The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-07-25
Nearly Sixty Years Ago.

! Nearly Sixty Years Ago.
Ep1ros MANNING TIMEs:-It was once
said Of newspaper, the first issue of the
WAS issued somewhere by somebody
I presume the same may be said with equal
truth of all the newspapers ever issued,
while of some of them q good deal more can
be said, for example ofwhat appears to be
the third and fourth pages Of one now lying
before me. On this half sheet the name of
the paper does not appear; neither does the
name of the publisher; the editor, the time
nor place of publication. So that it may be
said of it, the first issue, the last issue. and
every other issue that Was ever issued, was
issued, at some time, IN some place, by
some person after it had been printed, and
was edited and named by some person or
persons of some name or names, as the case
might, could, would, or should have been. y
If the reader is willing, We will attempt to
ill some of these blanks, make some COM
ments, ask some questions, and listen for
answers. Is it agreed7 Well, then. Mark
Solomon advertises that be 'thas this week
received" &C., and dates it, Sumterville,
June 3rd, John B. Miller, commissioner in
equity, dates his advertisements Sumter
vile, 1880. These settle the question Of
month, year, and place. F. Bremen adyer-
tises that he carries on book-binding in all
its branches "at the printing Office of the
Sumter Gazette" and dates it Sumterville.
This settles the name Of the paper and the
book-binder, who may have been the pub
Usher also. It also shows that Sumter was
manufacturing town long before it was an
incorporated city.
There is no clue to the name of the editor.
Reader can't you help ne out here? If so
speak if you please.
Would you like to know what the old
folks read in the district paper near three
score years ago? The first column on the
fourth page, continued from the third page,
begins thus: "scourge our defamers with a
whip from the Bohun Upas. If the adop-
ton of such course induces them to carry
into effect their stale and contemplate
threat of dissolving the union, let them do
their worst We have hoped, that Heaven
in it's mercy would avert from our country
the miseries of civil war; but if New Eng
land cannot purchase perpetuity Of peace
except by quietly suffering herself to be
chafed forever by aristocratic slave traders,
we should hail civil war as the least of two
unavoidable evils. In the event of war
with the South nothing would be necessary
for New England but to proclaim liberty to
the Southern slaves, and leave them alone
to settle their lcng accounts with their mas
ters." This fragment shows that New Eng
land considered the secession of the South
ern States from the Union "stale and con-
temptible threat" in the Aud Lang Syne
but when it was consummated it was found
that something more than proclamation
of liberty to the Southern slaves" was nec-
essary to Sauelch it. But where was this
Bohon Upas?
Following this is the opinion of Judge
Richardson in an appeal case. Next the
announcement that the road across Santee
Swamp was finished, travellers can pass
when convenient to themselves, the super
intendent of public works and the public
generally invited to dinner at SCOTS Lake,
June 18th, in celebration of the completion
of the road through Vances Swamp, the
contractors taking this occasion Of Offering
the public an opportunity Of inspecting the
road. Who were these contractors? Their
| ia la in fha of
the dinner when the Eutawyille r. E.. is
Pamela may take this hint Dr.. S. Bland
ing, dental surgeon of Camden, gave notice
of his intention to visit Cheraw, Society
Hill, Darlington, Lancaster, and Sumter in
the practice of his profession. He was
strongly recommended by Drs. E. B. An
6erson, J. M'Caa, and Geo. REYNOLDS, of
Camden; Bartlett Jones, Of Lancasterville;
Thomas Smith, of Society Hill; and Joseph
Warren, j. Haynsworth, and j. B. Wither-
spoon, of Sumteryille. Francis l.. Kenne-
dy, Leonard White, and Hasting Jennings
were committee to let out contract tc re-
build bridge at Smoot's mill. jacques
Bishop had premises to rent. Dr.. John D.
Caldwell had located in Sumterville. D.
McCord and John Hemphill had formed q
law partnership. johnson and Lewis were in
the saddle and harness making business.
By order OF the Commander in Chief,
franklin J. Moses, aid-de-camp, directed,
Col. Wilder, to extend the order counter
manding the generals order for parade of
goth Regimenton the2nd June Who was
Governor of S. G. in 1880?
MARRRD-On Thursday evening last by
the Rev. Jesse Hartwell, Mr.. James Watson
to Mrs. Louisa Dargin, all of this county.
On the 9th ult. BY the Rev. Mr.. James,
Mr. John Bethune to Miss Francis Shaw, all
of this county.
An old lady gives an amusing account of
one of her neighbors, a Mr.. Spinitout, who
called and when invited to stay to tea, de-
clared he did not have minute to stay, but
concluded to take drink Of cider with the
old man, and then in spite of all her hints
'the sot and sot and sot" until after she got
out of bed next morning.
Now, dear reader, lest you conclude that I
am of the ''Spinitout' family will rise and
take my leave. j. ". B.
Greeleyville, S. c., July II, 1888.
A Farmers Method.