The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-07-11

Winthrop Training School, from Clar-
endon county.
For twelve neao cash subscribers, we
will give copy of the latest edition
OF Webster's unabridged dictionary,
publishers price $l2.
/! Dave Tucker favors our readers
with letter this week. The grand
jury has been after him, and he "ex-
plains away" the charges.
The survivors of the Manning
Guard will meet in Manning, Satur-
day morning, July 2lst. Ali the
members are urged to attend.
| At meeting of the Good Tenn
plars last week, Mr.. j. Harry Lesesne
was elected delegate to the Grand
Lodge, which meets in Bamberg, the
18th inst.
Very low railroad rates to the
Greenville Encampment. The mill
tary will be charged only $3.50 for
round trip tickets from Manning.
Citizens tickets will be $3.50.
Rev. A. Coke Smith will deliver an
address on education at Jordan next
Saturday morning. DR.. Smith is a
remarkably fine speaker, and treat
is in store for all who hear him.
A match game of base ball was
played last Saturday evening between
the Live Oak aud Packsville clubs, on
the ground of the latter. The Live
Oaks won the game by a score of
15to 9
Mr.. NJ. Kalisky is candidate for
patronage and guarantees to sell gro
ceries to all candidates cheaper than
they can buy any where else. His
bright smile and and cheerful well
come will be sure to cause his elec-
ton.
The convention and its visitors last
Monday were so boisterous that it
was thought few policeman would
have to be brought in to keep order.
Every body was in good humor, but
it was so hot that the people wouldn't
keep their seats, or keep their mouth
shut.
There is call for candidates to ex-
press their views on subjects pertain
ing to the Offices for which they are
running. Our columns are open to
all for the expression of such views,
and to those whose announcements
are published in the Tines We will
publish their views free Of charge.
For twenty-five neao subscribers, ac-
eompanied by the cash, we will give
a handsome new Singer sewing ma
chine, improved, with latest and best
attachments. The machine is sold by
Moses Levi for s25 cash. This is
an extraordinary offer. The machine
can be seen at any time in the
Tines Office.
No town in the State, from the
mountains to the ocean, can boast of
prettier trees, better drained streets,
purer and more refreshing water than
Manning. The health Of the town is,
and for the past six years has been, ex-
cellent-no mountain town could
boast Of better record. Our water,
fresh from the town pumps, is cool
and refreshing, and satiates thirst.
Our natural advantages are many.
Now that the Eutawville railroad is
fastening to completion and will soon
be in opperation through one Of the
finest belts OF timber in the State,
saw mills will be next in order. Cam
meron and Barkley Company, Of
Charleston, keep constantly on hand
the largest stock of saw and grist
mill supplies in the State, together
with a full line of wagons, carts, cot
ton presses, rubber and leather belt
ing, etc.
Sumter's Jewelry Palace, c. I. Hoyt
& Bro, of Sumter, are offering great
inducements in watches, clocks, and
iewelry of all kinds. Now is the time
to make your purchase while money
is scarce and prices consequently
low. If you want your clock fixed,
or your watch repaired, send to c. I.
Hoyt & Bro, whose reliability is well
known, and who will do your work
at the lowest price, and guarantee
satisfaction.
One of the penitentiary guards had
FIVE convicts at work on an island in
the Congaree last Monday. When
they got ready to return to the peni-
tentiary, and as the guard, ]. P. Rea-
gin, was getting into the boat, two OF
the convicts seized the guard, took
his rife and pistol from him, and
made him promise to keep quiet un-
til they crossed the river. At the re-
quest Of the guard, they allowed one
OF the other convicts to go with them
to bring the boat back. When the
boat returned, the guard and other
three conviess went back to the pen
itentiary. These convicts were long
term ones, two of those refusing to