The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-09-03
The summerton Star has suspended

Broad Branch Methodist church.
The county commissioners are hasihs
new causeway built in Douglas township.
Cotton has taken a downward tendency
and to-day was sold on our streets at '.oo.
Cotton will very shortly go back to ten
cents or even more Don't sell at present
figures.
Mr. 3 A. Johnson will open his store
next Saturday, and will be ready TO receive
his many friends.
Silver Alliance will meet Saturday after,
noon. Sep. 9th, at = o'clock. Mempers WIZ
please note the change Of hour
Mr. E. 4. johnson will in a few days open
up a general merchandise business IN lhe
new brick store opposite the court mousse
The Town Council has extended the tune
for the collection Of taxes until the !o!h osty
of September See notice IN announcer e''-
nmn.
Don't FORGET, when you como to Manning
20 ,;s,t Moses Lewis store first. He has the
o,ods you want, and will sci! them at proper
figures.
The farmers are much pleased with the
Improvement of the cotton market III Nal
Ming, and are selling here in preference 10
shipping. ,,.
Ait General Bonham will bein Manning
San 39lh TO inspect the Manning GUARDS
and will inspect the two cavalry companies
ut Pamela the following day.
Mr.. c. NJ. Mason, Of Foreston, has hao
the inside of his store greatly improved ~
onnaorance It's now one OF the hand
somest country stores we have ever seen.
Mr. C. NJ. Davis, president OF the jordan
Democratic club, publishes this week a
statement concerning that dishonest poll
tics" of which we had something to say IN last
weeks paper. o,
The congressional convention for the 6tn
D;strict VIII meet in Florence next Tuesday
evening, Sep 9th, at 81 O'Clock Coi. L. l.
Stackhouse is so fur the only candidate I'LL
nounced for the position
The Methodist parsonage in this place
cnuoht fire in the kitchen last Monaay
,.orninp, from q defective stove nue. pu'
was saved by the prompt efforts OF Mr.. bar
Der, who soon put the tire out.
Just received, fresh and genuine TurniF
Seed, at Dinkins 4 Cos.
William Fillmore, who is charged wltt
stealing at Foreston, has been arrested Il Il
Williamsburg, and is in the hingstree Jaii
He was probably shot in the arrest, as M
cannot walk from wound he has received
Fresh and genuine Turnip Seed, all yarl
cites. at Dinkins 4 Co.'S.
Farmers, don't forget when You brln:
vour cotton to town, that one OF the Grea
iudispenSables Of the day is the Manning
Times. 1t gives you the latest news anc
the best reading matter, all told IN the mos
attractive style
Kaliskv has Just received fine lot o
trunks and valises, also all kinds OF schoo
books.
The einnery of John 4. Blackwell, wh
lives about six miles this side OF Sumter, Il
Browns Rack, was destroyed by tire las
Saturday morning about = o'clock. He los
tine Gin, press, gri>t mill, wagon, farmln
tools etc. valued at 81 600. The fire IS sup
posed TO have been the act OF an lneendlary
! large quantity of cord wood and the RAJ!
road water-tank were also endangered. n
insurance.
If YOU want good smoke so to Lew
and buy the whip handle cigar the fines
five cent cigar made.
Monday afternoon the residence OF Nh
W. NJ. Butler was destroyed by hre, every
thing with the exception of few articles
tnrniture being burned. Insurance s4o'
Az Bntler was in his field picking cotto
whan q little girl looked towards the hous
and discovered the fire. He ran to the nous
on5 found the fire in the stove room, ot
sander such headway that 1t was lmposSlol
to do anything with 1t.
Fresh arrival of potatoes, onions, and 81
o,r cured hams ut halSkyS.
two nIy
tee met in town last Saturday, the caairma
Of each voting precinct beng present:
was determined to call county conventio'
"a meet in the court house Sep. Io'h'
.,..t d.lerates TO the State convention to
held few days later. One OF the inenoe
Who was questioned as to whether they /
.a,,I,aa TO put ont county ticket, replie
Watts de use.
Bnv vonr Tutnip Seed from }. u. u
l,;ns Il Co Drug Store.
The body Of Phillis Lloyd, the dement'
IA col,rei woman whom We reported IL
~ WV os having mysterions!y wandered
f,,r' her friends on the night OF Aug 2O'
moI. fonnd last Friday afternoon oy 4 par
"r loys Who were ont hunting. The DO,
,;no il, !. cornticid belonging to MI
Piacswen, absut two miles from 10"
C,,r,,,,r Rowe WIS notified ana an ih4''
U"l"a ol. n,.ld, The jury forud that she ca! car
+n b,.r death, while IN Il demente" cott"itio
t6ronoh ~ on exposure and starvation Inc b!
enl9"S ha1 commenced their work on t
~ %n3,. md had mutilated tito q conslderas
extent So,
., n.sortment of relied gold ladies bre;
bins and earrings gent 6S; Wa'en Gnins ha1lss
tonic and Knights OF fythl'S o''S's'7 .
i.,,e OF kaliskTS.