The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-05-31
CLIO CORRESPONDENCE
Items Of Interest From This Illus.
Ting Little CITY.


Aud it still rains. One farmer has
just asked me to write something this
week to cheer him up. The best rome.
dy that I cnn give .nmeet the sit.s-
tion right now is "early to bed and
early to rsse." The first thing on ari.
sing is to get hold Of goose neck hoe
by the small end and keep a hold on
it until the dinner bells rings, and
right after dinner tako double dose,
Ifthat doesn't have the desired effect
repeat the dose next morning, and
keep on repeating until that tired
feeling and that green complexion in
the cotton patch has gone. This is
what the medical fraternity calls he
roic treatment. But'this is the only
Balm in Gilead that | know of. I
know from experience that it is pow.
crful bad medicine.
Isee w. J. Covington hore with a
box Of crawfish. He says he canght
them in neighbor's cotton patch on
high ridge. That sounds like some.
Dody's name Is emud
Que fellow told me that he was
coming up the hill at the Red Bluff
mills in cart the other day and had
his cart gate off and it rained his cart
body full Of water before he could get
to the top Of the hill. | didn't tell him
! believed this, but our Judge says it
was so because he was with him and
saw it.
Several Of our people have gone TO
Memphis. Among the number Mr.. A..
L. Calhoun Sr., Miss Tennessee Cal
hOun goes as sponsor, NJ liss Pearl lGdens
to see the sights. lam certain that
our Tennessee people will think that
We have a very pretty representation.
II they don't there is some young men
here who does. Already they are say.
ing when will the reunion be over. I
don't know why they do this but they
do.
r. G. Stone and r. II. Ivey left
for Memphis this a m. These reunions
are q grand thing, especially at din
ner tue. | was invited 10 one the
other day. Mrs. w. q. Stanton had a
reunion of her children and grand
children. | got an invitation and you
bet | went. I eat chicken that was
baked, and chicken that was not bak-
ed; Ham and other good things thai
l often dream about but seldom ever
see. | wish another one Of her boys
would come home and celebrate. If
Sheriff Green and Judge McLaurin
could have been there my cup would
have run over with envy. I believe in
the world do more theory"
I have just been told that the Nc
Coll Hardware Co, has bought out our
home folks in the Hardware business
and will open up branch house here.
Who biames the McColl people from
wantinfi to come to a live town to do
business? Every body will give them
a cordial welcome and fare share
of the trade.
MIR. j. Howard Bennett has sold
two car loads of mowers and self Bind :
ing Reapers and is expecting two more
cars to night. Our Judge says they
are the thing to getthe best Of a kick.
ing mule with. He says he had d mule
once that would kick SO high he would
look between his front legs and wink
his eye at you while his hind feet
would be in the air. Nobody in Clio
doubts the veracity of our own Judge
and he can sell a mower or Reaper as
quick as anybody everything being
equal. =
That same young man from Win
ston is here again. | guess he is after
a fall hat This ttmo or photograph
one. | heard a young chap say he
would take his picture on brick bat
II he didn't go north right soon.
Our town symrathises with Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Carter 10 the loss of their
little babe. It was buried at Hebron
on Friday.
The sun is shining brightly this a.
M, the farmers are putting on new
lite; everything will come out right
If we will on y wait aud trust in all
wise providence. There will be good
crop made. Cotton will bring a good
price; the U. S. Senate will meet as
usual; Christmas will come again; !;
there will be just as much mean corn
liquor bought; Just as many tin horses
and horns sold; Just as many little
stockings with hole in the heel hung
up rs usual and they will all be filed
too. Some Of the good women are
keeping the little turkeys out Of the
rain and we can all have our usual
old tough goblor for dinner Just rs we
always have.
Let every body quit grumbling apd
make hay while the sun shines, and
catch crawfish if they can. think /
will get up a shooting match for my
garden at ten cents shot and throw
in the grass. Any one who wants
chance let me know at once or will
plow it up and set it out in s'taters.'
May %. 1901. J.F. Meg.