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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
Imnrlsoned for Kissing.

From New Haven, Conn, comes the
story of the undcing Of a Yale fresh
man, and the sorrows Of his sweetheart,
and with the story comes proof that
the old blue laws of colonial New Eog-
land have not entirely passed away.
Stephen D. Lawrence, member of the
freshman class at Yale, was the escort
of Miss May Carroll, pretty young
girl Of New Haven, to- the theater
where they saw Uncle Toms Cabin.
Losing themselves in the story being
acted before them, they soon grew mel
low in disposition and sympathetic in
heart, Of which they gave evidences
later OF. After the performance Law
renee took his yovrg lady to an ice
cream festival. The combination of
Uncle Toms Cabin and ice cream was
100 much for the young man, and con-
sequently as he leftthe festival, it hay
ing become necessary to aid her IN the
adjustment Of her wraps, he bent low
and touched her ruby lips with his.
Being only a freshman, and therefore
unskilled in osculation, the young man
made such resounding smack that a
nearby policeman was awaken from his
slumbers and bore down upon the
frightened couple, escorting them to
the police station. The following
morning the stern old judge, puritani-
cal soul, sentenced them each to fifteen
days in jail.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08

The advertisement in The Green
Vile News tor the safe Of number of
unclaimed freight packages containing
school charts, school books and school
.urniture consigned to ". ". Tutwiler,
ecalls the adventures of that smooth
ci;iz a in working eff on unsuspecting
and innocent school trustees quantities
IF public school paraphernalia at what
sere said to be exorbltaut prices, and
the charge that Superintendent OF Ed
ccation W. D. May field was Lot sufici
sntly wa,chful to spoil his game. Moth
ing could be learned here yesterday
sbout these packages nor where Mr..
Tutwiler had gone. All that was
Known at the freight Office was that the
packages were shipped here from
Greenwood aud Ninety Six, where they
remained unclaimed for six months.
Nr. Tutwilcr apparently did not think
ais goods worth the freight charges and
is probably in some other State seeking
new worlds to conquer.-Greenville
News.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
STATETEANKSGIVING
Gov, q. B. McSweeney Issues His
Proclamation to the People.

Gov. McSweeney Wednesday issued
the following Thanksgiving pr0claua-
lion:
The people of this State have been
.bu1dantly blessed during the past
year. Gratitude is one of the Chris
ian virtues. We should give thanks
at all times. Men too often forget the
goodness of Sod. There should not
,nly be gratitude in our hearts, but
there are times when We should give
visible evidence and audible express
on to that gratitude. We have been
remarkably free from pestileoce and
,courge. We have been permitted to
liant and to garner. The rains have
.ome aud the earth has yielded her
fruits and We have been allowed to en-
Joy the labor of our hands. We have
made progress in manufacturing the
oroduct of cur fields and our forests.
1t has long been customary to take one
lay out Of the three hundred and sixty
five when we shall cease from the tolls
IF our labor and render thanks to the
Giver Of all good for the many bless
lpgs we receive. To the end, there
fore, that we may, with thankful
aearss show appreciation Of the tender
care of our Heavenly Father, |, NJ. B.
McSweeney, governor of South CarolI-
ca, in conformity to the proclamation
Of the president of the Uuited States,
10 hereby appoint and set apart Thurs
day, the 30th day of Ne9ember, 1899,
as day Of thanksgiving and prayer to
oe kept and Observed by all the people
Of this State.
Let all public Offices be closed and
all private business and labor of every
kind cease and let the people assemble
in their accustomed places of worship
and render thanks with grateful hearts
to their Creator and Preserver for the
blessings Of life and liberty and happi-
cess which they daily receive. Let
the people on this day also remember
the fatherle<s and rot forget that the
poor and the needy y.u have with you
always, aud that v are told by Him who
made the great sacrifice for US that it
is more blessed to give than to receive,
aud by our own deeds of charity prove
The sincerity Of our gratitude.
Ii testimony whereof, have here
unto SET my hand ard caused the great
seal of the State Of South Carolina to
be affixed. Done at the Capitol, in the
city Of Columbia, this 3lst day Of Oct
obtr, A. D. 1899.
VI. B. McS5ceney.
3: the governor:
VI. K Cooper, Secretary Of state.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
TEEssTORM ELSEWHERE.
Damage to Wilmington, IN. c., and its
Seashore Resorts.

