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

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ter, spent last Sunday in town.
Mrs. Boyd and her daughter Miss Lee,
who have been visiting st MIR: ). W. NC
Leod's, left yesterday morning for their
home in ". Va
Moses Levi has just received a large
supply Of new and beautiful Ladies,
dress goods
Mai. John W. Dargan, Of Sumter,
died at his home last Thursday, OF
consumption.
Rev. ". B. Duncan will preach in
the Methodist church next Sunday
morning and night
The Black River Union meets next
Friday with the Home Branch Baptist
church, about eight miles west OF this
town.
Rev. DR.. N. NJ. Wood, of the first
Presbyterian church, Of Columbia,
has accepted call to a church IN
Memphis
A lot of fine horses and mules for
sale at ". K. Bells livery stables.
Be sure to call and see them before
purchasing.
The beautiful Swiss cottage clock
at Alexander sjewelry store, a descr?-
ton of which was given last week,
was made by Mr.. Alexander.
President Cleveland, owing to a
blockade on the N. E. R. R., passed
through this town Tuesday afternoon
Mar. 18th. The train did not stop.
A dime reading will be held next
Friday evening at Mr.. J. E. Scotts
residence, for the benefit of the ladies
missionary society ofthe Presbyterian
church. The public are cordially In
vited to attend.
Capt D. J. Bradham and Maj. ?.
G. Benbow left last night to attend
the State Sunday-school convention
which meets in Charleston to day.
Capt. Bradham represents the Baptist
church, and Maj. Benbow the Metho-
dist church.
The Trio correspondent of the Lake
City Weekly says: GA special train
was run from Lanes to Trio on the
G. & ". R. R. on Wednesday even
ing the 18th for the accommodation OF
MI. D. W. Alderman and wife, Of Al
colu, who were visiting here"
A correspondent from the old Gail
du postoffce, writing under date OF
March 10th, says: 'fOn yesterday eve
there was the greatest fall of rain OF
this season, attended with considera-
BILE hail AL farm operations sus-
pended for the present"
At the Manning Methodist church
quarterly conference held last Satur-
day, Messrs. j. F. Rhame and J. ".
Mcleod were elected delegates to the
district conference, to be held in
Bishopville next July. Messrs. 7. j.
Cole and ". G. King were elected al
ternates-
There were several accidents last
Tuesday and Wednesday, on the W.
C. & a. and n. E. railroads. The
most serious was near the Savannah
junction, in which colored fireman
was killed. Trains were considerably
DELAYED, and no mail was received
here Wednesday.
The Georgetown Enquirer says:
sThe American Transportation Com
pany has agreed to add $50 to the
prize offered by the g. & ". Railroad
Company for the best display of gar
den truck grown during the present
year along the line of the road. The
successful competitor WILL therefore,
get $l00."
Preparations are now being made
for building new Baptist church at
Sampit Station on the Georgetown
ard Western Railroad. The lumber
required for the purpose has been
given by Mr.. D. W. Alderman, OF
Clarendon County, and the railroads
have offered to haul it for half rates.
-Neecs and Courier.
The order of Knights OF Pythias is
rapidly growing in this place: About
twenty or twenty-five applications have
been recently received. Seven candi.
dates took their second degree last
Thursday night. The endowment
(insurance) rank has been organized
with fourteen members. A meeting
will be held tomorrow night in Castle
Hall. Ranks are to be conferred.
Another of the cases carried from
this county to the Supreme Court has
been decided. This was the case o.
Annie D. Ingram, plaintiff, against
Lukens and Reifsnyder, defendants
for value OF timber. A judgment
was obtained for $1,000 in favor of the
plaintiff. The defendants appealed
The Supreme Court afirms the judg'
ment of the lower court. E. ". Noise
and j. S. Wilson for plaintiff; J. +
Rhame and T. G.. Barker for the de,
PENDANTS.