The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-11-27

The Bank Of Manning will be clcse'
for Thanksgiving day.
Question: What is best to cove
with, bed spread or dinner plate
Hey, Jink?
Large freshet in Santee, deer ar
plentiful, and the sportsrnen are bav
ing grand time. Send in some ven
ison.
Mr.. Alfred Dyson, a young man il
the employ of Mr.. ID. NJ. Bradham
was thrown from a horse to-day and
painfully hurt.
We are informed that the ladie!
who are interested in the Manning
Collegiate Institute will hold a fail
some time in the near future.
We were pleased to hear from one
of Clarendon's most progressive farm
ers that Manning is now one of the
best cotton markets in the State.
The county jail has recently beer
renovated and is now ready to receive
such persons as our trial justices may
deem eligible to quarters therein.
The members of st. Peters lodge
No. 81, A. F. NJ, are hereby notified
that they must come prepared to pay
their dues for the year 1889 nexi
Wednesday night, as the secretary will
not make personal calls.
On the evening of the 21st inst, al
the residence of Mr.. J. ". Mcleod
Mr.. E. S. Mcintosh, of this county.
and Miss Lucy A. Boyd, Of Charles
ton, ". Va, were married. Rev.
James Mcdowell oficiated.
The corn house belonging to the
Hon. James E. Tindal was burned on
the night of the 22nd inst. The fire
is said to be the act of an incendiary.
There was no insurance, and the loss
is estimated at about 400 bushels Of
corn.
Christmas is not far off and we
have nice place for twenty pound
turkey. It is said God helps him
who helps himself, but we say God
help the man that robs us of the
Christmas turkey that some friend
will send us.
Next Saturday the Manning sub
alliance will hold very important
meeting at 2 o'clock P. NJ, in the Da-
Wis school house. Every member
should be present, as important infor-
nation will be impaired on that day.
Brethren, turn out.
NJ. Kalisky has just received fresh
lot of choice crackers, bologna, and
dairy cheese, which he will sell cheap;
but he wants it distinctly understood
that there are to be no more free
lunches at his store ss his profits on
these goods are so close that he must
require the cash.
Saturday our streets presented
business-like appearance; plenty Of
cotton was on the market, and the
farmers were delighted with the prices
they received. The merchants sold
large quantities of goods, and are do,
ing all they can to make the citizens
of Clarendon trade at the county seat
We happened to pick up piece o.
paper that had just dropped from the
hands of one of our handsome wild
overs, and the following words We're
written on it:
Eye Gods annihilate but space and time
And make ioyer happy"
We would like to remark that sshe's
got it bad"
Twelve bales of cotton. dressed in the
Alliance regulation uniform, were sent
to town this week from the Salem
section Of the county. The cotton
was bought by NJ. Levi. It is some,
thing unusual for Salem to send cot
ton to Manning, but she has founc
ont that the prices are as good here
as anywhere else. Do so again Salem
! we WanC your tIaoe.
Nat Belser, a colored man living
near Pamela, went to Sumter last Sat
urday, and while there he took on SO
much of Sumter's hell6reation drops
that when he arrived home he became
almost too affectionate for his wife
and in order to make him desist in
his afectionate demonstrations, the
old lady smote him over the head
with good size piece of iron, which
had very soothing effect.
More stores are wanted in Manning.
| We are continually hearing of person:
that are desirous of going into tht
mercantile business in this town, bat
cannot do so as they are unable tc
find 8 vacant store or dwelling house
Owners of lots! the more stores il
town the more trade, and it is tt
the interest of all lot owners to built
up their vacant lots; by so doing yo'
Will draw people here, and give oul
beautiful town the genuine S'boom" /
deserves.
We called on NJ. Kalisky in orde1
to get his views on the deposition O
Dom Pedro, but Mr. Kalisky did no
care to be interviewed on that subjec
as he and his Majesty were not OF
the best Of terms, but he said if there
are any persons in this town or coun
ty that desire good suit of clothe:
or pair of the best all-wool hand
made shirts or a very fine linen bosom
dress shirt, if they will call on him be
fore purchasing elsewhere he vii
guarantee Charleston prices.
There is disposition among some
of our people to so to other towns t.
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