The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-04-16
Read NJ. Lewis advertisement.

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Read NJ. Lewis advertisement.
The dry weather has so damaged
the oat crop, that it may be consider
ed failure.
Rev. ". B. Duncan has been quite
sick, but is better; Mrs. Duncan con-
tinues to improve slowly.
At "a meeting OF the council yester-
day morning sl00 was voted to ".
K. Bell for extra services.
The K. of P. will meet tomorrow
night, and hereafter will meet only
twice a month-the first and third
Thursday nights of each month.
Warren Rhame, colored tenant on
the plantation of Mr. J. E. Davis, lost
his barn by fire Wednesday night.
About fifty bushels of corn was burn
ed. He thinks that some one set the
fire.
A picnic was held yesterday at Tin
dals mill. It was given in honor OF
some of Ar. r. F. Epperson's Vir-
ginia friends, who are on visit to
him. All spent pleasant day. We
regret that We could not accept an
invitation to attend.
Go to Lewis if you want to see the nobbi-
est straw hats IN town.
Yesterday was very warm, the ther-
mometer registering ninety, but last
night heavy rain and thunder storm
changed the temperature, and fires
and overcoats We're in demand. The
rain was much needed as all vegeta-
ton was suffering.
Buy your garden seed and onion sets at
Dinkins g. Co.'S drug store.
AIr. Richard II. Davis has recently
purchased from NJ. Levi the property
known as the Bagnal place, which in
cludes the Benbow hotel. Mr.. Davis
says that he bought this property as
an investment, and that he has every
confidence in the future prosperity OF
Manning.
Fresh and genuine garden seeds at Din
kins & Co.'S drug store.
a freight train, while passing AL
derman's mill last Saturday, struck a
piece of lumber that was projecting
over the track. 4 negro woman near
bv was struck in the mouth by the
piece of lumber and knocked sense
less, but she soon recovered and is all
right again.
JIG. Dinkins & Co. are agents for the
celebrated Aqua-Crystal spectacles and eye
glasses. Call and examine them.
Last Thursday night the forest fire
that was raging in the Spring Branch
neighborhood swept across the fields
of Mr. Preston Davis and destroyed
his house and barn. Mr., Davis says
that it was with great difficulty that
he saved himself and family. He
managed to save some of his bedding
by throwing it into a hole and cover
ing it with dirt.
NJ. Kalisky has just received 500 lbs. Of
Armour hams, which he will guarantee and
sell at cts. perlb Also o fresh lot Of Bo-
logna.
Forest fires were raging last week
near Manning to such an extent that
at one time portions of the town were
in considerable danger. About four
miles from town the Harvin brothers
lost two log beds full of logs, and
shanty. At Davis's Mr.. c. NJ. Davis
came very near losing his fine dwell
ing, and it was saved only by very
hard work. NJ. II. Levi lost two
tenant houses on the Brown Thames
place.
A valuable treatise on the care and pres.
eryation of the eyes given away to each one
of our customers Call and get one.
j. G. DINKNs 4 Co.
Our county business agent, Mr.. }.
Elbert Davis, informs US US that he
has finished delivering al! the guanos
for which he had orders, and that the
farmers are now perfectly satisfied
that the delay was not his fault. The
;buving season is now well nigh over
and Mr.. Davis has concluded to close
I'D his office in Manning for the pres
ent and will come to town only on
Saturdays and public days, He vii
be found in the court house on these
days.
Highest New York prices paid for al
kinds of furs and hides (otter, fox, coon,
mink ct NJ. Kslisky's.
Under a recent act Of the legisla-
ture the sinking fund commission o1
South Carolina hes directed the
auditor of Clarendon county to pro,
.ceed undes said act against two tracts
of land, o1e situatedin Douglas town.
ship, Dyalrs bay, containing s37
acres, and the other in Manning town
ship, containing 1000 acres. These
lands will be sold under execution
salesday in May. The sheriff will put
the purchaser in possession, thus as
suring the purchasers safe title.
10 your eyes need help? If so call on
G Dinkins & Co. and be fitted with o pall
Of Aoua-Crystal spectacles or eye glasses.
Commissioner Horton says that he
will erdeavor to commence operation!
on the Black River causeway mex
week. The work will be done under HI:
nersonal supervision, and he thinks i
will take nearly two months before il
can be completed, but when finished
be Guarantees that it will be as fine
niece nj of roadway as there is in the
connty. He was away last week in
snect;ne the bridge work on Biacl
River at Kipgstree, in order that he
might make himself familiar wit,
sncb work before beginning his worl