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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-11-04
IN TIE Night.

Sometimes il the night When / sit and
write,
I hear the strangest things,
AS my brain grows hot with 4 burning
thought
That struggles for form and wings.
can hear the beat OF my swift blood'S feet
AS il speeds with rush and 4 whirr,
From heart to brain ard back again,
Like race-horse under the spur.
With my souls fine esr listen and hear
The tender silence speak,
AS it leans on the breast of night to rest
And presses his dusky check.
And tho darkness turns in its sleep and
yearns
For something that is kin
And hear the hiss of a scorching kiss.
As it folds and fondleS sin.
In its hurrying race thro' leagues of space
can hear the earth catch b'eath.
AS it heaves and means and shudders and
groans
And longs for the rest of death.
And high and far from distant star,
Whose name is unknown to me-,
] hear q svoice that says, "ReJoice!
For I keep ward DER thee!'
Oh, sweet and strange are the sounds that
range
Thro' the chamber Of the night;
And the watcher who waits by the dim,
dark gates
May hear if he lists Alright.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-11-04
'Sct evcn very Slais su,nunsa'

''ScE evcn very Slali saounS9'
John 7ocsistad
:So. not 2 doilar,"
Then, what IN the name of God am
to 40? Must my wife die Of want be-
fore my eyes, and ny daughter and my
self starve? Surely there must be some
way to avoid that. Surely all mankind
are not brutal"
And the tears came to Johns eyes,
strong man that he was, and his voice
trcmnlcd and his form shook. Even
ScragSs was touched by the sad spec
taclc the poor man presented and he
felt anxious to do something for him.
After the lapse of a minute, during
which the agent did some serious think
ing, he looked up and said:
Green, pity You, anG'all the poor
settlers who are so situated, and l wish
l had the power to help You all. But l
haven't. l am not rich. Far from it.
have some means, it is true, but it is
nearly all in real-estate, and in these
times it is impossible to get it out.
Your case: though, is little harder
than any know Of, and feel that You
must have help, so III tell you what
III do. I'll do my best to get in
little money from some source. and if
you'll come here again day after to-
morrow I'll let you have some. Say
nothing about this offer, though, for if
it was to get out that had made it to
you, would be overrun with impor-
tunitics from q hundred others. Keep
it quiet, and come day after to-mor-
row."
At this point Harry Pearson left the
Office, and Green arose, and, pressing
Scrasgs hand, thanked him again and
again for his offered aid.
Mr.. Scraggs," he said, II have mis-
judged you in the past, and feel that 1
owe you an apology for it."
That's all right, Green" Scraggs re-
Piled "all right. am not 4 saint by
any means, but guess if the truth was
known would not be considered alto
gether as bad as some people think l
am. However, that is neither here nor
there Come back as tell you and III
see what can do for you
To be continued.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-11-04
BOLD HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
a Farmer Relieved of SCJ On G~.vais
Street.

COLUMBIA, 5. G.. Oc.. % john 5.
Summers, white Garner from. the Lex
inyton Fork suc:ioa. X S T'.isveil Of
500 last ,igh', G.rca u his d.ssat;sfac-
ton.
Summers told the tai. of TIE robbery
to Chief OF Police ;Iisoe AID several
other parties, aid i was fiote,! that his
story varied very much Ia delail.
To a Register reporter Summers tod
his ''t4!e Of woe H., said That aAout
1l.30 o'clock !r WAS wnlH'ng along
GerYaiS street a:d 1t lie COru-r of Lin
coin street WIS met by ma" who seiZ-
ed him by the shoAlGer aad asked II be
(SummeIs) knew him.
Summers looked aJ hi iLtsrlocutor
aud said "Yts, you're BIZ Baxter
Baxter then Informed Summers that
he was going TO beat h:D an1 commen-
ced shaking him. Suddenly Baxter
threw him across ditch.
Summers picked himself UP ard came
back across the ditch. y co!ored wo-
man then came up TO hiu aud attempt
ed to chuck him under the chin.
Summers thought OF MS money anG
run his hand in his pocket. withdraw
ing it quickly with despondlhg wall.
"My moley's gone"
Summers said that when Baxter met
him. he had $G5, six tens and live dol
lar bill, in his inside coat )cket and
was walking along with his nand on 1t.
He was unable 20 say when the money
disappeared but thought he might have
jerked the roll Gt was wrapped in paper
out of his pocket when he was thrown
over the ditch. He claims that another
man. was present with Baxter during
the whole transaction, and thinks that
he might have ti!ched the money from
his pocket He SAID it was possible that
the colored woman might have abstract
ed the money.
At any rate he spent considerable
time searching around the place where
he was assaulted tor fear that he might
not have been robbed, he might simply
have dropped the money in the scullir.
a long slit in his pants and another
IN his COAT just over the pockets Sum
mers pointed to. He waS unable to say
who cut them. DuJ claimed they were
made during The struggle.
The police were Informed Of the Cir
cumstances of the case, and were out
last night after Bill Baxter. He will
probably be caught to-day.
Summers heard that a colored woman
was on the streets with $50. and about
2 o'clock was hunting all over town to
find her, thinking she might have been
been the one who was present at the
struggle
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Knoxville, Tenn, Oct. pa seq
sstion OF a peculiar and startling na-
ture is extant here this afternoon. IL
wa. occasloned by the disclosure OF a
scheme some notorious colored woman
had found to poison all the Cinnamon
in this city. An abundant supply OF
deadly drugs had been purchased, and
one dose was taken by Hop Wah, one
Of the intended victims, but he has
been saved by medical attention. The
better class of colored people and
many whites are furious, and it is with
difficulty that the would-5e murdereSs
can be protected.
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Eight Trest!cs HurneG.

