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The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-05-29
SummertOu on a Boom.

SuXMEnToN, May 21.--No Nin has fallen
here since May / and our farmers are con.
seouently very blue. The gardens are burnt
up and not more than half the cotton Is
above ground. Spring oats are failure,
but fall oats will do very well, though the
crop is small, few farmers having them
planted.
sSummerton is having boom, thanks
mainly to the perseveFing efforts of Mr.
Thomas Wilson, man Of wonderful ener-
ey, and the man who has done so much tor
this section. The Wilson and Summerton
Railroad, owned and built by him, will be
completed this week; there is also talk OF a
railroad from here to Wright's Bluff, which,
with the Eutaw Road, when finished, would
give US three lines to Charleston. Situated
about nine miles from the bend Of the San
tee River, Summerton is beautifully located
it is perfectly healthy, has an abundant
supply of fine water, two good schools.
Methodist. Presbyterian, and Baptist
church and select society and is surround
ed by splendid farming lands. Nothing less
than the Atlanta of South Carolina is antlc.
ipated Of Summerton, and a ginnery and
guano factory and bank are spoken OF as
sure in the near future.-Ne,cs and Courier
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BIG PROFIT IN HAY.
Capt. Jos. SprOM gives his Experience in
Making Hay-Easily Made and Nearly
all PrOft-Make Har.

MIR. EDIToR:-In compliance with
your request I herewith furnish you
some facts in connection with my
short experience in gathering and
curing hay in this county.
have low, moist piece of ground
in front of my house, which had been
cleared many years since. It had be-
come covered with bushes, broom
sedge, etc., and was so rough and IN
slightly as to be an eye-sore to me.
I set fire to the broom sedge, and had
the stumps and bushes removed ear
ly in the spring of 1888, and the
ground was soon covered with broom
sedge and other grasses, together
with a fair sprinkling of briars.
I ran two-horse mower over it in
June, but some of the first crop OF
hay was coarse and poor provender.
However, I gathered sufficient good
hay to fill large fodder loft and had
besides large stack that could not
be housed. The poorest that was
gathered I used in my stables and lot
for bedding for which it answered an
excellent purpose, and the cost Of
gathering was small.
I had this meadow mown again
early in October, and the product was
twelve large stacks of hay which I
sold at FIVE dollars each. The cost of
gathering, besides the use for few
days of mower and mules which we're
then idle, amounted to $7.20. The
profits in this experiment were so
satisfactory that I have this year in
creased my area for hay by adding
four or five acres previously planted
in corn. The lan6 has been prepared
by turning under the weeds, etc.,
with an ordinary turn shovel plow
and leveled with Thomas harrow.
In curing hay I allow it to remain
in the sun one day, or in unusually
hot weather one-half day, and then
place it in small stacks or shocks. It
then goes through sort of heat, and
after Two OF three days it is forked in
to wagon, and carried to the barn
or put in large stacks. This second
handling, forking, and airing is OF
great advantage in saving it. A few
acres of hay will furnish all the prov
ender that farmer needs for his
horses and cattle, and it is much less
expensive to gather than fodder. Be-
sides, am thoroughly convinced by
my own experiments that gathering
fodder greatly lessons the yield OF
corn, and, therefore, for years have
never housed fodder. I have worked
much in gathering and curing hay
and shall write more on this important
industry later: JOSEPH sFas, ss:
JogDAN, May 27th.
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The Bank Of Manning.

