The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-01-24
Men thot IienIavad q disDOSitiOn

Men that displayed disposition tC
act squarely last fall are experiencing
no difficulty in making their usual ar
irangements with our merchants.
Highest price is being paid at D. NJ
Bradham's mill for cotton seed.
Died, last Wednesday, near Ho m
Branch, Mr.. Henry Jennings, age
about seventy years. His funera! tooF
place at Home Branch church or
Thursday.
An examination took place in the
court house last Thursday for the Glenn
son College scholarships. The app!l
cants were Joseph Spro.t, of Jordan
and Harry Hodge, of Sumnerton.
Died, Sunday night, Miss Minnie
James, aged II years. daughter OF
Mr.Warren W. James. There are
twelve persons in the family of Mr.
James and all of them are i'll.
If fvour wish your gardens plowed,
send orders to .. E. Webber.
Mr.. II. Levi has begun the erection
OF Il large barn and stables on MS
store lot. The barn will be one hun
dred feet long by thirty wide. The
contract for his store will be given out
soon.
Married, on the 10th inst, by Rev.
James Mcdowell, at the residence OF
the brides mother, Mr.. Richard Nc
Elveen and Miss Virginia Conyers. a
daughter of the late Captain John j.
ConyerS.
We hear of commercial wrecks all
over the country. but the wrecks 90
not stop the solicitation of orders
from,our merchants. Every day sew
eral drummers ore in town trying 10
sell goods. 'Tis good sign.
Several OF Summerton's staunch
farmers were in town last Saturday,
and they say despite the hard times
their section has already gotten q
move on its self and gone to work pre-
pairing for another crop.
Mr.. C. J. Lesesne, has accepted a
special agency for the Mutual Life
Insurance Company, Of New York,
and for which company he will travel.
Mr.. Lesesne is a bright young man,
and we wish him much success IN his
new venture.
If the people of Manning wish a
first-class market the year round,
they should encourage W. G. Chand-
Ter & Co. with their orders.
O. E. WEBER, Manager.
A very sad accident occurred at Da-
Wis Station last Thursday. A slX-year
old son OF Mr.. Lafferty, with some
other children was standing near the
tram track while the train was COM
ing in. The smoke from the engine
was so dense that those on it did not
see the children. One Of the hands
threw of large billet of wood and 1t
struck thelittle boy on the head crush
ing his skull. The child lived about
ten minutes.
Everybody that is interested in the
welfare of the Manning Guards should
attend the meeting of the company
on the evening of February Sth. The
military company is great protec-
tion to the lives and property of our
citizens, and they should encourage
the boys in continuing in their ef-
forts of keeping up the company.
The company here and peace reigns,
take it away and there is no telling
the harm that may result. Citizens,
it is to your interest for the company
to remain.
On the evening of February 1st a
public installation of the newly
elected officers of Damon Lodge,
Knights of Pythias, will take place
in the Manning Baptist church. Hon.
H. F. Wilson. Of Sumter, has been in
vited to deliver an address. After
the ceremonies at the church the
knights and their guests will sit
down to a banquet which will be
prepared for the occasion. The pub
lie is invited to the installation cere-
monies, and they will be entertained
by Mr.. Wilson, who is a speaker of
high reputation.