The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-07-21

rates.
Advertising in Local Column, 1oc. pei
line.
Ys- Our Terms for all Transient Adver'
t;sements. are invariably in advance.
Miss Eva Mccall, of Darlington, IS
visiting relatives in town.
Miss Nina Graham, of Sumter, and
Miss George Fowler OF Charleston are
visiting at DR.. lngram's.
Dr.. William Billups, Of Carroiton,
Miss, IS visiting his sister, Mrs I. u.
Benbow.
Hessrs S. NJ. Barfeld and ". E.
b SBureess accompanied the Sumter eS-
cursionists on their trip to Smlthvllle.
Messrs. J. S. Cole, D. NJ. Bradham,
and J. S. Hodge, have been drawn on
the petit jury for the October term OF
the United States District Court at
Charleston.
Messrs. Jno. C. Ingram and James
E Tindal are brought forward by
their friends for the lower branch OF
the General Assembly.
Col. Coward, Superintendent of Ed
ucation, delivered very fine lecture
in the Court House last night, on our
common school system. We VIII
give a full account Of the same III
next issue.
The "Dime Reading" at the resi-
dence of Mr.. D. t. Legg last Monday
evening, proved unusually entertain
inc. A neat little sum Of ten dollars
was realized for the benefit OF the
Presbyterian Church.
Rev. L. D. Bass, who has resigned
the pastorate of the Manning Baptist
Church, informed US yesterday that
he would leave here this morning to
preach at church in Greenvitle, Ala,
where he has been invited.
Preparations are in progress for the
concert at Loyns' Hall this evening
Miss Galluchat has done everything
to insure its complete success. We
have no doubt but that the large
crowd expected will be most agreea'
sbly entertained.
9 Henry Spann, colored, was before
! the Trial Justice Court Saturday, on
J the affidavit Of Henry Coleman, also
! c.;.....sdz Charged with burning his,
Coleman's, house on the 18th OF Janu-
airy, 1885. The prosecution proved a
confession made by Spann to Cole
man, while in heat Of passion. He
was committed to jail to await tr.al at
the next Sessions Court.
Deputy j. Il. Lesesne, who ezecut-
ed the warrant Of arrest, found some
trouble in apprehending Davis, who,
it seems, was on the lookout for his
approach. When he saw Mr.. Lesesne
coming, be took to his heels and was
only stopped after two shots and with
q threat that he would be fred into
again if he continued running.
We made very annoying mistake
last week in stating that the State
Democratic Convention would meet
on the Sth of August next. The con
vention meets in the Hall OF the
House of Representatives at Coium,
bia, on the 4th of August
The weeds are being cut down and
removed from the streets, bitches
cleaned, bridges sep'ired, etc. When
all is finished, our town, besides being
very pretty, will be an example o1
cleanliness AL praise to our worthy
Town Council
Mr.. F. C. Rantin, Of the wholesale
and retail clothing house of Messrs
Falk & Co., Charleston, has been il
sowa for several days Mr. Rantir
was raised in this County and has
many friends here. Messrs- Falk &
Co., through good natured 'Fed," are
very popular IN Clarendon
A fisherman caught a fve-pouni
pickerel in the Mississippi River. II
its stomach was a pickeral Eve inch.
es long In the stomach of the sec
ond fish was a pickerel fry, two inch
es in length.
Short Stories descriptive Of Life Il
the South have become feature o
the SOUTHERN BUoUAc. In She Angus
number Henry Cleveland Wood de
scribes graphically the haunts OF th'
moon sinner in Eastern Kentucky, il
She story of the "Nountain Still
We were the happy recipients thi:
week of bunch of delightful anc
luscious grapes presented to US b,
our kind and thoughtful young friend
Master Able Weinberg. Long ma,
'e live and prosper, and may hi
sHoughtfulness be followed BY man,
others.
- gentleman of our county gives
-, startling proof of the effects Q