The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-06-19

The County Executive Committee meets
next Saturday.
Farmers report the crops as being small
for the time Of year.
Mr.. j. r. Ridgill had the misfortune to
lose horse yesterday.
Peaches are coming in right along. so
we hear, but none have dropped on our
desk yet.
Ladies' Belt Pins at Horton, Burgess
& Co.'s.
Several from Manning intend going to
Camden TO attend the commencement exer-
cises of the Citadel boys.
Ice! Ice! For sale at Higgins market.
About thirty ladies and gentlemen from
this place board ed the excursion tram 1or
Charleston this morning.
Col. 5. P. Barron attended the Supreme
Court in Columbia last week ID the case
of The Bank of Manning against Mel
lette.
SCOTS lake is becoming famous as a
good fishing ground. Parties from Sumtsr'
Columbia, and other points, 90 there often
and come away pleased with the catch
New line Of Ladies Teck Scarfs at Hor-
ton, Burgess & Co.'S
Damon Lodge, No. l3. Knights of Pyth.
ias, will meet on Thursday evening, June
D0th at Castle Hall Every member re.
ouested to be present. Work in second
rank, and other important business.
Last Thursday, while on our way to TO-
lpmbia, we overheard young lady tell an
other that she ought to meet O certain gen.
tlemep, formerly OF this place, but now
living in Mayesvllle. She said the fellow
is real handsome but he IS bow-legged.
A ton of ice just recei we'd at Higgins
market.
The Manning Guards have received their
new uniforms and they expect soon TO
have grand picnic to show them OF The
uniform is grey and cut cadet style, Il
helmets are white ald the boys Will make
handsome appearance when they turn out.
Col. NJ. B. McSweeney of the Hampton
Guardian has our heartfelt sympathy IN
his deep affiiction by the loss Of his little
dauohter. and we sincerely hope the
CHRISTENING rod, which he has been called
mon to pass ander, will bring JOY to him
and his.
Baseball clubs, attention We have
full line of base-ballS aud bats. Il. B.
Loryea.
Every member of the County Demo
cratic Executive Committee should be
nresent at the meeting on the 22ud instant
Matters of great importance will come up
for discussion, and those whom the people
have entrusted with guiding our political
shin in this county should not fall to be at
their posts.
We return our thanks to Colonel Asbury
Coward, superintendent Of the South
Carolina Military Academy, for an invita-
ton to attend the commencement exercises
of that institution, which take place Oh the
2Sth instant. Mr.. Charlie Harrin, one OF
Mannine's favorite sons, IS member Of
the graduating class.
Tangle-foot and poison fly paper and
fy traps at R. B. I.oryea's
little girl of this town went to see q
neiphbor recently and the lady OF the
honSe had her baby in her lap. The lady
asked the little girl if she did not want
that baby for her mamma. "Oh. no, sale
the little girl, Mamma has six already anc
I think that is enough for her, and besides
our house is small and we haven't room
but you have plenty OF room.
Manning is being fred with religion
Protracted services are going on at the
Baptist and Methodist churches, and the
people are attending the services at ootr
Of these churches Rev. Walter Wilkins
q son of our townsmen. Mr.. E. L. Wllkins
preached an able sermon at the baptls
Church last Sunday 20 large congrega
ton. He is assisting Rev. J. 0. Cough tf
conduct his meeting.
Grams Unrivaled Family Atlas and En-
cvclopedia of the World is the latest anc
most valuable work of the kind published
Mr, E ]. Browne is sole representative to-
this county.
Died, last Friday afternoon. in the sew
enty-shird year OF his age, Mr.. T. q. Du
Bose. The deceased was known through
On. the county as he was quite coospie
nous figure in all Of the public meetings
In the early part of Democratic rule ~
filed the position of trial justice and late'
vas member of the board of county com
missioners. His funeral took place at th'