The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-12-03

horses with blaze faced legs.
The auditor in This issue makes his an
nual announcement of taking tax returns.
Benjamin r Ti!lman viii tomorrow be
inaugurated Governor of South Carolina
Minnie Burgess, a colored woman from
Salem was committed to the Asylum to-day
The next meeting Of the board Of county
commissioners will be held on the 18th inst
The new \. NJ. Z. church will be deai-
Gated next Sunday. The bishop will Off
, ciate.
The TIMES office has a good supply Of
rent liens, and other legal and agricultural
blanks.
Our readers will find Very interesting
letter from Col D. p Duncan in this issue
Read it.
Avery good congregation attended Thanks
giving service in the Presbyterian church
last Thursday.
Round trip tickets to Columbia tomorrow
will be S2.l5 for first class fare and 81 80 for
second class fare.
st. Peters Lodge will have special meet
ing on the 10Th inst. for the purpose OF elect
ing and installing officers.
Mr.. W. C. Bradham, of Wilson's, says
that he cannot afford to miss the TINES and
would sooner do without meal.
Mr.. S. Wolkoviskie. of this place, expects
to start steam laundry in the city OF SUM-
ter some time in the near future.
Last Wednesday in the neighborhood OF
St Marks. in Santee swamp, party OF hunt
ers killed a bear weighing about 500 pounds.
A four months old child of Henry Coleman,
colored, died suddenly to-day, cause un-
known The coroner will inquire into the
cause in the morning.
Mr. Robert Ridgeway, 2 citizen Of the
Santee section, was presented with pair of
daughters on Thanksgiving Day. fine
Thanksgiving present 1t was.
The gin house of Bacchus Mcbride, of
Santee. was set on fire last Monday night
and with two bales of seed cotton was de-
stroyed. Loss about $500.
Attend the Commercial College of Ken
tucky University, Lexington, ky. 1t re-
ceived the gold medal at Worlds Exposi-
tion-Read advertisement.
Died Sunday at the Insane Asylum in
Columbia Mr.. D. L. Mckay White, Of this
county, aged 81 years He leaves widow
and five small children. His body was tenn
porarily inferred in the Asylum cemetery.
1t is said by persons who have the repu-
tation of being close observers, that of all
professions ard trades a Miller will get
married the soonest. He is usually Frank
but not generous, and does not mind letting
it be known but mary bid will he give.
At the last meeting of the board of coun-
ty commissioners the following gentlemen
were appointed delegates to attend the Int
ter-State Emigration Society which meets
Asheville, n. g., this month: W. D. Gamble
and John R. Dingle, with W. H. Wheeler
ard Capt A. L. Lesesne as alternates.
Monday was sales day and the sheriff
sold lands under decretal orders in the
following cases. Dr. S. C. c. Richardson
against Elizabeth L. Broadway and others,
tract containing 22S acres, was bid off to S.
A. Rigby for S675. J. D. Floyd against E.
Mcdaniel, tract Of 10 acres, was sold toj. >.
Floyd for $50.
DR.. T. L. Burgess, one of the most relia-
! BILE physicians in the county, has . drug
store in Summerton, where you can get the
very best Of medicines, and all kinds of
| fancy goods such as are sold in first class
drug stores. His store is beautifully ar
ranged and will compare favorably with the
drug stores Of large cities.
Rev. Win. Thomas died in Florence Mon
day. and his body was brought to Manning
YESTERDAY, and was then taken for in
terment to the family burial ground on the
plantation of his brother-in-law, Mr. John
! w. Horton, on SatGtee. Mr. lhomas was
about sixty-fve years Of age. dis wife,
who died the early part of this year, was
sister of Mr.. Horton.
ABOUT e1even O'Clock Friday morning the
gin house belonging to Mr.. j. NJ Richard
son, of Pamela, was entirely destroyed by
fire, together with its contents, consisting,
of twenty-five bales of cotton, two gins
condenserS, and q cotton press. The fire
was entirely accidental, and is supposed to
have been caused by . match in the cotton.
There was no insurance, and the loss is
probably $1,000. Mr.. Richardson was in
I Columbia in attendance on the Legislature at
the time.
Messrs. Rutledge 4 Tindal, of Summer
ton, are thorough business men, and have
as fine line Of furniture as can be found
in any town in the State. Their large ware
rooms are always filled with the very latest
designs in household ornaments. You can
buy from them bed room, parlor, and din
ing room sets, also beadsteads, chairs, ta-
bles, springs, and spring mattresses as
cheap as carefully purchased goods can be
sold. They have attached to their estab-
lishmert repairing department under the
supervision Of an expert mechanic, and all
work turned out by them is guaranteed.