4 dispatch from Wilmington, \. e.,
authoritative reports from Wrightsville
and Carolina beaches say that the storu
which reached the height Of its fury al
5 O'clock Monday. morning has wrought
great havoc to property at these points.
No loss Of life is reported.
At Wrightsville there are sixty odd
cottages, and of this number fifteen are
a total loss is estimated at from $50, 600
to So, 900. The treslle OF the vii
nington Seacoast Railroad and It's track
aggregatlng in extent about three miles
is.a wreck aud the damage IS corserva
lively estimated at from $40, 000to S50,-
600. At Wrightsv;lle SounS on the
mainland, about ope mile this SIDE OF
the beach, considerable damage was also
done and this is estimated at several
thousand dollars. The two large sum
mer hotels on the beach were not de-
stroyed, but were damaged to some ex,
tent.
At Carolina Beach, near the mouth
Of the river, there are about twenty five
cottages, boat and club houses, ano
also large hotel. About eighteen OF
these totally destroyed and the remain
Ing badly damaged The loss is placed
at from $l2, 600 TO Sl5, 600. Botb
beaches were fortunately deserted Oh
account of the season.
4 special from Southport says that
there was considerable damage along
the water frent there by the storm, but
no loss Of life reported. a small pas
senger steamer ard tug, the Alexan-
der Jones, were beacted. No other
news or damage to shipping has reach
ed here.
The Clyde steamer New York, Capt
Inglam, arrived from New York Tues
day afternoon. She encountered the
storm of Frying Pan light ship, but
rode it out with only Slight damage to
her cargo Of general merchandise.
The damage II Wilmington along the
Rhar7es by reason Of the high tide lhi>
morning Will approximate about 81 600;
The maximum velocity OF the WHO
here was estimated at from 70 to 81
miles per hour.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
KILL THEIR UNCLE
Result Of. inquest Over the Body
of a Murdered Man.
AMYSTERlOUS FAMILY FEUD.
Two Brothers and a Cousin, hll
Named johnson, Were
Engaged in the Killing.

Another murder is reported from the
upper part. Of Greenville County. The
killing took place between 8 and 4
o'clock, on Tuesday, Oct. 81, within
few hundred yards Of Marydell, where
there is country store and postofice,
and the victim vas Jesse ". johnson,
an elderly man, who was shot in the
breast by his nephew, George johnson,
with whom he had been on disagreeable
terms for quite a while. George came
to Marydell badly used up in a battered
condition, which led to an Investigation,
and the facts were.revealed that he. had
shot his uncle, who died in few min
utes. An inquest over the body re-
suited in verdict that be came to his
death by pistol shot from the hands
Of George johnson, and that Marshall
and Avery johnson were accessories
thereto, all of.them beng nephews Of
Of the deceased. George and Marshall
are sons of Oliyer Johnson and Avery
is the son of John johnson.
Two other brothers Of the deceased
NJ. NJ. and D. n. Johnsons testified at
the inquest. The origin of'tho trouble
was not brought out.in the testimony
and still remains in doubt. A ei.l1ea
Of the nsighborheod met .Ae yeung
men on the way to their uRele's house
and George said they were going to set
tie the difficulty With him, which the
neighbors knew existed. Another story
is that George'said'he was'going to set
tie with his uncle for work done, but
there was no evidence on these'peiass.
NJ. N. johnson, one Of the deceased's
brothers, saw part of the difficulty, and
sWore that Marshall and his brother
were fighting at the johnson saw mill
or near there, George made grab at
the deceased by the arm, and he caught
George, who dew.a'pistol. and fred the
fatal shot.
Avery johnson claimed the pistol af-
terWards, when all three of the ne
phews went away from the place where
the shooting had occurred, which was
within so yards Of the deceased's home.
Avery took 10 part in fight and Jesse
johnson had rock in his hand, but
did not use 1t, nor did he hit George
during the alteration with Marshall.
George had the pistol in his hand going
toward tie deceased when NJ. M. John
son first saw him.
D. N. johnson, another brother Of
the deceased, saw the fight from dis
tance, and knowing the previous trouble
he ran to them. He caught hold of
Marshall and they fell to the ground
and he did not know that Jesse was
killed until after.bis separation from
Marshall.
Mrs. Aletha johnson, wife of.ths de-
ceased, testified that George, Avery
and Marshall came near to the house
and called for their uncle, who went
out to them. he was met by Marshall
and the Others went to the roaG. Mar
shall struck her husband and the others
came back, George with something in
his hand, and struck his uncle in the
face, when she heard Marshall say,
''Shoor him quick"
The evidence vas confined nearly al
together to relatives, and the examlna-
tion failed to reveal the cause Of the
trouble.
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Lost at Sea.

