The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-03-13
ALL ABOUT TIE STATE.
Recent Sayings and Doings Throughout
South Carolina.

Recent Sayings and Doings Throughout
South Carolina.
1t is said that SilaS Johnstone of
Newberry is related to President Har-
rison.
Farm work in Aiken County is re-
ported as unusually retarded on account
of rains.
The jewelry stock Of John McElree
(assigncd) of Charleston, appraised at
81. 900, was sold at auction, IN lots, for
1000.
The frequent occurrence of burglaries
in Aiken have suggested to the town
authorities the employment of additional
police measures.
The Rev. John F. Finlay, prom
ising young minister of the Episcopal
Church, died at his home near Green
vile, On the Srd inst.
-Rev. J. NJ. Lander, of the Williams;
ton Female College, has been offered
the Presidency of the Davenport Female
College at Lenolr, n. Z.
The Mccormick NeWs favors the
formation of a new County from parts
of Abbeville and Edgetield, with Nc
Cormick as the County seat.
The Greenville County Commis-
sioners advertise for plans and speciti-
cations for the new jail to be erected by
the County at cost Of $4,000.
The old.fashioned itch is raging IN
some sections of Anderson County. The
htelligencer says that applications OF
cunpoWder and lard mixed together.
will effect speedy cure.
The preliminary arrangements for
Anderson's cotton mill enterprise are
being pushed, and much encouragement
is being received by the directors. The
female college project is also booming.
4 union railroad depot is also being asi-
tated.
.-Prof...W. J. Thackston Of Greenville,
principal of the West End graded schools,
has been rendered the position Of super
intendent of the graded schools of York
vile, and has accepted the place. The
session of the latter begins on the first
Monday in April.
1t is rumoreG that the Richmond and
Danville authorities will at 10 distant
day begin the change of the Chester and
Lenoir and Chester and Cheraw narrow
gauge road to the standard gauge.
Already it is stated that the company's
agent has been negotiating for ties for
the road.
The new Farmers and Planters Bank
of Anderson has organized by the elec-
ton of the following directors: r. S.
Hill, W. ". Humphreys, c. F. Jones, J.
7. Martin, W. G. Watson, J. E. Peoples,
W. F. Cox, T. G. Brown and Doctor
Orr. R. S. Hill was elected president,
". ". Humphreys vice president.
The exodus of negroes from Iorkvlle
and vicinity seems to have assumed
some proportions, a crowd Of nineteen
having left last Monday evening on the
Chester and Lenolr North-bound train.
The emigration agent purchases
through tickets for the emigrantS at
Gastonla. Those who left On Monday
evening said they were going TO the
Southwest.
1t is said that there will be six or
seven vacant scholarships for South
Carolina in the Nashville Normal Col
lege. These scholarships are furnished
by the Peabody fund and are open alike
to male and female students. Each
student must be seventeen years OF age
and is given training in educational
methods and s25 per month. Scholar
ships are awarded by competitive exami-
nation. They are worth trying for.
The residence of \. B. Williams, a
few miles South of Rock Hill, was
damaged by fire on Wednesday of last
week. The fire caught in back room
and is thought to have been caused by
rats. The loss is covered by insurance.
"A Lancaster colored brother con-
cluded to join the Alliance. He mis-
took the name and the purpose of the
organization, and made his appearance
on the day of meeting with flour
sack to join the allowance and draw
his rations.
Minor Harrington and Mayer
Harird were in Newberry on Monday
and returned home together Mr..
Havird stopped with Mr.. Harrington, at
Mr.. W. E. Welch's place, and ate sup
per. After supper the young men had
a difficulty. Havird used piece of
board; Harrington a long bladed barlow
knife, which he plunged into Havird'>
shoulder, driving the blade clear through
the shoulder blade, in which it snapped
off about half way. The wound is not
serious.
Cynthia Laney, an old oolored wo-
man, said to be 1875 years old, died in
the Northeastern section of Lancaster
County last week. Her memory was
remarkably good, and she could relate
many things which are recorded in the
history of this section during the revo-
lutlonary war She knew the names Of
prominent citizens and to which side
their families leaned in that great strug-
gle. She never saw Mass Andy jack
son, but heard the people talk heap
about the boy" Fer first master, Jas.
Flynn, was the first of the family that
settled in this County, nearly $50 years
ago.-Ledger.