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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
IinuorDealers Sentenced.

COLUMBIA, July 5.-A special from
Charleston, S. c., says: Because of
the fact that the grand jury in Charles
ton refused to find true bills against
any of the liquor dealers in Charleston
accused of violating the dispensary
law, seven of the 13S contempt cases
for violations Of the law were trans
ferred to Sumter for trial before Judge
Buchanan there. Cases against Bow
en- and Wyman, two dealer, were tried.
Both men were found guilty, and
Judge Buchanan sentenced Bowen to
paya fine of 5000 and to hard labor in
the penitentiary for four months.
The decision in the Wyman case was
reserved. These cases are under re-
Gently inserted section of the law
which allows the circuit judge to issue
an injunction against person violat-
ing the law and upon a second accu-
sation to try the case without jury
and pass upon it himself.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
A BRUTAL MURDER.
An Inoiiensire Young White Man Shot
Down.

Down.
PIEDMONT. S. c.. July 12.-Last
Monday night the peace and quietude
of our town was again broken. Just
as the i o'clock train was rolling up to
the depot, Ira Johnson, young ne
gro man. shot and mortally wounded
Frank Langford, a young white man
OF Marietta, S. G. Mr.. Langford was
visiting relatives here and went out
to the depot just before train time
with some other young men. When
they arrived they found the negro
quarreling with and abusing a boy
about twelve years old, whose father
and mother are both dead. One of the
young men ordered the negro to stop
abusing the boy and to abuse him if
he wanted to abuse anybody; the ne
gro then produced pistol, and plac-
ing it near the young mans face
swore he would blow his brains out.
Mr.. Langford was standing near and
ordered him to put up his pistol and
have no further trouble, and without
further ceremony the negro turned
and fired two shots, one taking effect
in the upper part of the right breast
and the other in the right part of the
stomach. The negro then tried to
make his escape by running, but was
so closely pursued that he took refuge
in house on upper Main street. He
was promptly pulled out and mis-
hands tied and in less than thirty
minutes at least 800 people were on
hand, some armed with shotguns,
pistols and ropes, shouting, Lynch
him. and for short time it looked
as we would have dead negro on
our hands and a coroner's inquest
would be in order.
Earnest solicitation of cooler heads
to send him to jail and await the re
suit of Mr.. Langford's course, at last
quieted the crowd to certain extent.
Three buggies were soon on hand and
five well armed and determined men
were on their way to Greenville jail
with him. Some threats were made
to follow and lynch him and report
was circulated that a mob of negroes
were waiting on the road and would
take him from the officers, but no dan
ger of that nature was apprehended
for in less than an hour and hall
after the shooting the guard started
with him and of course did not give
time for the mob to collect.
Mr.. Langford was moved to the
house of q friend, and was attended by
Drs. Donald and Richardson, who die
everything in their power for him, bu.
after lingering in great agony unit
this afternoon he died. Mr.. Langforc
was young man of quiet and sobe,
disposition and my information is tina,
he was never in any way connected
with such troubles before He was {
son Of one of the leading men of Ma
rietta, Greenville county. johnson
is considered bad character and ha!
been in the hands of the law severa
times on similar offences The pisto
that he shot young Langford with
was 3S-caliber hammerless Smith &
Wesson.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
He Was Mistaken.

When we think of the teeming pop
ulation which now fills many portion
of our country west .of the Rocky
Mountains, and remember how fam
Gus, all over the world, is their singu-
lar beauty, and their incompatible
value to the tourist, the health seeker,
the agriculturist and the horticultur-
ist, as well as the miner, it is interest
ing to read what so intelligent states
man as Daniel Webster thought of
them just fifty years ago, and to know
that his views were shared by many
other prominent public men of the
time. In a speech delivered in the
United States Senate in 1914, with re-
gard to the proposal that mail SER
vice should be established between
Missouri and the Pacific coast, Web
ster said:
"What do we want with this vast
worthless area, this region of savages
and wild beasts, of deserts, of shifting
sands of whirlwinds of dust, of cactus
and prairie dogs? To what use could
we ever hope to put these great deserts
or these endless mountain ranges, i'm
penetrable, and covered to their bases
with eternal snow2 What can we ever
hope to do with the western coast, a
coast of three thousand miles, rock
bound, cherries and uninviting, with
not harbor on it? What use have
we for such country? Mr.. President,
I will never vote one cent from the
public treasury to place the Pacific
coast one inch nearer Boston than it is
today"
We publish the above to show the
fallacy of the people following blind
ly the lead of any so-called wise states
men. Simply because man happens
to be in Congress as representative is
no sign that he knows anything more
about the tariff or currency question
than those people at home who read
upon these questions No doubt Mr..
Webster thought he knew all about
the subject he was speaking Of, and
no doubt thousands of his blind fol-
lowers accepted his statement as law
and gospel, and yet there is not an
eight year old school boy in all this
country, who, when he reads Mr..
Webster's remarks quoted above, but
what knows now that Mr.. Webster
was perfectly ignorant of the subject
he was talking about and that the old
man was simply talking through his
hat. Follow no man blindly. Read,
think and act for yourself.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
Rich Silver Find,