The t1o-masted schooner StonewalI,
Capt Nilliken, from Wilmington to
SEyllotte, y. c., with a cargo OF mer
chandisc, vas caught in the recent
storm after she had entered Shallotte
river and was blown out to sea. Yes
sells cargo, with crew. supposed to be
lost. Tso maSted schooner Lee, Capt,
Williamson, bound from Shaliotte with
cargo of naval stores and produce given
up as lost. The little tug Woodward
of the Cape Fear quarantine station
and small launch, also belonging to
the government, were broken loose
their moolings and sunk in the storm.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
A NIGHT OF TERROR.
A Disastrous Hurricane Visits the
Town OF. Florence.
ALL BUSINESS SUSPENDED.
A Great. Many Houses. Unroofed,
and the People Kept Up
All Night on the
WATCH,

Florence, S. c.. was visited by ter
rible hurricane Monday night OF last
week, during which. many buildings
were either unroofed or moved from
their. foundations, a large amount q
fencing blown down and the trees badly
twisted and broken. Nearly every stor2
and residence in the city suffered more
or less damaged from water.
The weather Monday was ezceeolDglJ
murky; the rain fell in torren, s and the
wind blew at terrific rate. Business
was suspended almost entirely, for II
was practically impossible to get any
where through the binding sheets OF
rain that were being driven bya forty
nile wind.
Towards evening the wind grew fast
ter and the rain fell thicker SO that be-
fore sundown very nearly all the stores
closed for the evening and the men
folks hurried home to make themselves
comfortable for the night. They were
disappointed, however. for very nearly
every one was up throughout the night
sweeping the water. out Of their homes:
for there few that it did rot get the fu!
effect of the heavy rain that Tell
Throughout. ;ne night.
Between II and ? o'clock the vino
seemed to have reached It's height.
which was very nearly 20 milesan hour
while the rain seemed to oe coming
down in sheets.
Towards morning the storm had pass
ed over and by 10 o'clock had spent Its
fury.
A walk over the city Tuesday showed
that the First Methodist church hao
been damaged mole than any other
bulldog, for the roof was lying in the
street and the interior of the building
badly damaged.
The court house was partly unroofeo
and also badly damaged from rain.
One Of the buildings at the Coast
Line shops was unroofed.
The electric light plant had large
portion Of It's -oof torn off.
The kitchen Of the Rev. J (. Wilson
was twisted from It's foundation.
Besides this several small buildings
in the suburbs were completely demol-
ished.
The Electric Light'conpany suffered
heavy from destruction Of their wires,
blowing down the poles, etc.
The telephone companies suffered
the same, as did also the Western Uni.
on company All Of last night ano
part of Tuesday Florence was cut of
from telegraphic communication from
all points north, east and west Of the
city. The Oily wire that was IN work
ing order vas between Florence ano
Charleston.
The trees are badly damaged and
many Of them were stripped Of then
foliage, and the streets today were I'll
ed with limbs Of trees, feIeing signs
and pieces Of roofing ug-NzWs aud Cou-
rier.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
Bad War Record.

The Pennsylvania Republicans are
probably sorry that they tried to "work
the soldier racket in their campaign
for the state treasurership. The man
they nominated FOR the Office was the
lieutenant colonel Of the Pennsylvania
regiment that wAnt to the Philippines.
Instead of having walk-over, as was
probably expected, he finds that he is
obliged to defend himself against
pretty well substantiated charges of
cowardice and Sinking in the face of
the enemy. Meantime the Democrat
who is opposing him is talking busi-
ness to the voters and winning friends,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
Two Schooners Wrecked j..

Alviccs from Morehead City, n. c.,
say: The three masted schooner
1harles S. Davis, Somers Point, n. j.,
from Savannah for Philadelphia, lum-
o,r laden. is ashore at Bogle inlet. %
miles west Of Norchead City. The yes
,el aud cargo are total wreck. The
crew of eight men were all saved. The
vessel was commanded by Capt. John
". Adams Of Philadelphia. He is
now at Morehea3 with his crew The
three masted schooner Thomas L James
Of Newport n j., is also ashore at Bo
que inlet. She is lumber laden, from
Savannah for Philadelphia. The cargo
and vessel are in bad condition. The
crew of eight were all saved. Capt.
Pierce reports the worst storm ever seen
on this coast.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
FERTILIZERS GOING UP.
How the Trust Will Get It's None
Back.

