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S X~G TEES Published Every Wednesday. S, A. NETTLES, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. M. CLINTON GALLUCHAT, ADvERTIsING AoET. Terms: SUBScBIPTION R-TRms.-One copy, one year $1.50; one copy, six months, 75 cents one copy, three months, 50 cents. Al subscriptions payable in advance. ADvERTISING RArs.-One square, first in sertion. $100; each subsequentinsertion, ,-50 cents. Obituaries and Tributes o Respect charged for as regular advertise ments. Liberal contracts made for three six, and twelve months. ComitNIcATIONs must be accompanied b3 the real na-ne and address of the writer it order to receive attention. No communi cation of a personal character will be pub lished except as an advertisement. For fairther information address S. A. NETTLES, Manning, S. C. Wednesday, August 28, 1889. Your same in Print. "-Mr. S. P. Oliver, of Foreston, is in town. -W. H. Ingram, Esq., of Sumter, is in town. -Miss Minnie McFaddin is visiting in town. --Mr. W. E. Burgess, of Sumter, was in town last Monday. -Capt. J. E. Bass, of Darlington, is vis iting at Mr. B. A. Johnson's. -The Misses Pringle, of Sumter county, are visiting at Mr. J. E. Scott's. -Capt. W. K. Bell returned last evening from a short visit to Darlington. -Mr. Eugene O. Ingram, of Wedgefield, spent a few days in town last week. -Mr. W. B. Bonham, who is now at Pa nols reading law. was in town yesterday. -Mrs. L. A. Brown has moved to Sum ter. She will open a large boarding house in that place. -Miss Lou Wolfe, after a visit of several weeks to Miss Bettie Scott. returned last Monday tb her home in Williamsburg. -Mr. R. F. (Leland) Felder and wife were in town to-day. Mr. Felder was six weeks ago terribly scalded in a railroad accident on the S. F. & W. R. R. He was confined to his bed till about a week ago. Mr. Fel der was married eight months ago. We publish elsewhere a resume of Col. J. E. Tindal's address before the County Alliance. Cards are out announcing the be trothal of Mr. Ferdinand Levi, of Sumter, and Miss Lily M. Cohen, of Washington. - Turnip Seed, at Dinkins & Co.'s. The Jordan school will open next Monday. Miss Josie McLean, the teacher, is expected to be at Jordan next Friday. The meeting in the Methodist church will begin next Friday even ing at 81 2 o'clock. Rev. 3. S. Porter will preach Friday night. Fresh and Genuine Turnip Seed at Din kins & Co.'s Drug Store. Hon.,Ben Terrell, National Lecturer for the Alliance, will deliver a public address in the court house in this place Sep.16th. He is said to be a very fine speaker# Turnip Seed, all Varieties, in Bulk or Packages at Dinkins & Co.'s Drug Store. A. A. Tindail, a progres sive colored man, brought in the second bale of cotton yesterday afternoon. It weigh ed 554 pounds, was ginned by Mr. Harvin, and was bought by Mr. Loyns. Big lot of pants for only 75 cents, a great bargain, at-M. Kalisky's. Capt. D. J. Bradham, county or ganizer, will next Friday organize an other sub-alliance in the Fork, near -Mr. T. J. Cole's to be known as Trin ity Alliance. We learn that the peo ple in that section propose to build a hall to meet in. Highest New York prices paid for all kinds of furs and hides (otter, fox, coon, mink) at M. Kalisky's.. Pedro and Dick Meyers, father and - son, both colored, escaped from the jail last Wednesday. Pedro is charged with assault and battery with attempt to kill; and Dick is charged with bur glary and larceny, the stolen goods having been found in his possession. Best rice for only 10 cents a quart. 2 bars soap, each weighing 14 oz., for only 5 cents. At M. Kalisky's. After next Friday afternoon the stores will be kept open as long as there is a nickel in sight. During the summei- the stores were closed at 7 o'clock. For this favor the clerks are thankful, but had the hour of closing been six or half past six o'clock their thanks would-ehave been even more profuse. If you wants a irst class, jim dandy, guar. anteed $3.00 pair of shoes for just $2.00, you can get them at M. Kahsaky's. Married, Wednesday, Aug. 21st, Rev. Clarence P. Erwin and Miss Zula V. Skinner, both of Bamberg. Miss Zula is a beautiful and accomplished young lady, well known in this coun ty. She was graduated from the Greenville Female College two years ago, and since then has been teaching in the Bamberg graded school. Mr. W. C. Reams, who has recently been traveling over a considerable portion of Darlington and Sumter counties, says in most cases the crops, both corn and cotton, are in excellent condition. He says that in his imme diate neighborhood (the Fork) the crops are generally good, but in some few cases cotton has been seriously injured by recent heavy rains. The -corn crop is unusually fine. D. M. Bradham asks us to say to the pub lie that he is now ready for ginning. His outfit is complete and equal to any in the county. He will take cotton from the wagon and put back seed and the bale at his own expense. He will not allow any competing gins to undergin him in prices. Manning Sub-Alliance held an in teresting meeting last Saturday, al old Fellowship church. Several new members were received. The