The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-10-10

town.
Cadet Willie Davis has been quite
sick with chills and fever since his return
to the Citadel but is convalesclng.
Miss Josie Mclean, who was called 70
her home in North Carolina by the SAD
death of her brother, returned yesterday 10
her school at Jordan.
Eggs and chickens are scarce IN the
market.
There is not single case OF fever
in town.
Sweet potatoes meet with ready
sale on this market.
Ladies hats, new and beautiful styles, 1or
sale cheap at Moses Lewis.
Three young ladies matllculated at
the Academy last Monday.
The quality of the cotton has I'M
nroyed since the rains ceased.
The tnrnip crop has been mate
rally damaged by the heavy rains
The pay OF a State senator is s. per
day during the session of the Leglsla-
ture.
Self sealing fruit jars, for sale by N. Le-
vi, at 10 cents up.
Cotton is. coming in very rapidly
and the highest market prices are be-
ing paid for it.
The streets we're tbronged with peo-
ple from the country last Saturday
and trade was brisk.
The subject of having County
Fair was discussed last Saturday but
nothing definite was decided on.
Read our advertising columns and
YOU will know where to buy goods,
such as you want and ct prices to suit
your purse.
The crop of hay in the United
States is worth from one-thlrd to one
half more than the total crop OF cot
ton. Save all the hay you can
The books for the collection OF
State and County taxes will be open
ed on the 18th inst, and be kept open
until the 18th OF December.
Drop us a postal card every week
or fortnight, giving us the news IN
your part of the county. Keep your
own section always to the front
Always on hand, a complete line OF
Gents. Ladies, and Misses Shoes, at +.
Lewis, Sumter, 5. q.
The freight on cotton from Man
ming to Charleston is 81 cents a hun
dred, and not 35 cents as we were
incorrectly informed some time since.
Y. NJ. c. Associations are being or
gained throughout the State
Should not an effort be made in Man
ming to establish an Association
among our young men!
The questions Of the public school
board were submitted last Monday to
the 1st End, and 3rd grades of the
Manning Academy, and g gold per
was offered to the pupil who graded
highest
Try q pair of penitentiary shoes, for saie
at NJ. Lewis, from sl.5O up.
Mrs F. N. Wilson and little daught.
er left Tuesday morning for Yorkyille
The latter has just recovered rom 8
severe attack of fever: We hope
the change will be very beneficial
to her.
The night thief was abroad In towr
last week and made several attempts
to rob dwellings. The efforts were
not daring; the articles stolen were moi
valuable only such as were left or
back piazzas-
The colored Farmers Alliances O.
Marlboro, Chesterfield and Darling
ton, are making an effort to establish
g school at Society Hill, S. c., to be
under the management OF the colorec
Alliances Of the counties named.
A dog supposed to be mad wa
shot at several times last Sunda.
morning, but was notd espatched un
til Monday afternoon. The dog hat
symptoms of hydrophobia but it wa
generally believed it had been poi
soned.
Fine line of New Silk Gloves, for sale b
u. Levi.
The engine and several eoache
were derailed last week on the George
town railroad By running over COW
Mrs. Barnett, daughter of Mr.. Aaro!
Loryea, of our town, was retarnin!!
10 her home in Sumter and sustained
serious injury.
The farmers of Sumter have takel
hold of the rewly-for1ned organization
called the Farmers Alliance with yea
and are determined to push 1t to
successful issue. Sub-alliances nav
been organized IN nearly every section
Of the county.