The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-03-27
ALL ABOUT THE STATE.

to repair the parsonage.
There arc now 221 pupils attcnd!n!
the Marion graded school. OF these II
are girls and 40 boys.
"A meeting of the citizens OF Newbcrr,
is called for the 29th instant, at tn
Opera House, to nominate Mayor an(
Aldermen.
"A tramp who called at reSidenc,
in Newberry for food on Monday wa
asked if he was an American. ''No,
said he. ''Im from Georgia. p"
Congressman Cothran has accepted
the invitation to deliver the annual ad
dress before the literary societies 0
Ncwbcrry College at the commencement
in June next.
A -first-class shoemaker of sober habit:
would find Lancaster the best town:
in the State 10 locate. Here is an open.
ing that will pay an Industrious man who
understands his business and will give
it his personal attention.-Ledgey
The longest train known, composed
of sevcnty-tive cars, drawn by one Of
the Three C's consolidation engines, ar
rivet! in Charleston from Branchvillc or
Monday. It lacked but a few yards OF
being half Il mile long.
"A colored girl of Ncwberry named
Tave Henderson attempted to commit
suicide on Sunday. She went into Ciine's
woods, between Newberry and Helena,
and swallowed a big dose OF morphine.
When found she was nearly gone, but
her life was saved by a physician.
j. W. Lowry Of Sumter County,
made nine barrels of syrup from one
acre of cane last year. The cost of pro
duction and manufacture was small and
the value of the syrup is S246.40. A
considerable portion Of it was sold in
Sumter at 60 cents per gallon.
The W, c. l. y. Railroad has de-
cided to build new freight depot in
Sumter. 1t will be of brick, 210 by 45
feet. and located some distance West of
the passenger depot. The baggage room
of the latter is to be enlarged
1T is said that spinal meningitis is
alarmingly prevalent in and around
Mayesville, Sumter County. Mrs: Rem
bert. widow of DR.. E. 7. Rembert, and
her daughter fell victims to this disease
last week. The only patient who has
recovered is blind. There is considera-
bic excitement and q number OF cases
are reported.
A white boy by the name of Henry
Short, VINO lounged around the streets
Of Union for some days, comitted an as
sault upon a little negro girl aged 7
years, near West Springs, in that
County. The girl died a few hours
afterward and the negroes in that sec
ton are greatly excited over the act.
Last Thursday night some one stole
mule from Marcus Herring, in Wahee,
M%sIqR County yl and nd RODE it of in tns
at Toby's Creek he found that stream
impassable. He then abandoned the
mule and left 1t standing on the railroad
track. The next train on the road
threw the animal off the track and
killed it.
On Sunday night last fire destroyed
the barn and stables of v. v. Des-
Champs, near Wisacky on the Bishop
vile Railroad. The barn contained a
quantity of corn, oats. ETC., besides
about thirty-tive tons Of suano: The
insurance was only about s400, which IS
but a small part of the loss. The fire
is supposed to have been accidental.
Anderson Halnright, residing near
Grover, York County, met painful
death one day last week. He was en-
gagged in hauling lumber, and while on
the road with load some of the planks
slipped forward, frightening the team
and causing them to run. Mr.. Ham.
right was thrown under the wheels and
received injuries from which he died IN
short time.
The rumor that the Richmond and
Danville would broaden the gauge OF the
Chcraw and Chester and Chester and
Lenoir roads is now supplemented VITA
the statement that it is the purpose Of
the company to extend the line at both
ends-West. from Lenoir to Blowing
Rock, and East from Lancaster to So
ciety Hill, which would intercept the
c. 4 D. road 20 miles South of Cheraw.
Foster Workman, colored, died a
few DAYS ago. He was a slave Of the
late Madison Workman, and remained
with Mr.. Workman, after freedom, until
the latter's death; and then continued
to live on the place in the employ OF the
family, occupying the same house up to
the time of bis death. He was probably
the only negro in the State who con-
tinueL at the same place for twenty-tour
years after emancipation. Foster was a
good negro and was about 80 years Old.
-Neu6erTy Observer.
The consolidation Of the Carolina,
Cumberland Gap and Chicago and the
Carolina, Knoxville and Western Rail
roads is among the possibilities if not the
probabilities OF the present railroad situa-
ton hereabouts. 1t has just leaked out
from trustworthy sources that oIertuTes
for such consolidation have been made
bv the people Who have the contract for
building the Carolina, Cumberland Gap
and Chicago and that the proposition Is
being considered BY the authorities OF
the c.. X. & W. What the terms Of the
proposed consolidation are, or what
stage the negotiations have reached,
could not be learned GreeaciHc -Nc'rS.
An Express Train Robbed.
F0LLpRo0K. Arizona, March 21.-An
East bound passenger train Oh the At