Alliance is getting down to hard work, and much good will result. Last timei there was an interesting discussioz on the subject, "Is pinestraw bene ficial as a fertilizer ?" Several engag ed in the discussion, and the opinior ~prevailed that pinestraw was an ex cellent fertilizer, but that it should b4 .raked up with ahoe, sofas to get a] the old rotten straw, washings, ete In some instances to cover a wornoul field with pinestraw and plow it in, if ~the best way to reclaim it. But ir most cases, to get best results, th< straw should be hauled into the 101 axd be trampled on before it is car ried into the field. The next ques tion for discusion will be, "How t< et best results in planting oats?" Mr. Snyder, of this place, gave us some apples yesterday, one of which weighed eleven ounces. The Rev. W. H. Workman will preach in the Presbyterian church in Manning next Sabbath, Sept. 1st, at 11 o'clock A. M. Mrs. D. J. Bradham made some de licious syrup a few days ago from the juice of the watermelon. It is equal or superior to cane syrup. There is 5,000 yards of cotton bag ging in the Manning depot. If our farmers will be a little patient they can get all the cotton bagging they want. The county commissioners will meet again Sep. 12th, when they will pay out nearly $2000, enough to pay all the unbonded past indebtedness of the county. County Commissioner T. A. Way was in attendance on the board of county commissionera to-day. He re cently had a partial stroke of paralysis in the right side, but his many friends will be pleased to learn he is about recovered. The Academy building and grounds have recently had some necessary re pairs, and the well put in first class condition. The school will open next Monday. Miss Graves, the music and art teacher, will arrive in town next Saturday. Mr. T. J. Cole brought in the third bale of cotton last Tuesday. He tried his level best to get some cotton bagging to cover it, but he failed and it had to be covered with jute. Mr. D. M. Bradham ginned it, and it was sold to Mr. Levi. Messrs. J. F. Cole and W. C. Reamee, the committee of the Grand Jury, assisted by Mi. S. A. Nettles as expert, have been at work the past three days examining the county of fices. Their eaamination was con cluded this afternoon. Dr. B. M. Badger, of Summerton, sent us last week a box -of LeConte pears and Japan plums. They were very fine, and we enjoyed them. We had never seen a Japan plum before. They were the size of a large peach, had a very small seed, and the taste was delicious. The county commissioners at the suggestion and r of the com mittee of the grand jury wi air the jail, sothat it will be secure. They pro making the walls six inches thic and putting on secure locks and iron doors. Then we will cease hav ing jail deliveries. A music and art department has been fitted up in the Academy. Miss Marie Graves, of Virginia, a skilled and experienced teacher will have charge of that department. Pupils not wishing to take the academic course will be seceived in the music and art department. Two games of base ball were played at Winter's Hill last Saturday between the Priva teer and Juneville clubs. The June ville club was successful in both games. One game was played in the morning and one in the afternoon. A good dinner was served. The first bale of new cotton was brought into town yesterday by Dan iel Harvin, one of Mr. A. Weinberg's tenants. It weighed 636 pounds, was ginned .by Mr. W. Scott Harvin, and was sold at 10 cents. Daniel is a prosperous .colored man, and has brought in the first bale for several years past. Thursday, the 22d instant, the Kingstree and Greeleyville clubs play ed a game on the grounds of the latter. It was a fine game, well con tested, and resulted in a victory for Kingstree by a score of 8 to 1. The batteries were Sparks and Jacobs for Kingstree, and the Gist brothers for Greeleyville. Mr. A. C. Davis, of Manning, was umpire. Both teams were wholly local. The recent rains in Salem did con siderable damage to the mills. Mr. . Furman Cole's was greatly endan gered, but was saved. Mr. P. W. Gibbons had his mill damn washed away, but the mill was saved. It will take 26,000 cubic feet of earth to re place the dam. Mr. T. M.L Hudson let off all the water possible and saved his mil and dam. Mr. W. D). McFad din had his mill house washed away. The farmers of Clarendon who ex pect to shp their cotton during the coming season,* and who wish to pro cure the very best prices for their sal, cannot do better than select a reibe firm with which to deal. We lave no hesitancy in saying that as far as reliability, carefulness, and promptness in all matters entrusted to them, Messrs. Seekendorf & Middle ton of No.1 Central Wharf, Charles ton, S. C., rank among the first and strongest houses of the city. They never fail to get the best classifications the staple warrants, wherein lies the secret of obtaining the highest prices. Their salesmen are gentlemen of long experience in classifying and selling cotton, and know, as well as the Liv erpool man who buys, what they sell, when to sell, and how to sell. On all consignments they make the most Liberal advances. By forwarding rail road receipt from any point, an ac companied draft for three fourths the value of the cotton will be honored. This is an advantage to those who live along the line of railroads with out proximity to the bank. The firm of Seekendorf & Middleton have made liberal advances to many farmers of our county, who speak in the highest terms of the house; and merely to enourage the progress of our town have taken stock in our bank, and are willing to invest more money in it if it becomes necessary. We therefore take pleasure in recommending this firm to our people. Foreston News. FOsroN, Aug. 2.