The Manning times. (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, July 11, 1894, Image 3

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~E IME N= TS Pubdshed Every Wednesday. LOUIS APPELT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Terms: SUnsenIPRno RATF.-One copy, one year $1.50; one copy, six months, ;5 cents. one copy, three months, 50 cents. All subscriptions payable in- advance. ADVrnasnns RATEs.--One square, first in sertion. $1 00; each subsequentinsertion, S0 cents. Obituaries and Tributes of Respect charged for as regular advertise ments. Liberal contracts made for three, six, and twelve months. CoxxrNic&Toss must be accompanied by the real na-ne and address of thewriter in order to receive attention. No communi cation of a personal characterwill be pub lished except as an advertisement. For further information address LOUIS APPELT, Manning. S. C. Oublishes all County and Town Official Advertisements. Wednesday, July 11, 1S94. Your Name in i'rmt. -Mr. -N. W. Legg left last week for his home in Tennessee. -Mrs. J. W. McLeod and children are visiting relatives at Charleston, West Vir ginia. Messrs. Thomas & Bradham have begun work on their new livery stable. Base balls and bats at Dinkins & Co.'s. Mr. J. B. Hudnal presented us with a 30 pound watermelon last week for which we make a most grateful bow. Perhaps there are other friends that like to see us bow. Base ball goods at Dinkins & Co.'s. An interesting meeting is now in progress in the Methodist church in this place, con ducted by Rev. J. E. Beard, of Graniteviile. The meeting is under the auspices of the Young People's Prayer Meeting of this place. It will continue a week or more. Services at 6 o'clock and 11 o'clock in the morning, and 8:30 in the afternoon. Ventilated summer corsets, Thomson's glove fitting and Warner's, at Horton, Bur gess.& Co.'s. Church Tidings is the name of an eight page paper published at Gran iteville by Rev. J. E. Beard, at only 50eents a year. It is full of interest ing religious reading, and is well worth the small price asked for it. Besides the profits of the paper go towards defraying the college ex penses of a poor young man who is preparing for the ministry. Hand in your subscriptions to Mr. Beard. Recent arrivals mid summer goods at Horton, Burgess & Co.'s. Attention, base ball clubs! Base ball and bats for sale at Dinkins & Co.'s. Executive Committee Meeting. The Democratic executive committee met in the court house last Monday morning and was called to order by Chairman S. A., Nettles. The roll was called, and the clubs -were represented as follows: Alcolu-E. D. Hodge. Clarendon-C. J. Lesesne, proxy. Cross Roads--A. J. Richbourg. Deep Creek Doctor Swamp-J. H. Timmonsa. D)ouglass-W. J. Turbeville. Foreston--C. M. Mason, proxy. Foreston Reform-J. M. Strange. Fork Friendship Fulton- . Harmony Jordan-J. Elbert Davis. Manning--E. C. Horton. Manning Farmers' Platform-D. J. Brad barn. Midway--S. W. McIntosh. New Town-J. W. Kennedy. New Zion-I. M..Woods. Panola-C. R. Felder. Pinewood-R. H. Griffin. Packsville-J. C. Johnson. Sandy Grove Silver-A. W. Thames. Summerton-H. B. Tindal, proxy.. Trinity Dr. Woods raised the question that the chairman had acted without authority in calling the committee together to appoint managers and when the chairman decided him out of order he appeaied to the com mittee from the decision of the chair. The committee unanimously sustained the de cision of the chair. Dr. Woods was granted permission to speak five minutes. He stated that the members should inform themselves as to the rules of the Democratic party, and again asserted that the chairman had no right to call the committee together to ap point managers and that the party should have been reorganized before this. The chairmani then read from the constitution and the rules, in which it was clearly stated that the managers should be appointed the second Monday in July and that a county convention should be called the first Mon. day in August to reorganize the party. Dr. Woods was finally convinced that he was wrong. Capt. D. J. Bradham submitted his re port, showing.that $353 had been received, and $285.21 ha'd been disbursed, leaving a balance of $67.79. A committee consist ing of A. J. Richbourg, C. M. Mason, and J-. Elbert Davis was appointed to audit the report. The committee reported that they had carefully examined the report and vouchers and found it correct. The same plan as last year of appointing managers and clerks was adopted. This is that each club shall appoint two managers, and a neighboring club of the opposirng faction shall appoint one manager, who shall also be allowed a clerk, thus giving each club three managers and two clerks. The tnanagers were then appointed, in most cases being the samue as two years ago. Three county campaign meetings wer~e ap pointed: One at New Zion in salem. Fri day, August 3rd; one at Summerton, Wednesday, August 8th; and one at Man ning, Friday, August 10th. Managers, clerks, and candidates were given permission to vote wher ever they may be on the day of elec tion. Assessments of candidates were imade as flos . Corlgress, $25, State Senators, $10. Representatives, $10. County Treasurer, $5. County Auditor, $5. School Commissioner, $5. Probate Judge, $5. County Supervisor, $5. 