ties
have been destroyed, and it is to be hoped
not a few snakes by these fires.
Whoa! Whoa! What is that? Oh, a mule
has runaway! Is anybody hurt? Yes, Mr.
Milton Stukes is thrown from the wagon,
and painfully, but we hope not seriously
hurt. This occurred on Saturday of last
week.
We had a slight rain last night, with
promise of more to-day, which is much
needed to bring up the late and replanted
crops, and for the making of Mr. H.'s prize
corn, nothing else is needed.
Everything is quiet, and passing on as
usual. Crops, where up, are looking well
and in fine fix.
The different meetings in town are well
attended and harmonious. The pulpit of
the Methodist church was filled on y, ster
day by the Rev. A. Nettles who gave an ex
cellent sermon on faith and repentance.
There was no service at the Baptist church
in consequence of the indisposition of the
pastor.
I took a trip into the new county of Flor
ence-last week. I found that where the
crops were up they were in good condition,
but in many instances they are as here still
under ground. Still the people are cheer
ful and hope for the best.
Our worthy school master, after
finishing his last week's work, left on Fri
day afternoon on the west bound train, in
an apparently happy state of mind for, we
presume, a visit to friends at his old home
in Manning. He returned last evening on
the 7.19 train'seemingly "in statu quo."
F.
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SUMMERTON NEWS.
The Wilson Railroad Reaches Summer
ton-Big Railroad Prospects-Church
Notes-Personals.
StAsnxos, May 27.-We are having it
very dry yet. A light rain last night,-but
nothing like a season. The spring crop of
oats is a complete failure.
Wilson has completed his road across
Taw Caw, and his trains are running up in
sight of the village. Col. Walters, general
manager of the Atlantic Coast Line, and
Capt. Divine came up on Saturday in .their
special palace cars to Summerton, and took
a ride over the country in buggies. This
looks like something is up, for I understand
Col. Walters counts his pile by the millions,
and if his trip means investment I a re
he could not find a better c or that
purpose. I un nd he is delighted
with the' ' e and the country.
e ptists of this place have employed
part of the time of the Rev. Mr. Wills, of
North Carolina, to preach for them. His
first appointment is on Sunday, at 11
o'clock A. sr., 2d of June.
The Presbyterians will have their chil
dren's day next Sunday.
Mr. C. M. Richardson, who has been
quite ill for some time, is better.
Mrs. J. Adger Smythe is visiting at MIaj.
Briggs's. C.
GREEEEYVILLE NEWS.
L Doctor and a Farmer Try to Kill Each
Other-Pistol and Weight-A Bear
Hunt-No Rain.
GREEI.FxvmJE, May 27.-On last Friday a
friendly conversation between Dr. Isaac N.
Boyd ,and Handy Holleman ended in an
ngry dispute. Boyd demanded a retrac
ion which Holleman refused. Some hours
fterwards in Holleman's store several miles
way, the demand was repeated and again
efused; whereupon there was a mutual as
ault, Holleman using a counter scale
eight, and Boyd a pistol. Boyd was
truck on the head with the weight. The
istol ball struck Holleman on the cheek,
glanced and passed out through his mouth.
Dr. Scott of Kingstree attended to Holle
man. Neither assailant was seriously hurt,
tnd it is believ-ed there will be no further
rouble between them.
A bear and two cubs are reported in
ount Hope swamp on the Hopedale farm.
A party is to go in search of the family to
ay.
It has been practically said "Man wants
but little here below; nor wants that little
ong," but the plain truth is, in most, cases,
e wants a great deal all the time, and
wants it bad. Undoubtedly one great want
ist now is rain, and another is cotton seed
that will sprout in a dry, hot soil when it
:oes not rain. A friend in your county has
eretofore advocated, and successfully prac
ticed, late planting. I will listen with great
interest to his experience this year. Uncle
Joe will please speak. J. M. B.
A DESTRUCTIVE FOREST FIRE.
A Fire on the Wilson Railroad Does Great
Damage-A Church Burned-Poor Crop
Prospects--A Ho*miy on Crime.