-There waS some excitement in town last week on the liquor question. Au applica tion was made the council for license, but a petition requesting council not tgrntil the matter had been sub mie to the people nipped it in the i bud. Mr. E. L Wilkine, of the firm of G. A. Norwood & Co., of Charleston, is making many sales of land, large bodies of which they have in this neighborhood. Now is the time to get land near a thriving town at al |most your own figures. . I A game of base ball will be played here this evening between the home Business Boom at Summerton. SumnmTox, Aug. 26.-J. Adger Smyth, Esq., and family, on their way home from the mountains, cane by on Friday night, to remain a few days with Maj. Briggs. Dr. Jos. H. Burgess came in on Friday night. He will likely resume his practice in dental surgery in this place, to the gratification of his friends. Mr. H. T. Avant has completed his store, and has a full line of groceries on hand. Messrs. Lanham & Brock, in the course of two weeks, will have com pleted a large store, with a fine stock of general merchandise. We welcome all such men as these. Dr. T. L. Burgess will build a drug store within the near future. He has just returned from Glenn Springs much improved in health. He pro poses to turn his attention exclusively to the drug business. Mr. Barkley and Supt. Brunt on, of the Eutawville R. R., were here on Saturday, looking after the interests of their road. They want the depot location designated, as they say they will have the road in operation within the next thirty-five days. "Let her roll." A large force of hands are at work this morning where Capt. Wheeler left off last year with con victs. Messrs. Rutledge & Tindal are haul ing in their lumber to build a large furniture store; they will very soon have the house built as they have let out contracts. Mr. Sparks is progressing finely with the oil mill building. The Carlisle Literary Society will meet on next Wednesday night at Dr. Burgess's, and wish all their members to be present. C. POCOTALIGO CAUSEWAY. The Railroad Embankment the Cause of the Trouble. Mn. Earrou-"-Much has been said about the Manning causeway of late. Its almost impassable condition, caused we think by railroad embankment, has in a very mate rial way affected all whose wont it is to trav el this highway, as well as the merchants of your town, and in fact nearly every business rass. That the causeway has been greatly. dam aged and rendered almost impassable can not, and I presume, is not questioned. And that the cause of this condition of things is the obstruction placed by Railroad Co. is admitted by all who hae given the subject any attention, or rather all we would claim who have given it proper thought, and have investigated sumeiently to be warranted in making or forming an opinion. There is no use for any citizen to enter into a long winded argument to prove that the railroad embankment, and other causes -which other causes never would have ex isted but for this road and embankment ave almost entirely destroyed and render ed at times impassable that part of cause way constructed of dirt, logs, and such stuff as can be fioated~ff.-- -Think for one moment of the trees, logs, etc., removed frQ. right of way, one hundred and twenty feet >r more, and that through such dense growth, one half of which at least rests between the two embankments, hindering the flow and necessarily backing water. In rdition to all this the quantities of dirt, boards and other road materials washed rom county road, and you will perceive at mnce that the obstructions are quite suffi ~ient to thoroughly check, and not only ~heck but throw back upon county road any nereased or unusual flow, thereby damag .ng road. This condition of things should it be longer endured. We cannot quietly rquiesce ini a condition of things that we know is unfair, and we know should not exist. The road hands of this road district, nong whom you find some of the best cit izens of the county, are unwilling, we are iold, to haul and shovel dirt, to haul slabs, ogs, and such other material as is used in building up this road, simply to be floated >ver between the two embankments, form ng other and additional obstructions to the ~ransit of the waters. Those liable to road luty in this district deserve credit for the very prompt manner in which they have re iponded to the frequent calls made upon :hem. They have not only reported prompt y, but have used their carts and wagons, working days at a time, repairing causeway, leavig it in good condition only to be de