The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-02-17
Local Intelligence

Local lnEcIHSSilceo
DR.. T. Bass is visiting his broth
er, Rev. L. D. Bass.
Miss Daisy Walker was married on
the 3rd inst. at Mayesyille, to Rev. d.
C. Harden.
The Auditors Delinquent Land
Sales are advertised for salesday III
March.
sslama, why is papa bald?' 81 am
his fourth wife darling"
Mr.. Albertus s. Briggs has the
agency for several Music Houses and
is prepared to receive orders for inu-
sical instruments, or any kind OF sheet
music.
Our contemporary, the Enterprise,
has entered upon its 18th year.
Mr.. Hugh Montgomery, represent.
ing the popular wholesale house OF
T. 4. McCreary & Co., of Columbia,
was in town Monday.
The Sheriff conveyed his prisoners
to the Penitentiary Saturday, and the
iail is now empty. Mr.. Rowe dlscon-
solately tramps around greediiy look
ing for an object requiring his protec-
ton.
At the late public examination for
teachers to teach in the free common
schools of this County, out OF % ap-
plicants-3 white and l9 colored-but
three were successful Mr. ". 3.
Bonham, the only successful white
applicant made the high average of9F
out of a possible of 100. John Ben
bow and Miss Ella Sprott, colored,
were awarded second grade certlh-
Gates
Mr.. T. r. Evans, Of the New Zion
neighborhood in Clarendon County,
died on the 3rd inst: OF pneumonia
after short illness He was an es-
teemed citizen, in the prime of life,
and leaves large family to lament
their loss.-Costaaty Record.
Mr.. S. Wolkoviskie is the sole agent
in Manning of the aRedeemer Cigar,
Every box containing these elegant
smokers is adorned with a handsome
portrait of Gen. Fitz Lee, Firsinla,s
chivalrous Governor Mr.. ". has al
so the entire monopoly of the popular
Stonewall Jackson Whiskey.
Saws the Sunater 44dra'1ce, "Capt. B.
G. Pierson has shown US an old pair,
of boots belonging to Mr. VIM. Bur
CESS, of Clarendon Co., father OF S. \.
Burgess, that were worn by his faith
er who has been dead 20 Yeas, hav-
ing died on the 9th of January 1916
The boots are hand stitched and are
almost perfect except g little preaE
on one side.
These and other antiquities said to
be in tie possession of Mr.. Burgess
would be interesting objects IN the
TnGs OuTcE
In almost every community, says the
Wateree Messenger, there can be found
some persons who seem to take spec
ial pains to speak disparasingly OF
their own town. If there be any such
in Camden we give simple receipt,
which if folloged will Kill the town IN
short time: BE distant to strangers
and look upon every new conner with
suspicion; be jealous and envious OF
your neighbor's prosperity; don't
forget to growl at everything; abuse
your business rivals; stay away from
church and criticize all new enterpris-
.es; never allow yourself to appear So
cial; buy your goods out OF town and
tell your merchants to live the best way
they can; send your children of to
school and let the school OF voar town
take care of itself
ArrEMpT TO WRECK a TRAIS.-The
fast mail on the Central Road was
laundering along last Sunday even
ing with its usual lightning speed, be-
tween Sumter and Manning, when
the engineer saw about eighty feet
ahead, a large stick or post standing.
on the track. Quicker than thought
sthe airbreaks were used, and the train
stopped, but not before the engine had
come in contact with the obstruction,
and broken itof, which on examination
proved to be cross-tie placed IN one
of the culverts and stood up between
the ties It is said the promptness Of
the engineer in using the breaks, pre-
vented an accident, as the passenger
cars would have been dragged from
the track BY pieces Of the tie left un.
broken by the engine.
This is bold and malignant effort
to wreck train, and it is to be hop
ed the miscreants may be- discovered
Court Proceedings.
Below is q resesne of last weeks
Court commencing from Wednesday.