MACON, Ca. Oct. 29.-E;ght res
ties, on the Central Railroad. between
Oconee and Sun Hill, were burned Mon
day night aad the matter c.used the
greatest excitement. Investigation
proved that the r:estles had bean set on
fire, and opinion iirs attributed it to dis
charged employees OF the Richmond y
DanYille system. Tie parties also cut
the telegraph wires il several places.
This morning detectives, assisted By
parties from Tennlle and Sandersville,
arrested two brothers named Horton, o:
Horton, who robbed TIE espress tram
near Savannah a short time since, and
they are now in jail. The meu defed
arrest, but were linal.y surrounded and
taken. It is claimed the men made re-
peated threats to commits depredatlons
if their brother was not released from
jail.
For the past two weeks fires. evident
ly started by jnceudIarlcs, have been
put out just in time TO save serious
wrecks, but the trouble has been kept
quiet, in the hope OF capturing the per-
petrators. Trains have been shot into,
cross ties placed on the track and wires
cut. The burning Of the trest!e reached
the climax, and it IS believed the same
men originated all the trouble.
Horizons went from their home at Sun
Hill TO OcoDee, fifteen miles distant,
Sunday. They remained in hiding till
night and then started back, burning the
trestles as they went. The men were
tracked from Oconee to Sun Hill. The
Horizons were carried to Sandersvllle
for sate-keeping, as talk was equally
general of lynching and rescue. The
most intense excitement prevails, as
more than half dozen fires have oc-
Cured on the Richmond and Danvll e
system during the past week.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-11-04
Slj5fDp info the Riyer.

New ORLEANS, Oct. 2G.-The leyee
and wharf at the foot OF St. Philip.
Dumane and Ursuline streets continue
10 cave IN. the land having already sunk
from three to eighteen feet. covering hive
acres in extent. The Louisville aud
Nashville Railroad has abandoned Its
depot at the foot OF Canal street and
transferred its business to the Pouchar-
train depot because of the danger to It's
property. Itlooks as If all the laud up
TO the Franch market would eventually
60 into the river.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-11-04
CHAPTER XIV.
ANOTHER LOAN NEEDED.

John was, of course, compelled to
give up the idea OF going east in quest
Of employment he could not thinl, OF
leaving his wife. He waited day after
day and week after week, hoping
against hope for happy turn Of affairs.
The doctor had written his letter to
Blatchford, but no reply came, and
after a month of waiting all hope OF
any was abandoned.
Mary continued in a precarious condi-
ton, and all through the long DAYS her
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-11-04

CHAPTER Kill
SrsFoRTCNEs DO NOT CONE sINGLY.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
The Water Works Question,

