The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-09-01
IL. Sorts fa.Oni the City OF
Sand Hills.
FUE-oS, S. c.. Aug. %, 1886.

and that in future be will not accept
anything less than our affidavit, still
we are fearful that he viii be some
what sheptical IN pinnins his hopes
for an Srt5cle upon even 50 intense
& promise, f'osa Us, as sworn one.
Even NOW we are in a dilemma, for
0ssat is there to write about9 Now,
If our own s:Ph: Alpha" was only here,
his fertile resources and peculiar and
enviable faculty for gathering materi-
al on which to base Il most interest
ing article, it would obviate the cir
cumstapces which induce us to make
the venture. We deplore the fact
that nothing has recently appeared
tAroaeh the columns of the TINES en-
anatinc FROM your bright, talented,
and handsome corps of correspond
entS We can excuse Tom, sympa-
thize with, and wish him success, al!
in the same breath But my own
dear Occasional, " what excuse has nc?
He is not candidate, at least, for po
litica} honors. If every reader of the
TINES enjoys his bright, piquant and
entertaining writings to .he extent we
do, then the whole OF Clarendon, (for
are not the readers Of t." TINES le-
gion?, viii join in our regret that "Oc-
casional" does not make Lis commu-
nications less occasional, and render
them more frequent. rs to your 9TH
er correspondents, We are not sufii-
GENTLY acquainted With them to iusti
fy us in ver.turing an opinion as to
their silence. Now just a word about
that meeting at REYNOLDS mill
on the 2Htll inst. We were there, so
was the Editor, together with many OF
the Times readers-so It's 2ot our in
tention to elaborate to any extent up
on the proceedings and incidents OF
that meeting. We saw ''lots" of can
dates there, nice gentlemen exquisite
ly polite and genial, some ti2e orators,
&c. We have yearning desire to
vote for all OF them-except o"e-and
are overcome by emotions Of poignant
regret to realize the sorrowful fact
that some Of them have to be left of
Of our ticket. O! if there could only
be q thousand offices within the Gift
Of tbs, people of Clarendon! Instead
of agitating the question lookiog to-
ward reducing the number Of county
Offices, seems to us, the most popular
and jutlicious issue to inaugurate
would be to advocate an increase in
number Of Offices, more commensur-
ate with the quantity of candidates.
'Twop?d be 'sway up issue to ''ride
in" on.
We we,e electrified with the bril-
liant oratoly of our Editors--but alas !.
May were disappointed, who labor
ed unde- the erroneous impression
that '.jury tickets" would be issued to
them.
TIE ,sHoE1 HANDED SoSs OF Ton AT
FULToN.
The :aya,e rs of Fulton held a meet
ing at the Post-oiiice Oh the 10Th inst :,
organizing the s'Ful.on Farmers
Club" comp ,sed of p members, and
elected tie SLOWING officers: Maj:
q. B. Rschar Ison, President; J. j.
Broughton and J. D. Weeks, Vice
Presidents: John ". Weeks, Secy
and Treas. Delegates to convention,
Maj. H. B. Richardson and a. N.
Brailsforl. Considerable enthusiasm
prevailed, a7c! every attendant &C.
knouledges Sh.2E deep sense of graft
tude to Capt J. j. Broughton. for his
generous donat ion 10 the audience Of
a lot OF magnificent and luscious wa
termelons, (Which were highly relish
ed) demonstrate ing thereby to his
brother farmers, that he has made a
success (even tnlS inauspacious year)
of watermelon farming, and in that
branch of agricult ure, at least, he can
claim the Laure!s 5 "lnodel farmer"
or in our rot very elegant vernacular.
he "yanks the dou' :hnut" on water
melons
THEC; ops.
It seems that this much abused top
ic has been accorded long needed
vacation, as it appears that lately this
subject has been neglected, being ig-
nominiously echpsed by the political
issues. In oar opinion, as topic to
discuss, the crops IN connection with
the weather are the safest to tie to
as permaaency. Both 5he cotton
and corn crops III this neighborhocd
are much poorer than tie outlook in
icated they would be, aud the yield
will be considerably short Of last year
There are some very fine crops here,
however, especially those of Col. L. c.
Richardson, Capt. Brous,hton, and
Mr.. J. D. Weeks.
STORES, IMPROVEMENTS, &c.
Apropos, speaking OF the cotton
crop, from appearances, it seems that
the country merchants are s:nguine
Of an abundant yield, as they sre ma
king extensive preparations tor the
fall trade. Some ten stores viii be
situated at or near Fulton. Mn c. Z.
broughton is erecting neat, co nmo-
dious and substantial store house,
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