The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1890-07-11
DOTS 9 FIoM TATUM, S tATIoN.

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ares suffering gggeatiYtrom want Of rain.
Geprdtns e. ars arc! neafIyirdincd BY the long
drought andssintcnscly hot weather.
! It,has heen.six weeks since wc had
g,9od s,g. season, e5 Nevertheless, if we could
get rain no@lthere would bo bread for
tbe' eater and seed forlthe sower. .le
MT r Ha,ner has moved into
his new and handsome dwelling and
is npow<nunbeged nmopg tho inhabi-
tants Of Tatum, and Mr.. Smith New
ton Will soon move into the residence
Of Mrr.J.kllt Mitchell. We cordially
welcome these, gentlemen and lllei,
families to our midst. They will prove
q valuable. acquisition to our place.
We sincerely " regrot to lose AIR, and
Mrs. j. Il. Mitchell from our village,
but we arc glad that our loss is
Benncttsyils's gain.
ts Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Wilson havo
returned from a five " eeks trip to Mt,
Airy. MI. Wilson's health was some.
what improved by his trip.
Mr.. VIII. T.. McLaurin is having
his residence on Academy street paint
ed. When the work is completed The
appearance Of that street will be muci,
improved.
Aamoyement is on foot TO build Il
Prcsbyteetian church a. this place.
The money is being raised for that
purpose Iand ere long, we doubt not,
the holisoj will bo built,
The health Of Tatum and vicinity
is remarkably good. There has no,
been case Of typhoid fever here this
year, nor has there bccn II serious case
ofsickncss Of anysokind that SIC can
now recall. .
The mora and religious influences
arc very strong. We have preaching
IN the Academy nearly every Sunday,
and our weekly prayer meetings on
Sunday night and Thursday night are
kept up with Gnabatcd interest. The
Attendance on Sunday night is gcner-
ally large. Much good has been done
by these prayer meetings and we be-
lieve that much more will be accom-
pIished.
Our educational interests keep pace
witt, the financial, moral and religious.
We havo one Of the best school build
ings in the county. Marlboro High
School, located here, in all its appoints
mcnts we consider inferior to none in
in the county. The second scholastic
year Of this school will begin Monday,
July DIST. under moet favorab,e ~
Ieplces, MI, D. j. Cutria, a b., Of
NIiSPcl All. .tlniycr3ty, has been eice-.
trA fhrhaipal lIr II, u. Craven
q. =, pi I'rini'y Oollcgo, Wei p6oc:
|, peii ana Eliss Maggic l)aYid, Il giad-
uate Of Salem College, instructress in
music. MIR. Curric has made for him
self reputation that renders com
mcndation from lis superllous. ,!..
Craven comes with the highest tcsti-
moDia!s rs to his qualifications for The
position to which he has bcen elected
and Miss David has proven her supc-
rior fitness for the position which she
holds, and the high appreciation of
her patrons was evinccd by her unan-
imous reelection, she having served
in the same opacity during the last
school term. Board for students can
be obtained at eight to len dollars per
month for the whole time, or at five
dollars from Monday till Friday
Besides the two excellent boarding
houses already kept by Messrs. w. II.
l.. McLaurn and w. r. Breeden,
MIR, Smith Newton has consented to
open a boarding house for tho benefit
Of the school specially and the accom-.
mediation of tho public generally.
We cheerfully recommend Mr.. New.
ton to those wishing to secure board.
With cheap boarding facilities, a boau.
tilnl and we'll ventilated building, an
excellent corps Of teachers, and being
located ina section unsurpassed for
hcallht'ulness and for its religious
privileges and influences, our school
offers superior advantages to those
wishing to educate their children or
wards scRIBBLEn.
July 9Th, 1890.