The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-07-27


4 money case, and that he couldn't at
wise the use of money in it. Billy Ber
lamin tW. :. Beniamin) said that moth
ing but money would satisfy Sam; tina
he knew Sam would have to do some
thlng. Senator lrby also said in tn,
house that We would have to do one o.
Two things: Either just drop it on ac
count OF the relationship between Mr.
! DaNrnrortS children and the lady in
vowed, or prosecute him. From what
! | heard did not think that there was
any rape or attempt to rape in it.
| lNlgnedJ JnlIN Il. FULLER.
w, T.. CrNNINGIIAM.
Ihe foregoing statement was read To
IN" and lin it true as to what took
plac" IN the house. was present and
knew that Senator lrby advised against
taking money.
'Nlgn"dI W. +. CT NNIN,'llAM.
VS.. BENIAMIN.
Mr.. WIS Benjamin, the father of the
lady IN the case, says: IL have heard
r"au TN" statement above Of John L.
ruler and certify that that statement
Is correct and true to my own know
ledge"
lNigncd) W.S HI>,,N,v
!" the Editor of the G;rcpnyille
News: We, the citizens of OalLyIlIe
community, 81" u bundle Of lies i'm SAT
mrday' 5 lSSu" of July H.. signed "Caro.
llnlan. We think we know the little
eur. We do not propose to reply to
MN now, but W" do propose To correct
MS Hes. We do not see how any true
IaroIlnlan could publish Such false
noodS unless h" has Il political design.
Ihe meeting WAS held liVr miles from
Monlt lleaS ant Thlt settles lie uum
Der one.
We love the v,r,rI" Of our womno
but we are lovers Of truth. Mr.. Edi.
tor, we demand his name TO he sent. to
.. {. Cunningham, chlirmtn of the
meeting. /. o.. Madden. \. c. AMI We
VIII SHOW hln up TO the people Of our
State. w" Us true citizens of South
(iTnllna think that it is time newSpa-
per liars We're stopped.
II was very ungrntlrmanly in any
one To report meeting before itS final
| adJournmtni. Our county papers will
give the facts in the case. We Zee
that we are Slandered by the trilllul
puppy piece. Pleas Send his ua ne a,
once.
&C Cnnmngham, J. Il. Mcdaniel,
i. +. Terry, II. Y. Boyd.
y. j. Irby, NJ T.. McD ,ni.I
J. G.. Williams, .I.C. NrD mill
John Hamilton, Fost,r IIlpp,
John Il. Boyd.
All papers that copied "Ciroliniln'
piece please copy this. O.r.r.
I Mr.: Editor: rs chairman of II
:, meeting to which "CArolinian" alluue
4. . ] wish TO correct the lies that ha,
. been circulated by Siid writer. III
: meeting was called for the purpose
, protecting the educational interests
our county and to appoint Il c0mmi
Tee TO investigate the matter, and IL
report OF the committee was that theI
WAS no malicious intent although tn
cohducI OF MIR. Davenport was toun
10 nave been such us the good prDDl
of this county could not Tolerate I'M
laurcnSvlllr Herald will give the fu]
| particulars in next issue.
q &. .CUNNINGmAM.
Weather Crop Isullctin
'nLI MEIA, :. g., July 2D.-rhe fol
| lowing Is The weather crop report from
| The south Carolina Burrnu of ihp DE
Partmrnt OF Agriculture: The temper
alurr during lnr past seven davS has
ranged ahnnrmalIy high, averaging
about three degrees above the norm Il
with large amount Of sunshine
which, with the small amount of rain
has allowed the crops iG burn cOn,id.
rrahiY. All rains have been local i'm
character, amt where they occurred
were lor the most part in one shower
In some sections these rains were rx-
crSSiV", and had they fallen in several
| showers Wonld have been OF great ben
cill. The heaviest fall occurred in the
Northwestern part of Bcrkel"y county,
extending INTO the ldJDinlng counties
OF Clarendon, tollGtUn and ORANGE
burg. The ram IN a part Of Brrk"lcy
county WAS 50 intensely heavy e IL at
lrlalD that cotton will hardly recover
irHm the evil effects. Whll" cotton has
recovered from the previous heavy
rams III OrdnTrburE county, il Is not
making Inc progress expected. The
| heavy rams there thus week nave done
| Mule good to corn, which Is not earring
at all we'll. Many reports are to tn,
effect that crops have not burn, rs bad
! IN years, ami are unusually poor. Cot
! ton Is Iiriug IT the bottom and hi pOm.
ing near thr top, making, indeed, Il
gloomy outlook for the crop. Little or
no progress has been made this week
! me plant has elth"r stopped growing
or Is growing very slow. The WOrking
/ out Of grass has nearly Killed large
quantities. \ slight Improvement has
n'cn noticed III lIdgclicld, Aiken and
Sumter cruntlrS; also along the coast
SEA lSlaud cotton Is doing iaIrly well
Corn Is smaller than usual ana grnrr
ally so badly burned rs TO clISr great
apprehension and some estimates run
below hall Il crop. Low ground corn