Few who witnessed the fire of last
Thursday morning but were convinced
of the necessity for a system Of water
works here. 1t would be folly to as
sert that with water works the Valer-
ius barns would not have burned, but
if experience with water works have
any weight it is tolerably certain that
part of the live stock, at least, might
have been saved and the confagration
prove not so serious or painful in its
results. That a proper supply of water
was wanting was evident to all and the
surroundings showed that there was
some reason for the demand made by
Dr. Valerius & Co. for a cistern in the
vicinity Of their establishment but up
on which demand no action was ever
taken by the council. Automatic
sprinklers used in connection with
the water works system are coming in
use in such concerns as Dr. Valerius &
Co.'S. These sprinklers act as the heat
ing develops and the water is autOma-
ticaily released flooding the premises.
1t is not unreasonable to suppose that
with some such device In the barns
part of the Valerius live stock might
have been saved. Our citizens ought
to "get together" on this matter and
look at the situation dispassionately
with view to arriving at a determin-
alton on the subject of water works.
Some favor the city putting in the
works, others are for erecting them
under franchise and so divisions exist
even among those in favor of a better
water supply than we now have.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
PERSONAL.

Hon. A. G. Cook, of Columbus, was
in the city Monday.
Mrs. Rowland Hughes has returned to
her home at Utica, n. Y.
E. B. Davis and sister Miss Flora
left for Chicago this morning.
John Molzahn, Of Chicago, is a visitor
among relatives and friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs Rueben Bennett, of
Milwaukee, were visitors here Sunday
and Monday.
VIM. C. Offs travelling for the whole
sale drug house of A. j. Hilbert & Co.,
of Milwaukee.
Mrs. F. F. Duffy, of Fond du Lac, was
the guest part of last week of her sister
Mrs T. c. Ryan.
Miss Kate Foote is visiting relatives
and friends here on her way from New
York City to her home at Ripon.
Mrs. Samuel Piper removes this week
from Pipersyille, to take up her resi-
dence for the present in Milwaukee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Hoffman have
returned from their wedding trip and
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
LOW PRICES! EASY PAYMENTS!
The Cody Cases.

The examination of VIM. g.. Cody
on the charge of attempting murder
without assault by cruel and inhuman
treatment, came up In Justice Halliger's
court Saturday. After the application
for a change of venue had been made
District Attorney Rogers deemed it ex-
pedient to dismiss the pending case
and issue a new warrant returnable be-
fore Justice Krebs at Jefferson upon
the charge of an assault upon the body
of James Cody. William Cody went
to Jefferson and obtained bail, J. w.
Moore and Thomas Brooks being the
surities.
The garnishee case of n. B. Moran
against VIM. G. Cody, Wisconsin Ma
toinal Bank garnishee, was heard be-
fore Justice Stacy Saturday and by con-
sent of parties was adjourned to the
18th inst G.. II. Gardeners case against
the same parties was dropped. Mr.,
Gardner did not appear, but immedi-
ately commenced proceedings in the
same case by serving papers on Cody
and the bank, the case to be heard al
so on the 14th.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
Home Matters.

Six Cabinets Free Mays Old Gal
lery. 40w4
st. Pauls parish guild meets Thurs
day afternoon with Mrs. A Y. Off.
!. Norman has a sale of live stock
and farming implements on his farm
u miles south Of Pipersville, Saturday,
Sept. Is, at 10 A. NJ.
Tie Sunday school Of St. Paul's
Episcopal church, with their friends,
will picnic in Bauman's grove, Fifth
ward, next Saturday In the forenoon
the scholars will meet at the chapel
and proceed to the picnic grounds.
Rev. Henry Ketcham, of Amigo,
declines to accept the passionate of the
Congregational church Of this CITY, ten
dered him few weeks ago. The de-
clination is matter of regret to the
congregation as we'll as to others IN the
community.
a new counterfeit five dollar bill
is in circulation, and merchants will
do well to be on the lookout. The bills
are counterfeit of the series of 1880
treasury notes, and are such a bad i'm
itation Of the genuine that nobody
ought to be deceived by them.
DIR. VaIerius & Co. of this city have
been visited by a deputation Of White
water business men with inducements
to rebuild the horse establishment at
Whitewater. There are other places
that want the plant and are negotiating
for the same with DR.. Valerigs q Co.
The September term Of the circuit
court commenced in Jefferson Monday,
Judge Bennett presiding. The calen-
dar for the term contains nine cases
of issues of fact for the jury, three Of
issues Of fact for the court, while the
criminal calendar is limited to five
cases.
Brandt & Adele have been awarded
the contract for furnishing the carpet
ing for st. Henri's Catholic church.
The firm competed with some of the
largest carpet houses in Milwaukee and
their success is highly creditable to
Watertown enterprise. Two hundred
yards viii be required to fill the con
tract.
One Of the workmen engaged in
burying the Valerius horses last Fri
dav on the H. NuIberger place, south
of West street, Third ward, dug up a
well preserved spur which lay embed
ded about two feet below the surface.
It is doubtless a relic Of the Black
Hawk war, as If is well ascertained that
there was formerly an Indian trail
through this piece of land which the
troops under Gen. Atkinson followed
in pursuing Black Hawk.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
are receiving the congratulations OF
heir MANY friends

