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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-06-04
Referred to the Town Council.

EDITOR MANNING TIaIEs:--We have been
waiting and watching for an opportunity
to say something about the street that was
to be opened up TO strike the public road
near Mr.. Barfeld' $, and now, while tie town
council has taken such splendid hold on
the public affairs around town, and are
making SO many very desirable improve
ments on the streets, bitches, ETC., We feel
that it vii! not be auiss to call the attention
of the council very specially to it. We got
it kind o on the sly, but from good author
ity all the same, that there has been Il reso-
luton passed by the council to open up the
street leading from the depot so that it will
strike the kingstree and Foreston road near
Mr.. Barfield'S, about what IS known as
tle Walker bridge. 1t is strange whya mat
ter which we believe would add SO much to
the town hasn't been looked into before.
Bat We are glad to see that = step in the
night direction Las been taken at last, and
We believe that the new intenrlant has the
interest Of the public too much at heart and
il; Il man of too much vim and 'get up"
about him TO let Il matter Of SO much lm-
porttncc not only to the town but to every
body living cast Of Ok Swamp that ever
goes u Manning OF the depot, to let the
matter fcSI ulllii inc ucW street Is OpEQeu
up. ly opening this street, which We don't
think would be over two hundred yards
long, VII! save persons travelling OF hauling
To and from the depot from this way nearly
if ncG quite It half mile OF the deepest,
hen> lest sand around Manning. 1t will
open ups part Of the town that has been
hitherto aln!oSt unknown. But it is useless
Tor us to 50 on and cnumerate. Everybody
eau Sc toG themselves the advantages
Now, Mr.. Editor, yon are public spirited
man, !. man wLo We believe is willing to
work ior the good OF the public generally.
Won't you lend 4 helping hand in trying to
get this street put through: We know that
We express the sentiments Of everybody
living east OF Mauning, that ii the in.endaut
Will take the lH!ltter III hand and put the
urw street through it will cali forth 4 Yell like
that OF Is for the public benefactor. Intend
ant D. NJ Bradham
We are having fine rains on the crops,
and it's also quite rejnyenatinS to General
Green. B.
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Santee News by Il CoIored Preacher.

NExsES's STILL, CLARENDON Co., May 23.--
Yonr welcome paper is received every week
in due time to inform rs of the news of the
county and State. wish you much success
with your paper.
Farmers are hard at work. Mr.. S. NJ.
Nexsen has the best corn in this part that I
have seen. Cotton and corn are looking ine
and General Green is looking fine too. The
cry of the farmers is, Can you give me some
help? The reply is, No, I need help my
self Oats are doing very well.
The saddest news from this section is that
on the 18th inst, Mr.. Rufus Pearson, col
ored, lost by FIRE four tenant houses and
barns. They saved very little. The fire
started in an old out-room that was not used
at all, Rats probably caused the fire
On the 22d inst, Mr.. Joe Mack, Sr, lost
his daughter; also, on the same date, Mr.
Ephriam Wilder's wife died. There is a
great deal Of sickness about here.
X n HtREIS
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Rich Officials vs.. Poor Farmers.

