The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-07-08

Many poor people, ambitious of
social distinction, are kept down by
trying to keep up.
The town council are having the
holes in the streets and sidewalks
filled up with the dirt.
DR.. G.. Allen Higgins will be in
Manning next Friday, and will be III
his office here several weeks,
Died near Packsville, June 30, Miss
Phroney Kelly, aged siXty-tive. She
was inferred in the Packsville church
yard.
The fly is a quaint humorist. He
can tickle a man in more places at
once than the best paid funny man
going.
We predict that a new house will
be erected to face the Methodist
church in this place before the next
fall of snow Watch
The boys of this town have taken
the streets for a base bal. field, and
the council should instruct the police
to put stop to this dangerous prac-
tice.
Mr.. C. L. Emanuel, of the Fork,
challenges any farmer in the county
to show a finer crop than his. The
farmer that does so will be licensed
to brag.
The day ':we celebrate" was cell
ebrated in Manning last Saturday
by few colored people only and they
left town to attend a picnic at Brew
ington.
A high compliment will be paid to
the first person presenting US with a
watermelon. Those Of you who are
fond of being ccmplimented take adj
vantage of this rare opportunity.
The railroad depot at Lanes caught
on fire last night, but was extin-
guished with slight damage by a
force of hands from a construction
train that happened to be at the sta
ton.
If you want to enjoy good smoke
when you come to town, try one OF J.
S. Pinkussohn & Brothers Worlds Bo,
quet cigars. 1t is one of their latest
brands. Read their advertisement in
in another column.
It would be pleasant to have seve-
raj sub-alliances join together for
grand picnic after the farmers have
laid by their crops, an address by the
president of the State alliance, and
other distinguished members to be
part of the program.
It will be noticed that the sheriff
will sell a quantity of swamp lands
situated near and adjoining Manning
on next salesday. The swamp lands
of this county will some day be very
valuable, and those that are investing
now will reap a golden harvest.
Rev. t. E. Jasper is conducting a
religious meeting at Kershaw. He
will return this week and begin re-
ligious meeting at the Baptist church
next Saturday, to be continued for a
week or two. He will be assisted in
the Manning meeting by Rev. Mr..
Gordon, of ST. Stephens.
A reference was held to-day in the
office OF John S. Wilson, Esq, before
Thos. Wilson, receiver, appointed by
the court, in the matter of j. \.
Sprott, who recently failed in the mer-
camille business at Jordan. The ref
erence was held for the purpose of al
lowing the creditors to present and
establish their respective claims, and
to ascertain the amount Of liabilities.
The claims presented to-day amount
ed to $3,S34.14, and as there are 9TH
er claims which had not been pre-
sented, the reference was continued
until the 18th inst.
Some time back the employees Of
the C. S. & n. railroad while burn-
ing off the grass and underground on
tie right of way, negligently allowed
the fire to get away from them, and
it injured the property of a colored
man living at Packsville by the name
of Shadrack Robertson. Complaint
was made by Robertson's attorney to
the company, and it was agreed that
the matter be left to arbitration. Last
Monday the arbitrators met at Packs
vile to adjust the damage, and they
awarded Robertson the sum of seven
ty-fve dollars, which the company will
pay.