'The correspondence between Sena go~r Butler and Chairmtan Nettles was iead, 'and on motion the letter of Chairmnan Nettles was endorsed. The conuniittee then adjourned. Bradham's flour mill is in operation every day, and parties having wheat to grind will get good flour by having their wheeat thoroughly dry. A full line of delicious candies at Din kins & Co.'s. Ice for sale at Stewart's pavili. Loexa-.ir, TmEXs, Oct. 15, 1889. Messrs. Paris Medicine Co., Paris, Tenn. Dear Sirs:-Ship us as soon as possible 2 gross Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. My customers want Girove's Tasteless Chill Tonic and will not have any other. In our experience of over 20 years in the druz business, we have never sold any medicine which gave such universal satisfaction. Yours resnectally ._-- -r-4 e Brick and Lime. If you want to save money buy your brick and lime from Thomas & Bradham, Mnning, S. C. TAW CAW CAUSEWAY. The County Commissioners are Caile( to Taw about Taw Caw. SUM-mErTON, S. C.. July 6, 1894. Editor Manning Times, Manning. S. C. Dear Sir: We ask space in your column: to make publie a grievance of the citizen of the southwestern part of Clarendou county against onr county commissionerF in reference to their continued delay it improving the condition ot the crossing over Taw Caw creek. which is just belov the old Hlaynesworth mill, on the Nelson Ferry road. For several years it has been urged upon our commissioners to have built at thih crossing a causeway and necessary bridges. This matter took d-finite shape sometimE in the fall of '02. Mr. James E. Davis, on one of his canvassing tours, was unfortunatt enough to come ia contact with the said crossing, and spending the night with Mr. R. F. Turner. who lives two inles above that point, told Mr. Turner that it was one of the worst crossings ot which he knew, After some discussion Mr. Davis told Mr. Turner that if he would get up a petition of the citions asking the county comizig sioners to have a causeway and bridges built, he would exert his personal influence with thei to that end. Mr. Turner then got up the following petition, signed by white and black, and it was placed in Mr. Davis' hands: To the Honorable Board County Commis sioners, Clarendon County: We, the undersigned citizens and tax payers of St. James township, would re spectfully ask your honorable board to build and keep up for the public conveni ence of the people, a bridge and causeway over Taw Caw creek, just below the old Haynesworth mill, on the Nelson Ferry road. The crossiag at said place above de scribed is in a very bad condition, and, in the opinion of the undersigned, the only remedy is to build a bridge and causeway over the said creek, and your petitioners will ever pray S Dingle, - J L Eadon, J P Coleman, T C Owens, Young Eadon, R F Turner, W F Turner, Robert James, W E Davis, J S Davis, Aaron Conyers, Pmnckney Hilton, %'illiam Scott, Ephraim Wilder, Daniel Days, Edinburg cott, J H Billup, W B Butler, Ambrose Lemon, Jr. Joseph Simons, Christopher Gibbs, ltichard Johnson, G I Lesesne. Thos Walker, Wm Walker, Gus Walker, C A Walker, Cain Ballard, J M Turner, A C Cobia, Lawrence Tindal, J H Burgess, A P Burgess, Am brose Lemon, Sr, W V Eadon, Thomas Gentry, Sam Mcx'ryde, Tine Nelson, Taylor Starks, Henry Gibson, Henry Starks, J E Tennant, S P Lowder, Thos Tennant, Allen Tennant, James Tennant, Gus David, Isaac Garriss, Kendal Garriss. At the February term of court, 1893, we made it our business to go to Manning for the special purpose of getting this petition pnt into the hands of the grand jury, and have them mention it in their report to the judge. Mr. J. J. Ragin was foreman, and having a personal knowledge of the condi tion of said crossing. we felt that some thing might be accomplished through him. We saw both Mr. James E. Davis and Mr. W. C. Davis, who is the clerk of the board of county comnrissioners, and both of them promised to see that the petition would be placed,in the hands of the grand jury before their report was made up. Did they do it? No. On March 16th, '93, Com. Holliday came to the place of J. H. Burgess & Bro., which is just south of this crossing. He said that he had come for the express purpose of ex amining that crossing. J. H. Burgess re turned to the cros-ing with Mr. Holliday, and Mr. H. made a thorom'gh inspection of the place. He also examined the old mill dam, with a view of using it for the high way. Mr. Holliday gave it as his opinion that it was almost impossible to haul an empty vehicle across that place not consid ering a loaded one at all. He seemed to be thoroughly convinced that a causeway and bridges was what was needed. Mr. H. broke bread with us that day and we were favorably impressed, felt eneouraged. We invited him to come back and bring his fellow commissioners and together deter mine that they would do. On July 24, '93, they came. Now please note that this was about mid. summer, at a time when all crossings are in their best condition. They found very little wvater, and a fcw days before we had, with a col ored man to help, removed many of the old punicheons, thus making the place much more passable. They were convinced from what they saw, that during the sum mer, the place was not so bad, but they could readily see that in winter wvhen it filled up v'ith water that it was almost im passable. Mr. Rlolliday on this trip said: "Why you iit the nail on the head when you took them puncheons out. I don't see what more you want." Compare that with his remark on March 15, '93. quoted above. Winter and summer you see. Well, they came, they saw, they left, say ing that the county was in debt, and they could not do anything that