The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-08-11

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return home. The Prof is genial,
cultivated, pleasant gentleman. He
has left behind him many warm
friends and admirers.
The Congressional Convention Of
the Sixth District meets to-day IN
Florence. Our delegates left yester-
day.
Mr.. j. S. jacob, formerly of the
house of D. Bentschner & Co., has
lately Joined himself to Messrs. Falk
& Co. Mr. jacob is deserved popu,
lar as an experienced trades.nan
Read his card
Mr.. Sinclair, whose tent adolns the
Court House Square, has convinced
The people that his work will compare
favorably with that of any artist IN
our large cities. All wanting photo
graphs taken had better come at once,
as be expects to leave in short time
The outside of the TINES this week
contains full report of the proceed
ings of the State Convention. This
will prove of unusual interest to those
of our readers whose facilities for OBJ
tanning news is limited to their coun-
ty paper.
The four candidates for the House
of Representatives, Messrs. Ingram.
Plowden, Richardson and Tindal are
all handsome young gentlemen-intel,
hgent, and pleasant company even
when not candidates, but-young Ia,
dies, they are all married men.
Robt. McCantz, our clever barber,
tells us that he will leave Manning
this week to accept a lucrative posi-
ton offered him in Washington. Nc
Cantz is good barber, and his many
customers viii regret his departure.
Robt. johnson, colored, brought to
Manning last Saturday, three open,
fully developed bolls of cotton, from
his farm near Packsville. This is the
first we have heard OF.
One of the largest ears of corn we
have ever seen was given to US Fri
day, by Nh. H. A. Esdale, success
full farmer of the Jordan neighbor-
hood. There were % rows on the
cob, averaging forty-four and half
grains, making 1881 grains on the
ear. Who can beat it?
Capt Jos. Sprott has requested US
to give notice that the time for hold
ing the agricultural meeting at Man
ming has been changed from the 21st
to the 24th of this month. This
change is made in order to afford an
opportunity to many who desire to
attend the reunion of the Sprott's
Guards at Juneville on the 21st, to be
able to attend the agricultural meet
ing.
On Information received from a
member of the Monumental Associa-
ton, we published in the TINES OF the
4th inst, that the Association would
meet in the Court House last Satur-
day. Our informant was mistaken:
the time for the meeting is next Sat
urday. We will repeat here what
was said then-it is Of paramount i'm
portance that the ladies manifest theil
interest in this matter by attending
the meetings. Nothing viii go so fal
towards insuring its complete sue,
cess as the presence OF the ladies at
the meetings We hope TO see them
out in goodly numbers Saturday.
The case OF the Town Council
against E. P. folsom and Henry L.
johnson was called for trial last Fri
day. The council, with an earnest
desire to do justice to all parties
entered into full and complete In
vestigation of the affair. The hear,
ing Of the case consumed nearly two
\. days, and the council exhibited won,
-. III amount of forbearance in lis.
Eing so patiently to the array o.
Witnesses offered by the accused, who
Were represented with ability by Jos
Galuchat, Esq. They found Mr.
folsom guilty Of drunkenness and dis.
orderly conduct on the streets, and
fined him so, which he paid. John.
son, the council considered sufficient.
ly punished, and was excused Po.
Iceman Aarod Stukes was fined SIC
for cursing johnson while under ar
rest.
The CaUl9HEs.-Commanion servic.
es were held in the Presbyterian
Church last Sabbath, Rev. James Nc
Dowell, Pastor, preaching and ofici
ating. 4 very large congregation
the church being filed and number
il the gallery--listened to an excel
lent sermon, and remained through
out the interesting, pleasant and sol
elnn communion service.
The Rev. S. Lleard, the venerable
and loved pastor OF the Methods
. Church, mas been granted leave o
bsence, and his church was CLOSED
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