The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-03

The Manning Institute closed last frioay'
The county commissioners Will have a
meeting next Monday.
MIR. A. c. Briggs has been appointed
notary public at Silver.
Judge klar met number Of his old war
comrades here this week.
The Manning Guards will have dress
parade on the court house square next Ell
day afternoon.
b. A. Lowry has his soda water fountain
an full blast.
White Oak alliance will have basket
picnic Saturday, the 18th inst, at P. W.
HODGES place near Jordan. pleasant
time is anticipated. Capt. Bradham w1Ii
make public address.
Fresh gilt edge butter, only 80 cents a
pound, at N. kal,sSy's.
Mrs. Susanna NJ. Lesesne died sudden
,yat her residence in Manning last Monday
night. aged seventy-eight years. Mrs. Les
esne was q pure, noble hearted, Christian
woman, and during her long residence IN
this county had the love and esteem OF her
friends and neighbors.
For Ia grippe, coughs. colds, ETC., use syr-
mo of rock candy, horehound. and toiu.
soc. bottle at Dinkins & Co.'S drug store.
The Killoush Music Company want all
musical people to know that they take
pleasure in sending their special sheet mu-
sic catalogues free to all who want them.
AS stated in their advertisement they sell
everything in the music line from violin
string to q complete set of band instruments.
They buy direct and give liberal discount.
Go TO Moses Lewis, and get his prices on
mulis, india linens, nainsooks, check ano
cross barred muslins, dotted swiss musllns'
and all other white goods.
Messrs. Brown & Chandler, Of Sumter,
have won reputation that is more tnan
local. Their elegant selections OF clothing
hats. and gents furnishing goods IS spoken
of not only in the household but also on
the railroad trains. It is often asked
-.Where did you get that suit, it is pertec,
4it >" and the answer invariably is, eat
Brown & Chandlers." This firm have re.
Gently made contract to supply railroad
conductors and other railroad employees
with uniforms, which shows that they can
and do compete with larger cities in quality
Of goods, styles. and prices.
Granulated sugar. pounds for 25 cents,
or 16 pounds for dollar, at NJ. kalisky's.
A negro of malodorous reputation stole 8
clock from some other negroes last wees
near Greeleyville. Two negroes interested
in the clock got on his trail, and caught ur
with him Just as he was ready to board
train at Foreston, but he managed to dodge
them, and q go-as-you-please race was the
result. The pursuing negroes were armed
with guns, and not being able to run down
the thief, they took him in at long range
with bird shot The wounded negro crawl
ed out into the bushes and his pursuers feel
ing that they were at least partially remu
neIateS for their loss left him to his fate
He paid q passing negro a dollar to car
him to wilson's, where he disappeared
The negro was painfully bat not seriously
hurt. There will be no arrests, and all par
ties are satisfied.
Corwiz Sarsaparilla is the best blood pu
yifer. l2S doses for a dollar at Dnnkln'
& Co.'S drug store
Last Saturday night George Eppersoo
colcred, went into the restaurant OF E. John
son and called for meal. Johnson pre-
pared q place for him where he usual,
serves his colored customers, but Eppersor
declined to sit down, and demanded sea
at the white peoples table. This demand
was refused and Epperson expressed hi
indignation in loud threats and protan'
language. Complaint was made to Police
man Stukes, who Immediately made search
for Epperson and on finding him arrested
him, whereupon Epperson picked up
brick and struck the policeman in the fact
making painful wound, but he did no
succeed in escaping. Be was placed in tn
lookup, which is not an unaccustomet
haunt of his as he has been locked up sew
eral times before.
A beautiful line of parasols and fans q
Moses Lewis.
Two severe rain, hail, and wind storm
passed through this county last Saturca:
evening. One about sunset passed througl
the Sammy Swamp section. then across tn
river into the Fork section, and back acros
the river again through the Wilson's Nil
section, The other was about three hour
later, and was heaviest about three mile
southwest of Manning The hail was
large and heavy as ever before known IL
this county, and 1t is hardly possible yet t.
estimate the damages Fully fifty planter
have suffered more or less from the storm
Corn waist-high was stripped of all foliage
end cotton was beaten down and into tn
oronnd. Some farmers say the corn ani
cotton will come out and grow as we'll a
ever. Others have plowed mp their cotto1
and replanted. Taking one farmer from
each of the four sections injured by the hal
nrobably D. R. Reaves, D. W. Alderman
+ A Mills, and James E. Davis, suttere
most.
Call at NJ. Lewis and take look at hi
warranted kangaroo shoes, for ladies, gents
and children.