are receiving the congratulations OF
their many friends.
A. H. Hartwig left yesterday morn
ing for the fair at Stevens Point with
six of his best blooded Percheron,
French Coach and French Draft horses
for exhibition.
Col. Jesse Stone and wife returned
home last Wednesday afternoon from
their summers outingin Colorado and
report a most delightful trip in the vi
cinity of the Rockies.
Miss Eva Boyne has returned from
her summer vacation spent with
friends in Fond du Lac, Marinette and
other points and resumes her old sta
ton in the post office.
Miss Mary Spalding started Thurs
day to attend Woodside seminary,
Hartford, Conn.,, the coming school
year. Her father accompanied her on
the way as far as Detroit, Mich.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. a. Mcmahon,
and two daughters and son, Of East
Orange, New Jersey, and Mrs. John
Crane, Of New York City, are visitors
at the home of Mrs Anna Mcmahon.
Thomas and Joseph Robinson, of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and John Robin
son, of Milwaukee, were here to attend
the funeral Friday of their nephew,
Charles Nellins, and remained over
Sunday.
Mrs. L. Jones, with her two child
rem, who have been visiting her parents
Mr.. and Mrs VIM. Perry, Third ward,
returned to Utica, n. Y, Friday. She
was accompanied by her sister Miss
Mary Perry.
Rev. Father Tierney, the former ex-
cellent and efficient pastor of st.
Joseph's church, Redwood, has been
in town during the past week, revisit
ing the scenes of his former labors, as
also his former friends.
Robert G. Williams, for the past sea-
son connected with the Fountain House
at Waukesha, has been visiting relatives
and friends in this city and vicinity,
leaving for Chicago yesterday to take
a position with the Pullman company.
Mrs. r. L. Potter took her departure
last Thursday for La Crosse, intending
to make that city her home for year
or more. She was accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Margaret, who resumes
her duties as one of the teachers in the
La Crosse public schools.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
The FIRE FIEND 5!
DR.. Vaerius & Co.'S Barns Destroyed
and Thirty-Three Horses and
two Cows Roasted Alive.
A Serious Blow 10 a Live and En-
terprising Firm.

The Fire Extends to Adjoining Property.
Thefire last Thursday morning which
destroyed DR.. N. P. Valerius & Co.
horse barns situated on the north side
of West Main street, Fourth ward,
and cremated thirty-three horses,
thirty-one of which were Clydesdales,
and two Jersey COWS, proved one of the
most destructive CONGREGATIONS that
ever occurred in the city 1t was
fortunate circumstance that Dr. Vale
RUS had taken twelve horses from the
barns for exhibition at the Interstate
fair at La Crosse, for had these animals
been in the barns there is little doubt
they also would have been roasted alive
with the others. The fire started at 2
o'clock, and spread with such rapidity
that not an animal was taken out ofthe
buildings alive. Charles Lawson, the
foreign agent of DR.. Valerius q Co., oc-
cupied a room over the office, and he
had barely time to escape with his life.
The entire contents of the buildings,
vehicles, harnesses, machinery, books,
papers and office furniture, all were
licked up by the flames and destroyed.
The fire department was promptly on
hand, and all worked heroically
against great odds to stem the tide of
the fiery element. Efforts being futile
on the barns, the department devoted
it's efforts towards saving surrounding
property. Several times strong wind
arose, and it seemed as if the fire
would not stop before number Of the
buildings in the vicinity were de-
stroyed. Fortunately, however, the
wind went down, and the fire was con-
fined to within comparatively narrow
limits. The fire extended to the east
and partially destroyed the building
| in Heymann's park, owned by c. F.
Krebs, of Jefferson, and occupied as
saloon and dwelling by r. Woelffer,
| most of the contents having been re-
moved. The dwelling house on the
north ofthe barns, owned by NJ. Kehoe,
was damaged in the roof and other
| parts, and tenement house near by,
owned by c.. H. Gardner, also sus-
| tanned some damage. The loss of DR..
Valerius & Co. cannot be measured by
dollars and cents. 1t was a clean
sweep, destroying many things that
money will not buy. The loss by the
stoppage to their business alone is no
slight consideration in connection
with the fire. Fortunately for them,
the valuable papers in their safe were
found intact and uninjured, where a
heavy loss might have been sustained.
! In view of ali the circumstances it is a
difficult matter to estimate the loss DR..
| Valerius & Co. have suffered over and
above their insurance. They estimate
it at from $4,000 to $4,000. Their in
surance on live stock and contents Of
barns amounts to $50, 900 divided among
the following companies:
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
Temperature.
Days of Week,
To Sell or Rent.

