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RHE MANNING TIMES. Pu ished .Every Wednesday. S. A. NETTLES, EDIroR Axn PaoriuETon. M. CLINTON GALLUCHAT, ADvERTISlNG AGENT. Terms: Srsscrn.Iios RATms.-One copy, one year, .1 .50; one copy, six months, 5 cents one copy, three months, 50 4ents. All subscriptions iayable in advance. A Lvmmais\G lATE1:s.-One square, first in sertion. $1 00: each subsequent insertion, .0 cents. Obituaries and Tiih'v ,s of R es:pect charged for as regular advertise menits. Liberal contracts made for three, six, and twelve months. Co Mei cTIOxs must be accompanied by the real na'ze 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 f'irther information address S. A. NETTLES, Manning, S. C. Wednesday, July 10, 1889. Your Name in Print. -Mr. Lucius Baltman is visiting in town. -Mr. and Mrs. R. 0. Purdy, of Sumter, are visiting at Mr. John S. Wilson's. -M3r. A. W. Knight, foreman of the Timxs office, left last night for a visit to lorry county. -Miss Minnie McFaddin, who has been teaching in Sumter county has closed her school for the summer. -Cadets A. M. Brailsford and A. C. Da vis, of the Citadel Academy, are in Green ville, where all the Citadel cadets are spend ing a week. -Capt. A. Levi and Mr. Mitch Levi are both off on a summer trip. They will visit a number of fashionable Northern summer resorts, and will return about the last of August. -Messrs. Sep Harvin, Ragin Mathis, and Willie Richbourg, all of Panola, are home from the Patrick Military School of Ande.rsou, for their summer vacation. Mr. ~Richbourg won a gold medal. -Miss Rachel Brown, of Marion, who has been on a visit to her sister, Mrs. G. Alexander, retarnect home last Monday. She was accompanied by Mrs. Alexander and little Louis, and Miss Tillie Wol koviskie. -Mr. Willie Coskrey Davis, eldest son of Clerk of Court Jas. E. Davis, was graduated at the Citadel last week. Mr. Davis took an excellent stand in his class, and was the or ato-ir of his society. He will spend two weeks on Sullivan's Island, before he re turns home. Comptroller-General Verner has no tified the treasurer and auditor that he will be in Manning neat Tuesday, the 16th, to examine their offices. Mr. Louis Appelt advertises to loan money on improved farming lands. He represents a large company, and can lend money on favorable terms. If you are going to raise ruta baga turnips of fair size, they should be phinted in July on well prepared land. Planted later they do not grow as large. The questions for the Winthrop Training School examination. were not received in time last week, and in consequence there was no examina tion. It will probably be held one day next.seek. There was only one applicant present. R~ev. S. Leard is visiting his daugh 'ter, Mrs. Geo. H. Huggins. He pieach ed an excellent sermon in the Metho-! dist church last Sunday morning, and1 agatin at night in the Presbyterian Sactive, and appears to enjoy excellent ~he alth. "Imper1ial R~ose." the finest 5c cigar ever pro~unced, for sale at Dinkins & Co.'s drug ~store. A. mateh game of base ball was play ed in Kiingstree on the morning of the fourth between the Kingstree and Foreston teams. After a very interesting game the score stood 15 to 16 in favor of Kiugstree. Three of the Manning boys played on the Foreston team. Attention is called to the notice of Capt. D. J. Bradhamn in reference to the county' alliance. Let every fri er in the county connect himself with this organization, and if there is any. good in it, 4et's get some of it. Capt. Bradham has been commissioned to organize a county alliance. The State Supreme Court has ren dered its decisions in two appellate cases from the Fe.bruary term of court for this county. The cases were A. 0. Hodge v.J. W. Weeks and Henry, DeLaine vs. D. W. Alderman. The judgment of the lower court, which in each case wvas for the defendant, was affirmed by the Supreme Court. Mr. M1. C. Galluehat represented the plaintiffs and Mr. J. S. Wilson the defendants. Dick Meyers had a preliminary hearing last~ Monday, before Trial Justice Benbow, on a charge of bur glary and larceny, and in default of: $300 bail was committed to jail for trial at the October term of court. It appears that Dick went to Cornelius Ward's house last Friday night, and having appropriated to his own use -certain of Cornelius's pe-rsonal effectsI left for other parts. Armed with a: warrant Cornelius started on a hunt, for Dick, and spotted him in Salem near the Williamsburg line. Getting the assist anee of Constable Player, he went to a negro church, and by means of a friend he got Dick out of the church, wh1enf he promptly arrest ed him, slapped the bracelets on~ him, and proudly brought him to. the custody of the Sheriff. Botb pairties are 'colored, and live in Man ning. When arrested Dick had him self attired in Cornelius's best Sun day-go-to-meeting suit of clothes. --Crystal Ammonia," for family use. Indis pensable for the toilet, bath, and laundry. Pint bottles 25c at Dinkins & Co.'s drug store. Mr. F. N. Wilson announces in another column that lIe has associated with him in the fire insurance business~ Mr. J. M. Spaun of Sumter, and thiat their office will be located in Sumter. Mr. Wilson