The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-10
Fine Farming Around Pamela.

PANoLA, July 6.--lN'. Edtt0r: lhe
4th of July passed away with unusual
quietness. There were no prancing
steeds, no gittering uniforms, nor
clashing sabres to tell of Panola's
chivalry. The most momentous, ab-
sorbing question Of the day dwelling
alike upon the minds of citizens and
soldiers, is the rain. It rains and
still it rains, to the great detliment of
the farming interests. For weeks the
earth has been saturated with water
Gen. Green has renewed his attacks
with the most vigorous fcrceness, and
the continual rainy spell is causing
the farmers lines to give way. Hope
less we face to face dispute every
inch of ground with the enemy, but
if there is 10 sunshine at a very early
day, the farmers must succumb to
inevitable and disastrous defeat. To
speak plainly I think crops materially
damaged by the high seasons.
Your scribe celebrated Independ-
ence Day with a fatieuing walk, more
than was anticipated when he left
home expected to visit only one
farm, Capt. a. L. Lesesne's Rockland
plantation. I first took in Mr. A. D.
Rhame's, passing directly through his
beautiful farm. Here you behold a
specimen Of splendid farming, finely
situated, arranged, and managed.
From Mr.. Rhame's surroundings I
imagine he only lacks the most essen
tial part of his life. He is bachelor.
A peep into the fields of John N.
DeSchamps was all I could do. met
him on his way to Manning. For
young man who is just commencing
life he pleases me better, and comes
nearer the model planter than any I
have ever seen-a chip of the old
block, a son Of a worthy. sire.
TO reach Capt. Lesesne's we had to
walk through portion of Mr.. John
". Touchberly's farm, whose planting
interest borders Mr. \. d. Rhame's
Mr.. Touchberry IS one of our most
industrious, hard working men. Many
of our Pamela citizens are meritori-
ously assuming high Places among,
The farming population Of the State.
and we feel proud to let the public
know it.
Capt. Lesesne's Rockland farm lies
on Sammy Swamp. He is large
cotton planter as well as a successful
corn planter. I anu not dealing in
egotistic language or fulsome words
for display, for Capt. Lesesne needs
none such A visit to his hospitable
home will convince any one of al I
say. Here we expected our old COB
bier, but unfortunately the Captain
had been called away the day before.
We found in his stead Professor Bon
ham, who did all in his power to rem
der myself, n. " Butler, and oIr.
Ducket, pleasant, agreeable, and hap
py. After strolling through his fields
we decided lis farm to be the best
we had seen.
1t is surprisingly wonderful what
!ine crops 50 many Of the colored
people have, many OF their farms COM
peting with the whites. They seem
steadily to improve II, as a class,
they could be educated to use econo
my it would not be long before this
county would blossom rs the rose.
An act of lawlessneSs WAS per.
petrated just below here few nights
ago. Two white men aud three ne
groes made an assault upon the house
and family of Bob Brunson, = colored
man, destroying and smashing up his
crockeryware., He might have been
seriously injured in person had he
and his family not ran to save their
lives Such lawlessness deserves to
be condemned by all good citizens.
The officers Of the law ought to en-
deavor to bring the guilty parties to
justice. IoM.
Fulton market beef at N. Kalisky's. Also,
4 fresh arrival oflemons. He sells 80 pounds