The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-02-17
P,SoLa. S. c.. Feb. y, 1855.

P.,SoLA, S. c., Feb. y, 1885.
Mr. EDITOR: I lave seen nothing in
the TINES from any correspondent WHO
Occasional wrote With Summerton, aid
Friday and Neipse who has retreat
ed across tie Georgia line, swallowed
I'D in cares on :'Ox Farmer" The
entire field has been unoccupied with
one single exception, that OF Sammy
Swamp" 3ly seeming neglect can be
attributed to nothing but negligence,
and though perhaps you might obtain
one more competent to furnish dots
for your excellent paper-however l
am going to draw my bow at a VEN
ture, and fulfill ny promise, as it IS
the Editors business to look after the
grammar.
News items are scarce this season
of the year. February always carries
with it ST. Valentines day, day never
mach observed with old people. 1t
will be a smashing day however, with
lovers of pictures and poetical char
acters-tlcy lcok for it, but before
this reaches the public eye it will have
come and gone and only remembered
with the past as a sad dream.
Farmers are at work in earnest.
Deep plo,agLing, heavy fertilizing, all
cotton as usual, and you may look for
soually times. Oats are dead, very
dead from tie severe cold. Can you
tell Us what The poor bt-burdened
farmers are to 60? Corn is selling
cheap, low down, but when the news
gets abroad that the oat crop is killed
(when one reads the papers, the price
o. corn viii &c. way up .youder. Our
Lawmakers tiled to repeal the lien law
some @: them said labor would be
cheap, and this whole country would
flow with milk and honey; but alas!
they gell cut OF tie frying pan into the
fire. Candidates FOR County office are
beginning to show signs of vitality,
too early gentlemen; let the people
enjoy quiet that they might rest, and
the good ladies have tine to get their
chickens out, for in the last Canvass
we killed our last old rooster. The
School Commissioners Office looks to
be the first prize and already without
mental evasion, three candidates are
in the field.
There is much life and pleasure
with the young people here, sociables
abound, to the great delight OF little
BOYS and girls. These entertainments
are simple amusements in the order OF
candy-pullings and ring plays, the top
stone OF a commencement for early
marriages.
The free public schools have been
running on full time, being in success
ful operation for four months, teach
ers acceptable to their patrons and
doing good service.
,Ir. Editor, / am ap7rehensive my
article has been spun to It's ful len@th,
but cannot close I'LL I ask o-.e or two
Questions. What has become Of "Fr1-
day?' We are always delighted to
read his sSu.Imerton Siftings s-can-
not YOU stir him to the bottom, that
we may learn more OF Uncle Fed"
and tie Dutcbmans gun? Then where
is "Occasional:" Has he been 50 sinit-
ten By some tender school marm that
has caused him to lose sight Of the
TINES, or is he 50 absorbed in pitch
and gum, that prevents him from oc-
casiona?ly sending you a dot from the
bachelors den? Stir him UP with a
sharp iustrument-ve love to read his
productions. We close now in COM
plimentary terms to Sammy Swamp,
and if I mistake not q worthy spr!3 OF
the original cypress, the only cores
pondent to the TINES who has kept
Us posted since the old year.