In view Of the fact that the prlc> Of
all manufactured fertilizers had materi
ally advanced recently Reporter for
The News and Courier called on Messrs
H. NJ. Tucker & Co., brokers in ferti-
lizers and fertilizer materials, and OBJ.
tanned the following statement from
Mr.. H. NJ. Tucker regarding the situa
ton: The probabilities are that there
will be sharp advance in the general
prices of fertilizers. The prices of fer
tilizer materials have materially advanc-
ed and will advance still more, in con-
sequence of which the manufacturers of
fertilizers will be compelled to advance
the price of the manufactured article to
meet this advance of raw material.
The prices of fertilizers have for sew
eral years been on very low basis, but
the cost Of the material has responded
to the general advance in the cost of
raw material in all Of the industries,
and that will necessitate an additional
cost Of the manufactured article, as,
for instance, phosphate rock Is now
from 81 80 tc 1775 per ton higher than
twas last yearand the sulphurin pyrites
is also from Sl25 to $3.50 per ton
higher, and the same applies to the
cost of all am oniated ingredients, as
we'll as the advance tina. has been made
in the price Of labor, and of the gener-
al running supplies, machioery, etc,
necessarily used IN the manufacture OF
fertilizers. This altogether would mean
that the cost Of manufacture and Of
material would average over the cost
Of last year from 81 . to 81 10, and
this will necessitatc proportionate
advance:in the cost Of the manufactur-
ed article. ''The trade may look there
fore for a continued average higher
price for fertilizers this year than last
Of over s2 per ton. 1T is fortunate
for the up country that the advanced
prices Of cotton and other articles OF
production should more than compen-
safe for this increased cost in fertlllz-
-
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CONFEDERATE RECORDS.
Colonel Thomas Wants Certain Infor-
nation About Them.

Col. John P Thomas is working dill
gently towards getting up the Conieder
ate records Of this State, without thu
financial support Of the State and tina
is all the more reason why he shoulc
be given the data he so earnestly ask:
for. 1t is burning shame that TIE
record Of this State in the late war i:
not yet complete, and Col. Thoma:
shows why it is so difficult to com
plete the records lie makes this state
ment.
Columbia, November /, 1899.
In response to the circular letter Of
the undersigned calling for corrections
and amendments to Rivers Account
of the Raising of Troops 10 South Car.
olina for State and Confederate Ser.
vice, 1876, to be handed in or re.
ported by November l, 1899, the follow.
ing survivors baveresponded being one,
half Of the number called upon:
Orr's regiment riffs, Sergt Major
Hemphill.
Fifth regiment, Col Astury Coward.
TWenty-fourth regiment, Col Ellison
Capers.
Twentieth regiment, A S. Salley,
Jr.
Watie's artillery, Sergt Bridges.
T~enty-sixth regiment, Col j. H.
Hudson.
Eighteenthregiment, Col W. H. Wal
lace.
Fifth cavalry, Col. Zimmerman Da-
Wis.
Lucas battalion, Major J. j. Lucas.
Second artillery. Capt 7. K. Legare.
German Artillery, Capt Theo Mel
chers.
St Helena Mounted .Rifemen and
Palmetto Battalion Artillery, Lieut. L.
G. White.
Second cavalry, Adjt. J. W. Moore.
Eighth regiment, Major T. E. Lucas.
First regiment regulars, Col VIM
Butler.
Fourth cavalry, Col VIM Stokes.
Seventh regiment, Capt J. H. Brooks.
Second foreign battalion, Lieut. Col
F. H. Brooks.
Hampton Legion, Lieut. S. E. Welch,
acting adjutant.
Palmetto Sharpshooters and 10th regi-
ment, Col Joseph Walker.
Sixth and Oh regiments, Major j. l..
Coker.
First cavalry and 7th cavalry, Lieut.
". G. Hinson.
Twenty-6rst regiment, t,--.
Fourteenth regiment Col J. n.
Brown.
Charleston battalion and 9th regi-
ment, Col Julius A. Blake.
Historic matter, Col Ed McCrady
and Capt W. AsCourtenay.
The time for additional responses is
hereby extended to D, cember l next.
The foundation Of the bi-tory Of the
part taken BY South Carolina in the
war between the States, 1876. rests
upon the complete and accurate ac-
count Of the raising of troops in the
State for State and Confederate service.
The duty of surviving officers and
men to make the record as full as pos
sible is self-evident proposition.
Hence it is urged upon former CON-
manding officers, living, to whom Riv
ers' pamphlet was sent, and who have
not thus far responed, to make answer
by December / next.
John P. Thomas,
State Historian of Confederate Records.
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TEE"BLOW IN CHARLESTON.
One Child Killed by a Falling House
4 Fifty-Eight Mile Wind.