summer, but it the patrons of that crossing were troubled with the crossing during the winter they would do something the next summer. So with heavy hearts we made up our minds to sink or swim for one mocre winter. During the fall of '93 we approached our county senator, Mr. L. M. Ragin, who also has a personal knowledge of the miseries of a mid wintdr ride through that water, and asked his interest in our behalf. Ho cheerfully acceded to our request, and did what he could. We will tell later what he did, besides urging upon the :commission ers the necessity of improving that crossing, the claims that section of the county had upon the public funds, etc. Time glided on till the February term of court, '94, when we succeeded in getting the grand jury to mention the matter in their report. Just before the last sitting of conrt we wrote to the clerk of the board asking the privilege of again urging upon the board the necessity of taking action in the matter as the summer was coming on, and as the water was almost all gone that now was the time to do or not to do. Mr. Davis replied that the board woul be iglad to have a com mittee of interestc.i parties to meet it at its next sitting on June 1st, ult. Messrs. 0. C. Scarborough, P. T. Kilgore -and J. H. Burgess met them, and thme board told us that even though we had not appeared be fore thema in behalf of that work, they laid decided to take definite action r'elative to) that work on that day. However, they listened to our co:ziplainxt and our claims on the county, etc., ac knowledged themi as jnst, and agreed to let the whole work of bu'ildir~g causeways and bridges to some ;esponsible party. The advertisement for bids was written then and then, andl wa~s to appear in the county paper giving due notice to any persons wanting to bid. Those bidding were to meet the board at the crossing. Now let us see what was done ! On June 12, A, we received a letter from the clerk, Mr. Davis, fr >m which we quote: "After your committee left town th~e hom~rd reconsidered their aetian and decided to fole~w the folloviug ecurse in carrying out the wishes of your community: They will only let to contract the building of the bridges over Taw Caw creek. One of the comisioners in person, or some suitable and competent person, appointed by the board, will take charge of the hands liable to duty in squads of 20 or 25 at a time, working them the time allowed by law. Of course if they pay the commutation tax this discharges them and their money will be used in constructing the catuseway. Tho board meets ise ou Enmday next, the 15th of Jane, and will he at the crossing on next day, Saturday, to receive bids for building brdges and arranging all necessary details for the undertaking " When our comminttee left the board on Jutne 1st we felt confident that the work would be done; when we received this letter it made us sick, for it meant simply that the board was preparing to "crawfish" from the wvhole business, and so they did. In the issue of the Manning Times of June 13, '9k Wednesday, appeared that o:inous advertisement, naming Saturday, the 16th June, as the day for the board and those intending to make bids on the work to meet at Tawv Caw creek. Three days' notice given by the board to the citizens of Clarendon county ! Their only defense being that the clerk had neglected to put it days, yet Mr. Wheats White, whom they brought with them, when asked "How is this, the board promised to duly advertise for bids?" replies: "Oh. it hat ueen adver tised some time." Three days ! On Saturday the board came. Three men were there to make bids. It would take too long to tell of the petty, vexatious discussions which took place oil the grounds that day. Suffice it to say that in the afternoon the commissioners left for their homes. In reply to the many, many questions asked us as to what they did we could only say, "No bids were re ceived, no contract awarded, no necessary details arranged for." What did they come for? Their own proposition was to let con tracts for the bridges, to build the cause way with the road hands, one of their own number or some suitable person snperin tending the work. Mr. Tnrbeville asserted that he could take thirty hands and do the whole work in six days. The hands are here, the dirt is here, but where is 1r. Tarbeville at'" Mr. Turbeville also said that he thought there were 150 hands on that section on each side of the creek. Cani he tell us of One section in the county sup)lying 150 hands? Before Mr. Ifollilay left lie told us that he and Mr. Turbeville haid a conversation on their way here with Mr. Rutledge Din gle, and that Mr. Dingle, on learning the object of their journey, langhed at the idea of doing anything for that crossing. Said it was ridiculous to talk about it. etc. That Mr. Dingle said that only three men down there- wanted it dones, with some other small talk. We asked Mr. llolliday how he could listen to such chat as that when they had a petition signed by 49 citizens filed in their office nearly two yearsag)? We said to Mr. H. we doubted if Mr. Dingle had crossed that place since the war. J'st a few days after that we met Mr. Dingle in Summerton, and approached him in this manner: "Mr. Dingle, why did you tell the com missioners that it was ridiculous to talk of building a causeway over Taw Caw ?" His reply was about like this: "Why, I was joking with those men; why, I was only teasing them; they took me wrong; they put a different construction on what I said