Wu.soss, May 27.-The past three dry
weeks have very materially injured the oat
crop prospect, and last week's cold has set
cotton back a week or two. Corn alone is
doing well, that is what the worms have
left. Potatoes are in the back ground. Rice
looking well.
I notice in last week's TIMF.S the whip
ping of Daniels by the Greeleyvillians. He
istesm ellow I had warned them of a
week or two previous. They must not read
Ithe Tnxms at Greeleyville, or they would
have known better. The only regret we
have is that he did not get the full quoto,
but no punishment will avail to keep him
out of the penitentiary.
When white men get so low down as to
steal any and everything their hands touch,
they never recover. They go from bad to
worse. As at first drink can be managed,
but when the appetite begins to crave its
efect, then nothing but God's grace can
reach the poor deluded one; so in all other
forms of vice, after we let the devil get any'
one or all of them fastened on us. We are
driven then wheresoever he wills it, seven
fold more the child of hell every day.
Would that we could all see these vices in
all their hideousness ere we let habit coil
them around our hearts with chains of steel,
unbreakable,-a slavery worse and more to
be dreaded than the worst form of servile
labor. But we heed not admonition and
examples, and trust in our own strength,
*and the result is we fall, and great is the
fall thereof. A soul precious in God's sight
is lost, ruined for time and the great here
after.
Lat Sturday a fire broke out at Mr. T.
Wilson's log bed, on his R. R. near M~r. F.
W. Haley's, after the men had left. It burnt
up the log bed, a number of large logs, and
Ione timber cart, and damaged two or more
1trucks and the Rt. Rt. track. It then spread
in every direction, destroyed the old Pine
Grove M. E. Church, and damaged Mr.
Haley. Numbers of dead trees caught on
'fire in his cotton field, and had to be cut
down. He lost at least two acres of cotton
in this way.
A light rain Sunday night. J.
15 dozen children's gloves at 10
cents a pair. 15 dozen ladies' taffeta
silk gloves at 25 cents a pair, a great
aran. At f: Lenvi's.
BIG PROFIT IN HAY.
Capt. Jos. Sprott gives his Experience in
Making Hay--Easily Made and Nearly
all Profit-Make Hay.
MR. EDITo:-In compliance with
your request I herewith furnish you
some facts in connection with my
short experience in gathering and
curing hay in this county.
I have a low, moist piece of ground
in front of my house, which had been
cleared many years since. It had be
come covered with bushes, broom
sedge, etc., and was so rough and un
sightly as to be an eye-sore to me.
I set fire to the broom sedge, and had
the stumps and bushes removed ear
ly in the spring of 1888, and the
ground was soon covered with broom
sedge and other grasses, together
with a fair sprinkling of briars.
I ran a two-horse mower over it in
June, but some of the first crop of
hay was coarse and poor provender.
However, I gathered sufficient good
hay to fill a large fodder loft and had
beE ides a large stack that could not
be housed. The poorest that was
gathered I used in my stables and lot
for bedding for which it answered an
excellent purpose, and the cost of
gathering was small.
I had this meadow mown again
early in October, and the product was
twelve large stacks of hay which I
sold at five dollars each. The cost of
gathering, besides the use for a few
days of mower and mules which were
then idle, amounted to $7.20. The
profits in this experiment were so
satisfactory that I have this year in
creased my area for hay by adding
four or five acres previously planted
in corn. The land has been prepared
by turning under the weeds, etc.,
with an ordinary turn shovel plow
and leveled with a Thomas harrow.
In curing hay I allow it to remain
in tJe sun onge day, or in unusually
hot weather one-half day, and then
place it in small stacks or shocks. It
then goes through a sort of heat, and
after two or three days it is forked in
to a wagon, and carried to the barn
or put in large stacks. This second
handling, forking, and airing is of
great advantage in saving it. A few
acres of hay will furnish all the prov
ender that a farmer needs for his
horses and cattle, and it is much less
expensive to gather than fodder. Be
sides, I am thoroughly convinced by
my own experiments that gathering
fodder greatly lessens the yield of
corn, and, therefore, for years have
never housed fodder. I have worked
much in gathering and curing bay
and shall write more on this important
industry ,a- - OSE .
