The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-24
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.

SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS.
State Press.
R. T. Johnson of Charleston, and
Eldridge of Bishopville, have been
appointed cadets to West Point.
Samuel Duncan, State Constable,
was acquitted at Laurens last week
of the murder of Workman, the ex'
State Constable, at Clinton in June.
The survivors of Company Il, ;,
24th S. G. V, will bold their annual
reunion at Anderson the 31st inst.
Gen. Ellison Capers has promised to
be present and deliver an address.
Sylvester Elrod, the 1S-year old son
of Mr.. VIM. Elrod, near Sandy Spring,
Anderson County, aad the misfortune
to cut off the toes of his right foot last
Wednesday morning.
DR.. Horace Williamson, promi-
nent physician of Darlington County,
died, at his home near the Pee Dee
River Wednesday, after a protracted
illness. at the age Of sixty-seven.
A difficulty occurred at Lancaster
last Saturday afternoon between
Messrs. W. P. Clyburn and VIM.
Denton, in which the latter was shot
in the leg. The wound is not serious
one.
If the cotton mills strike no hard
luck in the next five years this county
will have enough spindles in 1901 to
spin 10000 to 100000 bales Of cot
ton. Watch Spartanburg and the
cotton mills.
Ben Walker, colored, was arrested
Monday at Bath on a warrant
charging him with wrecking the train
on the Gap road near Edgefeld on
June oath. There is some pretty
strong circumstantial evidence against
him.
Mr.. C. A. Magwood, the fish war
den and terrapin inspector, caught
several fishermen in Winyah Bay
recently catching sturgeon during
the close season, and confiscated the
net and fish. Criminal warrants
were taken out for the parties.
A large and enthusiastic gathering
of representative citizens and rail
road men took place at Batesburg
last week in the interest of extend
ing the Carolina Midland Railroad to
that place and northward. Great in
terest was manifested, and the exten-
sion now seems to be assured.
Richmond Daniels, colored, was
drowned at Dowling's Mill last Mon
day evening. There were several
colored folks in bathing, and Rich
mond, who could not swim, concluded
he would take a bath too, SO he
plunged into the water which was
over his head and was drowned
Denmark Times.
Col. John J. Dargan, of Sumter
addressed a mass meeting of citizens
at the court house in Florence last
weeks. He had a respectful hearing.
There was nothing offensive in his
speech, and he made clear, clean,
plain talk. Over one hundred white
and about thirty-fve colored citizens
were present. His address was favor
ably spoken of by those who heard it.
Mr.. Charley Drafts, while telling
trees on his fathers place a few miles
from Lexington, met with a painful
and serious accident Monday morn
ing. In cutting a tree it fell in a
different direction from that intend
ed, and before he could get out of the
way, a swinging limb struck him on
the bead, cutting cash about two or
three inches long and knocking him
senseless.
A shooting affray occurred at Lang
ley on Saturday night, but fortunate
ly no one was injured. It seems that
Mr.. G. w. Swearengen and Mr.. Dan
Burnett had some dispute about mat
ter of rent Meeting again in front of
Morrison's store in abouta half hour
pistols were used, and some seven or
eight shots were exchanged, but no
one of them took effect. At last ac-
counts no arrests had been made.
The Cadets of Clemson College will
have short vacation, beginning July
IS and ending August 1. Students
who live 100 far away from the college
to 60 home will probably encamp
somewhere in the vicinity, a part of
the time will be allowed to make such
use of their vacation as their parents
may direct. The next session of the
college will begin August 1st, at which
time new students are requested to be
present.
Qui1ea sensation isprevalent among
the colored people atSociety Hill Every
one is excited over the preaching of a
young colored girl, said to be not more
than nineye of age. Having arrived
in the place something over week
ago, she began a series of meetings in
the first negro Baptist Church. Crowds
focked to hear the young female divine
proclaim the word, and went away
marveling, knowing not how to ac-
count for the powers with which she
is endowed.
Nelson Davies colored house pain
ter, of Yorkvil1e has made his debut
as an artist. At the Zion Chuch last
Friday night, he exhibited series of
paintings of ms own execution which
he calls the Forty Coming Wonders.
The pictures are on canvas about Axe
feet in size, and are intended as illus
trations of the visions of John on Pat
mos. They are very well executed
and reflect considerable credit on the
conception and skillof the artist.-En-
quirer.
The buffalo fly, long known in the
low country as an aggravating cattle
pest, has lately made its appearance
in York County. It is described as
looking very much like the ordinary
house fly; but is rather more ener-
getic and spiteful in its movements.
It hangs about individual cattle in
great swarms or punches. At night
# settles about the horns of the cat
tie and continues its annoyance per-
petually. Its effect on che cattle is
most distressing. Lean COWS are pre-
vented from improving in condition