The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1883-08-16
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Editors Times and Democrat
For some time-I have been tllinkin
Of writing to your paper, but have hes
tated to do so for fear of intruding o
your time and patience. l don't writ
to give information, but to seek il
!, Neighbor B and myself been Ion
tune on a dispute about the word aohitt
B says white is color. Icontend tina
white means colorless, and therefore, j
not a color. B said he could prove it b
Wetster's dictionary-aud so he did
But i told: B. / would not believe th
whole Webster family when 1t came tt
the color line. B says I am mistaken
as the Orangeburg Websters didn'tmak'
the dictionary, but a family. of more re
:. pute. That might be so, but it dom
seem natural. [ don't like this way 0
making white black just because tht
I Websters sayso. Inever went to schoo
much. but was taug hit that white mean
colorless, and was, therefore, not color
However, that was before reconstruction
1 Will somebody give me light on the sub
/ ject? If am right, why keep Webster's
dictionary in our schools? Amt there
danger of learning our children that we
are all colored people?
T., Since the stock law is In force.
couldn't we sell that fancy fence around
| the Court House and pay off some OF th
County debt with the proceeds of the
sale? What a burning shame on the
1 County to make such show and at the
same time owe go many school teachers,
! jurors and others for their hard earn
ings! But, say some. this debt was
contracted by the. Radicals before 1876.
But, has it not been revised and accepted
by; the County? Then 7 sayit should
be paid up at once, atleast. interest paid
on it. Don't think from this that the
County is in debt to me. Not so. The
County does not owe me a cent. but 1
despise this way Of showing off when one
is honestlyin debt.
7 have been somewhat amused and
interested in the communications from
"Crltlc," and have been wishing all the
time that some one would "spring his
IDEAS" as he calls it. But. alas he has
confessed that his ideas have 5een wash
ed away with his cotton by the spring
rams. They musthave been very light
and trashy. I am sorry to hear that
'sCritic" has lost his ideas as it is believ-
ed that he had some good ones. 1t is
hoped he only lost his plans and not his
ideas. "Crltic" had a good plan of tell
ing what he can do and has done, with
out Dragging about it. I think "Critic's"
head is more level on the Jersey craze
than it was on the pea vine several years
ago, but would advise him not to bet too
high on that black heifer, if she is Simon
pure scrub as he says. He will lose.
Now I don't care to lock horns with
"Critic" as I have been only farming
seventeen years on my own account, and
learn every year that I know very little
about it.
One item of news. I venture Mr..
Dibble stands head and shoulders higher
in this community since his letter to the
Register. MEMO.
P. S.-Tell ''Critic" not to put green
backs on the black heifer's back, as
scrub cows will eatanytbing green with
out giving much in return.
A SET OF RoGUEs.-On Monday, the
9th instant, smart, well-dressed mu-
latto fellow styling himself G, NJ. Madi.
son, and hailng from Summerville, turned
up on our streets. lie had a friend with
him who went by the name Of Frank
Alexander. The two stopped all night
at the house of a colored man in our
town. The next morning our colored
citizen found to lis dismay that he had
not been entertaining angels unawares"
for he had been robbed of ten dollars,
three pistols and a pair Of shoes, and
that his guests had absconded. He inn
mediately got out warrant ofarrest for
Madison. During the night also, while
hard rain was falling. an attempt was
made to enter Mr.. T. A. Schif1eY's
store, near the railroad, by boring the
back door. A young man passing at
the time scared them off and they gave
u, the scheme. The two men were
identified by one of the late guard in our
town as ex-conyicts from the PenltentEa-
ry. It having been ascertained that
rll,aggage had heeu expressed from
Sfangeburg to Columbia dispatch was
sent by Chief Wolfe to the authorities in
Columbia to be on the look out for them.
About three O'Clock on "Wednesday af-
ternoon two Of the parties appeared at
the Columbia express Office, and, pro-
ducing the receipt from the Orangeburg
agent. claimed and received their bag
gage. The watch being off duty at the
time the rogues were well on their way
to the Charlotte depot before the police
gotattcr them. Hot pursuit was then made
by Sergeant Hamilton and policeman
Hartin, and they were overtaken on the
streets before they reached the depot.
Madison Immediately surrendered and
was taken back to the guard house by
Sergeant Hamilton. Hartln continued the
pursuit Of the other scamrs, who, being
closely pushed, turned and fired, the ball
stricking Hartin in the thigh, and caus-
inc him to fall. He Immediately arose,
however, and returned the fire, wound
ing his antagonist in the face, but not
preventing his flight. A short time
after, Sheriff Rowan with squad wentto
the house of third man of the party,
Alexander Satterwhite, but he had just
made his escape. The posse also stop
ped at a colored woman's house. where
AleHadder, the man wounded by Har-
tin, had stopped to dress his wounds.
The pursuit was kept up for day or
two, but. up to ithls time, nothing has
been heard OF the tugitlves. Madison is
now in the Orangeburg jail.
a MURDER AND LYNCHING.-On
Tuesday morning last, in Miller County,
Ga, Joe Fulford, with the aid of Harry
Bradley, a negro, brutality murdered his
wife, who, at the time, was unable to turn
herself in bed. The negro beat her over
the head with a club until she was insen-
s,ble. Then her husband choked the
remaining spark oflife out. Fulford then
hired his accomplice and another negro
named Reuben Robertson to haul the
body to spring Creek, mile and half
away, anti sink it in the deepest part of
the water. Fulford then reported her abb
sance, and sought to create an impression
that she had committed suicide by drown
nc. The neiShbors searched the coun-
try all Tuesday evening and night. On
Weduaday the body was found, having
risen to the surface Of the water, and
marks were found upon her body bearing
out the facts given above. Fuliord was
arrested. but denied his guilt. and remark
cd that he would not havc had his wife
murdered for five dollars. The two ne
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