from what I meant. I author ize you to contradict it." "Well, Mr. Dingle, why should you tell the commissioners that only three men wanted the work done?" "Did they tell you that I said only three men wanted it done?" "Yes, sir, and what reason have you for doing so?" "Well, I think I told them only four men wanted it. I just thought as you and Gen trv and Geo. Leseone and Mr. Scarborough were the men who did the most hauling that you were about the -only ones who wanted it." It will be seen that Mr. Dingle's son, Mr. S. Dingle, is the first name on the petition. "Mr. Dingle, how many times have you crossed that place since the war?" "I guess some half dozen or so." How many times have you crossed there in the last fi-ve vears?" "Well, I reckon two or three times; I re member crossing there once last year, but then I was always on horseback, bird hunt "Mr. Dingle, as a matter of fact, you know vary little about the crossing?" "Very little; I know little or nothing ybont it." Now, let Mr. H. reconcile this conversa- t tion with Mr. D.'s remarks to himself. This t conversation took place at Mr. S. R. Cole's store, in Summerton, in the presence of J. C. Lanham, G. W. Dingle and A. T. ltich bourg. Now, Mr. Editor, just a word about the county's ability to build this causeway and bridges. The commissioners say they have no money, at the same time Mr. Hollidav told us: "If that place was near Manning it would have been eausewayed and bridged long ago,'' and that is equivalent to saying, "Ha ! Ha! gentlemen, when you bring your bad crossing and put it near Mantning we will fix it for you !" Does the mere fact that 'a place of that kind is within a mile or two of the county seat put more money in the treasury, an d thereby enable the commissioners to repair4 them? Does our treasurer only collect tames trom those living near alanning? That is the inference to be drawn from Mr. H.'s re mark. 1 As to the money necessary for this work, .ir. Ragin says, in substance, as follows: "Five hundred dollars is the annual allow-1 ance given this county for new bridges and 1 repairing old ones. After the August1 storm of '93 the Clarendon delegation al lowed the county thiirteen hundred dollars to be used in making repairs to damaged bridges, The commissioners spent one thousand and twenty-five dollars, and re-1 ported all bridges in thorough repair. This left two hundred itnd seventy-five dollars unexpended. When the legislatuie miet the commissioners asked for eight hundred moure to be used on bridges. After haing spent only $1,025 out of the $1,300) allowed, and reporting all bridges in good repair the idelegation could niot see what they wanted with $800 miore. But alter talking I with Mr. Nettles abiout it they decideod *to I allow themi $400) more with the understand ing that out of this am~ount the causeway] and~ bridges now~ under con'msiderationi were I to be built. W~hat has become of all this money? 15 it stored away waiting for thej ime when the growth of Manning will bring onr crossing in cloise proximity to the city limits? The commissioners boast of being con servators of the county's lunds. Let u~s see how that works out. WVe have stated above that on March 16, '93, Comn. Holliday visited this place for the pur;'ose of in specting it. Also on July 21, '93 Mr. Holli day came again bringing his two fellow coin missioners. Two visits by one, one visit by two. Was not this sufficient to satisfy them as to the needs of the place, and was any other visit necessary? If they say yes, they condemn themselves as untit for their office. If thety say no,1 why then should they all comne back to that place on June 16, '94, putting the county to ] the expense of the mileage au-l per diem of the trip? Conservators ol tue conty's funds ! Mr. Turbeville buode 43 iiiles to get there at 10 cents per mnile and $2 for one day coming and one day returning, amounts to $8.30. He is paid that by the] county just to tell a few citizens that he could build 360 feet of causeway with 30, hands in 6 days. Conservators of the pub lie funds ! Nor is that all, we are told by an ex-count3y commissioner that the coanty 1 will have to pay $7 for an advertisement which appeared before the public only 3 1 (lays wvhen the legal requirement is that it should appear 30 days or in tour consecu tive issues of the weekly county paper. And this ex coma., Mr. L. Tr. Fischer, says 1 that it is required that notices relating to the proposed work be put up in the neigh. borhood in prominent places. These three trips to the crossing, with lthe cost of adver tising 3 days for bids aiiounts to $11, enough almost to build one of the bridges. Nw, we submit that if the commission ers knew before their last visit that they could not let the contract for the work it was their simple duty to saj so. They would have saved the co:t 'if that trip to the coumity, and the oost of the three day adveti sement that bisd woud no! be recel. ft they did not know' it was their ,'lii;al business to kmnow. Mr. ll)lliiay .says he will comle back here ere long to inspect a badl phtce on thle river rola-t aboiut thir'ee nules tim this place. Why not have gone there when so netar? '['e difterence b twe-.n 3 ih-s at 10 cents per imile anrd :l 1 miles at the satue rate is perceptible. Veriiy, verily, lteforiners'l inelice. Cus todia~ns it may be, but c'aservators ci the public fun ds- -melev. Yours foir better rea-ls, J. 11. Iienossa5. SPEClMEN CASES. 5. 