The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-10-30

Messrs. Ashley and Ed Briggs hav'
opened a store at Silver Station, OF
the Eutawville railroad.
Mr.. Arthur Latimer, of Lowndes
vile, Abbeville county, and Miss Mar
ion Brockinion, of Kingstree, were
married in the Kingstree Methods
church last Wednesday, Oct. 23rd.
The FIVE negroes, Ned Williams
John Williams, Tom Charles, Preston
jefferson, and Ed. Slater, charged
with an infamous assault on the Dan
iels woman, near Bishopville, some
time back, were each found guilty OF
the charge of rape, but were recon.
mended by the jury to the mercy ot
the court. They were each sentenced
to the penitentiary for the remainder
Of their lives.
8 cakes excellent laundry soap for only
cents cash, at Lewis.
The Cotton Plant is now published
weekly and has increased to over
1000 subscribers, a gain of 1,5OO
since August 1st. The Cotton Plant
is good agricultural paper, the
State organ of the Alliance, and con-
tains besides much agricultural mat
ter especially suited to this section, a
great amount of most interesting
news for farmers. It is well worth
the price, $1.25 for the weekly, by
Hoyt & Keys.
cakes laundry soap at NJ. Lewis for S
cents. Best granulated sugar only 10 cents.
Other goods proportionately cheap. at NJ.
Lewis. Great bargains for the cash.
Mr.. Ed. P. Briggs had the misfor-
tune last Friday night about II
o'clock to have his cotton house burn
ed in which was stored about fourteen
bales of seed cotton, and one bale of
ginned cotton. The loss is estimated
at about 81, 900, the cotton alone being
worth about $500. Nothing was
saved, and there was no insurance.
Mr.. Briggs thinks the fire may have
been caused by some of the hands
carelessly smoking about the building
the day before.
Highest New York prices paid for all
kinds of furs and hides (otter, fox, coo
mink) at NJ. Kalisky's.
Mr.. 81. T. Avant, proprietor
of the popular Racket Store
in SummerSon, has purchased
q building LOT in that town,
and intends at an early date to erect
a handsome residence on it, and those
who for the past few months have
been reaping the benefit of the very
low prices offered by him, may feel
satisfied that these low prices are not
a thing of the present, but will be a
special feature of his establishment.
He is determined to keep the prices
of goods at the lowest rock bottom
figures, and has no fear Of any one
underselling him. Just call at Mr..
Avant's store, and buy goods. The
prices are all right.
Be sure to visit Moses Lewis store and get
his low prices, and you will do your trading
there. he sells remarkably cheap for cash.
Isaac Butler, one of the gang of
negro desperadoes who gave so much
trouble in this county few years
ago, yentured into town last Satur-
day. As soon as Sheriff Lesesne got
information that the negro was IN
town he started for him. He found
him near Rigby's store, and as soon
as Butler got sight of the Sheriff he
started to run. Sheriff Lesesne at
once offered a reward Of ten dollars
TO whoever would catch him. Imme-
diately a crowd started in pursuit.
Policeman Clark fred his pistol at
him but missed him. Butler ran
down by the colored Methodist
church, and thence by Mr.. Setzer's.
He was finally brought to bay about
a half mile from town. With fence
rail he defed arrest, but Policeman
King with his pistol soon induced
bim to surrender. When the Sheriff
asked him why he ran, he said, sBoss,
I thought you was a man who had
sworn to kill me on sight" A crowd
of fifty persons followed Butler back
to town, and an old negro remarked:
sHuh Butler must feel big. Heap Of
people follerin him, same ike Gavner
Richarson had" The reward for his
capture was paid to Richmond Belser
and Henry Smith.