has for a number of years been in the insurance business, rep resenting some of the very best com panies. He intends now largely to e4mage in the life insurance business, representing the Equitable Life In strance Company, claimed to be the oldest and strongest insurance com pany in the world.. Mr. Wilson, act ing as special agent for this company, has been traveling over a considerable part of the eastern section of the State. The Equitable writes policies pavable in ten or twenty years or at death, and all policies are non forfeit able after three years. Any one de siring to insure his life should consult with Mr. Wilson, who wvill take pleas ure in explaining the duty and neces sity of insurance. Mr. Wilson will -con to make Manning his home. A feW small watermelons were for sale on the street last Monday. Rev. J. S. Beasley will preach at Jordan next Sunday evening, July 14th, at 8 o'clock. Mr. D. M. Bradham, of Manning, has been drawn on the U. S. Grand Jury for the October term of court, to be held in Charleston. Picnic-Meeting of Manning Sub Alliance. There .will be a meeting of Manning Alliance, No. 593, at old Fellowship church yard, on Saturday 20th inst., for the purpose of admitting mem bers and attending to such other bus iness as mag come before us. A full attendance of the members is re quested. Bring your baskets, fruit, etc., and meet promptly at 10 o'clock .. M. By order of the President, DAN'L J. BRADH.AM, Secty. S. A. No. 593. Brightness about Brewington. EDITOR MAxxIxG TIm:-As they say in Texas, Brewington township "banks on the Tiumss" since you have taken charge of it. It is largely the fountain from which this community imbibes its intellectual pabulum. We all love to read the TnIs. About it lingers a fragrance like the rose, a sweet and refining influence which knows no impairment, but which widens and deepens and sweetens under the mellowing touch of time. May it long live, the exponent of I sound principles, the steadfast advo cate of the right, the unwavering de fender of truth. Winter this year lingered rather too long in the lap of spring, hence crops are somewhat backward. We have, however, had fine rains, and the crops though small for the season have a healthful emerald hue, and with the genial vivifying rays of old Sol and propitious seasons, a plenteous har vest is anticipated. For three suc cessive years there have been failures in crops in this township, but hope springs eternal in the human breast and nerves the heart and arm of the yeoman for the conflic.t. The seasons have been favorable for the cultiva ion of crops, and on every side Gen. Green's forces lie hors de combat. We hope for an abundant yield, for nothing so delights the heart of the iller of the soil as pleth6ric barns and well-fed porkers. Besides the prosperity of the agricultural class constitutes the real wealth and happi Hess and greatness of a nation. I agree with you, Mr. Editor, in re ;rd to the low assessments on land. [t is entirely too low. Our lands >ught to be valued at or near their rue value. We would have no0 more taxes to pay, for it takes only a cer tain amount to pay State and county ndebtedness, and with an increased aluation of property of course the :ax levy would be a smaller number >f mills. I hope next year to see all real estate returned at its proper Falue. H. Brewington, July 6th. Summerton News. SxMraros, July 8.--We are hay ng fine weather after the long rainy pell. Grass has got the start of the armers, and if they don't move up ~heir forces it will get the better of ~hem. I will not attempt a description of you were here yourself with pencil in band, and I know you will do it jus tice: but I must say one wvord about the Hon. J. E. Tindal's address. It was chaste, forcible, and 'to the point. I wish every man in the State could have heard it, and would follow the advice. Forward and onward is the watchword of the times. Who is H., and what does he w~nt? Well, I cannot consent to strike a man in the dark, but if he will cleanse iimself of the mud, redbugs, and ther insects that seems to worryj iim, and let us know his name, we will give him our attention: other-I wise we will pass him unnoticed. ust on this line, don't you think if you, Mr. Editor, were a little more areful what you publish for your orrespondents in the way of cuts, uns, &c., that your readers, select r the meat and bread fellows that: seem so thirsty, would be better en ertained. The Carlisle Literary Society wish o extend, through your columns, heir sincere thanks to Major R. R. Briggs and to Mr. J. C. Lanham, for heir handsome donations. The for :er of 15 volumes, Prescott's Histor cal Works; the latter, of the Nation al Standard Encyclopedia. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Treadwell are isiting at Mr. G. W. Dingle's. Mrs. Cabaniss and her three chil ren are at Dr. T. L Burgess's for the summer. Her husband, Lieut. Cab-. miss of the Citadel, will be up in a few weeks. Melons are very scarce. Mr. J. R. hames had a fine one on the 4th. r. R. R. Belser has had a few. [The Tinxs has had none yet.-En. Tnirs.] C. News From Wilsons. Wr..soss, July 8.