The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-05-08

days of last week visiting relatives in Man
nlng and Foreston.
MIR. C. J. Lesesne. who has been IN
North Carolina representing the Sprunts'
the great cotton buyers, has returned lone
on visit.
The sheriff had no land sales to make
last Monday.
Trial Justice Owens has been quite Ill,
but is now better.
Capt. D. ]. Bradham's wife is quite Ill
at the Central Hotel.
Supervisor Worshana was in town last
Monday registering voters.
Indications are that orange blossoms VIII
soon bloom IN the Silver section.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Brown OF Sumter are
visiting relatives in Silver this week.
Manning stands good chance of getting
the Epworth Orphanage from what we can
gather.
Died, last Monday, at his home near
PineEood, Mr.. NJ. L. Haryin, aged about
seventy-sve years.
The Rev. J. o. Cough left yesterday for
Washington. D. c., to attend the Southern
Baptist convention.
good live man can get o irst-class HE
insurance agency by applying to Major E.
B. Evans, Columbia. S. c.
We hear that parties in town are think
ing about having some artesian wells ooreo
as protection against ire.
Information has been received that Al.
-L.F. r. Lesesne is very i'll in Augusta.
lis brothers have gone to him.
The postmaster of Jordan has sent his
resignation to the department, and another
postmaster will be appointed soon.
The Foreston Methodist Sunday-school
will have large basket picnic at Brewing
lake on tomorrow (Thursday).
The Academy hall being TOO small, the
closing exercises of the Manning Academy
will be held in the Methodist Church.
Mr.. j. Elbert Davis has our thanks for q
basket of delicious strawberries: They
were fine, and We enjoyed them. Next
r. B. Loryea has the agency for Geo.
Garrow's Home Made Candies. Try them.
People coming to Manning from Salem
complain of the bad condition OF the
bridges on the Salem side of Black river.
Our correspondent q: Silver writes us
that the population of that village has been
increased with cannons and gatllng guns.
A string band has been organized at
Silver with Mr.. C. E. Bryant as the leader.
They make fine music and are improving
rapidly.
DR.. B. NJ. Badger of Summerton moved
to Mayesville yesterday. He sold his
Summerton residence to Mr.. J. F. Strain
of Rinini.
Mr.. NJ. Davis has added new lot OF
machinery to his already extensive plant,
and is making things hum at Davis IN
the lumber line.
The Rev. ]. ". Daniel of Sumter has
been secured to deliver an address at the
close of the session of the Manning Col
legiste Institute.
A livery stable man by the name Of J.
Wallace Epperson attempted suicide ID
Sumter last Friday night by taking sconlte.
Business troubles was the cause.
Married, at the residence of the brides
mother, near Brogden's. this afternoon. by
the Rev. E. D. Wells, Mr.. Cautey Boswell
of Silver and Miss Mary E. Seymour OF
Brogden's.
Housekeepers will be glad to know that
kerosene oil has taken q downward turn.
Lest week it jumped forward five cents on
the gallon in our town. But like the cat
the price came back.
Those who are interested in graded
school for Manning are requested By the
township board of trustees to meet IN the
court house on the Oath day Of May. See
notice in another column.
Base Ball Goods for sale by R. B. Lor-
yea, the Druggist.
Died. at Dillon. S. c., on the 81 instant,
in the sixty-eighth year of his age. DR..
William J. David. formerly Of Bennetts-
= vile. S. C. The dscaased was tho hlSe:se:ss4a-
of MRS. II. ". David Of this town.
Wantsd-Parties with beef cattle to sell,
TO write to us before selling
CHANDLER & Co.
The committee in charge of selecting
site for the Epworth Orphanage are ex-
nected h, re NAV II. They will be shown
several places, and it is to be hoped that
they will select one of them for the site.
One thousand bushels corn for sale ut
Manning by r. L. Burns at 65 cents per
bushel for ten days only.
The Hon. w. Perry Murphy, United
States district attorney. has become rival
for Gen. r. R. Hemphill, editor Abbeyille
Medium, for the favor If the woman suf-
fraeists. Murphy will have Hemphill stood
aside because he is the best looking.
Summer lap robes very cheap. Horton,
Burgess 4 Co.
Rimini is becoming notorious for its
melees. One night last week William
FLUID became angry with Ben Hart. and he
knocked Ben down with an ak and struck
him another blow on the head after be was
down, evidently intending to kill him.
Fresh arrival mating from ten cents per
yard up. Horton, Burgess y Co.
Isaac Touchberry, colored, aged about
seventy.fve years, was found dead IN his
bed last Friday morning on Mr. William
Touchberry's place. The deceased was a
good and quiet negro. He regarded the
White people as his friends, and he always
stood by them. he always foeea tne
lemocratic ticket, and never missed an
election.
Died, in Yaldosta, Ga, On the 2sth inst.
Mr.. James E. Thigpen. aged about fifty
years Mr.. Thigpen was formerly of this
county, and at one time lived in Manning.
he WAS Confederate soldier and was 8
member of Company I. Twenty-Slxth
South Carolina Volunteers. He was Sc.
verely wounded at the blow-up near Peters
burg Va, and suffered for the rest of his
life from the woHnd, and finally died from
its effect.