The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-02-27

NE. Robert u Thompson has been
appointed . tr;a justice for Florence
county.
Two Offices, next to 3. P. Barron's law Of
Zee. FOR rent. Apply TO D. d. Sradnam.
Ali over the State at every inpor-
tsat postohee there is 8 scramble
among the colored folks for tn at posi-
ton. Wen see what well see.
DR. LW. Nettles has determined
TO remain in Foreston. Our informa-
tioa last week about his expectation
of moving to Manning was mistake.
Mr. J. C. Ingram had no insurance
on his Life. Mr.. A. P. Ragin was IN
sured in an accident insurance COM
pany, and will receive ten dollars q
week while he is. disabled.
Mr. John 9'ouchberry and Miss
Maggie Rich, both of Pscksville, were
married Sunday, Feb. 24th, at the
residence of the brides father, Mr.
G. A. Rich, by Rev. Mr. Oliver.
The American Agricnltaria Offers
$500 for the largest yield Of corn on
one acre of ground, to which $500
more viii be added By the State De-
psrtment OF Agriculture If won by 8
South Carolina planter. Clarendon
county ought to capture this prize.
Mrs Emily Cochran, wife Of Mr.
P. C. Cochran, died last Saturday,
Feb. 2srd, after an illness of week.
She had been unwen for about three
months and shout week ago was
stricken with paralysis Of the throat
Her suferings we're very great She
was about forty-6ye years OF age.
Mrs Cochran was member OF the
Manning Bsptist church.
Pay for your paper, or take the con-
sequences. What the consequences
viii be are thus set forth by the Geor-
gia Enterprise: "You may hive the
stars in a nail keg, hang the ocean on
rail fence TO dry, put the sky to soak
in a gourd, and unbuckle the belly
band of eternity, and let the sun and
moon ont, but don't think you can es-
cane the place that lies on the other
side of .purgssory If you cont pay
for your paper.
.The papers have often made the
psrt;ng Of women a subject Of COM
nent and humor," said young lady
to a reporter, abut can you tell me
why men meeting on the street, or at
business, alway preface their parting
words with Well? We'll, good bye,
We'll, so long etc, is an invsrlaoae
expression. ] have noticed it on
msny occasions and seldom fsiled to
hesr the ineEiteble we'll
Mr.. ". W. Newman has the coz
trscs for putting the bridges across
OK Swamp, ct Manning, in repair: He
has already finished three bridges
and is now at work on the longest
BE says when he gets done with them,
they win be safe and IN first class
condition. Until the bridges are COM
pseeed, trsvel during the middle OF
Che DAY viii be interrupted, but they
are always LETT passable at night AS
eoon IS Mr. Newman finishes with
Ok Swamp. he viii put the bridges
over Pocotaligo river, at Manning, IN
repair. We need good bridges, and
let's have them
Mr. J.. Rembert Hsrvin, who LETT
this State Eve or six years ago for
Texas, is getting into trouble ont
Shere. Some time ago while drinking
in Galveston he boasted that he had
killed 8 negro in South Carolina The
police st once arrested him, and tele-
grsphed to Charleston for particu-
lars. He was set at liberty upon the
information that he had been tried II
Sumter for the offence and had been
acquitted. In another carousal, IN
another place q few days ago, he
boasted that he bad stolen an cleo
tion box in Sumter county. He was at
once arrested for this offence, but there
Is no such charge against him, and
the police viii of course let him go
again. Earvin is 8 brilliant young
man, full Of promise, aud his friends
regret to hear that whiskey is doing
him so badly.
The Supreme Court has commenced
deciding the cases carried mp from
the 3rd circuit to It's last term. The
first from this county is that Of }. n.
Riggs, plaintiff, against Ben Wilson
and S. c. Williams, defendants This
case was tried before TRIAL Justice
John S. wilson The jury found q
verdict for the defendants. The TRIAL
Justice set the verdict aside but at
the second trial tha jury found again
for the defendants. An appeal was
taken to the cireait court, and the
case argued before Judge Aldrich by
MIR. Rhame and Mr.. DinkiDs for the
plaintiff. and Mr.. Gai]uchat for the
defendants Judge Aldrieh sustained
the verdict An appeal was then
ssken by Messrs. Haynsworth 4 Din