1I. Clittord, New Cassel, Wis., was troub.. led with neuralgia and rhe-niatismu, his stomach w~as disordered, his liver was afrect ed to an alarming degree. appetite fell away, and he was terribly reduced in tiesh and strengtL. Three bottdes of' Electric Bitters Edward Shepherd, IHarrisburg. ll., had a running sore on his leg of eght years' stand ing. Used three bottles of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Bucklen's arnica salve, and his leg is sound and well. John Speak er, Catawba, 0., had five large fever sores on his leg, doctors said he was incurable. One bottle Electric Bitters and one box Bueklen's arnica salve cured him entirely. Sold by J. a Dinkins & Co. d rnggists, Mclaurin E:!orsed. It was our pleasure to attend ani Alliance picice last Friday at Howes. in Floreice (contv. There was a large attendance and evervy.thing went as imerry IS a Im arri1a,,e hell. Hion. Marion Butler, preit of the National Alliance, delivered a mia - terly exposition of the Alliance dt mands aiid finainces generally. and when he finiished Collgressiai Me Laurin devoted about one hour and thirty minutes in the delivery of one of the best Speeches we llave ever heard from the young man eloquent. For our readers to forim a partial idea of What he said We take from SunldaV's News the following sVnop sis: The speaker introdceed Congress- 1 man McLanrin, who said that he had t been away ighting for the pwople's I interest for over a year. The last year liad been the most active tiro'ugh which he has passed. It had been a hard and trouhblesome perio(. Whienm he felt discoiraged he remembered his mission and work- t ed the harder. He camne h vere, he thought, the most vilified, slandered, and abused of any muan in South Carolina. I am held forth, le said. I as one who has been a traitor to the people and the Reform Movement r and have abused their trust and t confidence in me. When I went I into the Reform Movemueit in 18,5 I did so because I loved free- 1: dom and free speech and liberty of 1 thought. During all these years I when I faced the jeers and taunts which stung to-the quick there were s none who doubted my loyalty then e and all were very glad to avail tliemi- a -elves of my services; and long after the Piedmont Headlight and men I like its editors have gone back to the Junghill from whence they sprang I a will be found still battling for the u principles for which this movemuent is working and in the defence of the 1 liberties of the people.- I asked an t :ld soldier once what was the hard- aL est thing he ever had to do, and lie P replied that it was to lie quiet on his V irms while the shot and shells of the nemy were whistling over his head ind not return the fire. This is what G [have had to try to do. I did it for t! vour sake. It took self-control to lie 4uiet under fire, and it was all that I u sould do to submit to these slanders, G jut I remained in Washington and ttended to my work and did what I :ould to relieve you. It would, per laps, have been more congenial for ne to have spoken my mind about ;hese things as I (id at Spartanburg. But I want you to understand that I P :onsider it my first duty to light w tour battles. There is a Reform Ufovement that is extending all over :his country and I have caught the ,bow touch and want to keel) in the ie. As you know I have never yet )een afraid' to face any man and peak my mind of him and his action. L Ahen I went to Washington I did iot go to represent any one class,- for his movement is more liberal. Nei- L her did I go there to represt-nt any >ne mian. I know what the Reform i dfovement is and what it wants and n ust here let me say that its greatest p) langer is from those who are trying ;o jump on its platform in the hope e )f getting office. The Reform princi >les it is true are deeply embeddeld in 0 he hearts of the p~eole, but it is lia- Ii >le to suffer from this very thing. Now that paper (the Headlight) ac- u :uses mec of being in a combination A thouit the patronage. WVhen I went Ii ip to Washington 1 went to repre- (1 ent the Farmers' Alliance and the 0 .eform Movement and not for my >wn glory. I found in every Federal Ii >fflce a negro and a Republican, put ~ n there by Edmund H. D)eas. It I( eemed as if lie had raked over the ii vhole country to find tihe dirtiest. neanest vagabonds of Repubihlicanis 'o put into the oflices, and when lie ould no.t find them here lie sent iver to North Corohina for them. ~etitions camne to me t..king that hese men be removed. 1 realized ~ hat at least that much relief could I >e secured for our people, so 1 pro ceded to get all the offices possible 'g or the Reformers. I had 110 trouble ir obstruction because I had no in erference from defeated cand idateCs. ['he Senators did not interfere with uy suggestions, (and here I take >leasure in saying that the senior enator from this StaLte treatedl me airly and justly ini this matt er,) and 5 uy enidorsemient was all that was eeded to get thle offices for which I i made aplhicationl. Wouldn't I haive >een a pretty fool, because somle oth- el r Congressman could not. namie his >ostma~sters, to decline to select iue >lue Reformers for this district ?I vant you to remember that I am go ng to light for your relie f anid get rou all the offices I can. [Hurrahs.] I want you to know that 1 am not ppealinig for nor do I explet aniy >ut Reform voters. If 1 knew that Ii lid not have thme Rcfornm voters be ind me I would quit and go home. But if the Conservatives app~rove of ny wvork and my plans and are wil ing