The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1909-12-30

the British military egnineers during
the Revolutionary war to Connect the
British post at Oranseour3 WITH
Charleston and IN use ever siace aAd
alieA1y IN good condition for; auto
mobile travel and being now sAnl-
clayeI by the county supervisor from
the Dorchester line TO the city OF
orangeburg. Q distance Of 20 miles,
80 feet WiIe. And the year 1919
will show other mercantile elterpr.s.
es with considerable capital.
These results have been accom-
pliskei by surrounding Bowman with
small farms occupied by white farm
ers mainly and conserving the health
by artesian wells penetrating the
rock stratum, which is 40 feet be-
low the surface AMI some of them
being flowing wells, thus being Sc
cure from malaqua as we'll as ma
laria.
Lr. Samuel D,bble. after graluat-
iag from Wofori college in 1856,
scartei out ia active life as tie pIin.
cipal of Shiloh academy. four miles
from Bowman an1 for the past 18
years, upon retiring from profession
al IN political life has devoted him
self mainly to the development OF
Bowman AMI its vicinity and has
been ably seconded by the people Of
Bowman. wi ,eawske and Industrious
business men AMI gooi farmers, who
are doing Their part In advancing tao
morals and the material cond. tions
Of their section AMI keeping in the
front ranks OF the movement to .e
velnp the low country Of South Caro-
lima, which is a belt Of land which
IS (estilel to become, before many
years, tae garden spot Of the State.
Samuel Dibble.
The leader in all of this work.
however, has been Ccl. Dibble, who
at the age Of 72, having already
rounded cut a career full of usefull-
ness AMI holors, has put the energy
Of youth into the upbuilding Of
the Bowman section. He even now
gives his personal attention TO his
interests there, spe1ding mcst of his
time at Bowman and making fire.
quent trips to AMI from Crangeburg
in his automobile. In order to car.
ry out his plans, he accepted the
high AMI honorable position of town
ship commissioner for Bowman town
ship.
Few men in South Carolina have
led more active life than Samuel
Dibble, who was born at Charleston,
S. c.. September 16, 1887, and re-
ceivei his early e1ucaticn In his
native city and at Bethel, Conn. His
academic education was obtained at
the high school of Charleston and he
entered the College of Charleston in
1853, and afterwards entered Wof-
ford college at Spartanburg, S. c..
where ne graduated in 1856. He ia
now the Oldest living alumnus of
Wofford.
He engaged In teaching for a whiio
and during the time studied law and
was admitted to the bar in 1859 and
commenced practice at Orangeburg.
When the war broke out he volun-
teered at the beginning as a private
in the Confederate army and served
until the close In the First AMI Twen-
tv-flfth regiments Of South Carolina
Volunteers, attaining the rank Of
first lieutenant. After the war he
resumed the. practice of law at Or
angeburg End was elected member
Of the House in 1877. In 1878
ne was elected trustee Of the
University OF Sorth Carolina. He
was chairman Of the executive COM
mittee Of South Carolina Agricultural
College and Mechanics Institute for
cclored students, a branch of the
State university.
He was elected and took his seat
in the Forty-seventh congress as
Democrat (filling the vacancy occa-
stoned by the death of Hon. M. P.
O'Connor), but Mr. O'Connor's
claim to an election having been sue
cessfully contested, Mr.. Dibble as q
consequence lost his seat in congress.
Mr.. Dibble, however, was elected to
the Forty-eighth congress and was
reelected to the Forty-ninth congress
as Democrat, receiving S,162 votes
against 3.108 votes for the Rebuilt
can candidate.