The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1888-10-17
Choice hams for sale by n. Kalisky.

Choice hams for sale BY n. hallsky.
The Methodists at Earvins have added
portico to their new church.
The public schools in the county, vii
probably open the first Monday in Novem'
Der.
The county Treasurer told us yesterday
that 50 far one tax payer had paid his taxes,
Just 81 cents.
Dress Ginghams, 8 and 10 cents, at F
Lewis, Sumter.
ALI Wool Heavy Jeans, IS cents, at F. lie
Wis, Sumter. S. c.
Francis James, little colored boy OF the
Santee section, was adjudged lunaac last
week and sent to the Asylum. Brain fever
was the cause of the trouble.
Our Presbyterian bretheren are getting
badly mixed up on the evolution subject,
and it looks just now as if it will cause Sc
rious and permanent division in the
church.
Every day next week during court, the
ladies of the Methodist church will serve
dinner, in the large building on the corner
southwest Of the court house square. A
good dinner may be expected.
The ladies of the Providence Baptist
church, in Sumter county, but near the
Sammy Swamp section, will have hot
supper next Thursday evening, for the ben
eft of their church. The public generally
is invited.
The citizens of Manning and the sur
rounding country, accompanied by brass
band, serenaded John S. Wilson, Esq, last
Saturday night He was feeling quite un-
well, but appeared, and made a short
speech, which was received with much en-
thusiasm.
Mr. and Mrs. Sinclair Brunson, of Sum-
merton, were in town Friday. MIR. Brun.
son reports part of the cotton so much
damaged in his section as to bring less than
half price on the market Cotton pickers
are in demand; the staple is wasting in
some fields on account of the failure OF
farmers to procure hands to gather it.
The pickpockets put in some lively work
in Sumter last Friday night. Solicitor Gil
land lost his gold watch and pocket book;
'Stenographer Parrot lost his pocketbook
containing s4o;J. B. Skinner, Of George
town, lost his silver watch and chain; and
Mr.. Hamer, of Williamsburg, lost a sill
yer watch. Our informant had heard ru-
mors of other losses, but nothing definite.
R. n. Masters, the large stove dealer of
Charleston, has just completed tremendous
building for his immense stock of hardware,
tinware, stoves &C., &C., on King Street,
where he will dispose Of all goods in his
line at manufacturers prices. We take
pleasure in recommending house so well
known for its reliability to our readers, and
know that there is not a place in the city
where better bargains can be had, or where
orders from the country viii be filed more
promptly than at r. N. Masters, King ST.,
Charleston, S. G.
After it was definitely known last Friday
night that the Judicial deadlock would at
the next ballot be broken, the suspense was
very great. The name of b. L. McLauren,
of the Sumter delegation, was the first call
ed. When after:some preliminary remarks,
he slowly enunciated John S. Wilson the
enthusiasm ran high. Hats and coats were
thrown in the cir, and order was not thought
Of. When the Sumter delegation finished
voting, it is said the chairman, Mortimer
Ward, of Georgetown, was up with one
hand swinging his hat and hurrahing for
Wilson, while With the other he was en-
deavoring to rap the convention to order
Secretary Bonham. it is said, was so excited
that he forgot to call the other delegates
names, but jamming the roll into his pock-
ct, began wildly shouting, jumping, and
gyrasing around the room! It was lively
time.