The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-07-04
The Auditors Facts and Figures.

Mr. ED1ToE:-The Treasurer makes q
statement in your issue of Goth June, which
requires notice at my hands. He says:
This statement is made from the record
itself, and refer any one to the record for
proof" Let US see if the record will bear
him out in his statement.
l. The Treasurer says: "Ex. ag'st Miller
Harvin, Harmony T. (poll and prop'ty),
page 139, line 18. Recpt No 26S7 found is
Hilton Harvin on page 205, line II, and
marked paid 2 entries"
The record says Milton Harrison, Oh page
205, line II, and is marked paid.
q Treasurer says: "Ex ag'st Mrs. Gather.
inc Evans property, Brewington township,
p. l2l, l. 2S. Recpt 440S found is Mrs. H.
G. Evans on same page, and marked paid.
entries"
The record says there is charge against
! Mrs. L. G. Evans for SIS personal property
and 157 acres of land 1927, making 1872 to-
tai property; tax s455, and marked paid.
And on same page line %, will be found
charged against Catherine Evans, 81 acres
of land, s14O; tax Sill and not marked
paid. Il am informed this last should be
Eliza Evans.) Are these double entries9
8. The Treasurer says: "Ex. agst Lem
Brown (poll), Midway T., p. 145, !. 81.
Rcpt found is James Brown (poll and propy)
page AS, line IA, and marked paid. 2 en-
tries"
Are these double entries?
4 The Treasurer says: "Ex. ag'st Col.
Johnson (poll), Midway T., p. POT, !. 10.
Recpt No. 1927 found is Caleb johnson,
New Zion T., p. 14s, |. 20. Marked paid"
The record says that Caleb Johnson and
Col. johnson have both paid in Midway
township by additionals, and that neither
of them paid in New Zion on the original
book
5. The Treasurer says: eek. agst Harvey
Tindal (poll) Calvary T., p. q, l. l3. Recpt
No. 2729 found is Harvey Tindal III Sammy
Swamp township, page "a, line 30. Mark
ed paid. 2 entri IS"
The record says Harvey Tisdale, not Tin,
dial, p. 81, line l3. Can these be double
entries?
g. The Treasurer says: "Ex. ag'st Henry
Hanberry (poll and propty) Fulton T., p. 5,
Il. 6. Receipt No. 269S is same name in Cal
vary T. Paid by additional issued for Cal
vary making 2 entries.
The record says, page lS9, line 20, Henrs
Husbands. Can these be double entries!
7. The Treasurer says: "Ex. agst Terry
Dingle (poll) Santee T., p so. !. 5. Recpt
No. 963 found is same name in St. James
township (poll and property p. 1913, |. g.
and marked paid. entries.
The record says Terry Dingle ipoll), San
tee, unpaid. Toney Dingle (poll and prop.
erty), tax SITS, Saint James T., paid. Are
these double entries?
s. The Treasurer says: "Ex agst Isaiah
James (poll), Santee T, p. IS, |. 20. Re.
ceipt No. 1862 found is Lsacc James (pol
and prop. in St. James T., p. 81, !. II, and
marked paid Different name and town
ship. entries"
The record says Isaiah James, Santee T.,
poll, unpaid. Isaac James p. 81, line II
(poll and property, tax sl.lo, and marked
paid. Are these double entries?
| might go on and examine each separate
case selected by the Treasurer, but time will
not admit The Treasurer does not take III,
to consideration Seniors and Juniors, and
there are many in the County. Some times
there are Junior Junlors, and all these ap
pear in the same township. and are mark
ed paid.
This controversy hos been unpleasant
to me, and this Shall be the close
; SO far as am concerned. l hold myself ready
at any time to make good what have said
from the record, and must insist that the
rare and common occurrence remain where /
was as stated in my first reply.
Very respectfully,
DAN'L j. BRADHAM,
Co. Auditor.