EDITOR MANNING TIMEs:-I lend this
feeble pen in expression of some OF my
honest convictions as regards our political
situation. There is great opposition to the
farmers reform movement, and many are
shooting ostensibly at Capt. Tillman, nlea9-
ing though to down the reform movement,
but which will however, succeed sooner or
later. Now while Capt. Tllman may not
fill our bill altogether, to whom do we owe
so much? Besides, he is the suggestion Of
the Farmers Association, and unless the AS
sociation means nothing we are bound to
take notice of its recommendations. Never
90 back on Tillman st this late time Of the
fight
Now if the reformers wish to elect can
didate for the next term, and being rs be-
lieve in the majority and constantly in
creasing I do think it out Of place for the
opposition to make snch strenuous efforts
to defeat our man, and l understand that
they will not leaTe stone unturned to de-
feat us "Tillmanites as they choose to call
us. There is little wonder at the State Of
ficials and their numerous clerks, for they
have been enjoying q good time, working
indoors and not allowing either wind Or sun
to strike their fair complexions, besides be-
ing mighty we'll paid. Bat for some Of our
leading men and papers to take such stand
against majority Of the people is certainly
unaccountabie I don't think Hampton
will allow himself to be trapped in this flow
of tide.
It strikes me if the legislature would re-
duce the salaries OF many Of our officials
there would be less contention for the places.
We want an economical government run on
the very least expense at IS consistent
with the dignity OF State, taxing our
people only for thai which is absolutely
necessary. Look at the style in which many
of our officers and their clerks live. Com
pare it with that Of the hard working farm
er, his threadbarc clothes and tanned skin,
living on only bacon and corn bread, not
actually able to educate his children. know
of some who lived in 10 more comfort than
we farmers before they We're given the places
which they asked OF the people. But now,
oh the difference. | cant see why any OF
these positions should pay more than nee
essary to comfortable living.
Hoping that the campaign will end in a
more quiet way than the signs now indicate,
an a CLARENDON FARMER.
Clarendon, May u, 1880.
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The Levi Brothers, of Sun

lhe Lew BrOtherS, OF sum
ter, place before our readers a
list of some Of their goods and
prices, and say that they not
only advertise their prices, but
their goods are first class in
every particular.
Scotch Ginghams l25, Is, and 2Oc
All Wool Double Width Cashmcres %, 80,
40, 50, and 75c per yard.
Challies at Ct, 81, l2ll, 90 and 25c.
White Lawn 5, G, s, 10, II, 10, 20, 25, and
Csc.
Colored Lawn c, S, 10, l2 and l5c.
Sp+eens 10. l21, and 25c.
Gin 'hams s ana 10c.
Whi.e Embroidery Skirts 90, GO, and 75c;
81 and 125 per yard.
Warmers Health Corset S125
Warmers Coroline Corset 81.
Ladies Silk Mitts, colored anu black,
from Csc. to 81.
Stamped tides, scarfs, and splashcrs from
15c. to 81.
Embroidery Cotton, all colors, > balls fox
sc.
Butchers Linen I0c. per yard.
Embroidery Silk 1c. per spool.
Wash Silk &c. per skein.
Knitting Silk soc. per ball.
Ladies Newport Ties from 81 to $50.
Opera Slippers from 75c. to $50.
Gents Fine Shoes 50 to So.
Best line Of Summer Clothing at prices
from s. to S25.
Gents and Boys Straw HITS from 25c. to
$3.50.
Ladies Parasols frGm 25c to 81.
Ladies Hose, black and colors, from l0e
to 75c. per pair.
Staple and Fancy Groceries in full lines
LEVI BROTHERS.
Snmter, S. G.
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Children's day was celebrated last
Sunday in the Presbyterian church
in this place.
The town has not yet been able to
place t..a bonds for building the town
hall, but hopes soon to do so.
The assessed value of the Wilson &
Summerton railroad, which was s1,750
a mile, has been reduced by the State
board Of railroad equalization to 5000
a mile.
DR.. George Allen Higgins writes
us that he will visit Manning the mid
die Of this month for a stay of two
weeks, and will be pleased to attend
to any dental work.
The Robert E. Lee squad that at
tended the unveiling ceremonies at
Richmond last week arrived home
safely Sunday, and all express their
delight at having been among the great
crowd of patriots.
The members of the Manning
Guards that cannot attend the meet
I ings and drills of the company will
do the company a great service by
sending in their guns and uniforms
so that others may use them.
Gen. E. T. Stackhouse has called a
meeting of the friends of the farm
ers' movement in Marion county," to
meet in Marion, July 4th. Would it
not be good idea to have similar
meeting in this county at an early
date2
The 10th day of June is the last
day for receiving town tax returns,
after which time a penalty Of fifty per
cent. will be added to the valuation
on all property that has not been re-
turned. The clerk of council will fur
nish blanks to all persons applying
for same.
The board of stewards of the Man
ming Methodist church will hold their
regular monthly meeting next Satur-
day morning at 9 o'clock in the Man
MING Times Office. An important
church conference will be held Sun
day morning after preaching. Every
member Of the church is urged to be
present at this conference.
Manning sub-alliance will have their
regular meeting at their hall next Sat
urday, and this meeting is expected to
be of unusual interest, as several good
speakers have been invited to attend.
The president requests that every
member that can possibly be there to
do so, and carry his basket, as dinner
will be served after the business has
been transacted.
We have received from Misses Sue
Davis, Ethel Epps, and Addie Nc
Faddin an invitation to the commence
ment exercises, June Is, Is, and L.,
of the Columbia Female College.
These young ladies are members of
the graduating class. They are all
Manning Academy students, and we
congratulate them upon the compile
ton Of their college course.
The Manning Guards had fine
drill last Thursday afternoon on the
court house square, after which they
marched up to their armory and had
O b,,cinoce rneatino At q rreyions
meeting they postponed the election
of junior second lieutenant, IN or
der that they might see whether the
company desired to dispense with the
Office, but they decided at this meet
ing to elect said officer. Mr.. Louis
Appelt, the incumbent, was nominated
for reelection, but declined and nom
mated Sergt. A. P. Burgess, who was
unanimously elected as junior second
lieutenant.
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FOR COUNTY TREASURER.

