The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-08-15

Our readers will excuse our not having
onr nsnal amount of local and editorial
matter this week.
Base balls and bats at Dinkins j Co. S
look at the date on the label OF your
paper and if your subscription IS o"' "
about to be send rs renewal.
Turnip seed at Dinkins II Cos
Benbow is the name Of new postothce
recently established at Brunson otosS
Roads. Mr.. JEFF. Davis IS the postmaster
Ice for sale at Stewarts pa Fiilon.
The Juvenile base ball club of this place
PLAYED match game at SnmmersoH iaS1
Saturday and it resulted in score o, 8 10 ~
a :avor Of Manning.
A full line of delicious candies at Din
kins & Co.'S.
We have another sample of very fine to-
bacco from Salem, cured by Mr.. '. l. Dun
kin. He has cured thirty-two barns OF 10
bacco this year with great success
Recent arrivals mid summer goooS al
Horton. Burgess Il Co.'S.
Mrs. Z. C. Alsbrook, principal Of the
Manning Academy. will resume schooi
Asonday, Sep. 8. Students prepared LOT
classes in any college. Books OF Hano
at publishers prices.
Fresh and genuine turnip seed at >. e.
Dinkins j. Co.'S.
The Manning Farmers Platform Club
met last Saturday and elected eleven dele
cafes to the county convention which met
last Monday ard adopted a resolution op-
nosinp the domination OF q tull set OF State
officers.
Ventilated simmer corsets. Thomson
glove fitting and Warmers. at Horton, bur
CESS Il Co.'S.
The Manning baseball club left last Mon
day night to play series Of games with
GEORGETOWN. The boys showed lots OF
nerve Us the Georgetown boys are looked
mon Us professionals. The first game was
was played Yesterday. Result, Manning
3, Georgetown l3.
FOR RENT-Sept 10Th, Brick Store
now occupied By B. =. Johnson. Apply to
E. S. Erwin.
mere was = Uldu IL S''N&l Att'S
with n onars Of whiskey, tEree boxes Of s;,r-
dimes. FIVE cents worth of soda crackers and
a bi. pistol in one of his breeches pockets
He has the reputation of having the biggest
pockets in the State aud were he snccess.
fnl politician he could carry the United
States in his pockets.
Last Saturday night Sheriff Bradham re-
ceiyed telegram from Silver notifying
him of the killing of Harvey johnson, col
ored, by W. J. Howard. white. The sheri1
notified the coroner, who went to Silver ano
held On inquest, Sunday. The cause OF
the killing, We understand, is that Johnson
and Howard were both working at Atk!nss
mill and they became involved IN an alter
cation. Howard struck Johnson with
fire stick and the blow proved fatal. How
ard has left the county. warrant Is out
for him.
An unfortunate accident happened on
MIR. J. B. Holladay's place IN the fork last
Friday, MIR. E. Z. Plowden was riding a
fine mule belonging to Mr. 5. Z: Onver 70
head of some cattle, and on reaching GER
tain point, Mr.. Plowden jumped OF the
r,ule and hitched him. He then went to
tte fence to shoot COW and just as ne
aimed the mule moved and the COW ran on.
Then Mr.. Piowden turned to let the
hammer of his rife down when 1t slipped
and the rife fred striking the mule two
inches below the right eye and the ball
came out at the back of the neck lntlctne
q wound eighteen inches long. Strange tc
say, the mule remained standing on his fee'
after being shot. It is thought the mule
will get well.