The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-05-11
RESPONDS.
OUR BOYS IN BLUE.
Drawn and Grit rendered Uncle Sam,
CHILLY ENTHUSIASM IN MANNING.
History of the Guards-Some Ladies,
Children and Citizens at the Depot
TO Say Good.Bye-A Noble
Woman.

Children and Citizens at the Depot
TO Say Good-Bve-A Noble
Woman.
The Manning Guards responded to
the call of duty and are now in camp
at Columbia.
As soon as Governor Ellerbe called
for volunteers, in compliance with
the request of President MCKINNEY
CAPTAIN w. C. Davis, desirous OF
giving his historic command a place
in the picture land near the flashing
of the guns went to work TO get
the boys together, but the task was
a hard one, for the reason that, un-
der our militia laws thirty-two men
pass muster, and it was with great
difficulty company could be main
tanned, the State virtually giving no
support to her militia; however Cap
tain Davis, with his usual energy, de-
termined that Clarendon should not
be found skulking when the country
asked for her services and he set
about to meet the requirements of
the United States, i. e., to raise
eishtv-four men, rank and file.
Night and day Captain Davis
worked and not without obstacles,
but he succeeded sufficiently to be
accepted by Colonel Auld, who was
detailed to furnish three companies
from his regiment, and last Thursday
morning the company left Manning
sixty strong, escorted to the depot by
the Pickaninny Brass Band, which
played patriotic airs until the tram
left.
At tie depot Captain Bradham,
who has faced an enemy on more
than one occasion and whose empty
sleeve is his badge Of honor, gave
the bows talk. The language he
employed sent a thrill through his
hearers and many an eye became
moistened. This veteran knew what
the BOYS would soon experience and
as he talked to them his whole frame
quivered with emotion. Capain Da-
Wis responded and thanked the gal
liant old veteran for his words OF
counsel and cheer and promised to
endeavor to make a record equal to
that of the old corps whose name the
company bears. He, too, seemed
much affected, but in his breast
there was a pride that can only be
felt by man who responds to
duty. Some ladies, children and
a few of the citizens were there
to see them off, quite in contrast
with other towns where business was
suspended and the soldier boys were
given God bless you" from the en-
tire populace. The cause of this APP
parent Indifference here, might have
been on account Of there being only
one man in the company whose resi-
dence is in the town, although on
the company roll there appears the
names of several Meaningless, who
have no family ties to hold them,
but these declined to volunteer as
was their legal right, therefore the
town of Manning can only glory IN
having in the service Captain Davis.
All the rest are the brawny and nervy
sons of our Clarendon farmers. These
farmer boys who have sacrificed
their all and have gone forward to
protect the nations honor will al
ways, wherever they go, remember
that noble, lovely woman, Mrs. j;
Horton Rigby, who, with several
other ladies, went among the boys,
shook their hands and bade them
goodbye, and in her tear moistened
eyes the boys read the prayer that
she was making in their behalf. The
BOYS appreciated her goodness of
heart and when we left them in camp
numbers of them asked us to be re-
memhered to Miss Cammie.
On the arrival of the train a spe-
cial car was provided for the soldiers
and as it rolled out the ladies waved
their hankerchiefs and the boys
cheered. At all the stations on the
route were groups of people who
cheered the boys in blue, and when
the train reached Sumter the entire
population was there to see their
bows off; they also made much of
the bows from Clarendon and they
seemed considerably surprised when
they learned that the Manning
Guards was made up entirely from
the country with the exception OF the
captain, and he an original country
boy. Our boys answered their ques-
tions about the cause of no Manning
bows being with them and gave as
an excuse 1.-The boys from Manning
are gentlemen of business and have
not time to serve their country"
others said their papa's would not
let them go, and their mammals
were afraid they would soil their
high-standing collars and their pat
ent leather shoes" then others ac-
counted for their absence by the
insufficient number of commissioned
officers allowed to company" and
still others said lit was Il lack OF
grit" One of the Sumter ladies told
our boys to make out a list OF the
fellows who flunked and each one
would be presented with mother
hubbard dress.
From Sumter to Columbia wher-
ever a stop was made the boys MADE
the welkin ring with their cheers,
and when the train rolled under the
union shed in Columbia hundreds
of people were there to greet them;
Major Thompson took charge and
the Darlington Guards, Manning
Guards and Sumter Light Infantry,
headed by brass band, were march
ed to the fair grounds.
Clarendon's company had more
uniformed men than the Otners ana
they created a good deal of favora-
BILE comment. Our boys were as
signed to fine quarters, the second
story of machinery hall, where they
were provided with mattresses.
The following are the boys COM
posing the company which left here
last week:
W C Davis, Captain.
a Z Davis, lst Lieutenant.
J E Kelley. I'd Lieutenant.
w w johnson. lst Sergeant.
" D Yonng, ID Sergeant.
J C Graham, Sd Sergeant.
W C johnson, 4th Sergeant.
TN Tisdale. 5th Sergeant.
John June, lst Corporal.
Joe Hodge, I'd Corporal.
J C Jordan, 30 Corporal.
J F Stukes. 4th Corporal.
w c. Bull, Drummer.