The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-08
williamsburg News.
lHingstree Record.l

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The next term of the court will be held
in the hall of the Knights of Honor.
Rev. D. W. Scale has been quite sick for
some time, but we are glad to say be is some
better.
It is rumored that Mr.. ". L. Bass will
commence free school in Lake City. next
Monday morning.
The spring term of the circuit court will
convene in Kngstree on the second Mon
day in G1ay, 18th instant. Judge Wallace
will preside.
Mr. D. W. McClam was married to Miss
Adrel C. Floyd on the goth inst, at the res
idence of the brides father, Mr.. A. Floyd,
BY the Rev. J. NJ. Weaver.
Rev. ]. W. Shell will close his school at
Lake City on Friday next, and will leave
about the 18th of May for the up country.
where he thinks Of making his home for
awhile.
The merchants of Kingstree have agreed
to close their stores from May 1st to Septem-
Der lst, 1889, at 7.30 o'clock every evening,
except on Saturday evenings.
The farmers are well pleased with the oat
crop, which is generally the best they have
had for several years. Harvesting will COM
mence early this year.
There are eleven prisoners in jail-one
white man and ten negroes-charged with
various offences, from murder to the small
est crimes cognizable by the circuit court.
On the Sth of April at Alillen, Ga, Mr..
William Holleyman was suddenly killed by
accident from the falling Of piece of tim
ber from building which he was engaged
in tearing down. He was for many years o
6 I,,rr, no,,ptv
Mr.. Robert F. Scott, formerly of this
county, but late of Jacksonville, Fla, was
found dead near the residence of his son,
Rev. w. P. Scott, who lives few miles
from Lake City, on Tuesday morning, the
23d ult. He was 6S years Of age, and was
well known in this county. 1t is thought
he died of apoplexy.
Col. James McCutchen, Capt J. F. Carra-
way and Mr.. G. S. Cooper will contend for
the prize of $1,000 offered by the State Agri-
cultural Society for the largest yield of corn
on one acre Of land. These gentlemen are
all experienced and energetic farmers, and
will make good showing if no misfortune
to their efforts prevent them.
When the recent forest fires were raging
Mr.. B. L. Gowdy lost six thousand rails,
and Mr.. J. N. Minis fifteen hundred.
Their neighbors met and in two days split
and replaced all the rails thai had been
burned, and cut, rolled and burned the
LOGS which the wind and fire had caused to
fall. This was very kind and neighborly
conduct, and Mr. Gowdy and Minis are
fortunate in living among such citizens.
It speaks well for both themselves and
neighbors.
The county commissioners met last Fri
day to consider the subject of repairing the
court house Mr.. John K. Gourdin. archi-
tect and civil engineer, and Representa-
tives Harper and Kelley were also present:
Mr.. Gourdin made estimates of the cost Of
repairing the building with brick, so as to
replace it as it was before the fire, and the
cost to rebuild the upper story with wood.
His estimate with brick was $1,000, and
with wood $1,000. The commissioners
have decided to rebuild the court house
with brick as it originally stood, and have
advertised for proposals to do the work.