The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-04-23

to improve.
Mrs. 7. N. Bagnal left town last Mon
day for Bishopville, whittier she went to be
at the bedside of her daughter, Miss Daisy,
who is quite sick.
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The morning mail train now arrives
at Manning at 9.15 instead OF 9.56.
We will publish corrected schedule
Dext week.
Cadet A. NJ. Brailsford has our
thanks for an invitation to the annual
spring picnic of the Citadel cadets, at
Mt. Pleasant, May I'd.
Clarendon Lodge No. 1913 A. +. NJ,
will meetsat Foreston Tuesday night,
29th inst. District Deputy Grand
Master A. N. Freeland will be present.
Buy your garden seed and onion sets at
Dinkins 4 Co.'S drug store.
Merchants, give the clerks show
ing. The first of May will soon be
here. Close up early, say six o'clock,
and let your clerks off, as do the mer-
chants in other towns.
Kalisky has just received very hne line
OF straw hats.
Married, at the residence Of the
brides parents, Feb. 18th, by the Rev.
". G. Gleaton, Dir. S. G. Turbevllle,
of New Zion, this county, and Miss
H. S. Dennis, of Sumter county.
Fresh and genuine garden seeds at Din
kins & Co.'S drug store.
Mrs. Sarah Ragin Fielder, wife OF
Mr.. William E. Fielder, died at her
home near Pamela last Wednesday
night. The funeral services took
place at the Summerton Methodist
church Thursday morning in the
presence of a large congregation.
Mrs. Fielder leaves a husband and one
child.
Don't fail to call at Lewis if you want q
straw hat of the latest style.
One of our newly elected city faith
ers was trying to pump some water
from one of the public wells few
days ago, when he found out that the
pump would not work. He inquired
of a bvstander the cause, and was
informed that the sucker was at the
wrong end.-Hint to have the public
pumps put in good working order.
J.G. Dinkins & Co. are agents for the
celebrated Aqua-Crystal spectac!es and eye
glasses. Call and examine them.
Mrs. Sarah L. r. Lesesne, widow
of the late Maj. ". Z. Lesesne, died
last night, after short illness, at her
residence in this town, aged ffty-one
wears. The funeral services were held
in the Baptist church this afternoon,
Rev. II. ". Mahoney officiating. Her
body was inferred in the Manning
cemetery, by the side Of her late hus-
band.
Kaliskv says other merchants may take
advantage Of the increase Of prices in gro.
ceries, but he will not do so and Will sell
his goods at the same cid prices.
We publish this week, in supple
ment form, the report Of the town
council for the past two years. It is
a complete statement of the financial
affairs of this town, and will be of in
terest to every citizen. It would not
be bad idea to file away this report
for future reference and comparison.
The town during the past two years
levied no property or street tax, but
depended entirely upon licenses.
A valuable treatise on the care and pres
ervation of the eyes given away to each one
of our customers Call and get one.
j. G. DNGINs l. Co.
Mrs. Mary A. Gutter, wife of Nh. B.
". Cutter, ofPacksville, died sudden
" of heart disease last Sunday after
noon about 6 O'Clock, aged more than
seventy years Mrs. Gutter had been
complaining for some time, but was
in tolerably fair health, and was able
to walk about as usual. The day be-
fore she had spent the day with a
neighbor. She lay down Sunday af-
ternoon to take nap, and died while
she was asleep. She was member Of
Calvary Baptist church.
Highest New York prices paid for all
kinds Of furs and hides (otter, fox, coon,
mink) OF n. kalisky's.
It has been suggested by one of
our merchants that the new town
council could not make better in
vestment than to purchase a good fire
engine for this town. i. would ne
cessitate the digging orsome more
wells, but the rates Of fire insurance
would be lessened considerably by
having a good fire department. We
feel satisfied that the council will do
all in their power to give the town
everything that the income will per-
nit, without resorting to extrava-
gance.
J. G. Dinkins 4 Co. and be fitted with pair
Ct Aqua-Crystal spectacles or eye glasses.
Mr. Julian Mitchell, Jr., of Charles
ton, was in town Tuesday on business
with the clerk Of the court. He gave
Clerk Davis mortgage to record,
containing 5000 words in favor OF
the American Loan and Trust Com
panv, of New York city, against the
Charleston, Sumter, & Northern R. R.
Co. for $4,000 per mile for l45 miles.
This is one of the largest papers ever
nut on record in this county, but the
size of it didn't scare our clerk worth
q cent, as it did not require "a step
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