The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-08-25
Survivors, Meeting.

The surviving members of Com.
pany "H," Fifth Regiment, South
Carolina Volunteers. held their annual
reunion last Wednesday, in the grove
adjoining the residence OF Mr.. R. NJ.
Harvin,. of the Packsville section.
This was one among the first com
panies of the State to organize and
volunteer for active service. Its first
Captain was William Nettles, of Sum
ter County, who resigned in the sum
mer of '62, and was succeeded by R.
NJ. Skinner. MI. Skinner was killed
at the battle of ST. Mary's. Church, in
Virginia, on the 9th Of June, 1864.
Mr.. E. Manly Bradham was the next
and last Captain of the Company,
holding the position till the close OF
the war. The company did faithful
and efficient service throughout the
war, and it's members can now look
back on record CONSPICUOUS for deeds
of gallantry and heroism. There are
now seventy odd members OF this
company living. About thirty-feur
of these, with a goodly number OF
friends, and a generous supply of
warm hearted candidates, made up
the assemblage last Wednesday. The
meeting was called to order by Mr..
j. W. Broadway The usual routine
business incident to such gatherings
was transacted, after which the follow
ing officers to serve for the ensuing
year, were elected:
President Jno. c. Bethune; IRE
electedi Vice-President. J. ". Broad
way; Secretary, j. H. Watson; Treas
urer, G. ". Broadway; Chaplain, Rev.
S. P. Elwell. It was decided to have
the next meeting on the first Wednes-
day in September, 1887, at Pocataligo
Springs, in Sumter County. When
work was done, it was unanimously,
and We might say magnanimously
agreed that the candidates be allowed
an opportunity to present their res
pective claims for the peoples suffrage.
Messrs Ingram, Richardson, and
PIowden, for the Legislature, each
made short, appropriate speeches.
Next came the sFsmal fish," facetious-
y dubbed by gentleman Of @Cross
Roads notoriety. Messrs. Wither-
spoon, Horton, Broadway and Way,
County Commissioners in expectan-
cy, came to the front and acknoNl-
edged their candidacy with bow.
Capt D. j. Bradham was called upon,
and briefly and pointedly stated his
claims Mr.. Wells, for the Office of
School Commissioner, ended the list.
The candidates, one and all, confined
themselves to 8 few words, agreeing
very properly that the occasion was
not for politics. They pointed to the
morrow and next day as the Philippi.
Rev. S. P. Elwell was next introdu-
eed by the Chairman as the orator of
the day. This gentleman has a fine
reputation as q fluent, earnest speak
er, and his speech, though extempo-
Faneous, was delivered with happy
effect. He referred eloquently to the
time when some OF the men before
him had to do duty before the enemy,
N the face Of death, amid The groans
Of the dying. Those trying scenes,
lie said, riveted ties indissoluble only
in death. Remember the principles
fought for then, faithfully discharge
the civil duties of life, and try to
make South Carolina, he said, a State,
the foremost. in the roll of States. Mr..
Eswen concluded by urging his hear
ers to live through life, so that when
time shall end in the grave, all may
have record which shall be a speedy
passport to Heaven.
At the conclusion Of MIR. ElwelPs
speech, good dinner prepared by the
members of the company, was hearth
" enjoyed Then the candidates
elecGoneered till their voices resound-
ed to the departing echoes OF home
ward ho1nd h1opies-