-We are as hard. p for news as you ever did see. The y rainy, sloppy weather of the past week kept at home everybody that was not compelled to hunt around for ratious. The Dawson-McDow trial. was the only theme of conversation, that and Maj. Lesesne's Texas visit, and now they have become stale,, so there is a dearth of something to: gossip about. Well, you gave everybody a prize last week, those lucky eight. Ali the! others were entertained by a paper, full of interesting matter. You are making the Tnrs better every weea, but you will have to "git up and git" to beat your last issue. Cotton is doing well; corn looks well, but is small; peas promising Bill Arp's advice about planting peas has done good; most farmers planted. themselves out of seed. Potatoes are' looking fine; sugar cane also. A great deal depends on the seasons from now: on: too much rain or too much dry will be injurious. The third quarterly conference of Foreston circuit will embrace next Saturday and Sunday at St. .Marks. Our community is quite healthy 'at this time. Mrs. H. T. Avant and Master Ash lev are on a visit to relatives in Mar in. The patrons of the Jordan school have, we understand, secured Miss Josie H. McLean for the next term, ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. - A Colored Boy of Manning, 3iddened with Cruel Treatment by a 'oliceman, Cu's His Throat-Inefficient and Neg ligent Pohee Force. Yesterday morning about 11 o'clock the cry of Murder! was heard on the street near the guard house. It was soon ascertained that Washington Pearson, a colored boy about eighteen years old, commuorly known as Hec tor, who had a little while before been put in the guard house for fighting, had cut his throat. The boy was confined in a small cell about 5x7 feet, with the only window, which was closed by a shutter made of heavy solid boards nailed together, securely nailed up; and the only door, similar to the window shutter, securely locked. In other words he was confined in a dungeon with no ventilation,' and in addition to being a warm day, lie had just been fighting, and was heated with passion. It is said that he begged for air, asked that the window be opened, and promised not to make any effort to escape, and that his re quest not having been complied with, he, finally, in a fit of maddened des peration, jerked out his knife, and cut his throat. The knife used was ! an ordinary pocket knife, with a sharp dagger-shaped blade about three inches long. The cut is on the right side of the z neck, is about two inches long, ranges c downward and outward, cutting the superior thyroid artery, partly cutting the trachea or windpipe, and partly cutting the common carotid artery. I The jugular vein was missed by lEss than the eighth of an inch. When he cut himself he cried out I that he had cut his throat. As soon is a policeman could be' found he ! was let out of jail and allowed to go I where he wished, no - policeman ac- t ompafiying him, or endeavoring to et for him any medical assistance. The boy was bleeding very profusely, t mnd walked over to Dinkins & Co.'s 1 irugstore, where Dr. Dinkins sewed 1 ap the gaping wound. He had by k his time lost nearly a gallon of blood. Drs. Dinkins and Pack are treating ,he boy, and they think it is probable t ;hat he will recover, though there are. ine chances to one that he will die. Ele does not want to die, and says he' )nly attempted to kill himself on ac :ount of the shameful way in which ie was treated. Hector is said to be a negro of un savory character, but this is no excuse or the way in which he was treated. I [n the first place, it is doubtful if one ould for any great length of time e ive in such a close dr ngeon as he as placed in, for in addition to the :loseness of the little room the air is e mpregnated with the foul odor of ker- 1 )sene, gas, etc. In the second place t is inexcusable in a policeman or oth ar oficer of the law to commit a pris >ner to confinement and allow him to -etain weapons with which he may in ure himself or others. It is not the >ractice in this place, it is against or lers, and it is gross criminal iiegleet. The police force of Mlanning is at >resent more inadequate and less rustworthy, than it has been fora rears, and changes should be made B. S. Dinkins Arrested. a Sheriff Lesesue retur'ned fronm TexT min S. Dinkin oxho was at once comn mitted to jail. Application for bail will, however, be made, and it is not improbable thdit it will be granted to day or to-morrow, in which case he will be at liberty till the October ternm of court. Our reeders will remem~berK that Dinkins left the county the week before last Christmas, going first to Alabama, and then to Texas. While be was away he made no effort to1 onceal his identity cor to avoid the >icers of the law, and if lie is guilty >i the offences with which he ist ::arged; he has certainly acted in at amanner careless and regardless of j ~onsequences. During the few months Te has been away he has broken con ~iderably, and his acquaintances would sarcely recognize him. In an inter view with him, he talked freely of hist rip to Texas, and his impressions of ~he country. He thinks it a great' ~ountry, and says lhe would like to 2ake Texas his home. He says any'I nan with energy and push can make ots of money out there. .Sheriff Les-t ~sne acted very promptly in the mat :er, and within two days after the'3 2ecessary papers were placed in his .ands, Dinkins was arrested. News from the Fork. OmAKL', July 2.