stroyed and laid low by next swelling of waters, adding as we claim other and ad itional obstructions. Something must be one. Can the road hands be expected to perform further labor, resulting only in emporary, and we would say very tempo rry benefits, and rendering the situation nore awkward ? Some have said that the anusual quantities of rain is the sole cause if trouble. Too thin ! We are free to con Eess that the overflow only occurs after rahs, but we claim that it is the rule owo aince the placing of embankment, formerly the exception. We see and feel the effect. he cause, railroad embankment, trees and logs thrown from right of way. Are the farmers who have their supplies to haul, their cotton to deliver, willing that this condition of things longer continue ? Ae the merchants who ai-e as much br more interested than any other class wilting? Ae the people ? The county commission ers, upon whom some people are placing all the blame and who have been very greatly annoyed and bothered willing to passively endure this thing longer ? I ask that I be understood as not intend ing to criticise or find fault with our offi cials, or those who have to do with this mat ter, for I believe as soon as they can deter mine what is right they will do it. There must be a remedy. Is there one ? Shouldn't the county commissioners take some steps in this matter even though they are told that it is not law by their "legal ad viser" and with a pat or a chide told to "be quiet." Would the railroad render any aid in remedying the trouble. Have they been spoken to by those who have the right and are expected to act? The amount required to repair the cause way and place it above high water is vari ously estimated at from eight hundred to two thousand dollars. This work would be practically useless unless several more wa ter ways are opened up through railroad embankment that the imprisoned waters might find a way to escape instearl of turn ing back and depredating on our old ffi2 the county road. In conclusion allow me to express a hope that a happy solution of the whole matter will be had at an early date. And that our commission ers will see the propriety of going into these matters at once. Now if some parties who do a good quantity of talking to no purpose save that of telling the news (?) will close up and take a good square look at the roads above referred to and instead of trying to convince people of something that can't be t-ne will help apply the remedy all things will soon be in better shape. S. R TeGAr. PRESIDENT TINDAL'S ADDRESS. A Brief Report of Col. J. E. Tindal's Ad dress to the County Alliance, Aug. 9, 1889. The long desired opportunity of the farmers is at hand. After the war the whole labor system of the South was disorganized, and had to be set tied by our people under most trying political conditions. And when we reached a point where men could cal culate with some certainty the quan tity and quality of farm help they might depend upon, the farmers found themselves in a wretched financial condition with all the business meth ods of the country against them. They find themselves also a prey of unscru pulous corporations or combination of men. They find great prosperity attending the other great business in terests of the country, while agricul ture is greatly depressed and discour aged. The income of other indus tries in 1860 was about $8,500,000, which in 1887 had reached the enor mous sum of nearly $56,000,000; while the agricultural income of 1887 was no greater than it was in 1860, though nearly twice the number of people were engaged in that pursuit. The great business interests are commerce, manufactures, banks, rail roads, and agriculture. All these ex cept agriculture have been and are thoroughly organized under most intelligent direction, keenly alive to their opportunities and interests, and on the alert to protect and to promote them. FARMERS HAvE NOT BEEN ORGANIZED. The farmers on the other hand without organization, without the power of protecting or promoting their interests, ignorant of their rights, and scattered and helpless, have become the prey of every un scrupulous and designing man or set of men, who could take advantage of them as easily as the hawk swoops down upon his helpless and unsus pecting prey. ORGANIZATION THE REMEDY. The remedy for them is in thor ough organization of those engaged in their business. Senator George very aptly said that the farmers could no more, without organization, hold their own in competition with all the other organized interests of the land than raw militia can stand against a well drilled and disciplined army. It is their only possible hope, their only way to protect themselves, by educa tion and united action in this free country against that propensity of man to take all advantage of the weakness or ignorance of his fellow. Just the kind of organization you need and have been looking for, is the Farmers' Alliance. Its existeice and rapid development ought of itself to prove the necessity of it, to those slow and too conservative farmers who have not yet joined it. Suppose one of you should, in 1860, have just returned like Rip