The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-26
Read advertisement of sale of per-
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Read advertisement OF SAFE OF per.
sonalty by Probate Judge.
We slsll publish next week an In
teresting article on canning fruit.
Tie Santee river is in about the
same condition as reported last week
Dues to the Y. Al. Building ano
Loan Association must be paid next
Tuesday, April lst.
The sheriff has received from the
treasurer for collection 52S tax execu-
tions. Look out, delinquents!
A fire got out on Mr.. B. A
Walkers place during the storm last
Saturday, and several cords Of wood
were burned.
Mr.. B. A. Weinberg, the aged father
of Mr.. Aaron Weinberg, of this place
died last night at Darlington in the
92nd year of his age.
Palmetto Alliance met on last Fri.
day and elected J. J. Conyers, S. E.
Ingram, and A. H. D. Chandler dele,
gstes to the County Alliance.
John S. Wilson, Esq, has been
elected chancellor commander, h. Of
P, to fill the unexpired term caused
by the death of Nh. ". J. Clark.
Sammy Swamp Alliance meets Sat
urday afternoon at ? o'clock for the
purpose of electing delegates to the
County Alliance and other business.
Just about now the court house Of
fcials are busily engaged in wonder
ing how much longer the terrible
pressure Of nothing to do is going to
last.
Home Branch Alliance met last
Saturday, and elected @. r. F. Baker,
T. A. Bradham, ". II. Bradham, and
A. P. Hill delegates to the county al
lance.
The storm throughout the State last
Saturday was very severe, and in ad-
dition to considerable loss of prop
erty, several lives were lost. No spec
ial damage was done in this county.
as far as we have heard.
Mr.. Bennie Cobia, near Davis, made
narrow escape last week from large
hound that had hydrophobis. Mr..
Cobia met the hound in the road, but
managed to avoid him. His dog, how
ever, was bitten. The hound was killed
near Fulton.
The authorities at Columbia have
commenced the disbursement of the
pension fund, and although no checks
have been sent to this county as yet
they are expected to arrive in a few
days. Each pensioner will receive
check for $12.61.
MIR. D. G. Shorter, one of the old
landmarks of this county, had his
cotton house robbed Of two bales OF
cotton. It is not known just when
the robbery was committed, as it was
only found out few days ago. It
would be a good thing if the thief
could be caught.
Mr.. J. Ebert Davis, our county
business agent, went to Charleston
Monday night to push up his orders
with the guano manufacturers. He
returned this morning, and says that
he caused several car loads of guano
to be shipped at once, and thinks that
by this time they have arrived at their
destination, and he has the promise Of
an immediate shipment of the balance
of his orders.
The Quarterly Conference Of the
Methodist church was held last Satur'
day. Rev. ]. S. Beasley, presiding
elder, was present and preached Sat
urday and twice Sunday. The report
of the stewards showed that the
church was we'll up in financial mat
ters. The delegates elected to the
District Conference, to be held IL
this place next July, are: J. ". Nc
Leod and J. F. RLame, and S. A
Nettles, ex oficio; the alternates are
P. G. Benbow and W. G. King.
Trial Justice Benbow has been en-.
gagged to-day in hearing case enti
tied Newman & Minis against R. B
Garland for the sum of 6fty-three
dollars for one wagon sold by ". NJ
Mayes, agent. It appears that Maye:
sold the wagon to Garland, and col
lected $25 as part payment on same
after having been requested by New
man not to pay Mayes any money, az
the wagon belonged to Newman &
Minis, and not Mayes. Tie defend
ant claimed that after waiting about
three weeks for Newman & Minis tc
serve some legal process on him stop
ping the money in his hands, and moi
receiving any such process he paid al
Mayes's request the sum of S25. The
plaintiffs claim that the defendant die
wrong in paying Mayes, and sued the
defendant for the whole amount
agreed upon for the sale ofthe wagon
After argument byJ F. Rhame, Esq.
for the defendant, and j. T. Green
Esq, of the Sumter bar, for plaintiffs
the jury returned verdict of $2S TO,
plaintiffs.
The Town Council.
AS the time approaches for the election O.
a new town council we hear the question