The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-01-09

my frlenQS Tor Cne nearly support
they have given me in the past four
months and humblv ask q continu-
ance of same. Will always sell you
frst-class goods, if not. will tell you
so, at the lowest living prices.
Yours for prosperous year,
W. E. JENkINsoN.
A cold wave is headed for this section
and is expected to arrive here tonight.
A COW belonging to Mr. Isaac Hodge, in
calves last week.
Damon Lodge Knights Of Pythias, spent
o pleasant evening at the Central hotel last
Thursday night.
Get your friends to subscribe to the
Times. Somebody is going t. get hne
sewing machine.
Some say that orange blossoms will be in
bloom when Salley puts the kettle on for
his friends to take tea.
Died this morning at his home, in
Sandy Grove Mr.. Samuel 4. Burgess. aged
aOOut elSnly-t"o years.
Taxes are being paid in very slowly, and
We fear the legislature made a great mis-
take in extending the time so long.
BaIon Munchaussen has taken up his
quarters at Loryea's drug store, where he
entertains his friends every evening
Now is the time to buy goods cheap. as
our merchants are selling of their winter
stocks to make room for spring goods.
After this week the Times will try and
give its readers more general State news
than it has heretofore been giving them.
Mr.. c. A. Ridgill has returned home
from his trip to Florida, where he has been
on prospecting tour. There is no place
like home.
Er. D. ". Alderman s little son that met
with the misfortune to lose both Of his legs
was in town last Monday looking bright
and cheerful.
If YOU want the best and cheapest COW
food in the world, call on Thomas & Brad
ham, who have just received q carload OF
cotton-seed hulls and cotton-seed meal.
Parties who have not paid their post Of
6ce box rents, will please do so, as the
postmaster has to report all boxes rented to
the government. He is also required to
collect box rents in advance.
The next court conveneS in Manning
February oath. Judge Witherspoon, will
preside. Several newspapers in this cir
emit have the mistaken impression that
Judge Buchanan will be here next.
We defy anybody to point out place in
this town where louor IS being Illegally
sold. If there are blind tigers in this town
it must be so secretly kept that the owner
finds no profit in conducting the business.
When man looses Lis dog and then
goes into butcher shop to examine the
sausages in search of him, the butcher
thinks there is something wrong with the
man, but by George! the man wants his
dog.
Died last Monday afternoon, Mrs. Ma-
ria J. Dinkins, relict of thu late DR.. John
G. Dinkins, aged about siTty-three years.
The funeral services were held in the
Methodist church after which the body was
Some nischievors boys think they are
having lots of fun unhinging gates around
town these nights. but if they happan to get
caught they will find that the fun IS not
quite so funny. Boys. have fun. but do
not injure other peoples property to anuse
yourselves.
Ihe mail leaves the postofice at $50 in
the mornings ana at $50 in the afternoons.
Get your mail in the Office IN time. as the
postmaster's compensation depends on the
number of stamps he cancels. Every let
ter mailed on the train deprives the post
master Of so much compensation.
The State authorities are very slow in IS
suing commissions. None Of our trial jns-
tees have received their commissions. and
We know Of at least one Of the county Of
fees that has not even been notified Of his
election. Fortunately. tic latter can hold
over until his successor qualities, but with
the justices they cannot act after their COM
missions expire.
While in Batesburg last Friday, Nr. ".
J.Shelton. the travelling agent for the Co.
lumbia Register. was the victim of vicious
attack made upon him by the Mitchell
brothers of that place. One Of them held
him while another beat him with barrel
stave, aud another chewed one of his ears.
The cause Of the difficulty seems TO be that
Shelton some time before denounced one
of the Mitchells while IN Columbia.
There are quite q number of persons
that owe us various amounts on account Of
our leniency in allowing them to fall IN ar
rears with rs. We know that monev is
scarce and those owing Us are honest. Now
We propose to our delinquents to take pro-
duce or poultry. and allow the highest
market price for same. in order that they
may get their past Indebtedness to rs paid
up. We are anxious to get those we were
forced 70 cut of our subscription lists back
and We hope before long every one of them
will be back on and that one of the num-
Der will get the fine sewing machine We are
offering 10 pad-up subscribers.
1t is beng stated in the newspapers that
Mrs Colin Manning will soon make her ar-
pea,ance on the stage as Q professional
pianist Mrs Manning IS a daughter of
Chief Justice Fuller, OF the United States
Supreme Court, and few Years ago mar
ried Mr.. Colin Manning formerly Of Clar-
endon, the Youngest son Of the late ex Gov
ernor Johp L. Manning. The marriage
took place in Italy, and after the couple re.
turned TO America slr. Manning made Sum-
ter his home while his wife wert to Wash
inston and lived with her parents. Mr.
Manning is now q United States consul on
a little group Of islands in the Pacific
ocean.
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