Van Win kle from a long isolation, to your on , have seen men arming, drilling, and fo i companies ev erywhere you went, yld have said, "There must be a threa war on hand. These quiet folks would not be stirring about after this fashion for nothing." You would have right ly concluded that there was a neces sity for such conduct. Now see from the Atlantic to the western border of Texas, the farmers,-those quiet, con servative people, the slowest of all men to organize,-movin~g earnestly in every locality, raising their banner upon which is inscribed truth and unity, and allying .themselves with each other with a zeal unparalleled! .AwAKE, YE FARMERS!1 It ought to awaken, if not alarm ev ery honest farmer, to see this strange and wonderful movement of men of the same interests and necessities with himself. What does it all mean ? To defeat the bagging trust ! That is not all. There are other forces at work against your interests besides the bag ging trust. Many of these will van ish upon the defeat of the bagging trust. Hence a victory here means victory against a long line. The world don't believe the farmers capable of united action. But when cotton bag ging is sold by all your merchants, as it will be in time, the world will learn better, and respect you more than it has done since the war. Good men of every calling will rejoice when all bus iness has been brought to a normal basis of truth and justice, when wrongs in business will be regarded as immoral and unlawful; when the honest merchant, manufacturer, and farmer shall know each other, and feel that square iBealing is backed up by public sentiment and by the laws of the land. Mr. Tindal then explained the prin ciples of the order, the significance of the various obligations, and how they all pointed to one grand aim, viz: equal rights for all men, and a better state mentally, morally, social ly, and financially, for the farmers. ALL MEN HAvE THEIR SECRETS. Alluding to the denunciation of the order by some, for being a secret or ganization, he refuted that objection to the satisfaction of the members. It was no more to be complained of than the secret of any other business. One of you, he said, go into any store, and inquire, say for some jeans. The mer chant throws it upon his counter and looks at a mark on it. That mark to you is unintelligible, it is the mer chant's secret. You recognize his right to it, and you do not complain of it. Nor haB any one a right to complain of your secret. Thnflowed a detailed account of the meeting of the State Alliance, when the various acts of that body were explained. He extolled the spir it manifested which was noble, and he felt it was the determination of all to make the Alliance a real blessing to the country. He further explained the business methods adopted in different counties, as learned from their representatives, and how the several plans are report ed to have worked. There would be more uniformity when the State Ex ehage should get underway, but enough was accomplished this year, wherever the order had been organ ized in time, to show beyond the chance of cavil, its great advantage to the farmers, in a business sense, as well as its educational advantages. The farmers were urged to push for ward the organization in this county, wich was considerably behind other counties in the State, because we had bendisappointed in getting the or anier first oi-dered to us. We should be fully equipped, with our business plans perfected before this year closes. DON'T USE JUTE BAGGING. No farmer should use jute bagging, whether he is an Alliance man or not, but especially should the members of the Alliance make immediate ar rangements to get all the cotton bag ging necessary for their crops. As our arrangements had not been per fected and knowing the importance of baling at once the first cotton, he had arranged for a thousand yards to be distributed until the regular order could be filled. This was at the dis posal of the members. There would be ample cotton bagging for all Alli ance men and for those outside of the order who are intending to use it. Remember that all the cotton is not picked at once, and we have until January to complete baling it. He hoped that another year the cotton mills of S. C. will be able to supply all the bagging we will need in the State for cotton, and all the bags for our guano, which would cer tainly be to our interest as a whole people. Another Prize Drawing. We are going to have another GRAND GIFT DISTRIBUTION in October. We shall offer not less than twenty-five valuable prizes, among which will be a sewing machine and a cooking stove. Our chief idea is to get our subscription list paid up in ad vance. A ticket will be given every subscriber whose subscription is paid to or beyond Sep. 1,1890. There will be FOUR GOLD PRIZES : $10 in gold ; $5 in gold ; $2.50 in gold, and $1 in gold. We mean business. Full particulars will be published later. But in the meantime pay up, and be sure to have a ticket for the Distribu tion. Williamsburg News. [Kingstree Record.] Mr, J. A. Scott was thrown from hishorse a few days ago and suffered a severe disloca tion of the elbow. Caterpillars