The Caribbean storm passed by
Charleston at 2 o'clock Tuesday morn
ng. sending the barometer down to
29.07 and producing wind velocity Of
5S miles an hour few hours previous.
The wind attained a velocity Of so
miles at 9 o'clock last night and in
creased in force until the 5S mile was
reached, at which it blew for some
time. Several small frame houses were
blown down, among which vas negro
house on Coming street, where year
old child was killed and several other
people were wounded By the falling
timber. SIates, tin and tiles we're
loosened and torn of roofs AID hurled
into the streets, fences and trees were
blown down, shutters were wrenched
of, telephone, telegraph and electric
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wires were damaged and much other
property was damaged. The shipping
interests in port were not hurt, special
preparations having been made in the
way of putting out additional anchors
and hawscrs. Anxiety is felt for the
large feet of vessels, which sailed from
Charleston Saturday and Sure :. The
verdict Of the coroners jury i inquest
over Alonzo Boyd, the Negro boy
killed in the falling Of the house on
Coming street. was that the deceased
came to his death by misfortune or &C
cident, as a result of the falling of a
house and the act Of God, etc.
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Arhor DaY.

The following circular has been Is
sued by Mr.. MeMahan in reference to
arbor day:
To the County Superintendents Of Ed
ucation.
The legislature, by an act approved
February Is, 1898, has directed That
the free public schools of this state
shall observe the third Friday in No
vember of each year as Arbor Day, and
on that day the school officers and
teachers shall conduct such exercises
and engage in the planting Of such
shrubs, plants and trees as will impress
on the minds Of the pupils the proper
value and nd'appreciation to be placed on
flowers, ornamental shrubbery asd
shade trees" Until the observance Of
this day in our schools has become an
established custom, it may be overlook
ed unless specially brought to the at
tention Of the teachers. You will,
therefore, urge upon all the teachers
Of your county to celebrate the day IA
their schools.
John ]. McMahan,
Stota Cnnt of EGuc,tioa
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a Fatal Runaway.

Miss Sallie White was killed at Hun
tersville, IA miles east Of Greenville, on
Wednesday afternoon by being thrown
from buggy. She and Mrs. John
White were out driving, acd when near
the Huntersvi!le store the horse became
frightened and ran. Beth the ladies
were thrown out Of the buggy about
the same time, but Mrs. John White
was not seriously injured. The acci-
dent occurred about o'clock, and Miss
White died about midnight from inter
nal injuries. No bones were broken.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
Damage at Virginia Beach.

\ dispatch from Norfolk says the
storm in that section was very severe
Monday night. About l o'clock that
morning the wind increased in velocity
to IS miles an hour Very little dam
age was done in Norfolk. but at \ II
ginia :, Beach fishing nets, pounds.
BOARD walks, fencing, etc, was washed
away. The loss there is estimated at
$4,000 The three uastcd schooner
Kate Darlington was wrecked on Ocean
View Beach, having been d;iven high
and d,y at l a. N. by the wind. In
gassirg through the Capes Monday
l:sh.s she was run into and badly
crippled by an unknown steamer. Her
anchor would not hold. The Darling
ton was returning from Atlantic City,
where she had conveyed cargo Of
lumber. The eides were unusually
high.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-11-08
Good Suggestion.

Mcss-s. Haselden and QUITS will kind
ly retire to the remote recesses Of the
back yard where the jimson weeds and
beeear lice and cookie burrs are grow
ing against the fence, and there con-
duct the remainder of their controversy,
remaining until it is completed. Hit
is never completed they will ohlige US
by continuing to remain all the same.
At the present time we regret to have
to announce that they fatigue u.s.
Green7ille News.
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Easelden's 8 Side.

In last wees issue We published some
extracts from letters written to Outz
charging that Haselden received nu-
merous presents Of liquor and beer from
hauses Going or desiring to do, busi.
ness with the State Board of Control
and that he shared these with his
friends and neighbors. In reply to this
charge Haselden publishes a letter
sigued by thirty-fve of his neighbors in
Marion county certifying to his high
character ano speaking of him in the
highest terms.