to vote for ime as a Reformer, I tecept with pleasure their endorse nent. When I was five hundred niles away froni myI State and at ending to my work jealousy and en ~y began to strike out her forked ongue and inuendoes began to be ~irculated to injure me among my >eole. [Cries: "You are right, [ohnnie." "You are the boy, Mac."J These people knew, lhe -ontinlu ~d, that I have a temper anid per 1aps thought that I would get angry tbout it and injure myvself. but~ I sept my tempier. In the approaching elect ion miy rote will goto no one except a Re ormuer, and nobody knows that het er than Gfovernor Tillmian. Butt I ho want to say that I resent the lings of these iniserable camp follow 'rs, these eleventh hour men who are ecking to pirejudlice my friends - gainst me. 1 standil on miy ownl hot- 9 om11, oni miy ownI mierits. ou myi ow OI ecord as an Allbance nmn and Re 'ormer. if you want a free man, not fraid1 to calIl his soul1 his own, to rep eseint you, thlen ll~ be proud to lo so. If how'ever, von want a mis 'rahle poilitic-al cowartd w.hio is afraid :o stand' oni his owni reorh, but ,ants to swi.: gill on somiebody's o-til, then you'hhll av to hunmt Mr. i5u tler, lhe saidl. hadl fully coy- a ret ile lat iommalq net-iins an :mI e a xuulid *;ust have shine-Illin~f ti say o ibout the conditions as thmer existed A :o-day. You elected me as a I )eoo- tl -rat. and elected Cleveland. I Voice: What is lie to-day - McLaurin: lie is a fraud.d Then Mr. McLamurin eharged that s: die whole pilatfhorm on which lie f< was elected had~ been openly, boldly, i and dlefiantly repudiated. He said a that the platform now reminded him :f a friend of his in Marlboro who t was a boss5 liar, almost equal to Larry (. Lantt. Ale visited this friend onea lay, who claimed to have a barrel of s; liqluor two hundred years old. lie v examined it anid found it had a new I: hoop and new head and new side and a all that may have beeni old was theI bung hole. In o-e' lusion Mr. MeLaurin said\ that lie camne in as a candidate for I Congress to fightr for the AlIliance. I Let it he understood that thet South Carolina dlelegation is going to stic 1 to the demands and fight four liem. I regardless of consequences. 1 He closed his address by thankinu his auditors for their preswnce, t heir i encouragement and their expressionis, of confidence, lHe assured them that lie was at the service of the R~efom. party at all times. He believed lie, tints. lie said he thought it ainusinii. :o see so iiLnv "Rauster Siiflles' thoult thll corudlv. H, (lidt nolt IW leve :11 sera teli I I n i :] Iaw iI trounid whenvi there was no.( ()ne 1< iiit. If aIyI ;eniulilie oppoit ioil trose e was.reauly to in anid fighl uHi wit dIt 1ilt. "acsr nfle"nt lie s:w ]Io use in fighting mien O: ;traw as solue were doing, runnin. Ip an.d down Iho thie fece doiing a lot oi iseless I a rrah jin.t. Mr. MVLaUrin was ;;iveni a greal leal of applaise at I le colision ol lis address. AS SOO1 nt aste got down froi till clatforiu stainid Chairinan Pett igrew% -ead ti- followinag rsolutiols: Wlmreas, certaini politicians alnd inwspa pier nw1n11 inl the SOIa te of Southl ,aro1ilia, froin jinalice or jealols\ uid with a view to injtre the ReJre etatives of the Qth district, have mi 1:liheId and cirulted reporrs that lie lion. John L. Mc Lauriii was lilt ru14 to the pledges m11adetb to 11lie Iln-o )Ie aul w no sincere in his advo .ie*-y If Allianne ,ienttlds: anid vit-ri:s wet' klow the su;.- toe n tilt ruev. T rfoeho it Resolved. That we' ctienounce tli, nIt'l ainl Inetliols aotdto inijure he l'tmtiltaction of ril epresentativ - jid tha1t we asslr hiin of (Ii*ur contfi Icliite ald sill ort. 2. That we 'approve atisiedo iis :'tiws as a itpresnoltative ill :grress, ini standingr hohly ifor the i;hits of' tle people alm denonlill! im encroacllunents of tile ilon:t' >ower upor these rigllts. . We approve his rmc Ilailim:- at his >Ost atteIdinig to the i dut H1i1p0sed Iton him while otlIrs ..t'were (anvIIass r.;g the State seekii: r-eletion. 4. We ask that he :u inounee him elf here to-day as a candidate for T lection, pledging him our support, ,nd assiring him that we will (I all it our power to return hi n ;s oiur1 tepres(iit.tive in Con;gress. The resohitions were adopted niidst a great deal of applause by a1 iainituous hand primary. It was :unidst considerable ap lause that Mr. McLaurin remounted lie stand aid said how lie appreei ted the ki id feeling, that if the eO le wanted hiin e would 'nake the ght. iLon ru no risk. Ail driig-issgart ce rove's Taste!-s (hill Tonie Ic do all thait :at the m:tfla<c-'t anl'5-rs i.::i . i. \aLrr;.nte ric :c re, no ;-: . Till .I .re allny lid;ttatio o t ' (i. !id.ljind ;t0 fer rve' S. Sc!!l I-: .J. G. ::i ns & C. .'. ..:riad pCod i tic. s . 'e e. genfl r:d tC SS ,iill Tonie re)L.ves the cinse which reertes these troubles. ry it andliI " on ill be dlighteu. 50 cc- s. To ietn tre,1 i aisk tor GowV:'s. -c ' n . meritt. o ('ire, it(% picy. Schl Ly .1. ikiTis Co. Deliocralie Chlb Meus oois DemocraLtie ExecuttiVe (Cotn. Clarendon County. MANNIxo, S. C., July 11, 18t.-The einoeratic elti bs of Clareilon coitv ill meet at the regtular place aind ours of meeting tihe last Satutrdaty I this mitotth (July 2Sth), for tie urposes: 1. Of reorganizing their vu'Ilbs by [ecting" new offieers. 