have made their appearance on the farm of Mr. Douglass Johnson, on Indiantown, infesting several acres of cot ton. Hudson's and Gibbons's mill dams were both broken last Thursday by the heavy rains, and badly damaged. These mills are situated in Clarendon county. Mr. J. M. Venters was drowned in the Pee Dee swamp on the 17th inst. He was floating cypress logs. It is supposed he was struck on the head by the falling limb of a tree and stunned. There was no one in company with him. He was found by his father, Mr. J. M. Venters. Mr. W. L. Graham's mill dam gave way n the 13th inst., in the morning, and in the afternoon he invited some of his friends an get fish. 1,356 were taken, among te rotwihipg 251lbs. On the 15th inst., ad Tinal friends were called to partake, when 1,411 were aught; total, 2,767. A great many of the fnest bream escaped to the Lake Swamp. Lawrence Burgess, a negro boy seven. teen or eighteen years of age, was commit ted to jail at this place last Friday, charged with an attempt to commit a criminal as sault, the day before, on Estelle Canty, a white girl, aged about 10 or i2 years, a1 daughter of Mr. Stephen R. Canty. She had been ti> Mr. S. P. Brockinton's store, about a mile from her father's house, and was returning with some bundles when she was approached by the boy. She thought he was after her bundles and offered them to him, but he proceeded to lay his hands on her. Her screams attracted the atten tion of a gentleman who was not far off and who, on going to her relief, saw the boy near by. The boy was brought to town by her father and another gentleman, and turned over to the proper authorities to be dealt with as the law directs. Mr. Canty is cer tainly a law abiding man. This is the first instance, so far as wc know, in this county. where a negro has attempted such treatment toward a white female, and if the statement, as related to us above, be true, and we have no reason to doubt it, Lawrence Burgess should be made to suffer the full extent of the law's penalty. Attention Connor Mounted Rifles. You are hereby ordered to attend drill, fully uniformed and equipped, at Milligan's Mill, on Saturday, September 14, 1889. A. L. LESESNE, A. C. RIcEROURG, Captain. Orderly Sergeant. PROGRESS. -It is very important in this age of vast material progress that a remedy be pleasing to the taste and to the eye, easily taken, ac ceptable to the stomach and healthy in its nature and effects. Possessing these quali ties, Syrup of Figs is the one perfect laxa tive and most gentle diuretic known. FOR DYSPEPSIA Use Brown's Iron Bitter. Physicjians recommend it. All dealers keep it. $1.00 per bottle. Genuine has trademak and crodredlieson wrapper. Shot While Resisting Arrest. FIwoREcE, August 2.-William Swinton, a negro man, was shot and seriously wound ed near Timmonsville yesterday, while re sisting arrest, by a constable of Justice Cole, of that place. The wounded man was brought to Florence for safe-keeping, and at this writing there is little hope of his recovery. 0. and O.T EA The Choicest Tea Ever Offered. ABSOLUTELY PURE. A MosT DELICIOUs BEvEBAGE. TBY IT. rou will aever use sy other. Qality sever varies. It is the EIxNoTs' Gain: Laor, picked from the best plantationa and guaranteed absolutely pure and free from aU adulterations or Coloring matter. The packages are hermetically sealed and warranted full weight. It ia more econ emical in use than the lower grade. Orintal ? Occidental Tea Co., ILt'd, Head Q0 ice, 35 .Basg 8iNp, New Yor., S. A. RTGBY, Mannin, S. C Sumter News. [Watchman and &uthron.] Miss Lizzie Benbow, of Manning, is vis iting in Sumter. The caving in of a well on the farm of Mr. Ted Hodge, of Privateer- carried with it a small negro boy who lost'his life before he could be rescued. The Executive Committee of the Farmers' Alliance was in town on Saturday making arrangements to give Hon. Ben Terrell, of Texas, Lecturer of the National Alliance, a full meeting on September 14th, which will be public. Other distinguished speakers will be invited. Mrs. Schwartz, the iother of Messrs. Isaac and Charlie Schwartz, departed this life after a brief illness, at her residence in this city on Monday night last, Aug. 19th. Her two eldest children, Mr. Isaac and Miss Emma, were at the North and were denied the melancholy satisfaction of administer ing to her comfort during her last illness. Among the cases heard by Judge Wallace at the recent term of Court was the Scottish Mortgage Co. against Mrs. Parnell. The de fence was that she being a married woman, the mortgage was void and could not be en forced. The court overrules the defence and has ordered the land to be sold for pay ment of the debt. [Advance.] The time for closing the stores at 6 o'clock P. M. will expire next Friday afternoon. Mr. Shirley C. Hughson left for Charleston last Sunday afternoon to take his position on the editorial staff of the iews and Courier which has been exceedingly fortunate in securing his services. Sumter vs. Panola, at Sumter Base Ball Park, Thursday, August 29th. The clubs are evenly matched and an exciting game can be expected. Game to be called at 5 o'clock. Admission 15 