The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-06-16

Joseph Troy, an insane youth iron
near Foreston, was conveyed to th
Lunatic Asylum last Friday, by dep
uty J. H. Lesesne.
Mr.. A. Levi will please accept on:
thanks for his full report of the exer
cises of the Thompson Literary Soci
ETY., which we were unable, from IN
disposition, to attend.
Jno. ". Addison was committed tt
jail last week, for trial at the mex
term of the Sessions Court, charged
with a criminal assault upon Saihe
Mccoy, an inmate OF tie Poor House
Both parties are white.
Robt. T. McCantz, our polite bar,
Der, can always be found at his post
ready and waiting.
Among the presents sent to the
Executive Mansion on the marriage
of the President, was baby carriage
A hog was killed at the Coleman
Hotel on Monday, which had five
perfectly formed hoofs on one foot
KiagSree Record.
With polite bow to our esteemed
contemporary, the Palmetto Post, we
would suggest, that in all probability,
Mr.. Chas. II. Simonton, of Charleston,
is the gentleman aspiring to a judge
ship in the United States District
Court.
MI. r. T. Higgins, of Williamsburg,
has declared himself a candidate
for the Legislature.
Eight candidates are announced in
the Abbeville papers. One for the
Senate, three for the House of Rep
resentatives, one for Probate Judge,
two for School Commissioner, and one
for the Office Of County Commission
er.
At the municipal election last Mon
day for warden, Mr.: 3. A. johnson,
the only one spoken of for the posi-
tion, received the whole number OF
votes cast, IS. The unusually small
vote was due to the fact that there
was no contest. The election was
managed by Messrs. P. B. Thames,
E. C. Horton and B. S. Dinkins.
The lady who tapped her husband
gently with ian at party the 9th
er night and said, Glove, it is grow
ing late, I think we had better go
home" is the same one who after
getting home shook the rollins-pin
under his nose and said, "you infer
nal old scoundrel you; if you ever look
at that mean, nasty, calico faced,
mackarel-eyed thing that you looked
at tonight, I'll burst your head wide
open.
The attention Of the City Fathers
is directed to the dangerous condi-
ton of the bridge at the foot of Black
River causewav There is, we under
stand, disagreement as to whether
this bridge belongs~to the town or the
County Commissioners. We would
suggest that the one or the other
immediately make the much needed
repairs, and settle the boundary line
afterwards.
s:There are three kisses in a world of
miscellaneous kisses which may be
counted true-the kiss the mother
lightly lays upon her babss dewy
lips, the Kiss the mother gi4ss her boy
as he goes forth into the world, and
the kiss we press upon the still, pale
lips of the dead All the rest are
like the strawberries in the bottom of
the basket to be taken with suspic-
ion"
Monday evening was feast of the
appetite, treason and flow of soul
for the fortunates present at the hos
pitable home of Mrs. s. T. Mcleod.
Mrs. Mcleod is a native of Baltimore,
the "Monumental City" and famous
for its beautiful women, but she has
lived in our little town long enough to
form warm attachment for its young
people To them, on this Monday
evening, her doors were thrown wide
open. A large crowd entered, and
through her unceasing efforts, enjoy
ed themselves to the hearts full sat
isfaction. Her fehcitiops influence
lent a rare charm to conversation.
Then supper came. \ table loaded
with the best of welcome cheer, was
surrounded by the happy throng, and
to the music of the merry laugh and
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