Anumber of gentlemen interested in the
organization of bank in this town, met
last Wednesday morning in the Court
House Capt. a. Levi was called to the
chair. It was stated that this meeting could
not, as was intended, elect officers, but that
declaration would have to be fled with the
Secretary Of State AS soon as this declara-
ton is properly fled, there will be another
meeting, which will, by motion Of this
meeting, elect seven directors; and these
directors will elect the officers, who will
probably be president and cashier. Mo
tons were passed that the bank be styled
the Bank Of Manning; that it be State
bank; that the capital be 900; and that
the first instalment Of 20 per cent. be call
ed for Sep. 1st.
Mr.. W. q. Duncan, of Barnwell, was
present, and addressed the meeting. He
said two officers were enough for country
bank to begin with. He thought salaries
should not be too high. The cashier, if
good officer. could do nearly all the work
himself. Mr. Duncan's talk was practical,
and full Of common sense.
It is very probable that Capt. A. Levi will
be elected president, and Jos. Sprott, Jr.,
cashier. Both these gentlemen are young
men of irrep-oachable reputation, and the
stockholders and depositors will feel safe in
placing money in their hands. Mr.. Sprott
is at present our county treasurer.
The declaration for incorporation has
been forwarded to the Secretary of State.
The names of the incorporators are John G.
S;monds. Moses Levi, Samuel A. Rigby,
and Abe Levi.
The Secretary Of State issued commits
sion last Monday, to organize the bank. Its
charter will be for thirty years.
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A variety Of window drapery at
Rigby's.
Be sure TO read our prize offers in
smother column.
10000 FIVE inch cypress shingles for
sale ct NJ. Kalisky's.
We had a nice shower of rain Sun
day night, but not enough to do much
good
Cabbages, fresh Fulton market
beef, fresh lot Of lemons, for sale at
NJ. Kahsky's.
Rev. James Mcdowell will preach
in the Presbyterian church next Sun
day morning.
Rev. J. NJ. P!owden preachsd in the
Presbyterian church in this place, last
Sunday morning.
Capt. j. a. Mcclure is rebuilding
his drying kilns and planning machines
recently destroyed by fire.
Albert Baker, of the Fork, was
last Saturday committed to Jail for 80
days, for isiling to pay his poll tax.
Just received 8 fine lot of mems
four in hand cravats, at Rigby's, also
ladies dress shields and dress extend.
ers-
A forest fire near Mr.. John J. Har-
WINS, in the Fork, last week, did con.
siderable damage to the woods anc
fences.
The Jordan Methodist church hac
q achildren's day. last Sunday. Rev
J. S. Porter and Senator J. F. Rham'
made speeches to the children.
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The Crops.

In conversation last Saturday with
several prominent farmers, we found
diversified opinions and complaints.
Several farmers say they never had
better cotton crops and better pros
pect than now. Nearly all complain
about the oats crop, on account OF too
much rain in the early spring, follow
ed by a drouth. There is general
complaint about corn. The bud worm
has done much damage to corn in low
lands, and some say that the grass
hoppers are playing havoc with their
corn. We have had remarkably Pc
culiar spring so far, but hope, howe7-
er, for good outcome.
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Observation-Disclosures FIRE.
4 Fire on the Wilson Railroad Does Great
Damage Church Burned-P00r Crop
Prospects, HOmily on Crime.

Wilson's, May 27.-The past three dry
weeks have very materially injured the oat
crop prospect. and last weeks cold has set
cotton back week or two. Corn alone is
doing we'll, that is what the worms have
left. Potatoes are in the back ground. Rice
looking we'll.
Inotice in last weeks TINES the whip.
ping of Daniels by the Greeleyvillians He
is the same fellow had warned them of a
week or two previous. They must not Tread
the TINES at Greeleyville, Or they would
have known better. The only regret we
have is that he did not get the full quote,
but no punishment will avail to keep him
out of the penitentiary.
When white men get so low down as to
steal any and everything their hands touch
they never recover. They go from bad to
worse. AS at first drink can be managed,
hut when the appetite begins to crave its
effect, then nothing but Gods grace can
reach the poor deluded one; so IN all other
forms of vice, after we let the devil get any
one or all of them fastened on US. We are
driven t0en "nereSOeVeT Ne Wills III SefeH
! fold more the child of hell every day.
| Would that we could all see these vices in
all their hideousness ere we let habit coil
them around our hearts with chains Of steel,
unbreakable,-a slavery worse and more to
be dreaded than the worst form of servile
labor. But We heed not admonition and
examples and trust in our own strength,
and the result is We fall, and great is the
fall thereof A soul precious in Gods sight
is lost, ruined for time and the great here.
after.
Last Saturday fire broke out at Mr.. I
Wilson's log bed, on his r. R. near Mr. F.
". Haley's, after the men had left. 1t burnt
up the log bed, number of large logs, and
one timber cart, and damaged two or more
trucks and the r. R. track. It then spread
in every direction, destroyed the old Pine
Grove NJ. E. Church, and damaged Nr
Haley. Numbers of dead trees caught on
fire in his cotton field, and had to be cut
down. He lost at least two acres Of cotton
in this way.
A light rain Sunday night. j.
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South Dak0ta's Constitution.

