The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-05-01

Gardens are now giving little variety 10
our bill of fare; strawberries are plentiful.
Rev. W. A. Wright. of New Zion, went
20 Charleston last night to have his eyes
treated.
Mr. j. s. Cole has built tobacco barn on
his plantation and is planting extensively
Of the weed.
Mr.. W. Scott Haryin has recently put up
line Of telephone extending from his saw
mill 10 his home.
Mrs. loyns's hot-bed was robbed of sew
eraI hundred tomato and cabbage plants
last Thursday night.
General McCrady. the father of the
eieht-box law, will assist the State IN the
.egissration-law cases.
Mr.. ~. Scott Ilarvin has torn down his
old stables and is building more commodl-
Gus quarters for his mules.
Died, IN Manning. on Tuesday night OF
last week, William DeLaine. coloreo. his
funeral took place Thursday
Il is estimated that, with fair seasons,
Clarendon and Sumter counties Will raise
this year about two million pounds of to-
baeeo.
Died, st his charge ut Pinewood last
Thursday, the Rev. Joseph Richardson,
colored. His body WAS brought to Man
ming for interment.
Messrs. a. S. Briggs and S. q. Williams
have put up machinery on lot ID the
western part of the town for grinding grain
apd saving lumber.
Rev. q. II. Mood and Mrs. Mood are IN
Sumter. Mr.. Moods health is quite feeble
and his congregation has granted hlm o
much needed term Of rest
Complete returns ore now in from
.sSspail lIlll." The last precinct heard
from was W. II. Trescosts, and the result
showed an increased male majority.
Parties desiring to take advantage of the
cheap rates to Houston. Texas, to attend
the Confederate veterans meeting can get
fall information b. communicating with
Mr. Il. B. JACKSON augusta. Ga.
The schedule of the local freight has
been changed. It passes Manning going
70 Lanes at IL a. NJ. on Monday, "eones-
day, and Friday; going to Sumter at IL
o. N. on Tuesday, Thursday. and Satnr-
day:
During the thunder storm last Weaaes-
day AFTERNOON lightning struck and set on
fire tree on Mr. Sam Williams plantation.
tree WAS also struck and set on FIRE IN
Mp. Robert Strange's pasture; the fencing
caught fire from It and several hundred
rails were burnt.
The school children throughout the State
will be request ed to contribute towards the
hnildinp Of "a monument for Jefferson Davis,
the great Confederate chief. A circular
letter from the Hon. W. D. Aayheid'
superintendent Of education, will soon be
issued 10 ali the teachers. Children, get
yopr nickels ready for the noble cause.
Some one eutered the rear piazza of Mrs.
F-M. Brockintons residence last Wednes-
day night, tried the door and found It
locked. then went to the lattice blind and
tried to open it. He did not succeed IN
getting into the house and lett. Miss
Mary Scarborough and her nephew. who
occupy the house, were awake bat made no
resistance.
Lieut.. Charlie Harvin. son of Slr. c. K.
Harvin, and cadet atthe Citadel Academy IN
sharlcston IS taking a decided stand IN his
class He grades fast in ais class in math:
en,atics, is business manager of the Citadel
journal, and was recently elected to I'LL an
other honorable position in his class. The
esdets will probably encamp III Columbus
this summer where their commencement
exercises will be held.
Last Saturday we had occasion to obtain
the names of the children Of Mr. A. D.
Hicks. of Seloc The following are the
names as gwen Us by him: Willie Din
k;ns. Martin Lane, Ida, Susan, aud Ratte
Jane, Clara Estelle. Mahettie Bell, sno
Jesse james. He recited the list from
memory without hesitation, and he IN
formed as that he would give Us the res
WHEN the crops are laid by.
5ast Saturday Mr. j. s. Plowden, a pro
o,essiye Young farmer OF the Fork, brought
into our sanctum and presented US with
lot of nice strawberries of his own ralsin 6
Tbey not only had delicious flavor bu
thew were large in size, some OF then
n,essurine three inches in circumference
Mr. PloTden has our most protounc
thanks. and as this is competing age, we
will ask who can beat it? Next!
At last a canning factory is about to b.
established near Manning. Mr.. q. l.
Emanuel, one of the most snterprisine
farmers in this county has bought can
ming outfit, and he will soon be prepared
to put it in operation; He will only try !
as an experiment at first, and if he hnd
that it will pay be will increase the capac
ity. The capacity Of his present outfit vii
be about 700 cans per day. We glory II
Emanuel's business pluck!
Summer lap robes very cheap. Horton
Burgess J. Co.
Nearly every city in the United State
has its favorite location for residents. Ne1
York has Murry Hill, Brooklyn has sh
Brooklyn Heights, Washington the Wash
lngton Heights. Columbia Arsenal Hill
and Manning offers Squall Hill. There !
plenty of lot room on Squall Hill for th
building of nice residences, and We woul
advise some of our ente-prising young mel
whose families are not as large as the
might be to secure these desirable location
as early as possible before they becom
crowded.
Fresh and genuine garden seed for sal
by Z. B. Loryea, the Druggist.
One of the handsomest equipped jewelr
establishments in South Carolina IS th
store of L. W. Folsom in Sumter. Thi
establishment is always complete wit
everything in its line. and persons de
siring to purchase gift for any occasion
can certainly get what they want there