The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-04-07
Local Intelligence.
Town election next Monday.

Town election next Monday.
The sales Of Monday attracted very
little interest. Tie tracts OF land adj.
vertised for sale were all purchased
by the mortgages,
MI. ". 7. Lesesne who now has
his home in Florida, IS visiting bis rel
atives here. He expects to return
again at an early day.
Nothing is superficial to a deep
observer! 1t is trifes that the mind
betrays itself.
We were pleased to meet at the as-
ricultural meeting, DR.. I. n. Woods,
of Salem. The DR.. is still suffering
from his recent severe attack OF pneu-
monia, but his energy is IL no wise
abated.
Ambition is a lottery, where. how
ever uneven the chances, there are
some prizes; but in dissipation, every
one draws a blank.-Stephen Mon
ague.
The practical jokes OF "al fooEs
day" were the innocent cause OF the
unwearv victim forgetting the cate
chismal vocabulary.
Mrs. Sallie N. Clark, wife Of Nh. v.
H. Clark, died at her home IN Lake
CITY, on Saturday, the Bird inst, OF
consumption. Mrs Clark, nee Miss
Mcmillan, once lived IN this town
where she has many friends who viii
mourn her early death.
Miss Minnie Wise, an Old lady who
has been living in Manning in secius
ion for number Of years, died on the
evening of the 3ra. Hiss Mimic Lad
her faults, but whoever knew her rec
oenized her as woman Of fine I'M
pulses and exalted character. a large
number of people attended her tone:-
al obsequies at the Methodist Church
Sunday afternoon.
"He who esteems trites for them
selves is a triAer-Le WHO esteeins
them for the conclusions to be drawn
FROM them, or the advantage to which
they can be put, is philosopher.
The members Of the colored Meth
odist Church have recently built a
neat steeple to their church, and from
this lofty dome their bell, which Is
one of the best in town, peals forth
the hour Of service.
The Wilmington Star says if South
ern farmers viii take care OF hog and
Lomony, hog and homony will take
care of Southern farmers.
WHAT has become OF the petition
for a money order at this place:
When we last saw it big array Of
names was attached thereto, still Mr..
Nolkoviskie, who had the matter IN
charge, informs US that the petition
has never left Manning. Will he
please give curious public the reas-
on?
On Friday, Saturday, and Sunday,
services were conducted in the Meth
odist and Presbyterian Churches by
the Rev. \. J. Stokes, Presiding elder,
and the Rev. MI. Dunlop. On Sun
day evening union service of all the
churches was held at the Presbyterian
Church at which Mr.. Dunlop preach
ed a short but effective sermon.
Mr. D. T. Leoc brought to the
TINES Office yesterday, the largest
Plymoth Rock hens egg we have ev-
erseen. It weighs three and three,
fourths ounces, and can be seen on a
visit to this Office.
Nelson Tindal, colored, living near
Jordan, lost his dwelling with the
greater part Of his furniture eby ire,
last Friday morning. Tiudal says It
was the work of an incendiary.
The thanks OF the TINES oflice-ed-
itor and compassionate the ladies II
charge of the recent festival at sum
merton, for delicious piece OF fruit
cake which reached US on Thursday.
Even the eyes OF our little devil (for 4
devil is not above gratitude when the
appetite is in question: spoke volumes
as he beheld the tempting parcel.
FUS.-A Company Of travelling
showmen with a machine we heard
called ssFlying jimmy" are IN town.
The peculiar thing consists OF a num-
Der of woodensimages of horses al
ranged in a circle, to which is attach.
ed a real horse and driver with a
whip. The equestrian pays his fare,
mounts his trusty steed, then the whip
is applied to the animal horse, and
away they go. The juveniles are en-
chanted, and the charm has rotaries
even among the olde: generation. In
: mai race Monday afternoon could be
seen a representative of theology, vita
baby in his arms, law, medicine, den
tai surgery, and g County Commis-
sioner racing with whip ana spur like
mad Indians. We looked to see the
man of the other paper with gilded
plume, spur and lance, but he WASH. |.
there. Hurrah.
REMUNERATION FOR ISrESDANT.-The
question of providing salary for the