-It has been rain ng daily since Friday, but the heav est rain wve have had this season fell esterday evening between 2 and5c 'clock. The cloud camne from thei ;outheast, accompanied by much ~vind. The fruit trees, though heavily laden with fruit, fortunately suffered l 'ery little injury. The peach crop is: better this year than the app)le crop. Corn and cotton are looking finely. The cotton crop, though, is more en-i -ouraging than the corn crop. Corn was greatly retarded by t' e drought 4 uring the spring.t WXatermelons have not yet begun to tatare, but the crop is promising.. Farmers in this section do not raise them for market, but Mr. W\. C. R eaimes and Mr. S. J. McFaddin, who are very successful wvith them, sell a large numa ber every year to the sawv mill andi railroad men. 1 The pea crop is very fair. Those ' planted after oats are much finer than those planted in corn. The most suc cessful farmers of this section have abandoned the old plan of planting peas in the corn at the last ploughiing, because they do better broadcasted. Mr. J. A. McClure is having his large steam engine moved to Sumter, where he is erecting a planing miachine and dry kiln. As he has contracted for poplar, cypress, oak. and walnut timber, he intends putting up a small< engine where he moved the large en gine from. Mr. D. W. Alderman, who has been in the lumber business for the last< two years at Alcolu, on thme Central Railroad of South Carolina, is doing a very good business. His tranmroamdi is ten miles long, passing through some of the finest timber land in thme country. Mr. Alderman is very en-. ergetic, and is an example for any one who wishes to succeed. Mr. Wells, of North Carolina, who completed a course at Furman Uni versity last year, has accepte~d the pastorate of the Baptist church at this piace.--- 'm/ (Courir. SUM3iERTON'S BRIUlT FUTU l New Railroad-Big Picnic-- Cotton S(.d Oil Mill -3r. Tindal' Speech. We naturally are affected by oui. surroundings, and unconsciously in walking with a friend will fall into his gait. A town away from a rail road, other things being equal, will not be as live and go-ahead as one that is, by means of steam and elec tricity, in close and direct connection with the outside world. So last Sat urday was a great and memorable day for Summerton. The railroad has come! It was the grand realiza tion of magnificent hopes. The Wil son and Summerton Railroad is in excellent condition, and whilc not yet. equipped in first class style, wc feel sure that. Col. Wilson will, as soon as the condition of things warrants it, have his road second to none in the State. The depot has not yet been built, but will be located convenient lv in the town. This road will begin next month running a regular sched ale, one train a day, and as soon as business warrants it, a double train will be put on. This train will carry he mail for Summerton and Jordan, with possibly one or two other post >ffices to be established on the line. Col. Wilson, though not a native of he State, yet in generous conduct md public spirit, he is second to no nan in Clarendon county. He is a nan of wealth and influence, and he loes not hesitate to use it for the good md advancement of the people among hom he lives. The Eutawville Railroad will pass rery near Summerton, and as it is to >e completed in a very short time, summerton will then have three out-: ets to the world. Summerton has a bright future. It s beautifully situated in a healthy )lace, and is surrounded by some of be best farming land in the State. Its itizens, both in the town and sur 'ounding country, are intelligent, in ellectual, and high-toned, noted for igh morals and their devotion to re igion and educational principles, and )lessed with a considerable portion f earthly possessions. Heretofore they have enjoyed all he quietude of a sylvan town, but the ailroad has come now, and they feel .11 the qtickening impulses incident hereto. They are aroused to live usiness interests, and their attention 3 turned first to the establishment of cotton seed oil mill, in connection ith which several other manufactur ng enterprises are being considered. t was on this account principally that 11 Summerton, men, women, and hildren, came together last Saturday. The large Academy Hall was full o overflowing, when the meating was aled to order by :'r. .Jos. D. Rut edge, president. Rev. T. H. Wanna aaker implored divine blessing on he meeting, after which Dr. B. M. adger read the minutes of the last! aeting. This showed that a large >art of the capital stock had already:, >een subscribed. Dr. T. L. Burgess en introduced the following resolu ions which were unanimously and; nthusiastically adopted: \\HEREAs, we the citizens of Snmmerton na surrounding county realize this dayv opes lon3g entertained, and the whistle of he railroad enginte.is _heard in our very idst, notifying us unmistakablpi-4it..'e re inm close connlctjin with the out id. world, andtha thgit ofcnterpril erd~Ws'TCOi>6 o'm>f