ME. EDIror:-The friends Of Mr.. j. Grier
White would respectfully nominate him for
treasurer Of Clarendon county subject to the
decision Of the primary. This is the first
time his name has ever been brought before
the public of Clarendon county and We
hope the citizens will sustain him.
Respectfully, FRIENDS.
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W. F. Ostendorf, 223 Meeting St. opp.
Charleston hotel, Charleston, $. c., has 4 fine
selection OF harness, saddles, brides, col
lars, etc, which lie offers low for cash. All
kinds of harness made to order at short no.
tce. Styles and prices equal to any North
ern house. Saddles made to order Send
for prices A. e. CulwoIth, Supt
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Wednesday, June 4, 1880.
Your Name in Print.

Capt. G. Pearson, Of Sumter, was IN
town Monday.
Mr., C. L. Witherspoon and wife, OF
Sumter, spent Sunday with friends in Man
ming.
Capt. J. A. Peterkin, Of Orangeburg,
was in town Monday, and says that the
present political agitation will have the et.
feet of causing people to read the papers If
it does nothing more.
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ENTITLED TO THE BEST.

All are entitled to the best that their mon
ey will buy, so every family should have, at
once, q bottle of the best family remedy,
Syrup of Figs. to cleanse the system when
costive or bilious For sale in SOC and 81 90
bottles by all leading druggists.
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Wilmington, Columbia & Augusta Railroad.

DAILY. daily except SunUhy.
Train on C & D r r connects at Florence
with No So.
No SO connects ut Florence with G l. D
train for Cheraw and Wadesboro.
Nos 78 and Il make close connection ut
Wilmington with W 4 " r r for all points
North
Train on Florence Il p leaves Pee Dee
daily except Sunday 40 p m, arrive Row
land 90 p m Returning leave Rowland
6 80 Il m, arrive Pee Dee so IL.
Train on Manchester & Augusta Z L
leaves Sumter daily except Sunday 10 80
m. arrive Remini y o. p N. Returning
leave Remini II 10 p m, arrive Sumter
80 p III.
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ATLANTIC COAST Line.
Northeastern Railroad.

