The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-07-23

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will be more serious than municipal
court can administer: so let Us have
peace.
Council has decided to open a new
street to run through the lands of
Mrs. L. NJ. Barfeld and Dr.. j. G..
Dinkins to the depot, and has empow-
cred the Intendant to make all ar
rangements for said street.
Tom Mixes Pleasure and Politics.
SILVER, July 2l.-On the 10th in
company with Judge Mahoney and
Messrs. Ashley Briggs and ". NJ.
Butler I left Silver for Orangeburg.
The rapid speed of the locomotive
caused the trip to be quickly made to
Vances, where we changed cars for
our point of destination Jerusalem
church, located on the Harin City
road) where large military picnic
was arranged to be held. On reach
ing there we found tremendous gath
ering Of people male and female from
every portion of the county to lend
their aid and do honor to the occa-
sion. We were met at the cars by
DR.. Neeley Baxter whose sterling
qualities Of patriotism is ever fore
most in every good cause. He made
US welcome, and we felt as if we were
in the midst of friends We were
forcibly struck as we looked with so
much pride on the great throng at
the immense gathering of people as
they stood upon the ground, our ma
tive soil, where in our boyhood days
we delighted to worship God. Old
Orangeburg seemed to be in the ze-
NTH of her glory.
The complexion of the picnic was
altogether of military nature: it's
main object was to enlist pride among
the masses to uniform q new military
company, the 'Santee Rifles. Although
it's main object was military it seemed
impossible to keep out politics. Men
were enthused for the peoples candi-
date; Gov. Tillman had the day. The
treatment Orangeburg got at Sumter
has forever turned the majority Of
her citizens against Col. Earle.
A spacious stand was erected in the
silent grove for the speakers The
motto hanging overhead, "The Santee
Rifles" reminded me of the fact that
during the war Orangeburg stood in
the front rank, facing the missiles of
death. The brave people are prepar-
ing for every emergency. The speech
es were all timely and in place. The
dinner was an elaborate piece Of
bounty and plenty; the table meas
ured one hundred and seventy-fve
feet and was filed from one end to the
other, spread with every substantial
to the most dainty mince pie. Over
one thousand people were fed, and
not a single appetite escaped. The
morning was cloudy, with now and
then little rain, but this soon passed
away: then came heat and sunshine.
But cool iced water kept the immense
throng on middle ground, preparing
them for the afternoon sport of shoot
ing glass balls. The Orangeburg
brass band all during the day enliv-
ened the air with strains of the most
charming and delightful music. Our
thanks are due the ladies, and espec-
tally Capt. Bull, for courtesies shown
us throughout the day.
To take in the whole of our trip we
accompanied the boys to Harlin City
at night, and spent some time in
viewing the dance. A handsome
group of ladies were assembled, none
of whom, however, we knew but Miss
es Fielder and Moorer A pleasant
buggy ride the next day across the
country to Vances enabled US to SEE
some fine crops and fine lands.
We visited two Democratic clubs
on the 18th: Pinewood in the morn
ing and Silver in the afternoon. At
Pinewood the Calvary Democratic
club regularly organized and elected
their officers. Silver did the same in
the afternoon. These two clubs are
solid for Tillman, not q single Anti to
want minority representation; they
would like some fiction to amuse the
crowd. Reports were in circulation
that the Fulton Ants were trying to
capture the Calvary club. We went
up to see the fun, but alas the disap-
pointment. A vidette left the battle
field late that evening, who brought
the news that up to very late hour
not one of them had made their ap-
pearance.
The Summerton club scored a mon
strous victory. The Anti-Tillman men
wanted minority representation; it
was voted down; The Earle men bolted
the track and left the hall. News
came to Silver that they would secede
from the club, elect Earle, and install
him governor on Pawley's Island.
This is a serious charge against the
straightout Democracy of Summerton.
Is this true? I think not. 1t must
certainly be a joke. TOM.
Picnic aud ,SoliticS in Salem.