DENVER, July "a special to The
Times from Steamboat Springs, Colo,
reports great excitement in the neigh
borhood of Hahn's peak, over the dis
covery of an immense blowout Of sill
yer bearing rock said to come from a
blanket vein. The ore is said to run
several hundred ounces ofsilver to the
ton. There is already 400 or 500 men
on the ground and hundreds OF claims
have been staked off.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
4 Fatal Bolt.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, July 1O.-A
special to the Advertiser from Dade-
Vile, Ala, says: \ son of DR.. Banks
and negro boy were killed by light
ming near this place yesterday after
noon. The boys were at grindstone
in the yard when a bolt struck tree
and passed to where the boys We're
standing. They were both killed in
stantly.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
Not Yet Filed,

Rock HILL, July 1.-THE board Of
trustees of the Winthrop Normal Col
lege have been in session here since
last night and a great deal of routine
work has been accomplished. The
principal object of the meeting was to
ill the chairs in the faculty still va
cant. After discussing the matter
however, the board decided to refer
these selections to President Johnson.
He has not yet announced his selec-
tons.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
Two Thousand Homeless.

BERLIN, July IA disastrous con
tlagration occurred al Briterode, vii
lage at Hausse Nassau. Three hundred
and fifty houses We're destroyed and
ten OF the villagers were killed while
seeking to rescue their valuables.
Two thousand persons are homeless.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
Death of Capt. Webb.

SAN FRANCISCO, July "a special
to a morning paper from Occur d
Alene, Idaho, says that Capt. Paul
Webb, the swimmer, lost his life near
there yesterday in an attempt 10 ride
down a three hundred foot chute into
Lake Occur 'Alene in his barrel. The
barrel left the chute and struck the
ground.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
4 Fatal Fire.

DETROIT, Mich, July 11.-Fire
started in Cases livery barn, four
story brick structure, No. Al Congress
street, shortly after 3 o'clock this
morning. Two hours later, when the
firemen had succeeded in getting con-
troll of the flames the barn was a com
plete wreck; five men at least, had
either burned to death or smothered
one fatally injured by jumping from
the burning building; two horses
burned to death and $50, 900 worth OF
property DESTROYED.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-07-17
WHERE SHALL THE SOUL FIND REST;

