The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-19
K. of P. meets tomorrow night.

SuuOiS WIS COlQ 0itS, leSuAei
blizzard, but by Monday balmy spring
was reinstatea.
The Wateree river yesterday was
rising; Consaree falling; and Santee
at st. Stephens falling.
Mr.. Aaron Weinberg received 4
telegram from Darlington Monday
summoning him to the bed side OF
his aged father, who is very i'll.
Tie carpenters in Manning cannot
be of much force, as We have for some
time been trying to get bid for NOV
ing small dwelling house, and cannot
get any one to bid on it. We reckon
we will have to 60 to Sumter, Silver,
or Summerton.
One of the leading merchants of
the city of Sumter, spent some time
recently in the city Of Washington
studying the fashions in order that
he could supply his trade with the
very latest styles. He says that he
intends going back i'll June to see if
there are any changes.
Proceedings have been commenced
in the Office of the Judge of probate
of this county, to contest the alleged
last will and testament OF the late
John ". Wells. This case will be Of
considerable interest as there will be
questions of great importance to de-
eide and valuable property is in
volved.
The parties making the bids to
build the bridges across Sammy
Swamp having failed to comply with
the terms, the county commissioners
again advertise for new bids. 1t would
be good idea, where the parties bid
ding are not responsible, to have them
give bond Immediately for the fulfill
ment of their bids.
Ross Young, colored man in the
employ of the Cypress Lumber Com
pany, was drowned in creek in San
tee swamp, near Hickory Hill" in
this county last Saturday. The body
was recovered Monday morning, and
Coroner Rowe, upon the receipt Of a
telegram, went to the place and held
the inquest. The testimony showed
that Young with several others at
tempted to cross the creek in a small
boat, when from some cause the boat
sank. The rest of the party reached
land safely. The deceased VIXEN
found was lying on his back in about
six feet of water. The jury rendered
a verdict of accidental drowning
Mr.. Hector Ard, OF Sammy Swamp,
has in several respects remarkable
history. In the first place he is only
thirty-six years old, yet he has two
grand children, the oldest being near
" four years old. Mr.. Ard was mar
ried before he was fourteen years of
age. Nh. Ards father was married
twice and was the father of twenty
one children, eleven of whom by his
first wife were boys and nine of them
served III the Confederate army. An
other very remarkable thing about
Mr.. Hector Ard is that though he has
large family of children, yet he has
never subscribed to a county paper.
It is difficult to conceive how man
can so isolate himself from the
worlds doings, for we presume Mr..
Ard has too much honor and self-re
spect to Joaro,c papers to read, as not
to subscribe and pay for paper dur
ing married life of t,centy years.
George Peterson, a colored section
hand on the Wilson & Summerton
Railroad, was run over by a train on
that road last Friday, and instantly
killed. A heavily loaded train was
irving to climb a steep grade two
miles lom Wilson's, when it was found
necessary to divide the train. Some
of the rear cars were uncoupled, and
the brakes not being strong enough,
the cars began running backward,
down the grade. George Peterson
and another negro We're on hand
car behind the train, and instead of
taking their car off the track and thus
avoiding any possible danger, they
took the chances. AS the train Of cars
came upon them, George attempted
to jump upon the rear platform OF the
approaching coach, but missing his
hold to the railing he fell underneath
the car. His head was. severed from
his body, one arm was crushed the
entire length, and his body was drag
ged short distance. Coroner Rowe
was tele graphed for and held the in
quest. The other negro remained on
the hand car, and was uninjured.