The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-20


To-day is the last day for making
tax returns
DR.. 81. b. Huggins had his lie IN
sured for $4,000.
Onion sets, at Dinkins & Cos.
Next Friday, Feb. 22d, is the ami
versary of Washi ngton's birthday
and is public holiday.
A plenty of mean whiskey was
drunk Yesterday, and several offenders
were locked up in the guard house.
Red and white onion sets at Dinkns &
Co.'S drug store.
Mr. j. Elbert Davis has for several
weeks been suffering, in the left side
of his face, with facial paralysis.
Cold was the cause Of it.
Mr.. NJ. Thompson, of Salem, has
been selected one of the committee OF
Eve veterans to pass on Confederate
pensions in Florence county.
Mr.. F. N. Wilson has taken the
agency for the Fidelity and Casualty
COMPANY of New York. This is first
class accident insurance company.
II is said that the Eutawyille rail-
road viii be continued from Sumter,
through Bishopville, to -Cheraw.
twill probably form q trunk line,
competing with the Atlantic Coast
Line.
The county commissioners were
very busy Monday and yesterday pay
ING out money. They will pay out,
and probably have a surplus, thanks
to the good management OF the old
board.
Garden seed, fresh and genuine, just re-
ceived at Dinkins i Co.'S drug store.
Asl2o,000 hotel in Hartford, Conn,
was burned last Monday morning,
and about afty persons lost their lives.
The FIRE is supposed to have been
caused by the explosion OF a boiler IN
the basement, used for heating the
building.
Return tickets to Washington to
the Inauguration of Harrison Will be
on sale from Feb. 2sth to March 3rd,
for $3.50 from Charleston; Sl5.5O
from Columbia, or Sumter, or Flor.
ence. The tickets viii be good until
March Sth.
The John McElree failure of Char
lesion is due probably to his going
into politics, and especially into the
newspaper business. It is not every
one who can coin money out OF
newspaper; and to run 3 newspaper
is good stepping stone frequently to
financial ruin.
Sarah Cooper, the pet Of the house.
hold of Mr. and Mrs F.:P Cooper, OF
Salem, died of meningitis last We'd
nesday. Mr.. Cooper was at court as
Juror, but was summoned home to
his child's bedside. he got there be-
fore she died, but not in time to be
recognized by the child.
The congregational meeting Of the
Presbyterian church, which was 10
have been held last Sunday, has been,
on account of Dr.. Huggins's death,
postponed to next Sunday morning.
An members of that church are re-
quested to be present, as important
business Is TO be transacted.
We noticed In one of the churches
in this place not long ago, two young
ladies fourteen years old, work
ing their jaws faithfully on chew
ing gum, during the services. 1t has
been whispered to US that some grown
ladies likewise occasionally indulge
in gum during church services. we
make no comment
Sheriff Lesesne took q "Trip to Green
vile last week, to get one John hob
inson, colored, charged with stealing
s27 in money, a awatch, etc, constltus,
inc grand larceny. Robinson had
been arrested in Greenyille, and was
held till the Sheriff could go for him;
IF he has any wits about him he WILL
not board long with Jailer Strange ID
such rickety building.
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