The Constitution of South Dakota that
was adopted at the Sioux Falls Convention
is in many respects remarkable. Women
ere given school suffrage, and it is provided
that an amendment shall be submitted to
the people giving women full suffrage.
Corporations are prevented from being ere.
ated by the Legislature by special legisla'
ton, and the abridgement of the Legsla'
lures right of eminent domain and Of the
States police power IS specially forbidden
The State debt must not exceed 500, 900, ex'
cept in case OF war, and county, city and
town indebtedness is limited to 5 per cent
of the taxable property. The Governor is
given the right to veto items in appropria
ton bills, and the Legislature cannot au
thorize the construction of street railroad!
except with the consent of the cities and
towns in which they are constructed.
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A Young Clergyman Commits Suicide.

BALTIMORE, May 26.-Henry Greenfield
Schorer, the handsome young assistant rec
tor of St. Paul's Episcopal church, commit
ted suicide in his room to-day b. shooting
himself through the head. On the table
was found this note:
BALTIMORE, Sunday, May 26.-Many will
Please tell my dear aged parents, No. 95
Eastern avenue, in this city, bnt do it IN a
gentle manner. Bury me from St. Paul's
house, and do not send my body to my pa
rents, for it would kill them if you do.
II. GREENFIELD ScEoRER.
He was 80 years old, and graduated from
the Philadelphia Divinity School five years
ago. He was constant smoker and had
some heart trouble. He was subject to pc
riodical fits of depression-some say because
young lady of his congregation did not
return his affection. 1t is also said that
financial troubles oppressed him. Schor-
er's father says his son borrowed $500, and,
adding to it $500 he had saved, paid note
he had endorsed for friend, grocer IN
McKeesport, Pa. The grocer would never
pay, and committed suicide when young
Schorer took legal proceedings against him:
The belief that he was the indirect cause OF
the grocers death, Schorer's father said, had
worried his son dreadfully.
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Wednesday, May %, 1883.
Y0ur Name in Print.


~ Capt. Jos. Sprott, Of Jordan, is quite
sek st his home.
mir. G. W. Brosdway. of Pscksville, has
quite i'll, but we hear is some better.
Rev. T. J. Rookie was too uRwell last
dsy to p,each. He was better yesterday.
Mr. G. Alexander is of on business
to Orangeburs. Walhalls, and other
i iss Lou Higgins who has been visit.
Wedgedeld, returned home last
ssdsy.
4 &ss Annie Loryea, after visit Of two
10 Mayesrile, returned last Thurs
ompanied by her sister, Mrs. j. s.
Barnett.
Mr.. q. Wentworth and family have
moved in town. Mr. Wentworth is lately
from New Jersey. He is at present a machin-
ist at Wilson's MIL.
Mr.. ". ". Eolladay, OF Summertoa. who
was injured some time ago by being thrown
from buggy, was in town last Saturday.
He is looking well, but says his wife. who
was thrown out the buggy at the same time,
is not fully well yet.
Mr.. G. Alexander left Manning last
Saturday afternoon. o'clock, in a happy
s4ste Of mind, ostensibly on business trip.
he returned yesterday morning at 10
o'clock, and says he visited Marion, Charles
ton, Orangeburg, B-anchyille, st. Matthews,
Walhalla. Columbis, and Sumter. There
wss no lie-over on this trip.
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FORESTON NEWS.
Alligators and Wild Turkeys At
tracted by Foreston's Brag Corn
Forest Fires-Runaway-Other
Matters.

FoREsroS, May 27.-'Gator! Gator! This
cry was raised IN town about 81 o'clock yes
terday afternoon, and in less time than ii
takes to narrate it crowd of men, women,
and children were marching down the Rail.
road to get peep at the monster, which
was lying in the ditch near the residence Of
Mr.. Joseph Fleming We too followed the
crowd, and saw the hideous thing measur-
ing feet and 10 inches. 1t was first dis
covered about half mile away, and brought
thither by Mr.. Henry Dennis. 1t was prob
ably escaping from the forest fires which
have been raging below here.
Wild turkeys too have been seen in the
vicinity of town since the said fires have
been burning Much fencing and cross ties
have been destroyed, and it is to be hoped
not a few snakes by these fires.
Whoa! Whoa! What is that? Oh, mule
has runaway! Is anybody hurt? Yes, Mr..
Milton Stuies is thrown from the wagon,
and painfully, but We hope not seriously
hurt. This occurred on Saturday OF last
week.
we uau d S1ISul lG4H laoI AISuI, Will
promise Of more to-day, which is much
needed to bring up the late and replanted
crops, and for the making of Mr.. H. prize
com, nothing else is needed.
Everything is quiet, and passing on as
usual. Crops, where up, are looking well
and in fine fix.
The different meetings in town are well
attended and harmonious. The pulpit OF
the Methodist church was filed on y,ster-
day by the Rev. A. Nettles who gave an ex-
cellent sermon on faith and repentance.
There was no service at the Baptist church
in consequence Of the indisposition Of the
pastor.
I took trip into the new county Of Flor
encelast week. found that where the
crops were up they were in good condition.
but in many instances they are as here still
under ground. Still the people are cheer
full and hope for the best.
Our worthy school master, after
finishing his last weeks work, left on Fri.
day afternoon on the west bound train, in
an apparently happy state of mind for, we
presume, visit to friends at his old home
in Manning. He returned last evening on
the 7.19 train seemingly "in statu quo
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DsYe Tucker.