our cilii~Sito an ex cnt neverbeti re realized. Thereiore, f.esoced, as the unanimious sentimient of his connunity that our thanks are dow Lnd are he-relsy tend-red to Mr. Thos. Wil on for his indoiniitable energy and perse erance in acoinplishinlg his purpose con :eivCd years ago to bring the iron horse to 1:e.ored, that we listen to the scream of the ocomotive with pleasure, and hail this day es the beginning of a brighter epoch for our ghole couunnmty. Several distinguished speakers had een invited, but Mr. James E. Tin 1:a1 was the only one of those invited, vho was present. But he was equal; o the occasion, and delivered one of; he best speeches of his life. It was' logical speech, full of reason and rguent, yet expressed in simple >ut forcible language. He began by ongratulating the peop~le on having. ~ttained the railroad without cost to hem. -He spoke in eulogistic terms >f Col. Thomas Wilson, who, by his. ~vn enterprise and energy, and by iis own private resources, had >rought the railroad into the town. or lifteen years, he went on to say,: he State has felt aiwant, a need of~ omething to develop its resources. 'irst, it was thought to be imnigration, nd great efforts on paper were made o induce imigrants to come to this tate, but soon this bubble burst.! ow the scientific mind, educated ond enlightened, is the controling~ actor that will lead us on to success. He defined and compared several >f the most important discoveries and nventions, and spoke of their con etion with the simple uses of man. Ie alluded to the great and rapid im >rovements in trade and commerce, md in what active competition nations' Lre now broug~ht. Education will rule, and the igno-; -ant and thriftless will become and re - nain the hewvers of wood and drawers > water. H~e' deprecated the idea hat we must have Northern capital to levelop our resources. Knowledge, >ractical knowledge, is what we need. 3ome people imagine, he said, tha~t uowledge spoke to her children in atn and greek only, but it was not o. Latin and greek never vet built railroad oJr a factory or a house. ractical education was the motive ower, and such would build rail lads, and build up and develop the state. The chief cause of failure amiong~ >ur people was ignorance of the un lerlying principles of the business in' *hich we desire to engage. IUless people kiiow what they are doing, tie ost of machinery, running expenses, te., they cannot expect to succeed,: ut being familiar with all such, they sill be able to infuse confidence in >thers, and get all the capital needed uorne eterpis.Capital is shyv, >u netequestion, Will it pay ? is ;atisfaci orily'auswvered, it will readily ome forth. The climate and soil of Summierton vas equal to that of any in the uited States, and once the people eeame samtisfiled that a cotton see d oil null, or any other industry, would pay, :hey would within themselves raise .he amount needed. Sumnmerton was a nc location for a cotton seed oil mill, md if oui people neglect it it is not t all improbable that others would step in, and reap the great profits. It is impossible for us to do Mr. for about an hour and was attentively listened to throughout. He was fre quently cheered. After the speech, dinner was serv ed, and such a dinner. A beef and ~four or five hogs we e delightfully barbecued, and everything else that was good was there. It was one of the best dinners we ever partook of. Iced lemonade was freely served dur ing the entire day. The cotton seed oil mill is, we are informed, an assured success, and it. is hoped will soon be ready for oper ation. The crops between Manning and Suminerton are in good condition, with possibly a little too much grass, owing to the continued rains. We saw a number of very fine and beau tiful farms we would like to mention, but we are not familiar enough with the country to call names. We might get them mixed. Mr. Ezra Tindal, however, appears to have the best farm we saw. We desire again shortly to visit Sumnierton, when we shall have more time, and hope then to speak more definitely of the differ ent farms. THE PRIZES GIVEN AWAY. Eight Beautiful Prizes Given Away-Mr. J. D. Holladay Gets the Machine - Names of the Prize Winners- -A Sue cessful Enterprise. The MoANNIN Torms Fourth of July Grand Gift Distribution took place last Thursday on schedule time. There was a large crowd in town, most of which had come to see how the Distribution would be made and who would be the fortunate winners of the prizes. Mr. Thos. Wilson was un expectedly and unavoidably detained from serving on the committee, but the other members were present. At 11 o'clock Messrs. Joseph F. Rhame, J. P. Brock, W. D. Gamble, and Joseph Sprott, Jr., met in the Tims office, and arranged the tickets for the drawing. 