The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1902-07-23
MANNED VETERANS.
Distribution of the State Artificial
Limb Fund.
THE LIST OF BENEFICIARIES.
Eishty-Seven Got in Their Claims
in Time and Seven Failed
to Do So and Were
Ruled Out.

Ruled Out.
The comptroller general has COM
pleted the work Of distribution of the
artificial limb pittance to Confederate
veterans who lost limb in the service
Of the State There are 81 benetci-
aries of the fund getting about S22 a
piece, and there are 25 counties repre-
sented. Three are accredited to Rich
land but only one Of these is Rich
landman.
The act under which the $4,000
fund was diSburSed is as follows:
Section !. Be it enacted by the gen.
eral assembly Of the State Of South
Carolina: That the sum of $4,000, if
so much be necessary, be and is here
by appropriated to defray the expenses
of the repair Of artificial limbs hereto
fore donated to citizens Of this State
who lost g leg or arm, or who became
permanently disabled in a leg or in an
arm during the military service in the
war between the Safes.
Sec. ,. That the comptroller gen.
eral be, and is hereby authorized and
required to draw his warrant on the
State treasurer, and the State treas
urer pay the same, for sum not eX-
ceeding S25 in favor.of any citizens OF
this State. upon the presentation to
him by or on behalf Of such citizen Of
certificate under seal of the clerk Of
court OF the county wherein such citi-
zen resides, that such citizen lost leg
or an arm, or was permanently disabled
in leg or in an arm while in military
service of this State, or Of the Con-
federate States, in the war between
the States, and that such citizen re-
ceived an artificial limb under the
act of 1879, the act of 1881, or the
amendments thereof, and that said
artificial limb needs repairs, and that
such citizen is not on the State pen
sion roll, and also the estimate Of
the probable cost of such repair certi-
fed to by a reputable physician of the
county wherein such citizen resides:
provided, that such citizen who is re-
ceiving pension from the State shall
not be entitled to receive anything un-
der this appropriation, provided that
the amount so appropriated shall be,
appropriated out of the pension fund;
provided, further, that in case any
citizen received money instead of an
artificial limb as provided under the
act Of 1879, the act Of 1881 or the
amendments thereof, that such per-
son shall be allowed the sum of S25
upon the presentation.of certificate
under seal Of the clerk Of court of the
county wherein such citizen resides,
that he was entitled to receive such
com pensation instead Of the artificial
limb as provided in said act. Provided
further, That all persons desiring the
benefits of this act shall file their
claim as herein provided within 90
days after the approval of this act,
and if the comptroller general shall
find that the amount Of claims filed
and approved exceed the sum Of s2,-
900, then he shall pro rate the said
sum among the claims approved by
him.
The benefciaries under the above
act are as follows:
Abbeville-S. H. Cochran, T. J..
Brough, W. T. Cowan.
Anderson-W. L. Bolt, J. F. Gala
han, W. H. Acker, D. n. Major, c..
A. Reed, John T. Ashley, A. G. Nc
Ghee.
Aiken-Tillman Pool.
Bamberg-J. B. Hunter, J. c. Cope
land.
Clarendon-D. J. Bradham.
Chester-C. w. McFadden, W. C.
Hickling, John c. Hardin, ". L. Lu-
cas-, Thos. G. Hudson.
Cherokee G. Austell, c. P.
Higgins, W. D. Camp.
Darlington-B. S. Lucas, W. T. Gil
bert, W. L. Galloway, S. Lane, E. w.
Cannon, Caleb Odam.
Edgefeld-W. P. Cassels.
Fairfeld-Jas. L. Richmon.
Florence-H. E. G. Fountain.
Greenwood. G. Young, T. J.
Chipley, ". H. Kerr, G. F. Ross, W.
G. Austen.
Kershaw-J. B. Phelps, J. W.
Floyd.
Lausens-Jasper R. Martin, John
r. Smith, A. A. King, J. D. Mock.
Lexington-S. NJ. Roof, W. J. ASS
man, J. S. Derrick.
Marion-G. W. Brown, G. A. Nc
Intyre, J. E. Middleton.
Newberry-S. P. Taylor, Frances
NJ. Lindsay.
Oconee-J. B. Colley, J. W. Fend-
ley, Jesse f. Cox, ". W. Burnside,
John W. Cannon, S. NJ. Pool, Staten
Cochran, e. f. Miller, W. T. GrubbS.
Orangeburg-W. A. Fogle. D. F.
Sawyer, A. a. Amaker, G.. w. Smoke,
H. d. Williams.
Pic,1ens-B. C. Johnson, b. F.
Bradley, John Craig.
Richland-R. II. Jennings, J. Full
Ter Lyon, George Bruins.
Saluda-J. c. Caughman, S. T. Ed
wards.
Spartanburg-H. C. Cannon, W. T.
Thorn, W. 7. Posey, William Thomas,
II. D. Floyd, W. J. Dowell, B. B.
Chapman, G. w. Gressett.
Union-J. f. Bailey, Charles Bolt,
j. NJ. Dickerson, D. Inman.
York-W. B. Williams, W. E.
Erwin, j. B. Rawls.
The applications Of the following
were disapproved, not having hereto
fore participated in the artificial limb
fund.
Abbeville-H. L. Stanton.
AnderSon-B. F. Dacus.
Cherokee-J. NJ. Allison, L. Sar-
ratt, R. NJ. Jolley.
Darlington-J. II. Brown.
Saluda-H. c. White, E. J. Cog
gans.
York;. c. Sparks.
Applications Of the following were
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