Tell n e, ya winged winds,
That round my pathway roar,
DO ye not know some spot
Whe martalS weep no more
Some lore and pleasant dell,
Some valley in the west,
Were, ire, from toll and pam,
The weary soul may r s.: ,.,.
The Ion6 wind dwin6led to whisper low.
And sighed for pity as it answered, NO.
Tel me, thou mighty deep,
Whose pillows round zoe play
KroW'st thou some favored spot,
Some island far away.
Where weary man may IND
The bliss for which he >lshS:
Where sorrow never yes.
And friendship never dies?
The loud waves, rolling IN pe!ret1 II hoE,
Stopped for awhile, and sighed - answer,
s;No!'
And thou. serenest moon,
That with such holy face
Dost loek upon the earth,
Asleep in nights embrace,
Tell me, in all thy round
Hast :hou not seen some SPIT,
Where miserable man
Might find a happier lot:
Behind cloud the moon withdrew In woe,
And voice, sweet but sad. responded,
Nor
Tell me, my secret soul,
O, tellme, hope and faith,
Is there no resting place
Fr. N sorrow, sin and death?
Is there no happy spot
Where mortais may be blest,
Where grief may find balm,
And WEAKNESS rsSt?
Faith, hope ard love-best boons to NOR
tails given
Waved their bright wings, and "h!,p feo'
"Yes, in Etaven"'
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He Says We are at the Opening Door of
Good Times Why So Many Men Fall by
the Wayside--The Value OF u Human
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pray goa 10 prosper Lueul Ill Oil
things. But l tell you there is some
thing back of that and before that
we need more happy, consecrated,
cheerful Christian homes everywhere.
Again remark that a great many OF
our business men are tempted to put
the attainment of money above the
value OF the soul. 1t is a grand thing
to have plenty Of money. The more
YOU get of it the better, if it come
honestly and 60 usefully. For the
lack of it sickness dies without medi-
cine, and hunger finds its collin in the
empty bread tray, and nakedness
shivers for lack Of clothes and fire.
When hear a man in canting TRADE
against money-a Christian man-as
thought it had no possible use on
earth and he had no interest in It at
all, come almost 10 think that the
heaven that would be appropriate for
him would be an everlasting poorhouse
While, my friends, we do admit there
is such thing as the lawful use Of
money-a profitable use of money
let US recognize also the fact that
money cannot satisfy a mans soul
that it cannot glitterin the dark valley;
that it cannot pay our fare across the
Jordan Of death thatit cannot unlock
the gate of heaven. There are men in
all occupations who seem to act as
though they thought that a pack Of
bonds and mortgages could be traded
off for title to heaven, and asthough
gold would be a lawful tender in that
place where it isso common that they
make pavements out of it. Salvation
by Christ is the only salvation.
Treasures in heaven are the only in
corruptible treasures.
Have you ever ciphered out in the
rule OF loss and gain the sum, What
shall it profit man if he gain the
whole world and lose his own soul:~
However fine your apparel, the winds
of death will tlutterit like rag. Home
spun and a threadbare coat have some
times been the shadow of coming
robes made white in the blood Of the
Lamb. The pearl Of great price is
worth more than any gem you can
bring from the ocean, than Australian
or Brazilian mines strung in one car
canet. Seek after God. find his right
eousness. and all s!all be we'll here ::
all shall be well hereafter.
Some of you remember the ship
wreck of the Central America. That
noble steamer had, ! think about 800
Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1895-12-10

THE fair of the Church of the Sacred
Heart held this week in Library Hall,
was largely attended. Six hundred dol
lars was cleared.
ANUNBER of copies of the BANNER of
last Tuesday, the Sd, inst, ARE desired by
a certain party upon whom favor will
be bestowed by all who will leave copy
at this Office.
THE Fencing Master is the next at
traction at the Opera House, appearing
the 18th. This play was presented here
last season and was enjoyed by every one
who witnessed it.
THE organization of the Knights of
Pythias lodge will take place this even
ing in Apollo Hall. A delegation from
the Rutland lodge and some of the Off
GERS of the Grand Lodge, will participate
in the exercises.
Ice has formed on the ponds in this
vicinity thick enough for skating for the
first time this season, and already ice
men are beginning to plan for their ice
cutting. The two ponds of j. B. Percy,
covering about four acres in all, have ice
over four inches thick.
THE "Salem Leaflets for December, a
periodical published at Salem, Mass,
contains an excellent portrait of Thomas
Putnam, of Putnam, Ontario, with an in
teresting history of his eventful life.
Mr.. Putnam, who was the father of Dr.
w. E. Putnam of this village, died in the
year 1880.
LAST evening, Bennington Council,
No. 3, R. and S, NJ, elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year: j. S.
Niles, T. 1. NJ; E. S. Chandler, D. l. NJ;
j. A. N. Williams, p. c. of W.; G. B.
Sibley, treasurer; c. NJ Lambert, re-
corder: j. T. Shurtleff. C. of c.; j. L.
Finn, C. of c.; j. II. Norton, steward;
L. B. Niles, marshal; A. j. Merchant
sentinel.
FRIENDS" was witnessed by a small
audience, last evening, too small for the
character of the play and the ability of
the actors. The company was nearly the
same as upon its first visit here last sea-
son and handled the play with the same
skill and taste. Not many plays have
been presented here that have exceeded
this one in its healthy sentiments, its
freedom from Objectionable features and
the delcacy with which it was handled
An unfortunate feature was the laughing
and talking which came from the gal
lery during some of the difficult passages.
Finally becoming unbearable to one of the
actors, he was compelled to suspend his
work and address a sharp and well word
ed rebuke to the gentlemen who were
annoying him. The play then proceeded
without further interruption. There has
been considerable complaint lately from
the actions of some of the gallery gods,
who seem to feel that they are privileged
to rldicule anything transporting on the
stage that is beyond their appreciation.
They should be dubbed into silence.
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SPECIAL VILLAGE MEETING.