Dave Tucker is special friend OF
the editor Of the TIMEs, and generally
gives this paper his articles. Many
papers copy these pieces, and they
are worth copying by every paper
But then the TME would feel little
pleasure in having proper credit given
this paper when the articles are cop
led, and We hope hereafter that our
esteemed contemporaries will do us
the honor to give credit to the TrHEs
ss well as to Dave Tucker.
And, by the way, in behalf OF oul
zresders we ask Dave Tucker to give
us an account of a recent trip Of his
Il would make splendid reading
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Hearing Restored.

Mr.. Louis Loyns, of this place, has
little boy, his Youngest son, about
three years old, who, eighteen months
ago, had an attack of diphtheria, or
very sore throat. From this attack
he gradually lost his hearing until he
became entirely deaf. About two
months ago the little boy was carried
to Charleston, and placed under treat
ment of DR.. Dawson. By the use OF
electricity hearing was restored, and
now he hears as well as ever, and is
apparently perfectly cured. He be-
came deaf before be learned to talk,
and is now learning to talk. Mr.. and
Mrs. Loyns are greatly reloiced at
the cure, as they were fearful the lit
tie fellow was affected for life.
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lReported for the MANNING TINES.
District Conference andS. s. Conyentio

In Trinity A. N. E. Church these meet
ings were held Wednesday, Thursday, Fri
day, and Saturday. The two Srst days and
part Of the third day the conference held
its sessions. Rev. E. D. Spearman, P. E.,
presided, not only as gentleman, but as a
christian. AS the former he has no equal,
and as the latter by his fruits he Is known.
The secretaries elected were Revs. I. S.
Grant and NJ. n. Martin. Their services
were highly commended by the P. E. and
members. !. S. Grant was elected reporter
for the MANNING TrEs, and n. NJ. Martin
for the Christian Recorder.
The following topics were discussed dur.
ing the session:
lst. The financial worth Of our people.
End. Their moral worth.
3rd. Their spiritual condition.
4th. Condition of public schools.
5th. The means necessary to make the
financial condition of the church more pros
porous.
Chairmen: Reys. P. Hammit, NJ. NJ. Mar
tin, Thos. Brown, I. S. Grant, and E. II
Wilson.
Rev. K. q. Harris preached the annual
sermon, and Rev. Thos. Brown the mission
airy sermon.
It was the grandest session ever held il
the district Ten left Satans army and
Joined the Lords army. The conferenc'
adjourned Friday at o'clock, and the Sab
bath School Convention convened and organ
lied, E. D. Spearman, P. E., president; Rev
D. 81. Allen, vice president; I. S. Grant, sec
retary; and ". S. Dickerson, assistant secre
tsry.
at night Rev. I. S. Grant preached th
educational sermon to q large house. Al
the sermons gave satisfaction. Theme: Edu
cation; its e1cellency and power.
Saturday the convention assembled, an
papers upon several topics we're read: In
temperance, Morality, Patience, &c.
Sunday at II o'clock DR.. E. q. Wilson
preached the doctrinal sermon; OF 3 o'clocl
Rev. Samuel Cantey preached; and at 8
Rev. Thos. Brown, the Sam Jones OF tn
district.
The members of each of the bodies heart
were filed with JOY, relative to their trea
ment from the pastor and people of Man
ming. Thanks have been rendered ther
for their hospitalit;es.
Thanks to the MANNING Tc6Es for the pull
licatiop of this article REPORTER.
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Died in Harness.