2. To elect delegites to a county Invention to he held inl Manning the rs Monday in Augutist. A Denrtocrati Ic ounmty conventiont ill b~e held in Manning. Monday. .ugust 6, 189:3, at 11 o'clock it the torninug (1) to (eet at new executive >nuttee: andI (2) to attendl to such ther business as untyv come before it. The puresenlt county execuitive cOml ittee will mieet in thie court house [onday miorning, Aug. t6. 1s9-h at ).34)o'~eloc k, tio att enid tee a ny buis i tess -that inav he hbefore it. T).'; hA ItAlDU A M, Chia i rnian. Secretary. iteb on htuman, mnige on hocrse~s, dogs id all stock, eureed it 30) minutes by oofo'di's u-nnitary lolioni. Tlhis never is. Sold by J1. Gi. Dinkins &~ Co., drug st's, Manning, S. C. Post O~ice Rnles. Morning reiail cleeses 8.50. Eventing mnail c'les' 5.50. ( hir.e opjeni frouc S a. at. to 8 p. mi. Senday fm'c:ni S.:t to 10.:i0 a. ln.,:itl fr'om N. :c'w~'ecrer Ir iotd Inotes wuill bec C.- or .c p . 'd -r *c I. m.t .cc~ c:a i e:. t : O~ t bce stihl onl *c'.C nrnt: i 'Laut. - Li-t ,or il: Ilv:tnee'. A i e p Aceen w ic ;t:.ce 1 .t u 'I.- uti t. nee:t O:lle iS Lessens Pain, Insures Safety to Life of Mother and Child. My wife, after having used Mothers' Friend, passed through the ordeal with little pain, was STRONGER IN ONE HOURl than in a WEEKi after the birth of he-r former child.-J.J.McGoIDRICK, Bean Station, Tenn. Mo'THER's' FRIEN robbed pain of its terror and shortened labor. I have the heal thiest chtild I ever saw. Mans. L. M. A HERN, Cochran, Ga. Er ed to any addritss charges ~repaid. on re cc: 3'n pric. $r.5o per botie, For sa e by a 1 Drug gisme. it,.. to c Meothers rueailed free. BRtADFiELD REGULATOR1 CO. AlantaCa. TATE OF 800Th CAROUINA, COUNTY UF ChAIlEND)ON. agaliitst IIeurv L. Be'nbow. D efetnd~ant. niice of Sale of Real Estate, By vi rttue iof a e i''ort of sa id Ccourit ei-iner date. Mcareih :irl, A. i). 1"'91I. atInd' ini the abo vte ent itled act ion. nad hvt vituei of a sitb sequenlt ocrdeir fsaid ('t'Cur., heartingi~ date .J une 7thi . D. 180I. all of whiich are tel tihe in iceteflice of the. ('lerk of satid Cour't. will sell atit pul ic aiu'tion, to thle on. Gourt Hlouse, at Matnniing, ini tiel County, with in the legal hiourts Ir judiciai satles, on the fi;rst Mondayt SAugust, A. I. 1'9!. tihe following .e'erihed't real estate: All. that tract of iand, ter ptlanta ion. nsituated in 'lie said 'Cunity otf :larendon. coniitining six hiuntl.de er's, iore ori les 'uibel tredj "'1" in tidt decree, antI bouned northt bcy at efentdat and1 rec'enltly V ohl unider aid lece and lpur~ttcaedl 1by Thi'tat. \~ilsoni, andcc by ' lands ocf L ouiis Bt'ni ow'.: east hrt lands ef (estat t eof Wil' an yc'ant and lands of B. Rt. Bryi' it anid'lands~, of Lotuis ikenhow'.: so t h v inntds lat.'v knownl as~ land oi~ef it . lHar'.intai utn'cccid by himp. aind ans oif Sarah~ AnTcI'dil. an on thlt est hv\'land's of, orti latnds viaintel Iby, Z:-.r A'. Tinil,~l andt lanids oif estt 1f -Brunison. Purchiaser to payv for papers. i)ANIy h .J.' BURAI)HAM, Scititb Caolinal. Buy the Best Material to Your 0 FROM1 FLEMING CEMENT AND BRICE o IJEcd~guiarters~ for all Masonas .1( ELAST TRAY (HARLESTON, Lirne, Plaster, RosE C English Po4tla d C m1ient, All Sizes T Fire Brick and Clay, Hair. Brick Mn lIXED LOTS. Agent for the elebrated Rock W Tel phone 291. A. TINDAL, SUMESSOR TO RUTLEOCE & TINDAL) . - . -:- MANUFACTTaEr. -:- OF FURNITURE. SU.1ERTON, S. C. E... :, .1 >: I f i iads, einnri. tai-, of.s, wardrobos, hnreans, bed rana :" .- .l~ a .i t~~m m.bed ro" , cosfllins ne: 4, etc., ce. Our1 Stock of 0CFFINS AND CASEETS is c-qAed t"a kr.pt in this or :utt i c nties, aw'l we will till orders at any honr day or ni.IA. :,r. 3. 1.l i , a :;k;ilful and experiened mechanic, will give personal :A -Ti'n to r dri rf anly and ::1 :i.nls of furniture at shortest notice. Onr prices a as i.,w ..h low'e-t, andl nll wd :u-ik to etoct a sale is an inspection of onr goods. We are as ar-t:, for wagons an(d biggies which we will sell at lowest possille prices. WM, SHEPPERD & CO. ASSORTMENT U_1 Goods, Etc., -F ~-AT Loes Livill 21ins I S end for circulars T inware, and price lists. No. 232 Meeting St., CHARLESTON, S. C. PERCIVAL M'FG. CO DOORE SASH; ~AND : BLINDS. 4A 8 to 48 Meeting street, CHARLESON, S. C WETHERHORN & FISOHER, --MANUFACTURERS OF MAS4 --i00RS, BLINIDS. 7, 9,11, 13~ Sruith Str t, CHIARLES~TON, S. C. OTTO TIEDEMAN & SONS, Wholesale Grocers and Provisfoir Dalers, 172, 174, and 176 East Bay Sfre, o rni3asrTo]Nr s. C. MARBLE YARD, SUM4TE~R, S. C. Hard times are just the times to economflIZe. . - (b, ' ( ] ,- E Why not economize in footwear by purchasing heheaps article is not always the best, but 0$$d as JAMES MEANS' SHOES are certainly the best, thcy are surely the most economical for . . - Economy is the truc source of wealth. Lay the W. :1.-..-... ...r.I-;' b> tit order foundation of your wealth by buying JAMES MEANS' $200, S$.50, $3.00, 84.00, or 65,00 SHOE, according to your needs. MEIT BTO S For sale only by Moses Levi. Man-loz~ieta rdsbtn ning, S. C. t al emeer work. ae do none but the best work, aind guarantee all jobs. We - , promis. to do stri' tly a ric.tch bu 1fsiness and' '.i uaake our priuces~ at a hving tate. d_____ 'GRANITE AND ITAUIAN MONUMENTS h::vo ned r of :,petacles don't AN EDTNS buyi a frior lass. ou will find ione -pect to lhave x n exhib~ition in a few Lett-r hn days~ --me b~andsome spchneimcns of work. PERFECTED Yar on~ Libay ('trL..t, b-low postomeec. CRYSTAL LENSES MARBLE MANTLES. TRIADE MARSC. CHARLES C, LESLIE, a WI:t,,ho-al & Re~ttai Couimissionl Deal r Iin .k Cons'ignments~ of poultry, eggs, and all ki i-i.