cents. Ladies free. Last Sunday morning a young negro in the employ of Sheriff Carson went to kill a chicken for breakfast with a hatchet. We did not learn whether he succeeded in kill ing said chicken or not but he succeeded in cutting his thumb off with one stroke of the hatchet. Sometime last year a negro named Frank Alsbrook killed another at the railroad camp on the M. & A. Road a few miles be low here and escaped. Last week he was arrested at Rockingham, N. C., but denied that he was the man wanted. Sheriff Car son however went for him this week and landed him safely in jail here on Thursday. Mr. Alfred Scarborough's hair and beard, which a few years ago was snow white, has been turning black again for the last three years, and is now quite noticeable. Mr. Scarborough is now in his 90th year, being bornein May 1800. The hair of Mr. Scar borough's mother, who died about 15 years ago at the age of 93 years, had also begun to turn back to its original color, and was quite noticeable before she died. Her eye sight also was improving considerably. Mr. Scarborough mentioned above is the father of Col. W. D. Scarborough, and is spending the remaining years of a peaceful, godly, and well spent life at his old home near Manville in this county, loved and.honored by all who know him. Mr. Scarborough, who is more familiarly known as Squire Scarborough, was the oldest in a family of 17 children all of whom lived until they were over 21 years of age. He has an aunt, Mrs. Abigail Peebles, the mother of Col. H. E. L. Peebles, who is still living at the ad vacdage of about 88 years and is remark ably vig'rous. She is living in a house that was '' three quarters of 'a. cez i e work is firm and sol -uite a not&d ho aybeing ries hi, of a quaint construction, and the plank for which, was sawed by hand. In this day of steam niills and planing machines what would the people think if they had to wait for a house until the lumber could be sawed out by hand ? What mighty changes have taken place in the lifetime of these old people. Verily they are links that bind us to a past that is entirely distinct from onr own times. In this connection it is in place to say that Col. Peebles has an aunt, Mirs. Sallie Peebles, of Ker-shaw, now about 92 years old and vigorous and active still, and has about 400 decendants. CONSUMPTION SURELY CURED. To THE EnrroE-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 p. r manently cured. I shall be glad to send two bottles of my remedy Fn to any cf your readers who have consumption if they will send me their express and post office address. Respectfully, T. A. SLOCUM, M. C.. 181 Peatrl st., N. Y. Buy fresh turnip seed from Dr. Nettles's drug stor-e, at Foreston. Hate your job printing done at the MAnImz Tamrs office. Lowest prices. Absolutely Pure. 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, in quantities to suit purchasers. L. W. NETTLES, M.D., Foreston, S. C. BOLLMANN BROTHERS, Wholesale Grocers, 157 and 169, East Bay, The Mannir A GRADED SCHOOL F( Twenty-Second Session Begins PRINCI REV. T. J. ROOKE, Miss Marie Graves, of Virginia, a sk and Art has been employed as assist Thorough instruction given in Hebr( Book-keeping, Calisthenics, and Kinde The Department of vocal and instru systematic attention Special attention Singing, English Composition, Penmai The Department of Fine Arts will it Water and Oil Painting, Lustra, Kensi The school is non-sectarian. Boardi day-school and Church at least once ev The most approved text books are u; sential in the class room. The ineaning each pupil. In all work done, in whate tent of ground covered, our motto shal we shall require that every lesson be let tation, then elsewhere. No real progre! allowed to go on from day to day recit TERMS PER MONTI Primary Department (3 years' course),... Intermediate Department (2 years' course Higher Department (2 years' course),..... Collegiate Department (3 years' course),.. Music, including use of instrument,..... Painting and Drawing,............. Contingent Fee, per session of 5 months, is Board, per month,...... .......... Board from Monday to Friday (per month Before deciding to what school to se advantages of the Academy for a thor tion for Colleges and Universities. Charleston's Promising Outlook. [Nees and Courier.] The fall trade has opened unusually early this season, and during the past week there have been a large number of merchants in Charleston, some of whom purchased their full stocks for the fall trade. Among the buyers were merchants from distant points -points within the natural commercial territory of Charleston-who were tolled off to other markets but have come back to their first love. The indications are that Charleston will ao a very large business this season, and it is expected that there will be a rush of buyers to this market during the next week. There is room and welcome for all who come. Charleston is ready to meet the tradesmen from the country, and to give them better bargains, and more bargains, than any other market south of New York or east of Chicago. In a word, there's no place like Charleston ! Do you suffer from scrofula, salt rheum, or other humors? Take Hood's Sarsaparilla, a great blood purifier. 