Jo .,May 27th.
mden Confederate Monument.
C.,mEN, May 26.-The corner-stone
of the Confederate monument in Cam
den was placed in its position on the
10th of May, 1883. In the corner
stone was put a few coins, newspa
pers, and rolls of Confederate soldiers.
In putting the last piece of the gran
ite base in position on last Saturday,
it became necessary to move the
corner-stone, and it was found that
the contents of the stone had been
tampered with, and some of the ar
iarfsaed. Only twenty-three
~ents of the m~hy~had teeffria&J
s more than likely that this piece of
andalism was committed inmmedi
~tely after the corner-stone was put
n its place, and before the monu
nent was placed thereon. No one
eems to have any idea as to who dis
~urbed the sacred stone. Some more
rticles were put in the receptacle
esterday and now it is almost impos
ible for them to be tampered with.
he iron railing around the base will
e erected in two or three days, and
~he Ladies' Monumental Association
vill be relieved when the entire job
a completed. After a long time of
aiting they will be pleased to see
~he Confederate monument finished,
nd, by the way, it is a monument al
o to the untiring energy and zeal of
Suthern women.
Sheep Raising in Georgetown.
Messrs. F. Rhem & Sons, of Black
dingo, started, two years ago a sheep
anch with about 1,300 sheep. They
ave driven up and sheared 2,200
ead of sheep, and have ready for
arket five bales of wool, averaging
rom 6.50 to 700 pounds, and expect at
east three more bales. One sheep
ielded 7 pounds and 2 ounces wool.
The increase in number of sheep in
wo years, besides losing a large num
:er by eagles and dogs, was about
500.--Charleston World.
A Young Clergyman Commits Suicide.
Bamf~noRE, May 26.-Henry Greenfield
Schorer, the handsome young assistant rec
or of St. Paul's Episcopal church, commit
ed suicide in his room to-day b:- shooting
imself through thc head. On the table
was found this note:
Bixsznsons, Sunday. May 26.--Many will
ondemn me. God winl have znercy.
Please tell my dear aged parents, No. 95
astern avenue, in this city, but do it in a
entle manner. Bury me from St. P'aul's
ouse, and do not send my body to my pa
rents, for it would kill them if you do.
H. GREENIEIx.D Sczonzn.
He was 29 years old, and graduated from
the Philadelphia Divinity School five years
ago. He was a constant smoker and had
some heart trouble. He was subject to pe
riodical fits of depression-some say because
a young lady _of his congregation did not
return his affetion. It is also said that
financial troubles oppressed him. Schor
er's father says his son borrowed $500, and,
adding to it $600 he had saved, paid a note
he had endorsed for a friend, a grocer in
McKeesport, Pa. The grocer would never
pay, and committed suicide when young
Schorer took legal proceedings against him.
The belief that he was the indirect cause of
the grocer's death, Schorer's father said, had
worried his son dreadfully.
South Dakota's ConstitutIon.
The Constitution of South Dakota that
was adopted at the Sioux Falls Convention
is in many respects remarkable. Women
are given school suffrage, and it is provided
that an amendment shall be submitted to
the people giving women full suffrage.
Corporations are prevented from being cre
ated by the Legislature by special legisla
tion, and the abridgement of the Legisla
ture's right of eminent domain and of the
State's police power is specially forbidden.
The State debt must not exceed 500,000, ex
cept in case of war, and county, city and
town indebtedness is limited to 5 per cent.
of the taxable property. The Governor is
given the right to veto items in appropria
tion bills, and the Legislature cannot au
thorize the~ construction of street railroads
except with the consent of the cities and
towns in which they are constructed.
CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED.
