The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-04
Dog days are over.

Dog days are over.
Did You see the eclipse last night?
Last Monday was Labor Days legal
holiday.
Cotton sold for y cents pound to-day
IN Manning.
Mr., j. NJ. Lee soil his tobacco for 10
cents per ponnd.
Mr.. Horace E. Walker has accepted Il po-
sItion in W. Fass's store.
Prof. II. ". Peurifoy is the principal Of
the Summerton Graded School.
There is q demand now for neat cottages.
several families want to move here.
Our supervisor contemplates a cruise
through Salem on an inspecting tour.
Several parties were formed lust evening
Tor the puTpose-eSesssEying the eclipse:
services commenced in the
Baptist church in Summerton last Monday.
EVERYWHERE we can hear from after cross
ing Black river. it is tobacco! tobacco to-
bacco.
Miss Annie Davidson is again in her
store and will be pleased to welcome her
friends.
Supervisor Fielder says that petitions are
being circulated for the building OF law
Cav bridge.
The beneficiary scholarship for the Sonth
Carolina College was contested for by Mr..
Jake Weinberg.
|, would make your mouth water to see
the watermelon presented to Us by Mr.
d. aolladay.
1t is all fudge about the big watermelons
raised near Summerton. We have not
seen any at least.
The Manning colored gentlemen are to
play match game Of base ball with the
Summerton coons Tomorrow.
Our merchants assure Us that another
YEAR will not 60 by without q frst-class to-
bacco warehouse IN Manning.
The Manning Collegiate Institute and
the Manning Aca1emy opened last Mon
day with satisfactory prospects.
4 cow on the plantation of Mr.. W. ".
i'iowden recently gave birth to twi1 calves.
One Of them only lived few days.
Mrs. Abe Levi has been appointed the
lu.ly commissioner OF Clarendon to look
after contributions for the Atlanta exposi-
.iun.
The new arrival at Capt. D. J. Bralhan,'S
after months rest. left FOR Greeieyvile
last Friday. He is u fine little fellow and
his name is Jerry.
There will be protractad services in the
Foreston Baptist church beginning next
Monday. Rev. F. Morrall will be as
sisted by Rev. D. W. Hiott.
bast Saturday lightning struck tree
near Pamela. and Mr. j. Colliette and
4. }. Holladay. who were standing near
were knocked down by the shock and
stunned.
last Monday was salesday and the
sheriff sold d fine plantation, the property
o: j. &. and E. j. Mellette, under mortgage
70 The Bank of Manning; also one bull-ox
and the old Enterprise printing outfit.
On last Sunday afternoon in the Mathis
peichborhood near Panola. lightning struck
n tree and mule belonging to Mr.. E. B.
Folder was knocked down and broke the
SHAFTS OF the buggy TO which he vas
hitche'i.
As an evidence that advertising does pas.
MIR. W. z. Jeukinsou has contracted for
additional space. He advertiSes the entire
wear and he does not hesitate to say that
his advertising in the TINES pays him
handsomely.
The examination for the Citadel cadet
ship comes off Oh the 18th instant and the
bows are on the stool OF expectancy. Only
one can win the prize. and the successful
one will have someth!ng.to be proud of as
his competitors are foemeu worthy ot his
steel.
In the next issue OF TEE TINES the ad-
ycrtising columns will be full of interest
inc matter from our wideawake merchants.
The merchants Of live towns advertise in
their local papers and the merchants Of
our town who want to sell their goods foc
the cash will do 80 also.
Remember every pair Of scissors or
shears bought at Brockington's is suaran-
teed.
The young folks had pleasant enter
tu;nmcut in the Presbyterian church grove
las. evening 1t was a moonshlne affair
and the couples seemed to prefer being
where the moon did not shine so bright,
but we suppose that was to save their COM
uIeyious, as 1t is said that gazing at the
moon will draw the bloom from the cheek.
,.,..o,+,on oF tba ladies iS colla5 m