The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-10-17
Court next Monday.

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Court next Monday.
Meat and -four are On boom
Rye at Lowry's for 81 Is per bushel.
Flour has advanced 81 on the barrel.
$4,000 brick for sale by ". Scott Harvln.
WAVED good mich COW. Apply at
this Office.
0ur LAWYERS are very busy this week get
ting ready for court.
ayabssers Unabridged Dictionary, latest
edition, for So at this ofhce.
". Scott Harvin charges only one dollar
for ginning 50O-lb bale OF cotton.
A meeting to organize lodge OF the
knights of Pyth,as will convene tomorrow
(Thursday) at 6 P. NJ.
The civil docket for the next court IS pref
ty heavy, and there IS doubt as to It's oelns
cleared this term which convencs on the
2Ath inst.
Our merchants are determined to pay the
highest price possible for cotton thus sea-
son, and sell goods cheaper than ever. see
their ads, and come on.
Thousands of tons Of very fne hay has
been saved during the last week. 1t VIII
be needed Is most cf the fodder was can-
aged By the continuous rains during Au-
gust and September.
We were misinformed last week asto Mrs
Barnett, the daughter Of our townsnan' MI.
A Lo,yea, being injured in the accident on
the Georgetown and Lanes r. B. Our IN
sormsnt vss mistaken; 40 one was injured.
Next week We expect every man indebted
20 the eaitos OF this paper, whether tor eui-
s;on or 10. newspaper, to pay Us all he
owes, OF else to give mighty good reason
for no. doing so. Shall our expectations
be in vain2 We shall see-
Cooking Stoves for sale at NJ. Lewis.
Pie Peaches, in gallon cans, at NJ. Lee
Wis, for so cents can.
Self sealing fruit jars, for sale by NJ. he-
vi, at 10 cents up.
An onninous nocturnal visitor with his
weird .too-who, too-who," has recently oa1-
fed the aim Of our night sentinel. He has
bees an annual visitor for Eve years to this
town and ssill keeps clear Of shot and pow
der, while he nockingly repeats, 'too-Who'
eoo-whc. hs! ha! ha J"
Asssere gale passed ever Manning last
Wednesday night and the wind was furious
for q considerable length Of time but no
damage was done. We hear that cotton was
injured BY being blown from the stalks in
the Sammy Swamp neighborhood, Nh. Ed
Briggs being the worse sufferer.
The bagsing trust and the wheat and
aour trusts have been kicking up thunder
and putting the price Of these commodities
ont Of all reason, and now the sugar trust is
irving its hand. It's shout time for Con-
sress and the people to Try their hand In
suppressing these heartless corporations.
Mai. Henry 7. Thompson, Grand Chan
.s,lor of the Knights Of Pythias, accompan-
led BIZ other members ofthe order, viii be
in Manning, Thursday, Oct ls for the pur-
pose Of insttuhng lodge. All who have
sisnised their intention Of joining the or
der are requested to meet him at Bells Ho-
tel at 6 P. n. promptly.
A little boy was asked by reporter a
few days sgo if he knew Of anything he
could give him for his local columns. The
lad answered mo, Sir; nothin scepin' Pop
give US the dodge last night" How so SON.
nys said the reporter, when the ttkid" re-
niied, .He tux an died" Apply to Mr.. D.
T. Legg for particulars.
scum, in Cclcsed and Plain, &c., 10c.,
1a3c.. at F. Lewis, Sumter, S. G..
Double width Broeade Dress Goods,
cants up, at T. Lewis, Sumter, S. c.
Ladies' Grain Polka, Solid leather, S1.00
asF. Lewis, Sumter, S. G.
When . man lets his thousands loose, and
supplies hundreds Of his sellow-citizens with
the neoessaries of life upon their promise t.
psy, it must certainly mortify him to see
the very ones he assisted when they were il
need pass him by with the cash they have
20 spend, and go to an adjoining town t.
make their purchases. Especially mus
this be so when the goods are sold fully q
cheap By the home merchant as they can b
had elsewhere, and more especially, whel
the debts are left unpaid and yet thos
very people will return in the spring an'
ask for indulgence and more credit WI!
they get it2
Crstonnes, Sc. up. aj F. Lewis. Sumter