To THE EDITo-Please inform your read
ers that I have a positive remedy for the
above named disease. By its timely use
thousands of hopeless cases have been per.
manently cured. I shall be 'glad to send
two bottles of my remedy FREE to any Oi
your readers who have consumption it they
will send me their express and post office
address. Respectfully,
. . SLnOGm. M. C. 181 Pearl st. N. Y
Local Tales of a Hundred Years Ago.
Mx. Enrro:-In my last article I
promised to speak of local matters as
they occurred in our section at this
period of the war. This section of
country was the home of Jasper and
McDonald, the Irish heroes who were
so famous in the service of their coun
try at this time, and we have now in
this and adjoining counties many
people who are related to McDonald,
but Jasper seems to have been alone.
The only trace I can find of him, he
had a brother who occupied the same
position in the British army that he
occupied in our army.
In my first article I mentioned the
escape of Abin Bagnal from the Brit
ish at Statesburg, and his eating sup
per with his sister, Mrs. Raffield, on
Bear creek that night. This man had
four sisters who married Raffield, To
bias, Martin, and Montgomery. The
descendants of these four sisters fill
our county now, and have always
been good citizensin time of war and
peace. Thos. Tobias, one of the four
mentioned above, lived to a good old
age, and was buried at Junky yard
near Foreston in 1832, with a bullet
in his leg received in battle.
In this section there were two com
panies, one commanded by Capt.
Jimsy Davis, and the other by Capt.
Joe West. These two patriots carried
swords made from the saws taken
from the mills of the country, and
with their own hands made many a
Red Coat bite the dust. Captains
Davis and West had a regular line of
couriers to and from Marion, and al
ways kept posted about the move
ments of the enemy. A battle was
fought just half a mile below the
Court House of Manning, on an island
in Ox Swamp, some time in 1781, be
tween our local forces and the British,
in which our side was victorious. The
British fled but were brought to bay,
and a second engagement the same
day took place across Ox Swamp at
the late residence of Hicory Holladay
near Oak Grove Church. In this en
gagement the British were handled so
roughly that they never got together
again, and the only escapes made
were one by one. For a time after
this our people were allowed some
rest from the invaders. In this fight
Capt. Jimsy Davis took down the
British commander with his own hand,
and with his trusted Lieutenant Jesse
Hilton by his side with bold dashes
made this victory complete.
Capt. Davis had a trusted friend in
Fred Carter, the great grandfather of
the Carter's in our county, who were
free negroes. This b b offered
his sevie* country, ands
ed himself to Capt. Davis's com
pany and did good service until the
close of the war. He was a great
favorite with the white people and
was honored by them as long as he
lived.
Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox,
was opposed to strong drink
drink being v'negar
red anende to b followers to%
the accursed thing alo . It was on ob
occasion, I believe, whe his men ha
captured some of the critt , and wer
a little tipsy when he deci ed to ai
tack the enemy and he ha toesa
them oft, that he turned poe an
produced those immortal words:
S- a ne oflN
Sping of tumlt so o e,
Could I but half thy curses tell,
The wise would wish the safe in hell.
O1D CmTzxw.
oods sarsaparille is found in the fact th.8
aetnaUr--r' a ncalabam tat a claim.4 tor Ia
BANK NOTICE.
B OOKS. OF SUBSCBIPTION TO TE
stock of the Bank of Manning will be
pened at the office of A.Levi, at Manning.
. C.,-on Wednesday, June'5, 1889.
M. LEVI,
JOHN C. SIMONDS,
S. A. RIGBY,
A. LEVI,
Corporators.
'MAsszxo, S. C., May 28, 1889.
$20 WILL PURCHASE$2
A CHAMBER SUIT,
$32--Will Parchase a Beautiful-$82
PARLOR SUIT,
--AT
Brown & Co.'s Furniture Store,
295 King street, Opposite Society street
CHARLESTON, S. C.
Senes, Nlets, Tents, and Sportlng Goods.
Double Barrel Breech Loading Shot Guns,
choke bored,-SS to $100. Single Breech Load
ing Shot Guns, $4 to $25. Every kind of
Breech Loading and Repeating Rifles, $3 tc
$0. Muzzle Loading Double Shot Guns,
5 to $35. Single Shot Guns. $2.50 to $12.