206 subscribers had paid to or beyond July 4th, and were entitled to participation in the Distribution. There was then placed in a box 206 round yellow tickets, 8 :f which were prize tickets and had he name of a prize written on each, md the other 198 were blanks and !ad nothing written or printed on hem. The committee then placed n another box 206 square pink tick ?ts, on each of which was written the name of a subscriber. These name ickets were carefully compared with he HONOR ROLL, and found to gree exactly. The boxes were then losed and each shaken up until the ickets were or ought to have been horoughly mixed, and the sequel will ;how that they were mixed. The prizes were all placed out on he piazza of the TmrEs office. Near >ne end of this piazza the box con aining the prize tickets was placed, Lud Messrs. Joseph F. Rhane and W. D. Gamble took charge. About welve feet from this table sat the ;ewing machine, on which was placed he other box containing the name ickets. Messrs. J. P. Brock and Jos. sprott, Jr.. took charge of this box. Everything wvas now ready, and he little boys, one at each box, be ;an drawing. A name ticket and a rize ticket were drawn from the re ~pectiv e boxes. The prize ticket wvas rbaik, and so blanks were drawvn ticket draw wi~iias S. Wolkoviskie, of Manning. The ticket drawn at the sameu time from .the prize box was Tw~enty-nine other drawings were: then made, each of which was a blank. T.he next, the 59th drawing, was: from the name box Dr. W. D. Rich, of Gourdius, and from the prize box Silver Plia/,d CYas/er. And so the drawing continued with the followiigi results: At the 63rd drawing J. D. Holla day, who lives near Manning, got the At the 88th drawing Rev. J. C. Le vine (colored), of Oaiklaud, got the beautiful Leininnade Set. At the 129th drawing, Mrs. S. L. R. Lesesne, who lives near Manning, got the 1Box Uigars. At the 174th drawing, Mr. J. B. Iol aday, o f Sumnmerton, got the CJaddy At the 177th drawing Mr. John Darroll, of Sammy Swamp, got the At the 202d drawing, Mr. R. C. 3ayle, of Fulton, got the Ba/>y Car 'iage. There were then only four tick ats left in each of the boxes. The Distribution was witnessed by; m number of persons from the differ 3nt sections of the county, and all were satisfied. Of course it was, known Lhat everybody could nof, get a prize, but then everybody had an equal and m fair showing at them. Our Distribution has, in every re spect, been very successful. We wish Lhat every one of our ,subscribers could havesobtained a prize, but that was out of the question. The amount paid us will largely help to pay for our new press. The larger part of ourn subscribers are still in arrears, mud where they are not too far in ar rears we will continue to carry them till fall, But three con:iderably in ar'rZr must pay up. The T1'ais will this fall come to a cash basis. We Lislike losing so many subscribers; and on account of the summer season when money is so scarce, we have concluded to wait till fall to come to m cash basis. However, we have about sixty or seventy names that ar more than sixteen months in arrears, and we have discontinued them. Most of these are good men who will* probably pay us this fall; a fewv are p~ersons who never pay if they can help it. To every subscriber who responded to our appeal for money we are thank ful, and feel complimented at the large number who did respond. T1o the committee of gentlemen who so kindly assisted in conductin~g the drawing last Thursday. we feel; greatly obliged. And to Messrs. Moses Levi, H. A. Lowry, M1. Kalisky, Dinkins & Co., S. A. Riigby, and (4. Alexander, and Mrs. A. Edwards, each of whonm so kindly and generously assisted Las in this enterprise, we are under obliga tions. ssite many persons haeso kindly asseusthtw felmuch com plimuented, as it is a visible evidence that we have many friends in Clar endon. M1any Persons Are brok.en dlown azom overwork or household cares Brown's Iron Bitters rebuilds the system, aids digestion. removes ex ese of il. and'e vres mahuia. GCe; genmine. Foreston News. FonisTos, July 9.-The glorious 4th passed very quietly, the children only making any demonstration, which was in shape of a nice little picnic at 4 o'clock, P. ar., at the Methodist church grounds: a lot of nice singing, a few little speeches, and plenty of cake and lemonade. Our young men played a game of base ball that morning with Kingstrec at that place, and got beaten by one score. Mr. M. Cohen, a merchant of this town, has closed his business' here and will go to Kershaw. Crops not so much injured by the rains, and looking well. Fair weath er. F. Fine Farinaiiit Around PIanolb. PANoLu, July L.-M '. Edi/or: The 4th of July passed away with unusual quietness. There were no prancing steeds, no glittering uniforms, nor clashing sabres to tell of Panola's chivalry. The most momentous, ab sorbing question of the day dwellin alike upon the minds of citizens and soldiers, is the rain. It rains and still it rains, to the great detriment of the farming interests. For weeks the earth has been saturated with water. Gen. Green has renewed his attacks with the most vigorous fierceness, and the continual rainy spell is causing the farmers' lines to give way. Hope less we face to face dispute every inch of ground with the enemy, but if there is no sunshine at a very early day, the farmers must succumb to inevitable and disastrous defeat. To t speak plainly I think crops materially d damaged by the high seasons. Your scribe celebrated Independ- t ence Day with a fatiguing walk, more than was anticipated when he left home. I expected to visit only one farm, Capt. A. L. Lesesne's