The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-04-18
Sartee river is falling.

S9kCSG 3lScG Is 4dI4AS.
Manning must have town hall and q
bank.
Ban,berg had $4,000 FIRE last Sunday
night
M-. ". S. Pack is erectings dwelling on
his place in town.
The merchants of Camden now close their
stores at six o'clock.
A young friend of ours says religion IS a
mighty good thing, but there are few who
get hold Of it.
MIR. John A. Dyson, died near this place
Tuesday. April 10th, in the sevsnty-seventh
year of his age.
The Town Council publish in another
column reports Of the finances of the town
TO, the past two years.
Mack Martin, colored, was arrested this
week for numerically "calaruping" his
wife with & rubber strap. He is in Jail.
The next session of the Southern Baptist
Convention will assemble in the First Bap-
tist Church, Richmond, Va, May l1th, 1888.
Dick Dickerson, coiored, who had been in
railroad service for nearly thirty years, died
in Foreston last Friday, of heart disease.
The mornings north boand passenger
train ran of the track, last Saturday, near
Sumter, causing delay of nearly three
hours
Bill Dickson, coloIed. jury commissioner
of this county in radical times, died April
7th. Dickson was not IN obnoxious negro,
but was quiet in his ways.
Last Wednesday would have been the
birthday of Edward D. Rhame had he lived
to that time, and on that day some kind
friends in Atlanta sent his brother, Senator
Rhame, some flowers to be placed on his
grave.
Mr.. L. S. Wing, sawyer for Moses and
Hardy at their mill on the Central Railroad,
while working with an emery wheel on
saw, was painfully and badly lacerated IN
the face and had his collar bone broken, by
the wheel flying of and striking him.
One of the box cars of the local freight
train, owing to defective truck, was
thrown from the track, near Wilson's Mil,
last Monday, ana one end Of the car was
smashed in. No other damage was done,
except to delay the train about four hours.
The attention of our merchants is respect
fully called to the fact that spring time has
come. the busy season is over, and ou-
Young men, many of whom are clerks,
would like to have small part Of the after.
noon to drill preparatory for the summer
military encampment and for recreation in
general. Six O'Clock would be veay suita-
BILE and pleasant hour to close mp the stores.
The new Town Council was sworn in last
Thursday, and John S. Wilson, ESQ. was
reelected clerk The Council determined
to elect one white and one celored marshal.
There were number Of applications.
John C. Harvin (white) and Arod Stukes
(colored) were elected. Whe1 Mr.. Harvin
found, however, that the pay was but s25
month he declined to accept. The
Council met again last Monday, and elected
W. Hill (white) marshal. Mr.. Hill has
accepted, and entered upon the discharge Of
his duties yesterday morning.
Allen J. Bryant son of John Bryant, was
arrested this week, on charge Of stealing
from his uncle Benz. E. Bryant: He il
said to have broken open trunk and stoler
watch, gold pen, and o gold dollar
Allen is about eighteen years Of age and ont
of the worse persons in the county. Ashor
time ago he was shot by his father, and
week or two ago he attempted to beat hi
father with brass knucks There are alst
warrants against him for assault and bat
tery, and for carrying concealed weapons
A year or two ago Allen was arrested ant
tried in Georgia for forgery, and came nea
being convicted The case was tried yester
day before Trial Justice Wilson, and Alel
was found guilty: and sentenced to twent
days or $50. HIS father and uncle regre
exceedingly to hsve to take such severe step
with the young man, but they think it
for the best and for his good. 1t is hope
+b;e eevere lesson will warn him Of the er