Last Saturday morning as Mr.. James E.
Davis was driving into town, his horse
when about mile from town gave two or
three whickers, began staggering, and be-
fore Mr.. Davis could get out of the buggy
fell to the ground. Mr.. Davis at once
went to his head to cut the hamestring, but
the horse was dead before he got there, hav-
ing literally died in harness. The horse
gave only one kick after be fell. Eating
dirt was probably the cause of the horses
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HOW IT WILL BE DONE.


Five prominent gentlemen from diferen
SECTIONS of the county VIII be requested t
give away the prizes. in the following man
ner:
These gentlemen will place in one box a
number of tickets equal to the number of
paid up subscribers, all Of which tickets
will be blank except the eight prize tickets.
They will then place in another similar box
an equal number of tickets, containing the
names of the paid up subscribers, one name
on each ticket. After the tickets have been
carefully inspected and placed in the boxes,
they will be thoroughly shaken up and mix
ed together until the committee is satisfied
that everything is fair and just. Then the
drawing will begin. Two little boys about
four or five years old will be blndfolded,
and one will draw from the box containing
the names Of the paid up subscribers and
the other from the box containing the tick
cts. The committee will at every drawing
Zone from each box) inspect the tickets that
have been drawn and announce the result.
For instance, suppose the little boys have
each drawn a ticket from their respective
boxes. The name drawn by one little boy
is Always Loseum, and the ticket drawn by
the other is blank. That means Mr.. A.
Loseum has failed to secure o prize. The
little boys draw again. The name IS Lucky
Fellow, and the prize ticket has sewing ma
chine on it. That means Mr.. L. Fellow
has secured the sewing machine for his
prize. The drawing will thus continue till
all the prizes have been given away.
This plan seems to us as fair as possible,
and to have the least objections. Our sub
scribers may rest satisfied that everything
will be done in fairness.
TIE HONOR LIST.
We shall publish between now and the
4th of July the names of all the paid up
subscribers who will be entitled to ticket
in the drawing. We are working our sub
scription list to a cash basis. On the fftt
QSy VI July We Sua41 StIIhc o1 OoA oocoS11P
ton list the names of all subscribers who
are as much as one year in arrears.
Personal.
We trust cur friends Will appreciate thi!
enterprise on our part, and promptly pa.
up all their back dues and years subscrip
ton in advance. We shall greatly apprecl
ate all such. We have just bought larg
cylinder press, and it must be paid for. I
our subscribers will pay up, we can pay TO
it; if they do not, we shall have to borroV
sever al hundred dollars. Our intention !
to give the people Of Clarendon good read
able county paper, with the news from ev
cry section. But with a good, lively, cas-
patronage we can and will work with bette
heart, and can get out better paper. If yo
have never taken the paper, send US 50 cents
and we will send the paper for four month
on trial. We want three hundred new SUI
scribers by the 4th of July: will we g
them?
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Sheep Raising in Georgetown.

Messrs. F. Rhem & Sons, of Black
s1ingo, started, two years ago sheep
ranch with about 1900 sheep. They
have driven up and sheared 1900
head of sheep, and have ready for
market five bales of wool, averaging
from $50 to 700 pounds, and expect at
least three more bales. One sheep
yielded 7 pounds and 2 ounces wool.
The increase in number of sheep in
two years, besides losing large num-
Der by eagles and dogs, was about
5OO.-Charleston World.
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No PcSEFGrsment.

We have our cylinder press all right, on,
paper enlarged, and now We want the bal
ance Of those three hundred subscribers
There is going to be no postponement ot
that Fourth Of July Gift Distribution, but
we want those three hundred new sr,Scr1b-
ers and want them bsS:-Of course we want
every old snbscriEeF to pay up. too. Either
next week or the week following we shall
publish tss15Fst instalment of the honor
list; -Header, get your name in that list. 1t
VII make you feel good. and make US feel
good, too. Money in mans pocket has
wonderful influence on his feelings.
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a Gard Of Thanks,

Mr.. ED1Tos:-Allow me through your col
umns in my feeble way to attemptt to thank
the kind people Of Summerton and vicinity
for the uniform kindness shown to me dur
ing the dark days Of my confinement to my
room, as the result of the fearful tragedy OF
February 25th; and, in thanking God for
his mercy, in sparing my life, I shall ever
invoke his blessings upon the good people
for their delicate and dis;Dterested atten.
tons and Christian ministrations to me,
during the most psinful experience Of my
life. A. P. RAGN.
SCys5sEroS. S. c., MAY 17th. 1889.