Rockland t plantation. I first took in Mr. A. D. Rhame's, passing directly through his beautiful farm. Here you behold a specimen of splendid farming, finely situated, arranged, and managed. From Mr. Rhanie's surroundings I imagine he only lacks the most essen tial part of his life. He is a bachelor. A peep into the fields of John 31. DeSchamps was all I could do. I met im on his way to Manning. Fora young man who is just commencing ife he pleases me better, and comes ti nearer the model planter than any I cave ever seen-a chip of the old block, a son of a' worthy. sire. t To reach Capt. Lesesne's we had to valk through a portion of Mr. John W. Touchberry's farm, whose plaiting uterest borders Mir. A. D. Ithame's. Mr. Touchberry is one of our most ndustrious, hard working men. Many >f our Panola citizens are meritori 'usly assuming high jlaces among ,he farming population of the State. ind we feel proud to let the public now it. Capt. Lesesne's Rockland farm lies >n Sammy Swamp. He is a large ,otton planter as well as a successful orn planter. I am not dealing in wgotistic language or fulsome words or display, for Cap~t. Lesesne needs one such. A visit to his hospitable ome will convince any one of all I say. Here we expected our old gob bler, but unfortunately the Captain iad been called away' the day before. We found in his stead Professor Don Jam, who did all in his power to ren Ducket, pleasant, agreeable, and hap py' After strolling through his fields we dec'ided his farm to be the bes; we had seen. It is surp)assingly' wonderful what fine crops so many' of the colored people have, many' of their farms com petinmg with the whites. They' seem steadily to impro'e. If, as a clas;s, they' could be educated to use econo tnv it would not he long before this county' would blossomi :mi the rose. An act of lawulessnmesi was per etrated just below here a few nigts ago. Two white men and three ne g'oes made an assault uponi the htousec and family (of Bo b Br'unson, a colored man, dlestiroying and smashinig up his crock eryware., He might have been seiously .injured in petson had be and his family not ran to save their lives Such lawlessnes~s deserves to bie condened by all good citizens. he officers of the law ought to en leaor to bring the guilty parties to justice. Tonr. Fulton market beet' at M. Kalisky's. Also, Sfresh arrival oiflemnons. lie sells :lO pounds >f locur for $1. iip YA u POWDER Absolutely Pure. .9' ly lba *' s. Rn'. ]11mLN' how DE Co., 100 Wall St., N. Y. In order that more time may' be gvnto Life Insulranlc2, I have determined tor mov.e my Fire Insurance ottlee to Sumter, nd to have associated with me as paitne, Mr. J. M. SPANN, of that place. Our busi nss will be conducted in the tirma name of WILSON & SPANN. I de:,ire to say to mya friends and paitrons that their int(erest which hare beeni intrusted to mec will conl tine to receive careful attention. F. N. WLSON. Manning, 'July 8th, 1#89. F. N. Wrisos. J. M1. S1'axx, Manning. 5. C. ut, .. RSILON & SPAM'i Insurance Agents. Represcnt tar Clarecndiin Contya the 11. lowing Fire Iinurnce 'ompanus: WESTERN ASSURANCE CO.. of Canada, HAMBURG BREMEN INS. CO., of Germany, HIBERNIA INS. CO,, of New Orleans, COMMERCIAUNS. CO., of Monfgamlery, Ala, MONEY TO LEND). T HIE ATLANTA TIRUST AND) l;.\NKING ICompany will make loans on impiiroved tarms on easy termis. For ' art -nlar-s ap 1i-t *., Li U1S AlTL.' illicers of the Maiiiiiin Gua'ds. At a meeting of the Manning Guards held last Friday afternoon, the following were elected oflicers for the ensuing year: Captaiu-A. Levi. 1st Lieutenant-- B. A. Johmson. 2nd Lieut.-P. 13. Thames. 3rd Lieutt.-Louis Appelt. 1st Sergeant-I. I. Bagnal. 2nd Sergt.-F. 0. Richaidson. Ord erl .-J H. Lesesne. th Sergt.-A. P. J3urgess. 5th Sergt.-S. J. Clark. 1st Corporal-W. T. Wilder. 2nd Corp.--J. H. Rigby. 3rd Corp.-A. W. Knight. 4th Corp.--John Thames. Eusign-W. . Jenkinson. Quartermaster-P. B. Mouzon. Sects. and Treas.-P. B. Thames. The company will meet next Fri lay to decide whether to have their tnnual pienic. A good attendance is expected. VIGOR AND VITALITY tre quickly girnn to every part of the body >y Hood's Sarsaparilla. That tired feeling s oveotme. The blood is puritied, enrich (, vitalized, and carries health instead of lisende to evtry organ. 'The stomach is toned .n( strenthtened, the appetite restored. The :idneys and liver are roused and invigo ated. The brain is refreshed, the mind uade clear and ready for work. .Try it. ew Presbyterimn Church at Kingstree. Rev. .Jaues MeDawell, of Manning, >renchled i the Presbyterian church at Cingstree last Saturday U1n1- Sunday morn ng, and in the Methodist church the same vening. The weather was threatening and he rain was falling both days, but the con ;regations on Si -iday were as large as usual. Ir. McDowell l.1s done a great deal of hristian work in this county, and is greatly eloved by all denominations, who are at -as pleased to have him among them. After the close of divine services on Sun lay a congregational meeting was called to onsider the building of a new church in he town of Kingstree. Rev. James Me )oleH'1 was invited to the chair, who in a ew appropriate remarks explained the ob ect of the meeting. A committee of tive, onsisting of Mrs. R. Gewanner, Mrs. D. C. cott, T. M. Gilland, W. P. McGill, and S. ,1. McClary was appointed to take charge of ie buiiig of the new church, with in tructions to proceed at once. A resolution fas passed referring the disposition of the resent church building to this committee. committee of five, consisting of Mrs. B. ow~inner, Miss Lizzie Kinder, Dr. W. V. rockinton, ?1. S. Montgomery, and M. F. Ieller, was appointed to raise additional ands for carrying on the work of building ae church. Mr. Gillani reported $1,057 in and. The late M1rs. Singleton donated a >t on Academy street, immediately north f Mr. Edwin Epps's residence, on which build the church.