~ ,.f contryI prodnee( are respectfull TH C ELEBRATED ~II~4AU'~I ' ~ b*AII)*IA8 . M ., a) .ILrk'' St1., E. of East Bay ~1~uW~iI 3~-2 C IIARLESTON. S. C. aYF. :(LASSES. W. . OUCLAS -H a STHE BEST. ~ RS OFDRY GOODS, $3 SHOE NO SQUEAK(ING. *5. coRDOYAN, 00 and Small Wares1 - - ayn a 112 Market Streets *.5.-PLUCE,3SouEs o.5.WRtIMENS CHARLESTON, S. C. - 2.*l?-50ySSHOOLSHQES. I - - ____ SEND FOR CATALOGUE ::~- .i$fjZ:a -: BROCKTON, MASS. -. ni odonapstv o can save money bg Purchasing W. L. --a ran.~ te ol cuo an itv Becaus, we ac e hlargest manufacturante ofta of r ou pr .x uedb stamping the name and price on It th eisiu6 s bouca~dt~ih:ddeinan probts urshoes Beforc. by Exc~' Lu)-Aiti-. p-aIcan wok in stylc, easy fitting and Tobacco. Aloo or~ uliul, er enseon itie s . o We have them sold every- of youthful in.Hi:':rT-ion <,r over Iadlpnrc etc.. - .n -ta 1ev- pies for the value given than Dizzincer. I'. .m.s. Wakcfue-.s. liJSadcheS. -- cre atalo er prc no substitute. If your Mental D)epre:;-i'n, iottfteing o the Uruin, Weak r ae. sual you, we can. Sold by Memorv. Ihus 1-a~rDw Paina. Seminal Weaknet~s, r cnno suD yy ,Hy::teriar. N- .turna:l ~Emissions, Spermatorrhoia, Horic n. Bureress & Co. Loss of ilu.er :.nd Impotoncy. which it neglected. -a ay eadto rematluro oud ago and insanity. yogiiv y uarate. Prico. $l.00 obox;OGboxes M/LD ~~for ?.00. Senit by :.:ail on rcioprce.A written [N\!TAION CAN guarantefrnOedihveryS5.00erderreceived. cards, .ifd ali kin dii of linIT ':te(t-eo.h : ny il c. permanent cureois not tmo lT- wrt Forr isI-b EDrL C ,1 roitoMc. Advantage, COMPANY, S.C. mn..cale, S erra Cotta Pipe, g Tiles, Etc. CAR LOAD LOTS. * all Plaster. Write for Prices. A. McCobb, Jr., General Commission Merchant, -AND DEALER IN Lime, Cement, Plaster Paris, Hair, Fire Bricks, and Fire Clay, Land Plaster, and Eastern Hay. Agent for White's English PortlandCemeit. 194 and 196 East Bay St., Charleston, S. C ATLANTIC COAST LINE NORTHEASTERN RAILWOAD. CnAnILESTON, S. C., April 23, 1894. On and after this date the following pas senger schedule will be in effect: NORTH BOUND. No 78 No 14 No 60 Lv Charleston 3 35 am 3 30 pm 5 00 pm Ar Lanes 530am 529pm 7 00 pm Ar.Florence 7 10-am 6 45 pm 8 50 pm SOUTH BOUND. No 23 No 61 No 35 Lv Florence 725pm 745 am 3 37 am Ar Lanes 9 00 am 9 20 am 9 20 am Ar Charleston 11 00 pm 11 21 am 6 50 am ----- WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA, & AUGUS TA RAILROAD. WIIINGToN, N. C., April 23, 1894. Lv Wilmington 6 40 pm Lv Marion 9 56 pm Ar Florence 10 40 pm Lv Florence 5 10 am Lv Marion 5 54 am Ar Wilmington 9 10 am TRAINS GoINo NORTH. No 58 No 52 No 50 Lv Florence 7 45 am 7 10 pm Lv Mayesville 9 00 am 8 70 pm Ar Suniter 9 20 am 8 28 pm Ar Wedgefield 10 08 am 8 50 pm Ar Colnnibia 11 05 am 10 00 pm TRAINS GOING SOUTH. No59 No53 N5 Lv Columbia 4 20 pm 4 30 am Lv Wedgefield 5 18 pm 5 35 am Lv Sumter 5 45 pm 5 35 pm 5 57 am Lv Mayesville 6 02 pm 6 14 pI Ar Florence 6 55 pm 7 15 pm CENTRAL RAILROAD OF S. C. Dated April 23, 1894. No 52 No 82 Lv Charleston 7 00 am 4 40 am Lv Lanes 8 40 am 8 15 m Lv Foreston 9 02 am 33 am Lv Wilsons 9 09 am 10 10 am Lv M~anning 9 18 am 11 00 am Lv Harvins 9 28 am 11 40 am - Ar Sumter 9 48 am 12 35pm Ar Columbia 11 05 am 4 00 pm No 53 NoS83' Lv Colnmbhia 4 20 pm 4 40 am Lv Sumter 5 40 pm 8 40 am Lv Hlarvins 6 04 pm 9 50 am Lv Manning 6 15 pm 10 40 am Lv Wilsons (;27 pm 11 10 am Lv Foreston 6 35 pm 11 35 pm Ar Lanes 7 00 pm 120.ps Ar Charleston 8 40 p d 4i pm :LWNcHlMrER'ND AUGUSTA R. R. Nol10 Lean- Mmtunter. ...............10 50 a m E4v. Privatee~r..............11 10 a m Sl'g~newe.-..............11 40 a m Arriv. Remizi.................11 59 a m No 9 Li'. ilaziri.... ..... ......1 00p m L--av.. P:r-ewo..'d..... ..... .... 1 20 p m La-a-, I'r:'ateer ............... 1 50 p m Ar ve. Stetr................. 210 p m Churlston, Sumter, & Nothern R. H. UH AS. E. KIMBALL, RECEIvER. NoniTn BOUND TRAIN. Lv Charleston .. ........-..... 50 a m Lv Pregniails.................. 810 a m Lv Samiter........ ...........10 2.5 a m Lv Darlington...,.......11 45 a m Lv Bennettsville..............12 45 p m Ar Gibson..................... 105p m No. 1 connects with C. F. & Y. V. at Bennettsville for Fayetteville, connects with Sea~board Air Line at Hamlet for Wilming ton, Charlotte, Shelby, Ruthierfordton; and at Charlotte with R. & D. Vestibule limited for Washington and New York. Passen gers can ta.ge sleepers at Charlotte at 8:15 p. mn. SOUTH BOUND TRAIN. LvGibson.....................325p m Lv Becnnettsville............... 3 50 p m Lv Darlington................ 4 50 p m Lv Sumter..... ....... .....630p m Lv Pregnalls........... .....8 50 p m Ar Charleston ................10 30 p m All trains daily except Sumiday. P'assen gers by No. 2 train have through sleepere, Ne w York to Charlotte, connect with s. A. L. at IHamlet from Charlotte and North, and from WVilmington. Dinner at Hamlet. SCAN be CURED. We will SEND FREE by mall a large TRIAL BOTTLE. as.atrceise on Epilepsy. DON*1 SUFFEA ANY LONGEIL GIve Post Of. f5ce, State and County, and Age plainly. , ^ddr"". THE HALL CHEMICAL CO. FORESTON DRUS STORE, I keep always on hand a full line of. Pure Drugs and Medicines, FANCY AND TOILET ARTICLES, TOILET SOAPS, PERFUMER~Y, STATION ER~Y, CIGARS, GARDEN SEEDS, and such articles as are usually kept in a tirst class drug store. I have just added to my stock a line of PAINTS AND OILS,. and ami prepared to sell PAINTS, OILS LEAD, VA RNISH ES, BRUSHES, in quantities to suit purchasers. L. W. NETTLES, M.D.,. Foreston, . &C. Go t>ithe Manning Times office for nlanka.