The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1885-11-25
Local Intelligence.

Mr.. and Mrs. North Chewing.
The County Commissioners will be
in session on Friday the 9th
Mr.. E P. Broughton, of Fulton
sold lot of fine Santee hogs ID town
last week.
Remember the festival at Dudleys
Friday night
Mr.. ". D. Began, ofSumter, spent
Thursday in town.
The Tax books close Monday next,
the 3Oth. No extension OF time neeo
be expected, and any failing to pay
their taxes within the time may e2-
pect the penalty.
Henry Moore. of AbboTlle County
made 275 bushels of corn this year
or twenty-five acres of land--GaseEle
Nothing to boast of, MAJ. {. ;.
Land of Foreston, made l,6ll BUSH
els on eighteen acres.
Judge John Henry. do you take
this woman to be your welded VIE.
Bride: so you ask him If he takes
me to be his wife? I guess you had
better ask me if ! take him. He is
only an editor, and I've got SIT laid
up.
The oat season has been remarkably
GOOD. The farmer who growls next
spring should be overwhelmed With
ridicule.
The Necs and Courier has placed
with Mr.. Jesse S. Plowden q large
number OF packages of tobacco seed
for distribution. Any farmer or other
person desiring to experiment III to-
bacco can procure package by ap-
plying to NJ. Plowden.
The man in the moon always smiles,
and he ought. He is the only fellow
who can stay out all night without ex-
citing comment.
". E. Brown & Co., keep on hand
toilet articles of every variety and
large stock OF fresh drugs and medi
cines-
"Wl,v ore two buttons put on the
back of mans coat p asks writer.
They are put on for the same reason
that about 250 buttons are on the
front of woman's dress-and OF
course everybody knows why a lady's
dress is thus garnished.-Ex.
MI. R. NJ. Pierson stopped in Man
ming Monday on his way to the West,
where he expects to work turpentine
on large scale. We wish him all
the success, among the Indians and
cow boys, his cleverness and energy
merits, but for his native heath, we
venture to hope, that he may follow
the familiar path, and return with a
bountiful experience.
On account of largely increased
patronage Miss Hudson has found 1t
necessary to employ the services OF an
assistant in her school. Miss Lima
Leard, daughter of Rev. S. Leard, has
been selected to fill the position. The
choice is most creditabie to Miss Hud-
son, and will prove highly satisfactory
10 her patrons
Our thanks are due to Messrs. Ed
win Alden l. Bro, for copy OF their
american Newspaper Catalogue" "
It is a very handsomely bound book
ofsone 1000 pages Address Edwin
Alden & Bro, Cincinnati, o., and
New York.
Tomorrow is National Thanksgiv-
ing day. The merchant should close
his store, the mechanic his shop, and
the farmer stop his ploughing, and at
tend en- masse the Methodist Church,
where THANKSGIVING services will be
conducted. Rich and profuse have
been our blessings during the year,
and common gratitude demands that
all avocations be suspended, and IN
holy unison the oblations OF all classes
and conditions, both jew and gentle,
be offered to Him, the gracious giver.
With her large stock of Christmas
goods and lavish generosity, Mrs Ed
wards has completely won the hearts
and moneys of tbe little folks. Especial
Iyis this the case with little Miss Jamie
Purdy, who returns her gracious
thanks to Mrs Edwards for beau
tiful clock, with dial attached, present
ed on the night OF her christening.
For the Indian Medicine Company,
who have been performing every night
during the past week on the square
fronting the Court House, a large
percentage of our population will ever
retain recollections most fond and
grateful. They have been furnished
amusement abundant as diversified,
as well as ready panacea for all ills,
both imaginary anu real The tooth
pulling part of the programmes is real
" marvellous, so much so, as to aston
. ish even our worthy Esculapians. a
tooth, to extract which they would
-,oLo . follow Wrinole like o swamp