CHARLESTON, S. G., Apr. 21, 1890.
On and after this date the following pas
senger schedule will be in effect:
NORTH BOUND.
+No7S No IA mod
Lv Chlstn 20 IL 4 30 p nj 10 n IN
Lv Lanes 300am G29 IN l Asp N
Ar Florence GOA So p N 10 p NJ
SOUTH BOUND.
NO q No % tNo3
Ly Florence 35 m s 80 IN 2 90 m
L7 Lanes 2 30 ID 10 o. a m 200 p IL
Ar Chlstn ) 90 N II SO q m 6 20 p N
Nos II and % stop at all stations on sig
nal; Nos q and IS stop At Lanes and
Moncks Corner; No rs stops at Kingstree
also. Nos and / are the local freight.
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Hoods Sarsaparilla has the lal Sest sale OF
any medicine before the public. Any hon
est druggist will confirm this statement.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, I
COUNTY OF CLARENDON.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
IN the undersigned will apply to James
E. Davis, Esq, clerk of court for Clarendon
county on the 2Sth day of June 1890 for a
charter of incorporation for Manning Lodge
No. 24G9 of G. U. o. Of O. F.
R. A. White, Willis Davis, Titls Melette,
H. G. DeLaine, NJ. Cantey, Rayn.on Wilson,
Jacob Ballard, c. L Senix, Wash McCane,
Tom Wright.
May 9th, 1890.
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sElNEs. NETS. TENTS, AND SPORTING GOODS,

Double Barrel Breech Loading Shot Guns
choke bored, s. to 500. Single Breech Load
ing Shot Guns, 81 to s25. Every kind of
Breech Loading and Repeating Rifles, So to-
$40. Muule Loading Double Shot Guns,
So to S35. Single Shot Guns, $3.50 to Sl2:
Revolvers, 81 to $50. Double Action Self
Cookers, $3.50 to $40. All kinds OF Car
tridges, Shells, Caps, Wads, Tools, Powder!
Flasks, Shot Pouches, Primers. Send 2
cents for Illustrated Catalogue. Address
J. II. JOHNSTON, GREAT WESTERN
GUN WORKS, Pittsburg, Pa.
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PRICE is MODERATE.

Any one whose eyes need help should call
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glasses.
J. G.. Dinkins Il CO. will present each one
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Call ana get one.
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MORE WORDS FOR WRITERS.

The Ladies' Home Journal talks very SEN
sibly to contributors to the press when it
says briefly "to perturbed literary spirits"
that whether authors believe it or not, the
editor of the representative journal in any
community is more anxious to discover
merit in a manuscript than the author is
to have him do so. However strangely
this may sound to the writers for the press,
we can certify to its exact truth. The
reason Is clear to the thoughtful. The
editors of any of the departments of a
good paper are at all times solicitious to
secure fresh, novel, original matter. For
such is demanded by the readers of the
day and the aim of the editor is to meet,
while he at the same time endeavors to
mold, the public taste. 1t follows that If
writers for the press will take as much
care in the preparation of their manuscript
for the editors eye as he does in prepar-
ing his departments for publication, they
will greatly enlarge the chances Of accept
ance of their contributions. There is no
doubt that many worthy production is
lost to the world because it is so indifer-
emily prepared for reading in manuscript
that the editors patience is exhausted be-
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THERE will not probably be so much
gossip hereafter about the valley towns and
cities of this State being exposed to the
risk of floods from overflow of rivers, since
Portland and Salem, Oregon, have been
under water, and the damage is said to ex-
coed 100000. Here we have the record
of sixty houses swept away in Salem alone,
and of streets in Portland so badly flooded
that business offices can be approached
only in boats, while very many have been
driven to second floors, and bridges have
been wrecked and factories up the river
washed away. No one seems to consider
such facts at all sensational or alarming,
but let the Sacramento or Feather rivers
rise so much as foot, and the entire State
looks solicitous and wise, and solemnly ad-
vises the people of the valley cities and
towns to prepare 10 move. Nothing in
the history of the winter is more provoca-
tive of smiles than the solicitude of other
cities for the safety of those of the Sacra-
mento valley, at the very hour when other
communities that no one supposed were at
all liable to the evils Of flood, have been
suffering from inundation of their towns
and cities,
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ESCALANTE.
and cities.