The legal Voters of the Villag, of Bennington
are hereby notified and warned to meet at the
Village Trustee Rooms in the Village of Benning-
ton on Monday, Dec 16, 1895 at one o'clock in the
afternoon to ira stct tn following business:
To see if said village will vote to fund or re-
fund as provided by Act No. 16S of the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont approved Nov
ember 2lst, 1891. entitled IAN Act in amendment
of and in addition to an Act approved November
22nd, 1892, entitled IAN Act in amendment of
and in addition to an Act approved November
18th, 1884, entitled "An Act in amendment of
and in addition to an Act to Incorporate the vii
lage of Bennington, approved November 3D.,
lS40 the Indebtedness of said village that it has
already made and incurred in establishing, CON
structing and maintaining public sewer as pro-
Vided in Act No. 116 of the Acts and Resolves
passed by the General Assembly of the State of
Vermont at the 18th biennial session A. D.. 1892.
whether evidenced by existing in the form of or
ders issued by the Trustees of the Village of Ben
nington or otherwise, to the amount of four
thousand dollars $4,000, and at a rate of inter-
est not exceeding five per cent. per annum. pay
able annually or semi-annually, as said village
shall determine; and further to determine upon
such vote being had the time or times not ex-
ceeding twenty years from the first day of Janu-
airy, A. D.. 1895, that the bonds of said village
with or without interest coupons, shall be issued
for.
To transact any other business proper to be
done when met.
c. II. DARLING. President.
j. II. KELSO, Village Clerk.
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PERSONAL.

Mrs. D. G. Burt is in Rutland for a
few days.
j. E. Post of Rutland, was here yes
terday on business.
Mrs. Geo. w. Hartman is confined to
her home by illness.
Russell Graves has returned to
Brown University.
Mrs John Cone. of Silver street, yet
remains critically i'll.
j. S. Holden has been in New York
several days on business.
Edgar Buss has given up his oil bust
ness and has taken position with K. E.
Hart.
Geo. H. Warren, of Rutland, spent
the Sabbath with his father, John II.
Warren.
VIM. E. Barratt expects to move into
his new house ON Grand View street,
this week.
Miss Mary G. Cone, of Manchester,
spent Sunday with her brother, Clement
IL. Cone.
Charles Roche, of Union street, has
returned from visit with friends in
Troy, N. Y.
-Chas. H. Bennett will take charge of
the Christmas music in st. Francis de
Sales church.
Mrs. Anna S. Hawks, of South street,
visited j. r. Macdonald of Hoosick Falls,
n. Y, last week.
Miss Horton entertains the members
of the senior class of the High School
next Friday evening.
Misses Lena Walker and Lizzie Pei
lerin have been spending several days
with friends in WoodfOrd.
Miss Jennie L. Riley, of Maple street,
leaves town tomorrow, for a visit with
friends in Hoosick, Falls, N. Y.
Misses Margaret Corey and Gather
inc Hurley, of South street, have re-
turned from a visit with friends in
Adams, Mass.
Miss Margaret Riley of Hoosick
Falls, N. Y, is visiting Miss Mary Sulli-
van of Spring street and Mrs. O'DOnnell
of Lincoln street.
F. A. Field, of Rutland, has been
spending a couple of days in town. He
will assist in organizing the new Knights
of Pythias lodge here this evening.
F. r. McRae, acting express agent
for the National Express Company, has
moved his family to this place and taken
a tenement on Gage street.
-WadswOrth Carpenter, express mes
senger between here and HOosick juno
ton, was in the village to-day for the
first time since his sickness.
George Washington Bahan, of Brat
tleborO, formerly of Bennington, is visit
ing here. He was recently seriously in
jured in foot ball game at Brattleboro,
and goes to Troy to-day to get medical
treatment.
j. c. Colgate and family returned
several days ago to their New York
home. Miss Brigham, who spends the
winter with them. went to New York
Tuesday and Mrs. TIbbetts goes to-day.
Miss Minnie Bushnell Price, of
Troy, a frequent visitor here, and who
has sung in several of the village choirs,
has been engaged for another year as So
prano of the State Street Methodist
Episcopal choir, of Troy.
William Lum, of South Valley, N.
Y, was in town Saturday and called on
several old friends. He was formerly
resident of POwnal, at which time he was
well known here. He moved from Pow.
nal about thirty-five years ago.
C. J. Mcmahon, who has been unable
broken ankle, returned to his duties as
sexton IN st. Francis de Sales church,
Monday morning. While he was laid up
Edward Kelley, of bennington Centre,
acted as sexton.
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Y. m. c. A. Notes.