-Kings/rce Record. ypjJPG Presents in the most elegant form THE LAXATIVE AND NUTRITIOUS 4UICE --07 THE FIGS OF CALIFORNIA, Combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be most beneficial to the human and effective laxative to perma nently cure Habitual Consti pation, and the many ills de pending on a weak or inactive condition of the KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS. It is the most excelentremedy known to CLEANSE T HE SYSTEM EFFECTUALLY When one is Diliouus or Constipated --SO T HAT PURE BLOOD, REFRESHINC SLEEP, HEALTH and STRENCTH NATURALLY FOLLOW. Every one is using it and all are delighted with it. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR MANUFACTURED ONLY BY CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. SAN FRANCISCO, CA L. EOyJeLLLE, KY. NEW YORK, 1/. Y. MACHINERY FOR SALE! Fo The People of Clarendon: I am the Agent for the Cel abra tedl - REVOLVING HEAD PRATT GIN, Lwsi tL & Co.'s Engines and Boilers. -:o: I am sole agent in this county for BOSS COTTON PRESS. 'orn Milb, Pulleys, Shaft ing, etc. E. All this machinery is direct rom the factory and will be sold at he Factoryv's Lowest Cash Prices. It will be to the advantage > purchasers to call on me before >uving. W. SCOTT HA RVIN, Manning, S. C M~hotCuns ,, Revovers, -~ ~Rifes, L r~ ac IS:t. een or ,Ptt U .. ~eines, Nets, Tents, and Sporting Goods. Double Birn-l Breech Loading shot Guns, hoke bor-d, $8 to $i00. Single Breech Load ng Shot Guos, :4 to $25. Every kind of rech Loading and It-peating Riitles, $3 to 40. Muzzle Loading Double Shot Guns. ;5 to $:15. Singl: Shot G:ns $2.50 to $12. IvolverS $1 to $20. Doable Action Self oekers, $2.50 to $10. All kinds of (Car ril-s, Shells, (Caps, Wads, 'Tools, Powder lasks, Sb t P' uches, Primters. Send 2 -ents for Illustrat,:-l ( atalogne. Adidre'ss r. H. .JOHN~ ST'(N. G 1: AT WESTIRtN .CN WORK~S, Pittsbur. Pa. Johnson's Restaurant -AN1> Ice Cream Saloon. Next Doocr to Post Office. Delicious ice ereaut, sodLa wate-: mnilk bakes, and lemo nad- hor ude all the tinm, ndl everything as cold as ice. Hot ameals, the- best the muarket affords, or sale at all hours, for' 23 cents a mecal. Seial a(commoda4litions~ for the ladies. TRADE -MR 0. and O.TEA The Choicest Tea Eaver Offered. ABSOLUTELY PURE., A MOST DELICIOUS BEVERAGE. -TRY IT. Ton will rover sa any other. Qualty ever uae. It is the HUGH=R GAD: Lw.&, pcked from. the best plantations and guaran te absolutely pure and free from all adulte'tions or codorgin matter. Thle packages are hermetically sealed and warranted full weight. It is more eon-, omical in use than the lower gradea Oriental & Occidental Tea Co., L't'd:, Head Office. 33 Basriasg Sip, Sew Yora.. 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 LENDI On five years time on IMPROVED FARMS --IN CLARENDON COUNTY, In sums from $300 TO $500000. .&. IaaV=, Attorney at Law. Manning, S. C., April 3; 1889. How.u FLEMIG. Jxo. H. Dvnnux, Jr. New York. 'Charleston, S. C. FLELING &DEVEREUZ, -IPORTERS OF English Portland Cement, Lime, Plaster, Hair, &c. TiG EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. Ce Write for our special prices on fu or mixed car load lots. ;J. G. DINKINS, M1. D. R. B. LORYEA. i. C. Dinkins &Co., Drugg|StS and Pharmacists, --DE.ERs IN PURE DRUGS AND MEDICINES, PERFUMERY, STATIONERY, FINE CIGARS AN]) TOBACCO. Full stock of P.um' rs, Ons, Grzas VARNNHE~S and Wmrr LEAD, also PAINT and W~HrrEWASH BRUSH~s, Au elegant stock of. SPECTACLES and EYE GLASSES. No charge made foi- fitting the eye. Physicians Prescriptions carefully' compounded, day or night. J. G. Dinkins & Co., Sign of the Golden Mortar, MANNING, S. C. Hemme's Restaurant, 22S King Street, Opjp. Academy of Music, CHARLESTON, S. C. BANK NOTICE. B OOKS OF SUBSCRIPTION TO THE stock of the Bank of Manning will be opened at the office of A. Levi, at Manning, s. C., on Wednesday, June'5, 1889. M1. LEVI, JOHN C. SIMONDS, S. A. RIGBY, A. LEVI, Corporators. M\ssrso, S. C., May 28, 1889. FOUND. T HE EDITOR OF THIS PAPER RE cently found some money, which the loser can get by paying fifty cents for this' notice, and proving property. National House, 177 MEETING STREET, 5 Doors South of Market Street, DIRECTL.Y ON L.INE CITY RAL.WAY, CHA RLESTON, S. C. Mrs. H. M, BAKER, Proprietress. Rates Per Day, $1.00. 303 King Street, Charleston, S. C. Two Doors Nor th of Liberty, Shaving, Haircutting, and Shaimpoolag SALOON. AnRTESIAN BATHS, HOT AND COL.D. Speciail attention paid to cutting of chiT