"Orleans" Defends the New Town
Against the Attacks of Enemies.
The Woodland Mail, on the 9th instant,
published the following communication in
regard to the town of Escalante-originally
named Esperanto:
Ed Mail Several articles have recently
appeared in the papers inimical to the new
town of Escalante and its surroundings.
Some of your readers might infer that an
attempt had been made to build up a new
town to the injury of Madison and Capay.
1t might be well, if you have the space to
spare, to give the public the facts in the
case as near as may be, as to certain ex-
tent what benefits one portion of the
county benefits all. The road was built to
Madison some thirteen years ago; but for
some reason the business of the town
amounted to but little more than that of
Cottonwood before the railroad was built.
As this has been the shipping point of the
western part of the county, a different state
of things should exist. Recently this rail-
road came into the hands Of the Southern
Pacific Railroad Company. In examining
the situation with view to extending the
railroad line into Lake county, the rich
ness OF the land, beauty of scenery and the
adaptability Of the soil to the growing OF
early fruits, dawned upon the minds OF
capitalists connected with the railroad in
terests. They organized land company
and purchased nearly a million dollars
worth of fine lands and cut them
into small holdings, and offered them
at low prices, and on very easy
terms to intending settlers. They also dis
covered a fine location for town-site,
living midway between the towns OF Mad
ison and Capay, that could be improved by
the business men of both OF these towns,
and their business houses could be moved
at much less expense than to improve at
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the old locations. To make the matter
harmon US the company agreed to afford
them f8 titles for moving and furnishing
them s choice of lots. 1t was supposed
that the curse would be better for all par
ties con- rned, as it would enable the bus
mess n 4 of both towns to hold the bus.
mess OF the new town, until its growth
should warrant business men to come in
from the outside. This plan was agreed to
by some of the largest business men of
Madison. One of whom, however, has
since changed his mind and seems TO be
the leading spirit in the attack upon the
new enterprise.
Your correspondent seemed to feel hurt
that Escalante should claim to be in the
Capay valley country. The inference in
tended to be conveyed is that the country
up Cache creek, from the village of Capay,
or Lsngville, is all there is of Capay valley.
The Rancho Canada de Capay, from which
Capay is supposed to be named, embraced
the country around Escslante, large por-
ton of Hungry Hollow valley, and the val
ley above Langville.
The facts are these as TO early fruits
The raisins and fruit raised on the MORN
and other places near Rumsey's are no
earlier nor choicer than those raised on the
Thomas place adjoining Escalante. The
whiGe figs growing in Aldrich's garden, in
Capay, are no larger, finer or earlier than
those growing on the Wright place, south
of Escalante. The winds are no more and
no less in the valley above Gapay than il
the Hungry Hollow valley. The reason
for this is obvious. The same line of hills
that extend across the head Of Capay, con-
true on east across the head Of the Hungry
Hollow valley, and down on easterly side
,f to nd m "a e0T1th ofAD af 10
creek, forming the actual dividing line be-
tween the great Sacramento valley and the
Cache Creek valley. These same hills cut
of all the rough, cold winds coming down
the Sacramento from the snowy mountains,
from most of the Cache creek lands. This
is the reason for the absence of early and
late frosts in the Capay country, and one
reason why the raisins near Escalante are
ready for market nearly a month earlier
than those around Woodland.
A few years since an expert in soils made
an examination of this Cache creek coun-
try in connection with the Clear Lake
basin. Tbs Clear Lake country in psst
ages was volcanic. Cache creek is the only
outlet of Clear Lake and the food of ages
have been bringing down the very richest
material in the world for Matchmaking.
Above the Yolo line, and below its south
line in the great Sacramento valley, the
soil is found to be very different, generally
harder and more of a graveiy nature.
There should be no jealousies on the
part Of Madison and Cspay. The plant of
Escalante was intended to be for the best
interests of all the citizens in this locality,
and all were invited in building up bust
ness center and permanent homes that all
could be proud OF. ORLEANS.
Escalante, February 5, 1890.