The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-07-19
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Ting Little CITY.

We are having fine rains now.
| heard man say that he measur.
ed three and Z inches rain this
q. m. The most of the farmers
toll me that it is too late for the
corn crop. l don't think there is
chance Eow to make corn enough
in this country to last until Jan
uary, and this means ono dollar
and fifty cents per bushel next
summer, and no homo made hams
at all. The cotton crop is gaining
rapidly in most places. Tho gen
eral opinion is now that a fail crop
will be made if nothing happens
ftom now on.
The health Of our country is
good. Mr.. p. N. Hamor of our
town, who has had an attack Of
fover is improving, with this ex-
ception we have no sickness in
town at oil. / reckon it is q good
thing for us to got little sick
sometimes, it makes q fellow think
a little more about leaving here
than he would think if he were to
stay we'll all the time. There is
lots Of good men who never stop
to think while they are we'll and
hearty but just let little spell Of
fever strike them and then they
have time to think and make good
resolutions, whether they carry
them into effect or not; and then
it is q good thing for a man to be
disappointed once in while any
way. | know q certain man that
made Gall kinds Of arrangements
for the fourth OF July, but when
the day came instead of home
made ham for dinner he had quin-
inc. Instead Of fried chicken he
had mercury tablets Instead Of
those cool drinks that he was
counting on he had something
that | don't know the name of but
| think that the Doctors general.
ly use it to kill dogs with. That
mans wife told him that she was
glad he was a little sick; she had
heard about those cool q drinks I
reckon. So you see while the poor
old glutton was sick his wife was
certain that he was behaving him
self. | guess this is the way with
most Of the good women when
they think there is any cool drink
about, and to my certain knowl-
edge that fellow hasn't wanted
anything to eat since; so you see
that is o saving at his house.
There is q good deal of talk now
OF one of our young men going to
Buffalo soon, and he is not going
by himself either the cards will
be out later.
Mr.. r. D. Medlin and family
of Williston, Florida, are here on
q visit to relatives and friends.
It seems that the midnight
prowler is stillin the land. Some
'ono Welltiu(o NJ Tesso pcareo'a
'a few Mics below here Nud @y,h-
AK /. .QwakfDing apy one rinea 36a
phiits oi M. lnaYcu. .in!o i io
,of iiQnr and meat, paid yist
70 thG chicken house an0 lcliWitlA
Cileir spuiis, mono Of the family
knowing Of their presence until
next morning.
Will Pledger, formerly of the
chain gang, is. now here in tho
guard house. He will have to
show cause to-day why he should
not be sent to Col. McCalps health
resort on the "Cook place." there
to repent at his leisure and digest
the good rations that he stole
from Mr.. Pearce.
Mr.. j. A. Pate Of Columbia is
herc trying to sell the farmers
machinery to gin the large crop of
cotton that is not going to be
made.
Mr.. J.D. Edens is getting things
IN shape at his ginnery; he says he
wants to be ready for the first
bale.
Mrs. G.. e. Hammer and Mrs.
Chas. Manning are visiting rela.
tives in the old North State.
We had a tremendous down
pour Of rain this Tuesday morn
ing with the prospect Of plenty
more. I am afraid it will wash
away the soda that has Just been
applied to the cotton. 1t looks
like the farmers will hayo to turn
their pockets out and work their
"Rabbit foot, too, if they come out
even with the world this year. It
has been said that the darkest
hour was just before day; let us
hope that it will be the case now.
July 16. 1901. r II Moi