The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-09-13
CLIO CORRESPONDENCE.
Items Of Interest From This Has.
~ Ting Little City.

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tling Little CITY.
We are having a spell Of fine wea>
ther now. Cotton is coming in right
lively. Trade is brightning up aud
everybody seems TO be in better spirits
Tho health Of our country is good.
The crop is going to be short but tho
price may be will even up things all
right.
The oyorseers in our vicinity have
put tho roads in splendid condition, so
the farmers will have no trouble in
getting 10 market.
We had tight lively time here
for tho past few days among the NOW
ing machine agents Ono AGENCY chal.
lengcd the whole moving machine
fraternity for all points contained in
II machine. This claim was made by
the Woods machine people. The
Mccormick machine people on seeing
this broad challenge promptly accepts
ed and made all arrangements for the
contest. A lurge crowd WAS in town on
Monday to see the Battle Royal - but
"the best laid plans Of mice and mon
gang aft aglee." On coming out with
three machines ready for the fray
they could fnd no one 10 enter the
fists against them, consequently the
battle was called of, and the McCor.
mick people are saying "Veni, Vidi,
Vici"
Mr.. Sim Gibson Of Gibson Station,
was here to sec the contest that we
did not have.
We have no school as yet. Through
s,me misunderstanding Mr.. Smith
decided not to teacl for lis this term.
notice in the Pee Dee Advocate
thnt it was reported that Mr.. Smith
could not get board in Clio. This is
mistake. MS he had all arrangements
madcforboard. Mr.. GeoWelch, one Of
OF our Trustees is now on a visit to
the Northern markets. AS soon ss he
returns the trustees will elect teach.
or from among The largo number Of
applications now on hand and school
will open just the same.
Miss Sue Odom is visiting at the
home Of Mrs Hattie Woodley in
town.
Mrs Il. Stcrnberger, am sorry to
report, is quite sick in Baltimore
where she won't for treatment She
has paralysis of the throat.
Mr.. Robt Chaffin Of your town will
take up his residence with us to NOR
row as cotton buyer for j. II. Sloan
Of Wilmington. We are glad to have
him rs citizen of our town.
DR.. and Mrs. r. B. Co,ington have
the heart felt sympathy Of our peo-
pie in the loss Of their little Marguer.
i:to, bright anu wiiisome litti6 gill
Of six years. She will be sadly missed
by her little p'aYmates, but only
those who have had the sad exper.
ience of giving up the brightest and
best Of their children can truly sym
pathize with them in their great sor-
row and loneliness.
Mr.. Don Mcqueen OF Donoho, who
has inst completed lar"e and hand,
! some residence, gave q Yery cnjoY
{uDto toGNi1rtAiumeDt Q1 last Ihuls1ay
lnlghj complimentary 20 M,sa Corn
( MoNae a large otcWA afforded nutil
! he WtSsfiN lnN,s3 500 0pUys h1uA Re
iIi<ted \ 4rd 3o,Ia ID ,ISa,, pfi 3f
| tbti Ii5tt Nnd hoatess
/! Ms t.lic people aleGla1 hcchaneos
lare Hoo8 tpf tie reNoyefy0E ou. I'.ssi
dent. If the northern people would
do their duty they would take the
cowardly whelp who committed the
deed and give him taste Of Georgia
justice. "Kerosenc Oil and box Of
matches" and then quit condemning
we Of the south who punish brutes Of
like character in the same way, and
will continue to do 80, as long as
time lasts for certain crimes.
have just seen very laughable
runaway. A mule got gay with a bug
gy and smashed it on tree and then
stopped business. / ike a great many
people who start out they get too gay
in The start run against snag and
stop, may be with their father in law.
j. +. McG.
September II, 1901.