The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-10-06

houses will be closed from Friday
evening six clock, until the next ev-
ening at the same time.
The market atif;ords no better place
to buy clothing than at II. L. Ainard s
BIC clothing house Of Columbia. The
ungainlv figure can hide its defects,
and the handsome look more superb
in an outfit from this popular house.
Read the readable advertisement IN
this issue.
Or TO Cc11EcE-Messrs. Ingram
Bagnal and Willie Davis, to the Clta-
del; J. II. Lesesne and Leslie Basnal,
to the South Carolina College.
lir. Jos. H. Montgomery joined the
last mentioned on his way to the
same institution.
The following tracts Of land were
sold at Sherif~s sale Monday, which
was salesday:
32O acres, belonging to u. 0. Nc
Intosh, to Francis J. Pelzer, for $50;
500 acres of +. P. Harrington, to Il.
n. Haic. for $500: 100 acres of Ada.
line Miller to 4. Weinberg, for Sl35;
l62 IA acres OF Richard Parsons, to
Mrs. Rosa \. Weinberg, for 800; 90
acres of Edward J. Ridgeway, to G.. S.
Land, for $50.
Found by NJ. J. S. ?lowden, IN his
coat pocket, on tie evening CT the
last dime reading, a beautiful sleeve
button, belonging, from its appear
ance, 10 a lady. Mr. Plowden IS Very
anxious and lis friends equally solicit
ous to account for the strange manner
il which the shining little gem found
its way in the pocket. The measure
ment Of 6 circle on plane just above
the pocket IS the most reasonable So
luton. Anyway, the mysterious tell
tale viii be returned to It's nsatluI
owner on application to sIr. Piowdcn.
The following story is told Of q
white convict who recently escaped
from a gang working on the Georgia
| Midland Railroad: "a bloodhound
was put on his trail and afterwards
found rnanacled to tree with the
convicts shackles Two new dogs
were started after him, and when they
caucht him he made friends with
them, and traded them to a negro
woman for his dinner. lie has not
been caught yet"
The Petit Jurors for the October
term of Court, are:
George Smith. r. E. Iomlinson, S.
R. Chandler, r. ". Green, S, Warren
Nelson, 4. 2. Brock, T. 7. Hodge,
Willie Ragin, L. Mott Ragin, 3. v.
Brown, Boykin Cantey, James D.
Richbours. J. ". Dennis, J. v. Ba-
ker. David Levi, Il. =. Horton, Frank
Mcknight, n. r. Mckenzie, D. P.
Kirbv, c. X. Weeks, Il. J. Wheeler,
". D. Shorter, H. S. Corbett, :. i.
Barwick, r. F. Weeks, D. ". Durant,
J. II. Hicks, Peter Bels=r, J. ".
| Weeks, P. II. Droughton. J. 4. I.
Coullette, Isaac Dagnal, r. 4. belser,
L. NJ. McHoy, Sr., y. ". Benbow, j.
E. Hodge.
Ho,uc1pz-At Bishopvilie, in Sum
ter County, on the lst inst, Mr. ".
j. James, a well-to-do and prominent
citizen OF that place, shot and instant
Nv killed lIr. Jesse Woodard. The
lanented affair is the more regretted
il the community on account Of the
high standing OF both parties and
their relationship to each .other-two
of Woodar9's brothers being sons-in
law OF James. The sad occurrence is
said to be the result of a report dam.
aging to the character Of member OF
Air. James family, circulated by the
| deceased.
| CorroS F1R1-Sixty-nine bales of
cotton on the cotton platform at this
depot, shipped by Messrs. Levi, Wein-
berg and Loyns, were destroyed by
fire Sunday afternoon. The fire was
first announced to our citizens by the
ringing of the town bell; many ofthem
hurried to the scene, and through
their industrious efforts p bales were
saved, there being at the time 81 bales
lying on the platform. Atone tine It
seemed that our fine depot Was doom
ed to be licked up by The flames, but
this dreaded catastrophe was averted
!, by the superhuman eSertions q sever
al individuals. who deserve the high,
est praise for their noble conduct.
Tie fire is supposed to be accident.
5 al. Nr. Hall, the agent, says that
AIessrs Connor and Rowe. clerk and
watchman, had left the depot only
about fifteen minutes before the fire
was discovered. He thinks it mus
have caught from a spark from the
ENGINE OF the morning tram
which had smolderad until that inop'
, perfume time to burst out
The consisners OF the cotton heI>
the railroads receipt, the railroad
nad the cotton insured, and hence thE
: loss falls on the insurance companies
Attention, Farmers.