The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-06

from Philadelphia, greatly improved IL
health.
Mr.. Joel Benbow was IN town last Sat
urday, to take the negroes sentenced to the
penitentiary to their home Of hard work
The Columbia fair is next week:
The railroad will sell tickets at half
price.
Quite number Of our people are
taking in the Charleston gala festival
this week.
Mr.. James E. Davis has quantity
of cotton bagging on hand, which Al
lance men can get by calling on hlm.
There viii be hot supper next
Wednesday night, Nov. 13, at Capt. I.
). NJ. Davis's, the object being to raise
money to complete the Sunday-school
room in that neighborhood. The pub
lie is invited.
Our half ton of guano has been re-
ceived, and is stored in S. A. Rigby's
guano house. Mr.. Rigby has been
selling this guano, and he says it is
ANo !. We presume he wall sell 1t
at this place next year:
A white man at Alderman's mill
cot his left hand caught in one of the
saws last Monday afternoon, and his.
hand was badly cut up. He came Into
town, and Drs. Brown and Pack am
putated two of his fingers.
The ladies of the Methodist church
in this place, realized $40 last week
selling dinners. This is the balance
needed for making some necessary
repairs on the parsonage, and the
work will now be completed.
Finest crackers and cakes. the best ever
kept in Manning, at NJ. Kalisky's.
Subscribers are rapidly paying up,
and we hope every one will pay up
before the 2sth. Our prizes are just
stupenduous. They take like hot
cakes. The best paper ever published
in this county, and chance at 25
magnificent prizes for only s1.5G!
But isn't it grand.
Turnip Seed, at Dinkins & Co.'S.
Wade ". Newman died at his home
in this place last Monday afternoon.
Mr.. Newman was sick for some time,
suffering from heart affection. He
was more than seventy years old, be-
ing one of the Oldest citizens of our
towr. His life struggle has been
hard for several years past, as in fee
bic health he labored hard for the
support of his family, but death came
to his relief, and he quietly fell asleep.
Turnip Seed, all Varieties, in Bulk OF
Packages at Dinkins & Co.'S Drug Store.
The Central railroad put on an ez-
cursion train yesterday morning to be
continued all this week. It leaves
Sumter at 7.30 a. NJ, and Manning at
S.O3 A. NJ. arriving in Charleston at II
o'clock. The train leaves Charleston at
7.55 o'clock P. NJ, arriving at Manning
about HOO o'clock at night. This
gives double daily passenger train
between Sumter and Charleston. The
fare from Manning to Charleston this
week is $l.60.
Golden Machine Oil for Gins and Mills,
best quality, lowest price, for sale at Din.
kins i Co.'S drug store.
Mack Rich, colored, of this place.
was thrown from a horse at the depot
last Friday afternoon, and sustained
severe injuries. He was thrown
against pillar under the depot, and
both bones in one leg were broken
and a severe cash cut in his head
He was knocked unconscious for sew.
agent. at once telegraphed up tow
for physician, and in five minutes
Dr.. Brown was at the depot. Mach
is getting on very we'll.
M. Kalisky insists that the people should
not go to Sumter when he is selling s.
cheap. A boys suit of clothes for $3.50
Mems suits from 50 up.
Mr. II. D. Plowden is ahead in this
county on the corn question. He
brought us last week some very large
ears Of corn of crop he planted the
9th of last June, after he had gather.
ed crop of oats from the same piece
of land. There were 2 3-4 acres, from
which he gathered SIS bushels, an6
from one Of these acres he gathered
40 bushels. The. corn was fertilize6
with IS pounds guano and three
loads rough manure to the acre, and
was planted in rows S feet apart, Is
inches on the bed. 130 ears of the
corn when shelled weighed 64 IL
pounds, and measured I bushel 3 l-2
quarts. The corn was not replanted
and no pease or anything else was
planted on the land. It was not
planted for prize, but we think il
would be an excellent idea for Mr.
Plowden to send some of this corn tc
the State Fair. 1t would very probs,
bly, take prize.
Highest New sYork prices paid for all
kinds of furs and hides (otter, fox, coon,
mink) at NJ. Kalisky's.