The undersigned will sell or rent his
farm four miles west OF the city, Said
farm is situated on the West road and
contains 200 acres, 100 acres of which is
in the town of Watertown, and the
balance adjoining in the town of Mil
ford. Forty acres are under pillow and
seventy acres heavy timber, the balance
being pasture and productive meadow.
Well provided with buildings and good
water. For further information enquire
of JOHN SCHLEICHER,
Jones ST., End ward, bet Sth & 9Th SITS.
47w3 Watertown, Wis.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09

-Watermelons by the carload at
5tallman's. Your choice TO. - cents.
4 full line OF Ro ted Coffee from
.5c. up at HAWKINS
We always have what is fashion
abIe in hats
ScHIFFLER 4 lUENTMEYf.R,
II Agents Tor knoz hats.
House to let on Washington
treet, inquire OF f. II. BERrRAM
49w2
For fanny vests, night shirts, un-
erwear. neckties. silk Umbrellas,
runks, travelling bags, collars, cuffs,
1cks and all gentlemen's wearing APP
arel, there is no such assortment IN
re city as
7 scHIFFLER & QUENTMEYER's.
.Uncolored Japan Tea al 90. %, 30,
) and Zoe, best value FOR money IN
le city. C1o. } HAWKINS.
SroRE FOR REST-phe properly Of
rank Koaning, located on ". Main
rect. and occupied By J. c. Seager
5 Il barber shop. is for rent after
o.. t5th. For further particulars
nduire at CRY ROLLER Mills
Schiller & Quentmeyer have the
aruest aud best variety Of tall and
vinter overcoats, and the beauty OF
= Is their styles are +seasonable and
,rices unapproachable
Canned soods-Fomatoes. 8, 10,
81 cents; corn, 10, i21a. 3 cents ];
,e3s. Is. %, 25 CENTS; beans, %, 20
ants. Al other canneI fruit. Vege-
ables and fish equally low IN price at
Iavkins'.
Six cabinets Free with all orders
akun before Oct. LIST at May 5 old
5allery-"Wolfe. > 40w4
Crawford peaches, Bartlett pears
md all varieties Of plums forcannlng
at Stallman's.
Our popular assortment of falf
and winter clothingfor men, boys and
children has arrived. In price it is
the lowest. In quality and workman
snip the best. That is the KIND OF
goods to buy.
SCHIFFLER & QUENTMEYER,
Dealers in clothing, hats, caps, etc.
If YOU are looking for q position
In the west, write us, AS we have vacan-
cies for Office work, store clerks. farm
hands and other positions too numer-
Gus to mention. Address, enclosing
stamp for reply, to
w. E. PAYNE & Co.,
Employment Ag't 1904 Union Az,
46w4 Kansas City, MO.
Fred Ruesch & Son, dealers IN
boots. shoes and rubbers, on West
Water street, have succeeded IN build
inc up a fine trade that IS rapidly IN
creasing. The reason for this Is not
difficult to determine. In the first
place they sell only the best and most
reliable goods, class OF goods that
can be warranted every time; and,
secondly in all their dealings they are
fair and honorable, satisfied with a
living profit. They give their custom
departments careful attention and can
always be depended upon for excel
lent work in this branch OF their busl-
ness also.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1891-09-09
DANCING Glass.

The afternoon dancing class for child
rem. under the auspices of the ladies'
society of the Concordia, will begin for
the season at Concordia Opera house,
Saturday, Sept 26, with Paul Thorn as
teacher. The class will be held from
- o'clock to 81 o'clock. 49w3