The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-08-16
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS:

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Ladies' hats, new and beautiful styles, for
sale cheap at Moses Lewis.
| @There will be match game of base ball
PLAYED at Pamela to-day between Manning
and Pamela cl7bs.
We heard of man, yesterday, who voted
ticket with but one name on it-a selfish
act to say the least of it.
Politics just now overshadows everything.
The first primary was yesterday; the eSecu-
tive committee will meet Friday to canvass
the votes; the second primary will be the
4th of September; the votes canyassed the
following Friday; and then-ali will be
quiet.
The weather has been rather cool the
past few days, in great contrast to last
weeks intense heat This has been fck-
lie summer. The rains in Manning have
recently been plentiful, while only a few
miles Oft towards Packsville, We were told
last week it had not rained in ten weeks.
During thunder storm last Saturday, at
McClure's mill, lightning struck the iron
truck-track- Mr.. J. W. Hodge, who was
standing about fifteen feet distant, was
knocked down by the shock and rendered
senseless, but he soon recovered conscious
ness and is all right sgain. He says it was
quick work.
The reaper Death again has been IN our
midst, and this time carried away the sweet
little babe of Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Harvin,
who died last Sunday afternoon after an i'll
ness of bet few hours. Brief was the
sojourn of the little angel visitant, but long
enough to draw many hearts around her IN
tenderness and love.
MARRIED, on Friday evening, August the
10th, at the residence of Mrs. Sallis Wells,
by the Rev. Mr.. Williams, Of the Bishopvile
Baptist church, Mr.. Durant and Miss
Kate Keels, all of Sumter county, and tie
bride recently member Of the Inter-Coun-
ty Teachers Institute held at Manning.
This is pleasant episode and fitting
close to the exercises Of the week.
Our courteous young Doctor Sally, of
this town, escorted some young ladies' -
the depot yesterday morning to see them
safely aboard. The conductor did not al
low time for one of the party to get on, and
carried Dr.. Sally to Sumter, requiring him
to pay not only his fare, but the extra
charge for having no ticket. This is repre-
hensible in the extreme, but We know the
Dr.. enjoyed it.
It is painful to chronicle the sudden and
violent accident, at Wilson's. last Thursday
afternoon, resulting in the death Of Harry
Dupont, the oldest son Of our esteemed fel-
low citizens, Capt. Jos. q. DUPONT. From
the report current we CLEAN the fact, thst he
was engaged in hauling from his fathers
farm some forage, but before reaching home
the mule became frightened and ran with
the vehicle. The little fellow, about twelve
years of age is supposed to have been kick
ed in the breast from the effects Of which
he died very soon. These are the solemn
fatalities of life one moment in the bloom
of youth, health, and promise of long e1is'
tence, when in moment the unseen De-
stroyer lays low our hopes.
Don't tell her she rs pretty, that bright
rosy-faced girl with the pink and white
cheeks and the little tempting rosebud
mouth" So says sermonizer in the Oma
ha Bee, who runs on: 'Let her retain he'
cirlish innocence as long as possible. How
many girls of the present day seem to have
lost all eirlishness and freshness in thei'
earliest teens; seem even at that age to have
grown tired of empty compliments, and tt
look upon the world with wisdom and in
stinct away ont of keeping with their years
To many bright, intelligent, but injudi
ciously petted girl the voice Of praise ane
aattery is as common as fully expected, ane
almost as necessary to her existence as he
daily meals. She inmagines all the youns
men of her acquaintance madly in low
with her; her young lady friends wild Will
jealousy, and with on er-preseat conscious
| ness of her charms, she becomes, instead 0
the genial, laughing, pleasant companion
she should be, eonceited, selfish, ant
haughty.