Revolvers $1 to $20. Double Action Sell
Cockers, $2.50 to $10. All kinds of iUar
tridges, Shells, Caps, Wads, Tools, Powde2
Flasks, Shot Pouches, Primers. Send5
cents for Illustrated Catalogue. Address
. H. JOHNSTON, GREAT WESTEBE~
GUN WORKS, Pittsburg, Pa.
D. W.ALDEEjMAN&C0.,
MANUFACTUBERS OF
Yellow Pine Lumber.
Flooring, Ceiling, Weather Board
ing, etc., of best lumber, thoroughly
kiln-dried by hot blast, dressed and
ready for use, for $10 per thousand
feet, and upwards.
CAPACITY 25,OOO FEET DALY.
Our mills are supplied with the besi
and most complete machinery in the
State, and we will use special care it
filling orders, large or small. Lumbei
furnished at short notice, and at low
et prices. Order by mail or tele
graph.
D. W. ALDERMAN & CO.,
.Summerton on a Boom.
SraunTos, May 21.--No rain has fallen
here since May 1 and our farmers are con
sequently very blue. The gardens are burnt
up and not more than half the cotton is
above ground. Spring oats are a failure,
but fall oats will do very well, though the
crop is small, few farmers having them
planted.
eSummerton is having a boom, thanks
mainly to the persevering efforts of Mr.
Thomas Wilson, a man of wonderful ener
gy, and the man who has done so nuch for
this section. The Wilson and Summerton
Railroad, owned and built by him, will be
completed this week; there is also talk of a
railroad from here to Wright's Bluff, which,
with the Eutaw Road, when finished, would
give us three lines to Charleston. Situated
about nine miles from the bend of the San
tee River, Summerton is beautifully located;
it is perfectly healthy, has an abundant
supply of fine water, two good schools, a
Methodist, a Presbyterian, and a Baptist
church and a select society and is surround
ed by splendid farming lands. Nothing less
than the Atlanta of South Carolina is antic
ipated of Summerton, and a ginnery and
guano factory and a bank are spoken of as
sure in the near future.-News and Courier.
Snow in Virginia.
LTanxsosunG, Vs., May 22.-There wss
a severe hail storm in this section to-day.
Snow also fell, but not enough to lie on the
ground. The surrounding mountains are
covered with snow.
Presents in the most elegant form
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--OF TH
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s Restaurant
--AND
Ice Cream Saloon.
Next Door to Post Office.
eDelicious ice cream, soda water, mil
Sshakes, and lemonade for sale all the tim
Land everything as cold as ice.
SHot meals, the best the market afford
for sale at all hours, for 25 cents a meal.
RSA nsfor the ladies.
National House,
177 MEETING STREET,
5 Doors South of Market Street,
DIRECTL.Y ONL1INE CITY RAIL.WAY,
CHARLESTON, S. C.
rs. H. M. BAKER, Proprietress.
Rates Per Day, $1.00.
SCHOOL NOTICE.
AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
Examiners for Clarendon county, held
t the School Commissioner's office on the
th May, 1889, the followmng resolutions
were unanimously adopted:
.Resolved 1st. That there shall be no meet
ng of the Board: of Examiners for the pur
ose of examining teachers this spring, and
he same be deferred until the regular fall
xamination, Oct. 4th.
2nd. That hereafter no licenses to teach
will be granted or allowed by this Board to
tachers who do not make regular sahool
papers.
3rd. That no certificates issued prior to
the spring of 1888 will be recognized by
this Board, and all parties holding such cer
tificates will be required to meet the Board
for re-examination.
L L. WELLS,
Sch. Coin. & Chi. of Board.
L. I. BAGNAL,
J. H. LESESNE,
Board of Examiners.
ExTBAcT FRoM SCHOOL LAw.
All applicants before County Boards shall
be examined on orthography, reading, writ
ing, arithmetic, geography, English gram
mar, history of the United States and of
this State, physiology, hygiene, and the
theory and practice of teaching.
