The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-15


has done a good ,;ea, q: sllci, wnrh in S';t"
Ter count. : coni"e:e:.tt reliable.
guess there arc others w!.0 would do il ;:n.
wait for pay. The boal.i seems to have
"LuInlnG zc:.l" for Mr. Wh::c un.: Dcrhan,
expected 30 Other bidder - meet item. II
; declining to &C; a.; ovcrSce:. Nr. Davis SAY,
we set a rice cxa,ul.le To Il LOT 0: negr"c,
standing around. Aaere lid hc get fh;:
information? We we're SO Disguised, wit
the conduct Of the board that We told jIr
HollaGav =. could find another man Il
oversee our section, but there VS. not Z 10,
gro IN sight CT hearing. Ate: going up t.
the house Nj. Ho!.lday talked 10 some d
our p!owmen at the well. We din l!Gt kea
the conversation ana do :iot k:,o% w!!a: *
ample Mr. H. held up - them.
Cur deduction from Ny Hnli#.iay'S rc
mark as t. tie "or}; briHs done If rri-"l
Manning IS the only inference 10 he drawn
and Of course NJ Davis coaG: not stop &c
consider it.
Ho all ye peop.c "oa :is:en 10 ::.:s
''Thc couItT commissioners By going there
the th:rl tine and doing nothing Q,G:
charging he county Cor thc:; ride, and :r-
necessary a;ivCctiS!H,.j s:.Te,i tle county
several hn:l1Ied dollars. Eil: ever :: :En;l
hear sr;cA reasoning: Hollow tina: ar.,u.
meDt out and lece is ;.uout What yo1 haze:
We, the coun:v commissioners. advised b;
our clerk, VII visit any section OF the
coanty, any on,nber O: times Ne Ike, WI
=; ;ceive our pay, but will have 30 pu:,.!c
work done, ior thereby We viii save 20
this county hundreds OF dollars. Our coi::t-
~ is in debt. bu. with that system 4
finance Clarendon may y; :H!T" =. hand
some court hoslsc
Mr. Davis assures Us be- xii! ito "a! II
his power Il !;ct t3:s caIiSrway AID br!d:;@S
built. We ;Louglt i WAS the day 81 :::e
commissioners to say whether or not si:cl
should BE do..c Now mere IS q co:upoand
that all the boards attorneys together with
the mythical Philadelphia lawyer could not
analyze: The board conc!u;lel that tie
work was Necessity, advertised for BIDS,
rode niles and miles 20 receive bids, after
getting there did not ask for bids, Charged
the county for services and advlrt!sing,
saved the county several hundred dollars,
Mr.. Davis will now do AL in his power to
get the work done, another advertisement
for bids in view, another visit by one, or
all, of the board, some more legal advice
from one OF the attorney, lie Scvcr.: nun
dred dollars once saved b.: not having ti:ls
work done is now to D. sqaan!erci by
having it done Who VII, get the prize on
that e.'igiaa:
Mr. Duv;s's way OF S.ving money reminds
MS of the Irishinan who said pins haa
saved his l,te-by his not swallowing
them.
Mr.. Davi, SAYS che believes" NJ H. told
him, he (Alc Il told Us h was coming
back rs soon is the water was ioT enough
and have the cau:;vway h-:!t. Il s Mr.
Davis says "ae believes, FOR l!r. H. ta,i us
nothing OF the kind " that time tie water
was not running across Il" road. Was
lower :h..: wo ever saw It. Now coaii
they wa.t ior It 10 get low enon,,;! tor them
to 20 70 w..S Th:; is what ~. Il. did
say: ~ am col!ing btc!:: acre about the 10Th
OF July and haul in some Si:u3 10 fill IL
those hh:cS" We believe Mr.. Ii. tn!l Ar.
Davis Just THIS ana ne hu' not the "Eaiates!
recollection; o. it, I trw weeks after the
board WAS tl,er= tie crcp6 :i.!vd AZ and
vii! hs luli anal ;.rXt Si:!li.~:. Iiic i~;h
OF July l,:ls .cl:u air Il. i.;;: not cc!ae n"r
do we exrcc: hi&. We d. act !n1i: !or
ANYTHING from the hoa.,i. rut We sio r0t
be. will hear from rs "a good time
Il the commissioners SEonid reconsider
n second ti.ae VIC hope they viii give either
SIR. Turheviiic charge ~ ;;:e ai:t wo-S, 9:
one of lir. pay!>'S "S":!,i.i, seaside n!en.
Mr. Davis probably i:::a not the 'tantes!
:.coilcction' ot speaking "a rs on Aug IS.
ou tie base ha..! sr2ii4,i, bat ic ai'i do SO,
and had we sect! his piece, OF known it Vas
cut, We woaii Lave :,:cntiored i. We dill
not know il nm:;i !.eHt day. Il. did not
see Us r!ake :. HON II" tAa; afternoon,
bat We are going 10 MAKE oue no".
NJ. Davis says, '..: s''li.d. Sei,s:bi- mc:l
will endorse ,,r Iur5ay;lle j.: saying Il.
could build tie c,.usewHy il ":;iX Gays,
hut Mr.. DAVIS says !: IS ''.n Il: the sum
mer job" On wL::t list does NJ. DAVIS,
name appear: Score one. in. :!'
Now, Nh Editor, We are &etosiaeF oar
selves, bur fror! principle, nc; from sent
menl. We have no spite or i: feeling 20:
any person uame.l in either os orr letters,
but we grievc 70 see that Ee:DrnecS DO no.
reform.
We regret that s.tycasGi, OF r:,?:cGle l!::s
been introduced into Ills le ter We
avoided anything .: tic kind IL our tirs;
Il was not pertinent to the objec. Of
our writing. Mr. Davis is rcspo2ible ior
It for he pulled the litch-string. ana we
usually walk il when 50 c!evcr!y invited.
This IS cur last in reply 10 anything from
Mr. Davis. He failed 10 show wherein sc
misrepresentet: our board OF commissioners.
and i they feel t!IIt ,Av,' were nisreprs-
sen.cd let thsm show ny, and wc vii! dis
cuss the points OF difference w!:h them.
Yonrs t0c vital reform,
j. II BURGESS.