The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1885-11-04
THE NEWS OF TIE STATE.
Some Of the Latest Sayings and Doings in
South Carolina,

South Caconna.
The Marion county fair will be
held this week.
The Methodists of Fort Mill are
building a parsonage.
An epidemic of matrimony is
sweeping over Spartanburg.
The new Presbyterian church at
Wedgefcld was dedicated on Sunday
before last.
The survivors Of the Palmetto
Shsrpshooters are arranging for re-
union next year.
The heavy rains last week did
considerable damage to the cotton in
the Piedmont section.
"A kennel for the breeding and
training Of pointer and setter dogs has
been established on farm near Rock
Hill.
Geo. E. Watson, son of Mr.. 1. H.
Watson, of Marion, dropped dead at
his home in Milledgeville, Ca, re-
Gently.
The Colleton Baptist Sunday
School Convention will be held at
Bethlehem church on Friday, Novem-
ber IS.
Jonathan Gary, of Edgefcld coun-
ty, was robbed of S255 viii le in the
crowd around the circus ticket wagon
on Monciay.
| Some unknown person fatally shot
one of Mr. Benjamin Smell groves
horses in his stable at Gilbert Hollow
on Friday night.
After four trials in the courts at
Abbeville, it has finally been decided
that the goose is not domestic nimal
under the statute.
The townof Lancaster was raided
on Saturday nj ght by 3 party of street
lamp smashers, sign changers, house
rockers, step movers, etc.
-Thirtv-three persons are now con-
fined in Edgefeld. Jail charged with
being implicated in the Culbreath
murder. They will apply for bail this
week.
SAM and Gus Seawright, two boys
of Abbeville county, have averaged two
hundred pounds of cotton each every
favorable day since the picking season
commenced.
-Chas. Chant and Bella Jackson,
colored, of Colleton, acting husband
and wife, quarreled about another
woman, when Chants wife stabbed
and killed him.
Representative L. P. Jones, Of
Edgefeld, WHO has been living near
that town for some years, has removed
to Ridge Spring, having sold his plan
tation and residence to John b. Hol-
lingsworth.
Mr.. j. c. Whitten, steward of the
Anderson county poor house, has made
this year $50 gallons of sorghum mo-
lasses from small piece Of land. This
will be more than enough to supply
the paupers.
Between thirty and forty thou
sand dollars are due Woford College
from subscriptions to the "Centennial
Endowment Fund.-" and on bonds
given to the "Endowment Fund OF
Woford College,"
"A colored boy in Lancaster ran
race on foot agaillst another on an old
poor horse. The little chap who ven
tured to pit his speed against the
horses was overtake in the race, run
over and fatally injured.
Mr.. james Lagro ONE, Of Edgeheid
county, has o farm alued at Sl2,O00,
on which he makes about one hundred
bales of cotton every year, besides an
abundance Of small grain and corn,
and raises the finest stl 'ckin the county.
"A herd of fine Jel 'sey cattle, sew
eral bead of pure An@t >ra goats, Berk-
shire hogs, ETC., WIZ tie sold at public
sale in Lancaster On November 20.
They were the property of the late DR..
Joseph 81. Foster, p breeder OF hne
stock.
Trustworthy infor nation indicates
that the cotton crop of NeWberry
will be aboNt the same as 1t
was last year. The corn crop has
been excellent, and especially in the
bottom lands alol ,g the Saluda and
Bush Rivers.
The expenses of the recent term
of Court at Lanca. ster were Sl.0lO.55.
The whole expens es of Court 10 the
county for the pre- seat year, for grand
and petit jurors States witnesses,
bailifs and mea is furnished jurors
while engaged n trying cases, have
been s2,s5s.s5.
Mr.. B. D. S pEsags, OF Fort Mill,
York county, realized tsairty-nine
pounds of lint fr cea 100 pounds OF seed
cotton of the Pet erSin variety. Messrs.
J. r. Allen es W. J. Rawlinson
planted the same variety and the yield
was forty-one pounds of lint to the
hundred pounds of seed cotton.
While pros Fecting for phosphate
On the Carrier Ia ESs, New Road, r: o.,
:olleton count, =. one day not long ions
A. L. Campbe u, killed three rattle
snakes and we ss<' rattle. The rattle-
snakes averaged -Four and q half fee,
md had from el eve to thirteen ratues
Zach.
"A Presbyte rian church was organ
zeG in Mount Earn lel, Abbeviile coun-
y, on Monday. Oct ober 10, consisting
If thirty me mber 5. The following
'ficers were elect ed. admitted and
installed: Elt iers-. :. w. Morrah. G. A.
White, R. F. Morris Deacons-A. H.
dcAllister, j. j. White, P. L. Nc
Ielvy.
David a. Lon. g, of North Caro-
ina. Who married. Miss Alice Evans.