The attention of the teachers os
Clarendon county is directed to the
above.
L. L. WELLS,
School Commissioner.
wg. a. Fa~m
303 King Stgeet, Charleston, S. C.
Two Doors North of Liberty,
Shaving, Halrcutting, and Shampooing
SALOON.
ARTEsIAN BATES, HOT AND COLD.
Special attention paid to cutting of chil
dren's hair.
PUJCKHAIE
Wholesale Bakery
464 & 466
cm AELT~
PROPRIETORS OF THE FA
F.W. CAF
DEALER IN CII
WINES, LIQUORS, 'J
S. E. Cor. Meeting and Re:
Choice Flour a specialty. Sugars sold n
ered free to depot. Country orders pr~omp
F. J. PELZERB, President.
Atlantic PhosF
MANUFAC
STANDARD
- AND IMI
PELZER, RODG
Mn. M. Lzvx, of Manning, will be pleast
.n.ly, t ao the above brands of Pert
"
0. and 0.TEA
The Choicest Tea Ever Offered.
ABSOLUTELY PURE.,
A MOST DELICIOUS BEVERAGE. TRY IT.
Team MerW as say oter. Calitys a u
*It ii the HIGERRZ GRADE LEai, picked from
the beat plantations and guaranteed absolutely
pare ad free from all aduterations or coorh
matter. The packages are hermetically eeaUd
and warranted full weight. It is more son
omical in use than the lower grades.
Oriental & Ocidental Tea Co., L't'd.
Head Ofce, 35 Burring SH p, New York.
S. A. RIGBY,
Manning, S. C.
FORESTON DRUG 'STORE,
FORESTON, S. C.
I keep always on hand a full line of
Pure Drugs and .Medicines,
FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES, TOILET
SOAPS, PERFUMERY,. STATION.
ERY, CIGARS, GARDEN SEEDS,
and such articles as are usually kept in a
first class drug store.
I have just added to my stock a line of
PAINTS AND OILS,
and am prepared to sell PAINTS, OILS,
LEAD, VARNISHES, BRUSHES, etc.,
in quantities to suit purchasers.
L. W. NETTLES, M.D.,
Foreston, S. C.
MONEY TO LEND'!
On five years time on
IMPROVED FA
--N
CLARENDON COUNTY,
In sums from
$3002TO $500000.
nning, S. C., April 3, 1889.
Howinn FLEAHNG. J-o. H. DEVEREUx, Jr.
New York. Charleston, S. C.
FLEENG &DEVEREUZ,
k-IMPORTERS OF
Lime, PaerHair, &c8
I 276 EAST BAY,
CHARLESTON, S. Ce
Write for our special prices on full
or mixed car load lots.
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i, G. Dinkins &Co.,
DrigstS-8adfhama8cists,
--DEuERS IN
PURE DRUGS AND MEDI
PERFUMERY, STATIONERY,
FINE CIGARS AND)
TOBACCO.
Full stock of PAIn~s, Ouas, GIass
VANlSHES and WHITE LEA, alaO
PAINT and WHIEWASH ERUsH~s.
An elegant stock of
SPECTACLES and EYE GLASS
No charge made for fitting the
Physicians Prescriptions carefully
compounded, day or night.
J. C. Dinkins & Co.,
Sign of the Golden Mortar,
MANNING, S. C.
Hemme's Restaurant,
22$ King Street,
Opp. Academy of Music,
- CHARLESTON, S. C.
Have your job printing done at the
MAsING TDIES office. Lowest prices.
ER BROS.,
ad Candy Factory,
ing Street,
TON, S. C.
IOUS PUCK BRAND CANDY.
PEL MANN,
OICE (,ROCERIES,
DBACCO AND CIGARS,
d Sts., CHARLESTON, S. C.
lar cost. No charge for drayage. Goods deliv
ty attended to.
F. S. RODGERS, Treasurer.
hate Company,
sTor, s. C.
UERS OF
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OBTERS OF
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