The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-07-31
WEDNESDAY, JULY 81. 1889.

of Northern Europe has been very
intense of late. The Central Obsery-
atory at St. Petersburg has not re-
corded such a high temperature at
the same time of the year since l774.
During the last year 1877 cottages,
20 two-story residences, Is stores, 2
churches, 1 Sunday-school hall, l
gospel tabernacle, and planning mill
have been put up in Columbia by the
resident contractors, and dozens OF
buildings have been remodeled.
At the 6remen's tournament in
Florence last week, Columbia won
five of the prizes, aggregating 1925.
florence won the other four prizes
aggregating $lso. Sumter and
Orangeburg also competed, but they
failed to win any Of the gold.
The jute bagging trust is strug-
Cling for supremacy, and will sell jute
bagging this fall at a much lower price
than last year. But the farmers will
very probably buy the cotton bag
ging, even if it does cost little more,
to show the jute trust that it is not
omnipotent.
Emil Lyman, who about ten years
ago murdered Fanny Cochran, a dis
reputable woman of Charleston, was
pardoned last Monday by Governor
Richardson, on condition that he
would forever leave the State. Hy-
man was the only Jew in the peniten.
tiary, and was employed as cook.
The grape crop of Mr.. F. G. Lech-
ner, of Tmmonsville, has grown to
such magnitude that he has gone
North to handle his shipments in per-
SON. He viii ship this season about
forty thousand pounds. This, at 20
to so cents per pound, is right Lice
thing for Mr.. Lechner, besides being
q credit to Florence county.-F1orence
Friend.
President James E. Tindal has
called a meeting of the county farm
ers' alliance for next Friday week,
and business of importance will be
transacted. A report of the delegate
to the State alliance will be heard, q
business agent will be elected, and an
executive committee will be elected.
These elections are important mat
ters, and should receive careful
consideration. Start right, and it is
comparatively an easy matter then to
keep right.
We can right here in South Carroll
ma raise oil the jute that the South
can use in the way Of cotton bagging,
and if it is found that cotton bagging
is not good covering for cotton, and
that we must 60 back to jute bag
ging, our people can add this indus
try to the State. It grows rapidly
and luxuriantly in damp moist places,
and is not difficult crop to get to
market But, then, It is not at all
improbable that cotton bsgging will
Ss l5aad satfz5'z covering fol
cotton.
The State Farmers Alliance met
in Columbia last week, and held an
interesting meeting, full proceedings
of which will be found on our first
psge. This organization has made
quiet but rapid progress, and gives
some evidence of becoming factor
Of great good to the agricultural
class. We are much pleased with the
systematic and business like way in
which the work is done, and with
such long-headed conservative men at
the helm It bids fair to be success.
But to be a success the members
must stand together and stand up to
their Obligations.
Ex-President Cleveland, says the
New York World, is peculiar as fish
erman. Not only does he possess
both patience and luck, but he has
gained remarkable skill in manipulat-
: inc rod and line. But the strange
featrre Of his piscatorial pursuits hes
in the fact that he is superstit.ous
He never permits his left hand to rest
in front of his right onthe rod. Fur
shermore he never expects to catch
fish If he has seen the new moon over
his left shoulder the night before
He was equally superstitious regard
mo HIS noIitical luck. and never be-
gan an important message or speech
on Friday.
Augusta has recently had two COW
hiding sensations, in each case q
handsome young widow welding the
whip. Each widow felt that she had
been wronged by some ungallant gos-
sip of gentleman friend: The first
Young widow was New Jersey Yam
iee, and to avoid arrest she left i'm
mediately after the cowhiding for hel
bone in New Jersey. The other risk,
ed the consequences, and was SEN
fenced the next day by the Recorders
court to a fine of $100 or ninety days
in iail. She was not able to pay this
fine, and, as she had young baby,
the Mayor after putting her under q
peace bond of 800 ,emitted the fine
Augusta is a lively place.
The Farmers Alliance Movement.
The Farmers Alliance movement
is watched, the country over, with