The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-08-07


Miss Pauline Sanders. the beautiful
and accomplished daughter Of Maj. Marion
Sanders of Sumter. who has been visiting
Mrs. P. 8. Thames in Manning for the
past TWO weeks. left for her home this
morning, and, if reports be true. she lett
behind her a number of bruised hearts.
The Manning Academy will open its c1-
ercises Monday, Sept. 4.
II hss been discovered that rheumatism
is sore times caused from eating wafer.
melon.
The town council is having our streets
put in frst-class condition. Prof. Henry
Smith use to have the contract.
Married. by Rev. j. J. Baggett, at Horse
Branch church in Salem. last Saturday.
Miss Anna Robertson and Mr.. Lee.
We are under obligations to Mrs. Lizzie
DuBose of the Fork for a!ce lot OF new
sweet potatoes Gad some excellent
peaches.
The sheriff sold several tracts of land
last Monday at the suit Of the State for
taxes. He also sold o buggy and sewing
machine.
Married, at the residence of Rev. &. E.
Smith, in Sandy Grove township, last
Saturday night, Miss Lydia Floyd and Mr.
Thomas Welch.
There is protracted meeting going on
at the Packsville Baptist church. and we
are told that the congregation last Sunday
numbered between six and seven hundred.
The chairman of the bocrd Of election
commissioners requests that there be 10
DELAY in coming after the box. Remember.
the general election is on Tuesday goth day
of August.
The managers appointed to conduct the
election on the Goth instant should care
fully read the election notice in another
column. The service is compulsory and Is
without compensation.
Some miscreant slipped into our Office
yesterday and stole an ably written COM
munication from the pen Of Dr.. ]. L. Easter
ling. Punishment with prosecution will be
dealt ont to the party if he is found out.
The decrease in the prices of liquor has
not had the effect Of increasing the sales
here for the reason that our dispensary has
no blind tiger to compete with, unless it is
Saturday night or Sunday walking blind
tiger.
When q man ships carload Of water
melons away from home and comes out
eleven dollars in debt to the commission
merchants, it will pay him better to send
his newspaper man big one without
charge.
The newest things in ladies teck scarfs
at Horton, Burgess d Co.'s.
The cotton and corn crops of Clarendon
were never better, aad if storm or some
other disaster does not come along, we pre-
dict q fine fall business for our merchants.
The people have not been buying for the
psst year or two, and they now need
goods.
Remember every pair Of scissors or
shears bought at Brockington's is guaran-
teed.
Some one entered the residence OF Mr.
]. A. McDougal last night and the noise
woke up the occupants, but the thief made
his escape without making himself known.
The only thing missed was paint brush
belonging to Nj. J. ". Steede o boarder ID
in the family.
Landreth;s new crop turnip seed for sale
by R B. Loryea, the druggist.
Manning is plentifully supplied with
GOOD public wells. The well at the inter-
section of BROOKS and Boyce streets is
mineral water, clear as crystal. and equal
to the waters Of some Of the famous sum-
ner resorts. What makes water healthy is
its purity, and this is pure. The public
are indebted to Intendant Bagnal and his
council for giving US good water.
The attention of the ladies is called to
our line of fine scissors and shears. W. 81.
Brockington.
The farmers of Clarendon county are IN
better condition than they have been for
years. They have made their crops at q
less expenditure Of money; they owe less
debts. and will have more clear money
when the crops are harvested. Go to any
of our farmers homes and you will see
plei ty of corn, meat. molasseS, chickens
and everything to make one happy and
contented.
New assortment ladies' belt pins and side
combs ut Horton. Burgess i Co.'S.
It is reported that farmer in Salem re-
Gently sold thirteen acres Of tobacco IN the
field for 81 800. One hundred dollars an
acre for growing crop is profitable eusl-
ness, much more so than the shipment OF
uaterrnelons by some Of our Summerton
farmers. We are told that prominent
Summerton farmer shipped a carload OF
melons and the returns brought hin out
s11.40 in debt to the commission merchant.
Ask Hon J. D. Csntey If this is not true.
yellow Leaf smoking tobacco is the best
to be had 10 cents plug st Brockington.
I, is reported that the negroes had o
meeting last Friday at Liberty Hill church
and that they have decided to have pr!-
mary election to put out candidates for the
constitutional convention. At this report
ed meeting there was several speakers,
among whom it is said was Robert A. Stew
art of this place. A correspondent OF the
Columbia State from Oakland, q province
in the republic of the Fork said that an op-
nosition ticket would be put out IN the
General election in this county. He
Seemed to be very confident about the mat
ter. This correspondent may have the ear
Of the leaders who met at Liberty Hill re-
Gently. If our memory is not deficient the
Fork has not given the regular Democratic
ticket majority since 1889. and may
Give an opposition ticket considerable sup
mort this year. However, the Fork IS no,
the whole of the county. and Liberty HI!
con be thrown in for good measure, and
,hen the regular nominated Democratic