Mr.. Alger, superintendent of the
Graded Schools, will lecture, Friday
night on "The Magic of Science" Very
pleasing and instructive experiments
will be made before the audience. Ad-
mission is secured by free tickets, which
may be obtained at the Rooms or at the
store of A. f. Loomis. Members are ad-
mitted without tickets.
Sunday, seventy-fve men greeted Mr..
Fuller, of Rutland. The Second Con-
gregational Quartette sang two selec-
tions and the Y. NJ. G. A. orchestra as
sisted.
The class in penmanship will be post
poned tonight on account of the alb
sence of Mr.. lockwood.
Gymnasium classes for men occur reg
u 'arly at 7 80 o'clock, Tuesday and Sat
urday nights.
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stoutly declares that she was alone. She
seems determined to protect her accom-
plice if she had one.
There is considerabl sympathy for her
in Manchester. Her father had sworn to
her that he would never let her into the
house with baby. With no money, no
friends, no place to go, she was in state
bordering upon frenzy when she dropped
the child into the river. During her
stay in Montreal she received money sew
eral times from parties in Manchester
and but few people believe that she ar
rived there at midnight without expect
ing to meet some one but it is believed
that she was disappointed in this expec-
tation. 1t hardly seems possible that
woman would start for a home like hers.
to reach it at midnight, in the latter part
of November, her fathers house four
miles away and with three months old
baby to care for unless she had some idea
OF meeting some ore, or had been
advised as to what she should do. Some
one sent her money with which to return.
Several names are mentioned of those
who may know something about the case.
The Manchester authorities will endeav.
or to satisfy themselves as to whether or
not she was alone. Mrs. Wetherbee was
taken before Justice Dean, who commit
ted her to jail on the charge of murder,
and she is now confined here. She does
not look like one who would commit
such crime.
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County Court.

Ali of the jurymen who were not on
the Murray MattisUn case were dis
charged Saturday until this afternoon.
Saturday, the taking of testimony in
that case was completed and the argu-
ments of the counsel began. At noon
court adjourned until Monday afternoon.
At the afternoon session Monday, argu-
ments in the Murray Madison case were
continued and the case will probably go
to the jury to-day.
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Knitting Mill for Sale at Bennington
Vermont,

For the manufacture of all kinds of
ladies' and gentlemen's underwear. Ca
pacity II frames with all other machin-
cry to correspond. Price extremely low
Terms reasonable. Immediate posses
sion given. For particulars, address w.
B. Sheldon, Bennington, Vt, or j. M,
Lock Box ST, Peace Dale. r. 1, 53tf
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Notice,

The annual meeting OF the stockholders of the
Bennington County National Bank of Benning
ton. Vt, will be held at their banking rooms on
Tuesday the seventh day of January, 1896, at 10
O'Clock a. M, for the purpose of electiHg board
of directors for the ensuing year.
CLEMENT II. CONE, Cashier.
Bennington VT, Dec. It'll, 1905. 93t4
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Notice

The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
First National Bank Of Bennington, VT. will be
held mt their banking rooms on Tuesday the I4th
day of January. 1896, at 10 O'Clock a. M, for the
purpose Of electing a board of directors for the
ensuing year L. A. GRAVES, Cashier
Pennington, Vt, Dec. 10. 1895. Q8t3
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CIV. N. Severance, North street,
has an entirely new line of goods for the
the Holidays-Rings, Chains, Watches,
Belts, Combs, Carriers, Arm Elastics,
Silver goods and novelties. He handles
only the best goods. 92t5*
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Liberation Notice.

have this day given my daughter, Blanche
Silver. her time during the remainder Of her mi
nority, and shall claim. none of her wages and
pay none of her debts.
MRS. CHAS SILVER.
Bennington, VT. Dec 10, 1895. 1914