100 doses one dollar. September is the month of all months in this State for planting strawberries. Plant ed in this month they will yield a full crop of delightful fruit next spring. First pop the question and then question the Pop and see if he will give a light run ning New Home Sewing Machine with the girl. J. C. Whittaker, the colored youth who acquired such widespread notoriety on ac count of his ear when at West Point, and who is not a member of the Sumter, S. C., bar, has been elected principal of the col ored graded school in that city. DEAFNESS CAN'T BE CURED by local application, as they cannot reach the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, an + w is by constitutional remedies. D es1 !tse-3 kan M of the a 'Eustachian Tube. ~en this tube gets inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out andi this tube restored to its nor mal condition, hearing will be destroyed for ever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition of the mucus surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness, (caused by catarrh,) that we cannot cure by taking Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0. TJhe Chief Reason for the great suess a Hood's Sarsaparinla is found in the fact that Dferit Wins. It is the best blood puriser and actually accomplishes all that is claimed for 1S, g'2pp6red only by V. L 2004 & Con ILowellMSIS STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF CLARFENDON, Br Louis APPErT, EsQ., Probate Judge. W HEREAS, ELIZABETH H. BROAD WAY has made suit to me, to grant her letters of administration of the estate of and effects of G. W. BROADWAY; These arc therefore to cite and admonish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said G. W. BROADWAY. de ceased, that they be and appear, before m, in the court of probate. to be held at Man ning, S. C., on the 12th day of September next, after publiention hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, if any they have,' why the said administration should not be~ granted. Given under my hand, this 20th day of August Anno Domini, 1889. [L. s.)LUIS APPELT, Judge of Prcbate, C. C. HowAno FLEMING. Jxo. H. DEVEREUX, Jr New York. Charleston, S. C. FLEEING &DEVEREUX, --IMPORTERS OF English Portland Cement, LUme, Plaster, Hair, &c. 276 EAST BAY, CHARLESTON, S. C. Write for our special prices on full r miedn cne load lots. ig Academy, srG, S. C. )R BOYS AND GIRLS. Monday, September 2, 1889. PALS: MIRS. E. C. ALSBROOK. fled and experienced teacher of Music mnt ,w, German, Greek, French, Latin, rgarten. (No extra charge) - nental Music will receive careful and will be given to Reading, Spelling, ship, and Drawing clude Charcoal and Crayon Sketching, ngton, and other ornamental work. ng pupils are required to attend Sun ery Sabbath. ;ed. The blackboard is deemed an es of an author is invariably required of rer department, and whatever the ex 1 always be THORoUGENESs. To this end trned, if not in time for the class ree s can be made so long as the pupil is ing only half-perfect lessons. [ OF FOUR WEEKS. ................$1.00, $1.50, and $2.00 ........................0 .n2.50 .. ........$3.00, and 3.N ................. .....$4.00, and 4.50 ................................3.00 ..................... 4.00 Sadvance,.. ............... 25 ... .. ... .. .. ... .. ... .. .. 8.0 ............................... 5.10 nd your children consider the superior )ugh business education and prepara MACHINERY FOR SALE! To The People o Clarsae : I am the Agent for the Oe ebrated REVOLVING HEAD PRATT GIN LIDDELL& Co.'s Engines and Boilers.: --:0: I am sole agent in this county foe: the BOSS COTTON PRSS. --::--. Corn Mills, Pflleys, Shaft= , ing, etc. s., All this machinery is dire* from the factory and will be sold the Factory's Lowest Cask Prices. It will be to the advatg? of purchasers to call on me before buying. W. SCOTT HARVIN, Manning, S.C MONEY TO LEND! On fv er CLARhENDON COUNTT, In sums from $300 TO $50000G. Attorney at Law. Manning, S. C., April 3,1889. -. J. G. DINKINS, M. D. R. B. LOEYEI. - i. G. 0i0i108s& Co~ Druggists and PhannIasss ---DAT.ERS IN- - PURE DRUGS AND MEDICINES, PERFUMERY, STATIONEBY, FINE CIGARS AND TOBACCO. - Full stock of PAmrss Ois, Gss VARNIsHEs and WHiTE EAD, alao PAINT and WHITWAsN EEUsE. An elegant stock of SPECTACLES and EYE GLASSES. No charge made for fitting the eye.M Physicians Prescriptions carefull~ compounded, day or night. J.6. Dinkins & Co, Sign of the Golden Mortar, MANNING, 8. C. MONEY TO LEND.4 T HE ATLANTA TRUST AND BA .LCompany will make loans on im m farms on easy tems. For el ply to LOd AP July 9th, 1889. Stallion "Willie Burke." THE THOROUGHBRED STALIO~ "Willie Burke" having just returned from Camden will stand at Panola. [GEO. E. ToAI.E. Hmxa OuI.IE. Gee, E, Toale & Co. 31ANUFACTURLRS AND WEOLESALE -M A T .TTE, "I'% Doors, Sash Blinds, ~Mouldings. Mfantels, Grates, etc. Scroll Work, Turning and Inside Finish. Builder's Hard ware, anid General Building Materi OFFICE AND SAL.ESRO0OMS. 10 and 12 Hayne Stree REAR CHARLESTON HOTEL, Charleston, S. All Work Guaranteed. MMWrite for estima~tes.