The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-04-28
Local Intelligence.

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The railroads have given excursion
rates to the Floral Fair. Tickets for
the round trip from Manning to
Charleston S3.05. The Fair viii close
next Friday.
1Tr. Louis Levine, of Charleston,
was in Manning Sunday.
The County Commissioners are
having the bridges over Ok Swamp
repaired.
LOWS spring stock comprises ev-
evthing that ladies and gentlemen
may desire.
Judge Fraser has appointed Mr.. L.
!. Parrott, OF Darlington, Stenograph-
er for the third Circuit Nh Parrot
is a graduate of Bowling Green Col
lege, Ky.
DR.. J. H. Burgess, D. D. S, of
Summertor, publishes his card IN to-
days TINES.
Mr.. ". T. Cook was married on
last Thursday to Miss Louisa Brog-
don.
Mr.. W. F. Rhame, the genial editor
Of the JVuchman and Souti"on, paid
the TINES Office visit yesterday. Mr..
Rhame is attending the Grand Lodge
OF Good Templars.
Mrs. Edwards still stands first IN
the grocery line, nic-nacs, etc: a
beautiful assortment OF millinery
goods has been added to her stock.
The merchants Of Camden have
agreed to close their stores at 6 o'clock
in the evening, from the lst of May
to the 1st of September. Let Man
ming do likewise.
Charleston Dispatch: There is said
to be boy in Newberry who has a
tail several inches long which he wags
like an animal.
Mr.. D. N. Braaham and family have
returned from T11-as. They We're
heartily welcomed by friends and kin
dred. Mr. Bradham expresses him
self as we'll pleased with the land OF
prairies, which would have been his
home, he says, had his family not lov-
ed Manning so well.
In Brunswick, Ga, Macon young
man acted as godfather tc the infant
of a friend. The excitement OF the
occasion caused him to drop the in
FAINT into the baptismal font, making
Baptist of it instead Of an Episco-
palian.
FOR two months after the sitting of
tie February Court, says sheriff Les
esne, the County jail was empty OF III
voluntary occupants, and consequent
ly. during that time, no cost to the
County. Unfortunately this happy
state of affairs could not exist alwayy.
OF late two prisoners have been COM
mitted for trial at the approaching
sessions: Sidney Staggers, under war
rant from Trial Justice Fleming of
Salem, charging him with burglary
and larceny; and John Wilder, accus-
ed with the celebrated terrorizer, John
Butler, of stealing hogs several years
ago from Mr.. r J. Holladay. Both
prisoners are colored.
A little Sunday School scholar who
was impressed with the Importance of
the great truth that man was made OF
dust, recently surveyed with great in
terest, the sweeping Of a room. As
the dust was being swept into the pan
she exclaimed: Ma ma! why
don't YOU save The dust to make some
more little giris??"
The following patents were grant
ed to parties in this State during the
past week:
Sulky cultivation, to J. N. MoCor-
mel, of Anderson
Fertilizer distributor, to. S. ".
Jackson, Of GAINESVILLE.
Car coupler, to J. ". Rykard, OF
Abbeville.
These patents were issued at the
instance of Messrs. =. 4. Snow & Co.,
patent lawyers of Washington D. G.
The experiment in tobacco grow
ing for this County, under the man
agement of Dr. John I. Ingram, prom
ises thus far to be a success. To
grow the plants preparatory to trans
planting on the acre Of land, deslgnat-
ed by the Department Of Agriculture,
a shot bed" was prepared on Black
River where the soil is extremely rich
in alluvial deposits of ages. Before
:, = SOWING the seed, the place, novel to
Scared OF, swell grubbed,
and toS move the "sourness'' from
green roots large wood piles were made
and burnt on the spot. The plants
have covered the ground aud will be
aset out when the rain comes. Dr..
Ingram is assisted in the experiment
by r. o. Purdy, Esq, who being a
native of Virginia, has considerable
experience in raising tobacco.
We have sanguine expectations
that Clarendon will be the banner
tobacco county this fall.
'Nhat has that handsome young
man done that you swear at him so
much, eh9?" said Birdie McGuineas to
Esmerald Long coffin, at a party.