The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-26
CLIO OORREsPON
items OF Imf9ra.st E.a0,n T,bis ryns.
tling Little CITY.

" se@fO oSoAa AZ SnO PNob
week than they have over been since
some Of our oldest mon oan remem or.
The cotton is now making too
much weed so the farmers say. The
same old cry Of not half crop is
heard on everY side.
Some Of our people report fiDe corn
crops, while others contend that there
will not be corn enough made to sup
ply the country until Christmas. /
can't say how this will be, but one
thing will say | am going to watch
those same fellows about tho tmo the
first frost comes and see If they don't
manage somehow or other to get hold
of a deal Of corn in fluid state. j
am afraid that we all grumble too
much; if we would always wait uni
we come to the bridge and then make
arrangement to cross we would save
ourselves a lot Of worry.
have been expecting to 60 of in a
big black thunder cloud for twen-
ty-fvo years, and 10, and behold I am
here yet. All of this worry and scare
for nothing. Who knows but while
| am worrying over this thing I may
have been spared to 60 to the Legis-
lature or be kicked to death by ten
dollar mule or come to some other bad
end. I'll do have to do any Of these
things I hope julie Oovington will too;
but am going to quit being worried
over these things when frost comes or
when | died, one. reckon it will be
when | die, and want to be power.
old man then. had rather face the
storms of life t Ii an t h 9 King Of
Terrors'' any day in the year.
have often heard people say II had
father die than live in this world Of
trouble" and if the Lord hadn't quit
striking people dead for lying there
would have been corps right there.
Lets all quit lying about things in
general and being ready to die in
particular. I'll quit if every body
else will. All in favor Of this please
let me know. and I'll come and eat
dinner with you and draw up set OF
rules to be governed women ex
cepted. l reckon it won't make the
good sisters mad to be ex xcluded from
this society; if it does we will let any
one join who will promise to quit.
The building Of Mr.. Sternberger's
handsome house is being pushed as
fast rs the weather viii permit. Mr..
j. A. David the contractor never
turns offa sorry job.
Mr.. Chas Smith who has been
boarding for quito while is going to
house keeping again. IIo will occupy
the Mr.. S. p. Wright's house at the
Depot.
Mr.. Jas w. Raybon is going to
build a nice cottage on Marion Street
which will be occupied by Mr.. Strauss
of our town.
Mr. Jas Manning Of Dunbar who
Ing hccn III for quite awhile hen rc
lteSpea oisyI}cl &pyings NNd isinoYy
4 {iSits ft lhr llpiil@ iNtt I'd,
fSsNS,l&.iH kfS 6 s&iis tasiS l'eAyth
I Az. Jollanl MNn0i8s. 0ud @i5a 0re
ihero Visiting thcig blotbcl and JsuEh
! Tor Hits3>h. PARISH, wto hes 4 v&ry
$sck Child II. +
Mr. Willie Hammer, Of vocal fame,
has left us for Kimesville, N. G.,
where he will do the counter jumping
act for large firm in that place..
Miss Vera Smith. a beautiful
young lady Of jackson, Tenn, is visi
ting at the home of Mr.. Rod McRae'e g
at Donoho, much to the delight of
some Of our summer time, fair haired
young men.
Mr.. Ellison Simpson Of Clinton, is
visiting at the home Of his sister Mrs.
9. B. Allen, accompanied by Miss
Florrie Lever Of Columbia, and Mr..
Harold Thaxton also Of Clinton.
Mrs j. M. Pearce Of Columbia, and
Mrs Il. A. Golden Of Newberry are
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Johnnie Welch.
1t seems that people in all parts Of
the state have found out that Clio is
a pleasant place to spend the dull
summer months.
The Clio Base Ball Team was or.
ganized to day with Mr.. Ellison Simp
son as captain and Mr.. Ben Mcleod
as manager. Battery, Simpson and
Frank Hamer. The crack teams of
the North may now look for chal.
lcnge any time.
! think the farmers are going to be
placed under lasting obligations to
MIR. II. NJ. Stackhouse, as he is going
to take snap shot Of a cotton field
just below town and send the picture
to Liverpool. He says that when the
cotton lords look on that picture the
price will jump ono cent day. AS
the old darkey says, II hope to the
lord he will be excesful."
One of our young men went in the
direction Of Hebron a few nights ago,
guess ho was going to SEQ his girl,
any way as he neared his usual stop.
ping place Bobt Chaffin's Oil wagon
was close on his heels. The moral OF
this is more light and bettor light,
long may he shine? lis better to be
born lucky than rich!
My good friend Charley Woodley
brought me- n LARGE bav Of prean npas